Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), a potent chemotactic and mitogenic factor, is involved in the regulation of hematopoiesis and platelet production. Our studies demonstrate the presence of functional PDGF receptors (PDGFR) on human megakaryocytes/platelets and CD34(+) cells, and their ability to mediate a mitogenic response. PDGF promotes the ex vivo expansion of human hematopoietic stem (CD34(+)) and progenitor (CD41(+)) cells. More significantly, PDGF enhances the engraftment of human CD45(+) cells and their myeloid subsets (CD33(+), CD14(+) cells) in NOD/SCID mice. PDGF also stimulates in vitro megakaryocytopoiesis via PDGFR and/or the indirect effect on bone marrow microenvironment to produce TPO and other cytokines. It also shows a direct stimulatory effect of PDGF on c-Fos, GATA-1 and NF-E2 expressions in megakaryocytes. We speculate that these transcription factors may be involved in the signal transduction of PDGF on the regulation of megakaryocytopoiesis. PDGF also enhances platelet recovery in mouse model with radiation-induced thrombocytopenia. This radioprotective effect is likely to be mediated via PDGFR with subsequent activation of the PI3K/Akt pathway. It provides a possible explanation that blockage of PDGFR may reduce thrombopoiesis and play a role in imatinib mesylate-induced thrombocytopenia.
Animals ; Hematopoietic Stem Cells ; cytology ; Humans ; Megakaryocytes ; cytology ; Mice ; Platelet-Derived Growth Factor ; metabolism ; Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor ; metabolism ; Thrombopoiesis

Objective To study the clinical effect of SCOFIX on thoracolumbar fracture.Methods The clinical data of twenty-five cases with thoracolumbar fracture treated with SCOFIX system were retrospectively anal- ysed.Results With six to twenty-two months follow-up,anterior height of compressed vertebral bodies was restored from 46.8 %(12%～60%)preoperatively to 92%(90%～100%)postoperatively,and that of posterior height was from 77.5%(26%～86%)to 96.7%(90%～100%).Cobb's angle was from 15.7?(12?～26?)preoperatively to 1.4?(0?～6?)postoperatively.Conclusion SCOFIX system was simple structured,easily used and strongly fixed, and it was a good system in spinal internal fixation and for deeply reseach.

BACKGROUND:Silicon carbide-carbon (C/C-SiC) composite materials are widely used, but no relevant experimental studies on medical prosthesis materials have been reported.
OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate the feasibility of C/C-SiC composite materials as a substitute for facet joint prosthesis based on the biomechanical research and three-dimensional finite element analysis.
METHODS:The predetermined size C/C-SiC composites and traditional carbon/carbon(C/C) composite materials were placed in an electronic universal testing machine, to measure and calculate material compressive elastic modulus, compressive strength, maximal anticompression force, flexural modulus, bending strength and maximal antibending force. Afterwards friction coefficient, wear volume and weight wear rate were measured. Using three-dimensional finite element analysis, finite element models of the third metacarpal bone were defined as C/C and C/C-SiC composite element types, respectively. 200 N axial force was applied to analyze the total displacement and node stress.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Compressive elastic modulus, compressive strength,maximal anticompression force, flexural modulus, bending strength and maximal antibending force of C/C-SiC composites were significantly higher than those of the C/C materials (P < 0.05); friction coefficient, wear volume, weight wear rate, total displacement as wel as node stress of C/C-SiC composites were significantly lower than those of C/C materials (P < 0.05). These results prove that C/C-SiC composite has favorable mechanical properties, antiwear ability, compression resistance and stress resistance.

It is important and difficult to establish the market competition mechanism in the health care re-form. Medical voucher system in Hong Kong and Macao can provide policy guidelines for Mainland China to promote institutional innovation, force public hospital reform and the rational allocation of medical and health resources. This paper introduced the origin and development of medical voucher system. Based on the description of the implementa-tion background, similarities and differences and effects of medical voucher system in Hong Kong and Macao, the pa-per found that medical voucher system could help encourage the demander to make more frequent use of medical serv-ices, improve their consciousness of prevention and health care and promote family doctor system. Through analyzing the applicability of medical voucher system in mainland China, the paper pointed out it was consistent with the reform orientation and could be served as a useful supplement to the health care system to improve medical insurance, medi-cal assisstance system as well as an effective measure to develop private medical institutions.

Objective:To investigate the impact of humanistic spirit cultivation on nursing students' ethics cog-nition. Method:Total 364 internship nursing students in 2010 were taken as the control group with the routine clini-cal teaching method, 381 in 2014 as the experimental group, not only a routine clinical teaching method but also to increase of their humanistic spirit culture. Results:Humanity spirit cultivation before and after practice nursing students in medical security system cognition difference is not significant, but in medical optimization, the patients right of informed consent, the life value differences of cognitive and ethical cognitive dimension score was statisti-cally significant ( P<0 . 05 ) . Conclusions:Humanistic spirit culture promote the practice of nursing students to raise the level of moral cognition foundation for humanity quality education and nursing ethics education, should further strengthen the diversification of internship training nursing students humanistic spirit.

Objective To evaluate the effects of lidocaine in combination with sevoflurane on myocardial protection in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCABG).Methods One hundred ASA physical status Ⅱ or Ⅲ and NYHA class Ⅰ or Ⅱ patients of both sexes,aged 45-70 yr,weighing 63-82 kg,scheduled for elective OPCABG,were randomly assigned into 4 groups (n=25 each):control group (group C),lidocaine group (group L),sevoflurane group (group S),sevoflurane combined with lidocaine group (group SL).Tracheal intubation was performed after induction of anesthesia.Anesthesia was maintained with iv infusion of propofol and intermittent iv boluses of sufentanil and pipecuronium.Bispectral index value was maintained at 45-55.Lidocaine 1.5 mg/kg was injected after intubation,followed by infusion at 2 mg/min until the end of surgery in L and SL groups.Sevoflurane was inhaled with end-tidal concentration of 2.2％-2.5％ starting from the end of intubation until the end of operation in S and SL groups.Before induction of anesthesia,at skin incision,immediately after transsection of internal mammary artery,after completion of anastomosis of the proximal aortovein and distal coronary artery,at the end of operation and at 24 h during operation,venous blood samples were obtained to detect the levels of plasma creatine kinase (CK),creatine kinase isoenzyme-MB (CK-MB) and cardiac troponin Ⅰ (cTnI).Lidocaine-related side effects such as arrhythmia,bradycardia or cardiac arrest were recorded during operation and within 24 h after operation.Results Compared with group C,the plasma CK,CK-MB and cTnI levels were decreased in the S,L and SL groups.The plasma CK-MB and cTnI levels were significantly lower in SL group than in L group.The plasma CK,CK-MB and cTnI levels were significantly lower in SL group than in S group.In L and SL groups,no patient developed lidocainerelated side effects.Conclusion Lidocaine 1.5 mg/kg injected intravenously after intubation,followed by infusion at 2 mg/min in combination with sevoflurane end-tidal concentration about 2.2％ ～2.5％ provides myocardial protection in patients undergoing OPCABG,the efficacy is stronger than that of either alone.

Objective To establish an automatic microscope scanning system based on the oil-lens for replacing the traditional manual microscopy reading of blood films to improve the efficiency and the detection rate of Plasmodium.Methods The system consisted of an optical microscope,digital camera,control software and general computer-based component.The system and professional persons read the blood films with single-blind method,everyone read 10 blood samples(100 fields of vision per blood film),and the time and results of reading were recorded.Results The system had the function of automatic displacement and focus,automatic scanning and storage,automatic back-bit and reset,annotation,and automatic counting,reporting and printing.The system can increased the speed of reading films by 30.58%,and improved the accuracy by 13.33%.Conclusion The automatic microscope scanning system can improve the speed and accuracy of reading films and the operation is simple.

Objective We aimed to investigate the nurses' ethics cognition status and its influencing factors after carrying out the High quality nursing service demonstration project in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.Methods From May to June 2014,379 clinical nurses from 59 hospitals of different grades in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region were investigated with the self-designed questionnaire.Results After carrying out the High quality nursing service demonstration project,the total score of the nurses' ethics cognition were (51.29±3.46),which was higher than those in 2010.There was no statistical difference in cognition of medical confidentiality between 2014 and 2010,but it showed significant statistical differences in dimensions of medical optimization,informed consent,the value of life,t value was 11.389,7.448 and 2.126,P ＜0.05.The multiple linear regression analysis showed that nurse-job seniority and hospital hierarchy of clinical nurses were influencing factors of nurses' ethics cognition; educational levels,professional title and nurse-job seniority of clinical nurses were influencing factors of medical optimization; nurses' professional title was influencing factor of informed consent; nurse-job seniority,department and hospital hierarchy of clinical nurses were influencing factors of medical confidentiality; nurses' educational level was influencing factor of life value.Conclusions The High quality nursing service demonstration project contributes to improve the level of nurses' ethics cognition.We should strengthen the nursing ethics continuing education system,in order to improve the nurses' comprehensive ethics cognition.

0.05),but the latter was superior to the former in extinction of exanthem.4.B_(19)-DNA clearance of hormone group was 25.0%,that of gamma globulin group was 81.82%,and there was significant difference between 2 groups(P

Objective To explore the the influence ofFurong-Tongmai capsules on myocardial expression of LN and CollagenⅢ in diabetes mellitus (DM) rats.Methods A total of 60 rats were randomly divided into the control group, the model group, the low-, middle- high-dosageFurong-Tongmai capsules group (n=10). The low-, middle-high-dosageFurong-Tongmai group was given 1.4, 0.7, 2.8 g/(kg body weight) Furong-Tongmai capsules. The other two groups were given the same dose of purified water. After 8 weeks treatment, the myocardial was taken to make pathology slice with SP immunohistochemistry staining. The expression of LN and CollagenⅢ were detected.Results Compared with model group, the expression of LN (0.67% ± 0.04%,0.65% ± 0.09%vs. 1.08% ± 0.13%) and CollagenⅢ (0.67% ± 0.15%, 0.69% ± 0.13%vs. 1.17% ± 0.12%) in the middle-high-dosageFurong-Tongmai groups significantly decreased (P<0.05). However, there were no statistical differences between the low-, middle- high-dosageFurong-Tongmai groups and the model group (P>0.05).Conclusions TheFurong-Tongmai capsules could inhibit the expression of LN and CollagenⅢ in DM rats.