Objective To investigate the effect and mechanism of serotonin (5-HT) and secretin(SEC) on afferent discharge of vagus in rats. Methods Spontaneous afferent discharge of subdiaphragmatic vagus nerve was recorded in urethane anesthetized rats. The effects of 5-HT, 5-HT3 receptor antagonist and 5-HT+SEC on the discharge of subdiaphragmatic vagus nerve were investigated by intravenous injection of different dosage of 5-HT(3, 10, 30 ?g/kg), Granisetron (1 mg/kg) and 5-HT+SEC. Results Intravenous 5-HT caused obvious exciting effect on spontaneous afferent discharge of subdiaphragmatic vagus nerve. The 5-HT3 receptor antagonist significantly inhibited the effects of 5-HT. 5-HT+SEC could augment the effect of 5-HT on spontaneous discharge. Conclusion The exciting effect of 5-HT on afferent discharge of subdiaphragmatic vagus nerve is possibly mediated by 5-HT3 receptor related to vagus nerve afference. Secretin can augment the exciting effect of 5-HT on spontaneous discharge of vagus afferent nerve.

Apoptosis ; Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins ; genetics ; Genetic Vectors ; Humans ; K562 Cells ; Transfection

Objective To strengthen the quality control management and enhance the detection capacity of the experimental animal quality control laboratoriesin our country through the detection of serum esterase-1 (Es-1) in the experimental mice.Methods The samples were prepared according to the standard procedure, and then were randomly numbered and distributed to participating units by cold-chain transport.Before the deadline, the participants submitted the results and the copies of original records.When the results were completely consistent with the standard results,the results were regarded as satisfactory, otherwise were unsatisfactory.Results A total of 11 laboratories participated in this program, of which 10 laboratories were regarded as satisfactory (90.9%) and one laboratory obtained unsatisfactory result (9.1%).Conclusions The results of this proficiency testing project demonstrate that the overall detection level of Es-1 in laboratory mice is highof the participating laboratories.However, more attention still should be paid to standard specifications and some test details.

Objective To investigate the detection capacity of esterase-3 ( Es-3) in the laboratory animals monito-ring laboratories in China, and to improve the quality management of laboratories.Methods We prepared the test sam-ples according to the criteria of China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment(CNAS), all the samples were certificated by homogeneity test and stability test.Then, samples with random numbers and standard operation instruc-tion were distributed to the participant laboratories.The laboratories should submit their reports before the deadline expires. When the results are the same as the standard results, the laboratories will receive excellent remark; when the results are the same as the standard results except the hybridization type, the laboratories will receive satisfactory remark;otherwise, it will receive unsatisfactory remark.If a laboratory did not submit report, the laboratory will also receive unsatisfactory re-mark.Results Ten laboratories participated in the program, and no laboratory received excellent remark.Nine laboratories (90.0%of enrolled laboratories) had satisfactory results, while one laboratory (10.0%of enrolled laboratories) had un-satisfactory results.Conclusions The nationwide overall detection level of laboratories in Es-3 is relatively high.Howev-er, some details should be noticed and several laboratories should improve their detecting ability.

Objective To investigate the detection capacity of malic enzyme 1 and isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 ( Mod1&Idh1) in the laboratory animal monitoring laboratories in China in order to understand the detection capacity of la-boratories and to improve the detection level of laboratory animals’ quality.Methods Based on the program approved by CNAS, samples preparing, homogeneity test and stability test of malic enzyme 1 and isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 in the mouse kidneys were carried out.Standard operation procedure and samples with random numbers were distributed to the la-boratories.The laboratories should submit the result reports before the time limit expires.If the laboratory reports were the same with the standard results, the laboratories will receive satisfactory remark.If laboratory reports were not the same with the standard results, the laboratories will receive unsatisfactory remark.If a laboratory did not submit report, the laboratory will also receive unsatisfactory result.Results Eight laboratories out of 10 (80%) enrolled laboratories reported satisfac-tory experiment results, and two laboratories (20%) presented unsatisfactory results.Conclusions The whole detection level of laboratories in Mod1 &Idh1 is relatively high in the laboratory animals monitoring laboratories in China.It can re-flect the detection level of laboratories to conduct the laboratory capacity evaluation.

40 years old in 6 Uygur communities of Urumqi. The multi-phasic stratified cluster sampling method was adopted. Finally 191 men with high risk were selected as samples in the study and classified into two groups according to oral glucose tolerance test(OGTT)results, anthropometric and biochemical indicators. Results The prevalence of type 2 diabetes and IGR was 17.39% and 7.56% respecfively in the Uygur nationality. Waist-hip ratio, abdominal and waist circumference,the level of HbA1c and serum insulin of male diabetic patients were significantly higher than those of male IGR potieuts. But another four indicators of blood lipid and three indicators of renal function were not significantly different between two groups. Conclusion The indicators releted to abdominal obesity may be sensitive to diabetes and valuable to screen diabetic patients for giving effective health education and behavioral intervention in high risk population.

Objective To explore the anti-tumor effect and the influence of antitumor immunity of PD-L1/PD-1 blocked by PD-1 antibody combined with cisplatin. Methods Tumor models were established by injecting TC-1 cells into C57BL/6 mice, and the mice were divided into four groups (n = 4). The tumor growth curves and survival curves were drawn to observe the anti-tumor effect. The tumors were then removed; and the PD-L1 and CD8+ T cells were analyzed by immunohistochemical method. Results The anti-tumor effect was greater in the cisplatin group , PD-1 antibody group , and PD-1 antibody plus cisplatin group than in the control group (P < 0.05). Expression of PD-L1 in the tumor tissues was markedly increased in the cisplatin group and it was obviously decreased in the combination group (P < 0.05). CD8+ T cells decreased in the cisplatin group; and expression of CD8+ T cells was significantly increased the combination group (P < 0.05). Conclusion The anti-tumor effect and anti-tumor immunity of cisplatin are enhanced by blocking PD-L1/PD-1 pathway with PD-1 antibody.

Objective To analyse and monitor the genetic quality of closed colony NIH mice in Beijing district for the last 3 years.Methods We use biochemical genetic markers( including alkaline phosphatase -1 and the like 14 biochemical markers), selecting A and B colonies from different facilities for genetic monitoring in 2011 to study the polymorphism.And in 2014, 30 NIH mice just from B colony were monitored using the same testing and sampling methods.Results In 2011,NIH mice form both A and B facilities existed 6 polymorphic biochemical markers(Ce2,Car2, Gpi1,Es10,Gpd1,Pgm1); and NIH mice of B company also existed polymorphism in Es3 loucs.Between the 2 NIH mice colonies, there were significant difference in Es3、Gpd1、Pgm1 loci (P <0.01), and difference in Car2 locus(P <0.05).FST of the 2 colonies was 0.0406, the genetic identity was 0.9619, and the genetic distance was 0.0388.In B company, NIH mice of 2014 appeared 2 homozygous loci(Ce2 and Gpd1) when compared with NIH mice of 2011.Between the 2 NIH mice colonies, there were significant difference in Es10 and Gpd1 loci (P <0.01), and difference in Pgm1 locus(P <0.05).Fst of the 2 colonies was 0.1103, the genetic identity was 0.8847, and the Genetic distance was 0.1266.Conclusions Population isolation, breeding and selection, populationpopulation quantityquantity and generation significantly affected the genetic architecture of NIH mice.So when breeding and reserving seeds, we should strengthen the genetic monitoring of outbred NIH mice, in order to offer reliable genetic quality protection.

Objective To screen the markers of chromosome 12, which is vacant in the Beijing local standard DB11/T828.3-2011 for genetic quality control of miniature pigs in Beijing, and to study the applicability of the local standard by comparison of two different methods for evaluation of the genetic quality of the same population.Methods According to the literature, we selected four pairs of microsatellite markers of chromosome 12 and studied the polymorphism through monitoring the genetic quality of two populations of China Agricultural University miniature pigs.We screened the highly polymorphic markers of chromosome 12, combined them with the microsatellite primers of the standard 18 pairs of chromosomes to establish the whole chromosome method.We compared and analyzed the applicability of the local standard DB11/T828.3-2011 through monitoring the genetic quality of the same population of miniature pigs with different method.The data were processed and analyzed using software Popgen32.Results All the screened four pairs of microsatellite markers of chromosome 12 were highly polymorphic (PIC>0.5).The local standard showed a chromosome coverage of 94.7%, stability of amplification of 96.0%, and certified that the China Agricultural University miniature pig III was qualified, while the China Agricultural University miniature pig I was not qualified.When the markers of chromosome 12 were added, the whole chromosome method showed result of 100% chromosome coverage and 96.6% amplification stability, both of the two populations of pigs were certified as qualified.Conclusions The four screened markers of chromosome 12 are all highly polymorphic, and provide a support for supplement of the local standard DB11/T828.3-2011.

Objective To analyze the population genetics of two outbred colony guinea pigs from two institutions and provide basical information in developing genetic detection methods and standardization of the outbred guinea pigs.Methods 25 polymorphic microsatellite markers were screened by a fluorescent based semi-automated genotyping method for the two populations of guinea pigs, and the population genetic parameters were calculated.Results A total of 121 alleles were detected in the two populations, with 2-10 alleles and a mean 4.84 alleles at each locus.The mean expected heterozygosity was 0.6067, and the average polymorphism information content was 0.552.In the two populations, 103 and 116 alleles were detected, the mean expected heterozygosity was 0.5195 and 0.5838, and mean polymorphism information content was 0.459 and 0.518, respectively.Five loci and six loci, respectively, showed significant deviation from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (P<0.05) in the two populations, mostly resulted from heterozygote deficiency.The average Fst of all loci was 0.1056, which implied a moderate genetic differentiation between populations.The Nei’ (1972) genetic distance and Nei ‘(1978) unbiased genetic distance between the two populations were 0.3302 and 0.3204, respectively.Conclusions Both the two populations are consistent with a closed group of animal population genetic characteristics.Several loci deviate from HWE, which probably indicates that a certain degree of inbreeding phenomenon exists during the breeding process.