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Objective To evaluate the effects of intraperitoneal injection of sodium iodate on the physiological indexes and retinal histopathological characteristics of SD rats comprehensively. Methods A total of 64 rats were randomly divided into negative control group and model group, half male and half female. The model group was intraperitoneally injected with 6 mg/mL sodium iodate once at the dose of 10 mL/kg and the negative control group was injected with 10 mL/kg 0.9% NaCl once. The body weight of all surviving rats was detected on the day of injection (0 day) and the 2nd, 6th, 9th, 13th, 16th, 20th, 23rd, 27th, 29th, 36th, 43rd, 50th and 57th days after injection. On the 3rd, 7th, 21st, 28th, 41st and 62nd days after injection, the rats were randomly selected (12 rats in each group on the 28th day, and 4 rats in each group at other time points, those in each group were half male and half female) for serum biochemical indexes detection. The organs were dissected and weighed, and then the main organs and tissues were stained with HE, and the eyes were stained with HE and TUNEL. Blood routine indexes were detected on the 28th and 62nd day after injection. Results After injection of sodium iodate, 88% of the rats in the model group had transient loose stools. During the observation period, the body weight of the rats increased slightly and was more obvious in male rats. On the 28th day after injection, compared with the negative control group, the red blood cell volume (RDW) of female rats and blood urea nitrogen (BUN), reticulocyte count (Retic#) and reticulocyte percentage (Retic%) of male rats in the model group increased significantly (all P＜0.05). The white blood cell (WBC), red blood cell (RBC), hemoglobin (HGB) and hematocrit (HCT) of male and female rats showed decreasing trends, but there were no significant differences between the two groups (all P >0.05). The thymus weight and coefficient of male rats in the model group were smaller than those in the negative control group except for the 7th day after injection, but there were no significant differences between the two groups (all P ＞0.05). Histopathological examination showed that the retina of the model group gradually developed from wavy changes to abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG)-like changes, with disordered arrangement of each layer, focal thinning of the outer nuclear layer, and apoptosis of the outer nuclear layer of the retina. The incidence of lesions, lesion score and the number of apoptotic cells in the model group were significantly higher than or more than those in the negative control group at the same time, and the difference between the groups on the 28th day was statistically significant (all P＜0.01). Conclusion In addition to retinal degeneration in rats, intraperitoneal injection of sodium iodate also had a certain degree of influence on serum biochemical and blood routine indexes, and also showed a slight slow growth of body weight and transient changes in fecal traits. Therefore, when using this model to evaluate drug safety, the effects of modeling reagents on animals should be paid to attention.
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Objective To explore the pathogenesis of ovarian cancer by investigating the function of Toll-like receptor 1 (TLR1),TLR2 and TLR6 in peripheral blood mononuclear cell(PBMC) from patients with ovarian cancer.Methods PBMC,SK OV 3 co culture system and anti-TLR1,anti-TLR2,anti-TLR6 mAb blocking experiment were used to explore the relationship between TLR1,TLR2 or TLR6 signaling and inflammation in ovarian cancer.Quantitative real time PCR was used to measure interleukin(IL)-1β,IL-6,IL-8,and tumor necrosises factor(TNF)-α in the PBMC.MyD88,TRAF6,TANK,NF-κB and P-NFκB were observed by Western blotting.Results In the PBMC and SK-OV-3 coculture system,we found the activation of TLR signaling pathways,including significantly increased MyD88,TRAF6,TANK and P-NF-κB levels following cocultured with SK-OV-3 in PBMC from ovarian cancer patients.PBMC derived from ovarian cancer patients led to a increase in IL-1β,IL-6 and IL-8 mRNA levels after 24 hours of co-incubation with SK-OV-3 (Fold=1.74,Fold=1.92,Fold=1.65,P＜0.05),though there was no difference of TNF-a mRNA expression.In contrast to the ovarian cancer patients,coculture of PBMC derived from benign diseases controls and healthy normal controls decreased IL-1β at the mRNA level (Fold=0.71,P＜0.05;Fold=0.72,P＜0.05),furthermore the expression of MyD88,TRAF6,TANK,P-NF-κB,and NF-κB showed no changes.PBMC which treated with anti-TLR1,anti-TLR2 or-TLR6 mAb could inhibite inflammatory IL-1β (Fold=0.16,Fold=0.31,Fold=0.29,P＜0.05) and IL-6 (Fold=0.14,Fold=0.20,Fold=0.28,P＜0.05).Conclusion TLR1/TLR2/TLR6 in PBMC of ovarian cancer patients participate in the recognition of the factors.
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Objective The ECG lead II characteristics of Beagle dog, rhesus monkey, Japanese white rabbit and tree shrew were analyzed and summarized to provide reference for drug safety evaluation studies.Methods The ECG lead II of healthy adult Beagle dog, rhesus monkey, Japanese white rabbit and tree shrew were recorded to determine the interval of P, PR, QT ( QTc) , the QRS waves and amplitude of P, R, T waves and the ST shift.Results and Conclusion All the animals had sinus rhythm.All the four species of animals had similar ECG pattern with no particular specific changes, but had some differences of the QRS wave group and T wave.The amplitude of P and T waves in Japanese white rabbit was smaller, and the heart rate of tree shrew was faster than that of the other species of animals.The ECG leadⅡdatabase of the Beagle dog, rhesus monkey, Japanese white rabbit and tree shrew is established.
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Interferon ( IFN) plays an essential role in antiviral infection.Interferons are divided into different categories according to their structure and function.People have attached increasing importance to TypeⅠinterferon( IFN-Ⅰ) in light of its unusual antiviral mechanism.This review is intended to shed light on IFN-Ⅰ,including its antiviral function,signal pathway and regulation.
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Chinese traditional patent medicine for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis(PBCRBS) originated from traditional Chinese medicine theory and had approved efficacy and safety standards. However, its compatibility regularity and anti-thrombotic mechanism is not clear. To analyze the compatibility regularity and anti-thrombotic mechanism of Chinese traditional patent medicine for PBCRBS, a statistical and bioinformatics analysis was carried out using traditional Chinese medicine inheritance support system (TICMISS, V2.0) and ingenuity pathway analysis (IPA). The compatibility regularity analysis shows that the most commonly used herb combinations are Danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge.), Chuanxiong (Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort.) and Honghua (Carthamustinctorius L.). The anti-thrombotic mechanism analysis reveals that 25 ingredients have an effect on 29 thrombosis related molecules which 23 molecules are related to inflammation response. Furthermore, there are 5 inflammation molecules (NOS2, PTGS2, IL6, TNF, IL1β) served as major targets. At the same time, Danshen, Chuangxiong and Honghua mainly used as sovereign herb or minister herb in the application of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Therefore, Chinese traditional patent medicine for PBCRBS probably has an effect on anti-thrombotic activity through inhibiting the inflammatory response. In summary, the most commonly used herb combinations of Chinese traditional patent medicine for PBCRBS are Danshen, Chuanxiong and Honghua. Inhibiting inflammatory response, especially inflammation related molecules (NOS2, PTGS2, IL6, TNF and IL1β), is probably a new starting point to clarify the anti-thrombotic mechanism of Chinese patent medicine for PBCRBS.
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Objective To investigate the diagnostic value of detection of protein SP70 in differentiating benign and malignant pleural effusion.Methods A case-control study was conducted from July 2011 to February 2012.108 cases of pleural effusion from patients with clinically proven lung cancers and 122 cases of benign pleural effusion were collected.SP70 was detected by Sandwich ELISA,while CEA,CYFRA21-1,NSE were measured by electrochemiluminescence immunoassay for comparison.Meanwhile,protein SP70 on exfoliated cells in pleural effusion was detected by direct immunofluorescence,and was compared with the results of HE staining.The differences between the groups were evaluated by the chisquare test Fisher' s exact test.Results Positive rates of SP70,CEA,CYFRA21-1,NSE were 72.2％,58.3％,52.8％ and 30.6％ in malignant pleural effusion,obviously higher than benign pleural effusio (9.8％,13.1％,23.0％ and 19.7％).The specificity of SP70,CEA,CYFRA21-1,NSE were 90.2％,86.9％,77.0％ and 80.3％,NSCLC had significantly higher positive rate than SCLC(74.3％ ＞0.0％,P =0.02 ＜ 0.05),detection of protein SP70 in malignant pleural effusion had significantly higher coincidence rate than HE staining(72.2％ vs 47.2％,x2 =14.03,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Determination of the protein SP70 in pleural effusion and in exfoliated cells,can improve the sensitivity and specificity of the diagnosis of malignant pleural effusion.
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Objective To observe the clinical efficacy and safety of montelukast combined with budesonide in the treatment of children with cough variant asthma(CVA).Methods 76 cases with CVA were randomly divided into two groups,two groups were treated with terbutaline,discontinuation of the drug after remission of symptoms.38 cases in the observation group were treated with montelukast combined with budesonide,38 cases in the control group were treated with budesonide.All the children were treated for 3 months.The clinical curative effect was compared between the two groups.Follow-up for 6 months,the incidence of adverse reactions and recurrence were observed.Results The total effective rate of observation group was 97.37％,which was higher than that in the control group 86.84％,the difference between the two groups was statistically significant(P＜0.05).The adverse reactions occurred in 2 cases(5.26％)of observation group,5 cases(13.16％)in the control group.The incidence of adverse drug reaction rate was slightly lower than that of control group,but the difference was not significant(P＞0.05).The observation group had 1 case recurrence(2.63％),the control group 2 cases of recurrence(5.26％),the difference between the two groups was not statistically significant(P＞0.05).Conclusion Montelukast combined with budesonide inhalation in treatment of children with CVA has significant efficacy,adverse reactions are mild,low recurrence rate.
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Objective To explore the effects of ethyl-3,4 dihydroxybenzoate(EDHB), a prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor, pretreatment on the tubular epithelial cells apoptosis induced by albumin and hypoxia. Methods To investigate the effects of albumin and hypoxia on cells, rat tubular epithelial cells(NRK-52E)were incubated for 24 h in:(1)normoxia(5%CO2);(2)hypoxia(1% O2);(3)albumin(30 g/L)under normoxia;(4)albumin(30 g/L)under hypoxia. To investigate the effects of EDHB pretreatment on cells apoptosis, NRK-52E were incubated in hypoxia for 24 h in:(1)normoxia;(2)hypoxia;(3)hypoxia+albumin(30 g/L);(4)hypoxia+EDHB(500 μmol/L);(5)EDHB pretreatment(albumin 30 min after EDHB). Apoptosis was measured by flow cytometry(AnnexinV-FITC-PI). bcl-2, bax and vascular epithelial growth factor(VEGF)mRNA expression were detected by RT-PCR. VEGF protein expression was detected by Western blotting. Results NRK-52E apoptosis was not significantly different between hypoxia and norraoxia groups(P>0.05), but increased significantly in albumin(30 g/L)under hypoxia group compared with albumin(30 g/L)under normoxia group(37.36%?.95% vs 25.59%?.32%, P< 0.05). There was an increase in bax mRNA expression and a decrease in bcl-2 mRNA expression in albumin(30 g/L)under hypoxia group compared with albumin(30 g/L)under normoxia group(P< 0.05). EDHB pretreatment improved these impairments of albumin(30 g/L)under hypoxia on NRK-52E(P< 0.05). VEGF expression elevated in hypoxia compared with normoxia(P<0.05), decreased in albumin(30 g/L)under hypoxia groups compared with that without albumin groups(P<0.05).EDHB pretreatment significantly improved VEGF expression compared with albumin(30 g/L)under hypoxia group(P <0.05). Conclusion NRK-52E cells apoptosis induced by albumin is accelerated by hypoxia, however partially improved by EDHB pretreatment, probably through the up-regulation of VEGF expression.
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OBJECTIVE To examine expression and distribution of fibronectin (FN) in hepatic tissues from patients with hepatitis or cirrhosis, and its correlation with serum hyaluronic acid (HA) contents. METHODS The expression and distribution of FN were detected with immunohistochemical and pathological methods in liver tissues of 66 cases, among which there were 8 cases of normal liver tissues, 58 cases of various types of hepatitis. The levels of HA in patients with liver disease were detected with radioimmunological method. RESULTS Positive cellular rate of FN in hepatocytes and endothelial cells of chronic active hepatitis (CAH) was apparently higher than those in acute hepatitis (AH) group and chrouic persistent hepatitis (CPH) group(P