BACKGROUND: The design of the microstructure of human bone is in fact to construct a model, which could characterize the connecting-porosity cell frame structure. As the porosity structure is represented as irregular curve, and this irregularity has close relationship with the bone function, does the fractal theory effectively find the irregularity containing in the irregular structure?OBJ ECTIVE: To analyze the microstructure of human bone by applying the fractal property, and construct the 3D model that has structural similarity to the natural bone. With the help of Rapid Prototyping technology, a new bionic technique instead of traditional modeling method is presented to model artificial human bone.DESIGN: Computer aided bionic design.SETTING: Biomaterials and Engineering Center of Wuhan University ofTechnoiogy.MATERIALS: The experiment was carried out in the Biomaterials and Engineering Center of Wuhan University of Technology from January to June 2005. The material is the original gray chart of hip joint of one healthy middle-aged male.METHODS: The contour of the human bone microstructure was obtained by exaltation and extraction of the grey chart.B-spline technique was used for vectorization. ①The fractal theory was adopted to compute the fractal dimension of typical aperture structure and the result was represented by dimensions (D=2s, s is the slope of fitting line) to find the inherent relation among apertures. ② Monte Carlo method was used to generate the two-dimensional model of microstructure of bone with the appropriate porosity. The 3D model was manufactured by rapid prototyping technology.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: ①Fractal dimension of porous structure of human bone; ② Results of 2D and 3D model of the microstructure of human bone.RESULTS: ①The fractal dimensions of some representative apertures were between 1.14and 1.28. The fractal dimensions of these micro-apertures are rather close, which testified the self-similarity in the edge contour of the microstructure of human bone. ②3D model was generated by cumulating the plane model layer by layer with the rapid prototyping technology. If the high porosity of plane model was ensured, the porosity and connectivity of 3D model could meet the high requirement. Through the computer simulating, the porosity of the model was greater than 40%, which meets the design requirement.CONCLUSION: Fractal theory is applied in the construction of 2D model of human bone based on the requirements in bionic design of the microstructure model of human bone. The fractal characteristics of the grey chart of human bone and the edge contourof its typical micropore are analyzed. The software suitable for 2D tissue engineered bionic microstructure of human bone is developed with VC++, meanwhile, 3D cell scaffold model is constructed by cumulating the planer model, which meets the human bone functions.

BACKGROUND:Domestic scholars use the potentiodynamic polarization technique to determine the corrosion potential of the dental aloys, which is used to evaluate the corrosion performance of the lownoble metal. They have discovered that the main reason affecting corrosion resistance is the content of noble metal. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the corrosion resistance of Ti, Au aloy, Co-Cr aloy, Ti aloy, and Ni-Cr aloy. METHODS: Five aloys were immersed in synthetic saliva solution. The corrosion potential and corrosion current density of the aloys were determined with potentiadynamic polarization technique. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The galvanic series of five kinds of aloys were ranged as folows: Au aloy > pure Ti > Ti aloy > Co-Cr aloy > Ni-Cr aloy. Au aloy and pure Ti had more positive potential that were not easy to produce corrosion; Ti aloy and Co-Cr aloy could form stable oxidation film with a strong ability of anti-pitting and crevice corrosion; Ni-Cr aloy potential was more negative and easy to be dissolved. The corrosion current density of five kinds of aloys was ranged as folows: Au aloy < pure Ti < Ti aloy < Co-Cr aloy < Ni-Cr aloy. Au aloy and pure Ti had lowest current density which was 10-8, indicating that the corrosion rate of Au aloy and pure Ti was lower; in contrast, Ni-Cr aloy possessed the maximum corrosion rate. These findings indicate that Au aloy and pure Ti exhibit a very high corrosion resistance. The corrosion rate of Ni-Cr aloy is the highest; therefore, Ni-Cr aloy is the least acceptable material for implant suprastucture.

Stroke is one of the major diseases that threaten human health, early diagnosis and treatment are very important for stroke. Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is measured noninvasively to diagnosis stroke, and it is a independent predictor for stroke because its thickening can timely predict the incidence and development of stroke. As an important predictor of cardiovascular disease, more and more attention is played on CIMT. In this review, we will make a summary on the important role of CIMT in stroke and the mechanisms of carotid intima-media thickening in stroke as well as the potential use of traditional Chinese medicine in treating carotid intima-media thickening.
Animals ; Carotid Arteries ; drug effects ; physiopathology ; Carotid Intima-Media Thickness ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Humans ; Stroke ; diagnosis ; drug therapy ; physiopathology

Objective: To compare the pharmacokinetics and relative bioavailability of rapid oral disintegrating tablet of dimenhydrinate (RODTD) and those of market available tablet of dimenhydrinate (DMH). Methods: Eight healthy volunteers were evenly randomized into 2 groups, one group received RODTD (25 mg) and the other received available market tablet of dimenhydrinate (25 mg). The blood levels of DMH were determined by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) before and after drug administration in 2 groups. Chromatography conditions were: Nova-Pak C18 as chromatographic column, methanol triethylamine buffer (1 : 1),flow rate: 1.0 ml/min, detection wavelength: 225 nm, and room temperature. The pharmacokinetics and relative bioavailability of RODTD and market available tablets were investigated. Results: The standard curve of DMH in the blank plasma was linear within the range of 5-500 ng/ml, with the regression equation being C=0.004 4 A+4.745 and R2=0.996. The limit of detection was 2 ng/ml; the average recovery rate was (90.55±4.69)% and the RSD was 0.041%. The intra-day derivations of 3 different concentrations (low, middle, and high) of plasma were 9.27%, 4.93%, and 2.95%, respectively (n=5), and the inter-day derivations were 9.97%, 3.81%, and 3.06%, respectively (n=5). Blood samples (3 ml) were subjected to HPLC assay and significant difference was found between the 2 forms of DMH. The pharmacokinetic parameters of RODTD were: AUC=(602.04±113.82) ng • h • ml-1, Cmax=(95.86±21.28) ng • h • ml-1, and TPeak=(1.8±0.32) h; the pharmacokinetic parameters of market available tablets were: AUC=(342.73±84.96) ng • h • ml-1 Cmax=(46.34± 10.32) ng • ml-1, and TPeak=(2.65±0.24) h. Statistical analysis showed there was significant difference in the relative bioavailability of 2 forms of DMH(P<0.01). The relative bioavailability of RODTD to market tablet was 175.66%. Conclusion: The developed RODTD can obviously increase the relative bioavailability of DMH.

ObjectiveTo explore the effects of extended nursing intervention (ENI) in nursing ability of discharged patients with intubation of T-tubes.Methods Eighty-two patients with biliary diseases discharged with intubation of T-tubes were equally divided into two groups.The patients in the experiment group were treated with ENI and those in the control group were treated with conventional nursing.Each group received routine nursing and health education before discharge.All patients were followed up by a self-designed written questionnaire.Data regarding patients’ compliance behavior,knowledge of the diseases and satisfaction were collected and analyzed.Result Significant differences were observed between the two groups,the patients in the experiment group exhibiting better compliance behavior,their knowledge of their diseases improved and the rate of satisfaction higher (P<0.05). Conclusion ENI may be effective for the discharged patients with intubation of T-tubes to improve their compliance behavior, enhance their knowledge of their diseases and raise the rate of satisfaction.

Objective Receptor was screened to find out the interaction between outer membrane protein 25 of Brucella(OMP25) and Brucella infected macrophages.Methods Recombinant OMP25 protein was expressed and purified.The 7 peptide was screened out with OMP25 protein by phage display technology.OMP25-7 peptide interactions were further confirmed by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA) after candidate peptides were predicted with bioinformatics software.Four potential 7 peptides were synthetized.Their functions were estimated after Brucella abortus 2308 infected murine macrophages RAW264.7.Results Forty-two cyclic 7 peptides were screened out based on purified OMP25 by the M13 Phage Library Kit.Four peptides,named as ST-7,MT-7,TF-7 and SN-7,were confirmed with ELISA.Colony forming unit(CFU) result demonstrated ST-7,MT-7,TF-7 and SN-7 showed some function for inhibition of intracellular parasite.ST-7 inhibition ratio was 14.4％-51.8％ for Brucella abortus 2308; MT-7 inhibition ratio was 49.6％-69.5％ for Brucella abortus 2308; TF-7 inhibition ratio was 43.2％-74.4％ for Brucella abortus 2308; SN-7 inhibition ratio was 57.5％-82.2％ for 2308.ELISA result showed,that compared to control group,tumor necrosis factor α(TNF-α)increased no statistical significance in each time point of ST-7,MT-7 experiment groups (all P ＞ 0.05).There was no statistical significance in 8 h ago of TF-7,SN-7 experiment groups (all P ＞ 0.05),but there was statistical significance in 12,24 h (all P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions We have obtained four effective OMP25 receptors through phage display technology; TF-7 and SN-7 have inhibited Brucella abortus 2308 invasion and intracellular survival in murine macrophage cells,while ST-7 and MT-7 have only prevented the invasion against Brucella abortus 2308.

Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention published three confirmed novel H 7N9 avain influenza virus in-fection cases on March 31 ,2013 .The disease then spread across China and caused extremely high morbility and mortality , which trig-gered extensive attention .These cases were caused by a novel H 7N9 avian influenza virus which was highly mutable .Once the virus a-dapted to human respiratory epithelium receptors , a pandemic outbreak would occur immediately .This article summerizes the research progress on the H7N9 avain influenza, including epidemiologic characteristics , etiology features, clinical manifestation, detection tech-niques as well as theraputic and prevention strategy .

Adult ; Anemia, Aplastic ; complications ; surgery ; Female ; Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ; Hemoglobinuria, Paroxysmal ; complications ; surgery ; Humans

Coronary Disease ; drug therapy ; Humans ; Hypolipidemic Agents ; administration & dosage ; therapeutic use

OBJECTIVETo investigate the effectiveness of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) of damp-phlegm constitution treated with embedding therapy on back-shu points and front-mu points and needle-pricking therapy on Sifeng (EX-UE 10).

METHODSEighty-five patients were randomly divided into 2 groups of observation group (42 cases) and control group (43 cases). Embedding therapy on back-shu points and front-mu points and needle-pricking therapy on Sifeng (EX-UE 10) were applied to the observation group. Points such as Zhongwan (CV 12), Guanyuan (CV 4), Tianshu (ST 25), Zhangmen (LR 13), Jingmen (GB 25), Qimen (LR 14), Ganshu (BL 18), Weishu (BL 21), Pishu (BL 20), Shenshu (BL 23), Dachangshu (BL 25) and Xiaochangshu (BL 27), etc. were adopted for embedding therapy. At the same time, needle-pricking therapy on Sifeng (EX-UE 10) was also applied once a week. 0. 5 g metformin hydrochloride tablet was given to the control group, once a day for the first week, and twice a day from the second week. Estimation on therapeutic effect was made for both groups after 3 months treatment. Change of symptoms and signs scores, fasting insulin (FINS), 2 hour insulin after meal (2hINS) and insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR) of both groups before and after treatment were observed, and therapeutic effect estimated.

RESULTSThe total effective rate of the observation group is 97. 6% (41/42), and that of the control group was 95. 4% (41/43). There was no significant difference between the two groups (P>0. 05). Scores of symptoms and signs after treatment were significantly improved in both groups (all P<0. 01), and the observation group was better than the control group (7.01+/-4.23 vs 8. 47+/-2. 82,P<0. 05). Compare with those before the treatment, FINS, 2hINS and HOMA-IR after the treatment were all decreased in both groups (all P<0. 05). The comparison between the two groups showed that differences of FIN had no statistic significance (P>0. 05) after the treatment, while both differences of 2hINS and HOMA-IR had statistic significance [ 2hlNS: (443. 531+/- 93. 90) pmol/L vs (621.29+/-93. 87) pmol/L ; HOMA-IR: 4. 88+/-0. 30 vs 5.06+/-0. 32, both P<0. 05]. The improvement of 2hINS and HOMA-IR in the observation group was better than that of the control group.

CONCLUSIONTreatment of PCOS of damp-phlegm constitution with embedding therapy on back-shu points and front-mu points and needle-pricking therapy on Sifeng (EX-UE 10) have positive effect, which can effectively reduce the insulin resistance, meanwhile, reduce the side-effects of western medication.