Objective To understand the achievement exchange and interpenetration situation between parasitological jour?nals and the journals of other disciplines. Methods The citing journals and cited journals of Chinese parasitological journals were analyzed. Three Chinese core journals namely Chinese Journal of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control and Chinese Journal of Zoonoses were selected as the study objects. The number and citation times of citing and cited journals from 2002 to 2012 were collected from CNKI. These journals were classified according to China Journal Citation Reports-Expand 2013 and analyzed by the method of bibliometrics. Results The number of published pa?pers in Chinese Journal of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control and Chinese Journal of Zoonoses were 1 160 1 541 and 2 494 from 2002 to 2012 respectively. The numbers of citing journals of the 3 above journals included by the citation reports were 496 547 and 592 respectively the total citation frequencies were 4 778 9 547 and 8 301 and the average citation frequencies per paper were 4.12 6.20 and 3.33 respectively. The numbers of the cit?ed journals were 532 407 and 659 respectively the total citation frequencies were 4 470 7 206 and 7 885 and the average citation frequencies per paper were 3.85 4.68 and 3.16 respectively. The top three disciplines of the citing journals and cited journals were medical and health basic science and agricultural sciences and the top three secondary disciplines belonged to medical and health were general medical and health preventive medicine and hygiene and clinical medicine. Conclusion There is an extensive exchange between parasitology journals and other journals which promotes the exchange between parasi?tology and other relevant disciplines.

Objective To investigate the serum CEA,CA199,CA242,CA724,AFP levels as tumor markers for diagnosis and prognosis of gastric cancer.Methods The serum concentrations of CEA,CA199,CA724,AFP were detected in 108 patients with gastric cancer by ECLIA (electrochemiluminescence immunoassay) method.CA242 by ELISA method.The survival analysis was performed by the Kaplan-Meier method,Cox' s proportional hazards model was used for multivariate analysis of prognosis.Results Using healthy subjects group as control,the ROC-AUC of CEA,CA199,CA242,CA724 were 0.735,0.714,0.598,0.576.The sensitivity,specificity and Youden index were 40.2 ％,97.7 ％,0.379; 43.0 ％,91.3 ％,0.343;35.2 ％,94.8 ％,0.300 and 31.3 ％,95.3 ％,0.266,respectively.For combined detection of CEA,CA199,CA242,CA724,the sensitivity,specificity and Youden Index were 76.8 ％,82.3 ％,0.585.The levels of CEA,CA724 were closely related to lymph node status (both P ＜ 0.05).The concentrations of CEA,CA199,CA242 were significantly related to vascular embolization,distant metastases and ascites (all P ＜ 0.05).The patients of lump and catheter had significantly higher of AFP compared with patients of invasion and anabrosis (P ＜ 0.05).In gastric cancer patients,the size of the primary tumors was closely related to the preoperative serum levels of CEA,AFP,CA724 (P ＜ 0.05).During follow-up,there were 34 cases of death in 59 patients,and the median survival time were 18.1,10.9 months for the patients with CEA negative and positive (P ＜ 0.005).Conclusions Combing detection of CEA,CA199,CA242,CA72 can improve sensitivity of gastric cancer,and play an important role in forecasting the recurrence,metastasis,curing and prognosis evaluation.CEA is an important predictor of recurrence and prognosis of gastric cancer.

To improve the anesthesia skills of younger anesthesiologists ,department of anes-thesiology of the Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University formed the tutorial system based on tutori-al team. Through enhancing the selection of tutors,establishing of tutorial team and conducting clini-cal skill guidance and scientific research ability training,department of anesthesiology aimed to devel-op personal quality,clinical and scientific research ability of younger anesthesiologists in the process of clinical completion and application of scientific research subject.

Objective:To investigate the effect of intrathymic injection of allogenic antigen to sciatic nerve transplantation.Methods:C57BL/6(H-2b) mice were used as donors and BALB/c(H-2d) as recipients. The recipients were divided into four groups: auto-transplantation group, allogenic transplantation group, allogenic transplantation and using immunosuppressive drugs,intrathymic injection group: 3 mol/L KCl MHC antigen extractions were injected into the recipients’ thymus before two weeks before the sciatic nerves were transplanted. In the third week all the recipients underwent immunological detections for IL-2R,TNF-?,mixed lymphocytes culture and apoptosis.Results:All the detections indicated that it was of significant difference between intrathymic injection group and those in allogenic transplantation group.Conclusion:The immunological rejection of allogenic peripheral nerve transplantation can be somewhat inhibited by intrathymic injection of allogenic MHC antigen.

Objective To evaluate the effects of dexmedetomidine on postoperative cognitive function in the aged patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy.Methods Forty patients,aged 65-80 yr,of ASA physical status Ⅱ or Ⅲ,scheduled for elective carotid endarterectomy,were randomly divided into 2 groups (n =20 each):control group (group C) and dexmedetomidine group (group DEX).Anesthesia was induced with midazolam,etomidate,fentanyl and rocuronium.The patients were tracheally intubated.In group DEX,a loading dose of dexmedetomidine 0.03 μg· kg-1 ·min-1 was infused intravenously for 10 min starting from the time point before induction,and dexmedetomidine 0.30μg· kg-1 ·min-1 was infused until 30 min before the end of operation starting from the end of intubation.The equal volume of normal saline was given instead of dexmedetomidine in group C.At 1 day before operation (To) and 6 and 24 h after operation (T1.2),venous blood samples were collected for determination of serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) concentrations.The cognitive function of the patients was assessed using Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) at To,T2,and 48 h,72 h,7days and 1 month after operation (T3-6).Results Compared with the baseline value at T0,the serum BDNFconcentrations were significantly increased at T1 in the two groups,MMSE scores were decreased at T2,3 in groupC,and MMSE scores were decreased,and the serum BDNF concentrations were increased at T2 in group DEX.Compared with group C,the MMSE scores were significantly increased at T3.4,the serum BDNF concentrations were increased at T2,and no significant change was found in MMSE scores at T5.6 in group DEX.Conclusion Dexmedetomidine is helpful in improving postoperative cognitive function and in promoting the recovery of postoperative cognitive function,and the mechanism may be related to enhanced production of endogenous BDNF in the aged patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy.

Objective To observe the effects of Taohechengqitang combined with danazol on CA125 and gonadal hormone in the treatment of patients with endometriosis.Methods 77 cases from July 2014 to January 2015 in department of obstetrics and gynecology of Daqing Longnan hospital were selected and divided into observation group of 40 cases and control group of 37 cases according to double-blind randomized.The observation group were treated with Taohechengqitang joint danazol treatment, and the control group were treated with danazol alone.The estradiol ( E2 ) , progestogen (P), cancer antigen 125 (CA125), thromboxane B2 (TXB2), endometrial cysts size and dysmenorrheal score pre-and post-treatment between two groups were compared.Results The contents of E2 and P post-treatment in observation group were lower than those in control group (P<0.05).The serum TXB2 and CA125 levels post-treatment in observation group were lower than those in control group (P<0.05).The endometrial cysts size and dysmenorrheal score post-treatment in observation group were lower than those in control group (P<0.05).The total efficacy in observation group was higher than that in control group (P<0.05).Conclusion Taohechengqitang combined with Danazol could reduce the CA125, E2 and P levels, relieve symptoms of dysmenorrhea and reduce the cyst volume, whose efficacy is exact.

Objective To discuss the possible reasons of contrast agent reflux during transvaginal real-time three-dimensional hysterosalpingo-contrast sonography (TVS RT-3D-HyCoSy),and in order to provide scientific evidences for reducing the contrast agent reflux.Methods The sonographic features of contrast reflux were observed in the images of 167 infertile patients who underwent TVS RT-3D-HyCoSy, and the association of the incidence rate of the reflux with tubal patency,the types of infertility,endometrial thickness,menstrual clean days,abnormal uterine cavity,the history of intrauterine operations,pelvic operations and ectopic pregnancies were analyzed.Results The incidence rate of the reflux during TVS RT-3D-HyCoSy was 41 .3%.The incidence rates of reflux in unilateral patency and bilateral obstruction were 4.929 and 9.21 5 times of that of bilateral patency respectively.The incidence rate of reflux in the secondary infertility cases was significantly higher than that of primary ones(P <0.05).Logistic regression analysis demonstrated that the reflux is associated with the tubal patency,the endometrial thickness and the history of intrauterine operations,and none of the other factors.Conclusions TVS RT-3D-HyCoSy could differentiate the images of reflux better;the proper timing of the contrast examination and avoiding the damage of endometrium would reduce the incidence of the reflux.

BACKGROUND: Uncoupling of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is the main cause for transplantation rejection, and it is the best way to prevent transplantation rejection by induce immunological tolerance of the recipient to the donor organ. Self-tolerant T cells can be obtained by negative selection in thymus, whether the intrathymic injection of allogenic antigen can get the immunological tolerance to the antigen?OBJECTIVE: To observe the effects of intrathymic injection of allogenic antigen on inducing immunological tolerance in nerve transplantation.DESIGN: A comparative observation.SETTINGS: Department of Immunology, Harbin Medical University; Department of Orthopaedics, Fourth Clinical Hospital of Harbin Medical University.MATERIALS: Thirty donor C57BL/6 mice (H-2b), male, aged from 6-8 weeks, weighing 18-22 g, were purchased from the Veterinarian Institute of Heilongjiang Province; While 60 recipient Balb/c mice (H-2b) female, aged from 6-8 weeks, weighing 18-22 g, from Beijing Experimental Animal Center. MHC (H-2b) antigen was prepared by the Department of Immunology, Harbin Medical University, and the concentration of protein was 4.4 g/L.METHODS: The experiments were carried out in the Department of Immunology, Harbin Medical University from June to November 2002. The recipient Balb/c mice were randomly divided into four groups: intrathymic injection group, syngenic transplantation group, allogenic transplantation group and immunosuppressant drug group. MHC (H-2b) antigen was extracted from splenic cells of donor C57BL/6 mice and injected intrathymically into recipient Balb/c mice (H-2d). Two weeks later, the sciatic nerve was transplanted to the recipient mice. Mixed lymphocyte reaction and delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) were detected at 3 weeks after transplantation.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:The differences of mixed lymphocyte reaction and DTH were compared among the groups.RESULTS: All the 30 donor C25BL/6 mice (H-2b) and 60 recipient Balb/c mice (H-2d) were involved in the analysis of results.①Results of mixed lymphocyte reaction: The cell proliferations in the syngenic transplantation group and intrathymic injection group were obviously lower than that in the allogenic transplantation group [(546.1±75.1), (2 668.3±533.8), (3 101.3±429.1), (4 312.3±534.1) minutes-1, P＜0.05].②Results of DTH: The thicknesses difference between two pads in the syngenic transplantation group and intrathymic injection group were obviously lower than that in the allogenic transplantation group [(41.1±3.7), (72.1±5.1), (57.6±11.3), (86.2±13.2)μm, P＜0.05].CONCLUSION:The intrathymic injection of donor H-2b antigen could induce immunological tolerance of nerve transplantation.

Objective To evaluate the efficacy of dexmedetomidine mixed with ropivacaine for thoracic paravertebral nerve blocks by multiple injections for preemptive analgesia on postoperative analgesia of patients undergoing thoracotomy. Methods Ninety patients, all genders, ASA Ⅰ or Ⅱ, aged 35-64, BMI 18-24 kg/m2, undergoing radical operation for esophageal carcinoma were randomly divided into three groups (each group 30 patients): group C received general anesthesia, group R received ropivacaine for thoracic paravertebral nerve block and group RD received dexmedetomidine mixed with ropivacaine for thoracic paravertebral nerve block.Three groups all used intravenous infusion of propofol, refentanyl and inhalation sevoflurane for anesthesia maintenance, and PCIA pump started before the end of surgery in 3 groups.Meanwhile, group R and group RD received ultrasound-guided T4-T8thoracic paravertebral nerve blocks by multiple injections on operation side preoperatively.In group R, the mixture of 0.5% ropivacaine 19 ml and 1ml of normal saline was injected, and in group RD, the mixture of dexmedetomidine 1 μg/kg and 19 ml of 0.5% ropivacaine was injected.The analgesia process lasted 48 h after surgery of these 3 groups, and the VAS score was maintained<4 points.When the VAS score was 4 or more points, intravenous injection of morphine 5- 10 mg was delivered. Postoperative PCIA liquid and morphine consumption, somnolence, nausea, vomiting, respiratory depression, itching and urinary retention was recorded. Additionally, the occurrences of adverse events about thoracic paravertebral nerve blocks were recorded.Results The dosages of propofol, refentanyl in group R and group RD were lower than those in group G:(7.2 ± 0.6),(6.1 ± 0.5)mg/(kg·h)vs.(8.1 ± 0.5)mg/(kg·h), and there were significant differences(P<0.05).The dosage of propofol in group RD was lower than that in group R: (6.1 ± 0.5) mg/(kg·h) vs. (7.2 ± 0.6) mg/(kg·h), and there was significant difference (P <0.05). Compared with group G, the consumption of PCIA liqud and the usage rate of morphine was reduced in group R and group RD (P < 0.05); the consumption of PCIA liqud and the usage rate of morphine was lower in group RD than that in group R(P<0.05).The rate of nausea and vomiting and itch in group R and group RD was lower than that in group G,and there were significant differences(P<0.05). No significant difference in somnolence showed between three groups (P > 0.05). Conclusions Ropivacaine combined with dexmedetomidine for target thoracic paravertebral nerve blocks by multiple injections for preemptive analgesia can significantly improve the efficacy of postoperative analgesia after thoracotomy, meanwhile,it can also save the dosage of anesthetic drugs during the operation.

Deciphering the metabolites of multiple components in herbal medicine has far-reaching significance for revealing pharmacodynamic ingredients.However,most chemical components of herbal medicine are secondary metabolites with low content whose in vivo metabolites are close to trace amounts,making it difficult to achieve comprehensive detection and identification.In this paper,an efficient strategy was proposed:herb-derived metabolites were predicted according to the structural characteristics and metabolic reactions of chemical constituents in Corydalis Rhizoma and chemical structure screening tables for metabolites were conducted.The fragmentation patterns were summarized from represen-tative standards combining with specific cleavage behaviors to deduce structures of metabolites.Ion abundance plays an important role in compound identification,and high ion abundance can improve identification accuracy.The types of metabolites in different biological samples were very similar,but their ion abundance might be different.Therefore,for trace metabolites in biological samples,we used the following two methods to process:metabolites of high dose herbal extract were analyzed to char-acterize those of clinical dose herbal extracts in the same biological samples;cross-mapping of different biological samples was applied to identify trace metabolites based on the fact that a metabolite has different ion abundance in different biological samples.Compared with not using this strategy,44 more metabolites of clinical dose herbal extract were detected.This study improved the depth,breadth,and accuracy of current methods for herb-derived metabolites characterization.