This study was aimed to analyze the therapeutic effect of Shu-lung post with different stimula-tion intensities on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), in order to determine the best stimulus intensity. A multicenter, randomized, controlled clinical trial was designed to take COPD patients at stable stage as study sub-jects. Patients were randomly divided into two groups, which were the foaming group and non-foaming group. The application was given 10 days before the summer dog days, on the 1st, 10th and 20th day within the dog days, and 10 days after the dog days. The results showed that a total of 164 cases were enrolled in the study, with 18 drop-out cases, and 146 cases fitted in the program. There was statistical difference on acute exacerbation frequency
after treatment between the foaming group and non-foaming group (P < 0.05). There were statistical differences on clinical symptoms and signs of total score (P< 0.01) during the 8-month follow-up. It was concluded that Shu-lung post with different stimulation intensities were positively correlation with clinical efficacy.

This study was aimed to analyze effects on quality of life (QOL) for stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by Shu-Fei Paste (SFP) with different sticking time, in order to determine the optimal sticking time. A multicenter, randomized, controlled clinical trial was designed. A total of 164 stable COPD cases were randomly divided into Group A and Group B. There were 82 cases in Group A (sticking time for 6-8 h), and 82 cases in Group B (sticking time for 8-12 h). The paste was given 10 days before the summer “dog days”, on the 1st, 10th, and 20th day during the summer “dog days”, and 10 days after the summer “dog days”. At the end of the study, 18 cases were fallen off or removed. The 146 cases (71 cases in Group A and 75 cases in Group B), which met the require-ments of the study, were analyzed. The results showed that both groups can improve QOL in patients with stable COPD after treatment. However, there were no statistical differences. There were no statistical differences between the sticking time for 6-8 h and sticking time for 8-12 h. However, the sticking time for 6-8 h with low incidence of severe bullous and better safety. Therefore, the best choice of sticking time was 6-8 h. It was concluded that there was no statistical differences on the treatment between the sticking time for 6-8 h and 8-12 h. However, the sticking time for 8-12 h had high rate of severe bullous and low safety. The best sticking time of SFP was 6-8 h.

To study the value of high-fluorescent cell for the screening of malignant hydrothorax or ascites. The clinical diagnosis results and hydrothorax or ascites specimens of 400 outpatients registered from January to December in 2014 were collected, and high-fluorescent cells were counted with Sysmex XE-5000 blood cell analyzer, and then stained for microscopy. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to explore the sensitivity, speci-ficity, positive likelihood ratio and negative likelihood ratio of high-fluorescent cell for screening malignant hydrothorax or ascites. The numbers of high-fluorescent cells of the cancer patients were significantly higher than those of the non-cancer patients, with Z equal to -7.372 and P less than 0.05. The values of the area under curve (AUC), sensitivity, specificity, positive likelihood ratio and negative likelihood ratio were 0.801, 70.67%, 84.31%, 4.50 and 0.35 respective-ly. Detection of high-fluorescent may be used to screen malignant hydrothorax or ascites, and further exami-nation and follow-up have to be performed in case the number of high-fluorescent cells in the hydrothorax or ascites is not less than 68.

The serum contents of Cu, Fe, Zn, Pb, Cr, Mn, Ca, Mg, and K in 360 adults from different work in Nanjing were determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The data were analysed by grouped statistical treatment, and the relationships among sex, age and work time were discussed. The results showed that serum Cu, Fe, Zn, Cr, Mn, Pb, Ca, Mg, K differed greatly in the different workers. There was a perfect positive correlations between Cu, Zn, Cd, Mn, Pb, Mg and age, and a negetive correlations berween Cu, Fe, Zn, Cd, Cr, Pb, Mg and work time. The serum Cu, Zn, Ca, K in women were higher than that in men.

Objective To investigate the changes of geometry and function of left ventricle (LV) and left atrium(LA) in hypertensive male patients with concentric remodeling.Methods Consecutive male patients were divided into two groups: normal control group(NC group,n=146) and concentric remodeling group(CR group,n=274).The whole patients were checked with echocardiogram.Echocardiographic parameters included: thickness of interventricular septum(IVST) and LV posterior wall(PWT),LV end-diastolic diameter(LVIDd),media-lateral diameter(LVID),LV length(LVL),LA anterior-posterior diameter,media-lateral diameter,superior-inferior diameter,LA area,LV end-diastolic volume,end-systolic volume,stoke volume,ejection fraction(EF),early diastolic peak velocity (E) and atrial contraction peak velocity(A) of the mitral valve flow.LV mean diameter(LVMD) and E/A were calculated.Student t test was used to compare the variables between the two groups.Results IVST,PWT,IVST/LVPWT ratio,LA diameters and LA area in CR group were larger than those in NC group.LVIDd was shorter and LVID was larger in CR group than in NC group.LVL in CR group was larger than that in NC group.LVMD/LVL ratio was smaller than that in NC group.There was no significant difference in LVEF between two groups while E/A ratio in CR group was smaller than that in NC group.Conclusions The concentric remodeling in hypertensive patients makes the LV a thin,long but thick-walled cavity.The LV diastolic function is impaired in CR group but the systolic function reserves well.

Objective To investigate the application of MRI targeting contrast agent ( P-Gd-Probe) for P selectin in evaluating the severity grades of acute pancreatitis (AP).Methods L-arginine solution (100mg/100kg) were intraperitoneally injected for 3 times once an hour to establish AP model in SD rats. Control group was injected with normal saline in a equal volume .All rats were divided into acute edematous pancreatitis (AEP) group (6 h and 12 h after model establishment)and acute necrotizing pancreatitis (ANP) group (24 h and 48 h after model establishment ) based on the pathology .The rats were examined by T 1 WI plain and enhanced scanning at 6 h, 12 h, 24 h and 48 h after injection , and P-Gd-probe was as the enhanced contrast agent.The signal noise ratio ( SNR) of the pancreas were measured before and after enhancement .Then the pancreas tissues were harvested for pathological examination and P selectin expression in pancreatic tissue was detected using immunohistochemical analysis .Results Inflammation was observed in pancreatic tissue at 6h after establishment , and became more serious as the modeling time extended .P selectin expression was increased as pancreatitis inflammation became more serious .The SNR of control group was stable before and after enhancement.The SNR before and after enhancement was 17.22 ±1.35 and 37.38 ±1.66 in AEP group, and 16.29 ±1.39 and 58.18 ±1.03 in ANP group.The SNR after enhancement was higher than that before enhancement, and the differences were significantly different ( t=-49.59 and -86.09, P<0.001 ). Conclusions Monoclonal antibody MRI contrast agent targeting P selectin is helpful in evaluating the severity of AP.

Objective To establish an automatic warning program which accommodates to the test procedures in medical laboratory centerand and to put into operation.Methods Based on laboratory information management system (LIS),automatic warning program was established,which composed of maintenance of warning rules,feedback of vulnerabilities in rules,solutions of feedback targets and evaluation of ride-effectiveness.The results of performance were assessed after operation for six months in Guangzhou Kingmed Medical Laboratory Center.Results An automatic warning program containing 13 kinds of rule templates was successfully established.The multi-point warning program via asynchronous structure for six specialized testing procedures was realized.A total of 1 523 warning rules were included in the rule bank and 24 000 reports were verified on average each day.The average passing rate of reports was 70.2％ and the passing rate of single test was 83.9％.The approval time for reports was reduced by 10 to 40 minutes compared with that without using the automatic warning program.The efficiency for report approval was improved by 25 percent.Conclusion Automatic warning program may ensure the high quality of test reports,ease pressure on staff and improve work efficiency.

Objective: This study examined the gut bacterial communities of dogs from different breeds, all kept under identical domestication conditions. Methods: Noninvasive sampling and 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing were used to compare the composition and function of the gut microbiota of three dog breeds: the Chinese Kunming dog (CKD), German Shepherd dog (GSD), and Belgian Malinois dog (BMD). Results: The gut microbiota of the three dog breeds consisted of 257 species across 146 genera, 60 families, 35 orders, 15 classes, and 10 phyla. The dominant bacterial phyla across the three breeds were Firmicutes (57.44%), Fusobacteriota (28.86%), and Bacteroidota (7.63%), while the dominant bacterial genera across the three breeds were Peptostreptococcus (21.08%), Fusobacterium (18.50%), Lactobacillus (12.37%), and Cetobacter (10.29%). Further analysis revealed significant differences in the intestinal flora of the three breeds at the phylum and genus levels. The intestinal flora of BMD was significantly richer than that of CKD and GSD. The functional prediction and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes analysis showed that the primary functions of the gut microbiota in these breeds were similar, with significant enrichment in various metabolic pathways, including carbohydrate and amino acid metabolism, secondary metabolite biosynthesis, and microbial metabolism in different environments. The intestinal flora of these breeds also played a crucial role in genetic information processing, including transcription, translation, replication, and material transport. Conclusions and Relevance: These results provide novel insights into the intestinal flora of intervention dogs and suggest novel methods to improve their health status, which help increase microbial diversity and normalize metabolite production in diseased dogs.

Objective: This study examined the gut bacterial communities of dogs from different breeds, all kept under identical domestication conditions. Methods: Noninvasive sampling and 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing were used to compare the composition and function of the gut microbiota of three dog breeds: the Chinese Kunming dog (CKD), German Shepherd dog (GSD), and Belgian Malinois dog (BMD). Results: The gut microbiota of the three dog breeds consisted of 257 species across 146 genera, 60 families, 35 orders, 15 classes, and 10 phyla. The dominant bacterial phyla across the three breeds were Firmicutes (57.44%), Fusobacteriota (28.86%), and Bacteroidota (7.63%), while the dominant bacterial genera across the three breeds were Peptostreptococcus (21.08%), Fusobacterium (18.50%), Lactobacillus (12.37%), and Cetobacter (10.29%). Further analysis revealed significant differences in the intestinal flora of the three breeds at the phylum and genus levels. The intestinal flora of BMD was significantly richer than that of CKD and GSD. The functional prediction and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes analysis showed that the primary functions of the gut microbiota in these breeds were similar, with significant enrichment in various metabolic pathways, including carbohydrate and amino acid metabolism, secondary metabolite biosynthesis, and microbial metabolism in different environments. The intestinal flora of these breeds also played a crucial role in genetic information processing, including transcription, translation, replication, and material transport. Conclusions and Relevance: These results provide novel insights into the intestinal flora of intervention dogs and suggest novel methods to improve their health status, which help increase microbial diversity and normalize metabolite production in diseased dogs.

Objective: This study examined the gut bacterial communities of dogs from different breeds, all kept under identical domestication conditions. Methods: Noninvasive sampling and 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing were used to compare the composition and function of the gut microbiota of three dog breeds: the Chinese Kunming dog (CKD), German Shepherd dog (GSD), and Belgian Malinois dog (BMD). Results: The gut microbiota of the three dog breeds consisted of 257 species across 146 genera, 60 families, 35 orders, 15 classes, and 10 phyla. The dominant bacterial phyla across the three breeds were Firmicutes (57.44%), Fusobacteriota (28.86%), and Bacteroidota (7.63%), while the dominant bacterial genera across the three breeds were Peptostreptococcus (21.08%), Fusobacterium (18.50%), Lactobacillus (12.37%), and Cetobacter (10.29%). Further analysis revealed significant differences in the intestinal flora of the three breeds at the phylum and genus levels. The intestinal flora of BMD was significantly richer than that of CKD and GSD. The functional prediction and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes analysis showed that the primary functions of the gut microbiota in these breeds were similar, with significant enrichment in various metabolic pathways, including carbohydrate and amino acid metabolism, secondary metabolite biosynthesis, and microbial metabolism in different environments. The intestinal flora of these breeds also played a crucial role in genetic information processing, including transcription, translation, replication, and material transport. Conclusions and Relevance: These results provide novel insights into the intestinal flora of intervention dogs and suggest novel methods to improve their health status, which help increase microbial diversity and normalize metabolite production in diseased dogs.