Objective To investigate the effect of metformin on the osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells exposed to PMMA particles. Methods Human placental mesenchymal stem cells were iso-lated and cultured in vitro. The effect of metformin with different concentrations on cell viability was determined by CCK8 assay. The effect of metformin on the mRNA expression of osteogenic genes was detected by using real-time RT-PCR. Calcified nodules were stained by alizarin S. The effect of metformin on the expression of eNOS was also detected by using real-time RT-PCR. Results PMMA particles could inhibit the viability of mesenchymal stem cells. Metformin(0.05 mmol/L)could promote the viability of mesenchymal stem cells exposed to PMMA particles. Metformin(0.05 mmol/L)could increase the expression of osteogenic genes,including OCN,RNUX2,and ALP, in human mesenchymal stem cells exposed to PMMA particles. The calcium deposit was also increased after metfor-min treatment. Results of real-time RT-PCR showed that metformin could increase the expression of eNOS in human mesenchymal stem cells exposed to PMMA particles. Conclusions Metformin can increase the osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells exposed to PMMA particles,partially by inducing eNOS expression.

Objective To observe the effect of Jiawei Siwu Decoction for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) on the effi‐cacy and immune aspects of the model mice .Methods We used guinea pig anti mouse platelet serum immune IT P model ,then con‐duct the corresponding drug treatment .The mice were observed in peripheral blood ,bone marrow changes of nuclear cell count ,ser‐um IL‐6 content and changes in the spleen index .Results Compared with the model group of physiological saline of peripheral blood WBC ,prednisone group and Chinese medicine group PLT count ,bone marrow nucleated cell counts were significantly elevated (P<0 .01) ,the content of IL‐6 in serum were increased significantly (P<0 .01) ,no difference between the two treatment groups . Thymus and spleen index increased too (P<0 .05) .Conclusion Jiawei Siwu Decoction may be related to the regulation of cellular immunity ,increased serum IL‐6 content ,improve bone marrow hematopoietic microenvironment to achieve therapeutic effects in the ITP mice .

Objective To investigate the expressions of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and their receptors in keloid. Methods Serum and skin tissue specimens were collected from 20 patients with keloid, 20 patients with hyperplastic scar and 20 normal human controls. Fluorospectrophotometer was used to measure the serum level of AGEs, and immunohistochemistry and Western blotting to detect the expressions of AGEs and AGER in skin tissue specimens. Results The serum level of AGEs was (0.713 ± 0.098) AU/ml and (0.699 ± 0.077) AU/ml respectively in patients with keloid and those with hypertrophic scar, significantly higher than that in normal controls (0.179 ± 0.056 AU/ml, F = 283.82, P < 0.01 ). A positive expression of AGEs and AGER was observed in tissue specimens of keloid and hyperplastic scar, but not in the control specimens. As Western blotting showed, the expressions of AGEs and AGER were higher in tissue specimens of keloid and hyperplastic scar than in the control specimens (F = 18.04, 42.80, both P < 0.05), while no significant difference between keloid and hyperplastic scar tissue specimens was observed (P> 0.05). Conclusion There is a high expression of AGEs and AGER in keloid, which may contribute to the development of keloid.

Objective To investigate the anti-inflammatory mechanism by which curcumin affects TNF-αand IL-8 production in Propionibactierium acnes-induced THP-1 cells. Methods THP-1 cell viability was determined by CCK8 assay. The productions of TNF-α and IL-8 were detected by ELISA assay. Total RNA and proteins were collected for real-time PCR and Western blot analysis, respectively. Results Curcumin didn′t significantly affect the cell viability at 12 h. It decreased Propionibactierium acnes-induced productions of TNF-αand IL-8 in THP-1 cells. Moreover, it decreased TLR2, NF-κB p65, and P-NF-κB p65 expressions in THP-1 cells. Conclusions Curcumin may reduce TNF-α and IL-8 expressions in Propionibactierium acnes-induced THP-1 cells by inhibiting TLR2/NF-κB signaling pathway.

OBJECTIVE:To establish a method for the simultaneous determination of 7 active constituents in Tangshen qing-du granule. METHODS:HPLC was performed on the column of SHIMADZU Inert Sustain C18 with mobile phase of acetonitrile-0.1%phosphoric acid at a flow rate of 1.0 mL/min,detection wavelength was 327 nm for chlorogenic acid and caffeic acid,280 nm for baicalin,228 nm for arctiin and 276 nm for wogonoside,baicalein and wogonin,column temperature was 35℃,and injection volume was 10 μL. RESULTS:The linear range was 4.830-154.6 μg/mL for chlorogenic acid and(r=0.9998),0.750-24.1 μg/mL for caffeic acid(r=0.9997),22.859-731.5 μg/mL for baicalin(r=0.9997),8.491-271.7 μg/mL for arctiin(r=0.9993),2.471-79.0μg/mL for wogonoside(r=0.9996),6.656-213.0 μg/mL for baicalein(r=0.9994) and 2.756-88.2 μg/mL for wogonin (r=0.9998);RSDs of precision,stability and reproducibility tests were lower than 2.0%,recoveries were 96.86%-100.82%(RSD=1.46%,n=6),98.79%-101.09%(RSD=0.93%,n=6),97.57%-101.51%(RSD=1.37%,n=6),97.76%-99.63%(RSD=0.77%,n=6),97.99%-100.12%(RSD=0.76%,n=6),96.54%-101.07%(RSD=1.87%,n=6) and 96.60%-99.59%(RSD=1.14%,n=6). CONCLUSIONS:The method is simple with good precision,stability and reproducibilty,and can be used for the simultaneous determination of 7 active constituents in Tangshen qingdu granule.

Objective To investigate the changes of the forkhead box transcription factor-1(FOX01) mRNA level in peripheral blood mononuclear cells(PBMC) from type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM) patients and to explore the role of FOX01 in pathogenesis of T2DM.Methods PBMC was isolated from 62 T2DM patients and 40 healthy persons.FOX01 mRNA level in PBMC was measured with reverse transcription PCR and real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR.Results FOX01 mRNA level in PBMC from T2DM patients was significantly higher than that from healthy persons(P

Objective To find out the factors which would be likely to affect the occurrence of lactation mastitis.Methods 216 patients with lactation mastitis,who met our grouping criteria,were chosen for survey and clinical data collection.Their age,time of onset,mode of delivery,post-partum colostrum time,mastering of breast-feeding skills,feeding habits,occurring site of their mastitis and other data were input into SPSS 17.0 software,respectively,to perform retrospective analysis.Results Patients' average age and their age of first breast-feeding were all 30 years old ; the average age of their first pregnancy were 27 years old.Their initial post-natal breast-feeding was about 2 to 4 days.The onset of incidence of mastitis was about 28 days post-natal.First,second and third pregnancy patients represented 1/3 of the total patients respectively.63.4％ patients had cesarean delivery and only 36.6％ patients had vaginal delivery; 91.7％ were outpatients and 8.3％ patients were inpatients.10.6％ patients had abscess and 89.4％ patients hadn't.The distribution ratio of inflammation in the upper outer,lower outer,lower inner and upper inner quadrants of the breast was 30.6％,48.1％,19％,2.3％ respectively.If the mode of delivery is considered as a factor to investigate incidence time of mastitis and postpartum colostrums time,no significant difference between the two groups was found (P ＞ 0.05).Our survey indicated that 79.2％ patients did not have any knowledge of breastfeeding,8.8％ patients got the breast-feeding knowledge from their mothers,11.6％ patients got the breastfeeding knowledge from books or web resources,only 0.5％ of the patients participated in the training of breast-feeding.76.9％ patients never had breast massage,19％ of patients had a few times of massage,2.8％ of patients had occasional massage,and only 1.4％ of patients had regular breast massage with the help of their family.85.6％ patients didn't have their breasts emptied from breast-feeding to incidence of mastitis,11.6％ patients occasionally emptied their breasts,and only 2.8％ of patients can ensure one side of the breasts emptied daily.56.5％ patients used lying position with the lower breast as the most common breastfeeding posture,37％ patients used sitting position,only 6.5％ of patients used lying position with the upper breast.The correlation analysis of breeding posture and occurring site of lactation mastitis revealed that the Spearman coefficient was-0.14,P value was 0.04,which is statistically significant,suggesting there is correlation between occurring sites of lactation mastitis and breeding posture.Conclusions Mothers need to master breast-feeding skills including breast massage,breast milk emptying and breast-feeding postures to prevent the occurrence of mastitis.Furthermore,gravity probably affects the occurring sites of mastitis through its impact on patients' preferred breast-feeding postures.

ObjectiveTo investigate the effects of astragalin on pulmonary edema after acute cervical spinal cord injury in rats.MethodsA total of 200 adult Wistar rats weighing 240-250 g were randomly divided into five groups:astragalin group,low concentration astragalin group,physiological saline group,blank group and sham group,with 40 rats in each group.The rats with cervical spinal cord injury were induced at C7 by modified Allen' s method,with the dropping weight of 10 × 2.5 g · cm.In the sham group,the laminas were removed only,leaving spinal cord at the C7 intact.Each group was further divided into four time points:24 hours,3 days,1 week and 2 weeks after the modeling,with 10 rats in each time point,according to the specimen collection time.Rats were sacrificed at different time points to observe the pathological change of the lung tissue using optical microscope,measure the lung wet/dry weight ratio (W/D) and protein concentrations of the serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and calculate the lung W/D and lung permeability index (LPI).ResultsAt the same instant,the W/D and LPI in the astragalin group and low concentration astragalin group were lower than those in physiological saline group and blank group,with the lowest value in the astragalin group at day 3 after injury ( P ＜0.05 ).ConclusionsRats with acute cervical spinal cord injury may cause pulmonary edema,which can be efficiently alleviated through early use of astragalin.

To investigate the effect of OGT expression inhibited by RNAi on the alteration of tau phosphorylation and glycosylation level in HEK293T cells.The siRNAs targeting OGTgene(OGT-siRNA1～3) were designed and chemically synthesized.The OGT-siRNA1～3 were transfected into HEK293T cells via lipofectamine2000.The efficacy of RNA interference was detected by RT-PCR.The fluorescence of GFP/OGT was counted by fluorescence microscopy after pEGFP/OGT and OGT-siRNA1～3 cotransfected to HEK293T cells for 24 h.The level of tau phosphorylation and glycosylation were detected by Western blot after Plasmid pCI/tau441 and the siRNA cotransfected HEK293T cells for 48 h.OGT-siRNA3(100 nmol/L) could effectively downregulate the expression of OGT gene compared with Mock group(80.0% at mRNA level and 51.3% at protein level).The level of phosphorylation at various sites of the tau was significantly upregulated and the glycosylation was downregulated following the inhibition of OGT gene expression.There is an apparent negative correlation between the modification of phosphorylation and glycosylation of tau protein, the deficient in glucose uptaken/metabolism may be an important pathogenesis of AD.

Objective To explore the effect of rehabilitation training combined with rational-emotive therapy on post-stroke depression (PSD).Methods 51 PSD patients were randomly divided into the treatment group (n=25) and control group (n=26). All patients received routine rehabilitation training, simultaneously took 20 mg of fluoxetine hydrochloride dispersible tablets per day. Based on above, the treatment group was given physiological rehabilitation treatment with rational-emotive therapy in early stage, 30 min each time, continuously 6 weeks. The two groups were assessed with Zung Self-rating Depression Scale and Fugl-Meyer Motor Scale before and after treatment.Results Afer treatment, the scoers of Zung Self-rating Depression Scale and Fugl-Meyer Motor Scale of the treatment group was higher than that of the control group ( P<0.05).Conclusion The rational-emotive therapy might improve the depression condition of post-stroke, enhance patients' motor function.