A variety kinds of cells were transplanted for brain and spinal cord repair, and some types of cells have been used for stroke, which including bone marrow stromal cells, neural stem/progenitor cells, olfactory ensheathing cells, human neuronal cell and so on. The complementary advantages of different types of cells and the integrated application of varied strategies of nerve restoration is an important direction for future exploration.

BACKGROUND: 6-minute walking test (6MWT) is a submaximal test, characterizing by easily processing and low cost, thus it is widely used in the clinic. However, how to change walking distance into maximal motor capacity needs to be further studied.OBJECTIVE: To study the correlation of 6-minute walking distance (D), work (W), peak oxygen uptake (VO_2 peak) and maximal oxygen uptake (VO_2 max) detected by Bruce.DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING: This study was performed at tshe Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Zhongda Hospital affiliated to Southeast University from March to May 2009.PARTICIPANTS: A total of 25 healthy volunteers were enrolled, including 14 males and 11 females, with a mean age of (22.0±2.3) years.METHODS: All 25 subjects were tested with cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) according to Bruce, VO_2 max and anaerobic threshold (AT) was detected respectively, then 6MWT" was adopted to detect 6-minute walking distance (D), work (W) and maximal oxygen uptake (VO_2 max) of subjects. Data of pulmonary gas exchange in breathing was detected by wireless remote sensor K4b~2 to obtain VO_2 max and VO_2 peak.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: ① Regularity of cardiac rate, oxygen uptake and respiratory frequency varied with time passing; ② Walking distance, work, oxygen uptake, cardiac rate and respiratory frequency were compared before and after testing; ③ Maximal oxygen uptake and anaerobic threshold with CPET were compared to peal oxygen uptake with 6MWT; ④ Correlation of distance, work between maximal oxygen uptake and peal oxygen uptake.RESULTS: There was no significant difference between AT from CPET and VO2 peak from 6MWT (P > 0.05). 6-minute walking distance was not correlated with either VO_2 peak or VO_2 max. However, 6-minute walking work was linearly correlated with both VO2 peak (r=0.779 7, P < 0.001) and VO_2 max (r=0.894 1, P < 0.001).CONCLUSION: 6-minute walking test is an exercise test at level of anaerobic threshold. 6-minute walking work can reflect both submaximal exercise capacity and maximal exercise capacity.

To cure one patient with spinal cord injury (SCI), who hospitalized for both legs couldn't moving for 21 years after external injury, by using the olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs) transplant and acupuncture treatment. The patient was diagnosed as ischemic SCI (below the T11) according to the neurological test and MRI for dorsal vertebra. T11 spinous process was made to be the center mark through operation with the length of about 3 cm. The area between the atrophique spinal cord and normal spinal cord without vessel was selected and injected with OECs 0.5?109 L-1. Hemostasis, stitching, binging and fixation were performed respectively, and normal treatment was given by using antibiotics. At 14 days after operation, the temperature on skin increased a little, and acupuncture treatment and rehabilitation therapy were performed. The acupoints were as following: Baihui (DU21), Yintang (EX-HN3), Hegu (LI4), Zhongji (RN3), Guanyuan (RN4), Biguan (ST31), Fengshi (GB31), Futu (ST32), Dubi (EX-LE5), Zusanli (ST36), Xuehai (SP10), Yinlingquan (SP9), Sanyinjiao (SP6), Jiexi (ST41), Taixi (KI3), Fuliu (KI7), Taichong (LR3), and Shenmai (BL62). The treatment was given by mild reinforcing and attenuating with 30-minute retention. The rehabilitation: The needle pressing, manipulation for muscular atrophy, bicycle practicing, andimperative standing were performed. After 2 weeks, the skin temperature of the patient increased with obvious improvement in his right leg. The physical strength of the patient was reinforced with less perspiration, and the patient could walk 3 km without fatigue, which indicated that after OECs transplant, treatment with acupuncture, massage and other rehabilitation trainings could facilitated the improvement of SCI of the advance stage as well as the amelioration of muscular atrophy.

Objective To investigate the expression and clinical significance of cell division cycle 6 (CDC6)and homeobox gene A5(HOXA5)in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Methods The expres-sion of CDC6 and HOXA5 in 51 specimens esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and 27 normal specimens esophageal tissues were evaluated by immunohistochemistry. Analyzed the relationship among the expression of CDC6 and HOXA5 protein and the clinicopathologic features of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma,along with the correlation between these two proteins. Results Immunohistochemical results showed that the positive expression rate of CDC6 and HOXA5 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma tissue were 66. 7%(34 / 51)and 60. 8%(31 / 51),respectively,significantly higher than those in normal esophageal tissue18. 5%(5 / 27), 22. 2%(6 / 27),(χ2 = 16. 370,P = 0. 000;χ2 = 10. 528,P = 0. 001);There were significant positive correlation in the expression of CDC6 and HOXA5 and histological type(χ2 = 9. 031,P = 0. 011;χ2 = 7. 372,P = 0. 000), TNM stage(χ2 = 10. 474,P = 0. 015;χ2 = 11. 667,P = 0. 009),and there were no correlation in the expression of CDC6 and HOXA5 and age(χ2 = 0. 000,P = 1. 000;χ2 = 0. 001,P = 0. 972),sex(χ2 = 0. 049,P = 0. 824;χ2 = 0. 107,P = 0. 743),lymph node metastasis(χ2 = 3. 186,P = 0. 074;χ2 = 2. 212,P = 0. 137)in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma tissues. The expression of CDC6 and HOXA5 showed a positive correlation( r =0. 454,P = 0. 001). Conclusion The positive expression rate of CDC6 and HOXA5 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma tissue were significantly higher than in normal esophageal tissue and close correlation with TNM stage and differentiation. High expression of CDC6 and HOXA5 may play important roles in the occurrence, development and proliferation of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Objective To research and develop a novel-style wound dressing.Methods 80 patients treated with the new wound dressing of sustained-release alginate fiber were clinically observed.Result Among 90 wounds in 80 patients treated with the dressing,68 wounds healed in grade A,16 in grade B and 6 in grade C.Mean heal-time was 10.6 days.Conclusion The wound dressing of sustained-release alginate fiber is of sound biocompatibility and has many functions in speeding wound healing.

In order to control the quality of all parts of the process for culturing,preparing and using clinically the human embryo olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs),the conduct standard of culturing human OECs from olfactory bulb is formulated. Because the strict conduct process can reduce the human factor as much as possible and ensure the stability of the cell quality. Therefore,during the culturing process of human embryo OECs, as for the embryo sample of OECs from olfactory bulb,the standard of lab condition and cell culture must be set strictly. The key steps of conduct process must be regulated,the freezing and resuscitating process of OECs must be controlled,the test method for microbial contamination during cell culture must be proposed and the risk must be reduced,then the quality of the human OECs from olfactory bulb can be guaranteed during the clinical application.

It elaborates streaming media technology and the principle of it's work, introduces the selection of streaming media system and recounted the constitute of the Windows Media Technology system and the method of making medical teaching lesson pieces using streaming media technique. At last, it discusses the application in the LAN.

Objective To compare the image quality and scanning dose of time-subtraction and dual-energy-subtraction cerebral CT angiography, and to assess clinical application value of both methods. Methods Plain and enhanced scanning were performed on 60 patients suspected cerebral vessel diseases with dual-source CT. Dual-energy mode with tube voltages of 140 and 80 kV was used in enhanced scanning, and data of two different energy were collected in one scanning. ①Traditional removed-bone digital subtraction (time-subtraction) with plain and 80 kV enhanced scanning data were obtained. Volume render (VR) and maximum intensity projection (MIP) reconstruction were finished; ②Direct removed-bone digital subtraction (dual-energy subtraction) with 80 kV and 140 kV enhanced scanning data were obtained. VR and MIP reconstruction were finished. The image quality of VR and MIP was divided into 4 grades, and were compared as well as average effective radiological dose. All the diseases were confirmed with surgery or DSA. Average effective radiological dose was compared with time-subtraction and dual-energy subtraction. Results Internal carotid artery trunk and branch and Willis circles were displayed clearly with two methods in 60 cases. No significant difference was found (P>0.05) between total quality score of the two methods. The size, shape, neck and axis point of aneurysm in 24 cases were clearly displayed, so as the shape and extent of abnormal vessel bolus in 4 cases, while arteries and veins were also clear in artery-vein malformation; ③The average radiological dose was (26.60±0.50)mSv in time-subtraction and (22.40±0.50) mSv in dual-energy subtraction. Conclusion The normal, abnormal vessels and diseases can be clearly displayed at time-subtraction and dual-energy subtraction CTA. The effect of dual-energy-subtraction is better than that of time-subtraction CTA in no-cooperation patients, and the radiological dose is lower in dual-energy CTA.

Morphological examination of blood cells is an important part of the hematology examination course. In order to enrich teaching resources, network of bilingual education resource was established and put into application by the Department of Hematology in Guangzhou Medical College. The repository improved teaching quality of cell morphology, and played a role in training personnel of hematology examination with solid basic skills.

To enhance speech recognition in noise, as well as tone recognition, we presented a new kind of speech coding strategy, called one-octave wavelet transform zero-crossing stimulation (WTZS), for cochlear implants based on amplitude and frequency modulation. We selected 15 volunteers with normal hearing ability to carry out hearing simulation experiments by picking up the amplitude (amplitude modulation, AM), zero-crossings (frequency modulation, FM) and gradient parameters from processed speech signal in the domain of one-octave wavelet transform to synthesize the stimulating pulstile series. The experimental results demonstrated that the phonetic recognition in quiet surroundings with amplitude modulation only strategy (CIS) is similar to that of amplitude and frequency modulations strategies (FAME and WTZS), while the tone perception of CIS is inferior to that of FAME and WTZS strategies. However, in noisy environment, the phonetic recognition, tone perception, as well as sentence recognition of WTZS strategy are better than those of CIS and FAME strategies. WTZS strategy, utilizing amplitude (AM), zero-crossings (FM) and gradient parameters to synthesize stimulus, can enhance the phonetic and tonal language recognition in noise environment effectively, and could be used in cochlear implant system for speech processor design after arithmetic optimization.
Cochlear Implants ; Humans ; Language ; Prosthesis Design ; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted ; Sound Spectrography ; methods ; Speech Acoustics ; Speech Perception ; physiology