Objective To evaluate the frequency of the infections with Ureaplasma urealyticum and/or Mycoplasma honinis in preterm 23 to 32 week births and the association with the outcomes of new born. Methods One hundred and eighty-seven mother/premature infant dyads with deliveries between 23 and 32 weeks gestational age. Ueaplasma urealyticum, Mycoplasma honinis and IL-6 were determined by PCR and radioimmunity. Medical information and outcome of newborns were recorded. Results Compared with control group, the incidence of Ureaplasma urealyticum and/or Mycoplasma honinis, IL-6 and preterm premature rupture of the fetalmembranes ( PPROM ) were higher in spontaneous group. The PPROM were more common among infants with a positive Ureaplasma urealyticum and/or Mycoplasma honinis. Infants with positive cord blood Ureaplasma urealyticum and/or Mycoplasma honinis were likely to have neonatal systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), but not significantly different for respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). Conclusion Infection with Ureaplasma urealyticum and/or Mycoplasma honinis may play an important role in the causal pathway for spontaneous preterm labor, and impact the outcome of premature infants.

Objective To observe the expressions of vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF) and cyclooxygenase-2(COX-2) in the cerebral tissue following hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy(HIE) in newborn rats and explore the machanism of inosine in protecting against hypoxic-ischemic brain damage(HIBD).Methods Sixty-six newborn rats aged 7 days were divided into sham,control and experimental groups.HIE models were made by clamping the right cervical artery and making hypoxia for 2 hours.The rats in experimental group began injecting inosine,at 1 day before experiment,and the rats in the sham and control groups saline solution with same dose.The samples were made at the given time,and expressions of VEGF and COX-2 were investigated by immunohistochemical technique.Results The cerebral tissue had no expression of VEGF and COX-2 in sham group.From 2 hours on cortex and striatum after HIE in control and experimental groups,expressions of VEGF and COX-2 increased rapidly,peaking at 12-24 hours,and then decreased gradually.Expressions of VEGF and COX-2 were higher in experimental group(All P

Objective To explore the clinical significance and changes of tumor necrosis factor-?(TNF-?)and interleukin-6(IL-6)level in children with acute viral myocarditis(AVM).Methods TNF-? and IL-6 level in serum from 53 AVM children and 20 healthy children were measured by radio-immunoassay and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA).The relation between the levels of TNF-? and IL-6 in serum with the occurrence and development in acute viral myocarditis was analyzed.Results Thirty-two were males and 21 females in the 53 AVM children.The ages ranged from 3-11 years old.There were 12 males and 8 females in control group.The serum level of TNF-? and IL-6 were(526.7?32.9),(3.23?0.53)mg/L in AVM group and(383.1?27.5),(1.63?0.22)mg/L in control group.There were significant difference between the 2 groups(Pa

Objective To investigate the changes in tidal breathing lung function of severe pneumonia in re-covery phase and correlation with the condition and prognosis in infants and the young children.Methods Tidal breathing lung function of 44 cases of severe pneumonia infants and 50 cases of mild pneumonia infants in their recovery phase were measured by infantile spirometer made in Germany.According to ratio of exhaled volume at peak tidal expi-ratory flow to total expiratory volume(VPTEF /VE),severe pneumonia infants were divided into normal,mild,moderate and severe groups.All these children were followed up for the frequency of rehospitalization because of lower respiratory tract infections and the frequency of wheezing within 1 year after discharge.Statistical were analyzed by using t test andχ2 test.Results Compared with the mild pneumonia infants,the respiratory rate(RR)of the severe pneumonia infants was significantly increased [(36.31 ±0.78)times/min vs (30.83 ±0.74)times/min](P <0.01 );inspiratory time to expiratory time ratio(TI /TE)(0.65 ±0.01 vs 0.71 ±0.01 ),exhaled time at peak tidal expiratory flow(TPTEF) [(0.24 ±0.08)s vs (0.31 ±0.04)s]were significantly decreased (all P <0.01 );ratio of TPTEF to expiratory time (TPTEF /TE)[(1 9.1 5 ±0.77)% vs (23.00 ±0.51 )%],VPTEF /VE[(21 .28 ±0.86)vs (25.42 ±0.56)%]were significantly decreased (all P <0.01 ).The frequency of rehospitalization because of lower respiratory tract infections (χ2 =30.50,P <0.01 )and the frequency of wheezing within 1 year after discharge(χ2 =23.43,P <0.01 )in the severe pneumonia group were significantly higher than those of the mild pneumonia group;in the groups with different lung function damage by severe pneumonia,the frequency of rehospitalization because of lower respiratory tract infections (χ2 =1 0.64,P =0.033;χ2 =20.81 ,P =0.001 )and the frequency of wheezing (χ2 =1 0.53,P =0.037;χ2 =21 .25, P =0.001 )within 1 year after discharge in mild and severe group were significantly higher than those of the mild group,while there was no significant difference between normal group and mild group (P >0.05).Thirteen cases of se-vere pneumonia infants were followed up for 1 year.Of all these 1 3 cases,pulmonary function in 1 case restored to nor-mal within 3 months;that of 6 cases restored to normal within 6 months;the conditions of 3 cases restored to normal within 1 year;while the pulmonary function of other 3 cases was still abnormal 1 year after discharge.Conclusions Lung function damage of severe pneumonia infants is more serious than the mild pneumonia in infants in their recovery phase.For severe pneumonia infants,the more serious of lung function damages,the more likely to be re -hospitaliza-tion because of lower respiratory tract infections and wheezing in short time.

The diabetes is mainly treated by the oral administration of western medicines at present. Despite their rapid curative effect, there have been still many reports for the western medicines about their clinical adverse reactions, failure of effective prevention and treatment of complications and drug resistance. Hence, they are not suitable for long-term administration. Traditional Chinese medicines have a long history in treating diabetes mellitus (DM) , which is commonly known as Xiaokezheng in the theory of traditional Chinese medicines. In recent years, many scholars have taken extracts from traditional Chinese medicines or separated active constituents as the study objects in the expectation of developing new-type drugs for treating and preventing diabetes. Therefore, a large number of study reports have been emerged in this field. Due to their significant glucose-reducing effect and specific effect in treating complications of diabetes, traditional Chinese medicine Gardeniae Fructus and its iridoid component geniposide shall be given full attention. This paper summarized the advance in studies on the curative effect and action mechanism of Gardeniae Fructus and geniposide in preventing and treating diabetes.
Animals ; Diabetes Mellitus ; drug therapy ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; administration & dosage ; chemistry ; Fruit ; chemistry ; Gardenia ; chemistry ; Humans ; Hypoglycemic Agents ; administration & dosage ; chemistry

Objective To investigate the role of nerve growth factor(NGF)in asthmatic rats by observing the expression of NGF and effects of corticosteroid on the expression of NGF in lungs of asthmatic rats.Methods Forty-five rats were randomly devided into 3 groups:control group,asthmatic group,therapeutic group with corticosteroid.The thickness of airway smooth musle(ASM)was measured by HE staining,and the expression of NGF was observed by immunohistochemical staining.Results 1.The thickness of ASM,the expression of NGF and were significantly higher in asthmatic group than those of control group and therapeutic group(Pa

Objective To evaluate the relationship of high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) and TLR4 with airway inflammation and the role of vitamin D.Methods Totally 24 BALB/c mice were randomly divided into control group,asthma group,and 1,25-(OH)2D3 group,each having 8 mice.The pathological changes in lung tissue of the mice were observed by hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining,bronchial wall thickness was measured with computer pathological image analysis system software.The expressions of HMGB1 and TLR4 in lung tissue were detected by immunohistochemical method.Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) was collected for cytological examination;the contents of HMGB1,TLR4,IL-4 and IFN-γ in BALF and the peripheral blood were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).Results The expressions of HMGB1 and TLR4 in lung tissue were stronger in asthma group,but weaker in intervention group.The total number of leukocytes as well as the percentages of eosinophils,neutrophils and lymphocytes increased significantly in BALF in asthma group,but significantly decreased in intervention group (all P ＜ 0.05).The ratio of monocyte/macrophage significantly decreased in asthma group,but increased significantly in intervention group (P＜0.05).The contents of HMGB1,TLR4 and IL-4 in BALF and the peripheral blood were significantly higher in asthma group than in control and intervention groups,whereas IFN-γ level was significantly lower than that in control and intervention groups (all P＜0.05).HMGB1 and TLR4 contents had a positive correlation with the total number of cells and IL-4 concentration in BALF,respectively (r1=0.796,0.730;r2=0.695,0.648;all P＜0.05).Conclusion HMGB1 and TLR4 were associated with airway inflammation and immune disorders.An appropriate amount of 1,25-(OH)2D3 can relieve airway inflammation,which may be associated with regulating Th1/Th2 cells balance.

Clinical teaching is an important link in cultivating clinician,Heuristic teaching can stimulate students'activeness of learning,enlighten their thoughts,arouse their positivity and creativity,find out their inner potential,and increase teaching effect.Intractable case discussion is an important method of heuristic clinical teaching,which can help strengthening theory knowledge,exercising correct clinical thinking,creating scrupulous scientism and satisfactory medical ethics.

Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of L1 -S1 selective posterior rhizotomy (SPR)at the medullary conus level for the treatment of double lower extremities spastic cerebral palsy(CP).Methods A total of 1 09 double lower extremities spastic CP children underwent SPR at the level of medullary consul were selected in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University from October 201 0 to May 201 4.The 4 groups were analyzed in terms of muscle tension and gross motor function of the lower limbs 6 months before and after operation,retrospective-ly.The SPSS 1 7.0 software was used for statistical analysis.Results Patients had different degrees of improvement in gross motor function and reduction of spasticity in all muscle groups of lower limbs after operation.Six months after the operation,the muscular tension of hip flexor,hip adductor,knee flexor and plantar flexors (modified Ashworth spastic scale score)were all improved compared with preoperation (t =1 6.635,27.41 1 ,31 .362,38.81 9,all P <0.01 ).Gross motor function of lower limbs (Gross Motor Function Measure)at 6 months after the operation was significantly im-proved compared with preoperation (51 .97 ±1 2.92 vs 41 .01 ±1 1 .46),and the difference was significant(t =26.67, P <0.01 ).The postoperative complications:intracranial hypotension headache (5 cases,4.59%),postoperative high fever (2 cases,1 .83%),incision fat liquefaction (2 cases,1 .83%),sensory barriers of lower limbs (1 case, 0.92%),and urine obstacles (1 case,0.92%).Conclusions SPR at the level of medullary conus has the advantages of minimal injury,rapid recovery and little influence on the stability of the spine.In addition,the procedure can relieve the spasticity of lower limbs of the CP patients effectively.

Objective To report the clinical, myopathological and genetic features in myofibrillar myopathy (MFM) with numerous cytoplasmatic-spheroid bodies. Methods Ten patients in 5 successive generations began to present progressive proximal limbs weakness at 35 to 40 years old. Additionally, 4 cases manifested diarrhea and 6 cases accompanied with cardiorespiratory symptoms. An open biopsy was performed on the proband. In addition to histological, enzymhistochemical staining and ultrastructural examination, immunohistochemical staining with antibody against tau, desmin, ubiquitin, dysferlin, dystrophin-C', dystrophin-N' and dystrophin-R were done. All the exons of the MYOT, CRYAB, DESMIN, LDB3, LMNA, SEPNI gene and the FLNC exon 48 were analysed. Results Cytoplasmatic bodies and spheroid bodies were found in the fibers. The deposited material were positive for tau, desmin, ubiquitin, dysferlin and dystrophin-R, dystrophin-C'. Electron microscope showed granular dense Z-disc material in the inclusions which were surrounded by thin filament. There was no mutation in the above exons of the 7 candidate genes. Conclusions Myofibrillar myopathy involves multiple system impairment. Cytoplasmatic and spheroid bodies contain microtubule and membrane associated protein. The disease might be induced by some unknown genetic abnormities.