Objective To observe absorption of exogenous nerve growth factor(NGF) between normal newborn rats and newborn rats with hypoxidosis.Methods Thirty-two healthy newborn rats(7 days of age) were divided into experiment group and normal group.Experiment rats were made into hypoxic-ischemic brain damage(HIBD) model.NGF labeled with()~(125)I or()~(125)I was injected into the rats abdominant.All of the rats were killed and brain was removed after 30 minutes.The brain was dissected into basal forebrain,forehead cortex,hippocampus,thalamus,cerebellum,smellorb,pituitary tissue samples were assayed for radioactivity in a two-channel gamma counter.Results Absorptions of two groups(()~(125)I-NGF) were significantly higher than those of()~(125)I in basal forebrain,cortex,hippocampus,cerebellum.Absorptions of hypoxic group were significantly higher than those of control group in cortex,hippocampus,cerebellum.Conclusions NGF can penertrate blood brain barrier of newborn rats into brain regions by means of peripheral administration.Early application of NGF for treating hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy(HIE) is feasible.

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Microglia(MG)is recognized as the main immune effector in central nervous system injury and disease.MG can regulate the tumorigenesis and development of brain metastases tumor(BMT)by different ways.Studing the roles and mechanisms of MG in BMT will provide new insights into the prevention and treatment of BMT.

Recently,paclitaxel has been used as a new agent on patients with advanced esophageal cancer,and several studies have demonstrated that paclitaxel and paclitaxel-based regimens have significant activity in patients with advanced esophageal cancer and showed highly response rates than the combination of 5-fluorouracil (5-Fu) and cisplatin.However,there have been some problems which need to be solved such as drug-resistance,side effect,and so forth.The new medicament form of paclitaxel can not only depress poison without anti-allergy but also raise medicament curative effect as well as the pharmacal concentration.Although most of the research on the new medicament form of paclitaxel are still limited in the stage of laboratory,it has possessed potential advance in the treatment of advanced esophageal cancer.

Hypercholesterolemia and coronary heart disease caused by it have become the most important factors threatening human health. The lipid metabolism-related studies are increasingly receiving attention. Recent studies have demonstrated that proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9), a family member of precursor protein-converting enzyme, plays an important role in the regulation of lipid metabolism. The expression and mutation of PCSK9 gene are closely correlated with the content of low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR). The excessive expression of PCSK9 promotes the degradation of LDLR, thereby increasing the levels of plasma LDL; whereas the inhibition of PCSK9 gene expression causes the decreased levels of plasma LDL. Therefore, it is promising to develop novel medications for treating hypercholesterolemia, controlling hyperlipermia and preventing coronary heart disease by studying the mechanism of PCSK9.

Objective To evaluate the accuracy of the soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 (sTREM-1) and lipopolysaccharide binding protein (LBP) as diagnostic indices for neonatal serious bacterial infections (SBI). Methods A total of 171 newborns were enrolled in the study, and were classiifed into SBI group (including early-onset and late-onset), non-SBI group according to clinical manifestations, laboratory examinations and the time of disease onset. Serum sTREM-1, LBP and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels were measured. Receiver operator characteristic curve (ROC) was drawn, and the area under curve (AUC) was calculated. Each index was evaluated for the diagnostic value of neonatal SBI. Results The sTREM-1 and LBP levels were signiifcantly higher in SBI group than those in non-SBI group (P=0.000). The AUC of ROC for sTREM-1, LBP and CRP in early-onset SBI was 0.888, 0.839 and 0.706, respectively. The AUC of ROC for sTREM-1, LBP and CRP in late-onset SBI was 0.860, 0.865 and 0.705, respectively. Conclusions Both sTREM-1 and LBP are useful for the diag-nosis of neonatal SBI.

Objective To compare the changes of corneal endothelial cells in early recovery period after 1.8 mm small incision phacoemulsification nucleus chopping and conventional incision phacoemulsification for cataract.Methods Fifty-three patients with cataract were divided into the observation group and control group according to different operation methods.The observation group was treated with 1.8 mm small incision phacoemuisification nucleus chopping while the control group was treated with routine incision phacoemuisification.The visual acuity,degree of astigmatism,corneal endothelial cell indexes and complications were observed.Results The effective ultrasound time and average ultrasonic energy of the observation group were significantly less than those of the control group (all P ＜ 0.05).Compared with 1 day before operation,the visual acuity,degree of astigmatism,corneal endothelial cell area (ECA) and coefficient of variation (CV) were significantly increased at 1 week and 4 weeks after operation,and corneal endothelial cell density (ECD) was significantly decreased (all P ＜ 0.05).The visual acuity and ECD levels of the observation group at 1 day,1 week and 4 weeks after operation were significantly higher than those of the control group,while the degree of astigmatism,ECA and CV were significantly lower than those of the control group (all P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Compared with the traditional incision phacoemulsification,the damage of 1.8 mm small incision phacoemulsification nucleus chopping to corneal endothelial cells is significantly milder,can reduce the effective ultrasound time and average ultrasonic energy,decrease the degree of astigmatism,improve the visual acuity and decrease the corneal edema.

Objective In this study,we measured the levels of urinary monocyte chemoattractant (MCP)-1 and interferon-γ-inducible protein (IP-10) and further analyzed their associations with clinical and pathological data in lupus nephritis patients in order to find the non-invasive biomarkers which canpredict disease activity.Methods MCP-1,IP-10,VEGF levels were measured in urine samples from 64 lupus nephritis patients and 20 healthy volunteers.Clinical disease activity was determined by SLEDAI and BILAG scores.The lupus nephritis patients were divided into two groups:active disease group (SLEDAI scores ≥ 10points,n=36) and non-active group (SLEDAI score＜10 points,n=28).Of all patients enrolled,37 patients had a concomitant kidney biopsy performed at the time of urine collection.The predictive performance of uri-nary MCP-1 and IP-10 for renal flare,the Student's t test,Mann-Whitney U test,Chi-square test,and re-ceiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were constructed for analysis.Results The urinary MCP-1 and urinary IP-10 levels of the active group was significantly higher than that of the non-active group [MCP-1672.39(318.05,2 554.23)pg/ml vs 152.52,(55.61,330.44)pg/ml,Z=-4.717,P＜0.01; IP-10 (38±19) pg/ml vs (22±16) pg/ml,t=3.576 P＜0.01].The level of urinary MCP-1 was positively correlated with the levels of hematuria and 24 hours protein quan-tification,as well as the scores of SLEDAI and BILAG (rbemahuria=0.570,P=0.000; r24hpro=0.569,P=0.000; rSLEDAI=0.600,P=0.000; rBILAG=0.606,P=0.000),and it was also positively correlated with the scores of cellular crescent,wire loop,and AI (rCC=0.405,P=0.015; rwire loop=0.430,P=0.014; rAI=0.352,P=0.003),while nega-tively correlated with the level of C3 and plasma albumin (rc3=-0.564,P=0.000; ralb=-0.587,P=0.000).It had no correlation with the scores of wire loop and CI (P＞ 0.05).The level of uIP-10 was positively correlated with the protein quantification in 24 hours and the scores of SLEDAI and BILAG (r24hpro=0.305,P=0.018; rSLEDAI=0.334,P=0.009; rSILAG=0.496,P=0.000),while negatively correlated with the level of C4 (rC4=-0.301,P=0.016).The R0C curve of uMCP-1 to predict the activity of SLE showed that its specificity was 75.0％,sensitivity was 83.3％,and the area under the ROC curve was 0.85±0.05.The ROC curve of urinary IP-10 to predict the activity of SLE showed that its specificity was 50.0％,sensitivity was 97.2％,its area under the ROC curve was 0.74±0.06.The ROC curve of urinary MCP-1 to predict renal flare shows that its specificity was 45.5％,its sensitivity was 100％,and the area under the ROC curve was 0.74±0.80.The ROC curve of urinary IP-10 to predict renal flare showed that its specificitywas 36.4％,its sensitivity was 73.3％,and its area under the ROC curve was 0.49 ±0.10.Conclusion Urinary MCP-1 and urinary IP-10 predict renal flare in patients with lupus nephritis.Furthermore,urinary MCP-1 is a more specific and sensitive forecaster of renal flare in patients with a history of lupus nephritis than urinary IP-10.

The accelerating pace of exchanges and cooperation in medical field between China and foreign countries demands a large number of medical papers, medical-related materials to be ac-curately translated into multiple languages , especially between English and Chinese . Oriented at English majors (medicine directed), based on eco-translatory approach and student-centered teaching method by creating simulations of the medical English ecological translation environment, this paper provided a better and effective practice-based teaching idea, which can promote students' medical English translation competence and strategies, even cultural consciousness and pragmatic ability in a comprehensive manner.

Objective To compare the effect of different dose human immunoglobulin for intravenous injec-tion( IVIG) in the treatment of Kawasaki disease ( KD) .Methods According to different time ,55 children with KD were divided into two groups.26 patients between January 2002 and February 2006 were selected as group A,while 29 patients between October 2006 and June 2013 were selected as group B .Patients in group A were given IVIG 0.4 g· kg-1 · d-1 ×5d,while group B was given IVIG 2 g· kg-1 · d-1 ×1d.Then,the time of fever-reducing and CAL of the two groups were compared .Results The time of fever-reducing in group A was (38 ±4) h,that in group B was (34 ±3)h,there was significant difference between the two groups (t=4.15,P<0.05).The incidence rate of CAL in group A was 6.9%,which was higher than 6.1%in B group,but the difference was not statistically signifi-cant(χ2 =0.253,P>0.05).Conclusion The treatment of KD with IVIG 2 g· kg-1 · d-1 ×1d is more superior than IVIG 0.4 g· kg-1 · d-1 ×5d.