OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of furazolidone on the pharmacokinetics of lansoprazole in rats. METHODS: Plasma concentrations of lansoprazole and its metabolites, 5-hydroxylansoprazole and lansoprazole sulfone, were determined by HPLC-MS/ MS, and the pharmacokinetic parameters were calculated. RESULTS: The pharmacokinetic parameters showed that furazolidone (40 mg · kg-1) remarkably increased the AUC0-4h of lansoprazole from (487.33 ± 122.40) to (779.82 ± 126.67) remarkably (P < 0.05), and significantly decreased the AUC0-4h ratios of lansoprazole sulfone/lansoprazole from (0.70 ± 0.34) to (0.33 ± 0.09) (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Furazolidone inhibits the metabolism of lansoprazole via CYP3A4, and consequently improves the bioavailability of lansoprazole. Copyright 2012 by the Chinese Pharmaceutical Association.

Bilingual education is an imporant teaching reform in universities. In recent years, cardiothoracic department has enacted the practice and exploration for bilingual teaching of cardiothoracic surgery. By creating high-quality teaching team, improving teaching methods and quality, creating bilingual learning environment, we have achieved satisfactory teaching effect.

Anti-Asthmatic Agents ; therapeutic use ; Asthma, Exercise-Induced ; diagnosis ; epidemiology ; physiopathology ; therapy ; Child ; Constriction, Pathologic ; drug therapy ; etiology ; physiopathology ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Glucocorticoids ; therapeutic use ; Humans ; Risk Factors ; Treatment Outcome

OBJECTIVETo investigate the feasibility and effect of early removal of the urethral catheter after transurethral plasma kinetic resection of the prostate (PKRP) in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).

METHODSWe equally randomized 128 BPH patients treated by PKRP to an experimental group and a control group, urethral catheters removed at 1 -2 days for the former and at 5 -7 days for the latter. We compared the relevant indexes and clinical effects between the two groups.

RESULTSThe baseline data were not significantly different between the two groups. Compared with the controls, the experimental group showed a significantly shorter postoperative hospital stay ([6.8 +/- 1.9] d vs [3.7 +/- 1.5] d, P < 0.05) and lower infection rate (25.0% vs 10.9%, P < 0.05). All the patients were followed up for 3 -6 months postoperatively. At 3 months after surgery, both the experimental and the control groups showed remarkable improvement in the International Prostatic Symptoms Scores (4. 9 +/- 2. 2 vs 5. 3 +/- 2. 3), maximum urine flow rate ([21.5+/- 5.6 ] ml/s vs [19.1 +/-4.9 ] ml/s) , and residual urine ( [ 16.8+/- 10.3 ] ml vs [18.9 +/- 12.3 ] ml), but with no significant differences between the two (P > 0.05) , and no significant differences were observed in postoperative complications (P >0.05).

CONCLUSIONEarly removal of the urethral catheter after PKRP, with its advantages of shorter postoperative hospital stay, lower infection rate, and no influence on the long-term effect, deserves to be recommended as a routine method in the treatment of BPH.

Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Device Removal ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Postoperative Period ; Prospective Studies ; Prostatic Hyperplasia ; surgery ; Transurethral Resection of Prostate ; methods ; Urinary Catheterization

OBJECTIVETo observe the effect of Angong Niuhuang Pill (ANP) on Thl/Th2 in cerebral infarction patients and to explore the mechanism of phlegm-heat obstructing orifices.

METHODSRe- cruited were 30 cerebral infarction patients of phlegm-heat obstructing orifices syndrome (PHOOS) both in China and Indonesia. They were assigned to 4 groups according to the use of ANP, the Chinese treatment group, the Indonesia treatment group, the Chinese control group, and the Indonesia control group. Patients in the two control groups received conventional treatment, while those in the two treatment group additionally took ANP for 30 successive days. Their adverse reactions were observe, and levels of INF-γ and IL-4 were detected.

RESULTSThe INF-γ level and the INF-γ/IL-4 ratio significantly decreased, and the IL-4 level increased after treatment in the four groups with statistical difference (P < 0.05). Compared with the control group after treatment in the same country, the INF-γ level and the INF-γ/IL-4 ratio were lower, and the IL-4 level was higher in the two treatment groups (P < 0.05). Compared with the two Chinese groups, the INF-γ level and the INF-γ/IL-4 ratio were higher, and the IL-4 level was lower in the two Indonesian groups (P < 0.05). There was no statistical difference in the post-treatment indices between the two treatment groups.

CONCLUSIONSANP had moderating effect on Th1/Th2 in cerebral infarction pa- tients. Cerebral infarction patients of PHOOS might exist certain relation with Th1/Th2.

Cerebral Infarction ; drug therapy ; China ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; pharmacology ; therapeutic use ; Hot Temperature ; Humans ; Indonesia ; Interferon-gamma ; metabolism ; Interleukin-4 ; metabolism

Objective To observe the effect of sitagliptin combined with insulin aspart 30 in the treatment of secondary failure of sulphonylurea in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods Fifty-six cases were divided into group A and group B in random block design, with 28 cases of each group. The patients in group A was treated with sitagliptin combined with insulin aspart 30, while the patients in group B was given subcutaneous injection of insulin aspart 30R. All patients were treated for 12 weeks. Fasting plasma glucose(FPG), 2-hour postprandial plasma glucose(2 hPG), glycosylated hemeglobin(HbA1c), insulin secretion index (HOMA-β), body mass index (BMI), and incidence of low blood glucose before and after treatment were compared. Results Compared with that in group B, FPG [(5.61 ± 1.14) mmol/L vs. (7.8 ± 1.22) mmol/L], 2 hPG [(7.62 ± 1.35) mmol/L vs(9.72 ± 1.41) mmol/L] and HbA1c [(7.11 ± 0.83)%vs.(8.32 ± 1.04)%] in group A had a significant decrease;HOMA-β[(50.31 ± 5.12) vs. (41.86 ± 4.53)] of group A was higher than that of group B (P

The conception of evidence-based medicine (EMB) has a strong influence on the medical world since it built up.This concept has been widely used in all sorts of clinic and basic medical research,however,it is little reported to be practised in our fundamental medical education.As for it,this article will briefly analyze the importance of introducing the idea into fundamental medical education,and for one thing,suggest some more reform measures for medical teaching staff.

AIM:With the development of microelectronics and the microsurgery,it becomes possible to directly extract all kinds of information from the brains of organisms.How to establish a communicative pathway that does not dependent on human brain and human tissues between human brain and computer?Hence,we explored a design project of an implantable system that could be reasonably applied in the extraction,transmission and control of the cranial neural electric signals in brain computer interface(BCI). METHODS:To bring out a design project of an implantable electric system for the extraction,transmission and control of the cranial neural electric signals through the application of the latest microelectronic techniques into the domain of the extraction of brain electric signal and to discuss in detail the key technique,difficulty and possible solutions involved in the projects. CONCLUSION:The proposed project can collect cranial neural electric signals from different depth within 16× 16 with the data precision of 12 bit,which is a closed loop control system.

Objective Arrhythmias are one of the main causes of postoperative morbidity after thoracic surgery.The aim of this study was to evaluate whether video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery decreases the risk of postoperative arrhythmias compared with traditional open lung lobectomy.Methods 138 consecutive patients were enrolled from January 2011 to February 2012,after five age and risk factors matched,68 patients undergoing video-assisted thoracic surgery and 70 patients undergoing traditional open lung lobectomy were eligible for analysis.The rhythm was documented preoperatively and postoperatively with standard electrocardiogram (ECG) recording and ECG monitoring.All patients followed 3 months after hospital admission.Results There was a 17.6％ incidence (12/68) of postoperative new-onset arrhythmias undergoing video-assisted thoracic surgery and 18.6％ of patients (13/70) undergoing thoracotomy,but the difference was not statistically significant.In both groups,atrial fibrillation was the most common arrhythmia (60％).There was no significant difference in the other morbidity (P ＞0.05) and mortality rate(P =0.57,1.5％ vs 2.9％) between the two groups.Conclusion New-onset arrhythmias,most frequently atrial fibrillation,are common after lung lobectomy.Regardless of surgical approach,postoperative arrhythmias after lobectomy occurred with equal frequency.New insights in the pathophysiology of postoperative thoracic arrhythmias and advances in prevention and therapy are need future study.

Down Syndrome ; complications ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Male ; Pleural Effusion ; complications ; congenital