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Objective:To investigate the effects and the mechanism of renal protection of curcumin on oxidative stress and lipid metabolism in diabetic rats.Methods:60 Wistar rats were randomly divided into normal control group ( n=20) and diabetic model preparation group ( n=40). Rats in the normal control group were fed with normal diet, while rats in the diabetes model group were fed with high sugar and high fat diet. After 4 weeks of feeding, rats in the diabetic model preparation group were injected with streptozotocin (60 mg/kg) intraperitoneally once. A total of 35 rats were successfully modeled and then randomly divided into diabetic model group ( n=17) and curcumin group ( n=18). The diabetic model group continued to be fed with high sugar and high fat diet, and the curcumin group was given high sugar and high fat diet and 200 mg/(kg·d) curcumin (1% carboxymethyl fiber sodium prepared into suspension) intervention every day; while the normal control group and the diabetic model group were given 1% carboxymethyl fiber sodium of the same volume. The body weight, kidney index, blood glucose , serum creatinine, urea nitrogen, blood lipid and 24-hour urinary microalbumin excretion rate (24 h UAER) of rats in each group were measured. Superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and m-alondialdehyde (MDA) in serum and kidney tissues were measured. Results:Compared with the control group, the levels of the body weight, kidney index, blood glucose, serum creatinine, urea nitrogen, triglyceride, total cholesterol and 24 h UAER in the diabetic model group increased significantly. The level of MDA in serum and kidney tissues increased significantly ( P<0.05), while the levels of SOD, CAT and GSH-Px activities in serum and kidney tissues decreased significantly ( P<0.05). Compared with diabetic model group, the levels of the body weight increased, while the kidney index, blood glucose, serum creatinine, urea nitrogen , triglyceride, total cholesterol and 24 h UAER in the curcumin group decreased significantly, the level of MDA in serum and kidney tissues decreased significantly ( P<0.05); the levels of SOD, CAT and GSH-Px in serum and kidney tissues increased significantly ( P<0.05) in the curcumin group. Conclusions:Curcumin may play a renal protective role in diabetic rats by inhibiting oxidative stress in serum and kidney and reducing blood lipid.
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Objective To evaluate the effects of diagnostic and treatment manipulation of the urinary diseases on serum prostate specific antigen(PSA) levels .Methods 80 male patients were recruited from urology surgery department of Shenzhen Tranditional Chinese Medicine (TCM ) Hospital ,Which included 13 cases with digital rectal examination (DRE) ,10 cases with catheterization , 12 cases with rigid cystoscopy ,17 cases with prostate biopsy ,28 cases with transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) .Blood samples of 80 patients were collected before diagnostic and treatment manipulation of the urinary diseases and 24 h ,3 d ,7 d ,14 d af‐ter that ,respectively .Then ,serum total prostate antigen(TPSA) and free prostate antigen (FPSA) was measured .Results There was no effects of DRE on serum TPSA and FPSA levels(P>0 .05) .On the contrary ,serum TPSA and FPSA levels increased sig‐nificantly in patients with catheterization and cystoscopy(P<0 .05) ,and the duration was longer(7-14 d) .Serum TPSA and FPSA levels increased significantly(P<0 .05)in patients with TURP and biopsy at the 24th hour after manipulation and it began to de‐crease on the third day .Also ,the serum TPSA and FPSA levels decreased to baseline after 14 days .Conclusion There′re no effects of DRE on serum TPSA and FPSA levels .However ,serum TPSA and FPSA levels increase differently in patients with catheteriza‐tion ,cystoscopy ,biopsy and TURP ,but the durations were different ,too .
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Objective To investigate the value of KIM-1 and NGAL in predicting the early diabetes nephropathy(DN).Meth-ods 132 cases of type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients were recruited in this study,patients were divided into four groups based on the urine albumin/creatinine and serum creatinine levels,as follows:normal albuminuria group (45 cases),mi-croalbuminuria group (36 cases),clinical albuminuria group (30 cases),renal failure group (21 cases),65 healthy subjects were recruited as control group.Urinary KIM-1 and NGAL levels were measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).Results With the progress of DN,urinary KIM-1 and NGAL levels gradually increased (P<0.05),the urinary KIM-1/Ucr level was positively correlated with ACR (r=0.822,P<0.01),and the urinary NGAL/Ucr was positively cor-related with ACR (r=0.842,P<0.01).Conclusion The urinary KIM-1 and NGAL level can predict the occurrence of ear-ly DN,and also monitor the progression of DN.
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Objective To investigate the relationship of urinary liver-type fatty-acid binding protein and progression of ne-phropathy in diabetic patients .Methods A total of 132 cases of type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients were recruited in this study , and were divided into four groups based on the urine albumin /creatinine and serum creatinine levels , including normal albuminuria group ( n =45), microalbuminuria group ( n =36), clinical albuminuria group ( n =30), and renal failure group ( n =21), Additional 65 healthy subjects were recruited as control group .The levels of urinary liver-type fatty-acid binding protein ( L-FABP) were measured with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and serum creatinine, urine creatinine, Liver function, hemoglobin, glycated he-moglobin (HbA1c), albumin (Alb), and 24h urinary protein were measured by respective biochemical or immunological methods . Results With the progression of diabetic nephropathy , the level of urinary L-FABP was gradually increased ( P 0.05).Conclusions The uri-nary L-FABP level can predict the occurrence of early diabetic nephropathy , and also monitor the progression of diabetic nephropathy .
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Objective To study the influence of NS4B on host defense system. Methods After cell line stably expressed NS4B was established, cell expression profiling caused by NS4B was studied using DNA microarray, and the results of microarray were verified via IFNGR1 fluorescence intensity analysis. Results The data showed that HCV-NS4B could suppress host defense system-associated gene ex-pression, in particular, IFN-γsignal transduction-related genes. Conclusion NS4B could play a role in persistence and resistance to IFN therapy in HCV infection.
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Objective To research the mechanism of aqueous extract of Radix Scutellariae in relieving fever of model rats. Method The fever model rats were made by dry yeast. Rectum temperature (?T/℃) was observed, and serum IL-1?, hypothalamus cAMP and IL-1?, ventral septal area AVP were detected by RIA. Results Aqueous extract of Radix Scutellariae decreased IL-1? and cAMP content of hypothalamus, and AVP content of ventral septal area significantly (compared with model group, P
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Objective To compare the effect of different sources extracted scutellaria (Hebei, Shanxi and Dalian) on the death-protection and inhibition of FM1 infected mice. Method As animal model, FM1 infected mice was treated an hour after infection. Indexes including mortality, average survival time, lung index were observed to evaluate the effect of different sources extracted scutellaria on anti-influenza virus. Result Different sources extracted scutellaria reduced mortality (P
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Objective To observe the effects of extracts of ginkgo leaves (EGL) on acute myocardial infarction, acute myocardial ischemia and blood hemorheology.Methods The effects of EGL on acute myocardial infarction were observed in dogs model induced by the ligation of anterior descending branch of left coronary artery; effects on acute myocardial ischemia were observed on rats model caused by intravenous injection of pituitrin and effects on blood hemorheology were observed in rabbits. Results EGL significantly reduced the myocardial infarction area, decreased the activities of lactate dehydrogenase and creatine phosphokinase in dogs, reduced the elevation of ST segment of electrocardiogram in rats with myocardial ischemia and decreased whole blood viscosity and plasma viscosity in rabbits. Conclusion EGL has protective effect against myocardial ischemic injury and can improve the parameters of blood hemorheology in rabbits. Its mechanism may be concerned with the reduction of the myocardial infarction area and infarction degree and the relief of acute myocardial ischemia.