Aim To explore the modulation of Salvia miltiorrhiza on hyperpolarization-activated current (Ih) channels in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons of rats and identify the mechanism of Salvia miltiorrhiza in alleviating pain and inhibiting calcium overload. Methods The effect of Salvia miltiorrhiza injection on Ih channels in DRG neurons of rats were examined by using whole-cell patch clamp technique. Results The experimental results showed that the amplitude of Ih evoked by -150 mV was (-1.06±0.18) nA. The Ih could be fitted well into the single kinetics and the time constant of activation, τ was clearly voltage-dependent with τ=(322.14±28.81) ms at -100 mV, decreasing to τ=(62.51±9.78) ms at -150 mV. The reversal potential of Ih was (-35.03±1.12) mV measured from tail currents. But no significant differences were found between the DRG neurons in the absence and presence of Salvia miltiorrhiza injection (10%, 25%, 50%) in the current amplitude, the time constant of activation and the reversal potential. The only difference between the DRG neurons in the absence and presence of Salvia miltiorrhiza injection was the half-activation potential of Ih. In control recordings the half-activation potential was (-106.07±3.59) mV. By comparison, the half-activation potentials changed to (-111.59±3.79) mV (n=31 neurons, P＜0.05), (-119.37±4.96) mV (n=31 neurons, P＜0.05) and (-121.23±3.86) mV (n=31 neurons, P＜0.05) in the presence of 10%, 25%, 50% Salvia miltiorrhiza injection, respectively. Conclusion Only the half-activation potential of Ih in the arthritic and neuropathic rat models shifted in the depolarizing direction, which increased the electrophysiological activity of Ih and made it related to peripheral hyperalgesia. The selective inhibition of Salvia miltiorrhiza on the electrophysiological activity of Ih may be one of the mechanisms underlying its analgesic effects.

Zebrafish is widely used as a model organism in the process of drug discovery. It expresses drug metabolizing enzymes like cytochrome P450 (CYP450), uridine 5'-diphospho-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) and nuclear receptors like pregnane X receptor (PXR), aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR), etc. This article summarized the profiles of main drug metabolizing enzymes and nuclear receptors, and reviewed the advances on xenobiotics metabolism in zebrafish.

Objective Study on the best drug compatibility for the double-lumen endobronchial intubation anesthesia. Methods Eighty ASA Ⅰ - Ⅱ patients undergoing selective thoracis surgery requiring intubation with double-lumen tubes were randomly divided into A and B group, with 40 cases in each group.The systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), heart rate (HR), were recorded before induction (T0) , after drug injection (T1), during intubation (T2), and at 1 min (T3), 3 min (T4)and 5 min (T5) after intubation. Results There was no significant difference in SBP, DBP and HR between the two groups at T0[(124. 9 ± 16. 0) mmHg vs (125.8 ±6. 4) mmHg, (73. 1 ±9. 9)mmHg vs (74. 3± 10. 4) mmHg, (81.8 ± 6. 6) times/min vs (82. 4 ± 8. 1) times/min] (P ＞ 0. 05). Compared with parameter at T0, SBP, DBP and HR, parameters in two groups in T1 were all significantly decreased after anesthesia [(94. 8 ± 10. 03) mmHg vs (96. 9 ± 10. 1) mmHg, (57. 3 ± 7. 66) mmHg vs (55.4 ± 7. 03) mmHg,(69. 6 ± 7. 43) times/min vs (66. 3 ± 7. 03) times/min] (P ＜ 0. 05). The cardiovascular parameters at T0,T2, T3, T4 were all comparable with those in group B [SBP: (130 ± 11.6) mmHg, (125.6 ± 10. 43) mmHg,(120. 1 ± 12. 3)mmHg,(116. 8± 11.4)mmHg;DBP:(75.6 ±9. 12)mmHg,(76. 2 ±9. 8)mmHg,(73. 1 ±9. 2) mmHg, (71.6 ± 8.46) mmHg; HR: (88 ± 9. 12) times/min, (82. 9 ± 7.5) times/min, (81.9 ± 8.2)times/min, (79. 9 ± 7. 8) times/min] (P ＞ 0. 05) , which were significantly higher than those in group A [SBP: (146. 3 ± 14. 2) mmHg, (141.2 ± 10. 63) mmHg, (137. 2 ± 13.23) mmHg, (122. 9 ± 11.6) mmHg;DBP: (94. 9 ± 10. 6) mmHg, (84 ± 9.63) mmHg, (79. 9 ± 9) mmHg, (75.8 ± 8. 3) mmHg; HR: (102 ±10. 63) times/min, (97.6 ± 9. 23) times/min, (87. 7 ± 8. 2) times/min, (82. 1 ± 7.32) times/min] (P ＜0. 05). The parameters at T2, T3, T4 in group A were obviously higher than those group B (P ＜ 0. 05).Conclusions Cardiovascular response with double-lumen endobronchial intubation by sufentanil-induced was stronger than fentaty, sufentanil had more stable hemodynamic parameters and it worth to be usd in clinic.

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Objective: To analyze clinical features and prognosis of more than 75-year old patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF) through comparing with heart failure（HF）and reduced ejection fraction (HFREF), and provide reference for prevention and treatment of HFPEF. Methods: A total of 134 > 75 years HF inpatients admitted from Jan 2009 to Dec 2011 were selected. With left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) 50% as the critical point, patients were divided into HFPER group (n=63) and HFREF group (n=71). Clinical characteristics were compared between two groups. Clinical outcomes (all-cause death and rehospitalization caused by heart failure) were compared between two groups after follow up. Results: (1) Clinical features: compared with HFREF group, there were significant increase in LVEF [(36.46±6.84)% vs. (58.65±5.01)%], percentage of patients with hypertension (49.3% vs. 69.8%), left atrial diameter [(34.98±3.78) mm vs. (40.02±3.29) mm], and significant decrease in level of brain natriuretic peptide [BNP, (1005.62±458.99) pg/ml vs. (646.57±333.56) pg/ml], concentration of hemoglobin [(11.97±1.29) g/dl vs. (10.76±1.21) g/dl] and left ventricular diameter [(57.17±7.52) mm vs. (47.73±5.48) mm] in HFPEF group, P<0.01 all; (2) Patients were followed up for a mean 2.6 years. There were no significant difference in all-cause mortalities（17.5% vs. 19.7%）and mean time without heart failure event (286 d vs. 258 d) between HFPEF group and HFREF group. Conclusion: Compared with HF patients with reduced ejection fraction, hypertension and anemia are more frequent in HF patients with preserved ejection fraction, but there is no significant difference in clinical outcomes between them.

Objective To explore the serum lipid metabolism and immunoregulation of patients with primary nephritic syndrome (PNS) .Methods 50 PNS patients were served as the test group and 50 healthy people the control group .Automatic biochemical analyzer was utilized to detect their serum low density lipid-cholesterol (LDL-C ) ,high density lipid-cholesterol (HDL-C ) , triglyceride(TG) ,total cholesterol(TC) ,apolipoprotein(Apo)A1 ,ApoB ,and lipoprotein (a) .Immunization rate nephelometry was employed to measure their serum IgG ,IgA ,IgM ,complement C3 ,complement C4 ,CD3+ ,CD4+ ,CD8+ and CD4/CD8 .Results Compared with the control group ,serum levels of TC ,TG ,LDL-C ,ApoB ,ApoA1 ,IgM and CD4/CD8 of patients in the test group were significantly higher ,while those of HDL-C ,IgG ,complement C3 ,complement C4 ,CD3+ ,CD4+ ,CD8+ were obviously lower , with both statistically significant differences (P<0 .05) .However ,the differences of serum lipoprotein (a) and IgA between the two groups was not statistical significant(P>0 .05) .Conclusion Serum lipid level of PNS patients is higher than healthy people ,and considerable loss of Ig and complements and T cell subsets disproportion results in humoral and cellular immune dysfunction .

Objective To explore framework and measure of vocational psychological quality for postgraduate students majoring in med-ical sciences in China. Methods The framework of vocational psychological quality had been developed based on the grounded theory. A structured and standardized questionnaire had been developed via field test for 95 postgraduates and interviews with 24 experts. A total of 1142 postgraduates had been measured with the final questionnaire. Results The standardized questionnaire had been developed including 3 subscales from factor analysis, such as vocational cognition, vocational personality and vocational adaptation, with 13 factors and 62 items in total. The Cronbach'sαcoefficient was 0.902 for the whole questionnaire, and the split-half reliability was 0.747. The correlation coeffi-cients between subscales and whole questionnaire was 0.401 to 0.929. Conclusion Vocational cognition, vocational personality and vocation-al adaptation are the main constituents of the vocational psychological quality for postgraduates majoring in medical sciences. The question-naire is acceptable in content and structure validity and internal consistency reliability.

Objective:To evaluate the relationship between single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) +45T→G in adiponectin gene exon 2 and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), obesity and insulin resistance (IR) in Han population in Guangxi. Methods:Polymer-ase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism ( PCR-RFLP) was performed to identify the T-G polymorphism of adiponec-tin (exon 2) in 313 unrelated Han people from Guangxi including 95 normal glucose tolerance,103 impaired glucose tolerance and 115 type 2 diabetes mellitus. Results:In Han people of Guangxi, the SNP +45 GG genotype in adiponectin gene had significantly lower HDL-C levels than TT and TG genotypes in Han people(P<0. 05). The subjects with the GG genotype at position 45 had a signifi-cantly increased risk of IR (odds ratio of 2. 876[95%CI:1. 141-7. 248]) compared with those with the TT genotype at position 45. Conclusion:In Han people of Guangxi, the SNP +45 TT genotype in adiponectin gene has significantly higher HDL-C levels than GG genotype. The subjects with the GG genotype at position 45 have a significantly increased risk of IR compared with those with the TT genotype, while obesity and T2DM are independent on SNP+45 of adiponectin gene.

The changes of PAF activity and the effects of anisodamine (654-2) were studied in the superior mesenteric artery occlusion (SMAO)shock in rabbits. The results showed that plasma PAF activity increased from 3.88?0.82 AU/ml before SM-AO to 9.71?1.26 AU/ml (P

OBJECTIVE:To improve package inserts of chemical drugs so as to promote safe,rational and effective use of chemical drugs.METHODS:A total of 558 package inserts of different chemical drugs commonly used in the clinic were collected from our hospital and other local hospitals and analyzed statistically based on the regulations stipulated by the "Norms of Package inserts of Drugs(trial)".RESULTS:Some important items such as pharmaco-toxicology,usage and dosage,pharmacokinetics etc in the package inserts of chemical drugs failed to meet the state standards,but the package inserts of the imported chemical drugs superior to those of the domestic ones,those of the injections superior to those of oral preparations,and those of oral preparations superior to those of external preparations.CONCLUSION:The package inserts of chemical drugs are far from perfect,which thus remain to be improved further.