Cholestasis ; diagnosis ; Chronic Disease ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Humans ; Infant ; Jaundice, Obstructive ; diagnosis ; Male

Autoimmune Diseases ; diagnosis ; immunology ; pathology ; therapy ; Child ; China ; Gastroenterology ; Hepatitis B ; diagnosis ; pathology ; therapy ; Humans ; Infant

Humans ; Lung Neoplasms ; complications ; diagnostic imaging ; Male ; Pneumoconiosis ; complications ; diagnostic imaging ; Radiography ; Retrospective Studies

Alagille Syndrome ; pathology ; Child, Preschool ; China ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Male

Objective To investigate the effect of morphine on P-glycoprotein (P-gp) expression in mouse brain microvascular endothelial cells. Methods The mouse brain microvascular endothelial cell line b. End3 was purchased from ATCC company (USA) and cultured at 37 ℃ in high glucose serum-free medium RPMI 1640 in 10 cm petri dishes and assigned to one of 3 groups(n = 9 each): Ⅰ control group (group C); Ⅱ morphine group (group M) and Ⅲ PDTC + morphine group (group P + M). In group M the cells were exposed to morphine 1 μg/ml while in group P + M the cells were pre-incubated with PDTC (NF-κB inhibitor) 5 μmol/L for 1 h before treatment with morphine. In group M and P+ M after being treated with morphine 1 μg/ml for 24 h, the cells were collected for determination of P-gp expression and NF-κB p65-abcb1b protein-DNA binding analysis. Results P-gP expression and NF-κB p65-abcb1b protein-DNA binding were up-regulated in group M as compared with group C. The up-regulation was negated by pre-incubation with PDTC in group P + M. Conclusion Morphine can induce up-regulation of the expression of endogenous P-gp in mouse brain microvascular endothelial cells by NF-κB mediated-abcb1 b gene activation.

Animals ; Free Radicals ; metabolism ; Hepatocytes ; metabolism ; Male ; Obesity ; metabolism ; Polyphenols ; pharmacology ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Tea ; chemistry

Animals ; Feeding Behavior ; Male ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Taste ; Viscera ; pathology

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of bloodletting and cupping at Fengchi (GB 20) plus acupuncture in treating peripheral facial paralysis in acute stage.Method Sixty patients with peripheral facial paralysis in acute stage (disease duration ≤7 d) were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 30 cases in each group. The treatment group was intervened by bloodletting and cupping at Fengchi (GB 20) plus acupuncture, while the control group was treated with ordinary acupuncture. The two groups were treated once a day, 5 times a week, 2 weeks as a treatment course and 3 treatment courses in total. The House-Brackmann (H-B) facial nerve grading system was observed before and after the intervention, and the clinical efficacies in the two groups were compared. Result The total effective rate was 96.7% in the treatment group versus 93.3% in the control group, and the difference was not statistically significant (P>0.05). There were statistically significant differences in the H-B score between the two groups respectively after 2 and 3 treatment courses (P<0.05).Conclusion Bloodletting and cupping at Fengchi (GB 20) plus acupuncture is an effective approach in treating peripheral facial paralysis in acute stage.