Objective To observe the changes of serum CRP and plasma Fg in patients with chronic renal failure(CRF),to explore the effect of statins on inflammaory reaction in CRF patients.Methods 54 patients with CRF were randomly divided into non-statins group(routine therapy);atstina group(routine therapy plus simvastatin 20mg/d or pravastatin 20mg/d).Besides,a healthy control group consisted of 20 subjects was set up as control group.The changes of serum of CRP and plasma Fg of all groups before and four weeks after treatment were recorded.Results The serum CRP and plasma Fg levels increased in CRF patients,Which were significantly higher as compared to the control group.After treatment for four weeks,the level of CRP,Fg of matins group decreased significantly.The levels of CRP,Fg had no statistical changes in non-statins group.As compared to non-statins group,the differences of CRP,Fg levels after treatment in statins group were statistically significant respectively.Conclusions(1)Inilammaory reaction is a common condition in non-dialysis patients with CRF;(2)ststins show effects on decrease of CRP,Fg level in CRF patients,independently on the effect of decreasing hypedipemia.

Diabetes is a common clinical disease, with glucose and lipid metabolism disorder as the main clinical manifestation. The spleen of middle jiao can transport and transform the essence of grain and water. It is also the source of qi and blood, which also provides material foundation for the glucose and lipid metabolism. The spleen deficiency and dampness stasis can lead to the phlegm and blood stagnation, which are closely related to high sugar, high fat, high blood coagulation and vascular endothelial damage. This article discussed the relationship between the changes of spleen function of middle jiao and glucose and lipid metabolism, and provided some theoretical methods for clinical prevention and treatment of diabetes.

Animals ; Arginine Vasopressin ; metabolism ; Female ; Hippocampus ; drug effects ; metabolism ; Lead ; toxicity ; Learning ; drug effects ; Memory ; drug effects ; Pregnancy ; Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley

OBJECTIVETo investigate the effect of noise on the antioxidant capacity in different regions of brain tissue in guinea pigs.

METHODSThirty male white red-eye guinea pigs were equally and randomly divided into five groups: 1-, 3-, 7-, and 14-day groups after noise exposure and control group. The guinea pigs of the experimental groups were exposed to steady white noise with a sound pressure level at 100 dB for 8 h per day and for 2 consecutive days. The auditory brainstem response (ABR) of guinea pigs, as well as the glutathione (GSH) level, methane dicarboxylic aldehyde (MDA) level, and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity in the cerebrum, cerebellum, and hippocampus, was determined prior to and 1, 3, 7, and 14 days after noise exposure.

RESULTSAfter noise exposure, the shifts in ABR threshold of the experimental groups were significantly higher than that of the control group (P<0.05). Compared with those in the control group, the SOD activity and GSH level both significantly decreased in the cerebrum tissue of each experimental group after noise exposure (P<0.05) and MDA content significantly increased in the 1-day group (P<0.05). As for cerebellum tissue, the SOD activity and GSH level in the 7-day group were significantly lower than those in the control group (P<0.05), but there was no difference in MDA level between each experimental group and the control group (P>0.05). In comparison with those in the control group, the GSH and MDA levels in the 1-day group after noise exposure were significantly higher, and the GSH and MDA levels in the 3-day group and the MDA level in the 7-day group after noise exposure were significantly lower (all P<0.05).

CONCLUSIONNoise exposure can lead to hearing loss and affect the antioxidant capacity of brain tissue, which indicates that the improvement in antioxidant levels may alleviate noise-induced damage.

Animals ; Antioxidants ; chemistry ; Brain ; metabolism ; Brain Chemistry ; Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem ; Glutathione ; chemistry ; Guinea Pigs ; Male ; Malondialdehyde ; chemistry ; Noise ; adverse effects ; Superoxide Dismutase ; chemistry

OBJECTIVETo evaluate the effects of periodontal treatment on the clinical response, systemic inflammatory parameters, and metabolic control of type 2 diabetes patients with moderate to severe periodontitis.

METHODSA total of 56 patients with mean clinical attachment level (CAL)>3 mm were included in the subgroup analysis. A repeated-measures ANOVA (group factor: treatment group and control group; time factor: initial visit, 1.5, 3, and 6 months) was used to analyze the probing depth (PD), CAL, bleeding on probing (BOP), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), and fasting plasma glucose.

RESULTSSignificantly lower PD (F=62.898, P-0.000), CAL (F=51.263, P-0.000), BOP (F=75.164, P=0.000), hsCRP (F=6.391, P=0.010), HbA1c(F=4.536, P=0.011), and fasting plasma glucose level (F= 3.073, P=0.031) were observed after therapeutic periodontal improvement. The inter-group differences for PD (t=-2.050, P=0.045), BOP (t=-4.538, P=0.000), and hsCRP (t=-2.261, P=0.028) were statistically significant after therapy.

CONCLUSIONNon-surgical periodontal treatment can effectively improve periodontal status, circulating inflammatory status, and metabolic control of diabetic patients with moderate to severe periodontitis.

C-Reactive Protein ; Chronic Periodontitis ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 ; Glycated Hemoglobin A ; Humans ; Periodontitis

[ ABSTRACT] AIM:To investigate the effect of silencing cell division cycle 25a ( CDC25a) gene on the prolifera-tion of human hepatoma HepG2 cells.METHODS:CDC25a gene in human hepatoma HepG2 cells was silenced by RNA interference.Real-time PCR was applied to detect the expression of CDC25a, cyclin E and CDK2 at mRNA levels in the HepG2 cells.Western blotting was applied to detect the expression of CDC25a at protein level.In addition, MTT assay, Giemsa staining and flow cytometry were used to measure the proliferation of human hepatoma HepG2 cells.RESULTS:The expression of CDC25a at mRNA and protein levels in RNA silence group was lower than those in negative control group and normal control group (P<0.05).The mRNA expression of cyclin E and CDK2 in silence group was lower than that in negative control group and normal control group (P<0.05).The cell proliferation in silence group was lower than that in negative control group and normal control group ( P<0.05) .The results of flow cytometry revealed that the cells in silence group were blocked in G1 phase.CONCLUSION:Infection of LV-CDC25a-RNAi recombinant to the HepG2 cells effec-tively inhibits the CDC25a gene expression and the proliferation of human hepatoma cells, and arrests the cells in G1 phase, suggesting that CDC25a gene may be a key target for the treatment of liver cancer.

Background and purpose:Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancer in Xinjiang, especially for Uygur from southern Xinjiang and its pathogenesis is not clear. MicroRNA (miRNA) is a class of small non-coding RNA playing an important regulatory role. Its expression and dysfunction is closely related to the development of tumors. In this study, we screen and preliminary analyse expression of miRNA in cervical squamous cell carcinoma samples with human papillomavirus (HPV) 16 positive of Uygur patients. The target genes of miRNA were predicted.Methods:miRNAs were pre-screened by using miRNA microarray technology in 5 cases of HPV16 positivity Uygur patients from southern Xinjiang with cervical squamous cell carcinoma. Fifteen cases specimens were examined by qRT-PCR for preliminary veriifcation, and 83 cases of cervical cancer were detected and analysed the expression of miRNA; Targeted genes were predicted by using four softwares of target scan, miRwalk, miRanda and Pictar.Results:Eighteen differentially expressed miRNAs were selected by SAM software in 5 cases of HPV16 positivity southern Xinjiang Uygur cases with cervical squamous cell carcinoma.miRNA-138 and miRNA-720 were found expressed signiifcantly different by initial veriifcation. Contrasted with 40 normal cases, miR-138 and miR-720 were down-regulated in 83 Uygur patients from southern Xinjiang with cervical squamous cell carcinoma (P<0.05),and correlated with lymph node matastasis and vascular invasion (P<0.05), no correlation with age and the range of cervical wall involvement and HPV16 (P>0.05). miRNA-720 was correlated with clinical stage and tumor size (P<0.05); And the commonly targeted gene between miRNA-138 and miRNA-720 was EZH2.Conclusion:miRNA-138 and miRNA-720 were downregulated in Uygur patients from southern Xinjiang with cervical squamous cell carcinoma, and the common target gene was EZH2.The expression of miR-720 and miR-138 were correlated with relevant risk factors of invasion and metastasis.

Objective To investigate the impact of subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) on macrovascular complications in elderly type 2 diabetic patients.Methods A total of 1170 hospitalized elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus were enrolled in the study through systematic sampling and underwent testing for blood biochemical indicators, thyroid function and C peptide.Parameters for macro-vascular complications, including the ankle/brachial index (ABI), transcranial Doppler vascular ultrasound (TCD), electrocardiogram (ECG), ejection fraction (EF), history of coronary heart disease, and hypertension grading were also monitored.Results All the subjects were divided into two groups based on the thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) level: the euthyroid group (4 mU/L≥TSH＞0.4 mU/L) and the SCH group (TSH＞4 mU/L), and the latter was further sub-grouped into the mild SCH group (10 mU/L≥TSH＞4 mU/L) and the severe SCH group (TSH＞10 mU/L).ABI was significantly decreased in SCH (R/L: 0.86/0.92, P＜0.01).Levels of basal C-peptide (CP0) and post glucose-challenge C-peptide (CP1-3) were higher in the SCH group than in the euthyroid group [(2.16±0.93)pg/L vs.(1.56±1.05)pg/L, (0.53±0.25)pg/L v, (0.38±0.37),(0.72±0.23) pg/L vs.(0.56 ±0.32) pg/L, (6.21± 2.69) pg/L vs.(4.46 ± 2.62) pg/L,respectively, P＜0.01 for all].EF was higher in the SCH group than in the euthyroid group[(70.87± 6.66)％ vs.(65.10 ± 8.08％), P＜ 0.01].There were no significant differences in other biochemical indicators, ECG, TCD, history of coronary heart disease, hypertension grading and intervention treatment (P＞0.05 for all).Conclusions Lower extremity atherosclerotic disease has a higher incidence in elderly type 2 diabetic patients with SCH and occurs earlier than other macrovascular complications.Elevated TSH levels and insulin resistance may be the major causes.

Objective To discuss the possible molecular mechanisms involved in the protective effects of Biifdobacterium on intestinal tissue of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) newborn rats. Methods Seventy-five newborn Sprague-Dawley rats (born within 2 h) were randomly divided into five groups, each group with 15 rats. Group A was the NEC model group, and the rats were fed lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and formula. Group B was the Biifdobacterium treatment group, and the rats were fed LPS and formula and Biifdobacterium micro-capsule. Group C was the artificial feeding control group, and the rats were fed formula. Group D was the Biifdobacterium control group, and the rats were fed formula and Biifdobacterium micro-capsule. Group E was the breastfeeding control group, and the rats were fed rat breast milk by mothers. LPS 30 mg/kg was administered by gavage once per day for 3 days. Bifidobacterium micro-capsules were given as 1×1010 colony forming units/ml by gavage with formula once per day. After fed for 72 h and fasted for 12 h, the five groups of rats were killed by decapitation. Morphological changes in the terminal ileum tissue were observed under a light microscope and intestinal injury was scored. The expression of Toll-like receptor (TLR) 2, TLR4, and nuclear transcription factor (NF)-κB p65 was detected by immunohistochemical methods. Kruskal-Wallis test, analysis of variance, corrected Chi-square test and Fisher's exact test were used for statistics. Results The morbidity of NEC in group A to E was 11/15, 4/15, 3/15, 2/15 and 0/15, respectively;the intestinal injury score in group A to E was 3.37±0.27, 1.53±0.44, 1.75±0.37, 0.92±0.39 and 0.30±0.18, respectively; the expression level of TLR2 in group A to E was 0.35±0.05, 0.30±0.03, 0.32±0.04, 0.30±0.02 and 0.29±0.03, respectively;the expression level of TLR4 in group A to E was 0.48±0.05, 0.34±0.03, 0.36±0.03, 0.37±0.04 and 0.35±0.02, respectively;the expression level of NF-κB p65 in group A to E was 0.43±0.03, 0.29±0.03, 0.35±0.02, 0.32±0.02 and 0.30±0.02, respectively. The differences in NEC morbidity, intestinal injury score, and the expression levels of TLR4, TLR2 and NF-κB p65 among the five groups were all statistically significant (χ2, H or F=23.863, 70.290, 8.803, 38.599 and 75.076, respectively, all P<0.05). The values in the NEC model group were all significantly higher than those in the other four groups (all P<0.05). The morbidity of NEC in the Biifdobacterium treatment group compared with the three control groups was not significantly different (all P > 0.05). The intestinal injury score in the Bifidobacterium treatment group was significantly higher than that in the Bifidobacterium control group and the breastfeeding control group (both P < 0.01), but was not significantly different to that in the artificial feeding control group (P > 0.05). The expression levels of TLR4 and NF-κB p65 in the Biifdobacterium treatment group were significantly lower than those in the artificial feeding control group and the Biifdobacterium control group (all P < 0.05), and were not significantly different to those in the breastfeeding control group (P>0.05). The expression level of TLR2 in the Biifdobacterium treatment group compared with the three control groups was not significantly different (all P > 0.05). Conclusions Biifdobacterium may inhibit pathogenic bacteria or regulate the negative feedback of TLR2 to reduce the expression of TLR2 and TLR4 in intestinal mucosa cells, inhibit the NF-κB pathway, attenuate the inflammatory reaction, and play a role in the prevention and control of NEC.

Objective To study whether the effects of bone mineral density by a kidney-tonifying herbal fufang treatment in senile osteoporosis mice (P6) is by the mechanism of improving the expression level of GH mRNA and IGF-1 mRNA. Methods The experimental points four groups as following:SAMR1 mice which feed saline lavage,SAMP6 divid as saline lavage group,subcutaneous injection of rhGH group and a kidney-tonifying herbal fufang treatment group. All intervention is one time everyday. After 3 months and 6 months intervention,we measure the BMD and the expression level of the GH mRNA and of IGF-1 mRNA. Results After 3 months intervention,the BMD of R1 group and the Kidney group were higher than the P6 blank group;but there is no difference in BMD between RhGH group and the P6 blank group. The effect of GH mRNA and IGF-1 mRNA expression levels:the R1 group,rhGH and kidney group were higher than the P6 blank group. After six months intervention,the BMD of the rhGH group and kidney group are higher than the P6 blank group. GH mRNA and IGF-1 mRNA expression levels:GH group and kidney group are higher than the P6 blank group. The expression level of GH mRNA and IGF-1 mRNA in four groups has positive correlation. After six months intervention ,we found the positive correlation between the expression level of GH mRNA and IGF-1 mRNA and each part of the whole body BMD. Conclusion A kidney-tonifying herbal fufang can improve the bone mineral density of P6,and its mechanism may be related to improve expression level of GH mRNA and IGF-1 mRNA.