A ready-made Chinese herb containing the glycosides of Tripteri-gium wilfordii ( GTW ) have been reported to cause testicular atrophy in men. Various fractions isolated from GTW were screened in experiments on rats and mice to observe their antifertility effects and found that the monomer T9 among the requirements for male contraceptive need to be elucidated. T9 was administered through gastric intubation at a dose of 0.1mg/kg?d-1 7w? All the T9 treated rats exhibited minimal testicular damage at the end of seventh week of treatment, but causes severe damages mainly the epididymal, the spermatozod showed various structural abnormalities, including cracked midpiece, decapitation of the sperm head commonly ( above 90% ) . It is no malformed round or tadpoleshapes head sperms discernible, no significant changes were seen in main visceral organs, no immunosuppressive actions was observed. The potencies of anti-sperm activity of T9 is 100 times stronger than GTW.

Objective To investigate the morphologic changes and hemodynamic parameters of the common carotid artery in obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome(OSAHS)in a porcine model using ultrasound and color Doppler.Methods A total of 12 pigs were randomly divided into model group and control group(n=6 for each).All pigs were fed under the same conditions with exception of th ose in the model group which were kept in a hypobaric chamber for experiments.The parameters of systolic velocity(S)and diastolic velocity(D),resistant index(RI)and S/D in Doppler as well as maximum IMT(intima-media thickness)with two-dimensional ultrasound were obtained in the carotid artery of all animals were determined,and the latter was confirmed by animal dissection when the symptoms of OSAHS appeared in the model group.Results The diameter of the lumen of the common carotid artery in model group(3.18?0.17)was smaller than that of control group(3.47?0.15,P

OBJECTIVE To explore the expression of Bcl-2, on mRNA and protein levels, in the different age of C57BL/6 mice cochleae and the expression localization in the cochleae.METHODS Using ABR to test the hearing level in C57BL/6 mice. Surface preparation of cochlear basil membrane is used to observe the morphology and amout of the outer and inner hair cells in different age of C57BL/6 mice. Fluorescent quantitative real time PCR, immunofluorescence histochemical method and western blot are used to detect the expression of Bcl-2 on the mRNA and protein levels in the C57BL/6 mice cochlea of different age groups ('young group', 'elderly group').RESULTS ABR results showed that the hearing threshold of 'older' C57BL/6 mice is much higher than that in the 'young' mice, and surface preparation of cochlear basil membrane showed the hair cell localized in the cochlear basil turn of 'old' mice arranged in a disorder station and part of hair cells were lost. Also, the spiral ganglion cells arranged sparsely and messily. Fluorescence quantitative real-time PCR results suggest the expression of Bcl-2 on/at the mRNA level of the 'old' mice cochleae decreases significantly, compared to that in the 'young' mice. The results of Immunofluorescence and Western blot suggest the expression of Bcl-2 on/at the protein levels of the 'old' mice cochlea decreased, compared to that in the 'young' mice. Also, the Bcl-2 is located in the cytoplasm, and the expression of Bcl-2 in the inner hair cells seems higher than that in the outer hair cells. CONCLUSION The expression of Bcl-2 significantly deceased in the 'old' C57BL/6 mice cochleae, both on mRNA and protein level, which may be related to the hearing loss and loss of hair cells.

Objectives To investigate the associations of the plasma homocysteine levels with the alterations in arterial stiffness in a commu-nity-based cohort. The gender differences in these associations were examined. Methods We evaluated the relationship between plasma homocysteine levels to three measures of vascular function [carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (CF-PWV), carotid-ankle PWV (CA-PWV) and heart rate corrected augmentation index (AI)] in 1680 participants (mean age:61.5 years;709 men, 971 women) from communities of Beijing, China. Results In univariate analysis, plasma homocysteine levels was positively related to the CF-PWV (r=0.211, P<0.0001) and CA-PWV (r=0.148, P<0.0001), whereas inversely associated with AI (r=?0.052, P=0.016). In multiple linear regression models adjusting for covariants, plasma homocysteine remained positively related to the CF-PWV (standardizedβ=0.065, P=0.007) in total cases. When the groups of men and women were examined separately, plasma homocysteine remained positively associated with the CF-PWV (standardizedβ=0.082, P=0.023) in men, whereas the relations between homocysteine and any of the arterial stiffness indices were not further present in women. Conclusions In Chinese population, plasma homocysteine levels are independently associated with alterations of large artery stiffness in men but not in women.

Objective:To prepare a pig model of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome(OSAHS) and to observe the hemodynamics and pathological characteristics of common carotid artery,so as to lay a foundation for further studying the effect of OSAHS on cardiovascular system.Methods: Twelve male small-type pigs were randomly divided into model group and control group(n=6).Animals in the model group were housed in a negative pressure chamber for 6 months to establish OSAHS model and those in the normal control group were fed routinely.After pigs in the model group presented the symptoms of OSAHS,the changes in hemodynamics of carotid artery were detected with color Doppler ultrasound.The morphological changes of common carotid artery were analyzed under light microscope and electron microscope.Results: Animal model of OSAHS was successfully created.The internal diameter of carotid artery of pigs in the model group was decreased,the intima was increased,and the peak-systolic mean velocity(S) and the resistance index(RI) were both increased compared with those of the control group(P

OBJECTIVE To explore the role of miR-34a on upregulating the expression of Bcl-2,which induces the apoptosis of primary auditory cortex neuron in the central mechanism of age-related hearing loss.METHODS Using C57BL/6 suckling mouse to obtain the brain tissue from auditory cortex according to the Location map,and to primary culture the neurons.After transfection on primary neurons,western blot and immunofluorescence were used to detect the expression of Bcl-2 and then hoechst staining was used to detect the apoptosis after transfection.RESULTS primary culture of auditory cortex neurons abtained from enzyme digestion were transfected with miR-34a mimic and miR-34a inhibitor to upregualte or downregulate the expression of miR-34a,the results showed that the expression of Bcl-2 was decreased after upregulation of miR-34a with the concentration of 5 nmol/L(t=5.127,P＜0.05),there was significant difference between the concentration of 10 and 20 nmol/L(t=6.379,P＜0.05),while increased after downregulation of miR-34a with concentration of 5 nmol/L(t=4.926,P＜0.05),there was significant difference between the concentration of 10 and 20 nmol/L(t=5.821,P＜0.05).Hoechst staining showed that the apoptotic neurons was increased after transfection of miR-34a mimic.CONCLUSION miR-34a induce the auditory cortex neuron apoptosis through downregulates Bcl-2,which central mechanism of age-related hearing loss.

Objective To investigate the role of long noncoding RNA nuclear paraspeckle assembly transcript 1 (NEA T1) in regulating the activation of microglias.Methods (1) Microglias BV2 were routinely cultured in vitro and NEA T1 mRNA expression was detected by real-time PCR (RT-PCR) after 0,0.1,0.5 and 1 μg/mL lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulation for 6 h;NEAT1 mRNA expression was detected by RT-PCR after 1 μg/mL LPS stimulation for 0,6,12 and 24 h.(2) NEAT1 siRNA (NEA T1-si) was transfected into BV2,and RT-PCR and Western blotting were employed to detect the LC3 mRNA and protein expressions.(3) The BV2 cells were divided into control group,NEAT1-si group,LPS group and NEAT1-si+LPS group;RT-PCR was used to detect the tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-oα) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) mRNA expressions;morphological changes of BV2 cells were observed under inverted microscope.(4) The BV2 cells were divided into control group,negative control+Torin-1 group and NEAT1-si+Torin-1 group;Western blotting was used to detect the LC3 protein expression and LC3,TNF-α and iNOS mRNA expressions were detected by RT-PCR.Results (1) NEA T1 was significantly up-regulated in LPS-stimulated BV2 cells in dose-and time-d ependent manners;significant differences were noted between each two groups (P＜0.05).(2) The LC3-Ⅱ mRNA expression in the NEAT1-si group was significantly decreased as compared with that in the control group (P＜0.05);LC3-Ⅱ/Ⅰ protein ratio (0.7) in the NEAT1-si group was significantly lower than that in the control group (1.03,P＜0.05).(3) As compared with those in the control group,the TNF-α and iNOS mRNA expressions in the NEAT1-si group were decreased;As compared with those in the LPS group,the TNF-oα and iNOS mRNA expressions in the NEA T1-si+LPS group were significantly decreased (P＜0.05).(4) LC3-Ⅱ/Ⅰ protein ratio in the control group,Torin-1 group and Torin-l+NEAT1-si group were 0.7,1.14 and 0.97,respectively;LC3-Ⅱ,TNF-α and iNOS mRNA expressions in the Torin-1 group were significantly higher than those in the control group (P＜0.05);LC3-Ⅱ,TNF-α and iNOS mRNA expressions in the NEAT1-si+Torin-1 group were significantly higher than those in the Torin-1 group (P＜0.05).Conclusion Knockdown of long noncoding RNA NEA T1 could attenuate microglia activation through inhibiting autophagy,and NEA T1 maybe the key molecule for the mitigation and cure of the neuroinflammation related diseases.

Objective To investigate the differences in central hemodynamic indices between hypertensive and normotensive subjects and identify the blood pressure index that the most strongly correlate with arterial stiffness and vascular damage markers. Methods A cohort of 820 hypertensive patients and 820 normotensive individuals matched for age and gender were enrolled in this study. We measured carotid-femoral and carotid-radial pulse wave velocity (PWV), aortic augmentation index (AIx) and central blood pressures using pulse wave analysis and applanation tonometry. Plasma homocysteine (HCY), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) were also tested in these subjects. Results In both hypertensive and normotensive subjects, the central systolic blood pressure (SBP) and pulse pressure (PP) were significantly lower than brachial SBP and PP; this PP amplification was significantly lower in the normotensives (9.85 ± 6.55 mmHg) than in the hypertensives (12.64 ± 6.69 mmHg), but the amplification ratios were comparable between the two groups. Blood pressure and age were closely related with aortic arterial stiffness. Compared with normotensive subjects, hypertensive subjects had higher carotid-femoral PWV and AIx, and showed significantly lowered PP amplification ratio with age. Central PP was more strongly related to arterial stiffness and vascular damage markers than the other pressure indices. Multivariate analyses revealed that carotid-femoral PWV and aortic AIx were strongly influenced by central PP but not by the mean blood pressure or brachial PP. Conclusion The central PP is a more direct indicator of central arterial stiffness and a better marker of vascular aging than other blood pressure variables. These findings support the use of central blood pressure as a treatment target in future trials.

Objective To investigate the differences in central hemodynamic indices between hypertensive and normotensive subjects and identify the blood pressure index that the most strongly correlate with arterial stiffness and vascular damage markers. Methods A cohort of 820 hypertensive patients and 820 normotensive individuals matched for age and gender were enrolled in this study. We measured carotid-femoral and carotid-radial pulse wave velocity (PWV), aortic augmentation index (AIx) and central blood pressures using pulse wave analysis and applanation tonometry. Plasma homocysteine (HCY), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) were also tested in these subjects. Results In both hypertensive and normotensive subjects, the central systolic blood pressure (SBP) and pulse pressure (PP) were significantly lower than brachial SBP and PP; this PP amplification was significantly lower in the normotensives (9.85 ± 6.55 mmHg) than in the hypertensives (12.64 ± 6.69 mmHg), but the amplification ratios were comparable between the two groups. Blood pressure and age were closely related with aortic arterial stiffness. Compared with normotensive subjects, hypertensive subjects had higher carotid-femoral PWV and AIx, and showed significantly lowered PP amplification ratio with age. Central PP was more strongly related to arterial stiffness and vascular damage markers than the other pressure indices. Multivariate analyses revealed that carotid-femoral PWV and aortic AIx were strongly influenced by central PP but not by the mean blood pressure or brachial PP. Conclusion The central PP is a more direct indicator of central arterial stiffness and a better marker of vascular aging than other blood pressure variables. These findings support the use of central blood pressure as a treatment target in future trials.

Objective:To explore a fast method to identify and confirm suspected clonorchis sinensis infection.Methods:For suspected clonorchis sinensis infection, the clonorchiasis serum antibody was detected first with ELISA. If the antibody was positive, the fecal examination for eggs was performed. If the fecal examination was negative, duodenal drainage under gastroscopy was recommended to detect eggs from the drainage fluid.Results:A total of 126 patients met the requirements and aged 54.14±13.33 (24- 87). There were 83 cases (65.87%, 83/126) with eggs positive in the drainage fluid, of which 53 cases were male, aged 55.91±11.47 (30-86), and 30 cases female, aged 55.87± 13.85(30-87). There was no significant difference in age between males and females( P>0.05). The time of catheterization (T1) of 126 cases was 3.79 ±1.45 min. The time of drainage (T2) of 126 cases was 31.39 ±14.29 min. There was no significant difference in T1 or T2 between the positive group and the negative group( P>0.05). The detection rates of eggs were 91.57% (76 cases) in intrahepatic bile duct drainage, 81.93% (68 cases) in the bile-cyst juice and 75.90% (63 cases) in the common bile duct fluid. No serious adverse reactions occurred during or after the operation. Conclusion:The detection rate of clonorchiosis sinensis can be effectively improved by the combination of clonorchiasis serum antibody test and gastroscopy-guided duodenal drainage.