BACKGROUND: Osteoporosis has been one of the main reasons for old people' s in decline living standard and shortening of lifespan. The onset of osteoporosis is related to the loss of functional coupling in osteoblast and osteoclast. So observation of the regulative effect of medicines on osteoblast is a good method to evaluate their preventive and therapeutical efficacy in osteoporosis.OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of genistein on osteoblast culture in vitro.DESIGN: A randomined, controlled and single-blind study based on rat osteoblasts.SETTING: Department of laboratory in amunicipal hospital.MATERIALS: The experiment was completed in the Room of Isotope, Department of Nuclear Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital of Beijing from February to December 2001. Ten SD rats of 24 hours old were provided from Beijing Weitong Lihua Experimental Animal Ltd. Co. (license:SCXK11-00-0008 ). The laboratory was SPF grade.METHODS: Skull osteoblasts of rats were selected to culture in vitro. Microculture tetrozolium, p-nitrophenyl phosphate, atomic absorptiometry and alizarin red were used to observe the effect of genistein on proliferation,activity of alkaline phosphatase(ALP), contents of matrix calcium and the number of mineral nodes of osteoblasts cultured in vitro.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Morphological observation, determination of proliferation ratio, ALP stain, determination of matrix calcium accumulation and number of mineralized nodes with alizarin red stain.RESULTS: It was found that genistein stimulated the proliferation of osteoblasts, improved the ALP activity, and increased the contents of matrix calcium and the number of mineral nodes in cultured osteoblasts.CONCLUSION: Genistein has the effects on stimulating the proliferation,differentiation, maturation and mineralization of osteoblasts cultured in vitro.

OBJECTIVE: To optimize the preparation technology of Buqi tongmai capsule.METHODS: Orthogonal experiment of exeracting Radix Astragali was conducted with crude drugs soaking time,extracting times,amount of water added and decocting duration as factors and the content of astragaloside as index.Orthogonal experiment of exeracting Salvia miltiorrhiza,Ligusticum chuanxiong,Fructus Aurantii Immaturus,Carthamus tinctorius was conducted with crude drugs soaking time,amount of water added and decocting duration as factors and the content of tanshinol as index.RESULTS:Water was adopted for extraction and the concentration of alcohol for precipitate was 70 percent.The optimal technology of exeracting Radix Astragali was to soak the crude drugs for 30 min,decoct for 90 min in 10 times of water for 2 times.The optimal technology of exeracting S.miltiorrhiza,L.chuanxiong,Fructus Aurantii Immaturus,C.tinctorius was to decoct the crude drugs for 90 min,8 times of water for 2 times.CONCLUSION:The preparation processes is feasible,stable and meet the demands in the clinic.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the therapeutic effects of the image navigation system in nasal endoscopic surgery in treatment of basicranial tumor. METHOD: Retrospective analysis was carried out in 17 patients with basicranial tumor who underwent nasal endoscopic resection via image navigation system. The accuracy of image navigation system, operation procedure time, curative effect and complications were analyzed and summarized to evaluate the effect. RESULT: The image navigation system provided an accurate anatomical localization 0.5-2.0 mm localization error (mean 1.2 mm). The operation procedure time was 1.5-3.0 h. Postoperative complications occurred in 3 of 17 patients including cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea and injury of sieve plate. Two patients recrudesce within half a year. CONCLUSION The image navigation system in combination with a nasal endoscope is helpful in the resection of basicranial tumor with minimal trauma, increasing the curative effect and avoiding complications.
Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea ; Endoscopy ; Humans ; Nasal Surgical Procedures ; methods ; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local ; Neoplasms ; surgery ; Nose ; Postoperative Complications ; Retrospective Studies ; Skull Base ; surgery ; Surgery, Computer-Assisted ; methods

COVID-19 is an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by 2019-nCoV, which has become a major global public health event and a serious threat to human health. So far, specific antiviral drugs, safe and effective vaccines for 2019-nCoV are still under development, so there is an urgent need to find alternative strategies for the treatment of COVID-19. Convalescent plasma(CP) contains high titer neutralizing antibodies from patients recovering from infectious diseases, which has been used in the treatment of major infectious diseases such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), and achieved satisfactory clinical results. Therefore, CP from COVID-19 patient is a meaningful choice for the treatment of severe or life-threatening COVID-19 patients, but its potential risks need to be studied. This review focuses on the clinical mechanism, collection points, clinical application and potential benefits and risks of clinical treatment of CP from COVID-19 patients, which will provide reference for the clinical application of CP from COVID-19 patients.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the therapeutic effects of 768 coblation treatment in children with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome. METHOD: A review of 768 coblation treatment in children with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome was presented with respect to the sleep monitoring results, therapeutic effects and complications. RESULT: The time of pseudomembrane ablate was 10-14 d after operation. There were 11 patients occurred Secondarily bleeding within 1 week and 21 patients lymphatic tissue hyperplasia compensatorily within half a year after operation. After operation 3 months, the sleep Monitoring results were improved remarkably (P < 0.01) and the symptoms of snore and choke improved. CONCLUSION Coblation treatment in children with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome can reduce bleeding volume and improve obstruct syndrome apparently. The treatments of tonsils and adenoids differ with the characteristics of children and tympanotomy was fit for chil dren with secretory otitis media.
Catheter Ablation ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Male ; Retrospective Studies ; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive ; surgery

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the efficacy and safety of nasal septal suture in septoplasty. METHOD: Sixty patients who had undergone septoplasty were allocated into two groups: packing group and suturing group. Post-operative signs and symptoms (visual analogue scale) were compared between the two groups. RESULT: The patients of packing group experienced significantly more postoperative pain, epiphora, tinnitus, ear fullness, sleep disturbance and nasal congestion(P<0. 05). No statistically significant difference between two groups in hemorrhage (P>0. 05). CONCLUSION Nasal septum continuous suture is a feasible method to replace nasal packing after septoplasty.
Bandages ; Humans ; Nasal Septum ; surgery ; Pain Measurement ; Pain, Postoperative ; Postoperative Period ; Rhinoplasty ; Suture Techniques ; Sutures ; Tinnitus

Objective To evaluate the diagnosis and treatment of chronic pancreatitis complicated by stricture and dilation of the pancreatic duct. Methods The clinical data of 27 patients of chronic pancreatitis with stricture and dilation of the pancreatic duct undergoing operation in our hospital from 1990 to 1999 were analyzed retrospectively. Results Of the 27 patients, the positive diagnosis rate was 89% by B-US, 100% by CT, 100% by MRCP, 100% by ERCP. All patients received surgical operation, 12 patients received Partington procedure, 3 distal pancreatectomy, 4 pylorus preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy, 4 Beger procedure, 2 Frey procedure, 2 pancreatic cystojejunostmy. The complication rate was 11%. Postoperatively 89%(24/27) patients achieved pain relief,78%(18/23) gained in body weight, and diabetes significantly relieved in 5 cases(33%). Conclusion Appropriate diagnosis and treatment are very important for improving the patients′ life quality and natural history of chronic pancreatitis with stricture and dilation of the pancreatic duct.

Based on the existing situation of preventive medicine in our country,this article gives insights into the problems and the resolves of college preventive medical education in the field of society,colleges,teaching materials,teachers,students and teaching conditions.

Objective To evaluate the second generation micro-endoscopic discectomy (MED) system in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation. Methods Eighty-five patients with single or double level lumbar disc herniation were treated with MED under epidural anesthesia from May 2000 to October 2001.Single disc herniation was in 72 cases, double disc herniation in 13 cases; lateral recess stenosis in 15 cases. Results The average following-up period was 14 months and the successful therapeutic results achieved 92 9%(79/85). the patients were allowed to walk 3 d and discharged 3～5 d after operation. The length of incision was only 1.6 cm. Conclusions MED has short-term satisfactory therapeutic efficacy in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation. The suitable indication and precise technique are the key for the operation.

Objective To investigate the status of hold vaccination contraindication knowledge by Zhengzhou Municipal vaccination staff for improving the vaccination service.Methods To sample 54 vaccination clinics with Stratified random samping 216 Expanded Program on Immunigation (EPI) staff were suvveyed by questionnaire and analyse the data with descriprive method.Results The knowledge rate on contraindications was 56.9%,knowledge was mainly come from vaccine manual,professional books and tranining.Conclusion The EPI staff's contraindications knowledge was weak,and vaccination contraindication rules should be developed to guide actual work as soon as possible.