Objectives: To improve the procedures for establishment of focal cerebral ischemic rat models with the intraluminal suture method and to elevate the survival rate of the models. Methods: Sixty male SD rats (weight, 250-270 g) were randomly allocated into 3 groups (n =20 in each group). Control group used the conventional surgical method, the pterygopalatine arteries were exposed and ligated during the procedure, and the rats had free access to food after the procedure; gavage group used the same method as the control group, but postoperative gavage was performed; protective group did not ligate the pterygopalatine arteries, but the carotid arteries and vagus nerves were carefully separated. Trying to avoid stretching the vagus nerves during the procedure and postoperative gavage was performed. The body weight of the rats in each group was weighed continuously before and after modeling, and the neurological deficit scores were measured; the survival rate of rats in each group was calculated at day 3, 14, and 28, respectively after modeling; the brain infarct volume in each group was calculated at day 28 after modeling. Results: Circled digit oneThe mean time of model production was 19.5 min in the protective group, and it was shorter than that in the control and gavage groups. The differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05); Circled digit twoAt day 3 after modeling, the survival rate of the rats in the protective group was higher than that in the control and gavage groups. The differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05); Circled digit threeAfter modeling, the body weight of the rats in the 3 groups were all decreased. The body weight of the rats in each group began to increase from day 7 after modeling. The body weight of the rats in the protective group was all higher than that in the control and gavage groups at day 7, 14, 21, and 28 after the procedure. The differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05); Circled digit fourthere were no significant differences comparing the neurological deficit scores and cerebral infarction volume among the 3 groups. Conclusion: The improved procedures could shorten the time of model production, regain body weight quickly, improve the survival rate effectively after establishment of the cerebral ischemic rat models.

Objective: To study the chemical constituents from Corydalis Rhizoma in Pan'an county as characteristically regional traditional Chinese medicinal materials. Methods: The constituents were separated and purified by chromatography on silica gel and Sephadex LH-20 columns, as well as the chemical structures of alkaloids were determined by physicochemical properties and spectral data analyses. Results: Twenty alkaloids were obtained and identified as tetrahydrocoptisine (1), tetrahydrocolumbamine (2), tetrahydropalmatine (3), corybulbine (4), isocorybulbine (5), 8-trichloromethyl-7, 8-dihydrocoptisine (6), corydaline (7), 8-oxocoptisine (8), (-)-corypalmine (9), dehydrocorydaline (10), 13-methylpalmatrubine (11), oxoglaucine (12), protopine (13), noroxyhydrastinine (14), tetrahydroberberine (15), didehydroglaucine (16), pontevedrine (17), coptisine (18), palmatine (19), and berberine (20). Conclusion: Compounds 6, 9, and 16 are isolated from Corydalis Rhizoma for the first time. All 13C-NMR and 1H-NMR data of compounds 6 and 16 are assigned for the first time using 2D NMR.

Objective To discussion the clinical study of milrinone injectionon on acute heart failure with poor effect of digitalis and diuretics.Metheds 90 cases of acute heart failure with poor effect of digitalis and diuretics patients from September 2014 to May 2016 in our hospital were selected,according to the random number table method is divided into control group and study group,45 cases in each groups,the control group was treated with conventional heart failure intervention program,the study group given milrinone injectionon on the basis of control group,two groups were treated for seven days.Serum neurohormonal factors,inflammatory factors and blood pressure were measured before and after treatment,and the clinical efficacy and complications were compared between two groups.Results Compared with before treatment,serum NT-proBNP,NE and ET-1 levels were decreased in two groups,NO content increased,the levels of serum TNF-α,IL-6 and Hs-CRP were decreased,the levels of LVEF and CI were increased,the levels of LVEDD and CTR were decreased,the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).Compared with the control group,the levels of serum NT-proBNP,NE and ET-1 in the study group were lower,NO were higher,the levels of TNF-α,IL-6 and Hs-CRP in serum were lower,LVEF and CI were higher,LVEDD and CTR were lower,the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).The effective rate of the study group was 86.67％,which was significantly higher than that of the control group(66.67％,P<0.05).All the patients were followed up and no cases were reported.There was no significant difference in the incidence of adverse reactions between the two groups.Conclusion Milrinone injectionon has a significant effect on acute heart failure with poor effect of digitalis and diuretics,can significantly reduce the neurotrophic factor and inflammatory factors,improve heart function,promote prognosis.

Cardiovascular Diseases ; Humans ; MicroRNAs

Adrenal Cortex Hormones ; therapeutic use ; Adrenergic beta-Agonists ; therapeutic use ; Anti-Asthmatic Agents ; therapeutic use ; Asthma ; drug therapy ; Humans ; Medication Adherence

Background Aberrant proliferation of residual lens epithelial cells (LECs) is one of main causes of posterior capsular opacification (PCO).Researches indicated that Wnt3a signaling pathway promote proliferation of epithelial cells,but its effect on LECs is still unclear. Objective The present study was to investigate the effects of Wnt3a on proliferation of human LECs and its mechanism and to provide a new gene target in the prevention and treatment of PCO. Methods Human LECs line (SRA01/04 cells ) was cultured and then incubated to 6-well plate at the density of 4×105/well.A human Wnt3a cDNA expressing vector targeted human LECs was constructed to increase the Wnt3a expression in SRA01/04 cells,and pcDNA3-HA expression vector was used as the control group.The expression of Wnt3a was identified by Western blot assay after transfected.The growth and proliferation of SRA01/04 cells were detected by MTT and flow cytometry (FCM).The expressions of β-catenin,cyclin D1 and c-myc in the cells were detected by Western blot assay.β-Catenin expression was localized using immunofluorescence assay,and the expression and localization of proliferating cell nuclear antigen ( PCNA ) were analyzed by immunocytochemistry for the exploration of the active mechanism of Wnt3a to proliferation of LECs.Results Human Wnt3a cDNA expression vector was designed successfully and transiently transfected to SRA01/04 cells,and Wnt3a/SRA01/04 cells and pcDNA3-HA/SRA01/04 cells were obtained.The expression of Wnt3a was verified in the Wnt3a transfected group compared with the control group.MTT indicated that the cell proliferating rate was significantly different between the Wnt3a transfected group and the control group ( Fgroup =15.235,P =0.005 ;Ftime =369.677,P =0.000),and that in various time points after transfected was significantly different (t =20.843,P=0.001 ;t =26.214,P＜0.001 ;t=25.177,P=0.001 ;t =35.516,P＜0.001 ;t =615.056,P＜0.001 ).The proportion of SRA01/04 cells in G1 phase was 51.74％ in the Wnt3a cDNA transfected group,with a significantly decrease in comparison with 79.44％ of the control group.However,the proportion of SRA01/04 cells in S phase in the Wnt3a cDNA transfected group was higher than that of the control group (36.23％ versus 12.34％ ).The positive expression rate of PCNA protein in SRA01/04 was (47.00％ ±7.58％ ) in the Wnt3a cDNA transfected group and ( 16.00％ ±3.61％ ) in the control group with a significant difference between them (t =8.256,P＜0.01 ).After 48 hours of transfection of the Wnt3a cDNA,the expression amount of β-catenin proteins was higher and the immunofluorescence was stronger in cell nucleus,and the expressions of cyclin D1 and c-myc proteins were elevated in Wnt3a/SRA01/04 cells. Conclusions The overexpression of Wnt3a activates the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway and downregulates the expression of a subset of target genes,including cyclin D1 and c-myc,which plays an important role in promoting the proliferation of human LECs.

Objective To explore the influence of carvedilol combined with diuretics on BNP and cardiac function of patients with mild to moderate cardiac insufficiency.Methods87 cases of patients with mild to moderate cardiac insufficiency treated in Zhejiang Greentown Cardiovascular Hospital from June 2014 to June 2016 were divided into the groups randomly.The control group of 44 cases were given carvedilol treatment, and the study group were combined with spironolactone treatment on the basis of the control group, with the total course for a month.Clinical effects were contrasted after a month of treatment in the two groups, in order to explore the influence of carvedilol combined with diuretics on BNP and cardiac function of patients with mild to moderate cardiac insufficiency.ResultsBefore treatment, there was no significant difference in serum BNP level between the control group and the study group.After treatment, serum BNP level significantly decreased when compared with those before treatment in the two groups (P< 0.05), which of the study group was significantly lower than that in the control group(P< 0.05).Before treatment, there were no significant differences in the levels of cardiac function indexes, and after treatment, heart rate, EF (%), FS (%), LVEDD (mm) the four indicators significantly improved when compared with those before treatment, and heart rate, LVEDD (mm) levels were significantly lower than those in the control group(P<0.05), and EF (%), FS (%) levels were significantly higher thatn those in the control group(P<0.05).After treatment, the significant effective rate (73.91%) and total effective rate (95.35%) in the study group were significantly higher than that of (56.82%) and(86.36%) in the control group (P<0.05).After treatment, body function, life satisfaction, mental health, social adjustment the four parts of quality of life index scores were significantly higher than those in the control group(P<0.05).ConclusionIt has obvious improvement effect of carvedilol combined with diuretics on BNP and cardiac function of patients with mild to moderate cardiac insufficiency.It is worthy of clinical application.

Humans ; Eosinophilia/diagnosis* ; Thrombosis/etiology* ; Heart Diseases/complications*

Abstract: Objective To investigate the antibacterial action and skin sensitization by percutaneous administration of lavender essential oil (LEO), providing a basis for its antibacterial application of percutaneous administration. Methods The disk diffusion method was used to evaluate the antibacterial effect of LEO on five types of bacteria, and to measure its minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC); The effect of LEO on guinea pig skin irritation was observed by topical application, and its allergic reaction and allergic rate were evaluated; the levels of IgA, IgG, and IgE in the supernatant of serum and spleen tissue sensitized with dimethylbenzene and smeared with LEO were determined by the enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA), and the antibacterial ability, skin sensitization, and inflammation of LEO were comprehensively evaluated. Results The antibacterial circle experiment showed that LEO had an inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus epidermidis, Escherichia coli, Candida albicans, Staphylococcus aureus, and Propionibacterium acnes; the antibacterial ability from strong to weak was Staphylococcus Epidermidis (8.25 mg/mL), Escherichia coli (15.00 mg/mL), Candida albicans (16.31 mg/mL), Staphylococcus aureus (18.00 mg/mL), Propionibacterium acnes (20.78 mg/mL). The percutaneous administration of LEO did not cause skin sensitization and inflammatory reaction in guinea pigs. Compared with the blank group, the effect of topical LEO application on the weight of the guinea pig's spleen is not statistically significant (P>0.05), and the effect on the levels of IgA, IgE, IgG in the serum and spleen tissue of guinea pigs is not statistically significant (P>0.05). Conclusions LEO has a certain antibacterial effect on five common pathogenic bacteria such as Staphylococcus epidermidis, Escherichia coli, Candida albicans, Staphylococcus aureus and Propionibacterium acnes, and is safe for percutaneous administration. The results provide some reference for the development of LEO related products and their application in the field of dermatology.

OBJECTIVE: To explore the conversion of resin monomer, the change of inorganic component and the influencing factors on the oxygen inhibition layer formed on the cured surface of resin cement. METHODS: Three kinds of resin cement were divided into three groups: (1) light-cured group: RelyX Veneer, NX3 (light-cured), Variolink N; (2) dual-cured group: RelyX U200 Automix, NX3 (dual-cured), Multilink Speed; (3) chemically-cured group, and the above 3 types of dual-cured resin cement cured without illumination could be used as chemically-cured resin cement. Each sample was provided with and without oxygen exposure of two matching surfaces, cured respectively, and the variables of light intensity and illumination time were set in the light-cured group and the dual-cured group. Scanning electron microscopy was used to observe the samples' surface morphology. Energy dispersive spectrometer was used to analyze the samples' composition of surface elements. Confocal Raman spectroscopy was used to measure the monomer conversion of resin cement and to obtain the thickness of the oxygen inhibition layer. RESULTS: (1) On the surface of cured resin cement, the weight percentage of oxygen element in the aerobic side was higher than that in the anaerobic side (P < 0.05), and the weight percentage of inorganic element was lower than that in the anaerobic side (P < 0.05). (2) The surface monomer conversion of the cured resin cement on the aerobic surface was significantly lower than that on the anaerobic surface (P < 0.05), and the surface monomer conversion on the aerobic surface and the anaerobic surface was the lowest in the chemically-cured group (P < 0.05), the dual-cured group was the highest (P < 0.05), and the light-cured group was between them. With the increase of light intensity or illumination time, the surface monomer conversion increased (P < 0.05). (3) The thickness of the oxygen inhibition layer was the thickest in the chemically-cured group [(40.27±2.81) μm](P < 0.05), the thinnest in the dual-cured group [(21.87±5.42) μm](P < 0.05) and light-cured group [(23.73±3.84) μm] was between them. With the increase of light intensity or illumination time, the thickness of the oxygen inhibition layer of resin cement decreased (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION When resin cement is exposed to oxygen, it will form an oxygen inhibition layer, its surface's inorganic filler is less, the surface monomer conversion is lower. The surface monomer conversion and the thickness of oxygen inhibition layer are affected by curing mode and illumination factors.
Materials Testing ; Oxygen ; Resin Cements