Objective: To estimate the biological characteristics of HA gradient coating in vivo.Method:We inserted coated and uncoated implants in bilateral femur of loading area in dogs.Result:Histological findings demonstrated that HA coated implants bind the host bone tightly and the amount and velocity of the new bone formation are more than the uncoated implants.The mean interface shear strength between HA gradient coated implants were greater than those of uncoated implants (p<0.01).Conclusion:The results of this study confirms that HA gradient coatings can has its practical value in orthopeadics fields.

Coats disease,known as the outer exudative retinopathy,is a kind of disease characterized by retinal capillaries expansion and microvascular abnormalities,often accompanied by retinal or subretinal exudation and lipids exudative retinal detachment.Neovascular glaucoma and ocular atrophy often occur in the late time.Coats disease is significant diversity in clinical presentation and morphology.For nearly a century,with the development of understanding of the disease,vireoretinal specialists have a new view on diagnosis and treatment of it.This article reviews the recent progress in the diagnosis and treatment of Coats disease.

Four cases of pituitary acromegalic cardiomyopathy were reported and relative literature was reviewed in this article.Four patients were all males aged 45-63 y.The patients were diagnosed as pituitary adenoma,then NYHA grade Ⅲ-Ⅳ heart failure developed.One patient had both acromegaly and coronary heart disease,and all patients had arrhythmia attacks.The growth hormone levels were not under control in 3 patients,and for the remaining patient with normalized growth hormone the end-stage heart failure also developed.The onset of pituitary acromegalic cardiomyopathy is hidden; when the disease progresses to advanced heart failure,the prognosis would be poor in most cases.So early diagnosis and timely treatment is of great importance in acromegalic cardiomyopathy.

In recent years,Wnt/?-catenin signaling has been identified as a key player in embryogenesis and human diseases.Canonical Wnt signaling pathway is controlled by a variety of classic molecules like Wnt,?-catenin,Axin,APC,GSK-3? and CK1,which interact and coordinate to regulate the expressions of cell signaling molecules.The latest evidences suggest that some components of the Wnt/?-catenin signaling,like APC,GSK-3?,CK1,Dkk2 and WISE,play dual roles different from what they have been thought previously.Here we reviewed some recent discoveries on the canonical Wnt/?-catenin signaling pathway to provide some new ideas and principles for signaling transduction studies.

A simple,fast and highly sensitive fluorescence analysis method for detection of mercury ion was developed based on N-methyl-mesoporphyrin IX (NMM)/G-quadruplex DNA system and specific T-Hg-T mismatches.In this strategy,a large number of thymine was introduced into guanine-rich oigonucleotides which could form G-quadruplex.In the presence of Hg2+,guanine-rich oigonucleotides and complementary strand could form double-stranded DNA molecule by specific T-Hg-T mismatch pair,leading to destruction of G-quadruplex DNA structure.In the absence of Hg2+,guanine-rich oigonucleotides spontaneously formed G-quadruplex DNA structure that could bound NMM to generate intense fluorescence.Based on the above facts,a sensitive fluorescence biosensor for determination of Hg2+ was fabricated.And the optimal conditions for Hg2+ determination were as follows:buffer solution pH of 6.7,20 mmol/L KCl and 2.5 μmol/L NMM in buffer and incubation for 2 h.Under the optimal conditions,the fluorescence intensity signal change (F0-F) and the Hg2+ concentration exhibited a linear correlation within 50 nmol/L to 1000 nmol/L range with a low detection limit of 22.8 nmol/L (3σ).The biosensor exhibited good selectivity toward common metal ions.The developed method was successfully employed to detect Hg2+ in tap water with recovery of 106.1％-107.8％.

Objective To identify the role of microRNA-17(miR-17)in human glioma U87 cells invasion which may regulate expression of matriv metalloproteinase(MMP)-2.Methods U87 cells were cultured in vitro,while changes in cellular morphology were observed by phase contrast microscope.The miR-17 which might regulate the expression of MMP-2 was predicted by bioinformatics and identified using dual luciferase report system.Expressions of miR-17 and MMP-2 were determined using real-time PCR and Western blot after transfection of miR-17 mimics.The invasion of U87 cells was detected in vitro by Transwell chamber.Results Expression of MMP-2 was positive by immunofluorescence cytochemistry. Using dual luciferase reporter system,miR-17 could inhibit the expression of MMP-2 by binding to its mRNA 3′UTR. Results of real-time PCR and Western blot showed that over-expression of miR-17 down-regulated expression of MMP-2. The invasion of U87 cells was suppressed by over-expression of miR-17.Conclusion MiR-17 may negatively regulate expression of MMP-2 in human glioma U87 cells and inhibit cell invasion.

Objective To identify the role of miR-873, which may regulate the expression of survivin,in human pros-tate cancer PC3 cells invasion.Methods PC3 cells were cultured in vitro, and changes of cellular morphology were ob-served by phase contrast microscope.miR-873,which might regulate the expression of survivin,was predicted by bioinforma-tics and identified using dual luciferase report system.Expressions of miR-873 and survivin were determined using real-time quantitative PCR( qRT-PCR) and Western blotting after transfection of miR-873 mimics.The invasion of PC3 cells was de-tected in vitro by Transwell chamber.Results The expression of survivin was positive by immunofluorescence cytochemis-try.Using dual luciferase reporter system, miR-873 could inhibit the expression of survivin by binding to its mRNA 3′UTR.Results of qRT-PCR and Western blotting showed that overexpression of miR-873 down-regulated the expression of survivin.The invasion of PC3 cells was suppressed by over-expression of miR-873.Conclusion MiR-873 may negatively regulate the expression of survivin in human prostate cancer PC3 cells and inhibit cell invasion.

Objective: To explore the sensitivity of Kit or PDGFRA mutants related to gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) to Gleevec.Methods: The recombinant plasmids of KIT Del559-560, KIT Ins IPYD579, PDGFRA D842V and PDG-FRA L839P gene mutants were transiently transformed into the CHO cells by liposome methods.Western blot was used to detect the expression of the related protein and their phosphorylated forms after the cells were incubated with Gleevec for 90 min.At 72 hours after incubation with Gleevec, MTT was used to detect cell proliferation.Results: Western blot results showed that Gleevec at 0.1 μM can notably reduce phosphorylation of KIT Del559-560.Gleevec at 1μM completely blocked phosphorylation of KIT Ins IPYD579 and PDGFRA L839P, but did not affect PDGFRA D842V phosphorylation.MTT analy-sis indicated that growth of CHOPDGFRA L839P was inhibited by Gleevec at 1μM, however, CHOPDGFRA D842V was re-sistant to Gleevec at 5 μM.Conclusion: Gleevec can decrease the expression of phosphorylated protein CHOPDGFRA L839P and CHOKIT Ins IPYD579, and can remarkably inhibit the proliferation of cells containing PDGFRA L839P mutant.

Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of warming and unblocking acupuncture in treating scapulocostal syndrome.Method Eighty patients with scapulocostal syndrome meeting the inclusion criteria were allocated by simple randomization to warming and unblocking acupuncture and conventional acupuncturegroups, 40 cases each.The warming and unblocking acupuncture group received warming and unblocking acupuncture at points Tianzong(SI11), Jianjing(GB21)and Dazhui(GV14)on the affected side and affected chest Huatuo jiaji(Ex-B2)points and uniform reinforcing-reducing acupuncture at points Quchi(LI11), Hegu(LI4)and Waiguan(TE5).The conventional acupuncture group received uniform reinforcing-reducing acupuncture at the same points as those in the warming and unblocking acupuncture group after arrival of qi.Both groupswere treated once every other day, 10 days as a course, for a total of one course.Pain severity was assessed using the Pain Visual Analogue Scale(VAS) in the two groups of patients before and after treatment.Theclinical therapeutic effects were evaluated by follow-up at one month after the completion of treatment.Result The total efficacy rate was 95.0% (38/40) in the warming andunblocking acupuncture group and 80.0% (32/40) in the conventional acupuncture group; there was a statistically significant difference (P<0.05).The PainVisual Analogue Scale(VAS) score was significantly lower in the two groups of patients after treatment than before treatment; there was a statistically significant difference (P<0.05).The VAS score was decreased more in the warming and unblocking acupuncture group after treatment and at the follow-up one month after the completion of treatment (P<0.05).Conclusion Warming and unblocking acupuncture has clinically a better therapeutic effect onscapulocostal syndrome.

Objective: To review the advances in diagnosis and treatment of acute scaphoid fractures. Methods: The characteristic, classification, diagnosis, and treatment of acute scaphoid fractures were reviewed and summarized. Results: As one of the common fracture in hand, scaphoid fractures are generally classified as either undisplaced and stable or displaced and unstable. CT and MRI has best diagnostic specificity and sensitivity respectively. Most undisplaced and stable fractures can be treated successfully by plaster immobilization, whereas the displaced and unstable fractures have great prognosis after open reduction and internal fixation. Conclusion: Acute scaphoid fractures should be diagnosed and treated at an early stage, and choose the appropriate treatment according to the location and stability of the fracture.