Objective To study the treatment of ureterpelvic junction obstruction in adults. Methods 185 adult patients with hydronephrosis were reviewed for etiology,clinical characteristics and outcome of surgery.Etiological factors included 148 cases of ureteropelvic junction stricture,17 cases of high location of the junction,9 cases of ectopic vessels and 11 cases of fiber chords.Of 195 times surgery procedures,Anderson-Hynes pelvioplasty was conducted for 153 cases,chords brisement for 8,uriteropelvic repositioning for 3,ureteroscopic endopyelotomy for 16,and nephrectomy for 15. Results 170 patients were followed-up for 3 months to 5 years.163 patients had fully recovered,cure rate being 96%.7 patients had to undergo operation again for stricture recurrence,in 3 by Anderson-Hynes pelvioplasty and 4 by ureteroscopic endopyelotomy.All the patients with recurrence have been completely cured. Conclusions Anderson-Hynes pelvioplasty is still the first choice of treatment for ureteropelvic junction stricture,and ureteroscopic endopyelotomy for some special conditions.

Objective To study the impact of postoperative aerobic exercise on the cardiac function of breast cancer patients during anthracyclines-based chemotherapy. Methods Sixty cases of female breast cancer pa-tients, from June 2014 to December 2015 for anthracyclines-based chemotherapy, were randomly divided into ex-perimental group (n = 30) and control group (n = 30). Four cycles of conventional anthracyclines-based chemotherapy were conducted in control group, while three times of aerobic exercise per week were added in exper-imental group until the end of treatment course apart from conventional treatment. The peak oxygen consumption (VO2max) and maximum heart rate (HRmax) were measured before and after chemotherapy in both groups, ac-companied by ECG monitoring and blood collecting to measure the changes in their N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), serum creatinine (SCr) and kinase isoenzyme (CK-MB). Results No significant differ-ences in various indicators before chemotherapy were reported between two groups (P>0.05). After chemotherapy, VO2 max/kg [(21.9 ± 3.6) vs. (14.5 ± 2.8) mL/(min·kg)], VO2 max [(1 523 ± 186) vs. (911 ± 185) mL/min] and HRmax[(115 ± 15) vs. (129 ± 16) beats/min] in experimental group were significantly improved when com-pared with those in control group; significant differences in hematological levels and ECG changes were also ob-served between two groups. Conclusion Aerobic exercise during chemotherapy can mitigate the cardiotoxicity of anthracyclines to patients, which provides a new idea and therapy to reduce the incidence of clinical cardiovascular events induced by anthracyclines-based chemotherapy.

ObjectiveTo investigate the therapeutic effect of narrow band ultraviolet B ( NB VUB)and its influence on the expression of IL23/Th17 axis in peripheral blood of patients with Psoriasis vulgaris,and to further explore the mechanism of action of NB UVB.MethodsForty - eight cases of Psoriasis vulgaris were treated with NB-UVB irradiation for 20 times,the therapeutic effect was evaluated by the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) scores.Peripheral blood was obtained from normal healthy controls and patients with Psoriasis vulgaris before and after NB-UVB irradiation.Three color flow cytometry was carried out to quantify Thl7 cells,and ELISA was used to examine the levels of serum IL17 and IL23.Results The mean PASI scores were significantly decreased after treatment with NB UVB irradiation[ (8.12±4.05)score vs (3.98±2.03) score,P＜0.01 ].Levels of Th17[ (2.78 ± 1.93)％ vs (0.98±0.56)％ ],IL-17[ (23.85±7.98) pg/ml vs (6.53±4.26) pg/ml] and IL-23 [ (29.73 ± 12.08)pg/ml vs ( 16.73±8.91 )pg/ml] were significantly higher in patients with Psoriasis vulgaris than that in healthy controls ( P ＜0.01 ).After treatment with NB-UVB irradiation,levels of Th17 [ ( 1.13 ± 0.51 ) ％ ],IL-17 [ ( 8.03±5.01 )pg/ml ],and IL-23 [ ( 17.03 ± 9.85 )pg/ml ] were significantly decreased than before ( P ＜ 0.01 ),and were positively correlated with PASI ( P ＜0.05).ConclusionsNB-UVB may affect IL23/IL17 to achieve its therapeutic effect on patients with Psoriasis vulgaris.

To study the chemical constituents of Saxifraga stolonifera (L.) Meeb., chromatographic techniques were applied to separate and purify the compounds, and their structures were confirmed on the basis of physicochemical properties and spectral data. Ten compounds were isolated and identified as 5-O-methylnorbergenin (1), 3, 4-dihydroxyallylbenzene-4-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside (2), (7R, 8S)-4, 9, 9'-trihydroxyl-3-methoxyl-7, 8-dihydrobenzofuran-1'-propylneolignan-3'-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside (3), quercetin-3-O-beta-D-xylopyranosyl-(1 --> 2)-beta-D-galactopyranoside (4), kaempferol-3-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranoside (5), (3S, 5R, 6R, 7E, 9R)-3, 5, 6, 9-tetrahydroxy-7-megastigmane (6), benzyl-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 --> 6)-beta-D-glucopyranoside (7), p-hydroxyacetophenone (8), pyrogallic acid (9) and p-hydroxyphenol (10). Compound 1 is a new compound. Compounds 2-10 were isolated from this plant for the first time.

AIM:To evaluate the effects of treatment with HP 1188-immunoglobulin yolk ( HP1188-IgY) on Helicobacter pylori ( H.pylori)-infected gastritis in BALB/c mice.METHODS:BALB/c mice were used to establish an animal model of H.pylori-infected gastritis, and the mice were divided into 8 groups (10 mice per group).Oral antibiotics were used in group 1, 1 mg HP1188-IgY in group 2, 1 mg HP1188-IgY plus 30%sucralfate in group 3, 5 mg HP1188-IgY in group 4, 5 mg HP1188-IgY plus 30%sucralfate in group 5, PBS in group 6, and 30% sucralfate in group 7 with the treatment once per day for 10 d;and 2.5 mg HP1188-IgY was injected hypodermically twice with a 48-h interval in group 8.Another 10 mice were used as normal control in group 9.The planting of bacteria in the stomach was assayed by bacteri-al culture, rapid urease test, PCR and pathological sectioning .RESULTS:Intragastric administration with 1 mg HP1188-IgY plus 30%sucralfate per day effectively cured the injury of gastric mucosa caused by H.pylori infection, and the effect has no significant difference compared with antibiotics (P>0.05).CONCLUSION:We establish a BALB/c mouse mod-el infected with H.pylori successfully.Sucralfate (30%) is an ideal protectant for HP1188-IgY, which might decrease H. pylori infection in the stomach of BALB/c mice by oral inoculation .

Objective To investigate the role of insulin resistance in patients with prostate cancer who received surgical castration. Methods Sixty-seven patients with advanced prostate cancer who received with surgical castration were divided into obesity group [30 cases, BMI (26.85±1.22) kg/m2] and non-obesity group[37 cases, BMI(22.72±1.28) kg/m2]. The fasting blood glucose (FBG) and the fasting serum insulin, while evaluated the insulin resistance index(IRI) were determined before treatment, 6 months after treatment and 12 months after treatment. Results The levels of fasting serum insulin were significantly higher 6 months[(23.21±5.78 )mU/L] and 12 months [(24.34±5.37) mU/L] after treatment than that be-fore treatment[(20.01±4.82) mU/L] in obesity group, but 12 months after treatment [(22.19±6.14) mU/L ]was higher than that before treatment [(17.36±6.01) mU/L] in non-obesity group (P<0.01). The IRI were significantly higher 6 months (2.94±0.79) and 12 months (3.10±0.73) after treatment than that be-fore treatment (2.53±0.64) in obesity group, but 12 months after treatment (2.79±0.75) was higher than that before treatmeat(2.17±0.73) in non-obesity group(P<0.01). Conclusion The current data suggests that the patients with prostate cancer who received surgical castration is at risk for developing insulin resistance, thus leading to increasing risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Objective To investigate the effects of lincRNA-cox2 on the polarization of murine RAW264. 7 macrophages by analyzing the expression of lincRNA-cox2 in RAW264. 7 macrophages of M1 and M2 phenotypes. Methods Murine RAW264. 7 cells were induced by IFN-γand LPS to polarize to M1 phenotype, and were induced by IL-4 to polarize to M2 phenotype. The expression of lincRNA-cox2 in M1 and M2 macrophages were analyzed by real-time quantitative PCR ( RT-PCR) . We designed and synthesized siRNA oligo for lincRNA-cox2 and unrelated sequences. Then the siRNA oligo and NC oligo were transfected into RAW264. 7 cells by LipofectmineTM 2000. The transfected RAW264. 7 cells were induced by IFN-γand LPS or by IL-4 to polarize to M1 or M2 macrophages. Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay ( ELISA) was performed to measure the secretion of IL-10 and IL-12 induced in different conditions. The expression of in-ducible nitric oxide synthase ( iNOS ) , TNF-α, arginase 1 ( Arg-1 ) and found in inflammatory zone 1 (Fizz1) at mRNA level were detected by RT-PCR. The M1 macrophages were transfected with siRNAs to knock down the expression of lincRNA-cox2 for analyzing the biological effects of lincRNA-cox2 on the polar-ization of macrophages. Results The relative expression of lincRNA-cox2 in M1 macrophages was signifi-cantly higher than that in RAW264. 7 cells and M2 macrophages. Compared with the control group, the RAW264. 7 cells transfected with lincRNA-cox2-siRNA showed decreased secretion of IL-12 and inhibited expression of iNOS and TNF-αat mRNA level after IFN-γand LPS induction, but increased secretion of IL-10 and enhanced expression of Arg1 and Fizz1 at mRNA level after IL-4 induction. Transfecting the M1 mac-rophages with lincRNA-cox2-siRNA inhibited the secretion of IL-12, but promoted the secretion of IL-10. Conclusion This study indicated that lincRNA-cox2 was involved in the regulation of macrophage pheno-types by promoting the polarization to M1 macrophages and inhibiting the polarization to M2 macrophages.

Objective To synthesize and identify artificial antigens of lung elastin degradation peptide and for the purpose of preparation of COPD test.Methods The artificial antigens were synthesized by Sulfo-SMCC and KLH.The complete antigens were identified by ultraviolet spectrum and SDS-PAGE.Immunize Balb/c mice was used to prepare antibody.The antiserum activity was evaluated by indirect competitive ELISA.Results The artificial antigens were identified by ultraviolet spectrum and SDS-PAGE. The protein concentration was 1.181 mg/mL.The titer of antiserum was 1∶64 000,and IC50 was 13.7 ng/mL.The antiserum had no cross-reaction with nonsense peptide.Conclusion The artificial antigens were acquired successfully,which had good immunoge-nicity.The results have laid basis for COPD test.

Objective Toinvestigatetheclinicalvalueofhumanneutrophillipocalin(HNL)detectioninthedifferentialdiagnosis of bacterial and viral infections of elderly patients with acute respiratory infection .Methods 142 elderly patients with respiratory infection were divided the bacteria group (96 cases) and the virus group (46 cases) according to their infections ,42 healthy people in the corresponding period were enrolled as the control group .Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and highly sensitive dry chemi-cal particles enhanced immune turbidity assay were employed to detect their blood HNL and C-reactive protein(CRP) ,respectively , and virus-specific antibodies detection were performed simultaneously .Results Compared the blood HNL ,CRP levels and their positive rates of patients in bacteria group with those in the virus group ,control group ,respectively ,differences showed statistically significant(P<0 .01) ,while the differences of indicators listed above between the virus group and control group had no statistically significant(P>0 .05) .Antibiotic treatment before and 24 ,48 and 72 hours after ,the concentrations of HNL were (216 .8 ± 64 .1) , (192 .0 ± 41 .2) ,(158 .0 ± 54 .5) and (87 .0 ± 12 .4)μg/L ,respectively ,while those of CRP were (50 .9 ± 40 .9) ,(46 .2 ± 18 .3) , (39 .6 ± 9 .6) and (12 .6 ± 9 .8) mg/L ,respectively .Sensitivity ,specificity ,positive predictive value and negative predictive value of HNL detection were 90 .6% ,90 .9% ,91 .5% and 89 .9% ,respectively ,which were higher than those of CRP (88 .5% ,85 .2% , 86 .7% and 87 .2% ,respectively) ,with statistically significant difference(P<0 .05) .Conclusion NHL detection possesses impor-tant significance in differential diagnosis between bacterial and viral infections of elderly patients with acute respiratory infection .

OBJECTIVETo explore the effects of micro-elements fertilizers on the quality and yields of Artemisia annua.

METHODField experiments were conducted according to the method of random blocks design. After the harvest the yield was calculated and the content of artemisinin was determined.

RESULTBy applying 0.1%-0.5% Mn and 0.1%-0.5% Zn the dried leaf output and artemisinin content were increased.

CONCLUSIONThe suitable ranges of Mn and Zn can increased the yield and artemisinin content of A. annua.

Artemisia annua ; drug effects ; metabolism ; Artemisinins ; metabolism ; Boron ; pharmacology ; Manganese ; pharmacology ; Zinc ; pharmacology