Objective: To explore correlation between serum uric acid (UA) level and heart failure severity in patients with chronic pulmonary heart disease (CPHD).Methods:According to New York Heart Association (NYHA) cardiac function classification, a total of 98 CPHD patients were divided into class I~II group (n=36), class III group (n=31) and class IV group (n=31).Another 30 healthy subjects were enrolled as healthy control group simultaneously.Serum UA level was measured in all groups.Real time three-dimensional color Doppler echocardiography was used to measure left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and left ventricular end-diastolic dimension (LVEDd), and the results were compared among all groups.Results: Compared with healthy control group, there were significant rise in serum UA level[(342.4±101.7) μmol/L vs.(459.6±110.3) μmol/L]and incidence rate of hyperuricemia (33.33% vs.58.16%) in CPHD group, P<0.05 both;along with NYHA class increased, there were significant rise in serum UA level[(350.7±103.4) μmol/L vs.(422.3±106.7) μmol/L vs.(491.8±113.2) μmol/L], LVEDd [(59.2±10.1)mm vs.(64.3±9.8)mm vs.(68.9±10.6)mm], and significant reduction in LVEF[(37.7±9.8)% vs.(31.9±8.6)% vs.(28.4±8.1)%]in CPHD patients, P<0.05 all;linear correlation analysis indicated that serum UA level was significant positively correlated with LVEDd (r=0.67, P=0.026), and significant inversely correlated with LVEF (r=-0.86, P=0.033).Conclusion: Serum uric acid level can be used as a reliable index evaluating heart failure severity in patients with chronic pulmonary heart disease.

One hundred fifteen surgical specimens were studied by gram-stain, aerobic and anaerobic cultu- res, as well as gas chromatography, respectively. One hundred seventy six strains, including ninety five aerobic and eighty one anaerobic strains, were isolated. The results suggested that diagnosis of anaerobic bacteria by gas chromatography could be accomplished within 1 h. The specificity of this method was 98.11% and the sensitivity, 90.47%. In addition, the early identification of anaerobic bacteria could be made also. There is higher value for rapid diagnosis of anaerobic infection with gas chromatography.

To study the clinical features and diagnosis of synovitis,acne,pustulosis,hyperostosis,osteitis syndrome(SAPHO) syndrome.One case of SAPHO syndrome was reported and the related data of SAPHO syndrome were reviewed.The main clinical features of the patient were articulatio carpi synovitis,acne,cervical rib hyperostosis,articulatio sternoclavicularis and osteitis,So the diagnosis of SAPHO syndrome was made.Though SAPHO syndrome is rare with yet unknown prevalence,it still can be seen in clinical practice,and can be diagnosed by careful examination.

Antigens, CD ; metabolism ; Antigens, CD1 ; metabolism ; Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic ; metabolism ; Biopsy ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell ; diagnostic imaging ; metabolism ; pathology ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; Lung ; diagnostic imaging ; metabolism ; pathology ; Lung Diseases, Interstitial ; metabolism ; pathology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; S100 Proteins ; metabolism ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Acupuncture Therapy ; Humans ; Muscle, Skeletal ; physiopathology ; Spondylosis ; physiopathology ; therapy

Biopsy ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Humans ; Lung ; diagnostic imaging ; pathology ; Lung Diseases, Interstitial ; classification ; diagnostic imaging ; pathology ; Radiography

In clinical treatment, it is found that certain patients always have some positive reaction points those are relevant with low back pain in the abdomen area. When the simple treatment on the low back is ineffective, the efficacy could be significantly improved if acupuncture or tuina is performed at the abdomen areas, which is called "regulating yin to treat yang", or "treating the back from abdomen". In this paper, with the diagnosis and treatment method of "treating the back from abdomen" for low back pain as principal line, the detailed manipulation is explained for low back pain that is induced by TCM meridian diseases or modern anatomy, which could open the methods for clinical treatment of low back pain and enrich the therapeutic options.
Abdomen ; anatomy & histology ; Acupuncture Points ; Acupuncture Therapy ; history ; China ; History, Ancient ; Humans ; Low Back Pain ; history ; therapy ; Massage ; history ; Medicine in Literature ; Meridians

Mammary stem cell is the subpopulation in mamnlary gland,capable of self-renewal and dif-ferentiating into ductal,alveolar and myoepithelial cells.Recently,several laboratories have employed various methods identifying mammary stem cells,including Sca-1,Hoechst dye efflux,CD24,CD3 1-CIM5-Terl19- CD24+CD29hi and so on.which offer a useful tool to elucidate the mechanism of mammary slem cell self-renew- al and design more effective therapies of mammary cancer.

BACKGROUND:After cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury,as a executioner caspase, procaspase-3 and caspase-3-like activity increased significantly. We observe both the dephosphorylated and phosphorylated procaspase-3, and try to find out their variations during the processes of cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury.OBJECTIVE:Observe the expression of procaspase-3 in hippocampus following transient forebrain ischemia.DESIGN: A randomized and controlled experiment.DEPARTMENT:Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,Capital University of Medical Sciences.SETTING:Department of Hyperbaric Oxygen of Beijing Chaoyang Hospital Affiliated to Capital University of Medical Sciences.METHODS:Transient forebrain ischemia was induced by bilateral common carotid occlusion (BCCAO) for 20 minutes. Hippocampus was obtained at reperfusion time points of 6 hours, 12 hours,24 hours and 48 hours respec-tively after 20 minutes of BCCAO. Sham-operated group did not occlude bi-lateral common carotid, and hippocampus was obtained at reperfusion time point of 24 hours. Western Blotting was used to detect the level of procaspase-3.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:The comparison of total procaspase-3,dephosphorylated procaspase-3 and phosphorylated procaspase-3 level in hippocampus between each group.3 level: Total procaspase-3 level increased in hippocampus at reperfusion time points of 12 hours and 24 hours post-BCCAO (9 133.1 ±2 216.3,dephosphorylated procaspase-3 level increased in hippocampus at reperfusion time point of 24 hours post-BCCAO (7812.0±1625.1, 3825.8±155.6, P was not significant (P ＞ 0.05) as compared with the expression levels in sham-operated mice.CONCLUSION: Procaspase-3 is upregulated after ischemia/reperfusion.The increment of dephosphorylated form of procaspase-3 was higher than that of phosphorylated form of procaspase-3 upon cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury, which indicates that cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury possibly induced the dephosphorylation of procaspase-3 and promoted its transforming into activated form.

Currently the detection of albumin excretion rate is widely used to screen early renal injury.In recent years,there are many researches about the prevalence of albuminuria in the general population around the world,showing the high prevalence of albuminuria in the general population,and indicating that the increased albumin in urine is significantly correlated with obesity,abnormal lipid metabolism,abnormal glucose metabolism,hypertension and life habits.Meanwhile,numerous studies find that albuminuria is an independent risk factor for the progression and risk evaluation of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality,it can be a useful predictor of cardiovascular mortality and all-cause mortality in the general population.