The molecular mechanism of inhibition of murine Lewis lung carcinoma metastasis by weimaining in vivo

AIM: To investigate the anti-metastasis effect of weimaining, extracted from fragopyrum cymosum meissn, a Chinese medicine, on murine Lewis lung carcinoma (3LL). METHODS: The anti-metastasis effect of weimaining in vivo was detected in the grafting lung metastasis model of murine Lewis lung carcinoma. The effects of the drug on the expression of CD34 and E-cadherin were investigated by immunohistochemical staining and RT-PCR. RESULTS: Weimaining effectively inhibited the lung metastasis of 3LL at a concentration of 250 mg·kg^-1·d^-1, significantly suppressed the expression of CD34 and increased the expression levels of E-cadherin protein and mRNA in 3LL cells. CONCLUSIONS: Weimaining inhibits the metastasis of murine Lewis lung carcinoma (3LL) in vivo via increasing the expression of E-cadherin and decreasing microvessel density of tumor tissue.     

Effect of atrial natriuretic peptide on acute lung injury induced by lipopolysaccharide

AIM: To investigate effect of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) on acute lung injury (ALI) induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in rat. METHODS: Mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) was recorded with model 6280 physiology intelligentialize grapher, nitric oxide (NO) and endothelin (ET) concentrations in plasma were measured after lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or following LPS ,ANP was injected into vein in rats. After experiment,lung water as well as pulmonary histopathological changes was measured and observed, respectively. RESULTS: Administration of LPS elicited a persistence decrease in MAP (8.1 kPa±2.6 kPa,at 4 h,P<0.01 vs control); NO and ET concentration in plasma was evident higher than that in control group, respectively (P<0.01); Wet-dry ratio of lung was higher than that in control group (5.15±0.43,at 4 h) (P<0.05); Alveolus detelectasis was observed and pulmonary mesenchyme was thicker than that in control group. No erythrocyte and leukocytes in alveolus,which show an interstitial pulmonary edema, was observed in LPS+ANP group, ANP maintained MAP at higher levels (13.35 kPa±2.93 kPa, at 4 h, P<0.05 vs LPS) after an transient decline when LPS was injected; NO and ET concentration of plasma had all significantly decrease, respectively (P<0.05 vs LPS, at 4 h); Wet-dry ratio of lung was lower than LPS group (4.57±0.35, P<0.05). Compared with control group the ratio was not evident difference (P>0.05); The histopathological of lung displayed markedly improved. CONCLUSION: ANP attenuates ALI induced by LPS in the rat. The effect of ANP may be via decreasing secretion of ET,NO and regulation arterial blood pressure.     

Effects of fosinopril,captopril and valsartan on the expressionof tissue factor in human monocytes

AIM: To investigate the effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI), fosinopril, captopril and angiotensin II AT₁ antagonists, valsartan on tissue factor (TF) expression on monocytes induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). METHODS: Mononuclear leukocytes from normal delivered female umbilical veins were incubated with bacterial LPS in presence or absence of different ACE inhibitors .At the end of incubation, the cells were disrupted by 3 freeze-thaw cycles. TF procoagulant activity was assessed by a one-stage clotting assay. RT-PCR was used to check TF mRNA expression, and GAPDH mRNA was used for parallel assay. RESULTS and CONCLUSION: The results showed that increased expression of TF mRNA induced by LPS was inhibited by fosinopril, captopril and valsartan, respectively, and the procoagualant activity of monocytes was also reduced.     

Recent advances in molecular mechanisms of oncosis

Oncosis is another form of cell death, which is different from apoptosis. The review will discuss the recent advances of oncosis on pathological morphology, nuclear biochemical changes and molecular mechanisms.     

β_2兴奋剂莱克多巴胺及其检测技术研究进展

莱克多巴胺(RCT) 属苯酚胺类β肾上腺素激动剂, 因能增强运动员、动物运动肌肉, 提高运动成绩, 被国际奥委会列为禁用兴奋剂药物。同时RCT因具有营养再分配、促进蛋白质合成, 增加酮体瘦肉率, 提高饲料转化率的作用, 有可能作为饲料添加剂用于畜产品的生产, 而其残留对人类健康存在潜在的危害, 被禁止或限定在畜产品生产中使用。因此, 研究RCT的分析测定方法, 对于畜产品的安检和兴奋剂的检测都具有实际意义。本文对兴奋剂莱克多巴胺的药理、毒理性质以及检测方法和国内外研究状况进行了较详细的阐述及讨论。     

人工诱发鸡新城疫的攻毒条件的比较研究

将4周龄淮南麻黄鸡80羽随机平均分成4组：口鼻接种组、皮下接种组、肌肉接种组和空白对照组，分别用不同稀释度的NDV攻毒，观察攻毒结果并统计死亡情况。结果不同攻毒途径的致病性有差异，肌肉注射致病性最强，皮下注射次之，滴鼻滴口最弱。不同攻毒途径所需的攻毒剂量各不相同，滴鼻滴口所需的剂量最大，皮下注射次之，肌肉注射量最小。本文对造成不同攻毒途径致病性差异的原因进行了深入探讨。人工诱发新城疫，建议采用注射途径。     

苓桂术甘汤对肉鸡腹水综合征的防治作用

将15日龄艾维茵肉鸡分成5组,一组在常温(21±1)℃下饲养,作为正常对照组(N);其余4组在低温(11±1)℃下饲养以诱发腹水综合征,其中模型对照组(C)不给任何药物,维生素组(V)饮水中添加VC(0.5 g/L)和VE(0.1 g/L),2个试验组(T1和T2)分别给予不同剂量(0.4和0.8 mL/kg bw)的苓桂术甘汤。结果显示,C组的腹水发病率、腹水心脏指数(AHI)、红细胞压积(PCV)、红细胞数、血红蛋白(Hb)及丙二醛(MDA)含量、血清α-羟丁酸脱氢酶(-αHBDH)、谷草转氨酶(GOT)和谷丙转氨酶(GPT)均显著高于N组;而3种抗氧化酶[超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)和谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GSH-Px)]的活性则显著降低;2个试验组及V组的上述检测指数都得到明显改善,表明苓桂术甘汤能增强肉鸡的抗氧化能力,具有防治肉鸡腹水综合征的作用。     

东海原甲藻和中肋骨条藻适宜生长条件及叶绿素荧光特性的对比

为探究东海原甲藻（Prorocentrum donghaiense）和中肋骨条藻（Skeletonema costatum）两种赤潮高发藻适宜生长条件及叶绿素荧光参数的差异,选取温度（17、20、23、26 ℃）、光照[40、80、120、160 μmol photons /（m²·s）]、磷酸盐（0.1、1.0、5.0、10.0 μmol/L）、初始生物量（1×10⁴、3×10⁴、5×10⁴、7×10⁴ cells/mL）等4个因素4水平试验进行室内培养实验。结果表明,对两种微藻叶绿素a峰值质量浓度产生极其显著影响的是磷酸盐（P<0.01）,光照、温度、初始生物量未产生显著影响。磷酸盐添加表明,在0.1、1.0 μmol/L低磷环境中,东海原甲藻生物量及稳定性高于中肋骨条藻,高初始生物量消耗磷酸盐后东海原甲藻能够继续生存,中肋骨条藻则细胞丰度持续衰落;在5.0和10.0 μmol/L高磷环境中,中肋骨条藻较东海原甲藻增殖最快,生物量更高。东海原甲藻的荧光参数F_v/F_m、α较中肋骨条藻稳定,表明其光合活性稳定;更小的细胞体积和更大的比表面积使中肋骨条藻于培养初期快速达到峰值,表明其对磷酸盐利用能力强。10.0 μmol/L磷酸盐浓度组,4个荧光参数最大,光合活性最强,更容易发生赤潮。东海原甲藻的光合活性主要受光照的影响,中肋骨条藻的光合活性更大程度受磷酸盐、光照的影响。     

丹红杨等4个黑杨无性系在湖区外滩引种试验

选择近年来引进的洞庭湖区造林的丹红杨、巨霸杨、南林-95杨、南林-895杨,于2004年春在西洞庭目平湖外滩进行对比造林试验,经4年观测,其造林保存率均低于78％。丹红杨、巨霸杨胸径生长量较大;巨霸杨、丹红杨、南林-895杨的材积生长量较南林-95杨增产15．9％～25．6％。各项生长量指标在4个无性系之间均无显著差异。     

越橘新品种‘北华1号’

‘北华1号’是从美国引进的北高丛越橘中选出的新品种。果实近圆形,蓝紫色,披白粉,果柄长8.7 mm,平均单果质量2.08 g,果实长径1.57 cm,短径1.21 cm,可溶性固形物含量11.6%,总糖7.82%,酸度0.28%,维生素C含量0.27 mg·g-1,维生素B1含量11.6μg·g-1,花青素含量1.52 mg·g-1,花青素清除DPPH自由基的清除率93.12%,出汁率73.5%。中早熟,在长白山区8月上旬果实成熟。具有抗寒、抗病、丰产、稳产的优点。适宜吉林省东部长白山区栽培。