Objective To investigate the long-term effects of propofol postconditioning on cerebral ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury in rats.Methods One hundred and forty-four healthy male SD rats,aged 7-8 weeks,weighing 250-280 g,were equally and randomly divided into 4 groups:sham operation group (group S),I/R group,propofol postconditioning group (group P) and intralipid group (group I).The animals were anesthetized with intraperitoneal 10％ chloral hydrate 300 mg/kg.Focal cerebral ischemia was induced by occlusion of middle cerebral artery for 60 min using a nylon thread with a rounded tip which was inserted into internal carotid artery in groups I/R,P and I.Two hour infusion of propofol was started at 20 mg· kg- 1· h- 1 immediately after the onset of reperfusion in group P,while the equal volume of normal saline was given instead in S and I/R groups,and 10％ intralipid was given instead in group I.Five rats in each group were chosen on day 1,14 and 28 after operation for assessment of neurological behavior and detection of cerebral infarct volume.Six rats in each group were chosen to perform Morris water maze test at day 9 and 23 after operation for 6 consecutive days.Five rats in each group were sacrificed on day 1,14 and 28 after operation and the hippocampal tissues were isolated for determination of the expression of GluR1-containing AMPA (GluR1-AMPA) receptor and GluR1-AMPA receptor in cell membrane.The ratio of GluR1-AMPA receptor in cell membrane/GluR1-AMPA receptor was calculated.Results Compared with group S,neurological behavior scores and the number of animals' swimming across the platform were significantly decreased,cerebral infarct volume was significantly enlarged,escape latency was significantly prolonged,and ratio of GluR1-AMPA receptor in cell membrane/GluR1-AMPA receptor was significantly increased ( P ＜ 0.05),while no significant change in the expression of GluR1-AMPA receptor was found in I/R group ( P ＞0.05).Propofol postconditioning inhibited cerebral I/R-induced changes mentioned above ( P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion The brain protection against focal I/R injury by propofol postconditioning can last for 28 days after operation and the inhibition of trafficking of GluR1-AMPA receptor from cytoplasm to cell membrane may contribute to this long-term brain protection.

This paper proposes a one-way micro valve with a simple structure and a simulation design for the engineering capsule. We have now got its design parameter selection method and its mechanic characteristic from experiments.
Capsules ; Computer Simulation ; Drug Delivery Systems ; methods ; Equipment Design ; Infusion Pumps, Implantable ; Technology, Pharmaceutical ; instrumentation ; methods

Objective The study aimed to explore the development direction of congenital heart disease surgery through comparing Europe with Guangdong General Hospital(GDGH) in data of ECHSA Congenital Database.Methods The data between 2009 to 2015 of Europe and GDGH were extracted from ECHSA Congenital Database.The data of Europe and GDGH were compared by basic information,operating difficulty and mortality.Results The results of Europe and GDGH were patient number(71 763 vs 13 119),procedure/patient ratio(126.2％ vs 104.1％),age[(75.91 ± 146.18) months VS(105.80 ± 172.18) months],the proportion of neonate (18.2％ vs 4.4％),Aristotle mean score (7.00 vs 6.67),30 days mortality (2.98％ vs 1.73 ％).The proportion of neonate palliative operation of Europe was more than that of GDGH.In adult group,Europe was more of reoperation and of GDGH was more of primary surgery.Conclusion The surgical treatment of congenital heart disease of GDGH is developing and is close to the mean average of Europe.The proportion of neonate,complex surgery and reoperation is lower than Europe.

AIMTo establish the whole-cell recording techniques of the neuronal alpha4beta2, alpha4beta4, and alpha7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptors heterologously expressed in SH-EP1 cell line and discuss the electrophysiological characteristics of their open states.

METHODSThe cells were cultured with DEME medium(high glucose) and suitable for electrophysiological experiments three days after passage. The receptors were induced from resting states into open states by rapid application of nicotine (alpha4beta2, alpha4beta4) or choline (alpha7).

RESULTSThe SH-EP1 cells cultured by this method were in good conditions and expressed plenty of receptors. Alpha4beta2, alph4beta4 and alpha7 inward currents could be induced by rapid application of agonists but had different dynamic processes against time. All the three types of currents were dose and voltage-dependent and had inward rectification property.

CONCLUSIONThe open states of neuronal alpha4beta2, alpha4beta4, and alpha7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and their transitions have distinct characteristics and the inward currents of all this three types of receptors are dose and voltage-dependent and have inward rectification property.

Brain ; cytology ; metabolism ; Cell Line ; Epithelial Cells ; cytology ; Humans ; Membrane Potentials ; physiology ; Neurons ; cytology ; metabolism ; Patch-Clamp Techniques ; Receptors, Nicotinic ; physiology ; Transfection ; alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor

Background The pathological change of the anterior uveitis is the disruption of blood-aqueous barrier.Slit lamp examination appears to be limited for the evaluation of inflammatory response,and fluorescine angiography is an objective approach.However,there are few relative studies up to now in China.Objective Aim of this study was to observe the characteristics and assess the clinical applications of iris fluorescein angiography (IFA)in Chinese uveitis with brown iris.Methods Forty eyes of 40 normal subjects and 21 eyes of 13 patients with the anterior uveitis were collected in this study.IFA,slit-lamp examination and iris photograph were performed on the subjects.All individuals were informed consented at the initiation of this study.Results In normal eyes,fluorescence in iris vessels was blocked by the melanin pigment,but peripupillary weak fluorescent leakage was seen in the normal eyes with the age of ＞60 years old.The multiple patterns of fluorescence leakage were found in the patients suffered from uveitis of various etiologies although the negative slit-lamp finding,including the leakage of fluorescein around the pupillary margin and radial iris vessels in the eyes with mild diseases,transmitted fluorescence of regular iris vessels in the eyes with diffuse and local iris atrophy,and vascular tufts of the pupillary margin with coiled interwind tight clusters of thin vessels at the early phase in the eyes with dilated capillaries,microvascular anomalies and new vessel formation.The hyperfluorescence remained throughout the IFA duration.Conclusions IFA findings in uveitis vary depending on the topography,type and severity of inflammation.IFA has a good clinical applying value because of its objective assessment ability of the degree of the blood-aqueous barrier breakdown and iris neovascularization breakdown.It can exhibit the unvisible lesion under the slit-lamp and monitor the efficacy of medical theraphy in patients with active or quiescent uveitis.

Objective To investigate the effect of partial body-weight supported treadmill training ( PBW- STT) on function of lower limbs, walk function, ADL performance and quality of life of hemiplegic patient induced by cerebral infarction. Methods A total of 132 cerebral infarction patients were divided into a control group (n = 69) and a training group( n = 63) randomly. Both groups accepted routine rehabilitation therapy, and the training group accepted PBWSTT at the same time in addition. Both groups were evaluated with regard to their walking ability, func- tion of lower limbs, ADL performance and their quality of life by using Functional Ambulation Category (FAC) , Fugl-Meyer assessment (FMA) , Barthel index (BI) and SF-36 before and after rehabilitation treatment. Results The function of lower limb, walking ability, ADL performance and the quality of life of both groups were improved significantly after treatment, and those in the training group were improved to a significantly greater extent than those in the control group ( P

OBJECTIVETo clone the coding gene of the stage-specific antigen cC1 from Cysticercus cellulosae and express high levels of soluble cC1 in E.coli.

METHODSThe cC1 gene was amplified from Cysticercus cellulosae by RT-PCR and cloned into pMD18-T vector, followed by subcloning into the prokaryotic expression plasmid pET28a. The recombinant plasmid was transformed into E.coli BL21(DE3) and the expression conditions were optimized. The expressed product was purified by Ni(+)-affinity chromatography, analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and identified with SDS-PAGE and Western blotting.

RESULTSThe fragment length of the amplification product by RT-PCR was 1056 bp. Comparison of the amplified gene sequence with the cC1 gene in Genbank identified a samesense point mutation at 423 position in the gene cloned into the expression plasmids. After a 6-h induction with 0.05 mmol/L IPTG at 37 degrees celsius;, the expression of the 40 kd soluble fusion protein exceeded 60% of the total bacterial protein, and the fusion protein was recognized by Cysticercus-infected human sera. The purity of the fusion protein was about 94% after purification by affinity chromatography.

CONCLUSIONThe stage-specific antigen cC1 from Cysticercus cellulosae has been successfully cloned and the soluble protein efficiently expressed in E.coli, which provides the basis for its further study and application.

Animals ; Antigens, Helminth ; biosynthesis ; genetics ; immunology ; Cloning, Molecular ; Cysticercus ; immunology ; Escherichia coli ; genetics ; metabolism ; Genetic Vectors ; Humans ; Recombinant Fusion Proteins ; biosynthesis ; genetics ; immunology ; Solubility ; Swine ; Taenia solium ; immunology

OBJECTIVETo observe the effect of the antibody TSP-2 against a single epitope of mouse Toll-like receptor 2 extracellular domain (mTLR2ECD) on the inflammation in mice with zymosan A-induced peritonitis.

METHODSIn mice with peritonitis induced by intraperitoneal injection of zymosan A, pretreatments with PBS, normal rabbit IgG and TSP-2 antibody at two different doses (2.5 and 5.0 mg/kg) were administered via the tail vein. Six hours after intraperitoneal injection of zymosan A, Evans blue was injected through the tail vein, and the frequency of writhing of the mice within 20 min were recorded. The mice were then sacrificed for peritoneal lavage, and the lavage fluid was collected to assess the exudation of Evans blue in the supernatant. The peritoneal leukocyte count, mast cell degranulation and release of such inflammatory mediators as platelet activating factor (PAF) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFalpha) in the lavage fluid were observed by cell counting, specific cell staining, immunohistochemistry and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).

RESULTSCompared with PBS or rabbit IgG groups, TSP-2 treatment resulted in significantly reduced writhing response of the mice and lowered Evans blue exudation and leukocyte count in the peritoneal lavage, with also decreased degranulation of the mast cells induced by C48/80.

CONCLUSIONTSP-2 antibody against a single epitope of mTLR2ECD inhibits the inflammatory response in mice with zymosan A-induced peritonitis.

Animals ; Antibodies ; immunology ; Behavior, Animal ; Epitopes ; immunology ; Extracellular Space ; Female ; Leukocyte Count ; Mast Cells ; immunology ; Mice ; Peritoneal Lavage ; Peritonitis ; chemically induced ; immunology ; Protein Structure, Tertiary ; Toll-Like Receptor 2 ; chemistry ; immunology ; Zymosan ; pharmacology

OBJECTIVETo evaluate the safety and efficacy and summarize the initial experience of transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR) for treating Chinese patients with severe mitral regurgitation.

METHODSIn May 2012, TMVR using MitraClip system was applied in 3 patients with severe mitral regurgitation. One patient suffered from with mitral valve prolapse and two with functional mitral regurgitation. The efficacy and complications of the procedure were analyzed.

RESULTSTMVR procedure was successful in all 3 cases. NYHA classification improved by 1 grade in 2 patients and 2 grades in one patient. The mean operation time was (105 ± 38) minutes and X-ray exposure time was (10 ± 4) minutes. Mean aortic pressure was increased from (62 ± 18) mm Hg (1 mm Hg = 0.133 kPa) to (75 ± 14) mm Hg, and mean left atrial pressure was significantly reduced from (15 ± 10) mm Hg to (9 ± 5) mm Hg immediately after the deployment of MitraClip. Three days after the procedure, left ventricular diastolic dimension decreased from (63 ± 11) mm to (59 ± 10) mm, left atrial dimension declined from (59 ± 11) mm to (51 ± 8) mm, and NT-ProBNP was reduced from (4292 ± 1137) mmol/L to (1187 ± 489) mmol/L. No complications occurred in all three cases.

CONCLUSIONSOur initial experience showed that TMVR using MitraClip system is safe and effective for patients with severe mitral regurgitation. However, the long term benefit of the procedure should be validated through follow up.

Aged ; Cardiac Catheterization ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Mitral Valve ; surgery ; Mitral Valve Insufficiency ; surgery ; Retrospective Studies ; Treatment Outcome

This paper is to explore the reasonable applications of automatic exposure control in computed radiography, and to improve the quality of CR images. It is very important to select a suitable KV value in automatic exposure control in computed radiography. At the same time, a suitable ionization chamber, correct density compensation and necesary post-processing should be selected.
Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Automation ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Head ; diagnostic imaging ; Humans ; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted ; Infant ; Lumbar Vertebrae ; diagnostic imaging ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Quality Control ; Radiation Dosage ; Radiographic Image Enhancement ; methods ; Radiography, Thoracic ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; methods ; standards