Objective To observe the effects of treadmill training on the expression of axonal guidance factor Netrin-4 and its receptor deleted in colorectal cancer (DCC) protein in the brains of rats with cerebral ischemia.Also to explore how training promotes the recovery of neurological function after cerebral ischemia.Methods Sixty-three adult, male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into a sham group (n =9) , a model group (n =27) and an exercise group (n =27).A modified version of Longa's method was used to establish an animal model of cerebral ischemia by occluding the right middle cerebral artery (MCAO) in the rats of the model and exercise groups while the rats of the sham group were subjected to the same surgical procedure except that no thread was inserted.The rats of the exercise group were given treadmill training beginning 24 h after the modeling, while those of the other two groups were left on the treadmill without training.The rats' neurological functioning was tested by assigning modified neurological severity scores (mNSS) on the 3rd, 7th and 14th day after modeling.Then the ischemic brain tissue was dissected to detect the expression of Netrin-4 and DCC protein using western blotting and immunofluorescent staining and analysis.Results On the 3rd, 7th and 14th day after modeling, the model and exercise groups had significant differences in their average mNSS scores when compared to the sham group.The average mNSS scores of the exercise group on the 7th and the 14th day were significantly lower than those of the model group at the same time point.The average expression level of Netrin-4 and DCC protein in the exercise group was significantly higher in than the model group on the 7th and 14 th days.Immunofluorescent staining showed that Netrin-4 was mainly observed in the blood vessels and astrocytes in the ischemic brain area.DCC protein was found mainly in neural processes and astrocytes in the same area.Conclusions Treadmill training can improve the recovery of neurological function after cerebral ischemia.Its mechanisms may be partly attributed to up-regulating the expression of Netrin-4 and DCC protein in the ischemic brain area, which strengthens the regeneration and reconstruction of nerves and blood vessels.

By literature survey searching references and parsing prescriptions, the auther has analyze the clinical advantage of Miao medicine in the treatment of symptom heat stranguria. Guizhou Miao medicine Polygonum capitatum has many advantages such as resources and clinical. After companying with Phellodendri Cortex, the compound prescription plays the pharmacological activity of antipyretic and diuretic, especially for the symptom heat stranguria, damp and hot junction based in the bladder. Miao medicine Kelintong capsule showed clinical advantage in the treatment of symptom heat stranguria, having a clinical advantage in improving the overall effectiveness and improve the overall aspects of the patient's symptoms.
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Objeetive To access whether calcitonin exerts a chondroprotective action in unstable knees which induce experiment anterior cruciate ligament transaction(ACLT)on the right knee and were divided randomly into two groups-ACLT group and ACLT+CT group.ACLT+CT group began to receive a daily subcutaneous injection of salmon calcitonin at a does of 5 IU per kg of body weight for 6 weeks;in contrast,ACLT group received NS at the same does.All rabbits were killed on day 49 postoperation cartilage sections were stained with safranin-O-fast green,HE and immunostained MMP-3 antibodies.Chondrocytes expressions of MMP-3 and aggrecan were further examined by Realtime RT-PCR. Result The score,the grey value of Safranin-O-fast green of ACLT+CT group were higher than ACLT group(P

In recent years, the incidence rate of breast cancer has increased year by year, and gradually tends to be younger. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) has become the standard treatment for locally advanced breast cancer (LABC). Therefore, it is of great clinical significance to evaluate the efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in early and effective manner. Multimodal ultrasound plays an important role in evaluating the response of neoadjuvant chemotherapy. This article will review the recent research progress of three-dimensional multimodal ultrasound in the evaluation of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer .

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Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of hydrocortisone sodium succinate for treatment of septic shock patients and their prognoses. Methods A prospective case control study was conducted. 49 patients with septic shock in the Department of Emergency of the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University were enrolled from January 2010 to January 2012,and the patients were sequentially divided into two groups,the treatment group(24 cases)and the control group(25 cases),by the difference in odd or even number. All patients in the two groups accepted the conventional treatment. The treatment group additionally received hydrocortisone sodium succinate injection 200 mg,once a day for 5 days. The levels of serum procalcitonin(PCT),C-reactive protein(CRP)were measured in all the patients before treatment and 24 hours,72 hours and 7 days after treatment. The mortalities were compared in 14 days between the two groups. Results The levels of PCT,CRP before and 24 hours after treatment were not statistically significant different from those of pre-treatment in two groups(all P>0.05). PCT and CRP were decreased at 72 hours and 7 days after treatment in the two groups,and on the 7th day the decline was more significant, and compared with the control group,the levels of PCT and CRP in treatment group were reduced more markedly at 72 hours and on the 7th day〔PCT(μg/L):72 hours 9.73±2.10 vs. 12.36±2.56,7 days 5.33±2.05 vs. 8.76±1.78;CRP(μg/L):72 hours 69.12±13.61 vs. 109.68±16.16,7 days 20.16±9.64 vs. 42.32±13.16,all P<0.05〕. But the mortality in 14 days was not statistically significant different between control group and treatment group(52.0%vs. 45.8%,P>0.05). Conclusion The treatment with hydrocortisone sodium succinate can reduce the inflammation of patients with septic shock,thus it has clinical value in the improvement of the disease situation.

HH (hedgehog) signal pathway consists the hedgehoge ligand (Shh、Ihh and Dhh), the Patch and Smo membrane protein complex and Zinc finger transcription factor Gli (Gli1, Gli2, Gli3). In HH (hedgehog) signaling pathway, Gli1 not only plays a dominant and decisive role in the zinc finger transcription factor Gli (Glioma-associated oncogene homolog) family, but also includes epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and oral squamous cell carcinoma, tumor invasion and metastasis. The research on oral squamous cell carcinoma and Shh/Gli1 signal axis is rare. In this paper, the squamous cell carcinoma of oral epithelial mesenchymal transformation and correlation study of quality Gli1 is reviewed.

OBJECTIVE:To provide reference for quality evaluation of Ejiao. METHODS:The contents of 17 amino acids in 18 batches of Ejiao from 18 manufacturers were analyzed by automatic amino acid analyzer;the content data was processed by prin-cipal component analysis (PCA) and hierarchical clustering analysis (HCA),in order to understand the relationship among these amino acids and categorize the Ejiao products. RESULTS:Except for a batch of Ejiao,the other 17 batches contained 17 various amino acids,including 7 necessary amino acids(Thr,Val,Met,Ile,Leu,Phe and Lys)for human being,especially the contents of Gly and Pro were higher. The total content of amino acids was arranged from 66.1% to 82.0%,showing great difference. Four main components were extracted by PCA,the cumulative contribution of which was 89.578%,and accordingly it may be consid-ered that Pro,Ala,Glu,Asp,Leu,Ile and Thr were characteristic amino acids of Ejiao products. In hierarchical clustering analy-sis,3 tree figures of commercial Ejiao product were achieved and Euclidean distance was varied among 0-25. CONCLUSIONS:There is great difference in total control of amino acid in commercial Ejiao product;Ejiao products from various manufacturers dif-fer in their amino acid contents. Ejiao is rich in collagen,and therefore,using amino acid determination would be helpful to moni-tor its quality.

Objective:To study the effects of endothelial progenitor cells(EPCs)on the osteogenesis of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell (BMSCs)sheet-implant complex.Methods:EPCs were added to the BMSC sheets,and the expression of osteogenesis-relat-ed genes was examined by real time PCR.Cell sheets were wrapped around implants to construct cell sheet-implant complexes and the complexes were subcutaneously transplanted into SCID mice.The complexes were harvested 8 weeks after operation and observed by micro-CT and histological examination.Results:The BMSC sheet with EPCs showed higher expression of Runx2,ALP,BMP2 and VEGF in the in vitro test;higher bone volume ratio,greater amount of new bone tissue and higher expression of Runx2 and BMP2 in the in vivo test.Conclusion:EPCs can improve the osteogenesis of BMSC sheet-implant complex.