Objective To observe the effect of panax notoginseng saponins on pulmonary artery pathology in chronic hypoxic pulmonary hypertensionp (HPH) rats models, discuss the role and possible mechanisms of panax notoginseng saponins in prevention of chronic hypoxic pulmonary hypertension.Methods Forty male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into four groups (n =10).Group C: control group;Group H: rats were treated with hypoxia only;Group HC: rats were treated with hypoxia and captopril;and Group HP: rats were treated with hypoxia and panax notoginseng saponins.To observe the effect of panax notoginseng saponins prophylactic treatment in chronic hypoxic pulmonary hypertension rats,after the establishment of the model of hypoxic rat animal pulmonary hypertension models, transthoracic direct pulmonary artery intubation was measured in rat pulmonary arterial systolic pressure and mean pulmonary artery pressure, at the end of separation and cut for pulmonary artery to observe the pathological changes of pulmonary artery, results were recorded and statistically analyzed.Results (1)Transthoracic direct pulmonary artery intubation was measured in rat pulmonary arterial systolic pressure and mean pulmonary artery pressure: pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) and mean pulmonary arterial pressure (MPAP) were significantly higher in Group H than in Group C (P ＜ 0.05), Group HP was no significant difference relative to Group C.(2)Pathological section shew that the primary pathological change of group H is vascular intimal hyperplasia and the proliferation of smooth muscle cells, medial hypertrophy, extracellular matrix increased, thickening of the vessel wall and the vascular stenos.Conclusions Panax notoginseng saponins inhibit the formation of chronic hypoxic pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary vascular remodeling in rats,and have the effect of prevention and treatment of pulmonary hypertension.

0. 05); The long-term effective rate was 84. 21% in the treatment group and 54. 55% in the control group with a significant difference between the two groups (P

Objecfive To investigate the prevalence of Ureaplasma urealyticum(UU)and Mycoplasma hominis(MH)infections in urogenital tract and their sensitivities to drugs in Qinhuangdao area from 2006 to 2007.Methods UU and MH were detected by Mycoplasma IST kits in urine samples from 3062 patients suspected as urogenital tract infection and the sensitivity tests for 8 antimicrobial agents were performed.Results Mycolasmas were detected in 1262 patients from 3062 patients suspected as urogenital tract infection,in which 1037 were of UU infection,41 were of MH infection and 184 were of UU+MH infection.Both strains were sensitive to josamycin,doxycycline and tetracycline,but were less sensitive to ofloxacin and ciprofloxacin.Conclusions Drug resistance is increasing for Mycoplasma and sensitivity test is important in treatment of urogenital tract infection by Mycoplasma.

Objective To compare the effects of penequinine hydrochloride and atropine on the cardiovascu-lar stability about preoperative in children by monitoring and recording the HR, MAP, SpO2, ECG changes. Methods 40 children underwent selective operation were randomly divided into two groups, 20 in each group. Penequinine hydrechloride group(group A) and atropine group(group B) were injected intramuscularly with penequinine hydro-chloride 0. 015mg/kg or atropine 0. 015mg/kg respectively, at 30 minutes before operation. Patients' HR, MAP, SpO2 and ECG changes were recorded at 10min,20min,30min and 40min after injection. Results The HR,MAP,SpO2 levels of group A and SpO2 level of group B had no significant changes. There are significant changes in HR,MAP of group B. Conclusion Penequinine hydrochloride can be used as preoperative medication and it is conducive to the maintenance of cardiovascular stability.

The 2016 conference on iodine and thyroid disease is aimed to establish a platform for sharing the achievement on fundamental,preventive and clinical research of iodine and thyroid disease,for exchanging information between producer and consumer on iodized salt,iodine additive and iodine determination,for communication on policy and measures concerning iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) prevention and control,for promoting the exchange of experience between international and domestic scholars in IDD prevention and control and the clinical,fundamental research update and achievement,and for discussing the key and difficult problems.After communication and discussion,the participants at the 2016 conference drafted a consensus on iodine and thyroid disease.Through incorporating the current IDD prevention and control schedule and task,this article describes,elaborates and explains the key items of the consensus with expectation of a better utilization and application of the consensus in the future in IDD prevention and control.

Liver cancer remains one of the leading cause of cancer death in the world.Animal models, especially mouse models, are important tools for studying the biological characteristics, pathogenesis, new drug screening and therapy of liver cancer.Up to now, although the development of various animal models accelerates the research of liver cancer, all the existing models have their own disadvantages.Lacking of economical and applicable animal models that can mimic the human liver cancer seriously restrict the further study of liver cancer.With the development of genetically modified technologies, it provides a fast, easy and reliable method to establish liver cancer models.In this review, we describe the different types of mouse models used in liver cancer research, with emphasis on genetically engineered mice used in this field, which may open an avenue for functional cancer genomics and generation of liver cancer models by using gene editing technologies.

ObjectiveTo investigate the value of CD26/DPPⅣ or galectin-3 immunohistochemical staining and their combination in the diagnosis of thyroid carcinoma. MethodsEnVision immunohistochemical technique was applied to detect the expressions of CD26/DPPⅣ and galectin-3 in thyroid tissue of 114 cases with benign or malignant thyroid tumors. ResultsCD26/DPPⅣ and galectin-3 were expressed in most of papillary carcinomas but absent in normal thyroid tissues, most of follicular carcinomas and thyroid adenomas. With CD26/DPPⅣ as means to detect papillary carcinoma, the sensitivity, specificity, diagnostic accuracy, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and Kappa index were 86.8%, 97.2%, 90.4%, 98.3%, 79.5% and 0.80 respectively,andwithgalectin-3therespective figures were 97.1%, 91.7%, 95.2%, 95.7% , 94.3% and 0.89. With CD26/DPPⅣ and gelectin-3 combined, the sensitivity, specificity, Kappa index and others in papillary carcinoma were the same as those of galectin-3 in parallel test, and the same as those of CD26/DPPⅣ in serial test. ConclusionBoth CD26/DPPⅣ and galectin-3 are reliable markers of papillary carcinoma, CD26/DPPⅣ or galectin-3 immunohistochemical staining can be used as a supplement for conventional pathological diagnostic approach to differentiate thyroid papillary carcinomas from adenomas, while the application in the diagnosis of follicular thyroid carcinoma remains to be further investigated.

The levels of protein expressions o f insulin receptor substrate-1 and -2 (IRS-1 and IRS-2) in abdominal subcuta neous adipose tissue from type 2 diabetic patients were measured by Western blot technique. The expression of IRS-1 protein was reduced and the expression of I RS-2 protein was unchanged in adipose tissue of type 2 diabetic patients. IRS- 2 may be the main docking protein and one of the factors causing hyperinsulinemi a and insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Objective To investigate the effect of dexamethasone on the toxicity of bupivacaine in murine neurons.Methods Murine neuroblastoma cell line N2a was obtained from ATCC cell bank (USA). The cells were cultured in 10% fetal cow serum/MEM culture medium and divided into 4 groups voup I control (Con); group II bupivacaine ( Bup); group Ⅲ dexamethasone (Dex) and group IV Dex + Bup. The culture medium contained bupivacaine 900 μmol/L in group Bup and dexamethasone 1 μmol/L in group Dex respectively. In group Dex + Bup ( IV ) Bup was added to the culture medium with a final concentration of 900 μmol/L at 12 h after pretreatment with Dex 1 μmol/L. The cells were inoculated in 24 well plates (0.5 ml in each well, 24 wells in each group) and 10 cm culture dishes (7 ml in each dish, 4 dishes in each group). The release rate of LDH was calculated and the morphology of the cells and nucleus condensation (by Hoechst 3334224 fluorescent staining) was detected at 9 h of incubation in 24 well plates. The mitochondrial transmembrane potential (by JC-1 assay) and phosphorylation of Akt and ERKs (by Western blot) were measured at 5 h of incubation in 24 well plates and in culture dishes respectively. ResultsBupivacaine caused severe damage to the N2a cells as evidenced by increase in LDH release and nucleus condensation (apoptosis), dephosphorylation of Akt and ERKs, decrease in mitochondrial transmembrane potential and severe morphological changes. Dexamethasone pretreatment significantly attenuated bupivacaine-induced neurotoxicity. Conclusion Dexamethasone can protect N2a cells from bupivacaine-induced neurotoxicity through stabilization of mitochondrial transmembrane potential and inhibition of dephosphorylation of Akt and ERKs.

Objective To investigate the effects on anti-expression of Osteopontin (OPN) by an antisense oligodeoxynucleotide (ASODN) targeting to low free energy region of OPN mRNA and its effects on the proliferation and apoptosis of human breast carcinoma cell line MCF-7. Methods Designing and synthesizing an ASODN based on minimum free energy algorithm in vitro,which targets to the low free energy region of OPN mRNA. Transfecting it into breast carcinoma cell line MCF-7 which expresses OPN in high level. The cell proliferation-inhibitory rate was determined by MTT method;The morphologic change was observed through transmission electron microscope (TEM);The OPN mRNA expression level was checked by RT-PCR method;Cell cycle and apoptosis rate were detected by flow cytometry (FCM) after transfection respectively. Results OPN ASODN inhibited the proliferation of the cells by a time and concentration dependent manner (P