Objective: To establish an optimized HPLC method for simultaneous determination of rutin, hyperoside, isoquercitrin, and quercetin in Apocynum venetum obtained from different locations. Methods: The separation was performed on a Shiseido C18 (3.0 μm, 30mmX100mm) column by gradient elution with acetonitrile: methanol = 10: 1 as the mobile phase A and 0.1% formic asid as the mobile phase B (0-4 min, 5% → 16%A; 4-15 min, 16% → 23%A; 15-20 min, 23% → 35%A; 20-22 min, 35% → 55%A) at a flow rate of 0.6 ml • min-1. The detection wave length of DAD was set at 360 nm, and the column temperature was 30°C. The injection volume was 5 μl. Results: Rutin, hyperoside, isoquercitrin, and quercetin were separated at base line within 22 min with good linearity (r = 0.9999), with the linearity range being 0.308 4 ~ 30.84 μg • ml-1 (r = 0.9999), 0.877 6-87.76 μg • ml-1 (r=0.9999), 0.9020 ~ 90.20 μg • ml-1(r = 0.9999),and 0.2498 ~ 24.98 μg • ml-1 (r = 0.9999), respectively. The result of intra-day and inter-day precisions, limits of detection and quantitation were all within the normal ranges. The recovery rates (n = 3) were 102.0%, 96.40%, and 103.8% for rutin, 98.50%, 101.0%, and 102.9% for hyperoside, 98.40%, 100.4%, and 101.4% for isoquercitrin, and 104.4%, 103.1%, and 103.5% for quercetin. The contents of the above 4 flavonoids were determined in Apocynum venetum from 9 different locations. Conclusion: The method developed in this study is rapid, simple, accurate, reliable, and with good repeatability; the method provides evidence for the quality control of Apocynum venetum.

Objective To explore the effect RNAi-mediated inhibition of X-linked inhibit apoptosis protein (XIAP) gene on apoptosis and susceptibility to chemical therapy drugs in osteosarcoma cells and its underlying mechanism.Methods shRNA plasmid of XIAP gene were constructed. MG63 cells were conventionally cultured and divided into untreated group (group A,non-transfection),blank plasmid group (group B,psiRNA-Con transfected),the experimental group (group C,psiRNA-XIAP transfected),and 2 chemical drug interfered groups,non-transfection+0.3 ?mol Dox group (A+Dox group) and psiRNA-XIAP transfection +0.3 ?mol Dox group (C+Dox group). The XIAP expression in MG63 cells was detected by Western blotting. The proliferation of above-mentioned MG63 cells was examined by MTT assay. Flow cytometry (FCM) was employed to detect the cell apoptosis,cell cycle and Caspase-9 expression. Results Group C had a significantly lower protein level of XIAP and MTT value than group A and B (P

Objective To investigate the protective effects of propofol preconditioning on myocardium against hypothermia ischemia normothermia reperfusion injury on isolated rat hearts. Methods The Langendorff apparatus was used.Sixty SD rat hearts were divided randomly into 5 groups after 20-minute equilibrium(n=12): control(Con) group,hearts were continually perfused with K-H buffer for 175 min;ischemia/reperfusion(I/R) group,hearts were perfused with K-H buffer for 40 min,then subjected to global ischemia at 27 ℃ for 75 min,and followed reperfusion at 37 ℃ for 60 min;propofol preconditioning group 1(P1),group 2(P2),and group 3(P3),hearts were perfused with K-H buffer including 50,100,and 150 ?mol/L propofol for 10 min and followed reperfusion like I/R group,respectively.Heart rate(HR),left ventricular end-diastolic pressure(LVEDP), left ventricular developed pressure(LVDP) and ?dp/dtmax at the end of equilibration,pre-ischemia and at the end of reperfusion were recorded.The contents of creatine kinase(CK) and lactate dehydrogenase(LDH) in coronary effluent were measured at the end of equilibration and 1,10,20,30,and 60 min during reperfusion.The activity of superoxide dismutase(SOD) and the contents of maleic dialdehyde(MDA) were measured at the end of reperfusion.The area of infarct region was determined at the end of reperfusion. Results HR,LVDP,?dp/dtmax and SOD activity in P2 and P3 group were higher than those in I/R group(P

Quorum sensing systems of pathogens are central regulators for the expression of virulence factors. Increasing evidence implies that targeting the quorum sensing system of many pathogenic bacteria is a promising therapeutic approach to control infections. In this work,we isolated 47 strains of actinomycetes from the mud sample of Jiaozhou Bay. Quorum sensing inhibitory activity was monitored by Chromobacterium violaceum CV026. As a result,the culture broth extract of actinomycetes WA-7 was found to have significant quorum sensing inhibitory activity. This strain was assigned to the genus Streptomyces based on its 16S rDNA sequence. Further investigation revealed that the extract could inhibit the quorum sensing-controlled violacein and proteases production of C. violaceum in a concentration-dependent manner.

Objective:To explore strategies of improving patients' stereotyping of nurses, by analyzing patients′ stereotypes of nurses.Methods:The phenomenological analysis method in qualitative research was used to conduct semi-structured interviews with 12 inpatients by objective sampling method.Results:The patients′ stereotype of nurses could be summarized into three topics, it mainly consisted of three aspects: patients′ cognition of the role of nurses, patients′ stereotype of nurse-patient relationship and factors affecting nurse-patient relationship from patients′ perspective, among which factors affecting nurse-patient relationship included doctors′ attitude towards nurses, public opinion effect of media reports and patients′ negative psychological experience.Conclusions:The prejudice of patients to the relationship between nurses and patients is not optimistic, it is suggested to improve patients′ stereotyping of nurses by reconstructing the ideal role of nurses, building harmonious trusting relationships and providing friendly support from the "others".

Acute and chronic graft rejection are the major factors leading to graft non-function.There is an active expression of chemokines early after transplantation.They recruit T cells and antigen presenting cells selectively to the graft, leading to inflammatory reaction and finally to graft non-function.Accordingly,monitoring the expression status of chemokines and their receptors regularly may help to the diagnose rejection.To determine one or more chemokines or their receptors as the new targets for anti-rejection therapy will be of great clinical significance.This review focuses on the research progression in the above areas.

To develop a medication reminder based on Android platform, which can be used to set up personalized reminders quickly and record the patient' s medication time-stamp and related information. In addition, the effect of using the reminder on medication compliance was studied. 14 subjects participated in the evaluation of medica-tion compliance. The differences of dosage and medication rate between the group using and without using reminder were investigated. The dosage and medication rate were got by the pill counting. The Wilcoxon matched -pairs signed rank test showed that the dosage and the medication rate of the group using reminder were higher than that without using reminder significantly(Z= -2. 93, P =0. 003 ). The results demonstrated that the use of the re-minder can improve the medication dose and rate significantly,indicate that the reminder might be a new technical support for clinical research on medication compliance, and also might reduce the workload for medical staff and patients.

Objective:To investigate the efficiency of CBCT in the diagnosis of impacted maxillary anterior teeth and the treatment effect of different guided eruption methods. Methods:34 impacted maxillary anterior teeth in 30 patients were examined by panoramic films and CBCT, the dental crowns, root, eruption space and other related items were measured and compared between 2 examinations. 20 cases were treated by closed guided eruption and traction( CGET) technique, 10 cases by circumferential supracrestal fibrotomy and exposed traction( CSF-EE) , results were compared. Results: CBCT was more effective than panoramic films in the revelation of tooth root bending, apical pore closure and eruption measurements(P<0. 05). 7-10 d after treatment 5 out off the 10 casses treated by CSF-EE showed different degrees of clinical crown elongation, poor gum appearance and low height of alveolar ridge as insufficient periodontal attachment. However, the treatment of CGET for 26 teeth (76. 47% of all cases) was highly successful and received very satisfactory re-sults, the rest 8 teeth (23. 53% of all cases) showed mediocre satisfaction. Conclusion: CBCT can accurately display the position, shape, relation with adjacent teeth of the impacted teeth. Closed guided eruption and traction is more effective for the treatment.

Objective To investigate the expression of extracellular signal regulated kinase(ERK) in human gastric cancer and evaluate the relationship between ERKs protein level and clinicopathological parameters. Method Western blot was used to measure the activity and expression of ERK 1 and ERK 2 proteins and immunohistochemistry was used for localization in 42 gastric cancer patients.Results ERK 1 and ERK 2 protein levels increased in gastric cancer tissues in comparison to normal tissues ( P 0 05). Expression of ERK 1 and ERK 2 showed a positive linear correlation (r=0 550, P