Spinal cord injury is a traumatic disorder resulting in a functional deficit that usually leads to severe and permanent paralysis.Now several strategies including pharmacological and rehabilitation therapies are not effective treatments for spinal cord injury.Recently stem cell transplantion caused extensive concerns from scholars because of its feasibility in theories and definite effectiveness in experiments.Stem cell types used in spinal cord injury therapy include embryonic stem cells,neural stem cells,mesenchymal stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells.We extensively review the related articles in recent years,discusse and analyze current situations and perspectives of different stem cells transplantion for treating spinal cord injury.

Although there is great technological disparity between the best foreign lithotripters and domestic ones, the clinical efficacy of the latter is quite good. In this article, the characteristics, developing status and clinical applications of domestic lithotripters are introduced.

Objective To observe the effect of comprehend intervention on physical and intellectual development of homeless infants.Methods Forty-eight infants aged 8 to 9 months from an orphanage of Chongqing were randomly divided into control group and treatment group.The treatment group received swim,early training and massage every day.All infants were assessed by means of Gesell Development Scale before intervention and one month after intervention.Results Compared with that of the control group,the treatment group's scores significantly improved in all four ergoregion(P

Objective To study organ chlorine pesticide residuals of Bulpleurum chinense DC. cultivated of Dingxi. Method The contents of organ chlorine pesticide residuals was determined by chromatography. Result and Conclusion The contents of organ chlorine pesticide residuals are up to “Green Trade Standards of Importing & Exporting Medicinal plants & Preprations” (MOFTEC, 2001), but the contents are different among Bulpleurum chinense DC. cultivated in different distract of Dingxi.

Objective To investigate the effect and mechanism of EGFR in inducing vasculogenic mimicry (VM)formation.Methods Immunohistochemistry was used to detect the expression of EGFR protein and CD34-PAS double staining was used to detect the VM in gliomas paraffin blocks.The migration and VM formation of U87 cell in hypoxic and normoxic groups were detected by transwell and three-dimensional culture.Then we used Western blot to detect the expressions of EGFR,AKT and PI3K protein.Results The positive rate of EGFR expression in VM positive patients was 94.4%,which was significantly higher than that in VM negative patients (71.8%).In hypoxic group,the abilities of migration and VM formation were significantly higher those in normoxic group.The expressions of EGFR,AKT and PI3K were higher in hypoxic group.Conclusion VM formation can be induced by the activation of EGFR/AKT/PI3K signaling pathway.EGFR is very important for VM formation.

BACKGROUND: Prospective studies concerning bone metabolism and bone mineral density variation after fractures have been reported from the 1960s, but these studies are mainly focused on tibia and fibula and ankle fractures in patients with low sample size.
OBJECTIVE:To observe the changes in bone mineral density and bone metabolism indexes in elderly women within 6 to 12 months after hip fractures, and to analyze the correlation.
METHODS:We selected 48 elderly women with hip fractures admitted in the Department of Orthopedics, Beijing Aerospace General Hospital in China from May 2011 to July 2013. Standards for fol ow-up were developed to measure the bone mineral density and bone metabolism indexes in the L 1-4 spinal segments and both sides of the hip. The bone metabolism indexes included bone alkaline phosphatase, osteocalcin, cross-linked C-terminal peptide of col agen I, and serum tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase 5b levels. Multiple linear regression analysis was performed based on measurements of bone mineral density and bone metabolism indexes after fracture healing.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:After fracture healing, bone mineral density of the fractured hip and lumbar vertebra was significantly lower than the baseline value. There was no statistical difference in bone mineral density between the healthy hip and the baseline value. At 6 months after fractures, bone alkaline phosphatase, osteocalcin, cross-linked C-terminal peptide of col agen I, and serum tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase 5b levels were significantly higher than the baseline values. At 12 months after fractures, osteocalcin level was significantly higher than the baseline value, while other indexes of bone metabolism measurements showed no statistical difference from the baseline values. When healing of hip fractures met the clinical and radiographic standards, the partial regression coefficient of delta-Z score reached peak in the changes of serum osteocalcin and bone mineral density of the fractured hip. Under clinical healing of fractures, serum osteocalcin level exhibits a higher value for the assessment of recovery speed of bone mineral density. Monitoring corresponding bone metabolism indexes after fracture healing can improve the accuracy of judging bone mineral density changes to reduce the risk of secondary fractures.

Objective To explore the factors that affect the prognosis of extensive small cell lung cancer by analyzing the association between lab-oratory indicators before treatment of extensive small cell lung cancer patients and the initial evaluation results with disease progression and overall survival. Methods This study retrospectively analyzed 96 cases of hospitalized patients in the medical oncology department of The First Hospital of China Medical University from March 2008 to September 2014. Kaplan-Meier method and Cox proportional hazards models were adopted to ana-lyze the relevant factors affecting the prognosis of extensive small cell lung cancer. P<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results There was no obvious correlation between HB level before treatment with PFS of patients(P=0.179),but there was obvious significant correlation be-tween HB level and OS of patients(P=0.041). Our results showed that the TBIL level of patients before chemotherapy was significantly associated with the PFS(P=0.039)and OS(P=0.026)of patients. Conclusion HB and TBIL levels are the influencing factors that affect the prognosis and survival of patients with extensive small cell lung cancer.

Objective To determine whether neuron?specific enolase(NSE)affects the prognosis of extensive small cell lung cancer by analyz?ing the association between NSE before treatment and disease progression and overall survival of patients. Methods This study retrospectively an?alyzed 83 inpatients in the medical oncology department of the First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University from March 2008 to September 2014. The Kaplan?Meier method and Cox proportional hazards models were used to analyze relevant factors affecting the prognosis of extensive small cell lung cancer;statistical significance was determined for a P value less than 0.05. Results The lactate dehydrogenase(LDH)level be?fore treatment was significantly associated with the progression?free survival(PFS)(P=0.001)and overall survival(OS)(P=0.036). The NSE level before treatment was also significantly associated with the PFS(P=0.007)and OS(P=0.013). Conclusion LDH and NSE affect progno?sis and survival of patients with extensive small cell lung cancer.