Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia is a rare disease, which is characterized by the obstruction of lymphatic return, dilated lymphatics and distorted structure of villi. Lymph fluid leaks into the small bowel lumen as a result of the obstruction of lymphatics and elevated pressure of lymphatics, and leads to malabsorption and loss of proteins. The causes and pathogenesis of PIL are not clear, hut the abnormal immunologic mechanism has got people's attention. Recently, the endoscopic technique has been improved, and the diagnosis rate of PIL has increased obviously. Antisecosis is the basic and effective treatment, especially for children.

Objective To study the effects of Cad-Ⅱgene on osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells in vitro. Methods The human marrow mesenchymal stem cells (hBMSCs) were isolated and cultured in vitro before they were divided into 2 groups. In the transfeetion group, the hBMSCs were transfeeted with Cad- Ⅱgene;in the simple osteogenic inducement group, they were cultured in the condition medium. Then the expressions of Cad- Ⅱ protein were determined and the alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activities and the expressions of ostcocalein were measured at 3, 7, 14 and 21 days for comparison between the 2 groups. Results The ALP activity and positive expression of osteoealcin were regulated significantly higher in the transfeetion group than in the simple osteogenic inducement group at different times (P <0.05). The mineralized nodes began to appear at 14 days in the 2 groups and increased with time. Conclusion Cad-Ⅱgene transfeetion can promote differentiation of hBMSCs into the osteoblasts.

The study of viruses traditionally focused on their roles as infectious agents and as tools for understanding cell biology. Recently, however, with the development of structural biology, viruses have now been receiving particular attention in nanotechnology. By chemical methods or by gene modification, viruses have been functionalized as potential building blocks for several applications, such as drug/gene delivery vehicles, advanced vaccine vehicles, and special inorganic or organic nanomaterials. Here we highlight some of the recent progresses in the medical applications of viruses.
Biomedical Research ; trends ; Gene Transfer Techniques ; Genetic Therapy ; Nanostructures ; Nanotechnology ; trends ; Vaccines ; Viruses

Objective To evaluate the effect of pre-emptive analgesia on pain and inflammation control in patients with severe multiple trauma.Methods Severe multiple trauma patients treated in the emergency department from September 2014 to December 2014 were prospectively included based on the inclusion criteria including injury severity score (ISS) of 16 to 25,Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) ≥ 13 and visual analogue scale (VAS) ≥ 4.The patients were assigned to pre-emptive analgesia group,traditional analgesia group and non-analgesia group,according to the random number table.Pre-emptive analgesia group had patient-controlled intravenous analgesia (PCIA) with sufentanil and tramadol on admission.Traditional analgesia group were administered intramuscular pethidine or subcutaneous morphine for temporary analgesia when the pain could not be tolerated.Non-analgesia group received no analgesia.VAS,systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) score and serum interleukin (IL)-6 concentration were compared among the groups on admission day,24,48,72,120,168 and 240 h after admission.Results Fifty-seven patients (46 males and 11 females) were included,and age was (39.61 ± 12.05)years.There were 18 patients in pre-emptive analgesia group,20 patients in traditional analgesia group,and 19 patients in non-analgesia group.Comparison between pre-emptive analgesia,traditional analgesia and non-analgesia groups showed no significant differences on admission with respect toVAS [(6.5±1.5),(6.6±1.4),(6.4 ±1.4)points],SIRS [(3.3±0.7),(3.4±0.6),(3.4±0.8) points] and IL-6 concentration [(109.2 ± 47.9),(99.9 ± 44.3),(106.3 ± 50.0) ng/L] (P ＞0.05).Compared to traditional analgesia and non-analgesia groups,VAS and SIRS score in pre-emptive analgesia group differed significantly at 24,48,72,120,168 and 240 h after admission,and IL-6 in pre-emptive analgesia group differed significantly at 48,72,120,168 and 240 h after admission (all P ＜0.05).VAS,SIRS score and IL-6 concentration declined faster in pre-emptive analgesia group than other two groups (P ＜ 0.05),while there were no significant differences between traditional analgesia and nonanalgesia groups (P ＞ 0.05).Positive correlation was noted between VAS and SIRS score,and between VAS and t IL-6 concentration (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Pre-analgesia provides quick and effective pain relief and attenuate excessive systemic inflammation response that contributes to stabilization and recovery of the severe multiple trauma patients.

BACKGROUND:Hip fracture has become one of the main reasons for morbidity, death and heavy medical costs in the elderly. With aging, the incidence of hip fractures in the elderly is increased day by day. OBJECTIVE:To investigate and analyze the incidence and distribution of hip fractures in middle-aged and old population from Changning District of Shanghai, China. METHODS:Medical records of patients with hip fracture ICD-9 CODE (femoral neck fracture and intertrochanteric fracture) admitted from July 2008 to June 2013 were col ected at the Changning District Public Health Information Center and Shanghai Shen Kang Medical Al iance Center. Population distributions of Changning District in 2010 and 2011 were provided by the Disease Control Center of Changning District. Then, the crude morbidity of hip fracture was calculated in terms of different ages and genders. For patients aged over 50 years, every 5 years served as an age group. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The incidence rate of hip fractures in the population aged over 50 years was 197.04/100 000, 88.51/100 000 in male and 304.73/100 000 in female. The annual standardized incidence rate of hip fracture was higher in female than male (P<0.05). The crude incidence rate of hip fracture was increased dramatical y in the population over 70 years, especial y in females. It indicates that the incidence rate of hip fractures is closed related to age, gender and osteoporosis.

Objective:To investigate the correlation between serum magnesium and intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (ICAS).Methods:The suspected patients with stroke treated in the Department of Neurology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital from January 2014 to June 2018 were retrospectively collected. The baseline characteristic data were collected and ICAS was evaluated by magnetic resonance angiography. Multivariate logistic regression model was used to analyze the independent correlation between serum magnesium and ICAS. Results:A total of 2 354 patients were enrolled, including 1 451 patients with acute ischemic stroke (ICAS n=416) and 903 patients with non-acute ischemic stroke (ICAS n=184). The median age of the overall study population was 67 years old (interquartile range, 60-77 years), 1 420 patients were male (60.30%), and the median serum magnesium was 0.86 mg/L (interquartile range, 0.81-0.92 mg/L). In patients with ischemic stroke, serum magnesium in the ICAS group was significantly lower than that in the non-ICAS group ( P=0.013); in patients with non-ischemic stroke, serum magnesium in the ICAS group tended to be lower than that in the non-ICAS group ( P=0.057). Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that age (odds ratio [ OR] 1.020, 95% confidence interval [ CI] 1.010-1.030; P<0.001), hypertension ( OR 1.393, 95% CI 1.048-1.851; P=0.023) and diabetes ( OR 1.444, 95% CI 1.133-1.841; P=0.003) were the independent risk factors for ICAS in patients with ischemic stroke, while serum magnesium ( OR 0.252, 95% CI 0.064-0.996; P=0.049) was an independent protective factor of ICAS in patients with ischemic stroke. Conclusion:Lower serum magnesium is associated with higher risk of ICAS.

Objective :To assess the clinical efficacy of proximal femoral locking plate for the treatment of subcapital femoral neck fracture .Methods :A total of 15 patients with the subcapital femoral neck fracture who were admitted and treated with proximal femoral locking plate in Tong Ren Hospital ,Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine during Jun .2013 and Jun .2014 were enrolled .Regular postoperative follow-up was done .Fracture healing was assessed by X-ray and function of hip joint was evaluated with Harris score .Results :All the 15 patients were followed up for 12-24 months (mean 16 .7 months) . All the cases were well healed and there was no wound infection .Partial necrosis of the femoral head was found in 1 case , however there was no joint function limitation .The delayed union of fracture or bone nonunion was not found ,and there was no internal fixation loosening ,nail off ,broken nail ,neck rotation ,or neck shortening .The Harris score indicated that the excellent and good rate was 86 .67% (13/15) .Conclusions :Proximal femoral locking plate provides good fracture reduction , stable fixation ,good postoperative recovery ,high healing rate for the treatment of subcapital femoral neck fracture .

Gastric cancer is one of the major causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide, and infection with Helicobacter pylori and EBV, smoking and a salt-heavy diet have been shown to be risk factors for the development of gastric cancer. Currently, numerous research has demonstrated that differences in the structure of the gastric flora can be exploited to distinguish the different stages of gastric mucosal lesions and to predict the progression of gastric cancer. Therefore, a new biomarker is presented for the diagnosis of gastric cancer based on the structural differences of the gastric flora. Gastric flora has also potential in the treatment of gastric cancer. The application of non-H. pylori flora to modulate immune cells may increase the sensitivity of tumour cells for chemotherapy, improve the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors and significantly prolong the survival of patients. This review of advances in the application of gastric flora in the diagnosis and treatment of gastric cancer is aimed at providing a reference and basis for future research in this field.

Gastric cancer is one of the major causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide, and infection with Helicobacter pylori and EBV, smoking and a salt-heavy diet have been shown to be risk factors for the development of gastric cancer. Currently, numerous research has demonstrated that differences in the structure of the gastric flora can be exploited to distinguish the different stages of gastric mucosal lesions and to predict the progression of gastric cancer. Therefore, a new biomarker is presented for the diagnosis of gastric cancer based on the structural differences of the gastric flora. Gastric flora has also potential in the treatment of gastric cancer. The application of non-H. pylori flora to modulate immune cells may increase the sensitivity of tumour cells for chemotherapy, improve the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors and significantly prolong the survival of patients. This review of advances in the application of gastric flora in the diagnosis and treatment of gastric cancer is aimed at providing a reference and basis for future research in this field.

The relationship of connexin43 (Cx43) and bystander effect in ovarian tumor cells in herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase/ganciclovir (HSV-TK/GCV) gene therapy in vitro was explored and the effect of all-trans retinoic acid (RA) on the expression of Cx43 and bystander effect investigated. The Cx43 expression was detected by flowcytometry, Western blot, and immunofluorescence in two ovarian tumor cell lines OVCAR3, CaOV3 before and after RA treatment. Bystander effect was determined by the cells growth inhibitory rate with methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium. Following exposure to ganciclovir, there was much greater bystander killing in OVCAR3 than that in CaOV3 (P<0.05). The expression of Cx43 was detected in OVCAR3 by flowcytometry and Western blot, but it could not be detected in CaOV3. The expression of Cx43 in both cell lines could be induced by RA. Immunofluoresence staining showed that Cx43 protein of OVCAR3 was located on membrane surface, whereas CaOV3 in cytoplasm. RA could not change the location of Cx43 protein in both cell lines. There is relationship between Cx43 expression and HSV-TK/GCV bystander effect. HSV-TK/GCV bystander effect can be enhanced by RA in ovarian cancer.
Antiviral Agents ; pharmacology ; Bystander Effect ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Connexin 43 ; biosynthesis ; genetics ; Female ; Ganciclovir ; pharmacology ; Genes, Transgenic, Suicide ; Genetic Therapy ; Humans ; Ovarian Neoplasms ; metabolism ; therapy ; Pregnancy ; Simplexvirus ; genetics ; Thymidine Kinase ; genetics ; Tretinoin ; pharmacology