Objective To analyze the quality control of the conformal radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Methods Using BJ-6 6MV linear accelerator, STAR -2000 3D TPS and immobilization device, the patient of nasopharyngeal carcinoma were treated by the conformal radiotherapy. Results Adopting individualized compatibly-shaped face masks and CT scanning (2mm interval, 2mm thickness), three dimensional data of the target and the other tissues were acquired. The conformal radiotherapy was designed in planning system. At the treatment, the target volume was put on the isocenter of the linear accelerator by the customized patient positioning. Conclusion Because the nasopharyngeal carcinoma is located in a special area and it is surrounded by some important organ, in the conformal radiotherapy, the quality control of the CT immobilization technique and the customized patient positioning is very important. This can ensure effective and safe irradiation for the small target volume while excessive irradiation is avoided in other surrounding organs.

Objective To study the TPS dose distribution of the radiation therapy with wedge for upper-thoracic esophageal cancer.Methods Adopting spiral CT scanning,three dimensional data of the focus of infection and the other tissues were acquired.The radiotherapy plans with 45? wedges and without wedge were designed in TPS.The dose-volume histogram were calculated and compared.Results Although the average of dose of irradiated target was very close in the two plans,but there was remarkable difference in the dose uniformity.The Std(standard deviation) of dose in irradiated target was 6.31 in plan without wedge,and it was 4.45 in plan with the 45? wedge.The results show that the dose distri-butions of irradiated target are optimized by using the wedge.Conclusion It is a simple and effective method to use wedge for improving dose distribution in the radiation therapy for upper-thoracic esophageal cancer.

Objective To explore the effect of the severity of coronary artery on left ventricular diastolic function in patients with unstable angina (UA).Methods One hundred and seventy-two patients with UA consecutively from December 2010 to August 2011 were enrolled.All patients underwent coronary angiography (CAG) and echocardiography.The patients were divided into four groups according to left ventricular diastolic function by echocardiography:Thirty-eight subjects with normal(Non-HFNEF),45 subjects with mild dysfunction (Grade Ⅰ),57 subjects with moderate dysfunction(Grade Ⅱ) and 32 subjects with severe dysfunction grade (Grade Ⅲ).The effect of the severity of coronary artery on the left ventricular diastolic function was analyzed.Results There were significant difference on left atrial dimension (3.24 ± 0.50) nn vs (3.40 ±0.41) mmvs (3.56±0.44) mm vs (3.78 ±0.36) mm (F=21.454,P＜0.001),left ventricular posterior wall (0.84 ±0.11) mm vs (0.90 ±0.12) mm vs (0.92 ±0.09) ram vs (0.94 ±0.15) mm (F =10.743,P ＜ 0.001) and left ventricular mass index (105.63 ± 33.13) g/m2 vs (113.09 ± 21.55) g/m2 vs (122.26 ±41.52) g/m2 vs (132.96 ± 31.06) g/m2(F =9.746,P ＜ 0.001) among the four groups.Diastolic function was significantly correlated with the severity of coronary artery(r =0.466,P ＜ 0.001).Conclusion In the patients with UA,left ventricular diastolic function was significantly influenced by the extent of coronary artery stenosis.

ObjectiveTo observe effect of Dachaihu decoction on plasma inflammatory cytokines of acute pancreatitis patients.Methods186 cases of acute pancreatitis were randomly recruited into TCM group and control group.The control group was given routine treatment.On the basis of the control group,the TCM group was given Dachaihu decoction for enema additionally,twice daily,7 days.Then plasma inflammatory cytokines level was tested in both groups.ResultsTCM group had lower levels of TNF-α [ (42.18 ± 20.57) mg/L、(22.06± 10.73) mg/L,(9.88 ±4.62)mg/L],IL-1β[ (0.28 ±0.11) μg/L,(0.19±0.02) μg/L,(0.18 ±0.06)μg/L],and IL-6[(87.90±49.41)ng/L,(16.59±10.24) ng/L,(14.96±11.42) ng/L] at 2/5/7 days than the control group.There were statistical difference (P＜0.05).ConclusionEnema with Dachaihu decoction was effective on reducing plasma inflammatory cytokines level.It was probably the key to cure acute pancreatitis.

Objective To observe effects of shuxuetong injection combined with edaravone injection on the neurological, sermn lipid, c-reactive protein and interleukin 6 Levels in serum in patients with acute cerebral infarction. Methods 100 patients with acute cerebral infarction were randomly recruited into a control group and a treatment group by means of random number table. The control group was treated with 30mg edaravone injection, which was added to 100 ml normal saline, twice a day, continuous therapy for 14 days, and the treatment group was treated with 6mg shuxuetong injection, which was added to 2S0 ml normal saline, once a day, continuous therapy for 14 days based on the control group. The neurological was observed, triglyceride (TG) , cholesterol (TO , low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) , high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) , c-reactive protein and interleukin 6 Levels in serum were detected before and after the treatment.Results Compared with the control group, neurological deficit score, c-reactive protein and interleukin 6 Levels in serum in the treatment group decreased significantly (χ2=4.351, 3.81, 3.617 respectively, P<0.05) .TG, TC, LDL-C in serum in the treatment group were lower than that of the control group (χ2=2.135,P<0.01; χ2=3.061, 3.655, P<0.05 ); HDL-C in serum was higher than that of the control group (χ2=2.762,P<0.01) . The total effective rate of the treatment group and the control group was 86.0% and 66.0% respectively, there was a significant difference (χ2=3.393, P<0.05) . Conclusion Shuxuetong injection combined with edaravone injection is better than edaravone injection to treat acute cerebral infarction.

Objective To explore the effects of miR-34a and the alteration of AMPK/mTOR signal pathway on angiotensin (Ang)Ⅱ-stimulated cardiomyocytes hypertrophy. Methods Neonatal rat cardiomyocytes were cultrued in vitro and were divided into 3 groups:negative control for lentivirus carrying miR-34a group (NC), AngⅡplus lentivirus carrying negative control group (AngⅡ+NC) and AngⅡplus lentivirus carrying miR-34a group (AngⅡ+miR-34a). The relative cell area was detected by confocal microscopy. The expression of miR-34a and hypertrophy-related genes (ANP and β-MHC) were analyzed by real time PCR. The AMPK/mTOR signal pathway was measured by Western blot assay. Results Compared to NC group, the relative cell area was increased in AngⅡ+NC group (P<0.05). But compared with AngⅡ+NC group, the relative cell area was decreased in AngII+miR-34a group (P<0.05). Moreover, compared with NC group, the expression of miR-34a was decreased, and the expression of hyperthophy-related genes(ANP and β-MHC) was up-regulated in AngⅡ+NC group. However, the expression of miR-34a was decreased, and the expression of hyperthophy-related genes (ANP and β-MHC) was down-regulated (P<0.05). Finally, compared to NC group, the ratio of phosphop-AMPK/AMPK was significantly induced in AngII + NC group, but the ratio of phosphop-mTOR/mTOR was significantly decreased (P<0.05). However, compared to AngⅡ+NC group, the ratio of phosphop-AMPK/AMPK was significantly decreased in AngII + miR-34a group, but the ratio of phosphop-mTOR/mTOR was significantly increased (P<0.05). Conclusion miR-34a is able to inhibit myocardial hypertrophy of neonatal rat cardiomyocytes, and its mechanism is partly carried out by the alteration of the signal pathway of AMPK/mTOR.

Objective To explore the effects of miRNA-204 targeted LC3B expression on Ang Ⅱ induced cardiomyocytes hypertrophy.Methods The primary neonatal rat cardiomyocytes served as the research objects and divided into the control group,AngⅡ group,combination-treated group 1 (cardiomyocytes were given Ang Ⅱ stimulation,meanwhile infected by negative control lentivirus vector),combination-treated group 2 (cardiomyocytes were given Ang Ⅱ stimulation,meanwhile infected by lentivirus carrying miRNA-204 overexpression vector) according to different treatments.About 48 h to 72 h after intervention treatment,the cardiomyocyte hypertrophy change was detected by confocal microscopy,the expression of miRNA-204 was analyzed by real time PCR,the protein expression of LC3B was measured by Western blot and targeted gene of miRNA-204 was demonstrated by dual-luciferase reporter assay system.Results Compared with the control group,the cardiomyocyte relative surface area in the Ang Ⅱ group was significantly enlarged,the protein expression of LC3B was significantly increased,the expression of miRNA-204 was upregulated,the differences were statistically significant (P＜0.05).Whereas comparing the combination-treated group 1 with combination-treated group 2,the protein expression of LC3B in the latter was down-regulated and the cell area was reduced (P＜0.05).The further luciferase activity report gene experiment results suggested that miRNA-204 was able to bind to LC3B 3'-UTR and decreased the luciferase activities (P＜0.05),but not to bind its mutated fragment for inactivating luciferase activity(P＞0.05).Conclusion miRNA-204 is able to inhibit Ang Ⅱ induced cardiomyocytes hypertrophy,its action is realized by targeting the expression of LC3B.

Four weeks after SD diabetic rats were induced by streptozotocin,skin thickness was obviously reduced with obscure multilayer epithelium features.Moreover,the thickness of epidermic layers in diabetic rat skin was significantly thinner than that ofnornlal rat skin at the eighth week[(0.016±0.006 vs 0.041±0.007)mm,P<0.01].The percentage of G2/M phase cells in epidermic layers of diabetic group was significantly lower than that in the normal group.At the twelfth week,skin microangiopathy was easily detected in the diabetic group.The blood levels of advanced glycation end products(AGEs)and malonialdehyde were significantly increased and glutathione decreased in diabetic rats compared with control rats(aU P<0.01),along with the increased contents of local glucose and AGEs in the skin of diabetic rats.These results suggest that the local accumulation of glucose and AGEs seems to be one of the important mechanisms in the pathogenesis of diabetic skin lesions.

Objective To explore the difference of the clinical manifestations between the elderly and non-elderly patients with non-massive pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) and the significance of D-dimer in the diagnosis of PTE and its dynamic change after anticoagulant therapy.Methods The clinical manifestations of 83 cases with PTE were retrospectively analysed and divided into two groups:39 elderly and 44 non-elderly.The dynamic changing of D-dimer content was determined by immunoturbidimetry(ITM) method before and 3 d after anticoagulant therapy in the two groups.Results There were no significant statistical differences in the incidence of the main symptoms:dyspnea,cough,emptysis,syncope,palpitations between the elderly and the non-elderly (x2 =2.74,0.06,0.10,0.49,0.01,P＞0.05) except for the incidence of chest pain [14 cases (35.9 ％) vs.30 cases (68.2 ％),x2 =4.95,P ＜ 0.05].No differences were found in the the main signs:shortness of breath,tachycardia,accentuation or split of second pulmonary valve sound,cyanosis,and engorgement of neck veins between the two groups (x2 =2.60,0.03,0.61,0.06,0.33,0.11,P＞0.05).D-dimer content was lower in the elderly than in the non-elderly [(1.89±1.21) mg/L vs.(4.93±3.88) mg/L,Z=-2.55,P=0.01] before anticoagulant therapy.But there was no difference in D -dimer content between the two groups 3 d after anticoagulant therapy [( 1.28 ±1.11) mg/L vs.(2.09±2.22) mg/L,Z=-7.07,P=0.50].The decreasing level of D-dimer was less prominent in the elderly than in the non-elderly [(0.61±1.01) mg/Lvs.(2.84±2.95) mg/L,Z=-3.54,P=0.001].Conclusions The main clinical manifestations are similar between the elderly and non-elderly with non-massive PTE,but the incidence of chest pain is less in the elderly than in the non-elderly.The content of D-dimer is lower in the elderly than non-elderly after PTE and its decrements are less prominent in the elderly than the non-elderly after anticoagulant therapy.

BACKGROUND:Degradable polymer materials initiate the degradation process immediately after implantation. How to regulate the degradation of these materials is rarely reported at present. OBJECTIVE:To study the effect of ultrasonic wave on control ing the degradation of polymer materials. METHODS:The sample is made ofε-caprolactone/L-lactide copolymer, and its core was coated with low density polyethylene on the surface with the fol owing four different methods. (1) The core surface was firstly covered with CaCl 2 powder, and then coated with polyethylene. (2) The core was firstly coated with polyethylene and coarsened for 3 hours. (3) The core surface was firstly covered with CaCl 2 powder, and then coated with polyethylene, and coarsened for 3 hours. (4) The core was directly coated with polyethylene. The four kinds of specimens obtained were embedded in pork for ultrasonic bombardment experiment in vitro. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:In the specimens prepared with methods 1 and 4, the lyophobic layer could protect core materials before ultrasonic treatment, and no absorption peak was found at 631 nm. After ultrasonic treatment, the lyophobic layer was destroyed, toluidine blue dye was released, leading to change the color of immersion solution and increase the absorption peak at 631 nm. In the specimens prepared with methods 2 and 3,the lyophobic layer cannot exhibit the protection effects, the absorption peak was found at 631 nm. Under electron microscope, the appearance of the specimens in four groups was changed obviously. It is feasible to control the starting of the degradation by coating the degradable copolymer with LDPE and using ultrasonic as a trigger.