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OBJECTIVES@#This study aims to determine the effects of low-level laser (LLL) on the expression of interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, osteoprotegerin (OPG), and receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL) in human periodontal ligament cells (HPDLCs) stimulated by high glucose; and identify the molecular mechanism of LLL therapy in the regulation of periodontal inflammation and bone remodeling during orthodontic treatment in diabetic patients.@*METHODS@#HPDLCs were cultured in vitro to simulate orthodontic after loading and irradiated with LLL therapy. The cultured cells were randomly divided into four groups: low glucose Dulbecco's modification of Eagle's medium (DMEM)+stress stimulation (group A), high glucose DMEM+stress stimulation (group B), hypoglycemic DMEM+LLL therapy+stress stimulation (group C), and hyperglycemic DMEM+LLL therapy+stress stimulation (group D). Groups C and D were further divided into C1 and D1 (energy density: 3.75 J/cm2) and C2 and D2 (energy density: 5.625 J/cm2). Cells in groups A, B, C, and D were irradiated by LLL before irradiation. At 0, 12, 24, 48, and 72 h, the supernatants of the cell cultures were extracted at regular intervals, and the protein expression levels of IL-6, TNF-α, OPG, and RANKL were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.@*RESULTS@#1) The levels of IL-6 and TNF-α secreted by HPDLCs increased gradually with time under static pressure stimulation. After 12 h, the levels of IL-6 and TNF-α secreted by HPDLCs in group A were significantly higher than those in groups B, C1, and C2 (P<0.05), which in group B were significantly higher than those in groups D1, and D2 (P<0.01). 2) The OPG protein concentration showed an upward trend before 24 h and a downward trend thereafter. The RANKL protein concentration increased, whereas the OPG/RANKL ratio decreased with time. Significant differen-ces in OPG, RANKL, and OPG/RANKL ratio were found among group A and groups B, C1, C2 as well as group B and groups D1, D2 (P<0.05).@*CONCLUSIONS@#1) In the high glucose+stress stimulation environment, the concentrations of IL-6 and TNF-α secreted by HPDLCs increased with time, the expression of OPG decreased, the expression of RANKL increased, and the ratio of OPG/RANKL decreased. As such, high glucose environment can promote bone resorption. After LLL therapy, the levels of IL-6 and TNF-α decreased, indicating that LLL therapy could antagonize the increase in the levels of inflammatory factors induced by high glucose environment and upregulate the expression of OPG in human HPDLCs, downregulation of RANKL expression in HPDLCs resulted in the upregulation of the ratio of OPG/RANKL and reversed the imbalance of bone metabolism induced by high glucose levels. 2) The decrease in inflammatory factors and the regulation of bone metabolism in HPDLCs were enhanced with increasing laser energy density within 3.75-5.625 J/cm2. Hence, the ability of LLL therapy to modulate bone remodeling increases with increasing dose.
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Humans , Osteoprotegerin , Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/metabolism , Interleukin-6/pharmacology , RANK Ligand/pharmacology , Periodontal Ligament/metabolism , Lasers , Glucose/pharmacologyABSTRACT
Objective: To explore the risk factors of malnutrition in infants with congenital heart disease within one year after surgery. Methods: This retrospective cohort study selected 502 infants with congenital heart disease who underwent surgical treatment in Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center from February 2018 to January 2019. Their basic information and clinical data were analyzed, and their nutrition status after the surgery was followed up by questionnaire survey. Weight-for-age Z score (WAZ)≤-2 one year after operation was defined as malnutrition group, and WAZ>-2 was non-malnutrition group. The perioperative indicators and complementary food advancement were compared between the two groups by chi-square test, t-test, and Kruskal-Wallis test. The risk factors of malnutrition were analyzed by Logistic regression. Results: A total of 502 infants were selected, including 301 males and 201 females, with the age of 4.1 (2.0, 6.8) months. There were 90 cases in malnutrition group and 412 cases in non-malnutrition group. The body length and weight at birth in the malnutrition group were lower than those in the non-malnutrition group ((47.8±3.8) vs. (49.3±2.5) cm, (2.7±0.6) vs.(3.0±0.5) kg, both P<0.001). The proportion of paternal high school education or above and the proportion of family per capita income of 5 000 yuan or above in the malnutrition group were lower than those in the non-malnutrition group ((18.9% (17/90) vs. 30.8% (127/412), 18.9% (17/90) vs. 33.7% (139/412), both P<0.05). Compared to the non-malnutrition group, the proportion of complex congenital heart disease in the malnutrition group was higher (62.2% (56/90) vs. 47.3% (195/412), P<0.05). The postoperative mechanical ventilation time, postoperative intensive care unit (ICU) stay time, postoperative hospital stay, total length of ICU stay and total hospital stay in the malnutrition group were significantly longer than those in non-malnutrition group (all P<0.05). The proportion of egg and fish supplementation over 2 times/week within one year after the surgery was also lower in the malnutrition group (both P<0.05). Logistic regression analysis showed that mother's weight at delivery (OR=0.95,95%CI 0.91-0.99), the pre-operative WAZ≤-2 (OR=6.04, 95%CI 3.13-11.65), the complexity of the cardiac disease (OR=2.23, 95%CI 1.22-4.06), the hospital stay after the surgery over 14 days (OR=2.61, 95%CI 1.30-5.26), the types of complementary food<4 (OR=2.57, 95%CI 1.39-4.76), and the frequency of meat and fish<2 times/week (OR=2.11, 95%CI 1.13-3.93) were the risk factors associated with malnutrition within one year after the surgery. Conclusion: Mother's weight at delivery pre-operative nutritional status, complexity of cardiac disease, postoperative hospital stay, types of daily supplements and frequency of fish are risk factors associated with malnutrition within one year after surgery in children with congenital heart disease.
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Male , Humans , Female , Cardiac Surgical Procedures , Retrospective Studies , Malnutrition/complications , Heart Defects, Congenital/surgery , Risk Factors , Length of Stay , Infant Nutrition Disorders/complicationsABSTRACT
Objective:To explore the compatibility of Panlongqi tablets in the treatment of osteoarthritis. Method:Network pharmacology was used to predict and screen the targets and pathways related to osteoarthritis of 59 compounds in Panlongqi tablets including activating blood circulation and removing stasis group（ACRG），expelling wind-damp group（EWDG）and tonifying liver and kidney group（TLKG）. Through data integration analysis, the characteristics and compatibility rules of this prescription in preventing and treating osteoarthritis were analyzed. Result:The 59 compounds can act on 70 osteoarthritis(OA) related targets, mainly involving inflammatory stimulation response, cell proliferation, cell metabolism, immune regulation and other related processes. Pathway enrichment analysis involved inflammatory response, cartilage degeneration, immune regulation, bone metabolism and other related pathways. Conclusion:The three drugs play different regulatory roles in the pathogenesis of OA, such as inflammation, chondrocyte apoptosis and metabolism, extracellular matrix degradation, and bone metabolism. Among them, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis were mainly related to anti-inflammatory and analgesia, the wind-dampening group was mainly involved in regulating immunity and inflammation, and the liver-kidney group was more related to bone metabolism and chondrocyte apoptosis.
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Objective:To explore the effect of real-time visual trajectory feedback on the motor learning ability of healthy volunteers during upper limb circle-drawing movements by using rehabilitation robots. Methods:From July to September, 2018, 24 right-handed healthy volunteers were divided into two groups according to the baseline level of motor ability, one group received three kinds of feedbacks including visual, result and real-time trajectory feedbacks (V+KP+KR group), and the other group only received two kinds of feedbacks including visual and performance (V+KR group). Both groups were trained in clockwise circle drawing task under different conditions for five sessions, 20 times per session, and then underwent one session of maintenance test after three days. The motor learning processes of two groups were evaluated and analyzed by two parameters including roundness score and completion time. Results:By using two-factor repeated measures variance analysis, it was found that there were intergroup and intragroup interactions (F = 6.029, P < 0.001). The intergroup individual effects showed that except for the fifth training section (F = 8.775, P = 0.658), the values of roundness score in other sessions were higher in V+KP+KR group than in V+KR group (F > 13.126, P < 0.001). The intragroup individual effects showed that there were significant differences among sessions in both groups (F > 12.465, P < 0.001). For completion time, there was no intergroup and intragroup interactions (F = 1.606, P = 0.228), the intergroup main effect was not significant (F = 0.55, P = 0.477), and the intragroup main effect was significant (F = 3.95, P = 0.031). Conclusion:Real-time trajectory feedback can help volunteers quickly understand the essentials of motor tasks at the early stage of motor learning, thus helping them to improve the fast learning ability of new tasks, but the improvement effect on motor learning during middle and late stages is not obvious. The dependence of volunteers on real-time trajectory feedback gradually decreases in the middle and later stages of motor learning, and they might rely on proprioception to complete tasks.
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In order to satisfy the nutritional supply,neovascularization is needed in the growth of tumors. At present,anti-angiogenesis is one of the important directions in the research and development of anti-cancer drugs. CNPY2 is a new secretory angiogenic factor,which may participate in the occurrence and deve-lopment of tumors by promoting angiogenesis. CNPY2 is abnormally expressed in a variety of tumors,and it may be a new target for diagnosis and treatment of tumors.
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In order to satisfy the nutritional supply, neovascularization is needed in the growth of tumors. At present, anti-angiogenesis is one of the important directions in the research and development of anti-cancer drugs. CNPY2 is a new secretory angiogenic factor, which may participate in the occurrence and deve-lopment of tumors by promoting angiogenesis. CNPY2 is abnormally expressed in a variety of tumors, and it may be a new target for diagnosis and treatment of tumors.
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AIM:To investigate the effect of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell(BMSC) transplantation on learning and memory abilities and pathological changes of Alzheimer disease (AD) mice and the molecular mechanisms. METHODS:C57/BL6 wild-type (WT) and transgenic(Tg) mice were randomly divided into 4 groups:WT/PBS group, WT/BMSCs group,Tg/PBS group and Tg/BMSCs group. The mice were administered with PBS or BMSCs via intracere-broventricular injection. Spatial learning and memory abilities of the mice were evaluated by Morris water maze test on the 3rd day after surgery. Real-time PCR was applied to detect the mRNA expression of CX3C chemokine ligand 1 (CX3CL1),CX3C chemokine receptor 1 (CX3CR1), IL-1β, TNF-α, Nurr1, YM1, insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE) and matrix metalloproteinase 9(MMP9). The protein levels of CX3CL1 and Aβ42 were measured by ELISA. Western blot was used to detect the protein expression of postsynaptic density protein 95 (PSD95) and synaptophysin (SYP). RE-SULTS:The transplanted BMSCs were observed near the hippocampus of APP/PS1 mice on the 10th postoperative day. The escape latency of the mice in Tg/PBS group was significantly longer than that in the WT/PBS mice(P<0.05). Com-pared with Tg/PBS group,the escape latency of Tg/BMSCs group was significantly shorter (P<0.05), and the mRNA and protein levels of CX3CL1 in Tg/BMSCs group were significantly higher than those in Tg/PBS group (P<0.01). The results of immunohistofluorescence staining showed that BMSC transplantation promoted the activation of microglia in the brain of WT and Tg mice. The mRNA expression of YM1 was up-regulated in WT/BMSCs group and Tg/BMSCs group (P<0.05). Compared with WT/PBS mice, the mRNA expression of TNF-α in the cortex and hippocampus of Tg/PBS group was significantly increased (P<0.05),and the mRNA expression of Nurr1 in the cortex was significantly decreased (P<0.01). Meanwhile,the mRNA expression of TNF-α in the cortex of Tg/BMSCs mice was decreased(P<0.01) and the mRNA expression of CX3CR1 and Nurr1 was up-regulated compared with Tg/PBS group (P<0.05). The results of Western blot showed that the protein levels of PSD95,p85,p110 and p-Akt in Tg/BMSCs group were significantly higher than those in Tg/PBS group (P<0.05). Finally, BMSC transplantation reduced the protein level of Aβ42 in APP/PS1 mice(P<0.05), and increased the mRNA expression of IDE and MMP9 in the hippocampus (P <0.05). CONCLU-SION:BMSC transplantation modulates neuroinflammatory responses and promotes neuroprotective factor and synaptic pro-tein expression,thus improving the learning and memory abilities in the APP/PS1 mice,which may be achieved by up-reg-ulating the expression of CX3CL1.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the natural outcome of genital tract high risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) infection and associated factors among women in Xi'an region.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Totally 760 women with primary genital tract HR-HPV infection were enrolled and followed up by HPV-DNA genotyping technology. The cervical cytological techniques and/or colposcopy were used when necessary.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Among these subjects,the natural clearance rate of HR-HPV infection was 71.58%,with the median time of 8.10 months. The rate of HPV persistent infection was 22.63%, with the median time of 17.23 months. The rate of progression to cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN)/cervical cancer (CC) was 5.79%, with the median time of 29.34 months. The natural clearance rate (P=0.000), persistent infection rate (P=0.000) and progression rate (P=0.040) in women older than 50 years were statistically difference from other age groups. The persistent infection rate in multiple infections group was significantly lower than that in single infection group (P=0.010), with the median time statistically longer than that in single infection group (P=0.018). The most easily progressive genotypes were HPV-16,HPV-33, HPV-58,HPV-18,HPV-52, and HPV-68, among which HPV-16 was the most common genotype in CIN 3/CC cases, accounting for 85.00%.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Most of HR-HPV infections are naturally cleared within 2 years, and only a few cases progresses to CIN/CC. Women older than 50 years have a lower natural clearance rate and higher persistent and progressive rates. Multiple infections can affect the persistent infection. HPV-16 is the most common carcinogenic genotype in Xi'an region.</p>
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Female , Humans , Uterine Cervical Dysplasia , Colposcopy , Genotype , Papillomaviridae , Papillomavirus Infections , Reproductive Tract Infections , Risk FactorsABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the condition of self-management of patient controlled analgesia pump in patients in the ICU.Methods 82 patients in ICU were selected in July 2014 and were randomly divided into the observation group and the control group with 41 cases in each.In the observation group,the PCAP was fixed on the bedrails of patients' bed and controlled by themselves to acquire satisfactory analgesia effect.In the control group,the PCAP was operated by the nurses.Pains scores was compared between the two groups.Results The different position of PCAP showed the different scores of pain in the patients.The pain scores in the observation group (2.93±1.47) was significantly lower than that in the control group (3.76±1.36),P＜0.05.Conclusions Proper position of PCAP and controlled by patients can effectively reduce postoperative pain of patients in the ICU,and then reduce their suffering and improve their comfort.
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Objective: To observe effect of alprostadil combined with Diammonium glycyrrhizinate on renal interstitial fibrosis in SD rats. Methods: A total of 75 SD rats were randomly divided into A, B, C, D, E groups with 15 in each group. Rats in group A served as the control group received just only but tissue separation without modeling operation, while model of unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) was established in B, C, D, E groups. Rats in A, B group were given saline lavage placebo treatment, while rats in C, D, E groups were given diammonium glycyrrhizinate and alprostadil injection. Five rats were sacrificed 1, 2, 3 weeks after modeling, serum creatinine level of femoral venous blood was determined. Transforming growth factor - β1 (TGF - β1) and concentration of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) were also detected by using ELISA. Line renal interstitial tissue was taken after HE staining, renal interstitial TGF - β1 and CTGF expression were detected by using immunohistochemical method. Results: Serum creatinine levels of B, C, D, E group at different time points in were significantly higher than that of group A (. P0.05); while serum and kidney tissue TGF - β1, concentration of CREA, expression of rats in B, C, D, E groups showed a gradual increasing trend over time. TGF - β1 and CREF of Group B in serum and kidney tissues at each time point were significantly higher than that of the other groups (. P<0.05). TGF - β1 and CREF of Group E in serum and kidney tissues at each time point were significantly lower than that of B, C, D group at all time points in serum and kidney tissues (. P<0.05). Conclusions: Alprostadil combined with diammonium glycyrrhizinate can significantly lower the expression of TGF - β1 and CTGF in serum and tissues of SD rat with renal interstitial fibrosis, thus inhibit rat renal interstitial fibrosis process. It has synergy protective effect.
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the protective mechanism of puerarin on spatial memory in hippocampus of rats suffering from chronic alcoholism.
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OBJECTIVE@#To observe effect of alprostadil combined with Diammonium glycyrrhizinate on renal interstitial fibrosis in SD rats.@*METHODS@#A total of 75 SD rats were randomly divided into A, B, C, D, E groups with 15 in each group. Rats in group A served as the control group received just only but tissue separation without modeling operation, while model of unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) was established in B, C, D, E groups. Rats in A, B group were given saline lavage placebo treatment, while rats in C, D, E groups were given diammonium glycyrrhizinate and alprostadil injection. Five rats were sacrificed 1, 2, 3 weeks after modeling, serum creatinine level of femoral venous blood was determined. Transforming growth factor - β1 (TGF - β1) and concentration of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) were also detected by using ELISA. Line renal interstitial tissue was taken after HE staining, renal interstitial TGF - β1 and CTGF expression were detected by using immunohistochemical method.@*RESULTS@#Serum creatinine levels of B, C, D, E group at different time points in were significantly higher than that of group A (P0.05); while serum and kidney tissue TGF - β1, concentration of CREA, expression of rats in B, C, D, E groups showed a gradual increasing trend over time. TGF - β1 and CREF of Group B in serum and kidney tissues at each time point were significantly higher than that of the other groups (P<0.05). TGF - β1 and CREF of Group E in serum and kidney tissues at each time point were significantly lower than that of B, C, D group at all time points in serum and kidney tissues (P<0.05).@*CONCLUSIONS@#Alprostadil combined with diammonium glycyrrhizinate can significantly lower the expression of TGF - β1 and CTGF in serum and tissues of SD rat with renal interstitial fibrosis, thus inhibit rat renal interstitial fibrosis process. It has synergy protective effect.
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Objective To compare proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) levels between premenopausal and postmenopausal women,and to investigate the relationship between serum PCSK9 and metabolic factors.Methods Totally 515 women were enrolled from the study on diabetes of prediction,prevention,and intervention in Nanjing in 2009.Survey,physical examinations,and determination of related metabolic indexes were performed.Serum PCSK9 level was measured by sandwich ELISA.Results Serum PCSK9 level was positively correlated with low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C),total cholesterol (TC),triglyceride,fasting plasma glucose,body mass index,waist-hip ratio,and age in women (all P＜0.01).PCSK9 level was significantly lower in premenopausal women than that in postmenopausal women [(58.18 ± 25.44 vs 80.91 ± 33.74) ng/ml,P ＜0.01].Conclusion Higher level of PCSK9 exists in postmenopausal women compared with premenopausal women.The level of PCSK9 is closely correlated with age,TC,and LDL-C.
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α-Galactosidase A (α-Gal A ) activities in plasma and peripheral blood granulocytes of 100healthy subjects and one patient with Fabry disease was determined by means of fluorogenic substrate.The results showed that the enzymatic activities of peripheral blood granulocytes and plasma in 100 subjects were (51.97 ± 15.24)and(148.08±26.30) nmol · h-1 · ml-1 respectively.The α-Gal A activities in plasma and granulocytes were positively correlated( r=0.533,P＜0.01 ).The enzymatic activities in peripheral blood granulocytes and plasma of the patients with Fabry disease were 1.05 and 10.06 nmol · h-1 · ml-1 respectively,both much lower than those of 100healthy subjects.These results suggest that α-Gal A activity in plasma and peripheral blood granulocytes can be used for diagnosis and screening of Fabry disease.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the protective effect of puerarin on the myocardium of rats with acute and chronic alcoholism.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>In acute alcoholism experiment, normal male SD rats were randomly divided into the control group, alcoholism group and puerarin group (n=8), and high- and low-dose puerarin was administered. In chronic alcoholism experiment, increasing puerarin doses were given. Serum and myocardial levels of spartate aminotransferase (AST) and creatine phosphokinase (CPK) were determined using enzymatic methed, and superoxide dismutase (SOD), malondialdehyde (MDA), Ca(2+)-Mg(2+)-ATPase, and Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase in the myocardium were assayed with colorimetric method. HE staining was used to observe the microscopic changes of the myocardium.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Compared with alcoholism group, puerarin-treated groups showed significantly lowered myocardial contents of MDA, CPK and AST and serum levels of AST and CPK (P<0.05, P<0.01) and increased myocardial SOD (P<0.05, P<0.01), Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase and Ca(2+)-Mg(2+)-ATPase activity (P<0.05, P<0.01), but Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase was similar between the two groups (P>0.05). HE staining of the myocardium showed cell swelling and obscure cell boundaries in alcoholism group, especially in chronic alcoholism group. The myocardial structure in puerarin group remained clear and regular.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Puerarin can protect from myocardial injuries induced by acute and chronic alcoholism in rats.</p>
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Animals , Male , Rats , Alcoholism , Drug Therapy , Cardiomyopathy, Alcoholic , Metabolism , Pathology , Ethanol , Toxicity , Isoflavones , Pharmacology , Therapeutic Uses , Rats, Sprague-DawleyABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the short- and long-term effects of multi-glycosides of tripterygium wilfordii (GTWon) the histological structures of testes in pubertal rats and possible mechanisms.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Forty-eight 5-week-old male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly intragastrically administered with low-does GTW(6 g/kg daily)and high-does GTW (12 mg/kg daily) or 1% sodium carboxymethylcellulose (6 mL/kg, control group) for four weeks. The testes were sampled for detecting histological structures and c-kit expression by immunohistochemistry 24 hrs and four weeks after drug discontinuance.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The number of spermatogenic cells and the expression of c-kit in testes were reduced in the two GTW treatment groups 24 hrs and 4 weeks after drug discontinuance compared with those in the control group(P<0.05). Four weeks after drug discontinuance atrophy and interstitial edema of seminiferous epitheliumin in testes were observed, and the testis weight and the expression of c-kit in testes were reduced in the high-does GTW group compared with those in the control group (P<0.01). There were no significant differences in the parameters observed between the low-dose GTW and the control group 4 weeks after drug discontinuance.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>GTW has adverse effects on testes in a dose-dependent manner in puberty rats. Low-dose GTW may cause reversible short-term injuries to testis tissues. The damage of the interstitial tissue of testes induced by high-dose GTW may be one of the causes of long-term injuries of testes.</p>
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Animals , Male , Rats , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Glycosides , Pharmacology , Organ Size , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit , Rats, Sprague-Dawley , Sperm Count , Testis , Chemistry , Pathology , Tripterygium , ChemistryABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the immunomodulatory effect of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and their role in prolonging allograft survival in rat heart transplantation. Methods Inbred Wistar rats were used as donors, and Fisher 344 as recipients. MSC were isolated from femur and tibia bone marrow of donors and cultured in vitro. Mixed lymphocyte reaction assays were performed to assess the immunosuppressive effects of different concentrations of MSC on allogeneic T cell proliferation. Cardiac allograft model was established and according to different intervention measures recipients were divided into two groups (MSC treatment group and control group) (n=8 in each group). In MSC treatment group, recipients were infused with 2×106 MSC via the tail vein at designated intervals (one week before operation, during operation and consecutive three days postoperation), while in control group, the recipients were treated with Ringer's solution at the same interval& At day 5 posttransplantation real-time PCR was used to detect the changes in the expression of Thl and Th2 cytokine genes in transplanted hearts. Results In vitro allogeneic T cell response was greatly suppressed by MSC in a dose-dependent manner. Real-time PCR revealed that IL-1β,IFN-γ, IL-4 and IL-10 were expressed in MSC treatment group, while IL-4 and IL-10 were not expressed in control group but with significantly higher expression of IL-1β and IFN-γ. As compared with control group, survival of MSC-treated allografts was markedly prolonged as compared with control group (mean survivaldays: 12.4±5.3 vs 6.4±2.0, P＜0.05). Conclusion Intravenous adrninistmtion of MSC can prolong the survival of transplanted heart possibly by induction of allograft tolerance through changing Th1/Th2 balance.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the effects of intensive insulin therapy on plasma nitric oxide (NO) and endothelin-1 (ET-1) levels in patients undergoing cardiac valve replacement under cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A total of 36 patients were randomly assigned to routine therapy (RT) group and intensive insulin therapy (IT) group, with 18 patients in each group. The blood glucose levels during surgery were maintained at 3.9 to 10.0 mmol/L and those after surgery at 3.9 to 6.1 mmol/L in IT group, whereas patients in RT group didn't undergo the treatment of controlling glucose levels during operation and maintained below 13.9 mmoVL after operation. Levels of plasma NO and ET-1 in both groups were respectively measured before surgical anesthesia, at the initiation of CPB, and 0 h, 4 h, 12 h, 24 h and 48 h after the termination of CPB.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>In RT group, plasma NO concentration was decreased since the initiation of CPB [from (68.2 +/- 16.3) micromol/L to (67.8 +/- 8.4) micromol/L] and reached the trough at the termination of CPB [ (60.0 +/- 10.2) micromol/L, P < 0.05 compared with that before anesthesia]. Then it began to increase and neared to the preoperational level 48 h after the termination of CPB. In contrast, plasma ET-1 concentration was increased since the initiation of CPB [from (62.2 +/- 10.2) ng/L to (68.3 +/- 10.8) ng/L] and reached the peak at the termination of CPB [ (112.5 +/- 18.6) ng/L, P < 0.01 compared with that before anesthesia]. Then it began to decrease and reached the preoperational level 24 h after the termination of CPB. In IT group, however, the changes of NO and ET-1 levels at different time points during CPB and thereafter didn't reach the significance as compared with those before anesthesia.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Intensive insulin therapy may relieve the changes of CPB-induced NO and ET-1 levels during cardiovascular surgery, which suggests its protective effects on cardiovascular function.</p>
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Adult , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Cardiopulmonary Bypass , Endothelin-1 , Blood , Hyperglycemia , Drug Therapy , Hypoglycemic Agents , Therapeutic Uses , Insulin , Therapeutic Uses , Insulin Infusion Systems , Nitric Oxide , BloodABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To search novel genes or pathways involved in the recovery process after restraint stress in rats.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>We compared the hypothalamus transcriptional profiles of two different recovery patterns (fast recovery vs slow recovery) from restraint stress in rats using oligonucleotide microarray, the recovery pattern was determined by the decrement of plasma adrenocorticotropic-hormone (ACTH) and corticosterone levels during one hour recovery period after stress. A real-time quantitative RT-PCR was applied to validate the differential expressed genes.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Analysis of the microarray data showed that most of genes were not differentially expressed between fast recovery group and slow recovery group. Among the differentially expressed genes we found that talin, together with serine/threonine protein phosphatase PP1-beta catalytic subunit (PP-1B) and integrin alpha-6 precursor (VLA-6) genes, were at least 1.5 fold up-regulated in the fast recovery group, while junctional adhesion molecule 1 (F11r) was 1.5 fold down-regulated in the fast recovery group.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The results implied that integrin signaling pathway may be involved in the recovery from restraint stress in rats. The present study provided a global overview of hypothalamus transcriptional profiles during the process of recovery from the restraint stress in rats. The integrin signaling pathway seems to be involved in the recovery process, which deserves further study to clarify the integrin-mediated recovery mechanism after restraint stress.</p>
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Animals , Male , Rats , Adrenocorticotropic Hormone , Blood , Corticosterone , Blood , Disease Models, Animal , Gene Expression Regulation , Physiology , Integrins , Genetics , Metabolism , Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis , Methods , RNA, Messenger , Rats, Sprague-Dawley , Recovery of Function , Physiology , Restraint, Physical , Methods , Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction , Methods , Signal Transduction , Physiology , Stress, Psychological , Metabolism , Time FactorsABSTRACT
Objective To explore the effects of coincident infection on treatment response and coronary artery lesion (CAL) outcome in children with Kawasaki disease(KD).Methods A retrospective study of 141 children diagnosed on KD between Jul.2005 and Dec.2006 were performed.Standardized clinical assessments,laboratory examinations microbiology test results plus treatment regimens were reviewed.CAL were visualized by using echocardiography.Infectious agents positive (INF+) and negative (INF-) groups were identified,and clinical assessments,laboratory and treatment data were analyzed.Results 1.Concurrent infections:41%(58/141) of children had one of above confirmed infection at KD diagnosis.2.Treatment response:the presence of infection did not alter the response to treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG),with resolution of fever within 72 h in 85% (120/141) children after 1 dose of IVIG (2 g/kg) together with aspirin administration regardless of present or absent infection.3.CAL outcome:in total,56.0% (79/141) of children developed CAL at the time of diagnosis,involving dilatation (91.1%,72/79 cases) and aneurysm (8.9%,7/79 cases),and no giant aneurysm was found.Most CAL were recovered within 1 year after treatment.Incidence of aneurysm in INF+ group was significantly higher than that in INF-group (P=0.019).Conclusions Coincident infection would not affect on the clinical assessment,laboratory test results and treatment response to IVIG in children with KD,but would result in higher risk of serious CAL.Therefore,children with infection at diagnosis on KD will not only accept active treatment in acute phase,but also insist on convalescent care and follow-up visit.