BACKGROUND: Free radicals are produced during ischemia, which can strengthen activity of lipid peroxidation; induce lesion of cell and cellular barrier, result in necrosis or apoptosis of neurons; and aggravate edema of ischemic cerebral tissue.OBJECTIVE: To observe the effects of polydatin (PD) on free radicals, lipid peroxidation, water contents and pathological morphology of brain tissue in rats with focal cerebral ischemia so as to explore its protective mechanisms.DESIGN: A randomized controlled trial.SETTING: Intensive Care Unit, Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing University of Medical Sciences; Pediatric Research Institute, Children's Hospital Chongqing University of Medical Sciences.MATERIALS: The experiment was carried out at the Pediatrics Medicine Institute of Chongqing Medical University from October 2001 to July 2002.Totally 48 healthy adult male Wistar rats were divided into 3 groups randomly,with 16 in each group. Group Ⅰ was sham-operated group: rats were anaesthetized, the right common carotid arteries were separated instead of being occluded. Group Ⅱ was ischemia group: to establish the right middle cerebral artery occlusion model of rats. Group Ⅲ was PD pretreatment group: polydatin (6 g/L, 12 mg/kg) were intravenously administrated 30 minutes before the onset of ischemia. Saline substituted for PD, besides, were intravenously administrated with the same way and dosage on Group Ⅰ, Group Ⅱ and Group Ⅲ.The rats were decapitated and the brains were immediately removed after cerebral ischemia 2 hours. In each group, 8 rats were chosen to be determined water contents of brain tissue, the other 8 rats were chosen to be determined levels of lipid peroxidation and free radicals in brain tissue.METHODS: According to the formula which was: wet weight-dry weight/wet weight×100%, water content of cerebral tissue was assayed. Superior liquid was taken to assay MDA with spectrophotometer thiobarbituric acid method (TBA) method, SOD activity assayed by xanthiue oxidase enzyme method, the activities of GSH-Px, CAT and NOS determined by colorimetry,the amount of protein determined by the method of Lowry. All the procedures were carried out strictly according to the instruction.malonaldehyde (MDA) and activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), catalase (CAT) and nitric oxide synthase chemia, contents of SOD, GSH-Px and CAT in cerebral tissue of PD group were obviously higher than those of ichemia model group [(226.43±8.69),(193.37±11.14) NU/mg; (244.38±12.34), (211.71±16.50) μkat/g; (59.85±9.67),water in cerebral tissue of PD group were obviously lower than those of ichemia model group [(6.38±0.54), (8.63±0.78) μmol/g; (78.72±0.43)%,tivity in ischemic tissue but the results were similar to that in ischemia model group [(12.00±1.00), (12.84±1.17) μkat/g, P ＞ 0.05] in brain tissue.ed that PD alleviated the ischemia edema of cerebral ischemia.CONCLUSION: PD can alleviate the reaction of lipid overoxidation, improve the activities of antioxidant-enxymes, reduce ischemia brain edema,protect the function of cell member, bring down the damage to ischemia neurons. It shows that PD has significant cerebral protective role on focal ischemia brain damage.

Objective To investigate modulatory effects of Neb-SNP on inflammatory response and to explore the protection mechanisms of Neb-SNP in newborn piglets with ARDS. Methods Forty-five neonatal swines were randomly divided into five groups:group A (controlled group ,n = 9), group B (physiological saline group,n =9),group C (Neb-SNP 1 mg/ml,0. 9% NaCl, n = 9), group D (Neb-SNP 5 mg/ml,0. 9% NaCl, n = 9) and group E (Neb-SNP 10 mg/ml,0. 9% NaCl, n = 9). The pathological changes and activity of NF-κB in the lung tissue ,TNF-α ,IL-10 and IL-12 concentrations in serum at 30 minutes,60 minutes and 120 minutes after aerosol inhalation were observed. Results Activity of NF-κB and serum concentrations of TNF-α and IL-12 in the Neb-SNP treated group were lower than group B(P ＜0. 05) ,and serum IL-l0 concentration was obviously higher in the Neb-SNP group(P ＜0. 05). With an increase of Neb-SNP concentration,activity of NF-κB and serum concentrations of TNF-α and IL-12 were obviously increased, while serum concentrations of IL-10 was increased in group D and group E than that of group C (P ＜ 0. 05).Conclusion Inhalation of Neb-SNP reduced lung injury induced ARDS through lowering NF-κB activity and inhibiting expression of harmful inflammatory cytokines.

Objective To approach the effect of health education pathway in rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy (CP).Methods 240 CP children were divided into the trial group (120 cases) daily practiced by duty nurse according to health education pathway table and evaluated in time, and control group (120 cases) guided by routine Methods . Then, the two groups were compared in the rate of achieving standard and the variation in the course of health education.Results The attendants in the trial group knew more about CP, and their acceptance of prognosis, quality of living, rehabilitation effect and health education effect were better than the other group, the variation decreased significantly in the trial group.Conclusion The procedure and standard of health education can decrease the occurrence of hospital infection, increase the confidence of the attendants, and put the staff and patients in harmony.