Objective To observe the vasodilation effect of extract of Jasminum samba (EJs), a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, on ex vivo rat thoracic aortic rings, and to investigate its mechanism. Methods On ex vivo aortic ring perfusion device, influence of EJs on contraction of the aorta induced by phenylephrine (PE) or potassium chloride (KCl) was observed. Influence of N-nitro-L-arginine-methylester ( L-NAME ), barium chloride ( BaCl2 ), glibenclamide ( Gli ) on vasodilating effect of EJs (0. 5, 1, 2, 4, 8 g·L-1 ) was detected. Effect of EJs on the contraction of calcium chloride (CaCl2 ) and PE in Ca2+-free medium was detected. [ Ca2+ ] i in vascular smooth muscle cells was determined by using laser scanning confocal microscope (LSCM). Results In blood vessels with intact endothelium, EJs concentration-dependently decreased PE- or KCl-induced vasoconstriction, the maximum dilating effect being (105. 0±3. 2)% and (78. 0±6. 5)% , respectively; L-NAME affected the vasodilatory effect of EJs on thoracic aorta rings ( P<0. 01), the maximum dilatory effect being (58. 0 ± 6. 9)% . BaCl2 and Gli had significant influence on vasodilation of EJs, and the contraction was obviously attenuated (P<0. 01), the maximum dilatory effect being (37. 0±5. 2)% and (78. 0±10. 0)% , respectively. EJs significantly inhibited contracting effect of PE on thoracic aorta rings in Ca2+-free medium (P<0. 01). The maximum contraction effect was (70. 0±6. 3)% . EJs inhibited CaCl2-induced vasoconstriction (0. 5-8 mmol·L-1 ), and vasoconstriction was decreased by (65. 0±3. 2)% . LSCM recorded that Fmax / F0 of 4 and 8 g·L-1 EJs was (2. 0±0. 2) and (1. 5±0. 2), respectively. Conclusion EJs exerted a dose-dependent vasodilating effect on rat isolated aorta rings. The mechanism might be related to promoting NO release, activating K+channels and decreasing the concentration of cytoplasmic Ca2+.

Objective:To construct an integrated medical care service mode in hemodialysis and explore the application effect of the concept of integrated medical service in hemodialysis patients.Methods:In 2016,100 patients who had regular hemodialysis(lasting for more than 3 months) were selected from July to Septembe ras the control group,while another100 patients who had the regular hemo dialysis (lasting for more than 3 months) and received the concept of integrated medical care service were selected from October to December as the observation group.The treatment compliance,the incidence of hemodialysis complications,and patient satisfaction of twogroups were compared.Results:Both the treatment compliance and patient satisfaction of the participants in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group (P ＜ 0.05),while the incidence of hemodialysis complications in the observation group was significantly lower than that in the control group (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion:The implementation of integrated medical careservice concept can fully deepen the service concept of people-oriented and patient-centered,carry out humanized services,improve the treatment compliance of hemodialysis patients,reduce the complications,promote the cooperation of doctors and nurses,enhance the effect of health education,and improve the patient satisfaction.

Objective To explore the value of CT in the preoperative assessment of resectability of advanced gastric carcinoma.Methods The relation of CT findings and operative data in 93 cases of advanced gastric carcinoma were retrospectively analyzed.Results There were 23 cases of fundus and cardia carcinoma,59 cases of carcinoma of gastric corpus,and 11 cases of carcinoma of antrum.All cases showed increased thickness of gastric wall in various degrees,some of the cases showed tumor growth in the gastric wall,ulcer of the mucosa,stricture of gastric cavity and cardia,increased thickness of cardiac wall,and invasion of lower esophagus and perigastric organs.The accuracy of location and definitive diagnosis by CT,compared to gastroscopic biopsy and postoperative pathology,was considerable,and the detecting rate of tumor by CT was 100 %.CT had important reference value in preoperative evaluation of tumor resectability.The excision rate in the predicted operable group was 93.3 %;in the predicted unresectable group,the non-excision rate was 75.0%.Conclusions Preoperative CT diagnosis of gastric carcinoma has important clinical significance.CT provides a high reference value for assessing the resectability of gastric carcinoma,and it is worthy of widespread use.

BACKGROUND: A novel biodegradable Mg-Zn alloy is designed which the density and the Young's modulus are proximal to human bone. At the same time, it depletes the toxicity of aluminium and rare earth element in commercial magnesium alloys. OBJECTIVE: To observe the effect of Mg-Zn alloy (Mg-6%Zn) on the integrin βi expression of preosteoblasts MC3T3-E1. DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING: A contrast study was performed at the Central Laboratory of the Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University between March and May 2008. MATERIALS: The Mg-6% Zn was prepared by School of Materials Science and Engineering of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, which the density was 1.82 g/cm~3 and the Young's modulus was nearly 44 GPa. Poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) was used as the controls. MC3T3-E1 cells were provided by Chinese Academy of Science Type Culture Collection. METHODS: The cell attachment was observed after cultured with Mg-Zn and PLLA at 2, 24 and 48 hours under scanning electron microscope; the integrin β1 mRNA expression of MC3T3-E1 cultured with Mg-Zn and PLLA was estimated by real-time fluorescent quantitative polymerase chain reaction (real-time PCR) at days 1, 3, 6, 9,12 and 15 after culture. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The MC3T3-E1 cells attachment on the material surface and the integrin β1 mRNA expression. RESULTS: MC3T3-E1 cell adhesion was better on the Mg-Zn alloy surfaces than on the PLLA surface; The integrin (31 mRNA of osteoblasts on Mg-Zn kept on expressing during experiment and increased with time (P < 0.01), but there was no significantly difference between the two groups at the same time (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION: MC3T3-E1 cell adhesion is better on the Mg-Zn alloy surfaces than on the PLLA surface, but it is not mediated by inducing the integrin p1 mRNA expression.

Objective To study the association between the plasma homocysteine level and coronary artery disease(CAD), and the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) A1298C polymorphism, the methionine synthase (MS) A2756G polymorphism and their associations to the plasma homocysteine level and CAD in the elderly . Methods One hundred and twenty-nine elderly patients with CAD documented by coronary angiogram and 48 elderly patients with normal coronary angiographic results were included in this study. Plasma homocysteine level were measured by fluorescence polarization immunoassay (FPIA) method and polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) method was used to analyse the MTHFR A1298C and MS A2756G genotypes. Results The plasma homocysteine level was significantly higher in CAD group than that in the control group〔(16.2?8.6) ?mol/L vs (12.7?5.0) ?mol/L,P0.05);the prevalence of MTHFR 1298CC homozygous in the CAD patients was significantly less than that in the control group (3.1% vs 14.6%, P

Aim To study the cardiotoxicity of celastrol to zebrafish embryo.Method 48 h post-fertilization zebrafish embryos were used as model for analysis of heart toxicity and were treated with various concentrations of celastrol.6,12,24 h after treatment morphological and functional changes of embryos hearts were observed.Results Cardiotoxicity was not found in embryos during 24 h treatment with 1 ?mol?L-1 concentration of celastrol.Toxic symptoms of embryos were caused by 2,3,4 ?mol?L-1 concentrations of celastrol with appearance of heart linearization,heart membrane hemorrhage and hemocytes accumulation in cardiac region.Moreover,heart rate decreased significantly with increase of concentration and prolongation of treatment.The EC50(24 h)of decrease of heart rate was about 1.78 ?mol?L-1.Conclusion Celastrol is cardiotoxic to zebrafish embryo.

Objective: To understand rural students’ perception and satisfaction of the Nutrition Improvement Program for Rural Compulsory Education Students (NIPRCES), and to provide basis for promoting students’ participation in the school feeding program and improving the acceptability of school feeding. Methods: In 3 national pilot counties and 2 local pilot counties of NIPRCES, 1 middle school and 1 primary school were randomly selected. Two classes of 2 364 students from grade 4 to grade 9 were randomly selected and investigated with questionnaires. Results: Students were aware of the policy, with 78.9% of the students reported to be familiar with NIPRCES. The awareness rate of students at the national pilot areas was higher than that in local pilot areas(P<0.05). Students showed positive attitude towards NIPRCES. The median score of students’ understandings of the influence of NIPRCES was 20.0 (18.0, 20.0) points. Students in national pilot areas showed a more positive attitude toward the program than those in local pilot areas(P<0.05). Moderate satisfaction was reported in school feeding, 78.7% of students thought that school provided adequate amount of food, and 60.9% of the students enjoyed the food very much. The main reasons for leftovers were too much in amount(27.4%), repetition of food types (22.8%) and food aversions(9.2%). Conclusion Students are quite aware of NIPRCES and show moderate satisfaction in school feeding. The awareness and satisfaction are relatively higher among students in national pilot areas than those in local pilot areas. Health promoting schools should be established and students and parents should be advocated to take part in the program, health education need to be promoted in schools. Experiences sharing between different places could help improve the quality and acceptability of school feeding program.

Objective To investigate the degradation of dicalcium phosphate dehydrate-coated Mg-Zn alloy in vivo and bone formation. Methods Left femoral condyles were drilled in 72 New Zealand rabbits, and were randomly divided into experiment group (n＝24, implanted with dicalcium phosphate dehydrate-coated Mg-Zn alloy rods), Mg-Zn alloy control group (n＝24, implanted with Mg-Zn alloy rods) and poly-L-lactide acid rod group (n＝24, implanted with poly-L-lactide acid rods). Serum concentrations of Mg~(2+) were examined 1 d pre-operation, and 1 d, 1 week, 2 weeks, 5 weeks and 10 weeks post-operation in experiment group and Mg-Zn alloy control group. Operation sites were examined by X-rays at 3, 6, 12 and 18 weeks post-operation. After X-ray examination at each time point, 6 rabbits in each group were sacrificed, and subjected to histopathological observation of live and kidney tissues by HE staining. Tissues from condyles of femur were observed by HE staining and 2, 4, 6-trinitrophenol rosein staining, and mineral apposition rate of bone was calculated. Results There was no significant difference in the concentrations of serum Mg~(2+) at each time point between Mg-Zn alloy control group and experiment group (P>0.05). X-ray examination revealed gas emerged near the implants 3 weeks after surgery in Mg-Zn alloy control group. However, there was no obvious histological abnormality in liver and kidney tissues. The mineral apposition rate was higher and the degradation of material was lower in experiment group than those in the other two groups. Conclusion Dicalcium phosphate dehydrate-coated Mg-Zn alloy has a favourable biocompatibility, and degrades more slowly in vivo.

AIM:To observe the functional expression of calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) in the mouse em-bryonic stem cells (mESCs).METHODS:The expression and distribution of CaSR were detected by Western blotting and immunofluorescence observation in 129 mouse ES-D3 cells.The intracellular concentration of free calcium ([Ca2+]i) was determined by confocal laser scanning microscopy .The cell viability was analyzed by MTT assay and flow cytometry .RE-SULTS:CaSR protein was expressed in mESCs .Extracellular calcium or neomycin significantly increased the expression of CaSR and [Ca2+]i.Neomycin increased the cell viability , up-regulated the protein expression of p-ERK2.These effects of neomycin were inhibited by NPS2390.CONCLUSION:CaSR is expressed in mESCs .The activation of CaSR is involved in the proliferation of mESCs .

As a model organism, zebrafish have many advantages over other animal models and is suitable for studies on establishment of human disease model and mechanism.In zebrafish, there are two phases of endocrine formation during early development, which are directed by concomitant activity of many signaling pathways.Zebrafish pancreas possess similar cell structure with that of other animals, which can express various endocrine hormones including insulin.The main organs required for metabolic control, such as the pancreas, islet, and insulin sensitive tissue (muscle, liver) are conserved in zebrafish, and the mechanisms of glucose regulation in zebrafish is similar to that seen in mammalian models.These render it an excellent model to study glucose metabolism.Hyperglycemia in zebrafish model can be induced by administration of the diabetogenic drug, streptozotocin (STZ), alternatively immersion of the fish in glucose solution and water, or disturbing of signaling pathways associated with glucose metabolism.Glucose levels in adult zebrafish blood or embryo tissue and phenotype of retinal cell layers or retinal vasculature are the commonly used measurement organs in zebrafish diabetic models.