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AIM:To investigate the neuroprotective effect of 17β-estradiol(E2)on retina light damage in BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice and provide experimental data for the successful construction of a research model for E2 against retinal light damage.METHODS:Totally 40～45 adult female BALB/c or C57BL/6 mice were divided into six groups, 6 for each group: normal control, ovariectomized control, ovariectomized light(mice were stimulated with continuous white light at 10000 lx for 4, 8, 12, 16, and 24h after 14d of ovariectomy), intravitreal administration sham operation, saline and E2 pre-treatment groups(2μL saline or 10-5mol/L E2 were intravitreal injected respectively after 14d of ovariectomy operation and 24h of dark adaptation). The morphological and functional changes of the retina were detected by paraffin section HE staining, TUNEL staining and electroretinogram.RESULTS:In the ovariectomized light group, the thickness of the inner/outer nuclear layer decreased significantly from the 4h stimulation of 10000 lx white light group. Intravitreal administration of E2 significantly inhibited the apoptosis of retinal cells in the two strains of mice(P<0.01)and the decrease of amplitudes of a- and b-waves in max-ERG of C57BL/6 mice(P<0.05).CONCLUSION:The light loss sensitivity of two strains of mice was different under the same light stimulation. E2 had a protective effect on both morphology and function of the retina in BALB/c mice, and had a significant protective effect on retina function in C57BL/6 mice.
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ObjectiveThe tolerance of C57BL/6 mice to artemisinin-sensitive and -resistant strains of Plasmodium berghei （Pb） K173 and the differences in blood parameters， spleen coefficient and spleen structure during infection were compared to explore whether the artemisinin resistance of Pb would aggravate malaria infection. MethodPbK173 artemisinin-sensitive and -resistant strains were tested in parallel. C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into 1 control group， 4 artemisinin-sensitive strain groups and 4 artemisinin-resistant strain groups by body weight. Each infection group was simultaneously inoculated （ip） with 1×107 infected red blood cells （iRBCs） of sensitive/resistant strain. For the mice in the survival test group， the body weight was recorded every day post infection， and the tail vein blood smear was collected to calculate the Pb infection rate. In the other infection groups， peripheral blood and spleen were collected on 2， 5 and 9 d after infection. Peripheral blood parameters， spleen coefficient， pathological section of spleen and spleen cells were detected in each group. ResultOn 1-3 d after infection， the infection rate of the resistant strain （0.4±0.0， 0.8±0.1， 1.9±0.4）% was always higher than that of the sensitive strain （0.2±0.1， 0.4±0.1， 1.1±0.3）% （P<0.01）. From the 4th d of infection， the infection rate of the two groups gradually approached. The survival period of the sensitive strain group （20.5±1.2） d was shorter than that of the resistant strain group （23.3±1.4） d （P<0.01）. On the 9th d， the white blood cell count of the sensitive strain group （16.2±1.1）×109 cells/L was higher than that of the resistant strain group （10.6±1.8）×109 cells/L （P<0.01）. Flow cytometry analysis of spleen cells showed that the sensitive strain group （3.6±0.4） demonstrated a higher CD4+/CD8+ value than the resistant strain group （2.3±0.2） on the 9th d （P<0.01）. The spleen of C57BL/6 infected mice was gradually enlarged during infection， and on the 9th d， the resistant strain group （3.1±0.1）% showed a higher spleen coefficient than the sensitive strain group （2.7±0.2）% （P<0.01）. In the early stage of C57BL/6 infected mice， the red pulp of spleen was hyperemic and swollen. On the 9th d， the marginal area of the spleen disappeared and the structure of the red and white pulp was destroyed. ConclusionWithout drug treatment， the protective immune responses of peripheral blood and spleen of C57BL/6 mice were more sensitive to PbK173 artemisinin-sensitive strain. The artemisinin-resistant strain of PbK173 bred with mouse-to-mouse blood transmission and increased artemisinin dose exhibited shortened growth period and reduced toxicity.
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BACKGROUND: Skin transplantation is one of the most effective methods for treating large-area burns. How to effectively suppress the immune rejection after allogeneic skin transplantation is a problem that needs to be solved urgently. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of human adipose derived mesenchymal stem cells (hADSCs) on the immunoregulation of skin grafts in different strains of mice. METHODS: Isolated hADSCs were cultured to the 3rd generation. Sixty ICR neonatal mice, 2-4 days of age, were randomly divided into four groups (n=15). The skin tissues of ICR neonatal mice were transplanted into adult C57BL/6 mice to establish a different strain of mouse skin graft immune rejection model. PBS and low dose (5×104), medium dose (10×104), high dose (20×104) hADSCs were injected into the model mice through tail vein, and the survival time of transplanted skin in each group was recorded. On the 7th day after operation, five mice from each group were randomly selected to remove their spleen and serum, and the expression of immune factors interleukin-10, tumor necrosis factor-α and interferon-γ were detected by RT-PCR and ELISA respectively. The transplanted part of the skin was taken to make pathological sections for observing the infiltration of lymphocytes. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Compared with the PBS group, the survival time of the skin was prolonged in the low dose hADSCs group; however, there was no significant difference between the two groups (P > 0.05). Compared with the PBS and low dose hADSCs groups, the survival time of the skin was significantly increased in the medium and high dose groups (P 0.05). Compared with the PBS group, the relative expression of tumor necrosis factor-α and interferon-γ in the spleen and serum was significantly decreased in the low, medium and high dose hADSCs groups (P < 0.05), whereas the level of interleukin-10 was significantly elevated in the medium and high dose hADSCs groups (P < 0.05). To conclude, the appropriate dose of hADSCs can significantly prolong the survival time of transplanted skin between different strains of mice, by regulating the expression of related immune factors in the recipient mice.
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OBJECTIVE: To discuss the effect of Qingfei-yangyin-huoxue recipe on radiation-induced pulmonary injury by regulating the lncRNA NANCI-NKX2.1 pathway. METHODS: The C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into normal control group (A group, n=16), drug only group (B group, n=16), model group (C group, n=16) and drug model group (D group, n=16). After exposure to Qingfei-yangyin-huoxue recipe for 10 w, the pathological change of lung tissue was examined by H&E and Masson staining. The expressions of lncRNA NANCI and NKX2.1 mRNA in lung tissues were detected by qRT-PCR. And the NKX2.1 protein expressions were detected by Western blot. RESULTS: The mean animal weight in D groups was less than A and B group, but more than C group after treatment of 7 d(P<0.05). There were marked interstitial edema and inflammatory cells, fibrocytes accumulation in C group but not in A and B groups by H&E and Masson stain. The alveolitis and fibrosis changes in D group were better than C group. And the mean radiation-induced pulmonary injury score in D group was (3.875±1.746), which was less than C group, but more than A and B groups (P<0.05). The expression of lncRNA NANCI and NKX2.1in D group was higher than C group, but lower than A and B groups (P<0.05). Besides, the radiation-induced pulmonary injury score was negative related with lncRNA NANCI and NKX2.1 (r=-0.510, -0.786, P<0.05). CONCLUSION: There are significant evidences that Qingfei-yangyin-huoxue recipe could protect radiation-induced pulmonary injury by up-regulation lncRNA NANCI-NKX2.1 pathway.
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Objective@#The characteristics of T1 relaxation values and the expression levels of organic anion transport system (OATP) and multidrug resistance protein carrier (MRP) on hepatocyte surface membrane were quantitatively studied to evaluate liver function in normal C57BL/6 mice with gadoxetic disodium-enhanced MRI.@*Methods@#Ten 6-weeks-old, normal C57BL/6 mice were included in this study. Gadoxetic disodium- enhanced MRI examination was performed. Longitudinal relaxation time images before and 20 min after contrast injection (hepatobiliary-specific phase) were acquired. T1-relaxation time, T1 relaxation time decline rate (△T) and rapid initial enhancement slope percentage in the first-pass study of the liver parenchyma before and after administration of gadoxetate disodium were measured. Liver parenchyma specimens were detected by Western blotting and the values of OATP1, MRP2, and MRP3 were recorded. Statistical results were expressed in mean.@*Results@#The mean T1 relaxation time of 10 normal C57BL/6 mice before and after enhancement was 659.13 ± 24.07, and 408.87 ± 27.21 ms. The mean T1 relaxation time decline rate and rapid initial enhancement slope percentage in the first-pass study was 37.12% ± 4.95% and 4.14% ± 0.96% ms. Furthermore, the mean value of OATP1, MRP2 and MRP3 were 29 952.1 ± 11 475.2, 34 376.4 ± 33 228.4 and 357 308.9 ± 64 646.5.@*Conclusion@#T1-relaxation values, T1 relaxation time decline rate and rapid initial enhancement slope percentage in the first-pass study before and after gadoxetic disodium-enhanced MRI were determined in normal C57BL/6 mice as well as quantitative values of OATP1, MRP2 and MRP3 at the molecular level on the hepatocyte surface membrane were helpful for liver injury model with control study.
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OBJECTIVE： To investigate the protective effect and potential mechanism of epigallocatechin gallate （EGCG） on myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury. METHODS： H9C2 cardiomyocytes were treated with tert-butyl hydroperoxide （TBHP） to establish ischemia-reperfusion cell model. The cell viability was measured by MTS after pretreated with different doses of EGCG （3.125， 6.25， 12.5， 25， 50， 100， 200 μmol/L）， and the survival rate was calculated. The expression of apoptotic proteins （Bcl-2， Bax） in cardiomyocytes pretreated with different doses of EGCG （100， 200 μmol/L） were detected by Western blotting. Male C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into sham operation group， model group and EGCG group （5 mg/g）， with 15 mice in each group. Sham operation group and model group were given constant volume of normal saline intragastrically， while EGCG group was given relevant medicine intragastrically， once a day， for consecutive 7 d. Twelve hours after last medication， myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury model was established by anterior descending coronary artery ligation. The area of myocardial infarction was observed by double staining of Evan’s blue and TTC； the percentage of infarction area to cross-sectional area was calculated；SOD activity and MDA content in serum were determined by WST-1 assay； the expression of apoptotic proteins （Bcl-2， Bax） in myocardial tissue were detected by Western blotting， while the phosphorylation levels of signaling pathway related proteins （PI3K， p-PI3K， Akt， p-Akt） were also detected. RESULTS： Cell test results showed that， compared with control group， survival rate and relative expression of Bcl-2 were decreased significantly in model group， while relative expression of Bax was increased significantly （P＜0.05）. Compared with model group， survival rate of cardiomyocyte in 25， 50， 100， 200 μmol/L EGCG groups as well as relative expression of Bcl-2 in 100， 200 μmol/L EGCG groups were increased significantly， while relative expression of Bax in 100， 200 μmol/L EGCG groups were decreased significantly （P＜0.05）. Animal experiments showed that no ischemia of myocardial tissue and enlargement of cardiac cavity were observed in sham operation group. Myocardial infarction was observed in model group. Compared with sham operation group， percentage of infarction area to cross-sectional area， the serum content of MDA， the relative expression of Bax in myocardial tissue and p-PI3K/PI3K， p-Akt/Akt were increased significantly in model group， while SOD activity and relative expression of Bcl-2 were decreased significantly （P＜0.05）. Compared with model group， myocardial infarction area of mice in EGCG group was reduced， the percentage of infarction area to cross-sectional area， the serum content of MDA， the relative expression of Bax in myocardial tissue and p-PI3K/PI3K， p-Akt/Akt were significantly decreased， the activity of SOD activity and the relative expression of Bcl-2 were increased significantly （P＜0.05）. CONCLUSIONS： EGCG can protect against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury， the mechanism of which may be associated with inhibiting the apoptosis of myocardial cells， improving oxidation stress， regulating the expression of apoptotic protein， reducing the phosphorylation level of PI3K/Akt signaling pathway-related proteins.
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Objective To compare the changes in IFN-γ, IL-4, IL-10 and IL-1β expression at mRNA level in gastric mucosae of BALB/c, C57BL/6 and nude mice at different stages of Helicobacter heilmannii ( H. heilmannii) infection, and to investigate the types of induced immune responses. Methods Each kind of mice was randomly divided into two groups: infection ( n=30 ) and control ( n=6 ) groups. Those in the infection groups were intragastrically inoculated with H. heilmannii strains to establish long-term stable mouse infection models. Gastric mucosa tissues were collected at weeks 4, 8, 12, 24 and 36 and ana-lyzed by semi-quantitative RT-PCT to detect the expression of IFN-γ, IL-4, IL-10 and IL-1βat mRNA lev-el. Results In the early stage of infection (weeks 4-12), INF-γ, IL-4, IL-10, and IL-1β expression at mRNA level in the gastric mucosae of BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice were significantly increased compared with those of the control groups (P<0. 05). IL-4, IL-10 and IFN-γexpression peaked at weeks 8-12, while IL-1βexpression reached the peak at week 4. After 12 weeks, IFN-γexpression at mRNA level in BALB/c mice was significantly decreased, but showed no significant change in C57BL/6 mice. IL-4 expression at mRNA level in C57BL/6 mice at the late stage of infection (week 36) was lower than that in the correspond-ing control group (P<0. 05). Expression of IFN-γ, IL-4, IL-10 and IL-1β at mRNA level in nude mice were all higher than those in the control group, and there were significant differences in IL-1βand IL-4 ex-pression between groups (P<0. 05). Conclusions Expression of cytokines in H. heilmannii-infected mice increased over time. IFN-γ-mediated Th1 immune responses were the predominant immunity induced by H. heilmannii infection. Immune responses to H. heilmannii infection varied with the kinds of mice. C57BL/6 mice showed mainly Th1 cell immune responses, while Th1/Th2 mixed immune responses were induced in BALB/c mice.
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A obesidade está associada aos riscos para a saúde, devido a sua relação com o aumento da pressão arterial, dos níveis de colesterol e triglicerídeos sanguíneos e também a resistência à insulina. A causa principal da obesidade está intrinsecamente relacionada aos hábitos alimentares e interações do material genético do indivíduo e, também, está ligada aos fatores sociais, ambientais e comportamentais. Atualmente, são utilizadas muitas dietas com diferentes parâmetros, dentre estas a Dieta Paleolítica. A Dieta Paleolítica tem o propósito de usar como classes principais de alimentos: proteínas, vegetais, frutas e gorduras não-industrializadas, excluindo não-inteiramente o consumo de hidratos de carbono, sendo este o grande diferencial da Dieta Paleolítica, quando comparada às dietas modernas para perda de peso. O objetivo do presente trabalho foi avaliar os efeitos da dieta paleolítica nos níveis comportamentais em camundongos C57BL/6 sadios. O estudo foi realizado na unidade Uniderp Agrárias, na cidade de Campo Grande MS. Foram utilizados camundongos C57BL/6, organizados aleatoriamente em oito grupos e foi realizado o monitoramento dos parâmetros comportamentais, de peso e ingesta de ração, pelos períodos de 15 ou 30 dias de tratamento. Os resultados demonstraram que os grupos que receberam a Dieta Paleolítica por 15 ou 30 dias não apresentaram diferença significativa nos parâmetros comportamentais e ingesta de água e ração. Por tanto, é possível concluir que a Dieta Paleolítica não altera o comportamento, o consumo de ração e peso corporal. (AU).
The obesity is associated to health risks, due to its relation in increasing the blood pressure, cholesterol and triglycerides levels and also to its increase in insulin resistance. The main cause of obesity is intrinsically related to eating habits and interactions of genetics and, also, bounded to social, environmental e behavioral factors. Nowadays, many diets with different parameters have been used, among them is the Paleolithic Diet. The Paleolithic Diet has as purpose to use as main food groups: proteins, vegetables, fruits and non-industrialized fat, excluding not entirely the intake of carbohydrates, this being the great differential in comparison to modern weight loss diets. The objective of the present paper is to evaluate the effects of the Paleolithic Diet in behavioral levels in C57BL/6 healthy mice. The experiment was carried out in UNIDERP Agrárias, in Campo Grande MS. C57BL/6 mice were divided randomly in 8 groups, and the monitoring of behavior, weight and food intake were done during 15 or 30 days of diet. The results demonstrated that the groups that took the Paleolithic Diet for 15 or 30 days did not present any important difference in behavioral, food and water intake parameters. Therefore, it is possible to conclude that the Paleolithic Diet does not alter the, behavioral, food intake and weight parameters. (AU)
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Objective@#To investigate the effect of manganese chloride (MnCl2) or 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1, 2, 3, 6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) on the neurobehavioral and histopathology in C57BL/6 mice and provide evidence for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of manganism.@*Methods@#Adult male C57BL/6 mice were treated with MnCl2 and MPTP respectively by intraperitoneal injection at the doses of 5, 10, 20mg Mn/kg and 30mg MPTP/kg. Controls were injected equivalent normal saline. All animals were administrated 5 times a week for 4 consecutive weeks and sacrificed after behavior tests on the fifth week. Balance ability, anxiety and depression level and cognitive function were tested respectively by vertical pole test, open field locomotion test and Morris swim task. The neuron pathological changes of striatum and substantia nigra were examined through HE-staining pathological section by using optical microscope.@*Results@#Compared with the control group, the high dose of MnCl2 reduced body weight obviously (P<0.01) . The results of vertical pole test showed that MnCl2 and MPTP lengthened the pole-climbing time and turnaround time. Open field locomotion test showed that movement distance, stand-up time and central field time were decreased after the exposure of MnCl2 or MPTP. In the Morris swim task, the escape latency time increased and the target quadrant activity time decreased significantly after the injection of MPTP as well as high-dose MnCl2, comparing with controls (P<0.05) . Moreover, the escape latency time of high dose MnCl2 prolonged prominently comparing with MPTP grou (P<0.05) . The results of histopathology showed that acidophilic changes elevated in MnCl2 and MPTP group, comparing with controls. Furthermore, in striatum the oxyphil cells number increased in MnCl2 high-dose group comparing with MPTP group (P<0.01) . On the contrary, there were more oxyphil cells in MPTP group comparing with MnCl2 groups in substantia nigra (P<0.01) .@*Conclusion@#Both manganese and MPTP can induce the impairment of dopaminergic neural system, but the symptons and injured location of manganism are inconsistent with PD models induced by MPTP.
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Aim To improve the rate of melanoma metastasis animal model and provide a reliable experimental modeling meth-od for the study of melanoma metastasis mechanism. Methods Five immunosuppressants were selected and then their targets were screened by network pharmacology. Intraperitoneal injection of immunosuppressants and intravenous injection of B16F10 cells were performed on C57BL/6 mice, then the mice were observed, and body weight were recorded daily. The contents of TNF-α, IL-6, IL-10, VEGF and MMP-9 in serum were measured with ELISA kit. The mice were dissected, then the metastasis situa-tion and the number of metastatic nodules in the lung and other organs were evaluated. HE-staining was involved to determine the morphology of metastatic tissues. Results The closeness centrality of cyclosporine and dexamethasone ranked the top and the targets were concentrated in lung and liver. No significant difference in body weight were observed after animal madel in-duced. The contents of TNF-α, IL-6 IL-10, VEGF and MMP-9 in the model group increased. The number of metastatic nodules in the lung significantly augmented with some kind of liver metas-tasis. HE-staining in the lung tissues showed that tumor presen-ted invasive growth. Conclusion By intraperitoneal injection of dexamethasone, the success rate of mice melanoma metastasis model can be greatly increased.
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Objective To compare the rates and pathological features of diabetic keratopathy in mice induced by single high dose or multiple low dose streptozotocin (STZ) injections.Methods Eighty male C57BL/6 mice (6-8 weeks old) were randomly divided into 4 groups with each group contain 20 mice:normal control group,multiple low dose 1 month group and multiple low dose 3 months group (injected with 60 mg/kg STZ for 5 consecutive times),single high dose 1 month group (injected with 150 mg/kg STZ).The survival rate,model success rate,body weight,glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) content were compared among different modeling group.The percentages of residual epithelial defect area were examined by fluorescein sodium staining after removal of central corneal epithelium.The expression of p-Akt,Sirt1 and Ki67 were evaluated by immunofluorescent staining.The corneal sensitivity were compared among different groups before corneal epithelial curettage,3,7,10 and 14 days after corneal epithelial curettage.The corneal subbasal nerve density at 14 days after corneal epithelial curettage were compared among different groups.This study complied with the declaration of ARVO Results The success rate of diabetic modeling in multiple low dose 1 month group,multiple low dose 3 months group and single high dose 1 month group was 90％,80％ and 70％,respectively.The HbA1c levels in the diabetic modeling groups were significantly higher than that in the normal control group (all at P＜0.05).The percentage of residual epithelial defect area 24 and 48 hours after corneal epithelial curettage in the multiple low dose 3 months group and single high dosc 1 month group were significantly higher than those in the normal control group (all at P＜0.05).The fluorescence intensity of p-Akt,Sirt1 and Ki67 in the multiple low dose 3 months group and single high dose 1 month group were stronger than those in the normal control group.There were no significant differences on corneal sensitivity and corneal nerve density between normal control and multiple low dose 3 months group before and 14 days after the corneal epithelial removal (all at P＞0.05).However,the corneal sensitivity and corneal nerve density were dramatically decreased in the multiple low dose 3 months group and single high dose 1 month group before and 14 days after the corneal epithelial removal,and there were significant differences compared with normal control group (all at P＜0.05).Conclusions The injection of 60 mg/kg STZ can not induce the features of diabetic keratopathy in mice within 1 month.However,the mice of both 1 month after 150 mg/kg STZ injection and 3 months after 60 mg/kg STZ injection appear the typical epithelial and nerve features of diabetic keratopathy,therefore can be the ideal animal models for research.
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Objective To explore the effect of nicotinaide nucleotide transhydrogenase(NNT) mutation on glucose homeostasis in C57BL/6 mice with mix background. Methods We generated wild type NNT homozygous, mutant NNT homozygous and heterozygous by mating the C57BL/6J (with NNT mutation) and 6N (without NNT mutation). At the age of 4 weeks, those mice were randomly assigned to normal control diet(NCD) or high-fat diet(HFD) for 4 weeks. The body weight was measured every week. At the age of 8 weeks, an intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test(IPGTT) and an intraperitoneal insulin tolerance test (ITT) were performed. Results The body weight growth was not affected by NNT mutation during an HFD fed. NNT mutant mice showed significant glucose intolerance. After 4 weeks of high fat diet, the NNT mutant mice showed a decreased insulin sensitivity, while the glucose excursion curve was not elevated in the heterozygous mice. Conclusion NNT mutation had a significant influence on the phenotype of glucose metabolism and insulin resistance of mice, in particular under a metabolic stress. The phenotypes of heterozygous and homozygous mutant ones differed from each other. When using mice with C57BL/6J and C57BL/6N mixed background in research, NNT mutation should be carefully screened in all metabolic studies.
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Objective To observe the changes of mechanical pain thresholds and autophagy related proteins microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3) and sequestosome 1 (SQSTM1 also known as p62) expression levels in the C57BL/6 mouse models of chronic prostatitis/ chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS),and provide animal experimental evidence for CP/CPPS pain and autophagy study.Methods 36 male C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into three groups: the model group,control group and na(i)ve group.The CP/CPPS model was established by subcutaneous injection in the lower abdomen region with suspension liquid,containing protein extract of male SD rat prostate gland and complete Freund adjuvant.At 1month and 6 months after modeling,the mice were sacrificed and prostate tissues were harvested for histological examination using HE staining.Mechanical tactile hyperalgesia was measured with von Frey filaments.The autophagy-related proteins LC3 and p62 expression levels were detected by immunohistochemistry,respectively.The average IOD was measured by Image Pro Plus 6.0,and the statistical analysis was performed with GraphPad Prism 5 software.Results The histopathology showed the appearance of chronic prostatitis in the model group,representing hyperplasia and lymphocytic infiltration to a different degree and lasted for 6 months after modeling.Moreover,prostate intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN) appeared in the model group at 6 months after modeling,characterized by the disappearence of basement membrane and obvious nuclear abnormality,while the control and na(i)ve groups showed normal histology during the 1-6 months.Compared with the control and na(i)ve groups,the mechanical pain threshold in the model group was significantly decreased along with the time from (0.353±0.154) g at 0 week to (0.008±0.00) g at 22 weeks (P<0.05).The average IOD of LC3 and p62 expression in the model group was significantly increased with timing from [(2.767±0.464)%,(2.872±1.642)%] at 1month to [(13.501±1.900)%,(9.07±0.49)%] at 6 month,P<0.05.Conclusions A CP/CPPS model is successfully established in C57BL/6 mice.For the model group,the mechanical pain threshold is decreased and autophagy levels are increased gradually with time.These phenomena show that chronic inflammation microenvironment may promote pain and autophagy activity in the prostate,which is closely related with the occurrence and development of prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia.
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Objective To observe liver pathological characteristics of the autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) C57BL/6 mice.Methods We established AIH C57BL/6 mice model with mixed adjuvants of allogenic liver antigens and complete freund's adjuvant by intraperitoneal injection.Then we determined and compared the body weight,alanine aminotransferase (ALT),aspartate aminotransferase (AST) between the normal control group (N group) and AIH model group (M group).And we compared the pathological characteristics of liver,spleen,heart,lung,kidney between two groups.Results We successfully established AIH C57BL/6 mice model.Compared with N group,we found that the average weight increase of mice in M group was decreased,ALT and AST of mice in M group were boosted.In M group,liver of mice presented typical interface of hepatitis,lymphocytic infiltration,even severe hepatitis,and showed spotty necrosis,multi-acinar necrosis.Some showed early sign of liver fibrosis by aprearing fibrous tissue hyperplasia.M group mouse's spleens were enlarged significantly.The spleen had darker color,not neat,and not smooth.Meanwhile,results were analyzed with statistics to confirm whether there was a significant difference between two groups (P＜0.05).About lungs,hearts and kidneys of mice in two groups,the pathological features were not found,and there was no statistic difference (P＞0.05).Conclusions The liver pathological characteristics of AIH C57BL/6 mice are similar to AIH patients.The results provide the pathological basis for the experimental research of autoimmune hepatitis.
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3-Deoxysappanchalcone (3-DSC) has been reported to possess anti-allergic, antiviral, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities. In the present study, we investigated the effects of 3-DSC on the proliferation of human hair follicle dermal papilla cells (HDPCs) and mouse hair growth in vivo. A real-time cell analyzer system, luciferase assay, Western blot and real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were employed to measure the biochemical changes occurring in HDPCs in response to 3-DSC treatment. The effect of 3-DSC on hair growth in C57BL/6 mice was also examined. 3-DSC promoted the proliferation of HDPCs, similar to Tofacitinib, an inhibitor of janus-activated kinase (JAK). 3-DSC promoted phosphorylation of β-catenin and transcriptional activation of the T-cell factor. In addition, 3-DSC potentiated interleukin-6 (IL-6)-induced phosphorylation and subsequent transactivation of signal transducer and activator of transcription-3 (STAT3), thereby increasing the expression of cyclin-dependent kinase-4 (Cdk4), fibroblast growth factor (FGF) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). On the contrary, 3-DSC attenuated STAT6 mRNA expression and IL4-induced STAT6 phosphorylation in HDPCs. Finally, we observed that topical application of 3-DSC promoted the anagen phase of hair growth in C57BL/6 mice. 3-DSC stimulates hair growth possibly by inducing proliferation of follicular dermal papilla cells via modulation of WNT/β-catenin and STAT signaling.
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Animals , Humans , Mice , Blotting, Western , Fibroblast Growth Factors , Hair Follicle , Hair , Interleukin-6 , Luciferases , Phosphorylation , Phosphotransferases , Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction , RNA, Messenger , T-Lymphocytes , Transcriptional Activation , Transducers , Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor AABSTRACT
Aim Carvacrol ( CAR ) , possesses a wide variety of pharmacological properties including antioxi-dant and anti-inflammatory potential. The present stud-y is designed to investigate the effect of CAR on glu-cose and lipid metabolism in type 1 diabetic mice. Methods Diabetes was induced by intraperitoneal( i. p) injection of streptozotocin into male mice at the dose of 45 mg·kg-1 body weight( BW) . Mice were divided into three different groups containing eight to twelve in each. Age matched male C57 mice were used as nor-mal controls. Group I diabetes, Group Ⅱ and Ⅱ in-jected with CAR at 10 and 20 mg · kg-1 BW respec-tively once daily. After CAR injection 2, 4 or 6 weeks, the rats were weighted and the plasma concen-trations of glucose, total cholesterol( TC) , triglycerides (TG), Glutamic oxalacetic transaminase(AST), Ala-nine transaminase( ALT) levels were enzymatically de-termined using commercial kits. Results STZ-induced C57 BL/6 J diabetic mice showed an elevation in serum glucose, TG, ALT, AST and LDH levels. Compared to diabetic mice, administration of CAR resulted in sig-nificant decreases(P <0. 05) in plasma glucose, TG and LDH levels in a dose dependent manner, but no effect on elevated TC, ALT and AST levels. Conclu-sion These major findings provide evidence that CAR has anti diabetic property and it has the potential for development into a drug to prevent hyperglycemia, re-duce blood lipids and protect the dammaged organs.
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Emodin is an anthraquinone derivative from the roots of Rheum officinale Baill that possesses a variety of biological activities, including inhibition of 5α-reductase and prostaglandin D2. In this study, we investigated whether emodin promotes hair growth. After emodin was topically applied to the shaved dorsal skin of telogenic C57BL/6 N mice, the hair growth rate and morphological analysis were evaluated in dorsal skin for 15 days. After 13 days of treatment, minoxidil or emodin (0.01% or 0.1%)-treated groups showed remarkable regrowth of hairs relative to the vehicle control group. Scoring of the hair growth and rate of hair growth area for 15 days revealed that groups treated with minoxidil and 0.1% emodin were significantly higher than the vehicle control group. Histological examination revealed the emodin and minoxidil groups markedly recovered the number and morphology of hair follicles, including the subcutis depth, relative to the vehicle group. These results suggest that emodin has an excellent promoting effect in hair growth similar to that of minoxidil and might be useful for treatment of baldness or alopecia.
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Animals , Mice , Alopecia , Emodin , Hair Follicle , Hair , Minoxidil , Prostaglandin D2 , Rheum , SkinABSTRACT
Objective To establish a non-traumatic mouse model of acid aspiration-induced lung injury which al-lows longitudinal studies.Method C57BL/6 mice were anesthetized and orotracheally intubated with a 20 gauge angio-catheter guided by optical fiber.The mice were subsequently placed in the right lateral decubitus position and external com-pression to the left lung was manually applied.A polyethylene catheter was advanced into the right lung and used to instill either hydrochloric acid (2.5μL/g, 0.1 mol/L, pH 1.5) or saline as control.Then the mice were recovered with supple-mental oxygen for 4 hours.The pulmonary physiological function and survival of mice within 2 weeks after surgery were as-sessed.Results Methylene blue instillation showed that the staining fluid went into the right lung of the non-traumatically intubated mice.The survival rate of the mice with non-traumatic instillation was 80%, statistically significantly higher than those with tracheostomy instillation.Histological examination and lung function ( wet/dry ratio, elastance and arterial oxy-gen saturation) assay demonstrated that acid instillation caused a profound pathological changes and functional impairment of the lung.Besides, acid aspiration into the mouse lung caused a significant increase in neutrophil infiltration in mouse pulmonary alveoli and high concentrations of inflammatory factors (TNF-α, IL-6, CXCL1 and CXCL2) in the bronchoalve-olar lavage fluid.Conclusions We successfully established a mouse model of acid aspiration-induced lung injury, which may serve as a reliable model for longitudinally studying pulmonary immune-inflammatory mechanism in humans.
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10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2013.25.011
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This study was carried out to examine the action mechanism of Chamaecyparis obtusa oil (CO) on hair growth in C57BL/6 mice. For alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (gamma-GT) activities in the skin tissue, at week 4, the 3% minoxidil (MXD) and 3% CO treatment groups showed an ALP activity that was significantly higher by 85% (p < 0.001) and 48% (p < 0.05) and an gamma-GT activity that was significantly higher by 294% (p < 0.01) and 254% (p < 0.05) respectively, as compared to the saline (SA) treatment group. For insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) mRNA expression in the skin tissue, at week 4, the MXD and CO groups showed a significantly higher expression by 204% (p < 0.05) and 426% (p < 0.01) respectively, as compared to the SA group. At week 4, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression in the MXD and CO groups showed a significantly higher expression by 74% and 96% (p < 0.05) respectively, however, epidermal growth factor (EGF) expression in the MXD and CO groups showed a significantly lower expression by 66% and 61% (p < 0.05) respectively, as compared to the SA group. Stem cell factor (SCF) expression in the MXD and CO groups was observed by immunohistochemistry as significant in a part of the bulge around the hair follicle and in a part of the basal layer of the epidermis. Taking all the results together, on the basis of effects on ALP and gamma-GT activity, and the expression of IGF-1, VEGF and SCF, which are related to the promotion of hair growth, it can be concluded that CO induced a proliferation and division of hair follicle cells and maintained the anagen phase. Because EGF expression was decreased significantly, CO could delay the transition to the catagen phase.