In this paper, a segmentation method, supervised FCM, is used to segment multi-spectrum MR imaging. The qualitative evaluation of human brain can be provided by the results for diagnostics. It can improve the results using FCM.

Switching Mechanism At 5′ end of the RNA Transcript(SMART)is a technology used in biology researching,So far,there is no review only about SMART technology.So,the aim is to investigate the research developments of principles,methods and applications of the SMART technology.Based on some researches and combined with the review of the related literature at home and abroad,it analyzed and evaluated the latest development of the research on SMART.As the applications of the SMART technology expand in many fields day after day,it has been proved that the SMART technology is a very useful and efficient skill to construct full length cDNA library.As more and more researchers know this technology,the advantages of the SMART technology become obvious,and meanwhile the disadvantages of the SMART technology also show up.That is to say,the technology needed to be improved.

Objective To investigation the clinical characteristics in myasthenia gravis (MG)patients with thymomas.Methods A total of 856 MG patients admitted to the department during 2008.7-2010.12 were reviewed retrospectively.The patients with MG were divided into two groups based on thymic pathology,which were 162 cases with thymoma and 694 cases without thymoma.We compared the different clinical features including the gender,age of onset,MG symptoms and the incidence rate of myasthenia crisis.And the relationship between the WHO types,Maosaoka stages of thymoma and the severe of MG was also studied.Results The percentage of thymoma-associated MG patients was 18.9 percent of hospitalized MG patients at the same period.Of the 162 thymoma-associated patients,94 were male and 68 were female,with a ratio of 1.38∶1 and a mean age of (42.9 ± 12.4)years old.Thymoma was more frequent in middle-old aged patients than in children.Compared with non-thymoma MG,more thymomatous patients showed generalised MG,but not only ocular muscles weakness (90.1％ vs 62.4％,P ＜ 0.001 ).There were significant differences of the incidence rate of myasthenic crisis in the two groups ( 14.8％ vs 2.3％ ).(2)WHO type B2 and Maosaoka Ⅰ,Ⅱ thymoma were the commonest types among all potentially MG-associated thymoma.No differences of Osserman MG classification was found in thymomatous patients with different pathologic changes.Conclusions The thymomatous MG patients had its distinctive clinical features:thymomas occured in about 19.7％ of MG patients with more men than women,more common in generalized,higher incidence of myasthenia crisis,with B2 type thymic pathology and Maosaoka Ⅰ,Ⅱstages.No correlation was found between pathologic and clinical stagcs.

Aim To explore the apoptotic effect of mimics of manganese superoxide dismutase(MnSODm)on human leukemia cell line K562 in vitro and the possible molecular mechanisms.Methods Human leukemia K562 cells were used as the target cells.The cell proliferating activity was examined by a MTT colorimetric assay,and the apoptosis of K562 cells was assessed with FITC-Annexin V and propidium iodide(PI)double staining and morphological changes.The expressions of bcl-2 and bax mRNA were detected by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR),and flow cytometry(FCM)was employed to measure the expressions of Bcl-2 and Bax protein,mitochondrial inner membrane potential(??m),Cytochrome C(Cyt C)release and Caspase-3 activity.Results The proliferation of K562 cells was obviously inhibited by 0.5~10 mg?L-1 MnSODm(P

AIMTo explore the effect of sodium 4',7-bihydroxylisoflavone-sulfonate (SBIS) on gastric motility in rats and to analyse its mechanisms.

METHODSUsing intraperitoneal (ip) injection and intracerebroventriular (icv) microinjection of drugs and recording the frequency and amplitude of contraction of gastric motility.

RESULTS(1) The injection (ip) of different doses of SBIS could decrease the amplitude of gastric motility, but it wasn't a dose-dependent effect. SBIS also had no effect on the frequency of contraction. (2) The ip injection of naloxone reversed the inhibitory effect of SBIS on the amplitude of gastric contraction. (3) The effect of SBIS could be increased by the ip injection of propranolol and be reversed by the ip injection of phentolamine. (4) After the ip injection of atropine, the effect of SBIS on gastric motility had not been changed remarkably. (5) Different doses of SBIS had been microinjected (icy), but only the small dose decreased the amplitude of gastric motility and also the frequency of contraction had not been markedly changed.

CONCLUSIONBoth the i.p. and icv injection of SBIS can inhibit the gastric motility. Its effect can be achieved at least not only by endogenous opioid peptide and its receptors, but also adrenergic neuron and its alpha-receptors. Adrenergic neuron and its beta-receptors are also involved in the modulating effect of SBIS.

Epithelial architecture is formed in tissues and organs when groups of epithelial cells are organized into polarized structures.The epithelial function as well as signaling across the epithelial layer is organized by polarity proteins.Epithelial polarity complexes form and regulate epithelial integrity.Polarity proteins establish and maintain cell polarity,regulate tight junctions and adherens junctions.Polarity proteins act as neoplasms suppressors in mammals and interact with oncogenes,disrupt cell polarity,induce tumorigenesis.Therefore,polarity mechanisms of epithelial cell could therapeutic targets for clinical therapy.

Immunological rejection is the major barrier to successful transplantation.The immune response to an allograft is an ongoing dialogue between the innate and adaptive immune system that will lead to the rejection of allograft.Activation of elements of the innate immune system,triggered as a consequence of tissue injury sustained during cell isolation or organ retrieval and ischemia reperfusion,will initiate and amplify the adaptive response.Identifying the molecular pathways that trigger tissue injury,signal transduction and rejection facilitates the identification of targets for the development of immunosuppressants.

BACKGROUND: Parkinson disease (PD) not only influences motor function, also affects sensation and cognition. Treatment with dopamine can only control symptom and has well side effect; however, yichan tang has great effect on treating PD in clinic.OBJECTIVE: To observe the effect of yichan tang on praxiological behavior, catecholamines substance in cerebral tissue and substantia nigra nerve cells of PD rats and analyze its effective mechanism.DESIGN: Randomized control animal study and single-blind evaluation.SETTING: Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine of General Hospital of Chinese PLA.MATERIALS: A total of 120 female SD rats weighing 180-200 g were selected in this study. Seventy modeling PD rats were randomly divided into saline group (n=30) and yichan tang group (n=40) according to digital table. Another 30 non-modeling rats were regarded as normal control group. Yichan tang was made of 15 g shanyurou, 15 g shichangpu, 10 g xianlingpi, 10 g roucongrong, 15 g gouqizi, 15 g danshen and 8 g wugong,etc., and provided by Dispensary of Chinese herb of General Hospital of Chinese PLA. Drug was decocted for 30 minutes to filter the solution and then concentrated into decoction including 1.0 g/mL raw materials.METHODS: The experiment was carried out at the Animal Laboratory of General Hospital of Chinese PLA from September to December 2001. PD rat model were established with 6-hydroxy-dopa to observe behavior of rats.The administration of rats (body mass/kg) in yichan tang group was 10 times as the administration of the adults (60 kg) (5 g/kg). Rats were perfused once a day and weighted once a week. The dosage of administration was regulated as the body mass changing, and the administration lasted for 8 weeks. Rats in saline group and normal control group were perfused with the same volume of saline as the criteria of body mass. Rotatory behaviors of rats in normal group, saline group (model group before administration)and yichan tang group were observed before administration and at 5, 6, 7 and 8 weeks after administration. Changes of content of catecholamines in extracellular fluid of cerebral tissue were measured with micro-dialysis technique and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), meanwhile, changes of substantia nigra nerve cells on both sides of corpus striatum were observed under 20-time and 40-time optic microscopes.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Effect of yichan tang on medium of cranial nerve of PD rats; changes of substantia nigra nerve cells on both sides of corpus striatum with optic microscope and electron microscope; evaluation of yichan tang.RESULTS: Among 100 rats, 6 rats in yichan tang group died because of failure perfusion, 5 in saline group and 2 in normal control group. Therefore, 87 rats were involved in the final analysis. ① At 5, 6, 7 and 8 weeks after treatment, rotatory times within 40 minutes were all shorter in yichan tang group than those in saline group [(112.34±33.36), (91.16±73.06),(72.05±20.77), (61.63±17.93), (340.90±52.97) times, P ＜ 0.01]. ② Levels of 3,4-dihydroxybenzene acid, homovanilic acid, dopamine and 5-serotonin on the injured side were lower than those on the uninjured side (P ＜ 0.05-0.01). After treatment, levels of mediums mentioned above were higher in yichan tang group than those in saline group (P ＜ 0.05-0.01); however,there were no significant differences of mediums on the uninjured side in the three groups (P ＞ 0.05). ③ Pathological observation: Amount of substantia nigra nerve cells on the injured side was more in yichan tang group than that in saline group; moreover, volume of neurons was full, structure was clear, and values of Golgi complex and mitochondria were close to the normals.CONCLUSION: Yichan tang can relieve injured degrees of substantia nigra nerve cells, facilitate the repair, increase the content of endogenetic catecholamines in cerebral tissue, and improve rotatory behavior of PD rats.

Objective To screen and identify International Classification of Functioning,Disability and Health (ICF) core sets for spasticity and make a dedicated and comprehensive assessment tool for spasticity after stroke.MethodsFifty patients with spasticity after stroke were involved in this study.Information about them was collected by clinical investigation and self-completed questionnaires.The ICF scale was used to assess the severity of each item.Each item's frequency was calculated and those items with frequencies ≥ 30％ were selected as the first ICF core set for spasticity.The ICF check list was designed as a questionnaire and 8 doctors and 5 therapists were consulted.Items with frequency ≥50％ were chosen as the second level ICF core set for spasticity.The two results (termed ICF core sets Ⅰ and Ⅱ) were integrated with the initial ICF core sets for spasticity and sent to 42 experts in the area of neurological rehabilitation.Items with a frequency ≥80％ were chosen as the final ICF core set for spasticity.ResultsA total of 32 ICF items were included in the ICF core set for spasticity after stroke.There were 10body function items,4 body structure items,13 activity and participation items and 5 environmental items involved.ConclusionThe ICF core set for spasticity was identified in this study.The selected items covered content broader than other common spasm assessment scales.The result is a comprehensive description of spasticity.

Liver transplantation is the best treatment for end-stage liver disease.Because of the severe shortage of donor sources,most of the patients died while waiting for liver grafts.Artificial liver support system can improve the liver function in a short time,and help patients to pass the waiting periods.Artificial liver support system takes place of composition,detoxification and metabolism function of liver,stabilizes the physiological and biochemical index of liver,relieves the burden of liver and helps patients to prepare for the liver transplantation.With the wide application of artificial liver support system,new types of the artificial liver support systems gradually conquered the defects of the old types,but they still have their own defects.This review concludes the merits and demerits of artificial liver systems,its clinical application and the problems so as to help the treatment of end-stage liver disease.