Mitochondria not only acts a key role in en ergy generating process within the cell, but also is intimately associated with some important even ts in cells, such as apoptosis, generation of reactive oxygen species, lipid met abolism etc. For its special structure and function, mitochondria, as the pharma cological target for many agents, interacts with drugs extensively. Learning the interaction between mitochondria and drugs will greatly contribute to the under standing of the mechanism of the drugs, the design of new agents and the avoidan ce of the drug toxicity and side effect. This review is to present the related p roperties of mitochondria and its interactions with classical mitochondrial-tar geted drugs.

The paper introduced the exploration made by Shanghai SongJiang District in its compensation mechanism for public hospitals and community health centers.This attempt aimed at increasing government financial support,identifying public health needs in the development of public medical institutions,developing the compensatory measures to fit the task completed,and the service provided and individual items.It took such factors as the present personnel,workload,population and area taken into account.All these are designed to make the mechanism more appropriate and fair.

The improvement of diagnostics teaching system,including the establishment of curriculum system and evaluation system,is the base of promoting clinical- medicine teaching.Our study showed that the theoretical knowledge and clinical skill of medical students could be improved by constructing clinical diagnostics curriculum system and improving organization management and assessment system,which could pave the way for the transition from medical students to clinicians.

This paper deals with a portable monitor system on liquid crystal display (LCD) based on this available ordinary ECG machine, which is low power and suitable for China's specific condition. Apart from developing the overall scheme of the system, this paper also has completed the design of the hardware and the software. The 80c196 single chip microcomputer is taken as the central microprocessor and real time electrocardiac single is data treated and analyzed in the system. With the performance of ordinary monitor, this machine also possesses the following functions: five types of arrhythmia analysis, alarm, freeze, and record of automatic pappering, convenient in carrying, with alternate-current (AC) or direct-current (DC) powered. The hardware circuit is simplified and the software structure is optimized in this paper. Multiple low power designs and LCD unit design are adopted and completed in it. Popular in usage, low in cost price, the portable monitor system will have a valuable influence on China's monitor system field.
Arrhythmias, Cardiac ; Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena ; Electrocardiography ; instrumentation ; Equipment Design ; Humans ; Liquid Crystals ; Microcomputers ; Monitoring, Physiologic ; instrumentation ; Software

This paper has reviewed the development of artificial intelligence in medical practice and medical diagnostic expert systems, and has summarized the application of artificial neural network. It explains that a source of difficulty in medical diagnostic system is the co-existence of multiple diseases--the potentially inter-related diseases. However, the difficulty of image expert systems is inherent in high-level vision. And it increases the complexity of expert system in medical image. At last, the prospect for the development of artificial intelligence in medical image expert systems is made.
Artificial Intelligence ; Bayes Theorem ; Diagnostic Imaging ; Expert Systems ; Neural Networks (Computer)

Lung cancer is the most common tumor and one of the malignant tumors with the lowest livability after diagnosis, as is known so far. Large-scale image database is the foundation of developing computer-aided diagnosis methods, education and training in lung cancer diagnosis to improve medical diagnostic efficiency and to reduce the doctors' burden. In this study, aiming at improving the low data storage efficiency and solving the lacking of tool for data visualization and data retrieval existing in the use of traditional Lung Image Database Consortium (LIDC) from the lung cancer database, we developed a new lung cancer image database platform including an improved data model, a data integration tool, an image and annotation visualization tool and a data retrieving component. Firstly, the data format in LIDC was analyzed and an improved information model was provided to manage and manipulate large amount data stored in it. Next, some tools such as data integration component, DICOM, image and annotation visualization tool, and data query were designed and implemented. The study demonstrated that the lung cancer image database platform had the capacity of data collection, visualization, and query, and could promote diagnose lung cancer research.
Algorithms ; Databases, Factual ; Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted ; Humans ; Information Storage and Retrieval ; methods ; Lung Neoplasms ; diagnostic imaging ; pathology ; Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted ; methods ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; methods ; standards

Objective To study the long-term effect of administration(6 months) with transient receptor potential vanilloid 1(TRPV1) agonist capsaicin on contractile reactivity of thoracic aorta in C57BL/6J mice.Methods Tow-month-old male C57BL/6J mice were received normal diet group(n=12) or capsaicin group(normal diet plus capsaicin,n=12).Tail-cuff systolic blood pressure(SBP) was examined at the baseline and at the end of the intervention.After 6-month treatment period,carotid artery blood pressure and heart rate were determined by catheterization,and the aortic contractile response was examined using isometric myograph(Danish Myotech Technology,Denmark).Plasma levels of renin,angiotensin Ⅱ(Ang Ⅱ) and aldosterone were determined.Vascular smooth muscle cells(VSMC) were obtained from thoracic aorta of mice and cultured.Angiotensin Ⅱ type 1 receptor(AT1R) protein expression was detected by western blot.Calcium imaging was detected in cultured VSMC using the fluorescent dye technique.Results Systolic blood pressure,invasive carotid artery blood pressure and heart rate have no difference between two groups.No differences was found in PE-induced contraction response in thoracic aorta;while Ang Ⅱ induced contractility of aortic ring was lower in mice with capsaicin than control group [capsaicin:(37.5?1.6)% vs(59.8?1.4)%,P

Objective To investigate the effect of the peroxide proliferator-activated receptorgamma (PPAR-γ) agonist rosiglitazone on the motor function recovery of hind limbs in rats with spinal cord injury.Methods Sixty-eight female SD rats were used to establish spinal cord injury model by modified Allen method.(1) Eight rats were randomly divided into negative control group and rosiglitazone group with four rats in each group.The expression of aspartate proteolytic enzyme-1 (caspase-1) in spinal cord of rats 7 days after injury was detected by immunohistochemical staining.(2) Forty-eight rats were randomly divided into negative control group,rosiglitazone group,rosiglitazone + Clostridium chitosans group [nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappa B) activator],rosiglitazone + monosodium urate group [oligomerization domain-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) antagonist],with 12 rats in each group.BBB scores of hindlimb motor function were assessed at 1,3,14,21 and 28 days after injury in each group.The expression of interleukin-1 β (IL-1 β) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in each group was detected by ELISA at 28 days after injury.Microglia were isolated from the spinal cord of 12 rats and cultured for 7 days.They were randomly divided into the following five groups:(1) negative control group:no drug treatment;(2) rosiglitazone group:1 micromol/L rosiglitazone treatment;(3) rosiglitazone + Clostridium chitin group:1 micromol/L rosiglitazone + 20 micromol/L Clostridium chitosporin treatment;(4) Clostridium chitosan treatment Mycoplasma group:20 μ mol/L shell Clostridium treatment;(5) Clostridium chitosanin + MCC950 group [(NLRP3) antagonist]:20 μmol/L Clostridium chitosanin + 100 nmol/L MCC950;Western blot was used to detect the expressions of caspase-1,NF-kappa B and NLRP3 in microglia cells;ELISA was used to detect the expressions of IL-1β and TNF-α in the supernatant of microglia culture.Results Compared with negative control group,caspase-1 expression was decreased in rosiglitazone group in spinal cord injury area [gray matter area:5.1 ± 0.8∶6.9 ± 1.1;white matter area:5.6 ± 0.9 ∶ 7.5 ± 1.1] (P ＜ 0.05).At 28 days after operation,the rosiglitazone group had the highest BBB score [(14.7 ± 1.6) points],and the BBB score of rosiglitazone + Clostridium chitosans group (10.5 ± 2.1) points was superior to that of rosiglitazone + monosodium urate group [(7.2 ± 1.3)points,P ＜ 0.05].The expressions of IL-1β and TNF-α in rosiglitazone + monosodium uric acid group were lower than those in other groups at 28 days after injury (P ＜ 0.05).In vitro,the expressions of caspase-1,NF-kappa B,IL-1β and TNF-α in rosiglitazone group were lower than those in negative control group (P ＜ O.05).The expressions of caspase-1,NLRP3,IL-1β and TNF-α in rosiglitazone + Clostridium chitosani group were higher than those in rosiglitazone group,(P ＜ 0.05).The expressions of caspase-1 and IL-1β were higher than those in Clostridium chitosani + MCC950 group (P ＜0.05),but there was no significant difference in the expression of TNF-α between the two groups (P ＞0.05).Conclusion Rosiglitazone can promote the recovery of hind limb motor function in rats with spinal cord injury by inhibiting the expression of NF-kappa B,thereby reducing the activation of NLRP3 inflammatory bodies in microglia and ultimately inhibiting the occurrence of inflammation.

OBJECTIVETo compare the efficacy and toxicity of the chemotherapeutic regimen containing pirarubicin and mitoxantrone on the treatment of relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in adults.

METHODSIn this open prospective multicentre study, we randomly assigned patients with relapsed or refractory AML to receive TAE regimen (pirarubicin+cytarabine+etoposide) versus MAE regimen (mitoxantrone + cytarabine + etoposide). The efficacy and toxicity were compared between the two groups.

RESULTS56 patients entered this clinical trial. The complete remission (CR) rate on TAE arm was 79.0% versus 55.6% on MAE arm with the overall response (OR) rates of 86.8% versus 88.9%, respectively. The CR was higher on TAE arm (P=0.035) but with no significant difference between the two groups regarding the overall response (OR) rate. The regimens were well tolerated in both groups. Hematologic and non-hematologic toxicity were similar except relatively lower the mean dosage of G-CSF, red blood cells and platelets transfusion on TAE arm. No significant differences were seen between the two groups regarding the overall survival and relapse free survival rates.

CONCLUSIONTAE regimen might be an effective salvage therapy in patients with relapsed or refractory AML.

Adult ; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols ; administration & dosage ; therapeutic use ; Dactinomycin ; administration & dosage ; Doxorubicin ; administration & dosage ; analogs & derivatives ; Etoposide ; administration & dosage ; Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor ; administration & dosage ; Humans ; Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute ; drug therapy ; Methotrexate ; administration & dosage ; Prospective Studies ; Recurrence ; Remission Induction

Objective:To explore the clinical efficacy of double traction-assisted reduction internal fixation and open reduction internal fixation in treating tibial plateau fractures.Methods:Data of patients with tibial plateau fracture admitted to West China Hospital of Sichuan University from January 2016 to December 2021 were retrospectively analyzed, and patients were divided into two groups according to treatment method: double traction-closed reduction internal fixation group (referred to as double traction group) and open reduction internal fixation group (referred to as open group). The double traction group included 21 patients, with 15 male and 6 female patients, with a mean age of 56.14±9.24 years (range, 45-72 years). Schatzker classification of fractures: 1 type I, 2 type II, 2 type III, 5 type IV, 6 type V, and 5 type VI. The open group included 29 patients, with 20 male and 9 female patients, with a mean age of 58.97±4.84 years (range, 47-70 years). Schatzker classification of fractures: 2 type I, 4 type II, 8 type III, 4 type IV, 5 type V, and 6 type VI. The surgical time, incision length, intraoperative blood loss, length of hospital stays, fracture healing time, postoperative time to full weight bearing, Rasmussen score, Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) knee score, and complications were compared between the two groups of patients.Results:Both groups were followed up for 24 to 36 months, with an average of 30 months. There were significant differences in the operation time (92.61±6.22 min vs. 47.92±9.53 min), incision length (4.54±0.56 cm vs. 6.26±0.51 cm), and intraoperative blood loss (47.05±9.72 ml vs. 156.82±4.62 ml) between the group treated with closed reduction and double traction and the group treated with open reduction, with statistical significance ( t=18.83, 10.78, 53.24, P<0.001). There were also significant differences in the hospitalization time (5.35±0.41 d vs. 5.84±0.78 d), fracture healing time (3.72±0.74 months vs. 4.22±0.42 months), and time to full weight-bearing after surgery (11.29±1.10 weeks vs. 15.07±1.96 weeks) between the two groups, with statistical significance ( t=2.30, P=0.026; t=3.38, P<0.001; t=7.96, P<0.001). The HSS score at 6 months after surgery in the group treated with closed reduction and double traction was 81.61±2.32 points, which was higher than the score in the group treated with open reduction (77.66±4.01 points), with statistical significance ( t=4.07, P<0.001); at 12 months after surgery, the Rasmussen score in the group treated with closed reduction and double traction was 16.71±1.00 points, which was higher than the score in the group treated with open reduction (13.79±1.42 points), with statistical significance ( t=8.05, P<0.001). There was no fracture malunion or compartment syndrome occurred in both groups. The incidence of complications was 5% (1/21) in the group treated with closed reduction and double traction, and 10% (3/29) in the group treated with open reduction, with statistical significance (χ 2=0.52, P=0.473). Conclusion:The advantages of double traction-assisted reduction and internal fixation for tibial plateau fractures include minimal trauma, minimal bleeding, early mobilization, and shorter fracture healing time. It is a safe and reliable treatment method.