Carcinoid tumors are relatively rare neuroendocrine malignancies most commonly originating from enterochromaffin cells in the gastrointestinal tract.Carcinoid syndrome occurs when tumor cells metastasize to the liver,as the vasoactive substances produced are able to reach the systemic circulation via the hepatic vein.The development of carcinoid heart disease (CHD) is thought to be related to the vasoactive substances secreted by the metastatic tumor cells in the liver,reaching the right heart.This is associated with deposition of fibrous tissue on the endocardial surfaces of the heart.Several series have reported CHD in up to 70% of cases of carcinoid syndrome.Somatostatin analogue use is a therapeutic cornerstone,effective in symptomatic control of the endocrine syndrome.In patients with severe cardiac involvement and well-controlled systemic disease,valve replacement surgery is an effective treatment modality that can relieve intractable symptoms and contribute to improved outcome.

Objective: To amplify two human mutant CD59 eukaryotic expressing systems and investigate mutant CD59 functional activity. Methods: Mammalian expression vector PLATER of mutant CD59 cDNAs was transfected into CHO together with the pcDNA by lipofectamine,which confered resistance to G418(400 ?g/ml). The positive clones were tested by FIH. Activity of both mutants CD59 was determined by BCECF release assay. Results: Mutant CD59 cDNAs subcloned into the mammalian expression vector PLATER and transfected CHO together with the pcDNA,which confered resistance to G418. The positive clones were tested by FIH.Activity of both mutants CD59 before and after glycation was determined by BCECF release assay,both of them could restrict MAC formation ,and glycation could inhibit CD59. Conclusion: A eukaryotic system that expressing mutant CD59 cDNA was successfully set up.It was found that mutant CD59 could restrict MAC formation,and glycation could inhibit mutant CD59. These would be helpful for the furthur study of link mutant CD59 and the vascular proliferative of diabetes.

Objective To investigate the disease causing gene of Stargardt disease. Method Fifteen patients with Stargardt disease were analyzed with 11 primers of the 11 exons of ABCR gene by using PCR SSCP and DNA direct sequencing techniques. Results Three newly detected disease causing mutations were found. Among those mutations, one is a frameshift mutation and others are single base transition. Conclusion This research confirmed that ABCR gene is associated with Stargardt disease, and 3 new mutations of ABCR gene were found.

Objective To investigate the application value of CT perfusion imaging (CTPI) combined with CT angiography (CTA) for determination and diagnosis of transient ischemic attack (TIA).Methods Totally 50 TIA patients from April 2014 to April 2016 in the neurology department of some hospital underwent examinations by CT scan,CTPI and CTA in time,and the values of cerebral blood volume (CBV),cerebral blood flow (CBF),mean transit time (MTT) and time to peak (TTP) were calculated at the uninjured and injured sides of the areas of interest.The relationship between cerebral blood perfusion and cerebral angiostenosis of the TIA patient was analyzed.Results The 50 patients had the values of CBF and CBV at the injured sides lower while the ones of MTI and TTP higher than those at the uninjured sides (P＜0.05).The numbers of the abnormal cerebral blood perfusion patients found by CT scan,CTPI and CTA were 28 (56.00％),45 (90.00％) and 38 (76.00％) respectively,who were confirmed clinically simultaneously.There were significant differences between the TIA positive result rates by CT scan,CTPI and CTA (P＜0.05).Conclusion Carotid artery hypoperfusion is one of the pathogeneses of TIA,and positive rate by CTPI is closely related to the conditions of TIA.CTPI combined with CTA contributes to the diagnosis of TIA,and can be used for its individualized treatment.

Objective To measure the expression of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor receptor (G-CSFR) in human melanocytes and to evaluate the biologic effect of recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (rhG-CSF) on human melanocytes.Methods Melanocytes were obtained from circumcision specimens of healthy males,and neutrophils were isolated from heparin-andcoagulated peripheral blood of healthy human followed by a primary culture.Then,the melanocytes in third passage were cultured with or without the presence of various concentrations (200,400,600,800 μg/L) of rhG-CSF for 72 hours.The growth and morphology of melanocytes were observed.Flow cytometry was performed to detect the expression of G-CSFR in untreated human melanocytes,neutrophils and erythroleukemia cells (HEL 92.1.7).Western blot and reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR) were carried out to measure the expression of G-CSFR protein and mRNA respectively in the neutrophils,HEL 92.1.7 cells,treated or untreated human melanocytes.Methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium (MTT) assay was performed to evaluate the proliferation,and dopa-oxidation assay to estimate the tyrosinase activity,of treated melanocytes.Results The expression rate of G-CSFR was 76.81％ ± 10.70％ in human melanocytes,significantly higher than that in the HEL 92.1.7 cells (2.53％ ± 1.54％,P ＜ 0.01 ),but lower than that in the neutrophils (85.76％ ± 15.71％,P ＜ 0.05).Both G-CSFR protein and mRNA were expressed in melanocytes,and there was no significant differences in the expression level of G-CSFR protein and mRNA among melanocytes treated with different concentrations of rhG-CSF (both P ＞ 0.05).The expression levels of G-CSFR protein and mRNA in the melanecytes were significantly higher than those in the HEL 92.1.7 cells (both P ＜ 0.01 ),but lower than those in the neutrophils (P ＜ 0.05 or ＜ 0.01 ).rhG-CSF at 200-800 μg/L displayed a significantly promotive effect on the proliferation of melanocytes (P ＜ 0.01 or ＜ 0.05 ),and the effect was in a dose-dependent manner when rhG-CSF ranged from 200 to 600 μg/L (P ＜ 0.01 ).The rhG-CSF at 600 μg/L and 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate (TPA) at 20 μg/L showed an equivalent effect on the proliferation of melanocytes (164.04％ ± 13.0％ vs.165.62％ ± 10.6％,P ＞ 0.05).However,rhG-CSF from 200 to 800 μg/L had no significant impact on the tyrosinase activity of melanocytes (all P ＞ 0.05 ).Conclusions G-CSFR is expressed in human melanocytes. rhG-CSF can promote the proliferation of cultured human melanocytes,but has no obvious influence on the tyrosinase activity of melanocytes.

Objective To explore the effect of rehabilitation training on self-care ability of patients with senile dementia. Methods One hundred and one senile dementia patients were divided into two groups with 53 cases in experimental group receiving targeted rehabilitation training besides routine nursing and 48 in control group only receiving routine nursing.Self-care ability of patients in the two groups was comparatively evaluated according to the activity of daily living scale (ADL).Result The ADL score and the total score of the experimental group were both higher than those of the control group (P<0.05).Conclusion Rehabilitation training according to the specific conditions of patients with senile dementia can improve their self-care ability in adapting to the society, delaying the progress of the disease and improving the quality of life.

BACKGROUND: Up to now, few studies related to the mechanism of low-frequency transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) in relieving pain, and the effect of low-frequency TENS on the activity potential of dorsal horn cells in rats after peripheral nerve injury. OBJECTIVE: To observe the effects of low-frequency TENS on the activity potential of dorsal horn cells induced by mechanical allodynia and thermal allodynia by using animal models of peripheral nerve injury, and observe the efficacy after interfering of naloxone. DESIGN: A randomized control animal study. SETTING: Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Yanbian University. MATERIALS: The experiment was carried out in the central laboratory of Medical College, Yanbian University between February and October 2004. Eighty male Sprague-Dawley rats were used, and 60 random selected ones were operated to separate sciatic nerve, two branch tibial nerves and sural nerves of sciatic nerve were amputated after ligation, and peroneal nerve was left as the experimental group; the other 20 rats were placed at the origin after sciatic nerve was separated, and then the skin was sutured as the control group. METHODS: ① Pain detection (Behavioral test): At 1 week postoperatively, the rats were given mechanical allodynia and thermal allodynia once every 5 seconds for 10 times, and then the frequency of foot withdrawal was detected (0%-40% for mild pain, 40%-70% for moderate pain; 70% and above for severe pain). ② The spontaneous activity potential of dorsal horn cells and that induced by mechanical allodynia and thermal allodynia were detected among the rats with moderate and severe pain in the control group and study group. ③ Low-frequency TENS of 3 mA and 10 Hz was applied to the legs of rats in the experimental group with annular electrode for 10 minute, and the membrane potential of dorsal horn cell was detected before and after stimulation. ④ At the same time of low-frequency TENS was given, rats in the experimental group were injected with naloxone via audal vein, and the membrane potential of dorsal horn cell was detected before and at 10 minutes after naloxone injection.RESULTS: Finally 80 rats were involved in the analysis of results after compensation. ① The foot withdrawal frequencies induced by mechanical allodynia and thermal allodynia in the experimental group were obviously higher than those in the control group (P ＜ 0.01). ② The membrane potential of dorsal horn cell by mechanical allodynia and thermal allodynia in the experimental group were obviously higher than those in the control group (P ＜ 0.01). ③ The membrane potential of dorsal horn cell by mechanical allodynia and thermal allodynia at 10 minutes after low-frequency TENS in the experimental group were obviously higher than those in the control group [(102.6±0.9), (136.9±1.46) impulses per 10 seconds; (175.2±1.28), (240.8±1.51) impulses per 10 seconds, P ＜ 0.01]. ④ In the experimental group, the membrane potential of dorsal horn cell by mechanical allodynia and thermal allodynia at 10 minutes after naloxone injection were obviously higher than those before injection [(174.5±0.4), (235.4±1.4) impulses per 10 seconds, P ＜ 0.01].CONCLUSION: Low-frequency TENS can effectively inhibit the activity potential of spinal dorsal horn cells induced by non-noxious stimulation,and the intravenous injection of naloxone (8 mg/kg) can recover it to the pretreatment level, indicating that low-frequency TENS may alleviate pain by stimulating central nervous system to make it secrete endogenous opium system, and acting on spinal dorsal horn cells to reduce the activity.

Objective To investigate the value of DNA ploidy analysis in cervical cancer screening for outpatients.Methods 840 from 2 692 outpatients examed by Thin Prep cytology,DNA ploidy analysis were performed directed biopsy simultaneously.Sample were taken by cervix brush and transported into a fixative solution.Two slides were made from each sample for staining with Feulgen DNA specific staining and the other with Pap stained,respectively.The routine cytological diagnosis of Pap smear was done by cytology physicians,and the Feulgen staining tablets by the automated DNA ploidy analysis system.Results Among 840 cases,554 cases (66.0 ％) were histological diagnosed as chronic cervicitis,25 cases (3.0 ％) as cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) Ⅰ,59 cases (7.0 ％) as CIN Ⅱ,100 cases (11.9 ％) as CINⅢ and 102 cases (12.1％) as cervical invasive cancer by pathological biopsy.486 cases were observed with DNA heteroploid and 354 were not.The sensitivity,specificity,positive predictive values and negative predictive values of scanning CIN Ⅱ or more severe cervical diseases by DNA heteroploid positive or heteroploid ≥3 for were 91.9 ％ or 89.2 ％,58.5 ％ or 35.8 ％,49.4 ％ or 57.3 ％,94.1％ or 77.2 ％,respectively,while those of scanning equal or more than LSIS andthe above diseases by Thin Prep cytology were 40.2 ％,90.0 ％,39.6 ％ and 76.9 ％.Conclusion DNA ploidy analysis might be a useful tool for cervical cancer screening and has a competitive sensitivity compared with conventional cytology.

Objective To discuss the influence of psychological education on the resourcefulness of perioperative breast cancer patients. Methods Two hundred breast cancer patients from a first-class hospital in Fujian province were randomly assigned to the control group, in which routine care was done, and an intervention group, in which psychological education curriculum was employed at three stages on the basis of routine care. The resourcefulness scale was used in both two groups before and after the intervention to evaluate the score of individual and social resourcefulness and the total score of resourcefulness in these two groups. Results As to the control group, the score on individual resourcefulness and the total score on resourcefulness before and after the intervention had no significant differences (P>0.05), but the difference in the social resourcefulness scores before and after the intervention was statistically significant (P<0.05). The differences in the scores on the individual resourcefulness, social resourcefulness and the total score on resourcefulness in the intervention group before and after the intervention were all statistically different (P<0.001). What′s more, the scores of individual resourcefulness, social resourcefulness and the total score of resourcefulness between these two groups after the intervention were statistically different (P<0.001) as well. The scores of the intervention group were significantly higher than those of the control one. Conclusion The psychological education can significantly improve the resourcefulness level of perioperative breast cancer patients, which can help individuals to manage stress effectively.

Objective To explore the value of bedside ultrasound used by ICU doctor in the rapid diagnosis of traumatic abdominal,and to evaluate the advantage of bedside ultrasound in the treatment decision.Methods 60 patients with traumatic abdominal blood in our hospital admitted to the ICU were selected.All patients were checked through bedside ultrasonography by physicians with professional training of ICU,bedside ultrasound and abdominal CT and abdominal flat piece of traumatic hematocelia,and compared the diagnosis of the time of the bedside ultrasound,abdominal CT and abdominal X -ray and ultrasound physician ultrasound examination.Results The difference of abdominal blood detection rate between bedside ultrasonography and abdominal computed tomo-graphy (CT)had no statistical significance (P >0.05);bedside ultrasonography of abdominal blood detection rate was higher than plain film of the abdomen,the difference was statistically significant (χ2 =73.346,P <0.01);bed-side ultrasound received a preliminary diagnosis of time -consuming (4.37 ±2.1)min was significantly lower than that of the examination of ultrasound physicians (13.86 ±5.6)min,abdominal CT (22.13 ±6.9)min and abdominal plain film (28.19 ±7.32)min,the differences were statistically significant (t =3.947,14.607,21.139,26.338,all P <0.01 ).Conclusion By the professional training of ICU physicians for bedside ultrasound traumatic blood abdominal patients can make a more accurate diagnosis,time -shorten,more accord with the requirement of treating critically ill patients in ICU,which has important clinical value for trauma abdominal blood in early rapid diagnosis and treatment.