Objective　To evaluate adbomen surgery in patients who are found to have poorly controlled or untreated hypertension before operation.Methods　From January 1997 to December 1998,the perioperative clinical data of 531 patients with hypertension and undergoing abdomen surgery in our hospital were retrospectively analyzed.Results　The incidences of perioperative hypertensive events were not significantly different,between controlled and uncontrolled patients with grade one and grade two (P>0.05).In grade three and systolic hypertension,certain perioperative complications in patients with poorly controlled hypertension were higher than in those with well-controlled hypertension(P<0.05).Conclusion　The patients with grade on e and grade two hypertension are not at increased operative risk.In Patients with grade three and systolic hypertension,perioperative complications are increased and elective surgery should be postponed until their blood pressure is brought under 180/110 mmHg over 1 to 2 weeks.

Compared with the transgenic approach, transient assays provide a convenient alternative to analyze gene expression. To analyze the relationship between miRNAs and their target genes, a rice protoplast system to detect target gene activity was established. The MIRNA and GFP-fused target sequence (or GFP-fused mutated sequence as a non-target control) were constructed into the same plasmid, and then delivered into rice protoplasts. The GFP expression level decreased significantly when the protoplasts were transfected with the plasmid containing GFP-fused target compared to that of the plasmid with non-target sequence either by fluorescence microscopy or qRT-PCR method. Two microRNA genes, osaMIR156 and osaMIR397, and their target sequences were used to prove the feasibility of the rice protoplast transient assay system. This method will facilitate large-scale screening of rice miRNA target in vivo, and may be suitable for functional analysis of miRNAs of other monocot plants that might share the evolutionarily conserved small RNA processing system with rice.
Gene Targeting ; Green Fluorescent Proteins ; genetics ; MicroRNAs ; genetics ; Oryza ; genetics ; Plasmids ; Protoplasts ; metabolism ; RNA, Plant ; genetics ; Transfection

Objective To investigate the effect of glucagon-like peptide-1(GLP-1) in a dose related manner on glucose metabolism after 65% hepatectomy in rats.Methods We determined the serum glucose levels of hepatomized rats at 0,5,10,20,and 30 minutes after an intravenous glucose load(IVGTT,0.5 g/kg glucose) on the first postoperative day,and the changes of blood glucose,serum insulin and glucagon concentrations of hepatomized rats that received the volum load with normal saline or 0.3 nmol/kg GLP-1,0.45 nmol/kg GLP-1 respectively.Blood was drawn for determination of glucose(glucose oxidase),insulin,glucagon,and GLP-1(radioimmunoassay).Results The peak glucose and 30-minute glucose levels and the area under the curve(AUC 0-30) were significantly higher in the hepatomized rats compared to the control rats,which had not undergone any operation and received a same intravenous glucose load(0.5 g/kg glucose with normal saline)(P0.05).Nevertheless the peak glucose and 30-minute glucose levels and AUC 0-30 of the hepatomized rats that received with 0.45 nmol/kg GLP-1 were significantly lower compared to the rats that received the same volum load with normal saline or 0.3 nmol/kg GLP-1 respectively after liver resection.There was an increasing postoperative serum concentration of glucose,insulin,glucagon on the first day,then,the serum glucose concentration was significantly lowered after infusion of GLP-1 in rats undergoing hepatectomy(P

0.05).Conclusions After hepatectomy,in rats is associated with an obvious insulin resistance,mainly due to the level of serum insulin was obviously decreased(P

Objective To study the pharmacokinetic features of ferulaic acid, senkyunolide A and ligustilide in Buyang Huanwu associated prescriptions (Buyang HuanwuDecoction andNaojianTablets).MethodsHPLC-DAD was applied for simultaneous determination plasma concentration of three ingredients with jugular venous cannula rats after intragastric administration ofBuyang Huanwu associated prescriptions. The pharmacolinetic parameters of each ingredient was calculated by DAS2.0, and then the total quantum statistical moment (TQSM) standard similarity was used to measure the overall pharmacokinetics behaviors.Results There were great differences in the three ingredients after the administration of two prescriptions, while the total quantum statistical parameters were very closely. The TQSM pharmacokinetic parameters of the three components inBuyang HuanwuDecoction andNaojian Tablets showed that AUC, MRT, VRT were 240.6 and 133.0, 3.192 min and 3.259 min, 21.59 min2and 19.75 min2, respectively.The similarity was up to 0.977 8.Conclusion The metabolic processes in vivo ofBuyang Huanwu Decoction andNaojianTablets have similarities. The efficacy of Chinese herbal compounds mostly depends on the multi-components overall contributions.

Objective To explore the preventive effect of low molecular weight heparin(LMWH)combined with integrated medical-nursing enhanced recovery after surgery(ERAS)intervention on postoperative deep vein thrombosis(DVT)in colorectal cancer(CRC)patients.Methods A retrospective collection of postoperative CRC patients at Hangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from January 2021 to October 2023 was conducted.Patients were divided in the combined intervention group(LMWH combined with ERAS)and the control group(LMWH)based on the intervention methods.The primary observation indicators of this study was the incidence of lower extremity DVT.Secondary observation indicators included changes in coagulation parameters[D-dimer(D-D),thrombin time(TT),prothrombin time(PT),activated partial thromboplastin time(APTT),and fibrinogen(Fib)]before and after intervention;blood flow velocity in the bilateral popliteal,external iliac,and femoral veins;time to first postoperative anal gas passage,time to resume eating,time to get out of bed and length of hospital stay;postoperative complication rate and adverse drug reaction rate.Results A total of 110 patients were included in the study,with 55 in the combined intervention group and 55 in the control group.There were no statistically significant differences between the two groups in terms of baseline characteristics,coagulation-related indicators before intervention,and lower limb venous blood flow velocity(P＞0.05).After 7 and 14 days of intervention,TT,PT,APTT,and Fib levels in both groups were higher compared to before the intervention,while D-D levels decreased(P＜0.05).There were no significant differences in TT,PT,and APTT between the two groups(P＞0.05),but the D-D level in the combined intervention group was lower than that in the control group(P＜0.05),and the Fib level was higher than that in the control group(P＜0.05).After 14 days of intervention,the blood flow velocities in the bilateral popliteal,external iliac,and femoral veins were higher in the combined intervention group than in the control group(P＜0.05),and the incidence of DVT was lower(1.82％vs.7.27％),but the difference was not statistically significant(P=0.363).The combined intervention group had shorter postoperative time to first anal gas passage,resumption of eating,getting out of bed,and length of hospital stay compared to the control group(P＜0.05).Finally,there were no statistically significant differences between the two groups in the incidence of postoperative complications and adverse reactions to LMWH(P＞0.05).Conclusion The combined intervention of LMWH and ERAS can effectively improve the hypercoagulable state in postoperative CRC patients,increase the venous blood flow velocity in the lower limbs,reduce the incidence of DVT,promote postoperative recovery,and has good safety.

OBJECTIVETo observe whether olfactory ensheathing cells could be used to promote axonal regeneration in a spontaneously nonregenerating system.

METHODSAfter laminectomy at the lower thoracic level, the spinal cords of adult rats were exposed and completely transected at T10. A suspension of ensheathing cells was injected into the lesion site in 12 adult rats, and control D/F-12 (1:1 mixture of DMEM and Ham's F-12) was injected in 12 adult rats. Six weeks and ten weeks after cell transplantation, the rats were evaluated by climbing test and motor evoked potentials (MEPs) monitoring. The samples were procured and studied with histologicl and immunohistochemical methods.

RESULTSAt the 6th week after cell transplantation, all the rats in both the transplanted and control groups were paraplegic and the MEPs could not be recorded. At the 10th week after cell transplantation, of 7 rats in the control group, 2 rats had muscles' contraction of the lower extremities, 2 rats had hips and/or knees' active movement; and 5 rats' MEPs could be recorded in the hind limbs in the transplanted group (n=7). None of the rats in the control group had functional improvement and no MEPs recorded (n=7). Numerous regenerating axons were observed through the transplantation and continued to regenerate into the denervated host tract. Cell labelling using anti-Myelin Basic Protein (MBP) and anti-Nerve Growth Factor Receptor (anti-NGFR) indicated that the regenerated axons were derived from the appropriate neuronal source and that donor cells migrated into the denervated host tract. But axonal degeneration existed and regenerating axons were not observed within the spinal cords of the adult rats with only D/F-12 injection.

CONCLUSIONSThe axonal regeneration in the transected adult rat spinal cord is possible after ensheathing cells transplantation.

Animals ; Axons ; physiology ; Brain Tissue Transplantation ; Cell Transplantation ; Male ; Nerve Regeneration ; Olfactory Bulb ; cytology ; transplantation ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Spinal Cord ; physiology ; Spinal Cord Injuries ; physiopathology ; surgery

Objective: To explore the effect of pre- and post-adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction-Veo (ASiR-V) on image quality and radiation dose in paranasal sinus CT, and to find the best combinations. Methods: One head specimen was scanned with the routine spiral CT scanning parameters [noise index (NI)=8] and different levels of pre-ASiR-V (0—100%, with an interval of 10%). The images were reconstructed with different post-ASiR-V (0—100%, with an interval of 10%) for the bone algorithm and standard algorithm. All of 242 thin-layer images of paranasal sinuses were obtained. The region of interest (ROI) was selected to measure the CT value to calculate the contrast to noise ratio (CNR) and figure of merit (FOM). The volume CT dose index (CTDI_vol) and Smart mA were recorded. The linear regression was conducted to analyze the relationship between CTDI_vol, SmartmA, CNR and FOM. And with the same pose-ASiR-V level, the CNR of images which reconstructed by bone and soft algorithms were compared with pair-wise t test. The image quality was subjectively evaluated by three independent experienced radiologists using a 4-point scale (4 was the best). Results: As the pre-ASiR-V levels (0—100%) increased, Smart mA and CTDI_vol were reduced with a linear negative correlation (r=-0.981, -0.976, both P<0.001). The Smart mA decreased by 72.05% and CTDI_vol by 71.22%. Keeping the same pre-ASiR-V level,the CNR increased with the increase of post-ASiR-V level (for the bone algorithm images:R²=0.976, 0.992, 0.982, 0.982, 0.975, 0.975, 0.979, 0.996, 0.952, 0.978, 0.965;for the standard algorithm images: R²=0.944, 0.990, 0.988, 0.993, 0.996, 0.987, 0.984, 0.996, 0.996, 0.990, 0.965).Under the same level of post-ASiR-V, the CNR and FOM fluctuated with the pre-ASiR-V level (for the bone algorithm images:R²=0.335, 0.341, 0.344, 0.364, 0.385, 0.405, 0.418, 0.429, 0.455, 0.474, 0.516; for the standard algorithm images: R²=0.223, 0.278, 0.327, 0.285, 0.309, 0.329, 0.325, 0.346, 0.360, 0.390, 0.380). All subjective image quality could meet the diagnostic requirements (the score≥3). Conclusion At NI=8, for the bone algorithm, the best combination is 80% pre-ASiR-V and 100% post-ASiR-V; for the standard algorithm, the best iteration combination is 100% and 100%. The appropriate choice of pre- and post-ASiR-V levels in paranasal sinus CT scan can effectively reduce the radiation dose under the premise of maintaining the image quality that meets the diagnostic needs.

Objective:To investigate the effect of organ dose modulation (ODM) technique on reducing the breast radiation dose in chest CT scanning.Methods:In the phantom test, the PBU-2 adult chest module was used. The clinical chest scan protocol was used and three sets of scans performed on the chest module： (1) ODM off group, ODM was not used; (2) ODM part group, ODM was applied only in the breast region； (3) ODM all group, ODM was applied in the whole scan scope. Other scan parameters were same for the three groups, with smart mA applied. The volume CT dose index (CTDI vol) was recorded for all three groups. A long rod ionization chamber was placed in a fixed position in front of the right breast area to measure the breast skin dose (D). The contrast noise ratio (CNR) and the figure of merit (FOM) were measured respectively. In clinical research, 72 female patients who underwent chest CT scanning in Beijing Tongren Hospital Capital Medical University from August to November 2018 were retrospectively recruited. According to the application of ODM, the patients were divided into ODM off group (without ODM, 36 cases) and ODM part group (ODM applied in the breast region, 36 cases). The CTDI vol and the dose length product (DLP) were recorded. CNR, noise of images were measured and calculated, respectively. The image quality was evaluated by subjective evaluation scores. The one way ANOVA analysis was used in comparing the difference of CNR among the 3 groups in module test. As for clinical cases, the independent samples t test was used to compare the difference in CTDI vol, DLP, CNR and the noise between two groups; and the rank-sum test was used for comparison in image quality subjective evaluation. Results:In module test, the radiation dose was highest in ODM off group, and lowest in ODM all group. The CTDI vol were (6.90±0.02), (6.26±0.02) and (5.99±0.02) mGy, and the D values were (9.17±1.01), (8.01±0.92) and (7.58±0.87) mGy for ODM off group, ODM part group and ODM all group respectively. The CNR values of images with soft tissue algorithm reconstruction were highest in ODM off group and lowest in ODM all group, while no statistically significant difference was displayed ( P>0.05). The CNR values of the images with lung algorithm reconstruction showed the same trend, with statistically significant difference among the three groups ( F=154.732, P=0.006). The FOM of the lung and soft tissue algorithm images was maximized when the ODM was partially applied. As for clinical cases, compared with ODM off group, the dose of ODM part group showed significantly decreased, with CTDI vol decreased by 16.12% ( t=2.604, P=0.011), and the DLP decreased by 16.85% ( t=3.293, P=0.002). No significant difference was found in CNR, noise and subjective score by two doctors between two groups ( P>0.05). Conclusion:The application of ODM in chest CT imaging can reduce the radiation dose of breast with simultaneously maintaining the image quality.

Objective:To explore the effects of tube voltage on the image quality and radiation dose of paranasal sinus CT on a 16 cm wide-detector CT.Methods:The sinus area of head specimen was scanned with sequential scanning mode and tube voltages of 70, 80, 100, 120 and 140 kV, respectively. The parameters were set as follows: NI=9, automatic tube current modulation, Smart mA with the maximum range at the corresponding tube voltage, 120 mm detector width. The images were reconstructed with bone and soft tissue algorithms separately.The slice thickness was 0.625 mm for all reconstructed images. The axial, coronal and sagittal images were reformatted as 2 mm thickness with clinical baseline. The CT value and standard deviation (SD) were measured in the region of interest(ROI) of central axial image and the contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) was calculated. The volume CT dose index(CTDI vol) and dose length product (DLP) were recorded, and the figure of merit (FOM) of images was computed. The images obtained in the study were subjectively evaluated by two experienced radiologists and one technician using a five-point scoring system. Results:The subjective evaluation of images obtained in the study met the diagnostic requirements. With the reconstruction of bone algorithm, the CNR at the tube voltages of 100 and 80 kV were 66.98 and 64.75, respectively, which was significantly higher than those at the tube voltages of 70, 120 and 140 kV (51.61, 61.56 and 57.76, respectively). The maximum and minimum CTDI vol were 34.11 mGy at 140 kV and 17.45 mGy at 70 kV. The FOM value was 152.26 at 100 kV. With the reconstruction of soft tissue algorithm, the maximum CNR was 195.62 at 80 kV, which was markedly greater than those at 70, 100, 120 kV and 140 kV (139.46, 154.49, 148.06 and 155.58 respectively). The maximum FOM value was 1273.56 at 80 kV, which was significantly higher than those at the tube voltages of 70, 100, 120 kV and 140 kV (1114.56, 809.98, 735.63 and 709.62, respectively). Conclusions:For the sinus CT of head specimen, the scan protocols with 100 kV combined with bone reconstruction algorithm and 80 kV combined with soft tissue reconstruction algorithm can provide relatively lower radiation dose and good image quality.