Objective To study the association of the serum soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1(SICAM-1) and soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1(SVCAM-1) with metabolic syndrome(MS) and its components. Methods The MS was defined by criteria of the international diabetes federation. The levels of SICAM-1 ,SVCAM-1,plasma glucose,insulin,lipids,uric acid, glycosylated haemoglobin A(1C), and blood viscosity were measured. Results The concentrations of SICAM-1 and SVCAM-1 were significantly higher in subjects with MS and its components than in those without them. The concentrations of SICAM-1 and SVCAM-1 were correlated positively with disorder number of BMI, WHR, SBP, DBP,FPG, 2 hour plasma glucose, triglyceride, uric acid, HbA1c, blood viscosity and HOMA-IR,and negatively with high density lipoprotein cholesterol. Conclusions The concentrations of SICAM-1 and SVCAM-1 rise with the increase of the number of MS components. Endothelial dysfunction might participate in the occurrence and development of MS.

Objective To study the effect of simvastatin(SV) on NF-kappa B p65 expression in liver of insulin resistant rats. Methods Male Wistar rats were divided into two groups:basic chow(NC,n=15)or high-fat diet(HF,n=20)for 10 weeks feeding, then assessed by euglycemic-hyperinsulinemia clamp technique. Rats in HF group were treated with(HFS,n=5)and without (HFN,n=5) SV 10mgkg-1d-1 in gavage for 5 weeks.NF-kappa B p65 expressions were tested with Western blot. Results The glucose infusion rate (GIR) in HF group decreased significantly compared with NC group (P

OBJECTIVE:To establish a microbial limit test method for povidone iodine solution.METHODS:Validation on methodology of the microbial limit test of povidone iodine solution was performed using plating method(Ⅰ),culture agent dilution method(Ⅱ),membrane-filter procedure method(Ⅲ)and sodium thiosulfate neutralization in combination with membrane-filter procedure method(Ⅳ).RESULTS:The recovery rates of all of the test organisms in method Ⅰ and method Ⅱ approached zero,less than 70% in method Ⅲ but above 85% in method Ⅳ.The growth of the control bacteria was abnormal in method Ⅱand method Ⅲ,but normal in method Ⅳ.CONCLUSION:It is advisable to adopt the method Ⅳ for microbial limit test of povidone iodine solution.

This article was aimed to evaluate clinical efficacy of the pulmonary rehabilitation health education guidance mode. The CAT assessment tool was used for evaluation of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) inpatients and outpatients in the Respiratory Department, Affiliated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Xinjiang Medical University. A total of 80 stable COPD patients were randomized divided into the treatment group and control group. In the treatment group, stable COPD patients received pulmonary rehabilitation health education guidance. And then the quality of life was evaluated. The results showed that compared with the control group, after 48-week health education intervention, the CAT score and dyspnea index scale score of 40 patients in the treatment group were decreased with significant difference (P < 0.05). It was concluded that the guidance mode of pulmonary rehabilitation health education was conducive to improving the quality of life of pa-tients with COPD, decreasing the dyspnea index score, and improving exercise tolerance in patients to a certain extent. This pattern can be implemented in the optimization of future clinical practice and nursing.

This study was aimed to evaluate the number of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and quality of life with family pulmonary rehabilitation exercise. Randomized controlled method 584 was used in the study. The COPD patients in the stability drug treatment were divided into the treatment group and control group. The treatment group A was given health education and pulmonary rehabilitation training in the family. And the treatment group B was given health education and treatment of pulmonary rehabilitation training in the family with acupoint application therapy. Health education was given in the control group. Changes on the number of acute exacerbation of COPD and quality of life were observed. The intervention time was one year. The results showed that patients after one-year pulmonary rehabilitation exercise in the family, the acute exacerbation (AECOPD) times of treatment group A and group B were obviously decreased (P < 0.01) compared to pre-treatment. The OR value was (0.79, 2.02) and (0.59, 2.11), respectively. The quality of life of treatment group A and group B was obviously improved (P < 0.05). The OR value was (3.39, 10.11) and (4.23, 9.57), respectively. Compared to the control group, the quality of life in treatment group B was obviously improved (P < 0.05). The OR value was (0.59, 7.78). It was concluded that the pulmonary rehabilitation exercise in the family can decrease the number of AECOPD and improve the quality of life of patients, reduce the risk of COPD patients in the future. This method is worth popularizing in the clinical and community practice.

Objective: To observe the clinical effect of integrated traditional and western medicine in treating chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (CITP) elderly patients. Methods: Sixty patients were divided randomly into the treatment group (n=30) and the control group (n=30), the former was treated with danazol combining with prednisone and Chinese drugs, while the latter was treated with VCR. Results: The total effective rate of the treatment group was better than that of the control group, the difference between those two groups was significant (P

Objective To investigate the difference of serum high sensitivity C-reactive protein(hs-CRP)concentrations in subjects with various glucose tolerances,and to analyze the correlation with insulin resistance.Methods A total of 90 subjects,who came from the Medical Examination Center of the First Hospital Affiliated to China Medical University from Oct.2004 to Apr.2005,were divided into five groups according to oral glucose tolerance test(OGTT):normal glucose tolerance(NGT)group;impaired fasting glucose(IFG)group;impaired glucose tolerance(IGT)group;IFG and IGT(IGT/IFG)group;newly diagnosed,complication-free type 2 diabetes(T2DM)group.By using the ELISA methods,the concentration of serum high sensitivity C-reactive protein(hs-CRP)was measured in these subjects,and its correlation with homeostasis model assessment insulin resistance index(HOMA-IR)was andlysed.Results The concentration of hs-CRP was significantly higher in IFG,IFG/IGT,T2DM than in NGT.The concentration of hs-CRP was positively correlated with glucose metabolism index and insulin resistance index.Conclusion Our study demonstrates that inflammation already exists not only in T2DM patients but also in subjects with IFG.Inflammation might participate in the occurance and development of T2DM.

The validity and reasonableness of emotional data are the key issues in the cognitive affective computing research. Effects of the emotion recognition are decided by the quality of selected data directly. Therefore, it is an important part of affective computing research to build affective computing database with good performance, so that it is the hot spot of research in this field. In this paper, the performance of two classical cognitive affective computing databases, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) cognitive affective computing database and Germany Augsburg University emotion recognition database were compared, their data structure and data types were compared respectively, and emotional recognition effect based on the data were studied comparatively. The results indicated that the analysis based on the physical parameters could get the effective emotional recognition, and would be a feasible method of pressure emotional evaluation. Because of the lack of stress emotional evaluation data based on the physiological parameters domestically, there is not a public stress emotional database. We hereby built a dataset for the stress evaluation towards the high stress group in colleges, candidates of postgraduates of Ph. D and master as the subjects. We then acquired their physiological parameters, and performed the pressure analysis based on this database. The results indicated that this dataset had a certain reference value for the stress evaluation, and we hope this research can provide a reference and support for emotion evaluation and analysis.
Affect ; Computing Methodologies ; Databases, Factual ; Emotions ; Humans ; Recognition (Psychology) ; Stress, Psychological

Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of standard or reduced doses of bortezomib combined with adriamycin and dexamethasone in patients with multiple myeloma (MM).Methods Fifty-two newly diagnosed,refractory and relapsed patients received bortezomib [1.3 mg/m2 (standard dose group,26 patients) or 1.0-1.1 mg/m2 (reduced dose group,26 patients) on day 1st,4th,8th and 11 th],and adriamycin (10 mg/m2) plus dexamethasone (40 mg/d) on day 1 st-4th,and were treated for 1-6 courses.Adverse events were graded and compared.Results After treatment,the overall response rate of standard dose group [80.8％(21/26)] and reduced dose group [88.5％(23/26)] had no significant difference (P =0.739).The rate of neutropenia and thrombocytopenia in two groups had no significant difference[23.1％(6/26) vs.15.4％(4/26),P=0.281 ; 11.5％(3/26) vs.7.7％(2/26),P=0.620].The rate of Ⅲ-Ⅳ grade peripheral nerve disease,herpes zoster,lack of power and abdominal distension in standard dose group were significantly higher than those in reduced dose group [15.4％(4/26) vs.3.8％(1/26),P =0.038;26.9％(7/26) vs.7.7％(2/26),P =0.029;38.5％(10/26) vs.15.4％(4/26),P=0.045; 19.2％(5/26)vs.3.8％ (1/26),P =0.028].Conclusion Reduced dose of bortezomib appears to result in similar overall response rate,but better tolerance and safety compared with standard dose.

Objective To evaluate the correlation between spiral CT ( SCT ) features and expression of cyclooxygenase-2 , nm23 in esophageal carcinoma.Methods Spiral CT scans were preformed in 44 patients with esophageal carcinoma before operation, and the results were compared with that of operation and pathology. Immunohistochemical streptavidin peroxidase conjugate method was used to analyze the expression of Cox-2 and nm23 in esophageal carcinoma. Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS 12.0 software. Results (1) The accuracy of spiral CT scan in judging adjacent- infiltration and lymph node metastasis in 44 patients was 88.6%(39 of 44) and 90.9% (40 of 44) respectively,there was significant coincidence with operation and pathology(P