Objective To evaluate the efficacy of the combination interventional oviduct recanalization with traditional chinese medicine for infertile women with oviduct obstruction.Methods 38 cases with 76 oviduct obstruction were treated with FTC-900 oviduct recanalization apparatus guided with DSA,the apparatus was supplied by COOK company,before recanalization,assisted with side fornix vaginae and enema with traditional chinese medicine.Results Of 76 obstructive oviduct,71 oviduct were recanalization,the successful rates of recanalization were 93.4%;Of 38 infertile women ,25 cases become pregnant,the pregnant rates were 67.3%;Of 13 unsuccessful cases,8 cases turn out re-obstructived.Conclusion Combination interventional oviduct recanalization with traditional chinese medicine for infertile women with oviduct is a simple,safe,and more effective method,it has a high successful rates than either method solely,should be spreaded.

BACKGROUND:As one of the main active ingredients in epimedium, icari n plays an important role in bone defect repair. Sustained and effective concentration of icari n in vivo is essential for bone damage repair.
OBJECTIVE:To recommend the research progress of epimedium glycoside for bone repair and to explore the pharmaco-active concentration of icari n.
METHODS:A computer-based online search of CNKI database (http://www.cnki.net/) and PubMed database (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed) from January 2000 to October 2013 was performed for related articles of the effect of icari n for bone defect repair and bone damage repair. The key words were“icari n, concentration, bone”in Chinese and English. After repeated articles were excluded, 76 related articles were screened out and 44 of them met the inclusive criteria.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The icari n-released scaffold materials can induce the osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells, promote the viability of osteoblasts and inhibit the resorption of osteoclasts, thus repairing bone tissue. It is certain that icari n promotes cellular dif erentiation, however whether it can promote cellular proliferation remains unclear. The pharmaco-active concentration of icari n ranges from10-8 to 10-5 mol/L, but clinical trial has not yet been carried out, and specific drug concentration is uncertain, which needs further exploration.

AIM: To elucidate the mechanism of arrhythmia in healed myocardial infarction (HMI), and to investigate the changes of action potential duration (APD),transient outward potassium current (I to ), delayed rectifier potassium current (I K) and inward rectifier potassium current (I K1 ) of left ventricular myocytes in noninfarcted zone of HMI. METHODS: 12 rabbits were randomly assigned in two groups: HMI group (thoracotomy and ligation of the circumflex coronary); sham-operated group (thoracotomy but no conorary ligation). 3 months after operation, whole cell patch clamp technique was used to record APD, I to , I K and I K1 of ventricular myocytes in non-infarcted zone. RESULTS: Membrane capacitance was larger in HMI group than that in sham-operated group. Action potential duration was lengthened significantly in HMI group and early after depolarization (EAD) appeared in HMI group. The densities of I to , I K,tail and I K1 were reduced significantly in HMI group (P

AIM: To investigate the mechanism of gend er difference in sotalol-induced torsade de pointes (TdP) in rabbits in vitro. METHODS: 40 rabbits of both sexes were divided into two groups: low concentration (1?10 -5 mol/L d-sotalol) group and high concentration (1?10 -4 mol/L d-sotalol) group. With the monophasic action potential (MAP ) recording technique, MAP of epicardium, midmyocardium and endocardium were sim ultaneously recorded by specially designed plunge-needle electrodes across the l eft ventricular free wall of rabbit hearts purfused by Langendorff method. TdP w as induced by bradycardia, d-sotalol and low-K+, Mg 2+ tyrode solution. RESULTS: d-sotalol prolonged the duration of 90% repolarizat ion (MAPD 90) of epicardium, midmyocardium and endocardium in a concentration-d ependent manner and the effect on midmyocardium was the most obvious. In low con centration group, MAPD 90 of midmyocardium of male rabbit heart increased f rom (222?11) ms to (230?10) ms and that of female rabbit heart increased from (263?12) ms to (281?12) ms. In high concentration group, MAPD 90 of midmy ocardium of male rabbit heart increased from (217?10) ms to (296?18) ms and th at of female rabbit heart increased from (258?10) ms to (368?19) ms. There was no difference in TDR between male and female rabbit hearts before perfusion wit h d-sotalol. D-sotalol prolonged TDR in a concentration-dependent manner. In low concentration group, TDR of male and female rabbit hearts was (20.0?5.1) ms and (28.0?5.6) ms. In high concentration group, TDR of male and female rabbit hearts was (38.0?4.8) ms and (55.0?7.7) ms, respectively. There was EAD i n 6 female hearts while no EAD develop ed in male heart and no TdP developed in low concentration group. In high concen tration group, 10 female, 9 male hearts developed EAD, 9 female and 3 male he arts developed TdP. CONCLUSION: The greater TDR induced by d-sotalol in female may b e responsible for the higher incidence of TdP of female rabbit heart.

To elucidate the mechanism of arrhythmia in healed myocardial infarction (HMI), the changes of action potential duration (APD), transient outward potassium current (Ito), delayed rectifier potassium current (IK) and inward rectifier potassium current (IK1) of left ventricular myocytes in non-infarcted zone of HMI were investigated. Rabbits were randomly assigned into two groups: HMI group, in which animals were subjected to thoracotomy and ligation of the circumflex coronary and sham-operated group, in which rabbits underwent thoracotomy but no conorary ligation. 3 months after the operation, the whole myocyte patch clamp technique was used to record APD, Ito, IK, and IK1 of ventricular myocytes in non-infarcted zone. Our results showed that the membrane capacitance was larger in HMI group than in sham-operated group. Action potential duration was significantly lengthened in HMI group and early afterdepolarization (EAD) appeared in HMI group. The densities of Ito, I(K, tail), and IK1 were reduced significantly in HMI group, from 6.72 +/- 0.42 pA/pF, 1.54 +/- 0.13 pA/pF and 25.6 +/- 2.6 pA/pF in sham-operated group to 4.03 +/- 0.33 pA/pF, 1.14 +/- 0.11 pA/pF and 17.6 +/- 2.3 pA/pF, respectively. It is concluded that the reduced densities of Ito, I(K, tail) and IK1 in ventricular myocytes of non-infarcted zone in HMI were responsible for the prolongation of APD and the presentation of EAD which played important roles in the development of malignant arrhythmia in HMI.
Action Potentials ; Arrhythmia/*etiology ; Heart Ventricles/metabolism ; Myocardial Infarction/complications ; Myocardial Infarction/metabolism ; Myocardial Infarction/*pathology ; Myocytes, Cardiac/*cytology ; Patch-Clamp Techniques ; Potassium Channels/*metabolism

Adolescent ; Brain Neoplasms ; metabolism ; pathology ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Female ; Humans ; Melanoma ; metabolism ; pathology ; Melanoma-Specific Antigens ; metabolism ; Neurilemmoma ; metabolism ; pathology ; S100 Proteins ; metabolism ; Vimentin ; metabolism

The protective effect of carvedilol on abnormality of L-type calcium current induced by oxygen free radical in single guinea pig ventricular myocytes was studied. Whole-cell patch clamp technique was used to study the effect of H2O2 (0.5 mmol/L) on L-type calcium current in single guinea pig ventricular myocytes and the action of pretreatment with carvedilol (0.5 micromol/L). 0.5 micromol/L carvedilol had no significant effect on ICa,L and its channel dynamics. In the presence of 0.5 mmol/L H2O2, peak current of ICa,L was reduced significantly (P<0.001), the I-V curve of ICa,L was shifted upward, steady-state activation curve and steady-state deactivation curve of ICa,L were shifted left and recovery time of ICa,L was delayed significantly (P<0.001). 0.5 micromol/L carvedilol significantly alleviated the inhibitory effect of H2O2 on ICa,L as compared with that in H2O2 group (P<0.01). In addition, carvedilol reversed the changes of dynamics of ICa,L induced by H2O2. It was concluded that carvedilol could alleviate the abnormality of L-type calcium current induced by oxygen free radical in cardiomyocytes. It shows partly the possible mechanism of the special availability of carvedilol in chronic heart failure.
Adrenergic beta-Antagonists ; pharmacology ; Animals ; Calcium Channels, L-Type ; metabolism ; Carbazoles ; pharmacology ; Female ; Free Radicals ; adverse effects ; Guinea Pigs ; Heart Ventricles ; cytology ; Male ; Myocytes, Cardiac ; metabolism ; pathology ; Oxidative Stress ; Patch-Clamp Techniques ; Propanolamines ; pharmacology

OBJECTIVETo evaluate the value of valplast dentures in the temporary restoration of single missing anterior tooth.

METHODSTotally 76 patients who needed temporary restoration of single missing anterior tooth were involved and equally divided into two groups according to their own choices of procedures: group A, with valplast dentures as their temporary dentures and group B, with conventional removable partial dentures as their temporary dentures. Meanwhile,38 patients who had their single anterior teeth pulled out and did not need temporary dentures were enrolled as control group without any temporary restoration, and impressions were taken immediately before the temporary dentures were used (2 weeks after tooth extraction) and before the initiation of permanent restorations (97-100 days after tooth extraction).The heights of clinical crowns of the adjacent teeth were also recorded twice from plaster models made from the impressions.The height of labial gingiva recession was calculated as the difference between the two heights recorded.

RESULTSThe height differences of clinical crowns of the adjacent teeth was 0.5mm (range: 0.0-1.2mm) in group A, which was significantly larger than those in group B [0.0mm;(range: 0.0-0.6mm)](P<0.05) and in group C[0.0mm;(range: 0.0-0.4mm)](P<0.05).However, the difference was not significant between group B and group C (P>0.05).

CONCLUSIONApplication of valplast denture as temporary denture may cause labial gingival recession of the adjacent teeth, and therefore is not suitable for the restoration of single missing anterior tooth.

Adult ; Dental Restoration, Temporary ; instrumentation ; Dentures ; adverse effects ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Gingival Recession ; etiology ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Tooth Loss ; therapy ; Young Adult