Objective: To investigate the role of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) signal pathway in the pathogenesis of stress-induced gastric ulcer. Methods: Animal model of stress-induced gastric ulcer was established in rats with water-immersion restraint (WIR) stress. The mucosal activation of ERK1/2 was observed before and 5, 15 and 30 min, and 1, 2 and 3.5 h after WIR stress. Some animals were also treated with an intravenous injection of PD98059 (1 mg/kg), a specific ERK1/2 inhibitor, 1 h prior to WIR stress. Expression of total ERK1/2 and caspase-3 were detected by Western blot analysis; ERK1/2 activity was measured by kinase activity assay using myelin basic protein as a specific substrate. DNA-binding activities of the transcription factors activator protein-1 (AP-1) and nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) were determined by electrophoretic mobility shift assays (EMSA). Mucosal TNF-α and IL-1β mRNA expression was analyzed by Northern blot analysis. The degrees of the gastric mucosal lesions were expressed as ulcer index (UI) and pathological evaluation. Apoptosis in the gastric mucosa was examined by an in situ TdT-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling (TUNEL) method. Results: Activated ERK1/2 was very weakly expressed in the gastric mucosa of normal rats. ERK1/2 was rapidly activated in the gastric mucosa of rats 15 min after WIR stress and the activity reached the maximal after 3.5 h. Pretreatment with PD98059 significantly inhibited ERK1/2 activation, decreased AP-1 and NF-κB activities and TNF-α and IL-β mRNA expression, and obviously relieved gastric mucosal lesions, accompanied by caspase-3 activation and increased apoptosis. Conclusion: The present results indicate that ERK1/2 activation plays an important role in the development of stress-induced gastric ulcer.

A quantitative HPLC-DAD method was developed for simultaneous determination of N-trans-p-coumaroyloctopamine and N-trans-p-coumaroyltyramine in Solani Melongenae Radix from different cultivation regions in China The separation was performed on an Agilent Eclipse XDB C18 column (4.6 mm x 250 mm, 5 microm) at 30 degrees C with a gradient elution of methanol and 0.1% formic acid in water as mobile phase. The flow rate was set at 1.0 mL x min(-1) and the detection wavelength was 300 nm. The calibration curves of N-trans-p-coumaroyloctopamine and N-trans-p-coumaroyltyramine were linear over the ranges of 2.84-68.16, 3.10-74.40 mg x L(-1), and the average recoveries (n = 9) were 99.30% and 102.8%, respectively. The developed method was successfully applied for the analysis of sixteen samples from different cultivation regions in China, which indicated that the method is simple, rapid, accurate, and reliable for quality evaluation of Solani Melongenae Radix.
Amides ; analysis ; China ; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ; methods ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; analysis ; Plant Roots ; chemistry ; Solanaceae ; chemistry ; classification

Objective To understand the status of HIV sexual transmission among HIV- sero-discordant spouses and HIV-sero-accordant spouses in Yunnan province,to discuss the related factors and to provide evidence for HIV prevention and control strategy.Methods Five places with serious epidemic and 3 moderate ones were voluntarily,randomly selected.According to time sequence,300 spouses (600 people) with stable marriage were interviewed with questionnaire.Results HIV-sero-accordant spouses occupied for 40.7％ of the total spouses under survey,with the others were HIV-sero-discordant ones.Among the ones that had already been diagnosed in the families,sexual transmission was their main mode of transmission,which was accounted for 68.3％,followd by IDU as 19.7％.After disclosed the HIV test outcomes to their spouses,63.4％ HIV-sero-discordant spouses and 47.0％ HIV-sero-accordant ones changed their sexual behaviors.The rates of consistent condom use among the HIV-sero-discordant spouses increased from 16.8％ to 95.0％,and in HIV-sero-accordant spouses increased from 8.2％ to 60.9％.Data were analyzed by multi-factor logistic regression.Factors on influencing the sexual transmission in spouses would include condom use,frequency of sexual contacts and sexual transmission disease (STD) status etc.Conclusion The main transmission mode for the first HIV infected spouse was sexual transmission.Factors influencing sexual transmission in spouses would include condom use,frequency of sexual contacts,STD situation and husband was the first one being infected in the families,etc.Disclosure of the HIV results to the spouses could make a significant changes in the frequencies of sexual contact as well as the rate of condom use.

The present study comprehensively compared the content of chondroitin sulfate in Cervi Cornu Pantotrichum(CCP) and Cervi Cornu(CC) of different specifications and explored the feasibility of chondroitin sulfate as an indicator to distinguish between CCP and CC. Twenty-two batches of CCP of different specifications(two-branched velvet antler and three-branched velvet antler) from 15 habitats, CC from 6 habitats, and 60 batches of CCP slices prepared from different parts(wax slices, powder slices, gauze slices, and bone slices) were collected. High-performance liquid chromatography(HPLC) was used to determine chondroitin sulfate content in CCP and CC of different specifications. Cluster analysis was used to classify CCP slices of different specifications. The results showed that CCP contained abundant chondroitin sulfate. The average content of chondroitin sulfate was 2.35 mg·g~(-1) in two-branched velvet antler and 1.79 mg·g~(-1) in three-branched velvet antler, significantly higher than 0.11 mg·g~(-1) in CC. Chondroitin sulfate content in wax slices, powder slices, gauze slices, and bone slices were 7.81, 8.39, 1.33, and 0.54 mg·g~(-1), respectively. Cluster analysis showed that gauze slices and bone slices could be clustered into one category and distinguished from wax slices and powder slices. CCP slices prepared from different parts could be separated well through chondroitin sulfate content. Based on the five principles of Q-marker selection, chondroitin sulfate can be used as a potential Q-marker for the identification of CCP and CC, as well as a potential quality indicator for CCP slices of different specifications(wax slices, powder slices, gauze slices, and bone slices). This research provides data support for CCP quality evaluation.
Animals ; Cornus ; Chondroitin Sulfates ; Deer ; Powders ; Antlers ; Gastropoda