Objective To assess the effects of positions on circulation and neonatal during Caesarean section under epidural anaesthesia. Methods Eighty healthy parturients undergoing selective Caesarean section were randomly allocated in four groups with 20 cases each, who were positioned in supine (group S), left oblique 30 degress(group L), left oblique 15 degrees with 15 degrees Trendelenburg(group LT), or supine with 15 degrees Trendetenburg (group ST) position. MAP, HR,SpO_2 were recorded before and at 5 min, 10 min, 15 min during anesthesia. Apgar scores of 1-and 5-min were observed as well. Results MAP in groups of S, LT and ST was significantly lower at 10 min during anesthesia than that before or group L(P<0. 05) There was no significant difference in 1-and 5-min Apgar scores among four groups. Conclusion The left oblique 30 degrees position could effectively reduce the incidence of hypotension during Caesarean section under epidural anaesthesia

Objective To review the experience of the bone traction treatment for displaced fracture of femur shaft in children.Methods All of the cases were treated with femur supercondylar traction,and they were fixed in a stable position with hip joint in 90? flexion and 30?~45? abduction and with knee in 90? flexion.Result The effects of 86 cases were satisfactory.Conclution This method is simple and effective.It reduces complications of skin traction and operation to patients.

Background and purpose:The morbidity of the elderly patients with hepatic portal cholangiocarcinoma is rising. Due to the characteristics of pathology,physiology and anatomy of the disease, most of the patients with cancer are not resectable, the main treatment consists of the diverting drainage and postoperative chemoradiation.We studied the clinical features and the effective therapeutic method for the elderly patients with hepatic portal cholangiocarcinoma. Methods:A retrospective analysis was performed in 28 cases of the elderly patients with hepatic portal cholangiocarcinoma who were treated between January 1995 and December 2005 in our hospital.Results:3 cases received surgery, 2 of them survived for over three years, another 3 cases were given operative exploration with 14 months of medium survival time. 22 cases were given internal or external drainage and received radiotherapy after operation, their survival time ranged from 5 months to 40 months.Conclusions:Surgery is the primary therapeutic method for elderly patients with hepatic portal cholangiocarcinoma. Internal or external drainage and radiotherapy could prolong survival time of the patients with unresectabke disease.

Objective To study the gene expression change of circumsporozoite protein (CSP) and erythrocyte binding protein (MAEBL) in the Plasmodium yoelii sporozoites from oocyst and salivary gland at different phases during Plasmodium yoelii development in mosquitos. Methods The total RNA of plasmodium was extracted from the abdomen on day 5, 7, 10 and the thoraces on day 12, 15, 18 after Anopheles stephensi was infected by Plasmodium yoelii, then the expression of CSP and MAEBL mRNA was analyzed by semiquantitative RT-PCR with rRNA 28S as control. Results The transcription of CSP and MAEBL of plasmodium sporozoite were obviously up-regulated during the mosquito stage (P

Objective To study the expression levels of B7.1 and B7.2 in the macrophagus of rats infected with the Plasmodium yoelii sporozoites and investigate the roles of these costimulators in parasite infection immunity. Methods The mammal model was established by infecting rats with the sporozoites, then macrophagus was separated from the rat abdominal cavity 2, 12, 24, 48, 72 h after infection. The expressions were quantitative analyzed by immunofluorescence staining and laser scanning confocal microscopy. Result The expressions of B7.1 and B7.2 were upregulated after infected with the sporozoites. The expression of B7.1 was slowly induced and then descended at 72 h. B7.2 was rapidly induced and maximally expressed at 48 h and downregulation at 72 h. The expression of B7.2 was significantly higher than that of B7.1 at all time points assayed after stimulation (P

Objective To investigate the protective effect of flos puerariae flavonoid on adriamycin (ADR)-induced toxic myocarditis and its mechanisms from morphological,biochemical and molecular levels.Methods 96 healthy Kunming male mice were randomly divided into 6 groups:normal control group,ADR model control group,ADR+low dose of flos puerariae flavonoid group(50 mg/kg),ADR +middle dose of flos puerariae flavonoid group(100 mg/kg),ADR +high dose of flos puerariae flavonoid group(200 mg/kg),and Vit E positive control group(40 mg/kg),16 in each group.The drugs were orally administered for consecutive 15 d and the model of toxic myocarditis was induced by intraperitoneal injection of ADR(3 mg/kg)in mice from day 2,one time every other day,for 7 times Colorimetry was used to measure the changes of marker enzymes about myocardial injury and inducible nitric oxide synthase(iNOS)activity in serum and tissue;immunohistochemical method was adopted to detecte the expression of myocardial apoptosis related proteins Bax and bcl-2;HE staining was conducted to observe the pathological changes of cardiac structure.Results Compared with normal control group,ADR(3 mg/kg,ip,7 times)induced the elevation of serum creatine kinase (CK),lactate dehydrogenase (LDH),aspartate transaminase(GOT)and iNOS activity increased significantly in mice(P<0.01).Meanwhile myocardial superoxide dismutase(SOD)activity decreased, and the malondialdehyde(MDA)content increased(P<0.01).Myocardial cell apoptosis in mice increased significantly,and the apoptosis rate was(40.5 ± 5.2)%;the expressions of Bax and Bcl-2 were significantly increased(P<0.01),However,the Bcl-2/Bax ratio decreased.The flos puerariae flavonoid (50,100,200 mg/kg,ig,15 d)and Vit E positive control group could reverse the changes induced by ADR,decrease serum CK,LDH,GOT and iNOS activities,increased myocardial SOD activity,lower MDA content and the expression of bax protein,and elevated Bcl-2/Bax ratio,in a dose-dependent manner.Light microscopy confirmed that flos puerariae flavonoid significantly alleviated the changes of myocardial microstructure.Conclusion ADR could induce myocardial cell apoptosis and lead toxic myocarditis in experimental mice.The flos puerariae flavonoid has protective effect on ADR-induced myocardial injury and the mechanism may be related to elevating myocardial SOD activity and anti-lipid peroxidation,inhibiting the expression of Bax protein and adriamycin-induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis.

In order to determine immunogenicity and protective effect in chickens, we used the IBDV (Infectious bursal disease virus)-Vp2/Lactobacillus casei as antigen transfer system. First, the immunized and control chickens were challenged by IBDV/DQ at lethal dose to determine the protective ratio. Second, chickens were orallyand intranasally vaccinated twice with 10(9) CFU/mL pLA-VP2/L. casei, pLA/L. casei and PBS as negativecontrol and commercial vaccine as positive control. The bursa injury and the lesion score wererecorded post challenge. The level of specific IgG and sIgA in pLA-VP2/L. casei and positive control groups was significantly higher than that in negativecontrol groups. The protection efficacy in pLA-VP2/L. casei oral group was higher than that inintranasal group. The SI. of pLA-VP2/L. casei oral group was significant higher than other groups. The lesion score indicated the pLA-VP2/L. casei was safer than commercial vaccine for bursa. Collectively, the pLA-VP2/L. casei could be a vaccine candidate for IBDV.
Animals ; Antibodies, Viral ; blood ; Antibody Formation ; Birnaviridae Infections ; prevention & control ; veterinary ; Chickens ; Infectious bursal disease virus ; Lactobacillus casei ; Poultry Diseases ; prevention & control ; Recombinant Proteins ; immunology ; Viral Structural Proteins ; immunology ; Viral Vaccines ; immunology

AIM:To further elaborate the effect of glucocorticoid receptor(GR) decrease on level of inflammatory media in rats after critical scald.METHOD:The changes of phospholipase A 2(PLA 2) activity and concentrations of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF?) and malondialdehyde (MDA), the product of lipid peroxidation metabolism in plasma and tissue homogenate have been studied in scalded rats with or without GR blockade by RU38486.RESULTS:The PLA 2 activity and the concentrations of TNF? and MDA in plasma and homogenate of pulmonary and renal tissue in scalded rats were significantly higher than those in the controls( P

Objective:To compare the cognitive functions in patients with depressive disorder,hyperlipidemia disorder,and comorbid both of the disorders.Methods:A cross-sectional study was performed in age,gender and education year matched patients with depressive disorder (n =51)(according to the ICD-10),hypedipidemia(n =38) (according to the Chinese adult lipid guideline),comorbid both of the disorders(n =40) and normal controls (n =56) were recruited in this study.All subjects received a battery of neuropsychological tests to access the anxiety and depression symptoms and cognitive function.Results:The scores of MoCA were lower in the patients with comorbid both disorders and patients with depression than patients with hypedipidemia [(24 ± 3),(24 ± 4)vs.(26 ± 3),Ps ＜0.05],and were lower in patients with depression than in normal controls(25 ±3),P ＜0.05.Stroop color test amends numbers were higher in patients with comorbid disorder than in the other three groups (Ps ＜0.05).The scores of immediate and delayed logical memory were higher in patients with hyperlipidemia than in other three groups (Ps ＜0.05).The total number of words in verbal fluency test were lower in patients with comorbid disorders and patients with depression than in patients with hyperlipidemia (Ps ＜0.05).Wisconsin card sorting test category completes were lower in patients with comorbid disorders and patients with depression than in patients with hyperlipidemia and normal controls (Ps ＜ 0.05).The scores of persistent errors were higher in patients with comorbid disorders and patients with depression than in patients with hyperlipidemia and normal controls (Ps ＜0.05).Conclusion:In this study,patients with depressive disorder have impairment of cognitive function,while hyperlipidemia may probably do not impair cognitive function.

Objective:To evaluate the application of one-stop dynamic volume perfusion CT (dVPCT) in upper abdomen, and its feasibility of replacing conventional enhanced CT, perfusion, and angiography.Methods:A total of 94 patients with upper abdominal perfusion examinations were retrospectively enrolled in Deyang People's Hospital of Sichuan Province from April 2017 to June 2019. The data of another 64 patients underwent routine upper abdominal enhancement with 64-slice CT (28 patients) and dual-source CT (26 patients) were analyzed in the same period. The radiation dose and image quality were compared. According to different contrast agent concentration and dosage, 4 perfusion groups and 2 conventional enhanccement groups were divided, including 60 ml iohexol group (350 mg/ml) and 60 ml ultravist group (370 mg/ml), 60 ml and 80 ml iomeprol group (400 mg/ml), 64-slice routine group and dual-source CT routine group. Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) of the liver, pancreas and abdominal aorta images in the arterial and portal vein phases were measured by two radiologists in a blinded way. Subjective image quality was evaluated by two radiologists using a 5-point Likert Scale in a blinded method. Statistical analysis was performed using analysis of variance and kappa test. Imaging findings and typical cases of perfusion were retrospectively analyzed.Results:Radiation dose: the effective dose of each perfusion group was lower than that of the 64-slice spiral CT scan, but higher than that of the dual-source CT routine scan. The SNR and CNR of the 80 ml iomeprol dVPCT group were better than that of 64-slice spiral CT and dual-source CT routine scan ( P<0.05), and were better than that of 60 ml iohexol, ultravist and iomeprol dVPCT groups ( P<0.05). However, the subjective index was lower than that of the dual-source CT routine scan group ( P<0.05). The comprehensive information of multi-phase images, vascular images and perfusion quantitative parameters of volume perfusion data reconstruction in this group is superior to conventional enhanced CT in the detection of lesions, visualization of normal tissues and blood vessels. Conclusion:One-stop dVPCT imaging of the upper abdomen has lower radiation dose with good image quality and more diagnostic information. dVPCT with 80 ml Iomeprol (400 mg/ml) can obtain much better images.