Objective To investigate the risk factors of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) in patients after coronary angiography.Methods Two hundred patients underwent coronary angiography were enrolled in this study.The patients were divided into CIN group and non-CIN group according to the occurrence of CIN after coronary angiography of 48-72 h,and then the related risk factors of CIN were analyzed.Results Thirteen cases of CIN were found in 200 patients,and the occurrence rate was 6.5％(13/200).Logistic regression analysis showed that risk factors of CIN included primary renal insufficiency,diabetes,contrast agent dose and advanced age (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Primary renal insufficiency,diabetes,contrast agent dose and advanced age are risk factors of CIN in patients after coronary angiography.

Objective To explore the reasons of the failure of primary arteriovenous fistula (AVF)surgery and the preventive measures in patients with end-stage renal disease.Methods A total of 819patients with end-stage renal disease who accepted primary AVF surgery were selected.The data of hemoglobin (Hb),albumin (ALB),cholesterol (CHOL),parathyroid hormone (PTH),fasting blood glucose and blood pressure were collected before surgery,while the diameters of radial artery and cephalic vein were measured by upper extremity vascular ultrasound.Results Seven hundred and forty-two patients with AVF surgery were successful,and 77 patients were failed.The age,the ratio of diabetes,hypertension and blood pressure ＜ 120/70 mm Hg (1 mm Hg =0.133 kPa) in AVF failed patients was higher than that in AVF successful patients[(61.3 ± 13.4) years vs.(45.6 ± 11.2) years,46.8％(36/77) vs.31.7％ (235/742),26.0％ (20/77) vs.19.5％ (145/742),36.4％ (28/77) vs.9.2％ (68/742)],and there was significant difference (P＜0.05 or ＜0.01).The diameters of radial artery and cephalic vein in AVF failed patients was lower than that in AVF successful patients [(1.35 ± 0.64) mm vs.(1.98 ± 0.47) mm,(2.13 ± 0.81)mm vs.(2.47 ± 0.74) mm],and there was significant difference (P＜ 0.01).The level of PTH in AVF failed patients was higher than that in AVF successful patients [(782.39 ± 423.85) ng/L vs.(378.83 ± 352.21) ng/L],and there was significant difference (P ＜ 0.05).Logistic regression analysis showed that blood pressure,diabetes,PTH,the diameters of radial artery and cephalic vein was the risk factor of AVF failed.Conclusion AVF surgery failed is highly correlated with the patient s blood pressure,th primary disease,the vessel diameter,

Background and purpose: Ovarian cancer is the common gynecological cancer, and the drug resistance of anti-tumor drug was one of major reasons for therapy failure, some studies considered that there is a closed relationship between Gankyrin and drug resistance. In this study, we investigated the effects and mechanisms of Gankyrin silencing on reversing the cisplatin resistance of ovarian cancer drug-resistant SKOV3/DDP cell line. Methods:The expression of Gankyrin in SKOV3 and SKOV3/DDP cells was measured by real-time PCR assay, MTS assay was employed to determine the effect of Gankyrin on SKOV3/DDP sensitivity to cisplatin, apoptosis rate and intracellular concentration of rhodamine-123 (Rh-123) were determined by lfow cytometry, the expression of multi-drugs resistant protein MDR1, Caspase-3/8, Survivin and Bcl-2 were determined by Western blot and real-time PCR. The phosphorylation of AKT and expression of p53, NF-κB and PTEN were analyzed by Western blot assay. Results:The expression of Gankyrin was increased in SKOV3/DDP cells, Gankyrin silencing was able to increase the cisplatin sensitivity of SKOV3/DDP. Before and after gene silencing, the reverse folds (RF) to cisplatin were 1.81 and 2.45, respectively, the intracellular levels of Rh-123 were 1.73 and 2.42 fold, the apoptosis rates were 2.23 and 4.23 fold,the expressions of MDR1, Survivin and Bcl-2 were downregulated, the mRNA expressions of MDR1 were 62.8%and 21.6%, the mRNA expressions of Survivin were 24.5%and 10.3%, the mRNA expressions of Bcl-2 were 47.5%and 18.4%, the levels of Caspase-3/8, p53 and PTEN were elevated, phosphorylation of AKT and expression of NF-kB were downregulated compared with control group. Conclusion:Gankyrin silencing was able to reverse the cisplatin resistance of SKOV3/DDP cells by inhibiting the drug eflfux and promoting cell apoptosis, the PTEN/AKT/NF-κB/p53 may be the key pathway.

Objective To systematically review the effect of picture exchange communication system (PECS) on social communication and speech in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Methods Literatures were retrieved from PubMed, Medline, EBSCO, Elsvier, VIP, CNKI, evaluated and screened out. Results Six articles were included in the systematic review. Two of them researched the effect of PECS on social communication and speech, two for social communication and other two for speech. Four of them supported that PECS might promote the social communication, three of them supported that PECS promote the speech, and one indicated that PECS did less for speech. Conclusion PECS benefits social communication in children with ASD, especially for the request, and may facilitate the increase of the vocabulary and speech. The characteristics of children with ASD may associate with the efficacy of PECS.

1.Conclusion ABR can evaluate the function of brainstem of patients with severe traumatic brain injury in PVS and provide evidence for prognosis.

Five min coronary artery occlusion followed by reperfusion in rats could produce arrhythmias which were rapid in onset & of short duration. The incidences of VT & VF being 100% & 72% respectively. Quinidine & dauricine reduced the incidence & severity of VT significantly; and abolished VF. Tetrandrine could reduce the incidence of VF significantly, but it had no significant effect on the incidence of VT.

Primary gallbladder cancer is a relatively common biliarv malignant tumor but with a high mortality rate.Most patients with this disease reach an advanced stage when late onset symptoms occtur, and the prognosis tends to be poor even after radical operation.Searching for new diagnostic approaches of primary gallbladder, standardizing treatment strategy, conducting multieenter clinical trials of new drug, developing preventive measures according to different situations are significant methodls to improve the treatment effect prognosis.In this article, we reviewed the research progress of high risk factors, diagnostics, and treatment strategies of primary gallbladder cancer.

Purpose:To evaluate the effects of surgery plus irradiation for olfactory neuroblastoma Methods:From January 1975 to February 1998 fourteen patients with olfactory neuroblastoma (kadish dassification:One case in stage A, 8 in the Stage B, 5 in stage C) were resected and giver radiotherapy to an average dose of 6000 cGy to primary lesions.Results:Six of the 14 patients have been living for 2—24 years. 8 died (5 of recurrence and 3 of distant metastasis)in 6 months to 4 years after diagnosis.Conclusions: There is a high rate of pathologic misdiagnosis in olfactory neuroblastoma. Immunohistologic examination and electron microscopic study are benifitial for diagnosis. Surgery plus irradiation is a suitable method for olfactory neuroblastoma. Radiotherapy is able to reduce local recurrence after surgery and increase resectability rate as well as to control distant metastasis.

Objective To evaluate 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging in primary adrenal lymphoma (PAL). Methods Three male patients with clinically diagnosed PAL, aged 59 to 77 years old, were examined by18F-FDG PET/CT before histopathologic examination. The SUVmax ratio of tumor to liver (T/L)was calculated on 18F-FDG PET images. All patients underwent R-CHOP ( rituximab-cyclophosphamide,doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone) chemotherapy regimens. One patient had serial follow-up 18F-FDG PET/CT post therapy. Results The final diagnosis of all 3 cases was bilateral diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. The pathologic results of bone marrow biopsy were negative. Case 1 was in disease remission based on four times of follow-up 18F-FDG PET/CT. The patient's clinical follow-up was also negative and he was currently alive for more than 19 months. Case 2 was of late stage and suffered from adrenal insufficiency. He died 6 months after the diagnosis. Case 3 (the eldest patient) was treated with partial excision followed by the chemotherapy. He died of lung infection 12 months after treatment. Conclusion 18 F-FDG PET/CT may be of important value for maximizing patient management and survival for patients with PAL, a rare and highly malignant disease.

When mature adipocytes are subjected to an in vitro dedifferentiation strategy referred to as ceiling culture, these mature adipocytes can revert to dedifferentiated fat (DFAT) cells. DFAT cells have many advantages compared with adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) and bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs). For example, DFAT cells are homogeneous and could be obtained from donors regardless of their age. Furthermore, DFAT cells also have the same multi-lineage potentials and low immunogenicity as ASCs. As an excellent source of seed cells for tissue engineering and stem cell transplantation, DFAT cells have better prospects in the treatment of many clinical diseases, such as bone defects, neurological diseases, ischemic heart disease and kidney disease. It is necessary to make more intensive studies of DFAT cells. This article summarizes progresses in the immunological characteristics, differentiation ability and potential clinical applications of DFAT cells.
Adipocytes ; cytology ; Cell Dedifferentiation ; Cell Differentiation ; Cells, Cultured ; Humans ; Stem Cell Transplantation ; Tissue Engineering