Animals ; Breast Neoplasms ; diagnosis ; genetics ; DNA, Mitochondrial ; genetics ; Electron Transport Complex IV ; genetics ; Humans ; Loss of Heterozygosity ; Microsatellite Instability ; Mitochondrial Proteins ; genetics ; Mutation

OBJECTIVETo preliminarily study the effective dosage range and mechanism of the abirritation of volatile oil of Evodia Fructus on the stomach cold syndrome model in mice, and discuss the correlation between its accompanying toxicity and oxidative damage mechanism, in order to provide the experimental basis for explaining the efficacy-syndrome-toxicity correlation.

METHODThe stomach cold-syndrome model in mice was induced by the classic hot plate test by orally administrating with different doses of volatile oil of Evodia Fructus, in order to observe its abirritation and companying toxic and side effects and detect serum ALT, AST, PGE2, NO, NOS, MDA, SOD, GSH, GSH-Px, BUN, CR and hepatic ALT, AST. The companying toxic symptoms in mice were recorded in toxic reaction integral table.

RESULTVolatile oil of Evodia Fructus had an obvious analgesic effect at 30 min after the oral administration and reached the peak effect at 60 min, with certain "dose-effect" and "time-effect" relations, rises in serum and hepatic ALT and AST levels, serum PGE2, MDA, NO and NOS and hepatic indexes, decreases in SOD, GSH and GSH-Px and no notable change in BUN, CR levels and kidney weight/body ratio. Conclusion: The abirritation mechanism of volatile oil of Evodia Fructus was related to the inhibition of pain transmitter release, peroxidative damage and NO damage, which is accompanied by certain hepatotoxicity, mainly mainly oxidative damage, with a concurrent "dose-time-toxicity" relationship.

Animals ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; administration & dosage ; toxicity ; Evodia ; chemistry ; toxicity ; Female ; Fruit ; chemistry ; toxicity ; Humans ; Liver ; drug effects ; metabolism ; Mice ; Oils, Volatile ; administration & dosage ; toxicity ; Oxidative Stress ; drug effects ; Stomach ; drug effects ; metabolism ; Stomach Diseases ; drug therapy ; metabolism

The range of effective dose and mechanism of abirritation about water extraction components of Evodiae Fructus on the stomach cold syndrome model in mice were preliminary studied. The method of stomach cold-syndrome model in mice was built, which were administrated with different doses water extraction components of Evodiae Fructus, observing abirritation and toxicity by the classical hot plate method, detecting the level of ALT, AST, PGE2, NO, NOS, MDA, SOD, GSH, GSH-Px, BUN, CR in serum and ALT, AST in hepatic tissue, and recording toxicity symptoms in mice according to the list of relevant toxicity reaction. The water extraction component of Evodiae Fructus has obvious analgesic action after administration 30 min, arriving peak effect after administration 60 min, showing certain "dose-time-toxicity" relationship. ALT and AST levels in mice serum and liver tissue enhanced; PGE2, MDA, NO, NOS enhanced in mice serum; SOD, GSH, GSH-Px reduced; the BUN, CR levels was no significant alteration; liver weight/ body weight enhanced; kidney weight/body weight was no significant alteration. The a irritation mechanism of volatile oil of Evodiae Fructus was connected with suppressing pain transmitters release, per oxidative damage mechanism and NO damage, which also induced hepatotoxicity and the mechanism of hepatotoxicity is main lyoxidative damage, showing certain "dose-time-toxicity" relationship in accordance to hepato-toxicity injury.
Analgesics ; pharmacology ; Animals ; Body Weight ; drug effects ; Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury ; etiology ; Disease Models, Animal ; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug ; Evodia ; toxicity ; Female ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Mice ; Plant Extracts ; pharmacology ; toxicity

Glucose-6-phosphatase (G6Pase) activity in the skeletal muscle cells was observed with electron microscope in rats.It was found that the reaction product of G6Pase activity was localized in the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) and nuclear envelope and a heterogenous distribution of G6Pase activity in the SR was shown.On the basis of the position relationship between SR and sarcolemmal system,the skeletal couplings can be classified as follows.1.The coupling between the terminal cisternae and the transverse tubules such as a triad.2.The peripheral coupling between the peripheral SR and the surface sarcolemma.3.The coupling between the subsarcolemmal SR and the subsarcolemmaltransverse tubules.The significance of the findings was discussed.

Objective To assess CT, MR manifestations and diagnostic value in hepatic tuberculosis. Methods CT findings in 12 cases and MR findings in 4 cases with hepatic tuberculosis proved by surgery or biopsy were retrospectively analyzed. Results (1) CT findings: one case of serohepatic type of hepatic tuberculosis was multiple nodular lesions in the subcapsule of liver. Parenchymal type were in 10 cases, including multiple,miliary, micronodular and low density lesions with miliary calcifications in 2 cases, singular, low density mass with multiple flecked calcifications in 3 cases, multiple cystic lesions in 1 case, multiple micronodular and low density lesions fusing into multiloculated cystic mass or “cluster” sign in 3 cases, and singular, macronodular and low density lesion with multiple miliary calcifications in 1 case. One case of tuberculous cholangitis showed marked dilated intrahepatic duct with multiple flecked calcifications in the porta hepatis. (2) MR findings in 4 cases were hypointense on both T 1WI and T 2WI in one case, hypointense on T 1WI and hyperintense on T 2WI in 3 cases. Enhanced MR in 3 cases showed slightly peripheral enhancement or with multilocular enhancement. Conclusions Various types of hepatic tuberculosis had their different imaging findings. The typical CT and MR findings could suggest the diagnosis.

cases of focal nodular heperplasia of the liver were studied with HE staining and immunohistochemistry. The patient population was composed of 12 males and 5 females, aged 13 to 71 years. The main symptom was abdomimal pain or discomfort. 9 patients were misdiagnosed as hepatic cell carcinoma (HCC) before operation. Histologically, 14 cases were of classical form, and 2 cases were of telangiectatic form, and 1 case mixed form. The classical form of FNH was defined by the presence of 4 characteristic histologic features: nodular central stellate scar, abnormal nodular architecture, malformed vessels, and cholangiolar proliferation. The causes of focal nodular hyperplasia of the liver were briefly discussed.

Objective To observe the diagnostic value of telomerase,VEGF,CD44_ V6 ,MMP_2,MMP_9and their combined examination in distinguishing malignant pleural effusion from benign one.Methods Sixty patients with pleural effusions were observed,thirty of them sufferring from malignant pleural effusion and thirty of them sufferring from benign one.The expression of telomerase,CD44_ V6 ,VEGF,MMP_2,MMP_9were tested in the pleural effusion by RT-PCR and ELISA technique.The sensitivity and the specificity of each examination method were calculated,in order to find out appropriate combination.Results As single-item detection,the diagnosetic value of VEGF was the best,the cutoff of VEGF was 181.1pg/ml,the sensitivity of VEGF examination was 90.0%,and the specificity was 86.7%.The sensitivity and the specificity of combined examination VEGF+CD44_ V6 and VEGF+MMP_2 were the best,the sensitivity of VEGF+CD44_ V6 was 83.3%,and the specificity was 90.0%.The sensitivity of VEGF+MMP_2 was 80.0% and the specificity was 93.3%.Conclusion The level of telomerase,VEGF,CD44_ V6 ,MMP_2,MMP_9in malignant pleural effusion is clearly higher than that in benign pleural one,the difference having significant statistic meaning.VEGF has higher sensitivity and specificity .Of combined examination,VEGF+CD44_ V6 and VEGF+MMP_2 have higher sensitivity and specificity.

Objective To study histological and cytological characteristics of malignant mesothelioma of the peritoneum by needle biopsy. Methods Needle biopsy specimens of 19 cases of malignant mesothelioma of the peritoneum were studied with pathological, cytological, histochemical and immunohistochemical staining examination. Results Of 19 cases, 12 were males and 7 were females, with a mean age of 58.1 years. Histopathlogical examination of needle biopsy specimens revealed that 10 of them were tubulopapillary. 3 undifferentiated. 1 signet ringoid cell, 1 small cell, 2 of low-grade malignant cystic cell and 2 of myofibroblastic cell types. 16 cases were positive by cytology smear but 3 negative. Immunohistochemical staining showed that the neoplastic cells of all cases were positive for keratin, vimentin, EMA, antimesothelial cell antigen and CI but negative for HCI. Conclusion The diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma of the peritoneum can be established by its clinical manifestation, combined with pathological, cytological, histochemical staining and immunohisitochemical staining of specimens obtained by ultrasound guided needle biopsy.

Objective To study the clinicopathologic features and prognosis of low-grade malignant cystic mesothelioma of the peritoneum (LGMCMP). Methods 25 cases of LGMCMP were analyzed retrospectively on their clinicopathologic features and immunohistochemical and electron microscopic findings, therapeutic approach and prognosis were also studied. Results Of 25 cases, 18 were females and 7 were males with a mean age of 39.6 years (range 16-84 years). According to their imaging characteristics, symptoms and physical signs, three morphological patterns of these tumors were found, i.e. localized cystic mass, multiple cystic nodules and diffuse cystic nodules. Immunohistochemical staining showed that the neoplastic cells were positive for CK, Vimentin, EMA, and anti-mesothelial cell antigen. Histochemically, the tumors were positive for CI but negative for HCI. Electron microscopic study of 11 cases revealed that the neoplastic cells had profuse slender microvilli on cell surface, large amount of microfilaments (tono-filaments) and abundant desmosomes. Conclusion LGMCMP is an uncommon neoplasm of low-grade malignancy, generally occurring in young women with distinct clinicopathologic features.

Electronic waste (E-waste) arising from the rapid development of high-tech industries such as electronic information has become the fastest-growing solid waste,its impact on the environment and health aroused more and more people’s concern. The progress on the study of E-waste on the environment and human health was reviewed in this paper,the limitation of current researches and the future direction were also analyzed and assessed.