This paper discusses the problem of the periods of Medical Ethics. The writers suggest that Medical Ethics should be distingwished three periods: Medical Ethics, Biomedical Ethics and Bioethics.

BACKGROUND: Obesity has become the most common and costly metabolic problem in the world, and the genetic and environmental effects on the generation of obesity have become one of the focus factors in obesity research. Gene-chips have been reported as a useful tool in human adipose tissue research. OBJECTIVE: To determine the peripheral blood gene expression profile of Chinese adult obesities by gene chip technique for the first time. DESIGN: Randomized controlled observation. SETTING: Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. PARTICIPANTS: The experiment was performed at the Basic Medical College of Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine between August 2003 and May 2004. Five obese patients, 4 males and 1 female, aged (21.4±0.9) years and three non-obese persons, 2 males and 1 female, aged (26.0±5.3) years were selected by the international body mass index (BMI) standard. The written informed consent was obtained from all subjects, and the research was approved by the medical ethical committee of Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. METHODS: Total RNA was extracted from peripheral blood, amplified and labeled. The quality and quantity of the processed samples were checked by Test3 array. The gene expression profiles were monitored by U133A set. The data was analyzed statistically, and the gene symbols with significant difference were searched in Gene BANK database. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Gene expression signal. RESULTS: Compared with non-obese adults, 66 genes showed up-regulated expression and 28 genes showed down-regulated, of which 11 genes were up-regulated above twofold, and 6 genes were down-regulated above twofold. The results demonstrated that HLA-DQAI (human leucocytic antigens), CRAT, MAPKSI3 and DKFZP434N1923 genes were up-regulated above 4 fold, and HLA-DQA1 gene was even up-regulated above 20 fold. CONCLUSION: Significant differences in peripheral blood gene expression profiles in Chinese adult obesities are found for the first time. The results indicate that obesity is strongly associated with MHC class II antigen HLA-DQA1, and HLA-DQB 1, etc.

Objective To study the relationship between morphological and functional changes of melanocytes and their effect on the graft color. Methods Eighteen black whited guinea pigs were divided into nine groups randomly and biopsied at 1 d, 2 d, 3 d, 7 d, 14 d, 21 d, 28 d, and 90d after skin grafting, respectively. Then skin spliting and Dopa reaction techniques were used to demonstrate melanocytes. And computer assitant imagine analysis system was applied to observe and quantitate the morphological changes of melanocytes at various time points in three postoperative months. Results During three days after grafting, resulting from the surgery wound and shortage of blood and oxygen supply, the processes of the melanocytes broke off, accompanied by reduction of whole dimension of the cells, size as well as number of the processes. The indices above returned to the normal level between second week and third week after grafting. It was an evident characteristic that number of melanocytic processes became shorter and stouter in the end of the experiment. conclusion Functional changes of melanocytes in the skin grafts are in accord with their morphological changes. Compared to those in the sizes of melanocytes, changes in the processes of the cell are more sensitive in reflection of function of melanocytes. The shorter and stouter processes of melanocytes in the end of the experiment are suitable to the smaller epidermal melanin unit and more efficient in transformation of melanin into the keratinocytes.

Objective To explore the role of nuclear factor-kappa B(NF-?B)in regulating tumor necrosis factor-?(TNF-?)expression in acute pancreatitis (AP)in rats.Methods Sixty-four Wistar rats were randomly divided into two groups:the control group(n=32)and the AP group(n=32).Acute pancreatitis was induced by introperitoneal injection of caerulein,and the animals were killded at 12 hours,24 hours,36 hours,and 72 hours respectively.The activity of NF-?B and expression of TNF-? mRNA in the pancreas were determined by flow cytometry (FCM) method and semi-quantitave RT-PCR analysis,respectively,and the correlation coefficients were analyzed.Results The levels of activated NF-?B protein and TNF-?mRNA were all significantly higher in the AP group than those in the control group at any time point(P

Objective To discuss the problems in the development of enterprise -Web PACS, and find the solutions. Methods The author applied the standpoint of software engineering, and used the experience of other enterprises to find a fast, low-cost, well-maintainable, well-expansible way in development of enterprise-Web PACS. Results The solution is a reasonable development method for enterprise-Web PACS, and the more big the project is, the more obvious the advantage is. Conclusion It is an effective way of developing enterprise-Web PACS to use the reasonable software structure and good development platform and advanced development framework in increasing the software reusability, maintainability, improving the capacity of the secondary development ability.

Objective To improve the efficiency,repeatability,expansibility and maintainability and reduce the construction and maintenance cost of the PACS.Methods Struts and Hibernate frame works based on MVC and Object-Oriented Analysis(OOA) were used to build PACS.Results It saved more time for developers,and promoted the development efficiency.Conclusion It is rapid and efficient to use Struts and Hibernate frame in building PACS.[Chinese Medical Equipment Journal,2008,29(2):55-57]

Objective: To explore the therapeutic effects of edaravone, oxiracetam combined with Shuxuetong on cerebral hematoma and improvement of neurological function in patients with cerebral hemorrhage. Methods: A total of 96 patients with cerebral hemorrhage were randomly divided into observation group and control group by the random number table method, with 48 cases in each group.The observation group received intravenous drip of edaravone (4.0g added into 0.9% sodium chloride injection to 250mL, intravenous drip, 1 time/d), oxiracetam(30mg added into 0.9% sodium chloride injection to 100mL solution, 30min intravenous drip, 2 times/d), and Shuxuetong injection(4mL added into 0.9% sodium chloride injection to 250mL, intravenous drip, 1 time/d) on the basis of routine treatment, and the control group was treated with routine treatment for cerebral hemorrhage.The efficacy and safety in the two groups after treatment of 21 days were observed. Results: After treatment, the neurological deficit score and cerebral hematoma volume of the two groups were improved(all P<0.05), but the improvements of the observation group was significantly better than those of the control group[(4.44±3.20)points vs.(10.53±2.86)points, (21.83±3.85)points vs.(26.71±3.49)points, (7.83±5.31)mL vs.(13.74±6.16)mL, t=9.818, 6.506, 5.035, all P<0.01]. The total effective rate of the observation group was higher than that of the control group(87.5% vs.52.1%, χ²=14.740, P<0.05). No drug-related adverse reactions occurred in two groups. Conclusion The application of oxiracetam and edaravone combined with Shuxuetong injection in patients with cerebral hemorrhage can effectively improve the brain edema and nerve defect, it has a positive significance to promote the patients' recovery after cerebral hemorrhage, and it is worthy of clinical application.

A thermal desorption low temperature plasma (TD-LTP) ionization was developed for rapid and sensitive detection of pesticides by direct mass spectrometry.The thermal desorption sampler was added in fount of the plasma generator.The sample was desorbed in the thermal desorption sampler firstly,and then the gas molecules were transported to the plasma generator by the carrier gas to be ionized.The utilization of thermal desorption sampler helps to shift the interaction of the gas phase plasma with the sample form gas-solid or gas-liquid to gas-gas,which increases the sensitivity and stability especially for non-volatile sample (e.g.pesticides) greatly compared with the traditional LTP ionization source.Under the optimal parameters of the thermal desorption LTP ionization source,the characteristic ions of 12 kinds of pesticides were investigated.Then the thermal desorption LTP ionization source was connected with the commercial ACQUITY TQD mass spectrometer to evaluate the pesticide residue level in broomcorn.

Objective To observe and explore the effects of transparent cap-fitted colonoscope combined with carbon dioxide injection on the cecal intubation time and detection of colonic polyps during enteroscopy. Methods 216 patients underwent colonoscopy from January 2014 to June 2016 were selected and randomly divided into A, B, C groups according to random number table, 72 cases in each. Group A with transparent cap-fitted colonoscopy, group B with CO2 injection before colonoscopy, and group C combined with the above two methods and then underwent colonoscopy, cecal intubation time and colonic polyp detection rate were compared among the three groups during the inspection. Results A, B, C groups with cecal intubation ratio showed no significant differences (95.8% vs 90.3% vs 98.6%) (χ2 = 5.34, P = 0.069); the sequence of mean cecal intubation time was group Cgroup A>group B (38.9% vs 34.7% vs 23.6%) (χ2 = 4.10, P = 0.129). The sequences of visual analogue scale score after 10 min [(4.35 ± 0.62) vs (4.88 ± 0.85) vs (5.57 ± 1.05)] and 30 min [(3.04 ± 0.37) vs (3.30 ± 0.56) vs (4.41 ± 0.84)] of coloscope withdraw were both group C

AIM:To observe the protective effect of nicorandil on myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury in patients undergoing valve replacement.METHODS:Sixty patients undergoing valve repalacement were randomly divided into 3 groups:control(Ⅰ)group,nicorandil delayed precondictioning(Ⅱ)group and nicorandil preconditioning(Ⅲ)group.20 mg nicorandil was given i.v.24 h before operation in group Ⅱ,whereas in group Ⅲ,20 mg nicorandil was given i.v.after induction of anesthesia.Blood samples were taken from coronary venous for determination of cTnI,TNF-?,IL-6 levels at aortic clamping(T0),15 min(T1),30 min(T2),60 min(T3),90 min(T4)after aortic declamping.Right atria myocardium tissue were taken at T0 and T2 to observe the histopathological changes with electron microscopy.RESULTS:The levels of cTnI,TNF-?and IL-6 in group Ⅱand Ⅲ were significantly lower than those in group I.Myocardium injury was obviously lighter in groupⅡand Ⅲ than that in group Ⅰ,whereas the levels of cTnI,TNF-?,IL-6 and myocardium injury were lower in group Ⅱ than those in group Ⅲ.CONCLUSION:Nicorandil is effcetive in decreasing myocardial ischemia repefusion injury in patients undergoing valve replacement,The protective effect of nicorandil delayed preconditioning is more obvious than precondictioning.