Objective To investigate the diagnosis and treatment of radiation pericarditis. Methods From 1982 to 1994, 3582 patients with esophageal carcinoma in the lower or midthoracic segment received radiotherapy. Twenty-five(0.69%) of them developed pericardial effusion in 1.5 - 9.0 years after radiation. One was carcinomatous effusion, whereas the other 24 patients were diagnosed as having radiation pericarditis and treated with pericardiocentesis,cortical hormone,anti-inflammatory drugs and hydragogue diuresis,and so on.Results With managment,pericardial effusion disappeared gradually in 24 patients. Up to now, 12 patients have died: four of constrictive pericarditis, four of metastasis and another four of unknown reasons.The other 12 patients are still alive.Conclusions Due to the possiblility of developing radiation pericarditis, though rare the area on the heart to be irradiated when giving radiotherapy to middle and lower segment esophageal cancer should be kept minimal. Malignant pericardial effusion should be ruled out by tapping and cytology. Pericardioocentesis,corticosteroids and other conservative management are effective. Pericardiolysis or percardiectomy is indicated when recessary.

Substantial evidence indicates that comprehensive, long-term cardiac rehabilitation, involving medical evaluation, prescribed exercise, cardiac risk factor modification, education, counseling, and behavioral interventions, provides protection in primary and secondary coronary heart disease prevention. However, cardiac rehabilitation programs are greatly underused in patients with coronary heart disease. The benefits of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation on the risk factors of coronary heart disease including smoking, obesity, dyslipidemia, hypertension and dysglycemia as well as overall morbidity and mortality, and quantity and quality of life were reviewed. And the related con-cepts, history, core components, current status and progress of cardiac rehabilitation were also discussed.

BACKGROUND:Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator-1 alpha (PGC-1α) may play an important role in the exercise-induced skeletal muscle adaptation, which is involved in the regulation of a variety of exercise-induced biological reactions.
OBJECTIVE:To review the PGC-1αand endurance training induced skeletal muscle adaptations.
METHODS:The relevant articles about relationship between PGC-1αand endurance training-induced skeletal muscle adaptations were searched from PubMed database (1995-01/2010-10) by using the keywords of“PGC-1α, skeletal muscle, exercise, mitochondrial biogenesis, adaptations”, and the language was limited to English. Repetitive contents were deleted. The 59 col ected articles were searched. According to the criterion, 37 were classified and sorted.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Endurance training can typical y increase the expression/activity of membrane transporters and mitochondrial metabolic enzymes as wel as increase capil arisation in the skeletal muscle, together enhancing the oxidative capacity of the muscle and the ability to oxidize both carbohydrates and fatty acids. Studies in PGC-1αknockout and overexpression mice have clearly demonstrated that PGC-1αplays an important role in maintaining the expression of mitochondrial metabolic and anti-oxidant enzymes in the skeletal muscle and does influence exercise-induced adaptations of mitochondrial proteins. However, PGC-1αis not exclusively required, and additional factors must be involved in the regulation of both basal expression and exercise-induced adaptations. Exercise-induced PGC-1αexpression and potential y increased PGC-1αactivity are likely the mechanisms contributing to skeletal muscle mitochondrial adaptations and concomitant health beneficial effects of regular physical activity.

Objective To investigate Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection status in placentas of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg) positive pregnant women during middle and late period of pregnancy. Methods One hundred and sixty seven placentas from HBsAg positive pregnant women were collected, including 158 term placentas and 9 aborted second trimester placentas. HBsAg and hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAg) in placental cytotypes were detected by immunohistochemistry. Results Of the 158 term placentas, HBV infection rates in decidual cells (DC), trophoblastic cells (TC), villous mesenchymal cells (VMC) and villous capillary endothelial cells (VCEC) were 66 46% (105/158), 58 23% (92/158), 27 22% (43/158) and 12 66% (20/158), respectively. The HBV infection rates gradually decreased from maternal side to fetal side of placentas. Both HBsAg and HBcAg were mainly located in the cytoplasm of infected cells. The positive cells were mostly in focal distribution. One out of 9 aborted second trimester placentas was infected. Conclusions HBV infection was found in different cells of term placentas. The positive rates for HBsAg and HBcAg in placentas were gradually decreased from maternal side to fetal side. The positive rate was low in aborted second trimester placentas.

Objective To devise an improved double J tube for ureteral stenting so as to simplify its postoperative removal. Methods One end of the double J tube was made blind and got through the urinary tract via the ureteral wall or via a weak point of the renal cortex.The blind end was then embeded in the subcutaneous tissue and the ureteral stent was left behind for 4～12 weeks.A small incision (0.5 cm) was made in order to withdraw the stent and cystoscopy could be avoided.The self devised tube has been clinically employed for 60 cases. Results The stent has been satisfactory in all the 60 cases and its postoperative removal has been easy with no need of cystoscopy. Conclusions The subcutaneous embedding of a blind end of double J tube is simple and effective and its postoperative withdrawal is easy with no need of cystoscopy.

Objective To evaluate the surgical treatment of bladder cancer near ureteral orifice. Methods 42 cases of bladder cancer requiring ureteral reimplantation were divided into two groups at random:20 cases in group A:tongue-shaped incision of bladder wall around ureteral orifice was performed to modify Huctch-Ⅱ ureter implantation and 22 cases in group B:severing the ureter just outside the bladder,the ureter was then implanted into the bladder after partial cystectomy.Duration of the procedure,blood loss,amount of post-operation drainage,early complication,bladder ureter reflux,ureter obstruction,and cancer recurrence rate were studied and compared. Results In group A,the surgery took 60.5?18.5 min,blood loss amounted to 50.6?12.8 ml and the post-operative drainage 50.6?17.8 ml.In group B,the operation needed 150.9?22.4 min,the blood loss amounted to 220.5?28.2ml and post-operative drainage 280.6?58.9 ml.All the above three indexes showed siginificant difference between the 2 groups (P0.05). Conclusions Tongue-shaped incision of bladder wall around the ureteral orifice better with less complication,technically easier and worth recommendation.

Objective: To investigate psychopathology and diagnostic efficiency with MMPI- PK scale for patients with stress disorder(SD). Methods: MMPI- 2s were administered to forty- three in patients with SD and forty- four well- adjusted trauma survivors as controls. Results: Patients with SD obtained significantly higher PK scores than controls. Gender, types of traumatic events and types of diagnoses for patients with SD did not substantially influence PK scores. When an optimal cut- off point of 17 was utilized, sensitivity and specificity obtained by PK assessment are respectively 94.9% and 66.7%. Conclusion: Patients with SD and trauma survivors show significantly different psychopathology. PK scale was sen- sitive to the assessment of posttraumatic stress symptoms though it produced more false- positive than false- negative errors.

Objective The study estabfished a model to pre-dict the weekly incidence of bacillary dysentery in Chaoyang District,and evaluated its predictive effects. Methods To eliminate the factors of sea-son-changing by means of Time Series. Auto regressive integrated moving average(ARIMA), based on model identification, estimation andverifica-tion of parameter, and analysis of the fitting of model, was established. Fi-nally,the predictive model was established by the multiple of ARLMA and seasonal factors. Results The error of the model for the prediction was -0.06 on average. The relative error was 2.32% on average. Conclusion Time series could not only accurately predict useing the data which was collected every week,but shorten the cycle of prediction.

Objective To assess the relationship between polymorphism of XRCC1 Arg194Trp Arg399Gln and ESCC TNM stage and regional lymph node metastasis. Methods PCR and PCR-RFLP were used to detect polymorphism of XRCC1 Arg194Trp and Arg399Gin. The results were analyzed and compared to TNM staging and regional lymph node metastasis. Results The XRCC1 194Arg/Trp and 399Arg/Arg wildtype in ESCC with metastasis is 32.3%, which is higher than 194Arg/Arg (20.0%, P=0.01). There was no remarkable difference between IIb-IV stage ESCC with lymph node metastasis and 0-IIa stage without metastasis. Conclusion The ESCC patients with 194 variability and 399 wildtype had high metastasis rate, XRCC1 Arg194Trp and Arg399Gln had relationship with ESCC TNM stage and lymph node metastasis. Both of them affected to prognosis of ESCC.

Objective To evaluate the influence of cytochrome P450 (CYP2C9 and CYP4F2) polymorphisms on anticoagulant intensity of warfarin after cardiac valve replacement.Methods A total of 136 patients tak ing warfarin after cardiac valve replacement were identified and classified into 4 groups:CYP2C9 wild type group (CYP2C9*1*1),CYP2C9 mutated type group (CYP2C9*3),CYP4F2 rs2108622 wild type group (CC) and CYP4F2 rs2108622 mutated type group (CT or TT).The patients' baseline data,initial dose of warfarin and base INR measurement resuhs were recorded and then the follow-up was conducted.The initial administration of warfarin to INR standard time for the first time,total amount of warfarin and the average daily amount were recorded.Results Patients carrying CYP2C9* 1* 1 had increased time to reach INR target value for the first time (P ＜ 0.05);and the total warfarin doses and average daily dose when INR reached target value were higher than those carrying CYP2C9*3 (P ＜ 0.05).When compared with those in two wild type groups,patients carrying CYP2C9 and CYP4F2 rs2108622 mutated type needed the shortest time when INR reached target value for the first time,and the total warfarin doses and average daily dose when INR first reached target value was the lowest,which showed significant difference (P ＜ 0.05).And when compared with CYP2C9 mutated type group,the INR average time to reach the first target was shortened and the total warfarin dose of patients carrying CYP2C9 and CYP4F2 rs2108622 mutated type was lower (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion The gene polymorphisms of CYP2C9 and CYP4F2 are significant hereditary factors influencing warfarin dose.Detection of CYP2C9 and CYP4F2 genotypes prior to medication and predicating warfarin dosage may result in lower incidence of over-anticoagulation and reduce the dosage-adjusting time of warfarin.