Abdominal Muscles ; physiology ; Abdominal Pain ; diagnosis ; physiopathology ; Animals ; Animals, Newborn ; Colon ; innervation ; Electrodes ; Electromyography ; Female ; Pain Measurement ; methods ; Pain Threshold ; physiology ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Viscera ; Visceral Afferents ; physiology

Objective To establish an in vitro skin sensitization test,human cell line activation test (h-CLAT),based on THP-1 cell line (a human acute monocytic leukemia cell line),and to assess the sensitizing potency of plant raw materials of chemical and cosmetic products by this in vitro skin sensitization test.Method THP-1 cells were cultured in vitro and exposed to 11 reference skin sensitization chemicals and 9 samples,by monitoring the cell viability,cell surface marker CD54 /CD86 and relative fluorescence intensity of cells surface after the cells was exposures to the substances,and to discover whether there is a positive reaction.At the same time,Buehler test was used to validate the results of samples tested by h-CLAT.Results 11 reference chemicals were distinguished correctly by h-CLAT.Among the 9 samples tested,7 samples were recognized as negative sensitizer and 2 plant extracted substances were identified as suspicious skin sensitizer.The qualitative classification of the 9 samples by h-CLAT test was consistent with the results obtained by animal test.Conclusions The h-CLAT-in vitro test can be used to replace some animal tests for the prediction of soluble skin sensitizing substances.

It has been demonstrated that astrocyte elevated gene 1 ( AEG-1 ) can promote tumor initia-tion and progression .Over expression of AEG -1 is correlated with tumor angiogenesis ,metastasis and chemother-apy resistance of tumor cells of different origins .The present article is a review on the mechanism of AEG -1 me-diated drug resistance .Studies have shown that AEG -1 participates in carcinogenesis through Ha -ras,myc,NF-κB and PI3K/Akt signalling pathways .AEG-1 can also promote autophagy through activating AMP Kinase . Other researchers demonstrate that AEG -1 promotes MDR1 protein translation by up-regulating MDR1 mRNA expression ,and thus increases polyribosome .It is testified that AEG-1 can influence drug susceptibility and ex-pression of MDR gene as a RNA binding protein .Multiple functions of AEG -1 in drug resistance in multiple cancers demonstrate that AEG -1 can be used as a novel target for antitumor drugs .

The non-specific accumulation and release of drugs are the main factors affecting the therapeutic effect as well as causing toxic side effects of chemotherapeutic drugs. Nowadays, the application of nanotechnology and responsive drug release is an important strategy to improve the tumor-specific accumulation of drugs and reduce their side effects. In this study, an α-enolase targeted peptide (ETP)-modified polyethylene glycol poly-lysine block copolymer loaded with oxaliplatin prodrug was synthesized first, and then, polymer-coating Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles were prepared by phase transfer dialysis method to improve the blood circulation stability and tumor targeting of oxaliplatin. At the same time, the physicochemical properties, reductant-responsive drug release, cellular uptake, tumor targeting and other biological functions of ETP modified oxaliplatin-loaded Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles were studied in vitro and in vivo. First, the results of reductant-triggered drug release study showed that the drug-loaded nanoparticles could achieve rapid release of more than 80% of the prototype oxaliplatin within 3 h under the reduction conditions simulating the tumor cytoplasmic microenvironment. Secondly, the results of flow cytometry showed that the modification of ETP could increase the ratio of cellular uptake of drug-loaded nanoparticles in tumor cells, and the way that drug-loaded nanoparticles endocytosed by tumor cells were mainly through the energy-dependent and receptor protein and fossin-mediated endocytosis pathway. The animal procedures were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of School of Pharmacy of Fudan University. Moreover, the results of pharmacokinetic experiment showed that the area under the curve (AUC_0-∞) of oxaliplatin could be significantly increased by nano-formulation which was about 5 times than that of free oxaliplatin. Besides, the pharmacokinetic results also showed that the drug-loaded Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles constructed by covalent linkage and chelation had good overall stability in vivo. Finally, the in vivo imaging results showed that ETP modification could increase tumor accumulation of drug-loaded nanoparticles, which would be conducive to the efficacy of oxaliplatin in tumor lesions. In summary, the oxaliplatin-loaded Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles with the capability of reductant-responsive drug release have good drug release characteristics, blood circulation stability and tumor targeting ability, and have the potential to improve the anti-tumor therapeutic effect of oxaliplatin.

Child ; Child Behavior Disorders ; etiology ; Child, Preschool ; Encephalitis ; complications ; metabolism ; virology ; Enterovirus ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Male ; Nerve Growth Factors ; metabolism ; S100 Calcium Binding Protein beta Subunit ; S100 Proteins ; metabolism

Objective To explore the possible pathway and regulatory mechanism of dermal fibroblasts' transdifferentiation into myofibroblasts induced by estrogen. Methods Human dermal fibroblasts were divided into six groups (A: control; B: estrogen; C: estrogen + ICI-182780; D: estrogen + SB203580; E: estrogen + PD98059; F: estrogen + SP600125). The cells were collected for RNA extraction and the expression of α-SMA was detected by real time quantitative RT-PCR. Some cells were analyzed by single cell RT-PCR to detect positive expression percentage of α-SMA.Results The expression and positive rate of α-SMA in estrogen group were significantly increased (Group B vs. Group A, 7. 385±0. 246 vs 1. 367±0. 034, P＜0.01) and those in ICI-182780 group and SP600125 group were significantly inhibited (Groups C and F vs. Group B, 4. 619 ±0. 164,2. 409±0. 091 vs 7. 385±0. 246, P＜0. 05). Conclusions In the process of fibroblast transdifferentiation into myofibroblasts induced by estrogen, estrogen β receptor and JNK-MAPK signal transduction pathway may play an important role.

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Objective To explore the use of integrated two methods in vitro in prediction of eye irritation caused by cosmetics.Method Chorioallantoic membrane vascular assay ( CAMVA), bovine corneal opacity and permeability (BCOP) and Draize rabbit eye irritation test were used to determine the predictive potential of eye irritation of 60 kinds of cosmetics.Results CAMVA method was able to distinguish 41 non-irritant samples and 18 irritant samples.BCOP method was able to predict 35 non-irritant samples , 21 mild-moderate irritant samples and 4 severe irritant samples . Combination of CAMVA and BCOP methods could obviously improve the identification ability of irritation , and the classification consistency with Draize rabbit eye irritation testing reached 98.3%.Conclusions The integrated test strategy combined BCOP with CAMVA can be used to appropriately predict ocular irritation of cosmetics , with a prediction range covering non-irritant to severe irritant samples .

Objective To investigate effects of Kanglaite injection on proliferation, cycle and apoptosis of human breast cancer MCF-7 cells;To discuss its relevant mechanism. Methods Logarithmic growth phase cells were divided into control group and Kanglaite-treatment group (10, 20, 40μL/mL). Cells were cultured in RPMI-1640 for 24 h before drug treatment. The inhibition rate of Kanglaite injection on proliferation of human breast cancer MCF-7 cells was detected by MTT assay. Apoptosis and cell cycle of MCF-7 cells were detected by flow cytometry. Changes in cell nucleus were determined by Hochest staining assay. Protein expressions of Bcl-2 and Bax were detected by ELISA and Western blot. Results Kanglaite injection for 12 h, 24 h or 48 h resulted in a significant inhibition of MCF-7 cells proliferation (P<0.05, P<0.01);Compared with the control group, Kanglaite injection-treated cells showed increased percentage in G2/M and G0/G1 phases (P<0.001, P<0.01), but showed decreased percentage in S phase (P<0.01), and apoptosis rate increased (P<0.05, P<0.001). Kanglaite injection significantly decreased protein expression of Bcl-2, and enhanced protein expression of Bax of MCF-7 cells (P<0.01, P<0.001). Conclusion Kanglaite injection can inhibit the proliferation of human breast cancer MCF-7 cells, decrease cell cycle and induce apoptosis, the mechanism is related with decreasing protein expression of Bcl-2 and enhance the protein expression of Bax.

ObjectiveTo explore the clinical value of ultrasound and MRI in diagnosis of simple fetal indirect hernia.MethodsA total of 671 558 fetuses were examined in maternal and child healthcare hospital of Hubei from February 2003 to February 2015. Once inguinal hernia or testicular tumors was suspected, MRI examination was performed after prenatal ultrasound. Final diagnosis was confirmed by postnatal follow-up. The ultrasonographic characteristics of fetal indirect hernia were compared with prenatal MR image characteristics and postnatal follow-up results.ResultsThree cases were conifrmed after birth. The simple fetal indirect hernia was uncommon clinical entity which occurred during 3rd trimester. The ultrasonic characteristics in prenatal period were: (1) Right enlarged scrotum was iflled with heterogeneous lesion; intestinal peristalsis within the scrotum was found in real-time ultrasonography. (2) The contralateral testis in left scrotum and penis could be found. MRI could display the characteristicsof indirecthernia contents and its extension from abdominal cavity intoinguinalregion, which may help diagnose fetal simple indirect hernia. One case of fetal indirect hernia was misdiagnosed as testicular tumors, which was correctly diagnosed by MRI.ConclusionsThe simple fetal indirect hernia can be prenatally diagnosed by characteristic ultrasonic features, which can present with abnormal mass ininguinalregion. Prenatal ultrasound is the primary screening method of fetal indirect hernia. MRI can serve as a supplement approach. The combination of US and MRI can further improve the diagnostic accuracy of fetal indirect hernia.