Chemiluminescence method was used to measure: (1) active oxygen species generation induced by respiratory burst of polymor-phonuclear leucocytes (PMNs) from human blood stimulated with phorbol myristate acetate (PMA); (2) superoxide (O2) induced by xan-thine-xanthine oxidase system; (3) hydroxyl radicals ( ? OH ) generated by Vit C- Cu2+- zy-mosan; (4) the release of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Effects of polydatin IV on these active oxygen species were observed. The resultsshowed early stage of respiratory burst of PMNs was inhibited,but the later stage was delayed by polydatin IV, (2), (3) adn (4) were scavenged by polydatin IV and their median inhibitory concentrations (IC50?mol ? L-1) were 14.6,29.6 and 13.0 respectively. The results suggested that polydatin IV was a scavenger.

OBJECTIVE To study the antibiotic resistance of Staphylococcus isolated from the burn patient wounds. METHODS The sensitivity to 14 common antimicrobial agents was deteded by K-B method. MRSA and MRCNS were detected by cefoxitin disk;the inducible resistance to clindamycin was detected by D-test. RESULTS There were 378 strains of Staphylococcus isolated from the burn patient wounds. The isolation rates of Staphylococcus epidermidis,S. aureus and S. haemolyticus were 43.1%,41.6% and 11.1%. Antibiotic resistance rate to vancomycin,teicoplanin,minocycline,rifapin and nitrofurantoin was 0.0-19.0%,the resistance rate to other antibiotics was 54.1-100.0%. The detection rate of MRSA was 81.5%,the detection rate of MRCNS among S. epidermidis and S. haemolyticus was 55.6% and 66.7%. The total positive rate of D-test was 48.2% in Staphylococcus which were sensitive to clindamycin but resistant to erythromycin. The positive rate of S. aureus,S. epidermidis and S. haemolyticus were 49.1%,44.2% and 57.1%. CONCLUSIONS Staphylococcus are ones of the important pathogens which make burn wound infection happen and the antimicrobial resistance is increasingly severe. The high positive results of MRSA and D-test make great trouble to therapy,and that should have taken more attention of clinic.

BACKGROUND: Following trauma caused by seawater, cells often exhibit special pathological changes because of the special physico-chemical properties of seawater.OBJECTIVE: To observe corneal histopathological changes and interleukin-6 level in aqueous humor of a rabbit model of penetrating corneal trauma combined with seawater immersion.METHODS: The rabbit eye models of penetrating corneal trauma caused by firecrackers were established in 16 adult healthy grey rabbits. A 3-mm whole-layer incision was made in the cornea. The right eyes served as experimental sides and the left eyes served as controls. Seawater was injected into the aqueous humor of the right eyes via the corneal incision. The eye surface was flushed with seawater for 30 minutes. Physiological saline was used for the left eyes. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Optical microscopy results showed that at 1, 2, 3 days after model establishment, corneal cells on the experimental side exhibited severe necrosis and abscission, obvious swelling of substantia propria layer complicated by cellular infiltration. At 1 and 2 days after model establishment, the pathological changes on the control side were the same as the experimental side, but they were mild, but at 3 and 5 days, they were obviously alleviated. At 1, 2, 3 days after model establishment, interleukin-6 level in aqueous humor was significantly higher on the experimental side than on the control side (P < 0.05). These findings suggest that the degree of injury on the experimental side was more severe than that on the control side, indicating that seawater may be an important causative factor of corneal injury.

Cochlear Implantation ; Cochlear Implants ; Humans

AIM: To explore the anti-tumor effect and the mechanism of dihydroarteannuin in C57BL/6J mice with lewis lung cancer. METHODS: Fifty C57BL/6J mice subcutaneously planted with 3LL lung cancer cells (2?106) were randomly divided into 5 groups: blank control group, same volume of normal saline group, positive control DDP group, low, middle and high dose dihydroarteannuin groups. Changes of body weight and inhibitory rate of tumor in each group were observed. The cell cycle and apoptosis rates were analyzed by flow cytometry. RESULTS: The body weights were decreased in middle and high dose group compared with NS group and the inhibitory rate of tumor were 53.50% and 59.24% respectively. FCM assay indicated that Dihydroarteannuin could induce apoptosis of lung cancer cell. At the same time, the number of G0/G1 and G2/M phase cells was decreased. Most of the cells were arrested in S1 phase. CONCLUSION: Dihydroarteannuin has obviously effect on anti-tumor in C57BL/6J mice with lung cancer. Its possible mechanism might be involved in inducing cancer cell apoptosis.

Objective To discuss the significance of acoustic rhinometry(AR) and rhinomanometry(RM) in the evaluation of surgical treatment of nasal septal deviation.Methods Fifty-one patients of nasal septal deviation were recruited,and seventy-two nasal cavities were tested(twenty-one patients with narrowing of double sides).Visual analogue scale(VAS) was used to estimate the degree of nasal obstruction.AR and RM were used to obtain the data of nasal airway resistance(NAR),nasal cavity 0-5cm volume(NCV0-5) and nasal minimal cross-sectional area(NMCA).The data were used to assess the airflow function of nasal cavity.Each patient was tested at the time both before surgery and 12 weeks after surgery.The pre-and post operative data were used to calculate paired t-test by SPSS 16.0,and to disclose the correlation among ?NCV,?NMCA,?NAR and ?VAS.Results The preoperative data showed that NCV0-5 was 4.07?0.91cm3,NMCA 0.33?0.08cm2,NAR 1.14?0.34kPa?s?L-1,and VAS 7.36?1.23;and the postoperative data showed that NCV0-5 was 7.29?0.68cm3,NMCA 0.56?0.08cm2,NAR 0.35?0.12kPa?s?L-1,and VAS 1.14?0.91.Significant differences existed in NCV0-5,NMCA,NAR and VAS(P

Objective To investigate the existence of the erythropoiesis inhibitors(?).Methods Twelve patients suffered from uremia with anemia were studied[5 males,and 7 females,(50?12)years].Methylcellulose culture technique was used to culture mice bone marrow cells.The sera from the uremia patients were added to CFU- E and BFU-E culture medium with final concentrations of 1,25%,2.5% and 5%,Mice bone marrow cells were ob- tained from the female Balb/c mice.In vitro CFU-E and BFU-E culture in the presence of sera from uremia patients was compared with that in the presence of normal human subjects with the use of normal mice bone marrows.Re- suits The effects of the sera from uremia patients on CFU-E and BFU-E colon growth were in a dose-dependent manner.The effect was correlated with the concentrations of the sera(P

Objective To investigate the effect of Zidan decoction containing serum on endometrial receptivity in uterine immunity environment,and then to discuss if it's effect on endometrial receptivity through its controlling the expression of cell factors which related to endometrial receptivity.Methods Mice's endometrium tissue samples and uterine Natural Killer (UNK) cells were obtained from pregnant mice on gd 4.5 days and gd 12.5 days.After endometrial glandular epithelial cells,endometrial stromal cells and UNK cells were separated through primary culture,epithelial cells and endometrial stromal cells at rate of 1 ∶ 1 a certain concentration UNK were mixed together and highly purified-cultured.Different concentrations of Zidan decoction was acted on the culture solution.FBS,black and aspirin control group were setup for contrast.The expression of LIF and VEGF which influenced by Zidan decoction in the immunity environment was assayed by Realtime-PCR.Results The expression of LIF and VEGF was significantly increased in the immunity environment of uterine (in 10％ Zidan decoction group,10％ aspirin group and 10％ blank control group:LIF was 2.10±0.20,1.98±0.14,0.90±0.05 separately,and VEGF was 3.17±0.31,2.52±0.09,0.92±0.06respectively,P＜0.05).Conclusion Zidan decoction could improve endometrial receptivity by increasing the expression of cell factor which related to endometrial receptivity with the help ofUNK paracrine.