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Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Anti-Asthmatic Agents ; therapeutic use ; Asthma ; drug therapy ; Drug Therapy, Combination ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Phytotherapy ; Prednisone ; therapeutic use ; Terfenadine ; therapeutic use

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the bioethical principles which should be followed in the epidemiological study of AIDS.METHODS Practicality of bioethical principles in epidemiological study of AIDS was evaluated by theoretical analysis method.RESULTS The important principles in the epidemiological study of AIDS are respect,beneficence/nonmaleficence and justice principles.CONCLUSIONS Following bioehical principle is the basis of epidemiological study of AIDS.

Objective To solve the problem of army hospital expenditure over budget software controlling.Methods In the army hospital accounting reckoning system,database trigger mechanism was used to intelligently control expenditure over budget.Results Expenditure was controlled strictly and intelligently.Financial problems were checked effectively.Conclusion The methods that automatically control budget by trigger is simple and effective.It enhances budget management of hospital effectively.

?AIM:To investigate the effects of Bevacizumab on the proliferation and the expression of E -Cadherin and fibronectin in human retinal pigment epithelial cell ( ARPE-19) in vitro.?METHODS: Different concentrations (0, 0.625, 1.25, 2.5, 5.0mg/mL) of bevacizumab were exposed to ARPE-19 cells, then cell viability was analyzed by CCK-8, cell cycle was determined by flow cytometry, and the expression of E-Cadherin and fibornectin was detected by Western blot and RT-PCR.?RESULTS:The concentration as 2.5mg/mL or 5.0mg/mL of bevacizumab was shown to effectively suppress the proliferation and cell cycle of ARPE-19 cell (P<0.05). In addition, 2.5mg/mL or 5.0mg/mL of bevacizumab could downregulate the expression of E-cadherin and promote the transcription of fibronection gene (P<0.05).?CONCLUSION:High concentration of bevacizumab was able to inhibit ARPE-19 proliferation, downregulate E-Cadherin expression and promote fibronectin expression, indicating epithelial-mesenchymal transition induced by bevacizumab in ARPE-19 cell.

Objective To study the effects of the duration and degree of the peripheral facial paralysis due to middle ear cholesteatoma on the recovery of postoperative nerve functions.Methods The clinical data of 30 cases (single ear) of patients with cholesteatoma complicated with facial paralysis were retrospectively analyzed.The mean age was 54.7±8.9 years old (range 21~77years old) including 17 males and 13 females.The duration of facial paralysis, degree and location of facial nerve injury,surgical timing of facial nerve decompression,recovery of facial paralysis after surgery were followed up.According to the course of paralysis, the patients were divided into ≤2 months group (14 cases) and >2 months group (16 cases).According to the degree of paralysis, the patients were divided into the incomplete facial paralysis group (III-IV grade,14 cases) and the complete facial paralysis group (V-VI grade,16 cases).The influence of the course and degree of paralysis on the postoperative recovery of neurological function were analyzed by the Fisher exact probability test.Results Three cases underwent open radical surgery with no facial nerve damage confirmed by intraoperative exploration, and their postoperative facial nerve functions were fully restored.Facial nerve canal damage was found in 27 cases, accompanied by facial nerve congestion, edema or granulation formation.Among them, the facial nerve damage location was the tympanic segment in 20 cases.The open radical operation and local facial nerve decompression were carried out, and the postoperative facial paralysis recovery rate was 46.67%(14/30).The facial nerve function recovery rate in less than 2 months group was higher than the >2 months group (P<0.05).The facial nerve function recovery rate of the incomplete paralysis group was higher than the complete facial paralysis group (P<0.05).Conclusion This study suggests that facial nerve damage most occurred in the tympanic segment of the facial nerve.Radical mastoidectomy and local facial nerve decompression are effective for the treatment of middle ear cholesteatoma complicated with facial paralysis.The shorter course and lighter degree of paralysis lead to the better postoperative recovery of neurological function.

Objective:To explore stem cells phenotype of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2(HER2)-overexpressing breast cancer cells,MDA-MB-453 by isolation of CD44+CD24-/low and side population(SP).Analyze the relationship between SP cells and the gene amplification levels of the key proteins,?-catenin and Notch-1 in Wnt and Notch signal pathways.And study the correlation of SP cells and the gene amplification of HER2 and human epidermal growth factor receptor 3(HER3).Methods:CD44+CD24-/low and SP phenotype were studied in MDA-MB-453(HER2-overexpressing cell line)and MCF7(HER2 negative cell line)respectively by flow cytometry.The gene amplification of ?-catenin and Notch-1 in Wnt and Notch pathways were also studied by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR).The gene amplification levels of the proteins mentioned,HER2 and HER3 were roughly compared in MDA-MB-453 cells and their SP by RT-PCR.Results:There was no CD44+CD24-/low subpopulation in MDA-MB-453 cells,However,SP could be observed in MDA-MB-453.The gene amplification levels of ?-catenin and Notch-1 in Wnt and Notch pathways were both observed in MDA-MB-453 and MCF7.Their gene amplification levels were more evident in SP of MDA-MB-453 than in MDA-MB-453 cells.However,the similar gene amplification levels of HER2 and HER3 were observed.Conclusion:SP can be enriched in breast cancer stem cells of MDA-MB-453.Wnt and Notch pathways are activated in MDA-MB-453,which may be related to maintenance and activity of breast cancer stem cells of MDA-MB-453.

Aim To investigate the effects of ?,?-methylene ATP ( ?,?-MeATP) on the P2X1 purino-ceptor-mediated vasoconstriction by different administration ways in the rat mesenteric artery. Methods Isometric vasoconstrictive responses to ?,?-MeATP,administered in non-accumulative manner or single concentration manner,were recorded in the rat isolated mesenteric arterial rings. Results ?,?-MeATP ( 10 -7 ～ 10 -4 mol ? L -1 ) administered in both of the two manners produced concentration-dependent vasocon-strictive responses in the rat isolated mesenteric artery. The vasoconstrictive responses to ?,?-MeATP in single-concentration administration group were greater than those in non-accumulative administration group when the vasoconstriction was standardized either by tissue wet weight or by maximal response to 120 mmol ?L-1 KCl ( P

The thalamic reticular nucleus (RT) is a sheet-like nucleus which surrounds the anterolateral aspect of the dorsal thalamus. In this study, we present data on the connections of the dorsocaudal portion of the RT in hamsters using anterograde, retrograde and transneuroual fiber tracing techniques. After injection of one eye with a mixture of ~3H-proline and ~3H-fucose (2 animals; 10 and 15 days survival time), transneuronal label was located in the dorsocaudal portion of the RT (dc RT) on both sides of the thalamus.After separate injection of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) into the thalamic lateral posterior nucleus (LP), dorsal and ventral nuclei of the lateral geniculate body (LGd, LGv) (8 animals, one day survival time), HRP labelled neurons wereobserved in the dorsal, middle and ventral area of the ipsilateral dc RT respectively.A small iontophoretic injection of a mixture of ~3H-proline and ~3H-leucine was made into different sites of area 17 in each of 3 hamsters (one day survival time),in each case an elongated patch of label was located in nearly the entire rostrocaudal extent of the ipsilateral dc RT. A caudal Injection in area 17 resulted in labelling the dorsal area while a progressively more rostral injection resulted in labelling a more ventral area of the dc RT.Thus, the dorsocaudal portion of the RT can be defined as the visual portion of the nucleus because it has connections with many of the known visual centres, namely, the visual cortex, LP, LGd, LGv Furthermore, because of the topographic connection with area 17 and the visual thalamic nuclei, the notion that the dc RT as a nucleus which is capable of processing specific and localised visual information. should be considered.

The disadvantages of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) in critically ill patients were increased infection rate and hepatic dysfunction.Enteral nutrition (EN) can overcome the shortcomings of TPN and cost less.However,EN may not provide enough energy and protein because of the limited gut function.The best mode of the nutritional support in the critical ill patients is PN+EN.The non protein calorie and protein needs can be decided by the measured energy expenditure and overfeeding should be avoided.To further improve the critically ill patient nutritional status,immunonutrition and ecoimmunonutrition should be considered.