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Objective To establish a rat xenograft model of human uterine leiomyoma using immunosuppressive a-gent and provide a useful tool for the study on uterine leiomyoma. Methods Intragastric administration with immunosup-pressive agent mycophenolate mofetil(MMF)(40 mg/kg)was given to rats for two weeks before the surgery until the end of the experiment. 20 SPF female Wistar rats were randomly divided into 4 groups after abdominal transplantation of human leiomyoma tissues:group A received femoston containing 0.4 mg/kg estradiol and 2 mg/kg dydrogesterone, group B re-ceived estadiol 0.4 mg/kg,group C received dydrogesterone 2 mg/kg,and group D served as the control group, received distilled water 1 mL/200 g. All rat received the corresponding drugs once per day for 2 days. Samples were taken at 4 weeks after the surgery to observe the pathology of the tumor tissues. Results The modeling success rates were 90% in the group A,40 % in the group B,and 0% in the groups C and D. Conclusions Rat xenograft model of human leiomyoma can be successfully established using an immunosuppressive agent femostone with a high modeling success rate and low cost. It can be used as a new animal model for the study of transplanted leiomyoma.
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Objective The purpose of this study was to compare the adenomyosis models in nude mice generated by four different methods,and to find out an optimal modeling method, and to provide an ideal animal model for exploring pathogenesis and experimental treatment of uterine adenomyosis. Methods 1. 80 female healthy nude mouse were divided randomly into 4 groups: Intraperitoneal implantation group, subcutaneous implantation group, intraperitoneal injection group, and subcutaneous injection group. The transplants were taken for pathological examination at 4 weeks after surgery. Results The success rate of intraperitoneal implantation group was 95%,and that of the subcutaneous implantation group was 45%,while the success rate of intraperitoneal injection group and subcutaneous injection group was 0%. Conclusions Establishment of a nude mouse model of uterine adenomyosis by intraperitoneal implantation method has a high success rate and with good stability, and is an ideal mouse model of human-derived uterine adenomyosis.
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Thin endometrium is an important factor influencing the in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer, and there is a lack of effective therapy in the treatment of thin endometrium.The aim of this study was to explore a stable animal model of effective thin endometrium, and to promote the research on thin endometrium pathogenesis and provide experimen-tal basis of treatment.To analyze a variety of establishments of endometrial damage animal model reported in the domestic and foreign literatures,it is concluded that perfusing 95% ethanol into uterine cavities of rats can establish a rat model of thin endometrium,and put forward some experience and methods for its improvement.
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Objective To observe the changes in estrous cycle and vaginal smears in ovarectomized NOD/SCID mice.Methods To continuously observe the estrous cycle time by vaginal smears of NOD/SCID mice in consecutive nine days, twice daily.After ovariectomy, the changes of estrous cycle were observed by vaginal smears for 7 days.Results The estrous cycle in NOD/SCID mice was 4-6 days.Regular estrous mice accounted for 80%.There was no significant correlation between vaginal opening and estrous cycle status.After ovariectomy, the vaginal smears showed characteristics of metestrus or diestrus.Conclusions Vaginal smear cytology can be used to determine the estrous cycle and characteris-tics of NOD/SCID female mice.The ovariectomized operation of NOD/SCID female mice is effective.
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Objective To observe the effect of Juli Sanjie Pill(JSP) on estrogen receptor(ER)? and ER? expression in the myometrium and hysteromyoma tissue,and to explore the correlation of ER? and ER? expression levels with the incidence of hysteromyoma. Methods Forty hysteromyoma patients were divided into two groups: 20 patients with operative indications after oral use of JSP and asking for operation,were enrolled in the treatment group,and other 20 patiens without mediation of medicine but asking for operation were in the control group.The ER? and ER? expression levels in hysteromyoma tissue and the surrounding normal myometrium of the two groups were detected by radioimmunoassay.Results There presented the expression of ER? and ER? in the hysteromyoma tissue and the surrounding normal myometrium of the two groups,and the levels in the hysteromyoma tissue were higher than that in the myometrium(P0.05).Conclusion The incidence of hysteromyoma is correlated with the local expression of ER? and ER? in the uterus.The therapeutic mechanism of JSP for hysteromyoma is probably related with the decrease of ER? and ER? expression levels in hysteromyoma tissue and with the decrease of ER? level in the surrounding normal myometrium.
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Objective To explore the therapeutic mechanism of kidney-tonifying and blood-activating herbal medicine for anovulatory dysfunctional uterine bleeding(ADUB).Methods Thirty-seven ADUB patients were randomized into two groups.Group A(N=25)was treated with Gongxue Yin(mainly composed of Fructus Psoraleae,Radix Dipsaci,Fructus Corni,Pollen Typhae,Radix Notoginseng,Radix Codonopsis,Os Draconis,Concha Ostreae,Herba Hedyotis Diffusae),and group B(N=17)received medroxyprogesterone.One menstrual cycle constituted one treatment course and the treatment lasted 3 continuous courses.Histostain-plus(HP)immunohistochemical assay was adopted to test the Bcl-2 and Bax protein expression in endometrium of the two groups.Ten healthy volunteers served as the control.Results Bcl-2 protein expression was higher in endometrium of ADUB patients at proliferative stage or with proliferative changes than that at secretory phase of the normal control group(P0.05).Conclusion Both progesterone and kidney-tonifying and blood-activating herbal medicine decrease endometrial Bcl-2 protein expression and increase Bax expression,by which inducing the endometrial cell apoptosis in patients with anovulatory dysfunctional uterine bleeding.But their detailed mechanism may be different.