BACKGROUND: Research about magnetic drug microsphere has developed rapidly at home or abroad; additionally, previous studies have been focused on glucan, chitosan, and polyester as coating materials; however, gel material has been less reported,in particular gel-coating berberine microsphere has been not reported yet.OBJECTIVE: To prepare berberine magnetic gelatin drug microsphere, and to evaluate drug releasing, loading, and cross-linking using dynamic dialysis and light electron microscope.DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING: Preparation and property of microsphere were performed in Guizhou Yikang Pharmacy Co., Ltd.And Guizhou University from February 2004 to May 2006.MATERIALS: Gel, berberine, glutaraldehyde, liquid paraffin, and Fe_3O_4 were used in this study.METHODS: Magnetic microspheres of berberine drug with gelatin and Fe_3O_4 were prepared by a reverse phase suspension cold-condensation method according to biocompatibility of gel, solidification of glutaraldehyde, and disperse medium of liquid paraffin.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Structure, morphology, drug-loading rate, entrapment efficiency, and in vitro releasing of drug microsphere.RESULTS: The diameter of the microsphere was under 20 urn. Scanning electron microscope demonstrated that Fe_3O_4 and berberine were compounded by gel into a round shape, and the mixture was expressed on micrometer. Ultraviolet absorption and infrared analysis suggested that berberine magnetic gelatin drug microsphere still had structure and property of raw drug. The drug-loading rate of berberine microsphere was 7.2%, the content of Fe_3O_4 was 20.8%, and the entrapment efficiency was 62.6%.the sustained-releasing ability of microsphere was well, and the releasing content counted for 83.5% of total drug within 7 hours.CONCLUSION: The berberine magnetic gelatin drug microsphere which was prepared by reverse phase suspension cold-condensation method characterizes by sample preparation, small diameter, regular morphology, and great sustained-releasing ability.

Objective In this article, the mode change and features of knowledge service of TCM professional library in the creation times were expounded. Knowledge service is the main trend of library service in the 21 century. As a professional TCM library, we have made attempts on providing omnibearing knowledge service of medicine, scientific research, teaching and clinical practice for our readers.

Integrin is a main factor that mediates adhesive attraction between the cell and the extracellular matrix,and it participates in the formation of new vessel lumens and the construction of the rete vasculosum by regulating endothelial cell adhesion and migration.The extracellular matrix is the ligand of integrin.Collagen and laminin's deposition form new vessel lumens.The vascular endothelial growth factor promotes the proliferation of endothelial cells,accelerates angiogenesis and increases the permeability of blood vessels.This review focuses on the roles and correlation of integrin and VEGF in angiogenesis.

Objective:To investigate the expression of collagen typeⅠ(ColⅠ),collagen typeⅣ(ColⅣ)and fibronectin(Fn)in laryngeal squamous cell carcinomas(LSCC)and their pathobiological relationship with invasion and metastasis of tumor.Method:The expression of ColⅠ,Col Ⅳ and Fn was detected by immunohistochemistry method in normal tissue of latero-carcinoma and tissue of carcinoma in 60 specimens of LSCC.Integral optical density(iOD)was detected by image analysis of computer and was analyzed by SPSS13.O.Result:The expression of ColⅠ was obvious and integrity.The expression of Col Ⅳ and Fn of basal membrane was like intact line-shape appearance and Fn of interstitial substance appeared like a complete network in the normal tissue f latero-carcinoma.Their expression decreased gradually and their integrity was broken and disappeared gradually from well to poorly differentiated LSCC.Their expressions also fell off with the tumor size,clinical stage and cervical lymphatic etastasis gradually and consistently in LSCC.Their variances were statistical significance separately(P＜0.05 or P＜0.01).Conclusion:The expression of ColⅠ,ColⅣand Fn was closely related to tumor invasion,the regional lymph node metastasis and other some pathobiological features in LSCC.A detection of ColⅠ,ColⅣ and Fn as of definite significance on a better comprehension of the possibility of metastasis,choice of surgery and prognosis.

Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Humans ; Mouth Diseases ; therapy ; Photochemistry ; Titanium ; pharmacology

[Objective]To evaluate the long term effect of the short incision and tenocutaneous relaxing suture to treat the acute closed rupture of the Achilles tendon.[Method]28 cases were treated by short incision and tenocutaneous relaxing suture from 1996-2005,The scar tissue and blood blocks between the ends of ruptured Achilles tendon were first debrided completely,then treated with percutanneous decmpression suture,the duration of follow up ranged from 2 years to 10 years.The treatment outcome were evaluated by Arner-Lindholm evaluation system and the MRI of post operation.2 cases were lost.[Result]According to the Arner-Lindholm evaluation system and the MRI of post operation,the treatment outcome were excellent in 18,and good in 6,with excellent rate of 92%,No complication including nerve injury and infection were found after operation,except 1 rerupture of Achilles tendon was found during the follow up period.The MRI showed the rupture Achilles tendon were repaired and remodeled very well in all cases.[Conclusion]The short incision and tenocutaneous relaxing suture is an ideal surgical technique,with good Clinical result and less Significant complication.

Objective To establish a pretreatment method which is applicable to the determination of strontium(Sr)in toothpaste by flame atomic absorption spectrometry.Methods The pretreatment was performed by using digestion pot technique, with lanthanum nitrate as the anti-interference agent.Flame atomic absorption spectrometry was used in this study,the parameters of digestion temperature and the results of two pretreatment methods were compared.Results The toothpaste sample was digested completely by using digestion pot technique with little examined elements lost during digestion.Time-saving and pollution-free were seen in the test.The detection limit of this method was 0.02?g/ml,and the RSDs were 0.98%-3.01%.The recovery rate was at the range of 94.7%-110%.No significant difference was seen between these two pretreatment methods.Conclusion This method has advantages of high sensitivity and precision in the determination of strontium in toothpaste by flame atomic absorption spectrometry,so it can be employed in various laboratories.

Inhibitor of DNA binding 1 (ID1) has an aberrantly high expression in multiple cancer tissues, including colon cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, and so on, which is closely related to cancer aggressiveness and poor clinical outcomes in cancer patients. It has been reported that ID1 maintains colorectal cancer cells (CRCs) stemness traits and contributes to the CRC drug resistance. While, the biological molecular mechanisms have not been fully elucidated. In this research, we found that ID1 upregulates octamer binding transcription factor (OCT4) protein level as well as OCT4 signaling pathway via Western blot, gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA), dual-luciferase reporter assay, and real-time PCR. Through the in vitro sphere formation assay, we found that overexpression of OCT4 reverses the inhibitory effect of knocking down ID1 on CRC sphere formation ability. With the help of JASPAR and GEPIA database, we predicted a novel transcriptional repressor—forkhead box D3 (FOXD3) of OCT4. Finally, by using co-immunoprecipitation (Co-IP), confocal and real-time PCR, we demonstrated that ID1 interacts with FOXD3 to inhibit its transcriptional repression activity and therefore to upregulate OCT4 transcription and OCT4 signaling pathway. In conclusion, this study provides a new theoretical basis for the regulation mechanism of colon cancer stem cells, and the newly found protein-protein interaction of ID1-FOXD3 provides a potential drug target for the therapy of CRC.

UNLABELLED: The patient had found local uplift on the left nasal vestibule area for 3 years. An 2.0 cm x 1.0 cm mass was found on the left nasal vestibule area, which had tough texture, clear boundaries and no tenderness. In the operation, the tumor was found located between the left maxilla and major alar cartilage with no capsule and unclear boundary. The tumor is aggressive fibromatosis, which has invasive growth in adjacent muscle tissue. Immunohistochemical results: Ki-67, Vimentin(+), SMA(+), CD31(+), CD34(+), CK(-), Desmin (-), S-100(-), LCA(-). DIAGNOSIS Aggressive fibromatosis.
Fibromatosis, Aggressive ; pathology ; Humans ; Vimentin

To compare the efficiency of methods of DNA extraction from lungs of Pomacea canaliculataused in PCR assay, 80 P.canaliculata collected in field were divided into 8 groups and the lungs of each snail were separated from the soft body. Six methods of DNA extraction from lungs of P. canaliculata were used to extract DNA from lungs, i.e. With Qiagen, Tiangen,and Omega commercial DNA extraction kits, guanidine thiocyanate method, Chelex 100 resin method and Chelex-silica particle method. The 16S rDNA of C.canaliculata was amplified by PCR and the concentration of PCR-products relative to marker was determined in order to evaluate the efficiency of each method. It was demonstrated that each method was valid to extract DNA from lungs used in PCR assay, but the concentrations of PCR-products were different. The concentrations of PCR-products obtained by Qiangen kit, Omega kit, Chelex 100 resin method and Chelex-silica particle method were significantly higher than those of other 4 methods of DNA extraction, in which Qiangen and Omega kits were suitable for small sample size. In term of efficiency and cost, Chelex 100 method and Chelex-silica particle method were feasible for large sample scale, while the guanidine thiocyanate method was preferred due to its fast extraction and low cost, but on account of its toxicity, it is used in urgent status or in large scale of sample extraction.