Objectives To assess the prevalence of and risk factors for some sebaceous glands diseases (seborrhoeic dermatitis, acne, seborrhoeic alopecia and rosacea) and their relation to gastrointestinal dysfunction in adolescents. Methods A questionnaire survey was carried out for the epidemiologic information of sebaceous glands diseases from September to October 2001. A total of 4 600 youngsters aged from 12 to 20 years were recruited from 7 middle schools in Macau by random cluster sampling. The statistical software of SPSS 10.0 was used to analyze the data. Results The prevalence of seborrhoeic dermatitis, acne, seborrhoeic alopecia and rosacea was 2.7%, 45.5%, 1.6% and 0.7% respectively. Based on multivariate logistic regression analysis, the risk factors of sebaceous glands diseases included age, gastrointestinal dysfunction, season (summer), spicy and fried food, a family history of acne and the presence of long hairs on areolae of breasts. Gastrointestinal dysfunction was correlated with the incidence rates of seborrhoeic dermatoses (P = 0.007, OR = 1.208, 95% C.I 1.053 ~ 1.385). Conclusion Gastrointestinal dysfunction is an important risk factor for diseases of the sebaceous glands and correlates with the occurrence and development of these diseases.

Objective To investigate the clinical effect of fissure for ligamentum teres hepatic (LTH) approach in hepatectomy.Methods The method of cross-sectional study was adopted.The clinical data of the 85 patients undergoing hepatectomy through fissure for LTH approach who were admitted to the West China Hospital of Sichuan University from February 2009 to December 2013 were collected.Among all the 85 cases, there were 61 of hepatocellular carcinoma, 12 of intrahepatic bile duct stones, 6 of bile duct cellular carcinoma and 6 of metastatic hepatic carcinoma.The operations involved dissecting fissure for LTH, dealing with portal vein, hepatic artery and bile duct inside the fissure, lowering the hepatic portal, mutilating hepatic parenchyma, and undergoing the hepatic left lateral lobectomy, left hemihepatectomy, mesohepatectomy, hepatic left and/or right trisegmentectomy.Operation method, operation time, volume of intraoperative blood loss, intraoperative blood transfusion, postoperative drainage-tube removal time and complications were recorded.The follow-up including recurrence and metastasis of tumor and survival of patients was conducted by outpatient examination and telephone interview up to August 2015.Measurement data with normal distribution were presented as (x) ± s.Measurement data with skewed distribution were presented as M (range).The survival rate was caculated by Kaplan-Meier method.Results The 85 cases of hepatectomy were successfully completed through fissure for LTH approach, including 19 cases of hepatic left lateral lobectomy (9 with hepatocellular carcinoma, 6 with intrahepatic bile duct stones, 1 with bile duct cellular carcinoma, 3 with metastatic hepatic carcinoma), 20 cases of left hemihepatectomy (8 with hepatocellular carcinoma, 5 with intrahepatic bile duet stones, 4 with bile duct cellular carcinoma, 3 with metastatic hepatic carcinoma), 5 cases of left hemihepatectomy + caudate lobectomy (3 with hepatocellular carcinoma, 1 with intrahepatic bile duct stones, 1 with bile duct cellular carcinoma), 14 cases of meso-hepatectomy (14 with hepatocellular carcinoma) and 27 cases of hepatic left and/or right trisegmentectomy due to hepatocellular carcinoma (15 of hepatic left trisegmentectomy and 12 of hepatic right trisegmentectomy).No perioperative death occurred.The median operation time was 280 minutes (range, 95-430 minutes).The median volume of intraoperative blood loss was 450 mL (range, 200-3 200 mL).There were 18 cases of intraoperative blood infusion.The postoperative peritoneal drainage-tube removal time was 3 days (range, 2-5 days).Eleven patients with postoperative complications recovered after symptomatic conservative treatment, including 6 with lung infection, 4 with peritoneal effusion and 1 with abdominal infection.There was no case of intra-abdominal bleeding, bile leakage or hepatic failure.No patient died within 1 month after operation.Seventy-nine patients were followed up for a median time of 38 months (range, 18-53 months) with a follow-up rate of 92.9％ (79/85).The 1-year overall survival rate and l-year disease-free survival rate were 79.0％ and 65.0％, and the 3-year overall survival rate and 3-year disease-free survival rate were 56.0％ and 34.0％, respectively.Conclusion Hepatectomy through fissure for LTH approach is safe, effective and easily operable, with a good short-term outcome.

Objective To investigate the diagnosis value of mucin 7 in plasma and urine in the detection of bladder cancer.Methods Expression of mucin 7 was detected quantitatively in plasma and urine from 23 patients with bladder cancer and 23 patients as control group by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA) from November 2012 to September 2013.There were 15 were male and 8 were female in the 23 bladder cancer patients,aged from 41 to 95 years,with an average of 64 years.Of the 23 bladder cancer pathology,12 with high grade,11 with low grade,11 with invasive disease and 12 with noninvasive disease.There were 19 males and 4 females in the 23 patients in control group,aged from 28 to 85 years,with an average of 61 years.Results The amount of mucin 7 in plasma was significantly higher in bladder cancer group than that in control group [(7.43±4.54) ng/ml versus (4.55±.1.98) ng/ml,P=0.017].While there was no significant difference in urine between the two groups [(12.44±7.1 1) ng/ml versus (11.96±8.41)ng/ml,P=0.840].There was no significant differences in the amount of mucin 7 had in different grades and stages of bladder cancer (P＞0.05).Conclusions Expression of mucin 7 in plasma of patients with bladder cancer is significantly higher than that in control group.Mucin 7 expression has no significant correlation with the grading and staging of bladder cancer.Detecting mucin 7 expression quantitatively with ELISA for diagnosis of bladder cancer is a method with certain value.

Objective:To evaluate the value of CT findings in the diagnosis of laryngeal carcinoma infiltration extent.Method:The data of comparison of CT findings and clinico-pathologic stages on 61 patients with laryngeal carcinoma were analyzed from 1995 to 1999.There were 58 males and 3 females ,ranging in age from 37 to 83 years old which stages were T1N0M0 in 11,T2N0M0 in 21,T2N1M0 in 9,T2N2M0 in 1,T2N3M0 in 1,T3N0M0 in 10,T3N1M0 in 2,T4N0M0 in 4 and T4N1M0 in 2,respectively.And the supraglottic cancer was 11(18.0%,11/61),glottic cancer 47(77.1%,47/61),transglottic cancer 3(4.9%,3/61),respectively.The CT examination and surgical treatment were made in all 61 patients.Results:The correct rate at CT findings was 91.8%(56/61),and the accurate rate of clinical stage was 73.8%(45/61).These results showed different significance (P＜0.05).Conclusion:The CT findings showed valuable in the diagnosis to infiltration extent of laryngeal carcinoma and clinical significance for surgical treatment of patients with laryngeal carcinoma.

Hot-melt extrusion was applied to prepare mesoporous silica/ethylcellulose mini-matrix for sustained release, and fenofibrate was used as a model drug, ethylcellulose and xanthan gum were chosen as sustained-release agent and releasing moderator, respectively. This novel matrix obtained the controlled release ability by combining mesoporous silica drug delivery system and hot-melt extrusion technology. And mesoporous silica particle (SBA-15) was chosen as drug carrier to increase the dissolution rate of fenofibrate in this martix. Scanning electron microscope, transmission electron microscope, small angle X-ray powder diffraction and N2 adsorption-desorption were introduced to determine the particle morphology, particle size and pore structure of the synthesized SBA-15. The results showed that SBA-15 had a very high Brunauer-Emmett-Teller specific surface area, a narrow pore size distribution, large pore volume and a ordered two-dimensional hexagonal structure of p6mm symmetry. Differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray powder diffraction results demonstrated that fenofibrate dispersed in an amorphous state inside the pores of the mesoporous silica which contributed to the improvement in the dissolution rate. The drug release of mini-matrices was influenced by ethylcellulose viscosity grades and xanthan gum concentration, which increased with the increasing of xanthan gum concentration and decreasing of ethylcellulose viscosity. Mini-matrix containing 22% xanthan gum exhibited a good sustained release performance, and the drug release behavior followed the first-order kinetics.

The present paper reviews the development courses of acupuncture and moxibustion and gives an introduction to the present situation, education and legislation of acupuncture and moxibustion in United Kingdom. Acupuncture and moxibustion have been developed in United Kingdom since 1960s, the London College of TCM was established by Beijing University of Chinese Medicine join forced with Acu-medic Foundation in 1993, and so far, acupuncture has been taught as an undergraduate program in four United Kingdom universities. Since 2002, the British government and Ministry of Health have begun on the legislation of Chinese Medicine and acupuncture and moxibustion, the lawmaking group of Ministry of Health in British submitted a bill about the legislation of acupuncture and herbal medicine as well as Chinese Medicine to the British government in 2008. Clinical levels of acupuncture workers are quite different and the therapy of acupuncture and moxibustion for nearly 20 diseases displays certain effect. The government or one's own can pay the expenses for acupuncture and moxibustion treatment.
Acupuncture ; education ; legislation & jurisprudence ; trends ; Education, Medical ; Humans ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; trends ; Moxibustion ; trends ; United Kingdom

Objective To study the influence of periacetabular muscle contraction on acetabular] fractures.Methods Twenty intact adult cadaveric pelvis(40 hip joints)treated antiseptically with bilat- eral 1/2 femoral shafts were selected and divided randomly into two groups(20 hip joints in each group). Then,the specimens were trimmed to fit the RMT-150B rock mechanics measuring system and the special in- creasing pressure system.After pressure of 3 500 N was pressed to the control group and pressure of 4500 N to the experimental group,acetabular fracture model was made by beatening with special striking machine,when striking force was recorded.Results We made forty aeetabular fracture models from 40 cadaveric hips. Pearson correlation coefficient of pressing force and striking force was -0.923(P＜0.01).The striking force of the control group and the experimental group was 445-550 N and 290-400 N,respectively(t= 14.727,P＜0.01).Conclusion The increase of contraction force of the periaeetabular muscles can decrease aeetabular stress and strain,influence the result of violent injury and play a vital role in inducing acetabular fractures.

Objective To investigate the characters of the COL3A1 gene polymorphisms in Chinese population of Hunan region and the relationship between the COL3A1 gene polymorphisms and ischemie stroke.Methods Objects examined were composed of 70 healthy controls,110 patients with acute cerebral infarction.The frequencies of the genotypes were detected by using PCR-SSLP techniques and correlated PCR segements were analyzed by directly sequence to detect the COL3A1 gene polymorphisms.Result There were significant differences in the distribution of VNTR with COL3A1 genotype polymorphism between the patients of acute cerebral infarction and healthy controls,the former being 0.93,the latter 0.43,with a significant difference(P

Objective To analyze the expression of Yes-associated protein and risk factors in differentiated thyroid carcinoma. Methods Clinical data of 152 patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma and 27 cases of benign thyroid tumor from Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture People’s Hospital of Xinjiang, were analyzed retrospectively. According to the expression levels of Yes-associated protein in differentiated thyroid cancer and benign thyroid tumor, univariate Chi-square test and multivariate Logistic regression methods were used to analyze the relationship between Yes-associated protein and gender, age, thyroid stimulating hormone(TSH) level, nodule size, capsule integrity, histological type and lymph node metastasis, in order to find out risk factors in differentiated thyroid cancer. Results The positive rate of expressed Yes-associated protein in benign thyroid tumor group was 66.7%(18/27), which was significantly higher than 31.58%(48/152) of differentiated thyroid cancer group, and the difference was statistically significant(χ2=12.127, P<0.01). Under an optical microscope, changes of Yes-associated protein were found to be mainly located in the nucleus and cytoplasm , and in benign thyriod tumor the degree of staining was deep, strong positive or moderately positive; differentiated thyroid carcinoma was lightly stained or no staining, weakly positive or negative. Chi-square test showed that the expression of Yes-associated protein was not affected by sex, age and pathological type(χ2= 0.419, 0.221, 0.315, all P >0.05); TSH level, nodule size, capsule integrity, lymph node metastasis had an impact on the expression of Yes-associated protein which was down regulated (χ2=4.020, 8.424, 4.386, 6.673, P<0.05 or<0.01). Logistic regression analysis showed that the nodule size was not a risk factor ( odds ratio , OR ) of Yes-associated protein expression (OR=1.929, P>0.05); TSH levels above 4.5 mU/L, lymph node metastasis and envelope incomplete were risk factors that down regulated the expression of Yes-associated protein (OR=2.167, 2.665, 3.048, all P<0.05). Conclusion Yes-associated protein is down regulated in differentiated thyroid cancer. Elevated TSH levels , incomplete capsule and lymph node metastasis are risk factors of Yes-associated protein down expression and differentiated thyroid cancer.

Objective To investigate the probability of assessment of hepatic fibrosis for liver transplantation using model for end-stage liver disease(MELD) by comparing the correlation of MELD score with Ishak pathological grading method. Methods Fifty-eight patients who underwent liver transplantation because of end-stage liver disease from February 2006 to September 2006 were performed quantitative hepatic fibrosis evaluation using computer-assisted digital image analysis. Pathological diagnosis according to the Ishak modified score was also performed. MELD scores were calculated using the original formula based on the clinical examination data collected on the admission days. The correlations among the image analysis method, Ishak grading and MELD scoring method were analyzed using the Spearman's rank correlation analysis. The linear relationship between the MELD scores and the degree of hepatic fibrosis shown from linear regression analysis was used to define the reference criterion. Results The hepatic fibrosis area ratios of the 58 patients were between 23.2 % and 88.4 % with average of 56.7% by computer-assisted digital image analysis. The MELD scores on the admission clays were between 11 and 38 with average of 22.85±9.32. The semi-quantitative Ishak classification showed that there were 0, 2, 7, 12, 18, 12, and 7 cases in each of the 7 grades respectively, the higher the grade the higher the hepatic fibrosis area ratio and the higher the MELD scores. Spearman rank correlation test indicated that there was significant correlation among these three methods(P ＜ 0.01). Linear regression analysis showed that there was a linear relationship between the MELD scores and the degree of hepatic fibrosis. Conclusions Computer-assisted digital image analysis can evaluate objectively the hepatic fibrosis degree and it is significantly correlated to the MELD system. Hepatic fibrosis degree can be evaluated by MELD scores.