Objective To evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of percutaneous transhepatic portal vein catheterization and thrombolysis on acute superior mesenteric vein thrombosis.Methods The treatment and therapeutic efficacy of 7 cases of acute superior mesenteric vein thrombosis underwent percutaneous transhepatic portal vein catheterization and thrombolysis under ultrasound guidance from August 2005 to April 2009 were analyzed.Results All the patients succeeded in portal vein catheterization and no bile leakage or abdominal bleeding occurred during the procedure.The clinical symptoms such as abdominal pain,abdominal distension,and passing bloody stool relieved were relieved and liquid diet began at postoperative of day 2-5.Emergency operation was done in one case and there was no intestinal fistula.The angiography after the operation showed that the majority of thrombosis were cleared and the blood of portal vein and superior mesenteric vein flowed smoothly.During the follow-up of 3 months to 3 years,all the patients’ status maintained well and no recurrence occurred.Conclusion Treatment of acute superior mesenteric vein thrombosis by percutaneous transhepatic portal vein thrombolysis is safe and effective.

The separation and analysis of hematoporphyrin photosensitizers PSD-001, photocarcinorin,photofrin II and other HPD preparations in comparison with authentic samples protoporphyrin (PP), 3-(8)-(1-hydroxyethyl) -8-(3-)-vinyldeuteroporphyrin ( HVD)and hematoporphyrin(HP) using thin layer chromatography(TLC) under different conditions are described here.It has been shown that there are 3 and 2 main spots in PSD-001 and photocarcinorin by common TLC, but 8-9 spots by high performance TLC.It has been found by comparison with authentic HP,HVD and PP that the amount of PP in PSD-001 or photocarcinorin is less than 3% and HVD,about 2.5% and 6.3% respectively,the HP content of photocarcinorin is much lower than other photosensitizers mentioned above and there is not any component near the origin spot.The Rf of one of the major components of photocarcinorin is 0.65.This component seems to be hardly found in other photosensitizers.These suggest that photocarcinorin is a new photosensitizing agent differing from HPD and photofrin II.

BACKGROUND: Fiber posts are currently perceived as promising alternatives to cast metal posts, as their elastic modulus are similar to that of dentin, producing a favorable stress distribution and providing more esthetic outcomes for endodontically treated teeth. Failure of a fiber post and composite resin core often occurs at the junction between the two materials. This failure process requires better characterization.OBJECTIVE: To compare the bond strength of fiber posts after three surface treatments to a composite resin. METHODS: The coronal portions of 20 mandibular premolars with a single root canal were removed and were endodontically treated. After post space preparation, the roots were divided into four groups and the fiber posts and resin cores were lured. In the three testing groups, the surfaces of fiber posts were silaned, sandblasted or etched with hydrogen peroxide. In the control group, the surfaces of fiber posts were not treated. All specimens were exposed to cyclic loadings and thermal cycles. The roots were sectioned into slices with 1 mm thickness and their bond strengths were tested with a universal material testing machine. Test piece following testing was placed under optical microscope to observe the breakage method.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Stickiness strength was significantly greater in the sandblasted and hydrogen peroxide groups compared with the control group (P < 0.05). No significant difference in stickiness strength was determined between the sandblasted and hydrogen peroxide groups (P > 0.05). No significant difference in stickiness strength was detected between the silaned and control groups (P > 0.05). The splicing destruction among each group was the main breakage method between materials and fiber posts. The surface treatment of fiber posts with sandblast or hydrogen peroxide significantly enhanced the bond strength of the composite resin tested. The surface treatment of fiber posts with silane did not enhance the bond strength of the composite resin.

The essay discussed on how traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) recognizes the mechanism of fatigue stage from three organs of liver, spleen and heart. TCM believes the mechanism of fatigue in sub-health lies in stagnation of liver Qi due to emotional disorder and deficiency both Qi and blood due to overexertion hurting heart and spleen. Stagnation of liver Qi plays an leading role in the occurrence and development of fatigue state, while the strain of heart and spleen is the important manifestation of this state.

BACKGROUND: This study investigated the effects of the intracoronary injection of nicorandil and tirofiban on myocardial perfusion and short-term prognosis in elderly patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) after emergency percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). METHODS: Seventy-eight STEMI patients with age >65 years who underwent emergency PCI were consecutively enrolled. These patients received conventional PCI and were randomly divided into a control group and a treatment group (n=39 per group). The control group received an intracoronary injection of tirofi ban followed by a maintenance infusion for 36 hours after surgery. The treatment group received intracoronary injection of tirofiban and nicorandil, and then intravenous infusion of tirofi ban and nicorandil 36 hours after surgery. The following parameters were measured: TIMI grade, corrected TIMI frame count (cTFC), TIMI myocardial perfusion grade (TMPG), STsegment resolution (STR) rate 2 hours post-operatively, resolution of ST-segment elevation (STR) at 2 hours postoperatively, peak level of serum CK-MB, left ventricular end diastolic diameter (LVEDD) and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) at 7–10 days postoperatively, and major adverse cardiac events (MACEs) in-hospital and within 30 days post-operatively. RESULTS: Compared with the control group, more patients in the treatment group had TIMI 3 and TMPG 3, and STR after PCI was significantly higher. The treatment group also had significantly lower cTFC, lower infarction relative artery (IRA), lower peak CK-MB, and no refl ow ratio after PCI. The treatment group had signifi cantly higher LVEDD and LVEF but lower incidence of MACEs than the control group. CONCLUSION: The intracoronary injection of nicorandil combined with tirofi ban can effectively improve myocardial reperfusion in elderly STEMI patients after emergency PCI and improve shortterm prognoses.

Objective To explore the effect of aging on nonspatial learning and memory ability or recognitive memory ability in C57BL/6 mice.Method The C57BL /6 mice were used and novel-object recognition task was used to test the recognition memory ability.Results There was hardly exploring behavior in half of mice in the novel-object recognition task.Conclusion The novel-object recognition task is valueless to evaluate the effect of age on the nonspatial learning and memory ability in the C57BL/6 mice.

Objective To explore whether there is the decline of learning and memory ability in C57BL/6 mice in radial six-arm water maze (RAWM) task. Methods The RAWM task was used to test the spatial abilities of learning and memory. Results All of old mice showed the decline of spatial learning and memory ability in the RAWM task. Conclusion RAWM task is excellent spatial learning and memory task and is sensitive to measure the age-related decline of learning and memory ability in C57BL/6 mice.

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0.05).The splicing destruction among each group was the main breakage method between materials and fiber posts.The surface treatment of fiber posts with sandblast or hydrogen peroxide significantly enhanced the bond strength of the composite resin tested.The surface treatment of fiber posts with silane did not enhance the bond strength of the composite resin.

Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) refers to thrombosis in the main portal vein and portal vein branches and is an important complication of liver cirrhosis.PVT can aggravate portal hypertension,increase the risk of bleeding,and lead to acute ischemic necrosis of the small intestine in case of shedding or retrograde movement.This article focuses on the new points of view on the mechanisms and treatment of PVT in cirrhotic patients and points out that treatment regimen should be selected based on patients'overall conditions.