Arrhythmia is common in cardiovascular diseases, especially after myocardial infarction. This article reviews the electrophysiologic changes following myocardial infarction at different phases. Modulations of ion channel function that might contribute to electrical remodeling, such as cellular (autocrine/paracrine) factors and regulators of ion channel gene, are discussed. Unresolved problems in ventricular electrical remodeling after myocardial infarction are also considered.

objective To investigate the changes in angiotensin-Ⅱ (AT-Ⅱ), endothelin (ET) andcalcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) during clipping of intracranial aneurysm performed under desfiuraneanesthesia. Methods Forty-five ASAⅠ -Ⅱ patients (20 male, 25 female) aged 14-66yr undergoing electiveclipping of intracranial aneurysm two weeks after acute subarachnoid bleeding. Anesthesia was induced withmidazolam 0 .05 mg?kg~(-1), fentanyl 2?g?kg~(-1), propofol 2 mg?kg~(-1) and vecuronium 0.1 mg?kg~(-1). The patientswere mechanically ventilated after tracheal intubation and P_(ET)CO_2 was maintained at 30-35 mm Hg. Anesthesia wasmaintained with desflurane at 1 .0-1 .5 MAC with low flow (0.3-0.5 L?min~(-1) ) supplemented with intermittentintravenous boluses of vecuronium. Radial artery was cannulated for direct continuous BP monitoring. ECG, HR,SPO_2 and P_(ET) CO_2 were continuous monitored during operation. Blood samples were taken before induction ofanesthesia (T_1, baseline), when dura was opened (T_2 ), while aneurysm was being clipped (T_3 ) and 30 min afterclipping for determination of plasma concentrations of AT-Ⅱ, ET and CGRP. Results Plasma concentration ofAT-Ⅱ did not change significandy throughout the surgery. Plasma ET concentration decreased significantly at T_2and T_3 compared with the baseline (P

Objective To detect the expression of PCNA and Ki-67 proliferation antigens in thyroid neoplasms and to study diagnostic value of expression of PCNA and Ki-67 in benign and malignant neoplasms of thyroid. Methods The expression of PCNA and Ki-67 in 76 thyroid neoplasms was examined by immunohistochemical method(EnVision MT ). Results Among the 39 thyroid adenomas(TA), the indices of PCNA and Ki-67 were 0 16?0 09(39/39) and 1 49?1 15(39/39) respectively; Among the 37 thyroid carcinomas(TC), the indices of PCNA and Ki-67 were 0 43?0 31(37/37) and 2 13?1 52(37/37) respectively. The differences of both the PCNA and Ki-67 indices between TA and TC were significant(P

Objective To evaluate the abilities of plasma perfusion and plasma exchange to remove blood endotoxin and cytokines from hepatic failure patients. Methods Plasma perfusion and plasma exchange were performed on 7 cases and 10 cases for the treatment of chronic severe hepatitis, respectively. Changes of blood endotoxin and cytokines before and after treatment were analyzed. Results The levels of cytokines and endotoxin in patient blood decreased greatly, but bilirubin decreased slightly after treatment with plasma perfusion. The changes of interleukin 6 were very limited. Compared with plasma perfusion, the removal of bilirubin was higher but that of cytokines was lower after plasma exchange. Conclusion Plasma perfusion can remove cytokines with high efficiency and retard the development of hepatic failure.

Objective　To investigate the role of cytotoxic T lymphocyte associated molecule-4Ig(CTLA-4Ig) in the prevention of C57BL/6 mice autoimmune hepatitis. Methods　The C57BL/6 mice were intraperitoneally immunized with C57BL/6 mice liver-specific protein in complete Freund's adjuvant. At the same time CTLA-4Ig were given to observe the pathologic alteration of C57BL/6 mice liver. Results　With the increase of time of immunization, the results in the treatment group were similar to those of the control group; but inflammatory cell infiltration, hepatic cell swelling, focal necrosis and severe hepatocyte damage were found in the pathologic model group. There was a significant difference between the pathologic model group and control one. Conclusion　Autoimmune hepatitis of C57BL/6 mice can be effectively prevented by CTLA-4Ig.

Objective To utilize the expert resource in central hospital for helping doctors in community hospital to make suitable diagnosis and treatment,improve the technical level of community medical care. Methods The Telemedicine Diagnosis System is developed based on B/S mode and Microsoft Visual Studio.net C#2005 in Windows platform. Results The Telemedicine Diagnosis System has been developed, and realized the function of interface display, information management, medical image transmission and telemedicine diagnosis. Conclusion The system has friendly interface, simple operation, more reliability and quick data transmission, and it can accurately realize the experts' telemedicine diagnosis in time.

Objective To analyze current situation and problems of health manager training in the pilot training areas. Method With the recommendations of health administration deputies in the plot areas of Shanghai, Chongqing and Urumqi, 2 centers for community health services (CHSs) were selected in each area, 9 relative persons were interviewed, 3 focus group discussions (FGDs) involved 18 persons were held totally. The FGDs focused on such questions as“the general information of the training students”“the objectives and purposes of the training in each area”, and so on. Field investigation and qualitative analysis were used to investigate the status quo and main problems of the training of health manager in the pilot areas. Result The problems of the training of health manager existing in the pilot areas mainly are:part of teachers were not fully competent to the training of health manager, training of operant skill was insufficient, training course was not unified, the assessment mechanism was not perfect. Conclusion Optimizing the construction of teachers team, standardizing the training content, increasing the time of operating skills training, establishing a unified and standardized assessment mechanism are essential.

Hypoxia-inducible transcription factor-1alpha (HIF-1alpha) is a "master" gene in the cell hypoxia response network. HIF-1alpha plays the key role on VEGF-dependent angiogenesis during tumor development. In this study, the siRNA expressive vector targeting HIF-1alpha was constructed. HepG2 cells were tranfected with an HIF-1alpha siRNA vector and exposed to a normoxic or hypoxic environment. mRNA and protein levels of HIF-1alpha and VEGF were detected by RT-PCR and Western blot at different cell culture environment. The mRNA and protein expression of HIF-1alpha was inhibited by RNA interference. The obvious decreases of mRNA and protein of VEGF was induced by HIF-1alpha gene knock-down. Our study indicated that HIF-1alpha regulated the expression of VEGF and hence promoted angiogenesis in liver cancer under hypoxic environment. The expression of VEGF was downregulated via HIF-1alpha gene knock-down. These results suggest that HIF-1alpha may be used as a good target gene for anti-angiogenesis in liver tumors.
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular ; metabolism ; pathology ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Down-Regulation ; Humans ; Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit ; genetics ; Liver Neoplasms ; metabolism ; pathology ; RNA Interference ; RNA, Messenger ; metabolism ; RNA, Small Interfering ; genetics ; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A ; metabolism

Objective:To establish the quality standard for Sipunculus nudus polysaccharide. Methods:The water content, igni-tion residues and heavy metals in Sipunculus nudus polysaccharide were determined. Authrone-sulfuric acid colorimetry was used to de-termine the polysaccharide content. Results: The water content in the polysaccharide should not exceed 5. 0%, ignition residues should not exceed 1. 0%, and the content of heavy metals should not exceed 20 ppm. The polysaccharide content should exceed 80%( glucose) . Conclusion:The method is accurate and simple, and can be effectively used in the quality control of polysaccharide in Sipunculus nudus Linnaeu.

Periodontal disease is one of the most common oral diseases and a prime reason for adult tooth loss. One of the goals of periodontal therapy is to regenerate and restore the periodontal tissues affected by periodontitis to their original architectural form and function. Cementum is an important component of periodontal tissue that plays a significant role in periodontal tissue regeneration. Explorations of the characteristics and components of cementum and the potential of growth factors related to cementum formation, especially the roles played by cementum-specific proteins and their potential in promoting periodontal regeneration, have become popular in current research. Here, we review the characteristics and components of cementum and the potential roles played by cementum-specific proteins during cementum formation and periodontal regeneration.