Objective To investigate the mechanism of Chinese herb in preventing recurrence of ulcerative colitis. Methods One hundred and three UC patients were divided into treatment group and control group randomly. The treatment group was treated by Chinese herb and the control group was treated by Sulfasalazine. After treated for three months, fifty three full remission patients were followed-up. CD4+, CD8+ and CD3+ cell count were performed and influence of Chinese herb on recurrence was observed. Results Either the cell count of CD3+, CD4+ and CD8+ or the percentage of CD8+ in the peripheral blood was significantly higher in recurrence group than those in the control (P

BACKGROUND:Maxilofacial bone and periodontal tissue defect is one of the important diseases that affect human functionality and aesthetic appearance, and bone tissue engineering becomes the main means to repair maxilofacial and periodontal tissue defects. Currently, the basic mode is constructed by the combination of co-culture of seed cels and cels, scaffolds and micro-environment. Pre-vascularization and rapid osteogenesis of tissue-engineered bone can reduce implant necrosis and absorption, and improve repair success rate. OBJECTIVE:To summarize the new progress of bone tissue engineering used in the oral and maxilofacial and periodontal tissue in the past 5 years. METHODS:CNKI database and PubMed database from 2010 to 2015 were searched using the keywords of “oral and maxilofacial, bone tissue engineering, bone regeneration, vascularization, genetic modification, seed cels, support material, microenvironment” in Chinese and English, respectively. After elimination of independent and repetitive studies, 68 articles were included in result analysis. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The tissue-engineered bone has achieved tremendous progress in the repair of oral and maxilofacial and periodontal tissue defects. The three-dimensional scaffold with gene-modified seed cels can effectively promote the vascularization, improve the osteogenic effect and increased the probability of success in mandibular defect repair. In addition, tissue-engineered bone implantation into the alveolar ridge defects or fresh extraction fossa can effectively restore and preserve alveolar ridge height and width, to ensure a good bone condition for subsequent restorative treatment. After the implantation of tissue-engineered bone, different external environmental stimuli could be loaded at defect sites, and the extracelular matrix components or signal pathway could be adjusted to change the process of vascularization. Vascularization is a premise condition for the establishment of an effective blood circulation to ensure the success of scaffold implantation.

To explore the anticancer effect of curcumin on human B cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and compare its effects on human B cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma cells and normal peripheral blood mononuclear cells (NPBMNCs). MTT assay was used to study the effect of curcumin on the growth of Raji cells and NPBMNCs. The effect of curcumin on the apoptosis of Raji cells and NPBMNC were studied by flow cytometry and TDT-mediated dUTP nick and labeling (TUNEL). The effect of curcumin on the cell cycle of Raji cells were examined by propidium iodide staining flow cytometry. The results showed that curcumin strongly inhibited proliferation of Raji cells, 24 h IC50 for Raji cells was 22.8 +/- 1.82 micromol/L and curcumin induced Raji cell apoptosis in a time- and dose-dependent manner. Raji cells treated with curcumin showed G0/G1 or G2/M phase increase and S phase decrease. However, curcumin did not demonstrate apparent proliferation inhibition and apoptosis induction in NPBMNCs. It was concluded that curcumin is able to inhibit the proliferation of Raji cells by regulating the cell cycle and inducing the cell apoptosis. Morever, curcumin has low toxicity on NPBMNCs but can selectively induce apoptosis in Raji cells.
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/*pharmacology ; Apoptosis/*drug effects ; Cell Cycle/drug effects ; Cell Proliferation/drug effects ; Curcumin/*pharmacology ; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug ; Lymphoma, B-Cell/*pathology ; Tumor Cells, Cultured

The anticancer activity of trichostain A (TSA) on human B cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and its mechanism were explored. The effect of TSA on the growth of Raji cells and normal peripheral blood mononuclear cells (NPBMNC) was studied by MTT assay. The effect of TSA on the apoptosis of Raji cells and NPBMNC was studied by flow cytometry and TDT-mediated dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL). The effect of TSA on the cell cycle of Raji cells was studied by propidium iodide method. The results showed that TSA potently inhibited proliferation of Raji cells at microgram concentrations and induced apoptosis of Raji cells in a time- and concentration-dependent manner. Treatment with TSA induced accumulation of cells in G0/G1 or G2/M and a concomitant decrease of cell population in S phase. However, NPBMNC was less sensitive to the cytotoxic effect of TSA than Raji cells. It was concluded that TSA may inhibit the proliferation of Raji cells by regulating the cell cycle and inducing the cell apoptosis. Moreover, TSA demonstrates low toxicity in NPBMNC but selectively induces apoptosis of Raji cells.

Objective To observe the survival of EAE rats after recombinant adenovirus NgR specific RNA interference(Ad-shRNA-NgR) transfected the brain tissue of the experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis(EAE),and provide the basis for EAE intervention.Methods EAE rats were randomly divided into high,medium,low and control groups(20 rats in each group).The lateral ventricle of EAE rats were injected with a titer of 1×1011 pfu/mL,1×1010 pfu/mL and 1×109 pfu/mL Ad-shRNA-NgR.The survival of EAE rats at third and seventh days after injection was observed.Results The survival rate of EAE rats of the high titer group was significantly lower than those of the middle titer group and low titer group at third and seventh days after Ad-shRNA-NgR transfected into EAE brain tissue.There was no significant difference in survival rate in middle titer group,low titer group and control group.Conclusion The titer of Ad-shRNA-NgR is safe in the experiment of EAE rats from 1×1010 pfu/mL to the range of 1×109 pfu/mL.

Objective:To find the reasons for the low dissolution of clarithromycin tablets and study the interference from filter film adsorption at various time points to explore the appropriate processing approach for dissolution solution of clarithromycin tablets. Meth-ods:Clarithromycin tablets from two different manufacturers were used. The dissolution solution was prepared according to Japanese Orange Book. The dissolution was determined after different processing and the adsorption rate of the filter film was calculated. Re-sults:Totally 14 kinds of filter films were tested with different adsorption for clarithromycin, and the adsorption rate of some kinds of filter films exceeded the prescribed limit. Conclusion:The absorption rate of filter films for clarithromycin can be decreased by boiling the films and using American membranes. The interference from filter film adsorption can be reduced and inhibited by rejecting the first filtrate above 5ml or centrifuging dissolution solution.

Objective To study the effect of DNA damage induced by H2 O2 on the micronucleus frequency in lymphocytes. Methods Resting lymphocytes were treated with different levels of H2 O2 (10,50,100,1 000 μmol/L).1 000 μmol/L H2 O2 was added into mitogen-stimulated lymphocyte cultures at different time intervals.Then micronucleus rate was examined by the conven-tional culture method.Results There was no significant change of the micronucleus frequency in the experimental groups.Conclu-sion H2 O2 could induce lymphocyte DNA damage rapidly,but exerts no effect on the formation of micronuclei,which may be relat-ed to the type of DNA damage and rapid DNA repair.

To induce Crohn disease in rats by intraluminal instillations of different concentrations of 2,4,6-trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid (TNBS) and ethanol.

Objective To compare the RIFLE and AKIN diagnosis criteria for acute kidney injury ( AKI) in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Methods Patients undergoing cardiac surgery from January 2004 to June 2007 were retrospectively evaluated. RIFLE and AKIN criteria were employed for the diagnosis and staging of AKI which occurred 7 d after cardiac surgery. The diagnosis sensitivity and precision for prediction of hospital mortality were compared between these two criteria. Results One thousand and fifty-six patients were included in this study. There was no significant difference between the prevalence of AKI after cardiac surgery diagnosed by RIFLE criteria and that diagnosed by AKIN criteria (29.55% vs 31.06%, P>0.05). There was no significant difference between the total hospital mortality and the hospital mortality of each stage of AKI diagnosed by RIFLE criteria and those diagnosed by AKIN criteria ( P > 0. 05). Logistic regression analysis suggested that the relative risk of hospital mortality for AKI was similar between patients diagnosed by AKIN criteria and those diagnosed by RIFLE criteria. The area under the ROC curve for hospital mortality was 0. 856 for RIFLE and 0.865 for AKIN in all patients (P<0.001). Conclusion Compared to RIFLE criteria, AKIN criteria do not improve the sensitivity of diagnosis and predictive ability of hospital mortality of AKI after cardiac surgery.

Objective To investigate clinical features and immunologic status in human immunodeficiency virus(HIV)/hepatitis C virus(HCV)co-infected and HIV mono-infected patients,and to assess the possible interactions between HCV and HIV.Methods Fifty-nine patients with HIV/HCV co infection were enrolled.The control group was consisted of 38 patients with HIV monoinfection.The liver function,peripheral blood T cell subgroups(CD4+and CD8+)cell count and HIV RNA level were compared between these two groups.Peripheral blood mononuclear cells(PBMCs) were analyzed by interferon-γ enzyme-linked immunospot(ELISPOT)using a panel of HIV antigens.Results The frequency of HIV/HCV co-infection was 60.8%.Both alanine aminotransferase(ALT)and aspartate aminotransferase(AST)in HIV/HCV co-infection group were significantly higher than those in HIV mono infection group(49.8 U/Lvs 23.6 U/L,49.1 U/L vs 32.3 U/L,P=0.000,0.013).Platelet count was lower in HlV/HCV co-infection group than in HIV group[(167.3±59.2)×109/Lvs(198.0±63.9)×109/L,P=0.040].CD4+cell and CD8+cell counts were not significantly different between co-infection group and HIV group.The HIV RNA level was lower in HIV/HCV co-infection group than in HIV group [(4. 046 ± 0. 541 ) log10 copy/mL vs (4. 394 ± 0. 507) log10copy/mL, P=0. 018]. The intensity of HIV-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) response to HIVGag overlapping peptides in HIV/HCV co-infection group (mean bank 30.85) was lower than HIV group (mean bank 44.34). The number of the HIV-specific CTL cell in HIV/HCV co-infection group (4.60±5.52) was slightly lower than HIV group (6.24±6.93) without significant difference.Albumin was negatively correlated with HCV RNA in HIV/HCV co-infection group (r=-0. 540). A positive correlation was found between platelet and peripheral blood CD4+ cell counts (P=-0. 040). No linear correlation was found between HCV viral load, HIV viral load and peripheral blood CD4+ cell counts. Conclusions The prevalence of HCV co-infection is relatively high. The cellular immunity status in these co-infected patients is relatively poor.