Objective:To establish the preliminary somatosensory data stratified by gender, age group, and sites in the trigeminal region through standardized quantitative sensory testing on healthy individuals, and to evaluate the effects of gender, age, and sites on somatosensory functions. Methods: The stan-dardised QST battery developed by the German Research Network on Neuropathic Pain consists totally of 13 different parameters. A total of 70 healthy individuals participated. The subjects were stratified into two groups according to age: younger group ( 16 female, 16 male, age 24 -40 years old ) and elder group (20 female, 18 male, age 41-69 years old) . The test was performed bilaterally over the infraor-bital, mental, and hand regions. Results:The preliminary orofacial somatosensory data stratified by gen-der, age group, and sites were presented. Female were more sensitive than male for most of the parame-ters ( P<0 . 05 ) . Age had a significant effect on most of the parameters ( P<0 . 05 ) , the younger group was more sensitive compared with the elder group (P<0. 01) for heat pain threshold (HPT): younger group (38. 07 ± 2. 94) ℃, elder group (39. 85 ± 3. 52) ℃;warmth detection threshold (WDT):youn-ger group (1.40 ±0.74) ℃, elder group (1.89 ±1.14) ℃; mechanical detection threshold (MDT):younger group (0. 73 ± 1. 66) mN, elder group (1. 41 ± 2. 82) mN; pressure pain threshold ( PPT):younger group ( 171. 71 ± 92. 51 ) kPa, elder group ( 196. 36 ± 73. 73 ) kPa; cold pain threshold (CPT):younger group (25. 90 ± 5. 38) ℃, elder group (21. 64 ± 6. 78) ℃; cold detection threshold (CDT):younger group ( -0. 97 ± 0. 55) ℃, elder group ( -1. 36 ± 0. 90) ℃, and wind-up ratio (WUR):younger group (3. 33 ± 2. 20), elder group (2. 67 ± 1. 68). The inverse results were demon-strated for mechanical pain threshold ( MPT ): younger group ( 111. 50 ± 88. 93 ) mN, elder group (104. 49 ± 94. 94) mN;mechanical pain sensitivity (MPS):younger group (6. 96 ± 5. 61), elder group (8.93 ±6.53), and vibration detection threshold (VDT): younger group (7.44 ±0.52) scale, elder group (7.55 ±0.48) scale (P<0.05). Somatosensory function was site dependent (P<0.001), the two trigeminal sites ( infraorbital and mental) were more sensitive than the hand for CDT, HPT, WDT, thermal sensory limen (TSL), MDT, MPT, MPS, and PPT (P <0. 001), but the inverse result was observed for VDT ( P <0 . 001 ) . Conclusion: The preliminary orofacial somatosensory data of Han Ethnicity stratified by gender, age group, and sites were established. The study evaluated the effects of gender , age and sites on orofacial somatosensory functions by employment standardized quantitative senso-ry testing.

Objective To describe the characteristics of the symptoms of hospitalized patients with liver cirrhosis and to provide guidelines for clinical symptom management,alleviating the symptom distress of patients.Methods By convenient sampling,125 patients with liver cirrhosis were recruited into this study.The Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale (MSAS) combined with self-designed entries were used to measure the characteristics of symptom experience in the subjects.Results Patients with liver cirrhosis experienced a number of symptoms including fatigue,abdominal distension,pain,drowsiness,loss of weight,loss of appetite,poor sleep,feeling sad,dry mouth,anxiety.The incidences of 19 symptoms were higher than 50％.Symptoms occurred frequently and constantly ranged from 0.8％ to 44.0％,the symptoms occurred with moderate to severe ranged from 1.6％ to 61.6％,and symptom distress was from 0 to 22.4％.The score of PSYCH subscale,PHYS subscale,and the Global Distress Index was (1.02±0.51),(1.03±0.36) and (1.13±0.41) respectively.The total score of MSAS was (0.80±0.29),self-designed entry was (1.00±0.55).Conclusions Hospitalized patients with liver cirrhosis suffer from an array of symptoms,common symptoms in patients with liver cirrhosis in hospital,the degree of symptom in frequency,severity and distress are differcnt.Patients' overall symptoms level is relatively low,but the degree of psychological dis-tress is higher.Medical staffs must strengthen the psychological nursing intervention for patients,using multi-dimensional instrument to do systematic assessment,making sure effective symptom management.

Objective To evaluate the clinical applied value of spiral CT during arterial portography(SCTAP)in evaluating the surgical resectabitity of the hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC).Methods 23 patients with focal hepatic lesions (including HCC 21 cases) were examed with SCTAP,convenient CT and DSA.The difference and the sensitivity in detecting the number of lesions by these three examied methods were comparatively analysed.Results SCTAP had significant difference in comparision with convenient CT and DSA (?0.05) when the lesions were more than 30.0 mm in diameter.21 cases of HCC hepatic metastatic lesions were not found by SCTAP in 9 cases,they chosen the surgical treatment,and 12 cases underwent the interventional trans-catheter artenial chamical embolism(TACE),because of hepatic metastasis showed by SCTAP.Conclusion SCTAP is of high sensitivity in showing small hepatocellular carcinoma and small liver metastatic lesion in comparision with convenient CT and DSA,and it is of great clinical applied value in judging the patients with HCC whether can be or not be treated by surgery.

Objective To observe the effect of human adipose mesenchymal stem cells (hADMSCs) on pancreatic tissue repair and inflammatory reaction of acute necrotic pancreatitis (ANP) in rat, and explore the possible mechanism.Methods Isolation and purification of hADMSCs and flow cytometry to detect the the surface markers including CD90, CD29, CD34 and CD45 were performed.Eighty SD male rats with the body weight of 170~210 g were randomly divided into 4 groups.There were 8 rats in the control group, 24 rats in other group.Control group underwent no treatment;sham operation group underwent intestinal wall stirring and then abdominal closure;ANP model group was established by open abdominal retrograde injection of sodium taurocholate into bile duct;and in hADMSCs group, DAPI labeled hADMSCs were injected by tail vein into the rat at 12 h after sodium taurocholate injection.The survival of the rats, and gross morphological and pathological changes of the pancreas was observed at 12, 24, and 48 h, and the serum TNF-α, IL-6, IL-10 and amylase were detected.The distribution of hADMSCs in the pancreas, liver and lung was examined in hADMSCs group.Results Rats in control group and sham operation group were all alive.In ANP group, 5 and 11 rats were dead at 24 and 48 h, respectively, and in hADMSCs group 12 rats were dead at 48 h.Compared with ANP group, the difference was not statistically significant (P>0.05).The pathological changes of the pancreas were significantly less severe in hADMSCs group than in ANP group.In hADMSCs group, the amylase at 12, 24 and 48 h was(999±110 )、(1 831±110)、(3 991±130 )U/L;TNF-α level was (62.40±2.35), (80.51±4.51) and (93.46±6.60)ng /L;IL-6 was (60.46±7.34), (80.61±8.40) and(100.58±9.49)ng /L;and these were all significantly lower than those in ANP model group [amylase (2 402±146), (3 292±137) and (5 632±112)U/L;TNF-α(87.13±3.39), (105.41±10.06), (114.57±3.06)ng/L;IL-6 (70.67±10.90)、(107.61±10.53)、(145.34±10.48)U/L], and the differences were all statistically significant (all P<0.05).IL-10 in hADMSCs group was (56.63±6.35), (81.32±5.96), (100.26±6.51)ng/L, which were increased compared with those in ANP model group [(45.26±8.04), (68.25±8.42), (80.38±5.71)ng/L], and the difference was statistically significant (all P<0.05).hADMSCs can migrate to the pancreas, liver, lungs and other damaged tissue, with most in pancreatic tissue, less in lung tissue, and least in liver tissue.Conclusions The mechanism of hADMSCs in repairing pancreatic tissue injury was associated with inhibiting TNF-α and IL-6 secreting and increasing IL-10, thus reducing inflammatory reaction.

Objective To investigate the aging-related changes in gap junction protein-connexin 43 (Cx 43) in rats and their effect on the high incidence rate of ventricular arrhythmia in aged rats. Methods The 64 healthy male Fischer 344 (F344) rats were randomly divided into four age groups (n=16,each): 3-6 months (juvenile), 9-12 months (young-adult), 18-21 months (middle-aged) and 24-26 months (aged). The incidence rate of ventricular arrhythmia was recorded by monitoring their limb-lead Electroa rdiogram(ECG). Morphological changes of ventricular myocardium were observed under optical microscope in Hematoxylin (HE) and Masson's stain. The distribution of connexins 43 (Cx43) and deophosphatase (NP) Cx43 was observed by confocal immunofluorescence microscopy and the Cx43 and NP-Cx43 protein expression was assessed by Western-Blot. Results The incidence rate of ventricular arrhythmia was much higher in aged group (75.0%) than in other three groups (0%,0%,12.5%), all P＜0.05, and the aged group showed that ventricular muscle cells were hypertrophy and arrayed sparsely and disorderly with hyperplasia of connective tissues. The distribution of Cx43 changed from end-to-end to disordered arrangement and the total expression amount of Cx43 decreased as age increased (P＜0.05). The expression amount of NP-Cx43 in middle-aged rats was notably decreased than in juvenile and aged rats (P＜0.05). Conclusions For aged rats, the high incidence rate of ventricular arrhythmia may be associated with ventricular myocardium reconstruction, disarrangement of ventricular muscle cells and gap junction proteins, decreased expression amount of Cx43 and relatively increased NP-Cx43.

ObjectiveTo investigate the intervention effects of fluoxetine on hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis function changes in post-stroke depression (PSD) patients.MethodsMild to moderate stroke patients were enrolled and blood T3,T4,FT3,FT4 and TSH were measured at day 0,1,7,14,21 and 3 months.At day 7,thyroid hormone releasing hormone (TRH) stimulation test were performed.After evaluated with the anxiety scale screening using the HAMD scale assessment at day 21,the subjects were divided into simple stroke subgroup ( ＜8 points,25 cases) and PSD sub-group ( ≥ 8 points,18 cases),with 16 healthy age and sex matched individuals as control group.In the 2nd stage,TRH stimulation test were performed in PSD patients before and after 7 days of fluoxetine administration.ResultsCompared with control group,stroke patients presented lower FT3 (P ＜0.05 ) and higher serum TSH (P ＜ 0.05) at day 0,1,7,14.Furthermore,PSD patients presented lower FT3,TSH levels and higher FT4 levels than simple stroke patients did(P＜0.05).At day 21 and month 3,T3,T4,FT3,FT4 and TSH levels in stroke patients were not different from those in control group(P ＞ 0.05).TRH test showed that the responses in PSD patients were lower than those in simple stroke patients( (2.65 ±0.42)μIU/ml vs (5.31 ±0.68 ) μIU/ml,P ＜ 0.05 ).Correlation analysis showed HAMD scores correlated with TSH level changes and TSH0 ～30 in PSD subgroup closely( r=0.35,0.25,P＜0.01 ).In the 2nd stage,TRH test showed that PSD patients who took fluoxetine presented a lower TSH level change than PSD patients who did not( (4.61 ± 2.02) μIU/ml vs (7.05 ± 2.12) μIU/ml,P ＜ 0.05 ).ConclusionPSD patients present a long and severe HPT axis function inhibition,which may due to TRH deficiency,and fluoxetine may improve this abnormality.

Objective To explore effect of irregular chemotatic factor fractalkine(FKN),phosphatidyl inositol 3 kinase and nuclear factor?κB(NF?κB)on interleukin?6(IL?6)expression in peripheral blood monocytes and the effect of valsartan intervention,so as to research the signal conduc?tive mechanism of FKN impacting on IL?6. Methods Peripheral blood monocytes were isolated from fresh blood of healthy volunteers by the densi?ty gradient centrifugation. The extractive peripheral blood monocytes were divided into seven groups:the control group,the FKN group,the LY294002 group(PI3K inhibitors),the PDTC group(NF?κB inhibitors),the FKN+valsartan group,the FKN+LY294002 group,and the FKN+PDTC group,the latter two were pretreated by LY294002 and PDTC respectively before FKN inducing PBMC cells. The IL?6 expression in cell me?dium was measured in each group by ELISA at 12 hours and 24 hours after PBMC treatment. Results After 12 hours of culture,compared with the control group,the expression of IL?6 in the FKN group was decreased(P<0.05),while LY294002 and PDTC groups had no significant difference (P>0.05). Compared with the FKN group,the expression of IL?6 was decreased in the FKN+valsartan group(P<0.05),increased in the FKN+LY294002 group(P<0.05),and was decreased in the FKN+PDTC group(P<0.05). After 24 hours of culture,the IL?6 expression in each group had no significant difference(P>0.05). Conclusion FKN can adjust the expression of peripheral blood PBMC IL?6 in a two?way pattern, inhibiting the expression of IL?6 by PI3K pathway and promoting the expression of IL?6 by NF?κB pathway,overall,FKN can inhibit the expression of IL?6. Valsartan can increase FKN to inhibit the expression of IL?6.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the activation of the complement system in the retina in a mouse model of endotoxin-induced uveitis (EIU).

METHODSBalb/c mice were randomly divided into control group and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced EIU group. Twenty-four hours after modeling, the expressions of the major complement components of the classical pathway (CP), mannose-binding lectin (MBL) pathway, alternative pathway (AP), and terminal pathway in the retina were determined by quantitative RT-PCR. Western blotting was employed to examine the protein expressions of the key components of the complement system involved in the CP and AP pathways in the retina.

RESULTSs Normal mouse retina expressed a variety of complement components that were involved mainly in the CP and AP pathways. The expressions of the complement components involved in the CP and AP pathways were up-regulated in the retina of mice with EIU. Although MASP1 and MASP2 were detected in the retina in both the EIU and control groups, their expressions were weak and showed no significant difference between the two groups.

CONCLUSIONThe AP and CP but not the MBL pathways of the complement system are activated in the retina of mice with EIU, suggesting a role of the activated complement system in the pathological process of EIU.

Animals ; Blotting, Western ; Complement System Proteins ; Disease Models, Animal ; Lipopolysaccharides ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Retina ; physiopathology ; Uveitis ; chemically induced ; physiopathology

Objective To investigate the synergistic effects of tannic acid(TA) and cis-dichlorodiamine platinum(CDDP) on hepatocellular carcinoma HepG2 cells and its activation situation of endoplasmic reticulum stress(ERS) pathway.Methods Human hepatocellular carcinoma HepG2 cells were divided into the control group,TA group,CDDP group and TA+CDDP group,and were cultured in vitro for 24 h.The growth inhibitory effect of medication on HepG2 cells was detected by MTT assay.The pharmacodynamics synergistic effect between the two drugs was analyzed by the drug interaction index,drug dose reduction index and equivalent graphical method.The nucleus changes were observed by DAPI staining.Real time fluorescent quantitative PCR(q-RT-PCR) and Western blot were used to detect the levels of ERS markers glucose regulated protein (GRP)78 and GRP94.Results TA and CDDP had dose-dependent growth inhibition effect on HepG2 cells,their median effective concentrations(IC50) were 360.00 μmol/L and 1.80 μg/mL respectively.The combination treatment of 180.00 μmol/L TA and 0.90 μg/mL CDDP on HepG2 cells could enhance the inhibitory effect on cell growth.Ta and CDDP had synergistic effect for inhibiting hepatocellular carcinoma cells growth.Compared with the TA group and CDDP group,cell shrinkage and rounding were accelerated in the combined group,apoptotic cells were increased,nuclear had pyknosis,irregular edge and dense staining,nuclear fragmentations were increased and the expressions of GRP78 and GRP94 were up-regulated.Conclusion TA can enhance the effect of CDDP on anti-hepatic carcinoma HepG2 cells,and the synergy mechanism may be related to the activation of ERS pathway.

Objective:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of adalimumab in the treatment of severe plaque psoriasis.Methods:From June 2018 to April 2019, 20 patients with severe plaque psoriasis were collected from Department of Dermatology, Henan Provincial People′s Hospital. After initial subcutaneous injection of adalimumab at a dose of 80 mg, these patients were subcutaneously injected with adalimumab at a dose of 40 mg at weeks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11. At weeks 4, 8 and 12, psoriasis area and severity index (PASI) was recorded, and changes in skin lesions were observed by reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) . Adverse reactions were monitored during treatment.Results:At week 4, 12 patients achieved a 50% reduction in PASI (PASI50) ; at week 8, 14 achieved PASI75; at week 12, 20 patients achieved PASI75, of which 5 achieved PASI90 and 2 achieved PASI100. As RCM showed, the melanin content in the basal layer of skin lesions was lower compared with that of perilesional normal skin before treatment, gradually increased within 4 weeks, and nearly returned to normal at week 12. No infections, tumors or other related adverse reactions occurred in the 20 patients.Conclusion:Subcutaneous injection of adalimumab every other week is markedly effective in the treatment of severe psoriasis, with few related adverse reactions.