Objective:To investigate the mechanism of inducing immune tolerance of autoimmune diabetic mice by insulin B chain gene vaccine Methods:Insulin B chain DNA vaccine was constructed by genetic engineering techniques DNA vaccine was injected into tibilias anterior muscle of C57BL/6 mice Mice were divided into four groups at random: group control (C), group diabetes (D), group treatment (T), prophylactic treatment (P) Serum was taken to determine insulin, the expression of bcl 2 mRNA was determined by dot blot dehydribation Results:①After prediabetic mice were injected by DNA vaccines, the ratio of incidence of diabetes was 30% in 2 w, 40% in 3 w and 4 w, which were significantly higher than that of groups D and T, and lower than that of group C The level of insulin showed no difference between group C and the non diabetic mice of group P In contrast to non diabetic mice, the change of pancreas of diabetic mice in group P was similar to group D ②AGV of bcl 2 mRNA in thymus cells, spleen cells, and blood monocytes of effective mice in group P showed no difference with group C, but markly lower than those of group D & T Conclusion:Insulin B chain DNA vaccine could recover the balance of the development and activity of thymus cells, spleen cells and lymphocyte in prediabetic mice

AIM: To investigate the effects of myofibrillogenesis regulator-1 (MR1) on myocardial hypertrophy. METHODS: Three stem-loop structures of rMR1 mRNA were selected as targets to establish RNA interference carriers. After transient transfection with plasmids, cultured cardiomyocytes of neonatal were used to perform RT-PCR for choosing the first target to carry out RNA interference blocking MR1 gene. In order to observe the effect of MR1 gene silence on myocardial hypertrophy induced by angiotensin Ⅱ (AngⅡ), the radiation intensity of tritium-leucine ([3H]-Leu) was used to label the cardiomyocytes. Morphological observation, protein extraction and Western blotting were also used to investigate protein synthesis rate, cell surface area and expression of rMR1. RESULTS: The radiation intensity of tritium-Leucine in AngⅡ group increased 21.4% (P

ObjectiveTo observe the curative effects of nerve growth factor (NGF) on experimental acute cerebral thromboemblia rats and study the mechanisms preliminarily.Methods24 model rats were randomly divided into three groups treated respectively with NGF, citicoline sodium (CS) and normal saline (NS) for 20 days, and the neurological grades of animals were observed before and after treatment. Then, 55 rats were randomly divided into three groups: the treated group (25 model rats, treated with NGF), control group (25 model rats, treated with NS) and normal group (5 normal rats, without treatment), the levels of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) of all animals were measured at 1 h, 3 h, 6 h, 12 h and 24 h after acute cerebral thromboemblia established.ResultsThe neurological grades of both NGF and CS treated groups were significantly lowered after treatment compared with NS control group ( P<0.05). NOS levels of cerebral thromboemblia areas were higher than that in the control group 1 hour, 3 hours after acute cerebral thromboemblia, the levels of NOS in NGF treatment group were obviously lower than that in the control group post-traumatic 1 hour, 3 hours and 6 hours.ConclusionNGF can accelerate the nervous function recovery of the rat with acute cerebral thromboemblia, the mechanisms is that NGF prohibits neurotoxicity of NOS.

ObjectiveTo investigate the effect and mechanisms of rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVL) on the pressor response of lateral hypothalamus-perifornical region (LH/PF) in rats.Methods30 healthy Wistar rats were randomly divided into four groups: the phentolamine group; propranolol group; atropine group and glutamate diethyl ester group, saline was as the control in every group. After microinjection of Glu into LH/PF, the blood pressure and heart rate were observed. Then phentolamine, propranolol, atropine and glutamate diethyl ester were microinjected into RVL and the blood pressure and heart rate changes induced by microinjection of Glu were observed again.ResultsMicroinjection of Glu into LH/PF can cause the blood pressure elevating and heart rate accelerating. The pressor response of Glu to excited LH/PF could be attenuated after response of phentolamine, propranolol, atropine and glutamate diethyl ester microinjected into RVL. The blood pressures of phentolamine group; propranolol group; atropine group and glutamate diethyl ester group reduced significantly different from those in the saline control group (P<0.01).ConclusionThe α-,β-,M- and Glu-receptors in the RVL induce the pressor response of LH/PF region.

To study the resistant mechanism and clinical significance of pseudomonas aeruginosa to beta-lactam antibiotics, the outer membrane permeability rate of 30 P. aeruginosa strains to 5 beta-lactam antibiotics was measured and their production of beta-lactamase and the beta-lactamase genes they carried detected. Furthermore, the relationship between the permeability, beta-lactamase and the clinical effects of beta-lactam antibiotics was observed. By using 14C-penicillin and liquid-scintillant isotope assay, the affinity of penicillin binding proteins (PBPS) was measured and their roles in the resistant mechanism studied. It was revealed that the permeability rate was higher in sensitive strains than in resistant ones (P < 0.05). All strains harbored 1-4 beta-lactamase genes and produced beta-lactamase. Higher permeability rate and higher degree of stability to beta-lactamase indicated better clinical therapeutic effects. The affinity of PBPs changed little without regard to the permeability and beta-lactamase. These results suggested that the permeability of outer membrane and beta-lactamase, but not PBPs, played important roles in the resistant mechanism of P. aeruginosa to beta-lactam antibiotics and affected the clinical therapeutic effectiveness of some patients.
Anti-Bacterial Agents/*pharmacology ; Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins/metabolism ; Microbial Sensitivity Tests ; Permeability ; Pseudomonas aeruginosa/*drug effects ; beta-Lactam Resistance/*genetics ; beta-Lactamases/metabolism ; beta-Lactams/*pharmacology

BACKGROUND: Neurological complications after coronary artery bypass grafting still have a high incidence rate, and the etiology is multiple.OBJECTIVE: To retrospectively investigate the occurrence and relevant factors of severe neurological complications after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).METHODS: A total of 761 consecutive patients with undergoing CABG were included in this study from September 2002 to August 2009 at the Nanjing Drumtower Hospital, including 443 males and 318 females, aged from 32-89 years. All patients were grouped according to age(more than or less than 70-year-old) and on pump or off pump coronary surgery. Disclose the relationship between the risk factors and the neurological complications by statistics analysis.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Totally 41 patients had serious neurological complications in this study. There was a higher complication incidence in 570-year-old group patients (n=22) than < 70-year-old group (n=19)(14.9% vs. 3.1%, P< 0.001). The neurological complications incidence was similar in on-Pump CABG group (n =7) and off-Pump CABG group (n = 34) (5.3% vs.5.4%, P=0.39). The incidence rate of severe neurological complications was high in carotid artery stenosis > 50% patients. A total of 8 cases died, 2 for massive hemorrhage of gastrointestinal tract; 1 for severe sepsis; 4 for multiple organ dysfunction syndrome;1 for epilepsia gravior postoperatively. Finally, 33 cases survived. The average time of follow up was 3 years, 3 cases died, 3 cases recovery from limitation of limb or hand movement partly, and 1 case had severe mental retardation. Results displayed that elderly patients(= 70 years) undergoing CABG are at higher risk of neurological dysfunction. Carotid artery stenosis is the most risk factor. There are no significant effects on postoperative complications between on-pump CABG and off-pump CABG.

In the last decade, along with the development of taxonomy research in marine-derived actinobacteria, more and more halogenated natural products were discovered from marine actinobacteria. Most of them showed good biological activity and unique structure compared to those from land. The special halogenation mechanism in some compounds' biosynthesis has drawn great attention. So in this review, we focus on the halogenated natural products from marine actinobacteria and their halogenation mechanisms.

ObjectiveTo observe effects of Naotong(NT) oral solution on the somatosensory evoked potentials(SEP) of acute cerebral infarction rats and its curative experimental.Methods24 model rats were randomly divided into three groups and treated with NT oral solution,Naoxuekang(NXK) and normal saline(NS) respectively for 20 days,the SEP and neurologic grades of the rat models were evaluated before and after treatment.ResultsAll the latencies of SEP(P1,N2,P2) in NT group was shorter than that of the pre-treatment and NS control group(P<0.01).The neurologic grades of both NT and NXK groups were highly lowered compared with pre-treatment and NS control group(both P<0.05).The latencies of SEP in the model rats were highly correlated with the neurologic grades(r=0.97～0.99,P<0.05～0.01).ConclusionNT can accelerate the nervous function recovery of the rat models with acute cerebral infarction.SEP may be used as a powerful index of observation on curative effect of acute cerebral infarction.

AIM:To study the effect of Yiqi Huoxue Jiedu Fang(YHJ),composed of ginsenoside,penex notogingseng and berberin,on tumor growth and metastasis and to explore its mechanism.METHODS:Murine Lewis lung carcinoma transplant model was established and mice were treated with YHJ by intraperitoneal injection.After 10 days,the inhibitory rate of tumor,pathology of tumor and PCNA of tumor cells were detected.After 20 days,numbers of metastatic foci on lung surface and microvessel density(MVD)were determined.Expression of VEGF in tumor and serum were also analyzed by immunohistochemical test and ELISA,respectively.RESULTS:YHJ reduced the weight of tumor and the amount of metastatic foci.The inhibitory rates of tumor at high and low dose of YHJ(24 mg?kg-1?d-1,12 mg?kg-1?d-1)were 48.29% and 37.26%,and the number of metastatic foci was 1.67 and 3.50,while control was 6.44.Furthermore,PCNA of tumor cells,MVD of tumor and VEGF expression in serum and tumor were decreased in YHJ treatment goup as compared with control.CONCLUSION:YHJ remarkably inhibits Lewis lung carcinoma growth and metastasis in mice.Its mechanism may be related to inhibition of angiogenesis.