Objective: To compare the influences of retrorsine on hepatocytes proliferation in mice and rats after liver injury, so as to investigate the feasibility of using retrorsine for establishment of liver cell transplantation model in mice. Methods: Male mice and rats were pretreated with 2 injections of retrorsine (70 mg/kg for mice and 30 mg/kg for rats) (as retrorsine-treated group, n=30) at 2 weeks interval or saline (as non-treated group, n=30). A single injection of carbon tetrachloride (CCl4, 0. 5 mg/kg) was given to all animals 4 weeks after the final injection of retrorsine or saline. At 0(before administration), 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 15 d after CCl4 administration, the animals were sacrificed and their livers were subjected to H-E staining and Ki-67 antibody immunohistochemistry analysis to evaluate the pathological changes and hepatocyte proliferation. Results: The liver in rats treated with retrorsine displayed obvious megalocytosis, small bile duct hyperplasia, and small hepatocyte hyperplasia (forming nodule); no such changes were found in non-treated group. However, the liver in mice treated with retrorsine displayed hepatocyte degeneration and necrosis in the perivenous areas and the same was true to the liver in non-treated mice. Ki-67 immunohistochemistry analysis showed that in rats treated with retrorsine, the positive hepatocytes, mainly found in small hepatocyte nodules, were obviously less than those in control group 3 d after CCl4 administration(P<0.05). Ki-67 positive hepatocytes in mice treated with retrorsine were abundant and almost more than those in control group at all time points, especially 4 d after CCl4 administration(P<0.01), with the same changing tendency in both groups. Conclusion: Retrorsine can obviously inhibit hepatocyte proliferation after liver injury and is suitable for liver cell transplantation in rats, while it is the contrary in mice.

Objective To investigate the effect of nalmefene on sufentanil and propofol anesthesia for abortion and its impact on BIS. Methods One hundred and twenty patients undergoing abortion patients were randomly divided into group A, B, C, and D (n = 30 each). Patients in group A and B received 0.2 μg/kg or 0.3 μg/kg sufentanil, respectively, followed with 1.5 mg/kg propofol for induction of anesthesia post-pretreatment with 0.2 μg/kg nalmefene. Patients in group C and D received induction of anesthesia as patients in group A and B. According to the BIS and fluctuation of hemodynamic , the amount of propofol was adjusted. If necessary, additional single intravenous injection of 0.5 mg/kg propofol. The mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate (HR), pulse oxygen saturation (SpO2) and respiratory rate (RR) in patient before injection (T1), the eyelash reflex (T2), dilatation (T3), curettage (T4) and surgery awake (T5) were detected. The additional amount of propofol , operation time , recovery time of surgery , the steward score of orientation recovery after 1min of surgery , body movement reaction , cough , respiratory depression , postoperative visual analog digital score (VAS) 15 min later were also recorded in each group. Results Compared with group A, propofol could reduce the intraoperative body movement reaction rate , with lower postoperative VAS in group B and group D (P <0.05, respectively), with no significant difference between group C and group A (P > 0.05). The rapid recovery, surgery within 1 min orientation recovery were higher in group B, C, D compared with group A (P <0.05). However, orientation recovery score in group D was higher than that in group B (P < 0.05); The respiratory depression and choking were higher in group A and B than those in group C , D (P < 0.05, respectively). Conclusion The doses of 0.2 μg/kg nalmefene can effectively antagonize the respiratory depression , delay recovery and other adverse reactions in painless which induced by sufentanil , and the dose of nalmefene in this study failed to enhance the effect of analgesic and change the BIS values.

Adult ; Calcinosis ; diagnostic imaging ; pathology ; surgery ; Cysts ; diagnostic imaging ; pathology ; surgery ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Female ; Humans ; Lymphatic Vessel Tumors ; pathology ; Mucocele ; pathology ; Parasitic Diseases ; pathology ; Spleen ; diagnostic imaging ; Splenectomy ; Splenic Diseases ; diagnostic imaging ; pathology ; surgery ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

The feasibility of bone marrow stromal cells autologous transplantation for rabbit model of dilated cardiomyopathy induced by adriamycin was studied. Twenty rabbits received 2 mg/kg of adriamycin intravenously once a week for 8 weeks (total dose, 16 mg/kg) to induce the cardiomyopathy model with the monitoring of cardiac function by transthoracic echocardiography. Marrow stromal cells were isolated from cell-transplanted group rabbits and were culture-expanded on the 8th week. On the 10th week, cells were labeled with 4,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI), and then injected into the myocardium of the same rabbits. The results showed that viable cells labeled with DAPI could be identified in myocardium at 2nd week after transplantation. Histological findings showed the injury of the myocardium around the injection site was relieved with less apoptosis and more expression of bcl-2. The echocardiography found the improvement of local tissue movement from (2.12+/-0.51) cm/s to (3.81+/-0.47) cm/s (P<0.05) around the inject site, but no improvement of heart function as whole. It was concluded bone marrow stromal cells transplantation for dilated cardiomyopathy was feasibe. The management of cells in vitro, the quantity and the pattern of the cells transplantation and the action mechanism still need further research.

OBJECTIVE: As a subtype membrane receptor of tumor necrosis factor alpha, not much is known about the link between the soluble TNF receptor-I and obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome. We hypothesized that the TNF receptor might play an important role in the inflammation in patients with OSAHS, moreover this study was undertakan to investigate the effects of multimodality therapies on its periphery blood level. METHOD: Seventy-seven adults with habitual snoring and mean age of 34.9 +/- 11 years old consented to participate in the study. All participants were studied with overnight polysomnography, physical examination and a blood crew at baseline. According to the severity of OSAHS, they were categorized into three groups and one control group. Moderate and severe OSAHS groups returned for a repeat test of polysomnography and a blood crew at 3 months after the ENT surgery or continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). serum levels were measured by using an immunoluminometric assay kit. RESULT: (1) Compared with control non-OSAHS group, serum sTNF-R I levels prior to treatment in OSAHS groups were significantly greater, with a mean serum levels at (742 +/- 258 & 340 +/- 102) pg/ml (P < 0.05), respectively. (2) Plasma solube tumor necrosis factor receptor-I responsed sensitively to the effect of comprehensive therapies when we compared its prior treatment levels with post ones. (3) Analysis was used to assess the associations adjusting for age, gender, BMI and weight ,a positive assosiation were found between apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) and sTNF-R I (r = 0.646, P < 0.01) a negative assosiation were found between lowest nadir oxygen saturation (LSaO2) and (r = 0.522, P < 0.01). CONCLUSION ln summary, independent of age, gender, BMI and weight ,our datas suggest a relationship can be found between the the severity of OSAHS and periphery blood level of soluble TNF receptor-I. Comprehensive therapies is effective in changing sTNF-R I. sTNF-R I may be recommended as a Inflammation factor of OSAHS.
Adult ; Biomarkers ; blood ; Continuous Positive Airway Pressure ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Polysomnography ; Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor ; blood ; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive ; blood ; therapy ; Snoring ; blood ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

Currently, monitoring system of awareness of the depth of anesthesia has been more and more widely used in clinical practices. The intelligent evaluation algorithm is the key technology of this type of equipment. On the basis of studies about changes of electroencephalography (EEG) features during anesthesia, a discussion about how to select reasonable EEG parameters and classification algorithm to monitor the depth of anesthesia has taken place. A scheme which combines time domain analysis, frequency domain analysis and the variability of EEG and decision tree as classifier and least squares to compute Depth of anesthesia Index (DOAI) is proposed in this paper. Using the EEG of 40 patients who underwent general anesthesia with propofol, and the classification and the score of the EEG annotated by anesthesiologist, we verified this scheme with experiments. Classification and scoring was based on a combination of modified observer assessment of alertness/sedation (MOAA/S), and the changes of EEG parameters of patients during anesthesia. Then we used the BIS index to testify the validation of the DOAI. Results showed that Pearson's correlation coefficient between the DOAI and the BIS over the test set was 0.89. It is demonstrated that the method is feasible and has good accuracy.
Algorithms ; Anesthesia, General ; Decision Trees ; Electroencephalography ; Entropy ; Humans ; Intraoperative Awareness ; Monitoring, Physiologic ; Propofol

Hypoxia is a general characteristic of most solid malignancies and intimately related to cancer progression. Homeostatic response to hypoxia is primarily mediated by hypoxia inducible factor-1alpha (HIF-1alpha) that elicits transcriptional activity through recruitment P300 coactivator. Targeting the interaction of HIF- alpha and P300 would thus constitute a novel approach for cancer treatment by suppressing tumor angiogenesis and metastasis. Here, a screening assay was developed for inhibitors targeting the interaction between HIF-1alpha and P300. The nucleotide sequence of human HIF-1alpha and P300 were cloned into pBIND and pACT vectors, named pBIND-HIF1alpha and pACT-P300. The interaction of HIF-1alpha and P300 was identified in HEK293 cell using mammalian two-hybrid system. And compound chetomin decreased their interaction in this mammalian two-hybrid system. We further verified HIF-1 inhibition effect of chetomin in U251-HRE cells. Therefore, we established a screening assay combined HIF-1alpha and P300 mammalian two-hybrid system and U251-HRE reporter assay for HIF-1 selective inhibitors.
Cell Hypoxia ; Disulfides ; pharmacology ; Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor ; E1A-Associated p300 Protein ; antagonists & inhibitors ; HEK293 Cells ; Humans ; Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit ; antagonists & inhibitors ; Indole Alkaloids ; pharmacology ; Two-Hybrid System Techniques

Child ; Famotidine ; adverse effects ; therapeutic use ; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage ; drug therapy ; Histamine H2 Antagonists ; adverse effects ; therapeutic use ; Humans

OBJECTIVETo compare the clinical effects of circumcision and the foreskin-deglove plus shaft-fix (FDSF) procedure in the treatment of phimosis or redundant prepuce in obese adult males (body mass index [BMI] ≥ 28 kg/m²).

METHODSForty-four obese adult men with phimosis or redundant prepuce underwent circumcision (n = 24) or FDSF (n = 20) according to their own wishes. The patients in the circumcision and FDSF groups were aged (26.38 ± 4.24) and (26.90 ± 3.14) years, with BMIs of (27.77 ± 0.77) and (28.07 ± 2.28) kg/m² and penis lengths of (3.51 ± 0.46) and (3.50 ± 0.59) cm, respectively. The operations were performed under local anesthesia with lidocaine plus ropivacaine mesylate.

RESULTSThe operation time of circumcision was (28.04 ± 2.65) min and that of FDSF was (45.45 ± 3.49) min. At 6 months after surgery, normal penile erection was found in all the patients, the penis length was significantly longer in the FDSF than in the circumcision group ([5.01 ± 0.73] vs [3.70 ± 0.47] cm) , and the rate of satisfaction with penile appearance was markedly higher in the former than in the latter group (3.25 ± 0.71 vs 2.83 ± 0.56).

CONCLUSIONThe foreskin-deglove plus shaft-fix procedure under local anesthesia with lidocaine and ropivacaine mesylate may achieve desirable penile erection and appearance in the treatment of phimosis or redundant prepuce in obese adult patients.

Adult ; Amides ; Anesthetics, Local ; Body Mass Index ; Circumcision, Male ; methods ; Foreskin ; abnormalities ; surgery ; Humans ; Lidocaine ; Male ; Mesylates ; Obesity ; complications ; Operative Time ; Penile Erection ; Penis ; abnormalities ; Phimosis ; surgery

To study the impact of five different origin processing methods, namely natural drying, drying in baking shop, drying by microwave heating, drying in drum and drying with sulphur fumigation, on the quality of Lonicerae Japonicae Flos from Donghai cultivation base in Jiangsu Province, with the contents of chlorogenic acid and galuteolin and the similarity in HPLC fingerprints as the evaluation indicators. The results showed that different origin processing methods had significant impact on the content of chlorogenic acid and the similarity in HPLC fingerprints, but with no significant difference on the content of galuteolin. By means of drying by microwave heating and drying in drum, the samples showed higher contents of chlorogenic acid, respectively 3.67% and 3.39%. The similarities of HPLC fingerprints were 0.815 and 0.793, respectively. By means of the drying in baking shop and the drying with sulphur fumigation, the contents of chlorogenic acid in the samples were 2. 87% and 2. 53% , respectively. The similarities of HPLC fingerprints were 0.964 and 0.765, respectively. The lowest content of chlorogenic acid in naturally dried samples was 1.92%. The similarity of HPLC fingerprints was 0.940. According to the findings as well as the internal control standards for Lonicerae Japonicae Flos herbs of Jiangsu Kanion Pharmaceutical Co. , Ltd. , the optimum processing method for Lonicerae Japonicae Flos from Donghai cultivation base was the drying in baking shop. This study provided a theoretical basis for determining the processing method for Lonicerae Japonicae Flos from Donghai cultivation base of Jiangsu Province.
China ; Desiccation ; methods ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; chemistry ; Lonicera ; chemistry ; growth & development ; Quality Control