Objective To study the surgical treatment strategy for elderly(aged at 80 years or over)colorectal cancer patients.Methods There were 65 cases of colorectal cancer undergoing Surgical treatment in Beijing Cancer Hospital from 1999 to 2006,and results were analyzed retrospectively.Results In this group of patients.the postoperative morbidity was 53.8%,but anastomotic leakage rate was only 3.9%,operative mortality was 1.5%.Postoperative 1-,3-and 5-year survival rate was 78.92%,27.79%,and 16.32%respectively.Kaplan-meier analysis and Cox regression analysis showed that:the TNM stage of the tumor and preoperative hemoglobin and WBC level were independent prognostic factors,but patients' age,gender,preoperative serum level of CEA and albumin,tumor differentiation,tumor size were not independent prognosis factors.Conclusion Elderly CRC patients have a higher risk of surgical treatment.But with the improvement of perioperative management,the anastomotic fistula and mortality rate were not increased significantly and the result is satisfactory.

Objective To investigate the expression of ?-catenin protein in colorectal cancer. Methods Thirty-six CRC cases underwent radical operation from February 2001 to September 2001, ?-catenin protein expression was studied with immunnohistochemistry. ?-catenin mRNA expression was examined by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The correlation between ?-catenin protein expression and CRC clinical pathological factors was studied. Results ?-catenin protein expression was positive in 30 CRC cases ( 83. 3% ) , and 2 cases ( 5. 6% ) in normal colorectal epithelium cells ( P

This paper reports the nursing experience of 5 cases of Charcot's arthropathy undergoing rotating hinge prosthesis knee replacement. The nursing care focused on psychological nursing, preoperative examinations, control of blood glucose and treatment of syphilis during preoperative period, as well as wound care, management of drainage tube, prevention of complications and early functional exercise during the postoperative period. All cases were followed up through 6 to 60 months. The short-term outcomes were satisfying. One patient suffered from periprosthetic femoral fracture at 23-month after the operation, and healed up eventually after open reduction and internal fixation.

Protective effect of Chinese medicinal Lerbs against gastric stress injury was studied.The compound antioxidant prescription used was composed of ten herbs, each of which had proven antiperoxidation action. Bound-soaked rats were used as victims of stress injury. In the two groups of rats under protection of the "prescription and injection of salvia" the indexes of gastric mucosa injury were 8.50?2.31 and 19.00?4.25, LPO in serum were 10.74? 0.94 and 11.80? 1. 06nmol/ml respectively. Both were significantly decreased as compared with the control group (39.00? 6.50, LPO 19.06? 1. 10nmol/ml ). These results signified that the antioxidant medicinal herbs, especially in compounded form, may prevent gastric stress injury

This article reports the development of hyperosmolar hypernatremic hyperchloremic coma and acute renal failure in a male diabetic patient after recovery from hyperosmolar hypergly-cemic nonketonic coma, of which the cause is fluid retention in excess of urinary output due to the obstruction of lower urethra by diabetic neurogenic urinary bladder and hyper-plasia of prostate gland.By our experience each old diabetic man should be examined to confirm if he has neuro-genic urinary bladder and/or hyperplasia of prostate gland. Care should be taken to keep the balance of fluid intake and output provided that both of these conditions are present. The acute obstructive nephropathy can quickly ameliorate with release of the obstruction.

BACKGROUND:Hydroxyapatite-coated titanium substrates improve the biocompatibility and have the property of intimating ossteointegration with host bonebed. However, hydroxyapatite lacks the necessary mechanical strength and degrades easily in the extracelular fluids, which may affect the stability of the titanium implant.
OBJECTIVE:To study the synthesis and characterization of lanthanum-incorporated hydroxyapatite coatings.
METHODS: Lanthanum-incorporated hydroxyapatite coatings were prepared by hydroxyapatite and 10%, 20% and 30% lanthanum, respectively, by means of sol-gel, which were then deposited on titanium substrates with dip-withdrawal technique. Surface morphology and crystaline microstructure of the coatings were observed by scanning electron microscope. The presence of functional groups for the obtained samples was performed by Fourier transform infrared absorption spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. The Ca2+ concentration released from the coatings was measured by atomic absorption spectrometry for analysis of degradation property.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: With the increase of lanthanum content, the diffraction peak and crystalinity of lanthanum-incorporated hydroxyapatite coatings were increased, but the whole structure of lanthanum-incorporated hydroxyapatites had little changes. The crystal structure maintained stable with charge balance. The lanthanum-incorporated hydroxyapatite coatings showed uniform and high-dense structure and were free of cracks, indicating the coatings had good bonding strength. Under the simulated biological environment, based on the determination of Ca2+ release from the coatings, we can conclude the lanthanum-incorporated hydroxyapatite coatings have a stronger acidoresistance.

A sensitive, rapid and accurate liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometric (LC-MS/MS) method with pre-column derivatization was developed for the simultaneous determination of erdosteine and its thiol-containing active metabolite in human plasma. Paracetamol and captopril were chosen as the internal standard of erdosteine and its active metabolite, respectively. Aliquots of 100 microL plasma sample were derivatized by 2-bromine-3'-methoxy acetophenone, then separated on an Agilent XDB-C18 (50 mm x 4.6 mm ID, 1.8 microm) column using 0.1% formic acid methanol--0.1% formic acid 5 mmol x L(-1) ammonium acetate as mobile phase, in a gradient mode. Detection of erdosteine and its active metabolite were achieved by ESI MS/MS in the positive ion mode. The linear calibration curves for erdosteine and its active metabolite were obtained in the concentration ranges of 5-3 000 ng x mL(-1) and 5-10 000 ng x mL(-1), respectively. The lower limit of quantification of erdosteine and its active metabolite were both 5.00 ng x mL(-1). The pharmacokinetic results of erdosteine and its thiol-containing active metabolite showed that the area under curve (AUC) of the thiol-containing active metabolite was 6.2 times of that of erdosteine after a single oral dose of 600 mg erdosteine tables in 32 healthy volunteers, The mean residence time (MRT) of the thiol-containing active metabolite was (7.51 +/- 0.788) h, which provided a pharmacokinetic basis for the rational dosage regimen.

Objective To study the clinical characteristics of the patients of GH-secreting pituitary adenoma with hyperprolactinaemia. Methods The clinical data of 124 cases of GH-secreting pituitary adenoma with hyperprolactinaemia treated in Peking Union Medical College Hospital from 1984 to 2004, including 87 cases followed up for over one year , were analyzed retrospectively. Results Of 124 patients, there are 88 females and 36 males and the course of disease in males (8.0?7.3) years was longer than that in females (5.5?4.3)years (P

OBJECTIVE: To prepare Nimodipine hydrogel patch and to investigate the effects of different factors on the in vitro percutaneous permeability of nimodipine.METHODS: Nimodipine hydrogel patch was prepared with sodium carboxymethylcellulose as matrix.The permeation flux of nimodipine through excised mice skin in vitro was determined using Franz diffusion cell.The content of nimodipine was measured by HPLC.Accumulative transdermal delivery of nimodipine(Q) and transdermal speed constant(Js) were calculated.The loading amounts,type of transdermal enhancer(menthol,azone and oleic acid) and their content were optimized with the value of Q and Js as index.RESULTS: The best loading amount was 4 mg?cm-2.Different transdermal enhancers were found to increase the percutaneous permeability of nimodipine.5% oleic acid had the best penetration enhancing effect.The permeation of samples containing 5% oleic acid was in accordance with the zero-order kinetics.Nimodipine hydrogel transdermal patch presented high Js of 28.10 ?g?cm-2?h-1 and Q of 342.58 ?g?cm-2 in 12 h.CONCLUSION: Nimodipine hydrogel patch has good potential for transdermal delivery.

To study the drug-drug interaction of morinidazole and warfarin and its application, a sensitive and rapid liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometric (LC-MS/MS) method was developed for the determination of R-warfarin/S-warfarin in human plasma. In a random, two-period crossover study, 12 healthy volunteers received a single oral dose of 5 mg racemic warfarin in the absence and presence of morinidazole. Blood samples were collected according to a pre-designed time schedule. R-warfarin, S-warfarin and methyclothiazide were extracted with ethylether : methylenechloride (3 : 2), then separated on a Astec Chirobiotic V (150 mm x 4.6 mm ID, 5 microm) column using 5 mmol x L(-1) ammonium acetate (pH 4.0) - acetonitrile as mobile phase at a flow-rate of 1.5 mL x min(-1). The mobile phase was splitted and 0.5 mL x min(-1) was introduced into MS. A tandem mass spectrometer equipped with electrospray ionization source was used as detector and operated in the negative ion mode. Quantification was performed using multiple reaction monitoring (MRM). The resolution of warfarin enantiomers is 1.56. The linear calibration curves for R-warfarin and S-warfarin both were obtained in the concentration range of 5 - 1 000 ng x mL(-1). Intra- and inter-day relative standard deviation (RSD) for R-warfarin and S-warfarin over the entire concentration range across three validation runs was both less than 10%, and relative error (RE) ranged from -4.9% to 0.7%, separately. The method herein described is effective and convenient, and suitable for the study of metabolic interaction between morinidazole and warfarin. The results showed that coadministration of warfarin with morinidazole did not affect the pharmacokinetics of either R-warfarin or S-warfarin.