Objective BALB/C mice were inoculated subcutaneously with hepatoma 22 (H22) cells, and the treatment effect of thalidomide and intratumor injection of ethanol extract of Scutellaria Barbata (SB) on tumor growth were evaluated. Methods In vitro, mouse H22 liver cells were cultivated, and H22 cells in the logarithmic growth phase were tested. SB was extracted in the ethanol recirculation. A total of 28 BALB/C male mice inoculated subcutaneously with H22 cells were randomly divided into 4 groups, 7 mice per group. Group A:intragastric administration with thalidomide. Group B:SB intratumor injection. Group C:combination of thalidomide and SB with the same administration as Group A and Group B. Group D (control group):1% Ethanol 0.2～0.5 mL intratumor injection. Tumor volumes of four groups were observed and the tumors were weighed. The microvessel densities (MVD) of all transplantation tumors were measured by immunohistochemical staining with anti-CD31 monoclonal antibody. Results There were statistically significant differences between Group C and Group A (P 0.05). The studies showed statistically differences between Group C and Group A (P

One hundred and fifty cases of gouty arthritis were divided into two groups.Treatment group(85 cases) were treated with Tong Feng lotion and control group(65 cases)with external application of Voltaren. Results indicated that Tong Feng lotion could improve clinical symptoms and function of joints, and decrease blood sedimentation,reaction protien C,blood uric acid and blood viscosity; the total effective rate was 89.42% in the treatment group and 75.38% in the control group, with significant difference between the two groups(P<0.05); there was no obvious relation between therapeutic effects and TCM syndrome types.

This article discusses the three-dimensional ambulance under the future war conditions.The unexpectedness of battlefields and complexity of the wounded in the future warfare necessitate the establishment of a three-dimensional system of medical rescue that can be organized by land,water and air.With an analysis of the features of modern war and based on the theory of modern treatment,the authors have proposed the requirements for designing the mode of three-dimensional rescue in the war zone and its typical procedures,set forth the view that rapid reaction and three-dimensional rescue are the most effective medical guarantee of combat strength,and provided a scientific basis for building a medical rescue system in the future warfare.

Construction of artificial cell factory to produce specific compounds of interest needs wild strain to be genetically engineered. In recent years, with the reconstruction of many genome-scale metabolic networks, a number of methods have been proposed based on metabolic network analysis for predicting genetic modification targets that lead to overproduction of compounds of interest. These approaches use constraints of stoichiometry and reaction reversibility in genome-scale models of metabolism and adopt different mathematical algorithms to predict modification targets, and thus can discover new targets that are difficult to find through traditional intuitive methods. In this review, we introduce the principle, merit, demerit and application of various strain optimization methods in detail. The main problems in existing methods and perspectives on this emerging research field are also discussed, aiming to provide guidance to choose the appropriate methods according to different types of products and the reliability of the predicted results.
Algorithms ; Biotechnology ; methods ; Computer Simulation ; Genome ; Industrial Microbiology ; Metabolic Engineering ; methods ; Metabolic Networks and Pathways ; Models, Theoretical ; Reproducibility of Results

After a literature review of the HPMC capsules, the research status of the HPMC capsules in vivo and in vitro are summarized, including the application status, the superiority over hard gelatin capsules and in particularly the disintegration release in vitro and bioavailability in vivo, as well as pharmacokinetics difference compared with conventional gelatine capsules, are explored in depth. Finally, the future applications of HPMC capsules are prospected.

The treatment of renal cacinoma with inferior vena cava tumor thrombus is priority to the surgery,because of serious tranma and high risk the traditional operative method.Surgical procedure has been developed and changes.The development and application of vascular intervcntional technique make operation more safe and convenient.This article summarizes the application of renal artery intervention,inferior vena cava filter,balloons and vascular endoscope in the treatment of renal carcinoma with inferior vena cave tumor thrombus.

ObjectiveTo discuss the clinical efficacy of hyperextension reduction with percutaneous kyphoplasty in treatment for osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture.MethodsTwenty-three patients with 23 vertebral compression fractures underwent hyperextension reduction with percutaneous kyphoplasty from September 2010 to October 2011.The vasual analogue scale(VAS) score and complications were recorded during followed up.Results All cases were successfully experienced the procedure using unilateral or bilateral percutaneous pedicle underwent hyperextension reduction.The operation time was (75 ± 45) minutes,the mean volume of cement injected into each vertebral body was(4.9 ± 1.9) ml.All patients had successful intervention without spinal cord injury,pulmonary embolism.Followed up(7.5 ± 6.5 ) months,the symptoms of the patients were improved,preoperative VAS score was (7.5 ± 0.7 ) scores,reduced to (3.4 ±0.4) scores at day 1 postoperatively,(2.7 ±0.5) scores at day 7 postoperatively and (2.3 ±0.5) scores at month 1 postoperatively,there was significant difference between preoperative and postoperative (P＜ 0.05).ConclusionsApplication of hyperextension reduction with percutaneous kyphoplasty can relieve pain and restore the vertebral body height,it may be an effective treatment method for patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture.

Objective To study the genetic variation of two mitochondrial DNA molecules (CO1 and Cytb gene) of Oncomelania hupensis isolated from different areas. Methods Snails were collected from Jingxi of Guangxi,Yueyang of Hunan and Eryuan of Yunnan. Genomic DNA was extracted from the snails,Co1 and Cytb gene fragments were amplified by PCR,then purified and sequenced. Sequences of each isolates were edited by using Clustal W(1.82) software,and the nucleotide composition,transition and transversion were accounted by using MEGA(3.1) software. The genetic distances were computed with Kimura method and phylogenetic trees were constructed with UPGMA and MP method respectively. Results CO1 and Cytb gene fragments were about 700 bp and 600 bp(including 2 primers) respectively. A total of 106 mutation spots (15.9%) were tested in CO1 homological nucleotides,and 165 mutation spots (28.5%) were tested in Cytb homological nucleotides. The distance matrix between Guangxi isolate and Hunan isolate was 0.051 and 0.031 for CO1 gene and Cytb gene respectively;while that between Guangxi and Yunnan isolates was 0.158 and 0.405 respectively. Phylogenetic trees constructed by UPGMA and MP took on the similar topo-structure:isolates of Guangxi and Hunan clustered into one group,while the Yunnan isolate exhibited as another group. Conclusion Oncomelania hupensis in Guangxi,Hunan and Yunnan are of relatively rich polymorphism in CO1 and Cytb genes in general.

Objective To compare the efficacy and prognosis of epirubicin combined with paclitaxel and epirubicin combined with docetaxel in the treatment of breast cancer.Methods Patients in the study group were treated with epirubicin and paclitaxel, while the control group was treated with epirubicin plus docetaxel.Results The two groups of breast cancer patients by the end of the treatment were valid for 5 years of follow-up, five year survival rate(86.67%)than the control group(68.89%), the study group the recurrence rate(4.44%)than in the control group(15.56%), the data had significant differences(P<0.05).Conclusion The epirubicin is conducive to breast cancer patients for better disease control effect and prognosis than star, paclitaxel combined with chemotherapy.

BACKGROUND:The non-specific immune suppression method is generaly used for treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus, but poor prognosis, such as infection and high recurrence rate, exists.
OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the therapeutic effect of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cel transplantation on systemic lupus erythematosus in mice.
METHODS:Sixteen mice with systemic lupus erythematosus were equivalently randomized into control and experimental groups, or then subjected to passage 3 bone marrow mesenchymal stem cel transplantation or the equal volume of normal saline via the tail vein, respectively. Mouse urine samples were colected to detect urine protein levels by Bradford method. Blood samples from the tip of the mouse tail were extracted to detect serum anti-ds-DNS antibody concentration by radioimmunoassay. Mouse kidney tissues were taken and observed pathohistologicaly through hematoxylin-eosin staining and immunohistochemistry staining under microscope. Flow cytometry was used to detect the expression of CD4+CD25+T cels in the inner canthus blood, fresh spleen and thymus.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Within 10 weeks after cel transplantation, the urine protein levels in the two groups were gradualy increased, and the rising velocity was higher in the control group than in the experimental group. From the 4th to 10th week, the urine protein levels in the experimental group were significantly lower than those in the control group (P < 0.05). In the control group, lymphocyte infiltration was visible in the kidney tissues with a few of plasmocytes, and pathological findings showed the mice presented with interstitial nephritis; in the experimental group, the mice had no pathological changes in the kidney. In the two groups, immune complexes were found in the mesangial area, which showed a patch-like distribution in the control group and a punctate distribution in the experimental group; the relative proportion of the occupied area in the experimental group was significantly lower than that in the control group. The expression level of CD4+CD25+T cels in the blood and thymus were significantly higher in the experimental group than the control group (P < 0.05), and the expression level of CD4+CD25+T cels in the spleen was slightly higher in the experimental group than the control group with no significant difference (P > 0.05). The serum anti-ds-DNA antibody concentration in the experimental group was significantly lower than that in the control group (P < 0.05). Taken together, bone marrow mesenchymal stem cel transplantation can improve the pathological damage in systemic lupus erythematosus mice, and has a certain therapeutic effect on systemic lupus erythematosus.