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Acute kidney injury (AKI) is an important factor for the occurrence and development of CKD. The protective effect of dihydroartemisinin on AKI and and reported mechanism have not been reported. In this study, we used two animal models including ischemia-reperfusion and UUO, as well as a high-glucose-stimulated HK-2 cell model, to evaluate the protective effect of dihydroartemisinin on premature senescence of renal tubular epithelial cells in vitro and in vivo. We demonstrated that dihydroartemisinin improved renal aging and renal injury by activating autophagy. In addition, we found that co-treatment with chloroquine, an autophagy inhibitor, abolished the anti-renal aging effect of dihydroartemisinin in vitro. These findings suggested that activation of autophagy/elimination of senescent cell might be a useful strategy to prevent AKI/UUO induced renal tubular senescence and fibrosis.
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Animals , Kidney , Acute Kidney Injury/chemically induced , Ischemia , Reperfusion Injury/drug therapy , Autophagy , ReperfusionABSTRACT
Right ventricular (RV) failure has become a deadly complication of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation, for which desynchrony in bi-ventricular pulse resulting from a LVAD is among the important factor. This paper investigated how different control modes affect the synchronization of pulse between LV (left ventricular) and RV by numerical method. The numerical results showed that the systolic duration between LV and RV did not significantly differ at baseline (LVAD off and cannula clamped) (48.52%
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Humans , Heart Failure/therapy , Heart-Assist Devices , Systole , Ventricular Dysfunction, Right , Ventricular Function, RightABSTRACT
Objective:To evaluate the intervention effect of Naikan cognitive therapy (NCT)on psychosomatic symptoms of female compulsory drug addicts.Methods:Seventy drug addicts who met the inclusion criteria and volunteered to participate in the study were selected and randomly divided into intervention group( n=35) and control group( n=35) with random number table method.The intervention group received 10 consecutive days of NCT, while the control group received the same period of mental health education.Before and after treatment, the two groups were assessed with symptoms check list-90(SCL-90), preceived social support scale(PSSS), simple coping style scale(SCSQ) and inclination of relapse questionnaire of drug rehabilitated addicts. Results:There was no significant difference between the two groups before the intervention (all P>0.05). Compared with pre-intervention, the total score of SCL-90((176.49±40.85) vs (152.60±31.17)), somatization, compulsion, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, terror, paranoid and psychiatric factors were significantly decreased and the total scores of PSSS((59.09±14.60) vs (64.43±10.42)) family support, friend support and other support subscales increased significantly post-NCT intervention in the intervention group (all P<0.05). Compared with control group, the scores of positive coping((25.54±6.09) vs (22.37±7.04)) increased significantly, and the tendency of negative coping((8.20±3.59) vs (10.17±4.03)) and relapse((15.66±9.57) vs (22.11±10.18)) decreased significantly (all P<0.05) after intervention in the intervention group.There was no significant difference in the scores of all scales in the control group (all P>0.05). Conclusion:Naikan cognitive therapy can significantly improve the psychosomatic symptoms perceive social support and positive coping styles, and reduce the tendency of negative coping and relapse of female compulsory drug addicts.
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Objective To explore the influence of epithelial mesenchymal transition(EMT)in radiosensi-tivity of EGFR-mutant NSCLC cell with acquired resistance to EGFR-TKI. Methods In this study,EGFR-mutant human lung adenocarcinoma cell line PC-9 and Gefitinib acquired resistance cell line PC-9/AB were used. Western blot was used to assess EMT. Wound healing migration assay was tested. CCK8,colony formation and flow cytome-try were used to evaluate survival fraction ,as the sensitivity to irradiation. Results PC-9/AB displayed radioresis-tance(P<0.05). When EMT was reversed with CDH1,its radiosensitivity was significantly higher than PC-9/AB (P < 0.05). PC-9/TGF also displayed radioresistance (P < 0.05),as well as EMT phenotype presented. Conclusion EMT enhanced the radioresistance of EGFR-mutant NSCLC cell with acquired resistance to EGFR-TKI, possibly through TGF-βpathway.
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OBJECTIVE: To study the mechanism of tumor necrosis factor( TNF)-α and its receptor( TNFR) signal transduction pathways in regulating cell apoptosis of alveolar macrophage( AM) in coal workers' pneumoconiosis( CWP).METHODS: Twenty-four coal workers with pneumoconiosis at stage Ⅰ were selected as CWP group and four observation subjects exposed to coal were chosen as observation group by using simple random sampling method. The bronchoalveolar lavage fluids of whole-lung lavage of two groups were collected. AMs were separated and purified. Then they were divided into 6 groups: a control group,a superoxide dismutase( SOD) group,a TNF/TNFR group,an anti-TNF-α antibody group,a Caspase-8 suppression group and a nuclear factor-κB( NF-κB) suppression group. The AMs of 6 groups with corresponding treatment were cultivated. After 24 hours,the cells were harvested and proteins extracted. The relative expression of TNF-α,TNFR1,TNFR2,Caspase-8,Caspase-3,NF-κB P50 and NF-κB P65 protein was detected by Western blotting. RESULTS: The protein relative expression of TNF-α,TNFR2,Caspase-8,Caspase-3,NF-κB P50 and NF-κB P65 in CWP group was significantly higher than those in the observation group( P < 0. 05). The protein relative expression of TNF-α,TNFR1,Caspase-8,Caspase-3 and NF-κB P50 in the TNF/TNFR group and the anti-TNF-αantibody group was lower than that of the control group( P < 0. 05). The above indexes in the anti-TNF-α antibody group were lower than that of the NF-κB suppression group( P < 0. 05). The protein relative expression of TNFR1,Caspase-8and Caspase-3 in the TNF/TNFR group was higher than that of the SOD group and the Caspase-8 suppression group( P <0. 05). The protein relative expression of TNFR1,Caspase-8 and NF-κB P50 in the TNF/TNFR group was lower than that of the NF-κB suppression group( P < 0. 05). Among the CWP patients,the relative expression of TNFR2 and NF-κB P65 in the TNF/TNFR group was lower than that of the control group( P < 0. 05),and higher than that of the SOD group( P <0. 05). CONCLUSION: AM apoptosis mediated by TNF-α/TNFR/NF-κB signal transduction pathway plays an important role in the occurrence and development of CWP. The TNF-α/TNFR/NF-κB signal transduction pathways inhibited or blocked at different stages can affect the expression of proteins related to AM apoptosis.
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Objective To investigate the relationships of hyperuricemia with clinical and Oxford classifications in children with IgA nephropathy.Methods Clinical data of 213 children with IgA nephropathy were retrospective analyzed. According to the levels of blood uric acid, these children were divided into two groups, hyperuricemia group (n?=?51) and normal uric acid group (n?=?162). Differences of clinical index and Oxford classiifcation between the two groups were observed. Results The 24 h urinary protein, level of serum creatinine, glomerular ifltration rate (eGFR) in hyperuricemia group were signiifcantly higher than those in normal group (P all?
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Aim: To study the synthesis and anti-inflammatory activity of p-(sulfamyl) benzylidene-linked hetero-cyclic ketone derivatives. Methods: A series of p-(sulfamyl) benzylidene-linked heterocyclic ketone derivatives were synthesized. Anti-inflammatory activity was evaluated against xylene-induced ear oedema in mice and against carrageenan-induced paw oedema in rats. Gastrointestinal side effects in the rats were also examined after continu-ous introgastric administration of these compounds once daily for 7 days. Results: Twelve compounds( LHZ-101-LHZ-112) were synthesized and their structures were confirmed by IR, ~1H NMR, MS and elemental analysis. LHZ-105, LHZ-106 and LHZ-111 exhibited marked anti-inflammatory activity in xylene-induced mice ear swelling model. LHZ-106 and LHZ-111 showed significant anti-inflammatory activity in carrageenan-induced rat paw ede-ma model. LHZ-105, LHZ-106 and LHZ-111 had less gastrointestinal side effects than diclofenac sodium and CI-1004. Conclusion: These results suggest that some of these compounds have the potential for anti-inflammatory activity with few gastrointestinal side effects.
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OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the situation and the tendency of antihypertensive use in guangdong province.METHODS:The sales volume,defined daily use(DDDs)and daily expense of antihypertensive from2002to2004in guangdong province were investigated and analyzed.RESULTS:The sales volume of antihypertensive from2002to2004had been in?creasing.Calcium antagonist dominated over all other antihypertensives in respect of sales volume and DDDs.CONCLUSION:Calcium antagonist dominate in the antihypertensive market in guangdong province.