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【Objective】 To investigate whether 17β-estradiol (βE2) can activate the NF-E2-related factor 2(Nrf2) pathway to resist the downregulation of retinal function induced by light damage. 【Methods】 Two weeks after female SD rats were castrated, they were divided into the following six groups: control group (control), light-damage group (LD), saline group, saline light-damage group (saline-LD), βE2 group, and βE2 light-damage group (βE2-LD). Rats in the light-damage were exposed to 8000-lux fluorescence for 12 h after 18 h of dark adaptation. Then electroretinogram (ERG), immunofluorescence, Real-time PCR and immunohistochemical detection were performed after one day of dark recovery. 【Results】 The results of ERG showed that ERG was lower in LD group than in control group (P<0.05). After light damage, ROS was increased and the mRNA expressions of antioxidant genes, such as Sod1, Sod2, Cat, Glrx1, Glrx2, Txn1, and Txn2 were decreased (all P<0.05). After βE2 administration, compared with those in saline-LD, ROS level was decreased, the levels of Nrf2 protein and antioxidant genes were increased, and ERG was recovered to a certain extent in βE2-LD (P<0.05). 【Conclusion】 βE2 can restore the function of rat retina, and its mechanism might be related to the upregulation of Nrf2 and antioxidant genes.
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Objective To investigate the effect of flipped classroom model in the theory teaching of urology,and to provide a reference for promoting teaching methods.Methods The clinical medicine classes 1 and 2 of 2014 in the five-year undergraduate program,with 120 students in each class,were enrolled,with class 1 as teaching reform class and class 2 as traditional teaching class.The flipped classroom model was applied in class 1,and the traditional teaching method was applied in class 2.Tests and questionnaires were used at the end of the class to evaluate teaching effect.All the data were analyzed by Graphpad Prism 6.1,t test and Chi-square test were used for stabistical analysis.Results There were significant differences between the teaching reform class and the traditional teaching class in the mean score of chapter test [(80.78± 9.02) vs.(75.03 ± 7.98),P ＜0.05] and the mean score of comprehensive quality [(82.09 ± 8.89) vs.(76.34 ± 6.45),P＜0.05].The questionnaire survey showed an overall degree of satisfaction of 98.5％ among students;81.67％ of all students actively participated in learning,91.67％ were willing to participate in the teaching with flipped classroom model,75.84％ thought this model improved learning enthusiasm,65％ thought it improved the ability of self-study,73.33％ thought it improved their understanding of the learning content,and 84.17％ thought it strengthened the communication between teachers and students.Conclusion The flipped classroom model has a better effect than the traditional teaching model in the theory teaching of urology and is easily accepted by students.Therefore,it holds promise for clinical application.