Objective To explore the fatigue in patients with rheumatic diseases and put forward nursing countermeasures.Methods 173 patients with rheumatic diseases were investigated by Fatigue Scale-14 (FS-14) and Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS).Results The score of physical fatigue,mental fatigue and total score in the patients were 5.03±2.19,2.62±1.56,7.65±3.03,respectively,which were higher than those in healthy people (P＜ 0.01).Of the 173 patients,74 (42.8％) patients suffered from physical fatigue,52 (30.1％) patients suffered from mental fatigue,32 (18.5％) patients suffered from both.There were statistical differences in the physical fatigue and total score (P ＜ 0.01),no statistical difference in the mental fatigue (P ＞ 0.05) among the groups,which were divided according to the course of disease.There were statistical differences in the physical fatigue,mental fatigue and total score among the groups,which were divided according to the depression index (F=5.28,5.98,8.58,P ＜ 0.01).The regression analysis further showed the course of disease and depression index could positively predict the fatigue in patients with rheumatic diseases.Conclusions The prevalence of fatigue was high in patients with rheumatic diseases,the course of disease and depression influenced the fatigue in patients.Controlling deterioration of disease and relieving psychological stress would help prevent and alleviate the fatigue in patients with rheumatic diseases.

To evaluate percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) with continuous aspiration of subglottic secretions in intensive care unit (ICU) elder patients.A total of 32 elder patients were selected randomly for PDT and 36 controls for traditional surgical tracheostomy (TST).The PDT group required regular mechanical ventilation with continuous aspiration of subglottic secretions.The operative duration was significantly shorter in PDT group than that in TST group [ ( 10.6 ±3.4)vs.(30.9 ±7.1)min,P ＜0.01].Incision length was significantly less in PDT group than that in TST group [ ( 1.3 ± 0.2 ) vs.(3.2 ± 0.3 )cm,P ＜0.01].Blood loss volume was significantly less in PDT group than that in TST group [ ( 10.4 ±3.8 ) vs.(40.7 ± 11.7 ) ml,P ＜ 0.01].The incidence of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) was significantly lower in PDT group than that in TST group ( 15.6％ vs.38.9％,P ＜ 0.05 ).With multiple advantages of mini-invasiveness,safety,simplicity,convenience and easier installation,PDT is quite suitable for elder patients in ICU.

A large number of studies showed that hairy leukoplakia,pseudomembranous candidiasis,Kaposi' sarcoma,non-Hodgkin's lymphoma,linear gingival erythema,necrotizing ulcerative periodontitis and necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis were the most common lesions in patients with HIV infection and AIDS,and their higher prevalence and incidence rates correlated with the falling CD4 counts and higher virus load of the patients.The use of highly active antiretroviral therapy(HAART) was associated with decreases in the prevalence of oral diseases.Oral manifestations may represent early signs of AIDS di-sease and call attention to disease progression.Oral fluid has been shown to possess superior sensitivity for HIV antibody detection as serum.Abstract:SUMM ARY A large number of stud ies showed that hairy leukoplakia,pseudomembranous cand id iasis,decreases in the prevalence of oral d iseases.Oral manifestations may represent early signs of AIDS d i-sease and call attention to d isease progression.Oral fluid has been shown to possess superior sensitivity forHIV antibody detection as serum.Kaposi’sarcoma,non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma,linear gingival erythema,necrotizing ulcerative periodonti-tis and necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis were the most common lesions in patients with HIV infection and AIDS,and their higher prevalence and incidence rates correlated with the falling CD4 counts and higher virus load of the patients.The use of highly active antiretroviral therapy(HAART) was associated with

Aim To explore the effects of Shuangshen tongguan(SSTG) drug serum on Calcium-Calmodulin(CaM)-Calcium/CaM dependent kinaseⅡsignal system in cardiomyocytes injury induced by hypoxia and reoxgyenization.Methods The cardiomyocytes were deprived of oxygen and glucose to mimic hypoxia reoxygenation injury.Intracellular calcium concentration,calmodulin(CaM) and calcium/calmodulin dependent kinaseⅡ?(CaMPKⅡ?) mRNA were measured by fluorospectrophotometry and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR)respectively.Results After hypoxia/reoxygenation,intracellular calcium concentration,CaM and CaMPKⅡ? expression were enhanced(P

AIM:To investigate LPS(lipopolysaccharide)stimulated cytokine secretion from normal rat kupffer cells in vitro. METHODS: Kupffer cells were isolated from wistar rats liver and cultured. Tumor necrosis factor - α (TNF- α) and endothelin- 1 (ET- 1 ) secreted by LPS stimulated kupffer cells were detected. RESULTS: LPS had an stimulative effect on kupffer cell activity. LPS in definite concentrations promoted kupffer cell secretion. CONCLUSION: LPS promotes kupffer cell secretion, which may be associated with liver injury induced by LPS.

Objective To inspect the rate of success of anastomosis and tissue damage with different power levels of photocoagulation in the treatment of experimental branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) by laser induced chorioretinal venous anastomosis. Methods Forty pigmented rabbits (80 eyes) were divided into four groups in random, and 10 (20 eyes) in each. Chroioretinal venous anastomosis was attempted to create using the krypton red laser with 4 different power levels (group A: 400 mW,group B: 600 mW,group C: 800 mW,group D: 1000 mW) in these animals in which BRVO had previously been created photodynamically. Fundus photography and fundus fluorescein angiography were performed at various times after the treatment and histological examination was taken at the end of the study. Results The model of BRVO was successfully set up. At the lowest power of 400 mW there was an absence of anastomosis formation and the damage to the retina and choroid was mild, Bruch′s membrane showed no evidence of rupture. At the power levels of 600 mW and 800 mW an anastomosis formed in 15% and 55% respectively and the damage was medium in degree. At the highest power level of 1 000 mW a 80% rate of success was obtained, however, the damage to the retina and choroid tended to be severe. The difference of the rate of success of anastomosis between different groups was highly significant ( P =0 001), the difference between group B and group C was also highly significant ( P BC =0.008), and the difference between group A and group B, group C and group D was not significant ( P AB =0 072、 P CD =0 091). Conclusion The optimal power level of krypton red laser induced chorioretinal venous anastomosis is 800 mW, 0.1 s, 50 ?m in our study.

The compounds were isolated from Aoonitum coreanum (Lev1.) Rapaics and identificd by TLC, IR, MS and NMR, as ?-sitosterol (Ⅰ), daucosterol (Ⅱ), Guan-Fu base A (Ⅲ),GuanFu bas. G (Ⅳ), condelphine (Ⅴ), Guan-Fu base Ⅰ (Ⅵ), hetisinone (Ⅶ), isoatisinum chloride (Ⅷ), atisinum chloride (Ⅸ), and Guan-Fu base z (Ⅹ) from the root. Compounds Ⅲ and Ⅸ were also found in the aerial parts of the plant. compounds Ⅱ, Ⅴ, Ⅶ and Ⅷ were obtained for the first time from this plant. Most of them exhibited antiarrhythmic activlty.

Emodin is the main effective monomer of Rhubarb, which has a variety of pharmacological actions and valuable clinical applications.Recently, there are many reports about molecular mechanisms of emodin pharmacological actions,and they givehighly attention on the dephlogisticating and antineoplastic effects. These effects are achieved through affecting the concentration and transportation of ions, resisting of oxidation and free radical, and affecting the secretion of inflammatory factor and the enzyme activity and apoptosis and so on. This article summarizes the reports and hopes to provide theoretical basis for the practical application.

Objective To investigate clinical effect of surgical treatment for spinal stenosis with lumbar degenerative de novo scoliosis with spinal stenosis.To discuss selection of operation methods and ranges of fusion.Methods 27 patients of degenerative scoliosis with spinal stenosis were treated by oper-ation.We performed posterior decompression on the segments and selected fusion,then performed correc-tion deformity.Measured Cobb 's angle,lumbar lordosis angle,the distance between C7 plumb line (C7PL),upper edge of S1 vertebral body(SVA),and the distance between C7PL and center sacral verti-cal line(CVA)after operation and final follow up were compared with preoperative data.JOA score system were used to evaluate clinical effects.The SF-36 questionary was used to evaluate the patients'life quality before and after operation as well.Results All patients were followed up with an average of 20 months. Preoperative,postoperative and final follow up,Cobb's angle was(22.1 ±10.5 )°,(10.2 ±7.3)°and (10.4 ±4.8)°,respectively;lumbar lordosis angle was(21.2 ±10.3)°,(25.7 ±12.2)°and(25.3 ± 12.3)°,respectively;SVA was(7.5 ±6.1)cm,(0.6 ±3.1)cm and(0.5 ±2.4)cm,respectively;CVA was(6.9 ±5.3)cm,(2.8 ±1.3)cm and(2.9 ±1.2)cm,respectively.There was significant difference in data before and after operation(P >0.05).JOA score was 10.8 ±1.4,21.3 ±2.4 and 23.5 ±2.3,re-spectively;All domains of SF-36 score were significantly improved postoperatively(P <0.05).Conclu-sion For surgical treatment with limited decompression,pedicle screw fixation and fusion will be effective methods for degenerative scoliosis with spinal stenosis,individualized surgery design should be made ac-cording to clinical symptoms,signs and imaging features.

Radiotherapy plays an important role in the treatment of lung cancer .Radiation-induced lung injury is a major complication in the process of radiotherapy .It is of great significance for the treatment and prog-nosis of the diseases to predict the early stage of radiation -induced lung injury in the clinical treatment .TGF-β1(transforming growthfactor-β1) can induce some inflammatory cells including lymphocytes ,neutrophils,mon-ocytes ect,contributing to the formation of fibrosis .Plasma TGF-β1 shows different levels followed different sta-ges of radiation-induced lung injury .This article reviews the value of cytokine TGF -β1 in predicting the radia-tion-induced lung injury over various aspects such as singlely used ,combined with radiation physics and other cytokines,and genomics.