Many researches have focused on the wnt-frizzled cascade in the recent years, while much work has been done in neoplastic diseases and embryology, the role of the wnt-frizzled signal transduction pathway in cardiovascular diseases has only recently begun to be explored. It plays a very important role in many physiological and pathophysiological processes, such as its transduction pathway, the healing after myocardial infarction, the proliferation, differentiation and orientation of cardiomyocytes, angiogenesis/neovascularization, cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure, the deposition of the extracellular matrix and so on. This article is aimed at its relation with myocardial infarction and the role of this pathway in cardiovascular diseases.[

It is the aim of studies in cognitive process to understand how the impressive cognitive capacity of the human mind is uninterruptedly developed and how the process is controlled. We have been focusing attention on the central question with stereoscopic research. A multi-channel EEG data acquisition system is constructed for cognition studies which not only works perfectly in the EEG collection and signal processing of stereoscopic visual evoked potentials(VEP) but also is suitable for investigative and clinical use. We have identified the fact that the processing of stereoscopic depth information is done in the cortical advance functional areas with labeled characteristic signaling of the depth related VEP and the results were shown to be of no difference when compared with the ones of other investigations. We believe, the stereoscopic depth cognition is both a dynamic multi-factor processing process and a consequence of depth perception in advanced cortical areas through biological feedback to the whole process of visual signal processing. It is our novel and significant supposition in the psychophysical study, and the experimental results of the VEP are presented in this article.
Adult ; Cognition ; Electroencephalography ; instrumentation ; Evoked Potentials, Visual ; physiology ; Humans ; Male ; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted ; instrumentation ; Vision Disparity ; physiology ; Visual Cortex ; physiology

OBJECTIVETo observe the effect of the active site of Xiangshia Liujunzitang on behavior, injury of hippocampal neurons and Ca2+ ion in hippocampal synaptic in the depression model mice.

METHODSixty male Kunming mice were randomly divided into 5 group, the control group, the model group and the active site of Xiangshia Liujunzitang groups (400, 600, 800 mg x kg(-1) body weight). The model was established by separation and chronic unpredictable mild stimulation. The increased weight and crossing scores, rearing scores were measured by open-field and sweet water consumption of mice. Cone cell and configuration of neuron in CA1, CA3 region of hippocampus were observed by Nissl. The concentration of Hippocampal synaptic Ca2+ was detected by fluorimetry.

RESULTComparing with the mice of control, the increased weight was slowed (P < 0.001), the scores of rearing and crossing were decreased (P < 0.001), sweet water consumption were decreased, too. Numbers of cone cells in CA3 region of hippocampus were decreased obviously (P < 0.001), and Ca2+ ion in hippocampal synaptic was increased obviously. Comparing with the mice of model, the active site of Xiangshia Liujunzitang could increase the increased weight on the 14 th and 21 st day obviously. The active site of Xiangshia Liujunzitang could increase the scores of crossing obviously (P < 0.05), with no dose-effect relationship. The active site of Xiangshia Liujunzitang (800 mg x kg(-1)) could increase the scores of rearing obviously (P < 0.001); The active site of Xiangshia Liujunzitang (400, 600, 800 mg x kg(-1)) could increase sweet water consumption obviously (P < 0.01, P < 0.01, P < 0.001); The active site of Xiangshia Liujunzitang (600, 800 mg x kg(-1)) could increase numbers of cone cell in CA3 region of hippocampus obviously (P < 0.001); The active site of Xiangshia Liujunzitang (600, 800 mg x kg(-1)) could decreased Ca2+ in hippocampal synaptic with dose-effect relationship (P < 0.01, P < 0.001).

CONCLUSIONThe active site of Xiangshia Liujunzitang can improve all the symptoms of the depression model mice and protect the injury of hippocampal neurons in the depression model mice. The possible mechanism of action is to restrict Ca2+ ion overfreight.

Animals ; Behavior, Animal ; drug effects ; Depression ; drug therapy ; physiopathology ; Disease Models, Animal ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; pharmacology ; Hippocampus ; cytology ; drug effects ; injuries ; physiopathology ; Humans ; Male ; Mice ; Neurons ; drug effects ; Random Allocation

Objective:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of combination of sufficient argon plasma coagulation(APC) cauterization and clipping in the treatment of colonic diverticular bleeding.Methods:From June 2018 to April 2022, the clinical data of patients were retrospectively analyzed, who visited Department of Gastroenterology of Air Force Medical Center due to overt gastrointestinal bleeding, and were confirmed or suspected to have colonic diverticular bleeding and received combination of sufficient APC cauterization and clipping treatment. The deadline for follow-up was September 30, 2022. During the follow-up after endoscopic treatment, the re-bleeding rate, hemoglobin level difference between the last follow-up and before treatment, wound healing under colonoscopy as well as the intraoperative and postoperative complications of patients were statistically analyzed. Descriptive analysis was used for statistical analysis.Results:A total of 15 patients were enrolled, including 13 males and 2 females, aged (60.8±14.8) years old. The course of the disease was 1 day to 13 years. A total of 145 colonic diverticula of 15 patients were treated under endoscopy. The median follow-up time was 14.5 months (5.3 to 49.5 months) months. Among the 15 patients, 12 patients received endoscopic therapy once and no bleeding occurred till the end of follow-up. Three patients suspected with diverticular bleeding received a second endoscopic treatment because of bleeding at the 12 days, 3 months and 8 months after the first treatment, respectively.No rebleeding occurred after the second endoscopic therapy till the end of follow-up. The re-bleeding rate of the first treatment was 3/15 and the re-bleeding rate of re-treatment was 0. At the end of follow-up, the hemoglobin concentration increased (35.9±26.3) g/L compared with that before the treatment. Two patients had perforation during operation and were closed with multiple titanium clips. There was no abdominal pain or other symptoms after operation. And the patients were discharged 3 and 4 days after treatment, respectively. Two patients suffered short-term postoperative wound bleeding and successful hemostasis was achieved after endoscopic treatment. One patient developed postoperative infection and the symptoms disappeared after anti-infection treatment.Conclusions:Combination of sufficient APC cauterization and titanium clipping is safe and effective in the treatment of colonic diverticular bleeding. For patients with dominant diverticular hemorrhage, or patients with recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding, if other etiology are excluded and colonic diverticular bleeding is highly suspected, the combination of sufficient APC cauterization and titanium clipping under endoscopy is feasible.

Objective: Although some studies have linked Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Asari Radix) administration to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), few studies have examined the association between the development of HCC and use of Asari Radix among patients in mainland China. This study aimed to evaluate the real-world association between Asari Radix and HCC in patients to strengthen the understanding of Asari Radix safety. Methods: A retrospective cohort study among hepatitis B virus (HBV)-monoinfected patients and non-HBV-monoinfected patients were performed. Patients over 18 years of age were eligible for inclusion. Prescription records of inpatients and outpatients were inquired to distinguish Asari Radix users and nonusers. The risk of developing HCC among Asari Radix users and nonusers in the HBV cohort and the non-HBV cohort was analyzed. Results: There were 49 500 HBV and 133 148 non-HBV patients involved in the two cohorts. Among HBV patients (2 901 users; 46 599 nonusers), the prevalence of HCC in Asari Radix users was lower than that in nonusers (145.70 vs. 265.43 per 10