1.Study on thermal treatment schedule of leucite microcrystallization to reinforce dental glass ceramics.
Biao ZHANG ; Fa-tang QIAN ; Xing-long DUAN ; Bo-lin WU
Chinese Journal of Stomatology 2003;38(2):143-146
OBJECTIVETo explore the thermal treatment schedule of leucite microcrystallization to reinforce dental glass ceramics.
METHODSAfter component analysis and selection, the raw material were treated by different temperature schedules. The products were analyzed by polaring microscope and X-ray diffractometer to determine the appropriate thermal treatment schedule.
RESULTSThe temperature of melting, nuclearing and crystalizing was 1,600 degrees C, 1,200 degrees C and 1,500 degrees C. Leucite microcrystals dispersed in the glass matrix evenly and the size of leucite particle was about 0.8 micro m.
CONCLUSIONLeucite can be microcrystalized according to an appropriate thermal treatment schedule.
Aluminum Silicates ; chemistry ; Crystallization ; Dental Porcelain ; chemistry ; Glass ; chemistry ; Hot Temperature
2.The study on the regeneration of skeletal muscles after denervation.
Xiu-fa TANG ; Ke-qian ZHI ; Yuan-ding HUANG ; Yu-ming WEN
West China Journal of Stomatology 2004;22(2):89-92
OBJECTIVETo study the degeneration and regeneration of skeletal muscle after denervation.
METHODSDenervation was carried out in gastrocnemius muscles in 30 adult BALB/C mice by cutting the sciatic nerve. The gastrocnemius muscles were removed at 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 16 weeks after denervation, respectively. Specimens were processed for histological study and immunohistochemical technique.
RESULTSMuscle fiber atrophy followed by degerneration and regeneration was observed in the early period of denervation. Fusion of the regenerated muscle cells with each other followed by degeneration of the cells and growth of fibro-connective tissue were observed in the later stage. The expression of myoglobin and actin decreased in 1-4 weeks after denervation. The postive expression of the proteins was observed in some 8 weeks' cells and in many degenerated 12-14 weeks' muscle cells.
CONCLUSIONDegeneration and regeneration may coexisted in the denervated muscles. The regenerated muscle cells can't fully develop due to the deficit of nerve regulation and degenerate again. The regenerated muscle cells will melt each other and can't develop to mature muscle fiber in the later stage.
Animals ; Female ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Muscle Denervation ; Muscle Fibers, Skeletal ; pathology ; Muscle, Skeletal ; innervation ; physiology ; Muscular Atrophy ; physiopathology ; Nerve Regeneration ; physiology ; Sciatic Nerve ; physiology ; surgery
4.In vitro potentiation of antimalarial activities by daphnetin derivatives against Plasmodium falciparum.
Fang HUANG ; Lin-Hua TANG ; Lin-Qian YU ; Yi-Chang NI ; Qin-Mei WANG ; Fa-Jun NAN
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2006;19(5):367-370
OBJECTIVETo screen the antimalarial compounds of daphnetin derivatives against Plasmodium falciparum in vitro.
METHODPlasmodium faciparum (FCC1) was cultured in vitro by a modified method of Trager and Jensen. Antimalarial compounds were screened by microscopy-based assay and microfluorimetric method.
RESULTSDA79 and DA78 showed potent antimalarial activity against Plasmodium falciparum cultured in vitro.
CONCLUSIONThough the relationship between the structures of daphnetin derivatives and their antimalarial activities has not been clarified yet, this study may provide a new direction for discovery of more potential antimalarial compounds.
Animals ; Antimalarials ; chemistry ; pharmacokinetics ; pharmacology ; Plasmodium falciparum ; drug effects ; Umbelliferones ; chemistry ; pharmacokinetics ; pharmacology
5.Impact of CACNA1C polymorphisms on antihypertensive efficacy of calcium channel blocker.
Qian SUN ; Qing-xian LI ; Xi-fa SONG ; Song-gui ZHENG ; Feng YAN ; Peng CHEN ; Ji-fei TANG ; Yu-xin NIU ; Qi-yu BAO ; Guo-qiang ZHANG ; Yun-liang HU
Chinese Journal of Cardiology 2012;40(1):3-7
OBJECTIVETo explore the relationship between genetic polymorphisms of CACNA1C that encoded the a1c subunit of the L-type calcium channel and the efficacy of calcium channel blocker (CCB, Nifedipine extended release tablet/20 mg/d) in essential hypertension (EH) patients of Han Chinese in Wenzhou.
METHODSFor the enrolled 103 EH patients, Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction (Multi-PCR) and matrix assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight MS (MLDI-TOF MS) were performed to detect their genotypes (rs216008, rs1051375, rs2299661, rs10848683, rs215976), blood pressure (BP) after CCB monotherapy was compared among patients with different genotypes.
RESULTS(1) Blood pressure was significantly reduced in all patients post CCB (P < 0.05 vs. pre-CCB). (2) Diastolic blood pressure reduction was more significant in subjects with rs2299661 C/C genotype (wild genotype) than in subjects with rs2299661C/G and rs2299661G/G genotype (mutational genotype) [(12.46 ± 7.91) mm Hg (1 mm Hg = 0.133 kPa) vs. (7.22 ± 8.01) mm Hg and (5.93 ± 9.77) mm Hg, P < 0.05]. (3) Systolic blood pressure reduction was more significant in subjects with rs216008 C/C genotype (wild genotype) than in subjects with rs216008 C/T genotype (mutational genotype) [(20.60 ± 12.35) mm Hg vs. (13.62 ± 10.21) mm Hg, P < 0.05]. (4) Blood pressure reduction was similar between subjects with genotype of rs1051375, rs10848683 and rs215976.
CONCLUSIONEH patients with wild genotype of rs2299661 and rs216008 in CACNA1C are more likely to be responders of CCB monotherapy.
Adult ; Aged ; Asian Continental Ancestry Group ; genetics ; Calcium Channel Blockers ; therapeutic use ; Calcium Channels, L-Type ; genetics ; Female ; Humans ; Hypertension ; drug therapy ; genetics ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
6.CD36 expression in leukemia cells checked with multi-parameter flow cytometry and its significance.
Hua-Rong TANG ; Fa-Chun WANG ; Yun-Wei JIANG ; Xia FEI ; Qian JIANG ; Wen-Lin XU ; Jiang LIN
Journal of Experimental Hematology 2007;15(1):29-34
The aim of study was to investigate the expression of CD36 in leukemia cells and to explore its significance in diagnosis and differential diagnosis for leukemia in patients. Blood samples from 133 cases of leukemias were analyzed by CD45/SSC double parameters and multi-color flow cytometry in order to determine the CD36 and other leukocyte differentiation antigens. The results show that the CD36 positive rate was 21.8% (29/133) in 133 cases of leukemia, 41.9% (26/62) in 62 cases of AML (acute myeloid leukemia), and none of the 54 cases of lymphocytic leukemia was positive for this antigen. The positive rate of CD36 in M(4) (8/10), M(5) (12/12) and M(6) (3/3) was significantly higher than that in M(1) (0/9), M(2) (3/12), M(3) (0/16) (all P < 0.001). The percent of positive cells of CD36 in M(5a) was significantly higher than in M(5b) (P = 0.001). A significantly negative regression was found between CD36 and CD117 in AML (r = -0.751, P = 0.005). And a significantly positive regression was found between CD36 and CD14 in M(4) and M(5b) (r = 0.870, P = 0.011). In monocyte lineage involved leukemia (MLIL), the positive rate of CD36 (92.6%, 25/27) was significantly higher than that of CD14 (48.1%, 13/27)(P = 0.001). None of the 7 cases with M(5a) was positive for CD14, but 4 of 5 cases of M(5b) were positive. The positive rate of CD117 in M(5a) was significantly higher than that of in M(5b)(P = 0.01). The positive rate of CD34 in M(5) was low (33.3%, 4/12). It is concluded that the combination of CD36 with lymphoid and myeloid antigens is helpful to the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of lymphoid, myeloid and MLIL. The positive rate of CD36 is higher than that of CD14 in MLIL.
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7.The relationship between postoperative complication and pathological features of 324 patients with neuronal intestinal malformations.
Jin-fa TOU ; Yun-zhong QIAN ; Qi-xing XIONG ; Min-ju LI ; Xi-sheng ZHANG ; Hong-feng TANG ; Wei-zhong GU ; Zhi-ying XIANG ; Hong-Lian LU ; Zhi-Gang FENG ; Xiong-Kai ZHU
Chinese Journal of Surgery 2006;44(7):463-466
OBJECTIVETo investigate the relationship between the morphological features of different types of neuronal intestinal malformations (NIM) and their postoperative complications.
METHODSThe data of morphological and clinical features of 324 cases with NIM were analyzed retrospectively.
RESULTSIn all 324 patients, 210 cases were Hirschsprung's disease (HD), 38 intestinal neuronal dysplasia (IND), 45 mixed HD/IND, 8 hypoganglionosis, 22 combined HD/hypoganglionosis and 1 immaturity of ganglion cells. The percentages of normal neuron in bowel of different NIM were 88.1%, 24.4%, 18.4%, 4/8, 27.7% and 0/1 in HD, HD/IND, IND, hypoganglionosis, HD/hypoganglionosis and immaturity of ganglion cells respectively. There were totally 46 cases complicated with recurrent postoperative enterocolitis (EC). Incidence of recurrent postoperative EC in HD patients was 6.7% while in IND/HD and IND patients was 35.6% and 28.9%, respectively. Incidences of EC in cases with the residual IND margins and with the normal margins were 38.2% and 8.7%, respectively. Incidence of EC in cases with transanal endorectal pull-through procedure and with transabdominal procedure was 18.0% and 8.3%, respectively. Nine cases underwent another procedure because of severe persistent constipation or EC after operation, including 4 cases HD/IND, 1 case IND, 3 cases HD and 1 case HD/hypoganglionosis.
CONCLUSIONSNeuron distribution is inconsistent with pathology of NIM. Postoperative EC are rare in the patients only with isolated HD. Furthermore, margins with residual IND and transanal endorectal pull-through procedure are risk factors to recurrent EC. However, the extension of excision about IND is uncertain and need further study.
Adolescent ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Digestive System Abnormalities ; complications ; pathology ; surgery ; Enteric Nervous System ; abnormalities ; pathology ; Female ; Hirschsprung Disease ; complications ; pathology ; surgery ; Humans ; Infant ; Male ; Postoperative Complications ; etiology ; Retrospective Studies
8.Clinical monitoring of chromosome karyotype and fusion gene expression after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in chronic myelocytic leukemia
Zheng-Fa LI ; Wei LIU ; Yun-Yun DU ; Tong-Hua YANG ; Jie ZHAO ; Ke-Qian SHI ; Xin-Hua TANG ; Yan-Mei YANG ; Yin-Hong ZHANG ; Xun LAI ; Yan WEN ; Zhi-Xiang LU
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2017;21(29):4691-4696
BACKGROUND:It has been reported that 70% of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) are negative for cytogenetic and genetic markers within 1-5 months after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT),but there are still some patients who have repeatedly varied outcomes in cytogenetic and genetic marker detection.Overall,the negative rate is up to 89.5% at 3-12 months after allo-HSCT.OBJECTIVE:To monitor the changes in cytogenetic and genetic marker expression and to explore the prognostic significance in CML patients undergoing allo-HSCT.METHODS:Seventeen CML patients who had undergone allo-HSCT were enrolled.Chromosome G banding pattern of the bone marrow from these patients were analyzed using short-term culture method and direct method at 30 days,2,3,4,6,12,24,36,48,60,72 months after allo-HSCT.Dual-color fluorescence in situ hybridization was used to detect bcr-abl fusion gene;bcr-abl expressions in primary bone marrow ceils from CML patients were detected using RQ-PCR.Results and conclusion:There were 8/17 cases of male patient/male donor and 7/17cases of male patient/female donor (compatriots).46XX karyotype (women) was detected by multiple reexaminations after transplantation,and there was no Y chromosome or other aberration of chromosome karyotype in their karyotype.Among the 17 cases,1 case of female patient/female donor (compatriots) and 1 case of female patient/male donor (unrelated) manifested 46 XY chromosome karyotype and bcr-abl positive at 1 month after transplantation;after 4 months,these two cases still maintained 46 XY chromosome karyotype but bcr-abl negative;after 4-96 months,the karyotype continued to remain as 46 XY,and bcr-abl (-).Among the 17 cases,1 case of male patient/male donor of full-matched compatriot (brother) manifested that Ph chromosomal bcr-abl gene continuously expressed within 1-12 months after allo-HSCT;then the cases was given donor lymphocyte infusion,and the bcr-abl expression returned to be negative at 48 months after transplantation.To conclude,chromosomal karyotype analysis and bcr-abl fusion gene monitoring provide important reference value for subsequent treatment options and prognosis judgment for CML patients with allo-HSCT.
9.Mechanism of Duanteng Yimu Decoction on Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cell Model
Kai QIAN ; Xue-xia ZHENG ; Shu-di XU ; Jing-yi ZHAN ; Tang-ming YE ; Fa-jie LIAO ; Min-ying LIU ; Chang-song LIN
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2021;27(19):36-45
Objective:To explore the effect of Duanteng Yimu decoction (DTYM) on the activation of the human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) model and the effect on related activated proteins and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling pathway. Method:After DTYM (200, 400 g·mL-1) treatment of HUVEC induced by VEGF and tumor necrosis factor-
10.Inhibitory Effect of Duanteng Yimu Decoction on Pannus Formation in Mice with Collagen-induced Arthritis Based on VEGF Pathway
Kai QIAN ; Li-ying ZENG ; Xue-xia ZHENG ; Shu-di XU ; Dan-kai LIU ; Jing-yi ZHAN ; Tang-ming YE ; Fa-jie LIAO ; Min-ying LIU ; Chang-song LIN
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2021;27(20):63-71
Objective:To investigate the mechanism of Duanteng Yimu decoction (DTYM) in the inhibition of pannus formation in collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) mice. Method:Twenty-four SPF-grade DBA/1 male mice were randomly divided into the following four groups: a blank group (NC group), a model group (CIA group), a methotrexate group (MTX group), and a DTYM group, with six mice in each group. The mice, except for those in the NC group, were modeled. From the second immunization, the medium, MTX (1 mg·kg-1), and DTYM (15.4 g·kg-1) were administered at an equal volume by gavage for 35 days. Mice were observed for general condition and the arthritis index. The knee and ankle joints were scanned by microcomputed tomography (micro CT). Hematoxylin-eosin (HE) and safranin O/fast green staining were performed to observe pathological changes. Immunohistochemistry was performed to detect the expression of platelet/endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (CD31), vascular endothelial growth factor-