Adult ; Female ; Humans ; Lead Poisoning ; complications ; Occupational Diseases ; chemically induced ; Optic Nerve Diseases ; chemically induced

Acute Disease ; Adult ; Aged ; Asthma ; chemically induced ; Chlorine ; poisoning ; Humans ; Male

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Objective To investigate the effect of transforming growth factorβreceptor typeⅠ(TGFBRⅠ) on adipocyte differentiation by using a small interference RNA (siRNA). Methods The siRNA targeting TGFBRⅠwas synthesized as experimental group, and negative control siRNA was used as control group. The efficiency of TGFBRⅠdepletion and the expression levels of adipocyte-specific transcription factors CCAAT enhancer binding protein α (C/EBPα),peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) and adipocyte marker gene fatty acid binding protein 4 (FABP4) were detected by quantitative real-time PCR. After treating with adipocyte differentiation agents for 5 days, the cells were stained with oil red O, and the staining of adipocyte was observed and photographed by laser confocal microscope. In addition, with isopropanol extracted oil red O, optical density values of oil red O were measured at a wavelength of 520, and which were compared between groups. Results After transfection of TGFBRⅠ siRNA, gene expression levels of TGFBRⅠwere significantly reduced in ST2 cells, the number of differentiated adipocytes was significantly increased, and the mRNA levels of adipocyte specific transcription factor C/EBPαand PPARγand adipocyte marker gene FABP4 were enhanced compared with those of control group. After treating with adipocyte differentiation agents for 5 days,the number of lipid droplets of cells with transfection of TGFBRⅠsiRNA was increased than that of cells with transfection of control siRNA. The value of optical density was higher in cells with transfection of TGFBRⅠsiRNA than that of control siRNA group. Conclusion TGFBRⅠsiRNA can effectively facilitate adipocyte formation, which suggests that TGFBRⅠis an important regulator of adipogenic differentiation from progenitor cells.

Objective To investigate the pathological features of chronic inflammation in prostatic specimens,and study the correlation of chronic prostatic inflammation with prostate cancer and hyperplasia of prostate in the elderly.Methods The histopathologic features of prostatic specimens which were taken during prostatectomy were retrospectively observed.The inflammatory cells in partial cases were labeled by immunohistochemical markers such as CD3,CD20,CD4,CD8,CD117 and CD138,and by inflammation related factors such as nuclear factor(NF)-κB,(COX-2),tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α)and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS).Results The chronic prostatic inflammation of different extent were found in 100 patients with prostate cancer and 76 patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia,among them 71 cases (40.3 ％) had mild chronic prostatic inflammation,80 cases (45.5 ％) had moderate chronic prostatic inflammation,25 cases (14.2 ％) had severe chronic prostatic inflammation.Inflammatory cells mainly were CD3-labeled lymphocytes,accompanied by a small amount of mononuclear cells and mast cells.Chronic prostatic inflammation was not correlated with prostatic carcinoma and its differentiation degree,benign prostatic hyperplasia,focal atrophy and its subtypes,and high grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (all P＞ 0.05).There was correlation between chronic prostatic inflammation and expression of COX-2 (P＜ 0.05).Conclusions The histological chronic inflammation is common in the prostate specimens in elderly men.There are no direct correlations of prostatic inflammation with prostatic carcinomas and benign prostatic hyperplasia.Prostatic inflammation is positively correlated with the expression of COX 2,which may be associated with the activation of COX-2 pathway induced by oxidative stress.

A chiral high-performance liquid chromatography method was developed for the simultaneous determination of ibuprofen enantiomers in dog plasma. It was used to study the pharmacokinetics in the Beagle dog after intravenous administration of racemic-ibuprofen, S-ibuprofen and R-ibuprofen. Ketoprofen was chosen as the internal standard. After a simple precipitation using methanol as the precipitating solvent, both analytes and IS were separated on a Kromasil 100-5CHI-TBB chiral column (250 mm x4.6 mm, 5 μm) with isocratic elution using acetonitrile - 20 mmol x L(-1) phosphate buffer (pH 3.0, containing 5% methanol) (6 : 4) as the mobile phase. The detection wavelength was 220 nm. Liner calibration curves for both of the ibuprofen enantiomers were over the concentration range from 0.5 to 50 μg x mL(-1) with a lower limit of quantification of 0.5 μg x mL(-1), the accuracies were all in standard ranges. The intra- and inter- assay precisions were all below 7%. The recovery rate was 93.1% to 100.4%. The experiments proved that the method was simple, rapid and sensitive. It can be used in the quantitative determination of ibuprofen enantiomers in dog plasma. The method was used to determine the concentration of ibuprofen enantiomers in Beagle dog plasma after a single intravenous administration of racemic-ibuprofen, S-ibuprofen and R-ibuprofen (9 mg x kg(-1)) and the pharmacokinetics parameters were calculated based on the concentration-time curves. The C(max) of S-ibuprofen in Beagle dog plasma after a single intravenous administration of racemic-ibuprofen, S-ibuprofen and R-ibuprofen were 30.8 ± 4.7, 46.1 ± 5.9 and 20.0 ± 2.6 μg x mL(-1), respectively. In terms of the exposure of active ingredient, it revealed a significant difference between the administration of S-ibuprofen and the other two groups. The systematical R- to S- chiral inversion was discussed. Comparing the pharmacokinetic parameters at different doses, chiral inversion were 70.1% ± 36.6% and 76.4% ± 36.2%, respectively, after intravenous administration of racemic- and R-ibuprofen. This study provides a theoretical basis for the safety of ibuprofen formula of injection drug.

Objective The CYP19 gene product enzyme aromatase mediates the conversion of the androgen testosterone to es -tradiol.The aim of this study is to investigate whether the CYP19A1 gene single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) is associated with the susceptibility to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and serum hormone levels. Methods We conducted a case-controlled study, which included 373 PCOS patients and 313 healthy controls.We genotyped SNP rs2899470 in the subjects using the polymerase chain re-action-restriction fragment length polymorphism ( PCR-RFLP) method and analyzed the frequencies of genotypes and alleles as well as the association of different genotypes with age , menarchal age, body mass index (BMI), and serum levels of hormones. Results The gen-otypic distributions of rs2899470 GG, TG, and TT in the PCOS women were 44.5%, 49.6%, and 5.9%, respectively, significantly dif-ferent from 39.3%, 48.6%, and 12.1%in the healthy controls (P=0.013).The frequency of the G allele was 69.3%in the former, remarkably higher than 63.6%in the latter (P=0.025).The rs2899470 genotypic frequencies were associated with the serum E 2/T lev-els in the PCOS patients. Conclusion SNP rs2899470 in the CYP19A1 gene is associated with the susceptibility to PCOS , and so is the genotype of rs2899470 with serum E2/T levels, which may be attributed mainly to the reduced activity of aromatase .

Objective To investigate the effects of xuanzhi analgesic tablets on plasma levels of 6-keto-prostaglandin Flα(6-K-PGFlα) and thromboxane B2(TXB2) in rats with acute blood stasis. Methods Sixty SD rats were divided into six groups randomly, namely normal control, model control, positive control, xuanzhi analgesic tablets at 1. 36, 2. 72, and 5. 44 g·kg-1 groups. The rat model of blood stasis syndrome was caused by subcutaneous injection of adrenaline incorporated with ice-bathing. The effects of xuanzhi analgesic tablet on 6-K-PGFlαand TXB2 were observed. Results Compared with the normal control,plasma level of 6-K-PGFlα was significantly reduced(P<0. 01) and that of TXB2 in the model control was evidently increased(P<0. 01). Three dosages of xuanzhi analgesic tablets significantly raised 6-K-PGFlαlevel(P<0. 05)and lowered TXB2 level (P<0. 05). Conclusion Xuanzhi analgesic tablets significantly adjust plasma levels of 6-K-PGFlαand TXB2in rats with acute blood stasis. Xuanzhi analgesic tablets can coreect the imbalance between PGI2 and TXA2 through increasing 6-K-PGFlαand desearing TXB2 levels.