AIM:To establish an assay of oxymatrine and matrine in Compound Shiwei Tablets(Folium Pyrrosiae, Radix Sophorae Flavescentis, Radix Astragali, Herba Polygoni Avicularis, etc.) and Radix Sophorae Flavescentis by HPLC. METHODS: Diamonsil C 18 (10 ?m,250 mm?4.6 mm) analytical column was used.The mobile phase consisted of methanol-0.2% phosphoric acid solution (45∶55). The detection wavelength was 220nm. RESULTS : The average recoveries of oxymatrine and matrine in Compound Shiwei Tablets were 100.3% and 100.6% , respectively and in Radix Sophorae Flavescentis were 101.0% and 101.2%, respectlively. CONCLUSION: This method could be used for the quality evaluation of Compound Shiwei Tablets and Radix Sophorae Flavescentis.

OBJECTIVETo search for an optimal protocol and freezing conditions for the cryopreservation of microamount round spermatids of the mouse.

METHODSWe compared the survival rates of frozen-thawed microamount round spermatids of the mouse achieved by vitrification or standard slow freezing with different concentrations of glycerol (5, 7, or 9%) and different lengths of equilibrium time (0, 15, 30, 45, or 60 min).

RESULTSUnder the conditions of 7% glycerol and 30 min equilibrium, both vitrification and standard slow freezing achieved high survival rates of spermatids, and the former obtained an even higher rate than the latter ([72.9 ± 15.4]% vs [58.2 ± 17.7]%, P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONA high rate of frozen-thawed microamount round spermatids of the mouse can be achieved by vitrification under the conditions of 7% glycerol and 30 min equilibrium.

Animals ; Cell Survival ; Cryopreservation ; methods ; Cryoprotective Agents ; administration & dosage ; pharmacology ; Glycerol ; administration & dosage ; pharmacology ; Male ; Mice ; Spermatids ; Time Factors ; Vitrification ; drug effects

Objective To evaluate the value of CT in the diagnoses and treatment of the liquid in the renal sub capsule.Methods The spiral CT images and clinic material of the liquid in the renal sub capsule were concluded in 25 cases.Results The total accuracy of CT showed 100% for the liquid in the renal sub capsule and reliable for the injury of liver and spleen,fracture of lumbar vertebra and abdominal accumulation of water.Conclusion CT diagnoses is the evidance to choose treatment for the liquid in the renal sub capsule with conservation,intervention,or operation.

Concurrent chemoradiotherapy is the optimal regimen for patients with inoperable locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (LA-NSCLC).The application of new technologies such as positron emission tomography (PET)/CT and four dimensional CT (4D-CT) enhances the accuracy of radiotherapy and decreases adverse reaction.Induction chemotherapy and consolidation chemotherapy do not show benefit to survival.The targeted therapy and immunotherapy have the potential of improving the outcomes of inoperable LA-NSCLC.

Objective To investigate the influence of nebulized Pulmieort respules inhalation after endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS)on the expression of epithelial Na~+ channel(ENaC)protein in nasal mucosa. Methods Forty-four patients with nasal polyps undergoing ESS were randomly divided into Pulmieort respules treatment group(n=21,nebulized Pulmieort respules inhalation for 10 d after ESS)and Rhinocort control group(n=23,Rhinoeort aqueous nasal spray for 10 d after ESS).All the patients were performed biopsy of membrane on the residual middle turbinate 14 d after ESS,eosinophils (Eos)and neutrophils(Neu)per hundred inflammation cells were counted under microscope during ESS and after ESS,and the expression of ENaC protein was detected by immunofluorescence assay. Results The percentages of Eos and Neu decreased in two groups after treatment,and the percentage of Neu in Pulmieort respules treatment group was significantly lower than that in Rhinoeort control group(P<0.05).The expression of ENaC protein after treatment in Pulmieort respules treatment group was significantly lower than that in Rhinoeort control group(P<0.01). Conclusion Application of pulmieort respules after ESS can decrease Neu infiltration and inhibit expression of ENaC protein,which can relieve acute inflammation and edema of nasal mucosa.

Child ; Hemofiltration ; Humans ; Male ; Paraquat ; poisoning ; Poisoning ; therapy ; Treatment Outcome

Objective To detect the serum levels of epidermal growth factor（EGF）in rheumatoid arthritis（RA）patients,and explore the possible role of EGF in RA.Methods The serum level of EGF was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay（ELISA）in 38 RA patients diagnosed according to dianostic criteria for RA by American Rheumatism Association and 20 healthy controls.Rheumatoid factor（RF）,erythrocyte sedimentation rate（ESR）and C-creative protein（CRP）were also measured in these 38 RA patients.The relation beween the serum level changes of EGF and the corresponding clinical indexes in the two groups was statistically analyzed.Results Compared with the healthy individuals,the serum EGF levels of RA patients increased significantly（P 0.05）.Compared with simple bone rarefaction patients,the serum levels of EGF increased significantly in the bone erosion patients（P 0.05）.The serum levels of EGF in RA patients had no correlation with RF,ESR and CRP levels（P 0.05）.Conclusion The evident increase of serum EGF level in RA patients,especially in bone erosion patients,suggests that EGF may partly play a role in the pathogenesis of RA.

Objective To evaluate the diagnostic value of enlargement of the anterior space of the right branch of portal vein in early cirrhosis.Methods 37 cases with early cirrhosis and 42 cases with type B hepatitis proved by pathology as well as 40 health cases underwent MDCT examinations.The width of the anterior space of right branch of portal vein(RBPV)and the diameters of RBPV in each group were measured on CT imaging,then the results were analysed comparatively.Results The width of anterior space of RBPV and the diameters of RBPV were(5.5±2.4)mm and(11.84±1.91)mm in health group,(13.6±5.8)mm and(12.36±61.97)mm in early cirrhosis group,(5.7±3.1)mm and(12.13±1.89)mm in type B hepatitis group,respectively.There were significant differences in the width of the anterior space of RBPV between three groups(P＜0.0001).However,there were not significant differences in the width of RBPV among these three groups(P＞0.05).While,there were significant differences of the width of the anterior space of RBPV and the diameters of the RBPV between normal control and type B hepatitis(P＞0.05).Conclusion CT sign of the anterior space of RBPV increased is of important value in diagnosis of early cirrhosis.

To apply more precise upper airway modeling and computer fluid dynamic technology, and simulate the upper airways of the fluid velocity, flow field distribution and pressure changes on 1 case of OSAHS patients before and after surgery. At home and abroad, computer fluid dynamic has been applied to research on human airway and predict curative effect before and after operation, but the study of the whole upper airway fluid physics parameter is less within normal people and sick people, more the lack of large sample research. The application of this technology can lay the foundation to establish normal people and sick people upper airways database, formulate normative operation and research process, the quantitative domestic normal population and pathological airway blocking criteria of each plane, develop a handling the precision of simulation software and the curative effect of surgical or medical treatment evaluation system, and open up the new train of thought of OSAHS patients diagnosis and treatment.
Airway Obstruction ; Humans ; Hydrodynamics ; Pharynx ; Pressure ; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive ; diagnosis ; therapy ; Software ; Surgery, Computer-Assisted ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of permissive hypercapnia ventilation in mechanically ventilated newborns.Methods PubMed,Embase,the Cochrane Library,China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CKNI),Wanfang Data and Chinese BioMedical Literature Database (CBM) were searched up until March 31,2013.Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing permissive hypercapnia (PHC) group with normocapnia (NC) group in mechanically ventilated newborns were included.The primary outcomes included the incidence of ventilator associated lung injury (VALI),bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD),intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH),periventricular leukomalacia (PVL),patent ductus arteriosus (PDA),neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC),neurodevelopmental injury and the mortality rate.Secondary outcomes included the duration of ventilatory support and the length of hospital stay.The Cochrane Handbook 5.1.0 was used to evaluate the methodological quality and RevMan 5.1 software from Cochrane Collaboration was used for meta-analysis.The fixed effects model or the random effects model was adopted according to the result of heterogeneity.Results (1) A total of 325 articles were searched,and eight RCTs involving 605 newborns (302 newborns in PHC group while 300 newborns in NC group) which met the inclusion criteria were selected.In seven studies,the partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PCO2) was controlled at ＜ 65 mmHg (1 mmHg=0.133 kPa) and pH at ≥ 7.2 in PHC group.In one study,PCO2 was ＞ 52 mmHg and pH＞7.2,without descripition of the upper limit of PCO2.(2) Four articles described the method of random allocation in detail; three described allocation concealment; all eight studies used blinding method for research subjects; two used blinding method for outcome assessment; all eight studies reported complete data; and three articles described the source of other bias.(3) All eight studies reported the incidence of VALI (I2=56％,P=0.03).The random effects model was used for the meta-analysis,and there was significant difference between PHC group and NC group (RR=0.52,95％CI:0.29-0.93,P=0.03).According to the gestational age,the eight studies were divided into two subgroups.One subgroup,including three studies with an average gestational age of 25 weeks (I2=0％,P=0.46),showed no significant difference in the incidence of VALI between PHC and NC group (RR=1.05,95％CI:0.72-1.54,P=0.78).The other subgroup,including five studies with gestational age of ＞27 weeks (I2=0％,P=0.68),showed significant difference in the incidence of VALI between the two groups (RR=0.27,95％CI:0.14-0.50,P＜0.01).The in-hospital mortality and duration of ventilation showed significant difference between the two groups (in-hospital mortality:RR=0.40,95％CI:0.22-0.74,P＜0.01; duration of ventilation:difference in means=-0.75,95％CI:-1.04--0.46,P＜0.01).There was no significant difference in the incidence of BPD,IVH,PVL,PDA,NEC and neurodevelopmental impairment between the two groups (all P＞0.05).Conclusions PHC ventilation in mechanically ventilated newborns can decrease the incidence of VALI,the in-hospital mortality and the duration of ventilation,while its protective efficacy against BPD is not remarkable.It does not increase the risk of IVH,PVL,PDA,NEC and neurodevelopmental injury,when the PCO2 is ＜ 65 mmHg and pH ≥ 7.2.