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ObjectiveTo investigate the relationship between microtubule-associated protein l light chain 3B (LC3-II) and the inlfammatory response of Kawasaki disease (KD).MethodsThirty-nine cases of acute KD before intravenous admin-istration of immunoglobulin were enrolled. According to the results of echocardiography, the 39 cases were furtherly divided into KD with coronary artery lesion (CAL, 20 cases) group and KD with non-CAL (NCAL, 19 cases) group. At the same time, 12 healthy children were selected as controls. Serum samples were collected and cultured in vitro by human coronary artery endothe-lial cells (HCAEC) for 12 h. The LC3-II protein and mRNA expression of HCAEC were detected by Western-blotting and Q-PCR respectively.ResultsThe LC3-II protein and mRNA expression in CAL group and NCAL group were signiifcantly higher than those in control group, the LC3-II protein and mRNA expression in CAL group was higher than those in NCAL group, and both differences were statistically signiifcant (P<0.05).ConclusionsAutophagy may be involved in the inlfammatory response of KD in acute phase, which may be related to endothelial cell lesions of coronary artery in children with KD.
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To investigate the mechanism of Herba Epimedii alcoho l extract for imp otence, Giess reagent was used to observe the effect of the alcohol extract of H erba Epimedii in mice and its effect on release of NO fro m human umbilical vein endothelial cells in vitro was also studied. The results showed that alcoh ol extract of Herba Epimdii had no effect on the release of NO. But the serum co llected from the mice after the medication of alcohol extract of Herba Epimedii for 120min and 180min promoted the production of NO, and the reaction reached th e peak at 120 min. It is indicated that the promotion of NO release from endothe lial cells may be one of the mechanisms of Herba Epimedii for impotence.
