Objective To investigate the effect of stigma maydis aqueous extract on glucolipid metabolism and oxidative stress in type 2 diabetic rats.Methods Male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into normal control group,model control group,positive control group(Metformin) and stigma maydis aqueous extract low,middle,high dose group.Type 2 diabetic rats model was induced by high-fat and high-sugar dietary feeds and streptozotocin(STZ) in all groups except the normal control group.After treatment of 8 weeks,automatic biochemistry instrument was applied to detecting the levels of fast blood glucose(FBG),triglyceride(TG),total cholesterol(TC) and low density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL-C) in serum.The levels of free fat acid(FFA),malonaldehyde(MDA) and superoxide dismutase(SOD) in serum were assayed by uv-vis spectrophotometer.Results Compared with model control group,after stigma maydis aqueous extract treatment,middle and high dose groups remarkably lowered the levels of FBG,FFA,TG and TC in dose-dependent manner(P

Objective: To study the role of simian virus 40 large T antigen(SV40LTag) and telomeras in the proliferation of endothelial cells in hemangioma. Methods: The expression of SV40LTag was examined in 100 cases of hemangioma with immunohistochemistry, telomerase activity and telomeric length were measured by RT-PCR based telomeric repeat amplification protocol(TRAP) assay, telomeric restriction fragment (TRF) analysis and chemiluminescence in situ hybridization in 50 cases of hemangioma and 10 of squamous cell carcinoma. A sample of embryonic kidney endothelia was used as the contrdol. Results: SV40LTag expression was observed in 45 out off the 100 cases of hemangioma. Telomerase expression was found in 27 out off the 50 cases of hemangioma and all the 10 of squamous cell carcinoma. The telomeric length in hemangioma varied from 6.8 to 13.2 kb, 10.5-13.5 kb in squamous cell carcinoma and 12.4 kb in embryonic kidney endothelia. Conclusion: Transformation of endothelia by simian virus 40 may contribute to the occurring of hemangioma, telomerase may play a role in the proliferation of the endothelial cells in hemangioma.

Objective: To determine the effects of intravenous anesthetics (fentanyl,midazolam and propofol )on inflammatory responses. Method: We employed carrageenan-sensitized endotoxemic rabbit model. Thirty-two New Zealand rabbits were randomly assigned to one of four groups,control group(no anesthetic was used), fentanyl group, midazolam group and propofol group. Different anesthetics were used intravenously for anesthesia induction and maintenance according to the group classification. Meanwhile, all animals were mechanically ventilated, then, 2?g?kg~(-1) lipopolysaccharide(LPS) were injected for endotoxin challenge. Result:In all groups, serum tumor necrosis factor (TNF)activity began to increase at 30 min,reached its maximal level at 60 min,and tended to decrease at 120 min after (LPS) challenge,and the significant increase of TNF activity was associated with development of hypotension. Meanwhile,serum phospholipase A_2(PLA_2)activity began to increase at 60 min and persisted in going up within 2h. Those animals,with continuous infusion of these three different anesthetics and mechanical ventilation,had much lower peak level of TNF and higher mean arterial pressure (MAP)than control levels, but their changes of serum PLA_2 activity had no significant difference from control level. Conclusion: With mechanical ventilation, intravenous infusion of these anesthetics can reduce LPS induced injury in the acute phase of endotoxemia, probably by the inhibition of TNF production.

Objective To study the cause of different prognosis in typical medullary carcinoma and atypical medullary carcinoma. Methods The immunohistochemical staining method was used to evaluate the positivity of E cadherin,? catenin, in 30 cases of atypical medullary carcinoma and 18 cases of typical medullary carcinoma and 10 cases of normal breast. Results The positive rate and staining intensity of E cadherin and ? catenin oncoprotein were significantly higher in typical medullary carcinoma than in atypical medullary carcinoma( P

Two cases of chronic invasive fungal rhinosinusitis were reported. One patient healed while another died with suspicious residual fungal infection. The clinical symptoms of infratemporal fungal infection include maxillofacial pain, with or without fever. Acute or chronic inflammation of soft tissue could be revealed pathologically. Proof of pathogen may not be found in histopathological slice while serological detection may reveal positive evidence. Surgical resection, good drainage and postoperative antifungal therapy could cure or promptly relieve the symptoms of the disease.
Aged ; Chronic Disease ; Female ; Fungi ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Mycoses ; Sinusitis ; microbiology ; Skull Base

Objective:To compare the hemodynamic responses to orotracheal intubation between TruviewTM EVO2 optic laryngoscope and Macintosh direct laryngoscope.Methods: Eighty adult patients(ASA physical status Ⅰ-Ⅱ,aged 18-65 years) scheduled for elective surgery under general anesthesia requiring orotracheal intubation were randomly divided into 2 groups(n=40 each):T group and M group.After standard intravenous anesthetic induction,orotracheal intubation was performed with TruviewTM EVO2 optic laryngoscope or Macintosh direct laryngoscope.Non-invasive heart rate(HR),systolic blood pressure(SBP),diastolic blood pressure(DBP),mean arterial pressure(MAP) and SpO2 were recorded before(T0) and after anesthetic induction(T1),at intubation(T2),1 minutes(T3),3 minutes(T4) and 5 minute after intubation(T5).The laryngeal exposure period and intubation period were also recorded.Statistical analysis was performed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences(SPSS) Version 13.0.Results: Except for HR at intubation(T2),there was no significant difference in the hemodynamic data at any other time points between the two groups.There was no significant difference in the laryngeal exposure period between the two groups.The intubation time in the T group was significantly longer than that in the M group(P

Objective The purpose of the current study was to develop a real-time quantitative reverse transcription-PCR method for detection of human kallikrein gene 5(KLK5) mRNA expression,quantify the expression of KLK5 mRNA in malignant and benign breast tissues,and statistically analyze whether KLK5 expression levels correlate with clinicopathologic variables in the patients with breast cancer.Methods Paired breast tissue samples from cancerous and corresponding noncancerous tissues were obtained from 48 patients with breast cancer who underwent surgical resection.The relationship of KLK5 mRNA expression status with various clinicopathologic variables were quantitativly analyzed by real-time RT-PCR.Results KLK5 mRNA expression in cancerous tissues was decreased in 38 of 48(79%) breast cancer patients compared with normal counterparts.The mean expression level of KLK5 mRNA in cancerous tissues was significantly lower than that in noncancerous tissues(P0.05).Conclusion The results of this study indicated that KLK5 mRNA expression was significantly lower in cancerous tissues than that in noncancerous breast tissues,and low expression of KLK5 mRNA correlated with TMN stage,metastasis and ER status.

Objective To explore the changes of serum levels of TGF-β1 and IL-6 in patients with diabetic retinopathy (DR) and its clinical significances.Methods 148 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2 DM) were divided into diabetic group (T2DM group,n =54),non-proliferative DR group (NDR group,n =49) and proliferative DR group(PDR group,n =45).In the same period,45 healthy subjects were selected as the control group.The clinical data were collected.The serum levels of TGF-β1 and IL-6 were detected.The clinical values of serum levels of TGF-β1 and IL-6 in predicting the progression of DR were analyzed by using the receiver operating characteristic(ROC) curve(ROC curve).Results The levels of TC in the PDR group,NDR group and T2DM group were higher than that in the control group[(5.4 ± 0.6) mmoL/L,(5.6 ± 0.8) mmol/L,(4.6 ± 0.6) mmol/L,F =15.376,P ＜ 0.001].The duration of disease,FPG,HbA1 c,TG,LDL-C in the PDR group were higher than those in the NDR group and T2DM group[(12.4 ±2.9)d,(8.2 ±2.1)d,(5.6 ± 1.7) d,F =109.167,P ＜0.001;(10.4 ±2.4) mmol/L,(9.2 ± 0.9) mmol/L,(7.6 ± 1.1) mmol/L,(4.6 ± 0.7) mmol/L,F =86.294,P ＜ 0.001;(11.1 ±1.9) ％,(9.9 ±2.1)％,(7.8 ±0.5)％,(5.5 ± 0.4)％,F =153.854,P ＜0.001;(2.6 ±0.7) mmol/L,(2.5 ±0.5) mmol/L,(1.9-± 0.4) mmol/L,(1.6 ± 0.3) mmol/L,F =38.694,P ＜ 0.001;(4.4 ± 0.8) mmol/L,(3.8 ±0.9) mmol/L,(3.1 ±0.7) mmol/L,(2.4 ±0.5) mmol/L,F =87.261,P ＜0.001],and NDR group ＞ T2DM group ＞the control group,The level of HDL-C in the PDR group were was lower than those in the NDR group,T2DM group and the control group,and NDR group ＜ T2DM group ＜ the control group,the differences were statistically significant (all P ＜ 0.05).The serum levels of TGF-β1 and IL-6 in the PDR group were higher than those in the NDR group,T2DM group and the control group [(0.92 ± 0.13) ng/mL,(0.64 ± 0.11) ng/mL,(0.47 ± 0.09) ng/mL,(0.31 ±0.07) ng/mL,F =317.850,P ＜ 0.001;(315.74 ± 52.38) pg/mL,(223.49 ± 45.17) pg/mL,(146.35 ± 41.86) pg/mL,(81.07 ± 37.54)pg/mL,F =266.606,P ＜ 0.001],which of the NDR group were higher than the T2DM group and the control group,those of T2DM group were higher than the control group,the differences were statistically significant (all P ＜ 0.05).Pearson correlation analysis showed that the serum levels of TGF-β1 and IL-6 were positively correlated with disease duration,HbAlc and LDL-C (r =0.276,0.314,0.384 and 0.304,0.335,0.416,all P ＜0.05),while serum levels of TGF-β1 and IL-6 were negatively correlated with HDL-C (r =-0.314 and -0.287,all P ＜ 0.05).The ROC curve showed that the serum levels of TGF-β1 in predicting the progression of DR,the area under the curve was 0.964(95％ CI:0.931 ～0.998),when the cutoff value of TGF-β1 was 0.78ng/mL,the sensitivity was 91.1％,and the specificity was 91.8 ％,and for the serum levels of IL-6,the area under the curve was 0.913 (95 ％ CI:0.855 ～ 0.972),when the cutoff value of IL-6 was 280.45 pg/mL,the sensitivity was 80.0％,and the specificity was 91.8％.Conclusion The serum levels of TGF-β1 and IL-6 in patients with DR are increased,and are correlated with the progression of the disease.They can be used as indicators to assess the progression of patients with disease.

Objective To observe the vertebrobasilar artery and its branch courses,diameters and the included angles in the starting part,offering morphological basis for clinic intervention and vascular image.Methods Layer by layer dissecting head,neck and chest of nine adult specimens affused with red latex,and after affused carotid artery with red latex,the origin,course,branches,distribution,anastomosis,and accompanying of the vertebrobasilar artery were observed in three normal adult corroded specimens.Results The degree of the left included angle between subclavian artery and vertebral was (91.70 ± 0.90) ° and that of the right one was (115.80 ± 1.60) ° (P ＜ 0.05).A percentage (14.1％) of them contacted with vagus and glosssopharyngeal nerve.The degree of the left included angle between posterior cerebal lower artery and vertebral artery was (118.60 ± 3.70) ° and that of the right one (77.60 ± 7.90) °.A percentage (27.6 ％) of itself contacted or pressed by root of facial nerve.The degree of the included angle on the left side between anterior cerebellar lower artery and brobasilar artery was (91.60 ± 2.40) ° and that of the right one was (27.10 ±2.70)°(P ＜0.05).The degree of the left included angle between posterior cerebral artery and basilar artery was (93.90 ± 3.40) ° and that of its right one was (130.80 ± 3.20) ° (p ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Both vertebral artery in every part out of skull and the data of the each branch pipe diameter,the starting included angle of vertebrobasilar artery had statistical significance,which should select personalized catheter or operation method in endovascular intervention or craniocervical surgery.

AIM: To study the protection of extract of Radix Atragali composite against acute hepatic injury. METHODS: Fed with the extract of Radix Atragali composite, m ice were injected with D-galactosamine intraperitoneally (800 mg/kg) and rats were i njected with carbon tetrachloride hypodermically (5 mL/kg) to induce acute hepat ic injury on the 8th day. ALT, AST and bilirubin in serum were examined. Patholo gical changes of liver tissue were observed. RESULTS: Compared with model group, activities of ALT and AST, c oncentrations of bilirubin were markedly decreased and pathological scores also showed that degeneration and necrosis of hepatic cell were lighter in the the ex tract of Radix Atragali composite treatment group. CONCLUSION: The extract of Radix Atragali composite attenuat es hepatic injury induced by D-galactosamine or carbon tetrachloride.