Good animal models of traumatic brain injury have a great significance in the pathogenesis research and treatment study. This paper reveiwed development in animal models of traumatic brain injury, including preparation Methods , application range, characteristics and shortcomings of each model.

AIM:To observe the effects of cornus iridoid glycosides(CIG)on inflammatory reaction especially the inflammatory cytokines in the brain after traumatic brain injury,and to explore the possible mechanisms of its neuroprotective effect.METHODS:SD rats were intragastrically administered with different doses of CIG(30,60 and 120 mg?kg-1?d-1)for 7 d.The traumatic brain injury rat model was induced by improved Feeney's fall weight method,and the brains were taken out 24 h and 72 h after brain injury,respectively.The morphological changes were observed by HE staining in the cerebral cortex.The expressions of inflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor-?(TNF-?)and interleukin-1?(IL-1?)were detected by immunohistochemical method.The image processing and statistical analysis were used to measure the number and the area of immunoreactive cells.RESULTS:HE staining showed the pathological changes were serious in the cerebral cortex of model group,and compared with the model group,the pathological changes were obviously reduced in CIG group.The positive immunoreactive cells of TNF-? and IL-1? were mainly distributed around the foci of contusion,the expressions of TNF-? and IL-1? in the model group were significantly higher than those in sham operated group,and the high expressions were sustained from 24 h to 72 h after brain injury.Compared with the model group,the levels of TNF-? and IL-1? in the brain of CIG treatment groups were obviously decreased in a dose-dependent manner and the inhibitory effects of TNF-? and IL-1? were more significant at 72 h after brain injury.CONCLUSION:CIG may have neuroprotective effect on traumatic brain injury through inhibiting the expression of inflammatory cytokines and reducing the inflammatory reaction.

AIM:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Sub-tenon's anesthesia for compound trabeculectomy with high intraocular pressure.
METHODS: Forty - six eyes ( 46 cases ) of primary glaucoma received compound trabeculectomy under Sub-tenon's anesthesia, whose preoperative intraocular pressure were higher than normal after 24 to 48h of combined medication. Both efficacy and complication of the anesthesia were studied.
RESULTS: One minute after anesthetic injection, all cases were able to achieve the effect of analgesia and eye brake. During the operation, 0 level of anesthesia effect included 35 eyes ( 76%) , 1 level of anesthesia effect included 10 eyes ( 22%) , 2 level of anesthesia effect included 1 eye(2%). Only 1 case of these patients needed to add the surface anesthetic once, and other cases were successfully operatedunder Sub-tenon's anesthesia. The total effective rate was 98%. No anesthesia complications occurred in all cases.
CONCLUSION: Sub - Tenon's anesthesia is safe, effective, simple and quick for compound trabeculectomy with high intraocular pressure.

TFL1 homologs play important roles in maintaining vegetative growth and inflorescence meristem identity. The plants without the function of this gene usually are flowering earlier. Their normal inflorescence development is inhibited, the inflorescence meristem eventually acquired floral identity, which producing a terminal flower. Up to now, the TFL1 homologs have been isolated from 28 species of plants, including Arabidopsis, Snapdrogen and Tomato. The phylogenic tree of TFL1 proteins is almost accordance with the relative of those plants. The inflorescence identity gene TFL1 interacted with floral meristem identity genes LFY and AP1, so as to retard the transformation from inflorescence identity into floral identity. These meristem identity genes such as TFL1 and LFY can be applied in breeding of earl-flowering cultivars, there also have plenty of potentials in breeding fruit-free plantanus, popular or willows.

Objective This present study explores and evaluates the effect of preliminary implementation in the clinical therapy programs for patients with chronic Keshan disease (CKD) in the disease seriously-affected endemic areas.Methods In 2010,seventy-six CKD patients with heart failure were chosen from Huangling and Xunyi Counties in Shaanxi Province,where incidences of CKD were high.Besides taking sodium selenite,all patients were given treatment with fixed prescription,which included angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (captopril),β-blocker (propranolol),diuretics (hydrochlorothiazide,spironolactone) and cardiac (digoxin) for 4 months.The changes before and after treatment were analyzed,which included the changes of heart function by the United States of America New York Heart Association(NYHA) fractionation,cardiothoracic ratio,electrocardiogram,left ventricular ejection fraction(EF) and fractional shortening(FS).The therapeutic effect was subsequently evaluated.Results Seventy-four cases of the seventy-six CKD patients completed the treatment observation.The improvement rate of heart function was 81.1％ (60/74) after treatment.The elimination rates of ectopic rhythm,conduction block and ST-T changes were 37.5％ (9/24),2.7％ (1/36) and 26.9％ (7/26),respectively.The cardiothoracic ratios of heart function NYHA Ⅱ,Ⅲ and Ⅳ were 0.504 ± 0.051,0.572 ± 0.054 and 0.632 ± 0.063 before treatment.After treatment,the cardiothoracic ratios were 0.486 ± 0.048,0.538 ± 0.046 and 0.607 ± 0.048,which were reduced in all groups (t =2.643,6.641,3.005,all P ＜ 0.05),while the D-value of cardiothoracic ratio changes before and after treatment was not significantly different(F =3.005,P ＞ 0.05).Both the mild reduction group(35％≤EF ＜ 50％) and the moderate-severe group(EF ＜ 35％) EF were (43.62 ± 4.58)％,(27.57 ± 3.69)％ before treatment and were (48.21 ± 10.01)％,(36.57 ± 6.60)％ after treatment,EF were increased in the two groups,while the changes before and after treatment were significantly different(t =-2.911,-3.334,all P＜ 0.05).The EF D-value of the two groups was (4.59 ± 8.48)％ before treatment and was (9.00 ± 7.14)％ after treatment,which were not significantly different(P ＞ 0.05).FS was higher compared with pre-treatment in FS reduction group(FS ＜ 25％) and the changes before and after treatment[(19.75 ± 2.88)％,(21.92 ± 5.67)％] were significantly different(t =-2.297,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions This study shows that the feasibility of clinical treatment of patients with CKD is very promising.The treatment of fixed prescription is effective.

Objective To investigate the effects of fluoride at different concentrations on proliferation and apoptosis of primary rat ameloblast in vitro.Methods Ameloblasts were isolated from tooth germ of 4 days SD rat maxillomandibular molar and cultured in vitro.Cells were treated with NaF at 0.0 (control group),0.4,0.8,1.6,3.2 and 6.4 mmol/L for 24,48 and 72 h,respectively.Inverted microscope was used to observe cell morphology;immunochemistry method was used to identify ameloblasts;3-(4,5-dimethylthiazole-2)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay was applied to measure cell viability at each time point.The cells were treated with 1.6 mmol/L NaF for 24 and 48 h,or after 50 mol/L caspase pan-inhibitor Z-VAD-FMK pretreatment 1 h,1.6 mmol/L NaF treatment for 48 h.Cell apoptosis was then tested by flow cytometry.In addition,activation of caspase-3 and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) were assessed by Western blotting to explore potential involvement of caspase activation in NaF-induced apoptosis.All data analysis was performed using SigmaStat V 3.5 software.Results ①Primary rat ameloblasts were in polygonal shape at low density and appeared like paving stone at high density with obvious nucleus,showing typical morphological characteristics of cells with epithelial origin.②The results of immunochemistry assay indicated that the cultured cells were positive in cytokeratin 14 (CK14) and ameloblastin (AMBN) staining,in accordance with the immunocytochemical characteristics of ameloblasts.③The effects of NaF on ameloblast proliferation were in a dose-and time-dependent manner.For low dose NaF (0.4 and 0.8 mmol/L) groups,cells treated for 24 h had significantly higher cell proliferation rates than that of the control group (0.0 mmol/L,P ＜0.05),the proliferation indexes for 0.0,0.4 and 0.8 mmol/L groups were 1.00 ± 0.00,1.38 ± 0.11 and 1.29 ± 0.13,respectively;the same doses of NaF had no obvious influence on cell proliferation at 48 h (1.00 ± 0.00,1.16 ± 0.14 and 0.94 ± 0.07,P ＞ 0.05);cell proliferation indexes at 72 h were significantly lower than that of the control group (0.87 ± 0.03 and 0.80 ± 0.04,P ＜ 0.05).Medium dose of NaF (1.6 mmol/L) did not cause obvious alterations in cell proliferation at 24 h (0.90 ± 0.08,P ＞ 0.05);while cell proliferation indexes at 48 and 72 h were obviously reduced than that of the control group (0.38 ± 0.03 and 0.26 ± 0.04,P ＜ 0.01).For high NaF concentration (3.2 and 6.4 mmo]/L) groups,cell proliferation indexes were significantly decreased at all time points compared with control cells,the rates for 3.2 mmol/L groups were 0.57 ± 0.14,0.08 ± 0.03 and 0.00 ± 0.00,respectively,and the rates for 6.4 mmol/L groups were 0.11 ± 0.04,0.00 ± 0.00 and 0.00 ± 0.00,respectively (P ＜ 0.01).④Flow cytometry was used to detect apoptosis.The results showed that treatment with 1.6 mmol/L NaF resulted in significantly increased apoptosis in ameloblasts at both 24 h [(5.80 ± 2.03)％] and 48 h [(17.45 ± 4.97)％] compared to the control group [(2.59 ± 0.95)％,P ＜ 0.05].In cells pre-treated with pan-caspase inhibitor Z-VAD-FMK,NaF-induced apoptosis was significantly lower than that of cells treated with only 1.6 mmol/L NaF [(9.43 ± 3.79)％ vs (18.26 ± 3.39)％,P ＜ 0.05].⑤Cleavage of caspase-3 and PARP was detected in ameloblasts treated with 1.6 mmol/L NaF for 48 h.Conclusion Overdose fluoride could inhibit proliferation and induce apoptosis via activation of caspase cascade in primary cultured rat ameloblasts.

Objective To understand the quality and test ability of syphilis serological tests among the laboratories of seconda-ry and higher medical institutions in Shaanxi province,in order to reinforce the quality control and the management of vene-real laboratory and improve the technical capability of them.Methods Five quality control samples,QC manual and reports were delivered,and detected for treponemal qualitative tests and non-treponemal qualitative and quantitative tests,respective-ly.Syphilis laboratories were requested to provide feedback on the test results and other information within the specified time for a final statistical analysis.Results 341 laboratories participated in this assessment,the total qualification rates was 70. 97%.The coincidence rate of non-treponemal qualitative and quantitative tests were 97.69% and 76.16%,respectively.The coincidence rate of treponemal qualitative test was 9 9.9 1%.Conclusion The syphilis serological testing capacity of laborato-ries in Shaanxi province should be improved,the coincidence rate of non-treponemal quantitative tests was low.A program of improving external quality assessment of syphilis serological testing among different laboratories should be established and the professional training and the management system should be strengthened.

Objective　To conduct preliminary research on the prevalence and genotyping of urogenital Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infection in sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics in Hainan Province, to understand the epidemiological characteristics and genotype features of the population infected with urogenital CT, and to provide evidence for the formulation of scientific prevention strategies and measures. Methods　From 2018 to 2022, a total of 5 551 male urethral swabs and female cervical swabs were collected for detection of CT infection by real-time fluorescent quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The OMPL gene was amplified from the DNA of some CT positive individuals by nested PCR, and the positive results were sequenced. Sequencing results were uploaded to BLAST website to find sequence similarity and construct a phylogenetic tree to determine the genotype. Results　Out of the 5 551 tested patients, 846 were positive for Chlamydia trachomatis infection, with a positivity rate of 15.2%, the positive detection rate of CT-DNA was 18.6% in male and 13.4% in female, the positive detection rate of male was higher than that of female. There were statistically significant differences in the CT-DNA positivite detection rate among different age groups (P<0.05), and the highest positivite rate CT-DNA was 58.0% in 20-<30 years old, while it was the lowest, at 1.0%, in those over 50; there were also significant differences in CT-DNA positivity detection rate between seasons (P<0.05), with the highest being 36.4% in the summer and the lowest at 9.6% in the winter. Genotyping of the CT-OMPL gene VS1-VS2 nucleotide sequence in some samples from the Hainan region identified six genotypes, including types D, E, G, F, J, and K, with type F being the main prevalent dominant type. Conclusions　CT infection in Hainan is associated with gender, age, and season, and the genotypes are diversified. It is necessary to further strengthen the screening of CT infection in the reproductive tract of men and women of childbearing age in the future STD prevention and treatment work to improve the fertility rate.

ObjectiveTo explore the characteristics of phonological encoding of Chinese disyllabic compound words in patients with mild cognition impairment(MCI). Methods10 patients with MCI and 10 normal controls who matched with the age, gender, level of education and handedness performed homophone judgment task. In this task, a picture with a disyllabic compound name was presented, after 100 ms of the presentation there would be a Chinese character below the picture. Subjects were asked to judge whether one of the morpheme in the picture name was homophonic to the character. The reaction time and error ratio were analyzed statistically. ResultsIn the normal controls, the reaction time for the second constituents was shorter than that for the first constituents, while there were no difference between the first and second constituents reaction time in MCI patients. The error ratio of the first and second constituents showed no difference in normal controls, but MCI patients made more error rate for the first constituents. ConclusionAs the heathy elderly,the MCI patients have same pattern in phonological coding of Chinese disyllabic compound words, but much slower in activation speed, indicating the impairment of semantic memory and phonological activation in patients with MCI.

ObjectiveTo study the effect of bone mesenchymal stem cells (BMSC) transplantation into traumatic brain injury(TBI) rats by the external carotid artery on neurological function and learning and memory.MethodsTen adult SD rats were randomly divided into TBI group ( n =5 ) and BMSC transplantation group ( n=5).Feeney free falling method was used to establish TBI models.The experimental rats were administrated with BMSC via external carotid artery (ECA),while TBI rats were injected with sterile liquid medium of equal volume via right ECA.Neurological function were evaluated according to the modified neurological severity score (NSS) at 1,3,7,15 days.Morris water maze test was used to observe the animal capabilities of place navigation and space exploration at 15 days,then animals were sacrificed.Survival and migration of implanted BMSC in brains under fluorescence microscope. ResultAfter traumatic brain,varying degrees convulsions,paralysis,loss of balance function in rats were found.Compared with TBI group,BMSC transplantation decreased significantly NSS (P ＜0.01 ).BMSC transplantation significantly decreased on escape latency ( ( 20.48 ± 2.29 ) s ) than the TBI group ( ( 85.93 ± 47.48 ) s) (P ＜ 0.01 ).Moreover,BMSC group in the target quadrant dwell time ( ( 28.62 ± 1.72) ％ )and distance ( (29.05 ± 3.08 )％ ) as well as the number of passing the platform (8.00 ± 2.45 ) were significantly higher than the TBI group ( ( 19.37 ± 2.81 ) ％,(21.78 ± 3.06) ％,(2.00 ± 1.87) respectively,P ＜ 0.01 ).Transplanted BMSC could survive and migrate around injury brain through Hochest mark immunofluorescence.ConclusionBMSC can survive and migrate around injury brain by transplantation of external carotid artery,which results in a significant neurological function improvement and learning and memory increase in rats with traumatic brain injury.