Lateral habenula ( LHb ) , which is situated in the dorsal diencephalon of all vertebrates, is an important component of the habenular complex. The neural network outlined in previ-ous studies indicates that LHb acts not only as an important relay station to link the forebrain with the midbrain regions that in-volved in regulating behavioral responses to reward and mediating the transmassion of negative feedback information, but also is closely connected with 5-HT system. Indeed, recently studies demonstrate that experimental manipulations of LHb are followed by behavioural alterations in relation to drug addiction, reward-a-version responses, pain, sleep, depression and so on. This arti-cle mainly reviews the mechanisms of LHb involved in all kinds of physiological activities.

Objective To study the expression and signiifcance of phospholipid transfer protein (PLTP) and macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) in mice with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). Methods Ninety-six 4-day-old mice were randomly divided into oxygen group and air group. Mice in oxygen group were exposed to a FiO2 of 65%, and mice in air group were exposed to air. On day 7, 14, 21 and 28, blood and lung tissue samples from 12 randomly selected mice in each group were obtained. The serum levels of MIF and PLTP were measured by ELISA assay. The morphological changes of lung tissue were ob-served with HE staining. Results The mice in oxygen group showed thickened lung parenchyma and obvious pulmonary ifbrosis. The radioactive alveolar count was signiifcantly lower in oxygen group than that in air group (P<0.01). PLTP level in air group was increased gradually from day 7 to day 21, and began to decrease on day 28. PLTP level in oxygen group was increased from day 7 to day 14, and decreased on day 21 and day 28. MIF level in air group did not change during the experiment. MIF level in oxygen group was signiifcantly increased from day 7 to day 21, and began to decrease on day 28. Conclusions MIF and PLTP may be good biomarkers for the diagnosis of BPD.

To investigate the effect of propofol on the release of glutamate and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) from rat hippocampal synatosomes, synaptosomes was made from hippocampus and incubated with artificial cerebrospinal fluid (aCSF). With the experiment of Ca(2+)-dependent release of glutamate and GABA, dihydrokainic acid (DHK) and nipectic acid were added into aCSF. For the observation of Ca(2+)-independent release of glutamate and GABA, no DHK, nipectic acid and Ca2+ were added from aCSF. The release of glutamate and GABA were evoked by 20 micromol/L veratridine or 30 mmol/L KCI. The concentration of glutamate and GABA in aCSF was measured by using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). 30, 100 and 300 micromol/L propofol significantly inhibited veratridine-evoked Ca(2+)-dependent release of glutamate and GABA (P < 0.01 or P < 0. 05). However, propofol showed no effect on elevated KCl-evoked Ca(2+)-dependent release of glutamate and GABA (P > 0.05). Veratridine or elevated KCI evoked Ca(2+)-independent release of glutamate and GABA was not affected significantly by propofol (P > 0.05). Propofol could inhibit Ca(2+)-dependent release of glutamate and GABA. However, it has no effect on the Ca(2+)-independent release of glutamate and GABA.
Anesthetics, Intravenous/pharmacology ; Calcium/metabolism ; Glutamic Acid/*biosynthesis ; Hippocampus/*metabolism ; Propofol/*pharmacology ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Synaptosomes/*metabolism ; gamma-Aminobutyric Acid/*biosynthesis

Objective To study the feasibility of the acute gastrointestinal injury (AGI) classification standard for evaluation of gastrointestinal function in intensive care unit (ICU) patients,and to discuss its value in administration of early enteral nutrition (EN).Methods A perspective study was conducted.85 patients with AGI admitted to ICU of Tianjin First Center Hospital from January 2013 to June 2013 were enrolled.EN was conducted after ICU admission or within 12-24 hours after high catabolic state.The patients were divided into four groups according to the AGI classification,i.e.grade Ⅰ,Ⅱ,Ⅲ,and Ⅳ,and they were treated according to the treatment procedure for AGI.The primary end points were 7-day rate of intake of standard EN,the degree of disease and nutrition,and their correlation with AGI classification.Secondary endpoint was rate of giving EN within 48 hours.Results Gastrointestinal dysfunction patients accounted for 49.42％ (85/172) of the ICU patients,and number of patients in grade Ⅰ,Ⅱ,Ⅲ,Ⅳ were 29,28,19,9 respectively.On the first day of ICU stay,there were no statistical differences in age,acute physiology and chronic health evaluation Ⅱ (APACHE Ⅱ) score,serum albumin (ALB) and prealbumin (PA) among four groups,and it was demonstrated that the baseline data were comparable.APACHE Ⅱ score on the seventh day of ICU stay was significantly lower than that on the first day in grade Ⅰ,Ⅱ and Ⅲ patients (grade Ⅰ:20.48 ± 2.45 vs.22.59 ± 2.06,t=-3.120,P=0.031 ; grade Ⅱ:19.34 ± 1.80 vs.21.65 ± 2.22,t=-4.316,P=0.012; grade Ⅲ:20.63 ± 1.34 vs.23.31 ± 1.70,t=-5.640,P=0.000),and serum PA (g/L) was significantly increased (grade Ⅰ:24.37 ± 6.54 vs.10.62 ± 7.24,t=-4.866,P=0.000; grade Ⅱ:19.79± 12.48 vs.11.57±8.94,t=-2.116,P=0.031; grade Ⅲ:19.15±8.43 vs.13.78 ± 6.59,t=-3.601,P=0.000).On the seventh day ofICU stay,the APACHE Ⅱ score was higher in grade Ⅳ than that in grade Ⅰ,Ⅱ and Ⅲ patients (22.87 ± 3.31 vs.20.48 ± 2.45,19.34 ± 1.80,20.63 ± 1.34,P＜0.05 or P＜0.01),and PA was obviously lower in grade Ⅳ than that in grade Ⅰ,Ⅱ and Ⅲ patients (g/L:14.02 ± 8.70 vs.24.37 ± 6.54,19.79 ±12.48,19.15 ± 8.43,P＜0.05 or P＜0.01).There was no statistically significant difference among four groups in respect of serum ALB (F=0.454,P=0.722).The rate of giving EN in 24 hours in grade Ⅰ,Ⅱ,Ⅲ,Ⅳ patients was 95.4％,72.1％,52.0％ and 0,respectively (x2=8.310,P=0.016),and in 48 hours it was 100.0％,83.0％,76.0％,and 0 (x2=5.470,P=0.025).7-day standard EN intake rate was 100.0％,88.7％,84.0％ and 34.0％ respectively in grade Ⅰ,Ⅱ,Ⅲ,Ⅳ patients (x2 =0.720,P=0.017).Correlation analysis showed that there was a negative correlation between AGI classification and rate of giving EN in 1 day (r=-0.62,P=0.04) and 7-day standard EN intake rate (r=-0.76,P=0.02).Conclusions AGI classification can be used to estimate the gastrointestinal function of patients with critical illness,and it has a significant correlation with early EN support.An early goal achieving intervention based on the AGI classification can improve the nutritional status and the general state of the patients.

Objective To evaluate the role of sonic hedgehog (SHH) signaling pathway in spinal neurons in morphine tolerance (MT) in mice.Methods Pathogen-free healthy female Kunming mice,weighing 20-25 g,aged 8-10 weeks,were used in the study.MT was induced with morphine 10 mg/kg injected subcutaneously twice a day for 7 consecutive days.The experiment was performed in two parts.Experiment Ⅰ Forty-eight mice were randomly assigned into 2 groups:control group (group C,n =8) and MT group (group M,n=40).The thermal pain threshold (TPT) was measured at 1 day before morphine injection and 1,3,5,7 and 14 days after the end of injection.Eight mice in each group were sacrificed at 2 h after measurement of TPT at each time point after the end of injection in group M or at 2 h after the last measurement of TPT in group C,and the lumbar segment (L4-6) of the spinal cord was removed.Experiment Ⅱ Forty-eight mice were randomly assigned into 6 groups (n=8 each):SHH inhibitor cyclopamine plus MT group (group CP+M),cyclopamine solvent plus MT group (group D1 +M),SHH agonist SAG plus MT group (group SAG+M),SAG solvent plus MT group (group D2+M),MT plus cyclopamine group (group M+CP) and morphine plus cyelopamine solvent group (group M+D1).At 15 min before morphine injection,cyclopamine 10 mg/kg was injected subcutaneously in group CP+M,and SAG 5 mg/kg was injected subcutaneously in group SAG+M.Cyclopamine 10 mg/kg was injected subcutaneously once a day during the 1-3 days after the end of morphine injection in group M+CP.The TPT was measured before injection of morphine,at 30 min after the first injection of morphine every day and at 1-3 days after the end of morphine injection.The animals were sacrificed at 2 h after the last measurement of TPT,and the lumbar segment (L4-6) of the spinal cord was removed for determination of the expression of SHH signaling pathway-related proteins SHH,ptch1,smo,gli1 and gli3 using Western blot.Results Experiment Ⅰ Compared with group C,the TPT was significantly decreased at 1 and 3 days after the end of morphine injection (P＜0.05),no significant change was found in TPT at 5-14 days after the end of morphine injection (P＞0.05),and the expression of SHH,smo and glil at 1-5 days after the end of morphine injection,of ptchl at 1 and 3 days after the end of morphine injection and of gli3 at 7 days after the end of morphine injection was up-regulated in group M (P＜0.05).Experiment Ⅱ Compared with group D1+M,the TPT was significantly increased,the expression of SHH,ptchl,smo and glil was down-regulated,and gli3 expression was up-regulated in group C P+M (P＜0.05).Compared with group D2+M,the TPT was significantly decreased,the expression of SHH,ptch1,smo and glil was up-regulated,and gli3 expression was down-regulated in group SAG+M (P＜0.05).There was no significant difference in the parameters mentioned above between group M+CP and group M+D1 (P＞0.05).The TPT was significantly lower on 3rd-7th days after beginning of morphine injection and 1-3 days after the end of morphine injection than at 30 min after the first injection of morphine in group CP+M (P＜0.05).Conclusion The mechanism underlying the development of MT is partially related to activation of SHH signaling pathway in spinal neurons of mice,however,the maintenance mechanism has no marked relationship with it.

Objective This study was to investigate the value of CT guided 125iodine implantation combining transcatheter arterial chemoembolization(TACE) to prevent digestive tract bleeding in patients with portal vein tumor thrombus in primary hepatocellular carcinoma. Methods Forty patients with portal vein tumor thrombus which were diagnosed to have primary hepatocellular carcinomas by diagnostic criteria of Chinese Anti-Cancer Association were collected prospectively. They were divided into the treatment group and the control group, with 20 patients in each group. The treatment group was treated by TACE for hepatic tumor and 125iodine seed implantation for portal vein tumor thrombus, while the control group was treated by TACE for hepatic tumor and only given β-blockers medicines after treatment. Intraoperative and postoperative surgery-related complications were observed. Three months after surgery, enhanced abdominal CT scanning was performed to evaluate treatment effects which were divided into complete response (CR), partial response (PR), and progressive disease (PD) and stable of disease (SD), and the local tumor control rates were calculated. The bleeding rates and mortality after 3 months, 6 months, 12 months were recorded. Treatment effects of the two groups were compared with continuously correction Chi-square test, bleeding rates were compared with Fisher test, and survival rates were analyzed with Kaplan-Meier survival curve and compared with Log-rank test. Results Overall the 40 patients were treated successfully without serious surgery-related complications. In the treatment group, there were 8 patients with PR, 6 with SD and 6 with PD, and the local control rates were 40% (8/20). In the control group, there were 1 patient with PR, 6 patients with SD and 13 with PD. The difference of the local control rates was statistically significant (χ2=5.161, P=0.023).The bleeding rates at 3, 6 and 12 months were 2, 2 and 3 cases in the treatment group, for control group they were 2, 6 and 10 cases respectively. There was no statistical difference between the 3 months and 6 months bleeding rates (P values were 1.000 and 0.235), but for 12 months bleeding rates, the difference was statistically significant (P=0.041).The 1 year cumulative survival rates of the treatment group and control group were 70% (14/20) and 40% (8/20), and the difference was statistically significant (χ2=4.675, P=0.031). Conclusion The treatment of 125iodine implantation combining transcatheter arterial chemoembolization in patients with portal vein tumor thrombus in primary hepatocellular carcinoma can reduce variceal bleeding rate and improve survival rate.

ObjectiveTo assess the diagnostic value of ultrasonography in the diagnosis and pathological classifi cation of appendicitis with pathological results.MethodsThe study included 111 cases who confi rmed by surgery and pathology in the Six Affi liated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University from June2012 to December 2013. The image characteristics of ultrasonic images performed before surgery were analyzed retrospectively. The cases were divided into five groups based on the pathology: 6 acute simple appendicitis, 45 acute suppurative appendicitis, 15 acute gangrenous appendicitis, 33 chronic appendicitis, and 12 acute attack of chronic appendicitis. The length, width and wall thickness of the appendicitis measured by preoperative ultrasound between various pathological type were compared with Kruskal-Wallis statistical methord, and also used the same method to compared the one which had statistically signifi cance between the fi ve groups. As in the above case, Fisher Exact Test was used to compare the characters′ of ultrasonography included gradations of the appendix, the tube cavity expansion, stercorolith, the appendiceal abscess, mergering lymph node enlargement and the appendix around effusion, if there was statistically signifi cance, the same methord was used to the further comparison between thefi ve groups.ResultsTotally 90 of 111 cases of were reminded appendicitis by preoperative ultrasound, the diagnostic accuracy rate was 81.08%, including acute suppurative appendicitis 91.11% (41/45), acute gangrenous appendicitis 93.33% (14/15), acute simple appendicitis 83.33% (5/6), chronic appendicitis 60.61% (20/33), chronic appendicitis onset acute 83.33% (10/12). There were no statistical differences of preoperative ultrasound measured between various pathological type of appendicitis in length, while the appendix width measured by preoperative ultrasound of acute gangrenous appendicitis was wider than the acute simple group and chronic group, and there were statistically signifi cance between them (P<0.05), in the aspect of wall thickness, the acute suppurative appendicitis and the acute gangrenous appendicitis groups were thicker than the chronic group, and these differences had statistically signifi cance (P<0.05). The stercorolith, lymph node enlargement and the appendiceal abscess in different types of appendicitis had no statistical difference. There were statistically differences (P<0.05) between the acute suppurative goup, acute gangrenous group and the chronic group respectively, both in gradations of the appendix and the tube cavity expansion. Also there were statistically difference (P<0.05) between the acute gangrenous appendicitis group and the chronic group in the aspect of the appendix around effusion.ConclusionsUltrasound is valuable in the diagnosis of appendicitis, especially for acute gangrenous appendicitis and acute purulent appendicitis. The measurement of appendix with wide diameter, wall thickness by ultrasond preoperatively, and the characteristics of the wall layers, lumen expansion degree and the appendix around effusion are valuable in identifying chronic appendicitis, acute suppurative appendicitis, and acute gangrene appendicitis; The ultrasonic measurement of appendix wide diameter could identify acute gangrenous appendicitis and acute simple appendicitis. Ultrasound had limited value in identifying acute suppurative, acute gangrenous appendicitis, acute simple appendicitis, chronic appendicitis, and chronic appendicitis onset acute.

For recently 30 years,with the progress of science,the development of intracavitary technology has been constantly improved and expanded.Reascularization technology makes the cure of vaso-occlusive disease a great leap.Because of its small trauma,repeatable,high security,near future curative effect,interventional therapy is distinctly superior to the traditional treatment such.Peripheral vascular lumen treatments including the balloon dilatation,stent-assisted angioplasty,catheter guided thrombolysis,and percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy,etc.Although angioplasty has become the best choice but the preferred treatment has limitations,such as for long and severe calcification of arteries occlusion surgery is difficult,immediate and long-term patency rate is low,the postoperative complications is frequent;Used for plaque ulcer and potentially thromboembolic disease,body highly risks of distal embolization;Inherent retraction force for postoperative lumen,intimal inflammation restenosis,stent thrombosis cause problems frequently.However,the percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy system is aimed at solving the clinical problems with good combination of engineering and technology research.The purpose of this paper is to expound the existing mechanical embolus removal system:SilverHawk/TurbjHawk aod Straub Rotarex thrombus,that is to elaborate its development status and clinical analysis.

Objective To study the clinical efficacy of caffeine in premature infants receiving mechanical ventilation and related complications .Method From January 2014 to September 2016, preterm infants (28w≤GA<33w) treated with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) or conventional mechanical ventilation ( CMV ) in neonatal intensive care unit were studied .They were randomly assigned into the caffeine group and the control group .The caffeine group received caffeine when NCPAP ventilation was applied or adjusting to synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation ( SIMV) mode.The control group was injected with 5%glucose without caffeine .The t test andχ2 test were used to analyze the clinical efficacy and related complications .Result A total of 96 patients receiving NCPAP ventilation were collected ( birth weight between 1300~2100 g), including 51 cases in caffeine group and 45 cases in the control group. 84 cases received CMV ventilation (birth weight between 1000~1499 g), with 43 cases in the caffeine group and 41 cases the control group.Among the NCPAP infants, the incidence of failure to withdraw ventilator (0% vs.13.3%) and the incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (3.9% vs.17.8%) were lower in the caffeine group than the control group .The duration of assisted ventilation and hospital stay in the caffeine group were shorter than the control group [(6.2 ±3.1) d vs.(8.2 ±3.2) d, (16.3 ±8.7) d vs. (19.5 ±9.2) d], the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05).Among the CMV infants, the incidence of failure of A/C to SIMV mode transition and bronchopulmonary dysplasia were lower in the caffeine group than the control group and the duration of assisted ventilation and hospital stay were shorter . The differences were statistically significant ( P <0.05 ) . No differences were found in the related complications in each group ( P>0.05) . Conclusion Caffeine can help reduce the incidences of withdrawal failure, bronchopulmonary dysplasia , ventilation duration and hospital stay when using NCPAP and CMV ventilation.

Objective To evaluate the value of endorectal ultrasonography (ERUS) in assessment of mesorectal fascia (MRF) invasion in rectal cancer.Methods Data of 44 patients who accepted preoperative ERUS and total mesorectal excision surgery within a week were retrospective analyzed.There were 18 patients who accepted preoperative neoadjuvant chemotherapy and 26 patients didn't acceped.Taking the pathological diagnosis of circumferential resection margin (CRM) as the gold standard,the diagnostic efficiency of ERUS for the MRF invasion in rectal cancer was evaluated.Results The final pathological T staging was T1 in 2 cases,T2 in 17 cases and T3 in 25 cases.There were 2 cases of CRM positive results,and 42 cases of CRM negative results.With regard to the location of tumor,there were 16 cases located in low,and 28 cases in mid rectum.There were 26 cases located in anterior or antero-lateral wall of rectum,13 cases in posterior or postero-lateral wall,and 5 cases with a circle of rectum.The diagnostic accuracy were 83.33 ％ (15/18) and 92.31％ (24/26) for cases of accepting and not accepting the preoperative neoadjuvant chemotherapy;80.77％ (21/26) for cases located in anterior or antero-lateral wall,and 100％ (13/13) for cases located in posterior or postero-lateral wall;75.00％ (12/16)and 96.43 ％ (27/28) for low position and mid position tumors.The total diagnostic accuracy was 88.64％ (39/44).Conclusion ERUS can be an effective method in preoperative assessment of the MRF invasion in rectal cancer.