Aim To investigate the desensitization characteristics of neuronal ?4?2、?4?4 and ?7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptors heterologously expressed in the SH-EP1 cell line stimulated by prolonged of repetitive application of agonist.Methods The Whole cell recording configuration of patch-clamp technique was used to study the desensitization characteristics of ?4?2、?4?4 and ?7-nAChRs in cultured SH-EP1 cells three days after passage by rapid application of nicotine onto the soma of the cells.Results Inward currents were elicited by rapid application of agonist in all the three types of SH-EP1 cells in a concentration-dependent manner.?7-nAChRs desensitized the fastest and deepest in the three while ?4?4-nAChRs the slowest and lightest under prolonged stimulation.?4?2-nAChRs desensitized the fastest in the three under repetitive stimulation while ?4?4 and ?7-nAChRs didn't have obvious desensitization.Conclusion When stimulated by prolonged of repetitive application of agonist,neuronal ?4?2、?4?4 and ?7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptors had different desensitization characteristics,which is possibly associated with their roles in organophosphate poisoning inducing persistent stimulation of excessive accumulation of endogenous ACh and in nicotine addiction inducing repetitive stimulation of nicotine.

AIM To study the effect of ATP sensitive potassium channel(K ATP ) opener pinacidil on the current induced by nicotine in cultured rat superior cervical ganglia. METHOD Whole cell patch clamp technique. RESULTS Pinacidil inhibited nicotine induced current when in higher dose(100 ?mol?L -1 ), but had no effect on the desensitization of nicotinic receptors. K ATP antagonist glibenclamide didn't influence the inhibitory effect of pinacidil on nicotinic current. CONCLUSION Pinacidil had an inhibitory effect on nicotine induced current in rat superior cervical ganglia and this effect wasn't mediated by K ATP .

Nicotinic and muscarinic acetylcholine receptors have the same endogenous ligand ACh and are distributed together in many tissues, so it is reasonable to believe that there must be some interactions existed between them. The functions of muscarinic receptors in the tissues innervated by the parasympathetic cholinergic postfibers, can be modulated by the ganglionic nicotinic receptors through stimulating ACh release. In ganglia, the postsynaptic nicotinic receptor activities can be modulated by the presynaptic muscarinic and nicotinic autoreceptors through regulating ACh release. Moreover, The functions of muscarinic receptors can be changed by nicotinic receptor desensitization or blockade. The two types of receptor act on each other and keep in a varied homeostasis of cholinergic nervous system.

Objeetive:To screen the different extracts from Geranium strictipes with anticaries activity,and to study the effect of the active extract on the production of acid and polysaccharides of oral cariogenic bacteria.Methods:Chlorhexidine and Galla Chinensis were used as the positive controls.Tube double dilution method was used to study the extracts of Geranium strictipes on the growth of Streptococcus mutans (S.mutans) and Actinomyce viscosus (A.viscosus).First,the activity of 5 extracts fom Geranium strictipes against S.mutans,A.viscosus was detected.Their minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) were obtained.The effects of 4 lower concentrations(＜ MIC) of the active extract on the production of oral bacterial acid polysaccharides were examined.Results:The effect of n-butanol extraction part of Geranium strictipes was the strongest among all the extracts against the two kinds of bacteria in the inhibition of bacteria growth,bacterial acid production and polysaccharides production,but weaker than that of Chlorhexidine and Galla Chinensis.Conclusion:N-butanol extraction part of Geranium strictipes may be a natural and effective anti-caries agent.

Objective To investigate the diagnosis and treatment of idiopathicgranulomatous mastitis.MethodsThis study was to retrospectively review the clinical presentation,radiological investigation,histopathological features,treatment and outcome of idiopatbic granulomatoos mastitis of women presenting to Xuanwu Hospital between January 2002 and June 2010.ResultsTwenty-four patients with a mean age of 34.5 years presented with a diagnosis of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis.Patients presented with a palpable breast lump,breast abscess,fistula formation in different periods of the disease; the role of radiological imagings was found to be limited in differentiating idiopathic granulomatous mastitis from other inflammatory and maliguant conditions of the breast.All patients underwent a surgical procedure as the main treatment; in the form of excision or incision and drainage of the breast lesions. Mean follow-up was 47.38 ( range 6-96 ) months with recurrence in 3(12.5％) patients.ConclusionsIdiopathic granulomatous mastitis presents clinically with a palpable breast lump.The diagnosis is often only made histopathologically after surgical excision or core biopsy.Wide excision of the lesions or incision and drainage of the lesion are the main treatment modalities.

Objective:To observe the effect of warm-unblocking acupuncture plus fluticasone propionate nasal spray on the pulmonary ventilation, level of interferon-γ (IFN-γ) and sleep quality in patients with allergic rhinitis (AR). Methods: A total of 112 AR patients were enrolled between January 2013 and August 2018 and were divided into an observation group and a control group by the random number table method, with 56 cases in each group. Patients in the observation group received warm-unblocking acupuncture plus fluticasone propionate nasal spray, and patients in the control group only received fluticasone propionate nasal spray. The nasal symptom score, pulmonary function indexes, the levels of IFN-γ and interleukin (IL)-4 in serum, and sleep quality in the two groups were compared. Results: After treatment, the total effective rate in the observation group was higher than that in the control group (P＜0.05). The nasal symptom score dropped in both groups after treatment (both P＜0.05), and the score in the observation group was lower than that in the control group (P＜0.05). The pulmonary ventilation indexes all increased significantly after treatment in the observation group (all P＜0.05); the forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) to forced vital capacity (FVC) ratio (FEV1/FVC) and the forced expiratory flow at 50%, 75% and 25%-75% of the vital capacity (FEF50%, FEF75%, FEF25%-75%) increased after treatment in the control group (all P＜0.05); the pulmonary ventilation indexes were higher in the observation group than those in the control group (all P＜0.05). The level of IFN-γ increased significantly after treatment in the two groups (both P＜0.05) and the level of IL-4 dropped significantly (both P＜0.05); the observation group had a higher IFN-γ level (P＜0.05) and a lower IL-4 level (P＜0.05) compared with the control group. Regarding the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI), the scores of subjective sleep quality, habitual sleep efficiency and sleep disturbances and the general PSQI score decreased significantly after treatment in both groups (all P＜0.05), and the scores in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group (all P＜0.05). Conclusion: Warm-unblocking acupuncture plus fluticasone propionate nasal spray can effectively control the clinical symptoms and improve pulmonary function in the treatment of AR; this approach can regulate the levels of IFN-γ and IL-4 towards the normal range in AR patients; it can also improve patient’s sleep quality. This method can produce more significant efficacy than fluticasone propionate nasal spray used alone.

Objective To investigate the correlative factors of sentinel lymph node(SN) metastasis status in breast cancer.Methods The clinical data of 115 patients with breast cancer who underwent sentinel lymph node biopsy(SLNB) and axillary lymph node dissection(ALND) during June 2004 through April 2006 were retrospectively analysed.The SN metastasis were evaluated with regard to tumor size(≤2cm, 2.1cm~4cm)and C-erbB-2、p53、nm23、ER、PR status.Results Of the 115 patients SN was identified in 110(95.65%).An average of 1.97 SNs were examined per patient.Ninety-five(86.37%)of 110 patients were correctiy diagnosed in SN and AN.Thirty-six(37.89%)of 95 patients were SN positive,and 59(62.11%)were SN negative.Among the patients,SN metastasis rate in tumors 2.1cm~4cm((50.94)%) in diameter was highter compared with those ≤2cm(23.43%) in size(P0.05).Conclusions Tumor size and C-erbB-2 status were significantly associated with SN metastasis and may be used to predict SN metastasis in invasive breast cancer.

AIM: To observe the effects of oxygen free radical (OFR) and captopril on the level of asymmetric NG, NG-dimethyl-L-arginine (ADMA) in human vascular endothelial cells (HUVECs).METHODS: HUVECs of 3-6 th passage, cultured with modified Jaffes' method, were used in the experiment and divided into three groups: (1)Cells cultured with equivalence of DMEM medium as control; (2)OFR intervention groups, OFR at concentrations of 0 01 mmol/L, or 0 1 mmol/L, respectively, were added to the cell culture; (3)Drug intervention groups: the cell culture was treated with 0 1 mmol/L of OFR combined with 50 mg/L or 100 mg/L of captopril, respectively. Concentrations of ADMA, L-arginine, nitric oxide(NO), endothelin(ET) and the activity of angiotensin-converting enzyme(ACE) in conditioned medium were measured after 24 h exposure. RESULTS: Concentrations of ADMA, ET and the activity of ACE were increased, while the amount of NO decreased in OFR intervention groups compared with control group. After treatment with captopril, ADMA, ET concentrations and the activity of ACE were decreased, while the amount of NO increased, but the level of L-arginine had no obvious change. CONCLUSIONS: OFR induces endothelial dysfunction through increasing ADMA concentration, while captopril relieves endothelial dysfunction induced by ox-LDL through decreasing ADMA concentration.

Objective To observe the effect of Yiqi Huexue Recipe on the expression of TGF-β1 and TNF-α on serum and lung of rots with radiation-induced lung injury in different radiation time,and discuss the preventative and curative effect and mechanisms of Yiqi Huoxue Recipe.Methods 66 Wistar rats were randomly allocated into irradiation with Yiqi Huoxue Recipe-treated group(A group)irradiation group(B group),and normal control group(C group).The first two groups were irradiated at right hemithorax with a dose of 30 Gy/6 fractions(in 6 weeks).The levels of TGF-β1,and TNF-α on rat serum and lung were measured by ELISA and immunohistochemistry at the end of the 4th,6th,8th,12th,and 26th week after the first irradiation.Results TGF-β1,and TNF-α level on rats serum and lung in irradiation group showed an increase from the 4th week after the first irradiation,peaking at the 12th week,and descending at the 26th week.In A group,the levels of TGF-β1 and TNF-α were significantly lower from the 4th week than those of B group.Conclusions Yiqi Huoxue Recipe could inhibit the excretion of TGF-β1,and TNF-α and might play an important role in the prevention and curation of radiation-induced lung injury,which might be related to inhibiting the expression of TGF-β1 and TNF-α.

Objective To observe the effects of infrasound(IS)of different frequencies and intensities on the pathological morphology of the gastric mucosa(GM)in rats.Methods One hundred and forty male Sprague- Dawley rats were randomly and evenly divided into a control group(group A),an 8 Hz 90 dB group(group B),an 8 Hz 130 dB group(group C)and a 16 Hz 130 dB group(group D).IS with these frequencies and intensities was administered daily for 2 h to all groups except group A,which received sham infrasound.The other 70 rats were ran- domly and evenly divided into a second control group(group E)and an exposure group(group F),in which the rats were continuously stimulated by IS at 8 Hz and 130 dB for 2 h a day for 14 d.The pathological morphology of the GM in each group was observed at 1 d,7 d,14 d,21 d and 28 d after IS exposure.Results①Compared with group A,GM lesion scores were significantly increased in groups B,C and D at 1 d,7 d,14 d,21 d and 28 d(P＜0.01),but not in group B at 1 d.②Compared with group B,the GM lesion scores in group C were obviously in- creased at 1 d,7 d,14 d,21 d and 28 d,while scores were also obviously improved in group C in comparison with those in group D at 14 d,21 d and 28 d(P＜0.01).③The GM lesion scores in group F decreased gradually after IS,but were still higher than those in group E at 1 d,7 d,14 d,21 d and 28 d after IS.④The ultrastructures of the chondrosome and endocytoplasmic reticulum in GM cells were deformed after 8 Hz and 16 Hz IS.Conclusion 8 Hz 90 dB,8 Hz 130 dB and 16 Hz 130 dB IS can all result in GM damage in rats.The injury severity was closely related to the frequency,intensity and duration of the IS.Rats can adapt to IS after several exposures,and the damage tends to recover automatically.