Objective: To observe the clinical effect of Huoxue Tongqiao Decoction on nervous tinnitus. Methods: 60 Patients(90 ears) were randomly divided into treatment group(30 cases, 44 ears) and control group(30 cases, 46 ears). Patients of control group took orally sibelium and oryzanol. Based on the control group, patients of treatment group took Huoxue Tongqiao Decoction to treat tinnitus. Results: After treatment, the total effi cient of treatment group was 86.4%, while that of control group was 63.0%. There was signifi cant difference(?2=13.83,P

Objective To study the relation between Child Turcotte classification and pathology, diagonsis, prognosis and fibrosis index as well as its significance. Methods The levels of hyaluronic acid(HA), type Ⅲ procollagen(PCⅢ), Laminin(LN) and type Ⅳ collagen(Ⅳ C) were detected by enzyme linked immunoadsordent assay(ELISA) or radioimmunoassay(RIA). Pathomorphology was observed in 68 patients with cirrhosis. Results Level of HA in serum was positively correlated with cirrhotic severity, but other fibrosis indexes could not reflect cirrhotic severity. Child Turcotte classification was concordant with the pathological changes. The concordance rate of Child Turcotte classification B or C patients with pathologic diagnosis was up to 97.8%. The recovery rate of Child Turcotte classification A patients was up to 95.5%. Fatality rate of Child Turcotte classification C patients was up to 96.9%. Conclusion Child Turcotte classification is closely correlated with the severity of hepatic fibrosis, severity of pathological changes in liver and prognosis of patients. It is of clinical value in the reflection of severity of hepatic cirrhosis.

Insomnia is a commen disease which disturbs life of modern persons terribly.As usual,insomnia means the subjective experience the short time of sleep and poor sleep quality which will influence the normal activity in the day-time.Here are the manifestations of insomnia:tired,dizziness,headache,tinnitus,palpitation,not concentration,poor efficiency etc.In this article,through the study on traditional twelve two-hour thery,the author connects the theory to the real reasons of insomnia and finds out the suitable time for patients to take the medicine to get twice the power with half the effort.

Flowering, the floral transition from vegetative growth to reproductive growth, is induced by diverse endogenous and exogenous cues, such as photoperiod, temperature, hormones and age. Precise flowering time is critical to plant growth and evolution of species. The numerous renewal molecular and genetic results have revealed five flowering time pathways, including classical photoperiod pathway, vernalization pathway, autonomous pathway, gibberellins (GA) pathway and newly identified age pathway. These pathways take on relatively independent role, and involve extensive crosstalks and feedback loops. This review describes the complicated regulatory network of this floral transition to understand the molecular mechanism of flowering and provide references for further research in more plants.
Arabidopsis ; physiology ; Flowers ; physiology ; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant ; Gene Regulatory Networks

Epithelial cellular adhesion molecule (EpCAM)is a transmembrane glycoprotein expressed in epithelial tissues and most epitheli-al-derived malignant tumors.EpCAMis associated with cell adhesion,migration,proliferation,and differentiation,as well as tumor devel-opment and progression.In recent years,EpCAMhas been identified as a stem cell marker of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).This paper elucidates the roles of EpCAMin the diagnosis,treatment,and prognosis of HCC,which shed light on the potential molecular targeted thera-py in future.

Objective To investigate the cardiac affects of esophageal dilatation and stent implantation and its possible pathogenic mechanism. Methods One hundred patients who underwent esophageal dilation or stent implantation had investigeted with Hotter tape recorder, vectorcardiogram, oxygen saturation and cardiac enzymes checked at the time prior to. during and after the procedure respectively. Results During the procedure, incidence of frequent ventricular premature beats was 66%, paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia 9 cases; frequent atrial premature heats 73 cases, paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia 21 eases, myocardial ischaemia 17 cases and hypoxia 69 eases with significant differences comparing with those prior to the procedure(9 cases; 0 case; 7 cases; 0 case; 0 case and 9 eases respectively) but all above changes as well as cardiac enzymes recorded 24 hours after the procedure had no statistical significance comparing with those prior to the procedure. Conclusion There is a high incidence of cardiac arrhythmia and myocardial ischaemia at the time of dilatation and stent implantation. However, most of these changes can subside without intervention 24 hours after the procedure. Pathogenic mechanisms involved may be related to hypoxia duo to the pain provoked by the procedure suggesting close observation is needed during the operation.

Objective To investigate the expression of S-phase kinase associated protein 2 (Skp2) in rats with acute liver failure (ALF) and its significance. Methods There were 256 male SD rats used in this study, among which 240 were injected with D-galactosamine (D-GaIN) to set up ALF model. The rats were divided into 3 groups: ALF model group, free hepatocellular transplantation group, microencapsulated hepatocyte transplantation group, which were intraperitoneally injected with 2 mL of RPMI 1640 culture medium, free hepatocellular suspension and microencapsulated hepatocyte suspension, respectively. The other 6 rats were in control group and the rest 10 rats were used for hepatocyte isolation. Expressions of Skp2 protein in hepatocytes of rats at different time points were detected by immunohistochemical technique. Levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and total bilirubin (TBil) were detected by automatic biochemistry analyzer. The survival rate in each group was observed. Comparisons among groups were done using one-factor analysis of variance. Results Levels of ALT, AST and TBil decreased more significantly by intraperitoneal transplantation of microencapsulated hepatocytes than those by intraperitoneal transplantation of free hepatocytes (P<0. 05). Skp2 labeling indices after 36 h of injection in ALF model group, free hepatocellular transplantation group and microencapsulated hepatocyte transolantation grouo were (28. 2±6.1) %, (41.4± 10. 5) % and (68. 0±10.8) %, respectively (F=29. 08 , P<0. 05). There were 4, 6 and 11 out of 15 rats survived in the 3 groups, respectively. Conclusion The dynamic observation of Skp2 expression could be used to judge the regeneration of hepatocytes.

Objective To analyze the single factor affecting prognosis of SARS, and to establish a model of regression analysis for multiple factors affecting the prognosis of the disease. Methods SPSS 11.0 and SDAS software packages were used to retrospectively analyze the clinical features of SARS in 165 clinically confirmed severe cases. Meanwhile, single-factor and logistic multivariate regression analyses were conducted for SARS prognosis to establish a regression model for SARS prognosis analysis. Results (1) In patients with SARS, the age was significantly correlated to prognosis (r=0.506, P0, then P y=1 was over 0.5, it denoted death of the patient. In condition of S

Objective To analyze the clinical and pathological features and responses to therapy of primary biliary cirrhosis(PBC) and autoimmune hepatitis(AIH) overlap syndrome. Methods Comparison was made between 11 patients with PBC/AIH overlap syndrome, 21 cases with type I AIH and 20 cases with PBC (Scheuer stage Ⅰ and Ⅱ), and the emphases was laid upon the clinical manifestations, pathological features and responses to therapy of the patients with PBC/AIH overlap syndrome. Results No significant differences were found in sex, age and course of diseases among the three groups. In PBC/AIH group, the serum levels of alkaline phosphatase (AKP), ?-glutamyl-transpeptidase (GTP), IgM and the frequency of positive anti-mitochondrial antibodies (AMA) and AMA-M2 antibodies were significantly higher than those in the pure AIH group(P

Objectives To evaluate the efficacy and safety of h um an hepatocyte transplantation in the treatment of severe hepatitis induced by dr ugs. Methods The primary human hepatocytes were isolated from t he liver of a healthy donor, and they were then cryopreserved. The thawed hepato cytes were transplanted into the patient's spleen via a femoral artery catheter. 2?10~10 hepatocytes were harvested, and 70% of thawed hepatocytes were vi able, and 2?10~9 vital hepatocytes were transplanted. Results One month after the transplantation, clinical symptoms of the recipient were a meliorated obviously, and the levels of BIL, NH3, ALT and AST lowered, while PA elevated. 50 days after discharge from the hospital it was found that biochemica l parameters returned to normal values, and the hepatocyte signal could be detec ted in the spleen with MRI. Conclusion Hepatocyte transplantati on is safe and efficacious.