Radiation-induced cognitive impairment is hypothesized to occur because of dynamic interactions be -tween multiple cell types, including astrocytes, endothelial cells, microglia, neurons, and oligodendrocytes.Cur-rent researche indicates that radiation-induced changes include the decrease in hippocampus neurogenesis , altera-tions of neuronal functions , particularly synaptic plasticity , as well as the elevation of neuroinflammatory cytokines .

Chromatography, Gas ; methods ; Dimethoate ; blood ; Humans ; Insecticides ; blood ; Methyl Parathion ; blood

Objective To investigate the effect of Danzhijiangtang capsule on serum,fat in type 2 diabetic rats.Methods The model of type 2 diabetes mellitus rats were established by injecting small does streptozotocin(STZ)into abdomen and feeding high sucrose-fat diet.All the rats were divided randomly into five groups.The level of blood glucose,serum insulin,insulin sensitivity index,blood fat(triglyceride, cholesterol,high-density lipoprotein,low-density lipoprotein),free fatty acid after treated were examined. Results Danzhijiangtang capsule could decrease the level of blood fat.Conclusion Danzhijiangtang capsule could improve the blood fat in type 2 diabetic rats.

Adult ; Female ; Humans ; Laryngeal Neoplasms ; complications ; Neurilemmoma ; complications ; Neurofibromatosis 2 ; complications

There is no radical cure for essential thrombocythemia currently. Professor SUN Xue-mei has extensive clinical experience in treating it by combined therapy of Chinese and Western medicine. In this paper, authors tried to summarize her experience from guiding ideology and therapeutic points. Authors insisted on the direction of integrative medicine on the basis of syndrome differentiation, paying attention to psychological counseling,and applied individual treatment in clinics.
Acupuncture Therapy ; Female ; Humans ; Integrative Medicine ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional

Humans ; Interferons ; administration & dosage ; therapeutic use ; Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell ; drug therapy ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Thalidomide ; administration & dosage ; therapeutic use

Objective To study the use of ultrasound and serological diagnosis of TORCH infection in pregnant women .Methods Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay of serum IgM antibodies specific for TORCH were performed .Biweekly ultrasonic inspec‐tion were also performed to detect fetal development .Results Among 656 cases of pregnant women ,the TORCH infection rate was 19 .36% ,and the positive rates of IgM specific for toxoplasma ,Rubella virus ,cytomegalovirus ,herpes simplex virus were 3 .50% , 2 .13% ,4 .27% and 4 .72% .Among TORCH antibody positive pregnant women ,ultrasound abnormality included 37 cases of omphalocele ,12 cases of cervical lymph hydrocyst ,4 cases of growth‐stopping ,6 cases of hydrocephalus ,9 cases of fetal death ,16 cases of single umbilical artery hydronephrosis ,12 cases of gastroschisis ,24 cases of intrauterine fetal growth retardation ,and the total abnormal rate was 18 .29% .Among 656 cases of pregnant women ,there are 574 cases of normal deliveries ,including 56 cases of TORCH infection ,accounting for 9 .76% ,and 82 cases with adverse pregnancy outcome ,including 43 cases of TORCH infection , accounting for 52 .44% ,which was higher than that in pregnant women with normal deliveries(P<0 .05) .Conclusion Ultrasound and serological diagnosis of TORCH infection could be reliable and effectively improve the quality of the population .

Objective The effects of TPT on the induction of apoptosis of leukemia cells and the regulation of c-myc in mRNA and protein level. Methods RT-PCR method was adopted to examine the expressions of the genes and immune histochemistry for the proteins of c-myc in HL-60 cells treated with TPT of optimal concentration and time. Results After HL-60 cells by TPT of 0.15 μmol/L for 12 h, the expression of c-myc mRNA decreased markedly assayed by RT-PCR. There was a significant difference between the TPT group and the control group(0.17±0.03 vs 1.11±0.25, P <0.05), expressive c-myc protein decreased assayed by evidently immunohistochemistry. The percentage of positive cells expressing c-myc protein was a significant difference between the TPT treated group and the control group (19.67 % vs 68.33 %, P<0.05). Conclusion TPT down-regulates endogenic c-myc mRNA and c-myc protein in HL-60 cells.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Deafness ; diagnosis ; etiology ; psychology ; Diagnostic Errors ; Female ; Hearing Loss, Sudden ; diagnosis ; Humans ; Male

Objective To investigate the effects of preconditioning with different concentrations of sevoflurane on the expression of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) in rats with acute lung injury (ALI) induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS).Methods Thirty adult male Sprague-Dawlcy rats,wcighing 200-250 g,were randomly divided into 5 groups (n =6 each):normal saline group (group NS),group ALI,and preconditioning with different concentrations of sevoflurane groups (groups S1-3).ALI was induced by intratracheal instillation of LPS 5 mg/kg.Groups S1-3 inhaled 1.2％,2.4 ％ and 4.8 ％ sevoflurane for 30 min respectively,and ALI was induced 30 min later.The rats were sacrificed at 12 h after administration of LPS or normal saline and lungs were removed for microscopic examination and for determination of TLR4 mRNA and protein expression in lung tissues and concentrations of TNF-α and IL-1β in broncho-alveolar lavage fluid (BALF).W/D lung weight ratio was calculated.Results Compared with group NS,W/D lung weight ratio and concentrations of TNF-a and IL-1β in BALF were significantly increased and the expression of TLR4 mRNA and protein was up-regulated in groups ALI and S1-3 (P ＜ 0.01).Compared with group ALI,the parameters mentioned above were significantly decreased in groups S2 and S3,and the concentrations of TNF-α and IL-1 β in BALF were significantly decreased and the expression of TLR4 mRNA was down-regulated in group S1 (P ＜ 0.05 or 0.01).The parameters mentioned above were significantly lower in groups S2 and S3 than in group S1 (P ＜ 0.05).The pathologic changes were significantly attenuated in groups S1-3 compared with group ALI.Conclusion Preconditioning with sevoflurane can concentration-dependently reduce LPS-induced ALI in rats through inhibiting the up-regulation of TLR4 expression in lung tissues and reducing the inflammatory response.