Sick sinus syndrome (SSS) is a disease of multiple arrhythmias and symptoms.It has great impact on patients in the quality of life for the symptoms of high incidence.The asynchrony of myocardial electromechanical movement caused by the SSS electrophysiological changes are focused.The ultrasound can not only observe the electrical physiological activity,but also measure the mechanical movement caused by electrophysiological delay.The research progresses of ultrasound in quantitative evaluation of myocardial function in SSS patients was reviewed in this article.

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Objective To investigate the infiltration of dendritic cell (DC) in Vocal cord polyp, laryngeal leukopla-kia and glottic squamous cell carcinoma,and to observe laryngeal mucosal lesions of the state of the immune microenviron-ment, and to research significance of DC on the development of glottic squamous cell carcinoma. Methods The infiltration of S-100+and CD83+DC in 20 cases of Vocal cord polyp, 47 cases of laryngeal leukoplakia, 45 cases of glottic squamous cell carcinoma tumor and 20 cases of laryngeal normal mucosa were examined using immunohistochemistry. Results The num-ber of S-100+and CD83+DC were significantly higher in glottic squamous cell carcinoma, laryngeal leukoplakia and vocal cord polyp than that in laryngeal normal mucosa (P<0.05). The number of S-100+and CD83+DC were higher in laryngeal leukoplakia than that in glottic squamous cell carcinoma (P<0.05). The number of S-100+and CD83+DC in mild dysplasia and moderate dysplasia were less than that in severe atypical hyperplasia (P<0.01). In glottic squamous cell carcinoma, S-100+ and CD83+DC with poor-differentiated was significantly less than that with well-differentiated (P < 0.01). Conclu-sion Changes in the number of dendritic cell was found in vocal cord polyp, laryngeal leukoplakia and glottic squamous cell carcinoma, which indicated that there were an abnormal immune status. Changing of dendritic cell in laryngeal mucosa plays an important role in laryngeal cancer development.

Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of fractionated ultrapulse carbon dioxide laser combined with microneedle for depressed acne scars.Methods Totally 86 patients with depressed acne scar were randomly divided into 2 groups:the treatment group received fractionated ultrapulse carbon dioxide laser combined with microneedle technology and the control group only received fractionated ultrapulse carbon dioxide laser.The treatment interval was 1 to 3 months,and the whole course was 2-8 times.The total effective rate and the adverse reaction were analyzed in the facial acne scar.Results The surface of depressed acne scars was significantly improved.ECCA score of all patients declined obviously after treatment,the score of the treatment group declined from 61± 11 to 45± 15,and the control group declined from 57± 14 to 40± 16.There were significantly statistical differences in the results of each group (P＜0.05).More treatment times resulted in better surface improvement.The total effective rate were 81.8％ (18/22) and 100％ (24/24) in the treatment group,and 80.0％ (16/20) and 100％ (20/22) in the control group.The course was 6.8± 1.6 months in the treatment group and 20.8±4.6 months in the control group (P＜0.05) to get a similar satisfied result.There were no obvious adverse reactions except two cases of erythema and pigmentation in the treatment group and 5 cases in the control group.The former was with less adverse reactions.Conclusions Ultrapulse carbon dioxide laser combined with microneedle technique is effective for facial acne scars,with less complications and shorten treatment course.

AIM: To investigate the regulatory effects of nuclear factor-κB ( NF-κB) and activator protein-1 (AP-1) on the expression of ectopic trypsin and proinflammatory cytokines in influenza A virus (IAV)-induced myocardi-tis.METHODS:Male BALB/c mice of 8 weeks old ( n=40) were randomly divided into 4 groups:normal control group ( NC) , infection control group ( IC) , NF-κB inhibitor group ( NI) and AP-1 inhibitor group ( AI) .The mice in NC group and IC group were instilled intranasally with 15μL saline and 40 plaque forming units ( PFU) IAV, respectively.The mice in NI group and AI group were infected intranasally with 40 PFU IAV and injected intraperitoneally with 10 mg/kg NF-κB inhibitor pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate ( PDTC) or 2.5 mg/kg AP-1 inhibitor nordihydroguaiaretic acid ( NDGA) once daily. The mice were euthanized at day 9 after instillation, and the hearts were removed for pathological and biochemical analysis. RESULTS:IAV infection induced significant up-regulation of ectopic trypsin, and proinflammatory cytokines interleukin 6 (IL-6), IL-1βand tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α) in the myocardium, and triggered acute myocarditis.PDTC signifi-cantly inhibited NF-κB activation and up-regulation of ectopic trypsin and proinflammatory cytokines, and effectively sup-pressed IAV replication and myocardial inflammatory response (P<0.01).NDGA effectively inhibited AP-1 activity (P<0.01) and mildly suppressed up-regulation of proinflammatory cytokines ( P<0.05) , but had no effects on the expression of ectopic trypsin, IAV replication and the extent of myocarditis ( P>0.05) .CONCLUSION:IAV infection induces up-regulation of ectopic trypsin and proinflammatory cytokines in myocardium predominantly by the activation of NF-κB.AP-1 signaling pathway might be only partially involved in the regulation of proinflammatory cytokines.

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.

An online solid phase extraction ( SPE ) coupled with high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)-mass spectrometry (MS) method was developed for the separation of 1,3,5,7-tetraacetyl-1,3,5,7-tetraazacyclooctane ( TAT ) and 1 , 3 , 5-triacetyl-1 , 3 , 5-triazacyclohexane ( TRAT ) which are the synthetic intermediates of cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine ( HMX) . In this experiment, molecularly imprinted polymers with TAT as the template were used as SPE sorbents. PC HILIC column was employed in liquid chromatographic separation. The parameters of SPE-HPLC were optimized. Acetonitrile was selected as the loading solution with flow rate of 0. 1 mL/min. After flushed by ethyl acetate, the TAT adsorbed on SPE was eluted by methanol, which was also used as the mobile phase in HPLC separation. The mass spectrometry was coupled with HPLC to identify the corresponding peaks. Under the optimized conditions, the linear detection range of this method was 6. 0 mg/L to 500. 0 mg/L, with the detection limit of 1. 8 mg/L (3σ). The enriching factor was 400 times and TAT recovery was 79%–93% in the standard addition experiment.

OBJECTIVE:To prepare and characterize celecoxib-loaded PLGA nanoparticles. METHODS:Emulsification-solvent evaporation method was adopted to prepare celecoxib-loaded PLGA nanoparticles. With encapsulation efficiency and particle size as the indexes,Plackett-Burman design was preferred to screen the formulation and variables which had a significant effect on the property of nanoparticles. And then Box-Behnken response surface method was used to further optimize selected variables including mass concentration of PLGA,ultrasonic power and ultrasonic time,followed by verification. Malvern particle size analyzer was used to determine the particle size distribution of nanoparticles and Zeta potential of nanoparticle by the optimal formulation technol-ogy,and transmission electron microscope was used to observe the morphology of the nanoparticles,and their drug release in vitro behavior and stability(25,5 ℃)were also observed. RESULTS:The optimal formulation and technology was as follows as PLGA mass concentration of 30.0%,ultrasonic power of 180 W and ultrasonic time of 8 min. For the prepared nanoparticles,encapsula-tion efficiency and particle size were (85.7 ± 4.1)% and (226.1 ± 36.1) nm (n=3) respectively;particle size distribution was (176.2±41.2)nm,polydispersity index was 0.211±0.021,and Zeta potential was(-37.3±1.6)mV. Under the electron micro-scope,the nanoparticles were homogeneous in particle size and distributed spheroidally,with 24 h accumulative release of 52.4%. They were stable within 3 months at 5℃. CONCLUSIONS:Celecoxib-loaded PLGA nanoparticles have been prepared successfully.

Objective To detect the levels of cytokines in first-episode depressant patients and the influence on the levels of cytokines after the treatment with sertraline and venlafaxin. Methods The levels of IL-2,IL-6,TNF-α and IL-10 were measured in 80 first-episode depressant patients and 40 healthy control subjects. 80first-episode depressant patients were divided into two groups which were treated by sertraline and venlafaxin respectively. The levels of the same items were measured after 6-week treatment with sertraline and venlafaxin. All data were statistically analyzed by SPSS. Results The levels of IL-2,IL-6,TNF-α in 80 first-episode depressant patients were significantly higher than that in control group( IL-2:(6.79 ± 2.89 )pg/ml vs (4.06 ± 2.05 )pg/ml;IL-6:(10.12 ±4.52)pg/ml vs (6.04 ± 1.79) pg/ml;TNF-α: ( 14.81 ±4.38) pg/ml vs ( 10.69±2.54) pg/ml)(P＜0.05). The level of IL-6 after treatment by sertraline and venlafaxin was lower than that before treatment.There were no significant difference of the levels of IL-2,TNF-α, IL-10 before and after treatment. No significant difference of the levels of cytokines were observed between the two groups which were treated by sertraline and venlafaxin. Conclusions There are some changes of the levels of cytokines in first-episode depressant patients, which might be corrected by the treatment with sertraline and venlafaxin. Sertraline and venlafaxin might have the same mechanisms to cytokines.

Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of Q-switch 1064 nm wavelength laser combining with microneedle technology for the treatment of melasma.Methods 70 melasma patients were selected in the Out-patient Department of Wuhan General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command from July 2012 to Sept.2013.The patients were randomly divided into 3 groups:the combining therapy group (patients in this group received Q-switch 1064 nm wavelength laser combining with microneedles technology,the treatment interval was 2 or 3 weeks,and the whole course was 2-6 months);the microneedle group and the Q-switch 1064 nm wavelength laser group.The effect and the adverse reaction were observed and recorded during the treatment,and the reduced area of the pigment patch was also measured to judge the total efficacy after the course.Results The total effective rate was 78.6％ (22/28) in the combining therapy group and 40.0％ (8/20) in the microneedle group,45.5％ (10/22) in the Q-switch 1064 nm wavelength laser group.There were statistically significant differences between the combining therapy group and the other groups (P1 ＜0.05,P2 ＜0.05),without obvious adverse reaction.Conclusions It is significantly better to use American Medlite C6 Q-switch 1064 nm wavelength laser combining with microneedles technology than that of the single use of Q-switch 1064 nm wavelength laser or microneedles in the treatment for the patients with melasma.The method is also simple to handle and suitable for clinical application.