Objective To compare the impacts of four different intravenous anesthetic agents on middle cerebral artery blood flow velocity(V‐MCA) during the anesthesia induction period .Methods Totally 80 cases were randomly divided into four groups (n=20) ,maintenance drugs of anesthesia were propofol 2 .00 mg/kg ,etomidate 0 .30 mg/kg ,midazolam 0 .15 mg/kg and dezocine 0 .20 mg/kg respectively ,the bispectral index (BIS) value was dropping to below 50 ,the endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation were performed .The transcranial Doppler (TCD) monitoring was adopted to monitor and record middle cerebral artery mean flow velocity (Vm‐MCA) ,mean arterial pressure (MAP) ,heart rate (HR) ,systolic blood pressure (SBP) ,diastolic blood pressure (DBP) in the four groups before induction after entering operation room (T0 ) ,at1 min before intubation (T1 ) ,immediate intubation (T2 ) ,at 1 min after intubation (T3 ) ,3 min after intubation (T4 ) ,5 min after intubation (T5 ) .Results Except for the midazolam group ,Vm‐MCA at T1 in the other three groups were significantly lower that that in the T0 group (P< 0 .05);Vm‐MCA ,SBP ,DBP after intubation in the midazolam group and the etomidate group were significantly increased compared with the basic values ,while the difference between the propofol group and the dezocine group had no statistical significance (P>0 .05) .Con‐clusion midazolam and etomidate are weaker than propofol and dezocine in the aspect of inhibiting the middle cerebral arterial blood flow fluctuations caused by intubation .

Objective To study the effect of Jianweiyuyang(JWYY) granule on gastric ulcer of rats and its effective mechanism. Methods The rat model of gastric ulcer was set up by Okeba's method with some modification, and the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and platelets-derived growth factor (PDGF) in the gastric ulcer tissues was examined by immunohistochemical method. Results JWYY granule could elevate the expression of both VEGF and PDGF, obviously decrease the ulcer index, increase the thickness of gastric mucosa, and promote the healing of gastric ulcer. Conclusion The results indicated that Jianweiyuyang granule can increase the expression of VEGF and PDGF, which may be one of the mechanism of its promoting the healing of the gastric ulcer.

Objective To evaluate the auditory and verbal abilities of cochlear implantees using question_naires ,to explore basic rules of the development of auditory and verbal abilities ,and to analyze their relationships with some influencing factors .Methods A retrospective analysis of 107 cases of pre-lingually deaf children with cochlear implantation was conducted with Infant-Toddler Meaningful Auditory Integration Scale/Meaningful Audi_tory Integration Scale (IT -MAIS/MAIS) ,categories of auditory performance (CAP) and speech intelligibility rat_ing (SIR) for the evaluation of auditory and verbal abilities .An analysis was performed to assess influencing fac_tors ,such as postoperative time ,age at implantation ,physical age at follow -up ,time with hearing aids before im_plantation .SAS 9 .1 .3 was used in statistical analysis .ResuIts A total of 107 pre-lingually deaf children (48 males and 59 females) participated in this study .The postoperative time ranged from 0 to 49 months ,with an average of 9 .0 ± 10 .9 months .The results showed the postoperative time and age at implantation had significant influences on the scores of IT -MAIS/MAIS ,and postoperative time and physical age at follow -up had significant influences on the scores of CAP/SIR (P<0 .05) ,and hearing aids (HA) usage before implantation had no significant influences on these three questionnaires (P>0 .05) .ConcIusion The ages at implantation ,postoperative time and physical age had significant influences on the auditory and verbal abilities of pre-lingually deaf children with cochlear implanta_tion .Further studies are needed to explore their relationships with hearing aids usage before implantation .

BACKGROUND:The mechanical index is an important method for the evaluation of the therapeutic efficiency of drug treatment for osteoporosis animal models. OBJECTIVE: To explore the effects of various drug treatments on osteoporosis through a mechanical performance test about the femoral compression of rats. METHODS: Thirty-six Wistar female rats were randomized into six groups: normal control group, model group, Dan Qiparticles group, alpha-D3 group, premarin group, ipriflavone group, with six rats in each group. Osteoporosis models were made in al groups except for the normal control group, and after modeling, the rats in different groups were treated withDan Qi particles, alpha-D3 group, premarin and ipriflavone, respectively. After 15 weeks, the rats were kiled by abdominal aortic bloodletting to take out the left and right femurs that were placed on a universal testing machine to perform a compressive test at a speed of 5 mm/min. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The maximum load, maximum stress, maximum displacement, maximum strain, and elastic modulus were significantly lower in the model group than the other four groups (P < 0.05). There was no difference in different mechanical parameters between alpha-D3 group and model group as wel as between Dan Qi particles group and normal control group (P> 0.05). These findings indicate that osteoporosis leads to the variation of compression mechanical properties of the femur. There are good compression mechanical properties of the femur after treatment with premarin and ipriflavone, andDan Qi particles has the best effect.

OBJECTIVE To prepare pneumolysin(Pn)by genetic engineering and thereby establish the basis for the study of vaccines against otitis media. METHODS A pair of primers including two restriction sites was designed based on the pneumolysin gene sequence reported by Walker in 1987. The pneumolysin gene was PCR-amplified from pneumococcal DNA. The resulting fragment, digested by restriction enzymes, was ligated into the vector PET-28a and then transformed into host cell E.coli JM109(DE3). RESULTS The sequence of the inserted pneumolysin gene was confirmed by DNA sequencing. CONCLUSION The pneumolysin gene was successfully cloned into the host cell.

0.05).In1?g/kg dosage group,no neutralizing activity was detected at the end of convalescent period.CONCLUSION:The neutralizing antibodies can be detected in the serum of both hamsters and rhesus monkeys after repeating injection of recombinant consensus interferon?.The titers of antibody are in direct ratio with the duration and the injected dose.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the verbal communication skills of post-lingual cochlear implantees with categories of auditory performance (CAP) and speech intelligibility rating(SIR), and to explore their relationships with the duration of hearing loss, the postoperative time and preoperative hearing aid usage. METHOD: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 23 cases of post-lingual patients with cochlear implantation. CAP and SIR were applied in the evaluation of verbal communication skills. IBM SPSS Statistics 19 was used in statistical analysis. RESULT: The average score of CAP was 6.13, and statistical analysis showed CAP score was not significantly correlated with the duration of hearing loss, the postoperative time or the time of wearing a hearing aid preoperatively. The average SIR score of all these post-lingual patients was 4.91. CONCLUSION It showed that CAP score was not significantly correlated with these three factors. This may due to the low accuracy of CAP or the small sample size in the present study. SIR was not suitable for the evaluation of post-lingual cochlear implantees.
Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Cochlear Implantation ; Female ; Hearing ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Retrospective Studies ; Speech Intelligibility ; Young Adult

AIM:To investigate the effect of oleuropein on interleukin-1β( IL-1β)-induced SD rat articular chondrocytes .METHODS:The SD rat articular chondrocytes were isolated by 2 step enzyme digestions .The chondrocytes were cultured in vitro.Inverted microscopic observation was performed during the culture .Alcian blue staining and type II collagen immunohistochemical staining were used to identify the chondrocytes .The effects of oleuropein on the viability of chondrocytes were determined by CCK-8 assay.The cells in 3rd passage were pretreated with oleuropein at 10, 50 or 100 μmol/L and subsequently stimulated with IL-1βat 10 μg/L for 24 h.Production of prostaglandin E 2 ( PGE2 ) and ni-tric oxide (NO) were evaluated by the Griess reaction and an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).The mRNA expression of matrix metalloproteinase ( MMP)-1 and MMP-13 was measured by real-time PCR.The protein levels of in-ducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) were detected by Western blotting .RESULTS:The cell viability of chondrocytes was not significantly impaired by treating with oleuropein at concentration of 10, 50 or 100μmol/L for 24 h compared with control group .Pretreatment with oleuropein significantly in-hibited the production of PGE 2 and NO induced by IL-1β.Oleuropein also significantly decreased the IL-1β-stimulated MMP-1 and MMP-13 mRNA expression in articular chondrocytes .Pretreatment with oleuropein inhibited the IL-1β-media-ted activation of NF-κB by suppressing the degradation of its inhibitory protein IκBαin the cytoplasm .CONCLUSION:Oleuropein inhibits IL-1β-induced inflammatory gene expression by suppressing NF-κB activation at the transcriptional le-vel, suggesting a new mechanism for the anti-inflammatory effects of oleuropein as a novel agent on treating with osteoarthri-tis.

Objective To establish a mouse model of kidney-yin and kidney?yang deficiency after oral administra?tion of hydrocortisone, and to explore the related evaluation factors. Methods The model was established by oral adminis?tration of hydrocortisone to induce kidney?yin and kidney?yang deficiency in mice. The survival and body weight of the mice were observed. The serum content of adrenal cortical hormone ( ACTH) , cortisol ( Cor. ) in the hypothalamic?pituitary?ad?renal (HPA) axis, and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), triiodothyronine (T3), thyrox (T4) in the hypothalamic?pi?tuitary?thyroid (HPT) axis, follicle?stimulating hormone (FSH), estradiol (E2), testosterone (T) in the hypothalamic?pituitary?gonadal ( HPG) axis were determined by radioimmunoassay. Results The body weight of kidney?yin and kidney?yang mice were decreased, the serum ACTH, Cor, TSH, T3, T4 contents were decreased, the serum FSH, E2, T contents were increased in the kidney?yang deficiency model mce ( P<0. 01 ) , and those parameters in the kidney?yin deficiency model mice were changed in opposite direction. Conclusions It is found that the hormone levels of ACTH, Cor, TSH, T3, T4, FSH, E2 and T in kidney deficiency mice are changed, and cortisol can be used as an important index to evaluate the model of kidney deficiency induced by glucocorticoid.

Objective To establish the genetic test technique of trisomy 21 concurrently conducts with prenatal diagnosis for hereditary hearing loss. Methods Fifty-four pregnant women who underwent prenatal diagnosis for hearing loss of their fetuses in Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital from March 2009 to May 2010 were enrolled in this study. All probands from the deaf families have confirmed the causative mutation for hearing loss in Genetic Testing Center in Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital. The mean age of 54 pregnant women is 31 years at pregnancy of 18 - 26 weeks, 5 cases ＞ pregnancy of 23 weeks, 9 cases ≥ 35 years. All subjects did not conduct the serologic tests for trisomy 21before. Fifteen to twenty ml amniotic fluid was drawn from 49 cases at pregnancy of 18 - 23 weeks and 5 cases ＞ pregnancy of 23 weeks. One to two ml umbilical blood was drawn from 5 cases ＞ pregnancy of 23 weeks. For 9 cases ≥ 35 years, amniotic fluid cell culture and karyotyping analysis were conducted concurrently. A multiple quantitative fluorescent ( QF) PCR and six microsatellite markers were applied to as trisomy 21. Results (1) Fifty-four fetuses were successfully conducted prenatal genetic diagnosis for hearing loss (included GJB2 and SLC26A4). Ten fetuses copied the exactly same genotypes as the probands. The other 44 cases fetuses did not copy the same genotypes as the probands and won't develop hearing loss. The hearing test showed normal hearing for the neonates. (2) All the 54 fetuses were excluded of trisomy 21 by QF-PCR and were verified after birth. Five fetuses with advanced maternal age were performed karyotyping analysis and showed normal. The diagnostic results of QF-PCR can be obtained in 1 - 3 days without misdiagnosed. Conclusions QF-PCR is an efficient, rapid and accurate technique for detection of trisomy 21 without increasing sample amount. It can be used for fetuses who were undertaken hearing loss gene test or other prenatal gene test.