Objective To study the relation between IL-8 gene-251A/T polymorphism and delayed Alzheimer's disease (AD)in Xinjiang Han people .Methods Eighty delayed AD patients served as a delayed AD group and 80 subjects undergoing physical examination served as a control group in this study .Distribution of IL-8 gene-251A/T polymorphism in two groups was detected by PCR-RFLP .Results The distribution of genotypes and alleles was different in two groups (P=0 .023 , P= 0 .010) .Further stratified analysis showed that the frequency of A allele was significantly higher in delayed AD group than in control group (OR= 1 .851 ,95% CI:1 .159 -2 .957 ,P=0.010) ,indicating that A allele is the risk factor for delayed AD .The frequency of AA genotype was significantly higher in delayed AD group than in control group (OR=3 .370 ,95% CI:1 .143-9.939 ,P=0 .023) ,indicating that the risk of delayed AD was 3 .370-fold higher in subjects with AA genotype than in those with TT genotype .The AT genotype was not related with the risk of delayed AD (OR=1 .944 ,95% CI:0 .994-3 .803 ,P=0 .051) .Conclusion IL-8 gene-251A/T pol-ymorphism is related with the risk of delayed AD .

Objective To study the deep vein thrombosis (DVT ) in lower extremities of patients with or without cardiovascular disease after fracture .Methods Five hundred and eighty-four frac-ture patients were divided into cardiovascular disease (CVD) group (n=235) and non-cardiovas-cular disease (NCVD) group (n=349) .Patients in CVD group were further divided into subgroup A (with essential hypertension) ,subgroup B (with CHD) ,and subgroup C(accompanying essen-tial hypertension and CHD) .Incidence of DVT in CVD group ,NCVD group ,subgroups A-C at different ages after fracture was compared .Results The incidence of DVT was significantly high-er in CVD group than in NCVD group (P<0 .01) ,in two groups on days 0-7 after fracture than on days 8-14 or >14 after fracture ,and in patients with their age ≥60 years than in those with their age <60 years .Conclusion DVT is easier to occur in CVD patients with their age ≥ 60 years than in those with their age <60 years after fracture .DVT usually occurs within 1 week af-ter fracture .Importance attached to high risk population and measures taken as soon as possible against it can reduce DVT after fracture .

ion:Objective To study the effect of enteral nutrition on cardio-pulmonary function in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) .Methods Fifty-eight elderly COPD patients were randomly divided into treatment group (enteral nutrition group ,n=29) and control group (free diet group ,n=29) .Their nutrition parameters (BMI ,serum total protein ,al-bumin and prealbumin) ,LVEF and pulmonary function (FEV1 ,FVC ,FEV1/FVC) were assayed before and after treatment .Results The BMI ,serum levels of total protein ,albumin and prealbu-min were significantly higher in treatment group after treatment than before treatment ( P<0.05) .However ,no significant difference was observed in these parameters in control group after treatment .The LVEF ,FVC ,FEV1 and FEV1/FVC were significantly higher in treatment group than in control group after treatment (P< 0 .05) .Conclusion Enteral nutrition in combination with conventional treatment can improve the nutrition and cardio-pulmonary function in elderly COPD patients ,thus shortening their hospital stay time .

Objective To study whether miR-106b is involved in endothelial cells-mediated angio-genesis .Methods miR-106b cultured and transfected with endothelial cells was divided into miR-106b group ,blank control group and positive control group .RNA was extracted from miR-106b .The transfection efficiency was confirmed by inverse transcription .Endothelial cell tubes formed in matrigel were observed .Apoptosis of transfected miR-106b was assayed by TUNEL assay .Target genes of miR-106b were detected .Expressions of miR-106b and candidate genes were detected by RT-PCR and Western blot ,respectively .Results The number of endothe-lial cell tubes formed in matrigel was significantly less in miR-106b group than in blank control group and positive control group .The ratio of formed tubes ,signal transduction and mRNA ex-pression level were significantly lower in miR-106b group than in positive control group ( P<0.05 ,P<0.01) .No significant difference was found in apoptosis of transfected miR-106b among the 3 groups (1.19% vs 3 .39% ,P>0 .05) .Conclusion miR-106b inhibits endothelial cells-medi-ated angiogenesis by down-regulating the signal transduction and STAT 3 ,which is not directly re-lated with VEGFA .

Objective To assess the efficiency ,safety and feasibility of percutaneous renal sympa-thetic denervation (RSD) for elderly refractory hypertension patients .Methods Office and ambu-latory blood pressures ,serum levels of creatinine ,angiotensin Ⅱ and aldosterone ,estimated glo-merular filtration rate (eGFR) and rennin activity were measured in 20 elderly refractory hyper-tension patients before and 1 ,3 ,6 months after percutaneous RSD .Complications of percutaneous RSD were observed .Results The office and ambulatory blood pressures were 16 .9/11 .9 mm Hg (1 mm Hg=0 .133 kPa) ,24 .8/17 .1 mm Hg ,29 .1/20 .5 mmHg and 24 .2/17 .2 mm Hg lower 1 , 3 ,6 months after percutaneous RSD than before percutaneous RSD ( P< 0 .01 ) .No significant difference was found in serum creatinine level and eGFR before and after percutaneous RSD (P>0 .05) .The creatinine ,angiotensin Ⅱand aldosterone levels were significantly lower after percuta-neous RSD than before percutaneous RSD (P<0 .05) .Femoral artery hematoma was detected in 1 patient .Conclusion Percutaneous RSD is a safe ,effective and feasible procedure for elderly re-fractory hypertension patients .

Objective To study the role of prostaglandin E1 in prevention of contrast-induced ne-phropathy (CIN)in elderly CHD patients undergoing PCI .Methods Three hundred elderly CHD patients who were going to undergo PCI in Tianjin Chest Hospital were divided into prostaglandin E1 treatment group (n=150) and conventional treatment group (n=150) .Patients in prostaglan-din E1 treatment group were treated with 20 μg prostaglandin E1 plus hydration therapy and those in conventional treatment group received simple hydration therapy .T heir serum levels of creatinine ,urea ,β2-microglobulin ,24 h proteinuria ,CRP ,IL-6 ,TNF-α,GPX ,SOD ,and creatinine clearance rate were measured before and 3 d after PCI .The incidence of CIN in two groups was analyzed .The hypotension events in prostaglandin E1 treatment group were recorded .Results The serum levels of CRP ,SOD ,GPX ,24 h proteinuria and the incidence of CIN were significantly lower while the creatinine clearance rate was significantly higher in prostaglandin E 1 treatment group than in conventional treatment group after PCI (P<0 .05) .The serum levels of CRP ,IL-6 , SOD ,GPX and 24 h proteinuria were significantly higher in two groups after PCI than before PCI (P<0 .05) .Conclusion Prostaglandin E1 can protect the renal function in CHD patients under-going PCI and play a certain role in preventing CIN .

Objective To assess whether urapidil (anα1 receptor blocker)is more effective than ni-troglycerin in treatment of non-valvular heart failure accompanying hypertension and diabetes mellitus (DM ) in elderly female patients .Methods Fourty-six elderly female patients with non-valvular heart failure accompanying hypertension and DM were randomly divided into urapidil treatment group (n= 24) and nitroglycerin treatment group (n= 22) .Patients in urapidil treat-ment group were treated with urapidil (50 -300 μg/min) and those in nitroglycerin treatment group were treated with nitroglycerin (5 -20 μg/min) for 48 -140 h according to their blood pressure (BP) and cardiac function .Their BP ,HR ,and metabolic activity were observed before and on days 1 ,2 ,3 and 7 after treatment .Results The effect of urapidil was significantly lower than that of nitroglycerin on SBP on day 7 after treatment (P<0 .05) .The serum NT-proBNP level was significantly lower in nitroglycerin treatment group than in control group (P<0 .01) . Conclusion The effect of urapidil is better than that of nitroglycerin on reducing and stabilizing SBP ,attenuating cardiac afterload ,and improving cardiac function in elderly female patients .Ura-pidil can thus be used as one of the first choiced drugs in treatment of elderly female patients with non-valvular heart failure accompanying hypertension and DM .

Objective To study the effect of abnormal blood pressure (BP) circadian rhythm on subtypes of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in hypertensive patients .Methods Ninety-seven AIS pa-tients with hypertension were divided into arterothrombosis (AT)group (n=66)and small artery disease (SAD)group (n=31)according to the modified TOAST classification .Their 24 h ambula-tory BP was monitored .The 24 h BP ,daytime and nighttime BP ,morning BP surge and BP circa-dian rhythm were compared between the two groups .Results The nighttime SBP was significant-ly higher in AT group than in SAD group (133 .86 ± 18 .17 mm Hg vs 124 .42 ± 16 .06 mm Hg , P<0 .05) .The absent rate of BP circadian rhythm was higher in AT group than in SAD group (84 .8% vs 64 .5% ,P<0 .05) .However ,no significant difference was found in morning BP surge between the two groups (37 .9% vs 19 .4% ,P>0 .05) .Conclusion Absent BP circadian rhythm and elevated nighttime BP are related with AT type ischemic stroke .

Objective To assess the clinical features of female patients with AMI and their out-comes .Methods Two hundred and eighty-four AMI patients (216 males and 68 females) were in-cluded in this study .Their clinical features ,complications ,PCI and outcomes were comared .The patients were followed up for 3 months ,during which the major adverse cardiac events (MACE) were observed with their mortality and risk factors for MACE assessed .Results The age was ol-der and the heart rate ,TIMI grade ,GRACE score were significantly higher in female patients than in male patients (P<0 .05 ,P<0 .01) .The ratio of female patients who underwent PCI was signif-icantly lower than that of male patients who underwent PCI (30 .9% vs 48 .6% ,P=0 .012) .The in hospital mortality was higher in female patients than in male patients (17 .6% vs 9 .3% ,P=0.077) ,and the incidence of MACE in a 3-month follow-up period was significantly higher in fe-male patients than in male patients (27 .9% vs 15 .7% ,P=0.032) .Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that age and Killip classification were the independent risk factors for in hospital mortality (OR=1 .078 ,95% CI:1 .035 -1 .123 ,P=0 .000 ;OR= 1 .901 ,95% CI:1 .373 -2 .633 , P=0 .000) and for MACE in a 3-month follow-up period (OR=1 .040 ,95% CI:1 .008 -1 .074 , P=0 .015;OR=1 .543 ,95% CI:1 .170-2 .034 ,P=0 .002) .PCI was a protective factor for MACE in a 3-month follow-up period (OR=0 .090 ,95% CI:0 .026-0 .306 ,P=0 .000) .Conclusion The age of female AMI patients is older and their heart function is poorer with a higher risk of MACE and a less chance for PCI .However ,gender itself is not an independent predictor for in hospital mortality and M ACE in a 3-month follow-up period .

Objective To study the effect of atorvastatin pretreatment and ischemia preconditioning on I/R injury in rats .Methods Thirty‐two Wistar rats were randomly divided into sham opera‐tion group ,I/R injury group ,ischemia preconditioning group ,and atorvastatin treatment group (8 in each group) .A reversible focal I/R injury model of rats was established by Longa occlusion of middle cerebral artery .Cerebral tissue samples w ere taken ,cut into 3 μm‐thick sections w hich were stained with HE to observe the morphologic changes in frontal lobe ,parietal lobe and hipp‐ocampal CA1 .Results The karyopyknosis in frontal lobe and cytoplasm acid degeneration in hip‐pocampal CA1 were more significantly in I/R injury group than in sham operation group ,ischemia preconditioning group and atorvastatin treatment group (P<0 .01) .Conclusion ischemia precon‐ditioning and atorvastatin pretreatment can protect rats against I/R injury .