Objective: To observe the clinical effects of needling acupoints Shenting(GV 24),Neiguan(PC 6) and Sanyinjiao(SP 6) in the treatment of migraine. Methods: Thirty cases of Germen patients with migraine were treated mainly by Shenting(GV 24), bilateral Neiguan(PC 6) and Sanyinjiao(SP 6), as well as bilateral Hegu(LI 4) and Taichong(LR 3), Touwei(ST 8),Yangbai(GB 14), Cuanzhu(BL 2), Sizhukong(TE 23), Shuaigu(GB 8) and Sibai(ST 2) in the affected side of head, auricular Sympathetic (MA-AH 7), Er Shenmen (MA-TF 1), Heart (MA-IC) and Endocrine (MA-IC 3); another 28 cases were treated by routine acupuncture. The clinical results and immediate pain-relieving effects were observed. Results: The total effective rate was 90.0% in treatment group and 75.0% in control group, χ2= 4.57, P ＜ 0.05; the 24-hour pain-relieving effects were obviously better in treatment group than that in control group, χ2 = 10.11, P＜ 0.01. Conclusion: Needling Shenting(GV 24), Neiguan (PC 6) and Sanyinjiao(SP 6) has better effects than routine acupuncture in the treatment of migraine.

BACKGROUND: Cecropins are a kind of micromolecule protein with antibacterial activity. Eukaryotic cell-expressed or artificially synthesized Cecropins is characterized by low efficiency and high cost. OBJECTIVE: To clone and express an antibacterial peptide gene of Musca domestica Cecropin A, and to identify recombinant expression product. METHODS: Mature Musca domestica Cecropin A encoding nucleotide sequence was searched from the GenBank and amplified by RT-PCR. The gene of Musca domestica Cecropin A was cloned into prokaryotic expression vector pET32a and fused with gene of Thioredoxin (Trx) and expressed in E.coli BL2l (DE3). After induction by isopropyl-β-D-thiogalactoside, the sera of the immunized rabbits were collected after rabbits were immunized with the hemolymph of housefly larvae. Recombinant protein was identified by western blot analysis and N-[Tris(hydroxymethyl)methyl]glycine-sodium dodecylsulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: After induction by isopropyl-β-D-thiogalactoside, E.coli BL21 expressed mature Cecropin. Rabbit anti- housefly larvae sera, N-[Tris(hydroxymethyl)methyl]glycine-sodium dodecylsulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and western blot analysis results confirmed that expression products were mature Cecropin. These suggest that prokaryotic expression system can be utilized to obtain natural mature Cecropin.

MicroRNA (miRNA) regulate the expression of target mRNA according to the specific base pairing. They are involved in proliferation,differentiation and apoptosis of cells. The expression of miRNA has distinct differences between normal tissues and cancers, miRNA can be oncogenes but also suppressor genes, they play an important role in cancer. And miRNA are promising to be a new therapeutic target. In this review, we will discuss the advance in the research of miRNA in cancer.

ObjectivesTo observe correlation between serum vitamin A status and prevalence or severity of NRDS. MethodsRecruited into this study were 166 preterm infants admitted to our neonatal department. The serum concentration of vitamin A was measured, and the prevalence of NRDS at different levels of vitamin A was compared. According to the clinical manifestation and X-rays, there were 30 infants diagnosed as NRDS. Another 30 patients from the rest 133 infants without NRDS were randomly selected as control group according to the gestational ages, then the difference between NRDS group and control group were observed according to gestational ages. The 30 preterm infants with NRDS were divided further into mild group (in-cluding stagesⅠandⅡ,n=18) and severe group (including stageⅢ andⅣ,n=12) according to ifndings chest X-ray, then the difference between these two groups were observed.ResultsIn the 166 preterm infants recruited, 65/166 had serum vitamin A lower than 0.35 μmol/L, in which 14/65 (21.54%) were NRDS patients. Another 93/166 patients had serum vitamin A ranged from 0.35 μmol/L to 0.7 μmol/L, in which 15/93 (16.13%) were NRDS patient. The rest 8/166 had serum vitamin A higher than 0.7 μmol/L, in which 1/8 (12.50%) were NRDS patient. However, the differences between each two groups were not signiifcant. When gestational ages ranged from 34 to 37 weeks, the serum concentrations of vitamin A of NRDS group were lower than that in controls (P<0.05). No signiifcant difference between the serum concentrations of vitamin A and the severity of NRDS were ob-served (P>0.05).ConclusionsThe prevalence of NRDS for those preterm infants lacking of vitamin A was tended to increase. And the late preterm infants (34 w≤ GA <37 w) with vitamin A deifciency are prone to NRDS.

The developed countries have increasingly used private sector involvement in the practices of developing, financing and providing public health infrastructure and services through public-private partnerships (PPPs) in recent years.The main reasons for this uptake in these countries are manifold ranging from the rising expenditures for refurbishing, maintaining and operating public assets, and the increasing constraints on the governmental budgets stifle because of the economic downturn.As a result, the government needs funds to cover inadequate inputs and seeks innovation through private sector experts and management expertise aiming for better operational risks mitigation.In this paper, 18 risk factors in health sector of China were tracked through the literature research, and the research aims to identify the risk allocation by issuing the questionnaires and conducting interviews with experts from the academia, and public and private sectors.This paper finally provides the scheme about the appropriate risk allocation to focus on improving the mitigation of the existing risks in order to achieve successful PPP projects.

Recently, Public-private Partnerships (PPPs) are being increasingly used in the public facilities and services provision in China.The procurement system ranges from simple contracting of services to the involvement of the private sector in the infrastructure financing, design, construction, operation and maintenance.However, organizing a PPP is not an easy task due to its complexity and long term contractual obligations and this some projects to fail to attract the private sector in the partnership and in the services provision.18 critical success factors of PPP project in the Chinese health sector were undermined by the investigation of this research.The mostly identified CSFs are thorough and realistic benefit assessment, sound policies, appropriate risk allocation and risk mitigation, and the public/private sector responsibilities.This paper finally puts forward the recommendations based on the statistics that are published from the Integrated Information Platform of CPPPC in order to focus on validating them for successful PPP projects achievement.

We observed the effects of testosterone (T) on myosin ATPase activity and its isoenzyme distribution of noninfarcted myocardium in male infarcted rats. 21 days after myocardial infarction (MI), both myocardial fiber diameter and myosin ATPase activity were increased in T treated MI group when compared with that of the MI group (P

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of tongue acupuncture plus balloon dilatation in treating deglutition disorders due to achalasia of the cricopharyngeus muscle after cerebral stroke.Method Forty-eight patients with deglutition disorders due to achalasia of the cricopharyngeus muscle after cerebral stroke were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 24 cases each. The two groups both received conventional rehabilitation training. In addition, the treatment group was given tongue acupuncture plus balloon dilatation, and the control group was by balloon dilatation alone. The two groups were treated once a day, for a total of 4 weeks. The water drinking test score and Standardized Swallowing Assessment (SSA) were evaluated before and after the treatment.Result The water drinking test and SSA scores were significantly changed after the intervention in both groups (P<0.05). After the treatment, the water drinking test and SSA scores in the treatment group were significantly different from those in the control group (P<0.05).Conclusion Tongue needling plus balloon dilatation is an effective approach in treating deglutition disorders due to achalasia of the cricopharyngeus muscle after cerebral stroke.

Objective:To induce experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis in Wistar for investigating the pathogenesis mechanism of uveitis.Methods:18 Wistar rats were immunized by different dosage of bovine soluble antigen(S Ag),and were detected the clinic changes dayly.The animals were anesthetized and killed when they had significant clinic EAU appearance or 3～4 weeks after immunized,the eyes were removed and followed by pathologic studies.Results:The incidence of EAU in the 3 different dosage S Ag immunized rats were 2/12 in 100 ?g S Ag group(6 rats,12 eyes),6/12 in 200 ?g S Ag group(6 rats,12 eyes) and 8/12 in 300 ?g S Ag group(6 rats,12 eyes) separately and the pathology scores were 0?16 76?11.02?17 56?9 96 separately in 3 group of rats.Conclusion:The middling sensitive Wistar rats can be used to induce EAU successly with middling purified S Ag.

ObjectiveTo observe the effect of co-stimulated factor B7-1 and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor(GM-CSF) genes mediated by recombinant adenovirus on immunogenicity of neuroblastoma(NB)cell line SH-SY5Y.MethodsAfter NB cell line SH-SY5Y was transfected with recombinant adenovirus mediating green fluorescent protein(Ad-GFP) in different multiplicity of infection(MOI),the transfer efficiency was tested by flow cytometry(FCM).SH-SY5Y cells were transfected separately with recombinant adenovirus,recombinant adenovirus mediating B7-1 and GM-CSF genes or only B7-1 gene,and they were named as Ad,B7-GM and B7 group.The cells which were not transfected were named as SH group.The protein expression of B7-1 and GM-CSF were detected by using FCM and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA).Peripheral mononuclear cells were separated and purified with Ficoll density gradient centrifugation.Cpm and cytokine(IFN-? and IL-2) secretory were evaluated by mixed lymphocyte culturing with different ratio(5 to 1 and 10 to 1) on target cells and effect cells.ResultsTransfer efficiency of recombinant adenovirus to SH-SY5Y was high.After transfection,B7-1 and GM-CSF genes were expressed.Proliferation of lymphocytes was stimulated and cytokine increased vigorously in B7-GM group and B7 group,and the effect in B7-GM group was stronger than that in B7 group.And the effect in ratio 5 to 1 group was stronger than that in 10 to 1 group.ConclusionsB7-1 and GM-CSF genes have synergistic effect.After transfection with recombinant adenovirus mediated B7-1 and GM-CSF genes,the immunogenicity of SH-SY5Y is greatly enhanced.