Objective To investigate the diagnosis and treatment for biliary papillomatosis. Methods 23 patients who were pathologically diagnosed as biliary papillomatosis and treated in our hospital from Jan. 2003 to Mar. 2008 were enrolled in this study. Their ages, genders, clinical manifestations, diagnostic approaches,histopathological findings, intraoperative findings, treatments and prognosis were analyzed retrospectively. Recal manifestations were abdominal pain (83.3%) and obstructive jaundice (72.2%). All the patients were diagnosed pathologically through intraoperative frozen section. No patient was diagnosed preoperatively. Anatomically, solitary lesion was observed in 10 patients (43.5%) and multiple lesions in 13 patients (56.5%), with a median tumor size of 2.6 cm. Microscopically, carcinomatous change was found in one patient, mild atypical hyperplasia in three, and medium atypical hyperplasia in one. Therapies mainly included radical excision and palliative external drainage. All but one patient recovered well postoperatively. This patient had anastomotic leak. All 23 patients were followed up with a mean period of 34 months. During the follow-up, three patients died as a consequence of biliary malignancy, one patient had the recurrence and others without recurrence. Conclusions Biliary papillomatosis is very difficult to diagnose preoperatively and the definitive diagnosis mainly depends on intraoperative and postoperative pathologic examination. To obtain a better prognosis, management should be aimed at radical excision. Intraoperative cholangioscopic evaluation and frozen section are strongly recommended to guide the choice of appropriate therapeutic approach.

Objective To investigate the roles of theaflavins(TFs) in airway mucus hypersecretion induced by human neutrophil elastase(HNE). Methods Human lung adenocarcinoma cell A549 was stimulated by HNE for mucus hypersecretion,and TF monomers(TF1,TF2 and TF3) were used for intervention.The effects of TF monomers on viability of A549 cells were examined by MTT method.After the effective doses of TFs were determined,A549 cells were divided into 4 groups for experiment.In control group,A549 cells were cultured with serum-free medium.In HNE treatment group,A549 cells were treated with HNE(50 nmol/L) for 24 h.In TF monomer intervention groups,A549 cells were pre-treated with TF1,TF2 or TF3(50,100 or 200 ?g/mL) for 24 h,and were then treated with HNE for another 24 h.In AG1478 intervention group,A549 cells were pre-treated with AG1478(5 ?mol/L),an epidermal growth factor receptor blocker for 30 min,and were then treated with HNE for another 24 h.The changes in mucin(MUC) after treatment by different doses of TF1,TF2 and TF3,and by TF3(200 ?g/mL) for different time(12 h,24 h and 36 h) were detected.The changes in MUC5AC mRNA expression and MUC5AC protein expression were detected by RT-PCR and ELISA,respectively. Results The MUC5AC mRNA expression and protein expression in HNE treatment group were significantly higher than those in control group(P

Traditional Chinese medicine is the crystallization of civilization and wisdom of Chinese nation , in which the complex components exhibit unique advantages in anti-tumor therapy through multi-channel and multi-target.Through the summary of the litera-tures recently, the research on anti-tumor mechanism of traditional Chinese medicine was reviewed to provide reference for the deep re -search and clinical application of traditional Chinese medicine .

Objective:To study the preparation methods of N3-O-toluyl-flulorouracil (TFu) solid lipid nanoparticles(SLNs) and chitosan modified TFu SLNs. Methods: TFu-SLNs and chitosan modified TFu-SLNs were prepared by film dispersion-homogenization methods. The morphology, particle diameter and zeta potential were detected. The preparation methods were optimized by single factor experiments and an orthogonal design, and the stability of the nanoparticles was also studied. Results: The mean diameter of TFu-SLNs was 160. 2nm, and the zeta potential was -33. 2 mV. The mean diameter of chitosan modified TFu- SLNs was 400. 3nm, and the zeta potential was +12. 87 mV. With the concentration increase of chitosan, the zeta potential was enhanced. The optimized TFu-SLNs had higher reproducibility and stability. Conclusion:The formula of TFu-SLNs is optimized by an orthogonal design to obtain the optimal formula of TFu -SLNs and chitosan modified TFu-SLNs.

Objective To study the MRI findings and di agnostic value as well as pathological base of the knee iniury.Methods MRI features of knee injuries in 31 cases were r etrospectively analysed compared with the findings of operations and clinical ma nifestations.Results MRI findings were :(1)para-knee articular soft tissue swelling in 23 cases(74%);(2)MRI detected ligaments injury in 18 cas es (58%),dislocation of articular in 2 cases(6%);(3)bone contusions in 4 c ases(13%);occult fractures in 1 case(3%),disruption of articular cartilage 1 case(3%),fractures in 12 cases(39%);(4)meniscal injury in 15 cases(48% ),meniscal cyst in 2 cases(6%);(5)quadriceps femoris and kneecap tendon inj ury in 1 case(3%)respectively;(6)joint hydrocele in 29 cases(93%).Conclusion MRI can find a variety of pathological changes of knee injury and plays an important role in clinical treatment and predicting prognosis.

Objective To set up a quantity determination method of atomic fluorescence spectrometry for detecting four elements in Radix Cynanchi Auriculati, including arsenic (As), hydrargyrum (Hg), cadmium (Cd) and plumbum (Pb). Methods The atomic fluorospectrophotometry was used to determine the contents of As, Hg, Cd and Pb in Radix Cynanchi Auriculati, and the determination method was studied by methodology. Results The results showed that the correlative coefficient of calibration curve was as r>0.999 3, the recovery was 99.4%-102.3% and RSD<5%. The contents of the above four elements in Radix Cynanchi Auriculat accorded with the quantity limitation standard of the Pharmacopeia of the People's Republic of China (edition 2005). Conclusion The method is easy, quick, accurate with a higher sensitivity, which can be used in the quantitative determination of heavy metal elements in Radix Cynanchi Auriculat with a satisfactory result.

The aim of this study is to identify the present status of the scientific and technological personnel in the field of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) resource science. Based on the data from Chinese scientific research paper, an investigation regarding the number of the personnel, the distribution, their output of paper, their scientific research teams, high-yield authors and high-cited authors was conducted. The study covers seven subfields of traditional Chinese medicine identification, quality standard, Chinese medicine cultivation, harvest processing of TCM, market development and resource protection and resource management, as well as 82 widely used Chinese medicine species, such as Ginseng and Radix Astragali. One hundred and fifteen domain authority experts were selected based on the data of high-yield authors and high-cited authors. The database system platform "Skilled Scientific and Technological Personnel in the field of Traditional Chinese Medicine Resource Science-Chinese papers" was established. This platform successfully provided the retrieval result of the personnel, output of paper, and their core research team by input the study field, year, and Chinese medicine species. The investigation provides basic data of scientific and technological personnel in the field of traditional Chinese medicine resource science for administrative agencies and also evidence for the selection of scientific and technological personnel and construction of scientific research teams.
Bibliography of Medicine ; Biomedical Research ; manpower ; Databases, Factual ; Humans ; Laboratory Personnel ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; methods ; Plants, Medicinal ; chemistry ; growth & development

Objective This study is about to detect the KCNJ5 gene variations in aldosterone-producing adenoma (APA) with primary hyperaldosteronism (PA),and to investigate the association of the KCNJ5 gene missense mutations with APA and PA.Methods A total of 46 APA tumors and their clinical characteristics were collected from Hypertension Center of the People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region,and all the tumors were confirmed by pathology.All the samples of the coding region segments of KCNJ5 were detected by PCR and direct DNA sequencing to compare the different missense mutations in the tumor cells and peripheral blood cells and to analyze the association between the genotype and phenotype.Results Three missense mutations were found in 46 patients with APA:c.451G ＞ C/A (p.G151R) (5/46),c.503T ＞ G (p.L168R) (4/46),c.830T ＞ A (p.S209T) (12/46).S209T,as an unreported somatic mutation was observed.There were no missense mutations detected in the peripheral blood.Sex,age,systolic blood pressure,diastolic blood pressure,duration of hypertension,plasma potassium,urine potassium,aldosterone,plasma renin activity,aldosterone,and plasma renin activity ratio,as well as the rate of positive family history were compared between the mutants and wild-types.Systolic blood pressure and plasma potassium level among G151 R,L168R,and S209T had statistical differences.Systolic blood pressure in G151R was significantly higher than the other two groups,while the plasma potassium level was significantly lower than the other groups.Conclusions Three missense mutations were found in 46 patients with APA.The subjects with mutations had more serious condition than those without mutations after comparing their clinical phenotype.Besides,other different subtypes may exist in PA.

Objective To identify the diseases outcome of inpatients of prefectural hospital in Xinjiang,through analyzing the diseases outcome of inpatients of a prefectural hospital in Xinjiang from 2006 to 2008.Methods To analyze the diseases outcome of inpatients(20 533 cases)randomly selectedin hospital from 2006 to 2008 the date were aralgzed.according to year,gender,ethnicity,disease systems.Results The overall cured rate,improved rate,healed rate,fatality rate of inpatients was 42.10％(8663 cases),51.10％(10 463 cases),6.00％(1242 cases),0.80％(165 cases)respectively.The fatality rate of inpatients of above 60 years old,45 ～59 years old,15 ～44 years old is higher in inpatients of various age groups; The fatality rate of inpatients of tumor,circulatory system diseases,symptoms of menopause with the experimental and clinical body seen to be kind to the suffering of its is higher in inpatients of various systemic diseases,binary multinomial logistic regression shows that the disease outcome is influenced by gender,age,disease systems,hospital annual,four single factors,but not influenced by ethnicity.Conclusion The cured rate adding improved rate is over 90％ of common and frequently-occurring diseases in the prefectural hospital of Xinjiang province.The fatality rate is higher in inpatients who suffered from tumor or circulatory system diseases or symptoms of menopause with the experimental and clinical body seen to be kind to the suffering of its and the fatality rate of all age groups over 15 years old is higher.

'Bronze teeth' reflect the mechanical properties of natural teeth to a certain extent. Their mechanical properties resemble those of a tough metal, and the gradient of these properties lies in the direction from outside to inside. These attributes confer human teeth with effective mastication ability. Understanding the various mechanical properties of human teeth and dental materials is the basis for the development of restorative materials. In this study, the elastic properties, dynamic mechanical properties (visco-elasticity) and fracture mechanical properties of enamel and dentin were reviewed to provide a more thorough understanding of the mechanical properties of human teeth.
Biomechanical Phenomena ; Dental Enamel ; physiopathology ; Dentin ; physiopathology ; Humans ; Mastication ; Tooth ; physiopathology