Objective:To explore the diagnostic value of multiplanar reconstruction (MPR ) and volume reconstruc‐tion (VR) technique of 128‐slice spiral CT angiography (MSCTA) for aortic dissection (AD) .Methods :A total of 48 AD patients received continuous thin layer scanning before and after enhancement .The obtained images were de‐livered into workstation to perform MPR and VR reconstruction .Observation and analysis in continuous lay were performed in both techniques respectively .Debakey typing of AD was performed ,and intimal breach ,true and false lumen display ,thrombus and plaques etc .displayed by two reconstruction techniques were statistically analyzed .Re‐sults:Among the 48 AD patients ,there were 22 cases (45. 83% ) with DeBakey type Ⅰ ,10 cases (20. 83% ) with DeBakey typeⅡ and 16 cases with DeBakey type Ⅲ ,the incidence of typeⅠwas significantly more than that of typeⅡ (P<0.05) ,but there no significant difference between type Ⅱ and type Ⅲ (P> 0.05) .MPR technique dis‐played that there were 46 cases (95. 8% ) with true and false lumen ,48 cases (100% ) with intimal breach ,42 cases (87. 5% ) with thrombosis and 18 cases (37. 5% ) with vascular wall plaques .VR technique displayed that there were 43 cases (89.6% ) with true and false lumen ,12 cases (25.0% ) with vascular wall plaques ,but it didn't display lu‐men intimal breach and thrombus .MPR technique was significantly superior to VR technique in displaying intimal breach (100% vs .0% ) ,thrombus (87.5% vs .0% ) and lumen plaques (37.5% vs .25.0% ) ,P<0.05 or <0.01 , but there was no significant difference in displaying true and false lumen between them , P>0.05. Conclusion:The multiplanar reconstruction technique of 128‐slice spiral CT angiography possesses more diagnostic value than that of VR for aortic dissection .

Eighteen adult rabbits were randomly divided into three groups: normal, control and experimental group. The model of global cerebral ischemia was produced by four-vessel occulsion. The cerebral temporal cortex samples were collected to determine volume of the water, LPO and Ca~(2+) concentration,SOD activity,and pathologic examinations of the cortex were made by optical and electronic microscope. The results showed that fructose-1, 6-diphosphate (FDP) reduced the water content and intracellular Ca~(2+)level, restrained the LPO production, enhanced the SOD activity of the brain. It is concluded that FDP protects cerebral biological membrane to a certain degree from ischemia and reperfusion injury.

Genome-wide association study (GWAS) has been increasing rapidly worldwide in recent years, along with more attention to heredity and genetic polymorphism of diseases.The single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) is the most common genetic variant in the human genome, which can influence gene expression, transcription, translation and modification, and has become one of the important causes of disease susceptibility.Not only is uric acid related SNP susceptible to hyperuricemia and gout, but also plays an important role in the circulation, respiration, and nervous system diseases.Therefore, the present paper reviews the relationship between uric acid related SNP and clinical diseases in order to bring a new perspective on prevention and treatment.

AIM: To study the inhibitory effects of the licoric extracts on the activity of tyrosinase, which is constituted of monophenolase and diphenolase. METHODS: The 50%(V/V) alcohol is used as extractant. To investigate the effects of the licoric extracts on the monophenolase and diphenolase activity, the absorbance of the solution containing several concentrations of the licoric extracts was measured at 475 nm and 390 nm, using the L-tyrosine and pyrocatechin as the substrate, respectively. RESULTS: The licoric extracts has showed a strongly inhibition on the activity of tyrosinase, either monophenolase or diphenolase. The IC_ 50 is 1.94 and 2.94 mg?ml -1 , respectively. CONCLUSION: The licoric extracts has inhibitory effects on both monophenolase and diphenolase. The diphenolase activity test system using pyrocatechin as the substrate is a useful procedure to study the activity of tyrosinase.

0.1). Conclusion This method is simple, rapid and accurate for determining formaldehyde in indoor air.

OBJECTIVE To explore the antidepressant effect and the underlying mechanisms of schisandrin (SCH), a component of the fruits of Schizandra chinesis. METHODS The forced swimming test (FST) and tail suspension test (TST) in mice were used to evaluate the antidepressant activity of SCH (5, 10, and 30 mg · kg-1) following single administration intragastrically, and the locomotor activity was investigated to exclude its neural excitatory effects. Effects of SCH on neural monoamine systems were studied in two pharmacological models, including reserpine induced monoamine depletion test and yohimbine toxicity potentiation test. RESULTS In behavioral despair models, SCH (30 mg·kg-1) signif?icantly decreased the immobility time in the TST and FST (P<0.05) compared with normal control group. Results of the locomotor activity experiment showed that SCH had no excitatory or inhibitory actions on the central nervous system. In the reserpine reversal experiment, SCH (30 mg · kg-1) antagonized thepalpebral ptosis and akinesia symptoms caused by reserpine(2.5 mg · kg-1) treatment (P<0.05) compared with model group, but had little effect on the drop of the anal temperature. Moreover, SCH did not increase the lethality caused by subcutaneous injection of yohimbine (30 mg · kg-1)at the threshold lethal dosage. CONCLUSION SCH exerts potential antidepressant-like effect in mice.

AIM: To investigate the effect of ecdysterone (EDS) on H9c2 cardiomyocytes after oxidative stress.METHODS:H9c2 cells were cultured in vitro and divided into control group, high dose (2 μmol/L) of EDS group, middle dose (1.5 μmol/L) of EDS group, low dose (1 μmol/L) of EDS group, and H2O2 group.H9c2 cardio-myocytes in H 2 O2 group and high , middle and low doses of EDS groups were exposed to H 2 O2 for 6 h to establish the model of oxidative stress.The viability of the H9c2 cells was detected by CCK-8 assay.The apoptosis of H9c2 cells was analyzed by flow cytometry.The levels of lactate dehydogenase (LDH) and creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB) in the culture medium, and the levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and malondialdehyde (MDA) in the H9c2 cells were measured by colorime-try.The generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the mitochondrial membrane potential were evaluated by flow cy-tometry and confocal laser scanning microscopy .The protein levels of Bax , Bcl-2 and cleaved caspase-3 in the H9c2 cells were determined by Western blot .RESULTS:Ecdysterone at the selected concentrations had no effect on the viability of H9c2 cells.Compared with control group, the levels of LDH, CK-MB, ROS and MDA, and the apoptotic rates of the H9c2 cells were significantly increased after treated with H 2 O2 , but were decreased by EDS treatment in a dose-dependent man-ner.The levels of SOD and mitochondrial membrane potential of the H 9c2 cells in H2 O2 group were reduced significantly compared with control group , but high, middle and low doses of EDS treatments up-regulated the levels of SOD and mito-chondrial membrane potential in H 2 O2-treated H9c2 cells.The protein levels of Bax and cleaved caspase-3 in the H9c2 cells in H2 O2 group showed significant elevation in comparison with control group , and the protein expression of Bcl-2 de-clined in H2 O2 group compared with control group , but high, middle and low doses of ecdysterone treatments down-regula-ted the protein levels of Bax , cleaved caspase-3 and up-regulated the expression of Bcl-2 in H2 O2-treated H9c2 cells. CONCLUSION:Ecdysterone attenuates the effect of H 2O2-induced oxidative stress on H9c2 cardiomyocytes.The mecha-nism may be involved in scavenging oxidative stress products , increasing antioxidant enzyme activity and improving mito-chondrial function .

Aim To investigate the changes in the expression of protein kinase C gamma (PKC?), phosphorylated cAMP response element binding protein(pCREB)and immediate-early gene(c-fos and c-jun) in the spinal cord in formalin-induced inflammatory pain and study the effect of agmatine on the changes of PKC? activation, phosphorylation of CREB and expression of c-fos and c-jun.Methods Rats were decapitated at 10, 20 min or 2 h after intraplantar injection of 50 ?l 5% formalin and L_4, 5 spinal cords were dissected. Immunohistochemistry and western blotting analyses were used to observe the expression of PKC?, pCREB, c-fos and c-jun in the spinal dorsal horn and the effect of agmatine on the changes of their expression. Results Unilateral peripheral inflammation induced PKC? activation and CREB phosphorylation bilaterally while c-fos and c-jun expression ipsilaterally in rat spinal cord. PKC activity increased in membrane fractions with unchanged levels in the cytosolic fractions. Pretreatment intraperitoneally with 160 mg?kg-1 agmatine 15 min before inflammation significantly inhibited the activation of PKC? in the membrane fraction, suppressed the phosphorylation of CREB and the expression of c-fos and c-jun. Conclusion The mechanism of the analgesic effect of agmatine may be associated with inhibiting PKC? activation in the plasma membrane, CREB phosphorylation, c-fos and c-jun up-regulation which play roles in the hyperalgesia with peripheral inflammation.

Objective To determine the concentration of soluble PD-1 (sPD-1) in the sera of patients with recurrent genital herpes (RCH), and to explore the significance of abnormal expression of sPD-1 in RCH. Methods Serum samples were obtained from 88 healthy blood donors, 74 patients with RCH including 34 cases of outbreak-stage RCH and 40 cases of stable-stage RCH. The serum level of sPD-1 was measured by monoclonal antibody labeling and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Results A significant difference was observed in the serum level of sPD-1 between the patients with RGH and the blood donors (33.06 ± 17.5 μg/L vs. 53.07 ± 26.3μg/L, P < 0.01) and between the patients with outbreak-stage RGH and those with stable-stage RGH (27.47 ± 12.9 μg/L vs. 37.71 ± 19.6 μg/L, P< 0.01). Conclusions There is a low expression of sPD-1 in patients with RGH, which may be one of the mechanisms underlying the escape of HSV- Ⅱ from immunologic surveillance and development of immunological tolerance.

Objective To investigate the relationship between serum uric acid and traditional risk factors of coronary artery disease. Basic information was obtained by using questionnaire and measured for blood pressure , height ,weight. Venous blood was collected for detecting fasting plasma glucose ,serum lipid and uric acid. All data were analyzed with SPSS 20.0. Correlation analysis was used to assess the association of serum uric acid and traditional risk factors of coronary artery disease in patients with coronary artery disease. Results The mean value of serum uric acid in coronary artery disease is 6.3 mg/dL. The level of serum uric acid was significantly higher in male than that in female. Serum uric acid and body mass index(r = 0.137,P < 0.001),systolic blood pressure (r = 0.053,P = 0.025)and triglycerides(r = 0.188,P < 0.001)had a positive correlation. Serum uric acid was negatively correlated with high density lipoprotein cholesterol(r =-0.146,P < 0.001)and estimated glomerular filtration rate(r=-0.340,P<0.001). Serum uric acid was higher in patients with men,smoking,drinking,and chronic CAD. The serum uric acid level was lower in patients with exercise time more than 30 minutes than no movement or movement time less than 30 minutes. Conclusion Elevated serum uric acid were associated with body mass index,systolic blood pressure,triglyceride,high density lipoprotein cholesterol,estimated glomerular filtration rate,male,smoking,and chronic CAD.