Objective To study the effect of Potentilla Discolour Bunge (PDB) on the NOS expression of the vascular endothelial cells (VEC) of DM rats. Methods The DM rat model was established by alloxan injected, and then the rats were treated with herb of PDB for 4 weeks continuously. The NOS expression of VEC were assayed by histochemistry method and image analysis system. Result NOS OD value of the PDB group was higher than that of model group and Glibenclamide group (P

Objective To investigate the effects of low-dose of hydrocortisone on circulating thymus-dependent lymphocyte (T lymphocyte) apoptosis in patients with septic shock. Method fifty-seven patients with septic shock admitted into ICU from January 2006 to January 2009 were prospectively randomized (random number) to treatment group and control group. Another 20 healthy volunteers and 18 patients with sepsis alone were included as external control groups.The patients of treatment group and control group were treated with low-dose of hydrocortisone and placebo,respectively. Samples of peripheral blood were taken from healthy volunteers and patients 0 hr,24 hrs,48 hrs,72 hrs and 168 hrs after onset of the disease to determine the circulating T lymphocyte apoptosis by using the assays of Annexin V and flow cytometry. Least significant difference t -test was used for multiple comparisons. Results The percentage of Annexin V-positive CD4+ T lymphocytes in the primary stage was (11.01 +4.52)% in septic shock patients, (4.41 + 1.45)% in healthy volunteers, and (7.87 + 3. 82)% in patients with sepsis alone. And in the initial setting, the percentage of Annexin V-positive CD4+ T lymphocytes in the septic shock patients was higher than that in healthy volunteers ( P < 0.05) and in patients with sepsis alone ( P < 0.05). The percentage of Annexin V-positive CD8 + T lymphocytes at the beginning was (11.33+19.62)% in septic shock patients, (9.62+8.32)% in healthy volunteers, and (13.09+ 15.84)% in patients with sepsis alone (P > 0.05 between three groups). The percentages of Annexin V-positive CD4+ T lymphocytes in control group after 24 his, 48 hrs and 72 hrs were(13.51+6.85)%, (19.39 + 6.63)% and (15.33+ 6.21)%, respectively. And the percentages of Annexin V-positive CD4+ T lymphocytes in treatment patients after 24 hrs, 48 hrs and 72 hrs were (17.4 + 7.21)%, (22.61 + 5.64)%, and (25.73 + 6.91)%, respectively. The percentage of Annexin V-positive CD4+ T lymphocytes in septic shock patients was higher than that in control groups ( P < 0.05). The percentages of Annexin V-positive CD8+ T lymphocytes in control group after 24 hrs, 48 hrs and 72 hrs were (11.49+ 11.73)%, (12.74+ 10.39)% and (13.28+ 16.6)%, respectively, and in the treatment group, those were (9.49 + 8.9)%, (15.32+18.17)% and (13.68+16.84)%, respectively (P >0.05 between two groups). In the meantime, the percentages of Annexin V-positive CDS'1' T lymphocytes in control group and in treatment group were (12.72+ 19.69)% and (13.88 + 13.28)%, respectively (P >0.05). Conclusions Low-dose of hydrocortisone could induce CD4+ T lymphocyte apoptosis and has no effects on CD8+ T lymphocyte apoptosis when it is used to treat septic shock.

BACKGROUND:Intravertebral bone graft to rebuild anterior and middle column structure and to recover vertebral morphology has been re-understood, and a suitable bone graft material can promote bone healing and be conducive to rebuild the long-term stability of the spine. OBJECTIVE:To discuss the differences in clinical efficacy of three kinds of bone graft materials through unilateral pedicle to treat thoracolumbar burst fractures. METHODS:Total y 102 thoracolumbar burst fracture patients were randomized into three groups:autologous bone, autologous bone combined with al ogeneic bone and al ogeneic bone were implanted via the unilateral pedicle, respectively, in the three groups. We measured the percentage of height of the anterior edge of vertebral body and Cobb angle by X-Ray before and after bone grafting, and used CT to observe bone graft healing, and used Mimics to measure the defect area of vertebral body at the last fol ow-up. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Al the 102 patients were fol owed-up for 24-36 months. The percentage of height of the anterior edge of vertebral body and Cobb angle of three groups were restored after bone grafting (P<0.05), but there was no difference in the percentage of height of the anterior edge of vertebral body of three groups at different time point after bone grafting. The Cobb angle in the al ogeneic bone group was bigger than that in the autologous bone group and autologous bone combined with al ogeneic bone group at 9, 12 and 24 months after bone grafting (P<0.05). The fracture healing rate of the al ogeneic bone group at different time points was lower than that of the autologous bone group and autologous bone combined with al ogeneic bone group (P<0.05), and the area of bone defect was bigger than that in the autologous bone group and autologous bone combined with al ogeneic bone group (P<0.05). These findings indicate that these three bone graft materials can rebuild the vertebral body via the unilateral pedicle to treat thoracolumbar burst fracture, reduce the loss of vertebral height and Cobb angle, and decrease defect area of the vertebral body. The clinical efficacy of autologous bone combined with al ogeneic bone to heal bone graft and reduce bone defect is similar to autologous bone, both of which are better than al ogeneic bone alone.

Objective To study the nutritional risks in elderly patients with prostate cancer and explore its related factors.Methods 346 elderly patients with prostate cancer in Wuhan area from May 2013 to May 2014 were chosen as the objects in this study.Nutritional risk screening 2002 was used to evaluate nutritional risk.The sleep quality,anxiety,lower urinary tract symptoms,differentiation and other data of patients were collected.The influencing factors for nutritional risk in the patients were analyzed.Results The ratio of nutritional risk in elderly advanced prostate cancer patients was 35.3％ (122/346).The nutritional risk was increased with age (P＜0.05).The prostate cancer patients with nutritional risk had a higher international prostate symptom score (IPSS) (P＜ 0.05).Monovariate factor analysis showed that sleep quality,operation,pathology staging,radiotherapy,chemotherapy,lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) were the impact factors for nutritional status in elderly patients with prostate cancer (P＜0.05).Logistic regression analysis showed that age (OR=0.29),sleep quality (OR=0.25) were the protective factors for the nutritional status,while surgery (OR=12.67),pathological staging (OR=1.65),radiotherapy (OR=2.65),SPSS (OR=1.55),chemotherapy (OR=1.85) were the risk factors for nutritional status (P＜ 0.05).Conclusions The incidence of nutritional risk is high in elderly prostate cancer patients.Age,sleep quality are the protective factors,and operation,pathology staging,SPSS,chemotherapy,and radiotherapy are the risk factors for nutritional status.

Electricigens play an important role in microbial fuel cell(MFC) . This review provides an introduction of different electricigens on theirs taxonomical group,biochemical,physiological and morphological characteristics. The ability of electricity production of electricigens and electron transfer mechanisms in microbial fuel cells are also concluded. The prospect of waste water treatment and bio-electricity production is underlined,it is point out in this review that the future research of microorganism for MFC should be focused on enrichment,adaptation,modification and optimization by multi-strains application to improve the performances of MFC.

In order to obtain the serotype distribution of E.coli from duck and to screen the vaccine bacterial strains,the serotype identifications and biological characteristics of E.coli were analyzed in recent years from Shandong,Hebei and other areas of commercial duck field;selections of vaccine strains were detected by the virulence and immunogenicity.Totally 44 isolated bacterial strains of E.coli from duck were identified to a total of six serotypes:O78,O93,O76,O2,O92 and O32.The O78 serotype was the dominant serotype,accounting for 56.8％ (25/44);O93 serotype for 15.9％ (7/44) according to bacterial Oantigen typing.The strain SD (O78 serotype) was confirmed to have strong virulence and good immunogenicity.The O78,O93 and O76 are the dominant serotypes of duck E.coli in the study areas.The SD strain could be used as the candidate for the next development of inactivated vaccine.

Objective To observe the effect of Puerarin on the level of tau phosphorylation in the olfactory bulb of Alzheimer's disease rat brain, and explore the underlying molecular mechanism.Methods ① Twenty-two male SD rats were randomly divided into the normal control group, model control group and Puerain-treated group.The levels of tau-1, PS396 and tau-5 in the olfactory bulb were detected by Western blotting.② Twenty male SD rats were randomly divided into model control group, low-dose Puerarin (40 mg·kg-1·d-1), medium-dose puerarin (80 mg·kg-1·d-1) and high-dose puerarin (160 mg·kg-1·d-1) groups.The levels of tau-1 and PS396 phosphorylation in the olfactory bulb were detected by Western blotting.③ The level of GSK-3β phosphorylation in the olfactory bulb of the normal control group, model control group A and puerain-treated group was detected by Western blotting.Results ① It was shown by Western blotting that the relative expression of tau-1 was significantly decreased in the olfactory bulb of the model group A(0.49±0.07)rat brain compared with the normal control group(0.85±0.03)(P<0.01), and the level of tau-1 was obviously higher in the puerarin-treated group(0.58±0.03)compared with that of the model group A(P<0.05).The differences of the levels of tau-5 and PS396 in the olfactory bulb were insignificant among the 3 groups.②Compared with the model group B, the expression of tau-1 in the olfactory bulb was significantly enhanced in the low-, medium-and high-dose of puerarin group: (0.39±0.09)vs(0.69±0.11),(0.55±0.11),(0.70±0.04);and the level of PS396 was significantly decreased in the olfactory bulb of low-dose puerarin group(0.36±0.07) compared with the model group B(0.55±0.05)(P<0.01).③Compared with the normal control group(0.96±0.07), the ratio of pS9-GSK-3β/tGSK-3β was obviously decreased in the olfactory bulb of the model group A(0.51±0.12),while that was significantly increased in the puerarin group(0.62±0.03) compared with the model group A(P<0.01).Conclusion Puerarin can attenuate AD-like tau hyperphosphorylation in the olfactory bulb of Alzheimer's disease rat brains, and decreased activity of GSK-3β might be involved in the effects of puerarin on tau hyperphosphorylation.

Objective:To study the antidepressant effect of Baihe Zhimu decoction (BZD)and its influence in the key factors (CaM,CaMKⅡ,CREB)of CaM signaling pathway in hippocampus of the rats with depression,and to explore the antidepressant effect of BZD. Methods:Fifty rats were divided into control group,model group, fluoxetine group,low and high doses of BDZ groups (n = 10).Expect for control group,all the rats in other groups were made depression models by means of chronic unpredictable mild stress along with isolated raising,for 21 d.Then the rats were fed with NS, fluoxetine (1.8 mg · kg-1 ), and BZD (1.5 and 3.0 g · kg-1 ), respectively;for 28 d.The learning and memory ability,autonomous activities and the fixed time in 5 min of the rats were tested by Morris water amaze,Open-field Test and Forced Swimming Test respectively. The damage and repair status of hippocampal neurons were observed by Nissl staining method;the expression levels of CaM,CaMKⅡ protein,CREB mRNA in hippocampus of the rats were detected by Western blotting and RT-PCR method. Results:Compared with model group,the total time of rats in the platform quadrant of Morris water maze in BZD groups and fluoxetine group,the total distance and the number of crossing platform were increased (P <0.05 or P <0.01),and the time of first crossing platform were shortened (P <0.01);the total scores in open field test were increased (P <0.01),the fixed time with 5 min in the forced swimming test was shortened (P <0.05 or P <0.01).Compared with fluoxetine group,the fixed time within 5 min of the rats in swimming test was shortened (P <0.05).The result of Nissl staining showed that the hippocampal neuron injury in BZD groups and fluoxetine group was improved compared with model group.The molecular test results showed that the CaM and CaMKⅡprotein expression levels in hippocampus of the rats in BZD groups and fluoxetine group were increased compared with model group (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01).Compared with model group,the CREB mRNA expression levels in fluoxetime group and BZD groups were increased (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01).Conclusion:BZD has antidepressant effect and can improve the hippocampal neuron injury of the rats with depression and its mechanism is related to increasing the expression levels of CaM,CaMKⅡ and CREB in hippocampus CAM signaling pathway of the rats.

A valve-free continuous flow method and instrument were established,with only a multi-channel pump for delivering the sample and reagent,and without any injection or solenoid valves and sample loop for selecting and adding the sample or reagent.Nitrate was reduced to nitrite with Cu-Cd reductant column,and then detected with spectrophotometric detector.The proposed method was suitable for determination of nitrate at normal level in most of estuary and coastal seawaters.With the optimum parameters,the linear range and detection limit were 5-180 μmol/L and 0.27 μmol/L,respectively.The samples of 10 and 80 μmol/L nitrate were continually measured for 11 times,and the relative standard deviations were 1.4％ and 1.3％,respectively.The recovery of real samples at different salinity ranged between 99.4％ and 106.1％.There was no significant difference in the analytical results between the proposed method and the flow injection analysis (FIA).In comparison with FIA,the method and instrument were less cost and easy to operate,and was suitable to be applied in general laboratories and field for continuous monitoring.The method was successfully used to measure the nitrate in seawater samples in Xiamen's Western Harbor and monitor nitrate in Jiulongjiang estuary.

To investigate the diagnosis and surgical treatment of inraspinal tumors.
The clinical data of 246 patients with inraspinal tumors who had undergone operations in the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University Medical Col ege between January 2010 and January 2013 were retrospectively analyzed. The treatment and prognosis of inraspinal tumors were reviewed.
262 operations were performed, with posterior bilateral laminectomy approach in 202 cases, semi-laminectomy approach in 28 cases, laminoplasty approach in 10 cases, and lateral resection of extra-vertebral canal dumbbel shaped tumors in 22 cases. The short-term remission rate of the nerve root pain reached 95.0%(133/140), and the improvement rates of the sensory disability, motor disturbance, and sphincter dysfunction were 85.6%(125/146), 86.7%( 136/157), and 84.6(11/13) respectively. The ASIA nervous function scores and grades at the last fol ow-up were significantly superior to those before and 3 months after the operation in 236 patients.
Intraspinal tumors are mostly benign. The clinical appearance of them should be watched closely, and thorough physical check-up should be performed. MRI is the examination of choice at early diagnosis. The key to improve the treatment effects is to perform operations as soon as possible.