Objective To determine whether the extent of airflow obstruction is associated with left ventricular function in mild-to-moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients.Methods Left ventricle end diastolic volume ( LVEDV ),left ventricle end systolic volume ( LVESV ),left ventricle stroke volume( LVSV),left ventricle ejection fraction( LVEF),heart rate ( HR),cardiac output ( CO) and cardiac index (CI) were measured by ultrasonic cardiogram.Thirty-one patients with chronic bronchitis,42 mild-to-moderate COPD patients and 16 controls with normal lung function were recruited.The relations between the extent of airflow obstruction and the impairment of left ventricular function were analyzed.Results There were no significant differences of LVEDV,LVESV,LVSV,HR,CO or CI between the control and chronic bronchitis groups.LVEDV,LVESV,LVSV,CO and CI of chronic bronchitis group were significantly higher than those of mild-to-moderate COPD group while HR was lower.LVEDV,LVESV,LVSV,CO and CI had a positive correlation with forced expiratory volume in 1 second ( FEV1 ),forced vital capacity (FVC) and FEV1/FVC ratio.And HR had a negative correlation with FEV1 and FEV1/FVC.LVEF was positively correlated with FVC,but not with FEV1 and FEV1/FVC.LVEDV,LVESV,LVSV,HR,CO and CI were linearly related with FEV1.Conclusions Left ventricular function is maintained in chronic bronchitis patients. Left ventricular function,especially left ventricular end diastolic filling,deteriorates among the mild-to-moderate COPD patients.The extent of airflow obstruction may reflect the impairment of left ventricular function in COPD patients.

Inductive chemotherapy and concurrent chemoradiotherapy have been a focus on the clinical research in the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.Cisplatin,as a kind of representative platinum drug,can improve the curative effect,but it also brings a lot of side effects to nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients.The new kind of platinum drug-nedaplatin,can not only guarantee the curative effect but also reduce the side effects of chemotherapy.

Objective To observe the bleeding risk of short-term intensive statin therapy after coronary artery bypass grafting. Methods A total of 240 patients treated with coronary artery bypass grafting were randomly divided into group A(experimental group)and group B(control group). All pa-tients were normalized to conventional treatment and they were given low molecular weight heparin for an-ticoagulant therapy during the perioperative period. Patients in group A were given 40 mg of atorvastatin before surgery,and 40 mg of atorvastatin every night for one month after the surgery. Patients in group B were given 10 mg of atorvastatin every night during the treatment. One month after the operation,platelet aggregation rate and bleeding events of patients were compared. Results There were significant differ-ences in maximum platelet aggregation rate[(14. 5 ± 3. 7)% vs(38. 1 ± 7. 4)% ,P < 0. 05],inhibition rate of platelet aggregation[(79. 5 ± 4. 3)% vs(50. 8 ± 10. 2)% ,P < 0. 05],and incidence of postopera-tive bleeding[27. 5% vs 12. 5% ,P < 0. 05]between group A and B,respectively. Conclusion Short-term intensive statin therapy can increase the bleeding risk after coronary artery bypass grafting.

Objective To investigate the relationship between metabolism syndrome (MS) and fatty liver. Methods Plasma lipids, plasma glucose, liver function, blood pressure, body height and body weight were determined in 666 leaders receiving physical examination. Their livers were also examined by ultrasound. Whit analysis of variance and chi-square test, the effect of plasma lipids, plasma glucose, blood pressure, and weight index on fatty liver, and the relation between MS and fatty liver were analyzed. Results The weight index, systolic pressure, diastolic pressure, and the levels of total cholesterol, triglyceride, apolipoprotein B and plasma glucose in the patients with fatty liver were higher than those in healthy subjects. The levels of high-density lipoprotein and apolipoprotein A were lower in patients with fatty liver than those in healthy subjects. The morbidity of fatty liver in the patients with MS was higher than that in healthy subjects. Conclusion There was a close relation between MS and fatty liver. It was necessary to early treat MS.

The 5-methylcytosine (~mC) in DNAs from 5-azacytidine and MNNG treated FL, Wish and Veto-E6 ceUs were analysed by HPLC. In 2?10~(-6)mol/L 5-azaCR treated cells, the percentages of ~mC in total cytosine were all lowered significantly (P 0.05). These results were in good agreement with those obtained by radioactivity analysis of newly replicated DNA fragments from Hpa Ⅱ digest. These results further validate the idea that DNA hypomethylation as a general pathway in the initiation process of chemical carcinogenesis is based on the results obtained by a defectively designed experiment.

Objective To investigate the efficacy of anesthesia with propofol-remifentanil given by targetcontrolled infusion (TCI) for thymectomy in patients with myasthenia gravis ( MG). Methods Forty-five ASA Ⅰ or Ⅱ MG patients aged 16-64 yr weighing 45-95 kg undergoing thymectomy were studied. Anesthesia was induced with TCI of propofol (target plasma concentration 4 μg/ml) and remifentanil (target effect-site concentration 4 ng/ml). Thracheal intubation was performed after topical anesthesia with 2% lidocaine 2-3 ml and then the patients were mechanically ventilated. Anesthesia was maintained with TCI of propofol ( target plasma concentration 3-5 μg/ml) and remifentail (target effect-site concentration 3-6 ng/ml). Sufentanil 0.15 μg/kg was injected intravenously for analgesia 30 min before operation. The success rate of intubationat at first attempt, body movement in response to skin incision, recovery time, extubation time, extubation condition at the end of operation and cardiovascular events were recorded. Results Thracheal intubation was performed successfully in all patients. The success rate of intubation at first attempt was 100%. No body movement occurred during skin incision in the patients.Recovery time was 1.0-3.2 min and extubation time 2.6-7.0 min. All patients were successfully extubated at the end of operation. Bradycardia developed in 3 patients and hypotension in 4 patients during induction, but they all returned to normal after symptomatic treatment. Bradycardia developed in 3 patients during operation, but returned to normal after symptomatic treatment. Conclusion Anesthesia with TCI of propofol and remifentanil can be used safely and effectively in MG patients undergoing thymectomy.

Textbook construction is an important part of building TCM English teaching system and its key research point is summarizing and exploring the basic principles and laws for guiding the compilation practice. This article tried to apply the theory of English for Specific Purpose and combine the compilation practice of English for TCM to explore the particular principles for compiling TCM English textbook.

There are a wide variety of gastrointestinal microbiota, and the total number of bacteria reached 100 trillion. The flora interacts with the human body, and has a great impact on human health. In recent years, the relationship between intestinal flora and human diseases has become a hot research at home and abroad. Many studies have shown that intestinal microbiome plays an important role in modulating risk of multiple systemic diseases, including digestive system diseases, metabolic diseases, neuropsychiatric diseases, immune-related diseases and tumors.In this paper, the relationship between intestinal flora and human diseases was reviewed and summarized. The research progress on the relationship between gastrointestinal microbiota and human diseases in recent five years was summarized, which provided new ideas for the diagnosis and treatment of human diseases.

Interspinous process device is a kind of non-fusion implant for posterior spinal surgery.It is classified by static system and dynamic system according to its characteristics.With rapid development of internal fixator manufacture,materials for interspinous process device become increasing,such as bone allograft,titanium,poly(ether-ether-ketone) and lactoprene composite.A large number of experimental and clinical researches reveal the advantages of this technology in degenerative spinal stenosis,intervertebral original lower back pain,facet syndrome,protrusion of intervertebral disk,and lumbar instability.However,there are still many problems such as the influence on the lumbar posterior column,the mechanism to lumbar disc and the effect on the stability of spine etc.In addition,the clinical indications need to validate by long-term follow up.

Objective The objective of this study was to determine the effect of curative chemotherapy regimen on breast cancer cells and its mechanism.Methods A tumor-bearing mouse model was established and routine dose of capecitabine was given as a conventional chemotherapy group.Continuous low-dose capecitabine chemotherapy was used as a radiotherapy group and no chemotherapy was used as a control group.The expression of microvessel density(MVD),vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF)and thrombospondin 1(TSP-1)were measured by flow cytometry.The percentage of myeloid-derived suppressor cells(MDSCs),NK cells and macrophages in the program was observed.The tumor size and blood leukocyte count were measured after chemotherapy.Results MVD and VEGF in the radiotherapy group were significantly decreased and TSP-1 was significantly increased in comparison with the conventional chemotherapy group(P<0.05).The proportion of MDSCs in the radiotherapy group was significantly decreased,the proportion of NK cells and macrophages were significantly increased when compared to the conventional chemotherapy group(P<0.05).The tumor volume was no difference between the control and chemotherapy groups(P>0.05).However,the white blood cell count in the radiotherapy group was significantly higher than that in the conventional chemotherapy group(P<0.05).Conclusion Capecitabine chemotherapy at continuous low-dose inhibits neovascularization and adjusts the proportion of immune cells to suppress tumor formation.Thus,this chemotherapy could reduce side effects caused by chemotherapy and improve the quality of life.