This study was aimed to observe the effect of Bushen-Huoxue-Tonglin formula (BSHXTLF) on Ki-67 and apoptotic bodies in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) rats. A total of 72 Wistar rats were randomly divided into 6 groups, which were the sham operation group, model group, Proscar group (0.8 mg?kg-1), BSHXTLF groups with low, middle and high dose (7.5, 15, 22.5 g?kg-1). Except the sham operation group, the BPH model was established by injecting testosterone propionate (5 mg?kg-1) for 30 days after removing both testicles in the rats. The drugs were administrated once a day for 30 days at the same time. The immunohistochemical and TUNEL methods were used to determine Ki-67 and apoptotic bodies, respectively. The results showed that compared with the model group , the expression of Ki-67 in treatment groups was decreased ( P < 0 . 05 ) . Compared with Proscar group and low-dose BSHXTLF group, the expression of Ki-67 in the middle- and high-dose BSHXTLF group was decreased ( P < 0 . 05 ) . Compared with the middle-dose BSHXTLF group , the expression of Ki-67 in the high-dose BSHXTLF group was decreased ( P < 0 . 05 ) . Compared with the model group , the expression of apoptot-ic bodies in each treatment group was increased ( P < 0 . 05 ) . Compared with Proscar group , low-dose and middle-dose BSHXTLF group, the expression of apoptotic bodies in the high-dose BSHXTLF group was increased (P <0.05). It was concluded that BSHXTLF may decrease the expression of Ki-67 and increase the expression of apoptotic bodies in BPH rats. These results provided objective evidences for clinical treatment of BPH.

Magnetic resonance imaging has shown its important role in both early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and revealing the Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis.Structural magnetic resonance imaging include lineal mesure,volume measure and volume rendered.They can detect the abnormal brain structure,especially the change of mesial temporal lobe(hippocampus,amygdale) in early onset of Alzheimer's disease.Recent studies more focused on functional imaging which can find the functional changes in brain.Prior to structural changes,functional changes happen,so it can reflect the sutile pathological process in Alzheimer's disease.The functional imaging mainly refers to magnetic resonance spectroscopy,functional magnetic resonance imaging,diffusion weighted imaging and diffusion tensor imaging.As developing of these new technologies,we know more and more about pathogenesis and biological characteristics of Alzheimer's disease.

Objective To study the chemical constituents of Peperomia dindygulensis. Methods Chromatography was used to isolate and purify the chemical constituents, their structures were identified by spectral analyses. Results Eight compounds were isolated and identified as bis-(2-methoxy-4, 5-methylenedioxy)-benzophenone (Ⅰ), peperomin B (Ⅱ), peperomin C (Ⅲ), 5-hydroxy-4′, 7, 8-trimethoxy flavone (Ⅳ), 5-hydroxy-3′, 4′, 7, 8-tetramethoxy flavone (Ⅴ), 5, 3′-dihydroxy-4′, 7, 8-trimethoxy flavone (Ⅵ), ?-sitosterol (Ⅶ), hexadecanoic acid (Ⅷ). Conclusion Compound Ⅰ is a new compound named as dindygulensin. All compounds, except Ⅴ, are isolated from P. dindygulensis for the first time.

Objective To explore the efficiency and safety of sodium valproate intravenous therapy on refractory status epilepsy(RSE)by diazepam in Chinese adult.Methods Twenty-five patients of RSE,consecutively admitted to West China Hospital of Sichuan University from September 1999 to May 2007,received intravenous administration of sodium valproate after being refractory to intravenous diazepam and intramuscular phenobarbitone.The efficiency and side effect of sodium valproate were then evaluated.There were ten males and fifteen females with mean age of fifty-five years.The symptoms of status epilepticus(SE)included generalized tonic-clonic status epilepticus(GTCS)(14 cases),complex partial status epilepticus(CPS)(7 cases),simple partial status epilepticus(SPS)(2 cases)and myoclonic status epielepticus(MS)(2 cases).The primary diseases prior to SE were viral encephalitis(13 cases),withdrawal of antiepilepsy drug(AEDs)(5 cases),cerebral trauma and brain surgery(3 cases),cerebral infarction(2 cases),intoxication(1 case)and cerebral palsy(1 case).Among them nine patients had a history of epilepsy.Results Of all the 25 cases of RSE,twenty-two were controlled with sodium valproate within one hour,and consciousness recovered within next one hour.No significant changes were found in blood pressure,heart rate,respiratory rate and cardiac rhythm,and no encephalopathy occurred.On the other hand,the other three cases who failed to be controlled,frequency and duration of seizure were redured.Conclusions Although intravenous sodium valproate has not been approved to be the drug of first choice for SE therapy,but it is non-sedative anti-convulsion drug that can be safely used to stop different kinds of diazepam resistant SE efficiently without obvious side effect.In addition,a quick recovery of patients' consciousness may be expected within an hour afte RSE being controlled.

In order to study the role played by infection in the occurrence and mechanism of negative nitrogen balance of the skeletal muscles in the early stage of scalding,37% TBSA full thickness scalding was inflicted on the back and one hind leg of rats and the protein catabolic rate in the soleus muscle of both the scalded and healthy legs was determined and the effects of endotoxin on the catabolic rate were observed.It was found that the protein catabolic rate was markedly accelerated in the scalded soleus 3 days after iujusy;and showed no significant changes in the healthy one,in which the protein catabolic rate was near or similar to that of the normal control.After 2 mg/kg of endotoxin was administered intraperitoneally.the findings were as follows:(1)Endotoxin could also accelerate the protein catabolic rate in the skeletal muscles;(2)The protein catabolic rate in the scalded soleus was not further increased and no summation effect of scalding and endotoxin on protein catabolism occurred.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the clinical efficacy of using allogeneic amniotic membrane for myringoplasty in the treatment of traumatic perforation of tympanic membrane.METHODS 27 cases of traumatic perforation of tympanic membrane underwent myringoplasty with allogeneic amniotic membrane between July 2003 and February 2008 were analyzed retrospectively.The perforation healing rate and hearing improvement were studied.RESULTS All cases were followed-up for more than 6 months. The perforation healing rate was 96.3%and PTA gain was(12?3.7) dB.CONCLUSION The virtue of myringoplasty with allogeneic amniotic membrane is the plenty of service,convenient operation,little damage and good histocompatibility and effect.

Objective To explore the level of serum neuron-specific enolase(s-NSE) and brain neuronal damage in the migraine patients during attack.Methods The level of s-NSE was assayed by ELISA in 26 patients with migraine during attack,23 patients with migraine at intervals and 20 normal controls .Results Content of s-NSE in migraine attack groups was significantly higher than that in the other two groups(P

OBJECTIVE:To establish a method for the determination of related substances in methylacrylic acid- ethyl acrylate copolymer. METHODS:HPLC was performed on the column of Agilent C18 with mobile phase of methanol-phosphate buffer(70∶30,V/V) at the flow rate of 1.0 ml/min,the detection wavelength was 202 nm,column temperature was 20 ℃,and the sample size was 20 μl. RESULTS:The linear range was 0.001%-0.015% for both methylacrylic acid(r=0.999 4)and ethyl acrylate(r=0.999 1);RSDs of precision,stability and reproducibility tests were lower than 2%;the average recoveries of methylacrylic acid and ethyl acrylate were respectively 86.59%(RSD=2.3%,n=9)and 91.24%(RSD=3.5%,n=9). CONCLUSIONS:The method is simple,accurate and reproducible,and can be used for the contents determination of related substances in methyl acrylic acid-eth-yl acrylate copolymer.

Objective To describe the clinical features of convulsive status epileptieus (CSE) in our hospital and to provide a basis for future CSE prevention and treatment. Methods Patients with CSE hospitalized from January 1996 to October 2007 were prospectively observed. Logistic regression was used to identify predictors of prognosis. Results All 220 eases of CSE were prospeetively analyzed, a hundred and two patients(46.4%) originated from rural areas. The primary cause of CSE was central nervous system(CNS)infectian (72cases, 32.7%), followed by discontinuation or reduction of antiepileptie drugs (AEDs, 35 cases,15.5%). The median duration of CSE was 5 hours and median duration of seizures before treatment was 2 hours; both were longer in rural patients (7.0 and3.5 hours respectively) than in urban patients (3.0 and 2.0 hours, Z=-3.433,-1.558,both P<0.05). The fatality rate by the time of discharge was 15.9%. Logistic regression analysis showed that the duration of CSE (χ2=20.941), a history of epilepsy (χ2=4.910), and respiratory depression (χ2=16.086) were independent predictors of CSE prognosis (allP<0.05) . Comparisons between these data of USA and Europe were made. Conclusions CSE occurs mostly in rural population and epilepsy patients. CNS infection and withdrawal or reduction of AEDs in patients with epilepsy were important triggers of CSE. Antiepileptic therapy for status epilepticus in China falls behind that in the European countries.

This study was aimed to observe the effect of Bu-Shen Huo-Xue Tong-Lin (BSHXTL) formula on gene expression of Caspase-3 in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) rats. A total of 72 rats were randomly divided into the sham operation group, model group, proscar group, low-dose BSHXTL group, middle-dose BSHXTL group and high-dose BSHXTL group. The rat model was established by injecting testosterone propionate for 30 days after removing testis except the sham operation group. The drugs were administered once a day at the same time of the model establishment. Immunohistochemical method was used to measure positive average gray. And RT-PCR was used to measure the gene expression of Caspase-3.The results showed that compared with the model group, the expression of Caspase-3 and mRNA in each treatment groups were increased (P < 0.05). And the high-dose BSHXTL group was higher than the proscar group and low-dose BSHXTL group (P< 0.05). It was concluded that BSHXTL formula may upregulate gene expression of Caspase-3, which may be the mechanism of BPH treatment.