Objective To study the in vitro larvicidal activity of nitric oxide (NO) to the juvenile Schistosoma japoni-cum. Methods Macrophages were induced by LPS or LPS + IFN-? to produce NO, schistosomula obtained mechanically from cercariae were added to the medium with activated macrophages, the larvicidal activity was observed within 48 h . In order to further confirm the effect of NO, an inhibitor of iNOS,L-NNA (N?-nitro-L-arginine), was used to inhibit the production of NO, larvicidal activity was measured by the same methods and the difference of dead larvae ratio was compared between the inhibited and uninhibited groups. Results LPS and LPS + IFN-? can induce macrophages effectively, with the NO production of (109.96?3.70)?mol/L and (113.50?7.38) ?mol/L respectively, accordingly the larvicidal effect reached to 91.07% ?2.92% and 96.86%?2.36% respectively. This activity can be inhibited by L-NNA. NO production and dead larvae ratio were reduced significantly in the inhibited group than in the uninhibited one. Conclusion NO produced by activated macrophages can kill schistosomula of Schistosoma japonicum.

Objective To study the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in livers of mice infected with Schistosoma japonicum. Methods The livers of NMRI mice infected with S. japonicum were collected on day 21, 28, 38, 45 post infection(p.i.), total RNA of livers were extracted and kinetics of the mRNA expression of iNOS were detected by RT-PCR, the protein expression of iNOS was then confirmed by Western blotting and the distribution of iNOS in the infected liver was determined by immunohistochemical methods. Results The mRNA expression of iNOS was not detectable in the uninfected liver, iNOS mRNA expression was detected on day 21 p.i, the expression increased on day 28 p.i and peaked on day 38 p.i, then decreased slightly on day 45 p.i. Western blotting showed an iNOS expression in the livers only on day 38, 45 p.i. IFA test showed that the expression of iNOS was maily distributed in the granuloma of the livers. Conclusion S. japonicum infection can induce the expression of iNOS in a time-dependent manner in the liver of the host,and eggs may be the main factor in inducing the expression.

Aim Toexplorewhether1-methylhydan-toin(MH)could inhibit the basal secretion of growth hormone (GH ) and suppress the promoting effect of growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH ) in rab-bits.Methods Thirty-sixrabbitswererandomlydi-vided into six experimental groups according to the kind of dosing drugs,namely normal saline group(A), MH group (B ),octreotide group (C ),GHRH group (D),GHRH +MH group(E),GHRH +octreotide group(F),with 6 rabbits in each group.Blood was sampled (1. 0 mL each time)from each rabbit before injecting drugs and 5,15,30,45,60 min after drug administration.Clotting spontaneously,rabbits blood samples were centrifugated for 20 minutes at approxi-mately 1000 ×g and the supernatant was collected. Serum GH concentrations were determined by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay kit(ELISA Kit).Mean-while,the behavior of rabbits in each group after injec-tingdrugswascloselyobserved.Results TheGH level of rabbits in group A at each time point had no significant differences(P>0. 05 ).Group B and group C rabbit GH levels were significantly lower than those of group A (P<0. 05 ),while GH levels in group D were obviously higher than those of group A (P <0. 05 ).Compared with group D,rabbit GH levels in group E and group F decreased markedly(P<0. 05 ). No obvious toxic and side effects had been observed within one week after the experimental rabbits were ad-ministered corresponding drugs by intravenous injec-tion.Conclusions 1-methylhydantoincouldinhibit the basal secretion of GH in rabbits.1-methylhydan-toin could suppress the promoting effect of GHRH in rabbits.

Objective To study the relationship between levels of hyaluronic acid(HA),type Ⅳ collagen(ⅣC),Laminin (LN) in sera and hepatic fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B.Methods 252 sera from patients with chronic hepatitis B were collected to measure hyaluronate,type Ⅳ collagen,laminin by radioimmunoassay,and sera HBV-DNA were also tested by quantitative fluorescence PCR respectively.Results Serum concentrations of HA,ⅣC and LN were remarkably increased with the progression of the disease,and reached the highest levels in chronic severe hepatitis and liver cirrhosis(P

Objective To discuss the influence of comprehensive rehabilitative nursing by traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)the neural function impairment, activity of daily living(ADL)and accompanying complications of patients in acute phase of cerebral apoplexy. Methods 238 patients from 3 cooperative hospitals from September in 2004 to September in 2006 were randomly chosen and divided into the test group(117 cases)and the control group(121 cases).The medication treatment in the two groups were basically the same. The comprehensive rehabilitative nursing with traditional Chinese medicine was adopted in the test group and the control group received routine nursing intervention. The clinical nerve function limitation score(CNS)and the ADL were evaluated within the first week and the 4th week after intervention. The incidence rate of complications was also determined. Results The CNS and ADL results in the observation group were better than those in the control group(P＜0.01).The incidence rate was lower than that in the observation group. Conclusion The comprehensive rehabilitative nursing by TCM could facilitate the functional recovery of limbs and improve activity of daily living.This intervention could be applied in clinic, family and community because of its characteristics such as simplicity, feasibility and little adverse effect.

Objective To study the presence of iNOS in Schistosoma japonicum and demonstrate its distribution in different stages of this schistosome. Methods Cryostat sections for adult worms and paraffin sections for eggs in the liver of infected mouse, sporocysts and cercariae in snails were prepared, immunofluorescent test was performed to detect the presence of iNOS in adult worms, sporocysts, cercariae and miracidium, the distribution of this enzyme was observed in different stages of Schistosoma japonicum. Western blotting was used to further demonstrate the immunoreactivity to iNOS in adult worms. Results The results of immunofluorescent test showed that specific yellow- green fluorescence was mainly among subtugment of adult worms. Positive staining was also distributed on the surface of miracidium and its glands. For both sporocysts and cercariae, the majority of fluorescence was on their surface. Anti-iNOS antibody could recognize an apparent specific band in Western blotting of adult worm proteins, with a of Mr 210 000. Conclusion There is an expression of iNOS-like enzyme in Schistosoma japonicum.

Objective To study the association of human leukocyte antigen classⅡ(HLA-Ⅱ) alleles with genetic susceptibility and resistance to advanced hepatosplenic schistosomiasis japonica. Methods The allelic types of HLA-DRB1, DPA1, DQA1 and DQB1 were detected by polymerase chain reaction with sequence-specific primers (PCR-SSP) technique in 46 patients with advanced hepatosplenic schistosomiasis, characterized with extensive liver fibrosis. Another 43 subjects with chronic schistosomiasis were used as control. The statistical significance of differences in allelic frequencies was determined by ? 2 test. Results The frequencies of HLA-DRB1*04, DPA1*0103, DQA1*0601, DQB1*0201 in advanced patients were markedly higher than those in control group, while the frequencies of HLA-DQA1*0501 and DQB1*0601 in control group were higher than those in advanced patients. Conclusion The study indicated that HLA-DRB1*04, DPA1*0103, DQA1*0601 and DQB1*0201 showing a positive, statistically significant (P

Objective To explore the mechanism of protective immunity against Schistosoma japonicum infection induced by Sj26 gene transfected dendritic cell(DC).Methods 48 BALB/c mice were divided randomly into 4 groups with 12 each.The mice were injected through auricle for three times with Sj26 gene transfected DC(Group A),pcDNA3 transfected DC(Group B),untreated DC(Group C) and RPMI-1640(Group D) respectively,and challenged with 40?2 cercariae of S.japonicum per mouse 2 weeks after the last immunization.Sera from mice were examined for IgG antibody,IFN-? and IL-4 by ELISA.Western blot was used for detecting specific anti-Sj26 IgG antibody.The production of IFN-? and IL-4 in the supernatant of spleen cells stimulated with soluble egg antigen(SEA) and ConA was quantified by sandwich ABC-ELISA.The proliferation of spleen cells were measured with MTT method.Results IgG antibody increased significantly in the mice of group A at 2 weeks after the last immunization(absorbency A491=0.117),higher than that of group B(A491=0.061) and group C(A491=0.058)(P

Objective To investigate the effect of nitric oxide on the liver fibrosis of mice infected with Schistosoma japonicum during the early stage of schistosomiasis. Methods NMRI mice were treated with AMG-an iNOS inhibitor from day 23 post infection(p.i) to the sacrificed and the livers were collected at 38 days, 45 days p.i respectively. The expression and distribution of collagen typeⅠ, Ⅲ (ColⅠand ColⅢ) in liver tissues were investigated with the Picric acid-Sirius red staining techniques and differentiated with the polarization microscopy combining with picture analysis system. Hydroxyproline concentration in liver homogenate was measured by the biochemical methods. Results At 38 day p.i, the Picric acid-Sirius red staining showed that the hyperplasia of Col Ⅰ and ColⅢ in the livers of AMG treated mice increased significantly compared with the control livers, but there was no significant difference of hydroxyproline content between the two groups. At 45 days p.i, only the hyperplasia of Col Ⅰ in AMG treated group increased significantly compared with the control livers, and moreover, content of hydroxyproline of the inhibited mice was significantly higher than that of the control mice (P

Objective To investigate effects of two doses of dexmedetomidine (Dex) on the recovery quality from general anesthesia undergoing thyroidectomy.Methods A prospective randomized controlled double-blind trial was conducted in 90 patients admitted to Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University who were scheduled for thyroidectomy.They were randomly divided into three groups:group D0.4 received Dex 0.4 μg/kg intravenously,group D0.8 received Dex 0.8 μg/kg intravenously,and control group with same volume of normal saline.There were 30 patients in each group,and all the patients received the above drug or saline 30 minutes after intubation.The heart rate (HR),systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were recorded before Dex administration,at the end of surgery,time of eye opening and extubation,and 10 minutes after extubation.Time of eye opening after surgery and time of extubation after eye opening were recorded.End-tidal partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PETCO2) before and after operation as well as restlessness score (RS),Ramsay sedative score,and visual analogue pain scale (VAS) scores at 10 minutes after extubation were recorded.Events during extubation including cough,nausea and vomiting,respiratory depression were also recorded.Results ① Compared with control group,in D0.4 and D0.8 groups incidence of lowering of HR,SBP and DBP was lower at time of eye opening and extubation,and 10 minutes after extubation.Compared with D0.4 group,D0.8 group had lower HR at the time of extubation and 10 minutes after extubation,SBP was lower at the time of eye opening and extubation,and lower DBP at the time of eye opening.② D0.4 and D0.8 groups showed lower RS and VAS scores than those of control group,Ramsay sedative score in groups D0.4 and D0.8 was higher than that in control group (RS:1.40±0.51,1.20±0.42 vs.1.90±0.56; VAS:1.50±0.52,0.80±0.63 vs.2.50 ± 0.52; Ramsay:2.10 ± 0.56,2.40 ± 0.51 vs.1.60 ± 0.51,P＜0.05 or P＜0.01),and VAS score in group D0.8 was lower than that in D0.4 group (P＜0.01).The time of eye opening and extubation were longer in group D0.8 as compared with those in control and D0.4 groups (minutes:12.50 ± 1.08 vs.10.50 ± 1.58,10.40 ± 1.26; 15.00 ± 0.94 vs.13.00 ± 1.63,12.80 ± 1.13,P＜0.05 or P＜0.01),but there was no significant difference between the latter two groups.No significant difference in PETCO2 was found among three groups before and after surgery.③ The incidence rate of cough,nausea and vomiting in control group (16.7％,13.3％) were significantly higher than those in groups D0.4 (3.3％,0) and D0.8 (0,0).There was no respiratory depression in the three groups.Conclusion Adjunctive infusion of Dex 0.4 μg/kg at 30 minutes after anesthesia induction was recommended as it may result in more steady hemodynamics,with shorter recovery time and extubation time after thyroidectomy.