Objective To study the effect of vibration as a countermeasure against bone loss.Methods Volunteers were divided into vibration-group(VIB)and control-group(CON).Vibration experiments were performed in VIB for 3 months(10 min/d,5 d/week).Bone mineral density(BMD)of both VIB and CON was observed after 3 months.Results BMD in VIB increased obviously after vibration treatment(+1.29% for vertebrae and +1.65% for femur).The effectiveness rate was 80%.Conclusion Whole body vibration is effective in countermining bone loss.It has a broad prospect in treating osteoporosis and counteracting bone loss caused by weightlessness.

We proposed a research of a heart sound envelope extraction system in this paper. The system was implemented on LabVIEW based on the Hilbert-Huang transform (HHT). We firstly used the sound card to collect the heart sound, and then implemented the complete system program of signal acquisition, pretreatment and envelope extraction on LabVIEW based on the theory of HHT. Finally, we used a case to prove that the system could collect heart sound, preprocess and extract the envelope easily. The system was better to retain and show the characteristics of heart sound envelope, and its program and methods were important to other researches, such as those on the vibration and voice, etc.
Heart Sounds ; Humans ; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted

Fetal heart sound is nonlinear and non-stationary, which contains a lot of noise when it is colleced, so the denoising method is important. We proposed a new denoising method in our study. Firstly, we chose the preprocessing of low-pass filter with a cutoff frequency of 200 Hz and the resampling. Secondly, we decomposed the signal based on empirical mode decomposition method (EMD) of Hilbert-Huang transform, then denoised some selected target components with wavelet soft threshold adaptive noise cancellation algorithm. Finally we got the clean fetal heart sound by combining the target components. In the EMD, we used a mask signal to eliminate the mode mixing problem, used mirroring extension method to eliminate the end effect, and referenced the stopping rule from the research of Rilling. This method eliminated the baseline drift and noise at once. To compare with wavelet transform (WT), mathematical morphology (MM) and the Fourier transform (FT), the SNR was improved obviously, and the RMSE was the minimum, which could satisfy the need of the practical application.
Algorithms ; Fetal Heart ; physiology ; Heart Sounds ; Humans ; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted ; Signal-To-Noise Ratio ; Wavelet Analysis

Objective To investigate the relationship between the staging of endoscopic ultrasonography(EUS) and the expression of carcinoma metastasis associated genic in the patients with gastric carcinoma.Methods Sixty-three patients with gastric cancer were diagnosed by electric gastroscopy and EUS.The preoperative staging of gastric cancer was measured by EUS and compared by pathologic staging and MMP-9 expression.MMP9 level of peripheral serum was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay,while the expression of MMP-9 protein was tested by immunohistochemistry and hybridization in situ in the gastric carcinoma tissue.Results The total accuracy rate of EUS in estimating invasive depth of gastric cancer was(80.95)%,while that of lymphatic metastasis was(73.02)%.The expression level of MMP-9 in serum was consistent with the expression of MMP-9 protein and MMP-9 mRNA in tissue,which was closely correlative with invasive degree,staging with EUS,lymphatic metastasis in gastric cancer(P

Objective To evaluate endoscopic ultrasonography in preoperative diagnosis and staging of gastric cancer, and to study the molecular biologic basis of its ultrasonic manifestation. Methods Gastric cancer patients were diagnosed by electric gastroscopy and endoscopic ultrasonography. Gastric cancer was preoperatively staged by EUS and results were compared with pathologic staging and VEGF expression. Results The diagnostic accuracy of gastric cancer by gastroendoscopy combined with biopsy in 63 patients was 94%,the accuracy of EUS was 92%,while that of gastroendoscopy combined with EUS was 100%.The total diagnostic accuracy of EUS in estimatating invasive deepth of gastric cancer was 81%,that for stage T_1,T_2,T_3,T_4 was 78%,79%,82%,83%,respectively.The total diagnostic accuracy of lymphaden metastasis was 73%.The positive expression rate of VEGF protein in cancer tissue was 56%,which was closely associated with EUS staging and lymphatic metastasis. Conclusions The accuracy of gastroendoscopy combined with EUS in the diagnosis of gastric cancer was high. The preoperative staging with EUS has a high correspondence with postoperative pathological staging. The VEGF protein expression is positively correlated with preoperative EUS staging.

Aim To explore the effect of naloxone on th e plasma level of ?-endorphin (?-EP) in rats with alcoholic fatty liver (AFL) and its possible mechanism. Meth ods Forty-eight Wistar male rats were divided randomly into four grou ps: Model group (n 12), low doses treatment group (n12), high doses tre atment group (n12) and normal control group (n12). By the end of the f ourth week, all the rats were weighted, narcosised, sacrificed, and got the whol e liver. The level of ?-EP in plasma and the level of superoxidized dismutase (SOD) and malondialdehyde (MDA) in plasma and liver tissue were measured.The liv er samples were analyzed for histopathology with microscope. Results Rat models of AFL were established successfully. The level of plasma SOD i ncreased while MDA and ?-EP decreased in low doses treatment group and high do ses treatment group markedly contrast with model group (P

To find a fast and efficient way of identifying seven common dermatophytes in clinical practice, we used the techniques of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) targeting Topoisomerase II gene. The DNA of 7 dermatophytes, along with Candida albicans, Aspergillus terreus and Aspergillus flavus were amplified by consensus primer dPsD1. They were then subjected to a second PCR with primers dPsD2 and species-specific primers PsT and PsME separately. 6 of the products generated by dPsD2 were digested with restriction enzyme Hinc II. DNA fragments of 3390 bp and 2380 bp was amplified by using consensus primer dPsD1 and dPsD2 from the genomic DNA of each dermatophyte species separately. By combining the results of the two species-specific primer sets (PsT and PsME), all species of dermatophyte yielded unique sizes-set of PCR products expect for T. mentagrophytes and T. tonsurans. From the restriction profiles of Hinc II, 6 of the 7 dermatophytoses were diagnosed to species level including T. mentagrophytes and T. tonsurans. By combining the results of the PCR and PCR-RFLP, the 7 common dermatophytes can be identified to species level. It is conclude that the multiplex PCR and PCR-RFLP identification targeting the DNA topoisomerase II gene is rapid and efficient.
Arthrodermataceae/classification ; Arthrodermataceae/*isolation & purification ; Aspergillus/*isolation & purification ; Candida albicans/isolation & purification ; DNA Topoisomerases, Type II/genetics ; Dermatomycoses/microbiology ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length ; Trichophyton/*isolation & purification

To investigate the expression of vaginal IL-23 and its role in experimental murine vaginal candidiasis and its relationship with infection and immune status, immuno-competent (group A) and immuno-suppressed (group B) murine models of vaginal candidiasis were established in estrogen-treated mice. Non-estrogen-treated mice were used as controls (group C). The level of IL-23 p19 mRNA in murine vaginal tissue was determined by RT-PCR. Significantly increased levels of IL-23p19mRNA were observed on the 4th, the 7th and 14th day after inoculation in immuno-competent group when compared with that in control group (P<0.01, P<0.05). However, significant increase of IL-23 p19mRNA were only observed on the 7th day and the 14th day after inoculatuon in immuno-suppressed groups (P<0.05). On the 4th and 7th day, the levels of IL-23 p19mRNA were significantly increased in immuno-competent group than those in immuno-suppressed group (P <0.05). Local IL-23 may play a role in the pathogenesis of murine vaginal candidiasis and has a protective function during infection. Low vaginal IL-23 level may correlate with the increased susceptibility to Candida albicans in immuno-suppressed group.

To investigate the role of toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) in the pathogenesis of lichen planus, the expressions of TLR9 and its mRNA in the lesional skin of lichen planus were detected by immunohistochemical technique (SP) and RT-PCR. As control, normal skin of healthy volunteers was also tested. The immunohistochemical study showed that the expression of TLR9 in the lesional skin of lichen planus was significantly higher than that in the normal controls. The results of RT-PCR showed that both skin lesions and normal controls had TLR9 expression. In skin lesions, the expression level of TLR9 mRNA was 1.6075+/-0.0930, which was significantly higher than that in normal controls (P<0.001). These findings indicated that up-regulated expression of TLR9 and its mRNA might be involved in the pathogenesis of lichen planus.

The clinical manifestation,endoscopic findings and histopathological characteristics of 162 patients with gastrointestinal schistosomiasis were retrospectively analyzed.Among 162 patients,there were 29 cases of gastric schistosomiasis and 133 cases of intestinal schistosomiasis.The main clinical manifestations included stomachache,diarrhea and mucous bloody stool.Endoscopic findings:in 29 cases of gastric schistosoniasis,18 were ulcerative type,5 inflammatory type,6 proliferative type and 7 cases combined with gastric cancer.In 133 cases of intestinal schistosomiasis,17 were acute inflammatory type,81 chronic inflammatory type,33 mixture inflammatory type and 32 combined with colorectal cancer.Forty nine cases (30.25％) were misdiagnosed for various reasons; commonly misdiagnosed as ulcerative colitis,intestinal tuberculosis,chronic gastritis,and gastrointestinal tumors.There are no specific clinical manifestations or endoscopic findings of gastrointestinal schistosomiasis; epidemiological data,endoscopy combined with multi-site multi-block biopsy may improve the diagnosis.