AIM:To investigate the role of Shengmai Powder (Radix Ginseng, Radix Ophiopogonis and Fructus schisandrae) (SMP) in treatmen of hemorrhagic shock in rabbits. METHODS: The concentrations of endothelin (ET), tumor necrosis factor (TNF), ? endorphin (? EP) and nitric oxide (NO), the activity of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) in plasma were respectively tested by different biochemical assays in hemorrhagic shock in rabbits. RESULTS: SMP could obviously decrease the ET,TNF,NO level and NOS activity ( P

Objective To analyze the 2015 IAAF World Athletics Championships victim of disease type and composition,investigate medical emergency services for major international sporting events.Methods The 2015 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Medical Encounter Forms records in 737 cases during the game (2015-8-21 to 2015-8-30) were retrospectively reviewed and analyzed.Results Total of 737 patients during the match,trauma 259 cases (35.1％),respiratory diseases 196 cases (26.6％),digestive diseases 77 cases (10.4％),heat-related illnesses 41 cases (5.6％).Athletes 170 cases (23.1％),174 cases of staff (23.6％),139 cases of the IAAF family members (18.9％),136 cases of spectators (18.4％),members of the media 56 cases (7.6％).Conclusions 2015 IAAF World Athletics Championships type of disease the treatment of patients with the most common sports injury,followed by respiratory diseases and common diseases in summer heat-related illnesses.Clinic staff personnel structure the most common,followed by extended family members as well as the IAAF athletes and spectators.Major sports events should develop reasonable security programs for priority diseases and key customer base,and to ensure a smooth operation.

Summary: The aim of this study was to investigate the in vitro cytotoxieity of polyphosphoester polymer used as a novel injectable alveolar bone substitutes for controlled delivery of tetracycline. Cell culture medium was exposed to the polymer (0.01-10 mg/mL) for 24h. The L-929 mouse fibroblasts were then exposed to the treated cell culture medium for 24h. Finally, cell viability and growth were assessed by using MTT assay and Alamar Blue assay. No significant cytotoxicity of the polyphosphoester against L-929 mouse fibroblasts was observed at a concentration up to 10 mg/mL (P0.05). The two evaluation methods showed no significant differences (P0.05). This study suggests that polyphosphoester does not demonstrate any significant toxic effects to cells in vitro and has the potential to be used both as a medical device and as scaffolds in tissue engineering applications.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the effect of silencing Bmi-1 expression in reversing cisplatin resistance in human lung cancer cells and explore the possible mechanisms.

METHODSCisplatin-resistant A549/DDP cells with small interference RNA (siRNA)-mediated Bmi-1 expression silencing were examined for cisplatin sensitivity using MTT assay and alterations in cell cycle distribution and apoptosis with flow cytometry, and the changes in cell senescence was assessed using β-galactosidase staining. The protein expressions of Bmi-1, P14(ARF), P16(INK4a), P53, P21, Rb and ubi-H2AK119 in the cells were determined with Western blotting.

RESULTSA549/DDP cells showed significantly higher Bmi-1 expression than A549 cells. After siRNA-mediated Bmi-1 silencing, A549/DDP cells showed significantly enhanced cisplatin sensitivity with an increased IC50 from 40.3±4.1 µmol/L to 18.3±2.8 µmol/L (P<0.01) and increased cell percentage in G0/G1 phase from (48.9±2.3)% to (78.7±7.6)% (P<0.01). Silencing Bmi-1 did not cause significant changes in the cell apoptosis rate but induced obvious senescence phenotype in A549/DDP cells with down-regulated expression of ubi-H2AK119 and up-regulated expressions of P14(ARF), P16(INK4a), P53, P21 and Rb.

CONCLUSIONSilencing Bmi-1 by RNA interference can induce cell senescence and resensitize A549/DDP cells to cisplatin possibly by regulating INK4a/ARF/Rb senescence pathway.

Antineoplastic Agents ; pharmacology ; Apoptosis ; Cell Cycle ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cisplatin ; pharmacology ; Drug Resistance, Neoplasm ; Gene Silencing ; Humans ; Lung Neoplasms ; genetics ; Polycomb Repressive Complex 1 ; genetics ; RNA, Small Interfering