To establish a new method for the determination of chondroitin sulfate. The method was based on the interaction of sodium chondroitin sulfate with 4-amino-3-hydrazino-5-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole to yield a violet product, 6-mercapto-3-substituted-s-triazolo-\[4,3-b\]-s-tetrzaine derivatives. Absorbance at 540 nm obeyed Beer's Law within the concentration range from 0.1 to 1.0 g?L~(-1)and the results were precise and accurate. The method was operationally simple and had a good precision and sensitivity.

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Neurotrophic factors are a species of protein molecules,which produced by tissue supplied by nerve and astrocytes and necessary for neuronal growth and survival.Neurotrophic factors play an important role in the development and physiological function of the nervous system.It can promote neurons growth and development,and keep neurons functional integrity.Except for the regulation and functionality action on the innervated tissue,neurotrophic factors play an important neurotrophic role for the tissue physiology,growth and metabolism.The cornea is the highest density of nerve fibers.Abundant nerve fibers enhance the sensory function.In addition,the nerve fibers can also secrete various nutrition and regulatory factors to keep the physiological function and regeneration.In recent years,the research of neurotrophic factors on promoting corneal epithelial wound healing has made great progress.This article reviews the recent advances in different neurotrophic factors promoting the repair of corneal epithelial injury.

Objective: To observe the effect of home-made blenderized diet on nutritional support in old comatose patients.Methods: Sixty-three old comatose patients were fed with home-made blenderized diet by nosal gastric feeding.Triceps skinfolds were measured every month.The serum levels of albumin,pre-albumin,total number of lymph cells and hemoglobin were analysed every month.Results: No side effects of abdominal pain,dearrhea,nausea and vomiting were observed in the fed patients.The states of nutrition(such as triceps skinfolds,albumin,pre-albumin,total number of lymph cells and hemoglobin) were improved significantly after home-made blenderized diet.Conclusion: The home-made blenderized diet can support the old comatose patients effectively.

Objective To investigate the effects of laparoscopic tube sparing operation in the treatment of tubal ectopic pregnancy. Methods Clinical data of 56 cases of tubal pregnancy undergoing laparoscopic conservative treatment were retrospectively reviewed. Results Salpingectomy was required in 8 cases because the electrocoagulation had proven ineffective for the bleeding of operated area, whereas the tube sparing surgery was accomplished successfully in the remaining 48 cases, in 3 of which one treatment course of MTX was administered on account of recurrent episodes. Hysterosalpingography with iodized oil at 1～2 postoperative months in 47 cases receiving conservative surgical treatment revealed that, the involved oviduct was patent in 36 cases, unobstructed but not patent in 8 cases, and obstructed in 3 cases, while the contralateral oviduct (which had been previously resected in 3 cases) was patent in 34 cases, unobstructed but not patent in 7, and obstructed in 3. Conclusions Under proper conditions, laparoscopic tube sparing operation is effective in the treatment of tubal ectopic pregnancy.

Objective To observe the metabolic changes in the whole brain of chronic unpredictable mild stimulations ( CUMS)-induced depressive rats using PET imaging technology.Methods After 4 weeks’ of CUMS, rats of experimental group were divided into two groups:Group D( depression) and Group ND( no depression) , according to the degree of sugar addiction, distance of spontaneous activity and relative body mass.Then metabolic changes in the whole brain of these rats and those in control group ( CON) were observed using PET technology, and the differences were companred between the threegroups.Results (1)ComparedwithGroupCON,metabolismofGroupDwaselevatedinbilateralS1,thalamus, globus pallidus, insula, M2 and left claustrum, but descended in right inferior colliculus, splenium of corpus callosum and cerebellum.(2) Metabolism of Group D increased in the bilateral CA3 region of hippocampus, M1, M2, striatum, S1 and olfactory bulb, but decreased in the left cuneate nucleus and hippocampus compared to Group ND.( 3 ) Compared with Group CON, there was no region of the brain in Group ND where metabolism was enhanced, but metabolism in the lateral septal nucleus, bilateral striatum, hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus, bilateral S1 and right globus pallidus of Group ND was reduced.Conclusion The metabolic characteristic in the brain of depressive rats is that heightened regions are all in front of the coronal plane 4 mm post bregma, while lowered regions are behind.Moreover, both cerebral hemispheres are roughly symmetrical.It can be concluded that abnormal interactions between different regions of the brain contributes to the occurrence of depression.

Objective To explore clinical value of optimizing the contrast medium injection protocol for dual-source CT high-pitch spiral acquisition in children with complex congenital heart disease.Methods Sixty patients with complex congenital heart disease were prospectively recruited and randomly divided into group A and group B by the random number table method.Patients in group A received a conventional contrast medium injection protocol,i.e.a diluted contrast material with fast and slow rate respectively,and then a flush with normal saline.The volume of contrast medium was 2.0 ml/kg.Patients in group B received an optimized injection protocol,i.e.a four-phase diluted contrast material with contrast/ saline ratio of 8:2,6:4,4:6,2:8 respectively.The volume of contrast medium was 1.0-1.5 ml/kg.Attenuation and noise were measured in superior vena cava,right atrium,right ventricle,the main pulmonary artery,left atrium,left ventricle,ascending and the descending aorta in the two groups and compared by t test.The image uniformity was assessed by t test.Subjective image quality and artifacts of superior vena cava were analyzed by the Mann-Whitney U test.Diagnostic accuracy was evaluated by x2 test.All the patients undergone the surgical treatment and demonstrated 121 abnormalities (22 species) of internal and external heart structure,i.e.56 in group A and 65 in group B.Results There was no significant difference in diagnostic accuracy between group A and group B (A:96.9％,52/56,vs.B:96.4％,62/65;x2=0.28,P=0.59).While,significant difference was found in the amount of consumed iodine between the two groups [A:(15.7±6.5) ml vs.B:(10.4±2.4) ml;t=4.14,P＜0.01].Furthermore,the image uniformity in group B was statistically higher than that in group A[A:(36.5± 18.0)HU vs.B:(272.0± 124.5)HU;t=10.30,P＜0.01].As for subjective image quality,no significant difference were observed (A:3.3±0.5 vs.B:3.5±0.5;Z=396.00,P=0.39);while significant difference was found in artifacts of superior vena cava (A:3.2±0.9 vs.B:3.7 ± 0.7;Z=300.50,P=0.02).Conclusion The optimized contrast medium injection protocol for children with complex congenital heart disease could eliminate the image artifacts of superior vena cava and improve the image quality.

Objective Study on the diagnosis value of expression of serum macrophage inhibitory factor 1 (MIC-1) combined with alpha-fetoprotein isoforms 3 (AFP-L3) in primary liver cancer detected by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).Methods MIC-1 and AFP-L3 concentrations were detected by ELISA from selected 116 patients of primary liver cancer.Results were compared both in combined and sigle detection.Results In primary liver cancer group AFP-L3 concentration [(127.12±51.43) ngmml] was significantly higher than that in normal control group [(27.11±7.26) ng/ml,P ＜ 0.001].With AFP-L3 ＞ 38.0 ng/ml as the critical value,the sensitivity was 85.34 ％ (99/116),specificity was 88.33 ％ (53/60) and the diagnostic accuracy was 86.36 ％ (152/176).In primary liver cancer group MIC-1 concentration [(3140.43±1138.23) pg/ml]was significantly higher than that in normal the control group [(701.88±302.34) pg/ml,P ＜ 0.001],the sensitivity was 91.38 ％ (106/116),specificity was 85.00 ％ (51/60),the diagnostic accuracy was 89.20 ％(157/176).The two combined detection sensitivity was 83.62 ％ (97/116),specificity was 91.67 ％ (55/60),diagnostic accuracy was 86.36 ％ (152/176).Conclusion MIC-1 combined with AFP-L3 concentration detection can improve the specificity of the diagnosis of primary liver cancer,which has certain clinical value.

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Objective To examine the serum homocysteine,folic acid and Vitamin B12 levels in macrocytic anemia patients and observe their dynamic changes following therapy. Methods Homocysteine,folic acid and Vita-min B12 were analyzed by electro-chemiluminescence immunoassay. Complete blood cell count was analyzed by opti-cal method and resistance method. Results The homocysteine is significantly higher in nutritional megaloblastic a-nemia[ (71.26±27.84)μmoL/L ] than in drug-induced megaloblastic anemia[(11.44±5.06)μmol/L],in myel-odysplastic syndrome[ (9.51±4.13)μmol/L] and in the normal control group[(8.74±5.42)μmoL/L] (P<0.01). After treated with low-dosage folic acid and Vitamin B12,the patients with megaloblastic anemia presented slow declining but eventually normal homocysteine levels,compared with those received high-dosages. Conclusion Homocysteine can be used for differential diagnosis of macrocytic anemia. The duration of remaining of abnormal ho-mecysteine levels is related to the dosage of folic acid and Vitamin B12.