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Adenoma, Villous ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; Kidney Neoplasms ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Lymphoma ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Myosins ; metabolism ; Neoplasms, Multiple Primary ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Rhabdomyosarcoma, Alveolar ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Ureteral Neoplasms ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Vimentin ; metabolism

Objective: To isolate and purify the polysaccharide from Cordyceps sinensis, and analyze its structure. Methods:Cordyceps sinensis was cultured by a liquid fermentation method. A water-extraction and alcohol-precipitation method was applied to ex-tract polysaccharide from Cordyceps sinensis fermentation liquor (EPS) and polysaccharide from Cordyceps sinensis mycelium (IPS). Sephadex gel chromatography was applied to isolate and purify the polysaccharide. The purity and relative molecular weight of the poly-saccharide were determined by a gel filtration method. The monosaccharide composition of the polysaccharide was identified by GC. The content of uronic acid was analyzed by sulfuric acid carbazole method. Results: The analysis results showed that the molecular weight of EPS was 78kDa. The content of polysaccharide and uronic acid was 94. 8% and 6. 0%, respectively. EPS was composed of mannose,glucose and galactose with the molar ratio of 4. 5∶8. 0∶1. 0. The molecular weight of IPS was 42kDa. The content of polysac-charide and uronic acid was 92. 5% and 4. 5%, respectively. IPS was composed of mannose,glucose and galactose with the molar ratio of 2. 8∶3. 0∶1. 0. Conclusion:Both polysaccharide EPS and IPS in Cordyceps sinensis are heteropolysaccharide.

Objective To explore the roles of insulin in the early treatment of acute brain injury and its administration methods.Methods 253 patients were randomly divided into the intensive insulin therapy group and the conventional therapy group.Infection rates,the short-term effect (APACHE Ⅱ assessment),and long-term efficacy (GOS prognosis) was compared between two groups.Results The results of the strengthen treatment group in the rate of infection (25.95％ vs 39.34％,x2 =5.17,P ＜0.05),the short-term effect (11.33 ± 7.66 vs 16.49 ± 14.97,u =3.42,P ＜ 0.05) and the long-term efficacy (40.46％,55.73％,3.82％ vs 25.41％,68.85％,5.74％,x2 =7.62,P ＜0.05) were significantly better than the conventional therapy group with the statistically significant differences (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions The hypoglycemic effect,neuroprotective effect,regulatory role,and nutrition role of insulin occurred in the early treatment of acute brain injury.After acute brain injury,patients with hyperglycemia should be treated early with an enough volume,continuous,and uniform insulin.

Aim To study the therapeutic effect of hesperidin (HDN) on adjuvant arthritis (AA) in rats and its mechanisms.Methods Freund's complete adjuvant (FCA) was used to induce AA in rats. Secondary paw swelling of AA rats was measured with volume meter. Splenic lymphocyte proliferation response induced by concanavalin A (ConA) or lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was examined with MTT assay. IL-2 production of splenic lymphocytes and IL-1, IL-6,TNF-? productions of peritoneal macrophage (PM?) were determined by radio-immunity assay.IL-10 production of PM? was estimated by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).Results The secondary inflammation of AA rats appeared on the 12th day after injection of FCA. At the same time (d 12), HDN (40,80,160 mg?kg-1,?12 d) were given to AA rats by intragastric administration. It was found that HDN(80, 160 mg?kg-1) could significantly inhibit the secondary paw swelling of AA rats from the 20 th day.The suppressed lymphocyte proliferation and IL-2 production of splenic lymphocytes in AA rats were reversed by treatment with HDN. Meanwhile,HDN could remarkably down-regulate IL-1,IL-6,TNF-? productions of PM? and up-regulate IL-10 production of PM?.Conclusions The results suggested that HDN had therapeutical effect on AA rats. Its mechanisms may be related to adjusting abnormal immune function in AA rats and keeping the balance of cytokine network.

BACKGROUND:Studies have shown that intramuscular transplantation of xenogeneic umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cel s in a certain dose range is safe and reliable, and it also confirm that this approach is equal y safe and effective for heart failure in rats with dilated cardiomyopathy. OBJECTIVE:To explore the effect of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cel s through intramuscular injection on the cytokine expression in adriamycin-induced dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) rats. METHODS:Total y 160 rats were randomly divided into control group (n=20) and DCM group (n=140). Rats in the DCM group were administered adriamycin intraperitoneal y to establish DCM model. The DCM rats were randomly subdivided into model control group (served as model group), cel supernatant group, the low-dose mesenchymal stem cel group (served as low-dose group), the middle-dose mesenchymal stem cel group (served as middle-dose group), and the high-dose mesenchymal stem cel s group (served as high-dose group). Secondary injection was performed at 4 weeks after first injection. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The ELISA test showed that the serum levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), leukemia inhibitor factor (LIF) and granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) were higher in the model group than the control group before and after intramuscular injection (P<0.05). After intramuscular injection, the levels of HGF, LIF, GM-CSF and VEGF in the low-dose group were increased significantly (P<0.05), which were significantly higher than those in the model group (P<0.05). The level of LIF in the middle-dose group was significantly elevated after injection (P<0.05), while there were no significant differences in HGF, VEGF and GM-CSF levels in the high-dose group before and after intramuscular injection (P>0.05). Both the immunohistochemical and RT-PCR results showed that the expressions of insulin-like growth factor-1, VEGF and HGF were increased in al the DCM rats as compared with the control group, which were increased most in the middle-dose group. These findings indicate that low-dose and middle-dose human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cel s intramuscular injection can increase the serum levels of HGF, LIF, GM-CSF, VEGF and the expressions of IGF-1, HGF and VEGF in the myocardium of DCM rats.

Objective To explore the role of Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) and related signal transduction molecules in mechanisms underlying human papilloma virus (HPV) infection and condyloma acuminatum (CA) recurrence.Methods Peripheral blood was obtained from 30 healthy controls,35 patients with primary CA,32 patiens with recurrent CA and 30 patients with recurrent CA treated by imiquimod and ALA-PDT.Two-color flow cytometric analysis was used to detect TLR7 expression in different peripheral blood T cell subsets,Western blot to determine the expression levels of an adapter protein myeloid differentiation primary response gene 88 (MyD88),and signaling molecules including tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor (TRAF6),phosphatidylinositol3-kinase (PI3K),protein kinase B (AKT),p42/44 and nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) in peripheral blood CD3+ T cells,from these subjects.Statistical analysis was carried out by Student's t test using the software SPSS 13.0.Results TLR7 was expressed in peripheral blood CD3+CD4+ T cells and CD3+CD8+ T cells from the healthy controls.Compared with the healthy controls,the patients with primary and recurrent CA showed no significant changes in TLR7 expression in CD3+CD8+ T cells,but a statistical increase in TLR7 expression in CD3+CD4+ T cells (23.3％ ± 8.4％ and 32.8％ ± 8.9％ vs.12.6％ ± 6.3％,t =4.72,10.76,both P ＜ 0.01).Decreased expression of TLR7 in CD3+CD4+ T cells was observed in patients treated with imiquimod and ALAPDT compared with the patients with recurrent CA (20.3％ ± 5.7％ vs.32.8％ ±8.9％,t =5.41,P ＜ 0.01).The protein expressions of MyD88,TRAF6,PI3K,p42/44 and NF-κB were significantly increased in CD3 + T cells,while the AKT protein expression experienced no significant changes in patients with primary or recurrent CA compared with the healthy controls.A significant decrease was observed in the protein expression of MyD88,TRAF6,p42/44 and NF-κB in the treated patients compared with those with recurrent CA.Conclusions TLR7,which is highly expressed in peripheral blood CD3+CD4+ T cells in patients with CA,may take part in the host immune response against HPV and serve as a recognition receptor for HPV infection.

Objective To explore the effects of erythropoietin (EPO) on the expression of signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) 1,phosphorylated STAT1 (P-STAT1),STAT3,P-STAT3 and cell apoptosis in rat models of focal cerebral ischemia-reperfusion.Methods Eighty male SpragueDawley rats were randomly and evenly divided into four groups by completely random design method: shamoperation (group A),cerebral ischemia-reperfusion (group B),cerebral ischemia-reperfusion ± saline (group C) and cerebral ischemia-reperfusion ± EPO (group D).The model of focal cerebral ischemiareperfusion injury was established by blocking the left middle cerebral artery.All rats underwent MRI for the detection of the changes of infarct area between 2 h post ischemia and 24 h of reperfusion.Western blot was used to observe the expression of STAT1,P-STAT1,STAT3,P-STAT3.Terminal oxynucleotidyl transferase mediated dUTP biotin nick end labeling (TUNEL) was used to evaluate the cell apoptosis including the relative area (ROI area/whole brain area of the same layer × 100％) of abnormal signal region,relative optical density (rOD) and apoptotic index.One-way analysis of variance and q test were used to analyze the data.Results On T2WI imaging,rats in group B and group C presented large hyperintense areas in the cortex and subcortex of left hemispheric ((28.00±4.60)％ and (29.70±4.80)％ respectively).Group D presented less hyperintense areas in the cortex and subcortex of left hemispheric compared with group B and group C ((21.10±2.40) ％; F=11.285,P＜0.01).The expression of STAT1 and STAT3 proteins was not significantly affected by ischemia-reperfusion and EPO intervention compared with normal brain tissue (F=0.806,1.558,both P＞0.05).However,the level of P-STAT1 was low in group A (rOD =0.75±0.13) but increased after cerebral ischemia-reperfusion.Compared with group B and group C,P-STAT1 expression was lower in group D (B-D: 2.08±0.15,2.05±0.16,1.92±0.05; F=3.274,P＞0.05).The level of P-STAT3was also low in group A (rOD=1.02±0.09).Compared with group B and group C,P-STAT3 expression in group D was significandy higher (B-D: 2.22±0.13,2.04±0.14,4.21±0.21 ; F=40.719,P＜0.01).The apoptotic index of group B and group C was (42.00±1.30)％ and (41.20±2.50)％,respectively,which was significantly higher than that of group D ((20.90± 1.46) ％ ; F=378.704,P＜0.01).Conclusion Intraperitoneal injection of EPO can reduce the cerebral ischemic area and the number of apoptotic cells in the ischemic penumbra in rat ischemia-reperfusion models through increasing P-STAT3 and decreasing P-STAT1 levels.

Objective To observe the clinical effects and safety of preventing progressive cerebral infafction failure to be controlled by Aspirin with the low-molecular-weight heparin combined with traditional Chinese medicine.Methods All cases diagnosed by CT SCan to be progressive cerebral infarction were randomly recruited into a control group and a treatment group,with 48 cases in each group.The treatment group was treated with low molecular heparin of 4000u/times,twice/day for 7 days MS and then was administrated with warfarin and Daqinjiao decoction.The control group was treated with aspmn of 200mg/day for 7 days and 150mg/day for the rest.Neurological deficit SCOre and efficacy evaluation was assayed 30 days before and after the treatment.Results Clinical results showed that the therapeutic effects oftlle treatment group Was much better than the control group(P＜0.05).Besides the incidence of serious bleeding complications were mcreasmg.Conclusion Low molecular heparin combined with traditional Chinese medicine is effective and safe to treat the patients of progresmve cerebral infaretion whose disease failed to be controlled bv Aspirin.

BACKGROUND: Most of hematopoietic growth factor regulates proliferation and differentiation of blood cells through JAKs-STATs signal transduction pathway. Total saponins of Panax ginseng (TSPG) can promote in vitro differentiation of CD34+ hematopoietic progenitor cells into erythroid cells, with similar effectiveness of hematopoietic growth factor.Erythropoietin receptor (EpoR) expression on the cell membrane of progenitor cells is critical during the erythroid differentiation process.OBJECTIVE: To investigate the molecular mechanism of TSPG to induce erythroid cells through erythropoiesis and its receptor-mediated JAK2/STAT5 signal transduction.DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING: An in vitro cytological observation. The study was performed at the Department of Histology and Embryology, Institute of Basic Medicine, Chongqing Medical University from May 2006 to October 2008.MATERIALS: Umbilical cord blood of normal full-term pregnancy was provided by the First Hospital of Chongqing Medical University. TSPG, purity＞95%, provided by Chongqing Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, was diluted in RPMI-1640 for work concentration of 1 g/L and degermed by positive pressure filtration.in RPMI-1640 culture solution containing horse serum, with various dilutions of TSPG (0 as blank control, 10, 25, 50, 75,100 mg/L). The MNCs were cultured on 96-well culture plate, with 0.2 mL in each well. Early erythroid cells were counted on were harvested and cultured separately in RPMI-1640 culture solution containing 10% horse serum as control group and in TSPG (25 mg/L)- conditioned culture system as experimental group. 5 U/mL Epo was added for 0, 2, 5 and 30 minutes.Immunoprecipitation of JAK2/STAT5 was used for the effect of TSPG on Epo/EpoR-induced tyrosine phosphorylation of JAK2/STAT5.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Effect of TSPG on proliferation of erythroid progenitor cells from human umbilical cord blood;Effect of Epo on the proliferation of hematopoietic cells; Effect of TSPG on EpoR expression of the umbilical blood cells; tyrosine phosphorylations of JAK2 and STAT5.RERULTS: TSPG (10-75 mg/L) promoted the colony formation of BEU-E, CFU-E, and the preferential differentiation into erythroid lineage cells was most induced from 25 mg/L of TSPG. Using the colorimetric MTT assay, MNCs exhibited proliferative responses to Epo (2-50 U/mL) reaching maximum at 5 U/mL Epo. The addition of TSPG did not increase the expression of EpoR after MNCs were incubated in the presence of with or without TSPG for 24 hours. The pretreatment with TSPG for 24 hours enhanced Epo-induced tyrosine phosphorylation of JAK2 and STAT5 (STAT5a and STAT5b).