Objective To investigate the effects of electro-acupuncture (EA) combined with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on protein kinase A-cyclic adenosine monophosphate response element binding protein (PKA-CREB) signal transduction system after focal cerebral ischemia in adult rats and to explore the mechanism of EA combined with rTMS in treating ischemic brain injury.Methods The animal model of transient focal ischemia was made by artificial middle cerebral artery occlusion. Seventy-five Wistar rats were randomly divided into normal group, model group, EA group, rTMS group and EA+rTMS group. The expressions of PKA and pCREB in hippocampus were detected and the neurologic impairment rating was observed at the 7th, 14th and 28th days, respectively, after infarction.Results The average gray densities of PKA and pCREB expressions in hippocampus after focal cerebral ischemia in model group were higher at the 7th d, lower at the 28th d than that in normal group (P＜0.05);higher in EA group, rTMS group, EA+rTMS group than that in model group at all time points (P＜0.05), higher in EA+rTMS group than that in EA group and rTMS group at 7th and 14th d(P＜0.05), and there was no difference between EA group and rTMS group(P＞0.05).The improvement of neural motor function was obvious in EA group, rTMS group and EA+rTMS group compared with model group (P＜0.01), especially in EA+rTMS group.Conclusions EA combined with rTMS can promote the functional recovery after cerebral ischemia,enhance the expression of PKA-CREB signal transduction system in hippocampus after focal cerebral ischemia, which might be one of the important mechanisms of EA combined with rTMS in treating ischemia brain injury.

Blood Circulation ; Carbon Dioxide ; blood ; Humans ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Meridians ; Qi ; Science

The abuse and nonstandard use of medical technology lead to various social issues,while the current medical technology assessment is still quite backward.Under these circumstances,it is of urgent need to emphasize the significance of medical technology assessment,strengthen assessment of the social adaptability of medical technology,proceed the whole-range assessment,build an independent review board,and improve the quality of assessment workers.In order to realize the above goals,we should transform government's role-orientation,strengthen the managing function of government,and perfect hospital management system.

Abuse of medical technology is ever more prominent in current medical practice.The rapid development of medical technology brings us a great opportunity to improve the role of moral construction,propel transformation of moral concept,and achieve the harmony between the implemental rationality and value rationality.In order to regulate to the application of medical technology,construction of responsibility ethics as well as ideal education should be strengthened.Both the construction of individual ethics and systemized ethics must be emphasized.The former dynamic mode of management must be changed and construction of medical ethics committee be emphasized so as to systemize and organize the ethical assessment of medical technology.

The innovation of social structure propels the advent of systemized ethics,which is a unity of objectivity and rationality.The systemized ethics is the foundation of the morality reconstruction,and the main manifestation of modern ethics.It's not only universal applicable,but acceptable also.

The network teaching reformation is a result of the rapid development of internet technology and the creation of constructivism theory.The Webquest form practice of network teaching depends on the careful analysis of network teaching aim,the reasonable design of network teaching content,and the scientific arrangement of network teaching plate.The application of the Webquest form is a useful attempt.It is helpful to improve the comprehensive qualities of medical students.And it is helpful to re-construct the relationship between the teacher and the student.

When the reproduction subject maintains his or her own reproduction rights,meanwhile he or she must respect other's corresponding rights,thus to reach the balance of right among different reproduction subjects.This paper calls for strengthening the promotion and education of reproduction responsibility ethics,and constructing the ethical surroundings of "sharing rights and responsibility".

Objective　To investigate whether the p21ras/ERK (MAPK) cascade is involved in regulating the production of TNF-β and IL-2 in Jurkat cells. Methods　Cells were transiently transfected with a dominant negation construct of p21ras (ras15A or ras17N), raf (raf 1-130) or ERK1 (erk1K71R), or transforming p21ras (H-ras61L) or constitutively active raf (raf22W) using lipofectamine. Control cells received a plasmid carrying β-galactosidease. Transfectant cells were stimulated with PMA/PHA and released TNF-β and IL-2 quantitated by ELISA. Results　In control cells, the production of TNF-β and IL-2 was approx. 2 fold by PMA/PHA stimulation (P<0.001), while transfection with a dominant negative mutant construct abrogated the effects of PMA/PHA. Transfection with a constitutively active mutant had no effect on basal production of TNF-β or IL-2, but all of the constitutively active mutants significantly enhanced the response of the cells to PMA/PHA (P<0.05). MEK1 inhibitor PD98059 inhibited the effects of PMA/PHA and active construct genes on ERK activities and cytokine production. Conclusion　These data demonstrate that the p21ras-ERK cascade plays an important role in regulating the production of both TNF-β and IL-2 in Jurkat cells stimulated with PMA/PHA.

To appraise the preventive and improvable effects of different movements on OA joints,animal models by fixing the left posterior knee joint in extention using plaster cast for 8 weeks in Newzealand rabbits were carried out. The rabbits were randomly divided into different groups, and the X-RAY、range of motion and ligament biomechanical features of the joint were observed.The results showed that proper movement improved the range of motion, restored tensile strength of the ligament around the OA joint.It is evident that movement improves the function of the OA joint and delays the OA exacerbation.The combination of active and passive movement is the best way to achieve good result.

AIM: To consummate the quality standard for Danshitong Capsule (Fulvis Fellis Anseris,Radix et Rhizoma Rhei,Fructus Auranth,etc,). METHODS: The extract method of Furctus Auranth was improved.Fulvis Fellis Anseris,Radix et Rhizoma Rhei,Radix Scutellariae,Radix Bupleuri in this preparation were identified by TLC.The contents of emodin and chrysophanol were determined by TLC-Scanning. RESULTS: The average recoveries of added sample were 98.50% and 99.65% and RSD were 0.82% and 0.74%,respectively. CONCLUSION: The method is convenient,reliable and accurate for the quality control of Danshitong Capsule.