BACKGROUND: Establishment of lumbar disc degeneration in animal models can help doctors understand the development rules and pathophysiological changes of this disease, and can explore and research more rational treatment by creating animal models.OBJECTIVE: To review recent advances in vivo model of lumbar disc degeneration.METHODS: The first author used the computer to search related articles on PubMed database and Chinese Journal Full-text Database from inception to May 2016. The search key words were lumbar disc, degeneration, animal model,vivo model. A total of 161 related articles were retrieved and 49 of them met the inclusion criteria.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) Building an intuitive and reliable animal model of lumbar disc degeneration will not only help the basic research of degenerative disc disease, but also provide a good experimental carrier for the repair treatment of degenerative lumbar disc. (2) After more than 80 years of development, the animal model of lumbar disc degeneration has formed a production mode of more species, more methods and newer ideas. Current models have their own advantages, cannot be replaced. However, problems such as poor controllability, low degree of safety or long observation period are still exiting more or less. All these need further research and exploration.

Objective To investigate the clinical effect of Xueshuantong Injection combined with Sodium Monosialotetrahexosylganglioside Injection on cerebral infarction.Methods Selected 100 cases of patients with cerebral infarction who were treated in Occupational Disease Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region from January 2013 to December 2015,divided into two groups randomly.The observation group was treated with Xueshuantong Injection combined with Sodium Monosialotetrahexosylganglioside Injection,control group was treated with Xueshuantong Injection.The therapeutic effect,IL-6,C reactive protein level,NIHSS score,Barthel index and hemorheology were compared.Results The effective rate of observation group was 92.00％,significantly higher than the control group 70.00％,the difference was statistically significant (P ＜ 0.05).The level of serum IL-6 and C reactive protein were significantly decreased (P ＜ 0.05),and the observation group decreased more obviously,the difference was statistically significant (P ＜ 0.05).After treatment,NIHSS score of two groups decreased significantly,and Barthel index increased significantly (P ＜ 0.05),and the study group was significantly better than the control group,the difference was statistically significant (P ＜ 0.05).After treatment,platelet aggregation and blood viscosity were decreased significantly (P ＜ 0.05),and the observation group decreased more obviously,the difference was statistically significant (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Xueshuantong Injection combined with Sodium Monosialotetrahexosylganglioside Injection has significant therapeutic effect,can significantly improve the level of inflammatory factors,neural function,ability of daily life and blood rheology in patients with cerebral infarction.

Aim To determine the protective effects of IMD on ischemia/reperfusion(I/R) injury and its possible mechanism.Method Isolated rat hearts were perfused by Langendorff mode,and after 45 min global ischemia and 30 min reperfusion ventricular function was measured on a Power Lab,and adequate amount of ventricular tissues and perfusate were collected for biochemical measurement.Results Treatment with IMD during the reperfusion period significantly attenuated the effects of I/R on cardiac function inhibition and tissue injury.Compared with I/R group,IMD induced increase in △LVP,LV(dp/dtmax,HR and CF,whereas induced decrease in LVDP.Reperfusion with IMD exerted decrease in LDH,total protein,Mb and MDA content compared with I/R group,but increased myocardial cAMP content.All these values were similar to the effects of ADM.Furthermore,I/R induced significant increase in Bmax and Kd value.Conclusion IMD exerted beneficial effects on cardiac injury induced by I/R which might be mediated by cAMP pathway.And the cardioprotective effects of IMD were equal to ADM,a potent cytoprotective factor.

Objective To explore the related factors with plasma neuropeptide Y in 180 normal healthy people by stepwise regression analysis. Methods Right ventricular end-diastolic diameter(RVDD),inter-ventricular septum end-diastolic thickness(IVST),left ventricular end-diastolic diameter(LVDD),left ventricular posterior wall end-diastolic thickness(LVPWT),ejection fraction(EF),strole volume(SV),cardiac output(CO),cadiac output index(CI),stroke volume index(SI) and plasma neuropeptide Y were measured respectively by echocardiography and immunoradioassay in all subjects. In addition,we examined the height,weight,blood pressure,heart rate and subcutaneous fat thickness in every subjects. Results The plasma neuropeptide Y wasn't significant difference in different gender and age(P≥0.05). The plasma neuropeptide Y of healthy population was normal distribution and the 95% of confidence interval 70.27 to 190.61,and 99% of confidence interval was 51.23 to 209.65. Conclusion The EF,height,LVST,diastolic blood pressure,CO,SV and subcutaneous fat thickness were the major related-factors of neuropeptide Y in plasma. The EF and height were negatively correlated with plasma neuropeptide Y,and other five factors were postive correlated with it.

OBJECTIVE:To investigate the permeability of lomefloxacin through blood-pancreatic barrier in rats.METHO-DS:Lomefloxacin(20mg/kg body weight) was injected through caudal vein.At the given time points,the samples were collected.The concentrations of lomefloxacin in the serum,pancreatic tissue and liver tissue were measured by HPLC.RESULTS:The concentration-time profiles of lomefloxacin could be described as two-compartment model in rats.The peak concentrations in serum,pancreatic tissue and liver tissue were 65.550?g/ml,48.801?g/g and 84.121?g/g at 5 min post-injection respectively.Then the concentrations decreased quickly in all of them.Concentrations in pancreatic tissue were higher than those in serum at 10 min and even at 480 min post-injection.The permeation ratio (PR) through blood-pancreatic barrier was 0.744 at 5 min and rose to 3.817 at 480min.CONCLUSION:After intravenous injection,lomefloxacin can permeate blood-pancreatic barrier satisfactory,therefore it is worthy of being recommended for prevention and treatment of pancreatic infections.

Objective:To investigate the clinical efficacy of mechanical solitaire AB stents thrombectomy combined with intra-arterial thrombolysis in the treatment of patient with acute ischemic stroke.Methods:Fifteen patients with acute ischemic stroke admitted into our hospital from August 2014 to August 2016 were treated with mechanical thrombectomy with solitaire AB stents plus intra-arterial thrombolysis.The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score (NIHSS) of all patients were evaluated before and after treatment to compare the clinical efficacy.The prognosis ofpatients between two groups were compared via evaluating modified Rankin score (mRS)and gelasijia coma score (GCS).Results:After mechanical thrombectomy with solitaire AB stents plus intra-arterial thrombolysis treatment,14 patients achieved complete or part recanalization,and 1 patient was terminated treatment due to vital signs instability,and the rate ofrecanalization was 93.3％.The NIHSS score of patients before treatment was 12.93± 4.25,which was much higher than that after treatment (4.33± 1.45,P＜0.05).After follow-up by 3 months,the good mRS scores were obtained in all 18 patients,including 2 patients with mRS score of 2,5 patients with 1,and 8 patients with 0.Additionally,there was no patient with re-obstruction during follow-up period.Conclusion:Mechanical thrombectomy with solitaire AB stents combined with intra-arterial thrombolysis had a good capability and safety in the treatment of patients with acute ischemic stroke.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of combined inhibition of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) and hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) in the enhancement of chemosensitivity of the model of human laryngeal squamous cacinoma in nude mice. METHOD: Model nude mice were divided into six groups randomly: control group(A) , cisplatin group(B) , cisplatin and AG490 group(C) , cisplatin and HIF-1α⁻/⁻ group (D), cisplatin combined AG490 and HIF-1α⁻/⁻ group (E), HIF-1α⁻/⁻ group (F) (only in calculating tumor inhibition rate). 3mg/kg cisplatin was administered by peritoneal injection for 3 days. Then cisplatin and 10 mg/kg AG490 were administered every other day for 12 days. The expression of Ki67 and HIF-1α was detected by immunocytochemical method. Western blot was used to detect the expression of p-STAT3. RESULT: The expression of HIF-1α in group C and group D were lower than that in group B, and there were significant difference respectively (t₁ = 2.782, t₂ = 3.873, P < 0.05); The expression of HIF-1α in group E was lower than that in group C and group D respectively, and there were significant difference respectively (t₁ = 6.140, t₂ = 3.667, P < 0.01). The expression level of p-STAT3 in group C was markedly lower compared with that in group B, and there were significant difference between them (t = 17.840, P < 0.01); There were no difference between the expression level of p-STAT3 in group D and that in group B (t = 0.038, P > 0.05); The expression level of p-STAT3 in group E was significantly lower compared with that in group C and group D respectively (P < 0.01). Tumor inhibition rate of group E was higher than that in group B, group C , as well as group D respectively and there were significant difference respectively (t₁ = 5.509, P < 0.01; t₂ = 3.422, P < 0.05; t₃ = 2.718, P < 0.05 ). Ki67 index of group E was lower than that in group B, group C as well as group D respectively and there were significant difference respectively(t₁ = 8.307, P < 0.01; t₂ = 3.736, P < 0.05; t₃ = 4.524, P < 0.01). CONCLUSION Combined inhibition of STAT3 and HIF-1α could enhance chemo-sensitivity in the model of human laryngeal squamous cacinoma in nude mice.
Animals ; Antineoplastic Agents ; pharmacology ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ; drug therapy ; metabolism ; Cisplatin ; pharmacology ; Drug Resistance, Neoplasm ; Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit ; genetics ; metabolism ; Ki-67 Antigen ; metabolism ; Laryngeal Neoplasms ; drug therapy ; metabolism ; Mice ; Mice, Nude ; Neoplasms, Experimental ; drug therapy ; metabolism ; STAT3 Transcription Factor ; genetics ; metabolism ; Tyrphostins ; pharmacology

ObjectiveTo investigate the strategy and effect of microsurgical treatment for pediatric cerebellar astrocytoma. Methods93 cases of pediatric cerebellar astrocytoma were reviewed who received microsurgical operation. ResultsTotal removal was achieved in 85 cases while subtotal in 8 cases. Pre-operatively, tumor capsule puncture was performed in 21 cases, lateral ventricle puncture and draining in 9 cases and ventricle-peritoneal shunt in 23 cases. Post-operative radiotherapy was performed in 8 cases. They were followed up for 26 months to 5 years with 8 cases lost. There was no death and recurrence. Scores of Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) was more than 90 in all cases followed up. ConclusionPediatric cerebellar astrocytoma can be treated satisfactorily with microsurgery. By improving surgical removal rate, reasonable peri-operative treatment and early rehabilitation, children with cerebellar astrocytoma can achieve long and excellent living status.

Adenocarcinoma ; diagnosis ; pathology ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ; diagnosis ; pathology ; Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia ; diagnosis ; pathology ; Female ; Humans ; Precancerous Conditions ; diagnosis ; pathology ; Retrospective Studies ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms ; diagnosis ; pathology ; Vaginal Smears ; methods

Hepatitis B is one of the most serious global threats to human health. Phylogenetic analysis of hepatitis B virus (HBV) can reveal the evolutionary relationship between HBV sequences and thus provide a basis for the prediction and treatment of hepatitis B and other aspects. In this study, we performed sequence analyses on the HBV sequences of five clinical HBV samples and the HBV sequences retrieved from the GenBank, EMBL, and DDBJ to construct a phylogenetic tree and analyze sequence structures. The experimental results revealed that the C gene of one cloned sequence had a recombinant structure of HBV B/ C subtype. Moreover, the phylogenetic results proved the existence of a newly found subtype HBV/B6 in Xishuangbanna of Yunnan Province, China. The experimental conclusion represents certain value for phylogenetic studies of HBV in Yunnan ethnic minority groups.
DNA, Recombinant ; genetics ; Genes, Viral ; genetics ; Genotyping Techniques ; Hepatitis B virus ; classification ; genetics ; Humans ; Phylogeny