Objective To characterize angular dependency of MatfiXX and develop a method for its calibration in order to verify treatment plan with original gantry angles.Methods Absolute dose calibration was carried with thimble ionization chamber on the linear accelerator.so as to make sure 1 MU=1 cGy at the depth of maximum dose(dmax).A MatriXX was put into a Mutlicube phantom,and the ionization chamber matrix was calibrated with absolute dose.In order to determine a correction factor CF as a function of gantry angle θ.open beam fields of 10 cm×10 cm size were irradiated for gantry angles θ=0°-180°(every 5°)and every 1°for lateral angles θ in the range of 85°-95°.CF was defined as the ratio of the dose measured with ionization chamber and the dose from MatriXX.Results Relatively large discrepancies in response to posterior VS.anterior fields for MatriXX detectors(up to 10%)were found during the experiment and relatively large variability of response as a function of gantry angle.The pass rate of treatment plan in lateral beams was lower than that of other beams.The isodose distribution of corrected MatriXX matched well with the outcome from the treatment planning system. Conclusions The angular dose dependency of MatriXX must be considered when it is used to verify the treatment plan with original gantry angles.

Objective To develop a sensitive and reliable RP-HPLC method for the simultaneous determination of nine nucleosides including uracil, cytidine, guanine, uridine, adenine, guanosine, thymidine, adenosine and 2'-deoxyadenosine from Fritillaria taipaiensis P. Y. Li that had been cultivated in different producing areas; To compare the contents of these nucleosides from different producing areas. Methods The analysis was performed on a Venusil MP C18 (2) column (4.6 mm×250 mm, 5 μm) with a gradient of methanol-water at a flow rate of 1.0 mL/min;the detective wavelength was set at 260 nm; the column temperature was set at 35 ℃. Results Uracil, cytidine, guanine, uridine, adenine, guanosine, thymidine, adenosine and 2'-deoxyadenosine were obtained in the good linear range of 0.269 5–16.17 μg/mL, 0.132 1–7.927 5 μg/mL, 0.095 5–5.73 μg/mL, 1.16–69.6 μg/mL, 0.48–28.8 μg/mL, 0.571 5–57.15 μg/mL, 0.526–52.6 μg/mL, 3.307 5–198.45 μg/mL, 0.530 5–31.83 μg/mL, respectively (r≥0.999 5);the recovery was in the range of 96.49%–101.65%(RSD≤2.92%). Conclusion The contents of the nine nucleosides from different producing areas have differences. Fritillaria taipaiensis P. Y. Li from Xianyi Village, Chengkou County, Chongqing City, whether the cultivated ones or wild ones, contain the highest level of nucleosides. The established method can provide references for the perfection of quality standard for Fritillaria taipaiensis P. Y. Li.

[ ABSTRACT] AIM:To observe the inhibitory effect of madecassoside on the LPS-stimulated microglia and to inves-tigate its possible mechanism.METHODS:Microglia cells of neonatal Sprague-Dawley ( SD) rats were cultured, isolated and purified.Microglia cells were activated with lipopolysaccharide ( LPS) .The inhibitory effect of madecassoside on micro-glia was measured by MTT assay.Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), interleukin 1β(IL-1β) were detected by ELISA. Cell cycle and apoptotic rate were evaluated by flow cytometry.The expression of TLR4 was detected by Western blotting. The expression of NF-κB was detected by RT-PCR.RESULTS: LPS induced the proliferation of microglia and release in-flammatory cytokines significantly.Compared with LPS group, madecassoside inhibited the proliferation of microglia induced by LPS in a dose dependent manner.The IC50 value of madecassoside was 10.97 nmol/L to microglia after incubation for 48 h.Madecassoside also decreased the levels of TNF-αand IL-6, increased the ratios of microglia at the G2 phase and the ap-optotic rate, decreased the expression of TLR4 and NF-κB significantly (P<0.05).CONCLUSION:Madecassoside has in-hibitory effects on the proliferation of LPS-stimulated microglia, by which the mechanism may be related to inhibition of the expression of TLR4 and NF-κB, change of cell cycle distribution and induction of microglia apoptosis.

Objective To investigate the therapeutic efficiency of intravenous implanted endothelial progeni-tor cells (EPCs) pretreated with stromal cell derived factor-1 (SDF-1) in rat model of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Method The bone-marrow derived EPCs were cultured. The effects of SDF-1 on the migration and sur-rival of EPCs were evaluated in vitro. The rat models of AMI were produced and randomly divided into SDF-1 +EPCs group (n=12), EPCs group (n=12) and control group (n=12). EPCs pretreated with or without SDF-1 were infused via tail vein 24 hours after AMI modelled. The EBM-2 culture medium without cell was infuaed in control group. Vessel density, cardiac function and infarct area were measured on 14 days and 28 days after cell implantation. Results Fourteen days after cell implantation, the vessel density of SDF-1+EPCs group was higher than that of EPCs group and control group. Twenty-eight days after cell implantation, the cardiac function of SDF-1+EPCs group was better than that of EPCs group and control group. Conclusions EPCs pretreatment with SDF-1 can improve the survival and migratory capacity of EPCs, and increase the therapeutic efficiency for myocardial infarction.

Objective To evaluate the relationship between different Framinghan vascular risk factor and cognitive impairment in the middle-aged and elderly.methods 71 participants from Physical Examination Center,Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University were consecutively recruited from March 2016 to May 2016.Framingham Cardiovascular Disease Risk Profile (FCVDRP),Framingham Stroke Risk Profile (FSRP) and Framingham Coronary Heart Disease Risk Profile (FCHDRP) were respectively used to evaluate the vascular burden of the participants.Mini-mental state examination (MMSE) and digital sign conversion test (DST) were used to evaluate the cognitive function of the participants.Partial correlation analysis was used to investigate the correlation between FCVDRP,FSRP and FCHDRP scoring methods and cognitive function.Result s(1)After adjusting for education years,with the increase of vascular burden scores,the scores of MMSE (FCVDRP:low-risk group (28.29±1.38),mid-risk group(27.40±1.73),high-risk group (26.72±1.93);FSRP:low-risk group (28.00±1.60),mid-risk group (26.26±2.46),high-risk group (27.2±2.04);FCHDRP:low-risk group (27.74±1.73),mid-risk group (27.46±2.00),high-risk group (27.18±1.59)) and DST (FCVDRP:low-risk group (29.24±5.54),mid-risk group (27.40±1.73),high-risk group (26.72±6.76);FSRP:low-risk group (30.09±5.61),mid-risk group (25.11±7.55),high-risk group (23.53±5.60);FCHDRP:low-risk group (30.37±6.41),mid-risk group (25.46±6.76),high-risk group (26.82±5.99)) were significantly decreased(all P<0.05).(2)The Result s of partial correlations analysis showed that the scores of FSRP were significantly correlated with MMSE (r=-0.249) and DST (r=-0.291)(both P<0.05).Conclusion Aggregation of vascular risks factors may aggravate cognitive impairment in middle-aged and elderly people.Compared to FCVDRP and FCHDRP,FSRP assessment may be more significantly associated with vascular cognitive impairment.

Objective To investigate the single nucleotide polymorphism at G-395A site of the Klotho (KL) gene and to analyze its correlation with the coronary heart disease(CHD) and serum Cystatin C(Cys C) level in the elderly Chinese Han population in central China.Methods A case-control study was conducted in 278 elderly Chinese Han population in this department,who were divided into CHD group(138 cases)and control group(140 cases) according to bear angiography coronary or not.G-395A polymorphism of KL gene was determined by TaqMan Gene probe method,and the relationship between G-395A polymorphism and coronary heart disease and serum Cys-C level was analyzed.Results Compared with the control group,the frequency of GG genotype of G-395A in CHD group was significantly higher,and the frequency of AA genotype and AG genotype was not statistically significant.The levels of Cys-C in the GG genotype were higher than those in the AA and AG genotypes both in the control group and coronary heart disease group.Conclusion In the elderly Han population in central China,the risk of suffering coronary heart disease is higher among the GG genotype of the G-395A locus of the KL gene.KL gene G-395A site gene mutation may affect the development of atherosclerosis by affecting blood Cys-C levels.

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of beraprost sodium on early stage of diabetic nephropathy(DN).Methods We measured serum levels of serum soluble intercelluhar adhesion molecule (sICAM)-1 in 27 cases with diabetes without nephropathy and 48 cases with early DN.Patients with early DN were randomly assigned into two treatment groups:the conventional treatment group and the beraprost sodium treatment group.Changes of sICAM-1 and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels and urinary albumin excretion rate (UAER) were measured in the two groups before and after treatment.Results The serum sICAM-1 levels in early DN patients was significantly higher than that of the diabetes without nephropathy group((1385 ± 171) g/ Lvs.(943 ± 167) g/L;t =1.034,P =0.002).There were no significant difference observed on levels of sICAM-1,CRP and UAER between the two treatment groups (P ＞ 0.05).The level of sICAM-1 and CRP in the beraprost sodium treatment group was significantly lower than those before treatment (P ＜ 0.05 or P ＜ 0.01).The symptoms were significantly alleviated in both groups (P ＜ 0.05 or P ＜ 0.01),especially for the beraprost sodium treatment group(P ＜ 0.05 or P ＜ 0.01).Conclusion Patients with early DN have elevated serum sICAM-1 levels.Treatment of beraprost sodium has protective effect on early DN as it significantly decreases the serum levels of sICAM-1 and CRP in patients with early DN.

Nrf2,a key transcriptional factor in regulating endog-enous antioxidant signaling pathway,maintains the redox bal-ance by controlling the expression of a battery of antioxidant en-zymes,phase-Ⅱ detoxification enzymes and phase-Ⅲ transport-ers.Furthermore,Nrf2 regulates inflammation.Recent resear-ches have confirmed that Nrf2 provides a vital physiological role in kidney diseases,activation of Nrf2 enhances the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory ability in cellular and tissue levels,thusalleviates renal injury.Here,this article aims to summarize the protective effect of Nrf2 on various models of kidney impairment and explore the potential of Nrf2 as a therapeutic target to pre-vent kidney diseases.

OBJECTIVE:To investigate the status quo and tendency of endocrine therapy drugs in breast cancer patients from 11 hospitals of Zhejiang province during 2010-2015. METHODS:The prescriptions of breast cancer patients in 11 hospitals of Zhe-jiang province were analyzed retrospectively in respects of consumption sum,DDDs,DDC,etc. RESULTS:The consumption sum of endocrine therapy drugs in breast cancer patients from 11 hospitals of Zhejiang province during 2010-2015 increased from 2530192.33 yuan to 6201691.54 yuan,and its proportion in total consumption sum increased from 13.93％ to 17.40％,showing in-creasing tendency. The anastrozole always took up the first place in the list of consumption sum. Tamoxifen,anastrozole and letro-zole took up the top 3 places in the list of DDDs. Goserelin took up the first place in the list of DDC. CONCLUSIONS:The pre-scription amount and consumptionsum of endocrine therapy drugs in breast cancer patients from 11 hospitals of Zhejiang province during 2010-2015 show year-on-year growth trend;and those drugs which are safe,effective,economical and convenient predomi-nate in clinic.