0.997 5);their average recovery rates were 99.93%,99.82%,100.02%,99.03%,and 98.79%(n=9),respectively,and their RSD were 0.66%,0.42%,0.55%,0.74%,and 0.98%(n=6),respectively.CONCLUSION:The established method is simple,rapid with accurate and reliable results thus applicable for the quality control of lecithin.

Objective To establish an HPLC method to determine simultaneously the content of six water-soluble chemical constituents (danshensu,protocatechuic aldehyde,caffeic acid,rosmarinci acid,salvianolic acid B,and salvianolic acid A) in Xiangdan Injection,and to compare their content discrepancy of Xiangdan Injection from 20 manufacturers.Methods The HPLC method was established.The column was Alltima C18 (250 mm?4.6 mm,5 ?m) at the gradient elution mode with the flow rate of 1.0 mL/min,column temperature was kept at 25 ℃ and the detector was set at 288 nm.Results Six components were separated clearly.The relationship between the concentration and the peak areas of the six compounds was all linear.The precision,stability,repetition,and average recovery were complied with the limit.Significant difference was found in contents of six chemical constituents in Xiangdan Injections from different manufacturers that the variation of salvianolic acid A content was the most distinct and danshensu was the most quietly.Conclusion The method has been successfully used to quanlify the six compounds in Xiangdan Injection,and then,can offer the reference for the quality control of Xiangdan Injections roundly.

Royal jelly (2.5g/kg/d igX8d) increased the clearance rate of iv charcoal particles in normal mice, and completely antagonized the decrease of clearance rate caused by cortisone acetate. It also potentiated the delayed type hypersensitivity ( DTH ) reaction of footpad induced by SRBC in normal mice, and entirely antagonized the inhibition of DTH reaction caused by eye lophosphamide. Royal jelly (2.5 g/kg/d ig X 7 d ) had no marked influence on hemolysin formation in normal mice and immunosuppressed mice caused by eye lophosphamide.

Objective To explore the protective effects of peritoneal dialysis on tissue and organ damage induced by acute hemorrhagic necrotic pancreatitis (AHNP) . Methods Thirty-four AHNP patients were randomly divided into PD group ( n = 21) and control group (n=13). Control group was treated with conventional therapy, while PD group was treated with conventional therapy companied by intermittent peritonea] dialysis (IPD). Urinary and serum amylase, the plasma levels of TNF and IL-1, faecal occult blood test and serum leucocyte were examined. Functions of brain, kidney , liver and heart were observed. Results The protective effect was better in PD group than that in normal group (P

Objective: To investigate the function and IL 1ra gene expression of neutrophils in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Methods: Gene expression was studied by reverse transcribe polymerase chain reaction (RT PCR) from untreated neutrophils in healthy controls and HD patients. Phagocytosis and bactericidal assays decreased in the number of viable extracellular and intracellular bacteria by colony counts. Results: Freshly isolated neutrophils spontaneously expressed icIL 1ra, sIL 1ra mRNA in HD patients. Phagocytosis and intracellular killing of neutrophils in HD patients impaired obviously when exposed to staphylococcus aureus in comparison with healthy controls. Conclusion: Untreated neutrophils in HD patients spontaneously express icIL 1ra and sIL 1ra mRNA, which is consistent with the suppressed phagocytosis and intracellular killing capacity. [

BACKGROUND: The neurons in the medial septum (MS), vertical and horizontal limbs of diagonal band of Broca (vDB and hDB) in the basal forebrain contain rich androgen receptors (ARs) and estrogen receptors (ERs) by which androgen and estrogen can act dramatically on the neurons in the basal forebrain, subsequently affecting learning and memory processes.OBJECTIVE: To qualitatively and quantitatively investigate the effects of androgen replacement therapy on the nitric oxide synthase (NOS)-positive and nestin-positive neurons in the MS, vDB and hDB of castrated adult male rats.DESIGN: A randomly controlled study on experimental animals.SETTING: Department of Anatomy and Brain Research Laboratory of Zhngshan Medical College of Sun Yat-sen University.MATERIALS: The experiment was performed at Department of Anatomy and Brain Research Laboratory of Zhongshan Medical College of Sun Yatsen University from June 2001 to June 2002. Totally twenty-eight adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into four groups with seven rats in each group: androgen replacement therapy for 4 weeks following 24 hours of castration (ART1), androgen replacement therapy for 2 weeks following 2 weeks of castration (ART2), vehicle replacement therapy for 4weeks following 24 hours of castration (VRT), sham-operated group (Sham).INTERVENTIONS: ① ART1 group: The castrated rats received subcutaneous injection of testosterone proprionate (25 mg/kg) dissolved in 100 μL of sterile sesame oil every other day from 10:30 am to 11:00 am for 14 times (4 weeks). ② ART2 group: The castrated rats received subcutaneous injection of testosterone proprionate with the same dosage and method as ART1 group for 7 times (2 weeks). ③ The rats in VRT group received subcutaneous injection of 100μL of sterile sesame oil for 14 times (4 weeks) by the same regime as described above. ④ Rats in Sham group only received sham-operated treatments, and testes were intact and lived for 4 weeks.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Morphology and counts of NOS-positive and nestin-positive neurons were observed in the MS, vDB and hDB with immunohistochemical method at various time points.RESULTS: Data of totally 28 rats were involved in the final analyses. ①Morphological features of both NOS-positive and nestin-positive neurons in the MS, vDB and hDB were not significantly changed among four groups. ② The number of NOS-positive and nestin-positive neurons in the MS and vDB of VRT group were significantly higher than those of Sham group (P＜ 0.05 or 0.01), whereas the numbers of the NOS-positive and nestin-posi-tive neurons in the MS and vDB of ART1 and ART2 groups was significantly lower than those of VRT group (P ＜ 0.05 or 0.01), which nearly reached the levels of sham group (P ＞ 0.05).CONCLUSION: Androgen replacement therapy produces no significant effects on the morphological features of NOS-positive and nestin-positive neurons, but the therapy can selectively decrease the numbers of NOS-positive and nestin-positive neurons in different subregions of the basal forebrain, which may be closely related to androgen downregulation of expressions of NOS and nestin by ARs-mediated mechanisms, thereby producing complex effects on learning and memory processes.

AIM: To investigate the pathological changes of motoneuron's function and morphology after root avulsion in order to study the neurobiology mechanism of motoneuron death. METHODS: Twenty female adult Sprague-Dawley rats, 200-300 g were used. The C 5-C 8, T 1 roots of the right brachial plexus were avulsed. All rats were killed 3 d, 5 d or 1 week after avulsion. One group of the C 5-C 8 spinal cords freeze sections (40 ?m thick) were collected for the NADPH-d histochemistry with neural red counterstained. Another group of the C 5-C 8 spinal cords freeze sections (40 ?m thick) were collected for the c-Jun immunocytochemistry stain. The paraffin sections (5 ?m thick) were collected for HE stain. The amount of NOS-positive and survival motoneurons was counted. The percentage of NOS expression and motoneuron survive were quantitatively analyzed considering the amount of contra lateral motoneurons as one hundred percent. RESULTS: The NOS expression rate was 0.74%?0.59% (3 d), 24.84%?6.73%(5 d), or 51.16%?8.67% (1 week), respectively. The survive rate was 93.00%?4.32% (3 d), 93.67%?5.27% (5 d), or 89.83%?2.65% (1 week), respectively. The motoneuron expressed c-Jun as early as 3 days after avulsion. The expression declined afterward until one week after avulsion. There was no significant change on the size of motoneuron. The nuclear membrane was still clear but some nuclei were not located in the middle of the cell body. There were some nucleoli with the chromatin condensation. CONCLUSION: The motoneuron NOS expression and cell death were increased within one week after spinal root avulsion. meanwhile, the c-jun expression was decreased. The NO/NOS may induce the motoneuron death by inhibiting the regenerating reactions of motoneuron after root avulsion injury.

Objective To investigate the effect of a single or combined transplantation of the neural stem cells(NSCs) modified with gene of NGF or GDNF on the cholinergic neurons of basal forebrain of AD model rat. Methods The NSCs modified with gene of NGF or GDNF were implanted in single or combined into the lateral cerebral ventricle of the rats after fibria\|fornix transection.The rats were killed three weeks after transplantation and the brain sections concluding basal forebrain were cut coronally on a freezing microtome and were processed by immunohistochemistry staining with antibodies against ChAT.The numbers of ChAT positive neurons of medial septum(MS) and vertical diagonal band(VDB) were analyzied statistically with one way of Student\|Newman Kaels. Results In MS,the percentages of ChAT positive neurons at the lesion side to the intact side in NGF group was 81% which was significantly higher than that in the lesion group(34%),NSC group(36%) and GDNF group(50%), P 0\^05). Conclusion\ The injury cholinergic neurons can be protected in different extent after a single or combined transplantation of the neural stem cells modified with gene of NGF or GDNF.Among these three groups,greater protection was found in NGF group and NGF+GDNF group,and lesser protection in GDNF group.\;[

Objective　To synthesize and label a tumor positive imaging agent 18F-fluorouracil (FU) and the animal study on the product was also undertaken. Methods　18F-FU was synthesized and labeled. Its biodistribution analysis was done on normal and tumor bearing nude mice. PET imaging was performed on normal and tumor bearing rabbits. Results　HPLC analysis and other quality control test results guaranteed the possibility of animal study and clinical usage of 18F-FU. Biodistribution analysis and PET imaging also demonstrated a high accumulation of the tracer in tumor tissue. Conclusion　18F-FU is a kind of potential tumor positive imaging agents which can be used to assess the effects of chemotherapy.

Objective To investigate the expressions ofα‐SMA in different esophageal stromal fibroblasts in esophageal car‐cinogenesis .Methods IHC method was uesd to detect the expression of α‐SMA protein in stromal fibroblasts of twenty normal e‐sophageal tissues ,eighty precancerous lesions and fifty esophageal carcinomas respectively .Three kinds of esophageal stromal fibro‐blasts were cultured primarily and cells immunohistochemical staining was carrired out after being purified .Expression of α‐SMA was detected by RT PCR .Results IHC results showed thatα‐SMA expressions in normal ,precancerous and cancerous lesions were of significant differences .RT‐PCR results showed thatα‐SMA expressions were different significantly among three kinds of fibro‐blasts .Conclusion Esophageal stromal fibroblasts were activated with carcinogenensis .AFs was possibly the origion of CAFs .