Objective To study the effects of 50 Hz low voltage electric stimulation on angiogenesis and the expression of VEGF in the ischemic myoeardium in rats. Methods Twelve Wistar rats with experimentally induced myocardial ischemia were randomly divided into an electric stimulation (ES) group and a control group. The animals in the electric stimulation group were electrically stimulated at 50 Hz and 0.3 V through electrodes implanted in the epicardium of the anterior wall of the left artrium. Those in the control group were delivered sham electrical stimula- tion through similar implanted electrodes. Immunohistochemistry was used to count endothelial cells (ECs) and measure the capillary density (CD). A reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was employed to measure the expression of VEGF protein and VEGF mRNA. Results The number of ECs, and the CDs in the ES group were significantly greater than in the control group, and the expression of VEGF protein and VEGF mRNA was also significantly higher. Conclusions Low voltage electrical stimulation at 50 Hz can promote angiogenesis and the expression of VEGF in the ischemic myocardium in rats.

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Objective To study the fatal risk factors to the patients with sepsis.Methods The data of 49 patients with sepsis were analyzed,who were consecutively admitted to intensive care unit(ICU)of Peking Union Medical College Hospital within six months.Patients' general states,clinical information,human leucocyte antigen-DR(HLA-DR)in blood monocytes and plasma level of diamine oxidase(DAO)were recorded.Simple logistic regression was done to analyze all the risk factors,and statistically significant variables were selected and used in multivariate and unconditioned Logistic regression analysis.The primary end point was hospital mortality.Results The subjects involved in present study were consisted of 49 patients with sepsis admitted to ICU of the Peking Union Medical College Hospital from Aug.2003 to Jan.2004,averagely aged 60.8?16.9 years;including 32 males(65.3%)and 17 females(34.7%);with APACHEⅡscores 18.6?8.0 and SOFA scores 5.9?3.8.Twenty-one out of the 49 patients(42.9%)were from non-operation department,and the other 28 patients(57.1%)were from operation department.ICU duration was 14.4?12.8 days;eighteen of the 49 septic patients died during hospitalization,with the 28-days mortality of 36.7%.Positive blood cultures(OR=5.237,95%CI 1.041~26.34,P=0.045),decreased platelet count and blood HLA-DR(OR=0.943,95%CI 0.901~0.98,P=0.01),and increased plasma levels of DAO(OR=2.235,95%CI 1.101~4.53,P=0.026)were obviously associated with mortality.The positive blood cultures,decreased blood HLA-DR and increased plasma levels of DAO were independent fatal risk factors for the patients with sepsis.Conclusions The positive blood cultures,decreased blood HLA-DR and increased plasma levels of DAO are high risk for the patients with sepsis at admission.

Medicine is related to people's wellbeing,which is an eternal topic that all mankind concern.Studying on the process from the origin to the development of medicine can figure out the development rules of medicine,gain experience from it,and provide guidance for better development of medicine in the future.Medical anthropology is a new discipline which focuses on the study of disease and culture.From this special perspective,studying on the process from the origin to the development of medicine can help us to have a profound and comprehensive understanding of medicine.This paper reviewed the relevant concepts of medical anthropology and the research status and research characteristics of the origin and development of Chinese and Western Medicine,providing a reference for the colleagues.

This Paper reports the histochemical changes occcured at the early acute cardial ischemic area in-duced experimentally by ligation of left coronary artery of 50 male Wistar rats. The following histo-chemical changes at the ischemical areas were observed: obvious decrease of glycogen of cardical is-chemical for 1h, of both NADHD and LDH activity of ischemical for 2h as well as CCo,CK and ATP activity of ischemical for 4h. The decrease of CCo,CK and ATP activity propagated to the whole is-chemical area at the time of ischemical for 8h. The activity of NADHD,LDH'CK and ATP can toler-ated the postmortem autolysis influence up to 24h after death.

OBJECTIVE: To explore the changes of parathyroid hormone (PTH) and serum calcium alter total thyroidectomy and summarize the methods to prevent and treat the hypoparathyroidism and hypocalcernia. METHOD: Seventy-three patients with total thyroidectomy in our hospital were divided into three groups according to the scope of the operation. The serum concentrations of PTH and calcium were measured and compared before surgery and after surgery 1 h, 1 d, 3 d and 5 d. RESULT: In three groups, the serum concentrations of PTH and calcium were significantly decreased (P<0. 05) after surgery and low serum PTH and hypocalcemia occured. The severity of low serum PTH and hypocalcemia was as follows: total thyroidectomy with bilateral compartment lymph node dissection (CLND)>total thyroidectomy with unilateral CLND>total thyroidectomy. The differences were statistically significant. The levels of PTH after surgery 1 hour and 1 day were effective to predict hypocalcemia. CONCLUSION Total thyroidectomy can affect the parathyroid function. The greater the scope of surgery, the higher the possibility of postoperative hypoparathyroidism. The reasonable operative procedures and more protection of parathyroid during operation can reduce the incidence of hypoparathyroidism. The level of postoperative PTH can be used as a predictive index of hypocalcemia.
Calcium ; blood ; Humans ; Hypocalcemia ; blood ; Hypoparathyroidism ; blood ; surgery ; Incidence ; Lymph Node Excision ; Parathyroid Glands ; physiology ; Parathyroid Hormone ; blood ; Postoperative Period ; Thyroidectomy

Clavicle ; Forensic Medicine ; Fractures, Bone ; Humans ; Skull Base

Objective To explore the effects of miRNA-218 on renal cell carcinoma of nude mice in vivo.Methods The pcDNA3.1-miR-218 and its control negative plasmids were stably transfected into renal cell carcinoma cell line A498 and 769-P.These cells were inoculated into nude mice in different groups to observe the changes of body and tumor and to detect the expression of miR-218 in the tissues of nude mice.Results In the A498 cells + pcDNA3.1-miR-218 transfected group,the weight loss of tumor bearing nude mice after 25 days was lower than that in the control group,and the tumor volume was smaller than that in the control group after 10 days (P ＜ 0.05).In the 769-P cells + pcDNA3.1-miR-218 transfected group,the weight loss of tumor bearing nude mice was lower than that in the control group after 19 days,and the tumor volume was smaller than that in control group after 10 days (P ＜ 0.05).The expression of miRNA-218 in bearing nude mice with A498 cells or 769-P cells transfected by miRNA-218 was significantly higher than that in the control group,and the difference was statistically significant (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Up-regulation of miRNA-218 expression can inhibit the growth of renal cell carcinoma of nude mice in vivo.

OBJECTIVE To establish an in vitro screening system for activin receptor-like kinase 4,5 and 7 (ALK4,ALK5 and ALK7) inhibitors.METHODS The insect expression systems for kinase domain of ALK4,5,7 and Smad2/3 proteins were established using the Bac to Bac baculovirus expression system.The desired proteins were expressed in Sf9 insect cells and purified by GST affinity.The screening system was composed of the kinase,Smad3 protein,ATP as well as the compound.The impact of the compound on the activities of ALK kinase domains was examined by measuring the amount of remnant ATP in the system as ALKs catalyzed the phosphorylation of Smad3 protein and consumed ATP during the process.The screening conditions were optimized,and validation of the screening system was conducted using known ALKs inhibitors.RESULTS All the reconstructed Bacmids were identified to be correct by PCR and restriction enzyme digestion.All the proteins were expressed in Sf9 insect cells after transfection,and purified proteins were achieved by GST affinity purification.For the screening system,the optimized kinase concentration and Smad3 concentration were 10 mg· L-1 and the optimized ATP concentration was 10 nmol·L-1.The Z'factor for ALK4,ALK5,and ALK7 kinase inhibitors screening system was 0.71,0.51 and 0.74,respectively.The well-known ALK inhibitor SB431542 inhibited the catalytic activities of ALK4,ALK5,and ALK7 with IC50 values of 22,188 and 91 nmol· L-1,respectively.CONCLUSION The in vitro screening system for ALK4,ALK5 and ALK7 inhibitors is successfully established.

Objective To construct a stable expression plasmids miR-218,to lay the experimental foundation for the expression and mechanism of miR-218 in human renal cell carcinoma.Methods The primers were designed by Has-miR-218 and the miR-218 fragment were amplified by PCR,and then which was connected with the carrier pcDNA3.1 (+) to build a stable expression plasmids.The recombinant plasmids were trasfected into renal cell carcinoma cell line 769-P,and the expression of miR-218 in these cells were detected.Results The plasmids were constructat successfully,which was determind by enzyme digestion and sequencing results.The constructed expression plasmids pcDNA3.1-miR-218 transfection of human renal cell carcinoma cell line 769-P,miR-218 cxpression level of cells was significantly increased after trasfected by recombinant plasmids carrying miR-218 gene (relative expression quantity was 1.64).Conclusion The miR-218 expression plasmids pcDNA3.1-miR-218 were successfully constructed,the plasmids can be applied to the study of miR-218 function and mechanism in renal cell carcinoma.