Objective To investigate the diagnostic value of ultrasonic elastic strain rate and conventional ultrasound for thyroid nodules,and to guide the clinical treatment.Methods 72 cases,a total of 86 nodules,were treated with ultrasound examination for thyroid nodules and operation were given conventional and ultrasonic elastic strain rate echocardiography before operation, after operation they had a pathological examination for tubercle.The accuracy,specificity and sensitivity of ultrasonic elastic strain rate combined with ultrasound to check the benign and malignant thyroid nodules were analyzed.Results The accuracy of ultrasonic elastic strain rate combined with con-ventional ultrasound was 93.41%,which was significantly higher than 73.67%of the conventional ultrasound (χ2 =12.0,P<0.05) .Conclusion Ultrasound elasticity strain rate combined with conventional ultrasound can effectively differentiate benign and malignant thyroid nodules and improve the accuracy of diagnosis of malignant thyroid nodules, which is conducive to the treatment and prognosis.

Although osteoporosis is often considered asilent disease,it is highly prevalent.It will definately affect the health of elderly people and bring heavy burden to the society.Studies of osteoporosis will also draw great attention in the field of geriatrics.The diagnosis,treatment,and monitoring of osteoporosis have not yet been standardized.Multidisciplinary medical staff should work together along with the cooperation of the patients.

0.05);The expression of Survivin in hilar cholangiocarcinoma was closely statistically related with the expressions of PTEN and nm23.Conclusion:The expression of Survivin in hilar cholangiocarcinoma is significantly higher than that in tissues near carcinoma,suggesting its correlation with tumor;Survivin plays an important role in the oncogenesis and metastasis of hilar cholangiocarcinoma;Survivin is statistically related with PTEN and nm23 and detected together may helpful for diagnosis and prognosis of hilar cholangiocarcinoma.

OBJECTIVE:To promote safe,effective,economical and proper medication.METHODS:Prescriptions in the outpatient and emergency departments of our hospital in2003were randomly selected;the irrational prescriptions were ana?lyzed with regard to drug descriptions,pharmacological knowledge and literatures.RESULTS:The irrational one amounted to4.92%of the total selected prescriptions;antibiotics drug abuses amounted to84.12%of the irrational ones.The irrational drug use problems were mainly seen in administration scheme,repeated dosage,menstruum,administration,drug combina?tion,compatibility and combined toxicity.CONCLUSIONS:Clinical pharmacist plays an important role in promoting rational drug use by checking prescriptions.

AIM: To study factors influencing mannitol to induce blood brain barrier (BBB) opening. METHODS: By constant flow pump, mannitol with different concentration (20% and 25%) was infused into left internal carotid artery of adult Wistar rats via their left external carotid artery at different speed and time. Firstly, after mannitol with a concentration of 25% was transfused, the optimal open time of BBB was investigated using Evans blue as an indicator by injection at different time (0, 2, 4, 6, and 8 min). Then influences of concentration of mannitol, speed of infusion, and change of time on mannitol to induce BBB opening were studied. Finally, death rate was counted according to sex and body weight in order to observe the influence of sex and body weight on tolerance of rats. RESULTS: The open degree of BBB was optimal after 2 min when 3.6 ml mannitol with a concentration of 25% was infused in 30 s at a speed of 0.12 ml?s -1 . However, mannitol with a concentration of 20 % did not almost have any effect on opening of BBB. Slowing of infusion speed or shortening of infusion time of mannitol reduced opening degree of BBB. Body weight affected rat tolerance to mannitol, and the tolerance of the rat was higher in those with higher weight. CONCLUSION: The factors influencing mannitol to induce BBB opening are as follows: concentration, infusion speed, and keeping time of mannitol. And the tolerance to mannitol is not concerned with the sex of the rats, but the body weight of the rats.

This study is to investigate the role of endogenous CSE/H2S in regulating apoptosis of HepG2 cells. MTT and Trypan blue assay were performed to determine the effect of CSE inhibitor PAG and CSE siRNA on proliferation of HepG2. Production of H2S from HepG2 cells was assessed spectrophotometrically using N, N-dimethyl-p-phenylenediamine-dihydrochloride. Cells apoptosis was detected by means of double staining of Hoechst 33342 and PI with Array Scan V(TI)HCS600 High-Contents. Dihydroethidine (DHE) and 2', 7'-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate (DCFH-DA) assay was used to determine intracellular superoxide anion and ROS level. Reduced glutathione (GSH) was determined by OxiSelect Total Glutathione Assay Kit. Recombinant plasmid pcDNA 3.1/myc-His(-)-CSE was constructed and transfected into 293T cells to rescue the ROS and GSH level to further investigate the effect of CSE/H2S on ROS and GSH. Western blotting was performed to test the effect of CSE siRNA on expression of activated caspase 3 and p-AKT and Nrf2 protein. The results showed that PAG and CSE siRNA could significantly decrease the production of H2S in HepG2 cells and inhibit the proliferation of HepG2 cells at a dose-dependent and time-dependent manner, respectively. PAG and CSE siRNA could promote the cell apoptosis of HepG2 cells. Moreover, PAG and CSE siRNA induced increased ROS generation and depletion of the critical antioxidant GSH and recombinant plasmid pcDNA 3.1/myc-His(-)-CSE rescued the level of ROS and GSH. Meanwhile, CSE siRNA increased the expression of activated caspase 3, but CSE siRNA did not affect the expression of p-AKT and Nrf2. These results suggested that the CSE/H2S pathway was involved in suppression of HepG2 cell growth and promoted apoptosis of HepG2 cells in an oxidative stress-dependent manner.

Objective To investigate the elationship between the expression of Cathepsin D and Laminin receptors with the invasion and metastasis of gastric cancers.Methods Cathepsin D and Laminin receptors immunoreactivities were evaluated in 96 patients with gastric cancer using streptavaclin pemxidase method.Results Over expression of Cathepsin D in gastric cancer tissue was significantly related with the depth of invasion,lymphnode metastasis and grade of differentiation (P<0.01,P<0.01 and P<0.05, respectively).Moreover,the high expression of Lamninin receptors in gastric cancer had significant correlations with the invasion depth and grade of differentiation(P<0.05 and P<0.01);The positive expression of Laminin receptors were not significantly related with lymph node metastasis(P>0.05).By statistics analysis Cathepsin D had a significant positive correlation with Laminin receptors (P<0.05). Conclusion Cathepsin D and Laminin Receptors play all important role in the invasion and metastasis of gastric Cancers.

Objective To investigate the effect of defecation modes on constipation and anxiety in patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage.Methods Sixty three conscious patients with acute hintracerebral hemorrhage were recruited in this study.Twenty five patients chose bedside closestool for defecation according their own intention and 38 chose in bed defecation.The incidence of constipation was documented and the severity of anxiety was evaluated with Zung self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) at day 7,14,21 and 28 after admission in two groups.Results Patients using bedside closestool for defecation had significantly lower rate of constipation between day 14-28 after admission (x2 =63.0,P ＜ 0.01) and lower SAS scores at day14,21 and 28 after admission (t =6.7,7.7 and 9.8,all P ＜0.01) than those with in bed defecation.Conclusions The bedside mode of defecation may improve constipation and anxiety in patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage.

Objective To investigate the expressions and significance of cyclinD1 in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Methods The published studies were searched in the Cochrane Library,Embase,PubMed,CNKI,VIP,Wanfang and CBM databas-es,the quality of the included studies was assessed.Revman5.0.1 software was adopted to test for heterogeneity of the selected re-search literature and analyze the correlation of cyclinD1 and OSCC by calculating OR and 95%CI .Results A total of 31 case-con-trol studies were included in the study,the case group (OSCC group)was 1 604 cases and the control group was 864 cases (inclu-ding normal oral mucosa tissue 452 cases and precancerous lesions 412 cases).The Meta analysis of results showed that the expres-sion of CyclinD1 in oral squamous cell carcinoma was significantly higher than normal tissue[OR (95%CI )at 11.92 (6.71 -21.18)].CyclinD1 was related to differentiated degree,lymph node metastasis and clinical stage of OSCC positively(P <0.05),but was not related to age and gender (P >0.05).Conclusion According to the current relevant research,the over expression of cy-clinD1 is closely related to occurrence and development of OSCC,which might be valuable for the early diagnosis,treatment,and prognosis of OSCC.