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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To determine the role of the NF-kappaB/I-kappaB pathway during ischemia reperfusion (I/R) injury to rat liver.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A group of rats underwent partial hepatic ischemia and reperfusion. The left and median lobe of the liver was subjected to ischemia for 90 minutes followed by reperfusion for previously specified periods. NF-kappaB activity was analyzed by electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA). The protein level of I-kappaB was assessed using Western blot analysis. A semiquantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction was used to analyze TNF-alpha and ICAM-1 mRNA levels.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>During liver I/R injury, NF-kappaB activation was induced in a time-dependent fashion. NF-kappaB was activated within 1 hour and 2 hours after the initiation of reperfusion and decreased afer 4 hours. The I-kappaB protein level was decreased in the cytoplasm after 2 hours, and the messenger RNA expression of TNF-alpha and ICAM-1 were increased simultaneously.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The data suggest that I-kappaB protein was degraded during hepatic I/R injury, NF kappaB was released and bound to special sequence in the promoters of budget genes, which regulated the expression of TNF-alpha and ICAM-1 mRNA. This provides evidence that the NF-kappaB/I-kappaB pathway plays an important modulating role in the expression of proinflammatory genes relevant to the development of ischemia reperfusion injury.</p>
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Animals , Male , Rats , Blotting, Western , Electrophoresis , I-kappa B Proteins , Metabolism , Liver , Metabolism , NF-kappa B , Metabolism , Rats, Wistar , Reperfusion Injury , Metabolism , Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionABSTRACT
Objective To study the expression of CD105 and CD31 and relationship with the biological behavior in gastric cancer tissue. Methods Immunochemical method was adopted to detect the microvessel density(MVD) of CD105 and CD31 in 63 cases of gastric cancer and 20 cases of chronic gastritis. Results The mean value of CD105-MVD and CD31-MVD were respectively 40.97?15.67 and 25.87?10.54 in gastric cancer, which was higher than those in chronic gastritis, the difference was significant (P 0.05). Conclusion CD105 was better than CD31 in staining gastric cancer tissue. Expression of CD105 was closely related to the biological behavior of gastric cancer; detection of CD105 was recommended to precisely assess tumor stage, direct cancer therapy and predict prognosis.