Objective To evaluate open surgery vs transurethral management for bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) of small volume. Methods From May 1993 to June 2002,50 patients were surgically treated.Of them 22 underwent open surgery and 28 underwent TURP plus transurethral incision of bladder neck(TUIBN).There was no statistically significant difference between the 2 groups in age,disease course,preoperative prostate weight and the excised prostate weight.All the surgical procedures were conducted by the same urologist.The efficacy of open surgery and TURP plus TUIBN was comparatively evaluated by IPSS,Qmax and post void residual urine volume(PVR) and hospitalization days. Results The IPSS of those undergoing open surgery decreased from 24.6?3.8 of preoperation to 15.2?3.4 of postoperation ,and the Qmax increased from (8.3?2.9)ml/s to (9.5?3.6)ml/s,and the PVR decreased from(220.0?30.0)ml to(90.0?20.0)ml,and the postoperative hospital stay was 14.2 days.The IPSS of the patients undergoing TURP plus TUIBN decreased from 24.9?4.2 to 5.8?2.7,and the Qmax increased from (8.0?3.1)ml/s to (23.2? 3.8)ml/s,and the PVR decreased from(230.0?28.0)ml to(15.0?4.0)ml,and the postoperative hospital stay was 8.5 days.The postoperative improvement was much greater in the patients undergoing TURP plus TUIBN than those undergoing open surgery as assessed by IPSS,Qmax and PVR (all P

Objective To investigate the relationship between infarct location and prognosis after emergency percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) treatment in patients with acute myocardial infarction.Methods Consecutive 121 patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who underwent primary PCI were divided into 3 groups according to the infarct location.Their clinical,ECG,echocardiography and coronary angiography features were analyzed,and the follow-up was made. Results Compared with inferior wall infarction group and inferior wall infarction combined with right ventricular infarction group,anterior wall myocardial infarction group had higher CPK-MB and cTnT,less frequent collateral,reduced ST-segment resolution,higher mortality rates in hospitalization and one year after discharge.On the other hand,inferior infarction combined with right ventricular infarction group had more occurrences of shock and atrial vetricular block or ventricular arrhythmia,more incidence of multivessel disease and thrombus,and higher readmission rate.Conclusion Patients with anterior wall myocardial infarction and inferior wall in

Objective:To study the cytotoxic effects on tumor cell lines Hela,BGC823,MCF-7,L342,H9101,D6 induced by Fas ligand and anti-human DR5 monoclonal antibodies(Anti-DR5 mAb) and the underlying mechanism.Methods:Fas/DR5 mRNA were detected by RT-PCR. Cytotoxicity exerted by FasL/Anti-DR5 mAb on tumor cell lines was measured by MTT colorimetry and the induced apoptosis was determined by agarose gel electrophoresis.Results:The expression of DR5 on BGC823 and Hela cells were higher and DR5 didn’t express in D6. The expression of Fas on H9101 and L342 were higher and Fas didn’t express in D6. Cell line H9101 and L342 were sensitive to Anti-DR5 mAb and FasL in a dose dependent manner; Cell line MCF-7 and BGC823 were sensitive to FasL but were partially sensitive to Anti-DR5 mAb; Cell line Hela was partially sensitive to FasL but was sensitive to Anti-DR5 mAb; Cell line D6 was insensitive to two apoptosis inductions.Conclusion:Apoptosis induced by Fas ligand and Anti-DR5 mAb vary among tumor cell lines. The underlying mechanism may be relevant to Fas/DR5 mRNA expression,the release of Caspase-8 and Bcl-2.

Objective To investigate and evaluate the diagnostic value of transcranial doppler ultrasound (TCD) on brain death in patients with severe craniocerebral injury.Methods Forty-two cases of severe craniocerebral injury from Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University were divided into brain death group and survival group,according to the clinical prognosis.TCD was conducted to examine brain blood flow numerical and changed characteristics of the spectrum.Average blood flow velocity (Vm),pulse index (PI),diastolic blood flow in reverse (reverberating flow) and small systolic peaks in early systole (wave of spikes)were documented.TCD parameters were compared between the two groups with t test.Results In the brain death group,frequency of reverberating flow was 86.67％ and frequency of wave of spikes was 13.33％.In survival group,frequency of reverberating flow was 14.81％ and no wave of spikes was recorded.The difference in frequencies of reverberating flow and wave of spikes between the two groups was significant(x2 =28.25,P ＜0.01).The average speed of bilateral middle cerebral artery blood flow in brain death group((20.02±13.96) cm/s) was significantly reduced compared with survival group((56.81± 16.84) cm/s,t=2.30,P＜0.05).Pulse index (PI) values in brain death group (4.02±3.49)were significantly increased compared with survival group (1.24±1.03) (t=2.10,P＜0.05).Conclusion Reverberating flow or wave of spikes is an important marker for brain death in patients with severe craniocerebral injury.TCD may be applied to clinically confirm the diagnosis of brain death.

Objective To observe the efficacy of modified Tianma?Sanqi Decoction on hypertension patients with anxiety. Methods Totally 64 hypertension patients with anxiety patients were randomly divid?ed into control group (32 cases) and treatment group (32 cases).The control group with standard medica?tions for hypertension and treatment group with addition of Tianma?Sanqi Decoction, and both groups were continuously treated for 8 weeks. The changes of 24 hours ambulatory blood pressure and SAS scores were compared.Results ( 1) After treatment in the control group and treatment group of 24 h mean systolic blood pressure (24 hSBP) ((130.13±3.81)mmHg,(123.56±4.37)mmHg) (1 mmHg=0.133 kPa) were lower than before treatment((145.36±7.17) mmHg,(145.16±6.77) mmHg) and the difference was statisti?cally significant( P<0.01).(2) After treatment in the control group and treatment group 24 h systolic pres?sure standard deviation,diurnal systolic pressure standard deviation and nocturnal systolic pressure standard deviation((12.19±3.21) mmHg,(11.16±2.26) mmHg,(10.49±3.76) mmHg and (10.95±2.35) mmHg, (10.08±2.67) mmHg,(10.12±3.78)mmHg) were lower than before treatment ((14.53±3.65) mmHg, (13.81±4.04) mmHg,(12.47±4.23) mmHg and (16.73±7.90)mmHg,(16.06±4.14)mmHg,(13.65± 4.92)mmHg),and the difference was statistically significant( P<0.01 or P<0.05).After treatment in the treatment group, 24 h systolic pressure standard deviation, nocturnal systolic pressure standard deviation ((10.95±2.35) mmHg,(10.08±2.67) mmHg) were lower than control group((12.19±3.21) mmHg, (11.16±2.26) mmHg) and the difference was statistically significant.( P<0.01).(3) After treatment in the treatment group,SAS scores (36.68±3.88) points were lower than before treatment (58.66±3.13) points and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.01).After treatment the SAS score ((36.68±3.88) points) in the treatment group was lower than control group((51.86+2.62) points).Conclusion The hypertension patients with anxiety treated with Tianma?Sanqi Decoction and benazapril can improve blood pressure variability and the symp?toms of anxiety.

Objective To determine the effect of inhaling rosemary compound essential oil on learning and memory and the expression of choline acetyl transferase (ChAT) in the CA1 region of the hippocampus in rats with vascular dementia (VD).Methods A modified 2-VO method was used to induce permanent brain hypoperfusion,and thus VD,in 60 male SD rats aged 2 months.They were then randomly divided into a normal control group (n =10),a sham-operation group (n =10),a model group (n =10),a rosemary compound essential oil group (n =10) and an edaravone group (n =10).The rosemary compound essential oil group inhaled a compound of the essential oils of rosemary,eugenol and peppermint once a day; the edaravone group was given a daily injection of edaravone injecta.Both the interventions lasted for 65 days.A water maze was used to test their learning and memory abilities.Morphological damage in the CA1 region of the hippocampus and the expression of ChAT were also observed.Results The learning and memory abilities of the model group were significantly weaker compared with the sham-operated group and the normal controls.The rats in the rosemary compound essential oil and edaravone groups were obviously better than those in the model group,but there was no significant difference between rosemary compound essential oil group and the edaravone group.The morphological damage observed in the hippocampus and striatum of the model group was significantly greater,on average,than that observed in the rosemary compound essential oil group and the edaravone group.The average number of ChAT positive units in the CA1 region of the hippocampus was significantly greater in both the rosemary compound essential oil group and the edaravone group compared with the model group,but there was no significant difference between the rosemary compound essential oil group and the edaravone group.Conclusions Inhaling rosemary compound essential oil can improve the learning and memory abilities of rats with VD caused by permanent chronic brain hypoperfusion.It decreases the damage to the neurons of the hippocampus,increases the expression of ChAT,and shows a therapeutic effect on VD,at least in rats.

To explore novel histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors with anti-tumor activity, twelve target compounds were synthesized, and their structures were confirmed by 1H NMR, MS and elemental analyses. Evaluation results in vitro showed that compound Ia exhibited potent inhibition against HDAC and is worth for further investigation. And compounds IIa, IIb, IIIa-IIIi possessed moderate HDAC inhibitory activity.

Objective: To explore the acute effect of air pollution on mortality for patients with cardio cerebral vascular disease and to provide the basis for disease prevention and control.
Methods: The Mortality for patients with cardio cerebral vascular disease from 2001-01 to 2009-12 was from Tianjin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the meteorological and air pollution data were from Tianjin meteorological bureau and Tianjin environmental monitoring station respectively. The Single and multiple generalized additive model (GAM) extended poisson regression analysis was performed to calculate the relationship between air pollution and cardio-cerebral vascular disease mortality by controlling the time trends, weather, the day of week and air population.
Results: Results: Single GAM analysis indicated that when the effect of SO2, NO2 and PM10 in the air reached the maximum in the day, the RR values for the mortality in patients with cardio-cerebral vascular disease increased 1.13%[95%CI (0.76-1.51)%], 0.78% [95%CI ( 0.41-1.15)%] and 0.61% [95%CI ( 0.51-0.71)%] respectively; when the average concentration of SO2, NO2 and PM10 increasing 10μg/m3 per day, after 0-5 days, the RR values for the mortality elevated 0.70% [95%CI (0.47-0.94)%], 0.51% [95%CI (0.27-0.74)%] and 0.16% [95%CI (0.06-0.27)%] respectively. Multiple GAM analysis presented that when SO2, NO2 and PM10 increasing 10 μg/m3 per day, the RR values for the mortality elevated 0.77% [95%CI (0.58-0.97)%], 0.41% [95%CI (0.05-0.78) %] and 0.38% [95%CI (0.12-0.64%)%] respectively.
Conclusion: The air pollution could increase the mortality risk in patients with cardio-cerebral vascular disease, it is necessary to establish the prevention system in order to decrease the mortality risk in those patients.

Objective: To construct the expressing vector of the extracellular domain of death receptor 5 (DR5), express it E.coli, identify the purified DR5 protein, and study its biological activity. Methods: The extracellular domain of DR5(eDR5) was assembled by overlapping PCR. The expression vector pET-22b(+)/ DR5 was constructed and transformed into E.coli BL21(DE3). The expression of eDR5 protein was induced by IPTG and purified by Ni 2+ -affinity chromatographic column. The purity and specificities were detected by SDS-PAGE and ELISA, respectively. The blocking effects of purified eDR5 on FMU1.5-induced apoptosis of U343, U373 cells were observed. Results: The extracellular domain of DR5 was obtained by overlapping PCR. The eDR5 protein was expressed in both supernatants and inclusion bodies with a yield more than 30% of total bacterial proteins. The purity of eDR5 was more than 95% and the yield reached 9 mg/ml. The result of ELISA showed the purified protein was eDR5. Purified eDR5 partially blocked the apoptosis of U343 cells induced by FMU1.5 and TRAIL. Conclusion: The successful construction, expression, and purification of the extracellular domain of DR5 protein lays a foundation for further study of DR5 function.

Objective:To investigate the expression status of Sonic Hedgehog signaling genes and molecules in human hepatocellular carcinomas(HCC),and to explore the relationship between these genes and clinical prognosis.Methods:HCC tissue and adjacent normal tissue from 29 HCC patients were assayed for the expression of hedgehog signaling genes by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction chain reaction(RT-PCR) techniques and for the expression of hedgehog signaling molecules by immunohistochemistry.The expressions of Shh,Ptch,Smoh,Gli-1 mRNA were assayed as well as Shh,Ptch proteins in 29 cases of HCC and in 29 liver tissues adjacent to the tumor.Results:Expression of Shh mRNA was detectable in about 51% of HCCs examined.Consistent with this,hedgehog target genes Ptch,Smoh and Gli-1 mRNA were expressed in over 68%,48% and 62% of the tumors,respectively,and the expressions of Shh and Ptch proteins in HCC tumor tissues correlated with those of Shh and Ptch mRNA in tumor tissues(P=0.041 and P=0.035).This suggested that the hedgehog pathway was frequently activated in HCCs.The simultaneous expression of Gli-1 in HCC and liver tissues adjacent to the tumor had significantly relationship with poor prognosis.Conclusion:Hedgehog signaling activation is an important event for development of human HCCs.It also suggests that markers for hedgehog signaling activation may be useful for the determination of prognosis.