Objective To observe the effects of postoperative patient controlled epidural analgesia(PCEA) on plasma neuropeptide Y(NPY) Methods Fifty eight patients scheduled for thoracic surgery, were randomly divided into PCEA group(n=28) and control group(n=30) After operation, patient controlled epidural analgesia was applied in PCEA group and in control group pethidine I M was given intermittently The plasma NPY and serum cortisol concentrations were measured at pre anesthesia,the end of operation,and 24h and 48h after operation by radioimmunossay Results Compared with the baselines, plasma NPY and serum cortisol levels increased significantly at the end of operation in both groups ,without the obvious differences between both groups The plasma NPY level restored to the baseline in PCEA group 24h after operation, and in control group was significantly higher 24h after operation than the besaline and restored to the besaline 48h after operation The serum cortisol level was kept higher level 24h after operation and restored to the baseline 48h after operation in PCEA group, and in control group increased significantly 24h and 48h after operation as compared with the baseline The plasma NPY level 24h after operation and serum cortisol level 24h and 48h after operation were lower markedly in PCEA group than those in control group Conclusions The PCEA can effectively depress the increase of plasma NPY and serum cortisol induced by postoperative pain in patients undergoing thoracic surgery

Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is a common disease in males, which is characterized by persistent discomfort or pain in the pelvic region. As currently used drug therapies fail to produce satisfactory results, it is an urgent task to find new and effective methods for the treatment of CP/CPPS. In recent years, many reports are seen on the extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) for CP/CPPS. ESWT can significantly improve the symptoms of pelvic pain and urination disorders in CPPS patients, and its therapeutic effect is attributed to the improvement of angiogenesis and block of pain nerves.
Chronic Pain ; therapy ; High-Energy Shock Waves ; therapeutic use ; Humans ; Male ; Pelvic Pain ; therapy ; Prostatitis ; therapy

Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; China ; epidemiology ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Pneumoconiosis ; epidemiology

Kyrgyzstan is a mountainous country in the northeastern part of Central Asia which shares borders to the southeast with China. Due to their extreme environment and climate, there are a diverse range of species of plants. Many of the plants used in Kyrgyz folk medicine have not been studied using modern scientific techniques. This paper introduced the basic situation of medicinal herbs in Kyrgyzstan by comparing the differences traditional use between China and Kyrgyzstan, and looked for traditional medicinal plant research to provide basis for the development and cooperation of China and Kyrgyzstan.
China ; Humans ; Kyrgyzstan ; Medicine, Traditional ; methods ; Plants, Medicinal ; chemistry ; classification ; growth & development

Objective To explore the clinical efficacy and side effect of hepatocyte growth - promoting factor in treatment of infant hepatitis syndrome. Methods Sixty one cases of infant hepatitis syndrome were chased as the treatment group who hospitalized in our hospital from March 2002 to Feb 2003,and 54 cases of infant hepatitis syndrome as control group who hospitalized during March 2001 to Feb 2002. The treatment group were administrated with hepatocyte growth - promoting factor for 2 weeks. We obser-ved the recovery of patient's liver function (TBIL.ALT, AST) and the side effect of hepatocyte growth- promoting factor after two weeks of the treatment. Results After the treatment,TBIL and ALT decreased significantly in the treatment group of infant hepatitis syndrome. The treatment group was superior to the control group (P

Objective To explore the relationship between tumor necrosis factor(TNF)-? promoter G238A,G308A and interferon(IFN)-?+874A/T polymorphism and susceptibility to cytomegalovirus(CMV) hepatitis.Methods A TaqMan fluorescence polymerase chain reaction(PCR) in the IFN-?+874A/T and TNF-? gene promoter region single nucleotide polymorphism was tested in the subjects,including 87 infants with CMV hepatitis and 89 children without CMV hepatitis.Results No evident difference of TNF-? +238G/A and+308G/A allele frequency was found between infants with CMV hepatitis and controls.The cases of IFN-?+874 AA,AT and TT genotype were 64,20,3 cases in the infant CMV hepatitis group,and 45,26 and 18 cases in the control group,respectively.There was significant difference in IFN-?+874 allele genotype and frequency between infants with CMV hepatitis and the control group(P=0.001,P

Adenoma, Pleomorphic ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Adipose Tissue ; pathology ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; Male ; Membrane Proteins ; metabolism ; Metaplasia ; pathology ; Middle Aged ; Parotid Gland ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Parotid Neoplasms ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; S100 Proteins ; metabolism

Objective To explore the role of cytokines on the pathogenesis of hypoxic-ischemic en-cephalopathy (HIE). Method The levels of peripheral blood interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) in 40 HIE and 40 healthy neonates were detected at the 1st, 3rd and 7th day after birth by using radioimmunoassay. Results Compared with healthy neonates, at the 1 st, 3rd after birth, the level of peripheral blood IL-6 was decreased [(52.3±24.5)ng/L vs (80.1±28.6)ng/L and (56.9±28.5) ng/L vs (78.6±28.9)ng/L, respoctively], but IL-15 and TNF-α were increased [IL-8:(0.68±0.23)ng/L vs (0.47±0.13)ng/L and (0.63±0.22)ng/L vs (0.40±0.16)ng/L, TNF-α: (1.17±0.30)ng/L vs (0.91± 0.30) ng/L and (1.14±0.29)ng/L vs (0.96±0.34)ng/L]in HIE infants. Conclusion The changes of plas-ma levels of IL-6, IL-8 and TNF-α in neonatal HIE possibly play an important role in the pathophysiologic mechanisms of HIE.

OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of Yiqi Huayu Recipe on neurons in neuromuscular junction after L5 nerve root compression in rats. METHODS: By using immunohistochemistry, confocal laser scanning techniques and protein gene product 9.5 as a neuronal marker, the motor endplates were visualized with fluorescein-conjugated alpha-BTX. The effect of Yiqi Huayu Recipe on nerve terminals of neuromuscular junction at 10, 20, 30, 60 days after L5 nerve root compression was observed in rat soleus muscles during regeneration. The overlap areas of terminals and endplates were measured with NIH image technique. RESULTS: As for the aggregates, sprouts, extension of nerve terminal during regeneration, the connecting speed and range of nerve terminal with endplates, as well as the reformation of neuromuscular junctions during regeneration, Yiqi Huayu Recipe group was better than that of the control group. CONCLUSION: Yiqi Huayu Recipe can promote the hyperplasia of neurons and enhance the regeneration function. It also can accelerate the neuromuscular junction reformation and shorten the process of regeneration.

The forkhead box O (FoxO) transcription factor family plays an important role in cell functions, including metabo-lism, apoptosis, cellular proliferation, stress reactions, DNA repair, and immune response. As a member of this family, forkhead box O3a (FoxO3a) regulates its target genes by modulating histone modifications, including phosphorylation, acetylation, and methylation. FoxO3a expression is abnormally downregulated in urologic neoplasm. Protein modifications and FoxO3a activity are mainly con-trolled by PI3K/Akt signal pathway and other signaling pathways. FoxO3a is also involved in the initiation, progression, and prognosis of urologic neoplasm. This review focuses on the function of FoxO3a in urologic neoplasm and elucidates the regulatory mechanisms involved. This article will provide novel strategies to clinical diagnosis and drug therapy of urologic neoplasms.