Objective To develop an ultrasonic frostbite treatment instrument to enhance the efficiency of its treatment.Methods The instrument was designed with thermal effect of ultrasound,which used LPC1788 controller as the core of the hardware circuit.Corresponding software was developed based on KEIL uvision4.0 platform.The instrument was composed of the circuits for square wave generation,boosting,transduction,LCD and power source.Results Five-to-seven-day treatment by the instrument gained high efficacy,and no adverse response occurred.Conclusion The instrument has the characteristics of high reliability,strong controllability,wide adaptation and no side effects,and thus is worthy promoting practically for the clinical treatment of frostbite.

Objective To investigate the effect of flavopiridol on the proliferation,invasiveness and apoptosis of human prostate cancer cell line LNCaP,and to explore the possibility of its application in clinical treatment.Methods MTT assay was used to detect cell proliferation,cell invasion in vitro was detected by Transwell assay,and flow cytometer was used to observe apoptosis.Results Flavopiridol inhibited the growth of LNCaP cells in a concentration-dependent and time-dependent way (P ＜ 0.05),and reduced the ability of invasion capacity.After treated by 10 nmol/L flavopiridol for 24 h,the apoptosis rate was increased significantly to (7.5±0.9) ％ compared with the control group [(5.3±0.5) ％] (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Flavopiridol can inhibit proliferation of LNCaP cells and induce apoptosis,which may be applicable for the treatment of prostate cancer.

Animals ; Cardiovascular System ; chemistry ; Female ; Group II Phospholipases A2 ; blood ; Group IV Phospholipases A2 ; blood ; Group V Phospholipases A2 ; blood ; Group X Phospholipases A2 ; blood ; Male ; RNA, Messenger ; genetics ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar

Objective To evaluate the efficacy of low dose 5-fluorouracil (5-Fu) combined with triamcinolone in the treatment of keloids, comparing with results with use of triamcinolone treatment alone.Methods Patient records from 2012 to 2013 were reviewed.45 patients (56 keloids) were completely randomized into 2 groups.Low dose of 5-Fu combined with triamcinolone were used to treat keloids in group A, while triamcinolone alone was used in group B.The therapeutic effects were evaluated by the certification of excellent remission, remission, inefficacy and total efficacy.The results were analyzed with statistics.Results In group A (27 keloids), the excellent remission cases were 16 (59.3%), the remission cases were 9 (33.3%), and the inefficacy cases were 2 (7.4%).The total percentage of efficacy in group A was 92.6%.In group B (29 keloids), the excellent remission cases were 9 (31.0%), the remission cases were 12 (41.4%), and the inefficacy cases were 8 (27.6%).The total therapy efficacy percentage of group B was 72.4%.Both the total percentage of efficacy and the excellent remission percentage in group A were apparently higher than those of group B, and the differences between the two groups were of statistical significance (P<0.05).The recurrence rates of group A were 3.7% (one case) while that of group B were 24.1% (7 cases).The differences between the two groups were also of statistical significance (P<0.05).Conclusions Low dose 5-Fu combined with triamcinolone is superior to intralesional triamcinolone therapy alone in the treatment of keloids.

Aged ; Anthracosis ; physiopathology ; Autonomic Nervous System ; physiopathology ; Death, Sudden ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged

Objective RNA interference refers to post-transcriptional gene silencing caused by double strands RNA.To investigate the effect of EGFR receptor on esophageal carcinoma,the expression vector of HER4 gene targeted small interfering RNA was constructed to observe its silencing effect in human esophageal carcinoma cell line Eca-109,in order to find a promising method for the gene therapy of this disease.Methods Two complementary oligo DNA strands targeting HER4 gene were designed and synthesized according to the principles of designing siRNA.After annealing,oligo DNAs were inserted into SUPER.neo+gfp vector,then enzyme digestion analysis and DNA sequencing were applied.After transfecting it into human esophageal carcinoma cell line,we detected the level of expression of HER4 gene through real-time quantitative PCR and Western Blot.Results The enzyme digestion analysis and DNA sequencing show that HER4 gene targeted small interfering RNA and its expression vector were constructed successfully,and after transfection,the expression of HER4 gene in esophageal carcinoma cell line was suppressed greatly.Conclusion HER4 gene targeted small interfering RNA and its expression vector were constructed successfully,and could decrease the expression of HER4 gene in Eca-109 cell line,which laid the foundation for the following experiment.

Objective To discover novel conopeptides which are the antagonists of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) in order to contribute to the development of novel analgesic drugs and neuropharmacological probes.Methods Based on the conserved untranslated region and intron of A-superfamily conotoxins,a novel α-conotoxin Lt1.1 was cloned from Conus litteratus.The peptide-resin was synthesized using the solid-phased method and was cleaved.The resulting linear peptide was oxidized by air to give the product containing disulfide bridges.The folding product was finally purified by HPLC.The disulfide bond connectivity was determined using the two-step oxidative folding methods.The cRNA of rat nAChRs was expressed on the membrane of Xenopus oocyte.Membrane currents were recorded using the two electrode voltage-clamp technique.Results A novel α-conotoxin designated as Lt1.1(GCCSHPACNVNNPDIC-NH2) was cloned and its disulfide connectivity was C1-C3,C2-C4.Lt1.1 selectively inhibited the α3β2 and α3β4 nAChRs with an IC50 of 166.76 and 190.00 nmol/L,respectively.Conclusion Lt1.1 is a novel 4/7 α-conotoxin that selectively targets α3β2 and α3β4 nAChRs.

Objective To develop a new instrument to assess swallowing function which will be suitable for nurses to screen dysphagia in the patients with stroke.MethodsItems closely related to symptoms and signs of dysphagia were found with literature review, forming a preliminary instrument. All items retrieved were selected and modified by experts interview and a pilot study in patients with stroke. Then, a clinical nursing swallowing assessment tool (CNSAT) was formulated.ResultsTotally, seven items of symptoms and signs related to dysphagia in patients with stroke were found with literature review. All the seven items retrieved were selected again by experts interview and finally a CNSAT was formed with six modified items by a pilot study in 10 patients with stroke, each item with four choice based on its severity of their symptoms and signs.ConclusionCNSAT is a simple, convenient and safe instrument and suitable for nurses to assess swallowing function of patients with stroke.

0.05).The concentration of urinary KYNA,metabolite of the KYN,was significantly lower in SHRs compared to WKYs(7.8?1.8 vs 19.9?3.5 ?mol/24 h P=0.013).Both KAT activity in renal cortex and KYNA content in urine were negatively correlated to blood pressure(r=-0.418,P=0.023;r=-0.723,P=0.001).Conclusion The declined activity of KAT in renal cortex and the deficiency of KYNA concentration in urinary may affect blood pressure regulation in SHR by renal metabolite of the KYN.