Objective To study the induction of IL-6 on expression and activity of tissue factor (TF)in peripheral blood monocytes(PBMCs).Methods rhIL-6 100 ng/L and rhIL-6 100 ng/L+ rhIL-6 MoAb 10?g/L were used respectively to stimulate the PBMCs for 24 h,PBMCs without any stimulation as control group,to study the changes of antigen content,mRNA expression and the ac- tivity of the TF.Results The antigen content,mRNA expression and activity of TF were increased significantly in 100 ng/L rhIL-6 group as compared with rhIL-6 100 ng/L+rhIL-6 MoAb 10?g/L and control groups(P＜0.01).Conclusions rhIL-6 can induce the increase of antigen expression,activity and mRNA expression in PBMCs,and these effects can be suppressed successfully by rhIL-6 MoAb. This study demonstrated that there was potential relations between cytokines and thrombogenesis, which may play an important role the pathogenesis of chronic rejection.

The relationship between vascular endothelial growth factor-C (VEGF-C)/vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 3 (VEGFR-3) expression and clinicopathologic features of the patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) was investigated. The expression of VEGF-C and VEGFR-3 was assessed in 65 patients with NSCLC by immunohistochemistry. The significance of VEGF-C and VEGFR-3 expression was analyzed statistically. The results showed that VEGF-C and VEGFR-3 were highly expressed in cytoplasm and membrane in lung cancer tissues with the positive rate being 55.4 % and 52.3 % respectively, while there was no expression in the normal lung tissues. The expression of VEGF-C was significantly increased in adenocacinoma as compared to other types of NSCLC (P<0.05). The VEGFR-3 expression was closely related with lymph node metastasis (P<0.01) and TNM stage (P<0.05). There was a positive correlation between the VEGF-C and VEGFR-3 expression in NSCLC patients (r=0.658, P<0.01). It is suggested that VEGFR-3 plays an important role in the lymphatic metastasis of NSCLC. The interaction between VEGF-C and VEGFR-3 may be deeply involved in the mechanism of lung cancer metastasis.

Objective To discuss whether it is necessary to integrate metabolic indices into diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome(PCOS).Methods Taking ESHRE /ASRM diagnosis standard as gold standard,the case group composed of 51 women with PCOS and the control group composed of 47 women without PCOS were selected.By using classification tree C5.0,significant variables chosen by single factor analysis were used to establish a new diagnostic model which combined reproductive indices and metabolic indices.The validity and reliability of the new diagnostic model by using ROC curve analysis were evaluated.Finally,the consistence and difference between the new diagnostic model and the gold standard were analyzed.Results Single factor analysis chose 13 significant variables. ROC analysis showed an area under the curve of 0.930(P =0.000)and the optimal cut -off point was 0.190 with a sensitivity of 94.10%,a specificity of 91.50% and a consistency of 92.86%,which told us the new diagnostic model had superior validity and reliability.The two diagnostic methods had excellent consistence (Kappa =0.857,P =0.000)and there was no statistically significant difference (P =1.000).Conclusion Considering that whether metabolic indices are integrated into diagnosis of PCOS doesn′t change the diagnosis result,and it is unnecessary to integrate metabolic indices into diagnosis of PCOS.

Animals ; Chronic Disease ; Corticosterone ; blood ; Hypoxia ; blood ; Male ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Testis ; metabolism ; Testosterone ; blood

Objective To discuss whether it is necessary to integrate metabolic indices into diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).Methods Taking ESHRE/ASRM diagnosis as the gold standard,51 women with PCOS and 47 women without PCOS were selected and divided into the intervention group and control group respectively from the Department of Gynecology in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University between January 2013 and July 2014.Logistic regression based on principal component analysis and significant variables chosen through single factor analysis were used to establish the new diagnostic model which combined reproductive indices and metabolic indices.We evaluated the validity and reliability of the new diagnostic model by using ROC curve analysis.Finally,we analyzed the consistence and difference between the new diagnostic model and the gold standard.Results Thirteen significant variables were chosen using single factor analysis.ROC analysis showed that an area under the curve was 0.976 (P＜0.001) and the optimal cut-off point was 0.526 with a sensitivity of 96.08％,a specificity of 93.62％ and a consistency of93.88％.The new diagnostic model had superior validity and reliability.The two diagnostic methods had strong consistence (Kappa=0.877,P＜0.001) and no difference (x2=0.167,P=0.688).Conclusion Considering that the integration of metabolic indices does not change the diagnosis result,we come to a conclusion that it is unnecessary to integrate metabolic indices into diagnosis of PCOS.

To provide insights into the mechanism for the attenuate-synergistic effect of Zuota to Tibetan medicine Renqing Mangjue, a contrasted study was carried out on the pharmacokinetics of brucine and strychnine in mice plasm, which are active and toxicant ingredient in the Tibetan medicine Renqing Mangjue. LC-MS/MS was used to detect simultaneously the concentrations of brucine and strychnine in mice plasm at-different time intervals after administration parallelly and randomly, and the pharmacokinetic software Kinetica 5. 0 was selected to non-compartmental analysis (NCA) for data, and statistical analysis software SPSS 19. 0 was used for significance test on the pharmacokinetic parameters. A reliable LC-MS/MS method was established for the determination of brucine and strychnine in blood plasma, which are consistent with the requirements of the preclinical pharmacokinetic study confirmed by the methodology. The linear concentration ranges of brucine and strychnine were 0.301-104.4 µg · L(-1) (r = 0.999 5) and 0.305-106 µg · L(-1) (r = 0.999 7), respectively; The intra-day and inter-day variable coefficients were both less than 10.0% with good precision; The average extraction recoveries of brucine and strychnine were 116.23% and 112.82%, and RSD were 3.2% and 2.3% separately;The average matrix effects of brucine and strychnine were 122.48% and 116.36%, and RSD were 7.7% and 4.4%, respectively. The pharmacokinetic results showed that AUCtot of brucine and strychnine in Zuota group were both increased remarkably (P < 0.05), and the Cmax of brucine in Zuota group was about 5.25-fold higher than that of brucine in non-Zuota group (P < 0.05). The Tmax of brucine and strychnine reduced to one-eighth and one-quarter respectively compared with those in Non-Zuota group. In addition, the eliminations of brucine and strychnine in vivo were accelerated after the compatibility of Zuota. A significant difference (P < 0.05) occurred at the MRT0-t, of brucine, while the MRT0-∞ and Lz of strychnine were statistically significant upon the inspection level α = 0.1. It was found that the absorption degree of brucine and strychnine in Zuota group increased in the range of the safe dose (or concentration), while their elimination rates were accelerated, which may be one of the mechanisms for attenuate-synergistic effect of Zuota to Tibetan medicine Renqing Mangjue.
Animals ; Female ; Male ; Medicine, Tibetan Traditional ; Mice ; Strychnine ; analogs & derivatives ; pharmacokinetics

Objective To investigate the current status of uncertainty in illness in cardiac valvular surgery patients with cardiopulmonary bypass and analyze its influential factor,and provide reference for effective intervention.Methods A total of 208 cardiac valvular surgery patients with cardiopulmonary bypass were recruited from 4 cardiovascular surgery in Guangdong and were investigated with the self-designed questionnaire,Mishel Uncertainty in Illness Scale (MUIS),Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC),Medical Coping Modes Questionnaire (MCMQ),in the preoperative day and the day before discharge.The data were analyzed by single-factor and multiple-factor analysis.Results The average score of uncertainty in illness in cardiac valvular surgery patients with cardiopulmonary bypass was 99.09±11.41,and 92.3％ of patients got a moderate uncertainty in illness level in the preoperative day.The average score of uncertainty in illness in the patients was 90.33± 10.32,and 91.8％ of patients got a moderate uncertainty in illness level in the day before discharge.Multiple linear regression indicated that,age,cardiac valvular disease types,number of cardiac valvular surgery,optimism and yield were the protective factors of uncertainty in illness level.Average monthly household income,self-improvement,scores of resilience and confront coping were the risk factors of uncertainty in illness level.Conclusion The level of uncertainty in illness in cardiac valvular surgery patients with cardiopulmonary bypass is moderate.Age,average monthly household income,cardiac valvular disease types,number of cardiac valvular surgery,resilience and coping style are factors influencing uncertainty in illness level of patients.

Objective To explore the relationship between resilience and coping style of cardiac valvular postoperative patients with cardiopulmonary bypass.Methods A total of 208 cardiac valvular postoperative patients with cardiopulmonary bypass were recruited from 4 cardiovascular surgery in Guangdong and were investigated with the self-designed questionnaire,Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC),Medical Coping Modes Questionnaire (MCMQ).Results The average score of resilience in cardiac valvular postoperative patients with cardiopulmonary bypass was (55.38±10.63)points.The average score of tenacity,strength and optimism were (28.21 ±5.87)points,(18.21 ±4.02)and (8.96± 1.85)points respectively.The average score of coping style of confrontation,avoidance and acceptance-resignation were(18.13±3.38),(16.95±1.75)and (9.24±2.47)points respectively.All the sub-scores of the resilience were positively correlated with confrontation,and all the sub-scores of the resilience were negatively correlated with avoidance and acceptance-resignation.Conclusions There is a certain degree of correlation between resilience and copping style of cardiac valvular postoperative patients with cardiopulmonary bypass.Nurses should enhance resilience of the patients,guide the patients to adopt effective coping styles,to promote disease rehabilitation and improve the quality of life.

Aim To investigate the role of Wnt/β-cate-nin signaling pathway on the baicalin-induced osteo-genic differentiation in rat bone marrow derived mesen-chymal stem cells ( rBMSC ) . Methods rBMSC was isolated and cultured by adherence screening method. Alkaline phosphatase ( ALP) amount, CFU-FALP and mineralized nodules were compared between each ba-icalin group and vehicle control group at different time points. Real time q-PCR was employed to evaluate the mRNA level of Wnt signaling-related marker ( Wnt10a, GSK-3β,β-catenin and LEF1) after baica-lin treatment. Protein expression of β-catenin and Runx2 was measured by Western blot. Results Ba-icalin significantly increased ALP activities from day 3 to day 7 . The formation of CFU-FALP and mineralized nodules remarkably increased after rBMSC was treated with1, 10, 50 μmol · L-1 baicalin. mRNA levels of Wnt10a, β-catenin, GSK-3β, LEF1and osteocalcin were enhanced significantly in baicalin-treated group compared to control group. Protein expression of β-catenin and Runx2 was also elevated. Conclusion Baicalin ( 0. 1 to 50 μmol · L-1 ) promotes the osteo-genic differentiation and maturation of rBMSC, in which Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway might be in-volved.

Objective To investigate the effects of heart displacement on hemodynamics during off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OP-CABG) while the sites for anastomosis were being exposed. Methods Forty-seven patients of both sexes (36 male, 11 female) aged 50-82 years undergoing OP-CABG were enrolled in the study. Preoperative cardiac function was assessed : class Ⅱ in 22 patients; Ⅲ in 23 and Ⅳ in 2 according to NYHA classification.The mean ejection fraction was 0.55?0.14 before surgery.They received on average 3.2 grafts. Premedication consisted of intramuscular morphine 10 mg, midazolam 3-5 mg and scopolamine 0.3 mg.Before induction of anesthesia ECG and SpO2 were monitored and radial artery was cannulated for continuous direct BP monitoring. Anesthesia was induced with midazolam 0.1 nig?kg-1 , fentanyl 4?g?kg-1 and pancuronium 0.1 mg?g-1 iv.The patients were mechanically ventilated after tracheal intubation and PETCO2 was maintained at about 40 mm Hg. Anesthesia was maintained with isoflurane and 50%-60% N2O in O2 and intermittent intravenous boluses of fentanyl and pancuronium. Swan-Ganz catheter which can continuously monitor mixed venous blood O2 saturation (SvO2) was placed in pulmonary artery via right internal jugular vein. SvO2, cardiac output (CO), BP, pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP) and HR were continuously monitored. Right atrial pressure (RAP) and PAWP were measured intermittently. Cardiac index (CI),stroke index (SI),systemic vascular resistance index (SVRI),PVRI, left and right ventricular work index (LVWI,RVWI) and left and right ventricular stroke work index (LVSWI,RVSWI) were calculated. The hemodynamic parameters were recorded after induction of anesthesia before surgery (T1,baseline),before heart displacement (T2), while anastomosis to anterior descending branch was being made (T3), while anastonosis to right coronary artery or posterior descending branch (T4) and to left circumflex artery or diagonal branch (T5) was being made, after normal heart position was resumed (T6) and at the end of operation (T7). Results While anastomosis to the anterior descending branch was being made (T3) SI and LVSWI significantly decreased as compared with the baseline (P