Objective:To determine the characteristics and differences in bleomycin-induced lung ifbrosis model by repeated low-dose intravenous injection and single dose intratracheal instillation of bleomycin.
Methods:Forty male ICR (Institute for Cancer Research) mice were randomly divided into a model group I, a model group II, and 2 control groups (10 mice in each group). In model group I, bleomycin was injected intravenously at 10 mg/(kg·d) for 14 consecutive days;and in model group II, bleomycin was instilled intratracheally at 5 mg/kg. The 2 control groups were given isotonic saline solution. At the 28th day, the mice were sacrificed and the bronchoalveolar lavage lfuid (BALF) was collected. The total cells and proteins in the BALF, pulmonary coeffcient, and hydroxyproline (HYP) content were determined. The pathological changes were observed by the eosin staining and Masson's trichrome staining.
Results:1) Both intravenous injection and intratracheal instillation of bleomycin resulted in severe and extensive inlfammation and ifbrosis in the lungs. The total cells and proteins in the BALF, HYP content, pulmonary coeffcient and the pathological score of pulmonary ifbrosis were all signiifcantly increased in the 2 model groups (P<0.01). 2) Fibrosis was mainly under the pleura or around the vessel in model group I, and it was located near the bronehia and bronchioles in model group II. 3) The death rate was higher in the model group II than that in the model group I. 4) Proteins in the BALF were significantly higher in model group II than that in model group I (P<0.05). There was no difference in the total cells in the BALF, the pulmonary coefficient, the HYP content, and the pathological score of pulmonary ifbrosis between the 2 groups (P>0.05).
Conclusion:The pulmonary fibrosis model can be successfully established by intravenous injection or intratracheal instillation of bleomycin, but the sites of pulmonary ifbrosis are different. The histological changes caused by the repeated low-dose intravenous injection of bleomycin is more similar to idiopathic pulmonary ifbrosis than that by the single dose intratracheal instillation.

In 4 602 subjects for routine check-up,blood uric acid,total cholesterol,triglyceride,high density lipoprotein-cholesterol,and low density lipoprotein-cholesterol were determined.Results showed that the overall prevalence of hyperuricemia in Nanning,Guangxi was 19.8％ (28.8％ in male,9.4％ in female).Blood uric acid and lipids in hyperuricemia group were higher than those in normal uric acid group(all P＜0.01).Serum uric acid had a positive correlation with total cholesterol,triglyceride,low density lipoprotein-cholesterol,but it was negatively correlated with serum high density lipoprotein-cholesterol.The prevalence of hypercholesterolemia was 30.8％,and that of hypertriglyceridemia was 22.2％.Logistic multi-factor regression analysis showed that men,high total cholesterol,triglyceride,and low density lipoprotein-cholesterol could be independent risk factors for hyperuricemia,and that high density lipoprotein-cholesterol was a protective factor.The prevalence of hyperuricemia in population of Nanning,Guangxi during health examination is high.Hyperuricemia is closely associated with dyslipidemia.Timely intervention of hyperuricemia can reduce the related diseases effectively.

Objective To investigate the perioperative hemodynamic features of mitral replacement of patients with small left ventricle.Methods Patients with left ventricle end-diastolic dimension (LVEDD) less than 40mm received mitral replacement sur- gery were divided into big size M-2 group and small size M-1 group.The perioperative echo results were analyzed with SPSS software. Results The big size M-2 group has lower trans mitral gradient [ (5.9?1.6) mm Hg vs.(10.7?3.2) mm Hg],larger in vivo va- lular acre[ (2.9?0.2) cm~2 vs.(2.6?0.2) cm~2],and high mitral match index [(1.92?0.23) cm~2/m~2 vs.(1.73?0.18) cm~2/m~2 ].Conclusion With the meticulous perioperative treatment and myocardial protection,the patients with small left ventricle should also receive a mitral replacement as big as possible to achieve the ideal hemodynamics results.

Objective To explore if continuous administration of adenosine by peripheral pathway can attenuate myocardial hypertrophy and pulmonary arterial hypertension(PAH)caused by chronic hypoxia and analyze the dose-effect relationships between them.Methods Forty-eight Sprague-Dawley(SD)rats were randomly divided into 8 groups:the hypoxia group(n=6),the hypoxia ade-nosine-treated groups [n=18,adenosine was administrated with different doses 50,100,150 ?g/(kg?min),the hypoxia adenosine-treated group A,B,C],the control group(n=6),the control adenosine-treated control groups [n=18,adenosine was administrated with different doses 50,100,150 ?g/(kg?min),the control adenosine-treated control group A,B,C].On the 21st day of the experiment,the Medlab-U/4CS was used to determined the right ventricular systolic pressure(RVSP)and the mean pulmonary arterial pressure(mPAP)of each rat.The ratio of the weight of right ventricle/left ventricle and septum[RV/(LV+S)] and the ratio of the weight of right ventricle/body weight(RV/BW)were also calculated.The morphological changes in myocardium cells and pulmonary vascular structure were observed.SAS 8.0 software was used to analyze the data.Results Twenty-one days after hypoxia,RVSP,mPAP,RV/(LV+S),RV/BW in hypoxia groups were higher significantly than those in control group and hypoxia adenosine-treated groups(Pa

Objective To investigate the effect of microbubble-enhanced non-focused ultrasound on posttraumatic liver hemorrhage.Methods Twenty healthy New Zealand white rabbits with posttraumatic liver hemorrhage were divided into control group,microbubble group,ultrasound with microbubble group,and heparin with ultrasound and microbubble group according to the random number table,with five rabbits per group.Thrombin time (TT),prothrombin time (PT),activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT),fibrinogen (FIB),and coagulation reaction time (R value) and mechanical strength (A value) of the thrombelastogram were detected.Pre-and post-treatment bleeding were measured to evaluate the hemostatic effect.Liver specimens were harvested to perform histopathological study with HE staining.Results TT [(25.8 ± 11.3) s] and APTF [(58.7 ± 18.7) s] in heparin with ultrasound and microbubble group showed significant prolongation compared with other three groups (P ＜ 0.05).Control group showed higher FIB than other three groups,but the differences were insignificant (P＞0.05).PT did not differ significantly among groups (P＞0.05).R value [(78.3±5.1) min] and A value [(0.13 ± 0.05)mm] in heparin with ultrasound and microbubble group differed significantly from these in other three groups (P<0.05), and there were no significant differences between other three groups( P>0.05 ).After treatment,bleeding area in heparin with ultrasound and microbubble group [(2.2 ±1.3)cm2] wasincreased when compared to ultrasound with microbubble group[(0.8+0.7) cm2](p< 0.05 ), butboth were lower than that in control group [( 5.7+0.6)cm2 ]and microbubble group [( 5.3 ±0.6)cm2]( P<0.05). HE staining showed significant hepatic cell edema in ultrasound with microbubble groupand heparin with ultrasound and microbubble group that compressed hepatic sinus,blood vessels in theportal area and central vein,and significant blood stasis in blood vessels.Conclusion Microbubblesenhanced non-focused ultrasound has good hemostatic effect for posttraumatic liver hemorrhage.

Objective To explore the application value of real-time shear wave elastography(SWE) in the liver injury caused by the blast injury.Methods The abdominal mild,moderate and severe blast injury animal models were built,liver and abdominal cavity conventional ultrasound scan and liver SWE measurement were processed before and immediately post-blast,and then the two groups' liver alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and the liver pathology results were compaired.Results The conventional ultrasound scan,immediately after the injury,had found no abnormities of the hepatic tissue in the mild blast injury group,while varying degrees of liver capsular rupture,part of the liver parenchyma regional uneven echo,subcapsular hematoma,obvious liver parenchyma interruption,effusion between the disruption of liver parenchyma and abdominal cavity effusion etc.a series of liver injury had been found in the moderate and severe groups,and the severe blast injury group was more obvious.Three groups' immediately liver elasticity and ALT of post-blast liver injury were increased compared with the pre-blast,the liver elasticity and ALT of each group pre-and post-blast comparing had statistically signifcant (P ＜0.05),and the three groups post-blast immediately liver elasticity and ALT and any two groups' comparing also had statistically significant (P ＜0.05).Conclusions After the blast injury,the changes of liver elasticity were associated with the liver injury degree,the higher elasticity values suggest the heavier damage.Based on conventional ultrasonography,SWE could provide a new evaluation method for the judgement of liver balst injury,especially in the diagnosis of mild liver blast injury.

OBJECTIVE: To compare the correlation between contrast vision (LV) and sweep visual evoked potential acuity (SVEP-A) among people with emmetropia, mild myopia, and moderate myopia. METHODS: The CV and SVEP-A were tested individually in 96 eyes from healthy young volunteers, including 37 eyes of emmetropia, 27 eyes of mild myopia, and 32 eyes of moderate myopia. The statistic analysis was done by ANOVA analysis and rank sum test. RESULTS: (1) With the decrease of contrast, CV and SVEP-A decreased in every group. (2) At 100% contrast, the difference of CV between emmetropia and mild myopia had statistical significance (P<0.05). At 100%, 25% and 10% contrast, the difference of CV between emmetropia and moderate myopia had statistical significance (P<0.05). (3) In the same group, the difference of 100% and 25% contrast had statistical significance (P < 0.05). So was between 100% and 10% contrast. (4) At 100% and 10% contrast, the difference of CV and SVEP-A had statistical significance (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION The CV of myopia relates to many factors including ametropia and fundus lesions. The correction of ametropia is important to the values of CV and SVEP-A.
Evoked Potentials, Visual/physiology* ; Eye ; Fundus Oculi ; Humans ; Myopia/physiopathology* ; Neurologic Examination ; Severity of Illness Index ; Vision Tests/instrumentation* ; Visual Acuity/physiology*

Seeds of Bupleurum chinense cultivar, Zhongchai No. 1, were sowed in plastic pots which used the arable layer soil as the nursery bed and putted in the artificial climate incubator at various temperatures (15, 20, 25, 15-25 degrees C) and light (8,12 h) to germinate, respectively. The lower constant temperature (15 degrees ) and the higher constant temperature (25 "C) were not conducive to the sprouting characteristics of B. chinese. While they were able to enhance root activity to some extent; The seeding growth of B. chinese was significantly better in the variable temperature than correspondence in the constant temperature, significantly. The emergence speed, emergence index, vigor index and root activity of Bupleurum were improved under the 12 h of light-time, but the germination rate was not improved. The sprouting of Bupleurum's seeds could be improved to some extent by soaking with hormone, such as gibberellin, cytokinin, salicylic acid. Gibberellin promoted seeds' sprouting and seedings's root activity of Bupleurum, while salicylic acid increased the root activity of seeding. There is a significant influence of light, temperatures and hormone treatment on the germination of Zhongchai No. 1 seeds, and all three are remarkably interacted; It is beneficial to promote seed germination by the temperature (20 + 5) degrees C, lighting (8 h) and gibberellin concentration (10 x 10(-6)).
Bupleurum ; drug effects ; growth & development ; radiation effects ; Germination ; drug effects ; radiation effects ; Gibberellins ; pharmacology ; Light ; Plant Growth Regulators ; pharmacology ; Seeds ; drug effects ; growth & development ; radiation effects ; Temperature

Objective:To observe the effect of Governor Vessel-unblocking and mind-refreshing acupuncture plus functional training on neural development in infants with brain damage and seek an effective method for early intervention of infantile brain damage.Methods:Eighty infants with brain injury were recruited and allocated to a treatment group and a control group by their visiting sequence,with 40 cases in each group.The control group received exercise training,40 min each session and 6 sessions a week,and tuina treatment,30 min each time and 6 times a week.Based on the treatment protocol for the control group,the treatment group additionally received Governor Vessel-unblocking and mind-refreshing acupuncture,3 times a week and 10 sessions as a course at a 2-week interval.Before the treatment and after 14-week treatment,the gross motor function measure (GMFM) and developmental quotient (DQ) of Bejing Gesell developmental scale were used to evaluate the development of the infants.Results:After the treatment,the GMFM score and DQs of Gesell scale all increased by different levels in the two groups,and the intra-group differences were statistically significant (all P＜0.05);the scores of the treatment group were superior to those of the control group,and the between-group differences were statistically significant (all P＜0.05).Conclusion:Governor Vessel-unblocking and mind-refreshing acupuncture plus functional training can significantly promote the development of gross motor and cognitive functions in infants with brain damage,and it is an early and effective intervention for infantile brain damage.

The purpose of this study was to pool information in epithelial ovarian cancer by combining studies using Affymetrix expression microarray datasets made at different laboratories to identify novel biomarkers. Epithelial microarray expression information across laboratories was screened and combined after preprocessing raw microarray data, then ANOVA and unpaired T test statistical analysis was performed for identifying differentially expressed genes (DEGs), followed by clustering and pathway analysis for these DEGs. In this work, we performed a combination analysis on microarrays from three different laboratories using gene expression data on ovarian cancer and obtained a list of differential expression profiles identified as potential candidate in aggressiveness of ovarian cancer. The clustering and pathway analysis explored the different molecular basis of different ovarian cancer stages and potential important regulatory pathways in ovarian cancer development. Our results showed that combination of microarray data from different laboratories in the same platforms may overcome biases derived from probe design and technical features, thereby accelerating the identification of trustworthy DEGs, and demonstrating the advantage of integrative analysis in gene expression studies on epithelial ovarian cancer research.