BACKGROUND:Establishing an animal model of lung transplantation has operational significance to the development of clinical lung transplantation.
OBJECTIVE:To analyze and summarize animal selection, model establishment method, points to note and mechanism of lung ischemia-reperfusion injury and pulmonary immune rejection in the establishment of animal models as preclinical research of lung transplantation.
METHODS:A computer-based retrieval of CNKI and PubMed database from January 1982 to September 2013 was performed for literature related to lung transplantation. The key words were“lung transplantation, animal models, reperfusion injury”in English and Chinese, respectively. After eliminating duplicate and obsolete literature,50 articles were included for further analysis.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Currently, animal experiments about al ogeneic lung transplantation are
common, which are of significance for clinical lung transplantation. Single lung transplantation is mainly seen in animal models. The commonly used lung transplantation models include single lung orthotopic murine model, rabbit orthotopic lung transplantation, canine and porcine orthotopic left lung transplantation, canine bilateral sequential lung pulmonary transplantation, autologous pig lung transplant model, rabbit lung ischemia-reperfusion model. Because the anatomical and physiological features are similar to humans, pigs are becoming the preferred choice for large animal experiments. Animal experiments and clinical studies have shown that lung ischemia-reperfusion injury in lung transplantation represents a biphasic pattern:early occurrence of lung ischemia-reperfusion injury (24 hours after infusion) is related to lung donors, and the late occurrence mainly depends on receptors. Its pathophysiology runs through the whole process of donor lung resection, preservation and reperfusion as wel as postoperative management. Immune rejection is a complex immune response induced by identifying the donor cellsurface histocompatibility antigen, and activated T lymphocytes play a crucial role in the immune response in organ transplantation.

Cardiovascular Diseases ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Abnormalities, Multiple ; Bronchi ; abnormalities ; Bronchography ; Constriction, Pathologic ; diagnostic imaging ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Humans ; Infant ; Male ; Rare Diseases ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; Trachea ; abnormalities ; diagnostic imaging ; Tracheal Stenosis ; congenital ; diagnostic imaging

ObjectiveTostudy the value of color Doppler sonography in diagnosisof rhabdomyolysis.Methods The color Doppler sonography images of twenty-one patients with diagnosed rhabdomyolysis were retrospective analyzed.The pathological changes of the muscle were observed.Results The appearance of ultrasound was cloundness and rough-cast glass change in the diseased area of rhabdomyolysis.The diseased region can be found by ultrasound,and location and scope can be displayed clearly.There were major differences in the location of rhabdomyolysis because of etiological factor.The muscle volume and tension of rhabdomyolysis were increased for trauma,the individual patients will lead to the osteofascial compartment syndrome.There was no blood flow signal or little blood flow signal in the diseased area of rhabdomyolysis.Conclusions The color Doppler sonography is an efficient method for diagnosis of rhabdomyolysis.

BACKGROUND:Inflammatory cellactivation and the generation of oxygen free radicals are important factors of lung ischemia-reperfusion injury. Adding the drugs with anti-inflammation and antioxidant effects into the lung preservation solution used, can improve the protection fluid, and play a crucial role in the study of lung ischemia-reperfusion injury and protection of the function of transplanted lung. OBJECTIVE:To discussion the effect of harmine in canine model of pulmonary ischemia-reperfusion injury. METHODS:Twelve healthy hybrid dogs were randomly divided into two groups, with six rats in each group. A canine model of lung ischemia-reperfusion injury was established, and the protecting liquid was perfused with the clockwise irrigation method. Control group:low potassium dextran protective fluid;experimental group:low potassium dextran+harmine protective fluid. After 2 hours of ischemia, the left lung circulation was recovered. The left lung tissue and blood samples were col ected from two groups of animal models after reperfusion, and their cytokines levels and the lung wet/dry weight ratio were detected and calculated. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid was col ected to observe the pathological indicators. The main pulmonary artery pressure, left and right pulmonary artery pressure were recorded by continuous monitoring. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:There were no statistical y significant differences in the interleukin-17, tumor necrosis factorαand endothelin 1 content in the left lung tissue and the blood between the two groups at 2 and 4 hours after reperfusion (P>0.05). After 4 hours of reperfusion in both groups, the neutrophil number, the number of lymphocytes, alveolar edema index, and vascular wal damage in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid showed no statistical y significant differences (P>0.05). Through the analysis of variance, the main pulmonary artery pressure, left pulmonary artery pressure and right pulmonary artery pressure also had no statistical significance between the two groups (P>0.05). By the analysis of cytokines, pathological indicators, lung wet/dry weight ratio, and pulmonary arterial pressure, harmine has no significant lung protection effect in canine model of lung ischemia-reperfusion injury.

OBJECTIVETo compare the effect of recombinant OPG-Fc and recombinant RANK protein on the differentiation of osteoclast precursors.

METHODSMouse osteoblasts cell lines were incubated with osteoclast precursors cell lines RAW 264.7 for 9 days with 10(-5) g/L rhRANK or rhOPG-Fc or PBS added to the coculture system. TRAP stain positive cells counting and cortical bone pit formation counting were performed in the 9th day.

RESULTSMultinuleated TRAP stain positive cells were observed in the cocluture systems after 6 days incubation,and plenty of mature osteoclasts could be observed in the 9th day. With the addition of 10(-5) g/L rhOPG-Fc or rhRANK, multinucleated giant cells and cortical bone pit formation couting decreased significantly compared with the control group, and the rhRANK group decreased more significantly than the rhOPG-Fc group.

CONCLUSIONSBoth rhOPG-Fc and rhRANK can inhabit the differentiation of osteoclast precursors and prevent them forming mature osteoclasts,moreover,the rhRANK shows the significant inhabition effect than the rhOPG-Fc.

Animals ; Cell Differentiation ; drug effects ; Cells, Cultured ; Mice ; Osteoclasts ; cytology ; drug effects ; Osteoprotegerin ; pharmacology ; Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-kappa B ; pharmacology ; Recombinant Proteins ; pharmacology ; Stem Cells ; cytology ; drug effects

Objective To explore the potential mechanisms of carcinogenesis for human eukaryotic translation elongation factor 1 alpha 2(EEF1A2).Methods Specific inhibition of EEF1A2 with siRNA was achieved in human pancreatic cancer cell line,BxPC-3,which usually expresses high level of EEF1A2.The changes of EEF1A2 expression were determined by Western blot.The effect of siRNA in suppressing the proliferation of BxPC-3 cells was determined by MTT assay,and its role in inducing BxPC-3 cell apoptosis evaluated by flow cytometry,TUNEL and transmission electron micro- scope.Results The sequence-specific siRNA effectively suppressed the expression of both EEF1A2 mRNA and protein.Specific inhibition of EEF1A2 with siRNA in pancreatic cancer cell line BxPC-3 could suppress proliferation and induce apoptosis.Conclusion The oncogenicity of EEF1A2 may be related to its role in suppressing the apoptosis and promoting the growth of pancreatic cancer cells.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the effect of miRNA-101 on the expression of the enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EXH2) in human androgen-independent prostated cancer LNCaP cells.

METHODSWe divided LNCaP cells into a blank control, a negative control, and a miRNA-l01 transfection group, constructed the vector by transfecting synthetic miRNA-101 mimics into the LNCaP cells, and evaluated the efficiency of transfection by fluorescence microscopy. Then we determined the expression level of EZH2 mRNA by qRT-PCR in the three groups of cells and that of the EZH2 protein in the negative control and transfection groups by Western blot.

RESULTSGreen fluorescence signals were observed in over 70% of the LNCaP cells in the transfection group after 24 hours of transfection. At 72 hours, the expression of miRNA-101 was significantly upregulated in the transfected cells (P < 0.01), that of EZH2 mRNA was remarkably lower in the transfection group (0.01 ± 0.10) than in the blank control (0.95 ± 0.40) and negative control (0.86 ± 0.30) groups (both P < 0.01), and that of the EZH2 protein was increased in the negative control but decreased in the transfection group with the extension of culture time.

CONCLUSIONmiRNA-101, with its inhibitory effect on the expression of EZH2 in LNCaP cells, is a potential biotherapeutic for prostate cancer.

Androgens ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 Protein ; Genetic Vectors ; Humans ; Male ; MicroRNAs ; physiology ; Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 ; genetics ; metabolism ; Prostatic Neoplasms ; metabolism ; RNA, Messenger ; metabolism ; Transfection

The stems and branches of Hypericum petiolulatum were extracted by alcohol and liquid-liquid extraction. Seven furofuran lignans were isolated from the ethyl acetate fraction of ethanol extract of H. petiolulatum by using silica gelchromatography, Sephadex LH-20 chromatography, medium-pressure liquid chromatography and preparative HPLC. Their structures were identified by the spectroscopic methods as pinoresinol (1), medioresinol (2), 8-acetoxypinoresinol (3), epipinoresinol (4), (+)-syringaresinol (5), (+)-1-hydroxysyringaresinol (6) and erythro-buddlenolE (7). All the isolates were firstly found in H. petiolulatum. In the bioassay, compound 7 showed remarkable antioxidative activity inhibiting Fe(+2)-cystine induced rat liver microsomal lipid peroxidation with inhibitory rate 38% at a concentration of 1 x 10(-6) mol · L(-1) (positive control Vit E with the inhibitory rate of 35% at the same concentration).
Animals ; Antioxidants ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; pharmacology ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; pharmacology ; Hypericum ; chemistry ; Lipid Peroxidation ; drug effects ; Microsomes, Liver ; drug effects ; metabolism ; Molecular Structure ; Oxidative Stress ; drug effects ; Plant Stems ; chemistry ; Rats

BackgroundPosterior capsule opacification(PCO) is the main cause inducing low vision after extacapsular cataract extraction. Our previous study determined that polylysine-ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) (PLE) can suppress the incidence of PCO. ObjectiveThe goal of this experiment was to investigate the inhibition of polylysine-EDTA on rabbit lens epithelial cells (LECs)proliferation in vitro and the effective concentrations of polylysine-EDTA. MethodsThe anterior capsular membranes from 10 3-month-old clean New Zealand white rabbits were digested and then cultured to obtain the LECs. The second and third generation of LECs were inoculated on the 96-hole culture plate with the cell density of the 1 × 105/ml. 12.5,25.0,50. 0,100. 0 μmol/Lof PLE were added into the culture medium for 48 hours respectively,and the DMSO medium was used at the same way as the control group. The proliferation of the LECs was then detected by MTT method and the inhibitory rate of PLE on LECs growth was calculated. ResultsLECs grew at a near normal state in ≤25.0 μmol/L PLE groups,however,cultured LECs were out of shape and the numbers decreased with the weakened adhesion ability in ≥50.0 μ mol/L PLE groups. The A490 values of LECs were 0. 278±0. 013,0. 266±0. 028,0. 260±0. 022 and 0. 247±0. 012 in 12. 5,25.0,50. 0, 100. 0 μmol/L polylysine-EDTA groups respectively and were lower than 0. 311 ±0. 038 of DMSO control group( P=0. 035,0. 011,0. 009,0.013 ). The inhibitory rates of 12. 5,25.0,50. 0, 100.0 μmoL/L PLE on LECs proliferation were 10.61％ , 14.47％ , 16.40％ and 20. 58％ respectively. ConclusionsPolylysine-EDTA can inhibit the growth and proliferation of LECs in vitro at a dose-dependent manner.