The prevalence of obesity,type 2 diabetes,and other chronic non-communicable diseases is increasing rapidly world-wide.Most recent epidemiological data showed that China is now in an era of obesity,and under a huge burden of the complications related with obesity,diabetes,as well as cerebral-and cardiovascular disorders.Strenuous efforts,comprehensive strategies,effective measures,and practical solutions must all be taken to combat against these chronic diseases.

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Objective To explore the mechanism of the microglia inflammatory response through observing the changes of interleukin-1 receptor associated kinase-4(IRAK-4) expression in murine N9 microglia cells under hypoxia.Methods N9 cells were exposed to 3%O2,5%CO2,92%N2 for 1,3,6,12 and 24 h respectively.The IRAK-4 protein level was detected by Western blotting and the celluar change was observed by laser scanning confocal microscope(LSCM).The TNF-? level was measured by ELISA.Results After hypoxia,the expression of IRAK-4 protein was increased in a time-dependent manner.The elevation began at 1 h after hypoxia,increased significantly at 3 h(P0.05).The fluorescence intensity of IRAK-4 also increased with the extension of anoxic time.The TNF-? level change were similar.There were significant positive correlations between the expression of IRAK-4 and TNF-?(P

G protein-coupled receptors(GPCRs)mediate cell signaling transduction of most hormones and neurological transmitters and behave as the key targets for drug research and development.Recently,the evidence of allosteric modulation of GPCRs has been revealed.Allosteric modulators have the ability to selectively tune responses only in tissues in which the endogenous agonist exerts its physiological effects,and have the potential for greater receptor subtype selectivity.The GPCRs allosteric modulators have been found and some of them have been in clinical use.Under the strategy of allosterism on structure activity relationship and target directed screening,more and more GPCRs allosteric modulators will be developed in the future.

In this review,the pathogenesis,clinical presentations,diagnosis of occupational asthma(OA)are discussed.The agents that cause OA are more than 300 kinds of high and low molecular-weight substances.The diagnosis of OA is generally established on the basis of a suggestive occupational history,symptoms,abnormal lung function and lab examination.Specific inhalation of bronchial challenge(SIC)comes closest to a gold standard test for some agents causing(sensitizer-induced)OA.

Objective:To make a synthetic comment on treatment of children cerebral palsy with acupuncture in recent 10 years in China.Methods:Related papers were gotten from the journals between 1999-2008 in Chinese journal full-test database and VIP information-Chinese technology journal database by computer retrieval.The collected 143 papers were analyzed from the terms of clinical acupoints selection,treatment methods,time,and mechanism,and then summarized the clinical effects of acupuncture in treating children cerebral palsy.Results:The acupoints selection was focus on scalp acupuncture functional area and body points(including scalp points).Beside acupuncture treatment,the combination of acupoint embedding therapy,acupoint injection,and massage were also used.The therapy time was different from 20min to 4h,and the treatment course was usually be counted by month.The effects of acupuncture treatment were considered to be significant through improving brain circulation and recovering brain cells' function. Conclusion:Acupuncture treatment had advantages in improving the child'limbs function,nevertheless further studies on the research methods,study design and mechanism were all needed.

Objective To investigate the effect of atorvastain on plasma levels of nitric oxide(NO) and alpha-granule membrance protein-140(GMP-140) in patients with acute cerebral infarction.Methods 94 cases with acute cerebral infarction were randomly divided into the atorvastain group(48 cases) and the control group(46 cases).Plasma NO and GMP-140 were determined by the method of nitrate reductase and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in atorvastain group and control group at moment of hospitalization and after four weeks.Results Plasma NO and GMP-140 of atorvastain group after treatment were statistically lower than that of controls(P0.05).Conclusion Atorvastain can reduce plasma levels of NO and GMP-140 in patients with acute cerebral infarction.It can ameliorate brain injury after ischemia and has protective effect on the ischemia cerebral tissue.

Objective To investigate the effect of the selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor celecoxib on the expression of PGE2 and VEGF induced by IL-1? in A549 cell lines.Methods A549 cells were incubated with IL-1? in the presence or absence of celecoxib.After indicated incubation time,cells were harvested to detect VEGFmRNA by reverse transcription-polymerase chain rection(RT-PCR),the medium was collected to determine the concentration of PGE2 and VEGF by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA).Results After Celecoxib intervention,the formation of PGE2 and VEGF expression decreased more than control group(IL-1? induced),the difference being significance(P

Objective To investigate the distribution,the drug-sensitivity tests and drug-resistance of bacteria in patients with lower respiratory tract infections diseases in respiratory intensive care units(RICU).Methods Retrospective study of the clinical data,the distribution and the drug-sensitivity of bacteria of 178 cases with mechanical ventilation in RICU.The drug-sensitivity were examined by Kribry-Bauer(KB)paper method and minimal-inhibitory-concentration(MIC)by agar double dilute method.Results A total of 326 strains bacteria were obtained in 178 patients.Among 326 strains G-bacteria were the most common kinds of bacteria(78.2%);main kinds of the G-bacteria were pseudomonas areuginosa(30.4%)and baumanii(23.0%);fungus was the second commonest kind of bacteria(16.6%).Most of the G+ bacteria were staphycoccus aureus.In 107 cases more than two kinds of bacteria were obtained.The drug sensitivity test in vitro showed that these strains were multiresistant to commonly used antibiotics,and drugs whose sensitive rate was over 70% included meropenem,impienem,cefoperazone/sulbactam,amikacin and piperacillin/tazabactam,the sensibility of vancomycin to G+ bacteria being 100%.Conclusion Pseudomonas areuginosa,baumanii and fungus are the main pathogens of the patients in RICU;meropenem,impienem,cefoperazone/sulbactam,amikacin and vancomycin are effctive antibiotics for treating lower respiratory tract infection in RICU.There is mixed infection by various bacteria,and some strains are multiresistant.We should monitor drug-sensitivity to bacteria dynamic and use antibiotics reasonably.

To investigate the antibiotic resistance of bacteria isolated from bile, the bile from the surgical in-patients with bile duct infection from June 1995 to December 1998 was cultured and the distribution and antibiotic resistance of the isolates (not including anaeobes) were analyzed. The results showed that the cultured positive rate in the specimens was 69. 76 % (143/205). Among the isolates, most of them were E. coli and P. aeruginosa (31. 74 % and 18. 56 %, respectively), while Enterobacter, K. pneumonia and Enterococci were also commonly seen. All the isolates were resistant more or less to the commonly used antibiotics.