Objective To isolate and culture the hair follicle Bulge cells of rats and study their morphological, immunological characteristics. Methods Hair follicle Bulge obtained by micromanipulation and enzyme digestion was cultured in intro. The morphological features and numbers of Bulge cells were identified and counted with light microscopy. Immunocytochemical staining was used to detect expressing of K19 and ?_ 1integrin in cultured cells. Results Bulge cells after enzyme digestion pasted rapidly. Cells were small and round, paving stone-shape, and had a large ratio of nuclear to cytoplasm. The characteristics suggested a primitive morphologic feature. Cells growth well and could maintain low differentiation and higher reproductive activity, they co-expressing K19 and ?_ 1integrin, immunofluorescence staining showed the cells expressed ?6-integrin strongly, weakly or no expressing CD71. Conclusion This culture system can amplify a lot of pure hair follicle Bulge cells in short time. We successfully isolate and culture the hair follicle Bulge cells of rats in intro and can keeping its property for a long time.

Objective To evaluate the practical value of 99m Tc-MIBI scintimammography and breast X-ray in the detection of breast cancer. Methods 100 female patients with 106 suspected focuses of breast cancer on clinical examination underwent 99m Tc-MIBI scintimammography and breast molybdenum target X-ray, and the results were compared with the pathological diagnosis. Results Compared with the histopathologic diagnosis , the sensitivity of molybdenum target X-ray for detecting primary breast cancer was 44.6% and the positive predictability was 31.7%. The specificity of 99m Tc-MIBI was 87.8% and the positive predictability was 76.9%. Conclusions In comparison with breast X-ray, 99m Tc-MIBI scintimammography is of greater clinical value in the diagnosis of breast cancer.

Objective To investigate the feasibility of the transdifferentiation of hair follicle bulge cells into corneal epithelial cells in vitro. Methods The hair follicle bulge cells from 7- to 8-day SD rats were isolated and cultured in vitro, then co-cultured with rabbit corneal limbal stroma in transwell-cultured system. The differentiation and development of hair follicle bulge cells were observed, and immunocytochemical staining were used to detect expression of K19 and K12 in hair follicle bulge cells. Results The cultured bulge cells possesed high proliferation and low differentiation, co-expressed K19 and ?_ 1 integrin, but part of them expressed K12 after 2-week co-culture with rabbit corneal limbal stroma in transwell-cultured system. Conclusion Rat hair follicle bulge cells could transdifferentiate into corneal epithelial cells induced by corneal limbal stroma in vitro.

Acute Disease ; Adult ; Bridged-Ring Compounds ; poisoning ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Rodenticides ; poisoning

Objective To prospectively study the sensitivity and specificity of 99m Tc Methoxyisobutyl Isonitrile( 99m Tc MIBI) scintimammorgaphy in the detection of both primary breast cancer and axillary lymph node metastasis. Methods Eighty four consecutive women suspicious of breast cancer under clinical examination were checked by the scintimammorgaphy of planar prone imaging in three planar views(5～8?min/view). The entire breast and ipsilateral axillary region were included in the field of view. Biopsy of resectional breast and lymph node were performed within 10 days after scintimammography. Results There were 51 primary breast cancer(7 different histologic types) and 33 benign breast lesion(4 histologic types) in this series. The sensitivity of scintimammography for detecting primary breast cancer was 90.20%(46/51) and the specificity was 93.93%(31/33). Metastatic axillary lymph nodes were seen in 25 of the 51 patients. The sensitivity of scintimammography to detect metastatic lymph node was 84.0%(21/25) and the specificlty was 88.46%(23/26). Conclusions The results of this study indicate that the scintimammography has high diagnosis rate in detecting breast cancer and axillary lymph node metastasis.

Objective To investigate the effects of chronic periodontitis on heart attack and stability of coronary artery disease (CAD). Methods Number of missed teeth was recorded and periodontal index evaluated in 266 patients with CAD, including 72 cases of acute mycocardial infarction (AMI sub-group), 91 cases of unstable angina pectoris (UAP sub-group) and 103 cases of stable angina pectoris (SAP sub- group ), and 266 healthy controls. Comparison was made between the both groups and between each sub-group and controls. Results Periodontal index in CAD group was higher than that in control group ( P 0.05). Conclusions Chronic periodontitis can affect heart attack and stability of CAD, which may be an independent risk factor for CAD.

OBJECTIVEWe used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to explore the effects of noxious coldness and non-noxious warmth on the magnitude of cerebral cortex activation during intraoral stimulation with water.

METHODSSix male and female subjects were subjected to whole-brain fMRI during the phasic delivery of non-noxious hot (23 °C) and no- xious cold (4 °C) water intraoral stimulation. A block-design blood oxygenation level-dependent fMRI scan covering the entire brain was also carried out.

RESULTSThe activated cortical areas were as follows: left pre-/post-central gyrus, insula/operculum, anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), orbital frontal cortex (OFC), midbrain red nucleus, and thalamus. The activated cortical areas under cold condition were as follows: left occipital lobe, premotor cortex/Brodmann area (BA) 6, right motor language area BA44, lingual gyrus, parietal lobule (BA7, 40), and primary somatosensory cortex S I. Comparisons of the regional cerebral blood flow response magnitude were made among stereotactically concordant brain regions that showed significant responses under the two conditions of this study. Compared with non-noxious warmth, more regions were activated in noxious coldness, and the magnitude of activation in areas produced after non-noxious warm stimulation significantly increased. However, ACC only significantly increased the magnitude of activation under noxious coldness stimulation.

CONCLUSIONResults suggested that a similar network of regions was activated common to the perception of pain and no-pain produced by either non-noxious warmth or noxious coldness stimulation. Non-noxious warmth also activated more brain regions and significantly increased the response magnitude of cerebral-cortex activation compared with noxious coldness. Noxious coldness stimulation further significantly increased the magnitude of activation in ACC areas compared with noxious warmth.

Brain ; Cerebral Cortex ; Cerebrovascular Circulation ; Hot Temperature ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Mouth ; Pain ; Water

Objective To evaluate the prognostic value of lateral lymphadenectomy for advanced lower rectal cancer. Methods A total of 96 consecutive patients who underwent total mesorectal excision and lateral lymphadenectomy for advanced lower rectal cancer were retrospectively evaluated by using therapeutic index. A product of the frequency of lymph node metastasis and the cancer-related 5-year survival rate. Results The incidences of lymph node metastasis in mesorectal area, superior rectal artery area, inferior mesenteric artery area and lateral area was 21%,13%.10%and 15%respectively.The 5-year survival rate of patients with metastasis to the mesorectal area, superior rectal artery area, inferior mesenteric artery area and lateral area was 35%,25%,20%and 36%respectively.The therapeutic indexes for total mesorectal excision and lateral lymphadenectomy were 7.4 and 5.4,which were much higher than that of lymphadenectomy of the superior rectal artery area(3.3)and inferior mesenteric artery area(2.0).Local recurrence occurred in 19%(18 out of 96 cases)patients with advanced lower rectal cancer. Local recurrence rate of patients with positive lateral lymph node metastasis was 64%(9 of 14 cases),whereas it was 11%(9 of 82 cases)in those without lateral lymph node metastasis. The difference between these two groups was statistically significant(x2=22.308,P=0.000).Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed significant improvements in median survival(80.9±2.1)m,95%CI:76.7～85.1 m vs(38±6.7)m,(95%CI:24.8～51.2 m)for patients with negative lateral lymph node metastasis over patients with lateral lymph node metastasis(log-rank,P=0.000). Conclusion The current results indicate that lateral pelvic lymphadenectomy could significantly reduce loeal recurrence and effectively improve the survival of patients with advanced lower rectal cancer. Except for total mesorectal excision, lateral pelvic lymphadenectomy should be followed in the surgery of pailents with advanced low rectal cancer.

Child ; Humans ; Kartagener Syndrome ; diagnosis ; therapy ; Male

OBJECTIVETo establish the migraine rheumatism stasis syndrome animal model.

METHODThe rat migraine rheumatism stasis syndrome animal model was established through rheumatism stimulation with manual climate box, 5-HT reduction caused by reserpine and local cerebral vasospasm. General vital signs (activity, weight, eye gum, hair, feeding, excrement), head scratch frequency and image collection were observed to analyze the changes in biological signs of stasis syndrome (tongue image RGB), thrombin and serotonin of model rats.

RESULTThe reserpine group and the reserpine plus rheumatism model group showed significant reduction in blood coagulation time, pain threshold and 5-HT content in blood and brain (P < 0.01); the reserpine plus rheumatism model group showed an increase in eye gum and decreases in activity, feeding, with thin sloppy stool. According to the tough RGB values, the control group showed light red toughs, the reserpine group showed dark purple toughs, the reserpine plus rheumatism model group showed gray toughs, with notable differences in tough RGB values in all three group.

CONCLUSIONThe rheumatism stimulation with manual climate box, 5-HT reduction caused by reserpine and local cerebral vasospasm can be used to induce the migraine rheumatism stasis syndrome animal model, but its modeling assessment method and process shall be further improved.

Animals ; Blood Circulation ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Disease Models, Animal ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Migraine Disorders ; diagnosis ; physiopathology ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Rheumatic Diseases ; diagnosis ; physiopathology