To study the protective effect of Shengmai Injection on adriamycin-induced cytotoxity of diaphragm in rabbits. The rabbits were randomly allocated to three groups. The control group were treated with NS 2 ml?kg -1 for five days, adriamycin+NS group with NS 2ml?kg -1 for five days and then administered adriamycin 10 mg?kg -l and adriamycin + Shengmai Injection group with Shengmi Injection 2 ml?kg -l for five days and then administered adriamycin 10 mg?kg -1 . Twenty-four hours later, animals in the three groups were anaesthetized. Then the transdiaphragmatic pressure (Pdi) and diaphragm evoked potential(DEP) were measured, SOD activity and MDA content were tested and the ultrastructure of diaphragm cells was observed under electron microscope. Adriamycin could lower the Pdi and amplitude of DEP (P

AIM　To study protective effect of taurine on diaphragm against adriamycim cytotoxity in rabbits.METHODS　The rabbits were divided randomly into three groups.①Control group:The animals were administered NS 2 ml*kg-1 for five days. ②Adriamycin+NS group:The animals were administered NS 2ml*kg-1 for five days and then administered adriamycin 10 mg*kg-1.③Adriamycin+taurine group:The animals were administered taurine 100 mg*kg-1 for five days and then administered adriamycin 10 mg*kg-1.After 24 h,three groups animals were anaesthetized.The transdiaphragmatic pressure(Pdi) and diaphragm evoked potential(DEP) were measured.SOD and MDA were tested.the ultrastructure of diaphragm cells was investigated by eletronmicroscopy.RESULTS　The Pdi and amplitude of DEP were lowered by adriamycin(P＜0.01).The levels of MDA was increased and the activity of SOD was decreased in diaphragm(P＜0.05).The disorder of myofibrills,swelling of mitochondria with broken cristase can be observed by electronmicroscopy.The above changes were inhibited by taurine.CONCLUSIONS　The taurine could scavenge the toxic radicals generated by adriamycin and protect the diaphragm myocytes.

AIM To study protective effect of taurine on diaphragm against adriamycim cytotoxity in rabbits. METHODS The rabbits were divided randomly into three groups. groups group: The animals were administered NS 2 ml.kg- 1 for five days. ②Adriamycin + NS group: The animals were administered NS 2ml. kg-1 for five days and then administered adriamycin 10 mg. kg- 1. ③Adriamycin + taurine group: The animals were administered taurine 100 mg. kg-1 for five days and then administered adriamycin 10 mg?kg- 1. After 24 h, three groups animals were anaesthetized. The transdiaphragmatic pressure(Pdi) and diaphragm evoked potential(DEP) were measured. an and MDA were tested. the ultrastructure of diaphragm cells was investigated by eletronmicroscopy. RESULTS The Pdi and amplitude of DEP were lowered by adriamrcin(P

Objective: Effects of Shenmai injection and aminophylline alone or in combination on transdiaphragmatic pressure and electrical activity of diaphragm were observed, so as to evaluate their effecfs on diaphragmatic fatigue. Methods: The diaphramatic fatique (DiF) model was estab- lished by stimulating bilateral phrenic nerves for 40 minutes. The animals were allocated to three groups: Shenmai group (2mL/kg, N=7), aminophylline group (20mg/kg, N=7) and combi- nation group (Shenmai injection 2mL/kg+aminophylline 20mg/kg, N=7) The transdi- aphragmatic pressure (Pdi) and diaphragmatic electromyogram (EMGdi) were recorded before and after treatment. EMGdi was analysed by computer and then the high/low frequency ratio (H/L) and the central frequency (Fc) were caculated. The diaphragm evoked potential (DEP) was record- ed simutaneously. All data was analysed by analysis of variance and q test. Results: Pdi, H/L, Fc and amplitude of DEP were markedly increased after the treatment with aminophyline and Shen- mai injection alone (Compared with DiF. P

Objective To understand the testing capability for organochlorine pesticides of the food inspection labs in China. Methods The CNCA organized the proficiency testing(PT) of determination of heptachlor, aldrin and dieldrin in the vegetable oils. 21 labs from 14 provinces (cities) took part in the PT. The GC method prescribed by official method of AOAC was recommended, other method was also permitted. Results The PT showed that 81.0%-85.7% labs presented satisfactory results, 9.5% had questionable results and 4.8%-9.5% had dissatisfactory results. Conclusion Most of the labs that took part in the PT have good competence in analyzing organochlorine pesticides.

Objective To explore the clinical value of 3-dimensional CT angiographic (3D-CTA) imaging of vertebral artery. Methods Volume rendering (VR) and shaded surface display (SSD) of 3D-CTA were adopted to examine 67 patients whose primary clinical diagnosis was vertebral artery insufficiency. Among them, 7 were examined with selective vertebral artery angiography.Results One hundred and thirty-three vertebral arteries (52 normal ones and 81 with lesions) were displayed and the rest one was not displayed due to complete occlusion. The lesions consisted of congenital abnormities, compression or displacements caused by traction, rough vascular surface, calcification, lumen stenosis, partial occlusion etc.. The vertebral arteries with developmental abnormities could be complicated with various other lesions, also the lesions might occur on multiple sections of a single vertebral artery; the description was as follows: there were 31 vertebral arteries with congenital abnormities (17 with developmental thinness and 14 with abnormally extended courses); 11 with lesions on initial sections (V1) (10 with roughened vascular surfaces and thin diameter, among which 3 were twisted in an anglular shape and 1 was calcified ); 30 with lesions (13 with the displacements caused by hyperosteogeny compression, 7 with internal displacements caused by traction, 10 with local lesions) on cervical vertebrae sections (V2) and atlanto-occipital section (V3); 55 with lesions (52 with beaded shapes and coarse walls, among which 2 had calcification and 3 partially blocked ) on intracranial sections (V4). Thirteen lesions on 8 abnormal blood vessels out of the 14 blood vessels of 7 patients, who were examined with the selective vertebral artery angiography, had lesions including stenoses displayed as significant by 3D-CTA but displayed as mild by DSA on 2 intracranial sections, and the examining results of 3D-CTA conform to those of DSA for lesions on other 11 sections. Conclusion 3D-CTA can distinctly display the whole course of the vertebral arteries and show its anatomical relationships with vertebrae. 3D-CTA is superior to other angiographic method to display congenital abnormalities and/or calcification of the vertebral arteries and assess the status of vertebral bones. It provides important information for diagnosis of vertebral artery disease.

Objective Retrospective analysis of experience of distal upper limb autologous arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis access and treatment of arteriovenous fistula occlusion was conducted.Methods To summarize the clinical data of 214 cases of initial autologous arteriovenous fistula and 22 cases of treatment of arteriovenous fistula occlusion were carried out from Aug.2007 to Mar.2011,comparing the success rate and long-term patency rate.Results Two hundred and fourteen cases of initial autologous arteriovenous fistula,in which 168 cases were cephalic vein-radial artery side-to-side anastomosis at snuffbox,46 cases were cephalic vein-radial artery end-toside anastomosis at proximal wrist,the success cases were 203 (94.8％),the failed cases were 11 (5.2％),limb edema in 82 cases and there was no steal syndrome and heart failure.The primary patency rate was 95.2％ at 1 year and 91.3％ at 2 years.There were 22 patients accepted treatment of arteriovenous fistula occlusion,in which,8 cases were embolectomy due to acute occlusion,8 cases were thrombectomy and balloon dilation because of anastomotic stricture and thrombosis and 1 failed,5 cases were proximal anastomosis again after chronic occlusion.Conclusions Autologous arteriovenous fistula of the distal upper limb,especially from the place of snuffbox which is the preferred method for autologous arteriovenous fistula.And deal with arteriovenous fistula occlusion actively can often extend the usage time of the autologous blood vessels and improve the life quality of patients.

Objective To upregulate Notch signaling in cancer cells by overexpression of active part of Notch1 and to examine the proliferation of the cells. Methods Four cancer cell lines were infected with retrovirus recombined with sequence encoding active part of Notch1.CBF-1 reporter plasmid was used to detect Notch signaling and proliferation assay was carried out by MTS method.Cell cycle analysis was synchronously conducted. Results The overexpression of the active part of Notch1 induced upregulation of Notch signaling,led to growth inhibition in Hela and HepG2 cell lines and growth boost in BGC-823 cell lines,while had no effect on Chang cell lines. Conclusion The upregulation of Notch signaling can exert various effects on different cancer cell lines which is critical to the gene therapy for cancers.

Objective To study the activity of the survivin gene promoter in several tumor cell lines and evaluate the possible application of this promoter in tumor gene therapy. Methods ①The expressions of survivin gene in A549,MDA-MB231 and HepG2 cell lines were detected by RT-PCR and Western blotting.②Tumor cells(A549,MDA-MB231,HepG2) were transiently transfected by reporter plasmids containing different length of survivin promoter using lipofectamine.And 48 h later,the level of reporter gene expression was analyzed.Results There were different levels of survivin expression in A549,MDA-MB231 and HepG2 cell lines.Transient transfection assay approved that pLuc-surP-987,pLuc-surP-596,pLuc-surP-269 and pLuc-surP-158 showed high activity and 269 bp survivin promoter demonstrated the highest activity. Conclusion In transcriptional level,survivin promoter can activate the reporter gene in several tumor cell lines.It is a potential candidate promoter in tumor gene therapy.

Osteoarthritis is mainly caused by the degenerative changes of cartilage and cartilage extracellular matrix,while Aggrecanases degradate Proteoglycans which are the major components of cartilage.This review includes three aspects:(1) We have concluded the major enzymes(ADAMTS-4 and ADAMTS-5) which regulate the metabolism of cartilage extracellular matrix.Meanwhile,we have summarized the structure of aggrecanases(ADAMTS-4 and ADAMTS-5) and introduced the function of each regional structure;(2) We have concluded the way cytokines and glycosaminoglycans regulate the metabolism of aggrecanases,and discussed the regulation and control principle of cytokines and glycosaminoglycan;(3) We have summarized the majority of inhibitors to the aggrecanases,introduced the endogenic inhibitors,and put our emphasis on the extrinsic inhibitors(chelating agents,polypeptides and so on).Through deeper research on the enzymes,it will help us further understand the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis,and open up new avenues to clinical treatment.Abstract:SUMM ARY Osteoarthritis is mainly caused by the degenerative changes of cartilage and cartilage extra-cellular matrix,while Aggrecanases degradate Proteoglycanswhich are the major components of cartilage.This review includes three aspects:(1) W e have concluded the major enzymes(ADAMTS-4 and ADAMTS-5) which regulate the metabolism of cartilage extracellular matrix.Meanwhile,we have sum-marized the structure of aggrecanases(ADAMTS-4 and ADAMTS-5) and introduced the function of each regional structure;(2) W e have concluded the way cytokines and glycosam inoglycans regulate the metab-olism of aggrecanases,and d iscussed the regulation and control principle of cytokines and glycosam inogly-can;(3) W e have summarized the majority of inhibitors to the aggrecanases,introduced the endogenic inhibitors,and put our emphasis on the extrinsic inhibitors(chelating agents,polypeptides and so on).Through deeper research on the enzymes,it will help us further understand the pathogenesis of osteoar-thritis,and open up new avenues to clinical treatment.