Objective To observe the effect on serum inflammatory factors and immune function of Shiwei Longdanhua particles in elderly patients with acute bronchitis.Methods 120 cases of elderly patients with acute bronchitis from November 2014 to October 2016 were selected and randomly divided into the observation group and the control group with 60 cases in each group, according the order of single and double number.The control group was given conventional treatment, and the observation group was given Shiwei Longdanhua particles based on the control group.Treatment for seven days, to observe the differences of serum inflammatory factors (hs-CRP, TNF-αand IL-6, IL-1) and immunologic function indexes (CD3 +, CD4 +, CD8 +, CD4 +/CD8 +and IgM, IgG, IgA) between the two groups.Results After treatment, hs-CRP, TNF-αand IL-6, IL-1 of the two groups decreased with before treatment, the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05), and all indexes of the observation group were lower than those of the control group, the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.05 ) .After treatment, CD3 +, CD4 +, CD4 +/CD8 + of the two groups increased with before treatment except CD8 +decreased, the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05), there was no significant difference between the control group and before treatment, there was significant difference between the two groups after treatment (P<0.05).After treatment, IgM, IgG and IgA of the two groups decreased with before treatment, the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05), and all indexes of the observation group were lower than those of the control group, with significant differences, the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).Conclusion Shiwei Longdanhua particles has the effects of inhibiting inflammatory reaction and improving the immune status in the treatment of elderly patients with acute bronchitis .

BACKGROUND:Studies regarding neural stem cells (NSCs) mainly focus on rodents and human,few of which addressing non-human primate animals.OBJECTIVE:To explore a culture system of cynomolgus monkey NSCs (cmNSCs),additionally,to observe its differential potential.DESIGN,TIME AND SETTING:An in vitro cytology observation was performed at the Canter for Stem Cell Biology and Tissue Engineering,Sun Yat-sen University between July 2008 and April 2009.MATERIALS:Spontaneously aborted cynomolgus monkey fetus with 3-5 months old (gestational age),was provided by Landao Biotechnology Co.,Ltd.METHODS:The subventricular zone and the hippocampus were dissected aseptically from the brain of spontaneously aborted cynomolgus monkey fetus,then triturated with fire-polished glass Pasteur pipettes to single cells,and cultured in 25 cm~2 culture flask with concentration of (2.0-5.0)×10~5.The neurospheres were transferred into polyornithine and fibronectin precoated cell culture dish after 2 weeks when they formed.Each 20 μg/L of epithelium growth factor (EGF) and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) was daily added.The adhesive cells were passagad when they reached about 90% confluency.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:The NSCs and its differential potential were identified by surface marker nestin and immunocytochemistry.RESULTS:The neurospheres formed after 1 week culture,and grew with time prolonged.The culture system was changed into adherent culture at 4th week.At 24 hours after plated on the poly-omithine/fibronectin pre-coated dish,neurospheras adhered to the dish and many cells migrated out of neurnshperes and proliferated as monolayer.The immunocytochemistry showed that NSCs which culture medium contain EGF and bFGF preserve neatin positive,and the cmNSCs that without EGF and bFGF differentiated into astrocytes (GFAP positive),neurons (Tuj-1 positive) and oligodendrocytes (O4 positive).CONCLUSION:The culture system which combines suspension culture and adherent culture is fit for the culture of cmNSCs.The cultured cmNSCs has potential to differentiate into astrocytes,neuronal cells and oligodendrocytes.

Animals ; Cell Differentiation ; physiology ; Cell Hypoxia ; Cell Line ; Mice ; Myoblasts ; cytology ; Transcription Factors ; metabolism

Objective: To investigate the protective effect and mechanism of Pterocarya hupehensis Skan extract on liver injury induced by concanavalin A (conA). Methods:Forty C57BL/6 male mice were randomly divided into 5 groups: normal group, model group, and groups of low-, medium- and high-dose extract, with 8 mice in each group. Except for the normal group that received intravenous injection of normal saline, the other mice were injected with conA (12 mg/kg) for replication of the immunological liver injury model. The treatment groups were intragastrically administered with corresponding concentrations of extract. After 12 hours, the mice were subjected to eyeball extraction and dissection of liver tissue to prepare HE stained sections. The liver index was collected and calculated. Serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) were also detected. The content of STAT-3 and the level of phosphorylation in liver tissue were also tested. Results: HE staining showed that the liver tissue of the model group was significantly damaged compared with the normal group, and that of the treatment groups were ameliorated. Compared with the model group, each treatment group had reduced liver index and serum ALT, AST, IL-6 and TNF-α levels (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Significant phosphorylation of STAT-3 was observed in the model group, but it was inhibited in the treatment groups. Conclusion: The extract of Pterocarya hupehensis Skan can effectively treat immunological liver injury induced by conA, which may be related to the inhibition of phosphorylation of STAT-3.

Objective To investigate the distribution of blood pressure and incidence of hypertension in children and adolescents from the urban area of Guiyang city aged 8-17 years old,in order to provide scientific evidence for preventing hypertension.Methods Seven thousand nine hundred and sixty-three primary and secondary students were sampled and standardized in blood pressure,height and weight.In accordance with the Working Group on Obesity in China(WGOC)recommendations,the subjects were divided into overweight,obesity and normal weight group,then the relationship between blood pressure and body mass index(BMI)and the prevalence of hypertension in different BMI groups were analyzed.Results 1.Compared with the USA and Shanghai city,the distribution of blood pressure in children and adolescents from the urban area of Guiyang city were different(Pa

Parsed the ECG descriptions in DICOM 3.0 standard and accomplished a DICOM-ECG file which conforms to the DICOM standard by a toolkit DCMTK. The DICOM-ECG file can communicate with systems which support DICOM standard directly.
Electrocardiography ; instrumentation ; methods ; Information Storage and Retrieval ; Software

Objective To compare the clinical outcomes of percutaneous cannulated lag screws versus posterior buttress plate in the fixation for posterior malleolar fractures.Methods We reviewed the 167 patients who had been treated between January 2010 and December 2014 for ankle fracture involving larger than 25％ of the articular surface of the posterior malleolus.They received posterior malleolus fixation with percutaneous cannulated lag screws or with a buttress plate.In the cannulated screw group (84 patients),there were 47 males and 37 females,aged from 23 to 72 years (average,49.7 ±9.1 years),and 39 cases of type B and 45 ones of type C according to the Dennis-Webber classification.In the buttress plate group (83 patients),there were 38 males and 45 females,aged from 31 to 69 years (average,52.3 ± 8.3 years),and 45 cases of type B and 38 ones of type C according to the Dennis-Webber classification.At 6 and 12 months postoperation and the final follow-up,the ankle motion was evaluated using American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) score and range of motion (ROM).Results The average operation time for the cannulated screw group was significantly shorter than for the buttress plate group (Z =-9.145,P ＜ 0.001).No fracture nonunion,reduction loss or incision infection happened in either group.In the cannulated screw group,we detected malunion with a step-off beyond 2 mm in 5 patients,and penetration of one cannulated lag screw into the tibiofibular syndesmosis in 3 patients.In the buttress plate group,we detected toe flexion contracture in 4 patients,and uncomfortable feeling in ankle motion in 7 patients.At the final follow-up,X-rays and CT scans in the 2 groups showed no obvious post-traumatic osteoarthritis of the ankle.There were no significant differences between the 2 groups regarding the AOFAS scores at 6 and 12 months postoperation and the final follow-up(P ＞ 0.05);the AOFAS scores at the final follow-up for all the patients were significantly different from those at 6 and 12 months postoperation (P ＜ 0.05).At the final follow-up,there were no significant differences between the 2 groups regarding ROMs of dorsal flexion,plantar flexion,varus or valgus (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusions As there are no significant differences between the percutaneous cannulated lag screws and posterior buttress plate in AOFAS score and ROM of the ankle after fixation for posterior malleolar fractures,the 2 fixation methods can both achieve good clinical outcomes.Fixation with cannulated lag screws has advantages of indirect reduction and minimal invasion but also a disadvantage of uncertain quality of reduction;fixation with buttress plates has an advantage of anatomical reduction under direct vision but also shortcomings of relatively large invasion and high cost.

Objective To investigate the surgical procedure of restoring stenosed hilar bile duct by gallbladder lamella with cystic artery.Methods Based on extensive incising and hilar cholangioplasty,stenosed hilar bile duct was restored by gallbladder lamella with cystic artery.Results Among all the 12 pa tients,including 10 intrahepatic bile duct calculi patients,1 right hepatic duct injury and 1 left intrahepatic chaolangiocarcinoma,no cystic fistula,reflexed cholangitis and recurrent stone were noticed by post operative follow-up.Conclusion This procedure is a ideal method by remaining the normal function of Oddis sphincter while removing stenosis.

Objective To investigate the effect of video-based teaching in the training of nursing operation for newly-contracted nurses. Methods One hundred and twenty one nurses newly recruited in September 2011 to September 2012 were set as the control group, another 128 in October 2012 to October 2013 were set as the experiment group. The former were trained and assessed with traditional training method and the latter were trained for 1 year in video-based teaching methodology. After training, both groups were examined about their operation skills and meanwhile a survey on video-based teaching was conducted. Result After training, the results in operating skills evaluation in the experiment group were significantly better those of the control group (Z=2.82, P<0.05). Conclusion Compared with traditional training method, the video-based teaching can raise the level of nursing operation skills and significantly improve the quality of nursing, thus worthy of popularization and application.

Amino Acids ; urine ; Animals ; Biogenic Monoamines ; metabolism ; urine ; Male ; Microwaves ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar