Objective To study the protective mechanism of Buyang Huanwu decoction(补阳还五汤) on brain damage after focal cerebral ischemia/reperfusion(I/R)in aged rats from the expression changes of nuclear factor-?B(NF-?B),heat shock protein 70(HSP70)and nitric oxide synthase(NOS).Methods A focal cerebral ischemia model was established by middle cerebral artery occlusion(MCAO),and the models were duplicated.Ninety-six aged rats were randomly divided into four groups:sham-operated group,model group,nimodipine group(6 mg?kg~(-1)?d~(-1)),Buyang Huanwu decoction group(0.9g?kg~(-1)?d~(-1)).The ischemia(I)was performed for 3 hours and reperfusion(R),for 1,3,6 and 12 days.The effects of Buyang Huanwu decoction on the nervous dysfunction score,the water content of cerebral constitution and the expressions of NF-?B,HSP70 and NOS were observed at different time points of reperfusion.Results The nervous dysfunction score,the water content of cerebral constitution,the expressions of NF-?B,HSP70, endothelial nitric oxide synthase(eNOS),neuronal nitric oxide synthase(nNOS),and inducible nitric oxide synthase(iNOS)in the model group were higher than those of the sham-operated group(P

Objective:To study the protective effect of electro-acupuncture on glutamate(GLU),glycine(GLY),aspartate(ASP)and NF-?B expression in rat with cerebral ischemia reperfusion.Methods:The middle artery occlusion(MCAO)model was established and high pressure liquid chromatography(HPLC)fluorescence assay was used to detect contents of glutamate(GLU),glycine(GLY)and aspartate(ASP)in rat brain.The effect of electro-acupuncture on the nervous dysfunction score,the water content of cerebral constitution and the expression of NF-?B were observed.The group with non-acupoint group was as control.Results:The nervous dysfunction score,the water content of cerebral constitution,NF-?B,GLUand ASP in model group were higher than those of the sham-operated group.GLY levels had no obvious changes,there was no significant diference between the model group and the non-acupoint group.The nervous dysfunction score,the water content of cerebral constitution,the expression of NF-?B,GLU and ASP in electro-acupuncture group were lighter than that of the model group,GLY levels had no obvious changes.Conclusion:Electro-acupuncture could protect brain cell from damage after focal cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury by inhibiting the cerebral expression of NF-?B and excitatory amino acid.

Objective To establish the quality standard of Fengsui Pills. Methods The qualitative analysis of Fructus Amomi and Radix Glycyrrhizae in Fengsui Pills was carried out by TLC,and the content of berberine hydrochloride,an effective component of Cortex Phellodendri in Fengsui Pills was determined by HPLC. Results The chromatographic sports of Fructus Amomi and Radix Glycyrrhizae were identified without the interference of negative control. A linearity of berberine hydrochloride was obtained from 0.272?g to 1.360 ?g with a good correlation (r=0.999 9,n=5).The average recovery was 99.01 %and the RSD was 0.98%. Conclusion The qualitative and quantitative methods established in this study are simple and feasible,accurate and reproducible,and can be used as the quality control standard for Fengsui Pills.

Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of target fire red-hot needling in treating articular deformity due to rheumatoid arthritis.Methods Ninety-six rheumatoid arthritis patients with articular swelling and deformity were randomly allocated to treatment and control groups, 48 cases each. The treatment group received target scattered fire red-hot needling and the control group, conventional acupuncture. After two courses of treatment, pre-/post-treatment changes in the self-reported pain score, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP) and immunoglobulins (IgA, IgG and IgM) were observed in the two groups and the clinical therapeutic effects were compared between the two groups. Results The total efficacy rate was 89.6% in the treatment group and 50.0% in the control group; there was a statistically significant difference between the two groups (P<0.01). There were statistically significant pre-/post-treatment differences in ESR, CRP, IgA, IgG and IgM in the treatment groups (P<0.05). There were statistically significant pre-/post-treatment differences in ESR, CRP, and IgG in the treatment groups (P<0.05). There were statistically significant post-treatment differences in ESR, CRP, IgA, IgG and IgM in the treatment and control groups (P<0.05).Conclusion Target fire red-hot needling is an effective way to treat articular deformity due to rheumatoid arthritis.

Intensity-modulated radiation therapy is widely used in the treatment of tumor,and the dose distribution highly conforms to tumor target area in three-dimension.However,the factors such as complex beam,data error,algorithm error and machine error may cause large dose deviation in intensity-modulated radiation therapy,which may lead to unnecessary radiation accident.Therefore,standing on the patients' safety point of view,dose verification is usually performed before executing the treatment plan in order to ensure the safe implementation of the treatment plan and to avoid un-planned irradiation dose.Currently,there are many tools and methods of dose verification in clinic,including point dose verification tools like finger-shaped ionization chamber and thermoluminescence dosimeter;two-dimensional dose verification tools like Mapcheck,MatriXX and films;three-dimensional dose verification tools like ArcCHECK,Delta4 and the third-party software.These common clinical dose verification methods are reviewed in this paper.

Objective:To study the protective effect of electroacupuncture on stem cell proliferation and differentiation in dentate gyrus (DG) in aged rats with focal cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury. Methods:We duplicated focal cerebral ischemia model with MCAO,with ischemia 3h,I/R1,3,7,14,21d points. The effect of electroacupuncture on the nervous dysfunction score,the water content of cerebral constitution and the stem cell proliferation and differentiation in dentate gyrus were observed,and the non-acupoint group was as control. Results:The nervous dysfunction score (all the time points),the water content of cerebral tissue (I/R1,3,7d),BrdU positive cells (all the time points),BrdU/NeuN positive cells (all the time points),BrdU/GFAP positive cells (I/R7,14,21d),in model group were higher than those of the sham-operated group (P

An on-site method for the determination of sulfur mustard ( SM) was developed based on pinhole shell-isolated nanoparticle-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. By using 0. 1 mol/L MgSO4 as effective agglomeration reagent, more Raman “hot spots” were induced, and thus a limit of detection for SM at 10 μg/L was achieved with a linearity of 10-1000 μg/L and an analytical enhanced factor of 1. 1×106. This method can be directly applied in the measurement of SM in environmental water samples with good sensitivity and reproducibility, and the standard addition recovery was between 88%-114%. Good differentiation of four SM related compounds, 2-chloroethyl ethylsulfide, thiodiglycol, bis-β-chloroethyl sulphoxide and bis-β-chloroethyl sulphone, was also obtained.

BACKGROUND: How to obtain human-derived hepatocyte of high quality is the key problem for both bioartificial liver and hepatocyte transplantation. Bone marrow stem cells (BMSCs) can differentiate hepatocyte under proper condition, which provides a new think for obtaining hepatocyte.OBJECTIVE: To investigate the methods of the trans-differentiation of human BMSCs into hepatocyte in rats so as to provide a new think for clinical transplantation of liver and source of bioartificial liver.DESIGN: Randomized controlled study.SETTING: General Surgery of Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University.MATERIALS: The experiment was conducted at Central Laboratory of Zhujia ng Hospital of Southern Medical University from May 2004 to February 2005. Totally 40 male SD rats of clean grade were divided randomly into five groups: model group, modeling + 14-day transplantation group of human BMSCs, modeling + 28-day transplantation group of human BMSCs, modeling + 14-day transplantation group of CL-1 cell (human hepatocyte family), and modeling + 28-day transplantation group of CL-1 cell (human hepatocyte family) with 8 in each group.acetaminofIuorene + carbon tetrachloride + cyclophosphamide were esand differentiated into hepatocyte with remedial liver regeneration. Human BMSCs were observed for 14 days in modeling + 14-day transplantation group of human BMSCs, for 28 days in modeling + 28-day transplantation group of human BMSCs, for 14 days in modeling + 14-day transplantation group of CL-1 cell and for 28 days in modeling + 28-day transplantation group of CL-1 cell. However, cells in model group function of rats was measured at normal state, before and after transplantation. The expressions of human albumin mRNA in liver were detected by immunohistochemistry staining, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and real time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) respectively.of human albumin mRNA in liver.transplantation of human BMSCs on hepatic function and content of total bilirubin: Hepatic function and content of total bilirubin in each transplantation group were similar to those in model group at normal state and before transplantation (P ＞ 0.05); values in each group were obviously increased before transplantation as compared with those at normal state (P ＜ 0.01) and were obviously decreased after transplantation as compared with those before transplantation (P ＜ 0.01) but were higher ical section of hepatic cells: At normal state, pathological section of hepatic cells showed that hepatic cells lined in strip-chorda shape and radian shape around central vein; and inflammatory cells were not infiltrated in crossed-channel area. Necrosis was observed in model group. Proliferated changes were observed in transplantation groups of human BMSCs after a few of necrosis, and ovale-round cells and small bile duct proliferation main histocompatibility antigen-I in liver: Positive rate was 0 in model group; (13.03±0.18)% in modeling + 14-day transplantation group of human BMSCs; (9.47±0.46)% modeling + 28-day transplantation group of human BMSCs; (10.27±0.50)% in modeling + 14-day transplantation group of CL-1 cell; and (9.84±0.23)% in modeling + 28-day transplanwas detected in model group, but Sox11 and Alu-sx were detected in both transplantation groups of human BMSCs and CL-1 cells at various RT-PCR: Expression of human albumin mRNA was not observed in model group, but expression of that was observed in transplantation groups of human BMSCs and CL-1 cell as well as positive controls at various time points respectively.CONCLUSION: Human BMSCs can promote recovery of hepatic function.Replaceable rate of human-derived cells is 10% in liver of rats, which suggests that human BMSCs can converse into hepatocyte in xenoma and replace partly.

Objective: To study the protective e ects and dosage-e ect relationship of Naomaitong on focal cerebral ischemia reperfusion in aged rats.Methods : Focal cerebral ischemia model ( ischemia 3h and I/R12d)was duplicated with MCAO.The changes of the nervous dysfunction score ,the water content of cerebral constitution and the expression of TNF-?,VCAM-1,ICAM-1and its mRNA were observed. Results :The nervous dysfunction score ,the water content of cerebral constitution, the expression of TNF-?,VCAM-1,ICAM-1and its mRNA in aged model group were higher than those of the sham-operated group;but all of these were decreased in three Naomaitong groups and Nimodipine group compared with that of aged model group;the nervous dysfunction score and the expression of VCAM-1,ICAM-1 mRNA in Naomaitong group(0.9g?kg-1) were lighter than that of the Nimodipine group;the nervous dysfunction score,the water content of cerebral constitution, the expression of TNF-?,VCAM-1,ICAM-1and its mRNA in Naomaitong group(0.9g.g-1.d-1) were higher than that of Naomaitong group(0.45g?kg-1?d-1).Conclusion :Naomaitong could protect brain cell from damage after focal cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury by inhibiting the expression of TNF-?,VCAM-1,ICAM-1, with the middle dose of Naomaitong being more e ective.

Objective To reconstruct 16?bit images of metal implants using the extended function of computed tomography ( CT) imaging, and to analyze the effect of the metal CT value on calculation of dose distribution by evaluation of metal CT values in different scanning conditions. Methods A stainless steel rod and a titanium rod were inserted in a phantom. The 12?and 16?bit images and CT value distribution of metal implants were obtained by scanning the phantom using 120 kV tube voltage and 230 mA tube current. The 16?bit images and CT value distribution of metal implants were obtained by scanning the phantom using fixed tube current ( 230 mA) with varied tube voltage ( 100, 120, and 140 kV) or fixed tube voltage ( 120 kV) with varied tube current ( 180, 230, and 280 mA) . In the Varian treatment planning system, a single?field plan and a parallel?opposed field plan were designed based on the CT images. The dose distribution was calculated and compared by the paired t test. Results The CT values of the stainless steel rod and the titanium rod were both 3 071 HU in 12?bit CT images. In 16?bit CT images;however, the CT value of the stainless steel rod was significantly larger than that of the titanium rod. There were no significant differences in CT value of 16?bit image and dose distribution in radiotherapy plan between three scanning conditions with different tube currents. Under three scanning conditions with different tube voltages, the maximum CT values were 13 568, 13 127, and 12 295 HU for the stainless steel rod and 8 420, 7 140, and 6 310 HU for the titanium rod, respectively. Conclusions High?density metal implants cannot be distinguished by 12?bit images, while the distribution of metal CT value can be obtained by 16?bit images. The dose distribution of metal implants based on 12?bit images is different from that based on 16?bit images. Changes in tube voltage cause substantial changes in the CT value for metal implants, leading to changes in dose distribution in radiotherapy. Variation of tube current within a certain range causes slight changes in metal CT value and dose distribution.