[Cloning and expression analysis of CpPMM gene in Codonopsis pilosula].

GDP-mannose is an important precursor for the synthesis of Codonopsis pilosula polysaccharides and involved in the synthesis of sugar chains. Phosphomannomutase(PMM)catalyzes the conversion of mannose-6-phosphate(Man-6-P)to mannose-1-phosphate(Man-1-P)to synthesize GDP-mannose. In this study, specific primers were designed based on the PMM gene sequence information in transcriptome data, and the full length of the C. pilosula PMM gene was cloned and named CpPMM. The correlation between the CpPMM gene expression and C. pilosula polysaccharide synthesis was analyzed by a series of bioinformatics analysis, prokaryotic expression and qRT-PCR. The results show that the CpPMM gene contains a 741 bp open reading frame(ORF), encoding 246 amino acids, which is highly similar to the PMM of other species and highly homologous to the Helianthus annuus from the Asteraceae family. It was predicted to be a hydrophilic non-transmembrane protein without signal peptide, which was predicted to be located in the cytoplasm with multiple phosphorylation sites. Combined with predictive analysis of conserved domains, this protein belongs to the HAD(haloacid dehalogenase)superfamily; prokaryotic expression studies show that the size of the CpPMM fusion protein is about 29 kDa, which is consistent with the relative molecular mass predicted. The target protein is an inclusion body and is partially soluble. The qRT-PCR results showed that the CpPMM gene exerted spatiotemporal expression patterns, and the expression level in fruiting period was significantly higher than that in the other three periods such as the flowering period. Along with the growth period of C. pilosula, the polysaccharide content of C. pilosula showed a gradual increase trend, reaching the highest during the harvest time. And there are significant differences in the polysaccharide content of C. pilosula in each period. In this study, the CpPMM gene was cloned from the root of C. pilosula, at the same time, the prokaryotic expression system was constructed. In addition, its gene expression level is highly correlated with the polysaccharide content of C. pilosula. It lays the foundation for further studying the function of CpPMM gene and the analysis of biosynthetic pathways of polysaccharides in medicinal plants.

Investigation on risk factors of dry eye in type 2 diabetes patients / 国际眼科杂志(Guoji Yanke Zazhi)

AIM:To estimate the correlation between diabetic duration,blood glucose levels,plasma C-peptide and dry eye,and the risk factors for dry eye in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2 DM)METHODS:The clinical data of 51 patients (102 eyes) with type 2 diabetes diagnosed by the Department of Endocrinology,Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine was collected,in that 44 cases (88 eyes) of patients diagnosed with dry eye.Those patients were detected for the levels of glycosylated hemoglobin A1 c(HbA1 c),fasting blood-glucose (FBG),postprandial 2h blood-glucose (2h PBG),fasting plasma C-peptide and insulin,1h C-peptide and insulin.Corneal fluorescein staining(FL),tear break-up time(BUT) and Schirmer Ⅰ test (S Ⅰ t) were collected from all subjects.Compared biochemistry index and ocular surface index.The multiple Logistic regression was used to analyze the risk factors for dry eye in patients with r2DM.RESULTS:There was no significant differences between the patients with different diabetic duration,on BUT,S Ⅰ t,winking frequency,vision,FL and the scores of dry eye symptoms (P ＞ 0.05).HbA1c was significantly correlated with FL (P ＜ 0.05).There were significant differences in FL among patients with HbA1c in 8.1％ to 11.8％ (P＜0.01).FBG was significantly correlated with FL and winking frequency (P＜ 0.05).The 2h PBG was significantly correlated with tear secretion and vision (P＜0.05).Plasma C-peptide was significantly correlated with BUT (P＜0.05).There were significant differences in BUT among patients with 1h C-peptide in 3.3-5.5ng/mL(P＜0.05).FBG and plasma C-peptide in T2DM patients were risk factors for occurrence of dry eye(P＜0.05).CONCLUSION:Poor function of insulin secretion and poor control of blood glucose in T2DM patients are risk factors for dry eye.Both of them can decline tear film stability.High blood glucose levels easily lead to decrease of tear secretion,vision and corneal epithelial defect.

A phytochemical and pharmacological advance on Ilex asprella / 中国中药杂志

Ilex asprella is one of representative medicinal plants in South of the Five Ridges of China. The roots and rhizomes of I. asprella have the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, stimulating salvia, and reducing thirst, which has been used to treat wind-heat cold, acute and chronic pharyngitis, and sore throat. Contemporary studies showed that I. asprella contains the major triterpenoids and glycosides, phenolic acids, and minor steroids. The extracts and compounds show activities of anti-inflammatory, antiviral, anti-tumor, and regulating lipid metabolism.The present paper summarizes a phytochemical and pharmacological advance on this species to provide reference for clarification of its pharmacologically active ingredients, quality evaluation, and further explorations.

Research progress of Chinese medicine fumigation therapy in the treatment of joint pain disease / 国际中医中药杂志

This paper summarized the literature about traditional Chinese medicine fumigation treatment for osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, lumbar disc herniation, cervical spondylosis, periarthritis of shoulder joint pain diseases. This paper aimed to provide reference for the study of Chinese medicine fumigation treatment of joint pain diseases.

Qilin Pills for obstructive azoospermia after ejaculatory duct reconstruction / 中华男科学杂志

<p><b>Objective</b>To observe the clinical effect of Qilin Pills in the treatment of severe oligozoospermia after microsurgical ejaculatory duct reconstruction for obstructive azoospermia.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>We retrospectively analyzed 75 cases of obstructive azoospermia treated by ejaculatory duct reconstruction followed by administration of Qilin Pills. The patients were divided into a Qilin group (n=42) and a control group (n=33) postoperatively, treated with Qilin Pills and placebo, respectively. After 3 months of medication, we compared the sperm quality between the two groups of patients.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>After 3 months' treatment, all the patients experienced remarkable improvement in sperm quality (P<0.05). Compared with the controls, the patients in the Qilin group showed dramatic increases in sperm concentration, from (0.57±0.25) and (0.60±0.18) ×10⁶/ml before medication to (2.83±0.59) and (1.72 ±0.52) ×10⁶/ml after medication, significantly higher in the Qilin than in the control group (P<0.05). The percentage of grade a sperm was increased from (5.52±5.97) and (5.30±6.26)% to (11.56±9.96) and (10.27±6.52)%, that of grade a+b sperm from (9.68±8.63) and (8.64±10.10)% to (23.42 ±14.10) and (20.81±14.70)%, and that of morphologically normal sperm from (2.00±1.27) and (2.31±0.94)% to (3.54±2.47) and (3.47±1.33)%, respectively. No statistically significant differences were observed in sperm motility and normal sperm morphology between the two groups after treatment (P>0.05). The total effectiveness rate was higher in the Qilin group than in the controls (88.1% vs 72.7%), but with no significant difference between the two groups (P>0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Qilin Pills are fairly effective in improving the quantity of sperm in obstructive azoospermia patients after ejaculatory duct reconstruction.</p>

Experimental study on efficiency of Spanishneedles Herb eye drops in treating perimenopausal xerophthalmia in rabbits / 中国中药杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the efficiency of Spanishneedles Herb eye drops in treating perimenopausal xerophthalmia in rabbits.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>Totally 36 rabbits (36 right eyes) were ovariectomized, and 2 months later divided into three groups: the experimental group (group A, n = 12) given Spanishneedles Herb eye drops, the control group (group B, n = 12) given PBS and the model group (group C, n = 12) given no drug. The Schirmer I test (SIT), fluorescent (FL), total tear protein, diastase activity, lactoferrin and lysozyme contents and confocal scanning microscopy were performed at before the treatment and at 1 w, 2 w, 1 mo, 2 mo after the treatment.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>Before the treatment, There was no significant difference in SIT, FL, total tear protein, lysozyme, lactoferrin and amylase activity between two groups. Two months later after the treatment, both the group B and the group A showed differences degrees of changes in SIT, FL, total tear protein, lysozyme, lactoferrin and amylase activity compared with that before the treatment, with statistical differences (P < 0.05); At each time point, both groups revealed statistical differences in SIT, FL, total tear protein, lysozyme, lactoferrin and amylase activity (1 < 0.05). Two months later alter the treatment, densities of basal epithelial cells and inflammatory cells in the group A were (4 122 ±416) cells/mm2 and (339 ± 131) cells/mm2, while that in the group B were (3 343 ± 424) cells/mm2 and (49 ± 17) cells/mm2, with statistical differences between them (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Spanishneedles Herb eye drops could effectively treat perimenopausal xerophthalmia in rabbit caused by sex hormones decline.</p>

Study on HPLC specific chromatograms of Lu Dangshen / 中国中药杂志

In this paper, the RP-HPLC specific chromatography was adopted, with DIKMA-C18 (4.6 mm x 250 mm, 5 µm) as the chromatographic column, with a gradient elution compose of acetonitrile and 0.1% phosphoric acid at flow rate of 0.8 mL · min(-1), the detection wavelength was 220 nm. The difference of the HPLC specific chromatograms between the Lu Dangshen and other different base sources and different producing area of Codonopsis Radix was compared, involved in the similarities and differences of the number and the relative peak area of characteristic peaks in the HPLC specific chromatograms. The HPLC specific chromatograms of Lu Dangshen was established and the relative retention times of seven peaks was determined, and the peaks of codonopyrrolidium B, syringin, lobetyolin, tangshenoside I and atractylenoide III were identified; The HPLC specific chromatograms of Lu Dangshen provided a method for scientific evaluation and effective control the quality of Lu Dangshen from Shanxi famous-region.

Clinical study of area of Jiangsu province of polycystic ovarian syndrome correlation distribution of traditional Chinese medicine syndrome type and improper diet / 中国中药杂志

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most popular diseases in obstetrics and gynecology research at internal and abroad at present, traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)in the clinical treatment of the disease have the advantage. Clinical epidemiological study of descriptive research method this research adopts investigation, observation of TCM syndromes and improper diet through 401 cases in Jiangsu Province confirmed PCOS patients, to explore the relationship between TCM syndrome type distribution and improper diet factors, and to provide the clinical basis for further etiology of this disease research. TCM syndrome type distribution of the disease is kidney deficiency, phlegm stagnation syndrome, qi stagnation and blood stasis syndrome, syndrome of dampness heat of liver channel and is composed of 4 basic syndromes and formed complex syndrome, and the composite and syndrome type (60.85%); combined with the analysis of traditional Chinese medicine dialectical, Pure empirical syndrome this disease (46.88%), followed by the actual card (45.39%), pure deficiency is rare. Improper diet factors associated with the disease, in which improper diet with different TCM syndrome type distribution significantly related. Stagnation of phlegm dampness syndrome is the main syndrome of the disease type, improper diet factors and every syndrome PCOS type distribution is as follows: the partial eclipse fatness greasy with basic syndromes of phlegm dampness stagnation of kidney deficiency syndrome, the nephrasthenia syndrome is less; eating spicy stimulation by basic syndromes of stagnation of Qi and blood stasis; eating cold people the basic certificate type of qi stagnation and blood stasis; The diet of patients are more prone to stagnation of phlegm dampness syndrome.

Yuleshu oral mixture combined with conventional therapy for chronic prostatitis / 中华男科学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the clinical effects of Yuleshu oral mixture combined with conventional therapy on chronic prostatitis.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Eighty-eight patients with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) were equally randomized to a control and an experimental group to receive conventional therapy (oral antibiotics, alpha blockers, proprietary Chinese medicine for activating blood circulation and massage of the prostate) and conventional therapy combined with Yuleshu oral mixture respectively. Before and after treatment, the severity of symptoms and sexual function of the patients were evaluated using NIH-CPSI and IIEF-5, their anxiety, depression and other emotional problems assessed with Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD) and Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA), and the results subjected to statistical analysis.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Both the experimental and control groups showed significant improvement in prostatitis symptoms and sexual function after treatment as compared with the baseline (P < 0.01), even more significant in the former than in the latter group, especially in pain symptoms (7.89 +/- 2.82 vs 10.41 +/- 2.55, P < 0.01). Before and after treatment, the HAMA and HAMD score had no significant difference in the control, but there was significant difference in the experimental group. The experimental group exhibited remarkably higher scores after than before treatment on HAMA (24.30 +/- 5.07 vs 13.80 +/- 3.62, P < 0.01) and HAMD (23.81 +/- 5.01 vs 16.23 +/- 5.93, P < 0.01), but not the control group (P > 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Yuleshu oral mixture can effectively relieve anxiety, depression and other psychological problems in CP/CPPS patients, and improve their clinical symptoms as well. Therefore, it is an effective drug for chronic prostatitis.</p>

Treatment of winter diseases in summer / 中国针灸

To explore the connotation and essence of treatment of winter diseases in summer with analysis and deduction. Treating winter diseases in summer is the concrete embodiment and application of taking advantage of "recuperating yang in spring and summer". Winter diseases are formed by compound factors with deficiency of yangqi as the prerequisite and yin as well as cold as the predominant pathogens. Its pathological characteristic rests with stagnation in meri-dians and collaterals. Aiming at curing chronic diseases, reinforcing yangqi and removing stagnation in meridians and collaterals, treatment in summer is a treating strategy focused on proper opportunity of treatment, which is expected to yield twice the result with half the effort. To select the suitable indications is taken as the core of this treating strategy. And at the same time, blind expansion without careful consideration is not suggested.

SLCO1B1c. 521T>C gene polymorphisms are associated with high-dose methotrexate pharmacokinetics and clinical outcome of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia / 中华儿科杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To provide guidance for the high-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX) treatment of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), and to understand the impact of SLCO1B1c.521T>C (rs4149056) variant on methotrexate (MTX) pharmacokinetics and clinical outcome in children with ALL.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>Eighty-two children with ALL in Division of Hematology of Wuhan Children's Hospital from January 2008 to February 2013 were enrolled. All patients were genotyped for rs4149056 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) into wild-type group (TT genotype) and variant group (TC/CC genotype). According to the ALL-BFM 2000 protocol, all patients received intravenous infusion of MTX every ten days at 3 to 5 g/m(2). Leucovorin rescue was performed after 36 hours of the MTX administration and its dose was adjusted according to the MTX plasma concentration at 48 hours. The concentrations of MTX and its metabolite at 24, 48 and 72 h were determined by high performance liquid chromatography with solid phase extraction. Population pharmacokinetic parameters were estimated by the NLME software. The pharmacokinetics, toxicity and leucovorin rescue was compared. The relapse rate within 5 years and event-free survival were followed up.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>Eighty-two pediatric patients were classified into two groups: variant group including 20 TC genotype carriers and one CC genotype carrier, wild-type group included 61 patients with TT genotype. Compared with wild-type group, plasma concentration of MTX at 48 and 72 h increased significantly [48 h: (1.00±1.41) vs.(0.34±0.17) µmol/L, t=2.131, P=0.046; 72 h: (0.31±0.26) vs.(0.08±0.04) µmol/L; t=3.995, P=0.001]. Area under the concentration time curve (AUC48-∝) of MTX significantly increased in variant group [(23.18±19.91) vs.(5.66±2.01) h·µmol/L] (t=4.025, P=0.001). Time above the MTX safety threshold (TC>0.1 µmol/L) increased significantly in variant group [(95.3±22.0) vs.(67.1±7.5) h, t=5.880, P<0.001]. Rescue dosage of leucovorin in variant group was higher than that in wild-type group [(312.7±287.8) vs.(140.6±27.5) mg/m2, t=2.614, P=0.017]. The children carrying rs4149056 C allele suffered from a higher frequency of serious adverse effect [gastrointestinal toxicity: 33% (7/21) vs. 5% (3/61);hepatic toxicity: 24% (5/21) vs. 2% (1/61)]. The difference was statistically significant (χ2=9.275, 8.289, all P<0.05). Hospital stay of variant group was significantly longer than that of wild-type [(4.95±1.43) vs. (4.05±0.22) d, t=2.881, P=0.009]. The relapse rate within 5 years of variant group and wild-type group were 9% (2/21) and 13% (8/61), respectively. There were no significant differences in the event-free survival between the two groups (χ2=0.001, P=0.971).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The SLCO1B1 c.521T>C variant was an important determinant of MTX pharmacokinetics. An appropriate leucovorin dose raise in variant group was beneficial to reducing the serious toxicity and did not affect the long-term clinical outcome.</p>

Peptides analysis in digested edible bird's nest by HPLC-MS / 中国中药杂志

Edible bird's nest contains lots of glycoproteins. The glycosylation inhomogeneity for glycoprotein often results in wide range of molecular weight and the difficulty for protein separation and charaterization. In this paper, proteins in the edible bird's nest were extracted using multiple extractions, and then digested by PNgase F and trypsin. The digest mixture was separated with HPLC, and peptides were identified based on MS/MS data searching. The results indicated that the extracted proteins were amount to 79.7% of total protein in the edible bird's nest. More than 20 species of peptides in the digested mixture were identified. The sequences of these peptides showed similarity with some proteins from Swiss-prot. The research indicated that deglycosylation, tryptic digestion coupled with HPLC-MS/MS is a proper strategy for characterization of proteins in the edible bird's nest.

Protective effect of Rhodiola extract against cisplatin-induced damage to TM4 sertoli cells in mice / 中华男科学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the preventive effect of Rhodiola extract on cisplatin (cDDP)-induced testicular toxicity in mouse TM4 Sertoli cell line and its possible mechanism in vitro.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>We treated mouse TM4 Sertoli cells with Rhodiola extract and/or cDDP. Then we detected the proliferation of the TM4 cells by MTT assay, observed their morphological changes, and determined the contents of malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (T-SOD) and glutathione (GSH) in the cells.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>MTT assay showed that Rhodiola extract at the concentration of 0.0125-2.5 mg/L significantly inhibited the cDDP-induced decrease in the proliferation of the TM4 cells (P < 0.01) and improved their morphological changes. Anti-oxidation test exhibited a dramatically increased level of MDA in the TM4 cells treated with cDDP at 0.0147 g/L as compared with the normal control cells ([3.63 +/- 0.02] vs [2.15 +/- 0.02] nmol/mg prot, P < 0.01) and decreased levels of T-SOD ([6.57 +/- 0.05] vs [10.86 +/- 0.02] U/mg prot, P < 0.01) and GSH ([1.42 +/- 0.06] vs [2.59 +/- 0.05] mg/g prot, P < 0.01). Rhodiola extract at 0.1 mg/L significantly reduced the MDA content ([1.94 +/- 0.00] nmol/mg prot, P < 0.01) and the activity of T-SOD ([8.50 +/- 0.02] U/mg prot, P < 0.01) and GSH ([2.41 +/- 0.04] mg/g prot, P < 0.01) in the TM4 cells treated with cDDP.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Rhodiola extract can significantly inhibit cDDP-induced damage to TM4 cells in mice, which may be associated with its antioxidant activity.</p>

Extracts from the roots of Incarvillea younghusbandii on antioxidant effects and life span prolonging in Drosophila melanogaster / 中国天然药物

AIM@#To investigate antioxidant activities and life span prolonging effects of the extracts from the roots of Incarvillea younghusbandii Sprague, and to study the correlations between these activities and the polar intensity of the extracts.@*METHOD@#Five extracts (IYS1, IYS2, IYS3, IYS4 and YS5) with different polar intensity were prepared. Antioxidant activities in vitro were determined by LPO inhibitory and free radicals scavenging experiments. Life span prolonging effects in vivo were evaluated by feeding Drosophila melanogaster.@*RESULT@#Total phenolic content in extracts were solvent-dependent and decreased in the order of IYS4 > IYS1 > IYS3 > IYS5 > IYS2. Organic extracts (IYS1 and IYS4) showed excellent LPO inhibitory activity, O(2)(· -) and ·OH scavenging activity compared to ascorbic acid (or benzoic acid, or BHT), while aqueous extracts (IYS2, IYS3 and IYS5) did not. The antioxidant activities (in vitro) were solvent dependent and decreased in the order of IYS4 > IYS1 > IYS3 > IYS5 ≥ IYS2. Drosophila melanogaster was fed with organic extracts (IYS1 or IYS4) at 5.0 mg mL(-1). The mean life span were increased by 24.4% (IYS1) or 23.0% (IYS4) in female and 15.3% (IYS1) or 16.9% (IYS4) in male; the maximum life span were increased by 8.4% (IYS1) or 11.2% (IYS4) in female and 9.7% (IYS1) or 15.8% (IYS4) in male, and the survival curves were significantly shifted to the right after fifteen days in both sexes survival period. Feeding aqueous extracts (IYS2, IYS3 or IYS5) at 5.0 mg·mL(-1), the significant life span prolonging effects were not achieved. The life span prolonging effects of the extracts were solvent-dependent and decreased in the order of IYS4 ≥ IYS1 > IYS3 > IYS2 > IYS5.@*CONCLUSION@#Extracts from the roots of Incarvillea younghusbandii Sprague showed excellent antioxidant activities and significant life span prolonging effects in Drosophila melanogaster. Positive correlations existed between the antioxidant activities and total phenolic content. Life span prolonging effect was positively correlated with the total phenolic content or antioxidant activities. The extracts possess better life span prolonging effect in females than in males.

Calculus formation in the prostatic cavity after transurethral resection of the prostate: causes, treatment and prevention / 中华男科学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the causes, clinical manifestations, treatment and prevention of calculus that develops in the prostatic cavity after transurethral resection of the prostate.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>We reported 11 cases of calculus that developed in the prostatic cavity after transurethral resection or transurethral plasmakinetic resection of prostate. The patients complained of repeated symptoms of frequent micturition, urgent micturition and urodynia after operation, accompanied with urinary tract infection and some with urinary obstruction, which failed to respond to anti-infective therapies. Cystoscopy revealed calculi in the prostatic cavity, with eschar, sphacelus, uneven wound surface and small diverticula in some cases. After diagnosis, 1 case was treated by holmium laser lithotripsy and a second transurethral resection of the prostate, while the other 10 had the calculi removed under the cystoscope, followed by 1 -2 weeks of anti-infective therapy.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>After treatment, all the 11 cases showed normal results of routine urinalysis, and no more symptoms of frequent micturition, urgent micturition and urodynia. Three- to six-month follow-up found no bladder irritation symptoms and urinary tract infection.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Repeated symptoms of frequent micturition, urgent micturition, urodynia and urinary tract infection after transurethral resection of the prostate should be considered as the indicators of calculus in the prostatic cavity, which can be confirmed by cystoscopy. It can be treated by lithotripsy or removal of the calculus under the cystoscope, or even a second transurethral resection of the prostate. For its prevention, excessive electric coagulation and uneven wound surface should be avoided and anti-infection treatment is needed.</p>

Isolation, purification and structure identification of two phenolic glycosides from the roots of Incarvillea younghusbandii Sprague and their antioxidant activities / 药学学报

Using a bioassay-guided fractionation technique, two compounds were isolated from the roots of Incarvillea younghusbandii Sprague through silica gel, reverse-phase C18 column chromatography and reverse-phase HPLC. Their structures were identified as acteoside (1) and isoacteoside (2) by ESI-MS, GC-MS, 1D- and 2D-NMR. 1 and 2 showed *OH scavenging capacity similar with benzoic acid, higher O2*- (or *OH) scavenging capacity than ascorbic acid, far higher hepatic LPO inhibitory activities than 2, 6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol (BHT) or ascorbic acid, and more powerful effect on protecting erythrocytes from oxidative damage than ascorbic acid. The *OH scavenging capacity was positively proportional to the concentrations of 1 and 2 ranging from 0.015 6 to 0.500 0 mg x mL(-1). The hepatic LPO inhibitory activities increased with the increasing concentrations of 1 and 2 from 0.001 9 to 0.250 0 mg x mL(-1), but decreased slightly with the increasing concentration from 0.250 0 to 1.0000 mg x L(-1).

Changes of brain oxidative stress induced by nano-alumina in ICR mice / 中华劳动卫生职业病杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the brain oxidative stress injury induced by nano-alumina particles in ICR mice.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Sixty male ICR mice were randomly divided into 6 groups: control group, solvent control group, 100 mg/kg micro-alumina particles group, 3 groups exposed to nano-alumina particles at the doses of 50, 100 and 200 mg/kg. The mice were exposed by nasal drip for 30 days. Then levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), glutathione (GSH), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-PX) in brain tissues of mice were detected.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>There was no difference of SOD activity in mouse brain between control group [(17.32 +/- 6.23)U/gHb] and 50 mg/kg nano-alumina particles group [(17.89 +/- 1.82) U/gHb]. The SOD activity [(4.93 +/- 2.30)U/gHb] in 200 mg/kg nano-alumina particles group was significantly lower than that in control group (P < 0.05). The MDA levels in 3 nano-alumina particles groups were (0.76 +/- 0.13), (1.00 +/- 0.30) and (1.16 +/- 0.39)nmol/ml, respectively, which were significantly higher than that [( 0.24 +/- 0.09)nmol/ml] in control group (P < 0.05). The GSH levels in 3 nano-alumina particles groups were (0.72 +/- 0.08), (0.55 +/- 0.19) and (0.61 +/- 0.20)mg/gpro, respectively, which were significantly lower than that [(1.55 +/- 0.34)mg/gpro]] in control group (P < 0.05). The CAT activity in 50 and 100 mg/kg nano-alumina particles groups were (10.40 +/- 3.84) and (10.40 +/- 2.00)U/mgpro, respectively, which were significantly higher than that [(5.79 +/- 0.96) U/mgpro] in control group (P < 0.05). The CAT activity [(3.25 +/- 1.04)U/mgpro] in 200 mg/kg nano-alumina particles group was significantly lower than that in control group (P < 0.05 ).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Nano-alumina particles can induce the oxidative stress damage in brain tissues of mice.</p>

Cell toxicity assessment methodologies applied in the study of the toxicity of nano-alumina to nerve cells / 中华预防医学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe the effect of nano-alumina on nerve cell viability through different detection kits of cell viability, using micro-alumina and nano-carbon as controls.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Primary culturing nerve cells of mouse in vitro, which were exposed to 7 doses of 0 µmol/L, 62.5 µmol/L, 125.0 µmol/L, 250.0 µmol/L, 500.0 µmol/L, 1.0 mmol/L, 2.0 mmol/L concentrations of nano-alumina (nano-Al), micro alumina (micro-Al) and nano-carbon (nano-C), detecting cell viability (A(570) values) with CCK-8, MTT and LDH methods.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>(1) The results of CCK-8 kit showed that, in doses of 250.0 µmol/L - 2.0 mmol/L, the cell viability values of nano-alumina (the values of A(570) were 0.878 ± 0.009, 0.823 ± 0.016, 0.647 ± 0.008, 0.594 ± 0.013, respectively) were significantly lower than that of micro-Al (the values of A(570) were 0.960 ± 0.008, 0.951 ± 0.036, 0.833 ± 0.008, 0.708 ± 0.012, respectively) and nano-C (the values of A(570) were 0.977 ± 0.003, 0.973 ± 0.002, 0.924 ± 0.006, 0.891 ± 0.023, respectively). While, comparing nano-Al with the same dose of micro-Al, there was significant difference (the t values were -0.082, -0.128, -0.186, -0.114, respectively, P < 0.01), and so as to the comparison of nano-Al with the same dose of nano-C (the t values were -0.099, -0.150, -0.277, -0.297, respectively, P < 0.01). (2) MTT results showed that in the doses of 500.0 µmol/L and 1.0 mmol/L, the cell viability of nano-Al (the values of A(570) were 0.648 ± 0.095 and 0.575 ± 0.061) were lower than that of micro-Al (the values of A(570) were 0.830 ± 0.044 and 0.816 ± 0.014) and nano-C (the values of A(570) were 0.889 ± 0.009 and 0.765 ± 0.049), and the differences were significant (nano-Al compared with the same dose of micro-Al, the t values were -0.183 and -0.242, P < 0.01; nano-Al compared with the same dose of nano-C, the t values were -0.241 and -0.190, P < 0.01). (3) LDH results showed that in the dose from 125.0 µmol/L to 2.0 mmol/L, the LDH release of nano-Al group (the values of A(570) were 1.862 ± 0.102, 1.905 ± 0.066, 1.930 ± 0.037, 1.946 ± 0.033, 1.967 ± 0.068, respectively) were higher than that of nano-C (the values of A(570) were 1.484 ± 0.110, 1.559 ± 0.039, 1.663 ± 0.014, 1.732 ± 0.076, 1.765 ± 0.073, respectively), and the differences were significant (the t values were -0.377, 0.346, 0.266, 0.213, 0.202, respectively, P < 0.01). In the dose from 125.0 µmol/L to 1.0 mmol/L, the LDH release of nano-Al group were higher than that of micro-Al (the values of A(570) were 1.578 ± 0.011, 1.639 ± 0.025, 1.727 ± 0.024, 1.808 ± 0.020, respectively), and the differences were significant (the t values were 0.284, 0.266, 0.202, 0.172, respectively, P < 0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The toxicity of nano-Al is greater than nano-C and micro-Al on the viability of nerve cells; LDH is more suitable for detecting changes of cell viability after the effect of nano-materials than CCK-8 and MTT.</p>

Observation on therapeutic effect of dry eye syndrome treated with acupuncture on the acupoints around the eyes / 中国针灸

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observed the clinical efficacy on dry eye syndrome treated with acupuncture on the acupoints around the eyes.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Fifty-six cases of dry eye syndrome were divided into two groups, acupuncture group and western medicine group, 28 cases in each one. In acupuncture group, acupuncture was applied to Jingming (BL 1), Cuanzhu (BL 2), Sizhukong (TE 23), Tongziliao (GB 1), etc. In western medicine group, the topical artificial tear eye drops were administered. The corneal fluorescein staining, breaking-up time (BUT), tear volume and the symptom score were observed before and after treatment in two groups.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>In comparison before and after treatment in acupuncture group, the statistical significant difference presented in BUT, tear volume and the symptom score (all P < 0.01). In comparison before and after treatment in western medicine group, the statistical significant difference presented in corneal staining, BUT and the symptom score (P < 0.01). The improvements in BUT, tear volume and the symptom score in acupuncture group were superior to those in western medicine group (P < 0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Acupuncture on the acupoints around the eyes achieves a quite good efficacy on dry eye syndrome.</p>

Effects of hyperbaric oxygen on tumor growth in the mouse model of LNCaP prostate cancer cell line / 中华男科学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To assess the safety of hyperbaric oxygen in the treatment of radiation-induced hemorrhagic cystitis in patients with prostate cancer, and to investigate its effect on the growth of indolent prostate cancer in vivo.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Thirty severe combined-immunodeficient mice received subcutaneous injection of human prostate cancer LNCaP cells. Then they were randomized to an experimental and a control group and exposed to 20 sessions of hyperbaric oxygen and normobaric air, respectively, followed by a 4-week observation on the growth of the transplanted tumors and analyses of their histopathological features at 28 days, including the volume, microvessel density (CD34), apoptosis markers (p53 and p27 proteins) and the proliferation index (Ki-67) of the LNCaP tumors.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>On the 28th day after tumor vaccination, the tumor volume was (120 +/- 7.9) mm3 in the HBO and (122 +/- 8.2) mm3 in the control group; the microvessel density and the expressions of Ki-67, p53 and p27 were 39.3 +/- 5.2, (78.1 +/- 7.6)%, (40.4 +/- 6.2)% and (63.7 +/- 5.1)% in the former, and 36.2 +/- 4.9, (75.3 +/- 8.4)%, (44.2 +/- 5.7)% and (61.5 +/- 5.5)% in the latter. There were no significant differences in all the indexes above between the two groups (P > 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Hyperbaric oxygen did not promote the growth of indolent prostate cancer in the murine model, nor did it have any significant effect on the new vessels.</p>