The protective effects of rutaecarpine on acute pancreatitis.

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is the acute inflammation of the pancreas. The morbidity of AP has increased in recent years. Certain patients eventually develop severe AP (SAP), which rapidly progresses to multiple organ dysfunction; the incidence of this occurring in patients with AP is 20-30%.

Flexural toughness of steel fiber reinforced high performance concrete containing nano-SiO2 and fly ash.

This paper aims to clarify the effect of steel fiber on the flexural toughness of the high performance concrete containing fly ash and nano-SiO2. The flexural toughness was evaluated by two methods, which are based on ASTM C1018 and DBV-1998, respectively. By means of three-point bending method, the flexural toughness indices, variation coefficients of bearing capacity, deformation energy, and equivalent flexural strength of the specimen were measured, respectively, and the relational curves between the vertical load and the midspan deflection (P(V)-δ) were obtained.

Exogenous bone morphogenetic protein-7 reduces hepatic fibrosis in Schistosoma japonicum-infected mice via transforming growth factor-β/Smad signaling.

Aim: To investigate the antifibrotic effects of bone morphogenetic protein-7 (BMP-7) on Schistosoma japonicum (S. japonicum)-induced hepatic fibrosis in BALB/C mice.

Methods: Sixty BALB/C mice were randomly divided into three groups, including a control group (group A, n = 20), model group (group B, n = 20) and BMP-7 treated group (group C, n = 20).

[Determination of histatins 5 in salivary by reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography method with ultraviolet detection].

Objective: The determination method of histatins 5 in human saliva with reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was developed.

Methods: Salivary samples were collected and diluted with phosphate buffer (pH 2.5).

[Herpes associated erythema multiforme: a case report].

Herpes associated erythema multiforme (HAEM) is an acute exudative dermatic and mucosal disease caused by infecting herpes simplex virus. It has recurrence and idiorestriction, characterized by increasing of CD4+T leukomonocyte. This article reports a case of herpes associated erythema multiforme, and by way of reviewing relevant literature, discusses the possible mechanism, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of HAEM.

[Properties of the stimulated emission in the ZnO thin film].

ZnO thin film is a promising material for short-wave laser and LED etc, due to its high excition binding energy, intense stimulated emission, low lasing threshold, and high working temperature. ZnO thin films were prepared by laser molecular beam epitaxy (L-MBE) in our work. At room-temperature we reported the measurements of absorption spectra and emission spectra of ZnO thin films excited by various optical pumping intensities.