Atrial fibrillation is one of common arrhythmias and can significantly increase risks of stroke and heart failure with high rates of mortality and disability. The incidence of atrial fibrillation increases year by year due to aging population, high incidences of coronary heart disease and hypertension, and lifestyle changes. As one of widely consumed drinks in the world, coffee affects the daily life of modern people. The intake of caffeine, which is the main ingredient of coffee, can influence the incidence of atrial fibrillation, but the relationship between them is still controversial. Most studies deem that the intake of caffeine is negatively correlated with the incidence of atrial fibrillation. This paper reviews current studies in China and abroad on the relationship between the intake of caffeine and the incidence of atrial fibrillation.

Objective To investigate the effect of music therapy on anxiety and depression in patients with spinal cord injury. Methods Forty anxious and depressive patients with spinal cord injury were selected as the control group from December 2012 to October 2013, and another 40 anxious and depressive patients with spinal cord injury as the observation group from November 2013 to September 2014. Patients in the observation group were given the following metheds after admiting for 3 days besides psychological nursing; music therapy once a day, 1 hours one time for 4 weeks. The two groups were compared in terms of the scores by Hamilton anxiety scale (HAMA) scores and Hamilton depression scale (HAMD) before and after treatment. Results There were insignificant differences in HAMA scores and HAMD scores between the two groups before music therapy (P>0.05), but the scores by HAMA and HAMD in the observation group were both significantly lower than those in the control group. Conclusion Music therapy can alleviate anxiety and depression of patients with spinal cord injury, and promote the functional recovery.

Objective To explore the clinical and peripheral blood characteristics of childhood purulent meningitis complicated with subdural effusion. Methods A retrospective cohort chart review was performed. A total of 162 consecutive cases of purulent meningitis were identified in Shenzhen Children′s Hospital from January 2009 to De-cember 2013,all of them were divided into 2 groups according to whether complicating with subdural effusion, and the clinical characteristics of 2 groups were analyzed. The clinical characteristics were analyzed. The statistical data were determined by SPSS 17. 0 software. Results Forty-nine cases(30. 25%)of them were complicated with subdural effu-sion;and 37 cases (75. 5%)of them suffered from the disease in the first 10 days after the onset of the meningitis,and the incidence was 48. 84% (42 cases) in infancy. Fever,lethargy,seizures and bulging fontanelle were its common clinical signs,and there were no significant differences in the incidence between subdural effusion group and the control group(non-subdural effusion group),the white blood cell (WBC) count did not increase markedly and C-reactive pro-tein(CRP) was high in the subdural effusion group on the admission day(Z=1. 74,2. 10,all P<0. 05),but no differ-ence in platelet( PLT) . The PLT was high in the whole meningitis cohort,the ratio of cases whose PLT was higher than 300×109/L reached 93. 75%,but no difference between the 2 groups. There were many factors of WBC on admission, including age, cerebrospinal fluid culture results and the application of antibiotics before admission, but CRP was only affected by antibiotics. Conclusions Subdural effusion is common in infancy,and most occurred in the first 10 days af-ter onset of the meningitis. On admission day the CRP,was high, while WBC did not increase too much. If CRP rises for the second time it might predict the occurrence of subdural effusion in bacterial meningitis. The increased PLT may be considered as clinical feature of infectious diseases. The clinical implication of inflammatory pathophysiology in men-ingitis needs further investigation.

Objective To investigate the effects of ginsenosides Rg 3 on vasculogenic mimicry of pancreatic cancer xenograft through the establishment of pancreatic cancer cell line SW -1990 subcutaneous xenograft model .Methods After pancreatic cancer xenograft in nude mice model beening established , All the mice were randomly divided into 4 groups and treated intraperitoneally ( IP) with saline and various concentrations (5,10,20 mg/kg) of ginsenosides Rg3.To observe the effect of ginsenoside Rg3 on tumor growth.Immunohisto-chemical-PAS staining was used to detect the effects of ginsenosides Rg 3 on vasculogenic mimicry of pancreatic cancer xenograft .and mRNA and protein expression of MMP 2、MMP9 were respectively evaluated by FQ -PCR and Western blot .Results The ginsenosides Rg3 can inhibit the growth of the tumor xenografts in nude mice .The inhibitory effect is the most obvious the 20 mg/kg of ginsenosides Rg3 group.The expression of MMP-2, MMP-9 were down-regulated compare with the control group , and the difference was signifi-cant;the Immunohistochemical -PAS staining showed the number of vasculogenic mimicry (+) and CD31 (+) were less than that in the control group .Conlusion Our results demonstrate that pancreatic vascular mimicry formation can be suppressed by Ginsenoside Rg 3 though reducing the expression of MMP -2, MMP-9 in our vivo experiments ,

Objective To investigate the status of self-care ability and cognition among disabled elderly,and to analyze the relationship between self-care ability and cognition,then analyze their influencing factors.Methods A total of 813 disabled elderly accepted long-term care at community or facility were recruited by stratified sampling method and investigated by socio-demographic questionnaire,activities of daily living and short portable mental status questionnaire.Results The total scores of self-care ability of the long-term care disabled was 32.01±11.59,and the total points of cognition was 3.77±3.24.Disabled elderly with severe disorders of self-care ability had a higher obstacle rate in every cognition ability than those with mild disabilities (P＜0.001).There were differences in orientation and memory function with different persistent disabled time (x2 =11.875,14.758,P＜0.01).Disabled elderly with cognition obstacles have a higher obstacle rate in every self-care aspect than those with normal cognition (P＜0.01).The multiple regression analysis showed that the educational level (β=-0.067),arital status (β=-0.071),disabled persistence time (β=0.121),orientation ability (β=0.403),the amount of cognition obstacles (β=0.443) were the influence factors of Basic Activities of Daily Living(BADL) among disabled elderly ; and disabled persistence time (β=0.116),orientation ability (β=0.417),recalled ability (β=0.275),memorial ability (β=0.189),calculative ability (β=0.257),the amount of cognition obstacles (β=0.358) were the important factors influence Instrumental Activities of Daily Living(IADL).Conclusion The self-care ability and cognition of the long-term care elderly were declining sharply,and influencing each other.It is advisable to offer them direct long-term care service combined with the laws and characteristics of cognition and self-care ability.

Objective:To observe the effects of biological zymolytic milk on the intestinal tract absorptivity of iron in rats.Methods:Thirty male Wistar rats were randomly divided into control group and experiment group.The rats were fed basic diety without Fe for 3 days.Then rats in control group received Na55Fe EDTA fortified milk by intragastric administration, while rats in experiment group received Na55Fe EDTA zymolytic milk.The content of 55Fe in feces,blood,liver and spleen was measured.Results:The intestinal tract absorptivity of 55Fe in experiment group was significantly higher than that in control group(P

With homology cloning approaches coupling with RACE (rapid-amplification of cDNA ends) techniques, the full-length coding sequence of pathogenesis-related protein PR10-1 with differential expression was cloned from the total RNA of the root of Panax notoginseng, and its function was explored furtherly. As a result, the longest 465 bp ORF (named as PnPR10-1 with the Accession No. KJ741402 in GenBank) was detected from the cloned sequence with full-length of cDNA of 863 bp. The corresponding peptide encoded consisted of 155 amino acids, contained some domains such as Bet-v-I, and showed high similarity with that from Panax ginseng by analysis of phylogenetic trees created from the alignments. Real-time quantitative PCR showed that the expression of PnPR10-1 gene was constitutive in different tissues of 1-3 year old plant, suggesting that it might be involved in growth, development, and secondary metabolism; yet it was up-regulated significantly with the infection of Fusarium oxysporum in root, suggesting that it might be involved in defense against many diseases including root rot in P. notoginseng.

0.05 ).On the 5th day after radiation,the body weight in +Gln or -Gln groups was significantly lower than that in control group( P

Objective To observe the effect of glutamine on gut barrier function and antioxidative capacity in rats with radiation damage. Methods A total of 30 healthy Wistar male rats were randomly divided into three groups: control group, GLN enriched group(+GLN) and GLN free group( GLN). Rats in control and GLN group were fed with a basic diet, while 3% GLN was added into the diet of the +GLN group. On the 15th day, rats in GLN and +GLN groups received 9.0 Gy 60 Co ? irradiation in total body. The rate of the gut bacterial translocation and the level of endotoxin, GSH and SOD in the serum were determined at the end of the experiment. Results The rate of bacterial translocation and serum endoxin level were significantly lower in +GLN than in GLN, and GSH and SOD levels in serum were significantly higher in +GLN than in GLN. Conclusion Glutamine supplement is helpful to protect the gut barrier function and improve the antioxidation capacity in rats with radiation injury.

Objective:To evaluate the effects of neuregulin-1 (NRG-1) pretreatment on diaphragmatic function in septic rats.Methods:Twenty-six clean-grade healthy adult male Sprague-Dawley rats, weighing 220-260 g, were divided into 3 groups using a random number table method: sham operation group (group S, n=6), sepsis group (group Sep, n=10) and NRG-1 group (group N, n=10). Sepsis was induced by cecal ligation and puncture in anesthetized rats.Group S underwent simple laparotomy.At 30 min before operation, recombinant human NRG-1β 10 μg/kg was injected through tail vein in group N, while the equal volume of normal saline was given in S and Sep groups.At 24 h after operation, the survived rats were sacrificed, and the diaphragm was removed for determination of the contractile function and contents of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) (by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) and for examination of the pathological changes (by hematoxylin and eosin staining). Results:Compared with group S, the force-frequency curve was shifted downward, and the levels of TNF-α and IL-6 were increased ( P<0.01), inflammatory cell infiltration was observed in Sep and N groups.Compared with group Sep, the force-frequency curve was shifted upward , and the levels of TNF-α and IL-6 were decreased ( P<0.01), inflammatory cell infiltration was alleviated in group N. Conclusion:NRG-1 pretreatment can improve diaphragmatic contractile function in septic rats, and the mechanism is related to reducing diaphragmatic inflammatory responses.