BACKGROUND: Researches suggest that ginseng saponin (GS) has protective effect on central nerve, but the effect on spinal nerves is reported rarely.OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between effect of GS on spinal nerve and level of nitrogen monoxide (NO) and its mechanism.DESIGN: Randomized controlled animal study.SETTING: Military Hyperbaric Oxygen Center of Navy General Hospital of Chinese PLA.MATERIALS: The experiment was completed at Clinical Anatomy Institute (National Key Laboratory) of the First Military Medical University of Chinese PLA in 2000. Forty SD foetus rats with 15-day conception were selected.METHODS: Study Ⅰ: Embryo-spinal nerve cells of SD rats were separated, extracted and modeled with DMEM/F12 culture medium. On the fourth day of inoculated culture, axon of spinal nerve (simulation of peripheral nerve injury) was damaged with scarification method in injury group, but that in non-injury group was not treated. 150 μL cell culture medium and 100 mg/L Griess solution were mixed at 0, 0.5 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, and 3 hours after injury respectively. Absorbency (A) was assayed with Σ960 (λ=570 nm) enzyme-linked immunoadsordent assay (ELISA) symbolic device 10 min-utes after reaction at room temperature. Study Ⅱ: Embryo-spinal nerve cells of SD rats were separated and extracted. Those in the experimental group were treated with GS + DMEM/F12 culture medium, but with DMEM/F12 culture medium in the control group. A value was assayed with the same method.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:① Relationship between injury of spinal neurons and level of NO;② Relationship between protective effect of GS and level of NO.RESULTS:① Relationship between injury of spinal neurons and level of NO: In the injury group, NO secretion was increased after injury of spinal neurons, reached peak 2 hours later, and decreased 3 hours later. There was significant difference as compared 0.5 hour with 0 hour (P ＜ 0.01),and also there was significant difference as compared 2 hourswith 0 hour (P ＜ 0.01).② Relationship between protective effect of GS and level of NO: In the control group, A value was increased with time passing, reached peak 2 hours later, and decreased 3 hours later; but A value in the experimental group was not changed generally. There was significant difference between the two groups at 2-hour point (P ＜ 0.01).CONCLUSION: NO liberation is increased after peripheral nerve injury.GS can inhibit NO liberation so as to protect peripheral nerve.

Objective To observe the effect of HBO in the treatment of artery complications after liver transplantation.Method Five cases were treat by HBO(202.65 kpa,once every day,oxygen inhalation 60 min) and other therapies after operation.Result After HBO,the whole-body situations were obviously improved,liver functions were ameliorated,no new necrotic focuses were found,and the primary necrotic focuses were reduced or vanished.Conclusion HBO was an effective way to treat and prevent the artery complications after liver transplantation and protect the ischemic liver cells.

Recently, the incidence of both diabetes mellitus and diabetic foot has been increasing.Ischemia, neuropathy, and infection are major causes of diabetic foot ulcer. In addition to other conventional treatments, hyperbaric oxygen is an effective adjunctive therapy with less side-effects. Hyperbaric oxygen may play a role through different mechanisms in improving the prognosis of diabetic foot.

Objective: To investigate the change of functional marker and morphology of vascular endothelium induced by simulating diving condition. Methods:14 rabbit were put in the chamber. They stayed for 35 min under 0.55 MPa, and another 35 min under 0.7 MPa, then decompressed to 0.1 Mpa following a stage decompression schedule. Blood sample were draw at 30 min before compression and after decompression for testing endothelin-1(ET-1) and von Willebrand factor (vWF). These parameters were compared to see the change from pre-compression to post-decompression. The morphological change of vascular endothelium was observed under electrical microscope after decompression. Results: After decompression, plasma levels of ET-1 was increased from (1.33?0.23)ng/L to (2.99? 0.35)ng/L and activity of vWF was reduced from (2.35?0.47)% to (1.89?0.34)%. Swelling and defluvium of vascular endothelium was found under electrical microscope. Conclusion: Compression-decompression can cause the damage of vascular endothelium.

Objective To discuss the apparatus of inspired oxygen in hyperbaric oxygen(HBO)chamber for patients after tracheotomy.Methods Many kinds of apparatus of inspired oxygen were analyzed,including composition,usage and characteristics.Results The apparatus of inspired oxygen play an active role in treating patients.But in the above apparatus,there are great differences in serving range,efficiency of inspired oxygen,curative effect,reliability and so on.Conclusions When serious patients after tracheotomy are treated in HBO chamber earlier,it is very important to select reasonable apparatus.

This paper introduces the current situation of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy, the environment characteristics in HBO chamber and the qualification of sputum aspirators. What's more, this paper also describes the construction, principles and characteristics of all kinds of sputum aspirators in HBO chamber. When critical patients are treated in HBO chamber, it is very important to select reasonable sputum aspirators.

Objective:To analyze imaging diagnosis and differential diagnosis of upper femur aneurysmal bone cyst.Methods: The pre-operation imaging appearances about digital radiography(DR), computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of 46 aneurysmal bone cyst cases confirmed by operation and pathology were retrospectively analyzed, and then these special imaging appearances were gained and analyzed.Results:①CT plain scans showed the irregular expansile lucency shadow in the upper femur with the uneven bone septum image; the complete or incomplete osteosclerosis edge can be found in some parts of lesions; some lesions extend to adjacent soft tissue, and the liquid-liquid level can be found in lesion of 8 cases, and their edge and separated intensity strengthening were visible after signals were enhanced.②MRI plain scans revealed that most lesions showed long T1, T2 signals, the periphery of lesions showed long T1, short T2 signal shadows, and septum image was visible within lesions, and the liquid-liquid level can be found in lesion of 8 cases; some lesions extend to adjacent soft tissue, and their edge and separated intensity strengthening were visible after signals were enhanced.Conclusion: Through combined examination of DR, CT and MRI, the specialty and diagnostic accuracy of aneurysmal bone cyst could be improved, and it was helpful in the differential diagnosis of other upper femur bone tumors.

Objective To observe the changes in the relative indexes of vascular endothelium, blood coagulation and fibrinolysis system of rabbits with experimental severe decompression sickness (DCS), and to compare the above indexes of surviving rabbits with those of dead in order to analyze the mechanism of causes of death. Methods 14 rabbits were put into a decompression chamber. They stayed for 35 min under an atmospheric pressure of 0.55 MPa, followed by a pressure of 0.7MPa for 35min. Then they were subjected to a pressure of 0.1MPa for 4 minutes. Blood samples were drawn before the compression, under high pressure, and after decompression to determine endothelin-1 (ET-1), von Willebrand factor (vWF), fibrinogen (FIB), D-Dimer, blood coagulation factor Ⅷ(FⅧ), plasminogen (PLG), plasmin inhibitor (PL-IN), prothrombin time (PT), and activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT). The changes of above parameters of surviving rabbits were compared with those of the dead. Results After rapid decompression, 8 rabbits died within 30 minutes, while the other 6 rabbits survived and all symptoms of decompression sickness disappeared 24 hours after decompression. The plasma level of ET-1 increased from 1.33?0.33pg/ml to 2.74?0.87pg/ml after a 30min stay under 0.55MPa, while the activity of vWF increased from 2.62?0.69% to 3.64?1.48%. Compared with the surviving rabbits, those dead rabbits showed significant reduction in FIB (0.92?0.12g/L) and D-Dimer (55.63?12.12ng/ml), after rapid decompression. Conclusions There was a release of vasoactive substance in the blood of rabbits during the period when they stayed under high pressure. After rapid decompression, the most important difference between the survivors and the dead was that there were stronger coagulation activation, more consumption of FIB and weaker secondary fabrinolysis in the latter compared with the survivors.

When the tracheotomy and tracheal intubation patients were treated in hyperbaric oxygen chamber,not ordi-nary facemask but specially made therapeutic facilities should be used.To select a more reasonable therapeutic facility for patients treatment in HBO chamber,all kinds of hyperbaric oxygen therapeutic facilities for the tracheotomy and tracheal intubation patients of our country in recent years are introduced from the aspects of material,facility,impermeability,ther-apeutic efficiency,influences on oxygen concentration in chamber,the advantages and disadvantages of each kind were demonstrated.

AIM: To investigate the effect of PMA(phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate) on the expression of CD18 and the mechanism. METHODS: The technique of quantitative RT-PCR analysis was used to measure the expression of CD18 mRNA in U937 cells treated by PMA. RESULTS: PMA could significantly induce CD18 mRNA expression in a dose and time-dependent manner. The induction effects of PMA on CD18 mRNA could be inhibited obviously by Myr (2 ?mol/L), a specific inhibitor of PKC, and APDC, an inhibitor of NF-?B, but not be inhibited by curcumin, a inhibitor of transcriptional factor AP-1. CONCLUSION: PMA enhanced the expression of CD18 via the pathway of PKC. Transcriptional factor NF-?B, but not AP-1, was essential for the gene transcription of CD18 in U937 cells treated by PMA.