1.Effects of inhaled formaldehyde on learning and memory and expression of CaMKⅡ in hippocampus of Wistar rats of different ages
Journal of Chongqing Medical University 1986;0(03):-
Objective:To investigate the effects of inhaled low level formaldehyde on learning and memory,the body weight,and the expression of CaMKⅡ in hippocampus of Wistar rats of different ages.Methods:48 Wistar rats including 16 neonatal rats(P3),16 childhood rats(P14) and 16 adult rats(P60) were divided into control groups and formaldehyde exposure groups randomly according to their age.During 28 consecutive days,the experimental groups were exposed to the gaseous formaldehyde(0.5mg/m3) for 2 h/d.The Morris water maze test was conducted to investigate the spatial learning and memory of the rats.The expressions of CaMKⅡ were assayed by immunohistochemical techniques.Results:The body weight of all the experimental groups were less than that of control groups(P0.05),except with the body weight.Conclusion:Inhaled formaldehyde has a negative effect on learning and memory of Wistar rats;the developing brain appears far more vulnerable than the mature brain.Changes of CaMKⅡ in hippocampus may be one of the mechanisms of the effects on learning and memory.
2.Clinical study of pancreatic lymphoma presenting as acute pancreatitis
Shuang QU ; Lisheng LIAO ; Yun LIN ; Biyun CHEN ; Weimin CHEN
Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2013;22(11):665-667,670
Objective To analyze the clinical features and diagnosis-treatment of pancreatic lymphoma presenting as acute pancreatitis.Methods The clinical records of 7 patients including laboratory findings were retrospectively reviewed.Some related medical literatures were reviewed.Results Seven patients presented acute abdominal pain.Laboratory findings revealed significant increase of serum amylase and lipase levels.CT scan of the abdomen or PET-CT showed a diffuse swelling of the pancreas or masses in the body or tail.Extrapancreatic spread such as bone,bone marrow,spleen infiltrate was found out in 5 patients.Of the 7 patients,6 were diagnosed as the diffuse large B-cell lymphoma,1 as the anaplastic large cell lymphoma.Six patients underwent systematic chemotherapy.Two died and the others received complete or part remission.Conclusion Pancreatic lymphoma is uncommon and represents a rare cause of acute pancreatitis.It needs to be confirmed by histopathologic examination.The standard treatment is not only for acute pancreatitis,but also for NHL including CHOP or CHOP-like chemotherapy.
3.Nitric oxide and prostaglandin E2 secretion in osteocytes induced by intermittent cyclic compressive force.
Jian YIN ; Zhichao HAO ; Shuang LIAO ; Ying LIU ; Jiefei SHEN ; Yunmao LIAO ; Hang WANG
Journal of Biomedical Engineering 2014;31(3):619-624
This paper is aimed to investigate the effect of rest-inserted loading on the mechanosensitivity of osteocytes. In the investigation, cultured MLO-Y4 osteocyte-like cells were strained on cyclic compressive force (CCF) by the self-made compressive loading device. Then we observed the effect of different rest periods-inserted loading (5 s, 15 s, 30 s, respectively) on the mechanosensitivity of osteocytes. We then determined the levels of secreted nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) by Griess method and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), respectively. We then stained the cytoskeleton F-actin using immunofluorescence. We found that the expressions of NO and PGE2 in rest-inserted strained groups (> 15 s) were significantly increased compared to those in the continuous strained group. And rest-inserted loading promoted the parallel alignment of stress fibers. It indicates that rest-inserted loading could promote the mechanosensitivity of osteocytes, and this might be related to the parallel alignment of stress fibers.
Actins
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metabolism
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Animals
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Cell Culture Techniques
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Cell Line
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Cytoskeleton
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metabolism
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Dinoprostone
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secretion
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Mice
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Nitric Oxide
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secretion
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Osteocytes
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secretion
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Stress, Mechanical
4.Effects of different surface conditioning agents on the bond strength of resin-opaque porcelain composite.
Wenjia LIU ; Jing FU ; Shuang LIAO ; Naichuan SU ; Hang WANG ; Yunmao LIAO
Journal of Biomedical Engineering 2014;31(2):361-364
The objective of this research is to evaluate the effects of different silane coupling agents on the bond strength between Ceramco3 opaque porcelain and indirect composite resin. Five groups of Co-Cr metal alloy substrates were fabricated according to manufacturer's instruction. The surface of metal alloy with a layer of dental opaque porcelain was heated by fire. After the surface of opaque porcelain was etched, five different surface treatments, i.e. RelyX Ceramic Primer (RCP), Porcelain Bond Activator and SE Bond Primer (mixed with a proportion of 1:1) (PBA), Shofu Porcelain Primer (SPP), SE bond primer (SEP), and no primer treatment (as a control group), were used to combine P60 and opaque porcelain along with resin cement. Shear bond strength of specimens was tested in a universal testing machine. The failure modes of specimens in all groups were observed and classified into four types. Selected specimens were subjected to scanning electron microscope and energy disperse spectroscopy to reveal the relief of the fracture surface and to confirm the failure mode of different types. The experimental results showed that the values of the tested items in all the tested groups were higher than that in the control group. Group PBA exhibited the highest value [(37.52 +/- 2.14) MPa] and this suggested a fact that all of the specimens in group PBA revealed combined failures (failure occurred in metal-porcelain combined surface and within opaque porcelain). Group SPP and RCP showed higher values than SEP (P < 0.05) and most specimens of SPP and RCP performed combined failures (failure occurred in bond surface and within opaque porcelain or composite resin) while all the specimens in group SEP and control group revealed adhesive failures. Conclusions could be drawn that silane coupling agents could reinforce the bond strength of dental composite resin to metal-opaque porcelain substrate. The bond strength between dental composite resin and dental opaque porcelain could meet the clinical requirements.
Acrylic Resins
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chemistry
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Ceramics
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chemistry
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Composite Resins
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chemistry
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Dental Bonding
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Dental Porcelain
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chemistry
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Humans
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Polyurethanes
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chemistry
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Resin Cements
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chemistry
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Silanes
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chemistry
5.Effect of tirofiban combined with reteplase in patients with ST segment elevation acute myocardial infarction
Shuren DAI ; Zhifeng LI ; Ronghong LIAO ; Xiaoli LI ; Chonghan GAO ; Shuang YANG ; Zijun CHEN
Chongqing Medicine 2014;(21):2720-2721,2724
Objective To study the thrombolysis effect and safety of tirofiban combined with half dose reteplase in patients with ST segment elevation acute myocardial infarction .Methods 60 patients with ST segment elevation acute myocardial infarction in our hospital from January 2011 to March 2013 were selected as research object ,and they were divided into reteplase group (control group ,n=32) and tirofiban combined with reteplase group (observation group ,n=28) ,then the recanalization rate of infarct-relat-ed artery at different time and incidence of complications were compared .Results The recanalization rate of infarct-related artery of observation group at different time were all higher than those of control group (P<0 .05) ,while incidence of complications of two groups had no significant difference(P>0 .05) .Conclusion The thrombolysis effect of tirofiban combined with half dose reteplase in patients with ST segment elevation acute myocardial infarction is better ,and it does not increase the incidence of complications .
6.Rapid determination of illicit beta2-agonist additives in health foods and traditional Chinese patent medicines with DCBI-MS/MS method.
Yulan HOU ; Shuang WU ; Hua WANG ; Yong ZHAO ; Peng LIAO ; Qingqing TIAN ; Wenjian SUN ; Bo CHEN
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2013;48(1):113-8
A novel rapid method for detection of the illicit beta2-agonist additives in health foods and traditional Chinese patent medicines was developed with the desorption corona beam ionization mass spectrometry (DCBI-MS) technique. The DCBI conditions including temperature and sample volume were optimized according to the resulting mass spectra intensity. Matrix effect on 9 beta2-agonists additives was not significant in the proposed rapid determination procedure. All of the 9 target molecules were detected within 1 min. Quantification was achieved based on the typical fragment ion in MS2 spectra of each analyte. The method showed good linear coefficients in the range of 1-100 mg x L(-1) for all analytes. The relative deviation values were between 14.29% and 25.13%. Ten claimed antitussive and antiasthmatic health foods and traditional Chinese patent medicines from local pharmacies were analyzed. All of them were negative with the proposed DCBI-MS method. Without tedious sample pretreatments, the developed DCBI-MS is simple, rapid and sensitive for rapid qualification and semi-quantification of the illicit beta2-agonist additives in health foods and traditional Chinese patent medicines.
8.Isoflavones and flavans from Millettia nitida var. hirsutissima.
Wan-wan YU ; Chen JIN ; Peng-cheng SHUANG ; Hui LIAO ; Ling ZHANG
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2015;40(12):2363-2366
The current study to separate and identify constituents from Millettia nitida var. hirsutissima. The compounds from Millettia nitida var. hirsutissima were isolated by means of various chromatographic techniques such as column chromatography over ODS and Sephadex LH-20, preparative HPLC, and the structures of these isolated compounds were identified through spectroscopic analyses. Nine isoflavonoids and two flavans were isolated and identified as 5-O-methy genistein (1), 7-hydroxy-3',4'-dimethoxyisoflavone (2), ononin (3), catechin (4), formononetin (5), genistein (6), calycosin (7), (-)-gallocatechin (8), sissotrin (9), wistin (10), daidzin (11). Compounds 1, 2, 9 are obtained from the genus Millettia for the first time,and compounds 4, 8 are isolated from this plant for the first time.
Drugs, Chinese Herbal
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chemistry
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isolation & purification
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Flavones
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chemistry
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isolation & purification
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Isoflavones
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chemistry
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isolation & purification
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Mass Spectrometry
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Millettia
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chemistry
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Molecular Structure
9.Renchangianin E: a new dibenzocyclooctadiene lignan from Kadsura renchangiana.
Shuang LIU ; Youping LUO ; Yijie HU ; Liqing DENG ; Siyu ZHOU ; Zhihua LIAO ; Daofeng CHEN ; Min CHEN
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2014;49(10):1438-41
A new dibenzocyclooctadiene lignan, renchangianin E (1) was isolated from the stems of Kadsura renchangiana. Its structure and stereochemistry were elucidated by spectroscopic methods, including 2D-NMR techniques.
10.Characteristic Analysis of Cooperation Hydrogen Production Using Rhodopseudomonas sp. DT and Enterobacter Aerogenes
Xiao-Rong ZHANG ; Shuang-Jiao GONG ; Hui-Min LIAO ; Dong-Mei YANG ; Yi-Guang CHEN ;
Microbiology 2008;0(10):-
Cooperation hydrogen production was carried out using Rhodopseudomonas sp. DT and Enterobacter aerogenes. The effects of the initial ratio of Rhodopseudomonas sp. DT and E. aerogenes, culture temperature, and carbon source on the cooperation hydrogen production were investigated. The results suggested that cooperation hydrogen production rate was highly affected by the initial ratio of Rhodopseudomonas sp. DT and E. aerogenes. The mixed bacteria of Rhodopseudomonas sp. DT and E. aerogenes with 1:1 initial ratio benefited to the cooperation hydrogen production, which led the hydrogen production rate and duration of gas production to 3.1 mol H2/mol glucose and 81 h, respectively. The pH dynamics analysis of culture medium further discovered that the pH of the mixed bacteria with 1:1 initial ratio changed from 6 to 7 smaller than other conditions, which was probably fitted to produce hydrogen. Furthermore, the mixed bacteria with 1:1 initial ratio had the higher hydrogen production efficiency at temperatures of 28?C and 37?C than at 20?C, and without any hydrogen production at temperature of 50?C. The carbon sources of glucose, succinate acid, malic acid could be used to produce hydrogen by the mixed bacteria. Even the soluble starch, unused by Rhodopseudomonas sp. DT, was also decomposed by the mixed bacteria to produce hydrogen with the conversion efficiency of 8.22%. The glucose was the optimal carbon resource, and the conversion efficiency could reach to 36.11%. The results, further, implied that the cooperation hydrogen production could enlarge the use of the carbon sources.