Adenoma ; Adult ; Ear Neoplasms ; Ear, Middle ; pathology ; Humans ; Male

Objective To purify ?-glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT) strongly combined to datura stramonim (DSA) lectin from human liver cancer tissue,which will be used as the antigen to produce antibodies for early diagnosis of liver cancer.Methods The GGT strongly combined to DSA lectin in human liver cancer tissue was purified by lectin affinity chromatography from human liver cancer tissue, including rough extraction,dialysis,ion-exchange chromatography and lectin affinity chromatography.Results The catalysis units per milligram protein of GGT increased about 84.9 times.The yield of the GGT was 1.60%.Conclusion The protocol in this study is efficient to purity GGT from human liver cancer tissue.

Objective To investigate the effects of electromagnetic irradiation on the activity of protein kinase C(PKC)in the cerebellum of rabbit.Methods Thirty rabbits were randomly divided into control and electromagnetic irradi.ation group (including 0 hour,3 hours,12 hours,24 hours and 72 hours subgroups after irradiation),rabbits in the electromagnetic irradiation group were exposed to 65 mW/cm~2 S frequency range electromagnetic irradiation for 30 minutes,the rectal temperature was taken immediately after irradiation and the specific absorption rate(SAR)values were calculated,the activity of PKC the cerebellum was determined with improved TaKai method.Results The rectal temperature of rabbits increased 2.35 ℃ after irradiation,SAR value was 4.54 kcal/kg.PKC activity decreased significantly after irradiation.Conclusion After 30 min of electromagnetic irradiation at 65 mW/cm~2,obvious heating effect will be detected in the rabbit and PKC activity in the cerebellum decreased significantly.

Objective To investigate the dose and time kinetics of induction of apoptosis induced by doxorubicin in J urkat leukemiacells, and to explore its pertinent molecular mechanisms. Methods Human Jurkat leukemia T - cells were treated with doxorubicin at theconcentration of 0.1 mg/L, 0.2 mg/L, 0.5 mg/L and 1.0 mg/L for 6,12,24 and 36 hours, respectively, of which one sample was pre-treated with zVAD- fmk (benzyloxycarbonyl - Val -Ala - Asp - fluoromethylketone) prior to addition of doxorubicin 0.2 mg/L. Apop-tosis was detected with both annexin V - FITC and propidium iodide ( PI ) staining and annexin V FITC and PI double positive cellswere analyzed by flow cytometry. Western blot was used to evaluate the level of Fas ligand (FasL) and FADD (Fas - associated death do-main) expression. Results The differences of apoptotic cells induced by all dose of doxorubicin were not significant (P＞0.05 ) at 6hour;at 12 hour, only the highest dose, 1 mg/L, significantly induced cell apoptosis;while the lowest dose,0.1 mg/L, did not significantlycaused cell apoptosis for all time points. After exposure to the doses of 0.2 and 0.5 mg/L for 24 or 36 hours,a significant increase in per-centage of apoptotic cells was observed (P ＜ 0.001 ). Apoptosis induced by doxorubicin was completely inhibited when the cells were incu-bated with doxorubicin in the presence of zVAD - fmk (P ＜ 0. 001 ). The level of FasL and FADD expression correspondingly increasedwith exposure time to doxorubicin. Conclusions Doxorubicin induces apoptosis in a dose - and time - dependent manner; upregulatedFasL may initiate the activation of the Fas signaling pathway and caspases are the ultimate executioner in the induction of leukemia cellapoptosis by doxorubicin.

0.05) at 6 hour;at 12 hour,only the highest dose,1 mg/L,significantly induced cell apoptosis;while the lowest dose,0.1 mg/L,did not significantly caused cell apoptosis for all time points.After exposure to the doses of 0.2 and 0.5 mg/L for 24 or 36 hours,a significant increase in percentage of apoptotic cells was observed(P

AIMTo search for flavonoids which possess stronger vasorelaxation action.

METHODSFour quercetin glycosides (1a - d) were synthesized from quercetin in three steps i. e. selective protection of quercetin, condensation with corresponding acetyiglycosyl bromide, and then removal of the protecting group; Six flavone compounds (2a - f) were prepared from phloroglucinol according to the conventional methods; The structures of synthetic compounds were confirmed by IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR and MS. Vasorelaxation action of ten synthetic quercetin derivatives (or analogues) and four natural flavonoids compounds were examined on the isolated rat thoracic aorta rings; Comparative octanol-water partition coefficients (logP) were measured using a reversed-phase HPLC method.

RESULTSMost of the tested flavonoids showed concentration dependent relaxation effects against PE-induced contractions of rat aortic rings. These compounds had stronger action with the augment of logP values.

CONCLUSIONCompound 3-bromo-5 ,7-dihydroxyflavone (2d) was identified to have the most potent vasodilating action. These compounds exert vasodilating effects that are related to the logP values. A structure-activity relationship of flavonoids was suggested.

Animals ; Aorta, Thoracic ; drug effects ; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug ; Flavonoids ; chemical synthesis ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; Male ; Molecular Conformation ; Molecular Structure ; Quercetin ; administration & dosage ; analogs & derivatives ; chemical synthesis ; pharmacology ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Structure-Activity Relationship ; Vasodilation ; drug effects ; Vasodilator Agents ; administration & dosage ; chemical synthesis ; pharmacology

Gata4 is an important transcription factor in heart development. Gata4 post-transcriptional protein modification regulates transcriptional activity and DNA binding, which in turn affects expression of downstream genes and transcription factors, differentiation of embryonic stem cells and cardiogenesis. This article summarizes the effect of post-transcriptional protein modification on transcriptional activity of Gata4 and the relationship between this effect and congenital heart disease. It was shown that acetylation, phosphorylation and SUMOylation upregulate transcriptional activity, DNA binding, downstream gene expression and embryonic stem cell differentiation. On the other hand, methylation and deacetylation downregulate Gata4 transcriptional activity. Post-transcriptional protein modification of Gata4 is very important in clinical research on congenital and other heart diseases.
Acetylation ; Animals ; GATA4 Transcription Factor ; chemistry ; genetics ; metabolism ; Humans ; Methylation ; Phosphorylation ; Protein Processing, Post-Translational ; Sumoylation

Objective To investigate the prognostic factors affecting the outcome of patients with intermediate-advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) receiving transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) combined with percutaneous microwave ablation (MWA). Methods During the period from January 2011 to July 2012 at authors’ hospital, a total of 64 patients with intermediate-advanced HCC were treated with TACE together with MWA. Fourteen potential variables which might affect the prognosis were colleted and were retrospectively analyzed. Kaplan-Meier model and log-rank test were used for single factor analysis, while Cox regression model was used for multiple factor analysis. Results The one-year, 1.5-year and 2-year overall survival rates were 75.8%, 48.4% and 33.9%, respectively. Single factor analysis and Cox regression analysis indicated that six factors, i.e. tumor size, number of tumors, portal vein tumor thrombus, serum α-fetoprotein level, tumor staging and oral administration of sorafenib, bore a relationship to the prognosis. Conclusion The tumor size, number of tumors, portal vein tumor thrombus, serum α-fetoprotein level and tumor staging are risk factors influencing the results of interventional comprehensive therapy , while oral administration of sorafenib is a protective factor for the prognosis.

Objective To study the effect of genetic polymorphism of leukotriene C4 synthase (LTC4S) and 5-lipoxy-genase (ALOX5) on efifcacy of leukotriene receptor antagonist (LTRA) in children with moderate persistent asthma. Methods Seventy-two children with moderate persistent asthma who visited the out-patient clinic of Shanghai Children’s Medical. Center from June 2011 to June 2013 were divided into two groups, each of which ifrst had ICS or LTRA+ICS for twelve weeks and then had the other for another twelve weeks. Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) was used to assess the genetic polymorphism of LTC4S RS730012 and ALOX5 RS2115819. Pulmonary function, clinical symptoms and C-ACT score were evaluated before and after treatment. Results After the treatment with LTRA, 75%forced expiratory lfow (FEF75) was improved more signiifcantly in patients with A/C or C/C genotype at LTC4S (RS730012) locus than in patients with A/A genotype. After the treatment with LTRA+ICS, there was no difference of pulmonary function among patients with different genotypes at ALOX5 (RS2115819). Conclusions The SNP of LTC4S (RS730012) is associated with the efifcacy of montelukast in asthmatic patients because of the improvement of small airway function.

In order to discriminate the crude and sweated Dipsaci Radix correctly and rapidly, the crude and sweated Dipsaci Radix were scanned by the NIR spectrometer, and an identifying model was developed by near infrared spectroscopy combined with principal component-Mahalanobis distance pattern recognition method. The pretreated spectra data of 129 crude samples and 86 sweated ones were analyzed through principal component analysis (PCA). The identifying model was developed by choosing the spectrum for 9 881.46-4 119.20 cm(-1) and "SNV + spectrum + S-G" to the original spectral preprocessing with 14 principal components, and then was verified by prediction set, identifying with 100% accuracy. The rapid identification model of the crude and sweated Dipsaci Radix by NIR is feasible and efficient, and could be used as an assistant means for identifying the crude and sweated Dipsaci Radix.
Chemistry, Pharmaceutical ; methods ; Dipsacaceae ; chemistry ; Plant Roots ; chemistry ; Principal Component Analysis ; methods ; Quality Control ; Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared ; methods