Anti-platelet therapy plays a key role in acute coronary syndrome ( ACS ) treatments.Platelet function tests could monitor the effect of anti-platelet drugs′, however, it is still under debate that whether platelet function monitoring could be used to adjust antiplatelet therapy.Additionally, there are a number of platelet function assays, and each of them has specifically advantages and disadvantages.This article reviewed evidence-based information, guidelines, consensus and clinical experience about platelet function monitoring in ACS patients, which was intend to help laboratory technicians and clinicians understanding the value of platelet function tests in monitoring anti-platelet therapy.

Objective To study the clinical effects of recombinant human epidermal growth factor (rhEGF) gel combined with tacrolimus treatment on facial hormone-dependent dermatitis, and to investigate its influence in skin function and recurrence of dermatitis. Methods Forty-eight outpatients with facial hormone-dependent dermatitis were randomly divided into treatment group (n=24, treatment with tacrolimus combined rhEGF gel) and control group (n=24, treatment with tacrolimus). The moisture of skin, sebum content and transepidermal water loss (TEWL) were examined before treatment and 4 weeks after treatment in two groups. Eczema area and severity index (EASI) were calculated at 1 week, 2 weeks and 4 weeks after treatment. The adverse reactions and recurrence of dermatitis were observed during the treatment as well. Results Compared with pre-treatment, the moisture of skin and sebum content were increased (P<0.05) and the TEWL was decreased (P<0.05) after 4-week treatment. The differences were not statistically significant between two groups. The obvious effective rate of the treatment group (45.8%) was not significantly different from that of the control group (20.8%) after 1 week of treatment (P>0.05), but it is much higher in treatment group after two-week treatment (79.2%vs. 50.0%, P<0.05) and after four-week treatment (91.2% vs. 62.5%, P<0.05). Furthermore, there was no adverse reaction in the treatment group, and the recurrence rate was much lower in treatment group (12.5%) than that of the control group (37.5%,χ2=4.03,P<0.05). Conclusion Recombinant human epidermal growth factor gel has an auxiliary curative effect on facial hormone-dependent dermatitis and can significantly improve skin function, and the recurrence rate of dermatitis is low.

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) treating allergic diseasesis effective and with few adverse reactions. The effects of TCM compound, TCM extracts and Chinese herbal monomers played the anti-allergic role in multiple stages. Such as reducing and preventing target cell degranulation, releasing biologically active mediators, and inhibiting the conduction of signal pathways. Recent studies have found that in addition to anti-allergic effects by regulating cellular and humoral immunity, TCM can also enhance the body’s non-specific immune function to different degrees and help eradicate certain intractable allergic diseases. The development of new therapeutic agents for allergic diseases with good effect and less adverse reactions from Chinese herbal medicine will become a trend in the future research and have broad medical prospects.

AIM:To observe the effect of oxymatrine on the expression of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) in brain tissue surrounding cerebral ischemic rats. METHODS: The FCI model with thread embolism of middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) in rats was made, 80 male SD rats were divided randomly into shamed-operation, saline and oxymatrine groups, and the oxymatrine group was further divided into two sub-groups which were dealt with the low and high dose of oxymatrine. The expression level of TLR4 and TLR4 mRNA in the brain tissue surrounding cerebral ischemic was determined simultaneously by the usage of immunohistochemical and RT-PCR method respectively. RESULTS: The expression of TLR4 gene in saline group was higher evidently than that in shamed-operation group (P

Objective:To study the expression of neuroglobin (Ngb) in rat cerebral ischemia model and the neuroprotective effect of Ngb after ischemia and hypoxia. Methods: Totally 113 Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into sham-operated group, middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) group, hemorrhagic infarction (HI) group and hemin treatment group. The brain water content, infarcted tissue volume, neuropathologic changes (H-E staining) and expression of Ngb (immunocytochemical staining) were examined 3, 6, 12, and 24 h after model establishment. Results: The brain water contents and the infarcted tissue volumes in the hemin treatment group were significantly different from those of the MCAO group and HI group (P

Objective To investigate the imaging features of Budd-Chiari syndrome(BCS) on 64 slice spiral computed tomography(64SCT) and the diagnostic value of 64SCT for BCS.Methods Twenty-nine patients diagnosed as BCS by 64SCT were retrospectively included into this study and all the patients were researched by digital substraction angiography(DSA).Two abdominal radiologists analyzed the CT imaging features of BCS,paying attention to the vascular lesion,the morphology abnormality of the liver and the degree of portal hypertension,with review of DSA findings.Results ①The accuracy of 64SCT for BCS was 93.1%(27/29),and there were 2 false positive cases and no false negative case.The accuracy of 64SCT for those patients with thrombosis of inferior vena cava(IVC) and(or) hepatic vein(HV) was high as compared to those with stenosis of IVC and(or) HV.②The morphology abnormality of the liver included hepatomegaly(24 cases),low attenuation(27 cases) and inhomogeneous pattern of parenchymal contrast enhancement(5 patients in arterial phase and 19 patients in portal vein phase).③The images of all the patients showed the features of portal hypertension.Conclusion The accuracy of 64SCT for BCS is satisfactory and the false negative is seldom.The 64SCT could accurately display the morphology abnormality of the liver and the compensatory circulation in BCS patients.For those patients with stenosis of IVC and(or) HV,however,the diagnostic power of 64SCT is limited.

Objective To investigate the correlation between serum S100B, IL-6 and intracranial pressure in patients with severe craniocerebral injury.Methods 81 cases of patients with severe brain injury in our hospital from August 2012 to April 2016 were selected,intracranial pressure was monitored immediately after admission to calculate the average daily ICP level ,and venous blood were collected after craniocerebral injury 6,12,24,48, 72 hours.Detection of serum S100B protein and IL-6 levels,and the correlation analysis with the level of intracranial pressure.Results Patients with severe craniocerebral injury S100B levels increased gradually after injury, reached the peak at 24 hours, then decreased gradually; while patients with IL-6 and intracranial pressure after injury gradually increased, the difference was statistically significant in different time points among the S100B,IL-6 and intracranial pressure levels (P<0.05).Conclusion The changes of intracranial pressure after severe craniocerebral injury were proportional to the levels of serum S100B and IL-6,S100B and IL-6 can reflect the changes of intracranial pressure,intracranial pressure changes predicted by S100B plasma concentration in 48 hours were more sensitive than those in the same concentration of IL-6.

Bone Neoplasms ; Chondrosarcoma ; Female ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Nasal Septum

Objective To summarize the clinical data and laboratory features of vera polycythemia incorporated with hemolysis in one case. Methods The treatment and diagnosis of series of laboratory detection with conventional cytogenetics,mutation detection in JAK2V617F,BCR/ABL fusion gene were investigated with literature. Results JAK2V617F point mutation was detected positively,BCR/ABL fusion gene was negative and trisomic chromosome 8. The case was mend and discharged after successively treated with conventional treatment of dexamethasone,antiinfective,hepatoprotective and follow-up treatment of bloodletting,hydroxyurea and interferon.Conclusions The onset of vera polycythemia is latent which is difficult to find in the early phase.Allele-specific PCR (AS-PCR) of JAK2V617F mutation will be helpful to the diagnosis.

Objective To retrospectively analyze the MRI findings of epithelioid angiomyolipoma (EAML) of the liver.Methods The MR findings in a series of 8 patients with pathologically proven liver EAML were retrospectively analyzed. Distribution of lesions, signal intensity characteristics, tumor vascularity,feeding arteries and draining veins, fat, hemorrhage, cystic necrosis and pseudocapsule formation were evaluated and correlated with pathology.Results A single lesion was found in each of the 8 patients.All eight lesions showed long T1,long T2 inhomogeneous signal,and high DWI signal. There was only 1 lesion presented with fat,3 lesions presented with hemorrhage. On the dynamic contrastenhanced MRI scan,all 8 lesions manifested as hypervascular with tortuous vasculature in 7 patients.Dilated feeding arteries and draining veins were seen in 5 patients. Conclusion Liver EAML has unique MR imaging features,exhibiting hyperwascular lesions with dialated,tortuous feeding arteries,and draining veins on DCE MRI,which could be helpful in the differential diagnosis of liver EAML.