Systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE)is an autoimmune disease that affects primarily women,commonly in their reproductive years but does not influence fertility.More recent prospective studies indicate that pregnancy is safe for the majority of mothers if it is planned when SLE is quiescent.In pregnant women with lupus nephritis,the outcome of the fetal and maternal is strongly correlated with lupus activity,kidney function and the presence of aPL at the time of conception.To prevent renal complications,prednisone is given after conception,and reinforcement for a few days before the estimated delivery and for a week after delivery or miscarriage with rapid tapering to maintenance levels may be suggested.Treatment of flares includes corticosteroids,hydroxychloroquine,azothioprine and cyclosporin A.Blood pressure is controlled with methyldopa,labetalol nifedipine or hydralazine.

Objective To observe the change of protein levels of large conductance calcium activated potassium channel (BK‐Ca) in placental arteriole smooth muscle cells from hypertensive disorder complicating pregnancy and discuss its role .Methods Western blot analysis was used to examine protein expression of α subunit andβ1 subunit of BKCa channels in placental arteriole smooth muscle cells from hypertensive disorder complicating pregnancy .Results The relative protein expression level of α‐subunit in the HDCP group was 1 .001 2 ± 0 .169 8(n=15) ,and the NT group was 1 .028 2 ± 0 .180 6 (n=15) .There was no significant differences between the two groups (P> 0 .05);the relative protein expression level of β1 subunit in the HDCP group was 0 .418 1 ± 0 .080 8 (n=15) ,and the NT group was 1 .616 8 ± 0 .012 6 (n=15) ,theβ1‐subunit protein expression levels of HDCP group were significantly lower (P<0 .05) .Conclusion The protein expression ofβ1‐subunit ,but notα‐subunit ,was reduced in pla‐cental arteriole smooth muscle cells from hypertensive disorder complicating pregnancy .Therefore ,BKCa channel activity may have been involved in hypertensive disorder complicating pregnancy ;and the abnormal expression ofβ1 subunit maybe an important basis in hypertensive disorder complicating pregnancy .

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The analgesic, sedative and convulsive effects of procaine were determined by animal experiments. The analgesic ED50 of procain were 21.7mg/kg or 52.8ug/ each (iv or icv, hot plate) and 29.2mg/kg or 52.2ug/ each (iv or icv,electral stimulation) in mice.Procaine In subthreshold dose had additive hypnotic effect of phenobarbital in mice and rabbits, but could not de crease spontaneous activity in mice.The convulsive ED50 of procaine were 13.5mg/kg (iv) or 2.4mg/each (icv) in rabbits.There was no influence on the righting reflex in all the experiment animals when iv or icv procaine was given alone.These results suggest that the analgesic and sedative effects of procaine are weak, but may be potentiated when administered concomitantly With other potent drugs.

The interaction between sodium oxybate and ketamine were studied in conscious animals. Sodium oxybate increased the LD_(50) of ketamine, increased the incidence of sleep caused by ke tamine and prolonged the sleep duration and potentiated analgesic action of ketamine. Sodium Oxybate didn't effect the respiratory and circulatory function in rabbits. The results showed sodium oxybate po tentiated the anesthetic action of ketamine and reduced the side effect of ketamine. So It is suggested that sodium oxybate has the anesthetic synergism with ketamine in animals.

As a nuclear transcription repressor,the functions of TGIF are complicated,not only represses target genes expression directly,but also takes part in the regulation of multiple important cellular signaling pathways,which are associated with the differentiation of cells and tissues,inflammation,metabolism and tumors.In past few years,more and more studies on the role of TGIF in tumors suggest TGIF may be a new therapy target in the diagnosis and treatment of tumours.This article mainly reviews the research progress of TGIF in some signaling pathways like TGF-β,MAPK,PI3K/AKT,and tumours like hepatocellular carcinoma,lung carcinoma and urinary tract urothelial carcinoma.

Liver transplantation has been taken as one of the most effective therapies for patients with end-stage liver disease. However. 10%-40% patients develop biliary complications (BO after transplantation and 6%-13% patients have to receive liver retransplantation, with the mortality being around 19%. BC is one of the major risk factors for the prognosis of liver transplantation. This review summarizes the etiology and the mechanism(s) of biliary complications after liver transplantation.

0 05).Of patients with lupus renal lesions 86% had a positive LBT (+LBT),which was significantly higher than that of patients without renal lesions(37%) ( P

The mode of long-chain alkane uptake by Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CGMCC 1.1785) was studied. P. aeruginosa 1.1785 is capable of using solid long-chain alkane as sole carbon source and producing surface active compound as metabolite. The mass transfer limitation in uptake of alkane was confirmed from the observation that interfacial area of eicosane with water dominates the growth rate of this strain. The enhancement of eicosane uptake by rhamnolipid was mainly caused by increase of interfacial area, since the pseudosolubilized alkane can not support the growth of P. aeruginosa 1.1785. Cell surface hydrophobicity was increased dramatically at the initial phase of growth and followed by a gradual decrease, which indicates that different modes are employed by P. aeruginosa 1.1785 at different growth phase. Therefore, the surfactant mediated mode can be negligible in the uptake process, while the directly attachment mode may not work throughout the growth of P. aeruginosa 1.1785. We proposed a novel uptake mode, in which the chemotaxis of this strain plays an important role.