Vascular calcification (VC) is a chronic systemic vascular disease characterized by abnormal deposition of hydroxyapatite minerals in the vascular system and is closely associated with aging, diabetes, atherosclerosis, and chronic kidney disease. Perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT), a special type of adipose tissue that surrounds blood vessels, is thought to be a supportive component of the vascular structure and is capable of playing a role in homeostatic regulation during vasodilatation and contraction. Currently, there is growing evidence that perivascular adipose tissue acts as an endocrine and paracrine organ and interacts closely with cellular components of the vascular wall, which may be involved in the development of vascular calcification. This article reviews the role of perivascular adipose tissue in the pathophysiological process of vascular calcification and its potential as a target for therapeutic intervention, with the aim of providing new ideas for the prevention and treatment of vascular calcification.

This paper explains the status of science and technology of traditional Chinese medicine in China. Basic conclusions are as follows: policy environment is improved step by step, R&D funds and R&D personnel in traditional Chinese medicine field are increased continuously, and a lot of achievements have been got in traditional Chinese medicine field.
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Objective To discuss the change and significance of hepcidin expression in patients with hyperlipemia after allograft renal transplantation.Methods Allograft renal transplantation recipients were divided into hyperlipemia group (n =35),and non-hyperlipemia group (n =25).Normal control group was divided into non-hyperlipemia subgroup (n =30),and hyperlipemia group (n =25).ELISA was used to detect serum hepcidin and IL6.Relevant indexes of hematology,biochemistry,and iron metabolism were examined.Results As compared with other three groups,hyperlipemia group after allogenic kidney transplantation had increased serum hepcidin,IL-6,and serum ferritin expression (P＜0.05).Single factor analysis of each group revealed that serum hepcidin expression was correlated with serum ferritin and IL-6 (P ＜ 0.05).Correlation analysis on all specimens demonstrated that serum hepcidin was correlated with glomerular filtration rate,total cholesterol,triglycerides,serum ferritin and IL6 expression (P＜0.05).Conclusion Renal allograft transplantion recipients with hyperlipemia have higher serum hepcidin expression; There exists correlation between the expression of serum ferritin and expression of IL-6,which could reflect the hyperlipemia-induced atherosclerosis and its progress.

Objective To detect the expression and correlation of serum Hepcidin,IL-6,sTfR,BMP6 diversity and explore the role of serum Hepcidin in prostate cancer with bone metastasis.Methods From January 2012 to March 2012,serum Hepcidin,IL-6,sTfR,BMP6 diversity were tested by ELISA in 25 prostate cancer patients with bone metastasis,30 prostate cancer patients without bone metastasis and 30 patients with BPH were used as the control group.The mean patient's age was 67 years (range from 55 to 75 years).In prostate cancers with bone metastasis group,the mean PSA base line was 138.0 μg/L (ranged from 20.0-1500 μg/L),the prostate cancers without bone metastasis group,mean PSA was 10.2 μg/L(ranged from 3.5-28.2 μg/L),and in BPH group,the mean PSA was 3.7 μg/L (ranged from 0.3-14.2 μg/L).Venous blood samples were taken in fasting mornings,then stored 3 ml in EDTA anticoagulant vacuum tube and centrifuged at4 ℃ for 10 min,the isolated serum were then preserved in-80 ℃ refrigerator.The competitive in-phase enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA) was used to detect serum Hepcidin,IL-6 and sTfR and BMP6 levels.Results Serum Hepcidin expressions in three groups were 67.7 ± 40.6 μg/L,37.5 ± 15.3 μg/L and 34.3 ± 10.7 μg/L,respectively.For prostate cancers with bone metastasis group,serum Hepcidin expression were higher than control group (P ＜ 0.05),and associated with IL-6(22.5 ±22.1 μg/L),sTfR (5.7 ± 2.6 μg/L),BMP6 (429.3 ± 188.4 μg/L),correlation coefficients were 0.972,-0.987,0.971 (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Increased serum Hepcidin level might be a sensitive index for diagnosis and prognosis of prostate cancers with bone metastasis.

Objective To study the effect of dexmedetomidine and midazolam on hemodynamics and sedation in patients with nasal intubation.Methods Forty patients whose ASA grade Ⅰ-Ⅱ and anticipated difficult airway were randomly divided into dexmedetomidine group(group D,20 cases)and midazolam group(group M,20 cases)according to the admission number.In group D,dexmedetomidine 1 μ g/kg were constant speed pumped in 10 minutes.In group M,midazolam 0.03 mg/kg were intravenous injected.Then nasal intubation were carried.Systolic blood pressure(SBP),diastolic blood pressure(DBP),mean arterial blood pressure(MAP),heart rate(HR),pulse oxygen saturation(SpO2),Ramsay sedation score,rate-pressure product(RPP),tip perfusion index(TPI)were recorded and compared before anesthesia (T0),fiberoptic bronchoscope pass by later nostril(T1),to spy on epiglottis(T2),intubation succeed(T3),after intubation 1 minute(T4)and after intubation 3 minutes(T5).Airway score and postoperative visit were evaluated.Results SBP,DBP,MAP,HR,RPP in group M were significantly higher at T1-T3 than those at T0 (P＜0.05),and were significantly higher than those in group D at the same time(P＜ 0.05).There was no significant difference in group D(P ＞ 0.05).Ramsay sedation score and TPI at T1-T3 in group M were significantly lower than those at To(P ＜0.05).Ramsay sedation score and TPI at T1-T5 in group D were significantly higher than those at T0(P ＜ 0.05),and were significantly higher than those in group M at the same time(P ＜ 0.05).The rate of airway score 1 score and intubation satisfaction in group D were significantly higher than those in group M[100％(20/20)vs.30％(6/20),90％(18/20)vs.50％(10/20)](P＜ 0.05).The rate of throat ache in group D was significantly lower than that in group M[5％(1/20)vs.35％(7/20)](P ＜0.05).Conclusions For difficult airway patients with nasal intubation during dexmedetomidine infusion,hemodynamics is stable and sedation is satisfied.

Objective A method was developed for determination of the total triterpene glycosides in different sea cucumbers.Methods A holostane triterpene glycoside called Echinoside A was taken as the reference standard.Triterpene glycosides were reacted with vanillin and perchloric acid.The sea cucumbers were extracted by 60% ethanol and partitioned between water and n-butanol to gain the total triterpene glycosides.The contents of total triterpene glycosides in 11 kinds of sea cucumbers were determined with the standard curve.And the relationships of the triterpene glycosides content among different sea cucumber species,growth environment,process technique,etc.were discussed by the value of TG/P(triterpene glycosides content /protein content).Results The determination wavelength was confirmed to be 560nm and the standard curve was determined as y-1.3414x-0.0077.The ab-sorbance was of a good linearity in the mass range of 0-0.5mg with R2 =0.9994.The recovery of this method was(99.01?2.82)% and the relative standard deviation was 4.68%.Conclusion The method has been proved to be convenient,reliable and suitable for the analysis of triterpene glycosides in sea cucumbers.

Objective Rheological properties and gelation properties of agar were investigated. Methods The gelling point,melting point and the gel strength of agar were detected with MCR101 rheometer and TA texture testing instrument. Results and Conclusion Rheological properties of agar were affected by its concentration ,temperature and the addition of salt (such as NaCl ,CaCl2) and sucrose. Apparent viscosity exhibited shear thinning behavior following the power law model. Apparent viscosity increased with the increase of concentration,and decreased with the rise of temperature. The decrease in viscosity followed an Arrhenius temperature dependence. Agar solutions exhibited typical "weak gel" properties by small strain oscillatory measurements. The results indicated that the agar solution was characterized as a gel properties ,and which could form a kind of heat reversible gel. The gelling point of agar was lower than its melting point. The gel strength of agar could be affected by its gel time,and the addition of salt (such as NaCl,CaCl2) and sucrose.

Objective To investigate the clinical features of primary retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF), and to find out better method for diagnosis and therapy. Methods Nine patients with primary RPF in Peking Union Medical College Hospital since 1990 to 2003 were analyzed retrospectively. Results All patients had abnormal findings in CT or MRI, and 8 of them had chronic non-specific inflammation of the retroperitoneum in pathology. Six patients had renal involvement and 2 of them had severe renal failure. Eight of the patients had received therapy with corticosteroid or tamoxifene. Conclusions RPF is an uncommon collagen vascular disease characterized by a chronic non-specific inflammation of the retroperitoneum.Because of the atypical manifestations of RPF, awareness of the disease is important.CT and (or) open biopsy remains the gold standard for diagnosis.Management typically includes surgery and drug treatment.Corticosteroid therapy or more recently,tamoxifen has been used successfully. The clinical and radiographic improvement with drug treatment has been seen in several patients and confirmed the diagnosis,thereby early diagnosis and treatment can bring the patient more excellent renal and general outcome.

Objective To investigate the expressions of TRIM59,Twist and E-cadherin in hepatocellular carcinoma and their clinical significance. Methods The expressions of TRIM59,Twist and E-cadherin protein were tested by immunohistochemistry in 80 cases of hepatocellular carcinomas and the adjacent paracancerous tissues. Results The positive rate of TRIM59 in hepatocellular carcinoma was significantly higher than that in the adjacent paracancerous tissue(76.3%vs. 8.0%,P<0.05). Significant difference was also observed in the expres-sion rate of Twist between the hepatocellular carcinomas and the paracancerous tissue(66.3%vs. 6.0%,P<0.05). The positive rate of E-cadherin in hepatocellular carcinoma was significantly lower than that in the adjacent para-cancerous tissue(27.5%vs. 90.0%,P<0.05). The differences of the expression of TRIM59 in hepatocellular carci-noma of pathological grading,tumor differentiation,vascular invasion and clinical TNM stage were significant(P<0.05). The differences of the expression of Twist in hepatocellular carcinoma of pathological grading ,differentia-tion,vascular invasion and clinical TNM stage was also significant(P<0.05,respectively). The differences of the expression of E-cadherin in hepatocellular carcinoma of pathological grading,differentiation,vascular invasion and clinical TNM stage were also significant(P<0.05,respectively). Significantly positive correlation was also found between TRIM59 and Twist by using spearman correlation analysis(P<0.05). Negative correlations were observed between TRIM59 and E-cadherin(P < 0.05),and between Twist and E-cadherin(P < 0.05). Survival analysis showed that TRIM59 expression was an independent prognostic factor in hepatocellular carcinoma. Conclusion TRIM59,Twist and E-cadherin protein expression might be associated with the development,invasion,and metas-tasis of hepatocellular carcinoma. TRIM59 may become a new target gene for the treatment of human hepatocellular carcinoma.

Objective:To compare of life satisfactions and suicide intensions in suicide survivors with and without psychiatric disorders.Methods:Suicide survivors of emergency department of general hospitals were diagnosed by psychiatrists according to the criteria of CCMD-3.Their life satisfactions and suicide intension were assessed Result:In general,there were 39 survivors with psychiatric disorders and 81 without.Survivors with psychiatric disorders had higher suicide intension and lower life satisfactions lower than those without.All survivors felt their life satisfactions lowest just around their attempt and had been better before.Conclusion:Higher suicide intension and lower life satisfactions are found in attempters with mental disorders,these probably the reasons why much more completed suicide and multiple attempts among psychiatric patients.