Objective To explore the therapeutic effects of early short time venous-venous hemofiltration(SVVH) on severe acute pancreatitis(SAP) with acute lung injury(ALI).Methods Twenty-there patients with SAP and ALI were treated by routine project,and among them twelve patients accepted SVVH therapy.During the therapy,life sign、PaO2/FiO2 and APACHEII score were registered.Results Compared with control group,the clinical representation and organ function of SVVH group meliorated. PaO2/FiO2 were raised, APACHEII score and death risk were declined.Conclusions The early short time venous-venous hemofiltration(SVVH) on severe acute pancreatitis(SAP) with acute lung injury(ALI) could improve clinical symptom ,protect the organ dysfunction and decline the death risk.

This study was aimed to investigate the protective effect of catalpol against high glucose induced injury on vascular endothelial cells (ECV-304). ECV-304 cells were culturedin vitro. MTT method was applied to detect cell viability. NO and LDH level were measured by spectrophotometer method. The effect of catalpol against high glucose induced injury on ECV-304 was observed. The results showed that there were no obvious changes in cell viabilities of ECV-304 cultured in normal concentration of glucose medium among groups with different concentrations of catalpol. Compared with the control group, cell viability was significantly decreased (P< 0.01), the NO secretion was significantly reduced (P< 0.01), the LDH level was increased obviously (P< 0.01) in the high glucose (30 mmol·L-1 glucose) injury model group. The high osmotic (24.5 mmol·L-1 mannitol) group was set up as a positive control. Comparison between the low dose (1 ng·μL-1 catalpol + 30 mmol·L-1 glucose), middle dose (10 ng·μL-1 catalpol+ 30 mmol·L-1 glucose), and high glucose (30 mmol·L-1 glucose) injury model group showed no changes on cell viability and NO (P> 0.05); while the LDH level was reduced (P< 0.01). Comparison between the high dose catalpol (100 ng·μL-1 catalpol + 30 mmol·L-1 glucose) group and the high glucose model group showed that the cell viability was obviously increased (P< 0.01); NO secretion was increased (P< 0.05); and the LDH level was obviously reduced (P< 0.01). It was concluded that catalpol had protective effect against high glucose induced ECV-304 injury through the regulation of NO and LDH level. The effect of high dose was obvious.

To reduce the mismatching and non-matching in the protein two-dimension electrophoresis (2-DE) images, we proposed an auto-matching algorithm based on gray hierarchical and geometric blocking in this study. Firstly, protein spots in the gel images were divided into groups by gray level and geometric position, and then a method based on shape context and normalized correlation was used for coarse matching in protein spots. Secondly, matched pairs in coarse matching were set as feature points, and the precise matching in the rest of not matched protein spots was accomplished by the method of geometric correlation and similarity criterion. Finally, local affine transformation was used in the verification of matching results to remove non-matching and mis-matching points. The algorithm was applied to different 2-DE gel images. The results showed that the new matching algorithm could reduce the non-matching and mis-matching spots, and increase the matching accuracy.
Algorithms ; Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional ; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted ; Proteins ; analysis

AIM:To investigate the changes of Wnt signaling pathway in catalpol-induced proliferation of rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs).METHODS:The BMSCs were isolated from SD rats , purified by differ-ential time adherent method and divided into control group and catalpol (1.0 mg/L) group.Flow cytometry was used to de-tect the proliferation index of BMSCs .The mRNA levels of Wnt3a, Wnt5a, Wnt11 and β-catenin was evaluated by real-time PCR.In addition, the protein expression level of β-catenin was determined by Western blotting .RESULTS:Prolife-ration index was increased from 8.90%±0.46% to 17.93%±1.68% after treatment with catalpol (P<0.01).Com-pared with control group , the mRNA expression of Wnt5a, Wnt11 andβ-catenin was all increased with catalpol treatment . No difference of Wnt3a mRNA expression between control group and catalpol group was observed .Meanwhile, the protein expression of β-catenin was increased in catalpol group compared with control group .CONCLUSION:Catalpol promotes BMSCs going into the cell cycle .Classical and non-classical Wnt signaling pathways are activated in this process .

Functional analysis concisely summarizes and concentrates on the therapeutic characteristics and features of Chinese herbal medicine. Standardization of the terms for Chinese herbal functions not only plays a key role in modern research and development of Chinese herbal medicine, but also has far-reaching clinical applications. In this paper, a new method for standardizing the terms for Chinese herbal function was proposed. Firstly, functional targets were collected. Secondly, the pathological conditions and the mode of action of every functional target were determined by analyzing the references. Thirdly, the relationships between the pathological condition and the mode of action were determined based on Chinese medicine theory and data. This three-step approach allows for standardization of the terms for Chinese herbal functions. Promoting the standardization of Chinese medicine terms will benefit the overall clinical application of Chinese herbal medicine.

Objective To investigate the correlation between hepatitis B virus(HBV)markers and AFU,ALT,GGT.Methods 570 eases of HBV-infected people were divided into 4 groups according to the different performance modes.150 healthy people were considered as control group.rate method was used to detect AFU,ALT and GGT.Estimate the differences between the groups were compared.Results The comparison between the AFU,ALT,GGT in different performance mode of HBV and the control group showed:the differences of group 1,group 2 and group 3 were statistically significant(P＜0.01),the difference of group 4 was not significant(P＞0.01).The correlation between AFU,ALT,GGT of different performance mode showed:the changes of AFU and ALT,GGT in group 1,group 2 and group 3 were positively change-related.But the changes of AFU,ALT and GGT were not clearly related.The distribution of the rise of serum enzyme activity in different performance mode showed:the AFU,ALT and GGT rised in different proportion in group 1,group 2 and group 3.Conclusions The AFU,ALT and GGT activity of HBVinfected persons should be detected at the same time,and evaluate the damage of liver cells.This will do help to predict the progression of hepatitis.

Objective To explore the expression levels of RAS-interacting protein 1 (RASIP1) mRNA and protein in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tissues and its cell lines,and to analyze the relationship between RASIP1 and tumorigenesis and progression of hepatocellular carcinoma.Methods The expression levels of RASIP1 mRNA and protein in 29 hepatocellular carcinoma tissues and the corresponding adjacent non-cancer liver tissues (ANLTs),as well as those in the HCC cell lines such as LO2,HEPG2,MHCC97-H and HCCLM3 were detected using real-time PCR and western blot.Results The RASIP1 expression levels decreased significantly in HCC tissues when compared with the corresponding ANLTs; The expression levels of RASIP1 mRNA and protein in LO2 were significantly higher than those in other HCC cell lines (P ＜ 0.05) ; The expression levels of RASIP1 mRNA and protein in MHCC97-H and HCCLM3 were significantly lower than those in HepG2 (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions HCC tissues had lower expression than those in ANLTs.On analyzing the RASIP1 levels of HCC tissues and its cell lines,we speculated that RASIP1 might suppress recurrence and metastasis of HCC.

Purpose:To investigate the relationship between cell apoptosis and dephosphorylated RB protein in human breast cancer. Methods:In our work,human breast cell lines (MCF-7/S,the chemosensitive cell line and MCF-7/ADR,the chemoresistent cell line)were evaluated. Chemosensitivity of two cell lines was evaluated by the MTT colorimetric assay;the expressive levels of dephosphorylated RB protein were detected with immunocytochemistry. Apoptosis rates were determined by flow cytometry(FCM). Results:ADR inhibited proliferation of chemosensitive cell line MCF-7/S ,the 50% inhibition concentration (IC 50 ) was 0.128 ?g/ml;And IC 50 of MCF-7/ADR was 10.89 ?g/ml. The chemotherapeutic sensitivity of MCF-7/S was more than that of MCF-7/ADR by 86 times . Before treatment with ADR,phosphorylated RB protein was positive in two cell lines,but dephosphorylated RB protein was negative;After treatment of different concentration ADR,when the concentration of ADR was increased,expression of dephosphorylated RB protein elevated accordingly in MCF-7/S,but no significant change in MCF-7/ADR. Apoptosis and cell cycle was detected by FCM assays shows ADR induced apoptosis of MCF-7/S more than MCF-7/ADR(P0.05).

OBJECTIVETo observe features of Icariin in promoting osteogenic differentiation of SD rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) in vitro.

METHODS(1) SD rats' BMSCs were isolated and purified by mechanically isolated and cultured by whole bone marrow adherent method. Effects of various concentrations Icariin on serum activities of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) were detected using amino antipyrine phenol determination method at day 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, and 21. Calcium nodes of each groups were detected using alizarin red staining. Roles of various concentrations Icariin in promoting osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs were observed. (2) BMSCs were divided into the blank control group, the osteogenic induced group, and the Icariin group (0.5 microg/mL). ALP activities were detected at day 7, 14, and 21 of culture. Meanwhile, ALP positive staining rate and calcium nodes were detected at day 14 and 21 respectively. Additionally, mRNA expressions of Runt-related transcription factor-2 (Runx2) and Osteocalcin were detected at day 7, 14, and 21 by real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR.

RESULTS(1) 0.05-5.0 microg/mL Icariin could significantly elevate serum ALP activities. Of them, 0.2-2.0 microg/mL Icariin significantly increased calcium nodes numbers (P < 0.01). (2) When Icariin promoted osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs, Runx2 mRNA expression levels and ALP activities increased earlier and then decreased, while osteocalcin mRNA expression levels continued to increase (P < 0.01). Compared with the osteogenic induced group, ALP activities and ALP positive staining rate were both elevated after 14 days of Icariin treatment in the Icariin group (P < 0.05, P < 0.01).

CONCLUSIONSIcariin could promote the differentiation of BMSCs to osteoblasts by up-regulating Runx2 mRNA expression levels. It also could promote the mineralization by increasing ALP secretion and Osteocalcin mRNA expression levels, thereby promoting mature of newly generated osteoblasts.

Animals ; Bone Marrow Cells ; Cell Differentiation ; drug effects ; Flavonoids ; pharmacology ; Hematopoietic Stem Cells ; Mesenchymal Stromal Cells ; physiology ; Osteoblasts ; Osteocalcin ; Osteogenesis ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley

Objective To analyze the clinicopathological characteristics and prognostic factors of combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma (cHCC-CC).Methods The retrospective cohort study was conducted.The clinicopathological data of 72 patients with primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who were admitted to the Xiangya Hospital of Central South University between January 2005 and December 2014 were collected.Thirty-two patients who were diagnosed with cHCC-CC by postoperative pathological examination were allocated into the cHCC-CC group and 40 patients who were diagnosed with HCC by postoperative pathological examination were allocated into the HCC group.Observation indicators:(1) clinicopathological characteristics:male,age ＞ 60 years,positive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg),positive alpha-fetoprotein (AFP),positive CA19-9,positive carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA),liver cirrhosis,Child-Pugh grade A,tumor diameter ＞ 5 cm,tumor with capsule,solitary tumor,portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT),cancer thrombus of the bile duct,positive lymph node metastasis,stage Ⅰ-Ⅱ of TNM stage,Edmondson-Steiner stage Ⅰ-Ⅱ;(2) pathological features of surgical incision specimens;(3) follow-up situations:median survival time,1-,3-,5-year survival rates and tumor-free survival rate;(4) prognostic factors analysis of patients with cHCC-CC:AFP,CA19-9,liver cirrhosis,tumor diameter,tumor capsule,number of tumor,PVTT,cancer thrombus of the bile duct,lymph node metastasis,Edmondson-Steiner stage,volume of intraoperative blood loss,intraoperative blood transfusion,distant from surgical margin.Follow-up using outpatient examination and telephone interview was performed to detect survival of patients and tumor recurrence or metastasis up to October 2015.Comparison of count data was analyzed using the chi-square test.The survival curve was drawn by the Kaplan-Meier method,and the survival analysis was done using the Log-rank test.The prognostic analysis was done using the COX regression model.Results (1) Clinicopathological characteristics:positive CA19-9,tumor with capsule,cancer thrombus of the bile duct and positive lymph node metastasis were detected in 16,4,12,6 patients in the cHCC-CC group and 5,17,1,1 patients in the HCC group,respectively,with statistically significant differences between the 2 groups (x2=10.471,9.723,13.005,4.009,P ＜ 0.05).(2) Pathological features of surgical incision specimens:pathological results showed that surgical incision specimens in the cHCC-CC group had characteristics of HCC tissues and cholangiocarcinoma tissues.The antigenic activity of hepatic cells in paraffin sections,Cytokeratin 7,Cytokeratin 19 and progenitor cell markers were positive by immunohistochemical staining detection.Patients in the HCC group had characteristics of HCC tissues,with positive AFP using immunohistochemical staining detection.(3) Follow-up situations:all the 72 patients were followed up for 5.0-74.0 months with a median time of 41.0 months.The median survival time,1-,3-,5-year survival rates,1-,3-,5-year tumor-free survival rates were 14.5 months,62.3％,38.9％,19.1％,50.0％,23.9％,4.0％ in the cHCC-CC group and 46.8 months,82.3％,57.4％,38.6％,72.9％,35.6％,17.6％ in the HCC group,respectively,with statistically significant differences in overall survival and tumor-free survival between the 2 groups (x2=4.231,3.881,P ＜ 0.05).(4) Prognostic factors analysis of patients with cHCC-CC:results of univariate analysis showed that CA19-9,tumor capsule,number of tumor,cancer thrombus of the bile duct,lymph node metastasis and Edmondson-Steiner stage were related factors affecting prognosis of patients with cHCC-CC [HR =1.824,0.227,0.441,1.421,1.887,2.745,95％ confidence interval (CI):1.126-2.172,0.118-0.654,0.318-0.764,1.071-4.231,1.017-5.643,1.223-6.421,P ＜ 0.05].Results of multivariate analysis showed that lymph node metastasis and stage Ⅲ-Ⅳ of Edmondson-Steiner stage were independent risk factors affecting prognosis of patients with cHCC-CC (RR =1.658,2.912,95％ CI:1.027-7.542,1.143-6.582,P ＜0.05).Conclusions The positive CA19-9,tumor without capsule,cancer thrombus of the bile duct and positive lymph node metastasis can partly predict cHCC-CC.The prognosis of patients with cHCC-CC is worse than that with HCC.The positive lymph node metastasis and stage Ⅲ-Ⅳof Edmondson-Steiner stage are independent risk factors affecting prognosis of patients with cHCC-CC.