Objective To study the effect and mechanism of paeonol(PAE)on renal interstitial fibrosis in rats.Methods The rats were randomly divided into sham operation(Sham)group,unilateral ureteral obstruction(UUO)group,PAE low dose(PAE-L)group,PAE medium dose(PAE-M)group,PAE high dose(PAE-H)group and irbesartan(IRB)group.Except for the Sham group,the UUO model was established in other groups.Each group was given a corresponding intervention for two weeks.Serum creatinine(Scr),blood urea nitrogen(BUN),serum 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine(8-OHdG)levels,renal tissue superoxide dismutase(SOD),glutathione peroxidase(GPX)activities,α-smooth muscle actin(α-SMA),type Ⅰ collagen(Col-Ⅰ),fibronectin(FN),silent information regulator 1(SIRT1),nuclear factor E2-related factor 2(Nrf2)protein expression were detected;observe pathological changes of kidney tissue and calculate collagen volume fraction(CVF).Results Compared with the UUO group,the serum levels of Scr,BUN,and 8-OHdG in each dose group of PAE were decreased,the activities of SOD and GPX in kidney tissue were increased,the positive expressions of α-SMA,Col-Ⅰ and FN in kidney tissue were decreased,and the protein expressions of SIRT1 and Nrf2 were increased.Masson staining showed a decrease of CVF in renal tissue(all P<0.05),and HE staining showed a different degree of improvement in pathological changes such as inflammatory cell infiltration and tubular dilatation in renal tissue;PAE improves renal interstitial fibrosis in rats in a dose-dependent manner(P<0.05),and the effect of large dose PAE on renal interstitial fibrosis in rats was similar to that of IRB.Conclusion PAE can alleviate UUO-induced rat renal interstitial fibrosis and oxidative stress,and improve rat renal function.And this mechanism may be related to the activation of the SIRT1/Nrf2 signaling pathway.

Objective:To characterize the histopathological subtypes and their clinicopathological parameters of gender and onset age by common, rare and sparse primary esophageal malignant tumors (PEMT).Methods:A total of 272 437 patients with PEMT were enrolled in this study, and all of the patients were received radical surgery. The clinicopathological information of the patients was obtained from the database established by the State Key Laboratory of Esophageal Cancer Prevention & Treatment from September 1973 to December 2020, which included the clinical treatment, pathological diagnosis and follow-up information of esophagus and gastric cardia cancers. All patients were diagnosed and classified by the criteria of esophageal tumor histopathological diagnosis and classification (2019) of the World Health Organization (WHO). The esophageal tumors, which were not included in the WHO classification, were analyzed separately according to the postoperative pathological diagnosis. The χ 2 test was performed by the SPSS 25.0 software on count data, and the test standard α=0.05. Results:A total of 32 histopathological types were identified in the enrolled PEMT patients, of which 10 subtypes were not included in the WHO classification. According to the frequency, PEMT were divided into common (esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, ESCC, accounting for 97.1%), rare (esophageal adenocarcinoma, EAC, accounting for 2.3%) and sparse (mainly esophageal small cell carcinoma, malignant melanoma, etc., accounting for 0.6%). All the common, rare, and sparse types occurred predominantly in male patients, and the gender difference of rare type was most significant (EAC, male∶ female, 2.67∶1), followed with common type (ESCC, male∶ female, 1.78∶1) and sparse type (male∶ female, 1.71∶1). The common type (ESCC) mainly occurred in the middle thoracic segment (65.2%), while the rare type (EAC) mainly occurred in the lower thoracic segment (56.8%). Among the sparse type, malignant melanoma and malignant fibrous histiocytoma were both predominantly located in the lower thoracic segment (51.7%, 66.7%), and the others were mainly in the middle thoracic segment.Conclusion:ESCC is the most common type among the 32 histopathological types of PEMT, followed by EAC as the rare type, and esophageal small cell carcinoma and malignant melanoma as the major sparse type, and all of which are mainly occur in male patients. The common type of ESCC mainly occur in the middle thoracic segment, while the rare type of EAC mainly in the lower thoracic segment. The mainly sparse type of malignant melanoma and malignant fibrous histiocytoma predominately occur in the lower thoracic segment, and the remaining sparse types mainly occur in the middle thoracic segment.

Objective To study curative efficacy of compound tanshin injection and acupuncture and moxibustion in treatment of peripheral nerve injury its effects on nerve function.Methods 110 patients of peripheral nerve injury whoreceived therapy from April 2014 to September 2014 in our hospital were selected as research objects,according to the treatment were divided into observation group and control group,observation group using curative efficacy of compound tanshin injection,the control group using compound tanshin injection and low frequency dc therapy.Observe clinical efficacy of the two groups after treatment,compared two groups before and after treatment can motor nerve and sensory nerve nerve conduction velocity,and to evaluate the basic function after treatment.Results After treatment,the observation group total effectiveness 94.5％,obviously higher than the control group total effectiveness 81.8％,significant difference(P< 0.05); Observation group after treatment of nerve function was 80.0％,significantly higher than the control group was 60.0％,significant difference(P<0.05); And after the treatment of motor nerve and sensory nerve conduction velocity observation group were significantly higher than the control group,significant difference(P<0.05).Conclusion Curative of compound tanshin injection and acupuncture and moxibustion in treatment of peripheral nerve injury,can significantly improve patients with nerve function,improve the effect of treatment,and no side effect,is worth popularizing in clinic.

Objective To explore the efficacy and safety of the resection of prostate-tangerine techniquewith 980 nm diode laser benign prostatic chyperplasia(BPH).Methods Data of 60 patients with highvloum BPH treated with the resection of prostate-tangerine technique with 980 nm diode laser were reviewed.The age of the patients were 65-89 years old,and mean prostate volume was 74.5± 13 ml.The mean operative time,blood loss were oberseved and recored,the international prostate symptom score(IPSS),quality of life score (QOL),maximum urinary flow rate(Qmax) and residual urine volume (PVR) were collected and analyzed.Results The 60 cases were safe during the perioperative period.The average operation time was (70.2± 16.9) min,and there was no obvious bleeding during the operation and no blood transfusion cases.The time of remove the transurethral catheter was 2-5 d,and the mean time was (2.4±0.3) d.Follow up 1-3 months after operation,a significant reduction in IPPS was reported (P =0.000),significant durable improvements in Qmax,PVR before operation(P=0.000).Conclusion Transurethral vaporization of 980 nm diode laser could be a safe and effective treatment modality for BPH.

Objective To study the effect of lentivirus-mediated CCL5-RNAi on the biological behaviors of human breast cancer cells. Methods CCL5-specific siRNA gene was synthesized and cloned into the recombinant lentiviral vector, pGCSIL-GFP. Human high-metastatic breast cancer cells, MDA-MB-231, were infected by CCL5-siRNA recombinant lentivirus, which was set as KD group. Cells infected with CCL5-NC was as NC group, and cells cultured was as CON group. The expression of CCL5 mRNA and protein in MDA-MB-231 cells was detected by RT-PCR and western blot, respectively. Cell growth suppression and cell cycle was observed by MTT assay and fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS). Colony formation and migration ability were determined by colony-rorming assay and Boyden chamber method. Results After infection of CCL5-siRNA recombinant lentivirus, the expression level of CCL5 mRNA and protein in MDA-MB-231 cells as well as the colony formation and migration ability decreased significantly, but cell's proliferation was not affected obviously. Compared with MDA-MB-231 (0.88± 0.15) and MDA-MB-231/CCL5-NC (1.00±0.07) cells, the expression of CCL5 mRNA in MDA-MB-231/ CCL5-siRNA decreased to 0.18±0.03, P<0.01. Compared with MDA-MB-231/CCL5-NC (1.82±0.18) cells, the expression of CCL5 protein in MDA-MB-231/CCL5-siRNA decreased to 0.33±0.13, P <0.01. Colony-forming assay and Boyden chamber method showed that the colony formation and migration ability of MDA-MB-231/CCL5-siRNA decreased markedly (P<0.05). The clone count in KD group was (0.33± 0.10), which was a significant decrease from (0.97±0.09) (NC group) and (1.04±0.07) (CON group), P<0.05. The number of cells that migrated through the chamber membrane of KD group (38± 15) was less than that of NC group (77±11, P <0.05) and CON group (69±9, P <0.05). However, MTT assay and FACS revealed that the proliferation of MDA-MB-231/CCL5-siRNA was not different from MDA-MB-231/CCL5-NC and MDA-MB-231 (P>0.05), the proliferation index (PI) of group KD, NC and CON were (0.48±0.02), (0.44±0.05) and (0.47±0.02) respectively. The difference was not statistically significant by multiple comparison (P>0.05). Conclusion CCL5-specific siRNA can specifically suppress the colony formation and migration of human high-matastatic breast cancer cells.

The effects of Arecoline (Are) on calcium mobilization were investigated. In isolated single ventricular myocyte of guinea pig, patch clamp whole cell recording techniques were used to record the current of L-type calcium channel and cytosolic Ca2+ level ([Ca2+]i) labeled with fluorescence probe Fluo-3/AM was measured under a laser scanning confocal microscope. Results revealed that Are (3-100 mumol/L) could inhibit L-type calcium current in a concentration-dependent manner and the value of IC50 was 33.73 mumol/L (n = 5). In the absence of extracellular calcium, the resting levels of [Ca2+]i was not affected by Are (n = 6, P > 0.05), but pretreatment with Are (30 mumol/L) could significantly inhibit the [Ca2+]i elevation induced by caffeine (10 mmol/L, n = 6, P < 0.01). It was concluded that Are could inhibit not only calcium influx through L-type calcium channel but also calcium release from sarcoplasmic reticulum.
Animals ; Arecoline ; pharmacology ; Biological Transport, Active ; Caffeine ; pharmacology ; Calcium ; metabolism ; Calcium Channels, L-Type ; drug effects ; metabolism ; Cell Separation ; Cholinergic Agonists ; pharmacology ; Guinea Pigs ; Heart Ventricles ; cytology ; Myocytes, Cardiac ; cytology ; metabolism ; Patch-Clamp Techniques ; Sarcoplasmic Reticulum ; metabolism

AIM　To investigate the effect of 4-aminopyridine (4-AP) on ion channels of myocytes. METHODS　L-type calcium channel and sodium channel currents were recorded in guinea pig single ventricular myocyte using whole-cell patch-clamp techniques. RESULTS　4-AP, 0.1, 0.5 and 1.0 mmol*L-1 were shown to inhibit L-type calcium channel currents (ICa,L) and sodium channel currents (INa) concentration-dependently. The percentage of inhibition were (11.6±1.7)%, (37.5±8.3)% and (54.5±6.9)% (P<0.01) respectively for ICa,L, and (22.1±14.3)% (P<0.05), (39.4±8.8)% and (62.3±6.8)% (P<0.01) respectively for INa. 4-AP 0.5 mmol*L-1 shifted the I-V curves of ICa,L and INa upwardly. CONCLUSION　4-AP blocked L-type calcium channel and sodium channels in guinea-pig ventricular myocytes concentration-dependently.

There are some widely discussed issues on xenotransplatation, such as animals'moral rights, allocation of medical resources and endangering public health,etc. The article raises four critical ethical issues, e.g. harm-benefit thresholds, informed consent from research patients, informed consent from third-party groups and oversight and approval of clinical trials as the prerequisites to initiation of clinical trials of xenotransplatation.

I sopropylmine vanillinate (IV) given iv 5 , 10 mg/kg in anesthe tized rats produced a dose-dependent decrease in mean arterial pressure and a concomitant decrease in heart rate.In pithed rats IV was unable to shift the phenylephrine doserespon-se curve to the right, but prazosine caused 53-fold shift.No direct effect of vasodilation was shown by IV on rabbit aorta strips .The concentration-response curve of isoprenaline in isolated rat right atrium was competitively inhibited by IV and propranolol. pA2 value was 4.0 for IV and 8.2 for propranolol. In addition, 'IV depressed contractility & heart rate of isolated rat atria.These results suggest that the hypotensive action of IV may be related to the decrease of HR, inhibition of contractility and slight blocking of B-adrenergic receptor. However the mechanism underlying the hypotensive effect of IV is to be further studied.