Microglia(MG)is recognized as the main immune effector in central nervous system injury and disease.MG can regulate the tumorigenesis and development of brain metastases tumor(BMT)by different ways.Studing the roles and mechanisms of MG in BMT will provide new insights into the prevention and treatment of BMT.

Cytokines play an important role in the genesis and development of tumor.Antitumor mechanisms of some cytokines are clearly testified.Currently,the main cytokines used in tumor clinical treatments are interferons,interleukins and tumor necrosis factors.For the lack of specificity,there are too many side effects for some patients to continue.So the application range of cytokines in tumor clinical treatment is limited.The most important measures to develop cytokines therapy are improving the stability of curative effect and reducing side effects.

objective: To study the stress distribution of abutment dentin of mandibular complete overdenture based on post core abutment(COBPA). Methods: 3 D FEM was employed to investigate the stress distribution of abutment dentin of mandibular COBPA and natural abutment(NA) on standard model, the data were compared. Results: In the same loading condition, stress concentration was observed at the root end area of dentin in both COBPA and NA. When post core was applied decreased stress distribution area and increased stress value were found aroud tooth neck, decreased stress concentration was found at root end. Conclusion: In COBPA and NA the stress may be transferred to the root end along the axis. Apart from retention, post core can transfer and buffer the stress, change the way of stress transfer, and may result in cervical fracture.

Objective To study the efficacy and safety of laparoscopic high ligation of indirect inguinal hernia in children. Methods From February 2006 to February 2008,totally 260 children with indirect inguinal hernia underwent laparoscopic high ligation in our hospital.Two trocars were used to ligate the inner circle.Results The procedure was completed successfully in all of the cases.The mean operation time was 22 minutes(range,15-45 minutes).A 2-to 23-month follow-up(mean 11.6 months) was achieved in 259 of the patients.During the period,no patient showed incisional hernia,iatrogenic cryptorchidism or atrophy of the testicles,or intestinal adhesion.One patient showed recurrent hernia in 5 months after the surgery(0.4%). ConclusionLaparoscopic high ligation of indirect inguinal hernia is a minimally invasive,effective,and safe procedure for children.

Adult ; China ; Female ; Humans ; Occupational Health Services ; Women's Health Services ; Young Adult

Fast pyrolysis experiments of corn stalk were performed to investigate the optimal pyrolysis conditions of temperature and bed material for maximum bio-oil production under flue gas atmosphere. Under the optimized pyrolysis conditions, furfural residue, xylose residue and kelp seaweed were pyrolyzed to examine their yield distributions of products, and the physical characteristics of bio-oil were studied. The best flow rate of the flue gas at selected temperature is obtained, and the pyrolysis temperature at 500 degrees C and dolomite as bed material could give a maximum bio-oil yield. The highest bio-oil yield of 43.3% (W/W) was achieved from corn stalk under the optimal conditions. Two main fractions were recovered from the stratified bio-oils: light oils and heavy oils. The physical properties of heavy oils from all feedstocks varied little. The calorific values of heavy oils were much higher than that of light oils. The pyrolysis gas could be used as a gaseous fuel due to a relatively high calorific value of 6.5-8.5 MJ/m3.
Biofuels ; Biomass ; Bioreactors ; Furaldehyde ; chemistry ; Hot Temperature ; Kelp ; Temperature ; Xylose ; chemistry ; Zea mays

Objective To investigate changes of serum levels of interleukin(IL)-4,-6,-8 and tumor necrosis factor-?(TNF-?),and probe their clinical significance in children with Henoch-Schonlein purpura(HSP)/ HenochSchonlein purpura nephritis(HSPN).Methods Serum levels of IL-4,-6,-8 and TNF-? of 45 children with HSP/HSPN and 43 healthy children were examined by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA),changes and correlation between the aforementioned cytokines in children with HSP /HSPN were analyzed.Results 1.Serum levels of IL-4,-6,-8 and TNF-? of children with HSP were higher than those of control group(P0.05);The serum level of TNF-? was positively correlated to the serum levels of IL-6,-8 of patients with HSP(r=0.670 P

Humans ; Occupational Diseases ; diagnosis ; Occupational Health Services ; organization & administration

Acetates ; Chemical Industry ; statistics & numerical data ; China ; Occupational Exposure ; prevention & control

Objective To assess the contractility of levator ani muscle in postpartum female using pelvic floor three-dimensional ultrasound and to provide an effective imaging basis for the change of levator ani muscle contractility in postpartum female.Methods Totally 75 postpartum women (55 underwent spontaneous vaginal delivery and 20 underwent selective cesarean delivery) and 40 nulliparas were examined by pelvic floor three-dimensional ultrasound.The images were obtained at rest and at maximal levator ani muscle contraction.The sagittal hiatal length (L) on the two-dimensional sagittal images,the area of levator hiatus (A) and the circumference of levator hiatus (C) were measured on the three-dimensional images,and the difference value between rest and contraction were calculated to get the △L,△A,△C.Then the △L,△A,△C between different groups were compared.Results The △L,△A,△C in spontaneous vaginal delivery group and selective cesarean delivery group were smaller than those in nulliparas group (P ＜0.05),and there was no statistical difference between spontaneous vaginal delivery and selective cesarean delivery group (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusions Three-dimensional ultrasound can effectively assess the the contractility of levator ani muscle,the levator ani muscle contractility of postpartum female was poorer than nulliparas,and between spontaneous vaginal delivery and selective cesarean delivery women there is no obvious difference.