0.05.The neuronal necrosis area in group A are significantly higher than group B and C [(1.8?0.7)vs(0.9?0.4)and(0.6?0.3),both are P0.05.The neuronal necrosis area and the level of NSE in fetus were positively correlated with each other,r=0.798,P0.05.The volume of mitochondria of nerve cells in group A and B are significantly higher than that of group C [(7.0?1.8)?10~(-4)?m~3 and(5.7?1.6)?10~(-4)?m~3 vs(3.2?1.2)?10~(-4) ?m~3,both are P0.05). Conclusions There is apparente pathological change of fetal rats brain in cholic acid groups,the neuronal degeneration and the mitochondria swelling was mainly found in low cholic acid group,the neuronal necrosis and the mitochondria decrease was mainly found in high cholic acid group.The serum concentration of TBA and NSE in fetal rats were positively correlated with each other.

BACKGROUND:As previously reported, poly-L-lactic acid stents have been mostly used as coronary artery stents, but this stent has a lack of early support force and produces some acidic products that wil induce local vascular inflammatory reactions.
OBJECTIVE:To explore the biocompatibility of a novel amorphous calcium phosphate drug-eluting stent, after implantation into mini-swine coronary artery.
METHODS:Twenty mini-swine were randomly equivalently divided into observation group and control group. The right femoral arteries of animals were separated layer by layer and the new type of biodegradable stent and poly-L-lactic acid stent were implanted, respectively.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The vessel lumes in the two groups were smooth and unobstructed showed by coronary artery angiography immediately after implantation. At 4 weeks after implantation, the coronary angiography showed the patency of vessel lumens with no stent thrombosis and stenosis in both two groups. The C-reactive protein levels in the two groups had no significant differences before and 4 weeks after stent implantation. At 4 weeks after implantation, the number of lymphocytes and inflammatory score in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group, but the neointimal area and percentage of stenosis area had no significant difference between the two groups. These results indicate that the novel amorphous calcium phosphate drug-eluting stent after implantation into mini-swine coronary artery has good biocompatibility.

Objective To investigate the mechanisms of Chinese traditional medicine mixture protection of vascular endothelial cell from apoptosis in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury. Methods Healthy, clean SD rats were randomly divided into 4 groups: Sham opera-tion group (SOG), cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury group (IRG), cerebral ischemia preconditioning group (IPG) and Chinese tradi-tional medicine mixture preconditioning group (CPG). Furthermore, IRG, IPG and NPC were divided into 4 sub-groups: 1 d, 7d, 14d, 21d subgroup, according to the different time point since ischemia-reperfusion took place. And in CPG, Naotai formula extract was used. Cere-bral vascular endothelial cells of rats were removed and Hoechst 33258 staining and the DNA gradient bands were used to detect the apoptosis of these cells. Then the influence of Naotai formula extract on caspase-3, 8 and 9 activation, and Bid lysis was examined by Western-blot, and the mechanisms of Chinese traditional medicine mixture protection of vascular endothelial cell were investigated from apoptosis signal pathway. Result Naotai formula extract can inhibit the apoptosis of endothelial cells in ischemia-reperfusion injury, and it also can inhibit the activation of caspase-3, 8 and 9, thus inhibit the lysis of Bid into tBid. Conclusion Naomi formula extract inhibit the apoptosis of endo-thelial ceils in ischemia-reperfusion injury via apoptosis signal pathway.

Objective:This study was aimed to investigate the value of osteoclast differentiation factor (ODF) and osteoclastogen-esis inhibitory factor (OCIF) detection for clinical diagnosis and assessment of patient condition in bone metastasis of lung cancer. Methods:Data from 186 lung cancer patients who were preliminary diagnosed between July 2009 and April 2012 were analyzed. Cas-es were divided into the bone metastasis group with 82 cases (group A) and the non-bone metastasis group with 104 cases (group B). Concentrations of serum ODF and OCIF in each group were detected by ELISA. Results: ODF and OCIF values of group A were (32.22±6.22) ng/L and (41.23±8.13) ng/L, respectively, which were significantly higher than the corresponding values in group B [(8.35 ±5.42) ng/L and (10.15±4.42) ng/L]. The differences between the two groups were statistically significant (P<0.01). Areas under the re-ceiver operating characteristic curves of ODF and OCIF, which are used to diagnose bone metastasis in lung cancer, were 0.91 and 0.87, respectively, manifesting good diagnostic value. The sensitivity and specificity of ODF in diagnosing lung cancer with bone metastasis were 90.38%and 86.59%, respectively, and those of OCIF were 86.54%and 84.15%, respectively. ODF increased, whereas OCIF de-creased significantly, with increasing bone metastasis. ODF and OCIF concentrations in group A and the group with newly-found bone metastasis were significantly higher than those in group B, with statistically significant differences among these groups (P<0.01). Com-pared with group A, less difference was found in the ODF and OCIF of newly-found bone metastases, without statistical significance be-tween these groups (P>0.05). Conclusion:The serum ODF and OCIF concentrations significantly increase when bone metastasis oc-curs in lung cancer patients. Hence, these variables are useful as indices for monitoring bone metastases and evaluating patient condi-tion. An extensive application prospect is proposed.

BACKGROUND:Selection of resin core materials may affect the overal strength of the fiber posts.
OBJECTIVE:To compare the overal flexural strength of five kinds of resin core materials combined with glass fiber posts.
METHODS:Fifty viva glass fiber posts were randomly divided into five groups respectively binding to five different resin materials for repair:group A, MEDENTAL dual curing resin cement+glass fiber post;Group B, Tina dual curing resin cement+glass fiber post;group C, Bisco BisCem+glass fiber post;group D, 3M nano composite resin curing light P60+glass fiber post;group E, PULPDENT dual curing resin cement+glass fiber post. The root canals were embedded with self-curing plastic, and fixed in the universal testing machine. The load in tooth length axis was added onto the core at a 135° angle with a loading speed of 1.0 mm/min, until the fracture. Then, the stress at fracture and the fracture mode were measured.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The flexural strength was (83.248±7.857) N in group, (89.230±4.326) N in group B, (95.188±5.147) N in group C, (76.646±6.463) N in group D, and (83.064±3.964) N in group E. Except groups A and E, there were significant differences between every two groups (P<0.05). These findings indicate that Bisco BisCem resin cement binding to the fiber post can obtain a higher flexural strength.

In recent years,the incidence of iatrogenic bile duct injury has increased.The traditional treatment methods often cause severe complications,such as biliary-enteric anastomosis,which removes the sphincter of Oddi's function.With the development and potential translational use of engineered tissue,surgeons have focused on keeping normal physiological function after operations.In this manuscript,we review the strategy to repair bile duct defects without sacrificing the sphincter of Oddi' s function.This article may be referenced for clinical research.

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is an important part of modern medicine. Application of modern ana-lytical techniques to identify the authenticity of TCM and evaluate its quality is an important and critical content in the process of the modernization and internationalization of TCM. This paper described the development and charac-teristics of a 1H-NMR-based metabolomics technology, and reviewed its application in the species identification, quality evaluation of Daodi Y aocai (i.e., genuine medicinal materials), processing theory and the best harvest time of TCM. Besides, based on previous work, further discussion was given on technical methods and key question of the 1H-NMR metabolomics method. This paper provided a methodological reference for the species identification and quality evaluation of TCM and other herbal medicines.

ObjectiveTo investigate the diagnostic value of interferon gamma release assays (IGRAs) in children with tuberculous meningitis.MethodsThe prospective case-control study was applied. From January 2012 to March 2013, 32 children diagnosed with tuberculous meningitis (TBM group) and 30 children diagnosed with non-tuberculous meningitis (non-TBM group) were recruited. The positive rates of the interferon gamma release assays (IGRAs), tuberculin skin test (TST), mycobacterium tuberculosis antibody test (TB-IgG), cerebrospinal lfuid of mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA test (TB-DNA), and the sensitivity, speciifcity, negative and positive predictive value of all these tests were compared between TBM group and non-TBM group.Results The positive rate of IGRAs, TST, TB-IgG, and TB-DNA was 87.50%, 56.25%, 46.88% and 34.38%respectively in TBM group, and 6.67%, 23.33%, 20% and 0% respectively in non-TBM group. The differences were statistically signiifcant (P<0.05). The sensitivity of IGRAs, TST, TB-IgG, and TB-DNA was 87.5%, 56.25%, 6.88% and 34.38% respectively. The speciifcity of IGRAs, TST, TB-IgG, and TB-DNA was 93.33%, 76.67%, 80.00% and 100% respectively. The differences of sensitivity and speciifcity were statistically signiifcant (P<0.05). The sensitivity of IGRAs was higher than that of other tests (P<0.017). The positive predictive value of IGRAs, TST, TB-IgG, and TB-DNA was 93.33%, 72%, 71.43% and 100% respec-tively. The negative predictive value was 87.50%, 62.16%, 58.54% and 58.82% respectively.Conclusions IGRAs, TST, TB-IgG, and TB-DNA are valuable in the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis. IGRAs has a relatively higher sensitivity and speciifcity.

Deproteinized calf blood injection is composed of small protein-free molecules extracted from fresh calf blood. The pre-vious studies showed that it can improve metabolic balance by increasing glucose and oxygen uptake to enhance energy metabolism. In recent years, due to the expanding clinical applications of deproteinized calf blood injection, new observation results and ideas contin-ued to emerge. However, the reports of adverse reactions and excessive applications were also gradually increased. In order to provide reference for the promotion of reasonable clinical application, the paper reviewed the latest development in the studies on the clinical application of deproteinized calf blood injection.

The implementation of artificial intelligence courses in medical colleges is of great significance to the cross-integration of artificial intelligence and medical fields. However, there are problems such as the lack of basic knowledge of artificial intelligence, the lack of closely related teaching materials, and the difficulty in copying the teaching mode of medical courses. Based on the above problems, through the establishment of artificial intelligence course in our school, the teaching implementation process and teaching effects have been summarized and analyzed, aiming at exploring the artificial intelligence curriculum system which is suitable for medical undergraduate students, so as to improve the students' ability of using artificial intelligence technology for medical project practice, promote the combination of medical and engineering, and provide reference for the teaching reform of undergraduate artificial intelligence courses in medical colleges at home and abroad.