Aim To investigate the protection effect of icariin on isoproterenol induced neonatal rat cardiomyocytes injury.Methods Isolation of cardiomyocytes from Sprague-Dawley rats aging 1～3 d were performed.Cardiomyocytes were grown in DMEM culture medium containing 15% fetal bovine serum.The cell density was adjusted to 1?105～5?105 cells?L-1,and the suspension was pipetted into each well of culture plates.Cells were incubated at 37 ℃ in 5% CO_2 atmosphere for 72 h.Cultured rat cardiomyocytes were divided into different groups:control,0.5 mmol?L-1 isoproterenol(model),and therapeutic groups with 0.1,1 and 10 ?mol?L-1 icariin.Cell viability was analyzed using MTT assay.The potential of mitochondrial membrane was determined by laser scanning confocal microscope.Apoptotic cells were detected by using flow cytometric analysis.Results Compared with the control group,the cell activity was lower in model group(P

ObjectiveTo expose the effects of toes movement treating on the improvement of motor function of the patient s' affected lower limb.Methods36 patients with hemiplegia were divided into twe groups,22 patients for treating group in which toes treatment was applied, and 14 patients for comparative group in which no toes treatment was applied.After two months treatment, the effect was judged using Japanese Motor Function Test.Results22 patients in the treating group had gotten level 8 or higher (100%), while 7 patients in the comparative group had gotten that(50%).ConclusionToes movement treating is important in the recovery of functional movement of the hemiplegia patients.

Two new sesquiterpenoids, named as tyromols A and B (1 and 2), were isolated from cultures of basidiomycete Tyromyces chioneus, along with two previously reported 15-hydroxy-6 α, 12-epoxy-7β, 10αH, 11βH-spiroax-4-ene (3) and agripilol C (4). Compounds 1-4 were separated and purified by silica gel, RP-18, Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of extensive spectroscopic analysis including IR, MS, 1D and 2D NMR experiments.
Basidiomycota ; chemistry ; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy ; Sesquiterpenes ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; Sesterterpenes

Objective To analyze preoperative CT findings of chronic suppurative otitis media and to evaluate clinical effect of CT in diagnosing and choosing operation approach.Methods CT findings of 101 ears with chronic suppurative otitis media confirmed by surgery were analysed retrospectively and compared with the findings in the operation.Including mastoid,epitympanum,tympanic antrum,ossicular chain and tympanic mucosa disease.Results All 101 cases who underwent surgery for chronic otitis media had perforation of tympanic membrane in pars tensa.In these cases,39 cases with no soft tissue mass image in preoperative CT images underwent tympanoplasty,62 patients who had the whole and part density mass image in mastoid cavity and antrum underwent tympanoplasty(45 cases) and mastoidectomy(17 cases) respectively.Compared with findings in the operation,CT provided limited information in detecting ossicular chain and tympanic mucosa disease.Dry ear rate was 93.06% at 3 months after operation.Conclusion Preoperative CT have limitation in detecting ossicular chain and tympanic mucosa disease.The choices of surgery method should based on CT images and clinical manifestation.For some patients with chronic suppurative otitis media,the high-resolution CT with 3D reconstruction technique processing is needed in order to display complicated anatomy and pathological changes of ossicular chain.

Objective To assess the safety and efficacy of the local nerve block anesthesia procedure in daysurgery inguinal herniorrhaphy practice.Methods Fifty-eight inguinal herniorrhaphy were performed under the local nerve block anesthesia in the form of day surgery between April 2014 and April 2015 other 58 inguinal hemiorrhaphy were performed under general anesthesia.Time of operation,hospitalization stay,complications and costs were evaluated.Results The average operating time of the day-surgery group was (47 ± 12) min.All operations were completed successfully.Fifty-six patients were discharged in 24 hours and 2 patients were discharged in 48 hours after the surgery.The average costs were 8437 yuan.The rate of postoperative complications was approximately 6.6％ (4/58),including hematoma(3 cases),urinary relention(1 case),and chronic pain (1 case).The VAS scores of 6 hours after the operation were (2.4 ± 0.8).Conclusions It suggests that preperitoneal hemiorrhaphy under the local nerve block anesthesia in the form of day-surgery was safe and effective.Also,it could significantly shorten the time of hospitalization and reduce medical costs.

Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of electroacupuncture (EA) plus Tanbo-plucking the trigger points for scapulohumeral periarthritis (SP). Methods:A total of 80 patients with SP were randomized into an observation group and an EA group by the random number table, with 40 cases in each group. The EA group was treated with EA therapy, and the observation group was treated with EA therapy plus Tanbo-plucking the trigger points. After treatment, the visual analog scale (VAS) and Melle scores of the two groups were compared to evaluate the improvement of shoulder pain and functional activity, and meanwhile the clinical efficacy was observed. Results: After treatment, the total effective rate of the observation group was 95.0％ and the cure and markedly effective rate was 72.5％. The total effective rate of the EA group was 87.5％ and the cure and markedly effective rate was 42.5％. There was no significant difference in the total effective rate between the two groups (P>0.05). The cure and markedly effective rate of the observation group was higher than that of the EA group, and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (P<0.05). After treatment, the intra-group differences in VAS and Melle scores of both groups were statistically significant (bothP<0.001). The inter-group differences in the changes of the VAS and Melle scores after treatment were statistically significant (bothP<0.001). Conclusion: EA plus Tanbo-plucking the trigger points has a better curative effect than EA therapy alone in the treatment of SP.

Group A,the differences among the three groups were statistically significant(P0.05). TCR,CCR,DAP,OD,BRC in Groups B and C showed trends of increasing,the differences in terms of the contents of BMP-RⅠamong the 3 phases were statistically significant(P0.05);the ER in Group B and C showed a trend of decreasing,thee difference between 4- and 8-week and 4- and 12-week were signifieantly dif- ferent(P0.05).Conclusion After application of glucocorticoid for a short term,pathological changes maintained and showed trends of inereasing in early stage.HBO can reverse these changes.The outcome of 3-course HBO therapy is better than that of 1-course therapy.

This study examined the osteogenic effect of electromagnetic fields (EMF) under the simulated in vivo conditions. Rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) and rat osteoblasts were co-cultured and exposed to 50 Hz, 1.0 mT EMF for different terms. Unexposed single-cultured BMSCs and osteoblasts were set as controls. Cell proliferation features of single-cultured BMSCs and osteoblasts were studied by using a cell counting kit (CCK-8). For the co-culture system, cells in each group were randomly chosen for alkaline phosphatase (ALP) staining on the day 7. When EMF exposure lasted for 14 days, dishes in each group were randomly chosen for total RNA extraction and von Kossa staining. The mRNA expression of osteogenic markers was detected by using real-time PCR. Our study showed that short-term EMF exposure (2 h/day) could obviously promote proliferation of BMSCs and osteoblasts, while long-term EMF (8 h/day) could promote osteogenic differentiation significantly under co-cultured conditions. Under EMF exposure, osteogenesis-related mRNA expression changed obviously in co-cultured and single-cultured cells. It was noteworthy that most osteogenic indices in osteoblasts were increased markedly after co-culture except Bmp2, which was increased gradually when cells were exposed to EMF. Compared to other indices, the expression of Bmp2 in BMSCs was increased sharply in both single-cultured and co-cultured groups when they were exposed to EMF. The mRNA expression of Bmp2 in BMSCs was approximately four times higher in 8-h EMF group than that in the unexposed group. Our results suggest that Bmp2-mediated cellular interaction induced by EMF exposure might play an important role in the osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs.

Objective Autosomal dominant congenital cataract (ADCC) is a common heredit disease.Some known genes and mutated loci related to ADCC have been found.The present study provides other disease-causing genes in the ADCC family.This study was to identify the genetic defect in four generations of a Chinese family with autosomal dominant congenital membranous cataracts and demonstrate the functional analysis of a candidate gene in the family.MethodsThe family with hereditary cataract was recruited from the Tianjin Medical University Eye Center.The family history was collected and recorded.Clinical and ophthalmologic examinations were performed on 6 affected and 14 unaffected family members and periphery blood samples were collected from all of the subjects for genomic DNA preparation.The members were genotyped with microsatellite markers at loci associated with cataracts.Multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was carried out with microsatellite markers near to candidated loci related to congenital cataracts.PCR products from each DNA sample were separated on a polyarcylamide gel and analyzed.Exclusion analysis was performed by allele sharing analysis and gene sequencing.This trail was approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee of this hospital.The oral informed consent was obtained from all of the subjects before the initiation of this trial.ResultsThe hereditary characteristic of this family was in accordance with the autosomal dominant inheritance with a gene penetrance 100%.Affected members of the family were diagnosed with membranous cataracts without other ocular symptom.The disease-causing gene locus were mapped to 22q11.2-q12.1 at a size of about 2.4 Mbp.The multiple-sequence alignments of complete coding region and splice site of CRYBB1,CRYBB2,CRYBB3,CRYBA4 were obtained but no mutation was found in this study.CRYBB1,CRYBB2,CRYBB3,CRYBA4 were screened by directly sequencing.ConclusionAll known ADCC loci have been excluded from the family.Further study should be carried out to screen other relevant genes or loci in patients with ADCC.The pathogenic gene in the family should be identified through extensive scanning of genes,and a new disease-causing gene may exist in this family.

ObjectiveTo determine the utility of the simple body weight support training apparatus used to improve ambulatory function in patients with hemiplegia or paraplegia.Methods38 cases with hemiplegia or paraplegia were randomly divided into control(C,n=10),regular body weight support treadmill training group(R,n=14),simple body weight support training group(S,n=14).All the patients received comprehensive rehabilitation for 6 months.Function Independence Measured(FIM),10 meters ambulatory velocity,Fugl-Meyer Assessment(FMA),Barthel Index(BI) were used to evaluate the effect of training.ResultsThe FIM scores and ambulatory velocity of the patients in group R and S improved significantly compared with that of group C.There was no difference of FIM scores and ambulatory velocity between group R and S.ConclusionThe effect of simple body weight support training on improving the ambulatory function is similar to regular body weight support treadmill.