前列腺癌的分子生物学研究进展

前列腺癌是男性中的发病率最高的癌症,死亡率仅次于肺癌居第2位,严重影响男性的生殖健康。前列腺特异性抗原(PSA)是一种常见的前列腺癌筛查指标。近来研究表明前列腺癌的发生可能与钙离子有关,TRPM8是Ca2+离子通道家族的一员,是一种在前列腺癌和其他癌细胞中的调节蛋白,在前列腺癌细胞中的表达较正常的前列腺上皮细胞高。虽然前列腺癌患者血清中PSA含量明显升高,但处于灰色区域(4～10ng/ml)的患者,TRPM8是一种潜在的早期诊断指标,也将是药物或基因治疗的潜在靶标。

Effect of aspirin on glucose-D transport in intestine of rat

Objective: The present study was designed to evaluate the effect a commonly prescribed Non Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drug(NSAID) i.e.aspirin on brush border membrane in terms of changes in the intestinal transport level of glucose which is monosaccharide with absolute requirement in the body and hence its absorption is directly proportional on the morphology of the intestinal mucosa.Method: Albino rats(Rattus Norvegicus) were divided into two different groups,Group I(Control),Group II(aspirin-treated,50 mg aspirin/kg of body weight).The treatment was continued for 28 days.On the 29th day after overnight fasting,intestine was removed from animals of both groups.Changes in transport of glucose-D in intestine were studied.Result: The results indicated a significant decrease in the transport of glucose-D in aspirin treated group as compared to the control group.Conclusion: Cautious use of NSAID is recommended in commonly observed symptom such as headache and to those patients who are given as a prophylaxis for thrombosis.

Effects of Atrazine on Blood Indices and Histopathology of Grass Carp (Ctenopharhyngoden idella)

Atrazine is currently the most widely used herbicide in the south of Iran. The chronic toxicity effects of atrazine(herbicide) on blood indices and histopathology of the gill, liver and kidney in grass carp(Ctenopharhyngoden idella) were studied by exposing them to sublethal concentrations of atrazine to 0, 10, 100, 1 000, 10 000 g atrazine per liter of water for a period of 30 days. Up to 100 g·L-1, atrazine did not show significant toxicity.In contrast, atrazine in the concentration of 1 000 and 10 000 g·L-1significantly increased toxicity effects on studied parameters. The highest mortality rate(100%) was observed at 10 000 g·L-1on the day 10 and at 1 000 g·L-1on the day 20. Cytological analysis showed that haematocrit(Hct) increased significantly with the increase of atrazine concentration and days. White blood cells(WBC), red blood cells(RBC) and hemoglobin(Hb) were changed significantly(p < 0.05) in different treatments. Biochemical analysis indicated that plasma total protein, albumin, glucose, cholesterol and triglycerides levels decreased significantly(p < 0.05) with the increase of atrazine concentrations and exposure days. Histopathological studies showed hyperplasia, hyperemia, necrosis, mucosa secretion, shortness of filaments, lamellar fusion in gills; necrosis, anemia, bile stagnation in liver; and cell atrophy, hyperemia, hemorrhage and necrosis in kidney which were more severed at 1 000 and 10 000 g·L-1. Therefore, mentioned effects on studied histopathological and some blood parameters were both dose-and time-dependent. In sum, the atrazine exposure of grass carp at concentrations 1 000 and 10 000 g·L-1induced significant changes in blood indices and structural disruptions in gill, liver and kidney organs on days 20 and 10, respectively. The obtained results indicated the atrazine is toxic and could damage vital organs and blood of grass carp. Therefore, the use of atrazine should be imperative and carefully monitored.

Preservability of rabbit semen after chilled storage in tris based extender enriched with different concentrations of Propolis ethanolic extract (PEE)

Objective:To maintain semen quality of male rabbits during chilled storage by enrichment the tris based diluent with different concentrations of propolis ethanolic extracts.Methods: Total phenolic and total flavonoid contents, as well as antioxidant activity was determined in propolis ethanolic extract (PEE). The extract was analysed by HPLC for separation and identification of target metabolites. Semen was collected from 10 rabbit bucks, pooled, then divided into five aliquots (each of 500 μL) and diluted each in 5 mL Tris-citric acid-glucose-egg yolk extender (TCGY). The 1st aliquot served as control while PEE was added at concentration of 0.8, 1.2, 1.6 and 2.0 mg/5 mL tris extender in the aliquot 2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively. Diluted semen samples were subjected to cooling at 4℃ for 72 h. Sperm motility, sperm viability, sperm abnormality, sperm membrane integrity and acrosome integrity were evaluated in chilled semen allover the chilling period.Results:The resluts revealed presence of a considerable amount of total phenolic compounds (98.67 mg GAE/g extract) and total flavonoids (70.16 mg CE/g extract) which were parallel to an antioxidant activity assessed as ABTS, DPPH and FRAP (198.65, 180.18 and 306.17 mM TE/g extract respectively). The dominant phenolic acid was chlorogenic acids (3.959 mg/g extract). Other compounds were found in less amounts rosmarinic acid (3.959 mg/g extract), myrcetin (1.946 mg/g extract), kaempferol (1.089 mg/g extract) and apeginin-7-glucoside (1.113 mg/g extract). Obtained results clearly demonstrated that the addition of (1.2-1.6) mg PEE in the chilled extended rabbit semen proved to be beneficial for maintaining semen characteristics compared to control and the addition of 0.8 and 2 mg PEE.Conclusions: The enrichment of rabbit semen tris-basic extender with (1.2-1.6) mg PEE/5 mL tris-extender (as the best and safe concentrations) maintain the sperm characteristics in good condition all over 72 h of chilling.

MTP genetic variants associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver in metabolic syndrome patients

This study was performed for investigation the relationship between variants of MTP gene polymorphism and the development of NAFLD in patients with and without MS.The study was included 174 NAFLD patients(106 with MS and 68 without MS),and 141 healthy control subjects.The 493 G/T polymorphism of MTP gene was evaluated by PCR-RFLP method.The frequency of MTP TT genotype and T allele were significantly higher in NAFLD patients when compared to healthy controls.Moreover,a significant association in MTP gene polymorphism was observed in NAFLD patients with MS compared to NAFLD patients without MS and controls.Our study suggested that MTP 493 G/T gene polymorphism may act as susceptibility biomarker for NAFLD and MS.