Humans ; Integrative Medicine ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; methods

Neurologic complications are rare but devastating events after scoliosis surgery; a thorough preoperative work-up and effective intraoperative monitoring of the spinal cord may reduce the incidence. This review discusses the incidence, preoperative work-up, intraoperative monitoring, and managing strategies for neurologic complications of scoliosis surgery.

Heart Failure ; therapy ; Humans

Humans ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Treatment Outcome

Objective To investigate the result of diagnosis and surgery of stageⅠnon-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).Methods The survival of 47 stageⅠNSCLC patients performed surgery were retrospectively analyzed.Results There were 21 cases who were diagnosed by routine physical examination.The 1～,3～,5～year survival rates of the group of lobectomy were 93.8%,79.3% and 54.6% respectively.The1～,3～,5～year survival rates of wedge resection were 75.7%,42.6% and 35.7% respectively.There were statistical significances of the survival rates between the two groups(P

Animals ; Betaine-Homocysteine S-Methyltransferase ; therapeutic use ; Homocysteine ; blood ; Hyperhomocysteinemia ; blood ; therapy ; Male ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar ; Recombinant Proteins ; therapeutic use

Diagnosis, Differential ; Health ; Health Promotion ; methods ; Health Status ; Humans ; Integrative Medicine ; methods ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; methods

Objective To explore whether physiological doses of testosterone therapy can modulate cardiomyocyte aging via classical androgen receptor (AR) dependent pathways.Methods Male C57BL/6J mice and testicular feminized (Tfm) mice were divided into five experimental groups:the control group (n=8),the castrated group (n=8),the Tfm group (n=7),the testosterone treated castrated group (n=8),and the testosterone-treated Tfm group (n =8).After isolation of cardiomyocytes from the left ventricle,the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and the amount of malondialdehyde (MDA) were measured using colorimetry,and the expression of the p16INK4a and retinoblastoma (Rb) proteins was detected by Western blotting.Results Compared with the control group,the activity of SOD in the castrated group and the Tfm group declined [(16.55±1.18) U/ml,(17.30±1.32) U/ml vs.(21.57±2.21)U/ml,P＜0.05)],the amount of MDA increased [(7.78±1.27)μmol/L,(6.52±0.82)μmol/L vs.(3.48±0.70)μmol/L],P＜0.01,and the expression of both the p16INK4aand Rb proteins increased [(0.37±0.08),(0.45±0.06) vs.(0.14±0.02),forp16INK4a,P＜0.05; (0.74±0.05),(0.79±0.08) vs.(0.40±0.05),for Rb,P＜0.05].Compared with the castrated group,the activity of SOD in the testosterone treated castrated group increased [(23.00±0.58)U/ml vs.(16.55±1.18) U/ml,P＜0.01],the amount of MDA decreased [(2.63±0.90) μmol/L vs.(7.78±1.27) μmol/L,P＜0.01],and the p16INK4a and Rb proteins were both downregulated (0.13 ± 0.03 vs.0.37± 0.08),for p16INK4a,P＜0.05; (0.45 ±0.05) vs.(0.79±0.08),for Rb P＜0.05.Compared with the Tfm group,the activity of SOD in testosterone-treated Tfm group increased,the amount of MDA decreased,and the p16IN4a and Rb proteins were both downregulated (P＜ 0.05).No significant differences in these markers were detected between the testosterone-treated castrated group and the testosterone-treated Tfm group.Conclusions Physiological doses of testosterone can retard cardiomyocyte aging via androgen receptor independent pathways.

Fibroblast growth factor receptor 3(FGFR3)plays important roles in cell proliferation,diffe rentiation,and angiogenesis.Recent studies have demonstrated that FGFR3 is associated with progression of breast cancer and has effects in endocrine therapy resistance breast cancer.It has also been showed that FGFR3 is correlated with breast cancer prognosis.

Chronic Disease ; Heart Failure ; drug therapy ; Humans