China ; Foundations ; Integrative Medicine ; Natural Science Disciplines

Humans ; Integrative Medicine ; Medicine ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional

Aim To investigate effects of cinnamic acid (CINN) on the differentiation of MGC-803 cells. Methods MGC-803 cells were treated by CINN (1, 2 and 3 mmol?L-1), and the rate of growth suppression was evaluated by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazole-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. Plate clone formation assay was carried out to detect the phenotypes of colony formation. FACS analysis was used to analyze the cell cycle. The activity of telomerase was examined by telomeric repeat amplification protocol (TRAP) PCR-silver staining. Results CINN showed significant inhibitory effect on growth of these gastric carcinoma cells at 24, 48, 72 and 96 h. Treated with CINN for 48 h, cell cycle showed G0/G1 phase arrest, and the activity of telomerase was inhibited significantly. The colony-forming rate was reduced drastically (P

AIM: To investigate effect of autogenous conjunctival flap transplantation in the treatment of severe fungal corneal ulcer.
METHODS: A total of 83 cases ( 83 eyes ) with severe fungal corneal ulcer treated in our hospital from Jan. 2013 to Jan. 2016 were selected. Among them, 36 cases ( 36 eyes) were treated with drug therapy, and 47 patients(47 eyes ) were treated with autogenous conjunctival flap transplantation, two group did fungal culture and identification, observed the two groups treatment effect.RESULTS:The effective rate of surgical treatment group was 89%, significantly higher than that of drug treatment group, the difference was statistically significant ( P <0.05 ); The effective rate of surgical treatment of filamentous bacteria was 92%, which was significantly higher than that of drug treatment, the difference was statistically significant(P<0. 05). The effective rates of surgical treatment and drug treatment of yeast were 80%and 78%, the difference was not statistically significant( P<0. 05).
CONCLUSION: Autologous conjunctival flap transplantation in the treatment of severe fungal corneal ulcer has good curative effect. The operation is simple, worthy of recommendation method. Filamentous bacterial corneal ulcer without good drug therapy effect, surgical treatment should be performed in a timely manner to improve the curative effect.

Objective: To evaluate the short-term effect and the survival of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after receiving recombinant human vascular endostatin (Endostar) therapy in combination with standard platinum-based regimen. Methods: Forty eligible patients were recruited from May 2007 to April 2009, and they received Endostar (15 mg/d, d 1 to d 14, per 3 weeks a cycle) plus platinum-based regimen (per 3 weeks a cycle) for 4-6 cycles. The objective response rate (ORR), disease control rate (DCR), progression-free survival (PFS) and the overall survival (OS) were evaluated. Subgroup analysis was based on the clinicopathological features. Results: Of 40 patients, 37 could be evaluated for short-term response. The ORR was 29.7%, and the DCR was 81.8%; the median PFS was 11.1 months, and the median OS was 23.0 months. Subgroup analysis showed that PFS was associated with histology (hazard ratio = 0.366; 95% confidence interval: 0.160-0.840; P = 0.018) and the clinical stage (hazard ratio = 0.405; 95% confidence interval: 0.174-0.942; P = 0.036). The gender, age, histology and the clinical stage were not associated with OS. Conclusion: Treatment of Endostar in combination with standard platinum-based regimen may prolong the PFS and OS of patients with advanced NSCLC. Copyright© 2011 by the Editorial Board of Tumor.

Objective To Study the effect of thyroid peroxidase-Ab (TPO-Ab) on in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) ending. Methods From March 2011 to October 2013, a total of 378 assisted reproduction cycles in Reproductive Medical Center of Qinghai Provincial People ’s Hospital were retrospectively analyzed in. Experiment group included 69 cycles from patients with positive thyroid peroxidase antibody and normal thyroid function and control group 309 cycles from those with negative thyroid peroxidase antibody and normal thyroid function. Results IVF fertility rate (79.76%) and high quality embryo rate (46.59%) in experiment group were significantly lower than those in control group (84.08%, 54.49% respectively) and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05); abortion rate (33.33%) in experiment group was obviously higher than that in control group (16.11%), which was statistically significant (P < 0.05). Conclusion Positive thyroid peroxidase antibody exerts adverse effects on IVF-ET ending since TPO-Ab reduces IVF fertilization rate and high quality embryo rate and increases the rate of abortion.

Objective To explore the expression of transcriptional regulation factor FHL 1 in pancreatic fibrosis of chronic pancreatitis (CP) and clinical significance.Methods Serum samples from 20 CP patients treated in the Department of Gastroenterology , Nanjing General Hospital and 20 healthy controls in the corresponding period were collected .The level of FHL1 in the serum was detected by ELISA .Twenty male Wistar rats were randomly divided into control group and CP group according to the body weight .The CP rat model was established by injecting dibutyltin dichloride ( DBTC) through tail vein .All the rats were killed at 28 days after injection and the pancreas was collected , which was observed using hematoxylin and eosin ( HE) staining to investigate pathological changes . The expression of FHL1 in pancreas was measured by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and Western blotting (WB).Results The average of serum FHL1 level in two groups were (0.86 ±0.22)g/L and (1.18 ±0.22)g/L, respectively.The level of FHL1 in serum of CP patients was significantly lower than that of healthy cases , and the difference was statistically significant (t=10.54, P=0.001).Damaged pancreatic lobular structure , acinar atrophy and the obvious fibrous hyperplasia were observed in CP rats .The pathological score of abnormal structure , acinar atrophy, fibrosis, and inflammatory cell infiltration in the pancreas of the CP group was (2.2 ±0.4),(2.0 ±0.7),(2.4 ±0.3) and (2.8 ±0.6), respectively, but was all 0 in control group.The difference between two group was statistically significant ( t value =17.24, 9.01, 25.22 and 14.75, respectively, all P<0.001).The expression of FHL1 in the pancreatic tissue of CP group were less than that of normal group , and the difference was statistically significant (IHC:15 798 ±3 247 vs 37 570 ±9 254, t=2.438,P=0.016;WB:0.44 ±0.11 vs 0.89 ±0.03, t=4.289, P=0.002).Conclusions The protein of FHL1 was in low expression in the pancreas of CPs , indicating that FHL1 may participate in the formation of pancreatic fibrosis .

Objective To explore the distribution and correlation of gross motor function and manual ability in 4～12 year old children with cerebral palsy of different types. Methods 143 children with cerebral palsy (CP) were recruited according to the inclusion and exclusion criterions. They were assessed with Chinese version of Gross Motor Function Classification System （GMFCS） and Manual Ability Classification System （MACS）. Results The classification of GMFCS and MACS was Ⅰ～Ⅱ in 33 (60.0%) children with spastic diplegia; Ⅲ～Ⅴ in 28 (75.7%) children with spastic quadriplegia; Ⅰ in 21 (55.3%) children with spastic hemiplegia, and GMFCS Ⅱ in 2 children, MACS Ⅱ in 14 children. There was moderate correlation between GMFCS and MACS （r=0.67，P<0.05）. Conclusion GMFCS and MACS can be used to determine the gross motor function and manual ability in CP children of different types.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Case-Control Studies ; Child ; Female ; Humans ; Lymphocyte Count ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Myelodysplastic Syndromes ; blood ; T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer ; Young Adult

Background Cataract surgery with replacement of the natural lens with an artificial intraocular lens(IOL) has developed into refractive surgery.Visual acuity is not the only evaluation criterion,but more focus has been put into the visual quality postoperatively.Aspherical IOL could improve the visual quality by decreasing the aspherical aberration.Objective This study was to investigate the short-term visual acuity,aberration alteration and clinical application of unsteady aberration aspheric IOL.Methods A retrospective case-controlled study was designed.Forty-two eyes of 30 patients with age-related cataract were included and divided into two groups.Phacoemulsification combined with unsteady aberration aspheric IOL implantation was performed in 21 cataractous eyes of the ZO group,and phacoemulsification combined with spherical IOL implantation in the other 21 eyes of the ADAPT group.Visual acuity,best corrected visual acuity (BCVA),contrast visual acuity,spherical aberration of the whole eye,contrast sensitivity (CS),dare sensitivity,modulation transfer function (MTF) and apparent accommodation were measured three months after surgery.All the parameters were compared between the two groups.The correlation of CS with the root mean square of spherical aberration,root mean square of comatic aberration and age was analyzed by multiple linear regression analysis.Written informed consent was obtained from each patient prior to operation.Results No significant differences were found in unconnected visual acuity,BCVA and spherical degrees between the ZO group and ADAPT group 3 months after surgery(P＞0.05).The CS value in the ZO group was significantly higher than that of the ADAPT group under scotopic background condition with spatial frequencies of 6,12,18 cpd,low glare the spatial frequencies of 6,12 cpd,as well as high glare with 12,18 cpd(P＜0.05).Under a scotopic background with 100％ contrast or a photopic background with 5％ contrast,the contrast visual acuity of the ZO group was significantly higher than that of the ADAPT group (t =20.217,P =0.000 ; t =4.568,P =0.039).At pupil diameters of 3,4 and 5 mm,the Z4 value was significantly lower in the patients of the ZO group than that of the ADAPT group (U =63.000,P =0.000 ; U =52.000,P =0.000 ; U =36.000,P =0.000).However,no significant differences were seen in the Trefoil aberration (Z6)value at 3 mm and 4 mm of pupil diameter(U =204.000,P =0.678;U =215.000,P =0.890) and coma aberration (Z7,Z8) value at 3,4 and 5 mm of pupil diameter between ZO group and ADAPT group(Z7:U=156.000,P =0.159 ; U =196.000,P =0.538 ; U =199.000,P =0.587 ; Z8:U=163.000,P =0.148 ;U=214.000,P =0.870;U =143.000,P =0.061).When the pupil diameter was 5 mm,Z6 value was significantly lower in the patients of the ZO group than that of the ADAPT group (U =4.000,P =0.000).The higher-order aberration MTF was significantly elevated in the ZO group compared with the ADAPT group from 5 through 20 cpd at a pupil diameter of 4 mm (P＜0.05) and 10,20,25,30 cpd at a pupil diameter of 5 mm (P＜0.05).A slightly lower objective accommodation was found in the ZO group compared with the ADAPT group without statistically significant difference(t =0.003,P＞0.05).Multiple linear regression analysis showed that the change in CS was associated with the root mean square of the spherical aberration and IOL type(β=0.544,R2=0.519,P =0.000)rather than with the root mean square of the comatic aberration and age.Conclusions The postoperative visual quality in the unsteady aberration aspheric IOL implanted eye is superior to that in the spherical IOL implanted eye due to a reduction in spherical aberration.