Objective To explore the survival,migration and differentiation of embryonic stem cells after transplantation into striatum and provide advantageous data for feasibility and safety of therapeutic transplantation. Methods We transplanted embryonic stem cells(undifferentiated ESCs and ESCs that had already developed into the stage of neural progenitor cells respectively) into striatum of the rat.Then differentiated cells were determined by morphological observation,Nissl's staining,TH and BrdU immunocytochemistry. Results We found that after transplanted 4 weeks,partially differentiated ESCs could survive and migrate into the surrounding host tissue.Some of them differentiated into TH-positive cells which had Nissl's bodies in cytoplasm.Whereas undifferentiated ESCs couldn't differentiate into TH-positive cells effectively and have the tendency to form tumor.Conclusion When conducting transplantation experiments of ESCs,it's better for ESCs to be induced into the stage of neural progenitor cells first and then transplanted.;

Objective To evaluate transurethral fulguration with intravesical instillation of heparin and alkalinized lidocaine for the treatment of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS).Methods Data from the chnical records of 31 patients (30 female and 1 male) with IC/BPS were analyzed retrospectively.Transurethral fulguration and biopsy were performed.Intravesical instillation of heparin and alkalinized lidocaine (25 000 units of hepmin,10 mL of 2％ lidocaine,and 5 mL of 5％ sodium bicarbonate) was administered weekly for 8 weeks.Thereafter,intmvesical instillation treatment was administered twice a month.The interstitial cystitis symptom index and problem index (O'Leary-Sant index),visual analog scale score for pain,quality-of-life index,voiding frequency,bladder capacity,and side effects of intravesical instillation were recorded preoperatively and at the first and sixth month follow-ups postoperatively.Results The follow-up period was 6 to 24 months.The interstitial cystitis symptom index and problem index,visual analog scale score for pain,quality-of-life index,daily voiding time,and maximal bladder volume improved significantly in 28 cases (90.32％;P ＜ 0.01),and no significant adverse effects were observed.Two patients underwent cystectomy,and the symptoms disappeared after the operation.Carcinoma in situ was detected on histopathological examination in one patient.Conclusion Transurethral fulguration with intravesical instillation of heparin and alkalinized lidocaine is a safe and effective therapy for IC/BPS.

Objective To study on the different results of a minimally invasive method to reconstruct the ligaments of the lateral ankle using semitendinosus tendon autograft and tendon allograft.Methods Data of 68 patients with chronic ankle instability who had undergone lateral ligament reconstruction from September 2006 to June 2011 were retrospectively analyzed.In the group of semitendinosus autograft,there were 32 patients (19 males,13 females) with an average age of 32.4 years old.Semitendinosus was harvested through 2 small knee incisions.While in the group of tendon allograft,there were 36 patients (22 males,14 females) with an average age of 34.2 years old.For the ankle reconstruction,4 small incisions of 5 mm each were made at the medial and lateral side of the fibular tip,the talar neck,and the middle of the calcaneus.Anatomical reconstruction of the anterior talofibular ligament and calcaneofibular ligament was then performed through these small incisions.AOFAS questionnaires were used to measure clinical outcomes,donor site morbidity and patients' satisfaction.Preoperative and postoperative stress tests were performed and radiographic parameters were measured.Results The average operation time of the autograft group 85.5 ± 11.5 min was significantly longer than that in the allograft group 58.1±10.2 min,but the fever days in the latter 5.5±1.5 d was significantly longer than in the former 2.5±1.2 d.In autograft group,23 patients got followed up,and the mean period of follow-up was 33.5±6.7 months.The mean AOFAS score increased from 62.3±8.2 to 95.1 ±7.5.In allograft group,26 patients got followed up,and the mean period of follow-up was 28.5±6.7 months.The mean AOFAS score increased from 60.2±8.4 to 94.8±5.5.There were 5 patients (3 of autugraft group and 2 of allograft group) with residual instability on uneven ground.One case of the autologous group had instability in daily life.No patient presented weakness or disability in the donor site.The satisfaction level of the autograft group was excellent in 16,good in 5 and bad in 2.Significant improvement in stress radiographic parameters was noted for the talar tilt angle,with reduction from a mean of 14.0° to 3.8°; anterior talar displacement reduced from a mean of 12.3 to 4.6 mm.The satisfaction level of the allograft group was excellent in 17,good in 5 and bad in 4.The talar tilt angle reduced from 13.0° to 3.6°; anterior talar displacement reduced from 11.5 to 4.3 mm.Conclusion There is no differences in efficacy could we found in using these 2 kinds of materials.The process of healing and rehabilitation of tendon autograft is slightly faster than the tendon allograft,but the allograft tendon has many advantages such as limited injury,simple procedure andavoiding of donor site morbidity.

Objective To explore the implementation styles on the therapeutic effects on the neurosurgical intensive care unit (NICU) patients. Methods Patients were enrolled during February 3, 2015 to February 3, 2016. The key point time was August 3, 2015 when the treatment in our NICU was fully implemented by NICU professional doctors. Based on this time point, all the enrolled patients were divided into non-NICU professional doctor implementing (NNPDI) group and NICU professional doctor implementing (NPDI) group. Thus non-NICU professional doctors and professional doctors were the leaders of diagnosis and treatment in tow groups. The length of hospital stay, complications, prognosis and other therapeutic outcomes were compared between two groups. Results The length of hospital stay was longer in NPDI group than that in NNPDI group (P<0.05). The incidence of water-electrolyte imbalance was lower in NPDI group than that in NNPDI group (P<0.05). There were no significant differences in the incidence of the ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), the hepatic and renal insufficiency, the intracranial infections and stress ulcers between the two groups (P>0.05). The proportion of referral to other wards and fatality rate were both lower in NPDI group than those in NNPDI group (P<0.05). And the discharge rate from NICU was higher in NPDI group than that of NNPDI group (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the rate of patients left hospital without treatment between the two groups (P>0.05). Conclusion The NICU professional doctor implementing may be contribute to, at least in part, the improving of prognosis of NICU patients without obvious advantages in most complications. The level of professional management remains to be improved.

Objective To understand the clinical characteristics of traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients and provide fundamental data for reducing the incidence of TBI and improving its treatment efficacy.Methods Medical histories of TBI inpatients from January 2011 to December 2016 were collected from the TBI database of Neurosurgical Department at Tianjin Medical University General Hospital.Information including gender,age,causes of TBI,injury severity,sources of the inpatients,interval from injury to treatment,diagnosis,and treatment were analyzed retrospectively.Results A total of 2 368 TBI patients were enrolled,aged mainly 30-60 years.There were more male patients (n =1 741) than female patients (n =627) (2.78 ∶ 1),while the gender ratio was reversed among patients above 60 years old (2.09 ∶ 1) (P ＜ 0.05).Traffic accident (60.14％) remained the major cause of TBI,while the proportion of electric motorcycle accident was 17.35％,followed by fall from height (13.64％).The proportion of mild TBI patients from suburb counties was lower than that of patients from the six urban areas (P ＜ 0.05),while the proportion of heavy TBI patients from other provinces was higher than those of both urban and suburb counties (P ＜ 0.05).The average interval from injury to specialist treatment was 7.53 hours.Patients who received treatment within 3 hours had better improvement than those who were treated 3 hours after TBI (P ＜ 0.05).The main injuries were skull fracture (33.07％) and brain contusion (30.32％).A total of 783 patients (33.07％) underwent surgery,among which 693 patients received the most common procedure of craniotomy hematoma evacuation (including decompressive craniectomy).The improvement rate of patients with intracranial pressure monitoring was higher than those without intracranial pressure monitoring (P ＜ 0.05).The improvement rate of the surgery group was significantly higher than that of the non surgery group (P ＜0.05).Conclusions The ratio of elderly female TBI patients is on the rise;TBI presents an increase in traffic accidents;mild TBI patients choose to receive treatment in close hospitals while those with severe TBI choose comprehensive hospitals;and the interval from injury to treatment is long.The following strategies including improving the traffic facilities,strengthening the education of traffic safety on elderly females and pedestrians,and optimizing the TBI medical treatment process would reduce the incidence of TBI and improve the efficiency of treatment.