Objective To investigate whether electroacupuncture(EA) regulates the pain in New Zealand rabbits with osteo arthritis by inhibiting the IL-17 and IL-17R expression in spinal cord.Methods New Zealand rabbits were randomly divided into the sham operation group,inflammation model group,sham operation+ IL-17 group,inflammation+ IL-17 group,inflammation + EA group and inflammation +sham EA group,8 cases in each group.The rabbit osteoarthritis model was established by using the papaya protease,IL-17 and IL-17 antiserum was injected into the spinal canal,The EA group selected the EA at Zusanli point(30 min,2 Hz continuous wave,1～ 2 mA),the sham EA group adopted the non-acupoint stimulation.Then the pain threshold of rabbits was detected.The mRNA expression of IL-17 and IL-17R in rabbit spinal cord tissue was detected by RT-qPCR and the protein expression was detected by Western-Bolt.Results The rabbit pain threshold was significantly decreased after constructing the New Zealand osteoarthritis model(P＜0.05),and the spinal canal injection of IL-17 could significantly decrease the pain threshold of sham operation New Zealand rabbit(P＜0.05),while the spinal canal injection of IL-17 antiserum could significantly increase the pain threshold of osteoarthritis model rabbit.Selecting EA at Zusanli point could significantly enhance the rabbit pain threshold (P＜0.05).The mRNA and protein expression of IL-17 and IL-17R of the osteoarthritis model group were significantly increased (P＜0.05),while the expressions were significantly decreased after EA stimulation(P＜0.05).Conclusion The pain occurrence of New Zealand rabbit osteoarthritis may involve the IL-17 abnormal expression in spinal cord.EA may regulate the osteoarthritis pain by inhibiting the expression of IL-17 and IL-17R in spinal cord.

The processes of fermentation of corn powder by lactic acid bacteria was studied. The results indicated that, after 39 hours fermentation, the lactic acid content reached 2. 1g/100mL, and some nutrients as oligosc-chrides and amino acids were also produced. The result is of significance to the technological design of producing lactic acid beverage of corn.

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This paper was aimed to study the influence ofBu-Shen Hua-TanFang (BSHTF) on the learning and memory function of diabetes mellitus (DM) rats. A total of 50 3-month-old male Wistar rats were randomlydivided into the control group, model group and 3 BSHTF groups (i.e., high-, middle-, and low-dose). A total of 35 mg·kg-1 streptozotocin (STZ) was intraperitoneally injected into the model and BSHT group. The same volume of citric acid-sodium citrate buffer solution was intraperitoneally injected into the control group. The intragastric administration of BSHTF at the dose of 20, 10, and 5 g·kg-1 was given to the BSHTF groups, respectively. The behavior and content of serum 3-deoxyglucosone (3-DG) were detected among DM rats after 30 days. The results showed that the levels of serum glucose in the model group and the BSHTF groups were obviously higher than that of the control group (P < 0.01). The swimming time to platform of rats in the model group was obviously prolonged compared to the control group with significant difference from the second day on (P < 0.01). The required time in different BSHTF intervention groups was obviously decreased compared with the model group from the 4th day (P< 0.05). The level of serum 3-DG in rats of the model group was obviously higher than that of the control group (P < 0.01). The level of serum 3-DG in rats of the middle-dose BSHTF group was obviously decreased compared with the model group (P < 0.05). It was concluded that BSHTF was able to improve the cognitive impairment among DM rats by reducing the levels of serum glucose and serum 3-DG.

Objective To study the effect of sodium hyaluronate(SH) on cornea preservation to provide a basis for eyes banks cornea preservation. Methods SH was applied in the short-term and middle-term cornea preservation. The preservation effect was evaluated by corneal morphology, trypan blue-alizarin red staining, activity assay of SDH and G-6-P enzymes, and ultrastructural observation of corneal endothelium. Results The above indices were obviously better in the experiment group than in the control group (P

Objective To investigate the contribution of hypoxia-inducible factor inhibitor YC-1 to cisplatin chemo-sensitivity to human ovarian cancer cells A2780s in vitro. Methods Ovarian cancer cells were divided into four groups which were treated with saline, YC-1, cisplatin, and YC-1+cisplatin, separately, mRNA of HIF-1αand VEGF in the A2780s cells were detected by real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR by calculating 2-△△CT;the protein were detected by Western blot, to evaluate the change of hypoxia and angiogenesis capabilities under the ovarian cancer microenvironment. Results Compared with the control group, mRNA and protein of HIF-1αand VEGF expressed less in the group of YC-1, cisplatin and YC-1+cisplatin;while, those in the group of YC-1+cisplatin were lower than the monotherapy (P<0. 05), but no significant difference was detected between the YC-1 and cisplatin groups, and the expression of HIF-1αand VEGF mRNA were positively related(r=0. 830 5)in each group. Conclusion YC-1 exerts the antitumor effect and may contribute to sensitivity to cisplatin in the therapy of ovarian cancer.

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Background Increase of lens thickness at incipient cataract is a key factor of onset of primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG).Phacoemulsification (Phaco) or phacotrabeculectomy (Phacotrabe) have been documented to be effective for the patients of PACG associated with cataract.However,which surgery is more effective and safe is lack of evidence.Objective This study was to assess and compare the clinical effectiveness of Phaco versus Phacotrabe for PACG with cataract.Methods The relevant literature was searched electronically from the PubMed (1966 to June 2011),EMB Reviews (1966 to June 2011) and Cochrane Library (Issue 1,2011).The manually searching of relevant conference proceedings was used as the supplement.The articles of randomized controlled trial (RCT) about the clinical effectiveness of Phaco versus Phacotrabe for PACG with cataract were included.The methodology quality of included literature was graded.The analysis indexes included intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowing range,postoperative administration of glaucoma drugs,incidence of positive complication,postoperative best corrective visual acuity (BCVA) and perimetry damage.The RevMan4.2 software from Cochrane Collaboration was used for the Meta analyses.Results Three RCTs about phaco versus Phacotrabe for PACG with cataract were selected in this study with the 164 eyes of 164 cases.Meta analysis showed that the IOP-lowing range was larger in the Phacotrabe group compared to only Phaco group with the WMD of 1.17 and 95％ CI of 0.06-2.27 (P =0.040),and the drug dosage of anti-glaucoma was less in the Phacotrabe group in comparison with the Phaco group with the WMD of 0.5 and 95％ CI of 0.24-0.77 (P =0.000).However,the incidence of postoperative complication was higher in the Phacotrabe group than that of the Phaco group with the RR of 0.08 and 95％ CI of 0.02-0.33 (P =0.000).No significant difference was found in the BCVA (WMD =0,95％ CI:-0.13-0.13,P=1.00) andperimetry (WMD =1.01,95％CI:0.56-1.82,P=0.98).Conclusions Compared with Phaco,Phacotrab has a better IOP-lowing effectiveness and slightly worse safety.Phaco and Phacotrab have a fairly influencc in the postoperative BCVA and perimetry.As the sample sizes of the included trials are relatively small,more welldesigned large-scale RCTs are needed.

Objective To investigate the value of MRI combined with serum CA125 test in the diagnose of ovarian tumor.Methods To investigate the MRI and serum CA125 level of healthy control group (40 cases),benign tumor group (52 cases),and the malignant tumor group (43 cases).Results Of 95 patients with ovarian masses,CA125 was detected in the malignant patients with the sensitivity of 79.3 ％,specificity of 72.6 ％ and accuracy of 75.1％.MRI was 73.8 ％,81.2 ％,and 82.6 ％ respectively.Combined with CA125 and MRI was 69.4 ％,97.3 ％,and 88.6 ％.Youden' s index of combined detection was significantly higher than single detection (MRI combined with CA125 and single MRI u =1.97,P =0.012 5,and CA125 u =1.96,P =0.012 0).Conclusion MRI combined with CA125 could improve the accuracy of diagnosis ovarian neoplasm in clinic.

Objective To detect the level of serum α-klotho in different obese people and to investigate the correlation between serum α-klotho and obesity-related glomerulopathy (ORG).Methods A total of 48 cases of ORG diagnosed by renal biopsy were enrolled in the study.Fortyeight gender-,age-and BMI-matched obese participants,and 48 obese chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients without ORG were included as controls.The clinical manifestations,laboratory examinations of all three groups were collected,and the level of serum α-klotho protein was measured by ELISA.Results The patients with ORG were characterized by decreased serum α-klotho concentration compared with obese patients group and obese CKD patients group [572.66(439.92,690.58) pg/ml vs 635.85(559.52,769.20) pg/ml and 690.30(516.15,828.20) pg/ml,P＜ 0.01].Multinomial multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that serum α-klotho (per 100 pg/ml increased) was independently associated with the prevalence of ORG,and the risk of ORG decreased by 35％ in the obese participants (OR=0.652,95％ CI:0.487-0.872) and 38％ in CKD patients (OR=0.617,95％ CI:0.453-0.832) respectively.Conclusions The level of serum α-klotho is significantly decreased in ORG and associated with the prevalence of ORG independently.Serum α-klotho may be a protective factor for ORG.