Effects of mycophenolic acid on high glucose-induced expression of TGF-beta and CTGF in mesangial cells.

The effects of mycophenolic acid (MPA) on high glucose-induced expression of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) and connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) in mesangial cells (MC) were investigated. Rat MC were cultured in the presence of different concentrations of MPA (1.0 and 10.0 micromol/L) or MPA plus high glucose for 72 h. The expression of TGF-beta and CTGF was detected by Western blot. The results showed that high glucose could induce the expression of TGF-beta and CTGF in MC, but MPA could inhibit this effects. MPA did not influence the expression of TGF-beta and CTGF in normal glucose. It was concluded that MPA might prevent the progression of diabetic nephropathy by inhibiting the expression of TGF-beta and CTGF in MC.     

实施品牌战略 实现医院可持续发展

从阐述品牌的内涵,分析实施品牌战略的意义,探寻实施品牌战略的有效途径等三个方面,论证了医院必须通过实施品牌,塑造医院良好形象,更新经营观念和调整营销策略来拓宽服务渠道,扩大服务范围,以增强社会对自身的认知,从而保持持久的竞争力,在激烈的市场竞争中得到发展。     

简易小鼠镇咳实验法

本文报告了一项简易的小鼠镇咳实验方法,系利用恒压条件下喷氢氧化铵气雾,引起小鼠咳嗽反应,并以引起半数小鼠咳嗽的喷雾时间(EDT₅₀)为指标。本法能比较稳定地反映出已知止咳药的作用和作用强度。曾用本法筛选出杜鹃酮、止咳酮,金丝桃甙等得到临床证实的新止咳药。本法简便、快速、耗药量少,节省动物,适用于作大量筛选试验。     

Giganteaside D induces ROS-mediated apoptosis in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells through the MAPK pathway

Purpose

Every year, almost one million individuals are diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) worldwide and more than 690,000 patients die of it. At present, most therapeutic anti-HCC agents are not effective, which is due to the appearance of chemo-resistance and/or toxic side effects. Therefore, it is imperative to find novel more effective anti-HCC agents. Here, we evaluated the effect of giganteaside D (GD), an oleanolic acid saponin from P. scabiosaefolia, on the growth and apoptosis of HCC cells.

Methods and results

Using MTT and clonogenic assays, we found that GD exhibited a significant growth inhibitory effect on the HCC-derived cell lines HepG2 and Bel-7402. In addition, we found that GD induced mitochondria-mediated apoptosis in these HCC-derived cells, as indicated by a decreased mitochondrial potential, activation of Caspase-9 and Caspase-3, cleavage of PARP and release of Cytochrome C from the mitochondria. Besides, we found that GD stimulated the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and that blockage of ROS attenuated the GD-induced mitochondria-mediated apoptosis. Additionally, we found that GD treatment led to a decrease in phosphorylated Erk (p-Erk) and triggered the generation of p-JNK, both components of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway. Inhibition of Erk or JNK by specific inhibitors or siRNAs augmented or attenuated the cytotoxic and apoptotic effects of GD.

Conclusions

From our results we conclude that GD can induce ROS-mediated apoptosis in HCC-derived cells through the MAPK pathway. This observation may open up avenues to explore the future use of GD as a HCC chemotherapeutic agent.

     

Novel Amdoparvovirus Infecting Farmed Raccoon Dogs and Arctic Foxes

A new amdoparvovirus, named raccoon dog and fox amdoparvovirus (RFAV), was identified in farmed sick raccoon dogs and arctic foxes. Phylogenetic analyses showed that RFAV belongs to a new species within the genus Amdoparvovirus of the family Parvoviridae. An RFAV strain was isolated in Crandell feline kidney cell culture.     

Nitric oxide-mediated bystander effect induced by heavy-ions in human salivary gland tumour cells

Purpose : To investigate the signal factor and its function in the medium-mediated bystander effect during heavy-ion irradiation of human salivary gland (HSG) neoplastic cells. Materials and methods : Unirradiated recipient HSG cells were co-cultivated with HSG donor cells irradiated with 290 MeV/u carbon beams having different LET values. Cell proliferation and micronucleus (MN) induction in recipient cells with and without treatment of a NO scavenger (PTIO) were measured and the concentration of nitrite in the co-culture medium was detected. As a direct control, the effects of a nitric oxide (NO) generator (sper/NO) on cell proliferation and MN induction were also examined. Results : Increases in cell proliferation and MN induction were found in the recipient HSG cells as a result of co-culturing and cell proliferation was obviously enhanced during a further subculture. In comparison with 13 keV/ μ m, 100 keV/ μ m carbon-ion irradiation was found to be a more efficient inducer of the medium-mediated bystander effect. The treatment of cells by PTIO resulted in elimination of such effects, which supports a role for NO in the medium-mediated bystander effect. As an oxidization product of NO, nitrite was detected in the co-culture medium, and the dose-response for its concentration was similar to that of cell proliferation and MN induction in the recipient cells. When the HSG cells were treated by sper/NO with a concentration of less than 20 μ M, cell proliferation was enhanced, whereas MN increased along with sper/NO concentration. Conclusion : NO participated in the medium-mediated bystander effects on cell proliferation and MN induction, depending on the LET of irradiation.     

An antibody against Siglec-15 promotes bone formation and fracture healing by increasing TRAP+mononuclear cells and PDGF-BB secretion

INTRODUCTION Siglec-15 is a member of the sialic acid-binding immunoglobulintype lectin (Siglecs) family, a group of cell-surface receptors that potentially reg...     

硬化注射缝合加内扩括约肌侧切治疗直肠前突的临床研究

目的 探讨硬化注射缝合后加内扩括约肌侧切法治疗直肠前突的有效性.方法 将64例中度及中度以上的直肠前突患者随机分成两组,各32例.试验组行硬化注射缝合加内扩括约肌侧切法治疗,对照组行经直肠切开修补术,并观察两组的治疗效果及并发症.结果 治疗后两组患者症状评分较治疗前降低,两组治疗效果相比无统计学差异,但试验组在术中出血、术后疼痛等并发症方面则优于对照组.结论 硬化注射加柱状缝合法是一种简便有效的治疗直肠前突的方法.     

硬化注射缝合加内扩括约肌侧切治疗直肠前突的临床研究

目的探讨硬化注射缝合后加内扩括约肌侧切法治疗直肠前突的有效性。方法将64例中度及中度以上的直肠前突患者随机分成两组,各32例。试验组行硬化注射缝合加内扩括约肌侧切法治疗,对照组行经直肠切开修补术,并观察两组的治疗效果及并发症。结果治疗后两组患者症状评分较治疗前降低,两组治疗效果相比无统计学差异,但试验组在术中出血、术后疼痛等并发症方面则优于对照组。结论硬化注射加柱状缝合法是一种简便有效的治疗直肠前突的方法。     

Processing Environmental Stimuli in Paranoid Schizophrenia: Recognizing Facial Emotions and Performing Executive Functions

ObjectiveTo study the contribution of executive function to abnormal recognition of facial expressions of emotion in schizophrenia patients.MethodsAbnormal recognition of facial expressions of emotion was assayed according to Japanese and Caucasian facial expressions of emotion (JACFEE), Wisconsin card sorting test (WCST), positive and negative symptom scale, and Hamilton anxiety and depression scale, respectively, in 88 paranoid schizophrenia patients and 75 healthy volunteers.ResultsPatients scored higher on the Positive and Negative Symptom Scale and the Hamilton Anxiety and Depression Scales, displayed lower JACFEE recognition accuracies and poorer WCST performances. The JACFEE recognition accuracy of contempt and disgust was negatively correlated with the negative symptom scale score while the recognition accuracy of fear was positively with the positive symptom scale score and the recognition accuracy of surprise was negatively with the general psychopathology score in patients. Moreover, the WCST could predict the JACFEE recognition accuracy of contempt, disgust, and sadness in patients, and the perseverative errors negatively predicted the recognition accuracy of sadness in healthy volunteers. The JACFEE recognition accuracy of sadness could predict the WCST categories in paranoid schizophrenia patients.ConclusionRecognition accuracy of social-/moral emotions, such as contempt, disgust and sadness is related to the executive function in paranoid schizophrenia patients, especially when regarding sadness.