Objective: To observe the clinical therapeutic efficacy of treatment of prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc with lumber vertebral traction plus Ding's Rolling Technique.Methods: 133 cases of prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc were randomly divided into two groups. There were 68 cases in the treatment group, which were treated with lumber vertebral traction plus Tuina. There were 65 cases in the control group, which were treated with simple lumber vertebral traction. Results: There were statistic differences in the two groups (x2=6.86,P＜0.01). The therapeutic efficacy in the treatment group was better than the control group.Conclusion: The clinical therapeutic efficacy treated with lumber vertebral traction plus Ding's Rolling Technique was better than simple lumber vertebral traction in treating prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc.

The current status and important advances in multi-disciplinary treatment for advanced gastric cancer,including surgery,chemotherapy and radiotherapy,were reviewed in this article.An operative scheme based on the stage and biologic behavior of the tumor is adopted with the D_2 procedure combined with intraoperative peritoneal hyperthermic chemotherapy(IPHC) for stage Ⅱ and Ⅲ patients.Accurate preoperative staging is of utmost importance in making an appropriate therapeutic strategy.For patients with stage Ⅲ_B and Ⅳ gastric cancer,neo-adjuvant chemotherapy followed by cyto-reductive surgery,is helpful to prolong survival and improve the quality of life.Besides the 5-FU,cisplatin and doxorubicin based regimen,combination regimens employing newer generation cytotoxic agents including oxaliplatin,irinotecan,taxanes provided more promising efficacy.Postoperative chemo-radiotherapy is presently under investigation.

Objective To investigate the effects of different concentrations of propofol on anoxia / reoxygenation injury to primary cultured rat hippocampal neurons. Methods Newborn (

Objective To investigate the protective effects of pharmacological preconditioning with diazoxide, an ATP-sensitive potassium channel opener, against anoxia/reoxygenation (A/R) injury to primarily cultured hippocampal neurons of newborn Wistar rats and the mechanism involved and the effects of diazoxide preconditioning on A/R-induced neuronal apoptosis. Methods Primarily cultured hippocampal neurons prepared by enzymatic digestion of hippocampus isolated from newborn (

Proteins, sugars and esterase isoenzymes of An. anthropophagus and An. sinensis were compared by IEF and two dimensional gel electrophoresis.The results show that there are some differences in the electrophoretic patterns between An. anthropophagus and An. sinensis. The glycoprotein, lipidprotein, glycolipi-dprotein, protein, polysaccharide and esterase isosnzymES showed 10, O, 6, 14, 2 and 13 bands in An. anthropophagus; 10, l, 5, 16, 3 and 15 in An. sinensis. There exist 234 and 240 polypeptide spots in An. anthropophagus and in An. sinensis, respectively, alto-gether 27.8% of polypeptide spots being different.

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are deifned as transcripts longer than 200 nt without coding capacities. Although they were initially argued to be transcriptional by-products of RNA polymeraseⅡ, recent evidence suggests that lncRNAs have been associated with a spectrum of biological processes, and aberrant lncRNA expression may be a major contributor to tumorigenesis, progression and prognosis. This study summarizes the up-to-date studies on lncRNAs in urological neoplasms.

Objective To investigate indications of thoracoscopic resection of esophageal carcinomas. Methods A total of 75 patients with esophageal carcinomas underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) from July 1997 to July 2003. The dissection of the esophagus and radical resection of lymph nodes were performed using a right-sided VATS approach. Then the stomach was dissociated through an upper-abdominal incision and was pulled up for esophago-gastric anastomosis in the left neck. Results A conversion to open surgery was required in 3 patients, in 2 of whom the tumors had enroded into the hilum and the posterior wall of the heart, and in 1 of whom the azygous vein was ruptured. The operation time was 160~220 min, with the intrathoracic operation time accounting for 60~90 min. The postoperative blood loss was 300~400 ml. No surgery-related deaths were noted. Postoperative complications included 1 case of volvulus of stomach, 2 cases of anastomotic leakage, 1 case of anastomotic stenosis, and 1 case of chylothorax. Follow-up checkups in 60 patients for 3 months ~ 7 years (mean, 4 years) found 2 cases of supraclavicular lymph node metastasis and 1 case of abdominal lymph node metastasis. The 1-, 3- and 5-year survival rates were 85.0% (51/60), 51.7% (31/60) and 40.0% (24/60), respectively. Conclusions Video-assisted thoracoscopic resection of esophageal carcinomas is feasibly suited to patients with localized lesions at phaseⅠ or Ⅱ.

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Background and purpose:Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) enables the delivery of higher radiation dose to the primary tumor target, while sparing the organs and tissues at risk (OARs). Chemotherapy is an effective means to prevent distant metastasis. The purpose of this study was to observe clinical effect of concurrent intensity-modulated radiation therapy and chemotherapy for advanced esophageal carcinoma. Methods: A total number of 62 cases of advanced esophageal carcinoma were divided into two groups. There were 32 cases in concurrent chemoradiotherapy group, and 30 cases were in radiotherapy alone group. The patients in two groups were both used IMRT radiotherapy, while the patients of concurrent chemoradiotherapy group were plused adjuvant chemotherapy. The chemotherapy regimen was TP. Twenty-eight days was a treatment cycle, 2 treatment cycles were lasted during chemoradiotherapy.After that, recent curative effect and toxicside reaction were compared between two groups. Results: The total relief rate (CR+PR) in concurrent chemoradiotherapy group was 93.8%. The total relief rate in radiotherapy alone group was 76.7%. There were signiifcant differences between the two groups (P<0.05). One-year local response rate(84.4%) and 2-year local response rate (59.4%) in concurrent chemoradiotherapy group were both higher than those (70.0%, 36.7%) in radiotherapy alone group (P<0.05), while the survival rate was similar between the two groups (P>0.05). Toxicside reaction in concurrent chemoradiotherapy group, including leucocytes decrease, radioactive esophagitis andⅢ,Ⅳtoxicity, were higher than those in radiotherapy alone group (P<0.05). Conclusion:After treating advanced esophageal carcinoma with concurrent intensity-modulated radiation therapy and chemotherapy, the recent curative effect and the local response were ifne, while toxicity was more serious.

[Objective]To investigate the mechanism of Qingre Yiqi Tongluo(QRYQTL) fang in treating the diabetic nephropathy. [Methods]60 Sprague-Dawleg rats were divided into normal control group(N), Diabetic nephropathy model group(M) (model rats were prepared by intraperitoneal injection with STZ after unilateral nephrectomy), then the model rats were assigned into model control group, QRYQTL fang treatment group(Q) and Irbesartan treatment group(I). After 12 weeks of the treatment, the contents of superoxide dismutase(SOD),catalase(CAT),glutathione peroxidase(GSH-Px) and malondialdehyde (MDA) in renal tissue were examined by enzyme linked immunoassay(ELISA); the glomerular area(GA), mesangium area(MA),MA/GA, mean width of the podocyte foot processes(FPW) ,foot process fusion rate(FPFR) and average thickness of glomerular basement membrane(GBMT) were measured. [Results]Compared with N group, the contents of MDA in kidney homogenate and the GA,MA, FPW,FPFR,GBMT were markedly increased (P<0.01or P<0.05),the contents of SOD,CAT, GSH-Px and MA/GA were significantly decreased( P<0.01or P<0.05). QRYQTL fang reduced the level of MDA and decreased the GA, FPW, FPFR and GBMT(P<0.01or P<0.05). Compared with I group ,the QRYQTL fang was superior to Irbesartan in reducing the MDA, FPFR as wel as increasing the SOD,CAT(P<0.05).[ Conclusions]QRYQTL fang has a protective effect on the experimental diabec-tic nephropathy rats. The mechanism may be related to inhibiting oxidative stress, improving the body ’s antioxidant ability and al eviating the glomerular morphologic injury.