Objective To explore the role of plasma level of homocysteine ( Hey ) in progressive ischemic stroke (PIS)of carotid artery system and to investigate the relationship between Hcy and carotid artery atherosclerosis(AS).Methods Plasma Hcy concentrations were measured in 68 patients with progressive ischemic stroke of carotid artery system (PIS group)and 72 patients with non-progressive ischemic stroke of carotid artery system ( non-PIS group ).Plasma Hcy level and carotid artery intima-media thickness ( IMT ) were compared among PIS group and non-PIS group as well as normal control group.The linear correlation between plasma Hcy level and IMT in PIS group was analyzed.Results Plasma Hcy concentrations was respectively (22.52 ± 5.26) μmol/L,( 16.38 ± 4.23) μmol/L and( 10.13 ± 2.16) μmol/L in PIS group,non-PIS group and normal control group( F =56.87,P ＜ 0.01 ).Compared PIS group and non-PIS group with normal control group,the differences were statistically significant ( P ＜ 0.01 ).And there was also significant difference on plasma Hcy levels between PIS group and non-PIS group( P ＜ 0.01 ).The thickness of carotid artery IMT was respectively(1.12 ± 0.34)mm,(0.96 ± 0.27)mm and(0.43 ± 0.21 )mm in PIS group,non-PIS group and normal control group( F =28.47,P ＜ 0.01 ).Compared PIS group and non-PIS group with normal control group,the differences were statistically significant( P ＜ 0.01 ).And there was also significant difference on IMT between PIS group and non-PIS group ( P ＜ 0.01 ).In PIS group plasma Hcy level was positively correlated with the carotid artery IMT ( r =0.687,P ＜ 0.01 ).Conclusion The plasma Hcy level is closely related to the occurrence and development of carotid artery atherosclerosis and PIS of carotid artery system,detection of plasma Hcy level helps to predict the occurrence of PIS of carotid artery system and provide an evidence for the therapy decision.

Objective To investigate the correlation of smokers in wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway activation as well as their correlation with lung squamous cell carcinoma incidence.Methods In the Department of Respiratory Medicine of the People's Hospital of Wuhan University,30 cases lung squamous cell carcinoma patients with a history of smoking,30 cases lung squamous cell carcinoma patients with no history of smoking,30 cases bronchiectasis patients with a history of smoking,30 cases bronchiectasis patients with no history of smoking were chose respectively as A group,B group,C group and D group.After the patients were treated by surgery,the removal of diseased tissue used immunohistochemical staining for CD68 + testing,TNF-α,wnt-2,β-catenin and the expression of TCF-4 were measured by using Western blot hybridization method,then wnt-2,β-catenin,TCF-4 transcription of mRNA concentrations were detected by using RT-PCR method.Results Immunohistochemical studies showed that cells in TNF-α,CD68 + expression of A group,B group,C group and D group were respectively 0.895±0.036 and 0.931±0.237,0.125±0.018 and 0.631±0.064,0.083±0.042 and 0.311±0.062,0.053±0.004 and 0.196±0.020,the differences were statistically significant(P＜0.05).Westblot test Results showed that wnt-2,β-catenin,TCF-4 expression level showed a gradually decreasing trend,the difference was statistically significant(P＜0.05),testing of RT-PCR showed that wnt-2,β-catenin,TCF-4 translation level showed a gradually decreasing trend,the difference was statistically significant(P＜0.05).Conclusion Smoking for body wnt/β-catenin pathway has a cell activation,after cigarette activate wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in the incidence of lung squamous cell carcinoma of the body will greatly enhance the smoking crowd wnt/β-catenin signaling transduction circumstances.The detection of wnt/beta-catenin signal transduction in smokers can be used to indicate the occurrence of lung squamous cell carcinoma.

Objective: To observe the effect of acupuncture around the diseased region combined with point injection on post-herpetic neuralgia. Methods: Point injection on 30 cases in the related segments of spinal cord after needling around the diseased region. Results: Twenty-seven cases got effect and the total effect rate was 90%. Conclusion: Acupuncture combined with point injection has remarkable curative effect on post-herpetic neuralgia.

Objective To observe the effect of medicine-induced posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) on proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR).Methods.PVR was induced in the left eyes of 24 pigmented rabbits by intravitreal injection with platelet rich plasma.The rabbits were randomly divided into two experimental groups (group A and B) and one control group with 8 eyes in each group.Three hours later,the eyes in group A and B and the control group underwent intravireal injection with 1 U plasmin 0.05 ml+ 20 U hyaluronidase 0.05 ml,plasmin 0.1 ml,and balance salt solution 0.1 ml,respectively.The grade of PVR was recorded 1,7,and 28 days after the intravitreal injection,and the eyes were examined by flash electroretinogram (FERG),B-scan,and retinal histopathological examination.Results The PVR models of rabbit eyes were induced successfully.On the 7th day after injection,complete and partial PVD was found in 5 and 3 eyes respectively in group A;partial PVD in 5 eyes and no complete PVD was observed in group B;there was no PVD in the other 3 eyes in group B and also in the eyes in the control group.On the 28th day after intravitreal injection,PVR grade of group A and B were both obviously lower than that of the control group(D= 75.6,98.9;P = 0.003,P = 0.011) ;On the 7th and 28th day after injection,the b-wave amplitude in group A and B was significantly higher than that in the control group;PVR grade of the PVD eyes was lower than that of non-PVD eyes;PVR grade of the complete PVD eyes was only 0 ～ 1.Conclusions Three hours after the PVR models of rabbit eyes were induced,complete PVD induced by intravitreal injection of plasmin combined with hyaluronidase could prevent the development of PVR of rabbit eyes in some degree;partial PVD induced by plasmin alone or combined with hyaluronidase could relieve the development of PVR.

Pulse wave, a research focus in both traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine, which contains a wealth of human physiological and pathological information, has always been the concern of medical practitioners. On the basis of the review on the development of the pulse wave theory and its applications, the existing problems in this field are discussed in this paper. On the basis of the status quo of pulse wave information extraction methods and the utilization of pulse wave in traditional Chinese and Western medicine, a more in-depth study on pulse wave is proposed to make it a bridge connecting traditional Chinese medicine with Western medicine.

Dyslipidemia is one of the most important pathogenic factors of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.Detection of lipid and lipid metabolism related indicators is important in diagnosis and treatment for dyslipidemia,as well as risk assessment and prevention of cardiovascular disease.In recent years,with advances in technology and research,focuses on lipoproteins gradually extended from quantity changes toqualitative changes.The emphasis also turns to some lipid metabolism related proteins,susceptibility genes,DNA methylation,miRNA and lipidomics.Relevant researches have become a hot topic in this field.

Since the implementation of the Trial Measures of Degrees in Clinical Medicine in 1998,the application for clinical M.D.degree for in-service doctors has been considered as way of continued education for medical practitioners.To guarantee the quality of this education mode,Peking University Health Science Center adopted measures and achieved outcomes that are parallel to that of full-time M.D.programs.-service doctors at,This paper introduces the experience of PUHSC and proposes measures for MD program of in-service doctors in terms of quality control,informatization,etc..

Objective To investigate the regulatory effect of glutamate signaling pathway on filopodia formation in epidermal cells and on melanosome transfer.Methods Epidermal melanocytes and keratinocytes were isolated from human foreskin and subjected to subculture.After two to three passages of subculture,the melanocytes and keratinocytes were cultured alone or in combination with or without the presence of MK801 (an antagonist of N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) receptor) of 100 μmol/L,or NMDA (the activator of NMDA receptor) of 100 μmol/L,for 24 hours.The melanocytes irradiated with UVB at 311 nm served as the control.Scanning electron microscopy was used to observe the appearance of filopodia and dendrites of melanocytes and keratinocytes.Melanosome transfer was visualized under confocal laser scanning microscopy after double immunofluorescent staining.Results Although no obvious changes were observed in the number of dendrites in monocultured melanocytes after treatment with MK801 or NMDA for 24 hours,dendrites became thinner at the terminus and longer with a decrease in the number and length of filopodia after MK801 treatment,but thicker and shorter with an increase in the number and length of filopodia after NMDA treatment compared with untreated monocultured melanocytes.In the coculture system,filopodia were observed between the untreated melanocytes and keratinocytes,and the number of filopodia in melanocytes was larger in the side adjacent to keratinocytes than in the opposite side.Compared with the untreated coculture system,the number of both filopodia connecting melanocytes and keratinocytes and filopodia extending from melanocytes to keratinocytes decreased in the coculture system after treatment with MK801 of 100 μmol/L,but increased after treatment with NMDA of 100 μmol/L,for 24 hours.Melanosomes were found in keratinocytes cocultured with melanocytes without treatment,which were decreased in number after 24-hour treatment with MK801 of 100 μmol/L,but increased in number and even present in keratinocytes nonadiacent to melanocytes after 24-hour treatment with NMDA of 100 μmol/L.Conclusion Glutamate signaling pathway may modulate the transfer of melanosomes from melanocytes to keratinocytes via modulating the appearance of melanocyte dendrites and formation of filopodia.

Objective By means of control test,to compare the surgical trauma and perioperative recovery between video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery(VATS) and conventional thoracotony for lobectomy.Methods Eightysix non-small cell lung cancer patients who had undergone operations from April 2010 to April 2011 were chosen.According to operative mcthods,the patients were divided into two groups:video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery group(VATS) and open chest group(OT).The protein and hormone level of serum Cortisol(Cor),growth hormone (GH),triiodothyronine (T3),tetraiodothyronine (T4),C-reactive protein (CRP) were selected as indexes to investigate the surgical trauma on non-small cell lung cancer patients.The duration of operation,quantity of lymph node dissection,chest tube duration,postoperative hospital stay,postoperative complications were chosen as indexes to measure operation result and perioperative recovery.Results Under the condition that patients undergone the same operation level(lobectomy + Systemic lymph node dissection),there was no ststistical significance in preoperative level of serum Cor,GH,T3,T4,CRP.The postoperative concentrations of serum Cor,GH,T3,T4,CRP on the 1 d,2 d,3 d and 7 d were lower in VATS group,and there were obvious statistical significance(P ＜0.01).And there were obvious statistical significance in duration of operation (P ＜ 0.01),postoperative hospital stay(P ＜ 0.01),quantity of lymph node dissection (P =0.477).There were no obvious statistical significance in chest tube duration (P =0.508),postoperative complications (P =0.787).Conclusions VATS lobectomy is able to achieve a same result for radical treatment outcone and safety to routine open chest lobectomy in patients.Compared witt routine open chest lobectomy,VATS lobectomy has less surgical trauma,much rapid recovery,it should be recommended for patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

Inflammatory reaction plays an important role in the occurrence and development of ischemic stroke. Monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) is one of the subfamily members of the CC chemokine class. It can attract and activate a variety of cells, such as monocytes and T lymphocytes, promote the expression of cytokines, and participate in the occurrence of ischemic brain injury. This article reviews the progresses on the MCP-1 and ischemic stroke-related research.