Effects of simulated nitrogen-oxygen saturation exposure at a water depth of 50m on expression of inflammatory mediators in external auditory canal of rabbits / 中华劳动卫生职业病杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the effects of simulated nitrogen-oxygen saturation exposure at a water depth of 50 m on the expression of inflammatory mediators including interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-10 (IL-10), and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) in the external auditory canal (EAC) of rabbits.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Two batches of New Zealand rabbits were exposed to nitrogen-oxygen saturated at a water depth of 50 m. After exposure, the epithelial tissue in the EAC was analyzed using hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining, and the changes in expression of inflammatory mediators including IL-6, IL-10, and TNF-α in the EAC of rabbits were determined by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>According to the result of HE staining, more inflammatory cell infiltration, small vascular congestion, and mucosal edema in the EAC of rabbits were observed in the exposure group than in the control group. Additionally, compared with the control group, the exposure group had increased expression of IL-6 and TNF-α and reduced expression of IL-10 in the EAC of rabbits according to the result of real-time PCR.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The nitrogen-oxygen saturation exposure at a water depth of 50 m can cause inflammatory injuries in the EAC of rabbits. The mechanism may be associated with increased expression of IL-6 and TNF-α and reduced expression of IL-10.</p>

Application of proteomics in radiation-related cancer research / 肿瘤研究与临床

Radiation-induced cancer is the most severe remote effect caused by radiation in human.Radiation-induced cancer includes leukemia,multiple myeloma,thyroid carcinoma,lung cancer,breast cancer,gastric cancer,and colon cancer.As protein is the executor of life activities,more and more research has been transfered from genomics to proteomics with the coming of post-genome era,and proteomics has became one of the hot research areas in life science.Proteomics is to study all expressed proteins' function encoded by genome sequences,and it provides a good way to study the composition and variation features in different stages and treatment conditions of cancer from the whole level.Therefore,proteomics has been widespreadly applicated in many fields of cancer research such as finding tumor markers,discovering molecular mechnism,early diagnosis,therapeutic efficacy assessment,cancer prevention and prognosis,etc.This article reviews the recent application of proteomics in some kinds of radiation-induced cancer.