Effect of Xuebijing injection on myocardium during cardiopulmonary bypass: A prospective, randomized, double blind trial.

Background: Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is an essential procedure for maintaining the blood supply to vital organs in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. However, perioperative cardiac injury related to CPB remains a severe complication in these patients. Cardiac protection is important for patients undergoing CPB.

Ac2-26 Alleviates Brain Injury after Cardiac Arrest and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Rats via the eNOS Pathway.

Background: Brain injury is the leading cause of death following cardiac arrest (CA) and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Ac2-26 and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) have been shown to reduce neuroinflammation. This study is aimed at determining the mechanism by which Ac2-26 protects against inflammation during brain injury following CA and CPR.

The combination of transversus abdominis plane block and rectus sheath block reduced postoperative pain after splenectomy: a randomized trial.

Background: Splenectomy performed with a curved incision results in severe postoperative pain. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of transversus abdominis plane block and rectus sheath block on postoperative pain relief and recovery.

Methods: A total of 150 patients were randomized into the control (C), levobupivacaine (L) and levobupivacaine/morphine (LM) groups.

Ac2-26 ameliorates lung ischemia-reperfusion injury via the eNOS pathway.

Background: Lung ischemia-reperfusion injury (LIRI) is a major complication after lung transplantation. Annexin A1 (AnxA1) ameliorates inflammation in various injured organs. This study aimed to determine the effects and mechanism of AnxA1 on LIRI after lung transplantation.

Endothelial Colony-forming Cells Attenuate Ventilator-induced Lung Injury in Rats with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.

Background: Mechanical ventilation (MV) can cause ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI).

Aim Of The Study: This study investigated whether endothelial colony-forming cells (ECFC) could inhibit VILI in a rat model of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

Methods: Male Wistar rats received the femoral artery and venous cannulation (sham group) or were injected intravenously with 500 μg/kg lipopolysaccharide to induce ARDS.

[Combined external radiotherapy and 125I-particle implantation for treatment of head and neck cancers].

Objective: To evaluate the relative incidence of local control and toxicity in patients with head and neck cancers who underwent external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) plus (125)I seeds implantation.

Methods: Ten patients diagnosed as head and neck cancers at the department of oral and maxillofacial surgery of Peking University School of Stomatology during the period of February 2008 to July 2010 were collected. The histologic types included squamous cell carcinoma in 8 patients, poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma of salivary gland in 2 patients.

[Catalytic removal of NO on modified precious catalyst].

The streams of waste gases containing NO from industries would cause seriously pollution on the environment if they are directly discharged without further purification. The property of removal of NO from the waste gas at lower temperature performed on platinum catalyst by reduction with NH3 was investigated. Experimental study showed that the precious catalyst, platinum, had good activity at low temperature and high selectivity of catalytic removal of NO from the waste gas by ammonia.