Objective To isolate and observe Pityrosporum yeasts from a patient with onychomycosis. Methods The involved nail specimens were investigated by means of culture, pathological and scanning electron microscopic examination and 20% KOH preparation. Results Physical examination showed that each finger and toe nail appeared brownish black, rough and thick, some of the fore part of the nail plate detached from the nail bed. Fingernail specimen's culture results showed that Trichophyton rubrum grew on Sabouraud's dextrose agar and Pityrosporum ovale grew on the medium containing rapeseed oil. The pathological examination revealed P.ovale yeast involvement in the fissure of the nail plate. Under the scanning electron microscopy, a lot of P.ovale yeasts with characteristic collarette structure inserted in the nail tissue was noticed. In the 20% KOH preparations of nail incubated at 56℃for 1h and stained with Quink Parker ink, spores and hyphae were identified morphologically with P.ovale and T.rubrum respectively. The patient received intermittent pulse therapy with itraconazole, the color of the nails became much brighter 1 to 2 months after the fourth cycle of therapy, but no further improvement was observed afterwards. P.ovale and T.rubrum grew again 6 months after treatment when the clippings of the fingernail were cultured. Conclusion This is the first document of onychomycosis related with P.ovale in China.

Objective: To observe the clinically curative effect of Jiangtong Xifeng liquid (JTXFL,降通 熄风液)combined with conventional therapy of western medicine on acute cerebral hemorrhage.Methods:Ninety cases were randomly divided into 2 groups.The treated group (n=60) was treated by JTXFL combined with conventional therapy of western medicine.The control group (n=30) was treated with conventional therapy alone.Before an d after therapy the changes in scores of neural functional defect,state of cons ciousne ss,blood pressure,and CT and the curative effects were observed for both groups.Results:The total effective rate was 88.3% in treated group,but it was 76.7% in contro l group, so that it in treated group was significantly superior to that in contr ol group (P<0.05). Conclusions:The curative effects of JTXFL combined with conventional therapy of western med icine on acutely cerebral hemorrhage is very obvious.

Objective To observe the effect of pure Chinese traditional medicine preparation Fuzheng Anti-poisonous capsule and Kang Aibao Lives capsule to treat HIV/AIDS. Methods 140 examples confirmed by the Yunnan Province Centres for Disease Control and Prevention were treated by Fuzheng anti-poisonous capsule and Kang Aibao Lives Capsule,according to the Chinese medicine syndrome differentiation. 83 cases taking the medicine for more than 6 months were collected. The changes of Chinese medicine clinical symptoms and signs,the clinical symptoms and signs,the integrals,body weights,cold-catching numbers and CD4 were observed. Results The effective rate,steady rate and ineffective rate of Chinese medicine clinical symptom were 79.52%,10.84% and 9.63%,respectively. Increase,stable and reduces of integral were 48.19%,45.78% and 6.02%,respectively. Weight gain,stable and reduce were 56.62%,19.28% and 24.10%,respectively. Reduce,stable and increase of cold-catching number were 46.99%,43.37% and 9.64%,respectively. Effective,stable and ineffective of CD4 was 56.00%,10.67% and 33.33%,respectively. Conclusion The Chinese medicine has the remarkable curative effect in treating AIDS,and also has the obvious superiority.

Objective To develop ECG Holter system with SD card as storage medium. Methods Data that used MSP430F449 SCM to acquire 3-channel ECG signal to record SD card through serial peripheral interface were reviewed and analyzed on computer. Results Portable ECG Holter System based on SD card is realized. The using of SD card can enhance storage performance. Conclusion Low-cost, and high-performance solution program is observed.

In this work, a fast and efficient microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) method was developed to extract main bioactive alkaloids from lotus plumue. To optimize MAE conditions, three main factors were selected using univariate approach experiments, and then central composite design (CCD). The optimal extraction conditions were as follows: methanol concentration of 65%, microwave power of 200 W, and extraction time of 260 s. A high performance liquid chromatography–diode array detector (HPLC–DAD) method was established to quantitatively analyze these phytochemicals in different lotus plumule samples and in different part of lotus. Chromatographic separation was carried out on an Agilent Zorbax Extend-C18 column (4.6 mm×150 mm, 3.5 μm). Gradient elution was applied with the mobile phase constituted with 0.1%triethylamine in water (A) and acetonitrile (B): 40%?70% B at 0?8 min, 70%?100% B at 8–9 min, 100% B for 2 min, and then equilibrated with 40%B for 2 min.

Objective By studying the variation of individual urinary iodine concentration due to different ways of urine sample collection to optimize it for standard clinical evaluation.Methods Totally 20 healthy adults were recruited and their urine samples were collected as a random urine sample within 1 day,the 24 hour urine and morning urine samples within 5 successive days,respectively.The coefficient of variation in each group was calculated.Paired t test was used to compare the results of 24 hour urine with the results of random urine and that of morning urine samples,respectively.Results The range of individual coefficient of variation for random urine sample within one day was 12.5％-57.4％,while most of the coefficients of variation were around 30.39％.In contrast,the individual coefficients of variation of morning urine sample and 24 hour urine results within 5 days were 5.4％-26.0％ and 3.4％-16.6％ and most of them were at about 11.74％ and 7.91％.The paired t test showed that the results of random urine sample were significantly different compared with that of 24 hour urine (t =-4.231,P ＜ 0.05).On the other hand,there was also significant difference for the results of morning urine compared with that of 24 hour urine (t =3.884,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion This study suggests that 24 hour urine is the most appropriate way of sample collection for individualized detection of urinary iodine.

Objective To assess the prognostic value of tissue Doppler imaging(TDI) parameters in aeute myocardial infarction(AMI) patients. Methods After one week of AMI,102 patients underwent twodimensional/Doppler echocardiography and TDI examination.Early and late transmitral flow velocity E,A,deceleration time(DT)were measured. The average velocity of mitral valve at septal and lateral weremeasured including the systolic velocity(Sm),early diastolic velocity(Em)and late diastolic velocity(Am),Em/Am,E/Em were calculated.After 1 year follow up,the patients were divided into two groups according to whether hospitalizated due to heart failure(HF)or not. Stepwise multivariate COX regression analysis was used to identify the predictors of the cardiac event. Results In patients with H F,Sm,Em were lower than those of no HF group(P＜0.05),E,E/Em were higher than those of no HF group(P＜0.05 and0.01 respectively). Stepwise multivariate COX analysis identified that the E/Em was the only independent predictors of HF.E/Em≥12 was a useful HF predictors with a sensitivity of 84.2%,specificity of 77.1%.Conclusions E/Em ratio may assist in the risk stratification in AMI,and is a powerful predictor of HF.

Objective To understand the effect of anti-cysticercus therapy for patients with cerebral cysticercosis and the changes of cysticercus on CT image after treatment. Methods The patients with cerebral cysticercosis were classified by the presentation of their brain CT image before treatment, then the effect of anti-cysticercus therapy on them after treatment was analyzed and the presentations of their brain CT images between before and after treatment were compared. Results There were different changes on CT image of cysticercus in brain tissues after anti-cysticercus therapy for different types of patients with cerebral cysticercosis. Type Ⅰ: the focus was absorbed completely after treatment in the majority of patients and calcificated in the minority. Almost all the patients were cured clinically after anticysticercus therapy. Type Ⅱ: the focus was absorbed completely in the minority, and one to two or more calcification dots were observed in the majority of patients. Anti-cysticercus therapy was effective. Type Ⅲ and Ⅳ: the absorption of focus was not very good and the effect of anti-cysticercus therapy was lower relatively. Conclusion The changes of CT image such as absorption, calcification, has important significance in forecasting prognosis and instructing clinical usage.

Objective To explore susceptibility of praziquantel(PQT) against Schistosoma japonicum in the repeated chemotherapy areas in Dongting Lake region of China. Methods Sixty mice were divided into two groups, and infected respectively by cercariae released from the infected snails which were collected from new and old endemic areas. After 5 weeks, the mice in each group were divided into control groups and treatment groups (PQT group). The mice in each PQT group were treated with a single oral dose of praziquantel (600 mg/kg). Three weeks post treatment, mice were dissected, and the number of adults, the stool eggs per gram (EPG), the liver EPG and the hatching rates were observed. Results The worm reduction rates of the PQT groups of new and old epidemic areas were 98.24% and 98.71% respectively, and the stool egg reduction rates 99.94% and 99.64%, the liver egg reduction rates 75.85% and 73.10%,and there were no significant differences between the new and old endemic areas. The stool hatching test was positive in the control groups, and negative in the PQT groups. Conclusion Susceptibility of praziquantel against Schistosoma japonicum does not decrease in repeated chemotherapy areas in Dongting Lake region.

Objective To investigate the influences of grape seed proanthocyanidin extract (GSPE) on cardiovascular system, nervous system and respiratory system of experimental animals, and provide general pharmacological data for further research and application. Methods The influences of GSPE on blood pressure, heart rate, electrocardiogram, breathing frequency and tidal volume in anesthetic dogs after duodenal administration were observed, the impacts on spontaneous activity, coordinated motion, and the sleep situation with threshold dose and subthreshold dose of pentobarbital sodium in mice after intragastric administration were observed. Results GSPE showed no side effects on blood pressure, heart rate, electrocardiogram, breathing frequency and tidal volume in anesthetic dogs at the dosage of 857.00, 214.29, 42.86 mg/kg (P>0.05). At the dosage of 428.57, 214.29, 42.86 mg/kg, GSPE had no obvious influence on spontaneous activities and coordinated movements in mice (P>0.05). GSPE did not evidently change the number of sleeping animals, the sleep latency and the sleeping duration with subthreshold dose and threshold dose of pentobarbital sodium (P>0.05). Conclusion GSPE has no evident adverse effects on central nervous system, cardiovascular system and respiratory system in animals.