Objective To comparison of clinical efficacy between mini-invasive transforminal lumbar interbody fusion(mis-TLIF) assisted by Quadrant system and open posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF)treatment for lumber spondylolisthesis,to find a better treatment for lumbar spondylolisthesis.Methods A total of 65 cases who were under lumber spondylolisthesis were retrospectively selected from our hospital,26 cases in mini-invasive transforminal lumbar interbody fusion assisted by Quadrant system (mis-TLIF group).39 cases in open posterior lumbar interbody fusion(PLIF group).Record the incision length,intraoperative blood loss,opertive time,bed time,hospital time,pre-and post-operative visual analogue scale(VAS) and Oswestry disability index(ODI) score were recorded respectively.After surgery,the imaging(X-Ray) evalute the vertebral fusion status.Results There were no significant difference between mis-TLIF group and PLIF group in BMI [(22.77 ± 4.38) kg/m2 and (21.28 ± 5.24) kg/m2],preoperative VAS score [(6.46 ± 1.67) and (6.59 ± 1.56)],preoperative ODI score [(58.70 ± 7.19) ％ and (60.10 ± 9.56) ％] (all P ＞ 0.05).There were significant difference between two groups in incision length [(6.10 ± 0.95) cm and (11.12 ± 2.02) cm],intraoperative blood loss [(247.31 ± 36.72) ml and (340.51 ± 64.32) ml],opertive time[(179.96 ± 17.54) min and(151.85 ± 16.06) min],bed time[(3.62 ± 1.44) d and (4.98 ± 1.74) d],hospital time [(9.38 ± 2.60) d and (11.95 ± 3.61) d] (all P ＜ 0.05).Postoperatively VAS score was assesssd at 1 month [(3.15 ± 1.08]),3months [(1.58 ± 0.81)],6months [(1.08 ± 0.74)] and ODI score was(30.77 ± 6.45) ％,(25.54 ± 6.33) ％,(20.23 ± 7.05) ％,respectively in mis-TLIF group were lower than those of PLIF group (P ＜ 0.05).There were no significant difference between two groups in the fusion rate in 3 months,6 months after operation.Conclusion Mis-TLIF had a lot of advantages relative to PLIF in the treatment of lumber spondylolisthesis,be like less trauma,less bleeding,less hospital time,quick rehabilitation and good curative effect,provide a new minimally invasive method for lumber spondylolisthesis patient.

The genes amplified in breast cancer family,as the novel defined hormone receptor co-activators,of which the key number is amplified in breast(AIB) 1,is critical to the transcriptional activation function of nuclear hormone receptors.The abnormal expression of protein is related to the tumorigenesis and development of many tumors.Recently,emerging evidence suggests that the member of AIB family expresses abnormally and amplifies in ovarian tumors.Collectively,these results suggest that the AIB family is involved in the carcinogenesis and the development of ovarian cancers.Further research is required to explore the mechanism and significance as well as to determine the role of AIB family in ovarian cancers,which will potentially leading to a new prognostic marker and new therapeutic targets.

Objective To study protective effects of acanthoic acid ( AA) against acute liver injury. Methods Sixty mice were randomly divided into six groups (n=10 each),including normal control group,model control group,positive control group (N-acetyl -L- cysteine,NAC,300 mg·kg-1),and AA at small (50 mg·kg-1),middle (100 mg·kg-1),and high (200 mg·kg-1 ) dose groups. Each group received respective treatment for 3 days and fasted for 16 h before the last dose. All animals except of the normal control group were treated with tacrine (35 mg·kg-1 ) 1 h after the treatments. Hepatic pathological and serum biochemical changes were observed. Results The high-dose of AA significantly reduced the levels of AST (143±46) U·L-1 ,ALT (32±9) U·L-1 ,LDH (1 218±312) U·L-1 ,MDA (3. 24±0. 48) μmol·g-1 ,and GSH (417±15) mg·g-1 compared with the model control group (P<0. 05 or P<0. 01). Liver injury was also ameliorated in AA high dose group.Conclusion AA has a protective effect on acute liver injury in mice.

BACKGROUND:Topping-off technique can be used for fixation treatment through the combination of fusion and interspinous dynamic device, in order to prevent or slow down the adjacent lumbar segment degeneration.
OBJECTIVE:To obverse the protective effect of Topping-off technique (posterior lumbar interbody fusion
procedure combined with the fixation of dynamic interspinous device Coflex) for the degenerative intervertebral disc. METHODS:A total of 32 patients with degenerative lumbar diseases who had been treated with Topping-off technique were included in this study. The Oswestry disability index, the Japanese Orthopaedic Association scores, range of motion for Coflex implanted segment and during the relative signal intensity of the Coflex implanted segment in MRI image were recorded and calculated preoperatively and the entire fol ow-up period.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Al patients were fol owed-up for 20.6 months averagely. Up to the last fol ow-up, the Oswestry disability index and Japanese Orthopaedic Association scores were significantly improved when compared with those before treatment (P<0.001). There was no significant difference in the range of motion for Coflex implanted segment before and after treatment (P=0.19). The relative signal intensity of the Coflex implanted segment was significantly improved when compared with that before treatment (P<0.01). The clinical application of the Topping-off technique showed a protective effect on the intervertebral disc.

Objective:To evaluate the effect of different shoulder width on the compressive strength of full-contour zirconia crowns.Methods:A computer aided design and computer aided manufacturing(CAD/CAM) system was used to prepare 24 full-contour zirconia crowns of the mandible first molar.1 mm occlusal thickness crowns with 4 shoulder width of knife-edge(group A),0.3 mm(group B),0.5 mm(group C) and 1.0 mm(group D) (n =6).The Co-Cr alloy PFM crowns made by the die of group C were used as the controls (n =6).All the full-contour zirconia crowns were bonded to the corresponding die using 3 M glass ionomer cement (GIC) and the compressive strength were measured by an universal testing machine.Based on the statistical analysis,crowns with the shoulder width of 0.5 mm were treated by the thermocycling test under cycling of 10000 times(group C1),20 000 times(group C2) and 30000 times (group C3) respectively(n =6).One-way ANOVA method was used for the statistical analysis.Results:The mean compressive strength(N) of group A,B,C,D and E was 3855.00 ± 305.47,2731.70 ± 261.80,3698.30 ± 276.87,3841.70 ± 544.88 and 2992.17 ± 168.41 respectively.The strength of group B and E were lower than that of group A,C and D(P ＜ 0.05),B vs E P ＞0.05.The compressive strength(N) of group C1,C2 and C3 was 3220.00 ± 504.38 (group C1),3148.33 ± 425.60(C2) and 2992.17 ±168.41 (C3) respectively (P＞0.05).Conclusion:For the full-contour zirconia crowns,both the knife-edge shoulder and the shoulder wider than 0.3 mm can meet the thermoclinical needs.The cycling times used in this study have no influences on the compressive strength.

Objective To evaluate the effect of resveratrol on the cognitive function after isoflurane anesthesia in obese rats.Methods Sixty SPF healthy male Sprague-Dawley rats,aged 4 weeks,weighing 70-80 g,were divided into 4 groups (n=15 each) using a random number table:normal diet plus 30％ O2 group (group N+O),high-fat diet plus 30％ O2 group (group H+O),high-fat diet plus 2％ isoflurane group (group H+I),and reveratrol plus high-fat diet plus 2％ isoflurane group (group R+H+I).Rats were fed a normal diet for 8 weeks in N+O group,while animals were fed a high-fat diet for 8 weeks in H+O,H+I,and R+H+I groups.Starting from 9th week,reveratrol 40 mg · kg-1 · d-1 was given into the stomach through a gastric tube for 7 consecutive days in group R+H+I,while the equal volume of 1％ carboxymethyl cellulose sodium was given instead of reveratrol in the other groups.After the end of drug intervention,animals were exposed to the mixture of 70％ nitrogen and 30％ oxygen for 4 h in N+O and H+O groups or to 2％ isoflurane for 4 h in H+I and R+H+I groups.Ten rats were randomly selected on 2nd day after inhaling isoflurane,and Morris water maze test was performed to assess the cognitive function.Five rats were randomly sacrificed on 3rd day after inhaling isoflurane,brains were removed,and hippocampi were isolated for determination of the expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF),tyrosine kinase B receptor (TrkB) and phosphorylated TrkB (p-TrkB) in hippocampal tissues by Western blot.The p-TrkB/TrkB ratio was calculated.Results Compared with group N+O,the escape latency was significantly prolonged on 3rd and 4th days,the exploration time spent on the original target quadrant was shortened,the expression of BDNF and p-TrkB in hippocampal tissues was down-regulated,and the p-TrkB/TrkB ratio was decreased in group-H+O (P＜0.05).Compared with group H+O,the escape latency was significantly prolonged on 2nd-5th days,the exploration time spent on the original target quadrant was shortened,the expression of BDNF and p-TrkB in hippocampal tissues was down-regulated,and the p-TrkB/TrkB ratio was decreased in group H+I (P＜0.05).Compared with group H+I,the escape latency was significantly shortened on 2nd-5th days,the exploration time spent on the original target quadrant was prolonged,the expression of BDNF and p-TrkB in hippocampal tissues was up-regulated,and the p-TrkB/TrkB ratio was increased in group R+H+I (P＜0.05).Conclusion Resveratrol can mitigates the cognitive dysfunction after isoflurane anesthesia in obese rats,and the mechanism may be related to promoting the activation of BDNF/TrKB signaling pathway.

Objective To investigate the occurring time,pathogen distribution and drug resistance in kidney transplant pa-tients with lung infection and to provide basis for clinical treatment.Methods From January 2012 to December 2015,73 kid-ney transplant patients with lung infection were collected in this study.The timing of infection occurrence,the main source of specimen,the pathogenic bacteria and drug resistance of each case were analyzed retrospectively.The drug sensitivity was analyzed by WHONET 5.4 software.Results 83.56% (61/73)cases of lung infection occurred within 1 year in kidney transplant patients,among them,53.42% (39/73)cases occurred within 6 month after kidney transplantation,and 30.14%(22/73)cases occurred within 6~12 months after surgery.The 84.93% (62/73)source of specimen were sputum and blood,and the others were alveolar lavage fluid,pleural fluid and throat swab.Totally 7 9 strains of pathogenic bacteria were isolated,including gram negative bacilli (49.37%),gram positive bacteria (39.24%)and fungi (11.39%).The most com-mon strains were Pseudomonas aeruginosa 12 strains (15.19%),Staphylococcus aureus 11 strains (13.92%),Klebsiella pneumoniae 10 strains (12.66%),Staphylococcusaureus 9 strains (11.39%),BaumanAcinetobacter 8 strains (10.13%), and Escherichia coli 6 strains (7.5 9%).The detection rate of strains which producing broad-spectrumβ-lactamases were 30.0% in Escherichiacolil and 20.0% in Klebsiellapneumonia,respectively.Furthermore,the detection rate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus were 45.45% in Staphylococcusepidermidisl and 22.22% in Staphylococcusaureus,respectively. The drug sensitivity results showed that the Gram-negative bacilli were sensitive to Vancomycin,teicoplanin and rifampicin. The Gram-positive cocci were sensitive to Cefepime,meropenem and imipenem.Conclusion 83.56% (61/73)cases of lung infection occurred within 1 year in kidney transplant patients;Gram-negative bacteria were the main pathogenic bacteria in lung infection in kidney transplant patients;Gram-negative bacteria and Gram-positive bacteria were multi drug resistant and should be treated as early as possible.

As known so far,Sporosarcina pasteurii,or formally termed as Bacillus pasteurii,was considered as one of the most efficient biosystem which is capable of inducing biological mineralization through breaking down urea.Taking advantage of the ‘super power’ of bio-mineralization,Sporosarcina pasteurii has been successfully utilized in application of solidifying sand as a novel biological construction technology,termed as ‘bio-cementation’ Due to the nature of Sporosarcina pasteurii isolated from soil,non-pathogenicity has been observed,it was considered as a very environmentally friendly method.Recently,Sporosarcina pasteurii has been further applied into fields including environmental improvement and biomedicine.However,the mechanism under the strong Sporosarcina pasteurii mediated bio-mineralization is still not well understood.Here,the knowledge and the up-to-date studies about the biological mechanism of Sporosarcina pasteurii mediated bio-mineralization,and the utilization in construction,environment,and biomedicine are reviewed.

Objective To compare the effect of carvedilol and motoprolol on high altitude chronic congestive heart failure (CHF). Methods Ninety patients with high altitude chronic CHF were divided into three groups randomly:Twenty patients in the regular treatment group treated with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) ,diuretics and digoxin; motoprolol (50 mg twice daily) was given in the motoprolol group( 34cases) additional to regular treatment; carvedilol (25 mg twice daily) was given in the carvedilol group(36cases ) additional to regular treatment. All the patients were followed up for six months and measured the changes of cardiac function by echocardiography. Results Left ventricular end-diastolic dimension (LVEDD) was ( 57. 3 ± 6. 5 ) mm and (57.2 ± 6. 9) mm in the carvedilol group and the motoprolol group respectively, and left ventricular end-systolic dimension (LVESD) was (46. 6 ± 7.0) mm and (44. 0 ± 6. 9 ) mm in the carvedilol group and the motoprolol group respectively, which were all significantly smaller than that in the regular treatment group ([64.7 ±9. 1]mm and [53.4 ±9.8]mm for LVEDD and LVESD,respectively) (Ps ＜0.05). Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in the carvedilol group and the motoprolol group ( [47.5 ± 8. 1] % and [52. 9 ±8.5] % ,respectively) was higher than that in regular treatment group( [42. 8 ±9. 2]% ) (Ps ＜0. 05).The improvement of LVEF in the carvedilol group was better than that in the motoprolol group (P ＜ 0. 05 ). One case died in the motoprolol group and no death in the carvedilol group,4 cases died in the regular treatment group,the mortality in the motoprolol group and the carvedilol group was significantly lower than that in the regular treatment group. Conclusion Carvedilol and motoprolol significantly improved cardiac function in high latitude CHF patients,and the effect of Carvedilol is slightly better than that of motoprolol.

OBJECTIVETo observe the effect of total flavones of Epimedium leptorrhizum (YYH-C) on osteoporosis in ovariectomized rats.

METHODOvariectomized female rats were randomly divided into the model group, YYH-C lower, middle and high dose (0.7, 1.4, 2.8 g x kg(-1)) groups, the positive drug Bujiale (0.15 mg x kg(-1)) group, and the sham group. The rats were orally ad-ministrated with drugs for three months. Parathyroid hormone (PTH), procollagen I N-terminal peptide (PINP), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), calcium (Ca) and phosphrous (P) in serum were detected. Femur bones and vertebrae bones of left side were collected to determined bone metrological indexes, including bone mineral density (BMD), bone Ca, and bone ash weight/dry weight percentage. Femur bones of right side were collected to for a morphological observation of bone.

RESULTCompared with the sham group, the model group showed significantly higher PTH and ALP content but obviously lower PINP and Ca content. The three YYH-C 3 groups could resist the decrease of PINP. Specifically, low and middle dose groups could remarkably inhibit the increase of PTH, and the high dose group could increase the Ca content in serum, but without significant effect on the rise in ALP. There was no significant difference in P content in serum in each group. BMD, ash weight/dry weight percentage, Ca and P content of the model group were significantly lower than those in the sham group. The high dose YYH-C group could significantly increase BMD. All of the three YYH-C groups could notably increase ash weight/dry weight percentage and Ca, P content in femur bones and vertebrae bones. YYH-C could significantly increase average thickness, area, area percentage of bony trabeculae, cortical bone area percentage of femoral shaft and the number of osteoblasts on the surface of bony trabeculae, and decrease the number of osteoclasts.

CONCLUSIONYYH-C can effectively control the bone mass loss of rats with ovariectomy-induced osteoporosis, prevent the changes in bone microstructure, and inhibit bone absorption, so as to resist high turn-over osteoporosis after ovariectomy. [Key words] total flavones of Epimedium leptorrhizum; ovariectomized rat; osteoporosis

Alkaline Phosphatase ; metabolism ; Animals ; Bone Density ; drug effects ; Calcium ; metabolism ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; administration & dosage ; Epimedium ; chemistry ; Female ; Flavones ; administration & dosage ; Humans ; Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal ; drug therapy ; metabolism ; physiopathology ; Ovariectomy ; Parathyroid Hormone ; metabolism ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley