OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of forsythiaside on the expression of c-jun induced by cisplatin in the cochlea of guinea pig. METHOD: Thirty guinea pigs were randomly divided into control group (10), cisplatin group (10) and forsythiaside group (10). The ototoxicity model was done with intraperitoneal injection of cisplatin solution (8 mg/kg per day) for 7 days. Forsythiaside (25 mg/kg per day) was injected 30 min before cisplatin solution treated in guinea pigs of forsythiaside group for 7 consecutive days. The saline instead of cisplatin was injected in normal control group. The distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) was detected before animals were killed. The expression of c-jun in cochlea of guinea pigs was detected by western blotting. The expression of c-jun mRNA in cochlea of guinea pigs was detected by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). RESULT: DPOAE amplitudes in cisplatin group was significantly lower than in control group (P < 0.01). Compared with cisplatin group, DPOAE amplitudes in forsythiaside group was increased significantly (P < 0.05). The expression of c-jun protein and mRNA were significantly increased in cisplatin group than in control group (P < 0.01). Compared with cisplatin group, the expression of c-jun protein and mRNA were significantly decreased in forsythiaside group. CONCLUSION Forsythiaside can significantly reduce the side effects induced by cisplatin through down-regulating the expression of c-jun.
Animals ; Cisplatin ; toxicity ; Cochlea ; drug effects ; metabolism ; Female ; Glycosides ; pharmacology ; Guinea Pigs ; Male ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun ; metabolism

Studies have shown that cholesterol metabolism plays an important role in tumorigenesis and development.At the same time, it is also shown an important application value in predicting the prognosis of malignant tumors.Cholesterol can improve the long-term quality of life and survival of cancer patients by appropriating risk stratification of these malignant tumors.

Humans ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Nephrotic Syndrome ; diagnosis ; therapy

Objective:To construct recombinant retrovirus expressing human bone morphogenetic protein-7 gene BMP7 and to discuss its apoptosis-inducing activities and the mechanism in liver cancer cell line HepG2. Methods:BMP7 gene was amplified and reconstructed with retroviral plasmid pLP-LNCX by loxP homologous recombination,and then the plasmid pLP-LNCX-BMP7 (pLLBMP7) was transferred into packing cell line PT67 and the supernatant was collected to assay viral titer. MTT assay was adopted to observe HepG2 cells amplification. 48h after pLLBMP7 infection agarose electrophoresis and flow cytometry were used to verify apoptosis of tumor cells,and then the expression of BMP7,caspase-3 and bcl-2 proteins were detected by Western blotting. Results:Recombinant retrovirus pLLBMP7 was justified and transformed into PT67 package cell with supernatant viral titer amounted to 5?109 pfu/ml. In MTT assay retrovirus group had no evident difference from controls in cellular inhibition 72h later (35.1% vs. 5.3%,68.5% vs.18.3%,p

Objective QR-DVT 9000 NEWTOM CT, an oral maxillofacial dedicated CT, was applied in the diagnosis of maxillary sinus related diseases. Its value and technique are summarized. Method Patients with maxillary sinus related diseases were scanned and images were reconstructed with QR-DVT 9000 CT. The axial view of reconstructed image was analyzed in sagittal plane, coronal plane and 3-D. Results QR-DVT 9000 NEWTOM CT could display the position, shape and anatomic relationship of maxillary sinus with adjacent structures in sagittal image, coronal image and 3-D image. Conclusion QR-DVT 9000 NEWTOM CT, an oral maxillofacial dedicated CT, is considerably valuable in the diagnosis of maxillary sinus related diseases, and it can guide clinical surgery more effectively than routine X ray examination.

Objective:To construct an immune inhibitor of new TNF-?,C-terminal sequence of new rhTNF-? was replaced with sequence of T-help cell of hen egg-white lysozyme(HEL).Methods:The rhTNF-? mutant was cloned 、expressed and purified.Results:The DNA sequencing analysis showed that the C-terminal sequence of new rhTNF-? mutant was correct.The mutant was inserted into pBV220 expression vector .After the recombinant bacteria was incubated at 42℃ for 4 h,a new band of the protein with relative molecular weight of 1.7 kD was shown on the gel.The band amounted to 30 % of total bacteria protein.Western blot showed that the mutant protein could associated with anti-TNF-? antibody.After the protein was purified by through a column of Q-Sepharose Fast Flow, the purity of the protein was above 90%.The biological activity of the protein was measured with L929 cells.The result showed that biological activity of the protein was totally lost.Conclusion:The experimental evidence demonstrated that the construction of new rhTNF-? mutant was successful.The mutant not only can be associated with anti-TNF-? antibody, but also lose the biological activity of original TNF-?. [

Objective To summarize the initial application of three dimensional angiography(3D angio) in the diagnosis of carotid stenosis and carotid stenting.Methods 23 patients with carotid stenosis confirmed by conventional angiography (two dimensional angiography, 2D Angio) received 3D Angio including 16 accepted both 2D Angio and 3D Angio before and after carotid stenting and then undengone comparative study. Results 32 stenosed lesions were found, including 5 in common carotid artery, 19 in neck section of internal carotid artery, 3 in patrous section, 2 in caverous sinus and 3 in middle cerebral artery. 3D Angio could demonstrate the changes of stenosed segment from every point of view. The degree and extent of stenosis could be accuratly evaluated. The characterization of lesions including the diminution of lumen and coarse plaques could be clearly displayed. After stenting, the wall of stenosed segment became smooth and the plaques disappeared.Conclusions The diagnosis and treatment of carotid stenosis by 3D Angio is helpful to accurately estimate the extent of stenosis, the characterization of the lesions and monitor the results of stenting.

Detection of prostate specific antigen (PSA) is the most commonly used screening method for prostate cancer. However, many studies have found that the false positive rate and false negative rate of PSA detection for prostate cancer screening are very high, which easily leads to the overuse of PSA detection. Autoantibodies appear at the early stage of cancer, accompany the occurrence and development of prostate cancer. Autoantibodies have a long half-life and are easy to detect. Existing studies have found that autoantibodies can be used in the diagnosis of prostate cancer, and correlated with some prognostic indicators such as Gleason grade and overall survival (OS) of prostate cancer patients. This paper summarized 8 studies on the role of single autoantibody in the diagnosis and prognosis of prostate cancer. Most of the reported single autoantibodies have better diagnostic performance than PSA, and combined application could improve the diagnostic performance. Some autoantibodies are related to a poor prognosis of prostate cancer.

Objective To investigate the pharmacodynamics of sufentanil required to inhibit the body movement induced by tetanic stimulation and skin incision when combined with propofol in patients undergoing thoracic or abdominal surgery. Methods Fifty ASA Ⅰ or Ⅱ patients aged 18-57 yr undergoing elective thoracic or abdominal surgery were randomized into 5 groups sufentanil target effect-site concentration (Ce) (n = 10 each):0.07, 0.10, 0.14, 0.20 and 0.28 ng/ml groups. Anesthesia was induced with TCI of propofol at the target plasma concentration of 3.0-3.2 μg/ml. As soon as the patients lost consciousness, infusion of sufentanil with the corresponding Ce was started in the each group. One tetanic stimulus (frequency 50 Hz, intensity 80 mA, wave length 0.25 ms) was given after the target effect-site and plasma concentrations were balanced. Tracheal intubation was facilitated with succinylcholine 1.5 mg/kg. The concentrations of propofol and sufentanil were maintained until 4 min after skin incision. The body movement was observed during tetanic stimulation and skin incision. The effective effect-site concentration (EC50, EC94) of sufentanil and 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated using probit regression analysis. Results The EC50 and EC95 of sufentanil required to inhibit the body movement induced by tetanic stimulation when combined with propofol were 0.12 (95% CI 0.09-0.14) ng/ml and 0.20 (95% CI 0.17-0.31) ng/ml respectively. The EC50 and EC95 of sufentanil required to inhibit the body movement induced by skin incision when combined with propofol were 0.13 (95% CI 0.11-0.16) ng/ml and 0.21 (95% CI 0.17-0.29) ng/ml respectively. There was no significant difference in the EC50 and EC95 of sufentanil between the two different stimuli (P ＞ 0.05). Conclusion The EC50 and EC95 of sufentanil required to inhibit the body movement induced by tetanic stimulation (frequency 50 Hz, intensity 80 mA, wave length 0.25 ms) when combined with propofol were 0.12 and 0.20 ng/ml respectively, the EC50 and EC95 of sufentanil required to inhibit the body movement induced by skin incision when combined with propofol were 0.13 and 0.21 ng/ml respectively and there was no significant difference in the pharmacodynamics between the two different stimuli, indicating that tetanic stimulation as an alternative to skin incision can be used to evaluate the pharmacodynamics of anesthetics.

Food Contamination ; prevention & control ; Public Health Practice