Objective To deliver an exogenous therapeutic gene—hTGF ?1 to rabbit lumbar intervertebral disc in vivo by adenovirus vector and observe the expression of the exogenous therapeutic gene. Methods 20?l of 0 01?mol/L PBS, with or without adenovirus (6?10 6pfu) carrying TGF ?1 gene (Ad/CMV hTGF ?1) which were constructed by our laboratory, was injected directly into nucleus pulposus tissues of lumber discs of mature New Zealand white rabbits. Immunohistochemical staining for human transforming growth factor ?1 was performed on the rabbit disc tissues in different periods after operation. A half quantitation for immunohistochemical staining was performed by VIDAS analysis system. Results Discs injected with Ad/CMV hTGF ?1 exhibited extensive and intense positive immunohistochemical staining for transforming growth factor ?1 from 1 week to 12 weeks after operation, and positive pellets in nucleus pulposus cells in 4th day group, while the control groups(intact group and PBS group) showed negative or weakly positive immunohistochemical staining. The OPTDM was significantly increased in the discs injected with Ad/CMV hTGF?1 compared to the contact discs or the discs injected with only PBS( P

Objective To summarize the nursing experience of patients with artificial airway in intensive care unit(ICU).Methods 126 patients with artificial airway in ICU were collected,by using the digital table method,the patients were randomly divided into observation group(69 cases)and control group(57 cases).The control group was only given traditional nursing method,the observation group was given cluster nursing.The hospital time,indwelling time,unplanned extubation,ventilator associated pneumonia and the patients' satisfaction were assessed.Results After treatment,the hospital time,indwelling time,unplanned extubation,ventilator associated pneumonia of the observation group were(7.47±1.35)days,(4.16±0.89)days,four cases(5.80%),six cases(8.70%),respectively,which of the control group were(14.06±2.39)days,(9.64±2.34)days,nine cases(15.79%),fifteen cases(26.32%),respectivelywhich was lower than those of the control group [(14.06±2.39)days,(9.64±2.34)days,nine cases(15.79%),fifteen cases(26.32%)].The hospital time,indwelling time,the incidence rate of unplanned extubation and ventilator associated pneumonia of the observation group were shorter or lower than those of the control group(t=4.785,5.312,x2=4.991,5.471,all P<0.05).The satisfaction of the observation group was higher than that of the control group,the difference between the two groups was statistically significant(P<0.05).Conclusion Cluster nursing can significantly reduce the length of stay in hospital,extubation time,and reduce the incidence of accidental extubation and ventilator associated pneumonia.At the same time,psychological nursing can improve the satisfaction of patients and promote the recovery of patients.

Objective We reported 16 eosinophilic fasciitis (EF) patients with eosinophilic fasciitis and performed a systematic review of the literature to improve the disease awareness.Methods The clinical course of 16 patients with eosinophilic fasciitis at the Peking Union Medical College Hospital were described,inclu-ding demographic data,clinical manifest-ations,laboratory tests,pathology and treatment.Results The mean age at diagnosis was (47±8) years,with 13 female and 3 male patients.Three cases had exertion or strenuous sports before the onset of EF.Positive ANA was noted in 6 of 12,positive RF was noted in 3 of 10,hyper-gammaglobulinemia was noted in 6 of 7,elevated IgG was noted in 8 of 13,peripheral blood eosinophilia was noted in 10 of 16,while thrombocytopenia was found in one patient.Conclusion Based on this and other reported cases in the literature,EF may be a kind of autoimmune disease.Genetic influence and environ-mental factors are involved in the development of this disease.Systemic involvement is rare.In general,corticosteroids and immunosuppressive are effective in EF.

Objective To investigate the changes of T lymphocyte subsets of severe acute respiratory syndrome(SARS) patients during acute phase and recovery stage and study its clinical significance in early diagnosis of SARS.Methods T lymphocyte subsets of 40 patients of SARS and 22 cases of SARS recovery stage were detected by flow cytometry.Results Compared with normal group, T lymphocyte, Th and Ts cell counts of SARS patients decreased obviously( P =0.013, P 0.05). Conclusion The cellular immunity of SARS patients were badly damaged during acute phase. Their T lymphocyte, Th and Ts cell counts decreased obviously. This could be a guideline of early diagnosis of SARS. The counts of T lymphocyte subsets of SARS patients can return to normal after they were cured.

Objective We characterized the clinical features of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease(sCJD)in or?der to diagnose it at the early stage. Methods Seventeen patients with sCJD were enrolled in the study. The clinical data, symptoms at the early stage, result of auxiliary examinations and survival time were analyzed. Results The ratio of male to female was 1:1.83 and the average age of onset was 60 ± 8.8 years old. Most of them presented with walking unstable (82.4%)and hypomnesia (64.7%) as the initial symptom. The occurrence rate was 82.4%, 76.5%and 58.8%for myoclo?nus, colored-ribbon-shaped high signals in cerebral cortex and high signals in basal ganglia of MRI. Periodic synchro?nous discharge (PSD) of electroencephalography(EEG) was seen in 82.4% cases, while cerebrospinal fluid analysis re?vealed positive results for 14-3-3 protein in 70%cases. Twelve patients had been dead in our study. The median surviv?al time was 12±7.7 months. Conclusions sCJD is more frequently occurred in mid-aged and older without specific symp?toms in early stage and positive rate of high signals in cerebral cortex of MRI and PSD of EEG is high.

Objective To study the changes of lipid levels and body weight during the treatment of bipolar disorder by lithium carbonate combined with olanzapine or lithium. Methods Lipid and body weight was measured in forty-six patients with bipolar disorder in the first six months (treated by lithium carbonate combined with olanzapine) and in the second six months (treated by lithium only). Then the results were compared with the data before the treatment. Results When the first six months was over,the levels of the total cholesterol, triglyceride and apolipoprotein B increased(P＜ 0.05 ) ,and when the second six months was over,the levels of the total cholesterol,triglyceride,low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C),and apolipoprotein B increased Significantly (P ＜ 0.05 ). The levels of the total cholesterol, triglyceride, LDL-C were more than the normal level,but apolipoprotein B didn't exceed the normal level. When the first six months was over, the body weight was higher than that before treatment [ (68.70 ± 8.35 ) kg vs. (64.85 ±7.52 ) kg, P ＜ 0.05 ]. When the second six months was over, the body weight [ (71.72 ± 7.96 ) kg ] was higher than that at the end of the first six months (P ＜ 0.05 ). Gender difference showed non-statistical significance.Conclusions The lipid levels and body weight will both increase whether treated with lithium carbonate combined with olanzapine or with lithium only. The lipid level changes apparently in treatment with lithium separately, and the risk of coronary heart disease will increase.

OBJECTIVE:To discuss the general pattern and the characteristics of macrolides-induced anaphylactic shocks. METHODS:The original articles of 78 macrolides-induced anaphylactic shocks cases reported in Chinese medical science journals during the period from 1985 to 2009 were retrieved from CNKI literature base,and a related database was established for statistical analysis. RESULTS:Seven kinds of macrolides involved in the anaphylactic shocks,with azithromycin,erythromycin and kitasamycin respectively dominated the first 3 places. The anaphylactic shocks were predominantly induced by intravenous drip infusion(88.46%). Of all the 78 cases,4 cases were dead. CONCLUSION:Great attention should be paid to the macrolides-induced anaphylactic shocks in clinical practice to ensure medication safety.

Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of oral prednisone in patients with relapsing neuromyeli?tis optica. Methods Seventeen patients with relapsing neuromyelitis optica receiving long-term oral prednisone had been followed. The Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) and annualized relapse rates were used to evaluate curative effect. Results During long-term oral prednisone treatment, patients had a significant reduction in the EDSS [(3.09 ± 0.85) vs. (4.06 ± 0.80), P<0.05] and the median annualized relapse rate was significant reduced [(0.34 ± 0.31) vs. (1.51 ± 0.57), P<0.005]. But the effect of different dosage of prednisone on annualized relapse rates was not different. No severe adverse re?actions were observed. Conclusions Treatment with long-term oral prednisone in patients with NMO significantly reduces relapse rates, improves neurological function and the treatment was well-tolerated.

Objective To study the mechanism of some vegetables inhibiting human platelet aggregation function.Methods Some vegetable juice was mixed(tomato juice as positive control)with platelet-rich plasma(PRP),and maximum ratio of platelet aggregation was measured after induction by agonists on the aggregometer.The expression levels of platelet activation marker were detected,including fibrinogen receptor(Fib-R),P-selectin(CD62P),and the combination amount of fibrinogen on the surface of platelet by flow cytometry to validate the inhibitory effect of platelet aggregation by animal tests.Ordinary white rabbits were randomly divided into five groups,each group was fed with saline,cooked tomato juice,blanched garlic leaves juice,Chinese cabbage juice or spinach juice,respectively.And the maximum ratio of rabbit platelet aggregation in different time were observed.Results Cooked vegetable juice couldn't inhibit human platelet aggregation induced by AA,but blanched garlic leaves juice,Chinese cabbage juice and spinach juice could inhibit human platelet aggregation obviously induced by ADP.collagen or epinephrine.The inhibition intensity of platelet aggregation increased markedly along with the increase of the concentration of the cooked vegetables juice.Cooked juice of blanched garlic leaves,Chinese cabbage,spinach could not inhibit the expression of Fib-R and CD62P,Whereas they were able to significantly decrease the amount of Fib-R and fibrinogen binding. ADP-induced rabbit platelet aggregation ratios in the group fed with cooked juice of blanched garlic leaves,Chinese cabbage or spinach were significantly lower than control group after 3,5,8 weeks,respectively.The inhibition ratios of the platelet aggregation in cooked Chinese cabbage juice group were 45.7%,53.6%,48.5% after 3,5,8 weeks,respectively.Cooked juice of blanched garlic leaves group were 10.7%,66.7%,46.3%,respectively. Cooked spinach juice group were 8.7%,21.0%,42.6%,respectively.The collagen-induced rabbit platelet aggregation ratios in the groups fed with cooked juice of blanched garlic leaves or Chinese cabbage were significantly lower than control group after 5 and 8 weeks respectively. The inhibition ratios of the platelet aggregation in cooked Chinese cabbage juice group were 54.9%,56.3%after 5 and 8 weeks,respectively. Cooked juice of blanched garlic leaves group were 28.4%and 86.7%,respectively. Cooked tomato juice could not inhibit rabbit platelet aggregation in 8 weeks. Conclusions After induced by ADP or collagen,cooked juice of blanched garlic leaves,Chinese cabbage and spinach could significantly decrease the amount of Fib-R and fibrinogen binding,and inhibit platelet aggregation function significantly.It may have potential application of therapy or prlevention of thrombotic diseases.