Objective To evaluate the efficacy of plasma radiofrequency ablation at low temperature in disc combined with collagenase injection out of disc in patients with cervical intervertebral disc herniation.Methods Fifty-six patients suffering from cervical intervertebral disc herniation with headache,dizziness,and pain in the neck and in the shoulder were randomly divided into 2 groups ( n =28 each):collagenase injection out of disc group (group C) and plasma radiofrequency ablation at low temperature in disc combined with collagenase injection out of disc group (group R).All operations were carried out under CT guidance.Results At the sixth month of follow up after treatment,the remission rates of headache,dizziness and pain in the neck and in the shoulder were 86％,79％,and 93％ in group C and 96％,93％,and 100％ in group R,.respectively,with significant difference between the two groups ( P ＜ 0.05 ) Conclusion The efficacy of plasma radiofrequency ablation at low temperature in disc combined with collagenase injection out of disc is much better than collagenase single in patients with cervical intervertebral disc herniation.

OBJECTIVE: To summarize the effects of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) on ischemia damage to nerve tissue and discuss the possibility of GDNF in repair of spinal cord injury based on the development of microencapsulation technology.DATA SOURCES: A search of Medline from January 1996 to October 2000 was performed for the English articles related to GDNF, ischemia damage to nerve tissue, spinal cord injury and microencapsulation technology by using the key words "glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor, ischemia damage to nerve tissue, spinal cord injury". Meanwhile, we retrieved Wangfang database for search of the related articles in Chinese by using the same keywords in Chinese.STUDY SELECTION: Articles including intervention group and control group were selected after first review, and those which were significantly non-randomized researches were excluded. Then, the full-texts of the enrolled articles were retrieved. Inclusion criteria: ①randomized controlled study; ②the experiment/clinical research including horizontal control group. Exclusion criteria: duplicated researches.DATA EXTRACTION: Totally 300 articles were selected but only 15 were in coincidence with conclusion criteria. 285 articles were excluded, 264 of them were duplicated and non-randomized researches, and 21 were review articles.DATA SYNTHESIS: GDNF can provide nutrition to dopamine nerve cell in rat's middle brain, so as to decrease dopamine nerve cell's death. Also GDNF can protect dopamine nerve cell in cerebral infarction rats from ischemic injury, inhibit the produce of nitrogen monoxide and reperfusion injury after ischemia. GDNF is an effective protective factor against ischemia damage. Microencapsulation technology has a bright future in treating endocrinopathic neural diseases, and GDNF can play a great role in the development of microencapsulation technology.CONCLUSION: GDNF is a protective factor against ischemia damage to nerve tissue, which can be enhanced by microencapsulation technology.There is a bright future for the research on GDNF in the clinical repair of spinal cord injury.

OBJECTIVE: To explore the effection of the pulmonary function of patients of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) with asthma which treated with endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) based comprehensive treatment. METHOD: There were 50 cases of chronic rhinosinusitis with asthma whom met the study criteria. 35 cases enrolled in the tri al group, which treated with endoscopic sinus surgery, and routine perioperative tratment. Another 15 cases as control group which underwent conservative treatment. Both groups underwent the rule treatment of asthma. The main monitoring indexes, which included visual analogue scale (VAS) score, endoscopic Lund-Kennedy score, control of asthma symptoms, the pulmonary function which involved forced expiratory volume in first second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), the ratio of forced expiratory volume in first second and forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC) and peak expiratory flow (PEF), were measured in the patients of each groups before surgery, follow-up for 1 year and 3-year. RESULT: Our study found that the VAS score of CRS with asthma was significantly negatively correlated with FEV1 and PEF (P < 0.05), endoscopic Lund-Kennedy score was significantly negatively correlated with PEF (P < 0.05); After the trial group underwent ESS based comprehensive treatment, the improvement of VAS score and endoscopic Lund-Kennedy score of postoperative compared with preoperative and the same period in the control group were significantly (P < 0.05). The difference of the postoperative asthma control rate of trial group after 1 year and after 3 years, respectively, compared with the same period control group were statistically significant (P < 0.05). The preoperative FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC and PEF of trial group compared with preoperative were significantly (P < 0.05). Even the difference of them compared with the same period control group were significantly (P < 0.05), except the FVC in the follow-up 3 years (P = 0.088). CONCLUSION The CRS may aggravate asthma symptoms and affect negatively the pulmonary function, and poor asthma control or aggravate may exacerbate the CRS in the course of CRS with asthma patient. With ESS based on combined therapy, it can improve the condition of CRS significantly and improve the control of asthma symptoms and pulmonary function else.
Adolescent ; Adult ; Asthma ; complications ; Chronic Disease ; Endoscopy ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Nose ; surgery ; Pulmonary Ventilation ; physiology ; Rhinitis ; complications ; surgery ; Sinusitis ; complications ; surgery ; Young Adult

OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the rationality and validity of chemical medicine tablet production equipment cleaning pro-cedure. METHODS:Among several chemical medicines prepared by similar production technology as Metoprolol succinate sus-tained-release tablets,Captopril tablets,Isosorbide mononitrate tablet and Metformin hydrochloride tablet,Metoprolol succinate sus-tained-release tablets had strongest toxicity and were included in validation test. The production equipment was cleaned and disinfect-ed according to cleaning procedure. The point which was most difficult to clean could be wiped and sampled by using the cotton swab method. The detection limit and the limit of quantitation of the residue limits were verified as well as the recovery rate of wip-ing,in order to evaluate whether the results meet the requirements. RESULTS:The cotton swab method is adopted to wipe sample and detect the point which is most difficult to clean. The visible foreign body has not been found in each sampling point. The amount of residual drug is <29.75 μg/cotton bud,and microbial limits are <50 CFU/cotton bud,indicating test items are in line with the standard. CONCLUSIONS:The cleaning method can effectively clean the production equipment,and can effectively pre-vent product contamination and cross contamination to ensure the quality,efficacy and safety of the next batch of products.

Objective:To study the pharmacological effects of Leshibao chewable tablets for juvenile rats with anorexia. Methods:The rats were divided into 6 groups with 10 ones in each and fed with special forage for 4 weeks to establish the anorexia model of ju-venile rats. After the model establishment, from the 8th day, the treatment groups received Leshibao chewable tablets respectively at the dose of 0. 60, 0. 30 and 0. 15 g·kg-1 ·d-1 for three weeks. The general situation was observed, and the appetite and body weight were recorded during the treatment. At the end of experiment, the gastric juice amount, free gastric acidity, total gastric acidity and pepsin activity were determined, TP, ALB, TCHO, MTL and GAS were determined by kit methods. Additionally, the mice were given Leshibao chewable tablets at different doses (0. 80, 0. 40, 0. 20 g·kg-1 ·d-1 ) for 7 days, the effects of Leshibao chewable tablets on gastric emptying and intestinal propulsive function were observed. Results: Leshibao chewable tablets could significantly increase the body weight, appetite (P<0. 05 or P<0. 01), gastric juice amount, free gastric acidity , total gastric acidity and pepsin secretion (P<0. 05 or P<0. 01), significantly reduce TP, ALB and TCHO in serum (P<0. 05 or P<0. 01), significantly increase MTL and GAS contents (P<0. 05 or P<0. 01), and significantly promote gastric emptying and intestinal propulsion in mice (P<0. 05 or P<0. 01). Conclusion:Leshibao chewable tablets can significantly increase body weight and appetite, and improve digestive function re-markably, which exhibit excellent therapeutic effect in the anorexia model of juvenile rats.

Four hundred and twenty two patients with ureteral calculi undergoing surgical treatment from January 2016 to December 2016 were enrolled in the study.Urine samples were taken from upper and lower ureter of stone obstruction,pathogen examination and drug susceptibility tests were performed.Twenty nine strains of pathogens were isolated from the upper segment of ureter with a detection rate of 6.9%;22 strains were gram-negative bacteria(75.9%)and 3 strains were gram-positive bacteria(10.3%)and 4 strains were fungi(13.8%).Forty eight strains of pathogenic bacteria were isolated from the lower segment with a detection rate of 11.4%;37 strains were gram-negative bacteria(77.1%),11 strains were gram-positive bacteria(22.9%),no fungi was isolated.In 20 cases the positive results were obtained only from upper ureter urine samples, and in 39 cases the positive results were obtained only from lower segment samples.The same pathogens were detected from both upper and lower ureter of stone obstruction in 7 cases, and different pathogens were identified in 2 cases.The most common pathogens were Escherichia coli, followed by Proteus mirabilis, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium.The resistance to quinolones in gram-negative bacteria was higher than that to cephalosporins.The resistance rate of Escherichia coli to cephalosporin was 36.7%-63.3%,that to ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin was 86.7%-100.0%; the resistance rate of Enterococcus to erythromycin was 100.0%.It is suggested that ureteral calculi obstruction may lead to negative culture results of conventional mid-stream urine samples.It is of clinical value to investigate the distribution and antibiotic resistance of pathogens both from upper and lower segments of ureter in patients with ureteral calculi.

Objective:To evaluate the clinical efficacy of the bridge pedicled transplantation of medial leg fascial flap combined with medial hemisoleus muscle flap for contralateral leg soft tissue defect.Methods:Between January of 2012 and January of 2018, 12 patients with soft tissue defect of the leg were treated with bridge pedicled transplantation of contralateral medial leg fascial flap combined with medial hemisoleus muscle flap by posterior tibial artery. There were 9 males and 3 female, aged from 19 to 53 years (mean, 35 years). The size of the soft-tissue defects ranged from 12 cm×8 cm to 18 cm×9 cm. The immediate coverage of the fascial and muscle flaps and vessel pedicle were repaired by a meshed split-thickness skin graft. The donor site was closed directly. After the transplantation of the one pedicle and two flaps survived, vascular pedicle was cut off.Results:All the fascial and muscle flaps survived completely. No clinical vascular deficiency was found on the fascial and muscle flaps postoperatively. One case developed distal muscle flap small skin graft necrosis, and spontaneous healed after 2 weeks of dressing change. Follow-up period ranged from 2.5 to 4.5 years (mean 3.8 years). A good contour was confirmed both at the recipient and donor sites. Satisfactory clinical results were obtained in this series.Conclusion:This method is suitable for the treatment of soft tissue defects of the leg with only one major blood vessel, which reduces the damage to the donor site.

Objective:To evaluate the efficacy of the repairing anterior tibial adjacent double wounds by transposition with single-pedicle two flaps of the medial head of gastrocnemius.Methods:Between January of 2012 and January of 2018, 10 patients with the anterior tibial adjacent double wounds (7 males and 3 female, aged from 21 to 45 years) were treated by transposition with single-pedicle two flaps of the medial head of gastrocnemius. The size of the soft-tissue defects ranged from 2.0 cm×2.5 cm to 4.5 cm×4.0 cm. The medial head of the gastrocnemius was divided into two flaps with a single pedicle to repair two adjacent wounds of the anterior tibial. The muscle flaps were immediately covered by a meshed split-thickness skin graft, and the wound in donor site was closed directly.Results:All the muscle flaps survived completely. No clinical vascular deficiency was found on the muscle flaps postoperatively. Small wound dehiscence was developed in one patient and spontaneously healed 2 weeks after dressing change. Patients were followed up for 2.0 to 4.5 years. A good contour was confirmed at the recipient and donor sites. Satisfactory clinical results were obtained in this series.Conclusion:This method is suitable for the repair of two adjacent small wounds of the anterior tibial which can reduce the damage to the donor site.

BACKGROUND:Studies have found that activation of nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2/heme oxidase-1(Nrf2/HO-1)pathway can alleviate oxidative stress caused by cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury,but whether human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells(hBMSC)can activate Nrf2/HO-1 pathway to alleviate cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury is still lacking relevant studies. OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether intracranial transplantation of hBMSC alleviates oxidative stress injury in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion animal models by activating Nrf2/HO-1 pathway. METHODS:Totally 40 male SPF SD rats were randomly divided into sham operation group,model group,hBMSC transplantation group,hBMSC+solvent group and hBMSC+Nrf2 inhibitor group.Each group consisted of eight animals.In the model group and the hBMSC transplantation group,middle cerebral artery occlusion model was prepared by thread embolization method.The thread embolization was removed 1 hour later,and 30 μL PBS or hBMSC cultured to at least passage 5 was injected into the right cortex and striatum of rats.In the hBMSC+Nrf2 inhibitor group and hBMSC+solvent group,the left ventricle was injected with Nrf2 inhibitor Brusatol and its solvent dimethyl sulfoxide respectively 24 hours before model establishment,then the middle cerebral artery occlusion model was prepared,and hBMSC was injected.Relevant indexes were detected 3 days after transplantation. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1)CT and TTC staining showed the same area and volume of cerebral infarction:model group>hBMSC+Nrf2 inhibitor group>hBMSC+solvent group>hBMSC transplantation group>sham operation group.(2)Hematoxylin-eosin staining and Nissl's staining showed that the ischemic brain tissue was intact and the neurons were normal in the sham operation group.Compared with the model group,the pathological morphology and neuronal injury of the hBMSC transplantation group and the hBMSC+solvent group were significantly improved.Compared with the hBMSC+solvent group,the hBMSC+Nrf2 inhibitor group had more serious pathological morphology and neuronal damage.(3)Western blot assay and oxidative stress index detection results showed that compared with the sham operation group,Nrf2 and HO-1 proteins were decreased(all P<0.05),malondialdehyde was increased and superoxide dismutase was decreased(all P<0.05)in the model group.Compared with the model group,the expression levels of Nrf2 and HO-1 proteins were increased(all P<0.05),malondialdehyde was decreased and superoxide dismutase was increased(all P<0.05)in the hBMSC transplantation group and the hBMSC+solvent group.Compared with the hBMSC+solvent group,the expression levels of Nrf2 and HO-1 proteins were simultaneously decreased(all P<0.05),and malondialdehyde was increased and superoxide dismutase was decreased(all P<0.05)in the hBMSC+Nrf2 inhibitor group.(4)These results indicate that hBMSC can alleviate cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury possibly by activating Nrf2/HO-1 pathway.

Cell mechanics is essential to cell development and function,and its dynamics evolution reflects the physiological state of cells.Here,we investigate the dynamical mechanical properties of single cells under various drug conditions,and present two mathematical approaches to quantitatively character-izing the cell physiological state.It is demonstrated that the cellular mechanical properties upon the drug action increase over time and tend to saturate,and can be mathematically characterized by a linear time-invariant dynamical model.It is shown that the transition matrices of dynamical cell systems signifi-cantly improve the classification accuracies of the cells under different drug actions.Furthermore,it is revealed that there exists a positive linear correlation between the cytoskeleton density and the cellular mechanical properties,and the physiological state of a cell in terms of its cytoskeleton density can be predicted from its mechanical properties by a linear regression model.This study builds a relationship between the cellular mechanical properties and the cellular physiological state,adding information for evaluating drug efficacy.