Scalp acupuncture is a method of treating whole-body diseases. The author takes the easy positioning of scalp acupuncture as starting point, covers the positioning of scalp acupuncture and needle insertion points, acupuncture manipulation and the selection of acupoints, so as to introduce the design of teaching the international standardized scalp acupuncture with texts and illustrations. The positions of scalp acupuncture are 4 lines in frontal area, 5 lines in parietal area, 2 lines in temporal area and 3 lines in occipital area. The needle insertion angle is 30° to the skin. Acupoints can be selected crossly and correspondingly in clinic.
Acupuncture ; education ; Acupuncture Points ; Acupuncture Therapy ; instrumentation ; methods ; Humans ; Scalp ; anatomy & histology

Objective To summarize the experience in perioperatively nursing 8 patients with pelvic cavity and genital tract aggressive angiomyxoma (AAM). Method The perioperative nursing care was given to 8 AAM patients who were hospitalized in the department of obstetrics and gynecology from January 2010 to June 2015. Results The abdominal and perineal wounds were healed well without complications. All patients were recovered and discharged. One case had a relapse 2 years and another did 3 years after operation. Conclusion Such nursing measures as preoperative psychological nursing, close observation of the disease conditions, nursing cooperation during rescue for postoperative bleeding, treatment of postoperative complications and enhancing health education concerning the importance of long-term follow-up can be helpful for their recovery.

By the traditional Chinese medicine obtaining-pulse equipment coupled with pressure living like flexibility transducer and B-ultrasound scarching unit,collecting demic radial artery signal on cunkou,with the key link of four pulse tracings attributes in term of "position","rate","shape" and "force",each detecting indexes were analyzed synchronically with press pulse wave and ultrasound vas dynamic state changing trendgraph.According to the time lock analysis of electrocardiogram marking method and radial artery pulse wave,the theory approach of pulse tracings digitization were undertaken,and the scores of four attributes on pulse tracings were determined as well.

Objective To design the disease transfer table of standardized communication between the maternity ward and the operating room,and explore the application effect of disease transfer table based on situation (S)-background (B)-assessment (A)-recommendation (R) communication in cesarean delivery of maternal. Methods 570 pregnant women and 30 medical staff from two wards of maternity ward were selected as research object, the first ward was the control group, the second ward was observation group. The control group used traditional way of disease transfer,and the observation group used SBAR transition table for disease transfer, compared the incidence of adverse events after caesarean section of puerperal and the satisfaction of disease transfer of medical staff from two groups. Results The incidence of wound bleeding, postpartum hemorrage caused by uterine inertia, wound infection of observation group was 2.06%(6/291), 1.71%(3/291), 1.37%(4/291), which was lower than 3.94%(15/279), 3.58%(10/279), 4.66%(13/279) of control group (χ2=4.41, 4.17, 5.31,P < 0.05). The satisfaction of comprehensive, state of the iuness, work acceptance, transfer efficiency of medical staff was (4.75 ± 0.12), (4.82 ± 0.55), (4.86 ± 0.67), (4.76 ± 0.22) points, which were higher than (3.04 ± 0.29), (3.11 ± 0.35), (3.09 ± 0.32), (3.01 ± 0.42) points of control group (t=2.72-3.12,P < 0.05). Conclusions The SBAR condition transition table can improve the efficiency and quality of disease transfer between maternity ward and operating room, ensure the care safety of cesarean section maternal.

Objective To explore the effect of the situation-background-assessment-recommendation mode of SBAR communication on the clinic communication competence of nurses.Methods 20 obstetric nurses were selected for the study,the mode of SBAR communication was applied to the communication between doctors and nurses,nurses and nurses,nurses and patients.The clinic communication competence was investigated by the questionnaire of clinic communication competence before and after using the mode of SBAR communication.Results The scores of the clinic communication competence after using the mode of SBAR communication was (56.41±6.32),which was higher than that before the implementation,(48.15±5.26),there were statistically significant differences,P＜0.05.The scores of communication competence between doctors and nurses,between nurses and nurses,between nurses and patients were higher after implementation of SBAR compared with those before,(4.06±1.26)vs.(2.62±1.31),(4.05±1.41)vs.(3.59±1.46),(3.98±1.32) vs.(3.36±1.36),there were statistically significant differences in all of them,P＜ 0.05.Conclusions SBAR communication mode helps improve clinic communication competence of nurses,promote the establishment of harmonious team between doctors and nurses,ensure patients' safety and quality of care.

Objective To investigate the association between the MTHFR gene C677T mutation and CAD in patients with hypertension. Methods Of the 103 cases of patients with hypertension who underwent coronary angiography, 58 were CAD and 45 were not. MTHFR genotypes were identified by PCR and restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis with Hinf I digestion. Plasma folate was determined by radioimmunoassay. Plasma HCY was determined by HPLC. Results The frequencies of T677 allele (0.45) in the CAD group were markedly higher than those in the control group (0.33, P=0.03), plasma homocysteine level in the CAD group (17.73?2.22 ?mol/L) was also significantly higher than that in the control group (12.18?1.23 ?mol/L, P=0.037). There was no significant difference in the concentrations of folate for the two studied groups. Conclusion The MTHFR gene T677 variant is the genetic high risk factor for CAD in patients with hypertension. It can induce the hyperhomocysteinemia, potentially contributing to the pathogeny of CAD.

BACKGROUND:An increase in activity of muscle contraction can induce transcription of a variety of signaling molecules to activate a large number of gene expression within the nucleus through proprietary signaling pathway OBJECTIVE:To review studies related the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator 1(PGC-1)and exercise induced skeletal muscle adaptations.METHODS:A computer-based online search of Pubmed was performed for relevant English articles published from January 1995 to January 2009 with the keywords of"PGC1,skeletal muscle,exercise,adaptations"The relevant articles about PGC-1 and exercise induced skeletaI muscle adaptations were included.and repetitive contents were excluded.PGC1 and mitochondrial oxidative metabolism,and exercise-induced skeletal muscle adaptation and PGC1s changed served as the evaluation indicators.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Of 57 collected articles,34 were classified and sorted according to the criteria.Endurance training results in profound adaptations for skeletal muscle,including mitochondrial biogenesis,capillary density,and fiber composition.Transcription factors are highly dependent on coactivator molecules to regulate training physiologic adaptation processes.The majority of transcription factors target genes are involved in mitochondrial biogenesis and metabolism.These transcriptional patterns may provide a basic framework for understanding the integration of mitochondrial biogenesis and function with signaling events that exercise induced energetic properties Post-transcription of PGC-1 alpha protein,there are a variety of protein modifications,with a variety of biological processes closely related to the possible adaptive mechanism of exercise-induced skeletal muscle.

Epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a process of normal cell physiological development, in which epithelial cells transform into mesenchyme cells through a specific program. EMT plays a key role in inflammatory reaction, cell development, tumor invasion, and metastasis and has an interrelation with prostate cancer stem cells. Recent researches show the involvement of EMT in the development and metastasis of prostate cancer. This article reviews the specific roles and action mechanisms of EMT in the progression of prostate cancer.
Biomedical Research ; Cell Differentiation ; Disease Progression ; Epithelial Cells ; physiology ; Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition ; physiology ; Humans ; Male ; Mesenchymal Stromal Cells ; Neoplastic Stem Cells ; physiology ; Prostatic Neoplasms ; pathology

The activation of the proto-oncogene STAT3 is strongly controlled under physiological conditions. However, obtained evi-dence revealed that STAT3 is persistently activated in cancer cells and contributes to cancer initiation and progression. Studies demon-strated the various functions of activated STAT3 in promoting cancer development and aggravation, including cancer cell proliferation, invasion and metastasis, drug resistance, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, regulation of the tumor microenvironment, and promo-tion of the self-renewal and differentiation of cancer stem cells. Canonically, STAT3 is regulated by signaling pathways mediated by cy-tokines and growth factors. Many studies determined that STAT3 was also regulated by G protein-coupled receptors, cadherin engage-ment, Toll-like receptors, microRNA, and acetylation. We summarized the recent developments in the research on the regulation of STAT3 activation.

Bone metastasis is one of the most common complications of malignant tumors.Cell adhesion molecules(CAMs),including cadherin family,integrin family,selectin family,immunoglobulin superfamily,and hyaladherin,play an important role in bone metastasis of tumor through homotypic and heterotypic adhesive interactions.In this review,molecular and cellular mechanisms underpinning bone metastasis associated with CAMs,the role in a multi-step bone metastatic cascades will be discussed.