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Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease which is categorized via destruction of joint cartilage and it also affects the various joints, especially knees and hips. Sinomenine active phytoconstituents isolated from the stem of Sinomenium acutum and already proof anti-inflammatory effect against the arthritis model of rodent. In this experimental protocol, we scrutinized the anti-osteoarthritis effect of sinomenine against monosodium iodoacetate (MIA) induced OA in rats. Methods: MIA (3 mg/50 µL) was used for inducing the OA in the rats, and rats received the oral administration of sinomenine (2.5, 5 and 7.5 mg/kg body weight) up to the end of the experimental study (four weeks). The body and organs weight were estimated. Aggrecan, C-terminal cross-linked telopeptide of type II collagen (CTX-II), glycosaminoglycans (GCGs), monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), Interferon gamma (IFN-γ), antioxidant, inflammatory cytokines, inflammatory mediators and matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) were analyzed. Results: Sinomenine significantly (P < 0.001) boosted the body weight and reduced the heart weight, but the weight of spleen and kidney remain unchanged. Sinomenine significantly (P < 0.001) reduced the level of nitric oxide, MCP-1 and improved the level of aggrecan, IFN-γ and GCGs. Sinomenine remarkably upregulated the level of glutathione, superoxide dismutase and suppressed the level of malonaldehyde. It effectually modulated the level of inflammatory cytokines and inflammatory mediators and significantly (P < 0.001) reduced the level of MMPs, like MMP-1, 2, 3, 9 and 13. Conclusions: Sinomenine is a beneficial active agent for the treatment of OA disease.
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Animals , Rats , Osteoarthritis , Iodoacetic Acid , Hip Injuries , Inflammation , Knee InjuriesABSTRACT
Objective:To investigate the efficacy and safety of fat suction combined with bipolar radiofrequency on face and neck rejuvenation.Methods:A total of 115 patients with face and neck fat deposits and skin laxity underwent fat suction combined with bipolar radiofrequency between December 2021 and October 2022 by the same surgeon in Changsha My Like Medical Cosmetology Hospital. There were 3 men and 112 women in this research. The mean age was 36.1 years (range, 26-55 years) and the mean body mass index was 21.4 (range, 16.8-27.7 kg/cm 2). Postoperative patient satisfaction surveys were conducted and 2 independent doctors evaluated clinical effect with preoperative and postoperative photographs at 3-6 months postoperatively. Results:The mean amount of fat aspirated was 44.5 ml (range, 10-92 ml) and the mean energy delivered was 4.5 kJ (range, 2.1-8.9 ml). 88.7% of patients were satisfied with their postoperative effect (102/115 patients). 92.2% of doctors were satisfied with the postoperative effect (106/115 patients). Four out of 115 patients (3.5%) developed irregularity by fat suction.Conclusions:Fat suction combined with bipolar radiofrequency can effectively reduce the fat accumulation of facial and neck and significantly improve skin relaxation. It is an effective method to rejuvenate facial and neck.
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Objective To explore the correalation between change of postoperative cognitive function and injury of the draining veins around meningiomas in superficial middle cerebral vein areas ,to discuss the importance and protection method of draining veins around meningiomas in order to guide the microneurosurgery .Methods From July 2013 to July 2017,the clinical data of 54 patients with superficial middle cerebral vein areas meningiomas (tumor group) in the Central Hospital of Guangdong Nongken were retrospectively analyzed .And 52 healthy volunteers were selected as the control group.The preoperative and postoperative cognitive function and meningiomas peritumoral edema(MPE) were assessed by the Montreal Cognitive Assessment ( MoCA) and CT／MRI.Results The scores of visuospatial and executive [(3.23 ±1.27)points],order[(2.52 ±1.27) points],memory[(2.20 ±1.14) points], attention[(4.71 ±0.97)points],language[(2.19 ±0.74)points],abstract [(1.43 ±0.63)points],location[(5.83 ± 0.42) points],total[(22.06 ±0.33) points] in the tumor group were significantly lower than those in the control group[(4.83 ±0.38)points,(3.0 ±0.02)points,(3.5 ±1.04)points,(5.98 ±0.14)points,(2.54 ±0.50) points, (1.88 ±0.38) points,(5.98 ±0.33) points,(27.83 ±0.16) points] ( t ＝4.504,6.116,9.338,2.782,4.509, 2.390,8.670,all P＜0.05).According to the injury of the draining veins around meningioma ,54 patients were divided into the two groups,43 cases in the no -injuried group,11 cases in the injuried group.There were no statistically significant differences between the no -injuried group and injuried group in all measurements before operation (all P＞0.05).Both no-injuried group and injuried group had decline in MoCA and increase in MPE at 5 days after surgery. Both no-injuried group and injuried group had rise in MoCA [(26.35 ±0.36)points vs.(22.00 ±0.67)points] and decrease in MPE[(23.95 ±4.34)cm3 vs (44.64 ±9.68) cm3 ] at 30 days after surgery ( t＝5.944,2.098,all P＜0.05).The MoCA[(22.59 ±0.31)points vs (26.35 ±0.36)points] was obviously increased and the MPE [(87.84 ± 12.78)cm3 vs.(23.95 ±4.34)cm3] was obviously increased in 30 days after operation in no-injuried group(t＝7.289, 5.014,all P＜0.05),but the injuried group had just the opposite.Conclusion Injury of the draining veins around meningiomas in superficial middle cerebral vein areas can lead to cognitive dysfunction and compromise the quality of postoperative life in patients,every effort should be undertaken to preserve the draining veins around meningioma .
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Objective@#To explore the correalation between change of postoperative cognitive function and injury of the draining veins around meningiomas in superficial middle cerebral vein areas, to discuss the importance and protection method of draining veins around meningiomas in order to guide the microneurosurgery.@*Methods@#From July 2013 to July 2017, the clinical data of 54 patients with superficial middle cerebral vein areas meningiomas(tumor group) in the Central Hospital of Guangdong Nongken were retrospectively analyzed.And 52 healthy volunteers were selected as the control group.The preoperative and postoperative cognitive function and meningiomas peritumoral edema(MPE) were assessed by the Montreal Cognitive Assessment(MoCA) and CT/MRI.@*Results@#The scores of visuospatial and executive[(3.23±1.27)points], order[(2.52±1.27)points], memory[(2.20±1.14)points], attention[(4.71±0.97)points], language[(2.19±0.74)points], abstract[(1.43±0.63)points], location[(5.83±0.42)points], total[(22.06±0.33)points] in the tumor group were significantly lower than those in the control group[(4.83±0.38)points, (3.0±0.02)points, (3.5±1.04)points, (5.98±0.14)points, (2.54±0.50)points, (1.88±0.38)points, (5.98±0.33)points, (27.83±0.16)points](t=4.504, 6.116, 9.338, 2.782, 4.509, 2.390, 8.670, all P<0.05). According to the injury of the draining veins around meningioma, 54 patients were divided into the two groups, 43 cases in the no-injuried group, 11 cases in the injuried group.There were no statistically significant differences between the no-injuried group and injuried group in all measurements before operation(all P>0.05). Both no-injuried group and injuried group had decline in MoCA and increase in MPE at 5 days after surgery.Both no-injuried group and injuried group had rise in MoCA[(26.35±0.36)points vs.(22.00±0.67)points] and decrease in MPE[(23.95±4.34)cm3 vs (44.64±9.68)cm3] at 30 days after surgery(t=5.944, 2.098, all P<0.05). The MoCA[(22.59±0.31)points vs (26.35±0.36)points] was obviously increased and the MPE[(87.84±12.78)cm3 vs.(23.95±4.34)cm3] was obviously increased in 30 days after operation in no-injuried group(t=7.289, 5.014, all P<0.05), but the injuried group had just the opposite.@*Conclusion@#Injury of the draining veins around meningiomas in superficial middle cerebral vein areas can lead to cognitive dysfunction and compromise the quality of postoperative life in patients, every effort should be undertaken to preserve the draining veins around meningioma.
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OBJECTIVE:To prepare zolmitriptan-diclofenac microemulsion,and conduct quality evaluation and in vitro trans-dermal study. METHODS:Using solubility and microemulsion area in pseudo-ternary phase diagram as indexes,the types of oil phase and mixed emulsifier ratio of zolmitriptan-diclofenac microemulsion were screened;the microemulsion quality was inspected using particle size,Zeta potential,appearance and stability. HPLC was used to measure the contents of zolmitriptan and diclofenac. Transdermal diffusion test instrument was used,2 g microemulsion was smeared in cuticle of extracouporeal rats'skin,and cumula-tive transdermal rate in 24 h was determined. RESULTS:The microemulsion formulation was as follow as 10% oil phase(octanoic acid triglyceride),25% mixture emulgator [polysorbate 80-brij 97 (1:1)],8.3% propylene glycol and 25 mg zolmitriptan,1.25 mg diclofenac,and water adding to 100 mL. The average particle size of prepared microemulsion was(28.2±2.5)nm,Zeta poten-tial was(-3.25±0.33)mV,the appearance was rounding;the microemulsion showed no stratification or flocculation at room tem-perature after placed for 1 month. Contents of zolmitriptan and diclofenac were 0.248 mg/mL,12.46 mg/mL(n=3);24 h cumula-tive transdermal rates were 80%,75%. CONCLUSIONS:Zolmitriptan-diclofenac microemulsion is prepared,and its in vitro trans-dermal ability is good.
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BACKGROUND:Stromal cel derived factor-1 (SDF-1)/chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR-4) biological axis plays a chemotactic role in a variety of cel s, making it possible to regulate the regeneration of a variety of tissues. Whether the bidogical is involved in bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2)-induced homing of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cel s, however, is stil unclear. OBJECTIVE:To study the role of SDF-1/CXCR4 signaling pathway in BMP-2-induced migration of mouse bone marrow mesenchymal stem cel s. METHODS:Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cel s in logarithmic growth were selected and intervened with SDF-1 (0, 50, 100 and 200μg/L), BMP-2 (0, 50, 100 and 200μg/L) and AMD3100 (50μg/L) to induce cel migration detected by Transwel method. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The migration of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cel s was closely related to SDF-1 and BMP-2, and proportional to the concentration of both SDF-1 and BMP-2. When SDF-1 and BMP-2 were used jointly, the number of migrated cel s was increased significantly, and highest number of migrated cel s was obtained at 200μg/L. Moreover, these migrated cel s showed a nest-like distribution under microscopy. AMD3100 as an inhibitor markedly suppressed the migration of bone marrow mesencnymal stem cel s induced by BMP-2, but the number of migrated cel s was likely to increase with the increasing concentration of BMP-2 that exceeded a specific value. Overal , our findings show that SDF-1/CXCR4 signaling pathway is an important pathway in BMP-2-induced migration of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cel s.
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OBJECTIVE:To prepare Lipoic acid orally disintegrating tablets,and to evaluate its quality. METHODS:Lipoic acid orally disintegrating tablets were prepared with direct compression after wet granulation. With disintegration time and dissolu-tion as index,the constituents of disintegrating agent,filler and lubricant were screened by single factor test combined with orthogo-nal test. The tablet weight,hardness,disintegration time,accumulative rate and percentage content were investigated. RESULTS:The optimal formulation was MCC 167.58 mg,L-HPC 23.94 mg,PVPP 47.88 mg,mannitol 60 mg,lipoic acid 300 mg and mag-nesium stearate 0.6 mg. The parameters of prepared disintegrating tablets was as follows as (0.59 ± 0.05) g in weight,(20.32 ± 0.16)kg in solidity and(23.5±0.4)s in disintegration time,101.49% in 3 min accumulative dissolution rate,96.34% of labeled content. CONCLUSIONS:Lipoic acid orally disintegrating tablets are prepared successfully and controllable in quality.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the effect of tea polyphenols on the proliferation of human prostate cancer cells and its possible mechanism.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>We cultured androgen-independent prostate cancer DU145 cells in the medium with different concentrations (50, 100, 250 and 500 microg/ml) of tea polyphenols, and those in the normal medium as the control. After 48 hours of culture, we detected the survival rate of the cells by MTT assay and determined the expression of survivin by Western blot and quantitative RT-PCR.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>At 48 hours, the survival rates of the prostate cancer DU145 cells were 0.97 +/- 0.12, 0.71 +/- 0.07, 0.20 +/- 0.03 and 0.08 +/- 0.01 in the 50, 100, 250 and 500 microg/ml tea polyphenols treatment groups, all significantly reduced as compared with the control group (P < 0.01) except that of the 50 microg/ml group (P = 0.42). Furthermore, the survival rate continued to decrease with the prolonging of time, dropping below 5% at 96 hours except in the 50 microg/ml group. The grey values of the survivin expression in the 100, 250 and 500 microg/ml tea polyphenols groups were 13 425 +/- 34, 2 017 +/- 24 and 1 274 +/- 22, respectively, at 48 hours, significantly lower than 15 075 +/- 48 in the control group (P < 0.01). Moreover, the content of survivin mRNA at 48 hours was markedly lower in the 50, 100, 250 and 500 microg/ml treatment groups (0.74 +/- 0.03, 0.64 +/- 0.02, 0.52 +/- 0.01 and 0.21 +/- 0.02) than in the control (P < 0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Tea polyphenols can inhibit the proliferation of human prostate cancer DU145 cells, which may be associated with the decreased expression of the survivin gene.</p>
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Humans , Male , Cell Line, Tumor , Cell Proliferation , Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins , Metabolism , Polyphenols , Pharmacology , Prostatic Neoplasms , Pathology , Tea , ChemistryABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the risk factors of prostate cancer in urban Qingdao and provide some theoretical evidence for the scientific prevention and treatment of the disease.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>We performed a hospital-based matched case-control study in Qingdao Municipal Hospital. The cases and controls were matched in age, gender, nationality and the place of residence. All the subjects were interviewed face to face in the hospital using a questionnaire, and the data analyzed by the conditional logistic regression method.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>According to the 258 valid questionnaires collected, the prostate cancer risk was significantly higher in the cases with a family history of cancer than in those without (OR = 2.58), and so was it in the men with the first spermatorrhea at the age of < or = 15 years than in those at the age of > or = 18 years (OR = 2.27). A decreased risk of prostate cancer was found among the men with the first experience of sexual intercourse between 25 to 30 years of age (OR = 0.76). An increased risk was shown in those with sexual intercourses > or = 4 times per week before 35 years old (OR = 2.57), masturbations > or = 3 times per week (OR = 2.30) and a drinking history (alcohol > or = 150 g/d) of > or = 10 years (OR = 2.83).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Positive family history of cancer, earlier age of the first spermatorrhea, sexual intercourses > or = 4 times per week before 35 years old, frequent masturbations, and heavy drinking for more than 10 years are risk factors for prostate cancer.</p>
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Aged , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Case-Control Studies , China , Epidemiology , Logistic Models , Prostatic Neoplasms , Epidemiology , Risk Factors , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate therapeutic effects of Wallis interspinous dynamic stabilization in treating ASD after lumbar spinal fusion.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Totally 40 patients (included 16 males and 24 females, aged 25 to 60 years old) with degenerative disc disease were treated with posterior interbody fusion. Among them, 20 cases (treatment group) were treated with posterior interbody fusion combined with Wallis interspinous dynamic stabilization, while other 20 cases (control group) only treated with posterior interbody fusion. JOA score and VAS score were compared after inserted Wallis interspinous dynamic stabilization at 1 month and 3 years, and changes of intervertebral disc height of adjacent segment and cross-sectional area of the canal were tested and compared.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>All patients were followed up from 3 to 5 years with an average of 3.6 years. All injuries were healed at stage I and the pain were released after treatment. There were no significant meaning in JOA score and VAS score at 1 month after treatment between two groups (P>0.05), while had meaning at 3 years (P<0.05). There were no statistical significane in intervertebral disc height of adjacent segment and cross-sectional area of the canal at 1 month after treatment (P>0.05), while had statistical meaning at 3 years (P<0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>There is no difference in immediate effects between two groups. Both of them can obtain good results for effective decompression. Medial-term effectiveness of treatment group is obviously better than control group, which depends on Wallis interspinous dynamic stabilization to plays good biology effects and effective accelerate adjacent degeneration caused by lumbar fusion.</p>
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Adult , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Decompression, Surgical , Intervertebral Disc Degeneration , General Surgery , Lumbar Vertebrae , General Surgery , Spinal Fusion , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
Taurine has positive effects on bone metabolism. However, the effects of taurine on osteoblast apoptosis in vitro have not been reported. The aim of this study was to investigate the activity of taurine on apoptosis of mouse osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells. The data showed that 1, 5, 10, or 20 mM taurine resulted in 16.7, 34.2, 66.9, or 63.75 percent reduction of MC3T3-E1 cell apoptosis induced by the serum deprivation (serum-free α-MEM), respectively. Taurine (1, 5, or 10 mM) also reduced cytochrome c release and inhibited activation of caspase-3 and -9, which were measured using fluorogenic substrates for caspase-3/caspase-9, in serum-deprived MC3T3-E1 cells. Furthermore, taurine (10 mM) induced extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) phosphorylation in MC3T3-E1 cells. Knockdown of the taurine transporter (TAUT) or treatment with the ERK-specific inhibitor PD98059 (10 μM) blocked the activation of ERK induced by taurine (10 mM) and abolished the anti-apoptotic effect of taurine (10 mM) in MC3T3-E1 cells. The present results demonstrate for the first time that taurine inhibits serum deprivation-induced osteoblast apoptosis via the TAUT/ERK signaling pathway.
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Animals , Cattle , Mice , Apoptosis/drug effects , Apoptosis/physiology , Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases/metabolism , Membrane Glycoproteins/metabolism , Membrane Transport Proteins/metabolism , Osteoblasts/drug effects , Taurine/pharmacology , Analysis of Variance , Caspase 9/metabolism , /metabolism , Osteoblasts/metabolism , RNA, Messenger/metabolismABSTRACT
To develop a new small molecular probe for discovering an antitumor lead compound from the replacement of carboxylic group of two molecular antibacterial fluoroquinolones with a heterocyclic ring, a series of the C3/C3 bis-fluoroquinolones tethered with an 1, 3, 4-oxadiazole ring were synthesized as their respective HCl salts, and their structures were characterized by elemental analysis and spectral data. The in vitro antitumor activity against L1210, CHO and HL60 cell lines was also evaluated via the respective IC50 values by methylthiazole trazolium (MTT) assay.
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Animals , Cricetinae , Humans , Antineoplastic Agents , Chemistry , Pharmacology , CHO Cells , Cell Line, Tumor , Cricetulus , Drug Design , Fluoroquinolones , Chemistry , Pharmacology , HL-60 Cells , Inhibitory Concentration 50 , Leukemia L1210 , Pathology , Molecular Structure , Oxadiazoles , Chemistry , Pharmacology , Structure-Activity RelationshipABSTRACT
To develop a new small molecular probe for discovering an antitumor lead compound from the replacement of carboxylic group of two molecular antibacterial fluoroquinolones with a heterocyclic ring, a series of the C3/C3 bis-fluoroquinolones tethered with an 1, 3, 4-oxadiazole ring were synthesized as their respective HCl salts, and their structures were characterized by elemental analysis and spectral data. The in vitro antitumor activity against L1210, CHO and HL60 cell lines was also evaluated via the respective IC50 values by methylthiazole trazolium (MTT) assay.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the impacts of interferon alpha-2b (IFN alpha-2b) on the oxidative stress states in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) with different genotypes.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Thirty-five patients with chronic hepatitis B and 18 healthy volunteers as a control were enrolled in this present study. In control and patients group, the serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST), serum malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, serum total antioxidative stress capacity (TAC) were measured spectrophotometrically. After the therapy with interferon alpha-2b at the dose of 300 million units via intramuscular injection thrice a week for 12 weeks, these parameters were measured again in the patient group. The genotypes of hepatitis B virus were detected by polymerase chain reaction and hybridization. The effective group was defined as the patients with complete response and partial response.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The elevated concentrations of MDA and impaired levels of TAC in the patients with CHB were observed as compared to the healthy controls (P < 0.05 for both). There were no significant differences in serum levels of MDA and TAC in CHB patients with various genotypes (P > 0.05). The serum levels of MDA after the treatment with IFN alpha-2b were significantly lower than the pretreatment levels (P < 0.05), which even returned to the normal concentration (P > 0.05) in the effective group. There were significant increases in the TAC after the IFN alpha-2b therapy in the effective group. However, the significant differences in the TAC levels before and after the INFalpha-2b treatment were not observed in the non-responsive group.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The oxidative stress could be improved with IFN alpha-2b treatment of chronic hepatitis B patients. The results suggest that antioxidant treatment for chronic hepatitis B patients may help improve the effect of anti-virus therapy.</p>
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Adolescent , Adult , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Young Adult , Alanine Transaminase , Blood , Antioxidants , Metabolism , Antiviral Agents , Therapeutic Uses , Aspartate Aminotransferases , Blood , Genotype , Hepatitis B virus , Genetics , Hepatitis B, Chronic , Blood , Drug Therapy , Interferon-alpha , Therapeutic Uses , Malondialdehyde , Blood , Oxidative Stress , Recombinant Proteins , Spectrophotometry , Time Factors , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the feasibility of asiaticoside in preventing restenosis after percutaneous coronary intervention(PCI).Methods The rabbits' model of iliac arterial balloon injury was established and treated with asiaticoside for 4 weeks.The level of serum endothelin(ET),nitric oxide(NO) and C-reactive protein(CRP) was measured respectively and the pathological characteristics of iliac artery of rabbits were observed under light microscope.Results The serum ET and CRP obviously increased and the serum NO significantly decreased after the rabbits' iliac artery was peeled off by balloon injury(Compared~()with the control group,P
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Objective To study the effects of Aralia chinesis on the proliferation and viability of fibroblasts and on the production of the hyaluronic acid(HA)in the cultured supernatant,and to explore its anti-hepatofibrosis mechanism.Methods NIH3T3 fibroblasts,which were cultured in vitro by routine method and were used as the substitutive model of hepatic stellate cells(HSC),were cultured with the rats serum containing Aralia chinese.The effects of Aralia chinesis serum on the cell proliferation was measured by methabenzthiazuron(MTT)assay and the HA content in cultured supernatant was detected by radioimmunoassay.Results Aralia chinesis serum showed no significant toxicity on NIH3T3 fibroblasts.5 %concentration serum of Aralia chinesis inhibited the cell proliferation and the synthesis of HA significantly(P