Objective To observe the effectiveness of probucol for non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) with hyperlipidemia.Methods Fifty-two patients (104 eyes) of NPDR with hyperlipidemia were enrolled in this study.The patients were randomly divided into treatment group and control group,26 patients (52 eyes) in each group.Both groups received diet and exercise guidance,oral hypoglycemic agents and (or) intensive insulin therapy.After blood sugar and blood pressure were controlled,the treatment group received probucol 0.5 g,two times per day; and the control group received atorvastatin of 10 mg,one time per day.The total course was 12 months.Before and after one,three,six and 12 months,all patients underwent vision,ophthalmoscope,fundus fluorescein angiography,blood and urine tested.Variations of visual acuity,fundus condition,macular edema,triglyceride (TG),total cholesterol (TC),low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLC),high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLC) and 8-0HdG were observed before and after treatment.Results The total effective rate of visual prognosis were 44.23％ and 40.38％ in the treatment group and the control group,the difference had no statistical significacy (Z＝-0.335,P＞0.05).Retinal hemorrhages and microaneurysms alleviated after treatment in both groups.The total efficiency of fundus prognosis was 65.38％ in the treatment group and 36.54％ in the control group,and the difference was statistically significant (Z=-2.973,P＜0.05).Macular edema was in six and five eyes in the treatment group and the control group respectively,which were lower than before treatment,the difference was statisticaly significant (x2=4.833,4.300; P＜0.05).Between the two groups,the difference was not statistically significant (x2 =0.102,P＞ 0.05).Twelve months after treatment,TG,TC and LDLC were decreased in the treatment group (t=15.653,7.634,14.871) and control group (t=13.275,7.415,13.632),and the difference was statistically significant (P＜0.05).HDLC showed no significant difference than before in the two groups (t=0.584,0.275; P＞0.05).TG,TC,LDLC and HDLC showed no difference between the two groups (t＝1.857,0.133,1.671,0.875; P＞0.05).8-0HdG decreased gradually during the one,three,six and 12 months in the treatment group (t=7.352,15.581,27.324,28.143) and control group (t =6.877,8.672,14.671,14.855) after treatment,and the difference was statistically significant (P＜0.05).In the first month aftertreatment,8 0HdG showed no difference between the two groups (t=0.513,P＞0.05).In the 3,6,and 12 months after treatment,the 8 0HdG was lower in the treatment group than that in the control group,and the difference was statistically significant (t =3.434,5.917,5.226; P＜0.05).Conclusion In the treatment of NPDR with hyperlipidemia,probucol can reduce blood lipid,stable visual function and relieve macular edema.

Animals ; Humans ; Inflammasomes ; Liver Diseases ; pathology

Objective To observe the changes of T lymphocyte subsets and natural killer (NK) cells in patients with late stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) before and after treatment with PD-1 inhibitor and its clinical effect.Methods Totally 23 patients with NSCLC in Guangzhou Modern Hospital from January 2015 to January 2016 were collected.All patients were given 6 cycles of PD-1 inhibitor treatment after chemotherapy or targeted drug treatment failure.Peripheral venous blood was collected before and after treatment to detect the percentage of CD3 +,CD4 +,CD8 + and NK cells in peripheral blood lymphocytes.The curative effects were evaluated by chest CT after treatment of 2,4,6 cycles.Results Compared with before treatment,the proportions of CD3+ (69.56％ ±7.81％ vs.63.91％ ±6.43％,t =2.679,P =0.005),CD4+ (39.01％ ±4.98％ vs.36.09％ ±4.77％,t =2.031,P =0.024) and CD4+/CD8+ (1.82 ±0.48 vs.1.49 ± 0.32,t =2.743,P =0.004) were increased after treatment,with significant differences.While compared with before treatment,the proportions of CD8 + (24.08％ ± 5.13％ vs.26.04％ ± 6.44％,t =1.142,P =0.130) and NK cells (22.68 ％ ± 9.56％ vs.21.45 ％ ± 10.01％,t =0.426,P =0.337) had little changes,with no significant differences.There were 3 patients with complete remission,10 patients with partial remission,8 patients with stable disease and 2 patients with progressive disease when completing 6 cycles of PD-1 inhibitor treatment.Ten patients showed untoward effects such as mild sleepiness,thirst,tussis,pruritus and rash,and they were well tolerable.Conclusion PD-1 inhibitor can improve the patient's cellular immune function,and can achieve a more satisfactory short-term efficacy and acceptable adverse reactions,which maybe bring new hopes for patients with NSCLC.

Objective To investigate correlation between the amount of interleukin-17 (IL-17) producing cells and the expression of transforming growth factor (31 (TGF-β1) in glioma,and evaluate the clinical values of IL-17 and TGF-pl in predicting the prognosis of glioma. Methods The presence of IL-17 and TGF-pl was measured by immunohistochemistry in 135 human glioma (WHO Ⅰ 18,WHO Ⅱ 45,WHO Ⅲ 53,WHO Ⅳ 19) tissues and 15 normal brain tissues. Results There was no IL-17 positive staining in normal brain tissues. Of 135 glioma specimens showed low TGF-pl expression and 77 (57. 03% ) showed high TGF-pl expression. No TGF-β1 expression was detected in normal brain tissue. Furthermore,TGF-β1 expression was positively correlated with the amount of IL-17 producing cells in glioma tissues ( r=0.285, P<0.01). Compared with the low grade,the levels of IL-17 and TGF-pl positive cells were obviously increased in high grade. The Kaplan-Meier analysis showed that there were significant differences in overall survival (OS) between the IL-17 and TGF-pl high-expression and lowexpression group (P＜0.01, P＜0.05). The 3-year OS rates of IL-17 of high expression and low expression were 33.75% and 76. 36%. Multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analysis indicated that age,KPS score, IL-17 were independent prognostic factor for OS (P＜0.01). Conclusion Intratumoral IL-17-producing cell density and the expression of TGF-β1 was associated with the malignancy of human glioma.

Objective: To study the characteristics of coronary CT angiography (CTA) in patients with myocardial bridge (MB) with arrhythmia. Methods: Our study included 2 groups: MB+arrhythmia group,n=31, clinical information as medical record, electrocardiogram (ECG), myocardial enzyme, echocardiography and coronary CTA findings were collected; MB group, n=30, the MB patients were without arrhythmia. Results: In MB+arrhythmia group, all patients were with mere MB, coronary artery disease, valve-structural heart diseases and other systemic diseases were excluded. There were 2/31 patients with ventricular fibrillation, 1 with atrial fibrillation, 5 with supraventricular tachycardia and 23 with ventricular tachycardia; 17/31 patients having deep type MB and 14 having superficial type MB. The myocardial systolic end diameter, diastolic end diameter by retrospective ECG gating and the stenosis at cross section of mural coronary MB by CTA were similar between 2 groups,P>0.05. Conclusion: MB+arrhythmia patients had no specific characteristics in coronary CTA; anatomical CTA feature may partly explain the myocardial ischemic symptom while couldn't clarify arrhythmia occurrence in relevant patients.

ObjectiveTo study central venous oxygen saturation (ScyO2) in controlled hemorrhagic shock rabbits resuscitation process as a transfusion trigger and traditional transfusion trigger of comparison.MethodsSelection New Zealand pure line of rabbit 32 only,simple randonly divided into 4 groups,groups A and B for the observation group,groups C and D as control group,groups of eight only.A,B,C,D four groups respectively by ScvO2 ≤70％,ScvO2 ≤75％,hemoglobin (Hb)≥8g/dl,blood loss for the whole blood volume≥30％ as transfusion trigger.From right femoral artery bloodletting 10 minute inside,made the MAP to about (40 ± 5 )mmHg,and maintained the blood pressure 60 minutes,established controlled hemorrhagic shock rabbits of animal model.And then started to resuscitate,with colloid and crystalloid infusion according to the proportion 1∶2,infusion rate of about 10 ～ 15ml/( kg · h),according to the blood pressure and heart rate,and proper adjustment according to the different requirements of each group conducted a blood transfusion.Monitoring based value,shock,shock treatment 30 minutes,60 minutes,120 minutes,180 minutes all time points,and various indexes of blood loss,blood transfusions,crystalloid and colloid fluid volume and so on.ResultsIn shock treatment observation group A late blood pressure,pH,BE,HCO3-,O2ER etc compared with the other three groups had obvious statistical differences ( P ＜ 0.05 ),group B with C and D two groups at the same time points each monitoring were no significant differences ( P ＞0.05 ).The volume of transfusion group C was most,compared with the other three groups were significant difference ( P ＜ 0.05 ),group D of blood transfusions than A,B two groups (P ＜ 0.05 ),groups A and B infused colloid fluid,crystal fluid volume than groups C and D ( P ＜ 0.05 ),each group blood lossed without significant difference.ConclusionScvO2 for controlled hemorrhagic shock rabbit resuscitation monitoring can guide controlled hemorrhagic shock rabbit of blood transfusions,according to ScvO2 ≤75％ transfusion with traditional according to Hb or blood loss transfusion trigger comparison,can achieve the same resuscitation effect,and can more accurately and individualized guide transfusion,reduce unnecessary blood transfusions,save resources.

We reported a simple and fast fluorescence system based on quantum dots ( QDs ) to detect glutamate dehydrogenase ( GLDH) , which inverted glutamate to α-ketogrutarate using NAD+ as a coenzyme. The fluorescence of CdTe QDs was quenched by nicotinamide adenine dimucleotide ( NAD+) through an electron transfer pathway, and the quencher NAD+ could be consumed by adding NAD+-dependent enzymes and corresponding substrates. Based on this principle we introduced GLDH to consume NAD+ in the QDs/NAD+ system, leading to the enhancement of the fluorescence intensity of QDs, which was in proportional to the amounts of GLDH added. Using this fluorescence system, we measured GLDH in a wide concentration range from 10 U/L to 1000 U/L, which was of significance in clinical diagnosis of different kinds of liver diseases.

To explore the discrimination model of subhealth with statistical method of partial least squares (PLS).

Objective To study the influence of probucol on the diabetic mellitus patients with non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) about blood lipids,serum level of the total antioxidant capacity (TAOC),malondialdehyde (MDA),superoxide dismutase (SOD) and macular edema,so as to provide clinical basis for the prevention and treatment of early DR by probucol.Methods 66 type 2 diabetes patients with 127 NPDR eyes were included.Patients were random divided into control and treatment groups,the control group was treated by intensive therapy of blood glucose and blood pressure control,and the treatment group was treated with the intensive therapy and probucol 0.375g,2 times a day for 12 months.Before and after treatment,the blood lipids,oxidative stress indicators and fundus fluorescein angiography in both groups had been determined.Results 62 cases with 120 eyes were enrolled in this study.Probucol obviously decreased levels of total cholesterol (TC) [ (3.6 ± 0.58) mmol/L VS (4.71 ± 0.61)mmol/L,t = 7.65,P ＜ 0.01 ],triglyceride (TG) [ (1.07 ± 0.35) mmol/L VS (1.23 ± 0.43) mmol/L,t = 2.02,P ＜ 0.05 ],low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLC) [ (2.0 ± 0.47) mmol/L VS (2.55 ±0.56)mmol/L,t =4.18,P ＜0.01] and MDA[ (10.35 ±2.97)nmol/L VS (14.83 ±2.75)nmol/L,t =6.18,P ＜0.01] in plasma of the patients.Levels of TAOC [(19.25±4.11)u/ml VS (16.63 ±3.27)u/ml,t =3.57,P ＜0.01 ]and SOD[ (94.52 ± 10.28)u/ml VS (75.37 ± 9.87) u/ml,t =8.62,P ＜0.01]were significantly improved in the probucol group,and the macular edema was significantly reduced in patients of the probucol group(x2 =4.219,P ＜0.05).Conclusion Probucol regulated serum lipids,and it had the apparent action of antioxidant,and it decreased the incidence of macular edema.Probucol had a therapeutic effect in patients with NDPR.

BACKGROUND:The relationship between long-term heavy drinking and alcohol-induced necrosis of the femoral head has long been clear, but thepathogenesis of alcohol-induced necrosis of the femoral head is currently not fuly understood.
OBJECTIVE:To establish a rat model of alcohol-induced avascular necrosis of femoral head and to study its pathogenesis.
METHODS: Eighty Wistar rats were randomly divided into experimental and control groups (40 rats per group). Rats in the experimental group were intragastricaly administered strong wine 10 mL/kg, once a day, for 6 consecutive days. Rats in the control group were given physiological saline 10mL/kg, once a day, for 6 consecutive days. Bilateral femoral heads were randomly colected from six rats every month for histomorphological observation.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1) Osteonecrosis: in the experimental group, at 3 months, trabecular bone became thin, arranged disorderly, and the number of empty lacuna began to increase. At 6 months, typical osteonecrosis appeared, and vacant lacunaes increased significantly. In the control group, trabecular bone was complete and neatly arranged. Osteocytes were visible in bone lacuna, and normal morphology of cels was seen. (2) Injury of blood vessels: in the experimental group, at 3 months, micro-intimal hyperplasia was observed. Elastic fibers of partial vascular endothelium were reduced. Elastic fiber andmiddle-layer smooth muscle breakage and proliferation were found. At 6 months, above manifestations were more remarkable. In the control group, arteriole film was not thickened, and vessel wal was normal. (3) Formation of microthrombus, in the experimental group, the number of microthrombus was increased at 3 months, and became significant at 6 months. In the control group, the number of microthrombus was not altered. (4) Results indicated that chronic alcohol intake can lead to microvascular endothelial injury in the rat femoral head. Abnormal blood microcirculation was detected in local region, and resulted in avascular necrosis of the femoral head. The degree of necrosis was associated with alcohol intake.