OBJECTIVETo study the effects of Dipsacus total saponins on the ability of learning and memory and its mechanism of action.

METHODSForty rats were randomly divided into blank control group, model group, Dipsacus group and positive control group (n = 10), general situation of rats were observed, the ability of learning and memory of rats was tested by Square water maze, the activities of acetylcholinesterase (AChE)and choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) of hippocampus in rats were measured using double antibody sandwich method.

RESULTSDuring the period of treatment, general situation had no obvious change in model group, but general situation and the ability of activity were gradually improved in Dipsacus group and positive control group. Compared with blank control group, the swimming time was obviously prolonged and the number of mistakes was obviously increased at different time, the activity of AChE was significantly enhanced and the activity of ChAT was significantly decreased in model group. Compared with model group, the swimming time was obviously shortened and the number of mistakes was obviously reduced at different time, the activities of AChE were significantly decreased and the activities of ChAT were significantly enhanced in Dipsacus group and positive control group; Compared with positive control group, the swimming time and the number of mistakes at different time and the activities of AChE and ChAT had no significant difference in Dipsacus group.

CONCLUSIONDipsacus total saponins can improve the ability of learning and memory in Alzheimer' s disease(AD) rats, its mechanism of 'action may be related to regulating ACh metabolism of hippocampus.

Acetylcholine ; metabolism ; Acetylcholinesterase ; metabolism ; Alzheimer Disease ; drug therapy ; physiopathology ; Animals ; Choline O-Acetyltransferase ; metabolism ; Dipsacaceae ; chemistry ; Disease Models, Animal ; Hippocampus ; drug effects ; Learning ; drug effects ; Memory ; drug effects ; Rats ; Saponins ; pharmacology

Coronary Restenosis ; metabolism ; Heart Valve Diseases ; Humans ; Osteopontin ; metabolism

In Order to resolve the failure of PCR to amplif y 8-receptor, the influence of PCR amplification the different concentration of DMSO was observed． The result show that the centain concertation of DMSO can greatly enhance the specificity and efficiency of PCR amplification

OBJECTIVETo Study the effect of anti-aging and its mechanism of total saponins of Wu-He Dipsacus asper on skin of mice-aging model.

METHODSForty-eight mice were randomly divided into blank control group, model group, low-Dipsacus group, medium-Dipsacus group, high-Dipsacus group and positive control group( n = 8) . The mouse model of skin aging was established by nape subcutaneous injection of 5% D-galactose (0.025 mL/(g · d)), the mouse of low-Dipsacus group, medium-Dipsacus group, high-Dipsacus group were administered with total saponins of Wu-He Dipsacus asper (50 ml/(kg · d), 100 mL/(kg · d), 200 mL/(kg · d)), the mice of the positive control group were administered with vitamin E(50 mg/(kg · d)) for 42 d. The content of hydroxyproline (HYP) and lipofuscin (LF) were measured in skin of each group mice, the activity of catalase (CAT) glutathione peroxidase ( GSH-Px) superoxide dismutase (SOD) and the content of malondi- aldehyde (MDA) were determined in serum and skin of each group mice.

RESULTSCompared with blank control group, the content of HYP decreased significantly and the content of LF increased significantly in skin, the activities of CAT, GSH-Px and SOD decreased significantly and the content of MDA increased significantly in serum and skin of model group; Compared with model group, the content of HYP increased significantly and the content of LF decreased significantly in skin, the activities of CAT, GSH-Px and SOD enhanced significantly and the con- tent of MDA decreased significantly in serum and skin of low-Dipsacus group, medium-Dipsacus group, high-Dipsacus group and positive control group; Compared with low-Dipsacus group, the content of HYP increased significantly and the content of LF decreased significantly in skin, the activities of CAT, GSH-Px and SOD enhanced significantly and the content of MDA decreased significantly in serum and skin of high-Dipsacus group and positive control group; The activity of SOD in serum and skin had a significant positive correlation with the content of HYP, and a significant negative correlation with LF in skin.

CONCLUSIONTotal saponins of Wu-He Dipsacus asper have obvious effect of anti-agng on skin of mouse-aging model , its mechanism is closely related to oxidative damage.

Animals ; Dipsacaceae ; chemistry ; Disease Models, Animal ; Mice ; Oxidative Stress ; Saponins ; pharmacology ; Skin Aging ; drug effects

Objective To explore the effect of early melodic intonation speech training on Broca aphasia. Methods 22 patients with Broca aphasia were trained with the early melodic intonation training program. They were evaluated with China Rehabilitation Research Center aphasia examination before and after the treatment. Results There were significant differences in auditory comprehension, repetition, oral reading, speaking, reading and calculation (P<0.05), but no significant difference in description, copying, and dictation (P>0.05). Conclusion Early melodic intonation speech training can improve the speech and reading in patients with Broca aphasia.

Bioceramics, because of their advantages such as biocompatibility and osteoconduction, have been widely used for bone repairing and bone substitute as bone tissue engineering materials. This study primarily compares the characteristics and the application range of some kinds of bioactive ceramics and biodegradable ceramics, and introduces their latest development in degradability and strength et al. Among these materials, calcium polyphosphate is a new material as bone tissue engineering scaffold. With a controllable degradation rate and the required strength, it has been paid much attention.

Objective To analyze the monitoring data of iodine deficiency disorders in Jiangxi Province and to provide a basis for adjusting iodized salt concentration.Methods Thirty primary schools were selected in 30 counties and 40 pupils' goiters were examined with B ultrasound in every school.At the same time,salt iodine level was tested at their home.Twelve pupils urinary iodine in selected schools,15 pregnant urinary samples,15 lactating women urinary samples in 3 towns around the schools and water samples in the counties with the schools were collected.Results The goiter rate of children aged 8 to 10 was 1.25％ (15/1 200); the median salt iodine was 30.80 mg/kg and the consumption rate of qualified iodized salt was 96.92％ ; the median urinary iodine level of children,pregnant and lactating women was 308.73,206.95 and 206.75 μg/L,respectively.The proportion of urinary iodine level of children above 300 μg/L was 52.25％(186/356),while the proportion of urinary iodine level of pregnant women below 150 μg/L was 34.81％(157/451).The water iodine median was 4.62 μg/L and the per capita daily salt intake was 13.20 g in Jiangxi Province.Conclusions The status of iodine deficiency in Jiangxi has been significantly improved.According to the monitoring results,it's necessary to adjust salt iodization standards appropriately.

Literatures on arrhythmia induced by acute organophosphorous pesticide poisoning published in domestic journals from 1979 to 2010 were searched. Total 3468 cases of acute organophosphorous poisoning were collected and analyzed. The average abnormal ECC rate was (53 ±15)%(35. 4% -68. 4% ) in acute organophosphorous poisoning, the most common ECG abnormalities were ST-T segment changes (26. 5% ) and sinus tachycardia (16. 6% ). The rate and severity of ECG abnormalities were increased with the severity of organophosphorous poisoning(x2 = 33. 253,P < 0. 01). The most common causes of death in acute organophosphorous poisoning were ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation (26.2%).

OBJECTIVETo develop a method for determining epichlorohydrin in the workplace air by gas chromatograph-electron capture detector (GC-ECD).

METHODSEpichlorohydrin in the workplace air was collected by activated charcoal tubes, desorbed using acetone, and analyzed by GC-ECD.

RESULTSA good linearity was obtained in the range of 1.0-50 µg/mL (r=0.999 7). The detection limit was 0.012 µg/ml, while the recovery rate was 88.1% and relative standard deviation ranged from 1.11% to 3.57%. The samples could be stored for seven days at room temperature.

CONCLUSIONThis method effectively eliminates the interferences of alkanes on determination of epichlorohydrin and improves the sensitivity by 1 to 2 orders of magnitude, which can solve the problem of detection limit above standard in GBZ/T 160.58-2004.

Air Pollutants, Occupational ; analysis ; Charcoal ; Chromatography, Gas ; Epichlorohydrin ; analysis ; Workplace

Objective To investigate the changes of plasma cortisol and adrenocorticotrophic hormone(ACTH)levels in prema-ture neonates with the infectious diseases.Methods Ninety premature neonates in the neonatal department of our hospital were di-vided into the control group(30 cases),mild infection group(30 cases)and severe infection group(30 cases).The radioimmunoassay was adopted to detect the serum cortisol and ACTH levels on 1,3,7 d after birth in all subjects and the corresponding comparison was conducted.Results The cortisol levels on 1,3,7 d in the mild infection group were (193.04 ±39.48),(151.12 ±35.62 ), (128.37±27.47)ng/mL respectively,the level on 1 d was higher than that on 3,7 d (P <0.05),and the 3 d was higher than that on 7 d (P <0.05).The cortisol level on 1,3,7 d in the severe infection group were (99.43±50.17),(96.52 ±44.69),(131.13 ± 42.73)ng/mL respectively,and the level on 1,3 d was significantly lower than that on 7 d (P <0.05).Conclusion The relative ad-renocortical insufficiency exists in premature neonates with the early stage of severe infection and is manifested by the decline of plasma cortisol level,which could recover to the normal level on 7 d,but the plasma ACTH level has no relation with infection.