The pigmentum was prepared by using alginic glue prepared by the authors as the film - forming material. It was compared with pigmentum of Alg. Na and PVA in antibacterial activity, stability, film -forming and drug -release. The results showed that alginic glue was better than both Alg. Na and PVA. This pigmentum is an effective treatment for exudative dermatosis .

BACKGROUND:Lateral retinacular release is effective to treat anterior knee pain, but it has not been confirmed through the parameters of the knee joint. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the relevant parameters on the axial X-ray films of the patela before and after lateral retinacular release and then to find out the efficient parameters for patelofemoral joint disorders on the axial X-ray film of the patela, which are of most clinical significance. METHODS: Fifty patients with anterior knee pain were included randomly who admitted at the Department of Joint Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University from February 2009 to December 2013, including 45 cases of Outerbridge I-III undergoing arthroscopic lateral retinacular release+articular cartilage repair and 5 cases of Outerbridge IV undergoing lateral retinacular release+knee joint surface replacement. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:After lateral retinacular release, the congruence angle, patelofemoral index and tilt angle were al reduced significantly (P < 0.05 orP < 0.01), but there was no change in the lateral patelofemoral angle (P > 0.05). The patelar trajectory restored to the corresponding central position of the femoral condyle, and meanwhile, no joint hematoma, deep vein thrombosis and patelar subluxation occurred. These findings indicate that the lateral retinacular release is of great significance for treatment of anterior knee pain induced by lateral patelofemoral compression.

Objective To investigate the effects of hypoxic conditions on expressions of hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α) and P-glycoprotein (P-gp),and the relationship between HIF-1α and P-gp.Methods Tumor tissues from 54 cases of patients with colonic neoplasm in Xingtai People's Hospital were selected after operation from June 2013 to June 2015.The expressions of HIF-1α and P-gp in colonic tumor tissues were detected by using immunohistochemistry,and their correlations to clinical and pathologic features were analysed.The expressions of HIF-1α and P-gp in colonic tumor cell lines under normoxia and hypoxia conditions were detected by using cell smear method,and correlation between HIF-1α expression and P-gp expression was analysed.Results Among tumor tissues from 58 cases of patients with colonic neoplasm,the positive rate of HIF-1α expression was 58.62％,and that of P-gp expression was 46.55％.The positive rates of HIF-1α and P-gp expressions of patients on the Dukes stage C+D were significantly higher than those of patients on A+B phase (P＜0.05).Additionally,the positive rates of HIF-1α and P-gp expressions of patients with lymphatic metastasis were significantly higher than those of patients without lymphatic metastasis (P＜0.05).The HIF-1α expression was positively correlated with the P-gp expression (r=0.574,P＜0.01).For the same cell lines,the expression levels of HIF-1α and P-gp under hypoxia condition were significantly higher than those under normoxia condition,there were statistically significant differences (P＜0.01).While,under the same oxygen conditions,no statistically significant difference was found in expression levels of HIF-1 and P-gp among different colonic tumor cell lines (P＞0.05).Conclusion Overexpression and coexpression of HIF-1α and P-gp exist in colon cancer.The expression levels of HIF-1α and P-gp in patients with different Dukes stages and patients with or without lymph node metastasis are significantly different,and positive correlation is observed between the expression of HIF-1α and P-gp.Hypoxia condition can induce an increase in expressions of HIF-1α and P-gp in colonic tumor cells.

This Stroke Rehabilitation Apparatus uses the electromyography triggered neuromuscular electrical stimulation as the means of the major therapeutics, and the fastigial nucleus stimulation as the means of the assistant therapeutics. This paper introduces the overall structure of the apparatus, the principle of its component, the EMG processing based on local nonlinear projective filtering algorithm and the alternating treatment modes. The therapeutic apparatus has the features of non-invasiveness, safety, convenience and strong alternating capability.
Biofeedback, Psychology ; Electric Stimulation Therapy ; instrumentation ; Electromyography ; methods ; Humans ; Movement Disorders ; etiology ; physiopathology ; rehabilitation ; Psychomotor Performance ; physiology ; Recovery of Function ; Stroke ; physiopathology ; Stroke Rehabilitation

Protein phosphorylation is a ubiquitous protein post-translational modification, which plays an important role in cellular signaling systems underlying various physiological and pathological processes. Current in silico methods mainly focused on the prediction of phosphorylation sites, but rare methods considered whether a phosphorylation site is functional or not. Since functional phosphorylation sites are more valuable for further experimental research and a proportion of phosphorylation sites have no direct functional effects, the prediction of functional phosphorylation sites is quite necessary for this research area. Previous studies have shown that functional phosphorylation sites are more conserved than non-functional phosphorylation sites in evolution. Thus, in our method, we developed a web server by integrating existing phosphorylation site prediction methods, as well as both absolute and relative evolutionary conservation scores to predict the most likely functional phosphorylation sites. Using our method, we predicted the most likely functional sites of the human, rat and mouse proteomes and built a database for the predicted sites. By the analysis of overall prediction results, we demonstrated that protein phosphorylation plays an important role in all the enriched KEGG pathways. By the analysis of protein-specific prediction results, we demonstrated the usefulness of our method for individual protein studies. Our method would help to characterize the most likely functional phosphorylation sites for further studies in this research area.
Animals ; Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p27 ; metabolism ; Databases, Protein ; Humans ; Mice ; Phosphorylation ; Proteins ; metabolism ; Rats ; Software ; Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 ; metabolism

Objective:To compare the efficacy of high density grid mapping catheter (HD-Grid) and circular mapping catheter in the ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.Methods:Patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation undergoing radiofrequency ablation in Xingtai People′s Hospital from March 2020 to March 2021 were randomly divided into the HD-Grid group and the circular mapping catheter group. The baseline data, operation time, X-ray exposure time, pulmonary vein isolation time, recovery of pulmonary vein conduction, the number of recovery sites, and perioperative complications were compared between the two groups. The patients were followed up at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months after operation, and a continuous electrocardiogram was performed to evaluate recurrence of atrial fibrillation.Results:Sixty patients were enrolled in the study with 30 cases in each group, including 33 males and 27 females with an average age of 63.0 (57.0, 70.3) years. There were no significant differences in age, gender ratio, comorbidity proportion, CHADS 2-VASC score, history of atrial fibrillation, B-type natriuretic peptide level, and left atrial diameter between the two groups (all P>0.05). The operation time of the HD-Grid group was longer than that of the circular mapping catheter group ((136.6±7.7) minutes vs. (127.5±7.7) minutes, P<0.001). During the observation period, 8 cases (26.67%) with pulmonary venous conduction recovery were identified in the HD-Grid group, which was higher than that in the circular mapping catheter group (2 cases(6.67%)) ( P=0.038). Eighteen (60.00%) pulmonary vein reconnection sites were identified in the HD-Grid group, which were more than that in the circular mapping catheter group (2 sites(6.67%), P=0.013). There was no significant difference in X-ray exposure time and pulmonary vein isolation time between the two groups (both P>0.05). There was no significant difference in the proportion of patients taking anticoagulant drugs and antiarrhythmic drugs during the perioperative period between the two groups (both P>0.05). No serious complications such as cardiac tamponade, phrenic nerve injury, pulmonary embolism, cerebral infarction and death occurred in both groups. During the follow-up period, 1 patient (3.33%) in the HD-Grid group had recurrence of atrial fibrillation, while 5 patients (16.67%) in the circular mapping catheter group had recurrence of atrial fibrillation, but there was no significant difference between the two groups ( P=0.197). Conclusions:HD-Grid for radiofrequency ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation improves the identification rate of pulmonary vein potentials and pulmonary vein reconnection sites, and it may reduce the recurrence rate of atrial fibrillation. Although the operation time was prolonged, it would not increase the risk of perioperative complications.

Objective:To investigate the correlation between CHA 2DS 2-VASC score and the recurrence risk of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation after radiofrequency ablation. Methods:It was a retrospective cohort study. A total of 150 patients who underwent radiofrequency ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in Xingtai People′s Hospital from January 2017 to January 2021 were consecutively included in the study. According to the preoperative CHA 2DS 2-VASC score, patients were divided into high score group (&ge;3 points, n=90) and low score group (<3 points, n=60). Baseline clinical data was collected. All patients underwent circumferential pulmonary vein isolation, and those with atrial flutter before ablation also underwent tricuspid isthmus isolation. Holter and electrocardiogram examinations were performed at 3, 6 months and 1 year after ablation to evaluate whether there was recurrence of atrial fibrillation. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression was used to analyze the risk factors for recurrence of atrial fibrillation after radiofrequency ablation. Results:Among 150 patients 90 were males and 60 were females with a mean age of (64.0±3.6) years. There were no significant differences in age, sex, and proportion of hypertension, diabetes, chronic heart failure and stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA), medication of antiarrhythmic and anticoagulant drugs between the two groups (all P>0.05). The longest duration of atrial fibrillation in the high score group was significantly longer than that in the low score group (26.0±6.1) hours vs. (10.0±2.1) hours, P<0.05). There were no patients with cardiac tamponade, atrial esophageal fistula and severe vascular puncture complications in the two groups. During the follow-up period, the recurrence rate in the high score group was significantly higher than that in the low score group (16.7% (15/90) vs. 8.3% (5/60), P<0.05). Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that CHA 2DS 2-VASC score&ge;3 was an independent risk factor for atrial fibrillation recurrence in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation after radiofrequency ablation ( HR=3.84, 95% CI: 1.87-7.89, P=0.02). Conclusion:CHA 2DS 2-VASC score&ge;3 is an independent risk factor for atrial fibrillation recurrence in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation after radiofrequency ablation.

Objective To explore the computed tomography angiography(CTA)and clinical features of Takayasu's arteritis(TA)with peripheral artery involvement.Methods In this retrospective study,CTA scan was performed in a total of 184 TA patients.TA patients were divided into two groups:60 patients within peripheral artery involvement(peripheral artery involvement group)and 124 patients without peripheral artery involvement(peripheral artery non-involvement group).The difference in comparison of clini-cal data and CTA findings were analyzed.Results A total of 194 peripheral arteries were involved in 60 patients.The most suscep-tible peripheral artery were axillary artery(52,26.8％),middle cerebral artery(26,13.4％)and femoral artery(22,11.3％).In the peripheral artery involvement group,the most common CTA manifestation was luminal stenosis(141,72.7％).The lumen dilata-tion,lumen stenosis with dilatation and wall calcification were not easy to be observed.The age and duration of disease in peripheral artery involvement group were significantly greater than those in peripheral artery non-involvement group(P＜0.05).The proportion of the peripheral artery involvement group in the active phase was significantly lower than that of the peripheral artery non-involvement group(P＜0.05).The incidence of pain in the limbs in peripheral artery involvement group was significantly higher than that in peripheral artery non-involvement group(P＜0.05).The utilization rate of tocilizumab in the peripheral artery involvement group was significantly higher than that in the peripheral artery non-involvement group(P＜0.05).Conclusion TA involving peripheral arteries is more common in patients with a long course of disease and in the inactive phase.Patients are prone to pain in their limbs.The CT A manifestations of these patients are also special,that is,the involved peripheral arteries are not prone to lumen dilatation and wall calcification.

OBJECTIVE： To prepare Baicalin-loaded Polyethylene glycol-derivatized phosphatidylethanolamine （BAI@PEG-PE） nanomicelles， and to characterize it and study its cytotoxicity. METHODS： BAI@PEG-PE nanomicelles were prepared by film hydration method and their appearance characteristics were observed. The particle size， polydispersity index， Zeta potential， drug-loading amount and encapsulation efficiency of the nanomicelles were detected. Drug release of BAI raw material and BAI@PEG-PE nanomicelles in pH 7.4 phosphate buffer were compared within 1-84 h. Using coumarin 6 as fluorescent probe， the distribution of PEG-PE nanomicelles in H9c2 cardiomyocytes were observed. H9c2 cardiomyocytes were divided into model group， BAI raw material group and BAI@PEG-PE nanomicelles group. After treated with serum-free DMEM medium containing no or corresponding drugs for 0.5 h， isoproterenol was used to induce cardiomyocyte apoptosis. Nuclear morphology， cell apoptosis rate and protein expression of Bcl-2 and Bax were compared with among 3 groups. RESULTS： Prepared BAI@PEG-PE nanomicelles were uniform globular shape. The particle size was （16.7±0.8） nm， PDI was 0.11±0.01 and Zeta-potential was （－18.4±0.6） mV； drug-loading amount was （7.84±0.65）％， encapsulation efficiency was （85.7±4.9）％ （n＝3）. Accumulative release rate was 76.5％ within 84 h. BAI raw material was released completely within 24 h. PEG-PE nanomicelles could strengthen the intake of coumarin 6 in H9c2 cardiomyocytes， mainly gathering around mitochondria. Compared with model group， the apoptosis morphology of cardiomyocytes were improved significantly in BAI raw material group and BAI@PEG-PE nanomicelles group； apoptosis rate was decreased significantly； protein expression of Bcl-2 was increased significantly； protein expression of Bax was decreased significantly with statistical significance （P＜0.05 or P＜0.01）. Above effects of BAI@PEG-PE nanomicelles group were more significant （P＜0.05 or P＜0.01）. CONCLUSIONS： BAI@PEG-PE nanomicelles are prepared successfully， and show significant sustained-release effect and myocardial targeting， and can prevent cardiomyocyte apoptosis.

BACKGROUND:"Tendon off-position"is a disease name included in the International Classification of Diseases 11th Revision,and also a clinical indication of manipulation,acupuncture and other treatments.However,its specific mechanism is still unclear.It is urgent to establish an animal model that can reflect the clinical and pathological characteristics of"tendon off-position,"so as to further study the mechanism of effective clinical treatments. OBJECTIVE:To establish an animal model of"tendon off-position"in rats based on isometric contraction of skeletal muscles,and to explore the changes of skeletal muscle function and morphological phenotype after"tendon off-position." METHODS:Sixty rats were randomly divided into control group,static-loading group and extra loading group,with twenty rats in each group.Rats in the control group were kept normally without treatment.In the latter two groups,the rats were fixed by the self-made static-loading modeling device and a static-loading(the body mass of each rats was applied as the static-loading)was applied to cause sustained isometric contraction of the upper limb muscles.Then,animal models of"tendon off-position"were successfully established.In the extra loading group,50%of the body mass was added to the ankle joint after modeling.The skeletal muscle samples were harvested at 2 and 4 weeks after modeling.The changes of limb grip strength,wet mass of skeletal muscle,and serum levels of creatine kinase-muscle and lactate dehydrogenase A were measured,and the changes of skeletal muscle histomorphology and ultrastructure were observed. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:At 2 weeks after modeling,the rats in the static-loading group and extra loading group showed significantly decreased grip strength and wet muscle mass,significantly increased serum levels of creatine kinase-muscle and lactate dehydrogenase A,and abnormal muscle fiber morphology and structure accompanied by a large number of deposited collagen fibers.Electron microscopy results showed that the structure of myofibrils was disordered,the Z-line was distorted,and the light and dark boundaries were blurred.At 4 weeks after modeling,the grip strength of the model rats was increased compared with that at 2 weeks,the serum creatine kinase-muscle and lactate dehydrogenase A levels were decreased,and the changes of muscle fiber morphology and ultrastructure were recovered to varying degrees.It is suggested that the rat skeletal muscle injury model based on continuous isometric contraction of skeletal muscle can well reflect the pathological characteristics of"tendon off-position"at 2 weeks,and can be used to study the mechanism of acupuncture and manipulation in the treatment of"tendon off-position."