Objective To investigate the difference of tumor cell proliferation between the center and the edge tissues of human colon cancer and its relationship with the expression and methylation of p16 and p14 gene.Methods The expression of Ki67,P14 and P16 protein was assessed by immunohistochemistry,methylation status and mRNA expression of p16 and p14 gene in different area of colon cancer tissue were analyzed by methylation-specific PCR.RT-PCR and microdissection technique. Results There was significant difference in expressions of Ki67 between the center(100.0%) and the edge (30.1%) tissue in 42 cases of colon cancer(P

It was difficult to prepare traditional Chinese medicine pellets due to the adverse characteristics of the herbal extract. In this study, Danshen extract (DS) powder mixed with different proportions of microcrystalline cellulose (MCC), lactose and starch were made into pellets by extrusion-spheronization. Particle size, span, bulk density, tapping density, compressibility, Hausner ratio and angle of repose were used to evaluate the micromeritic properties of mixing powders. Feret diameter, aspect ratio, yield, density and friability were used to evaluate the properties of the pellets. The correlations between micromeritic properties of raw material powders and the formability of their pellets were analyzed by cluster analysis, principal component analysis and partial least squares regression analysis. As a result, the particle size of the powders was negatively correlated with the size, density, yield, and was positively correlated with the friability of their pellets. The span, density, compressibility and angle of repose of the powders were positively correlated with the size, density, yield, and were negatively correlated with the friability of their pellets. So there were certain correlations between the micromeritic properties of raw material powders and the properties of their pellets prepared by extrusion-spheronization. This research provided a foundation for the technology and method of traditional Chinese medicine extract pellets.
Cellulose ; chemistry ; Drug Compounding ; methods ; Drug Implants ; chemistry ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; chemistry ; Excipients ; chemistry ; Lactose ; chemistry ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; methods ; Particle Size ; Powders ; chemistry ; Starch ; chemistry

OBJECTIVETo observe the effect of total flavonoids of Oldenlendia difflusa (FOD) on NF-kappaB and IL-8, TNF-alpha, IL-10 expressions of ulcerative colitis (UC) model rats, and explore its immunological mechanism of anti-UC.

METHODSixty Kunming male mice with the average weight of (20 +/- 2) g were randomly divided into six groups. The control group (cont) was orally administered with distilled water. Whereas the remaining five groups were fed with 4% dextran sulphate sodium (DSS) solution for seven days to induce acute UC, and orally administered with the following drugs: distilled water (for the DSS group), SASP at dose of 500 mg x kg(-1) x d(-1) for the DSS + SASP group, FOD at dose of 60 mg x kg(-1) x d(-1) for the DSS + FOD-H group, FOD at dose of 40 mg x kg(-1) x d(-1) for the DSS + FOD-M group, and FOD at dose of 26.7 mg x kg(-1) x d(-1) for the DSS + FOD-L group. During the modeling and drug administration, the mice were scored for DAI. Seven days later, the mice were put to death, and their colonic tissue samples were collected to evaluate colonic mucosal lesions. The NF-kappaB p65, IL-8, TNF-alpha, IL-10 expressions were tested by immunohistochemical staining and ELISA.

RESULTSeven-day feeding with 4% DSS solution could successfully induce acute UC in mice. Compared with the cont group, the DSS group showed significantly higher DAI and colonic mucosal lesions, remarkable increase in NF-kappaB p65, IL-8, TNF-alpha expression in colonic tissues, and notable decrease in IL-10 expression (P < 0.05). FOD could prevent acute UC in mice included by DSS. Seven-day administration of 60 mg x kg(-1) x d(-1) or 40 mg x kg(-1) x d(-1) FOD could completely or partially resist the above mentioned changes caused by DSS. Compared with the DSS group, the DSS + FOD-H group and the DSS + FOD-M group showed reduction in colonic mucosal lesions, down-regulation in IL-8, TNF-alpha and NF-kappaB p65 expressions and up-regulation in IL-10 expression (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONFOD could significantly resist UC in mice. Its mechanism may be related to the inhibition of NF-kappaB p65 activation, the reduction of IL-8 and TNF-alpha expressions and the increase in the anti-inflammatory factor IL-10.

Animals ; Anti-Inflammatory Agents ; administration & dosage ; Colitis, Ulcerative ; drug therapy ; genetics ; immunology ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; administration & dosage ; Flavonoids ; administration & dosage ; Humans ; Interleukin-8 ; genetics ; immunology ; Male ; Mice ; NF-kappa B ; genetics ; immunology ; Oldenlandia ; chemistry ; Transcription Factor RelA ; genetics ; immunology ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha ; genetics ; immunology

Abnormalities, Multiple ; Bronchial Diseases ; complications ; Bronchoscopy ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Foreign Bodies ; complications ; Humans ; Infant ; Lung ; diagnostic imaging ; pathology ; Male ; Radiography ; Respiratory System Abnormalities ; complications ; Respiratory Tract Diseases ; etiology ; pathology

C-Reactive Protein ; analysis ; Calcitonin ; blood ; Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Male ; Pneumonia ; blood ; diagnosis ; Protein Precursors ; blood

Objective To discuss the frequent etiology of spontaneous sub-cortical hemorrhage and its diag- nosis.Methods The clinical materials of 79 cases of spontaneous sub-cortical hemorrhage were analyzed.Results 56% of the hemorrhage was caused by arterial-venous malformation.48% of the hemorrhage was caused by occult AVM.Conclusion AVM is the most frequent etiology of spontaneous sub-cortical hemorrhage.CTA plays a special role in its diagnosis.

PCR-SSCP(single-strand conformation polymorphism) was used for studying the community changes of pronucleus microorganisms in various fermenting stages of Luzhou-flavor Daqu. The results showed:(1) The pronucleus microorganism's community was similar and also had the polymorphism in each simple of various fermentation stage;(2) Different microflora had complex ecology effects of coordination and the restriction;(3) The diversity indexes of different stage of Daqu microorganisms were around 1.69～2.01,and the composition of them was stable relatively;(4) The similarity indexes were 0.67～1.00,and much higher in the approaching stages.

In this paper, we present and investigate a special kind of stationary wavelet algorithm using “inverse” hard threshold to eliminate the electrocardiogram (ECG) interference included in diaphragmatic electromyographic (EMGdi). Differing from traditional wavelet hard threshold, “inverse” hard threshold is used to shrink strong coefficients of ECG interference and reserve weak coefficients of EMGdi signal. Meanwhile, a novel QRS location algorithm is proposed for the position detection of R wave by using low frequency coefficients in this paper. With the proposed method, raw EMGdi is decomposed by wavelet at fifth scale. Then, each ECG interference threshold is calculated by mean square, which is estimated by wavelet coefficients in the ECG cycle at each level. Finally, ECG interference wavelet coefficients are removed by “inverse” hard threshold, and then the de-noised signal is reconstructed by wavelet coefficients. The simulation and clinical EMGdi de-noising results show that the “inverse” hard threshold investigated in this paper removes the ECG interference in EMGdi availably and reserves its signal characteristics effectively, as compared to wavelet threshold.
Electrocardiography* ; Methods ; Wavelet Analysis*

Abstract: Objective　To investigate a poisoning incident caused by eating eight treasure congee, and establish liquid chromatography (LC)-mass spectrometry (MS)/MS screening method of 28 alkaloids to provide references for disposal of similar poisoning incidents. Methods　LC-MS/MS was used for screening 28 alkaloids in the urine, eight treasure congee and food raw material, and the detected alkaloids were quantified. Samples were extracted with 0.4% formic acid aqueous solution and separated by a Acquity UPLC BEH C18 column (1.7 μm, 100 × 2.1 mm). Acetonitrile-0.2% formic acid aqueous solution was used as the mobile phase and gradient elution was adopted. The ionization mode was electrospray positive ionization mode, and the detection method was multi-reaction monitoring (MRM). Analytes were quantified with the external standard method. Results　In the concentration range of 0-100 ng/mL, the linear correlation coefficient r were greater than 0.999 for 28 alkaloids. The recovery of 28 alkaloids in urine sample ranged from 63.0% to 105.0%, and the relative standard deviations (RSDs) were between 5.8% and 8.6%. The recovery of 28 alkaloids in eight treasure congee sample ranged from 72.0% to 109.0%, and the RSDs were between 6.3% and 9.7%. The recovery of 28 alkaloids in semen sesami nigrum sample ranged from 60.0% to 95.0%, and the RSDs were between 4.8% and 8.2%. Hyoscyamine (2 380.0 ng/mL), scopliamine (3.6 ng/mL) and rac-anisodamine (4.7 ng/mL) were detected in the patient's urine. Hyoscyamine (63.3 μg/g), scopliamine (5.7 μg/g) and rac-anisodamine (2.1 μg/g) were detected in eight treasure congee. Hyoscyamine (901.0 μg/g), scopliamine (80.0 μg/g) and rac-anisodamine (30.1 μg/g) were detected in the seed of Datura stramonium L. The ratio of scopliamine and hyoscyamine in the seed of D. stramonium was 1∶11, which complies with the characteristics of D. stramonium L. In urine sample, the proportion of scopliamine and rac-anisodamine was 0.15% and 0.20%, and hyoscyamine accounted for 99.65%. Conclusion　Seed morphology, the content range and proportion of three alkaloids are all in accord with the characteristics of D. stramonium. Combined with the clinical symptoms of atropine poisoning, it can be deduced that this incident is a family food poisoning caused by accidental consumption of seed of D. stramonium L. The method can provide technical support for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of alkaloid poisoning patients, and also provide a basis for emergency detection and disposal of alkaloid poisoning events.

AIMTo observe the stability of BCG-induced insulin resistance model.

METHODSThe glucose tolerance, serum glucose, FFA, insulin, triglycerides, cholesterol, TNF-alpha and ALT level were measured. The change of GDR was measured by euglycemic clamp in model rats after given i.v. BCG 2, 4 and 8 weeks.

RESULTSAfter 2, 4 and 8 weeks, the GIR and glucose tolerance of the animals deceased significantly. After 2, 4 and 8 weeks, BCG infusion resulted in a pronounced reduction in glucose tolerance and insulin-stimulated glucose disposal rate [GDR = GDR: (29 +/- 6) vs (13 +/- 7) mg.kg-1.min-1 2 weeks; (29 +/- 6) vs (11 +/- 7) mg.kg-1.min-1 4 weeks and (23 +/- 3) vs (16 +/- 3) mg.kg-1.min-1 8 weeks, respectively, P < 0.01]. BCG infusion resulted in a pronounced increase in the weights of the liver [(6.2 +/- 0.9) vs (8.2 +/- 1.3) g, P < 0.05] and spleens [(0.51 +/- 0.11) vs (1.4 +/- 0.4) g, P < 0.01]. The histo-pathological results showed that BCG infusion resulted severe inflammation in the livers and spleens and the ratio of beta/alpha in pancreas increased. The serum levels of triglyceride, FFA and glucose were unchanged, but the level of serum TNF-alpha [543 +/- 60) vs (759 +/- 137) pg.mL-1, P < 0.05] and insulin [(31 +/- 5) vs (36 +/- 5) mu.L-1, P > 0.05] increased.

CONCLUSIONThis novel model of immune insulin resistance is completely and constantly established.

Animals ; Blood Glucose ; metabolism ; Diabetes Mellitus ; metabolism ; Glucose Clamp Technique ; Glucose Tolerance Test ; Injections, Intravenous ; Insulin ; blood ; Insulin Resistance ; immunology ; Male ; Mycobacterium bovis ; Random Allocation ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar ; Spleen ; pathology ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha ; metabolism