Objective To observe the effects of Shengqing Chinese herbs on the obesity and leptin resistance of diet-induced obesity (DIO) rats.Methods Wistar rats were produced a rat model including of 40 DIO rats and 10 DIO-R rats. The DIO rats were divided into DIO model group, sibutramine group, Jianpi Liqi group and Shengqing group, which were respectively by gavage of saline, sibutramine, Jianpi Liqi herbs (Citri reticulatae pericarpium, Aucklandiae radix, Aurantii fructus immaturus), Shengqing herbs (Bupleuri radix, Cimicifugae rhizoma, Puerariae lobatae radix), blank control group and DIO-R group were by gavage of saline. Their weight, were examined after 16 weeks gavage. Leptin and neuropeptide Y in the serum were examined. Leptin, TNF-α, and suppressors of cytokine signaling-3 (SOCS-3) in the homogenized fat were examined. Results Compared with the DIO-R group, DIO model group's body weight, NPY significantly increased (P<0.01);leptin in the serum and homogenized fat decreased (P<0.05);SOCS-3 increased (P<0.05). After drug intervention, weight of each drug group declined. Compared with the DIO model group, Jianpi Liqi group's leptin in the homogenized fat increased (P<0.05). Shengqing group's leptin in homogenized fat increased, body weight reduced, NPY and SOCS-3 levels decreased, and better than sibutramine group and Jianpi Liqi group (P<0.05,P<0.01).Conclusion Shengqing herbs can reduce obesity and inhibit leptin resistance.

Castleman Disease ; complications ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Dendritic Cell Sarcoma, Follicular ; complications ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Receptors, Complement 3b ; metabolism ; Thoracic Diseases ; complications ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Thoracic Wall ; Vimentin ; metabolism

Objective To study the function of the nano-molecular polyamide-amine (PAMAM) as microRNA(miR) carrier targeting gastric adenocarcinoma, and the foundation of developing an efficient delivery of small molecule drugs tar-geting gastric cancer thereof. Methods The folic acid (FA)/PAMAM comoles compound was prepared by dialysis method. After transfection of miR-7 or liposomes into SGC-7901 cell line, fluorescence microscope was used to detect the gene trans-fect efficiency. Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was used to detect the miR-7 level. The immu-nocytochemistry assay was used to test the protein expressions of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), protein kinase B (PKB) and proliferating cell nuclearantigen (PCNA). The transwell system was utilized to explore the migration ability of tu-mor cells. Results Compared with liposme, FA/PAMAN complex compound can significantly improve the level of miR-7 in SGC-7901 cells,reduce the protein levels of EGFR, PKB and PCNA in SGC-7901 cells, and also reduce the percentage of cancer cell migration (P<0.05). Conclusion PAMAM can effectively transfect miR into gastric cancer cells, which is expected to become an efficient delivery of small molecule drugs.

Objective To investigate the effective therapic methods of the perioperative vasovagal reflex(RV)in patients with atrial arrhythmias(AAs)underwent by catheter ablation .Methods The clinical data in the patients with atrial arrhythmias(AAs) complicated by vasovagal reflex(RV)were retrospectively analyzed during the perioperative procedure of catheter ablation guided by three dimensional mapping system CARTO ;the clinical data were compared between patients with RV and without RV .Results A total of 535 patients with AAs underwent catheter ablation guided by three dimensional mapping system were collected from Janu‐ary 2010 to December 2012 ,and 35 cases of intraoperative RV were found .Compared by patients without RV ,the patients with RV had more elderly cases and the cases of hypertension ,coronary heart disease and diabetes .The RV occurrence was also associated with the fasting ,painful stimuli ,operation time and skill .Conclusion The perioperative RV often is occurred in the cases of high risk and have the precipitating factors ,and the good prognosis could be obtained by the detect and treatment as early as possible .

Objective:To explore the effect of intratracheal transplantation human umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cells on pulmonary interstitial fibrosis by bleomycin in mice,compare the treatment in pulmonary fibrosis of intratracheal transplantation with tail vain injection human umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cells.Methods:The second generation of HUCBMSCs were cultured to the fourth generation.Sixty specific pathogen free male Kunming mice were randomly divided into 4 groups:negative control group ( Cont group) ,bleomycin group( BLM group) ,HUCBMSCs transplantation groupⅠ( MⅠgroup) and HUCBMSCs transplantation groupⅡ(MⅡ group),each group 15 mice.Pulmonary fibrosis models were induced by bleomycin via intratracheal perfusion in the latter three groups.Twenty four hours after model establishment,5-bromo-2-deoxyuridine( Brdu) marked HUCBMSCs were poured in trachea in MⅠgroup ,the same were injected into tail vein in MⅡ group.At the 7th,14th,28th day,5 mice in each group were executed re-spectively.The morphological changes of the lung tissues were observed by HE staining and Masson staining.The localization and distribution of human umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cells were determined by the method of immunohistochemistry.The hydroxyproline contents were measured by alkali hydrolysis assay.The protein levels of transforming growth factor β-1 ( TGF-β1 ) and smooth muscle alpha-actin(α-SMA) were detected by Western blot.Results:In the two mesenchymal stem cell transplantation groups, there were Brdu marked cells at the 7th,14th,28th days in lung tissue.The alveolitis and fibrosis in lung of the two mesenchymal stem cell transplantation groups were milder than which of the the bleomycin group(P<0.05).Hydroxyproline levels in the bleomycin groups at 3 time points showed a gradually rising trend,the highest level was at 28th day( P<0.01).The protein levels of TGF-β1 andα-SMA in the lung tissues ranked as follows:BLM group>MⅠ,MⅡgroup>Cont group(P<0.05),the difference between MⅠgroup and MⅡgroup was not statistically significant(P>0.05).Conclusion:The colonization of human umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cells can be seen in the damaged tissue via intratracheal transplantation which can alleviate pulmonary fibrosis in mice caused by bleomycin.

Carcinoma ; metabolism ; Cell Differentiation ; genetics ; Gallbladder Neoplasms ; genetics ; metabolism ; Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic ; Humans ; Kangai-1 Protein ; genetics ; metabolism ; NM23 Nucleoside Diphosphate Kinases ; genetics ; metabolism

Objective To compare the heart function and observe the clinical prognosis of dilated cardiomyopathy(DCM) in children treated with combination of prednisone and azathioprine and high dose intravenous immunoglobulin(IVIG).Methods From Jan.1998 to May 2004,20 children who met the diagnostic criteria of DCM were divided into 2 therapeutic groups(groupⅠ,groupⅡ) according to the time of hospitalization.On the basis of traditional congestive heart failure(CHF) therapy,the children in groupⅠwere treated with immunosuppressive therapy(prednisone plus azathioprine) and the children in groupⅡ were treated with high dose IVIG.The course of treatment was 6 months for all children.Heart functions in all children were evaluated and echocardiographic parameters including left auricular diameter(LA),left ventricular end diastolic diameter(LV),left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF) and cardiac index(CI) were measured before and after therapy,respectively.All children were followed up for 1 year to observe survival rate(%).The findings were analyzed by t test and ?~2 test.Results The percentage of heart function increased from Ⅲ-Ⅳ toⅠ-Ⅱin groupⅠ,which was lower than that in groupⅡ(P

Objective To observe the position and mobility of the tape after tension-free vaginal tape-obturator(TVT-O) surgery using transperineal two and three dimensional ultrasonography in patients with stress urinary incontinence.Methods A total of 32 patients with stress urinary incontinence who had TVT-O surgery and cured were enrolled.Transperineal two and three dimensional ultrasonography were performed after operation 3 months later.Both the position,morphology and mobility of the tape at rest and during Valsalva menuaver were observed.Results The tapes were mainly located in the 1/3 connection of the middle and distal urethra.The length of the urethra and the length of the urethra between the bladder neck and the proximal tape at valsalva menuaver were longer than those at rest.The tapes moved front-down at valsalva manuaver according to the mean distance between the tape and the symphysis pubis.The angles of the tapes were smaller at valsalva manuaver without significant difference.Conclusion It is useful to observe the position,morphology and mobility of the tape using transperineal two and three dimensional ultrasonography.The changes of the position and morphology of the tapes at valsalva menuaver were not significant.But the tapes can strengthen the urine control in the middle of urethra.

BACKGROUND: At present, bladder acellular matrix grafts have been successfully used for substituting animal bladder and urinary canal, and for repairing hypospadia. However, reports on bladder acellular matrix grafts for substituting albuginea penis need to be investigated. OBJECTIVE: Allogeneic bladder acellular grafts were used for substituting albuginea penis of rabbits, in order to observe repairing results. DESIGN: A randomized controlled observation. SETTING: West China Medical Laboratory Animal Center and West China Laboratory of Tissue Engineering of Sichuan University as well as Laboratory of Tissue Engineering of Guiyang Medical College. MATERIALS: Fifty male healthy New Zealand Rabbits of grade 3, weighing 2.6-3.0 kg, without phimosis and penis dysplasia, and without presence of phallocampsis after normal saline being perfused, were provided by Huaxi Laboratory Animal Center of Sichuan University. METHODS: This study was performed at the West China Laboratory Animal Center and West China Laboratory of Tissue Engineering of Sichuan University as well as Laboratory of Tissue Engineering of Guiyang Medical College between December 2005 and June 2007. Bladders were taken from 10 experimental rabbits for preparing bladder acellular matrix grafts. The other 40 New Zealand rabbits were randomly divided into the control group, and the bladder acellular matrix grafts group, with 20 in each. An area of 10 mm×5 mm of albuginea penis was resected from dorsum penis of each rabbit. Suture in situ of albuginea penis and bladder acellular matrix grafting were conducted in rabbits of the control group and bladder acellular matrix grafts group, respectively. In the 2nd, 6th, 12th and 24th weeks postoperatively, each rabbit was intracavernously perfused normal saline for inducing penile erection, separately, in order to observe phallocampsis. At above-mentioned each time point, experimental animals were sacrificed. Sample was taken from surgical region for haematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining and Masson trichrome staining, in order to observe the changes of tissue and structure of surgical region. Types Ⅰand Ⅲ collagen fiber areas were detected by Stirus red staining, and the expressions of inducible nitric oxide synthase(iNOS) and transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) were detected by immunohistochemical staining. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: ①Phallocampsis status. ② Changes of tissue and structure of surgical region. ③iNOS and TGF-β1 expressions. ④TypeⅠand Ⅲ collagen fiber areas.RESULTS: Forty experimental rabbits were involved in the penile surgery, two of them died from overdose anesthesia, two died from chordapsus, so the remaining thirty-six rabbits were involved in the final analysis. In the 6th week postoperatively, phallocampsis reached its highest level, and 2 rabbits in the control group and 1 rabbit in the bladder acellular matrix grafts group presented phallocampsis. In the 12th week, every rabbit presented phallocampsis. In the 24th week, 1 rabbit in the control group but none in the bladder acellular matrix grafts group presented phallocampsis. In the 2nd week, the structure of surgical regions of each rabbit was poorly clear, with remarkable inflammatory infiltration. In the bladder acellular matrix grafts group, grafting regions presented cells ingrowing the bladder acellular matrix grafts. Masson trichrome staining results showed that in the surgical region, tunica albuginea fibers were thin and poorly arranged. In the 6th week, tunica albuginea recovered its integrity, and bladder acellular matrix grafts could not be distinguished. No significant difference existed between two groups. In the 24th week, tunica albuginea was even and complete in the sugical region, and fibers restored their arrangement of circular muscle in inner layer and longitudinal muscle in outer layer, without difference from normal tunica albuginea. iNOS and TGF-β1 expressions were the strongest in the 2nd week, and they were found in the fibrocytes and vascular endothelial cells in the 6th week, but a little in the 12th and 24th weeks postoperatively. There were no remarkable differences in iNOS and TGF-β1 expressions between two groups at the same time point. In the 2nd week, typesⅠand Ⅲ collagen fibers co-existed with equivalent proportion. Then, typeⅠcollagen fibers were gradually increased, while type Ⅲ collagen fibers were on the contrary. In the 24th week, typeⅠcollagen fibers took the main place and type Ⅲ collagen fibers were unremarkable. CONCLUSION: Bladder acellular matrix grafts have no remarkable inflammatory reactions and fibrosis in repairing tunica albuginea of New Zealand rabbits, so they are very ideal grafting materials for penile surgery.

OBJECTIVETo observe the effects of electroacupuncture (EA) on circadian rhythm of temperature and melatonin (MT) in depression rats model induced by chronic stress, so as to explore the biological mechanism of EA for depression.

METHODSTwenty-four SD rats were randomly divided into a control group, a model group and an EA group, 8 cases in each one. Rats in the control group were treated with normal diet for 21 days without any treatment. In the model and EA group, rat model was established by chronic unpredictable stress combined with solitarily feeding method, and rats in the EA group was treated with EA at "Baihui" (GV 20), "Yintang" (GV 29) 1 h before stress stimulation everyday, 2 Hz in frequency and intensity was favorable with the head of rat slightly shivering. The needles were retained for 20 min, once a day for totally 21 days. After EA treatment, open-field experiment was adopted to observe the behavioral improvement; the rats temperatures were monitored at six time points (2:00, 6:00, 10:00, 14:00, 18:00, 22:00) and orbital blood sampling was collected. The level of serum MT was tested by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. The circadian rhythm changes of temperature and serum MT in each group were compared.

RESULTSThe numbers of horizontal movement and vertical movement in the model group were obviously lower than those in the control group (both P < 0.05), while those in the EA group were significantly improved compared with those in the model group (both P < 0.01). The circadian rhythm of temperature and MT disappeared in the model group, which was improved into normal level after EA treatment.

CONCLUSIONThe electroacupuncture has regulation effects on circadian rhythm of temperature and melatonin in depression rat model induced by chronic stress.

Animals ; Circadian Rhythm ; Depression ; metabolism ; physiopathology ; therapy ; Electroacupuncture ; Humans ; Male ; Melatonin ; metabolism ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley