Humans ; Podocytes ; Receptors, Urokinase Plasminogen Activator

Objective:To explore the etiopathogenisis and pathogenesis of AIDS,provide the theoretical basis for TCM treatment based on syndrome differentiation.Methods:15 TCM experts who engaged in prevention and control of AIDS were investigated by the questionnaires,and the results were analysed.Results:In the experts' opinion,epidemic toxicity,damp-toxin,dampness pathogen and heat pathogen are the common etiopathogenisis of AIDS.Deficiency of primordial qi,yang deficiency of spleen and kidney and deficiency of both qi and yin are the common pathogenesis.The common invasion sits of pathogenic factors are in sequence of the spleen,kidney,lung,stomach and liver.Conclusion: AIDS is caused by damp-heat and epidemic toxicity,human immunodeficiency virus(HIV) has been confirmed to be the direct pathogenesis.The pathological characteristic is HIV toxicity danmaging the primordial qi.Pathological changes implicate mainly the spleen and the kidney.

BACKGROUND:Under physiological conditions, nerve roots can move along with the movement of limbs and spine. However, the mechanisms of nerve root stretch injury under physiological conditions and the neurological dysfunction after injury are unclear.
OBJECTIVE:To review the reason of nerve root stretch injury, and to analyze the mechanism of nerve function from biomechanics, pathology and neurophysiology.
METHODS:A computer-based online search of PubMed database was undertaken by the first author to identify the articles related to the research of nerve root injury and nerve stretch injury between 1990 and 2012, with the key words of“nerve root, nerve, stretch injury”. A total of 391 articles were screened out. The articles on the anatomy and biomechanics research of nerve root were included, as wel as the pathology and neurophysiology research after nerve root stretch injury. Final y, 44 articles were included for review.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Nerve root can be stretched along with limbs and spine movement. However, diseases or trauma may cause pathological nerve root stretch, and thus leading neurological dysfunction. The nerve root is often influenced stretch because of its anatomical and tissue structure. Mechanical injury mechanism of stretch composes of peripheral (peripheral nerve conduction stress) and central mechanism (displacement of spinal cord content). Pathological studies found that the local fibrosis is caused by the extracted serum protein that difficult to remove after injury, and this is because of the shortage of lymphatic system in nerve roots. Fibrosis can cause nerve root ischemia, affect the nerve function, and change the biomechanical properties of nerve root. Nerve root injury can cause primary and secondary injury of internal axons, and this is the main reason for neurological dysfunction after injury.

Objective To discuss the anticancer role of arsenic trioxide (ATO) with cisplatin on human oral carcinoma HSQ-89 cells. Methods The human oral epidermoid HSQ-89 cells were chosen as the subjects. Different concentrations of ATO were added into Cisplatin(DDP)-treated cells. The inhibition rate of tumor cells was detected by MTT assay. Results Different concentrations of ATO (0,2.5,5,7.5,10,12.5 μmol/mL) were added into oral cancer HSQ-89 cells which have been treated with DDP (15 μg/mL). The inhibition rate of tumor cells were 26.9%, 67.5%, 73.0%, 88.5%, 90.4%, 98.7%respectively; The combined application of ATO with cisplatin could improve the inhibition rate of HSQ-89 cells in a dose-dependent relation. Conclusion The combined application of ATO and DDP can produce a synergistic action of inhibition on oral cancer cell.

Object The formulation of a standard for the quality control of BINGGANKANG GRANULE was studied Methods The presence of Fructus Ligustri Lucidi, Radix Astragahi, Rhizoma Polygoni Cuspidati, Radix Isatidis and Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis were identified by TLC The content of ginsenoside Rg 1, the main active principle in the granule derived from Panax quinquefolius L was assayed by TLCS Results Linearity was found in the range from 2 08～10 40 ?g of ginsenoside Rg 1, the average recovery was 97 64% and RSD=1 74% Conclusion The method was found to be highly sensitive, simple, precise and reproducible and may be used for the quality control of the granule

Objective Endothelial dysfunction is an important link in the development of coronary heart disease. The article aimed to evaluate reactive hyperemia index(RHI) level in patients with unstable angina pectoris(UAP) complicating diabetes mellitus(DM) and investigate its relationship with the degree of coronary artery stenosis. Methods TThe patients(n=300) diagnosed as UAP by coronary angiography (CAG) in our department were chosen and divided into DM group (UAP complicating DM, n=122) and NDM group(without DM, n=178). The severity of coronary artery stenosis was evaluated using the angiographic Gensini score. RHI levels were compared between two groups. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to analyze the correlations between RHI, angiographic Gensini score and risk factors. Results RHI level of DM group was found to be lower than that of NDM group(1.58±0.39 vs 1.70±0.24,P<0.05). Angiographic Gensini score was significantly elevated in DM group compared to NDM group[Gensini score:(61.76±64.79) vs (37.00±29.79),P<0.05]. The RHI levels of patients with Gensini scores of 31-59 points(1.64±0.28)and above 60 points (1.58±0.32) were significantly lower than those with scores less than 30 points (1.78±0.23) (P<0.05). The RHI level of patients with coronary heart disease(CHD) with three or more risk factors (1.49±0.43) was significantly lower than that of CHD patients with two or less risk factors (1.63±0.29) (P<0.05). Fasting blood glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin, coronary Gensini score, smoking and risk factors in the combined group were all negatively correlated with RHI(β=-0.010；-0.001；-0.177；-0.126；-0.001). Conclusion Gensini integrals are closely co-related to the degree of endothelial dysfunction, and severe endothelial dysfunction may be one cause of exacerbated coronary stenosis in the patients with UAP complicating DM.

INTRODUCTIONAcute myocardial infarction (AMI) due to unprotected left main coronary artery (ULMCA) disease is clinically catastrophic although it has a low incidence. Studies on the long-term prognosis of these patients are rare.

METHODSFrom January 1999 to September 2013, 55 patients whose infarct-related artery was the ULMCA were enrolled. Clinical, angiographic and interventional data was collected. Short-term and long-term clinical follow-up results as well as prognostic determinants during hospitalisation and follow-up were analysed.

RESULTSCardiogenic shock (CS) occurred in 30 (54.5%) patients. During hospitalisation, 22 (40.0%) patients died. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that CS (odds ratio [OR] 5.86; p = 0.03), collateral circulation of Grade 2 or 3 (OR 0.14; p = 0.02) and final flow of thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) Grade 3 (OR 0.05; p = 0.03) correlated with death during hospitalisation. 33 patients survived to discharge; another seven patients died during the follow-up period of 44.6 ± 31.3 (median 60, range 0.67-117.00) months. The overall mortality rate was 52.7% (n = 29). Kaplan-Meier analysis showed that the total cumulative survival rate was 30.7%. Cox multivariate regression analysis showed that CS during hospitalisation was the only predictor of overall mortality (hazard ratio 4.07, 95% confidence interval 1.40-11.83; p = 0.01).

CONCLUSIONAMI caused by ULMCA lesions is complicated by high incidence of CS and mortality. CS, poor collateral blood flow and failure to restore final flow of TIMI Grade 3 correlated with death during hospitalisation. CS is the only predictor of long-term overall mortality.

Adult ; Aged ; Angiography ; Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary ; Coronary Artery Disease ; pathology ; therapy ; Coronary Vessels ; pathology ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Hospitalization ; Humans ; Kaplan-Meier Estimate ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Multivariate Analysis ; Myocardial Infarction ; diagnosis ; therapy ; Odds Ratio ; Percutaneous Coronary Intervention ; Prognosis ; Proportional Hazards Models ; Regression Analysis ; Retrospective Studies ; Shock, Cardiogenic ; Young Adult

BACKGROUNDSacral neuromodulation (SNM) has become an effective method for treating lower urinary tract voiding dysfunction during the past 20 years. Because of the expensive cost, the number of implantable pulse generator (IPG) implantations per year in China is far lower than that in Western developed countries since 2012. This study was to summarize the effects of the appropriate prolonged SNM testing time in improving the implantation rate of a permanent IPG in patients with refractory lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in mainland China.

METHODSFrom January 2013 to June 2016, 51 patients with refractory LUTS received SNM therapy. In this study, we compared the conversion rate 2 weeks after the Stage I test and final actual conversion rate. We also observed the complications (such as pain, infection, and electrode displacement) and effectiveness. We tried to improve an appropriate prolonged test time which was favorable for improving the SNM conversion rate while ensuring safety and effectiveness.

RESULTSAmong 51 patients receiving SNM therapy, 19 patients (mean age 45.0 ± 16.9 years) had poor Stage I test results, and on an average, the electrode was removed 27.4 ± 9.6 days after the surgery. In one patient, the electrode was removed within 2 weeks; when the remaining 18 patients were questioned 2 weeks after testing, none of the patients wanted to terminate the test, and all the 18 patients desired to prolong the testing time to further observe the treatment effect. The remaining 32 patients (mean age 46.7 ± 15.3 years) received Stage II permanent implantation at 19.6 ± 10.4 days after the surgery. The overall Stage I-II conversion was 62.7% (32/51) in this study. Within 2 weeks after the surgery, only eight patients received Stage II permanent implantation, and the conversion rate was only 15.7% (8/51), which was much lower than the overall conversion rate of 62.7%. Nearly 84.4% (27/32) of the patients received Stage II implantation within 4 weeks. None of the patients had incision infections. In one patient, the entire system was removed 1 month after Stage II implantation due to pain in the implantation site.

CONCLUSIONSAppropriate extension of the Stage I testing time of an SNM-barbed electrode could significantly improve the Stage II permanent implantation rate in Chinese refractory LUTS patients; there were no wound infections, and the postoperative complication rate was low. This study recommended that Stage I period of SNM therapy should be 4 weeks according to safety and successful conversion rate.

Adult ; China ; Electric Stimulation Therapy ; methods ; Female ; Humans ; Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms ; therapy ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Retrospective Studies ; Sacrum ; innervation ; Urinary Incontinence, Urge ; therapy

OBJECTIVETo investigate the role of p38MAPK and PI3K/AKT pathways in mitomycin (MMC)-induced apoptosis in the liver stem-like cell line WB-F344.

METHODSWB-F344 cells were exposed to MMC and apoptosis was evaluated by flow cytometry and DNA fragmentation. Phospho-MAPK and phospho-PI3K/AKT were detected by western blotting.

RESULTSMMC induced apoptosis in WB-F344 cells at 6h after addition of MMC; the maximum level of apoptosis was reached at 24h after MMC exposure. The apoptosis effects of MMC were concentration dependent and inhibited when the PI3K pathway was abolished by the specific inhibitor LY294002, but not inhibited when the p38MAPK pathway was abolished by inhibitor SB203508.

CONCLUSIONApoptosis of WB-F344 cells can be induced by MMC.Although MMC can activate both the PI3K/AKT and p38MAPK pathways, the apoptosis effect of MMC occurs via a PI3K pathway and is not dependent on the p38MAPK pathway.

Animals ; Apoptosis ; Blotting, Western ; Cell Line ; Chromones ; Flow Cytometry ; Mitomycin ; Morpholines ; Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt ; Rats ; Signal Transduction ; p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases

OBJECTIVETo study the relationship between the degree of bladder outlet obstruction (BOO), detrusor contractility and residual urine in patients suffering from benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).

METHODSIn 181 patients with BPH, degree of BOO, detrusor contractility, residual urine caculated from cathetering combined with the difference between the filling and the voiding were recorded and analysized statistically using urodynamic technique.

RESULTSResidual urine increased when the detusor contractility was weakened (F = 12.134, P = 0.001). In patients wih severe BOO, there was no significant difference in residual urine (F = 2.386, P = 0.071).

CONCLUSIONSIncreased residual urine is mainly resulted from decreased detrusor contractility. BOO has no significant influence on residual urine. Some patients with normal or weakened detrusor contractility may have more residual urine.

Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Muscle Contraction ; physiology ; Muscle Hypertonia ; physiopathology ; Prostatic Hyperplasia ; complications ; physiopathology ; Urinary Bladder ; physiopathology ; Urinary Bladder Neck Obstruction ; etiology ; physiopathology ; Urination Disorders ; etiology ; physiopathology ; Urodynamics ; physiology