Aim To investigate the neurotoxicity and the changes of nitration in the striatum of rats treated with methamphetamine(MA).Methods The rats were randomly divided into MA group and control group.The stereotyped behavior and body temperature of the rats were recorded.The differences of nitric oxide, nitric oxide synthase(NOS)and nitroprotein were compared between the two groups.Results The score of stereotyped behavior and the body temperature of the rats in MA group were significantly higher than those in the control group(P ＜0.01);Compared with the control group, the content of NO and the activity of NOS of striatum in MA group were significantly increased(P ＜0.01), and nitration of protein was also upregulated(P ＜0.01).Conclusion The increases of NOS activity, NO level and nitroprotein may play an important role in MA-induced neurutoxity in rat striaturn.

ObjectiveTo investgate the effects of pyruvate sodium on energy metabolism of erythrocytes in dog blood during circulation in cardiopulmonary bypass machine.MethodsTen healthy adult mongrel dogs of both sexes weighing 12-18 kg were anesthetized with intraperitoneal 2.5％ pentobarbital 25 mg/kg.Femoral artery was cannulated and 500 ml of blood was collected from femoral artery in each dog.Blood samples from the 10 dogs were divided into 2 equal parts (250 ml each).Each part was mixed with 250 ml lactated Ringer's solution (group C) or 250 ml pyruvate sodium (group P).Flow rate of 4 L/min was employed and blood temperature was kept at 30-32 ℃ during circulation in cardiopulmonary bypass machine.The blood sanples were collected before (baseline value,T1 ) and at 30,60,90,120 min of circulation (T2-5) for determination of ATP,ADP and AMP concentrations in RBC.ResultsThe ATP and AMP concentrations were significantly higher at T2-5,while ADP concentration was higher in group P than in group C.ConclusionPyruvate sodium can improve energy metabolism of erythrocytes in dog blood druing circulation in cardiopulmary bypass machine.

Objective To investigate the application value of multifunctional dynamic flat panel X-ray detector in intravenous pyelography.Methods Total 540 patients with intravenous pyelography were divided into multifunctional dynamic flat panel X-ray detector group (300 cases) and conventional flat panel X-ray detector group (240 cases) by random digits table method.Image quality,radiation dosage and examination time were analyzed and compared between the two groups.Results There was no statistical difference between the two groups in image quality (P ＞ 0.05).The examination time and radiation dosage was (25.5 ± 8.2) min and (12.5 ± 6.8) mAs respectively in multifunctional dynamic flat panel X-ray detector group and (39.2 ± 12.1) min and (23.6 ± 7.6) mAs in conventional flat panel X-ray detector group.The differences had statistical significance (P ＜ 0.01).Conclusions Multifunctional dynamic flat panel X-ray detector in intravenous pyelography can provide lower radiation dose,shorter examination time and higher image quality.It has obvious advantages in urography.

Aim To explore the effects of N-acetylcysteine(NAC) on methamphetamine(METH) induced neurotoxicity of striatum in rat model and its mechanism.Methods NAC was administrated(ip) 30 min prior to METH injection to produce toxic rat model.Dihydrodichlorofluorescein diacetate was used to detect the level of reactive oxygen species(ROS),high performance liquid chromatography for the concentration of Dopamine(DA),meanwhile,TUNEL method was used to observe the neuron apoptosis.Results Pretreatment with NAC could decrease the level of ROS in rat striatum,prevent the loss of DA and decrease the TUNEL-positive neurons.Conclusion NAC could attenuate methamphetamine-induced neurotoxicity in rat striatum by blocking ROS production.

Objective To observe the protection effect of thrombopoietin on adriamycin-inducod acute myocardium injury in rats model.Methods 32 Wistar rats were randomized into four groups (n=8):Control group,ADM group,ADM +TPOL group and ADM +TPOH group.All agents were given by intraperitoneal injection.The control group was given normal saline,while the other three groups were given adriamycin at the dosage of 20 mg/kg once.TPO groups were injected TPO at different dosages of 10 μg/kg or 30 μg/kg three times on alternate days.ELISA was used to detect CK-MB and cTnI content of serum in the rats.By HE staining,pathological change was found and grade of tissue morphology was scored.The ultrastructure change of cadiocyte was observed by the electron microscope.Results The energy of CK-MB (14.65±1.91,14.21±1.70) and cTNI (9.66±1.31,10.07±1.20) in TPO groups were obviously lower than that of the ADM group(19.58±3.49,12.50±1.62) (P<0.05),respectively.Pathological score of ADM group was higher than TPO groups (P<0.01).The ultrastructure of myecard tissue in the ADM group was damaged more severely than TPO groups.Above-mentioned indexes were with no significant difference between ADM+TPOL group and ADM+TPOH group.Conclusion TPO can protect the heart which was injured by the ADM.

Objective To investigate the effect of early enteral nutrition combined with probiotics on the nutritional status of patients with severe head injury. Methods Thirty-five patients with severe head injury were randomized into early enteral nutrition group ( control group, n = 18 ) and early enteral nutrition combined with probiotics group (observational group, n = 17). All the patients received enteral nutrition via nasogastric tube within 24-48 hours following admission. Hemoglobin, lymphocyte count,plasma concentrations of total protein, albumin, prealbumin, cholinesterase, and fasting blood glucose were determined before enteral nutrition and at days 8, 15, 21 after enteral nutrition. Arm circumference (AC), triceps skinfold thickness (TSF) and ann muscle circumference ( AMC ) were measured at the same time points. Gastrointestinal reactions as well as the time to first defecation were recorded. Glasgow coma scale (GCS) was assessed. Results There was no difference in terms of hemoglobin, lymphocyte count, plasma concentrations of total protein, prealbumin, and GCS score at each time point between the two groups ( P ＞ 0. 05 ). At day 8 after enteral nutrition, the patients in the observational group exhibited significantly lower level of fasting blood glucose than those in the control group (P ＜ 0.05 ). At day 15,the concentration of plasma cholinesterase in the observational group was significantly higher than that in the control group ( P ＜ 0. 05 ). At day 21, the observational group showed a tendency in increase of plasma albumin level in comparison with the control group( P = 0. 054), and the decrease of AC and AMC was obviously lower than that in the control group ( P ＜0. 05 ) compared with pre-enteral nutrition. The observational group showed less gastro-oesophageal reflux and constipation as well as earlier time to first defecation compared with the control group ( P ＜ 0. 05,0. 01 ). Conclusion Compared with the ordinary enteral nutrition, the enteral nutrition combined with probiotics can attenuate metabolic disorders and improve the nutritional status of the patients with severe head injury.

Objective To inwst the antagonistic effect of thrombopoietin on adriamycin induced myocardium injury in rats and explore the mechanism.Methods 32 Wistar rats were randomized into four groups(n=8):Control group,ADM group,ADM+TPOL group and ADM+TPOH group.All agents were given by intraperitoneal injection.The control group was given saline.While the other three groups were given adriamycin at the dosage of20mg/kg.TPO group were injected TPO at the dosages of 10μg/kg or 30μg/kg three times on alternale days.ELISA was used to detect the concentration of CK-MB and cTnI in the serum of rats.The change of cardiocyte ultrastructure was observed by the electron microscope,and pathological change Was observed by immunohistochemistry staining.The expression level of 8- hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosin(8-OHdG)produced by DNA oxidative damage in myocard tissue were detected.IPP6.0 software was used to detect IOD and calculate the 8-OHdG index.Results The energy of CK-MB and cTNI of TPO group was obviously lower than that in ADM group(P<0.01).The ultragtrueture of cardiocyte in the ADM group Wag damaged more severely than that in TPO group.Pathological Score,IOD and 8-OHdG index of TPO groups were lower than ADM group(P<0.05).These indexes had no significant statistics difference between ADM+TPOL group and ADM+TPOH group.Conclusions TPO can provide heart protection by antagonizing oxidative damage of myocardial cell induced by edriamycin.

This study examined the neuroprotective effect of cluster of differentiation molecule 200 (CD200) against methamphetamine (METH)-induced neurotoxicity. In the in vitro experiment, neuron-microglia cultures were treated with METH (20 μmol/L), METH (20 μmol/L)+CD200-Fc (10 μg/mL) or CD200-Fc (10 μg/mL). Those untreated served as control. Microglia activation expressed as the ratio of MHC-II/CD11b was assessed by flow cytometry. The cytokines (IL-1β, TNF-α) secreted by activated microglia were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). In the in vivo experiment, 40 SD rats were divided into control, METH, METH+CD200-Fc and CD200-Fc groups at random. Rats were intraperitoneally injected with METH (15 mg/kg 8 times at 12 h interval) in METH group, with METH (administered as the same dose and time as the METH group) and CD200-Fc (1 mg/kg at day 0, 2, 4 after METH injection) in METH+CD200-Fc group, with CD200-Fc (1 mg/kg injected as the same time as the METH+CD200-Fc group) or with physiological saline solution in the control group. The level of striatal dopamine (DA) in rats was measured by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The microglial cells were immunohistochemically detected for the expression of Iba-1, a marker for microglial activation. The results showed that METH could increase the microglia activation in the neuron-microglia cultures and elevate the secretion of IL-1β and TNF-α, which could be attenuated by CD200-Fc. Moreover, CD200-Fc could partially reverse the striatal DA depletion induced by METH and reduce the number of activated microglia, i.e. Iba-1-positive cells. It was concluded that CD200 may have neuroprotective effects against METH-induced neurotoxicity by inhibiting microglial activation and reversing DA depletion in striatum.

Objective To investigate the predictors of deep remission in patients with Crohn′s disease (CD)treated with infliximab.Methods From February 2008 to February 2015 ,the clinical, laboratory and follow up data of 44 CD patients who received infliximab treatment and maintained clinical remission over six months were retrospectively analyzed.Mucosal healing was defined as no ulcer under endoscopy.Deep remission was defined as clinical remission with mucosal healing.According to results of endoscopy examination,the enrolled patients were divided into deep remission group and non-deep remission group.T test or Wilcoxon rank sum test was used for comparison of measurement data between groups,and chi square test was performed for the rate comparison.Multivariate analysis was made with Logistic regression.Results Median age of 44 patients was 19.5 yeares,39 males (88.6%),five females (11 .4%),and the median disease duration was 35 .0 months (18.5 to 73.5 months).Deep remission was achieved in 20 CD patients with long-time follow-up (median follow-up time 19 months,12 to 29 months). The mean duration of achieving deep remission was (28.9 ± 14.3 )weeks.There was no statistically significant difference between 20 patients with deep remission and 24 patients without deep remission in age of onset,disease duration,smoking status,Montreal phenotype,concurrent medications (mesalazine, steroids and azathioprine ), as well as body mass index (BMI ) and laboratory tests (erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR),high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP),hemoglobin (Hb)and platelet (PLT)count)before administrating.The results of Logistic regression demonstrated that extraintestinal manifestations (arthralgia)(odds ratio (OR)=29.9,95 % confidence interval (CI )1 .26 -714.20,P =0.036),normalization of hs CRP at 14 th week after induced remission (OR=0.88,95 %CI 0.78-0.99, P =0.045)and thrombocytopenia (OR = 0.98,95 %CI 0.96 - 0.99,P = 0.016 )were independent predictive factors of deep remission.Conclusions Infliximab could effectively maintain long term deep remission in treatment of CD.Arthralgia,normalization of hsCRP and PLT counts at 14 th week after induced remission are predictive factor of deep remission.

Objective:To predict Th/B cell epitopes in HA of influenza virus(H1N1)and analyze antigenicity of the candidate epitopes in order to develop epitope-bacterin by the way of bioinformatics.Methods:The HA amino acid sequences of infiuenza virus(H1N1),which the viral infection was prevalent recently,were downloaded from Genbank.The Th/B cell epitopes were predicted and analyzed by bioinformatics methods.Then,specificity and conservation of the candidate epitopes were estimated.Finally,antigenicity of the candidate epitopes was identified by influenza virus(H1N1)positiVe serum samples of mice.Results:Three Th/B cell epitopes containing HA_(73-87),HA_(125-139),HA_(188-205) were acquired Two of the candidate epitopes were in a relatively conserved domain of HA1,and a deal of 2006-2009 influenza virus(H1N1)isolates contained the sequences.Moreover,the candidate epitopes were showedin a distinct antibody combining reactivity with the influenza virus (H1N1)positive serum of mice,which inferred the predicted epitopes to be functional ones.Conclusion:The selected epitopes are able to be functional HA Th/B cell epitopes of influenza virus(H1N1).Our study also establish the foundations for the further research of influenza virus infectlon and immunity mechanism,the recognition of influenza virus(H1N1)functional epitope and the development of epitope vaccines.