AIM:To study the effect of mistletoe lectins on cell proliferation and apoptosis in HT-29 human colon cancer cell.METHODS:The effect of mistletoe lectins on cell viability in HT-29 cell was evaluated by MTT assay.Cell apoptosis was observed by DNA ladder analysis and Tunel.RESULTS:Mistletoe lectins(eg.,1-4 mg/L) inhibited cell growth in a dose and time dependent way in HT-29 cells.HT-29 cells apoptosis can be induced when exposed to mistletoe lectins(eg.,1-4 mg/L).CONCLUSION:Mistletoe lectins can inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis in HT-29 cells in vitro.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate and optimize the treatment regimen of cephalosporins based on Monte Carlo simulation and the pharmacokinetics /pharmacodynamics (PK/PD) model. METHODS: The treatment regimens of cefradine, cefuroxime, ceftriaxone and cefepime are 0.75 g qid, 1 g qid, 2 g bid and 2 g tid. And a total of 903 strains from eight species were collected. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was measured by trace broth dilution method. Monte Carlo simulation was used to simulate the regimens against Escherichia coli, Bacillus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Citrobacter, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Then, the cumulative fraction of response (CFR) was calculated. RESULTS: Cefhradine and cefuroximes' rates of resistance were higher (47.31% - 100%), the cumulative reaction scores(CFR) were all less than 90%. Cefuroxime has desirable regimen for Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Citrobacter and Streptococcus pneumoniae. Cefepime has at least one dose regimen's CFR for more than 90%, and cephalosporins is consistent with time-dependent drug characteristics. CONCLUSION: For the treatment of infectious diseases, the choice of cephalosporins should be used to follow the principles of antibiotics. Target therapy should be used to test the pathogen susceptibility test, according to the value of MIC to simulate the corresponding dosing regimen, to achieve individualized administration.

AIM:To investigate the effects of bcl-3 gene on the migration and apoptosis of human colon cancer cell line RKO, and the changes of cyclin D1 and apoptosis-related proteins.METHODS:After silencing of bcl-3 gene expression in human colon cancer cell line RKO by lentiviral vector with RNA interference, the changes of RKO cell migration ability were investigated by wound healing assay.The changes of RKO cell apoptotic rate after bcl-3 gene silencing were detected by flow cytometry with Annexin V/PI staining.The protein expression of cyclin D1 and apoptosis-related proteins in the RKO cells after bcl-3 gene silencing was determined by Western blot.RESULTS:The wound healing rates of the RKO cells were 84.00% and 40.00% before and after bcl-3 gene silencing, respectively, with statistically significant difference (P<0.05).Annexin V/PI staining showed that the cell apoptotic rates were 12.89% and 59.67% before and after bcl-3 gene silencing, respectively, when RKO cells were treated with 5 μmol/L cisplatin for 24 h, with statistically significant difference (P<0.05).The expression of cyclin D1 decreased, while the expression of Bax increased after bcl-3 gene silencing (P<0.05).CONCLUSION:After bcl-3 gene silencing, the migration ability of RKO cells decreases, and the apoptotic rate increases, accompanying with the changes of cyclin D1 and Bax.bcl-3 gene can affect the apoptosis of RKO cells by changing the expression of cyclin D1 and Bax.

Gindenosides are the active ingredients of Panax ginseng. 20 (S) -protopanaxadiolocotillol type epimers are the main metabolites of 20 (S) -protopanaxadiol. The previous studies showed that there are stereoselectivity difference in pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics between 24R-epimer and 24S-epimer. The purpose of this study was to explore the excretion of the epimers in bile, feces and urine of rat. Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method has been performed for determination of 24R-epimer and 24S-epimer in bile, feces and urine. 24R-epimer or 24S-epimer was intragastric administered to rats at a single dose of 10 mg x kg(-1). Results showed that after administration the recovery of 24R-epimer and 24S-epimer in feces was 17.69% and 17.09%, respectively, while both of the two epimers were hardly detected in urine. The 48 h cumulative biliary excretion rate of 24R-epimer was 8.01% after administration, while only 1.47% for 24S-epimer. It indicated that there are stereoselectivity in biliary excretion of the epimers with intragastric administration.
Animals ; Bile ; chemistry ; metabolism ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; chemistry ; pharmacokinetics ; Feces ; chemistry ; Ginsenosides ; chemistry ; pharmacokinetics ; Male ; Mass Spectrometry ; Panax ; chemistry ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Stereoisomerism ; Urine ; chemistry

Objective To investigate the evaluation significance of plasma D-dimer level for the prognosis in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(AECOPD) excluding pulmonary embolism(PE).Methods The patients with AECOPD were collected from the respiration department and emergency internal medicine department of the Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University during 2007-2011.Thirty-five AECOPD cases of D-dimer positive and excluding PE and lower extremity deep venous thrombus(DVT)by CT angiography served as the experimental group and 35 cases of D-dimer negative as the control group.The differences in the first time hospitalization duration,GOLD grade,mortality rate,re-hospitalization times within 4 years,times of admission to ICU,times of intracheal intubation,rehospitalization and outside-hospital mortality rate were compared between the two groups.The receiver operatingcharacteristic(ROC)curve was applied to evaluate the short-term and long-term prognostic capacity of D-dimer.The t test at the follow up end point was used to analyze the D-dimer level in the death group and the survival group.Results The D-dimer level,length of hospital stay,death number of first time hospitalization,times of re-hospitalization,times of admission to ICU,times of intubation,re-hospitalization and outside-hospitalization mortality rate and total mortality rate had statistical differences between the experimental group and the control group(P＜0.05);but the differences in the age,gender and GOLD grade between the two groups had no statistical significance(P＞0.05).The sensitivity of D-dimer＞1 165 μg/L for predicting the death number of the first time hospitalization was 87.5 ％,and the specificity was 80.6 ％.The sensitivity of D-dimer＞ 865μg/L for predicting the mortality rate of re-hospitalization and outerside-hospital was 78.9 ％,and the specificity was 74.5 ％.The survival curve graph during the follow up period in the two groups revealed that the survival time and survival rate had statistical difference between the two groups.The D-dimer level in the death group was significantly higher than that in the survival group with statistical difference(P＜0.05).Conclusion The D-dimer level is an independent risk factor affecting the short-term and longterm prognosis of AECOPD.

Objective To explore the interaction of foot placement, trunk control and weight-bearing (WB) during sit-to-stand (STS) movement. Methods 32 hemiplegic stroke patients (experimental group) and 32 healthy people (control group) were recruited and completed STS movement with 3 different foot positions: ankle dorsiflexed 10° of both feet (BF), with the paretic foot posterior (PFP) or the undominant foot posterior (UDFP), with the non-paretic foot posterior (NPFP) or the dominant foot posterior (DFP). Balance function assessment system (model AL-080) was used for collecting the WB, WB asymmetry (WBasym), and the center of pressure of the buttocks in medial-lateral (CoPx) and anterior-posterior (CoPy) sway during STS movement. Results The control group had the mostly WB symmetry, and little trunk side movement in BF, and there was significant difference in all indicators compared with in DFP or UDFP. For the experiment group, the WB, WBasym and CoPx were different as BF from as NPFP (P<0.05); while all the indicators except CoPx were different from PFP. When PFP, the trunk moved to the non-paretic side, and then to paretic side, all the indicators were different from NPFP. When BF and NPFP of the experiment group compared with BF and DFP of the control group, all the indicators were different (P<0.05). CoPx and CoPy increased in the experiment group compared with the control group. CoPx negatively correlate with WBasym in the experiment group (r=-0.626, P<0.001) and in the control group (r=-0.776, P<0.001). Conclusion The trunk side movement affects weight-bearing symmetry, and foot placement can modify weight-bearing distribution during the STS movement in hemiplegic stroke patients.

Objective By proteomic analysis of differentially expressed protein profiling in pancreatic cancer using antibody microarray, new tumor marker of pancreatic cancer was supposed to be discovered. Methods The antibody microarray containing 378 monoclonal antibodies was applied to detect the differentially expressed proteins of 7 sets of pancreatic ductal adenocareinoma pooled samples and their paired normal pancreas tissues pooled samples. Results 11 up-regulated proteins (UbcH6, GABA b R2, Plakophilin 2a, Inhibitor 2, Nestin, ShcC, PRK2, Neurogenin 3, STAT 3, NHE-3 and SRP54) and 9 down- regulated proteins (DCC, HPV-16 L1, RACKI, Gelsolin, Rabaptin-5, DBP2, IKKa/I, c-Cbl, FXR2) were found in pancreatic cancer. Conclusions Antibody microarray was an effective comparative proteomic technology. These dys-regulated proteins facilitated to elucidate the mechanisms of pancreatic cancer and to identify new diagnostic markers and therapeutic targets.

Objective To explore the correlation between plantar pressure and walking function in hemiplegic stroke patients.Methods Thirty hemiplegic patients with stroke (a hemiplegic group) and thirty age-matched healthy persons (a control group) were recruited.Gait and balance function training and assessment system (model:AL-600) were used to quantify the walking velocity,peak plantar pressure at heel-strike and push-off periods and displacement of center of pressure (DCOP) of all subjects during walking.The asymmetry of gait was calculated.Two independent sample t-test were used to compare the walking velocity,peak plantar pressure and DCOP for the two groups.Pearson correlation coefficients were applied to analyze the correlation between the walking velocity and peak plantar pressure and DCOP.Results The walking velocity,the peak plantar pressure at heel-strike and push-off periods and DCOP of the hemiplegic group were significantly lower than the control group.In the hemiplegic group,the asymmetry of peak plantar pressure and DCOPx significantly increased,while that of DCOPy became bigger without significant difference.Moreover,the walking capacity of the hemiplegic group was positively correlated with the peak plantar pressure and DCOP.Conclusion Among hemiplegic stroke patients,both the peak plantar pressure at heel-strike and push-off periods lower in a way.Their capacity of weight transfer decreases,which is closely related to their walking velocity.

ObjectiveTo identify the correlation factors for urosepsis shock after endourology surgery and analyze its clinical characteristics.MethodsFifty-eight patients with urosepsis without shock and 15 patients with shock were studied.Factors which may be correlated with the development of sepsis were analyzed including age,sex,ASA physical status,history of urinary tract infection,preoperative leukocyturia,urine bacteria culture,prophylactic antimicrobial treatment,pyonephrosis,type of surgery,duration of operation,blood leukocyte count and concentration of creactive protein at the end of surgery,the time when the signs of infection (shivering,agitation,nausea or vomiting) first appeared.Changes in BP in patients with urosepsis shock,scores for multiple organ dysfunction syndrome as well as treatment and prognosis were also recorded.ResultsFemale sex and early emergence of signs of infection after surgery were correlated with urosepsis shock.Abrupt hypotension was usually the first manifestation of urosepsis shook.The lowest systolic BP was positively correlated with the time when diagnosis of shock was made and negatively correlated with the length of ICU stay and the highest multiple organ dysfunction syndrome scores but not correlated with shock correction time.All patients with urosepsis shock recovered completely when discharged from hospital.ConclusionFemale sex and patients with early emergence of signs of infection are prone to develop urosepsis shock after endourology operation.The prognosis of urosepsis shock is good if diagnosed and treated in time.

OBJECTIVE To observe the effects of RNA interference mediated PIK3CA gene silencing on the proliferation and invasiveness of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma(LSCC) cells, and investigate the feasibility of PIK3CA gene as a potential therapeutic target in the treatment of LSCC. METHODS The lentiviral vector system expressing short hairpin RNA targeting PIK3CA gene(PIK3C-shRNA)was constructed and transfected subsequently into Hep-2 cells mediated by liposome in vitro. The expression of PIK3CA gene was detected by real-time RT-PCR and Western blot respectively. The proliferation of Hep-2 cells was measured by MTT, colony formation, and cell growth curve. The invasive power was determined by Boyden chamber model in vitro. RESULTS The lentiviral vector system expressing short hairpin PIK3CA- shRNA was constructed successfully. Compared with the control groups, the mRNA and protein expression of PIK3CA were significantly down-regulated(75% and 70% respectively)in the experimental group (P