Purpose:To study if tamoxifen (TAM) can induce growth arrest and apoptosis of ER negative MA782 mouse breast cancer cell line and to explore the molecular mechanisims. Methods:MA782 cells were cultured in RPMI 1640 medium with TAM.The proliferative activity of cells was detected by MTT methods, and cells apoptosis by flowcytometric methods. The expression of cyclin D1, CDK4 and TGF ?1 proteins was detected by immunohistochemical methods, the semi quantification of protein expression was analyzed by pathological image analysis software.Results:TAM can induce growth arrest and apoptosis of cells. ICC results showed that MA782 cells were ER negative. There was no change of cell cycle regulators in cells with 2 ?mol/L TAM. After 48、72h with 6 ?mol/L or 10 ?mol/L TAM, the level of cyclin D1 proteins decreased from 132.5?0.02 to 129.67?0.03、126.18?0.03(6 ?mol/L) and 109.1?0.01、73.56?0.02(10 ?mol/L),CDK4 proteins decreased from 107.2?0.01 to 91.23?0.02、76.21?0.03(6 ?mol/L)and 83.52?0.02、72.03?0.01(10 ?mol/L), while TGF ?1 proteins increased from 59.72?0.02 to 83.2?0.04、121.75?0.03(6 ?mol/L)and 96.83?0.02、139.01?0.05(10 ?mol/L),The difference was significant( P

Objective To study the pregnancy opportunity,treatment of complications,time of ending pregnancy and treatment during and after pregnancy in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE).Method Prospective study on pregnant patients with SLE was carried out between 2000 and 2003 in Qingdao Municipal Hospital.There were total 29 patients enrolled,all which didn't have cytotoxic drugs at least six months before conception,among whom 23 patients'disease were under control over one year and had low-dose glucocorticoids before pregnancy,two had disease activity under control by mid-and high-dose glucocorticoids within one year and have been pregnant without the direction of the doctor,four new onset during the pregnancy.Results All patients had flares during pregnancy or had multi-complications,10 cases had pregnancy hypertension syndrome,six cases had heart failure during the late pregnancy,three had extensive interstitial lung disease during the late pregnancy.All patients stopped the pregnancy at 30~37 weeks,the total 29 live infants had neither neonatal lupus nor maternal-fetal death.Conclusion The maternal-fetal safety can be increased significantly when disease activity was controlled over one year.Glucocorticoids should be applied when disease flared during pregnancy and postpartum is the key of success,Stop as pregnancy when there are complications in order to improve maternal-fetal safety.

Objective This study was to explore a justifiable approach for the translation of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) terms in the light of Skopos Theory and thus to provide references to the standardization of TCM terms.Methods By exploring the source and development of a TCM term Bi,we studied its connotation,compared available English versions and decided on the choice version.Results The word arthralgia,obstruction or impediment was found to be the most frequently used word in 12 recognized publications,more frequent than the transliteration of Bi.Conclusion It is suggested that an accurate and a complete understanding of TCM terms and English expressions are required prior to translating so that the faithfulness and accuracy of the translation are maintained for the sake of optimal approximation.

Arthritis, Juvenile ; diagnosis ; pathology ; Biomarkers, Tumor ; blood ; Biopsy ; Bone Neoplasms ; diagnosis ; pathology ; Child, Preschool ; Diagnostic Errors ; Female ; Hip Joint ; diagnostic imaging ; pathology ; Humans ; Ilium ; diagnostic imaging ; pathology ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Radiography ; Sarcoma, Ewing ; diagnosis ; pathology

Adult ; Burkitt Lymphoma ; genetics ; Chromosome Duplication ; Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1 ; Chromosomes, Human, Pair 14 ; Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8 ; Female ; Humans ; Leukemia, B-Cell ; genetics ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Retrospective Studies ; Translocation, Genetic

Aim To investigate the changes in the expression of protein kinase C gamma (PKC?), phosphorylated cAMP response element binding protein(pCREB)and immediate-early gene(c-fos and c-jun) in the spinal cord in formalin-induced inflammatory pain and study the effect of agmatine on the changes of PKC? activation, phosphorylation of CREB and expression of c-fos and c-jun.Methods Rats were decapitated at 10, 20 min or 2 h after intraplantar injection of 50 ?l 5% formalin and L_4, 5 spinal cords were dissected. Immunohistochemistry and western blotting analyses were used to observe the expression of PKC?, pCREB, c-fos and c-jun in the spinal dorsal horn and the effect of agmatine on the changes of their expression. Results Unilateral peripheral inflammation induced PKC? activation and CREB phosphorylation bilaterally while c-fos and c-jun expression ipsilaterally in rat spinal cord. PKC activity increased in membrane fractions with unchanged levels in the cytosolic fractions. Pretreatment intraperitoneally with 160 mg?kg-1 agmatine 15 min before inflammation significantly inhibited the activation of PKC? in the membrane fraction, suppressed the phosphorylation of CREB and the expression of c-fos and c-jun. Conclusion The mechanism of the analgesic effect of agmatine may be associated with inhibiting PKC? activation in the plasma membrane, CREB phosphorylation, c-fos and c-jun up-regulation which play roles in the hyperalgesia with peripheral inflammation.

Objective To investigate the correlation between survival motor neuron (SMN) gene deletion and Chinese patients with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (SALS).Methods A total of 141SALS patients and 134 unrelated controls were recruited from the Chinese population.Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and restriction fragment length polymorphisro (RFLP) analysis were performed to screen SMN gene deletion.Frequencies of deletion were coropared by Chi-square test.Results Four patients and 3 controls were detected to have horoozygous SMN2 deletion.The frequencies of SMN2 deletion were 2.84%(4/141) and 2.24% (3/134), respectively, which was not significantly different (χ2= 0.0001, P =1.000).No subjects were found to have homozygous SMN1 deletion.Condusion There is no correlation between SMN gene deletion and Chinese patients with SALS.

Aim To investigate the effects of Y-IP5 on morphine-induced behavioral sensitization and CPP in mice.Methods Locomotor activity was detected after Y-IP5 administration or co-administration of Y-IP5 with morphine in mice.Mice were treated with morphine to induce behavioral sensitization. Then the effects of Y-IP5 on the development, transfer and expression of morphine-induced behavioral sensitization were investigated. Mice were treated with morphine to induce CPP. Then the effect of Y-IP5 on the acquisition of morphine-induced CPP was studied.Results Y-IP5 itself didn′t influence locomotor activity of mice.Co-administration of Y-IP5 with morphine inhibited morphine-induced hyperactivity (P<0.05) and the development of morphine-induced behavioral sensitization in mice (P<0.05), however, did not influence the transfer and expression of morphine-induced behavioral sensitization.Co-administration of Y-IP5 with morphine also inhibited the acquisition of morphine-induced CPP (P<0.05).Conclusion Y-IP5 may inhibit the psychological dependence induced by morphine.

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Aim To evaluate the analgesic effect of agmatine on inflammatory pain and its influence on the analgesic effect of morphine. To investigate whether the mechanism of analgesic effect of agmatine is related to activation of imidazoline receptor or to affect the release of endogenous glutamate and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) from rat spinal cord slices. Methods The formalin test in rats was used as a long-lasting inflammatory pain model. Effects of agmatine on basal and K+ evoked release of endogenous glutamate and GABA from rat spinal cord slices were determined by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Results Pretreatment with agmatine (ip or sc) inhibited the second phase of the nociceptive response of rats and potentiated the analgesic effect of morphine in phase 2, but not in phase 1. Idazoxan did not attenuate the analgesic effect of agmatine. Agmatine (1, 10, 100, 1000 ?mol?L -1 ) had no effect on the basal release of glutamate and GABA from spinal cord slices, nor did it affect the K+ (50 mmol?L -1 ) evoked release of glutamate and GABA contents. Conclusions Agmatine has an analgesic effect and enhances morphine analgesia in the second but not the first phase of formalin-induced nociception. Its analgesic effect does not likely involve imidazoline receptor. The mechanism of the analgesic effect of agmatine may not be associated with inhibiting glutamate release nor increasing the GABA content.