BACKGROUND:Studies have shown that neural stem cells isolated from embryonic rat cerebral cortex can proliferate and differentiate into neurons, astrocytes and oligodendrocytes in col agen gels.
OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of neural stem cells combined with col agen gel on the apoptosis of nerve cells in the brain of rats after spinal cord injury.
METHODS:Forty-five spinal cord injury rat models were made through spinal cord hemisection and randomly divided into three groups. At 1 week after modeling, rats in the celltransplantation group were injected al ogeneic neural stem cellsuspension into the injured site, rats in the combination group were administered with al ogeneic neural stem cells/col agen gel suspension into the injured site, and rats in the model group received no treatment. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:From 1 to 8 weeks after injury, the Basso, Beattie and Bresnahan (BBB) locomotion scores in the combination group were significantly higher than those in the other two groups (P<0.05). Hematoxylin-eosin staining showed that at 1 week after transplantation, there were a few necrotic cells and Bcl-2 positive cells, but a large amount of Bax positive cells in the three groups. Then, the number of Bax-and Bcl-2-positive cells was reduced gradual yin the three groups. At 8 weeks after transplantation, the number of Bax-positive cells was significantly higher in the model group than the other two group (P<0.05), but the number of Bcl-2-positive cells were dramatical y lower (P<0.05). Meanwhile, there were no necrotic cells in the three groups. These findings indicate that neural stem celltransplantation combined with col agen gel scaffold can arrest apoptosis of nerve cells in the brain of rats after spinal cord injury, and promote functional recovery after spinal cord injury.

BACKGROUND: Posterior pedicle screw fixation is a common method for treatment of thoracolumbar compression fractures. The fixation method contains long-segment fixation, short-segment fixation and vertebral fixation. Clinical effects of vertebral fixation and inter-vertebral short-segment fixation for treating thoracolumbar fractures remain unclear. OBJECTIVE: To compare the stability of posterior vertebral fixation and inter-vertebral pedicle screw fixation for treating thoracolumbar compression fractures. METHODS: Clinical data of 46 patients with thoracolumbar compression fractures were retrospectively analyzed. According to the fixation methods, they were divided into the vertebral fixation group (n=21) and inter-vertebral fixation group (n=25). The operation time, intraoperative bleeding, intraoperative blood transfusion, the time of lying in bed, vertebral Cobb angle, anterior vertebral height and visual analog scores were evaluated for a long time. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) During repair, in both groups, operation time, intraoperative bleeding and intraoperative blood transfusion were better in the inter-vertebral fixation group than in the vertebral fixation group (P < 0.05-0.01). The time of lying in bed was better in the vertebral fixation group than in inter-vertebral fixation group (P < 0.01). (2) No significant difference in Cobb angle and anterior vertebral height was detected before and after treatment and during repair in both groups, but final fol ow-up and fol ow-up loss were better in the vertebral fixation group than in inter-vertebral fixation group (P < 0.05-0.01). (3) No significant difference in visual analog scores was detected before and after treatment in both groups. Visual analog scores were better in the vertebral fixation group than in the inter-vertebral fixation group (P <0.01). (4) These results suggested that the two fixation methods obtained satisfactory repair effects in long-term fol ow-up. The dominance in maintaining the height and curvature of the spine was more obvious in the vertebral fixation group than in the inter-vertebral fixation group. The vertebral fixation can be more effective to reconstruct the spinal physiological sequence and restore its stability. After repair, low back pain can also be effectively control ed.

At the present,systemic lupus erythematosus is a heterogeneous disease in which diagnosis,especially early diagnosis,is always rather difficult.Because of this,the systems of classification criteria for clinical diagnosis,which include recommendations of the American college of rheumatology and the systemic lupus international collaborating clinics,have been utilized since 1971.However,there is still no single biomarker that is pathognomonic for the disease.Currently,the diagnosis still requiresold-fashioned clinical acumen with the assistance of standardized clinical and laboratory criteria.In the light of the commentary,future research may lead us to define subtypes of lupus from a genomic and proteomic standpoint.

Objective To discuss the application effect of joint remifentanil propofol anesthesia on upper gastrointestinal peristalsis in the painless gastroscopy.Methods 130 patients who taken painless gastroscopy were choosed,and using the random number table method,they were divided into the observation group and control group. Propofol anesthesia was used in the control group,joint remifentanil anesthesia was used in the observation group,and the anesthetic effect were recorded.Results In the observation group group,the excellent rate of anesthesia was 93.85%,the control group was 80.00%,there was statistically significant difference between the two groups (χ2 =5.481,P <0.05).The propofol dosage in the observation group was (1.73 ±0.24)mg/kg,patients awake time was (5.91 ±1.03)min,and departure from the hospital time was (14.58 ±2.79)min,while in the control group,the propofol dosage was (3.06 ±0.57)mg/kg,patients awake time was (9.44 ±1.87)min,and departure from the hospi-tal time was (22.05 ±4.86)min,there were statistically significant difference between the two groups (t =17.337, 13.330,10.747,all P <0.05).24 cases of observation group of patients with mild 36 cases,moderate,severe in 5 cases;23 cases of control group in patients with mild and moderate 27 cases,15 cases were severe,there was statistically significant difference between the two groups (χ2 =5.376,P <0.05).Conclusion Joint remifentanil propofol used in painless gastroscopy of anesthesia is better than only propofol anesthesia,and with little impact on patients with upper gastrointestinal system,it can reduce the dosage of propofol,shorten the patient awake time and time of departure from the hospital,so it is worth popularization and application in clinic.

Objective: To observe the therapeutic effect of vertigo treated by pinching the spine. Methods: In the treatment group, 80 cases of vertigo were treated by pinching the spine and An-pressing and Rou-stationary circular pressing. In the control group, 66 cases were treated by An-pressing and Rou-stationary circular pressing. Results: The total effective rate was 95.0% in the treatment group, and 66.7% in control group. The therapeutic effect in treatment group was better than that in control group (P＜0.01). Conclusions: Pinching the spine to treat the vertigo could get rapid and good therapeutic effect, and may avoid the toxic and side effect of drug treatment.

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)is a common malignant tumor in the world,and surgical resection and liver transplantation are two radical treatment modalities,but only 10%-20%of all patients can receive such treatments.In recent years,local therapies including radiofrequency ablation,microwave ablation,cryoablation,and the irreversible electroporation ablation which appeared recently have gradu-ally become the alternative therapies for the patients who are unable to undergo surgery.In addition to local tumor growth control and im-provement in survival outcomes,the ablation technology also helps to downgrade tumor for secondary resection.This article focuses on the re-search progress in radiofrequency ablation alone and in combination with other therapies in the treatment of HCC,compares radiofrequency ablation with other local ablative therapies,and briefly introduces the application of intelligent navigation technology in adjuvant ablation. With the development of medical imaging and progress in related fields,the ablation technology will be widely applied in clinical practice in the future.

Objective To determine the maximum venous outflow of the lower extremity deep veins in case of deep venous thrombosis (DVT). Method We use IMEX9000 multi-function vascular diagnosis instrument to examine 166 lower extremities of 100 controls the maximum venous outflow. The measurement was carried on in 46 diagnosed DVT cases for healthy and diseased limbs. Ascending venography was also performed. Three indicators were adopted including venous capacitance (VC) ,2 second venous outflow(VO) and maximum venous outflow ratio(MVOR, namely VO/VC).Result Normal MVOR is 1. 08?0. 18, irrespective of age and gender. MVOR drops significantly in diseased limb (0. 69? 0. 14),paralleling with the result of ascending venography. Conclusion MVOR has the explicit diagnosis value for lower extremity deep venous thrombosis. A MVOR

Colorectal cancer stem cells are a small part of cell population with features of stem cell in the colorectal cancer tissues. Tumor stem cells have the self-renewal capability and have been considered as the root of tumor recurrence. They play an important role in the development, progression, relapse, metastasis, and resistance to chemoradiotherapy of tumors. The long-term clinical practice has proved that traditional Chinese medicine has particular advantage on the aspect of resisting tumor recurrence and metastasis. In recent years, with the deep understanding of the theory of colorectal cancer stem cells, the clinical and basic researches of traditional Chinese medicine compound, single herb and active ingredient become hot spots.

Chest?regional recurrence and metastasis are the main modes of treatment failure after surgery for patients with esophageal cancer. As one of the primary approaches for local therapy, radiotherapy has a satisfactory efficacy in the reduction of postoperative chest?regional recurrence in patients with esophageal cancer. Right now, the value of postoperative adjuvant therapy for patients with positive lymph nodes has been widely recognized by clinicians. Postoperative adjuvant chemoradiotherapy has become a standard treatment mode. However, there is no consensus on whether adjuvant radiotherapy should be performed in patients with negative lymph nodes. To determine whether patients with stage pN0 esophageal cancer should receive postoperative adjuvant therapy, this paper reviews the current research advances in possible evidence for the necessity of postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy for patients with stage pN0 esophageal cancer, current related reports, and the effects of different surgical methods on treatment outcomes of postoperative adjuvant therapy.

Much progress has been made in the diagnosis and treatment of Hodgkin's lymphoma, which has become a highly curable malignancy.However, prolonged survival makes clinicians pay more attention to long-term toxicities of treatment.Consequently, individualized treatment based on disease stage and risk factors is a research hotspot at present.This article reviews recent advances in the individualized treatment of early-stage classical Hodgkin's lymphoma.