Objective: To establish an HPLC method for the determination of three bacteriostatic agents ( methylparaben, eth-ylparaben, propylparaben) in taurine eye drops. Methods:The HPLC method was conducted on a Phenomenex Gemini C18 column ( 250 mm × 4. 6 mm, 5 μm ). The mobile phase was 1％ acetic acid-methanol(40 :60). The flow rate was 1. 0 ml·min-1 and the de-tection wavelength was 254 nm with the injection volume of 20 μl and the column temperature of 25℃. Results:Methylparaben, eth-ylparaben and propylparaben showed good linear relationship (r>0. 999)within the range of 1. 00-19. 94μg·ml-1,2. 01-20. 08μg· ml-1 and 0. 21-10. 46 μg·ml-1,respectively. The average recoveries were 99. 20％-99. 90％, and the RSDs were 1. 34％-1. 54％(n=9). Conclusion:The method is accurate, reproducible and stable without interference, which can be used for the determination of three bacteriostatic agents in taurine eye drops.

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of combination chemotherapy with paclitaxel and oxaliplatin (two new drugs) in patients with locally advanced and(or) metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma ( M/AGC). Methods: Between May 2001 and May 2002, 30 patients (22 male and 8 female) with a median age of 58 years (range35-80) were consecutively enrolled in this study. Oxaliplatin and paclitaxel were administered as a two-hour infusion every one or two weeks, respectively, and DDP or FUDR were infused in abdominal cavity every one week. Results: Thirty patients were evaluable for activity, with 2 complete and 17 partial responses, objective response rate( RR): 63% ( 95% CI: 46% -80%). Twenty-three of thirty patients (77%) experienced WHO grade Ⅰ-Ⅳ bone marrow suppression, which was the most common and serious toxicity. WHO Grade Ⅰ-Ⅲ side effect ( non-hematological toxicity) of gastrointestinal tract, liver, peripheral neuropathy, kidney , mucositis and heart occurred in 40%, 30%, 13%, 10%, 10% and 7% of patients, respectively. No patients withdrew because of treatment-related toxicity. Conclusions: Our data suggest that the combination of paclitaxel and oxaliplatin has promising therapeutic activity in patients with advanced gastric cancer. This regimen shows good efficacy and an acceptable safety profile in M/AGC patients, and may prove to be a suitable alternative regimen in this indication, especially for the patients with bad function of the heart , liver and kidney or old, physically weak patients.

To investigate the feasibility of using coral and other materials as scaffolds for bone tissue engineering, coral, coral hydroxyapatite(CHA), cancellous bone matrix and other natural biomaterials served as culture scaffolds of osteoblasts were manufactured. The results showed, in addition to PLA, PGA, PLGA and other synthetic polymers, some natural biomaterials are also ideal scaffolds materials for bone tissue engineering.

AIM: To establish a fingerprint analytical method for ensuring the quality of Banlangen Granule (Isatis indigotica Fort). METHODS: According to pre column derivatization HPLC method, gradient elution with sodium acetate buffer (pH6.4) acetonitrile (95∶5) in a BDS C 18 column, was applied to detect amino acid at UV 360nm; and the coefficients of cosine of include angle and distance were employed to judge the quality similarity of the samples. RESULTS: The HPLC method is accurate and reproducible and makes almost all the peaks separated; and the two coefficients can show the similarity of each sample. CONCLUSION: The developed method is simple, accurate and operable and can efficiently control the quality of Banlangen Granule.

Pathological types of gastric cancer in stage Ⅲ C include T4a-SEN3,T4b-SIN2,T4b-SIN3.Celiac artery metastatic lymphadenopathy fused into blocks,usually from bottom to top.Limited operation space revealed anatomical and pathological factors,the dissection of the celiac artery lymph nodes,processing the left gastric artery root difficulty.Application of novel celiac artery lymph nodes dissection path,avoiding the limitation of the celiac artery lymph node dissection space exposure factors,so that the dissection of the celiac artery lymph nodes is more complete,processing the left gastric artery root easily,reduce the amount of bleeding,shorten operation time,increase the average lymph node dissection and the Ⅲ C gastric cancer resection rate.

Purpose　To study myocardial pathology and its pathogenesis in diabetes. Methods　Myocardial structure of alloxan induced diabetic rats was observed under light microscopy (LM)and transmission electron microscopy(TEM).Activity of superoxide dismutase(SOD),glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px)，nitric oxide synthase(NOS)and content of malondialdehyde (MDA),nitric oxide(NO) were detected biochemically in myocardial homogenate. Results　Atrophy and degeneration of myocardium and interstitial fibrosis were found under LM and expansion of mitochondria and smooth endoplasmic reticulum, destruction of myofibril and interstitial proliferation of collogen fiber under TEM. Activity of SOD and GSH-Px decreased significantly, while content of NO and MDA and activity of NOS increased significantly in diabetic rats. Conclusion　Atrophy of myocardium, expansion of mitochondria,destruction of myofibril and interstitial fibrosis are the main morphological changes of diabetic cardiomyopathy, and lipid peroxidation and NO may be involved in it.

Objective To study the expression and clinical significance of serum levels of transforming growth factor-31 (TGF-β1) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha(TNF-α) in patients with hypertensive disorder complicating pregnancy(HDCP).Methods The serum levels of TGF-β1 and TNF-αin 50 cases with HDCP and 30 cases of normal third trimester pregnant women(control group) were detected by ELISA.50 cases with HDCP were divided into gestational hypertension group,mild preeclampsia group and severe preeclampsia group according to the severity of HDCP.Results The serum levels of TGF-β1 and TNF-α in HDCP patients were significantly higher than the control group (t =13.283,13.607,all P ＜ 0.05).The serum levels of TGF-β1 and TNF-α gradually increased with the aggravating of HDCP disease,the serum levels of TGF-β1 and TNF-αwere significantly different among the three subgroups of HDCP(P ＜ 0.05).The correlation analysis showed that the serum levels of TGF-β1,TNF-α were positively correlated with the severity of HDCP (r =0.575,0.512,all P ＜ 0.05),there was significantly positive correlation between the serum TGF-β1 and TNF-α(r =0.515,P ＜0.05).Conclusion The serum levels of TGF-β1 and TNF-α were high in the HDCP patients,the high levels of TGF-β1 and TNF-α can reflect the changes and development of HDCP disease.The abnormal levels of TGF-β1 and TNF-α may be associate with dysfunction of trophoblast cell.

Cyclic diguanylate (c-di-GMP) is a bacterial second messenger of growing recognition involved in the regulation of a number of complex physiological processes. In combinations to the related progress of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae, the causing agent of bacterial blight of rice in our lab, this review describes (1) the biosynthesis and hydrolysis of c-di-GMP and several mechanisms of regulation of c-di-GMP metabo-lism, (2) the contribution of c-di-GMP to regulating virulence, motility and biofilm formation, processes that affect pathogenesis of many bacteria, and (3) ways in which c-di-GMP may mediate these regulatory effects.

Objective:To study an identifying model of HPLC fingerprint for the overall quality control of traditional Chinese medicine. Methods: A HPLC method is used to establish the standard fingerprint as well as sample fingerprint first. Then through the principles of numerical taxonomy and statistics, the similarity of the sample to the standard is tested by coefficients of cosine and distant, which are calculated with computer. Results: The combination of the two coefficients of cosine and distant can test the similarity of the sample to the standard correctly and accurately. Conclusion: The coefficients along with HPLC fingerprint can be applied to the on-line control in workshop to ensure the products' quality of all batches.

Purpose To investigate the diagnostic value of the arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD) using multi-slice spiral CT (MSCT). Materials and Methods Thirty-four patients who were suspected as ARVD received right ventricular radiography, including 16 ARVD patients and 15 non-ARVD patients regarded as control group. The structural and shaped change of heart on reconstructed images of long axis, short axis and four cavity surface and analyze were observed, and MSCT features of right ventricular radiography characteristics were analyzed for ARVD patients. Results Sixteen cases of ARVD were correctly diagnosed by MSCT, and 14 cases had fatty infiltration including 11 cases of apex of heart, 8 cases of inferior wall, 5 cases of anterior wall, 5 cases of anterior wall of funnel area, 3 cases of diagram, 4 cases of papillary muscle, 6 cases of muscular trabecula and moderator band and 1 case of whole right ventricular free wall. Five cases showed scallop sign, 16 cases excessive trabecular change, 11 cases thinned changes, and 16 cases enlarged changes of right ventricular wall. Conclusion MSCT features of right ventricular for ARVD have relative diagnostic characteristics, and the scallop sign and excessive trabecular change of right ventricular wall are its specific imaging characteristics.