AlM:To discuss the protective effect ofα-mangostin on retinal light damage in mice.METHODS:Totally 30 Balb/c mice, aged 6~8wk, were randomly divided into the control group, light-exposure group and α-mangostin group. Every group contained 10 mice. Mice of α-mangostin group were treated with alpha-mangostin at the dose of 30mg/( kg · d ) body weight by intragastric administration daily for 7d, and then exposed to white light at the 5th d. The light-exposure group and α-mangostin group were exposed to 5 000 ± 200lx white light-emmiting diodes (LEDs) for continuously 1h to establish the mice model of retinal light damage. Flash -electroretinograme was recorded 72h after light exposure. The changes in retinal morphology of mice were observed by light microscopy. Retinas were extracted to detect the malondialdhyde ( MDA ) content change of the retinal homogenate.RESULTS: Flash-electroretinogram ( F-ERG ) showed that retinal dysfunction was less severe in α-mangostin group than in light-exposure group ( P<0. 05 ). Light microscopy test showed that retina structural damage was less severe in α-mangostin group than in light-exposure group (P<0. 05). The level of MDA in retinal tissue of α-mangostin group was significantly lower when compared with light-exposure group (P<0. 05).CONCLUSlON: α-mangostin inhibits lipid peroxidation induced by light damage and protect retina against light damage.

AIMTo explore the changes of rat platelet phospholipase A2 (PLA2) mRNA content in bacteria infected rat and study the cDNA and amino acid sequences of the PLA2 structure to lay a good foundation for the development of new antibiotics.

METHODSThe PLA2 mRNA level in blood was determined by RT-PCR. The DNA sequence was cloned and analyzed.

RESULTSAfter injection of bacteria in rats, the mRNA level of PLA2 in blood increased markedly. The cDNA and amino acid sequence were highly homologous to other PLA2 cDNA from different tissues of the rat.

CONCLUSIONPlatelet PLA2 in blood responded quickly to bacteria infection in gene level. Therefore, the PLA2 protein was produced increasingly which was shown to control the infection with bacteria. Although there are little difference between PLA2 cDNA cloned from blood and other sources in DNA and amino acid sequences, the catalytic site for enzymatic activity and basic structure are identical.

Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Base Sequence ; Cloning, Molecular ; DNA, Complementary ; metabolism ; Male ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Phospholipases A ; blood ; genetics ; metabolism ; Phospholipases A2 ; RNA, Messenger ; metabolism ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar ; Staphylococcal Infections ; blood ; Staphylococcus aureus

OBJECTIVETo investigate the influence of sea water immersion on inflammation and healing of the wounds in scalded rats.

METHODSOne hundred and forty-four male Wistar rats with 10% TBSA superficial partial-thickness scald were randomly divided into A (n=72, with scald) and B (n=72, with seawater immersion for 4hrs immediately after scald) groups. The serum contents of K+, Na+, Cl- were determined at 0 post-scald hour (PSH), 6PSH, 12PSH and 24 PSH with electrocyte analysis apparatus, and the changes in serum interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF-alpha) levels were determined at 0 PSH, 6PSH and 12 PSH with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The histopathological changes in the rats of the two groups were observed, and wound healing time was respectively calculated.

RESULTSThe serum contents of K+, Na+, Cl- in B group were obviously higher than those in A group. And the serum content of TNF-alpha and IL-6 in B group at 6 PSH [(140 +/- 22) ng/L, (160 +/- 41) ng/L] were significantly higher than those before scald [(29 +/- 15) ng/L, (62 +/- 17)] ng/L and in A group [(120 +/- 12) ng/L, (124 +/- 22) ng/L, ( P < 0.05)]. Compared with A group, re-epithelization of the wound differentiation in all layers of epidermis were delayed in B group, with more severe wound swelling, exudation, and topical inflammatory response. The wound healing time in B group was (16.3 +/- 1.6) d, which was obviously longer than that in A group [(14.1 +/- 1.8) d, P < 0.05)].

CONCLUSIONSea water immersion combined with scald injury can aggravate the inflammatory response of the wound and delay the wound healing process.

Animals ; Burns ; pathology ; Disease Models, Animal ; Inflammation ; Interleukin-6 ; analysis ; Male ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar ; Seawater ; adverse effects ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha ; analysis ; Wound Healing

Objective To study the application value of dynamic monitoring of blood pressure in the prevention and treatment of elderly hypertension. Methods 519 hypertensive patients from December 2017 to December 2018 were monitored with ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, and were divided into the elderly group (≥60 years old, 264 cases) and the control group (<60 years old, 255 cases). The results of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in two groups were analyzed, which inclued the circadian rhythm of blood pressure, blood pressure, pulse pressure, coefficient of variation of blood pressure, blood pressure load value, average heart rate and morning blood pressure surge. Results The incidence of abnormal circadian rhythm of ambulatory blood pressure in the elderly group was 76.5%. Compared with the control group, there were differences in the indexes of diastolic blood pressure (DBP), diastolic blood pressure load value (DBPLV), pulse pressure (PP), 24 h average heart rate (24 hAHR), systolic blood pressure coefficient of variation (SBPCV), 24 h diastolic blood pressure coefficient of variation (24 h DBPCV) and morning diastolic blood pressure surge (MDBPS) between the two groups(all P<0.05). There were differences in 24 h systolic blood pressure (24hSBP), night systolic blood pressure (nSBP), night diastolic blood pressure (nDBP), night pulse pressure (nPP), day systolic blood pressure load value (dSBPLV), ninght systolic blood pressure load value (nSBPLV), 24 h SBPCV, 24 h dDBPCV and other indicators among different blood pressure types in the elderly group (all P<0.05). Conclusion Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring indicators have important guiding value for the prevention and treatment of elderly hypertension.

Objective To evaluate the factors that may have impact on se-rum digoxin concentration ( SDC ) as well as its drug -drug interaction.Methods Using systematic method , gathering the inpatients′SDC of Peking university first hospital from January to December , 2014.Using retrospective method , statistics and analysis of the influence factors inclu-ding dosage, age, gender, therapeutic drug monitoring value ( TDM), creatinine clearance ( CrCl ) , electrolyte and co -administration of pa-tients in cardiovascular department were carried out.Results There are 49.8%of the patients with their SDCs below 0.5 ng · mL-1 , 24.1%of the SDCs in the range of 0.5-0.8 ng · mL-1 , 25.7% of the SDCs in the range of 0.8 -2.0 ng· mL-1 , 4.2% of the SDCs are over 2.0 ng· mL-1.The significant factors which influence SDC are age , CrCl and co -administration with antibiotics and nitrates ( P <0.05 ).Conclusion The usage of digoxin in Peking university first hospital is fairly reasonable , however the SDC is a bit of low for a large proportion of the patience.Digoxin dosage should be adjusted individually especially based on the patients ’ age , CrCl and drug combination in order to meet the future goal for achieving personalized medicine.

Objective To investigate the risk factors of related disorders,which could lead to potential otitis media by observing the abnormal configuration of drum and abnormal acoustic immittance without symptoms in preschool children. Methods Eighty-one cases (162 ears) received flexible pharyngorhinoscopy,skin prick test,CT examination of sinus,and were diagnosed as allergic rhinitis,chronic sinusitis,adenoid hypertrophy.They had no complaints of ear related symptoms,but were observed to have abnormality in ear drum by physical examined.Acoustic immittance measurement were performed,so as to estimate whether they were accompany with potential otitis media.The changes of examination and tests were analyzed before and after the treatment.Results There were 15 cases(29 ears) with abnormal acoustic admittance among 81 cases( 162 ears) who had no ear related symptoms but had different degree abnormality in ear drum.The morbidity rate of these 15 patients was 13.6％ (6/44 ears) in allergic rhinitis patients,18.2％ (12/66 ears) in chronic sinusitis patients,and 21.2％ (11/52 ears) in adenoid hypertrophy patients,respectively.The differences among the three diseases had statistical significance ( x2 =63.02,P ＜ 0.05 ).Among 29 ears,28 ears whose type of tympanic pressure curve were transfered from type C to type A two weeks after treatment.One ear whose type of tympanic pressure curve transferred from type B to type C four weeks after treatment.All cases had been followed up with no recurrent cases.Conclusions Some preschool children with nasal and nasopharyngeal disorders had abnormal configuration of drum and abnormal acoustic immittance,and had potential risk for otitis media.Among the disorders,adenoid hypertrophy impact more on middle ear function.The early intervention of related diseases could prevent the developing trend of otitis media.

UNLABELLEDObjective To evaluate the efficacy of 99mTc-labeled C2A probe in detection of apoptosis of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells after chemotherapy.

METHODSImaging studies were performed in NSCLC H460-bearing mice. The mice were divided into 2 groups: the paclitaxel-treated group and control group. 99mTc-C2A was injected intravenously at 12, 24, 48 and 72 h after chemotherapy. Images were acquired at 3 h and 6 h after injection using a pinhole collimator. The regions of interest (ROI) were drawn in tumor area and contralateral nomal tissue, and the ratio of T/NT were caculated. The tumor sections were stained by HE and TUNEL (terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase-mediated dUTP-nick-end labeling) staining to confirm the presence of apoptosis. Activated caspase-3 was also analyzed with flow cytometry.

RESULTSLittle uptake of 99mTc-C2A was found in baseline images, but tumor uptake increased very much after chemotherapy, the T/NT ratio was 1.79 +/- 0.34, 2.23 +/- 0.33 and 2.78 +/- 0.34, respectively. The T/NT ratio of control was 1.48 +/- 0.23. Tumor uptake (% ID/g) of 99mTc-C2A in chemotherapy groups were 2.82 +/- 0.90, 3.13 +/- 0.48 and 3.52 +/- 1.18, respectively. Tumor uptake (% ID/g) in the control group was 1.21 +/- 0.51. It in paclitaxel-treatment groups were 2.82 +/- 0.90, 3.13 +/- 0.48 and 3.51 +/- 1.18, respectively, significantly higher than that in untreated mice. Furthermore, the uptake of 99mTc-C2A correlated well with apoptotic index (r = 0.56, P < 0.01), and activated caspase-3 (r = 0.59, P < 0.01).

CONCLUSIONOur preliminary results demonstrated that 99mTc-C2A imaging in vivo for detection of cell death in solid tumors is feasible and well correlated with TUNEL staining and activated caspase-3. The C2A holds promise and warrants further development as a molecular probe to early predict cancer treatment efficacy.

Animals ; Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic ; pharmacology ; therapeutic use ; Apoptosis ; drug effects ; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung ; drug therapy ; metabolism ; pathology ; Caspase 3 ; metabolism ; Flow Cytometry ; Humans ; In Situ Nick-End Labeling ; Lung Neoplasms ; drug therapy ; metabolism ; pathology ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Mice, Nude ; Paclitaxel ; pharmacology ; therapeutic use ; Synaptotagmin I ; chemistry ; metabolism ; Technetium ; administration & dosage ; chemistry ; Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays

OBJECTIVETo investigate the tumor-associated antigen CA125 expression in the serum and cervical and vaginal secretions in women during normal reproductive period, and explore the clinical value of detecting tumor markers in the cervical and vaginal secretions.

METHODSA total of 145 women in reproductive period were divided into 3 age groups (20-29 years, 30-39 years, and over 40 years), and their CA125 levels in cervical secretion, vaginal secretion and serum were detected by automatic electro-chemiluminescent immunoassay.

RESULTSCA125 levels in the cervical secretion, vaginal secretion and serum showed no significant difference between the 3 age groups (P>0.05). In each group, CA125 levels differed significantly between the cervical secretion, vaginal secretion and serum (P<0.001). In the 145 women, the average CA125 level was 497.82 - or + 75.29 U/ml in the cervical secretion, 114.66 - or + 26.40 U/ml in vaginal secretion and 18.06 - or + 3.35 U/ml in serum, showing significant differences between them (P<0.001).

CONCLUSIONCA125 expression level is significantly higher in the cervical and vaginal secretions than in the serum in women in normal reproductive period, and its levels in cervical and vaginal secretions can be more sensitive and convenient for early detection of related diseases.

Adult ; Biomarkers ; analysis ; CA-125 Antigen ; blood ; metabolism ; Cervix Mucus ; metabolism ; Female ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Vagina ; secretion ; Young Adult

OBJECTIVETo study the impact of pulmonary fibrosis on erectile function in rats and its mechanism.

METHODSForty 12-week-old healthy male SD rats were randomly divided into Groups A (4-week pulmonary fibrosis), B (6-week pulmonary fibrosis), C (4-week control, and D (6-week control). The models of pulmonary fibrosis were established by injection of bleomycin at 5 mg/kg in the trachea, while the controls were injected with normal saline only. At 4 and 6 weeks, all the rats were subjected to determination of the serum testosterone (T) level, arterial blood gas analysis, measurement of intracavernous pressure/mean arterial pressure (ICP/MAP), and examination of NOS activity and cGMP content. The mRNA expressions of eNOS, iNOS and nNOS in the corpus cavernosum penis were detected by real-time PCR, and that of eNOS analyzed by Western blot.

RESULTSThe 3 V and 5 V of the ICP/mapx100 in Group C were 16.37 +/- 2.19 and 27.19 +/- 3.18, significantly lower than 30.78 +/- 2.66 and 50.09 +/- 6.97 in Group A (P < 0.05); those in Group D were 10.17 +/- 1.31 and 17.40 +/- 1.74, significantly lower than 31.45 +/- 3.07 and 51.23 +/- 7.23 in Group B (P < 0.05), and so were they in Group D than in C (P < 0.05). PaO2 was significantly lower in Group C than in A ([75.50 +/- 13.87] mmHg vs [103.80 +/- 6.88] mmHg, P < 0.05) , and so was it in Group D than in B ( [83.60 +/- 5.50] mmHg vs [102.70 +/- 5.77] mmHg, P < 0.05). Group C showed a significantly increased serum T level as compared with A ([391.1 +/- 264.7] ng/dl vs [175.9 +/- 53.0] ng/dl, P < 0.05), so did Group D ([745.4 +/- 408.8] ng/dl) versus Group B ([177.8 +/- 52.3] ng/dl) and C (P < 0.05). NOS activity and cGMP content in the corpus cavernosum significantly decreased in Group C ([1.50 +/- 0.14] U/mg prot and [35.69 +/- 3.64] pmol/mg) compared with A ([2.66 +/- 0.39] U/mg prot and [51.10 +/- 7.22] pmol/mg) (P < 0.05), so did they in D ([1.40 +/- 0.20] U/mg prot and [34.55 +/- 4.30] pmol/mg) versus B ([2.75 +/- 0.36] U/mg prot and [52.15 +/- 6.86] pmol/mg) (P < 0.05), but neither showed any significant difference between Groups D and C (P > 0.05). The expression of the eNOS protein was significantly lower in Group C than in A (0.79 +/- 0.01 vs 0.87 +/- 0.01, P < 0.05), so was it in D than in B and C (0.71 +/- 0.02 vs 0.88 +/- 0.01 and 0.79 +/- 0.01, P < 0.05). The expression of eNOS mRNA was significantly higher in Group C than in A (4.46 +/- 0.92 vs 2.61 +/- 0.68, P < 0.05), but did not show any significant difference between D and B (2.79 +/- 0.60 vs 2.69 +/- 0.65, P > 0.05), nor did the expressions of nNOS mRNA and iNOS mRNA between the pulmonary fibrosis groups and the controls (P > 0.05).

CONCLUSIONPulmonary fibrosis may induce erectile dysfunction by suppressing the expression of the eNOS protein and reducing NOS activity and cGMP content in the corpus cavernosum penis of rats.

Animals ; Erectile Dysfunction ; etiology ; metabolism ; Male ; Nitric Oxide Synthase ; metabolism ; Penis ; metabolism ; Pulmonary Fibrosis ; complications ; metabolism ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley

OBJECTIVETo evaluate the safety and effectiveness of endourological techniques in the treatment of benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) in aged high-risk patients.

METHODSWe used endourological techniques in the treatment of 283 BPH patients aged over 70 years and complicated with hydronephrosis, renal failure, heart failure, cerebral infarction, respiratory dysfunction, anemia, diabetes, bladder tumor, or prostate weight over 80 g, TURP (transurethral resection of the prostate) for 112 cases and PKRP (transurethral plasmakinetic resection of the prostate) for the other 171. All the patients were followed up for 1-30 months.

RESULTSIn the TURP group, the scores on IPSS and QOL were decreased from 27.5 +/- 2.8, 5.5 +/- 1.0 to 5.8 +/- 1.2, 1.0 +/- 0.5, and the residual urine volume (RUV) from (75.0 +/- 20.0) ml to (8.0 +/- 3.0) ml, but the maximal flow rate (Qmax) increased from (6.5 +/- 2.0) ml/s to (18.5 +/- 1.5) ml/s (P < 0.05), while in the PKRP group, the scores on IPSS and QOL were decreased from 28.2 +/- 2.2, 5.5 +/- 1.0 to 5.4 +/- 1.6, 1.0 +/- 0.5, and RUV from (80.0 +/- 20.0) ml to (7.0 +/- 3.0) ml, and Qmax increased from (6.8 +/- 2.1) ml/s to (20.0 +/- 1.5) ml/s (P < 0.05). There were no statistically significant differences in IPSS, QOL, Qmax and RUV after treatment between the two groups (P > 0.05), but significantly less complications were found in the PKRP than in the TURP group (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONEndourological treatment, especially PKRP, with comprehensive perioperative preparations, unerring operative skills, well-controlled operation time, and intensive postoperative monitoring and nursing, has the advantages of high safety, less bleeding, fewer complications and definite effectiveness for aged high-risk BPH patients.

Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Humans ; Male ; Prostatic Hyperplasia ; surgery ; Quality of Life ; Transurethral Resection of Prostate ; methods ; Treatment Outcome