Objective To evaluate the effects of statins on the cerebral haemodynamics of ischemic stroke patients with transcranial Doppler(TCD). Methods 70 inpatients with acute ischemic stroke were divided into two groups according whether they had taken statins after stroke.The change of the cerebral haemodynamics was studied in the two groups with TCD three months after stroke. Results Three months later,the systolic flow velocities and mean flow velocities of bilateral middle cerebral arteries in the statins groups significantly increased (P＜0.05). The pulse index of bilateral middle cerebral arteries in statins group significantly decreased (P＜0.05).The flow velocities and pulse index of bilateral middle cerebral arteries in control group don't change significantly(P＞0.05). Conclusions Statins may have the effects of improving the situation of cerebral haemodynamics of patients with ischemic stroke.

Objective To summarize the surgical techniques and results of displaced complex ac-etabular fractures.Methods Ninety-eight cases of complex type o f acetabular fracture with dislocation were treated with open reduction and inte rnal fixation from March 1990to Sept ember 1999.Of the 98cases,fractures of the posterior column an d wall was seen in 9cases,T -shaped in28cases,transverse and posterior wall in 22cases,anterior and hemi-transverse in 2cases,both column in 37cases.Kocher -Langenbeck approach was adopted in 28cases,ilio-inguinal approach in 21cases,extended iliofemoral approach in 16cases,and double approachs(K -L +ilio-inguinal)in 33cases.Results Sixty-two cases(63.3%)had anatomic reduction,32cases(32.7%)satisfactory reduction,4cases(4.1%)unsatisfactory reduction.The rates of anatomic reduction in the early 4.5years and the latest 4.5years of this study were 50.0%and72.4%respectively.Seventy-eight cases were followed up from 2to 10yea rs,excellent and good rate for clinical results in anatomic and non-anatomic reduction group were 83.9%and 36.4%respectively,the difference was very significant (P

Objective To summarize the surgical techniques and results of b oth-column acetabular fracture through combination of ilioinguinal and Kocher-La ngenbeck approaches. Methods Between March 1990 and July 2001, 66 patients affec ted by both-column acetabular fractures were treated surgically through the comb ination of ilioinguinal and Kocher-Langenbeck approaches. There were 39 males an d 27 females with an average age of 37 years (range, 19 to 56 years). According to Letournel classification, all patients were diagnosed as the both-column frac tures of acetabulum. Of 66 patients, 14 were associated with dislocation or subd islocation of femoral head, 8 with dislocation of ipsilateral sacro-iliac joint, and 8 with intra-articular fragments. The interval from injury to operation was within 2 weeks in 24 and more than 2 weeks in 42. The surgical indications were as follows: 1) dislocation of both column fractures over 3 mm; 2) anterior colu mn fracture associated with severe posterior column comminuted fracture or poste rior wall fracture; 3)injury lasting more than 2 weeks; 4) injury associated wit h femoral head dislocation; 5) injury associated with intra-articular fracture f ragment. Postoperative reduction quality and long-term radiographic results were evaluated according to the Matta and the Epstein criterion separately; the d’A ubigne rating scale was used for the functional results. Results The average ope rative time was 4 hours, the average blood loss was 1 400 ml. Anatomic reduction were obtained in 57 cases (86%), satisfactory reduction in 6 (9%) and unsatisfa ctory in 3 (5%). The follow-up were from 2 to 13 years with an average of 6 year s. The clinical results were 89% excellent and good, 6% fair and 5% poor respect ively; the roentgenographic results were 82% excellent, 10% fair and 8% poor res pectively. 5 cases(8%) with Grade Ⅲ heterotopic ossification were found in Ko cher-Langenbeck approach, and no heterotopic ossification was in ilioinguinal ap proach. There was 1 deep infection (1.5%) in the ilioinguinal approach, and no i nfection in the Kocher-Langenbeck approach. Conclusion The results achieved thro ugh the combined approaches were significantly better than that of the both-colu mn acetabular fractures using the extended iliofemoral approach. The combined ap proach is an ideal method for the operation of the both-column acetabular fractu res with an excellent exposure, satisfactory reduction, shorter operating time, less blood loss, and lower operative complication rate.

This study was conducted to investigate the anti-tumor efficacy of nanosecond pulsed electric fields (nsPEFs) on the mouse with A375-GFP melanoma xenograft in vivo. In vivo fluorescence image analysis system was used in this study to evaluate the effects of nsPEFs on human melanoma A375 cell xenograft. On the Day 90 af ter pulse delivery, the skin that had contained A375 cell xenograft was surgically excised and pathologically evalua ted. The changes of scar were recorded by digital camera. The experiment revealed that significant changes in fluorescence value trend and amplitude were found in the treated group from those in the control group. The fluorescence of tumor in the treated group decreased mostly 48 h after the treatment and completely disappeared 10 d after the treatment, while that in control group was increased gradually. Surgical excision of the area confirmed a complete pathologic response. Within a few days after the nsPEFs treatment, a hard scab formed at the treatment region. The scab fell off by the end of the second week. As time went on, the scar gradually became faded and all xenograft tumors were disappeared without recurrence. From the experiment, we learn that nsPEFs can bring good therapeutic effect. It may provide a new approach for the clinical treatment of superficial tumors.
Animals ; Electric Stimulation Therapy ; methods ; Heterografts ; Humans ; Melanoma ; therapy ; Mice ; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local ; Skin ; pathology

AIM:A new method to rapidly non-destructive quality control Compound Danshen Tablet was developed by portable acousto-optic tunable filter (AOTF)-near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy. METHODS:A portable AOTF-NIR spectrometer was used to test 215 different batches of Compound Danshen Tablet collected from fifty-six pharmaceutical factories. The samples were analyzed by the Unscrambler program using principal component analysis(PCA). Quantitative analytical models invoking the partial least squares (PLS) algorithm simultaneously predicted the contents of four major constituents in Compound Danshen Tablet:salvianolic acid B,tanshinoneⅡA,water extract and alcohol extract. RESULTS:The qualitative analysis models accurately identified the differences between Compound Danshen Tablet and other reference substances. The results of external validation showed by the significant t-test that no significant difference between predictive and the chemical value,RSD was equal to 0. 990 9,0. 991 3,0. 964 0 and 1. 73% ,2. 08% ,3. 32% ,1. 32% ,respectively. CONCLUSION:The method of rapid non-destructive analyzing Compound Danshen Tablet is explored.

Objective To conduct a biomechanical evaluation of the four internal fixation methods to treat transverse acetabular fracture and find the b est one. Methods The transverse acetabular fracture models were created by osteo tomy in 12 pairs of embalmed cadaveric hip joints, and fixed with one of the fou r different methods: an anterior column plate (P/N), an anterior column plate w ith a posterior column screw (P+S), a posterior column plate with an anterior screw (S+P) and two posterior column plates (N/P?2). The biomechanical stabi lity was evaluated on longitudinal displacement, level displacement and stiffnes s measurements for fixed fracture fragments which were under 800 Newton vertical compression load. Results The longitudinal displacement in S+P was 3.99mm, in P+S 4.09mm, in N/P?2 5.07mm and in P/N 5.66mm; the level displacement in S+P was 0.015mm, in P+S 0.016mm, in N/P?2 0.022mm and in P/N 0.025mm; the average stiffness in S+P was 205.77N/mm, in P+S 207.52N/mm, in N/P?2 162.36N/mm and i n P/N 146.67N/mm. There were significant differences between the groups of S+P and P+S and the groups of N/P?2 and P/N (P

ObjectiveTo evaluate the intermediate term efficacy of posterior stabilized (PS) total knee arthroplasty(TKA) and posterior cruciate-retaining(CR) TKA and explore the clinical related problem.MethodsThe clinical data of 84 patients (87 knees) who treated with primary TKA from May 1992 to May 2006 were analyzed retrospectively.The intermediate term efficacy was compared between PS TKA (PS group,41 cases with 43 knees) and CR TKA (CR group,43 cases with 44 knees).ResultsAll the patients were followed up for 5-10(7.6 ± 1.5 ) years,no infection,dislocation or neurovascular injury occurred in both groups.But 1 knee occurred intraoperative posterolateral femoral condyle fracture in PS group.The lateral retinacular release rate was 2.3％ ( 1/43 ) and 2.3％ (1/44) in PS group and CR group,respectively.The incidence of anterior knee pain was 4.7％(2/43 ) and 4.5％(2/44) after 6 months surgery in PS group and CR group.The incidence of anterior knee pain was 0 at the end of follow-up in both groups.There was no significant difference in the lateral retinacular release rate and the incidence of anterior knee pain between two groups (P ＞0.05).The range of motion and American knee society score(KSS) was similar and no statistical difference was found between two groups(P ＞ 0.05 ).The incidence of patellar tilt or subluxation in X-ray was 2.3％ (1/43) and 2.3％ (1/44) at the end of follow-up in PS group and CR group.There was no significant difference between two groups (P ＞ 0.05 ).At the end of follow-up,no osteolysis,X-ray radiolucent zone and prosthesis loosening were found in both groups.There was no revision owing to loosening or other reasons.ConclusionsThe intermediate term efficacy of PS TKA and CR TKA is near a tie.However,the future efficacy still need further follow-up.

Objective To study the impact of the peripheral neurotomy method combined with rehabilitation exercise on gross motor function and balance function of children with cerebral palsy.Methods Matched pair design was used in the study.Thirty children with spastic cerebral palsy hospitalized from May 2011 to Nov.2013 suffering from peripheral neurotomy were assigned as study group,who were conscious and treated by peripheral neurotomy com bined with rehabilitation exercise.In the meanwhile,30 children inpatients at the same time were employed as the control group,who were similar in age and symptoms,with the same gender and the same Gross motor function classification (GMFCS) grade,and the controls were treated only with ordinary rehabilitation exercise.Modified Ashworth score,Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM) D and E regions scores,physicians rating scale score in the 2 groups were recorded after treatment for 2,4,6,8,10 weeks.Repeated measure analysis of variance method was introduced to analyze the differences between the 2 groups in improved Ashworth muscle tension,gait improvement,gross motor function and balance function.Results The study group was superior over the control group in muscle tension reduction (F =8.177,P =0.006) and gait improvement(F =24.284,P =0.000).The 2 groups were not different statistically in D region evaluation of GMEM (F =0.072,P =0.790) and E region evaluation of GMFM (F =0.000,P =0.985) ; For Berg balance scale,the 2 groups had also no difference(F =0.150,P =0.700).Conclusions Both peripheral neurotomy method combined with rehabilitation exercise and the ordinary rehabilitation exercise method both could improve the gross function and the balance function.Furthermore,the former was superior over the latter in muscle tension reduction and gait improvement.

BACKGROUND:RACK1 is strongly associated with the occurrence and development of oral squamous cel carcinoma. However, the occurrence and development of tumor do not depend on a gene or protein, but a long-term complex process of a network structure of multiple genes and multiple molecules, multi-step, multi-stage joint action. Synergism between tumor genes promotes the formation and development of tumor cel s. Therefore, we cannot limit on a single gene or protein to discover the action mechanism of oral squamous cel carcinoma, but should pay attention on signaling network path related to differential protein or gene, investigate the alterations in related protein or gene expression in the whole signaling pathway, and analyze the action mechanism of the interaction of these molecules.
OBJECTIVE:To screen differential genes related to oral squamous cel carcinoma, construct an interaction network through bioinformatics using STRING database, and provide clues for future tests.
METHODS:In accordance with our previous classic proteomics results and microarray results of oral squamous cel carcinoma, genes with consistent expression and big differences were selected as differential genes. The differential genes were inputted into the database of STRING to find the possible relationship among the protein subunits and to construct network structure of their interaction.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The 19 differential proteins of oral squamous cel carcinoma construct a complicated net work, and the differential proteins interact through these networks. GNB2L1-encoded RACK1 is a node protein and interacts with other differential proteins via WD40 repeated protein (number COG2319) andβ-G protein subunit (number KOG0279). WD40 repeated protein (number COG2319) interacts with 5 differential proteins directly and constructs 10 interacting pathways.β-G protein subunit (number KOG0279) interacts with 8 differential proteins directly, which has 11 interacting pathways. We make a network structure picture based on the interaction of these 19 differential genes by the analysis of the STRING database. The results show that the two subunits of RACK1 protein have direct interaction with 8 differential proteins and have 18 interaction pathways on the picture. As a result, RACK1 is the core protein of the network, suggesting RACK1 is the key node protein in oral squamous cel carcinoma.

Objective To investigate the influence of cartilage degeneration grades of patellar on the clinical outcomes after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) without patellar resurfacing.Methods 151 patients performed TKA without patellar resurfacing from February 2007 to January 2010 were retrospective studied.There were 65 males and 86 females,with the mean age of 65±5.0 years (range,56-82 years).The mean duration of follow-up was 3.5 years (range,2-5 years).Intraoperatively,the cartilage degeneration was classified according to Outerbridge classification.At the final follow-up,the patients' satisfaction was evaluated,and the incidence of anterior knee pain was assessed using visual analogue scale (VAS).If VAS was more than 3 points,patient was defined suffered anterior knee pain.Compare KSS and patella score of patients with different grades of cartilage degeneration.Results The articular cartilage of the patella was graded according to Outerbridge:grade Ⅰ in 18 patients,grade Ⅱ in 36 patients,grade Ⅲ in 62 patients,and grade Ⅳ in 35 patients.At the final follow-up,the patients' satisfaction rate and the anterior knee pain rate was 96.7％ 046/151) and 4.0％ (6/151),respectively.In the patients with different grades of cartilage degeneration,the patient satisfaction rate (H=5.54,P=0.14),anterior knee pain rate (H=0.56,P=0.91),KSS (knee score:F=1.95,P=0.12； function score:F=2.11,P=0.10) and patella score (F=1.35,P=0.26) were not found to be significantly difference.Conclusion The differentiae grades of cartilage degeneration may not affect the clinical outcomes of TKA.TKA without patella resurfacing appears to be a reasonable option for degenerative osteoarthritis.