Objective To assess the efficacy and safety of modified ligation of the intersphincteric fistula tract (LIFT) for low anal fistula.Methods We follow-up visited 20 patients with low anal fistula underwent modified LIFT procedures (Since the outer edge shape of anal fistula incision fistula and the branch into the intersphincteric groove,proximal lateral internal sphincterotomy ligation.The wound was closed to the whole layer of closed suture after removal of the pipe wall).Median follow-up duration was 10(range 3-15) months.To compile statistics on the wound healing time,the clinical healing rate,the recurrence rate and the fecal incontinence score (Wexner score) of those patients.Results The wound healing time was (15.3 ± 4.8) d.The prime success rate of fistula healing was 75 ％ (15/20) after the modified LIFT procedure.2 cases of low complex anal fistula presented with wound infection,and 3 cases (including 1 cases of simple low anal fistula,2 cases of low complex anal fistula)had fistula with infection.They were cured after appropriate treatment.During follow-up of 3 to 15 (median 10)months,1 cases of simple low anal fistula recurred in third months after surgery.To the end of the follow-up,the total clinical healing rate was 95％ (19/20),of which 12 cases of low complex anal fistula total cure rate was 100％ (12/12).Preoperative fecal incontinence scores (Wexner score)were all 0 points.At the final follow-up,18 (90％)cases of fecal incontinence score were 0 points,1 (5 ％) cases were 2 points and 1 (5 ％) cases were 1 points.Conclusion Modified LIFT is better balance the relationship between cure rate and anal function.The sphincter preservation is complete.The fistula is thoroughly cleared.The cure rate is high.The recurrence rate is low.Does not cause anal defects and deformities.It has little influence on the function of anal control,the operation is simple,and it is suitable to be popularized.

Animals ; Bone and Bones ; cytology ; Cell Differentiation ; Mesenchymal Stromal Cells ; drug effects ; physiology ; Neurons ; physiology ; Plant Extracts ; pharmacology ; Rats ; Salvia miltiorrhiza ; chemistry

Objective To investigate the functional characters of traumatic brain injuries occurred in wenehuan earthquake.Methods Thirty-eight cases with brain injury,occurred in Wenchuan earthquake,hospitalized in intensive care unit and brain surgery wards of Wenchuan China Hospital were enrolled in the study.Glasglow coma scale(GCS)was used to assess the severity of brain injury,mini-mental state examination(M MSE)was used to assess the cognitive function,the modified Ashworth scale was applied to aSSeSS the muscle tone,the Bobath balance scale was applied to assess the sitting and standing balance.the modified Barthel index Was applied to evaluate the activities of daily living(ADL).Resuits Mean age of the patients was 46 years,ratio of male to female was 1.9:1.Twenty-seven(71.1%)patients suffered mild brain injury,4(10.5%)patients moderate brain injury and 7(18.4%)patients severe brain injury.In non-comatose patients,some patients suffered motor control disorder as hemiplegia,aphasia,cognitive disorder,Rom limitation,muscle tone disorder,muscle weakness,sitting balance disorder and standing balance disorder respectively.Thirty-six(94.7%)patients couldn't take care of themselves independently.Conclusion The function disorder of traumatic brain injuries occurred in earthquake had some particular characteristics.it's necessary to establish a rehabilitation system for the effectire rehabilitation management and treatment according tO the patients'characteristics.

Objective To assess the academic influence of schistosomiasis control and research institutions in China. Meth-ods The papers (including original articles and reviews) pertaining to schistosomiasis in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)of Web of Science(WOS)during the period from 2002 to 2012 were searched. The number of published papers,h index and citation frequencies of the papers of Chinese institutes and authors were analyzed by a bibliometric method,and the academic influences of the institutes and authors were assessed according to the number of published papers and h index. In addition,the scientific knowledge network map was plotted by using the CiteSpace II software to analyze the inter-institution academic collabora-tion network. Results From 2002 to 2012,totally 610 papers pertaining to schistosomiasis were published by Chinese scholars, accounted for 16.7%of the published papers in global,and the quantity increased year by year. The number of published papers and h index of the National Institute of Parasitic Diseases(NIPD),China Center for Disease Control and Prevention(China CDC) were 114 and 27,respectively,both of which were ranked at the first position among all the Chinese institutes,and in the academ-ic collaboration network,the NIPD played a central and dominate part. Xiao-Nong Zhou with the h index of 17 became the out-standing academic leader in the research field of schistosomiasis control. Conclusions Both number of published papers in SCIE and h index of the Chinese institutes for schistosomiasis control are far inferior to the leading institutions in the world. It suggests that when strengthening the research and control of schistosomiasis,we should pay an attention to the output and sharing of the control experience and achievements.

Background and purpose:This study aimed to explore the inlfuences on quality of life of patients with breast cancer in different stages undergone different styles of operations. Methods:During Apr. 2012 and Apr. 2013, a total number of 207 patients with breast cancer, including 61 patients undergone breast conserving surgery (BCS), 60 patients undergone immediate breast reconstruction (IBR) and 86 patients undergone modiifed radical mastectomy (MRM) reviewed or admitted in Beijing Tongren Hospital Afifliated to Capital Medical University were included in the research, in which FACT-B, SAS and SDS were used to assess the quality of life and negative emotions performing as the paired design. Results:The physical well-being, emotional well-being and the level of negative emotions such as anxiety and depression revealed signiifcant differences compared the patients who undergone BCS or IBR with those who undergone MRM in preoperative period (P<0.05), and there was no statistical difference in terms of other quality of life (P>0.05). At two and ifve years postoperatively, there was no signiifcant in the physical well-being, emotional well-being and negative emotions (P>0.05), whereas there was signiifcant differences in the other quality of life (P<0.05). Conclusion:BCS and IBR compared with MRM can obviously reduce the levels of preoperative negative emotions such as anxiety and depression, and improve the quality of life in long-term (two and ifve years postoperatively) to some degree.

Objective To investigate the effects of high-flux hemodialysis (HFD) on fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF-23) levels in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients and its clinical significance.Methods Sixty uremia patients were divided into HFD group and hemodialysis (HD)group and observed for 12 months.Flow mediated dilation (FMD),cardiac ultrasonography,levels of FGF-23,serum phosphorus,serum calcium,25-(OH)D3,parathyroid hormone (PTH),homocysteine (Hcy) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) were tested in all patients before and after treatment.The correlation of above indexes were analyzed.Results No statistical difference were found in primary disease,age and duration of dialysis in two groups.The levels of FGF-23 [(56.07±26.63) vs (85.53±40.54) ng/L,P ＜0.01],IL-6 [(3.37±2.48) vs (5.59±2.53) ng/L,P ＜ 0.05] and Hcy [(21.13±6.95) vs (29.40±11.66) μmol/L,P ＜ 0.05] decreased and FMD,25-(OH)D3 [(27.3± 10.26) vs (23.15± 10.73) μg/L,P ＜ 0.05] increased significantly after the treatment of HFD.There were no significant changes in the HD group.The baseline FMD was negatively correlated with FGF-23 (r =-0.413,P ＜ 0.05) and Hcy (r =-0.301,P ＜0.05).The baseline LVMI was correlated with FGF-23 (r =0.464 P ＜ 0.05).After one year's trearmeat of HFD,the changes of FMD(/△ FMD) was negatively correlated with the changes of FGF-23 (/△ FGF-23)(r =-0.347,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions HFD can improve FMD and decrease FGF-23 levels.The improvement of FMD may be related to the decreased level of FGF-23.The effect of FGF-23 on FMD should be independent of serum phosphate.

According to the characteristics of the etiology and pathogenesis of child cerebral palsy, on the basis of "regulating the mind in treatment of all kinds of diseases" and "regulating the functions of five zang organs with back-shu points", Professor DONG Gui-rong applied the penetrating needling technique on the scalp points and acupuncture at back-shu points of five zang organs in the treatment of child cerebral palsy. The valuable clinical experiences have been summarized as "regulating the mind with scalp needling technique, benefiting the brain and opening the orifice", "regulating five zang organs with back-shu points" and "integration of acupuncture and rehabilitation, and function reconstruction". Two effective cases were introduced.
Acupuncture Points ; Acupuncture Therapy ; Cerebral Palsy ; therapy ; Child, Preschool ; Humans ; Male ; Treatment Outcome

Neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) is a glycoprotein expressing on the surface of neurons, glial cells, bone cells and natural killer cells. NCAM plays an important role in the process of cell - cell adhesion and cell migration, and is also a model protein to study polysialic acid. In this paper, NCAM gene from mouse mammary gland cells (NMuMG) was cloned into eukaryotic expression vectors pcDNA3.1(+) and transfected into mutant Chinese hamster ovary cells ldlD-14. The stable transfection over-expressing NCAM was obtained through the G418 selection and confirmed by Western blotting. Due to unique characters of ldlD-14 cells, carbohydrate chain of NCAM molecule can be easily manipulated with or without adding galactose in the serum free medium, and this modification can provide the basis for further studies on the effect of glycosylation on NCAM molecular function.
Animals ; CHO Cells ; Cloning, Molecular ; Cricetinae ; Cricetulus ; Female ; Galactose ; Glycosylation ; Mammary Glands, Animal ; cytology ; Mice ; Neural Cell Adhesion Molecules ; biosynthesis ; Polysaccharides ; chemistry ; Sialic Acids ; chemistry ; Transfection

The aim of this study is to investigate the protection effect of tanshinone IIA (Tan) against triptolide (TP)-induced liver injury and the mechanisms involved. Acute liver injury was induced by intraperitoneal injection of TP (1 mg x kg(-1)) in mice. The activities of AST, ALT and LDH in serum and the levels of GSH, GST, GSH-PX, SOD, CAT and MDA in liver tissue were detected. The histopathological changes of liver tissues were observed after HE staining. Nrf2 translocation in liver tissue was detected by Western blotting, and real-time PCR was used to measure the expression levels of GCLC, NQO1 and HO-1 mRNA. The results showed that pretreatment with Tan significantly prevented the TP induced liver injury as indicated by reducing the activities of AST, ALT and LDH (P < 0.01). Tan pretreatment also prevented TP-induced oxidative stress in the mice liver by inhibiting MDA and restoring the levels of GSH, GST, SOD and CAT (P < 0.05). Parallel to these changes, pretreatment with Tan could attenuate histopathologic changes induced by TP. Furthermore, the results indicated that Tan pretreatment caused nuclear accumulation of Nrf2 as well as induction of mRNA expression of antioxidant response element (ARE)-driven genes such as GCLC, NQO1 and HO-1. These results indicated that Tan could protect against TP-induced acute liver injury via the activation of Nrf2/ARE pathway.

Objective To observe the effects of soy isoflavones (SI) on NO content and NOS activity in myocardial tissues of diabetic rats. Methods Forty-eight SD rats were randomly divided into six groups: normal control group (NC), diabetic control group (DC), SI groups in low, moderate and high doses respectively (L-SI, M-SI, H-SI) and nilestriol group (NI). Except the NC group, the rats were given streptozotocin (STZ) 55mg?kg-1 intraperitneally (ip). From the 7th week, SI in the dosage of 30, 60, 120 mg?kg-1?d-1 was respectively given to L-SI, M-SI, H-SI groups by gastric gavage, nilestriol 0.2 mg?kg-1?per week was given to NI group,and 0.5%CMC-Na10 ml?kg-1?d-1 was given to NC and DC groups. After treatment, fasting blood sugar level, body weight, serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)and creatine kinase (CK) contents, and NOS activities and NO content in myocardial homogenate were measured. Results 1) LDH and CK contents in serum were significantly higher in DC group than those in NC group. Compared with DC group, LDH and CK were significantly decreased in M-SI and H-SI groups (P