BACKGROUND: The meniscus has limited ability in repairing itself after being injured. However, tissue engineering provides a new way to meniscus repair after injury. Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs), which possess the potential of multi-directional differentiations, can be ideal seed cells in meniscus tissue engineering. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the feasibility of differentiation of in vitro cultured porcine BMSCs into fibrochondrocyte phenotypes in inductive medium. METHODS: BMSCs were isolated with whole bone marrow culture method. Then, BMSCs of the third passage were digested and incubated in a medium containing transforming growth factor-β1, insulin-like growth factor-Ⅰ, dexamethasone and ascorbic acid in a 24-well plate at a density of 2.0×10~4/cm~2 in the experimental group. While in the control group, the DMEM-LG complete culture medium containing no inductive factor were used instead. At day 7, 14 and 21 after induction respectively, Toluidine blue staining and immunocytochemical staining were performed to detect differentiation. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: ①Population double time (PDT) of BMSCs; ②Morphological changes of BMSCs under light microscope;③Proteoglycan expression;④Collagen type Ⅰ and type Ⅱ expression. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: ① The PDT of the second passage BMSCs was 2 days, which was the shortest. The PDT prolonged relatively after the fourth passage, which were 5 to 9 days. ② The BMSCs changed from a spindle-like appearance into a polygonal shape after induction. ③ In the experimental group, toluidine blue staining resulted in hyacinthine-stained cytoplasm and the blue was even deeper in the area where cells were dense; The degree of staining increased with the increasing induction time. While in the control group, only nucleus of BMSCs were stained blue. ④ Collagen type Ⅰ immunocytochemical staining was positive in both the experimental and the control group and there was no difference of significance between various induction time. No collagen type Ⅱwas seen expressed in the control group, while in the experimental group it was seen to be expressed steadily after 14 days of induction. It is indicated tlat BMSCs can be induced to synthesize fibrochondrocyte-characterized extracellular matrixes in vitro, which suggests that BMSCs are available as seed cells in meniscus tissue engineering.

Objective To analyze the clinical efficacy of lateral elbow approach combined with anterior median approach in the treatment of terrible triad of elbow.Methods Retrospectively analyzed 20 patients of terrible triad elbow who were admitted into our hospital from April 2012 to January 2015 and treated with lateral elbow approach combined with anterior median approach.The postoperative recovery of arthrosis,forearm rotation range,and range of motion were evaluated by Mayo score system.Results All patients wounds were with primary healing.There were 11 cases of excellent and 4 cases of good through Mayo score system,with the good rate of 75％.At the final follow-up,the range of motion was (122.06 ± 24.17) ° and the forearm rotation was (136.28 ± 8.9) °.Conclusion Lateral elbow approach combined with anterior median approach for the treatment of terrible triad of elbow has clear visual field,excellent surgical rate,without complications such as elbow instability and nerve damage.

Objective To detect the preliminary results of combined periacetabular and intertrochanteric osteotomies for complex hip dysplasia.Methods From January 2006 to August 2011,23 patients (25 hips) with complex hip dysplasia were treated with combined periacetabular and intertrochanteric osteotomies (ITO).Valgus ITO was performed on 2 hips and varus ITO on others.The averagc age of patients at the time of index procedure was 20.5± 3.9 years (range:15 to 26).The hip pain period before surgery varied from 5 to 24 months (mean 11±4.7 months).The Shenton's line was broken in every hip and the mean preoperative lateral central edge angle (LCEA) was 5.6°±4.6°.The average preoperative fenoral neck-shaft (CCD) angles were 158°±3.2° and 110° in 23 valgus hips and both of two varus hips respectively.The preoperative Harris hip score was 76.7±3.7.According to T(o)nnis osteoarthritis grades,there were 7 hips at grade 0,12 hips at grade Ⅰ and 6 hips at grade Ⅱ.Results The mean followup period was 40±18 months (range:12 to 78).The CCD angle (130°±2.1°),LCEA (28.6°±2.9°) and Harris hip score (90.8±3.3)were all improved postoperatively,whereas no progression was found in preoperative T(o)nnis grades.The postoperative Harris hip scores were excellent in 17 hips and good in 8 hips.The T(o)nnis osteoarthritis grades were grade 0 in 6 hips,grade Ⅰ in 11 hips and grade Ⅱ in 8 hips.There wcre six cases with lateral femoral cutaneous nerve injury,three cases with limp and two cases with broken Shenton's line.Neither femoral head necrosis nor bone nonunion was found in this study.Conclusion Satisfactory preliminary results could be obtained through combined periacetabular and intertrochanteric osteotomies among patients with complex hip dysplasia.The risk of femoral head necrosis and bone nonunion was low.

【Objective】To observe the therapeutic effect of Qi-strengthening and yin-nourishing,stasis-removing and regeneration-promoting therapy for clinical diabetic nephropathy(CDN)and to explore its mechanism.【Methods】Eighty CDN patients with Qi-yin deficiency and stasis blocking kidney collaterals were randomized into groups A and B at the proportion of 3∶1 by using random number table.Group B(n=20)was given routine western treatment involving decreasing blood glucose,blood pressure and blood lipid,taking good quality diet with low protein,regulating water-electrolyte disturbance and acid-base balance,and preventing and curing complicated infection.Group A(n=60)was treated with Qi-strengthening and yin-nourishing,stasis-removing and regeneration-promoting herbal medicine(mainly composed of Radix Astragali,Fructus Mori,Radix Scrophulariae,Radix Angelicae Sinensis,Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae,Radix et Rhizoma Rhei,Stigma Maydis and Rhizoma Chuanxiong).After treatment,the therapeutic effect was compared in the two groups.Meanwhile,the changes of fasting blood glucose,renal kidney,24-hour urinary protein,blood rheology,blood lipid and fibrinogen(FIB),as well as plasma endothelin 1(ET-1),tumor necrosis factor ?(TNF-?)and interleukin 1(IL-1)were observed.【Results】Qi-strengthening and yin-nourishing,stasis-removing and regeneration-promoting herbal medicine relieved the symptoms and signs of the patients,decreased 24-hour urinary protein content,and improved the renal function parameters in renal compensatory and decompensatory stages.The herbal medicine could also decrease blood lipid and fasting blood glucose levels,improve blood rheology indexes,and decrease serum IL-1 and ET-1 levels(P

This article reports the experience of treatment of 30 cases of temporal epilepsy with surgery. There were 15 male patients and 15 female. The duration of the disease ranged from 5 to 37 years with an average of 13.6 years. 12 patients suffered from grand and petite mal, 8 Jacksonian accompanied by psychomotor epilepsy, and 10 grand mal. Before the operation, the focus with sporadic spikes was found in the temporal lobe with electroencephalogram. Operation: the temporal pole and the medi-basal region were removed in 9 cases, anterior portion of the temporal nesiolobe in 10 cases, temporal neocortical of the temporal lobe in 6 cases, dorsolateral and laterobasal parts in 5 cases. Organic pathological changes were confirmed in all cases by pathological examination. Clinical result of all cases was satisfactory, with an effective rate of 93%. The clinical and pathological changes of epilepsy and efficacy of the treatment are discussed. It is stressed that the localization of the focus of epilepsy depe nds mainly on electroencephalogram. It is very important to look for sporadic spikes using cortical electrode during operation, and complete eradication of the focus is the key to achieve a good treatment effect.

Objective To explore the belongingness,name and clinical significance of a sort of osteal structure variation (OSV) posterior,outboard and superior to the ditch of vertebral artery of atlas.Methods 23 cases of OSV were collected among 426 patients underwent MSCT intracranial and cervical angiography with volume rendering technique (VRT)to notice the pier point,shape and direction of protuberance,and the relation and influence to the vertebral artery.Results The incidence of OSV was 5.40%(23/426) in which 31 sides were detected,and 1 5 cases in unilateral and 8 cases in bilateral.Simple type was showed at 1 9 sides,compound type at 12 sides with other ponticulus.According to the shape of the ponticulus,simple root was seen at 1 7 sides(13 inferior root and 4 lat-erial root),opposite beaked at 5 sides,complete type at 9 sides.OSV was located at posterior,outbord and superior to the ditch of vertebral artery of atlas and closed to the vertebral artery.The vertebral artery was influenced by OSV as following:in simple OSV vertebral artery stenosis was seen at 4 sides in which unite convulsion was showed at one side;in compound OSV vertebral artery ste-nosis was seen at 5 sides,in which unite convulsion was showed at 2 sides.Conclusion OSV is similar to ponticulus posticus(PP)and ponticulus lateralis(PL),and has similarly importance clinical significance,and should belong to the ponticulus of atlas,and to be named as ponticulus borderland(PB).

Evacuation of intracerebral hematomas in 38 hypertensive patients was reported. Hematomas were found in the internal capsule in 24 patients, subcortex in 5. cerebellum in 7 and brain stem in 2. The volume of hematoma was less than 2ml (in the brain stem) in 2 patients, 20-50ml in 15, and over 100ml in 6. The fluid hematoma was to tally aspirated with stereotactic technique in 7 patients. In 17 patients, over 80% of hematoma was evacuated, and in 14 about 60-80% of hematoma was evacuated by the same technic. The results of the operation were good in 11 patients (29.0%), while in 29% there was a mild disability, and in 12 (31.5%) there was a marked disability, 4(10.5%) died.

Objective To report the treatment effects of open reduction and internal fixation with bone plate through a small posterior heel plus tarsal canal incision on closed calcaneal fractures.Methods A retrospective study was done of the 20 patients (25 feet) who had been treated at Ward One,Department of Orthopaedics,People's Hospital of Yunfu from February 2016 to February of 2019 for closed calcaneal frac-tures by open reduction and internal fixation with bone plate through a small posterior heel plus tarsal canal incision.They were 16 males and 4 females,aged from 16 to 60 years.According to the Sanders classification,there were 3 cases of type Ⅱ,15 cases of type Ⅲ and 2 cases of type Ⅳ.Their fractures were reduced by traction,extruding,prying and direct visualization through the tarsal canal window;the bone plates were inserted through a small incision at the back of the heel and fixated by screws.Postoperative observation was done to address fracture healing,and length,width,height,B(o)hler angle and Gissane angle of the affected calcaneus,as well as functional recovery of the ankle-hindfoot by the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) evaluation.Results The operation time for a single foot ranged from 45 min to 70 min,averaging 64.5 min;the intraoperative fluoroscopy for a single foot ranged from 3 times to 6 times,averaging 4.5 times.Local skin necrosis of about 0.5 cm x 0.3 cm appeared in one foot after operation but responded to dressing change.No other wound complications occurred.Their follow up was carried out for 6 to 36 months (average,17.3 months).The fractures healed well with well-shaped bony callus and flat articular surface after 4 to 6 months.The length (80.5 mm ±4.2 mm),width (44.8 mm ±5.2 mm),height (44.4 mm ±3.0 mm),B(o)hler angle (25.0° ± 5.1 °) and Gissane angle (113.8 ° ± 8.6°) of the calcaneus at the last follow up were significantly improved than the preoperative values (79.4 mm ± 4.5 mm,50.5 mm ± 6.3 mm,40.0 mm ±4.4 mm,12.0°± 13.8° and 107.0°± 13.3°) (all P ＜ 0.05).By the AOFAS ankle-hindfoot scale,functional recovery of the foot was excellent in 20,good in 3 and fair in 2 cases,giving an excellent to good rate of 92％.Conclusion In the treatment of closed calcaneal fractures,open reduction and internal fixation with bone plate through a small posterior heel plus tarsal canal incision may lead to fine outeomes due to its advantages of small incision and fine fracture reduction.

Species identification using DNA sequences is the basis for DNA taxonomy. In this study, we sequenced the ribosomal large-subunit RNA gene sequences (3,037-3,061 bp) in length of 13 Chinese Theileria stocks that were infective to cattle and sheep. The complete 28S rRNA gene is relatively difficult to amplify and its conserved region is not important for phylogenetic study. Therefore, we selected the D2-D3 region from the complete 28S rRNA sequences for phylogenetic analysis. Our analyses of 28S rRNA gene sequences showed that the 28S rRNA was useful as a phylogenetic marker for analyzing the relationships among Theileria spp. in ruminants. In addition, the D2-D3 region was a short segment that could be used instead of the whole 28S rRNA sequence during the phylogenetic analysis of Theileria, and it may be an ideal DNA barcode.
Animals ; Base Sequence ; China ; DNA, Ribosomal/chemistry/genetics ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Phylogeny ; RNA, Ribosomal, 28S/genetics ; Ruminants ; Sequence Alignment ; Sequence Analysis, DNA/veterinary ; Theileria/*classification/genetics/isolation & purification ; Theileriasis/*parasitology

In order to determine the effect of various hosts on feeding performance of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, we used 3 mammalian species as hosts, cattle (Qinchuan), sheep (T an), and rabbits (Japanese white rabbit) for infest-ing ticks. Five hundreds of R. microplus larvae were exposed to each animal (3 animals/host species). Tick recoveries were 11.0%, 0.47%, and 5.5% from cattle, sheep, and rabbits, respectively. The averages of tick feeding periods were not significantly different on cattle, sheep, and rabbits, 28.8, 25.3, and 26.7 days, respectively. The average weights of individual engorged female from cattle, sheep, and rabbits were 312.5, 219.1, and 130.2 mg, respectively and those of egg mass weights each to 85.0, 96.6, and 17.8 mg. The highest egg hatching rate was in the ticks from cattle (96.0%), fol-lowed by those from rabbits (83.0%) and sheep (19.2%). These data suggest that rabbits could be as an alternative host to cultivate R. microplus for evaluating vaccines and chemical and biological medicines against the tick in the laboratory, although the biological parameters of ticks were less than those from cattle.
Animals ; Cattle* ; Female ; Humans ; Larva ; Ovum ; Rabbits* ; Rhipicephalus* ; Sheep* ; Ticks ; Vaccines ; Weights and Measures