Bariatric surgery is one of the most effective way to lose weight,which suppresses appetite through the central nervous system. The mechanisms of appetite change may include gut hormones, adipokines, as well as microbiota in the intestine.

Objective To establish a HPLC method for the determination of magnolin in Xuetie Dingchuan Plaster.Methods The HPLC chromatographic condition was as follows: the analytical column was Lichrospher C8(4.6mm?250mm,5?m),the mobile phase consisted of A(acetonitrile)∶B(1.55%tetrahydrof uran-water) 34∶66,the flow rate was 1.0 mL?min-1,the detected wav elength was 278 nm,and the column temperature was 30 ℃.Results The calibr ation curve was linear(r=0.9999) in the range of 0.42～ 5.25 ?g for magnolin,the average recovery of the method was 100.50 %,with RSD 2.22 %(n=9).Conclusion The method is accurate,simple and stable,and can be used for the quality control of Xuetie Dingchuan Plaster.

Objective To identify the gene locus and the mutation of DSRAD (double-stranded RNA adenosine deaminase) in a Chinese dyschromatosis symmetrica hereditaria(DSH) family. Methods After confirming the diagnosis of the DSH proband, the genomic DNA was extracted from the whole blood samples of every members of the pedigree. The DSRAD gene intervals were localized by linkage analysis and haplotype reconstruction. The mutation of DSRAD was detected by direct sequencing. Results The candidate gene was localized at the 1q region, consistent with the reported region. The direct sequencing results showed that there was a CAA→TAA transition at exon 2 of DSRAD in all affected family members, which consequently led to a nonsense mutation of Gln517Ter. Conclusion A nonsense mutation is found in the Chinese DSH family.

Objective To investigate the expression of HINT1 mRNA in the tissue of malignant melanoma and nevocellular nevus. Methods Half-quantitative RT-PCR was used to measure the expression of HINT1/PKCI-1 mRNA in fresh and archival tissues of 25 patients with malignant melanoma and 25 patients with nevus. Results In the case of the same specimen, the expression of HINT/PKCI-1 mRNA showed no difference in the tissue treated with formalin fixation and paraffin embedment with that in the fresh tissue. The expression level of HINT/PKCI1 mRNA was 0.49 ? 0.04 in nevus and 0.31 ? 0.07 in malignant melanoma, and the difference was significant (P

OBJECTIVETo choose the granuling way for preparing granules that had low moisture-absorption characteristics.

METHODGranules were prepared by five ways, for studying the relationship between characteristics of powder and hygroscopicity were determined.

RESULTThe prepared ways of granuling that had low hygroscopicity were dry granuling and secondary swinging granuling.

CONCLUSIONThe hygroscopicity of granules can be explained by characteristics of powder, which are made in different granuling ways. The prepared ways of granuling that have low hygroscopicity are dry granuling and secondary swinging granuling.

Objective To investigate the relationship between the clinical manifestations,prognosis and histopathological findings of mucormycosis.Methods The clinical data on and pathological findings from 7 cases of mucormycosis confirmed by fungal culture in the institute from 1989 to 2006 were analyzed retrospectively.Results There was 1 case of hinocerebral mucormycosis and 6 cases of cutaneous mucormycosis,among them,2 were mucormycotic necrotizing fasciitis (MNF).The condition of patients with rhinocerebral mucormycosis or MNF aggravated rapidly and all the 3 patients died from mucormycosis. Histopathological examination showed mixed infiltrates of inflammatory cells as well as necrosis and angioin vasion.On the contrary,the condition of the remaining 4 patients with cutanesus mucormycosis,who presented mainly with indurated erythematous patch,progressed slowly,and 2 patients were cured.Histologically,the lesions were characterized by granulbmatous infiltration with a few hyphae;no typical angioinva sion phenomenon was noted.There was no evidence of perineural invasion with hyphae in any of the 7 cases.ConclusionIn patients with mucormycosis,histopathological findings characterized by mixed infiltrates of inflammatory cells,numerous hyphae and typical angioinvasion phenomenon may herald a poor prognosis.

Both the incidence and mortality of nasopharyngeal carcinoma(NPC) have decreased in Hong Kong and Taiwan but not in mainland China. The goal of this study was to analyze trends in NPC patient survival between 1976 and 2005 in Sihui, an area of mainland China with a population at high risk for NPC. A total of 1,761 patients diagnosed with NPC between 1976 and 2005 according to the records of Sihui Cancer Registry were followed to the end of 2006. We determined their observed and relative survival rates and used Cox proportional hazards regression analysis to predict prognosis. Our results showed that the 5-year and 10-year observed survival rates of NPC patients in Sihui were 50.5% and 36.9%, respectively, and the median survival time was 5.1 years. The 5-year observed survival rate of NPC patients diagnosed after 2000 was 69.8%, significantly higher than that of patients diagnosed between 1976 and 1985 (42.5%; P < 0.001, relative risk = 0.28). Similarly, the 5-year relative survival rate was 84.8% between 2000 and 2005 but 51.8% between 1976 and 1985. Besides date of diagnosis, other prognostic factors included patient sex and age and NPC clinical stage and histologic type. The relative risks of death from NPC were 0.76 [95% confidence interval (CI): 0.65-0.90] for female comparing to male and 1.28 (95% CI: 1.00-1.64) for WHO type I comparing to WHO types II and III. For the eldest age group and the latest clinical stage group, the relative risks were 2.22 (95% CI: 1.73-2.84) and 3.41 (95% CI: 2.34-4.49), respectively. Our results indicate that the survival of NPC patients in Sihui has significantly increased in recent years and this increase is not influenced by patient's sex, age, histologic type, and clinical stage. A reduction in mortality rate is expected in coming years.
Adult ; Carcinoma ; mortality ; pathology ; China ; epidemiology ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms ; mortality ; pathology ; Neoplasm Staging ; Proportional Hazards Models ; Survival Rate ; trends

Objective To explore the feasibility and effectiveness of aesthetic restoration of caries of mandibular deciduous incisors with strip crown form of maxillary deciduous incisors.Methods A total of 64 patients (202 teeth) with symmetrical caries of bilateral mandibular central incisors or lateral incisors were randomly selected.The opposite maxillary incisors were restored with strip crowns form and the opposite incisors were restored with resin composite.The effects of the two methods and the incidence of complications were compared three months,six months and twelve months after treatment.Results Three months after treatment,there was no significant difference in the success rate between the two groups.Six months after treatment,there was significant differencein the marginal adaptation between the two groups (x2 =3.919,P =0.048);12 months after treatment,there was significant difference in the restoration integrity of the two groups and the incidence of secondary caries (x2 =5.027,P =0.025;secondary caries x2 =4.369,P =0.037).Conclusions The strip crown form of maxillary primary incisors can be used for aesthetic restoration of caries of mandibular primary incisors,and its effect is better than that of direct resin filling.The strip crown form for mandibular primary incisors needs to be developed and produced urgently.

Objective To study the characteristics of Chinese ischemic stroke subclassification (CISS) in relation with migration to different climatic zones in autumn and winter.Methods Ninety-six subjects who travelled from northeast China,northwest China and north China to Hainan Province from September 2012 to February 2017 and were admitted to our hospital due to cerebral infarction occurred within 3 weeks after they arrived at Hainan were included in this study.Their demographic data,risk factors for cerebrovascular disease,laboratory blood test and imaging parameters were recorded.The patients were classified according to their medical history,auxiliary examination findings and CISS.The recorded data were statistically analyzed.Results CISS showed that penetrating artery disease,large artery atherosclerosis,cardiogenic stroke,and undetermined etiology accounted for 50.0％,38.5％,4.2％,7.3％ respectively.Hypertension (70.8 ％) and abnormal glucose metabolism (61.5％) were the major risk factors for cerebral in farction.Conclusion The incidence of penetrating artery disease is the highest,followed by that of large artery atherosclerosis in cerebral infarction patients.Alert to cerebral infarction should thus be stressed for those with hypertension and abnormal glucose metabolism who are going to travel in autumn and winter.

Objective To systematically assess whether cilostazol can delay the progression or decrease the carotid intima-media thickness (clMT).Methods Papers on the effect of cilostazol on cIMT in randomized controlled trials and cohort studies were retrieved from a number of foreign and domestic databases.The data were analyzed by Review Manager 5.3.Results Six randomized controlled trials and two cohort studies were included in this study.A total of 1107 patients were divided into cilostazol therapy group (n=533) and control group (n=574).Meta-analysis showed that cilostazol therapy for 6 months,12 months,≥24 months could reduce the maximum cIMT with a mean difference of-0.04 mm (95％CI:-0.05--0.03,P=0.000),a mean difference of -0.04 mm (95％CI:-0.05--0.03,P=0.000) and a mean difference of-0.08 mm (95％CI:-0.11-0.05,P =0.000) respectively.Conclusion Cilostazol therapy for 6 months,12 months,24 months or more than 24 months can reduce the maximum cIMT,which is needed to be confirmed by studies with a large sample of clinical data.