Objective To translate LARS Score into Chinese and examine the reliability and validity of the LARS Score to predict patient bowel function.Methods A convenience sample of 40 Chinese rectal patients was recruited sequentially from a tertiary first-class hospital in Tianjin.The patients were assessed for bowel function using the LARS Score after anterior resection.Data were collected to conduct reliability tests on test-retest,inter-rater and constant,construction validity.Results The field test demonstrated excellent repeatability with an ICC value of 0.9615 (95％CI 0.9272～0.9796); inter-rater reliability was high with an ICC value of 0.9394 (95％CI 0.8854～0.9680).Content validity was excellent which CVR was 0.90.Constructive validity was good,factor analysis extracted two common factors,which could explain 60.659％ of the total variance,and each item on the corresponding factor had satisfactory factor loading quantity (＞0.4).Conclusions The Chinese version of LARS Score is easy to use and convenient to understand; the evidence collected in this study has shown good reliability and validity of using the LARS Score in assessing bowel function of Chinese rectal cancer patients.

To observe the effects of Yiqi Kaimi Recipe (YQKMR), a traditional Chinese compound medicine, on gastrointestinal motility and neuropeptides in rats with colonic slow transit constipation.

OBJECTIVE: To study the effects of Wenshen Jianpi Recipe (WSJPR, a traditional Chinese medicine for warming kidney and invigorating spleen) on chronic wound healing and the mechanism. METHODS: Ninety-six SD rats were randomly divided into 4 groups, with 24 rats in each group, and back wound was made in the rats. For rats in 3 of the 4 groups, hydrocortisone injection was administered to induce chronic wound. Rats in 2 of the 3 groups were treated with WSJPR and Xinpukang Granules (XPKG) respectively, and the rats in the other group were untreated. The rats in the fourth group were taken as control. The wound healing time and the width of new epidermis were observed, and the histomorphological changes and cell cycle of the granulation tissue, and the protein expressions of epidermal growth factor (EGF), transforming growth factor-beta(1) (TGF-beta(1)) and fibronectin (FN) in the granulation tissue were tested with immunohistochemical technique and flow cytometry. RESULTS: The wound healing time of the WSJPR-treated and XPKG-treated groups was (17.0+/-1.9) and (18.8+/-1.9) d respectively, much shorter than that of the untreated and control groups (P<0.05). On the 14th experiment day, the width of new epidermis of the WSJPR-treated and XPKG-treated groups was (3.73+/-0.19) and (3.21+/-0.15) mm respectively, much wider than that of the untreated and control groups (P<0.05). The numbers of angiogenesis, fibroblasts and cells in the S phase in WSJPR-treated and XPKG-treated groups were much higher than those in the untreated and control groups (P<0.05). Compared with the untreated and control groups, the protein expressions of EGF, TGF-beta(1) and FN in WSJPR-treated and XPKG-treated groups were higher (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: WSJPR can enhance the wound healing. It was likely through accelerating the cell proliferation and up-regulating the expressions of EGF, TGF-beta(1) and FN.

Objective To understand the adsorption capability and kinetics of chitosan (CTS) for Pb(II) in water. Methods The spectrophotometry was used to explore the effects of time, temperature, pH value and ion intensity on the adsorption capability of CTS for lead. Results The adsorption speed was faster at the beginning, then to the balance status 80 minutes later. The adsorption rate increased as the temperature increased. pH value could influence the adsorption, the adsorption capacity reached to the maximum when the pH values were 3.6-4.6. The sodium chloride solution showed an inhibitory effect on the adsorption with a dose dependent manner. Conclusion The adsorption is influenced by the effects of time, temperature, pH value, and ion intensity. The apparent energy(?E) is 5.11 kJ/mol.

AIM: To investigate the role of mitochondrial calcium uniporter (MCU) in the cardioprotection by hypoxic preconditioning (HPC) and its relationship to mitochondrial permeability transition pore (MPTP). METHODS: Intraventricular balloon technique was employed to measure the left ventricular developed pressure (LVDP), the maximum rise/fall rate of left ventricular pressure (?dp/dt_ max ), and the left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP) in Langendorff isolated rat heart. The hypoxia was achieved by ligation of left anterior coronary artery for 30 min followed by release of ligation for 120 min as reoxygenation. Hypoxic preconditioning was set as two episodes of 5 min global hypoxia and 5 min reoxygenation. RESULTS: Both HPC and treatment with ruthenium red (5 ?mol/L) during the first 10 min reoxygenation improved recovery of LVDP, ?dp/dt_ max and decreased LVEDP, which was associated with reduced infarct size and lactate dyhydrogenase release. These protective effects were attenuated by treatment with spermine (20 ?mol/L) during the first 10 min reoxygenation. Administration of cyclosporin A (0.2 ?mol/L) during the last 5 min of hypoxia period and first 15 min of reoxygenation period reduced the injury effect by spermine. CONCLUSION: These results indicate that inhibition of MCU is involved in the cardioprotection of HPC via inhibiting MPTP.

Objective To study the changes of left ventricular structure and function after transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect(ASD)by strain rate(SR)imaging.Methods Twenty-eight patients with secundum type ASD were undergone transcatheter closure.Left and right ventricular end-diastolic diameter(LVED and RVED),left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF),the Doppler transmitral filling velocities(E values and A values)and tricuspid regurgitation pressure were measured respectively at pre-operation,3 days,1 month and 3 months of post-operation.According to tricuspid regurgitation pressure,systolic pulmonary artery pressure(SPAP)was estimated.SR curves in all segments of left ventricular walls were acquired for all patients.The SR values including the peak of systolic SR,early-diastolic SR,late-diastolic SR were measured respectively.ResultsAfter operation,LVED,LVEF,E values and A values increased significantly while RVED and SPAP decreased.Almost all left ventricular walls' SR increased at post-operation except that SR of interventricular septeum(IVS)and left ventricular post wall(LVPW)decreased at 3 days,1 month of post-operation.Conclusions LV systolic and diastolic function are improved after operation,but SR characteristic changes of IVS and LVPW is the one of the most unique characters.

AIM: To investigate the effect of Dendranthema morifolium (Ramat) Tzvel (DM) on isolated rat heart and ventricular myocytes during ischemia/anoxia and reperfusion/reoxygenation.METHODS: The Langendorff perfused rat hearts were used to measure intraventricular pressure and coronary flow. The cell contraction and intracellular calcium transient in enzymatically isolated ventricular myocytes were determined. RESULTS: (1) DM (0.5 g/L) significantly attenuated the inhibitory effects induced by ischemia/reperfusion on left ventricular developed pressure (LVDP), ?dp/dt max, coronary flow and LVDP?HR, meanwhile increased the content of SOD and decreased the content of MDA in the myocardium; (2) DM (0.5 g/L) attenuated the inhibitory effects of anoxia and reoxygenation on [Ca 2+]i transient and cell contraction in isolated ventricular myocytes. CONCLUSION: DM attenuated the effects on contractility and intracellular calcium induced by ischemia/anoxia and reperfusion/reoxygenation in the isolated rat heart and the ventricular myocytes. The mechanism might be related to increase in SOD activity and maintaining [Ca 2+]i homeostasis.

AIM: To investigate the role of nitric oxide synthase (NOS), soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC) and protein kinase C (PKC) signaling in tumor necrosis factor-? (TNF-?)-induced cardioprotection against hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R) injury. METHODS: Neonatal rat ventricular myocytes were pretreated with TNF-? or sodium nitroprusside (SNP) or L-arginine (L-Arg), respectively, for 12 h and then subjected to continuous hypoxia for 12 h, followed by reoxygenation for 6 h. The manganese superoxide dismutase (Mn-SOD) activity of the cells was measured after H/R. Myocyte injury was determined by the release of lactic dehydrogenase (LDH). RESULTS: TNF-? (10~5 (U/L)) significantly increased the Mn-SOD activity and decreased release of LDH from ventricular myocytes. The cardioprotection against H/R injury was induced by the pretreatment with SNP (5 ?mol/L) or L-Arg (5 mmol/L), which was blocked by ODQ (10 ?mol/L), the specific sGC inhibitor, and Chel (5 ?mol/L), the specific PKC inhibitor. Pretreatment with L-NAME (100 ?mol/L), ODQ, Chel, antoxidant 2-MPG (400 ?mol/L) or tyrosine kinase inhibitor genistein (50 ?mol/L) attenuated the increased Mn-SOD activity and reduced LDH level induced by TNF-?. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that NO may play a role in TNF-?-induced cardioprotection, which is mediated by sGC and PKC. [

AIM: To explore the effects and mechanism of interleukin-2 (IL-2) on the positive effect of isoproterenol (ISO) in the isolated rat cardiomyocytes. METHODS: Enzymatically isolated cardiomyocytes were used. Peak twitch amplitude and maximal velocity of shortening/relaxation (?dL/dt_~max ) in the isolated cardiomyocytes were recorded with a microscope coupled to a charge-coupled device camera and [Ca~2+ ]i transients were determined with a fluorometric ratio method by using Fura-2/AM as Ca~2+ indicators. RESULTS: ① ISO increased the peak twitch amplitude and ?dL/dt_~max of the isolated cardiomyocytes. Perfusion for 15 min with IL-2 at 2?103 U/L, which had no effect at all, attenuated the enhancing effect of ISO on the peak twitch amplitude and ?dL/dt_~max . ② ISO increased the [Ca~2+ ]i transients of the single ventricular myocytes in a dose dependent manner and the corresponding EC_~50 values of ISO was (0.12?0.01) ?mol/L. Perfusion for 15 min with IL-2 at 2?103 U/L, which had no effect on the ~[Ca~2+ ]i transient at all, attenuated the enhancing effect of ISO and the corresponding EC_~50 was (0.44?0.06) ?mol/L. ③ The electrically induced [Ca~2+ ]i transient was significantly increased by pretreatment with 20 mg/L cholera toxin for ~12 h. The elevation of the [Ca~2+ ]i transient induced by cholera toxin was significantly attenuated by 2?103 U/L IL-2. ④ Forskolin (1 ?mol/L), the activator of adenyl cyclase, significantly increased the electrically induced [Ca~2+ ]i transient, which was attenuated by IL-2 at 2?103 U/L. CONCLUSION: IL-2 inhibits the positive effect of isoproterenol in the isolated single ventricular myocytes, in which Gs protein and adenyl cyclase are involved. [