Objective To explore the effect of the standardized swallowing assessment (SSA) on extubation time for patients with nasal feeding. Methods One hundred patients with nasal feeding in our department from January 2013 to December 2014 were divided into the observation group and control group randomly with 50 in each group. The control group was treated with education on aspiratioin prevention and the right time for extubation was decided following doctor′s order. SSA was used in the observation group with weekly SSA and swallowing function, then the patients took pertinent functional exercises till a right time for extubation was decided. The two groups were compared in terms of incidences of re-intubation and aspiration pneumonia. Result The observation group had significantly lower incidences of re-intubation and aspiration pneumonia than the control one (P<0.01). Conclusions SSA is used to assess the swallowing function as well as the aspiration risks , which helps patients to take functional exercise and helps nurses to decide the right time for extubation. It can effectively lower the incidences of re-intubation and aspiration pneumonia and improve patients′prognosis.

AIM To explore the effect of long-term nebulized inhalation of nitroglycerin (Neb-NTG) on high pulmonary blood flow-induced pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH). METHODS 24 male Wistar rats were randomly divided into shunting group, Neb group and control group. An arteries-venous shunt was performed between the abdominal aorta and inferior vena cava shunting was produced in rats of Neb and shunt groups. Twelve weeks after the operation, nebulized nitroglycerin was inhaled by rats in the Neb group using pressurized air ejection mobilization, while nebulized saline was inhaled by rats of the other two groups. Ten minutes inhalation was given each day for each rat. After three weeks of inhalation, pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) and mean pressure (PAMP) of each rat were evaluated by using a right cardiac catheterization procedure. Systemic arterial pressure (SAP) was reorded continuously by catheterization procedure. The ratio of right ventricular mass to body weight (RV/BW) and the ratio of right ventricular mass to left ventricular plus septal mass (RV/LV+S) were detected. Pulmonary vascular microstructure was measured. RESULTS PASP, RV/BW and RV/LV+S were significantly increased in shunt rats as compared with those of normal controls (P0.05). Muscularization of small pulmonary artery was obviously decreased in Neb-group compared with shunt group. CONCLUSION Long-term Neb-NTG ameliorates high pulmonary blood flow-induced PAH and pulmonary vascular remodeling.

Objective:To extract rat brain microvascular endothelial cells(BMECs)using thin-layer cell culture method.Methods:The brain cortex of four-week-old SD rats was obtained,which was chopped,sieved,and digested with type II collagenase to obtain microvascular segments.The amount of culture medium was strictly controlled,and it was inoculated into culture flasks for primary culture.The target cells were morphologically observed by using an invert-ed phase contrast microscope,and the factor Ⅷ related antigen(FⅧRag)was identified by using immunocytochemi-cal staining.Results:The target cells cultured in the inverted phase contrast microscope showed typical endothelial-like monolayer cobble stone-like mosaic growth;FⅧRag positive cells accounted for more than 99％of the total cells.Conclusion:Thin-layer cell culture method can successfully isolate and cultivate high-purity rat BMECs.

Objective Toinvestigatethevalueof"blendsign"onCTtopredictearlyhaematomaexpansioninacuteintracerebral haemorrhage(ICH).Methods SeventyGninepatientswithacuteICH whounderwentbaselineCTscanwithin6hourswereenrolled retrospectively.TheywerealsorecheckedwithCTscanin24hours.Allpatientsweredividedintoearlyhaematomaexpansiongroup and nonGhae m ato m a expansion group according to the change of hae m orrhage volu m e.M ultivariable L o g istic regression analysis w as usedtodetermineindependentriskfactorsofearlyhaematomaexpansion.Results Therewere28cases (35.4%)withhaematoma expansionin79patients."Blendsign"wasobservedin23patientsonbaselineCTscan,16of23 (69.6%)patientsappearedhaematoma expansion.Thesensitivity,specificity,positivepredictivevalue,negativepredictivevalueof"blendsign"forpredictingearlyhaematoma expansion w ere 57.1%,86.2%,69.6%,78.6%.M ultivariable L o g istic regression analysis sho w ed baseline hae m orrhage volu m e and"blendsign"wereindependentlyassociatedwithhaematomaexpansion.Conclusion "Blendsign"canbeusedtopredicthematoma expansioninacuteICH,whichishelpfultoidentifyhighriskpatientswithearlyhaematomaexpansiontomakethetreatmentmore promptlyandaccurately.

Objective To evaluate the nutritional value of yeast protein, and to provide laboratory evidence for its application in the field of food and health food. Methods The amino acids content of yeast protein, soybean protein, whey protein and mixed protein was detected. Five nutritional evaluation methods, including amino acid score, ratio of total essential amino acid, ratio coefficient of amino acid, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and equally weighted gray correlation analysis were used to evaluate the protein quality. The protein efficacy test of the four proteins was performed in Sprague-Dawley rats to compare their nutritional value in vivo. Results The results showed that yeast protein was rich in essential amino acids, accounting for 47.58% of the total amino acids, and the ratio of essential amino acids to non-essential amino acids reached 0.91. Five nutritional evaluation methods all revealed that the yeast protein was an excellent protein in quality. The results of the protein efficacy test showed that yeast protein was able to promote the growth and development of the animals, and keep them in good nutritional condition, which was similar to whey protein, soy protein, and casein. The mixed protein had the highest corrected efficiency ratio among all the proteins tested in this study, possibly because the mixed ingredients made the amino acids complementary and thus had higher nutritional value. Conclusion Yeast protein can be used as a useful supplement to plant-derived and animal-derived protein products.

Objective To investigate the regulatory effect of poria cocos on gastrointestinal motility in mice. Methods A total of 130 Kunming mice were randomly divided into negative control group, low-dose and high-dose groups of raw poria cocos powder, low-dose and high-dose groups of cooked poria cocos powder, low-dose and high-dose groups of poria cocos surrogate culture powder, low-dose, medium-dose and high-dose groups of poria cocos water extract, and low-dose, medium-dose and high-dose groups of poria cocos alcohol extract, with 10 mice in each group. The animals were administered by gavage for 7 days, once a day. After the last administration, the intestinal propulsion function test and gastric solid emptying test were conducted to observe the regulating effect of poria cocos on gastrointestinal motility of mice. Results Compared with the negative control group, the small intestine propulsion rate in the low-dose group of poria cocos surrogate culture powder was significantly increased (P<0.01). Except the high-dose group of raw poria cocos powder, the other poria cocos groups had higher gastric residual rate (P<0.05). Conclusion Poria cocos does not promote intestinal propulsion of mice under normal physiological condition, but it can inhibit gastric empting and exert a moderating effect on gastrointestinal function in normal mice.