Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) influenced the activities of daily living (ADL) of COPD patients. The six-minute walking test is considered as a good marker of functional capacity to perform ADLs. However, it does not identify the activities roundly. A good ADL scale can be used to assess functional incapacity of ADL in patients with COPD, and present sensitivity to changes following pulmonary rehabilitation.

ObjectiveTo investigate the safety and clinical value of treadmill exercise testing for the patients with acute myocardial infarction in the early recovery. Methods36 patients with acute myocardial infarction performed treadmill exercise testing with Bruce protocol 15～57 d after infarction. ResultsThe outcome of 19 cases was positive, and the outcome of other 16 cases was negative. 1 case couldn't finish the testing, whose outcome could not be analyzed because his exercise time was too short. The average cardic fuction was (5.42±3.12) METs. ConclusionIt is safe that the patients with acute myocardial infarction performed treadmill exercise testing early.

Objective To observe the expressions of thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR) protein and mRNA in thyroid gland of lactating rats.Methods Eighty adult Wistar rats (60 females and 20 males),weighting 210-250 g were selected.The 60 female Wistar rats were divided into 6 groups according to their body weight by means of random number table:normal non-pregnant group,lactating for 5,10,15 and 20 days groups and weaning for 5 days group,10 rats in each group.All rats were fed with conventional fodder and tap water freely,and the rats of lactating groups except the normal non-pregnant group cohabited with male rats (3 ∶ 1).Then all rats were killed on the 5th,10th,15th and 20th day after lactation and on the 5th day after weaning to get thyroid tissues.The expressions of TSHR protein and mRNA were determined by immunohistochemical staining and realtime quantitative PCR.Results TSHR protein was expressed in cytoplasm and membrane of rat thyroid follicular cells.The expression of TSHR protein in thyroid gland was significant different statistically between groups (x2 =11.227,P ＜ 0.05); the staining intensity of rat thyroid tissues in the normal non-pregnant gruop (weak,n =2; moderate,n =5; strong,n =3) was stronger than that of rats lactating for 5 days (weak,n =7; moderate,n =3; x2 =5.895,P ＜ 0.05).But the expression of TSHR protein in thyroid tissues in the normal non-pregnant group was not significantly different statistically compared with the expression of TSHR protein in other groups (lactating for 10,15and 20 days) and weaning for 5 days group (all P ＞ 0.05).The expression of TSHR mRNA in thyroid gland was significantly different statistically between groups (F =2.970,P ＜ 0.05); the expression of TSHR mRNA in lactating for 5 days group (0.74 ± 0.13) was lower than that of the non-pregnant group (1.02 ± 0.24,P ＜ 0.05); and the expression of TSHR mRNA in the normal non-pregnant group was not significantly different statistically compared with those of other groups (lactating for 10,15 and 20 days) and weaning for 5 days group (all P ＞ 0.05).Conclusion TSHR is widely expressed in thyroid gland of lactating rats,but relatively lower in early lactation period.

Rehabilitation therapeutics has been put in practice in China. The setting of clinical course needs to be further explored. Thispaper summed up the past experience of diagnostic teaching by questionnaire for students to guide future teaching.

The following report is on the early rehabilitation treatment of 35 cases with acute myocardial infarction,31 males and 4 females.The average age is 56.71±9.8 years.Among the 35 cases 15 are without complication of myocardial infarction and 20 are opposite.Besides the regular myocardial infarction treatment,the rehabilitation treatment is added after the initial period and before the patients leave the hospital, echocardiography, Holter monitor ECG and treadmill test are adopted to evaluate heart function.All the cases are without heart event during the early active treadmill test and rehabilitation treatment, so we conclude that it is safe and proper to early start treatment to acute myocardial infarction.The report will also discuss about the choice of the cases,the notes during the process and the evaluation of the cases after the treament and before leaving the hospital.

Objective To observe the effects of insulin-like growth factor-Ⅰ (IGF-Ⅰ) and transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) on the expressions of sodium iodide symporter(NIS) and pendrin mRNA in a placental villous trophoblast cell line(HPT-8) exposed to different levels of iodine.Methods HPT-8 cells were cultured in vitro in the culture flask and divided into low iodine group-Ⅰ (LI-Ⅰ),low iodine group-Ⅱ (LI-Ⅱ),control group,high iodine group-Ⅰ (HI-Ⅰ) and high iodine group-Ⅱ (HI-Ⅱ) that exposed to different concentrations of iodine (0,5,50,500,5000 μg/L).After cell cultured for 24 h,the followings were added to the culture medium:iodine plus IGF-Ⅰ(0.050 mg/L),iodine plus TGF-β1 (0.001 mg/L).After cultured for another 24 h,total RNA was extracted,the expressions of NIS and pendrin mRNA of HPT-8 cells were determined by real-time quantitative PCR.Results The expression of NIS mRNA in HPT-8 cells:at different levels of iodine,the differences of NIS mRNA expression between groups were statistically significant in group with iodine alone(F =3.612,P ＜ 0.01).The expression of NIS mRNA in LI-Ⅰ group(0.44 ± 0.21) was significantly lower than that of control group(1.25 ± 0.77,P＜ 0.01).At the same level of iodine,in LI-Ⅰ group and HI-Ⅰ group,the differences of NIS mRNA expression within groups were statistically significant (F =13.632,6.900,all P ＜ 0.01).In LI-Ⅰ group,the expressions of NIS mRNA were higher in iodine plus IGF-Ⅰ(1.13 ± 0.38) and iodine plus TGF-β1 (0.81 ± 0.34) than that of pure iodine(0.44 ± 0.21,P ＜ 0.01 or ＜ 0.05);in HI-Ⅰ group,the expression of NIS mRNA was lower in iodine plus TGF-β1 (0.62 ± 0.30) than that of pure iodine(1.23 ± 0.91,P ＜ 0.01).The expression of pendrin mRNA in HPT-8 cells:at different levels of iodine,the differences of pendrin mRNA expression between groups were statistically significant in group with iodine alone(F =12.717,P ＜ 0.01).The expression of pendrin mRNA in LI-Ⅰ group(0.59 ± 0.15) was significantly lower than that of control group(1.03 ± 0.14,P ＜ 0.01) ; HI-Ⅰ group(1.29 ± 0.31) was higher than control group(P ＜ 0.05).At the same level of iodine,the differences of pendrin mRNA expression within groups were statistically significant in LI-Ⅰ,LI-Ⅱ,control and HI-Ⅰ groups (F=12.588,4.588,8.679,8.445,all P ＜ 0.01).In LI-Ⅰ,LI-Ⅱ and control groups,the expressions of pendrin mRNA were significantly higher in iodine plus IGF-Ⅰ(1.68 ± 0.82,1.51 ± 0.79,1.50 ± 0.51) than that of pure iodine(0.59 ± 0.15,0.89 ± 0.22,1.03 ± 0.14,all P ＜ 0.01); in HI-Ⅰ group,the expression of pendrin mRNA was significantly lower in iodine plus TGF-β1 (0.78 ± 0.20) than that of pure iodine(1.29 ± 0.31,P ＜ 0.01).Conclusions In the case of iodine deficiency,the mRNA expressions of NIS and pendrin in HPT-8 cells are decreased and the iodine uptake ability is decreased; the expression of pendrin mRNA in HPT-8 cells is increased and placental iodine uptake is increased under the conditions of mild iodine excessive.IGF-Ⅰ and TGF-β1 play a role in the placental iodine uptake through increasing iodine uptake under the conditions of iodine deficiency and decreasing iodine uptake under the conditions of iodine excessive.

Objective To investigate the efficacy of the oxygen uptake efficiency slope (OUES), obtained from submaximal exercise, as an index of cardiopulmonary functional reserve in adults. Methods Exercise tests, following a symptom-limited standard Bruce protocol with simultaneous respiratory gas measurement, were performed on a treadmill in 33 healthy adults free of clinically recognized cardiovascular disease and 31 patients with heart disease. The OUES was derived from the relation between oxygen uptake (VO2) and minute ventilation (VE) during incremental exercise and was determined by VO2=alog10VE+b, where a=OUES. The OUES was calculated from data of the first 75%, 90% and 100% of exercise duration (as 75%OUES，90%OUES and 100%OUES). Results The 100%OUES，90%OUES and 75%OUES were not significantly different from each other（F=0.212，P=0.809）. The 75%OUES was slightly lower (1.9%) than the 100%OUES. The 100%OUES, the 90%OUES and the 75%OUES correlated with the peak VO2 （r=0.836,r=0.824 and r=0.777, P<0.001, respectively）. The VAT correlated with the peak VO2 （r=0.878，P<0.001），and the VE/VCO2 at VAT correlated with the peak VO2 （r=-0.584，P<0.001）. The 100%OUES correlated with the 90%OUES and the 75%OUES （r=0.991 and r =0.945, P<0.001, respectively）. Conclusion The OUES is an index of exercise performance and cardiopulmonary functional reserve on healthy adults and patients with cardiac disease. The 75%OUES from submaximal exercise can be an index of cardiopulmonary functional reserve for patients with cardiac disease.

ObjectiveTo explore the arrhythmia happened in patients with cervical spinal cord injury (CSCI). Methods61 patients with CSCI were retrospectively analyzed. ResultsThe overall incidence of sinus bradycardia was 26.2%, which was higher in the cases within 3 months (52.4%) than over (12.5%); and was higher in cases injured the cord above C5（46.2%）than lower (C6-8,11.4%). ConclusionThe risk of arrhythmia is still high in chronic phase, which still need to monitor.

Objective To investigate the relationship between daily physical activities determined by walking-steps and the obesity indices including body weight，Body Mass Index (BMI)，waist and hip circumference and their ratio in adults. Methods 125 individuals who participated in routine physical examinations of health were measured with body weight, BMI, waist and hip circumference/ratio, daily physical activities determined by walking steps. Results For males, daily physical activities correlated negatively with body weight （r=-0.397，P＜0.01）, BMI （r=-0.499，P＜0.01）, waist circumference （r=-0.490, P＜0.01） and the ratio of waist vs. hip circumference （r=-0.478，P＜0.01）, whereas body weight（r=-0.342，P＜0.01）, BMI （r=-0.249，P＜0.05）, and hip circumference （r=-0.303，P＜0.05） for females. Daily walking-steps were significantly different among the groups of normal weight (11491±6100) steps/d, overweight (9314±5722) steps/d, and obesity (6141±2985) steps/d (P＜0.01). Conclusion Daily physical activities determined by walking steps correlated significantly with obesity indices.

Objective To investigate the relationship between daily walking-steps and serum lipids.Methods 120 individuals who participated in routine physical examinations of health were investigated, objective measurements included triacylglycerol (TG), total cholesterol (TC), low density lipoprotein (LDL) and high density lipoprotein (HDL), and daily walking-steps were determined by pedometer.Results The daily walking-steps were correlated negatively to TG ( r=-0.351, P＜0.01), and positively to HDL ( r=0.284, P＜0.05) for male after adjustment for age.Conclusion Daily walking-steps determined by pedometer are correlated negatively to TG levels, and positively to HDL levels for male. No correlations are found between daily walking-steps and levels of TC, LDL for male. No correlations are found between daily walking-steps and serum lipids for female.