Insulin resistance and islet ? cell dysfunction are well-identified pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes. The generation of a great quantity of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) impairs the function of mitochondria and induces oxidative stress during metabolic process of hyperglycaemia and hyperlipemia. Oxidative stress blocks insulin action pathway and induces insulin resistance; inhibit expression of insulin gene; decrease insulin secretion and impair ? cell function. In this paper, the mechanism of the ROS generation, insulin resistance and ? cell dysfunction induced by oxidative stress are reviewed.

Angelicae Sinensis Radix, dried roots of Angelicae sinensis, is a well-known traditional Chinese medicine. Six compounds were isolated and purified by silica gel and preparative HPLC. According to physicochemical properties and spectral data, the compounds were identified as senkyunolide H-7-acetate (1), o-phthalic acid (2), diisobutyl phthalate (3), p-hydroxyphenylethanol ferulate (4), ferulic acid (5) and coniferylferulate (6). Compound 1 was a new one.
Angelica sinensis ; chemistry ; Benzofurans ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; Coumaric Acids ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; Dibutyl Phthalate ; analogs & derivatives ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; chemistry ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Plant Roots ; chemistry

Objective To investigate the role of problem-based learning (PBL) in the improve-ment of students' comprehensive ability in experimental classes of fundamental nursing. Methods A total of 172 nursing students were randomly divided into the experimental group (n=76) and the control group (n=96), they received PBL and traditional education, respectively.The teaching effect was compared using X2 tesL Results The experimental group was better than the control group in comprehensive a-bility such as communication skills, operant skills, coping skills, health education, appearance and at-titude. Conclusions PBL can promote the nursing students to understand the comprehensive information of special problems, and improve their skills of resolving practical problems and autonomic learning.

Background Diabetiretinopathy(DR) ione of the leading causeof blindness.To understand the risk factorof Dpathogenesiiimportanfothe prevention and treatmenof DR.Objective The purpose of thistudy wato survey the prevalence and relevanfactorof Damong diabetipatientaged ove45 yearold.Methodcross-sectional study wadesigned.physical examination waperformed on 7300 subjectfrom July,2010 to March,2011 athe FirsHospital of Shanxi Medical University,and 5012 of them received non-mydriatidigital funduphotography.Type 2 diabetimellituwadetermined in 574 subjects,and 480 casethaconformed to the criteriof the currenstudy were recruited.questionnaire survey wacarried ouin the 480 patients,and the prevalence of diabeteand Dwacalculated fothe analysiof the causative factorof DR.ResultGradable funduphotographwere available in 480 subjects,and 98 of them presented with Dcomplication aprevalence rate of 19.8％.The morbidity rateof Dwere 14.3％,19.4％,23.7％ and 21.5％ in the 45-55 yeargroup,＞55-65 yeargroup,＞65-75 yeargroup and ＞75 yeargroup,respectively,withousignificandifference among them (x2 =3.824,P=0.281).The incidence rateof Dwere 11.8％,13.2％,15.4％,27.0％ and 62.5％ in patientwith disease courseof lesthan 5 years,5-10 years,＞ 10-15 years,＞ 15-20 yearand ove20 years,respectively,with significandifference among differendisease duration(x2 =57.518,P =0.000).No significandifference waseen in the prevalence of Damong groupwith body weighindiceof ＜18.5,18.5-22.9,23.0-24.9 and ≥25.0 (16.7％,23.3％,16.8％,19.7％) (x2 =2.099,P =0.718) and differentreatmenmethod,such aoral antidiabetidrugs,insulin injection ocombination treatmen(18.8％,25.9％,19.8％,respectively) (x2 =1.477,P=0.478).The questionnaire survey showed close relevancy between gender,disease duration,fasting glucose concentration,family history of diabetes,and whethefunduexamination waperformed (P =0.025,0.000,0.001,0.003,0.039).ConclusionThe prevalence rate of Dwaassociated with the awarenesfodiabeteand treatmenmodes.Gender,disease duration,family history of diabetes,fasting glucose concentration and submission to eye examination are the independenrisk factorof DR.

Objective To report the surgical approach for the treatment of giant or extensive skin lesions due to the infection of human papilloma virus (HPV). Method Surgical treatment was performed for 10 patients with verruca vulgris, 20 with condyloma acuminatum, and 8 with epidermodyplasia verruciformis, whose giant or extensive lesions were poorly responsive to routine non-surgical therapy. Results Recurrence of lesions was found in 2 of 10 patients with verruca vulgris and 5 of 20 condyloma acuminatum in 6 months after operation, with a total recurrent rate of 25%. The extensive skin lesions were removed and the functions of affected limbs were recovered in patients with epidermodyplasia verruciformis after operation, however, the long-term topical retinoids was needed to control the recurrence of the lesions. Conclusion Surgical approach is effective for the treatment of the giant or extensive skin lesions due to HPV infection.

Objective To select microRNAs (miRNA) associated with human cutaneous malignant melanoma (MM). Methods Total RNA was extracted from 6 tissue samples of MM and 9 human control samples of pigmented nevi, and small RNAs of less than 200 bp were enriched, miRNA microarray was used to select differentially expressed miRNAs between tissue samples of MM and pigmented nevi from 468 candi-dates. The expression of differentially expressed miRNAs was confirmed by fluorescence based real-time quan-titative PCR (qPCR) in all of these samples. Those miRNAs that were identified as differentially expressed with both miRNA microarray and qPCR were considered as significant miRNAs. Results Between the tissue samples of MM and pigmented nevi, 12.18% to 86.33% of miRNAs differentially expressed by more than 2 folds, 1.28% to 19.02% by more than 5 folds, and 0.43% to 5.34% by more than 10 folds. The expression of miRNA-21 was obviously up-regulated, while that of miRNA-320 and miRNA-494 was down-regulated in the MM samples. Conclusion There is an increase in the expression of homo sapiens miRNA-21 but a decrease in that of miRNA-320 and miRNA-494 in MM tissues.

Acupuncture Points ; Adult ; Electroacupuncture ; Female ; Head ; innervation ; Humans ; Neuritis ; therapy

Adolescent ; Heart Valve Diseases ; etiology ; Heart Valves ; pathology ; Humans ; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic ; complications ; pathology ; Male

OBJECTIVETo observe the effect of Oxymatrine on left cardiac function and ventricular remodeling in rabbits after acute myocardial infarction.

METHODSLigation of the left anterior descending artery was adopted to establish acute myocardial infarction model, forty eight rabbits were randomized into the sham operation group, model group and Oxymatrine group. Eight models were successfully established in each group. the sham operation group and model group were given conventional feed. Oxymatrine were gavage administration 0.5 ml/100 g, once a day, lasted for 4 weeks. Respectively in postoperative week, and three weeks, to observe the Oxymatrine on cardiac output (CO), left ventricular end systolic pressure (LVESP), left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP), left indoor pressure change rate peak (dp/dtmax)), and left ventricular cavity internal diameter (D), ventricular weight index (VWI), ventricular weight (VW).

RESULTSLeft ventricular anterior wall was from red to deep purple, electrocardiogram showed II guide ST-segment camber up ≥ 0.25 mv. Postoperative week in Oxymatrine group compared with model group, LVESP increased significantly (P < 0.01), LVEDP decreased obviously (P < 0.01); After three weeks in Oxymatrine group compared with model group, VW, VWI decreased (P < 0.05), D significantly reduced (P < 0.01); LVESP increased significantly (P < 0.01), LVEDP decreased obviously (P <0.01); dp/dt(max), CO increased (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONAfter acute myocardial infarction in rabbit Oxymatrine can improve the left ventricular reconstruction parameters, increase cardiac output, and improve cardiac function.

Alkaloids ; pharmacology ; Animals ; Cardiac Output ; Heart ; drug effects ; Myocardial Infarction ; pathology ; Quinolizines ; pharmacology ; Rabbits ; Ventricular Remodeling ; drug effects

Objective To investigate the changing patterns of Staphylococcus aureus (SA) and its resistance from a paediatric clinic in Beijing Children's Hospital Affiliated to Capital University of Medical Sciences.Methods SA isolated from hospitalized patients in Beijing Children's Hospital Affiliated to Capital University of Medical Sciences from Jan.2003 to Dec.2012 were analyzed.Antimierobial susceptibility was determined by disk diffusion method and Phoenix 100 microbiological system.Results were analyzed according to the 2012 guidelines of Clinical and Laboratory Standard Institute.WHONET 5.6 software was used to analyze the data.Results The clinical isolates of SA from inpatient were 2 843.The positive rates of SA were 10.0％,8.7％,9.0％,11.6％,12.7％,11.7％,10.5％,10.8％,11.9％ and 11.7％ form 2003 to 2012,respectively.The positive rate of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from inpatients was 10.9％.The positive rates of MRSA were 3.1％,5.4％,6.4％,4.1％,6.0％,10.6％,11.2％,12.7％,14.1％ aid 20.1％ form 2003 to 2012,respectively.The resistant rate of Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aueus and MRSA to Penicillin were 91.4％ and 100.0％,Oxacillin were 0 and 100.0％,Cefuroxime were 0.5％ and 87.7％,Ceftriaxone were 0.1％ and 90.3％,Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid were 0.9％ and 86.7％,Erythromycin were 72.4％ and 92.2％,Clindamycin were 50.6％ and 80.3％,Ciprofloxacin were 2.2％ and 30.1％,Trimethoprim-sulfamthhoxazol were 12.2％ and 13.9％.Vancomycin-intermediate and Vancormycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus were not found.Conclusions The prevalence of MRSA is increasing in paediatric inpatients.And MRSA isolates exhibit multidrug resistance.The sequential surveillance about SA is very important for guiding rational antimicrobial therapy and effective control of infections in paediatric patients.