The role of Notch signaling pathway in ovarian physiology and pathology / 基础医学与临床

Notch signaling pathway is involved in oogenesis and the secretion of ovarian hormones .It controls prolifera-tion and differentiation of ovarian stem cells .In addition, the Notch pathway is also involved in ovarian carcinogenesis .

Effect ofChai-Hu Shu-Gan Tang on TNF-α and 5-HT in Hippocampus among Epilepsy–depression Comorbidity Rat Model / 世界科学技术-中医药现代化

This study was aimed to investigate the effects of Chai-Hu Shu-Gan Tang (CHSGT) on levels of TNF-α and 5-HT in lithium chloride–pilocarpine caused epilepsy–depression comorbidity rat model, in order to discuss the intervention effect of CHSGT on TNF-α and 5-HT in epilepsy–depression comorbidity. The lithium chloride–pilocarpine caused epilepsy–depression comorbidity rat model was established. After 6 weeks of animal establishment, rats were randomly divided into 5 groups, which were citalopram group (A), physiological saline group (B), CHSGT high dose group (C), medium dose group (D), and low dose group (E). Intragastric administration was given for 4 weeks, twice a day. Before and after the treatment, RT-PCR was performed to detect hippocampal TNF-αlevels. Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry was performed to detect hippocampal 5-HT levels. Both forced swimming test (FST) and saccharin preference test were carried out to monitor the depressive behaviors of rats. In the meantime, 24 hours a day video camera surveillance were performed to record the number of seizures of rats. The results showed that after treatment, the number of seizures of rats were significantly reduced, the accumulative immobility time in FST was shortened, and the consumption of sucrose increased significantly (P < 0.01) in group A, C and D. Compared with group B, after the treatment, the expressions of hippocampal TNF-α mRNA of rats in group A, C, D were distinctly downregulated, with the level of 5-HT significantly increased (P < 0.05,P < 0.01). Compared with group A, group C and D showed no significant changes. It was concluded that TNF-α played a role in the pathogenesis of epilepsy–depression comorbidity through mediating the level of 5-HT. High and medium doses of CHSGT can downregulate the expression of TNF-α mRNA in depression comorbidity of chronic temporal lobe epilepsy, increase 5-HT level, reduce the number of seizures of rats, and improve depressive behaviors.

Potential roles of the C-ERBB_2 protooncogene in mouse oocyte maturation and in conducting EGF promoting mouse oocyte maturation in vitro / 基础医学与临床

Objective Potential roles of the C-ERBB_(2) protooncogene in mouse oocyte maturation and in conducting Epidermal Growth Factor(EGF) promoteing mouse oocyte maturation in vitro were investigated.Methods This research used mouse oocyte culture model and RT-PCR method to study the effects of both(C-ERBB_(2) and EGF(on mouse) oocyte maturation in vitro,and the potential role of the C-ERBB_(2)protooncogene on EGF effect.Results(C-ERBB_(2) ASODN inhibited germinal vesical breakdown(GVBD) and the first polar(PBⅠ) extrusion of denuded(oocytes(DOs) in a dose-dependent and time-dependent way,and delayed their maturation significantly.C-ERBB_(2) ASODN also inhibited the effect of EGF on oocyte maturation in a time-dependent way.In GVBD oocytes,RT-PCR showed that C-ERBB_(2) mRNA was expressed in oocytes and the level of (C-ERBB_(2) mRNA) was the highest in(EGF treated) group,midst in EGF+c-erbB_2ASODN treated group,and lowest in C-ERBB_(2) ASODN treated group.Conclusion C-ERBB_(2) exists in the oocyte and has promoting effect on oocyte maturation in vitro.EGF plays a rolein inducing denuded oocyte maturation through up-regulating C-ERBB_(2)expression of oocyte.Interfering C-ERBB_(2) expression can reduce the effect of EGF on oocyte maturation.

The correlation between estrus cycle and the pathological changes of liver and lung in LPS-treated mice / 基础医学与临床

Obtective The correlation between estrus cycle and the pathological changes of liver and lung in LPS-treated mice and the possible mechanisms were investigted.Methods The pathological lesion in liver and lung、 the content of E_2、P in plasma and the content of TNF-?、EGF in plasma and ovarian supernate were examined in various times after challenge with 12.5 mg/kg LPS in estrus、metestrus and diestrus respectively and the correlation among them was assessed.Results The plasma E_2 and p levels were the lowest in diestrus.When LPS was injected in diestrus,compared with control group,the levels of P and E_2 in plasma were decreased remarkely after ip LPS 10 h(P