Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Humans ; Indoles ; therapeutic use ; Liver Neoplasms ; drug therapy ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Pyrroles ; therapeutic use

Adenocarcinoma of exocrine pancreas is a highly malignant tumor with extremely low resectability.Radiotherapy,by inducing necrosis and apoptosis of tumor cells through irradiation effects on cellular DNA,in combination with chemotherapy,has made great contribution to multimodal treatment of this malignancy.The development of radiation therapy for pancreatic carcinoma in recent years was reviewed in neoadjuvant and adjuvant settings,and for locally advanced disease.Further evidence is required to show the impact of radiochemotherapy in the treatment of unresectable disease.

Objective To investigate the effects of inhalation of different concentrations of sevoflurane combined anesthesia on somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) in the adolescent patients undergoing scoliosis surgery.Methods Forty-five adolescent patients of both sexes,aged 12-17 yr,with body mass index of 15-23 kg/m2,undergoing scoliosis surgery under general anesthesia,were randomly divided into 3 groups ( n =15 each):low concentration sevoflurane group ( group S1 ),moderate concentration sevoflurane group ( group S2 ) and high concentration sevoflurane group (group S3 ).Anesthesia was induced with fentanyl 4 μg/kg,midazolam 0.03 mg/kg,propofol 2.0 mg/kg,and rocuronium 0.6 mg/kg.The patients were endotracheal intubated and mechanically ventilated.Anesthesia was maintained with propofol infusion at 8 mg· kg-1 · h-1 and remifentanil infusion at 0.25 mg· kg-1 ·min-1.After beginning of the surgery,1.8％,4.0％ and 6.0％ sevoflurane were inhaled for 10 min in groups S1-3 respectively,SEPs were measured by stimulating the posterior tibial nerve and significant SEP suppression was detected and recorded.The wave P40 latency,wave P40-N50 amplitude,and time for P40 waveform changes were recorded before sevoflurane inhalation (baseline) and at 10 min of sevoflurane inhalation,and the time for recovery of P40 waveform was recorded after sevoflurane inhalation was stopped.The prolonged percentage of P40 latency and decreased percentage of P40-N50 amplitude were calculated.Results The rates of significant SEP suppression were 80％,100％ and 100％ in groups S1,S2 and S3 respectively ( P ＞ 0.05).Compared with group S1,the prolonged percentage of P40 latency and decreased percentage of P40-N50 amplitude were significantly increased,the time for P40 waveform changes was significantly shortened,and the time for recovery of P40 waveform was significantly prolonged in groups S2 and group S3 ( P ＜ 0.05).Compared with group S2,the decreased percentage of P40-N50 amplitude was significantly increased,the time for P40 waveform changes was significantly shortened,and the time for recovery of P40 waveform was significantly prolonged in group S3 ( P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion 1.8％,4.0％ and 6.0％ sevofiurane combined anesthesia can suppress SEPs in the adolescent patients undergoing scoliosis surgery,and they are not suitable for the surgeries requiring SEP monitoring.

Bronchiolitis ; epidemiology ; virology ; Case-Control Studies ; Child, Preschool ; China ; epidemiology ; DNA, Viral ; Female ; Human bocavirus ; isolation & purification ; Humans ; Infant ; Male ; Metapneumovirus ; isolation & purification

Objective To observe the curative effect of methylprednisolone combined with entecavir in treatment of hepatitis B virus (HBV) related early stage liver failure.Methods One hundred and twenty-six patients with HBV related early stage liver failure were divided into treatment group (68 cases) and control group (58 cases) by random digits table method.The patients in 2 groups were given conventional hepatinica treatment and entecavir antiviral treatment,but the patients in treatment group were added methylprednisolone and pantoprazole.The alanine aminotransferase (ALT),total bilirubin (TBil),albumin,prothrombin time (PT),HBV-DNA,tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α,interleukin (IL)-6 levels were compared between 2 groups,and the adverse reaction of methylprednisolone was observed.Results The ALT,TBil,PT and albumin levels after the first,second,fourth,sixth and eighth week of treatment in treatment group were significantly better than those in control group,and there were statistical differences (P ＜ 0.05).There was no statistical difference in HBV-DNA between 2 groups (P ＞ 0.05).The TNF-α and IL-6 levels after the first and second week of treatment in treatment group were (4.13 ± 1.25) and (1.98 ± 0.67) p g/L,(3.21 ± 0.75)and (1.23 ± 0.29) μ g/L,and in control groups were (5.89 ± 1.78) and (3.67 ± 0.87)μ g/L,(4.12 ± 0.88) and (2.68 ± 0.81) μ g/L.The TNF-α and IL-6 levels in treatment group were significantly lower than those in control group,and there were statistical differences (P ＜ 0.05).The effective rate in treatment group (79.41％,54168) was significantly higher than that in control group (51.72％,30/58),the fatality rate in treatment group (2.94％,2/68) was significantly lower than that in control group (24.14％,14/58),and there were statistical differences (P ＜ 0.05).The adverse reaction of methylprednisolone in treatment group was not found.Conclusion The methylprednisolone combined with entecavir can improve liver function and survival rate in patients with HBV related early stage liver failure,and adverse reaction of methylprednisolone is rare.

Ninety elderly patients with coronary heart disease were randomly divided into 2 groups:in study group (n = 45) the cognitive-behavioral intervention as well as conventional medical treatment were performed and in control group ( n = 45 ) only conventional treatment was given. Short Form-36 ( SF-36),symptom checklist 90(SCL-90), Hamilton anxiety scale( HAMA), Hamilton depression scale( HAMD)were evaluated before and after intervention, the serum total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG)and body mass index (BMI)were measured, the smoking and drinking behaviors were recorded. After 6-month of intervention the smoking [(0. 6 ± 0. 2)cigarettes/d] and drinking [(10. 1 ± 2. 3)g/d] behaviors, the scores of SF-36 (85 ± 16), SCL-90 (104 ±4), HAMA (10 ±4) and HAMD (12 ±3), the systolic blood pressure [( 123 ± 11 ) mm Hg ( 1 mm Hg = 0. 133 kPa)], diastolic blood pressure [(77 ± 5 ) mm Hg], the fasting blood glucose [(4. 2 ± 2. 6 ) mmol/L] and BMI ( 22.5 ± 0. 5 ) in study group were significantly improved compared to control group ( P ＜ 0. 01 ). The results indicate that cognitive-behavioral intervention can improve the mental state and quality of life in elderly patients with coronary heart disease.

Objective:To study the biologic function of rhPLD2 mutation form.Methods:To adapt the guinea pig chronic asthma model was induced by OVA, the functions of rhPLD2 on PAF was observed through the assay of platelet congregating.Results:rhPLD2 remarkably reduced the lever of PAF in the serum of guinea pig chronic asthma model; compares with the NS group, the P

Objective To study the effects of Fluvastatin on the expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) induced by C-reactive protein (CRP). MethodsThe HUVECs were primary cultured. HUVECs from third to sixth generations were stimulated with different concentrations CRP and at different times. Then the cells were treated with Fluvastatin in different concentration of 10-7,10-6 and 10-5mol/L. The content of ICAM-1 protein was detected with ELISA, the mRNA expression of ICAM-1 was evaluated by RT-PCR. Results In the control group, HUVECs produce ICAM-1 protein and mRNA in low concentrations. In CRP group, the content of ICAM-1 protein was increased significantly (P

The effect of recombinant human phospholipase D2(rhPLD2)in vivo was investigated on the secretion of serum glycosyl phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase D(GPI-PLD)in guinea pigs of chronic asthma．Ater treating the guinea pigs attacked by chronic asthma with rhPLD2,the GPI-PLD activity detection was canrried out by phase separation of human placental alkaline phosphatase in Triton X-114．Compared with the healthy guinea pigs(NS group),the serum GPI-PLD in the guinea pigs of chronic asthma are much higher than that of control groups,P≤0．01．Our results showed that rhPLD2 could significantly reduce the secretion of GPI-PLD when the guinea pigs were attacked by chronic asthma．