Artemisinin and its derivatives,which are known as traditional antimalarial drugs,have anticancer activities by inhibiting cell proliferation,inducing apoptosis of tumor cells,and resisting angiogenesis,etc.The activity of inducing apoptosis has become high-light for studies recently.Most scholars believed this activity was obtained by increasing apoptosis-inducing genes(Bax),decreasing anti-apoptosis genes(Survivin,Bcl-2),and regulating two-ways controlling genes,and finally led to the distinctive morphological changes.

Objective To study the enhancement effects of the low frequency ultrasound to the apoptosis induced by dihydroar-temisinin in the transplantation human prostate cancer PC-3 cells in nude mice ,and to explore the underlying action mechanism . Methods Prostate cancer PC-3 cells were transplanted into 20 nude mice to establish the solid tumor mode .These nude mice were randomly divided into 4 groups with 5 mice in each group :control group ,dihydroartemisinin group ,ultrasound group and ultrasound+ dihydroartemisinin group .After 13 days and 7 times drug administration ,The positive products of Bcl-2 ,Bax ,VEGF ,Caspase-3 and CHOP were tested by immunohistochemical method .Results The tumor volume were larger in control group and ultrasound group through observed by tumor contour ,and there were liquefication and necrosis region after incised the tumor tissue .Immuno-histochemical examination revealed that the positive products of Bcl-2 and VEGF were decreased in ultrasound+DHA group ,DHA group and ultrasound group .Immunohistochemical examination revealed that the positive products of Bax 、Caspase-3 and CHOP were significantly increased in ultrasound+DHA group ,DHA group and ultrasound group .Conclusion The low frequency ultra-sound can′t cause obvious damage to the normal cell ,which could causing the change of the positive products in transplantation hu-man prostate cancer PC-3 cells .The results show that DHA has this action alone ,the ultrasound may enhance the apoptosis of PC-3 cells induced by DHA.

Objective To study the induction of dihydroartemisinin(DHA) on prostate cancer PC-3 apoptosis and its possible mechansim.Methods MTT was employed for cellular viability measurement,flow cytometry(FCM) and transmission electron microscopy(TEM) for observation of apoptosis,and immunocytochemical staining(SP) for analyzing the expression of Bcl-2 and Bax proteins in PC-3 cells treated with DHA of different concentration.Results DHA Significantly inhibited the proliferation of PC-3 cells,induced their apotosis in a time-concentration dependent manner,and led to mitochondrial swelling,nuclear fragmentations and apoptosis body formation,down-expression of Bcl-2 protein,and over-expression of Bax protein correspondence with DHA concentration.Conclusion DHA could induce the apoptosis in PC-3 cells by up-regulating Bax protein and down-regulating Bcl-2 protein.

According to human biomechanics the ideal static equilibrium model of stooped human body was built, based on which a wearable stoop-assist device (WSAD) as an intervention to reduce the load on the erector spinae was developed. Electromyography (EMG) experiments were conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the WSAD. Results showed that the integrated EMG of the thoracic erector spinae (TES), the lumbar erector spinae (LES), the latissimus dorsi (LD) and the rectus abdominis (RA) were reduced by 43%, 48%, 32% and 14% respectively, when Sagittal trunk bent forward to 90 degrees from the vertical. Therefore, by reducing back erector spinae activity, the WSAD could reduce the incidence of developing LBP for those who adopt the prolonged stooped posture in work.
Humans ; Incidence ; Low Back Pain ; epidemiology ; prevention & control ; Posture ; Protective Devices