OBJECTIVETo study the inhibition effect of grape procyanidin (GPC) on the cell apoptosis and injury of proliferation induced by radiation.

METHODSThree indices including apoptosis rate, proliferation rate and expression of bcl-2 and bax protein were examined in the mice pancreas after taking different dose GPC by mouth and radiation by (60)Co-gamma ray once.

RESULTSThe cell proliferation and bcl-2 expression in high dose GPC group (3.16% +/- 0.13% and 49.8% respectively), were higher than those in radiation control group (0.64% +/- 0.11%, 29.7%), but the cell apoptosis rate and bax expression (19.8% and 55.0% respectively), were lower than those in radiation control group (35.6%, 85.7%). All the above differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONGPC has certain protective effect against the mice pancreatic cell apoptosis and the abnormal expression of bcl-2 and bax protein induced by (60)Co-gamma.

Animals ; Apoptosis ; drug effects ; radiation effects ; Biflavonoids ; pharmacology ; Catechin ; pharmacology ; Cell Proliferation ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred Strains ; Pancreas ; cytology ; drug effects ; radiation effects ; Proanthocyanidins ; pharmacology ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins ; metabolism ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 ; Vitis ; chemistry ; bcl-2-Associated X Protein ; metabolism

AIMTo establish an in vitro long-term culture system of mouse Spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs).

METHODSThree types of serum-free culture media, namely, DMEM/F12, KSR (KnockoutM Serum Replacement) and StemPro-34 SFM, to which the same growth factors including GDNF, soluble GFRalpha1 and bFGF were added equally, and MEF(mouse embryonic fibroblast) feeder layer were used to culture mouse SSCs enriched from pup mice testes through differential adherence selection. The activity of stem cells was examined morphologically, and the marker gene expression of SSCs was detected by RT-PCR and immunocytochemical analysis.

RESULTSThe activity of SSCs cultured in DMEM/F12 and KSR serum-free media was only maintained for 6-7 days. However, the StemPro-34 SFM medium could maintain the proliferation of cultured SSCs nearly one month.

CONCLUSIONStemPro-34 SFM serum-free medium sustains the proliferation of mouse SSCs in vitro.

Animals ; Cell Proliferation ; Cells, Cultured ; Culture Media, Serum-Free ; chemistry ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred DBA ; Mice, Inbred ICR ; Spermatogonia ; cytology ; Stem Cells ; cytology

Abstract The health of children and adolescents is related to health and prosperity of a nation, but the current deteriorating health conditions of children and adolescents has become a global social problem. Based on basic guiding principles, Australia s National Action Plan for Children and Adolescent Health 2020-2030 proposes priority work areas and sets out corresponding safeguard measures.The action plan shows network based,dynamic and universal health coverage for adolescents. The experience of children and adolescents health promotion in Australia can provide theoretical and practical reference for China to establish a remote health service system for children and adolescents, improve parents health literacy, establish a health database, and build a collaborative health promotion system.

Alzheimer Disease/genetics* ; Animals ; Apolipoprotein E4/metabolism* ; Gene-Environment Interaction ; Hippocampus/metabolism* ; Male ; Noise/adverse effects* ; Rats

OBJECTIVETo study the relation between relative density and kinematical viscosity of the concentration for Yuxianling granules.

METHODThe relative density and kinematical viscosity by alkali burette of the concentration were investigated. The connection between kinematical viscosity and spray drying, also and temperature of the concentration was respected. In the meantime, different mathematical models were simulated.

RESULTKinematical viscosity is susceptible than relative density to the effect for spray drying, and the mathematical model is also set up accordingly. The result can offer the proper inlet temperature and kinematical viscosity for spray drying. CONCLUSIon The method in the experiment is simple, practical and manipulate easily. The study will provide the basis for extracted solution of compression and spray drying.

Desiccation ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; Plants, Medicinal ; chemistry ; Technology, Pharmaceutical ; methods ; Temperature ; Viscosity ; Water ; chemistry

OBJECTIVE: To improve the correct rate of ABO genotyping by meliorating AS-PCR primer. METHODS: The primer P1 was changed into primer P1' by substituting the fifth base G for C of 3' end and the ABO genotyping results of primer P1 and P1' was compared and analysed. RESULTS: The non-specific product of OO typing is reducing and the wrong genotyping of OO and AO was avoided by meliorating AS-PCR primer. CONCLUSION The rates of wrong ABO genotyping results could be effectively reduced by using altering primer P1'.
ABO Blood-Group System/genetics* ; Alleles ; Base Sequence ; DNA Primers/genetics* ; Genotype ; Humans ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods* ; Sensitivity and Specificity

OBJECTIVE: The aim was to identify the gene expressions of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV)-infected human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and to study its possible pathogenic mechanism on atherosclerosis using microarray technology. METHODS: The gene expression differences in HCMV AD169 strain-infected HUVECs were studied by the microarray technology to explore the potential molecular mechanism of HCMV infection. The qPCRs were performed to verify the transcriptome results. RESULTS: A total of 2,583 differentially expressed genes, including 407 down-regulated genes and 2,176 up-regulated genes, were detected by the systematic bioinformatics analysis. The Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analyses showed that the significantly differentially expressed genes were mainly involved in regulating protein kinase activity, inflammatory response, ubiquitination, protein phosphorylation, cell metabolism, and exosomes, among which 12 genes had significant changes and were screened by protein-protein interaction (PPI) analysis and verified by qPCR. The experimental qPCR results were consistent with the microarray results. CONCLUSION The GO and KEGG analyses revealed that the regulation of protein kinase activity, inflammatory response, ubiquitination, protein phosphorylation, and cell metabolism played important roles in the process of endothelial cell infection. Furthermore, 12 genes were involved in the process of HCMV infection of endothelial cells and contributed to the current understanding of the infection and pathogenic mechanisms of atherosclerosis.
Humans ; Cytomegalovirus/genetics* ; Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells ; Atherosclerosis ; Protein Kinases ; RNA, Messenger

AIM: To scrutinize the role of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in the epithelial-mesenchymal transition(EMT)of lens epithelial cells under hypoxic conditions, and to further analyze the effect of Dickkopf-1(DKK-1)expression on EMT of lens epithelial cells.METHODS: Human lens epithelial cells(HLEB3 cells)were propagated in vitro and then separated into two groups: one exposed to standard oxygen levels, added DMEM culture solution containing 10% FBS(normoxic group)and another subjected to low oxygen levels(hypoxic group). The hypoxic condition was emulated by applying a concentration of 100 μmol/L cobalt chloride(CoCl2)for 6, 12, 24, and 48h. The utilization of immunofluorescence staining enabled the detection of Wnt3a and DKK-1 expressions, along with the expression and localization of β-catenin protein in these groups. The expression of DKK-1 mRNA was discerned by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction(qRT-PCR).RESULTS: Immunofluorescence assays indicated an escalating trend in the Wnt3a and DKK-1 protein expression, which corresponded with the increasing duration of hypoxia. Likewise, an intensified nuclear accumulation of β-catenin protein was observed to be directly proportional to the length of hypoxia treatment. The qRT-PCR demonstrated that the difference in DKK-1 mRNA expression between the normoxic group and the group exposed to hypoxia for 6h was not statistically significant(P>0.05), whereas the DKK-1 mRNA expression of the 12, 24, and 48h hypoxia groups were significantly increased(P<0.001).CONCLUSION: Hypoxia can activate Wnt/β-catenin pathway in lens epithelial cells and induce the expression of DKK-1, thus regulating the Wnt/β-catenin pathway and affecting the EMT process.

Objective To compare the density of acetylcholine receptor (AchR) in orbicular muscle of mouth and gastrocnemius muscle and their affmity with rocuronium, trying to elucidate the mechanism for the difference in the sensitivity of the muscles innervated by facial and peripheral nerve respectively to muscle relaxant.Methods Eight pathogen-free adult male SD rats weighing 180-220 g were used in this study. Muscle strips were isolated from orbicular muscle of mouth and gastrocnemius muscle. Each muscle strip was further divided into 6 smaller and slender strips of same size using dissection microscope. One strip was stained with acetylcholinesterase to measure end-plate surface area (ESA). The other 5 strips were exposed to different concentrations of rocuronium (0, 2.5, 5.0, 7.5, 10.0μg/ml). The mean density of AchR at end-plate was obtained by AchR0/ESA. (AchR0 was defined as the number of AchR per end-plate without being exposed to rocuronium. AchRE was defined as the number of free AchR per end-plate after being exposed to different concentrations of rocuronium. ) The degree of saturation of AchR with different concentrations of rocuronium at each neuromuscular junction was calculated by (AchR0 - AchRE)/AchR0 which reflects the affinity of AchR with the rocuronium in orbicular muscle of mouth and gastrocnemius muscle. Results The density of AchR was significantly lower while the affinity with rocuronium was higher in gastrocnemius muscle than in orbicular muscle of mouth ( P ＜ 0.05). Conclusion The density of AchR is lower and the affinity of AchR at end-plate with rocuronium is significantly greater in gastrocnemius muscle innervated by sciatic nerve than in orbicular muscle of mouth innervated by facial nerve. This may explain the mechanism for different sensitivity of the muscles innervated by facial and peripheral nerves to rocuronium.