Objective To observe the pain behavior of rats with Oxaliplatin‐induced peripheral neuropathy(OXIPN)and cal‐citonin gene related peptide(CGRP)expression.Methods Twenty Wistar rats were randomly divided into 2 groups :normal con‐trol group and model group.Oxaliplatin(20 mg/kg)was injected intraperitoneally to the rats in the model group.Mechanical pain threshold and cold allodynia were detected before and 6 ,24 ,72 h and 7 days after modeling ,respectively.Western blot and im‐munohistochemical method were employed to measure the expression of CGRP in dorsal spinal root ganglion of control group and model group.Results The mechanical pain threshold of modal group rats decreased 6 h after injection of Oxaliplatin as compared with the normal group[(11.6 ± 2.2)g vs. (13.9 ± 3.7)g] ,and decreased with prolongation of time ,reduced to the lowest at 72 h[(3.9 ± 1.4)g]and maintained to day 7 ,and the same trend was found in cold chemical allodynia test.CGRP ex‐pression of dorsal root ganglion increased significantly in the model group rats ,and there was a significant positive correlation between the expression of CGRP and the degree of mechanical pain threshold.Conclusion CGRP plays an important role in Ox‐aliplatin‐induced central sensitization of rats with peripheral neuropathy.

In recent years,corneal refractive surgery continues to develop with becoming to be one of the most prevalent utilizations of correction of many patients and brings about better visual quality for ametropic patients.Meanwhile,some patients are subjected to optical complications,and poor night vision is one of the most serious problems which are complained by sufferers after refractive surgery,such as glare,halo and reduce of contrast sensitivity,and the affective factors include age,pupil diameter,high order aberation,scattering,pre-estimated diopter,corneal healing,individual sensitivity to surgery,which are supposed to attract the attention of the majority of clinicians and researchers,at the same time.Ophthalmic clinical doctors and researchers only fully understand the mechanism of the above factors and explore the corresponding measures in order to purposefully treat these complications.In addition,ophthalmologists should be aware of the interaction of these factors and their relationship with individual sensitivity and explore the impact of postoperative visual impairment and the way to avoid them in clinical practice inorder to improve the visual quality by controlling the postoperative optical complications.

Objective To investigate the effect of parathyroid hormone(PTH)on the proliferation and invasion of chondrosarcoma cells,and the relationship between PTH and the regulation of primary cilia expression.Methods After stimulation of the chondrosarcoma cell line SW1353 with different concentrations of PTH,induction of the expression of cilia with hypoxia and destruction of cilia structure with chloral hydrate,the cell viability was detected by CCK8 assay,the proliferation and invasion of SW1353 by Western blotting and Transwell method,the primary cilia expression by immunofluorescence assay and the GLI1,PTCH1 and IFT88 expression levels by real-time PCR.Results PTH could promote the proliferation of chondrosarcoma cells in a concentration-dependent manner and this effect was correlated with the structural integrity of the primary cilia.PTH could up-regulate the invasive ability of SW1353 cells and increase the expression levels of MMP9,which was suppressed when the primary cilia structure was damaged.Additionally,it was found that PTH could down-regulate the number of primary cilia,which was related to the structural integrity of the primary cilia.It could also regulate the expression levels of GLI1 and PTCH1,the target genes in Hedgehog pathway,and the expression levels of IFT88,the gene associated with the cilia function.Conclusion PTH can promote the proliferation and invasion of chondrosarcoma cells,down-regulate the expression of primary cilia and the downstream target genes.PTH may regulate the malignant biological features of chondrosarcoma by regulating the primary cilia expression.

Objective To determine the efficacy of stent based rapamycin (Rapa) and methotrexate (MTX) alone or in combination of them to reduce in stent neointimal hyperplasia Rapamycin is a potent immunosuppressive agent that inhibits smooth muscle cell (SMC) proliferation by blocking cell cycle progression Methods Stents were coated with PLGA (poly/lactic co glycolic acid) polymer containing 68-96 ?g Rapa or 250-300 ?g MTX or 58-81 ?g Rapa and 120-170 ?g MTX respectively Twenty five stents (metal, n =8; MTX, n =5; Rapa, n =7; Rapa and MTX, n =5) were implanted in the coronary arteries of 25 pigs Results After 28 days, the mean neointimal thickness was (2 18?1 03) mm 2 in the bare metal stent group; (0 94?0 88) mm 2 in the Rapa group; (0 47?0 24) mm 2 in the combination Rapa and MTX group, (3 93?1 48) mm 2 in the MTX group Compared with metal group the mean neointimal thickness was significantly decresed in Rapa groups and combined group The in stent restenosis was 25% (2/8) in metal group and 80% (4/5) in MTX group after 28 days, and there was no restenosis in the other two groups Conclusion Stent based delivery of Rapa via PLGA polymer can feasibly and effectively reduce in stent neointimal hyperplasia by inhibiting cellular proliferation However there are no effects to reduce in stent neointimal hyperplasia by MTX eluting stents in this study

The process of liver metastasis of colorectal cancer includes tumor cells invasion,survival in blood stream,extravasation to the liver and proliferation. It is involved in series of molecular markers,among which vascular endothelial growth factor and endothelial growth factor receptor are the major targets.

Objective To investigate the feasibilty of the disposable tracheotomy tube as trocar in the electronic bronchoscope instead of thoracoscope. Methods 86 patients with effusion of unknown origin undergoing medical tho-racoscopy from January 2015 to October 2015, 59 male (68.6%) and 27 female (31.4 %), mean age (49.00 ± 20.00) years (15 ~ 83) years, were randomly divided into two groups, Tracheostomy tube group (group T) and Conventional chest tube group (group C). Group T uses disposable cannula tracheostomy tube as trocar, and group C received conventional medical thoracoscopy chest tube. Then compare the positive rate of pathological diagnosis, operation time, inspection fees, and other adverse reactions between the two groups. Results 40 cases (93.0%) in group T were confirmed diagnosis, including 8 cases of lung pleural metastasis, 31 cases of erculous pleurisy, 1 case of empyema, while 4 cases of unknown diagnosis (7.0%). 33 cases (76.7%) in group C were confirmed diagnosis, in-cluding 4 cases of lung pleural metastasis, 29 cases of tuberculous pleurisy, while 10 cases of unknown diagnosis (23.3 %). The difference was statistically significant between the two groups ( < 0.05). Operative time in group T was (23.86 ± 2.45) minutes, while in group C was (29.88 ± 3.67) minutes, the difference was statistically significant ( <0.05). While the complication rate was no significant difference. Conclusions It is demonstrated that the dispos-able tracheotomy tube as trocar in the electronic bronchoscope instead of thoracoscope which can shorten the opera-tion time, improve the diagnosis rate, reduce costs, worthy of promoting.

The aim of this research is to investigate the influence of microencapsulation on the expression of the oxidative stress genes and exogenous regulation of HepG2 cells. We compared the expression of hemeoxygenase-1 (HO-1) and glutathione S-transferases-A1 (GST-A1) in HepG2 cells under different culture conditions through real-time PCR. The effects of exogenous antioxidants on cell viability and albumin levels were also evaluated through MTT assay and ELISA assay. The results showed that after culturing for 6 and 16 days, the expression levels of HO-1 in encapsulated cells were approximately 4.9 and 3.1 times higher than that of monolayer cells at the same culture period; As for the expression levels of GST-A1, they were elevated to 11.2 and 33 times of monolayer cells (P < 0.05). Accordingly, we found that NAC at 5-10 mmol/L significantly increased the viability by 40%-70% and the biosynthetic function by 20%-30% in microencapsulated HepG2 cells (P < 0.05). GSH increased the viability of the encapsulated cells by 20%-55% and the biosynthetic function by 15% (P < 0.05). In conclusion, oxidative stress exists in the microcapsules and affects genes expression. Exogenous antioxidants can prevent the inhibition effects of oxidative stress on cellular growth.
Antioxidants ; pharmacology ; Cell Survival ; Gene Expression Regulation ; Glutathione Transferase ; metabolism ; Heme Oxygenase-1 ; metabolism ; Hep G2 Cells ; Humans ; Oxidative Stress

Objective To investigate the effect of TanshinoneⅡA on nerve conduction of oxaliplatin induced peripheral neuropathy in rats. Methods Fifty Wistar rats were randomly divided into normal control group, model group, treatment group, prevention group, prevention and treatment group. Except for those in model group, Wistar rats were injected i.p. with oxaliplatin (20 mg/kg). The electrophysiological instrument were employed to detect the sciatic nerve conduction velocity, latency, amplitude 6 h, 24 h, 72 h and 7 d after modeling. Results In the model group, velocity of sciatic nerve conduction slowed, and latency prolonged 24 h after modeling (P<0.05) which continued to slow and prolong until 7 d after modeling (P<0.05). After the application of Tanshinone ⅡA, nerve conduction velocity became faster and latency shorter significantly (P <0.05), especially in the prevention and treatment group, in which no significant difference was found when compared with those in the normal control group (P > 0.05). Conclusions During the chemotherapy with oxaliplatin , TanshinoneⅡA can increase the conduction velocity of sciatic nerve , shorten the disease duration and play a protective role for peripheral nerve.

Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of Di'ao Xinxuekang (DAXXK) on myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats, and to explore its mechanisms. Methods The myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury model was established by the ligation of descending coronary artery in rats. Then animals after the modeling were randomized into model group, DAXXK-d (31.5 mg/kg) group, DAXXK-g (63.0 mg/kg) group and Diltiazem (24.8 mg/kg) group. A separate sham group was used as control. The treatment group was given DAXXK once a day for 7 days. Cardiac function and cardiac configuration were measured by color Doppler ultrasound diagnostic method. Hemodynamics was measured by Millar catheter method. The arterial oxygen saturation and blood oxygen pressure were measured by i-STAT 300 blood gas analyzer. Inflammatory cytokines interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, adhesion molecules VCAM-1, ICAM-1, and apoptosis-related protein Bcl-2, Bax were detected by ELISA. Myocardial apoptosis was measured using TUNEL method. Results Compared with model group, the left ventricular fractional shortening (FS), the systolic and diastolic function were improved, and the left ventricular pressure maximum rise/ fall rates (± LVdp/dtmax) were increased, in DAXXK group. DAXXK improved lung function, increased arterial oxygen pressure and oxygen content. The inflammatory cytokines IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α and adhesion molecules ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 were decreased in DAXXK group. The myocardial swelling and inflammatory infiltration were relieved, myocardial apoptosis was reduced, the expression of Bcl-2 protein was increased and the expression of Bax protein was decreased in DAXXK group. Conclusion DAXXK can protect myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury, which involved in the inhibition of apoptosis and reduction of inflammatory cytokines.

Objective Astrgaloside Ⅳ derivative (ASId) is one of Astragaloside Ⅳ (ASI) derivatives with higher water-solubility and may have more druggability than ASI. The present study aims at observing the effects of ASId on cardiovascular parameters in chronic heart failure in rats. Methods Using echocardiographic and haemodynamic measurements, the effects of ASId on congestive heart failure (CHF) induced by ligation of the left coronary artery in rats were investigated.ventricle (LV) pressure (dp/dt) in ASId treated groups were significantly increased. Both LV volumes in diastole and in systole were decreased significantly after ASId treatment, accompanied with a trend towards normalization of relative stress. ASId treatment also inhibited compensatory hypertrophy of depressed heart. Conclusion ASId could improve cardiac functions and inhibite compensatory hypertrophy and LV remodelling, which suggests the possibility of ASId as a new therapeutic drug for the treatment of CHF.