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Objective@#To study the effect and mechanism of the extract from grub on the CD40 of microglia cells in rabbit model of central retinal vein occlusion.@*Methods@#The 60 color rabbits were randomly divided into the blank group, model group, Xueshuantong group and sputum group. The Xueshuantong group was intragastrically administered with Xueshuantong tablets suspension 5 mg/ml, the sputum group was given gavage extract 1 g/ml, and the blank group and the model group were intragastrically administered with normal saline once daily. Except for the blank group, the other groups of rabbits were modeled by argon laser irradiation of the retinal vein trunk, and the fundus photography and FFA examination were performed immediately after modeling and at 1, 14 and 28 days after modeling, respectively, at 1, 3, 7, 14 and 28 day, the expression of CD40 in the optic nerve of rabbits was observed by immunohistochemical staining.@*Results@#The FFA results showed that the veins were not filled at 1 day after model establishment, and some veins were not developed at 14 days, and there was no evidence of revascularization at 28 days. Part of the venous in the thrombus group and the sputum group was not filled. The venous filling time was significantly shorter than that in the model group at 14 days, and the venous filling time returned to the normal level at 28 days. The results of immunohistochemistry showed that the number of microglia increased significantly at 1 d in model group. The number of microglia reached the highest peak at 3 d, and the number of microglia decreased at 7 d, 14 d and 28 d. Compared to the model group, at the 3, 7, 14, 28 d, the integrated optical density of CD40 (3 d: 8 908.91 ± 96.30, 6 099.92 ± 273.44 vs. 10 436.4 ± 1 306.8; 7 d: 5 982.06 ± 483.37, 2 957.36 ± 424.19 vs. 8 798.12 ± 444.39; 14 d: 3 225.36 ± 468.88, 342.04 ± 64.56 vs. 5 356.74 ± 439.16; 28 d: 756.97 ± 80.17, 72.85 ± 11.06 vs. 4 215.27 ± 361.00) in the Xueshuantong group and sputum group significantly decreased (P<0.05).@*Conclusions@#The thrombus and sputum extract can inhibit the activation of microglia to varying degrees, and the sputum extract is moreinhibitory effect.
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Objective To study the effect and mechanism of the extract from grub on the CD40 of microglia cells in rabbit model of central retinal vein occlusion. Methods The 60 color rabbits were randomly divided into the blank group, model group, Xueshuantong group and sputum group. The Xueshuantong group was intragastrically administered with Xueshuantong tablets suspension 5 mg/ml, the sputum group was given gavage extract 1 g/ml, and the blank group and the model group were intragastrically administered with normal saline once daily. Except for the blank group, the other groups of rabbits were modeled by argon laser irradiation of the retinal vein trunk, and the fundus photography and FFA examination were performed immediately after modeling and at 1, 14 and 28 days after modeling, respectively, at 1, 3, 7, 14 and 28 day, the expression of CD40 in the optic nerve of rabbits was observed by immunohistochemical staining. Results The FFA results showed that the veins were not filled at 1 day after model establishment, and some veins were not developed at 14 days, and there was no evidence of revascularization at 28 days. Part of the venous in the thrombus group and the sputum group was not filled. The venous filling time was significantly shorter than that in the model group at 14 days, and the venous filling time returned to the normal level at 28 days. The results of immunohistochemistry showed that the number of microglia increased significantly at 1 d in model group. The number of microglia reached the highest peak at 3 d, and the number of microglia decreased at 7 d, 14 d and 28 d. Compared to the model group, at the 3, 7, 14, 28 d, the integrated optical density of CD40 (3 d: 8 908.91 ± 96.30, 6 099.92 ± 273.44 vs. 10 436.4 ± 1 306.8; 7 d: 5 982.06 ± 483.37, 2 957.36 ± 424.19 vs. 8 798.12 ± 444.39; 14 d:3 225.36 ± 468.88, 342.04 ± 64.56 vs. 5 356.74 ± 439.16; 28 d: 756.97 ± 80.17, 72.85 ± 11.06 vs. 4 215.27 ± 361.00) in the Xueshuantong group and sputum group significantly decreased ( P<0.05). Conclusions The thrombus and sputum extract can inhibit the activation of microglia to varying degrees, and the sputum extract is moreinhibitory effect.
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PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to assess the expressions of CD44 and CD133 in colorectal cancer tissue by using immunohistochemical staining and to analyze the clinical significance of the expressions related to other clinicopathological data and survival results. METHODS: One hundred sixty-two patients with a biopsy-proven colorectal adenocarcinoma who were operated on between January 1998 and August 2004 were enrolled in this study. Immunohistochemical staining for CD44 and CD133 was performed on primary colorectal cancer tissue, metastatic lymph nodes, and synchronous and metachronous metastatic tumor tissues if available. RESULTS: CD44 expression was stronger in the primary tumor than in metastatic lymph nodes (P < 0.001), and CD133 expression tended to be stronger in primary tumor than in metastatic lymph nodes (P = 0.057). No significant correlation was found between the CD44 and the CD133 expressions. The cases with recurrence showed low expression of CD44 (P = 0.017). CD133 expression was lower in cases with elevated CA 19-9 serum levels (P = 0.028) and advanced T stage (P = 0.038). Multivariate analysis proved that low expression of CD44 was an independent prognosis factor for short disease-free survival (P = 0.028). CONCLUSION: Low CD44 expression was correlated with increased tumor recurrence and short disease-free survival, and low CD133 expression was associated with advanced tumor stage. We suggest that further studies be performed to evaluate whether the immunohistochemical method for determining the CD44 and the CD133 expressions is appropriate for exploring cancer stem-cell biology in patients with colorectal cancer.