Objective To investigate the decreasing pattern of activities of daily living (ADL) in patients with dementia. Methods A total of 204 patients with dementia were collected,among which 106 cases were with Alzheimer's diseases(AD),54 cases with vascular dementia(VD),44 cases with other types of dementia.According to the scores of mini-mental state examination(MMSE),mild,moderate and severe dementia were 42 cases,37 cases and 125 cases,respectively.All of them were assessed by Barthel index(BI) and compared among degrees of dementia,between AD and VD,and levels of education. Results The most reserved items were bowel movement (48.5 ％),urination (44.1 ％) and grooming (40.2％),while the most vulnerable items were climbing stairs (25.5％) and bathing(18.1％).With increasing impairment of cognition,the scores of BI were getting decreasing. There were significant differences among severe [(23.20 ± 29.27)scores],moderate[(65.54 ± 26.35) scores] and mild [(87.38 ± 22.69) scores] groups (x2 =99.686,P =0.000). Basic ADL were more reserved in AD (16.98％-53.77％) compared with VD (1.85％-33.33％) patients.No significant differences were found(x2 =3.653,P=0.161)among patients with education of primary school and below [(40.1 ± 39.0) scores],middle school[(45.3 ± 39.6 ) scores],and high school and above[(53.1 ± 37.7) scores]. Conclusions Among patients with dementia,bowel control,bladder control and grooming are well reserved,climbing stairs and bathing are vulnerable functions.Basic activities of daily living may be affected by cognitive status and the types of dementia but not levels of culture.

Calponin is an actin filament-associated regulatory protein expressed in smooth muscle and many types ofnonmuscle cells.Three calponin isoforms 1,2,and 3 are encoded by three homologous genes CNN1,CNN2 and CNN3 in vertebrate species with cell type-specific expression and functions.Besides modulating the activity of smooth muscle myofilaments and contractility,calponin also regulates the functions of actin cytoskeleton in non-muscle cells during cell proliferation,adhesion,migration,differentiation,phagocytosis and fusion.This review focuses on the evolution,tissue and cell type-specific expression,structure-function relationships,transcriptional regulation and relevant mechanisms.

Objective To explore the relationship between respiratory viruses infection and the episode of steroid responsive simple nephrotic syndrome(SRSNS).Methods Thirty-eight children with SRSNS were selected,including the active stage group(n=28)and the remission group(n=10).The urine from 18 cases of nephritic nephrosis,16 cases of bronchiolitis,15 cases of secondary glomerular diseases and 15 cases of healthy children were served as controls.By using the method of reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR)and alkaline phosphoesterase-anti alkaline phosphoesterase enzyme-linked assay(APAAP),viral genes and antigens in urine were assayed,respectively.Results The positive rate of detecting viruses in the active stage group of SRSNS children was higher than that in the remission group and the other control groups(Pa

Objective: To study the chemical constituents in the leaves of Magnolia officinalis var. biloba. Methods: Compounds were isolated by various chromatographic techniques and identified by spectral analyses. Results: Twelve compounds were isolated in the 75% ethanol extract from the leaves of M. officinalis var. biloba and identified as lirioresinol-A (1), 6, 7-dimethoxycoumarin (2), indole-3-aldehyde (3), S-(+)-dehydrovomifoliol (4), loliolide (5), magnolol (6), trans-p-coumaryl aldehyde (7), honokiol (8), 4-allylphenol (9), nonacosanoic acid (10), grasshopper ketone (11), and syringin (12). Conclusion: Compounds 1-5, 7, 9-11 are first isolated from the leaves of M. officinalis var. biloba and plants of this genus.

High-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (HRMRI) is a safe, non-invasive, inexpensive, accurate and reproducible clini-cal imaging modality, and the results can acutely reflect the extent of atherosclerotic disease and have high predictive values for future clini-cal events. It uses black blood imaging techniques and can obtain sufficient sensitivity for submillimetre imaging. HRMRI has been used widely to visualize the vessel wall and differentiate the components of atherosclerotic plaques. It is of important clinical meaning to evaluate plaque vulnerability with HRMRI, which is related to the remodeling pattern, plaque burden, intraplaque hemorrhage and contrast enhance-ment, and plaque distribution, etc.

Animals ; Antitussive Agents ; pharmacology ; Drug Evaluation, Preclinical ; methods ; Mice

Objective To explore the effect of mental nursing intervention on gastric cancer with liver metastasis patients treated with TACE sequential chemotherapy.Methods Sixty four gastric cancer patients with liver metastasis,no hopes of accepting operations,were included.All patients were divided into control group (32 cases) and observation group (32 cases).The former received routine nursing care and the later received extra mental nursing intervention.The anxiety,depression and quality of life in both groups were evaluated and compared.Results After extra mental nursing intervention,the SDS and SAS scores of the observation group [(41.6 ± 1.8) points and (41.6 ± 2.3) points] were significantly lower than those of the control group [(50.9 ± 1.9) points and (53.0 ± 3.5) points,P =0.040,P =0.036,respectively].The quality of life scores,including the physiological function,body pain,general self rating,vitality,social function,emotional function and mental health score were (45.26 ± 38.26)points vs (35.17 ± 33.65) points (P =0.044),(71.98 ± 17.36) points vs (63.01 ± 18.41) points (P =0.039),(55.59 ± 12.78) points vs (49.67 ± 12.43) points (P =0.048),(74.82 ± 14.23) points vs (55.61 ± 10.58) points (P =0.027),(75.47 ± 12.15) points vs (57.22 ± 14.78) points (P =0.031),(70.24 ± 22.00) points vs (45.92 ± 34.76) points (P =0.004),(78.31 ± 19.11) points vs (67.23 ± 11.96) points (P =0.037),respectively,the scores in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group (all P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion The extra mental nursing intervention on gastric cancer with liver metastasis patients,treated with TACE sequential chemotherapy,can not reduce the patients'negative mood,improve the patients'compliance with chemotherapy and the confidence to treatment,but improve the quality of patients'life effectively.

Objective To explore the profile of cognitive response to five facial expressions in 6-to 12-month-old infants. Method One hundred and fifty-five 6-to 12-month-old healthy infants were recruited to view five kinds of normative facial emotional expression pictures which presented on computer screen. The visual attention, self emotional and behavioral responses of each infant toward the facial expressions were recorded by a web camera and then were coded and analyzed from the videotaped observations. Results The visual preference to expressions was different in different groups. 6-to 8-month-old infants looked back ( such as 1.50 ± 0.73,1.39 ±0.81,1.67 ±0.87 ) more to all expressions than 9-to 12-month-old infants( 1.10 ± 0.53,1.04 ± 0.51,1.12 ±0. 61 ). 6-to 8-month-old infants exhibited no obvious difference(P＞ 0.05 ) while 9-to 12-month-old infants exhibited significant difference in self emotional responses (include positive and negative) to different expressions (P ＜0. 05 ). Infants appeared some positive behaviors including looking back at mother,finger-pointing and phonating to expressions during the observation. Conclusions Infants over 6-month-age could discriminate different facial expressions,recognize and comprehend happy expression earlier. 9-to 12-month-old infants began to understand the negative emotional significance of negative facial expressions gradually, but their comprehension to negative emotional expressions was rudimentary.

Adult ; Aged ; Asteraceae ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; adverse effects ; Female ; Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease ; chemically induced ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Retrospective Studies

ObjectiveTo observe the dynamic changes of blood perfusion and hypoxic status by CT perfusion imaging and hypoxia imaging in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after treatment with recombinant human endostatin (RHES). MethodsA total 15 patients with NSCLC were randomly divided into treatment group (n = 10) and control group (n = 5). The patients in treatment group continuouly received the treatment with RHES (7.5 mg/m2) by intravenous infusion for ten days, and CT perfusion imaging and hypoxia imaging were performed at day 1, 5 and 10,respectively. The time window' was observed with the blood perfusion status and hypoxic changes.ResultsIn the treatment group, capillary permeability surface (PS) and tumor to normal tissue (T/N) were firstly decreased, and then increased. Their lowest points occurred at about the fifth day. PS showed statistical significance compared with the first day (q1.5 = 12.05, P＜0.01 ) and no significance compared with the tenth day(q10.5 = 2.79, P=0.69), while T/N showed a significant difference between above time points (q1.5 = 73.81, q10.5 = 20.6, P = 0.00).Blood flow (BF) was firstly increased, and then decreased.Its highest point appeared at about the fifth day with statistical significance compared with the first and tenth day (q1.5 = 12.29, q10.5 = 10.48, P＜0.01 ). All the PS,BF and T/N between the fifth day in treatment group and the control group showed statistically significance (all P ＜ 0.01 ).Conclusions The time window of recombinant human endostatin improving blood perfusion and hypoxic status in non-small cell lung cancer is within about one week after administration.