Objective To evaluate the diagnostic value of high resolution ultrasonography in peripheral nerve lesions Methods Sonographic examinations of peripheral nerves with 10 MHz probe were performed in vitro (fresh amputated specimen), in vivo (healthy volunteers), and in 28 patients with peripheral nerve lesions caused by trauma, compression and tumors preoperatively Sonograms were compared with the corresponding intraoperative findings Results The normal nerve displayed and echogenic fascicular texture with round to oval corss sectional structure on both in vitro and in vivo sonograms In traumatic lesions, the interruption of fascicular pattern reflected the disruption of nerve, and ill delineated fascicular pattern indicated nerve adhesion Centrally hypoechoic and peripherally hyperechoic changes were seen in compressive lesions Definitive relations between nerve and tumor were demonstrated in case of nerve tumor The diagnostic rate by ultrasonography was 64% when the intraoperative findings were regarded as criteria Conclusion Ultrasonography is of some diagnostic value and may have great potential to help direct treatment and follow up in peripheral nerve lesions

Objective To analyze the treatment effect of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in acute pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) with thrombolytic and anticoagulant therapy. Methods Post hoc analysis of data from a prospective multicenter randomized control thrombolytic and anticoagulant trial of 516 patients with acute symptomatic PTE from June 2002 to December 2004. Thrombolytic therapy was performed in patients with massive and sub-massive PTE and anticoagulant therapy was given in patients with non-massive PTE. A total of 362 patients that accepted compression uhrasonography (CUS) before and 14 days after treatment constituted this study. Results The ratio of detected DVT by CUS 14 days after treatment was reduction than that before treatment ( x2 = 22. 667, P < 0. 001 ), but 11.6% patients had new or recurrent DVT. The rates of recanalization in thrombolysis group and anticoagulant group were 56. 5% and 47. 8% respectively (x2 = 1. 435 ,P =0. 231 ). The results after three months follow up showed not recovery in 30. 4% DVT patients and new or recurrent DVT in 10. 4% patients. Conclusions The normalization rate of DVT is low during 14 days treatment, and recurrence rate is high. Thrombolysis has no better rate of recanalization than anticoagulant. The prognosis of DVT hasn't improved significantly during short term treatment.

Objective To evaluate the changes of rectal morphology and its clinical value in internal rectal prolapse.Methods The rectal morphology of internal rectal prolapse in thirty-one patients with functional constipation and ten normal control subjects was analysed with defecography.The data were analysed with Mann-Whitney Unonparametric test and Fisher's exact test.Results 23 cases and 2 cases with rectal intussusception in patients group and control group respectively were found.Fisher's exact test was P=0.007.In patients group and control group,the thicknesses of anterior intussusception were(13.51 ±9.42)mm and(3.68±2.34)mm,and posterior intussusception were(5.36±3.92)mm and(2.82±0.99)mm respectively;the intussuscipiens diameters were (37.19±11.79)mm and(25.32±9.25)mm,the intussusceptum lumen diameters were(14.91±4.74)mm and(19.73±6.36)mm,the ratio of intussuscipiens diameters and lumen diameters were 2.82±1.64 and 1.28±0.12,the maximum rectal diameter were(48.97±9.55)mm and(39.84±8.45)mm at rest state.There were significant differences between patients group and control group in above varied values(P＜0.05).Conclusion Defecography can differentiate whole thickness rectal intussusception from rectal mucosal prolapse,which provides the scientific basis for choosing the reasonable treatment.However,caution is required when selecting patients for treatment interventions based on defecography.

[Objective] To observe the anti-aging actions of total saponins of Radix Notoginseng, i.e., Panax Notoginseng saponins (PNS) on rats with Alzheimer's Disease (AD). [Methods] Among 90 Wistar rats, 15 rats aged 3 months were allocated to the youth group, 15 aged 15 months to the aged group, and other 60 aged 15 months were given with intraperitoneal injection of D-galactose and injection of ibotenic acid into bilateral Meynert nucleus basalis to establish the models of AD. After then, the surviving model rats were randomized into four groups: model control, high-dose PNS (200mg?kg-1?d-1), low-dose PNS (100 mg?kg-1?d-1) and huperzine A (0.3 mg?kg-1?d-1). Except the model group, the youth group and the aged group were given the same amount of normal saline by gavage, the other groups were treated with the designed drugs respectively for 4 weeks. After treatment, serum levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione (GSH), triglyceride (TG) and cholesterol were detected. [Results] High- and low-dose PNS increased the serum levels of SOD, GSH and CAT, the differences being significance as compared with the model group (P

BACKGROUND: RT-Q medical biomembrane, the novel copolymer synthesized from lactic acid and hyaluronic acid, not only possesses the advantages of hyaluronic acid, such as multiple biological functions, excellent flexibility and biocompatibility, but also has the merits of polylactic acid fragments to be easily processed and transformed to membrane when encountering water. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the hemostatic effect of RT-Q medical biomembrane in rat external jugular vein hemorrhage model, and to evaluate its histocompatibility by locally applying it to rat muscle. DESIGN: Randomized controlled animal trial.SETTING: Department of Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacognosy, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University.MATERIALS: 130 male Wistar rats aged 6 weeks, weighing 170-210 g, were selected. Eighty rats were used for evaluation of hemostatic effect, and the other fifty were used in biocompatibility experiment. Animal intervention met the animal ethical standard. RT-Q aerosol composed of DL-lactic acid and hyaluronic acid, α-cyanoacrylate, acetone (solvent), freon (propellant) and excipient aerosol composed of acetone and freon (propellant) (Batch number 20050311) were provided by Department of Pharmaceutics, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University.α-cyanoacrylate medical adhesive(SUNCON medical adhesive) (Batch number 20050930) was produced by Beijing Suncon Medical Adhesive Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd. METHODS: Haemostatic effect: Eighty male rats were randomly divided into four groups, served as RT-Q, SUNCON (positive control), excipient group and non-treatment group (negative control), twenty in each group. After anesthesia was induced, external jugular vein of rats was exposed, and an approximately 0.6 cm incision was made to create hemorrhage. The bleeding areas were blotted by antiseptic gauze. After removing the gauze, the bleeding surfaces were immediately treated with RT-Q aerosol in the RT-Q group, excipient aerosol in the excipient group, 0.15 mL SUNCON medical adhesive in the SUNCON group, or no agent in non-treatment group, respectively. Then, injury surfaces were covered by gauze. In the non-treatment group, bleeding was left to naturally stop. Bleeding time and blood loss (gauze weight after hemostasia - that before hemostasia) were determined. Local histocompatibility: Rats were divided into A and B groups. Incision was made in rat post-leg muscle after anesthesia was induced. Left bleeding surfaces were treated with excipient aerosol, and right bleeding surfaces were treated with RT-Q aerosol in group A (n=30). The same incision as the group A was made, but no intervention was performed in the group B (n=20). Tissues were possessed and HE-stained for pathological observation under light microscope at days 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 23, 30 after the surgery. Effect of biomembrane on wound healing, degradation and toxicity to tissues surrounding injuries were observed. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Bleeding time and blood loss in hemostatic experiment; wound healing, biodegradation and toxicity to tissues surrounding injuries in local histocompatibility experiment. RESULTS: 130 rats were involved in the result analysis. Histopathologic examination showed RT-Q membrane had no effect of promoting or delaying wound healing. Membrane formed by RT-Q aerosol began to degrade on the 15th day, absorbed completely during 3-4 weeks, and had no toxicity to surrounding tissues. Bleeding time and blood loss were reduced in the RT-Q group than in the non-treatment group and the excipient group (P < 0.01). There was no significant difference between the RT-Q group and the SUNCON group (P > 0.05).CONCLUSION: RT-Q medical biomembrane as α-cyanoacrylate medical adhesive has significant hemostatic effects on topical bleeding, and possesses good histocompatibility.

Gallstone ileus is a rare and potentially serious complication of cholelithiasis.Its clinical symptoms are nonspecific.From March 2005 to September 2012,19 patients with gallstone ileus confirmed by surgery or endoscopy were admitted to the Pudong New Area People's Hospital.The accuracies of X-ray,uhrasonography,CT and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were 0/10,0/5,19/19 and 9/9,respectively.CT examination might be the first choice for diagnosing gallstone ileus ; the classical computed tomography (CT) presentation of gallstone ileus was the Rigler triad,including pneumobilia,ectopic stone and mechanical ileus; MRI examination was superior to CT examination in exposing the fistula,and can provide abundant information,which is important for designing the surgical procedures and judging the prognosis; X-ray and ultrasonography are beneficial in screening the diseases.

Objective To investigate the value of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based intravenous thrombolysis in patients with wake-up ischemic strokes (WUIS).Methods Patients presenting within 12 hours of acute stroke symptom onset and those with WUIS confirmed by CT,excluding intracranial hemorrhage,were encouraged to perform an emergent brain MRI scan to confirm the diagnosis of hyperacute ischemic stroke (hyper-intense in DWI without hyper-intense change in T2WI or fluid attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR)).These patients then received intravenous thrombolytic therapy with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA).All patients were divided into either stroke presenting within 12 hours or WUIS.The clinical outcomes were assessed by the modified Rankin scale (mRS) and the Barthal index (BI) at baseline and at 90 days after the thrombolysis therapy.Results Two hundred and sixty-one patients (261/563,56.4％) had confirmed diagnosis of hyperacute ischemic stroke (WUIS,n =73,73/121 =60.3％ vs within 12 hours,n =188,188/342 =55.0％).Altogether,192 patients (139 in within 12 hours group,and 53 in WUIS group) received intravenous thrombolytic therapy with rt-PA.No significant differences were found between the 2 groups at the baseline characteristics and at 90 days outcomes after the thrombolysis therapy(x2 =1.296 and 1.473,P =0.538 and 0.489,respectively).Also no significant differences were found in the incidence rate of secondary hemorrhage (including both of asymptomatic and symptomatic) and mortality rate between the 2 groups.Conclusion MRI-based intravenous thrombolysis is safe and effective in the treatment of patients with hyperacute WUIS.

This article was aimed to study the quality control of pineapple leaf in order to further develop the appli-cations of pineapple leave as medicinal resources. The tissue structure of pineapple leaf was observed by tissue biop-sy assay. Thin-layer chromatography (TLC) was employed on the qualitative identification of ananasate in the leave. The p-coumaric acid and ananasate were detected with high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) assay in the content determination. The results showed that pineapple leaf can be divided into the upper and lower leaf epidermis with stoma under microscope observation. Ananasate of the leave can be indentified clearly by TLC. HPLC method can accurately detect the content of p-coumaric acid and ananasate of pineapple leave. There are different contents of p-coumaric acid and ananasate of pineapple leave in different origins. In Y unnan province, the contents of p-coumaric acid and ananasate of pineapple leave are the highest; while the contents of p-coumaric acid and ananasate in Guangxi province are the lowest. It was concluded that ananasate can be used in the quality identification. The p-coumaric acid and ananasate can be used in the quantitative determination in the better control of the quality of pineapple leaf.

BACKGROUND: There are no effective methods to cure Alzheimer disease (AD). Now, researches have shown that panax notoginseng saponins (PNS) play an important role in improving AD, but its mechanism is unclear.OBJECTIVE: To observe the protective effect of PNS characterized by removing blood stasis to stop bleeding and promoting blood circulation to relieve pain on pathological lesion of cholinergic neuron in rat with AD.DESIGN: Completely randomized grouping design and controlled study.SETTING: Neuroscience Institute of Guangxi Traditional Chinese Medical University.MATERIALS: This experiment was completed in the Chinese Herb Pharmacodynamic Laboratory of Guangxi Traditional Chinese Medical University between June 2003 and April 2005. A total of 90 health Wistar rats of clean grade and half gender were selected in this study. Among them, there were 75 old rats with 15 months old and 15 young rats with 3 months old. METHODS: This experiment was completed in the Chinese herb Pharmacodynamic Laboratory (Key Laboratory) of Guangxi Traditional Chinese Medical University between June 2003 and April 2005. ① A total of 90 healthy Wistar rats of clean grade and half gender were selected in this study. Among them, there were 75 old rats with 15 months old and 15 young rats with 3 months old. Fifteen young rats with 3 months old were regarded as young control group, and other 15 selected from 75 rats with 15 months old were regarded as old control group. The rest 60 rats were modeled on the basis of subacute injury induced by intravenous injection of D-galactose and bilateral cerebral Meynert basal nuclei injured by ibotenic acid. Parallel control was performed with saline on rats in young control group and old control group under the same condition. ② Two weeks later,survival modeling rats were divided randomly into 4 groups: model group,high-dosage PNS group, low-dosage PNS group and huperzine A group with 12 in each group. Rats in high-and low-dosage PNS groups were perfused with 200 and 100 mg/kg PNS (provided by Yunnan Yuxi Weihe Pharmaceutical Factory), respectively, once a day; rats in huperzine A group were perfused with 0.3 mg/kg huperzine A once a day for 4 weeks; rats in model group, young control group and old control group were perfused with the same volume of saline for 4 weeks. ③ After administration, pathological sections of brain tissue were cut, and immunologic-reaction activity of choline acetyltransferase (ChAT), morphological changes and numbers of positive neuron in cerebral sections were determined by immunohistochemistry analysis. ChAT immuno-positive neurons were analyzed with IBAS imaging analysis system to assay average area of section and average absorbance (A), and amount of ChAT immuno-positive neurons was calculated with microscope micrometer. ④ Measurement data were compared with single-factor analysis of variance.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Effect of PNS on distribution of cholinergic neuron and ChAT content in cerebral tissue of AD rat models.RESULTS: A total of 75 old rats and 15 young rats entered the final analysis. ① Amount of ChAT immuno-positive neurons was the most, and the color was the deepest in young control group; amount of ChAT immuno-positive neurons was higher in high-dosage PNS group than that in huperzine A group and model group; ChAT immuno-positive neurons were smaller in model group than those in other goups, and the amount was decreased obviously. Axis-cylinder and dendrite of soma were shortened remarkably. ② Amounts of ChAT immuno-positive neurons in basal forebrain were less in model group than those in other groups (P ＜ 0.05), less in lowdosage PNS group, huperzine A group and model group than those in old control group (P ＜ 0.05), less in huperzine A group and model group than those in high- and low-dosage PNS group (P ＜ 0.05), and less in young control group than those in other groups (P ＜ 0.05). The mean A value of ChAT immuno-positive neurons in basal forebrain was similar to amounts in each group. Average area of section of ChAT immuno-positive neurons in basal forebrain was smaller in low-dosage PNS group and model group than that in young control group (P ＜ 0.05), and differences in other groups were not significant (P ＞ 0.05).CONCLUSION: PNS plays a protective role in pathological lesion of cholinergic neuron in AD rat models. PNS can also increase survival amount and quality of cell and increase content and activity of ChAT so as to protect and improve central cholinergic system, and inhibit aging and dementia through improving and repairing injured cholinergic neurons.

BACKGROUND:There is no effective drug for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), because of a lack of the animal model imitating the complete pathogenesis of human IPF. Therefore, it is critical to establish an ideal animal IPF model used for investigating the underlying pathogenesis and developing a kind of effective drug. OBJECTIVE:To establish an animal model that can mimic more characters of human IPF. METHODS:Seventy male C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into two groups, fol owed by subjected to the intraperitoneal injection of bleomycin (35 mg/kg) on days 1, 4, 8, 11, 15, 18, 22, and 25, twice (group A) or once (group B) a week. Mice were sacrificed at 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 weeks after the eighth injection, and the lung tissues were moved used for hematoxylin-eosin, Masson and immunohistochemical stainings. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:There were various degrees of alveolitis and pulmonary fibrosis in the two groups at different time points after the last injection. The scores of alveolitis and pulmonary fibrosis in the group A began to gradual y increase from the 2nd week and reached the highest level at the 6th-8th weeks until the 10th week. In contrast, the scores of alveolitis and pulmonary fibrosis in the group B peaked at the 2nd week, then fluctuately decreased, and were significantly lower than those in the group A at the 6th week (P<0.05). Immunohistochemistry showed that type I col agen deposition was mainly distributed in the subpleural region, peri-vascular region and alveolar septa, which was consistent with Masson staining findings. The expression levels of transforming growth factorβ1 (TGF-β1) andα-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) in the regions developing alveolitis and pulmonary fibrosis were significantly increased. In the group A, the expression levels of type I col agen, TGF-β1,α-SMA, and the hydroxyproline content in the lung tissues reached the peak level at 6-8 weeks. However, in the group B, al above indicators reached the highest level at the 2nd week, but gradual y decreased thereafter. At the 4th week, the expression Levels of TGF-β1 andα-SMA in the group B were significantly lower than those in the group A (P<0.05). At the 6th week, the hydroxyproline and type I col agen levels in the group B were significantly lower than those in the group A (P<0.05). In conclusion, the mouse model of pulmonary fibrosis induced by intraperitoneal injection of 35 mg/kg bleomycin twice weekly can be used to mimic the repetitive wound healing process, pathological morphology and cytokine changes of human IPF, which is prone to administration, with better stability and repeatability. This model is of great significance for the study on IPF. Subject headings:Disease Models, Animal;Pulmonary Fibrosis;Bleomycin