Objective.To probe into the influence of Jiannao Anshen Capsule of Miao medicine on the behavioral performance,content of cytokine interleukin-1 (IL-1),neuroendocrine hormone melatonin (MT) and monoamine neurotransmitter 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) of rats with sleep deprival.Methods All of the 60 rats were evenly and randomly divided into 5 groups:the normal control group,model control group,estazolam group,Zaoren Anshen group,and Jiannao Anshen of Miao medicine group,respectively.Every group had 12 rats.Sleep deprivation rat model was established by intraperitoneal injection of para-chlorophenyla lanice (PCPA).After successful modeling,the rats were intragastrically administrated with corresponding medicines.The contents of serum 5-HT,IL-1 and MT and the contents of 5-HT,MT in brain tissue were determined.Results Behavioral score,the contents of 5-HT,MT and IL-1 in serum and the contents of 5-HT,MT in brain tissue in insomnia rats caused by PCPA were significantly decreased as compared with normal control group (P ＜ 0.05).In the Jiannao Anshen group,estazolam group and Zaoren Anshen group,the behavioral score,the content of 5-HT,MT and IL-1 in serum and the content of 5-HT and MT in brain tissue of insomnia rats were significantly increased as compared with model control group (P ＜ 0.05).The behavioral score,the content of 5-HT,MT and IL-1 in serum and the content of 5-HT and MT in brain tissue of insomnia rats were not statistically significant different among Jiannao Anshen group,estazolam group and Zaoren Anshen group (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusion Jiannao Anshen capsule of Miao medicine could obviously improve the sleep quality of rats with sleep deprival.The mechanism may be related to improving the content of IL-1,MT and 5-HT.

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of discharge planning and home care for patients with peritoneal dialysis (PD).Methods A total of 60 PD patients were randomly divided into the intervention group and control group,30 cases in each group.Discharge planning and home care were carried out in the intervention group, while routine nursing and telephone follow -up service after discharge were implemented in the control group.The patientsˊscores of Zung Self -Rating Anxiety Scale(SAS),Self -Rating Depression Scale(SDS),Self management ability of patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis,complication rate and readmission rate were compared between the two groups at the next day admission,discharge,lth month and 3th after discharge.Results The scores of SAS and SDS in the intervention group were significantly lower than that in the control group at 3th month after discharge,the difference was statistically significant(tSDS =5.263,tSAS =3.812,P <0.05).The Self management ability of patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis was significantly higher than that of the control group at lth and 3th month after discharge,the difference was statistically significant (t =6.845,t =7.231,P <0.05).No significant difference in the re -admission rate (16.67%,6.67%)was found between the two groups (χ2 =0.387,P >0.05).The complication rate in the intervention group was significantly lower than in the control group at 3th month after discharge(χ2 =5.124,P <0.05).Conclusion Discharge planning and home care can effectively relieve depression and anxiety in patients with peritoneal dialysis and improve the abilities of daily life.It is worth promoting and applying in clinic.

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Objective To study the protective effect of minocycline against ischemia-reperfusion injury after liver transplantation and its molecular mechanism after circulatory death in rats.Methods The rat donation after circulatory death (DCD) liver transplantation model was established by using magnetic-ring method.The donor and recipient were male SD rats.The rats were divided into sham operation group (SHAM group),liver transplantation group,minocycline group (MIN group),atractyloside + minocycline group (ATR + MIN group),24 rats in each group.In the MIN group,10 mg/kg minocycline was injected through the dorsum vein of the penis after reperfusion.The ATR + MIN group was injected with 2 mg/kg atractyloside.The open status of mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP) was detected at 2,6,and 24 h after operation.Western blotting and immunohistochemistry were used to detect the expression of caspase3 and cyt c.Serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels were determined.Liver tissues were stained with hematoxylin-eosin (HE) and pathological changes were evaluated by Suzuki's standard.The survival of each group was calculated.Results As compared with liver transplantation group and ATR+ MIN group,the mPTP opening of MIN group decreased (P＜0.05),the expression of caspase3 and cyt c and the serum ALT and AST levels decreased significantly (P＜0.05),liver tissues injury was alleviated (P＜0.05),and the survival rate increased significantly after 30 days (P ＜0.05).There was no significant difference between liver transplantation group and ATR + MIN group (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusion Minocycline reduces ischemia-reperfusion injury in DCD liver transplantation in rats probably by inhibiting the mPTP opening,and preventing cyt c release and caspase3 activation to reduce hepatocyte apoptosis.This effect can be blocked by mPTP opener.

Objective To investigate the underlying mutation in a late-onset Chinese patient with classic Bartter syndrome. Methods The mutation analysis of CLCNKB gene was performed by the PCR direct sequencing. The patient's parents and siblings were studied as well. Fifty normal volunteers were analyzed as control group. Results The heterozygous deletion mutation cDNA 753delG and heterozygous missense mutation G433E were detected in the patient. Her father was found to carry heterozygous G433E and her mother to carry cDNA 753delG mutation respectively. Her brother carried heterozygous G433E and her sister was normal. Conclusions Two mutations of the CLCNKB gene in this Chinese patient with late-onset classic Bartter syndrome are identified. The cDNA 753delG mutation has not been reported previously.

Aim To investigate the effects of total gin-senosides ( TG) on microvascular regeneration and car-diac function in rat after acute myocardial infarction ( AMI ) . Methods The acute myocardial infarction model was created with left coronary artery ligated in male Sprague Dawley rats. The model rats were ran-domly divided into sham, model, TG low and high dose groups. TG groups were injected into abdominal cavity with TG(20 mg·kg-1·d-1, 40 mg·kg-1· d-1 ) . Sham and model groups were injected with e-qual-volume normal saline. On the 35th day post-opera-tion, heart function was examined by color doppler ul-trasoundination. HE, Masson and immunohistochemis-trical staining were used to observe the histopathologi-cal changes of myocardium and micro vessel density. The level of vascular endothelial growth factor( VEGF) and basic fibroblast growth factor( bFGF) mRNA were detected by real-time PCR. Results Compared with the model group, high and low dose TG obviously de-creased the left ventricular end diastolic dimension, the left ventricular end-systolic dimension, the left ventric-ular end-diastolic volume and the left ventricular end-systolic volume(P<0. 05 and P<0. 01), and signifi-cantly increased the ejection fraction and the fractional shortening ( P <0. 01 ) . The histopathological changes of myocardium on myocardial infarction and fibrosis were dramatically reduced by TG. But ventricular wall was thicker. Two dose TG remarkably increased the expressions of VEGF and bFGF mRNA and micro ves-sel density of compositive CD31 + cells in ischemic myocardial tissue and around of infarct area(P<0. 01, P <0 . 0 5 ) . Conclusions TG could improve the car-diac function of acute myocardial infarction rat. The mechanism may be related to the upregulation of VEGF and bFGF gene expression, the promotion angiogene-sis, then the improvement of blood supply in myocardi-al infarction area.

objective To explore the role of cytokines and dendritic cells (DCs) in rat high-risk corneal allograft survival pro- longed by superantigen Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B (SEB) and to compare the different effects between SEB and glucocorticoid. Design Experimental study.Participants Fisher 344 and Lewis rats.Methods The Fisher 344 and Lewis inbred rats were used for high-risk penetrating keratoplasty model.All of the Lewis rat recipients were divided into three groups by blinded fashion.GroupⅠand GroupⅡrats were injected intraperitoneally with 0.2ml saline buffer or SEB (75?g/ml) respectively at 4-day intervals on three occasions before transplantation.GroupⅢrats were injected subconjunctivally with 0.1ml dexamethasone (1mg/ml) daily from the first day after surgery for 2 weeks.The allograft survival was examined under slit-lamp.The concentration of interleukin IL-1?,IL-2,IL-4,IL-5,IL-6, IL-10,TNF-?in rat aqueous humor and peripheral blood were measured by liquichip and the cytokine and CD11c,CD80,MHC-Ⅱex- pression in corneal grafts were examined by immunohistochemestry staining.Main Octcome Measures Mean survival time of the allo- grafts,the level of cytokines in aqueous humor,peripheral blood and corneal grafts.Results Compared with group control,the grafts mean survival time was delayed about 3.8d in group SEB (P=0.00) and 7.1d in group dexamethasone(P=0.01).But there was no signifi- cant difference between group SEB and dexamethone (P=0.26).Liquichip test showed that the level of IL-1?in aqueous humor was re- duced and IL-4,IL-6 and IFN-?,ascended.Only IFN-?,and IL-6 could be found in peripheral blood,and the changing shift of them was similar to that in aqueous humor.The immunohistochemistry staining showed that the expression of IL-2 in rat corneal grafts was signif- icantly decreased but IL-4,IL-6 and IL-10 elevated.The expression of DCs in group SEB was similar to that in group control,which was elevated after keratoplasty,but the phenotype of DCs was not the same.There were predominantly mature DCs in group control while immature DCs in group SEB.Conclusions The immunological inhibiting effect of SEB is same to glucocorticoid,but the mecha- nism is different.SEB can modulate immune response,which might induce immune inhibition via the local production of cytokines and effect on DCs maturation involving corneal graft rejection prevention.

Objective To evaluate the effect of standardized training and management of prenatal ultrasound screening on birth defects. Methods According to the degree of standardized training and management of prenatal ultrasound screening, the period from March 2004 to December 2009 were divided into three different management stages. Detection rate was applied to describe the prenatal ultrasound screening of 5199 birth defects cases delivered during the three different management stages. Accuracy rate was used to describe the ultrasonographic diagnosis made by staffs in 2009. SPSS 11.5 software was used to analyze the information of 707 staffs participated in the training and assessment activities from October 2007 to September 2009. Related factors of prenatal ultrasound operating skills of staffs were analyzed by comparing the distributing discrepancy of the different variables between qualified and unqualified group with Chi-square test. Results The detection rate of prenatal ultrasonographic screening on birth defects increased with the improvement of training and assessment methods, which was 32. 43% from March 2004 to September 2005,44.81% from October 2005 to September 2007 and 60. 71% from October 2007 to December 2009respectively. In 2009, 187 doctors were tested on abnormal ultrasound photographs identification. The accurate rates were 80. 0% for gastroschisis, 78. 8% for cleft clip, 75.8% for omphalocele, 71.8%for neural tube defects, 50. 0% for severe congenital heart diseases, 31.0% for acromicria, which were in similar sequence as the diagnostic rate identified by prenatal ultrasound in 2009. Among the staffs attending the prenatal ultrasound screening assessment, more had education background at least university level (52.8% vs 47.2%), more performed ≥50 ultrasound screenings per month (50. 5%vs 49.5 % ), more had been working on obstetric ultrasound over 3 yrs (52.5 % vs 47.5 %) and more had been trained in higher level of hospitals focused on prenatal diagnosis (64.7% vs 35.3%) in the qualified group than in the unqualified group. Conclusions Standardized training and management of prenatal ultrasonographic screening could effectively improve the diagnosis rate of birth defects.The quality of prenatal ultrasound screening is related to the staff's education background and whether they are engaged in the position.

Objective:To analyze the correlation factors between peripapillary duodenal diverticulum (PDD) and choledochectasia by CT scan.Methods:The clinical data of 220 patients with duodenal diverticulum detected by multi-slice spiral CT scan and confirmed by gastrointestinal angiography or endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in Dahua Hospital, Xuhui District of Shanghai City were retrospectively analyzed. The correlation of the PDD, the contact of common bile duct (CBD), length of contact and exudation with choledochectasia in patients with PDD were analyzed.Results:A total of 236 duodenal diverticulum were found in 220 patients. Among them, there were 152 PDD, 41 diverticulum located superior to the duodenal papilla, 28 diverticulum located inferior to the duodenal papilla, 3 diverticulum located lateral to the duodenal papilla, and 12 diverticulumlocated in the horizontal portion. The incidence of choledochectasia in patients with PDD contacted with CBD was significantly higher than that in patients with PDD not contacted with CBD: 59.35% (73/123) vs. 37.93% (11/29), and there was statistical difference ( P<0.05); the incidence of choledochectasia in patients with contact length of PDD and CBD ≥1.5 cm was significantly higher than that in patients without contact of PDD and CBD and patients with contact length of PDD and CBD <1.5 cm: 82.43% (61/74) vs. 24.49% (12/49) and 37.93% (11/29), and there was statistical difference ( P<0.05); the incidence of choledochectasia in PDD patients with exudation was significantly higher than that in PDD patients without exudation: 10/11 vs. 52.48% (74/141), and there was statistical difference ( P<0.05). Conclusions:The patients with contact length of PDD and CBD ≥1.5 cm and patients with PDD combined with exudation could be prone to choledochectasia.

Objective To perform a prenatal diagnosis for the second fetuses from 28 pedigrees with proband of mitochondrial disease due to mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutation.Methods From April 2011 to November 2015,peripheral blood samples of 28 probands and their parents,urine samples of these probands and their mothers as well as amniotic fluid samples of the second fetuses from the 28 pedigrees were collected in Peking University First Hospital.DNA sequencing was used to identify mtDNA mutations.Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) was performed to verify mutation sites,calculate mutation loads,and further confirm the diagnosis after birth.Microsatellite maker analysis was also performed on five short tandem repeats located in nuclear genes to exclude maternal contamination.Statistical analysis was carried out using independent t-test.Results In the 15 pedigrees carrying A3243G mutation,13 mothers and nine fetuses carried A3243G mutation.Neither the other two mothers nor their fetuses were positive for A3243G mutation.Among the 12 pedigrees with T8993G mutation,there were eight mothers carrying T8993G mutation and all of their fetuses carried the same mutation;and the other four mothers and their fetuses were negative for T8993G mutation.T10191C mutation was only found in one proband and the second fetus of that pedigree,but not in the mother.None of the fathers had mtDNA mutation.Results of PCR-RFLP were consistent with those of DNA sequencing.Short tandem repeat analysis demonstrated that amniocyte samples were from fetuses without maternal contamination.No mtDNA mutations were found in the six newborns who were negative for mtDNA mutations in prenatal diagnosis.The mean mutation load in urine samples of the six mothers without A3243G mutation in amniocytes was significantly lower than that of the nine mothers with A3243G mutation [(10.1 ±4.8) ％ vs (28.2 ± 15.1) ％,t=2.290,P=0.043].Conclusions The lower the mtDNA mutation load in maternal urine samples,the less the possibility she bears a child with mtDNA mutation.However,prenatal diagnosis of mitochondrial disease is necessary.