Objective To study endothelial damage by observing changes of circulating endothelial cells (CECs) in blood, coagula-tion and fibrinolysis index in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. Methods CECs were ...Objective To study endothelial damage by observing changes of circulating endothelial cells (CECs) in blood, coagula-tion and fibrinolysis index in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. Methods CECs were separated by isopycnic centrifugation method in 14 patients with acute lung injury (ALI), 7 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), 10 intensive care unit (ICU) controls, and 15 healthy controls. Plasma prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), fibrinogen (FG), fibrin degradation products (FDP), and D-dimer were examined simultaneously. Acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE)Ⅱand lung injury score (LIS) were recorded to evaluate severity of illness and lung injury. Results (1) The number of CECs in ALI (10.4 ±2.3) and ARDS groups (16.1 ±2.7) was higher than that in the healthy (1.9 ±0.5) (P< 0.01). In both ALI and ARDS, the number of CECs correlated with APACHEⅡ(r=0.55, P< 0.05 and r=0.62, P< 0.05, respectively)and LIS (r=0.60, P< 0.05 and r=0.53, P< 0.05, respectively). CEC number was negatively correlated with PaO 2 in ALI and ARDS (r=-0.49, P< 0.05 and r=-0.64, P< 0.05, respectively). (2) The level of FDP and D-dimer were higher in ALI and ARDS patients than that in ICU and healthy control groups (P< 0.05). The level of FG in ARDS group was significantly higher than in the ICU and healthy control groups (P< 0.05). But in ALI group, the level of FG was significantly higher than only healthy control group (P< 0.05). Conclusions Endothelial cell damage occurs in ARDS patients, which may play a major role in the pathophysiology of ARDS. Changes of endothelial cell activation and damage markers, such as CECs, plasma coagulation and fibrinolysis index, to some extent reflect severity of illness and lung injury in ARDS.展开更多
BACKGROUND： Cerebral infarction is poorly treated due to neuronal necrosis and secondary pathophysiological changes; for example, free radical production and inflammatory reactions. OBJECTIVE： To detect the levels o...BACKGROUND： Cerebral infarction is poorly treated due to neuronal necrosis and secondary pathophysiological changes; for example, free radical production and inflammatory reactions. OBJECTIVE： To detect the levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein （hs-CRP）, interleukin-6 （IL-6）, and tumor necrosis factor- a （TNF- α ） in elderly males with cerebral infarction. DESIGN： Non-randomized current control study. SETTING： Cadre Medical Department, Guizhou Provincial People＇s Hospital. PARTICIPANTS： Forty elderly males （65-89 years old） with cerebral infarction were selected from Cadre Medical Department, Guizhou Provincial People＇s Hospital from February 2004 to December 2006. All patients met the diagnostic criteria of cerebral infarction modified at the 4th National Cerebrovascular Disease Academic Meeting, and were diagnosed on the basis of CT or MRI tests. Furthermore, 35 elderly male inpatients （65-87 years old） without cerebral infarction were selected as the control group. Included subjects provided confirmed consent and did not have heart disease, diabetes mellitus, lipid disorder, acute trauma, infection, rheumatism, or other inflammatory diseases. The study was approved by the local ethics committee. There were no significant differences in age, blood pressure, and lipid levels between the cerebral infarction group and the control group （P 〉 0.05）, and this suggested that the baseline data of both groups were comparable. METHODS： Fasting venous blood was drawn from cerebral infarction patients 24 hours after cerebral infarction attack and from control subjects 24 hours after hospitalization. A latex-enhanced immunoturbidimetric assay and an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay were used to detect the levels of hs-CRP, IL-6, and TNF- α in the serum. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES： The levels of hs-CRP, 1L-6, and TNF- α in the serum in both groups. RESULTS： Forty cerebral infarction patients and thirty-five control subjects were included in the final analysis without any l展开更多
α-Hydroxyl carboxylic acids and their derivatives exist as the key substructures in a variety of biologically active natural products and numerous pharmaceuticals. Various -COX synthons（X=OH, or the equivalent）, wh...α-Hydroxyl carboxylic acids and their derivatives exist as the key substructures in a variety of biologically active natural products and numerous pharmaceuticals. Various -COX synthons（X=OH, or the equivalent）, which are useful umpolung agents, have been developed. Recently, Nemoto et al. prepared the masked acyl cyanides[2, HC（CN）2OR3],α-COX synthon that played an important role in the synthesis of a-hydroxyl carboxylic acids and their derivatives, from commercially available materials in three steps under mild conditions（Scheme 1）.展开更多
Electro-oxidation of 3,4,3, 4-bis(ethylenedithio)-2,2,5,5-tetrathiafulvalen (abbr. ET) in the presence of allylsulfonate affords a new charge-transfer salt (ET)2(CH2=CH-CH2-SO3)H2O. The single crystal structure of the...Electro-oxidation of 3,4,3, 4-bis(ethylenedithio)-2,2,5,5-tetrathiafulvalen (abbr. ET) in the presence of allylsulfonate affords a new charge-transfer salt (ET)2(CH2=CH-CH2-SO3)H2O. The single crystal structure of the title compound is determined to be in orthorhombic crystal system, Pma2 space group. This salt is a semiconductor and its room-temperature conductivity is 0.0489Ω-1m-1.展开更多
α-Hydroxy carboxylic esters and their derivatives are key substructures in a variety of biologically active natural products and numerous pharmaceuticals[1-3].A variety of methods for the synthesis of α-hydroxyester...α-Hydroxy carboxylic esters and their derivatives are key substructures in a variety of biologically active natural products and numerous pharmaceuticals[1-3].A variety of methods for the synthesis of α-hydroxyesters via homologation of aldehydes or ketones have been developed and frequently used in organic synthesis[4-14].These approaches are generally based on the following routes（Scheme 1）.展开更多
A new ET based cation radical salt, a-(ET)2C6H4(SO3)2 (ET = bis(ethylenedithio) tetrathiafulvalene) has been synthesized by oxidative electro-crystallization and the crystal structure determined to be in monoclinic sy...A new ET based cation radical salt, a-(ET)2C6H4(SO3)2 (ET = bis(ethylenedithio) tetrathiafulvalene) has been synthesized by oxidative electro-crystallization and the crystal structure determined to be in monoclinic system, P2/n space group. Its resistivity-temperature curve shows a semi-conductive behavior with a discontinuation at about 150K.展开更多
AIM: To study the preparation and cleavage activity of antitransforming growth factor (TGF)β1 U1 small nuclear (sn)RNA chimeric hammerhead ribozymesin vitro.METHODS: TGFβ1 partial gene fragment was cloned into T-vec...AIM: To study the preparation and cleavage activity of antitransforming growth factor (TGF)β1 U1 small nuclear (sn)RNA chimeric hammerhead ribozymesin vitro.METHODS: TGFβ1 partial gene fragment was cloned into T-vector at the downstream of T7 promoter. 32p-labeled TGFβ1 partial transcripts as target RNA were transcribed in vitro and purified by denaturing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE). Anti-TGFβ1 ribozymes were designed by computer, then synthetic ribozyme fragments were cloned into the U1 ribozyme vector pZeoU1EcoSpe containing U1 snRNA promoter/enhancer and terminator.32p-labeled U1 snRNA chimeric ribozyme transcripts were gel-purified, incubated with target-RNAs at different conditions and autoradiographed after running denaturing PAGE.RESULTS: Active UlsnRNA chimeric ribozyme (U1Rz803)had the best cleavage activity at 50 °C; at 37 °C, it was active, Km=34.48 nmol/L, Kcat=0.14 min-1; while the point mutant ribozyme U1Rz803m had no cleavage activity, so these indicated the design of U1Rz803 was correct.CONCLUSION: U1Rz803 prepared in this study possessed the perfect specific catalytic cleavage activity. These results indicate U1 snRNA chimeric ribozyme U1Rz803 may suppress the expression of TGFβ1in vivo, therefore it may provide a new avenue for the treatment of liver fibrosis in the future.展开更多
AIM: To evaluate the value of multi-phasic CT arterial portography (CTAP) and CT hepatic arteriography (CTHA) in differential diagnosis of liver diseases, and to improve the specificity of CTAP and CTHA for liver canc...AIM: To evaluate the value of multi-phasic CT arterial portography (CTAP) and CT hepatic arteriography (CTHA) in differential diagnosis of liver diseases, and to improve the specificity of CTAP and CTHA for liver cancerdetection. METHODS: From January 1999 to December 2002, multiphasic CTAP and CTHA were performed in 20 patients with suspected liver disease. CT scanning was begun 25s, 60s and 120s for the early-, late- and delayed-phase CTAP examinations, and 6sec, 40 s and 120 s for the early-, lateand delayed-phase CTHA examinations respectively, after a transcatheter arterial injection of non-ionic contrast material. If a lesion was diagnosed as a liver cancer, transcatheter hepatic arterial chemoembolization (TACE) treatment was performed, and the follow-up CT was performed three or four weeks later.RESULTS: All eighteen HCCs in 12 cases were shown as nodular enhancement on early-phasic CTHA. The density of the whole tumor decreased rapidly on late and delayed phases, and the edge of 12 tumors (12/18) remained relatively hyperdense compared with the surrounding liver tissue, and demonstrated as rim enhancement. All HCCs were shown as perfusion defect nodules on multi-phasic CTAP. Five tumors (5/18) were shown as rim enhancement on delayed-phasic CTAP. Rim enhancement was shown as 1 to 2-mm-wide irregular, uneven and discontinuous circumferential enhancement at late-, and delayed-phase of CTHA or CTAP. Five pseudolesions and 4 hemoangiomas were found in multi-phasic CTAP and CTHA. No pseudolesions and hemoangiomas were shown as rim enhancement on late- or delayed-phasic CTHA and CTAP.CONCLUSION: Multi-phasic CTAP and CTHA could help to recognize the false-positive findings in CTAP and CTHA images, and improve the accuracy of CTAP and CTHA of liver cancer detection.展开更多
AIM: To evaluate the specific inhibition of maxizyme directing against mutant-type p53 gene (mtp53) at codon 249 in exon 7 (AGG→AGT)in vitro.METHODS: Two different monomers of anti-mtp53maxizyme (maxizyme right MzR, ...AIM: To evaluate the specific inhibition of maxizyme directing against mutant-type p53 gene (mtp53) at codon 249 in exon 7 (AGG→AGT)in vitro.METHODS: Two different monomers of anti-mtp53maxizyme (maxizyme right MzR, maxizyme left MzL) and control mutant maxizyme (G5→A5) were designed by computer and cloned into vector pBSKU6 (pBSKU6MzR,pBSKU6MzL). After being sequenced, the restrictive endonuclease site in pBSKU6MzR was changed by PCR and then U6MzR was inserted into pBSKU6MzL, the recombinant vector was named pU6Mz and pU6asMz (mutant maxizyme).Mtp53 and wild-type p53 (wtp53) gene fragments were cloned into pGEN-T vector under the T7 promoter control.The 32p-labeled mtp53 transcript was the target mRNA. Cold maxizyme transcripts were incubated with 32p-labeled target RNA in vitro and radioautographed after denaturing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.RESULTS: In cell-free systems, pU6Mz showed a specific cleavage activity against target mRNA at 37 ℃ and 25 mM MgCL2. The cleavage efficiency of pU6Mz was 42 %, while pU6asMz had no inhibitory effect. Wtp53 was not cleaved by pU6Mz either.CONCLUSION: pU6Mz had a specific catalytic activity against mtp53 in cell-free system. These lay a good fundation for studying the effects of anti-mtp53 maxizyme in HCC cell lines. The results suggest that maxizyme may be a promising alternative approach for treating hepatocellular carcinoma containing mtp53.展开更多
文摘Objective To study endothelial damage by observing changes of circulating endothelial cells (CECs) in blood, coagula-tion and fibrinolysis index in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. Methods CECs were separated by isopycnic centrifugation method in 14 patients with acute lung injury (ALI), 7 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), 10 intensive care unit (ICU) controls, and 15 healthy controls. Plasma prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), fibrinogen (FG), fibrin degradation products (FDP), and D-dimer were examined simultaneously. Acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE)Ⅱand lung injury score (LIS) were recorded to evaluate severity of illness and lung injury. Results (1) The number of CECs in ALI (10.4 ±2.3) and ARDS groups (16.1 ±2.7) was higher than that in the healthy (1.9 ±0.5) (P< 0.01). In both ALI and ARDS, the number of CECs correlated with APACHEⅡ(r=0.55, P< 0.05 and r=0.62, P< 0.05, respectively)and LIS (r=0.60, P< 0.05 and r=0.53, P< 0.05, respectively). CEC number was negatively correlated with PaO 2 in ALI and ARDS (r=-0.49, P< 0.05 and r=-0.64, P< 0.05, respectively). (2) The level of FDP and D-dimer were higher in ALI and ARDS patients than that in ICU and healthy control groups (P< 0.05). The level of FG in ARDS group was significantly higher than in the ICU and healthy control groups (P< 0.05). But in ALI group, the level of FG was significantly higher than only healthy control group (P< 0.05). Conclusions Endothelial cell damage occurs in ARDS patients, which may play a major role in the pathophysiology of ARDS. Changes of endothelial cell activation and damage markers, such as CECs, plasma coagulation and fibrinolysis index, to some extent reflect severity of illness and lung injury in ARDS.
基金Educational and Technological Foundation for Excellent Talents of Guizhou Province, No. 2005(25)
文摘BACKGROUND： Cerebral infarction is poorly treated due to neuronal necrosis and secondary pathophysiological changes; for example, free radical production and inflammatory reactions. OBJECTIVE： To detect the levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein （hs-CRP）, interleukin-6 （IL-6）, and tumor necrosis factor- a （TNF- α ） in elderly males with cerebral infarction. DESIGN： Non-randomized current control study. SETTING： Cadre Medical Department, Guizhou Provincial People＇s Hospital. PARTICIPANTS： Forty elderly males （65-89 years old） with cerebral infarction were selected from Cadre Medical Department, Guizhou Provincial People＇s Hospital from February 2004 to December 2006. All patients met the diagnostic criteria of cerebral infarction modified at the 4th National Cerebrovascular Disease Academic Meeting, and were diagnosed on the basis of CT or MRI tests. Furthermore, 35 elderly male inpatients （65-87 years old） without cerebral infarction were selected as the control group. Included subjects provided confirmed consent and did not have heart disease, diabetes mellitus, lipid disorder, acute trauma, infection, rheumatism, or other inflammatory diseases. The study was approved by the local ethics committee. There were no significant differences in age, blood pressure, and lipid levels between the cerebral infarction group and the control group （P 〉 0.05）, and this suggested that the baseline data of both groups were comparable. METHODS： Fasting venous blood was drawn from cerebral infarction patients 24 hours after cerebral infarction attack and from control subjects 24 hours after hospitalization. A latex-enhanced immunoturbidimetric assay and an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay were used to detect the levels of hs-CRP, IL-6, and TNF- α in the serum. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES： The levels of hs-CRP, 1L-6, and TNF- α in the serum in both groups. RESULTS： Forty cerebral infarction patients and thirty-five control subjects were included in the final analysis without any l
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China（No.51209024）.
文摘α-Hydroxyl carboxylic acids and their derivatives exist as the key substructures in a variety of biologically active natural products and numerous pharmaceuticals. Various -COX synthons（X=OH, or the equivalent）, which are useful umpolung agents, have been developed. Recently, Nemoto et al. prepared the masked acyl cyanides[2, HC（CN）2OR3],α-COX synthon that played an important role in the synthesis of a-hydroxyl carboxylic acids and their derivatives, from commercially available materials in three steps under mild conditions（Scheme 1）.
基金This project was supported by a grant for the State Key Program of China and by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.20172034) and also supported by the open laboratory of organic solid of Institute of Chemistry of the Chinese Academy o
文摘Electro-oxidation of 3,4,3, 4-bis(ethylenedithio)-2,2,5,5-tetrathiafulvalen (abbr. ET) in the presence of allylsulfonate affords a new charge-transfer salt (ET)2(CH2=CH-CH2-SO3)H2O. The single crystal structure of the title compound is determined to be in orthorhombic crystal system, Pma2 space group. This salt is a semiconductor and its room-temperature conductivity is 0.0489Ω-1m-1.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China（No.51209024）.
文摘α-Hydroxy carboxylic esters and their derivatives are key substructures in a variety of biologically active natural products and numerous pharmaceuticals[1-3].A variety of methods for the synthesis of α-hydroxyesters via homologation of aldehydes or ketones have been developed and frequently used in organic synthesis[4-14].These approaches are generally based on the following routes（Scheme 1）.
基金This project was supported by a grant for the State Key Program of China and by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.20172034) and also supported by the open laboratory of organic solid of Institute of Chemistry of the Chinese Academy
文摘A new ET based cation radical salt, a-(ET)2C6H4(SO3)2 (ET = bis(ethylenedithio) tetrathiafulvalene) has been synthesized by oxidative electro-crystallization and the crystal structure determined to be in monoclinic system, P2/n space group. Its resistivity-temperature curve shows a semi-conductive behavior with a discontinuation at about 150K.
基金the grant from Chinese Academy of Sciences,No.KSCX2-2-204
文摘AIM: To study the preparation and cleavage activity of antitransforming growth factor (TGF)β1 U1 small nuclear (sn)RNA chimeric hammerhead ribozymesin vitro.METHODS: TGFβ1 partial gene fragment was cloned into T-vector at the downstream of T7 promoter. 32p-labeled TGFβ1 partial transcripts as target RNA were transcribed in vitro and purified by denaturing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE). Anti-TGFβ1 ribozymes were designed by computer, then synthetic ribozyme fragments were cloned into the U1 ribozyme vector pZeoU1EcoSpe containing U1 snRNA promoter/enhancer and terminator.32p-labeled U1 snRNA chimeric ribozyme transcripts were gel-purified, incubated with target-RNAs at different conditions and autoradiographed after running denaturing PAGE.RESULTS: Active UlsnRNA chimeric ribozyme (U1Rz803)had the best cleavage activity at 50 °C; at 37 °C, it was active, Km=34.48 nmol/L, Kcat=0.14 min-1; while the point mutant ribozyme U1Rz803m had no cleavage activity, so these indicated the design of U1Rz803 was correct.CONCLUSION: U1Rz803 prepared in this study possessed the perfect specific catalytic cleavage activity. These results indicate U1 snRNA chimeric ribozyme U1Rz803 may suppress the expression of TGFβ1in vivo, therefore it may provide a new avenue for the treatment of liver fibrosis in the future.
文摘AIM: To evaluate the value of multi-phasic CT arterial portography (CTAP) and CT hepatic arteriography (CTHA) in differential diagnosis of liver diseases, and to improve the specificity of CTAP and CTHA for liver cancerdetection. METHODS: From January 1999 to December 2002, multiphasic CTAP and CTHA were performed in 20 patients with suspected liver disease. CT scanning was begun 25s, 60s and 120s for the early-, late- and delayed-phase CTAP examinations, and 6sec, 40 s and 120 s for the early-, lateand delayed-phase CTHA examinations respectively, after a transcatheter arterial injection of non-ionic contrast material. If a lesion was diagnosed as a liver cancer, transcatheter hepatic arterial chemoembolization (TACE) treatment was performed, and the follow-up CT was performed three or four weeks later.RESULTS: All eighteen HCCs in 12 cases were shown as nodular enhancement on early-phasic CTHA. The density of the whole tumor decreased rapidly on late and delayed phases, and the edge of 12 tumors (12/18) remained relatively hyperdense compared with the surrounding liver tissue, and demonstrated as rim enhancement. All HCCs were shown as perfusion defect nodules on multi-phasic CTAP. Five tumors (5/18) were shown as rim enhancement on delayed-phasic CTAP. Rim enhancement was shown as 1 to 2-mm-wide irregular, uneven and discontinuous circumferential enhancement at late-, and delayed-phase of CTHA or CTAP. Five pseudolesions and 4 hemoangiomas were found in multi-phasic CTAP and CTHA. No pseudolesions and hemoangiomas were shown as rim enhancement on late- or delayed-phasic CTHA and CTAP.CONCLUSION: Multi-phasic CTAP and CTHA could help to recognize the false-positive findings in CTAP and CTHA images, and improve the accuracy of CTAP and CTHA of liver cancer detection.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.30171061
文摘AIM: To evaluate the specific inhibition of maxizyme directing against mutant-type p53 gene (mtp53) at codon 249 in exon 7 (AGG→AGT)in vitro.METHODS: Two different monomers of anti-mtp53maxizyme (maxizyme right MzR, maxizyme left MzL) and control mutant maxizyme (G5→A5) were designed by computer and cloned into vector pBSKU6 (pBSKU6MzR,pBSKU6MzL). After being sequenced, the restrictive endonuclease site in pBSKU6MzR was changed by PCR and then U6MzR was inserted into pBSKU6MzL, the recombinant vector was named pU6Mz and pU6asMz (mutant maxizyme).Mtp53 and wild-type p53 (wtp53) gene fragments were cloned into pGEN-T vector under the T7 promoter control.The 32p-labeled mtp53 transcript was the target mRNA. Cold maxizyme transcripts were incubated with 32p-labeled target RNA in vitro and radioautographed after denaturing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.RESULTS: In cell-free systems, pU6Mz showed a specific cleavage activity against target mRNA at 37 ℃ and 25 mM MgCL2. The cleavage efficiency of pU6Mz was 42 %, while pU6asMz had no inhibitory effect. Wtp53 was not cleaved by pU6Mz either.CONCLUSION: pU6Mz had a specific catalytic activity against mtp53 in cell-free system. These lay a good fundation for studying the effects of anti-mtp53 maxizyme in HCC cell lines. The results suggest that maxizyme may be a promising alternative approach for treating hepatocellular carcinoma containing mtp53.
