Objective To investigate the effects of ephedrine on glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) expression after cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats.Methods Altogether 60 male SD rats were randomly divided into sham-operation group,natural recovery group and ephedrine treatment group.The unilateral ischemia-reperfusion models were induced by clue-blocked method.The expression level of GFAP around ischemic area was examined by immunohistochemical technique at weeks 1,2,3 and 4 after operation.Results GFAP expression began to increase at 1 w and stabilized at 3 w in ephedrine treatment group and natural recovery group.There was a significant increase of GFAP expression in ephedrine treatment group compared with that in natural recovery group (P

Epilepsies, Partial ; Humans ; Syndrome

Adult ; Female ; Hemoperfusion ; Humans ; Male ; Neurotoxicity Syndromes ; etiology ; therapy ; Organophosphate Poisoning ; Pesticides ; poisoning ; Retrospective Studies ; Treatment Outcome

Objective To observe effects of ganoderma lucidum triterpenoids(GLT) on learning and memory function and anti-oxidative ability of aging model mice induced by D-galactose. Methods Senile model mice were established by D-galactose hypodermic injection for 8 weeks.GLT had been administered to two therapy groups.All the mice of different groups were tested with Morris water maze.Then the mice were killed and biochemically assayed of total anti-oxidative capacity(T-AOC),superoxide dismutase(SOD) and malondialdehyde(MDA) in the brain. Results The model mice showed worse ability in learning and memory in comparison with control mice.The T-AOC activity and SOD activity in the brain decreased and the MDA content increased in model rats in comparison with control.GLT significantly improved the changes mentioned above. Conclusion GLT improved the learning and memory dysfunction in aging model mice by modulation of the anti-oxidative ability.

World Report on Disability discussed the current situation of persons with disabilities, health care, rehabilitation, support and assistance, barrier-free environment, education, employment, and relevant policy recommendations, adhering to the spirit of Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health as its theoretical structure.Based on the report, this article discussed the revelations to services of rehabilitation for persons with disabilities and their problems,which were advocating new concepts of rehabilitation services, using multidisciplinary rehabilitation model, and strengthening construction of talents in services of rehabilitation.

Objective To evaluate the clinical application of enzyme-linked immunospot(ELISPOT) assay for detection of M.tuberculosis antigen specific T cells in the rapid diagnosis of active tuberculosis.Methods Using the rapid enzyme-linked immunospot assay for detection of T cells with secretion of IFN-? specific for M.tuberculosis antigens in blood samples from 112 patients with tuberculosis, 24 patients with hepatitis C, 30 healthy persons, and 65 with other respiratory diseases.Results 107 of 112 tuberculosis patients had detectable M. tuberculosis antigen-specific T cells, whereas 2 of 30 healthy subjects and 65 patients with non-tuberculosis illnesses responded. This assay has a sensitivity of 95.5%, specificity of 93.3%.Conclusions M.tuberculosis specific T cells could serve as accurate markers of M.tuberculosis infection in an area of high tuberculosis prevalence.ELISPOT is a rapid, sensitive and specific method for detecting M.tuberculosis specific T cells.It also gives objective evidence to the diagnosis of active tuberculosis.

Objective To investigate the effects of tirofiban combined with nitroprusside injection through the rapid exchange balloon catheter with self-made side holes on no-reflow (NR)phenomenon during elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).Methods A total of 49 patients with NR phenomenon were randomly divided into the balloon catheter group (n=25)and the guiding catheter group (n=24).Tirofiban combined with nitroprusside were used in both groups.Thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI)grade and corrected TIMI frame count (CTFC)of target coronary artery at 10 minutes after administration were assessed.Results At 10 minutes after drugs injection,there were 21 (84.0%)patients with target of coronary TIMI 3 grade in the balloon catheter group,and 13 (54.2%)patients in the guiding catheter group.The CTFC was (33.5±12.5)frame in the balloon catheter group,and (41.9±1 5.3)frame in the guiding catheter group.The difference in TIMI and CTFC between the two groups was significantly (P <0.05).Conclusion Injection tirofiban combined with nitroprusside through the rapid exchange balloon cathe-ter with self-made side holes in NR patients during elective PCI might be feasible and effective.

Blood Coagulation Tests ; Coagulation Protein Disorders ; blood ; physiopathology ; Female ; Humans ; Young Adult

Foreign Bodies ; Glottis ; Humans

Biopsy ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Lung ; pathology ; Lung Diseases, Interstitial ; diagnosis ; pathology ; Male