Objective: To investigate the effect and mechanism of liraglutide on vasodilatation of thoracic aortic ring in experimental rats.
Methods: The thoracic aortic rings were isolated from 32 male SD rats and divided into 2 groups: Without endothelium group and With intact endothelium group, n=16 in each group. The contractile force of vascular ring was detected and the effect of liraglutide (1×10-5 mol/L) on vasodilatation of norepinephrine (NE, 1×10-6 mol/L) pre-contracted ring was observed. The aortic ring in With intact endothelium group was further divided into 2 sub-groups:①the aortic ring was pre-treated by the inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) (L-NAME at 10-4 mol/L),② the aortic ring was pre-treated by non-specific ATP-sensitive-potassium (KATP) channel (Glibenclamide at 10-5 mol/L), n=8 in each group. The impacts of liraglutide on those 2 sub-groups were studied.
Results: Liraglutide had no effect on isolated aortic ring at basic condition. Liraglutide at (10-5 mol/L) had vasodilatation effect in both Without endothelium and With intact endothelium groups, the effect was stronger in With intact endothelium group and the maximum vasodilatation reached 17%, P<0.05. In both pre-treated sub-groups, the effect of liraglutide on vasodilatation in sub-group①reached 4%, P<0.05, and the effect in sub-group②
reached 14%, P>0.05.
Conclusion: Liraglutide had obvious effect of vasodilatation on NE pre-contracted thoracic aortic ring in experimental rats, the mechanism might be related to NOS, while KATP channel could not block the vasodilatation effect of liraglutide.

Objective To investigate the therapeutic effect of paclitaxel plus oxaliplatin chemotherapy to the transplanted non-small cell lung cancer of nude mice and the effect to the apoptosis protein expression of PDCD5 and XIAP with mice model.Methods A tumor-bearing mice were randomly divided into blank group, normal saline group, oxaliplatin group, paclitaxel group, paclitaxel plus oxaliplatin group.The gene expression of PDCD5 and XIAP was assayed by real-time quantitative PCR(q-PCR).The apoptosis related PDCD5 and XIAP protein were detected by Western blot.Finally, the tumor weight of each group was measured for statistical analysis.ResultsThe mRNA expression of PDCD5 was highest and the gene expression of XIAP was lowest in paclitaxel plus oxaliplatin group(P<0.01).The expression of PDCD5 protein was highest and the expression of XIAP protein was lowest in paclitaxel plus oxaliplatin group (P<0.01).Finally, compare the tumor weight of each group, paclitaxel plus oxaliplatin group has the least mass(P<0.01).Conclusions Paclitaxel plus oxaliplatin group chemotherapy significantly increases PDCD5 expression and reduce XIAP expression.Meanwhile, paclitaxel plus oxaliplatin chemotherapy can significantly reduce the tumor weight of happened non-small cell lung cancer.

Objective To evaluate the blood-saving effect of tranexamic acid in elderly patients undergoing total hip replacement.Methods One hundred and sixty ASA Ⅱ or Ⅲ patientss of both sexes,aged 65-70 yr,with a body mass index of 16-22kg/m2,undergoing total hip replacement,were randomly divided into 2 groups(n =80,each):control group(group C)and tranexamic acid group(group T).Anesthesia was induced with midazolam,fentanyl,etomidate and atracurium.The patients were tracheal intubated and mechanically ventilated.PEr CO2 was maintained at 35-45 mm Hg.Aneslhesia was maintained with propofol,remifentanil and atracurium.Before the skin incision,tranexamic acid 15 mg/kg was infused over 15 m in in group T,while the equal volume of normal saline was given instead in group C.Hemoglobin(Hb),platelet count(PLT),prothrombin time(PT),and activated partial thromboplastin time(APTT)were monitored during operation to guide blood transfusion.Intraoperative and postoperative blood loss and allogeneic blood transfusion were recorded.Postoperative complications were also recorded.Results There was no significant difference in the amount of intraoperative blood loss between the two groups(P ＞ 0.05).The amount of postoperative blood loss was significantly smaller and less allogeneic red blood cell was transfused in group T than in group C(P ＜ 0.05).No complications occurred after operation in either group.Conchusion Tranexamic acid has blood-saving effect in elderly patients undergoing total hip replacement,but the clinical value is limited.

Key trial activities include: development of the trial protocol;development of standard operating procedures;development of support systems and tools;generation and approval of trial information documents;selection of trial sites and the selection of properly qualified,trained,and experienced investigators and study personnel;ethics committee review and approval of the protocol;review and approval by applicable regulatory authorities;enrollment of subjects into the study: recruitment,eligibility,and informed consent;the investigational product(s): quality,handling,and accounting;trial data acquisition: conducting the trial;trial data acquisition: conducting the trial; safety management and reporting;monitoring the trial;managing trial data;quality assurance of the trial performance and data;reporting the trial.

Objective: To establish the quality standard for Guangxiao Liniao Capsules (Herba Verbenae, Herba Leonuri, Rhizoma Alismatis, Radix Linderae, etc.). Methods: Herba Verbenae, Herba Leonuri, Rhizoma Alismatis, Radix Linderae were identified by TLC, and the content of stachydrine hydrochloride was determined by TLC scanning. Results: Herba Verbenae, Herba Leonuri, Rhizoma Alismatis, Radix Linderae could be identified by TLC. Stachydrine hydrochloride showed a good linear relationship at a range of 4?g～20?g, r = 0.9975. The average recovery was 97.9%, and RSD was 1.20%. Conclusion: The methods are accurate and can be used for the quality control of Guangxiao Liniao Capsules

0.05) The infarct volume in control group was significantly larger than that in I-15 s and I-30 s groups. There was no significant difference in the brain infarct volume between I-15 s and I-30 s groups. Conclusion Ischemic postconditioning attenustes the brain injury induced by focal cerebral ischemia and reperfusion.

Objective To assess the clinical feasibility and safety of coronary artery angiography(CAG) and intervention through transradial approach. Methods 134 patients received coronary artery angiography and interventions through transradial approach were selected. The complications such as hematoma, thrombus were observed. Results Transradial puncture succeed in 126 cases, the successful rate of transradial coronary intervention was 94.0%.The complication occurred in 12 patients (8.9%). Conclusion This investigation demonstrated the safety and feasibility of transradial approach for coronary angiography with less procedure complications and pain for patient.

BACKGROUND:Repeated hyperbaric oxygenation (HBO) preconditioning induces tolerance against ischemia in spinal cord. The confirmation of this phenomenon paves a new way in clinic to prevent and treat complications of spinal ischemia following thoracoepigastric aorta surgery. Probing into its mechanism of is chemic tolerance has provided basis for clinical application.OBJECTIVE: To investigate the changes of mitochondrial structure and ATPase activity during spinal cord ischemic tolerance induced by repeated HBO preconditioning in rabbits.DESIGN: Randomized and controlled trial.SETTING: Department of Anesthesiology, Xijing Hospital of Fourth Military Medical University of Chinese PLA.MATERIALS: The experiment was conducted in the hyperbaric oxygen chamber of the Department of Air Medicine; Experimental Animal Center of the Department of Anesthesiology, Xijing Hospital of Fourth Military Medical University of Chinese PLA, between March and June 2004. Totally 50 male New Zealand rabbits were selected.METHODS: Fifty male New Zealand rabbits were randomly divided into two groups: simple ischemia control group and HBO group with 25 rabbits in each group: 0.25 Mpa, 100% O2, one hour per day for 5 days. Spinal ischemia model was prepared 24 hours after the last preconditioning.Spinal cord ischemia (20 minutes)/reperfusion model was prepared by blocking the infrsrenal aorta. The motor function of hind-limbs was scored at 6 hours, 24 hours and 48 hours after reperfusion. The mitochondrial ATPase activity was measured and compared between two groups before ischemia, at 6 hours, 24 hours and 48 hours after reperfusion.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: ① The score of motor nerve function of the hind-limbs; ② The activity of mitochondrial ATPase; ③ Pathological evaluation.RESULTS: Totally 50 rabbits were involved for result analysis, and finally 25 rats in each group entered statistical analysis with no loss in the midway. ① The score of motor nerve function of the hind-limbs in HBO group at 6 hours, 24 hours and 48 hours after HBO preconditioning was significantly higher than that in control group (P ＜ 0.01). ② The activity of mitochondrial ATPase: the mitochondrial Na+, K+-ATPase activity and Ca2+, Mg2+-ATPase activity at each time point of the animals in the two groups after is chemia were significantly decreased; Na+, K+-ATPase activity in HBO preconditioning group at 6 hours, 24 hours and 48 hours of ischemia was significantly higher than that in control group (P ＜ 0.01); Ca2+, Mg2+-ATPase activity at 6 hours and 24 hours after ischemia was significantly higher than that in control group (P ＜ 0.01). ③ Pathological evaluation: The structure of mitochondria in control group was seriously damaged while it was found almost normal in spinal cord in HBO group animals at 48 hours after reperfusion.CONCLUSION: The mechanism of ischemic tolerance induced by hyperbaric oxygenation pretreatment may partly be related to the attenuation of mitochondria ATPase activity decrease after ischemia, thereby protecting the function of mitochondria.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the relationship of the height difference and bone density (BD) of premenopausal and postmenopausal women. METHODS: The height values of 191 premenopausal and postmenopausal women were recorded, and the BD values of lumbar vertebrae and hip were detected by double energy X-ray BD detector. RESULTS: The lower the height of the postmenopausal women, the less the BD value. The BD of lumbar vertebrae dropped 0.025 5 g/cm(2) with each 2 cm of the shortened height, and the BD of hip joint dropped 0.029 2 g/cm(2). The shortened value in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis was statistically greater than that in postmenopausal women without osteoporosis. CONCLUSION: The BD of the postmenopausal women can be estimated by the calculation of their shortened height value.

A strain of canine parvovirus (CPV) was isolated from feces of an ill puppy in an animal hospital in Wuhan, China. It was designated as CPV/WH02/06. This isolate was identified as serotype CPV-2a by the hemagglutination test, CPV Ag detection strip, electron microscopy, and PCR. The vp2 gene was cloned and sequenced and assigned GenBank accession number EU377537. A 1242 bp segment of the 5' region of the vp2 gene was cloned and inserted into the binary vector pBI121 and used for Agrobacterium-mediated tobacco transformation. Transgenic tobacco plants were selected on MS medium supplemented with 100 μg/mL kanamycin and 100 μg/mL timentin. Integration of the vp2 gene into the tobacco genome was confirmed by PCR using T1 progeny plants, and the expression of the VP2 protein was confirmed by Western blotting.