BACKGROUND: Intravascular low-level laser irradiation (ILLLI) therapy with He-Ne laser can effectively inhibit the occurrence of heroin withdrawal syndrome, but the therapeutic effect should be evaluated by quantitative standards.OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of intravascular low-level He-Ne laser irradiation against withdrawal syndrome with intravenous according to the criteria proposed by the authors.DESIGN: Randomized controlled trial in heroin-addicted patients.SETTING: Analysis and Testing Laboratory of Xinxiang Medical College and Center of Laser Medical Research of Zhenzhou University Medical CollegePARTICIPANTS: The study was completed in Center of Laser Medical Research in Zhengzhou University in January 2003. Thirty heroin addicts from the Detoxification Center of Zhengzhou including 25 male and 5 female patients aged 19- 45 years were divided randomly into experimental group and control group with 15 cases in each. The patients' history of drug abuse ranged from 0. 5 to 5 years and the daily doses they took was 1.0-4.0 g.INTERVENTIONS: Patients in the experimental group were treated by ILLLI therapy after hospitalization. The therapy was administered once daily for 60 minutes in each session, for a total of 10 days for a treatment course. The irradiating power of the laser was 2.0-3.0 mW with a power density of 7.07-10.6 mW/mm2. Patients in the control group were treated with conventional therapy with algidon combined with buprenorphine hydrochloride. The 12 main symptoms(vomiting, goose pimples, sweating, agitation, shaking, lacrimation, nasal congestion, insomnia, abdominal pain,body temperature changes, muscular pain, and heart rate changes) were scored for 0, 1, 2, and 3 corresponding to absent, mild, moderate, and severe symptoms, with the total score of 36.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Comparison of the scores for the withdrawal symptoms between the two groups.RESULTS: The 30 cases were all available for result analysis. The scores of vomiting, insomnia, agitation, shaking, goose pimples and abdominal pain in the experimental group were 2.0±0.5, 2.5±0.4,4.6±0.3,3.6±0.7,3.1±0.3 and 5.7±0.6 respectively, which were obviously lower than those in control group(5.1±0.7,6.0±0.7,7.4±0.6, 7.1±0.6,5.7±0.6 and 6.4 ±0.7 respectively, t =9.90-16. 81, P＜0.01).CONCLUSION: Intravascular low-level He-Ne laser irradiation can effectively relieve heroin withdrawal syndrome.

An α-amylase inhibitor (α-AI) was isolated from white kidney beans (Phaseolus vulgaris. L) by ethanol fractional precipitation, ion exchange chromatography and gel filtration column chromatography. It was a homogeneity glycoprotein demonstrated by SDS-PAGE and gel filtration on CL-6B. The glycoprotein contained 88.2% protein and was rich in aspartic acid, glutamic acid, leucine, threonine and serine. The carbohydrate moiety was consisted of Man, Glc, Gal and Xyl in a mole ratio of 2.42∶1.50∶1.52∶1.00. The glycan and the core protein backbone was connected by O-linkage as determined by β-elimination reaction. The continuous oral administration of the α-AI (150 mg·kg-1·d-1 ) for 7 days can lower fasting blood glucose and 300 mg·kg-1 ·d-1 α-AI for 7 days can improve the sugar tolerance on alloxan-dependent diabetic model rats. The result showed the α-AI obtained from white kidney beans had good hypoglycemic effect on alloxan induced diabetic rats and may have high potential pharmaceutical value as a regulative digestive-starch degradation in patients suffering from diabetes.

Objective To assess the efficacy of ganciclovir to prevent and cure cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection after renal transplantation. Methods We searched PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, SCI, China Academic Journals Full-text Databases, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, Chinese Scientific Journals Databases and Chinese Medical Association Journals to collect randomized controlled trials of ganciclovir to prevent and cure CMV infection after renal transplantation (up to June, 2009). Two reviewers extracted data independently using a designed extraction form. The quality of included trials was evaluated according to the Cochrane Handbook. RevMan 5.0 software was used for data analysis. Results Twelve randomized controlled trials were included. The results of meta-analysis showed that: ①Compared with no receive antiviral agents, ganciclovir couldn't lower CMV infection rate and disease rate in 3 months and 6 months after renal transplantation, but could lower CMV disease rate in 12 months. The delay between transplantation and CMV infection was significantly longer. ②Either valaciclovir or ganciclovir could lower CMV infection rate and disease rate after renal transplantation, without statistical difference. ③Compared with acyclovir, ganciclovir could lower CMV disease rate in 6 months after renal transplantation. ④Compared with CMV-IgG and valganciclovir, ganciclovir didn't have statistical difference in decreasing CMV disease rate (P=0.93;P=0.14). Conclusions Longer prophylaxis by ganciclovior may prevent CMV infection after renal transplantation. Its curative effect is similar to valaciclovir, CMV-IgG and valganciclovir, but better than acyclovir.

Objective　To investigate the effect of T-2 toxin on apoptosis of chondrocytes.Methods　Chondrocytes which were obtained from aborted fetal were cultured in vitro.Four days later,these chondrocytes were exposed to T-2 toxin in different concetrations for 16 hours.According to the concentratio ns,five experimental groups were divided:0,5,10,20,40 μg/L.Then TUNEL staining and Flowcytometry were used to detect the apoptosis of chondrocytes qualitativel y and quantitatively,the effect of T-2 toxin on proliferation of chondrocytes were also observed.Results　After being exposed to T-2 toxin,the body of chondrocytes shrinked obviously and there was a dose-dependent relationship bet ween the toxin concentration and the degree of shrink.The concentration of T-2 toxin changed from 0 μg/L to 10 ng/ml,the number of apoptosis increased.Conclusions　 T-2 toxin can inhibit the proliferation of chondroyte significantly in a dose-depenent manner. T-2 toxin can induce the apoptosis of chondrocyte and the numbers of apoptosis is proportionate to the concentration of T-2 toxin in particular range.

AIM:To put forward three-level design(Box-Behnken design)for fitting response surfaces to optimize the extraction technology of total flavonoids from Hypericum ascyron L.METHODS:Four factors,including temperature,reflux time,concentration of ethanol,ratio of solvent to raw material were used to examine the yield of total flavonoids.Prediction was carried out through comparing the observed and predicted values.RESULTS:The results suggested that ethanol concentration and extraction temperature were two statistically significant factors.The optimum conditions of extraction process consisted of the ratio(mL:g)of solvent to material(13.3:1),ethanol concentration(53.2%),extraction temperature(78.7℃)and extraction time(2.3h).Regression coefficient of binomial fitting complex model was as high as 0.984 6.Bias between observed and predicted values was-4.01%.CONCLUSION:Box-Behnken design is success in optimizing the extaction in close agreement with the predicted values of the mathematic model.

AIM:To put forward three-level design(Box-Behnken design) for fitting response surfaces to optimize the extraction technology of total flavonoids from Hypericum ascyron L.METHODS:Four factors,including temperature,reflux time,concentration of ethanol,ratio of solvent to raw material were used to examine the yield of total flavonoids.Prediction was carried out through comparing the observed and predicted values.RESULTS:The results suggested that ethanol concentration and extraction temperature were two statistically significant factors.The optimum conditions of extraction process consisted of the ratio(mL:g)of solvent to material(13.3:1),ethanol concentration(53.2%),extraction temperature(78.7℃)and extraction time(2.3h).Regression coefficient of bino-mial fitting complex model was as high as 0.984 6.Bias between observed and predicted values was -4.01%.CONCLUSION:Box-Behnken design is success in optimizing the extaction in close agreement with the predicted values of the mathematic model.

Objective To discuss the role of miRNA-374a in invasion and metastasis of breast cancer.Methods Breast tissues from 48 patients(32 patients with breast cancer)were classified into high invasive and metastatic group(HIMG,group A),low invasive and metastatic group(LIMG,group B),and normal group (group C).Each group contained 16 specimens.6 samples were selected randomly from each group and were detected by microRNA array.Key microRNA (miRNA-374a)was selected and its target protein(BMP-2) was predicted by bioinformatics software.The rest 10 specimens of each group were detected by real-time qRT-PCR and Western blot to test the content of miRNA-374a,mRNA and protein of BMP-2.Correlation analysis was performed between miRNA and the target protein.SPSS 18.0 was used to make statistical analysis.Results The relative content of miRNA-374a was higher in group C than in group B,higher in group B than in group A(P ＜ 0.05).BMP-2 mRNA level was higher in group A and group B than in group C (P ＜ 0.05).The expression level of BMP-2 protein was lower in group C than in group B,lower in group B than in group A(P ＜0.05).Correlation analysis showed that miRNA-374a was negatively correlated with BMP-2 protein(P =-0.412 8).Conclusion miRNA-374a inhibits the invasion and metastasis by regulating BMP-2 in human breast cancer.

Objective To reverse P-glycoprotein-mediated muhiple drug resistance using RNA interference(RNAi)in cultured rat astrocytes.Methods Astroeytes overexpressing P-glyeoprotein induced by coriaria lactone were transfected with the short-hairpin RNA expression vector-p-SIREN shuttle designed to target Mdrl mRNA.The mRNA level of Mdrl gene was evaluated by real-time PCR;the P-glycoprotein was examined by immunocytochemistry and image analysis,meanwhile the rhodamine efflux was assessed by flow cytometry.Results The astrocyte model overexpressing P-glycoprotein were established and successfully transfected with the short-hairpin RNA expression vector-p-SIREN shuttle.The mRNA level of Mdrl gene was knocked down by 67.70%(P

Objective To explore the value of the spectral CT iodine-based material decomposition technique in differential diagnosis of central pulmonary carcinoma from obstructive pneumonia and atelectasis.Methods 25 cases with central pulmonary carcinoma complicating with obstructive pneumonia and atelectasis underwent CT plain scan and spectral contrast scan including pulmonary-arterial-phase (PAP) and bronchial-arterial-phase(BAP).Conventional CT images and iodine base images were generated in each phase by GSI viewer.The 4 groups of images differences between the tumor and the obstructive pneumonia and atelectasis were analyzed.Results The margin of the tumor was ill-defined in plain scan.The cases that showed difference between the tumor and the obstructive pneumonia and atelectasis in 4 groups of images were respectively as follows,10 in conventional CT images of PAP,1 6 in conventional CT images of BAP,1 9 in iodine base images of PAP,and 23 in iodine base images of BAP.The difference of the 4 groups was significant (χ2 =16.54,P<0.05).There was the highest accuracy in iodine base images of BAP in defining the tumor margin (χ2 = 12.83,χ2 = 4.20,χ2 =1.34,P <0.05). The accuracy between conventional CT images of BAP and iodine base images of PAP had no significant differences (χ2 =0.86,P >0.05),but were better than that of the conventional CT images of PAP(χ2 =6.65,P <0.05).Conclusion Spectral CT iodine-based material decomposition technique is helpful to improve subjective diagnosis of central pulmonary carcinoma complicating with obstructive pneumonia and atelectasis,especially in iodine base images of BAP,it can provide accurate information for clinical stage and treatment.

Objective To identify histopathologic correlates for the various MRI appearances of breast fibroadenomas.Methods Thirty-eight fibroadenomas in 33 patients(aged 24—57 years)examined with gadolonium-enhanced MR imaging were observed for signal intensity on T_2-weighted images,contrast enhancement,shape,and internal septation,and these findings were correlated with histopathologic findings.All cases underwent surgery and were proved by pathology.Results(1)The lesion shape was lobular,or round in 34 of 38 fibroadenomas(89.5%).(2)The signal intensity on T_1-weighted images was less than or equal to that of fibroglandular tissue in all cases.The signal intensity on T_2-weighted images was highly varible:high T_2 signal intensity was associated with more myxomatous stromal(mean myxoid-sclerotic index value of 1.9),higher stromal cellularity(mean stromal cellularity index value of 2.2); Fibroadenomas with low T_2 signal intensity had stromal that was nearly uniformly sclerotic(mean myxoid- sclerotic index values of 2.8)and low stromal cellularity(mean stromal-cellularity index value of 1.2). Significant differences were found between these two groups,x~2=11.267 and x~2=10.415(P0.05).The degree of contrast enhancement was proved to be related to ages of patients.The enhancement was more intensely in younger patients.(5)Internal septations were identified within nine of 33 enhancing fibroadenomas (27.3%)and appeared to correlated with collagenous bands at histopatholigic analysis.Conclusions Fibroadenomas demonstrate marked histopathologic variability.The resultant variability in the MR appearance correlated with the degree of myxomatous or sclerotic and stromal cellularity.Lobulation and internal septation,which appear to reflect intrinsic growth patterns of fibroadenomas,may provide more reliable information for distinction.Familiarity with the diagnostic features would facilitate to make the differential diagnosis correctly.