Objective To investigate the clinical and pathological features of postmenopausal women with thickening endometrial. Methods Totally 187 patients with postmenopausal endometrial thickening by transvaginal B-ultrasound were divided into symptomatic group (n=104)and asymptomatic group (n=83).Their body mass index,age of menarche and menopause,history of menstruation and reproductive,application of estrogen,and hypertension and diabetes were collected.All the patients underwent hysteroscopy and biopsy procedures. Results There was no difference between two groups in body mass index [ (24.3 ± 3.2) kg/m2 vs.(23.3 ± 2.6) kg/m2,t =3.79,P =0.052]. The postmenopausal time of symptomatic patients in the group was shorter than the asymptomatic [ ( 14.6 ± 2.4) years vs.( 16.5 ± 2.9 ) years,t =4.12,P =0.039].The patients in the asymptomatic group were older than the patients in the symptomatic group [(68.1 ±4.8) years vs.(66.1± 5.5) years,F=3.89,P =0.046].The average endometrial thickness of patients in the asymptomatic group showed no difference compared with patients in the symptomatic group [(7.2 ±1.4) mm vs. (7.8 ± 2.0) mm,F=3.21,P=0.065]. There were 5 cases of endometrial adenocarcinoma,1 case of endometrial atypical hyperplasia,38 cases of endometrial polyp,25 cases of submucosal hysteromyoma,14 cases of proliferative phase endometrium in the asymptomatic group;while 8 cases of endometrial adenocarcinoma,1 case of endometrial stromal sarcoma,4 cases of endometrial serous papillary carcinoma,5 cases of endometrial atypical hyperplasia,47 cases of endometrial polyps,21 cases of submucosal hysteromyoma,2 cases of uterine empyema,8 cases of chronic inflammation of the endometrium, 8 cases of proliferative phase endometrium in the symptomatic group,respectively. Conclusions Most of endometrial thickness in postmenopausal women are benign lesions, mainly including endometrial polyps and submucous myoma, but endometrial cancer accounts for a certain percentage. Hysteroscopy is minimally invasive,safe and with specificity for the diagnosis and treatment of endometrial lesions.

Objective:This study has two objectives. One is to detect the methylation status of reversion-inducing cysteine-rich protein with Kazal motifs (RECK, a new tumor suppressor gene) gene promoter in primary laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma and nor-mal laryngeal mucosa. The other is to analyze the correlation between RECK gene methylation status and radiosensitivity in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Methods:Methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction was used to detect the RECK gene methylation of 70 specimens of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma and 15 normal tissues of laryngeal mucosa. The patients underwent six cycles of ra-diotherapy and were followed-up for 5 years. The correlation between RECK gene methylation status and radiosensitivity in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma was analyzed. Results: After six cycles of radiotherapy, 47 patients (67.14%) showed sensitivity and 23 (32.86%) showed tolerance to radiotherapy. The methylation level of the RECK gene was lower in the radiation-sensitive group than in the nonradiation-sensitive group (P<0.05). The methylation level of the RECK gene was lower in the remission group than in the non-remission group. RECK gene methylation could increase the risk of cancer by approximately 5.010 times (OR=5.010, 95%CI:1.616-15.533). Conclusion:RECK gene promoter methylation in human laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma is an early event that is correlated with the patient's sensitivity to radiotherapy. Thus, the patient's sensitivity to radiation can be predicted by detecting the meth-ylation status of the RECK gene promoter.

Objective To investigate the relationship between physical exercise and peak bone density.Methods Bone mineral density(BMD) was measured in 193 healthy subjects aged from 20~35 years old (87 males and 106 females) at lumbar vertebra,femoral neck ,Word’s region and greater luberosity.Exercise levels including three states of high,middle and low of them were investigated.The relationship between exercise and peak bone density was analysed.Results In male,the BMD at lumbar vertebra,femoral neck and Word’s in high level state was significantly higher than that in low and middle level states,and also higher in middle level at lumbar vertebra than that in low level state.In female,the BMD in high leval state was significantly higher at lumbar verfebra than that in low and middle level states.Conclusion Physical exercise in juvenile can increase peak bone density,it is a good way to prevent osteoporosis by exercise.

Objective:To search for carrier of short active peptide with binding to human CD59 of the surface of HeLa cell.Methods:Ph. D. 12 display peptide library was biopanning with HeLa cell high-expressing CD59. After competitive test, positive phage clones were identified by sandwich ELISA and sequenced.Results:10 phage clones were identified to have higher combination with CD59.Conclusion:The sequence of peptide with binding to CD59 has been obtained.That might lay a basis for design of short peptide of CD59 on tumor sneaking through.

ObjectiveTo design the scale of death attitude for Chinese nurses and evaluate its validity and reliability.MethodsThe scale draft was formed through the literature review,the formal scale was got via expert consultation and interview survey of 20 cases of small sample.120 clinical nurses were selected for investigation.Then item analysis,factor analysis,correlation analysis and reliability analysis were applied to establish the scale′s validity and reliability.ResultsThe nursing staff death attitude scale consisted of 25 items,the varimax rotation factor analysis of the scale identified seven principal factors and explained for 63.732％ variances.The correlation coefficient between each item and its domain was 0.498～0.808,the Cronbach′s α coefficient of five domains was 0.595～0.774,the Cronbach′s α and split-half coefficient for the whole scale were 0.824 and 0.868 respectively.ConclusionsThe scale has high reliability and validity,and it can be the effective test instrument for death attitude of nurses in China.

Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of concomitant docetaxal (DTX) and nedaplatin (NDP) therapy for recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer in elderly women.Methods Totally 42 elderly patients with histologically confirmed recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer received chemotherapy with DTX combined with NDP.DTX with the dose of 60-70 mg/m2 was administered intravenously on day 1,followed by NDP with the dose of 70-80 mg/m2 given intravenously on day 2.The treatment was repeated every 3 weeks.The efficacy was evaluated according to response evaluation criteria in solid tumors (RECIST) and serum CA125 level.Adverse reactions were assessed according to performance and standard criteria in toxicity of anticancer agents of WTO.Results 4 patients were switched to other chemotherapy strategies due to progression of disease after 2 courses of treament,and the other patients completed 4 to 6 courses.Among 42 patients,18 cases (42.9％)showed complete remission,10 cases (23.8％) showed partial remission,6 cases (14.3％) were in stable conditions,and 8 cases (19.0％) progressed to severe disease.The median progression-free survival (PFS) time was 7 months,and the efficacy rate (complete and partial remission) was 66.7％(28/42).The main adverse effects were alopecia,nausea and vomit,and leucopenia.Patients could get remission by receiving drug therapy.Conclusions Docetaxel plus nedaplatin therapy has a good therapeutic effect with low incidence of adverse reactions,high safety and well tolerance in elderly platinum-sensitive women and in those with platinum-resistant recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer.

Objective To investigate the changes and significances of vaginal microecology in elderly postmenopausal women.Methods 50 postmenopausal women and 68 reproductive age women with no subjective symptoms and normal vaginal microecological who had health examination in Beijing Hospital were selected.The contents and strains of vaginal lactobacilli in both groups were detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR),and their differences between the two groups were analyzed.Results 92％ (46 cases) of postmenopausal women had only one vaginal lactobacillus strain in vaginal,and 8％(4 cases) of them had two lactobacillus strains in vaginal.But 4％(3 cases) of reproductive-age women had only one vaginal lactobacillus strain in vaginal,and 96％ (65 cases) of them had two and more lactobacillus strains in vaginal.There was a significant difference in the strains of vaginal lactobacilli between the two groups (x2=91.035,P=0.000).The strains of vaginal lacmbacilli ranking top 4 detection rate was Lactobaeillus jensenii (30.0％),Lactobacillus gasseri (22.6％),Lactobacillus crispatus (16.9％) and Lactobacillus inert (13.2％) in postmenopausal women,while Lactobacillus inert (80.8 ％),Lactobacillus crispatus (70.5 ％),Lactobacillus gasseri (67.6％) and Lactobacillus jensenii (39.7％) in reproductive-age women.The content of 16s rDNA from vaginal lactobacillus was more in reproductive age women than in postmenopausal women [(87.3 ±0.8) ng/g total DNA vs.(35.1±3.6) ng / g total DNA,t=6.514,P=0.048].Conclusions Lactobacillus strains colonizing in vaginal are different between postmenopausal women and reproductive age women,and the content of the vaginal lactobacillus is reduced significantly in postmenopausal women.

Objective To investigate the effects of necrostatin-1 (Nec-1) on the liver of rats with trauma induced hemorrhagic shock.Methods Trauma induced hemorrhagic shock model was produced by adopting the left femur,tibia fracture and soft tissue injury,bleeding and reperfusion in male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats.A total of 22 rats were divided into model group and Nec-1 group with 11 rats in each group by randomized digital number method and the 72-hour mortality was observed.In addition,72 rats were randomly divided into sham group,model group,Nec-1 group with 24 rats in each group.Rats in sham group were only received anesthesia,separating and ligating blood vessels,without trauma induced hemorrhagic and reperfusion,and the rats in Nec-1 group were received 1 mg/kg Nec-1 through femoral vein 5 minutes before reperfusion,while the rats in model group were received the same amount of solvent.The serum and liver tissues of each group were collected at 2,4,8 hours after reperfusion.Serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) were detected by automatic biochemistry analyzer.The pathology changes in liver were observed by hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining.The mRNA expressions of tumor necrosis factor-oα (TNF-α) and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) in the liver were detcrmined by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).The protein expressions of receptor interaction of protease 1/3 (RIP1/RIP3) were also assessed by Western Blot analysis.Results Compared with model group,Nec-1 significantly reduced the 72-hour mortality [18.18％ (2/11) vs.63.64％ (7/11),P=0.040].Two hours after trauma induced hemorrhagic shock and reperfusion,the expressions of ALT and AST in model group were significantly increased compared with those in sham group [ALT (U/L):110.21 ±22.32 vs.80.98 ± 19.94,AST (U/L):364.29 ±64.83 vs.279.76 ±70.64,both P＜0.05],and reached the peak at 8 hours [ALT (U/L):387.41 ± 47.11 vs.82.76 ± 22.44,AST (U/L):973.35 ± 77.51 vs.261.49 ±52.03,both P＜0.01].Levels of serum ALT and AST in Nec-1 group were significantly decreased compared with model group [ALT (U/L) 4 hours:144.64± 33.79 vs.213.96± 36.21,8 hours:159.48 ± 43.57 vs.387.41 ± 47.11; AST (U/L) 4 hours:398.78 ± 59.48 vs.630.61 ± 59.93,8 hours:427.38 ± 80.75 vs.973.35 ± 77.51,all P＜0.01].Under light microscopy,it was noted that the hepatic sinus expansion,liver cells degeneration,necrosis,as well as infiltration of abundant inflammatory cells were observed.But the pathology changes in hepatic tissues were significantly mitigated in Nec-1 group.Along with the time extension,the mRNA expressions of TNF-α and IL-1β and the protein expressions of RIP1 and RIP3 were markedly up-regulated.Compared with model group,difference in the mRNA expressions of TNF-α and IL-1β in hepatic tissues in Nec-1 group were statistically significant,and the most obvious difference was at 8 hours [TNF-α mRNA:1.457 ± 0.081 vs.2.317 ± 0.062,IL-1β mRNA:0.690 ± 0.087 vs.1.812 ± 0.112,both P＜0.01].But there was no statistically significant difference in RIP1 and RIP3 between Nec-1 group and model group [RIP1 protein 8 hours:0.561 ± 0.033 vs.0.587 ± 0.036,RIP3 protein 8 hours:0.976 ± 0.040 vs.1.044 ± 0.115,both P＞0.05].Conclusion Nec-1 may be remarkable protect effect on the liver of rats with trauma induced hemorrhage shock and reperfusion,and the intrinsic mechanisms need further investigation.

Objective:o prepare Danshensu liposomes and investigate drug release characteristics in vitro. Methods: Danshensu liposomes were prepared by a reverse-phase evaporation method. The encapsulation efficiency was used as the index, an orthogonal test was adopted to investigate the effect of concentration of soybean lecithin, ratio of lipid-Danshensu and pH value of solution on the preparation procedure of Danshensu liposomes. The particle size of the liposomes was also investigated by a transmission electron micro-scope ( TEM) . The concentration of Danshensu was determined by HPLC, and the difference of release characteristics in Danshensu li-posomes and Danshensu solution was measured by a dialysis method. Results:The optimum preparation technology was as follows:the concentration of soybean lecithin was 40 mg·ml-1 ,the ratio of drug-lipid was 1: 10,and the pH value of solution was 6. 6. The mor-phology of the prepared liposomes showed spheric structure with uniform diameter, and the average particle size was ( 174 ± 36 ) nm and the encapsulation efficiency was 38. 9%. The linear range of Danshensu was 2. 0-20. 0 mg·L-1(r=0. 9984). The drug release of liposomes in vitro was slower than that of free Danshensu solution in 24 h. Conclusion:Danshensu liposomes with fine morphology have sustained release property.

OBJECTIVE: To observe the effect and explore the mechanism of Huannao Yicong capsule in treating senile patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). METHODS: The investigational drugs were packed by blind method. A randomized, double-blind and controlled trial was conducted on ninety senile patients with MCI. Other forty-five senile healthy persons were recruited to the healthy control group. The ninety senile patients were randomly divided into the Huannao Yicong capsule-treated group (45 patients administered with three Huannao Yicong capsules and two aniracetam capsule analogues) and aniracetam-treated group (45 patients treated with two aniracetam capsules and three Huannao Yicong capsule analogues). Patients in the two groups were treated three times daily for 16 weeks. Memory, traditional Chinese medicine syndrome, cerebral blood flow, free radicals and inflammatory mediators, such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), malondialdehyde (MDA), acetylcholinesterase (AchE), interleukin-1alpha (IL-1alpha) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) were determined before and after the treatment. Blood lipids, including triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), apolipoprotein A-1 (ApoA-1) and apolipoprotein B-100 (ApoB-100), were detected before and after the treatment. The safety indexes, such as routine tests of blood and urine, hepatic and renal function tests and electrocardiogram (ECG) were taken before and after the treatment. RESULTS: Index score of clinical memory scale in senile healthy people was significantly higher than that in MCI patients before treatment (P<0.01), and the content of AchE, IL-1alpha and IL-6 was obviously lower (P<0.01, P<0.05), the activity of SOD was higher (P<0.05). No significant difference was found in direction memory of clinical memory scale between the two treatment groups. Other index scores of clinical memory scale and traditional Chinese medicine syndrome in patients of Huannao Yicong capsule-treated group were significantly improved as compared with those of the aniracetam-treated group (P<0.05, P<0.01). The blood flow parameters of anterior cerebral artery, posterior cerebral artery and resistant index in patients of Huannao Yicong capsule-treated group were increased significantly (P<0.01, P<0.05). Huannao Yicong capsule could significantly increase the activity of serum SOD and decrease the content of AchE, IL-1alpha and IL-6 (P<0.01, P<0.05), better than aniracetam. Furthermore, Huannao Yicong capsule could significantly improve the blood lipid, such as the level of TG, LDL-C, HDL-C, ApoA-1 and ApoB-100 (P<0.01, P<0.05), and better than aniracetam (P<0.01, P<0.05). No significant changes were found after treatment in safety indexes, such as routine tests of blood and urine, hepatic and renal function tests and ECG. CONCLUSION: Huannao Yicong capsule has better therapeutic effect than aniracetam capsule in treating senile mild cognitive impairment.