Background Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is a disease characterized by maternal inheritance.A number of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutation has been thought to be associated with this disease.Objective This study was to investigate the clinical and molecular genetic properties of LHON in two Chinese families.Methods Forty subjects from two Chinese families with LHON were enrolled in Affiliated First Hospital of Zhengzhou University,including 28 maternal members (10 of these members are LHON and 12 controls from two families.All the participants had a complete ophthalmic examination including visual acuity,direct ophthalmoscopy,color sensation and visual evoked potentials.MtDNA was extract from the whole blood sample of all participants.PCR-DNA sequencing was performed to detect the point mutation of the G11778A,T14484C,and G3462A for each subject.Written informed consent was obtained from each subject prior to this study.Results Only G11778A point mutation was identified in all 28 maternal members from the two families.No point mutation of G11778A was identified in non-maternal members,and no point mutation of the T14484C and G3462A were found in the two families.Conclusions The inherited pattern of these two families shows typical clinical and genetic features of LHON.LHON patients with G1 1778A mutation have a poor prognosis of visual acuity.

Adult ; Calculi ; complications ; Foreign Bodies ; complications ; Humans ; Male ; Nasal Cavity ; injuries ; Nasal Septum ; injuries ; Palate, Hard ; injuries

Objective To understand the job burnout conditions of nurses with different education levels in Ningyang county,analyze the influence of education level on job burnout,in order to find strategies to relieve the job burnout,reduce burnout,increase working enthusiasm,then further lower nurse turnover rate and stabilize of the nurse team.Methods A total of 150 nurses in the first hospital of Ningyang county participated in the investigation using Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) in December 2012.The survey data underwent statistical analysis.Results The results show that in the dimension of emotional exhaustion,education level showed main effect.While in the dimension of depersonalization and personal accomplishment,the education level showed no main effect.Conclusions Education levels have a significant impact on job burnout of nurses,mainly in the emotional exhaustion dimension.Hospital managers should pay attention to job burnout of nurses with college degree,reduce their occupational burnout through positive changes in personal and organizational factors.

Objective To reproduce an experimental model of microsurgical reversible obstruction jaundice by micro-surgical technique. Methods Eight Banna miniature pigs were equally and randomly assigned into model group and control group. An improved Foley catheter was put into gall bladder of the pigs in the control group. A biliary calculus removal balloon tube was inserted into the common bile duct through the cystic duct in the experimental group to establish either partial or total biliary obstruction. The obstruction could be relieved by withdrawing the balloon tube from the common bile duct. Biliary tract visualization was conducted to evaluate the biliary obstruction, and venous blood samples were collected to determine the liver function (such as serum levels of TBIL and ALT etc.) in all pigs on the 2nd, 4th and 6th day after operation. Results Cholangiography showed a progressive dilation of both common hepatic duct and intrahepatic bile duct in the experimental group when the partial biliary obstruction was induced. During the periods when the total biliary obstruction was created the common bile duct, the common hepatic duct and intrahepatic bile duct of the animals in the experimental group were dilated progressively too. Both intra- and extra- hepatic bile ducts changed significantly compared to the control group. The dilatation subsided following the relief of obstruction. There was no dilatation of the bile duct in the control group. The serum levels of TBIL and ALT were significantly higher in the experimental group than that in the control group, and they were lowered after the relief of obstruction. Conclusion A microsurgical reversible obstruction jaundice model has been successfully reproduced with a biliary calculus removal balloon tube. It may provide a reliable experimental method for researches on the pothogenesis and treatment of obstruction jaundice.

Objective:To prepare celecoxib nanosuspension ( CXB-NSs) and study the pharmacokinetics of CXB-NSs in rats. Methods:CXB-NSs were prepared by an anti-solvent precipitation and high pressure homogenization method. The particle size, polydispersion index ( PdI) and zeta potential of the nanosuspension were studied. Totally 12 Wistar rats were randomly divided into CXB-NSs group and CXB suspension group, and gastric drug dose was 100 mg·kg-1 . CXB concentration in plasma was determined by HPLC and the pharmacokinetic parameters were calculated by 3P97 software. Results: The particle size, polydispersion index, zeta potential of CXB-NSs was (442. 5 ± 61. 9) nm, 0. 312 ± 0. 057 and ( -31. 6 ± 3. 9) mV, respectively. AUC (0-t) of CXB suspension and CXB-NSs was (5.13 ±0.77) and (13.51 ±3.18) mg·L-1·h, half time (t1/2) was (12.31 ±1.91) and (12.73 ±1.83) h, Tmax was (2. 48 ± 0. 37) and (1. 41 ± 0. 27) h and Cmax was (0. 94 ± 0. 31) and (2. 38 ± 0. 25) mg·L-1 , respectively. Conclusion:CXB-NSs can remarkably increase bioavailability in rats.

0.05) . Time consumed for registration and waiting for consultation, average medical care cost, time consumed for dispensing prescription and average total patients' visit time except for diagnosis and treatment were significantly less in primary-care hospitals than those in secondary-care ones( P 0.05) . Conclusions Quality of medical care service process in primary and secondary-care hospitals was perceived good by the outpatients. In general, phenomena of long queues for registration, waiting for consultation, payment, getting drugs and short time for diagnosis and treatment in outpatient departments have been improved a little bit. Medical doctors in primary-care hospitals could provide medical care service as nearly the same as that in secondary-care ones, while time consumed for registration, waiting for consultation, payment and getting drugs, as well as for a total visit was much less in primary-care hospitals.

Objective To investigate the expression and importance of basic fibroblast growth factor(bFGF)in renal tissue of doxorubicin-induced nephropathy rats,and discuss its possible role in minimal change nephrotic syndrome(MCNS).Methods Fifty male Wistar rats were enrolled in this study.They were randomly divided into normal group(n=10)and nephropathic group(n=40).The nephropathic group was established by a single intraperitoneal injection of doxorubicin 5 mg/kg.The rats of nephropathic group were killed on the 3rd,7th,14th and 28th day and 24 h urinary protein of all rats was measured.Normal group rats were killed on the 28th day.bFGF level in renal tissue was determined with immunohistochemistry assays,and was quantitatively analyzed with color image analysis system.The SPSS 10.0 software was used to obtain t-test of various groups and correlation analysis of 2 variables.Results 1.The 24 h urinary protein of nephropathy rats increased gradually on the 7th,14th and 28th day,and it was greatly higher than that in control group(Pa

OBJECTIVETo compare the efficacy between elongated needle therapy and regular needle therapy at Tiantu (CV 22) on the basis of xingnao kaiqiao (activiting brain and regaining consciousness) acupuncture therapy so as to explore the effective therapeutic method in treatment of dysphagia induced by bulbar palsy.

METHODSSeventy one cases of dysphagia induced by bulbar palsy were randomized into two groups. The xingnao kaiqiao acupuncture therapy was applied at Shuigou (GV 26), Neiguan (PC 6), Sanyinjiao (SP 6) and the others in the two groups. In the elongated needle therapy group, on the basis of xingnao kaiqiao acupuncture therapy, the elongated needle was used to puncture Tiantu (CV 22). In the regular needle therapy, the regular acupuncture technique was used at Tiantu (CV 22). In both groups, the treatment was given once a day in a week except Sunday and lasted for 4 weeks totally. Before and after treatment, the swallowing condition and the standardized swallowing assessment (SSA) were observed in the patients and the efficacy was compared between the two groups.

RESULTSThe total effective rate was 97.2% (35/36) in the elongated needle therapy group, which was better than 77.1% (27/35) in the regular needle therapy group (P<0.05). After treatment, SSA score was reduced significantly as compared with that before treatment in the two groups (both P<0.05). SSA score in the elongated needle therapy group was reduced much more apparently as compared with that in the regular needle therapy group after treatment (P<0.05).

CONCLUSIONOn the basis of the xingnao kaiqiao acupuncture therapy, the elongated needle therapy at Tiantu (CV 22) achieves the superior effect on bulbar palsy-induced dysphagia as compared with the regular acu- puncture at Tiantu (CV 22).

Acupuncture Points ; Acupuncture Therapy ; Aged ; Bulbar Palsy, Progressive ; complications ; Deglutition Disorders ; etiology ; therapy ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Treatment Outcome

ObjectiveTo analyze the internet-based cognitive behavior therapy (ICBT) intervent medical university students' social anxiety,and provide experiences and theoretical basis for future social anxiety interventions.Methods45 medical students of social anxiety were voluntarily divided into the one-to-one intervention group,one-to-five intervention group and control group.The control group did not intervene,one-to-one intervention group and one-to-five intervention group were interfered single person or team by cognitive behavioral therapy,respectively.The level and symptom of social anxiety of the 3 groups were assessed before and after the intervention by social phobia inventory(SPIN) and Social anxiety symptoms interview inventory.ResultsAfter the intervention,the scores of SPIN and the 3 subscales within it (fear,avoidance and physiological) of one-to-one ICBT group and one-to-five ICBT group were lower than those of the control group (SPIN scores:one-to-one ICBT group 15.60 ±7.87,one-to-five ICBT group 14.87 ± 8.83,control group 20.20 ± 11.46).Variance analysis showed that,in addition to physiological subscale(F =0.641,P ＞ 0.05 ),the scores of SPIN,fear and avoidance subscales had significant differences among the3 groups (F=3.764,P=0.018; F=3.606,P=0.021 ; F=5.444,P=0.005).In the analysis of participants'social anxiety symptoms,after treatment,in one-to-one ICBT group,there was 1 participant changed into subthreshold social anxiety and 1 participant into normal in the 2 threshold social anxiety participants.All the 3 subthreshold social anxiety participants changed into normal.In one-to-five ICBT group,there was 1 threshold social anxiety participant lapsed to subthreshold social anxiety,1 subthreshold social anxiety participants still remained in subthreshold social anxiety,2 symptomatic social anxiety participants changed into normal.But there were no significant changes in control group.ConclusionsAll the two methods of intervention have a certain effect.The effect of one-to-one intervention therapy is most significant.

Objective To estimate the biological effects of leptin on human HaCaT keratinocytes and explore their molecular mechanisms.Methods Cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) was used to evaluate the proliferation of cultured HaCaT cells treated with different concentrations of leptin for 24 and 48 hours.Some HaCaT cells were classified into four groups to remain untreated,be treated with leptin (100 μg/L) and piceatannol (a specific inhibitor of STAT3 phosphorylation) alone or in combination for 24 hours,respectively,followed by the evaluation of cell proliferation using CCK-8 kit.Flow cytometry was performed to assess cell cycle of HaCaT cells treated with leptin of 100 μg/L,Western blot to determine the phosphorylation level of Erk1/2 and STAT3 in HaCaT cells treated with leptin of 100 μg/L for different durations.Statistical analysis was done by Student's t-test for unpaired data using GraphPad Prism 5 software.Results The proliferation of HaCaT cells was accelerated to different degrees after treatment with leptin of 50 and 100 μg/L for 24 and 48 hours,and the accelerating effect was in a dose-dependent manner within 24 hours (r =0.9989,P ＜ 0.05).Piceatannol apparently inhibited the promotive effect of leptin on the proliferation of HaCaT cells.There was an obvious elevation in the percentage of cells at S phase ((57.70 ± 5.88)％ vs.(42.50 ± 7.55)％,P ＞ 0.05),but a significant decrease in that at G0/G1 phase ((39.70 ± 1.57)％ vs.(45.20 ± 1.44)％,P ＜ 0.05),with a significant increase in proliferation index (0.603 ±0.0157 vs.0.564 ± 0.0144,P ＜ 0.05) in HaCaT cells treated with leptin of 100 μg/L for 24 hours compared with the untreated controls.Western blot showed that leptin of 100 μg/L markedly enhanced the phosphorylation level of STAT3 in HaCaT cells.Conclusion Leptin may upregulate the proliferation of HaCaT cells through activation of STAT3 pathway.