Volatile oil from the clove bud was extracted by petroleum ether using Soxhlet Extractor.The acaricidal activity was examined using direct contact and vapour phase toxicity bioassays.In a filter paper contact toxicity bio-assay,at 2.5 h after treatment,clove bud oil at a dose of 12.20 ?g/cm2 killed all dust mites.As judged by 24-h LD50 values,potent fumigant action was observed with clove bud oil(12.20 ?g/cm2),showing an adequate acaricidal activity against indoor Dermatophagoides farinae.

Objective To explore the clinical efficacy of lnstaTrak3500 Plus with Fluoro Trak magnetic imaging guidance for spine surgery, Methods The construction and operation progress of the system were applied in thoracic-lumbar spine surgery, Results The electric-magnetic guided imaging system can improve success rate in thoracic-lumbar spine surgery,and all operative pedicle screw were inserted accurately with no related complications error. Conclusion The electric-magnetic imaging system can improve the accuracy of operations and guide mini-invasive surgery, which can significantly decrease X-ray irradiation dosage.

Objective To research the effect of PEGylation on rBla g 2 from Blattella germanica.Methods rBla g 2 allergen expressed in E.coli was purified by Ni+affinity chromatographY,then was PEGylated by mPEG2-NHS(Mr,10×103).The PEG-rBla g 2 was purified by CM-Sepharose,a cation exchange chromatography. SDS-PAGE,Western blot and ELISA were used to characterize its biologicat actovoty.Results The relative molecular mass of the purified rBla g 2 was about 39×1023.PEG-rBla g 2 was analyzed by SDS-PAGE.Five bands were visualized by staining with Coomassie Brilliant Blue R-250,while seven bands by staining with I2-KI.Cation exchange chromatography could separate rBla g 2 and PEG-rBla g 2.The 100×103(Mr)and 130×103(Mr)of PEG-rBla g 2 could combined with the special IgE from sera of one cockroach-allergic patient by Western blot.The immunological activities of PEG-rBla g 2 in vitro decreased remarkablv bv ELISA,which was only 42%of rBla g 2.Conclusion PEGylated allergen can retain the ability of combining with special IgE from sera,while its immunological activities reduce enormously,which establishes the basic work of researching recombinant low-sensitive allergens.

Objective: To explore application value of brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) in physical examination in Shenyang district and its risk factors.Methods: A total of 1610 cases, who received regular physical examination in health management center of General Hospital of Shenyang Military Command and met enrollment standards, were selected.Bilateral baPWV and other indexes were measured in all subjects.Logistic regression analysis was used to assess relationship among age, body mass index (BMI), arterial blood pressure, blood biochemical indexes and baPWV.Results: Compared with women, there was significant rise in baPWV[(1361.03±244.72) cm/s vs.(1397.93±239.08) cm/s, P=0.003]in men.baPWV rose along with age increased despite male or female.Compared with normal baPWV group (<1400 cm/s), there were significant rise in age[(45.57±8.95) years vs.(57.07±10.50) years], BMI[(25.25±6.82) kg/m2 vs.(26.14±3.44) kg/m2], fasting blood glucose[FBG, (4.88±1.73) mmol/L vs.(5.43±2.02) mmol/L], low density lipoprotein cholesterol[LDL-C, (2.67±0.82) mmol/L vs.(2.84±0.77) mmol/L], total cholesterol[TC, (4.88±0.99) mmol/L vs.(5.13±0.98) mmol/L], triglyceride[TG, (1.73±1.65) mmol/L vs.(2.15±1.91) mmol/L], systolic blood pressure[SBP, (116.72±12.04) mmHg vs.(136.87±16.21) mmHg], diastolic blood pressure[DBP, (76.99±9.01) mmHg vs.(86.34±10.84) mmHg]and pulse pressure[PP, (39.72±8.32) mmHg vs.(50.53±14.17) mmHg]in elevated baPWV group (≥1400cm/s), P<0.01 all.Multivariable Logistic regression analysis indicated that age, FBG,TG, SBP, DBP and PP levels were independent risk factors for elevated baPWV (OR=1.549~5.943, P<0.05 or <0.01).Conclusion: In Shenyang district, baPWV is closely correlated with cardiovascular risk factors, and it possesses good application value in physical examination and early risk screening of cardiovascular diseases.

Objective:To establish a high performance size-exclusion chromatography ( HPSEC) method for the determination of impurities including polymers in latamoxef sodium. Methods:The analysis was performed on a Zenix SEC-150 column(7. 8 mm × 300 mm, 3 μm)with the mobile phase of 0. 005 mol·L-1 phosphate buffer solution [0. 005 mol·L-1 disodium hydrogen phosphate-0. 005 mol·L-1 sodium dihydrogen phosphate (61∶39), pH 7. 0] at a flow rate of 0. 8 ml·min-1. The detection wavelength was set at 254 nm. The column tempretrue was 25℃ and the injection volume was 10μl. Results:The impurities including polymers in latamoxef so-dium were completely separated from latamoxef. The linear range of latamoxef was 0. 98-97. 73 μg·ml-1(r=0. 999 9). The limit of quantitation of latamoxef was 2. 9 ng, and the detection limit was 1. 0 ng. The linear range of the total impurities was 0. 45-2. 8 mg· ml-1(r=0. 999 5). Conclusion: The established method is accurate, rapid and reproducible, and suitable for the determination of impurities including polymers in latamoxef sodium.

Objcetive To investigate the protective effects of the nitroxides R-1 on human liver cells exposed to ionizing radiation.Methods Human liver cells L-02 were cultured and irradiated with 60Co γ-rays at the doses of 0,1,2,4,and 8 Gy,in order to screen the proper irradiation dose.WR2721 at the terminal concentration of 4 mmol/L was used as positive control.L-02 cells irradiated with 4 Gy were added with R-1 at the terminal concentration of 0.25 μmol/L at 30 min before irradiation or immediately after irradiation.MIT method was used to screen the proper conditions for follow-up experiment 72 h later.L-02 cell culture fluid was added with R-1 at the concentrations of 0,0.125,0.25,0.5,and 1 μmol/L,respectively for 30 min before irradiation at the doses of 0,1,2,4,and 8 Gy to ealculate clone formation rate at 10 d post-irradiation.L-02 cells were cultured and divided into 4 groups:control group without any treatment.drug group pretreated by 0.25 μmol/L R-1 only,irradiation group,irradiated at 4 Gy only,and drug + irradiation group with combination of 0.25 μmol/L R-01 and 4 Gy irradiation.The inverted microscopy and Hoechst 33258 staining and flow eytometry were used to observe the apoptosis of the cells at 24,48,and 72 h later.Results Nitroxides R-1 did not inhibit the viability of L-02 cell when its concentration was less than 1 μmol/L and it inhibited the L-02 cell growth when the concentration wu higher than 2 μmoL/L.The A value and colony formation rate of different concentration of R-1 groups were all higher than those of the irradiation group,and the effect of the 0.25 μmol/L drug concentration group was the most significant.Consequently,the concentration 0.25 μmoL/L was selected for follow-up experiment.Compared with the irradiation group,the L-02 cells of the pretreatment group showed solid adherence, increased refraction,clear outline,less apoptotic and dead cells at 4 Gy post-irradiation.Conclusions Nitroxides R-1 can protect the human liver cells from 60Coγ-ray induced injury effectively.The mechanism of its protective effect may be the reduction of apoptosis.

A novel and sensitive HPLC-UV method has been developed for the simultaneous determination of twelve major compounds in Longdan Xiegan Pill.The chemical profile of the twelve compounds,including geniposidic acid (1),geniposide(2),gentiopicroside(3),liquiritin(4),crocin(5),baicalin(6),wogonoside(7),baicalein(8),glycyrrhizic acid (9),wogonin (10),oroxylin A ( 11 ) and aristolochic acid A (12),was acquired using high-performance liquid chromatography-diode array detector coupled with an electrospray tandem mass spectrometer (HPLC-DAD-ESI-MS).The analysis was performed on a Dikma Platisil ODS C18 column (250 mm × 4.6 mm,5 μm ) with a gradient solvent system of acetonitrile-0.1％ aqueous formic acid.The validation was carried out and the linearities ( r ＞ 0.9996),repeatability (RSD＜1.8％),intra- and inter-day precision (RSD＜1.3％),and recoveries (ranging from 96.6％ to 103.4％ ) were acceptable.The limits of detection (LOD) of these compounds ranged from 0.29 to 4.17 ng.Aristolochic acid A,which is the toxic ingredient,was not detected in all the batches of Longdan Xiegan Pill.Furthermore,hierarchical cluster analysis was used to evaluate the variation of the herbal prescription.The proposed method is simple,effective and suitable for the quality control of this traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).

Objective To evaluate the relationship between the change of the aortomitral angle (AMA) with left ventricular systolic function in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) by echocardiography.Methods Thirty-one patients were enrolled in the ICM group,and 59 healthy subjects were selected as the control group.On the parasternal left ventricular long axis plane,AMA were measured at the R wave apex (R-AMA),J-point(J-AMA),ST-segment midpoint(ST-AMA),T-final wave (T-AMA)and P-final wave (P-AMA).The angle difference(⊿ θ) =AMAmax-AMAmin,the angle changing rate =⊿ θ/AMAmax.The global left ventricular longitudinal strain (GLS) and global circumferential strain (GCS) were obtained by 2D-speckle tracking echocardiography.Left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF),left ventricular end-diastolic volume(LVEDV) and left ventricular end-systolic volume(LVESV) were measured using Simpson biplane method.Results The J-AMA was the largest in the control group,while the ST-AMA was the largest in the ICM group.The levels of LVEDV,LVESV and AMA in ICM group were significantly higher than those in control group,while LVEF,GLS,GCS,⊿ θ/AMAmax and ⊿ θ were decreased (P ＜0.05).In the control group,there was a correlation between T-AMA and LVEF (r =-0.349,P =0.007),and ⊿ θ was negatively correlated with GLS (r =-0.372,P =0.004).In the ICM group,⊿1 θ/AMAmax and ⊿ θ were correlated with LVEF (r =0.424,P =0.018;r =0.490,P =0.005).Conclusions AMA in ICM patients is significantly increased.The angle difference and the rate of its change are closely related to the LVEF,which is a manifestation of three-dimensional structure change of the myocardial.

Objective The aim of this study was to establish a reasonable protocol for a rat model of ferric chloride-induced carotid arterial thrombosis by ultrasonic continuous evaluation.Methods Twenty SD rats were randomly divided into four groups and then treated with 20％,30％,40％ or 50％ concentrations of FeCl3,respectively.The vascular conditions were evaluated by 14L ultrasonic probe,at 10 mins,15 mins,and 20 mins.We then selected the best group through the examination of the rate of spontaneous reperfusion of blood vessels and the rate of reperfusion after intravenous injection of urokinase.At the end of the experiment,vessels were fixed in 10％ formalin solution and stained with HE.Results After external application of FeCl3 on rat common carotid artery for 20 mins,the artery occlusion rate was 100％,20％,0％ and 0％ in animals receiving 50％,40％,30％ and 20％ FeCl3,respectively.After external application of FeCl3 on rat common carotid artery for 120 mins,the spontaneous revascularization rate was 0％ in 50％ concentration group whereas were 100％ in rest other groups (P＜ 0.001).In 50％ concentration group,the partial recanalization rate was 40％ after intravenous injection of urokinase.HE staining revealed that the thrombus was dense and the lumen was partially recanalized after the urokinase intervention in 50％ concentration group.Conclusion By use of uultrasonic continuous evaluation of ferric chloride-induced thrombosis of rat common carotid artery,we have demonstrated that external application of 50％ ferric chloride solution for 20 mins is effective for the formation of thrombus model,which may be suitable for the studv of thrombolysis.

A novel and sensitive HPLC-UV method has been developed for the simultaneous determination of twelve major compounds in Longdan Xiegan Pill.The chemical profile of the twelve compounds,including geniposidic acid（1）,geniposide（2）,gentiopicroside（3）,liquiritin（4）,crocin（5）,baicalin（6）,wogonoside（7）,baicalein（8）,glycyrrhizic acid（9）,wogonin（10）,oroxylin A（11）and aristolochic acid A（12）,was acquired using high-performance liquid chromatography-diode array detector coupled with an electrospray tandem mass spectrometer（HPLC-DAD-ESI-MS）.The analysis was performed on a Dikma Platisil ODS C18 column（250 mm×4.6 mm,5 μm）with a gradient solvent system of acetonitrile-0.1% aqueous formic acid.The validation was carried out and the linearities（r〉0.9996）,repeatability（RSD〈1.8%）,intra-and inter-day precision（RSD〈1.3%）,and recoveries（ranging from 96.6% to 103.4%）were acceptable.The limits of detection（LOD）of these compounds ranged from 0.29 to 4.17 ng.Aristolochic acid A,which is the toxic ingredient,was not detected in all the batches of Longdan Xiegan Pill.Furthermore,hierarchical cluster analysis was used to evaluate the variation of the herbal prescription.The proposed method is simple,effective and suitable for the quality control of this traditional Chinese medicine（TCM）.