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Objective To explore the effect of patent foramen ovale(PFO)on white matter lesions(WMLs) in migraine without aura(MwoA).Methods Thirty-five patients with MwoA were examined by contrast transcranial Doppler(cTCD)and magnetic resonance imaging(MRI).According to the results of PFO and MRI Flair data,the patients' age,sex and headache characteristics were matched,and the WMLs were compared between the PFO positive group and negative group.Results Seven cases of WMLs were recruited in PFO positive group(19 cases)and the WMLs were distributed in the frontal lobe and/or the parietal lobe.The score ranged from 1 to 7 points.Five cases of WMLs were enrolled in PFO negative group(16 cases)and the WMLs also were distributed in the frontal lobe and/or the parietal lobe.The score ranged from 1 to 3 points.There was no significant difference in WMLs between the groups(P＞ 0.05).Conclusion White matter lesions in migraine without aura are distributed in the frontal lobe and the parietal lobe,and these findings do not support a relationship between PFO and WMLs.
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Objective To develop an ECG monitoring and management system based on the smartphone platform to transmit ECG data to the doctor in daily life or working environment.Methods The system was composed of an ECG signal acquisition device and a smartphone App.The ECG signal acquisition device used MSP430F149 microcontroller as the core unit,which executed ECG signal extraction by adopting right leg drive,active filters,dual instrumentation amplifier and moving average algorithm,applied differential threshold method to accurately detecting R wave,calculated heart rate and then sent ECG data to the smartphone through Bluetooth 4.0 module.The smartphone App was developed based on cross-platform mobile development framework Cordova,and used Cordova plugins,JavaScript,HTML5 and CSS to receive the data from the acquisition device,draw and store ECG,show heart rate and remind abnormalities in heart rate as well as to transmit ECG data to the doctor through the mobile medicine App and social App.Then the doctor provided advices on prevention,treatment and etc after analyzing the received data.Results Compared with the ECG machine,the system had the relative errors of heart rate,P duration,QRS duration and QT duration being 2.7％,4.5％,4.3％ and 3.3％ respectively.All the above four parameters having significant correlations,and the correlation parameters were 0.955,0.948,0.91 and 0.834 respectively (P＜0.05).The system had 8-h endurance in case of being fully charged.Concluslon The system gains advantages in power consumption,accuracy,noise,cost,volume,weight,safety,reliability as well as easy operation and maintenance,and facilitates the ECG conditions to be mastered timely by the doctor.
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BACKGROUND: The stress distribution is different between implants and natural teeth, and the biomechanical characters of implant-natural tooth supported fixed partial dentures need to be explored.OBJECTIVE: To analyze the distributions of stress and strain on the implant interface and natural tooth ligaments by loading a vertical force to a single implant crown, natural tooth crown and a implant-natural tooth supported fixed partial denture.METHODS: Two male healthy Beagle dogs were selected, and their right mandibular first molars were exacted under general anesthesia. Three months later, a 3.3 mm×10 mm RN ITI implant was implanted into the defect region of each dog. The dogs were killed under anesthesia after another 3 months to remove the mandible. One dog was restored by a single implant and natural tooth crown, and the other was restored by the implant-natural tooth supported fixed partial dentures. The specimens were fixed to the load device after embedded with self caring acrylic resin, and the strain gauges were pasted to the cortical bone around the implant and natural tooth neck. The vertical force was loaded to the implant, natural tooth and fixed denture with 40, 60, 80,120, and 160 N.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: When the force was loaded to the implant of combined denture, the implant stress of combined denture was less than that of the single implant repair, and partial force was loaded on natural teeth; when the force was loaded to the natural tooth of combined denture, the stress to the natural tooth of combined denture was less than that of the single natural tooth repair. When the force was loaded to the natural tooth of combined denture, the stress was assumed by the whole prostheses. However, the stress was almost assumed by the implant when the force was loaded to the implant of combined denture. That is to say, it is feasible to use the implant-natural tooth supported fixed partial dentures.
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Aim To observe the protective effect of epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) on hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R) injury of cardiac myocytes and its mechanisms.Methods H9c2 cardiac myocytes were cultured in vitro and randomly divided into five groups:normal group(N group),H/R group,EGCG low dose group (L group),EGCG medium dose group (M group),and EGCG high dose group(H group).The cardiomyocyte H/R injury model was established and EGCG was pretreated.Cell survival rate was tested by CCK-8 method.The cell apoptotic rate was detected using Annexin V-FITC/PI double staining.The contents of total antioxidant capacity(T-AOC) and tumor necrosis factor α(TNF-α) in cell culture medium were tested according to the kit instructions.The protein expression of Akt and p-Akt was observed using Western blot,while the gene expressions of PI3K,Akt,caspase3 were detected by using fluorescence quantitative PCR method.Results Compared with model group,EGCG increased cell survival rate and reduced the apoptosis after H/R injury.Meanwhile,pretreatment EGCG improved the activity of T-AOC,reduced the level of TNF-α,up-regulated the expression of PI3K,Akt and p-Akt,and down-regulated the expression of caspase3.Conclusion EGCG reduces apoptosis and protects cardiac myocytes by influencing PI3K/Akt signal path
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Objective To explore the clinical significance of detection of plasma D-dimer in patients with cervical cancer,uterine cancer and ovarian cancer.Methods Total 35 cervical cancer patients,32 uterine cancer patients and 30 ovarian cancer patients were collected from Yunxiao Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Zhangzhou city and the First Hospital of Zhangzhou China Merchants Economic and Technological Development Zone from October 2013 to July 2015.The plasma D-dimer was detected and compared with cervicitis,hysteromyoma,ovarian cyst and healthy control respectively.Relativity between the level of plasma D-dimer with the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) staging was anslyzed.The diagnostic value of plasma D-dimer in cervical cancer,uterine cancer and ovarian cancer was assessed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC)curves.Results The level of plasma D-dimer in the cervical cancer group was significantly higher than that in the cervicitis group,the uterine cancer group was higher than that in the uterine leiomyoma group,and the ovarian cancer group was higher than that in the ovarian cyst group too (t=5.91 ～ 7.17,all P＜0.01).It was no significantly differentia compare with cervical cancer group,uterine cancer group and ovarian cancer group (F=0.10,P＞0.05).Plasma D-dimer level in cervicitis group,hysteromyoma group and ovarian cyst group was no significantly differentia (F=2.47,P＞0.05) but it was significantly high in cervicitis than hysteromyoma at post test (P＜0.05).Compared with healthy control group,the plasma D-dimer level was significantly rise in cervical cancer,uterine cancer,uterine cancer,cervicitis and ovarian cyst (t=2.43～7.53,P＜0.01～0.05),while no significantly differentia in hysteromyoma (t=1.04,P＞0.05).It was significantly differentia and increases as the FIGO staging in cervical cancer,uterine cancer and uterine cancer (F=15.06 ～ 19.02,all P＜0.01,r=0.625 ～ 0.855,all P＜0.01).The area under the ROC curve (AUC) of the three tumors diagnosed by D-dimer was 0.964,0.980 and 0.983,with sensitivity of 82.9 ％,90.6 ％ and 86.7 ％ respectively,and specificity of all 100％,which was of high diagnostic value.Conclusion There are hyperactivity of thrombosis and fibrinolysis in cervical cancer,uterine cancer and ovarian cancer.The plasma D-dimer levels can be used as the reference index of diagnosis and staging.
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Objective To construct a scenario database for high altitude military medical comprehensive exercises to enhance the training efficiency.Methods Related documents were used as guidelines for construction.Information technologies were used as construction support.The hierarchical model was used as a technical framework.JAVA,Linux,Oracle and Tomcat were used as development tools.Results First,the foundation of the system was elaborated regarding of guiding ideology,construction principles and standards.Second,the architectural design of the system was stated around the functional framework,technical framework and information framework.Third,the implementation of the system was outlined in terms of development tools and function modules.Conclusion The scenario database can provide standard data resources for related simulation training systems and perfect scenario support for high altitude health service training,which can contribute to the training reform and the improvement of training quality.
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Objective To develop an ECG monitoring and management system based on the smartphone platform to transmit ECG data to the doctor in daily life or working environment.Methods The system was composed of an ECG signal acquisition device and a smartphone App.The ECG signal acquisition device used MSP430F149 microcontroller as the core unit,which executed ECG signal extraction by adopting right leg drive,active filters,dual instrumentation amplifier and moving average algorithm,applied differential threshold method to accurately detecting R wave,calculated heart rate and then sent ECG data to the smartphone through Bluetooth 4.0 module.The smartphone App was developed based on cross-platform mobile development framework Cordova,and used Cordova plugins,JavaScript,HTML5 and CSS to receive the data from the acquisition device,draw and store ECG,show heart rate and remind abnormalities in heart rate as well as to transmit ECG data to the doctor through the mobile medicine App and social App.Then the doctor provided advices on prevention,treatment and etc after analyzing the received data.Results Compared with the ECG machine,the system had the relative errors of heart rate,P duration,QRS duration and QT duration being 2.7％,4.5％,4.3％ and 3.3％ respectively.All the above four parameters having significant correlations,and the correlation parameters were 0.955,0.948,0.91 and 0.834 respectively (P＜0.05).The system had 8-h endurance in case of being fully charged.Concluslon The system gains advantages in power consumption,accuracy,noise,cost,volume,weight,safety,reliability as well as easy operation and maintenance,and facilitates the ECG conditions to be mastered timely by the doctor.
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Chemical constituents in extract of Scrophulariae Radix and their metabolites in rat plasma after oral administration were identified by HPLC-LTQ-Orbitrap. Samples were separated by a Venusil MP C₁₈ column using a binary gradient elution. The information on the total ion chromatogram, the extraction chromatogram and the mass spectrogram in a negative mode were synthetically analyzed by comparing the retention time, MS and MS/MS spectra with literature data and some of reference standards to conduct a qualitative study on constituents of Radix Scrophulariae extract in vivo and in vitro. Totally 37 compounds from Scrophularia ningpoensis extract were detected including 12 iridoid glycosides, 20 phenylpropanoids and 5 unknown compounds. In vivo, harpagide, harpagoside and angoroside C were confirmed to enter into the blood in prototype forms. Besides, another 2 prototype compounds and 2 metabolites were detected in rat plasma after oral administration of S. ningpoensis extract. The results are beneficial for the determination of bioactive substances of S. ningpoensis and significant for further studies on S. ningpoensis.
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[ABSTRACT]AIM:Toobservethelong-termeffectsoftaurine,Danxuetong(Salviamiltiorrhizacombinedwith Xueshuantong ) and breviscapine on contralateral testis with unilateral testicular torsion in prepubertal rats , and to compare their protective effect on testis with ischemia reperfusion injury .METHODS: Four-week-old healthy male SD rats ( n=64) were randomly divided into 8 groups:sham operation group, saline group, single-dose and successive taurine groups, single-dose and successive Danxuetong groups , and single-dose and successive breviscapine groups .The animal model of left testicular torsion reduction (720°for 2 h) was established.After 6 weeks of surgery, the right testes and epididymides from the rats were collected immediately to detect the total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC), the activity of superoxide dis-mutase (SOD), the activity of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) and the content of malondialdehyde (MDA).The sperm de-formity, sperm viability and sperm concentration were measured , and the pathological examination of the testicular tissues was performed.RESULTS:Compared with saline group, the activity of SOD, T-AOC, sperm viability and sperm concen-tration were increased , while MDA content and sperm deformity were decreased in 3 successive groups .SOD activity and sperm viability ( except single-dose breviscapine group ) were increased , but MDA content and sperm deformity were de-creased in 3 single-dose groups .T-AOC activity and sperm concentration were increased in single-dose taurine group .The saline group showed interstitial edema and degeneration of seminiferous tubules , and the rest groups showed a significant improvement in histological morphology .CONCLUSION:The contralateral testis in prepubertal rats was damaged after u-nilateral testicular torsion , and taurine , Danxuetong and breviscapine have long-term protective effect on the tissues under ischemia-reperfusion injury .The protective effect of Danxuetong is better than breviscapine , and taurine is the best of them.The effect of single-dose group is better than the successive application .
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Aim To study the effects of Bauhinia championii flavones ( BCF ) on adjusting autophagy a-gainst myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury. Meth-ods 120 SD rats were randomly divided into control, model, 3-MA (15 mg·kg-1 ) and BCF (10, 20 mg ·kg-1) groups (n=8). 30min. ischemia, ischemia/reperfusion 1h. or 3h, while myocardial ischemia reperfusion model was established by ligating left ante-rior descending coronary artery. The contents of crea-tine kinase-MB ( CK-MB) , inducible nitric oxide syn-thase ( iNOS ) and total antioxidative capacity ( T-AOC ) in serum were determined according to the ultra-violet spectrophotometer colorimetric method. The pro-tein expression of LC3-Ⅱ, Beclin-1 and mTOR was observed by Western blot. Results Compared with model group, BCF dose-dependently improved T-AOC, decreased CK-MB and iNOS ( P < 0. 05 ) . Meanwhile, BCF down-regulated the protein expression of LC3-Ⅱand Beclin-1 , and up-regulated mTOR pro-tein expression ( P < 0. 05 ) . Compared with 3-MA group, BCF reduced the contents of CK-MB and iN-OS, increased the level of T-AOC. It raised LC3-Ⅱand Beclin-1 protein expression at 30min. of ischemia, and then declined the protein expression of LC3-Ⅱand Beclin-1 . BCF descended the protein expression of mTOR all over the time ( P <0. 05 ) . Conclusion Autophagy occurs in ischemia then improves in ische-mia/reperfusion period. BCF could promote the occur-ring of autophagy at 30min. of ischemia in the short term and inhibit the excessive expression of autophagy with the increase of time in reperfusion period. BCF pretreatment reduce myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury may by promoting the occurrence of autophagy during ischemia period and inhibit them in reperfusion.
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BACKGROUND:White spot lesions caused by enamel demineralization are a common side effect of orthodontic treatment. Resin infiltration treatment for white spot lesions has obtained favorable effects, but there is no report on the difference between resin infiltration and fluoride varnish treatment for post-orthodontic white spot lesions. OBJECTIVE:To compare the efficiency of resin infiltration and fluride varnish for treatment of post-orthodontic white spot lesions. METHODS:Twenty-nine patients with post-orthodontic white spot lesions were randomly divided into two groups:one group accepted the resin infiltration treatment and the other group accepted fluoride varnish treatment. Frontal intraoral photos before treatment and 6 months after treatment were col ected for study. The difference in efficiency of resin infiltration and fluride varnish for treatment of post-orthodontic white spot lesion was analyzed and evaluated by both dentists and College students who were not engaged in oral medicine. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Except one patient treated with fluride varnish, al the patients completed the referral on schedule. There was significant improvement in the two groups after treatment (P<0.05). Resin infiltration treatment was better than fluoride varnish treatment in post-orthodontic white spot lesions. Thus, resin infiltration that requires fewer referrals and has better effects is an ideal therapy for post-orthodontic white spot lesions.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>Using simple and efficient DNA sequencing method to determine the haplotypes derived from 4G/5G and G/A polymorphisms in promoter of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) gene and trying to associate those haplotypes with coronary artery disease(CAD).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The frequencies and genotype distribution of the two PAI-1 gene variants in 93 CAD patients and 145 control subjects were determined via denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC) method. The heterozygotes for both polymorphism sites were directly sequenced to define the haplotypes based on the principle that heterozygotes of 4G/5G genotype were one guanine deletion and therefore one base shift from this site in sequencing graph results in particular wave pattern on -844G/A site.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Only A-4G and G-5G haplotypes were detected in carriers heterozygous for both -6754G/5G and -844G/A polymorphisms sites though there are G-4G and A-5G haplotypes in carriers homozygous for both sites. No significant differences in haplotypes distribution were seen between CAD patients and control subjects.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The DNA sequencing is objective and correct in determining haplotypes derived from two polymorphisms with distance less than about 400 bp apart and with one insertion/deletion polymorphism. And the haplotypes derived from -675 4G/5G and -844G/A polymorphisms are not associated with pathogenosis of CAD.</p>
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Aim To observe the protective effects of two flavone morphons on hypoxia/reoxygenation(H/R) injury in myocardial cells and explore the mechanisms.Methods The hypoxia/reoxygenation injury model of cultured neonatal rat cardiomyocytes was developed. The cell morphology,the spontaneous beating,the survival rate,the content of LDH,NOS,T-SOD,MDA and the activity of Na+,K+-ATP,Ca2+,Mg2+-ATP enzyme were determined in the cultured neonatal rat cardiomyocytes injuried by H/R.Results Compared with the model,preconditioning by two flavone morphons enhanced the spontaneous beating and the survival rate. Meanwhile,it increased the activity of T-SOD,Na+,K+-ATP,Ca2+,Mg2+-ATP enzyme and decreased the release of LDH,NOS,MDA(P
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Aim To study the protective effects of Xinnaoshenkang (XNSK) against focal cerebral injury caused by ischmia-reperfusion in rats and its mechanism. Methods The focal brain ischmia-reperfusion model in rats was made through by using an intraluminal monofilament to occlude the middle cerebral artery for 1.5 h and then reperfusing for 24h.Spectrophotometric assay was used to measure the contents of malondial-dehyde (MDA), lactic acid (LA),superoxide dismutase(SOD), reactive oxygen species(ROS), nitricoxide synthase(NOS) and several ATPase in cerebral cortex homogenates from rats. The effects on platelet aggregation were also observed. Results Compared with model and positive control groups,88,175,350 mg?kg-1 XNSK groups were found having significant inhibition of cerebral infarction,MDA,LA,ROS,NOS,platelet aggregation and significant increase of the activity of SOD,ATPase. Conclusion XNSK has protective effects against focal cerebral injury caused by ischmia-reperfusion in rats.
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OBJECTIVE:To study the protection of XNSK on renal ischemical reperfusion injury model rats.METHODS:A total of60rats were randomized into sham operation group(without occlusion of renal arteries of both kidneys and admin?istered with0.1%dimethyl sulfoxide normal saline),control group(0.1%dimethyl sulfoxide normal saline),positive control group(administered with Shenfukang capsules)and XNSK(high,medium and low dose subgroups)group.Levels of serum creatinine(Scr),urea nitrogen(BUN)and malonaldehyde(MDA)in renal tissue,hemocuprein(SOD),active oxygen(ROS)and nitrogen monoxidum(NO)were determined respectively meanwhile the pathomorphology changes of tissues were observed.RESULTS:As compared with the control group,levels of Scr,BUN,MDA,ROS and NO in all the3(high,medium and low doses)XNSK subgroups(which were administered with drugs for7days before operation and undergone reperfusion once after operation)had a reduction while SOD level had an increase.And there was a mitigated pathomorphology change in nephridial tissues(P
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AIM: To explore the significance of measuring urinary complement C5b-9 complex in various types of immune complex (IC) nephritis models of rats. METHODS: The four models of rats, namely, passive Heymann nephritis (PHN), anti-thymocyte serum nephritis(ATSN), anti-glomerular basement membrane nephritis (AGBMN) and chronic serum disease nephritis (CSDN) were reproduced. Then, the contents of complement C5b-9 complex in plasma and urine of the rats were detected with sandwich ELISA. And the deposits of C5b-9 complex in glomeruli of the rats were examined by ABC immunohistochemistry staining. RESULTS: The contents of rat plasma C5b-9 were elevated and deposits of C5b-9 in glomeruli could be detected in the four model rats. But the increased urinary excretion of C5b-9 was observed only in PHN rats. Moreover, the time of urinary C5b-9 complex excretion was earlier than that of urinary protein in the rats with PHN. CONCLUSION: Urinary C5b-9 complex excretion could be taken as one of several sensitive immunologic parameters in diagnosing of PHN and in distinguishing PHN from other type of nephritis.