Objective To investigate the effect of aspirin combined with atorvastatin in the treatment of diabetic atherosclerosis.Methods 120 patients with diabetic atherosclerosis form August 2014 to February 2016 were selected,and randomly divided into treatment group and control group,60 cases in each group.Control group treated with aspirin enteric-coated tablets,the treatment group treated with aspirin enteric-coated tablets combined with atorvastatin,comparing the two groups before and after treatment of fasting blood glucose,blood lipid related index,carotid intima-media thickness and plaque thickness,and the adverse reactions.Results After treatment, the levels of fasting blood glucose and fasting insulin in treatment group were significantly lower than control group(P<0.05),the carotid intima-media thickness and plaque thickness in treatment group was significantly lower than control group(P<0.05).The levels of TG,TC,LDL-C and HDL-C in treatment group were significantly improved(P <0.05).Conclusion Aspirin enteric coated tablets combined with atorvastatin efficacy significantly in the treatment of diabetic atherosclerosis.

Protein arginine methyltransferase (PRMT) can methylate a variety of proteins,including histones and non-histones,affecting a variety of cellular processes such as transcription,RNA splicing,DNA repair,and cell cycle control.The activity of PRMT is affected by a variety of regulatory mechanisms,and its abnormal expression plays an important role in the development of the diseases,especially in tumors such as breast cancer and leukemia.PRMT has a unique value in the diagnosis or treatment of tumors.With the further exploration of PRMT methylation mechanism,PRMT selective inhibitors have made some progress.PRMT-specific inhibitors are expected to be targeted drugs for the treatment of tumors.

Objective To investigate the risk factors of cerebral infarction in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.Methods Elderly patients with type 2 diabetes complicated with cerebral infarction from August 2014 to March 2016 in our hospital were selected as observation group of 70 cases, elderly patients with type 2 diabetes alone of 70 cases as control group.The related indicators were compared between two groups, then the indicators with statistical difference were included into the multiple Logistic aggression analysis.Results There were significant difference between two groups of waist to hip ratio (WHR), body mass index (BMI), fasting blood glucose (FBG), 2h postprandial blood glucose (2h PBG), fasting insulin (FINS), glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1C), triglyceride (TG) and low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C).The multiple Logistic aggression analysis showed BMI,TG,LDL-C,FINS,2hPBG and WHR were risk factors in elderly type 2 diabetes mellitus complicated with cerebral infarction. Conclusion There are many risk factors in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes complicated with cerebral infarction, higher blood sugar, higher blood lipid and higher body mass index as the independent risk factors, which should be payed attention to and prevent the occurrence of cerebral infarction.

Objective To study the correlations between bone fracture types and healing time in patients with osteofluorosis. Methods Thirty-seven patients with osteefluorosis and long tubular bone fracture were diagnosed in accordance with radiogram retrospectively. The fractures were divided into two groups: sclerotic and osteoporotic. Twenty four fractured patients with non osteofluorosis were included in the study as controls. All of the patients had operation(open reduction and nickelclad internal fixation). Fracture healing in patients with sclerotic and osteoporotic groups was compared with the control group after operation. Results There were notable differenees(F=4.30,P< 0.05) in term of fracture healing time among the three groups [sclerotic group:(18.4±5.3)weeks; osteoporotic group: (24.5±5.1)weeks; control group: (17.6±3.8)weeks]. Notably, there were significant differences between the osteoporotic and control groups(q=2.34,P<0.05), and between sclerotic and osteoporotic gronps(q=2.51, P<0.05). The healing time of the osteoporotic group was longer than that of sclerotic group. The constituent ratios of fracture healing in sclerotic, osteoporotic and control groups were 73.1% (19/26) ,54.5% (6/11),75.0% (18/24) respectively, and the differences among the three groups were statistically significant(X2=3.67,P<0.05). The healing rate of the osteoporotic group was lower than that of sclerotic and control groups(X2=3.12, 3.36, all P< 0.05). The constituent ratios of healing in the sclerotic, osteoporotic and control groups were 26.9% (7/26),45.5% (5/11),25.0%(6/24), respectively, and there differences among the three groups were statistically significant (X2=4.07 ,P<0.05). The delayed healing rate of the osteoperotic group was higher than those of the sclerotic and control groups(X2= 3.87,3.95, all P<0.05). Conclusions Fracture healing time of osteoporotic osteofluorosis after fracture is longer than normal, and the cause might be the loss of bone mass.

Objective To analyze the clinical features, laboratory findings, electroencephalography (EEG) and neuroimaging of the neurosyphilis presented with parkinsonism as the principal manifestation to improve the diagnosis of neurosyphilis. Methods Eight eurosyphilis patients were from department of neurology of Hainan provincial people’s hospital from early July 2010 to December 2014. We retrospectively analyzed the clinical manifestation, laboratory exami?nations, neuroimaging examinations, diagnosis and treatment outcomes of 8 cases neurosyphilis who presented with par?kinsonism as principal manifestation. Results Myotonia and bradykinesia were principal symptoms in these 8 cases. Limb tremor, posture disorder, abnormal mental behavior and cognitive impairment occurred in some patients. Serum treponema pallidum particle agglutination (TPPA) and toluidine red untreated serum test (TRUST)were positive in 8 cas?es. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) protein and cell counts were elevated in all the patients. CSF-TPPA and TRUST were posi?tive in all the patients. The MRI showed that cerebral infarction in basal ganglia, cerebral atrophy in temporal lobe and hippocampus and ventricular enlargement in all the patients. EEG showed abnormal activity in all the patients. After treatment with a large dose of penicillin, clinical symptoms were obviously improved;the titer of serum and CSF TRUST decreased;and scores of UPDRS decreased in all the patients. Conclusions There is a wide variation in the clinical man?ifestation of the neurosyphilis. When patients present with Parkinsonism, we should comprehensively analyze the laborato?ry examinations, EEG and neuroimaging to rule out the possibility of neurosyphilis.

Fourteen compounds were isolated by column chromatography from the ethyl acetate extract of the seeds of Brassica campestris. Their structures were elucidated by physicochemical properties and spectroscopic data analysis. The isolated compounds were respectively identified as (5Z,7E)-4, 4-dimethyl-5-acetyl-5, 7-nonadienoic acid (1), indole-3-carboxaldehyde (2), blumenol A (3), vinylsyringol (4), sinapinic acid (5), sinapic acid ethyl ester (6), protocatechuic acid (7), crinosterol (8), campesterol (9), 7-oxo-stigmasterol (10), kaempferol (11), 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid (12), syringic acid (13) and daucosterol (14). Compound 1 was a new compound and the other compounds were isolated from this plant for the first time except for compounds 4, 5 and 13.
Brassica ; chemistry ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; Molecular Structure ; Seeds ; chemistry ; Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization

Objective To evaluate the left ventricular(LV) torsion and rotation in normal subjects using vector velocity imaging.Methods LV basal and apical short-axis images were captured in 10 healthy individuals to estimate LV torsion and rotation using routine 2-dimensional echocardiography and vector velocity imaging. Results As viewed from LV apex,the systolic basal rotation was clockwise (negative value),and apical rotation was counterclockwise (positive Value). The apical peak systolic rotational velocity was significantly higher than the basal [endo:(150±62)°/s vs (114±65)°/s;epi:(81±40)°/s vs (55±28)°s,respectively,P＜0.01]. The peak systolic endocardial rotational velocity and rotation was significantly higher than epicardial rotational velocity and rotation[basal:(-114±65)°/s vs (-55±28)°/s,(-12±6)°vs (-4±1)°;apical:(150±62)°s vs (81±40)°s,(10±4)°vs(6±2)°,respectivelv,P＜0.05]. There were no significant differences in the time to peak systolic rotational velocity/rotation between basal endocardium/epicardium and apical endocardium/epicardium. Conclusions Vector velocity imaging can assess LV torsion and rotation non-invasively,and normal LV has a kind of characteristic motion of torsion.

In view of the evaluation of fundus image segmentation, a new evaluation method was proposed to make up insufficiency of the traditional evaluation method which only considers the overlap of pixels and neglects topology structure of the retinal vessel. Mathematical morphology and thinning algorithm were used to obtain the retinal vascular topology structure. Then three features of retinal vessel, including mutual information, correlation coefficient and ratio of nodes, were calculated. The features of the thinned images taken as topology structure of blood vessel were used to evaluate retinal image segmentation. The manually-labeled images and their eroded ones of STARE database were used in the experiment. The result showed that these features, including mutual information, correlation coefficient and ratio of nodes, could be used to evaluate the segmentation quality of retinal vessel on fundus image through topology structure, and the algorithm was simple. The method is of significance to the supplement of traditional segmentation evaluation of retinal vessel on fundus image.
Algorithms ; Databases, Factual ; Diagnostic Imaging ; methods ; Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological ; Fundus Oculi ; Humans ; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted ; Retina ; Retinal Vessels ; anatomy & histology

Endophytic fungi were isolated from Macleaya cordata growing in Dabie Mountain by agar-block method, and then the endophytic fungi were grouped into different types based on their morphological characteristics, and thin layer chromatography (TLC) and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) were employed to determine whether the metabolic substances contained sanguinarine or not, and then preliminarily identified by morphological method. The results showed that the leaves hosted the largest number of endophytes (96 isolates) followed by the stems (57 isolates) and finally the roots (28 isolates), respectively. Based on morphological characteristics the endophytic fungi were grouped into 26 types in our study. TLC and HPLC results showed that there was sanguinarine in the metabolic substances of BLH 51 strain. According to the morphological characteristic, the BLH 51 strain was identified as Fusarium proliferatum. All these indicated that the medicinal plant M. cordata harbors abundant endophytes, which could be a new source for the search of active secondary metabolites.
Benzophenanthridines ; metabolism ; Endophytes ; isolation & purification ; Fungi ; isolation & purification ; Isoquinolines ; metabolism ; Papaveraceae ; metabolism ; microbiology ; Plant Leaves ; microbiology ; Plant Roots ; microbiology ; Plant Stems ; microbiology

Periventricular white matter damage is one of the characteristics of brain damage in preterm infants, and it is the most important type of encephalopathy. The pathological changes including the white matter of coagulation necrosis, oligodendrocyte damage, myelin damage, axonal injury and reactive gliosis and microglia infiltration in necrotic areas. All of these lesions are closely related to the nervous system sequelae in later-neonatal period. The pathogenesis of periventricular leukomalacia in premature infants are mainly cause by its immature brain vascular, and precursor oligodendrocytes of the attack of hypoxia, ischemia, infection, oxygen free radicals, inflammatory cytokines, increasing glutamate, and other high-risk factors. In this paper, an overview of progress in the study of the pathogenesis of periventricular white matter damage in premature infants through literature review to provide a theoretical support for clinical prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
Apoptosis ; Cerebrovascular Circulation ; Cytokines ; physiology ; Excitatory Amino Acids ; toxicity ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Infant, Premature ; Leukomalacia, Periventricular ; classification ; etiology ; Risk Factors