Objective To examine miRNA-31 expression in serum of children with airway allergic disease (asthma and allergic rhinitis) and determine the correlation with CD44.Methods The expression of miR-NA-31 and CD44 in serum of 26 children with acute asthma and allergic rhinitis and non-acute phase and 36 normal control children were determined by real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction.Results The miRNA-31 was significantly overexpressed in serum of children with acute asthma and allergic rhinitis compared with non-acute phase and normal control children and significantly correlated with CD44.Conclusion The correlation between miRNA-31 and CD44, the aberrant expression of miRNA-31 may account for the occurrence and development of airway allergic diseases.

0.05) after non-fever limit (non-FL) dose and FL dose endotoxin (ET) was intravenously injected into rabbits. The increase of PGE_2 in CSF was not limited during the occurrence of ET FL. 2. Intracerebroventricular injection (ICV) of different dose of PGE_2 into rabbits induced dose-dependent fever, but there was no more rise in body temperature when the febrile response had reached a certain height. This is termed "PGE FL". 3. The concentration of cyclic adenosine-3′, 5′-monophosphate (cAMP)in CSF paralleled the fluctuation of temperature (r=0.9906, P

40 New Zealand white rabbits were used to observe the effect on the fever caused by ET (endotoxin) and EGTA [ethylene glycol bis-(?-aminoethylethylether)-N, N, N′, N′-tetraacetic acid] after ICV (intracerebroventricular) infusion of Tau and CaCl_2 into rabbits. The results showed that Tau ICV perfusion could inhibit the initial febrile response to ET and EGTA in rabbits (P0.05), which could be blocked by ICV infusion of CaCl_2. The authors suggested that Tau might increase the level of Ca~(++) in the hypothalamus and reduce Na~+/Ca~(++) ratio, then lower the fever.

Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of sodium aescinate for abdominal operation in general surgery.Methods A multicenter,prospective and open labeled trail was conducted.Data of 2001 patients in PPS group who had undergone either conventional treated (n =500) or sodium aescinate treated (n =1 501) for abdominal operation in general surgery were analyzed.In the sodium aescinate treated group,sodium aescinate was given by ivgtt 12 h before the surgery started,and 20 mg daily after the surgery for 6 days.Time to recovery of gastrointestinal sounds (TRGS),time to recovery of passage of gas (TRPG),and time to recovery of bowel movements (TRBM) were recorded to evaluate the bowl function recovery.The difference of incision edema was observed by the evaluate edema level.Results The TRGS of sodium aescinate treated group was significantly shorter than that of the conventional treated group,P ＜ 0.01.The TRPG of sodium aescinate treated group was significantly shorter than that of the conventional treated group,P ＜ 0.01.The TRBM of sodium aescinate treated group was significantly shorter than that of the conventional treated group,P ＜ 0.01.The incision edema of sodium aescinate treated group was better than that of conventional treated group.The rate of adverse event was low in the sodium aescinate treated group,phlebitis was the most common one,accounting for 0.66％.No serious adverse event happened.Conclusion Sodium aescinate is effective and safe in accelerating patients recovery in general surgery.

Objective To investigate neoplastic lesions in gastrointestinal tract treated by endoscop-ic mucosal resection (EMR). Methods The properties, extent and infiltrating depth of the neoplastic lesions in gastrointestinal tract were detected by chromoendoscopy, magnifying videoscopy and endoscopic ul-trasonograpy. The tumors in niucosa or its muscular layer including the early cancer, precancerous lesion, submucosal tumors, polyps in laterally development, large polyps with or without peduncle were removed by EMR or transparent plastic cap EMR. Results Thirty-one submucosal tumors and four early cancers (esoph-ageal cancer 2, cardiac carcinoma 1 , early colonic carcinoma 1 ) and moderate or severe gastric dysplasia 2 were treated by EMR or transparent plastic cap EMR, no recurrence happened within 3-18 months follow-up. Laterally spreaded 13 polyps and 21 subpedunculated or sessile typed large polyps were resected by the procedures of EMR and Endoscopic Piecemeal Mucosal Resection ( EPMR). Five (7. 04% ) cases were complicated with bleeding during the procedure, and cured under endoscopies. One patient with villus adenoma ( 1. 41% ) recurred three months after EMR. Conclusion Under the guidance of chromoendoscopy, magnifying videoscope and endoscopic ultrasoundgraphy, EMR is a safe and effective endoscopic therapy for early cancers, submucosal tumors and large polyps in gastrointestinal tract.

AIM: To identify and quantitative analysis gentiopicroside content in the extract of Violent gentian of Tibetan herbal medicine. METHODS: Application of HPLC-the electricity sprays fog-mass spectroscopy/mass spectroscopy(HPLC-ESI-MS/MS) and the technique of LC-DAD-UV,by contrast with the reservation time of the authentic gentiopicroside,the ultraviolet absorbed spectrum,the molecule~+,quickly identified the gentiopicroside in the extract of violent gentian.As to it's quantitative analyis we adopted the capillary HPLC methods,with the weight of authentic gentiopicroside for abscissa. RESULTS: MS showed that the methanol extract of violet gentian mainly had five peaks.the compound structure of first peak was gentiopicroside,molecule~+ 356.9,result showed that gentiopicroside in gentian was 1.97%. CONCLUSION: Gentiopicroside is the mainly component of violet Gentia.

AIM: To investigate association between children interleukin 1?(-511) gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to febrile seizures. METHODS: Children were devided into two groups: those with febrile seizures (FS) and healthy control, FS group was also devided into family history group and non-family history group. Single nucleotide polymorphisms of IL-1?-511 gene in promoters were detected by PCR-RFLP among these groups. RESULTS: Genotypes for IL-1? promoter -511 (T-T, T-C, C-C) in total febrile seizures and healthy controls were not significantly differen. Genotype IL-1?-511(T-T) in family history patients is 46.2% ,which is much higher than those in non-family history group (10.3%) and healthy control group (5.7%). The genotype proportions for IL-1? promoter-511 in family history group were markedly different from those in non-family history patient group and control group (P

BACKGROUND: Many scholars have paid attentions on neural stem cells (NSCs), which are regarded as the cell source to repair the injured nervous tissues. And it is becoming a key point that NSCs will be obtained in an effective way.OBJECTIVE: To observe the characteristics of isolation, proliferation and differentiation of in vitro NSCs from subventricular zone (SVZ) and hippocampus of neonatal rats.DESIGN: Single-sample trial.SETTING: Department of Neurosurgery in the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University.MATERIALS: Ten SD rats aged 3 days, of either gender, were offered from the Experimental Animal Center of Sun Yat-sen University. Nestin antibody (rabbit-anti-rat), neurofilament (NF-200) antibody (rabbit-anti-rat), and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) antibody (mice-anti-rat) were all purchased from Sigma Company.METHODS: The experiment was carried out in the Laboratory of Histology and Embryology, Basic Medical College of Sun Yat-sen University from September to December in 2006. According to the ethical requirement, the serum-free DMEM/F12 medium containing basic fibroblast growth factor and epidermal growth factor was utilized to isolate and incubate NSCs from SVZ and hippocampus of neonatal rats. Then the proliferation and differentiation of NSCs in vitro were observed.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Fluorescence immunocytochemistry was applied to detect the antigen of nestin expressed from NSCs, NF expressed from neuron cells and GFAP expressed from astrocytes. The differentiation of NSCs was identified.RESULTS: The cells isolated from SVZ and hippocampus of neonatal rats possessed the ability of proliferation and self-renewal. Through inverted microscope, nestin positive cells could be found in the cell clone sphere at passage 20 of cells. Cells induced to differentiate could express antigen of NF and GFAP by the attached cell clone sphere.CONCLUSION: The NSCs successfully isolated from SVZ and hippocampi of neonatal rats possess the ability of self-renewal, proliferation, and differentiation into neuron-like cells and astrocytes.

α-MSH is an endogenous neuropetide that is effective of all categories of expreimental inflammation. The mechanisms underlying the anti-inflammatory influence of α-MSH are reviewed in the article. α-MSH suppresses inflammation in the CNS and periphery by downregulating the activation of NF-κB, then inhibiting production of proinflammatory cytokines, nitric oxide, chemokines and adhension molecules, and increasing synthesis of anti-inflammatory cytokines. α-MSH is useful in the treatment of many pathological situations in humans.

Objective To describe the vaccine inoculation rate of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) and the movement characteristics of rural population in the Xi'an epidemic area.Methods This was a cross-sectional study.The study covered all the four HFRS traditional high incidence areas (counties):Zhouzhi,Huxian,Chang'an and Lintong.Three villages were selected in each county and 20 households were selected in each village in 2013.Participants included all the persons of these families.People 16-60 years old were interviewed face to face about their sociodemographic and environmental information,and at the same time related HFRS vaccine history and characters of migrant workers were collected.Results Nine hundred and ninety-six persons were investigated,69.3 percent (690/996) were vaccinate-age population.Of all,49.0 percent (338/690) had HFRS vaccine history and 53.9 percent (372/690) had worked away from home most of the year.The inoculation proportion of workers which worked in their own counties (56.8％,67/118) were higher than that of workers worked outside (37.0％,60/162;39.1％,36/92,x2 =10.74,6.44,all P ＜ 0.017).In the workers that went back home every week,60.3 percent (76/126) had vaccinated.Workers that went back home once a year had the lowest proportion of inoculation (16.7％,7/42).The morbidity of HFRS decreased significantly accompany with ascend of inoculation rate (Y =-0.524X + 38.319,t =-4.581,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions After the free vaccinations,there is still a gap between the vaccine inoculation rate and prevention benefit.The current vaccination strategies need to be adjusted.