Oxidative stress is one of the important pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy.In recent years,the role of oxidized low-density lipoprotein(Ox-LDL) in the occurrence and progress of diabetic nephropathy has been more and more concerned about,and becomes a hot spot once again.This paper makes a review of the formation and metabolic mechanism of Ox-LDL,the changes of Ox-LDL in the progress of diabetic nephropathy and its clinical significance,and a number of new treatments for Ox-LDL in recent years to further understand the role of Ox-LDL in the occurrence and progress of diabetic nephropathy,then to provide new ideas for effective clinical treatment of diabetic nephropathy. Abstract:Summ ary:Oxidative stress is one of the important pathogenesis of d iabetic nephropathy.In recent years,the role of oxi-d ized low-density lipoprote in(Ox-LDL) in the occurrence and progress of d iabetic nephropathy has been more and more concerned about,and becom es a hot spot once again.Th is paperm akes a review of the form ation and m etabolic m echan ism of Ox-LDL,the changes of Ox-LDL in the progress of d iabetic nephropathy and its c lin ical sign ificance,and a number of new treatm ents forOx-LDL in recent years to further understand the role ofOx-LDL in the occurrence and progress of d ia-betic nephropathy,then to provide new ideas for effective c lin ical treatm ent of d iabetic nephropathy.

AIM: To explore protective and therapeutic effects of the shenfu injection (SF) against renal ischemia reperfusionand and its possible mechanisms by studying the impact of SF on P38 mitogen activated protein kinase (P38MAPK), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-?) and intercellular adhensive molecule-1 (ICAM-1). METHODS: 36 male SD rats were randomly divided into control group, ischemia reperfusion (IR) group and SF group. Rats were subjected to left renal pedicle occlusion followed by reperfusion with contralateral nephrectomy. The expression of P38MAPK and ICAM-1 were evaluated by Imunohistochemistry. The expression of TNF-? in the kidney tissue and plasma were analyzed by enzyme-linked immunoadsordent assay (ELISA). RESULTS: The expression of P38MAPK and ICAM-1, concentration of TNF-? in IR group were higher than that in the control group (P

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Objective To explore the clinical and pathological features of the autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) and primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) overlap syndrome (AIH-PBC overlap syndrome). Methods The clinical data and liver biopsy specimens from 17 cases of the AIH-PBC overlap syndrome were analyzed and compared with 117 cases of AIH and 85 cases of PBC. The pathological features were as analyzed by histological observation and immunohistochemical staining for CK19, CD3, CD4, CD8, CD20, CD25, CD57 and CD68 in the biopsy liver tissues. Results Of the cases of autoimmune liver disease in this study, 8.4% were diagnosed as AIH-PBC overlap syndrome based on clinical, biochemical, serological and pathological examinations. Among the overlap syndrome cases, the females were in predominance (male∶female was 1∶8.5), and the median age of the patients presenting the clinical onset signs was 39.3 years, and the serological double-positive autoantibodies of ANA and AMA-M2 occupied 52.9%(9/17). Serum levels of ALT, ALP, ?-Glo, AST, TBIL, IgG and IgM were higher in patients with overlap syndrome than those in patients with AIH or PBC, respectively. The pathological findings in the biopsy liver tissues from the patients with overlap syndrome included moderate to severe interface hepatitis with plasma cell predominated mixed-inflammatory cells infiltration in hepatic and portal tracts, as well as the damage and obvious reactive proliferation of small bile ducts. Meanwhile, the amounts of CD3, CD4, CD8, CD20, CD25, CD57 and CD68 positive mononuclear cells increased in the overlap syndrome liver tissues compared with those in single PBC or AIH cases. Conclusion AIH-PBC overlap syndrome is not frequent (8.4%) in this study, but exist among autoimmune liver diseases in China. This overlap syndrome presented both clinical and pathological features of AIH and PBC, and cellular immune mediated injuries might be pivotal role in pathogenesis.

Cancer/testis(CT) antigens,of which more than 40 kinds have now been identified,are encoded by genes that are expressed normally in the human germ line,and are also expressed in various tumor types,including melanoma,and carcinomas of the bladder,lung and liver.These immunogenic proteins are being vigorously pursued as targets for therapeutic cancer vaccines.In this paper,the classification,expression and function of CT antigens are reviewed.

Objective To investigate the expressions of pivotal cytokines such as TNF-? and TGF-?_1, and leptin in human nonalcoholic lipoid hepatitis (NALH), and to explore their potential roles in the pathogenesis of NALH. Methods Liver tissue obtained from 59 patients pathologically diagnosed as nonalcoholic lipoid hepatitis and 10 healthy adult liver tissues were examined in the present study. The respective expression of TNF-?, TGF-?_1 and Leptin was qualitatively and semi-quantitatively determined at the protein expression levels by using immunohistochemical method and image analysis. Results In NALH liver tissue the expression of TNF-? appeared mainly in inflammatory cells and lining cells of liver sinusoids in zone 3, lipogranulomas and portal tract, where obvious inflammation was found. The expression was parallel to different degrees of inflammation in NALH, significant correlation was found between degree of inflammation and fibrosis and extent of expression (P

Objective To investigate the role of ERK1/2 signal pathway in the apoptosis of rat mesangial cells inhibited by TIMP-1.Methods The human TIMP-1 sense and antisense plasmid were transferred into rat mesangial cells through liposome,while mesangial cells transfected with pcDNA3 and non-transfected mesangial cells were used as control.After being stimulated with high glucose(HG 25mmol/L D-glucose)and PD98059(50 ?mol/L)for 24 hours,the apoptosis rate was measured by flow cytometry.The expression of ERK1mRNA was assayed by RT-PCR.The protein expression of p-ERK1/2 in the cell was analyed by ELISA.Results(1)The apoptosis rates of the non-transfected group,transfect pcDNA3 group,sense group and antisense group in the culture medium of high glucose withact PD98059,were(12.10?2.21)%,(11.90?3.34)%,(5.50?0.50)%and(20.70?3.41)%,respectively.The apoptosis rate of the sense group was significantly lower than that without transfection(P

Objective To explore the expression of leptin and its receptors in liver tissue of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis(NASH)patient and its significance in pathogenesis.Methods Samples of 59 liver biopsies of NASH patients were divided into three groups G,S and F according to their degree of inflammation and steatosis and stage of fibrosis.The expression of leptin and its receptors including Ob-R,the short form of Ob-R(Ob-Ra)and the long form of Ob-R(Ob-Rb)were semi-quantitatively determined at the protein and/or mRNA expression levels by using immunohistochemistry,in situ hybridization and image analysis.Results The expressions of leptin in NASH liver tissues were found in KC,HSC and MNC,which were mainly situated in zone 3 near steatotic hepatocytes and perisinusoidal or portal fibrosis areas.Leptin mRNA(Ob)positive cells were distributed in hepatocytes in zone 3.The expression of leptin at protein and mRNA levels in the NASH liver tissues was significantly increased in NASH compared with normal liver tissues(P

Objective To study the disease spectrum,the features of clinical pathology,epidemiology and prognosis of liver diseases in Chinese populations from Jan.1980 to Jun.2008.Methods Twenty-five thousand nine hundred and forty-six patients with liver diseases in a wide spectrum of inhabitants(including 1 448 military patients) from 31 provinces or cities of all over mainland China in recent 28 years were involved in the present study for a retrospective study regarding their clinical,pathological and epidemiological features,including laboratory re-examinations and pathological examination.1 322 patients with liver disease(course lasted from 6 months to 18 years) were followed-up by more than 2 liver biopsies to study the outcome of chronic hepatitis B.Results For all the patients involved,the sex ratio of male to female was 3 to 1,with mean age of 32.3?14.4 years ranging from 41 days to 91 years,and the diseases occurred predominantly between the age of 18 to 37 years.Hebei,Henan,Beijing,Shandong and Shanxi provinces(city) ranked at the fore in the endemic distribution of the diseases.The spectrum of liver disease covered more than 100 kinds of liver diseases,of which 73.05% were infectious liver disease.As a whole,the incidence of both infectious and non-infectious,especially the non-infectious liver diseases became more prevalent since 2000.It was shown that the chronic hepatitis B was the most predominant factor which caused liver failure,liver cirrhosis and liver cancer,and chronic hepatitis C was the second factor.Chronic infection pathological changes were found in the liver tissues in 0.26% patients with hepatitis A and 0.51% patients with hepatitis E.For all the 1 322 followed-up patients with chronic hepatitis B,the incidence of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma was respectively 15.36%(203 cases) and 1.06%(14 cases),and the average progressive period for the changes in pathology was 46.37?16.93 months and 60.29?39.15 months,respectively.Meanwhile,the degree of liver fibrosis increased more than one stage in 188 patients(14.22%),decreased more than one stage in 441 patients(33.36%),and no change in 476 patients(30.01%).Conclusions The liver disease spectrum during recent 28 years in Chinese populations has been essentially identified by a retrospective analysis of a large number of clinical pathological data.The clinical features of predominant liver diseases have been illustrated,and the outcome and transition time of chronic hepatitis B has been elucidated in present study.

Objective To explore the status of immune responses in the lungs and the changes in lymphocyte subgroups in the immune organs in a patient having been suffered from severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Methods The distribution and number of lymphocyte subgroups in the lungs and immune organs from an autopsy case of SARS were analyzed by using immunochemical staining with an array of monoclonal antibodies including CD3, CD4, CD8, CD20, CD57, CD68, S-100 and HLA-DR. Healthy spleen and lymph nodes were used as normal controls. Results CD8 + T lymphocytes constituted the major component of infiltration of inflammatory cells in the pulmonary interstitium. A semi-quantitative analysis of lymphocyte subgroups revealed that the percentage of CD3 +, CD4 +, CD8 + or CD20 + lymphocyte in a total of 31 thoracic lymph nodes of the SARS case were decreased by 74.2%, 67.7%, 74.2%, and 83.9%, respectively, compared with healthy controls. However, the percentages of lymphocyte subgroups in the celiac lymph nodes were less decreased than those in thoracic lymph nodes. The numbers of CD20 + , CD3 +, CD4 + and CD8 + lymphocytes were also decreased. CD20 + lymphocyte were notably decreased in the spleen, while CD57 +, CD68 +, S-100 + and HLA-DR + cells were increased relatively in the lymph nodes and spleen. Conclusions The results suggested that cellular immune responses were predominant in the lung of SARS patient, and it might play an important role in getting rid of coronaviruses in the infected cells and inducing immune mediated injuries to the lungs. There might be a decrease in number and imbalance in various degrees in the proportion of lymphocyte subgroups in the immune organs of the patients with severe SARS, and these changes might have a tendency to be more remarkable in lymphatic tissue situated closer to the lungs.