Child ; Diarrhea ; diagnosis ; therapy ; Humans ; Practice Guidelines as Topic

Objective To observe the effect of neutralizing monoclonal antibodies to antiglomerular basement membrane (GBM) antibody on anti-GBM nephritis rats. Methods Wistar rats were randomly divided into five groups: control group Ⅰ was a negative control and was injected with healthy human IgG via the caudal vein. Control group Ⅱ was injected with neutralizing monoclonal antibodies to anti-GBM antibody only. Anti- GBM nephritis group was injected with human anti-GBM antibody via the caudal vein only. Intervention group Ⅰ was injected with human anti-GBM antibody via the caudal vein and then with neutralizing monoclonal antibodies to anti-GBM antibody at day 7. Intervention group Ⅱ was injected with human antiGBM antibody via the caudal vein and then with neutralizing monoclonal antibodies to anti-GBM antibody at day 14. The blood, urine and kidney tissue were collected at day 7, 14, 21 for analysis of 24-hour urinary protein, BUN, Ser and histological study. Results At day 21, there were significant decreases in intervention group Ⅰ compared with anti-GBM nephritis group in 24-hour proteinuria [(16.62±5.53) g], BUN[(11.53±2.26) mmol/L] and Scr [(102.46±16.86) μmol/L] (P＜0.05), and also in intervention group Ⅱ as compared to anti-GBM nephritis group, but no significant difference was found (P＞0.05) . There was obvious decrease of renal cell proliferation,crescent formation and deposition of immune complexes in intervention group Ⅰ and intervention group Ⅱ compared with anti-GBM nephritis group, while such improvement in intervention group Ⅰ was more significant. There was no significant change in control group Ⅰ and control group Ⅱ.Conclusion The early application of neutralizing monoclonal antibodies to anti-GBM antibodies can effectively improve the kidney lesions of anti-GBM nephritis rats.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the effect of Busheng Huoxue Capsule (BHC) on the quality of life (QOL) in senile male osteoporosis (OP) patients, and to explore its mechanisms.

METHODSTotally 200 senile primary OP patients were randomly assigned to two groups according to random digit table method, 100 in each group. Patients in the treatment group took BHC plus caltrate-D (600 mg CaCO3), while those in the control group took alendronate (70 mg per week) plus caltrate-D. The therapeutic course was 12 months for all. Chinese medical symptom score and quality of life (QUALEFFO-41) score, bone mineral density (BMD) of lumbar vertebra (L2 -L4) and left femoral neck were compared between the two groups before and after treatment. Serum free testosterone (FT) and estradiol (E2) were also measured.

RESULTSChinese medical symptom scores and QUALEFFO-41 scores, serum FT and E2 levels increased in the two groups after treatment (P < 0.05, P < 0.01). The therapeutic effect was superior in the treatment group (P < 0.05, P < 0.01). After treatment the BMD of lumbar vertebra (L2 -L4) and the left femoral neck were somewhat improved (P < 0.05), but with no statistical difference between the two groups (P > 0.05).

CONCLUSIONBHC could effectively improve the QOL of senile male OP patients, which might be correlated with elevating the BMD levels and regulating the levels of sex hormones.

Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Bone Density ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Osteoporosis ; drug therapy ; Phytotherapy ; Quality of Life

OBJECTIVETo develop a fluorescence imaging-based novel system for quick screening of antitumor compounds in vitro.

METHODSThe antitumor activity of 26 components from Lindera aggregate were determined by relative number of viable cell labelled with fluorescein diacetate (FDA) in multiwell plates after exposure to these 26 different components. Then, the linearity and precision of this method were validated. The structures of active compounds in components with strong antitumor activity were deduced by LC/MS.

RESULTSThe linearity of this method for cells stained with FDA was validated (r² = 0.9858) in the range of 0-10⁴ cells per well, and the in-plate precision was 9.41 %. Two of 26 components from Lindera aggregate showed significant inhibition effect on proliferation of HepG2 cells (inhibition rate >90%).

CONCLUSIONThis proposed rapid and reliable approach can be used for screening compounds with antitumor activity from Traditional Chinese Medicine in vitro. The major active compound of Lindera aggregate was putatively identified as norboldine by LC/MS analysis.

Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic ; pharmacology ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor ; methods ; Fluorescence ; Humans

In the present study, A fluorescent imaging-based high-throughput screening method was developed for identifying anti-migratory compounds with 96-well Transwell plates. The correlation, precision and stability of this method were examined and the incubation time of dye Hoechst 33342 in addition to migration time was optimized. In addition, The inhibitory activity of anti-cancer drug paclitaxel on tumor cell migration was assayed and an IC50 value of 0.717 micromol x L(-1) was obtained. Using this method, 24 components from Rhizoma Alismatis were screened and one component with anti-migration activity was found. These results show that the new proposed method with good precision, stability and linear range has the potential to assay the inhibitory activity of anticancer compounds.
Alisma ; chemistry ; Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic ; pharmacology ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cell Movement ; drug effects ; Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor ; methods ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; isolation & purification ; pharmacology ; Fluorescence ; High-Throughput Screening Assays ; methods ; Humans ; Inhibitory Concentration 50 ; Paclitaxel ; pharmacology ; Plants, Medicinal ; chemistry ; Rhizome ; chemistry

Small cell lung cancer is the most common primary neuroendocrine malignancy of the lung and is characterized by high malignant degree,rapid doubling time,easy metastasis in early stage and poor prognosis.Accurate staging of small cell lung cancer can formulate personalized therapeutic plans and improve the prognosis of patients.PET/CT can obtain metabolism and anatomical images of the whole body in one scan and improve the diagnostic accuracy and integrity.PET/CT has been widely applied to clinical practice now.PET/CT will play a more and more important role in diagnosis,staging,treatment and prognosis assessment of patients with small cell lung cancer.The value of PET/CT in staging and treatment of small cell lung cancer was reviewed in this article.

Objective: Systemic sclerosis(SSC)is a remarkably systemic heterogeneous connective tissue disease with many organs involved.The heart is one of the major organs involved,carrying the threat of sudden cardiac death,especially in diffuse cutaneous SSc.This review summarizes the pathophysiology,types,new diagnostic approaches,and imaging and novel therapies of primary cardiac complications while underlining the effects of recently developed non-contrast cardiovascular magnetic resonance(CMR)in early diagnosis.Data sources:Medline and Embase were searched for articles published up to July 2019.A combination of Medical Subject Headings(MeSH)terms and keywords pertaining to SSC("Scleroderma,Systemic" OR "Systemic sclerosis" OR" SSc"),AND cardiology("cardiology" OR "heart" OR "cardiac")were applied to the search strategies.Study selection: Literature was mainly printed in English and Chinese about cardiac complications in systemic sclerosis.After selected simply on the title and abstract,the articles were included for the full text.Article type was not limited.Results: Relevant cardiac manifestations are complex,including arrhythmias,pericardial effusion,myocardial dysfunction,and valvular diseases.Even though the symptoms of cardiac complications are well known,unfortunately,they appear to be poor prognostic factors.As systemic sclerosis with cardiac complications has a high mortality rate and patients might have a poor quality of life,it is essential to promote early diagnosis and treatment.With the advent of non-invasive imaging techniques,such as CMR,early diagnosis of cardiac complications in SSC is becoming more effective.Conclusions: Cardiac complications play an essential role in SSC and carry the threat of sudden cardiac death.More basic and clinical studies are warranted to develop better management of cardiac involvement in patients with SSc.

Objective:To develop a rapid and quantitative detection method for abrin using colloid gold immunochromatographic assay. Methods:The rapid detection method was established with double-antibody sandwich assay. Quantification was realized by constructing a standard curve. The specificity and sensitivity of the method were tested, and its feasibility was evaluated by various abrin-added food samples. Results and Conclusion:This established method could accomplish qualitative and semi-quantitative detection in 15 minutes; the sensitivity was up to 30 ng/ml with a linear range from 30 ng/ml to 600 ng/ml. The recovery rate was 80%-110%, and the variation coefficient was less than 15%.The colloidal gold immunochromatographic assay is rapid, specific, sensitive,accurate and suitable for field detection.

Objective To investigate the effects of CD4+CD25high regulatory T cells(Treg)and the imbalance of helper T lymphocyte subsets(Th1/Th2)on the immunological mechanism of IgA nephropathy(IgAN)patients. Methods The percentage of Treg and helper T cells subpopulation (Th1/Th2)in the peripheral blood of IgAN patients and healthy controls was examined by flow cytometry.The FOXP3 expression was detected through intracellular staining.The correlation of Treg or Th1/Th2 with clinical parameters of IgAN was analyzed by Spearman or Pearson rank correlation test. Results The percentages of Treg and Th2 cells were significantly higher in peripheral blood of IgAN patients compared to that of healthy controls[Treg (2.14±0.82)%vs[1.59±0.53)%,Th2(2.57±0.72)%vs(1.81±1.10)%,all P＜0.05].Th1/Th2 ratio was significantly reduced in IgAN patients(5.75±1.89 vs 12.73±9.79,P＜0.05).The percentage of circulating Treg cells was positively correlated with serunl IgA concentration(r=0.397,P＜0.05),and was negatively correlated with eGFR(r=-0.376,P＜0.05).The percentage of circulating Th2 cells was positively correlated with serum IgA(r=0.468,P＜0.05). Conclusions There is a disorder of T lymphocyte population in the peripheral blood of IgAN patients.The increased Treg and Th2 cells may play an important role in the pathogenesis of IgAN.

SCID mouse-human leukemia model is an important and useful tool for study on proliferation, differentiation and modulation of leukemic cells. In this article, the establishment of the model, advances in research and application in studies of pathogenesis, cell biology, clinical diagnosis, therapy and assessment of prognosis of leukemia patients are reviewed. The limitations of the model are also commented.
Animals ; Disease Models, Animal ; Humans ; Leukemia ; therapy ; Mice ; Mice, SCID ; Research Design