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BACKGROUND: Morroniside has been shown to play roles of anti-inflammation, antioxidant, anti-apoptosis, promoting vascular and neural regeneration, anti-platelet aggregation and neuroprotection in the rat model of ischemic brain injury, but whether it can inhibit the inflammatory reaction of cerebral hemorrhage is unclear. OBJECTIVE: To observe the changes of inflammatory factors (interleukin-1, tumor necrosis factor-α) and inflammatory-related proteins (nuclear factor-κB and SUMO2/3) as well as neurologic function in a rat model of cerebral hemorrhage treated with morroniside at different doses. METHODS: Healthy male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into sham operation, cerebral hemorrhage and low-, medium- and high-dose morroniside groups. The model of cerebral hemorrhage was established in the latter four groups by injecting autologous blood from the tail artery, followed by intragastric injection of 30, 90, 270 mg/kg morroniside in the three morronicide groups, respectively, three times daily for consecutive 7 days; the rats in the sham operation and model groups were given same volume of normal saline. Then, the neurological function was evaluated by Neurological Severity Scores; the brain tissue around the hematoma were removed to observe the morphological changes of neurocytes around the hematoma by hematoxylin-eosin staining; the expression levels of interleukin-1 and tumor necrosis factor α in the brain tissue were detected by ELISA; the expression levels of nuclear factor-κB and SUMO2/3 were detected by immunohistochemistry and western blot assay. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Compared with the icerebral hemorrhage group, the low-, medium- and high-dose morroniside groups showed a significnat neurological improvement, especially the high-dose group (P < 0.05). Compared with the sham operation group, the cerebral hemorrhage and morroniside groups exhibited a significant increase in the nerve function damage and expression levels of interleukin-1, tumor necrosis factor α, nuclear factor-κB and SUMO2/3 (P < 0.05). Compared with the cerebral hemorrhage group, in the low-, medium- and high-dose morroniside groups, the expression levels of interleukin-1 and tumor necrosis factor α were significantly reduced, and expression levels of nuclear factor-κB and SUMO2/3 were significantly increased (P < 0.05). In summary, high-dose morroniside can improve the neurological function in rats with cerebral hemorrhage by down-regulating the levels of inflammatory cytokines.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the gene polymorphism distribution characteristics of human platelet HPA-1-5 and 15 blood group antigens and construct a certain scale of platelet HPA database in the north area of Henan Province so as to provide platelet apheresis for clinical departments.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Using polymerase chain reaction with sequence-specific primers (PCR-SSP), the genotyping of HPA-1-5 and 15 system was carried out; the periperal blood of 500 healthy Han donors in north area of Henan Province was collected randomly, the gene and genotype frequencies were detected by direct counting method, and the population distribution frequncy of HPA genes was analyzed by Hardy-Weinberg balance test, and compared with other regions and ethnics by using χ(2) test.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>There was statistically significant (P < 0.05) of increase HPA-3b and HPA-5a in North area of Henan Province, compared with Chinese Han population; the HPA-3b and 5a increase and HPA-2a decrease were statistically significant (P < 0.05), compared with Ethnic minority of China. There was partly increase of HPA-1a, 2a, 3a and 5a, compared with different regions and ethnic in abroad. HPA allele genes of 500 Han donors in the North area of Henan Province were as follows: 0.985 and 0.015 for 1a and 1b; 0.924 and 0.076 for 2a and 2b; 0.469 and 0.531 for 3a and 3b; 1.000 and 1.000 for 4a and 5a; 0.532 and 0.468 for 15a and 15b, respectively. HPA allele gene frequencies were 1aa0.970, 1ab0.030; 2aa0.848, 2ab0.152; 3aa0.222, 3ab0.494, 3bb0.284; 4aa1.000; 5aa1.000; 15aa0.282, 15ab0.500, 15bb0.218. Compared with other regions and ethnic, HPA gene frequencies partly had statistical significance.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Distribution of HPA allele frequencies in the North area of Henan province is in accordence with the Hardy-Weinberg law. There are race and regional differences in HPA allele gene frequencies, compared with other regions and countries. And the HPA systems HPA-3 and 15 display the genetic polymorphisms, which provides a theoretical basis for the relevant research of the same type platelet infusion and alloimmune thrombocytopenia.</p>
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Humans , Alleles , Antigens, CD , Genetics , Antigens, Human Platelet , Genetics , Blood Platelets , China , DNA Primers , Ethnicity , GPI-Linked Proteins , Genetics , Gene Frequency , Genotype , Neoplasm Proteins , Genetics , Plateletpheresis , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Polymorphism, GeneticABSTRACT
Background Recombinant hirudin variant Ⅲ(rHV3) can effectively prevent galactose-induced human lens epithelial cells LECs injury,but little is known about the molecular mechanism of its action.Objective The present study was to investigate the effects of rHV3 on the expression of apoptosis-related genes in damaged LECs induced by galactose.Methods The rHV3 was extracted by our research group,and the biological activity of rHV3 was identified by titration of thrombase according to Markwardt's method.Human LECs (SRA01/04) were cultured using 125×10-3 mol/L D-galactose+10% FBS+D/F12 medium to establish the damaged human LECs model.rHV3 was added into the medium of the damaged human LECs model.Human LECs were cultured in D/F12 medium containing 10% FBS as normal control.The expression of apoptosis-related genes,such as aldose reductase (AR),bax,bcl2 and p53,in LECs at the mRNA level was detected using RT-PCR.The abundance ratio of target genes was presented with the absorbance (A) of gene mRNA/GAPDH mRNA.Results Compared to the normal control group,the A values of AR mRNA/GAPDH mRNA,bax mRNA/GAPDH mRNA and p53 mRNA/GAPDH mRNA were significantly elevated in model group (t=3.90E-06,t=8.44E-04,t=5.15E-08,P＜0.01).However,in the rHV3-treated group,the A values of AR mRNA/GAPDH mRNA,bax mRNA/GAPDH mRNA and p53 mRNA/GAPDH mRNA were lower than those of model group (t=5.90E-06,t=1.51E-04,t=3.42E-06,P＜0.01).The bcl2 mRNA/GAPDH mRNA was markedly downregulated in the model group when compared with the normal control group (t=1.86E-05,P＜0.01);while after rHV3 addition,bcl2 mRNA/GAPDH mRNA increased in comparison with the model group (t=8.56E-05,P＜0.01).Conclusion 125×10-3mol/L D-galactose induces the damage and apoptosis of human LECs.rHV3 likely plays a protective function on D-galactose-induced damage of human LECs by inhibiting the polyol pathway and mitochondria-mediated pathway.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the association between expressions of HSP70, HSP90 and efficacy of chemotherapy in colorectal cancer patients with unresectable liver metastasis.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Data of 52 colorectal cancer cases, whose primary colorectal focuses were resected but hepatic metastatic tumors were unresectable, were reviewed retrospectively. All the patients underwent FOLFOX4 regimen well. Immunohistochemistry assay was applied to determine the expressions of HSP70 and HSP90 in primary focus tissues. The number and size of hepatic metastatic tumors pre- and post-chemotherapy were compared by CT scanning.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Partial remission(PR) rate was 33.3% in cases with up-regulated expression of HSP70, while 64.5% in cases with down-regulated expression of HSP70, whose difference was significant. PR rate was 50% in cases with up-regulated expression of HSP90, and 53.1% in the others with down-regulated expression of HSP90, whose difference was not significant.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>FOLFOX4 regimen has advantages in cases with lower HSP70 expression over those with higher HSP70 expression. HSP90 expression level is not associated with the efficacy of FOLFOX4 regimen.</p>