sfection could promote the expression of integrin α3β1/α6β1. The mechanism of regulating integrin α3β1/α6β1 may lie in allosterism of an extracellullar CDI51 site (QRD194-196) and C -terminal Ves. transportation target motif(YRSL245-248).

To obtain chemical constituent information of rat plasma after oral administration of Huang-Lian-Jie-Du Decoction (HLJDD), a LC-FT-ICR-MS method has been established, and both positive and negative ions scan modes were include in the analysis. By comparing their retention time, high resolution mass data of HLJDD extracts, blank plasma and dosed plasma, 38 constituents, including 22 prototype compounds and 16 metabolites, were detected in rat plasma after oral administration of HLJDD. In the 22 prototype compounds, 16 constituents were determined unambiguously by comparing with references. In the analysis of metabolites, phase II reactions like glucuronidation and sulfation were the major biotransformation pathways of HLJDD. M11 was observed as the only phase I metabolite in present experiment. The results will be beneficial for the further pharmacokinetics and pharmacological evaluations of HLJDD.
Administration, Oral ; Alkaloids ; blood ; Animals ; Biotransformation ; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ; Drug Combinations ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; administration & dosage ; isolation & purification ; metabolism ; Flavonoids ; blood ; Iridoids ; blood ; Male ; Plants, Medicinal ; chemistry ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization ; Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Objective: The signal transduction pathway of phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase(PI3K) may play important roles in promoting angiogenesis induced by growth factors.The involvement of CD151,a member of transmember-4 superfamily,remains unclear.This study aimed to investigate the effects of the recombinant adeno-associated virus mediated CD151(rAAV-CD151) gene delivery on capillary density in myocardial infarction swine and its mechanisms.Methods: We established the swine model of myocardial infarction by coronary artery ligation,and intramuscularly injected rAAV-CD151,rAAV-GFP and rAAV-antiCD151 into the ischemic myocardium.Eight weeks after coronary artery ligation,we detected the expression of CD151,and measured capillary density by immunostaining for the von Willebrand factor.Results: Compared with the control and the rAAV-GFP groups,the rAAV-CD151 group showed a higher CD151 protein expression and capillary density in ischemic myocardium after myocardial infarction(P

Increasing attention has been focused on the antitumor activity of artemisinin derivatives in recent years, for artemisinin had been reported to have cytotoxic effects against HL-60, P388 and MCF-7 tumor cells. We report here the synthesis and evaluation for antitumor activity of a series of artemisinin-ether derivatives bearing tetrahydropyrrole, morpholine, piperidine, substituted piperidines and azoles with various linkers. Sixteen 10-O-substituted dihydroartemisinin derivatives were designed and synthesized, all of which have never been reported in literatures and whose antiproliferative effects on human breast cancer MCF-7, MCF-7/Adr and HL-60 cells were determined by MTT assay or direct cell counting. Each of these artemisinin derivatives possessed better effects than dihydroartemisinin evidently against HL-60 and MCF-7 cells growth, while less potent than doxorubicin. All target compounds exhibited significantly improved potency compared to DHA and doxorubicin on the doxorubicin-resistant MCF-7/Adr cells, so did they in their sensitive counterparts MCF-7 cells. Among them, compounds GF02, GH04 and ZH04 showed strong activity against these three cell lines growth. Further research is undergoing.
Antineoplastic Agents ; chemical synthesis ; chemistry ; Artemisinins ; chemical synthesis ; chemistry ; Breast Neoplasms ; pathology ; Cell Proliferation ; Doxorubicin ; Drug Design ; HL-60 Cells ; drug effects ; Humans ; MCF-7 Cells ; drug effects

OBJECTIVE: To explore the applicability of integration between three-dimensional (3D) facial and dental data to evaluate the nasolabial morphology variation before and after the cross-arch fixed restoration of the maxillary implant-supported prostheses. METHODS: Twelve patients (4 women and 8 men), mean age (54.82±5.50) years (from 45 to 62 years) referred to the Department of Oral Implan-tology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, were selected and diagnosed with edentulous maxilla. For all the patients, 4 to 6 implants were inserted into the maxilla. Six months later, the final cross-arch fixed prostheses were delivered. The 3D facial images were collected before and after the final restoration. The 3D data of prostheses were also captured. All the 3D data were registered and measured in the same coordinate system. Then the displacement of all the landmarks [cheilion left (CHL), cheilion right (CHR), crista philtri left (CPHL), crista philtri right (CPHR), labrale supe-rius (LS), subnasale (SN), stomion (STO), upper incisor (UI), upper flange border of the prostheses (F-point, F)], and the variation of the distances between these landmarks (SN-LS, CPHR-CPHL, CHR-CHL, LS-STO) were analyzed and compared. RESULTS: The consistency test among three measurements of the length of F-SN indicated that the integration method of the dental prostheses and soft tissue had the good repetitiveness, ICC=0.983 (95%CI: 0.957-0.995). After wearing the final cross-arch maxillary implant-supported prostheses, all the landmarks on the soft tissue moved forward. The nasal base area changed minimally, and the shift of SN in the sagittal direction was only (0.61±0.44) mm. But the sagittal shift of LS was (3.12±1.38) mm. In the vertical direction, SN, LS, CPHL, and CPHR moved upward. But STO, CHL, and CHR moved downward a little. Except for the slight decrease of the length of philtrum (SN-LS), the length of CHL-CHR, CPHL-CPHR, and the height of upper lip were increased together (P < 0.01). In the direction of Z axis, the strong correlations were found not only between the movements of SN and F (r=0.904 3) but also between the movements of LS and UI (r=0.958 4). CONCLUSION The integration method of 3D facial and dental data showed good repetitiveness. And the strong correlations between the landmarks of prostheses and nasolabial soft tissue in the sagittal direction were found by this new method.
Female ; Humans ; Incisor ; Lip ; Male ; Maxilla/surgery* ; Middle Aged ; Mouth, Edentulous ; Prostheses and Implants

Objective To study the Hoxd 13 gene expression in the children with anorectal malformation (CAM)and normal children, and to explore the relationship between Hoxd 13 gene and CAM. Methods Hoxd 13 gene mRNAexpression was detected by RT- PCR in the rectal pouch in both 16 cases of anorectal malformations and 5 normalchildren. Results The expression level of Hoxd 13 gene mRNA was significantly higher in normal children than that inchildren with CAM (0.32+0.26 vs 0.73+0.10), ( P ＜0.01). Conclusions Hoxd 13 gene expression may beinvolved in the pathogenesis of anorectal malformation.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the structural and functional changes of internal anal sphincter (IAS) in children with functional constipation (FC), and to evaluate the association between the thickness of IAS and the severity of clinical symptoms.

METHODSA total of 35 children with FC(constipation group,17 with incontinence) between June 2008 and December 2008 at the Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University were evaluated using anal manometry and endosonography. These patients were compared to 23 hospitalized children who were excluded for digestive and endocrinal diseases(control group). A validated symptom score(SS) was used to assess the severity of symptoms. The sum of SS ranged between 0 and 65.

RESULTSAnorectal manometry showed reflex relaxation of IAS in response to distension of rectal balloon in all patients. Rectal perceptional threshold in FC group was significantly higher than that in the controls[(42.4 ± 19.5) ml vs.(29.1 ± 15.6) ml, P<0.05]. The lowest volume for inducing reflex relaxation of IAS was significantly higher than that in the controls [(55.6 ± 31.6) ml vs.(30.5 ±13.8) ml, P<0.05]. The thickening of IAS was noted in all the patients[(3.8 ± 1.7) mm vs.(2.5 ± 1.0) mm, P<0.05]. However, there was no significant difference between FC and control in median resting anal sphincter pressure[(170.8 ± 62.3) mm Hg vs. (161.3 ± 51.1) mm Hg, P>0.05]. The median symptom score was 9.3 ± 4.3 in the FC group. The thickness of IAS correlated significantly with total symptom severity score(r=0.407, P<0.05). There was no correlation between thickness of IAS and age, sex, or duration of disease(P>0.05).

CONCLUSIONSStructural and functional changes of internal anal sphincter exist in children with functional constipation. The thickness of internal anal sphincter correlates significantly with symptom severity.

Anal Canal ; diagnostic imaging ; physiopathology ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Constipation ; diagnostic imaging ; physiopathology ; Endosonography ; Female ; Humans ; Male

OBJECTIVETo study the possible relationship between tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha-238G/A gene polymorphism and the susceptibility to intrauterine HBV infection.

METHODSTwo hundred and fifty-six children, including 130 infants born to HBsAg positive mothers were divided into two groups: forty-five children with intrauterine HBV infection (group I) and 85 children without intrauterine HBV infection (group II), with a control group of 126. TNF-alpha-238G/A gene polymorphism was examined in all 256 children, by means of real-time quantitative fluorescent PCR.

RESULTSA significant difference of TNF-alpha-238A allele frequency was found between group I and group II (x2=6.797, P=0.009), and between group I and the controls group (x2=0.047, P=0.002), but there was no significant difference between group II and the control groups (x2=0.047, p=0.828).

CONCLUSIONThis study found that genetic polymorphism of tumor necrosis factor-a was associated with intrauterine HBV infection

Adult ; Child ; Disease Susceptibility ; Female ; Hepatitis B ; transmission ; Humans ; Infant ; Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical ; Polymorphism, Genetic ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha ; Tumor Necrosis Factors ; genetics

OBJECTIVETo study the expression of Wnt5a protein in the terminal rectum of children with anorectal malformation (ARM) and the possible association between Wnt5a and ARM.

METHODSSpecimens were obtained from 20 children with ARM, 7 children with acquired rectovestibular fistula and 6 children with non-gastrointestinal tract disease (control group). The expression of Wnt5a protein in the terminal rectum was determined by immunohistochemistry and Western blot.

RESULTSWnt5a was mainly expressed in the rectum of the myenteric nerve plexus, mucosal layer and submucosa in the control group. Compared with the control group, Wnt5a expression in the terminal rectum decreased significantly in the ARM group, and decreased more significantly in children with high ARM. The results of Western blot showed the expression of Wnt5a protein in the high, intermediate and low ARM groups were significantly lower than that in the acquired rectovestibular fistula and the control groups (P<0.01). The expression of Wnt5a protein in the high and the intermediate ARM groups were also lower than that in the low ARM group (P<0.01). There was no significant difference in the Wnt5a protein expression between the acquired rectovestibular fistula and the control groups.

CONCLUSIONSThe expression of Wnt5a in the termina1 rectum decreases in children with ARM, suggesting Wnt5a may play an important role in the development of ARM.

Anal Canal ; abnormalities ; Female ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; Infant ; Male ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins ; analysis ; physiology ; Rectum ; abnormalities ; chemistry ; Wnt Proteins ; analysis ; physiology ; Wnt-5a Protein

OBJECTIVETo observe the effects of Relinqing granules (powder of Polygonum capitatum extract) on the bacterial pyelonephritis model in rats.

METHODThe rat bacterial pyelonephritis model was induced by injecting the escherichia coli ATCC-25922 into kidney parenchyma. The rats were divided ramdamly into Relinqing groups(52.32, 26.16 g x kg(-1)), norflorin group (0.03 g x kg(-1)), model group and normal control group, and were given experimental drugs by gastrogavage. The contents of leucocytes (WBC), occult bloo (BLD), glucose (GLU), protein (PRO), ketones, bilirubin and urobilinagen in urine were determined.

RESULTAs compared with the model group, Relinqing granules 6.0 g x kg(-1) (crude drug 52.32 g x kg(-1)) could decrease significantly the contents of WBC and BLD in urine and, however, had no markedly effects on the other biochemical parameters of urine.

CONCLUSIONRelinqqing granule has significant effects of decreasing urine WBC and BLD on the bacterial pyolonephritis in rats.

Animals ; Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary ; isolation & purification ; pharmacology ; Bilirubin ; urine ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; isolation & purification ; pharmacology ; Escherichia coli Infections ; urine ; Female ; Glycosuria ; urine ; Ketones ; urine ; Leukocyte Count ; Male ; Occult Blood ; Plants, Medicinal ; chemistry ; Polygonum ; chemistry ; Proteinuria ; urine ; Pyelonephritis ; urine ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley