In order to investigate the characteristics of transdermal delivery of ferulic acid under the treated of microneedle arrays and the influence on permeability of rat skin capillaries, improved Franz-cells were used in the transdermal delivery experiment with the rat skin of abdominal wall and the length of microneedle arrays, different insertion forces, retention time were studied in the influence of characteristics of transdermal delivery of FA. The amount of FA was determined by HPLC system. Intravenous injection Evans blue and FA was added after microneedle arrays treated. Established inflammation model was built by daubing dimethylbenzene. The amount of Evans blue in the rat skin was read at 590 nm wavelength with a Multiskan Go microplate reader. Compared with passive diffusion group the skin pretreated with microneedle arrays had a remarkable enhancement of FA transport (P <0.01). The accumulation of FA increased with the enhancement of insertion force as to as the increase of retention time. Microneedle arrays with different length had a remarkable enhancement of FA transport, but was not related to the increase of the length. The research of FA on the reduce of permeability of rat skin capillaries indicated that the skin pretreated with microneedle arrays could reduce the content of Evans blue in the skins of rat significantly compared with the untreated group. The permeation rate of ferulic acid transdermal delivery had remarkable increase under the treated of microneedle arrays and the length of microneedle arrays ,the retention time so as to the insertion force were important to the transdermal delivery of ferulic acid.
Administration, Cutaneous ; Animals ; Coumaric Acids ; administration & dosage ; pharmacokinetics ; Male ; Needles ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Skin Absorption

Objective We aim to evaluate the value of the current serum creatinine reference interval ( RI ) provided by Industry Standard WS /T 404.5 in clinical practice.Methods The first time serum creatinine levels and urinary albumin /creatinine ratio were obtained from 67 605 adult patients ( <60 years old) who were treated in the First Hospital of China Medical University between October 1, 2014 and September 30, 2015 in this cross-sectional study.Estimated glomerular filtration rate ( eGFR ) calculated by chronic kidney disease epidemiology collaboration (CKD-EPI) equation and urinary albumin /creatinine ratio (ACR) were used to evaluate the clinical practical significance of current and old serum creatinine RIs as the criteria.Results 4.3% of normal subjects based on current RI were showed decreased eGFR, 98% of abnormal subjects based on the current RI were founded to have decreased eGFR . 1378 subjects were evaluated as increased based on current RI but as normal based on old RI , and 93.5% of these subjects were showed decreased eGFR .In addition, ACR was measured in 26 cases, and 18 out of 26 cases (69.2%) were confirmed to have elevated ACR (≥30 mg/g) and proteinuria.On the other hand of analysis, screening positive rates of declined eGFR were 43.6% by old RI and 61.9% by current RI in the subjects with eGFR under 90 ml(min ×1.73 m 2 ), and the performance of the current RI was obviously improved(χ2 =212.648,P <0.001).Conclusions The current reference interval of serum creatinine is favorable for the detection of renal dysfunction in patients .It is recommended that the current reference interval can be applied in the clinical laboratories as early as possible .

In order to test the equilibrium solubility of puerarin in different solvents and solubilizer,cilia toxicity and irritation of these excipient, the balance method, toad in the ciliary body toxicity and rat nasal mucosa irritation were used respectively. Results showed that puerarin solubility was 56.44 g x L(-1) in combined solvent of 30% PEG200 and 10% Kolliphor HS 15. With normal saline solution as negative control and sodium deoxycholate as positive control, the effects of 30% PEG200, 30% PEG 400, 10% Kolliphor HS 15 and combination of 30% of PEG200 and 10% Kolliphor HS 15 on toad palate cilium were observed and cilia movement duration was recorded. The results indicated that there was no significant difference in cilia movement duration among 30% PEG200, 10% Kolliphor HS 15 and normal saline group. The rats long-term nasal mucous membrane irritation of 30% PEG 400, 10% Kolliphor HS 15, which had no cilia toxicity, was studied, with normal saline solution as negative control. There were no significant difference revealed on rat nasal mucosa epithelial thickness among 30% PEG 400, 10% Kolliphor HS 15 and normal saline. Above researches showed 30% PEG 400, 10% Kolliphor HS 15 was ideal for solubility of puerarin nasal drops and showed a lower cilia toxicity and irritation, and can be used as the solvent and solubilizer of puerarin nasal drops.
Administration, Intranasal ; methods ; Animals ; Anura ; Cilia ; chemistry ; Female ; Isoflavones ; chemistry ; Male ; Nasal Mucosa ; Polyethylene Glycols ; chemistry ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Solubility ; Solvents ; chemistry

The stability of melittin in different solvents (water, deoxygenated water, physiological saline, PBS, 50% ethanol, ethanol, glycerol)was studied and the results showed that the stability of melittin is not influenced by light, temperature and pH in 50% ethanol, which melittin can be completed dissolved when compared with ethanol and glycerol, in such, 50% ethanol was chosen as solvent storage when measured content of melittin. Then the effect of different concentrations of PBS, the pH of PBS and rat skin ho- mogenates were tested, and the results showed that melittin was degraded rapidly at low concentration solution and low ionic strength. Increasing pH of PBS and rat skin homogenate can accelerate the degradation of melittin. These researches provide an experimental ba- sis for further study of melittin.
Animals ; Drug Stability ; Ethanol ; chemistry ; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration ; Melitten ; chemistry ; Rats ; Skin ; drug effects ; Solvents ; chemistry ; Temperature

Objective To investigate the expression of chemokine receptor CCR7 in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and its possible role in directional neck lymph node metastasis. Methods The expression of chemokine receptor CCR7 was examined in 85 cases of OSCC,normal oral mucosa,and TcaS113 and adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC-M) cell lines using immunohistochemistry,RT-PCR and Western blotting.The relationship between the expression and clinicopathological factors of OSCC was analyzed.After treatment with or without CCR7 antibody,in vitro adhesion assay was performed to compare the adhesion of Tea8113 and ACC-M cells to lymph nodes. Results CCR7 was expressed in 66% (56/85)of OSCC cases,and there was a significant difference in CCR7 expression between metastasis group (31/39,79%) and non-metastasis group (25/46,54%).RT-PCR and Western blotting also confirmed the presence of positive CCR7 expression in OSCC. Tea8113 cells expressing CCR7 showed stronger ability to adhere to lymph nodes as compared to CCR7-negative ACC-M cells and could be actively inhibited by CCR7 antibody.Conclusions CCR7 may play an important role in the development and lymph node metastasis of oral squamous cell carcinoma.

Objective To investigate the expression and variation of MIP 1β,MIP-2,and IL-12p70 in mice with bloodstream infection caused by 4 kinds of bacteria.Methods CD-1 (ICR) mouse models of bloodstream infection with Staphylococcus aureus (S.aureus),Enterococcus f aecalis (E.f aecalis),Escherichia coli (E.coli),and K lebsiella pneumoniae (K.pneumoniae) were established.After mice in each trial group and PBS control group were infected by bacteria for 0.5h,1h,3h,6h,12h,24h,and 48h,concentrations of MIP-1β,MIP-2,and IL-12p70 were detected by Luminex liquid suspension chip system.Results Concentrations of MIP-1β increased significantly 1h after bacteria was in blood,S.aureus,E.faecalis,E.coli,K.pneumoniae,and control groups were (134.5 ± 18.3),(61.5 ± 15.4),(3 354.0 ±809.0),(6 888.4 ± 1 100.2),and (28.9 ± 4.6) pg/mL respectively;the peak values of IL-12p70 were (389.3 ± 118.1),(127.6 ± 10.0),(42.2 ± 3.5),(62.8 ± 8.4),and (4.8 ± 0.3) pg/mL respectively.Concentrations of MIP-1β and MIP-2 in E.coli and K.pneumoniae groups were significantly higher than other trial groups and control group (all P＜0.01),while concentrations of IL-12p70 in S.aureus and E.faecalis groups were both significantly higher than E.coli,K.pneumoniae,and control groups (all P＜0.01).Conclusion Concentrations of MIP-1β and MIP-2 in E.coli and K.pneumoniae groups were both significantly higher than those in S.aureus and E.faecalis groups,while concentrations of IL-12p70 in S.aureus and E.faecalis groups were both significantly higher than those in E.coli and K.pneumoniae groups.The combination detection of multiple cytokines or chemokines are valuable in predicting gram-positive or gram-negative bacterial infection,and can provide basis for treatment of early infection.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Cardiac Catheterization ; economics ; methods ; Cardiac Surgical Procedures ; economics ; methods ; Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty ; Child ; China ; epidemiology ; Echocardiography ; Female ; Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular ; complications ; diagnostic imaging ; surgery ; Humans ; Length of Stay ; statistics & numerical data ; Male ; Operative Time ; Postoperative Complications ; epidemiology ; Septal Occluder Device ; Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency ; complications ; diagnostic imaging ; surgery ; Young Adult

Solvent and emulsion pressure-sensitive patches for compound Nanxing pain paste were prepared respectively in this study. Franz diffusion cell method was adopted to determine in vitro release of eugenol in compound Nanxing pain paste of the two stromata, with microfiltration membranes in place of skins. The results of the experiment demonstrated that solvent pressure-sensitive patches were superior to emulsion pressure-sensitive patches in terms of the accumulated release percentage of eugenol, with both of their release processes in line with Higuchi model and non-Fick diffusion mechanism. In conclusion, emulsion pressure-sensitive stroma was more beneficial to in vitro release of eugenol in compound Nanxing pain paste.
Analgesics ; chemistry ; pharmacokinetics ; therapeutic use ; Chemistry, Pharmaceutical ; methods ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; chemistry ; pharmacokinetics ; therapeutic use ; Models, Biological ; Ointments ; Pain ; drug therapy ; Pressure

OBJECTIVETo investigate the difference in membrane current of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) in brain artery (BA) of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and Wistar rats.

METHODSWe compared the properties of spontaneous transient outward K+ currents (STOCs), the density and composition of current of VSMCs in BA of SHR and Wistar rats by whole-cell patch clamp technique.

RESULTS(1) When the command voltage was 0, + 20, + 40 and + 60 mV respectively, the current densities of VSMCs in BA of SHR and Wistar rats were significant different (P < 0.01). (2) The whole-cell current of VSMCs was partly inhibited by 1 mmol/L4-AP (voltage-gated K+ channel blocker) or 1 mmol/L TEA (big conductance Ca(2+)-activated K+ channel blocker) respectively. (3) The frequency and amplitude of STOCs in SHR were faster and bigger than those in Wistar rats. 1 mmol/L TEA almostly inhibited the STOCs, but not by 4-AP.

CONCLUSIONThese results suggest that the current densities of VSMCs in BA of SHR and Wistar rats are significant different, the outward current of VSMCs in BA of SHR and Wistar rats are composed by Kv and BK(Ca). SHR express more STOCs mediated by BK(Ca), than Wistar rats.

Animals ; Cerebral Arteries ; cytology ; physiology ; Membrane Potentials ; physiology ; Muscle, Smooth, Vascular ; cytology ; physiology ; Myocytes, Smooth Muscle ; physiology ; Patch-Clamp Techniques ; Potassium Channels, Calcium-Activated ; physiology ; Potassium Channels, Voltage-Gated ; physiology ; Rats ; Rats, Inbred SHR ; Rats, Wistar

OBJECTIVEAlveolar type II (AT II) cells play a crucial role in the maintenance of pulmonary surfactant homeostasis and pulmonary immunity. The effects of dexamethasone (Dex) on the ultrastructure of AT II cells after acute lung injury remain unknown. This study focused on the ultrastructural changes caused by acute lung injury and on the effects of Dex administration on these ultrastructural changes in young rats.

METHODSSeventy-two 21-day-old Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into control, acute lung injury and Dex-treated groups. Rats in the lung injury group were intraperitoneally injected with 4 mg/kg lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in order to induce acute lung injury, while the control rats were injected with the same amount of normal saline (NS). The Dex-treated group was injected first with LPS followed 1 hr later by Dex (5 mg/kg) injection. Eight rats in each group were sacrificed 24, 48 and 72 hrs after LPS or NS injection. Lung samples were obtained from the lower parts of left lungs and fixed with 2.5% glutaraldehyde for transmission electron microscope examination.

RESULTSMicrovilli of AT II cells disappeared and the number of lamellar bodies (LBs) increased in the lung injury group 24 hrs after LPS injection. The ring-like arrangement of LBs around nuclei was present until 48 hrs after LPS injection. By 48 hrs after LPS injection, giant LBs with vacuole-like abnormalities appeared. The shape of nuclei became irregular and the border of the nuclei became blurred. By 72 hrs after LPS injection, the number of LBs was obviously reduced; nucleoli disappeared; and karyolysis occurred in some of the nuclei. In contrast, in the Dex-treated group, LBs crowded on one side of AT II cells and exocytosis appeared on the same side by 24 hrs after LPS injection. By 48 hrs, the number of LBs was reduced. The number of mitochondria increased, and some of them became swollen and enlarged. However, by 72 hrs, the number of LBs increased and the ring-like arrangement of LBs around the nucleus again appeared.

CONCLUSIONSUltrastructural changes of AT II cells following lung injury induced by LPS were time-dependent in young rats. Dex may ameliorate AT II cell injury and promote functional restoration of AT II cells in LPS-induced acute lung injury.

Animals ; Dexamethasone ; pharmacology ; therapeutic use ; Lipopolysaccharides ; toxicity ; Pulmonary Alveoli ; drug effects ; ultrastructure ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult ; chemically induced ; drug therapy ; pathology