1.Effects of Control Training of Scapula on Upper Limbs Function and Pain of Shoulder in Patients with Hemiplegia
Yang LIU ; Hao WENG ; Xianhu LIU ; Xuemei GUO
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2009;15(7):666-667
Objective To observe the effects of control training of scapula on upper limbs function and the pain of shoulder in patients with hemiplegia. Methods 60 patients with hemiplegia were divided into treatment group (30 cases) and control group (30 cases). The patients in control group received routine rehabilitation, while the treatment group received scapula control training in addition. They were assessed with Fugl-Meyer Assessment of the upper limbs and the severity of shoulder pain before and after the treatment. Results The scores of Fugl-Meyer Assessment of the upper limbs improved significantly (P<0.01) after treatment in both groups, and the score in the treatment group were higher than in the control group (P<0.05). The pain of shoulder decreased significantly (P<0.01) after treatment in both groups, and decreased more in the treatment group than in the control (P<0.05). Conclusion Scapula control training was effective on the function of upper limbs and the pain of shoulder in patients with hemiplegia.
2.The study of precusor of Brain-drived neurotrophic factor inhibits proliferative acyivities of oligodendrocite precusor cells after spinal cord injury
Shen LIU ; Shiqing FENG ; Xianhu ZHOU ; Guangzhi NING ; Sun YING ; Zhou XINFU
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics 2013;(5):561-568
Objective To observe whether immature Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (proBDNF)can affect the activities of OPCs in the fields of cell proliferation and migration after SCI,and to investigate the relationship between proBDNF and p75NTR signal pathway on OPCs.Methods OLN-93 cell line was cultured and maintained for in vitro experiments.Immunofluorescence were used to check the expression of endogenous proBDNF,p75NTR and sortilin on OPCs.MTT assay was used to illustrate the inhibitory effect of proBDNF.The effects of anti-proBDNF was also observed by BrdU staining to find a probably signal pathway for proBDNF on OPCs.The Sprague-Dawley rats were administered for T9 spinal cord injury animal model.BBB score was applied to observe the situation of functional recovery after treated by anti-proBDNF.BrdU staining was managed to observe the situation of OPCs proliferation and migration after SCI.Results Endogenous proBDNF inhibited proliferation and migration of OPCs after SCI.BrdU staining showed that population of proliferative OPCs in lesion site of spinal cord was less in proBDNF in treated group than that in control group and anti-proBDNF group.While anti-proBDNF could inhibit proBDNF specifically and might induced a better functional recovery which was illustrated by BBB scores.The in vitro experiments found the inhibitory effect of proBDNF is dose-dependent and can be neutralized by anti-proBDNF properly.Moreover,the expression levels of p75NTR and sortilin are down regulated by proBDNF antibody treated group.This indicated that proBDNF may inhibit OPCs via p75NTR pathway.Conclusion Endogenous proBDNF can inhibit cell proliferation of OPCs after SCI and can be neutralized by specific antibodies of proBDNF.This kind of detrimental effect may be induced by p75NTR-sortilin pathway.Furthermore,proBDNF antibody treatment is effective to block proBDNF and promote the functional recovery.
3.Application value of CT plain scan and dynamic enhanced scan in the diagnosis of solitary pulmonary nodules
Zhigang ZHANG ; Ying GUO ; Yan WU ; Duo ZHANG ; Xianhu ZHANG ; Chong LIU
Journal of Chinese Physician 2023;25(1):97-101
Objective:To explore the application value of computed tomography (CT) plain scan and dynamic enhanced scan in the diagnosis of solitary pulmonary nodules.Methods:The clinical data of 120 patients with solitary pulmonary nodules detected by physical examination in Baoding First Central Hospital from January 2018 to December 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. All patients were confirmed by surgery and pathology, including 77 benign lesions and 43 malignant lesions; All patients underwent CT plain scan and dynamic enhanced scan before operation. The accuracy of the two examination methods in the diagnosis of benign and malignant lesions of solitary pulmonary nodules was analyzed and compared. The detection rate of CT dynamic enhanced scan imaging characteristics (vacuole sign, ground glass sign, spinous sign, lobulation sign, hair prick sign, blood vessel cluster, pleural depression) of benign and malignant lesions of solitary pulmonary nodules was compared, and the diagnostic value of CT plain scan and dynamic enhanced scan in the differential diagnosis of benign and malignant solitary pulmonary nodules was evaluated based on the results of surgical pathological diagnosis. The manifestations and characteristic curves of CT dynamic enhanced scan of solitary pulmonary nodules was analyzed.Results:The diagnostic accuracy of CT dynamic enhanced scan for solitary pulmonary nodules was 80.00% (96/120), which was higher than that of CT plain scan (63.33%) (76/120) ( P<0.05). The sensitivity, specificity, and negative predictive value of CT dynamic enhanced scan for the diagnosis of benign and malignant lesions of solitary pulmonary nodules were higher than those of CT plain scan (all P<0.05). Among the imaging characteristics of CT dynamic enhanced scans of malignant lesions, the ground glass sign, spinous process sign, lobulation sign, spiculation sign, vascular clustering and pleural indentation were detected more frequently than those of benign lesions (all P<0.05). Benign lesions usually showed homogeneous enhancement, and a few showed heterogeneous enhancement; Malignant nodules often showed uneven enhancement, and a few had even enhancement. The time density curves of dynamic enhanced CT values in the regions of interest of benign and malignant solitary pulmonary nodules were different. Conclusions:The value of dynamic enhanced CT scan in the differential diagnosis of benign and malignant lesions of solitary pulmonary nodules is higher than that of CT plain scan, and the imaging features are obvious, with higher sensitivity and specificity, which is worthy of application.