Humans ; Hyperplasia ; etiology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Prosthesis Failure ; Stents ; Tomography, Optical Coherence ; adverse effects ; Tunica Intima ; pathology

Objective To explore the effects of chronic fluorosis on neurons in the cerebral cortex of rats,and to provide some morphological evidence of damage in the central nervous system induced by chronic fluorosis.Methods Male Wistar rats 40 days after birth were fed with high fluoride contented water(100 mg/L)for inducing chronic fluorosis.Immunocytochemistry and in situ hybridization were used to detect c-fos and Caspase 8 at cerebral cortical neurons respectively.Results c-fos positive cells rate and gray scale in the cerebral cortex of chronic fluorosis were 35.8%and 0.2756±0.0241,respectively,and that of control group were 32.1%and 0.2774±0.0331with statistical difference(χ2=0.305,t=0.826,P＞0.05).Caspase 8 positive cells rates of fluorosis group and control group were 18.7%and 14.1%,respectively,the difference being statistically significant(χ2=0.419,P＞0.05).The gray scale of fluorosis group and control group were 0.3874±0.0329 and 0.3884±0.0323,respectively,the difference being statistically significant(t=0.641,P＞0.05).Conclusion Chronic fluorosis had no significant influence on apoptosis of cerebral cortical neurons.

Object To study the phsiochemical properties of storax ? cyclodextrin (? CD) inclusion complex Methods The inclusion complex was identified by the methods of TLC, X ray powder diffractometry and IR The solubility and dissolution rate of cinnamic acid in inclusion complex were investigated by HPLC Results The TLC showed that the main composition of storax had no change before and after being included by ? CD The spectra of X ray powder diffractometry and IR of the inclusion complex were remarkably different from those of storax and storax ? CD mixture It was shown a great improvement of the solubility and dissolution rate of cinnamic acid in the inclusion complex in 0 1 mol/L HCl, pH 6 6 and pH 7 5 phosphate buffer solution Conclusion The storax ? CD inclusion complex exhibits some new physical characteristics and its physiochemical properties are greatly changed comparing with those of storax

Object To investigate the pharmacokinetic parameters of Musk Protecting Heart Pellets with pH-dependent gradient-release (MPHP-pH) and Musk Protecting Heart Pills (MPHP). Methods The cardiac muscle nutritional blood flow in rat was measured as effective index. Results It was one-compartment model when the rat was ig MPHP. The minimal effecting dose was 0.54 mg/kg, the present half-life, the elimination half-life, medicinal effect and the peak time of effective action were 0.53, 1.21, 3.48 and 1.13 h, respectively. The absorption half-life, elimination half-life and peak time of effective dose were 0.23, 1.47 and 0.88 h, respectively. Statistical moment analysis showed that the mean residence time mean residence time (MRT) of effective action were 5.05 h for MPHP-pH and 2.33 h for MPHP, the MRT of effective dose were 7.70 h for MPHP-pH and 3.21 h for MPHP. The relative bioavailability of effective dose for MPHP-pH was 104.03%. Conclusion MPHP has the characteristics of fast absorption, fast eliminationand short effective action time. Whereas MPHP-pH has the characteristics of fast absorption, protonged and relaxed effective action compared with MPHP.

Objective To analyze the situation of health-risk behaviors of the students in specialty medical science college of Yunnan and its relationship with negative life events, and provide scientific evidence for lowering the occurrence rate of health-risk behaviors. Methods The stratified randomised cluster-sampling method was used to select 576 students of specialty medical science college, and the occurrence rate of health-risk behaviors and life events conditions were estimated by Youth Health-Risk Behavior Questionnaire and Adolescents Self-Rating Life Events Checklist. Descriptive statistic analysis, Chi-square test and Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the data. Results Among the students of specialty medical science college in Yunnan, the rate of smoking was 3.1%,the rate of drinking was 4.9%,the rate of food refusal was 39.6%, the rate of fighting was 13.5%,the rate of obsessed with the internet was 26.4%, and the rate of substance abuse was 3.1%. There were significant differences between the students of different genders (P<0.05) or specialities (P<0.05) . Logistic regression analysis showed total score of negative life events had positive influence on drinking (OR=1.017,P<0.05), food refusal (OR=1.018,P<0.05), fighting (OR=1.021,P<0.05), obsessed with the internet (OR=1.025, P<0.05), substance abuse (OR=1.025, P<0.05) . The factor of interpersonal relationship had positive influence on drinking (OR=1.162,P<0.05), food refusal (OR=1.102,P<0.05), substance abuse (OR=1.260, P<0.05) . The factor of punished had positive influence on fighting (OR=1.144, P<0.05), and had negative influence on drinking (OR=0.891, P<0.05) . The factor of study pressure had positive influence on fighting (OR=1.143, P<0.05), and the factor of loss had negative influence on fighting (OR=1.144, P<0.05) . Conclusion Negative life events are influencing factors for health-risk behaviors of the students in specialty medical science college of Yunnan, and there is difference on the way that the factor of life events influencing health-risk behaviors.

Objective To investigate the relationship of the serum level of IL-23 and MMP-9 with the clinicopathologic features in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Methods 48 pathologically confirmed ESCC patients and 30 Endoscopic biopsy of benign were included in this study. The serum levels of IL-23 and MMP-9 were examined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Results Serum IL-23 level in patients with ESCC was significantly higher than that in controls (t = 26.66, 16.89, P<0.05). Furthermore, Pearson′s correlation analysis revealed that serum IL-23 was positively correlated with the serum MMP-9 level in ESCC patients (r = 0.790, P < 0.05). Statistical analysis showed that enhanced serum IL-23 significantly correlated with the degree of differentiation and lymph node metastasis. Conclusion Overexpression of IL-23 may involve in the occurrence and development of ESCC. IL-23 may contribute to tumorinvasion and metastasis by stimulating the expression of MMP-9.

Object To investigate the release of pH dependent gradient releasing heart protecting musk pellets (GRHPMP) in vitro. Methods The pH dependent GRHPMP was prepared by coating with hydroxy propylmethy cellulose, Eudragit ○R L 30D 55 and Eudragit ○R L100/S100, repectively. The release of borneol and total ginsenoside from GRHPMP were determined according to method described in Chinese Pharmacopoeia (2000 ed) at simulated gastrointestinal pH conditions. Results The f 2 value of release data of borneol and total ginsenoside was 79 6. Conclusion The result suggested that, in vitro, the liposoluble borneol and watersoluble total ginsenoside could release simultaneously at a sustained rate.

OBJECTIVETo explore the endothelial progenitor cell markers and biological characteristics of human CD133 umbilical cord blood cells( EPC).

METHODSCD133+ cells were enriched from human umbilical cord blood by immunomagnetic sorting, and cultured with EGM-2MV medium containing epidermal growth factor, vascular endothelial growth factor and fibroblast growth factor 2. The percentage of CD133+ cells in cord blood monocytes, the growth curve and growth characteristics of primary EPCs were measured by flow cytometry and immunochemistry method. Weibel-Palade body was observed with transmission electron microscope. The mixture of EPCs and human stomach cancer cell line GC7901 were injected into athymic mice to observe the tumor growth and vascularization.

RESULTSThe percentage of CD133+ cells in cord blood monocytes was 0.91%, and after sorting, the percentage of CD133+ cells was raised to 85.52%. The cultured cells showed a typical spindle-shaped morphology in 3 post-culture days (PCD) and areas of clusters of cobblestone-like cells in 10 PCD. The number of EPC increased from 7 PCD on, peaked on 17 PCD. Obvious amplification and clone-like growth on 7 PCD were observed by light microscope. Typical Weibel-Palade body was observed in the cells under transmission electron microscope. Tumor forming experiment in athymic mice showed that the tumor size of EPC group was larger than that of control with smaller necrosis area and more and larger blood vessels. Immuno-fluorescent staining showed many human vWF antigen-positive endothelial cells being involved in the tumor vascularization.

CONCLUSIONImmunomagnetic sorting can efficiently enrich EPC from human umbilical cord blood. Our data support that the EPC may contribute to angiogenesis, speed up vascularization of ischemic tissue.

AC133 Antigen ; Animals ; Antigens, CD ; Antigens, CD34 ; Cell Culture Techniques ; Cell Differentiation ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cell Separation ; Cells, Cultured ; Endothelial Cells ; cytology ; Female ; Fetal Blood ; cytology ; Glycoproteins ; Humans ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Monocytes ; cytology ; Neovascularization, Pathologic ; Peptides ; Stem Cells ; cytology

OBJECTIVETo explore the preliminary methods of in vitro isolation, culture and identification of sebocytes and eccrine sweat gland cells from human fetal skin.

METHODSHuman fetal skin was digested with dispase or type II collagenase, and then by micro - sieving to isolate human sebaceous gland and eccrine sweat gland cells. DMEM/F12 (1: 1) was used as the basic culture medium, supplemented with fetal bovine serum, recombinant human epidermal growth factor, L-glutamine, Hydrocortisone, choleratoxin, penicillin and streptomycin as the medium for sebocytes, or fetal bovine serum, recombinant human epidermal growth factor, triiodothyronine, hydrocortisone, insulin, transferrin, sodium selenite to the medium for eccrine sweat gland duct cells. Primary cultures and subcultures were incubated at 37 degrees C in humidified atmosphere of 5% CO2/95% oxygen. Cell morphology was observed by inverted phase contrast microscopy, and the cultured cells were identified with cell clone efficiency determination. The cultured sebocytes were identified with oil red staining and CK4.62, Epithelia Membrane Antigen (EMA) immunohistochemistry staining. The cultured eccrine sweat gland duct cells were identified with CK7, CK19 immunohistochemistry staining.

RESULTSThe isolated sebocytes and eccrine sweat gland cells from human fetal skin could grow by adhering to the wall and proliferate in vitro. The cell clone efficiency of human fetal sebocytes was 2.7%, which was obviously lower than that of human fetal keratinocytes (8.0%, P < 0.01). There was no obvious difference in the cell clone efficiency between human fetal eccrine sweat gland cells (7.3%) and human fetal keratinocytes (7.7%, P > 0.05) . The results of oil red staining indicated that a small quantity of lipid droplets in sebocytes, and immunohistochemistry staining of CK4.62, EMA were positive in subculture sebocytes. The immunohistochemistry staining of CK7, CK19 was positive in subculture eccrine sweat gland duct cells.

CONCLUSIONIn vitro cultured human fetal sebocytes and eccrine sweat gland duct cells displayed the markers and biological characteristics of epithelial lineage, but human fetal sebocytes proliferated more

Cell Culture Techniques ; Eccrine Glands ; cytology ; Fetus ; cytology ; Humans ; Sebaceous Glands ; cytology ; Skin ; cytology ; Vernix Caseosa ; cytology

Animals ; Antiviral Agents ; pharmacology ; therapeutic use ; DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases ; antagonists & inhibitors ; Drug Discovery ; Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus ; chemistry ; metabolism ; Humans ; Influenza A virus ; drug effects ; genetics ; metabolism ; Influenza, Human ; drug therapy ; Molecular Targeted Therapy ; Neuraminidase ; antagonists & inhibitors ; RNA-Binding Proteins ; antagonists & inhibitors ; Signal Transduction ; drug effects ; Viral Core Proteins ; antagonists & inhibitors ; Viral Matrix Proteins ; antagonists & inhibitors