OBJECTIVE: Therapeutic angiogenesis has become a promising approach for treating ischemic heart disease (IHD). The present study aims to investigate the effects of Qishen Granule (QSG) on angiogenesis in myocardial ischemia (MI) and the potential mechanism. METHODS: In vivo study was conducted on rat model of myocardial infarction. QSG was performed daily at a dose of 2.352 g/kg for four weeks. Cardiac function was assessed by echocardiogram and pro-angiogenic effects were evaluated by Laser Doppler and CD31 expression. Oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD) was applied in cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Cell viability, wound healing and tube formation assay were used to test functions of HUVECs. ELISA and Western blots were used to assess protein expressions of bone morphogenetic protein 2-delta-like 4-notch homolog 1 (BMP2-Dll4-Notch1) signaling pathway. RESULTS: The results showed that QSG improved heart function, cardiac blood flow and microvessel density in myocardial ischemic rats. In vitro, QSG protected HUVECs by promoting the cell viability and tube formation. QSG upregulated bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP2) and downregulated delta-like 4 (Dll4) and notch homolog 1 (Notch1) expressions both in rats and HUVECs. CONCLUSION QSG protected against MI by promoting angiogenesis through BMP2-Dll4-Notch1 pathway. BMP2 might be a promising therapeutic target for IHD.

The guidelines for curriculum ideological and political of nursing ethics explored the ideological and political elements of Chinese nursing,and proposed the curriculum's ideological and political goals.The development framework and basic ideas of guidelines were formed from the aspects of the integration path of curriculum ideological and political,and professional teaching,searching for the entry point of curriculum ideological and political,reforming the teaching methodology,enriching the form of teaching,and constructing the case base of curriculum ideological and political.It promoted the deep integration of nursing professional knowledge transmission and ideological value guidance,created a distinctive education system of curriculum ideological and political for nursing ethics,and provided a reference for the curriculum ideological and political construction of national nursing ethics.

Objective To test the central frequency (CF) and transmitter gain(TG) of MRI scanners,and set up their action limits.Methods Three different MRI devices (GE 3.0T HD,GE 1.5T HDi and GE 3.0T 750W) were tested by scanning American College of Radiology (ACR) phantom with the axial T1WI series.In the pre-scanning of T1WI series for the ACR phantom,the CF and TG were recorded.It was tested for eight times when MRI scanners were in good condition.The action limits of CF and TG were calculated based on mean values and standard deviations.Results The mean values of CF for three devices were (127 725 772.38±39.68)Hz,(63 875 740.13± 34.15)Hz,and (127 771 958.38±12.19)Hz,respectively.Their action limits were ≤119.04 Hz,≤68.30 Hz,and ≤36.57 Hz,respectively.The mean values of TG for three devices were (125.25±1.28)dB,(101.75±1.98)dB,and (113.25±0.89)dB,respectively.Their action limits were (125.25±2.56)dB,(101.75±3.96)dB,and (113.25±1.78)dB,respectively.Conclusion The CF and TG for three MRI scanners are all consistent with the action limits in this study.The CF and TG action limits will provide criterions for the clinical quality control.

Objective To establish multi-PCR-single strand conformational polymorphism analysis (mPCR-SSCP) for rapid detection of isoniazid (INH) and rifampin (RIF) resistance associated katG,inhA and rpoB genes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates.Methods The INH-and RFP-resistance of 134 isolates was determined by using drug susceptibility test.The primers were designed for detecting INH and RFP resistance-associated katG,inhA and rpoB gene in the isolates by mPCR-SSCP.PCR-DS technique was applied to detect the mutations in katG,inhA and rpoB genes.All the results from different assays were subsequently analyzed as well as compared.Results All of the 134 tested isolates had katG,inhA and rpoB genes.Of the 134 isolates,42 (31.3％) and 45 (33.6％) strains were INH-and RFP-resistant,respectively.The results of mPCR-SSCP and PCR-DS showed that all the 92 INH-susceptible isolates had no mutation in katG and inhA genes with 100％ specificity.In the 89 RFP-susceptible isolates,2 and 1 had mutation in rpoB genes confirmed by mPCR-SSCP and PCR-DS with 97.8％ or 98.9％ specificity,respectively.Among the 42 INH-resistance isolates,33 and 36 strains had the mutations in katG and/or inhA genes due to the results of mPCR-SSCP and PCR-DS with 78.6％ or 85.7％ sensitivity,respectively.The results of mPCR-SSCP and PCR-DS also demonstrated that in the 45 RFP-resistance isolates,41 and 43 strains had the mutations in rpoB gene with 91.1％ or 95.6％ sensitivity,respectively.Conclusion The mPCR-SSCP established in this study can be used to rapidly detect INH and RFP-resistance associated mutations in katG,inhA and rpoB genes of M.tuberculosis with convenience,specificity and sensitivity,which shows a good prospect for application in clinic.