The modest pressure promotes the graduate to keep continuous energy and focus on scientific research,but too much pressure will lead to mental problem and serious moral shortcoming.Reformation of scientific evaluating and promoting system,enhancement of scientific interest and reconstruction of mental training system should be the important ways to release the pressure of scientific research of the graduate.

In addition to the operation technique and procedure selection, the dysfunction of important organs such as heart, lung, kidney and liver plays an important role in restricting the recovery of patients and the prognosis of gastrointestinal surgery. For patients complicated by one or more organs dysfunction after operation, who have no response to conventional therapies, extracorporeal life support/replacement should be used as early as possible. The extracorporeal organ support provides more time for rescue, and relieves injured organs to "rest" and accelerates recovery, which improves the survival of critically ill patients who suffered after gastrointestinal surgery. Nowadays, the safety and efficiency of the extracorporeal life support/replacement, including heart, lung, kidney, liver and intestine, are developing quickly, and easy to achieve, however, limitations still exist. With the development of nanotechnology and bioartificial membranes, an open and total extracorporeal life support system, which can simultaneously supports heart, lung, kidney, liver, intestine and brain, will be produced in the future, further improving the survival of critically ill patients.
Critical Illness ; Digestive System Surgical Procedures ; Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation ; Humans ; Life Support Care

Refractory constipations are mostly mixed constipations. Surgery is only reserved as the last option when conservative treatments have failed. Colectomy or stapbed transanal rectal resection (STARR) represents the procedure of choice in patients with pure slow transmit constipation (STC) or obstructive defecation syndrome (ODS). However, its clinical outcome is unsatisfactory. Jinling procedure, a new surgical innovation for mixed constipation, aims to correct the coexistence of STC and ODS in severe refractory constipation. It combines subtotal colectomy and side to side cecorectal anastomosis, which shows a promising clinical outcome in over 500 refractory constipation patients. In our department, there is no significant difference in operation time, mortality and complications between the laparoscopic assisted and open Jinling procedures. Jinling procedure is also appropriate for secondary Hirschsprung's disease. Stoma is described in the treatment of some adult constipation patients, which has not been supported by the evidence-based medicine at present. Anastomosis leakage is a severe complication after constipation surgery. Fecal diversion is indicated once it happened. Colon irrigation may be used in patients who failed after surgery or children who refused definitive operation. It has showed a good short-term functional recovery but becomes invalid after a long-term follow-up.
Adult ; Colectomy ; Constipation ; surgery ; Defecation ; Humans ; Laparoscopy ; Treatment Outcome

Eighty-five elderly patients treated for the upper gastrointestinal bleeding(UGB)in our hospital between January 2000 and December 2002 were divided into death or survival group.Their clinical characteristics,risk factors,treatment and complications were retrospectively analyzed.Eighteen patients died of UGB within 30 days.Univariate analysis indicated that documented diabetes,cardiovascular disease,cerebrovascular disease,gastric ulcer,hemoglobin,arrhythmia,stomach cancer,multiple organ dysfunction syndrome(MODS),and shock were significantly associated with inhospital mortality within 30 days(P＜0.05 or P＜0.01).Stomach cancer,MODS,and shock entered into the Logistic regression model.These findings demonstrate that stomach cancer,MODS,and shock might be independent risk factors for short-term prognosis in elderly UGB patients.

ObjectiveTo evaluate the efficacy and safety of ibutilide for conversion of paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation.Methods31 patients with atrial fibrillation duration less than 90 days were included into amiodrone or ibutilide group.16 patients were intravenously administer with amiodrone and 15 patients with ibutilide separately.Conversion rate,time needed to converse and adverse effects were compared between two groups.ResultsThe total conversion rate of ibutilide group was significantly higher than that of amiodrone group (66.7％ vs 37.5％,x2 =1.98,P ＜ 0.05 ).Time needed to converse was significantly shortened in ibutilide group compared with amiodrone group [ ( 31.75 ± 7.39 ) min vs ( 51.87 ± 9.26 ) min,t =3.67,P ＜ 0.05 ].No clinical significant adverse effects were observed in ibutilide group.ConclusionIntravenous administration of ibutilide in cardioversion of paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation was more safe and effective than amiodrone.

Allogeneic hematopoietie stem cell transplantation(alloHSCT) is a potentially curative therapy for patients with hematological malignant disease, autoimmune disease or hereditary disease.However, graftversus-host disease (GVHD), which is one of the most serious complications, influences the prognosis of alloHSCT. Mechanisms of GVHD is so complicated that there is still no perfect way to treat the patients at present. Recently, mesenchymal stem cells(MSC) become new hotspots because of their immunomodulatory properties and potential to suppress alloreactive T cell responses.Animal experiments showed that MSC were effective during the prevention and treatment of GVHD. This paper is to summarize the acting mechanism of MSC' effect on the prevention and treatment of GVHD after alloHSCT.

HbA1C has been used clinically since 1980s as the index of glycemic control in individuals with diabetes mellitus.Several significant clinical trials demonstrated that the intensive blood glucose control reduced the chronic complications in diabetes.In recent years,HbA1C has been recommended as one of the diagnostic criteria for diabetes mellitus.However,the standardization of HbA1C measurement still remains to be an important and arduous task in China.

This study tried to investigate the change in the glomerular filtration rate in initiation of a low-protein diet (LPD) in the elderly patients with diabetic nephropathy, and to elucidate whether this initial phenomenon is reversible or irreversible. 24 non-insulin-dependent diabetic patients with renal failure patients were randomized to LPDⅠgroup (0.6g *kg-1*24h-1), LPDⅡgroup (0.8g*kg-1*24h-1), and NPD group for four weeks (phaseⅠ). Between weeks 4 and 8, all patients received NPS (phaseⅡ). Dietary protein intake (g*kg-1*24h-1), SCr, Ccr, albuminuria excretion rate and arterial blood pressure were measured at baseline and after four- and eight-weeks of follow-up, respectively. During phaseⅠ, a significant decline in dietary protein intake, Ccr, Scr, and albuminuria excretion rate were observed in the LPDⅠgroup and LPDⅡgroup. There was not any change in the NPD group. Conversely, during phase Ⅱ, with a significant increase in dietary protein intake, Ccr, Scr and albuminuria excretion rate increased in LPDⅠ group and LPD Ⅱ group compared with the NPD group. It suggested that dietary protein restriction for four weeks induces a reversible decline in GFR, Scr and albuminuria excretion rate in noinsulin-dependent diabetic nephropathy patients with renal failure, whereas systemic blood pressure remains unchanged.

This review addresses the association of "Chinese Journal of Biotechnology" and the development of biotechnology in China in the past 30 years. Topics include relevant awards and industrialization, development of the biotechnology discipline, and well know scientists in biotechnology, as well as perspectives on the journal.
Biotechnology ; China ; History, 20th Century ; History, 21st Century ; Periodicals as Topic ; history

Humans ; Intestinal Diseases ; classification ; therapy