Objective To evaluate the influence of metabolic syndrome(MS) on the left ventricular hypertrophy in non-diabetic hypertensive patients.Methods A total of 321 essential hypertensives were included in which 134 patients were diagnosed as MS(EH+MS),187 patients with hypertension alone(EH) as controls.Left ventricular mass index(LVMI) and relative wall thickness(RWT) were determined by echocardiography.Results Compared with hypertension alone(EH) patients,hypertensive patients with MS(EH?MS) were shown to have greater end-diastolic left ventricular internal dimension(LVEDd),end-diastolic interventricular septum thickness (IVSD),end-diastolic posterior wall thickness(LVPWd) and left ventricular mass indexed(LVMI)(P0.05).Left ventricular mass index(LVMI) was strongly related with waist circumstance(r=0.692,P

Objective To observe the curative effect and safety of Xiaoer zhixie decoction in treatment children with infectious diarrhea.Methods 84 cases with infectious diarrhea were randomly divided into 3 groups (positive control group,Xiaoer zhixie decoction group and control group).The control group (n =27) was treated with conventional therapy such as nutritional therapy.The Xiaoer zhixie decoction group (n =28) was given Xiaoer zhixie decoction through clysis.Positive control group(n =29) was treated with oral.Smectite powder.The therapeutic effect of 3 groups was observed during the 3rd day,the 5th day and the 7th day after treatment.Results The total effective rate of control group was 40.7％,positive control group was 79.3％ and Xiaoer zhixie decoction group was 78.6％ after 3 days treatment.Compared with control group,positive control group and Xiaoer zhixie decoction group achieved obvious effect(P ＜0.01).The positive control group and Xiaoer zhixie decoction group did not have significant difference(P ＞0.05).Conclusion The clinical effect of Xiaoer zhixie decoction in treatment children with infectious diarrhea is significant.

Due to the serious shortage of donor cornea materials and the donor limit, clinical popularization of penetrating keratoplasty is severely restricted. lt is a hot spot of current research that applying tissue engineering in vitro to culture corneal endothelial cells ( CEC ) with high density, regular hexagonal shape and healthy endothelial function. ln this article, we reviewed the latest progress in the study of source of CEC seeder cells, selection of cultivating carries, type of CEC transplantation and immune mechanism that summarized the current research problems and made a prospect to the future.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the permance index ofof portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometer in the determination of lead on filter membrane and to provide data for the determination of lead in workplace air.

METHODSIrradiated with X-ray, the lead would emit specific X-ray fluorescence during the process from the excited state back to the ground state. Rapid determination of lead was completed using fluorescence energy and wave length for qualitative analysis and fluorescence intensity for quantitative measurement. Under set conditions, a series of customized calibration samples were measured to create a standard curve for quantitative analysis of lead on filter membrane.

RESULTSThe regression equation obtained using a portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometer to determine the lead on filter membrane was y=0.004x-0.182 (r2= 0.9999). The linear range was 0.00 -10.40 mg/m3, the minimum detectable concentration was 0.53 µg/m3, and the minimum quantifiable concentration was 1.76µg/m3. The relative standard deviation (RSD) of within-run precision of samples with different concentrations was 0.48%-6.22%, the RSD of between-run precision was 2.51%-5.09%, and the degree of accuracy was in the calibration range of standard samples.

CONCLUSIONPortable X-ray fluorescence spectrometry is a simple, rapid, repeatable, and accurate method for the determination of lead on filter membrane.

Objective To investigate the effects of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)combined with Huaiqihuang on hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) in rats. Methods Fifty rats were randomly divided into five groups according to the random number table method:normal control group (group A), prednisone group (group B), Huaiqihuang group (group C), ACTH group (group D) and combined treatment group (group E) with 10 rats in each group. Rats in group B, C, D and E were gavaged by acetic acid prednisone water solution 12.5 mg/(kg · d) for 4 weeks to establish HPA axis suppression model. Group A was given distilled water 10 mL/(kg·d) as control. Rats in group C and E were gavaged with Huaiqihuang 5 g/(kg·d) 30 minutes after intragastric administration of prednisone acetate. At the third week of the experiment, group D and E were subcutaneous injected with ACTH 200 μg/(kg·d). The serum cortisol levels were measured respectively at the start of the ex?periment, 2 weeks and 4 weeks of experiment. Animals were sacrificed at the end of the experiment, and then weights of the pituitary, adrenal glands and the viscera index were calculated. The pathological changes of the pituitary and adrenal glands were observed by HE stainning. Results After 2 weeks, the serum cortisol levels were significantly lower in group B, C, D and E than those of group A (P<0.05), suggesting that the model was successful. After 4 weeks, the serum cortisol levels were significantly higher in group C, D and E than those of group B (P<0.05), and between the treatment group the value was group E>group D>group C (P<0.05). At the same time, the weights of pituitary and adrenal gland and the viscera in?dex were higher in the three groups than those of B group (P<0.05). The HE staining showed that there were no significant changes in the distal part of the pituitary gland in five groups. The adrenal cortex zona was thinning and the structure was dis?ordered in group B. There were different degrees of hyperplasia in group C, group D, and group E, which was the most obvi?ous in group E. Conclusion ACTH combined with Huaiqihuang can promote adrenal cortex zona hyperplasia and cortisol secretion, which reduces the glucocorticoid induced inhibition of HPA axis in rats.

Objective:To observe the changes of visual evoked potential(VEP)in diabetic rats and the influence of nerve growth factor(NGF)and aminoguanidine(AG)on VEP.Methods:Diabetes was induced in adult male Wistar rats with streptozotocin(STZ).Rats were divided into normal control group(CON),diabetes model group(DM).NGF-treated group(D +N)and AG-treated group(D+A).VEP was measured during the 3~(rd)month,6~(th)month,9~(th)month,and 12~(th)month.Results: Compared with the CON group,all rest groups had longer latencies and lower amplitudes(P

Objective To assess the prevalence and clinicopathologic significance of the microsatellite instability(MSI),PTEN mutations and their correlations in endometrial carcinogenesis.Methods The MSI analysis was performed using five microsatellite markers in paired uterine endometrial carcinoma(UEC) and atypical endometrial hyperplasia(AH).PTEN mutations were detected by single-strand conformation polymorphism(FCR-SSCP) analysis and DNA sequencing in UEC,AH and normal epithelium(NE).Rescults There was a significant difference in the incidence of PTEN mutations among AH,UEC and NE(P<0.01).PTEN mutations changed significantly in AH-the direct precursor to UEC(P<0.01).PTEN mutations correlated significantly with the clinical stage of the UEC(P<0.05).In UEC with MSI,PTEN mutations were detected in the short coding mononucleotide repeats(A) in 2(18.2%) of the 11 carcinomas.PTEN had a substantially higher frequency of mutations in UEC with MSI compared with the frequency of mutations in UEC without MSI(P<0.05).Conclusion PTEN mutations and MSI were two of the most common genetic alterations and correlated with each other in uterine endometrioid carcinoma.PTEN mutations might be secondary to deficiencies in mismatch repair and give some explanation for the frequent presence of PTEN mutations in MSI positive UEC.

Objective To investigate the abnormity of blood lipids and uric acid ,and to analyze their relationship in health exami-nation population over 18 years in Yangzhou .Methods Totally 28 202 individuals receiving the health examination from October 2011 to August 2012 in the physical examination center of this hospital were enrolled in our study .Total cholesterol(TC) ,triglycer-ide(TG) ,low density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL-C) ,high density lipoprotein cholesterol(HDL-C) and blood uric acid(UA) were detected ,and the relationship between age and sex with the abnormity of blood lipids and uric acid and the relationship between UA levels and blood lipids were analyzed .Results Among the detection population ,the detection rates of abnormal TG ,abnormal TC , abnormal HDL-C ,abnormal LDL-C and hyperuricemia were 31 .5% ,32 .1% ,15 .9% ,18 .4% and 17 .3% respectively .Compared with females ,males had the higher rates of abnormal blood lipids and UA (P<0 .05) .The rate of abnormal blood lipids was in-creased with age increase before 50 years old ,the > 50 -70 years old group had the highest abnormity rate of blood lipids ,then which was gradually decreased after 70 years old .The morbidity rate of hyperuricemia was increased with age .Compared with nor-mal UA group ,the hyperuricemia group had the higher rate of abnormal blood lipids (P<0 .01) .Conclusion The health examina-tion population over 18 years have the higher abnormity rate of blood lipids and uric acid ,which is significantly correlated with age and sex ;the increase of uric acid has certain correlation with abnormal blood lipids metabolism .Both blood lipids and uric acid are the risk factors of cardiocerebralvascular diseases ,rational dietary structure and periodic physical examination have the important significance to prevent the occurrence of these diseases .

AIM: To evaluate posterior capsular opacification (PCO) with hydrophobic acrylic intraocular lens (IOL, Sensar AR40e) and silicone IOLs after cataract surgery, to use a software program developed to provide an objective assessment of the amount of PCO in the digital images of the posterior capsule to quantify PCO. METHODS: Ninety-eight eyes underwent standardized phacoemulsification and "in the bag" IOL placement, were randomized to receive a three piece lens of hydrophobic acrylic or silicone, but lens materials were different in one case. In year 1 and 2, digitized retro-illumination images were taken from the posterior capsule. Images were analyzed by POCO software program, removing the Purkinje light reflexes, contrast enhancement, filtering to enhance low-density PCO. RESULTS: The percentage of PCO were 0.32±0.13 of hydrophobic acrylic IOLs in year 1, compared with 0.39±0.17 of silicone (P=0.37). In year 2, the percentage of PCO were 0.42±0.20 with hydrophobic acrylic IOLs and 0.34±0.18 with silicone IOLs (P=0.50). Of those patients with PCO in year 1 and 2, severity grades were 0.50±0.30 and 0.82±0.58 of hydrophobic acrylic cases, compared with 0.63±0.35 and 0.55±0.35 of patients with silicone IOLs (P=0.52,P=0.69) with no statistical significance.CONCLUSION: The POCO system is capable of producing an objective and repeatable measure of PCO that is relevant to assessing techniques of PCO prevention.