The article emphasizes to expound the correlative characteristic theory of science of Tujia herbs from nation and district,concept and attribute of subject,medical foundament,basic theory(denomination feature,nature and class of herb),application(preparation,compatibility,contraindications,dosage,administration and pharmacotherapy) and so on,and analyzes the various objective existing differences between science of Tujia herbs and Chinese materia medica,reveals the mirror meaning between the two traditional materia medica systems,and defines the concept of "science of Tujia herbs" for the first time,then lets scholars recognize and understand the science of ethno-medicines of China more completely,and provids some study ideas for research on ethnic medicine.

Objective To investigate the clinical treatment efficacy of mutabilis coated nasal ointment to postoperative nasal septal reconstruction.Methods After surgical reconstruction,116 cases were divided into the treatment group and control group ac-cording to random method,58 cases in each group.The treatment group was given mutabilis coated nasal ointment combine with physiological seawater nasal care device;the control group was only given physiological seawater nasal care device in the same time. The effects were observed for 6 months.Results The total effective rate of treatment group was higher than the control group (98.28%),the two groups had significant difference(P <0.05).Postoperative follow-up,the bleeding rate in the treatment group have no significant difference compared with the control group(P >0.05);the incidence of infection and cavity stricture in the treat-ment group were significantly lower than the control group(P <0.05).Conclusion The application of mutabilis coated nasal oint-ment can promote the wound healing of nasal cavity,but also can prevent the operation adhesion,and shorten repair time,so as to improve the clinical effect of operation.

OBJECTIVETo observe the regulatory effects of electroacupuncture with different acupoints combinations on blood lipid and atherosclerosis index (AI) in rats with hyperlipemia, so as to make a preliminary screening for the optimal acupoints combination for hyperlipemia.

METHODSOne hundred and five clean-grade SD male rats were randomly divided into 9 groups, including a normal group, a model group, a Quchi group, a Zhongwan group, a Fenglong group, a Quchi+Zhongwan group, a Quchi+Fenglong group, a Zhongwan+Fenglong group and a Quchi+Zhongwan+Fenglong group (three acupoints group), 17 rats in the normal group and 11 rats in the rest groups. The normal group was fed with normal diet, while the rest groups were fed with high-fat diet for 3 weeks to prepare the hyperlipemia model. All the rats were given unlimited water. After the establishment of model, the normal group was fed freely without any treatment; the model group was bundled and immobilized everyday; the rest groups were bundled, immobilized and treated with electroacupuncture at corresponding acupoints with disperse-dense wave, 20 min per time, once a day. After 4 weeks, the blood examples were collected from abdominal aorta to measure the total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), high-density lipoprotein (HDL-C) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL-C), and analyzed the AI in each group.

RESULTSAfter the treatment, TC, TG, HDL-C, LDL-C and AI in each acupuncture group were all lower than those in the model group (P<0.05, P<0.01). Compared with single acupoint group and the Quchi+Zhongwan group, the content of TC in the three acupoints group was lower (P<0.01). The differences of content of TG among each acupuncture group were not significant (all P>0.05). Compared with the rest 6 acupuncture groups, the content of HDL-C and AI in the three acupoints group were significantly different (all P<0.05). The content of LDL-C in the three acupoints group was decreased as compared with the Quchi group and the Zhong-wan group.

CONCLUSIONThe electroacupuncture at "Quchi" (LI 11), "Zhongwan" (CV 12) and "Fenglong" (ST 40) has more advantages on regulating the content of HDL-C and LDL-C as well as improving AI in hyperlipemia rats, and it has superior effects on blood lipid metabolism.

Acupuncture Points ; Animals ; Electroacupuncture ; Humans ; Hyperlipidemias ; blood ; therapy ; Lipids ; blood ; Male ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley

Objective To explore the effect of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) on expressions of hypoxia inducing factor 1 alpha (HIF-1α) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)and regeneration of hepatic vascular plexus after orthotopic liver transplantation ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats.Methods Theexperimental study was conducted.According to the random number table,240 SD rats were divided into the 3 groups,80 rats in each group.Empty virus group:rats were transfected with the empty virus.Induced group:rats were transfected with HO-1 overexpression adenovirus.Inhibited group:rats were transfected with HO-1 RNAi adenovirus.Rats were made pairs (1 ∶ 1) and established rat liver transplantation model according to two cuffs method.Rats with less weight and with heavier weight were respectively chosen as donor rats and recipient rats,and then recieved tail intravenous injection of adenovirus at 24 hours before operation.(1) Detection of transfection efficiency of adenovirus before operation:HO-1 expression of liver tissue of rats in each group was detected by Western blot at 12 and 24 hours after injection of adenovirus.(2) Liver function test of recipient rats after liver transplantation:liver functions of recipient rats [alanine transaminase (ALT),aspartate transaminase (AST),alkaline phosphatase (ALP),gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT)] were detected at l,3,7 and 14 days postoperatively.(3) Pathological histology of liver tissue and injury scores of recipient rats in the 3 groups after liver transplantation:paraffin sections of recipient rats in the 3 groups at postoperative 1 and 14 days were stained by HE staining and observed by light microscope,and were evaluated by Suzuki damage score standard.(4) Relative expressions of HIF-1α,VEGF and HO-1 in liver tissue of recipient rats were detected by Western blot.(5) Von Willebrand factor (vWF) in liver tissue of recipient rats at 14 days postoperatively was detected by immunofluorescence staining and small vessels were counted.Measurement data with normal distribution were represented as x ±s.Comparison between groups was analyzed by the independent-sample t test,comparison among groups was done using one-way ANOVA,and pairwise comparison was analyzed by the LSD test.Results (1) Detection of transfection efficiency of adenovirus before operation:the relative expression of HO-1 of liver tissue of rats at 12 and 24 hours preoperatively after injection of adenovirus was 1.08±0.16 and 1.08±0.26 in the empty virus group,1.18±0.21 and 1.39±0.19 in the induced group,0.87±0.26 and 0.57±0.12 in the inhibited group,respectively,with statistically significant differences in different time points (F =4.232,36.513,P＜ 0.05).(2) Liver function test of recipient rats after liver transplantation:level of ALT at 3 days postoperatively in the empty virus group,induced group and inhibited group was (504±67)U/L,(438±47)U/L and (490±39)U/L,with a statistically significant difference (F=3.517,P＜0.05).Levels of ALT,AST and ALP at 7 days posto-peratively were (443±49) U/L,(430± 34) U/L,(455± 38) U/L in the empty virus group and (382± 49) U/L,(372±50) U/L,(394±25) U/L in the induced group and (493±44) U/L,(455±62) U/L,(470±72) U/L in the inhibited group,respectively,with statistically significant differences (F =10.950,5.667,5.398,P＜0.05).Levels of ALT,AST,ALP and GGT at 14 days postoperatively were (394±46)U/L,(361 ±68)U/L,(417 ±17)U/L,(4.5±1.1)U/L in the empty virus group and (283±47) U/L,(288±60) U/L,(332±46) U/L,(2.5±0.5) U/L in the induced group and (446± 43) U/L,(422± 51) U/L,(423± 63) U/L,(4.3 ± 1.3) U/L in the inhibited group,respectively,with statistically significant differences (F=26.906,9.924,8.013,9.279,P＜ 0.05).(3) Pathological histology of liver tissue and injury scores of recipient rats in the 3 groups after liver transplantation:liver cell swelling,loose cytoplasm and a varying quantity of inflammatory cell infiltration in the portal regions in the liver tissue of 3 groups were observed at 1 day postoperatively.A few inflammatory cell infiltrations in the portal regions,basically normal liver cell arrangement and a slightly swelling of liver cell were found in the empty virus group at 14 days postoperatively.Reduced liver cell swelling and basically normal structure of liver lobule were observed in the induced group.There were small patchy or focal necrosis of liver cell,masses of inflammatory cell infiltration in the portal regions and damage of bile duct in the inhibited group.Suzuki score at 1 day postoperatively in the empty virus group,induced group and inhibited group were respectively 6.7± 1.7,6.1 ± 1.2 and 7.6± 1.3,with no statistically significant difference (F=2.257,P＞0.05).Suzuki score at 14day postoperatively in the empty virus group,induced group and inhibited group were respectively 4.0±0.8,2.9± 0.8 and 5.1± 1.4,with a statistically significant difference (F=9.776,P＜0.05).(4) Western blot results:the relative expressions of HIF-1α and VEGF (43 KD) in liver tissue of recipient rats at 1 day postoperatively were 0.21±0.10,0.30±0.12 in the empty virus group and 0.23±0.09,0.34±0.14 in the induced group and 0.17± 0.06,0.29±0.11 in the inhibited group,respectively,with no statistically significant difference (F =0.902,0.410,P＞0.05).The relative expressions of VEGF (24 KD) and HO-1 in liver tissue of recipient rats at 1 day postoperatively were 1.21 ±0.25,0.55±0.12 in the empty virus group and 2.13±0.40,0.72±0.12 in the induced group and 0.91±0.22,0.26±0.07 in the inhibited group,respectively,with statistically significant differences (F=35.158,39.082,P ＜ 0.05).The relative expressions of HIF-1α,VEGF (43 KD),VEGF (24 KD) and HO-1 in liver tissue of recipient rats at 7 days postoperatively were 0.49±0.22,0.46±0.13,0.98± 0.37,0.98±0.37 in the empty virus group and 0.83±0.26,0.63±0.19,1.60±0.33,1.49±0.46 in the induced group and 0.24±0.09,0.30±0.12,0.64±0.18,0.75±0.26 in the inhibited group,respectively,with statistically significant differences (F=16.853,10.021,20.756,8.156,P＜0.05).(5) Immunofluorescence staining results:number of small vessels at 14 days postoperatively in the empty virus group,induced group and inhibited group was respectively 7.9±2.0,10.6± 1.9 and 7.6 ± 1.9,with a statistically significant difference (F=5.921,P＜0.05).Conclusion HO-1 could promote expressions of HIF-1α and VEGF in liver tissue after liver transplantation ischemia-reperfusion injury and regeneration of intrahepatic vascular plexus,and it also alleviate bile duct ischemia-reperfusion injury after liver transplantation.

AIM: To investigate the effects of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF)-mobilized bone marrow stem cells on treatment of the myocardial infarction in experimental rats. METHODS: Three hours after injected with isoprenaline(ISO) interaperitoneally to develop acute ischemic model, rats' bone marrow stem cells were mobilized by G-CSF and migrated to the site of myocardial infarction. The hearts were harvested from 24 hours to 2 weeks after administration of ISO for histopathological examination. RESULTS: 24 hours after administration of ISO , myocardial infarct zones scattered in the pallium of the control group ,there were a large amoumt of inflammatory cells infiltration around the infarct zones and majority of them were neutrophils. The infarction in the G-CSF treatment group was milder, majority of the infiltrative cells were monocytoid; 48 hours after administration of ISO, infarct zones expanded greatly in control group, while that of the G-CSF treatment group increased just mildly; 2 weeks after administration of ISO, there was no significant scar in the G-CSF treatment group. We also found the regeneration of myocytes in the pallium. CONCLUSION: G-CSF treatment protected the ischemic myocardium and it may be used to treat the acute myocardial infarction.

Objective To express the plasminogen activator(Pla) of Yersinia pestis and one of its gene fragments,and to detect their immunological reactivity.Methods The pla gene and its specific gene fragment pla-c were amplified by PCR using the EV76 strain as a template.PCR products were then ligated with the plasmid pET32a (+).The recombinant plasmids pET32a (+)-pla and pET32a (+)-pla-c were subsequently trausformed into E.coli BL21 (DE3).The expressed products were purified by HIS affinity chromatography,and their immunological reactivity was detected by Western blotting.Results The recombinant Pla(52.8 × 103) was expressed as inclusion bodies,and the recombinant Pla-c protein (24.0 × 103) was expressed in the soluble form.These two recombinant proteins reacted with anti-Yersinia pestis EV76 rabbit sera.Conclusions The recombinant Pla and its specific fragments have displayed immunological reactivity,and can be served as an alternative diagnosis method for Yersinia pestis.

Adult ; Cranial Fossa, Middle ; surgery ; Decompression, Surgical ; methods ; Facial Nerve ; surgery ; Facial Paralysis ; etiology ; surgery ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Trauma, Nervous System ; complications

Objective To study the relationship between the genetic polymorphisms of carboxylesterase 1 gene (CESI) and the susceptibility to antituberculosis drug-induced hepatotoxicity (ATBDIH).Methods Genetic polymorphisms of CES1 in 473 tuberculosis patients with or without hepatotoxicity (200∶ 273) after antituberculosis chemotherapy were analyzed by PCR-MassArray.Results In4 tags of CES1 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP),the frequency of the rs1968753 allele had statistical difference between the hepatotoxicity group and the no-hepatotoxicity group ( P =0.0236 ).The characteristics of anti-hepatotoxicity had been shown relationship with rs8192950 ( P =0.044,OR =0.649,95％ CI =0.426-0.989,AC/AA ) and rs1968753 ( P =0.048,OR =0.556,95％ CI =0.311-0.995,GG/AA).The diplotypes with ‘ CGC' haplotype exhibited significant protection against hepatotoxicity at one copy (P=0.048,OR=0.654,95％CI=0.430-0.996).Conclusions The genetic polymorphisms of CESI might have significant association with ATBDIH.SNP rs8192950 AC genotype and rs1968753 GG genotype might be the candidates for risk prediction of ATBDIH.

Objective To investigate the expression and clinical significance of Survivin and Ki-67 in breast carcinoma,and explore their correlation.Method The expression of Survivin and Ki-67 in breast carcinoma(49 cases)and normal breast tissues(12 cases)were examined by immunohistochemical method.Results The positive expression rates of Survivin and Ki-67 in breast carcinoma were significantly higher than those in normal breast tissues(P<0.05).The expression of Survivin was significantly related to clinical stage and lymph node metastasis(P<0.05).The expression of Ki-67 Was significantly related to clinical stage,lymph node metastasis,and pathological grade(P<0.05).The expression of Survivin was obviously related with Ki-67 in breast carcinoma(r=0.734,P<0.05).Conclusions The overexpression of Survivin and Ki-67 may play a cooperative role in the occurrence and development of breast carcinoma.They may serve as useful markers for assessment of biological behavior of breast carcinoma.

Immunohistochemistry was used to detect the protein expression of Snail in 5 specimens jusxta-eancerous normal breast tissues, 35 specimens of cancerous tissues without metastasis and 20 specimens of breast carcinoma with lymphonode metastasis. Breast carcinoma cell line MDA-MB-231 was transfected with antisense Snail. Results showed that the expression of Snail protein was significantly higher in breast carcinomas than in their normal tissues. The mRNA and protein expressions of Snail in the breast carcinoma cells treated with antisense Snail was significantly decreased while the E-cadherin protein significantly increased (both P < 0.05). The number of invasive ceils treated with antisense Snail was (10.5±1.3)%, while in treated with EGFP was (68.2±2.1)% (P < 0.05). The abnormal expression of Snail contribute to the invasiveness of breast carcinoma. The antisense Snail could prevent the cells ability to invade in vitro, and the effect is related with the up-regulated E-cadherin protein.