Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of Shengxuening Tablets combined with erythropoietin(EPO) for the treatment of anemia in premature infants.Methods Sixty premature infants aged 31+1 to 32+6 weeks were randomized into two groups.The treatment group received Shengxuening Tablets combined with EPO,and the control group received EPO.The treatment lasted 4 weeks.Before treatment,and 7,14,21 and 28 days after treatment,hemoglobin(Hb) level,hematocrit(HCT),and reticulocyte(Ret) were detected.Meanwhile,the changes of serum ferrum(SF) content and total iron bind capacity(TIBC) before treatment and 14 and 28 days after treatment were observed.Results The cure and markedly effective rate was 96.7% in the treatment group and 80.0% in the control group(P

Objective To study the chemical constituents from Curcuma longa.Methods The chemical constituents were isolated and purified by various chromatographic methods and their structures were elucidated by the analysis of spectral data and physicochemical properties.Results One new compound was isolated from the EtOH extract of C.longa,which was named curcumaone J.Conclusion Curcumaone J is a new compound.

Objective To optimize the injection protocol of spiral CT portography(SCTP) and to evaluate its diagnostic value.Methods 48 normal individuals were randomly divided into three groups with different injection rates of contrast material:4 ml/s,3 ml/s and 2 ml/s.Single-level dynamic CT was performed through the trunk of portal vein.In each scan,time-attenuation curves of the portal vein,liver and P-L(the difference between portal vein and liver)were obtained.And SCTP was prospectively performed in 30 cases.The SCTP findings in a variety of disease were analyzed and the quality of SCTP images was assessed.Results ①The groups of 4 ml/s and 3 ml/s had greater peak enhancement of the portal vein and P-L than the group of 2 ml/s(?

Objective To investigate the reversing effects on drug resistance of gastric carcinoma by suppressing PI3K/PKB signal pathway,and explore its implicated mechanism.Methods MTT assay was used to test the inhibitory effects of VCR alone or VCR in combination with PI3K/PKB inhibitor,LY294002 on SGC7901/VCR cells.The SGC7901 treated with or without LY294002 served as control.The protein levels of PKB and phospho-PKB in the above VCR cells were determined by Western blot analysis.The mRNA expressions of MDR1,Bax and Bcl-2 were evaluated by semi-quantitative PCR with ?-actin as the inner control.The apoptosis was detected by flow cytometry.Tumor volume on the tumor-bearing mice transplanted by SGC7901/VCR cells or cells treated by VCR,LY294002 and their combination respectively was measure for the in vivo effect of LY294002.Results LY294002 enhanced the sensitivities of SGC7901/VCR cells to VCR significantly,and promoted the apoptosis rate induced by VCR prominently,with their corresponding drug resistant index decreasing from 40.45 to 8.50.The protein level of phospho-PKB was reduced,and the mRNA expression levels of MDR1 and Bcl-2 were inhibited(P

This study was to investigate the inhibitory effects of single-chain variable fragment of alpha fetopro-tein (scFv-AFP)in combination with doxorubicin on the proliferation of human hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines Huh7.Huh7 cells were treated with different concentration of scFv-AFP or doxorubcin alone or their combi-nation.The inhibitory effects were detected by MTT assay,and cycle arrest and apoptosis of Huh7 cells were ana-lyzed by flow cytometry in different groups using PI and Annexin V /PI-staining respectively.Results showed that scFv-AFP,doxorubicin alone or in combinations dose-dependently inhibited the proliferation of Huh7,and a syn-ergistic effect was observed in their combined action.The combination treatment resulted in significantly higher apoptosis than those in other groups (P <0.05).scFv-AFP (40 μg/mL)markedly blocked the Huh7 cell pro-gression by arresting the cells in the G0 /G1 phase,and the percentage of cells in S phase decreased dramatically (P <0.05);and scFv-AFP combined with doxorubicin blocked the Huh7 cell progression by arresting the cells in G2 /Mphase (P <0.01).

Objective To compare two methods of patient controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) with 0 2% ropivacaine plus fentanyl 2?g?ml -1 with or without background infusion for labor Methods Ninety ASA Ⅰ Ⅱ full term primigravidae in active labor who had a single fetus with vertex presentation and were expected to have vaginal delivery were randomly divided into three groups of 30 each: group A received PCEA without background infusion; group B received PCEA with background infusion and group C received no analgesia of any kind and served as control PCEA included a bolus of 4 ml with a 15 minute lock out When the primigravida was in first stage of labor, an intravenous line was established and 5% glucose normal saline 500 1000 ml was being infused When the external cervical os was dilated to 3 cm, epidural catheter was placed at L 2 3 and a test dose of 4 ml was given 5 min later when no signs of subarachnoid injection was evident, block height was tested by pinprick and another 6 ml was given 30 min later in group B background infusion of 0 2% ropivacaine + fentanyl 2?g?ml -1 was started at a rate of 4 ml?h -1 until the second stage of labor began Maternal vital signs (BP, ECG, SpO 2, P ET CO 2), VAS scores, degree of motor block, drug consumption, side effects of PCEA, gas analysis of umbilical venous blood, progress of labor, and Apgar scores were noted Venous blood samples were taken before PCEA and at the end of first stage of labor for determination of serum epinephrine and norepinephrine levels Results There were no significant differences in Apgar scores, blood gas of umbilical venous blood and the durations of first and second stage of labor among the three groups There were no differences in VAS scores, degree of sensory and motor block, serum concentrations of epinephrine and norepinephrine and percentage of cesarean section between group A and B The percentage of cesarean section was significantly higher in control group than that in group A and B Plasma NE and E concentrations at the end of the first stage of labor were significantly higher in control group than those in group A and B The ropivacaine and fentanyl consumption was less and the incidence of itching and percentage of instrumental delivery were lower in group A than those in group B Conclusions PCEA with 0 2% ropivacaine and fentanyl 2?g?ml -1 was safe and effective It reduces the percentage of cesarean section PCEA without background infusion provides the same level of analgesia as PCEA with background infusion with less drugs and side effects

Objective By comparing the proliferation and the human telomerase reverse transcriptase expression of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and normal human to explore the existence of BMSCs defects or variation in RA patients,and whether these cells could be used in autologous transplantation.Methods BMSCs were obtained from bone marrow of eight RA patients and healthy volunteers.The cells were isolated andcultured by gradient centrifugation and adherence cultivation,and the surface markers of BMSCs were identitfied by flow cytometertry.Firstly,BMSCs reproductive activity of the two groups were compared:the auxodrome and cell cycle of BMSCs were measured respectively,then the generation doubling time of cell colony and proliferation index were calculated in order to see whether there was a difference of the proliferation capability between the two groups.Furthermore,the hTERT were measured.Results BMSCs were no significant differences between morphology of RA patients and healthy control group.The cells were obtained proof MSCs by flow cytometry.The difference was not statistically significant (P＞0.05),RA group and the healthy control group P3-generation cell population doubling time (4.7±0.3) d,(4.8±0.3) d.The difference was statistically significant (P＜0.01),P6 generation of healthy control group cell population has doubling time (5.7±0.4) d,RA group (6.3±0.3) d,buut the group RA BMSCs population doubling time is longer than the healthy control group.The difference was not statistically significant (P＞0.05),on one hand of the healthy control group P3 BMSCs proliferation index (17.9±2.1)％,on the other hand RA group is (16.9±2.1)％.The difference was statistically significant (P＜0.01).P6-generation BMSCs proliferation index in healthy control group (10.7±1.8)％,RA group (6.2±2.2)％,RA group proliferation index than the control group.The difference was also significant (P＜0.01).The healthy control group P6 generation of MSCs hTERT expression was (10.6±1.5),RA group is (3.1±1.0),hTERT RA patients expression is lower compared with normal control group.Conclusion There is no significant difference in the proliferative capacity of the two groups at P3,but the BMSCs proliferation at P6 lags behind in the normal group in RA patients,which inferred that the senescences of the BMSCs of RA patients are earlier than healthy donors.The determination results of hTERT have shown that the difference between the two groups is statistically significant,and it proves that the premature aging may be associated with hTERT expression.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the uptake of self-assembled sodium alginate(SA) nanoparticles labeled by FITC(sSAN-FITC) in Caco-2 cells and the influencing factors.METHODS: Fluorescence microscope was utilized to exam the uptake of sSAN-FITC in Caco-2 cells.Multifunction continuous spectrum enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay system was used for the detection of the fluorescence intensity of FITC in the cells and quantitative assay of the effect of sSAN concentration,its action time and pH on the uptake of sSAN-FITC in Caco-2 cells,with blank group as control.RESULTS: Pictures of Caco-2 cells taken by fluorescence microscope showed uptake of sSAN-FITC by Caco-2 cells.As compared with blank control group,among the 3 factors,the fluorescence intensity increased with the increase of the sSAN concentration and the prolonging of the action time(P

Objective To compare the image quality between volumetric high-resolution CT (VHRCT)and conventional high-resolution CT(CHRCT),and investigate the feasibility of VHRCT.Methotis Catphan 412 phantom was scanned with protocols of CHRCT and VHRCT on a set of GE Lightspeed VCE.The spatial-resolution(LP/cm),noise(standard deviation iu an ROI)and radiation dose (CTDI)were recorded for each CT scan.Difference of noise between CHRCT and VHRCT were evaluated by paired t test.In clinical study.32 patients were scanned with VHRCT and CHRCT protocols.The image quality of CHRCT and VHRCT was rated and compared.The quality difference between CHRCT and VHRCT was assessed by Wilcoxon paired signed rank sum test.Results In phantom study.the in-plane spatial-resolution of both VHRCT and CHRCT was 11 LP/cm for axial images and 12 LP/cm for coronal reformatted images.The noise of VHRCT and CHRCT was(69.18±2.77)HU and(54.62±2.12)HU respectively(t=-15.929.P＜0.01)at the same dose level.The radiation dose of VHRCT was 19.09 mGy higher than CHRCT at the same noise level.In clinical study.the quality assessment scores of VHRCT axial images and CHRCT axial images were 3.22 and 3.24 respectively.with no significant difference(Z=-0.319,P＞0.05).The qualily assessment scores of VHRCT coronal reformatted images and CHRCT coronal reformatted images were 3.05 and 1.88 respectively with significant difference(Z=-5.088.P＜0.01).Conclusion The image qualitv of VHRCT cross-sectional image is similar to that of CHRCT.Muhiplanar images with high resolution of VHRCT are recommended.The radiation dose of VHRCT remains to be optimized.

Objective To investigate MRI findings and its relationship with clinical grading and prognosis of infant muggy syn-drome (IMS).Methods Twenty five cases of IMS diagnosed newly and nine cases of IMS with follow-up were collected.MRI find-ings were retrospectively analyzed and compared with their clinical data.Results Seven early abnormal signs could be shown on cer-ebral MRI examination.There was no correlation between the clinical grading and three abnormal signs,which were subdural effu-sion,supratentorial cerebral edema and subarachnoid hemorrhage (P >0.05).In contrast,the other four abnormal signs (abnormal signal of subcortex and cortex,diffuse cerebral hemorrhage,basal ganglia and corpus callosum edema or infarction,large area cere-bral infarction)were closely related to the severity of clinical symptom (P <0.05).MRI findings had certain correlation with clinical classification.Conclusion MRI can objectively reflect the serious change of brain damage in IMS,and provide important information for clinical therapy and prognosis.