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 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 compare the effects of piracetam and oxiracetam on elderly cognitive dysfunction after cerebral hemorrhage.Methods Elderly patients (82 cases) with cerebral hemorrhage treated in Tongchuan People's Hospital from January 2012 to December 2015 were selected and divided into two groups according to the different treatment drugs.Two groups were treated by oxiracetam and piracetam respectively.The Montreal cognitive assessment scale (MoCA),simple mental state examination (MMSE),and daily life ability scale (ADL) score of the two groups before and after treatment were compared.The neuron-specific enolase levels and cognitive function after treatment of 1,3,and 6 months were also compared.Results After treatment,MoCA,MMSE,and ADL scores of two groups were significantly improved (P ＜ 0.05),and oxiracetam group were significantly better than piracetam group (P ＜0.05).After treatment 6 months,MoCA,MMSE,ADL effective and total effective rate of the two groups were significantly higher (P ＜0.05),and oxiracetam group were significantly better than those ofpiracetam group (P ＜ 0.05).After treatment for 1,3,and 6 months,the neuron-specific enolase levels were significantly lower than those before treatment (P ＜ 0.05),and in the treatment of 3 and 6 months,oxiracetam group were significantly lower than piracetam group (P ＜ 0.05).The incidence of adverse reactions had no significant difference.Conclusion Oxiracetam can improve the elderly cognitive dysfunction after cerebral hemorrhage,the curative effect was increased with the prolonging of the time,and can reduce the neuron-specific enolase levels,which has high clinical value.

OBJECTIVE:To provide reference for the effective integration of standardization strategy of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and intellectual property. METHODS:Through analyzing the conflict between standardization requirement of TCM and intellectual property system,the coordination between TCM standards and intellectual property especially the trade secret rights was explored. RESULTS:The information disclosure of TCM standards and intellectual property strategy especially protec-tion of TCM trade secrets faced confrontation and conflict in system and design. For the suggestions to solve it,one is to reconfirm the role and positioning of the government on the adaption of standardization in public law field;another is to establish coordina-tion principle of information disclosure and confidentiality in private law field,and achieve difference open and moderate open of information. CONCLUSIONS:The TCM standardization is not absolute,the pros and cons is the precondition to solve the conflict between the standardization strategy and trade secret system in TCM in terms of protection of information freedom and secret infor-mation.

OBJECTIVE:To investigate the possible mechanism of metoprolol in reducing the mortality of acute myocardial infarction (AMI).METHODS:60 AMI subjects were randomly divided into two groups,the treatment group was administered with metoprolol besides the conventional therapy administered in the control group,the two groups were compared in respects of the occurrences of malignant arrhythmia and the relapse of myocardial infarction,QT divergency (QTd)and left ventricular remodeling (LVRM)indexes.RESULTS:Compared with the control group,the malignant arrhythmia and myocardial infarction relapse cases were significantly decreased in the treatment group(P

Objective To Study the characteristics of the high site visual field injury and the LED-VEP after the head trauma for the purpose of the medico-legal appraisals. Methods 11 cases with cortical blindness resulted from the head injury were studied and then compared with 20 cases suffered from optical nerve injuries with respect to the clinical manifestations and characteristics of the visual field injury and LED-VEP. Results As compared with the characteristics of the optical nerve injuries, besides the subjective complain of lowering the visual field, there were not any positive findings in pupil reflex of light and retina examination in case of the high site visual field injuries. The electrical visual field test revealed the homony-mous hemianopia while the internal segment optical nerve injury manifested unilateral visual field defect. 8 out of 11 cases with cortical blindness, occipital cortex were injured and the flash VEP demonstrated the slight prolongation of the latent period of the PI wave of both eyes, while the PI amplitudes were normal. 3 out of 11 cases were suffered from the subcortical injuries and were manifested with the prolongation of the latent period of the PI wave and the amplitude of the PI wave were significantly reduced. Conclusion Bilateral homonymous hemianopia were the characteristics of the high site visual field injury while the abnormal rate of the flash VEP of the high site visual field was quite low. So that, homonymous hemianopia may be helpful for the diagnosis of cortical blindness. At the same time CT scanning and the electroen-cephalography (EEG) also must be considered comprehensively in the medico-legal appraisals.

UNLABELLED: The patient chiefly complained about headache and facial pain with recurrent epistaxis during the past two months. The pain started from the teeth and intermittent pinching headache especially on the left side. She also had mild epistaxis which healed itself. Later on the epistaxis became severe which couldn't be easily cured. Her nasopharyngoscopy examination showed a mass in nasopharynx while cranial CT scan indicated a huge mass in nasopharynx with erosion of skull base. Enhanced CT scan showed significant thickness in nasopharynx, upwards which became a huge mass breaking through skull base especially on the left side. Adjacent parapharyngeal space and paranasal sinuses and skull base were widely involved with the enlargement of neck lymph nodes. The chronic mastoiditis, ethmoiditis and maxillary sinusitis were also found. DIAGNOSIS nasopharyngeal nonkeratinizing squamous cell carcinoma (T4N2M0 stage IV).
Carcinoma ; Child ; Female ; Humans ; Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma ; Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms ; pathology ; Skull Base ; pathology

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.