Bronchi ; cytology ; metabolism ; Cell Line ; Epithelial Cells ; cytology ; metabolism ; Erythromycin ; pharmacology ; Glutamate-Cysteine Ligase ; genetics ; metabolism ; Glutathione ; genetics ; metabolism ; Humans ; RNA, Messenger ; genetics ; metabolism ; Up-Regulation ; drug effects

AIM: To investigate the influence and mechanism of recombinant interleukin-13 (rIL-13) on fibroblasts. METHODS: 3T3 fibroblasts were divided into two groups: the treated group was treated with rIL-13 (80 ?g/L, 24 h or 48 h) and the control was without rIL-13 treatment. Transmission electron microscope and Hoechst kit were used to observe morphology of 3T3 fibroblasts in both groups. The activity of proliferation in both groups was investigated and compared by MTT means. Western blot was used to analyze the level of collagen type I induced by rIL-13 in fibroblasts. The levels of IL-6 and IL-8 in the culture supernatants were determined by radioimmunoassay. RESULTS: The more ribosomes and mitochondrions, as well as bigger nuclei were found in the treated group. The production of IL-6 and IL-8, and proliferation ratio of fibroblasts treated with rIL-13 for 24 h or 48 h were increased obviously, compared with the control (P

Today, the understanding of the sequence and structure of biologically relevant targets is growing rapidly and researchers from many disciplines, physics and computational science in particular, are making significant contributions to modern biology and drug discovery. However, it remains challenging to rationally design small molecular ligands with desired biological characteristics based on the structural information of the drug targets, which demands more accurate calculation of ligand binding free-energy. With the rapid advances in computer power and extensive efforts in algorithm development, physics-based computational chemistry approaches have played more important roles in structure-based drug design. Here we reviewed the newly developed computational chemistry methods in structure-based drug design as well as the elegant applications, including binding-site druggability assessment, large scale virtual screening of chemical database, and lead compound optimization. Importantly, here we address the current bottlenecks and propose practical solutions.

Objective Following the prognosis of patients with myasthenia gravis(MG) who received both immunosuppressants and thymectomy, to determine whether the sequence and timing of treatment have influences on outcomes of MG and also to select significant predictors of prognosis.Methods It was a retrospective study which reviewed 105 patients with MG who underwent thymectomy and immunosuppressants between Januay, 2000 and December, 2013.All patients were divided into two subgroups based on their order of treatment.Thirty two patients were called as immunosuppressants-first group, and 73 patients were called as thymectomy-first group.The ratios of ideal status of two groups were compared with use of the ChiSquare test.Predictors of ideal status were analyzed by logistic regression.Results (1) After 1 year, 2 years and 5 years of intervention, the proportion of ideal status was significantly higher in the thymectomy-first group than that in the immunosuppressants-first group[(33％-50％) vs.(10％-20％), P ＜0.05].For oMG patients, after 1 year, 2 years and 5 years of treatment, thymectomy-first group had a higher ideal status rates than immunosuppressants-first group[(25％-50％) vs.(11％-18％)].But no significant difference was noted in the rates of ideal status at each follow-up time point.(2)Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that sequence of treatment (OR =0.154, 95 ％ CI: 0.046-0.518, P =0.002) and symptom-thymectomy interval(OR =0.903,95 ％ CI: 0.835-0.976, P =0.010) were the significant predictors of ideal status.Conclusion Thymectomy prior to immunosuppressants is associated with relatively good prognosis.It is suggested that patients with gMG, or adult patients with oMG who are resistant to drug, will be better to undergo thymecotomy as early as possible.

A total of 218 patients on chemotherapeutic regimens containing oxaliplatin were randomly divided into experimental (n =120) and control (n =98) groups.The experimental group received an intravenous infusion of lipoic acid plus sodium potassium magnesium calcium and glucose injection.The control group had only normal saline.Overall incidence of neurotoxicity and toxicity grade of peripheral nerve were observed after 4,8 and 12 cycles.Those with neurotoxic symptoms were followed up for 1 year.No significantly statistical difference existed in the incidence of peripheral neurotoxicity after 4,8 cycles (P ＞0.05).After 12 cycles,31 patients in the experimental group had an onset of neurotoxicity of grade3 (n=8,6.7％) &grade4 (n=0) versus21 cases of grade3 (n=21,21.4％) and grade4 (n=5,5.1％) in the control group.Statistically significant differences existed between grades 3 and 4 neurotoxicity (P ＜0.05).After 1 year of follow-up,the incidence of grade 1 of neurotoxicity was 2.5％ (n =3) in the experimental group versus 23.7％ (n =9) in the control group.And the inter-group difference was statistically significant (P ＜ 0.05).Lipoic acid plus sodium potassium magnesium,calcium and glucose injection can effectively prevent the occurrences of acute and chronic peripheral neurotoxicity associated with oxaliplatin.

Four Polystictus Versicolor PVC0? PVC1? PVC2 ?PVC3 were examined for their decolorization ability to simulative refinery effluents and biodegradation ability to HADP'S, Melanoidin, Caramel The effect of effluent colorants on the yield of four Polystictus Versicolor biomass and mycelium polysaccarride(PSK) was also studied PVC0 showed the best decolorization ability and the high biomass; although the PSK content of PVC0 is less than PVC1, its yield of mycelium PSK is the highest Chosen PVC0 as the research strain The result showed that the rate of decolorization of PVC0 to 75% concentration real refinery effluents is 53% Which is less than to the simulative refinery effluent decolorization rate 71% Real refinery effluents and simulative refinery effluent has the same PVC0 biomass and PSK yield

OBJECTIVETo use array-based comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) technology to study the molecular cytogenetic abnormalities of anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) at genome level.

METHODSALK protein expression and molecular genetic abnormalities were detected by immunohistochemistry and fluorescence in situ hybridization, respectively, in 25 cases of ALCL. Any chromosomal gains/losses were detected by aCGH and correlated with ALK status.

RESULTSaCGH showed that chromosomal alterations in all 25 ALCL cases, and the frequency of chromosomal gains was higher than that of the losses. Chromosomal gains at 5p13.2, 3q21.1, 2q21.3, 3p25.1, 14q32.33, and 17q21.2 regions were detected in more than 50% of the ALCL cases; gains at 4q27, 6p22.1, 20p11.21, 2q22.3, 4q35.1, 1p36.22, 8p23.1, 8p12, 11q14.1, 12q13.13, and 19p13.3 regions were detected in 30%-50% of the ALCL cases; chromosomal losses at 3q26.1 and 3q26.31 regions were detected in 36.0% (9/25) and 24.0% (6/25) of the ALCL cases, respectively. Chromosomal gains at 2q21.3, 6p22.1 and 3p25.1 regions showed significant differences between ALK (+) and ALK (-) ALCL groups (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONSaCGH demonstrates complex molecular genetic variations in all ALCL cases. Gains at 2q21.3, 6p22.1 and 3p25.1 regions are significantly different between ALK (+) and ALK (-) ALCL groups, suggesting that the pathogenesis of ALK (+) and ALK (-) ALCL may involve different signaling pathway.

Adolescent ; Chromosome Aberrations ; Comparative Genomic Hybridization ; methods ; Female ; Gene Expression Profiling ; Humans ; In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence ; Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic ; enzymology ; genetics ; Male ; Paraffin Embedding ; Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases ; genetics ; metabolism

OBJECTIVETo analyse the relationship between the electrical activity changes of nucleus accumbens (NAc) shell and the drug-seeking behavior by recording NAc shell electrical activity in conditioned place preference (CPP) rats induced by morphine.

METHODSForty SD rats were randomly divided into operation-only control group and the morphine-induced CPP group after stereotaxic electrode was buried on rats NAc shell and the latter group was used to establish the morphine CPP model(n = 20). A CPP video system combining with the technique of electrical activity wireless telemetry was used in the study. The NAc electrical activity from each group of rats was recorded by wireless telemetry respectively, which included staying in black or white chamber of video box, shuttling between black-white chambers and between white-black chambers. The electrical activity differences were analyzed by the percentage of each wave.

RESULTSWhen the morphine-induced rats staying in black chamber, compared with the operation-only control group, the NAc shell electrical activity showed that the percentage of 0 - 10 Hz was increased(P < 0.05), meanwhile, those of 10 - 20 Hz and 30 - 40 Hz were reduced(P < 0.05, P < 0.01); when the morphine-induced rats staying in white chamber, the NAc shell electrical activity showed that the percentage of 0 - 10 Hz and 30 - 40 Hz were increased(P < 0.05 , P < 0.01) , that of 10 - 20 Hz was reduced(P < 0.05 , P < 0. 01); when the morphine-induced rats in black- white shuttling status, the NAc shell electrical activity showed that the percentage of 0 - 10 Hz was increased(P <0.05, P <0.01), that of 10- 30 Hz was reduced( P <0.05); and in the white-black shuttling status, the electrical activity showed that the percentage of 0 - 10 Hz was reduced(P <0.05), that of 10 - 30 Hz was increased(P < 0.05) ; the electrical activity was further compared between staying status and shuttling status in the morphine-induced CPP group. There was no significant difference of electrical activity between the rats in white-black shuttling status and staying in white chamber. However, when rats in black-white shuttling status, compared with staying in black chamber, the electrical activity showed that the percentage of 0 - 10 Hz and 40 - 50 Hz were increased(P < 0.05), meanwhile, those of 10 - 20 Hz and 30 - 40 Hz were reduced(P <0.05).

CONCLUSIONThe electrical activity changes of NAc shell in morphine-induced CPP rats were different from those of the operation-only control group, and these changes might be associated to the rat's drug-seeking behavior.

Animals ; Conditioning (Psychology) ; Drug-Seeking Behavior ; Morphine ; pharmacology ; Nucleus Accumbens ; drug effects ; physiology ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Telemetry

BACKGROUND: Various factors contribute to the establishment of liver transplantation models in rhesus monkey, the rate of successful operation and long-term survival are very low. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the cause of early death following liver transplantation in rhesus monkey. METHODS: Liver transplantation models were fabricated with the classical and modified methods in rhesus monkeys. Operation of donor was performed quickly by a big crucial incision of abdomen. The improved double-cuff of the portal vein and inferior vena cava were finished, in addition to stay pipe of biliary tract in the process of repairing donor liver. Operation of the receptor was performed by classical orthotopic liver transplantation. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: A total of 25 pairs of rhesus monkeys were successfully for establishing liver transplantation models. Seven rhesus monkeys died within early stage of post-operation, including six out of nine monkeys died by using the classical approach and one out of sixteen monkeys died by using the improved approach. There were five of seven monkeys died of intra-abdominal hemorrhage, one died of primary graft nonfunction and one died of respiratory failure. Results indicated that, the major death cause after classical orthotopic liver transplantation in rhesus monkey is abdominal hemorrhage. The improved methods of liver transplantation apparently reduce the hemorrhage and raise early survival rate following liver transplantation.