Animals ; Arrhythmias, Cardiac ; chemically induced ; etiology ; Female ; Heart ; drug effects ; In Vitro Techniques ; Lysophospholipids ; pharmacology ; physiology ; Male ; Random Allocation ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar

OBJECTIVETo observe the therapeutic effect of a drug pair of Radix Astragali and Rehmanniae Radix combined with glucocorticoid (GC) in treating lupus nephritis (LN) patients and its influence on some experimental indices.

METHODSTotally 52 LN patients were randomly assigned to the treatment group (treated by routine Western medicine and a drug pair of Radix Astragali and Rehmanniae Radix, 25 cases) and the control group (treated by Western medicine, mainly by GC and cyclophosphamide, 27 cases). All patients received 6-month therapy. The GC dosage, the withdrawal and reduction dosage of GC, clinical efficacy, systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index (SLEDAI) score, adverse reactions, and laboratory indicators were recorded.

RESULTS(1) All patients got relieved to some degree with the dosage of GC reduced. The total withdrawal and reduction dosage of GC was slightly higher in the treatment group than in the control group [(50.23 +/- 12.43) mg vs (48.76 +/- 13.61) mg, P > 0.05]. Besides, the prednisone dosage in the treatment group was lower than that in the control group, but without statistical difference (P > 0.05). The ratio of patients in need of adding prednisone for aggravating disease was 24.0%, significantly lower than that in the control group (44.44%, P < 0.05). (2) There was no statistical difference in the SLEDAI score, inflammatory indicators, liver and renal functions, blood electrolytes, blood glucose, blood and urine routines between the two groups (P > 0.05). The 24-h urinary protein count was (1.06 +/- 0.22) g/L in the treatment group, obviously lower than that in the control group (1.43 +/- 0.55 g/L, P < 0.05). (3) There was no statistical difference in the incidence rate of infection, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, psychoneuroses, Cushing's syndrome, cardiovascular anomalies, and femoral head necrosis between the two groups (P > 0.05). But the incidence of adverse reactions such as insomnia, tidal fever, spontaneous sweat, and obesity was less in the treatment group than in the control group (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONSUsing a drug pair of Radix Astragali and Rehmanniae Radix combined with GC in treating LN could withdraw the dosage of GC and relieve symptoms it induced. It was advantageous in reducing the dosage of GC and stabilizing patients' conditions.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Female ; Glucocorticoids ; therapeutic use ; Humans ; Lupus Nephritis ; drug therapy ; Treatment Outcome ; Young Adult

Objective To explore the changes and significances of serum leptin and interleukin-1?(IL-1?)before and after treatment with risperidone in children with schizophrenics.Methods Thirty-one cases with first-episode children with schizophrenia were chosen in patient group.Their body weight and height were measured before and 8 weeks after treatment with risperidone to calculate the body mass index(BMI),and their fasting serum leptin and IL-1? were assayed radio-immunity method.Thirty-one healthy controls were measured at the same time.Results BMI and the level of serum leptin in patients of post-treatment increased significantly compared with those of pre-treatment(all P

Objective To study the insulin‐like growth factor binding protein (IGFBP)‐2 and IGFBP‐6 expression and clini‐cal significance in colorectal adenomas .Methods A collection of Chengde Medical College Hospital from July 2012 to March 2013 after surgical treatment of colorectal cancer confirmed by pathology (colorectal cancer ,CRC) tissue samples of 50 patients ,colorec‐tal adenomas (colorectal adenoma ,CRA) 50 cases ,20 cases of colorectal normal mucosa .Immunohistochemistry and RT‐PCR were used to detect the expression of IGFBP‐2 and IGFBP‐6 protein and mRNA ,combined with clinical and pathological data were statis‐tically analyzed .Results IGFBP‐2 protein positive expression and the amount of mRNA expression in the CRA group compared with normal colorectal mucosa had a rising trend;While compared with CRC group had a tendency to reduce ,and the differences are obvious statistical significance (P<0 .05) ,and IGFBP‐6 protein positive expression in the CRA group compared with normal color‐ectal mucosa had a lower trend;While compared with CRC group amount IGFBP‐6 mRNA expression in the CRA group compared with normal colorectal mucosa had a rising trend;While compared with CRC group had a tendency to reduce ,and the differences were obvious statistical significance (P<0 .05) .In the CRA group ,IGFBP‐2 ,IGFBP‐6 positive expression and the patient′s age , sex ,tumor and the number of parts were no significant statistical difference (P>0 .05) ,but with the degree of hyperplasia had sig‐nificant statistical difference(P<0 .05);In the CRA group ,IGFBP‐2 and IGFBP‐6 expression were negatively related to each other , and the difference was statistically significant (P<0 .01) .Conclusion Colorectal adenomas in normal colorectal mucosa of colorec‐tal cancer to the middle part of the transformation process ,and in its occurrence and development process ,insulin‐like growth factor family (IGFs) and IGFS‐R axis plays an important and irreplaceable role ,so IGFBP‐2 ,IGFBP‐6 may be used as diagnostic colorectal adenomas and early predictors of prognosis ,clinical studies on colorectal adenomas is important .

Objective To investigate the mRNA,protein expression and tyrosine phosphorylation of insulin receptor substrate.1(IRS-1)in endometrial carcinoma.Methods Sixty-three endometrial carcinoma(EC)patients,21 endometrial atypical hyperplasia(AHE)patients and 22 normal control(NE) entered this smdy.Their clinical information were colleeted Fasting serum C-peptide concentration was measured.Expression of IRS-1 in endometrium was examined by RT-PCR and western blol Immunoprecipitation was used to measure the tyrosine phosphorylation of IRS-1.Results C-peptide 0.007].There were no significant differences in IRS-l mRNA and protein expression among the three grouDs.Tyrosine phosphorylation of IRS-1 in EC group[(62±36)%]was higher than that in AHE and NE groups[(53 4-34)%and(35 4-33)%;P=0.048,0.002].IRS-1 activation in AHE group was also higher than nornlal control(P=0.045).IRs-1 activation in endometrioid carcinoma[(69 4-33)%]was higher than that in other histological types[(34±31)%;t=2.300,P=0.025].IRs-l tyrosine phosphorylation was significantly higher in patients with advanced stage,high grade,deep myometrial invasion and pelvic lymph node metastasis.IRS-l activation in endometrium was positively correlated with fasting sertlm C-peptide concentration(r=0.491,P=0.001).Conclusions There is excessive activation of IRS-1 in endometrial carcinoma and atypical hyperplasia.Activation of IRS-I in endometrial carcinoma is related with poor clinical-pathologic fleatures and may be a prognostic predictor for this tumor.Over-activationof IRS-1 may be an intermediate event linking the hyperinsulinemia and endometrial carcinoma.

Objective To explore the protective role of PR-39 on the ischemia reperfusion injury renal tissue of rats.Methods 60 male SD rats were enrolled and randomly divided into experimental KP group and negative control KE group.The rats orthotopic renal transplantation model were established.The recombinant adenoviral vectors containing promoter KSP and PR-39 gene (KP) or none (KE) were injected via renal artery.HE staining,immunohistochemistry and TUNEL staining were performed on the rats' renal tissues at 2 days after IRI modeling,and the renal tubular interstitial injury score and peritublar capillary rarefaction was also evaluated.The renal function related factors of rats was monitored before and after IRI,and the blood urea nitrogen and creatinine level was also compared between KP and KE groups.Results Blood urea and creatinine concentration was increased,part of glomerular and tubular injury in renal tissue were also visible in rats underwent renal IRI,which proved the rat orthotopic renal transplantation model were successfully estabilshed.PR-39 gene specifically expressed in renal interstitial tissue,but not in glomerular.The degree of kidney tublar injury and the number of apoptotic cells were lower in KP groups by comparing with negative control KE groups.Renal tubular injury was significantly decreased in group KP than in group KE.Peritubular capillary rarefaction index is smaller in KP than in KE group.The blood urea nitrogen and creatinine level in KP group were significantly lower than those in KE group,and the renal function were also recovered more quickly.Conclusion The specific expressed PR-39 in renal interstitial and tubule,can inhibit the apoptosis of renal tubular epithelial cells and promote the angiogenesis of peritubular capillary,so as to exert its protective role on IRI renal tissue.

Objective To study the solute clearance effect of the new concentrated anticoagulation hemodiaiysate of citrate for hemodialysis in patients with high risk of bleeding. Methods Forty-two kidney failure patients with high risk of bleeding were divided into two groups (Group A and Group B) according to their hemodialysis manners. Patients in Group A were hemodialyzed with bicarbonate hemodialysate with low-molecular-weight heparin (dalteparin) anticoognlation and those in Group B with the new citrate antieoagnlation hemodialysate prepared in our hospital without any other anticoagulant. Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine (Cr) concentrations were measured before and after dialysis, and Kt/V and urea reduction rate (URR) were calculated. In addition, activated clotting time (ACT) and ionized calcium (iCa2+) concentration were also measured at the arterial and venous ends. Results ACT was extended and iCa2+ concentration decreased significantly at the venous end compared with those at the arterial end in Group B (P<0.01). BUN and Cr concentrations were markedly decreased after dialysis compared with those before dialysis in both groups (P<0.01), and no significant difference in solute clearance effect, as indicated by Kt/V and URR, was observed between Group A and Group B (P>0.05). Conclusion The solute clearance effect of the new concentrated anticoagnlation hemodialysate of citrate is excellent during hemodiaiysis in kidney failure patients with high risk of bleeding.

T_4 was coupled to human serum albumin(HSA)to make the conjugate T_4-HSA,a polyvalent T_4 analogue rather than monovalent T_4 per se alone.A new strategy for sandwich enzyme immunoassay model system of small molecular hapten hormones FT_4 was developed,such as intra-assay CV,inter-assay CV,average recovery, normal and abnormal values were fit for clinical application.The sensitivity was as much as 10 times higher than conventional competitive enzyme immunoassay.

Purpose To investigate the expression of IGF-Ⅱand IGFBP-6 in co1orecta1 cancer,and to exp1ore the c1inica1 significance in co1orecta1 cancer. Methods IGF-Ⅱand IGFBP-6 were detected by immunohistochemistry and RT-PCR in 50 cases of co1orecta1 cancer(experimenta1 group)and 50 cases of the adjacent mucosa(contro1 group). Results (1)In the experimenta1 group,the ex-pression 1eve1 of IGF-Ⅱprotein and mRNA was significant1y higher than the contro1 group. The expression 1eve1s of IGF-Ⅱprotein and mRNA in co1orecta1 cancer were significant1y 1ower than the contro1 group.(2)The expression 1eve1s of IGF-Ⅱand IGFBP-6 were sig-nificant1y different between different tumor infi1tration depth,1ymph node metastasis,invasion depth and Duke’s stages( P<0. 05), but no difference between genders,age and the degree of tumor differentiation( P>0. 05). Conclusions There is a obvious corre1a-tion between of IGF-Ⅱ and IGFBP-6 in c1inica1 patho1ogica1 parameters in co1orecta1 cancer. Combined detection of the two markers may be the bio1ogica1 indicators of occurrence and prognosis of co1orecta1 cancer,and provide a new scheme for diagnosis and treatment of co1orecta1 cancer.

ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of acute normovolemic hemodilution (ANH) on the apoptosis in hippocampal cells induced by global cerebral ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) in rats.Methods Thirty-six healthy 50-60 day old male SD rats weighing 280-320 g were randomly divided into 3 groups ( n =12 each):group sham operation (group S); group global cerebral I/R (group I/R) and group ANH.Global cerebral I/R was produced by 4-vessel technique described by Pulsinelli et al.in groups I/R and ANH.ANH was carried out at 24 h after cauterization of bilateral vertebral arteries,before occlusion of bilateral carotid arteries.Blood was withdrawn from femoral artery until Hct was reduced to 30％ and equal volume of hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4 sodium chloride was infused into femoral vein simultaneously.Bilateral carotid arteries were blocked for 5 min at 10 min after ANH.The rats were sacrificed at 24 h of reperfusion and their hippocampi were isolated.Apoptosis was detected by flow cytometry.The expression of Apaf-1 mRNA and caspase-3 mRNA was determined by RT-PCR.Results Global cerebral I/R significantly increased apoptosis index and up-regulated Apaf-1 mRNA and caspase-3 mRNA expression in group I/R as compared with group S.ANH significantly attenuated apoptosis and down-regulated Apaf-1 mRNA and caspase-3 mRNA expression in group ANH compared with group I/R.ConclusionANH can reduce hippocampal cell apoptosis induced by cerebral I/R through down-regulation of Apaf-1 and caspase-3 expression in hippocampus.