Objective To afford the basis for the application of Sinomenine(SIN) in the proposal for organ transplantation, the expression of TGF-? 1 was explored in inborn WistarSK kidney transplantation model. Methods Forty-eight recipients were divided into 4 groups at random:group 1 being used as control and treated with 0 9% natrii chloride(3ml?kg -1 ?d -1 ,ip), group 2 treated with SIN(30mg?kg -1 ?d -1 ,ip),group 3 treated with CsA(2 5mg?kg -1 ?d -1 ,ip),group 4 treated with SIN(30mg?kg -1 ?d -1 ,ip) combined with CsA(2 5mg?kg -1 ?d -1 ,ip).Allografts of 6 recipients from each group were harvested at day 6 before end stage rejection for histological studies. The synergistic effects of SIN combined with CsA were assessed by COX proportional hazards model. The quantitative methods of immunohistochemistry were used for analysis on expression of TGF-? 1.Results Control recipients rejected their allografs at day 9 post-operation, the average life time was 7 83?9 75 days. Treated with either SIN(30mg?kg -1 ?d -1 ,ip) or subtherapeutic doses of CsA(2 5mg?kg -1 ?d -1 ,ip) allografts survival was mininally prolonged. Combined treatment with SIN and subtherapeutic doses of CsA led to a significant prolongation of graft survival(group 4), more than 18 days. The expression of TGF-? 1 was enhanced significantly in group 2 and group 3.No synergistic effect of SIN combined with CsA on expression of TGF-? 1 was observed. Conclusion The therapeutic value of SIN in rat kidney allograft model suggests that this safe chinese medicine has remarkable efficacy of anti-acute rejection in rat kidney transplantation. It shows significant synergistic effect with sub-therapeutic CsA. The immunosuppressive efficacy of SIN is probably based on enhancing express of TGF-? 1. No synergistic effect of SIN and CsA on expression of TGF-? 1 indicates low danger of fibrosis of allografts. SIN will be a hopeful chinese medicine for immunosuppressive treatment in organ transplantation.

Objective Comparative analysis of pressure in the compress interlocking intramedullary nail and interlocking intramedullary nail in the treatment of tibial shaft fracture stress level changed.Meth-ods Collection of 44 cases of tibial specimens were divided into two groups:A group :normal tibial inter-locking fixation group locking intramedullary nail .B group :internal fixation group locking intramedullary nail.Analyze and measure the biomechanical properties of the system.Results Pressure in a fixed group of interlocking intramedullary nail fixation group and normal tibial interlocking intramedullary nail in compres-sive interlocking intramedullary nail fixation of superior performance,low stress shielding,has more obvious advantage in strength,stiffness and stability,at the same time,it can make the tibial stump maintain normal stress level,and the operation is convenient,not easy to broken nails.Conclusions Internal compression interlocking intramedullary nail can control the physiological stress and conduction,the broken end of tibia stress level close to the normal stress level,to solve the clinical internal fixation fracture without stress con-duction problem,and can effectively control the harmful stress,low stress shielding,when fixed intramedul-lary fixation device before a new generation of tibial fracture.

Objective To study the effects of preterm birth, infection, pathological jaundice and asphyxia on neonatal thyroid function. Methods From April 2012 to April 2014,neonates within 7 days after birth admitted to the neonatal department of our hospital were recruited. The neonates with one or more of the 4 aforementioned conditions were assigned to the observation group; the full-term newborns without any diseases to the control group. 2 ml of venous blood from each patient was collected 5-7 days after birth to determine the levels of serum free iodine thyroid original glycine ( FT3 ) , free thyroxine ( FT4 ) and thyroid stimulating hormone ( TSH ) . The thyroid function of newborns in the observation group were re-examined after recovery, and compared among different groups and conditions. Results A total of 220 newborns were recruited in the observation group and 34 in the control group. FT3 in the observation group was significantly lower than the control group ( P＜0. 05 ) . As for FT4 and TSH, no statistically significant differences existed between the two groups ( p＞0. 05 ) . FT3 and FT4 in neonates with severe infection were significantly lower than mild infection ( P＜0. 05 ) . FT3 in the preterm group with gestational age ( GA ) ≤32 weeks was significantly lower than GA＞32 weeks, and FT3 in the jaundice group, serum bilirubin level ≥ 342 mol/L group significantly lower than ＜342 mol/L group (P＜0. 05) . In the observation group, the re-examined FT3 concentration was significantly higher (P＜0. 05) than the result tested 5-7 days after birth while FT4 and TSH didn′t show significant differences. And no significant differences existed between the observation group and the control group in re-examined thyroid functions ( P＞0. 05 ) . The multivariate analysis showed that GA, pathological jaundice, infection and asphyxia were associated with FT3 concentration 5-7 days after birth (P＜0. 05), while the delivery method and gender not (P＞0. 05). Conclusions The main effect of preterm birth, infection, pathological jaundice and asphyxia on thyroid function was to decrease FT3 temporarily. Severe infection might decrease FT4 temporarily. However, the thyroid function would return to normal with recovery.

BACKGROUND:There are many preliminary studies on the survival, metaptosis, and correlation characteristics of human amniotic epithelial cel s after transplanted into the animals, but there are no reports on the quantitative analysis of the transplantation effect. OBJECTIVE:To make quantitative analysis on serum biochemical function of liver and the expression of human albumin in mice received passaged human amniotic epithelial cel s transplantation in spleen. METHODS:Forty nude mice were randomly divided into four groups (n=10 in each group):hepatectomy+cel transplantation 2 weeks group, hepatectomy+cel transplantation 4 weeks group, hepatectomy+normal saline group (treated with partial hepatectomy) and hepatectomy+cel transplantation group (transplanted with 0.2 mL passaged human amniotic epithelial cel s with 5×106 under spleen, and the blood were col ected at 2 and 4 weeks after transplantation). The mice in the hepatectomy+normal saline group were treated with splenic injection of 0.2 mL normal saline;the cel transplantation group did not receive hepatectomy, and transplanted with 0.2 mL passaged human amniotic epithelial cel s with 5×106 under spleen. The histological and morphological changes of the liver and spleen in each group as wel as the expressions of serum alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase and human serum albumin in each group were detected, and the quantitative analysis of human serum albumin expression was performed. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: There was no obvious morphological change after human amniotic epithelial cel s transplanted into the acute liver injury mice for 4 weeks, but specific cel s could be detected by histological method. The serum levels of alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase and human serum albumin were improved obviously, and the human albumin could be detected in serum, the level of human albumin at 4 weeks after transplantation was significantly increased than 2 weeks after transplantation. Human amniotic epithelial cel s can survive for more than 4 weeks after transplanted into the liver injury mice, and can stil express partial characteristics and functions of hepatocyte-like cel s, improve the liver function, thus treating acute liver injury.

Succinic acid is widely used in the field of chemistry and food proces s. Compared to the traditional chemical synthesis, succinic acid production by fermentation has some benefits. The new process with competitive cost uses rene wable agricultural resources including green house gas CO 2 instead of fossil f uels and reduces pollution from chemical synthesis. In this article, research progr e ss in production of succinic acid by fermentation such as microorganisms, metabo lic pathways and its regulation, fermentation and isolation are briefly reviewed .

Objective A morphometric study was carried out on GABAergic neurons and astrocytes in primary auditory cortex of 4 young cats (1-3 years old, 20-2.5 kg) and 4 old cats (10-13-year-old, 3-3.5 kg), in order to explore the age-related changes and the probably physical effects underlying these changes. Methods The same regions of the primary auditory cortex (AI) were comparatively studied. Nissl staining and immunohistochemical methods were applied to explore the differences of GABAergic neurons and astrocytes(specifically labeled by GFAP as a mark as antibody) in the primary auditory cortex(Al) between young and old cats. Serial cross-sections from two age groups were stained with Nissl for layer structure observation and demonstration of neurons; Adjacent sections were stained with anti_GABA immunohistochemistry for localizing and characterizing GABAergic and with anti-GFAP for astrocytes in AI. Results The diameter, density and number of GABAergic neurons in Al of old cats declined significantly compared with the counterpart in young cats, especially in layers Ⅱ,Ⅲ of AI; but the change in GFAP-IR cells was reversed: old cats showed clearly larger number and stronger staining of GFAP-IR cells than that in young cats. The GFAP-IR cell bodies and dendrites swelled obviously in old cats, especially in layer Ⅰ of AI and in white matter. Conclusion The result presented a direct morphological evidence for weakness of GABAergic intracortical inhibition, which is considered to be a possible mechanism for age-related acoustic function decline. The enhanced function of astrocytes may play an important role in decreasing the GABA content in AI of the old individuals.

Defibrillation is the most effective method of treating ventricular fibrillation(VF), this paper introduces wearable automatic external defibrillators based on embedded system which includes EGG measurements, bioelectrical impedance measurement, discharge defibrillation module, which can automatic identify VF signal, biphasic exponential waveform defibrillation discharge. After verified by animal tests, the device can realize EGG acquisition and automatic identification. After identifying the ventricular fibrillation signal, it can automatic defibrillate to abort ventricular fibrillation and to realize the cardiac electrical cardioversion.
Animals ; Defibrillators ; Electric Countershock ; Electric Impedance ; Equipment Design ; Heart ; Humans ; Monitoring, Physiologic ; instrumentation ; Ventricular Fibrillation ; therapy

Antibodies ; analysis ; Biopsy ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Disease Progression ; Drug Resistance ; Female ; Fluorescent Antibody Technique ; Humans ; Immunoglobulin A ; analysis ; Kidney Glomerulus ; immunology ; pathology ; Male ; Nephrosis ; drug therapy ; pathology ; Prognosis ; Steroids ; pharmacology ; therapeutic use

Objective To investigate the treatment and mechanism of aminoguanidine in retina of diabetic of rats .Methods To-tal 60 rats were divided into control group(n=20) ,diabetic group(n=20) and aminoguanidine treatment group(n=20)which would be treated by aminoguanidine for 14 days .Then the eye tissue of rats were took after 14 days administration for pathological obser-vation(HE staining) ,and the induced nitric oxide synthase(iNOS) ,endothelial nitric oxide synthase(eNOS) ,nerve type of nitric ox-ide synthase(nNOS) level and the expression of differences content and expression were investigated by ELISA ,Western blot and PT-PCR .Results HE staining showed that retinal tissue defects decreased and neuronal cells of rats in aminoguanidine treatment group were increased and significant (P<0 .05) compared rats in diabetic group .The iNOS content and expression of rats in amin-oguanidine treatment group were lower than diabetic group by ELISA ,Western blot and PT-PCR ,it was significantly difference (P<0 .05) and without significant difference between the normal group and diabetic group (P> 0 .05) .Compared with diabetes group ,iNOS ,eNOS ,nNOS protein expression in the rat retina in aminoguanidine treatment group were reduced (P< 0 .05) ,and without significant difference between the normal group and aminoguanidine treatment group (P>0 .05) .The iNOS mRNA expres-sion was lower than that of eNOS mRNA and nNOS mRNA in aminoguanidine treatment group .Conclusion Aminoguanidine can improve retinal tissue of diabetic rats with lesions ,the pathways may be selectively inhibit inducible nitric oxide synthase activity of iNOS .

Objective To identify the metabolic levels in prefrontal lobe in patients with post-concussion syndrome by proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS), and to explore the relationship between metabolic levels and executive function. Methods The study was conducted in 40 patients with post-concussion syndrome and 20 normal controls. 1H-MRS on prefrontal lobe was performed in patients and controls, the NAA, Cho and Cr were measured and the ratios of NAA/Cr, Cho/Cr and NAA/(Cho + Cr) were determined. They were also evaluated executive functions by verbal fluency test (animal), Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WSCT) and Tower of Hanoi (TOH). Results Compared with normal controls, the patients with post-concussion syndrome were significantly lower NAA/Cr and NAA/(Cho+Cr) ratios in left prefrontal lobe (P < 0.05). The NAA/Cr ratio in left prefrontal was significantly positive correlated with total scores of verbal fluency (r = 0.66, P < 0.05), categories of WSCT (r = 0.54,P < 0.05) and total score of TOH(r = 0.58, P < 0.05). The NAA/Cr ratio was significantly negative correlated with total errors (r = -0.53, P < 0.05) and persistent errors (r = -0.47, P < 0.05) of WSCT and mean executive time of TOH(r = -0.67, P < 0.05). Conclusions The metabolic levels of NAA in left prefrontal lobe in patients with post-concussion syndrome is significantly decreased , it is one cause of impaired executive functions.