Objective To introduce an ideal method of repairing of finger volar skin defect. Methods Thirty-five patients whose finger was repaired by second digit lateral shank flap through free transplantation of lateral defect were selected. Twenty-four cases were male and 11 cases were female, with age of 21 to 45 years old. Cutting injury was in 7 cases, crush injury was in 16 cases, degloving injury was in 9 cases, and firearm injury was in 3 cases. Skin defect area was 2.0 cm × 1.5 cm-4.0 cm ×2.5 cm. The course was 1 h to 5 d. Donor area was repaired by thick skin flap. Results The postoperative wound of 35 cases all healed in stage Ⅰ, and skin flap transplantation and the donor skin grafts survived. Twenty-nine cases received follow-up for 5-26 (14.5±5.0) months. The skin flap had good appearance and good texture, with two points discrimination of 5-8 (6.7±1.1) mm. According to the Chinese medical association upper part of the function evaluation trial standard: excellent was in 19 fingers, good was in 8 fingers, and the excellent and good rate was 93.1% (27/29). Walk, run, jump functions of donor foot were normal. Conclusions Repairing finger with the second digit lateral shank flap through free transplantation of lateral defect has small area damage, and damage to the area around the organization is small. The effect of repairing is good, and can achieve the aim of the palm side repairing.

Objective:To compare the hemodynamic responses to orotracheal intubation between TruviewTM EVO2 optic laryngoscope and Macintosh direct laryngoscope.Methods: Eighty adult patients(ASA physical status Ⅰ-Ⅱ,aged 18-65 years) scheduled for elective surgery under general anesthesia requiring orotracheal intubation were randomly divided into 2 groups(n=40 each):T group and M group.After standard intravenous anesthetic induction,orotracheal intubation was performed with TruviewTM EVO2 optic laryngoscope or Macintosh direct laryngoscope.Non-invasive heart rate(HR),systolic blood pressure(SBP),diastolic blood pressure(DBP),mean arterial pressure(MAP) and SpO2 were recorded before(T0) and after anesthetic induction(T1),at intubation(T2),1 minutes(T3),3 minutes(T4) and 5 minute after intubation(T5).The laryngeal exposure period and intubation period were also recorded.Statistical analysis was performed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences(SPSS) Version 13.0.Results: Except for HR at intubation(T2),there was no significant difference in the hemodynamic data at any other time points between the two groups.There was no significant difference in the laryngeal exposure period between the two groups.The intubation time in the T group was significantly longer than that in the M group(P

Objective To assess the effect of recombinant human leukemia inhibitory factor (rhLIF) on mouse embryo development in vitro Methods Mice were randomly divided to three groups, one in vivo control (group Ⅰ) and two in vitro (group Ⅱ and Ⅲ) Mice were sacrificed at 116 120 hours (group Ⅰ) and 44-48 hours (group Ⅱ and Ⅲ) subsequent human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) injection Two cell embryos (group Ⅱ and Ⅲ) and blastocysts (group Ⅰ) were obtained Embryos in group Ⅱwere cocultured with human tubal fluid (HTF) + 10% human serum and in group Ⅲ with HTF + 10% human serum+rhLIF (1 000 U/ml) The number of embryo in different stage was recorded and compared Results Embryo in four, eight cell and morula was noted in group Ⅱ and Ⅲ, 87 7% versus 91 2% and 75 0% versus 85 4% respectively There was no significant difference. However, further embryo development to the blastocyst, expanded blastocyst, and hatching blastocyst in group Ⅱ (48 1%, 32 1% and 18 4%) was lower than that in group Ⅲ (82 3%, 59 7% and 36 3%) There was no difference between blastocyst in group Ⅰ and group Ⅲ (86 0% vs 82 3%). Conclusion RhLIF does not provide obvious stimulation in early mouse embryo, however, rhLIF can promote the growth, differentiation, and hatching of preimplantion blastocyst

Humans ; Occupational Diseases ; epidemiology ; prevention & control ; Risk Assessment

Objective： The current study was designed to investigate SSTR subtype gene expression in tissue of primary hepatic carcinoma. Methods： The expression of SSTR-2 and SSTR-3 mRNA in the tumor tissue of hepatic carcinoma and the adjacent tissue of cancer in 27 patients with primary hepatic carcinoma was examined by RT-PCR. Results： The positive rate of expression of SSTR-2 mRNA in the tissues of hepatic carcinoma was 81.5％ ( 22/27) , and the positive rate of expression in the adjacent tissues of cancers was 96.3％ (26/27). The positive rate of SSTR-3 mRNA in tumor tissues and the adjacent tissues of hepatic carcinoma were 66.7％ ( 18/27) and 51.9％ (14/27), respectively. Conclusion： There are more than one SSTR subtype genes expression in tumor tissues of primary hepatic carcinoma.

Polyethylenimine (PEI) is a kind of nanometer nonviral vector frequently applied in gene transfection. It is simple and easy to prepare and to modify and relatively safe compared to viral vectors. In recent years, PEI has been utilized in many research areas for gene delivery to stem cells in vitro or targeted gene delivery to cells in the brain. This review reveals that the cytotoxicity and low transfection efficiency of PEI requires to be improved. However brain-targeted modification indicates the promising prospect of PEI for gene therapy in cerebrovascular diseases.
Genetic Therapy ; Genetic Vectors ; Humans ; Nanostructures ; chemistry ; Polyethyleneimine ; chemistry ; Stem Cell Transplantation ; methods ; Transfection ; methods

ObjectiveTo evaluate the efficacy of self-management to improve the lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and life quality in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) patients.MethodsTwo hundred and twenty-two men were recruited to take αblockers for at least 3 months from March 2008 to September 2009. Participants were randomized to either attend a self-management program in addition to standard care or to standard care alone. Difference of scores of International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) and BPH-specific quality of life scale between the two groups was analyzed during enrollment period, the 1st week, the 3rd month and 6th month of therapy.ResultsAll participants were followed up for 6 months.The IPSS scores of the SMI group were 20.5 and 20.5 and the QOL were 50.9 and 50.8 at the 1st week.While the numbers were 19.6 and 19.3 for IPSS and 51.1 and 51.1 for QOL in the control group. There was no statistic difference in the control group.Whereas during the 3rd and 6th month assessment, the scores of IPSS and quality of life of self-management interventional group were statistically significantly lower than those of the control group.ConclusionsSelf-management intervention could reduce the LUTS symptoms and improve quality of life in BPH patients who were taking medicines.

OBJECTIVE:To observe clinical efficacy and safety of valsartan combined with hydrochlorothiazide in the treat-ment of chronic renal disease complicated with hypertension. METHODS:A total of 156 chronic kidney disease patients with renal hypertensive were randomly divided into control group and observation group with 78 cases in each group. Control group was given hydrochlorothiazide tablets 25 mg orally,once a day. Observation group was additionally given valsartan capsule 80 mg orally,once a day,on the basis of control group. Treatment course of 2 groups lasted for 4 weeks. Clinical efficacies of 2 groups were observed and compared,and the levels of SBP,DBP,GFR,24 h urine protein quantification,Scr and BUN were observed before and after treatment. The occurrence of ADR was recorded. RESULTS:After treatment,total response rate of observation group was signifi-cantly higher than that of control group,with statistical significance (85.90% vs. 64.10%,P<0.05). Before treatment,there was no statistical significance in SBP,DBP,GFR,24 h urine protein quantification,Scr and BUN between 2 groups(P>0.05). After treatment,SBP,DBP,24 h urine protein quantification,Scr and BUN of 2 groups were significantly lower than before treatment,the observation group was significantly lower than the control group,GFR was significantly higher than before treatment,the observa-tion group was significantly higher than that of control group,with statistical significance(P<0.05). There was no statistical signif-icance in the incidence of ADR between 2 groups(P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS:Valsartan combined with hydrochlorothiazide show good therapeutic efficacy for chronic renal disease complicated with hypertension,and can significantly improve blood pressure and renal function with good safety.

BACKGROUND:In recent years, repair of articular cartilage injury has become an important field in basic medical research. Because injured articular cartilage is difficult to repair, the repair of articular cartilage injury has become a difficult hotspot.

BACKGROUND:Mesenchymal stem cels, underin vivo orin vitro specific induction conditions, can differentiate into the cartilage, muscle, tendons and so on. Clinical trials concerning mesenchymal stem cels mainly include tissue repair (such as bone, cartilage and joint repair) and treatment of heart, liver, spinal cord injury and nervous system diseases.
OBJECTIVE:To compare the biological characteristics of mesenchymal stem cels from different sources.
METHODS: PubMed and CNKI databases were retrieved for articles related to sources of mesenchymal stem cels and biological characteristics of mesenchymal stem cels published from 1987 to 2015. The retrieved articles were summarized and analyzed in the folowing aspects: cel surface marker, proliferation, differentiation, migration, and function, so as to explore the merits and demerits of mesenchymal stem cels from different sources.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:A difference in the proliferation ability and surface markers is found between different sources of mesenchymal stem cels. Immunological competence of mesenchymal stem cels from different sources may be correlated with their activation status, species differences, tissue sources and culture conditions, resulting the immunological competence of mesenchymal stem cels from different sources is not exact the same. In-depth understanding of the factors and mechanisms by which influence the migration of mesenchymal stem cels from different sources can enhance the migration ability of different sources of mesenchymal stem cels, and increase their efficiency in wound healing, tissue repair and regeneration treatment.