Clarithromycin ; therapeutic use ; Humans ; Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone ; drug therapy ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

China ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Humans ; Liver Cirrhosis ; drug therapy

Adrenal Medulla ; cytology ; secretion ; Animals ; Animals, Newborn ; Catecholamines ; secretion ; Cattle ; Cells, Cultured ; Chromaffin Cells ; cytology ; secretion ; Primary Cell Culture

(P > 0. 05). Conclusions:Metronidazole-containing triple therapy may reduce the CD infection secondary to eradication of Hp infection in pediatric patients,and has no negative impact on efficacy of Hp eradication.

Aim To study ethanol-induced changes in the development and neuronal number of visual cortex in C57BL /6 mice. Methods Female mice were fed with ethanol during pregnancy . The neuron density (ND) and cortical thickness (CT) in visual cortex of off spring mice were measured at either P0, P7 and P14 with hematoxylin and eosin (H.E) and Nissl staining. Results Embryonic death and malformationswere found in the ethanol-treated groups. Malformations, such as microcephaly,anencephaly and myeloschisis with spinabifida, etc were found in late-term embryos. The malformation rate was 12%. Compared with control group, the development of visual cortex in ethanol-treated groups was delayed, and its lamination was in disorder. The neuron polarity was disturbed. Neuron loss was found after ethanol exposure. At various ages, the neuron density in ethanol-treated groups was lower than that in control group(P

Objective To explore the expression of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-2(TIMP-2) in peripheral blood lymphocytes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases(COPD) and the association of smoking and TIMP-2 mRNA. Methods The expression of TIMP-2 mRNA in peripheral blood lymphocytes was measured by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR) in 44 patients with COPD and 42 healthy smokers.The correlation analysis was then conducted between TIMP-2 mRNA expression and smoking index. Results The expression of TIMP-2 mRNA was 0.753?0.154 and 1.170?0.196,respectively,in patients with COPD and healthy smokers(P

To study the effect of wearing overnight orthokeratology ( OK) contact lens on corneal topography and tears in adolescents.METHODS: The diopter, corneal curvature, corneal surface regularity index ( SRl ) , tear break - up time ( BUT ) , Schirmer l test, and corneal fluorescent ( FL ) were recordedon 40 (80 eyes) adolescent myopia patients (mean age 13. 68±2. 32 years), who had worn OK contact lensfor more than 1 year, with mean spherical equivalent refraction -3. 61 ± 1. 48D before wearing OK contact lens. These indexes were tested and recorded before the patients' wearing OK contact lens and 5 times (1wk and 1, 3, 6, 12mo after the first wearing) during the patients' overnight wearing OK contact lens for 8~10 hours per day.RESULTS: Compared with pre - wearing, at post -wearing OK contact lens 12mo, the mean spherical equivalent refraction was apparently decreased from -3.61±1. 48D to -1. 39±1. 31D(P<0. 01). The corneal curvature was significantly flattened from 42. 29 ± 1. 55D to 40.13±1. 41D (P<0. 01). Mean SRl was increased from 0. 34± 0. 01 to 0. 37 ± 0. 01 ( P<0. 01 ). Mean BUT was decreased from 10. 39±2. 25s to 7. 26±1. 77s (P<0. 01). These indexes were stable at 1wk after wearing OK contact lens overnight and had no significant differences during the following (1, 3, 6, 12mo after wearing) tests (P > 0. 05 ). There were no significant differences on Schirmer▏test during the 12mo of OK wearing(P>0. 05). The cases of corneal fluorescent staining increased were mainly grade l, and the number of corneal staining grade l at 1 wk and 1, 3, 6, 12 mo after wearing were 15 eyes (18. 8%), 9 eyes (11. 3%),13 eyes (16. 3%), 9 eyes (11. 3%), and 12 eyes (15. 0%). BUT of corneal staining grade l wasdecreased significantly, compared with the BUT of corneal staining grade 0 during the 12mo of OK wearing (P<0. 05). CONCLUSlON: OK contact lens can significantly decrease the degree of myopia and K value of corneal curvature without changing tear volume. However, tear film stability weakens, which needs regular follow-up.

In order to investigate the influence of angiotensin II on hematopoietic system, CD34+ cells in cord blood were purified, and the effects of angiotensin II in combination with various cytokines on their growth and differentiation were studied by cell culture in vitro. It was found that angiotensin II in suspending medium could stimulate both BFU-E and CFU-GM expansion. The number of BFU-E and CFU-GM was increased with the increases of angiotensin II concentrations during a certain range. In addition, the expansion fold of CFU-GM was increased from 2.3 +/- 0.8 times to 7.8 +/- 2.3 times when angiotensin II was added in the presence of SCF+G-CSF+GM-CSF+IL3 cytokines mixture. Similarly, the expansion fold of BFU-E was increased from 3.1 +/- 1.8 times to 9. 2 +/- 2.3 times with angiotensin II in the presence of SCF+EPO+TPO+IL-3. In the semi-solid medium, angiotensin II could stimulate CFU-GM expansion but had no effect on the growth of BFU-E. In conclusion, angiotensin II had some stimulating effects on cord blood hematopoietic progenitors expansion in vitro in the presence of other cytokines.
Angiotensin II/*pharmacology ; Antigens, CD34/*metabolism ; Cells, Cultured ; Colony-Forming Units Assay ; Fetal Blood/*cytology ; Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor ; Hematopoietic Stem Cells/*cytology

Objective To study intermediate and long term efficacy of uterine arterial embolization (UAE)with sodium alginate microspheres(KMG)at diameters 500-700μm in treatment of diffuse adenomyosis.Methods Totally 40 patients with standard difluse adenomyosis were enrolled and treated with UAE.KMG at diameters 500-700 μm for vascular embolization were used to embolize the arteries.The degree of dysmenorrhea,amount of menorrhea and uterine volume,as well as the level of serum CA125,follicle stimulating hormone(FSH),luteinizing hormone(LH),estradiol(E2)were investigated before andafter UAE.Results The follow up rates were 100%(40/40),100%(40/40),80%(32/40),68%(27/40),58%(23/40)after uterine arterial UAE 12,24,36,48 and 60 months respectively.The early,intermediate and long-term effective rates were 90%(36/40),88%(28/32),83%(19/23).The degree of dysmenorrhea,the amount of menorrhea and the uterine volume,as well as serum CA125 all decreased significantly 3 mouths after UAE at varying degrees(P＜0.05).Compared with other follow-up time,thedegree of dysmenorrhea and the amount of menorrhea declined to their lowest point at 6 month after UAE (P＜0.01).Paralleled with the decrease of volume of uterine,serum CA125 also decreased significantly and reached the lowest level 12 months later compared with other follow-up times(P＜0.01).Even at the 12th month after UAE serum CA125was not normal and FSH,LH and E2 did not change all the times after UAE(P>0.05).No recurrence was found during the 60 months after UAE.Condusion KMG used in UAE at diameters 500-700 μm has good intermediate and long term effectiveness in treatment of diffuse adenomyosis with no side effects.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the indication of Fuzheng Huayu Capsule (FHC) against hepatic fibrosis and its non-invasive efficacy evaluation parameters.

METHODSData involving hepatic fibrotic patients received twice liver biopsy before and after FHC treatment were received from multi-center, randomized, double-blind, controlled clinical trials and analyzed. The changes of indexes related to inflammation of hepatic tissue and liver function, serological and virologic parameters of fibrosis, blood routine test, hepatic ultrasonic test as well as clinical symptoms and signs of patients were compared between patients alleviated (assigned to the effective group) and un-alleviated (assigned to the ineffective group) by the treatment.

RESULTS(1) The degree of liver fibrosis, ALT activity and the scores of symptoms of hypochondriac pain and dry mouth before treatment were remarkably higher in the effective group than those in the ineffective group. (2) Level of ALT activity decreased in both groups after treatment. In the effective group, the grading scores of hepatic inflammatory significantly decreased after treatment (P < 0.01), levels of AST and GGT decreased after 3 months' treatment, and levels of GGT and PT significantly decreased after treated for 6 months, as compared to those in the ineffective group, showing significant difference. (3) Levels of serum hyaluronic acid (HA) and collagen type III (P-III-P) remarkably decreased after 12 weeks' treatment in the effective group. (4) Symptoms and signs were improved at various degrees in the two groups, but the improvement in dim and blackish complexion was more significant in the effective group than that in the ineffective group. (5) The changes in virologic parameters of hepatitis B virus, blood routine and hepatic ultrasonic test between the two groups showed no significant difference respectively.

CONCLUSIONS(1) FHC showed better effect against hepatic fibrosis in patients of fibrotic stage around S3, with obvious active hepatic inflammation and symptoms of hypochondriac pain and dry mouth, which could be taken as a referential index in clinical practice for indication decision. (2) The increase of serum albumin, decrease of GGT, AST, PT, HA, and P-III-P as well as the improvement of signs of dim and blackish complexion could be regarded as the referential indexes of effectiveness of FHC against hepatic fibrosis. These parameters are valuable non-invasive indices for diagnosis of hepatic fibrosis and efficacy evaluation of its treatment.

Adult ; Biopsy, Needle ; Capsules ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Double-Blind Method ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Female ; Hepatitis B, Chronic ; complications ; drug therapy ; Humans ; Liver ; pathology ; Liver Cirrhosis ; drug therapy ; etiology ; pathology ; Male ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Middle Aged ; Phytotherapy