Objective:To investigate the effect of simvastatin on cardiomyocyte apoptosis and cardiac dysfuction after myocardial infarction.Method:Simvastatin was administrated to the rats with myocardial infarction which was modeled by left anterior descending coronary artery ligation. After 7days, the apoptotic myocyte cells were quantified by TUNEL staining;left ventricular function index was measured by echocardiography and the level of serum lipid was measured by biochemical method.Results:Compared with infarction group, apoptotic myocyte cells in simvastatin group significantly decreased in infarction zone,border zone and non-infarction zone(P0.05).Conclusion:Simvastatin inhibits cardiomyocyte apoptosis and improves cardiac function after myocardial infarction.

Objective To investigate the clinical manifestations and imaging features of moyamoya disease (MMD).Method The clinical manifestations and the results of CT angiography ( CTA ) and digital subtraction angiography (DSA) examinations of 162 cases diagnosed with M MD were analyzed retrospectively.Results In 162 patients with MMD, 132 cases (81.48% ) had stroke, in which cerebral infarction and transient ischemic attack (TIA) were 20 cases, intraventricular hemorrhage were 48 cases, cerebral hemorrhage were 52 cases, subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) were 10 cases and acute subdural hemorrhage were 2 cases; 8 cases(4.94%) had simple migraine and 22 cases(13.58%) had simple epilepsy.All the patients were with typical imaging findings: ( 1 ) The central branch of the internal carotid artery,bilateral internal carotid artery clinoid segment and proximal arterial stenosis or occlusion was the main performance of MMD.(2) Abnormal vascular network in the skull base was the most feature of MMD changes.(3) The performance of collateral circulation.Conclusions CTA and DSA can be used for the diagnosis of MMD patients.DSA is the gold standard for diagnosis of MMD.

Arterioportal shunt often occurs in hepatocellular carcinoma of advanced stage, with obvious decrease of the survival rate. The proper management of arterioportal shunt correlates directly with patient's prognosis. This comprehansive article reviews the interventional management of arterioportal shunt for hepatic carcinoma from literatures during recent years. (J Intervent Radiol, 2006, 15: 312-314)

Injection Stauntoniae (IS ) was applied ou a part of the saphenous nerve of rat 4mm in length. With 50% IS, amplitudes of A??, A? and C components of the compound action polential were reduced and their latencics were delayed. In particular, the amplitudcs of A? and C components reduced to 47.0% ? 23.o% and 44.0?20.0% (MEAN?SD, n = 8, P

To investigate the prevalence and the antibiotic resistance of bacteria isolated from 25 miniature pigs. 45 bacterial strains were isolated, which were identified by biochemical assays, amplification of 16S rRNA genes by PCR and sequence analysis, and were evaluated for resistance to 30 antibiotics. The identification results showed that these bacteria belonged to Campylobacter (Campylobacter jejuni), Helicobacterium (Helicobacter pylori), Klebsiella (Klebsiella pneumoniae), Escherichia (Escherichia coli, Escherichia fergusonii), Pseudomonas (Pseudomonas aeruginosa), Stenotrophomonas (Stenotrophomonas maltophilia), Staphylococcus (Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus haemolyticus, Staphylococcus simulans), Streptococcus (Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus suis, Streptococcus vestibularis, Streptococcus mitis, Gemella measles, Aerococcus viridans) and Bacillus (Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus alvei, Bacterium megaterium). These bacteria were all susceptible to aztreonam and cephalothin. However, the resistence to furazolidone was found. Microbial population carried by miniature pigs in China had characters of diversity. Results of this study provided scientifical accordance for the microorganism monitoring of miniature pigs in China.

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Objective To Investigate the factors affecting the post treatment fever in patients with primary liver cancer (PLC) undergone transcatheter arterial chemo embolization(TACE).Methods Seventeen clinical parameters of 102 TACE procedures were determined as independent variables, while the numbers of days running a fever after the procedure of the patients were determined as dependent variables. A multivariate stepwise regression analysis was performed to determine the factors that had affected the duration of fever. Results The factors that affected the fever after TACE were the dose of lipiodol used, ascites, using gelatin sponge(GS), serum albumin level, a history of fever, pre operative leukocyte counts and age. The volume of lipiodol used had played the most important role in affecting febrile time. Conclusions The amount of lipiodol used is the most important factor affecting the post treatment fever in patients with PLC undergone TACE with a tendency of intensification by using GS. The systemic state and the regional state of the liver before the treatments also play some parts in affecting the fever. Some frbrile cases are probably associated with potential infection. The lasting time of fever can be predicted approximately by building up a multivariate regresion equation.

Objective To investigate the prevalence of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in Beijing. Methods A cross-sectional study was performed at Beijing communities in men aged over 50 years. The International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) questionnaire was used to evaluate the symptoms. Transabdominal ultrasonography was used to measure prostate size and the residual urine volume(RUV). Uroflowmetry was performed to record the maximum flow(Q_(max)). One-way ANOVA was used to analysis the differences. Results 1644 subjects were enrolled and the mean age was 64. 5 years (range 50 - 93 years). The mean IPSS, prostate weight andQ_(max) were 9. 9±8. 2, (30. 8± 19.4) and (14. 7 ± 7. 5)ml/s, respectively. They had correlation with age (r=0. 388,0. 262, - 0.371). The prevalence of moderate-severe lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) was 50. 8% (835/1644). Prostate volume was greater than 20 ml in 69. 7%(1146/1644) of the subjects.Q_(max) was less than 15 ml/s in 53. 8% (883/1642) of the subjects. Conclusions In men age over 50 years in Beijing, there is positive correlation between LUTS, prostate size and age, and negative correlation between Q_(max) and age. The prevalence of BPH, defined as IPSS greater than 7, maxium flow rate less than 15 ml/s and prostate size greater than 20 ml, is 26. 8%(441/1644).

Objective: To study the application of CT and MRI fusion technique in the diagnosis and treatment of intraocular and orbital tumors. Methods: 2D-images of 13 patients with intraocular and orbital tumors were fused by special-point registration and Iterative Local Closest Point(ILCP) method; 3D-fusion images were reconstructed by Ray Tracing method. Results: A 3D-CT-MRI fusion images of intraocular and orbital tumors were reconstructed and displayed. The CT and MRI data of intraocular and orbital tumors were displayed on the same image as a comprehensive whole,which provided a stereogram of 3D-structure of the normal and abnormal orbital tissues. Anatomical structure of the orbit was clearly visualized by 3D-CT-MRI image. Conclusion: The multi-modality fusion technique can provide more accurate and comprehensive information for clinical diagnosis of intraocular and orbital tumors, which is helpful for doctors' planning of surgical operations,clinical education and doctor-patient communication.

Objective To study the relationship between mutation of rpsL drug-resistant gene in L-forms of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and drug-resistance to streptomycin in pneumoconiosis patients.Methods A total of 52 clinical isolated strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis L-forms were collected from 97 pneumoconiosis patients.The mutation of rpsL gene was detected by PCR-SSCP,and the drug-resistance to streptomycin was performed by routine antimicrobial susceptibility test(AST).Results The results of drug susceptibility test showed that 26 in the 52 clinical isolated strains were drug-resistant to streptomycin.The streptomycin-resistant rate was 50.00%(26/52).The gene mutation rate of rpsL detected by PCR-SSCP was 40.38%(21/52).The coincidence rate of two experimental results was 80.77%(21/26).Conclusion High detectable rate of streptomycin-resistant strains in Mycobacterium tuberculosis L-forms was found by PCR-SSCP.The application of PCR-SSCP may possess important value for guiding clinical medication of pneumoconiosis patients complicated with tuberculosis among coal workers