Objective To evaluate the effects of rabeprazole-based triple therapy for associated gastric ulcer caused by the helicobacter pylori(Hp) infection. Methods 100 patients with associated gastric ulcer caused by the Hp infection were randomly divided into treatment group and control group. The treatment group was given rabeprazole-based triple therapy( rabeprazole 10mg bid, amoxicillin 1.0g bid and clarithromycin 500mg bid), and the control group was given omeprazole-based triple therapy( omeprazole 20mg bid, amoxicillin 1.0g bid and clarithromycin 500mg bid). The two groups were given 7 days treatment. Results The total effective rate of clinical symptoms of treatment group was 96. 0% ,the healing rate of the treatment group was 88.0%, the total effective rate of gastroscopy effect of treatment group was 94.0% ,the Hp clearance rate of treatment group was 92.0% and the Hp eradication rate of treatment group was 90. 0% ,which were higher than the control group,but the difference was not significant( P ＞ 0. 05 ). The two groups had no significant adverse reactions. Conclusion Rabeprazole-based triple therapy for associated gastric ulcer caused by the Hp infection was effective, safe and worth popularization and application.

China ; Health Surveys ; Humans ; Physical Fitness ; Students

Objective To study the expression and clinical significance of Notch3 and Notch intracellular domain (NICD) in ovarian carcinoma and the effects of N-[N-(3 ,5-difluorophenyl) acetyl-L-alanyl]-S-phenyl glycine t-butyl ester (DAPT), a γ-secretase inhibitor on the proliferation and apoptosis in OVCAR3, A2780 ovarian carcinoma cell lines. Methods Western blot was used to detect the expression of NICD in the tissues from 58 ovarian carcinomas patients and 21 normal ovarie, who were admitted in Peking University First Hospital from July 2006 to June 2009. Immunohistochemistry was also used to detect the expression of Notch3 in these tissues. The relationship with clinical features of ovarian carcinoma was also analyzed. Proliferation of OVCAR3 and A2780 ovarian cancer cells was determined by methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium (MTT) assay, cell cycles and apoptosis and index of proliferation were detected by flow cytometry method. The expression of NICD in OVCAR3 and A2780 cells incubated with DAPT was detected by western blot. Results (1)The expression level of NICD in ovarian carcinomas was significantly higher than that in normal ovarian tissues (1.64 ±0. 19 vs. 0.98 ±0.20;P <0.05). The NICD expression was higher in ovarian cancers with low grade or advanced stage than those in high-middle grade or early stage,respectively (1.90 ± 0. 22 vs. 1.25 ± 0. 21,1.80 ± 0. 21 vs. 1.21 ± 0. 15; all P < 0. 05). The Notch3 protein was stained positively in cytoplasm, nuclear and cell membrane. The expression of Notch3 was higher in ovarian carcinomas than that in normal ovaries [78% (45/58) vs. 24% (5/21); P < 0. 01]. While,there were no stasistical difference in different pathological types, stages, differentiation of ovarian carcinoma. There was no difference between the patients with adjuvant chemotherapy or not. (2)After OVCAR3 and A2780 cells incubated with DAPT 24, 48, 72 hours, NICD expression was significantly lower than that in control group (P < 0. 05). The effects of DAPT inhibited the proliferation and prompted the apoptosis of OVCAR3 and A2780 cells were depended on the concentrations and times. Conclusions Notch3 and NICD may play a key role in the occurrence and progress of ovarian carcinoma. The mechanism of DAPT inhibited the proliferation and prompted the apoptosis of OVCAR3 and A2780 cells may be due to decreased the formation of NICD.

[Objective]To explore and design fewer time-consuming and better method in posterior lumbar approach.[Method]Totally laminectomy and reimplantation were preformed in 20 cases of lumbar degeneration patients.[Result]Laminograftomy was proved to be safe and efficacy in 20 lumbar degenerative cases in various kinds.[Conclusion]This technique,on one hand,doesn't share weak points of total or semi laminectomy,on the other hand,maintains strong points of mentioned technique.It can save time,offer broad exposure with fewer blood loss and standard and clear operational field.These allow surgeons effective and full decompression of nerve root and other manipulation such as,intervertebral fusion and vertebral reduction.As a result of laminograftomy and pedicel screw system,it can preserve the protection from posterior column bony structure for spinal canal and nerve root,and prevent scars.What's more,it enhance the reliability of facet fusion.

OBJECTIVETo observe the effects of electroacupuncture (EA) at "Dazhui" (GV 14) on Wnt-β-catenin signal pathway in annulus fibrosus cells in intervertebral disc in rats with cervical spondylosis.

METHODSForty SD rats were randomized into a control group, a model group, an EA group and a medication group, 10 rats in each one. Rats in the control group were treated with sham operation, only incision on local skin; rats in the remaining groups were made into cervical spondylosis models. After model establishment, rats in the control group and model group received fixed treatment under identical condition; rats in the EA group were treated with EA at "Dazhui" (GV 14), 30 min per treatment; rats in the medication group were treated with intragastric administration of meloxicam tablets. Treatments were both given once a day, and 14 days were taken as one session; there was an interval of 2 days between two sessions, and totally two sessions were given. After the treatments, immunohistochemistry was applied to measure the expression of Wnt, glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β) and Axin in annulus fibrosus cells; western blot was used to test the expression of P-β-catenin.

RESULTSIn the control group, there were more positive cells of Wnt, GSK-3β and Axin, which were intensively distributed, deeply colored, and strongly positive; In the model group, there were less positive cells of Wnt, GSK-3β and Axin, which were sparsely distributed and weakly positive. The expression of Wnt, GSK-3β, Axin and P-β-catenin in the model group was less than that in the control group (all P < 0.05); expression of Wnt, GSK-3β, Axin and P-β-catenin in the EA group and medication group was higher than that in the model group (all P < 0.05); expression of Wnt, GSK-3β, Axin and P-β-catenin was not significantly different between EA group and medication group (all P > 0.05).

CONCLUSIONEA could delay the degeneration of intervertebral disc, which may be related to EA inhibiting signal pathway of Wnt-β-catenin.

Acupuncture Points ; Animals ; Electroacupuncture ; Female ; Fibrosis ; Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 ; genetics ; metabolism ; Humans ; Intervertebral Disc ; metabolism ; pathology ; Male ; Rats ; Spondylosis ; genetics ; metabolism ; pathology ; therapy ; Wnt Signaling Pathway ; beta Catenin ; genetics ; metabolism

Biomechanical Phenomena ; methods ; trends ; Blood Circulation ; drug effects ; Blood Viscosity ; drug effects ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; pharmacology ; Endothelium, Vascular ; drug effects ; physiology ; Hemorheology ; methods ; trends ; Humans ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; methods ; trends ; Pharmacology ; methods ; trends ; Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors ; pharmacology

Hydrophidae, one of the precious traditional Chinese medicines, is generally drily preserved to prevent corruption, but it is hard to identify the species of Hydrophidae through the appearance because of the change due to the drying process. The identification through analysis on gene barcode, a new technique in species identification, can avoid the problem. The gene barcodes of the 6 species of Hydrophidae like Lapemis hardwickii were aquired through DNA extraction and gene sequencing. These barcodes were then in sequence alignment and test the identification efficency by BLAST. Our results revealed that the barcode sequences performed high identification efficiency, and had obvious difference between intra- and inter-species. These all indicated that Cyt b DNA barcoding can confirm the Hydrophidae identification.
Animals ; Base Sequence ; China ; Cytochromes b ; genetics ; DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic ; Elapidae ; classification ; genetics ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Phylogeny ; Reptilian Proteins ; genetics ; Sequence Analysis, DNA

To explore the characteristics of hematological abnormalities in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) through retrospective analysis.A total of 445 SLE patients were recruited and divided into 5 groups of low white blood cell,immune thrombopenic purpura,anemia,pancytopenia and control without hematological abnormalities.Among them,351 (78.9％) had hematological abnormalities and 94 (21.1％) without hematological abnormities.The prevalence of anemia,leucocytopenia,thrombocytopenia and pancytopenia were 56.0％ (246/445),27.6％ (123/445),13.5％ (60/445) and 8.5％ (38/445) respectively.The incidence of renal damage in anemia group was significantly higher than that in control group (P ＜ 0.01).SLE patients with hematological abnormalities had lower complement C3 levels (P ＜ 0.05) and higher systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index (SLEDAI) (P ＜ 0.01).Anemia is the most common findings in SLE patients with hematological abnormalities who have lower complement C3 levels and higher SLEDAI.

ObjectiveTo investigate the value of the MSCT liver perfusion imaging parameters inthe evaluation of the chronic hepatic fibrosis and cirrhosis. Methods Liver CT perfusion ( CTP ) was performed in 107 participants,including 31 patients with mild hepatic fibrosis( S1,S2),34 patients with severe hepatic fibrosis ( S3,S4 ) and early stage of hepatic cirrhosis which conformed by liver pathologic biopsy,42 patients with hepatic cirrhosis who had typical clinical and image signs,and 30 healthy subjects as control group.The data of CTP ( HAP,PVP,LTP,HPI and TTP) at different stages were obtained with Body perfect CT-syngo CT2007A and control study with histopathologic stage.Compared the study index by the one-way ANOVA analysis. Used Spearman rank correlation to analysis the relationship between liver perfusion imaging parameters and the degrees of the chronic hepatic fibrosis. Used Logistic regression to analysis the maximum.regression coefficient among the liver perfusion imaging paraneters,which affected the histopathologic stage mostly.ResultsIn the subgroups of the chronic hepatic fibrosis S1,S2,S3,S4 to the hepatic cirrhosis,HAP values was (28.9 ±8.6),(24.6 ±2.4),(29.2 ±2.3) and (38.9 ± 7.0) ml · 100 ml -1 · min-1,respectively.HAP decreased firstly,then increased.Statistic analysis showed the difference of HAP between later-stage cirrhosis and other groups( F =40.26,P ＜ 0.01 ).PVP values of above subgroups was (111.3 ± 18.1),(92.9 ±5.3),(73.0 ±9.0) and (54.1 ± 13.8) ml · 100 ml-1 ·min -1,respectively.TLP values of above subgroups was ( 140.2 ± 25.9 ),( 117.1 ± 4.5 ),( 102.3 ± 8.7 )and (93.0 ± 11.8) ml · 100 ml-1.min-1,respectively.The difference of PVP,TL.P among each subgroup was significant ( F =136.79,67.40,respectively,P ＜ 0.01 ).HPI values of above subgroups was (20.4 ± 2.6)％,(21.0 ±2.1)％,(28.5 ±3.1)％ and (42.6± 11.1)％,respectively.TTP values of above subgroups was (123.7±22.2),(137.1 ±27.1),(145.0 ±28.6) and (166.5 ±25.1)s,respectively.The difference of HPI,TTP among each subgroup was significant( F =93.05,17.37,respectively; P ＜0.01 ).PVP,TLP was significant negative correlation with the degree of the hepatic fibrosis( r =-0.920,-0.846,respectively; P ＜0.01 ).HAP,HPI and TTP was significant positive correlation with the degree of the hepatic fibrosis( r =0.611,0.882 and 0.545,respectively; P ＜ 0.01 ).Logistic regression analysis showed the regression coefficient of PVP( - 8.798) was maximum.With an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of PVP =84.76 ml · 100 ml- 1 · min- 1 as a diagnose critical point.The sensitivity was 0.890,the specificity was 0.950,and the accuracy was 0.931 in the prediction of the chronic hepatic fibrosis.Conclusions MSCT liver perfusion imaging parameters can reflect the hemodynamic changes of chronic hepatic fibrosis and cirrhosis.CTP may be helpful for differentiation the severe hepatic fibrosis and early stage of hepatic cirrhosis and later-stage cirrhosis.

Objective To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy and reliability for coronary artery stenosis and in-stent restenosis detection using 64-slice spiral computed tomography(multislice CT,MSCT) angiography and digital subtraction angiography(DSA).Methods A pulsating cardiac phantom with two simulated coronary arteries was scanned on a 64- slice CT scanner and underwent DSA at static state,at 4 different sinus rhythms of 0,50,70,and 90 beats per minute(bpm).One simulated artery was 3 mm in lumen diameter with 3 segments of 25%,50%,and 75% stenoses.A stent with 2 segments of 50% and 75% stenoses was placed into the other artery with 4mm in lumen diameter.Images from MSCT were analyzed and compared with those from DSA.Results(1)The mean values of the 25%,50%,and 75% stenoses measured with MSCT were(30.0?1.4)%,(49.5?1.3)%,and(72.9?3.9)%,respectively (P values were 0.005,0.531,and 0.369 respectively).The mean values of the 25%,50%,and 75% stenoses measured with DSA were(24.8?2.0)%,(48.2?2.1)%,(75.3?2.4)% respectively (P values were 0.883,0.180,and 0.796,respectively).(2)MSCT was susceptible to heart rate,with artifact increasing as heart rate increasing,especially when the heart rate were ≥70 bpm.(3)There was a good correlation between 64-slice MSCT and DSA(r=0.995,P=0.000).(4)64-slice MSCT could show the stent and in- stent restenosis simutaneously.Its capability to depict in-stent restenosis was limited.The depiction rate of 50% in- stent restenosis were(46.4?4.5)%(0 bpm)and(43.6?5.7)%(50 bpm) respectively(P