Objective　 To study the prevalence and relevant risk factors of low blood pressure and its influence on cardiovascular diseases in China. Methods　A cross-sectional study for low blood pressure was conducted using the data of the third national survey of blood pressure in 1991. Low blood pressure was defined for systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) pressure less than the tenth percentile for the sample (SBP≤98mmHg and DBP≤60mmHg). Results　The prevalence of low blood pressure for males and females were 2.7% and 7.4%, respectively. The prevalence of low blood pressure for females was higher than that of males (P<0.01). Prevalence of low blood pressure was 7.62%, 6.97%, 4.40%, 3.22%, 2.65%, 1.94% for age groups 15～, 25～, 35～, 45～, 55～, 65～, respectively. The prevalence of low blood pressure was gradually declined with aging. There was large variation in the prevalence of low blood pressure for different minorities. The prevalence of low blood pressure was higher in the southern rather than the northern part of China. Logistic regression showed that the age (OR 0.97, 95%CI 0.97～0.98, per 10 mmHg), BMI (OR 0.80, 95%CI 0.80～0.81), drinking (OR 0.89, 95%CI 0.86～0.93) and heart rate (OR 0.981, 95%CI 0.980～0.982) had reverse relationship with low blood pressure. The sex had a positive relationship with low blood pressure. The prevalence of stroke and myocardial infarction in the population with low blood pressure was lower than that of normal pressure or hypertension (P<0.01). Conclusion　The prevalence and relevant risk factors of low blood pressure in China were various. We speculate that low blood pressure in Chinese population appears to be a normal state of physiology.The difinite influence in health needs cohort studies to confirm.

Background and objective To assess the predictive value of C-reactive protein(CRP) for major adverse cardiac events and the association between CRP level and the coronary lesion morphology and extent in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD).Methods CRP was measured on admission in 177 consecutive elderly (age≥60 years) patients with CHD who underwent coronary angiography. Patients were divided into high CRP group (CRP≥3mg/L) and normal CRP group (CRP ＜3mg/L). The association between CRP levels and the coronary lesion features, including severity of stenosis (mild, moderate, severe), extent of lesion (diffused or nondiffused), eccentricity of the plaque (eccentric or non-eccentric) were analyzed. Patients were followed up for a mean of 8 months for the occurrences of major adverse cardiac events (MACE). Results Compared with patients in normal CRP group, patients in high CRP group were more frequently to have unstable angina, multi-vessel, diffuse, eccentric lesions, positive remodeling, and non-smooth plaques (P＜0.01). Kaplan-Meier analysis showed patients in high CRP group had a significantly lower MACE-free survival rate than patients in normal CRP group (Log-rank = 12.0, P＜0.01); Cox regression analysis indicated CRP level as an independent predictor for the occurrence of MACE (OR=3.16, P＜0.05) Conclusions High CRP level is associated with more extend, severe and eccentric coronary lesions and is an independent predictor for MACE in elderly patients with CHD.

Objective To investigate the pathological changes and mechanism in the urethra by parturition-induced stress urinary incontinence.Methods Sprague Dawley female rats underwent vaginal balloon dilation for 4 hours immediately after delivery.One week later,the rats were anesthetized and both ovaries were excised.Then a rat model of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) was successfully established.One month after ovariectomy,conscious cystometry and Leak-Point Pressure (LPP) were measured by MP150.Histological examination and Western blotting were performed after functional assays.Results (1) 85％ of rats presented astress urinary incontinence in the model group.(2) The urethras in SUI rats had decreased muscles,and striated muscles showed fragmentized and disorganized.(3) Elastic fibers were long,well organized and tightly connected to the muscle bundles in sham group,while elastic fibers showed fragmentation and disorganization in the model group.(4) The protein expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and blood vessels were reduced in SUI rats as compared with the sham rats.Conclusions Muscle and elastic fibers in the urethra are disrupted in SUI rat.VEGF may play an important role in regulation of pathological changes in urethra.

BACKGROUND:Although several prosthetic methods, such as artificial denture and dental implants, are clinical therapies to tooth loss, they are thought to have safety and usage time issues. With the development of biological and biomaterial sciences, recently, tooth tissue engineering has attracted more and more attention.
OBJECTIVE:To reflect advances and problems of tissue engineering technologies for promotion of tooth regeneration.
METHODS:Using the keywords of“tissue engineering, tooth regeneration”in English and Chinese, PubMed and CNKI databases from 2007 to 2013 were retrieved. A total of 65 literatures addressing tooth regeneration and tissue engineering were col ected, including 25 Chinese articles and 40 English articles. Published early, repetitive, and similar researches were excluded. Final y, 48 articles were included.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The combination of stem cells and suitable scaffolds is widely used in tooth regeneration today, and growth factors or bone marrow which can produce promote tooth regeneration are added as wel , which has achieved partial or whole tooth regeneration. But there are apparent deficiencies in studies which focus on mechanisms behind tooth regeneration.

ObjectiveTo evaluate the safety and effectiveness of fast track surgery (FTS) in l aparoscopy-assisted radical distal gastrectomy (LADG) for gastric cancer.MethodsSixty-one patientswith distal gastric cancer were randomly divided into three groups:FTS + LADG group (n =19) undergoing LADG and FTS treatments,LADG group (n =22) undergoing LADG and traditional perioperative cares,and FTS + ODG ( open distal gastrectomy) group ( n =21 ) undergoing ODG and FTS treatments.FTS treatments included avoidance of mechanical bowel cleansing,restrictive perioperative intravenous infusion,early ambulation,early enteral nutrition.The age,sex,body weight,anastomotic mode,number of lymph node dissected,and tumor stage,serum albumin (ALB),blood urea nitrogen (BUN),C-reaction protein (CRP),flatus time,postoperative hospital stay,medical cost,and postoperative complications were compared between three groups. ResultsThe level of ALB in FTS + LADG group were higher than in LADG group at the 4th and 7th day after surgery ( P ＜ 0.05,P ＜ 0.01 ).Compared to LADG group,the variation of ALB from preoperation to 4th day after surgery in FTS + LADG group and FTS + ODG group was significant( P ＜ 0.01,P ＜ 0.05 ).CRP level between FTS + LADG group and FTS + ODG group were different significantly at 4th and 7th day after surgery ( P ＜ 0.05,P ＜ 0.05).FTS + LADG group has earlier recovery of gastrointestinal peristalsis than other two groups ( P ＜ 0.05,P ＜ 0.05 ).The medical cost in FTS + LADG group was less than in LADG group ( P =0.003 ),but higher than in FTS + ODG group (P ＜0.01 ).ConclusionsThe practice of FTS in LADG was safe,effective,improves nutritional status,eases stress reaction,accelerates gastrointestinal peristalsis and postoperative rehabilitation.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the protective effect of Apelin-13 on focal cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats.

METHODSFocal transient cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury was induced in male SD rats using modified suture occlusion technique. The rats were randomly divided into 5 groups: Sham group, Model group, Apelin-low dose (A) group, Apelin-middle dose (B) group and Apelin-high dose (C) group. Apelin-13 was injected into lateral cerebral ventricle, and the neurological function score, brain edema, infarct volume, apoptosis, malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and extracellular regulated kinase1/2 (ERK1/2) protein were measured.

RESULTSNeurological function scores, percentage of brain water content, infarct volumes and TUNEL-positive cells in B and C groups were lower than those in Model group (P<0.05). The level of MDA in the tissue bomogenate of brain tissue in the surrounding area of ischemia of B and C groups was lower than that of Model group, while the activity of SOD was higher (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in ERK1/2 protein expression among the groups (P>0.05). P-ERK1/2 increased in Model group and A, B, and C groups compared with Sham group (P<0.05), and that of A, B, and C group was higher than that of Model group (P<0.05).

CONCLUSIONApelin-13 may play an important role by inhibiting oxidative stress to protect against focal cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury; ERK1/2 signaling pathway may be involved in the protective mechanism of Apelin-13.

Animals ; Apoptosis ; Brain Edema ; Brain Ischemia ; drug therapy ; Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins ; pharmacology ; Male ; Malondialdehyde ; metabolism ; Oxidative Stress ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Reperfusion Injury ; drug therapy ; Signal Transduction ; Superoxide Dismutase ; metabolism

Objective To investigate the distribution characteristics and risk factors of infectious pathogens after open limb fracture surgery.Methods From January 2016 to December 2018,180 patients with open limb fracture admitted to Hangzhou Hospital of Zhejiang Medical and Health Group were selected to observe the infection after operation.Pathogens were isolated and identified by automatic biological analyzer and bacterial identification system,and drug resistance test was carried out by K-B method.Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the risk factors of infection after open limb fracture surgery.Results Among 180 cases of open limb fracture,29 cases had postoperative infection,the infection rate was 16.11％.Among 29 cases of post-operative infection,34 strains of pathogenic bacteria were isolated,including 19 strains of Gram-positive bacteria,13 strains of Gram-negative bacteria and 2 strains of fungi.The resistance rate of Staphylococcus aureus to penicillin G was high,and the resistance rate was 80.00％.Univariate analysis showed that there were no statistically significant differences in gender,BMI,injury site,smoking history,hypertension and intraoperative bleeding between the two groups (x2 =0.252,0.416,0.734,0.856,0.572,all P ＞ 0.05).There were statistically significant differences in age,diabetes mellitus,operation time,hospitalization time,wound contamination and drainage tube placement time between the two groups (x2 =21.537,9.664,17.244,15.459,24.327,19.804,all P ＜ 0.05).The single factor analysis showed that age ＞ 60 years old,diabetes mellitus,operation time ＞ 3h,hospitalization time ＞ 14d,wound contamination and drainage tube placement time ＞ 4d were independent risk factors for infection after open limb fracture surgery.Conclusion Postoperative infection rate of open limb fracture is high.Gram-positive bacteria are the main pathogenic bacteria.Postoperative infection is affected by many factors.In order to prevent postoperative infection,specific measures should be taken and antibiotics should be used reasonably in strict accordance with drug sensitivity test.

Objective To investigate the effect of 11 mHz ultra-low frequency transcranial magnetic stimulation (ILF-TMS) on neural function recovery and expressions ofnestin and Brdu in the hippocampus of cerebral ischemia and reperfusion rats.Methods Seventy-two rats were used in our study and divided into 11 mHz ILF-TMS group,sham-stimulated group and sham-operated group (n=24);The filament method was used to establish the focal cerebral ischemia and reperfusion (I-R) rat models in the first two groups.Rats in the sham-operated group only performed blood vessel separation without ligation; rats in the 11 mHz ILF-TMS group were given magnetic stimulation at 11 rnHz and 500 Gs for 15 min once daily; rats in the sham-stimulated group were only inputted magnetic stimulator.Seven,14 and 21 d after the group division,the recovery of neurological function was evaluated by 18-point nerve dysfunction scoring method,and immunohistochemistry was used to detect the nestin and Brdu positive cells in the hippocampus of rats in each group.Results The neurological deficit scores in the 11 mHz ILF-TMS group were significantly higher than those in the sham-stimulated group and sham-operated group 14 and 21 d after group after dividing (P＜0.05).As compared with sham-stimulated group and sham-operated group,1 mHz ILF-TMS group had increased number of nestin positive cells,with significant difference on the 7th,14th and 21st d; there was no statistical significance in the number of Brdu positive cells between sham-stimulated group and 1 mHz ILF-TMS group (P＜0.05).Conclusions Brain injury can stimulate the expression of nestin and Brdu in a certain degree.Although 11 mHz ultra-low frequency transcranial magnetic stimulation can improve the expression of nestin more effectively,the function of promoting cell proliferation of Brdu-positive cells is not observed.

Objective To investigate the effect of extremely low frequency-electromagnetic field (ELF-EMF) on bone mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) differentiating into neuron like cells in vitro and research its mechanism.Methods BMSCs were collected from rats by means of whole bone marrow adherent.Flow cytometry was used to assay cell surface marker at passage 3.And then,BMSCs were assigned into four groups:ELF-EMF group,ELF-EMF+U0126 (inhibitor) group,U0126 group and control group;cells were induced by medium (2％ DMSO and 200 μmol/L BHA) for 5 h.In the process of neural induction,ELF-EMF group and ELF-EMF+U0126 group were received 10 Hz,500 GS ELF-EMF stimulation.Besides,ELF-EMF+U0126 group and U0126 group were pretreated with 50 μmol/L extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)1/2 inhibitor U0126.The morphology of BMSCs was observed under inverted microscope.The expression of nestin was detected by immunofluorescent staining and Western blotting to identify and determine the differentiation.Western blotting was applied to detect the preotein level of phosphorylase-ERK1/2 after ELF-EMF exposure.Results BMSCs presented a single long spindle morphology,growing with close whirlpoor-like arrangement;CD90 expression rate was up to 97.9％,while that of CD45 only 4.7％.After induction,each group of cells showed similar shape with neuron-like cells gradually.As compared with the other three groups,ELF-EMF group had significantly higher expression levels of nestin and phosphorylatd ERK1/2 detected by immunofluorescent staining and Westem blotting,respectively (P＜0.05).Meanwhile,the expression levels of nestin among the ELF-EMF+U0126 group,U0126 group and control group were not statistically significant (P＞0.05).Conclusion ELF-EMF could promote neuronal differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells via activation of ERK1/2 signaling pathways.

We examined the biocompatibility and the safety of a-calcium sulfate hemihydrate (CSH)/multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) composites for bone reconstruction application. The biocompatibility of the CSH/MWCNT composites was evaluated by the measures which taking L929 fibroblast cells cultured in the extracted liquid of the composite soaking solution and putting bone marrow stromal cells planted on the composite pellets in vitro, respectively. The cell proliferation was evaluated by MTT test and further observed using an inverted optical microscope and a scanning electric microscope. The toxicity of the composites was evaluated by acute and subacute systemic toxicity test. Long-term muscle and bone implantation in vivo tests were also conducted. L929 fibroblast cells grew well in the extracted liquid, as well as bone marrow stromal cells that could adhere on the surface of sample pellets and proliferated rapidly. MTT test showed that there were no significant differences between the experimental and control groups (P > 0.05). In vivo test manifested that the composites were no toxicity, no irritation to skin and good for bone defect reconstruction. It was proved that a-calcium sulfate hemihydrate (CSH)/multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) composites exhibited excellent biocompatibility for the potential application in bone tissue engineering.
Animals ; Biocompatible Materials ; chemistry ; Bone Marrow Cells ; cytology ; Bone Substitutes ; chemical synthesis ; chemistry ; Calcium Sulfate ; chemistry ; Cell Line ; Cell Proliferation ; Fibroblasts ; cytology ; Materials Testing ; Nanotubes, Carbon ; chemistry ; Rabbits ; Stromal Cells ; cytology ; Tissue Engineering ; methods ; Toxicity Tests