Objective To evaluate the value of Bolus chase technology for angiography of lower extremity. Methods 12 cases with diabetes foot or leg pain were examined with Bolus chase technology. Results Low extremity artery thrombosis was found in 12 cases. Conclusion Bolus chase technology is better than standard DSA in the display of lower extremity vessel.

Objective To study the effects of various doses of ionizing radiation on the osteoinductive activity of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein 2 (rhBMP-2) and the role of collagen carrier. Methods BMP complex was prepared with rhBMP-2 and collagen sponge as a carrier. The osteoinductive activity of rhBMP-2 was evaluated by heterotopic bone formation. According to the conditions of gamma irradiation, the experiments were divided into 4 groups: (Ⅰ) non-irradiated complex as control; (Ⅱ) irradiated complex with 15, 20, 25 or 50 kGy; (Ⅲ) irradiated carrier: collagen sponge was irradiated with 50 kGy and then mixed with non-irradiated rhBMP-2; (Ⅳ) irradiated BMP: only rhBMP-2 was irradiated with 25 or 50 kGy and then mixed with non-irradiated collagen sponge. The BMP complexes were implanted into thigh muscle pouches in 34 Wistar rats, respectively. All collagen mass in muscle pouches were procured two or four weeks after implantation and examined macroscopically, radiographically and histologically. Quantitative analyses of heterotopic bone formation were evaluated by histomorphometry. Results Two weeks after implantation, collagen mass procured from muscle of irradiated complexes with 15, 20, 25 kGy are almost the same with that of control in size, shape and new bone formation, which are composed with richly vascularized connective tissue and immatured woven bone, but only the quantity of new bone in the group of 25 kGy reduced significantly(P

BACKGROUND:The materials for internal fixation of bone allografts have been used in the clinic.However,they are only used in the regions bearing little stress because of low strength.The focus of current studies is how to enhance the fixation strength of the materials to expand application range.OBJECTIVE:To compare the strength difference of cortical bone allografts among different fixation modes and to investigate the possible mechanisms of action.DESIGN,TIME AND SETTING:An in vitro biomechanical experiment was performed at the Laboratory of Biomechanics,Nanhua University between October 2005 and March 2006.MATERIALS:Twenty-seven pieces of cadaveric femurs were included in this study.A total of 45 cortical bone allografts with a size of 110 mm×10 mm×3 mm and 90 bone screws were also used.METHODS:Twenty-seven femurs were made into simulated fracture models and randomized to 3 groups,with 9 models per group:A,B,and C.In the group A,the models were fixed with two cortical bone all6grafts; the models from the groups B and C were fixed with two bone allografts plus 5 bone screws and one bone allograft plus 5 bone screws accordingly.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:Biomechanical tests were performed in the above-mentioned 3 groups to measure compressive,bending and torsional stiffness as well as the maximum loads.RESULTS:Different fixation models displayed different mechanical characteristics.The group A exhibited similar compressive stiffness compared to the group B,but the level was significantly higher compared to the group C (P ＜ 0.05).The other two stiffness parameters including bending and torsion were significantly greater in the group A than in the groups B and C (P ＜ 0.05).The maximum loads of compression,bending,and torsion were significantly greater in the group A compared to the group B (P ＜ 0.05) and group C (P ＜ 0.01).CONCLUSION:The strength of bone allograft is highly related to fixation mode. The two bone allografts showed greater strength and stiffness than struts fixed with bone screws,which meet the clinical requirements.

Objective To evaluate the value of Bolus chase technology for angiography of lower extremity. Methods 12 cases with diabetes foot or leg pain were examined with Bolus chase technology. Results Low extremity artery thrombosis was found in 12 cases. Conclusion Bolus chase technology is better than standard DSA in the display of lower extremity vessel.

Phagocytic capacities of both dendritic cells (DC) and macrophages(M?) in the DC-enriched fractions isolated from rat spleen were comparatively observed under electron microscope. Experiments were divided into two groups: in vitro and in vivo. In group 1, candida albicans(CA), cock red blood cells (CRBC) and CRBC opsonized with rat antiserum against CRBC (OCRBC) used as phagocytic markers were incubated with the DC-enriched fractions for 1h at 37℃ separately in vitro. In group 2, colloidal carbon (CC) (india ink) and heat killed Candida albicans (HKCA) were injected in vivo. The animals were sacrificed 18h later and DC-enriched fractions were isolated from the spleens. The results are as follow: generally, in the cytoplasm of DC, no phagocytic markers were identified except a few of DC ingested a small amount of CC in vivo and few CA occationally in vitro, while M? under the same conditions, ingested a lot of the substances mentioned above. It indicates that spleen M? phagocytose actively either to immunogenic or non-immunogenic, opsonized or non-opsonized particles (especially to opsonized particles), while DC in the same preparations are not.

Objective To finding out the characters of vascular remolding after the establishment of native arteriovenous fistula on the wrist,and exploring the influential factors.Methods Doppler ultrasound was used to monitor the diameter of cephalic vein,brachial artery,radial artery and ulnar artery at the time before the surgery and one day,one week,two weeks,four weeks and eight weeks after the surgery respectively.The tendency of the diameter change was analyzed.Results Twenty eight patients completed the whole monitor session,in which eleven were female.The average age of those patients was (53.68 ± 2.61) years old.Twelve of them were diabetic nephropathy.The diameters of all vessel were increased more rapidly at the first day than any other days after surgery(all P ＜ 0.01).The patients were divided into two groups depending on whether diabetic nephropathy.No significant difference was found between the two groups on the tendency of diameter change in cephalic vein and brachial artery (all P ＞ 0.05).However,the tendency of diameter change in radial artery and ulnar artery was statistically significant difference between the two groups (all P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Cephalic vein,brachial artery,radial artery and ulnar artery are all apparently dilated on the first day after the surgery.The vascular dilation and diameter increasing become much slower after the period,the diameter tend to be stable.The primary diseases may affect the tendency of the diameter change in radial artery as well as ulnar artery.

Objective: In China, doctors at TCM hospitals and clinics often divide patients with a Western medicine (WM) disease into several syndrome classes from the TCM perspective and treat patients in different classes using different principles. A key problem is how to carry out the classification properly. We propose an evidence-based ap-proach for solving the problem where evidence is obtained by analyzing unlabeled symptom data using latent tree models.Method: In previous work, we have shown how latent tree analysis of symptom data can be used to identify TCM syndrome classes among patients with a WM disease. In the paper, we investigate how to establish classification rules for distinguishing between the classes.Results: We have applied the method to a data set about Vascular Mild Cognitive Impairment that involves 93 symptoms and 803 patients. Nine syndrome types are identified, along with the corresponding classification rules. Conclusions: An evidence-based approach to the TCM patient classification prob-lem has been developed. The approach can be used to answer the following questions about a WM disease: What TCM syndrome classes are there? What are the sizes of the classes? What are the statistical characteristics of each class? How can one differentiate between the different classes?

BACKGROUND:The need for bone graft and its substitutes has dramatically increased during the past decade. Either bio-derived graft materials or synthetic materials cannot satisfy this need. Study of composite bone graft has become a focused field.OBJECTIVE: To develop a novel porous poly (lactic-acid) (PLA)/bone matrix gelatin (BMG) bioactive composite material by means of supercritical carbon dioxide fluid technique (SC-CO2) and evaluate the bone forming potential in vitro.DESIGN: A comparative study and observation.SETTING: Research Center of Tissue Engineering, Southern Medical University; Institute of Biomaterials and Pharmaceutical Technique, China Institute for Radiation Protection.MATERTALS: Mouse osteoblast-like MC3T3-E1 cells were obtained from RIKEN Cell Bank in Japan. PLA was supplied by the Institute of Bio-technique of Jinan University. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) kit was the product of Nanjing Jiancheng Bio-engineering Institute. MC3T3-E1 cells were cultured in Dulbecco's modified eagle medium (DMEM) (Gibco Laboratories, USA) supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS, Si Ji Qing, China), 100 mg/L penicillin and 100 U/L streptomycin in a 37℃ humidified atmosphere. The cells were passaged with 0.25% trypsin (Gibco Laboratories, USA).METHODS: The experiment was carried out in the Research Center of Tissue Engineering, Southern Medical University from October 2005 to July 2006. The porous PLA/BMG composite biomaterials and PLA were prepared with SC-CO2 technique, and then macroscopic and microscopic observations were performed. The MC3T3-E1 cells were co-cultured with PLA and PLA/BMG in vitro, and DMEM was taken as the blank control group. Each well was pictured with digital camera.The percentage of the stained area, standing for the calcification deposition, was determined with an image processing and analysis software. The ALP activity and calcium content were determined with the method of ultrasonic cell lysis.MArN OUTCOME MEASURES: ① Macroscopic and microscopic observation of PLA/BMG; ③ Quantitative measurement of the calcification area; ② ALP activity and calcium content.RESULTS: ① Macroscopic and microscopic observation of PLA/BMG: The PLA/BMG showed good homological porosity with the size of 50-150 μm and connectivity: There were many holes with the size of 5-10 μm in the PLA/BMG walls. The PLA and BMG were mixed uniformly. ② Calcification areas: The percents of calcification area were significantly different among the PLA/BMG group, PLA group and blank control group [(42.98±4.44)%, (9.55±1.94)%, (0.86±0.41)%, P ＜ 0.01]. ③ Results of calcium content and ALP activity: The ALP activities were significantly different among the PLA/BMG group, PLA group and blank control group [(5 427.58±1173.57), (1 060.54±500.27),(40.01±24.50) nkat/g, P ＜ 0.05-0.01]; The calcium content in the PLA/BMG group was higher than those in the PLA group and blank control group [(3.51±1.64), (1.04±0.21), 0.70±0.24] mmol/g, P ＜ 0.01].CONCLUSTON: The PLA/BMG prepared by means of SC-CO2 has a good osteoinductive activity and it is worth studying further as bone biomaterial and bone tissue engineered scaffold.

Objective To compare the outcomes between modified McKeown minimally invasive approach and open left chest-neck incision approach esophagectomy for treatment cancer of mid-to-distal thoracic esophagus.Methods We retrospectively analyzed clinical data from 128 patients with mid-to-distal thoracic esophageal cancer who underwent thoracoscopic and laparoscopic esophagectomy from March 2009 to March 2012.One hundred and fifty patients were served as control that underwent open left chest-neck incision approach esophagectomy in the same period.Results All the operations were performed successfully.There was significant difference between modified McKeown minimally invasive approach and open left chest-neck incision approach esophagectomy with regard to respiratory complications (10.9 ％ vs.20.7％),pneumonia (4.7％ vs.11.3 ％),atelectasis (3.1％ vs.10.5 ％,),pleural effusion (3.1％ vs.10.0％) and delayed gastric emptying (8.6 ％ vs.1.3 ％) (P ＜ 0.05).Hospital stay was significantly shorter in the minimally-invasive group than the open group [(11.7 ± 3.6) days vs.(13.9 ± 6.5) days,P＜0.05],and had significantly less blood loss [(88.1 ±41.8) ml vs.(360.5 ±80.6) ml,P＜0.05] and the number of lymph nodes harvested (22.9 ±5.7 vs.16.8 ±4.5,P ＜0.05).No significant differences were observed on the operative time,mortality and other complication between the two groups.Conclusion Modified McKeown minimally invasive approach esophagectomy is techeniqually feasible and safely which have lower blood loss,lower respiratory complication,shorter hospital stay and more number of lymph nodes harvested comparing to open left chest-neck incision approach.

Objective To evaluate effects of two different preoperative biliary drainages on patients of malignant obstructive jaundice complicated with acute cholangitis.Methods Retrospective analysis was made on effects of two preoperative biliary drainages of ultrasound-guided percutaneous transhepatic cholangial drainage (PTCD) and endoscopic nasobiliary drainage (ENBD) in cases of malignant obstructive jaundice complicated with acute cholangitis.Results Days of preoperative drainage(t =3.217,P ＜ 0.05) and declines of bilirubin level after drainage (t =3.178,P ＜ 0.05) were significantly better in ENBD group (26 cases) than PTCD group (22 cases).There were no significant differences between two groups in operation time length and intraoperative blood loss after drainage.However,postoperative hospital stay (t =2.542,P ＜ 0.05) and overall stay (t =3.172,P ＜ 0.05) were significantly shorter in ENBD group compared with PTCD group.Conclusions When preoperative biliary drainage is indicated in the cases of malignant jaundice before radical surgery,ENBD should be the first choice over DTCD.