Animals ; Bone Regeneration ; Bone Resorption ; Cells, Cultured ; Disease Models, Animal ; Humans ; Jaw ; metabolism ; Osteoblasts ; Osteoclasts

This article summarized the application of Quality of Life in Parkinson's disease such as in therapy or nurse assessment, and discussed how it can be used to assess the effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine on Parkinson's disease, which suggest that a Sinicized Patient Reported Outcome (PRO) measure should be advanced.

OBJECTIVETo observe the intestinal movement of transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 or vanilloid receptor 1 (TRPV1) knockout mice after stimulated by electroacupuncture (EA), and to primarily explore the roles of TRPV1 receptor in the jejunal motility regulated by acupuncture.

METHODSNormal wild-type CL57BL/6 and TRPV1 gene knockout mice were recruited in two groups, the B6 group and the TRPV1 group, 15 in each group. The thermal threshold and the mechanical pain threshold were respectively detected using JL-F digital photo thermal analyzer instrument and ALMEMO2450 machine. The difference between the two thresholds were compared. Meanwhile, a self-made pressure head was placed in the jejunum. The internal pressure was monitored. When the pressure was stable, 2 mA 2/15 Hz EA at Quchi (LI11), Tianshu (ST25), Shangjuxu (ST37), and Dachangshu (BL25) to observe the changes of intestinal pressure value between before and after EA. The curve of internal pressures was recorded.

RESULTS(1) The stimulation of light/heat and mechanical stimulation were obviously slowed in the TRPV1 group than in the B6 group (P < 0.01). (2) In the intestinal pressure observation experiment, the bowel movement was not obviously seen in the two groups when acupunctured at Quchi (LI11) and Shangjuxu (ST37) (P > 0.05). (3) Acupuncture at Tianshu (ST25) and Dachangshu (BL25) of TRPV1 knockout mice could lead to intestinal movement (P < 0.05), mainly inhibited bowel movement. The changing degree was equivalent to that of B6 mice.

CONCLUSIONSUnder the physiological condition, TRPV1 might be mediated by thermal and mechanical stimulation. But TRPV1 mediated acupuncture effect was quite complex, indicating TRPV1 mice might be one of intestinal movement mediating factors.

Animals ; Electroacupuncture ; Gastrointestinal Motility ; Jejunum ; physiology ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Mice, Knockout ; TRPV Cation Channels ; physiology

Objective:To investigate the effect of genistein,a soybean-derived isoflavone,on thestimulating effect on bone resorption of IL-1?.Methods:The osteoclasts(OCs)were isolated with themethods of Yu Shifeng.The rat calvaria were cultured as an organ.The cells in the experiment weregrown in four respectively:Control(without genistein or IL-1?),10~(-6) mol/L genistein,10 ?g/L IL-1?and 10~(-6) mol/L genistein+10 ?g/L IL-1?.The area of bone resorption,the concentration of Ca~(2+) in thesupernatant liquid of OCs cultures and mice calvaria were tested.The contents of acid phosphatase(ACP)were also examined by biochemistry method.The index of bone resorption was counted as the ra-tio of the experiment average and control ones,which indicated the increase in bone resorption when itwas above 1.0.Results:The area of bone resorption of 10~(-6) mol/L genistein+10 ?g/L IL-1? increasedcompared with that of 10~(-6) mol/L genistein,while the concentration of Ca~(2+) in the supernatant liquid ofOCs cultures decreased significantly.The index of bone resorption of 10~(-6) mol/L genistein+10 ?g/L IL-1? lied between 10~(-6) mol/L genistein and 10 ?g/L IL-1?.In the organ culture,there was no differencein the content of ACP among all the groups,The index of bone resorption of 10~(-6) mol/L genistein+10?g/L IL-1? was below that of 10?g/L IL-1?,but both were above 1.0.The index of bone resorptionwas below 1.0 in the group of 10~(-6) mol/L genistein.Conclusion:Genistein can suppress obviously thebone resorption simulated by single IL-1?.

Objective To evaluate chest CT features of microscopic polyangiitis(MPA).Methods Clinical data and chest CT images of 66 patients diagnosed as MAP had been collected.Depending on clinical manifestations.the 66 cases were divided into the active group and the stable group.The data of two groups were analyzed by x2 test.Results Forty-three of 66(65.2%)CT images were abnormal including 32 of them in active group and 11 in stable group. In these patients,CT images showed ground glass opacities(53.5%),lung consolidations(23.2%),scattered patchy opacities(44.2%),ground glass opacities and/or lung consolidations(76.7%),reticular opacities(65.1%),honeycomb(14.0%),pleural effusions(48.8%),emphysema(18.6%),and mediastinal adenopathies(58.1%).Lung consolidations,ground glass opacities,scattered patchy opacities,mediastinal adenopathies,and pleural effusion in the active group are more common than that in the stable group(X2=4.479,4.083,4.053,9.697,9.345 respectively,P<0.05).Conclusion Chest CT features of in patients with MPA have difference between active and stable periods.The chest CT scan is a useful tool to diagnose MAP in different periods and guide the treatment.

Objective To explore the risk factors for asthma in children.Methods A 1:1 matched and hospital-based case-control study was conducted to analyses risk factors for asthma in 300 pairs of children by logistic regression analysis. Results The result of univariate Logistic regression analysis showed that there were 17 related factors for children asthma, including disease history of parents in respiratory system,family income,atopie character,history of acute respiratory infections, eating habit,the amount of sea foods intakes,foam plastics,family decoration,the way of exhaust fume in kitchen,the exhaust effectiveness,raising pet in house,family history of asthma,family history of allergic rhinitis,family history of food allergy,dust allergy of parents,systemic therapy after the first attack.With multivariate Logistic regression analysis,7 factors were entered the model,6 risk factors including father's history of respiratory diseases(OR 3.771,95%CI 1.533～9.278),low family income(OR 1.503, 95%CI 1.258～1.795),atopy(OR 3.788,95%CI 2.368～6.058),meat-eating habit(OR 2.042,95%CI 1.481～2.815),asthma history of family members(OR 1.710,95%CI 0.988～2.958),the family history of allergic rhinitis(OR 1.991,95%CI 1.234～3.211), and 1 protective factor of raising pet in house(OR 0.443,95%CI 0.265～0.739).The coefficients of these factors in multivariate logistic regression model were 1.327、0.407、1.322、0.714、0.536、0.689、and-0.814 respectively.Conclusion Children asthma was a multi-factorial complex disease,and the interaction of environmental and genetic risk factors played an important role in the onset of this disease.

Objective To investigate the distribution modes of NOS nerves and interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs) in myenteric plexus of human fetal intestine. Methods Small intestine samples from 12 fetuses were collected for the preparation of whole mount preparations and cryo sections examined by immunocytochemistry for c kit receptor tyrosine kinase and histochemistry for NADPH diaphorase. Results ICCs associated with the myenteric plexus in the fetal small intestine were observed in the shape of spindle or ovoid with two to three slender processes forming an independent and complete cellular network. While NOS positive nerves, which constitute the main neuronal component of ganglia, connecting strands, and nerve fibers, were found within the circular muscle layer and myenteric plexus of the small intestine and the latter was especially rich of this kind of nerves. Most of these positive neurons were Dogiel I type neurons and they often gathered in cluster in the ganglia. Each ganglion contained several to dozens of NOS positive neurons. Although no colocalization of ICCs and NOS positive nerves was found by double staining of whole mount preparations and cryo sections, they were closely distributed. Conclusion Our results indicate that NO released by myenteric plexus, an inhibitory neurotransmitter, may possess the function of regulating ICCs and smooth muscle in late stage of the fetus.

Objective To investigate the clinical characteristics of diabetes complicated with peripheral neu- ropathy and increase the cognition of diabetic peripheral neuropathy in clinical work.Methods The clinical data of 160 diabetic patients were analyzed with retrospective analysis.Results 118 diabetic patients had different levels neuroelectrophysiologic abnormality,and the incidence rate was 73.8 %.The cure rate of diabetic peripheral neuropa- thy was 11.0%.Conclusion The incidence of peripheral neuropathy is high in diabetic patients,neuroelec- trophysiologic examination is a sensitive index in diagnosis of diabetic peripheral neuropathy,and the therapeutic ef- fect of diabetic peripheral neuropathy is poor.

Objective:To investigate the clinical effect of dexamethasone combined with urokinase on the tuberculous pleurisy.Methods:From August 2013 to May 2016,190 cases of tuberculous pleurisy patients in our hospital were selected.All the patients were randomly divided into the observation group and control group with of 95 patients in each group,both groups were treated with anti tuberculosis treatment,the control group was given urokinase treatment,the observation group was given dexamethasone combined with urokinase treatment,both groups were treated for 1 month.After treatment,the total effective rate,incidence of adverse reactions,total drainage time of pleural effusion,total amount of pleural effusion,thrombin time and prothrombin time of two groups were compared.Results:All patients were well tolerated with injection during the treatment and there was no severe complication after treatment;the total effective rates in the observation group and the control group were 88.4％ and 72.6％,which was significantly higher in the observation group than that of the control group (P＜0.05).The total drainage time and total amount of pleural effusion in pleural effusion in the observation group were 7.56± 2.44 d and 2867.33± 456.10 mL,the control group were 9.44± 2.89 d and 1989.92± 444.20 mL,the total drainage time in the observation group was significantly shorter than that of the control group,and the total amount of pleural effusion was significantly higher than that of the control group(P＜0.05).After treatment,the pleural effusion thrombin time and prothrombin time in both groups were significantly higher than those before treatment (P＜0.05),which were higher in the observation group than those of the control group (P＜0.05).Conclusion:Dexamethasone combined with urokinase could prolong the thrombin time and prothrombin time,shorten the time of drainage of pleural effusion,increase the pleural effusion amount,with good safety and clinical effect in the treatment of tuberculous pleurisy.

Objective To investigate the relationship between the hs-c-reactive protein and the severity of coronary artery disease.Methods All the 67 patients underwent coronary angiography and measured risk factors,the Gensini score was used to determine the results of the coronary angiography.The t test,One-Way ANOVA and multiple linear regression analysis were used to predict hs-CRP.Results Coronary artery disease group hs-CRP levels were significantly higher than those in non-coronary artery disease group(P