Objective To observe the clinical effects and complications of primary trigeminal neuralgia treatment with radiofrequency thermocoagulation on gasserian ganglion. Methods Under the guidance of C-arm or DSA and with Hartel method, we percutaneously punctured the oval foramen to gasserian ganglion and performed radiofrequency times. Results Pain was completed eliminated in 53 of the 56 patients, which was regarded as degree Ⅰ of clinical cure with the curativeness rate being 96.4%; 1 case was of degree Ⅱ; 1 case was of degree Ⅲ; 1 case had no effect. The rate of satisfactory effectiveness was 96.4% and the total rate of efficacy was 98.2%. No severe complications were observed. Conclusion Radiofrequency thermocoagulation is a safe and effective method to treat primary trigeminal neuralgia with few severe complications.

Objective To analyze the gene expression of pathogenic factors in vaginal secretions of patients with vulvovaginal candidiasis by using Oligo chips. Methods RNA was extracted from vaginal secretions of 10 patients with vulvovaginal candidiasis and 3 asymptomatic carriers, and hybridized with oligonuscreened followed by a bioinformatic analysis. Results Comparing with the asymptomatic carriers, the patients showed a higher expression of 44 genes and lower expression of 17 genes. Of these differentially expressed (TLR) 4, HWP1, SAP2, SAP5, LIP4, EFG1 and CPH1 were highly expressed in more than 80% of the secretion samples from patients with an average ratio of 4.013, while LIP6 and WH11 were lowly expressed in more IFN-γ and TLR4 were associated with native immunity, HWP1 associated with hyphal adhesion and formation, SAP2, SAP5, LIP4 and LIP6 associated with extracellular hydrolysis, and EFG1, CPH1 and WH11 associated with phenotypic switching. Conclusions Both the host adaptive immunity deficiency and increased virulence of Candida species are involved in the pathogenesis of vulvovaginal candidiasis, and TLR4 possibly plays a certain role in the local immunity of patients with this entity.

Objective To determine the extracellular enzymatic activity of common pathogens for onychomycosis, in the hope of finding virulence factors associated with the pathogenesis of onychomycosis. Methods Strains tested in this study included standard strains of common dermatophyte and non-dermatophyte fungi as well as clinical isolates of Trichophyton rubrum from patients with onychomycosis. All the tested strains were cultured in medium containing nail fragments at 25 ℃ for 10 to 21 days followed by the determination of the nail fragment-containing medium, a significant increase was observed in the activities of esterase, esterase lipase, N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase and α-mannosidase in dermatophytes compared with non-dermatophytes (all P ＜ 0.05 ), as well as in the activity of N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase in Trichophyton rubrum compared with the other tested species of fungi (all P ＜ 0.05). No significant difference was noted in the activity of extracellular enzymes, except for that of naphthol-AS-BI-phosphohydrolase, between the isolates of Trichophyton rubrum from patients with different ranges of scoring clinical index for onychomycosis (SCIO). Conclusions In specific conditions, the extracellular enzymatic activity of fungi isolated from patients with onychomycosis is associated with fungal species, and may have a certain influence on the manifestations of anychomycosis.

Objective To compare the effect of naive porto-azygous devascularization and that as a remedy therapy after a failed endoscopy for the treatment of bleeding portal hypertension.Method From June 2005 to June 2010,230 portal hypertension patients were treated with porto-azygous devascularization,among them,202 cases were of portal hypertensive cirrhotics,28 cases of alcoholic cirrhosis.Group A (16 patients)received remedial porto-azygous devascularization after endoscopic treatment failed (esophageal variceal ligation,esophageal variceal selerotherapy).Group B(214 patients)received naive porto-azygous devascularization.Results The average operation time in group A was 198 min(115-335)min,mean bleeding amount was 750 ml(300-2000)ml,average post-operative hospital stay was 11 days (8-15)days.The average operation time in group B was 120 min(90-190)min,mean blood loss was 250 ml(150-500)ml,average post-operative hospital stay was 7 days(6-9)days.The average operation time,bleeding amount and post-operative hospital stay was significantly different between the two groups (P＜ 0.05).212(92.2％)patients were followed up,and the mean follow-up time was 2.5 years (1-6)years,mortality rate was 4.2％,rebleeding rate was 5.7％.Conclusions Surrounding the perioesophageal and gastric tissues were fibrotic and hard after the endoscopic treatment,this significantly increased the difficulty of surgery,therefore,porto-azygous devascularization is the choice of therapy for portal hypertension patients.

Objective To investigate the effects of nephroblastoma overexpressed (NOV) on proliferation,adhesion,migration and invasion of remal cell curcinomai (RCC) cells. Methods We constructed a NOV expression plasmid and transfected the plasmid into RCC cell line 786-O and analyzed the effects of NOV expression on proliferation,adhesion,migration and invasion of RCC cells by growth curve assay,WST-1 assay,cell adhesion assay,matrigel invasion assay and transwell migration assay. Results The stable NOV transfected 786-O cells (786-O-NOV) showed decreased growth rate,at 48 h and 72 h,the proliferation activities of 786-O-NOV cells were inhibited by 29.14％ and 32.46％ the proliferation activities of empty vector cells were inhibited by 9.25％ and - 8.16％,respectively,compared to 786-O cells (P ＜0.05); while the 786-O cells transfected with empty vector (786-O-mock) had no difference with 786-Ocells.Adhesion assay indicated significantly increased adhesion of 786-O-NOV cells to fibronectin (0.26 ±0.03) and laminin (0.28 ±0.04),compared to 786-O cells (0.15 ±0.01,0.12±0.10) and 786-O-mock cells (0.14 ±0.02,0.13 ± 0.08).Invasion assay displayed that the numbers of cells penetrated through matrigel membrane were significantly higher in 786-O-NOV cells (240.25 ± 23.12) compared to 786-O cells ( 56.16 ± 6.25 ) and 786-O-mock cells ( 50.28 ± 7.13 ).Migration assay displayed that the numbers of cells passed through polycarbonate filters were significantly higher in 786-O-NOV cells (267.25 ± 20.94) compared to 786-O cells ( 66.10 ± 5.68 ) and 786-O-mock cells ( 56.28 ± 4.11 ).Conclusion NOV exhibits anti-proliferative effects on RCC cells; however,it promotes adhesion,migration and invasion of RCC cells.

Objective To summarize the clinical applications and surgical technique of laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy (LDP). Method The clinical data of 10 cases of pancreatic body and tail tumors undergoing laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy were retrospectively analyzed.Results Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy (LDP) was successfully undertaken in 8 cases (including spleen preserving distal pancreatectomy in one case ). Intraoperatively two cases were converted to open surgery because of peripancreatic organs involvement by cancer in one case and massive bleeding in another case during laparoscopic procedures. The average operation time of LDP was 141 ± 35 min (95 -195 min),mean blood loss was 263 ± 151 ml( 100 -600 ml), average postoperative hospital stay was 7 ± 1 days (5 -9 days ). There was no major postoperative complications and no mortality. Final pathology was solid psedopapillary tumor in 4 cases, mucinous cystadenoma in 3 cases and islet cell tumor in 1 case, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in 2 cases, hence 80% of tumors were benign. Conclusions LDP is indicated for benign body and tail pancreatic tumors and early malignant tumor of pancreatic body and tail. Being less traumatic, and fewer complications, LDP is a safe, effective and minimally invasive therapy.

Objective To explore the indications,surgical techniques and clinical effects of laparoscopic splenectomy on patients with portal hypertension. Methods Analysis the clinical data of 32 patients of portal hypertenision with laparoscopic splenectomy and open splenectomy from March 2006 until June 2009. Results The effectiveness of the procedures for portal hypertension was evaluated.Among 16 patients with LS, 2 patients were converted to open surgery. There is no significant difference with operatative time, blood loss and hospital fees between the two groups, the laparoscpy group had the shorter mean hospitalization, fasting and draining time. Conclusions If there are enough preparation preoperation, skillful laparoscopic technique and micromesh manipulation during operation,laparoscopic splenectomy is a minimally invasive and safe technique in the patients with lower-grade to medium varicose veins.

Objective To investigate the novel V617F point mutation of JAK2 gene by real-time PGR in the patients with chronic myeloproliferative disease (CMPD) and evaluate its clinical significance. Methods Genomic DNA from bone marrow or peripheral blood mononuclear cells was extracted from 56 patients with CMPD, including 26 cases of polycythemia vera (PV), 24 cases of essential thrombocythemia (ET), 5 cases of chronic idiopathicmyelofibrosis (CIMF) and 1 case of high eosinophilic syndrome (HES). The exon 14 of JAK2 gene which harbourd V617F mutation were screened by real-time PGR. Results JAK2 V617F mutation was measured in 29 of the 56 patients with CMPD. The prevalence of mutation was 65.38 %(17/26) in PV,37.50 % in ET and 60.00 %(3/5) in CIMF. The proportion of mutation in PV, ET and CIMF are respectively 53.85 %(14/26), 29.17 %(7/24), 40.0 %(2/5) in heterozygotes and 11.54 %(3/26), 8.33 %(2/24), 20.00 %(1/5)in homozygotes. JAK2 mutation was negative in one patient with HES. JAK2 V617F allele burden in PV, ET and CIMF are respectively 2.14×102-1.5×107, 9.80×102-4.4×107 and 4.10×103-3.70×106 copies. Conclusion Real-time PCR is a useful tool for pre cisely assess the grade of mutant allele burden as well as to screen JAK2V617F mutation simultaneously, which is simple and convenient to carry out in clinical laboratories for diagnosis and further evaluations of minimal residual disease in CMPD patients.

Objective To evaluate significance of the quantification of bcr-abl mRNA in diagnosis and therapy of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML),essentiality significance for monitoring minimal residual disease. Methods Bcr-abl mRNA of 518 CML patients were detected using real-time PCR. Results Expression of bcr-abl mRNA was gradually increased among blastic phase (BP) (12.6 %),accelerated phase (AP) (25.4 %) and chronic phase (CP) (57.2 %) (P<0.05). Quantification of bcr-abl mRNA was cut down gradually after allotransplantation in the patients and becomes normal after treatment for 6 months. But quantification of bcr-abl mRNA inpatients treated with imatinib mesylate became normal after 12 months. Conclusion Real-time PCR was reliable and can be used for diagnosis,monitoring the treatment outcome,detecting the minimal residual disease,and predicting blast crisis.

Objective:To investigate the effects of Liuweidihuang pill on the insulin levels in sera and pancreatic islets from spontaneous mouse models of human type 2 diabetes administrated with different doses .Methods:The 6-8 week-old KK-Ay mice were randomly divided into three groups including no drug control group ,low-dose group and high-dose group,in addition C57BL/6J mice were used as a genetic control group .All the animals were given with different dose Liuweidihuang pill solutions or sterile distilled water by intragastrical administration for fifteen weeks .The fasting blood glucose ,body mass and food consumption were measured weekly .The serum insulin levels were surveyed by ELISA .And the insulin levels in the pancreas islets were detected by immunofluorescence and immunohistochemistry .Results:Decreased fasting blood glucose ,controlled body mass and food consumption ,and lower levels of insulin in the sera and pancreas islets were confirmed from the KK-Ay mice administered with Liuweidihuang pill .Furthermore,the low dose program exhibits a stronger effect .Conclusion:Liuweidihuang pill has exhibited relatively therapeutic effects in the spontaneous type 2 diabetes mice including controls of hyperglycemia and body mass and relieving insulin resistance .In addition , the low-dose regimen showed even better treatment in controlling insulin levels in the sera and pancreas islets .