Objective:To observe the short-term efficacy of massaging quadriceps on knee osteoarthritis (KOA).
Methods:Totally 30 KOA patients were enrolled and treated mainly with massaging quadriceps, 20 min for each session, once a day, 2 weeks as a treatment course, and for 2 courses in total. After treatment, the changes of visual analogue scale (VAS) and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities osteoarthritis index (WOMAC) were observed.
Result:The VAS and WOMAC scores dropped after treatment, with a statistically significant difference (P<0.01). After a course of treatment, the recovery rate was 33.3% and the total effective rate was 86.7%; after 2 courses, the recovery rate was 60.0% and the total effect rate was 96.7%.
Conclusion:Massaging quadriceps can alleviate pain, improve the function of knee joint, and produce a significant short-term efficacy in treating KOA.

Objective To discuss the clinical preventation and treatment of the complications induced by endotracheal intubation in SICU.Methods Retrospective analysis was used on 55 cases of intubated patients in our hospital nearly 2 years.Results The incidence of endotracheal intubation was 36.4％,pneumonia 23.6％,accidental extubation 5.5％,endotracheal ulcer 1.8％,tracheoesophageal fistula 1.8％,obstruction of tracheal catheter 1.8％,arytenoid dislocation 1.8％.Conclusion The causeof complications of endotracheal intubation in SICU were overtime intubation,tranma,excessive-pressure of the air cuff and local inflammation.Airway humidification,suitable sedation,accurate and moderate operation,extubation or tracheotomy,suitable cuff pressure and fiberoptic bronchoscopy examination could avoid such complications.

Adult ; Female ; Gastritis ; therapy ; Humans ; Male ; Massage ; Middle Aged

Objective To evaluate the effects of percutaneous long sheath aspiration embolectomy for the treament of acute superior mesenteric artery embolism. Methods 7 cases (atrial fibrillation 4 cases; left atrium myxoma 2 cases and chronic mesenteric ischemia 1 cases) of acute measenteric artery embolism were treated with percutaneous emlolectomy using long sheath (Optimed, Germany) aspiration. Results Successful recanalizations were observed in all of the 7 cases of superior mesenteric arteries. 5 cases out of the 7 cases recovery; 1 case underwent laparotomy; 1 case died in 24 hours. Conclusions Percutaneous embolectomy using long sheath aspiration is a sample and effective method for the treatment of acute superior mesenteric artery embolism.

Objective To evaluate the change of cellular immunity and its clinical significance in JRA.Methods 7 lymphocyte swbpopulation was analyzed by immunofluorescein and interleukin 2 (IL-2) produced by peripheral blood mononuclear cells in vitro by MTT colorimetric assay. 29 times of various stage with JRA were examined, including 14 clinically active patients, 8 posttreatment or 7 clinically inactive ones. There are 19 healthy children of similar age in control group.Results In active patients, the number of OKT8, OKT4, the ratio of OKT4/OKT8 and the level of IL-2 decreased significantly compared with normal controls. These changes recovered matkedly in remission patients though they did alter affective treatment for (2～4) weeks.Conclusion Patients with active JRA are characterised by aberration of cellular immunity and the aberration reverses obviously slow in comparision with the clinical manifestetions and the routine laboratory investigation.

Objective To understand the incidence.mortality and risk factors of ventilator -associated pneu-monia(VAP)in surgical intensive care unit among elderly patient,in order to direct the clinical prevention and treat-ment of VAP.Methods Retrospective analysis was used on 65 cases of mechanical ventilation elderly patients in our hospital nearly 3 years.Results The incidence of VAP was 66.2%.The mortality of VAP was 67.4%.The factors of long-term mechanical ventilation,high APACHE Ⅱ score,low Glasgow score and inappropriate initial antimicrobial therapy were influenced the prognosis of VAP.Conclusion The incidence of VAP can be decreased and the cure rate can be increased by some effective measures in SICU.

Objective: To expatiate the application of int er ventional treatment in emergency management of life-threatening bleeding follow ing maxillofacial and jugular trauma. Method : Three cases of ma xillofacial and jugular serious injury with life threatening bleeding were treat ed by external carotid arteriography and embolization at branch of external car otid artery. Result:External carotid arteriography and emboliza tion could effectively stop life-threatening bleeding of maxillofacial and jugu lar serious injury. Preoperation arteriography could define diagnosis and direc t the treatment. 2 cases survived after treatment and 1 died of blood lose durin g treatment. Conclusion:External carotid arteriography and embo lization is effective in the treatment of maxillofacial and jugular serious inj ury with life-threatening bleeding.

Objective To evaluate clinical features,predisposing factors,therapeutic regimen and prognosis of non-traumatic rhabdomyolysis.Methods Clinical picture,therapeutic regimen and prognosis were investigated in 39 cases with non-traumatic rhabdomyolysis by retrospective analysis.Results Non-traumatic rhabdomyolysis mostly presented fever,asthenia,myalgia and/or muscular tenderness,swelling of involved muscles,red urine and oliguria or anuria.The complications and comorbidity of rhabdomyolysis included acute renal failure(ARF),disorders of metabolites and electrolytes,compartmental syndrome,infection,and multiple organ dysfunction.Infection(33.3%)was the most common etiology of non-traumatic rhabdomyolysis,followed by drugs(25.6%),metabolite or electrolyte derangements(10.3%)and alcohol intoxication(7.7%)etc.Therapeutic regimen covered treatment of the underlying diseases,volume repletion,alkalization and dealing with the complications.For the patients with established renal failure,renal replacement therapy was essential.Overall mortality was 15.4%,while the mortality in the patients with ARF was 20.7%.If surviving ARF,the patients' renal function promised to be normalized consequently.Conclusion Non-traumatic rhabdomyolysis is a syndrome with a variety of causes,different clinical presentations and versatile combination of complications,which confounds the diagnosis.However,if treated properly and in time,the survivors in all probability will recover from ARF.

Moderate drought stress has been found to promote the accumulation of active ingredients in Glycyrrhiza uralensis root and hence improve the medicinal quality. In this study, the transcriptomes of 6-month-old moderate drought stressed and control G. uralensis root (the relative water content in soil was 40%-45% and 70%-75%, respectively) were sequenced using Illumina HiSeq 2000. A total of 80,490 490 and 82 588 278 clean reads, 94,828 and 305,100 unigenes with N50 sequence of 1,007 and 1,125 nt were obtained in drought treated and control transcriptome, respectively. Differentially expressed genes analysis revealed that the genes of some cell wall enzymes such as β-xylosidase, legumain and GDP-L-fucose synthase were down-regulated indicating that moderate drought stress might inhibit the primary cell wall degradation and programmed cell death in root cells. The genes of some key enzymes involved in terpenoid and flavonoid biosynthesis were up-regulated by moderate drought stress might be the reason for the enhancement for the active ingredients accumulation in G. uralensis root. The promotion of the biosynthesis and signal transduction of auxin, ethylene and cytokinins by moderate drought stress might enhance the root formation and cell proliferation. The promotion of the biosynthesis and signal transduction of abscisic acid and jasmonic acid by moderate drought stress might enhance the drought stress tolerance in G. uralensis. The inhibition of the biosynthesis and signal transduction of gibberellin and brassinolide by moderate drought stress might retard the shoot growth in G. uralensis.
Droughts ; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant ; Glycyrrhiza uralensis ; genetics ; Plant Roots ; Sequence Analysis, DNA ; Stress, Physiological ; Transcriptome

This study assessed the effects of leukemia-related protein 16 (LRP16) on the regulation of pancreatic functions in mouse insulinoma (MIN6) cells. Cells with down-regulated expression of LRP16 were obtained by a shRNA interference strategy. Insulin content and glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) were examined by radioimmunoassay. Western blotting was applied to detect protein expression. Glucose-stimulated sub-cellular localization of PDX-1 was immunocytochemically determined. Cell proliferation and apoptosis were detected by flow cytometry. Our results showed that LRP16 regulated insulin content in MIN6 cells by controlling expression of insulin and insulin transcription factors. LRP16 gene silence in MIN6 cells led to reduced cell proliferation and increased apoptosis. The observation of phosphorylation of serine-473 Akt and the localization of PDX-1 to the nucleus under glucose-stimulation exhibited that LRP16 was a component mediating Akt signaling in MIN6 cells. These results suggest that LRP16 plays a key role in maintaining pancreatic β-cell functions and may help us to understand the protective effects of estrogen on the functions of pancreatic β-cells.