The effects of Zn~(2+) on the isolated superior cervical sympathetic ganglion of rabbit were stud ied with sucrese-gap method. It was found thatZn~(2+) significantly inhibited ganglienic action poten-tial with a manner of concentration-dependence.The IC-50 value was 1. 48 mmol/L. The effects ofZn~(2+) were antagonized by neostigmine and 1-cys-tein, reduced under high concentration of Ca~(2+) andenhanced under low concentration of Ca~(2+). It wasalso found that Zn~(2+) inhibited ganglionic N wave,less affected p wave and without any effect on LNwave.

Experiments were carried out on the isolatedrat phrenic nerve diaphragm preparations and chickbiventer cervicis preparations. Zn~(2+) at cumulativeconcentration inhibited muscle contractile responseto indirect stimulation without affecting the con-ductivity of nerve. The inhibiting. action of Zn~(2+) onthe muscle contractile response to indirect stimula-tion was stronger than that on contractile responseto direct stimulation. Zn~(2+) did not affect the Achsensitivity of the chick biventer cervicis muscleThe effects of Zn~(2+) on neuromuscular transmis-sion were antagonized by Ca~(2+) and L-cystein.

The effects of Cu2+ on superior cervical sympathetic ganglion of rabbits were studied by the sucrose-gap method. Cu2+ at cumula- tive concentration inhibited ganglion action potentials. IC50 of Cu2+ was 0.26 mmol/L. The effects of Cu2+ were antagonized by neostig-miae and L-cystein, while enhanced under 1/2[Ca2+] and reduced under 3[Ca2+] .Cu2+ inhibited ganglionic N wave and P wave,without affecting LN wave.

Objective To investigate the application of Multi-tumor markers Protein Chip Diagnose System in the diagnosing of ovarian cancer. Methods Using the Multi-tumor markers Protein Chip Diagnose System to determine and analyze the concentration values of 12 tumor markers(AFP, CEA, NSE, CA125, CA153, CA242, CA199, PSA, f-PSA, FER, ?-HCG and HGH) in the sera of 53 malignant ovarian cancer patients, 12 ovarian cysts patients and 98 normal persons. Result At least one kind of tumor marker was found higher in 44 sera of the 53 malignant ovarian cancer patients(positive ratio is 83 0%), in 7 sera of the 12 ovarian cysts patients(positive ratio is 58 3%) and 2 sera of the 98 normal persons (negative ratio is 97 9%). NSE、HGH、PSA and f-PSA were first found higher in the sera of ovarian cancer patients. Conclusion The application of Multi-tumor markers Protein Chip Diagnose System in the diagnosing of cancer not only greatly reduces analysis of tumor markers concentration in serum and left the accuracy of diagnosis but may lead new discoveries about the tumor markers.

Humans ; Spinal Cord Diseases ; therapy ; Spinal Diseases ; therapy

Objective To explore the clinical features of Kennedy disease .Methods The clinical data of 3 patients with Kennedy disease was respectively analyzed .Results All three patients were middle-aged male and had a chronic onset .Patients were mainly presented with the muscle weakness and fasciculation in the proximal limb and bulbar , and the symptoms grow progressively .Two patients were hyperplasia of mammary glands , 3 patients had high levels of serum creatine kinase , and 2 patients'serum testosterone level was increased .EMG detected a widespread neuronal damage in all three cases , and the sensory conductions were abnormal in 2 patients.Repeat numbers of CAG in exon 1 of androgen receptor gene of 2 patients were tested, and they were 57, 47 respectively.Conclusions The clinical features of Kennedy disease are muscle weakness and androgen insensitivity syndrome in male patient and EMG presented with motor neuron damaged .Repeat number of CAG in exon 1 of androgen receptor gene is increased.

Objectives:The effects of human growth hormone (hGH) on cell cycle kinetics were studied in human colonic cancer cell line, LS-174-T cell.　Methods: The cells were cultured in RPMI－1640 medium for 24 hours with hGH at concerntration of 50, 100, 200 ng/ml with or without cisplatin. Cell cycle kinetics was analyzed by flow cytometry.　Results: The significant effects of hGH on cell cycle kinetics were found in the cell line. Percentage of S phase increase (P<0.01) and percentage of G2/M phase decreased (P<0.01).DNA Index (DI) didn't increase.The cells had a lot of apoptosis and percentage of S phase decreased (P<0.01) with addition of cisplatin.　Conclusions: In vitro hGH may induce the proliferation of colonic cancer cells. Cisplatin may suppress the stimulatory effects of hGH on S phase and increase the apoptosis of colonic cancer cells.

Objective To explore characteristics and treatment of the clinical crises myasthenia sufferer.Methods Retrospective analysis 32 patients with clinical data of MG crises,intravenous immunoglobulin all.Results Treating group,recovered in 1 case,the basic recovery in 4 cases,markedly effective in 6 cases,improved in 3 cases,Ineffective in 2 cases;the total effective 31.25%.Conclusion Group,recovered in 0 case,the basic recovery in 1 cases,markedly effective in 2 cases,improved in 3 cases,Ineffective in 10 cases; efficient 37.50%.Two groups of efficient comparative greup(X2 = 4.54 ,P <0.05) conclusion:Improved the patients's clinical symptoms after intravenous injection of gamma globulin,and the titer of patients with blood AchRAb significantly lower than that before treatment.

BACKGROUND:Polyvinyl alcohol is a biocompatible and biodegradable polymer. It is widely used in clinical areas because of its water-soluble, film forming, emulsification, adhesiveness, tasteless, and nontoxic.
OBJECTIVE:To review the applications of polyvinyl alcohol and its composite materials in bone, cartilage, skin, vessels and other tissue engineering scaffolds.
METHODS:A computer-based online search of CNKI database from January 2000 to December 2011, PubMed database and Elsevier (ScienceDirect) database from January 1980 to December 2012, was performed by the first author with key words of“poly(vinyl alcohol), composite material, tissue engineering scaffold”both in Chinese and English. Literatures concerning polyvinyl alcohol and its composite materials in bone, cartilage, skin, vessels and other tissue engineering scaffolds were included, and repetitive research was excluded.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Although there are not enough strength, complications and other shortcomings in vivo, due to its good biocompatibility and biodegradable properties, polyvinyl alcohol and its composite
materials have made great progress in tissue engineering applications from the laboratory to the pre-clinical
research. But its long-term effects need further research. It wil be a main research aim of scaffold materials in the future to improve the interaction of cel s with the scaffold materials by surface modification, to prepare biomimetic materials by cel microenvironment simulation, to improve the hydrophilicity, the adhesion of cel s, and cel
differentiation and proliferation, to bionic the structure and function of the natural extracel ular matrix by building three-dimensional porous structure and control ing the release of cel growth factors, to meet the need of tissue regeneration by congruity or harmony of degradation and mechanical strength.

Objective To optimize human acellular dermal matrix(ADM) and evaluate its biological characters. Methods Human skin was treated with hypertonic saline followed by NaOH maceration(group A), hypertonic saline followed by sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) detergent(group B) or Dispase Ⅱ followed by Triton X-100(group C), the resulting ADM were sectioned, and then were stained by special immunohistochemistry method. The cytotoxicity of them were evaluated by methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium (MTT) colorimetry and then cell compatibility was analyzed by cell culture;The optimized ADM resulted was choosen for use. Fibrablasts(FBs)were transfected with adenovirus vector encoding green fluorescent protein gene(Ad-GFP)and the growth of them on the optimized ADM was observed by fluorescent microscopy. Results Collagen and elastic fibers can still be observed in three kinds of ADM. The cells in dermis can be disintegrated both in group A and C, but not in group B. The cytotoxicity scores of the ADM prepared in group A and B were grade 0 or grade 1, while that of group C was more than grade 1.The ADM prepared by NaCl-NaOH maceration had good biocompatibility. There was statistical difference in adhering number of NIH3T3 cells in group A and B. NIH3T3 cells grew well in group A and the resulted ADM was optimized. FBs transfected with Ad-GFP grew well in the optimized ADM. Conclusion The ADM prepared by NaCl-NaOH maceration was a good tissue engineering biomaterial with a little cytotoxicity and rich in resouce.