Objective:To prepare minocycline hydrochloride sustained release tablets and optimize the formula .Methods: The method of dry granulation tabletting was used to prepare minocycline hydrochloride sustained release tablets .With the cumulative re-lease rate in 1, 2, 4 and 8 h as the index, the amount of HPMC E50 and HPMC K100LV was studied by central composite design re-sponse surface methodology .The in vitro release similarity of the sustained-release tablets and the reference tablets was compared .Re-sults:The optimized formula contained 35 mg HPMC E50 and 70 mg HPMC K100LV.The f2 for the sustained release tablets and the reference tablets in the different dissolution media was 79.06, 84.62, 75.46 and 72.95, respectively.Conclusion: Minocycline hydrochloride sustained release tablets with the formula optimized by central composite design response surface methodology meet the requirements.The results can provide evidence for the next industrial production .

Objective:To observe the clinical effect and safety of desloratadine citrate disodium in the treatment of allergic rhinitis ( AR) . Methods:Totally 80 patients were randomly divided into the control group and the observation group with 40 ones in each. There was no difference in gender, age, duration of allergic rhinitis, classification of serological specificity IgE between the two groups (P>0. 05). The observation group was treated with desloratadine citrate disodium tablets 8. 8mg, po, qd. The control group was given loratadine 10mg, po, qd. The treatment course was 12 days. All the patients were not given corticosteroids and other antihistamines. The clinical symptoms and signs integral, curative effect and adverse drug reactions during the treatment were observed. Results: In the observation group, 23 cases were markedly effective, 13 cases were effective, 3 cases were ineffective, one case didn’ t finish the study, and the total effective rate was 92. 30%. In the control group, the above index was 10 cases, 18 cases, 10 cases, 2 cases and 73. 68%, respectively. There was statistically significant difference in the total effective rate between the two groups (P<0. 05). The symptoms and signs integral after the treatment in the observation group was significantly decreased compared with that in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0. 05). The incidence of adverse drug reactions in the observed group was obviously lower than that in the control group. Conclusion:Compared with that of loratadine, the clinical efficacy of desloratadine cit-rate disodium tablets is better in the treatment of AR with good safety.

Objective:To discuss the value of fetal malformations by nasal bone measurement with Ultrasound.Methods:Retrospective diagnostic analysis of ultrasound data of the five years, 41 cases of Down syndrome (DS) with pathological and chromosomal diagnosis, with double-blind method by two experienced deputy chief physician, statistical analysis by spss17.0, used the linear regression equation to describe the relationship of the nasal bone and ultrasound gestational age.Results: Normal fetal nasal bone length increased with increasing maternal gestational age, the nasal bone with ultrasound gestational age regression equation Y=0.238 +0.0246 X, F=78.65, fetal nasal bone length and gestational age were both straight-line linear correlation (r=0.801,P=0.038), with a statistically significant (P<0.05).Nasal bone was short in the corresponding gestational age and the healthy control group, 11-14-week (t=-5.378,P=0.000), 15-18 weeks (t=-2.369,P=0.029),19-22 weeks (t=-2.195,P=0.042), significant differences in the results, with a statistically significant (P<0.05).Conclusion: Scanning the fetal nasal bone in prenatal screening, accurately grasp the specific section, can find the abnormal development of the nasal bone. The developmental of nasal bone can effective response to the gestational age of the fetus; comprehensive ultrasound screening can effectively diagnose the fetal malformations.

Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy of moving cupping on the back for patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)-related sleep disorders. Methods: A total of 60 patients with CFS-related sleep disorders were randomized into a control group and an observation group, with 30 cases in each group. The control group was treated with oral administration of fluoxetine hydrochloride capsule. The observation group was treated with moving cupping on the back, once every other day. The efficacy was observed after 4 weeks of treatment. The fatigue scale-14 (FS-14) and Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) were assessed before and after the treatment to evaluate the clinical efficacy. Results: The total effective rate was 93.3％ in the observation group, and 73.3％ in the control group. The difference between the two groups was statistically significant (P<0.05). After treatment, the improvement of physical fatigue value, mental fatigue value, and the total score of FS-14 in the observation group were statistically different from those in the control group (all P<0.05). The scores of subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, habitual sleep efficiency, use of sleeping medication, daytime dysfunction of PSQI and the total score in the observation group were improved more significantly than those in the control group (all P<0.05). Conclusion: Moving cupping on the back can significantly improve sleep disorders in CFS patients, and it has a better curative effect than oral fluoxetine hydrochloride capsules.

To discuss the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD), we summarized the mechanisms of treating AD animal models by acupuncture from literatures in recent years as follows. Senile dementia rats' cognitive capabilities and memory could be improved by reduction of beta-amyloid protein, attenuation of excessive phosphorylation of tau protein, regulation of center neurotransmitter dysmetabolism, oxidation of anti-free radicals, reduction of neuron apoptosis in the cortex and the hippocampus, inhibition of glial cells' differentiation, adjustment of G protein signaling transduction, and improvement of the mitochondrial dysfunction, thus providing experimental evidence for treating AD by acupuncture.
Acupuncture Therapy ; Alzheimer Disease ; therapy ; Animals ; Disease Models, Animal

BACKGROUND: Some studies have demonstrated that the degradation of extracellular matrix (ECM), which matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) participates in, plays a key step in the corneal neovascularization (CNV). Tissue factor pathway inhibitor 2 (TFPI-2), a new type serine proteinase inhibitor found recently, can effectively inhibit the activity of MMPs. Whether TFPI-2 gene transfection can influence CNV is unclear.OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of TFPI-2 gene transfection on CNV.DESIGN: Randomized controlled experiment.SETTING: Laboratory for Department of Surgery, Wuhan Union Hospital; Central Laboratory, the Affiliated Third Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University.MATERIALS: This study was carried out in the laboratory for Department of Surgery of Wuhan Union Hospital and State Central Laboratory of the Third Hospital Affiliated to Sun Yat-sen University between June 2004 and March 2006. Sixty healthy purebred adult New Zealand rabbits of either gender, weighing 2.5 to 3.0 kg, were involved. Preoperatively, no obvious anterior segment ocular lesion was found by slit-lamp examination. pBos-Cite-neo/TFPl-2 was kindly gifted by Dr. Zhong Ren (Department of Hematology, Union Hospital). Peroxydase blocking agent, nonimmune goat serum,mouse anti-human MMP-1, 2 and 3 monoclonal antibodies, biotin labeled goat-anti-mouse IgG second antibody (Santa cruz Company) were used in this study.METHODS: Experimental intervention: Experimental rabbit models of CNV were created in each group by silver nitrate cautery. Then, the rabbit models were randomized into 3 groups and 20 rabbits for each group. Different reagents were subconjunctivally injected via many points in each group: saline in the group Ⅰ, empty vector in the group Ⅱ, plasmid encoding TFPI-2 in the group Ⅲ. Experimental evaluation: CNV growth was observed under the slit-lamp biomicroscope.The expression of TFPI-2 in each rabbit model was detected by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) method 2 weeks after modeling; the expression of MMPs in corneal tissue was detected by immunohistochemical method at 3,5,7,9 and 14 days after modeling.TFPI-2 gene expression was significantly higher in the group Ⅲ than in the group Ⅱ and group Ⅰ (P ＜ 0.01); The MMP-1, 2, 3 expressions in the corneal tissue were significantly lower in the group Ⅲ than in the group Ⅱ and group Ⅰ,respectively, especially MMP-1, 3.

Genetic susceptibility of lung cancer plays an important role in genesis of lung cancer.Studies find that tumor necrosis factor α(TNF-α)is significantly up-regulated in lung cancer patients.It may be correlated with the TNF-α polymorphism in its promoter region which affects its transcription and expression.TNF-α polymorphisms may be an important genetic marker for susceptibility of lung cancer.

BACKGROUND: Excessive residue of dental calculus and dental plaque and scratch of Instruments on dental root surface will cause rough root surface, which will accelerate accumulation of dental calculus and dental plaque. Improved scaling can solve this problem, but the operation of ultrasonic subgingival scaling is not regular by some clinical physicians.OBJECTIVE: To study the effect on the root surfaces and the work efficacy following ultrasonic subgingival scaling with different output power and different parts of work tip.DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING: The comparison observational study was performed at the Laboratory of Medical College of Qingdao University from March to May 2009.MATERIALS: Twenty root surfaces from ten teeth extracted for severe periodontal diseases were selected, and the volume of dental calculus was basically equal. Ex vivo teeth were obtained from two male patients aged 40-50 years.METHODS: Twenty root surfaces were randomly divided into group A or group B, the high power was set as "3" gear (group A), and the low power was set as "1" gear (group B), using the side (group A1 and B1) and the top (group A2 and B2) of work tip. The time for scaling was recorded and the surface feature of all the specimens was observed under scanning electron microscope(SEM).MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Changes in root surface structure were observed.RESULTS: The damage of root surfaces in groups A1 and B1 was less severe, while more in groups A2 and B2. There were less calculus and plaque residual on root surfaces in group A than in group B. Cementum exfoliation was observed in group A but not in group B. The operating time of group A was significantly shorter than that of group B (P < 0.01). However, there was no significant difference between groups A1 and A2 or groups B1 and B2 (P > 0.05).CONCLUSION: Calculus and plaque can be cleaned more effectively and the damage is less severe by using the side of work tip. Although the calculus can be cleaned more rapidly by using higher power set, the damage is more severe.

Objective To examine the inhibitory effect of IL-2-PE40 on the mouse corneal allograft rejection. Methods A mouse corneal graft model was set up by using C57BL/6 mice as donors and Balb/c mice as recipients. In the treatment group, IL-2-PE40 (0.6 μg/g body weight) was intraperitoneally injected from the day of surgery every 12 h until rejection happened. In the control group, the equal volume of PS was injected intraperitoneally at the corresponding time points. The transplanted cornea was observed under slit-lamp twice a week and the transplanted corneal opacity and neovascularization were rated according to Horis grading standards. It led to the determination of rejection response. The survival of transplanted cornea was regarded to be stopped when the rejection occurred. The operated eyes were observed historically on the 10th, 15th, 25th and 35th day after the surgery, and the peripheral blood was collected for measurement of T cell subgroups and T lymphocyte colonies. Results The survival time of cornea in the treatment and control groups was (30.2±2.9) days and (15.1±2.1) days respectively. In the control group, rejection occurred on the 15th day after the surgery, CD4~+ cells started rise right after the surgery and increased most obviously on the 15th day [(63.9±4.0)%] and decreased afterwards. CD4~+ cells in the treatment group were increased slightly [(42.6±4.0)%] on the 15th day. The number of CD4~+ cells in the treatment group was obviously less than in the control group (P<0.01). No significant changes in CD8~+ cells were observed in both groups. The number of T lymphocyte colonies in the control group was increased at the beginning and dropped then. No obvious change was found in the treatment group. The number of T lymphocyte colonies in the treatment group was significantly less than in the control group (P＜0.01). Conclusion IL-2-PE40 is a highly specific immunosuppressive agent. It can delay the development of corneal graft rejection and reduce the percentage of T-helper cells significantly. It also works to weaken the forming capacity of the peripheral T lymphocyte colonies.

The status and progression of therapy for recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma are expounded, including radio-therapy, surgery, chemotherapy and targeted therapy, etc. Radiotherapy is the most important mode that three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy and intensity modulation radiation therapy are strongly recommended in order to reduce the impairment of normal tissue. Surgical therapy is reasonable for the early stage patients who relapse less than a year from the initial treatment with surgical indication. Conventional radiotherapy with or without brachytherapy is recommended for those who relapse more than one year without surgical indication. Radiotherapy combining with chemotherapy, targeted therapy and sensitizer is proposed for the patients with local advanced stage by re-staging.