Objective: To investigate the effect of N methyl D aspartate(NMDA) on cochlear potentials and to find out the possible neurotoxic effect of NMDA on cochlea function in guinea pigs. Methods: After basal compound action potentials (CAP) and cochlear microphonics (CM) were recorded by round window electrode, animals ( n =5) were treated with Hanks applied to the round window membrane (RWM) for 20 min as control. Then 100 ?mol/L NMDA was applied to the RWM for another 20 min. Results: Hanks produced no obvious changes in CAP threshold, CAP N1 and CM latency and amplitude. CAP thresholds at all frequencies of tone burst were significantly elevated by application of NMDA, threshold shifts ranged from 13 27 dB. NMDA significantly reduced the CAP N1 amplitudes at all intensities of stimulations. CAP amplitudes were suppressed by 50% 75%. NMDA also significantly increased the CAP latency, the latency of CAP evoked by 6 kHz tone burst at intensity of -90 dB(output attenuation) was (1.9?0.06) ms after Hanks treatment and (2.76?0.21) ms after NMDA treatment ( P

Objective: To study the effects of TNFα on wound healing. Methods: The skin lesion and incisions were made on mice and rhTNFα was applied in both skin lesion and incision. Tissue strips were evaluated for tensiometry and histologic features after healing. Results: It was found that rhTNFα markedly improved wound healing both in skin lesion and incision wound model, it also markedly enhanced the breaking strength of treated incision and increased wound cellularity in rh TNF α treated groups. Conclusion: The results suggest that TNFα play an important role in regulating inflammatory reactions of local injured tissues and it may improve the functions of fibroblasts, mononuclear phagocytes and endothelial cells. rhTNFα of suitable doses can promote wound healing. This shows that TNFα, as a wound healing promoter, has the potentials for clinical application.

In 34 hypothalamic slices of rats, spontaneous discharging of 63 paraventricular neurons was extracellulariy recorded by glass microelectrode. When the slices were perfused with artificial cerebrospinal fluid (ACSF) containing noradrenaline (NA) (10-6 mol/L), firing rates of 20 units significantly increased, those of 8 units decreased or even ceased, and those of 35 units, not affected. When low Ca2+ high Mg2+-ACSF was applied to block synaptic transmission, of 20 units which were excited by NA, 14 units still had excitatory responses and 6 units had no significant response to NA. When synaptic transmission was blocked, of 8 units which were inhibited by NA, 7 units still had inhibitory responses and only one unit had no significant response to NA. The results of this experiment strongly suggest the existence of direct effects of NA on paraventricular neurons.

Comprehensive and designed experiment is beneficial to improving and developing students' comprehensive quality and innovation ability.In the last two years,we have carried out the comprehensive and designed experiment of physiology among the seven-year program students,which combine book knowledge and clinics.It has proved that this teaching mode can not only help students master the knowledge systematically but also lay a good foundation for them to analyze the clinical problems.

Objective:To study the role of phospholipase A 2 in the pathomechanism of low back and leg pain. Methods:Phospholipase A 2 was injected into rats′ cavum epidurale, then the pathologic changes of cauda equina was viewed under light microscopy and electronic microscopy. The substance P(SP) in the dorsal root ganglia(DRG) and spinal cord was determined by immunohistochemistry. Results:After phospholipase A 2 injection, the nerve fibers of cauda equina displayed significant degeneration and demyelination. In L 4 to L 6 segment, the number and area of SP positive neurons in the DRG increased significantly. The relative density of positive nerve endings in the dorsal horn of spinal cord was also increased significantly. There were significant difference compared to the normal solution control group by statistic analysis. Conclusion:Phospholipase A 2 is a nocuous substance to cauda equina. It may play an important role in the pathomechanisms of low back and leg pain related to lumbar disc herniation.

Objective:To establish an HPLC method for determining nectandrin B in Uygur medicine Arillus Myristicae. Meth-ods:The analysis was performed on a SunFireTM C18 column (150 mm × 4. 6 mm, 5 μm) at 30°C using methanol /water (52 ∶48) as the mobile phase at a flow rate of 1. 0 ml·min-1 with the UV detection wavelength at 228. 4 nm. Results:The linear range of nectan-drin B was 3. 98 -79. 60 μg·ml-1(r=0. 999 2). The average recovery was 99. 89% with RSD of 1. 11%(n=6). Conclusion:The method is accurate, convenient and reproducible in the determination of nectandrin B in Uygur medicine Arillus Myristicae.

Objective To investigate the effects of EMP exposure to male BABL/c mice on the reproduction and its sex ratio.Methods Thirty-three male BALB/c mice were randomly divided into sham-exposed group,10 000 pulses/d exposed group,and 100 000 pulses/d exposed group with 50 Hz static magnetic field of 35 kV/m for 2 weeks consecutively,then the male mice were mated with unexposed females (1 male vs.2 female).Mated males were sacrificed to examine the exposure effects on sperm number and testis index after 7 days of mating.The sex ratio of embryos collected from unexposed mated females was investigated by PCR.Results The sex ratio of offspring was 0.298 (14/47) in the 10 000 pulses/d exposed group,significantly lower than 0.871 (27/31) in the sham-exposed group.No statistical changes were observed in the sex ratio of offspring,sperm number,the weights of testis and testis index after 100 000 pulses/d exposure.Conclusions The exposure of male mice to 35 kV/m EMP at 10 000 pulses/d for 2 weeks consecutively may change the sex ratio of mice's offspring.

Objective: To find out the pathomechanism of low back and leg pain related to intervertebral disc. Methods: The nucleus pulposus of coccygeal vertebral was transplanted to the cavum epidurale of rats to establish the non-compressive model with transplanted nucleus pulposus. The evoke potentials and morphology of nerve roots were observed. Results: Even without mechanical compression, rats transplanted with nucleus pulposus resulted in significant harm to evoked potential and morphology of cauda equina. Conclusion: The biomechanical and/or immunologic inflammatory effect of nucleus pulposus can result in nerve roots injury and is an important factor in the pathogenesis of low back and leg pain.

Objective To assess the abstracts on randomized controlled trials ( RCT) in non-small cell lung cancer ( NSCLC) published in Chinese and their influencing factors.Methods RCT in NSCLC published in Chinese were included according to the CONSORT statement and their influencing factors were analyzed by RevMan 5.3 soft-ware.Results The titles were identified as random, randomization, blinding, statistical method, recruited partici-pants, trial registry and fund-supported, respectively, in 20%of the 2677 abstracts included in this study.Con-clusion The titles are identified as random, randomization, blinding, statistical method, recruited participants, trial registry and fund-supported in RCT published in Chinese.Although the abstracts are improved after the publication of CONSORT, they need to be further brushed up.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVECisplatin (DDP) plus vinorelbine (NVB) constitute the first-line regimen (NP regimen) for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Oxaliplatin (OXA) is another effective drug in treatment of NSCLC with mild toxicities to gastrointestinal tract, kidney and bone marrow. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficiency and safety between NVB plus OXA (NO) regimen and NP regimen for advanced NSCLC.

METHODSWe searched CBM CNKI, VIP, Cochrane Library, PubMed, EMBASE, ASCO etc. conference proceedings and internet information. Randomized controlled trials of NO versus NP for advanced NSCLC were included; we evaluated the quality of the included studies and analyzed data by Cochrane Collaboration's RevMan 5.0 software.

RESULTSFourteen randomized trials involving 1 270 patients were included. There were no statistical differences between NO and NP in overall response rate, disease control rate, 1-year survival rate, anemia and thrombocytopenia. Gastrointestinal toxicity, leucopenia, alopecia and kidney toxicity were more serious in NP (P < 0.05), but neuritis was more serious in NO, with significant difference (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONThe clinical efficacy of NO and NP for advanced NSCLC was similar, but the side effects were different. The toxicity of NO has the tendency to be more tolerable.

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