GM1 ganglioside treatment protects against long-term neurotoxic effects of neonatal X-irradiation on cerebellar cortex cytoarchitecture and motor function

Exposure of neonatal rats to a 5 Gy dose of X-irradiation induces permanent abnormalities in cerebellar cortex cytoarchitecture (disarrangement of Purkinje cells, reduction of thickness of granular cortex) and neurochemistry (late increase in noradrenaline levels), and motor function (ataxic gait). The neuroprotective effects of gangliosides have been demonstrated using a variety of CNS injuries, including mechanical, electrolytic, neurotoxic, ischemic, and surgical lesions. Here, we evaluated whether systemically administered GM1 ganglioside protects against the long-term CNS abnormalities induced by a single exposure to ionizing radiation in the early post-natal period. Thus, neonatal rats were exposed to 5 Gy X-irradiation, and subcutaneously injected with one dose (30 mg/kg weight) of GM1 on h after exposure followed by three daily doses. Both at post-natal days 30 and 90, gait and cerebellar cytoarchitecture in X-irradiated rats were significantly impaired when compared to age-matched controls. By contrast, both at post-natal days 30 and 90, gait in X-irradiated rats that were treated with GM1 was not significantly different from that in non-irradiated animals. Furthermore, at post-natal day 90, cerebellar cytoarchitecture was still well preserved in GM1-treated, X-irradiated animals. GM1 failed to modify the radiation-induced increase in cerebellar noradrenaline levels. Present data indicate that exogenous GM1, repeatedly administered after neonatal X-irradiation, produces a long-term radioprotection, demonstrated at both cytoarchitectural and motor levels.     

STAT1对人肾透明细胞癌放射敏感性的影响

目的 研究人肾透明细胞癌信号传递和转录活化因子1(STAT1)表达情况及抑制STAT1对该肿瘤细胞放射敏感性的影响.方法 采用免疫组织化学染色技术对比检测34例人肾透明细胞癌标本和12例正常肾组织标本的STAT1表达.用Western blotting法检测离体培养人肾透明细胞癌细胞(CRL-1932)、纤维母细胞(CCL-116)和wilm's瘤细胞(CRL-1441)的STAT1表达.用氟达拉滨和siRNA抑制CRL-1932细胞STAT1表达,并通过成克隆法和台盼蓝染色计数法研究抑制STAT1对CRL-1932细胞放射敏感性的影响.结果 人肾透明细胞癌标本的总STAT1和磷酸化STAT1表达均明显高于正常肾组织.Western blotting法显示CRL-1932细胞STAT1表达比CRL-1441、CCL-116细胞明显增高;药物氟达拉滨能显著抑制CRL-1932细胞磷酸化STAT1的表达,并显著增加CRL-1932细胞的放射敏感性,且放射增敏程度与药物浓度呈正相关.经STAT1 siRNA处理后CRL-1932细胞总STAT1和磷酸化STAT1的表达均被有效抑制,且细胞在照射后的存活分数显著下降.结论 肾透明细胞癌STAT1呈高表达,抑制STAT1对该细胞有放射增敏作用.     

(S)-(—)-氨氯地平苯磺酸盐二水合物的制备

氨氯地平消旋体经D-(—)-酒石酸拆分,得到(S)-(—)-氨氯地平,再与苯磺酸成盐制得钙通道阻滞剂(S)-(—)-氨氯地平苯磺酸盐二水合物,收率67%,光学纯度近100%.     

纳米金刚石改性核树脂与纤维桩的微拉伸粘结强度研究

目的：测试自行合成的纳米金刚石改性的核树脂（UFD-C）与三种材料纤维桩的微拉伸粘结强度.方法：选择石英纤维桩、玻璃纤维桩、碳纤维桩各10个,每种随机分成2组.在桩周分别用UFD-C或Luxa-Core（L-C）商品核树脂充填,用低速锯沿纤维桩外周平行片切,再垂直粘结面片切成约0.9mm×0.9mm的长方形柱状试件,每组共15个试件.测试其粘结强度,并观察其断裂类型.结果：UFD-C与三种纤维桩的微拉伸粘结强度分别为20.08±2.79 MPa、17.78±5.70 MPa、20.12±3.78 MPa;L-C与三种纤维桩的微拉伸粘结强度分别为21.09±3.64 MPa、23.55±3.41 MPa、18.12±3.80 MPa.L-C与玻璃纤维桩的微拉伸粘结强度高于UFD-C与玻璃纤维桩,差异有统计学意义（P＜0.05）,2种核树脂与石英纤维桩和碳纤维桩的粘结强度差异无显著性（P＞0.05）.体视显微镜观察92%试件是粘结界面的断裂.结论：纳米金刚石改性核树脂与石英纤维桩、碳纤维桩的微拉伸粘结强度与商品Luxa-Core核树脂相当,能满足牙体缺损修复的要求.     

微动刺激幅值对骨组织与钛珠涂层界面的骨生长与微损伤的影响

目的 通过微动力学刺激改善人工关节生物固定界面的性能。 方法 以活性大鼠骨组织与非活性钛珠涂层的结合试样作为研究对象,利用自制的微动力学刺激试验装置,探究不同切向微动幅值的力学刺激对固定界面骨组织生长促进作用及骨组织微损伤的影响,揭示微动刺激下骨组织在钛珠涂层表面的促进生长与微损伤机制。 结果 微动幅为 40 μm 力学刺激组骨组织与钛珠涂层间的界面结合力最大,切向摩擦力-位移曲线由椭圆形转变为直线形,结合界面处于粘着区,不易产生松动,骨组织结构最完整,钛珠涂层表面黏附生长的组织细胞数量最多,分布范围最广。 随着微动幅值的增加,微动刺激对骨生长的促进作用减弱,骨组织与钛珠涂层界面间结合强度逐渐降低,内部空腔区域增多,组织细胞的数量及增殖活性也有不同程度的降低。 结论 不同幅值微动刺激对于组织的生长促进与微损伤同时存在,最优的微动幅值为 40 μm。     

Anti‐fibrotic and Anti‐tumorigenic Effects of Rhein,a Natural Anthraquinone Derivative,in Mammalian Stellate and Carcinoma Cells

Anthraquinone compounds have been recognized to possess antiinflammatory, anti‐fibrotic and anti‐tumour properties and thus applied in human and veterinary therapeutics as active substances of medicinal products. Amongst the anthraquinones isolated from Rheum palmatum, also known as da‐huang, rhein was detected as one of the highest metabolite contents in the bloodstream of mammals. The biological activities of rhein therefore deserve detailed investigation. In this study, we aimed to delineate the mechanism of inhibitory actions of rhein on fibrotic and tumorigenic processes by means of various biochemical assays, such as immunofluorescent staining, real‐time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and western blotting analyses in rat pancreatic stellate cells (LTC‐14), human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cells (PANC‐1) and human colon carcinoma cells (SW480 and SW620). Our results demonstrated that the application of rhein notably suppressed the mRNA and protein levels of various fibrotic and tumorigenic mediators including alpha‐smooth muscle actin, type I collagen, fibronectin, N‐cadherin and matrix metalloproteinases in the testing mammalian cells. The mechanism of the suppressive actions of rhein was associated with the modulation of the sonic hedgehog and serine‐threonine kinase signalling pathways. In conclusion, we suggest that rhein may serve as a therapeutic or an adjuvant agent in anti‐fibrotic and anti‐tumorigenic approaches. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

薄膜包衣在中药防潮中的应用

中药制剂易吸潮严重影响药品的稳定性。简要介绍了中药制剂吸湿性原理、薄膜包衣的优点及应用现状,重点从薄膜包衣的成膜原理、处方组成、影响包衣制剂的工艺参数等方面综述薄膜包衣在中药防潮中的应用。综合国内外薄膜包衣分析技术并探讨其在中药防潮分析上的应用。近几年,虽然薄膜包衣已广泛应用于药物制剂,但由于中药成分的复杂性,薄膜包衣在中药防潮方面的研究和应用还不够深入。随着对新型薄膜包衣材料及在线分析技术的研究,薄膜包衣在中药方面的应用将得到进一步的关注,并将在中药现代化发展进程中发挥较大的潜力。     

Biting Innovations of Mosquito-Based Biomaterials and Medical Devices

Mosquitoes are commonly viewed as pests and deadly predators by humans. Despite this perception, investigations of their survival-based behaviors, select anatomical features, and biological composition have led to the creation of several beneficial technologies for medical applications. In this review, we briefly explore these mosquito-based innovations by discussing how unique characteristics and behaviors of mosquitoes drive the development of select biomaterials and medical devices. Mosquito-inspired microneedles have been fabricated from a variety of materials, including biocompatible metals and polymers, to mimic of the mouthparts that some mosquitoes use to bite a host with minimal injury during blood collection. The salivary components that these mosquitoes use to reduce the clotting of blood extracted during the biting process provide a rich source of anticoagulants that could potentially be integrated into blood-contacting biomaterials or administered in therapeutics to reduce the risk of thrombosis. Mosquito movement, vision, and olfaction are other behaviors that also have the potential for inspiring the development of medically relevant technologies. For instance, viscoelastic proteins that facilitate mosquito movement are being investigated for use in tissue engineering and drug delivery applications. Even the non-wetting nanostructure of a mosquito eye has inspired the creation of a robust superhydrophobic surface coating that shows promise for biomaterial and drug delivery applications. Additionally, biosensors incorporating mosquito olfactory receptors have been built to detect disease-specific volatile organic compounds. Advanced technologies derived from mosquitoes, and insects in general, form a research area that is ripe for exploration and can uncover potential in further dissecting mosquito features for the continued development of novel medical innovations.     

A Feasibility Study of High-Entropy Alloy Coating Deposition by Detonation Spraying Combined with Laser Melting

In this work, a new two-stage approach to the deposition of high-entropy alloy coatings is proposed. At the first stage, a composite precursor coating is formed by detonation spraying of the metal powder mixtures. At the second stage, the precursor coating is re-melted by a laser, and the formation of multi-component solid solution phases can be expected upon solidification. The feasibility of the proposed approach was validated using three different mixtures of Fe, Ni, Cu, Co and Al powders. It was shown that detonation spraying allows forming composite coatings with a uniform distribution of the lamellae of different metals. The results of the structural analysis of the laser-treated coatings suggest that complete alloying occurred in the melt and face-centered cubic solid solutions formed in the coatings upon cooling.     

Combination therapy of tacrolimus,high doses of glucocorticosteroids,and cyclophosphamide against existing historical treatment for patients in severe conditions of interstitial lung diseases complicated with dermatomyositis: A retrospective analysis

The high-dose glucocorticosteroid (GC) treatment is the first choice for dermatomyositis complicated with interstitial lung disease (DM-ILD) but patients are resistant to the high-dose GC monotherapy. Besides, the high dose of GC, the secondary immunosuppressive agent(s) is necessary but there is controversy for the selection of immunosuppressive agent(s). The objectives of the study were to analyze the efficacy of different therapeutic options for DM-ILD to identify the optimal therapy. A total of 60 patients had received intravenous 1.0–2.0 mg/ kg/day prednisolone for DM-ILD. In severe conditions, patients had received oral 1 to 3 mg/day tacrolimus (TAC), 500 mg/ m²/month cyclophosphamide (CY), and/or 1 g/ day methylprednisolone pulse (TI cohort, n = 24). In severe conditions, patients had received 1 g/day methylprednisolone pulse and 2–3 mg/ kg/day cyclosporine A (CsA) and/or 500 mg/ m²/month CY (existing historical treatment; CT cohort, n = 36). Patients of the TI cohort did not receive CsA. Patients in the CT cohort were received CY in significantly fewer numbers than those of the TI cohort during treatment (P = .0112). A total of 11 (46%) patients from the TI cohort and 14 (39%) patients from the CT cohort were developed relapsed. At the end of the 30-months, higher numbers of patients of the TI cohort had an event(s) free survival than those of the CT cohort (7 (29%) vs 2 (6%), P = .0229). Also, higher numbers of patients of the TI cohort had survived irrespective of an event(s) than those of the CT cohort (21 (87%) vs 22 (61%), P = .0399). Patients of the TI cohort had developed herpes zoster (2 (8%)) and cytomegalovirus (4 (17%)) infections. Patients of the CT cohort developed renal dysfunction (10 (28%)). Hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, and fracture (GC-related toxicities) were also reported in both cohorts and these toxicities were fever in the TI cohort. The addition of TAC to high doses GC with CY is an ideal treatment for severe conditions of DM-ILD (Level of Evidence: III; Technical Efficacy Stage: 4).