Objective To investigate the pathogenesis of avascular necrosis of the femoral head(ANFH) and to observe the effects of uhrashortwave diathermy treatment of ANFH through animal experiments.Methods A total of 30 New Zealand white rabbits were randomly divided into three groups:a control group,a model group,and a diathermy group.All the groups were injected with horse serum and methylprednisolone to induce ANFH.The path- ological effects were observed.Results The amount of osteoblast in the model group was significantly less than in the control group,while in the diathermy group it was significantly increased compared with the control group.The a- mount of osteoclast in the model and diathermy groups was significantly higher than in the control group,and in the diathermy group it was significantly more than in the model group.The thickness of femoral head cartilage in the mo- del and diathermy groups was reduced compared with the control group,while it was thicker in the model group than in the diathermy group.The empty cartilage cell lacunae ratios of the model and diathermy groups were significantly higher than for the control group,and the diathermy group showed significant degradation compared to the model group.The density of blood vessels under the cartilage in the model group was significantly less compared with the control group,while in the diathermy group it was significantly increased compared with the control group.The width of bone trabeculae in the model and diathermy groups was significantly less compared with the control group,while they were significantly wider in the diathermy group compared with the model group.The diameters of fat cells in the model and diathermy groups were increased compared with the control group,while they were significantly smaller in the dia- thermy group compared with the model group.The adipocyte area rates in the model and diathermy groups were signifi- cantly elevated compared with the control group,and rates in the model group were significantly elevated compared with the diathermy group.Conclusion Ultrashortwave diathermy is an effective treatment for early stage ANFH.

Objective To study the influence of systematic respiratory training of patients with chronic ob- structive pulmonary disease(COPD)on their off-respirator pulmonary function and emotional depression.Methods Sixty COPD patients were divided into a treatment group and a control group.The patients in both groups were given routine treatment,while those in the treatment group were also given respiratory training in addition for 9-12 months after ceasing the mechanical ventilation.The index of pulmonary function such as FEV1 and depression(SDS score) were evaluated before and after the respiratory training.All data was analyzed by using SPSS 10.0.Results The FEVI of all patients was improved after 9-12 months of respiratory training(P

Objective To observe the effect of ultrashort wave diathermy on collagen type I expression in early stage of hormon-induced avascular necrosis of the femoral head (ANFH) in rabbit.Methods A total of 40 New Zealand white rabbits were randomly divided into two groups:a control group (n=10) and a treatment group (n =30).All the animals in the treatment group were injected with horse serum and methylprednisolone to establish the ANFH model,and then divided into 2 subgroups:a model group and a ultrashort wave diathermy group,which were treated accordingly.After 12 weeks of treatment,all the animals were sacrificed and collagen type I expression in the femoral head was observed.Results It was shown that the expression of the collagen type I was significantly lower in the model animals than that in the controls as indicated by the stronger immunohistochemistry staining for rabbit collagen type,while that of the ultrashort wave diathermy group was significant higher than the control group ( P

ObjectiveTo explore the effect of the Breviscapine (Bre) on rabbit's cardiac muscles after ischemic preconditioning (IP).MethodsThe myocardial ischemic reperfusion model was made with 32 New Zealand white rabbits by silk thread passed around the left circumflex coronary artery and the apex. Model animals were randomly divided into four groups: myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) group, Bre+I/R group, IP group and Bre+IP group. The changes of the endothelin (ET), nitrous oxide (NO) and the enzymes of the cardiac muscle were measured, and the areas of myocardium infarction were analyzed.ResultsBre and IP could decrease the content of ET, the enzymes of the cardiac muscle and myocardial infarction area; increase the content of the NO. Bre+IP could strengthen the role of protecting the ischemic myocardial cells.ConclusionThe Bre can protect the ischemic cardiac muscle. The Bre+IP can strengthen the protective effect of the IP.

This retrospective analysis compared standard regimen of doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (ABVD) with the dose-dense ABVD regimen (ABVD-21) in terms of efficacy and toxicity. Patients who had early-stage unfavorable or advanced Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) according to German Hodgkin Study Group criteria from March 1999 to February 2011 were analyzed for treatment response, long-term survival and hematological toxicity. There were 85 patients in the ABVD-21 group and 118 patients in the ABVD group respectively. The complete remission rates after completion of treatment were 92.9% and 90.7% for ABVD-21 and ABVD, respectively. During a median follow-up period of 62 months, no significant difference was found in projected 10-year progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) rates (84.7% and 94.1% respectively for ABVD-21; 81.4% and 91.5% for ABVD). Subgroup analyses showed that ABVD-21 was significantly better than ABVD for patients with IPS≥3 in terms of PFS and OS rates. Grade 3 to 4 leukopenia (51.8% vs. 28.8%, P=0.001) and neutropenia (57.6% vs. 39.0%, P=0.009) were more common with ABVD-21. We were led to conclude that dose-dense ABVD did not result in better tumor control and overall survival than did ABVD for early-stage unfavorable HL. However, patients at high risk, for example, with IPS≥3, may benefit from dose-dense ABVD.

Objective To analyse the clinical significance of (IL-5),interleukin-6 (IL-6),interleukin-8 (IL-8),eosinophil cationic protein (ECP),eosinophil (EOS),immunoglobulin E (IgE),vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptor in serum of children with infectious pneumonia.Methods 80 children with infectious pneumonia were enrolled in Lianyungang Maternal and Child Health Hospital from March 2016 to March 2017,and were included in the observation group.According to the pathogen type,these children in the observation group were divided into virus group,mycoplasma infection group and bacterial infection group.At the same time,30 healthy children were selected as the control group.The levels of TNF-α,IL-5,IL-6,IL-8,ECP,VEGF,VEGF-R1 and VEGF-R2 in serum were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).The levels of EOS in blood were measured by automatic blood cell analyzer and the level of lgE in serum was detected by immunoturbidimetric turbidimetric assay.Results The levels of TNF-α,IL-5,IL-6,IL-8,ECP,VEGF,VEGF-R1,VEGF-R2,EOS and IgE in the blood of the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group (t=2.325 ～ 3.593,all P＜0.05).The levels of TNF-α,IL-5,IL-6 and IL-8 in the serum of the bacterial infection group were significantly higher than those in the virus group and mycoplasma group (all P＜0.05).The levels of VEGF,VEGF-1 and VEGF-R2 in serum of patients with mycoplasma infection were significantly higher than those in the group of bacterial infection and virus infection (all P＜0.05).Serum IgE levels and the number of peripheral blood EOS in the bacterial infection group,viral infection group and mycoplasma infection group had no significant difference (P＞0.05).Conclusion The serum levels of TNF-α,IL-5,IL-6 and IL-8 can be used as markers for bacterial infectious pneumonia and viral infectious pneumonia and mycoplasma infectious pneumonia.

OBJECTIVE: In order to understand which kind of function genes play an important role for estimating wound age, the variation of difference genes' mRNA expression were compared after injury. METHODS: The mRNA expression levels of seven candidate genes (ICAM-1, NF-κB, MX2, MT1, MT2, sTnI, and Cox6c) were analyzed in contused rat skeletal muscle at different time points using real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR). The raw Ct values were normalized relative to that of RPL32 mRNA, and converted to standard Ct values. At each time point after injury, the standard deviations (SD) of the standard Ct values were calculated by SPSS. RESULTS: The expression trends of the seven genes were all found to be related to wound age, but there were lower variation coefficients and greater reliability of s TnI and Cox6c when compared with other genes. CONCLUSION The genes encoding structural proteins or proteins that perform basic functions can be suitable for wound age estimation.
Animals ; Contusions/genetics* ; Forensic Pathology ; Gene Expression Profiling ; Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 ; Muscle, Skeletal/metabolism* ; NF-kappa B ; Proteins ; RNA, Messenger/metabolism* ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Regression Analysis ; Reproducibility of Results ; Time Factors ; Wound Healing/genetics*

This paper introduces an EMG multi-gateway analysis diagnosis and information management system. The clinical applications show that this system has higher efficiency and standard report contents, and easy statistical analysis. And it also offers EMG standard figure, normal value data, nerve and muscle select scheme etc, for reference.
Automatic Data Processing ; Computers ; Electromyography ; instrumentation ; methods ; Equipment Design ; Humans ; Information Storage and Retrieval ; methods ; Management Information Systems ; Medical Records Systems, Computerized ; standards ; Software

OBJECTIVETo investigate the psychological impact of mastectomy on women with breast cancer.

METHODSQuestionnaires were answered by 90 patients after mastectomy for breast cancer. The data were collected and analyzed regarding the age, occupation, education, income and living place of the patients. Their psychological changes were compared and evaluated statistically using chi-square analysis.

RESULTSMastectomy caused psychological impact on half of the patients, which included fear of cancer, feeling of body incompleteness, inconvenience in working and social communication, less sexual act and low spirit. 79 percent of the patients considered breast reconstruction unnecessary. 54 percent did not know that the breast could be reconstructed. The patient feelings differed with the age, occupation, income and living place.

CONCLUSIONMastectomy hurts patient psychological health.

Age Factors ; Body Image ; Breast Neoplasms ; psychology ; surgery ; Chi-Square Distribution ; Fear ; Female ; Humans ; Mammaplasty ; psychology ; Mastectomy ; psychology ; Socioeconomic Factors ; Surveys and Questionnaires

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between the expression of secreted frizzled-related protein 5 (SFRP5) mRNA and the time interval after skeletal muscle injury in rats by real-time PCR. METHODS: A total of ninety SD rats were randomly divided into the contusion groups at different times including 4h, 8h, 12h, 16h, 20h, 24h, 28h, 32h, 36h, 40h, 44h, 48h after contusion, incision groups at different times including 4h and 8h after incision and the control group. The samples were taken from the contused zone at different time points. The total RNA was isolated from the samples and reversely transcribed to analyze the expression levels of SFRP5 mRNA. RESULTS: Compared to the control group, the expression of SFRP5 mRNA in contusion groups were down-regulated within 48 h after contusion and reached the lowest level at 20 h, and the expression of SFRP5 mRNA gradually increased from 20 h to 48 h after contusion. The expression of SFRP5 mRNA in the incised groups were significantly lower than that of the contusion groups at 4 h after injury. At the time of 8 h, the expression levels between the contusion and incision groups showed no statistically significant difference. CONCLUSION It is suggested that SFRP5 mRNA analysis may show regular expression and can be a marker for estimation of skeletal muscle injury age.
Animals ; Biomarkers/metabolism* ; Contusions/metabolism* ; Membrane Proteins/metabolism* ; Muscle, Skeletal/metabolism* ; RNA, Messenger ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction