Adult male rats weighing 250-300 g were used to study ACPase and ATPase in the liver following 60Co radiation on the whole body for a single dose 2000 rad(95.7-99r/min). The irradiated group and the control group were sacrificed at intervals of 1, 2, 3 days after irradiation. The left liver lobe was removed, fro/en in dryice-isopentane, and then cut in a cryostat. ACPase and ATPase activities were revealed by histochemical and cytochemical methods respectively.In the control group, ACPase activity was found to be mainly localized in the vicinity of bile canaliculi, and generally higher in the periportal region than in the centrilobular region. The distribution of ATPase reaction products was much like that of ACPase.On the 1st day after irradiation, a slight decrease was found in ACPase and ATPase activities, while on the 2nd and 3rd days in both of them was found a marked increase especially in the periportal region. These results were in agreement with cytochemical observations.The significance of these results and related problems were discussed.

Autoimmune diseases are characterized by the presence of various autoantibodies and may cause injuries to multiple organs,with kidney as the most common and important organ involved.Autoantibodies are of great importance in the diagnosis,treatment and prognosis of autoimmune renal diseases.Lupus nephritis,anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) associated vasculitis and antiglomerular basement membrane (GBM) disease are the most common autoimmune renal diseases.Anti-C1q antibody,ANCA and anti-GBM antibody play important roles in those diseases,respectively.Appropriate and steady detecting methods are crucial to clinicians,and the results should also be interpreted with great cautions.

AIM:To study the ingredients of sediments from Xiexin Decoction(XXD)(Radix et Rhizoma Rhei; Radix scutellariae and Rhizoma coptidis) with the method of LC/MS2. METHODS:A C 18 column was used,with acetonitrile-acetate buffer as mobile phase,and the online detection wavelength was 270 nm. RESULTS:The ingredients of sediments from XXD were nearly the same as its supernatant fluid,There were the similarities between the solubilities of sediments from XXD in artificial gastric juice and in artificial intestinal fluid. CONCLUSION:In clinical trials we should pay much attention to this fact that sediments from XXD and its supernatant fluid have similarly importance.

Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy and safety of montelukast combined with budesonide in the treatment of children with asthma. Methods 70 cases of children with asthma were randomly divided into group A and group B, included 35 cases in each group. Group A was treated with single budesonide and Group B was given montelukast combined with budesonide. The clinical efficacy of two groups of asthma was compared, the body temperature returned to normal time, the time of wheezing disappeared, the normal time of the laboratory index, the normal time of the chest radiograph, the inflammatory factors and the lung function indexes and the side effects. Results The clinical curative effect of group B was higher than that of group A(P<0.05); Body temperature in group B returned to normal time, the time of wheezing disappeared, the normal time of laboratory index was shorter than that of group A(P<0.05); Inflammatory factors and lung function were similar. After intervention, the inflammatory factors and lung function of group B were better than those of group A(P<0.05). There were no obvious side effects in the two groups. Conclusion The clinical efficacy and safety of montelukast combined with budesonide in the treatment of children with asthma can improve the symptoms of children, cause the symptoms to recite in a short time, reduce the inflammatory factors, improve lung function, no obvious adverse reactions, safety effective.

Objective To discuss the clinical application and features of coronary artery bypass grafting(CABG) through left intercostal thoracotomy approach. Methods A total of 36 cases of CABG were performed through left intercostal thoracotomy approach from September 1996 to August 2005 in this hospital.The patients fell into four categories: ①single vessel disease in the left anterior descending artery(LAD);②re-operation of CABG with a patent LIMA(left internal mammary artery)-LAD bypass;③severe calcified ascending aorta;and ④concurrent other procedures that required left thoracotomy.There were 26 cases of single vessel disease,3 cases of double vessel disease,and 7 cases of triple vessel disease.Five cases had a history of percutaneous coronary interventions(PCIs) and 6 cases had a history of CABGs.The left ventricular ejection fraction was 0.562?0.107. Results Off pump CABG with 1~4 distal anastomosis was successfully accomplished in all the 36 cases,with an operation time of 190.4?44.1 min.Concurrent procedures included 2 cases of transmyocardial laser revascularization(TMLR),1 case of lung cancer resection,and 1 case of esophageal cancer resection.There was no in-hospital mortality.Two fatal cases were seen in long-term follow-up observations.Recurrent angina developed in 2 cases 1 year after operation,and was cured with a PCI in 1 case and with a re-operation of CABG in 1 case. Conclusions The left intercostal thoracotomy is a safe and feasible approach for CABG surgery in patients with some special types of coronary heart disease.The procedure can be performed under beating heart.

Objective To report the experience of first 100 cases of off-pump coronary artery bypass(OPCAB) grafting by a training cardiac surgeon,and to discuss the feasibility of the training method.Methods The trainee,who had no previous experience of coronary surgery,received an OPCAB training program under the guidance by a director who had completed more than 2000 cases OPCAB.After 28 months of training,the trainee began to be an independent operator.The data of the first consecutive 100 cases of OPCAB by the trainee(Training Group) were collected for comparison with the director's 100 cases of OPCAB surgery(Control Group).Results There were 5 cases of conversion to on-pump surgery in the Training Group.The number of distal anastmosis in the Training Group(2.9?0.6) was smaller than that in the Control Group(3.5?0.7)(t=-6.508,P=0.001).Compared with the Control Group,there were less circumflex grafts(67/100 vs 88/100;?~2=12.645,P=0.000) and sequential grafts(3/100 vs 27/100;?~2=22.588,P=0.000) in the Training Group.There was no significant difference in mortality between the Training Group(3%,3 cases) and the Control Group(1%,1 case)(?~2=0.255,P=0.614).No significant difference was observed between the two groups in other postoperative severe complications.Conclusions The first 100 cases of OPCAB surgery performed by the trainee give favorable results,indicating a stable transition from training period to independent performance.It also testifies the feasibility of this training program.

Objective The objective of this study was to determine the effect of curative chemotherapy regimen on breast cancer cells and its mechanism.Methods A tumor-bearing mouse model was established and routine dose of capecitabine was given as a conventional chemotherapy group.Continuous low-dose capecitabine chemotherapy was used as a radiotherapy group and no chemotherapy was used as a control group.The expression of microvessel density(MVD),vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF)and thrombospondin 1(TSP-1)were measured by flow cytometry.The percentage of myeloid-derived suppressor cells(MDSCs),NK cells and macrophages in the program was observed.The tumor size and blood leukocyte count were measured after chemotherapy.Results MVD and VEGF in the radiotherapy group were significantly decreased and TSP-1 was significantly increased in comparison with the conventional chemotherapy group(P<0.05).The proportion of MDSCs in the radiotherapy group was significantly decreased,the proportion of NK cells and macrophages were significantly increased when compared to the conventional chemotherapy group(P<0.05).The tumor volume was no difference between the control and chemotherapy groups(P>0.05).However,the white blood cell count in the radiotherapy group was significantly higher than that in the conventional chemotherapy group(P<0.05).Conclusion Capecitabine chemotherapy at continuous low-dose inhibits neovascularization and adjusts the proportion of immune cells to suppress tumor formation.Thus,this chemotherapy could reduce side effects caused by chemotherapy and improve the quality of life.

Renal involvement is common in systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE).Treatment of lupus nephritis includes immunosuppressive and supportive therapy.The intensity of immunosuppressive therapy depends on the clinical and renal pathological disease activity.The long-term targets of treatment are to prevent lupus nephritis relapse and protect renal function.Complete remission is the goal in the induction phase,and long-term treatment is necessary in the maintenance phase.Individualization therapy and the side effects of immunosuppressive agents should be paid more attention.

To search the statistical approaches for evaluating and dealing with the center effects in multi-center clinical trial. Breslow-Day test was used for evaluating the differences of the virtual rating among the centers whose responses were binary, Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test for dealing with the center effects whose responses were binary or ordinal, and logistic regression for evaluating and dealing with the center effects simultaneously. The results showed that Breslow-Day test is invalid in evaluating the center effects whose response is ordinal, and Cochran-Mantel- Haenszel test can not be used for dealing with the effects of other covariates meanwhile.