Objective To investigate the mechanisms of phenytoin accelerating healing process.Methods Adult male Wistar rats that survived ligatation of the left coronary artery were randomized to phenytoin group or operation control and compared to sham-operated rats.The time-dependent proteolytic activity of MMP-2 and MMP-9 were detected by gelatin zymography.Picrosirius red staining plus polarized light micrscopy was used for qualitative and quantitative analysis of collagen include collagen volume fraction(CVF) and ratio of typeⅠ/Ⅲ collagen.In addition,infarct thickness and myocyte cross-sectional area were also evaluated by image analysis.Results Fourteen days after myocardial infartion(MI),phenytoin reduced infarct wall thinning.Compared with control group,the rats received phenytoin had less myocyte cross-sectional area.Two weeks after MI,CVF in two groups both had significantly dynamic increase and phenytoin accelerated the change.In contrast to control group,ratio of typeⅠto type Ⅲ collagen in phenytoin increased more quickly.Apart from these results,phenytoin did little to CVF in non-infarcted region.Analysis of MMPs activity in myocardial extracts by zymography demonstrated that infarction-induced expression of proMMPs and active MMPs was both upregulated in phenytoin group and operation control.We found that after MI,MMP-9 activity increased as early as 1 day and reached a maximum then gradually descended,whereas MMP-2 began to increase rapidly and remain elevated for up to 14 days thereafter.Phenytoin seemed toenhance expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9.1 day after MI,active MMP-9 in phenytoin group expressed an increasing trendency compared to MI control.Conclusion Phenytoin can attenuate the degree of post-infarction left ventricular dilation and expansion of the infarct during the early phase of MI healing.MMP-2 and MMP-9 enhanced by phenytoin probably played a prominent role.

Objective To summarize the initial outcome of single lung transplantation in the treatment of endstage pulmonary disease.Methods From Jan.2003 to June 2005,11 cases were subjected to single lung transplantation consecutively at our hospital.Of the 11 patients with end-stage pulmonary diseases,7 underwent the right single lung transplantation,and 4 the left procedure.Among them,2 patients received single lung transplantations by the same donor.Results Of the 11 patients,6 cases have been alive for more than 1 year(including 3 cases been alive for more than 2 years).Three cases have been alive for more than 6 months.Lung function examination was done 2 months after lung transplantation.Nine patients showed normal PaO_(2) values(more than 80 mm Hg) with an average improvement of(37.6%),and 8 obtained an average improvement of(165.2%) in FEV_1.One case died of bleeding intra-operatively.One case died of chylothorax at 3rd month post-operatively.The incidence of acute rejection was(1.2) averagely in this group.As to other complications,aspergillosis occurred in 4 cases,severe lung infection in 2 cases,reperfusion-injury-induced pulmonary edema in 1 case at 36th h postoperatively,and upper alimentary canal hemorrhage in 1 case at 7th day.Chronic rejection occurred in 1 case at first year postoperatively.Conclusions Single lung transplantation is effective in treating end-stage pulmonary disease.The incidence of complication was higher after lung transplantation.Effective prevention and management should be emphasized.

A new method based on convolution kernel compensation (CKC) for decomposing multi-channel surface electromyogram (sEMG) signals is proposed in this paper. Unsupervised learning and clustering function of self-organizing map (SOM) neural network are employed in this method. An initial innervations pulse train (IPT) is firstly estimated, some time instants corresponding to the highest peaks from the initial IPT are clustered by SOM neural network. Then the final IPT can be obtained from the observations corresponding to these time instants. In this paper, the proposed method was tested on the simulated signal, the influence of signal to noise ratio (SNR), the number of groups clustered by SOM and the number of highest peaks selected from the initial pulse train on the number of reconstructed sources and the pulse accuracy were studied, and the results show that the proposed approach is effective in decomposing multi-channel sEMG signals.
Algorithms ; Cluster Analysis ; Electromyography ; Neural Networks (Computer)

Objective To know the prevalence rates of diabetes and its risk factors among residents in Haizhu district,Guangzhou.Methods With multiple stages stratified and systematic-random sampling,8 403 residents(aged 18 yrs old and over)were selected and investigated by cross-sectional study,items including:general conditions,risk factors of diabetes,physical examination and knowledge about diabetes,and 2 017 cases were assayed on their blood glucose and lipids.Data were analyzed with SPSS software.Results The general prevalence rate of diabetes was 9.0%(182/2017),the standardized prevalence rate of diabetes was5.5%;the rate of impaired fasting blood glucose(IFG)was 5.1%(103/2017),the standardized rate of IFG was 3.8%.The prevalence rate of diabetes was positively correlated with age(r=0.98,P

AIM: To isolate and identify flavones from Taxillus chinensis (DC.) Danser, to establish the content determination of quercetin. METHODS: The flavones were isolated and purified by column chromatography on silica gel. Its structures were identified by spectroscopic methods, including IR, UV, MS. HPLC was used to assay the quercetin. RESULTS: quercetin and quercitrin content were determined. CONCLUSION: This method is accurate, reliable with good separability and reproducibility, it can be applied as standard for the control of Taxillus chinensis (DC.) Danser.

Objective: To observe the effect of preoperative effect on peri-operative pain in patients following a thoracotomy. Methods: 120 cases following lung-cancer thoracotomy were randomly allocated into four groups, 30 in each group. Cases in group A and B were treated with acupuncture analgesia 3 d before operation; cases in group A and C were treated with acupuncture analgesia after operation; and cases in group D were treated with general anesthesia. The pain management indexes in four groups were all controlled below 3. After that, analgesia-related β-endorphin and stress-related cortisol were observed before and after operation. In addition, the specific doses of postoperative analgesic-Fentanyl in four groups were compared. Results: The comparison of β-endorphin between group A, C and D showed P<0.05 one day before operation, so did group B, C and D 1 day before operation. The intra-group comparison of cortisol between the day of admission and 1 day after extubation and between 1 day before operation and one day after extubation in group A, B and D showed P<0.05, so did group C between the day of admission and 1 day after extubation. In addition, the contents of Fentanyl in postoperative analgesic pump in four groups showed P<0.05 through one-factor analysis of variance, showing a significant difference. Conclusion: Preemptive analgesia could increase the β-endorphin in patients following a thoracotomy and showed remarkable advantage when compared with the conventional postoperative analgesia. It did not cause significant difference regarding stress index cortisol. Acupuncture has no remarkable advantage when compared with operation and extubation for the major immediate stress. Additionally, postoperative acupuncture could be a substitute for the dose of pain killers and the match can be reduced by 20%.

To examine the changes in erythropoietin (Epo) protein and its mRNA expression in rat brain subjected to focal ischemia and possible mechanism of the preconditioning of mitochondrial toxin 3-nitropropionic acid (3-NPA), rats were administrated either vehicle or 3-NPA at a dose of 20 mg/kg, intraperitoneally (ip), 3 days prior to a 2-h middle cerebral artery occlusion followed by 24-h reperfusion. Infarct volumes were measured by using 2, 3, 5 triphenylte trazolinm chloride (TTC) staining, and Epo protein and its mRNA levels were assessed by immunohistochemistry and reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), respectively. Our results showed that after reperfusion, Epo was found to be expressed extensively in the rat brain. It was most apparent in the basal nuclei and hippocampus, and was, to some extent, present in cortex. Preconditioning with 3-NPA caused a reduction in infarct volume. The expression of both Epo protein and mRNA increased significantly in the different brain areas in the 3-NPA pretreated group as compared with the non-pretreated ischemia model group. These results suggested that preconditioning with low dose 3-NPA could induce ischemic tolerance and neuro-protective effects by increasing the Epo expression in the ischemic and ischemia-related areas.

The estimation of chronologic age based on the stages of third-molar development was evaluated by using the eight stages (A-H) method of Demirjian and the third-molar development was compared, in terms of sex and age, with results of previous studies. The samples consisted of 291 orthopantomograms from young Chinese subjects of known chronologic age and sex (including 139 males with a mean age of 14.67+/-3.62 y and 152 females with a mean age of 14.85+/-3.70 y). Statistical analysis was performed by employing the Mann-Whitney U-test and the t-test. Regression analysis was conducted to obtain regression formulas for calculating dental age from the chronologic age. Our results showed statistically significant differences (P<0.05) in third-molar development between males and females, at the calcification stages D, E and H. And a strong correlation was found between age and third-molar development in both males (r (2)=0.65) and females (r (2)=0.61). New equations (Age=8.76+1.32 Development stage) for estimating chronologic age were derived. It is concluded that third-molar genesis took place earlier in males than in females. The use of third molars as a developmental marker is appropriate in young adults of Central China. The formula obtained in the present study can be used as a guide for estimation of dental maturity and a standard for age estimation for young adults of Central China.

Objective To analyze the incidence,clinical feature and the risk factors of invasive fungal infection in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Methods We retrospectively summaried the invasive fungal infection in our PICU from Jan 2007 to Dec 2009 in order to analyze the incidence, clinical feature and the risk factors of invasive fungal infection in PICU. Multiple clinical data were collected such as pediatric critical illness score, mechanical ventilation, urinary drainage tube, indwelling gastric canal and continuous blood purification. Results ( 1 ) The incidence rate of invasive fungal infection was 1.65 % ( 35/2 116 ). The morbidity was 20. 00% ( 7/35 ). ( 2 ) Mean infected day was ( 10. 4 ±- 8. 3 ) d after admission. The clinical manifestations included fungal pneumonia( 60. 0% ), peritonitis ( 14. 3% ), urinary tract infection ( 11.4% ),intestinal tract infection(8. 6% ) ,sepsis(2. 9% ) and meningitis(2. 9% ). All of the patients had used broad spectrum antibiotic. (3) The risk factors of invasive fungal infection included lower pediatric critical illness score, mechanical ventilation, indwelling gastric tube, urinary drainage tube and continuous blood purification.(4) Candia albicans was the predominant pathogen in invasive fungal infection. Conclusion Invasive fungal infection has become one of the main nosocomial infection in PICU. Lung is most commonly involved and candida albicans is the major pathogen. Using antibiotics appropriately, decreasing unnecessary invasive performance,and rationally using antifungal agent mi.ght be effective strategy for invasive fungal infection in PICU.

Objective To study donor liver repair in modified piggyback liver transplantation and its ~relationship to postoperative complications. Methods The relationship between donor liver repair and ~development of complications of 14 cases of modified piggyback liver transplantation,which among 17 cases of orthotopic piggyback liver allotransplantation performed in our hospital,were analyzed retrospectively.In the 14 cases,abnormal hepatic artery was repaired in 2 cases,portal vein interposition shunt was done in 1 case;~repaired ligaments were sutured in 10 of 14 cases,and not sutured in 4 cases.Results None of the 14 ~patients died in the perioperative period. The success rate of the operation was 100%. 3 patients had ~intra-abdominal bleeding,postoperatively,and in 2 cases the bleeding was related to donor liver repair. ~Postoperatively ,there was no thrombosis of hepatic artery or portal vein, and no bile duct necrosis, no hepatic outflow tract occlusion. Conclusions Donor liver repair is an important procedure in liver tramsplantation.The quality of donor liver repair is directly related to the difficulty of operative technique during liver ~transplantation ,and to the development of postoperative complications.In donor liver repair during piggyback liver transplantation,reconstruction of the retrohepatic vera cava is very important.The constructed stoma must be compatible with the donor hepatic vein outflow stoma and be able to effectively prevent the formation of eddy blood flow,ensure patency of the outflow tract and effectively prevent thrombus formation.