Objective To investigate the changes of serum vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its effects on pathoge nesis in children with Henoch - Schonlein purpura(HSP). Methods Serum VEGF was detected by sandwich ELISA in 20 children with HSP in acute phase and 15 children in remission phase and 16 normal children. Results The serum VEGF levels in children with HSP in acute phase(533.85? 127.63) ng/L were significantly higher than those in remission phase (160.47 ? 37.39) ng/L and normal control (68. 93 ? 19. 16) ng/L. One - way analysis of variance between them was significant difference ( F = 158. 86 P

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Objective To observe the effect of iodine deficiency and hypothyroidism on the protein expressions of CREB in the entorhinal cortex of pups.Methods Twenty-eight female Wistar clean rats after pregnancy were randomly divided into control group,hypothyroid 1,2 group and iodine deficient group(7 in each group).From GD6 till PN28,iodine-deficient group was administered with iodine-deficient diet [iodine content:(14.11 ?1.96) ng/g] and tap water;hypothyroid 1 and 2 group were administered with 5 mg/L and 15 mg/L PTU in the drinking water and fed with normal diet [iodine content:(470.50?46.52) ng/g].Control group received tap water and normal diet during the experiment.Five pups from each group were sacrificed and intracardiac perfused at PN7,PN14,PN21,PN28 and PN42.Brains were removed,fixed and sectioned coronally.All sections were observed and were analyzed for the protein expression of CREB by immunohistochemistry in the entorhinal cortex.Results At PN7,there was no significant difference in the expression of Ng in all four groups.At PN14 and PN21,the expression of CREB in the entorhinal cortex in hypothyroid 1,2 group and iodine deficient group were significantly lower than those of controls(P

AIM: To investigate the changes of first order kernel ( FOK ) and second order kernel ( SOK ) of multifocal electroretinogram( mf-ERG) in detecting the early retinal abnormalities in sub-clinical stage of diabetic retinopathy. ·METHODS: Totally 32 patients ( 58 eyes ) with type 2 diabetes mellitus ( DM ) without apparent diabetic retinopathy( DR) were detected by mf-ERG, from June 2014 to May 2015. Thirty cases ( 60 eyes ) of normal control group had also been taken to compare the difference of the amplitude and latency between the two groups. ·RESULTS: Compared with the control group: there was no statistical difference in the FOK b-wave latency of the diabetic group, and the FOK b-wave amplitude was significantly decreased (t=3. 099, P=0. 012). The SOK b-wave latency in diabetes group was statistically delayed (t=2. 643, P=0. 025), and the SOK b-wave amplitude statistically decreased (t=4. 833, P<0. 01). There was no statistically difference in the a-wave latency and amplitude of FOK and SOK. The b-wave amplitude of FOK and SOK was negatively correlated with the course of the disease. However, the b-wave amplitude was not statistically correlated with the duration of diabetes mellitus. ·CONCLUSION: The function of the post-polar outer and inner retina detected by FOK and SOK had been damage even before retinopathy. The anomaly is mainly reflected by the decreasing amplitude of b-wave.

Objective To observe the climical significance of controlling plasma glycemia in pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus( GDM ) for improving the pregnant result and reducing the complications of maternal and fetus.Methods 120 pregnant women with GDM were dioided into two groups according to the information of plasma glycemia control,including 86 cases with well-controlled plasma glycemia ( A group) and 34 cases with poorcontrolled plasma glycemia( B group).50 cases normal pregnancy were selected as control group.The differences in complications of maternal and fetus were observed.Results Only the morbidity of PIH of A group was higher than that in normal pregnant women( x2 =5.920,P ＜ 0.05 ),while the morbidity of PIH,polyhydramnios,fetal macrosomia,premature labor,and newborn asphyxia in B group were higher than those in A group( all P ＜ 0.05 ).Conclusion Paying more attention on screening GDM in pregnant women,early diagnosis and control of blood glucose was essential for reducing the incidence of maternal and fetal complications.

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According to the limited class hours and requirements of medicinary major curriculum application,this paper attempts to make some choice of physical chemistry teaching contents and emphasize on the first class,and also to explore bilingual teaching of partial chapters and experimental teaching.

Objective To investigate the TNF-? expression in hepatic tissue of Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty(OLETF) rats(an insulin resistance model) with abnormalities of glucose-lipid metabolism and effect of metformin on TNF-? expression.Methods OLETF rats were randomly assigned to two groups(OLETF and OLETF/M).The OLETF/M group was treated with metformin [100 mg/(kg?d)],the OLETF group and age-matched LETO(nondiabetic Long-Evans Tokushima Otsuka rats) group were fed with placebo.Twenty-two weeks after treatment,we analyzed hepatic triglyceride level and measured expression of TNF-? by western-blot(protein) and quantitative RT-PCR(mRNA).Results Twenty-two weeks after treatment,the level of fasting glucose,insulin,triglyceride,free fatty acids(FFA) and hepatic triglyceride increased significantly in OLETF group as compared with LETO group.Western-blot method showed upregulated expression of TNF-? protein in OLETF group(1.57-fold vs LETO group,P

Considering a variety of theories such like Dunkin's, Centra's and Kolitch's, a set of 13 indicators are designed to evaluate effect of courses taken in high education of China currently, compro-mised by chief aspects of course designing, practicing, and effect. Three courses including medical nursing, humanistic cultivation and communication skills in nursing and fundamentals of nursing in a nursing de-partment are chosen to be objects of questionnaire survey about the above indicators. The results show that there are significant differences in curriculum effectiveness between different courses. The scores are 2.81, 2.80 and 2.60 respectively, and teachers and students have different evaluation on the same indicators of the same curriculum,which provides a reference for teachers, colleges and universities and teaching management departments to promote the improvement of teaching quality.

Objective To explore the causes of readmission after prostatectomy for BPH and to discuss the treatment approaches. Methods A total of 106 cases who were eligible for the study were reviewed.47 cases had residual and recurrent adenoma;of these cases,42 underwent TURP and 5 open prostatectomy again.32 cases developed urethral stricture;of these cases 27 underwent transurethral cold knife incision plus electric resection of scar and 3 urethral orifice reconstruction and 2 suprapubic cystostomy.11 cases who had experienced bleeding after TURP underwent transurethral bladder washing and coagulating.7 cases had neuropathic bladder dysfunction;of these cases 2 underwent transurethral bladder neck circle muscle resection,3 intermittent self-catheterization and 2 suprapubic cystostomy.6 cases had prostatic cancer;of these cases 1 underwent radical prostatectomy,3 palliative TURP plus orchiectomy and 2 orchiectomy.2 cases had incontinence after TURP;of the 2 cases 1 used external collecting device and 1 was transfered to other hospital for surgery.1 case had abdominal incision hernia and then underwent hernia repair. Results Among 106 cases, 97 cases underwent operations and of them 84 (86.6%) cases achieved successful results.The follow-up time was 6 months to 15 years with a mean of 5 years and 8 months.9 cases with urethral stricture required regular urethral dilation after surgery.4 cases who had had unsuccessful surgery underwent suprapubic cystostomy.Other 9 cases did not undergo operations due to poor health and other reasons. Conclusions Correct preoperative diagnosis, rational surgical type and adequate intraoperative and postoperative management are key to preventing readmission. Transurethral surgery is most favorable treatment choice for readmitted patients after prostatectomy for BPH.