Objective Purpose understanding the prevalence of diabetes(DM) of Xuzhou mine workers and impacts on the incidence of risk factors, and discussing the prevention and treatment.Methods From November 2007 to March 2008,1180 Xuzhou mine workers were determinated by height,weight,abdominal circumference,blood pressure,fasting plasma glucose and lipid four(including triglycerides ,total cholesterol,low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol), OGTT test.Results DM prevalence rate is 5.25 percent,more men than women;prevalence rate under 40 years old is lower,the prevalence rate from 40 to 50 year-old began to increase, to the top of 50-year-old.Overweight and obesity people took the most part.Conclusion DM is a common diseases among Xuzhou mining area in-service workers with high rates of prevalence,it connected with age,family history, occupation,body mass index(BMI),etc.

Objective To investigate the coagulant function of Thrombomodulin-Protein C-EPCR System in rats with hemorrhagic shock in virto study.Methods In this study,30 rats were divided into three groups,with each group 10 rats:control group,the sham shock group,hemorrhagic shock group.Hemorrhagic shock model was subjected to computer-controlled arterial hemorrhage to 40 mm Hg for 60 min The rat blood serum samples were obtained from rats in sham shock group and shock group after maintaining 3 hours,and fetal bovine serum (FBS) was used as control group.Then medium contained fore-mentioned serums cultured with SV40-transformed aortic rat endothelial cells for 6 hours,12 hours and 18hours.The messenger RNA (mRNA) expression of thrombmodulin (TM),Endothelial cell protein C receptor in the SV40-transformed aortic rat endothelial cells which were treated with serums were detected by reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction.Results Compared to control group,SVARECs were incubated for 6hrs with shock serum,the mRNA expression of TF,TM and t-PA was significantly higher,and continued elevating at the time of 18 hours (P ＜ 0.01).Conclusions Serums from hemorrhagic shock rats upregulate TMmRNA EPCRmRNA expression on the endothelial cells surface.It is suggested that Thrombomodulin-Protein C-EPCR System pay a key role of anticoagulation,the protection of endothelial function.

ObjectiveTo investigate the influence of Tanshinone Ⅱ A on the expression of HMGB1 in rats with cerebral ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury and its neural function protection.MethodsThe 32 male SD rats were randomly (random number) divided into 4 groups (8 rats per group):Sham group,I/R group,group with low dose of Tanshinone Ⅱ A ( TaLD group) and group with high dose of Tanshinone Ⅱ A (TaHD group).The cerebral I/R models were established by the method of right middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO).Cerebral infarct volume was detected by TTC staining.Apoptotic cell and apoptotic index were calculated by Tunnel assay.The HMGB1 levels in brain and serum was detected by Western blot and ELISA.Calmodulin (CaM) activity and malondialdehyde (malondiadehyde,MDA) content in the brain were also detected.ResultsCompared with the Sham group,the volume of cerebral infarction,the number of apoptotic cells,CaM activity,MDA content,HMGB1 levels in the brain tissue and serum in group I/R,TaLD group and TaHD group increased significantly (P ＜ 0.01 ).Compared with the group I/R,the volume of cerebral infarction,the number of apoptotic cells,CaM activity,MDA content and the HMGB1 levels in brain tissue and serum in TaLD groupand TaHDgroup decreased significantly (P ＜ 0.01 ).The difference of the above index between TaLD groupand TaHDgroup was significant ( P ＜ 0.01 ).ConclusionsTan Ⅱ A could reduce the cerebral ischemic reperfusion injury in rats which was likely related with decreasing the inflammatory response in the late stage via HMGB1.

Objective To investigate the preventive and therapeutic effects of vesiculation moxibustion on rat hepatic fibrosis (HF).Methods Thirty rats were randomly allocated to treatment, model and control groups, 10 rats each. A rat model of HF was made by intraperitoneal injection of carbon tetrachloride. At three weeks after model making, the treatment group was treated by vesiculation moxibustion 6 hrs twice a week, for a total of 4 weeks. Body weight, liver wet weight, liver index, serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) contents, and serum and liver typeⅢ procollagen (PCⅢ), typeⅣ collagen (Ⅳ-C), hyaluronic acid (HA) and laminin (LN) contents were measured in every group of rats.Results There were statistically significant differences in HF severity grade and HF tissue collagen analysis indices between the model group of rats and the treatment group or the control group (P<0.01,P<0.05). There were statistically significant differences in body weight, liver wet weight and liver index between the model and control groups of rats (P<0.01). There were statistically significant differences in liver wet weight and liver index between the treatment and model groups of rats (P<0.01). There were statistically significant differences in serum ALT and AST contents, and serum and liver PCⅢ,Ⅳ-C, HA and LN contents between the model and control groups of rats (P<0.01,P<0.05). There were statistically significant differences in serum ALT and AST contents, and serum and liverⅣ-C, HA and LN contents between the treatment and model groups of rats (P<0.01,P<0.05). There was a statistically significant difference in serum PCⅢ content between the treatment and model groups of rats (P<0.01).Conclusion Vesiculation moxibustion has some preventive and therapeutic effects on rat hepatic fibrosis.

Objective To investigate the effect of lung protective and ventilatory management strategies for brain death donors on eligibility and availability of lungs for transplantation.Method The clinical data of two brain dead patients who accepted lung protective ventilatory management strategies from Feb.2015 to Mar.2015 were retrospectively analyzed.Two cases of brain-dead patients,due to severe cerebral trauma,accepted the aggressive lung protective ventilatory management strategies and airway management for 9 days and 4 days respectively.PaO2/FiO2,chest imaging manifestations,surface of the lung harvested and pulmonary rehabilitation of recipients after operation were observed.Result Two lung recipients were liberated from ventilation and pulmonary function improved significantly after double lung transplantation.Conclusion The application of lung protective ventilatory strategies in potential organ donors with brain death can increase the number of eligible and harvested lungs.

Objective To explore the effects of Six-Step standardized communication procedure in improving the communication ability of nurses.Methods C-I-CARE communication procedure was converted into Chinese.The Chinese version of Six-Step standardized communication procedure was Yi Kan,Er Yin,San Gaozhi,Si Wen,Wu Da,Liu Zaijian.The procedure was propagandized by making posters,setting up computer desktop,training nurses by lectures,video and role play.The effects were evaluated by pre and post self-control test among 100 nurses.Results The average score of communication behavior of 100 nurses after applying standardized communication procedure increased from 2.55±0.67 to 4.44±0.59 (t=-23.174,P＜0.001).In 2015,the nursing department received 622 silk banners and commendatory letters for appreciating nursing work,increased by 18.9％ compared to 2014.The discharged patient satisfaction increased from 94.2％ to 96.93％.The satisfaction of doctors to nurses' collaboration was 99.86％.There was no nursing complaint or dispute caused by bad communication.Conclusion The application of procedure and standardized communication method can improve the communication ability of nurses,optimize the relationship between nurses and patients and increase patient satisfaction.

Correlation between meridians and viscera is the core of meridian theory, and eight extra meridians are a vital part of meridian system. Based on the running courses, diseases and modern researches of eight extra meridians, we found that governor and heel vessels were closely related to brain and kidney; conception and thoroughfare vessels were related to kidney and uterus; there was no defined relationship between link, belt vessels and viscera. The theory of eight extra meridians belonging to liver and kidney, and the clinical application of the eight confluence points provide evidence for the correlation between the eight extra meridians and viscera. The correlation research can fill up current meridian-viscus correlation theory and provide its new research thought.

It takes quite a long process in the formation of the relevant theories of meridians and organs and many cultural factors are involved in the development of these theories at different eras, e.g. "the five evolution and six climatic factors", "twelve as the representing number of universe", "twenty-eight stars", "three and three " and "ancient bureaucratic system". Some of the theories are not coincident with the clinical practice at present. By the influence of the doctrine as "the five evolution and six climatic factors", only eleven meridians were recorded in the early ancient literature. Due to the saying "twelve as the representing number of universe", twelve meridians were developed and the other related meridians classified into the categories as the collaterals and the extraordinary meridians. Because of the theory of three and three , it is understandable why the indications of the clinical practices are not correlated with the relevant theories of meridians and organs. For example, the indications of three meridians of hand are not related to the large intestine, the small intestine and , and the corresponding acupoints in the treatment for the related disorders are located in the lower extremities. The ancient bureaucratic system had affected the understanding of the organs functions. For example, the heart is regarded as the monarch, protected by the pericardium. The hand- meridian-related cardiac disorders match with the pericardium. Hence, the cardiac disorders are treated by the acupoints of the hand- meridian rather than the hand- meridian. In this paper, the cultural factors in the theories of meridians and organs are deeply analyzed and those factors that are not coincident with the present clinical practice are separated. The analytic results are significant to the future research on meridians and organs.
Acupuncture Points ; Hand ; Humans ; Meridians ; Pericardium

BACKGROUND:There are many postmenopausal women taking hormone, which leads to much loss of bone mass, further inducing fragility fractures. The studies on the hormone exposure combined with ovariectomy-induced osteoporotic model are still immature, and the related molecular mechanism remains unclear. OBJECTIVE: To establish the rat osteoporotic model induced by ovariectomy combined with glucocorticoid exposure and to explore the underlying molecular mechanism. METHODS: Thirty 3-month-old female Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into blank control, sham and model groups (n=10 per group). The rats in the blank control group received no intervention; rats in the sham group were clipped off a little of coeliac adipose tissue; the model rats received bilateral ovariectomy and 4-week administration of glucocorticoid. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:At 4 weeks after modeling, compared with blank control and sham groups, the model group showed significantly lower bone mineral density of the femur, number of bone trabeculae and bone volume/total volume, and significantly wider bone trabecular spacing. Additionally, the model group revealed the damaged bone trabecular structure and thiner cortical bone. The expression level of Runx2 was downregulated whereas both collagen type 1α1 and peroxisome proliferators activated receptor γ mRNA were upregulated in the model group. These findings suggest that ovariectomized rats exposed to glucocorticoid rapidly develop femur osteoporosis, maybe by downregulating the expression of Runx2, as well as upregualting collagen type 1α1 and peroxisome proliferators activatedreceptor γ mRNA.

Objective:The present study was aimed to evaluate the nutritional risk using nutritional risk screening 2002 (NRS2002) score and to investigate the impact of nutrition support on clinical outcome in hospitalized patients.Methods:Six hundred and ninety four hospitalized patients were recruited.NRS 2002 was applied to evaluate the nutritional risk of patients.Meanwhile,the effect of nutrition support on complication rate was evaluated between different types of patients.Results:14.0％ of patients had malnutrition and the incidence of nutritional risk was 27.5％.Patients with nutritional risk had a higher complication rate (P ＜0.01).Totally,22.0％ (153/694) patients received nutrition support,including 81.7％ patients with nutritional risk and 18.3％ patients without nutritional risk.Patients with nutritional risk benefited from nutrition support,as shown by lower complication rate and shorter length of hospital stay.In patients with nutritional risk,complication rate was lower in enteral fed patients compared to parenteral fed patients.Conclusion:With nutritional risk screening,patients' nutritional status can be evaluated and appropriate nutrition support can be performed.Compared to those without nutritional risk,patients with nutritional risk will benefit more from nutrition support,as indicated by lower complication rate and reduced length of hospital stay.