AIM This paper reviews methods of establishing experimental animal models of implantation failure and their observing index METHORDS Pregnant animals were instilled subcutaneously mifepristone, linorpristone, indomethacin,oxytocin or antiserum to ovine FSH, given pregnancy preventing wine to stomach or intrauterine injection of antibody to fibronectin and lamin RESULT The number of imbedded,implantation site and implantation rate of mice was reduced. The number of luteam on ovary was dimimished. Serum progesterone and chorionic gonadotropin levels were significantly decreased CONCLUSION The above methods could establish animal models of implantation failure

We examined eutopic,ectopic endometria and peritoneal fluid macrophages from 22 patients with endometriosis(EMS) and 14 women without EMS.To obtain evidence for the induction of programmed cell death,apoptotic cells were identified using a modified terminal deixynucleotidyltransferasebiotin nick end-labeling method(TUNEL).To evaluate cell death repressor activity,bcl-2,bax and fas genes expression was examined using immunohistochemical staining. The results showed that bcl-2 expression in eutopic,ectopic endometrium and peritoneal fluid macrophages with EMS was significantly increased compared with no EMS(P＜0.01).Bax expression in eutopic,ectopic and peritoneal fluid macrophages with EMS was significantly decreased compared with no EMS(P＜0.05). Fas expression in eutopic,ectopic endometrium was decreased compared with no EMS(P＜0.05). The expression of apoptotic genes were different in eutopic,ectopic endometrium and peritoneal fluid macrophages from EMS and no EMS.Apoptotic rate in EMS was lower than no EMS,and its acceptance was decreased,which could bear implications for the growth and survival of ectopic endometrial tissue.

We examined eutopic,ectopic endometria and peritoneal fluid macrophages from 22 patients with endometriosis(EMS) and 14 women without EMS.To obtain evidence for the induction of programmed cell death,apoptotic cells were identified using a modified terminal deixynucleotidyltransferasebiotin nick end labeling method(TUNEL).To evaluate cell death repressor activity,bcl 2,bax and fas genes expression was examined using immunohistochemical staining. The results showed that bcl 2 expression in eutopic,ectopic endometrium and peritoneal fluid macrophages with EMS was significantly increased compared with no EMS( P

Objective To evaluate the value of high frequency ultrasound in sciatic nerve of rat with diabetic neuropathy.Methods Fifty male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 4 groups:Diabetic animals were induced by intravenous injection of streptozotocin after high fat feed for 1 month,after which rats were grouped as 3-month (n =12) and 5-month (n =20) diabetes.Control group were received the streptozotocin vehicle and were classified as 3-month group (n =8) and 5-month group (n =10).Ultrasounic study of cross sectional area (CSA) and pathologic study including number and area of nerve fiber were performed at 3 and 5 months according to the disigned.Results The CSA,number and area of nerve fiber in 5 month diabetes were significantly reduced than 5-month control group (t =5.121,P ＜ 0.05; t =7.113,P ＜0.05; t =6.328,P ＜0.05).The CSA were statistically with the number and area of nerve fiber in 5 month diabetic group (r =0.732,P ＜0.05 ; r =0.715,P ＜0.05).However,the CSA had no significant correlation with the number and area of nerve fiber between 3-month diabetes and control group (P ＞0.05).Conclusions The CSA of sciatic nerve can evaluate the diabetic neuropathy of rat,which might be regarded as a potential index in diagnose of diabetic neuropathy.

Objective To investigate the application of fusion imaging in the initial prostate biopsy.Methods Retrospective analysis was made on 40 patients who underwent initial ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy in Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated 6th People's Hospital from August 2014 to May 2015.All patients underwent preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans one week prior to surgery and the results showed that all patients had suspicious positive prostate cancer lesions,while there were no positive findings in the same area in sonography.All patients with prostate cancer have been confirmed by pathologic examination.Image fusion technology was used to guide the biopsy of lesions which were suspected as prostate cancer by MRI,and then the prostate underwent systematic biopsy by 10 needles under the guide of ultrasound.R× C Chi-square test was used to compare the positive ratio among imaging fusion biopsy,systematic biopsy and combined method in the diagnosis of prostate cancer.Fourfold table Chi-square test was used to compare to undetected rate between fusion imaging biopsy and systematic biopsy in the diagnosis of prostate cancer.The differences of detection rate in the Gleason score more than 7 points of prostate cancer between fusion imaging biopsy and systematic biopsy was compared by Fisher exact test.Results In this group of 40 patients with prostate biopsy,14 cases (35.0％) were diagnosed prostate cancer by systematic biopsy,19 cases (47.5％) were diagnosed prostate cancer by image fusion biopsy,and 22 cases (55.0％) were diagnosed prostate cancer by systematic biopsy combined with image fusion.The difference of diagnostic positive rate among combined method of biopsy,image fusion biopsy and systematic biopsy had not statistically significant (P ＞ 0.05).Three cases (13.6％,3/22) of prostate cancer patients were missed in image fusion method group,and 8 cases (36.4％,8/22) of prostate cancer patients have not been diagnosed by systematic biopsy,which indicated the umdetected rate of systematic biopsy is higher than that of image fusion biopsy in prostate cancer diagnosis,and there was a statistical difference between the two groups (x2=8.338,P=0.005).Among 19 cases of prostate cancer patients who were diagnosed by image fusion biopsy method,Gleason score were greater than 7 points in 15 cases (78.9％,15/22).Among 14 cases of prostate cancer patients who were diagnosed by systematic biopsy method,Gleason score were greater than 7 points in 6 cases (42.9％,6/14).The positive rate of Gleason score ≥ 7 points in fusion imaging biopsy was higher than that of systematic biopsy,which had a statistical difference (Fisher exact probability method,P=0.039).Conclusion Image fusion method can be used to reduce the tndetected rate of prostate cancer and improve the detection rate of the high-grade prostate cancer.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), as a common systemic inflammatory autoimmune disease, affects approximately 1 in 100 individuals. Effective treatment for RA is not yet available because current research does not have a clear understanding of the etiology and pathogenesis of RA. Xinfeng Capsule, a patent Chinese herbal medicine, has been used in the treatment of RA in recent years. Despite its reported clinical efficacy, there are no large-sample, multicenter, randomized trials that support the use of Xinfeng Capsule for RA. Therefore, we designed a randomized, double-blind, multicenter, placebo-controlled trial to assess the efficacy and safety of Xinfeng Capsule in the treatment of RA.

Objective To investigate the effects and mechanism of pre-treatment with an Nrf2 inducer dh404 on renal ischemia reperfusion injury in rats.Methods Thirty SD rats were divided into three groups using completely randomized digital table,dh404 was dissolved in sesame oil and was given orally 1.5 mg/kg the night before procedures and 5 hours before procedures.Rats in group Sham received no treatment of ischemic reperfusion.In group IR and group dh404,the renal ischemia reper-fusion (IR)model was established,24 hours after IR,the levels of serum creatininc (Cr)and urea ni-trogen (BUN),the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD)and the content of malonaldehyde (MDA)in serum were measured,and hematoxylin eosin(HE)staining observe the changes in renal structure,the levels of γ-glutamate-cysteine ligase catalytic (GCLC)and modifier (GCLM)subunit, the expression of NF-κB,COX-2 and eNOS were measured.Results Compared with group Sham,the values of Cr,BUN in group IR and group dh404 were significantly higher (P <0.05).Compared to the group IR,the group dh404 Cr,BUN values significantly decreased after reperfusion for 24 h(P <0.05 ).Compared to group Sham,group IR SOD activity decreased,while the value of MDA increased(P <0.05 ).Compared to group IR,group dh404 had much higher SOD activity,while the value of MDA significantly decreased.Observed with optical microscopy,compared to group Sham, the renal tubular injury of group IR was obvious.Compared to group IR,group dh404 significantly reduced tubular injury.Compared to group IR,the levels of GCLC and modifier GCLM subunit were higher,while there were no significant differences of levels among NF-κB,COX-2 and eNOS. Conclusion Pre-treatment with an Nrf2 inducer dh404 can protect the kidney from IRI through possi-bly reducing IRI kidney oxidative stress.

Objective To explore the 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) and 5-methyltetrahydro-folate-homocysteine methyltransferase reductase ( MTRR ) gene polymorphisms among the Han women in Zhangjiagang city .Methods A total of 4008 Han women were recruited .Their oral epithelial cells were collected to extract genome DNA in order to detect gene polymorphisms of MTHFR and MTRR using fluorescence quantitative PCR.Then the results were compared with those in other cities in China .Results The genotype frequencies of MTHFR C677T CC, CT and TT among Zhangjiagang women are 32.2%, 49.5%and 18.3%, respectively.The C allele frequency is 64.3%, T allele frequency is 35.7%.The genotype frequencies of MTHFR A1298 C AA, AC and CC are 68.7%,28.7% and 2.5%, respectively .The A allele frequency is 80.8%, C allele frequency is 19.2%.The genotype frequencies of MTRR A66 G AA, AG and GG are 54.4%, 38.5%and 7.1%, respectively . The A allele frequency is 76.3%, G allele frequency is 26.4%.Conclusions The MTHFR, MTRR polymorphism distribution of Han women in Zhangjiagang city is region specific.

Objective To explore the application of submental ultrasonongraphy (SUS) in the assessment of oropharyngeal swallowing disorders in children with cerebral palsy.Methods Seventeen children with cerebral palsy and oropharyngeal swallowing difficulties (7 on nasal feeding,10 on oral feeding) constituted the treatment group while 20 normal counterparts formed the control group.SUS was applied to measure any changes in the thickness of the tongue muscle and the range of hyoid bone displacement when they swallowed 5 ml of water.The results were compared with those assessed using the functional oral intake scale to decide the best cut-off point for detecting tube-feeding-dependent dysphagia.The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) of the 20 children in the control group was calculated to evaluate the intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of SUS.Results The average tongue muscle thickness change and hyoid bone displacement amplitude of the children on nasal feeding were significantly smaller than those of the children without nasal feeding and the normal children.The best cut-off point for the tongue muscle thickness change data was 1.0 cm,and that of the hyoid bone displacement amplitude was 1.5 cm.All of the ICCs were above 0.4,indicating good intra-rater and inter-rater reliability for the SUS examination.Conclusion Submental ultrasonongraphy can help assess the swallowing function of children with oropharyngeal swallowing disorders.

Objective:To explore the application and influence of task-driven teaching in the internship of rehabilitation medicine among general medical students.Methods:A total of 256 students of the same grade from the fifth clinical college of Chongqing Medical University were included in this study. 128 students were selected as the experimental group to receive task-driven teaching, and another 128 students were selected as the control group to receive traditional teaching. Course design for students in the experimental group was evaluated, and the learning effects were compared between the two groups.Results:In the experimental group, more than 88% students were relatively satisfied with the tasks designed. The ability of self-study and independent thinking of students in the experimental groups was better than those in the control group ( P<0.05). In the aspect of problem solving, expression, cooperation, modern information utilization and creative thinking ability, students in the experimental group did a significantly better performance than those in the control group ( P=0.000), and students' learning motivation was significantly increased in the experimental group than in the control group ( P=0.000). Conclusion:In the internship of rehabilitation medicine, task-driven teaching was highly accepted among students and received fair satisfaction. It improves the learning effect of students majoring in general medicine and promotes the understanding for rehabilitation medicine, which lays a foundation for the work of primary hospitals in the future.