Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy of compound Sophorae Flavescentis Radix (Kushen) injection intravenous drip combining carboplatin intraperitoneal injection in treating advanced ovarian cancer with malignant ascites. Methods Totally 160 patients with advanced ovarian cancer with malignant ascites were randomly divided into compound Kushen injection intravenous drip combining carboplatin intraperitoneal injection group (observation group) and carboplatin intraperitoneal injection group (control group). Clinical efficacy observation and evaluation were conducted from malignant ascites condition, changes in living quality (KPS score), T lymphocytes subsets and changes of the NK cells in blood samples, pain-relieving efficacy, and toxicity response. Results There were significant differences in malignant ascites between the two groups (P<0.05), with treatment group showing better improvement than the control group. In improving quality of life, the observation group had precedence over the control group (P<0.01). After treatment, CD3+, CD4+, CD4+/CD8+, NK (CD16+CD56+) in control group were obviously less than the observation group (P<0.05). The pain-relieving efficacy in the observation group was superior to that in the control group. Compared with the control group, the observation group had less gastrointestinal reaction and bone marrow suppression, with statistical significance (P<0.05). Conclusion Compound Kushen injection intravenous drip combined with carboplatin intraperitoneal injection in treating advanced ovarian cancer with malignant ascites can effectively improve the immune function and quality of life, and can be used for adjuvant chemotherapy with less side effects.

OBJECTIVE To remove the bad effect of the supply voltage on the ultraviolet ray disinfection and using the intelligent controller to solve the problem of supply voltage on the ultraviolet intensity of the ultraviolet lamp.METHODS The method was to find the relationship between the voltage and disinfection time,use the intelligent controller to detect the supply voltage and use the computation to control the disinfection time,and then revise the disinfection time according to the variation of the voltage in time.RESULTS The method could compensate the bad effect of the variation of the supply voltage on the ultraviolet and can control the ultraviolet disinfection automatically.CONCLUSIONS That means this method has a good application in future.

The research group has built appraisal system of Examination Quality measurement indices on the basis of the present research result of examination quality and the use of more advanced theory and method of educational measurement and educational statistics.According to the feedbackof examination,the examination quality measurement indices are divided into the measurement of test questions,test paper and test achivement,based on which,the mathematical model of Examination Analysis Quality is developed,and through the research and practice,the easy-to-operate software of the feasible examination quality analysis system is developed to realize the standardization,formatting and scientification of the evaluation of examination quality

Objective To observe the effects of combined use of PGE1 with benazepril on the treatment of early diabetic nephropathy.Methods 63 patients with early diabetic nephropathy were divided randomly into the combination treatment group with benazepril daily and PGE1 10?g daily for 14d,and the benazepril group with benazepril daily.Results Compared with the benazepril group,proteinuria and albuminuria significantly decreased in the combination treatment group from 2 weeks' therapy to 6 months after the therapy (P

Nowadays,the Immunoregulatory effects of Vitamin A and its derivatives have made great progress.However,the role of them in allergic diseases is not clear yet,causing some uncertainty in their application prospect.This review takes the mechanism of the allergic diseases as a point,summarizing the role of Vitamin A in occurrence of allergic diseases.

Objective To investigate the role of glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β) in the trafficking of NR1-containing N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) and NR2B-containing NMDAR in the spinal cord in rats with incisional pain (IP) and remifentanil-induced hyperalgesia.Methods Twenty-four male Sprague-Dawley rats,aged 2-3 months,weighing 240-260 g,were randomly divided into 3 groups ( n =8 each):control group (group C),remifentanil group (group R) and GSK-3β inhibitor TDZD-8 group (group TDZD-8).A 1-cm longitudinal incision was made in the plantar surface of the left hindpaw in anesthetized rats.In group C,dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) 2 ml/kg was injected and then the normal saline (equal to the volume of remifentanil) was infused for 60 min via the caudal vein.In group R,DMSO 2 ml/kg was injected before IP was made and then remifentanil was infused at a rate of 1.2 μg· kg- 1 ·min- 1 for 60 min.In group TDZD-8,TDZD-8 2 ml/kg was injected before IP was made and then remifentanil was infused at a rate of 1.2 μg·kg-1 ·min-1 for 60 min.Paw withdrawal threshold (PWT) and paw withdrawal latency (PWL) were measured 24 h before infusion of normal saline or remifentanil and at 2,6,24 and 48 h after intravenous injection.The rats were sacrificed after the last measurement of the pain threshold and L4-6 segment of the spinal cord was removed to determine the expression of NMDAR NR1 and NR2B subunits in cell membrane (s) and cytoplasm (i) in the spinal cord by Western blot analysis.The ratios of sNR1/iNR1 and sNR2B/iNR2B were calculated.Results Compared with group C,PWT was significantly decreased and PWL was significantly shortened,the expression of sNR1 and sNR2B was up-regulated,the expression of iNR1 and iNR2B was down-regulated,and the ratios of sNR1/iNR1 and sNR2B/iNR2B were significantly increased in groups R and TDZD-8 (P ＜ 0.05).Compared with group R,PWT was significantly increased and PWL was significantly prolonged,the expression of sNR1 and sNR2B was down-regulated,the expression of iNR1 and iNR2B was up-regulated,and the ratios of sNR1/iNR1 and sNR2B/iNR2B were significantly decreased in group TDZD-8 ( P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion GSK-3β is involved in the regulation of trafficking of NR1-containing NMDAR and NR2B-containing NMDAR from cytoplasm to cell membrane in the spinal cord in rats with IP and hyperalgesia induced by remifentanil.

Atherosclerosis ; Blood Vessels ; cytology ; Humans ; Stem Cells

This paper presents a feature extraction method based on multivariate empirical mode decomposition (MEMD) combining with the power spectrum feature, and the method aims at the non-stationary electroencephalogram (EEG) or magnetoencephalogram (MEG) signal in brain-computer interface (BCI) system. Firstly, we utilized MEMD algorithm to decompose multichannel brain signals into a series of multiple intrinsic mode function (IMF), which was proximate stationary and with multi-scale. Then we extracted and reduced the power characteristic from each IMF to a lower dimensions using principal component analysis (PCA). Finally, we classified the motor imagery tasks by linear discriminant analysis classifier. The experimental verification showed that the correct recognition rates of the two-class and four-class tasks of the BCI competition III and competition IV reached 92.0% and 46.2%, respectively, which were superior to the winner of the BCI competition. The experimental proved that the proposed method was reasonably effective and stable and it would provide a new way for feature extraction.
Algorithms ; Brain ; physiology ; Brain-Computer Interfaces ; Discriminant Analysis ; Electroencephalography ; Humans ; Magnetoencephalography ; Principal Component Analysis

Objective To study the clinical characteristics of children with chaotic atrial tachycardia (CAT),and to improve its clinical diagnosis and treatment.Methods Clinical data,follow-up,treatment and prognosis concerning 33 patients with CAT from Sep.2001 to Oct.2013 in Beijing Children's Hospital were analyzed.Results The 33 patients included 23 boys and 10 girls with ages ranging from 3 days to 13 months,5 months on the average.CAT was conformed by electrocardiogram in all patients:multifocal atrial tachycardia defined by 3 distinct P'-waveforms,irregular P'R,RR and P'-P' intervals,and isoelectric baseline between P'-waves.Combined with symptoms of atrial flutter,atrial fibrillation,atrial premature beats,atrial tachycardia,and interior conduction,differences were detected by 24-hour holter electrocardiography.Echocardiographic features indicated mild heart enlargement in 19 cases,medium enlargement in 4 cases,severe enlargement in 3 cases,atrial septal defect in 5 cases,ventricular septal defect in 3 cases,atrial septal defect coupled with patent ductus arteriosus in 1 case,congenital total anomalous pulmonary venous cormection in 1 case,and patent foramen ovale closure in 12 cases.Twenty-three patients had heart failure.Digoxine,amiodarone and Betaloc were administered to the patients for maintaining their heart functions.No antiarrhythmic drug therapy was used in 2 patients.Twenty-six of the patients (78.8％) had normal electrocardiographic sinus rhythm within 3 to 18 months after their discharge from hospital.Three of the patients (9.1％) still had CAT symptoms in their eletroccardiogram,but their heart rates were kept under control during the 12-month follow-up clinical visits.Of 26 children with cardiac enlargement,echocardiograms in 21 cases (80.8％) returned to normal within 1-3 months after their electrocardiograms returned to normal,and for the other 5 cases (19.2％),the recovery took 6-12 months.One patient died and 3 patients did not participate in the follow-up visits.Conclusions CAT is often found in newborns and infants.Its diagnosis relies on electrocardiography and 24-hour holter electrocardiography.Treatment with Digoxine,and/or β-receptor block,and amiodarone according to with the heart functions of patients can restore sinus rhythm,and achieve good prognostic results.

Objective To study the clinical characteristics and curing methods of non-compaction of ventricular myocardium(NVM) in children with a view to improve its diagnosis and treatment.Methods From Jan.2009 to Dec.2012,the clinical data,treatment and follow-up of 22 patients with NVM in Beijing Children's Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University were analyzed.Results The 22 patients included 13 boys and 9 girls aged from 4 months to 13 years and 3 months with an average age of 3 years and 7 months.Five of them had a family history of cardiac diease.Twenty patients suffered from ventricular dysfunction,with 2 cases at level Ⅰ,5 cases at level Ⅱ,7 cases at level Ⅲ and 6 cases at level Ⅳ.Asymptomatic heart murmur was heard in 6 patients and creatine kinase car-diac isoenzymes raise was found in 6 patients.X-ray indicated that heart shadow enlargement and electrocardiographic abnormalities in all 22 patients.Echocardiography features of all cases indicated left ventricular enlargement,and 20 cases of the children had ventricular systolic dysfunction.Left ventricle was detected in 21 patients,while double ventricle dysfunction detected in 1 patient.Thrombus was found in none of the patients.Magnetic resonance imaging was performed in 8 cases of the patients and CT was performed in 14 cases,all of them showed abnormalities.Anti-heart failure medications were administered to 20 patients and aspirin to all of the children.The patients were followed up for 0.5 to 3.0years.Two patients died from heart failure during the follow-up.In 2 cases whose cardiac ejection fraction was more than 60％ had little change of the internal diameter of left ventricle and cardiac function.In 3 cases,the left ventricular diameter narrowed by 3 to 5 millimeter and ejection fraction increased by 5％ to 10％ over the previous.In 5 cases,the left ventricular diameter expanded by 5 to 7 millimeter and ejection fraction decreased by 3％ to 5％.In 10 cases,the left ventricular diameter and heart function had no significant change.Conclusions The main clinical manifestions of NVM in children are cardiac dysfunction,and the prognosis is usually poor.Echocardiography is the principal means of diagnosis.Magnetic resonance imaging can contribute to the diagnosis.