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Objective To explore the effect of glial cells on cerebral neuron damage induced by amyloid beta protein (Aβ) in Alzheimer′s disease rat .Methods 20 male Wistar rats were randomly divided into the control group and the model group ,10 cases in each group The gel state Aβ(10μg) was injected into the rat′s bilateral hippocampus in the model group ,while the control group was injected with normal saline ;the Morris water maze test was performed to assess the rat′s learning and memory ability ;the thio‐nine stain was used for observing the morphology and quantity of cerebral cortex neurons ;the enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was adopted to detect the serum tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF‐α) and interleukin 1 beta(IL‐1β) levels ;the immuno‐histochemical was used to detect the expression of glial cell and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) .Results The various indexes in the model group were significantly lower than those in the control group(P<0 .05);the quantity of cerebral cortex neurons in the model group was significantly decreased compared with that in the control group (P<0 .01);the ELISA results showed that the lev‐els of TNF‐αand IL‐1βin the model group were significantly higher than those in the control group(P<0 .05);the immunohisto‐chemistry showed that the number of GFAP positive cells in the hippocampus in the model group was significantly more than that in the control group(P<0 .05) .Conclusion Aβmight activate the glial cells and promote the release of inflammatory cytokines ,which causes the damage of rat cerebral neurons and leads to decrease the rat′s learning and memory ability .
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AIM:To observe the effects of Liangxue-Jiedu (LXJD) prescription, a Chinese medicine, on the expression of CC chemokine ligand 20 ( CCL20 ) and CC chemokine receptor 6 ( CCR6 ) in imiquimod-induced psoriasis-like skin lesions in a mouse model .METHODS: Male BALB/c mice were randomly divided into control group , model group, LXJD treatment group and chemokine CCL 20 monoclonal antibody treatment group .The mouse model of psoriasis was induced by imiquimod .The severity of psoriasis was assessed by the dermatologists using psoriasis area and severity in -dex (PASI).The morphological changes of the skin tissues were observed under light microscope .The thickness of epider-mis was measured .Real-time PCR was used to detect the expression of CCL 20 and CCR6 in the skin tissue samples .RE-SULTS:The skin in model group showed a large number of scales , erythema and skin thickening .Compared with model group, the skin lesion in LXJD treatment group was attenuated .The erythema and scales were alleviated , the PASI score was reduced , and the expression of CCL 20 and CCR6 was significantly lower than that in model group .CONCLUSION:LXJD prescription down-regulates the expression of CCL 20/CCR6, thus attenuating the psoriasis skin lesions in mice .