Objective To investigate the effects of erythropoietin(EPO) on extracellular matrix remodeling and the expressions of matrix metalloproteinase(MMPs) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-4(TIMP-4) after myocardial infarction in rats.Methods Eighty male SD rats were randomly divided into four groups:sham operation(SH) group,sham operation and drug(SHE) group,myocardial infarction(MI) group,and myocardial inferct and erythropoietin(MIE) group.Myocardial infarction in MI group and MIE group was reproduced by ligation of a branch of left anterior descending coronary artery.Hematocrit,echocardiography,capillary density,infarct area,fibrosis and collagen volume fraction were tested,and MMP-2,MMP-9 and TIMP-4 were measured by immunohistochemistry at 1-week and 6-week after myocardial infraction.Results One week after myocardial infraction,the protein expressions of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in MI and MIE groups were significantly higher than that in SH and SHE group(P0.05).Six weeks after myocardial infraction,echocardiography revealed that the left ventricular end-diastolic dimension(LVDd),left ventricular end-systolic dimension(LVDs),left ventricular end-diastolic volume(LVEDV) and left ventricular end-systolic volume(LVESV) were significantly increased,and left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF) and left ventricular fractional shortening(LVFS) were significantly decreased in MI and MIE groups compared with those in SH and SHE groups(P

Drug Combinations ; Drug Design ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; pharmacology ; Drugs, Investigational ; Humans

Objective To assess the anticonvulsant effect of midazolam, thiopental and propofol on the convulsion induced by ropivacaine in rats and the underlying mechanism.Methods Fifty male SD rats, 4-6 months of age, weighing 250-300 g were randomly divided into five groups of 10 animals each : (1) control group (C); (2) ropivacaine group; (R) (3) midazolam-ropivacaine group (MR); (4) thiopental-ropivacaine group (SR) and (5) propofol-ropivacaine group (PR) . In control group normal saline 2 ml was infused i.v. . In ropivacaine group (R) 0.75% ropivacaine was infused i.v. at 0.5 ml?min-1 until convulsion occurred. In midazolam - ropivacaine group (MR) midazolam 0.23 mg?kg-1 was injected i.v. 3 min before 0.75% ropivacaine infusion. In SR and PR groups thiopental 2 mg?kg-1 or propofol 1 mg?kg-1 was injected i.v. 1 min before 0.75% ropivacaine infusion. As soon as convulsion occurred ropivacaine infusion was stopped. The animals were decapitated and their brains were removed and kept in liquid nitrogen for determination of the contents of excitatory ammo-acids (aspartic acid and glutamic acid) and the inhibitory amino-acids [glycine and ?-amino butyric acid (GABA)] by high-performance liquid chromatography . The amount of ropivacaine infused in each group was recorded and calculated.Results The dose of ropivacaine needed to produce convulsion was 4.6?0.5 mg?kg-1 in group R and was significantly increased in the 3 groups pretreated with general anesthetics and was 2.96 times the dose in group R in MR group, 2.84 times in SR group and 1.54 times in PR group. The 4 amino-acid concentrations in the brain were significantly higher in group R than in control group. Compared to group R the Asp, Gly and GABA concentrations were significantly lower in group MR and PR but in group SR only Asp concentration was significantly lower. There was no significant difference in glutamic acid concentration among the4 roopivacaine groups (group 2-5).Conclusion Midazolam, thiopental and propofol can all increase the dose of ropivacaine needed to induce convulsion and midazolam and thiopental are more effective than propofol.

Humans ; Hyperesthesia ; diagnosis ; etiology ; Pharynx ; physiopathology ; Syndrome

China ; Conservation of Natural Resources ; Electricity

Objective To analyze the urodynamic abnormalities of incontinent stroke patients,and evaluate the effects of acupuncture,moxibustion in combination with physical therapy.Methods One hundred and six in- continent stroke patients were divided into a control group and a treatment group.The control group was treated with conventional methods,and the treatment group with acupuncture,moxibustion and physical therapy modalities such as ultrasound and EMG biofeedback.The Urodynamic examination was performed before and after treatment.Re- sults It was found that the uradynamic abnormalities in the incontinent stroke patients include detrusor hyperreflexia and uninhibited sphincter relaxation.Combined use of acupuncture,moxibustion and physical therapy can significant- ly improve the patients' symptoms.Conclusion Common urodynamic abnormalities.are detrusor hyperreflexia and uninhibited external sphincter relaxation in incontinent stroke patients.Combined use of acupuncture,moxibustion and physical therapy is effective for treating this condition.

BACKGROUND:Whether a long-term use of acid-suppressive medication for over 3 years can increase the risk of fractures, remains controversial.
OBJECTIVE:To systematical y review the effect of acid-suppressive medication on fracture risk.
METHODS:Clinical trials about the relationship of acid-suppressive medication use and risk of osteoporosis-related fractures were searched in MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, EMbase, and CNKI database. We also manual y searched some published and unpublished references. Study selection and assessment, data col ection and analyses were undertaken by two reviewers independently. The Cochrane Col aboration’s RevMan 5.0 software was used for data analyses.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:After a comprehensive search, 11 original clinical trials were included in this meta-analysis, including 3 nested case-control studies, 5 case-control studies, and 3 cohort studies. Patients with fractures were more likely than controls to have previously received supply of proton pump inhibitors [odds ratio (OR)=1.29, 95%confidence interval (CI) (1.18-1.41), P<0.001]. The meta-analysis did not find a significant difference in the patients who received H2 receptor antagonists [OR=1.10, 95%CI (0.99-1.23), P=0.34]. A long-term use of proton pump inhibitors is associated with an increased risk of fracture in elderly persons already at a risk for osteoporosis.

0.05).CONCLUSION:Both group showed approved antihypertensive efficacy,with Coaprovel group showing higher efficacy than in Hyzaar group;and both group showed improvement in allorhythmia.Both group showed low incidences of adverse effect but good tolerance.

Objective To evaluate the clinical application of GlideScope~ video laryngoscope in anesthetic endotracheal intubation.Methods Two hundred patients who received surgery under general anesthesia with ASA I or II were involved in this study.One hundred patients were assigned to be intubated with GlideScope~(GS group) and the other 100 with size 3 Macintosh laryngoscope(ML group).The following data were recorded and analyzed: noninvasive blood pressure(NBP),heart rate(HR) at the different time points of intubation process,glottic exposure time,CormarkLehane grade,tracheal intubation time and total intubation attempts. Results The rise of NBP and HR in ML group were significantly higher than those in GS group(P

Objective To investigate the apoptosis response to mechanical stretch in human alveolar type Ⅱ epithelial cells A549.Methods First,A549 cells were given different stretch(0%,5%,15%,30%) at frequency of 0.5 Hz for 4 h.Then,A549 cells were stretched for different periods(0 h,2 h,4 h,8 h) at stretch 15%,0.5 Hz.Last,A549 cells were stretched for different frequency(0 Hz,0.2 Hz,0.5 Hz and 1 Hz) at stretch 15% for 4 h.The early apoptosis was detected by flow cytometry. Results A549 cells submitted to cyclic stretch caused the early apoptosis in a time-,stretch-and frequency-dependent manner.In details,at 0.5 Hz and 4 h stretch-dependence occurred,at 15% stretch and 0.5 Hz time-dependence occurred,and at 15% stretch and 4 h frequency-dependence occurred. Conclusion Mechanical stretch can induce the early apoptosis in human alveolar type Ⅱ epithelial cells A549,which may be one of the mechanisms of ventilator-induced lung injury.