Objective To investigate the role of nitric oxide/cyclic guanosine monophosphate (NO/ cGMP) signaling pathway in dexmedetomidine-induced reduction of neuropathic pain (NP) in the rats.Methods Forty-two healthy male Sprague-Dawley rats,weighing 200-250 g,were randomly divided into 7 groups (n =6 each) using a random number table:normal control group (C group);NP group;dexmedetomidine group (D group);dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) group;a non-selective nitric oxide synthase inhibitor N-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) group (L-NAME group);inactive enantiomer D-NAME group (D-NAME group);a soluble guanylyl cyclase inhibitor 1H-[1,2,4] oxidazole[4,3-a] quinoxalin-1-one (ODQ) group (ODQ group).NP was induced by chronic constriction injury to the sciatic nerve in anesthetized rats.On day 7 after chronic constriction injury,dexmedetomidine 1.5 μg/kg was injected intrathecally in group D,and in DMSO,L-NAME,D-NAME and ODQ groups,DMSO l0 μl,L-NAME 100 μg,D-NAME 100 μg and ODQ 10 μg were injected intrathecally,respectively,and 25 min later dexmedetomidine 1.5 μg/kg was injected intrathecally.The thermal paw withdrawal latency was measured immediately after intrathecal administration and at 30,60,90,120,150,180 and 210 min after intrathecal administration,and the area under the curve of thermal paw withdrawal latency was calculated to reflect the thermal pain threshold.Results Compared with group C,the thermal pain threshold was significantly decreased in the other six groups (P＜0.05).The thermal pain threshold was significantly higher in D,DMSO,L-NAME,ODQ and D-NAME groups than in group NP (P＜0.05).Compared with group D,the thermal pain threshold was significantly decreased in L-NAME and ODQ groups (P＜0.05),and no significant change was found in the thermal pain threshold in D-NAME and DMSO groups (P＞0.05).Conclusion The mechanism by which dexmedetomidine reduces NP is related to activation of NO/cGMP signaling pathway in the rats.

Economization of water,electricity and gas plays an important part in the construction of an economical hospital.The metering and accounting system for water,electricity and gas management in our hospital can rationally and accurately account the consumption of water,electricity and gas.Under this system,we have implemented quota management and cost control in the medical departments,efficiency assessment in the production and supply units,cost inclusion in the internal services unit,cost collection from the logistics support contractor units,and the maintenance of pipeline leakage,which has proved to be a set of effective and scientific solutions to the promotion of the efficiency of water,electricity and gas management in the hospital.

Objective To determine whether anticoagulation markers can improve mortality prediction in patients of surgical intensive care unit (ICU).Methods A case-control study was adopted,252 patients from Tongji hospital's surgical ICU and 30 healthy control individuals were investigated.The protein C,antithrombin,thrombomodulin,and other coagulation/ inflammatory markers were detected.The Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation Ⅱ (APACHE Ⅱ) score were obtained.Markers level comparison among survivors,non-survivors and controls were conducted with single factor variance analysis,Kruskal-Wallis test or Mann-Whitney U test.Results Between survivors and non-survivors after 28-day hospitalization,there were significant difference on protein C levels[(70.2 ±22.7)％ vs (48.6 ±29.8)％,t=2.84,P＜0.01],APACHE Ⅱ scores[(21.0±8.2) vs (29.5 ±10.9),t =-2.51,P＜0.05] and prothrombin times[(12.9-± 3.5) s vs (18.8 ± 10.2) s,t =-2.13,P ＜ 0.05].Combining protein C levels with APACHE Ⅱ score could obtain a higher mortality prediction efficiency in patients of surgical ICU than any single marker (AUC =0.806).That protein C concentration less than 47.5％ [OR =6.40,95％confidence interval(CI) 2.526-16.216,P ＜0.001] and APACHE Ⅱ score (OR =1.123,95％ CI 1.012 -1.250,P ＜ 0.05) were the independent risk factors for surgical ICU death.Conclusion Decrease of protein C levels predict increase of mortality risk in patients of surgical ICU,combining protein C with APACHE Ⅱ score can improve the prognostic accuracy for patients of surgical ICU.(Chin J Lab Med,2013,36:339-342)

Diabetic nephropathy presents an increasing trend worldwide. It has been an attractive area to find novel targets for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy. SIRT1 (Sirtuin 1), a member of deacetylation enzymes, regulates cell senescence, metabolism, and apoptosis. In last ten years, lots of studies showed that SIRT1 exerts a protective effect in the progression of the diabetic nephropathy by promoting reconstruction of energy homeostasis, modulating cell redox state, resisting cell apoptosis, inhibiting inflammation and ameliorating renal fibrosis. SIRT1 has become a potential new target for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy.

Objective To investigate the change of soluble P-selectin (sPsel)and von Willebrand factor (vWF)levels after ad-mission in traumatic patients and their relation with the coagulation indexes levels,coagulation disorders and prognosis.Methods 82 cases of severe trauma in ICU of Affiliated Tongji Hospital were prospectively selected and detected plasma sPsel,VWF anti-gen,protein C,activity of coagulation factor Ⅶ and routine coagulation indexes on admission and on every day within the first week after admission.The 30 d fatality rate was recorded.Results The sPsel and vWF levels on admission in the patients with coagula-tion disorders were lower than those in the patients without coagulation disorders (P <0.05)and significantly correlated with the coagulation indexes (protein C and coagulation factor Ⅶ)levels (P <0.05).The vWF level within 3 d after admission in the death patients was significantly lower than that in the survival patients,but which on 7 d after admission in the death patients was signifi-cantly higher than that in the survival patients (P <0.05 );no significant difference in sPsel level within 1 week after admission were found between the survival patients and the death patients.Conclusion Among severe traumatic patients in ICU,the low lev-els of sPsel and VWF on admission are associated with the coagulation disorders,the significant rise of vWF level on 7 d after ad-mission is associated with the increase of the 30 d fatality rate.

Objective To explore the effect of social medical treatment in improving the quality of life for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma.Methods 32 patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma were mentioned with social medical treatment (including psychological treatment,family visit,family tend,social healing service,etc).The result was measured by using the SQOL-NPC.and the different stages of the results were compared.Results All the patients were tracked in 2 years.All the scores were mark down in a table.Conclusion After analyzing the results,it was found that social medical treatment played an important role in improving the quality of life for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

BACKGROUND:Lots of bone graft materials such as autologous iliac bone, autologous rib, titanium mesh plus alograft are available in the treatment of bone defects after spinal tuberculosis debridement. OBJECTIVE: To compare the fixation effect of different kinds of bone graft materialsvia pedicle approach fixation for treatment of thoracic spinal tuberculosis. METHODS: Totaly 40 patients with thoracic spinal tuberculosis were enroled, including 18 patients accompanied with paraplegia and 15 patients accompanied with kyphosis deformity. Both of them were subjected to by standard anti-tuberculosis treatment for 2-4 weeks and consequent posterior pedicle screw fixation combined with debridement/bone grafting fusion. They were grouped by the variables of bone graft materials: autologous iliac bone, autologous rib, titanium mesh plus alograft groups. Al patients were folowed up for 24 months. The lesion healing, bone graft fusion, rehabilitation of paraplegia, correction of kyphosis and incidence of adverse reaction were observed. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The time of bone graft fusion in the autologous iliac bone group was shorter than that in the autologous rib and titanium mesh plus alograft groups (P < 0.05), and there was no significant difference between autologous rib and titanium mesh plus alograft groups. No adverse phenomenons such as grafts and titanium mesh faling off, fracture and displacement, nonunion and pseudarthrosis, tuberculosis recurrence were found in these three groups. After the symptomatic therapy for 3-6 months, the muscle strength of patients with paraplegia and spinal kyphosis deformity basically recovered, spinal kyphosis deformity was basically corrected. These results demonstrate that the treatment effect of autologous iliac bone is the best; however, the treatment effect of autologous rib is as good as the titanium mesh plus allograft.

Objective To investigate the transfer rate of alkaloids in extraction and purification process of Cortex Phellodendri Amurensis (CPA) and to ascertain the optimal purification technology.Methods We purified the alkaloids from Cortex Phellodendri Amurensis by AB-8 macroporous resin.With the contents of berberine hydrochloride and palmatine hydrochloride as the reference indexes,content determination of alcohol extract,sample solution and eluent from AB-8 macroporous resin were determined by HPLC.Results The optimal technology was as follows:using 8-fold 75 %(V/V) ethanol as extract,extracting for 3 times and lasting one hour for each time.The transfer rate of alkaloids was 83.75 %under the above condition.The transfer rate of alkaloids was about 80 %when the concentration of sample solution(pH value being 8 and centrifugation) was 0.1 g/mL,and the transfer rate of alkaloids in eluent was 75.14 %.Conclusion The optimum technology is stable and feasible,and the purification effect of alkaloids from Cortex Phellodendri Amurensis by AB-8 macroporus resin is good.

OBJECTlVE To study the anti-HBV activity of prepared recombinant human serum aIbu-min-interferon α-2b fusion protein(HSA-IFNα-2b) in vitro. METHODS HepG2 ceIIs were infected with recombinant adenovirus with green fIuorescence protein and 1.6-foId HBV DNA(AdGFP-HBV). The ex-pression of HBV antigens,HBsAg and HBeAg in cuIture medium was detected by ELISA assay. The tox-icity of HSA-IFNα-2b on HepG2 ceIIs was evaIuated by mTT assay.The reIative expression of HBV RNA in ceIIs and the absoIute quantity of HBV DNA in cuIture supernatant were determined by quantitative PCR assay. The activity of HBV enhancer Ⅰ was detected by DuaI-Reporter gene assay. RESULTS HBV couId repIicate and express in HepG2 ceIIs after infection with AdGFP-HBV. The expression of HBsAg and HBeAg in cuIture serum of HepG2 ceIIs infected with AdGFP-HBV decreased by 51.32%(P﹤0.01)and 50.26%(P﹤0.01),respectiveIy,when HSA-IFNα-2b 500 kU·L-1 was added. The same concentration of HSA-IFNα-2b didn't inhibit the proIiferation of HepG2 ceIIs,but inhibited HBsAg in a concentration-dependent manner. The regression formuIa between HBsAg inhibitory rate(Y)and con-centration of HSA-IFNα-2b(X)was Y=21.11 IgX+11.91(r 2 = 0.954),IC50 = 63.76 kU·L-1 . HBV RNA in ceIIs and HBV DNA in the cuIture serum decreased by 52.83%(P﹤0.01)and 53.07%(P﹤0.01), respectiveIy,when HSA-IFNα-2b 500 kU·L-1 was added. The activity of enhancer Ⅰ decreased by 40.04%(P﹤0.01)when HSA-IFNα-2b 500 kU·L-1 was added. CONCLUSlON The ceII modeI of HBV repIication for evaIuating anti-HBV agents is successfuIIy estabIished. HSA-IFNα-2b exhibits noticeabIe anti-HBV effect invitro.

To study the anticancer activities of curcumin on human hepatocarcinoma cell line Sk-hep-1 and its related molecular mechanism which has not been elucidated. In the present study,we showed that curcumin inhibited proliferation of Sk-hep-1 cells in a dose-dependent manner through MTF assay. The effect of curcumin on apoptosis in Sk-hep-1 cells was investigated by DAPI staining and the various apoptosis was observed in hepatocarcinoma cell lines Sk-hep-1, HepG2 and Hep3B, but not in normal liver cell line Chang's liver with curcumin treatment. Cell cycle analysis results showed that curcumin treatment resulted in dramatic accumulation of Sk-hep-1 cells at the G0/G1 or G2/M phase. The effect of curcumin on the expression of anti-apoptosis genes (Survivin and BCl-xL) and drug resistance genes (DRG2 and MDR1) was studied by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The expression of MDR1 mRNA was significantly decreased in Sk-hep-1 cells treated with curcumin, while no alterations in the amount of DRG2 and anti-apoptosis genes' mRNA levels were found. These results indicate that curcumin is able to inhibit proliferation and induce apoptosis in Sk-hep-1 cells and it may cause by down-regulating the expression of MDR1 mRNA.
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic ; pharmacology ; Apoptosis ; drug effects ; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular ; drug therapy ; genetics ; metabolism ; physiopathology ; Cell Cycle ; drug effects ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cell Proliferation ; drug effects ; Curcumin ; pharmacology ; Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic ; drug effects ; Humans