Objective To investigate oxidative stress in the kidney of diabetic rat in order to tobserve the effect of Tianli Decoction(TLT) on diabetic nephropathy. Methods The rats were devided into five groups:TLD-High dose group,TLD-Low dose group,Captopril(Cap) + HB419 group,pathologic control group,normal control group. Alloxan was used to induce the diabetic model of rats. After 8 weeks,blood glucose,blood lipid,urinary protein and the ratio of kidney weight to body weight in the rats of five groups were measured. The content of MDA and the renalintrinsic anti-oxidatantenzyme activities such as SOD and GSH-Px were evaluated. Results Comparing with normal group,the level of blood glucose,blood lipid,urinary protein and the ratio of kidney weight to body weight in diabetic group were significantly increased. The content of MDA in renalortex was increased,whereas the activities of anti-oxidatantenzyme were decreased. Conclusion Oxidativestress existed in the kidney of diabeticrats. The deficiency of intrinsic anti-oxidatantenzyme may contribute to the development of diabetic nephropathy. TLT can revers the obove changes.

Objective To evaluate the long-term curative effect of bronchial artery embolization on massive hemoptysis in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. Methods Bronchial arterial embolization with PVA grain and silk segment was performed in 42 cases of patients with hemoptysis of secondary pulmonary tuberculosis. Of them, 27 cases were bilateral pulmonary tuberculosis and 15 lateralized. The bloody bronchial arteries were confirmed by bronchial arteriography, and the PVA grains or silk segments were injected slowly into the target vessels until hemorrhage stopped. Results After one time embolization, hemoptysis stopped immediately in 34 cases, 7 cases still had little hemoptysis,and one case of hemorrhage was unable to be controlled. The short-term efficacious rate was 97.6%,and no severe complications occurred. Followed up 6 months to 7 years after treatment,24 cases were clinical cure,7 cases obviously effective,5 cases effective,and 6 cases recurrent.The long-term effective rate is 85.7%. Conclusion Embolization of bronchial artery with PVA grain and silk segment was a safe and effective method for controlling hemoptysis of pulmonary tuberculosis, and its combination with anti-tuberculosis treatment could consolidate the curative effect.

Background: Although acupuncture is a well-established treatment for cancer pain and its effects have been widely reported in recent two decades, there is still controversy over whether its efficacy is better than placebo. Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture therapy on cancer pain. Search strategy: Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (The Cochrane Library, Issue 3, 2008), EMBASE, PubMed, ScienceDirect database, Current Controlled Trials, Chongqin VIP database and CNKI database were searched, and the search date ended in June 2008. The authors also hand-searched six Chinese Journals related to the question. Inclusion criteria: All randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing acupuncture therapy with placebo, Western drugs, Chinese herbal medicines, or comparing acupuncture therapy plus drug treatment with drug treatment. Data extraction and analysis: Two separate evaluators assessed the quality of the included reports and extracted the useful information. Disagreements were resolved through discussion. Meta-analysis of the included trials was done with RevMan 5.0, and qualitative analysis was employed when meta-analysis was not appropriate. Results: Seven published RCTs with a total of 634 patients met the inclusion criteria, and the quality of one of the included trials was high. Due to flaws in design and reporting, meta-analysis was precluded, and only qualitative analysis was done on the majority of the reports. The high-quality trial showed that auricular acupuncture therapy was significantly superior to placebo in pain alleviation. The other six low-quality trials with non-placebo showed that acupuncture therapy had some positive effects. Conclusion: Acupuncture is effective for pain relief. However, the poor quality of the majority of the trials reduces the reliability of the conclusion. More high-quality RCTs are needed to verify the effects.

40 cases of parotidectomy were reviewed.Anterograde approach(group A)and retrograde approach(group B)for facial nerve dissection were used in 1 7 and 23 cases respectively.1 patients in group A and 8 in group B presented symptoms of temporary facial nerve paralysis(P <0.05).The anterograde method is safer and quicker.

97 cases of jaw bone fractures were treated with rigid internal fixation.16 cases had malocclusion postoperation.The etiology was analyzed and the prevention methods were proposed.Intermaxillary elastic traction or fixation and craniomaxillofacial fixation or craniomentum elastic traction were performed to treat the malocclusion.By this way,14 cases were cured.1 case was operated again to resume the normal occlusion,1 case received occlusal adjustment.Incomplete reduction,incorrect operative performance,deficiency of postoperative intermaxillary fixation and incorrect intermaxillary fixation were the main causes to malocclusion.So anatomic in time reduction,correct operative performance,intermaxillary fixation,application of craniomaxillofacial fixation or craniomentum elastic traction instead of intermaxillary fixation for some special cases are effective methods to correct postoperative malocclusion.

Objective To elucidate the influence of fetal genotype in both non-diabetic gravidas and pregnant women on gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) through analysis of the genotype discrepancy between maternal and fetal Pro12A1a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma 2 (PPARG2) genes.Methods Pregnant women,who delivered in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University from October 2005 to February 2007,and their newborn babies were selected,and were divided into GDM and control group.The GDM group consisted of 55 gravidas with GDM and 40 newborns born to the GDM mothers,and the control group consisted of 173 healthy gravidas and their 50 neonates.Polymerase chain reaction-denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography was applied to detect the distribution of PPARG2 Pro12Ala alleles in all subjects.The concentrations of plasma fasting blood sugar (FBS) and several bio-markers of lipids,including total cholesterol,triglyceride,apoprotein A,high-density lipoprotein and low-density lipoprotein,were also tested for the mothers.Results (1) No significant difference was found in the frequencies of Pro/Pro genotype between the GDM mothers and control mothers (94.6% vs 90.8%,P > 0.05),nor between the GDM offspring and control offspring (95.0% vs 94.0%,P >0.05) or between the GDM mothers and GDM offspring (P > 0.05).The same was shown in the frequencies of Pro/Ala genotype both between the GDM mothers and control mothers (5.5% vs 9.2%,P >0.05) and between the GDM offspring and control offspring (2.5% vs 3.0%,P > 0.05).(2) Within both GDM and control group,the maternal FBS and various lipids concentrations of Pro/ Pro genotype gravidas showed no significant difference compared to those of Pro/Ala genotype mothers (P > 0.05).(3) Based on the four possible PPARG2 genotype pairs between the mothers and fetuses,Pro/Pro mother and her Pro/Pro fetus,Pro/Ala mother and her Pro/Ala fetus,Pro/Ala mother and her Pro/Pro fetus,and Pro/Pro mother and her Pro/Ala fetus,less Pro/Pro pairs and more Pro/Ala pairs were found in the GDM group than in the control (72.5% vs 92.0%,P=0.014; 27.5% vs 6.0%,P< 0.05).Conclusions Neither the maternal nor the offspring's Pro/Ala genotypes is associated with the genesis of GDM.However,the discrepancy of PPARG2 Prol2Ala polymorphism between mother and her fetus implies a possible cause of GDM.

BACKGROUND: Vertebrae axial rotation is a basic deformity of scoliosis, the rotational degree of which is hard to measure due to the field limitation of posterior spinal instrumentation. Currently, vertebrae rotational degree is measured according to preoperative X-ray film or CT, while no reports concerning measuring vertebrae rotational degree during operation. OBJECTIVE: To explore the feasibility of measurement of vertebrae rotational degree with the entry point of pedicle screws.METHODS: Design of the path of pedicle screws on CT scans before surgery, a line bisection and perpendicular to another connecting bilateral entry point of pedicle screws, and the angle of vertebral rotation (EPPsag) was taken as the angle between this line and the saggital plane. The difference among vertebrae rotational degrees measured by conimeter, Ho's method and EPPsag was compared by Wilcoxon signed rank test. The intra-observer and inter-observer difference was analyzed with One-WayANOVA. Conimeter was used to measure vertebrae rotational degree of each vertebra in 9 lumbar specimens, and the results was compared to EPPsag.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: There was no significant difference among EPPsag, actual rotational degree and measuring results of Ho's method (P>0.05). The One-Way ANOVA showed that the differences between intra-observer analysis and inter-observer analysis (P>0.05). The results demonstrated that EPPsag can exhibit vertebrae rotational degree accurately and repeatability. This anger can be obtained accurately with the instrument if the vertebrae rotational degree not exceeding 30°.

Objective To explore the indications of anterior and posterior approach operations for unstable thoraco-lumbar fractures coupled with neurologic deficits and prevention of intraoperative and postoperative complications. Methods We investigated 107 consecutive eases of thoraco-lumbar fractures coupled with spinal cord injury who had been operated on from January 2000 to December 2006.Their average age was 37.8(range.17 to 78) years old. They were 71 males and 36 females. Anterior approach was selected for 46 cases and posterior approach for 61 cases according to their McCormack grades. By the Frankle system for neurologie deficits, 7 cases were graded as A,16 as B,39 as C and 45 as D. Fracture height vecoveries before and after surgery were analyzed statistically. Kyphotic deformity was assessed on lateraJ radiographs using the Cobb method. Results The mean follow-up of 97 cases was 2.8(range,0.5 to 6) years. In both groups. All the cases gained at least 1 grade improvement except those with Frankle grade A. The mean kyphotic angles before operation, after operation and at the latest follow-up were 23.7°,10.6°and13.1°respectively, with significant differences(P＜0.01),in the anterior approach group, while 16.3°,8.4°and 11.7°respectively, with significant differences(P＜0.01),in the posterior approach group. Some complications, such as deficit of cutaneous nerve of thigh, appeared in the 2 groups. Conclusions In treatment of unstable thoraco-lumbar fractures coupled with neurologic deficits, the anterior approach may be better than the posterior approach. The posterior approach can be applied for the cases with less than 7 points in McCormack index. Correct selection of operative approach, careful operation and good rehabilitation after operation are necessary for the prevention of complications.

Objective To study the accuracy in placement pediele screws with different method in the selection of entrance point in surgery of scoliosis.Method 27 cases with Lenke Ⅰ type of Adolescent Idiopathic Seoliosis(AIS)from Mar 2006 to September 2008,were retrospectively analyzed.14 eases were randomly divided into standard group(group A)and the entrance point was the same one as described in literatures.13 cases were randomly divided into individually group(group B)and the entran~point wag designed by surgeons on CT scans before surgery.There was no statistical difference in the mean age at time of surgery,Cobb angle on coronal and saggital(T5T12)plane,flexibility and rotational degree of apical vertebra preoperatively between two groups.Result There was no statistical difference in the time of surgery,blood losing,fixation segments,correction rate in Cobb angle and rotational degree of apical vertebra between two groups.The accuracy in placement pedicle screws in individually group was higher than that in control group(P＜0.01).Conclusion The accuracy in placement pedicle screws in the surgery of scoliesis can be improved by individual selection of entrance point.

Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with autologous and half consistency allograft cytokines induced killer cells combined with chemotherapy. Methods We selected 42 patients with NSCLC patients as the research object. According to the group matching principle, the cases were divided into three groups: autologous CIK cells combination chemotherapy group, half consistency allograft CIK cells combination chemotherapy group, pure chemotherapy group. The autologous and allograft CIK cellular immune therapy of security, flow cytometric analysis technique (FCM) comparisons between before and after the treatment group infusion in vivo T lymphocyte subsets changes, and three treatment group clinical short-term curative effect were used in the comparison.Results FCM detection results show that CIK cell infusion after, CD+3, CD+4 / CD+8 ratio, NK cells (CD+3 CD+56)and CIK cells (CD+3 CD+56) ratio obviously higher than before treatment, autologous infusion before treatment,respectively (47.2±10.1) %, 1.0±0.1, (15.1±2.7) %, (0.7±0.2) %. After treatment respectively (58.8±12.3) %,1.3±0.2, (24.6±7.1) %, (3.8±2.2) %; Allograft infusion before treatment for (49.4±11.4) %, 0.9±0.2, (14.8±3.2) %, (0.9±0.3) % for after treatment (57.3±9.2) %, 1.4±0.3, (25.4±6.7) %, (4.3 ± 2.6) % (t = 22, 20, 19,P ＜ 0.05), and the pure chemotherapy group before and after the treatment T lymphocyte subsets level has not seen the obvious change. Clinical short-term curative effect comparison, autologous and allograft CIK cell therapy group objective efficient and disease control rates are slightly higher than the pure chemotherapy group, but the difference was not statistically significant. Respectively 21.4 %, 57.1%, and 35.7 %, 28.6 %,64.3 %, 71.4 % (x2=38.85, x2=41.24, P ＞ 0.05). Conclusion Autologous or half consistency allograft CIK cellular immune therapy is good safety and low toxicity, have certain short-term curative effect, which can effectively slowed tumor recurrence, is a worthy of popularizing clinically tumor adjuvant treatment mode.