Objective To investigate the expression of intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule 1(VCAM-1) on the surface of human vascular endothelial cells (HUVECs) stimulated by Candida albicans.Methods HUVECs were isolated from the umbilical vein of placenta of healthy parturients and cultured.The primary culture of HUVECs was stimulated with Candida albicans at different intervals.Expression of ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 mRNA were measured by reverse transcription-PCR,and the levels of secretion of IL-6 and IL-8 by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA).Results ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 mRNA expression in HUVECs began to increase after stimulation with C.albicans in 4 h and reached peak level in 8 h.Secretion of IL-6 and IL-8 by HUVECs began to increase after stimulation by C.albicans in 4 h and reached peak level in 24 h.Conclusion C.albicans could induce expression of ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 mRNA in HUVECs,and enhance secretion of IL-6 and IL-8 by HUVECs.

Alcoholism ; drug therapy ; metabolism ; physiopathology ; Animals ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; pharmacology ; therapeutic use ; Hippocampus ; metabolism ; Learning ; drug effects ; physiology ; Male ; Memory ; drug effects ; physiology ; Phytotherapy ; RNA, Messenger ; genetics ; metabolism ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate ; genetics ; metabolism ; Superoxide Dismutase ; metabolism

Objective To investigate the diagnostic value and clinical significance of the three-dimensional contrast-enhanced MR angiography (3D-CE-MRA)in the infantile superficial hemangioma.Methods Forty-four children with superficial hemangioma un-derwent conventional and dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI.MRI scanning was started at the time of inj ection,and four dynamic pha-ses of images were acquired continually.Maximum intensity proj ection (MIP)images were reconstructed to show the blood vessels of the lesions in multiple phases.Results Forty-nine infantile superficial hemangiomas were detected by MRI,including a single le-sion in 41 patients and multiple ones in 3.3D-CE-MRA showed 37 lesions in 32 patients,and other 12 lesions were not found in 12 patients.Conclusion The conventional and dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI can reflect the location,number and the range of the su-perficial hemangioma,and show the relationship between the lesion and the surrounding tissues.3D-CE-MRA directly shows the blood supply of the tumors.

Objective To assess the reliability and validity of the Tree-Drawing Test in medical college students.Methods The study randomly selected 312 aged 19 to 23-year-old medical students to take part in TreeDrawing Test.In addition,a total of 275 college students were selected to receive re-test,30 days late and Pearson correlation coefficient of two tests were calculated.The three raters were invited to assess 30 trees painting score,analyzing the Kendall coefficient of concordance between the scores to verify raters' reliability; parts of students also participated in the 16PF test,SAS,SDS test,analyzing the correlation coefficient between the various test results,in order to assess the effectiveness of the Tree-Drawing Test.Results The re-test reliability in different time was 0.570-0.733 and 0.341-0.713 (P＜0.05),the raters' reliability was 0.491 ～ 0.626(P＜0.05),there are some correlations between Tree-Drawing Test and 16PF,SAS,SDS.Conclusion The Tree-Drawing Test has good reliability and validity; it can be applied to the detection of college students' psychological assessment and psychological problems.

Aristolochic Acids ; adverse effects ; Child ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; adverse effects ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Nephrosis ; chemically induced

Objective To reveal the role of inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa B kinase alpha (IKKα) in renal inflammation after renal ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury and its potential associated mechanism.Methods Ischemia-reperfusion injury models were induced in a total of 24 healthy C57BL/6 male mice.Renal function and histological changes were estimated.The expression and site of IKKα,p52,RelB,IL-10 and IL-18 were determined by immunohistochemistry and Western blotting.After the short hairpin RNA(shRNA)targeting IKKα was injected into renal parenchyma,renal function and protein expressions of IKKα,p52,RelB,IL-10,IL-18 were detected.Results Compared with sham-operated group[Scr(7.30±0.13) μmol/L,BUN (8.39± 0.30) mmol/L],levels of Scr [(29.80± 2.10)μmol/L,(27.00±3.40) μmol/L,(23.00±3.70) μmol/L] and BUN [(9.47±3.50) mmol/L,(11.68 ±4.30)mmol/L,(13.12±2.10) mmol/L] were higher on day 1,3,7 and the injury of kidney was serious in IR injury group.Immunohistochemical expression of both IL-18 and IL-10 were increased.Markedly increased IKKα,p52 and RelB protein expression were noted in experiments from day 1 to day 7 during kidney recovery period,with a peak on day 3 and then decreasing toward baseline after day 7.Compared with IR injury group,low-expression of IKKα by injection of shRNA up-regulated the expression of IL-18 and down-regulated the expression of IKKα,p52,RelB and IL-10.Conclusions The NF-κB pathway is activated and IKKα expression is up-regulated during the kidney ischemiareperfusion injury,low-expression of IKKα may block inflammation resolution via down-regulation of alternative NF-κB pathway family members of both p52 and RelB.

Objective To observe the expression of stromal cell-derived factor 1 (SDF-1) in the kidney after ischemic reperfusion injury (IRI),and explore its relationship with macrophage during the IRI kidney.Methods A total of 28 healthy C57BL/6 male mice were used to establish renal IRI model by clamping both pedicles for 35 min followed by reperfusion.Kidney tissue samples were collected at indicated time points.Renal histological changes were estimated.The expression of SDF-1 was determined by immunohistochemistry,ELISA and real-time PCR.After the liposomal clodronate was injected intraperitoneally,the location of CD68 was observed by immunofluorescence.Renal histology and protein expression of SDF-1 were also detected.Results Compared with sham-operated group,classical tubular damage was found in IRI group,accompanied by a large number of inflammatory cells.The expression of total renal SDF-1 peaked on day 1 and decreased to control levels in the following days.SDF-1 in healthy kidney was localized at cortex,but spread to the corticomedullary area of the kidney during IRI.Compared with IRI groups,elimination of macrophage by injection of liposomal clodronate alleviated renal IRI and down-regulated the expressions of CD68 while up-regulating SDF-1.Conclusions SDF-1 expression is up-regulated in IRI kidney and is associated with macrophage.SDF-1 may play a role in the early phase of acute kidney injury and it may be a new marker in diagnosis of AKI.

Objective To study the effect of interleukin (IL)-10 knockout (IL-10-/-) on renal repair after renal ischemia-reperfusion injury in mice.Methods Eighteen IL-10-/-mice (KO) aged 8-10 weeks and 18 C57BL/6 wild type mice (WT) aged 8-10 weeks were divided into control group (Sham) and renal ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) group.The renal tissue morphology change was observed by Hematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining and Masson staining.The expressions of IL-18, Ki67 and TGF-β1 were detected by immunohistochemistry.The expression of TGF-beta1 and IL-18 were detected by Western blotting.Results Compared with that in WT-IRI group, in KO-IRI group renal pathological damage was more severe, renal interstitial fibrosis was visible, Ki67 expression of renal tubular epithelial cells decreased distinctly (P＜0.01), the expression of TGF-betal increased significantly (P＜0.01).Conclusion Repair slows down significantly after kidney ischemia-reperfusion injury and fibrosis occurs gradually in IL-10-/-mice, eventually progressing to chronic kidney disease.

Objective To study the foxml gene and its protective effect on the lung tissue of rats with acute lung injury (ALI) induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS), and to observe the dexamethason' s (DEX) impacts on foxml gene and the prognosis of ALI. Method Seventy-two healthy mice were randomly(random number) divid-ed into three groups: control group (A group, n = 24), model group (B group, n = 24) and DEX treatment group (C group, n = 24). The observing intervals were respectively set in 24 h, 48 h and 72 hours. At each ob-serving interval, the foxml protein in lung tissue of mice was detected by using immunohistochemistry (IHC), and the expression of foxml gene in lung tissue was detected by using RT-PCR, as well as to observe the pathological changes in lung tissue. Results Comparisons were made between paired groups at 24 h,48 h and 72 h intervals in which the expression of foxml mRNA and the level of foxml protein in lung tissue of mice in C group were signifi-cantly higher than those in B group (P < 0.05), and those in B group were significantly higher than those in A group (P < 0.05). The expression of foxml mRNA and the level of foxml protein in lung tissue of mice in B group at 48 h interval were significantly higher than those both at intervals of 72 h and 24 h (P < 0.05), and the those at 72 interval were significantly higher than those at 24 h interval (P < 0.05). Compared with B group, the pathologi-cal changes in lung tissue of mice in C group were lessened. Conclusions In both model group and dexamethasone treatment group, the expression of foxml mRNA and the level of foxml protein in lung tissue of mice are increased significantly. Dexamethasone lessens the injury of both vascular endothelial cells and alveolar epithelial ceils of lung tissue, and it also significantly increases the expression of foxml mRNA and the level of foxml protein.

Two endophytic-bacteria isolates of G18 and F19 were isolated from the stem of Taxus chinensis. The G18 and F19 were respectively classified into Psudomonas sp. and Stenotrophomonas sp. based on biological characteristics and 16S rDNA sequence analysis. The bioactivity analysis showed that the fermented broths of the G18 and F19 exhibited antagonistic activities against three pathogenic bacteria, and had good antagonistic effectiveness to Verticillium dahliae and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, respectively. The G18 can degrade salicylic acid, and the F19 can do dichlorvos.