ObjectiveTo investigate the applying value of nerve root retractor in lumbar intervertebral disc operation.Methods116 consecutive patients underwent lumbar discectomy performed with a new approach using a series of semi-tubular retractor with consecutively increasing diameters, and their clinical data was analyzed retrospectively.ResultsThe mean operative time was 30～90 min per level, average 50 minutes and estimated blood loss was 50～200 ml per level, average 120 ml, no complications occurred. All patients were followed up 3 to 18 months after operation. All patients had substantial relief of their lumbago and radiculopathy, in which 96 without any symptoms, 3 cases with gently lumbago and limb numbness, 8 cases with gently lumbago, and 9 cases with lightly limb numbness.ConclusionThe nerve root retractor for lumbar discectomy made specially by ourselves can facilitate a good exposure to lumbar disc and intervertebral space, prevent injury of nerve roots or cauda equina and decrease volume of bleeding during operation, so as to make the procedure safe and effective.

OBJECTIVE:To study the quality control,stability and therapeutic effect of compound fleroxacin ear-drops.ME_THODS:The content of fleroxacin in the ear-drops was determined by ultraviolet spectrophotometry.RESULTS:There was a good linearity in a range of concentrations from 2?g/ml to 12?g/ml,r=0.9 998,average rate of recovery was 100.38%,RSD=0.39%(n=6).The preparation showed stable quality and satisfactory effect.CONCLUSION:This ear-drops is simple in preparation,reliable in quality-control and effective in clinical use.

Endothelin (ET) is an endothelium-derived vasoconstrictive peptide. We have developed a sensitive and selective radioimmunoassay for porcine/human endothelin (ET-1). 126I-labled ET was perpared by lodogen method and was purified by HPLC. Its specific activity was about 64.75 TBq(1750Ci)/mmol. The assay has a detection limit of 0.17pg/tube and the assay range was 0.25-1000pg/tube. The procedure was developed for extraction of endothelin from human plasma using C18 Sep-pak extraction cartridges. Human plasma samples were extracted, assayed and the plasma ET values of 17 healthly volunteers was found to be 2.81 ?0.60pg/ml. Both patients with uraemia(n = 20) and acute myocardial infarction(n= 11) had significantly higher plasma values than normal subjects.

To observe the efficacy of herbs for calming liver and suppressing liver-yang in treatment of migraine patients with hyperactivity of liver-yang syndrome and to investigate its effects on the lymphocyte protein expression. This approach may lay a foundation for the further investigation of pathogenic mechanisms in migraine with hyperactive liver-yang syndrome and the curative mechanisms of calming liver and suppressing liver-yang treatment.

Objective To explore the molecular mechanism of the formulae for calming the liver and suppressing YANG in migraine rat model with syndrome of hyperactivity of the liver-YANG.Methods A rat model of migraine with hyperactivity of liver-YANG was established through electrical trigeminal ganglion stimulation and syndrome of oral administration of Fuzi decoction. The total proteins of the lymphocyte in the rats were separated by immobilized pH gradient-based 2-dimensional gel electrophoresis(2-DE), and the 2-DE image was analyzed by PDQuest 7.0 software. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionzation-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS) and the SWISS-PORT and MSDB database were used to identify differential proteins.Results The formulae for calming the liver and suppressing YANG could also improve headache. Well-resolution and reproducible 2-DE patterns of rat lymphocyte from normal, model, and therapy tissues were obtained. Eleven of the total 13 differential protein spots were successfully identified by MALDI-TOF-MS. These proteins were alcohol dehydrogenase 3(ADH3), glycogen phosphorylase, ATP synthase D chain, annexin-3, ubiquitin, neutrophil defensin 4 precursor, melanoma-associated antigen E2, heat shock protein-27, annexin-A1, peroxirdoxin-Ⅱ, MU class glutathione S-transferase (Fragment)(GSH). Conclusion Differences occur in the expression of lymphocyte proteins in migraine rats with syndrome of hyperactivity of liver-YANG after treatment with the formulae for calming the liver and suppressing YANG, and the 11 identified protein spots may be associated with its mechanism.