Vitreous liquefaction is an age-related degenerative change,which will further alter the physicochemical properties of the vitreous and its surrounding tissues,resulting in various related eye diseases.The principal pathologic changes of that are the gradual depletion of hyaluronic acid and the collapse of collagen fibrillar network,with a series of biomechanical changes in vitreous body.This article reviews biomechanical properties of normal vitreous,the current measurements of these properties,formation mechanism and changes of biomechanics properties of vitreous liquefaction and correlation between synchesis and related ocular diseases,which provide insight into the ideas for the effective reduction and treatment of vitreous liquefaction.

There have been many methods to prepare fluoroquinolones-loaded sustained-release chitosan microspheres, including precipitation, emulsion crosslinking, spray-drying, and ionic gelation. Each of them has its own merits and disadvantages, but the mechanisms underlying drug delivery are basically similar. The prepared drug microspheres can enhance the capacity of anti-fluoroquinolones-resistant bacteria and are primarily used in the anti-inflammation and anti-infection. This paper introduces the preparation methods and sustained drug delivery mechanisms of fluoroquinolones-loaded sustained-release chitosan microspheres and investigates drug delivery characteristics and applications by analyzing, sorting, and summarizing related manuscripts published recently. Fluoroquinolones-loaded sustained-release chitosan microspheres show satisfactory sustained-release and anti-bacterial properties. Therefore, it is of important scientific research and clinical application significance to develop fluoroquinolones-loaded sustained-release nanometer-sized chitosan microspheres.

BACKGROUND:Now a correspondingly stable project was performed in the rehabilitative treatment for patients with chronic heart failure in China,but it was difficult to be carried out on the wide range because of difficulties in adjusting movement capacity,lower compliance and so on,especially for the elder patients or those with severe chronic heart failure.The movement project will be required with the advantages of good compliance,moderatemovementcapacityandreproducibilityin clinic.OBJECTIVE:To investigate the change of exercise tolerance and cardiac function after the intervention in movement training in patients with chronic heart failure.DESIGN: Randomized and controlled observation.PARTICIPANTS:Seventy inpatients with stable chronic heart failure were chosen from the Department of Gerontology in Wuhan Union Hospital of Hubei Province from August 2002 to October 2003.All patients agreed to this test. Functional class of New York Heart Association (NYHA)was (2.69±0.13).Chronic heart failure duration of all patients was over six months. Seventy patients were randomly divided into movement group(n=34) and control group(n=36).In the movement group with 19 males and 15 females,functional class was(2.68±0.12).In the control group,there were 19 males and 17females.METHODS:Thepatientsinthemovementgroupunderwentthree weeks of movement training (bicycle ergometer,treadmill walking and walking on foot). The patients in the control group underwent three weeks of activity restriction. All patients received the 6-minute walking test under the condition of the same rating of perceived exertion before and after the test. Totally 5 mL of venous blood was drawn without eating anything in the morning before and after the test.The levels of interleukin-6 and norepinephrine were evaluated and left ventricle ejection fraction was observed and determined.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:Comparison of walking distance,interleukin-6,norepinephrine,l.eftventricleejectionfractionandcardiac functional class before and after the intervention in all patients.RESULTS:Seventy patients with chronic heart failure were involved in the statistical analysis at last. After the intervention,walking distance covered during 6minutes and left ventricle ejection fraction in the movement group were obviously longer and higher than those before the intervention and in the control group [(385±30)m,(43±5)％;(324±35)m,(39±6)％;(292±30)m,(35±4)％,P＜ 0.05].After the intervention,the levels of plasma interleukin-6 and norepinephrine and cardiac functional class in the movement group were lower than those in the control group and before the intervention[(0.86±0.25) pmol/L,(2.05±0.48) nmol/L,(1.89±0.11);(1.00±0.25)pmol/L,(2.21 ±0.47)nmol/L, (2.45 ±0.12);(1.12±0.23) pmol/L,(2.46 ±0.53) nmol/L,(2.68±0.12),P＜ 0.05-0.01].CONCLUSION:Theprojectof movementtrainingdesignedinour study can improve exercise tolerance and ameliorate cardiac function in patients with chronic heart failure. This project has the advantage of better compliance designed according to oneself.

Objective:To evaluate the effect of of twin block appliance in the early treatment of class Ⅱ malocclusion.Methods:20 cases with class Ⅱ malocclusion were treated with Twin block appliance.Cephalometric analysis was used to evaluate the effects.Results:The twin block appliance could stimulate the growth of mandible and lead to retrocline of the upper incisors and procline of the lower incisors.Conclusion:The twin block appliance can achieve remarkable effects of growth modification of dentognathic system.

Objective To evaluate the expression level of cathepsin D protein in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and to determine its relationship with clinic pathological characters. Method Immunohistochemistry was performed to detect the expression of cathepsin D in 72 cases of primary NPC and 28 cases of normal nasopharyngal epithelial tissue ( NNET), and the correlation of its expression level with clinicopathologic features and clinical outcomes was evaluated. Results Significant down-regulation of cathepsin D was observed in NPC versus NNET(x2 = 13. 55, P ＜0. 01 ). In addition, cathepsin D down-regulation was significantly correlated with poor histological differentiation ( x2 =41.47, P ＜0. 01 ). Type Ⅰ and Ⅱ (well-moderately differentiated) NPC showed more intense immunoreactivity of cathepsin D compared with type Ⅲ (poorly differentiated) NPC. Cathepsin D up-regulation was significantly correlated with clinical stage, recurrence, and lymph node and distant metastasis (x2 = 13.43,22. 86,21.61,14. 32, P ＜0. 01 ).Tumors with cathepsin D up-regulation tended to have advanced clinical stage, frequent recurrences, and metastasis to lymph node and distant organ. Conclusion The expression of cathepsin D was closely related with the differentiation, clinical stage and pathological grade of NPC. Cathepsin D could be served as an effective differentiation marker for the histopathological grading of NPC and a possible therapy target.

Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of oral ibuprofen for closure of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in preterm infants.Methods The related literatures till December 31st,2011 in Cochrane Library,PubMed,EMBASE,Ovid,Springer,China Academic Journal Full-text Database,Wanfang Database,VIP Database and China Biological Medical Literature Database were searched.The inclusion criteria were:(1) the subject of the research was preterm infants with birth weight less than 2500 g and/or gestational age less than 37 weeks; (2) randomized or semirandomized controlled trial; (3) the intervention group received oral ibuprofen,while the control group received oral placebos / intravenous indomethacin or ibuprofen; (4) the main outcome was the failure rate of PDA closure; (5) hemodynamic changes with PDA were detected by ultrasonography.Meta-analysis was performed by Review Manager 4.22 software.Results Eleven randomized controlled trials were included,among which,three were high quality reports.Meta-analysis showed lower failure rate of PDA closure in subjects received oral ibuprofen than in those received placebos orally (RR =0.22,95 ％ CI:0.14-0.35),while the number of infants required operative closure of PDA decreased significantly (RR =0.16,95％ CI:0.03-0.86).Further analysis showed the effect of oral ibuprofen was similar to intravenous indomethacin (RR =0.93,95 ％ CI:0.57-1.53),but better than intravenous ibuprofen (RR=0.42,95％CI:0.26-0.67).However,oral ibuprofen did not reduced the ratio of patients required operation compared with intravenous indomethacin or ibuprofen (RR=0.58,95％CI:0.24-1.41).The incidence of gastrointestinal hemorrhage was higher in oral ibuprofen group than that in placebos(RR=1.99,95％CI:1.13-3.50).The serum level of creatine was lower in oral ibuprofen group than in intravenous indomethacin or ibuprofen group (weighted average=-19.10,95％ CI:-25.12-12.31).Compared with intravenous indomethcin group,less necrotizing enterocolitis cases were identified in oral ibuprofen group,but no statistical significance was found (RR=0.57,95％ CI:0.30-1.09).No long-term outcome was reported in any selected literature.Conclusions Oral ibuprofen for PDA closure in preterm infants appears to be as effective as intravenous or indomethacin,and more effective than intraveous ibuproten.Oral ibuproten represents better safety.

AIM:Titanium-Nickel shape memory alloy(TiNi-SMA) has memory,abradability and good biocompatibility. It has different osteotomy methods and biomechanics from routine distraction osteogenesis. In this study,the dog models of mandibular defects were established to explore the effect of TiNi-SMA distractor with different osteotomy methods on mandibular distraction osteogenesis. METHODS:The experiment was performed at the animal experimental center of Sun Yat-sen University from October to December 2005. ①Eight male adult Beagle canines of 12-14 kg were selected. A 1.5 cm?1.0 cm bone defect was made in bilateral mandible of each dog. The same size transport bone disc was created mesially by osteotomy on left side and corticotomy on right side. TiNi-SMA distractor was implanted to repair defect. ②One,four,and seven days,and nine weeks after operation,the canines were radiographed for histological analysis and bone formation was observed. RESULTS:Eight dogs were all included in the final analysis. ①Gross observation found the wounds healed well without infection in all experiment dogs. ②X-ray examination showed the bone transport disc on the right side of corticotomy moved to defect area gradually after operation and filled defect area on the whole on the 7th day after operation;The bone transport disc dislocated 1 day after operation and separated from defect area totally on the 7th day after operation on the side of osteotomy(left side). ③ Histological examination demonstrated bone formed in accordance with intramembranous ossification in distraction zone and bony connection between the transport disc and mesial mandible on right side;On the left side,there was a big defect at the area of both distraction and defect zone because of dislocated bone transport disc,and no obvious new bone regeneration was found. CONCLUSION:Corticotomy can be used to establish a successfully canine model of mandibular distraction osteogenesis.

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Objective To study the toxicity and its mechanism of Radix Aconitii from genetic and molecular levels.Methods According to the requirements of ICH,the acute toxicity experiment was carried out under the condition of SPF by ig administration of the decoction of Radix Aconitii to mice.Gene expression profiling was used to describe whole-genome of five organs in mice,the related data were analyzed by using bioinformatics statistics,such as Cluster,GO,and Pathway,and the results were validated through quantitative PCR.Results The effects of Radix Aconitii on the key genes of the Focal adhesion pathway of mice,such as ECM,FAK,Cdc42,were remarkably.Conclusion The reason why Radix Aconitii produces the toxicity is probably that Radix Aconiti could cause the toxicity of Focal adhesion signal pathway through influencing the key genes.