Smoking is one of the major risk factors for stroke. Both active and passive smoking may increase the risks of stroke, and the risks of stroke may decrease after smoking cessation, even no significant difference with non-smokers. Because of the different age, sex, smoking quantity, years of smoking, and regions of the smoking popuation, their strokes and the risks of all stroke subtypes are also different.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols ; therapeutic use ; Child ; Cyclophosphamide ; therapeutic use ; Dexamethasone ; therapeutic use ; Disease-Free Survival ; Doxorubicin ; therapeutic use ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ; Humans ; L-Lactate Dehydrogenase ; blood ; Lymphoma, T-Cell ; blood ; drug therapy ; therapy ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local ; Remission Induction ; Retrospective Studies ; Survival Rate ; Transplantation, Autologous ; Vincristine ; therapeutic use ; Young Adult

ObjectiveTo analyze the distribution and antibiotic resistance of bacteria isolated from cerebrospinal fluid. Methods569 cerebrospinal fluild specimens were analyzed. ResultsPathogens were isolated from 93 specimens (16.3%), in which 52 were Gram positive bacteria and 38 were negative, 3 were fungi. All the Gram positive cocci were sensitive to vancomycin and linezolid, while the Gram negative bacteria were resistant to routine antibiotics such as cefotaxime and ceftriaxone, but sensitive to carbapenems. ConclusionThe prevailing pathogens in intracranial infection are Gram positive cocci, especially Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus aureu.

ObjectiveTo study the single nucleotide polymorphisms(SNPs) in the ORF26 gene of HHV-8 in Kaposi's sarcoma(KS),and to assess their correlations with the clinical phenotype and mucosal invasion of KS.MethodsHHV-8 DNA was extracted with phenol-chloroform-isoamyl alcohol from paraffin-embedded tissue specimens obtained from 32 cases of KS(including 26 classic and 6 AIDS-related KS).The ORF26 gene of HHV-8 was amplified by nested-PCR followed by bidirectional sequencing.The software DNAStar and program Clustal W were used to assess the SNPs in the ORF26 gene.Statistical analysis was carried out by using the Fisher's exact probability test.ResultsHHV-8 DNA was detected in 30 of the 32 tissue specimens,and in all of the 6 AIDS-related specimens.The predominant SNPs were 981 T/C(n =12),1086 C/T(n =12) and 1139 A/C(n =12) in the ORF26 gene of the 30 strains of HHV-8.No significant difference was observed in the distribution of SNPs in ORF26 between different phenotypes of KS or between KS with and without mucosal invasion.ConclusionThe ORF26 SNPs of HHV-8 seem unrelated to the clinical phenotypes or mucosal invasion of KS.

Aged ; Female ; Humans ; Subclavian Vein ; abnormalities

Animals ; Antitussive Agents ; pharmacology ; Drug Evaluation, Preclinical ; methods ; Mice

Objective To investigate the importance of hepatitis B virus ( HBV ) infection in the patho-genesis of cholangiocarcinoma ( CC) and further clarify the correlation between the occurrence of intrahepatic and extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma .Methods HBV protein and gene of 52 formalin fixed,paraffin embedded tis-sues with CC were detected by immunohistochemistry and nest PCR .Results Hepatitis B virus X gene was de-tectable in 33.3%(7/21)of 21 intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma cases .Hepatitis B surface antigen(HBsAg)was detectable in 21.7%(5/21)and hepatitis B core antigen(HBcAg)was detectable in 19.0%(4/21)of 21 intrahe-patic cholangiocarcinoma cases .In contrast,no HBsAg,HBcAg and hepatitis B virus X gene were detected in any of the 31 extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma cases .Conclusion HBV infection is a significant risk factor for intra-hepatic cholangiocarcinoma ,but not for extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma ,in Northeast of China .The integration of HBV gene may be involved in the carcinogenesis of intrahepatic bile duct epithelial cells .

OBJECTIVE:To promote rational use of traditional Chinese medicines. METHODS:The practical importance of applying basic pharmacoeconomic theory to the rational use of traditional Chinese medicines was analyzed and the measures regarding how to apply the pharmacoeconomic theory to guide rational use of traditional Chinese medicines were put forward. RESULT & CONCLUSION: It is quite necessary and practical to apply the basic pharmacoeconomic theory to the rational use of traditional Chinese medicine, which plays a positive role in promoting rational use of traditional Chinese medicines.

AIM: To confirm the effects of capillary endothelium injury in the lung with ischemia reperfusion. METHODS: The rabbits pulmonary models of ischemia reperfusion (I-R)injury were established. Plasma nitric oxide and endothelin levels, arterial oxygen tension and wet/dry weight ratios were determined in different periods in control and I-R groups, and the pulmonary ultrastructure abnormities were analyzed under electromicroscope. RESULTS: The plasma levels of NO and ET-1 in I-R animals increased significantly ,compared with those in sham treated control groups. The level of ET-1 had significantly negative correlation with PaO 2 and positive correlation with the value of the wet/dry weight ratios. The swelling and karyopyknosis of capillary endothelium in the lung with I-R groups were observed in ischemia periods. The injuries of endotheliums and typeⅠandⅡ alveolar cells in 0 5 h of reperfusion were more severe than those in ischemia time, and the injuries began to repair in 2 h of reperfusion time. CONCLUSION: In the I-R group, pulmonary capillary endothelium have been injuried, which may play a prominent role in I-R injury and dysfunction of the lung.

Objective To investigate the imaging characters of abdominal cocoon.Methods Six cases of abdominal cocoon proved by surgery and pathologic findings were retrospectively analyzed. Abdominal plain X-ray and CT were performed in 6 cases.The gastrointestinal barium meal series were undergone in 4 cases.The imaging findings were analyzed.Results Abdominal plain X-ray suggested intestinal obstruction in 3 of 6 cases.The gastrointestinal barium meal showed"cauliflower sign"or "concertina pattern"in all of the 4 cases;CT images revealed a conglomeration of multiple small bowel loops in all 6 cases and the intestinal loops seemed to be encapsulated in a membranelike sac.Conclusion The imaging features of gastrointestinal barium meal and CT scan could suggest the diagnose of abdominal cocoon.