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Objective: To investigate the safety and efficacy of embedding the stump of gastroduodenal artery between the left lateral lobe of the liver and the left caudate lobe to prevent bleeding after laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy. Methods: The clinical data of 41 patients who underwent laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy at the second Hospital of Hebei Medical University from October 2021 to April 2022 were analyzed retrospectively.There were 27 males and 14 females, aged (63.0±9.2)years (range: 48 to 78 years), and the body mass index was (24.1±3.2)kg/m2 (range: 15.4 to 31.6 kg/m2). After routine laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy, the stump of gastroduodenal artery was embedded between the left lateral lobe and the left caudate lobe of the liver, and the hepatic parenchyma of the left lateral lobe and the left caudate lobe were sutured with absorbable sutures.The occurrence and recovery of postoperative complications (pancreatic fistula, biliary fistula, postoperative abdominal bleeding, abdominal infection, liver abscess) were observed. Results: All the operations of 41 patients were completed successfully.The operation time was (277.5±52.0) minutes (range: 192 to 360 minutes). The entrapment time of gastroduodenal artery stump was (3.1±0.6) minutes (range: 2.3 to 4.2 minutes), and the intraoperative blood loss (M(IQR)) was 300 (200) ml (range: 50 to 800 ml).The results of ultrasound examination of hepatic artery on the first day after operation showed that the blood flows of hepatic artery were unobstructed.Postoperative pancreatic fistula occurred in 3 cases, including grade B pancreatic fistula in 2 cases (1 case with abdominal infection) and biochemical leakage in 1 case. Three patients with pancreatic fistula were discharged successfully after continuous abdominal drainage. There was no biliary fistula, abdominal bleeding, abdominal infection, liver abscess or postoperative liver dysfunction. Conclusion: The encasement of the gastroduodenal artery stump by the left outer and left caudate lobes of the liver may be an effective way to prevent bleeding from the rupture of the gastroduodenal artery stump after laparoscopic pancreatoduodenectomy, which is easy and safe to perform.
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Female , Male , Humans , Hepatic Artery , Pancreaticoduodenectomy , Pancreatic Fistula , Retrospective Studies , Laparoscopy , Liver Abscess , Intraabdominal Infections , Postoperative Hemorrhage/prevention & controlABSTRACT
Objective: To investigate the role of CXCL5 in tumor immune of lung cancer and to explore the potential molecular mechanisms. Methods: A total of 62 cases of patients with lung cancer admitted in the First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University from May 2018 to December 2019 were recruited as study object. Another 20 cases of patients with pulmonary infectious diseases and 20 cases of healthy control were selected as control. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to determine serum levels of CXCL5 in patients with lung cancer, pulmonary infectious diseases and healthy control. Immunohistochemical staining (IHC) was used to detect the expressions of CXCL5 and PD-1/PD-L1 in tumor and paracarcinoma tissues of patients with lung cancer. Pearson correlation analysis was used to evaluate the correlation between CXCL5 and PD-1 in tumor and paracarcinoma tissues of patients with lung cancer. Lewis cells either expressing CXCL5 or vector plasmids were used to establish C57BL/6J mice model of lung cancer, and all mice were then divided into vehicle and PD-1 antibody treatment groups, 10 mice for each group. The mice survival and tumor growth curves were recorded. IHC was used to evaluate the expressions of CXCL5, PD-1 as well as the proportions of CD8(+) T and Treg cells in xenograft tumor tissues. Results: In patients with lung cancer, the serum level of CXCL5 [(351.7±51.5) ng/L] was significant higher than that in patients with pulmonary infectious diseases and healthy control [(124.7±23.4) ng/L, P<0.001]. The expression levels of CXCL5 (0.136±0.034), CXCR2 (0.255±0.050), PD-1 (0.054±0.012) and PD-L1 (0.350±0.084) in tumor were significant higher than those in paracarcinoma normal tissues [(0.074±0.022), (0.112±0.023), (0.041±0.007) and (0.270±0.043) respectively, P<0.001]. CXCL5 was significant positively correlated with PD-1 in tumor tissues of lung cancer (r=0.643, P<0.001), but not correlated with PD-1 in paracarcinoma tissues(r=0.088, P=0.496). The vector control group, CXCL5 overexpression group, vector control + anti-PD-1 antibody treatment group and CXCL5 overexpression + anti-PD-1 antibody treatment group all successfully formed tumors in mice, while CXCL5 overexpression increased the tumor growth significantly (P<0.01), which was abrogated by the treatment of anti-PD-1 antibody. CXCL5 overexpression decreased the mice survival time significantly (P<0.01), this effect was also abrogated by the treatment of anti-PD-1 antibody. The proportion of CD8(+) T cells in CXCL5 overexpression group [(10.40±2.00)%] was significant lower than that in vector control group [(21.20±3.30)%, P=0.002]. The proportion of CD4(+) Foxp3(+) Treg cells in CXCL5 overexpression group [(38.40±3.70)%] was significant higher than that in vector control group [(23.30±2.25)%, P<0.001]. After the treatment of anti-PD-1 antibody, no significant difference were observed for the proportion of CD8(+) T cells [(34.10±5.00)% and (33.40±4.00)% respectively] and Treg cells [(14.70±3.50)% and (14.50±3.30)% respectively] in xenograft tumor tissues between CXCL5 overexpression+ anti-PD-1 antibody treatment group and vector control + anti-PD-1 antibody treatment group (P>0.05). Conclusion: The expressions of CXCL5 and PD-1/PD-L1 are all increased significantly in the tumor tissues of patients with lung cancer, CXCL5 may inhibit tumor immune of lung cancer via modulating PD-1/PD-L1 signaling.
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Animals , Humans , Mice , B7-H1 Antigen/metabolism , CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes , Chemokine CXCL5/metabolism , Lung Neoplasms/pathology , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor/metabolismABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE：To understand the current situation and existing problems of Blumea balsamifera industry in China ， and to provide reference for its sustainable development . METHODS ：With the keywords of “B. balsamifera ”“Ai Pian ”“Ai Fen ”， etc.，through the patent platform of SooPat and Baiten ，the patent data of B. balsamifera that had been published from Jan. 1989 to Dec. 2019 were collected. The International Patent Classification （IPC）was used to sort out and count the patent information of B. balsamifera，to understand the development status of B. balsamifera industry in technology and research field ，to analyze the existing problems and to explore the development trend of B. balsamifera industry in China so as to put forward corresponding suggestions. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS：A total of 690 patents related to B. balsamifera were collected ，mainly invention patents，of which the authorization rate was 27.39％，the effective rate was 17.97％，and the failure rate was 55.22％. Top 10 applicants with the largest number of applications had a total of 165 applications，accounting for 23.91％ of the total number of applications. Top 10 applicants were 4 enterprises，3 natural persons and 3 colleges and universities. The patents of B. balsamifera were mainly distributed in Guizhou ，Shandong，Anhui，Guangdong，Guangxi and Hainan ，accounting for 81.01％ of the total patent applications of B. balsamifera . The patent technology field of B. balsamifera had expanded from traditional Chinese medicine to daily chemical products ，health care and physiotherapy and other daily consumer good fields. From the perspective of patent intensity，the number and quality of patent applications were not coordinated ，and there were many meaningless patent applications，and the conversion rate was low. It is suggested that China should strengthen the research on B. balsamifera and its more compatible medicinal materials ，promote the innovation ，development，transformation and upgrading of B. balsamifera industry；strengthen the systematic and in-depth research on B. balsamifera，improve the quality and conversion rate of patent xiexiaoli13@126.com technology，and revitalize the development of B. balsamifera industry； expand multi-party cooperation ， strengthen the E-mail：fulai.yu@163.com research on patent core technology ，build the strategic alliance of intellectual property rights of B. balsamifera industry，and realize the high quality development of B. balsamifera industry.
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In the application of CRISPR genome editing, direct cellular delivery of non-replicable Cas9/sgRNA may reduce unwanted gene targeting and integrational mutagenesis, thus offering greater specificity and safety. Cas9/sgRNA delivery system holds great potential for treating genetic diseases. This review summarizes the advances of Cas9/sgRNA delivery systems and its therapeutic applications, providing new understandings and inspirations for vector design and future clinical applications.
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CRISPR-Cas Systems/genetics , Gene Editing , /geneticsABSTRACT
Alpinia katsumadai is recorded in Chinese herbal classics of previous dynasties，with a long history of medicinal use and significantly efficacy. This paper made a comprehensive textual research and summarization of the name，origin，distribution of producing areas，genuine producing area，harvesting time，processing method，property and flavor，and treatment functions of A. katsumadai by reviewing the ancient and modern literatures systematically. A. katsumadai has many alias names， such as Doukou，Loukou，Caokou in Chinese. Through the analysis of ancient herbal researches and drawings，it is concluded that there was some disordered uses of A. katsumadai with A. zerumbet and Amomum tsaoko. And the varieties of A. katsumadai have changed in some areas from ancient to present. The original plants of A. katsumadai is Alpinia katsumadai， which belongs to Alpinia of Zingiberaceae in modern textual research. A. katsumadai mainly grows in Lingnan and some other tropical areas； especially， those produced in Hainan have a better quality. The harvest time is usually in summer and autumn when fruits are all ripe. The processing methods of A. katsumadai are various， including heating and bending wrapped with flour， processing slowly with Euodiae Fructus，stir-frying in ancient times，while purifying processing （peeling） is generally used in modern times. A. katsumadai has the effect in invigorating spleen and warming stomach，lower Qi and relieving stagnation-syndrome，drying dampness and driving cold. In modern studies， efforts shall be made to strengthen basic research，establish quantitative standards for processing and digital standard for genuine medicinal materials of A. katsumadai， and deeply explore the compatibility regularity and application of A. katsumadai in ancient prescriptions， in order to ensure the quality and maximize its medicinal value in modern studies.
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Chemical investigation on the rice culture of Corynespora cassiicola J9, an endophyte inhabiting in Blumea balsamifera (L.) DC. resulted in isolation of eight compounds, including a new depsidone derivative, corynether C (1), and seven analogues, corynether B (2), corynetherlactone A (3), corynether A (4), diaryl ether (5), corynesidone C (6), corynesidone D (7), and corynesidone A (8). Their structures were deduced based on 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy, and HR-ESI-MS data. All of the isolated compounds were evaluated for inhibitory activities against Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus Kuschel by the leaf spray assay. Unfortunately, none of them showed inhibitory effects.
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Objective: To investigate the effect of adipose-derived stem cell derived exosomes (ADSC-Exos) on angiogenesis after skin flap transplantation in rats. Methods: ADSCs were isolated and cultured by enzymatic digestion from voluntary donated adipose tissue of patients undergoing liposuction. The 3rd generation cells were observed under microscopy and identified by flow cytometry and oil red O staining at 14 days after induction of adipogenesis. After cells were identified as ADSCs, ADSC-Exos was extracted by density gradient centrifugation. And the morphology was observed by transmission electron microscopy, the surface marker proteins (CD63, TSG101) were detected by Western blot, and particle size distribution was measured by nanoparticle size tracking analyzer. Twenty male Sprague Dawley rats, weighing 250-300 g, were randomly divided into ADSC-Exos group and PBS group with 10 rats in each group. ADSC-Exos (ADSC-Exos group) and PBS (PBS group) were injected into the proximal, middle, and distal regions of the dorsal free flaps with an area of 9 cm×3 cm along the long axis in the two groups. The survival rate of the flap was measured on the 7th day, and then the flap tissue was harvested. The tissue morphology was observed by HE staining, and mean blood vessel density (MVD) was measured by CD31 immunohistochemical staining. Results: ADSCs were identified by microscopy, flow cytometry, and adipogenic induction culture. ADSC-Exos was a round or elliptical membrane vesicle with clear edge and uniform size. It has high expression of CD63 and TSG101, and its size distribution was 30-200 nm, which was in accordance with the size range of Exos. The distal necrosis of the flaps in the ADSC-Exos group was milder than that in the PBS group. On the 7th day, the survival rate of the flaps in the ADSC-Exos group was 64.2%±11.5%, which was significantly higher than that in the PBS group (31.0%±6.6%; t=7.945, P=0.000); the skin appendages in the middle region of the flap in the ADSC-Exos group were more complete, the edema in the proximal region was lighter and the vasodilation was more extensive. MVD of the ADSC-Exos group was (103.3±27.0) /field, which was significantly higher than that of the PBS group [(45.3±16.2)/field; t=3.190, P=0.011]. Conclusion: ADSC-Exos can improve the blood supply of skin flaps by promoting the formation of neovascularization after skin flap transplantation, thereby improve the survival rate of skin flaps in rats.
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The study is aimed to investigate the anti-depressant effect of puerarin in rat model of depression induced by chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) and to explore the relevant mechanism. We established the depression rat model using CUMS. Rats were randomly divided into control, CUMS model, CUMS +fluoxetine (10 mg·kg-1) and CUMS +puerarin (50, 100, 200 mg·kg-1) groups. Drugs or vehicle were administrated after stress induction for 21 days. Open-field test (OFT), sucrose preference tests (SPT) and forced swim test (FST) were used to evaluate the anti-depressant effects of puerarin. The reactive oxygen species (ROS), prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) level, superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) activities in hippocampus were determined by ELISA. Expression of IL-1β, TNF-α, and IL-10 was measured by qRT-PCR and Western blot analysis. Behavioral test suggests that crossing score, rearing score in OFT and sucrose preference index in SPT of model group were significantly lower than the control group (PP2 level increased significantly (PPβ, TNF-α, and IL-10 were increased significantly (PP< 0.01) in rats of CUMS. Puerarin and fluoxetine ameliorated those changes induced by CUMS. Puerarin improved the depression-like behaviors of rats induced by CUMS, and the mechanism may involve in the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the efficacy and safety of 0.9-ms 1064-nm Nd:YAG laser alone or combined with itraconazole for treatment of toenail onychomycosis.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A total of 37 patients with onychomycosis (178 toenails) were randomly assigned to groups A and B, and each group was further divided into different subgroups according to the Scoring Clinical Index of Onychomycosis (SCIO) and Onychomycosis Severity Index (OSI) scoring. All the patients were treated with 0.9-ms Nd:YAG laser once a week for 8 times. The patients in group A were treated with laser alone, and those in group B were treated with laser combined with itraconazole. The clinical effect, clinical scores, appearance of the toenails and adverse reactions in the two groups were analyzed, and the patients' satisfaction rate was also investigated.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>At the 12th months of follow-up, the clinical response rate and mycological cure rate in group A were 31.33% and 30.00%, respectively, similar to the rates in group B (35.79% and 41.18%, respectively) (P>0.05). After the treatments, the SCIO and OSI scores showed no significant changes in group A (P>0.05) but both increased significantly in group B (P<0.05). The response rates did not differ significantly among the subgroups with SCIO<12 or with OSI<16 (P>0.05), but showed significant differences among the subgroups with SCIO≥12 or with OSI≥16 (P<0.05). Of the total of 178 toenails, 33.71%, 74.72% and 70.79% toenails showed improvements in terms of clear nail growth, shape and color, respectively. The overall patients' satisfaction rate was 62.16%, and no adverse reactions related with the therapy were recorded in these patients.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>For treatment of toenail onychomycosis, 0.9-ms 1064-nm Nd:YAG laser can effectively improve the aesthetic appearance of the toenails, and a combined treatment with Nd:YAG laser and itraconazole can be better option in severe cases of onychomycosis.</p>
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Diabetes is one of the most common clinical chronic diseases, the incidence can lead to a variety of complications, diabetic nephropathy is one of them, because the incidence of diabetes is increasing year by year, so the incidence of diabetic nephropathy also gradually upgrade. The activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) is important in the occurrence and progression of the disease. RAAS inhibitors have a good control over the patient's blood pressure and can also be reduced in urinary protein small ball high filtration degree decreased, its renal interstitial fibrosis also has a certain inhibitory effect. The study showed that the RAAS inhibitor slowed the progression of the disease, the incidence of end-stage renal disease decreased significantly. This article will elaborate and analyze the progress of the application of RAAS inhibitors in the treatment of diabetic nephropathy to help more researchers enhance their understanding and improve the clinical efficacy of diabetic nephropathy.
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Objective To investigate the correlation between inflammatory cells, body temperature changes, and TCM syndromes of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) patients in acute and subacute phases. Methods The data of age, gender, body temperature, blood routine, venous ultrasonography, and four diagnostic information of 130 DVT patients in acute and subcute phases were collected and analyzed in a cross-sectional study. The correlation between inflammatory cells and the changes of body temperature and TCM syndromes were analyzed. Results Among 130 DVT patients, 37 patients had damp-heat syndrome, 64 patients had blood stasis and dampness syndrome, and 29 patients had qi stagnation syndrome. Neutrophils increased most obviously in blood stasis and dampness syndrome (P<0.05), which had close correlation with the skin redness (OR=1.287, 95%CI: 9.412-21.247). The mononuclear cells increased most obviously in the damp-heat syndrome, which has close correlation with nouhof (OR=7.364, 95%CI:1.189–45.603), high skin temperature (OR=6.683, 95%CI:1.791–24.938), skin tightness (OR=6.107, 95%CI:1.423–26.203) and weakness (OR=3.302, 95%CI: 1.002–9.169). The temperature rising was the most common in the damp-heat syndrome, and the increase of mononuclear cells was the most common one. Conclusion DVT is often accompanied with elevated levels of inflammatory cells and body temperature. Damp-heat syndrome has close correlation with body temperature and mononuclear cells increasing. Dampness and blood stasis syndrome and neutrophils are closely related.
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Diabetes is one of the most common clinical chronic diseases, the incidence can lead to a variety of complications, diabetic nephropathy is one of them, because the incidence of diabetes is increasing year by year, so the incidence of diabetic nephropathy also gradually upgrade. The activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) is important in the occurrence and progression of the disease. RAAS inhibitors have a good control over the patient's blood pressure and can also be reduced in urinary protein small ball high filtration degree decreased, its renal interstitial fibrosis also has a certain inhibitory effect. The study showed that the RAAS inhibitor slowed the progression of the disease, the incidence of end-stage renal disease decreased significantly. This article will elaborate and analyze the progress of the application of RAAS inhibitors in the treatment of diabetic nephropathy to help more researchers enhance their understanding and improve the clinical efficacy of diabetic nephropathy.
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Pharmacological studies have shown that Bruceae Fructus has unique antitumous effects, which has broad market prospects. In recent years, the demand of Bruceae Fructus has increased year by year. Production and marketing thrive, and prices continue to rise. Therefore, it has become one of the Chinese medicinal herbs with antitumour effects that obtained people’s attention. This author summarized the dynamic condition of production and marketing of Bruceae Fructus during the last 10 years, and analyzed the major reasons for price changes and forecast development tendency so as to provide references for the reasonable layout of production and marketing of Bruceae Fructus.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the efficacy and safety of long pulse 1064 nm Nd:YAG laser therapy in the treatment of onychomycosis of the toenails.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A total of 104 patients with onychomycosis (461 toenails) were divided by age into ≥60 years group and <60 years group, and each group was further divided into subgroups according to Scoring Clinical Index of Onychomycosis (SCIO) scoring and the location of the compromised toenails. All the toenails were treated with 10 to12 sessions of long pulse 1064 nm Nd:YAG laser therapy at the interval of 1 week. All the patients were followed up for 48 weeks after the initial treatment to assess the clinical efficacy and adverse reactions.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The overall clinical response rate in these patients was 72.5% by the end of the 48-week follow-up. In patients aged <60 years, the clinical response rate and mycological cure rate were significantly higher than the rates in patients aged ≥60 years (P<0.05). No significant differences were observed in the response rates between different SCIO subgroups (P>0.05); the 2nd to 4th toenails showed better outcomes after the therapy than the 1st and 5th toenails (P<0.05). No adverse reactions related with the therapy were recorded in these patients.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Long pulse 1064 nm Nd:YAG laser is an effective and safe approach for treatment of onychomycosis of the toenails.</p>
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Humans , Middle Aged , Lasers, Solid-State , Nails , Microbiology , Onychomycosis , Therapeutics , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
Objective Using STI and WMSI to evaluate the change of the heart sarcomere local systolic function which suffered from coronary heart disease (CHD), to evaluate the improvement of ischemic heart sarcomere local systolic function after PCI. Methods There are 40 CHD patients after PCI called the treatment group and 40 healthy persons called the control group. Echocardiogram was used to evaluate the change of ventricular wall motion score in the treatment group which was before and 1 week after PCI , compared with the control group. STI is used to get the SLs, GSL and SrLe of the left ventricle six walls in basal segment,middle segmentand apical segment systole. Results The ventricular wall motion index of the left ventricular myocardium obviously rose in CHD patients which was after PCI, compared with the control group (P < 0.05). And it obviously reduced in CHD patients after PCI, compared with CHD patients before PCI(P < 0.05). The results of SLs,GSL and SrLe are reduced in myocardial ischemia segment of CHD patients before PCI,compared with the control group (P < 0.05). But they are significantly improved in the the treatment group 1 week after PCI, compared to which is before PCI(P < 0.05). Conclusion STI and WMS can be used to evaluate the abnormal of regional and global function of myocardium which is caused to coronary artery stenosis the effect of PCI. The left ventricular motion function of CHD is decreased, but the left ventricle regional systolic function of hypokinetic segments in patients with CHD after PCI is significantly increased.
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Objective To distinguish the increase of white blood cells after glucocorticoid is the adverse reaction of glucocor‐ticoid or infection aggravated .If we can analyse it properly ,the abuse of antimicrobials and waste of medical could be avoid re‐source .Methods 74 patients which were in our hospital from 2011 .1 to 2012 .12 were recruited into this study .They were divided into three groups ,including non‐infection with glucocorticoid(n=15) ,infection without glucocorticoid(n=29) and infection with glucocorticoid(n=30) according to disease and therapies .After being treated 0 day ,3 days ,7 days ,venous blood of patients were collected to detect white blood count ,CRP and morphology of leukocyte .Results The group of non‐infection with glucocorticoid applied glucocorticoid after 3 days and 7days ,WBC was increased significantly(P0 .05) .Conclusion Glucocorticoid rise the count of WBC in peripheral blood especially the neutrophil .We can evaluate in‐fectious status by the level of CRP and the count of band neutrophils in peripheral blood smear .
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Objective: To evaluate the anti-inflammatory effects and acute toxicity of the aqueous extract form tetraploid Lonicerae Flos. Methods: Compared with the diploid, the paw swelling of rats induced by carrageenan and cotton pellet granuloma tests were obtained to study the anti-inflammatory effects of the tetraploid Lonicerae Flos. A pretest was used to judge the possibility of LD50 in the acute toxicity test. The experimental data are calculated LD50 on mice by Bliss method to evaluate the acute toxicity of the diploid Lonicerae Flos. Results: The tetraploid Lonicerae Flos had the significant resistance to acute inflammation, but there was not significance between the two ploidies. Neither the tetraploid nor the diploid had the obvious subacute inflammation resistance effects. The possibility of measuring LD50 was definite through pre-test. The LD50 of the aqueous extract from the two ploidies were 72.12 and 69.92 g/kg, respectively. However, there was no obvious difference in acute toxicity between the two ploidies. And the LD50 of mice was equal to 412 and 400 times of 60 kg normal human's daily dried medicinal herb expenses respectively. Conclusion: The tetraploid Lonicerae Flos has the significant anti-inflammation with less toxic and side effect. It could be used safely in a certain dose range.
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To compare the levels of agreement and the survival rates of sealant retention for different sealing materials over a 2-year period assessed using the visual clinical examination and replica methods, sealant retention data were obtained by visual clinical examination and from replicas of the same sealed tooth at baseline and at 0.5-, 1- and 2-year evaluation points in 407 children and were compared for agreement using kappa coefficients. Survival curves of retained sealants on occlusal surfaces were created using modified categorisation (fully retained sealants and those having all pits and fissures partly covered with the sealant material versus completely lost sealants that included pit and fissure systems that had ≥1 pit re-exposed) according to the Kaplan-Meier method. The kappa coefficient for the agreement between both assessment methods over the three evaluation time points combined was 0.38 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.35-0.41). More sealant retention was observed from replicas than through visual clinical examination. Cumulative survival curves at the three evaluation times were not statistically significantly higher when assessed from replicas (P=0.47). Using the replica method, more retained sealant material was observed than through visual clinical examination during the 2-year period. This finding did not result in a difference in the survival rates of sealants assessed by the two assessment methods. When replicas cast in die stone are used for assessing sealant retention, the level of reliability of the data is higher than that of data obtained through the commonly used visual clinical examination, particularly if such assessments are conducted over time.
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Humans , Dental Health Services , Physical Examination , Pit and Fissure SealantsABSTRACT
Objective To evaluate the role of several traditional laboratory examinations in identifying the cause of WBC count increase,which might be the adverse reaction of glucocorticoid or infection.Methods 74 patients treated in the hospital from Jan. 2011 to Dec.2012 were recruited in the study.Glucocorticoid without Infection(n =15 ),Infection without Glucocorticoid(n =29) and Infection with Glucocorticoid(n=30)Group were devided according to the type of disease and therapies.After being treated for 0,3,7 d,respectively venous blood samples of patients were collected to determine the concentration of CRP,WBC count,leukocyte classification and NAP score.CRP was used as the Judgment index for the degree of infection,the changes of other indexes were compared.Results Compared with the Infection without Glucocorticoid Group,the CRP concentration of the Infection with Glu-cocorcoid Group was becoming lower(P >0.05).The Non-infection with Glucocorticoid Group applied glucocorticoid for 3 days and 7 days respectively,the count of neutrophilic granulocyte and NAP score increased significantly compared with that before glucocor-ticoid application(P 0.05).Conclusion The increase of WBC after glucocorticoid can not be identified whether it is the adverse reaction of glu-cocorticoid or aggravated infection by using classification of leukocyte,the increasing amount of WBC and NAP score.
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Chronic kidney disease was closely related with unhealthy lifestyle; therefore a strategy focused both on daily life and medical process, like the Expert Patients Program, was of great value in the prevention and treatment of chronic kidney disease. In China, however, obstacles still existed in the process of implementing the program. Adding traditional Chinese medical interventions to the program assisted both patients and physicians to understand and to accept this new trend in management of chronic disease better. The combination with traditional Chinese medical interventions showed a solution for successfully implementing the Expert Patients Program and provided a new strategy for prevention and control of chronic kidney disease.