Approaches for controlling inflammatory responses and reducing the mortality rate of septic patients remain clinically ineffective; new drugs need to be identified that can induce anti-inflammatory responses. Ephedrin...Approaches for controlling inflammatory responses and reducing the mortality rate of septic patients remain clinically ineffective; new drugs need to be identified that can induce anti-inflammatory responses. Ephedrine hydrochloride (EH) is a compound that is widely used in cardiovascular diseases, especially to treat hypotension caused by either anesthesia or overdose of antihypertensive drugs. In this study, we reported that EH also plays an important role in the control of the inflammatory response. EH increased IL-IO and decreased proinflammatory cytokine (IL-6, tumor-necrosis factor (TNF)-a, IL-12 and IL-11~) expression in primary peritoneal macrophages and Raw264.7 cells treated with peptidoglycan (PGN), a Gram-positive cell wall component. The anti-inflammatory role of EH was also demonstrated in an experimental mouse model of peritonitis induced by intraperitoneal PGN injection. The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathway was found to be responsible for the EH-mediated increase in IL-IO production and decrease in IL-6 expression. Therefore, our results illustrated that EH can help maintain immune equilibrium and diminish host damage by balancing the production of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines after PGN challenge. EH may be a new potential anti-inflammatory drug that can be useful for treating severe invasive Gram-positive bacterial infection.展开更多
目的探讨脑胶质瘤组织中磷酸酯酶及张力蛋白同源物(phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted on chromosome 10,PTEN)和细胞核相关抗原Ki-67的表达及其相关性。方法对43例脑胶质瘤患者手术切除的胶质瘤标本进行病理分级,采用免疫组织...目的探讨脑胶质瘤组织中磷酸酯酶及张力蛋白同源物(phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted on chromosome 10,PTEN)和细胞核相关抗原Ki-67的表达及其相关性。方法对43例脑胶质瘤患者手术切除的胶质瘤标本进行病理分级,采用免疫组织化学方法检测PTEN、Ki-67的阳性表达率,并与9例正常脑组织进行比较。结果PTEN在正常脑组织中阳性表达率为100.0%,在胶质瘤组织中阳性表达率为51.2%,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);Ki-67在正常脑组织阳性表达率为0,在胶质瘤组织中阳性表达率为55.8%,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论PTEN在胶质瘤组织中表达随恶性程度增加呈下降趋势;Ki-67仅在胶质瘤标本中表达,且随恶性程度增加呈增高趋势。展开更多
基金This work was supported by grants from the National Key Basic Research Program of China (2010CB529901 and 2010CB530600), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31100619 and 30972705), the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (20110490186), the Chen-guang Plan Project of Shanghai Educational Municipal Education Commission (11CG48 and szyl0004), the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (20113107120014) and the Leading Academic Discipline Project of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (J50301) (Yuejuan Zheng, Shanghai University of T.C.M).
文摘Approaches for controlling inflammatory responses and reducing the mortality rate of septic patients remain clinically ineffective; new drugs need to be identified that can induce anti-inflammatory responses. Ephedrine hydrochloride (EH) is a compound that is widely used in cardiovascular diseases, especially to treat hypotension caused by either anesthesia or overdose of antihypertensive drugs. In this study, we reported that EH also plays an important role in the control of the inflammatory response. EH increased IL-IO and decreased proinflammatory cytokine (IL-6, tumor-necrosis factor (TNF)-a, IL-12 and IL-11~) expression in primary peritoneal macrophages and Raw264.7 cells treated with peptidoglycan (PGN), a Gram-positive cell wall component. The anti-inflammatory role of EH was also demonstrated in an experimental mouse model of peritonitis induced by intraperitoneal PGN injection. The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathway was found to be responsible for the EH-mediated increase in IL-IO production and decrease in IL-6 expression. Therefore, our results illustrated that EH can help maintain immune equilibrium and diminish host damage by balancing the production of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines after PGN challenge. EH may be a new potential anti-inflammatory drug that can be useful for treating severe invasive Gram-positive bacterial infection.
文摘目的探讨脑胶质瘤组织中磷酸酯酶及张力蛋白同源物(phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted on chromosome 10,PTEN)和细胞核相关抗原Ki-67的表达及其相关性。方法对43例脑胶质瘤患者手术切除的胶质瘤标本进行病理分级,采用免疫组织化学方法检测PTEN、Ki-67的阳性表达率,并与9例正常脑组织进行比较。结果PTEN在正常脑组织中阳性表达率为100.0%,在胶质瘤组织中阳性表达率为51.2%,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);Ki-67在正常脑组织阳性表达率为0,在胶质瘤组织中阳性表达率为55.8%,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论PTEN在胶质瘤组织中表达随恶性程度增加呈下降趋势;Ki-67仅在胶质瘤标本中表达,且随恶性程度增加呈增高趋势。