Objective: To summarize surgery experience and efficiency of laparoscopic excision of choledochal cyst and reconstruction of biliary tract and to analyze the treatments administered during intra and post-operation of the biliary reconstruction. Methods: We enrolled 48 cases of video-guided laparoscopic intraoperative cholangiography, cholecystectomy, choledochocele resection, Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy with an anti-reflux valve from August, 2001 to October, 2003.Their operative procedures and aims were retrospectively analyzed. Results: Forty-four out of 48 patients successfully underwent laparoscopy and recovered soon. Only 4 cases were transformed to open operation. The post-operation complications were found in 4 cases. Conclusion: Video-guided laparoscopic excision of choledochal cyst, biliary tract reconstruction and Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy are an effective method of treatment with advantages of minimal injury, less bleeding, and sooner recovery.

AIM: To amplify from leader peptide region an d obtain human monoclonal anti-D variable region gene with high specificity and affinity, and analyze the nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences.ME THODS: The total RNA was extracted from an Epstein-Barr-virus-transforme d cell line secreting monoclonal anti- (rhesus D) antibody. The leader region pri mers containing a ribosome recognition site were designed. By using PCR method, the cDNA of human anti-(rhesus D) antibody (IgM ?) variable region gene was amp lified. Cloning and subsequent sequence analysis of the variable region gene was performed. The deduced amino acid sequence was also compared and analyzed with previ ously published sequences.RESULTS: A band of approximate 440 and 410 base pairs were amplified using heavy chain primers and light chain primer s, respectively. Sequence analysis indicated that the deduced amino acid sequenc e w as in agreement with the characterization of the amino acid present in the human Ig variable region. CONCLUSION: The cloning and sequencing of a human anti- (Rhesus D) antibody variable region cDNA will make benefits for pro duction of recombinant anti-(Rhesus D) antibody and prevention of Rh haemolytic disease in newborns.

Objective To investigate the changes in serum cortisol and adrenocorticotrophic hormone(ACTH) levels in children with steroid-sensitive nephritic syndrome (SSNS) and the clinical significance of intervention.Methods According to whether a child with SSNS would relapse,48 children with SSNS were divided into non-recurrence group(n =19) and recurrence group(n =29),at the same time 14 age-matched healthy children were enrolled as the healthy control group.Serum cortisol and ACTH were measured in patients with SSNS by using electrochemiluminesence methods.In recurrence group,methylpredisolone or methylprednisolone combined with ACTH injection therapy was used on 15 patients with their serum cortisol and ACTH below normal.Results Before standard glucocorticoid treatment,the serum levels of cortisol and ACTH had no difference among 3 groups (all P ＞ 0.05).By the end of remission phase,the serum levels of cortisol and ACTH in recurrence group were statistically lower than those of the non-recurrence group[(113.03 ± 80.02) μg/L vs (251.54 ± 185.05) μg/L,t =-2.925,P ＜ 0.05 ; (12.81 ± 10.14) ng/L vs (23.53 ± 12.05) ng/L,t =-0.885,P ＜ 0.05].Eight to 12 weeks after being adjusted,the serum level of cortisol and the average monthly time of recurrent were both significantly improved in 15 abnormal children in recurrence group [(168.90 ± 133.43) μg/L vs (73.62 ± 58.04) μg/L,t =3.016,P ＜ 0.05 ; (0.09 ± 0.08) times vs (0.35 ± 0.11) times,t =-7.560,P ＜0.05],but as to the serum level of ACTH,there was no significant difference in abnormal children in recurrence group [(14.05 ± 10.99) ng/L vs (8.72 ± 4.11) ng/L,t =1.991,P ＞ 0.05].Conclusions The concentrations of serum cortisol and ACTH can reveal the risk of recurrence for children with SSNS to some extent,and effective intervention can reduce the recurrence rate and shorten the course of disease.

ObjectiveTo analyze the literature characteristics on essential hypertension treated by external therapy of traditional Chinese medicine, summarize the current research situation and trend in the field, and to provide a reference for relative researches.MethodsThe papers relevant to treatingessential hypertension with external therapy of TCM included inSinoMedwere statistically analyzed from the aspects of publishing year, journals distribution,author’s unit and districtdistribution,research funds and literature content with bibliometrics method.ResultsThe total number of the literature for analyzing was 226, the number of papers increased gradually.Authors of the papers were mainly from TCM universities or colleges.Papersdistributedmainly in the more economically developed regions,which issued the largest amountinGuangdongprovince.Papers supported by research funds accounted for 16.81% in all the literature. Most literaturewasclinical research and the most commonly used for external therapywasacupuncture.ConclusionThe research and clinical work of essential hypertension treatment with external therapy of traditional Chinese medicinewerepaid more close attention in recent years, but therewerestill some problems that need to be solvedto form a viable, effective treatment system.

ObjectiveTo study the effect and mechanisms of nourishing Piyin Remedy (nPR) and bovine brain extract (bBE) on experimental spinal cord injury (SCI) of rat.Methods80 healthy SD rats were divided into 5 equal groups randomly: bBE group supplied through subarachnoid cavity, normal saline (NS) group supplied through subarachnoid cavity, nPR group, NS orally taken group, combined group. Animal models were made by Allen's equipment on T8～T9 segment. The spinal nerve function, somatosensory evoked potentials (SEP), retrograde and label technique of horseradish peroxidase, gross observation, histological and morphometric analysis were taken as the observed indices.ResultsThe values of observed indices of bBE group and nPR group improved evidently compared with their own control groups; that of combined group was prior to sole administration.ConclusionnPR can hold back the secondary SCI and accelerate the recovery of spinal nerve function; bBE can stimulate the improvement of injuried nerve fibers; the joint of nPR and bBE can make a synergic effect.

Background Studies have shown that stress during pregnancy can affect the growth and development of fetuses and offspring, and this effect has sex differences, but the results are controversial, and there are few studies on the emotional damage of offspring of different sexes caused by stress during pregnancy. Objective This experiment is designed to observe the effect of chronic stress during pregnancy on emotional damage of offspring of different sexes. Methods Thirty-two SD female rats were randomly divided into a model group and a control group (16 rats in each group), 24 male rats were divided into a model mating group (n=16) and a control mating group (n=8). Each rat of the model group was reared in a single cage and received chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) for 28 d, including hot water swimming for 5 min, cold water swimming for 5 min, tail pinching for 2 min, crowding for 24 h, moist bedding for 24 h, cage shaking for 30 min, and space restriction for 2 h. One stressor was administered daily and the same stressor did not repeat within 7 d. Blood was collected from the endocanthal vein of the two groups of female rats 1 d before and 1, 7, 14, 21, and 28 d after stress, the plasma was separated by centrifugation, and ¹³¹I radioimmunoassay was used to measure plasma corticosterone concentration. On postnatal day 21 (PND21), 16 offspring rats (half male and half male) were randomly selected from each group, their plasma corticosterone concentration was measured on PND28 and PND42, and their emotional damage was measured on PND42. Results The plasma corticosterone levels of dams in the model group on the 14th, 21th, and 28th days of stress [(394.02±97.40), (444.12±90.43), and (463.71±107.75) μg·L⁻¹] were higher than those in the control group [(285.63±81.64), (341.78±48.39), and (320.42±84.76) μg·L⁻¹] (all P< 0.05). On PND28 and PND42, the plasma corticosterone levels in the female model offspring group [(543.30±90.21) and (530.76±83.10) μg·L⁻¹] were higher than those in the female control offspring group [(397.77±64.27) and (325.78±61.03) μg·L⁻¹] (both P<0.05). In the sugar water preference test, the total fluid consumption [(10.74±1.28) mL], sugar water consumption [(5.50±1.30) mL], and 1% sucrose preference percentage [(20.36±3.41) %] in the female model offspring group were lower than those in the female control offspring group [(13.74±2.06) mL, (8.56±2.04) mL, and (62.11±8.05) %] (all P<0.05). In the open field test, the horizontal score, vertical score, and cleaning times of the male model offspring group were lower than those of the male control offspring group (all P<0.05). In the tail suspension test, the immobility time of the female and male model offspring groups [(126.95±39.88) and (70.24±28.98) s] was longer than the control offspring groups of the same sex [(54.30±24.99) and (38.63±18.91) s] (both P<0.05), and the duration of immobility time in the female model offspring group was longer (t=3.253, P=0.006). In the forced swimming test, the immobility time of the female model offspring group [(7.97±6.66) s] was longer than that of the female control offspring group [(1.85±2.12) s] (t=2.478, P=0.037). On PND42, the plasma corticosterone level of female offspring was negatively correlated with total fluid consumption, sugar water consumption, and 1% sucrose preference percentage (r=−0.621, r=−0.728, r=−0.699; P<0.05), and positively correlated with immobility time in the tail suspension test and immobility time in the forced swimming test (r=0.571, r=0.712; P<0.05), However, there was no correlation between plasma corticosterone and emotional indicators on PND42 in male offspring (P>0.05). Conclusion Chronic stress during pregnancy causes emotional damage to the offspring, and female offspring show depression-like behaviors.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the statement on randomized controlled trials on Wenxin granule for treatment of atrial fibrillation and to judge whether those trials could offer high quality evidence or not, thus improve design level and quality.

METHODRCTs were searched from home and abroad about atrial fibrillation treated with Wenxin granule, which reported before October, 2010. Jadad scale and CONSORT statement were used.

RESULTThere were 66 RCTs retrieved that met inclusion criteria. Using Jadad rating scale, only 2 literatures gain score 4 and 1 literature gains score 3, 54 literatures gain score 2, 7 literatures gain score 1, 2 literatures gain score 0. Only 2 literatures described random number table as the method of grouping. None of the RCTs was reported the allocation concealment. Only 1 literature was used blinding. Fifty-nine literatures were mentioned the lost to follow-up conditions. According to the CONSORT standards, only six literatures (9.1%) mentioned the method of generating the random sequence. Four literatures (6.1%) were quasi-random. Nineteen literatures (28.8%) had inclusion criteria. Six literatures (9.1%) had the follow-up record. Fifty one literatures (77.3%) described the adverse events. None had the estimation of the sample size, intention-to-treat analysis and stratified analysis. None had the ethical approval or informed consent.

CONCLUSIONThe quality of clinical trials of Wenxin granule in treating atrial fibrillation needs to be improved.

Objective:To investigate the clinical effect and short-term and long-term effect of total hip replacement (THA) and hemiarthroplasty of hip (HA) in elderly patients with femoral neck fracture (FNF).Methods:59 elderly patients with FNF in South District of Guang′anmen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine from March 2017 to January 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. The observation group ( n=29) was treated with THA; The control group ( n=30) was treated with HA. The operation related indexes, short-term and long-term clinical effect (average follow-up of 24.1 months), hip function improvement, pain and complications were compared between the two groups. Short term and long-term clinical effects: the short-term and long-term clinical effects of the two groups were observed by the Harris Hip Score (HHS) of the first month, the third month, the sixth month, the ninth month and the first year after operation. Results:Both THA and HA were effective on elderly FNF, but the effective rate of THA (96.6%) was significantly higher than that of HA (90.0%), with statistically significant difference ( P<0.05); in terms of operation related indicators, compared with the control group, the observation group had longer operation time [ (104.46±3.24)min vs (84.34±3.64)min], more amount of bleeding [(296.64±15.16)ml vs (281.44±12.16)ml], lower postoperative drainage volume [(101.24±4.15)ml vs (74.56±3.24)ml], while the functional recovery of the observation group was better than the control group by HHS ( P<0.05); the postoperative complications and HHS score of observation group were significantly lower than the control group ( P<0.05). Conclusions:THA has the advantages of low complication, fast functional recovery and better effect. The clinical decision should be based on the patient′s physical condition. THA should be used for elderly patients with good basic condition, good surgical tolerance and more daily activities. HA should be used for elderly patients with poor basic condition, low surgical tolerance and less daily activities.

Objective To investigate the significance of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) in serum and cerebrospinal fluid for evaluation of severe hand ,foot ,and mouth disease (HFMD) complicated with neurogenic pulmonary edema (NPE).Methods A total of 140 patients diagnosed with HFMD in Henan Children′s Hospital were enrolled and divided into three groups including mild group ,severe HFMD group without NPE ,severe HFMD group with NPE .These severe HFMD patients were also divided into survival group and death group according to the 28-day prognosis .Meanwhile ,50 age-matched healthy children were selected as controls .Serum MMP-9 and TIMP-1 levels were measured in all enrolled children .At the same time ,MMP-9 ,TIMP-1 and ratio of MMP-9／TIMP-1 in cerebrospinal fluid were measured in the severe HFMD group with and without NPE .Quantitative data were compared using one-way analysis of variance , and means comparisons between samples were conducted using LSD-t test .Results Among 140 children with HFMD ,66 were in mild group ,42 in severe HFMD without NPE group ,and 32 in severe HFMD with NPE group .And 50 healthy children were in control group .After 28 days ,14 cases died in severe HFMD groups .MMP-9 , TIMP-1 and MMP-9／TIMP-1 in serum of severe HFMD group with NPE increased significantly greater than those in the other three groups (F＝269 .356 ,121 .301 and 101 .502 ,respectively ,all P ＜0 .05). MMP-9 ,TIMP-1 and MMP-9／TIMP-1 in cerebrospinal fluid of severe HFMD group with NPE were (57 .24 ± 8 .92) μg／L ,(35 .26 ± 8 .14) μg／L and (1 .66 ± 0 .23) μg／L ,respectively ,while those in cerebrospinal fluid of severe HFMD group without NPE were (30 .57 ± 3 .89) μg／L ,(26 .25 ± 0 .32) μg／L and (1 .17 ± 0 .61) μg／L ,respectively .The differences between the two groups were all statistically significant (t＝62 .485 ,37 .680 and 169 .387 ,respectively ,all P＜0 .01).MMP-9 ,TIMP-1 and MMP-9／TIMP-1 in serum and cerebrospinal fluid of death group increased significantly greater than those in survival group ,the difference were statistically significant (all P＜0 .01).The maximum area under curve (AUC) was reached when the MMP9／TIMP-1 ratio in cerebrospinal fluid was 0 .890 (95% CI :0 .801 －0 .978).Conclusions MMP-9 and TIMP-1 may be involved in the pathogenesis of HFMD complicated with NPE .The detection of MMP-9 and TIMP-1 levels may be beneficial for the early diagnosis of severe HFMD with NPE .The imbalance of MMP-9／TIMP-1 ratio can be used as one of the predictors of severe HFMD combined with NPE.