Animals ; Endocrine Disruptors ; toxicity ; Lethal Dose 50 ; Perchlorates ; toxicity ; Quaternary Ammonium Compounds ; toxicity ; Thyrotropin ; metabolism ; Transforming Growth Factor beta1 ; metabolism ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha ; metabolism

OBJECTIVETo study the correlation between the Th1/Th2 balance in the peripheral blood and Pi-Wei damp-heat syndrome (PDS) in chronic gastritis (CG).

METHODSFifty-one patients with CG of PDS were recruited, including 22 cases with predominant damp (PDS-D), 9 case with predominant heat (PDS-H), and 20 case with simultaneous onset of damp and Heat (PDS-DH). Besides, 10 healthy volunteers were recruited as the healthy control group. H. pylori (HP) infection was detected by fast urea enzyme, and the expressions of Th1 type cytokines interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), interleukin-12 (IL-12), and Th2 type cytokines interleukin-4 (IL-4), interleukin-10 (IL-10) in serum were detected by luminex technology.

RESULTSThe HP infection rate was 41.18% (21/51) in the PDS patients, obviously higher than that in the healthy control group (10.00%,1/10), showing statistical difference (P<0.05). The HP infection rate was 45.45% (10/22) in PDS-D, 22.22% (2/9) in PDS-H, and 45.00% (9/20) in PDS-DH. The HP infection rate in PDS-D and PDS-DH was significantly higher than that of the healthy control group, showing statistical difference (P<0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in the expressions of peripheral blood IFN-gamma, IL-12, IL-4, and IL-10 between the PDS patient group and the healthy control group (P>0.05). But the expressions of IFN-gamma and IL-12 showed an increasing trend in the PDS patient group, while the expression of IL-4 showed a decreasing trend. The expressions of IFN-gamma, IL-12, IL-4, and the ratios of IFN-gamma/IL-4 and IL-12/IL-4 were also higher in PDS-DH group than in the PDS-D group and the PDS-H group, but with no statistical significance (P>0.05).

CONCLUSIONThe occurrence of Pi-Wei damp-heat CG was possibly correlated with the imbalance of Th1/Th2. Damp and heat pathogen might be important pathogenic factors leading to Th1 type cytokine immunoreaction.

Adult ; Case-Control Studies ; Chronic Disease ; Cytokines ; blood ; Female ; Gastritis ; diagnosis ; immunology ; pathology ; Helicobacter Infections ; diagnosis ; immunology ; pathology ; Humans ; Male ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; methods ; Th1 Cells ; immunology ; Th1-Th2 Balance ; Th2 Cells ; immunology

Objective To investigate the effects of Houpupaiqi mixture on the recovery of gastrointestinal function after open gastrointestinal surgery,and evaluate the efficacy and safety of Houpupaiqi mixture.Methods A total of 144 selected patients who underwent open gastrointestinal surgery were enrolled into the multi-center prospective randomized double-blind controlled clinical trial from October 2010 to September 2011.Of the 144 patients,66 were from People's Hospital of Peking University,72 were from Beijing Friendship Hospital of Capital University of Medical Sciences,and 6 were from People's Hospital of Guangdong Province.All the patients were randomly divided into 2 groups (test group:96 patients,control group:48 patients) at the ratio of 2∶1 according to the random number table.Five patients who did not meet the criteria were excluded from the study,and then there were 92 patients in the test group and 47 patients in the control group.The study was assessed by the ethics committees,and all the patients signed the informed consent form.Houpupaiqi mixture (50 ml) or placebo (50 ml) were administered in the test group and control group at postoperative 16 and 20 hours,respectively.Parenteral and enteral nutritional support were given after pulling out of gastric tube.A standard intravenous analgesia was applied in the 2 groups,and agents which stimulate or suppress gastrointestinal motility were prohibited.The time for the recovery of regular bowel sounds,the first exhaust and first defecation time,and the time of first solid food intake of the 2 groups were recorded.Vital signs were recored before operation and after drug administration.Blood and urinary routine test,hepatic and renal function test,electrocardiogram examination,record of adverse drug event were carried out at postoperative day 6.The time for the indexes above and relevant frequencies were calculated,and the survival curve were drawn by Kaplan-Meier method.All the time points were analyzed using the Log-rank test.The measurement data were analyzed using the t test or rank-sum test,and the enumeration data were analyzed using the chi-square test or Fisher exact probability.Results The median time for the recovery of regular bowel sounds,median time for first exhaust and defecation were 21.4 (20.0,23.7)hours,45.0 (40.0,54.0) hours and 65.5 (54.7,74.0) hours in the test group,and 47.5 (44.0,56.5) hours,91.0 (87.0,93.8)hours,98.0 (94.0,113.5)hours in the control group,there were significant differences between the 2 groups (Log-rank values =21.67,53.15,11.81,P＜0.05).The median time of first solid food intake were 72.5 (66.2,110.5) hours of the test group and 116.3 (114.8,117.3) hours of the control group,with no significant difference between the 2 groups (Log-rank value =13.70,P ＞ 0.05).There were no significant differences in the body temperature,respiration,heart rate,systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure before and after medication between the 2 groups (Z =0.03,0.68,0.97,0.22,0.72,P ＞ 0.05).There were no significant differences in the number of patients with abnormal results of blood test,hepatic function,renal function and electrocardiogram between the 2 groups (P ＞ 0.05).No severe adverse event was observed in the clinical trial.Conclusion Houpupaiqi mixture significantly promotes the recovery of gastrointestinal function of the patients who underwent open gastrointestinal surgery with relatively low adverse events.

Objective To investigate the conception implicit memory (CIM) and perception implicit memory (PIM) impairment in patients with frontal and occipital lobe stroke patients.Method Patients with frontal lobe stroke (n =23) and occipital lobe stroke (n =21) and healthy controls (n =26) were administered with a neuropsychological battery of tests including conception and perception implicit memory (CIM and PIM) tasks,as well as explicit memory tasks including immediately recall,delay recall,delay recognition.Results Compared with healthy controls,patients with frontal lobe stroke performed poor CIM test (1.96 ± 1.00 and 3.52 ±0.52,t =6.987,P ＜0.01),as well as its performance in explicit memory tasks including immediate recall(3.91 ± 1.53 and 5.42 ± 1.06),delay recall (6.04 ± 3.05 and 8.19 ±1.60),delay recognition (22.61 ± 4.71 and 25.38 ± 3.24 ; t =2.428,3.990,3.138 ; all P ＜ 0.05).PIM was impaired in the patients with occipital lobe stroke (5.56 ± 8.19 and 22.12 ± 4.68,t =0.011,P ＜0.01),while there was no significant difference between occipital lobe stroke and healthy group in CIM task.Conclusion Frontal lobe stroke present CIM damage and PIM relative retention,while occipital lobe stroke patients perform PIM damage and CIM relative retention,confirm the dual separation in implicit memory neural mechanism.

To investigate the pathogenic characteristic of ToxoDB # 17 Toxoplasma gondii in Kunming mice,the mice were fed with ＜1,1,101,102,103,104,105,106 oocysts,and the clinical symptoms of mice were observed.MAT,HE and IHC were used to research the infection rate of T.gondii,survival rate of mice and the number of cysts in brain.The results showed that the mice fed with ≥104 oocysts appeared transient depression,mice were arched,messy hair after infection.The mice fed with ≥102 oocysts were all infected,T.gondii cysts formation rate was 2.38％ (1/42),the survival rate of infected mice was 85.71％ (36/42),the survival time was greater than 360 days.In conclusion,the pathogenicity of ToxoDB# 17 T.gondii is weak,and cysts formation rate is also low.

Objective To investigate the value of integrin αvβ3 targeted microSPECT/CT imaging with 99 Tcm-3P4-RGD2 as a radiotracer in tumor anti-angiogenesis therapy .Methods Animal models bearing glioma and prostate cancer xenografts were established by subcutaneously injecting tumor cells U87MG and PC-3 in nude mice.Anti-angiogensis therapy with Avastin was administered via intraperitoneal injection when the tumor diameter reached 6 to 7 mm while saline was served as control group . MicroSPECT/CT imaging was performed with 99 Tcm-3P4-RGD2 as radiotracer one day before and 3, 5, 10, 15 days after Avastin administration .Tumor volume and tumor uptake of 99 Tcm-3P4-RGD2 , expressed as percentage of injected dose (%ID) or %ID per gram (%ID/g) were measured and calculated based on microSPECT/CT.Mice basic condition was monitored and tumor xenograft was harvested in one tumor bearing nude mouse after its sacrifice at each imaging time point .Results Tumor volume of U87MG glioma in the administration group was significantly smaller than that of non-administration control group at 10 d after Avastin adminstration ( t=5.81, P<0.05), while no significance was observed between the administration group and its control group of PC-3 tumor (P >0.05).The uptake of 99Tcm-3P4-RGD2 (%ID/g) in U87MG group was higher than that in PC-3 group before Avastin administration ( t=10.48, P<0.05), and it decreased to a value less than control ( t =3.26, P <0.05) at 3 d after Avastin administration and continually reduced at longer time after administration .PC-3 tumor had less uptake of 99 Tcm-3P4-RGD2 in both Avastin administration group and its control group .The pathologic results revealed on that the decrease of tumor integrin β3 expression in U87MG treatment group was mainly on the endothelial cells of the neovessel .Linear relationship was verified between tumor uptake (%ID/g ) and integrin β3 expression (y=0.499 1x-0.243 8, R2 =0.811 7).Conclusions Complete inhibition of integrin is demonstrated early after Avastin administration .99 Tcm-3P4-RGD2 microSPECT/CT imaging, assessing the expression level of integrin αvβ3 level by quantification of tumor uptake of 99 Tcm-3P4-RGD2 , is probably an important method to reflect the early therapeutic effect of tumor anti -angiogensis .

Objective To investigate the role and intracellular signal transduction mechanism in the injury of renal tubular cells induced by postasphyxial-serum in neonate.Methods Human renal proximal tubular cell(HK-2 cell) was used as target cell. The experiment was designed as:control group, asphyxia group ,and pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC)blocking group. The attacking concentration of serum was 20%, and the apoptosis rate of HK-2 cells was detected by flow cytometer.Results Compared with controls[(13.3?1.70)%],after being stimulated with postasphyxial-serum, the apoptosis rate of HK-2 cells of asphyxia group [(46.73?3.68)%] and PDTC blocking group [(31.19?2.79)%]were significantly increased(P

Objective To investigate the role of postasphyxial-serum of neonate in inducing injury of human renal proximal tubular cells(HK-2 cells).Methods HK-2 cells were used as target cell.The neonatal different concentration postasphyxial-serum of 1,3,7 days after asphyxia were used as attacking means.The experimental groups were divided into 15 groups:the 2.5%,5.0%,10.0%,(20.0%) attacking concertration groups of 1,3,7 day after asphyxia and control group of each concertration.The culture medium and concertration of the control group and the experimental groups were the same.The changes of morphology were observed under inverted microscope,the cell viability was measured by 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazoly1)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide(MTT) method and the leakage rate of lactate dehydrogenase(LDH) was determined by biochemical methods.Results Compared with control group,the changes in morphology of HK-2 were most serious and obvious,the cell viability were obviously decreased(all P

Objective To explore the effect of postasphyxial-serum in neonate on the expressions of Bcl-2-antagonist of cell death(BAD)and Bcl-2-associated X protein(BAX)in renal tubular cells(HK-2).Methods HK-2 cells were used as target cells.The experiment were divided into control group,asphyxia group and pyrrolodine dithiocarbamate(PDTC)blocking group.Control group:DMEM culture fluid was not contained asphyxia blood serum in every group;asphxia group:DMEM culture fluid contained 20 mL/L asphyxia blood serum in every group;PDTC blocking group:DMEM culture fluid contained 20 mL/L asphyxia blood serum and 40 ?mol/L PDTC in every group.The expressions of both BAD and BAX on cytoplast were detected by immunohistochemical method.Results Calculated Points according to HSCORE,compared with controls group[(1.97?0.26)and(1.77?0.11)],after stimulated with postasphyxial-serum,the expressions of both BAD and BAX of HK-2 cells of asphyxia group[(2.73?0.20)and(2.44?0.13)] and PDTC blocking group[(2.38?0.13)and(2.17?0.08)] significantly increased[F(BAD)=28.61,F(BAX)=15.51 Pa

Objective To explore the effect of postasphyxial-serum in neonate on expression of serine protease Omi/HtrA2 in renal tubular cells(HK-2).Methods Human renal proximal tubular cell line HK-2 cell was used as target cell.The cultural cells in orifice were divided into control group and asphyxia-serum attacking group.Blood was cowected from asphyxia newborns by means of femoral venous puncture,then the serum was garthered,anticoagulated by liquemie,3 000 r/min centrifuged 20 min,abstracted serum,thermostatic waterbathed the serum at 56 ℃,so that to inactivate addiment,filtered germ by micropore filte,the attacking concentrtion of serum was 200 mL/L,the cells of the asphyxia-serum attacking group were attacked by asphyxia-serum,and the cells of control group were cultivated with normal nutritive medium when the cells was needed.After 24 hours,the cells were tixed,then the expression of Omi/HtrA2 in cytoplast was detected by the use of immunohistochemical method.Results Omi/HtrA2 was inaurate or yellow brown and localized to the cytoplast.The rate of the cell expressed Omi/HtrA2 was(9.0?2.5)% in control group,after stimulated with postasphyxial-serum,in asphyxia group the rate of the cell expressed Omi/HtrA2 was(25.15?3.5)%,there was significant difference between 2 groups(t=-15.322 P