Patients with severe cerebrovascular diseases are often complicated with central hyponatremia in clinical,which can lead to electrolyte disorders and break the homeostasis.The current medical research found that cerebral salt consumption syndrome (CSWS) and syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) are common causes of central hyponatremia.As one of risk factors that affect the curative effect and prognosis,central hyponatremia tends to increase mortality in patients with severe cerebrovascular diseases.

Objective To investigate the effect of autologous serum therapy in the treatment of three cases of exposure keratitis after general anesthesia.Method Autologous serum therapy was used to treat 3 cases of exposure keratitis,the curative effects assessed by the patients’complaints and observation of the ocular symptoms.Result All the patients reported eliminations of exposure keratitis and symptomatic relief.Conclusions The autologous serum therapy is effective for the treatment of exposure keratitis.The nursing strategies of keeping cornea moist,preventing infections,performing mental nursing and storing serum properly are critical for the enhanced curative effect.

Objective To investigate the clinical applications of nuclear matrix protein 22 (NMP22) and urine cytology in early diagnosis,monitoringrecurrence and determining prognosis of bladder cancer.Methods Ninty-six urine specimens,including 45 cases before the resection of bladder cancer (pathologically confirmed),20 cases after the resection of bladder cancer and 31 cases with benign urinary tract condition,were both selected in detecting NMP22 by enzyme-linked i mmunosorbent assay (ELISA),and the results were compared with urinary cytology by x2 test.Results The NMP22 content of 45 cases before the resection of bladder cancer was 9.3 to 112.5 U/mL,the median was 48.7 U/mL.The NMP22 content of 31 cases with benign urinary tract condition was from 2.1 to 14.7 U/mL,the median was 7.9 U/mL.The NMP22 content of 20 cases after the resection of bladder cancer was from 4.3 to 18.7 U/mL,the median was 8.9 U/mL.The median of NMP22 before the resection of bladder cancer was significantly higher than the median in patients with benign urinary,the difference was statistically significant (P ＜0.05).Considering NMP22 ≥ 10 U/mL as the critical value,the sensitivity of the NMP22 in diagnosing bladder cancer was 82.2％ and the specificity was 70.9％.And the sensitivity of urine cytology was 31.1％ and the specificity was 100％.The recurrence of 9 cases was confirmed by cystoscopy in 20 cases after the resection of bladder cancer.Conclusion The NMP22 can be a effective biomarker in the early screeningand postoperative follow-up of bladder cancer.

Objective To investigate the relationship between the stenosis of clinically relevant artery or the characteristics of carotid plaques and frequent transient ischemic attacks(TIA).Methods Seventy-nine consecutive patients sufiered TIA attribute to carotid territory in the acute phase(within 7 days )who had been admitted to neurology department of Xuanwu Hospital from August 2005 to January 2007 were retrospectively analyzed.Patients with nonatherosclerotic vasculal disease were excluded.According to the times of TIA from the first attack to the day of hospitaliztion(within 7 days)patients were divided into two groups:those who had sparse TIA(onsets＜3 times),and those who had multiple TIA(onsets≥3 times).All patients underwent the examination of DSA.carotid ultrasound and transcranial doppler.The degree of stenosis of clinically relevant artery and the characteristics of carotid plaques were compared between the two groups.According to degree of stenosis of relevant artery,we defined as normal or＜50%stenosis.50%-69%stenosis.70%-99%stenosis or occlusion.According to the characteristics of carotid plaques we divided into stable or unstable plaques.Resuits Patients with TIA in carotid territory had more intracranial artery diseases.The middle cerebral artery was the most commonly involved artery(5 1.2%).the extracranial internal carotid artery was the next(37.2%).Multiple TIA were more likely to have a short duration of symptoms≤10 min than sparse TIA(x2=5.343,P=0.021).A significant stenosis of clinically relevant artery(≥50%)was demonstrated more frequently in the multiple TIA group(66.7%)than in the sparse TIA group(35.3%,x2=7.655,P=0.006).No significant correlation was observed between the multiple TIA and characteristics of carotid plaques in the focus side(x2=0.939,P=0.332).Conclusions Frequent TIA is significantly associated with a short duration of symptoms and≥50% stenosis of clinically relevant artery.Transient flow reduction by hemodynamic compromise may he an important mechanism of frequent TIA.

Malnutrition is common in critically ill children.Nutrition prescription is hampered by various factors,and the nutritional status of these children often deteriorates during hospitalization.Nutrition therapy for critically ill children must be based on proper nutrition screening and nutritional assessment.Adopting dynamic nutritional assessment is an effective method to monitor patients under nutrition therapy and inform the prescription and administration of nutrition therapy.This article reviews the recent advances in nutrition screening and nutritional assessment in critically ill children.

With the neonatal intensive care techniques developing,the survival rate of preterm infants has increased markedly.However,these survival preterm infants are extremely vulnerable to develop various diseases,of which brain injury is the most important cause of the disability in preterm infants.At present,encephalopathy of prematurity,the incidence of which is rarely reported in domestic and national reports,mainly refers to white matter injury (WMI).This article reviews the different domestic and national reports about the incidence of encephalopathy of prematurity.

Renal medullary cystic diseases are a large class of heterogeneous diseases,and they are common in clinic,most of them often progress to end-stage renal disease.With recent advances in genetics,increasing number of genes and genetic mutations has been identified with the etiology of renal medullary cystic diseases.Although genetic testing can provide mass data for diagnosis,clinical manifestation are even more important for clinical diagnosis,differentiation and genetic counseling for the patients.In this review,the classification,renal presentations,extra-renal presentations,and genetic analysis of renal medullary cystic diseases will be discussed.

Objective To investigate the impact of ovarian carcinoma cells on the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF) in human peritoneal mesothelial cells(HPMC). Methods HPMC was incubated with ovarian carcinoma cell line in SKOV3 conditioned medium(SKOV3-CM) for(3～ 72 hrs ). RT-PCR was used to detect VEGF gene expression. VEGF protein expression in cell lysates was assessed by ELISA. HPMC was cultured for 24 hrs in SKOV3-CM or SKOV3-CM with anti-transforming growth factor?1(TGF-?1)neutralizing antibody,and the changes in VEGF gene and protein expression were examined. Results VEGF mRNA and protein were detected in HPMC without stimulation of SKOV3-CM. SKOV3-CM significantly induced HPMC VEGF mRNA and protein expression in a time-dependent manner and the induction started 6h(for mRNA) and 12 h (for protein) after the treatment(P

Objective To investigate the interactions of ovarian carcinoma cells and human peritoneal mesothelial cells (HPMC) involved in matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) expressions of ovarian carcinoma cells. Methods The conditioned medium (CM) of ovarian carcinoma cell SKOV3 was tested by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for transforming growth factor ?1 (TGF-?1). The impact of SKOV3-CM in the presence or absence of TGF-?1 neutralizing antibody on fibronectin (Fn) gene expression of HPMC was studied by RT-PCR. HPMC were pretreated with serum-free medium, SKOV3-CM, SKOV3-CM+TGF-?1 neutralizing antibody, and SKOV3-CM+IgG, then the supernatant was collected as HPMC-CM1, HPMC-CM2, HPMC-CM3 and HPMC-CM4. SKOV3 were incubated with different HPMC-CM, HPMC-CM1+antibody against Fn or HPMC-CM1+IgG. MMP-2 and MMP-9 gene mRNA expressions and protein expressions of SKOV3 were detected by RT-PCR and ELISA respectively. Results TGF-?1 in SKOV3-CM was (236?22) ng/L. Fn gene mRNA expressions of HPMC before and after stimulation by SKOV3-CM were 1.328?0.025 and 2.643?0.051, and the latter was higher than the former (P

Objective To investigate the role of endoplasmic reticulum stress in lung ischemiareperfusion (I/R) injury in rats.Methods Fifty-six healthy male Sprague-Dawley rats,weighing 250-320 g,were randomly divided into 2 groups using a random number table:sham operation group (group S,n=16) and I/R group (n=40).Lung I/R was induced by clamping the left hilum of lung for 60 min followed by reperfusion.Before ischemia (T0) and at 0,1,2 and 4 h (T4) of reperfusion,PaO2 and PaCO2 were recorded.The rats were sacrificed,and lungs were removed for examination of pathological changes.Wet/dry lung weight ratio (W/D ratio) was calculated.The expression of molecular chaperones of 78-kDa glucose-regulated protein (GRP78) and C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP) protein and mRNA was detected in lung tissues using Western blot and real-time PCR,respectively.Results Compared with group S,PaO2was significantly decreased,PaCO2 and W/D ratio were increased,and the expression of GRP78 and CHOP protein and mRNA was up-regulated during reperfusion,and the pathological changes of lungs were found in group I/R.With the prolongation of reperfusion,the pathological changes of lungs were gradually aggravated,and the expression of GRP78 and CHOP protein and mRNA was gradually up-regulated in group I/R.Conclusion Excessive endoplasmic reticulum stress may be one of the pathophysiological mechanisms of lung I/R injury in rats.