Objective To study the effect of flow-restricted arterio-portal shunt(APS)on the liver.Methods Experimental model of APS and flow-restricted APS were reproduced in rats,and its effects on hepatic blood flow(HBF)and portal venous pressure(PVP)were observed,and the changes in liver structure were investigated six months after the operation.Results Compared with that of pre-operation,both HBF and PVP in APS group at the sixth month after operation changed significantly(P0.05).The PVP changed significantly(P0.05).No obvious lesions were found in the liver by histological examination.Significant differences of both PVP and HBF were found at the sixth month between the two groups(P

Objective To discuss the clinical value of endoscopic retrograde cholangio panecreatography (ERCP) and endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) for the treatment of extrahepatic bile duct stones. Metbods Forty-five cases were treated with ERCP and EST. Other 55 patients treated with opening proedure were selected to serve as the controls. Results The effective rate was 97.8% by ERCP and EST and 90.9% by opening procedure(P>0.05). The rate of residual stone was 2.22% by ERCP and EST and 20.00% by opening procedure(P<0.05). The rate of complications was 4.44% by ERCP and EST and 18.18% by opening procedure(P<0.05). Conclusion Therapeutic efficacy of ERCP and EST is better than the opening procedure in the treatment of extrahepatic bile duct stones. It is a safe, effective and simple method for the treatment of extrahepatic bile duct stones.

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0 05) between the experimental and control groups.The arterialization of portal vein did not have any negative effects on the hepatic regeneration. Hepatic cell could regenerate normally.

0 05).The results suggest that GC used during perioperations may not only reduce the operative reactions,but also not result in the increase of perioperative complications.

Objective To study effect of Tongbiling (TBL) on VEGF mRNA expression in RA synovlcytes cultured in vitro and explore its mechanism. Method Synovial cells from the knee joint in patient with RA were digested, divided and separately cultured after arthroscopy. Blank controls:DMEM culture containing 10% FBS in saline;Low-dose admission group of TBL:DMEM culture containing 10% FBS in 50 mg/L TBL;High-dose admission of TBL:DMEM culture containing 10% FBS in 200 mg/L TBL. RNA were distilled. Expression of VEGF mRNA were detected with RT-PCR. Result Compared with control group, expression of VEGF mRNA in low and high-dose admission groups of TBL both decreased (P

Objective To measure the fluorescence spectral information of UVRF in the facial skin of patients with acne vulgaris and seborrheic dermatitis and to comprehend the optical properties of UVRF.Methods The lesions were squeezed to extract the sebaceous secretions containing UVRF in the facial skin.Ocean Optics USB2000 +F02243 Spectrometer and the 308nm excimer laser were used as an excitation light source to measure the signal of the LIF spectrum of UVRF in 6 acne vulgaris and 4 seborrheic dermatitis patients' facial part,compared with protoporphyrin Ⅸ.Results 1-4 peaks were detected in 10 patients' UVRF specimen respectively.The fluorescence spectra's characteristic peak of UVRF in 10 patients was at 680 nm.Protoporphyrin Ⅸ was at 688 nm and more gentle and generous than UVRF's characteristic peak.Conclusions LIF system can be used to detect the fluorescence spectroscopy of UVRF.UVRF has similar spectral characteristics to protoporphyrin Ⅸ,but it is not the same species.

Objective To study the effects of lipopolysaccharide(LPS) on the expression of toll like receptor 4 (TLR4), reactive oxygen species(ROS) and on the proliferation of cells as well as secretion of six proinflammmatory cytokines including TNF-α, IL-1, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12 levels in SKOV3 cells. And to explore the mechanism of SKOV3 cells in regulation. Methods Cultured primary SKOV3 cells were stimulated with different concentrations of LPS (0.01 μg/ml, 0.1 μg/ml, 1 μg/ml, 10 μg/ml and 20 μg/ml) for 4 h, the TLR4 expression in SKOV3 cells were examined by flow cytometry;1 μg/ml LPS stimulated SKOV3 for 4 h, 8 h, 12 h, 24 h respectively, the TLR4 expression and cell cycle in SKOV3, cell proliferation, ROS level as well as cells and TNF-α and IL-1, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12 levels in the culture medium were assayed by flow cytometry, MTT, CBA assay respectively. Results LPS with different concentrations of LPS stimulation in-duced an increased TLR4 expression, however, the expression was reduced when LPS concentration up to 10 μg/ml. LPS stimulation for 4 h, 8 h induced an increased TLR4 expression and cell proliferation. Stimulated for 24 h, however, the TLR4 expression and cell growth were inhibited in S period. Meanwhile, LPS stimulation for 4 h, 8 h, 12 h, 24 h induced a higher ROS secretion in comparison with control group. LPS stimulation induced a stronger cytokine response in comparison with control group, as demonstrated by the production of TNF-α, IL-1, IL-6, IL-8 secretion in cultured SKOV3 cells, while IL-10 and IL-12 with low expression have no obvious difference in the all medium samples. Conclusion TLR4 expression, cell proliferation, ROS and proin-flammmatory cytokine secretion could be induced in SKOV3 through LPS stimulation. The study provide new ex-periment evidences for human ovarian cells SKOV3 immunity regulation and inflammation reaction to promote cells inhibition after LPS stimulation.

Objective To investigate the correlation between Streptococcus pneumoniae (S.pneumoniae) StkP kinase and drug resistance and to analyze the binding ability of StkP extracellular region (EC-StkP) to β-lactam antibiotics.Methods A stkP gene knockout (ΔstkP) mutant was constructed from S.pneumoniae strain ATCC6306 by insertional inactivation method.E-test was performed to detect the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of penicillin (PCN) and cefotaxime (CTX) against ΔstkP mutant and its wild-type strain.Bioinformatic softwares were used to predict the EC-StkP of S.pneumonia strain ATCC6306,to generate the three-dimensional structure model of EC-StkP and to analyze the correlation between the structure and functions of EC-StkP.PCR was performed to amplify the extracellular segment of stkP (EC-stkP) gene and the product of it was sequenced after T-A cloning.A prokaryotic expression system of EC-stkP gene was constructed.SDS-PAGE in combination with a gel image analysis system was used to detect the expression of the recombinant EC-StkP (EC-rStkP).The expressed EC-rStkP was extracted by Ni-NTA affinity chromatography.The binding abilities of EC-rStkP to PCN and CTX were detected by isothermal titration calorimetry (VT-ITC) and surface plasmon resonance (Biacore).Results S.pneumonia strain ATCC6306 was sensitive to PCN (MIC=0.06 μg/ml) and CTX (MIC=0.12 μg/ml),but its ΔstkP mutant was resistant to the two antibiotics (PCN MIC=16 μg/ml,CTX MIC=32 μg/ml).The 295 aa segment was predicted as the extracellular region at C-end of StkP of S.pneumoniae strain ATCC6306,containing four penicillin-binding proteins and Ser/Thr kinase-associated (PASTA) domains.The cloned EC-stkP segment and the EC-stkP segment in GenBank shared 99.6% similarity in nucleotide sequence and 100% in amino acid sequence.The constructed prokaryotic expression system for EC-stkP gene expressed EC-rStkP in soluble form.Both PCN and CTX could bind to EC-rStkP and CTX was better than PCN in term of binding ability.Conclusion The stkP gene of S.pneumonia is closely related to drug resistance and the encoded protein,Ser/Thr kinase StkP,can recognize and bind to β-lactam antibiotics.

Objective To construct a shuttle plasmid for inducible gene expression in Borrelia burgdorferi (B.burgdorferi) with an advantage of flexible genetic manipulation.Methods The IPTG-inducible lac repressor/operator system from Escherichia coli (E.coli) was adopted and modified in the current study.The plasmid shuttle vector was developed by inserting multiple cloning sites,FLAG and HA tags into the shuttle vector by molecular cloning approaches.The target gene was inserted at the site under the control of the promoter (Tn5 derivate) in plasmid pQE30.This promoter contained two lac operators and a codonoptimized lacI gene driven by flaB promoter.Results A plasmid shuttle vector,pJJ275,was successfully constructed with the ability to express target genes in B.burgdorferi in the presence of IPTG.By using this system,a HA-tagged rpoS gene was introduced into the typical infectious strain B.burgdorferi B31.The target gene expression induced by IPTG was confirmed at transcriptional and translational levels.The RpoS dependent virulence factor of Borrelia,OspC,was also detected,indicating that the expressed protein was functional.Conclusion The constructed plasmid shuttle vector can express exogenous genes in B.burgdorferi with an inducible feature and an advantage of flexible genetic manipulation.It can be applied for genetic manipulation of B.burgdorferi involved in gene regulation and complementation.