AIM: To investigate the possible role of endothelin(ET-1) in asthma pathogenesis and the effect of atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) on changes of ET-1. METHODS: Measuring the contents of endothelin-1(ET-1),atrial natriuretic factor(ANF),cGMP in plasma and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of guinea pigs. RESULTS: The contents of ET-1, ANF and cGMP in asthma group were higher than that of the control group; There was a significant negative correlation between ET-1 and ANF( r=-0.638,P

Objective To find out the optimal supercritical CO2 fluid extr ac tion prosess for Tetrahydropalmatine. Methods The extraction process was optimiz ed by orthogonal design with the yield of Tetrahydropalmatine as markers. Three factors including extraction pressure, temperature and the volume of entrainer were observed. Results The optimal condition of supercritical CO2 fluid extrac tion process was: under the pressure of 15Mpa at 40 ℃ , 1.5 fold of 95 % EtO H with Corydalis yanhusuo W.T.Wang as the entrainer. Conclusion The optimal supe rcritical process is feasible, with the advantage of low temperature and energy consumption, short time, high production and no organic residua.

Objective To explore the dynamic responses of Sertoli cells to depletion of spermatogonial stem cells by busulfan.Methods After intraperitoneal injection of 15, 30 or 44 mg/kg busulfan to mice, the spermatogenesis and the expression of GDNF, PLZF, Nanog and GFRɑ1 mRNA were assessed by real-time quantitative PCR at 5 and 28 days after the busulfan treatment.Results Glial cell line-derived neutrophic factor ( GDNF ) was significantly increased and showed a dose-dependent trend at 5 days after busulfan treatment, but no significant difference was seen in the expression of promyelocytic leukemia zinc finger(PLZF) and GDNF family receptorα-1(GFRα1).The testicular histology also appeared no significant difference at 5 days after busulfan treatment.At 28 days after busulfan treatment, the relative expression lev-els of GDNF, PLZF, Nanog and GFRɑ1 mRNA were drastically increased.Morphological observation showed that spermat-ogenesis damages became even more severe as the busulfan dose increased.Conclusions Sertoli cell response to the de-pletion of spermatogonia occurs as early as the fifth day after busulfan treatment.Production of GDNF in Sertoli cells shows a compensatory increase, which may stimulate spermatogonial stem cells to accelerate their self-renewal, reflected by the enhancing expression of Nanog and PLZF, and ultimately promote the restoration of spermatogenesis.

Objective:To evaluate the outcomes of lesser arc perilunate injuries (Perilunate disloca-tions)treated with arthroscopically assisted mini-invasive reduction and fixation.Methods:Between 2012 and 2014,5 patients who had a perilunate dislocation were treated with arthroscopically assisted re-duction and percutaneous fixation.The mean follow-up was 17.8 months (range,10 to 32 months). Clinical outcomes were evaluated on the basis of range of motion;grip strength;Mayo wrist score;Quick disabilities of the arm,shoulder and hand questionnaire;and patient-rated wrist evaluation score.Radio-graphic evaluations included carpal alignments and any development of arthritis.Results:The range of flexion-extension motion of injured wrist averaged 84% of the values for contralateral wrist.The grip strength of the injured wrist averaged 90% of the values for the contralateral wrists.The mean Quick Disabilities of the arm,shoulder and hand score was 1 ,and the mean Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation score was 5 .According to the Mayo wrist scores,the overall functional outcomes were rated as excellent in all the patients.Reduction obtained during the operation was maintained within normal ranges in all the patients.Arthritis had not developed in any patient at the end of the follow-up.Conclusion:Arthroscopic mini-invasive reduction with percutaneous fixation is a reliable and favorable alternative in the treatment of perilunate dislocations according to our early results.

Objective To explore the clinical role and value of detailed target management on patients with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) complicated with acute pancreatitis (AP).Methods The clinical data of patients with DKA complicated with AP admitted to the Department of Emergency of Linyi City People's Hospital from January 2013 toDecember 2016 were retrospectively analyzed. The patients managed by detailed target management (from January 2015 to December 2016) were served as the observation group (detailed target management group), and those managed by routine management (from January 2013 to December 2014) were set as the control group (traditional management group). The gender, age, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation Ⅱ (APACHE Ⅱ) score, Ranson score, underlying disease, blood glucose, glycemic excursion [including: standard deviation of blood glucose (SDBG) level, the largest amplitude of glycemic excursions (LAGE), mean amplitude of glycemic excursion (MAGE), and absolute means of daily difference (MODD) in blood glucose], remission time of DKA, the incidence of MODS and mortality were compared between two groups.Results There were no significant differences in sex, age, APACHE Ⅱ score, Ranson score, blood glucose and the distribution of underlying disease between the two groups (allP > 0.05). Compared with the traditional management group, the level of blood glucose in the detailed target management group was decreased steadily, blood glucose excursions of within-day and day-to-day were significantly reduced on the 2nd and 3rd day (the 2nd day: SDBG was 3.01±1.38 vs. 4.27±1.89, LAGE was 4.14±1.52 vs. 5.62±2.54, MAGE was 0.61±0.35 vs. 1.01±0.57, the 3rd day: SDBG was 2.94±0.91 vs. 3.83±1.29, LAGE was 3.81±1.05 vs. 5.02±2.13, MAGE was 0.58±0.32 vs. 0.96±0.52), MODD: 0.82±0.81 vs. 1.59±1.12, allP < 0.05]. Remission time of DKA and the staying time at emergency department after the implementation of the detailed target management was significantly reduced [remission time of DKA (days): 1.73±0.88 vs. 2.57±1.09, the staying time at emergency department (days): 6.13±0.99 vs. 7.29±1.38, bothP < 0.05], and no hypoglycemic events occurred. There was no significant difference in the incidence of MODS and mortality between the two groups (bothP > 0.05).Conclusions Detailed target management can help the salvage and treatment of patients with diabetic ketoacidosis complicated with acute pancreatitis, control the blood glucose steadily, and significantly shorten the remission time of DKA and the stay time at emergency department.

Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of dry arthroscopy in the treatment of wrist joint injury. Methods A retrospective case series study was conducted to analyze the clinical data of 59 patients with wrist joint injuries admitted from January 2013 to January 2016. There were 48 males and 11 females, aged 15-69 years, with an average age of 34 years. Among the patients, there were 32 patients with old scaphoid fractures ( including delayed diagnosis and treatment of scaphoid fractures or scaphoid fracture nonunion) , 23 patients with intra articular fractures of distal radius, and four patients with chronic instability of lower ulnar radial joint. All patients were treated with dry arthroscopic surgery. During the operation, the operation time of bone grafting and the swelling degree of soft tissue around the joint which needed simultaneous incision were observed. Fracture healing, and joint stability were recorded after operation, and wrist function was evaluated by Mayo wrist function score. Results The average operation time of scaphoid bone grafting was 7 minutes. In patients with distal radius fractures requiring simultaneous incision and reconstruction of the lower ulnar radial ligament, there was no significant periarticular swelling, with normal anatomical layer and clear visual field. All patients were followed up for 6-28 months ( average 9 months) . All the old scaphoid fractures were healed, with the average healing time of 12. 6 weeks. All distal radius fractures were anatomically repositioned during operation. All patients with chronic instability of the lower ulnar radial joint were seen stable recovery of the joint, with negative impact test of the lower ulnar and radial joints. The Mayo wrist function score of all patients averaged 95 points. Conclusion Dry arthroscopic technique can improve the efficiency of bone grafting under wrist arthroscopy, reduce the swelling of soft tissue around the joint, maintain clear anatomical layers of soft tissue, promote fracture healing and improve wrist function, especially applicable for wrist arthroscopy with minimally invasive bone grafting and wrist incision at the same time.

Objective To investigate the clinical effect of laparoscopic versus open hepatectomy in the treatment of patients with regional hepatolithiasis. Methods A total of 87 patients with regional hepatolithiasis who were admitted to The First People′s Hospital of Xianyang from January 2010 to June 2017 were enrolled. Among these patients,38 underwent laparoscopic hepatectomy(laparoscopic group)and 49 underwent open hepatectomy(open group). Propensity score matching was conducted to balance confounding factors between the two groups and then the perioperative indices were compared between the two groups. The t-test was used for comparison of continuous data between groups,and the chi-square test or Fisher′s exact test was used for comparison of categorical data between groups. Results A total of 27 pairs of patients were matched successfully. There were no significant differences between the two groups in the type of hepatectomy,a com-bination with common bile duct exploration,rate of intraoperative hepatic portal occlusion,time of operation,rate of intraoperative blood transfusion,intraoperative stone clearance rate,total postoperative complications,and incidence of serious complication(all P>0.05). Compared with the open group,the laparoscopic group had significantly lower intraoperative blood loss(126.4 ± 18.7 ml vs 143.2 ± 24.1 ml,t=2.862,P=0.006)and shorter length of hospital stay(11.7 ± 2.3 d vs 13.4 ± 1.9 d,t=2.961,P=0.004). Conclusion Lapa-roscopic hepatectomy has a comparable clinical effect to open hepatectomy in the treatment of regional hepatolithiasis and has the advantages of low intraoperative blood loss and rapid postoperative recovery.

To introduce the surgical procedure of orthopaedic robot-assisted vascularised fibular grafting for the treatment of ANFH and report the short-term result. Methods From September, 2016 to November, 2018, 17 patients (21 hips) with ANFH had undergone robot-assisted free fibular grafting. There were 14 males and 3 females, of which, 8 cases were associated with the right side, 5 cases the left side, and 4 cases with both sides. The average age was 35 (ranged from 17 to 55) years. There were 7 patients suffered from idiopathic ischemic necrosis of femoral head, 4 patients who had cannulated screws fixed after a femoral neck fracture, 4 patients who had a history of alcohol consumption, 1 patient who had taken corticosteroids for 6 months to treat nephritis, and 1 patient who had a history of alcohol consumption and had also taken corticosteroids. Seventeen hips were in Ficat stage II, and 4 hips were in Ficat stage III. The orthopaedic surgical robot workstation was used to plan the entry point and target of the guide pin during the operation, to place a cannula in the optimal position. Then a bone window was created and the fibula was placed into the bone tunnel.Using fluoroscopy to monitor each step of the procedure and verify the position of the fibula. Finally, the vessels were anastomosed. The patient remain in bed completely for a week with the use of vasodilator. The follow-up was accomplished with phone call and outpatient clinic, and Harris score was evaluated. Results All 21 surgical procedures were successful. The guide pins and fibula were accurately placed according to the robot’s plan, and the tips of the fibula were placed at the centre of the load-bearing region of the femoral heads, 4 to 6 mm from the articular surface. Conventional anticoagulant, anti-infective therapy was performed after the pro-cedure. Ten patients were followed-up postoperatively more than 1 year, with an average of 15 (from 12 to 24) months. The function of the hip joint recovered smoothly for 9 patients.Frontal and lateral X-ray and CT scans showed that the tips of the fibula were placed at the centre of the load-bearing region, 4 to 6 mm from the articular surface.One patient suffered from bilateral femoral head necrosis and the right side recovered smoothly after operation.However, joint move-ment was restricted for the left hip and the pain was significant.An arthroscopic examination was performed 1 month after the operation and did not identify any problems such as intraarticular incular infection or articular surface of the femoral head was protruded by the tip of the fibula.The symptoms were alleviated after removing the osteophytes at the rim of the acetabulum.The Harris score was 62.4±13.6 before operation, and 84.5±4.5 at the last time of followed-up after opera-tion.The difference in Harris scores was statisticly significant (P＜0.05). Conclusion With the assistance of an or-thopaedic robot system, the guide pin can be accurately positioned, thereby allowing the tip of the fibula to be inserted in-to the optimal anatomical position and maximising its mechanical efficacy.In theory, it is the best choice for performing fibular bone transplantation in ANFH.And the early effect of treatment is good.

Objective To evaluate conventional wrist physical examination in detecting injury to the triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC).Methods A retrospective study was conducted of the 118 patients (119 wrists) who had been admitted from January 2013 to October 2017 to Hand Surgery Department,Beijing Jishuitan Hospital for wrist arthroscopic surgery.All of them underwent wrist physical examination preoperatively for conventional index tests for TFCC injury like ulnar fovea sign,piano-key test,distal ulnar ballottement test and ulnocarpal stress test.They were 68 males and 50 females with a mean age of 32 years.The results of physical examination were compared with the arthroscopic findings to calculate the sensitivity,specificity,positive/negative predictive value (PPV/NPV) and +/-likelihood ratio (LR) of each index test.In addition,we combined the results of any 2 tests to increase the capability of detecting peripheral TFCC injury.Results The diagnostic values of each index test were achieved by comparison between the results of physical examination and the arthroscopic findings:(1) ulnar fovea sign:sensitivity =0.648,specificity =0.742;(2) piano key test:sensitivity =0.817,specificity =0.735;(3) distal ulnar ballottement test:sensitivity =0.927,specificity =0.647;(4) ulnocarpal stress test:sensitivity =0.825,specificity =0.500.The combination of any 2 tests produced 3 new index tests,of which the most valuable combination was ulnar fovea sign & distal ulna ballottement test,with a sensitivity of 0.598,a specificity of 0.941,a PPV of 0.961and a + LR of 10.14,Conclusions The signs elicited in physical examination and special tests can be helpful in the diagnosis of TFCC injuries.However,as the value of any single test is not enough,we should clinically combine the results of ulna fovea sign and distal ulna ballottement test to increase the capability of detecting peripheral TFCC injury.

Triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) plays an important role in maintaining stability of the distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ),buffering the ulnar carpal axial impaction and holding the proximal carpal bones.Patients with injured TFCC may suffer pain over the ulnar side of the wrist and DRUJ instability.Many of them may have difficulty in undertaking daily activities,leading to even psychological problems.With the development of arthroscopic technology and updated understanding of the mechanisms of TFCC injury,great progress has been made in the diagnosis and treatment of the traumatic injury,especially in the arthroscopy-assisted treatment.