With the economic growth and better standards of living,the prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is expected to increase dramatically worldwide.NAFLD is a common chronic inflammation disease.NF-κB is a transcription factor that plays crucial roles in inflammation,immunity,cell proliferation and apoptosis.It can facilitate the occurrence and development of NAFLD,and the underlying mechanisms are related to insulin resistance,oxidative stress,alteration of intestinal flora,activation ofrenin angiotensin system,etc.

0.05). Flow cytometry analysis by diff erent gates showed the transfection ratio was high in BMSCs in the period of pro d uctive metabolism. The mRNA expression of CAR in P3, P6 and P8 was similar, and the same change was observed in the protein expression of CAR in P3 and P8 BMSCs . CONCLUSION: Ad-CMV-GFP is transferred to BMSC effectively and sustained about 28 days. It is suspected that BMSCs in mitotic phase are easy to be transferred by Ad-CMV-GFP and different passages of BMSCs from P3 to P8 BMSCs can be as high-effectively g ene vehicle.

Objective To explore the operative timing and cause of death in the patients with acute cholangitis of severe type(ACST). Methods The clinical data on the treatment and the prognosis of 116 patients with ACST were analyzed retrospectively. Results 10 cases died during perioperative period.The patients who received operation within 6 hours after toxic shock all survived.Of 8 cases who received operation after 24 hours,7cases died from toxic shock and multiple organ deficiency of function (MODF) within 4 days of post-operation. Conclusion Operation should be performed before toxic shock or mental symptom occurred in the patients with ACST. The earlier the operation was performed, and the better the prognosis was. The main causes of death were delayed operative time,severe complications and senility.

Objective To observe the clinical therapeutic effects of radial optic neurotomy (RON) for central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO). Methods The clinical data of 12 patients (12 eyes) with CRVO who had undergone RON were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were examined by visual acuity and fundus examination, photography, fundus fluorescein angiography, and optical coherence tomography (OCT). The visual acuities of all of the 12 eyes with severe hemorrhage and retinal edema were less than 0.1. A microvitreoretinal blade or CRVO knife was penetrate into the nasal side of the optic disk, and the incision reached the cribriform plate and even the back, and then dissected at the nasal side of the cribriform plate. The postoperative follow-up period lasted 2 to 15 months with the mean of 6.5 months, and the visual acuity, the condition of visual field and ocular fundus of the eyes undergone the surgery were observed. Results In 12 eyes undergone RON successfully, the visual acuity after the surgery improved more or less in 9 (75%), and more than or up to 0.1 in 6. The results of the examinations showed that the retinal edema and hemorrhage disappeared gradually, varicosity mitigated, retinal serous detachment mitigated or disappeared, and macular cystoid edema faded; macular fovea recovered in 3 eyes, optic nerve had a hemorrhage during the operation in 3 eyes, and the dissected part of optic nerve became atrophic afterward in 4. Conclusions RON performed at the edge of the nasal side of the optic disc is safe and effective, which may improve the visual acuity of the eyes with CRVO and mitigate retinal hemorrhage and edema.

Objective To determine the changes of serum glycosylphosphatidylinositol specific phospholipase D(GPI-PLD) activity in patients of several liver disease.Method Glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchored placental alkaline phosphatase(PLAP) prepared by ourselves was used as a substrate.After partitioning by triton-X-114,the serum GPI-PLD activity was determined quantitatively and the data was treated by microware of SPSS 10.0.Results On the basis of the percentage of GPI-anchored PLAP conversion,the sera GPI-PLD activities of total 172 patients,included 26 severe acute viral hepatitis as group A,29 liver cirrhosis as group B,32 chronic viral hepatitis as group C,55 mild acute viral hepatitis as group D,30 primary hepatocellular carcinoma as group E,were measured.As compared with 182 healthy presons as control group,the sera GPI-PLD activities of group A and B were significantly reduced;By contraries,the activities of group D and E were significantly raised.The sera GPI-PLD activities of group C compared with healthy control group were not significantly altered.However,when paired Q-test,the changes of serum GPI-PLD activity between all paired groups among this five groups were remarkable.Conclusions The determination of sera GPI-PLD activities in patients can act as a biochemistry index for diagnosis of acute viral hepatitis,liver cirrhosis and primary hepatocellular carcinoma,as well as an auxiliary index for judgment of the curative effect and prognosis of liver diseases.

Objective To explore the early diagnosis and treatment of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in premature. Methods Observing and analyzing the onset ,diagnosis of BPD and the outcome treated by dexamethasone in 12 cases that were hospitalized in NICU during the period from January 1994 to January 1999.The follow up study was done for 6 to 12 months after their discharge. Results All of these 12 infants treated by dexamethasone were cured and discharged. The time period of hospitalization was 31 to 67(50?14) days. The one year follow up study after discharge showed that the prognosis of 11 patients were good, only 1 infant suffered from repeated respiratory tract infection. Conclusion Careful observation on clinical manifestations and lab work should be done to those premature babies who suffered from BPD easily for early diagnosis. The early application of dexamethasone in infants with BPD showed perfect results.

Objective To investigate gene variation and the relationship between gene variation and pathogenicity of transfusion transmitted virus(TTV).Methods The TTV DNA in the serum sample from a blood donor(BD) and a chronic non-A-G severe hepatitis(CSH) patient with TTV infection was amplified by using PCR.The purified PCR product was cloned and 10 clones from each case were sequenced.The sequences were compared among different clones and analyzed by Phylogentic tree.Results There were two different TTV strains in the BD and seven different TTV strains in the chronic non-A-G severe hepatitis patient.The TTV clones in the BD were of G1a subtype and those of the CSH were of G1a and G1b subtype.Conclusion Gene variant of TTV was much more complicated in the CSH patients than that in the BD ones.

Objective To explore the effects of erythropoietin (EPO) on the expression of signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) 1,phosphorylated STAT1 (P-STAT1),STAT3,P-STAT3 and cell apoptosis in rat models of focal cerebral ischemia-reperfusion.Methods Eighty male SpragueDawley rats were randomly and evenly divided into four groups by completely random design method: shamoperation (group A),cerebral ischemia-reperfusion (group B),cerebral ischemia-reperfusion ± saline (group C) and cerebral ischemia-reperfusion ± EPO (group D).The model of focal cerebral ischemiareperfusion injury was established by blocking the left middle cerebral artery.All rats underwent MRI for the detection of the changes of infarct area between 2 h post ischemia and 24 h of reperfusion.Western blot was used to observe the expression of STAT1,P-STAT1,STAT3,P-STAT3.Terminal oxynucleotidyl transferase mediated dUTP biotin nick end labeling (TUNEL) was used to evaluate the cell apoptosis including the relative area (ROI area/whole brain area of the same layer × 100％) of abnormal signal region,relative optical density (rOD) and apoptotic index.One-way analysis of variance and q test were used to analyze the data.Results On T2WI imaging,rats in group B and group C presented large hyperintense areas in the cortex and subcortex of left hemispheric ((28.00±4.60)％ and (29.70±4.80)％ respectively).Group D presented less hyperintense areas in the cortex and subcortex of left hemispheric compared with group B and group C ((21.10±2.40) ％; F=11.285,P＜0.01).The expression of STAT1 and STAT3 proteins was not significantly affected by ischemia-reperfusion and EPO intervention compared with normal brain tissue (F=0.806,1.558,both P＞0.05).However,the level of P-STAT1 was low in group A (rOD =0.75±0.13) but increased after cerebral ischemia-reperfusion.Compared with group B and group C,P-STAT1 expression was lower in group D (B-D: 2.08±0.15,2.05±0.16,1.92±0.05; F=3.274,P＞0.05).The level of P-STAT3was also low in group A (rOD=1.02±0.09).Compared with group B and group C,P-STAT3 expression in group D was significandy higher (B-D: 2.22±0.13,2.04±0.14,4.21±0.21 ; F=40.719,P＜0.01).The apoptotic index of group B and group C was (42.00±1.30)％ and (41.20±2.50)％,respectively,which was significantly higher than that of group D ((20.90± 1.46) ％ ; F=378.704,P＜0.01).Conclusion Intraperitoneal injection of EPO can reduce the cerebral ischemic area and the number of apoptotic cells in the ischemic penumbra in rat ischemia-reperfusion models through increasing P-STAT3 and decreasing P-STAT1 levels.

OBJECTIVE: To explore the laws of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndromes in unstable angina, and to establish the preliminary diagnostic criteria for TCM syndromes. METHODS: Multi-center prospective research on TCM syndromes in 815 cases of unstable angina was done with the nonlinear dimension reduction by factor analysis. RESULTS: There were five extracted factors in factor analysis: F1, F2, F3, F4 and F5. F1 was yin deficiency of heart and kidney, F2 was deficiency of both heart and spleen, F3 was intermingled phlegm and blood stasis, F4 was qi deficiency and blood stasis, and F5 was yang deficiency and coagulated cold. Qi deficiency and blood stasis (F4) syndrome accounted for the maximum proportion. The diagnostic criteria for TCM syndromes were preliminarily and respectively established. CONCLUSION: Qi deficiency and blood stasis is the key factor of pathogenesis. The factor analysis can help us classify traditional Chinese medicine syndromes and establish the preliminary diagnostic criteria.

Objective To investigate the effect of the choice of the different models of venous indwelling needle on coronary flash dual-source computed tomography (CT) angiography.Methods 120 patients were randomly divided into three groups (40 cases in each group) who were selected to use 18G,20G,22G indwelling needle.They underwent CT coronary imaging.We measured the CT value of left and right coronary artery opening,right vein opening plane and the right ventricular cavity.We also compared the pain of patients during puncture.Results 120 cases were completed inspection.There was significant difference in the strengthen value of left and right coronary artery and CT value of the right ventricle cavity between 18G and 20G.The difference in the strengthen value of left and right coronary artery and CT value of the right ventricle cavity between 18G and 22G was also significantly different.There was no significant difference in all monitoring points between 20G and 22G.Three types of right coronary vein were not statistically significant.Conclusions Model 20G indwelling needle get the best flash dual-source CT image and better patients' acceptance.