Recent research has revealed that scorpion venom contains short-chain peptides with the specificity on K+or C1-channels, in addition to the knowledge of many kinds of long-chain peptides with the specificity on Na+ channels. According to the similarity of molecular structure and/or function, they have been classified into several groups. These short-chain scorpion peptides are playing more and more important role in studying the structure and function of K+ or C1- channels. The advance of structure and function of short-chain scorpion peptides in recent years was briefly introduced.

Objective To observe the clinical curative effect of sijunzi decoction composite with shenqi pills in the treatment of spleen and kidney yang deficiency syndrome in patients with primary hypothyroidism(hypothyroid-ism).Methods 62 spleen kidney yang deficiency patients with hypothyroidism were randomly divided into 30 cases in the control group and 32 cases in the treatment group.Patients in the control group were given L-thyroxine tablets orally,once a day;patients in the treatment group were given sijunzi decoction combined with shenqi pills for decoc-tion,daily 1 agent,3 times a day orally,on the basis of the control treatment group.Two groups treatment cycle were 4 months,and the clinical efficacy of the two groups were observed.Results The treatment group total effective rate was 96.9%,which was higher than that in the control group 80.0%(χ2 =4.402,P<0.05);before and after treat-ment,TCMsyndrome scores were significantly decreased in the two groups (t=21.40,25.40,all P<0.01)and treatment group decreased more significantly(t=4.30,P<0.01 ).Before and after treatment,TSH,FT3,FT4 in the two groups were significantly improved (control group:t=5.31,1.14,4.13,treatment group:t=6.27,1.85,6.08,all P<0.01),and the degree of improvement in treatment group was more obvious compared with the control group (t=1.33,0.67,278,all P<0.05).Conclusion Sijunzi decoction and shenqi pills can significantly improve the clinical symptoms of primary hypothyroidism of spleen-kidney yang deficiency type in addition to thyroid function and blood lipid,indicating that this method is capable of achieving satisfactory clinical effects in treating primary hypothyroidism of spleen-kidney yang deficiency type.

We have conducted a tireless practice and exploration in order to establish a solid,long-term and appropriate social practice basement for medical students,which is the platform for them carrying on social practice activities.Practice has proved that early preparation for basement construction is the basis,support from local government is the key,leaders' attention 、abundant fund and multi-sectional coordination are the guarantee,and that diverse forms as well as effective social practice activities is the fundamental way to promote basement construction.

To investigate the mechanism of low responsiveness of cultured human intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) to LPS stimulation, IL-8 secretion level was detected by ELISA in supernatants harvested after the IECs were treated with LPS for 18h, and TLR4, TLR2, CD14 and MD2 mRNA were detected by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR) and RNase protection assay(RPA). It was found that IL-8 was not detectable after IECs were treated with LPS and the expression levels of TLR4, TLR2, CD14 and MD2 mRNA of IECs were low and after exposed to LPS, the expressions of TLR4, CD14 and MD2 mRNA of IECs became further lower, whereas the expression of TLR2 mRNA didn't change obviously. The result suggests that low expressions of LPS signal transduction-associated receptors on IECs may be responsible for low response of IECs to LPS, so it confirms further that TLR4, CD14 and MD2 play important roles in transmembrane LPS signal transduction.

Objective To compare the effectiveness and advantage of salvage liver transplantation post-resection with primary liver transplantation for HCC patients. Methods Medline, Embase, Cochrane, CBMdisc, CNKI and Wanfang Database were searched. Randomized and nonrandomized controlled trials comparing primary liver transplantation with salvage liver transplantation were analyzed. Ten retrospective studies involving 1115 patients were included. 164 received salvage liver transplantation,and 951 patients received primary liver transplantation. Results In most researches, the two groups of patients were similar for age, sex,and cirrhosis severity at time of transplantation. Some researches showed no difference in tumor size and number between the two groups. Few studies referred to microvascular invasion. Most of the researches showed there was no significant difference in blood loss,operative time,overall survival and disease-free survival between the two groups. Conclusion Compared to primary liver transplantation, salvage liver transplantation after liver resection is associated with similar operative time, risks and overall survival. Resection first and salvage liver transplantation for recurrent tumors or liver failure seem to be a feasible treatment strategy for hepatocelluar carcinoma,especially in early-stage.

In this paper, from the angle of Confucianism culture and contemporary reality, the authors dis-cussed the counselors should have professional ethics quality requirements, puts forward the counselor should have the heart of benevolence, should be tas agentlemannotbe insatiable in learning and teaching, should have the thought ofthe world rise and fall, fortunes ofstate in an effort to promote the counselor′s professional ethics quality of thinking and suggestion.

Objective To investigate the changes in the expression of phosphor-p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p-p38MAPK) in the distal cerebrospinal fluid contacting neurons (CSF-CNs) in rats with neuropathic pain.Methods Forty-eight male adult SD rats aged 2-3 months weighing 230-270 g were randomly divided into 2 groups (n =24 each): sham operation group (group S) and chronic constrictive injury group (group CCI).Neuropathic pain was induced by CCI.Sciatic nerve was exposed and 4 loose ligatures were placed on the sciatic nerve at 1 mm intervals with 4-0 silk thread.Thermal withdrawal latency (TWL) was measured with radiation heat stimulus before (baseline) and 1,3,5,7,14 d after CCI in 4 animals at eachtime point in each group.The animals were then sacrificed.30％ cholera toxin subunit B with horse radish peroxidase 3 μl was injected into the lateral ventricle at 48 h before the animals were sacrificed at each time point.The brain tissue in the region of the midbrain aqueduct was taken.The number of distal CSF-CN expressing p-p38MAPK was calculated.p-p38MAPK was detected by histochemical staining.Results The TWL was significantly shortened at 1-14 d after CCI in group CCI as compared with group S.The number of distal CSF-CNs expressing p-p38MAPK was significantly increased at 5-14 d after CCI in group CCI as compared with group S.Conclusion The distal CSF-CNs may be involved in the neuropathic pain induced by CCI through p38MAPK signaling pathway.p38MAPK may contribute only to the maintenance but not development of neuropathic pain.

Objective: To examine the correlation of symptomatic feature and exploratory eye movements in schizophrenia. Methods: The eye movements of 60 patients with schizophrenia and 30 healthy control subjects were measured by the eye-mark recorder (model IV, Japan) and symptom profiles of patients were assessed using the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) . Pearson correlation analysis was performed to examine the relationship between five-factor scores of PANSS, positive symptoms, negative symptoms and exploratory eye movements respectively. Results: The differences of all indices of eye movements between schizophrenic groups and normal control group had statistical significance ( P

Objective To investigate the clinical experiment of arthroscopically assisted debridement and tibiotalar arthrodesis with half-ring sulcated external fixator for treatment of total ankle joints tuberculosis. Methods From January 2001 to April 2005, 6 patients (4 males and 2 females), with a mean age of 33 years old (range, 28 to 44 years old) and mean duration of 13 months, received arthroscopically assisted debridement and tibiotalar arthrodesis with half-ring sulcated external fixator. All patients had received at least 3 weeks standard drug treatment for tuberculosis before the operation. After thoroughly debridement under arthroscopy using anterolateral and anteromedial approaches, a half-ring sulcated external fixator was used to fix the ankle joint at the neutral position. 4 days (2-7 days) after the operation, patients could walk with partially weight bearing. All patients replied to our questionnaire and the average follow-up was 21.3 months, with a range of 6-42 months. Patients returned for a clinical and radiolographic evaluation every week before the tibiotalar joints union. The external fixator apparatus were removed after the joint fused. Results Fusion occurred in all patients, the average time to clinical and radiographic union was 12.5 weeks (9-17 weeks). 3 patients were graded as excellent: no pain with a stable fusion. The others were graded as good: mild pain, occasional limp with a stable fusion. There were no sinus or other complications occurred. Conclusion There are considerable advantages using arthroscopically assisted debridement and tibiotalar arthrodesis with half-ring sulcated external fixator for treatment of total ankle joints tuberculosis without serious bone defect, include: limited invasion, quickly recovery, thoroughly debriding the tuberculose focus. And the half-ring sulcated external compression fixator could achieve stable and elastic fixation with adjustable rigidity. And patients can walk earlier to promote ankle fusion and decrease related complications.