Objective To investigate the prevalence, characteristics and risk factors of superior vena cava and auxiliary branchs thrombosis in hemodialysis patients with internal jugular venous indwelling catheter. Methods A total of 43 cases on hemodialysis (HD) with indwelling short-term catheter in internal jugular vein from June to December in 2007 were enrolled in this study. The clinical data and biochemical indicators were collected to investigate the prevalence, characteristics and risk factors of venous thrombosis around indwelling catheter, such as, superior vena cava and auxiliary branehs in these patients. Results Short-term double Iumen internal jugular venous catheter were placed in 43 HD patients. Different degrees of central vein thrombosis were found in 21 of the 43 HD patients (48.8%). The ratio of thrombosis in jugular vein, brachiocephalic vein, subclavical vein and uperior vena cava was 100% (21/21), 28.6% (6/21), 23.8%(5/21) and 19.0%(4/21), respectively. Ten of the 21 HD patients (47.6%) with central vein thrombosis presented clinical symptoms. Five cases developed edema of the upper extremity, 2 cases had new-onset symptom's pulmonary embolism, and 3 eases developed blood overflowed from inlet port of circum-catheter. The ratio of diabetes mellitus, malignant tumor, the prevalence of increased level of serum lipoprotein a and plasma homocysteic acid were significantly higher in the HD patients with central vein thrombosis than that in those without central vein thrombosis. The odds ratio of diabetes mellitus, malignant tumor, high serum lipoprotein a and high plasma homocysteic acid was 5.758, 4.750, 6.967 and 8.533, respectively. Conclusions The prevalence of central vein thrombosis in HD patients with short-term indwelling catheter in internal jugular vein is quite high. Its clinical symptom is insidious but dangerous. Diabetes mellitus, malignant tumor, high serum lipoprotein a and high plasma homocysteic acid may be the important risk factors of central vein thrombosis in above HD patients.

Factors which influence the extraction of Chinese materia Medica were comprehensively studied,by ex-tracting each single herb component in the compounded preparation Sinitang as the sample,and determiningthe extraction rate as well as the content of main active principle in each extract as the evaluation criteria. Thegeneral ru1e for the extraction of single herb material was then investigated. The results indicated that it isbetter to desigm the experiment in accordance with it's characteristic object with selection of proper evalua-tion criteria to obtain an optimum process for the extraction of Chinese traditional drugs.

LIV-1(SLC39A6/ZIP6),primarily located on the cell membrane ,is one of the LZT subfami-ly members among the zinc transportprotein family .It possess six to eight transmembrane spanning domains ,with regions of concentrated histidine residues ,which has been shown to participate in the process of embryonic devel-opment as well as the growth and proliferation of tumors .It has been clearly established that LIV -1 played an important role in the development of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and its overexpression ,which turned out to be a negative correlation upon the cancer′s prognosis has been verified to be a potent therapeutic target .Here-in,the advances of zinc transporter LIV -1 and the potential significance of the transporter to esophageal squa-mous cell carcinoma are reviewed .

Objective To investigate the potential contributing effects of metabolic syndrome (MS) on cardiovascular events and mortality in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients.Methods According to the diagnostic criteria for MS set by Chinese Diabetes Society,201 subjects undergoing MHD were assigned into MS group(n =78) or non-MS group (n =123),in August 2009.General and laboratory data were collected for cross-sectional analyses,and the participants were followed up for 36 months.Cardiovascular events,cause of death and time were recorded for longitudinal analyses.Results Prevalence of MS was 38.8％.Weight,waist circumference,triglyceride,total cholesterol,low density lipoprotein,fasting glucose level,uric acid and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein were significant higher in MS group compared to non-MS group,but duration of dialysis and high-density lipoprotein were lower (P ＜ 0.05).During the 36 months follow-up,cumulative incidence of cardiovascular events,cardiovascular and all-cause mortality were 41.0％ (32/78),19.2％ (15/78),28.2％ (22/78),in MS group respectively.Those of non-MS group were 22.8％ (28/123),10.6％ (13/123),17.1％ (21/123).There was significant difference between patients with and without MS in cumulative incidence of cardiovascular events (x2 =7.601,P =0.006).There was relationship between the number of metabolic syndrome parameters and cardiovascular events (r =0.236,P =0.001).Kaplan-Meier curves showed the relationship between two groups did not remained statistically significant in cardiovascular and all-cause mortality.Impaired glycometabolism in 5 parameters of MS was a cardiovascular mortality risk factor in MHD patients.Conclusions The prevalence of MS is high in MHD patients.MS is a risk factor of cardiovascular events,but it is not associated with cardiovascular and all-cause 3-year mortality in patients with MHD.

Objective To investigate the potential contributing effects of fasting plasma glucose on cardiovascular events in diabetic patients treated with maintenance hemodialysis.Methods According to fasting plasma glucose,154 patients undergoing maintenance hemodialvsis in our department were assigned into group A (n =84) nondiabetic with normal fasting blood glucose,group B (n =41) diabetic with good control of fasting blood glucose,and group C (n =29) diabetic with poor control of fasting glucose.Anthropometric and laboratory data were collected,and the participants were followed up for 36 months.Cardiovascular events and hypoglycemia were recorded and analyzed.Results Highly-sensitive C reactive protein (hs-CRP),triglyceride,and waist circumference were significantly higher in group B and group C compared with group A.Bodv mass index in group C was the highest while high density lipoprotein-cholesterol and intact parathyroid hormone levels were the lowest among 3 groups (P＜0.05).During the 36 months follow-up,47 cases of cardiovascular events occurred.Kaplan-Meier curves showed that cumulative incidence of cardiovascular events was significantly higher in group C than group A and B (both P＜0.01),and no significant difference was found between group A and B.Cox regressive analysis revealed that fasting plasma glucose and hs-CRP were independant risk factors for cumulative incidence of cardiovascular events (P＜0.05 or P＜0.0l).Conclusions If fasting plasma glucose is contmlled within the range of 5.6 to 7.2 mmol/L,cardiovascular outcomes may be significantly ameliorated in diabetic patients treated with maintenance hemodialysis.

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Objective To investigate the potential correlation between serum magnesium and malnutrition-inflammation-atherosclerosis (MIA) syndrome in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients.Methods A total of 120 patients who received MHD in Department of Blood Purification of Beijing Chaoyang Hospital from March to August 2013 were enrolled.Anthropometric and laboratory data were collected for the analysis of correlation between serum magnesium and indicators relating to malnutrition,chronic inflammation,and atherosclerosis,and the analysis of relevant factors of MIA syndrome.Results In the 120 MHD patients,the mean serum magnesium level was (1.11 ±0.14) mmol/L.44 patients had malnutrition (36.7％),whose serum magnesium level was significantly lower than that of patients in normal nutritious status [(1.04 ±0.12) mmol/L vs.(1.14 ±0.15) mmol/L,t =3.576,P =0.001] ; 43 patients had chronic inflammation (35.8％),with serum magnesium level significantly lower than that of patients without inflammation [(1.07 ±0.13) mmol/L vs.(1.13 ±0.15) mmol/L,t =2.138,P =0.035]; 79 patients had atherosclerosis (65.8％),whose serum magnesium level was significantly lower than that of patients without atherosclerosis [(1.08 ±0.12) mmol/L vs.(1.15 ±0.08) mmol/L,t =0.385,P =0.019] ; and 26 patients had MIA syndrome (21.7％),whose serum magnesium level was significantly lower than that of non-MIA patients [(1.02 ± 0.10) mmol/L vs.(1.13 ± 0.14) mmol/L,t =3.534,P =0.001].Serum magnesium level was found negatively correlated with high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP,r =-0.237,P =0.010) and carotid intima-media thickness (IMT,r =-0.331,P =0.000),and positively correlated with serum albumin,blood urea nitrogen,serum creatinine,uric acid,serum potassium,triceps skin-fold thickness,mid-arm circumference,mid-arm muscle circumference and hemoglobin (r =0.191,P =0.037; r =0.345,P =0.000; r =0.242,P=0.008; r =0.282,P=0.002; r=0.254,P=0.005; r=0.265,P=0.011; r=0.233,P=0.018; r=0.282,P=0.007; r=0.374,P =0.000).Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that age (OR =1.142,95％ CI =1.026-1.271,P=0.049),hs-CRP (OR=1.415,95％ CI=1.152-1.740,P=0.001),IMT (OR =1.386,95％ CI=1.009-1.904,P=0.044),serum albumin (OR =0.944,95％ CI=0.910-0.978,P=0.002) and serum magnesium (OR =0.886,95％ CI =0.788-0.996,P =0.042) were related factors of MIA syndrome.Conclusions Serum magnesium level is correlated to malnutrition,inflammation,atherosclerosis,and MIA syndrome in MHD patients.

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BACKGROUND:There are many methods that can repair Pilon fracture, but the effects are not ideal. With the development of science and technology, fundamental change of fracture fixation principle and innovation of technology and idea has brought new opportunities for Pilon fracture repair. Biological immobilization technology can further reduce the further damage to blood supply of bone outer membrane on the fracture end, do not disturb biomechanical environment of fracture healing, and is the new trend of present research and development. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of locking compression plate fixation for repair of Pilon fracture using biological fixation technique. METHODS:Clinical data of 76 patients with Pilon fracture treated using locking compression plate fixation in the Nanhai District Economic Development Zone Guanyao Branch of the People’s Hospital from June 2008 to December 2013 were retrospectively analyzed. There were 49 males and 27 females, at the age of 39.5 years on average (range from 19 to 60 years). According to Ruedi-Algower classification, there were 54 cases of type II and 22 cases of type III. In accordance with biological fixation technique, locking compression plate fixation was applied to treat Pilon fracture. Folowing treatment, they were regularly folowed up. Reduction quality was assessed by Burwel-Charnley radiological criteria. X-ray films were reviewed to observe fracture healing. During final folow-up, ankle function was evaluated according to Baird-Jackson score. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:A total of 76 patients were folowed up for 6 to 24 months. Reduction quality assessed by Burwel-Charnley radiological criteria was as folows: anatomic reduction of 68 cases, reduction of 8 cases, 71 cases of one-stage wound healing, and 5 cases of wound healing after dressing change, with the rate of one-stage healing of 93%. Fractures of al patients were healed. The healing time was 4 to 8.5 months, averagely 6.25 months. During final folow-up, ankle function assessed by Baird-Jackson score was as folows: there were 69 excelent cases, 5 good cases and 2 average cases. These results indicate that locking compression plate fixation for Pilon fracture obtained good stability, could effectively avoid the damage of fracture end blood supply, shorten the healing time; it was simple to operate, had smal injury to soft tissue, and was an effective fixation method to repair Pilon fracture.

ObjectiveTo investigate the roles of 11 β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 ( 11 β-HSD1 )on hippocampus of rat with chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS).MethodsTwenty-four male SpragueDawley rats were randomly divided into control group and depressive model group. Chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) was used to make up depressive animal model.Behavioral changes were recorded by body weight measuring,sucrose consumption test (SCT) and open field test (OFT),respectively.The mRNA transcription of 11β-HSD1 in hippocampus tissues of the rats were detected by real-time RT-PCR,and the protein expression of 11β-HSD1 were detected by western blot and immunofluorescence.ResultsBcforc starting CUMS protocol,the rats exhibited equivalent weight and sucrose consumption.Twenty-eight days after CUMS protocol,behavior parameters such as body weight,sucrose consumption,nunber of crossing,and number of rearing were significantly decreased in rats exposed to CUMS group compared with control group (P ＜ 0.05,P ＜ 0.01 ).Correspondingly,realtime RT-PCR assays showed the mRNA expression of 11 β-HSD1 in the hippocampus of CUMS group,which was (31 ±9) ％ lower than that of control group.Meanwhile,the protein expression of it in CUMS group was lower than that of control group (P ＜ 0.05 ).Inmunofluorescence revealed that the number of positive 11 3-HSD1 cells was high (223 ± 13) in the control group,while the number was decreased prominently (92 ± 11 ) in the CUMS group (P ＜ 0.01 ).ConclusionDepressive behavior of rats is induced and the expression of 11 β-HSD1 in the hippocampus is decreased prominently by CUMS,the mechanism of which is at least related to the low expression of 11β-HSD1 and disturbance of glucocorticoid metabolism caused by CUMS.