Objective To evaluate the hemodynamics change of brain before and after vertebrobasilar angioplasty and stenting in the patients with intracal stenosis.Methods All the indexes were compared among thirty-eight patients with intracal arterial stenosis,including mean peak flow velocity,systolic peak flow velocity,and resistance index of hemodynamics ; Cerebral blood volume ( CBV),cerebral blood flow (CBF)and middle time to peak(MTT) before and after the operation.Results After vertebro-basilar angioplasty and stenting in the 38 patients,the Vs of PCA were significantly lower in the affected side [ (226 ±27)cm/s vs (135 ± 18)cm/s; t =21.74,P ＜0.01 ].Significant difference was found between pro-and post stenting of rMTT and rCBF in the blood territories of stenotic cerebrovascular ( t =3.987,P =0.001 )and( t =-2.027,P =0.029),There was no significant difference between pro-and post stenting of rCBV in the blood territories of stenotic cerebrovascular ( t =-0.901,P =0.329).Conclusions Transcranial Doppler and CT perfusion can be used to evaluate hemodynamic changes before and after pereutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting.

Abnormalities, Multiple ; diagnosis ; Adolescent ; Humans ; Male ; Spleen ; abnormalities ; Testis ; abnormalities

Objective To assess the safety and efficiency of Angioseal device in patients undergoing percutaneous femoral artery puncture in brain angiograph or interventional therapy. Methods A prospective trial was carried out in 128 patients undergoing brain angiograph and interventional therapy,in which 93undergoing brain angiography and 35 interventionsl therapy. All patients were divided into pure compression group by manual compression (83 cases) and vascular blocking group by Angioseal device (45 cases)according to different hemostatic measures. Results In angiography, hemostasis time of vascular blocking group and pure compression group was (1.8 ±0.8) min and(20.2 ±9.4) min (P＜0.01 ),ambulation time was (3.8 ± 0.8) h and (19.4 ± 2.2) h (P ＜ 0.01). In interventional therapy,hemostasis time of vascular blocking group and pure compression group was (2.0 ± 1.1) min and (24.5 ± 10.3) min (P ＜ 0.01), ambulation time was (4.3 ± 1.5) h and (24.3 ± 3.2) h (P＜ 0.01). Pure compression group had higher complication rate (such as bleeding,hematoma,skin ulceration and blister) than vascular blocking group (P＜0.01).Conclusion Angioseal closure device is safe, efficient and easy to use.

Objective To investigate the influence of different interventional treatment timing on the prognosis of patients with intracranial aneurysms. Methods One hundred and thirty-eight patients with ruptured intracranial aneurysms were divided into group A (Ⅰ- Ⅲ grade) with 109 cases and group B ( Ⅳ- Ⅴ grade) with 29 cases according to Hunt-Hess grade when admitted. All patients received interventional treatment, the operation period was divided into early, middle and late stage according to the different time from disease time to operation, then compared the good rate, cerebral vasospasm and hydrocephalus incidence of patients underwent surgery at different period. Results The good rate at different period in group A were respectively 69.7% (23/33),58.8% (10/17) and 61.0% (36/59),which and the cerebral vasospasm and hydrocephalus incidence of patients underwent surgery at different period in group A had no significant difference(P > 0.05). The good rate of patients received surgical treatment at early stage in group B was 46.2%(6/13), which was significantly superior to late stage (0), the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05), while the cerebral vasospasm and hydrocephalus incidence of patients underwent surgery at different period in group B had no significant difference(P> 0.05). Conclusion The prognosis of patients with Hunt-Hess grade Ⅰ - Ⅲ grade undergoing interventional treatment at early, middle and late stage can be satisfactory, while grade Ⅳ - Ⅴ grade patients should receive interventional treatment at early stage.

ObjectiveTo study the clinical effect of YL-1 type hematoma puncture needle in the treatment of basal ganglion region cerebral hemorrhage.MethodsSixty-two patients with hypertensive basal ganglion region cerebral hemorrhage were treated by YL-1 type hematoma puncture needle from January 2007 to May 2011 (minimally invasive punctural evacuation group),of which,60 patients were treated by conservative treatment(conservative treatment group) as control,compared two groups of neural function defect score,hematoma clearance rate on admission,after 3 weeks treatment,and quality of life after 6 months.ResultsNeural function defect score on admission of minimally invasive punctural evacuation group was (23.6 ± 18.4) scores,while (23.4 ± 17.8) scores in conservative treatment group,the difference was not statistically significant(P ＞ 0.05).After 3 weeks' treatment,neural function defect score and hematoma clearance rate of minimally invasive punctural evacuation group was superior to conservative treatment group [ (14.6 ± 12.4) scores vs.(20.1 ± 18.4) scores,(92.3 ± 5.4)％ vs.(79.5 ± 13.8)％ ] (P ＜0.05 ).After 6 months' treatment,the good rate of quality of life in minimally invasive punctural evacuation group was 81.7％(49/60),which was significantly increased compared with that of conservative treatment group [67.2％ (39/58)] (P ＜ 0.05).ConclusionsThe minimally invasive punctural evacuation in the treatment of basal ganglion region cerebral hemorrhage has small invasion,better prognosis,effective and fast decompression of intracranial hematoma,reducing disability rates,improvement of the quality of life,which could be a beneficial complement for traditional therapies.

Objective To investigate the dynamical changes of Rho kinase in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and its relationship with cerebral vascular spasm CVS. Methods CSF were collected on the ist, 3rd, 7th, 10th and 14th day after subarachnoid hemorrhage. The expression of Rho-kinase mRNA in CSF was determined by RT-PCR. The expression of endothelin-1 in CSF was determined by radioimmuno-assay. TCD was used to measure the velocity of the cerebral artery. Results The levels of ET-1 and Rho-kinase mRNA in CSF were re-markably increased on the 3rd day, and reached at the peak on the 7th day after subarachnoid hemorrhage, which were significantly higher than those without CVS. Conclusion There is a positive correlation between the level of Rho-kinase mRNA and ET-1 in CSF. Rho-kinase may participate in the development of CVS.

Objective: To observe the effect of mFOLFOX7 protocolon advanced gastric cancer. Methods: Forty-eight patients with advanced gastric cancer were randomly divided into two groups: conventional treatment group (24 cases, surgery-adjuvant chemotherapy)and synthesized treatment group (24 cases, mFOLFOX7 neoadjuvant chemotherapy-surgery-adjuvant). The effect and toxic reaction of mFOLFOX7 on the patients with advanced gastric cancer were observed, and the R0 resection rate, complications incidence, survival rate were compared between two groups. Results: In synthesized treatment group, total effective rate was 58.3% . Fourteen patients (58.3%)achieved R0resection in synthesized group were compared with 7 patients (29.2%)achieved R0 resection in conventional group (P0.05).Conclusion: mFOLFOX7 neoadjuvant chemotherapy protocol is low toxic reaction. It can improve R0 resection rate of advanced gastric cancer, complications correlated with surgery are not increased. But it can’t improve the survivalrate.

OBJECTIVETo explore the changes of peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets in patients with acute hydrogen chloride gas poisoning.

METHODSWhen the patients were admitted or on the secondary day, the percentages of total T-cell lymphocyte subsets (CD(3)(+)CD(19)(-)), CD(4)(+)T cells (CD(3)(+)CD(4)(+)), CD(8)(+)T cells (CD(3)(+)CD(8)(+)), B cells (CD(3)(-)CD(19)(+)) and NK cells (CD(3)(-)CD(16)(+)CD(56)(+)), and the ration of CD(4)(+)/CD(8)(+) in 37 cases with acute hydrogen chloride gas poisoning and 49 healthy controls were detected with flow cytometer.

RESULTSThe total T-cell percentage and total CD(4)(+)T cell percentage in 37 cases were significantly lower than those in 47 controls (P < 0.05). The percentages of NK cells and B lymphocytes in 37 cases significantly increased, as compared with controls (P < 0.05). The ration of CD(4)(+)/CD(8)(+) in 37 cases significantly decreased, as compared with controls (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONThe lymphocyte subsets in the patients with acute hydrogen chloride gas poisoning changed, which could influence the immune function of patients.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Case-Control Studies ; Female ; Gas Poisoning ; blood ; Humans ; Hydrochloric Acid ; poisoning ; Lymphocyte Count ; Lymphocyte Subsets ; cytology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Young Adult

Chinese traditional medicine has provided, since ancient times, a basis for health care and medicine to the Chinese nation and for China's national stability. Identification of the constituents responsible for therapeutic and undesired effects of Chinese herbal medicines is a type of key research facilitating the modernization of these medicines. For a complex Chinese herbal medicine, multi-compound pharmacokinetic research is a useful approach to identifying its constituents that are bioavailable (in their unchanged and/or metabolized forms) at loci responsible for the medicine's therapeutic action and to characterizing the compounds' disposition and pharmacokinetics related to the action. In addition, such pharmacokinetic research is also useful for identifying herbal compounds associated with the medicine's adverse effects and drug-drug interaction potential. Over the past decade, great advances have been achieved in the theory, methodology, associated techniques, and their application of such multi-compound pharmacokinetic research, which has become an emerging field in pharmacokinetics. In this perspective, we elaborate on the methodology, technical requirements, and key analytical techniques of multi-compound pharmacokinetic research on Chinese herbal medicines, describe research examples regarding investigation of pharmacokinetics and disposition of a class of bioactive herbal constituents (ginsenosides of Panax notoginseng root) and pharmacokinetics-based identification of potential therapeutic compounds from a dosed Chinese herbal medicine (LianhuaQingwen capsule), and discuss follow-up development for the multi-compound pharmacokinetic research.

Chitinases were produced by a lot of microorganisms. Chitinase gene expression in most of the chitinase producing bacteria was inducible by chitin. Low levels of chitinase were observed in the presence of glucose. To date, however, the regulation of such chitinase gene in Bacillus thuringiensis had not been well studied. In this paper, all 77 Bacillus thuringiensis strains were grown in the medium with or without chitin. We measured quantitatively the chitinase activity of the cultures. Moreover, we investigated the suppressive effect of glucose on chitinase of 4 strains. Also we studied the relationship between chitin induction and glucose suppression on chitinase. This investigation demonstrated that all tested B. thuringiensis strains could produce chitinase without chitin. After induction, the chitinolytic activity of 31 tested strains had no obvious response to the inducer, whereas 44 stains increased in different degree. Among these strains, most of them did not markedly increase the levels of chitinase, and many stains simultaneously displayed the expression mode of inducible and constitutive. The glucose inhibited the inductive effect of chitin, but it could not inhibit the basal expression of chitinase. Two strains No. 38 and No. 75 belonged to different expression types. But we just found several different bases in the regulatory region of chitinase genes chiA and chiB from them.
Bacillus thuringiensis ; enzymology ; growth & development ; Base Sequence ; Chitin ; pharmacology ; Chitinases ; biosynthesis ; genetics ; Culture Media ; chemistry ; Culture Techniques ; Glucose ; pharmacology ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Polymorphism, Genetic