Objective To investigate the characteristics of mesenteric vascular thrombosis (MVT) in patients with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS).Methods The cases reports about MVT in patients with APS were searched in Pubmed and Chinese biomedical database (1983.1-2007.7) and then were analyzed.Results There were 13 males and 8 females in 21 patients.The average age was (37±17) years (5months～69 years).Three cases (14%) had a history of deep venous thrombosis and 4 (19%) had spontaneous abortions.The course of disease was 4 hours to 4 months.The clinical manifestations included abdominal pain 18 (86%),hemafecia or melaena 4 (19%),vomiting 3 (14%),diarrhea 2 (10%),hematemesis 2(10%).Physical signs included abdominal tenderness in 10(48%),peritoneal irritation signs in 5 (24%),shifting dullness in 3 (14%) anddecreased bowel sounds in 3 (14%).Mesenteric vascular thrombosis were detected through B uhrasonography (3/10,33%),abdominal CT (9/13,69%),MRI (4/4,100%),Doppler ultrasound (4/4,100%),angiography (6/6,100%).Eighteen cases (86%) had positive anti-cardiophospholipin antibody and 14 (67%) were IgG-subtype.Lupus anticoagulants were detected in 4 (19%).Sixteen cases reee-ived exploratory laparotomy,lsehemia or necrosis of intestine were found in 9(56%).In 21 cases,superior mesenteric vein thrombosis,suprior mesenteric artery thrombosis,inferior mesenteric vein thrombosis,inferior mesenteric artery thrombosis were discovered in 17 (81%),4 (19%),0 (0%),1 (5%)patients respectively.Portal vein was also involved in 7 (33%) cases who had superior mesenteric vein thrombosis.Conclusion Superior mesenteric vein is usually involved in patients with APS who have MVT.MVTs are always occurr in middle-age male patients.Some patients have deep vein thrombosis or spontaneous abortion before MVT.The disease may be fulminant or had is insidious in onset.Abdominal pain and intestinal obstruction are the most common manifestations.IgG-subtype anticardiophospholipin antibodiesare the common antibodies discovered in these patients.Combined more than one image methods can detect the thrombi effectively.Anticoagulation and essential exploratory laparotomy are effective interventions in most cases.

Objective To investigate the effect of mycophenolic acid (MPA) on the endotheline-1 (ET-1) induced proliferation, contraction and migration of pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells (PASMCs)and to explore the mechanism of MPA on pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), and the effect of exogenous guanosine nucleotide reversing anti-proliferative effect of MPA. Paired-samples t-test was used for statistical analysis. Methods MTT test, scarification test, Millicell cell culture insertion and the length of PASMCs mcasured under microscope were used. Results The A values of group ET-1 + low concentration MPA decreased when compared with group ET-1 (0.348±0.036 vs 0.447±0.013, t=6.357, P=0.000) and the A values of group ET-1 + high concentration MPA was further decreased. The A values of group ET-1 + low concentration MPA + guanosine was higher than that of group ET-1 + low concentration MPA (0.390±0.018 vs 0.348 ±0.036, t=2.573, P=0.028). The average migration distance and the average migration numbers of PASMCs of groups MPA was decreased than that of group ET-1. The average cell length of PASMCs of groups MPA was increas ed than that of group ET-1. Conclusion MPA can effectively inhibit the proliferation,contraction and migration of PASMCs by ET-1 induction. The IMPDH may play a role in anti-proliferative effect of MPA on PASMCs, but is unnecessary to be the sole mechanism. These findings has provide new insight into the mechanisms of mycophenolate mofetil in the treatment of PAH.

As a species of acute respiratory tract pathogen in mankind, Chlamydia pneumoniae can cause upper respiratory tract infection, pneumonia, it may also play an important role in bronchial asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, sarcoid, lung cancer.

Objective To compare the effects of invert sugar versus 10% glucose on the blood glucose concentrations of patients in neurosurgical intensive care unit .Methods This is a prospective ,randomized ,double blind and compared study .A total of 40 in-sulin-requiring neurosurgical critical patients were randomized to receive intravenous ,1 000 mL ,either 10% invert sugar (experi-mental group) or 10% glucose(control group) on their first day when they were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU ) .Blood glucose concentrations were measured every four hours and liver and kidney function indicators were recorded respectively .We’ve also compared the difference of the blood glucose concentrations changes between the two groups .Results There were significant differences in the glucose concentration between the two treatment groups (P<0 .05) ,whereas no significant differences in the inci-dences of hypoglycemia ,renal failure and hepatic damage were observed .No allergic reactions were found in both groups .Conclusion 10% invert sugar is a better choice for neurosurgical critical patients who need regular insulin infusion to control blood glucose .

Objective To discuss the relation between influenza peak, temperature and relative humidity. Methods Statistical analysis on the data of influenza consultation rates, temperature and relative humidity from 1998 to 2002 in Hong Kong area was carried out to propose some relation between influenza peak, temperature and relative humidity. Results It was slightly possible to cause influenza peak when the week-averaged temperature was less than 20 ℃ and largely possible to cause influenza peak when the week-averaged temperature was less than 15 ℃. It was also largely possible to cause influenza peak when the week-averaged temperature was very low and the relative humidity was higher which resulted the lower body-sense temperature compared with the forecasting temperature. Conclusion The prevalence of influenza occurs during four seasons in one year in Hong Kong, but the prevalence peak of influenza mainly appears under the condition of lower temperature(

The situation of investment in health is a measure of socio-economic and cultural development of a country or region.The health outcome from a certain amount of health costs is the economic benefits of investment in health.The World Health Organization has made "put investment in the field of health to promote economic development," a new development strategy for the purpose of investment in health,expanding domestic demand and the development of health which could be the cause of national macro-economic development.This paper briefly describes the impact of health investment on China's economic development from several aspects.

Objective To measure the levels of caspase-1 and its downstream factor interleukin (IL)-18 and IL-33 in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and explore their possible mechanisms.Methods Blood samples were drown from 56 patients with RA and 22 healthy subjects.Serum levels of caspase-1,IL-18 and IL-33were tested by the method of enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).Kruskal-Walls and Mann-Whitney test were used to compare the levels of caspase-1,[L-18 and IL-33 and Spearman's correlation test was used for correlation analysis.Results The level of caspase-1 was significantly increased in RA group compared to healthy group [(32±26) ng/ml vs (15±6) ng/ml,P＜0.01].Meanwhile,the active disease groups showed a higher level than the remission group,and level in the untreated group was higher than the treated group [(47±27) ng/ml vs (25±22) ng/ml,P＜0.01].The levels of IL-18 and IL-33 were significantly increased in RA group compared to healthy group [(121±121) ng/L vs (58±33) ng/L,(1032±1011) ng/L vs (510±231)ng/L,respectively,P＜0.05].Meanwhile,the active disease groups had a higher level than the remission group and the untreated group had higher levels than the treated group [IL-18 and IL-33 were (172±139) ng/L vs (97±106) ng/L,(1469±1039) ng/L vs (825±941) ng/L,respectively,P＜0.05].Caspase-1 was correlated withIL-18 and IL-33 (r=0.824,0.854,P＜0.01) and IL-18 was correlated with IL-33 (r=0.800,P＜0.01).But neither of the three factors was related with clinical indexes including disease duration,RF,anti-CCP antibody,tender joints count and swollen joints count.Conclusion Caspase-1 and its downstream factor IL-18,IL-33 increase in RA,and they may play important roles in RA.

China ; Humans ; Occupational Health Services

Bridged-Ring Compounds ; poisoning ; Female ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Occupational Exposure ; Rodenticides ; poisoning

Objective To investigate the effect of mycophenolic acid on the proliferation of smooth muscle cells (SMCs) in rats' pulmonary arterial at cellular level. Methods Growth curve, MTT tests, and flow cytometry were used to detect the number of proliferative cells, the A-value of living cells and the DNA content of the control and drugs groups respectively and the number of cells in G1-phase, S-phase, G2M- phase and the proliferation index were calculated. Results Compared with the control group, the number of living cells in the mycopbenolic acid groups (with the concentration of 1, 10, 100 μmol/L) decreased, except the lowest dosage group (100 nmol/L). The difference was statistically significant (P<0.01). The living cells measured by MTT dose-dependently reduced in the mycophenolic acid groups. In the mycophenolic acid groups, the fraction of living cells in the S-phase and G2M-phase decreased respectively while that in G1- phase increased, and the proliferation index decreased. All these responses presented with a dose-dependent manner. Conclusion Mycophenolic acid can effectively inhibit the proliferation of rats' pulmonary arterial SMCs. This process happens mainly in ONA synthesis phase, and is dose dependent. In addition, these effective concentrations are all in the available range for clinical application.