Objectives： To identify the peptide sequence of a epitope and study its three dimensional structure on molecule of cyclophilin A.　Methods： Using anti oyelophilin A (CyPA) monoclonal antibody (McAb D4) as the capture antibody, the library displayed random heptapeptides was screened by biopanning. The phage clones with high affinity for McAb D4 were chosen and their inserts were sequenced and then the antibody binding site was searched for on three dimensional structure of CyPA with RasMol software.　Results：After 3 rounds of biopanning, 7 phage clones with high affinity for McAb D4 were sequenced and 3 different species were obtained, five of seven clones shared a predominant consensus sequence, WSLQSFL. The amino acid sequences of the inserts were compared with that of human CyPA.No homologous sequence was found in the primary structure of CyPA. With the data from PDB database and RasMol software, we found that W121,S99,L98,Q111,S110,F112 and L122 constructed a hydrophobic pocket which may be the epitope for McAb D4.　 Conclusions： W121,S99,L98,Q111,S110,F112 and L122 may form a conformational epitope of cyclophilin A.

AIM:To explore the possible alteration of refraction and estimate the potential impact of visual quality, investigate the impact of intraocular structure between the simple operation and the combination of phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation, and observe the influence among various tamponade materials application.
METHODS: Ultrasound biomicroscopy ( UBM ) and intraocular len ( IOL ) Master were measured for simple vitrectomy patients ( the simple group, 37 eyes ) and vitrectomy combined with cataract surgery patients ( the combined group, 11 eyes ) . Several parameters were measured such as the anterior chamber depth ( ACD ) , angle opening distance ( AOD ) , trabecular iris angle (TIA), axial length (AL), et al . The simple group was further divided into three sub - groups by various tamponade materials in vitreous: silicone oil group, gas group and equilibrium liquid group. All patients were measured including ACD, AOD250, AOD500, TIA500, AL and corneal curvature (K1, K2) parameters preoperatively and 2wk postoperatively.
RESULTS: AOD250, AOD500, TIA500 and AL were decreased 0. 13±0. 21mm, 0. 16±0. 22mm, 8. 68o±9. 72o and 0. 18±0. 24mm ( all P<0. 05 ) respectively in the simple group postoperatively. ACD, AOD250, AOD500, TIA500 and AL in combined group increased 0. 95±0. 54mm, 0. 13±0. 12mm, 0. 22±0. 20mm, 11. 49o±11. 06o, and 0. 45±0.30mm ( all P < 0. 05 ) respectively after operation. Alteration of ACD, AOD250, AOD500, TIA500 and AL were different between simple group and combined group ( P<0. 05). Of data from various tamponade materials sub-groups, ACD, AOD250, AOD500 and TIA500 of the gas group reduced 0. 19±0. 17mm, 0. 14±0. 09mm, 0. 20±0. 12mm, and 12. 02o±6. 64o respectively after operation ( P<0. 05), the AOD250, AOD500, TIA500 and axial length of silicone oil group decreased 0. 19±0. 25mm, 0. 21±0. 26mm, 10. 44o±9. 67oand 0. 23±0. 19mm respectively after operation ( P < 0.05 ) , while equilibrium liquid group had no significant changed in all intraocular structure (P>0. 05). However, neither the corneal thickness nor curvature (K1, K2) were changed postoperatively (P>0. 05).
CONCLUSION:Alteration of anterior segment and axial length in combined group are different from that of the simple group, while the corneal thickness and corneal curvature ( K1, K2 ) are not obviously changed in all groups. Meanwhile, various tamponade materials can also cause different impact on intraocular structure and refraction. In brief, alterations of intraocular structure might cause discrepant refractive changes and potential influence of visual quality.

AIM:To investigate the protective effects of adenosine on cultured rat hippocampal neurons after oxygen-glucose deprivation. METHODS:The control and adenosine-treated hippocampal neurons cultured for 12 d were exposed to oxygen-glucose deprivation environment for 0.5-4 h and then cultured with original medium in normoxia for 24 h . The soma area,survival rate, effluxes of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)and apoptosis of neurons were observed. RESULTS:The soma area, effluxes of lactate dehydrogenase from neurons and apoptosis were increased while survival rate of neurons was decreased after oxygen-glucose deprivation compared with those pre-oxygen-glucose deprivation. Compared with the control, after oxygen-glucose deprivation the soma area, effluxes of lactate dehydrogenase from neurons and apoptosis were decreased, however, the survival rate of neurons was increased in the adenosine group.CONCLUSION: Oxygen-glucose deprivation can lead to the severe damage of cultured hippocampal neurons, and adenosine can reduce neuronal injury induced by oxygen-glucose deprivation.

Acupuncture Therapy ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Respiration Disorders ; physiopathology ; therapy ; Yawning ; Young Adult

Humans ; Periodontal Diseases ; therapy ; Tissue Engineering

Animals ; Animals, Newborn ; Cerebral Cortex ; cytology ; metabolism ; Disease Models, Animal ; Female ; Fluorescent Antibody Technique ; Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain ; metabolism ; Male ; Phosphorylation ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate ; metabolism

Objective To summary the experience of management for orthotopic homologous heart transplantation,heart-lung co-transplantation and to discuss the postoperative treatment of short-term complications.Methods Orthotopic homologous heart transplantation and heart-lung co- transplantation on 9 cases were performed from May 2004 to February 2006.The patients were traced closely and all complications were treated in time.Results During hospital stay,hypertension oc- curred in one case,right heart insufficiency in one case,infection of mycetes and cytomegalovirus in 2 cases after the heart transplantation,and in the patient undergoing heart-lung co-transplantation,renal inadequacy,bronchial anastomosis stenosis and fungus infection occurred.All patients obtained symp- tomatic relief before discharge.Conclusion Proper perioperative management,immunosuppressive therapy and management of postoperative complications could reduce mortality and obtain satisfactory therapeutic effect in the near future.

Objective To investigate the correlations between plasma levels of carnitine(CT),free fat acid(FFA) and insulin resisitance in children with simple obesity.Methods Fifty-six children diagnosed with simple obesity were enrolled as study group(obesity group),36 healthy children as control group.The concentration of plasma level of insulin was measured by radioimmunoassay(RIA),CT was measured by high performance liquid chromatography(HPLC),FFA and triglyceride(TG) were measured by enzymatic-colorimetric assay.Body mass index(BMI) and waist to hip ratio(WHR) were caculated.Insulin sensitivity index (InSI) and insulin resistance index (InRI) were cacula-ted by homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR).SPSS 13.0 software was used to analyze the data.Results The concentration of CT in plasma was (43.67?12.75) ?mol/L in obesity group,(58.31?21.25) ?mol/L in control group,respectively.There was a significant difference between 2 groups (t=2.566 P

Objective To investigate the cytotoxicity and mechanism of killing tumor of cytokine-induced killer (CIK) cells in vitro.Methods Mononuclear cells were acquired freshly from bone marrow of children with leukemia,and the cells obstained were induced into dendritic cells by adding granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating,IL-4,TNF-? and other cytokines.Lymphocytes cells were isolated freshly from peripheral blood of children with leukemia by Ficoll-Hypaque density centrifugation,and the cells obstained were induced by IFN-?,IL-2 and CD3McAb.The DC cells and CIK cells were co-cultured for 10-25 days,then DC-CIK cells were obtained.Phenotypes of DC-CIK were analyzed by flow cytomery.The cytotoxicity of DC-CIK against a variety of leukemic cell lines was investigated by MTT technique.When treated with mouse-anti-human LFA-1 monoclonal antibody,the expression of GATA-3 and T -bet in the levels of mRNA and protein were mea-sured by using RT-PCR and Western Blot technique,respectively.Results In the first 0-6 days,DC-CIK induced slowly,the proliferation of DC-CIK got 100-fold at the 13th day,cells were rapidly proliferating in the first 13-21 days.The maximum proliferation of DC-CIK reached at the 22nd day.The phenotypes of CD3,CD11a,CD54,HLA-DR were expressed highly; CD3/CD56,CD25,CD28,CD69,FasL were expressed moderately on DC-CIK.The expression of CD16 was not increased.DC-CIK possessed the cytotoxicity against tumor cells of B95,Jhhan and M07e.The effect was stronger to B95,there was no significant difference when the efficiency target ratio was 12.5:1.0 or 25:1,the cytotoxicity reached about 50% and 60%,respectively,against tumor cells of B95.However,it was not obvious to Jhhan and M07e.When the efficiency target ratio was 12.5:1.0 or 25:1,the cytotoxicity reached to 27.21%,25.13%,33.05%,29.72%,respectively,against tumor cells of Jhhan and M07e.When treated with mouse-anti-human LFA-1 monoclonal antibody,the expression of GATA-3 in the level of mRNA was up-regulated(t=3.425,4.523 Pa

To evaluate the clinical effects of root caries therapy in elder patients with three filling materials. Results showed that Dyract complex and lonosit-Seal seem to be a good material for root caries filling.