This study was aimed to investigate the effect of Yi-Qi Wen-Yang (YQWY) and Huo-Xue Li-Shui (HXLS) decoction on changes of insulin resistance (IR) model and the myocardial tissues of rats with congestive heart failure (CHF) pathology. CHF rat models were established on Wistar male rats through injection of doxorubicin hydrochlo-ride into rat tail vein. Wistar male rats models were randomly divided into the model group, western medicine group, low dose decoction group, middle dose decoction group, and high dose decoction group. After 4-week gavage, 3 mL vein blood was taken from the angular vein sinus for the determination of blood glucose and serum insulin, and the calculation of IR. Finally, the rats were sacrificed. And then, the heart was removed to make HE slice and observe the pathological change of myocardium. The results showed that compared with the model group, YQWY and HXLS decoction can improve the IR level among CHF rats (P<0.05). Among them, the effects of the high dose and middle dose group were obvious. At the same time, this decoction can improve the myocardial cells in CHF rats in myocar-dial cells of the high dose group. And its morphology change was close to the digoxin group. It was concluded that YQWY and HXLS decoction can reverse IR and improve ventricular remodeling among CHF rats to a certain extent.

The extracted human maxillary central incisors were endodontically treated and restored with glass-fiber post. Then they were randomly divided into four groups and tested. Results showed that groups with ferrule more than 2 mm had higher fracture resistence than others.

Objective: To compare the coronal sealing abilities of different post and cement systems through measuring the value of leakage by using dye method. Methods: Fifty human mandibular premolars with single canal were divided into 6 groups randomly. A group: roots sealed by temporary material, B group: roots restored with fiber post adhered with composite resin cement, C group: roots restored with casting metal post and core adhered with composite resin and zinc phosphate cement, D group: positive control, E group: negative control. After finishing preparation and restoration of roots, microleakage was determined by using dye method. Results: The groups restored with any post and core system produced significantly less microleakage than temporary material sealing group(P<0.05). But no differences were detected between two groups bonded with the composite resin cement (P>0.05). Posts adhered with zinc phosphate luting agent produced more leakage than those with composite resin cement(P<0.05). Conclusion: Luting agent can decrease the coronal microleakage. Composite resin cement provides better sealing ability.

Objective: To investigate the role of oxygen free radicals in renal dysfunction of rats with obstructive jaundice and the protective effect of reduced glutathione on renal mitochondria. Methods: Fifty-four Wistar rats were randomly divided into three groups: sham-operation control group (group A), obstructive jaundice group (group B), reduced glutathione treated group (group C). The model of obstructive jaundice in rats was established by common bile duct ligation (CBDL). In group C, reduced glutathione (150mg/kg.d) was given through abdominal cavity for 21 days. The rats were executed at 7th, 14th, and 21st day after operation respectively. The contents of serum BIL, Cr, BUN and the contents of renal mitochondria MDA and cholesterol were detected respectively, and the changes of renal histopathology were observed. Results: The contents of renal mitochondria MDA and cholesterol in group B and group C were markedly higher than group A (P

Objective To explore the diagnostic value of NAP activity detection in SLE.Methods Technique of AS-BI was used to NAP staining of peripheral blood smear in patients with newly-diagnosed SLE(30 cases)and normal healthy women(30 cases),to observe positive rate and positive score of NAP.Results The positive rate was(22.1±8.8)% in group SLE,(56.8±9.4)% in group normal;The positive score was(22.2±8.9)in group SLE,(58.2±9.8)in group normal.The positive rate and positive score were much lower in patients with SLE comparing with those in group normal.Differences were statistically significant(P＜0.01).Conclusions The detection of NAP is useful in the patients with newly-diagnosed SLE,but we must go on researching the pathogenesis of NAP activity decreased in SLE.

This study was aimed to observe the protective effect of astragalus on bones of vitamin D deficiency rat model. A total of 30 male SD rats were randomly divided into 3 groups, which were the control group, model group, and the astragalus group. The experimental period was 8 weeks. After the experiment, enzyme immunoassay was used for the detection of serum 25 hydroxy vitamin D3 [25 (OH)VD3], fibroblast growth factor-23 [FGF-23], Klotho, and HE staining of femur. The results showed that compared with the normal control group, the vitamin D deficiency rat model group had a decrease in both serum 25 (OH)VD3 and Klotho, and a increase in FGF-23, which meant the ex-istence of osteoporosis. Compared with the model group, the astragalus group had a decrease in both the serum 25 (OH)VD3 and FGF-23, and a increase in Klotho, which meant the osteoporosis of the astragalus group had been im-proved significantly. It was concluded that astragalus can regulate FGF-23 and Klotho in vitamin D deficiency rats in order to have a protective effect for bones.

Objective To determine the relationship between the aggravation of CAAS and coronary atherosclerosis (CAS) ;and to summarize the pathologic character of CAAS of the patients with various coronary artery disease. Methods Review the result of coronary angiography and carotid artery ultrasonography and the related risk factors of the patients who were diagnosed as CAD through coronary angiography ( CAG). The patients were divided into the scleratheroma group and the non scleratheroma group. The patients were divided into stable angina pectoris( AP) group, unstable angina pectoris(UAP) group and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) group according to the criterion of coronary artery disease of WHO. The patients were divided into group A (coronary artery of single vessel lession) ,group B( coronary artery of double vessel lession ) , group C( coronary artery of triple vessel lession )and group D(left main vessel lession ).The aggravation of CAAS was graded. Results There were 198 patients with various CAAS among 228 patients with coronary artery disease ( 86. 8%). CAAS was much related with hypertension and non-related with age, sex, BMI, smoking, drinking, hyperlipoidemia, hyperuricosuria and diabetes mellitus. The aggravation of CAAS much graver with much graver CAS. But only the plaque number of Group A was more than Group D( P ＜0. 05). The grading integral and Crouse integral of CAAS of AP group was not remarkable less than UAP group. The grading integral of CAAS of AP group was less than AMI group and the Crouse integral of AP group was more. But there was no remarkable difference. The number of all plaque,plaque and plaque of AP group was not remarkable less than UAP group and AMI group. There was the plaque among the three group. Conclusion Carotid artery atherosclerosis (CAAS) is relative to coronary artery disease ( CAD).

Objective To evaluate the model of end-stage liver disease (MELD) and Child-Tur-cotte-Pugh (CTP) in prognosis for cirrhotic patients with massive hemorrhage from esophageal varieosis, who underwent emergency endoscopic sclerotherapy (EIS). Methods The clinical and follow-up data of a co-hort of 65 liver cirrhotic patients with massive hemorrhage from esophageal varicosis treated by EIS were ana-lyzed retrospectively. Correlation between MELD values and CTP score and classification was analyzed. The area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to compare MELD with CTP score and classification in predicting mortality risk. The optimal threshold of MELD to determine the prognostic death risk was calculated by ROC curves. Results MELD, CTP score and classification correlated signifi-cantly with each other. Seven patients died within six months and 9 died within the first year of follow-up.There was no significant difference in gender, age and serum bilirubin between the survival and death groups, while the serum creatinine, international normalized ratio (INR), CTP score, and MELD score were significantly different. The areas under the ROC curve of MELD were both greater than 0.8 to predict 6-month and 1 -year survival, and also were greater than those of CTP score and classification. Areas under the ROC curve of MELD is superior to, but not significantly different though, CTP score or classification. The optimal threshold values of MELD and CTP score both showed satisfactory predicting accuracy of mortality risk. Conclusion MELD is an accurate predictive system for 6 months and 1 year in liver cirrhotic patients with massive hemorrhage from esophageal varicosis treated by EIS. The MELD value is very important in the selection of patients for E1S. But it is not more efficient than CTP score and classification.

Objecltive To intensify the coordination and nursing in the operation room in order to prevent surgical site infection after gastrointestinal operation. Methods 337 medical history of patients received gastrointestinal operation and third rate healing from 1999 to 2006 were collected. A series of intensified measures were applied to surgical site infection from 2003 gradually, including invocation of new surgical handwashing method, modified skin disinfection manner, adoption of degreasing with ethanol first before disinfection with iodophor, placement of incision protector and clean bag for incision protection after entering abdomen, changing to use new gastrointestinal anastomofic thimerosal,standardization of operation order and clean manage-ment in operation room. The incidence rate of surgical site infection after gastrointestinal operation of patients from 1999 to 2002 and from 2003 to 2006 underwent χ2 test. Results The incidence rate of surgical site in-fection after gastrointestinal operation greatly decreased after adoption of intensified nursing intervention, Signifi-cant difference existed in rate of patients with third rate healing between the year 1999 to 2002 and 2003 to 2006. Conclusions Modified nursing intervention for surgical incision after gastrointestinal operation can de-crease incision infection rate evidently.

Four different strains of Leptospira were subcultured in CGM in contrast with in Korthof medium for three years. The antigenic components of these Leptospira grown in the two medium were analysed by the methods of MAT, CIE and SDS-PAGE. The results showed that:1, the antigenic components of Leptospira were very complex and had more than twenty bands stained with Coomassie brilIiant blue in SDS-FAGE pattern; 2. the antigenicity of Leptospira subcultured in CGM for many generations was relative stability and the same as that in Korthof medium.