[ABSTRACT]OBJECTIVETo assess the clinical effects of proton pump inhibitor(PPI) combined with traditional Chinese medicine for laryngopharyngeal reflux disease(LPRD).METHODSA total of 74 LPRD patients with laryngopharyngeal signs and symptoms confirmed by reflux symptom index(RSI) and reflux finding score(RFS) were enrolled. All patients received PPI combined with traditional Chinese medicine therapy. Effect evaluation was conducted at 2, 6, 12, and 18 months after the beginning of therapy.RESULTSThe relief rate was 74.3%, 90.5%, 87.8%, and 86.5% at the 2, 6, 12, and 18 months after the beginning of treatment respectively.CONCLUSIONPPI combined with traditional Chinese medicine therapy is safe and effective for LPRD and worthy of wide application.

To provide theoretical and practical basis for the successful formulation design of physically-mixed inhalation dry powder of proteins and peptides, related references were collected, analyzed and summarized. In this review drug micronization technology and commonly used carriers for inhalation dry powder preparation were introduced. For proteins and peptides, supercritical fluid technology and spray-drying are more suitable because of their capabilities of keeping drug activity. Being approved by U. S. Food and Drug Administration, lactose has been extensively used as carriers in many inhalation products. Formulation and process factors influencing drug deposition in the lung, including carrier properties, drug-carrier ratio, blending order, mixing methods, mixing time and the interaction between drug and carrier, were elucidated. The size, shape and surface properties of carries all influence the interaction between drug and carrier. Besides, influence of micromeritic properties of the dry powder, such as particle size, shape, density, flowability, charge, dispersibility and hygroscopicity, on drug deposition in the lung was elaborated. Among these particle size plays the most crucial role in particle deposition in the lung. Moreover, based on the mechanisms of powder dispersity, some strategies to improve drug lung deposition were put forward, such as adding carrier fines, adding adhesive-controlling materials and reprocessing micronized drug. In order to design physically-mixed inhalation dry powder for proteins and peptides with high lung deposition, it is essential to study drug-carriers interactions systematically and illustrate the potential influence of formulation, process parameters and micromeritic properties of the powder.

Objective:To compare the mental health between the urban mothers and rural mothers of children with cleft lip and pal-ate.Methods:1 68 mothers(including 1 24 rural and 44 urban)of the children with cleft lip and palate were included in the trial group and 82 mothers of normal children were included in the control group.The subjects were tested by the self-assessment symptom lists of SCL-90 for the evaluation and comparison of mental health.Results:The scores of nine dimensions of trial group in somatization, forcing symptoms,depression,anxiety,etc were significantly higher than those of the control group(P <0.05).The scores of nine di-mensions of rural group in somatization,forcing symptoms,depression,anxiety,etc were higher than those of the urban group,the ri-val,psychotic and total scores showed significant differences(P <0.05);Conclusion:The mental health status of mothers of children with cleft lip and palate is poorer than that of those of normal children.That of the rural mothers is poorer than that of the urban ones. Special attention should be paid to the mental health status of the parents of children with cleft lip and palate.

Objective To observe the expression of cytotoxicity and receptors on NK cells in breast cancer,and investigate the impact of soluble MICA(sohble MHC class Ⅰ-related molecules A,sMICA) on NK cells receptors expression and cytotoxicity.Methods ELISA was used to examine the sMICA in peripheral blood.The expressions of activated receptor(NKG2D),killer inhibitory receptor (KIR)(CD158b) and NK cells were identified by flow cytometry(FCM).Cytotoxicity of NK cells to breast cancer were tested by MTT.Results sMICA was (205.36±71.27)ng/L in breast cancer patients and 81.6 % samples were detected.There were positive correlations between sMICA levels with breast cancer stages.There were no difference of NK cells percentage between breast cancer and healthy person.The cytotoxicity of NK cells and expressions of NKG2D were obviously lower in breast cancer with sMICA(+) than in healthy person,but CD158b was higher in healthy person.After cultured with sMICA,NK cells cytotoxicity decreased from(76.2±6.7)% to(48.4±4.1)% and the expression of NKG2D reduced from(92.5±7.1)% to (62.5±6.4)%,but the the expression of CD158b increased from(10.6±3.2)% to (43.6±3.4)%.IL-15 up regulated the expression of NKG2D and NK cells cytotoxicity,but decreased the expression of CD158b by co-culturation with IL-15 and sMICA in sMICA+ patients with breast cancer.Conclusion sMICA reduced the expression of NKG2D and increased the expression of Kill,which lead to the down regulation of NK cells cytotoxicity.IL-15 can reverse this effect.

Objective: To establish the two-dimensional gel electrophoresis pH 4-7 maps of human gastric carcinoma and paired paracancerous mucosa,and to analyze differently expressed proteins of human gastric carcinoma and paired paracancerous mucosa.Methods: The total proteins of human gastric carcinoma and paired paracancerous mucosa were extracted,separated and analyzed by two-dimensional electrophoresis(2-DE).Results:By comparing and analyzing pH 4-7 protein expression maps of 5 cases of gastric carcinoma and paired paracancerous mucosa,128 differently expressed protein spots were detected,of which 56 expressed only in gastric carcinoma,27 in normal gastric mucosa tissues,32 more highly and 13 more lowly in gastric carcinoma than in paracancerous mucosa tissues. Conclusion: Proteins express differently in gastric carcinoma from paired paracancerous mucosa.Searching for differently expressed proteins between the two types of tissues may throw light on the molecular mechanism of gastric carcinoma.

Objective To explore the relevance of expression of MHC class Ⅰ-related molecules A (MICA) molecule and NK cells immunotherapy in esophageal cancer patients after operation.To analyze the significance of MICA expression in NK cell immunotherapy.Methods 100 patients of esophageal cancer were divided into 3 group,surgical alone group,MICA negative with NK therapy group (MICA-group) and MICA positive with NK therapy group (MICA+ group).The immunity indicators and tumor markers including the levels of CD3+,CD4+ T cells,ratio of CD4+/CD8+, NK cells,Treg cells,the levels of Th1/Th2/Th17 cytokine,the antibody IgA,IgM,IgG and the tumor markers of CEA,SCC,CA199,CYFRA21-1 were detected before treatment and after treatment 60 days.Results The positives rates of CD3+,CD4+ T cells,NK cells and the ratio of CD4+/CD8+ in peripheral blood from MICA+ patients group were higher than those of before treatment [(68.3±7.6) ％ vs (56.2±4.1) ％,(39.8±8.2) ％ vs (30.8±4.7) ％,(22.2±4.7) ％ vs (18.7±5.5) ％,(1.49±0.30) vs (1.15±0.61),P ＜ 0.05],meanwhile the levels of Treg cells was lower than those of before treatment [(8.1± 4.0) ％ vs (13.4±4.5) ％,P ＜ 0.05].There was no statistical significant difference of positive rate of CD8+ T cells [(26.9±6.2) ％ vs (27.8±7.1) ％,P ＞ 0.05].The levels of Th1 cytokin (IL-2,IFN-γand TNF-α) increased and Th2 cytokin (IL-4,IL-6 and IL-10) decreased after treatment.The level of Th17 cytokine was not different significantly (P ＞ 0.05).The content of IgA,IgM,IgG in MICA+ group were effectively improved after treatment.The tumor markers CEA,SCC,CA199,CYFRA21-1 had no statistically change before and after treatment.Conclusion The results indicate that NK cells immunotherapy can enhance the cellular immunity and humoral immunity of MICA positive esophageal cancer patients after operation.

Objective To retrospectively analyze the effect of abdominal acupuncture for the casino workers with sleep disorder in chronic fatigue syndrome and analyze the correlation between them.Method 65 patients were all from the Acupuncture Department of Health Center of the Black Sand, Macao Health Bureau, 2011 October to 2013 January, who were diagnosed with sleep disorder in chronic fatigue syndrome and in accordance with the inclusion criteria. They were received abdominal acupuncture treatment for 4 weeks. Pittsburgh sleep quality index(PSQI) and Fatigue Assessment Instrument(FAI)were adopted to evaluate the effect before treatment 、after treatment and one month follow-up. Multiple regression analysis model was used to analyze the correlation of each factor of FAI and PSQI. Results Compared with before treatment (13.78± 3.23), the total score of PSQI after treatment(8.66 ± 4.26)and follow-up(8.26 ± 4.66) were significant decreased(P<0.05);the score of 6 dimensions(sleep quality, Time to fall asleep, sleep time, sleep efficiency, sleep disorders daytime function) after treatment and follow-up were significant decreased(P<0.05),compared with those before treatment;the FAI score after treatment (92.60±14.64) and follow-up(90.75±14.75) were significant lower(P<0.05)than those before treatment (147.55±7.03) .Multiple regression analysis showed that 4 dimensions of PSQI (sleep quality, sleep time, sleep disorders, daytime function)had close relationship with FAI score(r=0.373~0.702, P<0.05). Conclusion Abdominal acupuncture can improve the casino workers' sleep disorder in chronic fatigue syndrome and is worth of further study.

Objective:To explore the role of NKG2D ligand MHC-I related molecule A (MICA) in chemotherapy combined with NK cell immunotherapy in patients with advanced esophageal cancer after surgery. Methods:A total of 90 patients with esophageal cancer from Fujian Provincial Tumor Hospital were divided into three groups after surgery:40 patients of chemotherapy alone, 25 patients of chemotherapy combined with NK cell therapy with negative expression of MICA (MICA-group), and 25 patients of chemotherapy combined with NK cells therapy with positive expression of MICA (MICA+group). The efficacy was then compared. Results:Compared with the chemotherapy alone and MICA-groups, the positive rates of CD3+, CD4+T cells, NK cells, and the CD4+/CD8+ratio in peripheral blood from MICA+group were higher than those before treatment (64.2%± 6.4%vs. 51.3%± 5.6%, 39.8%± 8.2%vs. 29.5%± 3.2%, 25.3%± 2.1%vs. 16.4%±4.3%, 1.4%± 0.5%vs. 1.1%± 0.7%;P<0.05). Meanwhile, the levels of T-reg cells were lower than those before treatment (6.3%± 4.5%vs. 17.3%± 2.4%, P<0.05). No significant difference was observed between the disease control rate and response rate. Chemotherapy-induced neutropenia and peripheral neurotoxicity symptoms were significantly improved, and time to progression (TTP) and overall survival (OS) were significantly prolonged (P<0.05). No statistically significant difference was observed between the chemotherapy alone group and MICA-group (P>0.05). Conclusion:Treatment with chemotherapy and autologous NK cells on patients with advanced esophageal carcinoma and MICA positive expression can be safely transfused with only minor side effects and can effectively improve a patient's immune system, quality of life, and survival.

Objective To explore the clinical effect and safety of bedside hand jejunal nutrition tube placement in the treatment of severe acute pancreatitis. Methods The clinical data of 120 patients with severe acute pancreatitis treated in Dazhou Central Hospital from December 2014 to December 2016 were retrospectively analyzed. The patients in the control group(60 cases) were treated with nasogastric tube enteral nutrition on the basis of routine treatment. The patients in the observation group(60 cases) were treated with bedside bare hands on the basis of routine treatment, placement of jejunal feeding tube for jejunal nutrition treatment. The changes of gastrointestinal function,blood and urine amylase content,ICU stay time and the incidence of complications such as reflux and aspiration pneumonia were observed. Results In the observation group,the success rate was 96. 7％ (52 / 60),and the catheterization time was (23. 5 ± 8. 4)min,without any adverse reactions. The recovery time of bowel sounds and anal defecation time of the observation group were (2. 01 ± 0. 47)d and (2. 69 ± 0. 42)d,respectively,which were significantly shorter than those of the control group[(3. 63 ± 1. 52)d and (3. 96 ± 1. 36)d],and the differences were statistically significant(t = 7. 887, 6. 911,all P < 0. 01). There was no statistically significant difference in serum amylase level between the two groups before treatment(t = 1. 364,P > 0. 05). After treatment,the serum amylase level in the observation group was (163 ± 104)IU/ L,which was lower than that in the control group[(302 ± 136)IU/ L](t = 6. 289,P < 0. 01). The recovery time of urinary amylase and the stay time in ICU in the observation group were (9. 28 ± 1. 25)d,(11. 24 ± 0. 84)d, respectively,which were shorter than those in the control group[(16. 32 ± 3. 26) d,(18. 35 ± 2. 42) d],and the differences were statistically significant(t = 15. 619,21. 499,all P < 0. 01). Conclusion Enteral nutrition by beside manual placement of jejunal feeding tube in the treatment of patients with severe acute pancreatitis is simple and safe. It can effectively promote the recovery of intestinal function and shorten the time for ICU. It is worthy of application in clinical practice.

OBJECTIVE: To analysis the short-term medicinal treating effects in senile sudden deafness. METHOD: According the age. The sudden deafness patients were divided into to groups, older age-group (age > or = 60, a total of 70 cases), control group (age < 60, a total of 70 cases), period of treatment was 7 days, the result of pure tone test were reviewed, compared the improvement before and after treatment. RESULT: After treatment, the average hearing threshold of the older age-patients was improved. There was statistical difference (P < 0.05); effective rate of the senile sudden deafness patients (disease time < or = 7 days) was 61.76%, (disease time > 7 days) was 38.89%. There was statistical difference (P < 0.05); the total effective rate of the senile sudden deafness patients was 49.9%; the senile sudden deafness patients which following moderate deafness (hearing threshold < 55 dB), effective rate was 52%, control group was 84.62%. There was statistical difference (P < 0.05), but there was no significant difference in the patients with severe hearing loss. CONCLUSION The Course of disease has important significance for the prognosis of the senile sudden deafness patients. As soon as possible to improve peripheral vascular microcirculation, the prognosis could be improve conspicuously the prognosis of the senile sudden deafness patients were worse than the young patients.
Age Factors ; Aged ; Combined Modality Therapy ; Female ; Hearing Loss, Sudden ; therapy ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Presbycusis ; therapy ; Treatment Outcome