AIM: To observe the effect of L arginine on blood pressure (BP) in stress rats. METHODS: Thirty rats were divided into three groups. L ARG+stress group: L arginine was added in drinking water and electric stimulus were given intermittently in rat foot plate for 15 days; stress group: electric stimulus was given as above; control group: no stress. The BP levels of tail artery were measured per two days, and the concentrations of nitric oxide (NO) of plasma were detected on 15th day. RESULTS: There were significantly differences on BP between control group and stress group in the 9th,11th,13th,15th day(P

OBJECTIVE To add to the current bodyof knowledge on isolated sphenoid sinus inflammatorydisease in order to promote early diagnosis and prompttreatment to prevent critical complications. METHODS A retrospective analysis was performed on 23 clinical cases of isolated sphenoid sinus inflammatory disease. The clinical features,radiological features,treatment and follow-up results were reviewed in the light of relevant literature. RESULTS The most common symptoms of the disease were headache and visual disturbance. All patients were treated by endoscopic sinus surgery and followed-up for 6-14 months. No recurrence was observed. CONCLUSION Diagnosis of isolated sphenoid sinus inflammatory disease at its early stages is difficult to ascertain because of the non-specificity of its symptoms. The widespread use of nasal endoscopy and CT examination makes early pre-operative diagnoses possible. Managing sphenoid sinus inflammatory disease with functional endoscopic sinus surgery is the preferred method of treatment.

Primer pair was designed as self-template during the amplification by PCR. It’s an easy way to construct a series of multi-copy genes. This method can be available for the amplification of DNA probes and the development of vaccines. It’s considered as a convenient and simple method for the cloning of multi-copy genes.

OBJECTIVE:To study the effects of metformin (MF)on serum sex hormone and leptin contents in ovariectormized female rats. METHODS: 40 SD rats were randomly divided into four groups: control group(normal saline 5 mL? kg-1?d-1,NS group),OVX group(normal saline 5 mL?kg-1?d-1),OVX+low and high dosage MF group(135,270 mg? kg-1?d-1,MFlow and MFhigh group),all group were ig drugs for 30 days on end.The serum sex hormone indexes including E2,P,LH,LSH and leptin content were measured with RIA. RESULTS:Compared with NS group,the serum E2 and P content were significantly lower(P0.05). CONCLUSIONS: MF can significantly improve sex hormone secretion and lower serum content of LEP in OVX rats.

This paper first reports on systemic lupus erythematosus with galactorrhea.From May 1994 to April 1995,we checked 48 female in-patients,in whom we found 9 cases,aged from 20 to 45 years,with various degrees of galactorrhea.The serum prolactin levels of 9 cases with galactorrhea were 45.86?28.84ng/ml and those of the rest 39 cases without galactorrhea were 21.43?14.92ng/ml,P

Objective To investigate the impact of gantry angles on the position accuracy of buildin multi-leaf collimator (MLC) during static (step & shoot) intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT).Methods The position accuracy of MillenniumTM 60 pairs multi-leaf collimator (MLC) in Varian 23EX medical linear accelerator during 10 fractions of treatments with static intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) was retrospectively analyzed by resolving dynamic therapy log files and MLC planning files.The single leaf position deviation and gap deviation of each MLC pairs were compared between expected values and actual outcomes.The impact of gantry angle on MLC position accuracy was also investigated with paired t-test between vertical and horizontal beams.Results All the MLC position deviations ranged within ± 1.0 mm,while the gap deviations were at the range of ± 1.5 mm.The statistical standard deviation of MLC position deviations among fractions was less than 0.06 mm.After all the 60 pairs of MLC leaves were taken into account,the M LC position deviation in the field of 103° was smaller than in the field of 0° (t =58.74,P ＜ 0.01),but there was no significant difference between 257° and 0°,while only the moving leaves were put into consideration,the MLC position deviation in the field of 103° was still smaller than in the field of 0°,but the MLC position deviation in the field of 257° was slightly higher than in thefield of 0° (t =41.95、-4.47,P ＜ 0.01).Conclusions The MillenniumTM 60 pairs MLC in Varian 23EX medical linear accelerator meets the mechanical quality assurance requirement during static IMRT treatments.The MLC positioning showed stable repeatability among treatment fractions.Although the MLC position accuracy is slightly affected by gravity from different gantry angles,but still meets the mechanical QA requirements for medical linear accelerator.This dynamic analysis method is expected to be a novel strategy which may improve the existing QA protocols.

Objective: In order to study how to accelerate the reconstitution immunofunction in BMT mice, first of all, we established a immunodeficiency model of BMT in BALB/C mice. Then BMT mice were injected with PCD-hIL-2 directly into skeletal muscle, and treated with traditional Chinese medicine. Methods: The experiment groups are designed as（A）Chinese medicine + PCD-hIL-2;（B）PCD-hIL-2;（C）Chinese medicine +hIL-2;（D）Chinese medicine;（E）hIL-2;（F）BMT;（G）normal control;（H）radiation control. Results: We compared groups A B C D to E or F groups, found（1）The splenocytes/thymocytes count increase obviously.（2）Killing activity of NK cell rises obviously in vivo.（3）The response of splenocytes、thymocytes、BM cells to mitogen goes up.（4）The reactivity of splenocytes to foreign IL-2 goes up. （5）CFU-GM count is increased. Conclusion: The expression of hIL-2 is very low by nude DNA injection ,but it is enough to have biological function and therapeutic effect .If only Chinese medicine was applied, the immunological condition was obviously recovered.

Objective To investigate the effect of continuous subcutaneous insulin injection(CSII)and multiple subcutaneous insulin injection(MSII)on islet b cell function at the onset of type 2 diabetes.Method 64 patients were randomly divided into CSII(f/m=18/20)and MSII groups(f/m=14/12).There was no significant difference in age,fasting C peptide level,fasting blood glucose level,BMI and HbA1c.The patients of both groups were given intensive insulin therapy.Once the total dosage of daily insulin was kept less than 30U and the fast blood glucose was 3.6-6.0 mmol/L,intensive insulin therapy was changed to oral administration of hypoglycin A(OHA),otherwise the intensive insulin therapy was continued.The number of patients who were switched over to oral drug was compared after one month after the intensive therapy.Result 31 patients in CSII group and 8 patients in MSII group were changed to OHA one month after intensive therapy.A significant difference existed between the two groups(?2=3.37,P

Objective:To explore the efficacy and safety of Certolizumab pegol in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Methods:Such databases as Pubmed, Medline, Embase, The Cochrane Library, WANFANG, CNKI, Science, CBM and VIP were searched from their establishment to March 2015 for collecting the randomized controlled trials comparing Certolizumab pegol and placebo in the treatment of RA. The meta-analysis was undertaken using RevMan5. 3 for Windows. Results:Ten publications and eight researches met the inclusion criteria with high quality. The results revealed CZP significantly improved the ACR20,ACR50,ACR70 response rates,and physical function. CZP was associated with a statistically significant reduction in Disease Activity Score in 28 joints-Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, arthritis pain, and fatigue. There were no significant differences of incidence of treatment-related adverse events between CZP group and placebo group. Conclusion:CZP significantly reduced the RA signs and symptoms,improved physical function and life quality as compared with the placebo in the treatment of RA. More large-scale RCTs are needed to evaluate the long-term efficacy and safety of CZP in the treatment of RA.

Objective To investigate the environmental factors affecting neonatal neurobehavioral development and its sensitivities.Methods Neonatal behavioral neurological assessment (NBNA)and lead levels in umbilical cord blood and meconium were determined for103randomly selected neonates delivered at the section of Obstetrics and Gynecology,First Metallurgical Construction Company Hospital,from January to October1999,and the other relevant factors were investigated by questionnaire at the same time.The NBNB total score was described as a dependent variable and24relevant factors such as umbilical cord blood lead and meconium lead level,etc,as independent variables.Logistic regression analysis was used to ana-lyze the associated factors at P=0.10level.Results The factors selected in the Logistic regression model included:gestational age,month of taking medicine in gestational period,hemoglobin concentration,pregnant womans psychology,meconium lead level and taking medicine during gestational period.Conclusion Neonatal neurobehavioral development could be affected by many factors.Good nutrition,longer gestational age and maintaining good psychological status during pregnancy might be benefi-cial to neonatal neurobehavioral development.However,taking medicine during the gestational period and a high meconium lead level could be harmful to neonatal neurobehavioral development.