Rhetsinine has been isolated from the fruits of Evodia rutaecarpa ( Juss. ) Benth. ~1H NMR and ~(13)C NMR assignments reported previously for rhetsinine were revised on the basis of UV, IR, ESI-MS,~1H NMR, ~(13)C NMR and X-ray crystallographic analysis.

Objective To investigate the causes,treatments,and prevention of dysuria after transurethral resection of prostate (TURP). Methods The clinical data of 49 cases of dysuria post-TURP that were treated in our hospital from July 2004 to September 2008 were analyzed retrospectively. Results Among the cases,6 patients received silica catheterization again because of edema of the bladder neck and urethra; 9 underwent catheterization after bladder flush for delayed prostate bleeding; 20 underwent urethral dilatation or meatotomy due to meatal stenosis,5 received urethral dilatation for urethral stricture; urethral dilatation or direct vision internal urethrotomy were performed on 4 cases who had bladder neck fracture; TURP was carried out for a second time in 4 cases because of glandular residual; suprapubic cystostomy was made in 1 case of colonal carcinoma for long-term bed rest. All cases were cured after the treatment. Conclusions Meatal stenosis is the most common cause of dysuria post-TURP.Urethral dilatation is the first choice for the disease.

OBJECTIVE Toinvestigatetheantidepressantandantianxietyeffectofproanthocyani-dins(OPC)inchronicallystressedratsanditsunderlyingmechanism.METHODS Onemethodwas selected from 8 different stress methods each day,and the rats were treated with OPC (25,50 and 1 00 mg·kg -1 )1 h before the stress method.The chronically stressed model was established.After 21 d stress experi ment,the i mmobility ti me in force swi mming test,sucrose consu mption and the nu mber of marbles buried in the marble burying test were observed respectively each day.OPC (25,50 and 1 00 mg·kg -1 )was given 1 h before each test.In addition,Western blotting was used to analyze the expression of brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and phosphorylated cyclic AMP response element-bindingprotein(p-CREB)inthehippocampusandfrontalcortex.RESULTS Comparedwith the control group,the chronically stressed group showed obvious depressive-like and anxiety-like behav-ior,while the immobility time decreased from (90.57 ±4.27)s in chronically stressed group to (78.25 ± 2.53)s (P<0.05),(72.12 ±3.21 )s(P<0.05)and (60.77 ±3.41 )s (P<0.05)when ig given OPC 25,50 and 100 mg·kg -1 respectively,the ratio of sucrose preference increased from (42.80 ±4.92)%to (67.54 ±4.32)%(P<0.05)and (72.21 ±7.99)%(P<0.05)when ig given OPC 50 and 1 00 mg· kg -1 respectively,the number of buried marbles decreased from 1 .57 ±0.21 in chronically stressed group to 0.63 ±0.26 (P<0.05)and 0.44 ±0.1 8 (P<0.05)when ig given OPC 50 and 1 00 mg·kg -1 respectively.The expression of p-CREB in the hippocampus and frontal cortex distinctively increased in OPC group (25,50 and 100 mg·kg -1 )(P<0.05),so did the expression of BDNF in the hippocampus andfrontalcortexinOPCgroup(50and100mg·kg-1)(P<0.05).CONCLUSION OPCcanreverse the depressive-like and anxiety-like behavior in chronically stressed rats,which may be related to the cAMP-CREB-BDNF signal transduction cascades.

ObjectiveTo report the results of preventive control program of severe thalassemias in Zhuhai City of Guangdong Province from 1998 to 2010.MethodsAs the guide centre of marriage and childbearing and the greatest maternity hospital in Zhuhai City of Guangdong Province,Zhuhai Municipal Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital constructed the genetic screening network for thalassemias testing and referred for follow-up and for genetic counseling.The couples for premarital medical examination or regular healthcare examination in pregnancy were enrolled to this preventive control program.A conventional strategy of screening for heterozygote was used to identify the α- and β-thalassemia traits in women and their spouses according to the standard procedures of hematological phenotype analysis which was recommended by Thalassemia International Federation (T IF).Then those suspected couples at risk were diagnosed for α- and β-thalassemia by PCR-based DNA assays.The couples at risk for severe thalassemias were counseled and offered prenatal diagnosis and termination of pregnancy in case of an affected fetus in the rights of consent and of option voluntarily.ResultsFrom January 1998 to December 2010,85 522 brides and grooms-to-be for premarital screening and 41 503 pregnant women in addition to 14 141 partners for prenatal screening were recorded,the covering rates of premarital screening and prenatal screening in the city were 92.698％ (from 1998 to 2003) and 27.667％ (from 2004 to 2010),respectively.Totally 10 726 cases were found to be the carriers of thalassemias,with 7393 for o-thalassemia (5.237％,7 393/141 166) and 3333 for β-thalassemia (2.361％,3 333/141 166).A total of 257 couples at-risk for severe thalassemias were detected including 190 for α-thalassemia and 67 for β-thalassemia.Among them,251 (97.7％,251/257) couples were performed prenatal diagnosis.During the preventive control program,a total of 72 fetuses with severe thalassemias including hemoglobin H disease were voluntarily terminated.In Zhuhai City,the average annual birth rate of fetuses with severe thalassemia was declined by 32.9％ (49/149).ConclusionsThis study has reduced effectively birth rate of perinatal infants with severe thalassemias in Zhuhai City by genetic screening and prenatal diagnosis of thalassemia in the large population of 13 years.Our summary comes out of technical proposals for prenatal screening and diagnosis,which could be take example by preventative control of thalassemia in other regions of China where are prevalent.

Objective:To explore the effect of online appointment system of standardized patients (SP) in cardiology practice teaching.Methods:The undergraduate students who entered the cardiology department of Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine for clinical practice in 2018 and 2019 were selected as teaching objects, and they were divided into traditional teaching group ( n=30) and appointed SP teaching group ( n=30). After the teaching, SPSS 19.0 software was used for data analysis to compare the teaching effect of the two groups. Results:The scores of SP teaching group were higher than those of traditional teaching control group, with statistical significance ( P<0.05). Conclusion:Through constructing SP database and typical case database, online appointment system of SP for medical history inquiry and doctor-patient communication skills training can effectively solve the problems such as lack of clinical practice cases and doctor-patient contradiction, and greatly improve the teaching efficiency.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the effectiveness and the safety of clinical use of rhGH in the management of severe burn patients.

METHODSTwo hundred burn patients aged 20 - 25 yrs with TBSA from 20% to 50% and admitted within 5 postburn days (PBD) were enrolled in this study. The patients were divided into operation and non-operation groups. Furthermore, each group was randomly divided into control (N), treatment with rhGH in dosage 0.2 IU/Kg/d (A) and treatment with rhGH in dosage 0.4 IU/kg/d (B) groups. The general data, the metabolism of protein and glucose, the immune function, the urine biochemistry, the wound healing rate and hospital stay days recorded and compared among all groups.

RESULTSPlasma protein was increased, the immune function recovered early, the wound healing time was shortened obviously, the wound healing rate was increased evidently and the hospital stay days were decreased significantly in the treatment groups (A and B groups) compared with the N group. The body weight of burn patients remained unchanged in N group. Nevertheless, the plasma levels of glucose and insulin were increased and the urine output of potassium, sodium and chloride decreased in N group compared with those in A and B groups. Moreover, the levels of all these indices in B group were higher than those in A group, whereas side effects were more common in B group than in A group. In addition, the incidence of adverse reaction was higher in operation group than that in non-operation group.

CONCLUSIONrhGH could effectively promote protein synthesis, enhance systemic immune function, accelerate wound healing and shorten hospital stay days in severely burned patients. But attention should be paid to appropriate dosage and duration of use.

Adult ; Burns ; drug therapy ; immunology ; CD4-CD8 Ratio ; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug ; Growth Hormone ; therapeutic use ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Wound Healing

Objective:To explore the effect of online appointment system of standardized patient in cardiology practice teaching.Methods:The undergraduate students who entered the cardiology department for clinical practice in 2018 and 2019 were selected as teaching objects, and they were divided into traditional teaching group ( n=30) and appointed SP teaching group ( n=30). After the teaching, SPSS 19.0 software was used for data analysis to compare the teaching effect of the two groups. Results:The scores of SP teaching group were higher than those of traditional teaching control group, with statistical significance ( P<0.05). Conclusion:Through constructing standardized patient database and typical case database, online appointment system of standardized patient for medical history inquiry and doctor-patient communication skills training can effectively solve the problems such as lack of clinical practice cases and doctor-patient contradiction, and greatly improve the teaching efficiency.

Objective:To explore the application of optical coherence tomography (OCT) in the interventional diagnosis and treatment of intermediate coronary disease.Methods:Patients were enrolled during January 2017 to January 2019, in the Department of Cardiology, the Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine.The patient whose diagnosis was confirmed as intermediate coronary artery lesion by coronary angiography then underwent coronary OCT examination.The general information, disease history, drug use, biochemical indicators and OCT imaging indicators were collected.Results:(1)A total of 75 borderline lesions were detected in 69 patients with coronary heart disease, including 52 cases of left anterior descending artery (LAD) (75.4%), 4 cases of left circumflex artery (5.8%, 4/69), and 19 cases (27.5%, 19/69) of right coronary artery (RCA). (2) According to the analysis of the plaque characteristics of borderline lesions OCT, 7 cases were accompanied with thrombosis, 6 cases with plaque rupture, 25 cases with thin fiber cap lipid plaque, 49 cases with macrophages, 35 cases with microvascular, 35 cases with cholesterol crystallization, 3 cases with ulcer and 6 cases with intimal dissection.(3)The median of the minimum lumen area (MLA) determined by OCT was 2.9 mm 2.In the MLA<2.9 mm 2 group, C-reactive protein (CRP) ((2.92±2.44) mg/L vs.(1.98±1.30) mg/L, P=0.045), total cholesterol (TC) ((4.13±0.78) mmol/L vs.(3.74±0.75) mmol/L, P=0.041), low density lipoprotein cholesterol ((2.77±0.83) mmol/L vs.(2.22±0.78) mmol/L, P=0.007), small and dense LDL ((1.02±0.44) mmol/L vs.(0.80±0.34) mmol/L, P=0.024), lipoprotein a ((1.16±0.17) mg/L vs.(0.95±0.09) mg/L, P=0.042) were significantly higher than those in MLA≥2.9 mm 2 group.(4). According to the interventional strategy, patients were divided into two groups: percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) group (N=16) and non-PCI group (N=59). The area stenosis (AS%) ((68.58±4.90)% vs.(63.10±7.09)%, P=0.001), diameter stenosis (DS%) ((65.65±6.91)% vs.(60.77±8.41)%, P=0.024), lipid plaque curvature ((245.3±41.0)° vs.(189.8±99.6)°, P=0.001), lipid plaque length ((19.11±6.40) mm vs.(14.72±9.30) mm, P=0.035) were deteriorated significantly in the PCI group than those in non-PCI group, the differences were all of them were statistically significant.(5)The incidence of 1-year major cardiovascular adverse events (MACE) was 6.25% in Oct guided PCI group and 5.08% in patients without PCI.There was no significant difference between the two groups ( P=0.317). Conclusion:According to the OCT assessment in the intermediate coronary lesions, it is found that the smaller the luminal area, the higher the serum LDL cholesterol level.More Interventional therapy were performed in the vulnerable plaques with large lipid cores.Decision-making for intermediate lesion was highly depended on the plaque tissue characteristics, rather than just MLA size.

Aim To investigate the effect of Bigelovii A on HepG2 cell apoptosis and its possible mechanism. Methods MTT assay was used to determine the inhibitory effect of Bigelovii A on HepG2 cells. Flow cytometry was performed to detect apoptosis. Western blot was applied to detect the expression of proteins of STAT pathway. Results BA (20 μmol L

Gene therapy represents a promising treatment for the Alzheimer׳s disease (AD). However, gene delivery specific to brain lesions through systemic administration remains big challenge. In our previous work, we have developed an siRNA nanocomplex able to be specifically delivered to the amyloid plaques through surface modification with both CGN peptide for the blood-brain barrier (BBB) penetration and QSH peptide for -amyloid binding. But, whether the as-designed nanocomplex could indeed improve the gene accumulation in the impaired neuron cells and ameliorate AD-associated symptoms remains further study. Herein, we prepared the nanocomplexes with an siRNA against -site amyloid precursor protein-cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE1), the rate-limiting enzyme of A production, as the therapeutic siRNA of AD. The nanocomplexes exhibited high distribution in the A deposits-enriched hippocampus, especially in the neurons near the amyloid plaques after intravenous administration. In APP/PS1 transgenic mice, the nanocomplexes down-regulated BACE1 in both mRNA and protein levels, as well as A and amyloid plaques to the level of wild-type mice. Moreover, the nanocomplexes significantly increased the level of synaptophysin and rescued memory loss of the AD transgenic mice without hematological or histological toxicity. Taken together, this work presented direct evidences that the design of precise gene delivery to the AD lesions markedly improves the therapeutic outcome.