Teniposide-intensified hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with acute graft versus host disease prophylaxis with anti-thymocyte globulin provides good results in high-risk or refractory recurrent hematopoietic malignant diseases.

Background: Teniposide, as a more potent inhibitor of topoisomerase II compared with etoposide, shows less damage on hematopoietic stem cells. Few data are available on teniposide in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) for high-risk or refractory recurrent hematopoietic malignant diseases, particularly for acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

Methods: A retrospective single arm study was conducted to confirm the feasibility of teniposide (300 mg/m2) -intensified HSCT in the treatment of high-risk or refractory recurrent hematopoietic malignant disease by analysing the outcomes of 32 patients, who received transplantation between January 2016 and December 2018.

[Determination Method and Characteristics of Particle Size Multiplier of PM in Road Dust].

The particle size multiplier is a valuable parameter for depicting the particle size distribution characteristics of road dust and calculating road dust emissions. In order to realize the localization of the particle size multiplier, the AP-42 and TRAKER methods were used for sampling on typical and different types of roads in Baoding in March 2019. Then, the particle size multiplier of road dust PM () was calculated using the correction formula, and the characteristics were analyzed.

Synthesis and Cytotoxicity Assessment of Novel 7-O- and 14-O-Derivatives of Glaucocalyxin A.

Background: Rabdosia japonica has been historically used in China as a popular folk medicine for the treatment of cancer, hepatitis, and gastricism. Glaucocalyxin A (GLA), an ent-kaurene diterpene isolated from Rabdosia japonica, is one of the main active ingredients showing potent inhibitory effects against several types of tumor cells. To the best of our knowledge, studies regarding the structural modification and Structure- Activity Relations (SAR) of this compound have not yet been reported.

EF1A1/HSC70 Cooperatively Suppress Brain Endothelial Cell Apoptosis via Regulating JNK Activity.

Aims: In our previous study, eEF1A1 was identified to be a new target for protecting brain ischemia injury, but the mechanism remains largely unknown. In this study, we screened the downstream cellular protein molecules interacted with eEF1A1 and found mechanism of eEF1A1 in brain ischemia protection.

Methods And Results: Through co-immunoprecipitation and mass spectrometry for searching the interaction of proteins with eEF1A1 in bEnd3 cells, HSC70 was identified to be a binding protein of eEF1A1, which was further validated by Western blot and immunofluorescence.

Treatment with angiotensin-(1-9) alleviates the cardiomyopathy in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.

Diabetic cardiomyopathy, a disorder of the heart muscle in diabetic patients, is one of the major causes of heart failure. We hypothesized that angiotensin-(1-9) [Ang-(1-9)] attenuates cardiomyopathy in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. Rats were injected with a single intraperitoneal injection of STZ (55 mg/kg body weight) to induced diabetic cardiomyopathy.

Inhibitory effect of emodin on tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 (TIMP-1) expression in rat hepatic stellate cells.

Emodin inhibited expression of both transforming growth factor beta1 (TGFbeta1)- and phorbol ester (PMA)-induced tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) in an immortalized rat hepatic stellate cell line, HSC-T6, by Western blot and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. Reporter gene assays showed that emodin reduced both basal and PMA-induced activated protein-1 (AP-1) promoter activities. Electrophoretic mobility shift assay revealed that emodin reduced AP-1 DNA binding activities in HSC-T6 cells.