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AIM:To investigate the effects of taurine on lipopolysaccharide ( LPS)-induced myocardial damage in rats.METHODS:Healthy male SD rats ( n=30) were randomly divided into control group ( CON) , LPS model group ( LPS) and taurine treatment group ( TAU) .The rats in CON group and LPS group were intravenously injected with normal saline, and the rats in TAU group were injected with taurine (100 mg/kg).After 2 h, the rats in LPS group and TAU group were intraperitoneally injected with LPS at 10 mg/kg, and the rats in CON group were injected with normal saline . Six hours after injection of LPS , the blood samples were collected for determination of superoxide dismutase ( SOD) activi-ty, malondialdehyde (MDA) content, and tumor necrosis factor α(TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels.The myocar-dial tissues were processed for histological examination and the analysis of Western blot .RESULTS:Compared with CON group, LPS significantly reduced SOD activity in the serum and heme oxygenase 1 ( HO-1) protein expression in the myo-cardial tissues, increased the serum content of MDA and levels of TNF-αand IL-6.LPS also significantly elevated the lev-els of TNF-αand IL-6, and up-regulated the cyclooxygenase-2 ( COX-2) expression and phosphorylation of nuclear factor kappa B ( NF-κB) in the myocardial tissues .Taurine pretreatment significantly elevated SOD activity and HO-1 protein ex-pression level, decreased the levels of COX-2, TNF-α, IL-6 and phosphorylated NF-κB.Histological observation showed that taurine reduced inflammatory response in the myocardial tissue .CONCLUSION: Taurine attenuates LPS-induced myocardial damage in rats .The beneficial effects of taurine may be associated with its reduction of p-NF-κB/COX-2 signa-ling by activation of HO-1/CO.
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Objective To analyze the CT characteristics of chronic schistosomiasis liver disease,in order to improve the accuracy of CT diagnosis for the disease.Methods We analyzed the CT features of 125 cases of clinical pathology diagnosis of chronic schistosomiasis liver and of 50 normal control group,and measured the hepatic lobe lines and spleen index.Results (1) Schistosoma calcification:In 125 cases,there were 120 patients with varying degrees of liver calcification,in which 76 cases of intrahepatic or subcapsularlinear calcification,44 cases of reticular or map-like calcification,33 cases of calcification portal system,15 cases of spleen calcification,85 cases of intestinal wall calcification;(2) Morphological changes of the liver and spleen:The transverse diameter of the left hepatic lobe,caudate lobe,and caudate lobe-right lobe ratio were larger in patients with chronic schistosomiasis than controls,the transverse diameter of the right hepatic lobe were smaller and there were statistically difference (P＜0.001).There were 82 cases of expanded gallbladder fossa in chronic schistosomiasis.Splenic index in patients with chronic schistosomiasis and had no obvious difference in the control group (P＞0.05);(3) Schistosomiasis liver's complications:there were 43 cases of cholecystitis and cholelithiasis,11 cases of liver cancer,5 cases of colon cancer,3 cases of bladder cancer.Conclusion Intrahepatic calcification and the left hepatic lobe and caudate lobe enlargement are CT signs of chronic schistosomiasis,which is often merged with many complications.
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AIM: To study the effect of hydrogen sulfide on wound healing of skin ulcer in diabetic rats . METHODS:Male SD rats were randomly divided into 3 groups, including non-diabetic control (NDC) group, untreated diabetic control ( UDC) group, and treated diabetic administration ( TDA) group.Diabetic rats were induced by intraper-itoneal injection of streptozotocin (STZ).After 1 week, wound healing model was prepared by making a round incision ( 2.0 cm in diameter ) on the dorsal skin in full thickness .The rats from TDA group received 2%sodium bisulfide ointment on the skin ulcer wound , and the animals from UDC and NDC groups received control cream .After 21 d of treatment with sodium bisulfide , blood samples were collected for biochemical analysis , including prothrombin time ( PT) , thrombin time (TT), and fibrinogen (FIB) in plasma, as well as the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and the content of malondi-aldehyde ( MDA) in the serum.White blood cells ( WBC) and lymphocytes were also counted .Granulation tissues from the wound were processed for histological examination and Western blot analysis was used to detect heme oxygenase -1 ( HO-1) and tumor necrosis factor α(TNF-α) expression.RESULTS:Compared with UDC group, sodium bisulfide treatment accelerated wound healing of skin ulcer (P<0.01), and increased the activity of SOD in serum (P<0.01) in the diabet-ic rats.The declined number of WBC and lymphocytes , prolonged PT and TT , and decreased FIB levels in rats treated with sodium bisulfied were also confirmed .Pathological section showed that there were inflammatory cell infiltration , and irregu-lar and loose fibril alignment in the granulation tissue of rats from the UDC group , but there were regular fibril alignment and increased angiogenesis in the granulation tissue of rats from the TDA group (P<0.05).Furthermore, sodium bisulfide treatment raised HO-1 protein expression , and decreased TNF-αprotein expression in the diabetic rats .CONCLUSION:Hydrogen sulfide accelerates the wound healing of skin ulcer in the rats with diabetes .The beneficial effect of H 2 S may be associated with formation of granulation , anti-inflammation , and antioxidation .
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AIM:To explore the protective effects of riboflavin on the kidney in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats.METHODS:Male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into 3 groups:normal control group,diabetic model group and riboflavin-treated group.Diabetes was induced by a single injection of STZ (dissolved in 0.01 mol/L citrate buffer,pH 4.5,65 mg/kg,ip) in rats.The biochemical methods were used to measure the contents of urine protein and malondialdehyde in the kidney,and the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) in serum and renal tissues.Furthermore,the protein expression of TGF-?1 and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1(PAI-1) in renal cortex was detected by Western blotting.The morphological changes of renal tissue were observed under microscope.RESULTS:Compared to the diabetic model group,riboflavin significantly increased the activities of SOD and CAT (P
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AIM: To develop an RP-HPLC method for preparing the reference substanc of vicenin-2 in Desmodium styracifolium. METHODS: Ethanol-extract of desmodium styracifolium was isolated and purified by RP-HPLC combining solvent extraction with column chromatography and recrystalliztion.The purity and content of vicenin-2 were identified by HPLC. RESULTS: The flvonoids were completely separated under this chromatographic condition.The purity of the reference substance was 99.0% or above. CONCLUSION: The method is simple,accurate,better on repeatability,and effective to yield high-purity product.It can be used as reference substance for the research of herbal medicine.
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AIM:To explore the effects of the new drug of sulfonylurea(1-{4-[2-(3-ethyl-4-methyl-2-oxo-3-pyrroline-1-carboxamido)ethyl]-phenylsulfonyl}-3-(1,4-tetramethylene)-urea,BGW) on the glucose uptake and the activation of Akt/PKB in SMMC7721 cells.METHODS:Cultured SMMC7721 cells were divided into control group,glibenclamide group,insulin group,BGW group and BGW+insulin group.Scintillation was used to detect the glucose uptake in SMM7721 cells.The activation of Akt/PKB was tested by Western blotting.RESULTS:Compared to control cells,gibenclamide,insulin,BGW and BGW+insulin significantly increased the glucose uptake(P
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During spermatogenesis, lysine-rich histones in spermatogenic cells are progressively replaced by arginine-rich protamine. In this study, the nucleoprotein transition in spermatogenic cells of Wistar rat was investigated using aniline blue staining, PTA staininig (both to demonstrate lysine-proteins) and NQS (1, 2-naphthoquinone4-sodium sulfonate) staining (to demonstrate arginine-protein). Under light microscope, the nuclei of spermatogonia and spermatocytes were intensely aniline blue positive and the nuclei of young spermatids moderately positive, while the nuclei of late elongated spermatids and spermatozoa were aniline blue negative. The nuclei of spermatogonia and young spermatids were basicallyy NQS negative and there were a few granules of weak NQS positive in the nuclei of primary spermatocytes, while the nuclei of late elongated spermatids and spermatozoa were NQS positive. Under the electron microscope, the PTA positive chromatin in the nuclei of early spermatids with round nucleus (steps 1 to 8)was fibrillar or granular in appearance. Along with the condensation of nuclei of spermatids(steps 9 to 13), the nuclear stain ability increased. The positive chromatin in the nuclei of spermatids (steps 14, 15) was disappeared progressively, in the direction from cranial to caudal along with the further condensation of nuclei. The nuclei of late spermatids with elongated nucleus (steps 18, 19) and spermatozoa were PTA negative. These observations suggest that the nucleoprotein transition from histones to protamine (S_1) occur during spermiogenesis and that this process could be divided into two consecutive steps, i. e. from histones through an intermediate phase of transition proteins to protamine.