Objective To evaluate the protective effect of leukocyte-depleted warm blood cardioplegia on immature myocardium in infant.Methods Thirty infants with congenital heart disease whose American Society of Anesthesiologists(ASA) were Ⅱ-Ⅲ,aortic clamping time and bypass time were more than 30,40 minutes were respectively selected and divided into 2 groups:Experimental group and control group.Experimental group were perfused with leukocyte-depleted warm blood cardioplegia while control group perfused with common warm blood cardiplegia.Under monitoring the hemodynamics at surgery,the serum levels of troponin I(cTnI) and intercellular adhesion molecule-1(ICAM-1) in heparinized anticoagulant blood samples from radial artery at different time points [anesthesia induction and before extracorporeal circulation(T1),30 min after aortic clamping(T2) and aortic declamping 5 min(T3),15 min(T4)]were detected.Three pieces of cardiac muscle were taken from right atrium at different time points and the levels of myeloperoxidase(MPO) were detected.Results 1.The serum cTnI and ICAM-1 levels after aortic declamping were higher than those before operation,and the levels in experimental group were lower than those in control group(t=2.358,2.533,2.30,2.639 Pa

To study photosynthetic characteristics and its influencing factors in leaves of medicinal plant Mirabilis himalaica, and provide an evidence for guiding artificial planting and improving the quantity. The light-response and diurnal photosynthesis course of leaves at the booting stages of 1-3 year old M. himalaica were measured with LI-6400 system. The Results showed that the light response curves were fitted well by non rectangle hyperbola equation (R2 > or = 0.98). The values of the maximum photosynthetic rate (Pmax) and light use efficiency of three-year old M. himalaica leaves were higher than those of 1-2 year old individuals. The diurnal variation of net photosynthetic rate (Pn) and stomatal conductance (Gs) of 2-3 year old M. himalaica were typical double-peak curves determinately regulated by stomatal conductance. However, transpiration rate (Tr) of 1-3 year old plants leaves were single-peak curve, which was self-protection of harm reduction caused by the higher temperature at noontime. Correlation analysis showed that the changes between photosynthetic active radiation (PFD), air temperature (T ) and Pn, were significant positive related. Therefore, M. himalaica is a typical sun plant, which should be planted under the sufficient sunshine field and prolong the growing ages suitably in order to improve the yield.
Breeding ; Mirabilis ; growth & development ; metabolism ; Models, Biological ; Photosynthesis ; Temperature ; Time Factors

Animals ; Calcitriol ; pharmacology ; Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental ; complications ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 ; complications ; Liver ; drug effects ; Liver Diseases ; complications ; drug therapy ; Male ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley

Objective To investigate the effects of Tanshinone Ⅱ A (extracted from Chinese herb medicine Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge.) on ventricular arrhythmias of rabbit hearts induced by ischemia in order to illuminate its mechanism of anti-arrhythmia.Methods Thirty rabbits were randomly (random number)divided into normal group,ischemic group and Tanshinone Ⅱ A group.Model of wedge shaped mass of rabbit left ventricular myocardium with coronary perfusion was prepared,and then by using floating glassy microelectrode,the trans-mural ECG,QT interval,the trans-mural dispersion of re-polarization (TDR) and trans-membrane action potentials from both endocardium and epicardium were simultaneously and wholly recorded.The incidence of ventricular arrhythmia in myocardium was observed after ischemia for thirty min.Results Under the condition of acute ischemia,compared with normal group,the incidence of ventricular arrhythmia and TDR were significantly increased in ischemia group (P ＜ 0.01),while incidence of ventricular arrhythmia and TDR were significantly reduced in tanshinone ⅡA group compared with ischemia group (P ＜ 0.05).The incidences of ventricular arrhythmia in normal,ischemia and Tanshinone Ⅱ A groups were 0/10,9/10 and 2/10 respectively.Conclusions Tanshinone Ⅱ A prevents ventricular arrhythmia and reduces TDR significantly in ischemic rabbit hearts.

Objective To conduct research of β-Thalassemia incidence and genotypes on children below 7 years of age in Nanning, Liuzhou and Baise areas, Guangxi province. Methods A total of 2261 children aged below 7 in Nanning, Liuzhou and Baise areas were studied. Venous blood was detected by routine blood test, hemoglobin analysis and β-Thalassemia genotyping. Results Among 2261 samples, 125 showed high level of HbA2 and were diagnosed as β-Thalassemia (5.53%). Genotypes of the patients were classified as: 59 cases with β-globin gene eondon (CD) 41-42 mutation, 33 cases CD17 mutation, 18 cases with TA TA box nt-28 mutation, 7 with IVS-Ⅱ-654 mutation, 3 with CD43 mutation, 3 with HbE mutation, one with CD71-72 and TATA box nt-29 mutation, respectively. The genotyping frequencies of β-Thalassemia were as follows: 47.20% for CD41-42 mutation, 26.40% for CD17 mutation, 14.40% for TATAbox nt-28 mutation, 5.60% for IVS-Ⅱ -654 mutation, 2.40% for CD43 mutation, 2.40% for HbE mutation, 0.80% for CD71-72 mutation and TATAbox nt-29 mutation respectively. Conclusion This study on children in the area with high incidence of β-Thalassemia reflected the incidence and characteristics of genotypes in this area. Our data also provided evidence for the development of a program on genetic counseling and prevention for thalassemia.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the serum myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity and serum paraoxonase-1 (PON-1) activity in patients with silicosis and observation subjects and their clinical significance.

METHODSSeventy-two patients with silicosis (stage I: 30 cases, stage II: 22 cases, stage III: 20 cases) and 37 observation subjects were selected as a case group, and 110 healthy men were selected as a control group. Serum MPO activity was measured by double-antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and serum PON-1 activity was measured by chemical spectrophotometry.

RESULTSSerum MPO activity was significantly higher in the case group than in the control group [(102.1 ± 15.7) U/L vs. (62.4 ± 11.4) U/L, P < 0.01], but serum PON-1 activity was significantly lower in the case group than in the control group [(85.4 ± 15.7) U/ml vs. (125.4 ± 13.7) U/ml, P < 0.01]. Serum MPO activity was significantly lower in patients with stages I, II, and III silicosis than in the observation subjects [(91.3 ± 13.5) U/L, (85.7 ± 14.4) U/L, and (88.6 ± 14.5) U/L vs. (128.4 ± 16.4) U/L, P < 0.01]. Serum PON-1 activity declined as the stage of silicosis increased; serum PON-1 activity was significantly lower in the patients with stages II and III silicosis than in the observation subjects and the patients with stage I silicosis [(70.4 ± 11.4) U/ml and (67.6 ± 13.7) U/ml vs. (101.5 ± 14.0) U/ml and (89.1 ± 10.1) U/ml, P < 0.01].

CONCLUSIONSerum MPO activity and serum PON-1 activity are valuable for early diagnosis of silicosis and evaluation of patient's condition.

Aged ; Aryldialkylphosphatase ; blood ; Case-Control Studies ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Peroxidase ; blood ; Silicosis ; blood

BACKGROUNDAlthough video-assisted radical operation for lung cancer has been widely accepted for treatment of nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the debate over video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) segmentectomy still remains. This study analyzed the clinical outcomes using VATS segmentectomy for stage I NSCLC patients to explore the safety and efficacy of VATS segmentectomy for Ia NSCLC.

METHODSRetrospective review was conducted of patients who underwent VATS segmentectomy for clinical stage I NSCLC at Shanghai Chest Hospital between November 2009 and May 2012. VATS segmentectomy was performed on 36 patients. Analyses of the patient group were performed on patient demographics and clinical characteristics, intraoperative parameters, complications, and postoperative survival.

RESULTSThirty-five of thirty-six patients underwent VATS segmentectomy with only one conversion to open thoracic surgery. There was one peri-operative mortality from the segmentectomy group and all other patients are alive with a median follow up of 327 days. The mean volume of chest tube drainage after operation for segmentectomy was 1021.4 ml. Among other parameters, the mean blood loss was 162.5 ml (50.0 - 1600.0 ml), the mean operation time 124.8 minutes (75.0 - 271.0 minutes), chest tube duration 4.1 days (2 - 8 days), and the mean length of hospital stay 6.2 days (4 - 11 days). There was one (2.8%) locoregional recurrence after segmentectomy. Two patients successfully underwent bilateral segmentectomies and are still disease free.

CONCLUSIONFor patients with stage I NSCLC, VATS segmentectomy offers a safe and equally effective option and can be applied to complicated operations such as bilateral segmentectomy.

Adult ; Aged ; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung ; mortality ; pathology ; surgery ; Female ; Humans ; Lung Neoplasms ; mortality ; pathology ; surgery ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neoplasm Staging ; Pneumonectomy ; methods ; Retrospective Studies ; Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted ; methods

By using enrichment media NPC and CVP, 792 strains of Pseudomonas and 515 strains of Erwinia were isolated from the rhizosphere of Digitaria adscendens (H. B. K.) Hem and Setaria vindis (L.) Beanv. Following which, experiments of antimetabolic test with E. coli, seed emergence controlling of S. viridis, herbicidal activity and security with green grass were carried out to select the desired bacteria. As the result, the selected strain, S7, could wholly control the seed emergence of S. viridis without any harm to the two tested green grass. And more, S7 promoted the seed emergence of Festuca arundinacea slightly. In spite of the comparatively low corrected mortality (56. 7%) of S7 after emergence of S. viridis, Selecting of microbial herbicides from weed DRB is thought to be more prospective.

OBJECTIVETo compare the peripheral dendritic cell subpopulation changes in patients with or without coronary artery disease.

METHODSA total of 60 patients with angiographic documented coronary artery disease (CAD) were recruited in this study, including 20 cases with acute myocardial infarction (AMI group), 20 cases with unstable angina(UA group) and 20 patients with stable angina (SA group). Eleven patients with chest pain and without coronary stenosis served as chest pain control (CPS group). Ten cases without heart diseases served as normal control (Normal control group). Numbers of peripheral myeloid dendritic cell (mDC) and plasmacytoid dendritic cell (pDC) precursors were determined by FACS.

RESULTThe proportions of mDC precursors were significantly lower in UA group and AMI group (4.7% +/- 2.6%, 5.0% +/- 2.7%) than that in SA, CPS and control groups (11.0% +/- 6.4%, 12.0% +/- 3.9%, 12.3% +/- 3.3%, respectively, all P < 0.001). pDC numbers were similar among groups.

CONCLUSIONReduced circulating mDC subsets in patients with unstable angina and AMI might suggest enhanced mDC recruitment to vulnerable plaques in these patients.

Aged ; Angina, Unstable ; blood ; immunology ; Case-Control Studies ; Cell Count ; Coronary Artery Disease ; blood ; immunology ; Dendritic Cells ; immunology ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Myocardial Infarction ; blood ; immunology

OBJECTIVETo investigate the changes of blood pressure by 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) monitoring in children with primary nephrotic syndrome (PNS) and explore the relationship of the changes in blood pressure with rennin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) in these children.

METHODSABP and casual blood pressure (CBP) monitoring were performed in 114 children with PNS. Plasma levels of rennin activity (PRA), angiotensin II (AngII) and aldosterone (ALD) were measured. The correlation of plasma levels of PRA, AngII and ALD with ABP was evaluated.

RESULTSOf the 114 children with PNS, 101 (88.6%) presented elevated blood pressure. Mild or severe masked hypertension was found in 45 children (39.5%). Eighty (70.2%) children showed non-dipper blood pressure. The index and load of systolic blood pressure were higher than those of diastolic blood pressure. The blood pressure index and blood pressure load during sleep were higher than those during wakefulness. The boy presented higher diastolic blood pressure index and load than girls. Decubitus blood PRA, AngII and ALD levels in children with PNS were significantly higher than normal controls. The group with elevated blood pressure presented significantly higher decubitus blood PRA, AngII and ALD levels than the group with normal blood pressure. AngII level was significantly positively correlated with the index and load of both systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure.

CONCLUSIONSThe children with PNS present a high incidence of hypertension, with a large percentage of masked hypertension and non-dipper blood pressure. Systolic blood pressure increases more significantly than diastolic blood pressure. Blood pressure during sleep increases more significantly than that during wakefulness. Diastolic blood pressure increases more significantly in boys than in girls. RAAS activity is elevated and the elevated RAAS activity might increase the blood pressure mainly by AngII in children with PNS.

Adolescent ; Blood Pressure ; Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Nephrotic Syndrome ; physiopathology ; Renin-Angiotensin System ; physiology