The RNA dot hybridization with human IL-6 cDNA showed that panaxatriol saponin (PTS) enhanced the interleukine-6(IL-6) mRNA concentration within PHA activated peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) byabout 4 folds,suggesting that PTS could promote the IL-6 gene transcription of lymphoid tissue

Human IL-6,IL-10,IL-13 and SCF cDNAs encoding extra - cellular domain were isolated by reverse transcription polymerase reaction (RT-PCR). These cDNA fragments were inserted into expression vector PBV220 which contains PRP_(L), promoters and SD sequence. Then the E. coli DH5? were tronsformed with the recombinant plasmids. After screening, the clones carrying those recombinant plasmids were identified. SDS-PAEG and biological assay indicated that human IL-6, IL-10 and IL-13 were expressed in E.coli. The expression level of rhIL-6 was as high as 30% of the total bacterial protein.

Objective To observe the pharmacokinetic feature of Radix Acanthopanacis Senticosis suspension(RASS). Methods The research was conducted with pharmacodynamic endpoint approach and pharmacodynamic approach and adopted with phagocytic index as pharmacological parameter. Results Pharmacodynamic endpoint approach: K_(el)=0.2d~(-1), K_a=2.5 d~(-1), AUC(S_0)=10.4g?kg~(-1)?d, VRT=19.3d~2.Pharmacodynamic approach: K_(el(ef))=0.1d~(-1), K_(a(ef))=2.9d~(-1), AUC(S_0)_((ef))=62.7(%)?d, VRT_((ef))=43.2d~2. The data obtained by pharmacodynamic approach differed from that by pharmacodynamic endpoint approach, indicating the delay of drug effect. Conclusion Pharmacokinetic Data of RASS are first obtained in this article, which show that pharmacodynamic endpoint approach and pharmacodynamic approach is feasible.

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?AlM: To investigate theprotective effect of melatonin against hydrogen peroxide ( H2 O2 )-induced oxidative damage to human lens epithelial cells.
?METHODS: Sub-culture human lens epithelial cells preprocessed with different concentrations of melatonin for 12h and then 100 μmol/L H2 O2 for 24h. The impact of melatonin on H2 O2-induced lens epithelial cell viability was detected by MTT assay, rate of apoptosis was detected by flow cytometry instrument and activity of apoptosis-related factors, Caspase-3 and Caspase-9, were detected by colorimetric method.
?RESULTS: MTT assay showed that melatonin had no effect on the activity of lens epithelial cells, and the drug can inhibit the decrease of H2 O2-induced cell activity, as well as flow cytometry showed that melatonin can inhibit H2 O2-induced apoptosis. ln addition, melatonin can also reduce H2 O2-induced Caspase-3 and Caspase-9 activity in lens epithelial cells, and their activity decreased with effect of melatonin along with extending time.
?CONCLUSlON: Melatonin can obviously inhibit H2 O2 -induced apoptosis of human lens epithelial cells, which provide reliable experimental basis for drug on treatment of cataract.

Objective To investigate the effects of low dose radiation on dendritic growth of newborn neurons in the hippocampus of young rat.Methods One month-old male rats were randomized into radiation group aind sham control group.Radiation group received whole brain irradiation at a single dose of 2 Gy.Retrovirus expressing green fluorescent protein (GFP) was used to label newborn neurons in the hippocampus through stereotaxic intracranial infusion.Immunofluorescence assays were performed to detect dendritic architecture alterations induced by irradiation at different time points.Results Compared with control group,the lengths of total dendrite and the longest dendrite significantly decreased at 2 and 4 weeks after irradiation (t =3.10,2.07,2.94,4.02,P ＜ 0.05).The branching points of new born neurons were also decreased significantly at 2 weeks post irradiation (t =2.23,P ＜ 0.05).The number of new born neurons reduced at 4 weeks post irradiation (t =8.43,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Low dose radiation could inhibit newborn neuron growth in the hippocampus of young rat,which may be one of the most important mechanisms involved in radiation-induced cognitive impairment.

Objective To investigate the biokinetics of 131 I and its absorbed dose in patients with metastatic DTC. Methods Forty?one patients with metastatic DTC who were referred to 131 I therapy were prospectively recruited from September 2009 to September 2011. Scintigraphic images were serially acquired after the ingestion of 131I (3.70-9.25 GBq) to assess the biokinetics. CT was used to measure the masses of the DTC lesions. Calculation of absorbed doses to DTC lesions was based on the Medical Internal Radiation Dosimetry formula of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. Kruskal?Wallis rank sum test was used to compare the differences of absorbed dose among different tumor deposits. Results In total, 59 io?dine?avid metastatic lesions (35 in cervical lymph node, 17 in lung and 7 in bone) in 41 patients were evalu?ated and the mean absorbed dose of DTC lesions was (10.4±6.5) Gy/GBq, with range of 0.1 to 136.2 Gy/GBq. The median absorbed dose was 11.3 Gy/GBq for lymph node metastase, 10.1 Gy/GBq for lung metastases and 9.6 Gy/GBq for bone metastases. There were no statistically significant differences in absorbed doses a?mong the metastases of lymph node, lung and bone ( Z=0.907, P>0.05) . Conclusion A wide inter?lesion variation of absorbed dose to metastatic DTC is observed.

Objective To observe the safety of midazolam and fentanyl in coronary intervention and its effect on haemodynamics. Methods 150 cases undergoing coronary intervention were randomly divided into three groups(n=50 for each):the control group were given injection of 5 ml saline,midazolam group were given 0.04 mg/kg midazolam and combined fentanyl group were given injection of 0.02 mg/kg midazolam with 1.2μg/kg fent-anyl intravenously. Heart rate(HR),mean blood pressure(MAP),SpO<,2>,OAA/S and BIS were observed during the intervention and the patients' satisfaction and the incidence of complications were investigated. Results There was no significant difference among the three groups in MAP and HR (F=3.34,2.98,P>0.05). MAP increased from (95.7±14.5) mm Hg to (85.4±15.3) mm Hg after treatment (t=4.34,P<0.01) and HR increased from (83.3±23.4) times/min to (78.4±22.7) times/min in control group (t=3.37,P<0.01). BIS score was (90.5±7.2),(75.5±12.8) and (72.3±14.1) during intervention and 24 hVAS score was (53.5±25.4),(58.8±18.2) and (71.9±16.8) in control group,midazolam group and combined fentanyl group,with significant difference between groups (F=10.89,8.56,P<0.01). Conclusion Low dose of midazolam and fentanyl can make the patients calm,which relieves the tensity and anxiety and enhance the tolerance and safety of intervention but has no remarkable effect on bemodynamics.

Objective:To investigate the role of interleukin-10 (IL-10) and IL-12 in the differential diagnosis of tuberculous and malignant pleural effusion through measuring the serum and pleural effusion IL-10 and IL-12 levels of tuberculous and malignant pleural effusion patients.Methods: Forty-eight inpatients with exudative pleural effusion who didn''t receive any treatment before were selected.According to the pathogeny, the patients were divided into tuberculous pleural effusion group (n=25) and malignant pleural effusion group (n=23).The levels of IL-10 and IL-12 in peripheral blood and pleural effusion of the patients in two groups were detected by Cytometric Bead Array (CBA).The differences in IL-10, IL-12 levels and IL-12/IL-10 ratio were compared between two groups.The ROC curves of the above indexes, cast-off and adenosine deaminase (ADA) were used to compare the effects in differential diagnosis of tuberculous and malignant pleural effusion.Results: There were no statistical differences in the levels of serum IL-10, IL-12 and IL-12/IL-10 ratios of the patients between tuberculous and malignant pleural effusion groups (P>0.05),and the IL-12 level in pleural effusion and the IL-12/IL-10 ratio of the patients in malignant pleural effusion group were lower than those in tuberculous pleural effusion group (P<0.005).The area under the ROC curve for the levels of IL-12 in pleural effusion (0.984) was higher than those for the ratio of IL-12/IL-10, cast-off and ADA (0.744, 0.804 and 0.911, respectively) in the differential diagnosis of tuberculous and malignant pleural effusion.Conclusion: The detection of IL-12 levels in pleural effusion is helpful for the differential diagnosis of tuberculous and malignant pleural effusion, and the pleural effusion is easy to obtain, therefore the detection of IL-12 in pleural effusion is worth to be widely applied in clinic.

ObjectiveTo evaluate central nervous system function of patients with coronary cardiac diease by short latency somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEP).MethodsThe cerebral and spinal somatosensory evoked potentials were recorded by stimulating median nerve in 43 patients with coronary cardiac disease but without apparent nervous symptoms and 14 healthy control subjects.ResultsThe lactency periods and central conductive time of N13, N20 and P25 wave were significantly prolonged in patients with myocardial infarction (MI) or angina pectoris (AP) when compared with normal controls (P<0.05～0.001). The lactency periods and central conductive time of N20 and P25 wave recorded in MI patients were longer than those recorded in AP patients (P<0.01～0.001).ConclusionThe subclinical nervous damages in the central somatosensory pathway from spinal cord to cerebral cortex is present in patients with coronary cardiac disease especially myocardial infarction.