BACKGROUND: Chitosan and sodium alginate are the good natural materials for microcapsule, and also used widely in tissue engineering. Our research teams have made thorough work at anticoagulant materials, but these materials are inert or simulate the liquid crYstal form of blood vessel wall. While in this experiment, on the base of our previous study, we microencapsulated heparin with biotic anticoagulation activity and other specific performances in order to enable microcapsule to have a long time releasing effect of medicine.OBJECTIVE: To microencapsulate the low molecular heparin so as to ensure the stability of heparin in vivo and analyze the effect of content of chitosan on the performance of heparin microcapsules basing on the natural chitosan and sodium alginate as the enwrapped materials of microcapsules.DESIGN: Open experiment.SETTING: Department of Material Science and Engineering, Jinan University.MATERIALS: The experiment was performed at the laboratory of Department of Material Science and Engineering, Jinan University from October 2004 to June 2005. Heparin, with relative molecular mass＜ 5 000, was provided by Shandong Freda Biochem Co., Ltd.,; Chitosan was provided by Shanghai Bio Life Science & Technology Co., Ltd, DD≥90%, η＜ 100 cps;Sodium alginate was provided by Qingdao Bright Moon Seaweed Industrial Co., Ltd. Emulsions were Span80, and CaCl2, which were both made in China.METHODS: ①Preparation of heparin/chitosan microcapsules (HCM):Some heparin aqueous solution was emulsified in liquid paraffin. The reaction system was stirred fully and presented emulsion. Then the whole reaction system was warmed to be at 50 ℃ and maintained for 20 minutes. Afterwards, 20 g/L chitosan solution was added slowly, subsequently with raising the temperature to be at 60 ℃ and then glutaraldehyde was dropwised keeping the reaction system at 80 ℃ for 1hour. Centrifugation, filtration and washing followed by washing with kerosene fully, remain organic was extracted by dehydrated alcohol with extractor were performed.Drying and xeransis in vacuum were done at last. ② Preparation of heparin-sodium alginate-chitosan microcapsules (HSCM) :Heparin aqueous solution and sodium alginate were emulsified in paraffin, and the reaction system was stirred into emulsion at room temperature for 20 minutes, then 3% CaCl2 solution containing different concentrations of chitosan was added slowly. 30 minutes later, Microcapsules were separated, washed and dried as the treatments as before. ③ Drug content and envelope efficiency were measured, heparin standard curve was determined and in vitro releasing effect of heparin microcapsules was also measured.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: ①Effect of chitosan solution concentration on preparation of heparin-chitosan microcapsules; ② Effect of glutaraldehyde dosage on preparation of heparin-chitosan microcapsules; ③Effect of sodium alginate concentration on hepatin-sodium alginate; ④Effect of chitosan concentration on hepatin-sodium alginate-chitosan microcapsules. ⑤ In vitro release of heparin microcapsules enwrapped by different materials. ⑥Measurement of heparin content and envelope efficiency. ⑦ Observation of heparin microcapsule under scanning electron microscope RESULTS: ①With the increasing concentration of chitosan, the color of production changed from yellow to dark, and microcapsules were increscent, but the microcapsules uniformity and property of balling were increased. ②The increasing content of glutaraldehyde led darker production.Increase of glutaraldehyde content made production bond each other severely. The glutaraldehyde, which did not react with chitosan, can solidify itself and presented anomalous microcapsules forming. ③There was not obvious balling property of the production with the change of concentration of sodium alginate. ④The balling property of microsphere was good with increasing concentration of chitosan. However, microcapsules conglutinated with each other. 2% chitosan would be better. ⑤With the increase of chitosan content, the releasing speed ofheparin became slow. ⑥The envelope efficiency was about 58% when microcapsule contained 20%(wt) of chitosan, and used chitosan only the envelope efficiency could approach to 79.9%. ⑦ The surface of microcapsules with chitosan was very compact,and with increasing of content of glutaraldehyde, microcapsules would bond each other.CONCLUSION: Chitosan at certain concentration will affect the uniformity and balling property of microcapsules. Chitosan dosage can alter the envelope efficiency of heparin. Envelope efficiency of heparin is increased and releasing speed of heparin is decreased with the increase of content of chitosan.

Objective:To enhance hospital equipment information management standards for the purpose of measurement instruments.Methods:Using solutions based on Web technology, database technology, database through the establishment of measurement devices, implement life cycle management method.Results: To solve the many hospital only attach importance to the management of medical equipment, ignore the metering device management, lead to measuring instruments record disorder, query the inconvenience problem.Conclusion: Medical device measurement equipment management system improves the ability of the hospital information management, strengthens the efficiency of communication and exchanges of various departments and produces good economic and social benefits.

Objective To explore the effect of budesonide combined with ipratropium bromide in the treat-ment of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,and observe the adverse reactions during treat-ment.To analyze the treatment of safety and to provide the basis for clinical treatment.Methods 160 cases of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were selected,they were randomly divided into the control group A,B,C and the observation group,with 40 cases in each group.The control group A was treated with prednisone and other conventional,control group B was treated with aminophylline and other conventional treatment,the control group C application included prednisone,aminophylline and other conventional treatment,all the control group were treated with 0.9% sodium chloride solution inhaled as a placebo spray.And the observation group application of budesonide was combined with ipratropium bromide based on the routine treatment.Mainly the effect of treatment was observed,and the blood carbon dioxide partial pressure (PaO2 ),partial pressure of oxygen (PaCO2 ),forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1 ),forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1 )and forced expiratory volume in one second to forced vital capacity ratio of FVC (FEV1 /FVC)before and after treatment were detected.And the adverse reactions were observed to evaluate its safety.Results The total effective rate of the observation group was 95.00%(38 /40),which were higher than the control group A,B and C,the differences were statistically significant (χ2 =9.68,9.70,9.91,all P <0.05).The PaO2 level of the observation group after treatment was (76.89 ±0.63)mmHg, which were higher than that of the control group after treatment (73.66 ±0.47)mmHg,and that of two groups after treatment were higher than those before treatment,the differences were statistically significant (t =10.48,13.72,12.83,all P <0.05).The PaCO2 of the observation group after treatment was (50.06 ±0.60)mmHg,which were lower than that of the control group A,B and C after the treatment,each group after treatment was lower than that before treatment,the differences were statistically significant (t =11.72,12.69,10.74,all P <0.05 ).FEV1 and FEV1 /FVC of the observation group after treatment were (2.19 ±0.29)L and (69.27 ±0.59)%,which were higher than those of the control group A,B and C after treatment,and each groupafter treatment was higher than that before treatment,the differences were statistically significant (t =12.68,13.10,12.41,9.89,10.63,11.29,all P <0.05). Comparison of adverse reactions in each group,the difference was not statistically significant (χ2 =1.38,P >0.05). Conclusion It has good clinical curative effect on budesonide combined with ipratropium bromide for the treatment of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients,which can significantly improve the pulmona-ry function of patients,shorten recovery time,and has high security.It is worthy of clinical application.

Tumor cell plasticity, including epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) and its reverse program, mesenchymal to epithe-lial transition (MET), regulates circulating tumor cells and carcinoma metastasis. Twist is overexpressed in rhabdomyosarcoma, breast cancer, gastric cancer, and other tumors. Twist, as a transcriptional factor, cross-talks with multiple signaling pathways, forming a com-plex network to participate in the regulation of EMT/MET in circulating tumor cells, which in turn promotes metastasis of tumor cells. Therefore, monitoring the level of Twist and epithelial–mesenchymal phenotypic molecules is important as it may be beneficial for in-creasing the detection ratio of circulating tumor cells as tumor biomarkers and for evaluating the effects of anticancer drugs.

A novel HPLC-CAD method coupled with on-line solid phase extraction ( SPE ) for the determination of erythrocin which was widely used in livestock farming was developed. After mixed with diatomite, 5. 0 g manure sample was put into the cell and extracted with hot water at 70℃ and 10. 3 MPa. An on-line SPE methodology was applied to pre-treat the sample, and the sample was seperated on an Acclaim 120 C18 column and analyzed by corona CAD detector using acetonitrile and 0. 1% formic acid as mobile phase. Good linearity for erythrocin was obtained in the range of 21-2000 μg/kg. The detection limit was 6. 3 μg/kg. The average recoveries were 79. 2%-87. 5%.

Objective To explore the interaction between warfarin and antiepileptic drugs such as carbamazepine and oxcarbazepine.Methods A 78-year-old woman suffered from warfarin resistance after initial warfarin dosing for several days.Based on her medication review,clinical pharmacist found that the warfarin resistance resulted from co-administered carbamazepine.Her warfarin dosage was increased,and the international normalized ratio (INR) increased to the target range.Another woman had been taking warfarin therapy for long time with a stable maintenance dose.She consulted clinical pharmacist for the influence of co-administered oxcarbazepine on warfarin.The patient was advised to maintain the dose and monitor her INR more closely.Her INR did not fluctuate.Results Carbamazepine induced warfarin metabolism.As a result,the patient needed increased dosage of warfarin to maintain the INR in the therapeutic target range.Oxcarbazepine does not induce liver enzymes,and therefore the INR did not fluctuate.Conclusion Carbamazepine may reduce the efficacy of warfarin.Oxcarbazepine offers a clinical advantage over carbamazepine,especially when co-administration of warfarin is required.

BACKGROUND: It has been reported that bioactivity is found to be favored by the co-operative behavior of silanol (Si-OH)or Ti-OH etc. groups on the material surface and the involved calcium ions. To confirm the hypothesis that a new family of organic-inorganic hybrid materials, which incorporate gelatin chains covalently into Si-O-Ti network, is synthesized through sol-gel procedure.OBJECTIVE: To synthesize a hybrid of gelatin and CaO-SiO2-TiO2 system which is used for bone repairing, and observe its structure and bioactivity.DESIGN: Randomized control observation.SETTING; the laboratory, School of Material Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology. MATERIALS: Gelatin (Sinopharm Chemical Reagent Co., Ltd), titanic acid isopropyl ester (Gu'an Hengye Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd), γ-glycidoxy propyl trimethoxy silane (Jingzhou Jianghan Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd), calcium nitrate (Tianjin Bodi Chemicals Co., Ltd)METHODS: The experiment was carried out in the laboratory, School of Materials Sciences and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology between April and August in 2006. A new type of bioactive organic-inorganic hybrid was synthesized through sol-gel processing starting from gelatin, γ-(2,3-glycidoxypropyl)trimethoxysilane (GPSM),Tetraisopropyltitanate (TiPT) and calcium nitrate. ①Structure of the hybrid: The structures of the products were investigated with Fourier transformed infrared (FT-IR) diffusive reflection spectroscope, X-ray diffraction (XRD) instrument and scanning electron microscope (SEM) respectively.②Bioactivity: The products Ti15Ca0 and Ti15Ca20 were soaked in a stimulated body fluid (SBF) to evaluate the morphology of the surfaces by SEM and thin-film XRD. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The structure and bioactivity of the hybrid.RESULTS: ①The hybrid was completely amorphous and its surface was almost homogenous, which implied the covalent bonding between the organic component and inorganic component. FT-IR spectra result verified the occurrence of Si-OH group and Si-O-Ti bond, as well as the addition of TiPT supplied Si-O-Ti bond. ②There were lots of apatite crystallines formed on the surface of hybrid Ti15Ca20 after soaked in SBF for 7 days, which confirmed their in vitro bioactivity. These apatite particles were similar to the bioglass and other bioactive materials in the patterns. CONCLUSION: A new type of organic-inorganic hybrid material, which incorporates gelatin chains covalently into Si-O-Ti network, is synthesized through sol-gel procedure. There are lots of apatite and brushite crystals formed on the surface of the product Ti15Ca2O after soaking in SBF for 7 days, which obviously proves the bioactivity of the hybrid.

Objective To investigate the relationship between tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in ischemic brain tissue and bran edema after cerebral ischemia-reperfusion in rats.Methods Eighty four male SD rats were randomly assigned to either a cerebral ischemia reperfusion group (n =44) or a sham-operation group (n =40). A model of middle cerebral artery occlusion for 120 minutes followed by reperfusion was induced in rats using the suture method. The infarct size was determined by 2, 3, 5-triphenyi terazoloride (TTC) staining at 6 h,24 h, 3 d, and 7 d respectively after the reperfusion. Dry-wet weight method was used to measure brain water content and evaluate the extent of brain edema. The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect the concentration of TNF-α in ischemic brain tissue. Results TNF-α level in ischemic brain tissue was increased at 6 h (445.8 ±91.7 pg/ml) after the reperfusion, and reached the peak at day 3 (715.5 ±121.3 pg/ml). There were significant differences compared to the sham-operation group and other time points (all P＜0.001). After that, it was decreased gradually, but it was still higher than that in the shamoperation group at day 7 (478.1 ± 145.5 pg/ml vs. 148.5 ± 101.7 pg/ml, P＜0.005). The initial change of the water content in brain tissue lagged behind the increased TNF-α. It did not increase significantly until 24 h after cerebral ischemia-reperfusion (P ＜0.001). It reached the peak at day 3 (P ＜0.001), and it was still higher than that in the control group at day 7 (P ＜0.05). The evolution of cerebral infarct volume was in accordance with the changes of TNF-α level. Conclusions TNF-α is associated with the changes of brain edema and infarct volume,and it is harmful to brain tissue.

Background and purpose: Protein kinase P1k3 could increase the transcriptional activity of p53. However, the effect of P1k3 on the transcriptional activity of p73 is still unknown. Our study was to investigate the effect of P1k3 on the transcriptional activity of p73. Methods: Luciferase reporter assay, RT-PCR and colony formation assay were adopted to study the effect of P1k3 and kinase-deficient P1k3 (K52R) on the transcriptional activity of p73 in p53-deficient human lung carcinoma H1299 cells. Results: Luciferase reporter assay showed that p73 increased the luciferase activities induced by p21~(WAF1) and Bax promoters (P<0.05). After co-transfection with p73 and P1k3, the luciferase activities induced by p21~(WAF1) and Bax promotors were significantly decreased in a dose-dependent manner as compared with the group that transfected p73 only (P<0.05). However, kinase-deficient Plk3 (K52R) had no significant effect on the luciferase activities induced by p21~(WAF1) and Bax promoters (P>0.05). RT-PCR showed that p73 increased the mRNA expressions of p21~(WAF1) and BAX (P<0.05). P1k3 decreased the expressions of p21~(WAF1) and Bax induced by p73 (P<0.05). Kinase-deficient P1k3 (K52R) had no significant effect on the expressions of p21~(WAF1) and Bax induced by p73 (P>0.05). Colony formation assay revealed that p73 decreased the colony formation of H1299 cells (P<0.05). P1k3 decreased the inhibitory effect of p73 on the colony formation of H1299 cells (P<0.05). Kinase-deficient P1k3 (K52R) had no significant effect on the inhibitory effect of p73 on the colony formation of H1299 cells (P>0.05).Conclusion: P1k3 can inhibit the transcriptional activity of p73, where as kinase-deficient P1k3 has no effect on the transcriptional activity of p73.

Objective To discuss the application effect of seamless training model of "demonstration unit" on nursing teaching. Methods 210 nursing students from high professional schools from 2006 to 2009 were set as the experimental group, 210 nursing students of the same education background were selected as the control group. The experimental group adopted seamless training model of "demonstration unit", the control group used traditional segmental teaching mode. Teaching effect was compared between the two groups. Results The theoretic test results, operation and technological testing results and satisfaction degree with the teaching in the experimental group was higher than that of the control group. Conclusions The seamless training model of "demonstration unit" is approved by the patients, teachers and nursing students and improves the quality of clinical teaching. It should be used widely in clinical nursing education.