Dear Editor： The emergence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis （MDR-TB） is bringing new challenges. MDR-TB is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis （M. tuberculosis） that is resistant to isoniazid and rifampicin,...Dear Editor： The emergence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis （MDR-TB） is bringing new challenges. MDR-TB is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis （M. tuberculosis） that is resistant to isoniazid and rifampicin, with or with- out resistance to other anti-tuberculosis drugs. Approximately 450,000 people developed MDR-TB worldwide in 2012 and an estimated 170,000 people died from the disease. Bacterial burden is not strictly corre- lated with disease progression, and several hallmarks of severe tuberculosis suggest that insufficiently controlled inflammation plays an important role in pathogenesis.展开更多
Purpose: To study the mechanism of early acupuncture treatment in resisting inflammatory injury in cerebral ischemia reperfusion (IR) rats. Methods: A total of 120 Wistar rats were randomly divided into normal control...Purpose: To study the mechanism of early acupuncture treatment in resisting inflammatory injury in cerebral ischemia reperfusion (IR) rats. Methods: A total of 120 Wistar rats were randomly divided into normal control,sham operation, model and EA groups, and each of them were further divided into IR 12 hr, IR 24 hr and IR 48 hr subgroups, with 10 cases being in each subgroup. Cerebral ischemia was produced by occlusion of the middle cerebral artery for 0.5 hr. Shuigou (GV 26) and Baihui (GV 20) were punctured and stimulated electrically with an EA therapeutic apparatus. Serum IL 1β and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) α contents were assayed by using radioimmunoassay. Results: Results showed that serum IL 1β and TNF α contents of model group were significantly higher than those of normal control and sham operation groups at IR 12 hr, 24 hr and 48 hr (P<0.05), meaning that following IR, the production and release of these two cytokines in the blood increased obviously; comparison between EA and model groups displayed that serum IL 1β and TNF α levels of EA group were strikingly lower than those of model group (P<0.01), suggesting that EA stimulation can suppress IR induced increase of production and release of these two cytokines. Conclusion: EA can suppress cerebral IR induced increase of serum IL 1β and TNF α, which may contribute to the effect of acupuncture in resisting cerebral IR injury in the treatment of stroke.展开更多
Objective:To observe the effect and possible mechanism of action of Bushen Bitong recipe(BSBT)containing serum on IL-1β-induced chondrocyte apoptosis.Methods:Generation 3 rat chondrocytes were randomized into Control...Objective:To observe the effect and possible mechanism of action of Bushen Bitong recipe(BSBT)containing serum on IL-1β-induced chondrocyte apoptosis.Methods:Generation 3 rat chondrocytes were randomized into Control,IL-1β,IL-1β+BSBT(L),IL-1β+BSBT(M),and IL-1β+BSBT(H)groups(5%,10%and 15%BSBT-containing serum),and then 24h after intervention respectively,the cell proliferation and Apoptosis rate;Western blot detected the expression levels of Bcl-2,BAX,Caspase-3,SOX9,NF-κB p65,MMP-13 proteins in chondrocytes.ELISA detected the levels of TNF-α,IL-6,and bFGF in the supernatants of chondrocyte culture.Results:Compared with Control group,cell proliferation activity decreased,apoptosis rate increased,NF-κB p65,MMP-13 protein level and TNF-α,IL-6 level increased,and SOX9 protein level and bFGF level decreased in IL-1βgroup;compared with IL-1βgroup,different concentrations of BSBT-containing serum group,cell proliferation activity increased,and apoptosis rate decreased.NF-κB p65,MMP-13 protein level and TNF-α,IL-6 level decreased,SOX9 protein level and bFGF level increased;compared with IL-1β+BSBT(L)group,cell proliferation activity increased,apoptosis rate decreased in IL-1β+BSBT(M)and IL-1β+BSBT(H)groups,and NF-κB p65,MMP-13 protein level and TNF-αlevel decreased.13 protein levels and TNF-αand IL-6 levels decreased,and SOX9 protein levels and bFGF levels increased.Conclusion:BSBT-containing serum may promote IL-1β-induced proliferation of chondrocytes,reduce apoptosis,improve the microenvironment of chondrocytes,and promote cartilage repair through the SOX9/NF-κB/MMP-13 signaling pathway.展开更多
文摘Dear Editor： The emergence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis （MDR-TB） is bringing new challenges. MDR-TB is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis （M. tuberculosis） that is resistant to isoniazid and rifampicin, with or with- out resistance to other anti-tuberculosis drugs. Approximately 450,000 people developed MDR-TB worldwide in 2012 and an estimated 170,000 people died from the disease. Bacterial burden is not strictly corre- lated with disease progression, and several hallmarks of severe tuberculosis suggest that insufficiently controlled inflammation plays an important role in pathogenesis.
文摘Purpose: To study the mechanism of early acupuncture treatment in resisting inflammatory injury in cerebral ischemia reperfusion (IR) rats. Methods: A total of 120 Wistar rats were randomly divided into normal control,sham operation, model and EA groups, and each of them were further divided into IR 12 hr, IR 24 hr and IR 48 hr subgroups, with 10 cases being in each subgroup. Cerebral ischemia was produced by occlusion of the middle cerebral artery for 0.5 hr. Shuigou (GV 26) and Baihui (GV 20) were punctured and stimulated electrically with an EA therapeutic apparatus. Serum IL 1β and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) α contents were assayed by using radioimmunoassay. Results: Results showed that serum IL 1β and TNF α contents of model group were significantly higher than those of normal control and sham operation groups at IR 12 hr, 24 hr and 48 hr (P<0.05), meaning that following IR, the production and release of these two cytokines in the blood increased obviously; comparison between EA and model groups displayed that serum IL 1β and TNF α levels of EA group were strikingly lower than those of model group (P<0.01), suggesting that EA stimulation can suppress IR induced increase of production and release of these two cytokines. Conclusion: EA can suppress cerebral IR induced increase of serum IL 1β and TNF α, which may contribute to the effect of acupuncture in resisting cerebral IR injury in the treatment of stroke.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.82360934)Science and Technology Innovation Leading Talents Project of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region(No.2022TSYCLJ0007)+1 种基金Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Key Research and Development Task Special Project(No.2021B03006)Natural Science Foundat ion of Xinj iang Uygur Autonomous Region(No.2022D01C170,2022D01C171)。
文摘Objective:To observe the effect and possible mechanism of action of Bushen Bitong recipe(BSBT)containing serum on IL-1β-induced chondrocyte apoptosis.Methods:Generation 3 rat chondrocytes were randomized into Control,IL-1β,IL-1β+BSBT(L),IL-1β+BSBT(M),and IL-1β+BSBT(H)groups(5%,10%and 15%BSBT-containing serum),and then 24h after intervention respectively,the cell proliferation and Apoptosis rate;Western blot detected the expression levels of Bcl-2,BAX,Caspase-3,SOX9,NF-κB p65,MMP-13 proteins in chondrocytes.ELISA detected the levels of TNF-α,IL-6,and bFGF in the supernatants of chondrocyte culture.Results:Compared with Control group,cell proliferation activity decreased,apoptosis rate increased,NF-κB p65,MMP-13 protein level and TNF-α,IL-6 level increased,and SOX9 protein level and bFGF level decreased in IL-1βgroup;compared with IL-1βgroup,different concentrations of BSBT-containing serum group,cell proliferation activity increased,and apoptosis rate decreased.NF-κB p65,MMP-13 protein level and TNF-α,IL-6 level decreased,SOX9 protein level and bFGF level increased;compared with IL-1β+BSBT(L)group,cell proliferation activity increased,apoptosis rate decreased in IL-1β+BSBT(M)and IL-1β+BSBT(H)groups,and NF-κB p65,MMP-13 protein level and TNF-αlevel decreased.13 protein levels and TNF-αand IL-6 levels decreased,and SOX9 protein levels and bFGF levels increased.Conclusion:BSBT-containing serum may promote IL-1β-induced proliferation of chondrocytes,reduce apoptosis,improve the microenvironment of chondrocytes,and promote cartilage repair through the SOX9/NF-κB/MMP-13 signaling pathway.
