Effect of Ginkgo biloba extract on glucose uptake of diaphragm in diabetic rats / 中国中药杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the effects of Ginkgo biloba extract (GbE) on the glucose uptake rate and gene expression of glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) in diaphragm of diabetic rats.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>Forty SD male rats were randomly divided into normal control group (n=10) and model group (n=30). Diabetic models were induced by feeding with high-sucrose-high-fat diet and intraperitoneal injecting 25 mg X kg(-1) streptozotocin. 20 successful models were rearranged to two groups: diabetic group and GbE treatment group, 10 rats in each. Then the saline and 8 mg X kg(-1) x d(-1) of GbE were respectively intraperitoneal injected, once a day continuously for 8 weeks. The contents of fasting blood glucose (FBG), fasting insulin (FINS) were detected, respectively. The glucose uptake rate and gene expression of GLUT4 in diaphragm were determinated and the varieties of diaphragm ultrastructure were observed.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>Compared with control group, levels of FBG and FINS obviously increased in diabetic rats (P < 0.01), but the glucose uptake rate and expression of GLUT4 mRNA in diaphragm decreased significantly (P < 0.05, P < 0.01). The ultrastructure in diabetic group under electron microscope indicated that diaphragm mitochondrion swelled and degenerated. The above changes were inhibited by GbE.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>GbE can improve the glucose metabolism in diabetic rats and reduce the diabetes-induced diaphragm damage. The action mechanism of the drug may be related to promote the mRNA expression of GLUT4 in diaphragm and improve the uptake and metabolism of blood glucose.</p>

In vitro and in vivo anti-tumor effects of dendritic cell vaccines sensitized by NCI-H460 lung cancer cell line / 中国肿瘤生物治疗杂志

DC group.IL-12 secretion in IL-18/fusion group was higher than that in the fusion group,and IL-12 in the pulsed DC group was higher than that in the DC group.The in vitro killing rates of the 4 groups were 79.73%,50.68%,35.81% and 4.05%,respectively.Tumor forming time in IL-18/fusion group([12.82?2.85]d) was longer than those in the pulsed DC group([8.52?1.97]d,P

Phenotype and immune activity of dendritic cells under interleukin-18 intervention / 中国病理生理杂志

0.05).The positive rates of CD1a and CD83 in IL-18+TNF-? group were higher than those in other 2 groups.The positive rate of HLA-DR in IL-18+TNF-? group was higher than that in IL-18 group.No difference between IL-18 group and TNF-? group in the potency of stimulating T cell proliferation was found,whereas the stimulating potency in IL-18+TNF-? group was higher than that in IL-18 group and TNF-? group.IL-12 in IL-18+TNF-? group at 48 h and 72 h was higher than that in IL-18 group and TNF-? group(P