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Aim To explore the pharmacological mechanism and the effects of polysaccharide sulfat(PSS) on cardiovascular diseases induced by type 2 diabetes mellitus(DM) through observing the risk factors.Methods Type 2 diabetic animal model was established by high-sugar and high-fat diets,combined with injection of small amount streptozotocin(STZ 20 mg?kg-1,iv).Adult male wistar rats were divided into five groups: normal control group,model group,polysaccharide sulfate group,metformin group and lovastatin group.They were treated with exact medicne for 8 weeks,but control group and model group were treated with 0.9% Nacl.During this process,FBG and serum lipid concentrations were measured.22 weeks later,the rats were sacrificed.The activity of tissue-type plasminogen activator(t-PA) and plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1(PAI-1) were detected by chemical methods.The aortas were collected for histopathlogical,immunohistochemical and Western blot studies.Results FBG concentrations and serum lipid(TC,TG,LDL) levels decreased in PSS group as compared from those of model group(P
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Objective:To study the effect of growth hormone(GH) on acute lung injury induced by endotoximia and its’ mechanism.Methods:After introduction of acute lung injury(ALI) by endotoximia,one hundred and tweleve male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into ALI group and GH group. Western blot,immunofluorescence staining and semi-quantitive reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR) were used to determine the expression and activation of nuclear factor kappa B(NF-?B), the levels of CC16 protein and the expression levels of CC16 mRNA in ALI rats’ lung.Results:Both the expression levels of CC16 mRNA and the contents of CC16 protein in ALI rats’ lungs began to decrease significantly 0.5 h post-injury,reached nadir at 6 h post-injury,and then began to recover.Both the expression levels of CC16 mRNA and the contents of CC16 protein in GH group were significantly lower than those in ALI group at different time intervals post-injury.The dynamic changes of the expression and activation of NF-?B were contrast to those of CC16 protein levels.Correlation analysis indicated that CC16 correlates significantly with the extent of lung injury and the expression and activation of NF-?B.Conclusion:Down-regulation of CC16 expression plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of acute lung injury induced by endotoximia.The application of GH can deteriorate the lung injury induced by endotoximia through down-regulating the expression of CC16.
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Objective To study the effects of PDTC on cholesterol induced C-reactive protein gene expression in L-02 cell line.Methods Human hepatocyte cell line L-02 was cultured in vitro;growth-arrested cells were divided into 3 groups,cholesterol group,PDTC+cholesterol group and control group.After 48 h incubation,western blot and immunoturbidimetry assays were carried out to detect intracellular and secreted C reactive protein expression.Results Cholesterol stimulated CRP gene expression in L-02(P