Changes and formation mechanism of plasma endothelial microparticles in patients with acute pancreatitis / 临床肝胆病杂志

Objective To investigate the changes and formation mechanism of plasma endothelial microparticles (EMPs) in patients with acute pancreatitis (AP). Methods Blood samples were collected from 60 patients with AP who were treated in The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University from August 2020 to June 2021, and these patients were divided into mild acute pancreatitis (MAP) group with 23 patients, moderate-severe acute pancreatitis (MSAP) group with 23 patients, and severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) group with 14 patients; 20 individuals who underwent physical examination were enrolled as control group.Differential centrifugation was used to obtain platelet-poor plasma, flow cytometry was used to measure the level of CD31 + CD41 - EMPs, and ELISA was used to measure the levels of endothelin-1(ET-1), von Willebrand factor (vWF), nitric oxide (NO), and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1(VCAM-1).HUVECs were stimulated by the plasma of AP patients, and then flow cytometry and qRT-PCR were used to measure the changes in EMPs, reactive oxygen species (ROS), and mitochondrial membrane potential and the expression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), intercellular adhesion molecule-1(ICAM-1), VCAM-1, NADPH oxidase, and P-selectin.A one-way analysis of variance was used for comparison of normally distributed continuous data between multiple groups, and the least significant difference t -test was used for further comparison between two groups.The Kruskal-Wallis H test was used for comparison of non-normally distributed continuous data between groups and within each group.The chi-square test was used for comparison of categorical data between groups, and the Pearson correlation test was used for correlation analysis. Results Compared with the control group, the MAP, MSAP, and SAP groups had a significant increase in the level of EMPs (all P < 0.05).Compared with the MAP and MSAP groups, the SAP group had a significant increase in the level of EMPs (both P < 0.05).In the patients with AP, the level of EMPs was negatively correlated with Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation Ⅱ score, Bedside Index for Severity in Acute Pancreatitis, Ranson score, CT score, and C-reactive protein ( r =0.686 2, 0.777 3, 0.713 8, 0.771 8, and 0.473 9, all P < 0.01).Compared with the control group, the MAP, MSAP, and SAP groups had significant increases in the levels of ET-1, vWF, and VCAM-1 and a significant reduction in the level of NO (all P < 0.05).Compared with the control group, the MSAP and SAP groups had the plasma that promoted the release of a large amount of EMPs (both P < 0.05).Compared with the control group, all the other groups, except the MAP group in terms of VCAM-1 and eNOS, had significant increases in the mRNA expression levels of eNOS, iNOS, ICAM-1, P-selectin, VCAM-1, and NADPH oxidase (all P < 0.05).Compared with the HC group, the MAP, MSAP, and SAP groups and the LPS group had a significant increase in the level of ROS and a significant reduction in mitochondrial membrane potential in HUVECs (all P < 0.05). Conclusion There is a significant increase in the plasma level of EMPs in AP patients, which is correlated with the severity of pancreatitis.Meanwhile, the plasma of AP patients can promote the formation of EMPs in HUVECs in vitro, which may be associated with cell oxidative injury.

Correlation between 1H-MRS metabolites in hippocampal and T lymphocyte subsets and cytokines in peripheral blood of patients with temporal lobe epilepsy / 中华行为医学与脑科学杂志

Objective:To analyze the correlation between 1H-MRS in hippocampus and peripheral blood cytokines and T lymphocyte subsets in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy, and to explore the relationship between immune dysfunction and the degree of neuronal injury. Methods:Fifty patients with temporal lobe epilepsy were selected from Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University from October 2020 to July 2021.Clinical data of all patients were collected and they were divided into two groups according to MRI results of epileptic sequence: abnormal hippocampal MRI group ( n=20) and normal hippocampal MRI group ( n=30). Bilateral 1H-MRS scanning of hippocampal and detection of T lymphocyte subsets and cytokines in peripheral blood during interictal period were performed in both groups. The levels of hippocampal metabolites NAA, NAA/(Cr+ Cho), T lymphocyte subsets and cytokines in peripheral blood of the two groups were compared.At the same time, the levels of NAA and NAA/ (Cr+ Cho) in the hippocampus on the abnormal side and the normal side in the abnormal hippocampal MRI group were compared within the group. Finally, the correlation between the levels of metabolites NAA, NAA/ (Cr+ Cho) in the hippocampus on the abnormal side obtained by 1H-MRS scanning and T lymphocyte subsets and cytokines in the abnormal group of MRI was analyzed. The data were statistically analyzed by SPSS 26.0 software. Independent sample t-test or Mann-Whitney U test was used for comparison between the two groups. Paired sample t-test was used for intra group comparison of different sides. Spearman correlation analysis was used to analyze the correlation between each index. Results:The NAA and NAA/(Cr+ Cho) values of the abnormal MRI group(normal side NAA: (1.22±0.37), NAA/(Cr+ Cho): (0.56±0.15). abnormal side NAA: (1.02±0.34), NAA/(Cr+ Cho): (0.48±0.13)) were significantly lower than those of the normal MRI group (NAA: (1.51±0.36), NAA/(Cr+ Cho): (0.73±0.19))(NAA: t=2.705, 4.800, both P<0 05; NAA/(Cr+ Cho): t=3.394, 4.914, both P<0 05). The values of NAA and NAA/(Cr+ Cho) in the abnormal side in the MRI abnormal group were significantly lower than those in the normal side( t=6.467, P<0 05). The levels of IL-1β(11.19(3.56, 20.98)pg/ml), IL-5 (3.12(1.86, 6.41)pg/ml), TNF-α(2.55(1.19, 8.28)pg/ml), CD4+ T lymphocytes((43.13±6.82)%) and Th/Ts((1.96±0.66)) in the hippocampal MRI abnormal group were significantly higher than those in normal MRI group (IL-1β: 3.27(1.63, 6.17)pg/ml, IL-5: 1.15(0.96, 2.96)pg/ml, TNF-α: 1.34(1.02, 2.36)pg/ml, CD4+ T: (38.01±7.21)%, Th/Ts: (1.48±0.53))( Z=-3.041, -2.516, -2.496, all P<0.05; t=2.511, 2.810, both P<0 05). The level of CD8+ T ((23.48±5.33)%) in peripheral blood of abnormal MRI group was significantly lower than that of normal group CD8+ T((27.18±6.08)%)( t=2.210, P<0.05). In the abnormal MRI group, the levels of NAA and NAA/ (Cr+ Cho) in the abnormal hippocampus were negatively correlated with the levels of IL-1β, IL-5 and TNF- α ( r=-0.612--0.463, all P<0.05), and positively correlated with CD8+ T lymphocytes ( r=0.537, 0.478, P<0.05). Conclusion:There is neuronal damage and dysfunction in the abnormal hippocampal region of patients with temporal lobe epilepsy with abnormal hippocampal formation, and the degree of neuronal damage is highly correlated with CD8+ T lymphocytes, IL-5, IL-1β and TNF-α in peripheral blood. The imbalance of interictal lymphocyte subsets and chronic inflammatory response may play an important role in the pathogenesis of epilepsy and neuronal injury .

Expression optimization and molecular modification of heparin C5 epimerase / 生物工程学报

Heparin and heparan sulfate are a class of glycosaminoglycans for clinical anticoagulation. Heparosan N-sulfate-glucuronate 5-epimerase (C5, EC 5.1.3.17) is a critical modifying enzyme in the synthesis of heparin and heparan sulfate, and catalyzes the inversion of carboxyl group at position 5 on D-glucuronic acid (D-GlcA) of N-sulfoheparosan to form L-iduronic acid (L-IdoA). In this study, the heparin C5 epimerase gene Glce from zebrafish was expressed and molecularly modified in Escherichia coli. After comparing three expression vectors of pET-20b (+), pET-28a (+) and pCold Ⅲ, C5 activity reached the highest ((1 873.61±5.42) U/L) with the vector pCold Ⅲ. Then we fused the solution-promoting label SET2 at the N-terminal for increasing the soluble expression of C5. As a result, the soluble protein expression was increased by 50% compared with the control, and the enzyme activity reached (2 409±6.43) U/L. Based on this, site-directed mutations near the substrate binding pocket were performed through rational design, the optimal mutant (V153R) enzyme activity and specific enzyme activity were (5 804±5.63) U/L and (145.1±2.33) U/mg, respectively 2.41-fold and 2.28-fold of the original enzyme. Modification and expression optimization of heparin C5 epimerase has laid the foundation for heparin enzymatic catalytic biosynthesis.

Clinical study on the changes of platelet microparticles in inflammatory bowel disease / 中华消化杂志

Objective:To investigate the relationship between the expression level of platelet microparticle (PMP) and the disease activity of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in IBD patients, and to explore the ability of PMP from different sources to induce the formation of neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) in vitro. Methods:From May 2018 to July 2019, 118 patients with IBD admitted to the Department of Gastroenterology at The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University were selected, among whom 54 cases were ulcerative colitis (UC) patients (UC group) and mild, moderate and severe cases were 17, 25 and 12, respectively; and 64 cases were Crohn′s disease (CD) (CD group), 6 were in remission stage, and mild, moderate, severe cases were 27, 22 and 9, respectively. During the same period, 35 healthy individuals with normal checkups were selected as the healthy control group. Specimens were collected and the expression levels of PMP were measured by flow cytometry.And the correlation between the expression level of PMP and the disease activity index (DAI) score was analyzed.NET formation experiment groups were set up, including neutrophils of healthy control group (6 cases), neutrophils of IBD group (6 cases), neutrophils of healthy controls + PMP of IBD group (12 cases) and neutrophils of healthy controls+ PMP group (6 cases). After immunofluorescence staining, the proportion of NET formation of each group was observed under laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM). Mann-Whitney U test, Spearman correlation analysis and Independent-sample t test were used for statistical analysis. Results:The expression levels of PMP in peripheral blood of the UC group and the CD group were 2 184.5(2 817.0)/μL and 2 209.0(2 409.0)/μL, respectively, which were all higher than that of the healthy control group (776.0(407.0)/μL), and the differences were statistically significant ( U=-6.018 and -6.426, both P<0.01). The expression level of PMP of patients with severe UC was 3 873.0(4 611.3)/μL, which was higher than those of patients with mild or moderate UC (1 248.0(1 888.0)/μL and 1 432.0(1 783.0)/μL, respectively), and the differences were statistically significant ( U=-2.745 and -2.547, both P<0.05). The expression level of PMP of patients with severe CD was 5 658.0(5 067.5)/μL, which was higher than those of patients with mild or moderate CD or in remission (1 327.5(1 934.0)/μL, 1 405.0(2 965.0)/μL and 2 300.0(1 552.0)/μL, respectively), and the differences were statistically significant ( U=-1.650, -1.955 and -1.306, all P<0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in the expression level of PMP between the UC group and the CD group, between the mild and moderate UC patients, and between the CD in remission and the mild, moderate patients (all P>0.05). The results of correlation analysis showed that the expression levels of PMP in peripheral blood of patients with UC or CD were positively correlated with DAI score and CRP ( r=0.406, 0.358, 0.325, and 0.256; all P<0.05). The proportion of NET formation in the neutrophils of healthy control+ PMP of IBD group was (14.67±5.35) %, which was higher than those of the neutrophils of healthy control groap, neutrophils of IBD group and neutrophils of healthy control+ PMP group ((2.00±0.63)%, (1.67±0.82)% and (5.83±2.86)%), and the differences were statistically significant ( t=5.694, 8.230 and 3.748, all P<0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in the proportion of NET formation between the neutrophils of healthy control group and the neutrophils of IBD group ( P>0.05). Conclusions:The expression level of PMP in peripheral blood of IBD patients increases and is correlated with the disease activity degree in IBD patients. PMP has the ability to induce the NET formation in neutrophils. Moreover, PMP of IBD patients is more likely to induce NET formation than those of healthy individuals, which may be involved in the intestinal inflammatory process by activating neutrophils to produce NET.

Optimized expression of heparin sulfotransferases and their application in sulfation of animal derived heparin / 生物工程学报

Heparin is a very important anticoagulant drug. Currently, heparin is mainly extracted from porcine mucosa. However, animal-derived heparin shows low anticoagulant activity due to the low proportion of the anticoagulant active unit, the GlcNS6S-GlcA-GlcNS6S3S-Ido2S-GlcNS6S pentasaccharide. In this study we proposed an enzymatic strategy to sulfate the animal-sourced heparin to increase the proportion of anticoagulant pentasaccharide and the anticoagulant activity. First, three sulfotransferases HS2ST, HS6ST, and HS3ST were expressed tentatively in Escherichia coli and Pichia pastoris. After measuring the sulfotransferase activity, we confirmed P. pastoris GS115 is the better host for sulfotransferases production. Then, the maltose binding protein (MBP) and thioredoxin (TrxA) were fused separately to the N-terminal of sulfotransferases to increase enzyme solubility. As a result, the yields of HS2ST and HS6ST were increased to (839±14) U/L and (792±23) U/L, respectively. Subsequent sulfation of the animal-sourced heparin with the recombinant HS2ST, HS6ST and HS3ST increased the anticoagulant activity from (76±2) IU/mg to (189±17) IU/mg.

Effects of resolvin D1 on the autophagy in acute pancreatitis in mice / 中华消化杂志

Objective@#To investigate the effects of resolvin D1 on autophagy in the prevention of acute pancreatitis (AP) in mice. @*Methods@#Thirty C57BL/6 mice were divided into control group, AP group and resolvin D1 group. AP model was established by intraperitoneal injection of cerulein at 50 μg·kg-1·h-1. Resolvin D1 was intraperitoneally given at 50 μg/kg one hour before and four hours after modeling. The mice of control group were intraperitoneally injected the same volume of 0.9% sodium chloride solution. The serum levels of amylase and lipase were measured by colorimetric method. The pathological injury of the lung and pancreatitis were observed under optical microscope. Autophagic vacuoles in acinar cells of pancreas of mice were evaluated by transmission electron microscope. And the expressions of autophagy related markers Beclin-1, p62 and LC3-Ⅱ at the mRNA and protein levels in pancreas of mice were detected by real time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and Western blotting method. One-way analysis of variance and SNK-q were performed for statistical analysis. @*Results@#There were statistically significant differences in serum amylase and lipase levels between control group, AP group and resolvin D1 group (F=62.99 and 149.69, both P<0.01). The serum amylase and lipase levels of mice in resolvin D1 group were lower than those of AP group ((525.08±41.12) U/L vs. (752.62±42.03) U/L, (758.24±134.77) U/L vs. (1 201.06±112.53) U/L), and the differences were both statistically significant (both SNK-q test and P<0.01). In addition, there were statistically significant differences in the ratio of the pancreas and lung wet mass to body mass between control group, AP group and resolvin D1 group (F=11.36 and 18.51, both P<0.05). Pathological injury scores of pancreas and lung of resolvin D1 group were both lower than those of AP group (3.3±0.6 vs. 5.6±0.6, 5.4±0.5 vs. 8.8±0.4), and the differences were statistically significant (both SNK-q test and P<0.05). The results of transmission electron microscopy observation revealed that the number of autophagic vacuole of resolvin D1 group was less than that of AP group, and the size was smaller. Moreover, there were statistically significant differences in Beclin-1, p62 and LC3-Ⅱ mRNA between control group, AP group and resolvin D1 group (F=270.95, 151.83 and 124.77, all P<0.05). The relative expression mRNA levels of Beclin-1, p62 and LC3-Ⅱ of resolvin D1 group were 1.59±0.12, 2.75±0.27 and 1.34±0.14, respectively, which were lower than those of AP group (2.68±0.13, 3.32±0.30 and 3.37±0.26, respectively), and the differences were statistically significant (all SNK-q test and P<0.05). There were statistically significant differences in the expressions of Beclin-1, p62 and LC3-Ⅱat the protein level between control group, AP group and resolvin D1 group (F=116.63, 384.40 and 192.45, all P<0.05). The expressions of Beclin-1, p62 and LC3-Ⅱ at protein level of resolvin D1 group were 0.98±0.03, 0.57±0.04 and 0.31±0.03, respectively, which were lower than those of AP group (1.34±0.07, 1.02±0.03 and 0.48±0.04, respectively), and the differences were statistically significant (all SNK-q test and P<0.05). @*Conclusion@#Resolvin D1 ameliorates the severity of AP by attenuating the impaired autophagy and restoring autophagic flux in AP mice.

Prognostic value of isocitrate dehydrogenase gene mutation in patients with gliomas: A Meta-analysis / 肿瘤

Objective: To explore the association between isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) gene mutation and prognosis of patients with gliomas by Meta-analysis. Methods: A computer-based online search was performed to select the literatures on IDH gene mutation and prognosis of patients with gliomas published in China and abroad by using PubMed, the Cochrance Library, EMbase, Chinese Journal Full-text Database (CNKI), Wanfang database, VIP database and Chinese BioMedical Literature on disc. For the literature that met the inclusion criteria, the basic information was extracted, and the methodological quality evaluation was performed. Then Meta-analysis was performed by using STATA 12.0 and Review Manager 5.3 softwares. Results: A total of twelve studies were included, involving 1 905 patients with gliomas. Meta-analysis results showed that the overall survival (OS) of patients with IDH gene mutation was significantly longer than that of non-mutation patients [hazard ratio (HR) = 0.43, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.35-0.52, P < 0.000 1], while the progression-free survival (PFS) of patients with IDH gene mutation was significantly longer than that of non-mutation patients (HR = 0.48, 95% CI = 0.38-0.61, P < 0.000 1). Conclusion: IDH gene mutation is closely related to the prognosis of patients with gliomas, suggesting that it may be a favorable factor for the prognosis of patients with gliomas.

The influence of different doses of rhEPO to the expression of new BPD rat lung eNOS and the Bcl-2 protein / 重庆医学

Objective To observe changes of the expression of Bcl‐2 and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) in lung tissue ,which was used the indifferent treatment doses of recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) of newborn SD model of a new type of bronchial pulmonary dysplasia .To explore its effect on the protection of the new type of bronchial pulmonary dysplasia (BPD) ,and find out the appropriate drug delivery time and dosage .Methods We used the things lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and continuous high oxygen preparation to make the new model of the BPD .We made random normal newborn mice 18 as normal air group ,and then 90 newborn baby mice model of random points normal saline group (group A) ,rhEPO800 group (group B);rhEPO 1000 group (group C) ,rhEPO1200 group (group D) ,rhEPO1400 group (group E) ,in experiment 1 ,7 ,and 14 days ,we were ran‐domly selected 6 executed only lung tissue under liquid nitrogen .Using RT‐PCR and Western blot method to detect the Bcl‐2 and eNOS protein and mRNA expression in lung tissue .Results Compared with the normal air group ,the expression of protein and mRNA of Bcl‐2 in group A was decreased ,while the expression of eNOS was increased .Compared with group B ,C ,D ,E ,with the increase of rhEPO concentration ,the expression of Bcl‐2 protein and mRNA in group A gradually increased ,while the expression of eNOS gradually decreased ,and the expression of the group E was the most obvious ,and the difference was statistically significant (P<0 .05) .Conclusion It is prompted that rhEPO has some treatment function to the new BPD ,while the dose of 1 400 IU/kg of 14 days have the best function .

Analysis of 75 cases of suspected type A influenza results by real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR test / 国际检验医学杂志

Objective To analyze the detection results of 75 suspected type A influenza cases and to understand the distribution situation of influenza patients to provide the guidance for its early prevention and control .Methods The nasopharyngeal swabs specimens from 75 patients with suspected type A influenza were detected for understanding the viral infection situation by real‐time fluorescent quantitative PCR .Results In the specimens of 75 suspected patients ,13 cases with type A influenza virus were detected out ,in which 9 cases were the H1N1 subtype ,mean age > 50 years old .The temporal distribution was 3 cases in March 2013 ,1 case in April ,7 cases in January 2014 and 2 cases in February .No H7N9 subtype was detected out .Conclusion Real‐time fluores‐cent quantitative PCR has the characteristics of rapidness and high accuracy .The winter is the high onset season of flu ,elderly pa‐tients are susceptible to influenza virus .The monitoring and early treatment should be strengthened .

Application of fluorescence PCR melting curve method in drug-resistance detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis / 国际检验医学杂志

Objective To evaluate the clinical application value of fluorescence PCR melting curve method in the drug-resistance detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.Methods With the Lowenstein-Jensen culture method and the absolute concentration method as the comparison,the fluorescent PCR melting curve method was used to detect the resistance to rifampin and isoniazid in 53 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis(TB)respectively.Results The single drug resistance rates and multidrug resistance (MDR) rate detected by the two methods had no significant statistical difference(P >0.05).The comparison between the two methods for detecting the same sample showed that compared with the absolute concentration method,the sensitivity and specificity of the melt-ing curve method for detecting rifampin-resistance,isoniazid-resistance were 80.0% and 81.0%,100.0% and 93.8% respectively, the accuracies were 92.2% and 86.8% respectively,the Kappa values in the consistency analysis of the two methods were 0.754 and 0.710 respectively,indicating the good consistency between them.Conclusion Compared with the traditional methods,the melting curve method has good sensitivity and good specificity with safety,high efficiency and good application value in the treat-ment of drug-resistant pulmonary TB.

Rapid and high throughput measurement of lipase thermo-stability through ANS fluorescence signal assay / 生物工程学报

We have developed a rapid and high throughput lipase-ANS (8-Anilino-l-naphthalenesulfonic acid) assay to evaluate the thermo-stability of lipases based on the ANS fluorescence signal's increasing and shifting when this small fluorescence probes binds to lipase. The testing lipase samples were incubated at a temperature range of 25 degrees C to 65 degrees C for 30 min before mixed with ANS solution (0.20 mg/mL lipase and 0.05 mmol/L ANS in the buffer of 20 mmol/L Tris-HCl, 100 mmol/L NaCl, pH 7.2) in a cuvette or microplate. Fluorescence signals of the samples were measured at EX 378 nm, EM 465 nm with a fluorescence photometer or a plate reader, and Tm was calculated with the software of GraphPad Prism5.0. The Tm values of several mutants of Penicillium expansum lipase (PEL) were measured with this ANS assay and conventional method simultaneously and the results show that Tm values are comparative and consistent between these methods, suggesting that the lipase-ANS assay is a reliable, rapid and high throughput method for lipase thermo-stability measurement.

Effect of compound glycyrrhizin on airway inflammation in asthmatic rats / 中国医师杂志

Objective To investigate the effect and mechanism of compound glycyrrhizin on airway inflammation in asthmatic rats. Methods Forty wistar rats were randomly divided into health group (group Ⅰ), asthma group(group Ⅱ), treating group (group Ⅲ) and treating control group (group Ⅳ) (n=10 in each group). Group Ⅱ, group Ⅲ and group Ⅳ received intraperitoneal injection of ovalbumin (OVA) and aluminum hydroxide gel for sensitization and OVA aerosol by ultrasonic nebulization for challenge, in addition, group Ⅲ re-ceived intraperioneal injection of 200 μg of compound glycyrrhizin 1 hour before OVA aerosol challenging every time, and group Ⅳ were in-jected with normal saline instead of compound glycyrrhizin. Group Ⅰ were injected and nebulizated with normal saline instead of OVA and alu-minlum hydroxide. All rats were sacrificed at the 6th hour after the last challenging, venous blood and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid(BALF) were collected, the IgE in venous blood were determined and the concentration of IL-4, IL-5, IL-13 and IFN-γ in BALF were detected, the cells in BALF were counted and detached. Results The concentration of IgE, IL-4, IL-5, IL-13 and the count of neutrophilic granulocytcs, lymphocytes, cosinophils in group Ⅱ were significantly higher than those in group Ⅰ and group Ⅲ(P<0.01), and the concentration of IFN-γ in group Ⅰ and group Ⅳ were significantly lower than those in group Ⅰ and group Ⅲ(P <0.01). There was no significant difference be-tween group Ⅱ and group Ⅳ(P >0. 05). The concentration of IgE, IL-4, IL-5, IL-13 and the count of neutrophilic granulocytes, lympho-cytes, cosinophils in group Ⅲ were higher than those in group Ⅰ, and the concentration of IFN-γ and the count of mononucleat macroplile cells in group Ⅲ were lower than those in group Ⅰ, but there were no significant difference(P>0.05). Conclusion Compound giycyrrhiz-in alleviated the airway inflammation and reduced the airway hyperresponsiveness in asthmatic rats, which mechanism may be related to regu-lating the balance of Th1/Th2 cytokines, suppressing the immune ability of Th2 and promoting the immune ability of Th1.