Objective To observe the relationship between degree of venous injury and the indwelling time by injection of chemotherapy drugs with intravenous catheter system. Methods Totally 43 New Zealand rabbits were selected as the study sample. Among them, three rabbits were chosen by lot as a blank control, the others were evenly divided into two groups randomly. The veins at the edges of the two ears were taken out as the tested blood vessels for the infusion with intravenous catheter system. The two groups were injected respectively with physiological saline and chemotherapy drugs once daily, and then blocked with heparin salt water. After intraperitoneal anaesthesia, pathological sections were prepared by taking live samples from the ear vein where intravenous catheter system puncturing on the 2nd, 4th, 6th,8th and 10th day of transfusion. And inflammation and thrombosis in the vein had been observed under the light microscope. Results In the same indwelling time, the inflammatory response of the two groups was compared: no difference on the 2nd day; difference was seen on the 4th、6th and 8th day; but again no difference on the 10th day. Thrombosis compared: no difference on the 2nd, 4th day, but difference was seen on the 6th, 8th and 10th day. Conclusions Chemotherapy drugs has a strong irritant on blood vessels.The indwelling time should not be too long, generally advisable 2 days,even if no abnormal response is observed locally by the naked eye.

Objective:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of deoxyribonucleotide in intervention with solid tumor. Methods:A exper-imental study and randomized clinical trial were conducted. Experimental study part: MTT assay and S-180 sarcoma method were launched to observe whether the deoxyribonucleotide would affect the tumor growth. Clinical study part:86 patients of lung cancer, gastric cancer, colorectal cancer, liver cancer were divided into control group(n=43) and treatment group (n=43). Both group were given routine therapy,and the treatment group were given deoxyribonucleotide at the same time. Bone marrow suppression and live function were assessed after chemotherapy. Results:Chemotherapy Clinical effect did not improved in Deoxyribonucleotide group (47. 5% vs 44. 9%, P>0. 05), however, theⅢ-Ⅳbone,NKcellswere improved by deoxyribonucleotide (P<0. 05). What is more, the live injury of treat-ment group were less than the control group. Conclusion:Deoxyribonucleotide can decrese the occurace rate of live injury and bone mar-row suppression.

Overweight and obesity are main risk factors for chronic metabolic diseases, and are strongly associated with the increased risk of premature death. Low carbohydrate diet (LCD) has been proven to effectively control body weight and fat mass in overweight and obese patients by short-term (≤6 months) dietary intervention studies. The mechanisms include regulation of energy metabolism, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, alteration in expression of lipid metabolic-related genes and modulation of intestinal flora. However, the conclusions are inconsistent on whether LCD can cause durable weight loss and reduce the risk of overweight and obesity. This review summarizes the current research progress on the mechanisms, epidemiological studies, intervention studies and potential risks of LCD in controlling overweight and obesity, providing a reference for the future research and clinical application.

Aims To establish a UPLC-MS method for quantifying protocatechuie acid,kaempferol-3-O-β-D-glucoside and quercitrin and to investigate the pharma-cokinetics of three indix components in flower of Poly-gonumorientale L.in rat plasma.Methods The anal-ysis was achieved by BEH C18 column (2.1 mm ×100 mm,1.7 μm)with a mobile phase composed of 0.1%formic acid using step gradient elution.A TQD tandem mass spectrometry equipped with electrospray ionization source was used as detector and operated by selected ion recording(SIR)mode.Results In the selected linear range,calibration curves of the three markers components showed good linearity.Extraction recovery rate,precision,accuracy and stability reached the de-termination request.The parameters of Tmax (h ) in three index components were 0.46 ±0.1,0.79 ±0.33 and 2.63 ±4.6,respectively;Cmax (μg·L -1 )in three index components were 463.8 ±207.81,18.53 ±7.82 and 137.38 ±71.09,respectively.Conclusion The fully validated UPLC-MS method has been successfully applied to the pharmacokinetic study of the three index components in flower of Polygonumorientale L.in rat plasma.

Visual prostheses have the potential to restore partial vision for the blinds. The stimulating electrodes generate reproducible phosphenes. Still limited by the low resolution vision used in visual prostheses nowadays, it is important to optimize the image processing strategies in order to deliver better visual information to the patients. This paper presents a review of the current research progress on the image processing strategies based on visual attention models under simulated prosthetic vision and related psychophysics.
Computer Simulation ; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted ; methods ; Visual Prosthesis

Objective To investigate the impact of synthetic urine (synurine solution) at differentpH values on skin surface.Methods Sixty-four healthy volunteers were enrolled into this study.Based on the results of lactic acid test and questionaires,these subjects were enrolled as sensitive skin group and normalskin group.The 4-,20-,and 24-hour occlusive patch tests were successively performed with synthetic urine at various pH values (2.0,3.5,5.0,6.5,8.0 and 10.0)on the two groups of volunteers.The distilled waterand 0.25%sodium lauryl sulphate (SLS)served as control.The skin surface pH values were measured bypotable pH meter before,and at 24 h,48 h,72 h after the first patch.Half an hour after the latter three detections of pH values,the skin response was evaluated clinically,as well as by transepidermal water loss (TEWL)and pH values,which were measured by pH-900 pH Meter.Results The responses to these solutions were similar between sensitive and normal skin groups.The order of skin surface pH values measured by the two pH meters was consistent with that of the original solutions.The skin surface pH value was altered by the synthetic urine,and this change was still present at 24 hours after the patches were removed.The TEWL values of skin challenged by synthetic urine were not higher than those by distilled water.The skin responses at 72 hours were more intense to the synthetic urines with pH values of.5,8.0,10.0than to distilled water.CondusionsSynthetic urines with different pH values can alter skin surface pH values,and skin responses to synthetic urines with a pH range 2.0-10.0 are similar to those to distilled water.

This paper introduces the current research progress on effect factors of mobility performance based on simulated prosthetic vision.
Phosphenes ; Prostheses and Implants ; Vision, Ocular

This paper employed a DSP platform to create the real-time and portable image processing system, and introduced a series of commonly used algorithms for visual prostheses. The results of performance evaluation revealed that this platform could afford image processing algorithms to be executed in real time.
Algorithms ; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted ; instrumentation ; methods ; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted ; instrumentation ; Visual Prosthesis

Objective To investigate the characteristics of ocular movement disorders in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and neuromyelitis optica (NMO), and explore the clinical application of videonystagmograph (VNG) exami?nation in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of MS. Methods Sixteen MS ,10 NMO and 30 control ( sudden deafness ) patients were enrolled prospectively. Ocular movement disorders including saccades, gaze fixation, smooth pursuits, opto?kinetic nystagmus and spontaneous nystagmus were evaluated by using VNG. Results The positive rate of ocular motility disorders in MS patients detected by VGN was 68.75%. The incidences of abnormalities in saccades, smooth pursuits and optokinetic nystagmus were significantly higher in MS than in control groups (P= 0.000, 0.001 and 0.001, respectively). The positive rate of ocular motility disorders in NMO patients detected by VGN was 80.00%. The incidences of abnormal?ities in saccades, gaze fixation, smooth pursuits and optokinetic nystagmus were significantly higher in NMO than control groups (P=0.000, 0.012, 0.000 and 0.002, respectively). The positive rate of ocular motility disorders was not significant? ly different in MS and MS patients (68.5%vs. 80%,P>0.05). Compared with bedside physical examination, VNG showed a notable higher sensitivity in the detection of ocular motility disorders(68.75% vs. 37.50%). Furthermore, VNG disor?ders might indicate brain lesions undetected by MRI. Conclusion This small sample research indicates that VNG is a valuable tool in the detection of ocular motility disorders as well as brain lesions in MS and NMO patients. However, its role in the differential diagnosis between MS and NMO is not confirmed.

Objective To investigate the effect of trehalose(Tre)H9C2 cardiomyocytes under oxy-gen-glucose deprivation/reoxygenation(OGD/R)injury and its mechanism of action with the cel-lular model simulating the process of myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury.Methods H9C2 cells were divided control group,OGD/R group,Tre group(OGD/R+Tre),and combination group(OGD/R+Tre+ML385).MTT assay was used to observe cell proliferation,and lactate de-hydrogenase(LDH)release and Hoechst/propidium iodide staining were employed to evaluate cell membrane damage.Western blot analysis was utilized to detect the expression of nuclear fac-tor erythroid 2-related factor 2(Nrf2)and its downstream related proteins.The generation of re-active oxygen species(ROS)and mitochondrial membrane potential(MMP)were measured to quantify the level of oxidative stress.The expression of apoptosis-related proteins was determined by Western blot analysis.Results In comparison to the control group,the OGD/R group exhibi-ted a significantly reduced cell viability.When compared with the OGD/R group,the intervention of varying concentrations of Tre obviously improved cell viability in a dose-dependent manner(P＜0.01),increased MMP,and up-regulated the expression of glutathione(GSH),Nrf2,hemeo-xygenase 1,and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate quinone oxidoreductase 1(NQO1),Bcl-2,and cysteinyl aspartate specific proteinase 3(Caspase-3)(P＜0.05,P＜0.01),and decreased the production of ROS and MDA and the expression of responding element binding protein 1,Bax,Bax/Bcl-2,and cleaved Caspase-3(P＜0.05,P＜0.01).What's more,the combined group ex-hibited significantly higher production of ROS,MDA,increased mRNA levels of TNF-α,IL-1β,and IL-6,and reduced MMP and GSH levels(P＜0.05,P＜0.01),as well as,enhanced expression of Bax,Bax/Bcl-2,and cleaved Caspase-3(1.77±0.08 vs 1.20±0.20,3.41±1.45 vs 0.99±0.15,4.10±1.05 vs 1.79±0.52,P＜0.01),and decreased expression of Bcl-2 and Caspase-3(0.58±0.21 vs 1.23±0.25,0.87±0.25 vs 1.45±0.31,P＜0.01)in comparison with the Tre group.Conclusion Tre can be regarded as an Nrf2 activator that inhibits oxidative stress and apoptosis by activating Nrf2,and thereby ameliorates OGD/R-induced cardiomyocyte injury.