Cell transplantation has great potentials in repairing damaged tissue.If we want to use the cell transplants to treat diseases that respond poorly to the conventional treatment,or provide better treatments,in vivo dynamic tracking is particularly important.The application of superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) improves a common inconvenience of the current invasive tests including immunohistochemical study or transmission electron microscopy (TEM) study and so on.Researchers has established a variety of preparation methods of the particles,groped the optimal condition of cell marking.SPIO were proved to be feasible and superior in cell tracking in vivo through animal experiments.The results provide the reliable means of using SPIO to track cell in clinical treatments.This review gives a summary of the related study.

Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of nerve growth factors in the treatment of sudden deafness.Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on 124 cases of hospitalized patients who suffered from unilateral sudden deafness from November 2013 to February 2015.The patients were divided into two groups: 59 in the treatment group and 65 in the control group.Each group was further divided into four subgroups according to different audiometric curves: the low-frequency declining type, the high-frequency declining type, the flat type, the completely deafness type.The control group: the patients were treated with the conventional therapy according to different audiometric curves.The treatment group: intramuscular mouse nerve growth factor treatment was added on the basis of conventional therapy mentioned above.The both treatments lasted 10 days.The total efficiency of two groups was compared ,and the efficiency of the subgroups was also compared.Results The total efficiency of the treatment group was 64.40% and 44.62% for the control group.The total efficiency of the treatment group was significantly higher than the control group.The analysis revealed as having statistically significant differences (x2=4.877,P=0.032<0.05).The total efficiency of the sub-groups by different audiometric curves was further analyzed.All the total efficiency of the sub-groups in treatment group were higher than the sub-groups in the control group, but the results were notconsidered as significantly different(P>0.05).Conclusion The mouse nerve growth factor has a positive effect on the treatment of sudden deafness, and has shown the acceptable clinical efficacy without side-effect.Thus the mouse nerve growth factor is a safe and effective drug for treating sudden deafness.

Objective To explore the relationships of quality of life ( QOL ) and functional status in patients with malignant bone tumors after operation. Methods European organization for research and treatment of cancer quality of life questionnaire C30 (EORTC-QLQ-C30), social support revalued scale (SSRS) and Karnofsky performance scale (KPS) were used to investigate the levels of QOL, social support and functional status. The correlations between them were explored. Results The overall score by QOL was (58.33 ± 18.94). The score by KPS was positively related to somatic function, role function, social function, and general health status (P<0.01), but negatively related to tiredness, pains, insomnia and financial burden (P<0.01). Conclusions The QOL in patients with malignant bone tumors after operation is at a lower level and the function is at a medium level. Nurses should assess the function and make out interventional measures for them so as to improve their QOL.

Objective To observe the effect of acupoint-injection on vascular dementia. Methods 1 ml of cytidine diphosphocholine was injected into Baihui ( GV 20) and Fengchi (GB 20, bilateral) respectively. 234 patients were treated. Results and conclusion: 49 cases were cured, 150 cases got improve, 35 cases had ineffectiveness, the total utility rate was 85.0%, so acupoint-injecting cytidine diphosphocholine is a utility method healing vascular dementia.

Objective To observe the effects of rehabilitation in the 55 prelingually deaf pediatric cases for two years after cochlear implantation ,factors including cochlear implantation and recovery time ;to compare the re-covery effects in the group of 1 to 3 years old children with the group of 3~5 years old (including the age of 3 years old) who lost their hearing before learning to speak ,and to provide clinical evidence for providing cochlear implant therapy to the prelingually deaf children as early as possible .Methods A total of 55 pediatric relingually deaf cases were included in this study .According to their implantation time and application duration ,they were divided into 2 groups :1 to 3 years old group (32 cases) ,and >3 to 5 years old group (23 cases) respectively .The hearing ,lan-guage and learning abilities on 1 ,3 ,6 ,12 ,18 ,24 months after cochlear implantation were evaluated ,using statisti-cal method to record CAP and SIR scores .Results The rehabilitation effects ,the average ages ,CAP ,speech rec-ognition rates and SIR were increased two years afterwards .The effects of younger age group were more noticeable than that in the older group .The differences between the two groups were statistically significant (P<0 .05) .Av-erage speech recognition rates ,average speech rehabilitation effects in each postoperative period of younger age group were better than those of in older age group ,showing significant differences (P<0 .05);CAPs in the younger age group on 1 ,3 and 12 months after CI surgery were significantly higher than those of in the older group (P value were 0 .001 ,0 .001 and 0 .002 ,respectively) .SIR in the younger age group at the time of 1 ,3 ,12 ,24 months were significantly higher than those of in the older group(P values were 0 .00 ,0 .00 ,0 .00 and 0 .024 ,respectively) . Conclusion Implanted age and recovery time are the key factors that influence the effects of postoperative rehabilita-tion .The younger when the children get cochlear implantation and the longer the recovery time takes during two years after cochlear implantation ,the better the results are .The standardization of domestic assessment for the re-covery effects and the international evaluation method have a certain degree of equivalence .

Objective To investigate the relationship between raf kinase inhibitor protein (SKIP), a novel metastasis suppressor gene, and metastasis of ovarian carcinoma. Methods Immunohistochemistry, RT-PCR, and western blot analysis were performed to examine the expression of SKIP in clinical samples of ovarian tumors and five human ovarian carcinoma cell lines. Stable cell lines over-expressed or deleted of SKIP were cloned to investigate the function of SKIP in ovarian cancer cells. The recombinant plasmids expressing sense (ss) or antisense (as) SKIP cDNA or empty vector was transfected into ovarian cancer cell line SKOV3 by lipofectamine. The expression level of mitogen-activated protein kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase kinase (MEK) and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) in ovarian cancer cells were detected by western blot analysis. Assays of cell proliferation, soft-agar colony formation, cell adhesion, and cell invasion in vitro were used to examine the malignant phenotypes of the transfected cells. Flow cytometric analysis was performed to observe the effect of SKIP on cell cycle distribution before and after transfection. Results (1 ) The expression levels of SKIP protein in ovarian carcinoma tissues from patients were found to be reduced than those in ovarian benign tumor and borderline tumor. SKOV3 clones stably expressing full-length recombinant ssRKIP, asRKIP, and their respective empty vector were obtained. (2)RKIP was able to block basal levels of MEK and ERK in ovarian cancer cells. The expression level of phosphorylation MEK in ssRKIP#1 and ssRKIP#4 cells were 0. 35, 0. 34; while the expression level of phosphorylation ERK in ssRKIP#1 and ssRKIP#4 cells were 0.48 and 0.46. (3) Abilities of cell proliferation in the ssRKIP vector-transfected cells were decreased compared with that in the non-transfected cells (P ＜0. 01 ). (4)Anchorage-independent growth in the ssRKIP#1 and ssRKIP#4 cells (83.7 ± 5.7, 106. 0±9. 2) were decreased compared with that in the empty vector-transfected cells (158.3 ± 14. 6, P＜ 0. 01). (5)Cell adhesion in the ssRKIP#1 and ssRKIP#4 cells [(68.3±0. 8)%, (64. 1±0. 9)%] were decreased compared with that in the non-transfected cells [(100. 0 ± 1.1 )%, P ＜ 0. 01]. (6) Cell invasion in the ssRKIP#1 and ssRKIP#4 cells (24 ± 5, 25±4) were decreased compared with that in the non-transfected cells (68 ± 5, P ＜ 0. 01 ). (7) ssRKIP cells had a significant increase in the G1 phase and decrease in the G2 + S phase. Conclusion RKIP could inhibits the metastasis, but also the growth of ovarian cancer cells.

Objective To investigate variations in bFGF,NGF,and brain-derived neurotrophic factor(BDNF) following sciatic nerve injury in rabbits and the optimum time to perform stem cell transplantation.Methods Sixteen New Zealand rabbits were divided into control group and groups at 3,7,and 14 days postinjury according to the random number table,with 4 rabbits per group.Rabbit models of the sciatic nerve injury were induced by forceps.Structural change of the injured nerve tissues were observed with HE staining.Contents of NGF,bFGF,and BDNF in supernatants of homogenated sciatic nerves were detected by ELISA test.Results Level of bFGF increased slowly postinjury,reached the peak at day 7 (P ＜ 0.05),and then restored to the normal level at day 14 (P ＞ 0.05).Level of BDNF raised quickly postinjury,reached the peak at day 7 (P ＜ 0.05),and then restored to the normal level at day 14 (P ＞ 0.05).Level of NGF increased rapidly postinjury,reached the peak at day 3 (P ＜ 0.05),and then restored to the normal level at day 7 (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusions In the early recovery process after peripheral nerve injury,the nerve tissues regulate the secretion of NGF,bFGF,and BDNF immediately and secretions of these growth factors correlate with the time of injury.Early period (3-7 days) after injury is the best time to perform nerve repairing,nerve transplantation,and stem cell transplantation.

ObjectiveTo study the method of cell isolation,primary culture and identification of subchondral bone cell of osteoarthritis(OA) rabbits.Methods The rabbit instable knee joint models were made by modified Hulth modeling method.The osteoblasts were harvested from the subchondral bone of rabbits by collagenase and tissue explants attachment.The morphology observation and biological identification were performed by inverted microscope and immunocytochemistry staining,respectively.The proliferative activity of cells were detected by MTT and the expression of Ⅰ-collagen at gene level was detected.ResultsThe cells started to appeared on the 11th day after the attachment.The cells form were fusiformis and triangle,the nucleolus were clear.The cultured cells had typical osteoblast morphological characteristics.The cells obtained from subchondral bone of rabbits were identified to be osteoblast by immunocytochemistry staining.The proliferative activity of cells were equably proliferation which detected by MTT.ConclusionThe modified method provides better way to obtain ideal subchondral osteoblast and the co-culture method is suitable for the study of OA microenvironment,which can simulate interactions of the subchondral osteoblast,synovial cells and chondrocyte.

Objective To replicate experimental animal model of knee osteoarthritis and to investigate the method of culture and biological characteristics of rats synoviocytes of gonarthritis in vitro.MethodsAnimal models of knee osteoarthritis were made by the Modified Hulth method.4 weeks after the replicating experiment,synovial tissues were mechanically isolated and enzyme-digested and the growth of the synovial cells was investigated.Results The synovial tissues were obviously hyperplasia in the model made by the Modified Hulth method.The synovial cells were abundant after enzyme-digested cultivation and the cell activity was higher than 98%.Conclusion The study exhibits that the Modified Hulth method apparently promotes the hyperplasia of synovial tissues.The methods of isolation and cultivation of the synovial cells in vitro is proved to be simple and feasible.

Objective To investigate the effects of different cyclic tensile strain on the proliferation of human anulus fibrosus cells from degenerated discs.Methods Anulus fibrosus(AF) cells were isolated from a degenerated human IVD,expanded in monolayer,and cyclically strained for 3 hours,applying 0,5％,10％,15％ and 20％ strains at a frequency of 0.25 Hz with the use of the DioDynamic test instrument.The flow cytometry method was used to examine the Af cells proliferation at 24 hours following application of the cyclic tensile strains.Results The proliferative index (PI) increased with the magnitude value of cyclic tensile strain except 20％ group.The most significant increase of proliferation index were found in 15％ group.Conclusion There might be some corelationships between magnitude of cyclic tensile strain and the proliferation of the degenerative AF cells.