AlM: To compare the impact of different thickness of corneal cap design on small incision lenticule extraction ( SMlLE) operation.METHODS: Forty-six cases of myopia patients ( 92 eyes) intends to SMlLE operation in our hospital were collected , and were randomly divided into 2 groups:corneal cap thickness design for 110μm in group A and 120μm in group B. Other operation parameters designs were consistent. All patients were surgeried by the same surgeon. The incidence of opaque bubble layer ( OBL ) , the ratio of difficult separation of lens, uncorrected visual acuity ( UCVA ) of each time points, and spherical equivalent ( SE) were compared.RESULTS: lntraoperative OBL incidence rate of 110μm group was higher than that of 120μm group with significant difference between the two group (P<0. 05). the ratio of difficult separation of lens was significantly different between the two groups: 110μm group was higher than in 120μm group (P<0. 05). The UCVA in the 120μm group was better than that in the 110μm group at postoperative 1 and 7d. But with the passage of time, postoperative 1, 3, and 6mo of UCVA of 2 groups was similar, showed no significant difference (P>0. 05). SE were compared at 7d and 6mo after operation, showed no significant difference (P>0. 05)CONCLUSlON: Compared with 120μm group, corneal cap design SMlLE operation in 110μm group are more prone to OBL and difficult separation of lens, thus affects UCVA and postoperative recovery rate. There is no significant difference in long-term UCVA.

Plasma aldosterene/renin ratio (ARR) is a sensitive screening test and parameter for primary aldosteronism(PA).The use of ARR leads to a marked increase in the detection rate of PA in the hypertensive population.However,ARR remains a nonstandardized test,and the cutoff value of ARR used in the different studies is varied.Further and systematical studies are needed to improve the accuracy of the test.

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To investigate the apoptotic effect of free fatty acids (FFAs) on human ovary granulosa cells, the granulosa cells were treated with FFAs in various concentrations for three days, and then the cell viability was determined by trypan blue exclusion method. DNA fragmentation was examined by DNA ladder formation and Annexin V GFP/PI staining of the cells. We also determined if the apoptotic effect of saturated FFAs was mediated by their acly CoA metabolites and measured the expression of apoptosis related genes, Bcl 2 and Bax by Western blot. The results indicated that saturated FFAs induced apoptosis of granulosa cell by their acly CoA metabolites in a dose dependent manner, and led to the down regulation of Bcl 2 and the up regulation of Bax. It is concluded that saturated FFAs can induce apoptosis of human ovary granulosa cells, suggesting that the sexual disorder of obese and insulin resistant women is related to it.

Objective: To investigate connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) mRNA and protein expression levels in thyroid tissues and analyze their relation to clinical and pathological features of thyroid cancer. Methods: This study quantified CTGF mRNA and protein expression levels in 72 pairs of thyroid papillary carcinoma, 45 pairs of thyroid adenoma and 71 pairs of simple goiter and their matched thyroid tissues using real-time fluorogentic quantitative PCR (RFQ-PCR) and immunohistochemistry staining and analyze their relationship with clinicopathological parameters. Results: RFQ-PCR showed that the CTGF mRNA expression was significantly higher in 59.7% (43 of 72) thyroid papillary carcinoma tissues than that in the matched thyroid tissues; CTGF mRNA expression was significantly lower in 66.7% (30/45) thyroid adenoma and 88.7% (63/71) simple goiter tissues than that in their matched normal thyroid tissues, respectively. The result of immunohistochemical staining was consistent with that of RFQ-PCR. Logistic regression showed that female, lymph node metastasis, higher pathological grade, bigger tumor volume and elevated TSH levels were risk factors of higher expression of CTGF mRNA in thyroid papillary carcinoma; female, higher pathological grade and higher TSH level were risk factors of higher expression of CTGF protein in thyroid papillary carcinoma; both bigger tumor volume and lower FT4 level were risk factors of higher expression of CTGF mRNA and protein in thyroid adenoma. Both male, lower FT4 and TSH level were risk factors of higher expression of CTGF mRNA and protein in simple goiter. Conclusion: Over-expression of CTGF was important in the tumorigenesis and progression of thyroid cancer, and the CTGF protein might serve as a valuable target for early diagnosis and treatment of thyroid cancer in clinic.

Objective To compare the performance of high‐throughput ELISA and ECLIA in the determination of carcinoembry‐onic antigen (CEA) .Methods The CEA concentration of serum samples were respectively determinate by high‐throughput ELISA and ECLIA ,and the results were compared .Results Two kinds of detection methods could both accurately reflect the concentration of serum CEA .There was no significant difference between the results of two methods (P> 0 .05) .Within the linear range ,the CEA result of high‐throughput was correlate closely with that of ECLIA (r=0 .922 8 ,P<0 .01) .Conclusion High‐throughput ELISA can accurately detect the serum CEA concentration .

Objective To investigate the effects of reciprocal inhibition on motor function connectivity in the brains of stroke patients.Methods Thirty patients with stroke were randomly divided into a treatment group (n =15) and a control group (n =15).The control group underwent normal limb positioning,medium frequency electrotherapy,circulated compression of the limbs,etc.The treatment group received conventional rehabilitation treatment plus reciprocal inhibition treatment for 30 min daily,6 times a week for 4 weeks.All of the patients were assessed before and after treatment using the Canadian neurological scale (CNS),the Frenchay activities index (FAI),the motricity index (MI) and functional magnetic resonance imaging of the motor cortex in a resting state (rs-fMRI).Results In both groups the average CNS,FAI and MI scores improved significantly.Compared with the control group,the changes in FAI and MI scores in the treatment group improved significantly more.The coefficient of functional connectivity of the bilateral motor cortex decreased significantly after treatment in both groups.In the treatment group the motor cortex functional connectivity correlated significantly with the improvements in MI scores.Conclusions Reciprocal inhibition can accelerate the improvement of extremity motor function and ability in the activities of daily living significantly after stroke.It reduces functional connectivity in the bilateral motor cortex in ways significantly correlated with improvements in motor function.

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Objective To explore the effect of behavioral training on the differentiation of neural stem cells in the dental gyrus (DG) in rats with hippocampus infarction. Methods Seventy-eight Sprague-Dawley rats were randomized into infarction plus behavior training group, infarction group and control group. Photochemistry method was used to induce hippocampal infarction in rats of the infarction plus behavioral training group and infarc-tion group. At 1 day after surgery, Morris water maze training was used for infarction plus behavioral training group, free-movement without training was performed for infarction group. Double staining immunofluorescence was used to detect the co-expression of bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) with neuronal nuclei ( NeuN ) or glia fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) in the DG at different time points. Results Few BrdU/NeuN and BrdU/GFAP double staining cells were observed in the DG of control rats. In the infarction group and infarction plus behavioral training group the number of BrdU/NeuN and BrdU/GFAP double-stained cells increased in the DG on the opposite side compared with the control group on 14th, 21st, 28th and 35th days after surgery (P < 0.05 ). There observed significantly more BrdU/NeuN and BrdU/GFAP double-stained cells in the infarction plus behavioral training group than that in the infarction group on the 14th, 21st, 28th and 35th days after surgery ( P < 0.05 ). Conclusion Behavioral training can accelerate the differentiation of neural stem cells to neuron and astrocyte, by which to promote the re-covery of neural functions.

BACKGROUND: The association between the ingredients of perfusate and its protection on corneal endothelium is always the hot issue in ophthalmology and pharmacology.OBJECTIVE: To observe the influence of different perfusates on the structure and function of rabbit corneal endothelium during phacoemulsification.DESIGN: A randomized grouping designed and controlled animal trial.SETTINGS: Laboratory of experimental animal center of Jinzhou Medical College and the laboratory of experimental animal operation of an urban hospital.MATERIALS: The experiments were carried out in the laboratory of experimental animal center of Jinzhou Medical College and the laboratory of experimental animal operation of Jinzhou Yadong Ophthalmology Hospital from September 2004 to March 2005. Sixteen pure Japanese big-ear rabbits of 3.5 months old, clean degree, were randomly divided into four groups with 4 rabbits in each group: normal control group, saline group, shike group and balanced salt solution group. Shike was produced by Shenyang Qixing Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd.; Balanced salt solution by Alcon Company (USA).METHODS: The rabbits were intraperitoneally anesthetized with 100 ml/L chloral hydrate (3 mL/kg), 4% oxybuprocaine hydrochloride eye drops were used for surface anesthesia of eyes, and both eyes were operated. Alcon phacoemulsification apparatus (USA) and routine microsurgical instruments were used. A 3.5-mm incision was made on sclerotic tunnel at 2 mm posterior to superior limbus of sclera, punctured into the anterior chamber, then 0.25 mL Viscoat (Alcon) was infused. Curvilinear capsulorhexis was performed with the diameter of about 5 mm. The phacoemulsification head was placed in the center to suck out the crystal nucleus and cortex, and the incision was closed after the operation. The morphology of the corneal endothelium was quantitatively determined using contact specular microscope preoperativley and 6 hours postoperatively, including the density and area of corneal endothelium,percent of hexagonal cells and the coefficient of variation. At 6 hours postoperatively, trypan blue-alizarin red active staining was performed, and the changes of slight structures of corneal endothelium were observed under light microscope.MATN OUTCOME MEASURES: ① Quantitative analysis of the forms morphology of corneal endothelium (density and area of corneal endothelium, percent of hexagonal cells and the coefficient of variation); ② Characters of forms and structures of corneal endothelium.RESULTS: All the 16 rabbits were involved in the analysis of results. ① There were no significant differences in the morphological indexes among the four groups preoperatively. ② At 6 hours postoperatively, density and areas of endothelial cells, percent of hexagonal cells and the coefficient of variation were significantly lower in the saline group,shike group and balanced salt solution group than in the normal control group (P ＜ 0.05), and no significant difference was observed between the shike group and balanced salt solution group (P ＞ 0.05). ③ The structural changes of corneal endothelium in the shike group and in balanced salt solution group were alleviated more significantly than those in the saline control group, no necrosis was observed.CONCLUSTON: In phacoemulsification, the damage of perfusate to corneal endothelium is a chemical one. Under the same surgerical conditions, domestic perfusate of shike is as effective as balanced salt solution in protecting endothelial cells.