Objective To analyse the pathogenesis,diagnosis and treatment of tethered cord syndrome(TCS) and to improve the knowledge of the disease.Method The clinical data of 16 cases with TCS who underwent surgical lysis were analyzed,retrospectively.Results Thirteen cases were followed-up for 6 months to 1 year.Three cases with handicap of lower limb function and aesthesia and rectum and bladder sphincter dysfunction got good outcome,and 2 cases showed no improvement,while 10 cases with no symptoms(didn′t) appear TCS.Conclusions It is necessary to diagnose and manage as early as possible.The tethered cord lysis can relieve the symptoms of some cases and control development of TCS.

Herbal property theory of traditional Chinese medicines is the theoretical guidance on authentication of medicinal plants, herborization, preparation of herbal medicines for decoction and clinical application, with important theoretical value and prac- tical significance. Our research team proposed the "three-element" theory for herbal properties for the first time, conducted a study by using combined methods of philology, chemistry, pharmacology and mathematics, and then drew the research conclusion that herbal properties are defined as the chemical compositions-based comprehensive expression with complex and multi-level (positive/negative) biological effects in specific organism state. In this paper, researchers made a systematic mathematical analysis in four aspects--the correlation between herbal properties and chemical component factors, the correlation between herbal properties and organism state fac- tor, the correlation between herbal properties and biological effect factor and the integration study of the three elements, proposed future outlook, and provided reference to mathematical studies and mathematical analysis of herbal properties.
Drug Compounding ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; Humans ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Models, Theoretical ; Phytotherapy ; Plants, Medicinal ; chemistry

Cancer of digestive system is one of the most common worldwidely cancers and seriously threats to human health. However its etiology and pathogenesis are still not clear. Toll-like receptor (TLR), a newly discovered transmembrane receptor, plays an important role in innate immunity. Recent researches suggested that TLRs had extensive relationship with inflammation, autoimmune diseases and cancer. A large number of researches indicated that TLRs not only participated in the occurrence, development and immune escape of cancer, but also acted in immunotherapy in digestive system. Further investigation of TLRs may re-veal the effects of TLRs in the development of malignant tumors of digestive system, moreover may find new therputic target for the treatment of cancers. We reviewed the relationship between TLRs and cancers of di-gestive system.

Objective:To observe the effect of dissection and reconstruction on palatal muscles morphology in cats. Methods: Nine cats were randomly divided into three groups according to the extension of muscle dissection: small area group(<1/3 group),medium area group(1/3-2/3 group)and large-scale area group(>2/3 group).Control group was the normal palatal muscle in any normal side of the palate.Palatal muscles of all experimental groups were dissected from the posterior border of the hard palate and were reconstructed later. The morphology features and ultrastructure of palatal muscles were observed respectively by HE staining and transmission electron microcopy 1-3 month after operation. Results: There were no obvious differences in morphologic features and ultrastructure of palatal muscles between experiment and normal control groups when the range of palatal muscle dissection was less than 2/3. At early stage (1 month) after operation in large-scale area group, the arrangement of muscles fiber were in structural disorder with inflammatory cell infiltration and muscle fibril formation. The Z line was not distinct, muscles fiber became narrow and myocomma arrangement was not fully dense under transmission electron microcopy. At later stage (2 or 3 month after operation) in large-scale area group, the arrangement of muscles fiber were comparatively regular, neonatal muscles fibers became gradually mature and the amount of inflammatory cell had obviously decreased. Ultrastructure study showed that myocomma arrangement was more orderliness, and Z line became more distinct. Conclusion: It suggests that the extensive dissection of palatal muscles carried no fibrosis, and injury musculature could be repaired and regenerated.

BACKGROUND:There are usualy removable appliances and fixed appliances in the mouth of orthodontic patients, resulting in periodontitis. Because of its high security, good heat resistance, long action time, not easy to produce resistance and wide antimicrobial spectrum, inorganic antibacterial agents have become a research hotspot. OBJECTIVE:To review the application and research progress of inorganic nano-antibacterial materials in orthodontic treatment. METHODS:A computer-based search of PubMed and CNKI databases was performed for articles about applications of inorganic nano-antibacterial materials in orthodontic treatment published from January 2001 to December 2014 using the keywords of “orthodontic, antibacterial agent” in English and Chinese, respectively. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Inorganic nano-antibacterial materials for oral bacteria have good antibacterial properties, and are a kind of ideal biological material. Bracket enamel adhesive, removable appliance resin material and bracket can play correct and antibacterial roles by modification of inorganic nano-antibacterial materials, so as to reduce complications such as dental caries. However, the application of nano-antibacterial materials is stil in its infancy, the modified materials need to be studied further in terms of color problems, physical and chemical properties and biological security.

Objective To discuss the etiology,clinical features,diagnosis and treatment of congenital pleural effusion in fetuses and neonates in order to improve the understanding of this disease. Methods Six neonate cases with congenital pleural effusion were retrospectively analyzed in neonates who were admitted to the Department of Neonatolo-gy of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University after birth and the etiology,clinical features,diagnosis and re-lated treatment were analyzed based on literature review. Results Among 6 patients with congenital pleural effusion, chylothorax was found in 3 cases,one of whom had chylothorax,chylous abdominal,21 trisomy syndrome and congenital hypothyroidism,and the etiology of the other 3 cases were unknown. Diagnosis mainly was depended on imaging and la-boratory tests. The number of nucleated cells of hydrothorax or ascites were(1 588 - 13 057)× 106 / L,mainly lympho-cytes. Protein qualitative was( + - + + + ),the chylothorax qualitative test was positive in 3 cases. The liver function showed that the total protein and albumin were decreased in varyig degrees. Conservative or surgical treatment was taken according to the situation of the patients. Among 6 patients,3 cases were cured after treatment,the others gave up treat-ment finally. Conclusions The etiology of congenital pleural effusion was different,and often associated with chromo-somal abnormalities or other malformations,ultrasonography was the main method to diagnose congenital pleural effusion and the patients should be dynamically observed or treated during the antepartum or intrapartum period. If the neonates are found to have pleural effusion in prenatal period early diagnosis and treatment is a best choice.

10 mm) treated by CBA or BA were retrospectively analyzed. CBA was used in 74 patients and BA in 43 patients. Results Initial success (residual restenosis ≤30% with no major complications) was achieved in 99% of cases in CBA group and 100% in cases of BA group. Follow-up angiography was performed in all patients at (5.8?1.6) months. The diameter stenosis percent after CBA was lower and the instant gain after CBA was larger than that after BA (11.81%?9.17% versus 26.33%?10.04% and 1.96?0.51 mm versus 1.51? 0.54 mm, respectively; P

20 mm has negative correlation with restenosis.

Objective To evaluate the safety and effectis of methylene blue photochemical inactivation of virus in red blood cell (RBC) by using animal models. Methods ①The effects of improving anemia was assessed by transfusing MB P RBC to Beagle’s dog. ②Duck hepatitis B virus(DHBV)was serially diluted and added into human RBC, and then one day old ducklings were inoculated with that treated RBC by intravenous injection. Sera from ducklings were collected and tested by dot hybridization. Infectivity of DHBV (ID 50 ) in RBC was calculated before and after the treatment. Results Dog RBC treated by MB P were not hemolysed after autologous transfusion. There were no changes in serum ALT, AST, BUN, and creatinine after transfusion. The ID 50 contained in RBC changed from 10 3.35 to 10 8.35 after treatment. Conclusion MB P viral inactivation of RBC is safe and effective.

0.05).Conclusion Aspirin plus cilostazol showed comparable antithrombotic effect as aspirin plus ticlopidine after elective coronary stenting and may serve as an alternative treatment for patients intolerable to ticlopidine.