Objective To investigate effective methods for preventing radiotherapy - induced oral mucositis among patients with cephalocervical malignant tumors. Methods 92 patients with cephalocer-vical malignant tumors treated with radiotherapy were randomly divided into group A (31 cases),group B (31 cases) and group C (30 cases). Mixture of 20 ml heartleaf houttuynia herb injection,20 ml salvia injection and 30 ml distilled water were given to patients in group A by means of nebulization inhalation one hour before and after every radiotherapy treatment, the inhalation lasted 20 minutes each time up to the end of radiotherapy. Mixture of 2 ml Kang-fu-xin injection,0.5 mg vitamin B|2 injection and SO ml normal saline were given to patients in group B by the same means as group A. Yangyin Qingfei decoction were given to patients in group C by means of selecting its 500 ml juice for oral use. Half of the 500 ml decoction were separately given 1 hour before and after each radiotherapy treatment up to the end of radiotherapy. Results The incidence rates of oral mucositis were obviously lower among patients in group A than in group B and C. Conclusions Nebulization inhalation of mixture of heartleaf houttuynia herb and salvia injections has significant clinical effects on oral mucositis after radiotherapy.

Hypertension is the most important risk factor for ischemic stroke and other cardiocerebrovascular diseases.However,the mean blood pressure can not completely explain the target organ damage caused by hypertension and the benefits of antihypertensive treatment.A series of studies have demonstrated that blood pressure variability (BPV) is the risk factor for ischemic stroke independent of the mean blood pressure,and there was also a significant correlation between BPV and ischemic stroke.In recent years,the research of BPV has gradually become a hot spot in the field of prevention and treatment of ischemic stroke.However,the specific relevance between BPV and ischemic stroke is not entirely clear.This article briefly reviews the relationship between BPV and ischemic stroke.

Objective:To prepare and purify recombinant human zona pellucida 3 protein,and to study its immunologic activity.Methods:The E.coli BL21 containing recombinant plasmid pGEX4T-1/ huZP3 was induced to express GST-fusion protein by IPTG.After a series of purification procedure,the purified protein was analyzed by SDS-PAGE.After the mice immunized with rhuZP3,the antibody responses against rhuZP3 were detected by ELISA.Results:The soluble fusion protein was expressed,and purity of rhuZP3 was 95%.Moreover, purity of rhuZP3 could be recognized by anti-human ZP3 in ELISA.Conclusion:The rhuZP3 is obtained through the preparation of prokaryotic expression system and anti-rhuZP3 antibody has immunological activity.

It is usually a challenge to repair the abdominal wall defect to general surgeons. With developing of materials science, the use of mesh provides a novel method of primary closure of abdominal wall defects in this set-ting. Recently , biological mesh has been reported to reconstruct abdominal wall successfully. This review is to in-troduce the recent status and progress on its biological characteristics,animal experiments and clinical Study.

Objective To evaluate the efficacy of the continuation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) following transportation to the emergency department in a Chinese hospital after unsuccessful emergency medical services (EMS) CPR. Methods From January 2002 to December 2007, emergency records of non-traumatic patients who were transported to a tertiary teaching hospital after unsuccessful EMS CPR were reviewed. Results Eigty-five patients were included, and 13 patients (15%) accomplished restoration of spontaneous circulation in our emergency department. Resuscitative possibility reached zero at around 23 minutes. One patient was discharged with a favourable neurologic outcome. Conclusions This study shows that the continuation of CPR is not futile and may improve outcomes. The outcomes should be re-evaluatad in the future when prehospital information can be combined with in-hospital information.

AIM: To optimize the extraction process for Banxiaxiexin Decoction (Rhizoma pinelliae, Radix Scutellariae, Rhizoma coptidis, Radix Ginsenp, Rhizoma zinpiberis, Fruents Jujubae, and Radix Glycyrrhizae). METHODS: The content of berberine、baicalin and total solid in extract liquor were determined by orthogonal design and single factor experiment in combination with glycyrrhizic acid content and identification of Rhizoma zingiberis, Radix Ginseng and Rhizoma Pinelliae. RESULTS: The extracting was arrived at in the condition of adding eighteen times of 70% alcohol as much as crude drug and refluxing 2 times, 2h and 1h, respectively. CONCLUSION: The extraction is stable and feasible.

Objective To observe the long-term effect of suramin on the inhibition of proliferation of human retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells in vitro. Methods RPE cells grown in 9 pieces of 96-well plate (12 wells each plate) were divided into experimental and control group, with 6 wells in each group. The concentration of 0.1 ml RPE cells in each well is 5?104 cells/ml. After the change of the medium, RPE cells were treated with suramin (250 ?g/ml) in experimental group while treated with nothing in the control group. The medium of the 2 groups were changed to the normal medium after 4 days. At the 1~st , 2~nd , and 4~th day after the addition of suramin and at the 1~st , 2~nd , 3~rd , 5~th , 6~th , 7~th , 9~th , 11~th and 13~th day after removing suramin, 1 plate was randomly selected to stop culturing, and the proliferation of RPE cells were detected by methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium (MTT) assay. Results Under reversed microscope, RPE cells in control group were fused completely at the 7~th day after inoculation. The extracellular space of RPE cells in experimental groups was larger than that in the control group, and remained unfused at the 13~th day after inoculation. The inhibitory rate of proliferation of RPE cells at the first day after treated with suramin was 14.85% and increased to the highest 25.79% at the 4~th day. The first day after the suramin-containing media was removed, the inhibitory rate decreased to 12.35%, and then raised gradually to over 20% at the 3~rd to 5~th day. Finally, the rate drop to 14.71%. Conclusion Suramin has the long-term effect on the inhibition of RPE cells induced by serum, especially the inhibitive effect after the remove of suramin, which indicates the specific double-peak inhibition during the whole process.

Objective To investigate the inhibitory effect of 5-FU on human intrahepatic biliary epithelial cells with TGF-β1-induced mesenchymal transition and potential mechanism.Methods The primary epithelial cells from human intrahepatic bile ducts were cultured,the cells were identified by immunofluorescence microscopy.The cells were randomly divided into 3 groups: normal control group,TGF-β1 group and TGF-β1+5-FU group.The expression of CK-19,E-cadherin,vimentin and α-SMA protein were measured by immunofluorescence microscopy and Western blot assay.Western blot was used to detect the expression levels of TGF-β1.Real-time PCR to detect mRNA expression of TGF-β1,Ⅰand collagen type Ⅲ.Results The primary epithelial cells of intrahepatic bile ducts were successfully cultured.In TGF-β1 group,the protein expression of vimentin,α-SMA and the mRNA expression levels ofⅠand collagen type Ⅲ were significantly higher than that of normal control group(P<0.05),the protein expression of CK-19 and E-cadherin protein were lower than that of normal control group(P<0.05),TGF-β1protein and mRNA expressions were significantly higher compared with that of normal control group(P<0.05).In TGF-β1+5-FU group,the protein expression levels of CK-19 and E-cadherin protein were higher than that in normal control group(P<0.05),the protein expression level of vimentin,α-SMA and the mRNA expression level of collagen type Ⅲ were significantly lower than that of TGF-β1 group(P<0.05),while there was no significantly difference in collagen typeⅠmRNA between the two groups(P>0.05),TGF-β1 protein and mRNA expressions were significantly lower as compared with that of normal TGF-β1 group(P<0.05).Conclusions 5-FU could inhibit TGF-β1-induced biliary epithelial-mesenchymal transition with down-regulated expression of TGF-β1.