Objective To understand the perceiving,cognition and evaluation of academic activities and campus life among the first batch of eight-year program clinical medicine graduates in order to refine the eight-year program and to get better recruitment plan,teaching methods,culture objective and career preparation.Methods Questionnaire was conducted among all 57 students of the pioneer batch of eight-year clinical medicine program enrolled in 2004,including students' basic information,feeling of studying at stages of general education,basic medicine,clinical medicine and professional research as well as the evaluation on the professional training mode.Descriptive statistics was used to analyze the data.Results 68.4％ students felt that the main emphasis and core of the program should focus on clinical knowledge and skills; 26.3％ students had little interest in the eight-year clinical program; 26.3％ of students did not like this way of teaching/training,and 33.3％ students were pessimistic about their career future.Conclusion Improvement in the recruitment and cultivation methods will increase teaching quality and students' satisfaction of the course.

Objective To investigate the concentration changes and clinical significance of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) during the development of acute kidney injury (AKI). Methods The serum concentrations of HGF in 62 patients with AKI were measured every two days, and the relation between HGF and glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ,the renal failure index,course of diseases,numbers of viscera injury,and short-term prognosis were an-alyzed. Results The serum concentrations of HGF were progressively rising along with the course of diseases and the amount of viscera injury (P=0.000), reached peak at the 9th day, and then decreased, which was was elevated in the death group than renal function failure group, but which in the latter group was elevated than in renal function recovery group (P<0.05 for each). AKI with liver injury patients were obviously higher than without liver injury pa-tients(P<0.05 for each). The serum concentrations of HGF were positively correlated with the renal failure index (r=0.580～0.821) but negatively correlated with eGFR(r=-0.943～-0.703) (P<0.05 for each). Conclu-sion The serum concentrations of HGF are abnormally rising in the patients of AKI ,which reflects the state of dis-ease and short-term prognosis of AKI.

Objective To investigate the expression of thymosin beta4 ( Tβ4 ) in the liver tissues of children with hepatoblastoma ( HB) , and further study the function of Tβ4 in HB metastasis in vitro. Methods Immunohisto-chemistry (IHC) was used to determine expression of Tβ4, E-cadherin andβ-catenin in liver tissues from 19 chil-dren with HB,and further to analyze its function in metastasis of HB cells. Results The positive rate of Tβ4 ( P<0.01 ) in HB liver tissues was significantly higher than it in the adjacent tissues. The positive rates of Tβ4 and nu-clearβ-catenin in HB with lymphnode metastasis were significantly higher than in HB without lymphnode metastasis ( P <0.01 ) . While expression of E-cadherin in HB with lymphnode metastasis was lower than in HB without lymphnode metastasis ( P<0.01 ) . Scratch-wound assay showed that HepG2 cells with Tβ4 knockdown had signifi-cantly lower metastatic ability (P<0.05). Conclusion Tβ4 plays an important role in HB metastasis, suggesting it is a potential target for HB metastasis.

BACKGROUND:Currently, cosmetic liposuction has developed rapidly, but the liposuction for the isolation of adipose-derived stem cells has not been reported.
OBJECTIVE:By evaluating the quantity and viability of stromal vascular fraction, adipocytes and adipose-derived stem cells obtained from different types of liposuctions, to find the advanced liposuction procedures that are most suitable for use in preparation, preservation and clinical application of adipose-derived stem cells.
METHODS:Authors retrieved PubMed database, NIH clinical trial databaseand CNKI ful text database for relevant articles using the key words of“adipose-derived stem cells, ADSCs, liposuction, SAL, UAL, PAL, WAL”in English and Chinese, respectively. After eliminating the objective-independent articles and repeating reviews, 50 papers were included for further analysis.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Suction-assisted liposuction (SAL), ultrasound-assisted liposuction (UAL), power-assisted liposuction (PAL) and water-assisted liposuction (WAL) are four major types of fat-harvesting technologies that can possibly be applied for adipose-derived stem cells isolation. Accumulative evidence suggests that these advanced liposuctions can obtain high quality of adipose tissue/cells, which are good enough for autologous fat grafting. Adipose-derived stem cells that are isolated from lipoaspirate by WAL, SAL and UAL, can be used as autologous cel-assisted lipotransfer and regenerative therapy. In summary, although each of these four types of liposuction technologies has its own advantages and is feasible to be used as autologous fat grafting, systematic comparative studies for viability, chromosome stability and differentiation potentials of adipose-derived stem cells isolated using each col ecting method are necessary in order to confirm the future perspectives in adipose-derived stem cells isolation, banking and regenerative repair.

Objective To identify the effect of insulin-like growth factor-1(IGF-1) gene transfer on motoneurons apoptosis in anterior horn after acute spinal cord injury in adult rats.Methods Thirty-six male Wistar rats were randomly divided into 3 groups: IGF-1 group,model group and control group.The SCI models were made by cutting half spinal cord of rats on the T_8 segment by ophthalmogy scissors.Lipofectamine and recombinant plasmid pcDNA-hIGF-1 complexes were injected into the injury spinal cord by microinjector in IGF-1 group while pcDNA3.1,LipfectAmine and saline were administered in model group.The expression of IGF1 was detected by immunohistochemistry method,the apoptosis of the motoneurons in anterior horn was detected by TUNEL,and moting function of hindlimbs was evaluated by BBB locomotor scale.Results Compared with model group and control group,the expression of IGF-1 was increased significantly(P

As two main research methods, qualitative study and quantitative study are different in theoretical basis, research methods, research goal, the relation between researchers and those who are studied as well as applied fields. They should be combined in education research, however, for education is a complicated humanism phenomenon.

Cancer is one of the gene diseases. The genome stability is closely associated with the occurrence of cancers. XRCC1 gene is one of the DNA repair genes. It participates in the repair process when the genome is injured. So it is considered important in maintaining the stability of the genome and in the prevention of tumor occurrence. This article introduced the characteristic of XRCC1 gene, the relationship between single nucleotide polymorphism of the gene and susceptibility to tumor, and the common methods used in the XRCC1 research.

Objective:To investigate the nootropic components of Hovenia dulcis.Methods: Six saponins were isolated from Hovenia dulcis and Step-down test was used to examine the memory ability of mice.The escape latency and the times of wrong performance within 3 min were used to evaluate the memory ability of mice.To study the effects of saponins on learning and memory in mice,we divided the mice into 6 groups:youth group,aged group,aged plus piracetam(0.3 g/kg) group,aged plus saponins(0.6 g/kg) group,aged plus saponins(0.3 g/kg) group,and aged plus saponins(0.15 g/kg) group.To study the influence of saponins on impairment of memory acquirement,consolidation,and reoccurrence(induced by scopolamine,sodium nitrite and 40% ethanol,respectively),mice were also divided into the following 7 groups:control group,untreated group,piracetam group(0.3 g/kg),compound 3 group(0.3 g/kg),compound 4 group(0.3 g/kg),compound 5 group(0.3 g/kg),and compound 6 group(0.3 g/kg).Results: The chemical structures of six saponins were elucidated as 3-O-stigmasterol-(6-O-palmitoyl)-?-D-glucopyranoside(1),?-daucosterin(2),hovenidulcioside A1(3),hoduloside Ⅰ(4),hoduloside Ⅳ(5),and saponins C2(6).Among them,compounds 1 and 2 were isolated from this plant for the first time.Compounds 5 and 6 had enhancing effect on the learning and memory ability of natural senile mice,and they could improve the impairment of memory acquirement,consolidation and recurrence in mice induced by scopolamine,sodium nitrite and 40% ethanol,respectively.Conclusion: The aglycone of jujubogenin might be the main saponins contributing to the nootropic effect of total saponins from Hovenia dulcis.

Humans ; Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery/surgery* ; Thrombectomy ; Thrombosis/etiology* ; Stents/adverse effects* ; Treatment Outcome

Objective To study the influence of postural intervention on ambulation of patients after video-assisted thoracoscope surgery? Methods One hundred and forty eight patients having undergone chest cardiac surgery were randomly divided into the control group(n = 75)and the observation group(n = 74)? The former received routine nursing intervention and the latter postural intervention besides routine nursing? The two groups were compared in terms of the time for ambulation and the ability in ambulation? Result The ambulation in the observation group was earlier than the control group and the ability in ambulation was better compared to the control group(both P < 0?05)? Conclusion The postural intervention after thoracic surgery is effective in pushing patient’s ambulation and improve their ability?