The invasion of Staphylococcus aureus into respiratory epithelial cells and the followed inflammatory responses cause serious tissue damage.The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of ginsenoside Rg_1（Rg_...The invasion of Staphylococcus aureus into respiratory epithelial cells and the followed inflammatory responses cause serious tissue damage.The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of ginsenoside Rg_1（Rg_1）on S.aureus infection in vitro and its action mechanism.An internalization model was constructed to determine the effect of Rg_1 on S.aureus invasion. The changes of expression of integrinβ1,NF-κB and glucocorticoid receptor were analyzed by Western blot.Expression of pro-inflammatory genes was validated using RT-PCR.The results demonstrated that Rg_1 treatment could reduce the invasion of S.aureus into rat pulmonary epithelial cells by down-regulating integrinβ1.Its anti-inflammatory action was exerted through reducing NF-κB and expressions of intercellular adhesion molecule-1（ICAM-1）,tumor necrosis factor-α（TNF-α）,interleukin-2 （IL-2）and interleukin-6（IL-6）.The increased expression of glucocorticoid receptor was involved in this regulation.The results suggested that Rg_1 could play a positive role in reducing S.aureus infections.Rg_1 could be used for the treatment of S.aureus infection,potentially.展开更多
Previous studies have shown that mice experiencing cerebral ischemia reperfusion （CIR） and stress can serve as a model of post stroke depression （PSD）. The present study verified the acute antidepressant effects o...Previous studies have shown that mice experiencing cerebral ischemia reperfusion （CIR） and stress can serve as a model of post stroke depression （PSD）. The present study verified the acute antidepressant effects of radix puerariae extract （PE） on PSD mice through behavior and gene expression experiments. CIR was found to reduce the sucrose consumption and tyrosine hydroxylase （TH） gene expression. PE administration after CIR surgery was observed to significantly enhance the mRNA expression of TH in the hippocampus compared with the PSD group on Day 0 and Day 3 postsurgery. These findings indicate that PE contributes to the amelioration of behavior response in PSD mice, which is closely related with the protective effects of catecholamine synthesize against CIR brain damage.展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.30973896,30801523 and 81073092)the National S&T Major Special Project for New Drug R&D of China(Grant No. 2009ZX09103 -301,2009ZX09502 and 2011ZX09101-002-11 )
文摘The invasion of Staphylococcus aureus into respiratory epithelial cells and the followed inflammatory responses cause serious tissue damage.The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of ginsenoside Rg_1（Rg_1）on S.aureus infection in vitro and its action mechanism.An internalization model was constructed to determine the effect of Rg_1 on S.aureus invasion. The changes of expression of integrinβ1,NF-κB and glucocorticoid receptor were analyzed by Western blot.Expression of pro-inflammatory genes was validated using RT-PCR.The results demonstrated that Rg_1 treatment could reduce the invasion of S.aureus into rat pulmonary epithelial cells by down-regulating integrinβ1.Its anti-inflammatory action was exerted through reducing NF-κB and expressions of intercellular adhesion molecule-1（ICAM-1）,tumor necrosis factor-α（TNF-α）,interleukin-2 （IL-2）and interleukin-6（IL-6）.The increased expression of glucocorticoid receptor was involved in this regulation.The results suggested that Rg_1 could play a positive role in reducing S.aureus infections.Rg_1 could be used for the treatment of S.aureus infection,potentially.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30572340) the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of MOR, China (No. 20060003072)the Key Technologies Research and Development Program of the 11th Five-Year Plan of China (No. 2006BAI08B03-09)
文摘Previous studies have shown that mice experiencing cerebral ischemia reperfusion （CIR） and stress can serve as a model of post stroke depression （PSD）. The present study verified the acute antidepressant effects of radix puerariae extract （PE） on PSD mice through behavior and gene expression experiments. CIR was found to reduce the sucrose consumption and tyrosine hydroxylase （TH） gene expression. PE administration after CIR surgery was observed to significantly enhance the mRNA expression of TH in the hippocampus compared with the PSD group on Day 0 and Day 3 postsurgery. These findings indicate that PE contributes to the amelioration of behavior response in PSD mice, which is closely related with the protective effects of catecholamine synthesize against CIR brain damage.
