Cerebral infarction presenting with bilateral sudden deafness as the primary symptom: a case report.

The current case report presents a rare occurrence of cerebral infarction with bilateral sudden deafness as the primary symptom. The patient was a 59-year-old man with hypertension who tested positive for new coronary antibodies and had a long history of smoking and alcohol consumption. Despite receiving treatment for sudden deafness, the patient's condition rapidly deteriorated and he was diagnosed with basilar artery occlusion and stenosis.

Cocoonase Inhibitor Separation, Purification, and Inhibitory Effect on the Proliferation of SMCC-7721 HeLa-Derived Cells.

The present study was to isolate and purify cocoonase inhibitor (BBCI) and to evaluate its inhibitory effect on the proliferation of SMCC-7721 cells. BBCI was purified from the crude proteins of using affinity chromatography with cocoonase as the ligand, its -terminal amino acid sequence was determined using the Edman degradation method, and its inhibiting activity on SMCC-7721 cell proliferation was detected in vitro using the MTT method and in vivo in tumor-bearing nude mice. The purified BBCI presented as a single band in SDS-PAGE, the molecular weight determined by time-of-flight mass spectrometry was 13,973.

[Research on medical speciality of traditional Chinese medicines using dot-immunoblotting method based on polyclonal antibody prepared from traditional Chinese medicines with hot/cold nature].

Objective: To research on the substantial foundation of the medical speciality of Chinese traditional medicines from immunogenicity.

Method: Control antigen with hot nature was prepared from the mixture of the aqueous extracts of three Chinese traditional medicines with three typical hot nature of Alpinia officinarum, Cinnamomum cassia and Curculigo orchioides, while that with cold nature prepared with Rheum palmatum, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Coptis chinensis, and polyclonal antibody was prepared by immunizing rabbit with control antigen. Dot blotting was performed between the polyclonal antibody of control antigen and the aqueous extracts of nine Chinese traditional medicines on a piece of PVDF membrane, and the blotting signals were analyzed by the software of Quantity One.

[Investigation and management of wound on head and neck from the disaster area in Wenchuan earthquake].

Objective: To investigate and analyze the wounded's state of ear, nose, throat, neck and head injury in Wenchuan earthquake.

Methods: The 206 wounded cases, who was treated in No. 452 Hospital of People's Liberation Army, were investigated specially with emphasis on injury cause, severity and treatment.

[Specific inhibition of Raf-1 gene expression in HNE1 by RNA interference].

Objective: To silence the expression of Raf-1 gene in HNE1 cells using vector-based RNA interference (RNAi) technique.

Methods: The vector containing the human U6 promoter was used for targeted gene silencing when a dsDNA oligonucleotide encoding an appropriate shRNA was ligated into the vector, and 67nt oligonucleotide fragment was inserted into the downstream of the U6 promoter. Plasmids containing different Raf-1 target sequences [ (1) pshuttle-Raf-1-a( 225), (2) pshattle-Raf-1-b ( 358) and (3) pshuttle-Raf-1-c(474)], were transfected into HNE1 cells.

Longitudinal residual strain and stress-strain relationship in rat small intestine.

Background: To obtain a more detailed description of the stress-free state of the intestinal wall, longitudinal residual strain measurements are needed. Furthermore, data on longitudinal stress-strain relations in visceral organs are scarce. The present study aims to investigate the longitudinal residual strain and the longitudinal stress-strain relationship in the rat small intestine.

Time-dependent viscoelastic properties along rat small intestine.

Aim: To measure the time-dependent (viscoelastic) behavior in the change of the small intestinal opening angle and to test how well the behavior could be described by the Kelvin model for a standard linear solid.

Methods: Segments from the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum were harvested from 10 female Wistar rats and the luminal diameter, wall thickness, and opening angle over time (theta(t)) were measured from rings cut from these segments.

Results: Morphometric variations were found along the small intestine with an increase in luminal area and a decrease in wall thickness from the duodenum to the ileum.

Morphology and stress-strain properties along the small intestine in the rat.

The stress-strain relationship is determined by the inherent mechanical properties of the intestinal wall, the geometric configurations, the loading conditions and the zero-stress state of the segment. The purpose of this project was to provide morphometric and biomechanical data for rat duodenum, jejunum and ileum. The circumferential strains were referenced to the zero-stress state.

Morphometric and biomechanical intestinal remodeling induced by fasting in rats.

The function of the small intestine is mechanical to a large degree. To understand the function it is necessary to know how the mechanical stresses and strains can be computed. Nutrition plays an important role in the maintenance of normal gut structure and function.