Objective To study the anti-fatigue effects of enzymatic hydrolyzed protein from Pinctada martensii.Methods Swimming time,contents of liver glycogen and serum urea nitrogen after swimming were determined.Results Three dosages of EPA were all able to prolong swimming time and decrease liver glycogen consumption and serum urea nitrogen content after exhausted swimming in various degree.Conclusion The EAP has evident anti-fatigue effects.

Adult ; Autopsy ; methods ; Female ; Humans ; Plasma Exchange ; Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic ; pathology

Objective To explore the changes of tumor necrosis factor-?(TNF-?) in serum and cerebrospinal fluid(CSF) of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and acute myelogenous leukemia(AML) and its clinical significance.Methods TNF-? in serum and CSF were measured by radioimmunoassay and CSF samples were obtained from 31 cases of childhood acute leukemia before treatment, on complete remission(CR), and continuous CR.Results Serum TNF-? was in ALL and AML before treatment [(24.35?4.84) pmol/L and(28.65?5.12) pmol/ L],which were significantly higher than those of healthy controls[(11.2 8? 1.69) pmol/L, P

Candida shehatae xyl1 gene and Pichia stipitis xyl2 gene were amplified by PCR and the xyl1 and xyl2 were both placed under the promoter GAL of vector pYES2 to produce the recombinant expression vector pYES2-P12. Subsequently the pYES2-P12 vector was transformed into S. cerevisiae YS58 by LiAc to produce the recombinant yeast YSS8-12. It was indicate that the recombinant yeast YSS8-12 could converse xylose to ethanol with the xylose consumption rate of 81. 3%.

Objective To assess the effectiveness of treatment of meniscal injuries of knee joints by arthroscopy.Methods 33 patients 35 joints were followed up and the parts,types and treatment under arthroscopy were analysed.Results 33 patients were followed up from six months to six years,the mean preoperative Lysholm score was 60.5 points,and the mean postoperative one was 86.7 points.Conclusion The advantage of treating meniscal injuries by arthroscopy was the result of correct examination and little wound of arthroscopy operation,and arthroscopic repair or partial menisectomy could effectively restore the function of the injured knee.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the effect of SIRT6/NF-κB signal axis in delaying hematopoietic stem/progenitor cell senescence with ginsenoside Rg1, in order to provide theatrical and experimental basis for looking for methods for delaying HSC senescence.

METHODSca-1 + HSC/HPC was isolated by magnetic cell sorting (MACS) and divided into five groups: the normal control group, the aging group, the positive control group, the Rg1 anti-senescence group, and the Rg1-treated group. Senescence-associated β-galactosidase (SA-β-Gal) staining, cell cycle analysis and hemopoietic progenitor cell mix (CFU-Mix) were adopted to determine the effect Rg1 in delaying or treating Sca-1 + HSC/HPC senescence biology. The mRNA and protein of senescence regulation molecules SIRT6 and NF-KB were examined by realtime fluorescence quantitative PCR (FQ-PCR) and western blotting.

RESULTCompared with the senescence group, the Rg1 anti-senescence group and the Rg1-treated group showed lower percentage in SA-β-Gal-stained positive cells, decreased cell proportion in G1 phase, increased number of CFU-Mix, up-regulated in SIRT6 mRNA and protein expression, down-regulation in NF-KB mRNA and protein expression. The Rg1 anti-senescence group showed more evident changes in indexes than the Rg1-treated group.

CONCLUSIONRg, may inhibit Sca-1 + HSC/HPC senescence induced by t-BHP by regulating SIRT6/NF-KB signal path.

Animals ; Antigens, Ly ; analysis ; Cellular Senescence ; drug effects ; Female ; Ginsenosides ; pharmacology ; Hematopoietic Stem Cells ; drug effects ; Male ; Membrane Proteins ; analysis ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; NF-kappa B ; physiology ; Signal Transduction ; physiology ; Sirtuins ; physiology

Rutaecarpine (Rut) is a type of indole quinazoline alkaloid exracted from Ruticarpum. Studies showed that Rut has a wide range of pharmacological effects, such as anti-hypertension, anticancer, anti-inflammation, anti-thrombus formation. Currently, many scholars are committed to developing it into a new antihypertensive and anti-inflammatory drug with all new mechanisms. But studies found that Rut is a highly fat-soluble drug with low water and oil solubility. Its high insolubility is the main obstacle in its oral absorption and application, which greatly reduced its bioavailability. Therefore, hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin (HP-beta-CD) was used as the inclusion material to prepare Rut-HP-beta-CD inclusion complex in this experiment, in order to increase its water solubility and bioavailability. In this experiment, the inclusion complex was prepared by the stirring-freeze-dry method. The preparation process was optimized by the orthogonal test, with the inclusion rate as the index, and molar ratio between host and guest molecules, inclusion temperature, time and stirring speed as the impacting factors. Moreover, the inclusion complex was verified by detecting the apparent solubility, thin layer chromatography, microscopic identification, melting point detection and dissolution study. The results showed that under the conditions of the molar ratio between Rut and HP-beta-CD of 1: 1, temperature at 60 degrees C, inclusion time of 4h and stirring speed at 600 r x min(-1), the inclusion rate of Rut-HP-beta-CD reached 91.04%. Therefore, the preparation process of Rut-HP-beta-CD inclusion under the optimum conditions is simple and feasible, with a highest inclusion rate and reproducibility, and could significantly improve Rut's solubility and bioavailability, and provide a reliable experimental basis for its clinical application.
2-Hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin ; Alkaloids ; chemistry ; Chemistry, Pharmaceutical ; methods ; Drug Carriers ; chemistry ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; chemistry ; Rutaceae ; chemistry ; Solubility ; beta-Cyclodextrins ; chemistry

The effects of intracerebralventricular (icv) injection of nitric oxide (NO) donor and nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor on the spontaneous discharge of magnocellular neurons of paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of hypothalamus were investigated in urethane anaesthetized adult SD rats by using microelectrode extracellularly recording method. The results showed that icv injection of NO donor sodium nitroprusside (SNP) had dose-dependent inhibitory effects on vasopressin (VP) secreting units in PVN. Icv injection of NOS inhibitor Nω-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) also inhibited all of the VP-secreting neurons examined. Both the drugs had no effect on almost all oxytocin (OT) secreting units. These results suggest that NO may differentially modulate the activities of OT and VP neurons.

Objective To explore the changes and significance of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) in the serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Methods TNF-α was measured by radioimmunoassay in 31 cases of childhood acute leukemia of various phases. Results Serum TNF-α levels pre-therapy in ALL and AML [(24.35±4.84) pmol/L, (28.65±5.12) pmol/L] were significantly higher than that of control [(11.28±1.69) pmol/L], P<0.01. Right after complete remission (CR), TNF-α decreased [(16.42±2.57) pmol/L, (14.57±3.64) pmol/L] but was higher than that of control (P<0.05). 6, 12, 24, 36 months after CR, serum TNF-α levels in ALL and AML returned to normal. Serum TNF-α increased again and was higher than that of control (P<0.01) when relapsed. CSF TNF-α pre-therapy in ALL and AML [(12.35±1.74) pmol/L, (14.56±1.92) pmol/L] were also significantly higher than that of control [(7.54±0.96) pmol/L] (P<0.01). During CR and continuous CR, CSF TNF-α in ALL and AML patients remained at the level of control (P>0.05). CSF TNF-α level in children with central nervous system leukemia (CNSL) was higher than those without CNSL [(25.62±7.14 pmol/L vs (12.15±0.89) pmol/L], P<0.01. There was a positive correlation between white blood cell count and TNF-α level in the CSF (r=0.942, P<0.05). CSF TNF-α level decreased gradually after intrathecal therapy, but it decreased more slowly than the white blood cells of CSF. Conclusions TNF-α concentration in the serum and CSF may be of great value in reflecting leukemic cell burden, early diagnosis of CNSL and monitoring intrathecal chemotherapy.