Objective To investigate the effects of angiotensin Ⅱ (Ang Ⅱ ) and angiotensin Ⅱ type 1 receptor antagonist (AT1RA) on the transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) synthesis and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) mRNA expression of in vitro cultured hepatic stellate cells (HSCs). Methods HSC-T6 rat hepatic stellate cell line was selected as the study model of the activated hepatic stellate cells. Cultured HSCs were randomized into control group, Ang Ⅱ group, AT1RA group and Ang Ⅱ AT1RA group. Cell culture medium was used to detect the TGF-β1 level by ELISA method. HSCs were harvested to measure the TIMP-1 mRNA expression by RT-PCR. Results TGF-β1 level of control group, Ang Ⅱ group and AngⅡ AT1RA group in cell culture medium was (7.531 ±0. 654) pg/mL, (9. 855± 1. 485)pg/mL and (7.719 ± 0.329) pg/mL respectively, Ang Ⅱ group higher than control group (P ＜ 0.05 ), Ang Ⅱ AT1RA group lower than Ang Ⅱ group (P ＜ 0. 05 ). TIMP-1 mRNA expression level of control group, Ang Ⅱ group and Ang Ⅱ AT1RA group in HSCs was 3. 387 ± 0. 042, 4.870 ± 0.061 and 3. 837 ± 0. 042 respectively, Ang Ⅱ group higher than control group ( P ＜ 0. 05 ), Ang Ⅱ AT1RA group lower than Ang Ⅱ group (P ＜ 0. 05). Conclusion AngiotensinⅡ can increase the TGF-β1 synthesis and TIMP-1 mRNA expression of hepatic stellate cells, while all these effects are inhibited by angiotensinⅡ type 1 receptor antagonist.

ObjectiveTo explore the effect of psychological care and community revisit on preven-tion of postpartum depression. Methods300 cases of pregnant women were randomly divided into the intervention group and the control group with 150 cases in each group. The intervention group took psycho-logical care and community revisit, the control group received conventional care. The incidence of missing follow- up and depression in the two groups were compared using χ2 test. ResultsThe incidence of miss-ing follow-up and depression in the intervention group was significantly lower than those of the control group. ConclusionsPsychological care and community revisit can significantly reduce the occurrence of postpartum depression.

[ ABSTRACT] AIM:To study the influence of insulin resistance on fatty liver in the mice fed with high-fat diet (HFD).METHODS:Male 8-week-old C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into HFD group (with 60% calories by high saturated fatty acid) and control group (with chow diet).The mice in both groups were fed for 12 weeks.The body weight, liver weight, serum triglyceride (TG) and total cholesterol (TC), and blood glucose and insulin levels were meas-ured.Hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp experiment was applied to reflect insulin sensitivity .The lipid deposition in the liver was analyzed by HE staining , Sudan IV staining and measurement of liver fat content .The phosphorylation levels of IRS1 and Akt, and the protein levels of SREBP-1 and FAS were determined by Western blot to reflect the activities of insu-lin signaling and lipid synthesis .RESULTS:Compared with control group , the body weight and liver weight were signifi-cantly increased in HFD group .TG and TC contents in serum and liver tissues were remarkably increased in HFD group . High-fat diet induced insulin resistance , as evidenced by increased serum insulin levels , reduced glucose infusion rate and decreases in IRS1 and Akt phosphorylation levels .In livers of HFD group, HE staining showed that the cytoplasm of hepa-tocytes was filled with vacuoles .Sudan IV staining also displayed that many different sizes of red lipid drops existed in the hepatocytes , and the protein levels of SREBP-1 and FAS were significantly increased .In primary normal hepatocytes with exogenous oleic acid intervention for 48 h, the phosphorylation levels of IRS 1 and Akt were reduced , and the protein ex-pression of SREBP-1 and FAS was significantly increased in a dose-dependent manner .CONCLUSION: Feeding with HFD leads to insulin resistance , resulting in activation of lipid synthesis and accumulation of lipid deposition in the liver , thus inducing fatty liver .

Objective To investigate the reversal effect of abnormal savda munziq total flavonoids on leukemic cell lines.Methods CCK -8 method was used to detect the cytotoxicity of abnormal savda munziq total flavonoids on leukemia cells,by multivariate analysis of variance in the chemotherapy drug intervention,further calculated the reversal fold.Results CCK -8 results showed that with the increase of concentration of ASMq800(μg/mL)compared with 200(μg/mL)and 400(μg/mL),the A value of K562 /ADR cells gradually decreased,the growth curve suggested that with the increase of ASMq concentration in K562 /ADR cell,survival time was shortened,the inhibition of the cells was significantly increased.Different concentrations of ASMq on the adriamycin toxicity with increase of concen-tration of adriamycin,the inhibition of ASMq on multidrug resistance cell line was significantly higher.The reversal multiples calculated that with the increase of ASMq concentration 600 μg/mL and 900 μg/mL,the reversal index increased significantly 2.485 times and 3.651 times.Conclusion ASMq on human leukemia multidrug resistance cell line K562 /ADR could reverse the drug resistance,the reversal mechanism needs further study.

BACKGROUND: Kidney ischemia-reperfusion injury often combines with acute kidney and lung injury. The expression of cutin cel growth factor receptor (KGFR) and alpha sodiumchannel protein (α-ENaC) in kidney and lung after ischemia-reperfusion injury and the protective effect of α-melanocyte require further observation and research. OBJECTIVE:To explore the therapeutic effect of α-melanocyte on the expressions of KGFR and α-ENaC in rat models of ischemia-reperfusion injury. METHODS:A total of 30 healthy male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into control group, ischemia-reperfusion group and α-MSH group. Models of renal ischemia-reperfusion injury were established by 30-minute ligation of renal artery in the ischemia-reperfusion and α-melanocyte groups. Rats in the control group were only used to expose the renal artery, no ligation. Rats in the α-melanocyte group were intraperitonealy injected with α-melanocyte (0.25 mg/kg) at 30 minutes before model establishment. Rats in the ischemia-reperfusion group were injected with 4 mL of physiological saline. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Compared with control group, water content of kidney and lung increased significantly in rats of ischemia-reperfusion group and a-MSH group, while the levels of KGFR and α-ENaC of kidney and lung in rats were lower (P < 0.05). Compared with the ischemia-reperfusion group, water content of kidney and lung in rats of a-MSH group decreased significantly, while the levels of KGFR and α-ENaC of kidney and lung increased gradualy (P < 0.05). Moreover, edema was significantly lessened in the rat kidney and lung. Results confirmed that after renal ischemia-reperfusion injury, KGFR and α-ENaC expression was consistent to the kidney and lung injury. α-MSH could increase the protein and mRNA expression of KGFR and α-ENaC in kidney and lung of rats, reduce the kidney and lung injury, and exert a certain protective effect.

Objective To study the mechanism of transforming growth factor ?(TGF-?) and its receptor in the pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma and to explore its clinical significance.Methods 36 hepatocellular carcinoma tisssues and 36 corresponding cancer-adjacent normal tissues were investigated by immunohistochemistry for the expression of TGF-? and its receptor.Results The expression of TGF-? was distributed mainly in cytoplasm,while its receptor mainly in cellular membrane and cytoplasm.The expression of TGF-? in hepatocellular carcinoma was higher than that of normal tissues(P

Objective To investigate the mechanism of cisplatin enhanceing the effect of tineposide killing small cell lung cancer cell line by combination of the two drug.Methods The microculture tetrazolium(MTT) assay was used to determine the inhibition rates of CDDP combined with VM-26.Acridine orange/ethidium bromide(AO/EB) fluorescent staining was used to show the cell vitality rates,DNA disruption ladder were applied to reveal cell apoptosis.The mRNA and protein level of topoisomerase Ⅱ(Topo Ⅱ) and transcript factor SP1 were measured by semi-quantitative RT-PCR and western blot.Results There is synergistic effect between the two drug.The cell vitality rates were decreased in combination group than that of CDDP or VM-26 used alone.the combination treatment group resulted in more serious DNA strand breakage.The expression of Topo Ⅱ?,? and SP1 mRNA and protein both increased in CDDP treatment group,while the Topo Ⅱ?,? expression decreased and(the SP1 expression) has no obviously change in VM-26 treatment group.In combination group,Topo Ⅱ? expressionwere decreased comparing with CDDP used alone,SP1 expression increased comparing with VM-26 used alone,but has no obviously change as comparing with CDDP used alone.Conclusion CDDP could enhance Topo Ⅱ expression through up-regulating SP1 expression,which offer more target for Topo Ⅱ inhibitor VM-26 to act on killing small cell lung cancer cell.

Objective To analyse effects of zinc on immune function in children with infantile pneumonia .Methods A total of 96 children with infantile pneumonia selected from May to July 2014 were randomly divided into zinc supplementary treatment group and routine treatment group ,with 48 cases in each group .Routine treatment group was given conventional treatment ,while the zinc supplementary treatment group was received conventional treatment combined with zinc supplement .The serum level of zinc and immune function were detected before and after treatment ,respectively .Other 40 healthy infants received physical examination were contemporarily selected as healthy control group .Results Before treatment ,the levels of serum zinc ,IgA ,IgM and IgG ,percentages of CD3+ ,CD4+ cells and the CD4+ /CD8+ ratio in the two groups of children with infantile pneumonia were lower than those in the healthy control group ,while percentage of CD8+ cells was lower than that in the healthy control group ,had statistically significant differences(P<0 .05) .While no statistically significant differences of indicators mentioned above were found between the zinc sup‐plementary treatment group and routine treatment group before treatment(P> 0 .05) .After treatment ,the levels of serum zinc , IgA ,IgM and IgG ,percentages of CD3+ ,CD4+ cells and the CD4+ /CD8+ ratio in the zinc supplementary treatment group were higher than those in the routine treatment group ,and percentage of CD8+ cells was lower than that in the routine treatment group , had statistically significant differences(P<0 .05);while compared with the healthy control group ,levels of serum zinc ,IgA ,IgM , IgG were still lower ,had statistically significant differences(P<0 .05) .After treatment ,levels of serum zinc ,IgA ,IgM ,IgG ,per‐centages of CD3+ ,CD4+ cells and the CD4+ /CD8+ ratio in the routine treatment group were still lower than those in the healthy control group ,and percentage of CD8+ cells was still higher than that in the healthy control group ,had statistically significant differences(P<0 .05) .Conclusion Zinc can effectively improve the immune function of children with infantile pneumonia ,which might shorten treatment time and reduce adverse outcomes .

Objective: To observe the effect of oxymatrine ointment on chronic eczema in mice, and preliminarily explore the mechanism. Methods:Thirty-two Kunming mice were randomly divided into four groups including oxymatrine ointment group, blank model group, blank ointment group and positive drug group treated with compound dexamethasone acetate cream. Eczema skin was con-tinuously treated with drugs for 14 days. The mice were sacrificed on the 15th day, and the eczema skin was clipped from back to make histological sections. The changes of inflammation were observed, and the inflammatory cell count was obtained. Meanwhile, heart blood was collected, and serum was obtained by centrifugation. The serum levels of IL-4 and IL-1β were determined by ELISA. Re-sults:The inflammatory cell count in oxymatrine ointment group and the positive drug group was lower than that in the blank model group and the blank ointment group (P<0. 05). The pathology results showed that oxymatrine ointment could improve chronic eczema symptoms, reduce the inflammatory cell infiltration and decrease edema, which was similar to the effects of compound dexamethasone acetate cream. In the respect of molecular immunology, the IL-4 and IL-1βlevels in serum showed no significant changes in oxymatrine ointment group (P>0. 05). Conclusion: Oxymatrine ointment has certain anti-inflammatory effect on eczema, and the mechanism needs to be studied further.

Objective To analyze the clinical features and prognostic factors of patients with malignant tumor complicated by acute kidney injury (AKI),and provide the basis for preventing AKI and improving the prognosis.Methods Malignant tumor patients complicated by AKI were screened with the electronic medical records system from January 2001 to December 2012 at the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University.The clinical characteristics in the 12 years were analyzed by statistical analysis and compared.The risk factors of the hospital mortality in malignancies tumor complicated by AKI were analyzed by Logistic regression analysis.Results A total of 100 patients with malignant tumor complicated by AKI were collected,accounting for 24.94％ of AKI patients and 1.66‰ of malignant tumor patients at the same period.Malignancies were consist of hematologic malignancies (11％),non-metastatic solid tumor (47％),metastatic solid tumor (42％).The most common factor leading to AKI for malignancies was post-renal obstruction (64％),followed by nephrotoxic drugs or contrast agents (24％),hypovolemia (18％).There was no significant change of the etiologies for AKI between the first six-year and the second six-year (P ＞ 0.05).The hospital mortality of patients with malignant tumor complicated by AKI was 25％,and multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that multiple etiologies (OR=13.356),multiple organ failure (OR=222.256),and metastatic solid tumors (OR=8.497) were the independent risk factors for hospital mortality.Conclusions AKI is a common complication in patients with malignant tumors,and the most common factor leading to AKI is postrenal obstruction.The hospital mortality in malignancies with AKI is high,which should get the attention of clinicians.