Objective To study the sub-chronic toxicity of lake water treated with effect microorganisms(EM).Methods One hundred and ten Wistar rats were randomly divided into five groups,11 males and 11 females in each.Three groups were treated orally with lake water depurated with EM,at the doses of 125,250,500 ml/kg respectively,for 90 consecutive days.The other two groups were treated with the untreated lake water(250 ml/kg) and tap water,respectively.The animal's behavior,body weight,blood and organ tissue indicators were examined.Results No poisoning signs were observed in all animals,no significant difference was found in body weight,blood routine test indexes,the serum test indexes between all treated groups and control groups,and no significant pathological change in the organ tissues of all treated groups and control groups was seen.Conclusion The lake water depurated with EM at doses of 125 to 500 ml/kg may not induce sub-chronic toxicity in rats.

Objective To explore the delayed protection of ischemic preconditioning against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in rabbits. Methods Twenty four healthy rabbits were randomly into sham, ischemia-reperfusion(I/R) and ischemic preconditioning(IP) groups, each group containing 8 rabbits. After 24h IP, rabbits in IP group received 60 min coronary artery occlusion followed by 120 min reperfusion. Myocardial morphological changes were observed by optics microscope and electron microscope, infarction size and the area at risk were determined by triphenyltetrazolium chloride(TTC) and Evan's blue dye, and concentrations of adenosine and calcitonin gene-related peptide(CGRP) in serum were assayed. Results There were a few of cardial fibers ruptured, focus hemorrhage and a mass of inflammatory cell infiltration, and the concentrations of adenosine and CGRP in serum also decreased in rabbits of I/R group. Above changes were improved in rabbits of IP group, and infarction size and the area at risk markedly reduced compared with sham group and I/R group(P

Objective To investigate the treatment of inverted nipple by continual extension with S tractors made of Kirschner wires on the base of preliminary clinical obervation.Methods Under local anesthesia,with the inverted nipples being dragged out by a presutured thread or a pair of towel clips,a Kirschner wire of 10 cm long and 0.5-1.0 mm in diameter was transversly penetrated through the base of inverted nipple.Then the Kirschner wire was bended at both points of 1.5 cm distantly from the nipple center in clockwise cemicircularly.Two cemicircular Kirschner wires were folded downward hingelikely and the center axis was supported by two cemicircles.This folded S tractor pushed and supported the inverted nipple forwardly and constantly.The hinge angle was adjusted during the treatment according to the traction requirment.It was nessessary for wearing these S tractors for at least 6 months before the Kirschner wires were being taken out.During referrals,the hinge angle was revised for mentaining the extension efforts.Results We treated 32 cases of inverted nipple,total 58 moderate and severe lesions,with this method effectively.No infection was observed during the treatment.The nipple form was naturally and stably outstanding after Kirschner wires taken out.No relapses were observed during a mean 6 monthe following up.Conclusions This procedure is simple and convenient without the need of complicated surgical procedures or perplexed equipments.The nipple shaps are observed natural and stable after Kirschner wire is removed.No recurrences are observed.There are no damages to breastfeeding function.The obvious drawback of this method is its reqairing of long continuously wearing and its inconvenience.

A method for the quantitative monitoring of sulfadiazine (SD) residues in pork was established by molecular imprinted column coupling with high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).The molecular imprinted column was selected as an extraction device.To obtain the optimum extraction efficiency,several parameters related to the molecular imprinted column,including column solvent,flow-rate,eluent of the sample matrix and eluent volume,were investigated.The sample solution was directly injected into the device for the extraction after simple extraction.Under the optimum conditions,the relative standard deviations (RSD) was ≤6.1％ and the recoveries for SD were higher than 75.6％.In comparison with the AL-SPE column,the MIP-SPE column had good reusability and extraction efficiency.This method was successfully applied to the determination snlfadiazine residues in pork.

Objective To investigate and compare the change of extravascular lung water (EVLW) and levels of cytokines in septic patients without clinical acute lung injury (ALI) /acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) with those in spetic patients with sepsis-induced ALI/ARDS in order to determine the role of EVLW involved in the pathogenesis of lung injury in the patients by quantifying the relationship between EVLW and biomarkers of lung injury in patients with sepsis.Methods A total of 40 septic patients complicated either with or without clinical ALI/ARDS after sepsis. In each patient,transpulmonary thermodilution (PiCCO) was used to measure cardiovascular hemodynamics and EVLWI for 7 days via an arterial cannula indwelled within 72 hours after diagnosis of severe sepsis was made, and serial bronchoalveolar lavages (BAL) were carried out.Other examinations including blood gas analysis,ventilator parameters,chest X-ray and the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor (TNF-oα),interleukin-1 in the BAL were recorded.In-hospital and ICU mortalities were also observed.Results Of total 40 patients,29 were complicated with clinically defined septic ALI/ARDS ( ARDS n =15,and ALI n =14).The septic patients complicated with ALL/ARDS had significantly higher amount of EVLWI and higher levels of TNF-α and interleukin-1 in the BAL than patients without ALI/ARDS ( P ＜ 0.05).The arterial oxygen tension/fractional inspired oxygen ratio,lung injury score,and the levels of TNF-α,IL-1 in the BAL correlated with EVLWI.Moreover,in-hospital mortality,ICU mortality and the length of ICU stay of the patients with high amount of EVLWI were markedly increased than those of patients with low amount of EVLWI. Conclusions In septic patients complicated with ALI/ARDS, the extravascular lung water index correlates with oxygenation,lung injury severity and inflammatory cytokines in lung.Determination of EVLWI may be useful for evaluation of severity of lung injury and prognosis of septic patients.

Objective To study the effect of neurotrophic tyrosine kinase receptor B(TrKB) on in vitro invasiveness of malignant transformed hFOB1.19 cells and the role of TrKB in invasion and metastasis of osteosarcoma.Methods Expression of TrKB in malignant transformed hFOB1.19 cells and SaOS-2 osteosarcoma cells was detected by RT-PCR and immunofluorescence.Function of TrKB of malignant transformed hFOB1.19 cells was further studied.Malignant transformed hFOB1.19 cells were treated with specific tyrosine kinase inhibitor K252a for 24 h as a treatment group,and untreated malignant transformed hFOB1.19 cells into which DMSO was added served as a control group.Morphology of cells was observed under an inverted phase contrast microscope.Cell invasiveness was detected by Transwell assays.Microfilaments of cells were detected by actin immunofluorescence.Results The expression of TrKB was significantly higher in malignant transformed hFOB1.19 cells than in SaOS-2 osteosarcoma cells(P

AIM: To establish the Wistar rat model of furazolidone-induced dilated cardiomyopathy (Fz-DCM). METHODS: The Wistar rat model of Fz-DCM was established by feeding the animals with furazolidone. The left ventricular dimension and cardiac function were detected by echocardiogram. Aortic and right atrial pressure were measured by invasive catheter. Left ventricular interior diameter and the thickness of left ventricular free wall were measured after the rats were killed. Myocardial collagen network remodeling was observed and collagen volume fraction (CVF) was calculated by Van Gieson stain. RESULTS: ①The total incidence rate of DCM was 66.6% (20/30) in DCM group. ②Compared the corresponding subgroups to control group, the left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVED), left ventricular end-systolic diameter (LVES), the right atrial pressure, the left ventricular interior diameter and the ratio of left ventricle weight and body weight were increased significantly. The fraction shortening (FS), the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and the thickness of left ventricular free wall were decreased significantly. ③In FZ-DCM rat, the myocyte hypertrophy and degeneration, interistial fibrous tissue hyperplasia, the quantity of typeⅠand type Ⅲ collagen fibers and the collagen volume fraction (CVF%) were increased significantly. CONCLUSIONS: The rat model of DCM can be induced successfully by feeding the animals with furazolidone. In the rats with Fz-DCM, there are left ventricular dilation, the thinness of ventricular wall, the interistial fibrous tissue hyperplasia, and the decrease in left ventricular contractic function, indicating that the Fz-DCM rat model represents the pathophysiological characters of dilated cardiomyopathy.

AIM:To test the hypothesis that wild-type p53 regulates the expression of p-glycoprotein. METHODS: While Hep3B cells lack expression of both p53 and retinoblastoma tumor suppressor genes because of deletions, were transfected to a wild-type (wt) p53 cDNA and control vector by a liposome method. After G418 selection, stable wt-p53 transformants, and control vector transformants (pNeo) were obtained. The expression of the p53,p21 and P-gp was analyzed by Northern or Western blot methods. In both transformants, cytotoxic effect of doxorubicin and mitomycin was evaluated by MTT assay, and accumulation of doxorubicin was detected by flow cytometer. RESULTS: In wt-p53 transformants, induction of transcriptionally active p53 was confirmed by the increase of P21 waf1/cip1 protein. Levels of P-gp reduced in the cells expressing wild-type p53 were linked to wt-p53 activity. The wt-p53 transfectants were more sensitive to doxorubicin and mitomycin compared with the pNeo transformants, and the accumulation of doxorubicin in the wt-p53 transfectants was 13 times as much as pNeo transformants. After both transformants were treated with doxorubicin at 0.2 mg/L for 24 hours, apparent apoptosis occurred in the wt-p53 transrormants. CONCLUSION: Restoration of wt-p53 activity in Hep3B leads to more sensitive to chemotherapeutic agents because of decrease of p-glycoprotein expression.

Objective To study the effect of continuous blood purification on inflammation and nutritional status in patients with sepsis, and to study relationship between inflammatory, malnutrition and illness. Method Forty-eight patients with severe sepsis were randomly divided into two groups: continuous renal replacement treat-ment (CRRT) group (n=27) and control group (n=21). The flowing biomarkers including albumin, preallbu-min, transfenin, insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α) and C reactive protein (CRP) were determined before,and 1 week and 2 weeks after treatment. Results Compared with control group, levels of albumin, prealbumin and IGF-1 in treatment group increased significantly at 14 days after CRRT (P<0.05), and levels d CRP and TNF-α decreased significantly (P<0.05), resulted in increase in survival rate, shortened me-chanical ventilation time and decreased SOFA scores (P<0.05). The IGF-1 and prealbumin had a negative cor-relations with CRP and TNF-a in both groups (P<0.05). The survivors in both groups had significantly higher levels of IGF-1,prealbumin and TNF-α than the deads before trearment(P<0.05). Conclusions Continuous blood purification can effectively attenuate inflammation and improve nutritional status in patients with severe sep-sis.Maybe IGF-1 and prealbumin act as prognostic markers more sensitive in severe sepsis.

Objective To explore the effect of mild hypothermia on inflammation status,lung function protection and clinical prognosis in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).Methods All of 56 patients with ARDS were randomly divided into two groups: trial group (29 patients,treatment with mild hypothermia) and control group (27 patients, treatment with common practice). The following parameters including tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α,interleukin (IL)-6 and C reactive protein (CRP), oxygenation index, SOFA evaluation and injury of lungs evaluation were detemined before treatment and at the 3rd, 7th day after treatment, and survival rates and adverse reaction in 28 days also were observed.Results After treatment, the levels of TNF-α ,IL-6 and CRP were decreased significantly, and oxygenation index, the scores of SOFA evaluation and injury of lungs evaluation were improved significantly in trial group than those in control group (P<0.05 ). The survival rate in trial group was higher than that in control group after treatment of 28 days [65.5%(19/29) vs 51.9%(14/27)]. The courses of mechanical ventilation and staying in ICU in trial group were shorter than those in control group [(11.9±3.6)d vs (17.0±5.1)d,(14.1±4.2)d vs (21.5±7.7)d](P<0.05). Conclusion Mild hypothermia can effectively attenuate inflammation disorder, improve damaged lung function and prognosis in patients with ARDS.