Objective　To verify the effect of prolactin (PRL) on the development and progression of experimental autoimmune thyroiditis (EAT) in SD rats and the inhibitive effect of bromocriptine (BRC) on the development of EAT. Methods　SD rats were injected with BRC to inhibit the development of EAT and the change of PRL were observed. Results　High level of serum PRL was found in the EAT rats ［(8.70±0.42)μg/L, P＜0.01 vs. control (6.46±0.67) μg/L］ , and there was also high levels of thyroid autoantibodies (thyroglobulin antibody, thyroid peroxidase antibody) . However, in rats receiving BRC, the levels of thyroid autoantibodies decreased as the PRL level declined (5.30±0.81)μg/L and the thyroid lesions were mild. Conclusion　Hyperprolactinemia plays a role in the development of EAT and control of the hyperprolactinemia with BRC may afford therapeutic benefit.

OBJECTIVE:To observe the efficacy and safety of Shexiang zhenggu tincture combined with Huoxue zhitong pow-der in the treatment of acute traumatic swelling and pain. METHODS:Totally 160 patients with acute traumatic swelling and pain were randomly divided into group A and group B. Patients in group A were given Shexiangzhenggu tincture for external use,3 times a day;patients in group B were orally added one bag of Huoxue zhitong powder,3 times a day,based on the treatment of control group. 7 d was course and it lasted 2 courses. The clinical efficacy,the scores of visual analogue pain score (VAS) and swelling remission before and after 7 and 14 d treatment and the incidence of ADR were observed. RESULTS:After 7 d treatment, the total effective rate in group A was significantly higher than group B,with significant difference(P<0.05);after 14 d treat-ment,there was no significant difference in the total effective rate between 2 groups (P>0.05). After 7 and 14 d,the scores of VAS and swelling remission were significantly lower than before;14 d treatment was lower than 7 d treatment,and group B was significantly lower than group A after 7 d treatment,with significant differences (P<0.05);there were no significant differences among the scores of VAS and swelling remission in 2 groups after 14 d treatment (P>0.05). No obvious ADR was found in 2 groups during treatment. CONCLUSIONS:Shexiang zhenggu tincture combined with Huoxue zhitong powder has better efficacy, can relieve the pain and swelling faster,with similar safety.

Objective To develop an assay method for quantitative analysis of cocaine in rat's serum by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Method Serum samples (30?l) were extracted with 2% isoamyl alcohol and hexane. The organic phase was extracted with 0.1 mol/L HC1. The quantitative analysis was achieved by using a 5?m reversed-phase Kromasil CIS column with mobile phase of 0.04mol/ L phosphate buffer solution (containing 0.26 mmol/L tetrabutylammonium chloride , pH3.2) - acetonitrile (83:17). The wave length of the ultraviolet detection was performed at 235nm. Results The lowest limit of the detection limit was 25ng/ml. The recovery of the cocaine was 71 %. Conclusion The method is sensitive, simple and easy to perform.

BACKGROUND:Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells can differentiate into osteoblasts under inducing condition that Zouguiwan and Youguiwan coordinate inducers, but the mechanism remains to be discussed. OBJECTIVE:To observe the effects of serum containing Zuoguiwan and Youguiwan on transforming growth factorβ1 and its signal transduction protein Smad2/3 message expression during the osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells. METHODS:A whole bone marrow adherence method was adopted to isolate and cultivate bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells from rats. The cellcultivation was processed in five groups:bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells were respectively cultured with blank serum, serum containing Zouguiwan, serum containing Youguiwan, positive serum containing progynova+inducer (dexamethasone, vitamin C, andβ-glycerophosphate), and inducer. Western blot was applied to detect the expression of type I col agen. The immunohistochemical assay was utilized to test transforming growth factorβ1 and Smad2/3 expression in the osteoblasts. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:It was apparently more significant for serum containing Zuoguiwan and Youguiwan on type I col agen, transforming growth factorβ1 and Smad2/3 expression, compared with blank serum group and inducer group (P<0.05);moreover, serum containing Zuoguiwan was better than serum containing Youguiwan (P<0.05). Both of serum containing Zuoguiwan and Youguiwan are able to promote osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells. Moreover, Zuoguiwan is much more effective indicating that this method of traditional Chinese medicine about nourishing kidneys can be better to promote osteogenic induction of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells.

Objective:To analyse the property of voltage-dependent potassium 〔K(v)〕 channel in healthy people′s peripheral lymphocyte so as to contribute the control for property alteration under some pathological condition,and to try to find the new subset of this channel.Methods:Patch-clamp whole cell recording technique was used.Results:In the recorded 39 cells,activated voltage of the channels was -40.3±2.5 Mv.No inactivation phenomenon appeared under repeated stimulation.The closing time of the channels was 116.3+8.2 ms under the repolarization,and the current could be inhibited by 10 mmol/L TEA.Conclusion:There might be only one type of K(v) channel in human peripheral blood lymphocytes,and its properties quite resumble the type of n K(v) channel in mice.

Objective:To explore the early evaluation value of calprotectin (S100A8/A9) and ischemia modified albumin (IMA) for adult acute appendicitis (AA) and adult non-simple acute appendicitis.Methods:The data of 62 patients with histologically confirmed appendicitis and 57 healthy controls in the physical examination center of our hospital during the same period from May 2018 to October 2019 were collected. According to postoperative pathological data, patients with appendicitis were divided into the simple appendicitis group and the non-simple appendicitis group . The measurement data conforming to normal distribution were expressed as mean ± standard deviation (Mean±SD), and Student's t test was used for comparison between groups. S100A8/A9, IMA, C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT), and blood routine parameters were compared after grouping.The area under the ROC curve (AUC) was used to evaluate the early efficacy of S100A8/A9 and IMA for acute appendicitis and non-simple acute appendicitis. Results:There were no significant differences in sex, age, platelet count (PLT), and red blood cell count (RBC) between the appendicitis group and healthy control (all P>0.05), while white blood cell count (WBC), CRP, PCT, neutrophils to lymphocytes ratio (NLR), S100A8/A9, and IMA levels in the appendicitis group were higher than those in healthy control (all P<0.05). The AUC of S100A8/A9 (≥366.9 μg/L), IMA (≥0.29), and S100A8/A9 combined with IMA in predicting acute appendicitis were 0.735, 0.891, and 0.913, respectively. There was no significant difference in WBC between the non-simple appendicitis group (21 cases) and the simple appendicitis group (41 cases) ( P>0.05).The levels of CRP, PCT, NLR, S100A8/A9 and IMA in the non-simple appendicitis group were significantly higher than those in the simple appendicitis group ( P<0.05). The AUC of S100A8/A9 (≥532.9 μg /L), IMA (≥0.41) and S100A8/A9 combined with IMA in predicting non-simple acute appendicitis were 0.866, 0.873 and 0.936, respectively. Conclusions:S100A8/A9 and IMA could be used as biomarkers for the diagnosis of AA, which have certain clinical value for the assessment of acute appendicitis and non-simple acute appendicitis.

Objective Curculiginis extract has good scavenging effects on oxygen free radicals, and there is no curculiginis extract for AD research at home.The aim of this study was to explore the influence of Curculigoside on the cognitive learning and memory functions of senile dementia model rats induced by D-galactose combined with β-protein amyloid β25-35 (Aa25 35) and the expression level of hippocampus B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2), Bax, estrogen receptor (ER) protein and mRNA.Methods Forty SD rats weredivided into the control group (equal saline was intraperitoneal injected for six weeks consecutively, and equal saline was injected to the bilateral hippocampus in the seventh week), the model group (galactose was intraperitoneal injected for six weeks consecutively, and 4 mmol/L Aβ25-35 was injected to the bilateral hippocampus in the seventh week), the low dosage group and the high dosage group randomly (the stomach irrigation of low dosage 24mg/kg or the high dosage 72mg/kg curculigoside was applied every day, for 8 weeks), 10 rats in each group.After the treatment , the Morris water maze was conducted to test the space learning and memory functions of rats;the flow cytometry method was conducted to analyze the neuronal apoptosis conditions;the western blot was conducted to detect Bcl-2, Bax and ER protein level;the Realtime PCR was conducted to detect Bcl-2, Bax and ER mRNA level.Results Morris water maze test results: Compared with the model group, the escape latency (EL) of the rats of the model group, the low dosage group and the high dosage group on the 2nd, the 3rd, the 4th and the 5th day significantly extends (P<0.01), and the high dosage group significantly shortens (P<0.05) than the low dosage group.Space exploration test results: Compared with the proportion of the distance swum within the quadrant by the rats in the model group in the total distance [(30.14±5.10)%], that of the low dosage group, the high dosage group and the control group [(41.98±4.78)%, (46.17± 9.31)% and (50.13±6.81)%] significantly increases (P<0.01);in addition, the high dosage group is higher than the low dosage group (P<0.05).Compared with the apoptosis rate of rates in the model group[(7.11±1.78)%], that of the high dosage group, the low dosage group and the control group[(5.53±1.45)%], (4.11±1.03)% and (3.08±1.33)% significantly decreases (P<0.05).Compared with the control group, the Bcl-2 and Bax protein expression of the model group significantly increases, and the cell Bcl-1 and Bax of cells significantly decreases (P<0.05).Compared with the model group, the Bcl-2 and ER protein expression as well as the Bcl-2/Bax of the high dosage group and the low dosage group significantly increase, and the Bax protein expression significantly decreases (P<0.05).Compared with the mRNA expression (1.00 and 1.00) of Bcl-2 and ER in the control group, the mRNA expression (1.31 and 1.98) of the Bcl-2 and Bax in the model group significantly increases (P<0.05);compared with the mRNA expression (1.13 and 1.08) of Bcl-2 and ER in the model group, the Bcl-2 (1.95 and 2.01) and mRNA expression (1.81 and 1.96) of ER of the high dosage group and the low dosage group significantly increase (P<0.01).Conclusion Curculigoside plays an improving role in space learning and memory functions of senile dementia model rats, with the mechanism may be related to the protection to the hippocampus neurons by restraining Bax expression and neuronal apoptosis through the up-regulation of hippocampus ER and Bcl-2 expressions.

OBJECTIVETo explore clinical significance of rotational axis of distal femur on Chinese adults in total knee arthroplasty (TKA).

METHODSThere were 86 Chinese adults (106 normal knees) including 47 males (53 knees) and 39 females (53 knees), 54 knees were on left and 52 on right. The CT scan was employed in the distal femur. The scan direction was aligned to be on the plane perpendicular to the mechanical axis of the femoral. The CT images of cross sections across lateral and medial femoral epicondyle were moved to personal computer,lateral angle between anterior posterior line (APL) and surgical transepicondylar axis (STEA) (ATA),lateral angle between posterior condylar line (PCL) and APL (APA), angle between perpendicularity of APL and PCL (A-PA), posterior condylar angle (PCA), condylar twist angle (CTA), angle between clinical transepicondylar axis (CTEA) and STEA (CSA) were measured. These values were divided into different groups according to gender and side, the values of CTA, PCA, A-PA, angle PT (varus of tibia plateau), constant 3, ATA, APA and constant 90° were compared by statistically. A-PA and PCA, and CTA were analysed statistically with the liner regression, the relationship among CTEA, STEA ,PCL, APL and PLP were performed to assess by liner regression.

RESULTSATA was (89.79 ± 1.22)°, APA was (84.84 ± 1.83)°, A-PA was (5.16 ± 1.83)°, PCA was (4.80 ± 1.23)°, CTA was (8.23 ± 1.40), CSA was (3.45 ± 0.68)°. All the parameters had no differences on sex and side,but CSA had difference on male and female. There was no difference among angle PT, PCA, A-PA. There was significant difference in CAT, constant 30 and angle PT, PCA,A-PA. There was no difference between ATA and constant 90°, but there was difference between APA and constant 90°. There was relativity between PCA and CTA, and also PCA and A-PA, CTA and A-PA. There was significant relativity between STEA and CTEA, between STEA and APL, between STEA and PCL, and also between APLP, APL and PCL, but there was no significant relativity between PCL and CTEA.

CONCLUSIONTKA for Chinese, the section of femoral posterior condyle should be external 5° to obtain the optimum rotational orientation. The property is different entirely between STEA and CTEA, the rotational alignment is not performed according to parallel to the CTEA in distal femur. Among STEA, APL, PCL, the STEA is the most reliable mark ofrotational alignment of the distal femur, and the PCL is the less reliable mark.

Adult ; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee ; Female ; Femur ; anatomy & histology ; diagnostic imaging ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Rotation ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Objective To investigate the effects of fragile X mental retardation protein（FMRP）on the development and migration of cerebellar neurons in mouse model.Methods Plasmids containing FMRPmutant-EGFP or EGFP were established and transfected into the lateral ventricle of the embryo mouse.Fragile X syndrome（FXS）genotype of the mouse model was identified.Nissl staining and immunofluorescence staining were conducted to assess the changes in neuron development and migration.Results In the experimental group,Nissl staining showed that the deep cerebellar neuclei contracted and divided by white matter,and the non-polarized Purkinje cells retained in internal granular layer;while immunofluorescence staining showed that Tbr2-positive unipolar brush cells changed the migration pathway and accumulated in the ventricular zone.Conclusion Cerebellar neurons showed abnormal formation and migration with the absence of FMRP.

BACKGROUND: There is often a physical and psychosocial effect in burn injury, and the degree of mental stress reaction is related to social support, individual experience and personality characteristics.OBJECTIVE: To investigate the mental stress reaction, the degree of social support and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)personality characteristics in acute burn patients, and to analysis the influence factor of mental stress reaction.DESIGN: Cross-sectional study.SETTING: West China Mental Health Center of Sichuan University, Burn Department of Mianyang Municipal Central Hospital, and Burn Department of General Hospital of Panzhihua Iron and Steel Company.PARTICIPANTS: From April 2003 to April 2005, totally 104 mild, moderate or severe burn patients, including 92 males and 12 females, aged 12-60 years, selected from Mianyang Central Hospital and Department of burn of General Hospital of Panzhihua Iron & Steel Co., Ltd took part in the study.METHODS: The emotional problems and personality characteristics were measured with the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAMD), the Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxiety (HAMA), the Minnesote Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), the Social Support Rating Scale (SS) as well as general clinical data,by the rating scales 3 day after burn. The patients were divided into anxiety-depression group (n=51) and normal emotion group (n=53) according to their anxiety-depression scores (anxious score＞ 7,depressive score＞ 8), those influencing factor included burning total area,age, sex and society support, Stepwise Regression was introduced to get the main factors that influenced mental stress reaction.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: ① Scores of each scale and comparison of general clinical data in each group; ② stepwise regression analysis of depression and anxiety of burn patients.RESULTS: Data of Totally 104 patients was entered the final analysis. ①The scores were 10.4±2.46 and 16.8±5.94 of anxious and depressive patients during acute burn period, which were higher than those in normal group (4.29±2.26, 5.48±2.06, P=0.01). ② The main influential factor for depression were burning area and social supporting availability, and those for anxiety were age, burning area, social supporting availability and subjective social supporting degree. ③ MMPI test results show that T scores in anxiety-depression group were below 60 points, however T-scores were above 60 points in normal group including cheating points, hypomania,schizophrenia, psychasthenia and paranoid ideation CONCLUSION: Burn is a mental crisis to burn patients, which can lead to abnormal emotional reaction and personality change. The depressive and anxious score are positively related with burning area, and are negatively correlated with society supporting availability. The good social support system is benefit to over mental crisis period.