Objective To study the changes and clinical significance of serum kalium,natrium,chlorine,calcium and glucose in children with febrile convulsion(FC).Methods Serum kalium,natrium,chlorine,calcium and glucose concentrations were measured in 41 children with FC(FC group),30 children with fever and without convulsion(fever group) and 30 normal children(normal group) by automatic biochemical detector.Results Serum kalium and calcium concentrations had no significant difference between FC group and fever group,but they were significantly lower than those of normal group(F=5.965,3.048 P0.05).Conclusions There are hyponatremia,hyperglycemia and lowered blood kalium and calcium in patients with FC.Hence,while treating the patient with FC,the disturbance of blood electrolytes and glucose need be corrected to avoid the recurrence of FC and the progressive injury of important organs such as brain.

P-glycoprotein is an important drug efflux transporter at the blood-brain barrier. It is involved in various physiological and pathological processes in the body and can change the kinetic behavior of drugs in the brain. This article reviews the recent advances of P-glycoprotein on the blood-brain barrier, which is helpful for us to understand some diseases of the central nervous system, devise their therapeutic regimens and develop new regulator of P-glycoprotein.

Glioblastoma is a malignant tumor in central nervous system, which has strong invasion, poor prognosis and short survival time. At present, the main treatment strategy of glioblastoma is surgical excision, supplemented by radiotherapy and chemotherapy. However, due to incomplete resection and high recurrence rate, it is urgent to find novel therapeutic method for glioblastoma. Photodynamic therapy, as a promising non-surgical treatment, provides a new strategy for postoperative adjuvant therapy of glioblastoma. This review summarizes the mechanism and clinical application of photodynamic therapy mediated by various photosensitizers in glioblastoma, in order to provide help for the treatment of glioblastoma.

AIM: To detect the role of cyclic nucleotides in the alleviation of hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) in chronic hypoxic animals. METHODS: The intracellular cAMP and cGMP of the cultured porcine pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells (PASMC) and endothelial cells (PAEC) were assayed by RIA. The length of single PASMC during acute hypoxia was measured by imaging analysis system. RESULTS: The basal levels of cAMP and cGMP in PASMC and cGMP in PAEC of Chronic hypoxic groups decreased remarkably compared with normoxic groups ( P

BACKGROUND:The establishment of a standardized clinical liver transplantation specimen bank is the primary condition for scientific research in this field, which can help to provide a qualified sample resource platform for research. OBJECTIVE:To primarily establish biological specimen bank of hepatocelular carcinoma for liver transplantation, to explore the standardized procedures of specimen colection, processing and preservation of hepatocelular carcinoma for liver transplantation, and to establish the sound and comprehensive information management system of clinical information of colected specimens. METHODS: In accordance with standardized procedures to establish biological specimen banks, the operational processes and quality control system were formulated. Liver tissue and blood samples of hepatocelular carcinoma recipients undergoing liver transplantation were regularly colected, managed and stored. Simultaneously, liver tissue and blood samples of benign liver disease in liver transplant recipients and of healthy donor were colected as controls. A systematic management was conducted in colected specimens and corresponding clinical information. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:From August 2009, tissue and blood samples of 501 cases of receipts and donors undergoing liver transplantation with complete clinical information were colected from the specimen bank, including 203 hepatocelular carcinoma specimens, 214 benign liver disease specimens and 84 healthy donor specimens. These specimens included tumor tissue, adjacent tissues and distal non-cancerous tissue specimens, totaly 1 773. A total of 45 specimens were randomly selected for quality monitoring. The colected specimens had a high quality. Specimen information data computer management system was developed. This study initialy established a standardized research-based clinical transplantation specimen bank, which is helpful to elevate sample quality and has a good manipuility.

Zhangjiagang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, as a collaborative unit of the project, participated in the clinical consistency evaluation in project of TCM Practice guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of Biqiu (allergic rhinitis) organized by the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The evaluation results showed that the guideline met the clinical practice requirements. This article summarized the clinical evaluation experience from the three aspects: The diagnosis in TCM and Western medicine is clear and definite, but the English translation needs to be considered; The definition of remission phase of Biqiu (allergic rhinitis) is difficult, to interfere by identifying the constitution is innovative; The advantages of "preventive treatment of diseases" in TCM should be fully played in role, improving the satisfaction of patients.

0.05).Conclusions The higher level of SEB-specific IgM and IgE in AD and eczema indi cates the colonization of Staphylococcus aureus,which participates in the exace rbation of allergic inflammation,is involved in the pathogenesis of AD and ecz ema.

The aim of this study was to explore the mechanisms underlying effect of arsenic trioxide (As2O3) on myeloma cell line U266 in vitro. The viability and apoptosis of U266 cells were observed by MTT assay, flow cytometry and DNA agarose gel electrophoresis. The expression of hTERT mRNA was assessed by RT-PCR analysis. The variation of procaspase-3, bcl-2 and hTERT protein expression were detected by Western blot. The results indicated that the As2O3 could inhibit the growth of U266 cells significantly and the concentration of 50% growth inhibition (IC50) was 2 micromol/L. After treatment with 2.5 micromol/L As2O3 at 24, 48 and 72 hours, a dose- and time-dependent apoptosis of U266 cells could be observed. After treating U266 cells with 2 micromol/L As2O3 at different time points, a time-dependent reduction of procaspase-3, hTERT mRNA and protein was found without any change of bcl-2 expression. It is concluded that the As2O3 can change the mitochondrial transmembrane potential, initiating the mitochondial apoptosis pathway, leading in turn to caspase-3 activation, and inducing the apoptosis of U266 cells. These findings suggest that the reduction of hTERT plays a critical role in the apoptosis of U266 cells induced by As2O3.
Antineoplastic Agents ; pharmacology ; Apoptosis ; drug effects ; Arsenicals ; pharmacology ; Caspase 3 ; metabolism ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cell Proliferation ; drug effects ; Humans ; Multiple Myeloma ; pathology ; Oxides ; pharmacology ; RNA, Messenger ; metabolism ; Telomerase ; metabolism

Objective To report a 33-year-old man with post-headache stroke-like episodes,with whom ischemic changes were found in basal ganglia and occipital-temporal lobe and muscle biopsy revealed abnormal mitochondrial structure and function without regular mutations detected in mtDNA.Methods Gene chip technique was used to detect the mutation of whole sequence of mtDNA,and direct sequencing technique was used to confirm the mutations.Results Three mutations were found.A new mutation in the mitochondrial cytochrome C oxidase subunit 1 (MTCO1),a T→C transition at nucleotide position 6253 resulted in conservative methionine transferring to threonine.His mother also held the mutation,which was not found in 98 control samples.So T6253C was considered the nosogenetic mutation.Conclusion This is the first time to report a mutation in MTCO1 responsible of MELAS.

Objective To investigate a new surgical method by using pectoralis minor muscle for its partial transplantation to reconstruct the function of the opposite thumb anastomosed vessels and nerves. Methods The proposed method was evaluated by taking 20 cases of adult cadaveric thoraxes and hands,then compared with the morphology and dimension of both pectoralis minor muscle and palmer muscle to study the feasibility of the new method.Based on the observed data.We selected five suitable cases,in which the opposi- tion function was lost,and then applied the new operation on them with partial transplantation of pectoralis mi- nor muscle anastomosed vessels and nerves according to the results of anatomic study.The follow-up study was conducted to observe the functional recovery of opposition of the thumb.Results The main results can be summarized as follows.First,the anatomical position of pectoralis minor muscle was stable,and every peetoralis minor muscle was provided with self-sustaining artery,vein and nerve.The oppostition process of cadaveric hand succeeded after similar transplantation to clinic operation.Second,follow-up studies conducted 6 - 12 months after the operation showed that all five patients recovered fully.The muscle strength in all five cases re- covered to level four or higher.The shape of palm eminence was satisfactory.Conclusion The surgical method of pectoralis minor muscle transplantation for reconstructing the opposition function of the thumb was based on the clinical and anatomical application.The function of opposition of the thumb reached the satisfacto- ry requirement after the operation.So,the new surgical method can achieve better results than other existing operation methods.