Objective Using rapamycin protecting neurons' mitochondrial within injury model of neurodegenerative disease thus to reduce neuronal damage.Methods Parkinson's disease (PD) injury model of cells and animals were established,then rapamycin was added,and induced autophagy,the polarity changes of mitochondrial membrane potential,intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging and the contents of NF-κB inside the nucleus after dyeing were observed by confocal laser scanning microscopy.Results Rapamycin can induce autophagy and maintain morphology of mitochondria in cells damaged by MPP+.Mitochondrial membrane potential,level of ROS and contents of NF-κB inside the nuclear can be detected obviously reduced in these cells with rapamycin' s function.Furthermore,rapamycin also protects neurons well within PD models of zebrafish and mouse which are damaged by MPTP.Conclusions Rapamycin induces autophagy and protects mitochondria from damage within neurodegenerative disease,and strengthening this kind of protection of mitochondria is a novel way to deal with neurodegenerative diseases.

Objective Mannitol-poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) (M-PLGA),a star-shaped biodegradable polymer,was synthesized with the intent in this research,to provide novel nanoformulation for cervical cancer chemotherapy.Methods The novel star-shaped copolymer was prepared by ring-opening polymerization,and characterized by NMR.The docetaxel-loaded M-PLGA nanoparticles,prepared by modified nano-precipitation method,were observed to be near-spherical shape with narrow size distribution.Results The CLSM results showed the uptake level of M-PLGA NPs was higher than PLGA NPs in Hela cells.A significantly higher level of cytotoxicity was achieved by docetaxel-loaded M-PLGA NPs than that of commercial Taxotere and docetaxel-loaded PLGA NPs,indicating that the star-shaped biodegradable polymer M-PLGA could be superior to the linear polymer PLGA as a drug carrier.The study on drug loading and encapsulation efficiency also proved that star-shaped M-PLGA could carry higher level of drug than linear polymer,therefore could be more efficient for cancer treatment.Conclusions In conclusion,the star-shaped M-PLGA copolymer may be used as a potential and promising drug-loaded biomaterial applied in developing novel nanoformulations for cervical cancer therapy.