Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy of acupuncture plus auricular point electroacupuncture and its effect on the quality of life (QOL).Method Ninety-eight patients with post-stroke depression were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 49 cases in each group. The treatment group was intervened by acupuncture plus auricular point electroacupuncture, while the control group was by oral administration of Fluoxetine hydrochloride. The Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD), Side-effect Rating Scale (SERS), and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire-Brief Version (WHOQOL-BREF) were observed before and after intervention, and the clinical efficacies were also compared.Result The total effective rate was 89.1% in the treatment group versus 87.0% in the control group, and the between-group difference was statistically insignificant (P>0.05). Respectively after 2-week, 4-week, and 8-week treatment, the HAMD scores were significantly different from that before intervention in the treatment group (P<0.05). Respectively after 2-week, 4-week, and 8-week treatment, the HAMD scores were significantly different from that before intervention in the control group (P<0.05). There were no significant differences in comparing the HAMD scores between the two groups after 2-week, 4-week, and 8-week treatment (P>0.05). The SERS scores in the treatment group were significantly different from that in the control group after 4-week and 8-week treatment (P<0.05). In the treatment group, the SERS score after 8-week treatment was significantly different from that after 4-week treatment (P<0.05). After treatment, the scores of general health domain 1 and 4, physical health domain, psychological health domain, and environment domain from WHOQOL-BREF were significantly changed in both groups (P<0.05). After intervention, the physical health domain score of the treatment group was significantly different from that of the control group (P<0.05).Conclusion Acupuncture plus auricular point electroacupuncture is an effective approach in treating post-stroke depression, and it can improve the quality of life of the patients.

Objective To study the effect of Toll‐like receptor 4 inhibitor Fasudil on cerebral vasospasm after SAH .Methods A total of 60 New Zealand rabbits were randomly divided into three groups ,20 rabbits for each group ,SAH group:SAH model was established by autologous blood injection into the cisterna magna .Control group:saline was injected into cisterna magna .Fasudil group:Fasudil was injected into vein after SAH model .Vasospasm was valued by DSA and TCD .Seven days after operation basilar artery were collected .HE stain was used to observe vasospasm .TLR4 were observed by immunohistochemistry and western blot‐ting .Results Vasospasm model after SAH was successfully established .The basilar artery diameters were significantly shorter in the model group compared with the normal group (P<0 .01) .The artery diameter in Fasudil group increased significantly compared with SAH group(P<0 .01) .The expression of TLR4 decreased significantly in the Fasudil group compared with the model group (P<0 .05) .Conclusion Toll‐like receptor 4 pathway may be associated with cerebral vasospasm (DCV) .Fasudil could inhibit TLR‐4 expression and prevent cerebral vasospasm following subarachnoid hemorrhage .

The long-term use of immunosuppressive agents after organ transplantation is associated with many undesirable side effects which may limit the survival of patients and transplanted organs.To patients and transplant surgeons,organ transplantation tolerance is the ultimate goal to improve patient's quality of life.The clinical state of allograft acceptance termed operational tolerance has remained infrequent in clinical transplantation because of the lack of validated assays or biomarkers predictive of tolerance and the concerns about the safety and ethics of complete withdrawal of immunosuppression.Despite these barriers,a number of investigators have continued to conduct well-designed studies with the long-term goal of inducing clinical transplantation tolerance.This review provides an overviewof the currently successful approaches to achieve clinical operational tolerance,including using immunosuppression slow withdrawal in organ transplantation,transplantation tolerance through mixed chimerism and clinical application of T regulatory cells in tolerance.

Objective To observe the effects of low-frequency pulsed electromagnetic fields (LFPEMFs) on microcirculation angiogenesis in the hindlimbs of diabetic rats with acute ischemia. Methods Models of acute hindlimb ischemia were established in 60 male Sprague-Dawley diabetic rats. The diabetes model was established using 60 mg/kg intraperitoneal injections of streptozotocin (STZ). Fasting blood glucose levels were greater than 300 mg/dL. The rats were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. The rats in the experimental group were exposed to low-frequency pulsed electromagnetic fields for 2 hours each day, while the control group was not given any treatment. Laser-Doppler perfusion was used to measure blood flow in the ischemic hindlimb on days 0,7, 14 and 28 after the operation. The immunofluorescence of rat endothelial cell antigen-1 ( RECA-1) was used to evaluate the changes in angiogenesis. The levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2) were determined by both Western blotting and ELISA, and VEGFR2 and FGFR1 levels in the ischemic skeletal muscle were determined by Western blotting on days 7, 14 and 28 after the operation. Results The average perfusion ratio was significantly greater in the experimental group at days 14 and 28 compared with the control group. RECA-1 density in the tissues had increased significantly in the experimental group at the 14th and 28th day. The same was observed for FGF-2 and its receptor, but there was no significant difference for VEGF or its receptor in either group. Conclusions LFPMEFs can promote angiogenesis in acute hindlimb ischemia of diabetic rats by up-regulating FGF-2. This suggests that LFPMEFs may be useful for preventing and treating lower limb ischemia in diabetic humans.

With the support of World Bank ( WB ) and UK Department for International Development ( DFID) , China Rural Health Project ( hereinafter referred asHealth XI Project) has successfully covered 40 coun-ties in 8 provinces. With the establishment of community diagnosis and health records as the entry point, hyperten-sion, diabetes and other major chronic diseases as the starting point, and focus on the needs of healthy people, high-risk groups and patients, the project mainly adopts health education and promotion, health management, disease management and other measures to explore the establishment of a new model of rural chronic disease management. By analyzing the monitoring data of chronic diseases in the project zones, this study found that the number of registered and managed patients with hypertension and diabetes increased significantly, from 397,113 and 136,326 in 2009 to 1,500,252 and 388,846 in 2013, respectively. The management rate also increased from 60. 8% and 32. 2% in 2009 to 92. 2% and 88. 8% in 2013, respectively. The results of the 5th National Health Service Survey show that, the control rates for self-reported hypertension and diabetes ((53. 8% and 50. 2%, respectively) in the project zones were significantly higher than the national average in rural areas ( 54 . 9% and 38 . 3%, respectively ) . This paper suggests that, with focus on training, health education, health promotion, health management and disease manage-ment as the core mainline, the chronic disease management model has effectively improved the chronic disease service capabilities in rural areas,. The comprehensive and integrated chronic disease interventions implemented by the pro-ject in the rural areas is practical, and it has value of popularization and application.

Objective To analyze the morphological matching rate with a digital image recognition system in pre-and post-orthodontic treatments,and to provide forensic dentistry evidence for individual identification.Methods High-resolution digital images of the palatal rugae were taken under particular conditions from each patient in pre-and post-orthodontic treatments.Features of each digital image were extracted using a digital image recognition system and collected in the palatal rugae database.Data of the palatal rugae werematched by MATLAB software system.Results From the matching results,the accuracy rate of individual identification of orthodontic patients was 100％.The accuracy rate in matching palatal rugae patterns in pre-and post-orthodontic treatments was 95.67％.The results were statistically significant with P＜0.05.Conclusion Palatal rugae pattern is highly individual-specific.The morphologyofpalatal rugaecould bechangedby theorthodontic treatment,however,these changes may not greatly influence individual identification in forensic dentistry,providing a new potential to individual identification.

BACKGROUND:Meniscal root damage is an important reason for meniscus extrusion. In recent years, there are many reports on the relationship between meniscus root injury and meniscus extrusion at abroad, but it is rare at home. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the correlation between knee medial meniscus extrusion and the medial meniscus posterior root tears. METHODS:A retrospective analysis of the MRI and arthroscopic findings of 84 patients with knee medial meniscus extrusion signs was conducted. Medial meniscus extrusion≥ 3 mm or length of medial meniscus extrusion/maximum diameter of meniscus extrusion ≥10%was defined as serious extrusion. The chi-square test analysis was used to analyze the correlation between posterior root tears and the medial meniscus extrusion. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:MRI measurement results of medial meniscus extrusion (length of medial meniscus extrusion ≥ 3 mm or length of medial meniscus extrusion/maximum diameter of meniscus extrusion≥ 10%) was significantly related with the arthroscopic findings of posterior root tears (P<0.05) with the odds ratio and 95%confidence intervals of 25.04 (3.07-204.44) and 6.96 (1.38-35.19) respectively. The medial meniscus serious extrusion is closely related to posterior root tears of the medial meniscus, which is a significant feature of the meniscus posterior root tears.

Medical care on the battlefield is the core and basis of echelons of care.This review summarizes the background and characteristics of medical care units on the battlefield from the birth and growth of mobile army surgical hospitals before being replaced by forward surgical teams and combat support hospitals, since the United States Armed Forces began to lead the world military revolution during and after the World WarⅡ.Quick adaptation to the combat envi-ronment and the combat modes is the main reason that medical care units on the battlefield are adjusted continuously.This paper may provide some ideas for the development of our medical care units on the battlefield in the future.

OBJECTIVE:To investigate the compatibility stability of Fat-soluble vitamin (Ⅱ)/Water-soluble vitamin for in-jection with common electrolytes. METHODS:Referring to clinical common dose,Fat-soluble vitamin (Ⅱ) for injection/Wa-ter-soluble vitamin for injection collective packing [containing Fat-soluble vitamin(Ⅱ) for injection 2 ampoules and Water-soluble for injection 1 ampoule] were respectively mixed with Glucose injection,Potassium chloride injection,Concentrated sodium chlo-ride injection,Sodium bicarbonate injection,Potassium aspartate injection,Potassium aspartate and magnesium aspartate injection, Sodium glycerophosphate injection,Multi-trace elements injection (Ⅱ) to obtain mixture A-H. At room temperature (25 ℃),these mixtures were investigated in terms of appearance,pH value,osmotic pressure molar concentration and the number of insolu-ble particles at 0,1,2,3,4 h. The contents of bacterial endotoxin were tested at 0,4 h. RESULTS:Within 4 h after mixing, there was no significant change in appearance of those mixtures;pH value of mixture H changed greatly (RSD=5.13%,n=5), and that of mixture D and G increased significantly. The osmotic pressure molar concentration of those mixtures had no significantly change(RSD<2%,n=5)and lower than 600 mOsmol/kg. The bacterial endotoxin tests of those mixtures were negative. Two and four hours after mixing,the number of insoluble particles ≥10 μm in mixture B was increased significantly;2,3,4 h after mix-ing,the number of insoluble particles ≥10 μm in mixture E,F,H were increased significantly;0 ,1,2,3,4 h after mixing,the number of insoluble particles ≥10 μm in mixture G was increased significantly. There was statistical significance in the number of insoluble particle ≥10 μm in above mixtures compared to mixture A at the same time point(P<0.05),but it was in line with the standard of 2015 pharmacopeia. One,two,three and four hours after mixing,the number of insoluble particle ≥10 μm in mixture D was increased significantly,there was statistical significance compared to mixture A at the same time point(P<0.05);the num-ber of insoluble particle ≥10 μm in mixture D was beyond prescribed scope of pharmacopeia at 2,3,4 h after mixing. Within 4 h after mixing,both the number of insoluble particle ≥10 μm in mixture C and the number of insoluble particle ≥25 μm in edch mixture had no significant change,in accordance with pharmacopeia standard. CONCLUSIONS:Fat-soluble vitamin (Ⅱ)/Wa-ter-soluble vitamin for injection is not suitable for mixing with Multi-trace elements injection(Ⅱ),Sodium glycerophosphate injec-tion or Sodium bicarbonate injection due to great change of pH value and the number of insoluble particles.

Objective:To evaluate the effects of Sander Ⅱ appliance in the orthodontic treatment of adolescent ClassⅡmalocclusion. Methods:15 cases (6 male and 9 female)of adolescent ClassⅡ malocclusion with mandibular retrution were treated with Sander Ⅱappliance.Pre-treatment and post-treatment Lateral cephalogram measurements were traced and analyzed in terms of 28 indicators. SPSS 19.0 software package was used for paired t test.Results:After treatment,15 patients achieved remarkable improvement in the maxillofacial profile and normal overjet of teeth.The cephalometric analysis showed that ANB,OJ,H°and U1-E decreased(P <0. 05),SNB,B-OLP,Pg-OLP(mm),Ii-OLP,Ms-OLP(mm),Mi-OLP(mm),N-Me,ANS-Me,S-Go,Go-Gn,N'-Pg'/FH,Cm-Sn-Ls and Pg-Pg'increased(P <0.05).There was no significant change in SN-MP,SN-OL and Y-axis before and after treatment. Conclusion:Sander Ⅱ appliance is effective in the treatment of adolescent early Class Ⅱmalocclusion.