Bilirubin is a kind of pigment formed from catabolism of compounds,such as hemoglobin,which had been considered to be harmful and used as an index for diagnosis of hepatobiliary diseases.Recently,the physiological functions of bilirubin has been renewed and the detection of bilirubin has been advanced.This paper reviews the methods of bilirubin examination and the relation between bilirubin content in blood and clinical diseases.

Objective To investigate the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) contamination in the water sources of city drinking water in Heilongjiang Province. Methods Fifteen water samples were collected from 6 water sources in May to June in 2006. The method in EPA524.2 of the United States was referred and the gas chromatography-mass spectrometry was used to determine VOCs. Results The precision and accuracy of this method could meet the determination. The rates of recovery were 63%-118%, RSD was ≤26%. Five kinds of VOCs in the water samples were detected, they were 1,2-dichloroethane, chloroform, toluene, styrene and isopropylbenzene. Conclusion The investigation shows that the volatile organic compounds are detected in the water sources of city drinking water in Heilongjiang Province.

Objective To evaluate the application of Doppler tissue imaging (DTI) in assessment of cardiac function after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for myocardial infarction (MI) for long term follow-up. Methods 86 patients with MI were divided in PCI group (45 cases) and conventional therapy group (41 cases). All the patients received two-dimensional echocardiography (2DE) and DTI measurements. The left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), peak E, peak A wave velocities and peak E versus peak A (E/A) of 2DE were recorded, as well as the velocity of systolic wave(s), early diastolic filling wave(e), late filling wave(a) and wave e versus wave a (e/a ) of DTI. Results The LVEF and the average velocity of systolic wave (s) of mitral annulus was increased after PCI (P<0.05). S wave was related to LVEF, but the sensitivity of s wave is better than that of LVEF. There was no difference in the pulse Doppler trans mitral flow velocity E/A before and after PCI (P>0.05) , but the average velocity of mitral annulus (e/a ) was remarkably increased after PCI (P<0.01).Conclusion The left ventricular systolic and diastolic function in MI patients be improved after PCI. DTI is a sensitive method to detect the cardiac function after MI and PCI.

1. The upper tributaries of great saphenous veins were divided into 15 types. TypeⅥ, in which the superficial iliac circumflex vein, the superficial epigastric vein and thelateral superficial femoral vein together constituted a pattern of the common trunk, wasthe most frequent one, comprising 53 sides, amounting to 25.61 per cent. 2. The average length of 156 sides of great saphenous veins was 76 cm, the longestwas 85 cm. and the shortest 65 cm. 3. With reference to the bone landmarks of lower limbs, the saphenous vein wason average 0.8 cm. from the infero-anterior margin of malleolus medialis of tibia, 5.5 cm.from the anterior middle one third of the crista of the tibia, and 1.95 cm. from the pos-terior aspect of the medial epicondylus of the femur. 4. The distance between the lower margin of the saphenous femoral junction andthe lower margin of the inguinal ligament was on the average 4.3 cm. 5. The average number of valves of the great saphenous veins was 8. The highestincidence ranged from 5--10 valves, comprising 83.58 per cent of all the cases. 6. The authors suggested that the commonly designated terms medial and lateralacessory saphenous veins should be replaced by medial and lateral superficial femoral veinsrespectively, according to their receptive scopes and the rule of anatomical nomenclature.

OBJECTIVE: To establish HPLC method for the determination of the contents of atenolol, hydrochlorothiazide and nifedipine in xueyaan sustained release tablets. METHODS: The determination was performed on ZORBAX SB C18 column with column temperature at 35℃ . The mobile phase consisted of 0. 01mol? L- 1 sodium dihydrogen phosphate solution- methanol- acetonitrile ( 6∶ 3∶ 1) . The UV detection wavelength was set at 272nm and the sample size was 20? L. RESULTS: The liner ranges of atenolol, hydrochlorothiazide and nifedipine were 10～ 250? g? mL- 1 ( r=0. 999 4) , 6～ 150? g? mL- 1( r=0. 999 6) , and 5～ 125? g? mL- 1( r=0. 999 2) respectively. The average recovery rates of the three constituents were ( 98. 51? 0. 98) % ～ ( 99. 12? 0. 98) % , ( 98. 87? 1. 10) % ～ ( 99. 69? 1. 43) % , and( 98. 80? 1. 27) % ～ ( 99. 38? 1. 13) % , respectively, with RSD at 1. 00% , 1. 17% , and 1. 25% , respectively. CONCLUSION: The established method is simple, sensitive and reproducible, and suitable for the quality control of xueyaan sustained release tablets.

OBJECTIVE： To determine the concentration of fentanyl in human plasma by HPLC with ultraviolet detection METHODS： External standard method was used The eluation of fentanyl was carried out by shim－ Pack CLC－ ODS（ 6 0mm× 150mm， 5μ m） column with 0 015mol/L NaH2PO4 acetonitril－ H2O（ 30∶ 70， v/v） as the mobile phase， and detection wavelength was 195nm RESULTS： Calibration curve for fentanyl was linear in the range of 2 0～ 100ng/ml（ r=0 999）  The detection limit was 1 0ng/ml The within－ day RSD was （ 6 50± 2 79） ％ ， the between－ day RSD Was （ 6 70± 3 04） ％  The method recovery was （ 91 70± 4 70） ％  The extraction recovery was （ 97 38± 3 69） ％  CONCLUSION： This method was quick and accurate for the determination of fentanyl in human plasma and useful for pharmakinetic study of fentanyl

Objective: To study the biological characteristics of tumor cells infected with recombinant adenovirus expressing hTNF-?, investigate the antitumor effect of recombinant adenovirus. Methods: Human lung adenocarcinoma cell line Anip973 was infected with recombinant adenovirus expressing hTNF-?. Cell growth assay, colone formation test, flowcytometry assay and morphology were used to observe the effects on tumor cells. The hTNF-a gene, which was transduced into cancer cells mediated by recombinant adenovirus, was detected by PCR and agarose gel electrophoresis and its products were detected by ELISA assay. The intratumoral injection of rAd-LacZ and rAd-hTNF-? was carried out to evaluate their antitumor effects. Results: The liter of rAd reached 1010 PFU/ml and more than 90% Anip973 cells could be infected by 30MOI rAd. Except the surface structure and ultrastructure of tumor cells infected with rAd had a light change, cell growth abillity assay, colone formation test, flow cytometry assay showed no significant difference compared with that of the control cells. The TNF-? gene expression at 24 h increased greatly. Antitumor study indicated that on the tumor-bearing mice treated with rAd the tumor grew slowly. Tumor volume was significantly smaller and survive time was prolonged than that of controls. Conclusion: There was no significantly changes occurred on tumoral cells after infected with recombinant adenovirus expressing hTNF-?. The intratumoral injection of rAd-LacZ and rAd-hTNF-? could inhibit the growth of solid tumor.

Objective To observe the effect of curcumin combined with cisplatin on the proliferation of human tongue squamous cell carcinoma Tca?8113 cells,and explore the possible mechanism of their anti?tumor effect in vitro. Methods In this study,the samples were divided into four groups:curcumin,cisplatin,curcumin combined with cisplatin,and control. Detection of rate of inhibition of Tca?8113 cell proliferation was carried out by MTT assay. This was followed by observation of the morphological changes of the nuclei by Hoechst 33258 fluorescence staining. Subse?quently,cellular apoptosis was assayed by flow cytometry,and expression of Notch1 and epidermal growth factor receptor(EGFR)was examined by Western blotting. Results Results of MTT assay showed that curcumin combined with cisplatin inhibited the proliferation of tongue squamous cell carcinoma to a greater extent than either curcumin or cisplatin alone(P<0.05). Flow cytometry analysis indicated that,unlike curcumin or cisplatin alone,curcumin combined with cisplatin noticeably induced apoptosis(P<0.05). Results of Western blotting revealed that the expres?sion of Notch1 was upregulated,whereas the expression of EGFR was downregulated to a greater extent in the control group than in cells treated with curcumin or cisplatin alone. Unlike curcumin and cisplatin groups,the combined group revealed statistically significant expressions of Notch1 and EGFR(P<0.05). Conclusion Curcumin and cisplatin have a combined effect on inhibition of proliferation of human tongue squamous cell carcinoma Tca?8113 cells. The mechanism may be related to upregulation of the Notch1 signaling pathway and downregulation of the EGFR signal?ing pathway.

Objective:To study the biological characteristics of tumor cells infected with recombinant adenovirus expressing hIL 2, and investigate the antitumor effect of the rAd Methods:Human lung adenocarcinoma cell line Anip973 was infected with recombinant adenovirus expressing hIL 2(rAd hIL 2) Cell growth assay, colony formation were used to observe the effects on tumor cells hIL 2 gene was transduced into cancer cells mediated by recombinant adenovirus, then detected by PCR and agarose gel electrophoresis and its products were detected by ELISA assay The intratumor injection of rAd LacZ, rAd hIL 2 was carried out to evaluate its antitumor effects Results:The titer of rAd reached 10 10 PFU/ml and more than 90% Anip973 cells could be infected by 30MOI rAd Growth inhibition assay, colony formation assay showed no significant difference compared with that of the control cells The 24 h IL 2 expression increased greatly Antitumor study indicated that the tumor grew slowly in the bearing tumor mice treated with rAd Tumor volume was significantly smaller and survive time was prolonged than that of controls Conclusion:There were no significantly changes of tumor cells infected with recombinant adenovirus expressing hIL 2 The intratumor injection of rAd LacZ?rAd hIL 2 could inhibit the growth of solid tumor

Objective: To analyze the effect of Argon-Helium cryosurgery (AHCS) on CD4+ CD25+ regulatory T cells (Treg) and its implication in patients with advanced renal carcinoma.Methods:,Peripheral venous blood samples were ob-tained from 32 patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma before and after AHCS.The proportions of Treg cells and T lym-phocyte subsets (CD3+ T, CD4+ T, CD8+ T, CD4+ T/CD8+ T, and NK cells) in the peripheral blood were measured by flow cytometry.Enhanced CT or enhanced MRI was used to observe the necrosis of tumor at 1 month after AHCS.The areas with no imaging enhancement in tumor were regarded as tumor necrosis.The necrosis rate was measured by Cavalieri method and the tumor burden was evaluated.Results: At 3 months after AHCS, the percentages of Treg cells were gradual-ly decreased from 4.18%±1.58% to 1.96%±0.54%, with a significant difference (P=0.001).At 3 months after AHCS, the pro-portions of CD3+ T, CD4+ T, NK and CD4+ T/CD8+ T were gradually increased from 19.26%±7.52%, 43.54%±12.99%, 1.15%±0.57%, and 17.49%±8.36% to 30.83%±5.69%, 49.58±10.76%, 1.84%±0.12%, and 27.63%±8.20%, with a statistical significance (P=0.000, P=0.003, P=0.02, and P=0.001).The proportion of CD8 + T was decreased from 40.86%±8.89% to the lowest ratio (26.74%±4.29%) at 3 months after AHCS, with a significant difference (P=0.000).At 3～6 months after cryo-therapy, there was only a slight change in the proportions of CD3 + T, CD4 + T, CD4 + T/CD8 + T, NK, CD8 + T, and Treg cells, with no significant difference (P>0.05).Correlation analysis showed that the decrease in tumor burden was positively correlated with the decrease of the proportion of Treg cells (r=0.793, P<0.01).Conclusion: After AHCS, the distribution of T-lymphocyte subsets can be improved and the anti-tumor immune response was strengthened.The percentage of Treg cells is correlated with tumor burden.