A~(133)Xe rebreathing system for performing~(133)Xeventilation study was described. The systemwas designed mainly for supply anh disposition of~(133)Xegas to be used for pulmonary function study,measurement and control of radioactivity concen- tration of~(133)Xe gas in spirometer and analysis of co2 and o2contents in air sample in air sample of the system,

In order to study the expression of melatonin receptors Mel1a and RORβ in the human brain,and to furthe investigate the melatonin's function in Alzheimer's disease,two melatonin receptor cDNAs were cloned and introduced into pBluescript Ⅱ (KS+)vector.The recombinant plasmids were identified by using restriction enzymes and then sequenced.The results indicated that the cloned DNA sequences and the Genbandk Sequences were inentical.The cRNA probes made from them can be used in the in situ hybridization immunohistochemistry to detect the mRNA expression level in the future study.

BACKGROUND:Liver fibrosis is the early stage of terminal liver diseases. Effective treatment for liver fibrosis can prevent the occurrence of terminal liver diseases. Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cel transplantation is a promising method to treat liver fibrosis. OBJECTIVE:To study the therapeutic effect of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cels on liver fibrosis in rats. METHODS: Eighteen Sprague-Dawely rats were randomized into three groups: control, model and cel transplantation groups. Animal models of carbon tetrachloride-induced liver fibrosis were made in the latter two groups. After modeling, 1 mL bone marrow mesenchymal stem cels (5×105) or the same volume of normal saline was injectedviathe tail vein into the rats in the cel transplantation and model groups, respectively. Rats in the control group were given no treatment. Degree of liver fibrosis, liver function, histological changes of the liver were detected and observed in the three groups at 4 weeks after treatment. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:In the control group, the liver tissues had normal structure with no fibrosis; in the model group, proliferation of fibrous tissues in the portal area of the liver, inflammatory cel infiltration, vacuolar degeneration and irregular arrangement of liver cels, and tissue structure damage were observed; in the transplantation group, liver tissue damage was severer than the control group but milder than the model group. Levels of serum hyaluronidase, type IV colagen and procolagen III were significantly lower in the cel transplantation group than the model group (P< 0.05). These findings indicate that bone marrow mesenchymal stem cel transplantation can aleviate liver fibrosis and improve liver function in rats with carbon tetrachloride-induced liver fibrosis.

Objective To explore the clinical feature and therapeutic strategy for children with thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA). Methods The clinical manifestation, auxiliary examination and treatment of 24 cases of children with TMA was analyzed retrospectively. Hemolysis urine toxin syndrome (HUS)occurred in 22 cases, and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) occurred 2 cases. Results Sixteen cases was onset from May to July,and 8 cases was onset from September to November. Typical HUS (D+HUS) was 8 cases, and atypical HUS (D-HUS) was 14 cases. In 22 HUS children, 18 cases were given hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis treatment. The illness were significantly improved, and the platelet count and renal function fully recovered normal. But 1 case appeared neurological symptoms such as headache, facial paralysis on one side, gastrointestinal bleeding, and fever, after getting better. Eventually the patient died of disseminated intravascular coagulation. Two cases of TTP were given plasma exchange , anti-infection, large dose of methylprednisolone and anti- platelet aggregation treatment . After treatment, the level of hemoglobin and blood platelets returned normal and consciousness was recuperated. Conclusions HUS and TTP are similar in pathogenesis and clinical manifestation,and it is necessary to be differentiated. Early diagnosis and proper treatment is the key to save the life of children with TMA. As soon as the diagnosis is clear, hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis treatment should be given to HUS, and plasma exchange to TTP,to quickly control the condition and improve the clinical symptoms.

Senior citizens have many diseases related to blood stasis, which was often overlooked by clinicians, and thus affected the treatment of the disease. Through analyzing and summarizing of related literature in recent five years of senile constipation treated from blood stasis, we found that the blood stasis is closely linked to senile constipation. Blood stasis in the gut forms constipation, and constipation with the passing of time forms blood stasis in returen. Blood stasis and constipation often influence each other.

Objective To investigate the effect of lacosamide on expression of Nav1 .8 in dorsal root ganglia (DRG) in a rat model of chronic neuropathic pain.Methods Thirty-six female specific-pathogen-free (SPF)SD rats were randomly assigned into 3 groups ( n = 12 each): sham operation group (group S), model group (group M) and lacosamide group (group L) . Chronic neuropathic pain was produced by insertion of a small stainless steel rod (4.00 mm in length and 0.63 mm in diameter) into the L, intervertebral foramen in the rat, producing a chronic steady compression of the DRG in M and L groups. The mechanical threshold was measured 2 days before operation and on the 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 days after operation (T0-7 ) . Intraperitoneal lacosamide 20mg/kg (in normal saline 0.5 ml) was injected at T4-7, twice a day in S and L groups. In group M, normal saline 0.5 ml was injected at T4-7 twice a day and the mechanical threshold was measured after the last administration everyday . The L, DRG on the operated side was removed after measurement of pain threshold to detect the expression of Na, 1.8 mRNA and protein by RT-PCR and immuno-histochemistry respectively. Results Compared with group S, the mechanical pain threshold was significantly decreased at T1-7 and the expression of Navl .8 mRNA and protein was up-regulated in M and L groups ( P < 0.05) . Compared with group M, the mechanical pain threshold was significantly increased at T4-7 and the expression of Nav 1.8 mRNA and protein was down-regulated in group L ( P < 0.05) . Conclusion The mechanism by which lacosamide reduces chronic neuropathic pain is related to the down-regulation of the expression of Nav 1.8 in rat DRG.

Objective To investigate the clinical and imaging characteristics in patients with corpus callosum infarction.Methods The clinical data of 416 patients meetingthe diagnosis of cerebral infarction Were collected,in which,8 patients Were confirmed as corpus callosum infarction by MRI.Results Corpus callosum infarction accounted for 1.9% of all patients with cerebral infarction.CT scan did not show the corpus callosum infaretiom in 7 patients.The nonenhanced MRI revealed the lesions.The enhanced MRI revealed the lesion in another patient.The infarction foci were not only involved in the corpus callosum(knee,body or splenium),but also cornplicated with frontal lobe,occipital lobe and thalamus infractions.The clinical manifesta tions of the corpus callosum infarction were different due to the specific lesion sites.The simple infarction in the body of the corpus callosum mainly presented as contralateral paraparesis.atria,and left limb apra.xia;the infarction in the knee of the corpus callosum mainly presented as lower limb paralysis or contralateral paraparesis;the infarction in the splenium of the corpus callosum presented as limb paralysis and dizziness;the lacunar infarct in the corpus callosum had no obvious clinical manifestations.The patients who complicated with frontal lobe and thalamus infarction had behavioral and psychological syrnptonm,including mental retardation,language abnormalities.and incontinence.Conelusions Corpus callosum infarction is not common.MRI is the basis of diagaosis.The clinical manifestation is lack of specificity.and it is agsociated with the location of corpus callosum infarction and whether it comolicates with the infarction on other part.

Objective To study the clinical significance for the establishment of diagnosis of small bowel obstruction by selective small bowel enterography through a nasointestinal decompression tube. Methods Tirty-five patients with small bowel obstruction, with no strangulation or other contraindications, were intubated with a 300 cm nasointestinal decompression tube till upper jejunum under X-ray monitoring. The patients firstly underwent intra-small-intestinal suction therapy. When the tube reached the diseased region, a selective small bowel enterography was performed. Under X-ray inspection, 20-100 ml of 76% meglumine diatrizoatis and 50-200 ml of air were slowly injected via the decompression tube to perform double contrast intestinal radiography. Results Intubation was successful in all the 35 patients. Mter the small intestinal decompression therapy. Obstruction was cured in 20 cases, alleviated in 15 cases, and 10 cases received operation. Small bowel enterography in this series was all of high quality, there were 6 cases in which no abnormal X-ray findings, adhesive small bowel obstruction was suggested in 15 cases, small bowel tumor was identified in 4 cases (3 metastatic tumor, 1 small bowel cancer), small bowel Crohn's disease in 3 cases, radioactive enteritis in 3 cases, enteric intussusception in 2, polyp of the small intestine in one, and carcinoma of the ascending colon in one. Conclusions The nasointestinal decompression intubation with X-ray monitoring serves a dual function for the patients with intestinal obstruction, it decompresses the small bowel and does small intestinal radiography, in this way the locale of obstruction was found and the cause of the obstruction identified.

Objective To investigate the type of plasmid map of Y. pestis in the R. opimas natural plague loci in Junggar Basin. Methods A total of 39 plasmid DNA of Y. pestis which were isolated from the natural plague loci of Junggar Basin, Tianshan Mountain, Kunlun Mountain, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and In-ner Mongolia were extracted by the methods of Kado and Liu. The plasmid map was analyzed by the methods of agarose gel eleetrophoretogram. Results Two types of plasmid map were found in 26 Y. pestis which were isolated from Junggar Basin. Of them 23 were 6 × 106, 45 × 106 and 65 × 106 type of plasmid map, and 3 were 6 × 106, 45 × 106 and 72 × 106 type. Conclusion There are two types of plasmid map in the R. opi-mus natural plague loci in Junggar Basin. One type, which is the dominant type in this area, is 6 × 106, 45 × 106 and 65 × 106 type. This type is also similar to the dominant plasmid map type of the nature plague loci of Tianshan Mountain, Kunlun Mountain, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and Inner Mongolia. The other type is 6 × 106, 45 × 106 and 72 × 106 type, and this type is new plasmid map type of Y. pestis in our country.

Objective To detect the expressions of decoy receptor 3 (DcR3) in pancreatic cancer tissues and to analyze the significance of DcR3 in the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of patients with pancreatic cancer.Methods The expressions of DcR3 in pancreatic cancer tissues (n =100), paracancer tissues (n =15) and normal tissues (n =15) were detected with immunohistochemical method (Envision method).Results The positive rate of DcR3 in pancreatic cancer tissues was significantly higher than that in adjacent-tumor pancreatic cancer tissues (86.0％ vs.46.6％, P ＜ 0.05).The positive rate of DcR3 in adjacent-tumor pancreatic cancer tissues was significantly higher than that in normal tissues (46.6％ vs.13.3％, P ＜ 0.05).In clinical stage Ⅲ, the positive rate of DcR3 was significantly higher than that in stage Ⅱ and stage Ⅰ (100％ vs.87.0％, P＜0.05;100％ vs.62.5％, P＜0.05).There were significant differences among the three groups (P ＜ 0.05).With lymph node metastasis, the DcR3 positive rate was significantly higher than that in the group without lymph node metastasis (93.4％ vs.79.6％, P ＜ 0.05).In poorly differentiated pancreatic cancer, the positive rate of DcR3 was significantly higher than that in the highly differentiated group (100％ vs.64.0％, P ＜0.05), the positive rate of DcR3 was significantly higher in the moderately differentiated group than that in the highly differentiated group (88.6％ vs.64.0％, P ＜ 0.05) , There were significant differences among the three groups (P ＜ 0.05).There was no significant difference in the positive rate of DcR3 between the different age groups or the different gender groups (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusions The expression levels of DcR3 in patients with pancreatic cancer gradually increased from normal tissues to paracancer tissues, to pancreas tissues.The expression level of DcR3 protein was closely related to clinical stage, degree of tissue differentiation and presence of lymph node metastasis, but not associated with age, sex, and tumor diameter size.