Objective To study the expression of interleukin-1β (IL-1β) in synovia and synovium of rats after high intensity exercise.Methods 24 healthy male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into control group and high intensity group, and the latter were forced to run 60 min at the speed of 28 m/min for 6 weeks. The histological changes of cartilage from the lesion areas of medial femoral condyle and synovium of knee joint were examined with HE stain and the expression of IL-1β in synovium with immunohistochemistry, in synovial fluid with the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Results The articular cartilage of knee were injured and synovitis were found in high intensity group. The expression of IL-1β both in synovial fluid and in synovium of the knee were more in high intensity group than in control group (P<0.05). Conclusion High intensity exercise could cause aticular cartilage injury, synovitis and over expression of IL-1β in synovia and synovium, which may associated with post-traumatic osteoarthritis.

Zona incerta (ZI) belongs to the structure of the subthalamus which contains cells of various sizes and types,and has a wide range of nerve fiber projections underlie complex functions.In recent years,a series of research evidences have demonstrated that ZI is involved in regulation mechanisms of predation,feeding,sleep/arousal,pain,locomotion and emotion.In this paper,the research progresses on the structure and functions of ZI in recent years are reviewed,which is expected to provide references for the future studies on ZI functions.

Objective To observe the effect of reversed circadian rhythms on wound healing of mouse corneal epithelium.Methods Ninety male C57BL/6 mice were divided into LD group (12 hours light/12 hours dark) and DL group (12 hours dark/12 hours light) by random number table,and then were placed in circadian rhythm box for 12 days.The circular area was scarped and marked as 2 mm diameter area in the center of the mouse's cornea with a golf-like knife.The dynamics of epithelial healing in the wound area were observed under microscope by fluorescein staining and hematoxylin-eosin staining.Besides,being marked antibodies of anti-Ly6G-FITC,anti-γδT-PE and DAPl,dynamic changes of the dividing cells,neutrophils and γδT cells were also investigated for every 6 hours until 42 hours.All mice were treated in accordance with the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology's Statement for the Use of Animals in Ophthalmology and Vision Research and the guidelines of the Animal Experimental Committee at Jinan University (JN-A-2002-01).Results In LD group,percentage of corneal epithelial defective area were (100.000 ± 0.000) ％,(37.677 ± 5.243) ％,(14.959 ± 1.739) ％ and (0.000 ± 0.000) ％ after wounding 0 hour,6,12,18 and 24 hours.In DL group,percentage of the corneal epithelial defective area were (100.000±0.000) ％,(10.967 ± 1.065 ％) ％,(1.985 ±0.106) ％ and (0.000±0.000) ％ after wounding 0 hour,6,12,18 and 24 hours.The healing rate in DL group was higher than that in LD group,with a significant difference between them (P＜0.05).As with the uninjured corneal,thickness of corneal epithelium was (33.983 ± 1.074)μm in DL group and (33.993±0.904)μm LD group,with no statistically significant difference between them (P＞0.05).After 24 hours,thickness of corneal epithelium in DL group was (19.473 ±0.856) μm,and was more than that in LD group [(17.485±0.718)μm],with a significant difference between them (P＜0.05).Paraffin section of wounded corneal epithelium after 24 hours by hematoxylin and eosin staining showed that corneal epithelium cells arranged loosely and disorderly and were in irregular shape in both groups.The epithelium were mainly basal cells in LD group,while epithelium included basal cell and a few pinacocytes in DL group.After corneal epithelium wounded,the number of cell division,neutrophils and corneal limbus γδT cells in two groups were statistically significant difference,respectively(P＜0.05).Conclusions Reversed circadian rhythms can significantly regulate the wound healing of corneal epithelium.

Objective:To investigate the analgesic effect of neurotropin (NTP) on bone cancer pain (BCP) and its preliminary mechanisms in rats.Methods:(1) According to the random number table method, 72 Sprague-Dawley (SD) female rats were randomly and equally divided into 6 groups: normal control group, sham-operated group, BCP model group, BCP+low-dose NTP group, BCP+medium-dose NTP group, and BCP+high-dose NTP group ( n=12). The SHZ-88 breast cancer cells were inoculated into the tibias of rats in the latter 4 groups to establish BCP models. After 15-21 d of modeling, the rats of the latter 3 groups were intraperitoneally administered with 1.2, 2.4 and 3.6 unit NTP, respectively, once per d for 7 consecutive d. The mechanical withdrawal threshold (MWT) changes were measured in each group before BCP and 5, 7, 10, 14, 17, and 21 d after BCP. The number of 5-hydroxytryptamine 7 (5-HT7) positive cells and 5-HT7 protein expression in the ventrolateral periaqueductal gray (vlPAG) were detected by immunohistochemistry and Western blotting, respectively. (2) Twenty-four rats 21 d after BCP modeling were randomly divided into BCP group, BCP+high-dose NTP group (BCP rats with intraperitoneal injection of 3.6 unit NTP), BCP+NTP+SB-269970 group (BCP rats with pretreatment of specific 5-HT7 receptor antagonist SB-269970 in the vlPAG for 30 min, and then, with intraperitoneal injection of 3.6 unit NTP, n=8). The MWT changes were measured in each group before NTP and 15, 30, 45, 60 min after NTP. Results:(1) Seventeen and 21 d after modeling, the MWT values of the modeled hind limb of rats in BCP+low-dose NTP group, BCP+medium-dose NTP group, and BCP+high-dose NTP group were significantly higher than those in BCP group; those in the BCP+high-dose NTP group were significantly higher than those in BCP+low-dose NTP group and BCP+medium-dose NTP group; those in BCP+medium-dose NTP group were statistically higher than those in the BCP+low-dose NTP group ( P<0.05). Twenty-one d after modeling, the number of 5-HT7 receptor positive cells and protein expression in the vlPAG of rats in the BCP+low-dose NTP group, BCP+medium-dose NTP group, and BCP+high-dose NTP group were significantly larger/higher than those in BCP group; those in the BCP+high-dose NTP group were significantly larger/higher than those in BCP+low-dose NTP group and BCP+medium-dose NTP group; those in BCP+medium-dose NTP group were statistically larger/higher than those in the BCP+low-dose NTP group ( P<0.05). (2) At 15, 30, 45 and 60 min after injection of NTP, the MWT values of the modeled hind limb of rats in the BCP+high-dose NTP group and BCP+NTP+SB-269970 group increased gradually, enjoying statistical significance as compared with those in the BCP group at the same time point ( P<0.05); however, the MWT values of the BCP+NTP+SB-269970 group were significantly lower as compared with those in the BCP+high-dose NTP group at the same time point ( P<0.05). Conclusion:The activation of 5-HT7 receptor in the vlPAG is involved in the analgesic effect of NTP on BCP in rats.