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Objective To investigate the effects of nerve growth factor(NGF) on metabolism and function of neuroglial cells in the normal mice and the nonobese diabetic(NOD) mice.Methods The mice were divided into normol group and NOD group(n=10).The neuroglial cells abstracted from the normal mice and the NOD mice were randomly divided into control (with RPMI-1640) and 4 experimental groups(n=10);5,10 and 20 ?g? L1NGF and 20 ?g?L1LPS +10 ?g?L-1NGF were used in experimental groups.The activity of superoxide dismutase(SOD) and malonic dialdehyde(MDA) content in the culture solution were detected with xanthine oxidase and TBA methods.Results Compared with control group of normal mice,the activity of SOD and MDA content in neuroglial cells of the NOD mice were significantly decreased(P
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砄bjective: To observe NO level in gingival tissue of elderly patients with periodontitis. Methods: 4 mm 3 gingival tissue was obtained during tooth extraction and NO in the tissue of 14 patients aged 65～81 years with periodontitis was measured with nitrate reductase assay. The NO level was compared with that of 9 adult patients (40～58 years old), 6 juveniles patients (25～30 years old) with periodontitis and 9 health elders(65～77 years old).Results:NO(?mol/L)in gingival tissue of elderly patients,health elders,adult patients and juvenile patients were 33.07?12.02,63.53?18.23,55.99?22.40 and 82.15?30.35 respectively.( P
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Objective To study the effect of rhu-IFN-? on immune state and vertical transmission in pregnant mice infected with Toxoplasma gondii. Methods Sixty pregnant BALB/c mice were randomly divided into three groups: a control group,infected group and treatment group. In the infected group and treatment group,each mouse was injected with T.gondii tachyzoites peritoneally on the day 8 of gestation. In the treatment group,each mouse was treated with 1 000 U rhu-IFN-? on the day 7,8,9 of gestation. Blood was collected from the tail veins of all the mice on the day 10,12 of gestation. The levels of blood CD4+ and CD8+ T cells were detected by flow cytometry. Meanwhile,on the day 12 of gestation,all mice were anatomized to observe live embryo rate and the infection status in fetal brain tissue. Results Compared with the control group,the levels of CD4+ T cells in the infected group and treatment group were low,and the levels of CD8+ T cells high on the day 10,12 of gestation,so the ratio of CD4+/CD8+ was inversed. However,compared with the infected group,the levels of CD4+ T cells in the treatment group were high and the levels of CD8+ T cells low on the day 10,12 of gestation,so the ratios of CD4+/CD8+ were high on the day 10,12 of gestation. Meanwhile,the live embryo rate was high and the infection rate of intrauterine embryonic low. Conclusion A proper dose of rhu-IFN-? could improve the function of immunity system and reduce the vertical transmission probability in pregnant mice infected with T.gondii.