Objective To investigate and compare the effects of PM2.5 in ambient air samples collected from nickel and nonickel contaminated areas on inflammatory factors in the serum of rats.Methods The air PM2.5 of the nickel-contaminated area and the control area were collected and detected for some major elements.Forty-two male Wistar rats were randomly divided into 10 groups,6 in each,which were respectively instilled with saline,suspended PM2.5 fluid of the nickel-contaminated area and the control area of 3 different doses(1.6,8.0,40.0 mg/kg) through the trachea.The rats were sacrificed 24 hours after being treated with PM2.5.The levels of IL-6,CRP in serum were examined.Results There was no significant difference in the level of PM2.5 between the two areas,the concentration of Ni in the nickel-polluted area was 48.75 times as that in the non-polluted area.A good dose-dependent manner was found in the test of IL-6 in nickel-contaminated groups.CRP was found significantly higher in the nickel-contaminated group and the control group than the saline control group(P

Objective To study the change of the level of plasma D-dimer(DD) in patients with coronary heart disease(CHD)and its significance.Methods 96 CHD patients were divided into various groups according to coronary angiography and clinical manifestation: 26 patients with simple lesions,47 patients with complex lesions,12 patienty with acute myocardial in-farction(AMI),42 patienty with unstable angina pectoris(UAP),19 patienty with stable angina pectoris(SAP)and 23 patienty with normal healthy control subjects.The level of plasma DD was detected.Results Plasma concentrations of DD were higher in patients with complex lesion((0.501?0.209)mg/L)than in those with simple lesions((0.328?0.1)mg/L)(P

Objective: To explore the correlations between mental health and coping styles and posttraumatic stress response of medical students. Methods: With Symptom Self-rating Scale of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Symptom Checklist 90(SCL-90), and Coping Styles Questionnaire, 405 medical students were assessed. Results: The scores of a the factors of SCL-90 were higher in the posttraumatic stress response group than those in the control group, and they had significantly difference (P

Objective To describe the research status, analyze the existing problems and summarize development trend of basic experiment research in China by analyzing the papers publication year, publication journals, geographical distribution, fund status, cooperation situation and the main experimental methods or technologies.It was aimed at providing guidance for further research and development of nursing scientific research.Methods All literatures related to nursing professional basic experiment research were extracted by searching through the China National Knowledge Infrastructure, VIP Database for Chinese Technical Periodicals and Wan-fang database from January 2005 to November 2014.Bibliometric analysis methods were used to analyze the search results.Results 472 references were retrieved to meet the requirements.about 76.3％ (360/472) papers were published in the statistical source journals, 10.0％ (47/472) of the literatures were published in the nursing professional journals;68.9％ (325/472) of the literatures had funding source, 21.0％ (99/472) for national fund support, 35.4％ (167/472) were supported by provincial fund;literature cooperation degree was 4.38(2 065/472), the co-authored rate was 97.2％ (459/472).The level of research focused on tissue and cells, a few involved in molecular level.Conclusions All the literatures on the nursing professional basic experiment research show a increa~d trend year by year.Nursing professional journals' publication volume is not high for such research.Scientific research fund contributions remain to be improved.The interdisciplinary cooperation needs to be expanded.Nursing experimental research will provide a possible for discipline development.

BACKGROUND:The patients with porcelain-fused-to-metal crowns who do examination of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can cause artifacts. In recent years, researching for MRI artifacts of different porcelain-fused-to-metal materials has been some progress, but there are less quantitatively reports on the MRI artifacts of different porcelain-fused-to-metal materials.
OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the artifact sizes shown on fast spin-echo T 2-weighted sequence caused by different kinds of porcelain-fused-to-metal crowns.
METHODS:Forty-eight lower right first molar crown patients who had MRI examination in MRI room were enrol ed. The patients were divided into nickel-chromium al oy group, cobalt-chromium al oy group and titanium crown group. Al patients were examined with fast spin-echo T 2-weighted sequences by means of 1.5 T MRI apparatus. MRI artifacts areas of same sequence on the MRI images of different porcelain-fused-to-metal materials were analyzed with variance test.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Forty-five cases appearing to have high signal samples with clearly curved boundary zone that can be measured were selected, 15 cases for each material. Different artifact sizes were produced on the same sequence of different porcelain-fused-to-metal materials, which were (321.67±33.29) mm in the nickel-chromium al oy group, (263.53±34.95) mm2 in the cobalt-chromium al oy group, and (143.67±31.13) mm2 in the titanium crown group. There were significant differences between groups (P<0.05). The artifact size is smal est for the titanium crown and largest for the nickel-chromium al oy crown.

Currently, multimedia teaching plays a more and more important role in colleges.However, the negative effects of multimedia teaching have gradually revealed because of the neglection of its limitations. In this article, strategies were proposed from three different aspects against disadvantages of multimedia teaching in colleges in order to improve its role more effectively.

This study is to investigate the effect of the major chemical composition in rhizome of Pterocypsela elata, lactuside B, on expression of bcl-2, bax mRNA and their protein in rats' cerebral cortex after cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury. First, middle cerebral artery ischemia-reperfusion injury model was established, and each group was treated with the corresponding medicines. Animals were separately sacrificed at 24 h and 72 h. The brain infarct volumes were detected by TTC dye, bcl-2 and bax mRNA expression was checked by RT-PCR, and the proteins of bcl-2 and bax were explored by two-step immunohistochemistry in cerebral cortex of rats. Lactuside B can reduce brain infarct volume of cerebral cortex of rats, increase the expression of bcl-2 mRNA and decrease that of bax mRNA. Moreover, the ratio of bcl-2 to bax mRNA is higher in 12.5 and 25 mg kg(-1) dose group, respectively, which is significantly different from that of model group (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01). Generally, either 12.5 or 25 mg kg(-1) dose group is better than positive control medicine nimodipine (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01). In addition, the expression of bcl-2 and bax protein is consistent with their gene expression. Infarct volume and the ratio of bcl-2 to bax mRNA expression are significantly different (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01) between 72 h and 24 h group. The results demonstrated that lactuside B could play a good role in resisting cerebral ischemia by upregulating the expression of bcl-2 mRNA and protein and downregulating that of bax mRNA and protein.

Differential diagnosis of benign and malignant ascites is of a great value in determining etiology, evaluating prognosis, and determining therapy regimens. There are many diagnostic methods for ascites, but up to now, no method can achieve high sensitivity and specificity and meet the requirements of clinical economics and feasibility at the same time. Therefore, searching for an ideal method for differential diagnosis of ascites has become an important topic of current research. This article describes the clinical value of diagnostic methods, such as molecular biological detection, cytological examination, combined determination of tumor markers, and routine tests, in the differential diagnosis of benign and malignant ascites, analyzes the diagnostic efficiency of related biomarkers, and points out that combined determination of various parameters has an increased value in the differential diagnosis of benign and malignant ascites.

Objective To investigate the effect of arsenic trioxide(As_2 O_3)nanoparticles on rabbit vascular smooth muscle cells in vitro in comparison with normal form As_2 03.Methods The rabbit vascular smooth muscle cells were cultured in vitro.Nano and normal forms of As_2O_3 with drug concentrations of 3?mol/L were added into the cells.Cell proliferation curve was drawn according to the light absorption values of MTT test.Flow cytometry was applied to observe the apoptosis.DNA was extracted and underwent electrophoresis.Results Cell proliferation treated with the 3?mol/L concentration of As_2O_3 was inhibited. Cell growth was inhibited markedly with increased treatment time,and the inhibition effect of nano drug form seemed stronger than that of normal form.MTT light absorption values of cells treated at 24,48 and 72 h showed statistically significant difference(H=10.934,15.039,15.539,P

OBJECTIVETo investigate the intervention effect and mechanism of compound Ginkgo biloba (CGB) preparations on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

METHODThe C57BL/6 mouse NAFLD model was induced with high fat diets. Since the 2nd week after modeling, the mice were orally administered with 600 and 200 mg x kg(-1) x d(-1) CGB for eight weeks. The levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), triglyceride (TG), cholesterol (CHOL) and LPS in serum, as well as pathological changes and expression of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) in hepatic tissues were observed. Changes in intestinal tight junction proteins ZO-1, Occludin, Claudin-1 in intestinal tissues were determined under microscopy.

RESULTCompared with the normal group, the model group showed obvious fatty degeneration in rat livers, with notable increase in TNF-alpha expression (P < 0.01), significant increases in ALT, AST, TG, CHOL and LPS in serum (P < 0.01, P < 0.05), injury in intestinal tight junction proteins, and remarkable declines in ZO-1, Occludin and Claudin-1 (P < 0.01). Compared with the model group, CGB high and low dose groups showed obvious relieves in fatty degeneration in rat livers and injury in intestinal tight junction proteins, significant reductions in TNF-alpha expression (P < 0.01, P < 0.05) and AST, TG, CHOL and LPS in serum (P < 0.01, P < 0.05) and remarkable increases in ZO-1 and Occludin expressions (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONCGB can protect intestinal tight junction proteins, reduce intestinal leakage, relieve fatty degeneration and inflammations in livers and prevent NAFLD occurrence and development.

Alanine Transaminase ; genetics ; metabolism ; Animals ; Aspartate Aminotransferases ; genetics ; metabolism ; Cholesterol ; metabolism ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; administration & dosage ; Fatty Liver ; drug therapy ; enzymology ; genetics ; metabolism ; Ginkgo biloba ; chemistry ; Humans ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Triglycerides ; metabolism