Objective To investigate the effect of ear massage on blood pressure and sleep quality of hypertensive patients . Methods Two hundred and ninety-eight elderly hypertensive patients were nursed on the basis of conventional therapy. One hundred and forty-eight patients randomly selected were set as the experiment group, where they were given intervention of ear massage. Another one hundred and fifty patients were set as the control group and treated with conventional interventions. The two groups were compared in terms of blood pressure (systolic and diastolic blood pressure) after nursing interventions and the sleep quality (by Pittsburgh sleep quality index, PSQI). Result After intervention, the diastolic and systolic blood pressure values in the experiment group were both significantly decreased than before intervention (P<0.05) and the quality of sleep was significantly lower than that before intervention (P<0.05). Conclusion Ear massage can be effective in regulating blood pressure in elderly hypertensive patients and improving their quality of sleep.

Objective To investigate the drinking pattern and the condition of alcoholic fatty liver disease in a certain coal mine workers in Shanxi Province.Methods A total of 1501 workers in a coal mine in Shanxi Province were surveyed by field investigation method.Contents include questionnaire, physical measurement, abdominal ultrasound liver and fasting blood glucose, blood lipid, liver function, cholesterol, blood biochemical indicator detection.ALD diagnostic criteria for fatty liver and alcoholic liver disease group were .recommended by the Chinese Medical Association in 2010.The t test,X2 test and multiariable logistic regression analysis were conducted by SPSS17.0 software.Results This study involved ALD patients with 265 people, accounting for 17.65％ of the total survey.The drinking pattern, such as drinking patterns in the initial drinking age,long duration of drinking, drinking frequency, drunkenness, fasting drinking, average daily alcohol intake as the risk factors of alcoholic liver disease.The Logistic regression analysis of alcoholic liver disease related factors showed that, drinking age, drinking way and daily average alcohol intake were closely related to the occurrence of ALD(OR=0.942,P=0.769;OR=2.811,P=0.000;OR=1.756,P=0.000;OR=542.844,P=0.001) .Conclusion In the coal mine workers, drinking pattern in the initial drinking age, drinking age, daily average alcohol intake are closely related to ALD illness.

Objective To investigate the effects of prescription of nourishing blood and stretching of stoke (PNBSS) on the levels of TXB2 and 6-Keto-PGF1αin serum of patients with acute ischemic cerebrovascular disease (AICD);To discuss its action mechanism in AICD treatment. Methods Ninety patients with AICD were randomly divided into trial group and control group, 45 cases in each group. The control group received western routine treatment, while the trail group received the western routine treatment plus PNBSS, one dose per day, for one week. Rating scale of neurologic deficit was employed to evaluate treatment effectiveness. Venous blood was collected before the treatment and on the 3rd and 7th days of treatment. Levels of TXB2 and 6-Keto-PGF1αin serum were detected respectively. Results The score of neurologic deficit of post-treatment in two groups apparently decreased compared with baseline (P<0.01), and score of neurologic deficit in trial group on 7th day was lower than that of control group (P<0.05). The total effective rate in trial group was 93.3%, which was apparently higher than that of control group (84.4%). The level of TXB2 in serum and ratio of TXB2/6-Keto-PGF1α (T/P) in two groups on 3rd and 7th days remarkably decreased compared with baseline (P<0.01), while the level of 6-Keto-PGF1α in two groups on 3rd and 7th days was higher than that of baseline (P<0.01). Meanwhile, the level of TXB2 and ratio of T/P in two groups on 7th day were apparently lower than that of 3rd day (P<0.01), and the level of 6-Keto-PGF1αon 7th day was higher than that of 3rd day (P<0.01). The level of TXB2 in serum and ratio of T/P on 3rd and 7th days in trial group were apparently lower than that of control group (P<0.01, P<0.05), while the level of 6-Keto-PGF1α on 3rd and 7th days in trial group was apparently higher than that of control group (P<0.01, P<0.05). Conclusion One of the mechanisms of PNBSS for AICD appears to inhibit overavtivity of thrombocyte, and regulate the misadjustment of ratio of T/P.

Objective To observe the effects of Najia method of midday-midnight point selection for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) model rats onthe contents of NSE and S100B protein in serum. Methods SPF SD male rats were chosen to establish the models by middle cerebral artery bolt method. Rats were divided into blank group, sham-operation group, model group, channel-point group, and Najia method group by random number table method. Blank group, sham-operation group, and model group were in the absence of treatment, while the channel-point group received acupuncture treatment according to differentiation syndrome. Najia method group used Najia method of midday-midnight point selection to conduct acupuncture treatment once a day. Improvement of neural function and cerebral infarction volume were observed. The contents of NSE and S100B protein in serum were detected. Results Compared with model group, neurological function score, infarct volume and infarct volume percentage, and the contents of NSE and S100B protein in serum decreased in Najia method group and channel-point group (P<0.05, P<0.01). The effects of Najia group were generally better than the channel-point group. Conclusion Najia method of midday-midnight point selection can decrease the content of NSE and S100B protein in serum of AIS model rats, so as to achieve the effects of neuroprotection and treatment.

Objective: To evaluate the role of G protein-coupled receptor 30 (GPR30) in 17β estradiol-induced inhibition of ketamine-caused neuroapoptosis in the hippocampus of newborn rats and the relationship with phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (p-ERKl/2). Methods: Twenty-four clean-grade healthy male Sprague-Dawley rats, aged 7 days, weighing 11-18 g, were divided into 4 groups (n=6 each) using a random number table method: control group (group C), ketamine group (group K), 17β estradiol plus ketamine group (group EK), and GPR30 inhibitor G15 plus 17β estradiol plus ketamine group (group G15EK). Ketamine 75 mg/kg (diluted to 0.1 ml in normal saline) was intraperitoneally injected every 24 h for 3 consecutive days in group K. In group EK, 17β estradiol 600 μg/kg was subcutaneously injected and ketamine 75 mg/kg was intraperitoneally injected every 24 h for 3 consecutive days.G15 300 μg/kg and 17β estradiol 600 μg/kg were subcutaneously injected and ketamine 75 mg/kg was intraperitoneally injected every 24 h for 3 consecutive days in group G15EK.The equal volume of normal saline 0.1 ml was intraperitoneally injected instead in group C. The animals were sacrificed at 24 h after the last injection for determination of the expression of cleaved caspase-3, ERK1/2 and phosphorylated ERK1/2(p-ERK1/2) (by Western blot). Results: There was no significant difference in the expression of ERK1/2 in hippocampus among the four groups (P>0.05). Compared with group C, the expression of cleaved caspase-3 was significantly up-regulated, and the expression of p-ERK1/2 was down-regulated in K and G15EK groups (P<0.05). Compared with group K, the expression of cleaved caspase-3 was significantly down-regulated, and the expression of p-ERK1/2 was up-regulated in group EK (P<0.05). Compared with group EK, the expression of cleaved caspase-3 was significantly up-regulated, and the expression of p-ERK 1/2 was down-regulated in group G15EK (P<0.05). Conclusion GPR30 is involved in 17β estradiol-induced inhibition of ketamine-caused neuroapoptosis in the hippocampus of newborn rats, which is related to up-regulating the expression of p-ERKl/2.

Cervical ectopic thymus rarely occur. We reported a case of cervical thymus presenting as a unilateral neck mass in an infant. Ultrasonography showed a low echo-level mass with clear border and abundant blood flow signal in the left neck. Preoperative chest CT revealed normal structures in the superior mediastinum including the thymus. Surgical resection was performed and the histological diagnosis was ectopic cervical thymus.
Choristoma ; Humans ; Infant ; Neck ; Thymus Gland ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed