Autophagy ; Humans ; Myocardial Reperfusion Injury

Objective:To observe the clinical effect of regulating Conception Vessel and unblocking Governor Vessel by acupuncture combined with tuina for cerebral infarction. Methods:A total of 61 eligible cases with cerebral infarction were treated with regulating Conception Vessel and unblocking Governor Vessel by acupuncture combined with tuina, once a day, 12 d for a course. There was a 3-day interval between two courses. These cases were treated for 3 courses. Before treatment, the infarction severity was graded using neurological deficit score. The score changes and correlation between infarction severity and therapeutic efficacy were evaluated after 1, 2 and 3 courses of treatment. Results:Before treatment, the neurological deficit score was (18.65±3.28), versus (13.63±3.91), (9.53±3.22) and (5.57±3.97) respectively after 1, 2 and 3 courses of treatment. When the third course was completed, 4 cases obtained almost full recovery, 33 cases obtained marked effect, 18 cases obtained improvement and 6 cases had no effect. The total effective rate was 90.2%. Conclusion:Regulating Conception Vessel and unblocking Governor Vessel by acupuncture combined with tuina can substantially improve limb function in patients with hemiplegia due to cerebral infarction.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the distribution and the resistance variance tendency of the pathogenic bacteria isolated from the blood cultureing specimens collected during the period of 2002-2005.METHODS A retrospective analysis was made to the blood cultureing results during the period of 2002-2005 with WHONET 5.1 software.RESULTS Gram-negative rods were the predominant bacteria which caused sepsicemia,the isolated rates of Escherichia coli,Klebsiella pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus were the most high during the period of 2002-2004 but the S.epidermidis and S.hominis were also the important pathogenic ones which caused blood stream infection.Vancomycin and the teicoplanin were the most effective to the Gram-positive bacteria,and the imipenem and the cefepime were the most effective to the Gram-negative ones.CONCLUSIONS It′s important to strengthen the blood cultureing for blood stream infection patient.

Animals ; Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic ; pharmacology ; Calmodulin ; drug effects ; physiology ; Cell Communication ; drug effects ; Cyclic AMP ; physiology ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; pharmacology ; Humans ; Neoplasms ; pathology ; physiopathology ; Signal Transduction ; drug effects ; Tumor Cells, Cultured

Objective To observe adhesion and growth of Sehwann cells(SCs) on small intestinal submueosa(SIS) and study the bioeompatibility of SIS with SCs.Methods The SCs of SD neonate rat were isolated and cultured in vitro,then were seeded on prepared SIS.At different times,the adhesion,growth and proliferation of SCs on SIS were observed by phase contrast microscope,histological examination,scanning e- lectron microscope and transmission electron microscope.Results By phase contrast microscope,SCs grew well on the edge of SIS after 3 and 5 days.SCs adhered tightly on the surface of SIS after 5 days through histo- logical examination.By scanning electron microscope,on the surface of SIS,SCs grew and adhered actively, prominence of cells body were obvious.They connected end-to-end with each other or arranged in clusters. Protein granules were secreted on cells surface.By transmission electron microscope,SCs grew in good condi- tion and adhered tightly on the surface of SIS.At the interface of SCs and SIS,prominence was seen to contact with SIS in the bottom of cell body.Conclusion SCs are able to adhere and grow well on the surface of SIS.As a scaffold,SIS has good biocompatibility with SCs.

Ergosterol is the important component of the fungal membrane, and having stable structure. This makes it a suitable indicator for growth of fungi. In the paper, isolation and determination techniques of ergosterol as the indicator of the fungal biomass were reviewed. The methods of extracting ergosterol include traditional saponification and refluxing, rapid physical disruption, rapid ultrasonication, supercritical fluid extraction and so on. The ergosterol determination methods are high performance liquid chromatography, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, and thin-layer chromatography, et al. The application of these techniques was also introduced. Finally, the paper prospected the feasibility of applying the ergosterol as the indicator of fungal biomass in composting.

Two short interfering RNAs (siRNA-RdRp1286, siRNA-RdRp1441) and one short interfering RNA (siRNA-OCP117), targeted to the RNA dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) gene and outer capsid protein (OCP) gene of Grass carp reovirus (GCRV) respectively, were chemically synthesized and transfected into the CIK cells by lipofectamine 2000. 6 hours after transfection, the transfected CIK cells were challenged with GCRV. The culture media were collected at 48h post challenge and the virus was titrated in microculture system to evaluate the inhibition effect on GCRV replication mediated by siRNAs. Referring to the mRNA level of housekeeping gene beta-actin, RT-PCR was applied to detect the level of GCRV mRNA in transfected and challenged CIK cells. The results showed that the viral titer (lgTCID50/0. 1mL) in siRNA-RdRp1286, siRNA-RdRp1441 and siRNA-OCP117 transfected CIK cells were 4.41 +/- 0.16, 3.83 +/- 0.44 and 1.94 +/- 0.42 respectively, which were significantly lower than that in virus infection positive control (7.92 +/- 0.52) (P < 0.01). No significant change in viral titer was observed in the group transfected with siRNA negative control after challenged with GCRV (7.50 +/- 0.17, P > 0.05). Compared with the mRNA transcriptional level of beta-actin gene in virus infection positive control, the mRNA levels of GCRV in siRNA-RdRpl 286, siRNA-RdRp1 441 and siRNA-OCP117 transfected CIK cells were reduced significantly and the inhibition rate reached to (82.08 +/- 2.15)%, (89.19 +/- 1.14).% and (92.62 +/- 0.17)%, respectively. The mRNA level of GCRV in the siRNA negative control group had no noticeable change (P > 0 05).
Animals ; Carps ; virology ; Cells, Cultured ; RNA, Small Interfering ; chemical synthesis ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; Reoviridae ; drug effects ; genetics ; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Virus Replication ; drug effects

Objective To investigate the correlation between plasma proteasome and endothelial dysfunction in patients with uremia. Methods Forty-five uremic patients who did not receive hemodialysis were defined as A group; seventy-five uremic patients who had received hemodialysis for 6 to 12 months were divided into sufficient hemodialysis group (44 cases,B group)and insufficient hemodialysis group (31 cases,C group).The primary disease of these patients was chronic glomerulonephritis.Fifteen healthy people were defined as healthy control group (D group).The diameter of radial artery lumen (DRL),intima-media thickness (IMT),intima-media area (IMA),endothelium-dependent or independent dilation (EDD or EID) of radial artery in right forearm were detected by diasonography.The levels of 20S proteasome,tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α),C-reaction protein (CRP) and transforming growth factor β 1 (TGF-β1) of plasma and supernatant of cultured human umbilical veins endothelium (HUVEC) were determined by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).20S proteasome activity was analyzed by special substrate.Results Compared with D group,the level and activity of 20S proteasome,as well as TNF-α,CRP and TGF-β1 in A,B and C groups were significantly increased.Compared with A group,these plasma indices levels were significantly decreased in B group but strongly increased in C group.IMT and IMA were elevated,while DRL,EDD and EID were decreased significantly in A,B and C groups when compared with D group.These parameters were worse in C group than those in A and B groups.After co-culture of HUVEC with above mentioned human uremic serum,the level and activity of 20S proteasome and TNF-α were higher in A,B,C groups than that in D group.In A and C groups,there were negative correlations of EDD with the level or activity of 20S proteasome,TNF-α,CRP and TGF-β1,and there were positive correlations of 20S proteasome level or activity with TNF-α,CRP and TGF-β1. Conclusions 20S proteasome level and activity are significantly increased in uremic patients.There is a close correlation between 20S proteasome and endothelial dysfunction of radial artery.

AIMTo investigate the effects of 1 alpha hydroxylase and serum calcium on the expression of 24-hydroxylase gene in mice kidney.

METHODSMice with targeted deletion of the 25-hydroxyvitamin D 1 alpha hydroxylase gene(1alpha (OH)ase-/-), and the vitamin D receptor gene (VDR-/-) were used. The study of each mutant had two groups which were (1) mutant with high calcium diet, which maintained fertility but left mice hypocalcaemia; (2) mutant with high lactose diet, which normalized calcium in two mutant. Mice in same litter were as control. There were six groups in total and each group had five mice. All mice were killed at 10-week-old. Serum calcium was determined by an autoanalyzer. RNA was isolated from mouse kidney and the express of 1 alpha hydroxylase gene and 24-Hydroxylase gene were studied by RT-PCR.

RESULTSOn the high calcium intake, all mutant animals were hypocalcaemia (1alpha (OH)ase-/- (78 +/- 10.4) mg/L, P < 0.05; VDR-/- (68 +/- 9.8) mg/L, P < 0.05. WT (111 +/- 16.5 mg/L), but when the high lactose diet was administered, serum calcium levels in two mutant mice rose to wild-type levels. The 1 alpha hydroxylase gene was expressed at very higher levels in the vitamin D receptor mutant mice than in wild-type mice when animals received a high calcium intake; This was reduced by eliminating hypocalcaemia with the high lactose diet. Expression of the 24(OH)ase gene was extremely down-regulated in two mutant mice on the high calcium diet but was restored to wild-type levels on the high lactose diet.

CONCLUSIONThe express of 24-hydroxylase gene was directly regulated by serum calcium rather than 1 alpha-hydroxylase. These studies indicate that both the serum calcium and 1 alpha-hydroxylase exert effects on the expression of 24-hydroxylase gene, but 1 alpha-hydroxylase take the effects by elevated the concentration of serum calcium. There are no direct interaction between 1 alpha-hydroxylase gene and 24-hydroxylase gene.

25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 1-alpha-Hydroxylase ; genetics ; Animals ; Calcium ; blood ; Gene Expression ; Mice ; Mice, Knockout ; Serum ; chemistry ; Steroid Hydroxylases ; genetics ; metabolism ; Vitamin D3 24-Hydroxylase

Colorectal cancer is a common carcinoma of gastrointestinal tract, and its incidence is associated with genetic mutations, environment as well as inflammation. Recent studies have shown that many microorganisms may have played an important role in pathogenesis of colorectal cancer. The common bacteria involved in colorectal cancer are Streptococcus bovis, Helicobacter pylori, Escherichia coli, Bacteroides, and Fusobacterium, etc. The common viruses are Polyomavirus, Epstein Barr virus, Cytomegalovirus and Human papillomavirus, etc. The detailed mechanism of these microorganisms in the pathogenesis of colorectal cancer is unclear, and there are no reports on specific pathogenic microorganisms which cause the disease directly. The direction of future researches will focus on metagenome, metatranscriptome, and metaproteome of microorganisms associated with the incidence of colorectal cancer.
Colorectal Neoplasms ; microbiology ; Helicobacter Infections ; Helicobacter pylori ; Herpesvirus 4, Human ; Humans ; Inflammation ; Papillomaviridae