Objective To explore the effect of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) decoy oligode-oxynucleotides (ODN) on respiratory function and expressions of IL-1β and IL-13 in serum following se-vere lung contusion in rabbits. Methods A total of 40 New-Zealand rabbits were randomly divided into four groups, ie, severe lung contusion group (Group A, n=12), severe lung contusion with NF-κB scrambled decoy ODN intervention group (Group B, n=12), severe lung contusion with sense NF- B de-coy ODN intervention group (Group C, n=12) and normal control group (Group D, n =4). After the contusion model was set up, the sense and scrambled NF-κB decoy ODN were infused into the rabbits via the jugular veins in different groups, with 20 g per experimental rabbit. After contusion, respiratory fre-quency, tidal volume, airway pressure, respiration flow rate curve and end expiration nitric oxide concen-tration were detected at 1, 2, 3 and 4 hours. The expressions of IL-1β and IL-13 in serum were observed by means of ELISA. Results After sense NF-κB decoy ODN intervention, alveolar ventilation, arteri-al PO_2 and pulmonary compliance were improved, compared with Group A and Group B, with statistical difference (P<0.01). The expression of IL-1β was decreased and that of IL-13 increased after sense NF-κB decoy ODN intervention to the severe lung contusion, compared with Groups A and B, with statis-tical difference (P <0.01). The expression of IL-1β was increased to peak level at 1 hour after contu-sion, which continued to the end of the experiment. While expression of IL-13 was decreased at 1 hour af-ter contusion and reached the minimum level at 4 hours. With intervention with sense decoy ODN, the in-creased expression of IL-1β was down-regulated, but expression of IL-13 remained at high level, with sta-tistical difference compared with Group A and Group B (P < 0.01). Conclusions Intervention with sense NF-κB decoy ODN can significantly protect the respiratory function, reduce the expression of IL-1β and increase expression of IL-13 after severe lung contusion.

Aim To purify a small platide inhibiting platelet aggregation from Agkistrodon Acutus snake venom,and to identify its physical and chemical properties and its effects on the platelet aggregation stimulated by ADP, collagen, and thrombin. Methods Extract snake venom through Superdex 75 gel filtration, ultrafiltration and DEAE-Sepharose CL-6B ionexchange. The purified product was identified by HPLC C_ 18 . The molecular weight was determined by SDS-polyacrylamid gel electrphoresis. Platelet aggragation was measured by nephelometry. Results The molecular weight of the peptide was 7 862 u and its purified from Agkistrodon Acutus snake venom is oelectric point was pH 4.29. This peptide dose-dependently inhibited the platelet aggregation induced by ADP,collagen,and thrombin. Conclusion The method has been proved to be successful for the purification of low molecular weight peptide fraction that inhibits platelet aggregation.

Aim To investigate the inhibitory effect of peptide from Agkistrodon Acutus snake venom(fraction K)on the growth of human ovarian carcimona A2780 cell line and its mechanism.Methods The A2780 cells were treated with fraction K at different concentrations.The proliferation of A2780 cells was assayed with MTT colorimetric method.The histologi-cal and ultras-tructural changes of cell were scored using light and electron microseopy.The apoptosis of A2780 cells induced by fraction K was studied by fluorescent staining.Crystal violet staining and MTT assay were employed to determine the effect of fraction K on A2780 cells that they had been adhered to fibronectin.Result Proliferation of A2780 cells was inhibited significantly by fraction K in a dose-and time-dependant manner.Under electron-microseop and fluorescence microscope,some A2780 cells underwent a typical apoptosis and morphology changes after 24 hours incubation with fraction K.Fraction K could inhibit the adhesion of A2780 cells to fibronectin in a dose-dependent manner.Conclusion fraction K can inhibit proliferation of A2780 cells,which may be related to the mechanism of inducing cellular apoptosis and cellular adhesion.

Objective To study the effect of external application of Wuwei Shuangbai Powder on relieving primary liver cancer pain and to observe its effect on hemorheology indexes.Methods A double-blind,randomized and controlled trial was carried out in 60 primary hepatocellular carcinoma patients with cancer pain.The patients were divided into control group and treatment group,30 cases in each group.The treatment group was given external application of Wuwei Shuangbai Powder and oral use of placebo capsules,and the control group was given external application of placebo powder and oral use of celecoxib capsules.The treatment for the two groups lasted for 7 days.Before and after treatment,pain was scored by Numeric Rating Scale (NRS),and the peripheral blood hemorheology indexes of both groups were observed.Results (1) After treatment,the NRS pain scores of both groups were decreased compared with those before treatment (P ＜ 0.05 or P ＜ 0.01),and the scores of the treatment group were significantly lower than those of the control group (P ＜ 0.05),indicating that the treatment group had better effect on relieving cancer pain.(2) After treatment,the indexes of hemorheology of treatment group were significantly higher than those of the control group,and the differences of the indexes except the hematocrit were significant between the two groups(P ＜ 0.05 or P ＜ 0.01).Conclusion Wuwei Shuangbai Powder is effective for the treatment of primary liver cancer pain.The mechanism may be related to the improvement of hemorheology of liver cancer patients.

Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of Professor Deng's Jinfu An Decoction(JAD)on intermediate and advanced non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC).Methods Ninety patients with intermediate and advanced NSCLC were equally randomized into 3 groups.GroupⅠreceived routine chemical therapy(CT), groupⅡreceived oral use of JAD,which is mainly composed of raw Arisaema cum Bile,raw Rhizoma Pinelliae, Radix Pseudostellariae,Culmus Phragmitis,Poria,Semen Persicae,Bulbus Fritillariae Thunbergii,Gekko Chinensis,Pseudobulbus Cremastrae seu Pleiones,Radix Salviae Mihiorrhizae,and groupⅢreceived JAD + CT. Three weeks constituted one phase,two phases constituted one treatment courses,and the treatment lasted 2 courses.The changes of clinical symptom and signs scoring,tumor mass,immune function,hemorrheological indexes,and quality of life(QOL)as well as body weight and toxic and side reactions were observed in the three groups.Results The symptom scores decreased in the 3 groups obviously(P0.05).Between the 3 groups,the improvement of QOL in groupsⅡandⅢdiffered from that in groupⅠ(P

BACKGROUND: Nowadays, more and more people regard the isokinetic training as a method for strength training and rehabilitation of muscle injuries of athletes. But it is rare in study of rehabilitation following joint injury via isokinetic training. OBJECTIVE: To explore the advantage of isokinetic training in rehabilitation, further more, to provide the scientific basis to rehabilitation of muscle injuries. DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING: The contrast observation was performed at the Laboratory of Institute of Physical Education, Hebei Normal University between March and May 2008. PARTICIPANTS: Two female college basketball athletes whose knee joints were injured. METHODS: The Kinitech isokinetic testing system (Kylingk, Australia) was used to test the flexion and extension muscles of knee joint of 2 athletes and contrasted the values of flexion and extension muscle after rehabilitation training, damage side and healthy side. All data were analyzed to observe the effects of strength training. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Peak torque (PT) values of flexor and extensor in knee joints. RESULTS: After 8 weeks isokinetic training, the strength index of two subjects had increased in certain degree both at the 60 (?)/s and 240 (?)/s. The PT values showed that the increasing range of flexor was greater than that of extensor in the 1st subject, but the circumstance was opposite in the 2nd subject. The index of BP, STW, and AP was greatly increased, as well as work fatigue. CONCLUSION: It is helpful to increase the muscle strength and promote the rehabilitation via isokinetic training system. The isokinetic strength training has the positive effects on rehabilitation of muscle injuries.

BACKGROUND:The meningeal defect patients can be treated with artificial dural materials combined neurosurgical techniques which can protect the integrity of brain tissue. OBJECTIVE:To analyze the biocompatibility and application feasibility of various artificial dura mater materials. METHODS:The artificial dura materials were classified according to the different sources, and the biocompatible and application feasibility of various artificial dura mater materials were analyzed, as wel as the advantages and disadvantages of various materials. The anticoagulant and hemolytic properties of the materials were analyzed through recalcification test and hemolysis test. 100 patients receiving col agen membrane repair selected from Department of Neurosurgery, Dongfang Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine were observed. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The dural repair materials mainly include autologous material, al ograft materials, dissimilar materials, synthetic materials and natural materials. Each kind of material has its advantages and disadvantages. Meningeal defect complications include cerebrospinal fluid leakage, pseudo meninges, infection and arachnoiditis. There are many problems of artificial dural materials to be solved, and the novel biological dural materials and absorbable materials are the direction of dural material research.

Objective To investigate the changes of serum TNF-α,IL-1β,IL-10,IL-13,lung ultrastructure and respiratory function in the early stage of pulmonary contusion. Method 16 white rabbits were randomly assigned to lung contusion group and control group. Pulmonary contusion was established. Serum TNF-α,IL-1β, IL-10 and IL-13 level at 1 ,2 ,3 and 4 h after contusion were tested. Respiratory function data was obtained and ultrastructure was observed. Results In the early phase after pulmonary contusion ,the expression of IL-1β and TNF-αincreased while IL-10 and IL-13 decreased continuously. Lung ultrastructure changes included alveolar dam-age and massive erythrocyte sedimentation and inflammatory cell exudation in alveolar cavity. Alveolar ventilation and PO2 decreased significantly,P-AO2 increased continuously and lung compliance reduced. Conclusions In the early phase after pulmonary contusion ,the expression of IL-1β and TNF-α increases while IL-10 and IL-13 de-creases,lung ultrastructure is progressively destructed and lung function is severely damaged.

Objective To study the effects of using jaw tracking technique with Smart LMC algorithm on the absorbing dose of planning target volume (PTV) and organs at risk (OARs) in dynamic intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC).Methods Field fluencies of 10 cases of NPC patients were optimized using DVO algorithm on Eclipse TPS (11.0),and according to the same optimal fluence,MLC operation files were calculated using jaw tracking technique and jaw fixing technique respectively,dose distribution was calculated with AAA algorithm and jaw tracking IMRT plan (JT-IMRT) and jaw fixing IMRT plan (JF-IMRT) were generated respectively.Collimators' position at the plan implementation was observed,and the total number of plans' monitor units (MU),the dose of PTV,the absorb dose of OARs,and the actual fluence verification pass rate were compared.Results The collimators' opening gap distances in 166 control points of the JT-IMRT reduced in both X and Y directions in the field,compared to that of the JF-IMRT.Total number of the JT-IMRT's MU increased by 3.59％-11.63％.There was no statistical significant difference between the doses of the PTV.Statistical significance was found in the differences between maximum dose (Dmax) of brainstem,spinal cord,crystal,optic nerve,the mean dose (Dmean) and D50％ of parotid and their decreased values after therapy (t=5.70-8.66,P＜0.05).The actual fluence verification pass rate of the JT-IMRT was higher than that of the JF-IMRT.There was a significant difference between the results (t=5.18,P＜0.05).Conclusions The JT-IMRT plan of the smart LMC algorithm is more tolerant to the radiation leakage between inter-and intra-leaf.The dose of OARs is lower,while the dose calculation precision and the verification pass rate are higher,the actual radiation dose is more accurate and reliable.Therefore it is more suitable for clinical applications.

Aim To investigate the ameliorative effects pseudoberberine(Y53), a berberine(BBR) analogue, on diabetic nephropathy( DN) in streptozotocin( STZ)-induced diabetic mice. Methods Diabetes mellitus ( DM) of the C57BL/6J mice was induced by intraper-itoneal injection of STZ at 120 mg·kg-1 . The diabetic animals were divided into 4 groups, which were orally treated with saline, 50 mg · kg-1 of BBR, 50 mg · kg-1 of Y53 or 5 mg · kg-1 of rosiglitazone ( ROSI ) , respectively. During and after the experiment, the u-rine, blood, serum and kidney of the animals were harvested for determination of relevant parameters by kits. Kidney tissues of the mice were subjected to pathological examination by hematoxylin & eosin( HE) staining;mRNA and protein expression levels of target genes in the kidney were determined by quantitative re-al-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction ( qRT-PCR) and Western blot, respectively. Results Y53 greatly reduced the fasting blood glucose ( FBG ) and glycosylated hemoglobin( GHb) , improved diabet-ic symptoms such as polyphagia and polyuria in the di-abetic mice( P<0. 01 vs DM control group) . Y53 po-tently reduced the blood urea nitrogen ( BUN ) , serum creatinine( Scr) , 24 h urinary protein, kidney index, serum and kidney advanced glycation end-products ( AGEs) and nitric oxide( NO) , as well as kidney cho-lesterol( CHO ) and triglyceride ( TG ) contents ( P <0. 05 or P<0. 01 vs DM control group) . In the patho-logical examination, Y53 greatly restored kidney mor-phology and suppressed glomerular sclerosis( P<0. 001 vs DM control group). In addition, Y53 significantly reduced the renal expression of fibrosis-related genes, such as the transforming growth factor-β1 ( TGF-β1 ) and smad2(P<0. 01 vs DM control group). The reno-protective efficacies of Y53 were superior to those of BBR and ROSI in our study ( P<0. 05 or P<0. 01 ) . Conclusions The BBR analogue Y53 has potent ac-tivities in ameliorating renal injury and restoring renal function in STZ-induced diabetic mice. Y53 may be developed as a novel kind of agent for the treatment of DN in the future.