Adult ; Aged ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Gastric Lavage ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Mushroom Poisoning ; therapy

OBJECTIVE:To analyze drug elasticity of demand of urban residents with quantitation.METHODS:Expand linear expenditure system(ELES)model was used to analyze sectional data of different kinds of consumption expenditure and the disposable income of urban residents in2003and to calculate the value of marginal consumption tendency,the elasticity value of demand income and the demand price.RESULTS&CONCLUSIONS:The changes of drugs price have little influence on drugs demand,for urban residents,drugs consumption belongs to necessary for life.

Objective To investigate the preventive effect of iptakalim hydrochloride(Ipt) on brain edema in rats after exposure to simulated high altitude and the mechanisms involved.Method Adult Wistar rats were randomly divided into normoxic control group,simulated plateau acute hypoxia group simulated 8 000 m for 8 h and three Ipt taking groups which were pretreated with 2, 4 and 8 mg(kg?d) of Ipt respectively for 7d before exposure to hypoxia.Water content was determined by the wet-dry method;Na~+,K~+,Ca~(2+) and Mg~(2+) content in the cortex was detected with all atomic absorption spectrophotometer;inorganic phosphorus standardization was applied to decide the activities of Na~+/K~+-ATPase,Ca~(2+)-ATPase and Mg~(2+)-ATPase;Occludin and AQP4 gene expression were determined by RT-PCR.Result The water content was increased and the concentration of Na~+ and Ca~(2+),the activities of Na~+/K~+-ATPase,Ca~(2+)-ATPase and Mg~(2+)-ATPase and the gene expression of the Occludin and AQP4 were all down-regulated in acute hypoxia group compared with normoxic control group.And these changes could be significantly relieved by pretreatment with Ipt.Conclusion Ipt can prevent the occurrence of brain edema caused by acute hypobaric hypoxia possibly related to the effect on water content,electrolytes concentration,ATPase activity and gene expressions of aquaporin and tight junction proteins.

Acute Disease ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Child ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Ivermectin ; analogs & derivatives ; poisoning ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Retrospective Studies ; Young Adult

Purpose To investigate the imaging features of breast phyllodes tumor on mammography(MG),ultrasound(US) and pathology, correlated with its clinical manifestation.Materials and Methods Twelve cases of pathologically confirmed breast phyllodes tumors were examined by US and MG. The imaging findings were retrospectively analyzed. Results Of the 12 cases of breast phyllodes tumors, 6 were benign, 3 were malignant and 3 were borderline. MG predicted 3 breast phyllodes tumors, 3 breast carcinomas and 6 adenomas. US predicted 2 phyllodes tumors, 8 breast masses and 2 adenomas. Conclusion The imaging findings of phyllodes tumors on MG and US are characteristic but not specific. Combined application of both US and MG are helpful for early detection but can not differentiate its malignancy which is determined by pathology.

Dust ; analysis ; Humans ; Occupational Exposure ; analysis ; Power Plants

Acupuncture Points ; Adult ; Aged ; Anorexia ; therapy ; Child ; Constipation ; therapy ; Female ; Humans ; Inflammation ; therapy ; Male ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; methods ; Pruritus ; therapy

Humans ; Infant ; Spasms, Infantile ; therapy

ATP-sensitive potassium channels (KATP channels) play important roles in various tissues under physiological and pathophysiological conditions by coupling cell metabolic status to electrical activity. The KATP channe l is a tetrameric complex of inwardly rectified potassium (Kir) and ATP binding protein (ABP). The Kir subunits form the channel pore, whereas ABP is required for activation and regulation. Both Kir and ABP are divided into different subu nits and the various Kir and ABP subunits “mix and match” to form KATP c hannels with different pharmacological and nucleotide sensitivities. This revie w focuses on the molecular structure, physiological roles, pathophysiological an d pharmacological properties of KATP channels in different tissues.

Objective To study the role of bcl 2 gene expression in human prostate. Methods The level of bcl 2 gene mRNA expression were investigated by in situ hybridization in 11 cases of fetal prostates, 27 cases of adult (specimens obtained from autopsy)and 60 cases of hyperplastic prostates. Results In fetal prostates, positive signals were detected in all epithelial cells of the prostate buds, while in adult and hyperplastic specimens, positive signals were predominantly concentrated to the basal cell layer of the epithelium, with little involvement of the secretory epithelial cells. The expression in hyperplastic prostates was significantly higher than in normal ones and that of the basal epithelial cells was significantly higher than the secretory ones in both the normal prostates and the hyperplastic ones. Conclusions Bcl 2 gene may play an important role in regulating the apoptosis of the basal cells while if plays a secondary role in the secretory cells of the prostate.