BACKGROUND: Xiongbitong capsule (capsule) increases blood flow in myocardial ischemic area in patients with coronary heart disease, lessens the size of myocardial infarction and improves ischemic S-T alternation in electrocardiogram (ECG).OBJECTIVE: To observe the effect of the capsule on NO metabolism on arterial wall in rabbits and explore the improvement of such drug on myocardial blood flow and protection on myocardium.DESIGN: Randomized group division and control experiment were designed.SETTING: Department of First Internal Medicine, Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Weifang, Shandong.MATERIALS: The experiment was performed in Teaching-Research Room of Physiology of Weifang Medical College from April 2003 to February 2004. Totally 30 healthy adult rabbits were employed, of either sex and randomized into 3 groups, named normal control, model group and treatment group, 3 rabbits in each one.METHODS: ① Preparation of hyperlipemia (HP) model: In normal control, common granular forage was used. In model group, modeling forage was applied (common granular forage + 3% pig oil + 1% cholesterol powder). In treatment group, besides modeling forage, at the end of the 6th week, the capsule [composed of taizishen (Radix Pseudstellariae), yunling (Poria), gualou (Frnctus Trichosanthis), qingxia (Rhizoma Pinelliae), juhong (Exocarpium Citri Grandis), shichangpu (Rhizoma Acori Graminei), yujin (Radix Curcumaea), zhifuhua (Flos Inulae), jiangxiang (Lignum Dalbergiae Odoriferae), danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), maidong (Radix Liriopis Platyphyllae) and wuweizi (Frnctus Schisandrae).] was administrated every day for gastric perfusion at 1 pill/kg with 10 mL physiological saline for 3 weeks. The intervention was applied totally for 8 weeks. ② Nitrieoxide synthase (NOS) and NO metabolic product kits were provided from Radiation Medical Institute of Military Academy of Medical Sciences. The operation was based on the instrnction. NOS activity was calculated and expressed by NO amount (nmol) produced in one-gram tissue per minutes.Spectrophotometer was used to measure the optic density of sample at 545nm. Sodium nitrite solution was used to prepare standard curve. The concentration of serum NO metabolic products, NO2- and NO3- was expressed with μmol/L. ③ T test was applied for difference comparison among measurement data.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Comparison of NOS activity and concentration of serum NO metabolic products in vessel-wall tissue in eachgroup.RESULTS: Totally 30 rabbits all entered result analysis. For NOS activity and concentration of serum NO metabolic products in arterial-wall tissue,the results in model group and treatment group were lower remarkably than the control (P ＜ 0.05-0.01) and the results in treatment group were higher remarkably than model group (P ＜ 0.05).CONCLUSION: ① NO system of arterial wall is damaged in HP rabbits and NO metabolic level is decreased in serum. ② Xiongbitong capsule improves the above situation and brings the resistance of myocardial ischemia and protection of myocardium into play.

ObjectiveTo systemically review the effects of timing of initiation of renal replacement therapy (RRT) on prognosis in septic patients with acute kidney injury (AKI).Methods A systematic search for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and other clinical studies focused on comparing varied timing of initiation of RRT in septic AKI patients was performed in English or Chinese from PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, CNKI, Wanfang data, VIP from January 2000 to July 2014. Data screened were extracted with Cochrane systemically review method, and enrolled literature was collected for Meta analysis with RevMan 5.2 software. Total mortality, 28-day mortality, the total length of hospital stay and intensive care unit (ICU) stay in septic AKI patients with early or late initiation of RRT was analyzed. Funnel plots were drawn to detect publication bias.Results Five retrospective comparative studies with a total of 885 patients were enrolled. Random effect model in Meta analysis showed that there was no significant difference in total mortality between early RRT group and late RRT group [65.7% (226/344) vs. 68.7% (239/348), odds ratio (OR) = 0.71, 95% confidence interval (95%CI) = 0.38-1.31,P = 0.27]. The funnel plot demonstrated publication bias. Fixed effect model showed that there was significant difference in 28-day mortality between early RRT group and late RRT group [43.4% (66/152) vs. 55.3% (94/170),OR = 0.59, 95%CI = 0.36-0.94,P= 0.03]. The funnel plot demonstrated publication bias too. The data of total length of hospital stay and ICU stay could not be Meta-analyzed because of different data distribution, but no differences in total length of hospital stay and ICU stay between early and late RRT groups for septic AKI patients were found.ConclusionEarly RRT could reduce the 28-day mortality in patients with septic AKI compared with late RRT, but it did not lower the total mortality.

Objective:To study the optimum extraction conditions for Yaotong granules. Methods:An orthogonal test was adopted to optimize the percolation extraction process of total alkaloids by orthogonal experiment with the yield of dry extract and total extraction rate of tetrandrine and fangchinoline as the indices. Results:The optimal extraction conditions were as follows:the medicinal materials were soaked with crude powder in 60% ethanol for 48h,then percolated at the rate of 2 ml·min-1 ·kg-1 . Conclusion:The extraction technology for Yaotong granules is simple and rapid with stable results,which can provide theoretical basis for the production of Yaotong granules.

Objective To explore the effect of non-directed musical therapy on the automatic thoughts and therapeutic effect of depression.Methods 60 people outpatient and inpatient who with depression disorder participated in this research.According to the medical order,we choose the people who with Cardinality order as the group of the musical therapy (study group) and the people with the even order as the group of drug therapy (control group).all the patients was test with the Hamilton's Depression Scale (HAMD-24) and Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire (ATQ) before and after 2,4,8 weeks treatment,and comparison of these questionnaires scores of the two groups.Results After the 2,4,8 weeks treatment,the HAMD scores of the study group was (15.70±2.63),(10.03±2.28),(6.00± 1.98) and the scores of control group was (17.43±2.62),(12.47±2.75),(7.50±2.03).The result of HAMD scores had significant difference(F=11.754,P=0.001).ATQ scores of the study group was (73.27± 17.60),(58.33± 13.66),(47.43± 11.94) and the scores of control group was(84.20±22.30),(72.53±20.86),(58.90± 18.61).The result of ATQ scores had significant difference(F=4.136,P=0.047).Conclusion Non-directive musical imagery could be an effective way to improve the automatic thoughts of people who with depression disorder and improve the effect of treatment.

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Objective To study the correlation of NF-?B expression with the grade, the stage, the recurrence, the metastasis and PKC expression of bladder transitional cell carcinoma. Methods The expression of NF-?B and PKC was examined with SP immunohistochemical method in 54 cases of paraffin-embedded bladder transitional cell carcinomas tissues and 13 cases of normal bladder tissues. Results The positive expression rate of NF-?B P65 and PKC in bladder transitional cell carcinomas was 88 9% and 81 5% respectively. The expression rate of NF-?B decreased along with pathological grade and clinical stage increased, while its expression increased along with the rate of recurrence and metastasis elevated. There was a positive relationship between NF-?B and PKC expressions. Conclussion NF-?B may play a role at early stage of bladder transitional cell carcinoma. It probably serves as an index to evaluate the malignant extent and progression of bladder transitional cell carcinoma. PKC probably takes part in the activation process of NF-?B.

Objective To analyze the correlation between fluid equilibrium and oxygen index in patients at early stage (within 2 weeks) of severe acutepancreatitis (SAP),and to discuss the effects of fluid equilibrium after resuscitation on the prognosis.Methods A clinical study was conducted.Ninety-seven patients with SAP admitted into Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University directly or transferred into intensive care unit (ICU) in 24 hours after admission between March 201 1 to October 2013 were studied.Finally,65 patients were enrolled in statistical analysis,and those with termination of treatment prematurely were excluded.The patients received treatment protocol formulated by the same physician in ICU.Patients were divided into improved group and death group according to the outcome.The differences in fluid equilibrium on 1,2,3,7,14 days after admission of ICU between the two groups were compared.The correlation between fluid equilibrium and oxygen index was analyzed with curve fitting.Results Among 65 patients enrolled,53 of them were improved after intensive care and were transferred into ordinary wards.However,12 patients died in ICU.Patients in the improved group showed delayed positive fluid equilibrium,and some patients even showed negative fluid equilibrium.Patients in death group needed more fluid to achieve fluid equilibrium.There was a significant difference in the need of fluid to reach an equilibrium between improved group and death group [1 day:1 814.5 (905.2,2 152.8) vs.3 891.0 (2 524.2,5 714.5),Z=-3.303,P=0.001; 2 days:2 469.0 (1 456.0,3 696.0) vs.6 498.0(4 617.8,8 763.5),Z=-4.431,P＜0.001 ; 3 days:3 234.0 (1 098.0,4 295.5) vs.9 533.5 (6 748.8,10 689.0),Z=-4.684,P＜0.001 ; 7 days:3 234.0 (1 033.0,5 162.0) vs.13 986.5 (8 045.8,14 518.0),Z=-4.718,P＜0.001 ; 14 days:3 234.0 (978.5,4 924.0) vs.13 436.5 (8 045.8,14 518.0),Z=-4.769,P＜0.001].There was no correlation between fluid equilibrium and oxygen index in improved patients within 3 days of ICU admission (R 2=0.000,P=0.827),and it fit the logistic curve in a relatively low level after 3 days of ICU admission (R 2=0.036,P＜0.001).Conclusions Early fluid resuscitation could help maintain hemodynamics stability in SAP patients.Those SAP patients who showed a negative equilibrium in early stage showed a better prognosis,and the fluid equilibrium and oxygen index in improved patients fit the logistic curve after 3 days of ICU admission.

BACKGROUND: The vibration of high speed handpiece during tooth preparation may have adverse effect on the continuous force of the bonding interfaces among the cement, dentin, and post core. OBJECTIVE: To find the effect of different types of cements on the coronal microleakage of fiber post under different tooth preparation timings, and to provide evidence for the clinical operation. METHODS: The extracted mandibular premolars were divided into 3 groups, and they were cemented by Rely X luting, Panavia F and Paracora 5 mL, respectively. Each group was averagely divided into 3 subgroups: A, B, C groups which were prepared 15 minutes, 45 minutes, and 90 minutes after the cements mixed. All roots were then dyed and transparented. The teeth were observed under stereoscopic microscope and the dyeing scores were also recorded. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Rely X luting caused the highest coronal microleakage of fiber post, followed by Panavia F, while Paracore 5 mL, brought about the lowest under the same tooth preparation timing. Different tooth preparation timing caused no significant effect on the coronal microleakage of fiber post when the cement had been completely set.

AIM: To determine the expression of c-kit mRNA and protein in the bladders in guinea pigs with diabetic cystopathy (DCP) and to explore the correlation and mechanisms between c-kit expression and DCP. METHODS: Sixty guinea pigs were divided randomly into control group (n=20) and experimental group (n=40). The guinea pigs in experimental group were injected with streptozotocin (STZ) to induce diabetes mellitus. After fed for 10 weeks, the animals in both groups were tested with urodynamics, and the guinea pigs in experimental group were divided into the subgroups of DCP and the diabetic no-cystopathy (NDCP) group according to the results of urodynamics. mRNA expression of c-kit was detected by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and protein expression of c-kit was tested and analyzed by laser scanning confocal microscope. RESULTS: Decreased expression of c-kit mRNA was observed in DCP group compared to control and the NDCP group. The ratio of c-kit mRNA and GAPDH was 5.66±0.54 in controls (P<0.05), 5.54±1.28 in NDCP group (P<0.05) and 4.65 ±0.47 in DCP group. c-kit protein expression significantly declined in DCP group. The mean value of fluorescence intensity was 856.52± 53.03 in control group, 844.67± 59.24 in NDCP group and 548.69± 48.51 in DCP (P<0.01).CONCLUSION: The declined expression of c-kit) gene at transcription and translation levels destroys the SCF/c-kit signal pathway, leading to the dysfunction of Cajal-like) cells in DCP guinea pig, so the abnormal expression of c-kit gene is involved in the pathogenesis of DCP.

Objective To discuss the types of ICC and characteristics of spontaneous Ca2+ waves of different types of ICC in the bladder of guinea pig. Methods Frozen-sections were made from the bladder of guinea pig and ICC were cultured in vitro. Cells were stained by indirect immunofluorescent method and detected by Laser scanning confocal microscope. The ICC cultured in vitro were divided randomly into 4 group: dimmer ICC,monomer ICC,dimmer ICC treated with 2-APB group and monomer ICC treated with 2-APB group according to the cell morphology and disrupted with 2-APB.The calcium concentration of ICC cultured in vitro were marked with Fluo-4 AM and disrupted by 2-aminoethoxydipheylbrate (2-APB, 100 μmol/L) in dimmer ICC treated with 2-APB group and monomer ICC treated with 2-APB group. The calcium oscillation function of ICC was observed under Laser scanning confocal microscope. Results For the monomer ICC and dimmer ICC in frozen sections and cultured in vitro,there were increased frequency (P＜0.01) and amplitude (P＜0.05) of spontaneous Ca2+ waves in dimmer ICC compared with the monomer monomer ICC. But after the cells disrupted by 2-APB after 15 min,There were decreased frequency (P＜0.01) and amplitude (P＜0.01) of spontaneous Ca2+ waves in the dimmer ICC treated with 2-ABP group compared with the dimmer ICC. The changes(P＞0.05) of spontaneous Ca2+ waves was not statistical significance in monomer ICC treated with 2-ABP group compared with monomer ICC group. Conclusions The bladder of guinea pig may exist 2 different types of ICC, dimmer ICC and monomer ICC. The excitability of spontaneous Ca2+ waves of dimmer ICC could be higher than in monomer ICC. The special structure of dimmer ICC may contribute to the formation of high spontaneous Ca2+ waves.