Objective To investigate the mechanism of the fluorouracil(FU)drug resistance and to prove deeply the role of serum dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase(DPD)activity in patients with gastric cancer resistance to FU with the level of cell culture. Methods The peripheral blood was collected from 45 patients with advanced gastric cancer before chemotherapy to detect the activity of DPD by high performance liquid chromatography(HPLC).The patients were divided into two groups(high activity group and low activity group)according to the results. The FU drug inhibitory rate of gastric cancer cell cultured in vitro were tested with MTT to compare the effects of the two groups. Result The FU drug inhibitory rate of gastric cancer cell cultured in vitro was obviously lower in high activity group than that in low activity group,(47.6±±4.0)%,(53.7±8.0)%respectively. Conclusion The activity of serum DPD may be simple and convenient indicators in predicting the resistance to FU.

Nitric oxide (NO) is the most important known endogenous vasodilator factor. The competitive inhibitor asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibits NO synthesis, which makes NO/NOS pathway to be obstructed and the reduction of NO synthesis. The studies in recent years have suggested that ADMA is as-sociated with the occurrence and development of diabetes with cerebrovascular disease. It has provided new insights into further clarifying the mechanism of the disease.

Objective To investigate the analgesic efficacy of ultrasound guided transversus abdominis plane block and to compare the efficacy of posterior approach and medial approach of ultrasound guided transversus abdominis plane block (TAPB) in providing postoperative analgesia after children laparoscopic groin surgery.Methods Eligible children 2 ～ 4 years old (n =60),American society of anesthesiologists (ASA) I,undergoing elective laparoscopic unilateral groin surgery were randomly assigned into posterior approach group (Group P),medial approach group (Group M) and control group (Group C).Many parameters were measured and recorded during the study,including funk sedation scores,intraoperative circulation monitoring at time points of T1 (before induction),T2 (skin incision) and T3 (skin closure),length of surgery,the time from post anesthesia care unit (PACU) arrival to the first obtainable pain score,length of PACU stay,modified-children's hospital of eastern ontario pain scale(m-CHEOPS),pediatric anesthesia emergence delirium (PAED) scores,number of children with sufentanil administered in PACU,number of people occurred nausea and vomiting,and satisfaction of parents.Results There were no statistically significant difference in general characteristics,basic emotion score,duration of surgery,the time from PACU arrival to first obtainable score,haemodynamic parameter at T1 and satisfaction of parents among groups P,M,and C.However,the m-CHEOPS scores at the time points of first obtainable,10 min,the number of children received sufentanil administration,PAED scores and haemodynamic parameter at T2 and T3 were significantly lower in groups P and M than in group C.There were no significant difference in parameters mentioned above between groups P and M.Conclusions Ultrasound guided transversus abdominis plane block could provide efficient and secure postoperative analgesia for children undergoing laparoscopic groin surgery.Both posterior approach and medial approach are ideal options.

Objective: To study the antioxidative and hepatoprotective activities of low molecular fucoidan oligosaccharides(LMFO) from Laminaria japonica in mice.Methods: Mice were pretreated with LMFO(50?100?150 mg/kg ig respectively, 10 days),and then 0.2 % CCl 4 10 ml/kg ig and D-GalN(600 mg/kg)+LPS(lipopolysaccharide,1 ?g/kg) ig respectively in two model groups to induce liver injury. Liver injury was assessed by quantifying activities of plasma GPT, SOD, GSH-Px and MDA content.Results: The increase of plasma GPT activity was significantly inhibited by LMFO in two liver injury models, suggesting that LMFO had good protective effect on the hepatocytes. LMFO had good antioxidative effect in mice with liver injury induced by CCl 4 and D-GalN+LPS as indicated by decreased MDA content and increased activities of plasma SOD and GSH-Px. Conclusion: LMFO is protective against CCl 4-induced and D-GalN+ LPS induced liver injury in mice and its effect may be due to its antioxidative activities in vivo.

Objective To investigate the application value of low dose high pitch dual source CT angiography technique in diagno-sis of acute aortic dissection.Methods 21 cases of critically ill patients with suspected aortic dissection underwent total aortic angiog-raphy without using ECG by adopting the second generation dual source CT Flash Technology (pitch 3 .2 ,1 0 0 kV and 1 0 0 mAs), using a lower contrast dose (60 mL).Results All subjects accepted as low as possible radiation doses and iodine intake;at the same time,accurate information including aortic intimal tear position,intimal flap,true and false lumen,and lesions involving the range vessel signs and anatomic relationship were received,2 cases of Stanford type A,type B 1 9 cases (2 cases of aortic rupture).Average scan time 2.6 s,average effective radiation dose cm 270 mGy·cm.Conclusion High quality images by using high pitch dual source CT low dose angiography with lower contrast dose provide safe,reliable,real-time screening method for critically ill patients with aor-tic dissection caused by systemic severe compound injury.

Animals ; Humans ; Interleukin-1 ; physiology ; Mice ; Pulmonary Fibrosis ; physiopathology ; Rats ; Receptors, Interleukin-1 ; physiology

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Neonatal mortality has been significantly decreased because of the development of neo-natal respiratory support techniques. Nevertheless,constant and high frequency ventilators have some limita-tions to solve all problems in neonatal respiratory failure. Special mechanical ventilation,mainly including he-liox and partial liquid ventilation,provides new respiratory support for newborn infants. The clinical signifi-cance of heliox and partial liquid ventilation need further investigation.