Objective To investigate the effect of N-nitro-L-arginine (NO2Arg) on the development of morphine tolerance and dependence.Methods Forty male SD rats weighing (180 ? 18)g were randomly divided into 5 groups for the study of morphine physical dependence and tolerance : group Ⅰ normal saline; group Ⅱ morphine; group Ⅲ morphine + 1 mg?kg-1 NO2Arg; group Ⅳ morphine + 5 mg?kg-1 NO2 Arg ; group Ⅴ morphine +20 mg?kg-1 NO2Arg. Twenty-four male Kunming mice weighing (20.0 ? 2.3)g were randomly divided into 3 groups for the study of psychological dependence: group Ⅵ morphine; group Ⅶ dihydro etorphine; group Ⅷ normal saline. The morphine physical dependence was induced by dose increment. The degree of morphine tolerance was assessed by the pain threshold to heat radiation using tail-flick test. The degree of morphine physical dependence was determined by evaluating the abstinence syndrome precipitated by 4 mg?kg -1 naloxone. The psychological dependence of mice was evaluated by conditioned place preference. Results Consecutive injection of NO2Arg inhibited the development of morphine tolerance in a dose-dependent manner. 5 mg?kg-1 NO2 Arg suppressed most abstinent symptoms of morphine dependent rats. The duration when morphine and dihydro etorphine psychologically dependent mice stayed in the preferred compartment increased significantly from (6.1? 2.0)min and (8.0?0.7)min to (9.3?1. l)min and (9.5 ? 1.2) min by 4 mg?kg-1 NO2 Arg. Conclusion NO2 Arg can inhibit the development of morphine tolerance and dependence and reverse the existing psychological dependence.

Acupuncture Therapy ; Humans ; Meridians ; Sensation

Objective To investigate the effect of establishing external device quality management system in the operating room of primary hospital.Methods 100 pieces external orthopaedic surgical instrument cleaned and packaged by company personnel in 2012 were randomly selected as control group,and 100 packages of orthopaedic surgical instrument cleaned by the professional of our hospital were randomly selected and set as the observation group.The cleaning quality of the two groups were compared.Results The numbers of no blood on the surface,sur-face of the device without rust,instrument storage box no stains,cloth bag no stains in the control group were 92,91, 86,90,respectively,which in the observation group were 99,98,97,98.The cleaning quality improved obviously in the observation group,and there were statistically significant differences between the two groups (χ2 =4.19,471,7.78, 5.67,all P <0.05).Conclusion To establishment of surgical patients external device quality management system in the operating room of primary hospital,standardized management of external devices,can ensure that the management and implementation of quality control of external devices in all aspects and to ensure clinical safety.

With the informatization construction of medical industry, the talents with a knowledge background of medicine and information science have to be available for the development and management in the field of medical facility informatization. In order to resolve the problem that medical industry falls short of information talents, this paper discusses some issues about the training of information talents in the industry, including the roles of medical academies in talents culture, the importance of continuing education and the constitution of the specialized course system.

Objective To discuss the importance of balloon occlusion test before interventional treatment of the intracranial giant intemal carotid artery aneurysms and to sum up the nursing experience in assisting the procedure. Methods Proper perioperative nursing measures were carried out for 12 patients, who suffered from intracranial giant internal carotid artery aneurysm and underwent spring coil occlusion treatment. Nursing measures included mental care, observation of the vital signs, prevention of the complications, etc. Results Neither death nor exacerbation of the condition occurred in all the 12 patients. The patients were discharged from the hospital with a mean hospitalization of nine days. During a follow-up period ranged from 4 months to one year, seven patients had no disagreeable feeling, one patient complained of discomfort but no abnormality was found on follow-up DSA, and disappearance of the aneurysm was observed in 4 patients. Conclusion The monitoring of the vital signs, the prevention of the complications and the standard nursing care are the key points for ensuring a successful operation in treating intracranial giant intemal carotid artery aneurysms with spring coil occlusion.

Objective To explore the functional orientation of township hospitals in developed areas to achieve goals of the ongoing health reform.Methods Two rounds of Delphi consultation was made among 18 experts from around the country to learn the degree of importance of every function.Results The experts' average seniority of service in their fields was 23.28±10.41 years.The positivity coefficients of the two-round consultation were 100％.Kendall' S coefficients of the two-round consultation were 0.226 and 0.265 (p＜0.01).These data are of statistical importance,suggesting consensus among these experts and the consultation meeting the needs of forecast.In these consultation,seven class-1 functions and and 27 class-2 functions were determined.Medical services and public health services account for similar proportion of work of township hospitals.Conclusion The functional orientation was feasible and forward looking,for reference of township hospitals in developed areas.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the involvement of immunoreactive-dynorphin A in the inhibitory effect of N-nitro-L-arginine on the morphine physical dependence in rats.

METHODSThe rats were rendered dependent on morphine by subcutaneous administration of morphine solution three times daily in a manner of dose increment of 5 mg.kg(-1) for 6 days. The degree of morphine physical dependence was monitored by scoring the abstinence syndromes precipitated by 5 mg.kg(-1) naloxone of the rats. The expression levels of immunoreactive dynorphin A in tissues were determined using a radioimmunoassay.

RESULTSIntraperitoneal injection of 5 mg.kg(-1) N-nitro-L-arginine suppresses most of the withdrawal symptoms of morphine dependent rats. N-nitro-L-arginine can elevate the expression of immunoreactive dynorphin.

CONCLUSIONSChronic N-nitro-L-arginine administration can inhibit the development of morphine physical dependence in a manner of dose-dependence, which is significantly related to its role of regulating the endogeneous dynorphin system.

Animals ; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug ; Dynorphins ; physiology ; Male ; Morphine Dependence ; prevention & control ; Nitroarginine ; pharmacokinetics ; pharmacology ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley

OBJECTIVETo explore the correlation between propagated sensation along meridian (PSM) and TCM constitution at different age stages.

METHODSAccording to age, 840 participants were divided into a youth group (326 cases), a middle aged group (243 cases) and an elderly group (271 cases). The TCM constitution of all the participants was evaluated, and the PSM test was performed. The distribution of TCM constitution, the occurring rate and transmission of PSM in each group were observed and compared; the correlation between PSM and the TCM constitution was preliminary investigated by Logistic regression analysis.

RESULTSThe distribution of nine types of TCM constitution in three groups:the proportion of normal constitution and partial constitution were significantly different (all<0.05); the occurring rate and transmission of PSM in three groups were not significantly different (all>0.05); the proportion of occurring rate for nine types of TCM constitutions in the whole population, from high to low, presented special intrinsic quality, neutral quality,-deficiency quality,-deficiency quality,-deficiency quality, damp-heat quality, phlegm-dampness quality,-stagnation quality and blood-stasis quality; besides, the proportion of occurring rate for different TCM constitutions in the youth group, middle aged group and elderly group was similar to that of whole population. The Logistic regression analysis results indicated the neutral quality (=0.025) and special intrinsic quality (=0.018) were positively while blood-stasis quality (=0.043) was negatively related with PSM in all subjects; the-deficiency quality (=0.025), phlegm-dampness quality (=0.019), blood-stasis quality (=0.012) and-stagnation quality (=0.035) were negatively related with PSM in youth group; the neutral quality (=0.001) was positively related with PSM inthe middle aged group; the neutral quality (=0.006) anddeficiency quality (=0.004) were positively related with PSM in the elderly group.

CONCLUSIONSThe occurrence of PSM in different age stages is related with TCM constitution, which could be increased in clinical treatment to improve acupuncture efficacy.

Heart failure （HF） is a group of syndromes caused by cardiac dysfunction with impaired ventricular pumping， seriously affecting patients' health and quality of life. The pathogenesis of HF is complex， including myocardial contractility decline， myocardial fibrosis， and ventricular remodeling， and it is related to neuroendocrine regulation， inflammation， and cardiomyocyte autophagy. Autophagy is a key regulatory mechanism by which cells degrade themselves to maintain body homeostasis. In the process of HF， moderate autophagy can remove aging and damaged cardiomyocytes and maintain the balance of myocardial energy metabolism， while abnormal autophagy may lead to functional decline and pathological changes of cardiomyocytes. The adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase （AMPK）/mammalian target of rapamycin （mTOR） signaling pathway is one of the classical pathways regulating autophagy. This pathway can mediate the autophagy of cardiomyocytes and play a role in protecting the cardiac function and delaying HF progression. Traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） with a long history has a unique theoretical system and shows satisfactory therapeutic effects and wide application prospects amid the integration with modern medicine. The clinical practice of TCM has accumulated rich experience in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. A large number of studies have shown that the active components and compound prescriptions of TCM and Chinese patent medicines can mediate autophagy by regulating the AMPK/mTOR signaling pathway to treat HF. This article explains the role of AMPK/mTOR signaling pathway-mediated autophagy in the treatment of HF， introduces the understanding of autophagy， AMPK/mTOR signaling pathway， and HF based on TCM theories， and reviews the research progress in the regulation of autophagy by TCM in the treatment of HF via the AMPK/mTOR pathway. This review is expected to tap the potential of TCM in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases， provide theoretical support for subsequent experimental studies， and demonstrate the advantages of TCM in clinical practice to achieve more accurate treatment.

Child ; Developmental Disabilities/genetics* ; Frameshift Mutation ; Humans ; Seizures/genetics* ; Seizures, Febrile/genetics* ; Semaphorins/genetics*