BACKGROUND: Studies demonstrated that vertebral endplate can be remodeled during intervertebral disc degeneration.However,the relationship between morphology of the vertebral endplate and intervertebral disc degeneration remains poorly understood.OBJECTIVE: To explore the relationship between the morphology of the vertebral endplate and the lumbar disc herniation.METHODS: Forty cases without previous spine disorder and sixty-two cases symptomatic lumbar disc herinations lumbar vertebral were scanned by using spiral CT.Scan range was from superior L4 to superior S2.Scan protocols as below: 140 kV,345 mAs,FOV 160 mm,layer of thick 1 mm,pitch 1.0.Original images were carried through three-dimensional reconstructions using O2 image work station,W300,C80,ZOOM=1.5,Expand 1.Intervertebral disc maximum anteroposterior,transverse diameter,circumference,area and shape were measured based on curve planar reconstruction.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Endplate shape was strongly related to disc herniation(all the P value < 0.01).Endplate area was a less significant factor L4/5 in men and L5/S1 in men and females(P < 0.05).The shape of the intervertebral body endplate margin is an important factor contributing to the development of disc herniation at L4/5 and L5/S1.

AIM: To study the inhibitiory effects of Fuerkang Injection (sweet worm wood oil, glycyrrhetate and Vitamin A acetate). and its ingredients on SMMC-7721 and NB4 cell lines, in order to understand its antitumour spectrum and reasonability of its composition. METHODS: SMMC-7721 and NB4 cell lines were treated with Fuerkang Injection and its ingredients under the same concentration for 48 h, adfiamycin was used as standard com-parison,inhibitiory effect on growth of two cell lines was detected by MTT method. RESULTS: At 1.260 μg/mL, the inhibition rate of Fuerkang Injection and its decomposed recipes preparations 1,2,3 to SMMC-7721 cell lines were 54.78%, 55.49%, 53.18%, 53.79%, hemi-inhibitory concentration IC_(50) were 0.415,0.376,0.715 and 0.636 μg/mL,respectively. The inhibition rate of NB4 cell lines were 88.6% ,82.5% ,77.9% and 76.9% ,hemi-inhibitory concentration IC_(50) were 0.091,0.108 1,0.084 and 0.120 μg/mL. CONCLUSION: Fuerkang Injection and its ingredients have significant inhibitory action on SMMC-7721 and NB4 cell lines,each component herb in the compound preparation has synergetic effects.

AIM: To study the inhibitiory effects of Fuerkang Injection (sweet worm wood oil,glycyrrhetate and Vitamin A acetate) and its ingredients on SMMC-7721 and NB4 cell lines,in order to understand its antitumour spectrum and reasonability of its composition. METHODS: SMMC-7721 and NB4 cell lines were treated with Fuerkang Injection and its ingredients under the same concentration for 48 h,adriamycin was used as standard comparison,inhibitiory effect on growth of two cell lines was detected by MTT method. RESULTS: At 1.260 ?g/mL,the inhibition rate of Fuerkang Injection and its decomposed recipes preparations 1,2,3 to SMMC-7721 cell lines were 54.78%,55.49%,53.18%,53.79%,hemi-inhibitory concentration IC_50 were 0.415,0.376,0.715 and 0.636 ?g/mL,respectively.The inhibition rate of NB4 cell lines were 88.6%,82.5%,77.9% and 76.9%,hemi-inhibitory concentration IC_50 were 0.091,0.108 1,0.084 and 0.120 ?g/mL. CONCLUSION: Fuerkang Injection and its ingredients have significant inhibitory action on SMMC-7721 and NB4 cell lines,each component herb in the compound preparation has synergetic effects.

Objective: To investigate the value of enhanced 3D SPACE sequence in displaying brachial plexus. Methods:35 healthy volunteers with no history of brachial plexus injury of brachial plexus MRI examinations by DWIBS scan, and SPACE scanned. Analysis and comparison of DWIBS sequences, sequences of SPACE provides a clear display of the brachial plexus, and two sets of image sequence average signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and the contrast to noise ratio (CNR). Results:A total of 35 cases 70 lateral brachial plexus after coronary DWIBS is clearly displayed on the sequence;the partial medial cord of brachial plexus, beams and lateral beams can also be displayed in the SPACE sequence. SPACE sequence of image signal-to-noise ratio and contrast noise ratio than the DWIBS sequence, and the difference is statistically significant. Conclusion:SPACE sequence can clearly show the brachial plexus, and DWIBS sequences compared to the normal image has a higher resolution of the brachial plexus.

Objective:To evaluate the predictive value of pretreatment platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios (PLRs) in response to neoad-juvant chemotherapy and prognostic outcome in patients with International Federation of Gynecologists and Obstetricians (FIGO) Stag-es IB2-IIB cervical cancer. Methods:An investigation was conducted from January 2010 to December 2012 on 75 patients with FIGO Stages IB2-IIB cervical cancer, who underwent neoadjuvant chemotherapy and radical surgery in Changhai Hospital, Shanghai. A re-ceiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to determine the best PLR cut-off value in predicting the response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. The relationships between the pretreatment variables and the response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy were assessed in univariate and multivariate settings. The overall three-year survival rates were analyzed using the log-rank test and Cox regression mod-el. Results:The response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy was associated with PLR. At the threshold of 123.0, the PLR was 88.5%sensi-tive and 52.2%specific. Multivariate analysis showed that the low independent PLR predicted the response to neoadjuvant chemothera-py well. Based on the log-rank test, the three-year survival rate was lower in patients with PLR >123.0 than those with PLR <123.0 (59.8%vs. 82.4%), but no statistically significant differences were observed between them (P=0.116). Mono-factorial analysis showed that vascular invasion (a tumor that is>4 cm in diameter) and lymph node metastasis influenced the three-year survival rate. In the Cox regression model, only the lymph node metastasis was identified as an independent risk factor for poor prognosis (RR:5.375;95%CI:1.351-21.379; P=0.017). Conclusion: Pretreatment PLR is an easily measured, reproducible, and inexpensive marker of systemic in-flammation and thus shows a prognostic and independent predictive value for the response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in cervical can-cer. However, pretreatment PLR is not a clinically significant factor for the assessment of cervical cancer prognosis.

0.40); ②The result of EFA had four factors: physical aggression, anger, hostility and substitution aggression. The range of factor loading was between 0.51 and 0.75; ③The Chinese version of BPAQ had a satisfactory reliability with a 0.92 test-retest reliability and the Cronbach’s ? was 0.84; ④There was significant gender difference in physical aggression, substitution aggression and the total aggression. Conclusion: The Chinese version of BPAQ is a reliable and valid instrument for measuring aggression of adolescents.

AIM: To develop a rapid HPLC method for quality control of traditional Chinese medicinal ingredients consisted of citrus flavonoids, naringin, hesperidin, neohesperidin, sinensetin and nobiletin. METHODS:Gradient elution with non-salt mobile phase ( methanol and water only) HPLC method on a Kromasil column ( 100-5C18-250A, 4.6 mm ×250 mm, 5 μm, C18 reverse phase) with peaks identification through DAD full UV wavelength scan. UV 284 nm and 332 nm profiles were observed. RESULTS: Satisfactory resolution, linearity, 95%～ 102% of recovery and 1.88 ～ 2.93% of repeatability were obtained for those five citrus flavonoids. Content of 6 Citrus aurantium L. based TCM ingredients were analyzed and identified. CONCLUSION: Rapid HPLC test method on citrus flavonoids was developed and can be in LC-MS identification.

BACKGROUND: Cleistocalyx operculatus is a dried alsbastrum of myrtle. It is reported that cleistocalyx operculatus extracts can improve cardiac contraction through inhibiting the activity of Na+/K+-ATPase, and decrease rate of contraction. Do cleistocalyx operculatus extracts have the biological activity of antioxidation?OBJECTIVE: To observe the effects of cleistocalyx operculatus on oxidative injury of PC12 nerve cells induced by H2O2.DESIGN: Non-randomized controlled study.SETTING: State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, New World Institute of Biotechnology, East China University of Science and Technology.MATERIALS: The experiment was conducted at New World Institute of Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering of East China University of Science and Technology, from May to November 2002.Eight adult male Kunming mice were selected. PC12 nerve cells were supplied by Shanghai Cell Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.METHODS: Model of oxygenic injury of PC12 nerve cells was estabPC12 cells were cultured in 96-well plates. Cleistocalyx operculatus was diluted with RPMI1640 culture medium into five concentrations of 0.001,0.01, 0.1, 0.5 and 1 g/L with 3 wells in each concentration; each well had 2×103 cells. Blank control group, or non-drug culture medium group, was set. Under the standard condition, cells were cultured for 48 hours and ascells were inoculated in 96-well plate with the density of 2×103 for 24-hour wall adhering, and then divided into normal control group (normal cell without H2O2 or cleistocalyx operculatus extracts), 0, 0.01, 0.1, 0.5 and 1 g/L cleistocalyx operculatus. Cells in all groups except normal control group were treated with 200 μmol/L H2O2 at 37℃ for 3 hours, then cleistocalyx operculatus of various concentrations was added and survival rate was asfree radicals: PC12 cells with oxygen-derived free radicals were treated in the same way as done for cell survival rate assay and measured with CDCFH staining method.fect of cleistocalyx operculatus extracts on intracellular and extracellular oxygen-derived free radicals in PC12 nerve cells induced by oxidative injury.operculatus could protect nerve cells; however, at 0.055-1.00 g/L the effect on cell growth did not significantly differ from that of blank control extracts had no protective effect on the injury of PC12 nerve cells induced by H2O2. At 1.00 g/L, it had strong plerosis for oxidative injury of PC12 and extracellular oxygen-derived free radicals in PC12 nerve cells was increased; however, at 0.01 g/L concentration of cleistocalyx operculatus extracts, the level was lower than that in model group.dation of membrane lipid of hepatic microsome, but also protect against oxcleistocalyx operculatus extracts is related to its concentration. At 1.00 g/L,it has great capacity of oxidation plerosis, and at 0.01 g/L it can decrease the level of oxygen-derived free radicals inside and outside cells.

OBJECTIVE:To establish a HPLC method for determination of the plasma concentrations of isoniazid(INH)and its metabolite acetyl-isoniazid(AcINH).METHODS:Trichloroacetic acid was added to plasma to precipitate protein,then the supernatant was divided into 2 parts,distilled water was added to the first part;while HCl was added to the second one,after incubated at 80℃for 1 hour,1%cinnamaldehyde was added to perform precolumn derivatization.The column was Hypersil BDS C 18 ,the mobil phase was eluted with0.02mol/L NaH 2 PO 4 (pH=4.0)-acetontrile(69∶31)and detected wave-length was 340nm,the flow fate was1ml/min.RESULTS:INH detectable concentration showed a good linear correlation in the range of 0.57～145.88?mol/L,the average recoveries of INH and AcINH were 101.1% and 101.5% respectively,the average RSD within or between day was less than 10%.CONCLUSION:The present method is applicable to monitoring of INH plasma concentration and the study of metabolism capacity of N-acetyltransferase.

Objective To observe the application effect of point massage combined with physiotherapy in the treatment of insomnia for community elderly.Methods 30 elderly patients with insomnia who accepted point massage combined with physiotherapy were selected as observation group,and 30 elderly patients treated in tertiary hospital with insomnia who took alprazolamum for treatment were selected as control group.The SRSS score of the two groups before and after treatment,as well as treatment efficacy were compared.Results The insomnia treatment efficacy of the observation group was higher than that of the control group(Z =2.45,P <0.05).The SRSS rating of the observation group before treatment was (30.76 ±7.1 9)points and after treatment was (1 5.43 ±3.95)points.The SRSS rating of the control group before treatment was (32.33 ±6.98)points,which after treatment was (21 .93 ±6.73)points.The SRSS scores of both two groups after treatment were decreased (t =1 0.23,5.87,all P <0.05),with obvious differ-ences.The SRSS scores of the observation group decreased more obviously and was lower than that of the control group (t =4.56,P <0.05).Conclusion The point massage combined with physiotherapy can effectively improve insomnia of the elderly,which is also with advantages of easy operation and no obvious side effects and high cooperation degree etc,and it is suitable to be promoted in community.