OBJECTIVETo compare the difference in clinical efficacy on polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) between electroacupuncture (EA) and dyne-35 and to explore the effect mechanism.

METHODSSixty-five patients were randomized into an EA group (33 cases) and a western medication group (32 cases). In the EA group, the selected acupoints were Danzhong (CV 17), Qimen (LR 14), Zhongwan (CV 12), Tianshu (ST 25), Guanyuan (CV 4), Zigong (EX-CA 1), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Zusanli (ST 36) and Taichong (LR 3), etc. After the arrival of qi, electric stimulation was attached to the acupoints for 30 min. The treatment was given 3 times a week. In the western medication group, dyne-35 was prescribed on the 5th day of natural menstruation or withdrawal bleeding, one tablet a day, continuously for 21 days. The treatment cycle was 3 months in the two groups. The menstrual condition, body mass, body mass index (BMI), serum testosterone (T), luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and LH/FSH were compared before and after treatment in the two groups. The clinical efficacy was assessed in the two groups.

RESULTSThe total effective rate was 90.6% (29/32) in the EA group and was 93.3% (28/30) in the western medication group. The efficacy was similar in the two groups (P > 0.05). After treatment, the levels of LH and LH/FSH were all reduced significantly in the two groups (all P < 0.01). After treatment, T level in serum was reduced apparently in the western medication group (P < 0.05). Before and after treatment, the differences in body mass and BMI in the EA group were more significant than those in the western medication group (P < 0.01, P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONEA is the effective method for PCOS, similar to that of dyne-35. The effect of it for weight loss is superior to dyne-35 and no apparent adverse reactions happen. The effect mechanism of EA is related to the regulation of serum sexual hormone levels and their ratio, as well as to the regulation of body lipid metabolism.

Acupuncture Points ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Cyproterone Acetate ; administration & dosage ; Drug Combinations ; Electroacupuncture ; Ethinyl Estradiol ; administration & dosage ; Female ; Follicle Stimulating Hormone ; blood ; Humans ; Luteinizing Hormone ; blood ; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome ; blood ; drug therapy ; therapy ; Young Adult

Objective:To explore the clients' assessment for the ethical behavior of the counselors and psychotherapists.Methods:The main method used in this evaluation was questionnaire,and the self-made questionnaire of the ethical problems in psychotherapy and counseling(for the clients)were used as evaluation tools.Totally 1100 clients,from 12 cities in China,were investigated with 807 questionnaires returned.Results:84.5% of the clients were confident in the treatments,and 89.2% of them gave positive assessment for the ability of their counselors and psychotherapists.15.9% of clients said the counselors and psychotherapists showed impatience or talked to them about their stress sometimes.Besides,59.1% knew about the characters,names and charge of the psychotherapies and counseling,and 53.4% knew the background of the counselors and psychotherapists.91.3% of clients thought the privacy and treatment could be kept secret.7% of clients had intimate relationship with their counselors or psychotherapists,1.5% had sexual relations,and 18.3% made friends in lives.79% of clients could receive timely psychotherapies and counseling.Conclusion:From the assessment of the clients,the vast majorities of the counselors and psychotherapists do well in work ability,confidentiality and time-setting,but not so well in informed-consent and dual relations,which need to be paid attention to and improved.

Objective　To compare the Immunoreactivity of various HEV Antigen with Anti-HEV IgM. Methods Solid-phase enzyme immunoassay( EIA ) was developed for detecting anti-HEV IgM by using synthetic peptides E30, E42, E33, and recombinant antigen from HEV ORF-2. Results Of 60 anti-HEV positive sera by using E30, E42, E33 and recombinant antigen as coating antigen, Anti-HEV IgM positive rates were 76.7%, 26.6%, 18.3% and 66.7% respectively. In Acute-phase and convalescence-phase sera of the patients with Hepatitis E, Anti-HEV IgM positive rate was 90% and 3.3% respectively. Conclusions The HEV E30-based EIA will be very useful in the early diagnosis of Hepatitis E.

Objective To assess the efficacy and safety of topical tacrolimus for erosive oral lichen planus (EOLP). Methods Literatures published up to December 2013 were searched from PubMed, Embase, CENTRAL, Chinese BioMedical Literature Database (CBM), and System for Information on Grey Literature in Europe (SIGLE). All randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of topical tacrolimus for EOLP which compared with other interventions or a placebo were considered in this Meta-analysis. Two researchers collected data independently. The assessment of methodological quality was based on Cochrane Handbook and the materials were analyzed with the software Revman 5.2.5. The primary outcome measures were the symptoms (e.g. pain, discomfort) complained by patients. The secondary outcome measures included the improvement rate of clinical signs assessed by the investigators and the incidence of adverse effects (e.g. clinical candidiasis). Results A total of 9 RCTs involving 476 patients were finally included. The pooled odds ratio (OR) of clinical improvement for topical tacrolimusvs. topical corticosteroids was 1.19 [95% confidence interval (CI): 0.64-2.22,I2: 44%]. Regarding to 0.1% tacrolimus and 0.03% tacrolimus, the pooledOR were 1.87 (95 %CI: 0.60-5.82) and 1.47 (95 %CI: 0.14-16.04) respectively in subgroup analysis. No serious adverse events were reported in topical tacrolimus group. Conclusions There was no evidence to support that topical tacrolimus for EOLP was more effective and safer than topical corticosteroids in this Meta-analysis. Clinical assessment criteria should be established and accepted by clinicians and researchers before further RCTs are undertaken.

OBJECTIVETo study the effect of electro-acupuncture (EA) at points along Foot Yangming Channel on metabolite of ulcerative colitis (UC) rats' cerebral cortex and to identify key metabolites by referring to Pi/Wei-brain related theory in Chinese medicine (CM).

METHODSThe UC rat model was set up by dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) method. Male SD rats were randomly divided into the model group and the EA group, 13 in each group. Another 13 rats were recruited as the blank control group. Rats in the blank control group and the model group received no EA. EA was performed at Zusanli (ST36), Shangjuxu (ST37), and Tianshu (ST25) for 5 days by using disperse-dense wave. Then all rats were sacrificed. Their recto-colon and the ileocecal junction were pathomorphologically observed by light microscope and transmission electron microscope (TEM). Cerebral cortexes were extracted. Water-soluble and lipid-soluble brain tissue metabolites were respectively extracted for metabolic research using 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (1H-NMR).

RESULTSEA could obviously improve the general condition of UC model rats, decrease the value of DAI, reduce the infiltration of inflammatory cells in the intestinal tract, stabilize structures such as mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum and so on (P <0.05). 1HNMR analysis showed that in the model group, contents of glutamic acid, cholesterol, very low density lipoproein (VLDL) in the pallium obviously decreased, while alanine and low density lipoprotein (LDL) significantly increased. After EA, levels of lactic acid, glutamic acid, total cholesterol (TC), and VLDL all increased, and levels of alanine and LDL decreased. All indices were approximate to those of the blank control group.

CONCLUSIONEA at Foot Yangming channel was found to have some effect on metabolites in the brain tissue of UC model rats, which had specific metabonomic material basis and mechanism based on the Pi/Wei-brain related theory.

Acupuncture Points ; Animals ; Cerebral Cortex ; metabolism ; Colitis, Ulcerative ; Electroacupuncture ; Lipids ; Male ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley

Objective　To introduce the management experience in the first cause of living-related small bowel transplantation in China. Methods　An 18-year-old male patient with short gut syndrome received a living-related small bowel transplantation with the graft taken from his father(44-year-old). A segment of 150?!cm distal ileum was resected from the donor. Treatment of immunosuppression, antibiotics, antithrombosis and nutrition support were given posttransplantatively. Results　Recently the recipient has a good life quality for 19 months. Conclusions　Living-related small bowel trnasplantation can be effectively used to treat short gut syndrome, and the posttransplantative management is the key to the successful transplantation.

Ultrasound is used in the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of cerebral arteriovenous malformation (AVM). Several parameters including flow velocity, flow volume, resistance index, pulsatility index, vasomotor reactivity and their influencing factors are reviewed. The applications of ultrasound in the preoperative evaluation, intraoperative monitor and postoperative follow-up of AVM, are summarized. Although some limits exist, ultrasound can provide more reliable information about AVM, if lesions are classified according to their characteristics, compared in different conditions between preoperation and postoperation, feeding and non-feeding side, patients and healthy adults, and if ultrasound method is combined with other examinations and different developed ultrasound techniques. With the appearance and development of new ultrasound technique, its application will be wider in management of AVM.
Humans ; Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations ; diagnostic imaging ; pathology ; Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial ; methods

Objective To introduce the management experience in the first cause of living related small bowel transplantation in China. Methods An 18 year old male patient with short gut syndrome received a living related small bowel transplantation with the graft taken from his father(44 year old). A segment of 150?cm distal ileum was resected from the donor. Treatment of immunosuppression, antibiotics, antithrombosis and nutrition support were given posttransplantatively. Results Recently the recipient has a good life quality for 19 months. Conclusions Living related small bowel trnasplantation can be effectively used to treat short gut syndrome, and the posttransplantative management is the key to the successful transplantation.

This study was aimed to explore the clinical features and prognosis outcome of childhood T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL). The clinical data of 38 cases of newly diagnosed T-ALL from Jan 2005 to Aug 2010 were analyzed retrospectively, and 78 cases of B-ALL with intermediate and high risk were collected as control group, then the sensitive rate of patients to prednisone pretreatment, complete remission (CR) rate at day 33 after induction chemotherapy, relapse rate and 3-year event-free survival (EFS) were compared between T-ALL and B-ALL children. The results showed that no significant statistic difference were found in distribution of age, infiltration of liver, spleen and lymph nodes as well as central nervous system disease, chromosome abnormality, expression level of fusion gene and so on between T-ALL and B-ALL groups (p > 0.05), but there were significant differences in sex and number of cases with WBC count ≥ 50 × 10(9)/L between them (p < 0.05). The sensitive rate of T-ALL and B-ALL patients to prednisone pretreatment was 51.9% and 89.3% respectively (p < 0.05). The ratio failed to achieve CR at day 33 after induction chemotherapy was 15.4% and 8.1% in the two groups (p > 0.05). The relapse rate of T-ALL and B-ALL cases was 30.8% (8/26) and 14.9% (11/74) respectively (p > 0.05). The time from CR to relapse was (9.78 ± 3.48) month and (21.28 ± 14.32) month (p < 0.05). The 3 year EFS of T-ALL cases with intermediate and high risk was (37.5 ± 17.1)% and (22.2 ± 9.8)%, while 3 year EFS of B-ALL cases was (66.7 ± 7)% and (51.7 ± 9.3)% respectively (p < 0.05) according to Kaplan-Meier survival curve. It is concluded that as compared with B-ALL cases, the male ratio and initial WBC count are higher, moreover the early response to prednisone pretreatment and 3 year EFS are poor in T-ALL cases, the prognosis outcome is poor also.
Adolescent ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Disease-Free Survival ; Female ; Humans ; Immunophenotyping ; Infant ; Male ; Precursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma ; diagnosis ; immunology ; mortality ; Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma ; diagnosis ; immunology ; mortality ; Precursor T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma ; diagnosis ; immunology ; mortality ; Prognosis ; Retrospective Studies ; Survival Rate

OBJECTIVETo evaluate the clinical effect of endotracheal lavage with porcine pulmonary surfactant (PS) in term neonates with severe meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS).

METHODSA total of 136 full-term infants with severe MAS who were admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit between January 2010 and June 2013 were randomly and equally divided into PS lavage and PS injection groups. In the PS lavage group, patients were treated with endotracheal lavage using 3-5 mL of diluted PS (12 mg/mL) each time, and the PS injection group was given PS by intratracheal injection at the first dose of 200 mg/kg. Blood gas, oxygenation index (OI), and PaO2/FiO2 (P/F) of the two groups were evaluated before and 2, 12, 24, and 48 hours after the treatment, and the duration of mechanical ventilation, complication rate, and cure rate were compared between the two groups.

RESULTSCompared with the PS injection group, the PS lavage group had significantly higher PaO2 and P/F ration and significantly lower PaCO2 and OI at 12, 24, and 48 hours post-treatment (P<0.01), a significantly shorter duration of mechanical ventilation (P<0.01), a significantly smaller amount of PS (P<0.01), a significantly lower complication rate (P<0.05), and a significantly higher cure rate (97% vs 88%; P<0.05).

CONCLUSIONSCompared with the intratracheal injection of PS, endotracheal lavage with diluted PS in term neonates with severe MAS can increase ventilation and oxygenation efficiency, shorten the duration of mechanical ventilation, reduce the complication rate, and increase the cure rate, indicating that this method is a safe and effective therapeutic strategy.

Animals ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Meconium Aspiration Syndrome ; drug therapy ; Pulmonary Surfactants ; administration & dosage ; Swine ; Therapeutic Irrigation ; Trachea