The chemokine fractalkine primarily involves in chemotaxis,adherence and inflammation.Recently it has been discovered owning the ability of inhibiting cell death in neurons and glial cells,as well as protecting central nervous system from toxic damage.Fractalkine reduces the toxicity to neurons and glial cells mediated by excessive Fas L,glutamate(Glu) or lipopolysaccharide(LPS).In vivo neutralization of endogenous brain fractalkine signal pathway increases inflammatory cytokines secretion and neuronal cell death induced by LPS.Fractalkine may achieve its neuroprotective property through influencing expression of pro-apoptotic and anti-apoptotic proteins,intracellular Ca2+ level and inflammatory cytokines secretion via protein kinase B(PKB)/Akt and extracellular signal-regulated kinase(ERK)/MAPK pathways.

Objective To develop a whole-automatic intellectual thermochemotherapy equipment of peritoneal perfusion by which hyperthemic chemotherapeutics were post in peritoneal cavity with constant flow pump.Methods MSP430 one chip whole-automatic machine was adopted to monitor and keep chemotherapeutic temperature.Results Being treated with peritoneal perfusion thermochemotherapy after radical excision,one-year and three years survival rates of the patients with advanced gastric carcinoma were increased 8.12% and 20%,meso-life span extends 18 months.Conclusion The thermochemotherapy equipment of peritoneal perfusion can eliminate dissociating malignant cell in peritoneal cavity and minimum cancer focus on peritoneal membrane,and prevent peritoneal recurrence effectually.

Objective　To examine whether ischemia preconditioning (IPC) can decrease ischemia reperfusion(I/R) injury in retina and investigate the mechanism. Methods　Retinal ischemia was induced in SD rats by increasing the intraocular pressure to 14.63kPa for 60 minutes via cannulation into the anterior chamber. Retinal ischemia for 5 minutes constituted the preconditioning stimulus. Rats first underwent IPC and 60 minutes of ische- mia 30 minutes, 24 or 72 hours later or they underwent a 5-minute sham PC and 60 minutes of ischemia 24 hours later. Their electroretinography(ERG), Light microscopy(LM),transmission electron microscopy (EM) and the expression of heat shock protein 70(HSP70) were observed and the content of malandialdehyde(MDA) in rat retinas were measured 24 or 72 hours later after 60 minutes ischemia.Results　Ischemia induced histologic damage was completely prevented when IPC was performed 24 or 72 hours (but not 30 minutes) before ischemia. In contrast to the sham PC group, the amplitudes had complete recovery of b-waves with preischemia basline amplitudes (P<0.01),and the content of MDA was significantly decreased (P<0.01).Conclusion　IPC provides protection against retinal I/R injury just during limited period of time.

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Objective To investigate the structural and functional changes of lower motor neuron distal to the site of spinal cord injury in rats. Methods Seventies Sprague-Dawley rats were divided randomly into 6 groups: sham-operation group (controls, n=10) and 3 day group (n=10), 1 week group (n=10), 2 week group (n=10), 4 week group (n=15) and 8 week group (n=15) after spinal cord transaction at T10. Neuronal apoptosis and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity of spinal cord at L4- 6 were observed by using the terminal deoxynucleotidal transferase- mediated DUTP-biotin nick end labeling (TUNEL) method and the semiquantitative enzyme cytochemistry, respectively. Results The assessment of apoptosis by TUNEL labeling showed that fluorescent markers were observed occasionally in anterior horn distal to the site of injury. The optical density (OD) value of AchE positive motor neurons (area > 300 μm2) initially decreased about 3 days after transaction and then overshot 1 week or so. However, after that, the OD value decreased again, the lowest about 4 weeks. Then the OD value increased again, though at 8 weeks was still lower than that of controls (P<0.05). Conclusion The findings on indistinctive apoptosis provided the proof of no significant changes of lower motor neuron distal to the site of transection. Semiquantitative histochemical results about AChE reflected marked metabolic changes of motoneurons caudal to the transaction, which represented as part of functional reorganization.

AIM:To evaluate the protective effect of hypothermic ventricular fibrillation without aortic-cross clamping under cardiopulmonary bypass(CPB)on canine lung.METHODS:Fourteen dogs were randomly divided into two groups.All dogs received a standardized anesthetic technique.A conditional CPB was performed in every instance.Ventricular fibrillation was induced by systemic hypothermia to 28 ℃ and pericardial cooling saline in the experimental group.A standard CPB was performed in control group.The concentration of IL-8 in serum was measured by ELISA.The expressions of NF-?B and ICAM-1 were determined by using immunohistochemical staining.RESULTS:Serum IL-8 level in experimental group was significantly lower than that in control group(P

Objective To understand the mechanism of cerebral energy failure after hypoxia ischemia at the molecular level and to establish the protocol for the safe and effective treatment of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy(HIE).Methods One hundred neonatal rats were divided into normal control group and hypoxic-ischemic(HI) group. SD rats of both groups were decapitated at the time of 2 h,24 h,48 h,72 h and 7 d after HI.These tissues of cerebrum,cortex and hippocampus were taken out to explore the influence of HI on the expression of GLUT1 and GLUT3 genes with the method of RT-PCR.Results There was an enhancement in the expression of GLUT1 and GLUT3 genes with the increasing of day age. The expression was more intense in hippocampus than that in cortex. However, HI could significantly enhance the expression of GLUT genes. The expression was higher in cortex than that in hippocampus. The expression of two genes reached the peak at 24 h after HI, but was significantly lower than that in control group at 7 d after HI.Conclusion The increased expression of GLUT genes can maintain the energy supplement for the brain and delay a cascade reaction of cerebral energy failure.

Objective To evaluate the prevalence of NI in the SICU at our hospital. Methods 181 NI patients in the SICU were retrospectively analysed during Jan 1996～Dec 2000.Results The average NI rate was 9.81%. The major sites of NI were respiratory tract(36.96 %),thoracic/abdominal cavity(25.47 %)and bloodstream infections(9.32 %).The difference in major pathogens of infections in different sites reached statistical significance. For respiratory tract, thoracic/abdominal cavity and bloodstream infections,bacteria were the most common pathogens. Fungi were the moat frequent isolate from urine and stool. Mixed infection proportion was 52.25 %. The most common pathogens were Enterococci, Methicillin resistant Staphylococci、 Pseudomonas Aecruginosa、Escherichia Coli、Candida Albicans and Candida Tropicalis. Conclusions The most common pathogens of NI in SICU are different in different infection sites. The pathogens were complicated and most strains are antibiotics resistant. So it is important to establish NI control and to understand the changes of pathogens so as to prevent the infection.

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of mirabilite and rheum officinale combined with pulse high-volume hemofiltration(PHVHF)in treatment of patients with severe acute pancreatitis(SAP). Methods A total of 11 patients with SAP in Department of Critical Care Medicine of Qiannan Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Guizhou Province received the combined treatment of external application of mirabilite,gavage of rheum officinale decoction and PHVHF. The changes in abdominal symptoms,vital signs,blood gas analysis,blood biochemical indicators,and the acute physiology and chronic health evaluation(APACHEⅡ)score,Ranson score and prognosis were observed and compared before and after treatment. Results After treatment,the patients' fever〔body temperature(℃):37.31±0.13 vs. 39.12±0.12〕,tachycardia〔heart rate(beats/min):106±17 vs. 123±22〕, respiratory distress〔respiratory frequency(times/min):23±6 vs. 31±5〕and other symptoms were ameliorated in different degrees,and the APACHE Ⅱ score(9.1±2.2 vs. 21.2±8.2),Ranson score(3.2±1.1 vs. 5.8±1.3)were decreased significantly ,all the above indexes compared before and after treatment being of statistical significant differences(all P<0.05). The indexes of hemodynamics of 10 survival patients were stable,heart rate(beats/min:106±17 vs. 123±22)was decreased,and mean arterial pressure〔MAP,mmHg(1 mmHg=0.133 kPa):73±6 vs. 41±5〕was increased gradually(both P<0.05). After treatment,serum amylase〔AMY(U/L):367.3±102.3 vs. 923.5±351.7〕,alanine aminotransferase〔ALT(U/L):63.3±23.2 vs. 201.5±123.2〕,total bilirubin〔TBil (μmol/L):22.1±20.1 vs. 56.1±63.2〕,serum creatinine〔SCr(μmol/L):132.1±23.5 vs. 392.4±12.2〕,urea nitrogen〔BUN(mmol/L):9.5±4.9 vs. 19.2±5.9〕, K+(mmol/L:4.2±0.2 vs. 5.6±2.1) were significantly decreased,arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide〔(PaCO2,mmHg):35.1±7.1 vs. 27.2±5.5〕,arterial partial pressure of oxygen〔PaO2(mmHg):93.2±13.2 vs. 49.1±7.2〕and oxygenation index(mmHg:187.1±28.5 vs. 148.2±32.7),Na+(mmol/L:132.1±19.1 vs. 127.1±42.1)were significantly increased compared with those before treatment, there were statistically significant differences(P<0.05 or P<0.01). Conclusion The combined treatment of mirabilite,rheum officinale and PHVHF has significant effects on the treatment of patients with SAP,and it can be one of the assistant therapies of SAP.

Objective To investigate the protective effect of standard dose prednisone(starting dose about 0.4 mg/kg bw) combined with glutamine(2 g/d) for Graves' ophthalmopathy(GO) after 131I treatment.Methods The prospective randomized controlled trial was performed and included 116 consecutive patients with mild-to-moderate GO or no active GO after 131I treatment,but with high risk factors.The experimental group(59 cases) started to take oral prednisone(0.44 ± 0.13)mg/kg at 2 d atter theatment,meanwhile replenishing glutamine,and prednisone was gradually decreased by 5mg per 2 weeks and stopped until 2 months;the control group(57 cases) received the initial dose prednisone(0.43± 0.14)mg/kg without replenishing glutamine,and the rest was same as the experimental group.The GO change and prednisone adverse reactions in 2,4,6 months after treatment were evalua ted in the two groups.Results The baseline characteristics had no significant difference between the two groups.In comparison of the experimental group and control group after 6-month treatment,the CAS score was (2.8 ± 0.8 vs.3.5 ± 0.9),exophthalmos degree was (19.6±8.1)mm vs.(21.7±3.0)mm,eyelid width was (11.3±2.9)mm vs.(13.8±3.1)mm,the improvement degree in the experimental group except for degree was superior to the control group (P＜0.01).No new onset GO or deterioation oc curred in the two groups;the experimental group had 42 cases(71.2 ％) of GO improvement and 17 cases(28.8 ％) of stability,while the control group had 39 cases(68.4％) of GO improvement and 18 cases(31.6％) of stability,and the curative effects had no sttis-tical difference between the two groups(P＞0.05).The side effects in the control group were more than those in the experimental group(63.1％ vs.30.5％,P＜0.05).the body mass increase was more obvious [(3.8±1.8) kg vs.(1.4±1.2)kg,P＜0.01],and SBP and DBP in the two groups were slightly increased[(10±4)mm Hg vs.(9±5)mm Hg P＞0.05].Conclusion Using the initial dose of oral prednisone(about 0.4 mg/kg) for 2 months and simultaneously replenishing glutamine (2 g/d)can effectively improve mild-moderate GO,and effectively reduce the adverse reactions of GC.However it is needed to extend the follow-up time to assess whether it can truly prevent the deterioration of GO,and to conduct a further study for the role of glutamine.