OBJECTIVE: Radiculopathy is a common disease in orthopedics,clinically manifested chiefly by pains in the regions innervated by the spinal nerve involved. Since the etiology is complex,either surgical or non-surgical interventions can be adopted accordingly. This study reviewed recent relevant reports to explore the etiology and therapy of radiculopathy.DATA SOURCES: A computer-based search were carried out in Medline database for related articles published between January 1999 and August 2004 using the key words of "nervi spinales,pain,therapy" with language of the text limited to English. A computer-based search of Chinese periodical database,Wanfang Digital Database was also conducted for articles published in Chinese between January 1999 and December 2004 with the same searching words in Chinese language.STUDY SELECTION: Original studies of the etiology,pathogenesis and treatment of radiculopathy.DATA EXTRACTION: Totally 22 articles related to the etiology,pathogenesis,surgical treatment,minimal invasive and interventional treatment,as well as non-surgical treatment for radiculopathy were collected.DATA SYNTHESIS: Cervical,lumbar and back pains are the most common clinical manifestations of radiculopathy,induced by mechanical compression and chemical stimulation due to different etiologies. In clinical practice,surgeries or alternative non-surgical treatment can be adopted according to the etiology,the choice of which depends on,therefore,a thorough knowledge of the etiology and therapy of radiculopathy.CONCLUSION: The key for achieving favorable outcome of the patients with radiculopathy lies in correct recognition of the etiology and proper therapeutic decisions.

MR appearance of brain metastases from 33 cases of lung carcinoma was reported. The lesions were mainly localized in the cerebrum associated with edema in varying degrees. Squamous cell carcinoma had a tendency to cystic degeneration and adenocarcinoma to bleeding. The low signal rings around the bleeding locus were irregular in T2WI imaging. Enhanced MR could find the lesions that noncontrast-enhanced MR could not. From the above, it was concluded that MRI had an important value in the imaging diagnosis of brain metastases from lung carcinoma.

DNA double-strand breaks(DSBs) repair protein XRCC4,plays an important role in the genesis and development of tumor,there are many different aspects in the tumor genesis and development.This paper reviews the molecular mechanism of XRCC4 in repairing DSBs,several theories of tumor genesis and development,and the relationship between XRCC4 gene's single nucleotide polymorphisms(SNPs) and tumor.

With the increasing incidence of pelvic fractures, the concept of damage control was applied to the treatment of severe pelvic fractures, and the principle of phased treatment and indications were put for-ward. Meanwhile, the development of damage control surgery, which improves the survival rate and reduces the disability rate of patients, brings the treatments of pelvic fractures to a new stage.

This summary is aimed to study the virtue,operative technique and curative effect for lumbar intervertebral disc herniation (LIDH) using self-fixation intervertebral disc endoscopy. A total of 520 LIDH patients accomplishing nucleotomy with self-fixation intervertebral disc endoscopy were adopted in the experiment,including 340 males and 180 females. Their courses of disease arranged from 4 months to 10 years (17.6 months average),and follow-ups for 4-12 months. The curative effect was evaluated according to uniform standard. The curative effects were excellent in 455 cases,good in 53 cases,poor in 10 case,and the better effect rate reached 98.2%. Dura mater laceration and cerebrospinal fluid leak happened in 3 cases,coccygeal nerve damage resulting in leg numbness appeared in 1 case. Those cases all received operations at the early stage,and there were no similar complication or infection presenting in intervertebral gap. Self-fixation intervertebral disc endoscopy has the characteristics of mini-invasion,handling facility and quick postoperative recovery,so as to be suitable for the treatment of single segmental LIDH. Additionally,it plays an impact on the cases with local spinal stenosis,osteophyma hyperplasia,lateral crypt constriction and nerve canal constriction.

Aim To study tumor suppressor gene OPCML,DAPK methylation changes during the process of CasKi cell apoptosis induced by trichosanthin, and to explore the correlation and the role between cervical cancer cell apoptosis and tumor suppressor gene methylation so as to find new demethylation drugs.Methods ① MTT was applied to assay the inhibition of TCS to CasKi cell proliferation and flow cytometry was used to analyze cervical CasKi cell apoptosis induced by trichosanthin; ② Methylation-specific PCR(MSP) technology was applied to detect cervical cancer and during cell apoptosis process OPCML and DAPK gene promoter methylation status of CpG islands.Results In CasKi cervical cancer cells,OPCML and DAPK gene promoter region showed a high degree of CpG island methylation status, by trichosanthin treatment,the growth of CasKi markedly was inhibited, and flow cytometry analysed the characteristic sub-G1 peak,OPCML and DAPK gene promoter region showed no CpG island methylation of performance.Conclusions During the process of CasKi cell apoptosis induced by trichosanthin,OPCML and DAPK gene demethylated significantly,accordingly, trichosanthin might be a new methylation inhibitor,and there might be some correlation between cell apoptosis and tumor suppressor gene methylation.And OPCML and DAPK gene methylation tests might become new clinical indicators for the early detection of cervical cancer.

Histone deacetylases inhibitors(HDACIs)are a group of compound regulating gene expression at transcriptional level.HDACIs can induce protein hyperacetylation and subsequently lead to chromatin remodeling,cell-cycle arrest,cell differentiation and apoptosis,and transcriptional activation and repression.HDACIs demonstrate promising antitumor activity and are presently tested in clinical studies for solid and hematologic malignancies.Cumulating evidence in animal models of immune disorders also suggests immunosuppressive properties of HDACIs,which provides us with new ideas for treating immune disorders and rejection after transplantation.This paper reviews the recent progress of immunosuppressive function induced by HDACIs from the following aspects:immune diseases,T lymphocytes,inflammatory cytokines and dendritic cells.

Objective To investigate and compare cytotoxic effects of cyclosporine A (CsA) treatment in kidney tubule epithelium cells (NRK-52E cells), and whether apoptosis is involved in the CsA-induced toxicity. Methods NRK-52E cells were cultured at 37?℃ in 95?% O 2/5?% CO 2, and were treated with different concentrations of CsA for 48?h.. The damage induced by CsA was characterized by an early cell detachment from culture (by direct counting of adherent cells), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release, and the changes in morphology were also observed by a phase-contrast microscope. Assay of apoptosis was done by TUNEL staining. Results CsA treatment induced significant damage in NRK-52E cells, which was demonstrated by obvious signs of cell injury with changes in cell shape, aggregates, and cell loss. A time- and dose-dependent increase in LDH release was also observed for CsA treatment . More than 70?% of the NRK-52E cells treated with 20??g/ml CsA for 48?h were dead. The apoptotic DNA fragments were observed in a population of NRK-52E cells treated with CsA by TUNEL staining, which represented the capacity of CsA to induce apoptosis in NRK-52E cells. Conclusions CsA treatment induced a time- and dose-dependent damage in NRK-52E cells, in which the apoptotic DNA fragments were also observed by TUNEL staining. Thus, the results obtained from the present study suggested that apoptosis, as a possible mechanism, might be involved in the CsA-induced tubulopathy.

Objective To discuss the effects of vitamin C in vitro,on human cancer HeLa cell multiplication and apoptosis, in order to promote vitamin C in the tumor treatment application. Methods the morphology changeof cervical cancer Hela cell was observed under the inverted microscope;the effects of vitamin e on Hela cell by MTT assay; cell cyele and weakly perishing rate was analysed rate was analysed by Flow CytoMeter;applying the agarose gelatin electricity swims to analyse weakly perishes in the process the cell gene group DNA change. Results Vitamin C hinders the HeLa cell by the density and the time dependence way to the G0/G1 period, suppresses it to grow and to induce weakly perishes. Conclusions Vitamin C may suppress the HeLa cell to grow, causes the cell to hinder to the G0/G1 period and induces cell weakly perishing.Its reason possibly was HPV E6 protein expression surrenders to restoring the function of P53 gene.

The efficacy and safety of pioglitazone in combination with insulin in type 2 diabetic patient were evaluated. CENTRAL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CBM, CNKI(up to September 2014) were searched by computer. The quality of included randomized controlled trials(RCTs)was assessed according to the Cochrane Collaboration system review, and then meta-analysis was performed using Stata 12. 0. A total of 9 RCTs were included. The results of meta-analyses showed that HbA1C value was lower in the group taking pioglitazone plus insulin than in the group taking insulin without pioglitazone[standard mean difference -0. 48, 95% CI( -0. 55, -0. 40),I2 = 0. 0% ,P = 0. 531], but there were more patients with hypoglycaemic in the pioglitazone plus insulin groups than with insulin without pioglitazone[relative risk 1. 33, 95% CI(1. 21, 1. 46), I2 =75. 4% , P=0. 00].