Objective To investigate the influence of bifidobacterium on inflammatory response of brain traumatic injury patients.Methods According to the sequence of patients'admission time,a total of 60 patients with traumatic brain injury were randomly divided into the research group and the control group,30 cases in each group.The research group was fed intestinal nutrient solution combined with bifidobacterium,and 1 × 108cfu/d bacteria every day.The control group was skimpily given enteral nutrient solution.The WBC counts,C-reactive protein (CRP) and interleukin-6 (IL-6),GCS score and infection status,ICU length of stay and 30 days mortality in the 1 st,5th,10th,15th day of enteral nutrition were recorded by health care professionals.Results The leukocyte count,CRP and inflammatory factors IL-6 of the research group were significantly lower than those in the control group in the 15th day of enteral nutrition[(8.02 ± 2.47) × 109/L vs (10.54 ± 3.98) × 109/L,(28.02 ± 9.43) mg/L vs (70.54 ± 13.92) mg/L,(61.02 ± 22.43) ng/L vs (83.52 ± 14.94) ng/L; t =5.474,6.231,9.343,P =0.029,0.049,0.001] ;The GCS score of the two groups gradually increased,and which of the first 10 days had no significant differ ence between the two groups.In the 15th day of enteral nutrition,GCS score of the research group was significantly higher than the control group [(12.02 ± 2.12) point vs (10.12 ± 4.94) point,t =9.744,P =0.000].The incidence rate of infection of research group was significantly lower than that of the control group,but ICU length of stay shortened (16/30 vs 27/30,x2 =9.610,P =0.002).No significant difference was observed in 30-day mortality between the two groups.Conclusion Adding an appropriate amount of probiotics in enteral nutrition on regular basis can significantly reduce the body's inflammatory response and the incidence of infection in patients,shorten hospitalization days.

ObjectiveTo observe the effect of different needle-retaining lengths on the clinical efficacy of acupuncture in treating post-stroke shoulder pain.MethodSixty patients were randomized into a 30 min group and a 60 min group, 30 cases in each group. The same acupuncture treatment protocol was adopted in the two groups, and the acupuncture treatment was given once a day, 5 sessions a week, for 20 times in total. The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), shoulder pain frequency, and Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) were observed before treatment and after 4-week treatment.ResultThe scores of each index were significantly improved in both groups after treatment (P<0.01), and there were significant differences in comparing each index score between the two groups after treatment (P<0.05,P<0.01).ConclusionIn the treatment of post-stroke shoulder pain with acupuncture, 30 min needle-retaining is better than 60 min in comparing the analgesic effect.

Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy of acupuncture-moxibustion in treating deglutition disorders after cerebral stroke.Method By computer and manual literature retrieval, eligible randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were collected for systematic review by using the Cochrane method, and the meta analysis was performed by using Revman 5.2.Result Nine studies were recruited, covering 577 subjects of deglutition disorders due to cerebral stroke. The total effective rate of the treatment group was significantly higher than that of the control group [RR=0.36, 95%CI (0.25,0.50), Z=5.80 (P<0.00001)]. The treatment group was superior to the control group in improving the water drinking test (χ2=108.73,P<0.00001).Conclusion Acupuncture can produce a content therapeutic efficacy in treating deglutition disorders due to cerebral stroke, which still requires high-quality large-sample-size clinical RCTs for further verification.

0 05);②Coixan(100 mg?kg -1 ) could prevent rats from diabetes induced by alloxan. the blood glucose and the area of curve in the preventive group was lower than in the alloxan group. The activity of superoxide dismutase(SOD) in the preven tive group was higher than in the alloxan group. The morphological observation of ? cells confirmed that coixan could markedly prevent ? cells from injury induced by alloxan and there was no obvious change in the appearance of islet ? cells in the preventive group. CONCLUSION Coixan markedly prevents ? cells from injury induced by alloxan.

OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of different factor combinations on diabetic nephropathy(DN)rats model and to determine the preferred plan for the establishment of DN rats model.METHODS:A total of 30 SD rats were randomly divided into 5 group(6 rats in each group):group A was assigned to receive placebo(normal control),group B to receive high-lipids and high-sucrose feeding,group C to receive high-lipids and high-sucrose feeding plus streptozotocin(STZ),group D to receive high-lipids and high-sucrose feeding plus doxorubicin hydrochloride and STZ,group E to receive high-lipids and high-sucrose feeding plus mononephroctomy and STZ 12 weeks later the model rats were put to death for the determination of serum parameters including blood lipid,glycosylated hemoglobin,renal function,aldose reductose(AR),glomerular filtration rate(GFR),SOD and MDA .RESULTS:The rats in group E showed significant increase in blood lipid,in particular the increase of AR,and which also showed significant differences in GFR and oxygen free radical indices as compared with normal group and the other model groups.CONCLUSIONS:The rats model that fed with high-lipids and high-sucrose feeding for 4wk prior to mononephroctomy followed by the postoperative intraperitoneal injection of low dose of STZ 2 weeks later proves to be the optimal one.

Objective To investigate the prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing in elderly patients with permanent cardiac pacemaker implantation due to bradyarrhythmias, and the relationship between pacing mode and patients' sleep apnea-hypopnea index.Methods Forty-four elderly patients (＞60 years) with cardiac pacemaker and their 44 controls matched for gender, age, body mass index and cardiovascular morbidity were studied using polysomnography or portable sleep monitoring device. Results Prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing (apnea-hypopnea index ≥5/h) was 44.7% and the mean apnea-hypopnea index was 8.2 ±4.1/h in the cardiac pacemaker group, which were significantly higher than those in control subjects (25% and 4.6±2.4/h, respectively, P＜0.01 and P＜0.05). The mean apnea-hypopnea index of patients with DDD or AAI pacemaker was significantly lower than that of patients with VVI pacemaker. Conclusions Sleep-disordered breathing was more common in patients who had their cardiac pacemaker implanted due to bradyarrhythmias than in their matched controls. Compared with VVI pacing, DDD or AAI pacing may be more beneficial to patients with bradyarrhythmias and sleep-disordered breathing.

Tetramethylpyrazine (TMP) is a herb used widely in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as an antianginal drug. The exact mechanism whereby TMP treat ischemic heart disease is still not fully understood. The purpose of this study is to examine the anti-inflammatory effect of TMP in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Methods Thirty-two patients with acute myocardial infarction or unstable angina were randomly assigned to TMP group or control group. All patients received the same standard treatment. Patients in TMP group received TMP 3mg/kg every 12 hours for 5 days. Plasma concentrations of high-sensitivity Creactive protein (CRP), serum amyloid A (SAA) and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) were measured at baseline and after 5 days of therapy. Results Both CRP and SAA concentrations increased significantly in control group (P＜0.05) whilst in TMP group, only SAA had a significant increase (P＜0.05); the absolute increase of CRP, SAA, and PAI-1 were significantly less in TMP group than in control group (P＜0.05). Conclusion TMP has an anti-inflammatory and profibrinolytic effect in patients with ACS. These effects may contribute to the clinical benefits of TMP in ischemic heart disease.

High-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (HRMRI) is a safe, non-invasive, inexpensive, accurate and reproducible clini-cal imaging modality, and the results can acutely reflect the extent of atherosclerotic disease and have high predictive values for future clini-cal events. It uses black blood imaging techniques and can obtain sufficient sensitivity for submillimetre imaging. HRMRI has been used widely to visualize the vessel wall and differentiate the components of atherosclerotic plaques. It is of important clinical meaning to evaluate plaque vulnerability with HRMRI, which is related to the remodeling pattern, plaque burden, intraplaque hemorrhage and contrast enhance-ment, and plaque distribution, etc.

Objective To compare the effect of different needle-retaining time on post-stroke hypermyotonia in acupuncture treatment.Method Ninety patients with post-stoke hypermyotonia were randomized into group A, group B, and group C, 30 in each group. The three groups were all treated by the twelve hand-foot needling method from the thirteen therapies invented by acupuncture master WANG Le-ting, once a day, 5 times a week, 20 times in total. For group A, needles were removed right after needling qi arrived; for group B, needles were retained for 30 min after needling qi arrived; for group C, needles were retained for 60 min after needling qi arrived. The modified Ashworth Scale (MAS), Clinical Spasticity Index (CSI), and Fugl-Meyer assessment scale (FAS) were adopted for observation before and after intervention.Result After treatment, the MAS was significantly changed in all three groups (P<0.05). The CSI score and FAS score of the affected limb were significantly changed in all three groups after intervention (P<0.05). Both group A and B were significantly different from group C in comparing the CSI and FAS scores (P<0.05).Conclusion Compared to retaining needles for 60 min, acupuncture without retaining needles or retaining needles for 30 min can produce better effect in improving post-stroke hypermyotonia, spasticity, and motions of limbs.

To investigate the effect of the disequilibrium of calcium homeostasis on the apoptosis of MDCC-MSB1 cells induced by lanthanum chloride(LaCl3 ), MDCC-MSB1 cells was conventionally cultured in RPMI1640, which was tured for 24 h, MTT was utilized to detect the cell multiplication inhibition ratio,DNA ladder and TUNEL to detect apoptosis,the Fura-2/AM as the probe to detect the [Ca2+]i within cells. The results indicated when LaCl3 concen and [Ca2+]i also increased,and presented a dose-effectiveness relationship. LaCl3 could restrain the proliferation of MDCC-MSB1 cells,suggesting their apoptosis induced by changing [Ca2+]i.