AIM: To study the effects of resveratral on lipid peroxidative reaction and reactive oxygen species (ROS) in experimental spinal cord injury rats. METHODS: The weight dropping method was used to produce the experimental spinal cord injury (SCI) in adult rats. Resveratrol (Res) and methylprednisolone (MPSS) were given intraperitoneally by the bolus injections of 50, 100 mg?kg -1 and 100 mg?kg -1 , respectively, immediately after induction of SCI. And then the effects of Res were observed at 1, 24, 48 h after SCI compared with MPSS. RESULTS: Res could obvious prevented reduction of superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and reduce malondialdehyde (MDA) production and inhibit the ROS level in the injured spinal cord tissue in comparison with the SCI model at the dose of 50 mg?kg -1 and 100 mg?kg -1 , which the most remarkable effects was at 48 h with the inhibition rate over 40%. The effects of Res were the same as or even greater than those of MPSS. CONCLUSION: Res may effectively protect the spinal cord from lipid peroxidative reaction and ROS damage in SCI.

AIM To study the effects of resveratrol on secondary spinal cord edema and the activity of lactic dehydrogenase and Na +, K + ATPase in experimental spinal cord injury (SCI)rat. METHODS The weight dropping method was used to produce the experimental spinal cord injury in adult rats. Resveratrol (Res) and methylprednisolone (MPSS) were intraperitoneally by the bolus injections of 50 mg?kg -1 , 100 mg?kg -1 and 100 mg?kg -1 , respectively, immediately after the induction of SCI. And then the effects of Res were observed at 1 h, 24 h, 48 h after SCI compared with MPSS. RESULTS Res could obvious inhibit the secondary spinal cord edema with the most remarkable suppressing rate by 11 5% at 48 h. Res was able to significantly suppress the activities of the lactic dehydrogenase with the highest suppressing rate for over 40% at 24 h. In the meantime, Res markedly improved the Na +, K + ATPase activities that promoted to the biggest extent to 60% at 48 h. The effects of Res were the same as or even stronger than those of MPSS. CONCLUSION Res may effectively protect the spinal cord from secondary spinal cord edema and improve the energy metabolism system in SCI. It suggested that Res may be having potent therapeutic effect on SCI.

In this experiment, primary mixed culture cells of lung and liver derived from new born mouse was made use of target cells, 0.1 ?Ci 3~H-TdR per milliliter medium was added in the culture in order to induce malignant transformation of the cells in the culture. Results of the experiment was that the cells effected by 3~H-TdR had a unlimited growing and formed sarcoma after being inoculated into new born mice immunosuppressed with ATS. It suggested that they had became malignant transformation cells. Results of analysis of chromosome aberrations of the transformed cells, the long arm chromosome was observed in 5% of cells, the metacentric chromosome in 7% of cells, the acentric fregment in 8% of cells. It shows that DNA damage of the cells induced by 3~H-TdR causes their chromosome aberrations and, futhermore, development of malignant cells. The fact that unstable aberrations was Still in sight in the malignant transformation cells suggested that there have been a bit of 3~HTdR left in these cells which kept damaging DNA of the cells.

Objective:To study the critical value of soluble transferring receptor (sTfR) for assessing iron overload in Chinese adult men. Method:226 normal iron status and 331 iron overload men were drawn from National Nutrition and Health Survey 2002 as control group and case group respectively. To compare the sTfR concentration and distribution between two groups and ascertain the sTfR critical value to assess iron overload by ROC curve. Results:The concentrations of sTfR were 1 325.46?484.92 ng/ml, 1 788.56? 457.02 ng/ml in case group and control group respectively, the former lower than the latter (P

Objective:To analyze the distribution of HFE gene (hemochromatosis gene) mutation in normal and iron overload men and discuss the influence of HFE gene mutation on iron overload status of Chinese adult men..Method:The data of 226 normal and 331 iron overload men were drawn from National Nutrition and Health Survey in 2002 as control and case group respectively to analyze and compare the distribution of HFE mutation including C282Y mutation, H63D mutation and S65C mutation in normal and iron overload men.Results:In case group, normal gene was 90.03%, homozygosity for H63D mutation 0.6%, heterozygosity for H63D mutation 9.07%, heterozygosity for S65C 0.3%. In control group normal gene was 94.25%, heterozygosity for H63D 5.75%, and no S65C and C282Y mutation was detected. Conclusion: HFE gene mutation was not the major reason resulting in iron overload in Chinese adult men.

Objective To investigate the clinical significance of protein expression of Six1 in cervical cancer. Meth?ods The immunohistochemical (IHC) staining was applied to detect the expression of Six1 protein in normal cervical tis?sues (n=32), cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) tissues (n=49) and cervical cancer tissues (n=123). The localization of Six1 protein was detected in vitro cultured HeLa cells using immunofluorescence (IF) staining. Results The positive rate of Six1was significantly higher in cervical cancer (72.3%) than that of CIN tissues (28.6%) and normal cervical tissues (15.6%,χ2=13.118 and 10.058 respectively, P<0.01). There were significance differences in expression levels of Six1 protein be?tween different tumor sizes and metastasis of cervical cancer (P < 0.01). The Six1 protein showed positive signals in cyto?plasm and nucleoli in HeLa cells. Conclusion Six1 expression is associated with cervical cancer, which may be a potential biomarker for invasion and metastasis of cervical cancer.

Objective:To study the different feeding practices of Chinese infants within four months of age in 2002. Method:The method of multi-steps cluster sampling was adopted. In order to ensure the sample size sufficient additional subjects were included in this survey. Results:More than two thirds (71.6%) of infants within four months of age had been almost exclusively breastfed, 65.5% and 74.4% in urban and rural areas respectively. The average percentage of mixed feeding was 23.0% (27.0% in urban and 21.2% in rural areas); and that of artificial feeding was 5.4% (7.5% in urban and 4.4% in rural areas). The rate of breastfeeding decreased with the increase of family income. Conclusion:Although the rate of almost exclusive breastfeeding is increasing, there is still far away from the aim of 85% in 2001-2010 National Outline for Children.

Objective To study the effects of the genetically modified(GM) rice enriched with resistant starch on large bowel health in rats. Method Forty-eight healthy male SD rats were randomly assigned into four groups based on body weight,and given with no-GM rice diet (No-GM), GM rice diet(GM), half-GM rice diet (Half-GM) and normal diet (ND), respectively. After fed for 5 w, 4 d feces samples were collected. At 6 w all rats were killed and the contents of cecum and colon were collected. Large bowel function was evaluated by determination of cecum and colon weight, their contents, pH value, short-chain fatty acids (SCFA), etc. Results GM group had similar body weight with ND and significantly less than No-GM. Compared with No-GM and ND, fecal bulk and moisture, cecum and colon weight and the cecum contents of GM and Half-GM were higher dose-dependently. The contents of SCFA in cecum, colon and feces dropped gradually. SCFA level of cecum and colon was higher significantly in GM and Half-GM compared with No-GM and ND except butyric acid of colon in Half-GM. In all groups, there were differences of acetic and propionic acid level in feces but no difference of butyric acid. Cecum and fecal pH value of GM and Half-GM dropped much significantly compared with No-GM and ND. Conclusion The genetically modified rice enriched with resistant starch can improve the large bowel health of rat.

Objective To study the security of low dose and half-body irradiation by 60Co ?-rays as a new method of clinical radiotherapy.Methods The simulated manikin was used to simulate human body and two radiation modalities of facing and backing on radioactive source were adopted.Half-body irradiation was done by 60Co ?-rays with doses of 9,10 and 11 cGy.The exposure dose of every layer and important target organs in the simulated manikin were detected,and the security of low dose and half-body irradiation as a therapeutic method was evaluated.Results The exposure dose of every layer and sensitive organs were all within safety margin,when simulated manikin facing or backing on the radioactive source was irradiated by 60Co ?-rays with doses of 9,10 and 11 cGy.Further,the exposure dose of sensitive organs in the simulated manikin backing on the radioactive source was lower than that in those facing the radioacive source.Conclusion The method of low dose and half-body irradiation as a radiotherapeutic method is safe and feasible and the radiation modality of backing on the radioactive source is more safe.