Objective:To observe effects of Yiqi Yangyin Jiedu Fang on serum vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF) and Immunologic function in the patient of non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC).Methods:Fifty-one cases of NSCLC were randomly divided into a Chinese medicine group,a chemotherapy group and a chemotherapy plus Chinese medicine group.The therapeutic effect and changes of clinical symptoms,physical strength,immunologic indexes and serum VEGF before and after treatment were investigated in all groups.Results:Tumor stable rate in Chinese medicine group and chemotherapy plus Chinese medicine group after treatment was higher than that in chemotherapy group with no significant difference,but improvement of clinical symptoms and physical strength in Chinese medicine group and chemotherapy plus Chinese medicine group after treatment was significantly superior to that in chemotherapy group(both P

Objective To evaluate the effect of albendazole immunoliposome (IL-Alb) against Echinococcus granulosus. Methods Mice infected with protoscolices of E.granulosus were divided into five groups. Four groups were treated with albendazole (Alb), albendazole liposome (L-Alb), albendazole sulfoxide liposome (L-Albso), and IL-Alb respectively at a dosage of 100 mg (Alb)/(kg?d)?5 d for 3 courses. The fifth group was established as control. The major criteria for evaluating the effects included a reduction rate of E.granulosus tissue wet weight, histopathological examination of the cysts by both light microscopy and electron-microscopy, and the content of albendazole-sulfoxide in cysts detected by HPLC. Results The efficacy of albendazole immunoliposome was significantly higher than that of albendazole liposome, and much higher than that of albendazole. The reduction rates of cyst tissue weight of IL-Alb group, L-Alb group and Alb group were 91\^5%, 80\^3%, 61\^2% respectively as compared to control group; the concentration of Albso in cyst tissue of the above groups were 5\^15 ?g/g, 2\^18 ?g/g, 0\^76 ?g/g respectively (P

Objective To improve the diagnosis and management of neurogenic bladder disorder after radical operation for rectal cancer. Methods 23 paticnts with neurogenic bladder disodrer after surgery for rectal cancer underwent urodynamic examination to establish the diagnosis, and received treatment according to the findings. The results of treatment were observed.Results After management, 22 patients regained normal urination , and one case of urinary incontinence did not return to normal urination at follow-up 6 months later. Conclusions Patients with neurogenic bladder disorder after radical operation for rectal cancer should take the urodynamic examimation and given symtomatic management according to the urodynamic examination.

Objective To observe and compare the different forces between doctors and nurses used visible laryngoscope endotracheal intubation applied to the oropharyngeal organization. Methods 10 nurses (to carry on laryngoscope intubation theory, and had certain study period practice) were chosen in group A and 10 clinical anaesthetize doctors (to be possible correctly used visible laryngoscopes) were chosen in group B, two groups used the visible laryngoscope on the same model person body inserted the tube, computer monitor software recorded results. Results The impulse force was (25.57±3.37) N·s and insert tube time was (25.3±3.3) s in group A which were higher than (16.47±2.99) N·s and (16.2±3.0) s in group B (t=2.550 and 2.207, P<0.05). The average forces in group A and group B were (0.87±0.62) N and (0.64±0.30) N, and peak forces were (3.05±0.95) N and (2.06±0.48) N, there was no remarkable difference between the two groups (P>0.05). Conclusions There is no statistics difference forces applied to the oropharyngeal organization between nurses and anaesthesiologists using visible laryngoscope intubation, and visible laryngoscope intubation technique is easy to learn and it is feasible by the nurse to master the technology and applied to anesthesia intubation care and emergency care.

Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between serum C-reactive protein (CRP) and muscle strength, physical performance in the elderly. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in Hangu district of Tianjin from April to June in 2013. Totally 1 131 subjects aged 60 years or older completed the survey. Every subject filled out a standard questionnaire and underwent grip strength test, timed up and go test (TUGT). Serum CRP concentrations were determined using chemiluminescent immunoassay kits. Multivariate analysis was performed to determine the relationship between CRP and muscle strength, physical performance. Results After adjustment for potential confounding factors including age, BMI, smoking status, drinking status, hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, anemia, cancer and physical activity, the multiple linear regression analysis suggested that CRP levels were inversely related to handgrip strength (β'=-0.11, P<0.01), and the logistic regression analysis showed that compared with subjects in the lowest quintile, the odds ratios and 95%confidence interval of higher quintile of CRP were 1.09 (0.50, 2.39) and 2.70 (1.34, 5.66) (Ptrend<0.05) in males. However, the relationship between CRP and muscle strength, physical performance was not statistically significant in females. Conclusions In males, higher serum CRP levels were independently correlated with lower muscle strength and poor physical performance in older adults. These results suggested that inflammation-signaling pathways may play an important role in the progression of sarcopenia.

Glycyrrhizin is the major bioactive compound in Glycyrrhiza uralensis. Farnesyl-diphosphate synthase (FPS) is one of the major enzymes involved in the glycyrrhizin biosynthetic. We cloned the full length of FPS coding sequence based on the transcriptome data of G. uralensis. The FPS gene of G. uralensis (GlyurFPS) is 1029 bp, coding 342 amino acid. The homology between the sequence of its protein and that of the FPS in Cicer arietinum, Medicago sativa, Medicago truncatula, Glycine max, Lotus japonicus was of 94%, 94%, 93%, 93% and 92%, respectively. Plant FPS gene is very conservative, therefore the phylogenetic tree is same with the plant classification consistent.

ERF family transcription factor (TF) represented ethylene-responsive protein which harbored a conserved AP2 domain. After searching the plant transcription factor database, a total of 75 unigenes was found which contained AP2 domain from the transcriptome dataset of Panax quinquefolius L. One unique sequence of ERF transcript, named as PqERF1, was cloned with entire open reading frame of 933 base pairs (bp). Protein prediction result indicated that the gene was localized in nucleus and had a conserved AP2 domain. PqERF1 gene could be induced by methyl jasmonate (MeJA) which was consistent to the inducing profile of triterpene ginsenosides. InterproScan prediction indicated that PqERF1 was probably a pathogenesis-related gene. Sequence alignment and phylogenetic analysis demonstrated PqERF1 was with high identity and had relative close relationship to the NtERF4 (Nicotiana tabacum), PhERF12 (Petunia x hybrida) and DcERF1 (Daucus carota) which was related to plant defense, regulation of secondary metabolism and the flower senescence respectively. Therefore, the gene was likely involved in regulation of secondary metabolism, plant defense and physical processes which would provide gene resource for further study on secondary metabolite synthesis and molecular breeding of P. quinquefolius.

Objective To investigate the hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection status quo among childbearing age women to provide the theoretical basis for adopting the effective intervention ,treatment and blocking measures in pre-pregnant women .Methods The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and the time-resolved fluorometric immunoassay were adopted to detect HbsAg in 68 682 children bearing age women ,including outpatient and hospitalized patients ,in this hospital from February 2012 to September 2013 .The detect results were analyzed according to the age ,place of residence and medical departments .Results Among 68 682 children bearing age women ,3 260 cases were found positive for HbsAg with the HBsAg positive rate of 4 .70% .The statistically significant differences in the HBV infection positive rate existed among different age groups ,the positive rates in the age groups of 16- <20 years ,20 - < 25 years ,25 - < 30 years ,30 - < 35 years ,35 - < 40 years ,40 - < 45 years and 45 - < 50 years were 3 .83% ,4 .89% ,4 .96% ,4 .91% ,4 .18% ,4 .40% and 4 .18% respectively ,the differences among them had statistical significance (χ2 =15 .76 ,P=0 .015) ,in which the age 25- <30 years group had the highest HBV infection rate .At the same time the signifi-cant differences in the geographical distribution and medical departments existed .The HBV infection positive rate in rural area was significantly higher than that in city with statistical difference (χ2 =27 .47 ,P<0 .05) ,and the HBV infection positive rate in the outpatient departments was higher than that in the inpatient departments with statistical difference (χ2 =46 .88 ,P<0 .05) .Conclu-sion Children bearing women at 20-34 years old show the highest HBV infection rate .The HBV screening and the works of pre-vention and treatment during this age period should be strengthened ,which conduces to discover the HBV infection positive patients in time and prevent the mother-to-fetus transmission .

To investigate the profile of gene expression in Salvia miltiorrhiza and elucidate its functional gene, 454 GS FLX platform and Titanium regent were used to produce a substantial expressed sequence tags (ESTs) dataset from the root of S. miltiorrhiza. A total of 46 722 ESTs with an average read length of 414 bp were generated. 454 ESTs were combined with the S. miltiorrhiza ESTs from GenBank. These ESTs were assembled into 18 235 unigenes. Of these unigenes, 454 sequencing identified 13 980 novel unigenes. 73% of these unigenes (13 308) were annotated using BLAST searches (E-value < or = 1e-5) against the SwissProt, KEGG TAIR, Nr and Nt databases. Twenty-seven unigenes (encoding 15 enzymes) were found to be involved in tanshinones biosynthesis, and 29 unigenes (encoding 11 enzymes) involved in phenolic acids biosynthesis. Seventy putative genes were found to encode cytochromes P450 and 577 putative transcription factor genes. Data presented in this study will constitute an important resource for the scientific community that is interested in the molecular genetics and functional genomics of S. miltiorrhiza.

Hypokalemia is a common clinical symptom. It is quite important to clarify the cause of hypokalemia. Autoimmune thyroid disease and primary Sjogren syndrome ( pSS ) have a common genetic predisposition. The coexistence of both diseases is frequent. Renal tubular acidosis ( RTA) is one of the causes of hypokalemia, which can be primary and secondary to other diseases in etiology. Primary RTA is more common in children. As for adults, RTA is often secondary to pSS. In this paper, we reported a case of hypokalemia caused by Hashimoto’s thyroiditis associated with primary Sjogren’s syndrome and renal tubular acidosis in order to call attention to the special cause and treatment of hypokalemia.