Aim To study the effect of the total saponins of Rubus parvifolius(TSRP)on the intracellular free calcium levels in ischemic hippocampus neurons.Methods The cytosolic free calcium concentration in ischemic hippocampal neurons was measured by using Ca2+-sensitive fluorescent probe fluo-2/AM with a laser scanning confocal microscope.Results Application of TSRP inhibited free intracellular calcium in ischemic hippocampus neurons in a concentration-dependent manner.Conclusions These results suggest that TSRP might protect hippocampus neurons via attenuating calcium overload induced by ischemia.

Aim To establish a model of focal cerebral ischemic tissue of rat brain and explore the injury mechanism of focal cerebral ischemia reperfusion in whole level of proteins.Method The model was established with suture method by reperfusion 24 h after ischemic 2 h according to Koizumi′s method,total brain tissue proteins were extracted with Lysis buffer,proteins were separated by two-dimensional electrophoresis(2-DE),stained by Coomassie brilliant blue,the patterns were gotten,differential proteins were found out,PMS was obtained by MALDI-TOF-MS,and related information of proteins was gained by MS-Fit database.Results A comparative proteomic study of model and normal group was performed.Compared with model group,the normal group gained 23 differential protein spots,13 spots expressed lowly,and 10 spots high,6 protein spots were identified,the relative cerebral ischemic proteins such as Leukotriene A-4 hydrolase,Thyrotropin-releasing hormone-degrading ectoenzyme etc were found out.Conclusions Establishing a 2-DE technology is applied to protein analysis of brain tissue,and the relative proteins of cerebral ischemia are found from proteome aspect.This will contribute to the research on the injury mechanism of cerebral ischemic tissues.

OBJECTIVE To strengthen the management for visitors in the newborn nursery,in order to reduce the newborn hospital infection rate and enhance the hospital infection management quality in the newborn nursery.METHODS Taken the air and the object surface sampling in the newborn nursery,and the sampling derived from the hands of staff and visitors to undertake the contrast examination.RESULTS Before and after visits,the air pollution rate was over norm by increase of 58.3%,and after disinfection it declined 75.0%,after visiting,the object surface contamination rate was over norm by 56.3%,after disinfection it fell by 77.1%.Before washing-hands,the bacterial contamination rate of visitors and staff was over norm by respectively 100.0% and 68.3%,after washing,the passing rate of visitors was 92.0%,and no medical staff were over norm.CONCLUSIONS To adopt the effective management for visitors in the newborn nursery is very important to reduce the hospital infection rate in newborn nursery.

0.05).Some side reactions such as respiratory depression and postoperative loss of orientation were seen in Group B,and the duration of free action was significantly longer than in Group A and Group C(P

Objective To explore the differences of bacterial culture results and time consumption between the two methods of holding the syringes to draw physic liquors,so as to find the objective and scientific evidences to raise the efficiency of the clinical nursing work and to ensure the medication safety at the same time. Methods Making bacterial cultures for the physic liquors respectively drawn by grasping the piston of syringes (30 cases in the experimental group) and grasping the piston holder of syringes(30cases in the control group).Recorded the time consumption by grasping the piston of syringes to draw the physic liquors (the experimental group) and grasping the piston holder of syringes to draw the physic liquors (the control group).The testing results were compared between the two groups. Results Bacterial cultures:There was no bacteria growth in both groups.Timing:The time spent by grasping the piston of syringes to draw physic liquors was obviously shorter than that by grasping the piston holder of syninges to draw physic liquors. Conclusions Grasping the piston of syringes to draw physic liquors can ensure the medication safety and raise the work efficiency.

Objective: To explore the application value on combined examination of blood levels of growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15) and NT-pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in patients after successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for their recent prognosis.
Methods: A total of 102 patients with sudden cardiac arrest and successful CPR in our hospital were enrolled. Blood levels of GDF-15 were examined at immediately, 12 h and 24-48 h after CPR respectively. According to GDF-15 levels, the patients were divided into 3 groups: Group A, the patients with GDF-15<1200 ng/L at all-time points,n=31; Group B, GDF-15 level consistently increasing and GDF-15>1200 ng/L at all-time points,n=35; Group C, GDF-15 level consistently increasing at 12 h and 24-48 h after CPR, while it was lower at 24-48 h than 12 h after CPR,n=36. Blood levels of NT-proBNP and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) were also examined. The patients were followed-up for 6 months for post-CPR death.
Results: Blood levels of GDF-15 and NT-proBNP were related, NT-proBNP level was changing with GDF-15 varying. GDF-15 and NT-proBNP level was negatively related to LVEF (r=-0.530,P<0.001), the patients with GDF-15>1800 ng/L and NT-proBNP>400 pg/ml had the higher mortality than those had the lower levels of GDF-15 and NT-proBNP,P<0.05. Survival analysis presented that 6 months survival rate in Group B was lower than Group A and Group C,P<0.05; survival rate was similar between Group A and Group C,P>0.05.
Conclusion: Combined examination for blood levels of GDF-15 and NT-proBNP may better predict the recent prognosis in patients who received CPR.

Aim To investigate if anti-depressive effect of venlafaxine was associated with improving oxi-dative stress and expression of hippocampus NET and 5-HTT in rat model induced by CUS. MethodsEighty SD male rats were randomly divided into four groups:model group(MG),normal group(NG), ven-lafaxine-treated normal group ( VNG ) , and venlafax-ine-treated model group ( VMG) . VNG and VMG were given venlafaxine (23. 4 mg·kg-1 ·d-1 ) once daily;NG and MG were given the same volume solvent. Soli-tary condition with chronic unpredicted stress ( CUS ) was taken to establish rat depression model. The force swimming test was used to evaluate the behavior chan-ges of experimental rats. The malondialdehyde ( MDA) level and activity of superoxide dismutase ( SOD ) in serum were determined by biochemical methods. The mRNA and protein expressions of NET and 5-HTT in
hippocampus were determined by Real-Time Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction ( real-time RT-PCR) and Western blot ( WB) , respectively. Results Compared with NG rats, obviously increasing immo-bile time of rats in force swimming test and serum MDA level, as well as significantly decreasing SOD activity in serum was observed with clearly decreasing 5-HTT expression and elevating NET expression in hippocam-pus of MG rats. The treatment of venlafaxine distinctly suppressed changes above from CUS-induced rats. However, significant changes failed to be found in VNG rats. Conclusion The anti-depressive effect of venlafaxine may at least partly involve in improving ox-idative stress/anti-oxidative stress balance and revers-ing abnormal expression of NET and 5-HTT.

Aim To investigate whether chronically un-predictable stress (CUS)-induced depression-like be-haviors of rats is associated with the variant expression of tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH)and tyrosine hydrox-ylase (TH).Methods 30 male SD rats were ran-domly divided into depression model group(MG)and control group (CG),the former was established using CUS plus solitary condition for 28 d,whereas the latter was fed normally as five rats per cage without CUS. The open field test(OFT)and the sucrose preference test were used to evaluate depressive behaviors.Both mRNA and protein expressions of TPH and TH in hip-pocampus and forebrain cortex were determined by re-al-time fluorescent quantitative PCR and western blot (WB),respectively.Results MG rats showed obvi-ous depressive behaviors with much lower locomotive activity and sucrose preference than CG.Meanwhile, the mRNA and protein expressions of TPH and TH also significantly decreased in MG rats,compared with CG rats.Conclusion The depression behaviors of rats in-duced by CUS may be associated with down-regulation of TPH and TH expression.

Objective To evaluate the effect of spectral CT monochromatic imaging on the detection of hepatic tumors. Methods Forty-two patients with hepatic tumors (14 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, 12 patients with metastatic tumor, 16 patients with hemangioma) underwent CT spectral imaging. During arterial phase, portal phase and venous phase, 140 kVp polychromatic images and 70 keV monochromatic images were obtained. Paired-sample t tests were used to compare the image quality score,liver noise and tumor-to-liver contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) between the two image data sets. The detection rates of various tumors during each phase were compared. Results The image quality scores of various tumors during three phases were (4. 30 ± 0. 25) and (3.63 ± 0. 22) averagely for the 70 keV and 140 kVp images. The liver noises were (8. 82 ± 0. 82) and ( 10. 66 ± 1.10) , and the CNRs were 5.39 and 3. 89,respectively. The image quality score, the liver noise and the CNR of 70 keV images were significantly greater than those of 140 kVp images (P ＜0. 05 ). The detection rates of various tumors during each phase were higher with 70 keV images (78％-100％) than with 140 kVp images (65％-96％), except the hepatic metastatic tumors and the hepatic hemangiomas during the arterial phase. The detection rate was more increased for the small lesions less than 1 cm (57％-100％ vs. 14％-91％ ). Conclusion By substantially improving the image quality and increasing the tumor-to-liver conspicuity, the 70 keV monochromatic imaging of spectral CT improves the detection of hepatic tumors and is more sensitive for the detection of small lesions.

Objective To compare radiation dose and image quality between prospective electrocardiograph(ECG)-triggered axial seau and retrospective ECG-gated helical scan in coronary 64-slice CT angiography(CTA).Methods Seventy-seven consecutive patients[group A.Average body mass index (BMI):24.6,heart rate＜70 bpm]underwent 64-slice CTA using prospective ECG-triggered axial scan protocol(120 kV,mA tailored to BMI).For each patient,the simulated radiation dose using retrospective ECG-gated scan protocol without ECG-driven X-ray current modulation technology was calculated and recorded at sanle kV and mA.Retrospective ECG-gated scan protocol was performed on 30 consecutive patients in another group(group B.Average BMI:23.9,heart rate＜70 bpm).The image quality was blindly evaluated between group A and B(paired t-test was used and P＜0.05 as a significant difference).Results There Was a significant difference(t=18.50,P＜0.01)between radiation dose of group A (3.37 mSv)and that of group B(18.13 mSv),decreased by 81.4%.The image quality of group A could fulfill clinical diagnostic needs.The average radiation dose of using simulated helical scan without optimization was 17.29 mSv,which wag similar to that of group B(18.13 mSv)(t=0.87,P＞0.05).Condusion Prospective ECG-triggered axial scan in 64-slice coronary CTA Call significantly reduce radiation exposure and the image quality can fulfill clinical diagnostic needs.