Renal interstitial fibrosis is basically the common terminal pathway of various progressive renal diseases. Decrease of interstitial capillary density plays an important role in renal interstitial fibrosis. Endothelial progenitor cells can be induced to differentiate into mature vascular endothelial cells. They contribute to angiogenesis and angiopoiesis, and therefore may be a potential therapeutic approach for chronic kidney disease..

Described in this paper are the design of location navigation system for journals and its functions implementation in small and medium-sized library with limited funds, technologies and staff.

Objective To investigate the relationship between of the serum homocysteine (Hcy) level and the occurrence and severity of diseased coronary arteries in patients. Methods The total serum Hcy content was determined in sixty-seven patients with diseased coronary arteries and forty-three normal subjects. They were all subjected to coronary artery angiography for evaluation. Using the Gensini's scoring system the degree of severity of of pathology the coronary arteries were assessed. Other risk factors were analyzed in addition to Hcy and Gemini's scores. Results The total serum level of Hcy in patients with diseased coronary artery was significantly higher compared with the normal controls (P

Objective:To explore the effects of total saponins of panax ginseng ( TSPG) combined with icariin ( ICA) on learning and memory capability, oxygen free radical and apoptosis of hippocampal CA1 pyramidal cells in vascular dementia ( VD) rats. Meth-ods:The VD rats were obtained by occlusion of bilateral common carotid artery and reperfusion repeatedly combined with intraperitoneal injection of sodium nitroprusside. Spacial learning and memory ability was evaluated by 8-arm radial electric maze test on the 21st day af-ter the drug treatment, the activity of SOD and the level of MDA in the brain were determined, and the adjacent sections were used to de-tect fragmented DNA in apoptotic cells( TUNEL) . Results:The learning and memory ability of the model rats judged by the 8-arm radial electric maze test was significantly decreased compared with that in the sham-operated group (P <0.05). The combination treatment could significantly protect and improve all the evaluated indices of the model rats after the 3-week treatment (P<0. 05) with increased SOD (P<0. 05), and decreased MDA (P<0. 01) and TUNEL positive cells (P<0. 05). Conclusion:The combination drug treatment can significantly protect and improve the spacial learning and memory ability of VD rats, which is related with such effects as improving oxygen free radical metabolism and nerve cell injure in hippocampal CA1 region.

Objective To observe the impact of different culture conditions on the growth of the endothelial progenitor cells(EPCs) from rat peripheral blood. Methods Mononuclear cells obtained from rat peripheral blood were isolated by using density gradient centrifugation. According to the culture medium added with vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and the dishes were precoated with fibronectin or not, the mononuclear cells were divided into different groups and cultured under different conditions in vitro to compare the differences of the growth conditions. The different growth conditions were recorded and the result was calculated by statistics software. At last, the cells were identified by immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence. Results The mononuclear cells from rat peripheral blood grew in the manner of keeping close to the wall in vitro. The cells and cell colonies cultured for 7 days hinted:under the same culture conditions, precoating FN was beneficial to the adherent proliferation of EPCs (t=4.43, P＜0.05; t=3.70, P＜0.05). Excluding the impact of fibronectin, growth factors could promote mononuclear cells differentiation to EPCs, indicating that growth factors enhanced proliferation of EPCs (t =-13.22, P＜0.01; t =-10.96, P＜0.01). Immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence showed that, at day 4, 7, 10 of cells cultured, CD34 and CD133 expressions were increased gradually [(35.7±4.2)%, (60.1±3.8)%, (81.8±6.4)%; (3.2±0.9)%, (18.4±7.3)%,(32±3.8)%, respectively]; at day 14, both were decreased [(32.1±5.4)%, (1.9±2.7)%]; but Flk-1was increased at day 4, 7,10, 14 [(31.2±3.5)%, (40.6±5.3)%, (71.2±8.4)%, (81.5±4.1)%].Conclusions Fibronectin is conducive to adhesion and proliferation of EPCs. VEGF and bFGF play an important role in the differentiation of EPCs. The success culture of EPCs in vitro will provide a sufficient number of seed cells for its application in vascular tissue engineering, and offer new ideas for peripheral blood stem cell transplantation for the treatment of various diseases.

Objective In order to know the proper prevention and nursing measures for postoperative hemorrhage among patients with tyroid surgery. Methods Analized the medical history of 19 patients with postoperative hemorrhage after thyroid surgery retrospectively. Results The 19 patients with postoperative hemorrhage were all recovery smoothly by careful nursing and proper treatment. Conclusions Uncomplete intraoperative hemostasis, intraoperative breathholding and improper placement of drainage structures are the risk factors for postoperative hemorrhage. Careful postoperative observation and nursing can avoid certain postoperative hemorrhage.

Objective To discuss the efficacy of applying management-by-objectives(MBO) in the hospital-level nursing quality control group.Methods Goals of objective management and assessment details were set by leaders of quality control groups along with the nursing department at the beginning of the year.The nine subordinate groups performed upon the required criteria,completed the quality inspection on time and recorded group activities.At the end of the year,group leaders reported to the hospital-level nursing quality committee and head nurses about their performances,where several major honors were rewarded to the best performing groups.SPSS 17.0 software was used for data statistics.The measurement data were analyzed by paired t test data while enumeration data by chi-square test.Results Scores of assessment items were significantly raised after implementing MBO(P＜0.05).Scores of key items,such as high quality care,emergency management,nursing skill,were increased to (98.1 ± 2.2),(97.7 ±2.7),(99.6±0.6),(96.1 ±2.1)from (93.6 ±2.5)(P=0.009),(93.0 ± 2.6) (P=0.009),(96.2 ± 1.3) (P=0.000) and (89.3 ± 4.5) (P--0.000),respectively.Care complaints were sharply dropped for all inpatient wards while numbers of management innovationand process reengineering were greatly increased (x2=8.884,P=0.031).Condusion Introduction of MBO in the hospital-level nursing quality control group does facilitate the continuous improvement of care quality.

Nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) is a key regulator in epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of cancer cells.EMT of cancer,one of the reasons of drug resistance,enhances the infiltration and distant metastases ability of cancer cells.Recent researches show that Snail,Slug,Twist and Zeb play important roles in regulating EMT of cancer cells.Drugs and targeted therapies that inhibit NF-κB activities can reverse the EMT of cancer cells.NF-κB may become an effective therapeutic target in cancers in the future.

The reform in cultivating professional-degree programs in Clinical Medicine Education contributes to the transformation of training mode, which surpasses the connotative bounds of the inherent education management. The personalized training of students has made it more challenging for both the tutor and the faculty to involve in education management, the effectiveness of which is highly valued due to the pressing need for sound medical ethics. Furthermore, the development of information technology calls for the reform of education management as well as the emphasis of student-centered approach. This article summa-rizes the existing problems of current education management mode for master degree programs of profes-sional clinical medical education. In addition, a three-level management system composed of medical experts is brewed and put forth. This system, based on compensation and restraint, assessment and incentive, ser-vice as well as security, is meant to facilitate the training of application-oriented medical talents.

Objective To compare the renal function after neurosurgery performed under closed-circuit anesthesia with sevoflurane and desflurane and determine the safety of the closed-circuit sevoflurane anesthesia. Methods 36 ASA Ⅰ or Ⅱ patients aged 18-60 years were randomly divided into 2 groups to receive either sevoflurane (group S, n = 18) or desflurane (group D, n = 18) . The duration of surgery was expected to be ≥90 min. The patients were premedicated with intramuscular midazolam 0.07 mg?kg-1 . Anesthesia was induced with midazolam 0.1 mg?kg-1, fentanyl 1.5-2.0 ?g?kg-1 , propofol 1-2 mg?kg-1 and vecuronium 0.1-0.15 mg? kg-1. The patients were mechanically ventilated (VT = 8-12 ml?kg-1) after tracheal intubation. PET CO2 was maintained a 35-45 mm Hg. Fresh gas flow (FGF) was first set at 1-5 L?min-1 for 2-3 min, then reduced to 0.18-0.3 L?min-1. In group D end-tidal desflurane concentration was maintained at 6%-10% ; whereas in group S the end-tidal sevoflurane concentration was maintained at 2.7%-4.0% . BP, HR, ECG, SpO2 PET CO2, inspiratory and expiratory O2 , desflurane and sevoflurane concentrations and the temperature in the center of soda-lime canister were continuously monitored during the operation. Gases were collected from breathing circuit for determination of compound A concentration (by gas chromatography) before anesthesia, at the end of 2-3 min wash-in, every 30 min during maintenance of anesthesia and at the end of anesthesia. Venous blood samples were taken before anesthesia (baseline) , at the end of surgery (T1) and at 2, 24 and 72 h after operation (T2-4) for determination of serum F-, creatinine (Cr) and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) concentrations. Urine specimens were taken for determination of total protein (TP), ?2-microglobulin (?2-MG) and ?-N-acetyl-glucuronidase (NAG) levels, before operation (baseline) at the end of operation and at 24, 48 and 72 h after operation. TP/Cr, ?2-MG/ Grand NAG/Cr were calculated to eliminate the influence of the volume of urine.Results There were no significant differences between the two groups with respect to age, sex, body weight, height, duration of anesthesia and temperature in the center of soda-lime canister. The inspiratory O2 concentration was ≥ 75% during anesthesia. There was no significant difference in serum Cr and BUN concentrations and NAG/Cr in urine before and after operation as well as between the two groups. TP/Cr and ?2-MG/Cr in urine were significantly increased after operation compared to the baseline values but there was no significant difference between the two groups. There was no significant correlation between postoperative TP/Cr, ?-MG/Cr and compound A. Conclusion Closed-circuit sevoflurane ansthesia does not affect postoperative renal function.