Objective:To investigate the effect of NF-κB p65siRNA of IL-17 inducing the expression of MCP-1 in the primary cultured cardiac myocytes.Methods:The cardiac myocytes were isolated from neonatal mice by different adhesion method.NF-κB P65 siRNA was transfected into cardiac myocytes and the rates of transcription and translation of MCP-1 were detected by RT-PCR and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay( ELISA) ,the rates of transcription and translation of P-P65 and P65 were detected by RT-PCR and Western blot.Results:Compared with negative siRNA group,the expression of the MCP-1 at mRNA and protein levels were increased in negative siRNA +IL-17 group(P<0.05).Compared with negative siRNA group,the expression of the MCP-1 at mRNA and protein levels were decreased in NF-κB P65 siRNA group( P<0.05).Compared with negative siRNA+IL-17 group,the expression of the MCP-1 at mRNA and protein levels were decreased in NF-κB P65 siRNA+IL-17 group(P<0.05).The expression of the NF-κB P65 at mRNA and protein levels in cardiac myocytes were specifically and extensively suppressed by NF-κB P65 siRNA(P<0.05).After stimulated by IL-17,the amount of P-P65 in the cardiac myocytes was significantly increased in time-dependent manner compared with that of black group( P<0.05) , but the levels of P65 changed little ( P>0.05 ) .Conclusion: IL-17 stimulates MCP-1 expression in cardiac myocytes via NF-κB activation,and NF-κB P65 siRNA can effectively inhibit the upregulation of IL-17 on MCP-1.

Animals ; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug ; Female ; Humans ; Metals, Heavy ; analysis ; pharmacology ; Placenta ; chemistry ; drug effects ; physiology ; Pregnancy ; Rats

Adolescent ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Angiography ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Male ; Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial ; diagnosis

Objective To establish the model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) with selective motor neuron disorder by organotypic spinal cord cultures, and analyze the role of astrocyte in the pathagenisis of ALS.Methods Organotypic spinal cord cultures were prepared using lumbar spinal cord slices from 8-day-old SD rat pups. The threohydroxyaspartate (THA) was applied into culture medium to establish ALS organotypic spinal cord cultures model. Motor neurons survival was evaluated by monoclonal SMI-32 immunohistochemical staining and glial fibrillary acidic protein staining to show astrocyte survival.Results Compared with the control group, there was significantly astrogliosis in the anterior horn and surrounding white matter in THA 100 μmol/L group, and the level of gliosis was increased followed the elongation of THA interference time. With the increasing of the number of astrocyte, the morphology of astrocyte was changed.Conclusion There is significantly astrogliosis in the anterior horn and the time of astrogliosis is markedly earlier than the time of motor neuron loss in the ALS model intervented with THA.

Objective To investigate the role of the Wnt/LRPS/3-catenin signaling pathway in the pathogenesis of postmenopausal osteoporosis.Methods Fifty female Wistar rats aged 6-month-old,were randomly divided into control group ( NS,n =24 ) and ovariectomized group ( NOVX,n =26),NOVX underwent bilateral ovariectomy.At 0,4 and 8 weeks,all of rats were measured blood estrogen ( E2 ) and bone mineral density (BMD),4 and 8 weeks,low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5 (LRP5),3-catenin and Runx2 mRNA in bone were measured respectively by reverse transcription (RT)-PCR.Results In 4 and 8 weeks,compared with NS which had (117±29) and (114+15) pmol/L in E2 level,(0.098 ± 0.016 ) and (0.095 ± 0.028 ) g/cm2 in BMD,NOVX had significantly decreased to ( 92±15 ) and(95±22) pmol/L in E2 level ( P＜0.05 ),( 0.076 ± 0.016) and ( 0.052 ± 0.013 ) g/cm2 in BMD values ( P ＜ 0.01 ).And bone tissue LRP5,β-catenin and Runx2 mRNA expression was 1.02 ± 0.06,1.04 ±0.05,1.07 ±0.21 in NS,NOVX was significantly reduced to 0.97 ± 0.04,0.58 ± 0.05,0.86 ±0.03 (P＜0.05).Conclusion Wnt/LRP5/β-catenin signaling pathway may be important in the pathogenesis of postmenopausal osteoporosis.

Endophytic fungi which reside in the tissue of mangrove plants seem to play an important role in the discovery of new biologically active substances. During the course of screening for the antimicrobial metabolites from the endophytic fugus Penicillium sp. FJ-1 of mangrove plant Avicennia marina, a new aurone glycoside (1) was isolated by repeated column chromatography on silica gel and recrystallization methods. The structure of 1 was elucidated as (Z)-7,4'-dimethoxy-6-hydroxy-aurone-4-O-β-glucopyranoside, on the basis of spectroscopic analysis. Compound 1 exhibited antifungal activity against Candida sp., with the potency comparable to amphotericin B and much better than fluconazole. Compound 1 can also inhibit extracellular phospholipase secretion in a concentration-dependent manner.
Antifungal Agents ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; metabolism ; pharmacology ; Benzofurans ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; metabolism ; pharmacology ; Candida ; drug effects ; Glycosides ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; metabolism ; pharmacology ; Molecular Structure ; Penicillium ; chemistry ; genetics ; isolation & purification ; metabolism ; Seawater ; microbiology

Objective: To observe the efficacy of mirtazapine in the treatment of depression after cerebral infarction and its effect on rehabilitation of neurological functions. Methods:117 patients with acute cerebral infarction comorbid with major depression were randomly allocated to two groups treated with mirtazapine (57 cases) or not (60 cases). Hamiltion Depression Rating Scale (HAMD), Zung's Self-rating Depression Scale(SDS), modified Edingburgh-Scandinavian Stroke Scale (SSS) and Activity of Daily Living(ADL) were measured at baseline, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 8 weeks and 6 months after randomization.Results:At the end of 6 months trial, the effective rate for depression of mirtazapine group was 100%, including 41 with relief (41/57, 71.9%); while that of control group was 13.4% (3/60), with only 4 with relief (6.7%). For neurological function, 78.9% (45) patients in mirtazapine group had significant improvement, that number in control group was 31 (51.7%). From the third week, patients in mirtazapine group had better ADL results than baseline (31.2?11.2/39.2?15.8), at the end of 6 months, their activity of daily life was much better than that of control (15.7?5.4/21.8?9.7, t=4.17,P

Objective To assess the efficacy of almitrine and raubasine (Duxil) on post stroke rehabilitation Methods A clinical trial was done with a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled method Patients with ischemic stroke were included as having 1 month after the acute onset and receiving randomized treatment of either Duxil or placebo 2 tablets daily for 3 months The patients were assessed by using Barthel Index (BI), neurological functional deficit scores (NFDS), and Hasagawa dementia scales (HDS) each month after giving treatment Results In this study, only 74 cases were observed Of them, 38 patients received Duxil and 36 patients received placebo The baseline characteristics were compared between both groups Duxil was significantly shown more effective than placebo by increasing BI at 1, 2 or 3 months and by reducing NFDS at 1 month after treatment, more Duxil treated patients' NFDS had improved as compared with placebo treated patients In comparing with the pre treatment condition, there appeared a strong tendency of improvement in HDS with Duxil, although this significance was not confirmed by the difference of scores between two groups More Duxil treated patients than placebo controlled patients were reported having adverse events, but the difference was not significant at the 5% level All these events were mild, of short duration and resolved without treatment Conclusion Duxil can accelerate the recovery of nervous function to some degrees after stroke

Objective To construct a recombinant lentiviral vector for HCV core-Ant and then study its effect on the transdifferentiation of hepatic stem cells. Methods The HCV core-Ant was obtained by PCR of two primers template with each other and T-vector cloning method,and then subcloned to pLenti6/V5-D-TOPO. The restriction endonuclease and T4 DNA ligase were used to construct the vector. pLenti6/V5-D-HCV core-Ant and the ViraPowerTM PackagingMix (containing three packaging plasmids pLP1,pLP2 and pLP/VSVG) were cotransfected into 293ET cells to produce replication in competent lentivirus after transfection. The viral supernatant on 293T cells was collected. The expression of the lentiviral vector containing HCV core-Ant in Hela cells was measured by immunohistochemistry. Then we constructed the lentiviral vector containing green flurosecent protein by the similar method,and the titers were determined. Results HCV core-Ant was identified and analyzed by restriction enzyme digestion and sequencing,respectively. The expression of the recombinant lentiviral vector plasmid containing HCV core-Ant in Hela cells was confirmed by immunohistochemistry. The 3T3 cells transfected the lentiviral vector containing green flurosecent protein were found to show strong expression of GFP,which confirmed that the four-plasmid system of the lentiviral vector was successfully constructed. Conclusion The recombinant lentiviral vector expressing HCV core-Ant was successfully constructed by molecular cloning and recombination techniques in vitro,which will be beneficial to guiding further study on gene therapy of cancer.

Child ; Female ; Humans ; Job Syndrome