Objective To explore the relationship between the level of serum homocysteinaemia(Hcy) and the carotid artery atherosclerosis(CAA),and its change after intervention therapy with folate acid and VitaminB12 (VitB12). Methods The levels of serum Hcy,folate acid and VitB12 were measured in 169 patients with cerebral infarction(CI group) and 110 normal controls(NC group). The condition of carotid arteries was checked by color dopper flow image in CI group. The relationship between the level of serum Hcy and folate acid,VitB12 and CAA condition were analysed. The change of serum Hcy level was observed after intervention treatment of folate acid and VitB12 for 4 weeks in CI patients with hyperhomocysteinaemia.Results Compared with the NC group,the level of serum Hcy was significant higher in CI group(P

Objective:To study the diagnostic value of audiological and vestibular function examination in the pontocerebellar angle tumor.Method:The data of audiological and vestibular function test were analized retrospectively in 20 subjects with tumors of the pontocerebellar angle.Result:Pure tone and ABR waveforms were abnormal in 20 subjects (21 ears),moreover acoustic stapedius reflex and the vestibular function were abnormal in 19 subjects.Conclusion:It′s valuable that audiological and vestibular function examinations are able to diagnosis the pontocerebellar angle tumor.

Objective To explore the effects of hyperbaric oxygen(HBO) on brain derived neurotrophic factor(BDNF) and the changes of neuron structure after cerebral ischemia-reperfusion(CIR) in mice. Methods Twenty-seven mice were randomly and evenly divided into three groups : a HBO group, a control group and a sham-operation group (SO group). CIR models were established by clamping both carotid arteries in mice for 30 min,and then, untying clamps. 0.20 MPa HBO was applied once a day for 10 days after establishment of models in HBO group,but not in the control and SO groups. Following sacrifice after treatment and acquirement of cortex and hippocamal tissues, HE stain and immunohistochemistry technique were used to observe the changes of neuron structure and expression of BDNF. Results The neural degeneration and necrosis in cortex and hippocampus (issues) were observed under light microscope after CIR, and the amount of abnormal cells in the control group was more than that in HBO group (P

Objective To study the value of oxygen treatment on elderly patients with acute ischemic stroke.Methods From April 2010 to March 2012,a total of 140 cases of elderly patients with acute ischemic stroke for oxygen therapy combined with drug and rehabilitation were divided into two groups,outside high-flow oxygen group of 71 cases,hyperbaric oxygen group of 69 cases.The neurological functional defects scale was used to evaluate the effect.Two groups of patients were given conventional drug therapy including improving the microcirculation,vegetative neural drugs,and rehabilitation treatment.Results The total effectiveness respectively was 98.6％ (70/71),91.3％ (63/69),and there was significant difference (P ＜ 0.05).After treatment,the nerve function damage grades of two groups respectively was (10.4 ± 1.7),(15.6 ± 1.8) scores,and there was significant difference compared with that before treatment [(28.2 ± 2.5),(28.7 ± 2.6) scores] (P ＜ 0.05).There was significant difference in treatment adherence between two groups (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion For patients of elderly patients with acute ischemic stroke,oxygen therapy is necessary,while outside high-flow oxygen therapy is better than hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

After discussing the reason for insufficiency of committee member in current ethical review , and considering the requirement for improving the function of Ethics Review Committee , this paper proposes that Ethics Review Committee should appoint more non -affiliated scientific members to ensure the independence of ethical re-view , thus protecting the rights and beneficence of subjects , and to secure the justice in ethical review of protocols , the paper also discussed the resolutions to address the challenge brought by appointing non -affiliated members .

Objective To compare the effect,relapse rate and outcomes between mycophenolate mofetil(MMF)and pulse intravenous cyclophosphamide(CTX)in the induction therapy of pauci-immune crescentic glomerulonephritis(PICGN)in Chinese.Methods A total of 44 patients who had PICGN[16 male,28 female,age(46.8?13.7)y],of whom 25 patients were ANCA positive,were enrolled in this study.All patients had renal involvement with ≥50% crescent formation prior to the study and received either MMF treatment(MMF group,n=22)or intermittent CTX pulse therapy(CTX group,n=22).The patients in both groups also received methylprednisolone(MP)pulse therapy followed by oral prednisone.General conditions,clinicopathological findings,remission rate,relapse rate,and outcomes were compared.All the patients were followed up until June 2005,with an average follow-up of 8～60(Med 27)months in the MMF group,and 6～72(Med 29)months in the CTX group.Results No significant difference was found between MMF group and CTX group in general conditions,base parameters of clinical and pathological findings.The remission rate at the 12th month in MMF and CTX group was 90.9% and 72.7% respectively.The complete remission rate in MMF group(59.1%)was significantly higher than that of the CTX group(27.3%)(P

Objective To observe effect of using ambroxol to humidify of airway during mechanical ventilation to treat severe pneumonia in infants,and to explore dynamic changes of respiratory mechanics.Methods Sixty-five infants with severe pneumonia need ventilator treatment according the diagnosis criterion were divided into 2 groups by random digits table method:experimental group (33 cases) and control group (32 cases).Experimental group was used ambroxol and control group was used 0.9％ sodium chloride,each 2 ml intratracheal instillation,and then took the balloon pressurized oxygen 30 s,followed by ventilator,after 24 h.Changes of respiratory mechanics indexes were observed before and after treatment,including:mean airway resistance,lung dynamic compliance,work of breathing,airway plateau pressure.Respiratory mechanics values were recorded before and after treatment.Results After treatment for 24 h,the index in experimental group were better than those in control group.Mean airway resistance were (0.68 ± 0.04) cmH2O/ (L·s) and (0.57 ± 0.05) cmH2O/ (L·s),1 cmH2O =0.098 kPa,lung dynamic compliance were (3.17 ± 0.81) ml/kPa and (2.56 ± 0.69) ml/kPa,work of breathing were (0.54 ± 0.08) J/L and(0.41 ± 0.06) J/L,airway plateau pressure were (2.23 ± 0.58) cmH2O and (2.12 ± 0.63) cmH2O.There were significant differences (P ＜ 0.05).The mechanical ventilation time in experimental group was significantly shorter than that in control group [(64.08 ± 13.92) h vs.(79.57 ± 19.64) h] (P ＜0.05).Conclusion Airway humidification using ambroxol can better treat severe pneumonia,reduce airway resistance and improve alveolar ventilation,shorten time on the machine.

ObjectiveTo observe the in-hospital and long-term results in patients with drugeluting stenting age≥70 years with unprotected left main (UML) coronary artery disease.MethodsIn this retrospective study, 100 patients with UML disease were enrolled. Death, myocardial infarction, repeated revascularization and composite end points during follow-up were compared between groups aged ≥70 years and control aged ＜70 years.ResultsThere was no remarkable distinction between the two groups in cardiovascular risk factors, anatomic findings of coronary artery disease and stent variables. No significant differences were found between the two groups in procedure success rate[96.2％ (50 cases) vs. 97.9％ (47 cases) ,x2 = 1.75, P＞0.05] and in-hospital mortality [3.8％ (2 cases) vs. 2.1％ ( 1 case), x2 = 0.27, P ＞0.05]. Patients were clinically followed for an average time of 22.0 months in the elderly group and 23.0 months in the control group (t= -0.78, P＞0.05). There were no significant differences in death[3.9％(2 cases) vs. 2.1％(1 case) ,x2 =2.51,P＞0.05], myocardial infarction[7.7 ％ (4 cases) vs. 4.2 ％ (2 cases), x2 = 0.55, P＞0.05], repeated revascularization [13.5％ (7 cases) vs. 12.5％(6 cases) ,x2 =0.02, P＞0.05]and composite endpoints of death, myocardial infarction and repeated revascularization[30.7％ (16 cases)vs. 18.8％ (9 cases),x2 = 1.92, P＞0.05] between the elderly group and the control group.ConclusionsThe procedure success rate and in-hospital mortality of drug-eluting stent implantation in elderly patients aged≥70 years old with unprotected left main coronary artery are comparable to group aged＜70 years. The main endpoints including death, myocardial infarction and repeated revascularization are favorable at about 2 years clinical follow up. It is safe and efficacious to implant drug-eluting stent in patients aged ≥70 years old with unprotected left main coronary artery.

Objective To study the sequence variation in the env V3-V4 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 predominant subtype B strains in Hubei Province and to understand the epidemic characteristics and mutations of HIV-1. Methods Epidemiologic survey was done in the HIV-1 carriers in Hubei area. HIV-1 env V3-V4 regions were amplified by nested-polymerase chain reaction (nPCR). The sequences were determined and then phylogenetic analysis was performed. The difference of gene distance were checked by chi square test and the variation of gene distance were descriptively analyzed. Results Four HIV-1 strains or circulating recombinant forms (CRF) were identified in Hubei Province subtype B', B'/C, CRF01_AE and C were 82.69%, 7.69%, 7.69% and 1.92% ,respectively. B' strains were closely related with B. CN. RL 42 from Yunnan Province and B. CN. 02. 02HN from Province Henan, the gene distances were 7.08 ± 2.19 and 7.88 ± 2.28, respectively. Genetic divergence of env of B' strains showed that subtype B' has existed in Hubei area for about 10 years. Amino acid sequence analysis of section env showed V4 was more variable than C3, V3. The top four peptides of V3 loop were GPGR (46.5%), GPGK (30.2%), GPGQ (13.6%) and GQGR (9.3%). Predictions for the potential use of co-receptors on the basis of the critical amino acids within V3 loop disclosed that 16.28% were CCR5-using (R5/NSI), 13.95% were CXCR4-using (X4/SI) while the co-receptor usage of the vast majority (69.77%) could not be predicted. The analysis of glycosylation sites showed that there were 9 sites in env V3-V4 regions of HIV-1 strains in Hubei area and there were deletions in 8 of them, Conclusions Subtype B' is still the main epidemic subtype in Hubei Province and high homologous to the strains from Yunan and Henan Province.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the protective effect of total saponins from stems and leaves of Panax ginseng (GSLS) on cisplatin (CDDP)-induced kidney damage in mice and its possible mechanism. METHODS Thirty-two male ICR mice were randomly divided into normal control group, CDDP group, and GSLS(150 and 300)+CDDP groups. GSLS was administered to mice by oral gavage once a day for 7 d. On the 7th day, a single injection of CDDP 20 mg·kg-1 was given 1 h after GSLS 150 and 300 mg·kg-1 before GSLS 150 and 300 mg·kg-1 continued to be given for 3 d. Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine (CRE) , catalase (CAT) in renal tissue, reduced glutathione (GSH), tumor necrosis factorα(TNF-α) and interleukin 1β(IL-1β) of cisplatin induced mice were detected after 72 h. HE and PAS staining were used to observe the renal histopathological changes;While TUNEL and Hoechst33258 staining were employed to observe apoptosis in kidney tissues. RESULTS Compared with normal control group, CDDP group had a significant reduction in relative body mass (P<0.05), and the level of GSH and CAT in kidney tissues (P<0.05). The level of CRE, BUN, TNF-α, and IL-1βin serum and renal indexes significantly increased (P<0.05, P<0.01), especially BUN and CRE that respectively doubled and quadrupled. CDDP group developed glomerulus swelling, renal tubular expansion and epithelial cell necrosis. Trans?parent tube type of tube cavity appeared, the nucleus pycnosis disappeared, but renal interstitial edema and inflammatory cell infiltration appeared. There was a large amount of glycogen deposition and high expressions of TUNEL positive cells and Hoechst33258 positive cells. Compared with CDDP group, the levels of BUN and CRE in GSLS treatment group significantly decreased (P<0.05, P<0.01) in serum, glycogen deposition was reducted and apoptosis of renal tubular epithelial cells decreased in kidney tissues (P<0.05). The level of TNF-α, IL-1β(P<0.05) and the degree of renal tissue necrosis were significantly reduced (P<0.05) in CDDP+GSLS 300 group, but there was a significant increase in the level of CAT and GSH (P<0.05). CONCLUSION GSLS can protect against mouse kidney injury induced by cisplatin. The mechanism may be related to oxidation, reduced inflammation reaction and resistance to apoptosis.