Objective To investigate the analgesic effect of warm needling and explore its relationship with the function of mast cells in the acupoint area and the specificity of acupoints.Method Sixty SD rats were randomized into blank (C), model (M), warm needling Zusanli (Z), contralateral warm needling (O), manual acupuncture (A), warm needling Futu (F), warm needling Yanglingquan(Y), warm needling Weizhong (W), disodium cromoglycate + warm needling (DSCG+Z) and saline + warm needling (Saline+Z) groups. A rat with adjuvant arthritis was used as a model of inflammatory pain (AA model). Hindpaw withdrawal latency was measured in therats during warm needling at Zusanli (ST36), Yanglingquan (SP9), Futu (ST32) and Weizhong (BL40). Pre-treatment and post-treatment rates of mast cell degranulation in the acupoint area were compared and the effect of acupoint area injection of disodium cromoglycate on the degranulation was observed by acupoint tissue section staining.Result Obvious degranulation of mast cells in the acupoint area appeared after warm needling (P>0.05). The analgesic effect of warm needling was better than that of manualacupuncture (P>0.05). After treatment, pain threshold was significantly higher in the warm needling Zusanli group than in the warm needling Futu, warm needling Yanglingquan and warm needling Weizhong groups (P>0.05). Acupuncture-induced mast cell degranulation could be prevented by disodium cromoglycate (P>0.05).Conclusion Warm needling at point Zusanli can produce an analgesic effect in adjuvant arthritis rats. Its analgesic effect is better than that of manual acupuncture. The rate of mast cell degranulation in the acupoint area is higher in the warm needling Zusanli group than in the manual acupuncture group. The analgesic effect of warm needling is reduced after pretreatment with disodium cromoglycate, a mast cell stabilizer. In an AA model, the analgesic effect of warm needling at point Zusanli is better than those of warm needling at points Yanglingquan, Futu and Weizhong.

OBJECTIVE: To prepare lipid microbubbles as well as to evaluate their characteristics and efficacy. METHODS: Octafluoropropane-containing lipid microbubbles were prepared by high speed shearing method. Orthogonal experimental design was used to optimize the prescription. The resultant microbubbles were characterized, in terms of morphology, concentration, size, distribution and the octafluoropropane content. Moreover, the contrast effect of the microbubbles in New Zealand rabbit's kidney and liver was studied. RESULTS: The average concentration of microbubbles was (2.99±0.19)×109 their average size was (2.46±0.05) μm, and 97% of them were smaller than 7 μm. Octafluoropropane content was (387.81±35.28) μg·mL-1. With the help of the lipid microbubbles, satisfactory ultrasound contrast images of rabbit's kidney and liver were got. CONCLUSION: The microbubbles prepared by high speed shearing method have regular morphology, and their size distribution is small and even. It can be used as an excellent ultrasound contrast agent which can enhance significantly the yield of ultrasound examination and thus allow better imaging. Copyright 2012 by the Chinese Pharmaceutical Association.

Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry ; methods ; Humans ; Trichloroacetic Acid ; urine

The strong administrative system of Chinese public hospitals seriously affects the hospital reputa-tion evaluation .This paper is to discusses the practical significance of the construction of third -party reputation eval-uation system for public hospitals and put forward the tentative idea based on the present reputation management of do -mestic and overseas hospitals .

Objective To explore the histocompatibility and plasticitity of hydroxyapatite/high-density polyethylene composite (HMPE). Design Experimental study. Participants Forty-five rabbits. Methods Rabbits were randomly devided into HA/PE, HA and PE surgical groups, every group included 15 rabbits. Osteoeetomy of orbital rim and implantation (HA/PE, HA and PE materials were used) were performed on 3 groups of the rabbits. At 1st week, 4th week, 8th week, 12th week and 24th week of postoperation, we took out the samples from the rabbits separately in each group and did histopathologic and electron microscope examinations. Main Outcome Measures Physical signs of the implant combination with the bone. The bone cell appeared in the implants. Results After 12 weeks, the calcium salts deposit like bone plate with some osteoblast inside the HA/PE implants was observed. After 8 weeks, the calci- um salts deposit inside the HA plants was observed. In the PE implants, nothing could be seen but some fibrous connective tissue. Conclusion HMPE is an ideal repair material especially for orbital bone.

Objectivo To analyze urine organic acids in the urine using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry(GC/MS)for diagnosis of inherited metabolic diseases,especially for organic acids metabolic disorders.Methods 195 clinical urine samples from the patients with suspected organic acids metabolic disorders and 5 normal urine from adults were collected.After mixing some urine with intemal standards according to the concentration creatinine and adding hydroxylamine hydrochloride to mixture,the organic acids with hydroxyl group were oximated to the ketobodies.Organic acids were extracted twice with ethyl acetate and ethyl ether and derivatized with BSTFA-TMCS.An the organic acids were determined with Agilent GC/MS 6890/5973i with scan model.the mass-to-charge ratio range is 50-550 m/z,all data were nalyzed with Agilent GCMSD ChemStationG1701DA.We also investigated the linearity, accurate,precision.recovery and Carry-over by determining the internal standards in normal samples and positive organic acids in spiked control samples.Results More than one hundred kinds of organic acids in urine samples can be analyzed with this method.According to the two internal standards in normal urine samples,the minimal detection limit MMA and 2.PA was 2.5-2.8 μmol/L.Intra-and interassay coefficient of variation for MMA and 2-PA are both less than 10%.Pre-processing Interassay coefficient by sequential preparations of the same sample was 14%.The recoveries of the spiked samples were 95%-105%.Carryover analysis was less than 1%.All the parameters meet the requirement for clinical diagnosis.12 samples demonstrated positive including 6 cases of methylmalonic acidemia,1 case of propionic acidemia,3 cases of tyrosinemia Ⅰ,1 case of maple syrup urine disease and 1 cases of ketosis.Conclusions The method for the determination of organic acids in urine by GC/MS has been successfully established.It can be used for clinical screening and diagnosis for inherited genetic metabolic diseases.

Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is extensively used to increasing the in vivo and in vitro stability of liposomes. However, PEGylated liposomes also produce some negative effects with further research, such as low cellular uptake, poor "endosomal escape" of pH sensitive liposome (PSL) and accelerated blood clearance (ABC) phenomenon, and this situation is referred as the "PEG dilemma". "PEG dilemma" posed severe challenges for the targeted delivery of PEGylated liposomes-loaded anticancer drugs, effective intracellular release of PEGylated PSL-encapsulated gene and protein drugs, and repeated administration of PEGylated liposomes. Therefore, it is urgent to solve the "PEG dilemma". This review focused on the definition, classification of "PEG dilemma", and discussed several possible approaches to overcome "PEG dilemma".
Antineoplastic Agents ; chemistry ; Drug Carriers ; chemistry ; Liposomes ; chemistry ; Polyethylene Glycols ; chemistry

Animals ; Brain Diseases ; parasitology ; Child ; Female ; Humans ; Sparganosis ; Sparganum

Objective To explore clinical practice value of Disease Severity Evaluation Scale (DSAS), and divide patient's nursing level according to the results of DSAS. Methods The assessment group was set up for evaluation of the scale, DSAS was used to determine the nursing level of 3 713 hospitalized patients (age > 18 years old) from 17 clinical departments, from April to May 2014. Results Nursing level determined by DSAS was compared with the standard nursing level, kappa coefficient was 0.72, P < 0.05, suggesting that the consistency was better. According to the kappa coefficient, 17 clinical departments could be divided into three categories, namely the applicability of DSAS were different in different departments. Conclusions DSAS can be used as a objective basis for division of nursing level and has a certain clinical significance. But in order to make it guide clinical work better, scoring system with department characteristic should be developed on the basis of DSAS.

Objective Vaccination is a most effective method for the prevention of severe diseases caused by pandemic influenza and microRNA ( miRNA) mediated gene silencing has offered a novel approach to the construction of new vaccines.Our study aimed to construct a recombinant influenza A ( H1 N1 ) virus with the PB1 gene that carries the target fragment of miRNA Let-7b. Methods After comparing the sequence of the A/Nanjing/108/2009 H1N1 viral fragments with that of Let-7b, we selected PB1 as the optimal gene sequence, inserted the Let-7b binding target gene into PB1, ligated the modified fragments with pDP 2000, and named the recombinant plasmids pDP-mu-PB1 and pDP-sclb-PB1, respectively.We co-transfected the MDCK and 293T cells with the recombinant and other seven plasmids and injected the supernatant into the allantoic cavity of the chickenembryo for virus propagation, followed by detection of the virus by hemagglutination ( HA) assay and measurement of the viral titer by TCID50 .We amplified the viral cRNA by RT-PCR and identified the viruses by agarose gel electrophoresis and nucleotide sequence analysis. Results PB1 was the optimal sequence ( 83 bp -107bp) for the attenuation of viruses.The HA-titers of miRT-H1N1 and scbl-H1N1 were 1∶32 and 1∶64, and their viral loads were 4.68 ×105 and 7.94 ×104 TCID50/mL, respectively.Nucleotide sequence analysis showed the expected fragment in the rescued virus. Conclusion A recombinant strain vaccine was successfully constructed, which has laid the foundation for fur-ther assessment of virulence.