Clinical analysis of 7 cases of Fanconi syndrome sencondary to Sjogren's syndrome / 中国实用内科杂志

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical characteristics of patients with Fanconi syndrome(FS)sencondary to Sjogren's syndrome(SS). METHODS: The clinical data of 7 patients with FS secondary to SS were retrospectively analyzed. The clinical manifestations, auxiliary examinations, treatment options and curative effects were analyzed. RESULTS: Besides xerostomia and xerophthalmia, fatigue, polyuria and bone pain were found in 7 patients. Osteoporosis occurred in 6 cases and renal insufficiency in 3 cases. Immunoglobulin was increased in 7 cases, including 7 with IgG increase and 4 with IgG, IgA and IgM increase. All patients showed different degrees of ionic disorder and vitamin D deficiency. Renal glycosuria and amino acid urine were found in all 7 patients. All patients were treated with glucocorticoid combined with immunosuppressive agents. At the same time,they were treated with maintenance of acid-base and electrolyte balance and supplementation of active vitamin D. The curative effect was good. CONCLUSION: FS secondary to SS is rare, and patients are more prone to osteoporosis and renal insufficiency. Early diagnosis and treatment are essential.

A Prospective Randomized Multicenter Controlled Trial on Salvianolate for Treatment of Unstable Angina Pectoris in A Chinese Elderly Population / 中国结合医学杂志

OBJECTIVE@#To evaluate the efficacy and safety of salvianolate in elderly patients with unstable angina pectoris (UAP).@*METHODS@#A prospective double-blind randomized placebo-controlled multicenter trial in elderly patients with UAP from 13 third-grade class-A hospitals in China was performed. A total of 318 patients were randomly allocated in a 1:1 ratio to an experimental group (160 patients) and a control group (158 patients). The experimental group was treated with salvianolate for 14 days on the basis of conventional medicine, and the control group was given a placebo for 14 days with the same criteria. Follow-up was lasted 28 days in both groups. The primary endpoint was biweekly frequency of angina pectoris attacks. The secondary endpoints included biweekly dosage of nitroglycerin, the Seattle Angina Questionnaire, angina pectoris severity and duration, myocardial injury markers, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), as well as major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs). Safety was assessed according to adverse events and serious adverse events.@*RESULTS@#Baseline characteristics were similar between treatment groups. Compared with those in the control group, the frequency of biweekly angina attacks (2.92 vs . 4.08, P=0.025), the biweekly dosage of nitroglycerin, as well as the severity and duration of angina attacks (P<0.01) were reduced by salvianolate. The Seattle Angina Questionnaire score was also significantly improved in the experimental group than in the control group (P<0.05). No significant differences were observed between the two groups with respect to the incidence of MACEs. Salvianolate was well tolerated.@*CONCLUSIONS@#Salvianolate appear to have efficacy and well tolerated for elderly patients with UAP. [ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03037047].

A multi-center cross-sectional survey of medicine application in patients with osteoarthritis in China / 北京大学学报(医学版)

OBJECTIVE@#To investigate the clinical characteristics, the medicine application and to evaluate the disease activity in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) in China.@*METHODS@#This was a cross-sectional study. Totally 1 066 cases of OA from 40 hospitals in China from April to October 2017 were retrospectively enrolled. Demographic characteristics, clinical data, medicine application, and joint function were evaluated. All the data were analyzed by SPSS software 19.0. t test, Mann-Whitney U test and chi-square test were used for statistical analysis.@*RESULTS@#In the 1 066 cases, the male-to-female ratio was 1:3.6 and the average age was (61.9±11.0) years, with an age range from 36 to 94 years. The incidence of knee OA, hip OA, and hand OA were respectively 81.9% (873/1 066), 14.1% (150/1 066), and 36.3% (387/1 066). In the study, 242 (22.7%) cases had two kinds of joint areas involved and three joint areas were involved in 51 cases (4.8%), and 56.6% (603/1 066) of the patients used more than one kind of non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) while 61.2% (652/1 066) used disease modifying osteoarthritis drugs (DMOADs), including glucosamine (37.5%, 400/1 066), chondroitin sulfate (2.0%, 21/1 066), diacetate (5.9%, 63/1 066), and the combination of these drugs (15.8%, 168/1 066). 8.6% (92/1 066) patients only took analgesics to relieve the pain, not using any kind of NSAIDs or DMOADs. And 232 patients (21.7%) had intra-articular injections, including 9.2% (98/1 066) sodium hyaluronate, 4.5%(48/1 066) glucocorticoid, and 8.1% (86/1 066) combination of the two drugs. The proportion of the patients taking topical drugs accounted for 26.5% (283/1 066) and physical therapy accounted for 15.8% (168/1 066). Compared with those who suffered from knee OA, the patients who suffered from hip OA had more severe disease assessment. Moreover, there were significant differences in pain (Z=-7.625, P<0.001), morning stiffness (Z=-6.229, P<0.001), and joint function (Z=-6.777, P<0.001) between the two groups of the patients who suffered from knee or hip OA with The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities (WOMAC) osteoarthritis index. Furthermore, patients with hip OA took more analgesics (χ2=24.838, P<0.001).@*CONCLUSION@#Oral NSAIDs and DMOADs are wildly used in patients with OA in China. However, the treatment of some patients still need to be improved. Patients with hip OA are more seriously ill and require aggressive treatment.

Effect and influencing factors of standard management on patients with hypertension / 预防医学

Objective To learn the implementation and effects of standardized management of hypertension in Xiangshan. Methods A total of 1500 patients who were over 35 years and admitted to community hypertension management were enrolled in the research. The patients were given standardized management of hypertension, and acceptance questionnaire survey and physical examination. Multivariate logistic regression model was used to analyze the influencing factors of blood pressure control. Results Totally 597 patients were managed according to the standardized management requirements, and the standardized management rate was 39.80％ . All patients were received blood pressure ≥1 times /year, 84.00％ , 84.47％ , 78.27％ and 77.67％ of the patients were received dietary guidance, physical activity guidance, guidance and control tobacco smoking cessation / drinking / alcohol limit guidance respectively. The standardized blood pressure control rate was 42.20％ , which was higher than that of the non standardized management patients (31.01％), and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05) . Logistic regression showed that high education background (ORjunior middle scho l=0.86, 95％ CI: 0.78-0.95;ORhighscho landabove= 0.76, 95％ CI: 0.68-0.85), excessive waist circumference (OR=0.93, 95％ CI: 0.89-0.97), obesity (OR=0.66, 95％ CI: 0.47-0.93) , receiving dietary guidance, (OR=0.73, 95％ CI: 0.56-0.95 ) , receiving physical activity guidance (OR=0.89, 95％CI: 0.81-0.98), acceptance of standardized management (OR=0.74, 95％CI: 0.62-0.88) were promote factors of blood pressure control. Elder (OR=1.29, 95％CI: 1.08-1.54), male (OR=1.12, 95％ CI: 1.02-1.23), living in rural areas (OR=1.09, 95％ CI: 1.03-1.15) and high income (OR=2.01, 95％ CI: 1.31-3.08) were barriers of blood pressure control. Conclusion Providing standardized management services for patients with hypertension can effectively control the blood pressure level.

Expression and antitumor activity of fusion protein RGD-TRAIL in Pichia pastoris / 药学学报

To compare the activity of RGD-TRAIL in different expression systems, RGD-TRAIL in both Escherichia coli (E.coli) and Pichia pastoris was constructed and expressed. In vitro activity of RGD-TRAIL from Pichia pastoris expression system was also analyzed. Genetic engineering techniques were used to construct recombinant plasmid pET30-rgd-trail and pHBM-rgd-trail. The recombinant protein RGD-TRAIL was purified with Ni ion affinity chromatography after induction. MTT assay, ELISA, scratch wound healing, transwell migration assay and Hoechst 33342 staining were performed to detect the effects of RGD-TRAIL on proliferation, binding activity, migration and apoptosis. The expression of apoptosis-associated proteins was detected by Western blotting. Recombinant protein RGD-TRAIL was successfully expressed in a form of inclusion body in E.coli, while expressed secretorily in Pichia pastoris. It possessed more potent cytotoxicity than RGD-TRAIL in E.coli by MTT assay. The RGD-TRAIL expressed by Pichia pastoris showed powerful binding affinity with cancer cells expressing α(v), DR4, DR5 and highly potent cytotoxicity through inducing apoptosis of cancer cells. Nuclear fragmentation was examined by Hoechst 33342 staining. Cleaved PARP and caspase-3 were also detected after incubation with RGD-TRAIL. Additionally, RGD-TRAIL inhibited migration significantly in A549 and HT1080 cells. The results demonstrate that Pichia pastoris expression system is more suitable for the recombinant protein RGD-TRAIL. Its binding affinity and antitumor activity might make RGD-TRAIL a promising candidate for cancer therapy.

Inhibitory effect of hydroxysafflor yellow A against PMN activation induced by LPS / 药学学报

Carthamus tinctorius L. is a traditional Chinese medicine with the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. HSYA (hydroxysafflor yellow A) is the main effective component of Carthamus tinctorius L. In order to study the inhibitory effects of HSYA against PMN (polymorphonuclear) activation induced by LPS (lipopolysaccharide), rabbit PMN adhesion potency which was activated by LPS through colorimetry method was observed. Cellular free calcium concentration was determined by fluorescence spectrophotometry. RT-PCR was applied to study the effect of HSYA on PMN TNF-alpha and IL-6 mRNA expression; The inhibition of HSYA on NF-kappaB activation was monitored with immunofluorescence. The results showed that after treated with HSYA, the increase of adhesion potency (HSYA dose 1.01 x 10(-4) mol x L(-1)), free calcium concentration (HSYA dose 3.1 x 10(-5) mol x L(-1)), TNF-alpha and IL-6 mRNA expression elevation (HSYA dose 5.2 x 10(-1) mol x L(-1)) induced by LPS were inhibited. HSYA can inhibit NF-kappaB p65 subgroup nuclear translocation (HSYA dose 5.2 x 10(-5) mol x L(-1)). It is suggested that HSYA is effective in PMN activation induced by LPS.

The efficacy of collagen-hydroxyapatite composite membrane on bone regeneration / 华西口腔医学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the efficacy of a new collagen-hydroxyapatite (COL-HA) composite membrane on bone regeneration of SD rat cranial defects.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Four defects were produced in the calvaria of 24 SD rats. The animals were divided into four groups: Empty defects without membrane (group 1); defects covered by COL-HA single-layer dense membranes (group 2); defects covered by COL-HA double-layer membranes (group 3); defects covered by Bio-Gide membranes (group 4). At 2, 4, 8 and 12 weeks after surgery, 6 rats were sacrificed and the following parameters were analyzed: Macroscopic observation, X-ray examination, descriptive histology, regenerate bone quantitative histology. Statistical analysis consisted of generalized linear models/factorial design analysis of variance and LSD-t test was performed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Since two weeks after surgery, there were a small amount of bone regenerated in three groups except group 1. At 12 weeks after surgery, the opaque sclerous tissues filled with the defects in three groups, and residual membrane fragments still could be found. X-ray pictures showed the density of regenerate bone in group 3 and group 4 was closed to the original bone and greater than that of group 2. Quantitative analysis of regenerate bone showed that in initial stage, group 4 had more bone regeneration than the other groups (P < 0.05), and at 12 weeks after surgery the differences between group 4 and group 2/group 3 had no statistically significant.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The COL-HA composite membranes can guide bone regeneration of rat cranial defects. The efficacy of bone regeneration of COL-HA double-layer membrane is superior to COL-HA single-layer dense membrane, because its property is more propitious to the adherence and proliferation of osteoblasts.</p>

Polyphenols from leaves of Olea europaea / 中草药

Objective: To study the polyphenols from the leaves of Olea europaea. Methods: The polyphenols from ethyl acetate fraction were separated and purified by silica chromatographic method and identified by spectroscopic analysis. Results: In combination with the data from literatures, the structure of 15 polyphenols had been elucidated on the basis of various spectroscopic methods, including tyrosol (1), hydroxytyrosol (2), hydroxytyrosol acetate (3), 1H-2-benzopyran-6,7-diol (4), 3,4-dihydroxyl-benzoic acid (5), 3-methoxyl-4-hydroxyl benzoic acid (6), isorhamnetin (7), eriodictyol (8), taxifolin (9), quercetin (10), luteolin (11), ligstroside (12), oleuropein (13), apigenin-7-O-glucoside (14), and luteolin-7-O-glucoside (15). Conclusion: Compounds 4-9 are isolated from this plant for the first time.

The in vitro proliferation and cytokine production of Vα24+Vβ11+ natural killer T cells in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus / 中华医学杂志(英文版)

<p><b>BACKGROUND</b>Activation in vitro of natural killer T (NKT) cells in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with α-galactosylceramide (α-GalCer) and dendritic cells (DC) may affect the immunoregulatory role of NKT cells. This study was designed to compare the number of NKT cells in patients with SLE to the number in healthy volunteers and measure the cytokines secreted from these NKT cells in vitro.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Three sets of culture conditions using (i) α-GalCer, (ii) DC, or (iii) both α-GalCer and DC (α-GalCer+DC) were adopted to expand NKT cells from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of patients with SLE and healthy volunteers. Flow cytometry was used to assess the levels of interleukin (IL)-4, IL-10, interferon (IFN)-γ and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α produced by the Vα24(+)Vβ11(+) NKT cells.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>After 14 days in culture, the total cell count and percentage of Vα24(+)Vβ11(+) NKT cells were increased under all conditions but were highest in the α-GalCer+DC group. The level of IL-4 and IL-10 secreted by Vα24(+)Vβ11(+) NKT cells from patients with active SLE was found to be higher than that of inactive patients and the control group (P < 0.05), while the levels of IFN-γ and TNF-α were lower than those found in the inactive and control groups (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Vα24(+)Vβ11(+) NKT cells showed the greatest expansion in vitro with α-GalCer and DC. Th2-type cytokines from Vα24(+)Vβ11(+) NKT cells are the predominant type in patients with SLE, while Th1 cytokines predominate in the control group. This evolution of NKT cell function during the progression of the disease may have important implications in understanding the mechanism of SLE and for the development of possible therapies using NKT cell agonists.</p>

Relationship between serum gamma-glutamyltransferase and the risk of metabolic syndrome / 中华流行病学杂志

Objective To observe the relationship between serum gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) and the risk factors of metabolic syndrome (MS). Methods Between April and August 2010, a total of 4110 persons from the out-patient Department of Tianjin First CentralHospital, were divided into two groups, the less than and the older than 65-year-old groups. Items as body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, FPG, serum total cholesterol(TC) ,triglyceride(TG) ,alanine transaminase (ALT) , aspartate aminotransferase (AST) , GGT, serum high-density lipoprotein level (HDL-C) , serum low-density lipoprotein level (LDL-C) and uric acid(UA) were tested and data was analyzed by SPSS. All subjects were divided into normaland abnormal groups, according to the GGT level. Results 14.6 percent of thesubjects in the younger groups and 24.3 percent in the older groups were diagnosed as MS. Significant differences were noticed among MS groups and normal groups, regarding items as BMI, dystolic, ALT, GGT, HDL-C, FPG, and UA(F<0.05). There were significant differences between GGT normal group and abnormal group (F<0.05). The GGT levels were significant positively related to the levels of BMI, dystolic, TC, TG, FPG and UA with Rs as 0.212, 0.226, 0.362,0.200,0.120 and 0.213 (P<0.01), while negatively related to the HDL-C level (r=-0.23, P<0.001). Data from the regression analysis demonstrated thatdystolic, TG, FPG and UA were predictors for GGT (β =0.170, 0.293, 0.107, 0.094, P<0.05). Conclusion GGT levels were significantly related to the risk factors of metabolic syndrome.

Different prognostic factors are associated with early and late intrahepatic recurrence following curative hepatectomy for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma / 中华外科杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate prognostic factors related to early and late intrahepatic recurrences after curative hepatectomy for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A retrospective review was conducted on medical records of patients with HCC treated by curative hepatectomy from January 2002 to January 2009. Clinicopathologic data were evaluated for their possible association with postoperative intrahepatic recurrence in univariate and multivariate analysis using Cox proportional hazard model. Recurrence time calculated by Kaplan-Meier method was compared using Log-rank test. Receiver operator characteristic curve (ROC) analysis with calculation of the area under the curve (AUC), sensitivity, and specificity where appropriated and risk stratification were applied to assess predictive ability of prognostic factors.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>All 101 patients underwent curative hepatectomy. During follow-up period, 75 patients developed postoperative intrahepatic recurrence, among whom, 63 experienced early recurrence (84.0%) and the remaining had late recurrence (16.0%). The 1-, 2-, 3-and 5-year cumulative recurrent rates were 48.5% (49/101), 62.4% (63/101), 70.3% (71/101) and 74.3% (75/101), respectively. Multivariate analysis identified that tumor residual resectional margin, increased BCLC staging and severity of concomitant liver cirrhosis as independent prognostic factors predicting early recurrence while age ≥ 60 years and presence of tumor capsule predicting late recurrence. Cutoff point values (PI ≥ 2.798) predicted early recurrence with AUC 0.897 (95%CI = 0.829 - 0.965), sensitivity 76.6%and specificity 88.9% calculated from ROC. Median recurrent time of early recurrence and late recurrence reached statistically difference after risk stratification, 20.2 months vs. 4.4 months (χ(2) = 29.198, P = 0.000), 46.6 months vs. 28.6 months (Log-rank test, χ(2) = 8.479, P = 0.004), respectively.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Postoperative recurrence for HCC after curative hepatectomy should be differentiated as early recurrence and late recurrence, since each is associated with different risk factors, indicating possible different mechanism responsible for postoperative recurrence. Risk stratification can be used for prediction of different type of recurrence.</p>

Protective effect of hydroxysafflor yellow A against acute lung injury induced by oleic acid and lipopolysaccharide in rats / 药学学报

This study is to investigate the pharmacological effect and mechanism of action of hydroxysafflor yellow A (HSYA) on acute lung injury (ALI). The rat ALI was induced by oleic acid and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) injection. The incidence of acidosis, PaO2 (arterial blood oxygen pressure), W/D (wet weight/dry weight) and lung index (LI) were measured. Electron microscope and optical microscope were applied to observe lung morphological changes in rat. RT-PCR was used to determine TNF-alpha and ICAM-1 mRNA level. Inhibition effect of HSYA on plasma inflammatory cytokine expression was measured by ELISA. HSYA could alleviate pulmonary edema, reduce acidosis, keep PaO2 from descending, inhibit inflammatory cell infiltration, inhibit rat lung TNF-alpha and ICAM-1 mRNA expression and plasma IL-6 and IL-1beta level elevation. HSYA is an effective ingredient to remit ALI induced by oleic acid and LPS in rat.

Feasibility of small size graft following living donor liver transplantation / 中华外科杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To analyze the complication rate and survival rate of the patients whose graft-recipient weight ratio (GRWR) less than 0.8% following living donor liver transplantation (LDLT).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>There were 92 consecutive LDLT patients from January 2001 to December 2007 in West China Hospital, Sichuan University. There were 85 males and 7 females aged from 18 to 65 years old (averaged, 42 years old) and among which 89 patients were involved in the study. There were 15 patients whose GRWR less than 0.8% (group 1), while other 74 recipients were in group 2. Comparing the two groups' complication rates and survival rates and finding out the potential influencing factor of small-size-graft recipients' survival rate.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The survival rates of group 1 and group 2 were 73.3% (11/15) and 71.6% (53/74), respectively. The grade II-V complication rates of group 1 and group 2 were 46.7% (7/15) and 48.6% (36/74), respectively. There were no difference in survival rates (chi(2) = 0.058, P = 0.811) and complication rates (chi(2) = 0.000, P = 1.000) between the two groups. Ascites volume of group 1 and group 2 were (1532 +/- 322) ml and (1466 +/- 110) ml, respectively (t = 0.234, P = 0.815). The condition of the graft's middle hepatic vein had significant influence on small-size-liver recipients' survival rates (chi(2) = 6.821, P = 0.009).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>GRWR < 0.8% is not the limitation of the living donor liver transplantation but the outflow tract of the graft must be unobstructed.</p>

Analysis of risk factors for marginal donors in living donor liver transplantation / 中华肝脏病杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To analyze risk factors of marginal donors in living donor liver transplantation.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>98 living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) patients over the 7-year period from 2001 to 2007 in our transplantation center were retrospected. Potential risk factors, including donor age, gender-mismatch, steatotic donors and graft-recipient weight ratio (GRWR), and their relationship with 6-month patient survival rate were analyzed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The 4 patients received livers with more than 30% steatosis died within 6 months, and 6-month survival rate was 91.7% in patients received livers with less than 30% steatosis. The 6-month survival rate was 86.9% and 87.8% in patients with grafts of GRWR more than 0.8% and in patients with graft of GRWR less than 0.8%, respectvely (x2=0.022, P more than 0.05), however, middle hepatic vein reconstruction significantly affected the survival rate of small-size-liver recipients (x2=10.612, P less than 0.01). Donor age and gender-mismatch were not associated with the survival rate of recipients (P more than 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Steatosis is an important risk factor in living donor liver transplantation. Lower GRWR is not a limitation but we must reconsider its importance in liver transplantation. The donor age and gender-mismatch are not associated with the survival rate of recipients.</p>

Effects of statins on coronary atherosclerotic plaque in patients with coronary heart disease and type 2 diabetes with mild elevated LDL-C / 中华心血管病杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the effects of statins on coronary atherosclerotic plaque in patients with stable angina pectoris and type 2 diabetes with mild elevated low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Seventy-eight patients with stable angina pectoris and type 2 diabetes mellitus and mild elevated LDL-C were treated with (n=40) or without (n=38) statins for 12 months. Coronary artery angiography (CAG) and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) were performed at baseline and after 12 months on lesion and reference segment to compare the plaque volume, lumen volume, vascular volume and remodeling index was calculated as vascular volume index (VVI) at lesion divided by VVI at reference segment One coronary lesion with 50%-70% stenosis was selected as target plaque in each patient.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Baseline clinical and angiographic data were comparable between the two groups. After 12 months, LDL-C decreased 31.5% in statin group and remained unchanged in non-statin group. After 12 months, plaque volume was significantly increased [ (76.1 +/- 13.0) mm3 vs. (95.0 +/- 21.9) mm3 , P < 0.05], lumen volume was significantly decreased [(65.0 +/- 10.9) mm3 vs. (45.4 +/- 6.6) mm3, P < 0.05 ] and vascular volume remained unchanged in non-statins group; plaque volume was also significantly increased [(79.5 +/- 15.2) mm3 vs. (87.5 +/- 17.9) mm3 , P < 0.05] while lumen volume and vascular volume remained unchanged in statin group. Remodeling index (RI) remained unchanged in non-statin group but significantly increased in statin group (0.91 +/- 0.08 vs. 0.95 +/- 0.10, P < 0.05) after 12 months.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Chronic statin therapy could retard the coronary atherosclerotic progression in patients with stable angina pectoris and type 2 diabetes with mild elevated LDL-C.</p>

Effect of Huoxiang-zhengqi liquid on HCO(3)(-) secretion by intact porcine distal airway epithelium / 生理学报

The short-circuit current (I(SC)) technique was used to examine the effects of cAMP-evoking agents, forskolin/IBMX, and a Chinese medicinal formula, Huoxiang-zhengqi liquid (HZL) on HCO(3)(-) secretion by intact porcine distal airway epithelium. The freshly isolated airway epithelial tissue displayed a transepithelial basal current of (94.9±8.2) μA/cm(2), 16.6% and 62.7% of which was inhibited by amiloride (epithelial Na(+) channel blocker, 100 μmol/L) and NPPB (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator Cl(-) channel blocker, 100 μmol/L). Substitution of Cl(-) with impermeable gluconate(-) in the K-H bath solution resulted in a basal current of (54.0±6.7) μA/cm(2), which could be abolished by further removal of HCO(3)(-) in the solution, indicating HCO(3)(-) secretion under unstimulated conditions. Application of forskolin/IBMX (10 μmol/L/100 μmol/L) stimulated an increase of (13.8±1.9) μA/cm(2) in I(SC) which could be blocked by Cl(-) channel inhibitor DPC. With Cl(-) and Cl(-)/HCO(3)(-) substitution, forskolin/IBMX evoked an increase of (7.3±0.5) μA/cm(2) in HCO(3)(-)-dependent, DPC-inhibitable I(SC) (I(HCO(3))). Noticeably, basolateral application of HZL (10 μL/mL) in normal K-H solution evoked an I(SC) of (15.9±2.4) μA/cm(2). The EC(50) of this I(SC) was (6.1±1.4) μL/mL. When substituting Cl(-), HZL stimulated an increase of (7.4±1.9) μA/cm(2) in I(HCO(3)), suggesting HZL-induced HCO(3)(-) secretion. After pretreating the epithelial tissues with forskolin/IBMX in Cl(-)-free K-H solution, HZL induced a further increase of (8.4±0.9) μA/cm(2) in I(HCO(3)), and pretreating tissues with HZL did not significantly affect the subsequent forskolin/IBMX-induced I(HCO(3)) response, indicating that HZL- and forskolin/IBMX-induced I(HCO(3)) responses appeared to be independent and be most likely mediated via different cellular mechanisms. Our results suggest that HCO(3)(-) can be secreted by porcine distal airway epithelium under unstimulated and stimulated conditions, and the stimulatory effect of HZL on HCO(3)(-) secretion in the distal airway epithelium shows HZL to be a hopeful new agonist for distal airway HCO(3)(-) secretion that could be of therapeutic significance.

Establishment of formula predicting adult standard liver volume for liver transplantation / 中华外科杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To establish a favorable formula of estimation adult standard liver volume (SLV) based on the data of living donors for liver transplantation.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>From March 2005 to December 2007, 90 Adult-to-Adult living donor liver transplantation were performed. The donors' anthropometric data of gender, year, body weight and body height was collected prospectively. The total liver volume (TLV) of 90 living donors was measured by computed tomography. The correlation between TLV and several factors including body weight index (BMI) and body surface area (BSA) were analyzed. Then multiple stepwise linear regression analysis was performed and a new equation predicting SLV to improve approximate TLV was determined. TLV was then compared with the estimation standard liver volume (ESLV) calculated using our formula and published formulas in literature previously.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>All the subjects had a mean body weight of (62.4 +/- 8.7) kg. The mean total liver volume was (1319.1 +/- 167.0) ml. There were positively correlated between TLV and body weight (BW), which could be expressed in the equation: TLV (ml) = 12.5 x BW (kg) + 536.4 (r(2) = 0.43, P < 0.01). Compared TLV with ELSV, which were calculated using previously published formulas based on the anthropometric data of the 90 subjects, the difference was be statistically significant.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>A new simple formula is established that might be a more suitable to calculate TLV in Chinese adults.</p>

Intravascular ultrasonic evaluation of poststenting atherosclerotic plaque redistribution and lumen reduction at the stent edge: does stent length matter? / 中华心血管病杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the association between poststenting atherosclerotic plaque redistribution/lumen reduction at the stent edge and stent length.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Seventy stents were implanted to 47 patients with stable or unstable angina and 33 stents were < or = 18 mm and 37 stents were > 18 mm. Intravascular ultrasound analysis was performed on proximal stent edge, stent area and distal stent edge. Lumen area (LA) and vascular area (VA) were measured and lumen volume (LV) and vascular volume (VV) were calculated on the three segments. Vascular wall volume (WV) was calculated as VV-LV, volume of plaque redistribution = poststenting WV-prestenting WV.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Compared to prestenting, poststenting LV significantly decreased, VV remained unchanged and WV significantly increased at proximal and distal edges of < or = 18 mm group and at proximal edge of > 18 mm group, suggesting reduced lumen due to plaque distribution. At distal edge of > 18 mm group, poststenting LV, VV and WV all equally significantly increased therefore the lumen was not affected by plaque distribution.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The poststenting lumen changes due to plaque redistribution were associated with stent length, lumen reduced at proximal and distal edge of short stents and proximal edge of long stents but not at the distal edge of long stents.</p>

Epithelial ion channels in the regulation of female reproductive tract fluid microenvironment: implications in fertility and infertility / 生理学报

An optimal fluid microenvironment in the female reproductive tract is considered to be crucial for successful reproductive events. Fluid absorption and secretion across the reproductive tract epithelia largely depends on electrolyte transport through the apically and basolaterally located ion channels, working together with an array of other transporters. This review will discuss the role of epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) and the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) in regulating the fluid volume and composition of the reproductive tract and their importance in various reproductive events such as sperm capacitation and implantation. Disturbance of the fluid microenvironment due to defects or abnormal regulation of these ion channels as causes for a number of pathological conditions, such as ovarian hyperstimulation syndromes, hydrosalpinx and infertility, is also discussed.

Inflammatory predicting factors for cardiovascular disease in patients with OSAHS / 上海第二医科大学学报

Obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome(OSAHS) is a common sleep-related breathing disorder,which has a series of impact on the cardiovascular system.The dctection of some biochemical indicators plays an important role in predicting this kind of cardiovascular damage.The role of inflammatory predicting factors such as TNF-?,IL-6,CRP,IL-10,MMPs and ICAM-1 is reviewed in this paper.