BACKGROUND:In a primate model of ulna defect, exogenous recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-7 can promote the healing of autologous bone defect.
OBJECTIVE:To probe into the variation of the development of acetabulum and the content of bone morphogenetic protein 7 after local lesion of cartilage acetabularis in rabbits.
METHODS:Thirty-six rabbits (4-week-old) were anesthetized to expose the left hip joint by the anterolateral approach. A 1.5 mm×2.0 mm×0.5 mm sample of the cartilago acetabularis was scraped from each rabbit as experimental group;and the right hip joint was also exposed as control group. To evaluate the hip development, X-rays were used at 4, 6, 8 weeks after the operation, 12 rabbits were kil ed randomly at 4, 6, 8 weeks after operation for general observation, histological examination and immunohistochemical assay.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:By the radiographic examination, the acetabulums became shal ow and irregular in morphology. The shape of these femoral heads was applanate. Semiluxation and dislocation could be observed in some cases. Hematoxylin-eosin staining showed the regenerated fibrous tissue in the lesion region gradual y migrated from the meager layer to the deep layer to form fibrous cartilage, cartilage cells from proliferative and hypertrophic layers lost their normal columnar structure and arranged disorderly. Immunohistochemistry detection showed that over time, the dyeing of bone morphogenetic protein 7 became light in color. In the control group, a typical structure of articular hyaline cartilage was observed. The results suggest that damaging the cartilago acetabularis led to developmental hip dysplasia, and the content of bone morphogenetic protein 7 from al regions decreased by the extension of time.

The aim of our study was to investigate the effectof mannitol on treatment of brain edema.Focal ischemic brain edema model was established by left middle cerebral artery occlusion(LMCAO) .The ratswere divided into 1 1 group.Each ratwasintravenously injected with2 0 % mannitol(0 .5 g/ kg within1 0 minutes) .The dose of mannitol was differ- ent.One dose of mannitol at1 2 h,1 6 h,2 0 h,2 4h after L MCAO,three doses,five doses,seven doses of mannitol at 2 4h after L MCAO.Again respective control animals were 1 2 h,1 6 h, 2 0 h,2 4h after L MCAO.Brain water content(BWC) ,morphological changes and ischemic size were used to evaluate the brain edema.The result showed that the BWC reduced in damaged brain atone dose,three doses,five doses of mannitol,(P

This article discusses the ethical problems about Senile patients of dermatosis and venereal disease in the diagnosis and treatment.The problems mainly include:(1)moral responsibility is not strong and skills are not taken into account when inquiring history;(2)it is not careful enough and personality of patients may be hurt when making medical examination;(3)attitude is not solemn and operation not normative;(4)treatment is not normative and charcteristics of senile patients are not considered.We bring forward some suggestions including of:(1)moral responsibility must be strong enough and skills should be taken into account when inquiring history;(2)it must be careful engough and personality of patients may be respected when making medical examination;(3)attitude must be solemn and operation must be normative;(4)characteristics of senile patients must be considered and treatment should be reasonable;(5)life of senile patients should be respected and cherished,the quality of life should be attached importance to:

Twelve cases of pelvis sarcoma around acetabulum were selected from Department of Orthopaedics, Wuxi Second Hospital, Nanjing Medical University between January 2001 and December 2007 including 5 males and 7 females, aged 51-72 years. According to pathological diagnosis, there were 3 cases of sarcoenchondroma, 2 cases of osteosarcoma, 3 cases of giant cell tumor of bone, 2 cases of adenocarcinoma, and 2 cases of osteoblastoma. According to tumor position by Enneking dividatur sectors, there were 5 cases of Ⅰsector, 4 cases of Ⅱsector, and 3 cases of Ⅲ sector. The Harris score of pre-replacement was 88.5?8.8. All cases were treated by saddle prosthetic replacement successfully, and no accidents happened. The operation time was 2.5-3.5 hours; blood volume was (1 250?407) mL. Twelve cases were followed up for 18 months (range 5-36 months). One case died of tumor metastasis and body exhaustion 5 months postoperation. Infection of incision took place in 1 case, and cured by operation with antibiotic combined with bone cement chain pearls. The Harris scores 4 months post-replacement: 6 cases were between 40-49, 3 cases between 50-59, and 3 cases between 60-69. Twelve cases could walk with double orthosis 3 months postoperation, and 3 cases could walk with single orthosis 6 months postoperation; 1 case walked with near normal walking, but major walking was bad. No artificial joint loosening or dislocation occurred. Although the joint function of major cases treated by saddle prosthetic replacement was not fairly satisfactory, it is a better treating method for malignant tumor whose limbs can be reserved and live their daily life by orthosis.

This article discusses the ethical problems about Senile patients of dermatosis and venereal disease in the diagnosis and treatment.The problems mainly include:(1)moral responsibility is not strong and skills are not taken into account when inquiring history;(2)it is not careful enough and personality of patients may be hurt when making medical examination;(3)attitude is not solemn and operation not normative;(4)treatment is not normative and charcteristics of senile patients are not considered.We bring forward some suggestions including of:(1)moral responsibility must be strong enough and skills should be taken into account when inquiring history;(2)it must be careful engough and personality of patients may be respected when making medical examination;(3)attitude must be solemn and operation must be normative;(4)characteristics of senile patients must be considered and treatment should be reasonable;(5)life of senile patients should be respected and cherished,the quality of life should be attached importance to:

Clinically rare with an acute or subacute onset,Hashimoto's encephalopathy (HE) is characterized as autoimmune encephalopathy with elevated anti-thyroid autoantibodies.If timely diagnosed and treated,its prognosis is often fair.Four HE cases admitted from January 2012 to June 2014 were analyzed with a literature review.HE 4 cases had a significantly higher level of thyroperoxidase (TPO) while the lowest increase over four folds.There were cognitive decline,memory loss and even coma.And 50％ had abnormal electroencephalogram (EEG) consistent with radiographic lesions.In short,EEG may aid an early diagnosis of HE.

This article discusses the influential considerations between doctors and patients relationship in the sexually transmitted diseases(STDs)diagnosis and treatment.The mainly include:(1)the medical attitude of doctors and patients;(2)the moral culture of doctors and patients;(3)the commercial consciousness in medical business;(4)the management of hospital.We bring forward some measures including of:(1)the medical attitude of doctors should be changed,the personality of patients shoud be respected;(2)the education of medical moral should be tstrengthened,the moral culture and skills should be improved during doctors and nurses;(3)the medical reforming should be deepened further.

Objective To study the alteration of hepatocyte growth factor and c-met in the lungs of rats with pulmonary arterial hypertension and its possible underlying mechanisms.Methods Left pneumonectomy plus monocrotaline injection was used for rat PAH model.Rats were executed after measurement of their pulmonary arterial pressure at 1,2, 3 and 4 weeks after MCT injection.Then the right lung and heart were harvested for further analyses.Expression of HGF and c-met was determined by RT-PCR and Western blot.Expression of eNOS and caspase-3 was analyzed immunohistochemically and intrapulmonary TGF-β and ET-1 was analyzed with ELISA.Results Compared with the normal controls, manifestations of right heart hypertrophy and failure, well-elevated pulmonary arterial pressure were observed 28 days after left lung resection and MCT injection.Pulmonary vascular remodeling (i.e., pulmonary fibrosis, hyperplasia of pulmonary arterial endothelial cells and vascular smooth muscle cells in tunica media, as well as decease of vascular density) was observed.Intrapulmonary HGF expression decreased in a time-dependent manner at both mRNA and protein levels 4 weeks after MCT injection, while c-met stayed unchanged.Immunohistochemically, expression of eNOS was reduced and caspase-3 strengthened.On the contrary, ET-1 and TGF-β were obviously up-regulated(P ＜ 0.01).Conclusion Intrapulmonary HGF expression was obviously downregulated in PAH rats, accompanying with reduction of NO and increase of ET-1 and TGF-β expression, while c-met still unchanged.

Objective To analyze the therapeutic outcomes and adverse effects of high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (hd-IVIg) in the treatment of some severe skin diseases (toxic epidermal necrolysis, drug hypersensitivity syndrome, connective tissue disease, autoimmune bullous disease, acute graft-versus-host disease). Methods Twenty-five cases of severe skin diseases were treated with hd-IVIg (0.4 g/kg/day for a course of 5 days). Results The therapeutic outcomes were different from each other. Of all the cases, 21 improved, especially those of acute onset of toxic epidermal necrolysis and drug hypersensitivity syndrome; 1 adult dermatomyositis and 2 elder bullous pemphigoid were not relieved. A patient with acute graft-versus-host disease died. Three patients presented with minor adverse effects (headache and blood pressure rising). Conclusions hd-IVIg is effective and safe in the treatment of some severe skin diseases. More importantly, it has a substantial effect on shortening disease course and decreasing the dosage of glucocorticoids and immunosuppressants as well as on preventing infections.

To discuss the ethical factors influencing the relationship between nurses and patients during the diagnosis and treatment of sexual transmitted diseases(STDs) and bring forward corresponding nursing suggestions for establishing harmonious and new relationship between nurses and patients.Nursing moral obligation,protecting individual privacy of the STDs patients,professional enterprise of nurse,the dnowing right of diseases for STDs patients were mainly ethical factors currently.It would be helped to ameliorate the relationship between nurses and patients that included reinforcing education of nurse professional morality,respecting the personality and individual privacy of the STDs patients,improving the specialty level of nursing,making health education. These ethical measures would standardize the diagnosis and treatment of the STDs in the future.