Objective:To investigate the expression of tumor necrosis factor-?(TNF-?)in the tissues of oral squamous cell carcinoma(OSCC)and its clinical significance. Methods:The expression of TNF-? was assessed by immunohistochemical method of SABC in paraffin tissue sections of 41 cases of OSCC and 10 of normal oral epithelia.Results:The expression of TNF-? in OSCC was higher than that in oral normal mucous tissue(P

BACKGROUND:Separating umbilical cord blood stem cells using tubes has low efficiency,and microbial contamination easily occurs during this process,therefore,safety cannot be ensured in clinical application.lt is urgent to find a method for separating umbilical cord blood stem cells to treat femoral head necrosis.OBJECTIVE:To establish a high efficient,safe,and clinically valuable method to separate umbilical cord blood stem cells.DESIGN,TIME AND SETTING:A self-control experiment was performed at the First Department of Surgery,Zhengzhou Second People's Hospital,Institute of Blood Constituent Application,Henan Red Cross Blood Centre between February 2006 and August 2007.PARTICIPANTS:Eight male patients with femoral head necrosis,averaging 40.6 years of age,were included in this study.Of these patients,4 had the history of hormone application.An average of 90 mL umbilical cord blood was harvested from each healthy normal full term neonate from Maternal and Children Health Care Hospital of Zhengzhou City.The quadruple bags used for separating umbilical cord blood stem cells consisted of 1 main bag,1 empty bag,and 2 physiological saline bags,provided by Shandong Weigao Holding,China.METHODS:Within 6 hours after collection,umbilical cord blood was centrifuged in the empty bag of quadruple bag,which was connected with an aseptic filling machine.After centrifugation,partial blood plasma was discarded,and the remaining erythrocytes were thoroughly mixed by adding hetastarch.Five minutes later,the mixture was diluted with physical saline at 1:1.Umbilical cord blood was slowly added into the main bag (at 1:1),in which,human lymphocyte separating medium was pre-added.After cantrifugation,the upper layer of solution,i.e.,monocyte-rich solution,was transferred into another empty bag.Within 24hours of preservation,after suspension with umbilical blood plasma,umbilical cord monocytes were transfused into patients with femoral head necrosis via superficial vein on the hand back,monocytes≥1×108/portion,2 portions once.There were three treatment courses,each involving three transfusion sessions,one session every 4 days,and a 2-3-month interval between two treatment courses.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:Cell recovery rate and cell viability of umbilical cord blood monocytes and improvements in clinical symptoms.RESULTS:The separation of quadruple bags could obtain umbilical cord blood monocytes with high recovery rate.Furthermore,microbial contamination hardly occurred in the process of separation.Hip joint pain relieved or disappeared to different extents in all 8 patients,with an effective rate of 100%.Abduction and internal rotation of hip joint,ambulation distance,and gait were markedly improved.At 6 months after cell transplantation,5 patients presented with changed bone density in femoral head necrosis regions,2 showed normal femoral head morphology,and the remaining 1 exhibited no obvious changes.Joint effusion was reduced or disappeared in 12 hips.Magnetic resonance images showed that femoral head morphology had been improved in various degrees in 9 hips,but no changes in 3 hips.No complications,fever,or allergies occurred during and after cell transplantation.CONCLUSION:The method of separating stem cells from umbilical cord blood in junction with aseptic interface technology is highly effective,safe,and clinically valuable.Multiple intravenous transfusions of umbilical cord blood stem cells provide a novel approach for systemic treatment of femoral head necrosis.

Objective: To investigate the dietary nutritional status of the intellectuals in three cities in China. Methods: The intellectuals aged over 45, with senior academic title, working in universities or research institutes in Tianjin, Guangzhou and Chengdu, were selected as volunteers. Food frequency questionair was used to conduct the diretary survey. And the results were compared between the intellectuals of nutrition and non-nutrition speciality. Results: Compared with Dietary Guideline and Balance Diet Pagoda for Chinese Residents, the intakes of cereals, milk, fruits,and egg of the vulunteers were adequate, but the intakes of meat and oils were more, while those of fish and shrimp, legume,and vegetables were less than the suggested levels in Pagoda. The food pattern of the intellectuals in nutrition speciality was more advantageous than that in non-nutrition. Conclusion: The dietary pattern of the intellectuals should be improved, according to the Dietary Guideline and Balanced Diet Pagoda for Chinese Residents.

Objective To evaluate efficacy and safety of fixed combination of nitrendipine and atenolol in treatment for patients with mild to moderate essential hypertension and their optimal dosage matching.Methods Totally,275 patients with essential hypertension were selcted from seven hospitals in Shanghai,Nanjing and Suzhou,China and randomized into five groups with same proportional probability in a double-blind,double-dummy,parallel active-controlled,multi-center clinical trial,receiving fixed combination of nitrendipine and atenolol at three different dosage matching (nitrendipine/atenolol 5/12.5 mg,5/10 mg,5/7.5 mg for groups 1,2 and 3),and nitrendipine (10 mg for group 4) or atenolol (25 mg for group 5),respectively for eight weeks.Results Mean reduction of diastolic blood pressure (DBP)was (17±7) mm Hg,(18±9) mm Hg and (17±7) mm Hg for groupl,2 and 3,respectively from the baseline,significantly greater than that in groups 4 and 5[(13±7) mm Hg and (12±6) mm Hg,respectively].Mean reduction of systolic blood pressure (SBP) was (21 ±11)mm Hg,(24±12) mm Hg,(23±11) mm Hg,(19±13) mm Hg and (18±9) mm Hg,respectively for the five groups from the baseline,and the reduction in group 2 was significantly greater than that in group 5,with an overall efficacy of 94.4%,98.1% and 88.2% for groups 1,2 and 3,respectively,all statistically higher than that in group 5 (71.4%) with P＜0.01,eight weeks after treatment.The ratio of patients with increased dose of antihypertensive agents in week 5 was lower in group 2 than that in the other four groups,with mild adverse reaction only,no obvious change in laboratory biochemical examinations,and no needs in special management.Conclusions Fixed combination of atenolol and nitrendipine with an optimal doses of 5 mg and 10 mg respepctively was effective and safe for mild and moderate hypertension with good tolerance.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the level of life quality and the influence factors and to furnish basis for improving life quality and treatment compliance of patients with allerge rhinitis. METHOD: Adopt the rhino conjunctivitis quality of life questionnaire (RQLQ), visual analogue scales (VAS), curing to obey the sex grade point questionnaire. quality of life and patient's compliance on cross-sectional study. One hundred and twenty the examples enter the inquisitional sufferer to press whether accepted to is divided into the A1 set and B1 sets with the medicine leading and whether accepted to use the medicine the direct is divided into the A2 set and B2 sets, the A set accepts use the medicine leading and use the medicine direct. Multiple databases were established based on questionnaire. SPSS 17.0 software was used in statistical analysis. RESULT: Coefficient correlation of patient's compliance, cognition level, questionnaire with quality of life has statistical significance, and is positive correlation. CONCLUSION Treatment compliance of patients, duration and level of education have great impact on the quality of life for patients AR. Enhance patient compliance with treatment can improve the quality of life of patients with AR.
Cross-Sectional Studies ; Humans ; Patient Compliance ; Quality of Life ; Rhinitis, Allergic ; epidemiology ; therapy ; Risk Factors ; Surveys and Questionnaires

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the leukotriene D4 synthase gene A (LTD4S A)-444 C polymorphism in persistent allergic rhinitis (AR) of Chinese Han nationality and to evaluate its relevance to clinical responsiveness of leukotriene receptor antagonist. METHOD: There were 150 patients [87 males, 63 females, average age (38 +/- 14)] diagnosed with persistent AR in Allergy clinic in our hospital from March 2010 to March 2012; 146 healthy controls (78 males, 68 females, mean age (39 +/- 12)). We detected LT D4SA-444C polymorphism and allele frequencies with Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and-Restriction Fragment Length polymorphism (RELP). The treatment group received monotherapy leukotriene receptor antagonist (montelukast) for 4 weeks. Urinary leukotriene D4 (LTD4) levels were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) before and after treatment, respectively. We evaluated anti-leukotriene treatment response according to the changement of symptoms, signs PTS and urinary LTD4. We tested correlation between LT D4S gene-444C allele frequency and the treatment response by multivariate analysis of variance. RESULT: (1) LTD4S gene-444 genotype AA/CC, AC/CC frequency is 70.7% (106/150) and 29.3% (44/150), allele A, C frequencies is 67.3% (101/150) and 32.7% (49/150) in AR group, and LTD4S gene-444 genotype AA/CC, AC/CC frequency is 76.7% (112/146) and 23.3% (34/ 146), allele A, C frequencies is 74.0% (108/146) and 26.0% (38/146) in healthy control group, there is not statistically significant difference between two groups. (2) Among 150 AR patients, compared to patients with AA/CC genotype, the genotype AC/CC patients are younger [average age (35 +/- 9), and (50 +/- 18) respectively, F = 5.891, P < 0.05], with earlier age of onset [(31 +/- 4), and (46 +/- 6) respectively, F = 6.985, P < 0.05], longer course of disease [(8.7 +/- 2.1), and (3.1 +/- 2.0) respectively, F = 11.43, P < 0.05], higher symptom scores (8.2 +/- 0.2; 4.8 +/- 0.3), higher signs score (7.3 +/- 3.3; 3.4 +/- 5.1), and the difference was statistically significant. (3) After 4 weeks of montelukast treatment in AR patients, treatment response of anti-leukotriene in genotype AC/ CC patients is better than those in AA/CC genotype patients (F = 11.01, P < 0.05), the differences of treatment response between two groups were correlated with LTD4 levels in vivo, clinical symptoms and signs of patients. CONCLUSION In a Chinese Han population the LTD4SA-444B polymorphism might be one of the factors in the clinical response to leukotriene receptor antagonists in persistent AR patients.
Adult ; Arachidonate 5-Lipoxygenase ; genetics ; Case-Control Studies ; Female ; Gene Frequency ; Humans ; Leukotriene Antagonists ; therapeutic use ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Polymorphism, Genetic ; Rhinitis, Allergic ; drug therapy ; genetics ; Young Adult

Summary: The constitutive expression of nuclear-factor-κB (NF-κB) in human pigment epithelial (hRPE) cells cultivated in vitro and the possible changes when incubated with PDTC and IL-1β were investigated. The synchronized hRPE cells in vitro were divided into two groups. In non-PDTC group, hRPE cells were exposed respectively to IL-1βand NS (for detecting the constitutive expressions of NF-κB in hRPE cells); In PDTC group, PDTC-pretreated hRPE cells were exposed respectively to IL-1βand NS (for detecting the constitutive expression of NF-κB in PDTC-pretreated hRPE cells). The expression of NF-κB in hRPE cells in two groups was detected by immunofluorescence stain and flow cytometry. The results showed that the constitutive expression of NF-κB in hRPE cells in vitro was 8.05 %, and increased to 30.26 % by IL-1β. After PDTC pretreatment, the constitutive expression of NF-κB in hRPE cells was decreased to 3.74 %, and 3.66 % by IL-1βrespectively. It was concluded that the expressions of NF-κB in hRPE cells could be increased significantly by IL-1βand depressed effectively by PDTC. Also, PDTC could significantly inhibit the activation of NF-κB induced by IL-1β.

Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors ; diagnosis ; genetics ; therapy ; Death, Sudden ; etiology ; Hereditary Central Nervous System Demyelinating Diseases ; diagnosis ; etiology ; Humans ; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Synthase ; deficiency ; Infant, Newborn ; Male ; Mutation ; Oxo-Acid-Lyases ; genetics ; Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization ; Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Objective To explore the effects and mechanism of implantation of umbilical blood mesenchymal stem cells(MSCs)on rats with cerebral infarction. Methods Umbilical blood MSCs were cultured in vivo,flow cytometry was ap-plied to test cytometric immunophenotype, and model of rat cerebral infarction was made by suture method; 120 rats were randomly assigned to MSCs implantation group and control group; rats' neurological function was evaluated;western-blot was applied to test the expression of GFAP protein. Fluorescence microscope was applied to observe changes of hippocampal formation in rats as well as the distribution of MSCs in rats' brain. Results According to the test of neurological function, the score of neurological function in the experiment group was reduced, and the score in the control group was improved. The difference was statistically significant(P<0.05). Expression of GFAP in MSCs im-plantation group was increased with a peak in the 7th day,while no significant changes in the control group(P<0.05). According to the observation of immunofluorescence microscopy, the distribution of MSCs in rats' brain was good in MSCs implantation group, and the hippocampal formation showed clear layers in the experiment group. Hippocampal structures in the control group were chaotic, and synapses and organelles were dissolved and compromised. Conclu-sion MSCs are able to promote the repair of hippocampal structures after cerebral infarction in rats, strengthen neuro-plasticity and promote the recovery of neurological functions.

Objective To explore the role of 3D venous-fusion models in the resection of meningiomas.Methods The study included 19 patients with meningiomas,admitted to our hospital from March 2015 to July 2015.The preoperative and postoperative contrast enhancement MR venography (CE-MRV) data were imported into the neuronavigator system.The establishment of 3D venous-fusion models was performed;reconstruction,cropping,fusion of the intracranial venae and tumors were performed.3D venous-fusion models were used to evaluate the intracranial venous circulation,and the positions of venae and tumors were navigated in real-time.Results 3D venous-fusion models showed good results.The position relationship of tumors and their surrounding venous was perfectly assessed in operation.Nineteen patients underwent craniotomy using neuronavigator to locate venous position,and no postoperative venous complications occurred.The contrast of preoperative and postoperative 3D venous-fusion models prompted that the venous protection was in line with expectations.Conclusions The 3D venous-fusion models established by neuronavigator can accurately evaluate the relationship between cerebral venous and the tumors.These models help the operator making a better understanding of tumors and their peripheral venous imaging data from 3D perspective.It is benefit for the operator to make a more reasonable venous protect strategy.