OBJECTIVE: To prepare Tongmailing Granules and establish a quality standard thereof. METHODS: To prepare Tongmailing Granules by reflux extraction, identify the nature of Fructus Crataegi and Radix Puerariae in the granules by TLC, and determine the content of Ursolic Acid through thin layer scanning. RESULTS: TLC identification of Fructus Crataegi and Radix Puerariae is a highly specific approach. Ursolic Acid had a linear calibration curve ranging 0. 990～ 4. 950? g? mL-1 ( r=0. 999 8) , with recovery rate reaching 99. 91% ( RSD=2. 3% ) . CONCLUSION: This preparation technique is workable, and reliable in quality control.

The pathomorphological changes of the brain in 58 autopsies of burn patients were observed.It was found that there were degeneration and/or necrosis of the neurons,satellitosis of the neurons,neuronophagia,loss of Purkinje cells and granular cells of the cerebellum,focal proliferation of glial cells,perivascular collars of lymphocytes,edema and softening of brain tissues,etc.On the basis of these findings,the concept of postburn meningoencephalitics was put forward by the authors and the occurrence,development and significance of the important pathological lesions were briefly discussed.

Sixty-six rabbits were divided into 2 groups, the control group and the experimental group. The latter was subdivided into 10 groups according to the time of observation after burn injury including 2nd-hour group to 30th-day group. Each group consisted of 6 animals. Specimens from the trachea and the lungs were examined with optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy.No obvious lesion was seen in the specimens from the control. In the experimental group, various pathological changes began to appear from the 6th hour after injury. In the trachea and bronchi, congestion of varying degrees, edema, leucocytic infiltration, lodging, adhesion, breaking or separation of cilia, and increase of goblet cells and Clara cells in number weie found. In. the lungs, interstitial edema of varying degrees, accumulation and infiltration of neutro-phils in capillaries, pulmonary interstitium and alveolar spaces, decrease in num ber of type II pneumocytes and their lamellar bodies, vacuolization of lamellar bodies, and phagocytosis of lamellar bodies by macrophages were seen. Most prominent changes were shown on the 3rd day postburn, and they began to alleviate on the 7th day. The number of type II pneumocytes and their lamellar bodies gradually increased number. Some lesions still existed on the 30th day postburn but no significant fibrosis could be found. The occurrence and development of the main lesions and their significance were discussed.

Objective To demonstrate the possibility when discriminating between severe and nonsevere tricuspid regurgitation by E-wave velocity in tricuspid flow.Methods The peak velocity of the tricuspid inflow E-wave was measured in 107 patients,who were divided into mild group(n =39),moderate group(n =42)and severe group(n =26)according to the degree of tricuspid regurgitation(TR).Results Peak E-wave velocity of mild group,moderate group and severe group was (48.6 ±13.8)cm/s,(47.4 ±11.7)cm/s,and (78.3 ±26.1)cm/s, respectively.Mean E-wave velocity of mild group and moderate group were similar,which were lower than that of severe group (P <0.01).A peak E-wave velocity of over 62 cm/s had a sensitivity of 71% and specificity of 92% for the detection of severe TR.Conclusion Increased peak tricuspid E-wave velocity is associated with severe TR and thus can be used as a simple measure of TR grade.

ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of integrative nursing intervention on chronic heart failure of elderly patients. Methods80 elderly patients with chronic heart failure were divided into integrative nursing intervention group (n=40) and the control group (n=40). All the patients were treated with routine treatment and nursing. The patients of integrative nursing intervention group were given prescient nursing, mental nursing and exercise rehabilitation. ResultsThe total effective incidence of integrative nursing intervention group was more than that of the control group (P<0.05), and the 6 minutes walk test was longer (P<0.05).ConclusionIntegrative nursing intervention is benefit to the recovery of the elderly patients with chronic heart failure.

Objective To determine the most appropriate combination of target effect-site concentrations (Ce) of propofol and remifentanil administered by TCI for fiberoptic bmnchoscopy in terms of depth of anesthesia and safety.Methods One hundred and eighty ASA Ⅰ or Ⅱ patients of both sexes aged 18-60 yr with body mass index ranging from 20-25 kg/m2 undergoing elective fiberoptic bronchoscopy under general anesthesia were randomized into 6 groups based on Ce of propofol (5.0,5.5,6.0 μg/ml) and remifentanil(2.5,3.0 ng/ml)(n=30 each):P5.0 R2.5,P5.5 R2.5,P6.0 R2.5,P530 R3.0,P5.5 R3.0 and P6.0 R3.0.Anesthesia was induced and maintained with TCI of propofol and remifentanil.MAP,HR,and SpO2 were continuously monitored.The examination was started when the target Ce was reached.When continuous coughing or bronchospasm occurred,2% lidocaine was given for topical anesthesia.When MAP decreased by more than 30% of the baseline value and/ or HR<55 boats per min,ephedrine was injected iv.When MAP increased by more than 30% of the baseline value and/or HR>120 beats per min,remifentanil was injected iv.TCI was stopped when the examination was over.The amount of propofol and remifentanil consumed,induction time,emergence time,duration of bronchoscopy and the number of the patients in whom ephedrine and intermittent iv boluses of remifentanil were given were recorded and compared among the 6 groups.The efficacy ofanesthesia was evaluated and the doctors' satisfaction recorded.Results The induction time and emergence time were significantly longer in P6.0 R3.0 and P6.0 R2.5 groups than in the other 4 groups ( P < 0.05). The efficacy of anesthesia was better in group P5.5 R3.0 and P6.0 R3.0 than in group P5.0 P2.5, P5.5 R2.5 and P5.0 R3.0 ( P < 0.05). Anesthesia was more satisfactory as evaluated by the doctor in group P5.5 R3.0.The number of patients who received iv bolus of remifentanil and ephedrine during bronchoscopy was smallest in group P5.5 R3.0 ( P < 0.05 ). Conclusion TCI of propofol at Ce of 5.5 μg/ml combined with remifentanil TCI at Ce of 3.0 ng/ml provides satisfactory anesthesia for flberoptic bronchoscopy.

Recently, more and more public attention has been paid to nanomaterials in various fields. Especially, the preparation methods of core/shell nanoparticles have been drastically updated and developed. There exists great application prospect for the development of biosensing core/shell nanoparticles. This paper emphatically introduced the operation principle, preparation methods of biosensing core/shell nanopaticles and the latest application progress in electrochemical biosensor, optical biosensor and piezoelectric crystal biosensor.

Objective To investigate the effects of ghrelin on proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells(VSMC)and the expression of mitochondrial fusion 2(Mfn-2)in cultured human aortic smooth muscle cells(HASMCs).Methods HASMCs were cultured in vitro,treated with different concentrations(10-9,10-8,10-7,10-6,10-5 mol/L)ghrelin or 10-6 mol/L ghrelin for different time(0,6,12,18,24 h).Subconfluent HASMCs at passage 4-6 were used in experiments.MTT essay was used to investigate the effect on proliferation of HASMCs.RT-PCR and Western blot were used to analyse the expression of Mfn-2.Results 10-7-10-5 mol/L ghrelin inhibited the proliferation of HASMCs,and the inhibitory effect of concentration of 10-6 mol/L was the most obvious(P<0.01).Ghrelin inhibited the proliferation of HASMCs in 6-24 h,and it reached the peak at 24 h(P<0.01).10-6 mol/L ghrelin significantly increased the expression of Mfn-2 mRNA and protein(P<0.01).The up-regulation of 10-6 mol/L ghrelin on Mfn-2 mRNA and protein expression reached the peak at 18 h(P<0.01).Conclusion Ghrelin might inhibit the proliferation of HASMC by up-regulating the expression of Mfn-2.

Hearing Tests ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Neonatal Screening