Objective To investigate the psychology of the folks of the mental disabled after traffic accidents,and to survey the influence of the coping style and social support on their psychology.Methods 96 folks of the mental disabled after traffic accidents were evaluated with Symptom Checklist-90(SCL-90),Trait Coping Style Questionnaire(TCSQ)and Social Support Rating Scale(SSRS).Results The total score and every factor's score of SCL-90 were all higher than norms(P<0.01).The total score and every factors' score of SCL-90 negatively correlated with positive coping style and objective social support,and positively correlated with negative coping style(P<0.05 or P<0.01).Conclusion The folks of the mental disabled after traffic accidents show more psychological problems,that correlate with the coping styles and social support.

Objective To explore the influence of Toxoplasma tachyzoites infection on motility of human spermatozoa in vitro, and explain its possible mechanism. Methods Semen samples obtained from 10 healthy volunteers by masturbation were prepared by the swim-up technique. The samples were then inoculated at 37 ℃ with different concentrations of live Toxoplasma tachyzoites varying among 1?103/ml (Group A), 1?104/ml (Group B), 1?105/ml (Group C), 1?106/ml (Group D), 1?107/ml (Group E) and Group F containing Ham’s F-10 only as the negative control. Motion parameters were analysed by Computer-aided sperm analyzer(CASA) in 0 hour, 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours respectively. Modalities of spermatozoa and possible adherence and/or agglutination were observed under the light microscope. Results Distinct adhesion of spermatozoa to Toxoplasma tachyzoites and agglutination were noticed. In all the motion parameters, progressive motility was affected most and dependent upon the incubation time and tachyzoites concentration. Progressive motility showed a significant difference between Group E and the control (P

AIM: To investigate the influence of microwave-assisted extraction on flavone contents of Pollen Tyhae micropowder. METHODS: Ultraviolet spectrophotometer and HPLC were applied to analyze Pollen Tyhae micropowder, total flavon and isorhamnetin-3-O-neohespridoside were adopted as the marker, respectively. RESULTS: Appropriate conditions of microwave-assisted extraction included: extraction time of 8min, ethanol concentration of 70%, Solid/liquid ratio of 1∶18 (g?mL -1) and the power of microwave oven of 540w. CONCLUSION: Compared with normal reflux method, microwave-assisted extraction of Pollen Typhae micropowder is more useful and can improve the extraction rate the reduce the extracting time.

Objective To study the male reproductive ability of male rats with Toxoplasma gondii ( Tg) infection and investigate the variation of Toxoplasma infection in seminal plasma of infertile patients and explore its mechanism. Methods Thirty SD rats were randomly divided into 3 groups. The rats in the Toxoplasma infection group were administrated intraperitoneally with tachyzoites of Tg. in a dosage of 2 × 10~ 5/ml(2ml) , the rats in the treated group were administered with the same dosage of the tachyzoites and from the second day after the infection they were treated with 200 mg/kg azithromycin for 7 days, and the normal group was given physiological saline. Nine weeks after the infection, the serum sex hormone level, number,vitality, activity and quantity of spermatozoa and activities of enzymes in testa's of the testicular tissues were determined in the male rats. The female rats infected with Tg were matched with normal female rats at a ratio of 1: 2 for one week, and on the 21st day of pregnancy, the number of corpora luteum, sex ratio and the weight, body length and tail length of fetus were measured. The ELISA method was used todetermine the seminal plasma's anti-Tg IgG antibody of the 169 patients with infertility and 35 males with normal fertility. Meanwhile the NO levels in their semina were determined by means of nitric acid reducase. Results The number, activity .vitality, serum level of sex hormones were all lower in the infected rats than those in the normal and treated groups. The number of fetus in the pregnant rats matched with the infected male rats was significantly fewer, but the average body weight, body length, tail length of the fetuses and sex proportion showed no significant difference in comparison with those of the control group. The anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibody positive rate in the masculine infertility patients was 18.35% , being significantly higher than 2. 86% in the normal fertility group(P < 0.05 ). The mean NO level in the semina from the infertility group was (146.68 ± 38. 87) μnol/L , which was significantly higher than (84.92 ± 26.72) μnol/L( P < 0.01) in the fertility group. Conclusion Toxoplasma gondii infection can cause certain influences on the male reproductive ability.

Objective To explore the impact of acute Toxoplasma gondii infection on cerebral proteins and nerve growth in mice by 2D electrophoresis. Methods The cerebral proteins from C57BL/6J mice infected with Toxoplasma gondii and normal paired mice were extracted. The discrepant proteins were checked by 2D electrophoresis. Isoelectric focusing was determined as the first direction (immobilized pH gradient gel 3-10) ,SDS-PAGE as the second direction to execute 2D electrophoresis, and PDQuest 1.0 software was used to analyze 2D electrophoretogram. Results The protein spots in Toxoplasma gondii infected mice and normal paired mice were (132 ±10) and (170 ± 13) , respectively. After the analysis by PDQuest 1. 0 software, only 19 protein spots were found to express in infected mice and only 37 protein spots were found to express in normal paired mice. Additionally, the obvious quantitative changes in a part of proteins of the cerebrum in the both group occurred. Conclusion There are obvious changes in cerebral proteins from mice with acute Toxoplasma gondii infection, which provids useful clues for studying the cerebral proteins injury in acute Toxoplasma gondii infected mice and the new cure drug.

Objective To study the pinoresinol diglucoside (PDG) on gene regulation role of ESF-1 cells in collagen secretion, to reveal PDG repair mechanisms on scalded skin.Methods The cells cultured in vitro were divided into the control group, the estradiol group and the three different PDG doses groups. The concentration of the high, medium and low dose groups were 100, 10, 1μmol/L, and that of estradiol group were 10-3μmol/L. The activity of proliferation was detected by MTT. Then collagen type I (Col I), collagen typeⅢ (ColⅢ), tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase 1 (TIMP-1), tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase 2 (TIMP-2) and matrix metalloproteinase 1 (MMP-1) expression levels of mRNA after administration of cells were detected by RT-PCR.Results Compared with the control group, the proliferation of ESF-1 cells (0.559 ± 0.027, 0.552 ± 0.034vs. 0.489 ± 0.027,P<0.05) in the estradiol and medium-dose PDG was significantly higher. The expression level of mRNA of ColⅠ(0.958 ± 0.021, 0.929 ± 0.031, 0.916 ± 0.015vs. 0.844 ± 0.022), ColⅢ (0.783 ± 0.038, 0.918 ± 0.021, 0.855 ± 0.017vs. 0.678 ± 0.024), TIMP-1 (0.939 ± 0.025, 0.889 ± 0.036, 0.853 ±  0.015 vs. 0.780 ± 0.023), TIMP-2 (0.507 ± 0.024, 0.655 ± 0.037, 0.572 ± 0.025vs. 0.405 ± 0.062) in the estradiol, low-, medium-dose PDG groups were significantly higher than those in the control group (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Besides, the MMP-1 (0.343 ± 0.038, 0.407 ± 0.046, 0.435 ± 0.037vs.0.519 ± 0.041) mRNA expression level in the middle and low dose PDG groups significantly decrease (P<0.05 orP<0.01). Conclusions The PDG could enhance the activity of ESF-1 cell proliferation, increase the expression of related collagen and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases and inhibit that of matrix metalloproteinases to repair scalded skin.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the effects of Astragalous Injection on oxidative stress and micro-inflammatory status in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (MHD). METHODS: Sixty MHD patients were included and randomized into treatment group and control group, with another 10 healthy volunteers as normal control. The patients in the treatment group were treated with Astragalous Injection and the patients in the control group were treated with normal saline for 12 weeks. A spectrophotometric method was used for the measurement of plasma concentrations of oxidative parameters including advanced glycation end products (AGEs), advanced oxidation protein product (AOPP), malondialdehyde (MDA) and vitamin E (Vit E). The content of C-reactive protein (CRP) was evaluated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. RESULTS: Compared with the normal control group, the plasma levels of AGEs, AOPP, MDA and CRP were significantly increased, while plasma level of Vit E was significantly decreased in MHD patients ( P<0.01). After Astragalous Injection treatment, the plasma levels of AGEs, AOPP, MDA and CRP were decreased as compared with the control group ( P<0.01), while there was no significant difference in plasma Vit E level between the treatment group and control group. CONCLUSION: There exist oxidative stress and micro-inflammation in MHD patients. Astragalous Injection can ameliorate the accumulation of oxidative products and micro-inflammatory status, but it has no significant effect on plasma Vit E level.

Objective To research the therapeutic effect of dihydroarteminsinin/piperaquine phosphate(duo-cotecxin)on rats with Pneumocystis pneumonia(PCP),and explain its potential mechanism.Methods The PCP rat model was established through the subcutaneous injection with cortisone acetate twice a week for 6 weeks.The model rats were orally treated with duo-cotecxin at a dose of 40 mg/kg once a day for 3 days,and with cotecxin at a dose of 60 mg/kg once a day for 6 days,respectively.The therapy control group was treated orally with SMZco(sulfamethoxazol 250 mg/kg +Trimethoprim 50 mg/kg),positive control group and normal group were established,respectively.The drug efficacy was based on rat survival rate,increase rate of body weight,lung weight/body weight ratio,mean numbers of the cysts per field in the lung print smear,and the changes of CD4+ T cells,CD8+ T cells,NO,IFN-? and TNF-? in the blood.Results The survival rates and the body weight of rats treated with duo-cotecxin and cotecxin were higher and heavier than those of the positive control group respectively,which approached to those of the group treated with SMZco.The lung weight/body weight ratio,and mean cyst number per field of lung print smear of the rats treated with duo-cotecxin and cotecxin were lower than those of the positive control group,respectively.NO and TNF-? in the blood of the rats treated with duo-cotecxin and cotecxin were lower than those of the positive control group,respectively(P

OBJECTIVEA pilot study found the masking level difference (MLD) normal value of Chinese aged from 10 to 40, served to clinical practice.

METHODSeventy-three normal persons with hearing threshold < 20 dB and no disorder of otology were divided into three groups: classified 10-20 age as A group, 21-30 age as B group, 31-40 age as C group. MLD of age, gender and race were determined by the audiometer with dual channel by playing audio test disc. Same tests were compared with English language.

RESULTSThe mean value of MLD in Chinese was (11.1 ± 3.4) dB and the 95% normal reference values were between 4.4 to 17.8 dB . There was no difference in term of gender. The value of MLD increased with age. In the term of language, foreign showed high value of MLD than that of Chinese.

CONCLUSIONSThe measuring of MLD depends on age and language but not depends on gender. The normal threshold of MLD depends on age and language should be measured when normal values were applied to assess MLD in clinical practice.

Asian Continental Ancestry Group ; Audiometry ; Auditory Threshold ; China ; Hearing Tests ; Humans ; Language ; Otolaryngology ; Perceptual Masking ; Pilot Projects ; Reference Values

To investigate the effect of Toxoplasma gondii infection upon the expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) mRNA and N-methyl-D-aspirate receptor (NMDA) subunits NR2A and NR2B,Wistar rats of 4 weeks old were randomly divided into 3 groups with 10 rats in each group in which 2 mL suspensions of T.gondii tachyzoits in the concentrations of 2×10~7/mL and 2×10~5/mL were injected intra-peritoneally to rats in group A and group B respectively, serving as the experimental groups, while 2 mL of sterile physiologic saline was injected intra-peritoneally in group C serving as the control group. Four weeks after injection, the expressions of BDNF mRNA and BDNF protein in the brain tissues were detected by in situ hybridization and immunohistochemical assay and the expressions of NR2A and NR2B immune activity in the hippocampal CA1,CA3 and DG were investigated by using computer-assisted image analysis system. Compared with the control group, the expression of BDNF protein in the hippocampus of the experimental groups was significantly enhanced [(64.27±23.18), (50.39±19.34) vs (44.68±22.74)/mm~2,P＜0.05]. In addition, the increased expressions of BDNF mRNA in the hippocampus of the experimental groups were also demonstrated [(0.13±0.02), (0.12±0.02) vs (0.09±0.01); P＜0.05]. In the expression of the NR2A protein, their expressions in group A and B of rats were significantly lower than that of group C in CA3 (P＜0.05),but there was no significant change in CA1 and DG. In the expression of NR2B protein, the expressions in group A and B were also lower than that of group C in CA1 and CA3, and had no significant change in DG. It is evident that the expressions of BDNF mRNA and BDNF protein in hippocampal tissues were significantly increased following chronic infection with T.gondii, supporting the hypothesis that BDNF may be involved in the intrinsic neuro-protective mechanism.