Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-γ (PPARγ) is a member of the nuclear receptor superfamily of ligand-activated transcription factors that plays a critical role in regulating glucose and lipid homeostasis,and in the processes of tumor cell proliferation,differentiation,apoptosis,invasion and distant metastasis.Studies demonstrate that PPARγexpression is detected in human lung cancer tissues and numerous lung cancer cell lines.Activation of PPARγthrough its ligands impedes significantly a variety of tumor progression,including lung cancer.However,systemic activation of PPARγhas been reported to be protumorigenic in some in vitro systems and in vivo models.

ObjectiveTo investigate the significance of synchronic heart rate variation(HRV) and blood pressure variation(BPV) in the evaluation of coronary artery disease(CAD).MethodsOne hundred and three patients who received coronary artery angiography were divided by the lesion degree into occlusion group (28 cases with more than 1 complete-occlusion coronary artery),non-occlusion group (45 cases with more than 1 coronary artery stenosis ≥50％ but without complete-occlusion) and control group (30 cases without stenosis ≥50％).Occlusion group and non-occlusion group were divided by lesion location into left anterior descending (LAD) lesion (32 cases),left circumflex ( LCF ) lesion (23 cases ) and right coronary artery(RCA) lesion (18 cases).And these two groups were also divided by lesion branch number into 1 lesion branch (23 cases),2 lesion branches (19 cases) and 3 lesion branches(31 cases).The time domain indexes of HRV were detected and calculated by 24 h dynamic blood pressutre and ECG,including standard deviation of normal number of R-R intervals (SDNN),standard deviation of per 5 min average normal R-R intervals(SDANNind),24 h average of standard deviation of per 5 min normal R-R intervals(SDNNind),root mean square of standard deviation of adjacent normal R-R intervals (rMSSD),and percentage of the difference of adjacent normal R-R intervals ＞ 50 ms (PNN50).And indexes of BPV were detected,including daytime systolic pressure standard deviation (dSSD),daytime diastolic pressure standard deviation (dDSD) and nighttime systolic blood pressure standard deviation (nSSD).The correlations between synchronic HRV and BPV and different coronary artery lesions were analyzed.ResultsSDNN,SDANNind significantly decreased and dSSD obviously increased with the aggravation of coronary stenosis,and there was statistical significance[ ( 115 ± 35 ) ms vs.(98 ± 25 ) ms vs.( 78 ± 28 ) ms,( 100 ± 30) ms vs.( 86 ± 23 ) ms vs.( 70 ± 29 )ms,(14 ± 3) mm Hg (1 mm Hg=0.133 kPa) vs.(20±4) mm Hg vs.(28±2) mm Hg](P＜0.05).rMSSD and PNN50 decreased,dDSD and nSSD increased with the aggravation of coronary artery stenosis,but there was no statistical significance (P＞0.05).SDNN and SDANNind in patients with LAD lesion and LCX lesion were significantly lower than those in control group,and dSSD was obviously higher than that in control group (P ＜ 0.01 or ＜ 0.05 ).SDANNind,rMSSD,PNN50,dDSD and nSSD in patients with LAD lesion and LCX lesion had no significant difference compared with those in control group (P ＞ 0.05 ).SDNN,SDANNind,SDNNind,rMSSD,PNN50,dSSD,dDSD and nSSD in patients with RCA lesion had no statistical significance compared with those in control group ( P ＞ 0.05 ).All the indexes of HRV tended to descend and indexes of BPV trended to raise with the increasing number of coronary artery lesion branches.But only the changes of SDNN,SDANNind,SDNNind,rMSSD,PNN50 and dSSD had statistical significance (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions The more significantly HRV decreases and dSSD increases in patients with coronary artery disease,the more serious the coronary artery stenosis is and the wider the lesions are.The lesions are commonly located in LAD.It has certain guiding value for the evaluation of coronary artery diseases.

OBJECTIVE:To study the use and developmental tendency of psychotolytics in hospitals of Guangdong province.METHODS:The psychotolytics used in hospitals of Guangdong province during the period of2000～2004were an-alyzed statistically in respect to consumption sum,DDDs and average daily expense.RESULTS&CONCLUSIONS:Both consumption sum and DDDs of psychotolytics in the past5years increased to a large extent.Benzodiazepine topped the list of anti-anxiety drugs.The consumption of2nd generation antipsychotics increased year by year.On the whole,the consumption of antidepressants increased annually,of which,fluoxetine,flupentixol/melitracen and paroxetine were the most frequently used drugs.However,the consumption of tricyclic antidepressants has a significant reduction.

Objective To find ways to reduce vascular crisis of the patients undergoing replantation of severed fingers by pain, adverse analgesics and sleep quality with auricular seeds pressing. Methods 310 digital replantation patients were divided into 2 groups according to admission time. There were 155 cases in the traditional group treated with routine postoperative care ,while 155 cases in the controlled group treated with routine postoperative care plus auricular seeds pressing. Results The scores of pain, adverse analgesics and sleep quality in two groups were statistically significant ( P<0.05). The rate of vascular crisis of the traditional group [18.06%(28/155)] was much more higher than the controlled group [5.16%(8/155)], the difference was significant, χ2=12.571, P < 0.01. Conclusion In digital replantation, auricular seeds pressing was effective to pain relieving, constipation and reduce adverse reactions, and could significantly improve sleeping time and survival rate of the severed fingers.

Objective To investigate the expression of miR-200b in lung cancer and its relationship with clinicopathological features of lung cancer.Methods The specimens of lung tumor tissue and adjacent normal lung tissue of 36 cases of lung cancer who received surgical treatment in our department were collected,and then quantitative real time PCR (qRT-PCR) was applied to determine the expression of miR-200b in lung cancer tissue and adjacent normal lung tissue.Results The expression of miR-200b in lung cancer was significantly lower than adjacent normal lung tissue (P =0.000),and in small cell lung cancer was also significantly lower than adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma (0.13 ± 0.09 vs.0.64 ± 0.33,0.75 ± 0.30) (P =0.005 and P =0.001).The expression of miR-200b in patients with positive lymph nodes,advanced stage of lung cancer and in smokers were significantly lower than those with negative lymph nodes,early stage of lung cancer and in non-smokers,respectively (0.52 ± 0.29 vs.0.87 ± 0.35,0.46 ±0.25 vs.0.90 ±0.32,0.52 ±0.27 vs.0.90 ±0.39) (P =0.004,P =0.000 and P =0.015).Conclusions Low expression of miR-200b may participate in the occurrence and progression of lung cancer,especially in small cell lung cancer,and correlates with the metastasis of lung cancer.The down-regulated expression of miR-200b may be induced by smoking.Thus,miR-200b perhaps is a new target for the treatment of lung cancer.

Objective To explore the protection for ischemic myocardium with warm-up phenomenon and KATP channel blocker interventional effect on it. Methods Patients with chronic stable angina who came into the study were divided into three groups according to the presence of diabetes and its treatment ways: 25 patients without diabetes came into a NDM group, 22 patients with diabetes treated with glibenclamide came into a DMG group and 25 patients with diabetes but on diet only came into a DMD group. All the patients underwent sequential bicycle ergnmeter exercise test twice (EX1, EX2)with a time interval of 15 min. Parameters including exercise duration (ED), time for 1 mm ST-segment depression (T-STD), maximum STD (mm) and corresponding heart-rate systolic blood pressure product (RPP) were observed respectively. The parameters obtained during EX2 were compared with those obtained during EX1.Results In the group NDM,ED and T-STD were prolonged [(546. 04±103.78)s vs (617.52±106. 96) s, P < 0.05 and (378.64±92.34)s vs (436.84±91.25)s, P<0.05], STDmax was shortened [(2.06± 0.37) mm vs(1.75±0.41)mm,P<0.01]and RPP was increased[(173.77±34.73) beats±min~(-1)·nun Hg~(-2) vs (199.23±37.07 beats·min~(-1)·mm Hg~(-2), p<0.05]as the parameters during EX2 were compared with those during EX1. In the group DMG, there was no difference in these analysed parameters except that T-STD was prolonged [(328.45±64.66)s vs (363.00±81.48)s, P<0.01]when these of EX2 and EX1 were compared. In the group DMD,all the analysed parameters improved significantly during the second test (EX2) in comparison with the first test (EX1) as the results in the group NDM. Conclusions Exercise test can induce warm-up phenomenon in patients with chronic stable angina poctoris.The KATP channel blocker glibenclamide can block the warm-up phenomenon.

Objective To investigate the effects of artificial semi-shoulder joint replacement for humerus proximal fractures in the aged patients. Methods From January 2004 to February 2007, 42 elderly patients who had been diagnosed as three or four-part fractures of proximal humerus received humeral head replacement. The rotor cuffs were repaired during operation, and the lesser tuberosity and greater tuberosity were reconstructed. Early functional exercise was carried out according to the Neer rehabilitation principles. Results All the patients were followed up for 10 to 28 (mean, 12.7) months postopera-tively. Their shoulder functions were assessed by the ASES (American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeon) score. Obvious pain relief was observed. Eleven cases were excellent, 24 good, 4 fair and 3 poor. The good-to-excellent rate was 83.3%. No prosthetic loosening was noted in this group, but upward shift of the shoulder prosthesis occurred in 3 cases, slight limitation of upward movement in 1 case and absorption of lesser or greater tuberosity in 4 cases. Conclusion Artificial semi-shoulder replacement can be applied for three or four-part fractures of proximal humerus in the aged patients.

Objective To compare F-Z solution with UW solution in preserving efficacy at cell level. Methods The LDH content in supernatant of endothelial cells after preservation-rewarming to determine the injury after preservation-rewarming. MTT was used to determine the activity of endo-thelial cells after preservation-rewarming. Results After being preserved for 24 h, the LDH content in supernatant of endothelial cells in UW group was not significantly different from that in F-Z group.After preservation for 48 h, there was no marked difference in the activity of endothelial cells between the 2 groups. Conclusion F-Z solution and UW solution have the same effect in reducing injury and maintaining activity of endothelial cells after preservation-rewarming at cell level.

Objective To study the effect of polysaccharide of Cipangopaludina chinensis on gray human cervix cancer cells(Hela cells) in vitro. Methods Polysaccharide of Cipangopaludina chinensis gray was extracted by water extraction. MTT assay and microscope were used to observe its effect on the growth inhibition of Hela cells at different concentrations of the polysaccharide. Results Polysaccharide of Cipangopaludina chinensis could more significantly inhibit the growth of Hela cells. Conclusion Polysaccharide of Cipangopaludina chinensis could inhibit human cervix cancer cells in vitro

The main shortcomings of using electrocortical stimulation (ECS) in identifying the motor functional area around the focus in neurosurgery are certainly time-consuming, possibly cerebral cortex injuring and perhaps triggering epilepsy. To solve these problems, we in our research presented an intraoperative motor cortex functional mapping based on electrocorticography (ECoG). At first, using power spectrum estimation, we analyzed the characteristic of ECoG which was related to move task, and selected Mu rhythm as the move-related feature. Then we extracted the feature from original ECoG by multi-resolution wavelet analysis. By calculating the sum value of feature in every channel and observing the distribution of these sum values, we obtained the correlation between the cortex area under the electrode and motor cortex functional area. The results showed that the distribution of the relationship between the cortex under the electrode and motor cortex functional area was almost consistent with those identified by ECS which was called as the gold-standard. It indicated that this method was basically feasible, and it just needed five minutes totally. In conclusion, ECoG-based and passive identification of motor cortical function may serve as a useful adjunct to ECS in the intraoperative mapping.
Brain Mapping ; Electric Stimulation ; Electrocorticography ; Electrodes, Implanted ; Electroencephalography ; Epilepsy ; Humans ; Motor Cortex ; physiology ; Wavelet Analysis