Adolescent ; Adult ; CD36 Antigens ; blood ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Middle Aged ; Platelet Activation ; Psoriasis ; blood ; diagnosis ; Thrombin ; metabolism ; Thrombospondins ; blood

Objective To investigate the diagnosis and treatment of tumor of the head of pancreas(THP). Methods The clinical data of 277 cases of THP were restrospectively reviewed. All patients were diagnosed by US,CT, gastroenteric barium meal and /or operation. A comparison was made in 80 cases , who underwent pancreatoduodenectomy were divided into group A(41 patients operated during1982-1995) and group B(39 patients operated after January,1996) . Results 194 patients underwent surgical treatment,including explore laparotomy in 28,bilioenterostomy or T tube drainage in 86,pancreatoduodenectomy(PTD) in 80.Among 80 cases treated with PTD, the operation time,blood loss volume and blood transfusion volume during operation, and serious postoperative complication occurring rate in group A were significantly higher than those in group B(all P 0.05 ).The follow up results were as follows:the average survival time was (4.07 ?1.80) months in patients with bile external drainage, and (8.28 ?2.31) months in hepatojejunostomy,(P

Objective To explore the application effect of simethicone combined with compound polyethylene glycol electrolyte powder before colonoscope examination. Methods 106 cases underwent colonoscope examination from October 2013 to December 2015 were enrolled in the study. Then all the cases were divided into 2 groups randomly, each with 53 cases. Patients in the control group were treated with simple oral administration of compound polyethylene glycol electrolyte powder, patients in observation group were combined using simethicone and polyethylene glycol electrolyte powder. The preoperative bowel preparation score, lesion detection and the changes of liver and renal function and electrolyte in the two groups were recorded respectively. Results Patients in the observation group were better than the control group in both the bowel preparation score and the detection rate (P < 0.05). There were no obvious adverse reactions in the course of the two groups. Conclusions Simethicone can eliminate intestinal bubbles, and combined use with polyethylene glycol electrolyte powder before colonoscope examination can significantly improve intestinal cleaning effect, improve the colonoscope examination image, enhance the detection rate of lesions.

Objective The study aimed to investigate the effect of lipoxin A4 (LXA4) on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)?induced oxidant stress in human renal tubular epithelial cells (HK2 cells) and possible underlying mecha?nisms. MethodsHK2 cells were divided into three groups: Control ,LPS and LPS+LXA4 groups. After cells were treated with indicated conditions,morphological changes were observed. The expressions of Nrf2 were detected by immunofluorescence and cells were collected for RT?PCR experiments.Results HK2 cells seemed disrupted and necrotic with the administration of LPS. However ,LXA4 could prevent cells from injury induced by LPS. LPS decreased Nrf2 expression and promoted it to translocate to cytoplasm ,while LXA4 could increase its expression and promote it to translocate to nucleus. Moreover ,LPS could decrease Nrf2 and its downstream molecule mRNA expressions,but LXA4 could reverse this effect. Conclusion Our results demonstrated that LXA4 effectively inhibit?ed HK2 cell oxidant stress via Nrf2 pathway.

Objective To evaluate the effect of curcumin on the phosphorylation of transforming growth factor-β-activated kinase 1 (TAK1) during endotoxin-induced lung injury in rats.Methods Eighteen pathogen-free healthy male Sprague-Dawley rats,weighing 180-220 g,were divided into 3 groups (n =6 each) using a random number table:control group (group C),lung injury group (group LI) and curcumin group (group CUR).Lung injury was induced by intra-tracheal instillation of lipopolysaccharide 5 mg/kg in 1 ml of normal saline in LI and CUR groups.Curcumin 200 mg/kg was injected intraperitoneally at 30 min before establishment of the model in group CUR,while the equal volume of dimethyl sulfoxide was given instead in group LI.The rats were sacrificed at 12 h after administration of lipopolysaccharide or normal saline,and lungs were removed for determination of the expression of TAK1 and phosphorylated TAK1 (p-TAK1) in lung tissues.The right upper lobe of the lung was removed for determination of wet/dry weight ratio (W/D ratio).Results Compared with group C,the W/D ratio was significantly increased,and the expression of TAK1 and p-TAK1 was up-regulated in group LI (P＜0.05).Compared with group LI,the W/D ratio was significantly decreased,and the expression of TAK1 and p-TAK1 was down-regulated in group CUR (P＜0.05).Conclusion The mechanism by which curcumin attenuates endotoxin-induced lung injury is related to inhibition of the phosphorylation of TAK1 in lung tissues of rats.

Objective To observe the effects of CO2 pneumoperitoneum on the enteric motor function and acetylcholine esterase(AchE) neuron and nitric oxide synthase(NOS) neuron in the enteric nervous system,and explore the neuromechanism of the CO2 pneumoperitoneum on renteric motor function.Methods Thirty-six Sprague Dawley rats were randomly divided into experiment group(n=24) and control group(n=12).The experiment group was divided into two subgroups namely pneumoperitoneum 30min group and pneumoperitoneum 60min group(12 each) based on the maintenance time of pneumoperitoneum.Rats in each group were gavaged with medicinal carbon powder,and then the transmission of carbon powder in small intestine was determined.The spreading specimens of intestinal myenteric plexus of small intestine were prepared and the stained AchE and NOS neurons were observed and compared.Results The propellant velocity of carbon powder was slower in pneumoperitoneum 60min group than that in pneumoperitoneum 30min group and control group(28.55%?3.45% vs 45.90%?6.30%,48.25%?5.28%,P0.05).The number of positive expression of AchE neurons in intestinal myenteric plexus decreased in pneumoperitoneum 60min group compared with that in pneumoperitoneum 30min group and control group(48.00?3.16 vs 58.82?4.62,61.83?4.17,P0.05).The number of positive expression of NOS neurons in intestinal myenteric plexus increased in pneumoperitoneum 60min group compared with that in pneumoperitoneum 30min group and control group(42.17?4.45 vs 32.50?4.34,30.83?3.6,P0.05).Conclusions Prolonged CO2 pneumoperitoneum can affect or damage cholinergic neurons and nitroxidergic neurons in the enteric nervous system to some extent,and it may be the underlying mechanism of the intestinal motor dysfunction after operation.

This study was designed to explore the possibility of using ascitic mouse sarcoma cell line(S180) to validate the mouse tumor cell attachment assay for developmental toxicants, and to test the inhibitory effects of various developmental toxicants. The results showed that 2 of 3 developmental toxicants under consideration, sodium pentobarbital and ethanol, significantly inhibited S180cells attachment to Concanavalin A-coated surfaces. Inhibition was dependent on concentration, and the IC5o(the concentration that reduced attachment by 50% ), of these 2 chemicals was 1.2 ×10-3 mol/L and 1.0 mol/L, respectively. Another developmental toxicant, hydrocortisone, did not show inhibitory activity. Two non-developmental toxicants, sodium chloride and glycine were also testedand these did not decrease attachment rates. The main results reported here were generally similar to those obtained with ascitic mouse ovarian tumor cells as a model. Therefore, this study added further evidence to the conclusion that cell specificity does not limit attachment inhibition to Con A-coated surfaces, so S180 cell may serve as an alternative cell model, especially when other cell lines are unavailable. Furthermore, after optimal validation, it can be suggested that an S180 cell attachment assay may be a candidate for a series of assays to detect developmental toxicants.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the effects of hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) on oxidative stress and endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) in a rat model of diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM).

METHODSThirty male SD rats were randomly divided into control group, diabetes group and treatment group( n = 10). Intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin was utilized to establish a rat model of DCM. The rats with DCM in treatment group were intraperitoneally injected with NaHS solution. After treated for 12 weeks, the hearts isolated from rats were perfused on a langendorff apparatus. The ventricular hemodynamic parameters were measured. The ultrastructures of myocardium were observed using electron microscopy. The content of malondialdehyde (MDA), the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) in myocardial tissue were determined by spectrophotometry. The expressions of C/EBP homologous protein( CHOP), glucose-regulated protein 78 (GRP78) and Caspase 12 at mRNA level in myocardium were detected using RT-PCR.

RESULTSCompared with control group, the cardiac function and myocardial ultrastructure were damaged obviously in diabetic rats. In myocardial tissue, the content of MDA was increased, while the activities of SOD and GSH-Px were decreased. CHOP, GRP78 and Caspase 12 mRNA expressions were increased significantly. Compared with diabetes group, cardiac function and myocardial ultrastructure damage were improved in treatment group. The content of MDA was decreased, while the activities of SOD and GSH-Px were increased significantly. The mRNA levels of CHOP, GRP78 and Caspase 12 were increased.

CONCLUSIONH2S can protect myocardium in diabetic rats, maybe it is related to reduce oxidative stress damage and inhibition of the ERS-induced apoptosis pathway.

Animals ; Apoptosis ; Caspase 12 ; metabolism ; Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental ; drug therapy ; Diabetic Cardiomyopathies ; drug therapy ; Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress ; Glutathione Peroxidase ; metabolism ; Heat-Shock Proteins ; metabolism ; Hydrogen Sulfide ; pharmacology ; Male ; Malondialdehyde ; metabolism ; Myocardium ; ultrastructure ; Oxidative Stress ; Rats ; Streptozocin ; Superoxide Dismutase ; metabolism ; Transcription Factor CHOP ; metabolism

Several methods for the qualitative screening of fungi to degrade lignin were introduced in this paper, with detailed protocols and discussing for each assay.

Objective To develop a convenient method efficiently expands the frequency of specific CTLS.Methods We used different concentrations of CMV-speeific epitope peptides pp65 to stimulate PBMCs for expansion of CMV-specific CTLs.CMV-specifie CTLs were doubly labeled by tetramers-PE and CD_8-FITC for FACS analysis.Results The method expands CMV-speeific CTLs efficiently.CMV-specific CTLs were expanded from 1% to 20% of PBMCs quickly(namely 40% of CD_8~+ T cells).The method provided a large number of cells with tetramer staining of CD_8~+ T cells for FACS analysis from a single blood sampling.Conclusions Peptides stimulation methods are convenient,easy to operate and expanded CMV- specific CTLs efficiently.The increased frequencies of CMV-specific CTLs allowed the data of different individuals to be easily compared and sequentially evaluated.The methods lay the base for adoptive immunotherapy to prevent CMV disease.