Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic ; pharmacology ; therapeutic use ; Drug Resistance, Neoplasm ; Humans ; Methotrexate ; pharmacology ; therapeutic use ; Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma ; drug therapy

AIM: To investigate the efficacy of 1g/L topical cyclosporine A ( tCsA ) in preventing the recurrence of pterygium after pterygium excision and conjunctival flap rotation technique.
●METHODS:Fifty-eight patients (58 eyes) with primary pterygium were included in this prospective study. All eyes were operated with pterygium excision and conjunctival flap rotation technique, and divided into treatment and control group according to whether be treated with 1g/L tCsA eye drops after operation. The operated patients were followed up for 1y to assess the recurrence of pterygium.
●RESULTS: After surgery, the difference between the tCsA treatment and control group were statistically significant in the Schirmer l test results (9. 93 ± 1. 59mm/5min vs 8. 47±1. 53mm/5min, P<0. 001). The Schirmer l test results increased after tCsA treatment for patients assigned to the treatment group. The pterygium recurred in 3 of 28 eyes (10%) in the treatment group and 11 of 30 eyes (39%) in the control group (P=0. 029).
●CONCLUSION:tCsA eye drops are safe and effective for medical treatment to reduce rates of recurrence after pterygium surgery.

Objective To evaluate the value of ultrasound-measured quantification of anterior neck soft tissue in predicting the difficult laryngoscopy in the obese patients.Methods Ninety-six patients,with body mass index ≥ 28 kg/m2,aged 22-60 yr,of ASA physical status Ⅰ or Ⅱ,scheduled for elective surgery under general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation,were selected.Assessment methods of modified Mallampati grade (method M) and anterior neck soft tissue quantification measured by ultrasound (method U) were performed before anesthesia.The level of vocal cords was selected using ultrasound scanning for anterior neck.The positive result was greater than 20 mm in method U,and was grade Ⅲ or Ⅳ in method M.Direct laryngoscope was placed after induction of anesthesia.Difficult laryngoscopy was defined as Cormack-Lehane grade Ⅲ or Ⅳ,or in whom laryngoscope could not be placed.The sensitivity,specificity and accuracy of the two assessment methods for predicting the difficult laryngoscopy were calculated.Results Twenty-two patients were found to have difficult laryngoscopy,and the anterior neck soft tissue quantification was (23.0±3.0) mm,which was significantly thicker than that in the patients of non-difficult laryngoscopy ((1.9±2.2) mm).The sensitivity,specificity and accuracy of method U were 91％,92％ and 92％,respectively,and of method M were 77％,81％ and 80％,respectively,and there was significant difference between the two methods.There was no significant difference in the parameters of difficult laryngoscopy which were predicted using method U between the patients of different ages or gender.Conclusion It can accurately predict the difficult laryngoscopy in the obese patients when the ultrasound-measured quantification of anterior neck soft tissue is greater than 20 mm.

Objective To investigate the efficacy of adductor canal block (ACB) under the guidance of ultrasound for postoperative analgesia in the pediatric patients undergoing knee operation.Methods Sixty pediatric patients,aged 3-12 yr,of American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status Ⅰ or Ⅱ,weighing 12-35 kg,scheduled for elective unilateral knee operation,were selected and randomly divided into 2 equal groups using a random number table:ultrasound-guided ACB group (group ACB) and ultrasound-guided femoral nerve block (FNB) group (group FNB).After induction of general anesthesia,ACB or FNB was performed under the guidance of ultrasound,and 0.3％ ropivacaine 1 ml/kg was injected.Anesthesia was maintained with intravenous infusion of remifentanil combined with propofol,and bispectral index value was maintained at 40-60.Immediately after injection of local anesthetics (T0),and at 4,8,12 and 24 h after injection (T1-4),analgesic efficacy was assessed using the FLACC pain scale,and quadriceps strength was assessed by manual muscle testing.Satisfactory analgesia was defined as FLACC score ≤ 3,and obvious quadriceps weakness was defined as manual muscle testing grade 0-2.The complications associated with nerve block (such as local anesthetic toxicity,bleeding at the puncture site,hematoma),and occurrence of postoperative nausea and vomiting and delayed emergence were recorded.Results There was no significant difference between two groups in the rate of satisfactory analgesia at T1-T4 (P＞ 0.05).Compared with group FNB,the incidence of obvious quadriceps weakness was significantly lower at T1-T3 (P＜0.05),and no significant change was found at T4 in group ACB (P＞0.05).There was no significant difference in the incidence of nausea or retching between two groups (P＞0.05).Complications associated with nerve block,vomiting and delayed emergence were not observed in the two groups.Conclusion Ultrasound-guided ACB can be safely and effectively used for postoperative analgesia in the pediatric patients undergoing knee operation,and it has less influence on the quadriceps strength than FNB.

Objective To evaluate the reliability of ultrasound for rapid identification of esophageal intubation in the patients with difficult airway.Methods Twenty-one patients requiring orotracheal intubation, aged 20-75 yr, with body mass index of 25-32 kg/m2, of ASA physical status Ⅰ or Ⅱ , Cormack-Lehane grade Ⅲ or Ⅳ under direct laryngoscope, undergoing elective general anesthesia, were selected.The carotid artery, trachea and esophagus were identified by ultrasonic scanning at suprasternal notch before induction of anesthesia.After induction of anesthesia, tracheal intubation was performed.During intubation, ultrasound was performed to detect esophageal intubation.After intubation, mechanical ventilation was performed.Auscultation of bilateral breath sounds was carried out to evaluate the tube position.The position of the tube was subsequendy determined through partial pressure of end-tidal CO2 monitoring.Results The sensitivity and specificity of ultrasound in identifying esophageal intubation were both 100％ in the patients with difficult airway.Conclusion Ultrasound can rapidly and effectively identify esophageal intubation in the patients with difficult airway.

0.05),but the efficacy index was higher in groups B and C than that in group A(P

ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of low frequency stimulation on motor function of stroke patients.Methods50 stroke patients were randomly divided into control group and treatment group with 25 cases in each group. Patients of control group received neuromedical and Bobath technical treatment; cases of treatment group received low frequency stimulation besides the above two methods. All patients were assessed respectively with the Fugl-Meyer Assessment and Clinical Nerve Function Impaired Scale at the admission and on 20 days after treatment.ResultsThe motor functions of both groups were improved (P<0.05). But the recovery of treatment group was superior to the control group (P<0.05).ConclusionLow frequency stimulation can promote the stroke patients' motor function recovery.

This study was designed to use iTRAQ technology coupled with 2D LC-MS/MS to study the comparative proteomics of different processing technology for pilose antler. 1015 proteins were identified with 2D LC combined with MOLDI TOF/TOF mass spectrometry. Comparative analysis with Protein Pilot (Version 4.5) revealed that 87 proteins were changed (P ≤ 0.05, the ratio of > 1.50 or < 0.60 as the threshold selection of difference proteins), of which 24 were up regulated and 33 were down regulated in the traditional frying process (TFP) compared with the fresh pilose antler (P ≤ 0.05). 7 significant different proteins (P ≤ 0.001), most of these significantly changed proteins were found to be involved in calcium ion binding and ATP binding associated with human healthy. Freeze drying with protective agent (FDP) (Trehalose) can improve the content of significantly different proteins (P ≤ 0.001) including Collagen alpha-1 (XII) chain (COL12A1) and Collagen alpha-1 (II) chain (COL2A1). The significant function involves in platelets activating, maintenance of spermatogonium, and disorder expression in tumor cells. The functional annotation by Hierarchical clustering and GO (gene ontology) showed that the main molecule functions of the proteins significantly changed in these processes were involved in binding (52.7%), catalytic (25.3%), structural molecule and transporter (6.6%).
Animals ; Antlers ; chemistry ; Chromatography, Liquid ; Collagen ; chemistry ; Down-Regulation ; Freeze Drying ; Gene Expression Regulation ; Proteomics ; Tandem Mass Spectrometry ; Technology, Pharmaceutical ; methods ; Up-Regulation

Objective To investigate the role of NADPH oxidase in Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1)-induced matrix metalloproteinase 9(MMP-9)expression in murine microglial BV2 cells.Methods BV2 cells induced by HSV-1 were divided into normal control group,HSV-1 infection group,and two apocynin treatment groups(in which apocynin was administered at 0.5 and 1.0 mmol/L after HSV-1 infection).MMP-9 gelatinolytic activity in the supematants of the cell cultures Was assessed by zymography.Semi-quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR)was used to detect the mRNA expressions of NADPH oxidase subunit p47phox and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9),and the intracellular reactive oxygen species(ROS)levels were measured by dihydroethidium staining(DHE).Results Compared to the normal control group,HSV-1 infection of the cells resulted in significantly up-regulated mRNA expression of NADPH oxidase subunit p47phox and MMP-9,and also in a 2-fold increase in the intracellular ROS level(P＜0.05).These changes were attenuated by the application of apocynin,but the mRNA expressions of p47phox and MMP-9 and ROS level still remained significantly higher than those in the normal control group(P＜0.05).Conclusion HSV-1 may induce MMP-9 activation through the generation of NADPH oxidase-dependent ROS in murine microglia.

There are 250 species of Zanthoxylum (Rutaceae) in the world. This genus distributed in tropical and subtropical regions. Alkaloids are the major and representative ingredients in these plants including quinolines, isoquinolines, and amide alkaloids, with such biological activities as anti-tumor, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anti-virus, anti-platelet aggregation, anti-bacteria and anti- oxidant. These species have been used for a long time to treat toothache, urinary and venereal diseases, lumbago and rheumatism. This review summarizes the chemical constituents and pharmacological activities from the Z. sppplants, in an effort to the systematic research and application of the alkaloids of this genus.
Alkaloids ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; Animals ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; Humans ; Molecular Structure ; Zanthoxylum ; chemistry