Objective:To study the effect of diammonium glycyrrhizinate (DG) on left ventricular function impairment during myocardial ischemia－reperfusion in rats.　Methods:The left ventricular was cannulated through right common carotid artery on the myocardial ischemia－reperfusion injury model. The left ventricler function was assessed before and 10 minutes after the administration of DG, immediate and 20 minutes after initiation of ischemia, immediate and 30, 60 minutes after reperfusion, by measuring the left ventricular systolic pressure (LVSP), left ventricular end diastolic pressure (LVEDP), ＋dp*dtmax and －dp*dtmax. 　Results:Compared with the baseline, all measurements of LVSP, ＋dp*dtmax and －dp*dtmax decreased (P＜0.05,P＜0.01), while LVEDP increased (P＜0.01) after administration of DG. As the time of ischemia－reperfusion lasting, LVSP, dp*dtmax and －dp*dtmax generally decreased progressively, while LVEDP generally increased progressively. 20 minutes after the initiation of ischemia and immediate, 30 and 60 minutes following reperfusion, LVSP, ＋dp*dtmax and －dp*dtmax in the DG group were significantly higher than those in IR group (P＜0.01), LVEDP significantly lower than that in IR group (P＜0.01) at the same time. 　Conclusion:DG can protect left ventricular function against myocardial ischemia－reperfusion injury in rats.

Studies in recent years revel that there is a close relationship between gastrin/cholecystokinin-2 receptors (GAS/CCK-2R) and pancreatic cancer. CCK-2R is widely distributed in human body, but not in normal exocrine pancreas. However, CCK-2R is abnormally expressed in pancreatic carcinoma. The abnormal expression of CCK-2R in pancreatic tissues leads to the abnormal protein expression and activation, changes in acinar cells' morphology and phenotype and an increase in the sensitivity to carcinogenic substances. And some GAS/CCK-2R antagonists can be used for the early and late treatment of pancreatic cancer.

The aim of this study was to investigate whether shear stress could promote function of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) with Shexiang Baoxin Pill (SBP) treatment in vitro, and to study whether shear stress contributed to vascular injury repair by EPCs. EPCs were isolated and characterized; EPCs' proliferation, migration, adhesion, tube formation and eNOS protein level in vitro were investigated by culturing confluent EPCs in 4 mg/mL SBP under physiological shear stress (15 dyne/cm2) for up to 24 hours. Afterwards, EPCs were transfused into rats after wire-induced carotid artery injury augmented re-endothelialization. The results showed that, compared to the SBP group, the shear stress+SBP group obviously enhanced EPCs proliferation, migration, adhesion, tube formation and eNOS protein expression in vitro (P<0.01). After one week, immunofluorescence staining showed that endothelial regeneration rate obviously enhanced in shear stress+SBP group (P<0.01). The present study demonstrates that shear stress can promote function of endothelial progenitor cells treated with SBP, which improves the vascular injury repair potentials of EPCs.
Animals ; Cell Adhesion ; Cell Movement ; Cell Proliferation ; Cells, Cultured ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; pharmacology ; Endothelial Progenitor Cells ; cytology ; drug effects ; Endothelium, Vascular ; Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III ; metabolism ; Rats ; Regeneration ; Stress, Mechanical

Objective:To investigate the change of the serum IL-18, sFas and sFasL levels in patients with severe burn and its correlation with the morbid condition and outcome Methods:Thirty patients, including three fatal cases, had burn with a total burn surface area (TBSA) of 30% or more 45 healthy volunteers were as control group The serum IL-18, sFas and sFasL levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) at various time points ( 1, 3, 5, 7, 14, 21, 28 and 35 days) burn later Results:Compared with control group, the levels of IL-18, sFas and sFasL of patients increased significantly after burn (P

Currently all military hospitals attach great importance to the management of state-owned assets.However,there still exist some problems,such as weak management consciousness,irregular assets disposing and loose connections between management and accounting.The author ventures some measures to strengthen management consciousness,organization establishment,accounting procedures and monitoring mechanism.

With the development of medical innovation ability,the research output becomes more and more diversified.However,regarding to the indexes for evaluating the scientific research output,domestic scholars have variety of opinions.This article briefly introduces the commonly used research output indexes in China,including papers,monographs,patent and related achievements.Such outputs are divided into literature metrology index and Alternative metrics.Authors hope this attempt can establish a suitable evaluation index system of medical scientific research output in Fujian province.

Objective To study the clinical effect of tacrolimus combined with small dose of prednisolone in treatment of IgA nephropathy.Methods 84 cases with IgA nephropathy were randomly divided into study group and the control group in accordance with the digital table method.The control group was given simple hormone treatment, while the study group was treated with tacrolimus combined with small dose of prednisolone.The clinical efficacy and safety were compared between the two groups.Results The treatment effective rate (100.00%)and complete remis-sion rate (73.81%)of the study group were significantly higher than those in the control group (76.19%, 23.81%),and the differences were statistically significant (χ2 =21.01,11.35,P <0.05 ).After treatment,24h urinary protein level was significantly decreased compared with before treatment.24h urinary protein level[(0.54 ± 0.41)g/L]of the study group was significantly lower than the control group[(1.06 ±0.62)g/L],and the difference was statistically significant (t =4.01,4.58,3.87,all P <0.05).In addition,before and after treatment,the serum creatinine,blood sugar,white blood cells,cereal third transaminase,SBP and DBP levels between two groups had no significant differences (P >0.05).When patients lighter (Lee's Ⅱ level),the team for complete response rate was significantly higher than the control group,and the difference was statistically significant (χ2 =5.01,P <0.05 ). However,with the aggravation of pathological damage (Lee),the effective rate and complete remission rate of the study group and the control group showed a downward trend.The effective rate and complete remission rate of the study group were higher than those in the control group,but the differences were not statistically significant (χ2 =1.03,2.11,1.20,1.20,all P >0.05).The incidence rate of adverse reactions in the study group (19.05%)was not significantly different from that of the control group (16.67%)(χ2 =0.08,P >0.05 ).Conclusion Tacrolimus combined with small dose hormone for the treatment of IgA nephropathy has high clinical value,it can significantly reduce the level of IgA nephropathy 24h nephropathy,and adverse reactions.

Objective To summarize the current value of neoadjuvant chemotherapy(NAC) for potentially resectable gastric cancer.Methods The recent 5-year literatures searched through the PubMed with the key words:stomach neoplasm,gastric cancer/carcinoma,neoadjuvant therapy/chemotherapy and preoperative therapy/chemotherapy as well as the relevant reports presented in the ASCO Annual Meeting in 2007 and 2008 were analyzed.The present status of NAC for advanced gastric cancer was summarized,the necessity and feasibility were evaluated,and the patients features for selecting,the predictors for response,the mainly existing problems and development trend of NAC were analyzed.Results At present,there were 7 randomized control trails(RCT) published,and among them 3 were phase Ⅲ.It was safe,effective and feasible to most of trails in NAC for gastric cancer.However,it was still little to obtain survival benefit for NAC RCT,and short of randomized trial comparing strict preoperative chemotherapy to surgery alone or perioperative chemotherapy to surgery plus adjuvant chemotherapy.It remained lots of problems such as how to select the appropriate patients,the effective induced regimes and the predicted factors,the evaluated indices for response.Conclusion NAC is a safe,feasible and efficient method to potentially resectable gastric cancer,but strict phase Ⅲ randomized trials are needed.In the future,substantial improvements of treatment outcome will likely depend on the novel drugs and molecular biological targeted therapies.

Objective To study the protective effect of estrogen on cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury in rat Methods 120 adult female rats were randomly divided into the intact, ovariectomized(OVX),OVX and estrogen(E 2) replacement groups In the OVX+E 2 group, E 2 valerate(200 ?g/kg) was subcutaneousely injected once a week after the OVX Four weeks after the OVX, all rats were subjected to model of ischemia reperfusion by MCAO Infarct volumes were measured.Pathological changes and apoptosis was detected, and serum estrogen concentration was analyzed Results For different time of ischemia reperfusion,cerebral infarct volume in the OVX+E 2 group was minimal,and in the OVX group was maximal(all P

Objective To investigate the protective effect of Schizandrae Lignanoid(SCL)on the apoptosis of PC12 cells induced by H2O2 and its relative mechanisms.Methods PC12 cells were divided into four groups: control group,model group,high dose SCL(SCL1) group,and low dose SCL(SCL2) group.Apoptosis of PC12 cells was induced by H2O2.The cell activity was determined by MTT,the cell apoptotic rate was determined by Annexin V-FITC/PI and ??m was detected by flow cytometry.The expressions of bcl-2 and bax were detected by immunohistochemistry.Results Compared with model group,SCL increased the survival rate of PC12 cells(P