Nowadays,the Immunoregulatory effects of Vitamin A and its derivatives have made great progress.However,the role of them in allergic diseases is not clear yet,causing some uncertainty in their application prospect.This review takes the mechanism of the allergic diseases as a point,summarizing the role of Vitamin A in occurrence of allergic diseases.

Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy of compound Sophorae Flavescentis Radix (Kushen) injection intravenous drip combining carboplatin intraperitoneal injection in treating advanced ovarian cancer with malignant ascites. Methods Totally 160 patients with advanced ovarian cancer with malignant ascites were randomly divided into compound Kushen injection intravenous drip combining carboplatin intraperitoneal injection group (observation group) and carboplatin intraperitoneal injection group (control group). Clinical efficacy observation and evaluation were conducted from malignant ascites condition, changes in living quality (KPS score), T lymphocytes subsets and changes of the NK cells in blood samples, pain-relieving efficacy, and toxicity response. Results There were significant differences in malignant ascites between the two groups (P<0.05), with treatment group showing better improvement than the control group. In improving quality of life, the observation group had precedence over the control group (P<0.01). After treatment, CD3+, CD4+, CD4+/CD8+, NK (CD16+CD56+) in control group were obviously less than the observation group (P<0.05). The pain-relieving efficacy in the observation group was superior to that in the control group. Compared with the control group, the observation group had less gastrointestinal reaction and bone marrow suppression, with statistical significance (P<0.05). Conclusion Compound Kushen injection intravenous drip combined with carboplatin intraperitoneal injection in treating advanced ovarian cancer with malignant ascites can effectively improve the immune function and quality of life, and can be used for adjuvant chemotherapy with less side effects.

Objective To observe the effects of combined use of PGE1 with benazepril on the treatment of early diabetic nephropathy.Methods 63 patients with early diabetic nephropathy were divided randomly into the combination treatment group with benazepril daily and PGE1 10?g daily for 14d,and the benazepril group with benazepril daily.Results Compared with the benazepril group,proteinuria and albuminuria significantly decreased in the combination treatment group from 2 weeks' therapy to 6 months after the therapy (P

OBJECTIVE To remove the bad effect of the supply voltage on the ultraviolet ray disinfection and using the intelligent controller to solve the problem of supply voltage on the ultraviolet intensity of the ultraviolet lamp.METHODS The method was to find the relationship between the voltage and disinfection time,use the intelligent controller to detect the supply voltage and use the computation to control the disinfection time,and then revise the disinfection time according to the variation of the voltage in time.RESULTS The method could compensate the bad effect of the variation of the supply voltage on the ultraviolet and can control the ultraviolet disinfection automatically.CONCLUSIONS That means this method has a good application in future.

The research group has built appraisal system of Examination Quality measurement indices on the basis of the present research result of examination quality and the use of more advanced theory and method of educational measurement and educational statistics.According to the feedbackof examination,the examination quality measurement indices are divided into the measurement of test questions,test paper and test achivement,based on which,the mathematical model of Examination Analysis Quality is developed,and through the research and practice,the easy-to-operate software of the feasible examination quality analysis system is developed to realize the standardization,formatting and scientification of the evaluation of examination quality

Objective To investigate the role of glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β) in the trafficking of NR1-containing N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) and NR2B-containing NMDAR in the spinal cord in rats with incisional pain (IP) and remifentanil-induced hyperalgesia.Methods Twenty-four male Sprague-Dawley rats,aged 2-3 months,weighing 240-260 g,were randomly divided into 3 groups ( n =8 each):control group (group C),remifentanil group (group R) and GSK-3β inhibitor TDZD-8 group (group TDZD-8).A 1-cm longitudinal incision was made in the plantar surface of the left hindpaw in anesthetized rats.In group C,dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) 2 ml/kg was injected and then the normal saline (equal to the volume of remifentanil) was infused for 60 min via the caudal vein.In group R,DMSO 2 ml/kg was injected before IP was made and then remifentanil was infused at a rate of 1.2 μg· kg- 1 ·min- 1 for 60 min.In group TDZD-8,TDZD-8 2 ml/kg was injected before IP was made and then remifentanil was infused at a rate of 1.2 μg·kg-1 ·min-1 for 60 min.Paw withdrawal threshold (PWT) and paw withdrawal latency (PWL) were measured 24 h before infusion of normal saline or remifentanil and at 2,6,24 and 48 h after intravenous injection.The rats were sacrificed after the last measurement of the pain threshold and L4-6 segment of the spinal cord was removed to determine the expression of NMDAR NR1 and NR2B subunits in cell membrane (s) and cytoplasm (i) in the spinal cord by Western blot analysis.The ratios of sNR1/iNR1 and sNR2B/iNR2B were calculated.Results Compared with group C,PWT was significantly decreased and PWL was significantly shortened,the expression of sNR1 and sNR2B was up-regulated,the expression of iNR1 and iNR2B was down-regulated,and the ratios of sNR1/iNR1 and sNR2B/iNR2B were significantly increased in groups R and TDZD-8 (P ＜ 0.05).Compared with group R,PWT was significantly increased and PWL was significantly prolonged,the expression of sNR1 and sNR2B was down-regulated,the expression of iNR1 and iNR2B was up-regulated,and the ratios of sNR1/iNR1 and sNR2B/iNR2B were significantly decreased in group TDZD-8 ( P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion GSK-3β is involved in the regulation of trafficking of NR1-containing NMDAR and NR2B-containing NMDAR from cytoplasm to cell membrane in the spinal cord in rats with IP and hyperalgesia induced by remifentanil.

Atherosclerosis ; Blood Vessels ; cytology ; Humans ; Stem Cells

Objective To establish a 3-dimensional (3-D) finite element knee model in healthy Chinese males, to verify the validity of the model, and to analyze the biomechanics of this model under axial load, flexion moment, varus/valgus torque, and internal/external axial torque. Methods A set of consecutive transectional computerized tomography images of normal male knee joints in upright weight-bearing position was selected. With image processing and inversion technology, the 3-D finite element model of the normal knee joint was established through the software ABAQOUS/STANDARD Version-6.5.Biomechanical analysis of this model was processed under axial load, flexion moment, varus/valgus torque, and internal/external axial torque.Results A 3-D finite element model of healthy Chinese males was successfully established. The ranges of motion of varus and valgus were both small and the difference between them has no statistical significance (P>0.05). The motion of internal and external rotation of the knee took place only in flexion situation.The range of motion of external rotation was larger than that of internal rotation in the same knee (P<0.05).Conclusion The 3-D geometrical model of the knee resembles the actual knee segments. It can immitate the knee response to different loads. This model could be used for further study on knee biomechanics.

This paper presents a feature extraction method based on multivariate empirical mode decomposition (MEMD) combining with the power spectrum feature, and the method aims at the non-stationary electroencephalogram (EEG) or magnetoencephalogram (MEG) signal in brain-computer interface (BCI) system. Firstly, we utilized MEMD algorithm to decompose multichannel brain signals into a series of multiple intrinsic mode function (IMF), which was proximate stationary and with multi-scale. Then we extracted and reduced the power characteristic from each IMF to a lower dimensions using principal component analysis (PCA). Finally, we classified the motor imagery tasks by linear discriminant analysis classifier. The experimental verification showed that the correct recognition rates of the two-class and four-class tasks of the BCI competition III and competition IV reached 92.0% and 46.2%, respectively, which were superior to the winner of the BCI competition. The experimental proved that the proposed method was reasonably effective and stable and it would provide a new way for feature extraction.
Algorithms ; Brain ; physiology ; Brain-Computer Interfaces ; Discriminant Analysis ; Electroencephalography ; Humans ; Magnetoencephalography ; Principal Component Analysis

Objective To investigate the clinical characteristics,diagnosis,treatment and prognosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy(HCM) in children.Methods Twenty-five cases of children confirmed with HCM in Beijing Children's Hospital from October 2000 to September 2013 were analyzed retrospectively through their clinical manifestations,laboratory tests,treatment and prognosis.Results HCM was found to be more common in older children.The average age of the patients in the studied cases was 8 years and 9 months and the male to female ratio was 3.1:1.Their clinical manifestations were as the follows:5 cases with shortness of breath and fatigue,4 cases with chest tightness and long breath,3 cases with precordial discomfort,5 cases with cough and wheezing and found to have cardiac abnormalities,8 cases found with asymptomatic heart murmurs with no other symptom,2 cases with syncope episodes,6 cases with a clear HCM family history,3 cases with a family history of infant deaths (specific condition not clear).ECG:18 cases showing left ventricular and/or right ventricular hypertrophy and ST-T changes,3 cases showing abnormal Q waves,2 cases showing ST-T changes,2 cases with Ⅰ ° atrio-ventricular block,1 case with left bundle branch block,and 1 case with left anterior division block.Cardiac enzymes were elevated in 5 cases.Chest X-rays showed enlarged heart shadow in 17 cases.Echocardiography revealed non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in 23 cases and obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in 2 cases.Left ventricular systolic function was decreased in 2 cases,and diastolic dysfunction in 3 cases.Twenty-one patients took oral metoprolol,1 patient took verapamil,1 patient took propranolol and 2 patients took no medication.The follow-up period of 2 months to 13 years witnessed 2 cases of death and 23 cases of survival.Conclusion HCM in children lacks specific clinical manifestations and the conditions of the patient are usually severe with progressive development.HCM is one of the main reasons of sudden death in adolescent,with poor prognosis.