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Objective To study the gene expression and the expression change rule of c-fos in the canines posterior to craniocerebral gunshot wounds in order to provide the experimental base for further understanding of the mechanism of gunshot craniocerebral injury. Methods Using the canine model of penetrating craniocerebral injury made by the bullets of the small-calibre rifle made in Germany, the c-fos expressions in the control cerebral tissues and the contusion and concussion areas of the trajectory and the brain stem neurons at different time points after trauma were observed by immunohistochemical method. Results Feeble c-fos expression was detected in the control group. After craniocerebral gunshot wounds, the c-fos expression increased in the contusion and concussion areas of the trajectory and in the brain stem at the 30th minutes, reached the peak at the 2nd hour and began to decrease at the 3rd hour. The c-fos expression in the concussion area was much more significant than that in the contusion area ( P

Objective To investigate the exposure level of VOCs in different population and the health effects. Methods In 2005, a questionnaire survey relating to inhalation exposure assessment of VOCs and housing decoration characteristics was carried out in 200 newly decorated apartments (628 residents), 30 house decoration workers and 20 painting workers of an automobile manufacture factory. Indoor concentrations of formaldehyde, BTEX-compounds and TVOC were measured in typical apartments, offices, houses in where the decoration workers were operating, the painting workshops, and public indoor environments. Average daily exposure doses and potential doses for common people at home (non-occupational exposure group) and workers in occupational environments (occupational exposure group) to formaldehyde and BTEX-compounds and TVOC were estimated by combining the survey results with monitoring data. Results The percentages of whom having different discomfortable symptoms in the workers in the painting workshop were higher than that in common people (P

Objective To study the change in blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeability in dog with craniocerebral gunshot injury and its significance. Methods Twelve dogs were randomly divided into control group, 15min ofter penetrating craniocerebral injury (PCI) group, 1h after PCI group and 6h after PCI group (n=3). The injury was produced by a small-calibre rifle made in Germany (type 5.56mm, weight of bullet 2.57g). Lanthanum nitrate was infused through the heart. The changes in BBB permeability were observed under electronic microscope. Results In 15min PCI group and 1h PCI group, changes in BBB permeability was observed, with manifestation of opening of tight junctions, with lanthanum nitrate particles passing through BBB into the brain tissues. These changes were more marked in 1h PCI group. Comparing with the above two groups, even more lanthanum nitrate particles were found in the brain tissue in the 6h group (P

OBJECTIVE:To establish a method for simultaneous determination of luteolin and apigenin in Mongolian medicine Scabiosa atropurea. METHODS:HPLC was performed on the column of Diamond C18 with mobile phase of acetonitrile-0.4%phos-phoric acid(34∶66,V/V)at a flow rate of 1.0 ml/min,the detection wavelength was 350 nm,column temperature was 30 ℃,and the injection volume was 10 μl. RESULTS:The linear range was 66-396 ng for luteolin(r=0.999 8)and 93-558 ng for apigenin (r=0.999 6);RSDs of precision,stability and reproducibility tests were lower than 2%;recoveries were 98.15%-101.79%(RSD=1.42%,n=6) and 98.66%-104.05%(RSD=1.81%,n=6),respectively. CONCLUSIONS:The method is simple with good precise,stability and reproducibility,and can be used for the simultaneous determination of luteolin and apigenin in Mongo-lian medicine S. atropurea.

OBJECTIVE:To establish HPLC fingerprint sectrum of Rhaponticum uniflorum. METHODS:HPLC was performed on the column of Hypersil-ODS with mobile phase of 0.3% phosphoric acid-acetonitrile(gradient elution) at flow rate of 1.0 ml/min,detection wavelength was 220 nm,column temperature was 30 ℃ and volume injection was 10 μl. The luteolin was refer-ence,17 batches of R. uniflorum from different production places was analyzed and similarity evaluation system for chromatograph-ic fingerprint of TCM (2004 A edition)was adopted for the similarity analysis. RESULTS:There were totally 11 common peaks with similarity degree≥0.900 of 17 batches. According to the verification,the fingerprint spectrum and reference fingerprint spec-trum of R. uniflorum had good consistency. CONCLUSIONS:The established method is specific and stable,and can provide refer-ence for the identification and quality control of R. uniflorum.

Objective To investigate the effect of sufentanil preconditioning on the expression of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) in myocardium during myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) in rats.Methods Thirty-six male Sprague-Dawley rats,weighing 250-300 g,were randomly divided into 3 groups (n =12 each):sham operation group (group S),I/R group and sufentanil preconditioning group (group SPC).Myocardial ischemia was induced by occlusion of anterior descending branch of left coronary artery for 30 min followed by 2 h of reperfusion.In group SPC,the rats were subjected to 3 consecutive cycles of 5 min sufentanil infusion at 0.2 μg· kg-1 ·min-1 via the femoral vein at 5 min interval before ischemia.In groups S and I/R,the rats were subjected to the equal volume of normal saline instead.HR and mean arterial pressure (MAP) were recorded at 30 min before ischemia (T0),immediately before ischemia (T1),at 30 min of ischemia (T2),and at 30 and 120 min of reperfusion (T3-4).At the end of reperfusion,blood samples were obtained to determine the serum concentration of TNF-α.The rats were then sacrificed and hearts were removed for measurement of myocardial infarct size and expression of TLR4 and NF-κB p65 in myocardium (using Western blot).Results There was no significant difference in HR among the three groups (P ＞ 0.05).Compared with group S,MAP was significantly decreased at T2-4,the serum concentration of TNF-α was increased,and the expression of TLR4 and NF-kB p65 protein in myocardium was upregulated in groups I/R and SPC (P ＜ 0.01).Compared with group I/R,no significant difference was found in MAP at all time points (P ＞ 0.05),and myocardial infarct size was significantly decreased,serum concentrations of TNF-α were decreased,and the expression of TLR4 and NF-κB p65 protein in myocardium was down-regulated in group SPC (P ＜ 0.01).Conclusion The mechanism by which sufentanil preconditioning alleviates myocardial I/R injury may be related to down-regulation of TLR4 expression in rat myocardium.

Objective To investigate the relationship between duration of hypertension and cognitive function in adult hypertension patients.Methods A total of 224 subjects with normal blood pressure were enrolled in group A,and 1 296 patients with poorly controlled hypertension were further divided by the duration of hypertension into group B (≤5 years),group C (6-10 years),group D (11-20years) and group E (＞ 20 years).Face-to-face surveys were conducted in all the subjects by trained physicians using Mini-Mental-State-Examination (MMSE) and Clock-Drawing-Test (CDT).The incidences of cognitive impairment were compared among the five groups and the relationship between duration of hypertension and cognitive function were analyzed by SPSS 18.0 software.Results (1) Compared with the normotensive group,the hypertensive group performed worse in the scores of MMSE,CDTs,the memory type cognitive function and the non-memory type cognitive function (MMSE:Z =-2.585,P =0.010;C DTs:Z =-3.689,P ＜ 0.001 ; memory type cognitive function:Z =-2.718,P =0.007 ; non-memory type cognitive function:Z =-1.994,P =0.046).(2) The incidences of cognitive impairment in the five groups were 3.6％ (8/224),6.6％ (26/393),16.6％ (72/433),19.7％ (55/279) and 33.5％(64/191),respectively.(3) Compared with the group A,the cognitive function was significantly worse in the group E (MMSE:Z =61.314,P ＜ 0.001 ; CDTs:Z =44.642,P ＜ 0.001 ; memory type cognitive function:Z =35.703,P ＜ 0.001 ; non-memory type cognitive function:Z =54.440,P ＜ 0.001).Conclusions Hypertension is a risk factor for the cognitive dysfunction.The incidence of cognitive dysfunction and the severity are positively associated with the duration of hypertension.In those with hypertension over 20 years,the cognitive dysfunction occurs much more obviously.

To investigate the effects of a formula of components from Shengmai Powder, a compound traditional Chinese herbal medicine, on glucocorticoid receptor (GR) in rats after thermal injury.