Objective To construct RGD-TAT modified liposomes(RGD-TAT-LPs)and evaluate its glioma targeting efficiency.Methods RGD-TAT-LPs was constructed by film-ultrasonic method,its appearance,particle size and Zeta potential were mearsured. Cellular uptake of LPs,TAT-LPs, RGD-LPs and RGD-TAT-LPs was used to evaluate the affinity to C6 cells.C6 cells were xenografted in athymic mice to establish the animal model,which were used to evaluate the distribution of liposomes in vivo. Results The particle diameter of RGD-TAT-LPs was (1 16.5 ±1 1.3 )nm,and its Zeta potential was (23.2 ±3.5 )mV. Cellular uptake experiments demonstrated the cell uptake efficiency of RGD-TAT-LPs by C6 cells were 2.9-fold,2.3-fold and 4.7-fold than that of RGD-LPs,TAT-LPs and LPs respectively. The in vivo imaging showed that RGD-TAT-LPs had the strongest fluorescence intensity in brain. Conclusion The RGD-TAT-LPs might serve as a promising delivery system of antitumor drugs.

Objective To explore the diagnostic methods, therapy and the prognostic factors for the ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (RAAA). Methods The clinical data of 23 patients (males 15, females 8, age range 35-78, mean age 65) with RAAA below the level of renal arteries, who were treated with surgery, were collected from April 1999 to December 2005 and were analyzed retrospectively. Seven cases had a history of RAAA, 6 cases had pulsating abdominal masses; 15 cases were diagnosed by emergency Doppler ultrasonic examination or CT. All of the patients underwent emergency surgical operation: The ruptures of the abdominal aorta below the level of renal arteries were obstructed by using clamp ring or using transluminal ballon according to conditions of each patient. The aritficial vascular graft was then taken after the control of hemorrhage. Results There were 9 (39%) patients died within 30 d after the emergency operation. The causes of death included acute renal failure because of hemorrhagic shock (4 cases), multiple organ failure (3 cases), and respiratory-circulatory failure (2 cases). Conclusion Surgery may be an effective treatment for RAAA. The critical step of the operation was to control hemorrhage by obstructing the proximal end of the aortic rupture according to the conditions of each patient. The main postoperative complications and causes of death include acute cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, renal failure and pneumonia.

Objective To evaluate the diagnostic value of the ultrasonography in greater omentum lesions.Methods The ultrasonic findings in 33 patients with greater omentum lesions were compared with the pat hological result of operation,celioscope or ascites cytology.Results The lesions in 27 of 33 patients(81.8%)were localed within the treater omemurn,and pathological changes of 26/33(78.8%)were found by ultrasonography.These greater omentum lesions appeared as characteristics of thickened,shifted and peculiar-echo.Conclusion The lOcation and pathological nature of the primary affection can be approximately estinlated according to the localizatiOn and sonographic appearance of the greater omentum by experienced physicians.

Objective To present and summarize the data concerning the treatment and prognosis of acute limb arterial embolism in West China Hospital.Methods Forty three patients with 52 limbs of acute arterial embolism were treated in West China Hospital from January 2003 to March 2006.There were 15 males and 28 females,aging from 26 years to 77 years 〔(58.88?13.90) years〕.The diagnosis was based on clinical manifestations and results of color Doppler sonography or DSA.The follow-up ranged from 1 month to 39 months.The following factors,which might influence the prognosis,were analysed through multiple linear regression of SPSS 10.0:age,sex,uper limb or lower limb,location of embolus,ischemic time,clinical categories of acute limb ischemia,history of smoking,atherosclerosis and other combined diseases,pervious history of acute limb arterial embolism,operative or nonoperative treatment,and postoperative complications.Results Clinical categories of acute limb ischemia include:Ⅰ(n=0),Ⅱa(n=16),Ⅱb(n=29),Ⅲ(n=7).The ischemic time varied from 3 h to 2 weeks.The sources of embolus:heart(n=39),vessle(n=7),iatrogenic origin(n=1),unidentidied origin(n=5).The therapies included embolectomy(n=38),catheter-directed thrombolysis(n=2) and medical treatment(n=12).The following postoperative complications occured:compartment syndrome(n=12),respiratory failure(n=3),alkalolsis(n=3),acute renal failure(n=2),wound infection(n=2) and pulmonary infection(n=1).Two patients died of cerebral infarction in hospital and one patient died of heart failure 3 months after discharge.Thirty-eight patients with 45 diseased limbs were followed up.The results were excellent in 13 limbs,good in 15 ones,fair in 8 ones and poor in 9 ones.The statistically significant influencing factors of prognosis include ischemic time,clinical categories of acute limb ischemia and history of smoking(P

BACKGROUND: The c-fos gene is commonly expressed in neurons,which may act as one of the signs of activities and reflection of injured neural cells.OBJECTIVE: To investigate the expression of hippocampal c-fos gene of rats with ischemic cerebral injury and the protective role of shenmai injection at the molecular level.DESIGN: Randomized controlled study.SETTING: Department of Histology and Embryology, Luzhou Medical College.MATERIALS: The experiment was completed at the Department of Histology and Embryology, Luzhou Medical College from January to March 2002. Totally 30 male Wistar rats were randomly divided into control group, ischemia group and treatment group with 10 in each group.METHODS: Bilateral common carotid arteries of rats in the ischemia and treatment groups were splinted for 30 minutes and reperfused for 1 hour to establish models of ischemic cerebral injury. Rats in the treatment group were injected with 2 mL/kg of shenmai (constituted with hongshen, dwarf lilyturf tuber and other Chinese herbal medicines) 30 minutes before ischemia. Rats in the ischemia group were not treated with any drugs, and rats in the control group were treated with sham operation but without splinting common carotid artery and giving any drugs. Hippocampal tissue of rats was obtained to make paraffin sections. In every group, one section from each rat was taken at random. Totally 100 neurons of every group were counted. Expression of c-fos gene in hippocampal neuron was observed according to the nuclear color of neurons (+++ as dark-brown mark;++ as brown mark; + as light brown mark; - as no brown mark).MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: c-fos expression of hippocampal neurons of rats in each group.RESULTS: Totally 30 rats entered the final analysis. Expression of c-fos gene in hippocampal neurons was significantly more in the ischemia group than that in the control group (+++: 24/visions, 7/visions, P ＜ 0.05); but that in the treatment group was less than that in the ischemia group (+++:13/visions, 24/visions, P ＜ 0.05).CONCLUSION: Shenmai injection can reduce the expression of c-fos gene in hippocampal neurons of rats with ischemic cerebral injury, and can protect neural cells of ischemic cerebral injured tissue.

Objective To summarize the experience of surgical management of carotid tumors ( CBT ) and application of shunt between common and internal carotid artery intraoperatively. Methods Thirty patients of CBT (mean age:39. 2 ±2. 3 years old,10 male and 20 female, 15 in left, 14 in right and 1 in both sides) who underwent surgical resection, were retrospectively reviewed. The average size of CBT was 4.9 ±0.3 cm. The diagnosis was established by ultrasound, CT, MRI or carotid arteriography. 16 patients underwent surgical resection of CBT, 10 patients underwent additional ligation of external carotid artery, and 4 patients underwent additional intraoperative shunt between common and internal carotid artery. Results Surgical procedures were successfully performeded in all 30 patients with CBT. Intraoperative shunts were successfully used between common and internal carotid artery in 4 patients. The postoperative complications included hoarseness (15) , bucking (11), crooked tongue ( 17) , dyspnea (1), dysphagia(3). There was no hemiplegia and death. Conclusion Surgical resection is the choice of treatment of carotid body tumor. The application of intraoperative shunt between common and internal carotid artery in complicated Shamblin Ⅲ stage is safe and effective.

BACKGROUND:Rapid development of spermatogonial stem cells is the new hope for assisting reproductive technologies,and the stability of the number and structure of the chromosome cultured in vitro is one of the important factors in usage.OBJECTIVE: To study the influential factors on G-band exhibition in mouse spermatogonial stem cells, so as to offer a technology to identify karyotype of stem cells in culture.DESIGN: Observational experiment.SETTING: Luzhou Medical College.MATERIALS: The experiment was conducted in the Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Luzhou Medical College from March 2004 to April 2005. 10 days old male and female Kunming mice were provided by Department of Animal of Luzhou Medical College (number of license No. 17 of experimental animal quality administration in Sichuan province).There were low-sugar DMEM medium, 10 mg/L Mitomycin-C, IMDM medium, 1 ×10-5 mol/L colchicines (PBS allocation),7.5 mmol/L KCL, fixative (mixture glacial acetic acid with methanol in 1:3), Giemsa staining solution and 0.25% zymine.METHODS: Bone marrow was aspirated from the thigh bone of mouse for feeder layer cells preparation. Cells from the male mice testis of 7-8 days after birth were prepared and made into cell suspension. After adjusting the cell density to 3×105 L-1, they were inoculated into the feeder layer of bone marrow stromal cells. Cells were cultured at 37 ℃ in CO2 incubator containing CO2 of 0.05 volume fraction and 70% humidity. The proliferation groups of stem cells cultured 15-20 days were selected, stirred and spread, and then treated with colchicine for 4-6 hours. Cell suspension was collected,and then stained after hypotonic treatment. The cells whose chromosomes were dispersed well and in metaphase were selected, and number of chromosomes was counted, and then the morphology of chromosomes was observed.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Culture of bone marrow stromal cells and spermatogonial stem cells and coloration and count of chromosomes.RESULTS: The karyotype of spermatogonial stem cells was the same as the body cells of normal mouse, which showed granule or rod-shape. Karyotype was 20 pairs, 40 bars. Three kinds of chromosome morphology could be observed under oil immersion lens. The first type was condensed, which could be counted in total, but the band could not be seen.The second type was chromatosome that spread completely in the center of equatorial plate and were in metaphase. In this phase, total numbers and band were seen clearly. Last type-chromosomes had already folded and moved towards two poles and concentrated gradually, the total number of chromosomes could be counted, but bending could not be seen clearly.CONCLUSION:Many factors can affect the karyotype of spermatogonial stem cells, including the phase of cell division,effect of hypotonic solution, diffusion of the cell when dropping slides, concentration of trypsin and digestion time, etc.

Objective To theoretically study the non-invasive measurement method of blood hemoglobin in vivo based on the time-resolved approach combined with occlusion spectroscopy.Methods The dynamic dual wavelength time-resolved transmission was analyzed based on the artificial blood flow kinetics condition on a human finger model.The sensitivity of hemoglobin measurement was improved by Laplace transforming of time-domain data.The method was validated using hemoglobin with a mass concentration range of 6～16 g/dl.Results The simulation results showed that compared with the continuous wave method,the time-resolved method could provide higher detection sensitivity using Laplace transform parameter p =5 × 1010 s-1.Conclusions The sensitivity of hemoglobin measurement can be enhanced when early arriving photons are emphasized by Laplace transformingthe time-resolved transmission with a small positive parameter.

From 2006 to 2010,381 national or provincial projects were granted to Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese CDC).According to the development plan of key dsciplines made by Chinese CDC, this study stratified the granted projects and analyzed their distribution in the four units (including 37 subunits),namely,infection disease,health,chronic disease and general technology platform. The results indicated that most of the important topics proposed by our center received financial support from the government,and the supported projects were mostly in the field of infectious disease and health.The results also revealed that the key projects proposed by Chinese CDC meet the practical requirements of disease control,and those projects covered the key scientific topics and key technologies.Meanwhile,the result reflected that Chinese CDC is very competitive as far as scientific research is concerned,but the research structure is not balanced among the 4 units.