A large number of epidemiological studies have indicated that periodontal disease and ischemic stroke have a certain correlation, which may be its independent risk factor, but the exact mechanism is not fully understood. This article reviews the epidemiological studies of periodontal disease and ischemic stroke as well as its possible mechanism of action.

Objective:To explore the change of initial and memory T cells in peripheral blood and their clinical significance in peripheral T cell lymphoma patients( PTCL) before and after CHOP chemotherapy.Methods:The proportion of CD4+CD45RA+T cells and CD4+CD45RO+T cells,CD8+CD45RA+T cells and CD8+CD45RO+T cells in peripheral blood from 20 PTCL patients before and after chemotherapy was detected by flow cytometry, the relationship between curative effect and T cell subset was further analyzed.Results:Before treatment,the proportion of CD4+and CD4+CD45RO+T cells in PTCL patients was significantly lower than that from the control group,while the proportion of CD4+CD45RA+,CD8+,CD8+CD45RO+and CD8+CD45RA+T cells was significantly higher( P<0.05 );after treatment, proportion of CD4+, CD4+CD45RO+T was significantly increased, CD4+CD45RA+, CD8+, CD8+CD45RO+,CD8+CD45RA+T was slightly decreased( P<0.05).Before and after treatment,higher proportion of CD4+CD45RA+T cells was found in response group compared with no response group.Conclusion: CHOP chemotherapy might influence the thymic output function in PTCL patients,patients with higher thymic output function may have better response to chemotherapy.

Objective To investigate the reliability of CT-guided percutaneous lung biopsy pathological results in diag?nosing Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods Patients (n=91) were selected whose radiology examination re?vealed pulmonary masses but were failed to be confirmed with pulmonary lesion through sputum or bronchoscopy. Then, they were diagnosed as non-small cell lung cancer by CT-guided percutaneous lung biopsy. After that, they received surgical op?eration and biopsies were taken during operations for pathological analysis. Pathological results between from percutaneous lung biopsy (pathological types and using different analysis tools) and from surgical operation were compared. Results The coincidence rate of pathological type is 86.81%(79/91) using pathological results through percutaneous lung biopsy or oper?ation. Compared with the pathological results of operation, the coincidence rate of pathological type using percutaneous lung biopsy show no statistical significance [Squamous cell carcinoma 88.57%(31/35) vs Grandular cell carcinoma 86.27%(44/51) vs adeno-squamous carcinoma 80.00%(4/5),χ2=0.310,P>0.05];the coincidence rate of percutaneous lung biopsy pathologi?cal results using different approaches demonstrate statistical significance compared with surgical biopsy pathological results (χ2=9.698, P<0.05). The coincidence rate of pathological results obtained by Smear and biopsy [94.4%(51/54)] is higher than that of surgical biopsy pathological results using smear alone [60.0%(6/10)] and by biopsy alone [81.4%(22/27)]. Con?clusion Using CT-guided percutaneous lung biopsy, it can produce reliable results on pathological type of non-small cell lung cancer. But the reliability can be affected by different analysis approaches that were hired to exam samples from CT-guided percutaneous lung biopsy.

The relation between the critical radius and the particle size distribution for generalized Ostwald type ripening processes whereby the mass transfer coefficient is modelled by a power law was derived. The critical radius is determined by the growth rate, the mass transfer coefficient and the mass balance, and is independent of whether the limiting stationary growth regime has been obtained.
Computer Simulation ; Crystallization ; methods ; Macromolecular Substances ; analysis ; chemistry ; Models, Chemical ; Models, Molecular ; Molecular Conformation ; Particle Size

Objective To analyze the allergens detection in asthmatic infants and young children. Methods The specific IgE test and allergens screening test were conducted in 243 infants and young children with whooping diseases including asthmatic bronchitis, asthmatic pneumonia and asthma by skin prick test and Pharmacia UniCAP test. Results 1. Food allergen was the allergen detection most frequently in infants(P = 0.03). The proportion of aeroallergens increased significantly with age (positive rate:67. 2%). Milk and egg white was the main food allergen detection in infants and young children,and the main aeroallergen detection was house dust mite. 2. The allergen - specific IgE test using UniCAP test system was more accurate than skin prick test. Conclusions The infants are more susceptible to food hypersensitivity; the increasing opportunity of aeroallergen exposure may lead to a higher prevalence of aeroallergens in young children. UniCAP system is more accurate than other methods.

This study sought to reveal the difference of brain functions at resting-state between subjects with sub-health and normal controls by using the functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technology. Resting-state fMRI scans were performed on 24 subjects of sub-health and on 24 healthy controls with gender, age and education matched with the sub-health persons. Compared to the healthy controls, the sub-health group showed significantly higher regional homogeneity (ReHo) in the left post-central gyrus and the right post-central gyrus. On the other hand, the sub-health group showed significantly lower ReHo in the left superior frontal gyrus, in the right anterior cingulated cortex and ventra anterior cingulate gyrus, in the left dorsolateral frontal gyrus, and in the right middle temporal gyrus. The Significant difference in ReHo suggests that the sub-health persons have abnormalities in certain brain regions. It is proved that its specific action and meaning deserves further assessment.
Brain ; physiology ; physiopathology ; Brain Mapping ; Case-Control Studies ; Cerebral Cortex ; Frontal Lobe ; Gyrus Cinguli ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Parietal Lobe

Objective To study the effect of atlantoaxial pedicle and lateral mass screw in treat-ment of atlantoaxial instability. Methods A retrospective analysis was done on 11 eases of aflantoaxi-al instability treated with atlantoaxial pedicle and lateralmass screw from June 2006 to December 2007. Results The postoperative radiographs verified good position of all screws, with satisfactory atlantoaxial reduction. Follow-up for 3-21 months (average 12 months) showed no spinal cord and vertebral artery in-jury or interfixation failure. Conclusion Atlantoaxial pediele and lateral mass screw technique is a convenient method with solid fixation for treatment of atlantoaxial instability.

Objective To study the correlation between organizational commitment of nurses and their intention to drop out. Methods Toally 304 contract nurses were recruited in this investigation. The questionnaires including demographic data, scale of organizational commitment and intention to drop out scale were used. Results The score of intention to drop out was 16.94 ± 2.16. The score on organizational commitment was 71.19 ± 6.65. There was a positive correlation between intention to drop out and organizational commitment among the contract nurses. Conclusions Improving contract nurses′organizational commitment can be an effective mean to reduce contract nurses′intention to drop out. It is an important means to promote the development of the nurse team and provide a reference for the scientific development of nursing.

Actins ; metabolism ; Carcinosarcoma ; metabolism ; pathology ; Craniopharyngioma ; pathology ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Esthesioneuroblastoma, Olfactory ; pathology ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; Keratins ; metabolism ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Mucin-1 ; metabolism ; Nasal Cavity ; Nose Neoplasms ; metabolism ; pathology ; Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms ; metabolism ; pathology ; Pituitary Neoplasms ; pathology ; Teratoma ; metabolism ; pathology ; Vimentin ; metabolism