Diabetic retinopathy ( DR ) is one of the main blinding eye diseases for people over the age of 50, and diabetic macular edema ( DME) is the leading cause of vision loss is DR patients. The early diagnosis and early treatment is important. As OCT and FFA, mfERG, especially the retinal thickness, volume, retinal edema index quantitative indicators such as objective evaluation of macular edema, embodies the new progress of retinal imaging technology in recent years. OCT is a non -contact clinical application in recent years, noninvasive, high resolution of ophthalmic imaging examination, can do it on retinal ultrastructure observation and quantitative analysis, and the technology is relatively mature, become a routine inspection diagnosis of macular edema. Laser photocoagulation, intravitreous injection with Ranibizumab and vitrectomy is nowadays the important means for the treatment of intractable macular edema.

Objective To elucidate the ESI-MS performance of lipophilic tanshinones and to establish a fingerprint of lipophilic tanshinones of Radix Salviae Miltiorrhiza.Methods The lipophilic tanshinones were extracted by ultrasonic wave with 95% ethanol from Radix Salviae Miltiorrhiza and the extracts were analyzed directly in positive ion mode by electrospray ion trap mass spectrometry(ESI-MS).Results The lipophilic tanshinones were easily to form molecular ions ~+ and dimeric sodium adduct ions ~+ in positive ion mode,molecular ions of lipophilic tanshinones were fragmentated through lossing H_2O,CO and A-ring cleavages in ESI-MS~2.The ESI-MS fingerprints of lipophilic tanshinone extracts with 14 selected characteristic peaks analyzed with SPSS software were characteristic and stable.Conclusion Lipophilic tanshinones have similar ESI-MS performance;the ESI-MS fingerprint is a useful tool for a rapid and special identification of lipophilic tanshinones in selected traditional Chinese medicine.

Animals ; Arrestins ; metabolism ; Liver ; pathology ; Liver Cirrhosis, Experimental ; metabolism ; pathology ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred ICR ; beta-Arrestins

BACKGROUND:There is notan effective method for inducing bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) differentiatied in to intervertebral disc cells.OBJECTIVE:To establish a model of human BMSCs (hBMSCs) differentiated in to nucleus pulposus-like cells in vitro.DESIGN,TIME AND SETTING:A single sample contrast.The experiment was performed at the Orthopaedics Institute and Central Laboratory,the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University Medical College,from August 2008 to March 2009.MATERIALS:Two New Zealand white rabbits with 8-week-old were used to culture nucleus pulposus cells.Human nucleus pulposus was obtained from a aged 16 years patient with T_(12)L_1,L_(1.2) congenital scoliosis.The informed consent was obtained from his patients,hBMSCs were purchased from Salye Biological Science and Technology Co.,Ltd.(Guangzhou,China).METHODS:hBMSCs and nucleus pulposus cells of rabbit were co-cultured in new-style culture model (in 6-well plates and inserts with track-etched membrane having 0.4 μm pores without arms) for 7 days,conventionally laminar culture,solitary hBMSCs and nucleus pulpesus cells culture were set up as controls at same time.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:The expressions of collagen Ⅱ and aggrecan mRNA were detected by RT-PCR and Western blot.RESULTS:hBMSCs in the conventionally laminar and single hBMSCs groups were negative to collagen Ⅱ and aggrecan.The collagen Ⅱ and aggrecan expression of hBMSCs were upregulated evidently in new-style culture group,which was similar to nucleus pulposus cells that from degenerate intervertebral disc of human,but these expression did not appear in conventionally laminar culture and solitary hBMSCs culture (P ＜ 0.01).The difference among new-style culture group and other groups had no significance (P ＞ 0.05).CONCLUSION:A new-style model of hBMSCs differentiation to nucleus pulposus-like cells is constructed in vitro,which can highly express collagen Ⅱ and aggrecan and provide a foundation for intervertebral disc degeneration cellular treatment.

Acupuncture Points ; Administration, Cutaneous ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Bloodletting ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; administration & dosage ; Ear ; blood supply ; Female ; Hordeolum ; drug therapy ; therapy ; Humans ; Male ; Young Adult

Objective To investigate the effect of Bunao capsule on learning,memory and antioxidative abilities of rats with Alzhheimer’s disease(AD)induced by D-galactose combined with amyloid β-protein(Aβ25-35 ),and provide experimental basis for the prevention and treatemtn of AD. Methods A total of 90 SD male rats were randomly divided into model control group,piracetam group,sham operated group,Bunao capsule(0.79,1.58,3.15 g·kg-1 )groups(n= 15 each).The rat models were established by intraperitoneal injection of D-galactose and injection of Aβ25-35 into the bilateral lateral cerebral ventricle.Then rats were given corresponding drugs by gavage in different groups for 8 weeks.The learning and memory abilities were meseured by Morris water maze test.The morphology of brain cells was observed by HE staining.The activities of glutathione peroxidase(GSH-Px)and superoxide dismutase( SOD),and the malondialdehyde( MDA)contents in the brain tissues were measured by spectrophotometry. Results The target quadrant residence time was(20.39±7.75)s and(20.82±5.09)s in Bunao capsule (1.58,3.15 g·kg-1 )groups,which were significantly increased as compared with that in model control group[(12. 35 ± 6.95)s](P<0.01).Brain nerve cell morphology in Bunao capsule(1.58,3.15 g·kg-1 )groups was obviously improved as compared with that in model control group,and was close to that in sham operated group.The activities of GSH-Px and SOD were significantly increased,and MDA contents decreased in Bunao capsule groups as compared with those in model control group (P<0.01). Conclusion Bunao capsule can dose-dependently improve the learning,memory and antioxidative abilities of AD rats.The mechanism may involve upregulation of antioxidative enzyme activities and removal of oxidative products.

Objective To investigate the relationship between cross‐sectional area (CSA) and average CT value of posterior vertebral extensor group and bone mineral density(BMD) in postmenopausal women .Methods Totally 114 postmenopausal women being eligible for inclusion were enrolled .All the subjects ,ages range from 55 to 87 years old ,underwent quantitative computed tomography(QCT) scans from December 2015 to December 2016 in Beijing Jishuitan Hospital .The original image was transmitted to the image postprocessing workstation ,using Mindways QCT Pro software ,vertebral bone mineral density of L2-L4 were meas‐ured .CSA and average CT value of bilateral posterior vertebral muscles were measured by 2 diagnostic physicians in the L4 verte‐bral body horizontal axis CT images ,and analyzed respectively .Results Average CT values of posterior vertebral muscles between the left and the right side had a significant difference (P<0 .01) .The average CT value of bilateral posterior vertebral muscles was positively correlated with lumbar bone mineral density measured by QCT(P<0 .01) .There was no significant correlation between the CSA of posterior vertebral extensor group and BMD .Conclusion The loss of posterior vertebral muscle mass may be an impor‐tant risk factor for osteoporosis .The average CT value of posterior vertebral extensor group is more promising than CSA in the e‐valuation of the degenerative muscles .

Purpose:To evaluate the effect of oxaliplation (L-OHP)+flurouracil/calcium folinate(5-FU/CF) in combination with concurrent radiotherapy for advanced rectal cancer and to find a more effective way of giving them.Meth- ods:Chemotherapy:L-OHP 130 mg/m~2,iv infusion for 2 hours D_1 combined with calcium folinate 200 mg/m~2 for 2 h ours followed by 5-fluorouracil 300 mg/m~2 for 4h D_1～D_5,repeated every 3 weeks.Radiotherapy:The whole pelvic irradiation DT 50～60Gy/25～30/F(5～6 weeks).Results:30 advanced rectal cancer patients entered the study.One patient reached complete response(CR),15 partial response,13 stable disease,and 1 with progression after treatment,The overall re- sponse rate(CR+PR) was 53.3%,the 1-year survival rate was 70% (21/30).The main adverse acute effects were gas- trointestinitis,anemia,neuro-sensory toxicity and irradiation rectitis,bone marrow suppression was mild.Conclusions: This approach of therapy could improve the therapeutic effect on advanced rectal cancer.

0.05). But the LDH 5 and LDH 5/LDH 1 of difference doses of Shenmai Injection group was lower than that of the control group obviously(P

Objective To investigate the effects of the sense and antisense testes-signal transduction and activator of RNA (T-STAR) gene on the colon cancer cell line HCT-116. Methods The sense and antisense T-STAR gene was stably transfected into HCT-116 cells with lipofectamine. The expression level of T-STAR in those cells was detected by Western blotting and the growth velocity and proliferation of those cells by cytokinetics. Results The growth velocity and proliferation decreased after transfection of the sense T-STAR gene, but increased after transfection of the antisense T-STAR gene. Conclusion T-STAR gene can inhibit the growth velocity and proliferation of HCT-116 cells.