s:Objective To study the effect of Cichorii Extract(CE)N2 on quail with hyperuricemia and hypertriglyceridemia.Methods Quail models were established by feeding of yeast.Effect of CE N2 on biochemical parameters such as serum uric acid,triglyceride,nitric oxide(NO),xanthine oxidase(XOD),etc.were observed dynamically.Results As compared with the control group,CE N2 in three different dosages decreased serum uric acid,triglyceride and NO;CE N2 in high and low dosage could also lower the serum activity of XOD.Conclusion CE N2 can lower serum uric acid and triglycercide levels in quails with hyperuricemia and hypertriglyceridemia.

AIM:To compare the biological characteristics , surface markers and multi-differentiation potential of the mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) derived from the umbilical cord and bone marrow in the green fluorescent protein (GFP) transgenic mice.METHODS:Umbilical cord MSCs (UCMSCs) were isolated by collagen type II enzymatic diges-tion and bone marrow MSCs ( BMSCs) were isolated by density gradient centrifugation .The growth of the 2 types of MSCs was observed under inverted microscope .The cell proliferation was detected by determining the growth curve and MTT as-say.The Trypan blue method was performed to analyze the cell viability rate .The cell cycle and cell surface markers were measured by flow cytometry .The differentiation potentials of the 2 types of MSCs were tested by the differentiation kits to-ward adipocytes and osteoblasts .RESULTS:The UCMSCs attached to the culture surface 1 d after the isolation , and the cells showed spiral shape with notable growth and proliferation after 2 d of culture.After 3 d, the cell arrived sub-confluent and was ready for passage .BMSCs still showed circular shape and started to attach to the surface 4 d after culture .They formed the small colony shape only after 5 d with obvious proliferative potential .The cells became confluent 7 d after the culture.The original generation of cultivating UCMSCs growth curve was shown typically an “S” shape.But the BMSCs growth was slower than the UCMSCs .The cell proliferation was obvious for UC-MSCs in 3~5 d.BMSCs proliferated signif-icantly only after 7 d.The viability rate arrived more than 96%for both types of MSCs .The cell cycle of both MSCs did not show significant difference (G0/G1 phases were above 85%, P>0.05).Both MSCs positively expressed CD44, CD90 and CD105 (60.7%±2.3%) but the expression of CD45, CD19, CD14 and CD79 was negative (less than 25.6%±4.8%, P>0.05).More than 90%of the MSCs from the umbilical cord and bone marrow differentiated towards the adipocytes and osteoblasts without significant difference (P<0.05).CONCLUSION:UCMSCs have stronger ability of proliferation and multi-directional differentiation potentials .UCMSCs in GFP transgenic mice as a high-quality tracer can serve for tracking the stem cells in vivo.

Objective To investigate the reversal effect of intravenous injection of erythropoietin on vasospasm in the basilar artery in rabbits subjected to subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Methods Thirty male New Zealand adult white rabbits weighing 2.0-2.5 kg were equally randomized into 5 groups: sham-operated group, SAH0 group, SAH1 group, SAH2 group and SAH3 group. SAH models of single-hemorrhage were established by injecting autologous arterial blood (1.0 mL/kg) into the cistema magna in SAH group's rabbits, while animals in the sham-operated group received an injection of normal saline (1.0 mlAg). Twenty-four h after SAH, rabbits in the sham-operated group and the SAHO group were received intravenous injection of normal saline (0.1 mL/kg), meanwhile, intravenous injection of r-Hu-EPO at dosages of 500,1000, or 2000 IU/kg was initiated in the SAH1 group, SAH2 group SAH3 group, respectively. All animals were sacrificed by perfusion-fixation 48 h after SAH induction. The cross section areas of basilar arteries, corrugation coefficient (CC) of the basilar arteries, and hippocampus normal neuron density of CA1 area were measured by Image-Pro-Plus software. Results Morphology observation on the basilar arteries showed no obvious changes in the sham-operated group, significantly thickened and disorganized vascular walls with thickened tunica media and disorganized smooth muscle in the SAH0 and SAH1 groups; the internal elastic lamina in the SAH3 group was folded. Compared with that in SAH0 group [(0.07±0.02) mm2], the cross-sectional area of basilar arteries in SAH2 [(0.10±0.01) mm2] and SAH3 [(0.16±0.02) mm2] groups were significantly increased (P<0.05); the CC in SAH2 (1.22± 0.06) and SAH3 (1.15±0.03) groups was significantly lower than that in the SAHO group (1.31±0.09, P<0.05); and the normal neural density of hippocampus in CA1 area in the SAH3 group [(126.8±5.7) cell/mm] was significantly higher than that in the SAHO group [(99.3±9.6) cell/mm, P<0.05]. Conclusion A single intravenous injection of erythropoietin 24 h after SAH can still reverse SAH-induced vasospasm and attenuate injury of neurons.

OBJECTIVETo observe the changes of L929 cell membrane with atomic force microscope (AFM) after infrasound exposure and to explore the mechanisms of effect of infrasound on cell membrane.

METHODSAfter primary culture, the L929 cells were exposed to infrasound with intensity output of 130 dB and frequency of 16 Hz 2 hours each day for 3 days. The subsequent changes in the membrane of the control cells and the cells exposed to the infrasound were determined by nano-scale scanning with AFM.

RESULTSAfter infrasound exposure, the normal prominence of the membrane became short and the dent became shallow in the 7.5 microm x 7.5 microm and 4.0 microm x 4.0 microm photographs. The prominence appeared as cobblestones. The surface of the membrane became smooth.

CONCLUSIONThe membrane structure of the L929 cells can be changed by infrasound exposure with intensity of 130 dB and frequency of 16 Hz. The change might be one of the characteristics of effect of infrasound on cell membrane.

Animals ; Cell Membrane ; radiation effects ; ultrastructure ; Cells, Cultured ; Fibroblasts ; radiation effects ; ultrastructure ; Mice ; Microscopy, Atomic Force ; Sound ; adverse effects

Objective:To conduct a systematic study of the immunologic response of rats to transplanted glutaraldehyde ( GA)-treated porcine blood vessels in vivo.Methods: The experiment was divided into two groups:fresh group and glutaraldehyde-treated group.Twenty cases of fresh and glutaraldehyde-treated porcine pulmonary arteries were subcutaneously embedded in rats.We compared the changes using HE staining and immunohistochemistry.Results:HE staining showed that there were stronger expression on day 12 and day 30 in the fresh group than that in the glutaraldehyde group.There were similar results in morphology in CD68,C3,IgG.The results of integral optical density ( IOD) in immunohistochemistry showed that IOD started rising from day 4 and got the peak on day 12 or day 30 and or fell on day 60.Conclusion: Innate immunity played an important role in the research on xenogenic immunological rejection mechanism.The immunogenicity of glutaraldehyde-treated xenogenic blood vessels is lower than that in fresh blood vessels.However there is still immunogenicity in glutaraldehyde-treated xenogenic blood vessels.We will explore better ways to obviously weaken the rejection.

This study was aimed to evaluate an effective and stable method for obtaining mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) and endothelial progenitor cells (EPC) from the rabbit bone marrow and to investigate the biological characteristics of MSC and EPC. Mononuclear cells were obtained from rabbit bone marrow using density gradient method, and were differentially adhered to the cell culture plate enclosed with fibronectin. Then, MSC and EPC were amplified with EGB-2MV medium. Trypan blue method was used to test the passage survival rate. Growth curve, MTT and DNA cycle were used to evaluate the proliferation ability of MSC and EPC. MSC were identified with induced differentiation into the osteoblasts and adipocytes, and their immune phenotype was detected by flow cytometry (FCM). EPC were characterized by the special digestion of Dil-ac-LDL, FITC-UEA-I, and the conjunction with CD133, VEGFR2/KDR and CD34, their purity was also calculated. The results indicated that the colony was obviously formed when the mononuclear cells were cultured for 24 hours and, 80% of the cells became long spindle and integrated at d 8. Cells, which were adhered for twice, were cultured with EGM-2MV medium, began to extend at d 3, and became strip-shaped and integrated for about 80% at d 8. Passage survival rates were more than 90% for both cells, and after passage 2 the growth curve was like "S". Optical density was changed obviously when the cells were cultured for 3 - 5 d, but there were no significant difference of cell cycles between MSC and EPC, which G0-G1 was (93.32 ± 1.65)% and (93.05 ± 1.95)% respectively. Positive rates were (99.7 ± 1.12)%, (99.1 ± 2.33)%, (4.8 ± 0.38)%, (6.8 ± 0.49)% and (0.4 ± 0.08)% for CD90, CD44, CD14, CD45 and CD79a respectively. MSC were identified by induced differentiation into osteoblasts and adipocytes. Positive rates of the EPC, which were adhered for twice and passaged 2, were (82.1 ± 3.4)% for fluorescent staining of Dil-ac-LDL and FITC-UEA-I, and (74.2 ± 3.2)%, (64.7 ± 4.3)% and (43.5 ± 1.5)% for CD133, VEGFR2/KDR and CD34 respectively. It is concluded that high-purity MSC can be obtained with density gradient and differential adhesion method, and high-proliferation EPC can be cultured with EGM-2MV medium in cell plates enclosed with fibronectin, so they may become the optimal seed cells for tissue engineering study.
Animals ; Bone Marrow Cells ; cytology ; Cell Adhesion ; Cell Differentiation ; Cell Proliferation ; Cell Separation ; methods ; Cells, Cultured ; Endothelial Cells ; cytology ; Flow Cytometry ; Immunophenotyping ; Mesenchymal Stromal Cells ; cytology ; Rabbits ; Stem Cells ; cytology

OBJECTIVETo evaluate the association between serum triglyceride (TG) and the cardiovascular diseases (CVD) risk in Chinese population.

METHODSA total of 30, 378 men and women aged 35 - 64 years old were recruited in the Chinese-Chinese Multi-provincial Cohort Study (CMCS). The serum TG and other CVD risk factors were measured. All subjects were followed up annually or biannually for acute CVD events from 1992 to 2004. A Cox regression model was established to identify the association between TG and risk of CVD events.

RESULTSThe accumulative incidence rate of acute coronary heart disease (CHD) events increased from 62.6/100 000 in the low TG groups to 168.4/100 000 in the high TG group divided by the quartile. TG was identified as an independent risk factor for CHD after adjustment for the confounding risk factors by a Cox regression model. Compared subjects with TG < 0.81 mmol/L, CHD risk increased 81% and 59% in subjects with TG 1.15 - 1.59 mmol/L and TG >/= 1.60 mmol/L, respectively (all P < 0.05). There was no significant association between TG level and the risks of hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke events (P > 0.05).

CONCLUSIONSerum TG is an independent risk factor for acute CHD events in Chinese population aged 35 - 64.

Cohort Studies ; Coronary Disease ; epidemiology ; Humans ; Myocardial Ischemia ; Risk Factors ; Triglycerides ; blood

With the development of molecular biology and genomics,metagenomics is playing a more important role in forensic science and forensic identification.In recent years,as a branch discipline studying the composition profile and diversity of microbe flora as well as studying the interaction within microbe and with environment,the application of metagenomics has gradually risen and brought new opportunities for forensic identification-related area.In this review,strategy of metagenomics and its application in forensic identification including individual identification,origin determination of biological stain in crime scene and drug abuse detection are summarized.This article aims to elucidate the role and application value of metagenomics in forensic science.

Objective To analyze the epidemiological characteristics of rabies in 1955-2016 and the third epidemic period in shaanxi province, and to provide scientific basis for prevention and control of rabies. Methods The historical epidemic data from 1853 to 2003, the rabies surveillance data from Chinese diesase prevention and control information system from 2004 to 2017, and the rabies patient case survey data from 2009 to 2017 were collected to conduct the analysis. Results From 1953 to 2017, there were three epidemics of human rabies in Shaanxi Province. In 2009-2017, 270 cases of rabies were reported, and rabies cases occurred every month. Cases were mainly concentrated in Guanzhong and southern Shaanxi, and occasional cases were reported in northern Shaanxi. The male-female ratio is 2.51 ∶〗1, and the occupational composition was dominated by farmers (84.4%). Injured dogs were mainly domesticated dogs, the ratio of domestic and stray dogs was 13.07 ∶〗1. The exposure level was mainly grade Ⅲ (84.23%). The wounds of 60% cases were not treated after the injury, and the rabies vaccination rate and immunoglobulin utilization rate were both low. Conclusions The public's awareness of the dangers of rabies was still insufficient, so that there was no standard treatment after canine bite, which causes disease. It is necessary to increase the publicity of rabies prevention and control knowledge. The focus should be placed on remote areas and rural areas, and the public should be advocated to take the initiative to use the reimbursement policy for medical treatment.

OBJECTIVETo observe the risk factors characteristic of patients developing acute coronary syndrome, ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke in a Chinese population aged 35 - 64 (n = 30 378).

METHODThis prospective study was carried out in 11 provinces in China from 1992 to 2003. The association between baseline risk factors and events in the 10-year follow-up period was analyzed.

RESULTS(1) A total of 809 events were recorded during the follow up period and 227 with acute coronary syndrome, 582 with stroke (ischemic 419, hemorrhagic 146, undefined 17) and the 10-year cumulative person-year incidence rates were 114/100,000, 209/100,000 and 73/100,000 for acute coronary syndrome, acute ischemic stroke and acute hemorrhagic stroke, respectively. (2) Rate of having > or = 1 modifiable risk factors was significantly higher in event group than that in subjects without events (89% vs. 64.7%, P < 0.01). (3) Sorted by intensity, the sequence of independently risk factors obtained from multivariate analysis for acute coronary syndrome were hypertension, smoking, hypercholesterolemia and low-HDL-C; for acute ischemic stroke event were hypertension, diabetes, low-HDL-C, smoking and obesity; for acute hemorrhagic stroke was hypertension.

CONCLUSIONThe morbidity for cardiovascular diseases is higher in Chinese population with various traditional risk factors than those without or having fewer traditional risk factors and there are various distinct independent risk factors pattern in patients with different cardiovascular diseases subtypes.

Acute Coronary Syndrome ; epidemiology ; Adult ; China ; epidemiology ; Female ; Humans ; Incidence ; Ischemia ; epidemiology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Prospective Studies ; Risk Factors ; Stroke ; epidemiology