Some animal model experiments have found that salidroside has protective effect for injuries in various neurons and brain tissue induced by various causes,so it is expected to be used in the prevention and treatment of peripheral nerve injury,and cerebral ischemic and neurodegenerative diseases,such as cerebral infarction,Alzheimer's disease,Parkinson's disease,epilepsy,depression,Tourette syndrome,amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,and diabetic encephalopathy.Its mechanisms of neuroprotection are multiple:(1) Salidroside protects neurons and stem cells from apoptotic injury by antioxidation,blocking NOX2/ROS/MAPKs and REDD 1/mTOR/p70S6K signaling pathways,and promoting AMPK/SIRT1,RhoA-MAPK and PI3K/Akt signaling pathways against various injurious factors-induced oxidative stress,inhibiting expression of inflammatory cytokines,preventing intracellular Ca2+ overload and caspase-3 activation;(2) Salidroside obstructs endogenous amyloid-β production by inhibition of expression of β-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 1 and β-secretase activity.(3) Salidroside accelerates repair,regeneration and functional recovery of nerve by block Notch signaling pathway,and promoting BMP signaling pathway,super-regulating expression of neurotrophic factors,inducing neural stem cells and mesenchymal stem cells to differentiate into neural cells,and improving proliferation and function of Schwann cells.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of NGX6 with 5-Fu on the apoptosis of colon cancer cells. Methods: The NGX6-transfected HT-29 cell line with 5-Fu was used in the test group. HT-29 cell line with 5-Fu and PDTC was used in the control group. The expression of NF-κB was detected by EMSA. The proliferation of HT-29 cell line was assayed by MTT. The effect of NGX6 on the apoptosis was detected by FCM. HT-29 cells were double-stained by PI/Annexin-V and AO/EB and observed by fluorescence microscopy. Results: The expression of NF-κB was inhibited in NGX6 transfected colon carcinoma cell group and in colon carcino-ma cell group treated with PDTC. Treatment with the chemopreventive compounds 5-Fu and PDTC resulted in different responses in the effects of anti-proliferation and induced apoptosis of colon carcinoma cells. There was no significant difference in apoptosis between NGX6-transfected HT-29 call line with 5-Fu and the cells in the control group. NGX6 gene enhanced the effect of 5-Fu on the proliferation and apoptosis of colon carcino-ma cells. Conclusion: NGX6 gene can induce apoptosis and inhibit the proliferation of colon carcinoma cells. NGX6 gene can enhance the effect of 5-Fu on the proliferation and apoptosis of colon carcinoma cells through NF-κB pathway.

Animals ; Blood Glucose ; drug effects ; Body Weight ; drug effects ; Chronic Disease ; Female ; Hypoxia ; physiopathology ; KATP Channels ; drug effects ; Male ; Propylamines ; pharmacology ; Protective Agents ; pharmacology ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley

Oleanolic acid has a widespread pharmacologic effect,including anti-inflammation,antitumor,anfidiabetes,anti-atherosclerosis,hepatoprotection,anti-osteoporosis,etc.Bioavailability of oleanolic acid by oral administration is low,and is absorbed by intestine through passive transport.Oleanolic acid dispersion preparation can increase its solubility and bioavailability,and concentrate on liver to help treat for hepatic disease.The pharmacokinetic parameters,process in body of oleanolic acid,and the pharmacokinetic feature of oleanolic acid dispersion and its prodrug are reviewed,and its research advance on pharmacokinetics is summarized,which provides a reference for rational utilization of oleanolic acid.

Ursolic and oleanolic acids antagonize ox-LDL-,C-reactive protein-,non-enzymatic glycation end products-,hyper-glucose-,H2O2-,lipopolysaccharide-induced endothelial cell injury,and their vascular pharmacologic effects are in many ways.Ursolic and oleanolic acids can inhibit the proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells,and antagonize serum-,ox-LDL-,hyper-glucose-,leptin-induced vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation,thus produce vascular protection and improve vascular function;Ursolic and oleanolic acids can relieve diabetic vascular complication in diabetic mellitus rats,and vascular stenosis induced by carotid balloon catheter injury,and suppress the proliferation of vascular adventitial fibroblasts and prevent vascular stenosis induced by various experimental atherosclerosis models;they can also inhibit the proliferation of vascular endothelial cells,and have a dual action to antagonize inhibiting or promoting proliferation induced by various injurious factions.Thus they have a dual role of regulation in angiogenesis,and suppress angiogenesis of cornea,diabetic retina,and tumor tissues,have effects of vascular relaxation and resistance decrease,and have hypotensive effects in normal and various hypertensive animals.

Objective ToexplorethevalueofprenataldiagnosisoffetalABObloodgroupsinthepreventionofABO-HDN,andtoprovideevidenceforpreventionofABO-HDN.Methods Atotalof3777sampleswerecollectedfromthe pregnant women whose ABO blood group is O,and we detected the ABO blood group by serological method to detect the titerofIgGanti-Aandanti-Binthematernalblood.Results Amongthe3777samplescollectedfromthepregnant women whose ABO blood group is O ,the titer of IgG anti-A to anti-B was 1 to1 024 in 27 samples(0.7%),1∶51 2 in 97 samples(2.6%),1∶256 in 1 63 samples(4.3%),1∶1 28 in 285 samples(7.5%)and 1:64 in 603 samples(1 6%). We followed the pregnancy and newborn outcome of 769 case whose antibody titer of 1∶64 or more ,and compared the fetal ABO blood group with results of the titer of IgG anti -A and/or anti -B.A total of 641 patients (83.3%) was corresponding resistance against A or B,and 1 28 patients (1 6.6%)was not corresponding resistance against A or B.The higher the antibody titer,the higher incidence of neonatal ABO hemolytic disease occurred.We extracted the fetal free DNA of peripheral blood plasma in 30 pregnant women, and the genotypes of fetal ABO blood group were detected by the polymerase chain reaction-sequence specific primer (PCR-SSP),and all the experiment presented success.Conclusion ThetiterofIgGanti-Atoanti-Bcouldbeusedtopreventtheoccurrenceofhemolyticdiseaseofnewborn. Considering the interference factors,the fetal free DNA in the maternal circulation could be used to prenatally detect fetal ABO blood groups.

OBJECTIVETo analyze the genetic polymorphism, distribution of haplotypes, common and well-documented (CWD) and rare alleles of high-resolution HLA-A, B and DRB1 alleles by analysis from hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) donors in Jiangsu Han Chinese.

METHODSPCR-sequence-based typing and PCR-sequence specific oligonucleotide probes methods were applied for HLA-A, B and DRB1 high-resolution genotyping of 3238 unrelated healthy donors of hematopoietic stem cells in Jiangsu branch of Chinese National Marrow Donor Program registry.

RESULTS46 alleles of HLA-A,85 HLA-B and 51 HLA-DRB1 locus were found. The frequencies of the most common alleles were A * 11:01 (16.52%), B * 13:02 (11.60%) and DRB1 *07:01 (15.78%). That of the most common haplotype was A * 30: 01-B * 13: 02-DRB1 * 07: 01 (8.87%). 40 alleles of HLA-A,77 alleles of HLA-B, and 47 HLA-DRB1 alleles of HLA-DRB1 were CWD, which account for 99. 8% of total number of samples, and a few rare alleles not reported in Chinese population were found.

CONCLUSIONThe results of high-resolution, CWD and rare alleles showed the characteristics of HLA distribution in Jiangsu Han population, which may be useful for finding HLA matched unrelated donors, as well as for HLA correlation with population genetics and disease association studies.

Alleles ; Asian Continental Ancestry Group ; genetics ; Genotype ; HLA-A Antigens ; genetics ; HLA-B Antigens ; genetics ; HLA-DRB1 Chains ; genetics ; Haplotypes ; Hematopoietic Stem Cells ; Humans ; Tissue Donors

Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of acupuncture point injection plus Wen Dan decoction in treating cervical vertigo of wind-phlegm stagnation type. Method Sixty patients with cervical vertigo of wind-phlegm stagnation type were randomized to treatment and control groups, 30 cases each. The control group was treated with Betahistine mesilate tablets and the treatment group, acupuncture point injection plus Wen Dan decoction in addition. One course of treatment consisted of 14 days. The effects on cervical vertigo were evaluated after two courses of treatment. Result The total efficacy rate was 90.0% in the treatment group and 73.3% in the control group; there was a statistically significant difference between the two groups (P<0.05). Blood lipid levels, hemorheological indicators, and bilateral vertebral artery (VA) and basilar artery (BA) mean flow velocity were better in the treatment group than in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion Acupuncture point injection plus Wen Dan decoction based on Betahistine mesilate tablets has clinically a better therapeutic effect on cervical vertigo of wind-phlegm stagnation type.

OBJECTIVE To study the differentiation of PC12 cells induced by total salvianolic acid (Tsa) and the mechanism. METHODS MTT assay was used to detect the effect of Tsa 0.01, 0.1 and 1.0 μg·L-1on proliferation of PC12 cells and on the cells damaged by oxygen and glucose deprivation (OGD).The number of projections of PC12 cells was statistically analyzed.Western blotting was applied to detect the levels of microtubule-associated protein2 (MAP-2), extracellular signal-regulated kinase1/2 (ERK1/2), phosphorylated ERK1/2(p-ERK1/2), mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase1/2(MEK1/2) and p-MEK1/2 proteins.MEK inhibitor U0126 was examined for its effect on expressions of p-ERK1/2 and ERK1/2 protein in PC12 cells induced by Tsa 1.0 μg·L-1.RESULTS Compared with normal control group, Tsa 1.0 μg·L-1could promote PC12 cell proliferation, and the survival rate was increased by 90%, but the survival rate of PC12 cells was not affected by Tsa 0.01 or 0.1 μg·L-1. Compared with OGD injured group,PC12 cells injured by OGD could be repaired by Tsa 0.1 or 1.0 μg·L-1,and the survival rate was increased to (47.7±1.8)% and (63.2±13.0)%, respectively (P<0.05, P<0.01). Compared with normal control group,Tsa 0.01,0.1 and 1.0 μg·L-1could promote the growth of PC12 cell projections (P<0.01). Western blotting results showed that Tsa could promote the expressions of MAP-2, p-ERK1/2 and p-MEK1/2 proteins, and this effect could be blocked by U0126 inhibitor (P<0.01). CONCLUSION Tsa can induce the proliferation and differentiation of PC12 cells, the mechanism of which is possibly the activation of p-MEK and p-ERK1/2.

BACKGROUNDThe genioglossus (GG) is involved in the maintenance of an open airway for effective breathing. Although the pathogenesis of obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) was closely associated with GG dysfunction, its causes and possible treatment have not been elucidated. The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH) on serum adiponectin levels, electromyograph (EMG) activity and ultrastructure of GG, as well as the effect of an adiponectin supplement in anesthetized rats.

METHODSForty-two healthy male Wistar rats were randomly divided into normal control (A), CIH (B) and adiponectin treatment (C) groups, 14 rats in each group. CIH was performed eight hours per day for five weeks in both groups B and C. Group C received transvenous injection of adiponectin at the dosage of 10 microg per injection, twice a week for five weeks. At the end of the 5th week the GG EMG voltage was measured and compared among the three groups. Transmission electron microscope was used to observe the ultrastructure of the GG.

RESULTSCIH caused significant hypoadiponectinemia, weakened activity of GG EMG at both baseline and hypoxia stimulation, and induced ultrastructural pathological changes, such as, myofibril discontinuities, lysis of myofilament, edema of mitochondria and disruption of cristae, vacuolus and lysis of some mitochondria. Venous supplement of adiponectin improved the above pathological changes resulting from CIH.

CONCLUSIONCIH resulted in pathological changes in GG's EMG and ultrastructure, which could be improved by supplement of adiponectin and be associated with hypoadiponectinemia caused by CIH.

Adiponectin ; administration & dosage ; blood ; Animals ; Electromyography ; Hypoxia ; blood ; physiopathology ; Male ; Microscopy, Electron, Transmission ; Muscle, Skeletal ; physiology ; ultrastructure ; Random Allocation ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar ; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive ; blood ; physiopathology ; Tongue ; physiology ; ultrastructure