ObjectiveTo explore the method of preparing the tube from chitosan and study the biocompatibility between blood and chitosan. Methods3％ chitosan-based hydrolgels were pro-duced from acetic acid and chitosan. The needles coated with chitosan were submerged in NaOHaqueous solutions. The tubes of chitosan were taken off from the needle. The portosystemic shuntswere created using the tube of chitosan. This model without heparin was observed whether the intes-tinal congestion developed or not. ResultsIt was shown that the chitosan-based tube has blood in 8rats went back to veinal system. ConclusionIt was easy to prepare the tube from chitosan. Thetubes have an excellent biocompatibility with blood.

Objective To investigate the recent prognosis of stress hyperglycemia for the emergency percuta- neous coronary intervention(PCI)with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction(AMI).Methods 410 pa- tients treated by emergency PCI were chosen.According to a history of diabetes and blood glucose levels,they were randomly divided into four groups:group 1(n = 288):random blood glucose normal and non-diabetic patients;group 2(n = 30):random normal blood glucose in diabetic patients;group 3(n = 54):random plasma glucose level and non- diabetic patients;group 4(n = 38):high random plasma glucose level in diabetic patients.Age,gender,hospital within 24 hours with random glucose,glycated hemoglobin(HbA1c),peak creatine kinase,TIMI flow recovery and 30-day mortality of the patients were compared.Results Mortality of four groups were 4.2%,3.4%,7.5% and 5.9% re- spectively(P

Objective To estimate the fatality rate of SARS so as to provide data for the evaluation of patient care. Methods Based on the clinical features of the death cases of SARS, the average period between the time of clinical diagnosis and the time of death was determined and a method of estimation, which was lagged in time, was thus developed. Differences in the fatality rates of SARS across the world as well as the patterns of the differences were discussed using Chi-square and trend Chi-square tests. Results The fatality rate of SARS in Beijing, which presented a progressively downward tendency, was 7.2% by June 5, 2003, ranking relatively high among the SARS-hit zones in China. Conclusion Certain achievements have been attained in the clinical treatment of SARS cases, and yet more efforts need to be exerted. It is estimated that the eventual fatality rate of SARS in Beijing will be around 8%.

Objective To observe the impact of different surgical procedures on ovarian reserve and analge-sic effects of drug use in patients with uterine fibroids.Methods 100 patients with uterine fibroids were randomly divided into two groups.50 patients in control group were implemented traditional open surgery.50 cases in the obser-vation group received laparoscopic myomectomy.The ovarian reserve changes were compared before and after surgery, pain medication use and changes in the degree of pain conditions.Results The levels of follicle stimulating hormone and luteinizing in the control group one,three months after operation were significantly higher than before surgery and the observation group,the level of estrogen was significantly lower than before surgery and observation group,the differences were statistically significant(t=10.23,14.58,9.78,11.76,9.83,9.92,10.07,11.23,all P<0.05).The postoperative first pain time of the observation group was significantly longer than the control group,the difference was statistically significant[(513.74 ±284.52)min vs.(61.38 ±37.21)min,t=92.34,P<0.05].The postoperative analgesic usage of the observation group was significantly lower than the control group,the difference was statistically significant(14.0% vs.58.0%,χ2 =7.83,P<0.05).The pain scores 3d,4d,5d,6d and 7d after operation of the observation group were significantly lower than the control group(t=2.11,2.30,2.58,7.03,6.46,all P<0.05). Conclusion The patients with uterine fibroids laparoscopic myomectomy for treatment will not cause great impact on the patients'ovarian reserve,and can effectively reduce the use of analgesics,and it is worthy of further promotion.

Objective: To establish an HPLC method for the determination of three bacteriostatic agents ( methylparaben, eth-ylparaben, propylparaben) in taurine eye drops. Methods:The HPLC method was conducted on a Phenomenex Gemini C18 column ( 250 mm × 4. 6 mm, 5 μm ). The mobile phase was 1％ acetic acid-methanol(40 :60). The flow rate was 1. 0 ml·min-1 and the de-tection wavelength was 254 nm with the injection volume of 20 μl and the column temperature of 25℃. Results:Methylparaben, eth-ylparaben and propylparaben showed good linear relationship (r>0. 999)within the range of 1. 00-19. 94μg·ml-1,2. 01-20. 08μg· ml-1 and 0. 21-10. 46 μg·ml-1,respectively. The average recoveries were 99. 20％-99. 90％, and the RSDs were 1. 34％-1. 54％(n=9). Conclusion:The method is accurate, reproducible and stable without interference, which can be used for the determination of three bacteriostatic agents in taurine eye drops.

Objective To explore the effect of treadmill training on inspiratory function and its association with improvement of exercise capacity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Methods The 12 moderate to severe COPD patients were allocated to lower-limb exercise training for 12weeks. The routine tests of pulmonary ventilation function, diffusion function,lung volume, peak inspiratory flow (PIF), maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP), symptom-limited progressive cycle ergometer exercise tests and constant work rate exercise tests were administered before and after the training program. During the constant work rate exercise tests, tidal breathing flow volume (TBFV) curves were recorded every 1 mir. Results After treadmill training, the exercise duration (T) (t=7. 357, P＜0. 001), peak work rate (WRpeak) (t=3. 614, P＜0.05), MIP (t=4.754, P＜0. 001) and PIF (t=2. 440, P＜0. 05) increased significantly. The tidal PIF (t=- 2.747, P＜0.05) and peak expiratory flow (PEF) (t = - 4.487, P＜ 0.05 ) decreased significantly at isotime. Maxium inspiratory flow reserve (△FLOWinsp) (t = 2. 755, P ＜ 0. 05 ) increased significantly at isotime, and maxium expiratory flow reserve (△FLOWexp) (t = 1. 326, P ＞ 0.05)showed no significant changes; The△T were positively correlated with △MIP (r=0. 613, P＜0. 05),△PIF (r=0.497, P＜0.05) and △FLOWinsp (r=0.592, P＜0.05). Conclusions Lower limb exercise training improves inspiratory function of COPD patients. The improvement of exercise endurance in moderate to severe COPD patients after lower limb exercise training is due to increases of inspiratory muscle strength, maxium PIF and inspiratory flow reserve.

AIM:To construct eukaryotic expression vector expressing double shRNA sections targeting Survivin gene.METHODS: Eukaryotic expression vector expressing double shRNA sections targeting Survivin gene were designed and chemically synthesized.They were directionally inserted into plasmid pGenesil-1 with respectively U6 promoter and termination code,the common green fluorescence protein(EGFP) gene and Neo gene. In this way,the vector of pGenesil-1 shRNA containing 2 sections of Survivin shRNA were constructed and they were transfected into the pancreatic cancer cell Bx-PC3.Transfection was detected by fluorescence microscope.The inhibition expression of Survivin mRNA was measured by RT-PCR.RESULTS: HE1 and HE2 plasmids were identified by the biocatalyst cut which confirmed the exactitude and were analyzed by the sequence analysis which verified the perfect clone plasmid inserted by them.CONCLUSION: A eukaryotic expression vector of double short hairpin RNA for Survivin gene is successfully constructed.The pancreatic cancer cells Bx-PC3 succeed to be transfected and expression of Survivin mRNA is inhibited obviously.

To provide theoretical and practical basis for the successful formulation design of physically-mixed inhalation dry powder of proteins and peptides, related references were collected, analyzed and summarized. In this review drug micronization technology and commonly used carriers for inhalation dry powder preparation were introduced. For proteins and peptides, supercritical fluid technology and spray-drying are more suitable because of their capabilities of keeping drug activity. Being approved by U. S. Food and Drug Administration, lactose has been extensively used as carriers in many inhalation products. Formulation and process factors influencing drug deposition in the lung, including carrier properties, drug-carrier ratio, blending order, mixing methods, mixing time and the interaction between drug and carrier, were elucidated. The size, shape and surface properties of carries all influence the interaction between drug and carrier. Besides, influence of micromeritic properties of the dry powder, such as particle size, shape, density, flowability, charge, dispersibility and hygroscopicity, on drug deposition in the lung was elaborated. Among these particle size plays the most crucial role in particle deposition in the lung. Moreover, based on the mechanisms of powder dispersity, some strategies to improve drug lung deposition were put forward, such as adding carrier fines, adding adhesive-controlling materials and reprocessing micronized drug. In order to design physically-mixed inhalation dry powder for proteins and peptides with high lung deposition, it is essential to study drug-carriers interactions systematically and illustrate the potential influence of formulation, process parameters and micromeritic properties of the powder.
Administration, Inhalation ; Drug Carriers ; chemistry ; Dry Powder Inhalers ; Lactose ; chemistry ; Particle Size ; Peptides ; administration & dosage ; Powders ; administration & dosage ; Surface Properties ; Technology, Pharmaceutical

Objective By studying the prescriptions and medicines for treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA) prescribed by modem doctors, we tried to provide new ideas for developing the new medicines for treating rheumatoid arthritis. Methods 340 prescriptions on treating rheumatoid arthritis were collected from core medical periodicals and books published in the recent 20 years. Make a statistical analysis to the medicines in these prescriptions according to TCM etiological and pharmaceutical theories and modern researching foundlings. Results Among all 254 Chinese medicines used for treating RA, 32 medicines belong to worm and vine medicines, being used for 806 times. Conclusion The worm and vine medicines are frequently used in treating RA with good therapeutic effects combined with other kinds of medicines.

Objective To investigate the relationship between autophagy and metastasis of nasopharyngeal cancer ( NPC) cell lines 5?8F and 6?10B after X?ray irradiation and the related mechanism. Methods Two substrains, 5?8F and 6?10B, of the NPC cell line SUNE1, with high and low metastatic potentials, respectively, were used in our study. After 4 Gy X?ray irradiation, 5?8F cells were treated with rapamycin ( 20 μmol/L) to induce autophagy and 6?10B cells were treated with LY294002( 10μmol/L) to inhibit autophagy. The autophagy and metastatic activity of NPC cells were determined using qRT?PCR, Western blot, Transwell assay, laser confocal microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. Results 5?8F cells showed a lower level of autophagy than 6?10B cells after X?ray irradiation. Rapamycin increased the autophagy and inhibited the metastasis of 5?8F cells after irradiation, while LY294002 inhibited the autophagy and increased the metastasis of 6?10B cells. Conclusions NPC 5?8F cells, which have a high metastatic potential, have a lower level of autophagy than 6?10B cells, which have a low metastatic potential. Autophagic inhibition could increase the metastatic activity of NPC cells, while autophagic activation could reduce their metastatic activity. Mechanistic analysis indicates that the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway is involved in this process.