Objective To determine the prevalence and influencing factors of urinary calculi,to explore the interIrelationships between urinary stone disease and various risk and protective factors,to determine the potential implications for intervention and prevention in Changsha,and to evaluate the relative importance of each risk factor,with the objective of providing scientific guidelines for urinary calculi prevention and diagnosis. Methods A case-control study was designed,and 66,772 people were surveyed.Ultrasound examination,blood biochemistry,general physical examination,gender and age were asked in a questionnaire to determine a diagnosis of urolithiasis.By means of SPSS software a x2 tendency test and non-condition Logistic regression were conducted. Results A multivariate Logistic regression analyses was conducted.The final factors entered into the model were sex,age,profession,dietary habits,drinking habits,smoking and level of uric acid. Conclusions Hazard factors associated with urolithiasis are male gender,age,profession,dietary and drinking habits,smoking and level of uric acid.

Desmoid tumor also known as aggressive fibromatosis,are rare fibroblastic tumors which are derived from deep fascia planes or muscuofascia structures.Resectable extra-abdominal and abdominal desmoid tumor should always be treated with the aim of achieving a negative margin through wide radical resection with margins above 2 cm.Ifthis is not feasible,function-sparing surgical resection is suggested.Adjuvant radiation should be considered for patients with positive margins,recirrent tumors or unresectable diseases.Intra-abdominal desmoid tumor is common in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis.It has a high recurring rate after surgical resection and therefore a high dosage of tamoxifen and sulindac are recommended as first-line treatment.Due to the variable nature of the outcome and vague reaction to drug therapy,individualized treatments,including the wait and see policy,has been widely investigated and thought to be a promising strategy for the future.

Objective To explore the effect of microsurgery for refractory temporal lobe epilepsy . Methods A retrospective analysis was made in 102 patients with refractory temporal lobe epilepsy from January 2005 to December 2011.The patients received comprehensive preoperative localization , intraoperative frontotemporal pterional incision , and microsurgical resection of epileptogenic focus .The efficacy was evaluated according to the Engel standards .Indications such as self-care ability, learning ability, and working ability were used to evaluate the quality of life , which were recorded and compared before and after operation . Results Follow-up was accomplished in all the 102 cases for a duration of 1 year and 9 months to 7 years.There were no mortality and serious complications .The effects evaluations at 1 year after operation showed complete disappearance of symptoms ( levelⅠ) in 61 cases (59.8%), almost disappearance (level Ⅱ) in 17 cases (16.7%), symptoms improvement more than 75% (level Ⅲ) in 13 cases (12.7%),and ineffective (level Ⅳ) in 11 cases (10.8%), bearing an effective rate of 89.2% (91/102) and a good-and-excellent rate of 76.5%(78/102).At one year and nine months postoperatively , 6 patients could not take care of themselves , 32 patients obtained partial self-care, and 64 patients had complete self-care,as compared with which there were 21 patients, 67 patients, and 14 patients preoperatively, respectively, having significant differences before and after surgery (Z =-7.001, P =0.000). Statistical significances were obtained before and after operation in 67 cases of children and adolescents with learning ability ( Z=-3.747, P =0.000) and in 35 adult cases with working ability ( Z =-2.564, P =0.010). Conclusions Microsurgical treatment is an effective method for refractory temporal lobe epilepsy .Patients ’ quality of life can get significant improvement after surgery.

Objective: To compare the expression levels of FOXP3 mRNA in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells(PBMC) of hepatitis B patients and healthy persons.Methods: Real-time fluorescence relative quantitative RT-PCR was used to determine the FOXP3 mRNA levels in the PBMCs from 25 patients with chronic hepatitis B and 11 healthy subjects.Results:The FOXP3 mRNA levels were significantly higher in the hepatitis B patients than in the normal subjects(P0.05).Conclusion: The high expression of FOXP3 might be an important factor for the persistence of HBV infection.

Humans ; Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive ; Societies, Medical ; United States

Adult ; Humans ; Laryngeal Neoplasms ; Male ; Neurofibroma ; Vocal Cords ; pathology

Asian Continental Ancestry Group ; Calcinosis ; Colitis ; pathology ; Female ; Humans ; Middle Aged

Targeted therapy has gradually become the focus in the treatment of tumor, with the emerge of more and more targeted drugs which has brought the treatment of tumor into a new era. Imatinib, the tyrosine kinase inhibitor, is one of the important types of targeted therapy, has become the standard of care in adjuvant therapy of gastrointestinal stromal tumor(GIST) with extraordinary effects. However, the questions are still on debate incluing the optimal way to evaluate treatment results, the treatment duration, whether it can be intermitted or not, second line therapy for imatinib-intolerance or -resistance and the combination with surgery.

Objective:To explore the possibility of immune prevention and cure for tetrodotoxin (TTX) intoxication and develop an antitoxin vaccine against TTX.Methods:TTX was conjugated to Tachypleus tridentatus hemocyanin(TTH) in presence of formaldehyde and this conjugate(TTX-TTH) was used as an immunogen to immunize Balb/C mice.The quality of antisera in animal was detected on schedule by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA) and competition-inhibited enzyme immunoassay(CIEIA).Mice immunized with TTX-TTH were challenged intraperitoneally with lethal doses of TTX(1LD=13.5 ?g/kg).Results:The high titer and affinity of antisera could last for a time as long as more than one year.The immunized mice were ip challenged with 1?LD of TTX once and again at a fixed period,there was a affirmative antitoxic effect in about 12 months(total 15?LD),and a partial effect in following time;about one fourth of animal survived till 24 months post initial immunization(total 26?LD),and which was at a stage of senescence in mice.The anti-TTX poisoning effect of animal was approximately consistent with the antisera quality tested.Conclusion:The experimental vaccine of TTX could effectively protect animal from TTX intoxication and its effect was of longer duration of validity.Immunoprophylaxis would be the hopeful means for detoxification of TTX. [