Using the bullforg and toad in experi ments, and making the dorsal root potential (DRP) and ventral rool potential (VRP) as the indexes of the presynaptic inhibition, we examined and analysed the central effects produced by the spindle a fferents during stretching muscle. The results indicat that, aftet muscle paralysis, the phase DRP recorded on dorsal root simultanesously with stretching M. Semitendinosus is produced by spindle afferents, so it is named spindle-DRP'. The characteristic of the spindle-DRP has been discussed in detail. Meanwhile it was found that continual spindle afferents could increase the DRP evoked by electro-stimulating N. peronaeus, can decrease the nerve VRP evoked in this way. These results suggest that the spindle afferents are involved in the acupuncture anaesthesia, perhaps through the presynaptic inhibition. This result may be a new data for the research of the theory of presynaptic inhibition and the principle of acupuncture anaesthesia.

This article deals with the power spectrum analrsis of some healthy young women and some patients with abrupt pulse. It is found that in the healthy young women the spectra show that the most energy basically distributes within the range of 0～20 Hz this suggests that the blood current is relatively smooth. In the hyperthyroid patients it shows that within full range of 0～200 Hz widely distributes the energy and main part of which locates in the range of 0～20 Hz where the distibution of energy shows the phenomenon of early decline. This indicates that there is obvious increase of turbulenoe and decline in blood stability in patients 'vessds. The power spectrum in early pregnant women demonstrates that most part of energy distributes within the range of 0～20 Hz where the energy declines slowly. This is different from that of the hyperthyoid patients. Moreover, nearby 100 Hz there is often seen an obvious peak. These means that the blood stability in eraly pregnant women declines to some extent between above two ses. This article has provided a useful datum for researching the cause of formation of the pulse and studying the theory of pulse condition of the Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Genetic factors are important causes of male infertility and account for about 30%infertility cases.Therefore, it is necessary to carry out molecular and genetic detections in the diagnosis and treatment of male infertility.Here the most commonly used techniques for molecular and genetic diagnosis of male infertility in recent years are discussed , including chromosomal abnormities analysis , Y chromosome microdeletions detection , gene mutation screening and sperm quality and function examination.

Objective To assess the clinical features of female patients with AMI and their out-comes .Methods Two hundred and eighty-four AMI patients (216 males and 68 females) were in-cluded in this study .Their clinical features ,complications ,PCI and outcomes were comared .The patients were followed up for 3 months ,during which the major adverse cardiac events (MACE) were observed with their mortality and risk factors for MACE assessed .Results The age was ol-der and the heart rate ,TIMI grade ,GRACE score were significantly higher in female patients than in male patients (P<0 .05 ,P<0 .01) .The ratio of female patients who underwent PCI was signif-icantly lower than that of male patients who underwent PCI (30 .9% vs 48 .6% ,P=0 .012) .The in hospital mortality was higher in female patients than in male patients (17 .6% vs 9 .3% ,P=0.077) ,and the incidence of MACE in a 3-month follow-up period was significantly higher in fe-male patients than in male patients (27 .9% vs 15 .7% ,P=0.032) .Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that age and Killip classification were the independent risk factors for in hospital mortality (OR=1 .078 ,95% CI:1 .035 -1 .123 ,P=0 .000 ;OR= 1 .901 ,95% CI:1 .373 -2 .633 , P=0 .000) and for MACE in a 3-month follow-up period (OR=1 .040 ,95% CI:1 .008 -1 .074 , P=0 .015;OR=1 .543 ,95% CI:1 .170-2 .034 ,P=0 .002) .PCI was a protective factor for MACE in a 3-month follow-up period (OR=0 .090 ,95% CI:0 .026-0 .306 ,P=0 .000) .Conclusion The age of female AMI patients is older and their heart function is poorer with a higher risk of MACE and a less chance for PCI .However ,gender itself is not an independent predictor for in hospital mortality and M ACE in a 3-month follow-up period .

Objective To verify the analytical performance of the Roche cobas 8000 automatic biochemical analyzer.Methods The intra-batch and inter-batch precisions,accuracy,linearity and reference interval were validated according to the Clinical and La-boratory Standards Institute (CLSI)documents (EP5-A2,EP15-A2,EP6-A;C28-A2 ).Results The intra-batch precision was 0.5%-2.3% and the inter-batch precision was 0.8%-3.11%,which were all less than 1/4 Tea(CLIA'88).The detection results of various items had better correlation with the target values(r2 >0.99);the linear range of various detected items were in line with the linear range provided by the specification;the quotative biological reference range conformed to the group of this laboratory services.Conclusion The various performance indexes of the Roche cobas 8000 automatic biochemical analyzer conform to the qual-ity requirements and this analyzer can be used in clinical biochemical detection work..

BACKGROUND:With the development of technology,electromagnetic irradiation has been applied in many fields;meanwhile,health of people could be threatened by electromagnetic exposure.Reproductive system of males is the major target of electromagnetic irradiation.But under the condition of electromagnetic exposure,the change of testosterone and its mechanism remain unknown. OBJECTIVE:To study the effect of electromagnetic irradiation on steroidogenic acute regulatory protein(StAR) and cytochrome P450 cholesterol side-chain cleavage(P450scc) in the tissues of the testis of the adult rats,and to preliminarily reveal the molecular mechanism of electromagnetic radiation that affects the synthesis of testosterone. DESIGN:A randomized controlled study. SETTING:Department of Nuclear Medicine and Staff Room of Labour Hygiene, Institute of Field Surgery,Daping Hospital of the Third Military Medical University of Chinese PLA. PARTICIPANTS:The study was completed in the Department of Nuclear Medicine and Staff Room of Labour Hygiene, Institute of Field Surgery,Daping Hospital of the Third Military Medical University of Chinese PLA from June 2003 to May 2004.A total of 75 male Wistar rats of clean degree II,weighing 180 to 220 g,were randomly divided into 5 groups:control group,and groups of 3,6,24,72 hours after electromagnetic irradiation with 15 rats in each group. INTERVENTIONS:The rats were exposed to microwave with the peak power of 90 W/cm2 for 15 minutes successively,and all the rats survived the irradiation.The serum contents of testosterone of rats in the groups of 3,6,24,72 hours after electromagnetic irradiation and control group were measured by using radioimmunoassay(RIA) respectively;meanwhile the levels of the StAR and P450scc mRNA in testis tissue were also determined with RT-PCR. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:Serum contents of testosterone in the groups of 3,6,24,72 hours after electromagnetic irradiation and control group;the expression levels of the StAR and P450scc mRNA in testis tissues. RESULTS:The serum contents of testosterone,the StAR and P450scc mRNA levels at the point of 3 hours after electromagnetic irradiation were significantly lower than those in the control group,and they were decreased by 83.1% ,57.3% and 53.6% respectively(P< 0.01).At the point of 6 hours, although those were increased a little, but were still obviously lower than those of the control group, and they were decreased by 52.6%, 17.9% and 29.2% respectively(P< 0.01,0.05) compared with the control group, and were recovered to the normal level at the point of 24 hours, but the contents of testosterone, the StAR and P450scc mRNA levels were significantly reduced again after 72 hours, and they were decreased by 57.6% , 39.5% , 53.5% respectively compared with those in the control group(P< 0.01). CONCLUSION:Electromagnetic irradiation can affect the expression of StAR and P450scc mRNA in the Leydig's cells of the adult rats, thereby decreasing the synthesis of testosterone.

Objective To investigate the changes of the white matter in adolescent depression by using the method of tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS). Methods We employed TBSS to examine WM microstructure in 35 treatment-naive adolescents with clinical depression and in 40 matched controls. By using the TBSS, we compared the difference of fractional anisotropy (FA), axial diffusivity (AD), radial diffusivity (RD) and mean diffusivity (MD) between theadolescent patients with depression and the controls. Results Our analysis revealed the abnormal WM microstructures in the clinically depressed adolescents. The whole-brain analysis revealed that patients, with lower FA values in the body of the corpus callosum (CC) (P < 0.01), had elevated RD and MD (P < 0.01), and preserved AD (P > 0.05). The FA values in the body of the corpus callosum was negatively correlated with the severity of depression (P < 0.01). Conclusions Our findings suggest that WM abnormalities are involved in the path-physiology of depression. Importantly , our findings show that these WM abnormalities present early in the course of the disorder.

Objective To explore earlier diagnostic value of ischemia modified albumin(IMA)in acute coronary syndrome(ACS) patients.Methods We detected serum IMA and CK-MB in 117 patients with ACS and 100 healthy controls to analyze the diagnos-tic value of IMA in ACS.Results When the critical value of 73.25 U/mL,serum IMA testing determine the ACS of the sensitivity, specific,positive predictive value and negative predictive value of 89.6%,86.0%,84.93% and 86.0% respectively.IMA levels in serum in patients with AMI group was obviously higher than that of healthy control group(P <0.05).Sensitivity could be improved to 91.5% when detected IMA and CK-MB together.And the specific was 71.5%.Conclusion Serum IMA can be used as sensitive index of early diagnosis and risk stratification of ACS.Detecting IMA and CK-MB can improve the diagnostic sensitivity of ACS.

Objective To explore the cerebrovascular reactivity of the patients with cerebral infarction by transcranial color Doppler ultrasound (TCCD) and breath holding test.Methods TCCD was used to record the color Doppler imaging and Doppler spectrum and to measure peak velocity,mean velocity of double side middle cerebral artery(MCA) in thirty two normal persons and thirty seven patients with cerebral infarction confirmed by CT or MRI.Breath holding test was performed to record the Doppler spectrum and breath holding time and to calculate breath holding index(BHI).Results ①The peak velocity of MCA of the damaged side was abnormally increased by 35.1% and decreased by 40.5% .②The BHI of the damaged side was significantly lower than that of undamaged side and that of control group (P

Objective:To explore the expression of CD23,CD19 on peripheral blood lymphocytes as well as its association with serum total IgE levels and nasal allergic symptoms in patients with allergic rhinitis(AR). Method:Symptom scores were evaluated in 46 AR patients,expression of CD23,CD19 on peripheral blood lymphocytes were measured by flow cytometry,and serum total IgE levels were determined by immune chemiluminescence. Thirty two healthy individuals were enrolled as controls.Result:The percentage of CD23~+,CD19~+ and CD23~+/CD19~+,on peripheral blood lymphocytes in AR patients were 11.6±1.9,22.8±3.3,10.2±1.7,respectively.Higher frequencies of CD23~+,CD19~+,and CD23~+/CD19~+ were found in AR patients compared with controls (P＜0.05).There were positive correlations between expression rates of CD23~+,CD19~+,CD23~+/CD19~+ and levels of serum total IgE,nasal allergi symptom scores,respectively.CD23~+ /CD19~+ demonstrated greater correlations with serum total IgE and nasal allergic symptom(r=0.65 and 0.49,P＜0.05)than CD23~+ and CD19~+ did.Correlation between CD23~+/CD19~+ and nasal allergic symptom scores was greater than the corresponding correlations of serum total IgE(r=0.33,P＜0.05).Conclusion:CD23 and CD19 are important factors that associated with serum total IgE in the pathogenesis of AR,Analysis on the expression of CD23~+/CD19~+ on peripheral blood lymphocytes is helpful for evaluating the severity of AR.