[Objective] To study the mechanisms and effects of panax notoginsenosides(PNS)on myocardial fibrosis in chronic viral myocarditic(VMC)mice.[Methods]The model mice with VMC at chronic status were established by repetitive infection of Coxsckievirus B3m(CVB3m).Heart changes of myocardium and collagen hyperplasia were observed by HE and VG stain.Collagen volume fraction(CVF)and perivascular circuferential area(PVCA)were examined by pathological examination with computed processing.Myocardium TGF-?1 was detected by immunohistochemical method and mRNA expression of TGF-?1 was analyzed by Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR)method.[Results]Marked myocardial fibrosis was observed in chronic VMC model group.Compared with blank group,the index of CVF and PVCA was increased significantly(P

BACKGROUND: Pseudoachondroplasia is rare heredigary osteopathy, usually accompanied by deformity of the lower limbs, short fingers, and ligamentous laxity, so it is a difficulty in total knee arthroplasty.OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the curative effectiveness of bilateral total knee arthroplasties for a patient with pseudoachondroplasia using three-dimensional (3D) printing technology.METHODS: A retrospective study was done in a case of pseudoachondroplasia undergoing bilateral total knee arthroplasties using 3D printing technology. X-ray examination was conducted to observe the prosthesis location after arthroplasties, and the Knee Society Score outcome measures were used to evaluate the functional outcome.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) After arthroplasties, X-rays showed good line of force of the lower limbs and prosthesis location, and 1 year later, showed no radiolucent lines in tibia. (2) The right Knee Society Score improved to 94 points, the functional scoring improved to 90 points, and the postoperative flexion was 95°; the left Knee Society Score improved to 93 points, the functional scoring improved to 90 points, and the postoperative flexion was 90°. All patients were very satisfied with the treatment outcomes. (3) These results indicate that the individualized treatment scheme designed using 3D printing technology can reduce the surgical difficulty and trauma with high accuracy, and promote the functional recovery of the knee. Additionally, it obtains good clinical efficacy and patient's satisfaction in orthopaedic surgeries.

Objective To investigate the therapeutic effect of tripterygium wilfordii and prednisone in old patients with primary nephrotic syndrome. Methods 78 elderly primary nephrotic syndrome patients were randomly divided into two groups. 42 patients in treated-group were treated with tripterygium wilfordii and prednisone while 36 patients in control-group were treated with prednisone only. The curative effect,24 hours urinary protein, serum albumin,plasma lipid and renal function were detemined after six months. The responses of the patients were classified as complete remission(CR) ,partial remission(PR) and NO-response. Results After six months treatment, there were 24 patients got to CR,12 patients to PR,and 6 patients remained refractory to treatment group. While there were 13 patients got to CR,10 to PR,and 13 as refractory in the control group. The general effective rate in the treatment group was 85.7% ,which was markedly higher than that of the control group,which is 66. 67% (P＜0. 05). The recurrence rate in the treatment group and control group were 14. 3% and 36. 1% respectively (P＜0. 05 ). Conclusion The curative effect of tripterygium wilfordii and prednison on elderly primary nephrotic syndrome is markedly better than prednisone only.

Objective:To compare suicide attempters with community-based controls for more specific prevention strategies.Method:From the list of suicide attempters of three general hospitals 2 years before, 363 of 786 attempters (48.5%) were found. We collected a control group matched for sex, age and location of residence and compared the life events for the past two years, life quality, family cohesion and adaptability of the past month, and impulsivity and aggressiveness.Result:The two groups were similar in sex, age, family income, marital status, occupation and health insurance status. But the suicide attempt group had less education, had more prominent impulsive and aggressive in traits, had higher levels of hopelessness, more negative life events and greater distress from negative life events in the two years after their attempt. They had poorer life quality and lower family cohesion and adaptability for the past month. They had also more severe depressive symptoms in the prior week.Conclusion:Two years after their suicide attempt, the attempters still have substantial differences from normal controls. They are a distinct high-risk subgroup that deserves specific interventions.

Objective To assess the early diagnostic value of white blood cell count (WBC), neutrophil percentage (NEU%), C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT) in blood bacterial infection.Methods Clinical data of 114 patients with bacterial blood stream infections(BSI group) and 247 patients without bloodstream infections (control group) admitted to Taiyuan Third People''s Hospitalin 2015 were retrospectively analyzed.The WBC, NEU%, CRP and PCT were measured in all patients.Receiver opearating characteristic curve (Roc) was used to evalute the accuracy of WBC, NEU%, CRP and PCT in the diagnosis of blood stream bacterial infectious.Results There were no significant differences in gender and age between two groups (χ2=0.7731, t=0.9900, both P>0.05).The WBC, NEU%, CRP and PCT levels in BSI group were significantly higher than those in control group (all P<0.05).There were no significant differences in WBC, NEU% and CRP levels between G+ bacterial and G-bacterial infections in bacteremia group (P>0.05), while there was significant difference in PCT level (P<0.05).In diagnosis of bacteremia, the area under the ROC curve of PCT(0.827) was the largest, followed by CRP (0.721), NEU% (0.677) and WBC (0.593), the differences were statistically significant(Z=2.332, 3.355 and 3.786, P<0.05 or <0.01).Conclusion WBC, NEU%, CRP and PCT levels are of certain diagnostic value for bacterial bloodstream infections, particularly the PCT.In addition, PCT can predict G+ bacterial and G-bacterial infections.

Objective To construct dual-luciferase reporter plasmids containing the wild type and mutant rat extracellular signal-regulat-ed kinase 1 (ERK1) gene 3' untranslated regions (UTR) which were used to detect rno-miR-15b-5p's putative target gene. Methods The rat ERK1 gene 3' UTR fragment was amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from PC12 cell cDNA and cloned into pmiR-RB-ReportTM vector. The mutant rat ERK1 gene 3' UTR fragment was obtained by overlap PCR and inserted into pmiR-RB-ReportTM vector. Successful wild type and mutant recombinant plasmids were confirmed by DNA sequencing. PC12 cells were co-transfected with rno-miR-15b-5p mim-ic and pmiR-ERK13' UTR or pmiR-ERK1-mut 3' UTR and then analyzed by dual-luciferase reporter assay system. The achieved mutation sequence of the target site TGCTGCT was mutated to CGAACGT and GTACACG, respectively. Results The wild-type reporter vector pmiR-ERK13' UTR and the mutant reporter vector pmiR-ERK1-mut 3' UTR were successfully constructed. The rno-miR-15b-5p mimic de-creased the activity of pmiR-ERK13' UTR plasmid (P<0.001) but did not decrease the activity of pmiR-ERK1-mut 3' UTR plasmid. Conclu-sion The recombinant pmiR-ERK13' UTR and pmiR-ERK1-mut 3' UTR plasmids were constructed successfully, and luciferase activities demonstrated that the 3' UTR of ERK1 gene might be a potential target of rno-miR-15b-5p.

Objective To study the protective effect of galanin on 2,3-Dimethoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (DMNQ)-induced oxidative stress and cell damage in HEK-293A cells and its possible mechanisms.Methods The expression of galanin and its three receptors (GalR1-3) in HEK-293A were determined with RTPCR technique.The cultured HEK-293A cells were divided into four groups:Control,DMNQ,DMNQ + GAL and DMNQ + AR-M1896 and the cell viability was measured with CellTiter 96 AQueous One Solution Cell Proliferation Assay (MTS).Results The RT-PCR data revealed the presence of galanin and its receptors in HEK-293A cells.The expression level was in the order of GalR2 =Galanin ＞ GalR3 ＞ GalR1.DMNQ caused oxidative stress and cell damage in HEK-293A cells with a dose-dependent manner with an IC50 =13.4 μM.Application of galanin reduced the DMNQ-induced cellular toxicity in HEK-293A,which increased cell viability by 24.4％ and 18.8％ in 1 μM and 100 nM,respectively.AR-M1896,an agonist of GalR2 had a similar effect,increased cell viability by 8.7％ and 8.9％ in 1 μM and 100 nM,respectively.Conclusion These data suggest that galanin has a protective effect on DMNQ-induced oxidative stress and cell damage in HEK-293A cells,probably mediated by GalR2.

BACKGROUND:The pathogenesis of ligamentum flavum hypertrophy remains poorly understood, and the expression of transforming growth factor beta1 (TGF-β1) is increased notably. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation is associated with tissue degeneration, which may accelerate the progression of ligamentum flavum hypertrophy by upregulating TGF-β1 expression. OBJECTIVE:To clarify the effect and significance of ROS H2O2-mediated up-regulation of TGF-β1 and collagen type Ⅰ in the progress of ligamentum flavum hypertrophy. METHODS:Ligamentum flavum was removed from a case of acquired lumbar disc herniation with normal ligamentum flavum during lumbar posterior decompression surgery, and then separated and cultured in vitro to the 4-6 generations, followed by exposure to H2O2 at various concentrations (0, 50, 100, 150, 200μmol/L) for 72 hours. The mRNA and protein expression levels of TGF-β1 and collagen type Ⅰ were detected by real-time PCR and western blot assay, respectively. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Real-time quantitative PCR showed that the mRNA expression level of TGF-β1 was significantly increased in the 150 and 200μmol/L groups (P<0.05). The mRNA expression level of collagen type Ⅰ was significantly higher in the experimental groups than that in the control group, especially in the 200μmol/L group (P<0.05). Western blot assay revealed that the protein expression levels of TGF-β1 and collagen type Ⅰ were significantly increased in a dose-dependent manner (P<0.05). These findings indicate that H2O2 may accelerate the progression of ligamentum flavum hypertrophy by up-regulating the expression levels of TGF-β1 and collagen type Ⅰ.

Objective To evaluate the effects of different laparoscopic approaches for hysteromyomectomy. Methods Hysteromyomectomy was performed on 126 patients who required surgical treatment and preservation of the uterus from August 2000 to December 2002 with different laparoscopic approaches. A follow-up for 2-28 months was conducted in all patients. Results There were 70 cases of subserous fibroids, 53 cases intramural fibroids, and 3 broad ligament fibroids in those 126 patients. The average diameter of the fibroids was 6.1 cm (3-12 cm). The diameter of the fibroids less than 5 cm was found in 33 patients (26.2%), but equal to or larger than 5 cm in 93 patients (73.8%). A single myoma was found in 57 patients (45.2%), but numerous myomas in 69 patients (54.8%). Hysteromyomectomy, hysteromyomectomy and uterine artery blockage, and hysteromyomectomy and temporary uterine artery blockage were performed on 26, 70, and 30 patients, respectively. Operations were successful in all patients. There were no intra- and post-operative complications. Conclusion Different laparoscopic approaches for hysteromyomectomy can result in satisfactory clinical outcomes when different case properties and different requirements of patients are taken into consideration.

Objective To investigate the possibility and efficacy of laparoscopic peritoneal vaginoplasty for the treatment of congenital absence of vagina. Methods A total of 4 patients with congenital absence of vagina underwent laparoscopic peritoneal vaginoplasty. Results Operations were performed successfully in the 4 cases. The mean operative time was 114 min (range: 90-160 min), and the mean postoperative hospital stay was 5.4 d (range: 5-6 d). There was no complication in all patients. Conclusion Laparoscopic peritoneal vaginoplasty is a safe, minimally invasive, and reliable method for the treatment of congenital absence of vagina.