简介：AThepurposeofthisinvestigationwastostudythetherapeuticeffectofLamivudineonHBVDNAinperipheralbloodmononuclearcells(PBMC)andserum,andthelevelofcytokinesinserumofthepatientswithchronichepatitisB.Thepatientsweredividedintotwogroups(A=47,B=34),andtreatedbyLamivudine,routinemedicine,respectively.ThelevelsofHBV-DNAinPBMCandserumandcytokineswerealldetectedbeforeandaftertreatment.AfterthetreatmentofLamivndinefor36weeks,thetotalconversionnegativeratesofHBV-DNAinPBMCandserumofthepatientstreatedwithLamivudinewere55.32%(26/47)and61.70%(29/47),respectively.ThetotalnegativeconversionratesofHBV-DNAinPBMCandserumofthepatientstreatedbyroutinemedicinewere26.47%(9/34)and32.35%(11/34),respectively.TherewassignificantdifferencebetweenLamivudinegroupandroutinemedicinegroup(P<0.01).ThenegativeconversionratesofHBeAginserumofthepatientswere46.81%(22/47)and68.09%(32/47)attheendof24weeksand36weeks,andwerehigherthanthoseofroutinemedicinegroup(P<0.05andP<0.01).Thelevelsofalanineaminotransferase(ALT),aspartateaminotransferase(AST),ALT/ASTinserumofthepatientsafterbeingtreatedbyLamivudine,routinemedicineweredown-regulatedto(30.1±9.6)U/ml,(32.3±10.7)U/ml,0.9±0.1and(48.4±10.7)U/ml,(44.7±11.0)U/ml,1.1±0.2.Aftertheanalysisofvariance,thehighsignificantdifferencewasobviousbetweenthetwogroups(P<0.01).ItwasduetothehighlevelsofIL-6,IL-8andTNF-αinchronichepatitisBwhichcouldbedown-regulatedto(250.5±33.3)pg/ml,(153.4±22.2)pg/ml,(232.6±21.2)pg/mlbyLamivudine,whichwasmoreobviousthanthatofroutinemedicine(P<0.01).LamivudinehashightherapeuticeffectonthetreatmentofHBVDNAinPBMCandserumandhasbettertherapeuticeffectthanthatofroutinetherapy.Lamivudinemayalsohavehigherdown-regulatedinflammatoryinfiltrationandsecretioninlocalsitecaused

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简介：ToinvestigatethechangesofimmunefunctionsandtheeffectsofAstragaiuspolysaccharide(ASP)onthecell-mediatedimmunityofthetraumaticstressmodelofmousebyamputation,50micewererandomlydividedinto5groupsforstudy,inwhichthegroupAandBservedasthenormalcontrol(byinjectonof0.5mlofsalineintra-peritoneallydaily),andasthestresscontrol(byintra-peritonealinjectonof0.5mlofnormalsalineintomiceafteramputation)respectively,tothegroupC,DandEofmice,1000mg/kg(highdose),300mg/kg(mediandose)and250mg/kg(lowdose).TheCD4^+andCD8^+Tcellsaswellastheexpressionofthec-fosproteinweredeterminedbyimmunohistochemicaltechniques,andtheexpressionsofNF-κBmRNAandIL-10mRNAwereassayedbyhybridizationinsitu.Theexperimentalresultsshowedthatincomparisonwiththenormalcontrolgroupofmice(groupA),theexpressionlevelsofNF-κBmRNA,IL-10mRNAandthec-fosproteininthetissuesofthymusandspleeninthestresscontrolsweresignificantlyelevatedandtheCD4^+TcellsandCD4/CD8ratioweredecreased.However,incomparisonwiththestresscontrolofmice(groupB),theexpressionsofNF-κBmRNAandIL-10mRNAwereinhibitedbyASP,andtheCD4^+TcellsandCD4/CD8ratiowereincreasedingroupsC,DandE,butthelevelofc-fosproteinwasdecreased.TherewasnosignificantdifferenceintheseparametersamonggroupC,DandE.Itiscon-cludedthatthefunctionsofcell-mediatedimmunityofmiceweredisturbedunderthestressconditionofthetraumaticinjuriesafteramputation.AndtheimmunefunctionscanbeeffectivelyrestoredbytheuseofAstraga/uspolysaccharide.

简介：ToexploretheantiviraleffectandmechanismofpolysaccharidefromSpirulinaplatensis(PSP)onherpessimplexvimstype2(HSV-2),astandardstrainofHSV-2(333strain)wasusedtoinvestigatetheantiviraleffectofPSPinvitro.PSPinvariousconcentrationswasappliedtodifferentstagesofHSV-2replicationcycle.Finally,thevirusinfectivity(TCID50),cytopathiceffect(CPE),andMTTstainingmethodforviablecells(MTTassay)wereusedasmarkerstoevaluatetheeffectofPSPonHSV-2.ThequantityofHSV-DNAwasdetectedbyreal-timefluorescencequantitativePCR(FQ-PCR).TheHSV-2infectedVerocellultrastructureswereobservedbytransmissionelectronmicroscopy(TEM).TheresultsshowedthatPSPhadlittlecytotoxiceffectonVerocells,itcouldnotdirectlyinactivateHSV-2infectivity.PSPnotonlyinterferedinadsorptionofHSV-2toVerocellsbutalsoinllibitedHSV-2biosynthesisinthecells.FQ-PCRresultsshowedthattheinhibitoryrateonHSV-DNAalsoincreasedinadose-dependentandtime-dependentmanner.TEMalsoconfirmedthatPSPexhibitedpronouncedinhibitoryeffectonHSV-2.Inconclusion,theantiviraleffectofPSPonHSV-2maybeattributedtotheinhibitionofvimsadsorption,vimsreplicationandsynthesisincells.

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简介：ToobservetheeffectofGardeniaextractZGontheadsorptionquantityofherpessimplexvirustype1(HSV-1)soastoexplorethemechanismofitsantiviralactivity,fluoresceinisothiocyanate(FITC)wasusedasthefluorescentprobetolabelvirusesandheparinsodiumwasusedascontrol.Meanwhile,theeffectofGardeniaextractZGontheadsorptionquantityonthesurfaceofHep-2cellswasdeterminedbyflowcytometry.ItwasdemonstratedthatadsorptionofHSV-1onthesurfaceofHep-2cellsexhibitedthecharacterofsaturationandspecificityandheparinsodiumcouldpreventattachmentofvirusesonthesecells.Theseresultsareinaccordwiththosereportedpreviously.Itwasalsoprovedthatthemannerofdrug-usepriortoadsorptionorsimultaneoususeofdrugandadsorptionwasbetterthanadsorptionpriortodrug-use,andtheinhibitionratesoftheformerandlattermannerwere84.76%and82.92%respectively.Threemannersofdrug-usewithGardeniaextractZGwerealleffectivetoreducetheadsorptionquantityofviruses,especiallythemannerofsimultaneoususeofdrugandadsorptionwithanadsorptioninhibitionrateof68.46%.Fromtheaboveobservation,itisapparentthatthemechanismofanti-viralactivityofGardeniaextractZGmaybeviaseveralstepsinvolvedintheHSV-1adsorption.

简介：Wehavepreviouslydemonstratedtheabilityofmalariaparasitestointerferewithspecificimmuneresponses.CD4Tcellsspecifictoparasiteantigens,butnotCD4Tcellsspecifictoanirrelevantantigen,ovalbumin(OVA),aredeletedviaapoptosisduringmalariainfection.Itisofinterest,therefore,toinvestigatetheimmuneresponsesthatdevelopedfollowingvaccinationwiththe19kDacarboxylterminusofthemerozoitesurfaceprotein1(MSP119)inmicethathadpreviouslyexperiencedmalariainfection.Inthisstudy,pre-exposureofmicetoPlasmodiumyoeliielicitednativeanti-MSP119antibodyresponses,whichcouldbeboostedbyvaccinationwithrecombinantMSP119，Likewise,infectionofMSP119-primedmicewithPlasmodiumyoelii(P.yoelii)ledtoanincreaseofanti-MSP119antibodies.MSP119vaccinationofmalariapreexposedmiceorimmunizationbyinfection/cureofMSP119-primedmiceenabledthemicetosurvivechallengeinfection,withtheformergrouphavingslightlylowerparasitaemia.Thedatasuggestthatexposuretomalariainfectionprimesanaturalimmuneresponsewhichcanbeboostedbyvaccination.Thisinformationisrelevanttothedevelopmentofavaccineforuseinindividualslivinginmalaria-endemicareas.

简介：Inthepresentstudy,theeffectofblockageofthecostimulatorysignalCD86attimeofimplantationontheexpressionsofTGF-β1,MMP-9,TIMP-3andPAI-1proteinsatthematernal-fetalinterfaceandtheoutcomeofpregnancyinmurineabortion-pronemodelwasinvestigated,inwhichtheCBA/JxDBA/2matingswereusedastheabortion-pronemodelandtheCBA/J×BALB/cmatingsusedasthenormalpregnantmodel.Thestudywasperformedinfollowingthreegroups:2groupsoftheabortion-pronemodel,whichwereexperimentalgroupandcontrolexperimentalgroup,and1groupofnormalpregnantmodel,andeachgrouphad10pregnantCBA/Jmiceexclusively.FemalepregnantCBA/Jmiceintheexperimentalgroupreceivedanintraperitoneal(i.p.)injectionof100μgofantimouseCD86mAbin200μlofPBSatday4.5ofgestation,andtheirrelevant-isotopematchedratIgG2bwasadministratedinthecontrolexperimentalgroupwiththesamedosageandatsametime.Forthenormalpregnantgroup,notreatmentwasgiven.ThepregnantCBA/Jmicewerekilledonday13.5ofgestation.Then,theembryoresorptionratewascalculatedandtheexpressionsofTGF-β1,MMP-9,TIMP3andPAI-1weredetectedbyusingimmunohistochemicalmethods.Itwasdemonstratedthattheembryoresorptionrateintheexperimentalgroupwassignificantlyreducedincomparisonwiththatinthecontrolexperimentalgroup(x2=7.441,P=0.006),buttherewasnosignificantdifferencewiththatinnormalpregnantgroup(x2=0.016,P=0.898).TheexpressionsofTGF-β1andPAI-1intheexperimentalgroupweresignificantlyincreasedincomparisonwiththatinthecontrolexperimentalgroup(P=0.010,P=0.003,respectively),withnosignificantdifferencefromthatinthenormalpregnantgroup(P=0.500).However,theexpressionofMMP-9intheexperimentalgroupwassignificantlyreducedincomparisonwiththatinthecontrolexperimentalgroup(P=0.012)withnosignificantdifferencefromthatinthenormalpregnantgroup(P=0.500).Theexpression