Objective To establish a method for determination of allicin(diallyl trisulfide) in the ultrafine garlic powder by gas chromatography(GC) . Methods Allicin injection was extracted by supersonic wave with a mixed solvent hexane-anhydrous ethanol(1:4) in GC by capillary column and detected by hydrogen flame ionization detector(FID) ,using nitrogen as the carrier gas. Results The peak areas were proportional to the allicin concentrations and the standard curve showed good linearity,y=190 282.5x-11 734.5(r=0.999 3) within the range of 0.30～3.00 mg/ml,the average recovery was 84.6%-98.6 % with RSD of 1.85%～3.27%. Conclusion The method is simple,accurate with good repeatability,and it is applicable to the determination of allicin in the ultrafine garlic powder.

Objective To compare the clinical effect of two hemostatic methods for patients with pelvic fracture combined with hemorrhagic shock in the early stage.Methods A retrospective analysis was done on clinical data of 90 patients with unstable pelvic fracture combined with hemorrhagic shock managed by damage control resuscitation from January 2008 to December 2012.Unstable blood pressure and abdominal distension were noted postoperatively.Forty patients in Group A received laparotomy and bilateral internal iliac artery ligation from January 2008 to January 2010.Fifty patients in Group B underwent internal iliac artery embolization from February 2010 to December 2012.Comparative measurement was made on parameters of mortality,24-hour blood transfusion volume,24-hour lactic acid value,postoperative systolic blood pressure,postoperative body temperature,and postoperative prothrombin time (PT).Results Following parameters differed significantly between Groups A and B (P ＜ 0.05):mortality rate (53％ vs 12％),24-hour blood transfusion volume[(3 865.5 ±451.3)ml vs (2 108.8 ±336.4)ml],24-hour lactic acid value[(13.0 ± 2.0)mmol/L vs (5.4 ± 1.2)mmol/L],postoperative systolic blood pressure [(80.50 ± 22.73) mmHg vs (113.23 ± 20.89) mmHg],postoperative body temperature [(32.4 ± 0.2)℃ vs (36.1 ±0.3)℃],postoperative PT [(24.5 ±3.6)s vs (18.4±2.1)s].Conclusion For pelvic fracture combined with hemorrhagic shock,if the indications of abdominal viscera rupture are unclear,the interventional embolization can gain advantage over laparotomy in improving treatment success rate and reducing mortality and complications.

Objective To study the potential role of PKC inhibitor Rottlerin in the treatment of asthma. Methods Balb/c mice were sensitized and challenged with ovalbumin(OVA) protein to construct murine experimental model of asthma. Then the mice were treated by means of injection of Rottlerin or phosphate buffered saline (PBS) into the abdominal cavity. Changes of the total serum IgE, pulmonary eosinophils, cytokines and pulmonary inflammation were investigated. Results Injection of Rottlerin at the dose 0.3 mg/kg into the murine abdominal cavity could inhibit the infiltration of pulmonary eosinophils and pulmonary inflammation and significantly decrease the production of total serum IgE and Th 2 cytokines as well. Conclusion Rottlerin can inhibit murine experimental asthma.

The understanding of anatomical structures and their adjacent relationship is the founda-tion and key to the development of surgical skills and clinical thinking. In clinical teaching for residents and graduate students , we took the advantage of donor operations in organ transplantation and showed abdominal anal operations anatomical features and relationships through different view angles and compre-hensive ways. This new teaching approach was designed in accordance with processes of organ donation, procurement and back-table operation. The main contents included anatomy of abdominal wall layers, rela-tionships among abdominal organs, locations and courses of important structure, as well as medical human-istic education. In the context of organ donation becoming more and more popular and standardized after the cardiac death of Chinese citizens, this teaching approach is worth exploring.

To investigate plasma N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-BNP) levels and to assess their clinical significance in elderly patients with isolated diastolic dysfunction. Methods Plasma NT-BNP level were measured by electrochemiluminescence immunoassay in 34 symptomatic patients (Group 1), 34 asymptomatic patients (Group 2) with isolated diastolic dysfunction, and in 16elderly healthy subjects (control group, Group 3), serving controls. Colored Doppler echocardiography was performed to evaluate the patients' cardiac structures and functions. Results The plasma NT-BNP level in Group 1 was significantly higher than those in Group 2 and Group 3 and increased with the severity of heart failure. There was no significant difference of plasma NT-BNP levels between Group 2 and Group 3 (p＞0.05). A NT-BNP value of 102.75 pg/mL showed a sensitivity of 88.2%, a specificity of 87.5%, and an accuracy of 88.1% for diagnosing diastolic dysfunction. Patients with restrictive filling pattern on echocardiography had higher NTBNP levels than those of impaired relaxation pattern (1961.2±304.9 versus 460. 1±92.7pg/mL, p＜0.001). Conclusion The elevation of plasma NT-BNP level in elderly patients with isolated diastolic dysfunction correlates with the severity of their diastolic abnormalities.The level of plasma NT-BNP has an important clinical value in the diagnosis of elderly patients with isolated diastolic dysfunction.

Objective To explore the effects of human menopausal gonadotropopin(HMG) supplementation on the outcome of women underwent in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer(IVF-ET) .Methods The data of 406 IVF-ET cycles in Reproductive Medi-cine Center of the 105th Hospital of PLA were analyzed retrospectively .All cases underwent long down regulation protocol with gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist(GnRH-a) in the mid-luteal phase and controlled ovarian stimulation(COS) was carried out with follicle stimulation hormone(r-FSH) on the days 3 -5 of the menstrual cycle .Then 75 -150 U HMG was administrated in group A(257 cycles) when a dominant follicle reached a diameter of 14 mm ,while the remaining cases(149 cycles) underwent HCG still with r-FSH were served as group B .Based on the LH levels on the day of HMG administration ,the cases in group A were sub-divided into :group A1(99 cycles) ,LH<1 U/L ;group A2(96 cycles) ,1 U/L≤LH≤2 U/L ,and group A3(62 cycles) ,LH>2 U/L .Clinical outcomes of all groups were analyzed and compared .Results The durations and doses of gonadotropin(Gn) ,the rates of fertilization and pregnancy were higher and the abortion rate was lower in group A than that in group B (P<0 .05) .There were no significant difference in serum LH concentrations on the days of HMG and HCG administration ,oocytes retrieved ,the rates of cleavage and embryo implantation between group A and group B(P>0 .05) .There was significant difference in serum LH levels on the day of HMG supplementation among group A1 ,A2 and A3(P<0 .05) and the doses of HMG supplemented reduced gradually from group A1 to group A3(P<0 .05) .The duration of Gn was significantly lower and the fertilization rate was significantly higher in group A3 compared with group A1 and A2(P<0 .05) .The pregnancy rate in group A2 and A3 was higher than that in group A1 ,which showed significant difference between group A2 and A1(P<0 .05) .Meanwhile ,there were no significant difference in doses of r-FSH ,serum LH concentrations on the day of HCG administration ,oocytes retrieved ,the rates of cleavage ,implantation and abortion among the three groups(P>0 .05) .Conclusion HMG supplementation in the middle and late follicle phases in stand-ard long down-regulation protocol during IVF could obtain higher pregnancy rate and lower abortion rate ,especially when their ser-um LH level was between 1 U/L and 2 U/L without obvious increase of LH .

OBJECTIVE:To investigate the perioperative use of antibiotics in patients undergoing colorectal operations. METHODS:The medical records of 213 patients undergoing colorectal operations in 2006 were randomly selected from the gastrointestinal surgery department of our hospital and divided into type Ⅰ operation group and type Ⅱ operation group accord-ing to patients’ operation time and wound contamination.The kinds and medication duration of antibiotics used before,during and after operation were investigated,and the postoperative infections were analyzed.RESULTS:The preoperative preventive medication were all conducted within the first 1～3days,and the dosage schemes were unified with aminoglycosides and metronidazole topping the list.The antibiotics used during operation were all in single dose,with 3rd generation cephalosporins combined metronidazole predominantly used.Postoperative use of antibiotics was somewhat complicated:type Ⅰ operation patients were treated more often by 2 kinds of antibiotics concurrently for 3～7days and type Ⅱ operation patients were treated more often by 3 kinds of antibiotics concurrently for at least 6～7days.The incidence of postoperative infection was 3.4% in type Ⅰ operation patients as compared to 11.6% in type Ⅱ operation patients,showing significant differences between two groups.CONCLUSION:The perioperative application of antibiotics in patients undergoing colorectal operation was reasonable on the whole,with 3rd generation cephalosporins plus metronidazole predominantly used,but there were some problems in the postoperative medication.

AIM:To investigate the influence of F10 on the activities of transcription factor NF-?B and AP1 in A549 cells.METHODS:The luciferase report plasmids of NF-?B-Luc,AP1-Luc and F10 gene were introduced into A549 cells and the luciferase activity was detected.The DNA binding activities of AP1 and NF-?B in the cells were measured by the electrophoretic mobility shift assay(EMSA).RESULTS:The luciferase activity in F10+ transfection group decreased 30% and increased 2-fold respectively 48 h after transfected with the luciferase report plasmid of NF-?B-Luc and AP1-Luc in A549 cells.The DNA binding activity decreased 49% and increased 23%,respectively.CONCLUSION:F10 gene up-regulates the transcription activity of AP1 and down-regulates the NF-?B in A549 cells.

Objective To conduct a pilot study on genome-wide in vivo protein-RNA interactions in E.coli.Methods Bacterial lysate was treated with RNase before the RNA fragments protected by proteins were extracted from treated lysate and used to construct cDNA library that was applied to high-throughput sequencing .Finally, the transcripts bound by proteins were obtained by bioinformatics analysis .Results A total of 3193 transcripts were obtained , including 2234 mRNAs, 47 sRNAs, 39 tRNAs, 11 rRNAs, and 862 intergenic regions .Conclusion Some information of transcripts interacting with proteins in E.coli is acquired , which will facilitate further studies of protein-RNA interactions .

Objective Secretion and aggregation dysfunction of platelets are closely related with uncontrollable septic inflammation and abnormal blood coagulation.This study was to investigate the effect of emodin on platelet aggregation (PA) and secretion in mice with late sepsis.Methods We randomly divided 111 healthy SPF male C57BL/6 mice into a sham operation (SO) group, a cecal ligation (CL) group, and an emodin (Em) group and treated those of the Em group intragastrically with emodin after cecal ligation.At 72 hours after operation, we recorded the survival rate of the mice, measured the platelet count and the levels of serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and creatinine (Cr), and detected the PA rate by aggregometry, the P-selectin level by flow cytometry, the serum 5-HT concentration by ELISA, and the expressions of Rab27 mRNA and protein by RT-PCR and Western blot, respectively.Results At 72 hours after cecal ligation, the survival rates in the SO, CL and Em groups were 100%, 60% and 66.7%, respectively.The platelet count was significantly decreased in the CL group as compared with that in the SO group ([461.00±64.77] vs [775.00±65.89]×109/L, P<0.05) but remarkably increased in the Em group ([635.20±83.57]×109/L) in comparison with that in the CL group (P<0.05);the levels of ALT and Cr were markedly higher in the CL than in the SO group (ALT: [194.02±31.85] vs [41.55±1.24] U/L, P<0.05;Cr: [1.94±0.29] vs [0.72±0.11] mg/dL, P<0.05), but lower in the Em (ALT: [162.56±31.51] U/L;Cr: [1.53±0.30] mg/dL) than in the CL group (P<0.05);the PA rate and serum 5-HT concentration were significantly reduced in the CL group as compared with the SO group (PA: [12.67±4.04] vs [43.33±2.89]%, P<0.05;5-HT: [13.18±2.31] vs [34.35±5.79] ng/L, P<0.05), but the former was remarkably elevated ([24.67±2.52]%) while the latter showed no significant difference in the Em group ([17.41±2.16] ng/L) as compared with the CL group (P<0.05);the P-selectin expression was markedly higher in the CL than in the SO group ([16.78±1.60] vs [2.33±0.14] %, P<0.05), but lower in the Em ([12.58±2.28] %) than in the CL group (P<0.05).No statistically significant differences were observed at 72 hours postoperatively among the SO, CL and Em groups in the expression Rab27b mRNA (1.85±0.04 vs 1.84±0.02 vs 1.87±0.29, P>0.05).The Rab27b protein expression was markedly lower in the CL and Em groups than in the SO group (0.093±0.015 and 0.140±0.026 vs 10.380±0.036, P<0.05) but with no significant difference between the former two groups (P>0.05).Conclusion Emodin can improve platelet count and aggregation, down-regulate the expression of P-selectin, protect the liver and kidney function, and reduce mortality from late sepsis.