After local anesthesia, the skin of Shanzhong (CV 17) was incised 2 cm in length to expose the subcutaneous fat fully, and after cutting away local fat, the handle of the forceps was used inside the incision directly for stimulation and then the incision was sutured. In 200 cases of asthma patients, 100 cases were cured, and 95 cases were improved and 5 cases failed, with the effective rate in 97.5%.

Objective To study the effects of low-temperature environment on the contents of serum protein, serum calcium and blood sugar in rabbits. Methods The rabbits were divided into three experiment groups, which were exposed to environment at 2, -4 and -6 ℃ respectively and one control group exposed to environment at room temperature of 16 ℃. After exposure for 30～60 min, the peripheral blood samples were collected from rabbits for determination of levels of blood sugar, serum protein and calcium. The anal temperatures and ECG of rabbits were also examined. Results The levels of blood sugar, serum protein and calcium of rabbits in experiment groups decreased with the decrease of environmental temperatures, and revealed significant differences compared with those of control group(P

Using the animal model of acute myocardial infarction of rabbit after left coronary artery ligation, the authors studied the reltionship between the change of myocardial K~+/Na~+ ,Mg~(2+)/Ca~(2+), and Zn~(2+)/Cu~(2+) ratio and the time after acute myocardial infarction. The results demonstrated that. (1)the K+/Na~+ and Mg~(2+)/Ca~(2+)ratio dropped with prolongation of time myocardial ischemia. There was significant (P0.05)difference of Zn~(2+)/Cu~(2+) ratio between the experimental groups and the control group, but Zn~(2+)/Cu~(2+) ratio showed a tendency of dropping with prolongation of time of ischemia in the experimental group. At 120 min of myocardial ischemia,the Zn~(2+)/Cu~(2+) ratio was abour 1/2 as those at 15min, 30min, and 60min(P

Objective To evaluate the lethal effect of adenovirus-mediated Ad-hTERTp-HSV-TK/GCV suicide gene system in combination with oxaliplatin (L-OHP) on human hepato carcinoma cell line HepG2 in vitro.Methods It was used that the replication-defective adenovirus carring the HSV-TK gene under control of the hTERT promoter to transfer the HepG2 cells in vitro. Human hepato carcinoma cell line HepG2 was transfected with MOI=100. It was studied that the grow inhibitory effct with Ad-hTERTp-HSV-TK/GCV therapy, oxaliplatin, Ad-hTERTp-HSV-TK/GCV therapy in combination with oxaliplatin through different drug concentration on human hepato carcinoma cell line HepG2. The growth inhibition rate of HepG2 cells was determined by trypan blue exclusion assay and MTT.Results The growth of HepG2 cells Ad-hTERTp-HSV-TK/GCV, oxaliplatin, and combination of Ad-hTERTp-HSV-TK/GCV and oxaliplatin was significantly slower.The more concentration the greater inhibition of cell growth. The growth inhibition rate of combined Ad-hTERTp-HSV-TK/GCV with oxaliplatin was 86.63 %.The growth inhibition rate of Ad-hTERTp-HSV-TK/GCV was 72.12 % compared to the combined therapy (P =0.023). The growth inhibition rate of oxaliplatin was 59.41% compared to the combined therapy (P =0.019). Combination of Ad-hTERTp-HSV-TK/GCV and oxaliplatin resulted in greater inhibition of cell growth compared with TK gene and L-OHP (P ＜0.05).Conclusion HSV-TK/GCV in combination with L-OHP can enhance thelethal effect of suicide gene therapy against HepG2 cells.It is more targetable than the function of single drug therapy.Also, it could reduce drug level and plays an important role on the future's clinical medication.

Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) in catheter interventional treatment of congenital heart disease. Methods 57 patients with congenital heart disease were selected by preoperative TTE screening and then received Amplatzer occluder interventional treatment under X-ray monitoring. 23 of them were atrial septal defect (ASD), 29 were ventricular septal defect (VSD), 4 were patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), and one was VSD complicated with ASD. Results All the patients were treated successfully. The occlusion effect was observed by follow-up immediately after the procedure, and one week, one month, three months, six months, and one year after the procedure. The position of the occluder did not change, the surrounding of the occluder has no residual shunt. 3 cases of ASD and 2 of VSD were failed to plugged. Conclusions TTE has important clinical values in selection of the patients with indication , intraoperative detection of the release of Amplatzer, and postoperatve assessment of the efficacy.

Objective To explore the efficacy and safety of percutaneous transhepatic portal vein or transjugular intrahepatic portosystemie shunt (TIPS)to implant the portal vein metallic stent in treatment of cavernous transformation of portal vein (CTPV).Methods Clinical and imaging data of 8 patients with CTPV were retrospectively analyzed who were treated in our hospital.All patients were treated with metallic stent implantation in portal vein including 3 patients by TIPS and 5 by percutaneous transhepatic portal vein.Results All patients were successful in the stent implantation without any occurrence of serious complications such as intra-abdominal hemorrhage and so on.Intraoperative angiography showed blood circulated freely in these stents.1 day-2 weeks later,the patients symptoms of abdominal pain and gastrointestinal bleeding were obviously relieved or disappeared.Follow up 1 month-3 years,1 patient with stent occlusion after one year of operation,the blood flow recovery after stent reimplantation,and the remaining patients,color doppler ultrasound reflected patency of blood flows in their stents.No one suffered from gastrointestinal bleeding or abdominal pain again.Conclusion Implantation of portal vein metallic stent via percutaneous transhepatic portal vein or via TIPS in treatment of cavernous transformation of portal vein is safe and effective.

Objective To observe the value of one-step spectral imaging and perfusion imaging in diagnosis of solitary pulmonary nodule(SPN).Methods Forty-seven patients with SPN proved by pathology underwent perfusion scan with gemstone spectral ima-ging mode,who were divided into malignant group in 28 patients and benign one in 1 9.The parameters of CT perfusion including blood volume (BV),blood flow (BF),mean transit time (MTT)and permeability surface (PS)were analyzed.Iodine concentration (IC),normalized iodine concentration (NIC)and slope rate of spectral curve in both arterial phase and venous phase were measured and calculated.The independent sample t test was performed to compare quantitative parameters between malignant and benign SPN.Results BF,BV and PS of malignant SPN were higher than those of benign ones (P <0.05).No statistically significantly differences between malignant and benign SPN were found (P >0.05).IC,NIC and slope rate of spectral curve in malignant SPN were higher than those in benign ones in both phases (P <0.05).Conclusion One-step spectral imaging and perfusion imaging can provide more parameters,which is helpful for the diagnosis of SPN.

BACKGROUND: Gong's nonverbal intelligence test(GNIT) is a nonverbal and cross-cultural test of intelligence designed primarily to suit the use in the minority groups and those with linguistic difficulties by Professor Gong Yao-xian. At present 5 unified norms of the minority groups as well as norms of Chinese Han children and adult aged below 55 years have been developed, but the norms for the elderly above 56 years of age are not available. Nonverbal intelligence test is especially suitable for the elderly and has therefore wide applications.OBJECTIVE: To establish regional norms of the GNIT for healthy elderly people above 56 to enable the completion of nonverbal intelligence test norms suitable for each age groups.DESIGN: A controlled study with stratified sampling of healthy elderly retirees over 56 years of age in the community.SETTING: Department of Physiology in Medical College of Henan University of Science and Technology; Center for Psychology, Xiangya Second Hospital,Central South University.PARTICIPANTS: Healthy elderly retirees above 56 years of age in Luoyang cityor the counties were selected on a voluntary basis with stratified sampling according to the proportion of each region. The selected subjects aged between 56 and 101 years, and 8 age groups were divided at the interval of 5 years(about 200 people in each age group). Totally 1 460 subjects were selected, including 679 male and 781 female subjects.METHODS: With the instruments and manual of GNIT, the subjects were tested for color identification, classification, blank-filling with numbers or graphs, characters and encoding tests. The results were original scores, scale scores and intelligence quotient.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The norms of GNIT for the elderly above 56 years of age.RESULTS: The norms included three scores, namely the original scores, scale scores and standard deviation scores. To test of reliability and validity of the norms, retest was performed in 40 1 or 2 weeks after the initial test, resulting in the test-retest reliability coefficient ranging from 0.59 to 0. 89, with the total test-retest reliability coefficient of 0.83. The correlation coefficients the original scores between the subtests ranged from 0. 35 to 0. 63, and the correlation coefficients between the standard deviation scores of the verbal intelligence quotient(VIQ), performance intelligence quotient(PIQ) and full intelligence quotient(FIQ) of Wechster intelligence scale for children(WAIC-RC) were 0.43,0.51 and 0.54 respectiyely, based on a study of a sample of 50 elderly subjects.CONCLUSION: Primary regional norms of GNIT for elderly subjects above 56 years of age have been established to measure mainly the perception and reasoning factors loaded with also visual motor psychological factors and abstract summary factors, with satisfactory reliability and validity equivalent to similar tests.

Objective To investigate the effect of swifch from cyclosporine to FK506 on renal allograft outcome after initial acute rejection. Methods Clinical outcome of patients who experienced first acute rejection episode were retrospectively analyzed. After initial acute rejection, 23 patients were switched to FK506-based immunosuppression, and 63 patients continued CsA-based immunosuppression. Demographic data, lipid, serum creatinine, uric acid, incidence of recurrent acute rejection and graft survival were analyzed and compared. Results During one year after anti-rejection therapy, incidence of biopsy-proved recurrent rejection events was significantly lower with FK506 therapy (1/23, 4.35%) compared with CsA therapy (16/63, 25.40%)(P=0.033). 5-year graft survival rate of FK506-based immunosuppression group was higher than that of CsA-based immunosuppression group (100.0% vs 81.4%). Serum uric acid level of FK506-based immunosuppression group from 24 months to 36 months after initial rejection were significantly lower than that of CsA-based immunosuppression group [(265.5 ±147.9) μmol/L, (245.8±88.9) μmol/L vs (428.5±119.3) μmol/L, (441.2±125.3) μmol/L, P<0.01, respectively]. Conclusion Conversion to FK506 therapy can significantly reduce recurrent rejection episode, and decreasing serum uric acid level provides long-term benefits to graft survival.