As the most important gap junction protein, connexin 43 ( Cx43 ) is the most important connexin in the mammalian heart.Recent studies suggest that it plays an important role in heart development, cardiac electrophysiological activity and cell repair after myocardial ischemia.Cx43 abnormity is an important cause of many cardiovascular diseases including congenital heart disease, ischemic heart disease, arrhythmias and hypertension.The expression of Cx43 is regulated by various factors, including methylation, histone modification and non-coding RNA regulation, etc. These abnormal regulations may be important for the development of diseases.

Burns ; complications ; Cicatrix, Hypertrophic ; therapy ; Humans

Communicable Disease Control ; Humans ; Influenza, Human ; prevention & control ; World Health Organization

This paper reported 65 cases of hepatectomy on patients with intrahepatic cholelithiasis, among which 62 were left lateral lobectomy, 2 left hemihepatectomy and 1, right hemihepatectomy. The incidence of postoperative complication was 21.5%: incision infection (8 cases), subphrenic abscess (3 cases), biliary fistula (1 case), and septicemia and duodenal fistula which caused the death of the patients (one each). The complications are related to the number of previous operations, the biliary infection and the improper drainage. Attention should be paid to the following aspects to prevent complications: (1) strict observation of indications for hepatectomy; (2) correct management of the raw surface; (3) adequate maintenance of bile drainage; (4) proper choice of drains.

Objective:To study the effects of somatostatin on portal pressure and operative complications in patients of portal hypertension treated with porta-azygous disconnection. Methods:Twenty patients with portal hypertension were treated with azygoportal disconnection. The severity of liver disease according to the Child-Pugh's grade was B in all patients. The patients were divided into two groups. The patients in group A were treated with intravenous infusion of somatostatin (6 mg/24 h) one day before operation and five days after operation. The patients in group B were treated with azygoportal disconnection without the use of somatostatin. The portal pressure, the volume of bleeding during operation, and the ascites and complications after operation were evaluated. The serum concentration of GLU, NO and ET-1 were determined. Results:The portal pressure and GLU concentration in patients of group A were lower than those in patients of group B. There were no differences of NO, ET-1 in patients between group A and group B. The volume of bleeding, ascites and complications in patients of group B were higher than in patients of group A. Conclusion:The use of somatostatin before and after porta-azygous disconnection can decrease portal pressure. It is beneficial in reducing the volume of bleeding in operation, ascites and complications after operation.

Sepsis is essentially a result from immunological dissonance provoked by severe insults such as fulminant infection,severe trauma and extensive burns.It originates from excessive inflammatory responses and develops into immune paralysis or immunosupression.It has been demonstrated that cellular immune response plays a vital role in the pathogenesis of sepsis.In the stage of excessive inflammation,several kinds of immune cells are activated by pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) or damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) and subsequently produce a vast number of pro-inflammatory cytokines,while during the stage of immune paralysis,excessive apoptosis could result in decrease of immune cells with functional compromise.Inhibitory or regulatory immune cell subsets eventually dominate the direction of immune response and the production of inhibitory cytokines is enhanced.For clinical practice,surveillance of changes and shift in overall immune function is a basis for immunotherapy,especially to immunomodulation therapy.However,there is still a lack of adequate indexes or markers for integral evaluation of host immune state in the development of sepsis.

A micro droplet generator based on V-shape linear ultrasonic motor was prepared to produce micro droplets with higher accuracy in the field of biochemistry.The device was composed of a micro droplet generator which was driven by the V-shaped linear ultrasonic motor, a three-dimensional displacement platform based on V-shaped linear ultrasonic motor, and a micro droplet separation unit based on the piezoelectric vibrator.The generating part consisted of an ultrasonic motor, a medical syringe, a silica flexible tube and a self-made micro nozzle based on glass.Utilizing the drive controller to drive the linear ultrasonic motor, the slipway pushes forward the syringe and the micro droplet was attached to the glass nozzle.The natural mode of the rod nozzle was excited by the piezoelectric vibrator.The attached droplet was separated from the tip of the nozzle after overcoming the viscous force.The separated droplet fell in a certain range.And the radius of the spherical droplet was calculated.In the experiment, distilled water was used as the initial liquid to investigate the characteristics of the micro droplets produced by the device.The experimental results showed that the droplet was attached to the tip of the micro nozzle which was formed by distilled water under the linear motor.By the vibration of the separation unit, the attached droplets formed the spherical droplets by overcoming the viscous forces in the tip of the nozzle.The radius of spherical droplets generated by this device was less than 40 μm by measuring the size.

Objective To investigate the effects of surgical method on the falx paraneoplastic parasagittal meningiomas.Methods 30 cases of surgical treatment in sagittal sinus and falx meningioma patients with imaging data,surgical approach,microsurgical resection of the tumor method and efficacy were analyzed.Results 30 patients resected by Simpson standard,Ⅰ grade resection 23 cases,Ⅱ grade resection in 7 cases,no operative mortality.1-5 years of follow-up,2 patients relapsed,all secondary surgical cure.Conclusion To be familiar with microscopic neuroanatomical relationship,using microsurgical resection of the superior sagittal sinus,falx meningioma,tumor removal rate can be increased to reduce the important functional areas of damage,reduce complications and improve quality of life of patients.

Objective To observe the application effect of nursing intervention in the risk management of emergency department,and provide theoretical basis for subsequent work.Methods From January to December,2010,nursing intervention concepts were introduced to risk management in the emergency department and relevant work was carried out,1268 patients were admitted during this period.754 patients before nursing intervention from January to December,2009 were selected.The results were analyzed and compared before and after nursing intervention was implemented.Results The satisfaction degree after nursing intervention was 98.00％,significantly higher than 80.00％ before the nursing intervention.The nursing error or fault was 1 case after nursing intervention,and was 10 cases before the nursing intervention.The annual theoretical examination score was (76.48 + 12.14) and (86.44 + 10.43) before and after nursing intervention,the difference was statistically significant.Condusions The application of nursing intervention in the risk management of the emergency department can improve patients' satisfaction degree,reduce the nursing error and negligence,improve the ability of nursing staff,so it has certain application value.

Objective:To describe antipsychotic medication prescription patterns and estimate the associated costs for patients with schizophrenia in Tianjin,China. Methods:Data were 30%random sampling from the Tianjin Urban Employee Basic Medical Insurance (UEBMI)database. Adult patients with≥ 1 diagnosis of schizophrenia, antipsychotics prescribed at the first diagnosis of schizophrenia (index date),and 12-month continuous enrollment after the first antipsychotic prescription (follow-up period)between 2008 and 2010 were included. The classes and number of antipsychotics patients prescribed at index date and patterns of antipsychotics patients maintained/changed during the study period were described. The total direct medical costs were also estimated. Results:Among 2125 patients with schizophrenia,1739 (81. 8%)prescribed with antipsychotic medication prescriptions were in-cluded. At the index date,1461 (84. 0%)of the patients prescribed with one antipsychotic medication,278 (16. 0%)with more than two antipsychotics,and 747 (43. 0%)were prescribed with first-generation antipsychot-ics,813 (46. 8%)with second-generation antipsychotics and 179 (10. 2%)with both. During the following 12 months,1387 (79. 8%)patients remained on the index antipsychotic class. The total cost for 1739 patients was (12498. 9 ±14575. 2)CNY. The total direct medical cost was significantly lower for patients only prescribed with second-generation antipsychotics compared with ones only with first-generation antipsychotics [(9064. 1 ±13209. 8) CNY vs. (1 1928. 6 ±13767. 4)CNY,P<0. 001 ]. In addition,the cost for patients prescribed with first-generation and second-generation antipsychotics was 18821. 8 ±15702. 7 CNY. Conclusion:Majority of patients are prescribed with monotherapy,and tend to stay with one antipsychotic medication class. The total medical cost for patients with second-generation antipsychotic medications is lower than first-generation ones.