OBJECTIVE:To observe the curative effect of Xiaoer chiqiao qingre granule in treating child common cold fever (stagnant type).METHODS:A total of 118 cases with child common cold fever(stagnant type) were randomly assigned to receive Xiaoer chiqiao qingre granule (treatment group,n=60) or ribovirin tablet,Ertangganmao granule(control group,n=58) tid for 3 days.The antipyretic time, clinical effective rate, and improvement in clinical symptoms were compared between the two groups. RESULTS: There outcome indexes including the antipyretic time,the clinical effective rate,and the improvement in clinical symptoms in the treatment group was significnatly better than in the control group(P

Objective To investigate the relationship between social support and subjective well-be-ing in only-child-lost ( OCL ) people, and the mediating effect of self-efficacy in this relationship. Methods By stratified cluster sampling,206 only-child loss people were investigated with Social Support Rating Scale ( SSRS) ,General Self-Efficacy Scale ( GSES) and Index of Well-Being ( IWB) ,and data were analyzed with SPSS19.0 software and Amos17.0 software. Results ①Scores of SSRS,GSES and IWB in only-child-lost people were(31.78±8.18),(24.12±0.67) and (8.38±3.05). ②Correlation analysis showed that scores of GSES,SSRS and 3 dimensions of SSRS were positively correlated with scores of IWB ( r=0. 542,0.332,0.214,0.332,0.216;P<0.05) . ③Self-efficacy partially mediates the relationship between social support and subjective well-being through mediating effect test(χ2/ df=1.986,GFI=0.985,AGFI=0.942, RMSEA=0.069),mediating effect accounted for 16.08%.Conclusion Social support is an important factor which plays a direct or indirect role in subject well-being. Self-efficacy is the intermediate link between social support and subject well-being.

This study was aimed to establish a method for quality control of Tibetan medicine Shi-Wei Xiao-Shi-San (SWXSS). Thin layer chromatography (TLC) was established for the qualitative determination. Cinnamal and piperine were determined by HPLC. The separation was performed on Phenomenex C18 column (4.6 mm × 250 mm, 5μm). The results showed that TLC can be used in the identification of pomegranate seed and Terminalia chebula. The linear ranges of cinnamal and piperine were within the range of 0.06-0.37μg and 0.05-0.33μg, respectively. And the standard line was Y=9.273 2×106X-2.348 2×105, r=0.999 8;Y=7.315×103X-3.857, r=1.000 0. It was concluded that the identification method was specific, accurate and practical, which can be applied in the quality control of SWXSS.

Objective To evaluate the role of mitochondrial pathway in apoptosis of gastric cancer cell line SGC-7901 induced by Helicobacter pylori(H.pylori).MethodsApoptosis was evaluated in SGC-7901 cells by flow cytometry.RT-PCR and Western blotting were used to measure the expressions of genes and proteins associated with mitochondrial pathway.Effect of caspase inhibitors on apoptosis induced by H.pylori strain NCTC11637 was investigated.ResultsNCTC11637 directly induced apoptosis in SGC-7901 cells.Apoptotic rate was 6.30%,11.57%,8.63% and 7.22% respectively at 6,12,24 and 48 h after coculture with H.pylori.H.pylori upregulated the expression of Bax,and induced a time-dependent activation of caspase-9 and-3.Apoptosis was inhibited significantly by pre-incubation with the inhibitors of caspase-9 and-3.Caspase-8 inhibitor reduced H.pylori-induced apoptosis by 20%.ConclusionH.pylori infection upregulates the expressions of Bax mRNA and protein in gastric cancer cell line SGC-7901,and induces activation of caspase-9 and-3.Mitochondrial pathway may be the major one in H.pylori-induced apoptosis in SGC-7901.

Objective To study the effects of demethylation agent 5-Aza-2′-deoxycytidine (5-Aza-CdR) on the antitumor activity of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) against gastric carcinoma. Methods Expression of caspase-8 mRNA was examined by RT-PCR. Antitumor activity of TRAIL protein was measured by MTT method. Results The inhibition rates of treatment with 200 ng/ml TRAIL for 72 h on gastric cell lines SGc 7901, Kato 3, and AGS were 9.83%, 11.94%, and 4.04%. After treatment with 5-Aza-CdR, the inhibition rates of 200 ng/ml TRAIL on gastric cell lines increased to 38.98%, 52.42%, and 30.72%. Before exposure to 5-Aza-CdR, expression of caspase-8 mRNA was low and an increased expression of the caspase-8 was found in the three gastric cancer cells after treatment with 5-Aza-CdR. Conclusion Treatment with 5-Aza-CdR can increase TRAIL antitumor activity on human gastric cancer and its mechanisms might be involved in the up-regulation of caspase-8 gene.

Objective To study the effect of methylation state of C5 of the cytosine in the CpG di nucleotide of caspase 8 promoter on tumor necrosis factor related apoptosis inducing ligand (TRAIL) antitumor activity in gastric carcinomas. Methods The methylation states of the caspase 8 promoter region of 5 kinds of gastric carcinoma strains were measured by methylation specific PCR method. The antitumor activity of TRAIL protein was measured by MTT method. Results No methylation of caspase 8 promoter was found in gastric carcinoma cells. Treatment with demethylation agent 5 Aza 2′ deoxycytidine (5 Aza CdR) increased sensitivity of gastric cancer cells to TRAIL, but did not change methylation status of caspase 8 promoter in gastric carcinoma cells. Conclusion Caspase 8 promoter methylation status is not associated with TRAIL antitumor activity.

Objective:To investigate the relationship between social support and depression of only-child-lost (OCL) people,and the mediation role of self-efficacy in this relationship.Methods:By stratified cluster sampling,214 OCL people were enrolled,with 80 males and 134 females,ages from 49 to 83 years old.They were assessed by General Self-Efficacy Scale,Social Support Rating Scale,and Self-rating Depression Scale.Results:Univariate analysis showed that there were significant differences in age groups (t=2.85,P＜0.05),with or without spouse (t=5.62,P＜0.05),family location (t=3.95,P＜0.05),per capita monthly income (F=3.48,P＜0.05) among the social support scores.There was significant difference between the per capita monthly income and self-efficacy scores in QCL people (F=5.46,P＜0.05).Correlation analysis showed self-efficacy and social support were positively correlated (r=0.26,P＜0.01).Self-efficacy (r=-0.59,P＜0.01) and social support (r=-0.59,P＜0.01) negatively correlated with depression in OCL people.Self-efficacy partially mediated the relationship between social support and depression.Conclusion:The person who is ＜60 years old,with spouse and the high per capita monthly income,and lives the rural area,would have high social support levels among QCL people.The person who has high per capita monthly income would have high self-efficacy.Self-efficacy is one of the direct prediction for depression,and plays an indirect role between social support and depression.Intervention of depression among OCL people could be applied to change their cognition,and to enhance their self-efficacy.

BACKGROUND:Vascularuzed fibular graft is one of the effective methods for repair of large segmental bone defects in the extremities OBJECTIVE:To explore the clinical effects of vascularized fibular graft for repairing large segmental bone defects in the extremities. METHODS:Twenty-eight non-malignant patients who received vascularized fibular graft for repairing large segmental bone defects in the extremities and were folowed up for more than 20 months were enroled. After lesion removal, vascularized fibula bone graft was used to repair the bone defects. If cases combined with soft tissue defects, fibula flap or anterolateral thigh flap was adopted. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Al patients were folowed up for 20 months to 6 years. The grafted bones were healed with the surrounding bone at 3-8 months after fibula bone grafting. The grafted bone was enlarged near to the diameter of recipient bone at 10-22 months after grafting. Based on the Enneking system, the average score of large segmental tibia bone defects was 24.2 points with 81% limb function recovered and 94.1% patient satisfaction; the average score of large segmental femur bone defects was 26.3 points with 87.7% limb function recovered and 100% patient satisfaction; the average score of large segmental bone defects of the distal radius and ulna was 21.75 points with 72.5% limb function recovered and 100% patient satisfaction. These findings reveal that vascularized fibular graft for repairing large segmental bone defects in extremities can effectively promote bone healing and reduce disability, infection, amputation rate; moreover, patients are satisfied with the postoperative recovery of limb function.

Objective:To study the anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects of different solvent extracts of Folium Pyrrosiae. Meth-ods:Water extract and 75% alcohol extract of Folium Pyrrosiae were obtained. Mouse auricle swelling model induced by xylene was used to observe the anti-inflammation. The analgesic effect was tested by acetic acid writhing test and hot plate test. Results:The eth-anol extract of Folium Pyrrosiae could markedly inhibit the mouse auricle swelling induced by xylene (P<0. 01), and had the ability to inhibit the twisting induced by acetic acid in the mice (P <0. 05). The ethanol extract of Folium Pyrrosiae could increase the threshold of pain in the mice significantly after the 1-hour and 2-hour treatment (P<0. 05). The water extract of Folium Pyrrosiae could inhibit the mouse auricle swelling induced by xylene and the writhing reaction induced by acetic acid (P<0. 05). The water ex-tract of Folium Pyrrosiae could increase the threshold of pain in the mice significantly after the 1-hour treatment (P<0. 05). Conclu-sion:Folium Pyrrosiae has obvious analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects.