Objective To investigate the levels of serum macrophage inflammatory protein-1α (MIP-1α),inflammatory factors and pulnonary function in patients with asthma,and the correlation between thenm.Methods Eighty patients with asthma were selected who were treated in our hospital from March 2015 to August 2016,and the data of 80 healthy adults were selected as control.The differences of serum MIP-1α,inflammatory factors,imnmunoglobulin and lung function were observed in two groups.The correlation between MIP-1α and inflammatory factors,lung function and immunoglobulin were analyzed.Results The levels of MIP-1α,interleukin (IL)-6,and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in patients with asthma were significantly higher than those in control group (t =-207.04,-33.209,-55.132,P ＜ 0.01);The levels of forced vital capacity (FVC),the forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1),FEV1/FVC,maximal mid expiratory flow (MMEF),and peak expiratory flow (PEF) in the asthma group were significantly lower than those in the control group (t =17.100,39.154,22.791,25.391,19.356,P ＜ 0.01).The IgG and IgM of asthma group were significantly lower than those of the control group (t =9.564,7.528,P ＜ 0.01).The IgE level was significantly higher than that of the control group (t =-82.683,P ＜0.01).The level of MIP-1α was positively correlated with the levels of IL-6,TNF-0 and IgE,and negatively correlated with FVC,FEV1,FEV1/FVC,MMEF,PEF,IgG and IgM in patients with asthma.Conclusions The level of serum MIP-1 α in asthmatic patients is high,and is closely related to the inflammatory cytokines and lung function in patients with asthma.

Objective To understand the present situation of safety organizing and quality of nurse work life in pediatric intensive care unit(PICU),and to discuss the relationship between safety organizing and quality of nurse work life.Methods A total of 279 PICU nurses in eight hospitals in Zhejiang were selected by the safety organizing scale (SOS)and quality of nursing work life(QNWL).Results The score of SOS was (45.23 ±10.88)points,and the score of QNWL was (159.46 ±33.60)points.There was a positive correlation between safety organizing and quality of nurse work life(r =0.256,P <0.05).Conclusion The nurse managers should improve the level of quality of nurse work life by safety organizing.

Cancer, as a serious threat to human health, is one of the major killers. The treatment of cancer has attracted more and more attention. Currently, the means of treating cancer is also increasing, but there is no emergence of a fully satisfactory treatment. A combination of sonodynamic therapy (SDT) and photodynamic therapy (PDT), named sono-photodynamic therapy (S-PDT), is a new composite cancer therapy. Because the therapy can significantly improve the tumor curing effect, it has good application prospects in cancer prevention and treatment. The present article reviewed the progress of the anti-tumor mechanisms and influencing factors of S-PDT.
Animals ; Antineoplastic Agents ; administration & dosage ; Combined Modality Therapy ; Hematoporphyrin Derivative ; administration & dosage ; Hematoporphyrin Photoradiation ; Humans ; Neoplasms ; drug therapy ; therapy ; Photochemotherapy ; methods ; Photosensitizing Agents ; administration & dosage ; Ultrasonic Therapy ; methods

Objective To determine immune modulatory activity of activated hepatic stellate cells( HSCs) in hepatocellular carcinoma and immune response in tumor microenvironment. Methods Cell proliferation was measured by BrdU incorporation with a microtiter plate reader at 450 nm. The effect of HSCs on T cell proliferation was measured by MLR. Mouse hepatic cancer cell line H22 were implanted on the backs of BALB/c mice to establish the subcutaneous transplanted tumor model. Then the mice were sacrificed after 20 days for anatomical and size determination. Furthermore, Paraffin-embedded tissue was removed by serial tissue sectioning and immunohistochemically examined for expression of T lymphocyte subsets. T lymphocyte subsets in splenocytes were detected by FCM. Apoptotic mononuclear cells were evaluated by FITC-labeled Tunel assay. Results We determined that HSCsCM promoted hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) cell line proliferation and HSCs inhibit T cell proliferation by MLR in vitro. We also examined normal immune mice to assess the immunosuppression of HSCs in the development of HCC. In the co-transplantation with HSCs group, T cells and their subtypes decreased obviously in the tumors and the spleen. The results showed that co-transplanted HSCs can induce more PD-L1 expression and more mononuclear cell apoptosis in tumor tissue. Conclusion Our results demonstrated that HSCs promote HCC progression partially because of their immune regulatory activity. Our data supply new information to support an integral role for HSCs in promoting HCC progression and suggest that HSCs may serve as a therapeutic target for HCC.

Objective Accumulating reports have suggested that hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) exhibit immunosuppressive ability and may be responsible for the occurrence and development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).The mechanisms through which HSCs affect T-cell-induced adaptive immune responses and the relationship with the regulatory T cells (Treg cells) were studied.Methods We isolated HSCs from wildtype mice to demonstrate the influence of HSCs on T-cell proliferation and explored their effect on Treg cells through mixed leukocyte reactions (MLRs) in vitro.Results We found that activated HSCs could induce T-cell hyporesponsiveness in adaptive immune response by inhibiting the proliferation of T cells andincreasing the quantity of Treg cells.Conclusion Activated HSCs may lead to hypoergia of T cells in adaptive immune reaction and up-regulate the expression of Treg cells,thus facilitating immunotolarance.

In recent years, due to the irregular and abused use of glucocorticoid in clinical treatment, the incidence of steroid induced avascular necrosis of femoral head (SANFH) is gradually increasing. TCM for the prevention and treatment of SANFH has received much attention from many scholars. However, due to the lack of the scientific explanation of molecular biology level for its pharmacodynamics mechanism, it is difficult to achieve the purpose of standardized treatment. The discovery of OPG/RANK/RANKL signaling pathway has opened up new shortcuts for the prevention and treatment of bone metabolic diseases. OPG/RANK/RANKL signaling pathway is associated with the pathogenesis of spleen deficiency and phlegm - blood stasis caused by phlegm-blood stasis due to paralysis of SANFH. The treatment efficacy based on the phlegm theory can eventually axial control of the system through the micro-information to express. This article discussed the relevance between the phlegm in the treatment of SANFH and molecular biology mechanism of OPG/RANK/RANKL signal regulation mechanism, and combined the system of bone metabolism regulation mechanism to discuss TCM differentiation of SANFH, with a purpose to provide references for clinical and further study.

OBJECTIVETo establish a HPLC method for determination of 4 components in different varieties of vinegar backed Rhizoma Curcuma.

METHODThe method was established by using an Elite Hypersil ODS2 column (4.6 mm x 250 mm, 5 microm). The mobile phase comprising acetonitrile (A) and water (B) was used to elute the targets in gradient elution mode. Flow rate and detection wavelength were set at 1 mL x min(-1) and 214 nm, respectively. The column temperature was 25 degrees C and the injection volume was 10 microL.

RESULTAll calibration curves showed good linearity with r > 0.999 5. Recoveries measured at three concentrations were in the range of 97.27% - 99.27% with RSD < 3%.

CONCLUSIONThe validated method is simple, reliable, and successfully applied to determine the contents of the selected compounds in vinegar backed Rhizoma Curcuma. The results of the determination showed that contents of the four components in vinegar backed Curcuma wenyujin were relatively high.

China ; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ; methods ; Curcuma ; chemistry ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; analysis ; Rhizome ; chemistry ; Sesquiterpenes ; analysis ; Sesquiterpenes, Germacrane ; analysis

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the clinical characters and treatment of nasopharyngeal tuberculosis, and to provide a scientific basis for improving clinical diagnosis of nasopharyngeal tuberculosis. METHOD: The clinical materials of 50 patients diagnosed as nasopharyngeal tuberculosis in Guangzhou Chest Hospital were reviewed and analyzed. All the 50 patients were given regular antituberculosis treatment with 3HRZS(E)/9HR(E) for one year, and were treated through nasal spray with combination medication of isoniazid, rifampicin and streptomycin injection solution for 3 months. RESULT: All patients were cured through regular antituberculosis treatment for one year, and no recrudescence cases were found in 2 years of follow-up. CONCLUSION Nasopharyngeal tuberculosis is rare and the clinical manifestation is atypical. It is extremely easy to cause clinical misdiagnosis. A full understanding of the pathogenesis, timely clinical characters under nasopharyngoscope and histopathological examination results are the keys to diagnosis, and to giving regular antituberculosis treatment to obtain satisfactory curative effect.
Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Antitubercular Agents ; therapeutic use ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Nasopharyngeal Diseases ; diagnosis ; drug therapy ; microbiology ; Tuberculosis ; diagnosis ; drug therapy ; Young Adult

Objective To calculate the electric field intensity and transmembrane voltage of spherical cells and ellipsoi -dal red blood cells ( RBC) in an extremely low frequency electromagnetic field .Through this calculation , we can provide reference to the search for interaction targets and mechanics between the extremely low frequency electromagnetic field and organisms.Methods The Finite Element Method was used in the numerical computation for the spherical cell model and the ellipsoidal RBC model .Results The electric field intensity of the two types of cells on the cellular membrane was both significantly higher than the applied electric field strength , and the values of the induced field strength and transmembrane voltage varied with the direction of the electric field periodically .Conclusion The cell shape and direction of the applied electric field are not the main determinants of the cellular membrane electric field intensity and the transmembrane voltage compared with electromagnetic parameters .The distribution of the electric field intensity and transmembrane voltage are re-lated to the direction of the applied electric field.

Objective:To explore the pain perception and cognition of children with malignant tumor and their parents during the disease treatment.Methods:Using the convenient sampling method, a total of 179 children with malignant tumors and their 179 parents who were admitted to the day ward of Hematology and Oncology Center of Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University from June 2017 to February 2019 were selected as the research objects. The children and their parents were surveyed by using the self-developed Pain Questionnaire for Children with Malignant Tumor and the Pain Questionnaire for Parents of Children with Malignant Tumor. A total of 179 questionnaires were distributed, 179 valid questionnaires were recovered, and the effective recovery rate was 100.0%.Results:The incidence of pain during treatment in 179 parents and 179 children was 100.0% (179/179) and 98.3% (176/179) , respectively. The average scores of 179 parents and 179 children who considered the most severe pain during disease treatment were respectively (5.82±2.30) and (5.41±2.09) , and the average pain scores were (4.04±1.90) and (3.95±1.66) , respectively. There were statistically significant differences in pain perception between children and their parents during lumbar puncture/thecal injection, bone puncture, PICC catheter placement, indwelling needle puncture and venous blood collection ( P<0.05) . A total of 77.1% (138/179) of parents and 65.4% (117/179) of children had concerns about the use of analgesics, respectively. Conclusions:There is a high consistency between the severity of pain experienced by parents and the children's feelings during treatment. However, the parents feel that the unbearable treatment-related pain during the treatment of the disease is higher than that of children, and they are more passive than children in the attitude of receiving analgesics. Medical staff can listen to their parents' opinions during pain assessment, pay attention to education of parents before treatment-related operations, take measures to reduce or even avoid the occurrence of treatment-related pain and strengthen the training of pain relief measures.