The expression of angiopoietin-1 (Ang-1) and thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1) in 5/6 subtotal nephrectomy (STN) rats model, and its correlation to the renal microvasculature injury were investigated. Rat 5/6 STN model was established in adult male SD rats, and the sham-operated group and 5/6 STN group were set up. The renal function and histopathological changes were examined at the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 8th and 12th week after operation. The expression of Ang-1, TSP-1 and CD31 in renal tissues was detected by using immunohistochemistry. From 2nd to 8th week after operation, Ang-1 was significantly expressed in glomeruli of rats with STN. Ang-1 staining in glomeruli of STN group was increased significantly as compared with that in sham-operated group at 4th and 8th week after operation, and subsequently decreased after the 12th week. The expression of TSP-1 was increased significantly in STN group. As compared with sham-operated group, the CD31 expression was significantly down-regulated from the 2nd week. The expression of Ang-1 mRNA was detected by using RT-PCR at the same time points. The expression of Ang-1 mRNA in renal tissue of rats with STN was significantly up-regulated at the 2nd, 4th and 8th week after operation as compared with that in STN group at other time points or in sham-operated group at the same time points, while decreased evidently at the 12th week as compared with that in sham-operated group. It is concluded that there are changes in the mRNA expression of Ang-1, and the significant up-regulation of the expression of TSP-1 in renal tissue of rats with STN, which may be involved in the remnant renal microvasculature injury.

Objective To investigate the relationship between intra-abdominal fat area(IAFA)in male with abdominal obesity and glycometabolism related indicators. Methods Ninety-four obesity males,aged from 21 to 62 years old,were selected as our subjects. They were divided into abdominal obesity group(n = 70)and non-abdominal obesity group( n = 24). The general information of all subjects was recorded. The indexes of height,weight,waist circumference,hip circumference,body mass index(BMI)were measured. The fasting oral glucose tolerance test was performed. The levels of blood glucose(0,1,2 h)and insulin(0,1,2 h)were measured,and insulin resistance index was calculated. MRI measurement was applied to calculate the IAFA. Compared the difference between the two groups in term of the level of blood glucose,insulin and insulin resistance index,and analyzed the correlation between glycometabolism related indicators and IAFA. Results BMI,waist circumference,hip circumference,insulin resistance index and IAFA in abdominal obesity group were (28. 67 ± 4. 20)kg/ m2 ,(99. 75 ± 4. 07)cm,(104. 42 ± 7. 62)cm,2. 60 ± 1. 80,(153. 06 ± 53. 23)cm2 respectively,higher than those in non-abdominal obesity group((21. 80 ± 1. 97)kg/ m2 ,(79. 50 ± 10. 05)cm, (91. 86 ± 4. 49)cm,1. 52 ± 0. 73,(71. 78 ± 25. 48)cm2 ),and the differences were statistically significant(t= - 7. 704,- 9. 583,- 7. 618,- 2. 877,- 7. 184,P < 0. 05). The level of blood glucose at 0,1,2 h of patient in abdominal obesity group were(5. 89 ± 1. 36)mmol/ L,(10. 55 ± 3. 07)mmol/ L,and(8. 41 ± 3. 63) mmol/ L,higher than that in non-abdominal obesity group((5. 29 ± 0. 53)mmol/ L,(8. 76 ± 1. 96)mmol/ L, (6. 54 ± 1. 50)mmol/ L). Meanwhile,The insulin at 0,1,2 h of man in abdominal obesity group were(9. 71 ± 5. 05)mU/ L,(83. 29 ± 64. 51)mU/ L,(63. 56 ± 21. 09)mU/ L),significantly higher than those in non-abdominal obesity group((6. 42 ± 2. 96)mU/ L,(33. 00 ± 19. 82)mU/ L,(63. 56 ± 21. 09)mU/ L),and the differences were significant( t = - 2. 098,- 2. 671;- 2. 447,- 3. 010;- 3. 784,- 3. 089;P < 0. 05). The IAFA in abdominal obesity was positively correlated with age,BMI,waist circumference,hip circumference,blood glucose(0,1,2 h)insulin(0,2 h)and insulin resistance index(r = 0. 254,0. 533,0. 521,0. 615,0. 245,0. 315, 0. 294,0273,0. 249,0. 225,P < 0. 05 ). After adjustment for confounding factors,age( x1 ),abdominal circumference(x2)and insulin resistance index(x3)were related to IAFA(y = 1. 369x1 + 4. 472x2 + 25. 072x3- 333. 626). Conclusion Compared with patients with non-abdominal obesity,the IAFA of patient with abdominal obesity with abdominal fat area size is associated with insulin resistance.

Objective To observe the effects of lα-hydroxyvitamin D3 on renal tubular function in the patients with IgA ne phropathy(IgAN) accompanied with proteinuria.Methods Forty-eight eligible patients with IgAN were selected as the IgAN group and divided into the treatment group and control group according to the random number table method,meanwhile 30 healthy adults undergoing healthy physical examination were selected as the normal group.On the routine treatment such as maintaining the double dose of renin-angiotensin system(RAS) blocker,the treatment group took oral l α-hydroxyvitamin D3 capsule (0.5 μg,once a day);the control group continued to adopt the original treatment scheme.The treatment course lasted for 12 weeks.The changes of urinary cystatin C(Cys-C),α1-microglobulin(α1-MG),N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase (NAG),24 h urinary total protein (UTP),blood urea nitrogen (BUN),serum creatinine (Scr),serum calcium (Ca),serum phosphorus (P) and intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) in two groups were respectively compared between before and after treatment.Results Compared with the normal group,urinary Cys-C,αl-MG and NAG levels in the IgAN group were significantly increased (P＜ 0.01).After 12-week treatment,the levels of Cys-C,α1-MG and NAG were obviously declined compared with that before treatment and in the control group,the differences were statistically significant (P＜ 0.05),meanwhile the UTP level had statistical difference between the two groups after treatment and between before and after treatment in the same group (P＜0.05),but the decrease in the treatment group was more significant than that in the control group(P＜0.05).There was no statistically significant difference in BUN,Scr,Ca,P and iPTH between the two groups before and after treatment(P＞0.05).Conclusion There exists tubulointerstitial injury in IgAN with proteinuria.1α-hydroxyvitamin D3 can significantly decrease urine protein and improves the renal tubular function in the patients with IgAN.

BACKGROUND:Mouse nerve growth factor can promote the repair and regeneration of injured nerves, but current experimental research shows that the effects of different treatment methods are stil controversial.
OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of mouse nerve growth factor injection via different ways on the treatment of peripheral nerve injury.
METHODS:Total y 52 patients with peripheral nerve injury were randomly assigned into two groups:experimental group (local injection of mouse nerve growth factor, n=27) and control group (systemic administration of mouse nerve growth factor, n=25). The treatment was performed once a day, and lasted for 4 weeks. Then, the clinical efficacy and recovery of neurological function were compared.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The good and effective rates were 85%(n=23) and 93%(n=25) in the experimental group, while 72%(n=18) and 84%(n=21) in the control group, respectively, which were significantly better in the experimental group than the control group (P<0.05). In the experimental group, 13 cases developed transient pain at injection site, including one case of remission undergoing oral analgesics;in the control group, 12 cases had transient pain at injection site, without any treatment. The results suggest that both local and total body injection of mouse nerve growth factor are safe and effective for treatment of peripheral nerve injury, but local injection is superior to systemic administration.

Objective To compare the difference of echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in measurement of cardiac function in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM).Methods Totally 41 patients with DCM underwent echocardiography and MRI to measure cardiac function,the parameters included left ventricular end-diastolic volume (LVEDV),end systolic volume (LVESV),left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and stroke volume (SV).The vertical long axis (VLA),horizontal long axis (HLA) and short axis (SA) of heart were measured by echocardiography.The differences of echocardiography and MRI were compared by linear regression and linear correlation.Results ①The value of LVEDV and LVESV obtained by the two methods:the value of LVEDV [(262.6 ± 117.0) ml] and LVESV [(196.4 ± 109.8) ml] obtained by MRI were higher than those of echocardiography [(211.4 ± 90.6),(216.5 ± 71.5),(219.1 ± 80.1) ml;(153.3 ± 76.1),(153.9 ± 54.1),(157.0 ± 61.1) ml,all P ＜ 0.05].②The value of SV and LVEF obtained by the two methods:the value of SV[(66.2 ± 21.3) ml] obtained by MRI was higher than that of echocardiography VLA [(58.1 ± 14.4) ml,P ＜ 0.05].The value of LVEF [(25.2 ±7.2)％] obtained by MRI was lower than those of echocardiography HLA and echocardiography SA [(28.9 ± 6.1)％,(28.3 ± 6.1)％,all P ＜ 0.05].③The value of LVEDV and LVESV obtained by echocardiography SA were associated with those obtained by MRI (r =0.785,0.653,all P ＜ 0.05).The value of LVEF obtained by echocardiography VLA was associated with it obtained by MRI (r =0.690,P ＜ 0.05).The value of SV obtained by echocardiography HLA and echocardiography SA were associated with those obtained by MRI (r =0.734,0.701,all P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion There are differences in accuracy and reliability using echocardiography and MRI when measuring dilated cardiomyopathy heart function,which must be treated differently.

Autoimmune encephalitis is a group of inflammatory diseases related to autoantibodies that affect the central nervous system. Early diagnosis of patients with autoimmune encephalitis has certain difficulties, because the clinical manifestations caused by different types of autoantibodies can be non-specific, and the presence of multiple autoantibodies can cause variation and superposition of clinical manifestations. The article reported a case of autoimmune encephalitis patients with double positive anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor and dipeptidyl-peptidase-like protein-6 antibodies, and reviewed relevant literature for clinical reference.

Objective To investigate the expression,clinicopathological significance and correlation of S100A4,EGFR and PI3K in lung adenocarcinoma.Methods Immunohistochemical method (EnVision two steps) was used to detect the expression of S100A4,EGFR and PI3K proteins in 84 lung adenocarcinoma tissue samples and 30 normal lung tissue samples.The relationship of S100A4,EGFR and PI3K expression with clinicopathologic factors,post-operative five-year survival and the correlations among the three proteins were analyzed.Results The positive expression rates of S100A4,EGFR and PI3Kin lung adenocarcinoma tissues were higher than those in normal tissues,respectively [(69.0 ％,58/84) vs (6.7 ％,2/30),(64.3 ％,54/84) vs (16.7 ％,5/30),(52.4 ％,44/84) vs (13.3 ％,4/30),P ＜ 0.01].The expression of S100A4,EGFR and PI3K proteins were positively correlated with the differentiated degree,lymph node metastasis,clinical stages,and five-year survival (P ＜ 0.05),but not correlated with other clinicopathologic factors (P ＞ 0.05).The expression of S100A4 was positively correlated with EGFR and PI3K in lung adenocarcinoma (P ＜ 0.01),and the expression of EGFR was positively correlated with PI3K (P＜ 0.01).Conclusions S100A4,EGFR and PI3K were closely related with the occurrence,development,metastasis and prognosis of lung adenocarcinoma.S100A4 might be an important marker in estimating biological behavior and metastasis tendence of lung adenocarcinoma.S100A4 may be correlated with EGFR and PI3K.

The expression of angiopoietin-1 (Ang-1) and thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1) in 5/6 subtotal nephrectomy (STN) rats model, and its correlation to the renal microvasculature injury were investi-gated. Rat 5/6 STN model was established in adult male SD rats, and the sham-operated group and 5/6 STN group were set up. The renal function and histopathological changes were examined at the 1 st, 2nd, 4th, 8th and 12th week after operation. The expression of Ang-1, TSP-1 and CD31 in renal tissues was detected by using immunohistochemistry. From 2nd to 8th week after operation, Ang-1 was significantly expressed in glomeruli of rats with STN. Ang-1 staining in glomeruli of STN group was increased significantly as compared with that in sham-operated group at 4th and 8th week after operation, and subsequently decreased after the 12th week. The expression of TSP-1 was increased significantly in STN group. As compared with sham-operated group, the CD31 expression was sig-nificantly down-regulated from the 2nd week. The expression orAng-1 mRNA was detected by using RT-PCR at the same time points. The expression of Ang-1 mRNA in renal tissue of rats with STN was significantly up-regulated at the 2rid, 4th and 8th week after operation as compared with that in STN group at other time points or in sham-operated group at the same time points, while decreased evidently at the 12th week as compared with that in sham-operated group. It is concluded that there are changes in the mRNA expression of Ang-1, and the significant up-regulation of the expression of TSP-1 in renal tissue of rats with STN, which may be involved in the remnant renal microvasculature injury.

Objective:The paper aims to analyze achievements and problems of interdisciplinary collaborative research between medicine and engineering carried out jointly by the First Hospital of Qinhuangdao and Yanshan University, to provide further reference for municipal hospitals.Methods:The data of scientific research of the medicine-engineering interdisciplinary collaboration in past 8 years were analyzed with specific focus on the characteristics, academic level and discipline distribution.Results:Academic level of the First Hospital of Qinhuangdao was significantly improved through such medicine-engineering interdisciplinary scientific research collaboration, especially in disciplines such as orthopaedics, rehabilitation medicine, medical imaging that are closely related to engineering disciplines.Conclusions:Deficiency of scientific research resources faced by municipal hospitals can be mitigated by medicine-engineering interdisciplinary collaboration with universities, and medicine-engineering interdisciplinary collaboration can be a possible way to improve academic level of municipal hospitals.

Objective To compare the effect of microsurgery and conventional surgery in the repair of tendon rupture and the effect of postoperative adhesion prevention. Methods From February 2011 to December 2016,seventy?two patients with finger tendon rupture treated in Dongfeng Hospital Affiliated to Hubei Medical College were selected as the research objectand then randomly divided into the observation group and the control group,36 cases in each group. The observation group was treated with microsurgery treatment,the control group was treated with the traditional surgical treatment to record postoperative prognosis and adhesion of the two groups. Results At 12 weeks after operation,the recovery rate of tendon in the observation group and the control group were 94. 4％ (34/36)and 75％(27/36),respectively,the data in the observation group was significantly higher than that in the control group (χ2=5. 552, P<0. 05 ) . At the same time, Carroll score of upper limb function in the observation group at 4 weeks and 12 weeks after the surgery were (85. 55±8. 29) and (102. 49 ±10.82),significantly higher than those in the control group ( (74.25±8.53)％,(91.44±12.49) ),the differences were statistically significant (t=6. 948,5. 323,P<0. 05). At 12 weeks after operation,the adhesion rate of tendon in the observation group was 2. 8％ ( 1/36 ) , significantly lower than that of the control group ( 16. 7％ ( 6/36) ) , ( P<0. 05 ) . Conclusion Compares with the conventional surgery, microsurgery in the treatment of tendon rupture repair can promote the repair of tendon tissue,improve the upper limb function,and reduce the occurrence of postoperative tendon adhesion.