Background:The incidence of chronic constipation is increasing in recent years,which seriously affects the quality of life of patients. Aims:To investigate the therapeutic efficacy of lactulose combined with Bacillus subtilis and Enterococcus faecium preparation on chronic constipation. Methods:A total of 112 patients with chronic constipation from Jan. 2011 to Jan. 2014 at Emeishan Hospital of TCM were enrolled,and were randomly divided into observation group and control group. Patients in both groups accepted the guidance of diet. In addition,patients in control group were orally administrated with lactulose while patients in observation group were orally administrated with lactulose combined with Bacillus subtilis and Enterococcus faecium preparation. After 4 weeks of treatment,therapeutic efficacy in the two groups was compared,patient assessment of constipation quality of life scale(PAC-QOL)was used to evaluate the quality of life. Results:The overall therapeutic efficacy rate in observation group was significantly higher than that in control group (98. 2% vs. 72. 2% ;χ2 = 12. 399,P < 0. 05). Score of every factor and the total score of PAC-QOL were significantly lower after treatment than those before treatment in both groups(P < 0. 05),while physical discomfort score and the total score in observation group were significantly lower than those in control group( P < 0. 05). Conclusions:Lactulose combined with Bacillus subtilis and Enterococcus faecium preparation can effectively improve the symptoms of difficulty in defecation,hard stool,and improve the quality of life in patients with chronic constipation.

Background: Basic principles of clinical trials of nonpharmacologic treatment are similar to those of pharmacologic treatment, but its some special characteristics should be discussed. Objective: To explore the design characteristics of clinical surgery trial through the example of tunnel thread-drawing therapy for simple anal fistula. Design, setting, participants and interventions: The clinical trial was designed as a prospective, controlled, randomized multicenter trial. The patients came from Longhua Hospital, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western medicine, and Affiliated Hospital of Jianxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Stratified random was performed according to the subtype of anal fistula including low and high anal fistula. Full analysis set was applied to analyze the baseline data, and per protocol set was used in efficacy and safety analysis. The intervention was tunnel thread-drawing method. Classical therapy of thread-drawing method was employed as positive control. Main outcome measures: The primary outcomes were course of recovery and cure rate. Quality of life score was used as secondary outcome and anal maximum constriction pressure was considered as safety outcome. Results: Optimal efficiency testing method was used to estimate sample size. A total of 244 subjects were recruited and 236 subjects completed the trial. There was no significant difference in the cure rate of the low and high anal fistula between the treatment group and control group. There was a significant difference in the course of recovery in the patients with low and high anal fistula between treatment group and control group (P<0.01). To the patients with low anal fistula, the course of recovery in the treatment group was (22.26+/-8.67) d, and the course of recovery in the control group was (31.41+/-11.39) d. To the patients with high anal fistula, the course of recovery in the treatment group was (24.73+/-8.15) d, and the course of recovery in the control group was (32.20+/-12.60) d. There was no significant difference in the scores of quality of life in the patients with low anal fistula between the treatment group and control group (P>0.05). The trial showed that the tunnel thread-drawing therapy was significantly more effective than classical method for improving the anal sphincter function and patient satisfaction with treatment in the patients with high anal fistula. However the other items of quality of life in the two groups did not show significant difference. There was no any adverse event report in each group. There was no significant difference in the anal maximum constriction pressure in the treatment group before and after the operation. Conclusion: The trial shows that the tunnel thread-drawing therapy for simple anal fistula can shorten the course of recovery and improve the patients' quality of life. The training about surgical intervention and clinical implementation program is important in clinical surgery trial. Blind is absolutely difficult to implement and placebo cannot be used in this kind of trial.

Objective To investigate the effect of early application of clean intermittent catheterization(CIC) in infants with neurogenic bladder(NB).Methods Eighty-seven children with NB diagnosed in our urodynamic center were less than 1 year old when they first came to hospital from January 2007 to January 2010, and CIC was carried out at different age.Sixty-four patients were followed up for a long time and divided into early CIC group(less than 1 year old children) and late CIC group(more than 3 years old children) according to the treatment time.Early CIC group included 29 patients [19 boys and 10 girls with the mean age of (7.5 ±2.8) months].And 4 cases were suffering from postoperative spina bifida manifesta;22 cases with spina bifida occulta;2 cases with sacral dysplasia;1 case with meningitis.Late CIC group included 35 patients [20 boys and 15 girls with the mean age of (8.0 ±2.9) months].2 cases were suffering from postoperative spina bifida manifesta;28 cases with spina bifida occulta;4 cases with sacral dysplasia;1 case with postoperative pelvic surgery.Before the treatment, there were no significant differences of the bladder compliance (BC), the maximum cystometric capacity (MCC) and the safety bladder capacity (SBC) between two groups.Urodynamic parameters and complications of 64 patients who were successfully followed up for 6 years were compared.Results After 3 years follow up, BC, SBC and MCC in early CIC group [(8.5 ± 1.9) ml/cmH2O, (140 ±25) ml, (142 ±29) ml]were significantly higher than those of late CIC group [(7.0 ± 2.2) ml/cmH2O, (110 ± 31) ml, (120 ± 28) ml;all P ＜ 0.05].After 6 years follow up, BC, SBC and MCC in early CIC group [(12.0 ±2.5) ml/cmH2O, (210 ±26) ml, (230 ±30) ml] were significantly higher than those of late CIC group [(9.3 ± 2.3) ml/cmH2O, (192 ± 31) ml, (205 ± 35) ml;all P ＜ 0.05], and the vesicoureteral reflux rate [24.1％ (7/29)] in early treatment group was significantly less than that in late treatment group [54.3％ (19/35), P ＜ 0.05].Increases in BUN and serum creatinine were found in 6 cases (20.7％) in early CIC group and 17 cases (48.6％) in late CIC group, the difference was significant (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion For NB patients, the effect of early CIC is better than that of late CIC.

Objective:To study the anatomical correlation between dental arch and the volume of upper airway in patients with obstruc-tive sleep apnea hypoventilation syndrome(OSAHS). Methods: Dental arch architecture and upper airway volume were measured by cone beam CT(CBCT) in the subjects with OSAHS(n=22) and without OSAHS(n=19). The correlation between dental arch and the supper airway volume in OSAHS patients was analyzed. Results:The length of the upper dental arch and the height of palate in OSAHS patients were larger than those of the controls(All, P<0. 05). Cross-sectional area of nasopharynx and retropalatal and the total volume of upper airway were negatively correlated with the palatal height and upper dental arch length(P<0. 05), while positively correlated with upper dental arch of molar regions(P<0. 05). Conclusion:The abnormal shape of upper dental arch is related to the airway vol-ume of nasopharynx and retropalatal region in patients with OSAHS.

Objective:To investigate the clinical significance of the primary tumor size in patients with endometrial carcinoma (EC).Methods:A total of 385 patients with EC admitted to Peking University People's Hospital from January 2006 to December 2016 with complete follow up data were selected, whose tumor size data before biopsy were retrospectively studied.Results:(1) The mean diameter of the primary tumor was (3.6±1.8) cm (range: 1-15 cm). And 48 cases were 0-<2 cm, 78 cases were 2-<3 cm, 92 cases were 3-<4 cm, 73 cases were 4-<5 cm, 94 cases were ≥5 cm. The diameter of the tumor was associated with age <60 years old, premenopause, CA 125≥35 kU/L, non-parturition, poor differentiation, stage Ⅲ-Ⅳ, depth of myometrial infiltration ≥1/2, cervical interstitial involvement, adnexal metastasis and lymph node metastasis (all P<0.05), but not associated with body mass index, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, pathology, lymph-vascular space invasion (all P>0.05). (2) Among the 334 patients underwent lymphadenectomy, 45 (13.5%, 45/334) cases with lymph node metastasis were observed. Stratified analysis showed that lymph node metastasis and recurrence rate of patients with EC gradually increased with the increase of tumor size ( P<0.05). Adopting 2, 3, 4 and 5 cm as cut-off values of tumor size, there were significant differences in the rate of lymph node metastasis and recurrence among them observed ( P<0.05), except for lymph node metastasis rate and recurrence rate when the cut-off value was 2 cm ( P>0.05). (3) An receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis showed that a tumor diameter of 4.25 cm was the cut-off prognostic value to predict lymph node metastasis and recurrence of EC. Conclusions:Tumor diameter is significantly correlated with lymph node metastasis and recurrence in patients with EC. Tumor size should be considered in determining the scope of surgery and adjuvant therapy.

OBJECTIVETo reveal the breeding system and endangered mechanism of Dendrobium officinale in Danxia landform.

METHODThe habitat, growth traits, floral phenology, propagation characteristic and status of resource destruction of D. officinale in Danxia landform were investigated.

RESULTThe results showed that D. officinale grew in poor condition and the growth summit appeared in spring; its two- or three-years-old stems could be bloomed; higher seed-setting rate would be obtained when pollinated in time; the ovary began swelling after pollinated four or five days, until about 185 days later, the fruit matured; the seed-setting rate was very low (0.31%) in natural environment; only one clone was generated from one stem in a clump in annual.

CONCLUSIOND. officinale mainly reproduces by clonal propagation; over-collection is key factor which leads D. officinale to be in endangered status at present in this region.

Conservation of Natural Resources ; Dendrobium ; growth & development ; physiology ; Ecosystem ; Flowers ; growth & development ; Geography ; Reproduction ; Seasons ; Time Factors

Prompt gamma rays are a kind of secondary radiation produced in particle therapy, and prompt gamma information largely reflects the incidence of particles. Consequently, use of prompt gamma information to verify the range of particles is a promising verification method. In this article, the concept of prompt gamma ray in vivo range verification and the advantages of prompt gamma verification over existing methods were introduced. Secondly, the progress in developing a method for range verification using prompt gamma in recent years was reviewed, and the advantages and disadvantages of three methods including prompt gamma imaging (PGI), prompt gamma timing (PGT) and prompt gamma spectroscopy (PGS) were discussed. Finally, these three methods were summarized, and the development trend of prompt gamma rays for in vivo range monitoring was prospected.

Objective To investigate neurological function, volume of cerebral infarction, changes of lipid peroxidation, and the intervention effect of compound angelica injection (CAI) on rats with focal cerebral ischemia injury. Methods Models of rat with cerebral ischemia were reproduced by middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO). All animals were randomly divided into sham-operation group, model group, CAI group, and edaravone group. 1 hour after the models were established, rats in the sham-operation group and model group received intraperitoneal injection with normal saline, while rats in CAI group and edaravone group received intraperitoneal injection with relevant medicine for continuing 7 days. Volume of cerebral infarction was detected by Tetrazole staining method, neurologic function were detected by neuroethology, and concentration of MDA in brain tissue was also detected. Results After 7-day cerebral ischemia, compared with the model group, volume of cerebral infarction in CAI group was significantly reduced (P<0.05), and the concentration of MDA was a little lower. Conclusion CAI has significant protective effects which can significantly improve neurological function, reduce volume of cerebral infarction, and alleviate the effects of lipid peroxidation of rats with focal cerebral ischemia injury.

Objective To analyze the associations of age and gender with post-operative outcomes after pilon fracture and the effect of interaction between age and gender on the outcomes.Methods A retrospective cohort study was performed of the 101 successive patients with pilon fracture who had been treated by open reduction and internal fixation from March 2009 to November 2013 and completely followed up.The distributions of potential prognostic factors (diabetes,injury mechanism,open fracture,Rüedi-Allg(o)wer classification and AO classification) were analyzed in different age and gender groups.The outcomes were evaluated in terms of reduction quality by the Burwell-Charnley criteria,time for return to work,traumatic osteoarthritis by Kellgren-Lawrence grading scale and the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) ankle-hindfoot score.The odds ratio and regression coefficients were estimated by Logistic regression and linear regression model;P values for interaction between age and gender were estimated by likelihood ratio tests.Results Of all the 101 pilon patients,84 were male and 12 were the aged.The distributions of gender (P =0.028) and mechanism (P =0.032) were significantly different between the aged and the younger patients,showing there were more females in the aged patients and low-energy injury was more likely to cause a pilon fracture in the aged patients.As multivariate analyses suggested,with the above influencing factors controlled,a median follow-up of 41.2 months revealed age was an independent favorable prognostic factor for reduction quality (OR =3.919,P =0.041).The association between gender and time for return to work was significantly different between the aged and the younger patients,as indicated by interaction analyses (P =0.030).Conclusions There may be more females in the aged patients with pilon fracture than in the younger ones.It is likely that the aged patients sustain a pilon fracture because of low-energy injury and achieve a fracture reduction of poorer quality.Although the quality of reduction may be poorer for the aged,there may be no significant difference between the aged and the younger patients in the mid-long-term AOFAS score.It is advisable for surgeons to provide personalized treatment to better help the patients.

Objective To establish the Nifedipine-induced liver cell damage model,and to investigate the cellular or molecular mechanism for children's liver cell damage.Methods The HepG2 cells were utilized to establish liver cell damage models.The optimal concentration and the optimal pretreatment time of Nifedipine-induced liver cell injury were confirmed.Western blot and real-time PCR(RT-PCR)were used to check the alteration in proteins and mRNAs level of the liver function-associated classic markers,which contained alkaline phosphatase(ALP),aspartate amino transferase(AST),glutamyl transpeptidase(γ-GT)and alanine aminotransferase(ALT).Additionally,flow cytometry(FCM),colony formation assay(CFA)and cell wound healing assay(CWHA)were utilized to check the effect of Nifedipine on the cell cycle progression and proliferation of HepG2.Results (1)The optimal concentration of Nifedipine was 20 mg/L and the optimal treatment period was 21 days for liver damage.(2)Western blot:intracellular ALT protein content after Nifedipine group was less than that of control group,while the protein levels of AST,γ-GT and ALP in the culture medium after Nifedipine addition(3.55 ± 0.05,4.91 ± 0.055,3.51 ± 0.05,3.08 ± 0.08) were higher than those of control group(0.96 ± 0.02,1.03 ± 0.02,1.00 ± 0.05,0.90 ± 0.13),and the differences were all significant(t = -85.695,-117.582,-47.371,-33.260,all P<0.05).(3)The findings of RT-PCR showed that the mRNA levels of intracellular ALT,γ-GT and ALP in Nifedipine group(0.26 ± 0.02,0.05 ± 0.04, 0.05 ± 0.02)were lower than those of control group(1.13 ± 0.21,0.94 ± 0.10,1.03 ± 0.06),and the differences were all significant(t=7.233,127.436,25.687,all P<0.05).However,the mRNAs levels in purified culture me-dium in Nifedipine group(5.95 ± 0.05,3.13 ± 0.10,3.32 ± 0.08)were higher than those in control group(1.01 ± 0.08,1.00 ± 0.05,1.00 ± 0.05),and the differences were all significant(t= -92.339,-31.250,-43.007,all P<0.05).(4)The portion of G0/G1 phase in Nifedipine group[(84.09 ± 0.43)%]was more than that of control group[(30.93 ± 0.32)%],which had statistical significance(t=173.084,P=0.000).(5)In contrast with control group,the colony formation of cells in Nifedipine group declined from(97.10 ± 1.17)% to(38.56 ± 1.51)%(t=92.088,P=0.000)and the migration rate of cells wound healing was(56.37 ± 2.06)%,(25.00 ± 1.71)% sepa-rately(t=20.285,P=0.000).Conclusion Nifedipine may promote children's liver injury through regulating cell cycle related proteins.