OBJECTIVETo study the effect of Compound Ezhu Powder (CEP) on serum levels of CA125 and CA19-9, and the expression of cyclin D protein in endometriosis patients, thus providing theoretical evidence for clinical application of CEP.

METHODSTotally 69 all endometriosis patients underwent surgical treatment at Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Tianjin Nankai Hospital from January 2011 to January 2013 were randomly assigned to group A (35 cases) and group B (34 cases). Meanwhile, 30 patients with uterine fibroids who prepared for surgical treatment during the same period were recruited as the control group. Patients in group A took EZP 3 months before surgery. No treatment was given to patients in group B and the control group. The serum CA125 level and the expression of cyclin D in the ectopic endometrium and the eutopic endometrium were detected in the 3 groups before surgery.

RESULTSThe expression of cyclin D was higher in group A and group B than in the control group (P < 0.05). The serum levels of CA125 and CA19-9 were significantly lower in group A than in group B (P < 0.05). The expression of cyclin D in the ectopic endometrium was lower in group A than in group B, but with no statistical difference (P > 0.05). The expression of cyclin D in the eutopic endometrium was significantly lower in group A than in group B with statistical difference (P < 0.05). Meanwhile, the serum CA125 level was positively correlated with the serum CA19-9 level (r = 0.45, P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONSThe expression of cyclin D obviously increased in endometriosis patients, which was associated with the occurrence of endometriosis. CEP could lower serum levels of CA125 and CA19-9, and down-regulate the expression level of cyclin D, indicating its roles in inhibiting the cell cycle.

Adult ; Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate ; blood ; CA-125 Antigen ; blood ; CA-19-9 Antigen ; blood ; Cyclin D1 ; metabolism ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; pharmacology ; Endometriosis ; blood ; drug therapy ; Female ; Humans

Adult ; Chronic Disease ; Female ; Humans ; Kidney Transplantation ; adverse effects ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Nasal Polyps ; etiology ; Postoperative Complications ; Sinusitis ; etiology

Electromyography ; Electrophysiology ; Genetic Testing ; Humans ; Neuromuscular Diseases ; diagnosis ; genetics

Humans ; Tinnitus ; therapy ; Treatment Outcome

OBJECTIVETo study clinical results of the manual reduction in treatment.

METHODSFrom October 2010 to April 2013,39 children with Monteggia fracture associated with anterior interosseous nerve injury were treated by manual reduction and fixation on buckling rotation backward,including 17 females and 22 males with an average age of 6.3 years old ranging from 3.2 to 11 years old. Among them, 15 cases were on the right side and 24 cases on the left. The course of disease was 40 minutes to 8 days (averaged 1.5 days). There were 7 cases with skateboard injured, 13 cases with stumble injured, 11 cases with falling injured,8 cases with air bed injured. According to Bado classification, 13 cases were type II, 22 cases were type III, 4 cases were type IV.

RESULTSThe distal forefinger showed exercise normally in 34 cases at 3 weeks after treatment, and the patients restored normal activities at 6 weeks after treatment. All patients were follow-up from 54 days to 6 months (averaged 67 days. According to Mayo elbow functional evaluation standard,the scoring result was 19.62±1.35 in activity, 45.00 ± 0.00 in pain, 9.87 ± 0.80 in stability, 25.00±0.00 in strength, 99.49 ±1.92 in total. The outcome of all patients was excellent and good evaluation results.

CONCLUSIONIf the anterior interosseous nerve injury could be identified early and treated timely, patients could gradually restore reasonable function and recover with satisfactory results. Raising understanding of anterior interosseous nerve injury can effectively reduce misdiagnosis.

Arm Bones ; injuries ; innervation ; surgery ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Forearm Injuries ; surgery ; Fracture Fixation, Internal ; Humans ; Male ; Median Nerve ; injuries ; Monteggia's Fracture ; surgery

Objective To observe the effects of treating pulmonary infection of the aged people with the combination of TCM and WM.Methods A total of 120 the aged patients with pulmonary infection were randomly recruited into a control group and a treatment group,60 patients in each.The control group was treated with cefoperazone,sulbactam intravenously drop and inhalation of low flow oxygen(1～2L/min,2～4h,once/day),while the treatment group was added modified Xiaocaihu decoction and Shengmai injection on the basis of the control group.Both groups were treated for 14 days.Results The significant effective rate was 63.3%and 45.0%in the treatment group and the control group respectively,showing significant difference(U=0.5248,P<0.01).The effective rate was 96.7%and 83.3%in the treatment group and the control group respectively,also showing significant difference(U=0.5314,P<0.05).Conclusion It is effective to treat pulmonary infection of the aged patients with modified Xiaocaihu decoction and Shengmai decoction together with western medicine.

Objective To study the clinical effect ofprednisone combined with Shuxuening injection on pulmonary interstitial fibrosis. Methods 120 cases were randomly recruited into a treatment group and a control group. The control group was treated with prednisone, and the treatment group was additionally given Shuxuening injection on the basis of the control group. The changes of vital capacity (VC), PO_2, PCO_2 and imaging were observed. Results The total effective rate was 81.67% and 66.67% in the treatment group and the control group Respectively, showing significant difference (P<0.05). VC and PO_2 were raised in both groups after the treatment (P<0.05), while the treatment group showed better results than the control group (P<0.05). PCO2 were also raised in both groups after the treatment (P<0.05), while there was no significant diference between the two groups (P > 0.05). There were 27 cases (45.00%) and 19 cases (31.67%) showed improvement in imaging in the treatment group and the control group respectively, manifesting a significant difference (P<0.05) . Conclusion Treatment of prednisone with Shuxuening injection is better than prednisone on pulmonary interstitial fibrosis. This method is worthy of clinic promotion.

Objective To investigate the correlation of serum advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and the expression of receptor for AGE (RAGE) with mental disorders in senile people. Methods All the subjects aged 65～67 years were divided into 4 groups: healthy control (31 cases), Alzheimer's disease (AD) (36 eases), vascular dementia (VD) (20 cases) and mental disorder (MD) (28 cases). Fluorospectrophotometry was carried out to measure the AGEs levels in serum samples, and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was used to determine the mRNA levels of RAGE in white blood cells. Results AGEs levels were 477. 1±36.2, 512. 6±33.2 and 415.2±32.5 AU/ml in AD, VD and MD group, respectively, which were higher than that in healthy control group (357.4±28. 2) AU/ml (F=3.77,P<0. 05). The mRNA levels of RAGE(RAGE/b- actin) were found to be 1.12±0.34, 1.27±0.41 and 1.18±0.42 in AD, VD and MD group, respectively, which were also significantly higher than that in healthy control group(0. 92±0. 37, F= 4. 07,P<0. 01). However, no significant differences were found in RAGE mRNA levels among the three groups of AD,VD and MD (F=0. 979,P>0. 05). The mRNA levels of RAGE in WBCs were found to be positively correlated with the serum AGEs levels (r=0. 442, P<0. 01). Conclusions Compared with patients in healthy control group, the serum AGEs levels and RAGE mRNA levels are significantly increased in patients with AD, VD and MD. The interaction between AGEs and RAGE may be involved in the pathogenesis of mental disorders in senile people.

OBJECTIVE： To determine the gentamycin sulphate,ephedrine hydrochloride and dexamethasone sodium phosphate in nasal drops without need of separation.METHODS： Gentamycin was determined via the dihydrolutidine derivatives produced by Hantzsh reaction using UV-spectrophotometry.The detecting wavelengths was 330nm.A dual-wavelength spectrophotometry was used for determination of ephedrine hydrochloride and dexamethasone sodium phosphate.The detecting wavelengths were 256.5nm and 241.6nm and the reference wavelengths were 228.4nm and 266.4nm for ephedrine hydrochloride and dexamethasone sodium phosphate,respectively.RESULTS： The average recovery rates of gentamycin sulphate,ephedrine hydrochloride and dexamethasone sodium phosphate were 100.74％ (CV=0.2％ ,r=0.9 999,n=5),100.15％ (CV=0.66％ ,r=0.9 997,n=5)and 99.46％ (CV=0.35,r=0.9 996,n=5)respectively.CONCLUSION： This method is simple,rapid,accurate and stable and suitable for rapid quality control of compound gentamycin sulphate nasal drops.

Objective To study the influences of the length of sexual abstinence on sperm parameters and seminal plasma biochemical indicator.Methods Sperm concentration and motility were detected by computer assisted sperm analysis(CASA).The sperm morphology was analyzed using semiautomatic sperm morphology analyzer.Seminal plasma fructose concentration,neutral a-glycosidase,zinc,and acid phosphates concentration were measured by spectrophotometer.Improved DTNB was conducted for detection of the content of seminal plasma novain.Prostatespecific antigen(PSA)was measured with commercial kit.Three groups were defined according to the days of sexual abstinence:G1(1-3 days),G2(4-5 days)and G3(＞6 days).Results Sperm concentration of G2 was significantly higher than that of G1(P＜0.01),and of G3 than that of G1 and G2(P＜0.01).Sperm motility and per centage of morphologically normal sperm of G3 were significantly lower than that of G1(P＜0.01).Seminal plasma fructose concentration of G3 was significantly lower than that of G1 and G2(P＜0.01,P＜0.05).Seminal plasma neutral a-glycosidase,carnutine,zinc concentration of G3 was significantly higher than that of G1 and G2(P＜0.01,P＜0.05).Conclusion The length of sexual abstinence can influence sperm parameters and seminal plasma biochemical indicator.