AIM:To explore the changes and the mechanism of heart functions in the rats with spleen-qi defi-ciency syndrome.METHODS:The rats were randomly divided into blank control group and spleen-qi deficiency model group.The changes of cardiac functions in the rats were determined by ultrasonic imaging with a high-resolution in vivo im-aging system.HE staining was used to observe the pathological changes.The protein expression of brain natriuretic peptide ( BNP) in the myocardium was assessed by Western blotting.The contents of BNP and cAMP in the serum and myocardium were measured by ELISA.The mRNA expression of basic fibroblast growth factor ( bFGF) and protein kinase A ( PKA) was detected by real-time PCR.RESULTS:Compared with blank control group, the myocardial cells in the model group had different degrees of necrosis and degeneration.Stroke volume and ejection fraction were decreased.The contents of cAMP and BNP in the serum and myocardium were increased in model group.The protein expression of BNP and the mR-NA expression of bFGF and PKA were also increased.CONCLUSION:Spleen-qi deficiency syndrome causes heart func-tion decline in rats.The expression of BNP, cAMP, PKA and bFGF is all increased.

Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy of integration of traditional Chinese and western medicine (ITWM) or pure western medicine on the patients with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). Methods Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on ITWM treatment of ITP were searched in PubMed, EMBASE, Wanfang database, CBMDisc, CNKI and VIP. Quality of the RCTs was evaluated strictly, and statistical analysis was performed with Cochrane Collaboration’s RevMan5.1.7 software. Results Twenty-two trials involving 1527 patients were included. The results of Meta-analysis showed that the ITWM treatment of ITP significantly improved the total effective rate [RR=1.23, 95%CI (1.17, 1.29), P<0.000 01] compared with that of pure western medicine treatment. Funnel plot showed that publication bias was small. Meanwhile, peripheral platelet count and the number of megakaryocyte which can generate platelet in bone marrow increased, obvious advantage was showed in long-term effect, and adverse reactions were reduced with ITWM treatment in ITP patients. Conclusion The existed limited evidences suggest that ITWM treatment of ITP can significantly improve clinical efficacy. The quantity and quality of research literature were limited, and well-designed randomized double-blind controlled trials with large sample and multi-centers are required for a more reliable conclusion.

Background and purpose:Actin related protein 2/3 complex subunit 5 (ARPC5) is involved in the packaging of actin, and then affects the mobility of cells. It plays an important role in the formation of invadopodia of cancer cells. This study aimed to investigate the effect of ARPC5 gene-silence on cell proliferation, migration and invasion of lung squamous carcinoma cell line SK-MES-1. Methods:Under the induction of LipofectamineTM RNAiMAX, the recombinant of si-ARPC5 was transfected into SK-MES-1. The experiment set up 3 groups:blank (mock) group, negative control (NC) group and si-ARPC5 transfected group. Cell proliferation, migration and invasion assays were investigated by cell counting kit(CCK-8) method, scratch assay and Transwell Chambers respectively. Results:The result of qRT-PCR and Western blot displayed downregulation of ARPC5 in mRNA and protein level of SK-MES-1 cell. Proliferation rate of SK-MES-1 cells in 72 h after si-ARPC5 transfection was lower than those in mock and NC groups (t=7.993, t=8.681, P<0.05). Compared to the mock and NC groups, the scratch repairing rate of the si-ARPC5 group was lower [(43.32±0.23)%vs (73.11±0.43)%and (76.58±0.88)%] (t=7.348, t=10.614, P<0.05);And the number of penetrating the membrane was signiifcantly reduced [(27±6) vs (101±11) and (92±9)] (t=10.229, t=8.391,P<0.05). Conclusion:Downregulation of ARPC5 gene can inhibit the proliferation, migration, and invasion of SK-MES-1 cell.

Baby body plethysmography is a well-established technique of lung function determination,which is widely used to access the respiratory development and obstructive airway diseases by precisely measuring tidal breathing,functional residual capacity,and air way resistance.Babies who accept lung function measurements in the baby body plethysmography are under quiet state of spontaneous breathing without any subjective initiative,which results in multiplexed data acquisition,high precision and good repeatability.Clinical application of baby body plethysmography differs in different countries and areas,with the most intensive application in the German-speaking countries.In China,the clinical use of baby body plethysmography still remains in primary stage.Great progress has been achieved in its clinical use during the past 20 years,but there is still a lack of consensus on normal reference values or equations with which to interpret results,which has caused some trouble to diagnosis and identification of respiratory disease.In order to identify the nature and severity of airway disease,it is essential to understand the normal range of plethysmographic values that may occur in healthy infants of similar age,gender and body size.

Objective To investigate the effect of dopamine receptor in intestinal mucosal barrier function after brain injury in rats.Methods Twenty-four rats were allocated to control group,brain injury group,dopamine receptor group,and dopamine antagonist group according to the random number table,with 6 rats per group.Feeney' s weight-drop model was introduced to generate rat models of brain injury.Intestinal mucosal specimens were harvested at postoperative 7 days to evaluate intestinal mucosal morphology by HE staining,expressions of dopamine receptor D1 (DRD1) and dopamine receptor D2 (DRD2) by immunohistochemistry,and mRNA and protein expressions of DRD1 and DRD2 by real-time PCR and Western blot.Meantime,urinary samples were collected to measure lactulose to mannitol ratio (L/M) by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).Results Intestinal villus integrity was disrupted in brain injury group and dopamine receptor group when compared to control group,but it remained relatively intact in dopamine antagonist group.Ratio of L/M in brain injury group and dopamine receptor group was similar (0.192 ± 0.080 vs 0.183 ± 0.090,P ＞ 0.05),far higher than 0.037 ± 0.008 in control group (P ＜0.01),but it was reversed in dopamine antagonist group (0.071 ± 0.008,P ＜ 0.01).Real-time PCR showed DRD1 and DRD2 mRNAs expressed in brain injury group and dopamine receptor group were similar (0.764 ± 0.074 vs 0.718 ± 0.065,0.439 ± 0.051 vs 0.408 ± 0.090,P ＞ 0.05),far higher than 0.189 ± 0.008 and 0.076 ± 0.011 in control group (P ＜ 0.01),but both lowered in dopamine antagonist group (0.386 ± 0.071,0.270 ± 0.092,P ＜ 0.01).estern blot analysis showed DRD1 and DRD2 proteins in brain injury group and dopamine receptor group were similar,but both were far higher when compared to control group (P ＜ 0.01).Conclusion Impaired intestinal mucosal barrier may be relate to the up-regulated dopamine receptor in intestinal mucosa after brain injury in rats.

Objective To investigate the level of self-management behaviors and the quality of life with gastro esophageal reflux disease(GERD) patients,and analyze the correlation between self-management level and quality of life.Methods A total of 372 GERD patients were investigated by using Self-management Behavior Scale and Mos 36-item Short Form (SF-36) Health Survey.Results The level of self-management behaviors in GERD patients was relatively low.The total score of quality of life was (48.75±7.59) and the scores of the level of self-management behaviors was (5.13±0.59).Correlation analysis showed that there was positive correlation between quality of life and self-management behaviors(r=0.423,P＜0.01).Conclusion To promote the patients' health status,nursing staff should take measures to strengthen patient health education on the level of self-management behaviors for GERD patients.

[ABSTRACT]AIM:ToobservetheeffectofthesignalingpathwayofproteinkinaseC(PKC)-nuclearfactor-ery-throid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) on the expression of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) induced by cigarette smoke extract (CSE) in the rat airway epithelial cells .METHODS:After exposed to CSE , the airway epithelial cells of male SD rats were di-vided into control group , CSE3 group, RO318220 group, Nrf2 siRNA group and RO318220+Nrf2 siRNA group.The pro-tein levels of HO-1, Nrf2 and PKC were semi-quantified by Western blotting .The protein expression of HO-1 was assessed by immunocytochemistry .The mRNA expression of HO-1 was detected by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction ( RT-PCR) .Nrf2 protein location was observed by immunofluorescence staining .HO-1 activity was also determined .RE-SULTS:After exposure to CSE for 3 h, the Nrf2 protein was mainly located in the nucleus , and the expression level of Nrf2 protein in the nucleus was stronger than that in the control cells .CSE also significantly enhanced the levels of p-PKC protein, and HO-1 mRNA, protein and activity .Pretreatment with RO318220 significantly decreased the levels of PKC pro-tein, Nrf2 protein, and HO-1 mRNA, protein and activity.Meanwhile, Nrf2 protein significantly decreased , and the activ-ity, mRNA and protein levels of HO-1 were also significantly attenuated by pretreatment with siRNA to knock down Nrf2. Pretreatment with RO318220 and Nrf2 siRNA significantly decreased the PKC protein , Nrf2 protein, and HO-1 mRNA, protein and activity .CONCLUSION:CSE up-regulates the HO-1 expression through PKC-induced nuclear translocation of Nrf2 in the rat airway epithelial cells .

Objective To make the detection results of the different automated hematology analyzers in laboratory to be reliable and comparable.Methods With the Beckman Coulter LH750 after calibration as the reference instrument,the fresh whole blood was extracted from the patient and divided into 3 equal parts after mixing evenly.The first part was determined the target value in the LH750 instrument;the second part was used to calibrate the HMX and ABX PENTRA 60 instruments and the third part served as a calibration validation.After calibration,the fresh whole blood of patient was performed the detection for conducting the accuracy evaluation.Results After calibration,the detection results of RBC,HGB,WBC,HCT,MCV and PLT by each instrument were largely improved and the error of the results was less than 1/3 of CLIA′88 requirements.Conclusion Adopting fresh whole blood for calibrating the hematology analyzer is feasible.

To investigate the therapeutic effects and adverse reaction of acupuncture plus medication and single medication for post-stroke depression(PSD). Methods: In an open control study, 93 cases of the patients with depression were randomly allocated to three groups:30 cases in the acupuncture-medication group (AM), 30 cases in Prozac Group A (A), and 33 cases in Prozac Group B (B). The acupuncture-medication group was treated by oral administration of Prozac 20 mg/d plus acupuncture. Prozac Group A was treated by oral administration of Prozac 20 mg/d. Prozac Group B was treated by oral administration of Prozac 20-40 mg/d. All three groups were treated for 6 weeks. The therapeutic effects and adverse reaction were evaluated by Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD) and Treatment Emergent Symptom Scale (TESS) respectively in the three groups. Results: The effective rate was 86.7% in the acupuncture-medication group, 63.3% in Prozac Group A and 87.9% in Prozac Group B.The therapeutic effect was better in the acupuncture-medication group than in Prozac Group A,and there was no significant difference in comparisonwith Prozac Group B (P＞0.05). But the occurrence rate of drug adverse reaction was higher in Prozac Group B than in the acupuncture-medication group. Conclusion: Simultaneous application of acupuncture and medication is a therapeutic method with affirmative effect and less side effect for post-stroke depression.

BACKGROUND: A variety of cages for lumbar interbody fusion have been used, which have good mechanics and clinical effects. Conventional posterior fusion requires parallel implantation of two cages, but some researchers believe that single lumbar fusion cage in oblique way is also possible.OBJECTIVE: Through in vitro biomechanical tests, to find a method with favorable effect and little trauma by combination of percutaneous lateral oblique way into the single expansive lumbar fusion cage between the fixed-line operations.DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING: A randomized, controlled experiment was performed at the Shanghai Institute of Biomechanical Engineering between May 2005 and May 2008.MATERIALS: Expansile lumbar interbody fusion cage was simulated from B-Twin Cage (Disc-O-Tech, Israel). Fresh calf lumbar specimens were used.METHODS: Biomechanical tests were performed in 18 specimens of calf lumbar function spinal units (FSU), which were divided into 3 groups: 6 in control group, 6 in single cage groups and 6 in two-cage groups. The biomechanical tests of two experimental groups were performed following tests of intact specimens. Stiffness tests were conducted in the WE-10A MTS,including axial compression, flexion, extension, lateral bending, and torsion.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Axial and torsion stiffness results of each group.RESULTS: The stiffness was greater in two-cage groups compared with single cage group in axial compression and extension, but significant differences were only found in axial compression and extension tests (P < 0.05). The torsion stiffness of single cage group was significantly greater than two-cage groups (P < 0.05).CONCLUSION: Percutanous lumbar interbody fusion by single expansile lumbar interbody fusion cage from lateral approach is feasible theoretically. Biomechanical properties of FSU with B-Twin cage are improved, which contributes a lot to lumbar stability. Compared with posterior approach of single cage, two-cage can provide better stiffness and stability but its torsion stability is lower.