Select 106 pregnant women with threatened preterm labor between 28 and 37 weeks of gestation. They have been treated continually by the preventing preterm labor therapy including antibiotics and magnesium sulfate. Cervicovaginal fetal fibronectin (fFN) and C-reactive protein (CRP) in serum were detected before treatment and after 3-day and 7-day treatment respectively. 100 normal pregnant women were included as control group. (1) The fFN and CRP had significant differences between study group and control group (P<0.05). (2) The fFN and CPR were different compared in the treatment period (P<0.05). Fetal fibronectin and CRP can be used can be used in therapeutic effect evaluation of threatened preterm labor.
C-Reactive Protein ; analysis ; Female ; Fibronectins ; blood ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Obstetric Labor, Premature ; diagnosis ; prevention & control ; Pregnancy

Pathological changes of Kupffer cells in number and ultrastructure were studied by means of colloidal carbon uptake, endogenous peroxidase cytochemistry, quantitative histology and ultrastructural stereologic morphometry at various time intervals (3,7,14,21,and 28 d) after common bile duct ligation. Kupffer cell phagocytic function and serum fibronectin opsonic activity were measured. The results show the morphological changes of Kupffer cells coinciding with their functional alterations. Alteration of Kupffer cell phagocytic function is mainly due to the changes of number and cellular activity of Kupffer cells.

Objective To explore the relationship between serum hs -CRP,IL -17 levels and senium type 2 diabetic macrovascular complications and its clinical significance.Methods The serum levels of hs -CRP and IL-17 were measured with immunoturbidimetry and ELISA respectively in 80 cases of type 2 diabetic patients with macrovascular complications,80 cases of the absence of any major vascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes and 80 healthy subjects as the control.Results The serum hs -CRP and IL -17 levels of senium type 2 diabetic Patients with macrovascular complications were significantly higher than those of patients without macrovascular complication and healthy control group(t =19.18,23.14,all P <0.01);And serum hs -CRP and IL -17 levels of seniumtype 2 diabetic patients without macrovascular complications were also significantly higher than those of the healthy control group (t =23.64,19.97,all P <0.05 );While serum hs -CRP and IL -17 levels in different subgroup of type 2 diabetic patients with macrovascular complications were no significantly statistical significance(F =1.08,1.49,all P >0.05);In patients of type 2 diabetic Patients with macrovascular complications,hs -CRP was positively correlated with serum IL -17(r =0.712,P <0.05).Conclusion Hs -CRP and IL -17might be involved in the process of inflammatory response to diabetic macroangiopathy,and may have important role in the pathogenesis of senium type 2 diabetic patients with macrovascular complications.Detemination of hs -CRP and IL -17 levels in type 2 diabetic patients may be useful for early detecting diabetic macrovascular complications and serve as the index in monitoring the state of diabetic macrovascular complications.

Objective: To study the lung tissue TLR4 expression and airway hyperresponsiveness(AHR) in the mice infected by respiratory syncytial virus(RSV).Methods:16 clean,6 weeks old BALB/c mice were divided into two groups equally(RSV group and control).One week after RSV infection,AHR was detected by inhaling the increased concentration of methacholine,TLR4 mRNA expression was measured by RT-PCR methods,and the correlation between AHR and TLR4 expression was also analyzed.Results:An important difference was detected in two groups' airway resistance when the inhaled concentration of methacholine was 3.2g/L(P

Objective To study the clinical values of neuron-specific enolase(NSE) as serum tumor marker in lung cancer.Methods The serum NSE levels in 96 patients with lung cancer,60 patients with begnign pulmonary disease and 60 healthy controls were measured by using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.Results The levels of NSE in serum in patients with lung cancer was significantly higher than those in healthy subjects and patients with begnign lung disease(P0.05).The effective rate of chemotherapy were 87.10%,40.00% and 66.67%, 33.33% in patients with SCLC and NSCLC,respective for NSE positive and negative ones(P

Objective To study the treatment of postoperative pancreatic fistula. Methods The study (retrospectively) reviewed the management of 20 patients with pancreatic fistula. Fifteen patients were treated (conservatively), and 5 patients were treated surgically. Results All of the patients treated conservatively or by (surgery) were cured,and the results were satisfactory. Conclusions The majority of pancreatic fistulas can be cured with conservative management. If the fistula communicates with the main pancreatic duct or fails to heal after 5 months of conservative therapy, operation is necessary.Pancreatic fistulojejunostomy is a simple, safe and effective method.

Objective To discuss the clinical effect of sublingual misoprostol on planned delivery with full-term pregnancy and influence on outcomes of pregnancy and newborns.Methods Ninety-six puerpera with cervical bishop score ≤ 4 were randomly divided into the control group(n =48) and research group (n =48).The patients of the control group were given oxytocin therapy while the research group were given sublingual misoprostol.The promoting effect of cervical maturity,induced abortion effects,outcomes of pregnancy and newborns between the two groups were compared.Results The total effective rate of cervical maturity of research group was obviously higher than that of control group,the differences were statistically significant (91.7％ (44/48) vs 66.7％ (32/48),x2=7.834,P =0.015).The total effective rate of induced abortion effects of research group was obviously higher than that of control group,the differences were statistically significant (93.8％ (45/48) vs 54.2％ (26/48),x2=9.653,P=0.004).The postpartum hemorrhage((183.6±24.2) ml vs.(216.5±32.6) ml,t=6.748),total stageoflabor((7.6±1.3) h vs.(11.3±2.5) h,t=6.636) and cesarean section rate(31.3％ vs.47.9％,x2 =5.637) of research group was obviously lower than that of control group,the differences were statistically significant (P＜0.05).Two groups of newborns and the incidence of neonatal asphyxia,amniotic fluid pollution had no statistically significant difference(P＞0.05).Conclusion The clinical effect of sublingual misoprostol on.planned delivery with full-term pregnancy is obvious and causes little influence on outcomes of pregnancy and newborns.It is safe and effective to be applied on planned delivery and worth popularization and application.

Objective To study the efficacy of arsenic trioxide (ATO) combined all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) in primary acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) patients. Methods 98 patients with newly diagnosed APL were randomly divided into control (48 cases) and treatment group (50 cases). Control group received conventional ATRA+DA dual induction regimen and the treatment group received ATRA 25 mg·m-2·d-1, and ATO 0.15 mg·kg-1·d-1 beginning from 10 days later after administration of ATRA. After complete remission (CR), ATO and ATRA treatment were received. CR rate for consolidation, time of reaching clinical and molecular remission and 5-year disease-free survival were observed. Results CR rates were 89.6 % (43/48) and 90.0 % (45/50) in control group and treatment group, respectively, and the time of obtaining CR was (30.0±5.1) and (28.1 ±4.4) days, respectively. CR rates (x2 =-0.068, P =0.946) and time of reaching CR (t =1.757, P =0.083) in two groups showed no significant difference. In patients obtaining CR, 3 patients relapsed in 276, 385 and 394 days after CR, respectively. PML-RARα fusion gene was positive at diagnosis in all patients. The rate of negative of fusion gene at CR in control and treatment group was 25.0 % (5/20) and 29.4 % (5/17), respectively. The rate of negative of fusion gene after consolidation in control and treatment group was 92.5 % (37/40) and 97.6 % (41/42), respectively. 5-year disease-free survival rates of the control and treatment group was (85.3±5.9) % and (87.6±5.6) %, respectively. The difference was not statistically significant (x2 =0.232, P =0.630). Conclusion The regimen of ATO combined ATRA is effective in treating newly diagnosed APL patients, and can be used as an alternative regimen.

Epidemiological studies have shown that the incidence of patent foramen ovale (PFO) in patients with cryptogenic stroke is significantly higher than general population.The close association between cryptogenic stroke and PFO supports the hypothesis that paradoxical embolism is a cause of stroke.However,the detection of PFO alone does not establish the diagnosis of paradoxical embolism in patients with cryptogenic stroke. The risk of ischemic stroke will increase significantly when PFO and other factors coexist.Some studies tave shown that there is significant difference between the MRI lesion patterns in patients with cryptogenic stroke and PFO in those without cryptogenic stroke,particularly in multiple ischemic lesions.Therefore,it does not support the theory of paradoxical embolism as a cause of stroke in patients with PFO.The PFO detection methods include transthoracic echocardiography,transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and transcranial Doppler (TCD).TCD and TEE have a good consistency.Accordingly,TCD should be recommended as a simple,noninvasive,and reliable technique,while TEE should be only restricted to the selected patients.The treatment options of PFO include antiplatelet drugs,anticoagulant drugs,percutaneous vascular closure,and thoracotomy.Percutaneous vascular closure should only be considered the recurrent events during the medical treatment,the contraindications of medical treatment,and PFO with some anatomical high risks for patients with cryptogenic stroke with PFO before the completion of several large randomized controlled trials.

Renying and cunkou pulse diagnostic methods have been recorded in Neijing Unternal Classic) and Maijing (Pulse Classic) and these two pulse diagnostic methods are very different. Through the analysis and inference on the relevant statements in Internal Classic and Pulse Classic, as well as those of medical scholars in later generations, it is discovered that the pulse of excess type, the pulse of deficiency type, the tense pulse, the regular missed-beat pulse, etc. could be detected and be used to judge the disorders of meridians and zangfu organs by the comparison between the pulse of excess type and the pulse of deficiency type with renying and cunkou pulse diagnostic methods recorded in Internal Classic. The substance of renying and cunkou pulse diagnostic methods in Pulse Classic is consistent with the methods in later generations, meaning that they can be applied to judge the disorders of meridians and zangfu organs through detecting the excess or the deficiency in every region of cun, guan and chi.
China ; Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures ; history ; instrumentation ; Heart Rate ; History, Ancient ; Humans ; Medicine in Literature ; Meridians