Objective To investigate the effects of different modes of mechanical ventilation on lung function during open heart surgery in children with pulmonary hypertension (PH). Methods Twenty-four patients with moderate PH aged 3 mon-12 yr 2mon (group M) and twenty-four patients with severe PH aged 3 mon-7yr 9mon (group S) were further divided randomly into 3 subgroups based on the modes of mechanical ventilation used: pressure-controlled ventilation(PCV) only and alveolar pressure (Palveo) was maintained at 0 cm H2O during CPB (group M1/S1 n = 8); PCV + PEEP (2 cm H2O) and Palveo was maintained at 2 cm H2O during CPB (group M2/S2 n = 8); and PCV+ PEEP (4 cm H2O) and Palveo was maintained at 4 cm H2O during CPB (group M3/S3 n=8). The patients were premedicated with atropine 0.01 mg ?kg -1 and midazolam 0. 1 mg?kg-1 . Anesthesia was induced with fentanyl 20?g?kg-1 and vecuronium 0. 1 mg?kg-1 and maintained with vecuronium infusion(70?g?kg-1?h-1 ) and inhalation of N2O-O2 and isoflurane. The children were mechanically ventilated after intubation and the ventilatory parameters were VT = 10-12 ml ?kg-1, F = 20 bpm and I : E = 1: 2. Lungs were lavaged and 2-3 ml of aspirate were taken for determination of surfactant. Total protein (TP), total phospholipid -(TPL), saturated phosphatidylcholine (Sat PC) and respiratory system compliance(Crs) was measured before skin incision( T0 ), before CPB (T,), at the end of CPB ( T2) and at the end of surgery(T3 ) . Results (1) Crs decreased significantly at T2 and T3 as compared with that at T0 and T1 in group M1/S1 and M2/S2 but in group M3/S3 there was no significant difference in Crs between T0, T1 and T2-3. (2) Sat PC/TPL and Sat PC/TP decreased significantly after CPB (T2, T3 ) in group M,/S, and M2/S2 but in group M3/S3 there was no significant difference in Sat PC/TP and Sat PC/TPL between T0-1 and T2-3. Conclusion PEEP 4 cm H2O can effectively prevent postoperative lung function from worsening in children with pulmonary hypertension undergoing open heart surgery with CPB.

OBJECTIVE:To establish the quality standard of Yanyan pills.METHODS: The constituents such as Lysimachia christinae,Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae and Radix Astragali were identified qualitatively by TLC,and the content of caffeotannic acid in L.christinae was determined by HPLC.RESULTS: The TLC spots were distinctive and well-isolated.The linear range of caffeotannic acid was 0.036～0.18 ?g(r=0.999 9)with an average recovery of 100.8%(RSD=0.67%,n=6).CONCLUSION: The established standard is applicable for the quality control of Yanyan pills.

Objective To evaluate the regulatory effect of OX40 co-stimulatory signal on the expression of Foxp3 in inductive regulatory T cells (iTreg) in vitro.Method CD4+ CD25+ naive T cells were isolated from C57BL/6 mouse lymphocyte suspension by MASC CD4+ CD25+ regulatory T cell isolation kit.Inductive Tregs were generated by stimulation of naive T cells in the presence of transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ1),anti-CD3,anti-CD28 and IL-2.The regulatory effect on iTregs was shown by use of OX40 stimulation monoclonal antibody (OX86) or control antibody.Using flow cytometric analysis (FACS),we examined the antibody-based identification of Tregs surface markers CD4 and CD25,along with the intracellular activation marker FoxP3.Results The ratio of CD4+ CD25+ nTregs isolated from mouse lymphatic node was (5.0 ± 0.4)％ vs.(71.8 ± 13.4)％ of TGFβ1-driven iTregs.The ratio of CD4+ CD25+ Tregs was (80.0 ± 1.6) ％ in OX40 stimulation McAb group vs.(86.0 ± 1.4)％ in control antibody group.Furthermore,the expression of Foxp3 was (59.2 ± 0.7) ％ in OX40 stimulation McAb group vs.(70.0 ± 0.8) ％ in control antibody group (P＜0.05).Conclusion TGFβ1-dependent protocol may induce the conversion of naive CD4+ T cells into CD25+ Foxp3+ iTregs.OX40 stimulation can down-regulate the expression of Foxp3 in CD4+ CD25 + iTreg significantly.Thus OX40 molecular may become an attractive target in Tregs-induced transplant tolerance.Further study should be performed to increase the suppressive activity of iTregs through blockade of OX40 signal.

Objective To understand biochemistry study situation in clinical medicine undergraduates and to improve biochemistry teaching quality.Methods Totally 120 clinical medicine undergraduates were enrolled randomly to receive investigation on problems related to biochemistry.Corresponding statistic analysis was made using softwares of Excel and SPSS 16.0 in view of the main problems.Results One hundred and twenty copies of survey questionnaires were finished.There were 114 effective copies and the effective rate was 95％ after checking on these questionnaires.61.4％ of the students neither liked nor disliked biochemistry course; 56.1％ of the students thought that learning biochemistry was difficult; students thought that chapter 4 sugar metabolism,chapter 5 lipid metabolism and chapter 6 biological oxidation to be very difficult.Only 11％ of the students did preview,further analysis found positive relation between preview and understanding (rj =0.288,P ＜ 0.01 ).Conclusion Clinical medicine undergraduates like biochemistry insufficiently with few doing preview.It suggests that teachers should pay attention to the cultivation and stimulation of students' interest in biochemistry course,improve teaching method for the difficult sections,strengthen experiment teaching and try combination and separation teaching mode.

Objective To study the effects caused by novel antipsychotics quetiapine and aripiprazole on concentrations of platelet 5-HT in patients with schizophrenia,and to explore the relationships among the change of platelet 5-HT concentrations, psychiatric symptoms and the sensitivity of therapy. Methods Sixty-eight patients with schizophrenia meeting International Classification of Diseases-10 (ICD-10) were enrolled in the study. They were divided into quetiapine group(n=34) and aripiprazole group(n=34) according to the sequence of admis-sion. The platelet 5-HT concentrations were measured with high performance liquid chromatography method(HPLC-ECD). The positive and negative syndrome scale (PANSS) was used to evaluate the psychopathology. Treatment emergent symptom scale (TESS) was used to evaluate the side effects. PANSS,TESS were used at pre-treatment,the end of 4th and 8th week of treatment. Results The platelet 5-HT concentrations in two groups were higher af-ter 8 weeks treatment,but had no statistically significant difference (P>0.05). In quetiapine group, the platelet 5-HT concentration was (458.89±233.36) ng/10~9 at the pre-treatment, and (554.31±313.22) ng/10~9 at the end of treatment (t=1.709, P=0.099). In aripiprazole group, the platelet 5-HT concentration was (409.83±149.32)ng/10~9 at the pretreatment, and (421.27±245.96)ng/10~9 at the end of treatment (t=0.321, P=0.819). There was no difference between two groups(P>0.05). Stepwise regression analysis showed the changing rate of platelet 5-HT concentrations was positively correlated with the dosage of quetiapine (r=0.385, P=0.039).It was positively correlated with the decreasing rate of PANSS in aripiprazole group(r=0.391, P=0.040). Con-dusion The changes of psychiatric symptoms and the dosages of antipsychotics maybe have intimate relationships with platelet 5-HT concentrations in the course of medication.

Objective To compare the growth of three different cancer cell lines on chick chorioallantoic membrane (CAM), to select the best transplanted cancer cell line for establishing a transplanted tumor model and to observe the biological characteristics.Methods The human lung cancer cell line A549, human tongue cancer cell line TCA8113 and human liver cancer cell line QGY7703 were respectively inoculated into CAM at the 7th day of age.The chick embryo survival rate, tumor survival rate, tumor formation rate and induced angiogenesis were detected and the growth characteristics of the transplanted tumor model were observed.Results Compared with the groups inoculated with A549 cells and QGY7703 cells, the tumor formation rate of TCA8113 cells was the highest (P < 0.05), to be the best cancer cell line for transplanted tumor.The optimal inoculated number of cells was 8.0×106/chick embryo, the optimal growth period of the tumor was 4~8 d, and the best experiment time was 7 d after inoculation.Conclusion The TCA-CAM transplanted tumor model of tongue squamous cell cancer is successfully established for further study of the biological characteristics and mechanisms of tumor growth, angiogenesis, invasion and metastasis, and provide a good experimental animal model for anti-tumor drug screening.

AIM : To construct and analyze eukaryotic expression plasmid inserted by Cx50 with V64G mutation through bioinformatics software.METHODS: The full coding domain sequence of Cx50 with V64G mutation was acquired from the blood of patients with cataract and was cloned into pcDNA3.1 /Amp (+).The constructed plasmid was identified with PCR , enzyme digestion and sequencing. The analysis of Cx50 with V64G mutation was performed with bioinformatics software.RESULTS : Cx50 with V64G mutation was successfully amplified and its eukaryotic expression plasmid was constructed. Valine-64 is well conserved in the first extracellular loop of connexin 50 in different species and also in different human α -type gap junctional proteins.CONCLUSION : The successive reconstruction and verification of eukaryotic expression plasmid containing Cx50 with V64G mutation established the foundation for further studying the mechanism of cataract.

OBJECTIVE: To establish Caco-2 (a human colon adenocarcinoma cell line) cell monolayer model and the standard operation procedure for studying and assessing intestinal absorption of chemical components of traditional Chinese medicine. METHODS: Caco-2 cell monolayer model was established and evaluated by morphology feature using scanning electron microscope, inverted microscope and transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER) assay. Additionally, the model was further tested for the activity of alkaline phosphatase and the apparent permeability (Papp) of standard compounds, i.e. propranolol and atenolol, which were the control substances for high and poor transcellular transport marker, respectively. RESULTS: The integrality of cell monolayer, cell differentiation (reflected by expression of alkaline phosphatase and cell monolayer morphology), and the Papp value of standard compounds in the established Caco-2 cell model were satisfactory. All parameters tested were in good agreement with those reported in the literature. CONCLUSION: The established Caco-2 cell model can be used to study the intestinal absorption of orally administrated chemical components of traditional Chinese medicine and their absorption mechanism.

Objective To investigate the effect of ifenprodil in the mice of bone cancer pain.Methods 96 male C3H/HeJ mice were divided randomly into tumor group( Group T),control group( Group C) and sham group( Group S).The α-minimal essence media(ct-MEM) with 2 × l05 osteosarcoma NCTC 2472 cells were implanted into the intramedullary space of the right femurs of mice to induce ongoing bone cancer related pain behaviors.The sham group was inoculated by α-MEM without any cells.On the 14th d after inoculation,pain ethology indexes such as the spontaneous lifting behaviors,the paw withdrawal mechanical threshold(PWMT) and the paw withdrawal thermal latency (PWTL)were observed on 1 d before inoculation and on 3 d,5 d,7 d,10 d,14 d,17 d,19 d,23 d after inoculation.Lumbar intumescentia of mice in each group were taken out to investigate the expression level of NR2B western blot after pain behaviors tests at the same time point after intrathecal injection.Results ( 1 ) At day14 after the operation,the obvious increasing of spontaneous lifting behaviors ( ( 12.88 ±1.64) ) and the expression of NR2B (2.12 ±0.13),the significant decreasing of PWMT( (0.39 ±0.17)g) and PWTL( ( 11.59 ± 1.67 ) s ) were observed in group T compared with group S and preoperative base level (P ＜ 0.05 ).(2) At day 17,day 19 and day 23 after the operation,compared with the basal level of dayl4 before administration and group C,the spontaneous lifting behaviors ( (5.13 ± 1.38),(4.70 ± 1.58),(5.64 ± 1.17) ) of group T were obviously decreased,PWMT ( ( 1.10 ± 0.65 ) g,( 0.95 ± 0.56 ) g,( 1.05 ± 0.26 ) g) and PWTL ( ( 15.17 ± 1.27) s,( 15.93 ± 2.18 ) s,( 16.28 ± 1.48 ) s ) were increased,the expression of NR2B ( ( 1.42 ± 0.17),(1.67 ±0.53),(1.14 ±0.79) ) were significantly decreased(P＜0.05).Conclusion Repeated intratheal injection of ifenprodil can efficiently relieve spontaneous lifting behaviors,mechanical hyperalgia and thermal hyperalgia and decrease the expression of lumbar intumescentia NR2B in the mouse model of bone cancer pain.

Objective To investigate the efficacy of standardized protocol,including prenatal diagnosis,perinatal management and treatment,on babies with meconium peritonitis.Methods A standardized protocol with prenatal diagnosis,perinatal management,treatment and follow-up on congenital anomaly was founded by Capital Institute of Pediatrics and several other obstetric hospitals.Thirty neonates diagnosed as meconium peritonitis prenatally from March 15,2006 to August 27,2012 were intervened according to this protoccl.The data of diagnosis,treatment after birth and prognosis were analyzed.Results (1) Prenatal diagnosis:Abnormal meconium peritonitis relative signs were found by ultrasound in all of these 30 cases.Among them,23 cases presented with intestine dilation,15 with polyhydromnios,nine with ascites,four with abdominal cystic mass and four calcification.(2)Diagnosis after birth (n=27):The most common imaging findings in abdominal X-ray were distention (27 cases),dilated intestine with air-fluid levels (22 cases) and calcification (11 cases).The most common imaging findings in ultrasound were obvious intestinal dilation (19 cases),cystic mass (7 cases) and calcification (7 cases).(3) Operation:Except for three cases without symptoms,the other 27 infants received operation at averagely 42 hours after birth (12 h-5 d).Besides the basic treatment as removal of the fuci and dissection of adhesion,peritoneal drainage was performed in one infant,two-stoma enterostomy in seven infants,inverted T-shape enterostomy in eight infants and primary intestinal anastomosis in 11 infants.Among these 27 cases,24 cases were cured,2 cases refused following treatment after surgery and one case was lost to follow up.Conclusions Standardized protocol with prenatal diagnosis,perinatal management and earlier intervention might improve the prognosis of meconium peritonitis.