Objective\ To investigate the cardiovascular distribution of orphanin FQ (OFQ) and OFQ precursor mRNA in spontaneously hypertensive rat(SHR) and rabbit. Methods\ Reverse transcription polymerase chain reacrtion(RT PCR), and immunohistochemical method were used. Results\ The expression of OFQ precursor mRNA was detected from aorta, pulmonary artery, renal artery and vein of rat at a high level comparable with the amounts of brain, and a weak expression signal could also be observed in the atrium. The positive immunoreactive OFQ was detected in the tissues of aorta, atrium and renal of rabbit, as well as in smooth cells, endothelium and glomerulus. Conclusion\ These observations suggest that orphanin FQ might play a role in regulating the function of cardiovascular system and kidney, but the exact underlying mechanism needs further studying.

Objective To study the feasibility of chelating resins A and B removing heavy metals from the extracts of Radix Isatidis.Methods Heavy-metal Removal experiment was performed on automatic control platform in industry mode.With dry ointment yield,comparability of HPLC and removal rate of heavy metals as the indexes,the effects of two kinds of Chelating resins in removing heavy metal were compared.Results After finishing heavy metal removal step,the loss rate of the dry-extract was lower than 7 %,and the heavy metal contents in dry-extract were lower than national limits.HPLC similarity of the extracts before and after removing heavy metals by resin A was higher than 0.97,but that by resin B was very low.Conclusion Chelating resin A is suitable for removing heavy metals from extracts of Radix Isatidis.

AIM: To study the suitable conditions of the extraction-separation process of the indirubin in Folium Isatidis with NIR. METHODS: The indirubin was chromatographed on an aluminium oxide column and chloroform-ethyl acetate as eluting agent,eluate was recrystalized by methanol-acetone. RESULTS: The indirubin extracted by this method was of high purity (97.78%).The sample purity was similar to reference substance one((98.01%)).The spectra of NMR and IR are the same. CONCLUSION: This method is proved to be fast,safe,lower cost,simple and has good results.

Objective To explore clinical and radiographic outcomes of unstable distal clavicle fractures (Neer ⅡB) fixed with lateral clavicle anatomic locking compression plate (LCP).Methods Between January 2009 and October 2010,eleven consecutive patients with unstable fractures of the distal clavicle (Neer ⅡB) were treated using lateral clavicle anatomic LCP.There were 9 men and 2 women,with the mean age of 37.2 years (range,23-43 years).The right shoulder was involved in 6 patients and the left in 5 patients.The interval between injuries to operation was 24-72 h (mean,48 h).After fracture reduction,the plate was place on superior of the distal clavicle.According to the distal fragment length,3 to 6 locking screws were carefully inserted,3 locking screws were used to fix proximal fractures.Coracoclavicular ligament was not repaired.Functional recovery of the shoulder joint was assessed using the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) rating scale score.Plain radiographs of clavicles were used to assess bony union.Results All the patients were followed up for 9 to 12 months (mean,10.3 months).Solid bony union was eventually achieved in all patients.The mean ASES scores were 89.1 (range,84-91) on the injured side versus 96.2 (range,94-100) on the contralateral side.No implant-related fracture,fixation failure and rotator cuff injury occurred.Conclusion Lateral clavicle anatomic LCP fixation in the treatment of distal clavicular fractures is a reliable and simple technique.

Objective To investigate the clinical characteristics and analyze prognostic risk factors of combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma. Methods The clinical data of 19 cases of combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma admitted in our hospital from January 1999 to December 2009 were analyzed retrospectively. The survival function was analyzed by Kaplan-Meier. The possible prognostic risk factors were tested by χ2-test. Results Hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma was diagnosed by pathology in the 19 patients, among which hepatic tunic was infiltrated in 13 cases, peritoneum involved in 1 case, intravascular cancer embolus in 1 case. At that time lymphocyte nodes metastasis in 2 cases were found by regional lymphadenectomy in 7cases. The 1-year and 3-year survival rates were 61% and 42%,respectively. Prognosis of patients with tumor size ＞ 5 cm ( χ2 = 4. 392, P = 0. 036 ), history of heavy drinking ( χ2 = 11.010, P = 0.001 ) or intraoperative blood transfusion ( χ2 = 4. 645,P = 0. 031 ) were worse than others. Conclusion It was difficult to get correct preoperative diagnosis of combined hepatocellularcholangiocarcinoma. Tumor size, history of heavy drinking and blood transfusion were all prognostic related risk factors.

OBJECTIVE To study the toxicity of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) on murine macrophage Ana-1 cells and the mechanism.METHODS Ana-1 cells were incubated with ZnO-NP (2.5-160 mg· L-1).Cell viability was investigated by MTT assay.The integrity of cell membrane was investigated by acridine orange-ethidium bromide (AO-EB) staining.The intracellular uptake of ZnO-NP and the percentage of sub-G1 of Ana-1 cells were detected by flow cytometry.Zinc ions were determined by fluorescent probe.The change of cell viability was studied after chelating zinc ions with ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA).RESULTS ZnO-NP 2.5,5,10 and 20 mg· L-1 decreased cell viability of Ana-1 cells (r=0.905,P＜0.05) in a concentration-dependent manner.The cell viability was decreased to 27.9％ after exposure to ZnO-NP 20 mg· L-1.Intracellular uptake of ZnO-NP was increased after Ana-1 cell incubated with ZnO-NP at concentrations ranging from 40 to 160 mg· L-1 (P＜0.05).There were obvious free zinc ions in the cells.EDTA 2.5 mmol· L-1 significantly increased the cell viability decreased by ZnO-NP 20 mg· L-1 (P＜0.05).Chelating free zinc ions significantly mitigated ZnO-NP induced cell toxicity (P＜0.05).CONCLUSION Cytotoxicity and apoptosis of Ana-1 cells induced by ZnO-NP might be related to intracellular uptake of ZnO-NP and release of zinc ions.

Objective To establish a numerical model of the shear module of alginate beads stimulated by ultrasonic sound.Methods The compression ratio and force of alginate beads were recorded with the compression test .The shear module of beads was measured with a Hertz model .When to alginate beads were stimulated ultrasonically for different durations , the ultrasonic stimulation power , ultrasonic pulse ratio , and changes in the shear module and solution temperature were measured.Results Temperatures in the solution and shear module of alginate beads increased under different ultrasonic stimulation conditions .Modeling analysis revealed the relationship between the shear module of alginate beads and the corresponding temperature .The shear module of beads was in a quadratic equation with temperature (20℃

A significant proportion of patients with chorea-acanthocytosis (ChAc) fail to respond to standard therapies. Recent evidence suggests that globus pallidus internus (GPi) deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a promising treatment option; however, reports are few and limited by sample sizes. We conducted a systematic literature review to evaluate the clinical outcome of GPi-DBS for ChAc. PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases were searched for relevant articles published before August 2021. The improvement of multiple motor and nonmotor symptoms was qualitatively presented. Improvements in the Unified Huntington’s Disease Rating Scale motor score (UHDRS-MS) were also analyzed during different follow-up periods. A multivariate linear regression analysis was conducted to identify potential predictors of clinical outcomes. Twenty articles, including 27 patients, were eligible. Ninety-six percent of patients with oromandibular dystonia reported significant improvement. GPi-DBS significantly improved the UHDRS-motor score at < 6 months (p < 0.001) and ≥ 6 months (p < 0.001). The UHDRS-motor score improvement rate was over 25% in 75% (15/20 cases) of patients at long-term follow-up (≥ 6 months). The multiple linear regression analysis showed that sex, age at onset, course of disease, and preoperative movement score had no linear relationship with motor improvement at long-term follow-up (p > 0.05). GPi-DBS is an effective and safe treatment in most patients with ChAc, but no reliable predictor of efficacy has been found. Oromandibular dystonia-dominant patients might be the best candidates for GPi-DBS.

Objective To investigate influencing factors of brucellosis infection in occupational population in Gansu Province.Methods In Jingyuan County of Gansu Province,using the case-control method,the cases were collected through "National Disease Surveillance Information Reporting Management System",the case group was confirmed as brucellosis professionals after laboratory tests were positive in 2013-2015 (203 cases),and the control group was confmmed as occupations without brucellosis (809 cases) in the same periods.Information on general sociological characteristics and occupational exposure characteristic was collected,non-conditional Logistic regression analysis was used for analyzing influence factors of brucellosis.Results A total of 1 012 questionnaires were collected,among them,203 were case group and 809 were control group.Logistic regression analysis showed that,captive (OR =1.971,95％CI:1.193-3.256),type of water source (lage,OR =1.610,95％CI:1.392-1.950),often stripping the dead lamb (OR =2.027,95 ％ CI:1.272-3.231),processing abortion material (throwing away,feeding the dog,stripping;OR =2.120,1.176,2.160;95％CI:1.274-3.731,1.148-2.134,1.548-4.671),often eating dead meat (OR =2.497,95％CI:1.438-4.339),Hui nationality (OR =1.202,95％CI:1.061-1.995),household income less than 10 000 yuan (OR =3.857,95％CI:1.593-9.336),work experience 1-4 years (OR =2.892,95％CI:1.838-4.552) were major risk factors for occupational persons suffering from brucellosis.Livestock was sheep or sheep and goats (OR =0.412,0.277,95％CI:0.217-0.782,0.107-0.720),married(OR =0.124,95％CI:0.016-0.979),wearing gloves and mask when exposed to livestock or livestock lambing (OR =0.455,95％CI:0.230-0.899),and livestock vaccination (OR =0.283,95％CI:0.107-0.747) were protective factors for occupational infection of brucellosis.Conclusions The poor living habits and behaviors of professional people in Jingyuan County of Gansu Province are the main causes of the disease.Among them,captive,often stripping the dead lamb,processing abortion material,eating dead meat are the risk factors for brucella infection.Wearing masks and gloves when livestock lambing,and livestock vaccination are important means in avoiding brucellosis infection.

Objective To identify the Brucella strains isolated from sheep blood in Jingyuan County Gansu Province,and to provide scientific basis for Brucellosis control and prevention.Methods In 2016,blood samples from suspected cases of sheep were collected in the home of Brucellosis patient of Jingyuan County,and cultured with vaccination double blood bottles via the enrichment method,and the Brucella strains isolated from sheep were identified by traditional bio-typing,genus specific Brucella surface protein 31 PCR (BSCP31-PCR) and Brucella abortus,Brucella melitensis,Brucella ovis,Brucella suis species-specific PCR (AMOS-PCR),respectively.Results The isolated strain was identified using the traditional biological classification method,bacteria could grow in thionine and fuchsin dyes,A and M factors serum agglutination tests were positive,Bk2 phage lysis test was positive,but Tb and Wb phage lysis tests were negative;and the results of BSCP31-PCR of tested strain was 223 bp band same to Brucella;the results of AMOS-PCR was 731 bp band same to Brucella melitensis.Conclusion Conventional bio-typing test assisted with molecular techniques has confirmed that the isolated Brucella strain from sheep blood is Brucella melitensis type 3 in Jingyuan County Gansu Province.