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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To compare the effect and differences sex the influence of hormone levels of perimenopau-sal syndrome patients between manual acupuncture and electroacupuncture (EA).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A total of 50 cases with perimenopausal syndrome were randomly assigned into an manual acupuncture group (27 cases) and an EA group (23 cases), and 1 case dropped in the EA group. The acupoints in the two groups were Guanyuan (CV 4), Zigong (EX-CA 1), Tianshu (ST 25), and Sanyinjiao (SP 6). Acupuncture with 3-time small and even manipulation of lifting, thrusting and twirling was used in the acupuncture group, once 10 min. EA with sparse-dense wave and 10 Hz/50 Hz was applied in the EA group for 30 min. The treatments in the two groups were for continuous 8 weeks (24 times in total), once the other day, 3 times a week. The scores of 24-hour hot flashes even, menopausal rating scale (MRS) and menopause-specific quality of life questionnaire (MENQOL) were recorded before treatment and after 4-week and 8-week treatment, as well as 12 and 24 weeks after treatment. Serum sex hormone levels were tested before and after 8-week treatment as well as 12 weeks after treatment, including serum follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), and estracliol (E).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Compared with those before treatment, the 24-hour hot flashes even score, MRS and MENQOL scores were significantly lower after 4-week and 8-week treatments, 12 and 24 weeks after treatment (all<0.05). All the above scores after 8-week treatment were lower than those after 4-week treatment (all<0.05); and the scores 12 and 24 weeks after treatment were lower than those after 4-week and 8-week treatments (all<0.05); all the scores after treatment were not significantly different at any time between the two groups (all>0.05). Compared with those before treatment, serum FSH and Eapparently improved in the two groups after 8-week treatment and 12 weeks after treatment (all<0.05). LH levels did not significantly change in the two groups (all>0.05). All the serum sex hormone levels showed no significant difference between the two groups (all>0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Both acupuncture and EA can improve perimenopausal symptoms and serum sex hormone. The effects are similar.</p>
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Eight mouse hybridoma cell lines which stably secreted monoclonal antibodies ( McAbs ) against human prostate-specific antigen-α1-antichymotrypsin complex ( PSA-ACT ) were obtained through hybridoma technique. After purification, the immunological characters of 8 McAbs were identified and classified by epitopes analysis through indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ( ELISA) . A pair of McAbs was chosen from above 8 McAbs, based on which a highly sensitive, simple and rapid chemiluminescence enzyme immunoassay ( CLEIA) was developed for determination of PSA-ACT in human serums using the lumino-H2 O2 reaction catalyzed by horseradish peroxidase ( HRP) as the chemiluminescence system. Several experiment factors such as coating buffer, coating concentration, dilution ratio of PSA-ACT-HRP complex, incubation time, immunoreaction protocol and chemiluminescence reaction time were optimized. The results showed that the linear range of the proposed method for PSA-ACT determination was 0-40 ng/mL (R2=0. 9943), with the detection limit of 0. 53 ng/mL. The inter-assay relative standard deviations (RSDs) were 4. 6%-6. 6%, and intra-assay RSDs were 5 . 7%-8 . 0%. The recoveries of PSA-ACT at three spiked levels in serum samples were 95. 4%-104. 2%. The proposed method exhibited a cross-reactivity of 0. 6% with free-PSA. The proposed method is stable, sensitive, rapid and simple, and provides a foundation for the development of PSA-ACT CLEIA kit and shows great value in clinical auxiliary diagnosis of prostate cancer.
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Objective To compose and evaluate anti‐tumor activities of 3‐substituted indole‐2‐one compounds which may have dual inhibitory activities against both tubulin protein and VEGFR‐2 tyrosine kinase .Methods Target compounds were prepared starting from substituted aniline viacondensation ,cyclization and reduction .Results 11 target compounds were syn‐thesized and all the compounds displayed moderate anti‐proliferative activities against three tumor cell lines .Compound j9 showed a certain inhibitory activity against both VEGFR‐2 kinase and tubulin protein in vitro .Conclusion This series of indo‐lin‐2‐one derivatives were found to be a novel kind of multi‐target inhibitor .
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Objective To synthesize the enantiomers of ( E)-6-methoxy-1-(3,4,5-trimethoxybenzylidene )-1,2,3,4-tetra-hydronaphthalen-2-ol,determine their structures by XRD and evaluate their anti-tumor activity in vitro.Methods The target compounds were prepared from 2,6-Dimethoxybenzoyl chloride.The key intermediate,(E)-6-methoxy-1-(3,4,5-trimethoxybenzylidene)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-one,was obtained through Cornforth reduction and Knoevenael reaction ,and the final R,S compounds were got by CBS asymmetric reduction .The structure of the target compounds were determined by XRD .The target compounds were rested by anti-tu-bulin and anti-tumor assay.Results The structure of the target compounds were determined by 1 H NMR,13 C NMR,MS,and XRD analy-sis.The yield of asymmetric reduction reaction was 90.3%,e.e.%was 99.04%,in vitro anti-tumor assay showed all of the S isomer had stronger anticancer activity than the R isomer ,especially on CCRF-CEM cell(IC50 =1 nmol/L),HCT-116 cell(IC50 =0.14μmol/L) and inhibition of tubulin polymerization ( IC50 =0.41μmol/L) .Conclusion The CBS asymmetric reduction was a good way to get high-yield and high optical purity compound .The S isomer with outstanding anticancer activity was worth further research .
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Objective To investigate the diagnosis of value 99mTc-MIBI SPECT and CT fusion imaging in the differential solitary pulmonary nodule ( SPN). Methods Thirty-nine patients with SPN underwent 99mTc-MIBI-SPECT and positioning CT fusion imaging, and the imaging results carried on the qualitative and semi-quantitative analysis. The diagnostic value of the imaging method for SPN was judged according to the results of the final diagnosis. Results Of 39 cases with SPN, 13 cases were malignant and 26 cases were benign. The diagnostic sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, negative predictive value and positive predictive value of 99mTc-MIBI-SPECT positioning CT fusion imaging qualitative analysis in benign and malignant SPN was 92.31%(12/13),88.46%(23/26),89.74%(35/39),80% (12/15) and 95.83% (23/24),respectively. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis showed:using 99mTc-MIBI early uptake ratio (EUR) ≥1.474 as the critical value for identification the benign and malignant SPN, the sensitivity and specificity was 100% and 76.90%, respectively;using 99mTc-MIBI delayed uptake ratio (DUR) ≥ 1.38 as the critical value, the sensitivity and specificity was 100%and 76.90%. Conclusion The method of 99mTc-MIBI-SPECT and positioning CT fusion imaging has a high clinical value in the differential diagnosis of SPN.
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AIM To study the synthesis of zinc chlorin e4 (1), its experimental antigastrelcosis activity as well as the protection against acute liver injuries. METHODS Chlorin e6 (3) was prepared through acidic and alkaline oxidative degradation using silkworm excrement crude chlorophyll extracts as starting material. Compound 1 was synthesized via Zn(OAc)2 complex action with Chlorin e4 (2) which was prepared by refluxing 3 in pyridine. Gastric ulcers were induced by abdominal injection of 0.2% indomethacin at 20 mg.kg-1 in rats. The ulcer indexes and ulcer numbers in gastric mucosa were determined. Acute liver injuries were induced by abdominal injection of 0.3% thioacetamide (TAA) or 0.3% CCl4 at 20 mg.kg-1 in mice, and activities of SGPT in mice were determined. RESULTS Compound 1 is previously unknown. Compared with control group, abdominal administration of 1 at 100 mg.kg-1 reduced significantly the gastric ulcer index (P<0.001) and the number of ulcer (P<0.001) induced by indomethacin in rats. Abdominal administration of 1 at 100 mg.kg-1×3 exhibited marked inhibitory effects on elevated activities of SGPT induced by TAA (P<0.02) or CCl4 (P<0.01) in mice. CONCLUSION These results show that 1 has significant protective effect against indomethacin-induced gastric lesion in rats and TAA or CCl4 induced acute liver injuries in mice. It is suggested that 1 may be a promising new drug candidate for antigastrelcosis and liver injury protection.
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Owing to their unique mechanism of action, marine antineoplastic compounds have been got more and more attention and the study of marine antineoplastic drugs is becoming a focus now. The development in the study of marine antineoplastic drugs was summarized in this paper.