Objective To investigate the effect of menthol compound decoction on the growth and acid metabolism of cariogenic bacteria and to find out the anticariogenic mechanism of Menthol compound decoction .Methods Streptococcus mutans ,Streptococ‐cus sanguinis and Porphyromonas gingivalis were chosen as the experimental bacteria .Firstly ,slip diffusion method was used to ex‐amine the inhibitory effect of menthol compound decoction on cariogenic bacteria .Secondly ,observing the effect of menthol com‐pound decoction of different concentration on acid metabolism .Results Menthol compound decoction could inhibit the growth of Streptococcus sanguinis and Porphyromonas gingivalis .And it also inhibited the acid production of cariogenic bacteria ,but the con‐centration of menthol compound decoction were different .Conclusion Menthol compound decoction may have an inhibitory effect on the growth and acid metabolism of cariogenic bacteria .

Objective To study the effects and mechanism of focal mild hypothennia on brain inflarnmation response during the early stage of tranrntic brain injury(TBI)in rats.Method Traumatic brain injury wag produced in anesthetized rats by using free-falling impact model.Sixty-three male Sprague Dawley rats were randomly divided into three groups:TBI group,focal hypothermia group,and sham group.each group with 7 SD rats.Then all groups Wag further subdivided into three subgroups according to different intervals after TBI.Myeloperoxiduse (MPO)activity assay,immunohistochemical staining for the detennination of intercellular adhesion molecule-1(ICAM-1)expression and the number of ICAM-1 positive blood vessels were counted up in the traumatic brain tissues.All data were analyzed by SNK-q test Using SPSS 10.0 sofeware program.Results The number of ICAM1 positive blood vessels was significantly fewer in the rats of focal hypothermia group than those in the rats of TBI group at different intervals after TBI(P<0.01).Similarly,the MPO activity was significantly lower in the rats of focal hypothermia group than that in the rats of TBI group(P<0.01).Conclusions Focal mild hypothermia could significantly decrease neutrophil infdtration and ICAM-1 expression in the traumatized areas.It might be one of the mechanisms of focal mild hypothermis for TBI.

Objective To find the optimal perfusion temperature of focal hypothermia in rats with traumatic brain injury(TBI).Methods Modified Feeney's free-falling model was used in the study.Forty-nine male Sprague-Dawley(SD)rats were randomly divided into seven groups:TBI group,systemic hypothermia group,focal hypothermia groups(including 0℃,10℃,20℃ or 25℃ subgroups,respectively)and control group.The contents of total sodium,potassium and water of traumatic brain were measured,and pathological changes were examined in the seven groups.Results The damaged neurons were significantly fewer in focal hypothermia groups(including 10℃,20℃ or 25 ℃ subgroups,respectively)than those in systemic hypothermia group at 72 hours after TBI(P