Acupuncture Therapy ; Aged ; Female ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Olfaction Disorders ; etiology ; physiopathology ; therapy ; Sinusitis ; complications ; Smell

GPCR-G alpha fusion protein has been used to investig ate receptors in recent years. The expression of GPCR-G alpha fusion protein en sured defined 1∶1 stoichiometry, the physical proximity of GPCR to G alpha subu nit, and was suitable for high-throughput ligand screening. The fusion protein technology provided a novel strategy to study orphan GPCRs. Obviously, it will p lay important roles in ligand screening of the orphan GPCRs and exert its signif icances in the R&D of novel drugs targeted at oGPCRs.

Acupuncture Therapy ; Adult ; Brucellosis ; therapy ; Humans ; Male

Acupuncture Therapy ; history ; methods ; China ; History, Ancient ; Humans ; Medicine in Literature

Acupuncture ; history ; Acupuncture Points ; China ; History, Ancient ; Humans ; Medicine in Literature ; Terminology as Topic

Acupuncture Therapy ; Adult ; Humans ; Male ; Myopathies, Structural, Congenital ; therapy

Objective To analyze the clinical characteristics,prevention,treatment and prognosis of patients with measles,and provide data for further prevention and complication control.Methods Data of 177 patients with measles were collected and analyzed retrospectively.Results Infants (79.1％) and adults (20.9％) accounted for the most part.The clinical symptoms of measles were typical and Koplik's was very common.The incidences of bronchitis and bronchial pneumonia were higher(33/140,22.6％) in infant patients than that in adults,which was more serious in adult patients,and usually accompanied by liver damage (34/37,89.2％).Conclusion Currently measles is mainly typical,and the incidence in children and adults is increasing.In order to control measles,measles antibody titer monitoring and vaccination of measles should be strengthened.

Objective To explore the effects of baicalin on the expression of ICAM-1 in lung injury induced by severe acute pancreatitis(SAP). Methods SAP model was induced by injection of 62mmol/L sodium taurocholate solution into biliopancreatic duct. A total of 72 SD rats were randomly divided into 3 groups: sham operation group, SAP group and SAP treated with BA group. Myeloperoxidase(MPO) activity in lung tissue was examined at 3, 6 and 12h. The expression of ICAM-1 in lung tissue was determined by immunohistochemical technique. The pathological changes of pancreas and lung tissue were examined under optical microscope. Results The levels of MPO activity, which were similar between SAP group and Baicalin group in the early 3 hours, were dramatically lower in Baicalin group at 6h, 12h(P

ObjectiveTo detect methylation status of the 5'CpG island locating in the promoter region of p27 gene in gastric carcinoma and to analyze the relationship between the aberrant methylaion of p27 gene and the bionomics of gastric carcinoma.MethodsMethylation-specific PCR were used to detect the methylation status of p27 in gastric carcinoma( n =49), adjacent tissue of carcinoma ( n =20) and normal tissue(n =10), respectively.ResultsThe mathylation rate is 49％ (24/49) for gastria cancer, 25％(5/20) for tumor-sideward mucosa and 0 (0/10)for normal mucosa.There was a significant positive correlation between gastric carcinoma specimens and normal mucosa specimens ( P ＜ 0. 05 ). There was no significant diference between normal gastric group and tumor-sideward mucosa group ( P ＞ 0. 05 ) and no significant diference between tumor-sideward mucosa group and tumor group ( P ＞ 0. 05 ). The mathylation rate of p27 gene with lymph node metastases (61％) are higher than those without metastasis (28％) (P ＜ 0. 05). And there is no relation on patients' age, sex, tumor size and location.Conclusionp27 gene methylation of the p27 gene is correlated to oncogenesis and metastasis of gastric carcinoma and could lead to the loss of p27mRNA transcription.

Ultrastructural changes in the spiral organ of cochlea at various intervals after exposure to impulse noise were investigated. Guinea pigs were exposed to 10 impulses noise of 166 dB SPL peak level which had duration of 0.1 ms. Thirteen of the exposed animals were used to systematically measure threshold shift at regular intervals from 30 min to 30d post-exposure. The other fourteen animals who had been exposed to the same impulse noise were killed for transmission electron microscopy (TEM) examination at the same intervals, respectively. The recovery pattern of threshold shift showed a nonmonotonic type. There was a progressive deterioration of changes in the hair cells between 30 min and 8h after exposure. Intracellular degeneration reached a peak at 8h and marked edema and swelling leading to deformation of the outer hair cells (OHCs), fused stereocilia, large vesicles in cytoplasm and swollen submembraneous cisterns were found. After that time the extent of degeneration in the hair cells reduced. The time sequence of changes in the spiral organ of cochlea in the present study was associated with the recovery pattern of threshold shift.