Objective To investigate the effects of ?-aescin on the germ cell apoptosis and expression of bcl-2 and Bax proteins in bilateral testes following ipsilateral testicular torsion and detorsion. Methods Thirty adolescent male Wistar rats were randomly divided into control group (C group), model group of testicular torsion and detorsion (M group) and ?-aescin treatment group (T group), each group containing 10 animals. In M and T groups, rats underwent a clockwise 720? ipsilateral testicular torsion for 2 h followed by detorsion, and the rats in T group were intraperitoneally injected with ?-aescin 15 min before detorsion. 48h after operation, bilateral testes were collected, and used to detect cell apoptosis and expressions of bcl-2 and Bax by TUNEL technique and immunohistochemical method, respectively. Results In M group, the apoptotic index of the germ cells and Bax expression of bilateral testes significantly increased compared with C group (P

CT findings of hepatic abscesses in 80 patients were retrospectively analyzed. The results showed that most of hepatic abscesses tended to be round or oval (62/80, 77.5%) because of higher osmotic pressure within the cavities. All intrahepatic foci appeared as the hypodense area on CT scans, and their CT attenuation values varied with the amount of fibrin, fatty degenerated leukocytes and necrolic sequesters. The enhanced CT scans showed the lesions more clearly than the unenhanced. Rim enhancement in the wall of abscess was the typical finding (62/80, 77.5%). The detection of “target sign” is highly suggestive of abscess formation and diagnosis of abscess is more valid if there is the gas within the cavities. But some of abscesses were hetrogenerous in density and appeared as “cluster sign” which was composed of the numberous small abscesses and may evolule the larger cavities with multisepta. The chest findings companicd with hepatic abscesses are much common (72/80, 90%). It is difficult to diagnose hepatic abscesses when the margin of lesions is poorly defined and not enhanced after contrast. In (general, CT is an effective, tool in diangosis of abscesses(74/80,accuracy 92.5%).

In order to elucidate the mechanism of liver damage due to acute biliary sepsis,the changes of hepatocyte mitochondria were observed during biliary sepsis in the rat.The accompanied liver function changes were also studied.Mitochondrial calcium content,and lysosome fragility of the hepatocytes,lipid peroxide (LPO) level of liver tissue,ornithine carbamoytransferase (OCT),mitochondrial glulamicoxloacetic transaminase (m-GOT),and hepa-toplastin were determined.It was found that there were overloading of calcium in mitochondria,increase of lysosome fragility,and accumulation of LPO in the liver.These events would result in adverse effects on mitochondrial function.The activity of serum OCT and m-GOT was significantly increased,which suggests that mitochondria are seriously damaged since the 2 enzymes mainly come from hepatocyte mitochondria.And the liver reserving function declined progressively.Our study indicates that mitochondrial damage does exist during acute biliary sepsis,which might play an important role in liver damage.

The phagocytic function of Kupffer cells (KC) during acute obstructive cholangitis was observed in 244 Wistar rats.The rats were killed in the 6th,12th,24th,and 48th hour after operation,and the uptake of colloidal carbon by KC,plasma endotoxin and fibronectin(Fn)were determined and the morphology of KC was observed.It was found that in the rats with acute obstructive cholangitis,the phagocytic function of KC and plasma Fn significantly elevated in the 6th hour and markedly reduced in the 48th hour after operation as compared with those of the control (P

The pathological changes of the damages on many vital organs during acute obstructive cholangitis were observed in 45 rats under optical and electron microscopy.The morphological changes of the vital organs were characterized by disturbance of blood circulation,degeneration and/or necrosis of the tissues and cells,and inflammatory reactions.The hepatic damage appeared earlier and more severe thna the other organs during acute obstructive cholangitis.

The changes of acid phosphatase(ACP)and cytochrome oxidase(CO)in the hepatic acini were investigated with image analysis in 90 Wistar rats after acute obstructive cholangitis was inflicted.It was found that the activity of ACP was significantly increased in the 2nd hour after surgery and markedly decreased in the 12th hour and these changes were predominantly located in acinur zone 1 of the hepatocytes.The activity of CO was decreased progressively after surgery,and these changes were quite marked in the acinur zone 3 of the hepatocytes.These findings indicate that the reactions towards acute obstructive cholangitis are different in the different acinur zones of the hepatocytes.

The relationship between the behavior of the mononuclear phagocyte system(MPS)and acute pulmonary injury during acute obstructive cholangitis(AOC)was investigated in 90 Wistar rats.After the operation to induce actue obstructive cholangitis,the animals were killed in the Oth,6th,12th,24th and 48th hour,and the phagocytic function of Kupffer's cells,the number of alveolar macrophages in the lung lavage fluid,and the extravascular water content of the lungs were measured.And the pulmonary levels of lipid peroxidase and supperoxide dismutase were determined as well.It was found that when the phagocytic function of Kupffer's cells was suppressed,the alveolar macrophages were activated by the invading bacteria to release some inflammatory mediators such as free radicals resulting in acute pulmonary injury.It seems that there is a close relationship between the fuctional status of mononuclear phagocyte system and the development of pulmonary injury,and the functional failure of mononuclear phagocyte system plays an important role in the pathogenesis of multiple organ failure especially of acute pulmonary injury.

0.05). Conclusion Clopidogrel resistance may influence long-term prognosis in patients implanted with DES, and it may contribute to recurrence of ischemic events.

AIM: To compare the quality of Liuwei Dihuang Pill among the pharmaceutical companies by determining the content and the dissolution of paeonol of Liuwei Dihuang Pill. METHODS: A method of determining paeonol and the dissolution from Liuwei Dihuang Pill was establishod. HPLC was used with methanol-water (70 ∶30) as a mobile phase and detection wavelength was at 274 nm. The flow rate was 1.0 mLmin, injection volume was 20 ?L. The percentage of dissolution was determined in the 30% methanol- 0.1 mol1 HCL solution. RESULTS: A good linearity was over the weight range of 1.4 ?g-140 ?g, the average recovery was 97.38% , the RSD for reproducibility was 1.44% (n=6). The parameter of Tianjin’s production was T_ 50 = 156.77 , T_d= 256.55 ,M= 0.734 and the parameter of Beijing’s production was T_ 50 = 110.66 , T_d= 197.19 , M= 0.583 . CONCLUSION: The method is simple, and can be used to determine the content and the percentage of dissolution of paeonol in Liuwei Dihuang Pill. The experiment indicates that the percentage of dissolution has no obvious distinction in products from different manufactures; but has obvious distinction in the batches of same manufacture.