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OBJECTIVE： To study therapeutic effects of Spider toxin oral ulcer powder on recurrent aphthous ulcer （RAU） model rats and its mechanism. METHODS： In vitro antimicrobial activity of the powder was determined by disk diffusion method. 50 healthy SD rats were randomly divided into normal group， model group， positive group （Guilin watermelon frost， 100 mg/kg） and oral ulcer powder high-dose and low-dose groups （70， 35 mg/kg）， with 10 rats in each group. Except for normal group， RAU model was established in the right oral submucosa of rats in other groups by acetic acid method. After modeling， administration groups were smeared with corresponding drugs on ulcers for 3 days. Normal group and model group were not treated. The ulcer surface of rats was observed and the ulcer area was measured on the 1st and 3rd days after administration. The morphological changes of ulcer tissues were observed. The serum levels of SOD， MDA， GSH， TNF-α， IL-1， IL-6 and IFN-γ were detected. The protein expressions of MMP-9， NF-κB， Caspase-3 and PARP in ulcer tissues of rats were detected by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS： The oral ulcer powder showed obvious in vitro bacteriostasis effect. Compared with blank group， oral ulcer and histopathological changes were obvious in model group； serum levels of TNF-α， IL-1， IL-6 and MDA were increased significantly， while the levels of IFN-γ， SOD and GSH were decreased significantly （P＜0.01）； the expression of MMP-9， NF-κB， Caspase-3 and PARP in ulcer tissue were increased significantly （P＜0.05 or P＜0.01）. Compared with model group， the ulcer area of rats in each dosage group was significantly reduced （P＜0.05 or P＜0.01） or nearly healed， the pathological changes of tissue were significantly alleviated； serum levels of MDA， TNF-α， IL-1 and IL-6 were decreased significantly， while the levels of SOD， GSH and IFN-γ were increased significantly （P＜0.05 or P＜0.01）； the expression of MMP-9， NF-κB， Caspase-3 and PARP in ulcer tissue were decreased significantly （P＜0.01）. CONCLUSIONS： Spider toxin oral ulcer powder shows strong bacteriostasis， detumescence and repair effects， and has obvious therapeutic effect on RAU model rats. Its mechanism may be related to reducing the level of inflammatory factors， mediating the expression of apoptotic factors and regulating immune imbalance.
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Objective@#To explore the clinical effect of Zhenwu decoction in the treatment of acute heart failure(AHF), and its influence on cardiac function, cardiomyocyte apoptosis factor and serum level of brain natriuretic peptide(BNP).@*Methods@#94 patients with AHF were enrolled in the study.According to their treatment time number, 47 cases with odd numbers were selected as control group, who were given west medicine for treatment, while 47 cases with even numbers were selected as observation group, who were given Zhenwu decoction on the basis of control group.The clinical treatment effect of the two groups was evaluated, and the levels of BNP, soluble Fas(sFas), soluble Fas ligand (sFasL), tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α), and cardiac function indicators including left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF), stroke volume(SV), left ventricular end diastole(LVEDd), left ventricular end of systolic diameter(LVEDs) before and after treatment were compared.@*Results@#The total effective rate of the observation group was 91.49%(43/47), which was higher than that of the control group 65.96%(31/47), the difference between the two groups was statistically significant(χ2=8.871, P<0.05). After treatment, the LVEF and SV in the observation group were (52.77±4.41)% and (79.00±6.54)mL, respectively, which were higher than those in the control group[(43.15±3.88)%, (69.22±4.80)mL], while the LVEDd and LVEDs of the observation group were (50.55±3.43)mm, (37.44±2.73)mm, respectively, which were lower than those of the control group[(59.52±4.02)mm, (42.04±3.20)mm], the differences were statistically significant(t=7.454, 7.042, 6.768, 6.890, all P<0.05). After treatment, the levels of sFas, sFasL and TNF-α in the observation group were (2.65±0.30)μg/L, (0.21±0.08)μg/L, (1.20±0.13)ng/L, respectively, which were lower than those of the control group[(3.38±0.37)μg/L, (0.33±0.12)μg/L, (1.48±0.20)ng/L], the differences were statistically significant(t=6.438, 6.703, 6.185, all P<0.05). After treatment, the BNP level in the observation group was (252.77±27.43)ng/L, which was lower than that in the control group[(387.67±41.97)ng/L], the difference was statistically significant(t=6.870, P<0.05).@*Conclusion@#The curative effect of routine treatment of western medicine combined with Zhenwu decoction in the treatment of AHF is exact, which can significantly improve the clinical symptoms and cardiac function, reduce myocardial cell apoptosis and BNP level, and it has high clinical value, which is worthy of popularization and application.
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Objective To analyze the protective effects ofbutylphthalide(NBP) on apoptosis factors (p-JNK,Fas and FasL) of death receptor pathway in JNK pathway of cell model of Parkinson's disease (PD).Methods SH-SY5Y cell apoptosis model induced by MPP + was established in vitro.The cells were divided into four groups:normal control group,SHSYSY cells were treated with complete medium without drug intervention;MPP+ group,1 mmol·L-1 MPP+ was added into the cells;NBP+ MPP+ group,the cells were pretreated with 10 mol·L-1 NBP for 3 h and added with 1 mmol·L-1 MPP+;SP600125 + MPP+ group,the cells were cultured with 10 mol·L-1 JNK inhibitor SP600125 pretreatment for 3 h and 1 mmol·L-1 MPP+ was added.The proliferative potentiality of SH-SY5Y cells induced by MPP+ was measured by MTT.The apoptotic rate was analyzed by Annexin-V/PI (FCM).The morphology of SH-SY5Y cells was observed by inverted phase contrast microscope.The expression of apoptotic protein p-JNK,Fas,FasL was detected by Western blotting.Results The cell proliferative potentiality in the MPP+ group (49.30 ± 2.07)％ was significantly lower than that of the normal control group (100.00 ±0.00)％ (P ＜ 0.05).The cell proliferative potentiality in NBP + MPP + group and SP600125 + MPP + group were (71.90 ±2.10) ％ and (76.40 ± 2.80) ％,which was significantly higher than that of the MPP + group (P ＜ 0.05).Apoptosis rate in the MPP + group (32.27 ± 2.26) ％ was significantly higher than that of the normal control group (10.63 ± 2.07) ％ (P ＜ 0.05).The apoptosis rate in the NBP + MPP + group and SP600125 + MPP+ group were (21.13 ± 3.63) ％ and (19.15 ± 2.63) ％,and the apoptosis rate was significantly lower than that in the MPP+ group(P ＜0.05).The protein expression levels of p-JNK,Fas and FasL were significandy lower in NBP + MPP+ group and SP600125 + MPP+ group than that in the MPP+ group (P ＜0.05).Conclusion Butylphthalide can protect the injury of SH-SY5Y cells induced by MPP+.The mechanism of butylphthalide inhibiting apoptosis may be achieved through regulating p-JNK,Fas and FasL protein expression of death receptor pathway in JNK pathway and inhibiting the cell apoptosis.
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@#Objective To explore the effect of electroacupuncture at Weizhong (BL40) acupoint on the expression of Bcl-xL and Bax in rats with lumbar disc degeneration. Methods Thirty male adult Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into sham-operated group (n= 10), model group (n=10), and electroacupuncture group (n=10). The lumbar disc degeneration model was established by puncturing the annulus fibrosis in the model group and electroacupuncture group. One month after modeling, the electroacupuncture group was electroacupunctured at Weizhong acupoint for four weeks. HE staining was used to observe the pathological changes. Immunohistochemical staining was used to observe the expression of Bax in the lumbar disc tissue. Western blotting was used to detect the expression of Bcl-xL and Bax protein. Results HE staining showed that the degrees of lumbar disc degeneration from light to severe was ranged as: the sham-operated group, the electroacupuncture group and the model group. The expression of Bcl-xL was lower (P<0.05), and the expression of Bax was higher (P<0.01) in the model group than in the sham-operated group, which was opposite (P<0.01) in the electroacupuncture group than in the model group. Conclusion Electroacuponcture at Weizhong may upregulate the expression of Bcl-xL and downregulate the expression of Bax in rats with lumbar disc degeneration.
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Objective:To investigate expression of cytokines and apoptosis factors in islets of female NOD mice at different weeks of age.Methods:54 female NOD mice were randomly divided into three groups(C1,C2,C3)and each group consisted of 18 mice.The mice were killed respectively at 4th,15th,30th week (of onset of diabetes),and their panreases were removed.The levels of expression of cytokines and apoptosis factors mRNA of the pancreas were detected by RT-PCR.The expressions of cytokines and apoptosis factors protein were measured by using immunohistochemical method.Insulitis scores were observed by HE staining.Results:Expressions of Fas and IFN-? mRNA in pancreas were stronger in C3 vs C1 or C2,in C2 vs C1(P0.05).Expressions of Fas and CPP32 were stronger in islet cells in C2 and C3 vs C1(P