[Objective]Osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures(OVCFs)are commonly multiple fractures and this study is aimed to explore how to determine the symptomatical fractured vertebrae as well as the pitfalls in treating OVCFs using percutaneous vertebroplasty(PVP).[Method]Forty-eight OVCFs patients(78 vertebrae)undergoing PVP were retrospectively analyzed.All the patients had anteroposterior and lateral plain X-rays as well as T1W1,T2W1 and fat-compressing(STIR)MR images preoperatively.The symptomatical fractured vertebrae were determined with combination of regional pain、X-rays and MR images.Of all the patients,36 were injected unilaterally while 12 were injected bilaterally.The mean injected volume of PMMA were 3-7 ml.[Result]The back pain of all the patients were relieved to different degrees postoperatively.The back pain completely disappeared in 30 patients while the left back pain was not improved though the right back pain disappeared in 2 patients who were injected via right approach.The back pain almost disappeared but the bilateral rib pain was not improved in 1 patient with T8 vertebral fracture.No severe complications including pulmonary emboli occurred.[Conclusion]The symptomatical fractured vertebrae should be determined comprehensively not only based on preoperative X-rays but also on the MR images,especially fat-compressing MR images.Only when the fractured vertebrae demonstrate low intensity on T1W1 MR image and high-intensity on T2W1 or fat-compressing MR image can we consider them new fractures.Otherwhise,the fractured vertebrae are considered old fractures and they see no necessity to be injected.The injection should reach the most severely fractured part and if necessary the bilateral approaches are considered.PMMA should be injected after the bone cements are solid enough so as not to develop complications such as pulmonary emboli.

Objective To comprehend the action mechanism of simvastatin in pulmonary hypertension(PH)when it induced by high pulmonary blood flow.Methods Abdominal aorta-inferior vena cava shunting was made in rats to establish animal model of PH induced by high pulmonary blood flow,simvastatin with dose of 2 mg/(kg?d)was used to interfere for 11 weeks.And then,pulmonary arterial pressure,apoptosis rate and proliferation rate of pulmonary vascular smooth muscle cell were determined.Results were compared with other groups.Results Simvastatin could cut down the pulmonary arterial pressure well,pulmonary arterial pressures of simvastatin group rats were lower than those of spliting groups obviously(Pa

To optimize the growth condition for the established gene engineer bacteria express cardiac troponin-I(cTnI) and to obtain purified cTnI as an antigen to produce clinical assay kits used in acute myocardial injury(AMI) diagnosis.Plackett Burman Design(PBD) was applied to select the factors which effect the expression of cTnI in Escherichial coli(E.coli) mostly.Induction time,pH and KCl were proved influenced expression of cTnI notably.Afterward,Response Surface Methodology(RSM) as second step to optimize the selected three factors,an equation was deduced to predict the percent of cTnI.In the most optimized condition,the percent of cTnI can reach to 26% of total cell protein.The procedures of purification included ammonium sulfate deposition and DEAE Cellulose ion exchange chromatography.SDS-PAGE shows that purified cTnI contain one band.cTnI could be used to immune animals as an antigen to produce monoclonal antibodies with high affinity and specificity.It maybe as calibrators to harmony the difference assays of cTnI measurement in clinical.

Child ; Embolization, Therapeutic ; adverse effects ; methods ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Platelet Count ; Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic ; blood ; therapy ; Splenic Artery

To study the effects of alkaloids from Coptidis Rhizoma on low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) mRNA expression and antihyperlipedemic levels. The LDLR mRNA expression were detected by real time fluorescence quantitative PCR, and the levels of total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), low density lipoprotein (LDL-c) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c) in serum were measured at the first and last examination. The results show that, after the drug treatment, compared with the model group, each drug group showed a lipid-lowering effect. Especially, coptisine, palmatine, jatrorrhinze were significantly reduced TC, TG, LDL-c (P < 0.05, P < 0.01), and increased HDL-c (P < 0.01). In addition, they also increased mRNA expression of the LDLR in liver and HepG2 cells. The results showed that alkaloids from Coptidis Rhizoma can regulate lipid metabolism disorder, and coptisine have the best lipid-lowering effect.
Alkaloids ; administration & dosage ; Animals ; Cholesterol ; metabolism ; Cricetinae ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; administration & dosage ; Humans ; Hyperlipidemias ; drug therapy ; genetics ; metabolism ; Hypoglycemic Agents ; administration & dosage ; Lipid Metabolism ; drug effects ; Lipids ; blood ; Lipoproteins, LDL ; metabolism ; Mesocricetus ; Receptors, Lipoprotein ; genetics ; metabolism ; Triglycerides ; metabolism

OBJECTIVETo introduce to a new clinical therapy Internal Classic.

METHODSAccording to the theory about soft tissue diseases of twelve regular channels in The Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic, "The pressure pain point was selected as needled point", deeply needling with many needles to reach the bone and tendon combined with moxibustion at surroundings of the joint of lesion was adopted and the mechanism of silver needle warming therapy in treatment of soft tissue diseases was investigated.

RESULTSThis therapy had functions of warmly dredging channels, activating blood circulation and alleviating pain, relaxing muscles and tendons, and promoting activity of joints, which were stronger and lasted longer timeas compared with general simple acupuncture. Particularly, it had obvious analgesic effect on pain syndrome induced by chronic refractory soft tissue diseases. It is indicated that the mechanism is mainly eliminating aseptic inflammation, increasing local blood supply, relaxing muscular spasm, so as to stop pain caused by inflammation, ischemia and spasm.

The study aims to characterize and compare interferon reference standards from 5 manufacturers. By testing molecular mass and trypsin-digested peptide mass mapping, the amino acid sequence was verified and post-translational modifications such as disulfide bond were identified. Results show that the molecular mass and amino acid sequence were consistent with theory; the disulfide bonds of 4 lots of interferon were Cys1-Cys98/Cys29-Cys138, 1 lot was Cys29-Cys139/Cys86-Cys99; N-terminal "+Met", acetyl N-terminal and Met oxidation were identified in part of the sample. UPLC-MS can be used to characterize and compare interferon reference standards from different manufacturers.
Amino Acid Sequence ; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ; methods ; Interferons ; standards ; Mass Spectrometry ; methods ; Molecular Weight ; Oxidation-Reduction ; Peptide Mapping ; Protein Processing, Post-Translational ; Reference Standards

Objective To investigate the changes of serum glycocholicacid(CG),hyaluronic acid(HA),procollagen type Ⅲ(PCⅢ) in neonatal diseases.Method The levels of serum CG,HA and PCⅢ were measured by radioimmunoassay in 46 neonates with different diseases and 20 healthy neonates.Results Serum CG and HA in patients group were significant higher than those in healthy control group(P

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is a common cause of spinal cord dysfunction clinical disease. Surgery is the main therapeutic tool for CSM. However, there are obvious differences in clinical functional recovery after operation. For the past few years, the influence factors of prognosis in cervical spondylosis myelopathic has been widely concerned. Age, nerve function, course of desease, imaging findings,surgical method and related factors became the investigative point for prognosis of cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Present viewpoint showed that the older patient, preoperative worse nerve function, longer the course of disease would result in worse outcomes. Imaging examination maybe can indicate the prognosis, but the correlation is unclear. Selection of surgical method and approach should be based on the principles of sufficient decompression, stabilize the alignment of the cervical spine, keeping backward extension of cervical spine, maintain effective decompression, preventing complications. Therefore, the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy should be on the basis of pathogenic condition and imaging examination at early stage and a suitable usrgical procedure should be performed to obtain a better prognosis.
Cervical Vertebrae ; surgery ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Prognosis ; Radiography ; Spinal Cord Diseases ; diagnosis ; diagnostic imaging ; surgery ; Spondylosis ; diagnosis ; diagnostic imaging ; surgery

Abdomen ; surgery ; Abdominal Neoplasms ; drug therapy ; pathology ; surgery ; Adolescent ; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols ; therapeutic use ; Cell Transformation, Neoplastic ; Cisplatin ; administration & dosage ; Doxorubicin ; administration & dosage ; Female ; Humans ; Methotrexate ; administration & dosage ; Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue ; drug therapy ; pathology ; surgery