Objective To investigate the clinical features and risk factors of spondyloarthropathy with anterior uveitis. Methods The clinical and laboratory data of 86 patients with spondyoarthropathy associated with anterior uveitis in our hospital were collected, analyzed and summarized from March 2005 to December 2008, and the patients were followed up as closely as possible. The data of the 86 patients were compared with 93 patients who had spondyloarthropathy without anterior uveitis at the same period. All data were analyzed by using SPSS11.5 software package. Results Compared with non-ophthalmia group, ophthalmia group had significantly longer course[(11 ±8)vs(5±6), P＜0.01], and higher proportion of positive family history(27.9%vs 9.7%, P＜0.01), the proportion of low back pain at night, morning stiffness, spinal deformity, limitation of waist-bending and severe sacroiliac joint lesions were all significantly higher(P＜0.05), HLA-B27 positive rate was significantly higher as well(92.2% vs 81.5%, P＜0.05). The attack of uveitis usually had seasonality and precipitating cause. The patients with anterior uveitis as first symptom had significant higher frequency of ophthalmitis(P＜0.01), the ratio of eye permanent lesions was also significantly higher(P＜0.01). The frequencies of attack were positively correlated with the course of disease(r=0.294, P=0.006), Logistic multiple regression analysis showed that the incidence risk of ophthalmia were related to the course of disease(P=0.013, OR=1.099, 95%CI 1.030～1.183)and severe sacroiliac joint lesions(P=0.012, OR=3.071, 95%CI 1.286 ～7.314). Conclusion The spondyloarthropathy associated with anterior uveitis had its own characteristics, We should pay attention to the risk factors of anterior uveitis,and prevent the recurrence of ophthalmia.

Objective To evaluate the effects of propofol combined with resveratrol on hepatic ischemiareperfusion (I/R) injury in rats.Methods One hundred and eight male Sprague-Dawley rats,aged 6-7 weeks,weighing 220-270 g,were randomly divided into 6 groups (n =18 each):sham operation group (group S) ; I/R group; solvent group (group TW-80) ; propofol group (group P) ; resveratrol group (group R) ; propofol combined with resveratrol group (group P + R).The animals were anesthetized with intraperitoneal 10 ％ chloral hydrate 3.5-4.0 ml/kg.Liver ischemia was produced by clamping the first hepatic portal for 30 min,followed by 12 h reperfusion.In group P,propofol was infused intravenously at 10 mg· kg-1 ·h-1 starting from 10 min before ischemia until the end of operation.In group R,resveratrol 10 mg/kg was injected intravenously at 10 min before ischemia.In group P + R,resveratrol 10 mg/kg was injected intravenously and then propofol was infused intravenously at 10 mg· kg-1· h-1 starting from 10 min before ischemia until the end of operation.The equal volume of normal saline was given instead in groups S and I/R,and the equal volume of TW-80 was given instead in group TW-80.Six rats in each group were chosen at 3,6 and 12 h of reperfusion and blood samples were taken from the superior and inferior vena cava for measurement of serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate amino transferase (AST) activities.The rats were then sacrificed and livers were removed for microscopic examination and for determination of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and myeloperoxidase (MPO) activities,inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression,and malondialdehyde (MDA) and nitric oxide (NO) contents in liver tissues.Results Compared with group S,the serum ALT and AST activities,and MDA and NO contents,MPO activity and iNOS expression in liver tissues were significantly increased,and the activities of SOD were decreased in the other four groups (P ＜0.05).Compared with group I/R,the serum ALT and AST activities,and MDA and NO contents,MPO activity and iNOS expression in liver tissues were significantly decreased,and the activities of SOD were increased in groups P,R and P + R (P ＜ 0.05).Compared with groups P and R,SOD activity was significantly increased,and the other parameters were decreased in group P + R (P ＜ 0.05).The pathological changes were significantly attenuated in groups P,R and P + R compared with group I/R.Conclusion Pretreatment with propofol and resveratrol can attenuate hepatic I/R injury in rats by increasing antioxidation and inhibiting lipid peroxidation and reducing production of endogenous NO,and the combination of the two agents provides better efficacy than etheir alone.

A commonly used Chinese crude drug Allii Macrostemonis Bulbus has been shown to possess good anticancer activities and related properties such as antioxidation, nitrite scavenging, nitrosamine synthesis blocking and immune enhancement, and has been widely used as an effective auxiliary drug in the treatment of some malignant tumors. This paper systematically reviews the advances in the study of anticancer-related activities of Allii Macrostemonis Bulbus's various components such as raw juice, extracts, saponins, volatile oil, polysaccharides, nitrogen compounds, etc.
Allium ; chemistry ; Animals ; Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic ; pharmacology ; Antioxidants ; pharmacology ; Humans ; Oils, Volatile ; pharmacology ; Plant Extracts ; pharmacology

BACKGROUND:The smal intestinal submucosa has good biocompatibility and biodegradability, and also contains a variety of growth factors that can significantly promote celladhesion, proliferation and differentiation. Currently, the smal intestinal submucosa has been widely used in bone and cartilage, blood vessels, skin, bladder, smooth muscle and pancreatic tissue repair, showing good performance as a tissue-engineered cellscaffold.
OBJECTIVE:To investigate the in vitro feasibility of tissue engineered periosteum constructed by porcine smal intestinal submucosa and osteoblasts differentiated from bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells.
METHODS:Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells were harvested from 2-week-old healthy New Zealand rabbits by using adherent method, and then cells were cultured, induced, differentiated and identified in vitro. Fol owing induced differentiation and identification, the bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells were compounded with porcine smal intestinal submucosa to fabricate tissue engineered periosteum. The adhesion, growth, and proliferation of cells on the materials were observed.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:At 5 days after inoculation, the cells receiving osteogenic induction could quickly adhere and proliferate on the surface of porcine smal intestinal submucosa and be interconnected;at 10 days, the desmosomes formed among the cells, cellprocesses from osteoblasts were visible and attached to the smal intestine submucosa;at 15 days, cellproliferation and secretion of matrix appeared, and multi-layer membrane-like structure formed on the surface of the smal intestine submucosa. These findings indicate that after osteogenic induction, the bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells can be combined with porcine smal intestinal submucosa to construct a tissue engineered periosteum, which is hoped to be an ideal scaffold for tissue engineering.

In order to improve the efficiency of drug screening on serotonin transporter (SERT) inhibitors, a high-throughput screening (HTS) model is established in RBL-2H3 cells. The RBL-2H3 cells are very similar to the serotonin genetic neuro, in modulation of post-receptor mechanisms and transduction pathway of SERT reactivated. Depending on a fluorescence substrate ASP+ used in detection method of inhibitor rates, it's convenient, quick, accurate and effective, not making the environmental biohazard compared with radioactive experiments. Furthermore, biological screening model combined with computer aided virtual screening technique describing high-throughput virtual screening (HTVS). Bayesian classification method and molecular fingerprint similarity were applied to virtual screening technique, for screening compounds in compound library. Some compounds have been found, and then validated further by biological screening model. Combination of HTS and HTVS improves the efficiency of screening SERT inhibitors.
Animals ; Bayes Theorem ; Cell Line ; Drug Evaluation, Preclinical ; High-Throughput Screening Assays ; Models, Biological ; Rats ; Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins ; metabolism ; Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors ; pharmacology

Objective To investigate the effects of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3[1,25 (OH)2D3] on cell proliferation in hu?man glomerular mesangial cells and it′s effects on the regulation of mTOR/p70s6K signaling pathway in this cell line. Meth?ods The cultured human mesangial cells at passage 3-7 were divided into four groups:control group,VD group (addition of 10-8 mol/L of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 ),R group (addition of 5 mg/L of rapamycin) and R+VD group(addition of 5 mg/L ra?pamycin combined with 10-8 mol/L of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3). Drug incubation last 48 h. The effect of mesangial cell pro?liferation was measured by CCK-8 colorimetric assay. The cell cycles were measured by flow cytometry. The expression of mTOR and p70s6K were detected by immunofluorescence. Results (1) The absorbance of A450 was higher in control group than that in VD group than that in R group than that in R+VD group. But the inhibition rate (IR) was lower in control group than that in VD group than that in R group than that in R+VD group. All comparisons were of statistic significance. ( 2) Cells in G1 phase were higher while cells in G2/M and S phases as well as proliferation rate (PI) were lower in control group than those in VD group than those in R group than those in R+VD group. All comparisons were of statistic significance except in?dexes between group R and group VD. (3) mTOR and p30s6K expressions in mesangial cells were higher in control group than those in VD group than those in R group than those in R+VD group. All comparisons were of statistic significance ex?cept indexes between group R and group VD. Conclusion 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 might inhibit mesangial cell prolifera?tion significantly through mTOR/p70s6K signaling pathways.

Objective To study the expressions of Ki67 and mTOR in Thy-1 nephritis model of rat who were given 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3[1,25(OH)2D3] and to explore its mechanism. Methods Healthy male SD rats (n=90) were random?ly divided into three groups: control group, model group, 1,25(OH)2D3 treatment group (n=30 in each group). Model group and 1,25(OH)2D3 treatment group were intravenously injected with anti-Thy1 monoclonal antibody once via tail vein while the control group were administrated with same volume of normal saline through the same route. 1,25(OH)2D3 were adminis?trated at 0.5μg per day intra-gastrically for consecutive 21 days in 1,25(OH)2D3 treatment group while equal volume of pea?nut oil were given in control group and model group. Six rats were randomly selected from each group and sacrificed at the 1st , 3rd , 7th , 14th and 21st after drug intervention. Twenty four hour urine sample were collected in each rat just before it was culled to detect 24-hour urinary protein excretion. Renal tissue samples were harvested and stained with hematoxylin&eo?sin (H&E) and PAS to determine the renal pathological variation and the expressions of mTOR and Ki67 were assessed by immunohistochemistry. Results Urine protein begin to be detected at the first day after model was established, peaked at the 3rd days then started dropping until the 14th day when urine sample turned to normal. Urine protein levels were lower in 1, 25(OH)2D3 treatment group at the 1st,3rd,7th day after model establishment than those in model group(P<0.05). Compared with model group, the pathological damage of renal tissue in 1,25(OH)2D3 treatment group were alleviated at the 3rd and 7th day after model establishment (P < 0.05). Expressions of Ki67 and mTOR in 1, 25(OH)2D3 treatment group were reduced compared with those in model group (P<0.05). Twenty four hour urinary protein and expressions of Ki67 and mTOR as well as renal pathological damage were all positively correlated with each other. Conclusion 1,25(OH)2D3 can inhibit the proliferation of glomerular mesangial cells in Thy-1 nephritis model of rat. And its therapeutic mechanism may be associated with down reg? ulating expressions of Ki67 and mTOR.

The theory of four properties (Qi) and five tastes (Wei) is the core of the property theory of Chinese materia medica. It is known that Qi and Wei are associated with the pharmacological effects (Xiao) of herbs. This study took records of all 365 Chinese herbs in Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica (Shennong Ben Cao Jing) as the data resource and established a three-dimensional data cube, in the purpose of finding out and analyzing the frequent patterns and valued association rules of Qi, Wei and Xiao based on Apriori algorithm. The results of this study may give rise to innovative ideas and methods in research of traditional Chinese materia medica.

Objective · To isolate phages which can fight against extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBLs)-producing Escherichia coli (E. coli), and provide basic research for establishment of E. coli phage library and treatment of bacterial infection. Methods · Samples collected from sewage were co-cultured with 93 ESBLs-producing E. coli strains. A phage named JDEC001 was isolated by double agar overlay plaque assay. The biological characteristics, complete genome sequence and comparative genome analyses of JDEC001 were studied respectively. Results · JDEC001 belongs to the lytic phage as a member of the Caudovirales order, Podoviridae family. It has high activity at pH from 5 to 11 and with temperature from 0 to 39 ℃ .Whole-genome sequencing of JDEC001 demonstrated double-stranded DNA genome of 38745 bp with GC content of 49.93%, which encoded 46 open reading frames. The comparative genomics also showed that there was no virulent genes or antibiotic resistant genes in its genome. Conclusion · The phage JDEC001 against ESBLs-producing E. coli was isolated and purified, with good stability in a broad range of pH and temperature.

Objective To explore clinical effect of the stellate ganglion block combined buflomedil in the treatment of vertebral artery type of cervical syndrome (CSA).Methods One hundred and twenty cases of CSA were included in the study,and randomly divided into two groups.Study group (60 cases)patients were treated by stellate ganglion block therapy combined with buflomedil intravenous;the controlled group (60 cases)was treated with buflomedil intravenous therapy only.In the treatment,vertebral-basi-lar artery mean flow velocity (Vm)was measured before and after treatment and comparison of Vm difference was the clinical ba-sis.According to the CSA standard of clinical cure,the clinical curative effect was observed.Results After treatment,the total ef-fective rate of study group was 95.00%,total effective rate of control group was 71.67%,the difference statistically significant (χ2 =24.474,P <0.05).vertebral artery blood flow velocity of the two groups after treatment increased more obvious than that of before treatment,the difference was statistically significant (P <0.05),vertebral artery blood flow velocity after treatment of study group (38.44±2.20)cm/s was significantly higher than that of the control group (34.36±3.50)cm/s,the difference was statisti-cally significant (t=7.645,P <0.05).basilar artery blood flow velocity of the two groups after treatment increased more obvious than that of before treatment,the difference was statistically significant (P <0.05),basilar artery blood flow velocity after treat-ment of study group(56.34±4.10)cm/s was significantly higher than that of the control group (47.69±3.90)cm/s,the differ-ence was statistically significant (t= 11.841,P <0.05).Conclusion The clinical efficacy of stellate ganglion block combined bu-flomedil in treatment of vertebral artery type of cervical syndrome is obvious.The cure rate with respect to the drug treatment has significant advantages and the therapy is worthy of further promotion.