Objective To explore the effects of ligustrazine (TMP) on acute drug -induced free radical for-mation in guinea pig cochlear ,and to explore possible mechanisms of TMP on gentamycin(GM)-induced ototoxici-ty .Methods Sixty guinea pigs were randomly divided into four groups ,control group ,GM group ,TMP group and TMP+GM group .GM group were injected with GM 120 mg/kg per day .TMP group were injected with TMP 40 mg/kg per day .TMP+GM group were injected with GM and TMP at the same dosage .Control group were injected with normal saline .All groups were injected for consecutive 10 days .Before injection and one day after the last injec-tion ,ABR thresholds were measured .Biochemical assays of Superoxide Dismutase (SOD1 ,SOD2 ,T -SOD) activity and ma1ondia1dehyde(MDA) content in guinea pig cochlear were detected by TBA .Results After the injection , ABR thresholds in GM group were significantly increased compared with those of in control group (P<0 .01) ,with significant difference between GM +TMP and GM group(P<0 .01) .Before and after the experiment ,ABR thresholds in control group were almost unchanged(P>0 .05) .SOD activity was significantly decreased while MDA content was increased in cochlear tissues after GM injection (P<0 .05) .Co -treatment with TMP evidently enhanced SOD activity and decreased MDA content (P<0 .05) .Conclusion TMP may enhance SOD activity and prevent lipid per-oxidation ,thus alleviate GM ototoxicity ,and improve auditory function .

AIM: To study the clinical efficacy of Jinchang Capsule for the treatment of type 2 diabetes of blood-stasis syndrome. METHODS: From JAN.2001 to OCT.2004, 48 cases were divided randomly into two groups.32 cases in the treatment group were treated with oral Jinchang Capsule combined with Western medicine therapy, and 22 cases in the control group were simply treated with Western medicine therapy, with a course of 8 weeks. The changes of clinical symptoms, and fasting blood glucose (FBG), 2 h post prandial glucose(2hFBG), HbAlc, total cholesterol (Tc), triglycerides (TG), high-density lipoprotein (HDL-c), low-density lipoprotein (LDL-c) levels, and hemorheological parameters were analysed. The safety of the medicine was evaluated also. RESULTS: After treatment, the clinical symptomatic integrals were decreased remarkably in the treatment group (P0.05). There was no significant side-effect in the treatment group. CONCLUSION: The results obtained suggest that Jinchang Capsule can improve the clinical symptomatic integrals and remarkably enhance total clinical efficacy. Combining with the basic Western medicinal treatment of diabetes, it can control the obstinate hyperglycemia, and improve fat metabolism as well as bemorheological parameters. It has indicated that Jinchang Capsule has multipurpose therapeutic actions for diabetes mellitus.

Objective:To analyze the risk factors for protein-energy wasting(PEW)in elderly patients undergoing hemodialysis(HD)and peritoneal dialysis(PD), in order to provide evidence for the prevention of PEW and improve the prognosis in these patients.Methods:According to the diagnostic criteria for PEW proposed by the International Society for Renal Nutrition and Metabolism, 112 elderly patients who had undergone PD and HD without PEW from May 2016 to June 2020 in the renal medicine department of the Eighth People's Hospital of Shanghai, the geriatric medicine department of Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University and the renal medicine department of the Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University were included as the non-PEW group.During the same period, 114 cases with PEW were recruited as the PEW group.Differences in general patient data, biochemical test values, anthropometric measurements, bioelectrical impedance and other index values were compared between the two groups.Independent risk factors for PEW in elderly HD and PD patients were analyzed by using binary Logistic regression analysis.Results:Compared with the non-PEW group, the PEW group had a higher mean age( t=0.951, P<0.001), a higher proportion of patients aged ≥65 years( χ2=17.161, P<0.001), a lower body mass index( t=6.740, P<0.001), a higher incidence of diabetic nephropathy( χ2=14.176, P<0.001), a higher hemodialysis rate( χ2=4.543, P=0.033), and a longer duration(months)of dialysis( t=2.306, P=0.023). Levels of serum transferrin, prealbumin, total protein, hemoglobin and total cholesterol and body cell mass index were lower( t=6.262, 13.405, 9.507, 8.341, 4.610, 5.599 and 2.499, all P<0.05), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels and the body water percentage were higher( t=6.380, 4.519, both P<0.001), and the upper arm muscle circumference was smaller( t=5.418, P=0.000)in the PEW group than in the non-PEW group.Binary Logistic regression analysis showed that age≥65 years, dialysis duration, serum albumin and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels were independent influencing factors for PEW in elderly HD patients( OR=2.762, 0.182, 2.694 and 2.980, P=0.023, 0.007, 0.009 and 0.027). Age ≥65 years, body mass index and the hemoglobin level were independent influencing factors for PEW in elderly PD patients( OR=2.452, 0.671 and 0.962, P=0.013, 0.000 and 0.000). Conclusions:The incidence of PEW is lower in elderly HD patients than in elderly PD patients.Clinical intervention should be carried out based on influencing factors, in order to prevent the occurrence of PEW.

Objective:To investigate the safety and efficacy of endoscopic treatment for sporadic non-ampullary descending duodenal adenoma, and to analyze high-risk endoscopic features of malignant adenoma.Methods:Data of 54 patients diagnosed as having non-ampullary descending duodenal adenoma in Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital from November 2012 to September 2019 were retrospectively studied. The patients were divided into two groups, the high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia/adenocarcinoma (HGIN/AC) group and the low-grade intraepithelial neoplasia (LGIN) group according to pathological grade. Clinical features including gender, age, size and color of lesions, therapeutic methods, complications and postoperative follow-up results were analyzed.Results:A total of 54 patients were divided into the HGIN/AC group ( n=12) and the LGIN group ( n=42). There were significant differences in size or color of lesions between the two groups (both P<0.05). All 54 patients received endoscopic treatment. Biopsy, endoscopic mucosal resection and endoscopic submucosal dissection were performed on 8, 32 and 14 cases, respectively. A small perforation was found and clipped during operation without any complications. There were 2 cases of delayed hemorrhage, and the bleeding stopped under endoscopic treatment. The mean follow-up time was 2-58 months with no recurrence. Conclusion:Endoscopic treatment is safe and effective for non-ampullary descending duodenal adenoma. Lesions of size larger than 10 mm and those with a red surface have higher malignant tendency.

Aim To analyze THANK gene expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells(PBMC) stimulated with different stimulators and to clone whole length human THANK gene. Methods PBMC were conventionally isolated and cultured in RPMI1640 containing 10％ FCS. After stimulated with LPS,TNF α ,IL 2,IFN γ ,PHA or PMA,the THANK gene expression in PBMCs was analyzed by RT PCR and THANK cDNA was cloned. Result RT PCR detection showed that THNAK gene expressed in PBMCs after stimulated with interferon γ for 3 days, whereas THANK'expression could not be detected after stimulated with LPS,TNF α ,IL 2,IFN γ ,PHA or PMA respectively. Then THANK gene was cloned by cloning PCR product and sequenced. Conclusion Human THANK gene is cloned successfully, thus providing the possibility for further research of THANK'function.

Objective To discuss the methods of specification and quantification of thinking process of syndrome differentiation and treatment of old and famous TCM practitioners; To inherit the clinical experience and ideas of TCM practitioners more effectively. Methods Based on one typical case of Professor Lv Renhe treating chronic nephritis, indexing the prescriptions with TCM Subject Headings thesaurus and analyzing them with “Chinese medicine prescription intelligence analysis system” (“CPIAS” for short), relative dose, comprehensive property, comprehensive taste, comprehensive channel tropism, and prescription efficacy were under quantitative analysis. Results The typical case included two prescriptions of initial diagnosis and six diagnosis. CPIAS quantitative analysis showed that relative dose, comprehensive property, comprehensive taste, comprehensive channel tropism, and prescription efficacy were in accordance with syndrome differentiation and treatment of Professor Lv Renhe for chronic nephritis. Conclusion This method has guiding significance for studying and inheriting the speculative regularities and academic thoughts of Professor Lv Renhe.

Objective To investigate the effect of nCPAP as pre-emptive ventilatory support strategy in severe bronchiolitis. Methods A retrospective analysis was made on cases with nCPAP as pre-emptive ventilatory support strategy for severe bronchiolitis in PICU of our hospital from August 2012 to September 2014. Results Seventy-nine children received nCPAP therapy in our PICU. Overall, nCPAP was successful performed in 69 children, 10 patients required intubations. PaO2 and PaO2/FiO2 in patients received intubations were lower than those in patients received only nCPAP before treatment (P < 0.05). There were significant improvements in PaCO2, PaO2, PaO2/FiO2, respiratory rate and heart rate in the patients received only nCPAP at 12 hours and 24 hours post-treatment (P < 0.05). For the 69 patients with hypercapnia received only nCPAP, PaCO2 was significantly reduced at 2 hours, 12 hours and 24 hours post-treatment (P < 0.01). Conclusion Clinically, nCPAP could improve the oxygenation and hypercapnia of patients with severe bronchiolitis. However, these patients, who suffered from severe bronchiolitis with minor PaO2 or PaO2/FiO2, appeared to require intubation as soon as possible.

A CdTe/ZnSe quantum-dot submicrobead ( QBs ) , which exhibited fluorescence intensity approximately 2800-fold stronger than that of single quantum dots, was conjugated with the anti-histidine rich protein( HRP )-Ⅱ mAbs using N-( 3-( Dimethylamino ) propyl )-N'-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride ( EDC ) method as fluorescence probe. The goat anti-HRP-Ⅱ polyclonal antibodies and donkey anti-mouse polyclonal antibodies were sprayed onto the nitrocellulose membrane as test line and control line, respectively. The resultant fluorescence probes were introduced to the immunochromatographic strip for the quantitative determination of Plasmodium falciparum. For determination of Plasmodium falciparum in serum, the QBs based immunochromatographic strips exhibited a good dynamic linear range from 5 . 8 Parasite/μL to 8010 Parasite/μL with a limit of detection of 5. 8 Parasite/μL. The detection time of the proposed QBs based immunochromatographic strips for each sample was only 15 min. Moreover, the recovery rates of the intra-and inter-assay ranged from 93. 0% to 111. 9%, and 98. 3% to 115. 1% respectively, while the relative standard deviations ( RSDs) of intra-and inter-assay were below 5%.

Object To evaluate the effects of ginsenosides (GSS) in stem and leaves of ginseng on glucocorticoid receptor (GR) in the hemorrhagic shock rats, and study the mechanism. Methods Rats were divided into hemorrhagic shock group and control group. The rats in hemorrhagic shock groups were ig 200, 100, 50 mg/kg/d GSS, model group and control group were ig distilled water 2 mL for 10 days. The Rs of GR in brain and hepatic cytosol of rats were measured by radioligand binding assay, using [ 3H] dexamethasone as the ligand. The level of GR mRNA expression in hepatic cytosol were determined by RT-PCR. Plasma adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) and glucocorticoid (GC) concentrations were determined by the radioimmunoassay. Results Rs of GR in brain and hepatic cytosol were higher in hemorrhagic shock+GSS groups than those in hemorrhagic shock group, and the Rs of GR was the highest in hemorrhagic shock+10 mg/mL GSS group (P

Objective: To prepare highly purified THANK protein. Methods: THANK was efficiently expressed in E.coli as inclusion bodies. After bacteria were lysed under ultrasonication, TE buffer,1% TritonX and 2 mol /L urea was used to efficiently extract inclusion bodies. After denaturation with 8 mol/L urea,THANK was partially purified by Sephacryl S-200 chromatography, and then subsequent refolding step was optimized for a maximal recovery of biological active protein. The renatured THANK was purified to homogeneity with Q Sephadex Fast Flow gel filtration and then desalted by Sephadex G-25 chromatography. Results: The purity of biologically active THANK was above 97% in SDS-PAGE densitometric studies. Conclusion: An effective method of denaturation, renaturation and purification of recombinant THANK is established.