BACKGROUND:Bronchial asthma is considered general y to have an association with Th2 immune response disease, but there is no ideal treatment. Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cel s as a kind of adult stem cel s not only have the multipotent differentiation and proliferation capacity, but also have low immunogenicity and immunoregulation ability. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of culture supernatant of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cel s on lung inflammation of bronchial asthma mice. METHODS:Twenty experimental mice were randomly divided into control and experimental groups, 10 mice in each group. At 0 and 14 days, intraperitoneal injection of ovalbumin induced sensitization in mice, and at 24-26 days, aerosolized ovalbumin solution was used for excitation. From the 24th day, in the experimental group, bone marrow mesenchymal stem cel supernatant was intraperitoneal y injected at 2 hours before excitation;meanwhile, normal saline was injected in the control group. At the last of excitation, the mice were sacrificed under anesthesia to take serum samples, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and lung tissues. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1) Mice in the control group appeared to have abnormal lung tissue structure, and there were a large amount of eosinophils and monocytes in the submucosa and muscularis. However, lung inflammation was relieved in the experimental group after bone marrow mesenchymal stem cel treatment. (2) The levels of interleukin-17 in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and serum were significantly lower in the experimental group than the control group (P<0.05), but there was no difference in the levels of interleukin-4 between the two groups (P>0.05). These findings indicate that the intraperitoneal injection of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cel s can ease lung inflammation and reduce levels of inflammatory markers in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and serum of bronchial asthma mice.

MAL gene expresses in the mediate and late stage of T-lymphocytes.Many studies have shown that the expression of MAL gene has down regulation or loss in many kinds of tumors including esophageal carcinoma,gastric cancer,colon cancer,head and neck squamous cell carcinoma,and so on.MAL gene is related with the process of generation and development of the tumors.The application of MAL gene for clinical diagnosis,prognostic and instructing therapy needs further studies.

Heart rate variability (HRV) is a non-invasive index for quantitative evaluation of cardiac autonomic nervous function, its analysis methods mainly include linear time domain analysis, frequency domain analysis, and nonlinear analysis. This article review the relationship between stroke lesion type, lesion location, degree of neurological deficit, duration and HRV, as well as the possible mechanism and intervention measures of stroke caused HRV.

BACKGROUND: Composite resin functions as a practical resin restoration material with beautiful outlook, modifying its mechanical properties has become a hot spot in research.OBJECTIVE: To prepare resin specimens with two kinds of inlay curing machines: CERAMAGE and TESCERA, and to compare the mechanical properties of these specimens.METHODS: The resin specimens supporting two machines were cross-matched with these machines and then divided into four groups: Group A was Tescrea resin prepared with TESCERA machine; group B was Tescrea resin prepared with CERAMAGE machine; group C was Ceramage resin prepared with CERAMAGE machine; group D was Ceramage resin prepared with TESCERA machine. The standard specimens were determined for compressive strength, hardness and flexural strength.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The compressive strength and hardness in group A were higher than those in other three groups,and group B exhibited higher compressive strength and hardness than groups C and D (P < 0.05). The flexural strength in groups C and D was higher than that in groups A and B (P < 0.05), there was no significant difference between groups C and D, neither betweens group A and B. The experimental findings indicate that TESCERA inlay machine and Tescera resin achieve the optimal mechanical properties.

Objective To explore a reasonable treatment for intertrochanteric hip fractures in the aged patients by comparing the fixation effects of cannulated compression screws and intramedullary fixation nails. Methods From January 1998 to December 2004, in our department 123 old patients with intertrochanteric hip fracture were fixed with cannulated compression screws or intramedullary nails. They were followed up and their complete clinic data kept. According to the Evans classification, of the 51 patients who received treatment with cannulated compression screws for their anterograde intertrochanteric hip fracture, 14 were type Ⅰ , 24 type Ⅱ , 10 type Ⅲ and three type Ⅳ , while of the 72 patients who received treatment with intramedullary nailing, 10 were type Ⅰ , 12 type Ⅱ , 28 type Ⅲ , 14 type Ⅵ , and eight retrograde intertrochanteric hip fractures. A retrospective comparison was made between the old patients treated with the two different fixation devices in terms of operative time, blood loss, transfusion, average hospitalization time, intraoperative and postoperative complications, functional recovery one year postoperatively and treatment expenses. Results The differences between the two groups in operative time, blood loss, transfusion, treatment expenses were of statistical significance (P0.05). Conclusions Cannulated compression screws should be chosen for old patients with anterograde intertrochanteric hip fractures of Evans types Ⅰ & Ⅱ or of Evans types Ⅲ & Ⅳ who are at a high risk, in a poor health or severely osteoporotic state. For patients with unstable Evans types Ⅲ & Ⅳ or with retrograde intertrochanteric hip fractures, intramedullary nails are suitable.

Objective To evaluate the clinical application of fast fluid-attenuated inversion recovery(FLAIR) pulse sequence in MRI study of ADE.Methods Thirty cases with ADE were studied with fast FLAIR sequence and T 2 weighted spinecho sequence.The results were compared in terms of image quality.Results We found the fast-FLAIR could suppress CSF signal effectively,and more lesions were displayed on FLAIR images than on turbo SE T 2-weighted images.The extent of the lesions and the contrast between lesions and normal brain tissue were demonstrated better with fast-FLAIR sequence.Conclusion The lesions in ADE are demonstrated on fast-FLAIR sequence better than on turbo SE T 2 weighted sequence and FAST-flair could be a complementing modality to display lesions in ADE.

To explore the effects and mechanisms of combining astragaloside IV (the effective component of Astragalus membranaceus) with notoginsenoside R1, ginsenoside Rb1 and ginsenoside Rg1 (the effective components of Panax notoginseng) against oxidative injury in PC12 cells induced by cobalt chloride (CoCl₂).

Objective To study the expressing status of antisense tissue inhibitor of metalloproteina se-1(TIMP-1) in hepatic stellate cells (HSC) constructed in vitro, and to eval u ate the effects on the production of type Ⅰ and Ⅲ collagens secreted by activated rat HSC. Methods HSC were extracted from normal rat liver by pronase and co llagenase digestion and purified by centrifugal elutriation, and were cultured pla stic until they were activated to a myofibroblastic phenotype after 7-10 days. RT-nest-PCR and gene recombinant techniques were used to construct the rat ant isense TIMP-1 expression plasmid which can express in eukaryotic cells, and seg uenced after being counstructed. The expressing plasmid and the pcDNA3 empty pla smid were transfected into HSC by Effectene reagent separately. The cells were sel ected after growing in DMEM containing 400 ?g/ml G418 for 3 to 4 weeks. Exp ression of TIMP-1 in HSC was d etermined by Northern blot and Western blot. We tested the interstitial collagen ase activity in culture media with FITC-labled type Ⅰ collagen as substrate. U ltimately, we quantified the typeⅠ and type Ⅲ collagen in HSC by Wester n blot. Results The exogenous antisense TIMP-1 recombinant plasmid could block the expression of TIMP-1 greatly, while there were not the same outcome i n pcDNA3 empty plasmid g roup and non-transfecting control group. The ratio of TIMP-1/GAPDH was 0.67, 2 .41 and 2.97 respectively at mRNA level( P

[Objective]To investigate the diagnostic methods and clinical effects of the management of spondylolithesis with adjacent segment degeneration.[Method]Between October 2000 and October 2005,16 consecutive patients(3 males and 13 females) aging 42 to 76 years(mean 59.1 years) received instrumented lumbar interbody fusion procedure using traditional posterior approaches for spondylolithesis with adjacent segment degeneration.Lumbar functions were assessed using Prolo system.Preoperative and follow-up lateral lumbar radiographs were studied for reduction of spondylolithesis,disc heights,lumbar lordosis,fusion rates and complications.[Result]Fourteen patients were followed up,with an average duration of 28(16–53) months.Clinical outcomes in terms of Prolo system was 7 points in 3 patients,8 in 7 patients,9 in 2 patients,and 4 in 2 patients at 3 months after operation with 85.7% being graded as good or excellent.Seven points in 4 patients,8 in 6 patients,and 9 in 4 patients at last follow-up(graded as 100% good or excellent).Fusion rate was 66.7%(8/14)at 6 months and 92.9%(13/14)at 12 months after operation.Ten patients(71.4%) fully recovered from spondylolithesis,4 had partial reduction,and their reduction status was unchanged according to plain radiographs at 12 months and last follow-up.The operative wound healed without complications in all patients.The mean Lordosis was 26.64??6.67?,33.29??3.39?and 32.71??2.80?before and at 3-month,or last follow-up after operation.The mean of fused Lordosis was 15.64??6.21?,28.29??3.28?and 32.36??3.91?before at 6 months or at last time follow-up after operation.The disc heights were 6.54?1.13mm and 9.62?0.81mm before and after operation.Statistics showed significant difference(P

Objective To compare the biomechanical stability of the multiaxial inter-vertebral and vertebral pedicle screw fixation in vertebral fracture fixation of the spinal fracture model. Methods Six lumbar fracture models were made on fresh calf lumbar spine specimens at L1 -L5 to compare the stability of four transpedicular multiaxial screws and six transpedicular multiaxial screws by examining the range of motion (ROM) in flexion, extension, lateral bending and torsion. Results Biomechanical experiment found that four multiaxial screws transpedicular fixation specimen exhibited a significantly larger ROM in flexion and extension than the intact specimens; while six multiaxial transpedicular screw fixation specimen exhibited a smaller ROM than the intact specimens (t =4. 844,P ＜0. 01 ;t =3. 722,P ＜0.05 ). The ROM of six multiaxial transpedicular screw fixation specimen was significantly smaller than that of four multiaxial transpedicular screw fixation specimen in flexion, extension, lateral bending and rotation ( P ＜ 0. 01 ). Conclusions Compared with four multiaxial transpedicular screw fixation, six multiaxial transpedicular screw fixation exhibits a significantly larger stability in flexion, extension, lateral bending and rotation, as provides theoretical basis for treatment of thoracolumbar fractures with pedicular screw fixation.