Objective To evaluate the clinical significance of measurement of urinary leukotrience E4(LTE4) in patients with asthma.Methods Urinary leukotriene E4 in 28 patients with asthma who experienced acute attack period and asymptomatic period and 18 controls was measured by ACETM competitive enzyme immunoassay and expressed as pg/mg creatinine.In addition,forced expiratory volume in one second was investigated in the patient in acute attack period.Results Urinary LTE4 in acute attack period was significantly higher than that in asymptomatic period(P

Objective: To explore the related factors of quality of life(QOL) among rural elderly population in Shandong Province and explore the relationship among these factors.Methods: In this cross-sectional study,a sample of 451 elderly peple(aged from 60 to 92,without hearing or mental problems) was selected by a stratified cluster random sampling method.The 36-item Short Form Health Survey(SF-36) was used to measure QOL,and the AMOS 5.0 was used to carry out path analysis.Results: The QOL average score of all subjects was(78.5?15.4);QOL scores of males was higher than that of females [(81.2?13.0) vs.(77.5?16.3),P=0.003].There was a significant decrease of the QOL score with increasing age [60-69 years,(82.2?13.3);70-79 years,(77.0?16.0);≥ 80 years,(71.4?16.4);P

Objective To investigate the value of otolith-repositioning maneuver combined with medical treatment on benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in the elderly patients.Methods 176 elderly people who suffered from benign paroxysmal positional vertigo were randomly divided into observation group and control group (n=88,each).All patients were treated with basal medicine treatment and compulsive position for 21 days,and patients in the observation group were treated with otolith repositioning maneuver added on the basis.The clinical efficacy and adverse reactions were observed and compared between the two groups after treatment.Results The curative rate and effective rate were higher in observation group than in control group at 2,3 weeks after treatment [50.0％ (44/88) vs.11.4％ (10/88),70.5％ (62/88) vs.47.7％ (42/88),77.3％ (68/88) vs.29.5％ (26/88),93.2％ (82/88) vs.86.4％ (76/88),x2 =37.32,73.32,37.32,53.43,respectively,all P＜0.05].Dizziness combined with nausea and vomiting,and walking instability were both found in the two groups,which had no statistical difference (x2 =3.25,P＞0.05).Patients in observation group developed arrhythmia and Tumarkin otolith crisis after treatment.The transfer rate of surgery was lower in observation group than in control group (x2 =45.43,P＜0.01).Conclusions Otolith-repositioning maneuver combined with medical treatment have good clinical effect and safety on benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in the elderly.

Objective To investigate the effect of acupuncture combined with human amniotic mesenchymal stem cells ( HAMCs ) transplantation on the osteoporosis in ovariectomized rats.Methods Forty-five healthy female non-pregnant Wistar rats were randomly divided into sham operated group, model group and experimental group ( acupuncture+HAMC transplantation), 15 rats in each group.At 7 days after the surgical wound healing, the rats received acupuncture every day and intravenous injection of HAMCs suspension ( except the sham operated group) once a week for consecutive 12 weeks.The body weight was measured every week.24 hours after the last intervention, the rats were killed and specimens were collected.Specimens of the mid-, proximal-and distal femur were taken to measure the bone mineral density using a dual energy X-ray absorptiometer.At 12 weeks after the intervention, changes of the expression of serum 25-hydroxy-vitamin D (25-HVD), C-terminal peptide of type I collagen (CTX-I), bone specific alkaline phosphatase ( BAP) and human tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase 5b ( TRACP 5b) were determined by ELISA, the biomechanical properties of the removed femur was measured, and the expression of transforming growth factor-β( TGF-β) in the vertebrae was assessed by RT-PCR assay.Results Body weight of rats in the sham operation group was increased gradually in accordance with the natural growth of animals, that of the model group was significantly higher than that of the sham operated group since two months after modeling, and the body weight of the experimental group was similar to that of the sham operated group.The bone mineral density and calcium content of the model group were significantly decreased compared with that of the sham operated group ( P<0.05) , and the bone mineral density and bone calcium content of the experimental group were significantly higher than that of the model group ( P <0.05 ) .The ELISA showed that the expressions of serum 25-HVD, CTX I, BAP, and TRAP5b in the model group were significantly lower than that of the sham operated group, and those of the experimental group were significantly higher than that of the model group ( P<0.05 ) . Measurement of biomechanical properties showed that the limit load, limit stress and elastic modulus of the femur of the sham operated group were significantly higher than that of the model group ( P<0.05 ) , and the limit load and elastic modulus of the experimental group were significantly higher than that of the sham operated group ( P <0.05 ) .T-PCR showed that the expression of TGF-β1 m-RNA in the experimental group was significantly up-regulated than that of the sham operated and model groups ( P<0.05) .Conclusions Acupuncture combined with human amniotic mesenchymal stem cell ( HAMCs) transplantation has a synergistic effect on the treatment of osteoporosis, and can improve the conditions in ovariectomized rats.

[ABSTRACT]OBJECTIVETo explore the clinical characteristics of benign paroxysmal positionalvertigo(BPPV) after sudden hearing loss and to observe the curative effect. METHODS36 patients with BPPV after sudden hearing loss were observed.And their therapeutic findings were compared with that of the 50 patients with primary BPPV and 40 patients of sudden hearing loss without vertigo. RESULTSBPPV after sudden hearing loss occurred in the hearing loss ears, of which 27 cases were posterior semicircular canal lithiasis and 3 cases were horizontal semicircular canal lithiasis. The 36 patients with BPPV after sudden hearing loss and 40 patients with primary BPPV were cured after several times of reposition maneuver treatment.The efficiency of 40 patients of sudden hearing loss without vertigo was higher than that of 36 patients with BPPV after sudden hearing loss.CONCLUSIONBPPV after the sudden hearing loss mainly occurs in the posterior semicircular canal. The therapeutic efficacy of canalith repositioning maneuver for the secondary BPPV was similar to that of the primary BPPV.The therapeutic efficacy of sudden hearing loss without vertigo was superior to sudden hearing loss with BPPV.

Objective The study was aimed to explore the effect of care bundles on the management of nasal intestine for the cerebral apoplexy patients with dyspinic dysfunction. Methods A total of 102 cerebral apoplexy patients with dyspinic dysfunction, who were administrated with nasal intestine, were recruited in Qianfoshan Hospital of Shandong Province from August, 2016 to June, 2017. Random number table was applied to analyze the separate two groups, experimental group and control group, in which, the patients were administrated with care bundles and usual care. Various parameters, like one-time catheterization, complications of nasal intestine administration, hospital stay, cost and the patients' satisfaction degree, were compared between two groups. Results The success rate of once placed tube in the test group was 78.4％ (40/51), which was significantly higher than that in the control group [54.9％(28/51)], and the difference was statistically significant (χ2=6.353, P<0.05). The incidence of complications of indwelling nasoenteric tube, including unplanned extubation, reflux aspiration, tube-feeding associated diarrhea, were 9.8％(5/51), 17.6％(9/51), 11.8％(6/51), respectively. All of them were significantly lower than those of the control group, which were 37.3％(19/51), 41.2％(21/51), 31.4％(16/51), respectively, indicating that there was a statistical difference (χ2= 10.679, 6.800, 5.795). The days and costs of hospitalization were (11.0 ± 2.5) d, (9645.35 ± 193.30) yuan, respectively, which were significantly lower than those of the control group [(17.0 ± 4.2) d, (12523.79 ± 190.28) yuan], indicating that there was a statistical difference (t=8.767, 10.612, P<0.01). Patients' satisfaction was 90.2％(46/51), which was significantly higher than that of the control group [68.6％ (35/51)]. The difference was statistically significant (χ2=7.256, P<0.01). Conclusions The administration of care bundles for the cerebral apoplexy patients with dyspinic dysfunction can effectively increase the success rate of one-time catheterization, alleviate the complications, and therefore reduce the risk of aspiration pneumonia development. In addition, care bundles can remarkably alleviate the medical burden on the patients, shorten the hospital stays and improve the survival quality of the patients.

Objective:To explore the short-term efficacy and safety for the new adjuvant therapy of programmed cell protein-1(PD-1)inhibitor combined with Oxaliplatin+Tegafur(SOX)in locally advanced gastric adenocarcinoma. Methods:Retrospective collection of clinical data from 72 locally advanced(stage Ⅲ)gastric adenocarcinoma patients admitted to our gastrointestinal surgery department from January 2020 to July 2020,according to different treatment plans,patients were divided into a control group(n=36)and an observation group(n=36).The control group received SOX chemotherapy regimen,while the observation group received PD-1 inhibitor combined with SOX regimen.Both groups of patients underwent chemotherapy for 3 cycles,and were re-evaluated after resting for 3-4 weeks.Patients with no disease progression and tolerable surgery underwent D2 gastric cancer radical surgery.The overall survival(OS),pathological complete response(pCR)rate,progression free survival period(PFS),RO resection rate,objective response rate(ORR),disease control rate(DCR)and adverse drug reaction were compared between the two groups. Results:The pCR rate,ORR and DCR of the observation group were significantly higher than those of the control group[pCR rate:25％(9/36)vs 5.6％(2/36),x2=5.258,P=0.022;ORR:58.33％(21/36)vs 25.00％(9/36),x2=8.229,P=0.004;DCR:88.89％(32/36)vs 69.44％(25/36),x2=4.1 26,P=0.042].The incidence of adverse reactions such as elevated ALT,elevated AST,and hand foot syndrome during neoadjuvant chemotherapy in the observation group was significantly higher than those in the control group(P＜0.05).The incidence of other adverse reactions was not significantly difference between the two groups of patients(P＞0.05),and there were no neoadjuvant chemotherapy related death events in both groups.The R0 resection rates of the two groups were 97.22％and 91.67％,respectively(x2=1.059,P=0.303).The median OS and median PFS of 72 patients were 36 and 1 3 months,respectively.The 2-year OS rate of the two groups were 82.2％and 71.5％,respectively.Kaplan Meier survival curve analysis showed that the OS rate of the observation group was significantly higher than that of the control group(x2=4.240,P=0.039);the median PFS of the observation group was higher than that of the control group at 14 and 1 1 months,respectively(x2=4.173,P=0.041);COX univariate regression analysis did not identify any factors affecting survival of locally advanced gastric adenocarcinoma. Conclusion:The neoadjuvant treatment of locally advanced gastric adenocarcinoma with PD-1 inhibitor combined with SOX regimen is safe and effective,and the adverse reactions are controllable.

OBJECTIVE：To prov ide re ference for the development of biomedical industry in China. METHODS ：The policies and documents issued by 169 national high-tech industrial development zone （hereinafter reffered to as “National high-tech zone ”） official websites from Jan. 2010 to Dec. 2019 were collected to screen policies specifically for the biomedical industry and the development policy of biomedical industry mentioned in all industrial policies. Excel 2019 software was used to summarize and analyze policy information. Gensim package was used to preprocess the policy texts and construct LDA topic model to extract the potential semantic information from the policy texts. RESULTS ：A total of 518 policy texts were collected ，including 58 617 effective words ；high-frequency words included project ，talent，support，subsidy，innovation，etc.；8 themes were extracted ， ranked by theme intensity as technological innovation ，talent construction ，financing support ，project financial support ，tax incentives，resource guidance ，export trade ，and construction of small and medium-sized enterprises ，with the intensities of 0.299， 0.168，0.134，0.116，0.113，0.063，0.058 and 0.049，respectively. CONCLUSIONS ：The biomedical industry policy of the national high-tech zone is mainly based on technological innovation ，talent construction and financing support ，and lacks attention to the construction of small and medium-sized enterprises ，resource guidance ，and export trade. In the future ，the national high-tech zone ’s policy support and system construction for the biomedical industry should focus on improving policy incentives and balancing the proportion of policy applications in various fields ；encourage enterprises to expand overseas markets ，learn overseas advanced technologies ，and strengthen multilateral cooperation in scientific research and other fields ；support the corresponding policies to enhance exchanges and cooperation between enterprises ，give play to the leading role of leading enterprises and famous brand products ，and promote the development of small and medium-sized enterprises.

BACKGROUNDThe regimen of cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisolone (CHOP) is an efficient treatment of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). This study aimed to assess the efficacy and toxicity of dose-adjusted CHOP alone or in combination with rituximab (R-CHOP) by examining the stem cell mobilization in NHL patients. Factors affecting the collection of CD34+ cells were also explored.

METHODSOur retrospective study included 39 patients eligible for autologous stem cell transplantation: 14 patients who expressed CD20 and were financially eligible received R-CHOP for autologous peripheral blood stem cell (APBSC) mobilization; the remaining 25 patients received CHOP.

RESULTSThe median CD34+ cell yield was 7.01×10(6) cells/kg body weight (range 1.49-28.39×10(6) cells/kg body weight), with only two patients failing to meet the target CD34+ cell harvest of ≥2.0×10(6) cells/kg body weight. The median number of apheresis procedures per patient was 1 (range 1-3). The APBSC mobilization yield of the CHOP group appeared to be higher than that of the R-CHOP group (P=0.005), whereas the success rate was similar between groups. R-CHOP elevated the complete response (CR) rate in B cell lymphoma patients as compared with CHOP (P=0.01). No significant differences in toxicity or engraftment were observed between the two groups.

CONCLUSIONThe present study demonstrated that dose-adjusted CHOP chemotherapy effectively mobilized APBSCs in NHL patients and that the addition of rituximab to dose-adjusted CHOP chemotherapy elevated the CR rate for patients with B-cell lymphoma.

Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived ; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols ; Cyclophosphamide ; Doxorubicin ; Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization ; Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ; Humans ; Lymphoma, B-Cell ; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin ; Prednisolone ; Prednisone ; Remission Induction ; Retrospective Studies ; Rituximab ; Vincristine