Brain metastases from lung cancer is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality,whichis lack of effective treatment.Because chemotherapeutic drugs are thought to not cross the blood-brain barrier(BBB), the role of chemotherapy in the treatment of brain metastases remains controversial. For yearsradiotherapy has been the standard treatment for brain metastases.However, recent studies have confirmedthat the BBB in patients with brain metastases tumors are broken down.At the same time,researchers havefound some new methods for chemotherapeutic drugs to reach the brain metastases.Chemotherapy will play amore and more active role in the treatment of brain metastases tumors.

Child ; Hematuria ; diagnosis ; Humans

Objective To compare and analyze the clinical curative effect of pituitrin and oxytocin applying in laparoscopic uterine myomectomy intraoperation .Methods According to surgical hemostasis method ,68 patients with uterine fibroids were divided into pituitrin group (group A) and oxytocin group(group B).The surgery time,intr-aoperative blood loss ,the change of postoperative hemoglobin levels and the change of blood pressure before and after treatment were observed.Results In A group,the operative time was (69.8 ±18.0)min,blood loss was (68.3 ± 19.1)mL,postoperative discharge time was (15.2 ±7.8)h,preoperative and postoperative hemoglobin difference val-ue was (10.4 ±2.6) g/L,which were significantly better than those in group B [(82.8 ±17.6) min,(88.5 ± 25.6)mL,(19.4 ±5.9)h,(13.5 ±2.9)g/L],the differences were statistically significant (all P<0.05).Postopera-tive morbidity rate in group A was 5 cases,that in group B was 9 cases,the difference was not statistically significant (P>0.05).In A group,the systolic blood pressure was (152.0 ±8.5)mmHg after treatment for 15min,which was significantly higher than (132.5 ±10.2)mmHg in group B,the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). There were no statistically significant differences in the systolic blood pressure after treatment for 30min and 45min, and the diastolic blood pressure before and after treatment (all P>0.05).Conclusion Application of pituitrin in laparoscopic surgical hemostasis for patients with uterine fibroids can effectively reduce the surgery time ,decrease the blood loss ,its surgical hemostasis effect is better than oxytocin ,which is worth further clinical application .

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the economic effects of different therapeutic schemes for knee osteoarthritis.METHODS: The clinical data of 116 patients with knee osteoarthritis were divided into three groups,namely,Group A(taking Celebrex 200 mg q.d for 28 days);Group B(Celebrex 200 mg daily orally plus topically application of Diclofenac diethylammonium);and Group C(Celebrex 200 mg daily orally plus topically application of 4 boxes of Capsacin ointment).The improvement of knee osteoarthritis was evaluated by Lysholm rating system.And a cost-effectiveness analysis was conducted.RESULTS: The costs of Group A,B,and C were 206.97 yuan,252.77 yuan and 298.53 yuan respectively;the effective rates were 61.54%,71.05% and 84.62%,respectively;the cost-effectiveness ratios were 336.32,355.76 and 352.79,respectively.The incremental cost-effectiveness ratios of Group B and C as against Group A were 481.60 and 396.71,respectively.CONCLUSION: In Group C compared Group A,the effective rate was significantly higher;and as compared with Group B,the cost for gaining each unit of effectiveness in Group C was significantly lower.Group C is the optimal one among the three schemes.

It has been shown that two pathways of signal transduction are activated under the stimulation of cytokines , such as IL-1?TNF-? ?EGF?TGF-? ?PDGF?IGF-1, secreted by fibroblast-like synoviocytes with rheumatoid arthritis. They are receptor tyrosine kinases-Ras-MAPK pathway and non- receptor tyrosine kinases-JAK-STAT pathway. The former activation plays an important role in chronic synovitis of rheumatoid arthritis. More researches are expected to focus on G-protein-AC-cAMP signal transduction pathway and the internal relations of all kinds of pathways.

Diagnosis, Differential ; Humans ; Incidence ; Lung ; pathology ; Lung Diseases, Interstitial ; epidemiology ; pathology ; therapy ; Prognosis ; Pulmonary Fibrosis ; epidemiology ; pathology ; therapy

Objective To investigate the elimination effect of propofol on the reactive oxygen species(ROS) in patients with acute craniocerebral injury (ACI). Methods Forty patients with ACI were randomly divided into propofol group receiving propofol anesthesia and ?-OH group as control . Electron spin resonance(ESR) spectroscopy was used to determine the plasma contents of oxygen free radical (OFR), and the plasma contents of lipid peroxides(LPO) and nitrogen oxide (NO) were determined with chemical method. Blood samples were collected before anesthesia and 2, 4 hours after starting operation. Results The plasma contents of NO, OFR and LPO significantly increased before operation in patients with ACI compared with healthy subjects(all P

In this study, we aim to investigate the protective effects of astragaloside on ultraviolet A (UVA)-induced photoaging in human fibroblasts and its possible mechanisms.

Objective To assess the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of Family Man-agement Measure (FaMM). Methods FaMM was translated into Chinese and distributed to 330 caregivers whose children had chronic diseases to fill the questionnaire. Results Cronhach's alpha coefficient for the subscales ranged from 0.52 to 0.86, indicating acceptable internal consistency. The content validity index was 0.84. Construct validity was supported by significant correlation between FaMM and FAD and CBCL,Pearson correlation coefficient ranged from 0.11 to 0.38. The relationship among them accorded with the expected trends of Family Management Style Framework. The result of factor analysis indicated 9 factors explaining 60.08% variance. Conclusions The psychometric property of the Chinese version of FaMM was acceptable and it could be regarded as a reliable and valid instrument to measure the family response of Chinese families whose children had chronic diseases.