Objective To study the chronic neurotoxicity of aluminum through observing the adverse effect of long term intake of aluminum on the memory of rats.Methods 40 Wistar rats were randomly divided into 4 groups and given Al2(SO4)3 through drinking water for 6 months,the concentration of Al3+ in the waters were 0.12 mg/L,40 mg/L,400 mg/L and 2 000 mg/L respectively,then passive avoidance tests were carried out.One month before pregnancy,the dams were given Al3+ of 40 mg/L and 2 000 mg/L respectively,after the offspring were born,the group given high[Al3+] was subdivided into two groups,one continuously drank the water with high [Al3+],the other drank the water without Al3+.The dams drinking water with low [Al3+] and their offspring continued to drink the same water as before.At the age of three months,all the offspring were examined with passive avoidance tests.Results The memory acquirement in all adult rats were not abnormal,but memory retention were severely damaged (P0.05).The rats continuously drinking water with high [Al3+] after birth had significant damage both in memory acquirement and in retention (P

Objective To observe the therapeutic effects of oxygen inhalation combined with relaxation training on patients with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).Methods A total of 188 GAD patients were divided into the study group and the control group randomly.The two groups were treated with conventional antianxiety drugs (paroxetine),in addition to conventional medical therapy.The study group was aided with oxygen inhalation and relaxation training,the control group was given benzodiazepine.The scores of Hamilton anxiety rating scale (HAMA),global improvement(GI) [ a part of clinical global impression (CGI) ],and treatment emergent symptom scale (TESS) were used to evaluate clinical effects and adverse reactions before and after 4-week treatment.The indexes of breathing,heart rate and blood pressure were evaluated before and after treatment.Results The scores of HAMA scale and GI in the two groups were significantly different after treatment( P ＜ 0.05 ),and the study group changed significantly( P ＜ 0.05 or P ＜ 0.01 ). The adverse reactions of the two groups were slight,there was no significant difference of TESS before and after treatment ( P ＞ 0.05 ). There was no significant difference in terms of breathing,heart rate and blood pressure between the two groups before treatment( P ＞ 0.05 ),but were all lower after treatment the study group changed more apparently and significantly(P ＜ 0.01 ).Conclusions Based on conventional drugs treatment oxygen inhalation combined with relaxation training could improve anxiety and somatization rapidly,there was no obvious adverse reaction and the patients compliance was good,so the treatment was worth to use in clinic.

Objective To compare the efficacy and influence on the immune function of oxaliplatin combined with tegafur gimeracil oteracil potassium capsule and mFOLFOX6 method in the treatment of gastric cancer with liver metastasis.Methods One hundred and thirty-four gastric cancer with liver metastasis patients who underwent treatment from Jan.2014 to Jan.2016 in Yulin First Hospital were selected as the participants and randomly divided observation group (67 cases) and control group (67 cases).The control group was treated by mFOLFOX6 method,while the observation group was treated by oxaliplatin combined with tegafur gimeracil oteracil potassium capsule.After treatment,the curative effects were evaluated.The life quality in each group as performed by KPS method before the treatment and in every period of treatment.Before and after the treatment,the levels of CD3 +,CD4 +,CD8 + and CD19 + were detected in two groups and the toxicity was compared.The SPSS 22.0 software was used to analyze relevant data,the measurement data was described by (x ± s) and using t-test,the enumeration data was described by percentage,using the Chi-square test.Results The total effective rate was 52.2％ in the observation group,higher than the 38.8％ in the control group (P ＜ 0.05).After the third and fourth course of treatment,the karnofsky perfomance status score were (81.3 ± 9.7) and (83.2 ± 9.9),were significantly higher in the observation group than which in the control group (P ＜ 0.05).After the treatment,the levels of CD3 +,CD4+,CD8+ andCD19+ were (54.21 ±6.38)％,(24.11 ±2.41) ％,(21.33±3.16) ％ and (7.18 ±1.13) ％ in the observation group,and higher than the control group (P ＜ 0.05).During the treatment,there were no serious toxicity occurs in the patients and the rates of toxicity were significantly lower in the observation group than which in the control group (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Oxaliplatin combined with tegafur gimeracil oteracil potassium capsule has a better effect and safety for therapy in the treatment of gastric cancer with liver metastasis than mFOLFOX6.

Objective To compare the postoperative follow-up indexes of femoral popliteal artery bypass grafts and evaluate the sensitivity of vessel function test methods for the early detection of grafts restenosis.Methods 84 cases were followed-up after femoral popliteal graft bypass,using ankle brachial index (ABI),ABI decrease amplitude,and Duplex ultrasound to detect peak systolic velocity (PSV) and peak systolic velocity ratio (PSVR).All patients were divided into mild stenosis group (0-49％),moderate stenosis group (50％-74％) and severe stenosis group (75％-99％).Results ABI was 0.88 ±0.12,0.81 ± 0.10 and 0.52 ± 0.13;ABI decrease amplitude was 0.13 ± 0.06,0.12 ± 0.06 and 0.36±0.06;PSV(m/s) was 0.89 ±0.23,0.91 ±0.31 and 1.70 ±0.85,respectively.There was remarkable difference for ABI,ABI decrease amplitude and PSV between severe stenosis and mild to moderate stenosis group (P ＜0.05).PSVR was 1.00 ±0.08,2.14 ±0.31 and 3.58 ±0.31 respectively,in the three groups (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion PSVR was more sensitive to detect grafts restenosis early than ABI,ABI decrease amplitude and PSV.

Objective To investigate the clinical utility of anti-dsDNA antibody in the diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).Methods Total and high affinity anti-dsDNA antibodies of 431 serum samples were measured by total and high affinity anti-dsDNA antibody EIA kits.Modified SLE disease activity index (M-SLEDAI) was scored for each SLE patients at the time of serum collection.The agreements between total and high affinity anti-dsDNA EIA tests and the correlation of anti-dsDNA antibody levels with disease activity and clinical manifestations were analyzed.Statistical analysis was performed using x2 test,Spearman correlation,Mann Whitney U test & Fisher exact,Student t test.Results ① The overall agreement between total and high affinity anti-dsDNA antibodies was 93.3％,and the total agreement of SLE patients was 89.6％.Twenty-two out of 23 (95.7％) SLE patients with positive total anti-dsDNA antibody but high affinity antidsDNA antibody were inactive with the M-SLEDAI score less than 4.Four patients with other autoimmune diseases had positive total anti-dsDNA antibody but negative on high affinity anti-dsDNA antibodies.② The total and high affinity anti-dsDNA antibody levels were significantly positively correlated with disease activity (M-SLEDAI) and negatively correlated with serum C3 and C4 levels (P＜0.01).③ The ratio of high affinity to total anti-dsDNA antibody was significantly higher in patients with M-SLEDAI ≥4 or with active kidney damage (P＜0.01).Conclusion Both total and high affinity anti-dsDNA antibodies are significantly correlated with SLE disease activity and kidney damage.However,the high affinity anti-dsDNA antibody may be more specific for active SLE and helpful in the differential diagnosis with other autoimmune diseases.High affinity anti-dsDNA antibody is more valuable in monitoring SLE disease activity status,especially on kidney damage,compared to total anti-dsDNA antibodies.

Objective: To evaluate the effects of enteral nutrition(EN) containing dietary fiber and parenteral nutrition(PN) on nutritional status and immune function of patients following surgery for carcinoma of stomach.Methods: 60 patients who underwent surgery for carcinoma of stomach were randomized to PN group(n=20),Pepti-2000(elemental diet) group(n=20) or Nutrison Multi Fibre(EN containing dietary fiber) group(n=20) for 7 days.Isocaloric and isonitrogenous nutritional supports began at the first day after operation and were maintained for a week.Nutritional variables such as body weight,serum albumin,transferin and accumulated nitrogen balance were measured preoperatively and on the 8th day after operation.Meanwhile,immune variables such as peripheral lymphocytes counts,subsets of lymphocytes(CD3,CD4,CD8,CD25),NK cells,serum immunoglobulins(IgG,IgM,IgA),complement system(C3,C4,CH50) and C-reactive protein(CRP) were also determined.Results: No serious complications occurred in all groups after surgery.Body weight decreased significantly in all groups(P

Part of the patients with transient ischemic attack (TIA) may develop ischemic stroke.Some of them may die because of complicating cardiovascular disease.Studies in recent years have shown that the ABCD2 score has an important value in the evaluation of the prognosis of TIA.This article summarizes the source and application of the ABCD2 score,and focuses on the roles of the score in the evaluation of the prognosis of TIA.

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