Adult ; Bone Neoplasms ; Female ; Humans ; Nose Neoplasms ; Sarcoma, Ewing

OBJECTIVETo investigate the effect of total flavonoids of astragalus on the expression of endoplasmic reticulum chaperone, calumenin and connecxin 43 (CX43) in suckling mouse myocardium with myocarditis caused by coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3).

METHODSThe primary culture of suckling mouse myocardium cells were randomly divided into control group, CVB3 infected group and total flavonoids of astragalus group. Firstly, to confirm the identity of the suckling mouse myocardium, α-SMA was monitored by immunohistochemistry method. Then the protein expression changes of endoplasmic reticulum chaperone-glucose regulatory protein 78 ( GRP78), calumenin and CX43 were detected by Western blot.

RESULTS(1) Compared with that of the control group, the GRP78 expression level in CVB3 infected group was improved, the expression levels of calumenin and CX43 were all reduced. (2) Compared with that of CVB3 infected group, GRP78 expression level was decreased, and the expression levels of calumenin and CX43 were increased in total flavonoids of astragalus group.

CONCLUSIONCVB3 infection may cause endoplasmic reticulum stress of rat myocardium cells by increasing the expression of GRP78 and decreasing the expression of calumenin and CX43. On the other hand, total flavonoids of astragalus can reduce the expression of GRP78 and increase the expression of calumenin and CX43.The results of this experiment may be closely related to the effects of anti-arrhythmia with viral myocarditis caused by CVB3.

Animals ; Astragalus Plant ; chemistry ; Blotting, Western ; Calcium-Binding Proteins ; metabolism ; Cells, Cultured ; Connexin 43 ; metabolism ; Coxsackievirus Infections ; drug therapy ; Endoplasmic Reticulum ; metabolism ; Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress ; drug effects ; Flavonoids ; pharmacology ; Heat-Shock Proteins ; metabolism ; Mice ; Myocarditis ; drug therapy ; virology ; Myocardium ; cytology ; Myocytes, Cardiac ; drug effects ; virology ; Rats

Objective To study adrenomedullin (AM) mRNA and protein expression level in myocardium of autoimmune myocarditis animal models induced by immunization of mice with lactobacillus casei cell wall element(LCWE). Methods Forty-five Balb/c male mice were randomly divided into experimental group (n = 30) and control group (n = 15), which were intraperitoneally injected with LCWE and phosphate buffered solution(PBS) at day 0,3,5 and 10,respectively. Sera and myocardium samples were gained 14,21 and 28 days after the first immunization. AM expression levels were determined by semiquantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction(RT- PCR) and immunchistochemistry,and mycardial histopathological lesions were observed. The anti- myosin antibodies in different stages were examined by an ELISA. Results There were myocardial necrosis or inflammatory infiltration in the experimental group, but myocardial lesions were not found in the control group. Anti - myosin antibodies were detected in sera of experimental mice,but not in control group. Immunchistochemistry findings demonstrated that AM expression level was higher in the experimental group than in the control group( P

It is unanimously accepted that stroke is a highly heterogeneous disorder.Different subtypes of ischemic stroke may have different risk factors,clinical features,and prognoses.The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk factors,clinical characteristics,and prognoses of different subtypes of ischemic stroke defined by the Trial of ORG10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment (TOAST) criteria.We prospectively analyzed the data from 530 consecutive patients who were admitted to our hospital with acute ischemic stroke within 7 days of stroke onset during the study period.Standardized data assessment was used and the cause of ischemic stroke was classified according to the TOAST criteria.Patients were followed up till 30 and 90 days after stroke onset.It was found that large-artery atherosclerosis was the most frequent etiology of stroke (37.4％),and showed the highest male preponderance,the highest prevalence of previous transient ischemic attack,and the longest hospital stay among all subtypes.Small artery disease (36.4％) was associated with higher body mass index,higher plasma triglycerides,and lower plasma high-density lipoprotein cholesterol than cardioembolism.Cardioembolism (7.7％),which was particularly common in the elderly (i.e.,individuals aged 65 years and older),showed the highest female preponderance,the highest prevalence of atrial fibrillation,the earliest presentation to hospital after stroke onset,the most severe symptoms on admission,the maximum complications associated with an adverse outcome,and the highest rate of stroke recurrence and mortality.Our results suggest that ischemic stroke should be regarded as a highly heterogeneous disorder.Studies involving risk factors,clinical features,and prognoses of ischemic stroke should differentiate between etiologic stroke subtypes.

Objective: To investigate the clinical features of adult B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) with E2A-PBX1 fusion gene positive. Methods: The clinical data of 91 Philadelphia chromosome negative B-ALL patients who received chemotherapy regularly in Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University from March 2015 to December 2017 were collected. According to the fusion gene detection results, the patients were divided into E2A-PBX1 fusion gene positive group and E2A-PBX1 fusion gene negative group. The clinical features and prognosis of both groups were retrospectively analyzed. And then E2A-PBX1 fusion gene negative group was further divided into MLL-AF4 fusion gene positive group and the other ALL groups,which were compared with E2A-PBX1 fusion gene positive group in the prognosis. Results: There were 11 ALL patients with E2A-PBX1 fusion gene positive, and 80 ALL patients with E2A-PBX1 fusion gene negative. The level of lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) in E2A-PBX1 fusion gene positive group was higher than that in E2A-PBX1 fusion gene negative group [4 063 U/L (1 070- 9 554 U/L) vs. 454 U/L (103- 18 651 U/L), U=-4.700, P < 0.01], and there were no statistically significant differences in age, gender, white blood cell count and extramedullary invasion (all P > 0.05). The immunophenotypes of ALL patients with E2A-PBX1 fusion gene positive were all common B-cell phenotype. Out 4 of 7 ALL patients showed the different expression of Philadelphia-like ALL phenotype CRLF2 or phosphorylated CRKL or phosphorylated STAT5 by using flow cytometry. The complete remission (CR), minimal residual disease (MRD)-negative and the recurrence for 11 cases of E2A-PBX1 fusion gene positive group included 9, 7, 8 cases, respectively after first course of induction chemotherapy. The CR, MRD-negative and the recurrence for 80 cases of E2A-PBX1 fusion gene negative group included 71, 53, 26 cases, respectively after the first course of induction chemotherapy. There were no statistically significant differences in the CR and MRD-negative between the two groups after the first course of induction chemotherapy (P= 0.721, P= 0.487), but there was a statistical difference in the recurrence (χ²= 7.751, P= 0.012). The median follow-up time was 17 months (1-44 months), and the 1-year overall survival (OS) rate and 1-year event-free survival (EFS) rate of E2A-PBX1 fusion gene positive ALL group were lower than those of the negative group (OS: 43.6% vs. 70.0%, P= 0.020; EFS: 13.6% vs. 60.0%, P= 0.002). Subgroup analysis showed that there were no statistical differences between E2A-PBX1 fusion gene positive group and MLL-AF4 fusion gene positive group in 1-year OS rate and 1-year EFS rate (P= 0.617, P= 0.984). Conclusions E2A-PBX1 fusion gene positive rate is low in adult B-ALL patients with a good response to traditional chemotherapy in the early stage, but its cumulative recurrence rate is high. It is a high-risk cytogenetic abnormality which is similar to MLL gene rearrangement and needs to explore novel therapy strategies.

The purpose of this study was to establish real-time based methods for detection of NPM1 gene mutation in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Primers/probes were designed according to the clustered region of NPM1 mutations on exon 12. Two real-time PCR assays, including high resolution melting curve (HRM) and allele-specific PCR (AS-PCR), were developed and clinically evaluated with 89 AML samples, which were parallelly detected by capillary electrophoresis (CE) and sequencing. The results showed that a total of 17 mutation-positive samples were detected, including type A (15 cases), type B (1 case) and type Nm (1 case). HRM assay could detect all mutant types, and the analytical sensitivity was around 5%. In contrast, AS-PCR assay detected only 95% mutant types, but its sensitivity was as high as 0.01%. It is concluded that considering the characteristics of each method as well as the clinical evaluation results, HRM may be used for screening of NPM1 mutations at diagnosis, while the AS-PCR can be used for the MRD quantification during follow-up.
Alleles ; DNA Mutational Analysis ; Electrophoresis, Capillary ; methods ; Genome ; Humans ; Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute ; diagnosis ; genetics ; Mutation ; Neoplasm, Residual ; diagnosis ; Nuclear Proteins ; genetics ; Plasmids ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; methods ; Sensitivity and Specificity

OBJECTIVETo study the effects of Bushen Zhuyun Decoction (BZD) on the reproductive capacity of mice.

METHODSTotally 60 female Kunming mice were randomly divided into the experimental group and the control group. BZD was perfused by gastric tube to mice in the experimental group, twice daily. Meanwhile, mice in the control group were administered with normal saline by gastrogavage. Mice were sacrificed on the 10th day and the 20th day of medication respectively, 15 mice each time in each group. The serum levels of estradiol and progesterone were detected by radioimmunoassay. The morphological changes of uterus and ovary were observed using HE staining. The expressions of leukaemia inhibitory factor (LIF), epidermal growth factor (EGF), and calcitionin (CT) were determined using immunohistochemical assay.

RESULTSCompared with the control group at the same time point, the weights of uterus and ovary increased, the serum levels of estradiol and progestogen increased, the expressions of LIF, CT, and EGF increased in the experimental group on the 10th day and the 20th day of medication (P <0.05, P <0.01). Better results were shown on the 20th day of medication (P <0.05). Histological results showed increased ovarian follicle numbers, increased endometrial gland numbers, endometrial hyperplasia (stratiform arranged), and increased stromal cells in the experimental group, especially on the 20th day of medication.

CONCLUSIONBZD could improve the reproductive capacity by advancing the development of generative organs, promoting the secretion of estradiol and progestogen and the follicular growth, and increasing the receptivity of endometrium.

Animals ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; pharmacology ; Endometrium ; metabolism ; Estradiol ; metabolism ; Female ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred Strains ; Organ Size ; Ovary ; drug effects ; Progesterone ; metabolism ; Uterus ; drug effects

AIM:To observe the influence of erythropoietin (EPO) on eryptosis and production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in erythrocytes under stimulation of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2),.and to explore its related mecha-nism. METHODS:The erythrocyte suspension (1%) was cultured in vitro and divided into 3 groups:control group (C group,the culture medium was PBS),H2O2group (H group,the culture medium was PBS containing H2O2at final con-centration of 100 μmol/L) and EPO group (E group,the culture medium was PBS containing H2O2at final concentration of 100 μmol/L and EPO at final concentration of 2×104U/L). The erythrocytes were collected at 24 h and 60 h. The eryptosis was detected by flow cytometry with Annexin V staining. The production of ROS and intracellular calcium ion con-centration (Ca2+]i) were also analyzed by flow cytometry. RESULTS:The eryptosis in C group was increased as the in-cubating time extended. The eryptosis in H group was higher than that in C group (P<0.01),while that in E group was lower than that in H group(P<0.01). Meanwhile,ROS production andCa2+]iwere higher in H group than those in C group (P<0.01), but those were lower in E group than those in H group (P<0.05 or P<0.01). CONCLUSION:EPO inhibits eryptosis induced by H2O2and its mechanism may be related to antioxidant effect and change of Ca2+]i.

Channel syndrome differentiation is a more commonly-used syndrome differentiation method of Professor HE Pu-ren clinically, which includes the 3 aspects: differentiation of diseases and syndromes on the channel parts along the body surface; differentiation of diseases and syndromes of the internal organs connected with the channels; differentiation of qi and blood of the channels. According to results of the channel syndrome differentiation, with flexible application of the HE's Santong methods and selection of corresponding treatment program, many complicated and difficult diseases are cured.
Acupuncture Therapy ; methods ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Humans ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional

OBJECTIVETo find out the mechanisms of redifferentiation and reversion of malignant human gastric cancer cells induced by ascorbic acid.

METHODSHuman gastric cancer cells grown in the laboratory were used. The Trypan blue dye exclusion method was used to determine the cell doubling time. The electrophoresis rate and colonogenic potential were the indices used to measure the rate of redifferentiation. The content of malondialdehyde (MDA) was measured using the thiobarbituric acid (TBA) method. The activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and the content of H202 were evaluated by spectrophotography.

RESULTSSix mmol/L ascorbic acid was used as a positive control. Human gastric cancer cells were treated with 75 microm hydrogen peroxide, which alleviated many of the malignant characteristics. For example, the cell surface charge obviously decreased and the electrophoresis rate dropped from 2.21 to 1.10 microm x s(-1) x V(-1) x cm(-1). The colonogenic potential, a measure of cell differentiation, decreased 90.2%. After treatment with ascorbic acid, there was a concentration- and time-dependent increase in hydrogen peroxide (H202) and the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD). However, the activity of catalase (CAT) resulted in a concentration- and time-dependent decrease. SOD and 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole (AT) exhibited some effects, but there were statistically significant differences between the SOD and AT group and the H202 group.

CONCLUSIONSAscorbic acid induces growth inhibition and redifferentiation of human gastric cancer cells through the production of hydrogen peroxide.

Antioxidants ; pharmacology ; Ascorbic Acid ; pharmacology ; Cell Differentiation ; drug effects ; Humans ; Hydrogen Peroxide ; metabolism ; Stomach Neoplasms ; drug therapy ; metabolism ; pathology ; Tumor Cells, Cultured