OBJECTIVE:To observe clinical efficacy of acitretin combined with TGP in the treatment of psoriasis vulgaris. METHODS:81 patients were randomized into control group(n=40)and treatment group(n=41). Control group were treated with 0.5 mg?kg-1?d-1acitretin then the dose of acitretin was adjusted to 0.1～0.2 mg?kg-1?d-1after clinical symptom improved.Treat-treatment course. Blood and urine routine,liver and kidney function and the level of blood lipid of 2 groups were detected before and after 8 weeks treatment as well as ADR. RESULTS:The total response rate was 90.2% for treatment group and 62.5% for control group,there were significant difference(P

To promote the combination of basic medical education and clinic medical edu-cation,we carried out the exploration on stomatological human anatomy course linked up with imi-tative oral clinic teaching.The evaluation to the effect of the teaching methods showed that it could induce the stomatological students to apply the theory to the clinic practice,consolidate their mas-tery and understanding of stomatological human anatomy and train their ability to acquire knowledge actively.

Based on the ambition of students,the stomatological laboratory teaching was set as an independent course and experiment teaching was conducted in stages and modular method.The stomatological laboratory teaching course was separated to four modules: basic oral medicine laboratory teaching module,clinical oral medicine laboratory teaching module,creating experimental teaching training module and professional training module.The experimental teaching is to explore new thinking and new mode for enhancement of students' clinic skill and creating ability.

Objective To investigate the characteristics and the diagnostic value of the tissue strain imaging in constrictive pericarditis(CP).Methods Twenty-six patients and thirty controls underwent comprehensive echocardiography with apical four chamber tissue Doppler imaging and strain imaging.Peak strain of the middle segments of the inter-ventricle septum and left ventricular lateral wall was recorded.The peak strain difference and strain ratio between the two segments were calculated.Results In patients with CP peak strain of the left ventricle lateral wall was significantly lower than that of the septum[(-5.60?3.46)% vs(-14.14?4.11)%,P

Twenty-seven cases of simple type 2 diabetes mellitus,30 cases of coronary heart disease,and 32 cases of type 2 diabetes with coronary heart disease were enrolled in this study according to the results of coronary angiography.Meanwhile,32 healthy subjects were taken as a control group.The serum matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and other clinical and laboratory parameters were determined.The results showed that serum MMP-9 may play a minor role in the progression of coronary heart disease in type 2 diabetic patients.

Objective To evaluate the value of the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in elderly type 2 diabetic patients (T2DM) with coronary heart disease (CHD).Methods We performed a retrospective observational study on 228 patients undergoing coronary angiography in Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital from April 2014 to July 2015.Patients were divided into three groups:the simple T2DM group (n=77),simple CHD group (n=72),and T2DM complicated with CHD group (n=79).Meanwhile,70 healthy elderly subjects served as the control group.The white blood cell count,high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and other clinical and laboratory parameters were collected,and NLR was calculated.Risk factors for CHD in T2DM patients were determined by logistic regression analysis.Multiple stepwise regression analysis was adopted to identify factors influencing NLR.Results The white blood cell count,neutrophil count,NLR and hs-CRP level in the simple T2DM,CHD,and T2DM+CHD groups were higher than in the control group [(7.48 1.81) 109/L,(7.72± 1.89) 109/L,(7.98±2.12) 109/L vs.(6.22± 1.61) 109/L;(4.49±1.38) 109/L,(4.88±1.56) 109/L,(5.35±1.40) 109/L vs.(3.52±0.84) 109/L;(2.84± 0.77),(3.07±0.79),(3.34±0.83) vs.(1.58±0.42);(2.92±0.65) mg/L,(3.20±0.86) mg/ L,(4.98±1.10) mg/L vs.(1.105±0.23) mg/L;respectively,P＜0.05 or P＜0.01].The lymphocyte count in the simple T2DM,CHD,and T2DM+CHD groups were lower than in the control group [(1.57±0.41) × 109/L,(1.58±0.40) × 109/L,(1.61±0.48) × 109/L vs.(2.22± 0.51) × 109/L,P＜0.05].NLR and hs-CRP levels in the T2DM+CHD group were higher than in the former two groups (all P＜0.05).Pearson correlation analysis showed that NLR was positively correlated with the Gensini score and hs-CRP level (r=0.7455 and 0.7792,both P＜0.01).Logistic regression analysis showed that NLR,hs-CRP levels and glycosylated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) were the risk factors for CHD in T2DM patients (OR=4.331,3.997 and 2.928,all P＜0.05).Multiple stepwise regression analysis showed that NLR was positively correlated with fasting plasma glucose,HbA1 c levels and systolic blood pressure (β' =0.3133,0.4720 and 0.3069,all P＜0.05).Conclusions NLR may be a valuable predictive factor for CHD in elderly T2DM patients.

BACKGROUND: Tissue Doppler echocardiography (TDE) has been proved to evaluate general and local function of heart but less reported on adriamycin-induced cardiomyopathy following bone marrow stromal cell (BMS) transplantation.OBJECTIVE: To evaluate myocardial function of an adriamycin-induced cardiomyopathy rabbit model following BMS transplantation using TDE.DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING: A randomized animal control study was performed at Laboratory of Ultrasound, Union Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology from September 2002 to December 2003.MATERIALS: A total of 28 male adult Japanese rabbits weighing (2.0+0.2) kg were used in this study. Adriamycin was used to induce cardiomyopathy model in 20 rabbits.METHODS: Twenty-eight male Japanese rabbits were randomly divided into three groups: cell transplantation group (n=10),PBS group (n=10), and sham operation group (n=8). BMSs were isolated from cell transplantation group at the 8th day. On the 12th week, cells were labeled with 4, 6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI), and then epicardial directly injected into the myocardium of the same rabbits in thoracotomy surgery. Non-cell only culture fluid PBS was injected in PBS group. Sham operation group underwent thoracotomy surgery with the same volume of saline injection.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Left ventricular function was assessed by conventional and tissue Doppler echocardiography before and 4 weeks after surgery. Histological examination including apotisis study and DAPI fluorescent were assessed after sacrificed.from (4.0+1.1) cm/s to (5.3+1.2) cm/s (P ＜ 0.05) around the inject site, but the improvement of global myocardial function was not found by conventional echocardiography. In PBS and sham operation group there were no differences in global and myocardium at 4 weeks after transplantation. Histological findings showed that the injury of the myocardium around the injection site was relieved with less apoptosis.

AIM: To evaluate myocardial relaxation function changes in an adriamycin-induced cardiomyopathy model using the transmitral flow velocity to mitral annular velocity ratio (E/E'), a strong positive relationship with left ventricular filling pressure and a good indicator for evaluating left ventricular diastolic relaxation abnormality. METHODS: Twenty-eight Japanese rabbits were divided into two groups. Adriamycin was administered at cardiomyopathy model. 8 rabbits served as controls receiving the same amount of saline once a week for a total of 8 weeks. Conventional and tissue Doppler echocardiography (TDE) were performed at baseline, 4th, 6th,8th, 10th and 12th week. RESULTS: In the adriamycin-treated group, LV chamber diameter significantly increased, while ejection fraction and fraction shortening significantly decreased in 10th and 12th week (P ＜0.05). The significant changes were firstly found in 10th week. Mitral annulus systolic peak velocity (S') by TDE significantly decreased in 8th, 10th and 12th week ( P ＜0.05). The significant changes were firstly found in 8th week. The ratio of E/E' significantly increased in 6th,8th, 10th and 12th week (P ＜ 0.05). The significant changes were firstly found in 6th week. In the control group, no significant changes were found in all parameter by tissue Doppler conventional echocardiography (P ＞0.05). CONCLUSION: Myocardial function is reduced in adriamycin-induced rabbit model of dilated cardiomyopathy. The relaxation parameter (E/E') by TDE changes is earlier than contraction indices S' by TDE and conventional echocardiography in adriamycin-induced cardiomyopathy rabbits, which provides a new sensitive and reliable method to evaluate LV relaxation function.

BACKGROUND: Organ for transplantation is insufficient, and primary transplant of nonfunction caused by perfusion cryopreservation occasionally occurs. It is clinically significant to reduce organ damage caused by perfusion preservation. OBJECTIVE: To explore the protective effect of hyperoxic perfusion fluid on liver transplantation in rats. METHODS: A total of 40 Wistar rats were randomly divided two groups (n = 20) and respectively poured with Ringer lactate solution or hyperoxic ringer lactate solution. Each group comprised equal number of donors and recipients to prepare liver, kidney, and pancreas transplantation models. Hyaluronic acid (HA), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and CD8+CD28- T cells were compared between two groups at the end of perfusion, and 1st and 3rd days after liver transplantation. The acute rejection score of liver tissues were also compared after operation. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The HA, ALT and CD8+CD28-T cells were no significantly different between two groups before operation (P> 0.05). The HA and ALT of hyperoxic ringer lactate solution group was significantly Ringer lactate solution group after liver transplant (P < 0.05), but the CD8+CD28-T cells were greater (P < 0.05). The acute rejection scores for liver in hyperoxia liquid group were significantly less than the common liquid group (P< 0.05). Results show that hyperoxic solution can attenuate ischemia/reperfusion injury and protect rats undergoing liver transplantation.

The volume-time curve change in patients with normal left ventricular (LV) diastolic function and diastolic dysfunction was evaluated by real-time three-dimensional echocardiography (RT3DE). LV diastolic dysfunction was defined by E'0.05). It is concluded that PFR, as a diastolic filling index of RT3DE, can reflect the early diastolic function and serve as a new non-invasive, quick and accurate tool for clinical assessment of LV diastolic function.
Diastole/physiology ; Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional/*methods ; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left/physiopathology ; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left/*ultrasonography ; Ventricular Function, Left/*physiology