Objective To study the functional changes of gap junctional mediated intercellular communication in detrusor instability so as to demonstrate the feasibility of blocking excitatory communication as the target of therapy for DI. Methods The function of GJIC in the cultured bladder detrusor cells were detected by FRAP. Results At the fourth minutes after bleaching,the mean fluorescences recovery rates of the DI groups bladder detrusor cells was (35.791?0.836)%,the control groups (8.645?0.673)%.The mean fluorescences recovery rates of the DI groups were significant higher than those in control groups (P

Objective To explore the effect of ultra-early hyperbaric oxygenation (HBO) on bone calcium, biomechanical properties and bone collagen of femur in rats with complete spinal cord transaction. Methods A total of 75 Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided in-to sham group (n=15), model group (n=20) and HBO group (n=40). HBO group was divided into three hours group (HBO1 group, n=20) and twelve hours group (HBO2 group, n=20). All groups underwent laminectomy at T10, while the model group, HBO1 group and HBO2 group underwent complete spinal cord transection at the same level. Three hours and twelve hours after surgery, HBO1 group and HBO2 group received HBO, respectively, for three courses with ten days in a course. After treatment, the femoral biomechanical properties, bone calcium and hydroxyproline (Hyp) were determined. The morphology of bone trabecula and the bone collagen was observed with HE stain-ing and Masson triad color staining, respectively. Results After treatment, compared with the sham group, the femoral biomechanical proper-ties, the content of bone calcium and Hyp decreased in the model group (P<0.05);compared with the model group and HBO2 group, they in-creased in HBO1 group (P<0.05). The number of bone trabecula and the bone collagen decreased, and derangement and sparseness were ob-served in the model group;however, the changes were substantially mild in HBO1 group. Conclusion Ultra-early HBO could increase the content of bone calcium and Hyp of femur, improve the morphology of the femur bone collagen, and improve the femoral biomechanical properties in rats with complete spinal cord transection.

ObjectiveTo establish a mouse model for genital tract infection with different serovars of Chlamydia trachomatis(Ct),and to provide a basis for understanding the relationship between Ct serovars and virulence.MethodsSix-week-old female BALB/c mice were divided into 4 groups:study group (pretreated with progesterone and inoculated with 4.0 × 107 inclusion-forming units(IFU) of Ct serovar E,F,J and K,respectively),progesterone-control group(pretreated with progesterone and inoculated with culture medium of McCoy cells),non progesterone-control group(inoculated with 4.0 × 107 IFU of Ct serovar F),blank control group receiving no treatment.At 4 and 7 days after the inoculation,the appearance of vulva was observed,vaginal swab specimens were obtained and subjected to cell culture,direct immunofluorescence assay and real-time fluorescence-based PCR for the detection of Ct.ResultsA slight inflammation of the genital tract was observed in the mice 4 days after the inoculation with Ct serovar E,F,J or K in the study group.Cell culture,direct immunofluorescence assay and real-time fluorescence-based PCR all confirmed that Ct was present in vaginal specimens from the study group,but absent from the control groups.The longest duration of infection was 21 days in 1 out of 11 mice inoculated with Ct serovar K,followed by 17 days in 1 out of 11 mice inoculated with Ct serovar J,14 days in 5 out of 11 mice with Ct serovar F and in 2 out of 11 mice with Ct serovar K.Conclusion The model for genital tract infection with different serovars of Ct can be established in mice at a right age bypretreatment with progesterone and inoculation with a certain amount of Ct.

Objective Acute Stanford type A aortic dissection(aTAAD) is often misdiagnosed as acute coronary syndrome(ACS), anti-platelet therapy for ACS will influence the timing and outcome of aTAAD.We reviewed the surgical outcome of these misdiagnosed aTAAD patients.Methods From January 2011 to October 2015, 309 aTAAD patients have received surgical therapy in our department, among them 15 patients had misdiagnosed as ACS and taken oral anti-platelet therapy, 9 male and 6 female, the average age was(60.6±8.7) years.Retrospectively reviewed the data of perioperative and follow-up period.Results 5 patients took orally aspirin, 10 took aspirin and clopidogrel.2 patients had received operation 7 days after stopping the agents, 3 days for 3 patients, 1 day for 1 patient, and the other 5 patients received emergency operation without stopping the agents.The cardiopulmonary bypass time was(259.7±64.8) minutes, aortic cross-clamp time was(181.0±51.7) minutes, and selective cerebral perfusion and lower body arrest time was(34.9±8.1) minutes.There were 2 in-hospital deaths due to circulation failure(mortality 13.3%).The average drainage volume in the first 24 hours after operation was(800.7±598.8)ml.During a mean follow-up period of(20.6±17.4) months, one patient had suddenly death.Conclusion aTAAD misdiagnosed as ACS was not rare, anti-platelet therapy will increase the risk of bleeding.The decision of operation time rely on considering balance between the rupture risk of aortic dissection and the hemorrhage risk of anti-platelet therapy.Emergency operation for these patients will increase the bleeding and transfusion.

Objective To analyze the effect of the false lumenstatus of different methods in a single center.Methods From January 2010 to December 2015,391 cases of acute Stanford A aortic dissection were treated in our center.139 cases(of which 108 malesand 31 females) were finally selected after excluding the cases who died during hospitalization,whose perioperative clinical data were incomplete,follow-up information were incomplete,and DeBakey type Ⅱ aortic dissection and the cases with descending aorta dilatation.The average age was(50.3 ± 11.6) years(22-76 years).According to the methods for aortic arch and descending aorta,139 cases were divided into 5 groups:24 cases in AR(including ascending aorta replacement,ascending aorta + hemi-arch replacement and ascending aorta + island-arch replacement),9 cases in AR + SET (including ascending aorta + hemi-arch replacement + stent elephant trunk and ascending aorta + island-arch replacement + stent elephant trunk),42 cases in Arch + SET(ascending aorta + arch replacement + stent elephant trunk),22 cases in AR + TBS (ascending aorta + triple branched stent) and 42 cases in AR + FS(ascending aorta + arch fenestrated stent).Statistical analysis the size of true lemen and the status of false lumen among these five groups in the level of aortic arch,the distal end of stent,diaphragm,celiac artery,renal artery and iliacartery postoperatively.Results Different levels of descending aorta in each group have showed arying degrees of true lumen open and thrombosisof false lumen during follow-up period.Among them,cases with aortic arch treatment and stent implantation have showed higher ratio of thrombosis of false lumen.Effects of different stents were similar,which all promoted the process of thrombosis of false lumen.Conclusion Three methods for aortrc arch and desc ending aorta repair including Cronus (R),triple branched stent and arch fenstrafed stent had similar clinical aortic false lumen closure rate.Three methods had similar long term effect.

Objective To explore the functional changes of gap junctional intercellular communication(GJIC) in bladder smooth muscle. Methods The functions of GJIC in bladder smooth muscle were detected by fluorescence recovery after photobleaching(FRAP). The mean fluorescence recovery rates of the bladder smooth muscle cells in the experimental group and the control group were compared. Results The mean fluorescence recovery rate of the experimental group was significantly higher than that in the control group( P

Objective To explore the impact of chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) on semen quality. Methods The sperm parameters, including sperm density, motility, and morphology, of 25 CPPS patients were analyzed retrospectively and compared with those of the normal age-matched controls. The relationship between the semen parameters with the duration of symptoms was analyzed. Results The CPPS group and the control group differed significantly in terms of ejaculated volume, motility, and fructose concentration. The left parameters did not differ significantly. Azoospermia was present in 2 patients of the CPPS group, but not in the controls. The duration of symptoms was not associated with the sperm parameters. Conclusion CPPS patients have reduced motility and fructose concentration, which supports that CPPS is resulted from somatic etiology rather than psychological etiology.

Objective To investigate the outcomes of unselected peripheral T cell lymphoma (PTCL) patients treated with in-tensive first-line chemotherapy with high-dose therapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT).Methods Here a nonrandom study was reported for 23 PTCL patients treated with first-line intensive chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell trans-plantation and 23 PTCL patients treated with conventional chemotherapy during January in 2000 to 2011 .All patients had received E-CHOP for 6~8 cycles, and autologous stem cell transplantation group was administrated with intensive chemotherapy followed by ASCT after complete remission or partial remission .Results There was no statistically significant difference in short-term therapeutic effect between two groups( P >0.05), but the 5-year overall survival(OS) of autologous stem cell transplantation group( 58%) was higher than conventional chemotherapy group , as well as 5-year disease-free survival time (DFS) (45%in autologous stem cell transplanta-tion group, and 21%in conventional chemotherapy group ) with both statistical significance ( P <0.05).Only the incidence of Ⅳ° myelosuppression in autologous stem cell transplantation group ( 100%) was higher than that in conventional chemotherapy group ( 13%) ( P <0.01 ) .Conclusions First-line intensive chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation for peripheral T cell lymphoma was quietly safe utility , it was better than conventional chemotherapy which would be considered as first -line method.

Objective To assess the vitro susceptibility to 6 antimicrobial agents and genotypes of clinical isolates of Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) from Guangzhou region. Methods Ct was isolated from clinical specimens by using McCoy cell culture and subjected to propagation. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimal bactericidal concentration (MBC) of 6 antimicrobial agents (clarithromycin, roxithromycin, azithromycin, doxycycline, tetracycline, ofloxacin) against Ct isolates were determined in McCoy cell culture. Nested PCR was performed to amplify the outer membrane protein 1 (omp1) VS1-2 gene followed by sequencing. Results Seventy-six Ct strains were isolated from 346 urogenital specimens, and 40 strains met the require ments for susceptibility testing after serial propagation. The MIC50/MIC90 of clarithromycin, azithromycin, roxi thromycin, doxycycline, tetracycline and ofloxacin were as follows: 0.008/0.032, 0.080/0.160, 0.125/0.500, 0.032/0.064, 0.250/0.500 and 0.500/1.000 mg/L. Seven genotypes were observed. The most prevalent geno types in decreasing order were E (14, 35%), J (10, 25%)and F (6, 15%). The MIC50 was consistent for azithromycin among the 7 genotypes, but varied by 1 - 4 folds for doxycycline, ofloxacin and roxithromycin. Conclusions Clarithromycin, doxycycline and azithromycin exhibit an excellent activity against Ct, and the activity of azithromycin is consistent among the 7 genotypes of Ct.

As the most common organ-specific autoimmune disease,autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT) is characterized by intrathyroidal lymphocyte infiltration and specificthyroid autoantibodies.Modern medicine is short of effective etiological treatment at present,and has no specific medicine foreuthyroidism of AIT patients,who have been followed-up passively.Chinese medicine treatmenthas the characteristics of multiple-targets,multiple-links and multiple-pathways,which plays a special superiorityrole in the prevention and treatment of AIT.The purpose of this article was to sort out and set forthmore Chinese medicine pharmacology on AIT recently,which provided evidence for further clinical apply.