Objective To study the effectiveness of vaccinia vaccination rabbit inflammatory skin extracts on blood homocysteine(Hcy) and insulin-like growth factor-1(IGF-1) in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Methods 100 patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy were randomly divided into the two groups,the observa-tion group(n=50 cases) and the control group(n=50 cases).The observation group was treated through vaccinia vaccination rabbit inflammatory skin extracts, while the control group was treated through mecobalamin.They were treated for 15 days.Median nerve,peroneal motor nerve conduction velocity (MCV) and sensory nerve conduction velocity ( SCV) were determined before and after treatment.Blood IGF-1 and Hcy were detected.Results TSS were significantly lowered after treatment (t=9.772,13.624,all P<0.01).Compared with the control group,the observa-tion group was significantly decreased (t=3.925,P<0.05).After treatment,the median nerve,peroneal nerve MCV and SCV were significantly increased (t=5.103,3.019,4.998,2.928,5.128,3.112,5.286,3.118,all P<0.05). Compared with the control group,theobservation group was observed to increase more significantly(t=2.826,2.743, 3.268,3.096,all P<0.05).After treatment,serum IGF-1 were significantly elevated,and compared with the control group after treatment,post-treatment observation group increased more significantly(t=4.179,P<0.05).After treat-ment plasma Hcy were significantly lower than that of the control group after treatment,the observation group after treatment significantly decreased(t=3.165,P<0.05).Conclusion Vaccinia vaccination rabbit inflammatory skin extracts can improve blood Hcy and IGF-1 in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy.

This study analyzed the average annual growth rate of Youth Science Fund projects and the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholar in 11 colleges and universities.Those projects were funded by the department of life science of National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) in 2001- 2009.The average annual growth rate was calculated by Algebraic average method.The results showed that:① the average annual growth rate of Youth Science Fund project rose or dropped with the rise or drop of average annual growth rate of Science Fund Project.② the rapid growth of Youth Science Fund projects may enhance the ability of colleges and universities to gain National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholar.③ the capability of colleges and universities to gain life science project funded by NSFC is not balanced among different regions,and this gap is widening,and ④ to narrow the gap between disciplines,greater effort is needed to train outstanding young scholars.

Objective:To observe the effect of the signaling pathway of protein kinase C (PKC)-nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) on the expression of heme oxygenase -1 (HO-1) induced by cigarette smoke extract in rat airway epithelial cells.Methods:The airway epithelial cells of 25 male SD rats were randomly divided into a control group, a CSE3h group, a RO318220 group (PKC inhibitor), a Nrf2 siRNA group and a Nrf2 siRNA+RO318220 group, 5 rats in each group. hTe control group was incubated with DMEM/F12 alone. hTe CSE3h group was treated with 10% CSE for 3 h. hTe RO318220 group was pretreated with 3 μmol/L RO318220 for 0.5 h and subsequently treated with 10% CSE for 3 h. hTe Nrf2 siRNA group was pretreated with Nrf2 siRNA, and then treated with 10% CSE for 3 h. hTe Nrf2 siRNA+RO318220 group was pretreated with Nrf2 siRNA and 3 μmol/L RO318220 for 0.5 h, and then treated with 10% CSE for 3 h. hTe protein levels of Nrf2 in the nucleus and cytoplasm, and HO-1 and PKC in the whole cells were semi-quantified by Western blot. The protein expression of HO-1 was measured by immunocytochemistry. HO-1 mRNA expression was detected by RT-PCR. Immunolfuorescence staining was used to observe the nuclear translocatin of Nrf2. Results: CSE markedly induced Nrf2 nuclear translocation in the rat airway epithelial cells, and RO318220 pretreatment blocked the CSE induced Nrf2 nuclear translocation. Immunocytochemistry showed that HO-1 protein expression was strongly positive in the CSE3h group, weakly positive in the other 4 groups. hTe expression of PKC protein, HO-1 mRNA and protein signiifcantly increased in the CSE3h group, and HO-1 activity markedly improved in the CSE group (P<0.05). hTe level of PKC protein expression was not signiifcantly different in the Nrf2 siRNA group compared with that in the CSE3h group (P>0.05). Conclusion: CSE induces the nuclear translocation of Nrf2 by PKC signaling pathway, thus upregulating the HO-1 expression in the rat airway epithelial cells.

Insulin resistance induces multiple metabolic disorders and are the common risk factors of diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases.Since the causes are complex,the medical management should be integrated to treat insulin resistance.Lifestyle change is the first choice,and the appropriate agents can be selected if needed.

Objective To explore the influence of olanzapine combined with risperidone on the serum level of homocysteine (Hcy) in patients with schizophrenia.Methods Participants included sixty patients diagnosed with schizophrenia,patients were divided into two groups by means of random digital method.The group A was given olanzapine treatment,and the B group was given olanzapine combined with risperidone therapy.After two months follow-up,the curative effect and the level of Hcy were observed.Results Before treatment,Hcy level [(24.4 ± 6.1)μmol/L,(25.8 ± 7.7)μmol/L] and HH number (22 cases,23 cases) in the two groups had no obvious differences (t =1.11,x2 =1.34,all P ＞ 0.05) ;2 months after treatment,Hcy level (11.6 ± 8.6) μmol/L and HH number(16 cases) in group B were significantly lower than those in the group A [(16.3 ± 3.8) μmol/L,8 cases],the differences were statistically significant (t =4.65,x2 =4.32,all P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Olanzapine combined with risperidone in treatment of schizophrenia have good curative effect,it can improve the symptoms of patients,decrease serum Hcy level and HH number.

Serum selenium level was determined in 72 patients with Graves′ disease (GD) and 58 patients with Hashimoto′s thyroiditis (HT). Their thyroid function, goiter, thyroid associated ophthalmopathy (TAO) and course of disease were observed. The serum levels of selenium in GD and HT patients were significantly lower than that in control group (both P

Objective To evaluate the feasibility of ~ 125 Iodine -labeled IL-2 scintigraphic methods for the imaging of lymphocyte infiltration of the Langerhans′ islets. Methods ~ 125 I-IL2 was injected intravenously to pre-diabetic female NOD mice (aged 16-17 weeks)and female Balb/c mice as control. Animals were sacrificed at different time points and the radioactivity in different organs was measured.~ 131 I-IL-2 was injected iv to 3 pre-diabetic female NOD mice, and pancreas was imaged through SPECT after 30 minutes injection. Results The mean radio activities in the pancreas of NOD mice were significantly higher as compared to those of Balb/c mice at time points from 30 to 120 minutes (P

As required to the standards of the model curricula and with the years of continuous teaching research and reforming,the clinical biochemistry curriculum has kept developing from the teaching staff,content of course,teaching method and means and the teaching condition etc.,thus forming model curricula with special features and notable results.

Intensive attention has been drawn to macrophages in obesity after the discovery of macrophage infiltration in adipose tissue. This review updates of adipose tissue macrophages in the immune-pathophysiology of obesity, including new progression on the adipose tissue macrophages phenotype and the potential of beige fat induction by M2 macrophage, which inspires a novel therapy for obesity and insulin resistance.

Objective To investigate the relationship between angiotensin I-converting enzyme(ACE)inserting/defaulting(I/D) gene polymorphisms and the femoral artery intima-media thickness(FA-IMT) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM).Methods The polymorphisms of ACE(I/D) was determined by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism(PCR-RFLP) method and the FA-IMT was assessed using non-invasive high resolution B-mode ultrasonography in 303 patients with T2DM in Hunan province.Results The frequency of I allele of ACE gene polymorphisms was higher in T2DM than that in healthy controls,but frequency of D allele was lower in T2DM than that in healthy controls(P