Electromagnetic Fields ; Environmental Exposure ; Humans ; Hypersensitivity ; etiology

The aim of this study was to explored the mechanism of inhibitory effect of chloroquine on IL-6 release induced synergistically by bacterial DNA and endotoxin. Before experiment mice were sensitized for 1 hour with D-GalN by I.P. injection. Mortality within seven days was observed after mice were challenged with CpG ODN or LPS with or without chloroquine treatment. ANA-1 cell line cells were cultivated in vitro. We investigated the influence of chloroquine on IL-6 release induced by both EC DNA and LPS. Expressions of TLR4 and TLR9 and activation of NF-?B p65 were investigated in cultured THP-1 cells pretreated with chloroquine and stimulated by EC DNA and LPS. The results showed that all mice died within 4 hours after challenged with CpG ODN and LPS. Only 4 or 5 mice pretreated with chloroquine (30mg/kg) died after challenged with CpG ODN and LPS (P

BACKGROUND: What kind of traumatic changes could be observed in remote lumbar spinal cord after high-speed steel ball induced sciatic nerve injury?OBJECTIVE: To study the ultra structural changes of lumbar spinal cord motor neurons after the sciatic nerve injury due to high-speed steel ball.DESIGN: Retrospective randomized controlled study with experimental animals as subjects.SETTING: The field operation research institute of a military medical university college.MATERIALS: This study was carried out at the Ballistic Laboratory of Research Institute for Surgery from May 2001 to December 2002. Sixty-five SPF flap-eared rabbits of either gender weighing from 2.5 to 3.0 kg were provided by the Experimental Animal Center of Daping Hospital Affiliated to the Third Military Medical Univeristy of Chinese PLA. All the rabbits were divided randomly into normal control group( n = 5), firearms injury group (n = 30) and cutting injury group( n = 30) . The two latter groups were subdivided into one-day, three-day, one-week, two-week, 4-week and twelve-week groups with 5 rabbits in each group.METHODS: The rabbits in the firearms injury group were injured at the midpoint of lateral posterior body surface projection of the right sciatic nerve with 0. 38 g steel ball containing 0.65 g detonators. The right sciatic nerve was cut at the same injury level in the cutting injury group.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The following pathologic changes of the lumbar spinal cord were observed with optical and electronic microscope at posttraumatic day 1, day 3 and week 1, week 2, week 4 and week 12 respectively.RESULTS: Micro-hemorrhage, neuron swelling and vacuoles were observed in the firearms injury group and the number of motor neurons decreased significantly, but these changes were unobservable in the cutting injury group.CONCLUSION: Compared with the cutting group, the injury to the spinal cord was severer in the firearms group and the survival neurons were less.

Herpes Simplex ; immunology ; Humans ; Immune System Diseases ; etiology ; Immunosuppression ; Infant, Newborn ; Male

In order to change the situations such as students’passivity and low enthusiasm in the traditional experimental teaching of Microbiology and improve students’comprehensive qualities,exploration and attempt on experimental teaching reforms including teaching contents,teaching modes,laboratory management and evaluation system of examination were done.Teaching practices showed that the normalized ex- periment syllabus based on the correct orientation of experimental teaching of Microbiology,the actualization of teaching mode of basic skill training-integrated experiment-designed experiment and the management of opening laboratory were effective measures in improving experimental teaching of Microbiology.

Exercise Test ; methods ; Heart ; physiology ; Heart Rate ; physiology ; Humans ; Lung ; physiology ; Male ; Oxygen Consumption ; physiology ; Physical Endurance ; physiology ; Predictive Value of Tests ; Students ; Universities ; Young Adult

Adult ; Bone Neoplasms ; pathology ; Humans ; Lymphoma ; pathology ; Male ; Spine ; pathology

AIM: To construct a recombinant vector containing gloverin and express it in vitro by Rapid Translation System(RTS500). METHODS: The gloverin cDNA was amplified by PCR and inserted into the prokaryotic expression vector pIVEX2.3. The recombinant product was identified by PCR and enzyme digestion. The positive reconstructed expression plasmid pIVEX2.3-G was expressed by RTS500 in vitro. The expressed protein was identified by SDS-PAGE and western blotting. RESULTS: Positive recombinant plasmid pIVEX2.3-G was successfully constructed. Target protein of 13.8 Kda with 6-his tag was detected by SDS-PAGE and western blotting. CONCLUSION: Gloverin polypeptide is successfully expressed in inactive E.coli in vitro.

AIM: To investigate whether the bacterial DNA participates in SIRS and its possible mechanism. METHODS: Escherichia coli genomic DNA (EC DNA) was extracted and purified from Escherichia coli 25922 by alkaline lysis method. Mortality of mice challenged with EC DNA and the changes of TNF-? and IL-6 in rat serum were observed. ANA-1 cells were cultured in vitro, after the cells were stimulated by different concentrations of EC DNA and LPS, the level of TNF-? and IL-6 in supernatant were tested. Meanwhile,expression of TLR9 and TLR4 on cell surface was measured. Activation of NF-?B was also observed. RESULTS: The lethal effect of EC DNA on mice with an obvious dose-effect relationship was observed. The death happened within 24 hours. Calf thymus DNA and DNase I-treated EC DNA did not lead to mice to die. The changes of serum TNF-? and IL-6 in rats induced by EC DNA and LPS were similar, but TNF-? peak level of EC DNA group appeared 1 hour earlier than that of LPS group. In vitro, large amount of TNF-? and IL-6 were released from ANA-1 cells stimulated by EC DNA. High expression of TLR9 and TLR4 was observed on surfaces of THP-1 cells. In particularly, LPS induced strong activation of NF?B. The results suggested other pathway possibly took part in the signal transduction inducea by EC DNA. CONCLUSION: EC DNA has the abilities to lead to death of mice, and induces serum TNF-? and IL-6 level to increase in rats and ANA-1 cells to release cytokines in vitro. High expression of TLR9 and TLR4, strong activation of NF-?B may be its important molecular mechanism, but other pathway probably exists to play an important role.

Pulmonary cyst is a relatively common benign lesion.It is easy to be misdiagnosed when the cyst complicated with infection.Tnis paper reported a case of a giant traumatic pulmonary cyst (diameter 10 cm) combined with chronic infection.Firstly,the patient was diagnosed as cholesterol pleurisy after undergoing thoracoscopic biopsy.With repeated pleural effusion,the patient was scheduled for right anterolateral thoracotomy,which showed a thin-walled cyst (10 cm in diameter) attached to parietal and diaphragm,with the stem of cavity originated from the right lower lobe after the cyst cavity was dissociated.Pathological examination revealed that it was apseudocyst,which could be diagnosed as traumatic pulmonary cyst combined with chronic infection according to history of trauma.After undergoing right lower lobectomy and stripping of fiberboard,the prognosis was good.Traumatic pulmonary cyst,which was discovered interval 10 years after chest trauma,was rare.Traumatic pulmonary cyst combined with cholesterol cystic fluid was very rare.Huge pulmonary cyst complicated with infection was easily misdiagnosed as loculated pleural effusion.Therefore,to be correct diagnosis and treatment,clinician must carefully ask medical history.In addition,early image examination should be considered in those patients with chest trauma whether there are clinical symptoms or not.