Objective:To discuss the effects of panax notoginseng saponins (PNS) enteric-coated pellets on hemorrheology in rabbits.Methods:The rabbits were divided into the normal control group,the model control group,Xueshuangtong injection (lyophilization) group(15 mg·kg-1·d-1 ,im),PNS enteric-coated pellets groups respectively at high(45 mg·kg-1·d-1,ig),medium(30 mg·kg-1·d-1,ig) and low (15 mg·kg-1·d-1,ig) dose.The model was established by intragastric administration of high-fat diet.The whole-blood viscosity,plasma viscosity,erythrocyte aggregational index,crythrocyte index of rigidity and erythrocyte electro-phoresis rate in the groups were detected using hemorheological methods.Results:The above indices of hemorheology in the model control group were all significantly higher than those in the normal control group (P<0.01),suggesting the successful establishment of the model.Compared with the model control group,PNS enteric-coated pellets at high and medium doses could significantly reduce the whole blood viscosity and plasma viscosity(P<0.01 or P<0.05);PNS enteric-coated pellets group at low dose could significantly reduce the whole blood middle shear viscosity and plasma viscosity(P<0.05);the three PNS enteric-coated pellets groups could significantly reduce the agglutination index(P<0.01);PNS enteric-coated pellets at high and medium doses could significantly reduce the crythrocyte index of rigidity(P<0.01 or P<0.05);the three PNS enteric-coated pellets groups could significantly reduce the erythrocyte electro-phoresis rate,while there was no significant difference(P>0.05).Compared with Xueshuangtong injection (lyophilization) group,PNS enteric-coated pellets group at medium dose could significantly reduce the whole blood middle shear viscosity(P<0.05).Conclusion:PNS enteric-coated pellets can reduce the whole-blood viscosity,plasma viscosity,erythrocyte aggregational index,crythrocyte index of rigidity and erythrocyte electro-phoresis rate,and effectively promote blood circulation and remove stasis,inhibit thrombosis formation and increase blood supply for heart and cerebral vessels.

OBJECTIVETo develop a simple, cheap, quick, accurate and practical method for a high throughout genotypes assay of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA.

METHODSCrude DNA was extracted by a simplified proteinase K digesting method. HPV common conservative primers: GP5+/6+ system was used to amplify HPV DNA in 127 samples of condylomata acuminatum (CA) and cervical scrapes by PCR, then the PCR product was assayed using a template directing terminator incorporation (TDI) and genotypes were detected with fluorescence polarization (FP). Major HPVs type-specific probes (HPV6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 35 and 58) designed by us were hybridized with the specific PCR products and a special fluorescent ddNTP terminator was directly added to the end of the probe under direction of specific PCR products. The results were measured with FP and compared with the results of the DNA sequence.

RESULTSCompared with the results of DNA sequencing, the results detected with fluorescence polarization were all correct. The proposed method could detect more than one type of HPV infection, but DNA sequencing method could not. The positive rate of HPV was 100% in 78 CA biopsies. Among them, there were 14 HPV double infections [HPV6B and 11 (9 cases), HPV11 and 16 (4), HPV11 and 18 (1)], 5 HPV triple infections [HPV6B, 11 and 16 (4), HPV11, 16 and 18 (1)], and one HPV quadruple infection (HPV6B, 11, 16 and 18). The positive rate of HPV was 77% in the 49 cervical scrapes. Six HPV double infections [HPV6B and 11 (2), HPV11 and 16 (1), HPV6B and 16 (1), HPV16 and 18 (1), HPV18 and 58 (1)], 3 HPV triple infections [HPV6B, 11 and 16 (2), HPV11, 16 and 18 (1)] and one HPV quadruple infection (HPV6B, 11, 16 and 18) were detected in cervical cancer scrapes.

CONCLUSIONSThe proposed method allowed a high throughout, special, simple, rapid, automatic and economical detection of HPV-DNA genotyping without a use of labeling probes. It can detect multiple HPV genotype infection and will be and useful tool in HPV genotype screening.

Base Sequence ; DNA, Viral ; analysis ; Fluorescence Polarization ; methods ; Genotype ; Humans ; Papillomaviridae ; genetics ; Papillomavirus Infections ; diagnosis ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Tumor Virus Infections ; diagnosis

Objective To investigate the effect of adjuvant therapy of Shenfu Injection on NOD-like receptor protein 3(NLRP3)/cysteine-aspartic acid-specific protease 1(Caspase-1)mediated py-roptosis signaling pathway and inflammatory factor levels in rats with acute myocardial infarction(AMI).Methods A total of 40 rats were randomly divided into sham operation group,model group,betaloc group(0.9 mg/kg),and combination group(0.9 mg/kg betaloc combined with 6 mL/kg Shenfu Injection),with 10 rats in each group.The rats were treated by gavage continuously for 3 weeks.The levels of serum troponin Ⅰ(cTnⅠ),creatine kinase-MB(CK-MB),interleukin(IL)-6,IL-1β,and tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α)in rats were detected before modeling,after modeling,and at 3 weeks of treatment.Echocardiographic parameters such as left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF),left ventricular end-systolic diameter(LVESD),left ventricular end-diastolic diameter(LVEDD),and myocardial infarction area were compared among groups after modeling and at 3 weeks of treatment.Real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction(qRT-PCR)and Western blot were used to detect the mRNA and protein expression levels of NLRP3 and Caspase-1 in the myocardium.Results Compared with the sham operation group,the levels of cTnⅠ,CK-MB,IL-6,IL-1 β,TNF-α,myocardial infarction area,and the expressions of NLRP3 mRNA and Caspase-1 mRNA in the model group were significantly increased after modeling and at 3 weeks of treatment(P＜0.05);compared with the model group,the levels of cTnⅠ,CK-MB,IL-6,IL-1β,TNF-α,myocardial infarction area,and the expressions of NLRP3 mRNA and Caspase-1 mRNA in the betaloc group and the combination group were significantly decreased at 3 weeks of treatment,and the above indicators in the combination group were significantly lower than those in the betaloc group(P＜0.05).Conclusion Adjuvant therapy of Shenfu Injection for AMI can fur-ther alleviate myocardial cell injury,shorten infarction size,and inhibit inflammatory response and pyroptosis activity.

Objective To investigate the effect of adjuvant therapy of Shenfu Injection on NOD-like receptor protein 3(NLRP3)/cysteine-aspartic acid-specific protease 1(Caspase-1)mediated py-roptosis signaling pathway and inflammatory factor levels in rats with acute myocardial infarction(AMI).Methods A total of 40 rats were randomly divided into sham operation group,model group,betaloc group(0.9 mg/kg),and combination group(0.9 mg/kg betaloc combined with 6 mL/kg Shenfu Injection),with 10 rats in each group.The rats were treated by gavage continuously for 3 weeks.The levels of serum troponin Ⅰ(cTnⅠ),creatine kinase-MB(CK-MB),interleukin(IL)-6,IL-1β,and tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α)in rats were detected before modeling,after modeling,and at 3 weeks of treatment.Echocardiographic parameters such as left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF),left ventricular end-systolic diameter(LVESD),left ventricular end-diastolic diameter(LVEDD),and myocardial infarction area were compared among groups after modeling and at 3 weeks of treatment.Real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction(qRT-PCR)and Western blot were used to detect the mRNA and protein expression levels of NLRP3 and Caspase-1 in the myocardium.Results Compared with the sham operation group,the levels of cTnⅠ,CK-MB,IL-6,IL-1 β,TNF-α,myocardial infarction area,and the expressions of NLRP3 mRNA and Caspase-1 mRNA in the model group were significantly increased after modeling and at 3 weeks of treatment(P＜0.05);compared with the model group,the levels of cTnⅠ,CK-MB,IL-6,IL-1β,TNF-α,myocardial infarction area,and the expressions of NLRP3 mRNA and Caspase-1 mRNA in the betaloc group and the combination group were significantly decreased at 3 weeks of treatment,and the above indicators in the combination group were significantly lower than those in the betaloc group(P＜0.05).Conclusion Adjuvant therapy of Shenfu Injection for AMI can fur-ther alleviate myocardial cell injury,shorten infarction size,and inhibit inflammatory response and pyroptosis activity.

BACKGROUND: Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), indexes of systemic inflammation, have been associated with worse survival for many types of cancer. The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of NLR and PLR on overall survival (OS) and to explore the value of changes in the NLR and PLR with treatment as a response indicator in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). METHODS: A total of 68 NSCLC patients in Peking University Third Hospital were eligible for retrospective analysis between April 2008 and April 2015. The pretreatment and posttreatment NLR and PLR in all patients were calculated based on complete blood counts. Potential prognostic factors such as age, gender, performance status, histology, stage, response to chemotherapy, NLR and PLR were analyzed. NLR and PLR were assessed at baseline and during chemotherapy treatment. OS was calculated by the Kaplan-Meier method. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses were performed to determine the associations of the PLR, NLR and clinical features with OS. RESULTS: Among the 68 cases, the values of the posttreatment NLR after two cycles of chemotherapy (NLR2) and the pretreatment NLR (NLR0) were (2.69±2.06) and (3.94±2.12), respectively. NLR2 was significantly lower than NLR0 (P=0.000). There was no difference between the pretreatment PLR (PLR0) and the posttreatment PLR after two cycles of chemotherapy (PLR2) (P<0.05). NLR2 significantly correlated with the response of first line treatment with two or four cycles of chemotherapy. The proportion of high NLR2 in the patients with progression disease was 100.0%, significantly higher than the proportion of high NLR2 in the patients with partial response or stable disease. NLR0, PLR0 and NLR2 were significantly correlated with the OS (P<0.05), but not with age, performance status, histology, stage, status and regimens of treatment (P>0.05). According to univariate analysis, the OS was significantly associated with NLR0, PLR0, NLR2, the response of 2 and 4 cycles of first line chemotherapy, status and regimens of second line treatment (P<0.05), but not with stage, status of third line or beyond treatment and radiotherapy (P>0.05). The multivariate analysis showed that NLR0 (P=0.004), the response with 4 cycles of first line chemotherapy (P=0.022) and status of second line treatment (P=0.007) were independent prognostic indicators in the 68 patients. CONCLUSIONS The study showed that NLR0 was well connected with outcomes and NLR2 was well connected with the response to first line chemotherapy in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Therefore, NLR may be a biomarker for predicting the outcomes and response of first line chemotherapy and a potential target for management of non-small cell lung cancer.
Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung ; blood ; drug therapy ; pathology ; radiotherapy ; Disease-Free Survival ; Female ; Humans ; Leukocyte Count ; Lung Neoplasms ; blood ; drug therapy ; pathology ; radiotherapy ; Lymphocytes ; cytology ; drug effects ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neutrophils ; cytology ; drug effects ; Retrospective Studies ; Treatment Outcome