Objective:To investigate the chronic effect of topiramate on spatial learning and memory to young rats. Methods:P28 KA-induced rats were used. After 8-week treatment of topiramate, spontaneous recurrent seizures were recorded; Spatial learning and memory ability was evaluated by Morris water maze. Results: TPM-treated rats had significantly fewer(3.50?3.84) spontaneous recurrent seizures than rats without TPM treatment(7.36?3.75). On the first day of Morris water maze, they also had statistically longer latency to the platform(590.6?230.9 s) than those from the group without TPM treatment (422.6?122.3 s), but no latency differences were found in the following three days. TPM had no effect on water maze performance to rats without KA induction. After three days of interval, no differences were found in all groups under the same experimental situation.Conclusion:For developing rat brain, TPM has no impairment on the ability of long-term memory and information retrieval meanwhile its negative effect on spatial learning is temporary.

Metals,due to their unique and excellent antibacterial properties,have been widely used in biomedical fields. However,their antibacterial mechanisms are not yet completely clear,so that studies on metal toxicity to bacteria have been a frontier in recent years. There are two main antibacterial mechanisms that have been reported so far. One is based on oxidative damage to bacte?ria induced by the reactive oxygen species,and the other is based on structural changes induced by the Coulomb attraction. The results of bacterial damage could be due to the combination of the two mechanisms. In this paper,current research progress in antibacterial mechanisms of metal has been discussed,which will technically facilitate further development and applications of antimicrobial metal?lic materials.

Objective:To probe essence of TCM syndrome of gastric carcinoma from gene protein expression.Methods:Based on the collected data from pre-operative patients of gastric carcinoma,their TCM syndromes were determined by means of TCM syndrome classification criteria.E-cadherin gene protein expressions in tumor tissue after operation of gastric cancer were detected with EnVision two step immunohistochemical method.Results:The expression rate of E-cadherin was 90% in 100 cases of gastric carcinoma,with significant difference among different syndrome types(P

OBJECTIVE: To study airway reactivity and impulse oscillation (IOS)-measured airway resistance indicators of residents of Zhenhai industrial area in Ningbo city. METHOD: In the form of follow-up, both. airway reactivity and respiratory functions of populations in Zhenhai industrial zone (n = 215) and urban (n = 203) were measured, comparing difference degree between different regions. RESULT: Ninty-five of 215 cases in industrial area were identified as suspected airway hyperresponsiveness, but only 43 of 203 cases were in urban areas. Forty-seven of 95 cases (49.5%) in industrial zone were positive, while only 14 cases (32.6%) in urban. The proportions of people in the two regions on different types of airway hyperresponsiveness were significantly different (P < 0.01). All airway resistance indexes of urban populations were significantly lower than that of industrial zone (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION The prevalence of airway hyperresponsiveness and IOS airway resistance aspects of industrial area residents was higher than that of urban residents. Monitoring and evaluating the airway diseases, inflammatory lesions and respiratory function in the region were good for understanding the severe pollution in the local area in certain significance.
Air Pollution ; adverse effects ; Airway Resistance ; Cities ; Environment ; Humans ; Industry ; Oscillometry ; Respiratory Hypersensitivity ; physiopathology ; Respiratory System ; physiopathology

Objective:To evaluate the diagnostic value of MR for ACM.Methods:164 patients,with obscure clinical diagnosis from Jan.1990 to Dec.1999,were examed by a 1.0T superconductive MR system.The diagnosis of ACM Type Ⅰ was established in all cases and their MR appearances were summarized and analysed. Results:In all cases,60%(99/164)patients had a variable degree of syringohydromyelia;71%(117/164)had cervicomedullary kinking;75%(123/164)were associated with other malformation;70%(115/164)were associated with craniocervical junction malformation.Conclusion:MR has been proved to be the best method in diagnosis of ACM,and it can be used to find out accurately the associated malformation,degree and range of syringohydromyelia.

Objective To investigate the evolution of nonspecific manifestations of pulmonary function in elderly people.Methods Retrospective analysis of the data of nonspecific pulmonary function(NSPF) on the initial PF testing in elderly people from the same PFT apparatus in Beijing Hospital were collected from January 2004 to December 2012.All the patients with complete clinical data and reexamination at least one time were enrolled into this analysis.NSPF was defined as normal FEV1/FVC and TLC combined with a decreased FEV1 or FVC or both.All the patients with complete clinical data were divided into blocking group,restricted group,NFSP group and normal group according to their PF.The comparison was performed among these groups.Kaplan-Meier was used for analysis of the turnover and outcome of elderly NSPF patients,log-rank test was used for comparing the difference of turnover and outcome and COX regression was used for analyzing single and multiple factors of different turnover and outcome.Results Overall 59 patients were diagnosed as NSPF,with male:female ratio of 52:7,the average age of(71.8 ± 8.8)years and at a median follow-up of 4 years.The statistically significant differences in age,sex,body mass index(BMI),smoking status,both the clinical manifestations and chest CT performance at first visit and during the following-up were not found among the groups(all P ＞0.05).The pulmonary functions of NSPF patients were transformed into an obstructive pattern(19.6 ％),into a restrictive pattern(7.6 ％)and into a normal pattern(8.8 ％) in 4 years cumulative incidence rate,with statistically significant in differences(x2 =7.411,P =0.024).An invariant pulmonary function in NSPF patients accounted for 64.0％ in the most,and the second was obstructive ventilation function disability.Monomial and multinomial Cox regression analysis showed that emphysema and bulla in the initial CT scan was the predictor of the change to the obstructive pattern from NSPF during follow-up(HR=4.325,P=0.045),age was the predictor of the change to the restrictive pattern(HR=1.143,P=0.020).And pleural thickening and disappearing of pleural effusion were the predictor of change to the normal pattern (HR =8.889,P =0.018) respectively.Conclusions Most NSPF in elderly people could exist consistently.Obstructive pattern is the maximal likelihood of NSPF changing to the other pattern.Emphysema and bulla in the initial CT scan is the predictor of the obstructive pattern.The change is related with emphysema and bulla in the initial CT scan.

Objective To investigate the leukemia incidence among residents in the vicinity area of a nuclear installation.Methods The data were collected by the retrospective survey.Diagnosis is based on the medical records in all the relevant hospitals.The study area was those residential areas within 10 km of radium surrounding the installation.All residents who had lived in the study area for six months and over were recruited into the study group.Results The survey ascertained 643 newly diagnosed leukemia cases in the study area during 1997 to 2007.The crude rate was 2.51/100,000,and its standardized rate to national population structure was 2.53/100,000.The incidence rate in the study area was slightly lower than that in the whole city.No increase trend was detected during the period.Conclusions No significant difference of the leukemia incidence rate was found between the vicinity area of the nuclear installation and the whole city.

AIM: To establish HPLC fingerprint for the identification of Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides and its adulterants. METHODS: The chromatographic seperation was performed on a Diamonsil C_(18) (250 mm×4.6 mm,5 μm)with a mobile phase consisting of acetonitrile-0.1% phosphoric acid, gradient eluent, at the flow rate of 1.0 mL/min. The UV detection was set at 340 nm. RESULTS: There was an apparent difference in fingerprint between Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides and its adulterants. CONCLUSION: The method is stable and reliable with a good reproducibility andprovides a reference standard for identifying Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides and its adulterants.

Objective To explore the characteristic and clinical value of Somatosensory Evoked Potential SEP and event?related potential P300 in patients with Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy (JME), trying to provide neuroelectrophysiological evidence for the pathogenesis, diagnosis and antiepileptic drug efficacy of this disease . Methods 28 patients with JME and 30 healthy controls were enrolled in the research. They were applied the SEP and P300 before and after one year treatment. Results (1) The amplitude of SEP in patients with JME was significantly higher than those in the control group(P=0.000), the abnormal rate was 75%(21/28), while the latency of SEP was no significant difference (P>0.05); The latency of P300 in patients with JME was significantly longer (P = 0.000), 2 out of 28 cases were poorly differentiated, 9 cases were longer (11/28, 39%), while the P300 amplitude was no significant difference(P=0.110). (2) After treatment, the amplitude of SEP was significantly lower (P<0.05), the latency of P300 was significantly shorter (P=0.001). (3) The amplitude of SEP had a positively linear relationship with the latency of P300 (r = 0.818, P = 0.000). Conclusions The SEP amplitude was significantly higher in patients with JME, often accompanied by a huge SEP, so SEP can provide electrophysiological evidence for the pathogenesis and diagnosis of this disease.And P300 may give a chance to find the subclinical cognitive abnormalities and to intervent it early. The SEP had a positively linear relationship with the P300, simultaneously dynamic monitoring the change of SEP amplitude and P300 latency may become an objective evaluation for the antiepileptic drug efficacy.

AIM: To establish HPLC fingerprint for the identification of Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides and its adulterants. METHODS: The chromatographic seperation was performed on a Diamonsil C_18(250 mm?4.6 mm,5 ?m)with a mobile phase consisting of acetonitrile-0.1% phosphoric acid,gradient eluent,at the flow rate of 1.0 mL/min.The UV detection was set at 340 nm. RESULTS: There was an apparent difference in fingerprint between Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides and its adulterants. CONCLUSION: The method is stable and reliable with a good reproducibility and provides a reference standard for identifying Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides and its adulterants.