Objective To explore the expression of GATA-3 in pulmonary tissue of asthmatic mice and the inhibitory effect of dexamethsone(Dex)on it.Methods The Blab/c mice asthma model was induced by ovalbumin(OVA) with classic method.Twenty-four male mice were randomly divided into control group,asthmatic group and Dex treated group.The expression of GATA-3 protein was measured by immunohistochemical staining.The expression of GATA-3 mRNA was measured by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR).The level of IL-4 in mice spleen CD4 T cell was measured by flow cytometry.The airway inflammation was evaluated by HE staining.Results The percentages of postive GATA-3,GATA-3 mRNA and IL-4 protein of asthmatic group were significantly higher than those of control group(P

Objective To evaluate the rate and types of human papillomavirus (HPV) in vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN).Methods We detected HPV DNA in 67 lesion tissues collected from 40 VIN patients with PCR based reverse line blot hybridization and DNA sequencing. The PCR using GP5/GP6 primers in HPV L1 region resulted in a 150-bp fragment. When the PCR did not amplify the target DNA,another PCR using SPF1/SPF2 primers was performed to amplify the 65-bp fragment.Results HPV DNA amplified with primers GP5/GP6 was positive in 52.2% (35/67) of the lesions. Of the 32 negative lesions,26 (81.2%) were positive for HPV DNA amplified with SPF1/SPF2 primers. The total positive rate was 91.0% (61/67). Ninety percent of the HPV belonged to high risk types. Sequencing data showed that the genotypes of 31 mono-infection lesions were the same as those of the reverse line blot results,yet the sequences in 4 multi-infection samples could not be determined. Of the 26 SPF PCR products,24 could be sequenced. 80.6% (25/31) patients with multiple lesions displayed the same genotype,suggesting HPV in the different lesions from the same patient was monoclonal.Conclusion The high risk type of HPV is associated with vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia and may play an important role in the development of invasive vulvar carcinoma.

Objective To evaluate the myocardial protection of warm blood cardioplegic induction during cardiopulmonary bypass(CPB) Methods Twenty-eight adult patients undergoing valve replacement ,were devided randomly into two groups : in group test (group T,n=14) the warm (35℃-37℃) blood cardioplegia was infused to induce ECG straight line ,followed by the administration of the cold (6℃-8℃) blood cardioplegia , whereas in group control (group C ,n=14) the cold blood cardioplegia was applied simply The aterial blood samples were taken to measure the plasma concentration of cardiac troponin T (cTnT) with ELISA methods immediately after anesthesia induction,and immediately ,6 h, 24 h after the weaning from CPB The myocardial samples of right atrium were taken to observe the morphology with the transmission electron microscpe Results The rate of restoring spontaneous heart-beat in group T (93%) was significantly higher than that in group C (50%) One case in gruop T (7%) and three cases in group C (21%) required the interim pacemakers No case in group T (0%) and five cases (36%) in group C required the administration of dopamine perioperatively The durations of post-operative mechanical ventilative support and ICU-staying of group T were obviously shorter than those of group C The plasma level of cTnT in group T was obviously lower than that in group C immediately and 6 h after CPB Myocardial morphology in group T got much better outcome than that in group C did Conclusions Warm blood cardioplegic induction during CPB can provide better myocardial protection than cold blood cardioplegic induction

AIM:To investigate the protective effect of a new type nerves protectant TQ0701-2,as the derivate of edaravone free radical scavenger,on cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury rat.METHODS:120 male SD rats were randomly divided into sham group,model group,edaravone group(3.0 mg/kg)and TQ0701-2 high-dose group(6.0 mg/kg),middle-dose(3.0 mg/kg)and low-dose group(1.5 mg/kg).Animals in the latter five groups were subjected to transient focal ischemia by the middle cerebral artery occlusion(MCAO)for 2 h before reperfusion,while the sham group wasn't ischemic.The rats were injected with edaravone or TQ0701-2 30 min before ischemic and 0 min,2 h after reperfusion in edaravone and TQ0701-2 groups,sham group and model group were treated with normal saline as well.After 24 h of reperfusion,the infarct ratio,neurological and histological deficient and the changes of pathohistology were evaluated.RESULTS:The infarct ratios and neurological deficit scores in the model group were increased(P

Objective To investigate roles of Homocysteine induced gene HCY2 in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) Methods HCY2 was delivered into VSMC by replication defective adenovirus DNA fragmentation was investigated by DNA Laddering and cell death ELISA VSMC in sub G1 was detected by using flow cytometry Results DNA from VSMC transfected by HCY2 gene was cleaved into multiple nucleosomes and VSMC in sub G1 region increased after being infected with HCY2 Conclusion HCY2 is able to induce apoptosis in VSMC

Background Protein kinase B (Akt) is the center of multiple cellular signaling pathways,and it participates in the regulation of cell function,such as proliferation,migration,and metabolism of cells.Phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) promotes activation of Akt and therefore triggers many signal pathways.PI3K inhibitor can silent Akt,but whether it can affect the biological behavior of lens epithelial cells (LECs) during the posterior capsular opacity (PCO) is worthy of investigation.Objective This study was to explore the effect of LY294002,a PI3K inhibitor,on Akt activation in human LECs.Methods Human LECs strain,HLEC-B3 cells,were cultured and passaged.The cells were incubated to 96-well plate for 24 hours,then LY294002 was added with the final concentration at 0,10,20,30,40,50,60,70,80 μmol/L,respectively.After incubation for 24 hours,cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) was used to detect the inhibitory rate of cell proliferation.Transforming growth factor-β2 (TGF-β2) of 10 μg/L was added in the medium of cells as TGF-β2 group,TGF-β2 + LY294002 (20 μmol/L) was used to coculture the other group of cells,and the cells without TGF-β2 and LY294002 served as the control group.Phosphorylation of Akt (p-Akt) in the cells was detected by laser scan confocal immunofluorescence microscope.The expression level of p-Akt was evaluated using Western blot.Results CCK-8 assay showed that the A value of the cells was gradually reduced with the increase of LY294002 concentration (Fgroup =9.72,P =0.00),but the A value was significant raised along with the lapse of time (Ftime =1737.54,P=0.00).Confocal immunofluorescence revealed that a little of p-Akt was expressed in the control cells.After induced by TGF-β2,lots of red fluorescence of p-Akt was seen in cells around the cell membranes.But in the TGF-β2+LY294002 co-culture cells,the fluorescence of Akt was much weaker.Western blot showed that the expression level of p-Akt was 0.91±0.08,1.48±0.13 and 0.95±0.19 in the control group,TGF-β2 group and TGF-β2 +LY294002 group,respectively,with a significant difference among the three groups (F =15.04,P =0.00).Conclusions LY294002 can inhibit the activation of Akt induced by TGF-β2.LY294002 may have utility in the prevention and treatment of PCO.

Objective: To investigate the effect of rat hyperplasia suppressor gene-1(rHSG-1) on the proliferation of aortic vascular smooth muscle cells(VSMCs) from spontaneously hypertensive rats(SHR). Methods:VSMCs were transfected with an adenoviral vector expressing rHSG-1(Ad5rHSG-1). The effect of rHSG-1 on the proliferation of VSMCs was investigated by cell counting, MTT assay and 3H-thymidine incorporation. We also analyzed the cell-cycle using flow cytometry and detected the expression of p27 Kip1 and p21 Cip1 by Western Blot. Results:The proliferation of VSMCs infected with Ad5rHSG-1 was inhibited,a 40% reduction compared with the control group(P

Objective To investigate the correlation between the expression of peripheral blood CD8 + T lymphocytes and the severity degree of hand,foot and mouth disease( HFMD)in children infected by enterovirus( EV)71 at different ages,and further to predict the role of the expression of CD8+ T lympho-cytes played in the occurrence of neurological complications infected by EV71. Methods A total of 138 pe-ripheral blood samples derived from the confirmed HFMD cases were collected in the department of infectious disease at Kunming Children′s Hospital between March and September in 2014,including 33 mild cases,45 severe cases,and 60 critical cases. Patient ages were 9 months to 5 years old. Flow cytometry was used to detect the expression of peripheral blood CD8 + T lymphocytes in all of above patients. Results Compared to the reference value of CD8 + T lymphocytes in normal healthy children at different age groups,the percentage of peripheral blood CD8 + T lymphocytes elevated or increased slightly in patients of all ages,except the obvi-ously increasing expression in the age group of ~2 years and decreasing expression in critical cases of the age group of ~5 years. The expression of peripheral blood CD8+ T lymphocytes significantly increased in mild and severe patients but slightly increased in critical patients of the age group of 9 to 15 months,gradually de-creased in the age group of ~2 years and slightly increased in mild and severe cases but decreased in critical patients of the age group of ~5 years. There were significant differences between the patients in mild condi-tion and in severe condition or critical condition respectively within the age group of ~2 years( P﹤0. 05 ), and there were no significant differences in other age groups between different severity of disease. Conclusion
There are correlations between the expression of CD8+ T cells and the severity of HFMD in patients at different ages. Especially,the patient′s condition developing into severe degree is associated with the rapid decreasing of CD8 + T cells in HFMD patients of the age group of ~2 years. CD8+T cells play an important role in antiviral immune response in HFMD patients of ~2 years old.

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Objective To assess the in vitro affinity and apoptosis-inducing effect of 131I-K237 peptide (H-His-Thr-Met-Tyr-Tyr-His-His-Tyr-Gln-His-His-Leu-OH) to LNCaP prostate cancer cell line.Methods The K237 peptide was radiolabeled with 131I by the Iodogen method.The radiolabeling efficiency and radiochemical purity after purification were then characterized by TLC in vitro.LNCaP cells were inoculated in 96-well cell plate and divided into following groups (3 duplicate wells for each group):15 kBq 131I-K237was added in the experimental group,different doses of Na131I (5,10,15 kBq) were added in 3 negative control groups,15 kBq 131I-K237 with different doses of unlabeled K237 (1,2,4,8,16 μ g/μl) were added in 3 blocking groups,and PBS was added in blank control group.The cellular binding ratios were calculated after 48 h.LNCaP cells were inoculated in 24-well cell plate and divided into 3 groups:131I-K237group,which including 3 different dose subgroups (5,10,15 kBq) ; unlabeled K237 group,which including 3 different dose subgroups (1,2,4 μg/μl) ; blank control group with 100 μl PBS.All the cells were cultured for 48 h,then optical microscopy (OM) and fluorescence microscopy (FM) were used to observe the cell morphology ; DNA gel electrophoresis was conducted and flow cytometry (FCM) was used to estimate the apoptotic rate of LNCaP cells.One-way analysis of variance and the least significant difference (LSD)-t test were used to analyze the data.Results The labeling efficiency of 131I-K237 was (73.7±3.2) ％ and the radiochemical purity was (96.7±0.6) ％ after purification.The binding ratio of experimental group was (95.8±1.5)％,whereas the ratio of negative groups with 5,10,15 kBq Na131I and PBS group was (8.2±0.4) ％,(8.3±0.6) ％,(8.6±0.5) ％ and 0,respectively.The binding ratio of 131I-K237 and LNCaP significantly declined with the increased dose of unlabeled K237 (t=4.71,P＜0.01).The apoptosis of LNCaP cells cultured with 131I-K237 was observed.Typical DNA ladder was found by DNA gel electrophoresis.The apoptotic rates of 5,10,15 kBq131I-K237 groups were (34.1±2.9)％,(37.3±3.4)％ and (41.7±3.6)％,respectively; whereas those of unlabeled K237 groups and blank control group were (10.8±1.0) ％,(12.5±2.1) ％,(13.1±2.4) ％ and (2.9±0.3) ％,respectively.There were significant differences of apoptotic rate among groups (F=76.31,P＜0.05).The difference among 5,10,15 kBq 131I-K237 groups was statistically significant (t=3.09,3.27,4.52,all P＜0.05).Conclusion 131I-K237 can bind to LNCaP cells with highly affinity and has significant apoptosis-inducing efficacy on the prostate cancer cell line.