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This study was aimed to observe effects of different doses of D-galactosamine (D-GalN) plus lipopoly-saccharide (LPS) and blood coagulation changes among rat model of acute liver failure, in order to establish an ideal model of acute liver failure in rats. SD rats were randomly divided into the control group, D-GalN high, medium and low dose groups, with 10 rats in each group. Except the normal group, rats in other groups were injected with D-GalN plus LPS at different doses to induce acute liver failure. The mortality of rats was observed. The liver function and blood coagulation were detected from rat serum at 0 h, 12 h, 24 h, 48 h, and 72 h. HE stain was used in the observa-tion of changes on liver pathological changes. The results showed that the mortality of D-GalN high, medium and low dose groups within 72 h were 60%, 30%, 10%, respectively. There were significant differences on the serum content level of ALT, AST, TBIL, PT, INR, FIB from different dose groups at different time points and the normal group (P<0.05). However, the comparison among D-GalN high, medium and low dose groups showed no statistical difference on ALT and AST; while there were statistical differences on TBIL, PT, INR and FIB (P < 0.05). It was concluded that coagulation index was more stable in the liver failure model. Through observation on the liver function, blood coagulation and pathological morphology, the model of acute liver failure induced with medium dose of D-GalN plus LPS in SD rats at 48 h was more similar to the clinical symptom of acute liver failure. Therefore, the medium dose was the ideal model inducing dose.

The fragmentation pathways of two taxanes drugs have been studied in positive ion mode by Q-TOF with the advantages of high mass accuracy and high resolution analysis. The [M+H] + ions were observed by ESI-MS, from which the molecular weights were obtained. Using the protonated pseudo-molecular ions [M+H]+ as internal reference compounds, the accurate mass and element composition of the fragment ions were determined. The collision induced dissociation (CID) data of the [M+H] ions provided fragmentation pathways of related compounds. Results showed that the major cleavage pathways of paclitaxel and docetaxel were the same that the cleavage of C-O bond between the side chain and taxol skeleton easily occurred, then stripping of the functional groups on the parent ring. Some common fragments were formed, such as m/z 105.033 7, 291.137 3, 309.148 5, 327.159 7, 387.181 2 and 509.217 4, which would provide a basis for future qualitative and quantitative analysis of taxanes in vitro and in vivo.

0.05). Conclusion Comparedwith DSA and operation,there is excellent correlation among 3D contrast-enhanced moving-bed MRA,DSA and operation.MRA canaccurately and entirely assess occlusive disease of the arteries of the lower extremity.It is a ono-invasive,reliable and potential newtechnique.

Objective To study the effects of drug-containing serum of Ficus Hirta on oxidative damage of spleen lymphocyte due to aging in aged mice; To discuss its mechanism of action.Methods Forty aged mice were randomly divided into control group and high-, medium- and low-dose Ficus Hirta groups. Control group was given 0.9% sodium chloride solution for gavage, while high-, medium- and low-dose Ficus Hirta groups were given 6.6, 4.4, and 2.2 g/kg aqueous extract of Ficus Hirta for gavage. The spleen index was observed for optimum dose in aged mice. The optimum time and dilution of drug-containing serum of Ficus Hirta were confirmed by MTT method in lymphocyte proliferation test. The positive rate of senescent cells, the activity of T-SOD and the contents of MDA and ROS were determined in cellular antioxidant experiment after treated by optimal drug-containing serum for 48 h. Results Compared with the control group, the spleen index was significantly improved in high-, medium- and low-dose Ficus Hirta groups (P<0.05,P<0.01). 20% drug-containing serum of Ficus Hirta cultivated for 48 h had the best effects on lymphocyte proliferation in aged mice. 20% drug-containing serum of Ficus Hirta could significantly decrease the positive rate of senescent cells (P<0.01), improve T-SOD activity and decrease the contents of MDA and ROS (P<0.05,P<0.01).Conclusion The drug-containing serum of Ficus Hirta can improve the proliferative activity of spleen lymphocyte in aged mice and the mechanism of action may be involved in decreasing the positive rate of senescent cells and increasing antioxidant ability of lymphocyte.

Objective To explore the cerebral activation in Xinjiang' Uyghurs when performing a Chinese word tasks by the functional magnetic resonance image (fMRI).Methods Twenty-one healthy Xinjiang' Uyghurs and 11 healthy Hans were scanned using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) on a 1.5 T MRI scanner with a single run.Different Chinese words were displayed in each block to avoid any practice effect SPM5.0 software was used for image data processing.To evaluate the inter subject consistency of brain activations associated with Chinese character and word reading, we created penetrance maps by combining binary individual functional maps.Results For Uyghur-Chinese bilingual subjects, activations related to generated a word that was semantically related to each stimulus.The results indicated that reading Chinese is characterized by extensive activity of the neural systems.Peak activations occurred in the left middle frontal cortex at Brodmann Areas (BA9 and BA 47).The left temporal (BA 37) cortices were also strongly activated.Other important activated areas included bilateral visual systems (BA 17-19) and cerebellum.The location of peak activation in the left frontal regions was similar in Native Uyghurs and Hans.But the active areas in Uyghurs are more extensive than that of Hans .Conclusions The location of peak activation in the left frontal regions was similar in Native Uyghurs and Hans.More brain areas were needed for Xinjiang' Uyghur speakers during processing Chinese words.

BACKGROUND: Resveratrol is a naturally occurring phytoalexin present in grapes, peanut and some herbs. It has been demonstrated to produce a variety of biological actions, such as anticancer, antiinflammation. Accumulating line of evidence supported the view that resveratrol may exert protective effect on cardiovascular system. However, its protective mechanism is not completely understood.OBJECTIVE: To investigate the anti-ischemic effect and mechanism of resveratrol (Res) on acute myocardial infarction in rats.DESIGN: Randomly grouping paralleled control study.SETTING: Pharmacological Laboratory of Harbin Medical University, Biopharmaceutical Key Laboratory of Heilongjiang Province-Incubator of State Key Laboratory.MATERIALS: The experiment was carried out in Department of Pharmacology of Harbin Medical University from March 2005 to July 2005.Totally 80 male Wistar rats weighting 250-300 g were selected in this study. Among them, 60 rats after operation successful modeling were randomly grouped into 5 groups: sham operation group, blank control group,resveratrol 5 mg/kg, 15 mg/kg and 45 mg/kg groups with 12 in each group.METHODS: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) model was induced by ligation of the anterior branch of the left coronary artery in rat, Sham operation group: The same suture was put through but not ligated. Resveratrol group: Rats were injected with 5, 15 and 45 resveratrol mg/kg provided by Hunan Huaguang Biological Products Company Limited (batch number: 20050221, purity ≥99%) and ligated after 10 minutes. Model group: The same volume saline was injected for 10 minutes and then rats were ligated. Observe and record ST segment of standard limb lead Ⅱ electrocardiogram (ECG)after 1, 5, 10, 15, 30 minutes after ligating the left anterior decendingcoronary artery. After 6-hour ischemia, the infarct size areas was identified with the myocardium by 2, 3, 5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) stain; the activities of serum .creatine kinase (CK)and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) were determined by spectrophotometric method; the apoptosis in cardiomyocyte was detected by d-UTP end labeling method mediated with tagged deoxynucleotide transferase in situ (TUNEL); apoptosis-related proteins of Bcl-2, Bax and Fas expression were measured with estreptomicina avidin peroxidase chain. Measurement data were compared with t test.MAIN OUTCOME MEATURES: ST increase; the activities of serum creatine kinase (CK) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH); the infarct size areas and the apoptosis rate in cardiomyocyte; the. expression of apoptosis-related proteins of Bcl-2, Bax and Fas.RESULTS: All of the 60 rats entered the final analysis. ① ST segment raise in high dosage group was lower than that in model group 1, 5 and 10 minutes after ligation (P ＜ 0.05), and it was also lower than that in model 15 and 30 minutes after ligation (P ＜ 0.05). This effect was dose-dependent. ② Infarct size in each dosage group was smaller than that in model group (P ＜ 0.05). This effect was dose-dependent. ③ The activities of CK and LDH in different dosages of resveratrol groups were significantly lower than those in model group (P ＜ 0.05). This effect was dose-dependent. ④ Apoptosis index in model group was higher than different dosages of resveratrol groups (P ＜ 0.05); The expression levels of Bax and Fas proteins in model group were higher than those in high and middle dosages of resveratrol groups (P ＜ 0.05); The expression level of Bcl-2 protein was lower than that in high and middle dosges of resveratrol groups (P ＜ 0.05).These effects were dose-dependent.CONCLUSION: Resveratrol can protect acute myocardial ischemic injury induced by coronary artery of ligated rats, and the effect is dose-dependent.Effect of resveratrol on myocardial ischemia is related to adjusting expressions of Fas, Bcl-2 and Bax and inhibiting myocardial apoptosis.

Objective To assess the value of noninvasive MR imaging biomarkers in evaluating the early efficacy of anti?angiogenesis drugs. Methods Subcutaneous colon cancer xenograft models in thirty nude mice were established. The mice were randomly divided into three groups (n=10 for each): avastin injection group (dose 10 mg/kg), fluorouracil group (dose 150 mg/kg), physiological saline group (dose 20 mg/kg). Dynamic contrast?enhanced (DCE?MRI) and multiple b value diffusion weighted imaging (muti?b?value DWI) were acquired before or 1 h, 24 h and 48 h after the treatment. The parameters of contrast transfer coefficient (Ktrans), reflux constant (Kep), plasma volume fraction (Vp), extravascular extracellular volume fraction (Ve) and various apparent diffusion coefficients (ADCs) (ADC10b, ADChigh and ADCperf) were measured. Forty eight hours after the treatment, the mice were sacrificed following MRI. Aimmunohistochemical examination determined microvessel density (MVD) and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) score. A repeated measures analysis of variance was used to compare the difference between the quantitative parameters among the three groups. A multivariate variance analysis was performed to compare the difference between the parameters at the same time point among the three groups. The correlation between MRI quantitative parameters with MVD and PCNA score were analyzed by Pearson and Spearman correlation analysis respectively. Factor analysis method summarized MRI quantitative parameters. Results One hour after the treatment, the parameters of Ktrans, Kep, ADC10b, ADChigh and ADCperf value immediately changed, they were(0.009 ± 0.005)/s,(0.042 ± 0.031)/s,(0.043 ± 0.002)× 10?3 mm2/s,(0.031 ± 0.005)× 10?3 mm2/s,(0.089 ± 0.006)× 10?3 mm2/s, Ktrans, Kep, ADC10b and ADChigh values all had significant differences in the three groups (F=42.058, 25.979, 9.870 and 8.511, respectively, all P<0.05). There were also statistical difference in the change trend of the above parameters among the three groups (F=22.108, 7.280, 65.698 and 19.900, respectively, all P<0.05). The change trend of ADCperf showed significant difference among the three groups (F=38.780, P<0.01). Ktrans, Kep and ADCperf positively correlated with the MVD count and PCNA score (r values were 0.421 to 0.811, both P<0.01), while ADC10b showed a negative correlation (r=-0.656 and-0.560, both P<0.01), ADChigh had negative correlation with the PCNA score (r=-0.568, P<0.05). Ktrans, Vp, Kep and ADCperf were classified as tumor microcirculation factor, whereas ADC10b and ADChigh were normalized for cell metabolism factor through the factor analysis. Conclusions Combination of DCE?MRI and muti?b?value DWI can reflect the early changes of drug therapy from the aspects of tumor microcirculation and cell metabolism. Ktrans, Kep, ADCperf, ADC10b and ADChigh can be taken as noninvasive imaging biomarkers to quantify the early efficacy of anti?angiogenesis drugs.

Objective To explore the feasibility and value of dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE-MRI) parameters in assessing early effects of anti-angiogenesis medicine in targeted therapy for tumors.Methods Twenty BALB/C-nu nude mice were injected subcutaneously with human colon cancer cells HT-29 to the right hind leg.The nude mice were evenly divided into the experimental group and control group with 10 mice in each group.The mice of experimental group were intraperitoneally injected with bevacizumab,and the control group were injected with the same volume of saline.DCE-MRI was performed before medication and one hour,24 h and 48 h after medication.The Ktrans,Kep,Ve and initial area under enhancement curve (iAUC) of DCE-MRI were analyzed.The animals were sacrificed 48 hours after medication.Microvessel density (MVD) of the tumors was detected by immunohistochemistry.One way analysis of variance was performed to analyze parameters of DCE-MRI.The Pearson correlation coefficient was used to analyze the correlation between parameters of DCE-MRI and MVD.Results Under DCE-MRI,the edge of subcutaneous colon cancer xenografts was obviously gradually enhanced,pseudo color indicated high perfusion,the strength degree of the central region was low and which meant low perfusion.The differences in Kep of different time point of experimental group were statistically significant (F=3.752,P=0.016) ; there as no significant difference in other parameters of DCE MRI (all P＞0.05).There was no significant difference in Ktrans and Kep before medication and one hour after medication (all P＞0.05).There were significant difference in Ktrans and Kep 24 hour and 48 hour after medication between experimental group (24 hour∶ (0.095 ± 0.039) min-1 and (0.297 ± 0.141) min-1,48 hour∶ (0.090±0.033) min 1 and (0.314±0.148) min-1) and control group (24 hour∶ (0.150±0.074) nin-1 and (0.494±0.126) min-1,48 hour∶ (0.171±0.045) min-1 and (0.441± 0.092) min-1) (F24h =4.824 and 11.386,F48h =22.605 and 5.455,all P＜0.05).There was no significant difference in Ve and iAUC between two groups at different time points (all P＜0.05).MVD of experimental group was lower than that of control group.Ktrans and Kep were positively correlated with MVD (r=0.745 and 0.400,both P＜0.05).Conclusion Ktrans and Kep parameters of DCE-MRI may be used in monitoring the earlier effects of anti-angiogenesis medicine in targeted therapy for colon cancer.

Objective:To make an assessment on the genotoxicity caused by black carbon ( BC ) and ozonized black carbon (O3-BC).Methods: In this study, 74 healthy male ICR mice [weighed (28 ± 1.5) g] were randomly divided into 7 groups, including one phosphate buffer solution ( PBS) control group and six particles exposed groups by intratracheal instillation with either BC or O 3-BC at the doses of 50, 100, 200 μg/mouse, respectively.There were 12 mice in the groups of 200μg/mouse and 10 mice in others.The mice were sacrificed 24 h after four intratrachealinstillations .The activities of catalase ( CAT) in serum and the levels of malondialdehyde ( MDA) in lung tissue homogenate were measured . As the DNA damage mark , 8-hydroxyguanosine ( 8-OHdG ) in urine and serum were quantified with ELISA method.Micronucleus test was used for potential genotoxicity of BC and O 3-BC.Hematoxylin and eosin staining was used to stain lung paraffin section .Results:The mice were in good condition during instillation , and the liver coefficient of the test groups was significantly lower than that of the control group (P<0.05).The activities of CAT in serum significantly increased in the 100 μg/mouse and 200μg/mouse groups after being exposed to these two kinds of particles .The micronucleus rate in allthe BC and O3-BC exposed groups increased ( P <0.05), but there was no statistically significant difference among the groups in the levels of 8-OHdG in serum and urine and MDA in lung tissue homogenate .In-flammatory response was found in the lung tissue under the microscope after exposure to BC and O 3-BC. Conclusion:Intratracheal instillation of BC and O 3-BC induced increasing of oxidative stress and genetic damage in mice .But there was no significant difference between these two particles in toxicity .Whether the genotoxicity of O 3-BC is higher than that of BC or not is uncertain .Further research is needed .