Objective To screen the anti-tumor prescription (Shengzao Fang) of Shengma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae) combined with Zao Jiao-ci (Spina Gleditsiae), and evaluate its anti-tumor effects. Methods The lung metastatic model of 4T1 breast cancer and the 4T1 subcutaneous transplanted model were established, both models of mice were randomly divided into model group, Shengma group, Zao Jiao-ci group, Shengzao Fang first group, Shengzao Fang second group and Shengzao Fang third group, 10 mice for each group. The proportion of Shengzao Fang was ascertained by their anti-tumor effects. MTT assay was used to investigate the effects of Shengzao Fang on 4T1 breast cancer. The concentration of type 1 collagen (Col-Ⅰ), platelet-activating factor (PAF), tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1 (TIMP-1), tyrosine kinase receptor A (TrkA) and tyrosine kinase receptor B (TrkB) in serum from tumor-bearing mice was tested by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The effects of Shengzao Fang on matrix metalloproteinase (MMPs) was examined by Gelatin matrix method. Results Compared with the model group, the prescription of Shengma∶Zao Jiao-Ci=2∶1 significantly suppressed lung metastasis of 4T1 breast cancer, showing fewer lung nodes, lower lung metastasis rate and highest tumor inhibitory rate to 4T1 subcutaneous transplanted model. Although the concentration of serum Col-Ⅰ, PAF, TIMP-1, TrkA and TrkB was decreased in all treated group, the prescription of Shengma∶Zao Jiao-ci=2∶1 had the strongest activity, and its inhibitory effect on the expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9 was strongest, too. Conclusion The prescriptions of Shengma combined with Zao Jiao-ci had different antitumor activity, the strongest activity was exhibited when shengma∶Zao Jiao-ci was 2∶1, suggesting that 2∶1 was optimization for Shengma combined with Zao Jiao-ci.

To investigate whether accelerated blood clearance (ABC) phenomenon could be induced after repeated injection of mitoxantrone thermosensitive liposomes, LC-MS/MS and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) were used to measure the concentration of mitoxantrone and the anti-polyethylene glycol (PEG) IgM levels in rat plasma, separately. The drug was rapidly cleared away after the second administration. The anti-PEG IgM was detected after the first dose which was neutralized quickly after the second dose. It is proved that repeated administration of mitoxantrone thermosensitive liposomes in rat caused the ABC phenomenon.
Animals ; Antineoplastic Agents ; administration & dosage ; blood ; pharmacokinetics ; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ; Immunoglobulin M ; blood ; Liposomes ; administration & dosage ; blood ; pharmacokinetics ; Male ; Metabolic Clearance Rate ; Mitoxantrone ; administration & dosage ; blood ; pharmacokinetics ; Polyethylene Glycols ; administration & dosage ; chemistry ; pharmacokinetics ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar ; Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization ; Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Using metabolic flux balance model , the metabolic flux balance of L- v aline synthesis was established in this paper by material balances and linear p rogramming method. The analysis results indicate that 62.8% metabolic flux ent er ed EMP pathway and 38.2% metabolic flux entered the HMP pathway. And only 9.2 % c arbon entered the TCA cycle. But comparing to the optimal flux distributions of 92.31, the production of L-valine should be improved from the genetic manipula ti on and fermentation control through reducing byproduct of amino acid and decreas ing the metabolic flux.

Objective To explore the main anatomical factors for relapse in patients underwent radical mas-toidectomy and discuss the preventive measures .Methods A retrospective study was carried out 36 patients who had underwent radical mastoidectomy and 100 patients (100 ears) who had been cured underwent radical mastoidectomy during July 2011 toSeptember 2013 .The patients underwent axial and coronal temporal Computed Tomography (CT) .The incidence of low -lying middle cranial fossa ,high jugular bulb ,anterior locati(36 ears)on of sigmoid si-nus ,dehiscent tympani tegmen ,dehiscent of the facial nerve canal ,large sinus tympani ,low -lying horizontal facial nerve were recorded .Results The incidence of low -lying middle cranial fossa(36 .1% ) ,anterior location of sig-moid sinus(41 .7% ) ,dehiscent tegmen tympani (30 .6% ) ,dehiscent of the facial nerve canal (41 .7% ) ,large sinus tympani(25 .0% ) ,low -lying horizontal facial nerve(22 .2% ) were higher than those of in the normal group .There was no significant difference in high jugular bulb .Conclusion The main anatomical factors for relapse in patients un-derwent radical mastoidectomy were low -lying middle cranial fossa ,anterior location of sigmoid sinus ,dehiscent tegmen tympani ,dehiscent of the facial nerve canal ,large sinus tympani ,low -lying horizontal facial nerve .

Background The study on normal stem cell markers provides a new way of thinking of that pathogenesis of cancer research and looking for specific markers of cancer stem cells.Importin13 (IPO13) is a novel nucleus-cytoplasm transport receptor protein of importin β family,the study on the biological behavior of IPO13 in ocular tissue and limbal neoplasms is lacking.Objective This study was to investigate the differential expression of IPO13 and p63 in human benign and malignant conjunctiva-cornea neoplasms.Methods The specimens of normal donor limbal and conjunctival tissues (6),conjunciva-cornea papilloma (CCP) (6) and conjunctiva-cornea intraepithelial neoplasia(CCIN) (6)were collected from Xiangya Hospital of Center South University.The expressions of IPO13 and p63 in the corresponding tissue were qualitatively and quantitatively detected using immunochemistry.The A values of IPO13 and p63 positive response were calculated and compared among the 3 types specimens.Results The immunohistostaining on frozen sections showed that IPO13 was expressed in nuclei of basal cells of limbal and conjunctival epithelium and the cellular nuclei of basal cells and suprabasal cells of CCP and CCIN epithelium.The A values of IPO13 positive expression were 1687± 1014,3546± 1375 and 7635 ±2854 in the normal limbal specimen,CCP and CCIN,respectively,showing a significant difference among them (F =7.23,P＜0.05),and the A value was higher in the CCP and CCIN than that in the normal limbal tissue (q =4.02,5.13,P＜0.05),and that in the CCIN was significantly elevated in comparison with CCP(q =3.45,P＜0.05).p63 was expressed in nuclei of basal cells and suprabasal of limbal,conjunctival and CCP epithelium,and was expressed in nuclei of the entire CCIN epithelium.The expressions of p63 in the normal conjunctiva-cornea tissue,CCP and CCIN were 2110± 1229,3966± 2129 and 6650± 2136 respectively,with significant difference among the three different specimens (F =6.17,P＜ 0.05),and the A value of p63 positive expression was significantly elevated in the CCP and CCIN compared with normal limbal specimen (q =4.33,5.01,P＜0.05),and that in the CCIN was significantly elevated in comparison with CCP(q=3.83,P＜0.05).Conclusions IPO13 is more specifical in marking the poorly differentiated cells in limbal epithelial proliferative lesions than p63.Compared with the normal limbal specimen,the expressions of IPO13 and p63 in CCP and CCIN specimens gradually upregulat,which suggests that IPO13 and p63 may play a positive regulatory role in conjunctiva-cornea proliferative lesions.The differential expression of IPO13 and p63 is predominant between benign and malignant limbal epithelial proliferative lesions,indicating that IPO13 and p63 may play an important role in regulating the abnormal proliferation and differentiation of limbal epithelial proliferative lesions.

Objective To study the effects of previous analgesia of acupuncture on patients with the mixed hemorrhoid surgery pain.MethodsA total of 70 patients with mixed hemorrhoid treated with “Milligan-morgan hemorrhoids” were randomly divided into treatment group and control group, 35 patients in each group. The treatment group was treated 30 min prior to the surgery with needling and manipulating Baliao, Chengshan, Hegu every five minutes until the operation, while the control group was not treated before the operation. The patients were assessed by Visual Aualogue Scale and self-reporting Inventory.ResultsAfter the operation, the treatment group was significantly better than the control group in the outcome index of beginning time of pain (14.3 ± 4.9 hvs. 4.2 ± 2.3 h, Z=-5.666,P<0.01) and peak time of pain (17.3 ± 4.5 hvs. 6.0 ± 2.9 h,Z=-5.581,P<0.01). The treatment group was significantly better than the control group in decreasing the pain beginning VAS score (3.3 ± 1.7vs. 4.6 ± 1.7,Z=-2.820, P<0.01) and pain peak VAS score (4.5 ± 2.0vs. 6.5 ± 1.2,Z=-4.025,P<0.05). After surgery, the treatment group was significantly better than the control group in decreasing the score of Self-reporting Inventory scale at the 1stday (1.8 ± 1.3vs. 3.0 ± 1.3),Z=-3.472,P<0.01) and 2ndday (1.2 ± 0.9vs. 1.9 ± 1.2,Z=-2.464,P<0.05). And the treatment group was significantly better than the control group inreducing the quantities of compound aminopyrine phenacetin tablet (0.5 ± 0.9vs.1.5 ± 1.7,t=3.167,P=0.002).ConclusionAcupuncture analgesia 30 minutes prior to the mixed hemorrhoid surgery can significantly reduce the postoperative pain.

Objective: To investigate the effect of atorvastatin on plasma microRNA-143/145 expression in patients with stable angina pectoris (SAP).
Methods: A total of 74 SAP patients taken atorvastatin at ifrst time were enrolled in this study, the patients were assigned into 2 groups by the dose of medication:Low dose group, the patients received atorvastatin 20 mg/day, n=36 and Moderate dose group, the patients received atorvastatin 40 mg/day, n=38. Plasma levels of LDL-C and microRNA-143/145 were examined before medication and at 1 month, 12 months after medication respectively. The patients were further divided into another 2 groups by plasma levels of LDL-C:Reach the standard group, plasma LDL-C<2.60 mmol/L and Not reach the standard group, plasma LDL-C≥2.60 mmol/L. Plasma levels of microRNA-143/145 were measured and compared between 2 groups.
Results: ① Compared with baseline condition, plasma levels of microRNA-143/145 were increased in both groups after medication, P<0.001 the levels in Moderate dose group were higher than those in Low dose group at both 1 month and 12 months of time points.②Plasma levels of LDL-C were decreased with medication in both groups, P<0.05. Micro RNA-143/145 expression was similar between Reach the standard group and Not reach the standard group, P>0.05.
Conclusion: Atorvastatin could up-regulate plasma microRNA-143/145 expression, which was not related to lipid-decreasing effect.

The intellectual property rights weight much in the research capacity of a university.This article focuses on the practice and achievements of Southern Medical University in the field of intellectual property management after the transformation of the university.

Objective To investigate the clinical value of quality intima-media thicknes (QIMT),quality arterial stiffness(QAS) and XStrain in assessing the ventricular-arterial coupling (VAC) in patients with uremia.Methods Sixty-five patients with uremia and 30 normal subjects were enrolled in this study as the uremic group and control group respectively.Ultrasound examination for the cardiac and carotid artery was performed and some parameters were obtained,such as left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF),E/e,Tei index,stiffness (β),compliance coefficinet (CC),pulse wave velocity (PWV),intima-media thicknes (IMT),strain,and so on.The sum of left ventricular systolic radial strain and carotid arterial diastolic radial strain was used as a new parameter (VACs) for assessing VAC.The correlation between VACs and VACv,a traditional method to evaluate VAC,was analyzed.The parameters obtained by ultrasonic techniques were compared between two groups.The intra-and inter-observer reliability of XStrain was assessed by intraclass correlation coefficient.The multiple linear regression and ROC curve were used to analyze the independent factor of cardiovascular dysfunction.Results ①The pulse pressure,E/e,Tei index,as well as β,PWV and IMT were larger in uremic group than control group significantly (P ＜0.05).②The function of VAC was decreased in uremic group,and the VACv and VACs were lower than control group significantly (P ＜0.05).③There was strong positive relation between VACs and VACv (r =0.908,P =0.000).The reproducibility of XStrain technique was well.④VACs,β,VACv and PWV could be considered as independent factor of cardiovascular dysfunction and performance of VACs was the largest (standardized coefficient was-0.582).A cutoff value of VACs for assessing cardiovascular dysfunction was less than 23.60,which had both higher sensitivity and specificity (96.4％,81.1％).Conclusions The QIMT,QAS and XStrain can be used to assess cardiovascular structure,function and VAC accurately and globally,which can be consider as an effective method for detecting cardiovascular complication and improving prognosis of uremic patients.

OBJECTIVETo observe the effect of alcohol extracts from Pharbitidis Semen on the proliferation and metastasis of Lewis lung cancer, and study its anti-tumor mechanism.

METHODIn vitro, MTT assay and scratch assay were adopted to detect the effect of alcohol extracts from Pharbitidis Semen on the proliferation and metastasis of Lewis lung cancer cells. The cell autophagy was detected by the acridine orange staining. The gap-junction intercellular communication (GJIC) was investigated by the fluorescent yellow transfer. The expression of aquaporin 1 (AQP1) was analyzed by the Western blotting. In vivo, the subcutaneous implant model and the experimental pulmonary metastasis model of Lewis lung cancer in mice were established to evaluate the anti-tumor and anti-metastasis effects of alcohol extract from Pharbitidis Semen. The serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and beta2 microglobulin (beta2-MG) of mice bearing Lewis lung cancer were detected by the electrochemiluminesence immunoassay. The expressions of lung AQP1 and Connexin 43 (Cx43) were examined by the immunohistochemical method.

RESULTIn vitro, alcohol extracts from Pharbitidis Semen inhibited the cell proliferation in a dose-dependent matter, significantly prevented the cell migration, down-regulated AQP1 proteins of cells, promoted GJIC, and decreased the serum-free autophagy of tumor cells. In vivo, compared with untreated model mice, alcohol extracts from Pharbitidis Semen inhibited the tumor growth in a dose-dependent matter, prevented the tumor metastasis and prolonged the life span of mice bearing Lewis lung cancer, while decreasing serum CEA and beta2-MG of mice bearing Lewis lung cancer, enhancing the immumohistochemical staining intensity of Cx43 and weakening aquaporins AQP1 positive intensity.

CONCLUSIONAlcohol extracts from Pharbitidis Semen could prevent the proliferation and metastasis in Lewis lung cancer cells. Its mechanism may be related to the promotion of GJIC and the down-regulation of AQP1.

Animals ; Antineoplastic Agents ; administration & dosage ; Aquaporin 1 ; genetics ; metabolism ; Carcinoma, Lewis Lung ; drug therapy ; genetics ; metabolism ; pathology ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Connexin 43 ; genetics ; metabolism ; Disease Models, Animal ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; administration & dosage ; Humans ; Ipomoea ; chemistry ; Lung Neoplasms ; drug therapy ; genetics ; metabolism ; pathology ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Seeds ; chemistry