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Objective To investigate the apoptosis of poly morphonuclear neutrophil(PMN)and the reversion of recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor(G-CSF)in acute lung injury.Methods 30 guinea pigs were randomly divided into three groups:control group,oil acid group(OA group),OA+G-CSF group.Both OA group and OA+G-CSF group had intraveneos injection of oleic acid(0.12ml/kg)to induce acute lung injury.OA+G-CSF group had G-CSF 0.5μg/kg injection once a day for 2 days.Control group had injection of normal saline.All the 3 groups took BALF 2 hours later.PMNs were isolated by density gradient centrifugation.PMN apoptosis was detecded by Terminal deoxynucleotidy transferase-mediated dUTP biotin nick end labeling(TUNEL).Results PMN apoptosis of BALFs of OA group,OA+G-CSF group and control group were(2.5±1.080)%,(3.5±0.850)%and(6.4±1.505)%.The level of PMN apoptosis of BALF of OA group compared with OA+G-CSF group and control group were decreased markedly(P＜0.01 for each).Conclusion The apoptosis of PMN in acute lung injury is delayed,and persistent activation of PMN and release of toxic content is closely related to lung injury.G-CSF can reverse the level of apoptosis of PMN in acute lung injury.
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<p><b>BACKGROUND</b>Lung cancer is the leading cancer of malignant tumors in China. It is the direction that people make effect to seek effective therapy of lung cancer. The aim of this study is to investigate the influence of arsenic trioxide (As₂O₃) injection combined with cisplatin (DDP) on the growth, apoptosis and XIAP mRNA of human non-small cell lung cancer cell lines.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The influence of growth of human non-small cell lung cancer cell lines H460 induced by As₂O₃ combined with DDP or without DDP was analysed by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. The apoptosis rate of H460 was measured by flow cytometry. XIAP mRNA level of the cells was detected by RT-PCR before and after treatment of As₂O₃ combined with DDP or without DDP.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Compared to individual drug, As₂O₃ injection combined with DDP may obviously inhibit the proliferation of H460 cells, increase the apotosis rate of cells and strengthen inhibition of XIAP mRNA expression in cells.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>As₂O₃ injection combined with DDP can significantly increase the chemosensitivity on human non-small cell lung cancer, and the mechanism may be related to its inhibition on the expression of XIAP.</p>