OBJECTIVETo establish a rat model of anti-sperm antibody (AsAb)-mediated immune infertility, and investigate the effects of serum AsAb positive on the Fas/Fas-L apoptosis pathway in testis tissue and testicular germ cells of pubertal male rats.

METHODSThirty 5-week-old Wistar male rats were included in this study, 10 killed for preparation of sperm suspension, 10 as normal controls, and the other 10 made models of AsAb-positive immune infertility (experimental group). Four weeks after modeling, the testes of the rats were harvested for observation of the changes in the testis tissue under the light microscope and detection of the expressions of Fas, Fas-L and Caspase-3 proteins by immunohistochemistry.

RESULTSCompared with the control group, the experimental group showed obvious apoptotic changes in the testis tissue and remarkably increased expressions (OD value) of Fas (161.87 +/- 5.37 vs 176.97 +/- 4.58), Fas-L (150.27 +/- 8.65 vs 187.52 +/- 7.76) and Caspase-3 (120.37 +/- 6.76 vs 157.65 +/- 7.38) (P < 0.01).

CONCLUSIONSerum AsAb affected the infertility of pubertal male rats, and its mechanisms might be associated with up-regulated expression of Fas, Fas-L and Caspase-3 proteins in the Fas/Fas-L apoptotic pathway.

Animals ; Apoptosis ; Autoantibodies ; immunology ; Caspase 3 ; metabolism ; Fas Ligand Protein ; metabolism ; Germ Cells ; cytology ; immunology ; metabolism ; Infertility, Male ; Male ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar ; Signal Transduction ; Testis ; cytology ; metabolism ; fas Receptor ; metabolism

OBJECTIVETo evaluate the gene-chip detecting rifaman-resistance Mycobacterium tuberculosis applied in TB diagnosis and drug-resistant detection.

METHODSMycobacterium tuberculosis and rifaman-resistant strains among 35 rifaman-resistance isolated strains and 102 sputa specimens from TB patients, 27 sputa specimens from other patients were examined the gene-chips. Results obtained were compared with sputum examination, bacteriological culture and standard drug susceptibility test of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

RESULTSThirty-five rifaman-resistance strains were detected by gene-chips and 33 were identified as rifaman-resistance strains and the concordance with the traditional drug susceptibility test of Mycobacterium tuberculosis was 94.29%. Twenty-seven sputa specimens from other patients were examined Mycobacterium tuberculosis by the gene-chips, 2 were positive, the detection specialty was 92.59%. Using three methods detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis among 102 sputa specimens the positive rate respectively was, sputum examination 35.29% (36/102), bacteriological culture 28.43% (29/102), gene-chip 77.45% (79/102). Among 102 sputa specimens only 29 examined Mycobacterium tuberculosis by the traditional drug susceptibility test and 8 were rifaman-resistant strains. While using gene-chip, there were 20 among 102 sputa specimens identified as rifaman-resistance strains. Among total 55 rifaman-resistance strains detected by the gene-chips, the most frequent mutations were those associated with codon 531 (23 of 55; 41.8%), 526 (15 of 55; 27.27%) and 516 (9 of 55; 16.36%).

CONCLUSIONResults showed that this was a rapid, simple and highly specific method when using gene-chip to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis and rifaman-resistant strains.

China ; epidemiology ; DNA, Bacterial ; genetics ; Drug Resistance, Bacterial ; genetics ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Mycobacterium tuberculosis ; drug effects ; genetics ; isolation & purification ; Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis ; Oligonucleotide Probes ; Point Mutation ; Rifampin ; pharmacology ; Sensitivity and Specificity ; Sputum ; microbiology ; Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant ; epidemiology ; microbiology ; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary ; epidemiology ; microbiology

Due to ineffectiveness and side effects of existing analgesics, chronic pain has become one of the most complex and difficult problems in the clinic. Monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL) is an essential hydrolase in the endocannabinoid system and has been identified as a potential target for the treatment of pain. In the present study, we designed and synthesized twelve tanshinone IIA analogs and screened their activity against MAGL. Selected compounds were tested for analgesic activity in vivo, with the acetic acid writhing test model. Among the test compounds, compound III-3 (IC 120 nmol·L) showed significant activity against MAGL and ameliorated the clinical progression in the mouse pain model. Additionally, compound III-3, substitution with N-methyl-2-morpholinoacetamide, demonstrated improved solubility relative to tanshinone IIA.
Abietanes ; administration & dosage ; chemical synthesis ; chemistry ; Analgesics ; administration & dosage ; chemical synthesis ; chemistry ; Animals ; Chronic Pain ; drug therapy ; enzymology ; Drug Evaluation, Preclinical ; Enzyme Inhibitors ; administration & dosage ; chemical synthesis ; chemistry ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred ICR ; Monoacylglycerol Lipases ; antagonists & inhibitors ; metabolism ; Structure-Activity Relationship

Decoction is a classical dosage form of traditional Chinese medicines. In the process of decocting, various complex components produce physical interactions and chemical reactions, among which physical interactions include van der Waals force, hydrogen bond, electrostatic interaction, π-π stacking, etc., and chemical reactions include Maillard reaction, oxidation reaction, hydrolysis reaction, degradation reaction, polymerization reaction, etc. New substances and original ingredients from chemical reactions can be further activated. These effects form the basis of particle formation in the broth. The sizes of the particles in decoctions range from nanoscale to micron scale, mostly composed of polysaccharide, protein matrix, wrapped in water insoluble molecules, can increase the dispersion of insoluble components and the stability of unstable components, as well as reduce the volatile components and toxic components of volatile components, and ultimately achieve the purpose of efficient absorption and toxicity reduction. From the angle of physical change and chemical reaction in the process of decoction, this paper expounds the formation mechanism of particles in decoction, expounds the research method of particles, analyzes the components in particles and the interaction between components, and then explains the pharmacodynamic characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine decoction, which provides the foundation for the modernization of Chinese decoction.