Objective To study the serum gastrin levels of mothers and neonates via vaginal delivery and cesarean section. Methods The serum gastrin concentrations of 60 women underwent vaginal delivery and elective cesarean section, and the umbilical serum gastrin concentrations of neonates delivered via vagina (20 cases) and cesarean section (22 cases) were measured by radioimmuno assay. Results The serum gastrin concentrations of women in labor(108.23?24.39) ng/L were significantly higher than that of women during cesarean section( P

Objective To investigate the immune changes of interleukin-6(IL-6) of placentae and amnion in severe pregnancy-induced hypertension(PIH) and fetal growth retardation(FGR). Methods Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was used to detect IL-6 mRNA levls of placentae and amnion. Results The level of IL-6 mRNA in placentae and amnion in severe PIH group (0.71?0.07,0.81?0.02) are significantly lower than those in normal group(P0.05). Conclusions IL-6 is involved in the immune injury in severe PIH. The decreased levels of IL-6 in placentae and amnion may be the cause of fetal growth retardation

The chiral separation of three triazole pesticides, i.e. diniconazole, triadimefon and triadimenol was studied on a Chiralcel OJ-H and a Chiralcel OD-H HPLC chiral columns. The optical rotation quality of diniconazole and triadimefon enantiomers was measured and the absolute configurations of individual enan-)tiomers) were further concluded. On this basis, the absolute configurations of the four triadimenol stereoisomers were deduced via the reductive experiment of triadimefon to triadimenol. Furthermore, the chiral stability of the three triazole pesticides in organic solvents and buffer solutions was investigated. The results showed the obvious enantiomerization was observed as for triadimefon in methanol, ethanol and water, whereas dinicona-)zole) and triadimefon were chiral stable in organic solvents and water. The enantiomerization of triadimefon would be accelerated at higher temperature and in alkaline media.

Objective To screen and isolate the radioresistance related genes of IRM-2 mice.Methods cDNA library of IRM-2 mice was constructed by SMART technique.Total RNA was isolated from spleens of IRM-2 male mice.The first-strand cDNA was synthesized by using PowerScript reverse transeriptase,and double-strand cDNA was synthesized and amplified by long PCR.The PCR products were purified,digested with restriction enzyme Sfi I.The ds-cDNA fragment lessthan 500 bp was fractionated and ligated to the Sfi I-digested pDNR-LIB vector.The ligation mixture was transformed into E.coil DH5α by electroporution transformation to generate the unamplified cDNA library.The quality of cDNA library was identified by PCR technique.130 clones from cDNA library were sequenced and compared with GenBank database.Results The cDNA library contained 2.25 x 106 independent clones with an average insert size of 1.2 kb.The ratio of recombination and full-length was 95% and 55%,respectively.21 pieces of EST sequences from cDNA library were not the same as the known mice genes and registered into GenBank EST database,with registered number DW474856-DW474876.Conclusions cDNA library of IRM-2 mice has been constructed successfully.21 pieces of EST implies that radioresistance correlative genes may be in IRM-2 mice,which will lay a foundation for isolating and identifying radioresistance related genes in further study.

Objective To investigate the mechanism of CD34+ progenitor cell differentiation in rat by observing the change relations between the eosinophils (EOS) and the content of Eotaxin and IL-5 in blood and the CD34+/CCR3+,CD34+/IL-5Rα+ in bone marrow after occupational asthma (OA) model rats are simulated,and to observe the effect of WTKYD Trraitioual Chinese Medicine intervention.Methods A total of 40 healthy male SD model rats (200 ～ 250 g weight) were randomly divided into model contrast Group,prednisone acetate intervention Group,WTKYD+1/2 prednisone acetate intervention Group and WTKYD intervention Group,10 in each group,and set a Group for blank contrast.Give them saline (20 ml/kg),prednisone acetate (8.22 mg/kg),WTKYD (20g/kg) +1/2 prednisone acetate (4.11 mg/kg) and WTKYD (20 g/kg) intervention respectively.By means of cell count,immunohistochemical,ELISA,flow cytometry technique,situ hybridization and so on,to observe EOS anti the expression of Eotaxin in lung tissue,the EOS in peripheral blood,the content of Eotaxin and IL-5 in blood as well as the expression of CD34+/CCR3 + and CD34+/IL-5Ra+ in bone marrow respectively.Results The number of EOS,the content of Eotaxin and IL-5,the expression of CD34+/CCR3+ and CD34+/IL-5Ra+ in Model Contrast Group were higher in Blank Contrast Group,the difference was statistically significant (P＜0.01),while they were lower in mnedical intervention Groups when comparing to Model Contrast Group,the difference was statistically significant (P＜0.01 or P＜0.05),and the above items in WTKYD +1/2 Prednisone Acetate Intervention Group were even lower thau in Prednisone Acetate Intervention Group and WTKYD Intervention Group,the difference was statistically significant (P＜0.05).EOS in lung tissue is highly positive related to the content of Eotaxin and IL-5 in peripheral blood as well as the expression of CD34+/CCR3 and CD34+/IL-5Rα in bone marrow (0.9666,0.9829,0.9142,0.8874).Conclusion The increase of internnd EOS in lung tissue is related to the up-regulated expression of CD34+/CCR3+ and CD34+/IL-5Ra+ in bone marrow after antigens in Occupational Asthma model rats are stimulated.Through down-regulating it's expression to restrain the differentiation of CD34 + progenitor cells towards EOS,meanwhile,the collaboration of WTKYD and prednisone acetate possess a certain synergistic action.

Objective To investigate the mechanism of CD34+ progenitor cell differentiation in rat by observing the change relations between the eosinophils (EOS) and the content of Eotaxin and IL-5 in blood and the CD34+/CCR3+,CD34+/IL-5Rα+ in bone marrow after occupational asthma (OA) model rats are simulated,and to observe the effect of WTKYD Trraitioual Chinese Medicine intervention.Methods A total of 40 healthy male SD model rats (200 ～ 250 g weight) were randomly divided into model contrast Group,prednisone acetate intervention Group,WTKYD+1/2 prednisone acetate intervention Group and WTKYD intervention Group,10 in each group,and set a Group for blank contrast.Give them saline (20 ml/kg),prednisone acetate (8.22 mg/kg),WTKYD (20g/kg) +1/2 prednisone acetate (4.11 mg/kg) and WTKYD (20 g/kg) intervention respectively.By means of cell count,immunohistochemical,ELISA,flow cytometry technique,situ hybridization and so on,to observe EOS anti the expression of Eotaxin in lung tissue,the EOS in peripheral blood,the content of Eotaxin and IL-5 in blood as well as the expression of CD34+/CCR3 + and CD34+/IL-5Ra+ in bone marrow respectively.Results The number of EOS,the content of Eotaxin and IL-5,the expression of CD34+/CCR3+ and CD34+/IL-5Ra+ in Model Contrast Group were higher in Blank Contrast Group,the difference was statistically significant (P＜0.01),while they were lower in mnedical intervention Groups when comparing to Model Contrast Group,the difference was statistically significant (P＜0.01 or P＜0.05),and the above items in WTKYD +1/2 Prednisone Acetate Intervention Group were even lower thau in Prednisone Acetate Intervention Group and WTKYD Intervention Group,the difference was statistically significant (P＜0.05).EOS in lung tissue is highly positive related to the content of Eotaxin and IL-5 in peripheral blood as well as the expression of CD34+/CCR3 and CD34+/IL-5Rα in bone marrow (0.9666,0.9829,0.9142,0.8874).Conclusion The increase of internnd EOS in lung tissue is related to the up-regulated expression of CD34+/CCR3+ and CD34+/IL-5Ra+ in bone marrow after antigens in Occupational Asthma model rats are stimulated.Through down-regulating it's expression to restrain the differentiation of CD34 + progenitor cells towards EOS,meanwhile,the collaboration of WTKYD and prednisone acetate possess a certain synergistic action.

OBJECTIVETo determine the effects of ginsenosides Rb1(GSRb1) on learning and memory and expression of somatostatin (SS) in the hippocampus and the frontal cortex in rat model of sleep deprivation (SD).

METHODSRats were randomized into groups of SD 2 d, SD 4 d, SD 6 d, and SD 0 d, while each group was sub-divided into GSRb1 group and normal saline (NS) sub-groups. Rats were intraperitoneal administered with 30 mg/(kg*d) of GSRb1 or NS for 7 d, then the learning and memory abilities were examined by measuring average swimming speed and mean escape latency using Morris maze.Expression of somatostatin was detected with immunohistochemical method and image analysis in the hippocampus and the frontal cortex.

RESULTSCompared with SD 0 d rats, SD rats exhibited significant decrease in the average swimming speed and increase in the escape latency (P <0.01). The expression of somatostatin in the hippocampus was decreased significantly in SD 2 d, SD 4 d and SD 6 d rats (P<0.05). However, decrease was only observed in SD 4 d and SD 6 d rats in the frontal cortex (P <0.05). Parallel comparison between NS control and GSRb1 treated rats demonstrated that rats treated with GSRb1 in each subgroup exhibited faster swimming speed and shorter escape latency (P <0.05). Meanwhile, the expression of somatostatin was increased in SD 2 d, SD 4 d and SD 6 d rats in the hippocampus and in SD 4 d and SD 6 d rats in the frontal cortex (P <0.05), respectively.

CONCLUSIONGSRb1 enhances the expression of somatostatin in sleep deprivation rats and subsequently may improve learning and memory abilities of rats.

Animals ; Brain ; metabolism ; Disease Models, Animal ; Ginsenosides ; pharmacology ; Learning ; drug effects ; Male ; Memory ; drug effects ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Sleep Deprivation ; metabolism ; Somatostatin ; metabolism

Two kinds of chitosan of different molecular weight (50 kDa and 400 kDa) were employed to form nanoparticles with 32P-labeled plasmid DNA at different N/P ratios by complex coacervation method. The characteristics of chitosan gene nanoparticles (CGN) were measured. The cellular uptake of DNA nanoparticles was evaluated by A10 and K562 cells. The in vitro cytotoxicity of DNA nanoparticles was determined by the MTT assays. Cellular uptake of the DNA nanoparticles increased with increasing chitosan molecular weight and N/P ratio. It also correlated with the zeta potential of the DNA nanoparticles. Chitosan-DNA nanoparticles were much less cytotoxic when compared with Lipofectamine 2000-DNA nanoparticles.
Biopolymers ; chemistry ; toxicity ; Chitosan ; chemistry ; toxicity ; Cytotoxicity Tests, Immunologic ; DNA ; chemistry ; toxicity ; Gene Transfer Techniques ; Humans ; K562 Cells ; Nanoparticles ; chemistry ; toxicity ; Plasmids ; chemistry ; toxicity

Objective:To investigate the role of CD40/CD40L Pathway in the formation of silicosis fibrosis.Methods:Totally 64 inpatients were recruited and assigned to the silicosis group and the control group, 23 in each group. The alveolar lavage fluid was collected from all patients and isolated. The expression of CD40L protein was detected by Flow Cytometry. The level of IL-8、The IL-6、INF-γ and MCP-1 was detected by ELISA. Two groups of BALF were co-cultured with HFL-1 cells, the expression of Collagen I and α-SMA was detected by Immunohistochemistry.Results:Compared with the control group, CD40L was highly expressed on T lymphocyte cells in silicosis group ( P<0.05) , and the contents of IL-8、The IL-6、INF-γand MCP-1 in Silicosis group were significantly higher than those in control group ( P<0.05) . After co-culture of BALF and HFL-1 cells, the expression levels of Collagen I and α-SMA in Silicosis group were significantly higher than those in control group ( P<0.05) . Conclusion:CD40-CD40L cross-linking system can promote the activation of T cells, release inflammatory factors, promote the synthesis of collagen I and α-SMA by fibroblasts, make the lung fibrous tissue proliferate, and lead to the formation of silicosis fibrosis.

Objective:To investigate the role of CD40/CD40L Pathway in the formation of silicosis fibrosis.Methods:Totally 64 inpatients were recruited and assigned to the silicosis group and the control group, 23 in each group. The alveolar lavage fluid was collected from all patients and isolated. The expression of CD40L protein was detected by Flow Cytometry. The level of IL-8、The IL-6、INF-γ and MCP-1 was detected by ELISA. Two groups of BALF were co-cultured with HFL-1 cells, the expression of Collagen I and α-SMA was detected by Immunohistochemistry.Results:Compared with the control group, CD40L was highly expressed on T lymphocyte cells in silicosis group ( P<0.05) , and the contents of IL-8、The IL-6、INF-γand MCP-1 in Silicosis group were significantly higher than those in control group ( P<0.05) . After co-culture of BALF and HFL-1 cells, the expression levels of Collagen I and α-SMA in Silicosis group were significantly higher than those in control group ( P<0.05) . Conclusion:CD40-CD40L cross-linking system can promote the activation of T cells, release inflammatory factors, promote the synthesis of collagen I and α-SMA by fibroblasts, make the lung fibrous tissue proliferate, and lead to the formation of silicosis fibrosis.