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Object To provide evidences for the identification of the root of Ampelopsis brevipedunculata (Maxim.) Trautv. var kulingensis Rehd as a basis for the rational exploitation and utilization of this medicinal plant Methods The characteristic features were studied by macroscopic and microscopic observations and its chemical costituents identified qualitatively by TLC Results Macroscopic and microscopic characteristics of this crude drug were described 4 chemical compositions, such as lupeol, were found by TLC Conclusion The distinct characteristics revealed in the studies could provide a basis for the identification of this crude drug

Aim To study the effect of silymarin on proliferation and apoptosis of human osteosarcoma saos-2 cells and to explore its possible mechanisms .Meth-ods Control group and different concentration groups of silymarin were set , and Saos-2 cells were treated with silymarin .Celluar morphologic changes were ob-served by inverted phase contrast microscope .Prolifer-ation of cells was tested CCK-8 assay .Apoptosis rate of cells was analyzed by flow cytometry . ERK1/2、p-ERK1/2 and cleaved caspase-3 protein expression were measured by Western blot .Results Silymarin inhibi-ted the proliferation of Saos-2 cells in a time-dependent and concentration-dependent manner . Silymarin in-duced the apoptosis of Saos-2 cells in a concentration-dependent manner . Silymarin decreased p-ERK1/2 protein expression and increased cleaved caspase-3 protein expression in a concentration-dependent man-ner, while ERK1/2 protein expression had no obvious change.Conculsions Silymarin can inhibit the prolif-eration of human osteosarcoma saos-2 cells and induce apoptosis of them , and the mechanism may be related to inhibition of ERK signaling pathway and upregulated caspase-3 protein expression .

OBJECTIVE To investigate the antibiotics-resistant genes in enterococci isolated from the 98th Hospital of PLA,Huzhou,Zhejiang Province,China.METHODS The antibiotics-resistant genes of TEM,aac(6′)/aph(2″),aph(3′)-Ⅲ,ant(2″)-Ⅰ,ant(4′,4″),ant(6)-Ⅰ,ermB,mefA,tetM,vanA,and vanB were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction(PCR) and verified by DNA sequencing in the 15 isolates of Enterococcus faecalis and 9 isolates of E.faecium.RESULTS The positive rate of the resistance genes of TEM,aac(6′)/aph(2″),aph(3′)-Ⅲ,ant(2″)-Ⅰ,ant(4′,4″),ant(6)-Ⅰ,(ermB,) mefA,tetM,vanA,and vanB in the 24 strains of enterococci tested were 37.5%,70.8%,25.0%,0.0%,0.0%,41.7%,75.0%,0.0%,41.7%,4.2%,and 4.2%,(respectively.) CONCLUSIONS The multidrug resistance of enterococci was a serious issue,and harbored antibiotics-resistance genes were the very important reasons of resistance to antibiotics in enterococci.

In order to investigate the inhibitory effect of plasmid-mediated short hairpin RNA targeting vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) on the expression of VEGF mRNA in human gastric cancer cells, a plasmid vector for transcribing specific short hairpin RNA targeting VEGF (pU6-VEGF) was constructed, and then transfected into human gastric cancer cells using Lipofectamine2000. The VEGF mRNA expression level was detected by RT-PCR. RPMI1640 was used for blank control, and pSilencer 1.0-U6 empty plasmid for the negative control. Results showed the clone and sequence analysis revealed that the recombinant plasmid vector of pU6-VEGF was successfully constructed. The VEGF mRNA expression levels in blank control group, experimental group (pU6-VEGF) and negative control group (pSilencer1.0-U6) were 100%, 49% and 94%, respectively, indicating VEGF mRNA expression in the cells transfected with pU-VEGF vector was inhibited significantly as compared with blank control group and negative control group. It was concluded that the short hairpin RNA could significantly inhibit the expression of VEGF mRNA, which provided an experimental basis for treating human cancer with anti-angiogenesis.

Objective To explore the regularity of incidence of agonal respiration (AR) and agonal respiration frequency rate (ARFR) during untreated cardiac arrest (CA) after ventricular fibrillation (VF) in a swine model.Methods Ten healthy male domestic pigs weighing (25.0± 3.0) kg were employed in this experiment.VF was induced by intraventricular shock with alternating current without treatment for 8 minutes.The incidence of AR and ARFR per minute were recorded for 8 minutes.Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 19.0 system software.Results AR occurred in all animals after VF induced CA within 8 minutes.There was 1 animal showed AR at the first minute with ARFR (0.2±0.1) times/min,4 animals showed AR at the second minute with ARFR (1.2 ± 1.0) times/min,7 animals showed AR at the third minute with ARFR (2.7 ± 1.4) times/min,all animals showed AR at the fourth to fifth minute with ARFR (3.7 ± 1.6) times/min and (3.2 ± 1.9) times/min,7 animals showed AR at the sixth minute with ARFR (1.3 ± 1.0) times/min,no animal showed AR at the seventh minute,and 1 animal showed AR at the eighth minute with ARFR (0.2±0.1) times/min.The first and the last AR were observed at (2.02±0.84) minutes and (5.21 ± 1.12) minutes respectively.Occurrence of AR reached its peak at the fourth to fifth minute,and it was absent at the seventh minute.ARFR after CA showed a crescendo-decrescendo pattern,which increased from (0.2±0.1) times/min to (3.7±1.6) times/min followed by a fall to (0.2±0.1) times/min.Conclusions AR is one of the symbolic signs after CA.AR occurred in all animals during untreated VF,and it reaches its peak at the fomrth to fifth minute,with a crescendo-decrescendo pattern of ARFR.Effective identification and treatment in victim with AR timely can help to improve the success rate of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and survival rate.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the clinical effect of different canalith repositioning maneuver in the treatment of the apogeotropic nystagmus of horizontal semicircular canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (apogeotropic HSC-BPPV). METHOD: Forty patients of apogeotropic HSC-BPPV colleted from March 2014 to May 2015 were divided into two groups, each group had 20 cases. The control group was repositioned with the Gufoni maneuver before the Barbecue maneuver, the research group with the improved Nuti maneuver. RESULT: The success rate of the research group was not lower than that of the control group, which hadn't statistical (P > 0.05). And after the Barbecue maneuver, all patients have been recovered. CONCLUSION Comparing with the Gufoni maneuver, the improved Nuti maneuver designed by us, had the same success rate to treat apogeotropic HSC-BPPV, and is easier to learn,with more compliance,more comfort and more repeatability.
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo ; therapy ; Humans ; Nystagmus, Pathologic ; therapy ; Patient Positioning ; methods ; Semicircular Canals ; physiopathology

Immunohistochemistry was used to detect the protein expression of Snail in 5 specimens jusxta-eancerous normal breast tissues, 35 specimens of cancerous tissues without metastasis and 20 specimens of breast carcinoma with lymphonode metastasis. Breast carcinoma cell line MDA-MB-231 was transfected with antisense Snail. Results showed that the expression of Snail protein was significantly higher in breast carcinomas than in their normal tissues. The mRNA and protein expressions of Snail in the breast carcinoma cells treated with antisense Snail was significantly decreased while the E-cadherin protein significantly increased (both P < 0.05). The number of invasive ceils treated with antisense Snail was (10.5±1.3)%, while in treated with EGFP was (68.2±2.1)% (P < 0.05). The abnormal expression of Snail contribute to the invasiveness of breast carcinoma. The antisense Snail could prevent the cells ability to invade in vitro, and the effect is related with the up-regulated E-cadherin protein.

Objective To explore the diagnostic value of pink sign of iodine staining for early esophageal carcinoma. Methods Data of 312 lesions of 306 patients with suspected early esophageal carcinoma who received iodine staining from November 2015 to October 2017 were analyzed retrospectively. Lesions were divided into positive pink sign group and negative pink sign group according to the result of iodine staining. The relationship between pink sign and pathology were analyzed. Lesions recorded onset time of pink sign were divided into 4 groups by the onset time of pink sign, 0-30 s,>30-60 s,>60-90 s and>90-120 s, the diagnostic value of which was assessed with the receiver operating characteristic ( ROC) curve. Results Among the 312 lesions, 208 were identified positive pink sign, including 28 of inflammation or low-grade intraepithelial neoplasia ( LGIN ) , 180 of high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia ( HGIN ) or carcinoma, and 104 lesions were identified negative pink sign, including 69 of inflammation or LGIN, 35 of HGIN or carcinoma. The sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of positive pink sign in the diagnosis of HGIN and early esophageal carcinoma was 83. 7％, 71. 1％ and 79. 8％, respectively. Multivariate analysis showed a significant association between the onset time of pink sign and histopathology ( P=0. 000, OR=0. 016, 95％CI=0. 042-0. 324) . The onset time of pink sign was recorded in 89 lesions in the positive group. The area under ROC curve of the onset time of pink sign was 0. 899, and the optimal cut-off value was 60 s, which indicated the good validity of the test with the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of 92. 8％, 84. 2％and 91. 0％, respectively. Conclusion The pink sign of iodine staining for diagnosis of early esophageal carcinoma shows a high consistance rate, especially that appears within 60 s.

Objective To evaluate the endoscopic features and treatment of gastrointestinal carciholds. Methods Data of 44 patients diagnosed as gastrointestinal carcinoid from 2002 to 2009, including clinical manifestation, endoscopic findings, treatment and follow-up, were analyzed retrospectively. Results Most common presentations were abdominal pain and changes in bowel habits, while some patients (n = 7 ) did not have any symptoms. Most lesions were elevated submucosal ones with normal mucosal pit pattern of type Ⅰ . Larger lesions appeared as polyps with mucosal pit pattern of type Ⅲ and 1 malignant carcinoid as type Ⅴ. Endoscopic ultrasonography were performed in 29 patients and all lesions were presented as submucosal hypoechoic masses with distinct borders. Endoscopic fulguration with high frequency current was applied in 12 patients and endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) in 32. One patient with malignant carcinoid accepted multiple EMRs and died from lung and liver metastasis 6 months after last procedure. No recurrence was observed in other 43 patients during the follow-up visit of 3 months to 5 years. Conclusion Gastrointestinal carcinoid is lack of specific symptoms, and the diagnosis is made by endoscopic and pathologic findings.