Objective:To investigate the morphology character of sagittally unstable intertrochanteric fractures and reduction methods.Methods: A retrospective study was used to analyze the clinical data of sagittally unstable intertrochanteric fractures cases,which were treated with proximal femoral nail anti-rotation (PFNA) fixation from March 2009 to June 2016.In the study,36 cases were followed up completely,in which 17 cases accepted open reduction,and the other 19 cases accepted minimally invasive reduction.The operation time,amount of bleeding,the fluoroscopy times,postoperative radiographic measurements,such as tip-apex distance (TAD) and sliding distance of the spiral screw,and hip Harris scores were analyzed.The morphology character of the fractures was documented and investigated.Results: The average follow-up time was 15 months.The amount of bleeding of the open reduction group was (170.5±19.7) mL,and the amount of bleeding of the minimally invasive group was (54.7±12.5) mL.The amount of bleeding of the minimally invasive group was significantly less than that of the open reduction group (P<0.001).Between the two groups,there were no significant differences in other evaluation parameter,including operation time (P=0.054),the fluoroscopy times (P=0.053),fracture healing time (P=0.305),postoperative radiographic measurements,such as TAD (P=0.317) and sliding distance of the spiral screw (P=0.206),and hip Harris scores (P=0.459).In regard to morphology character of the fractures,the proximal anterior unstable fractures with separation displacement were more common than the proximal posterior unstable fractures with impaction.The characteristic feature of the proximal anterior unstable fractures was the proximal anterior and medial long oblique fracture,and a V shape cortical defect in the distal fracture fragment on the externally rotation X-ray.Conclusion: Sagittally unstable intertrochanteric fractures can be divided into the proximal anterior unstable fractures with separation displacement,and the proximal posterior unstable fractures with impaction.The two types have their own morphology character individually.The reduction should be performed by minimally invasive techniques.

Objective To investigate the effect of ulinastatin (UTI) on the expression of brainderived neurotrophic factor ( BDNF ) and remyelination in mice with experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis ( EAE).Methods Twenty-four C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into UTI group (U),normal saline treated group (S) and normal control group (N,n = 8,respectively).Demyelinations in the spinal cord were observed by solochrome cyanin staining.The expression of BDNF,myelin basic protein (MBP),and 2',3 '-cyclic nucleotide 3'-phosphodiesterase (CNP) in brain tissue of each group were evaluated by Western blot.Results Average clinical scores in group U at the 12,13,14,22,23,31,33,34 and 35 days were 0,0.25,0.38,0.63,0.63,0.40,0.40,0.40 and 0.40 respectively.They were significantly lower than group S at the same time ( U= 16.00,15.00,14.50,7.50,0.00,14.50,14.50,12.00 and 14.50,all P ＜0.05).Solochrome cyanin staining showed that demyelination of spinal cord in group U was also significantly improved than group S.Expressions of BDNF ( 1.96 ± 0.29),MBP (2.67 ± 0.48 ) and CNP ( 1.75 ± 0.20) in group U were all significantly higher than group S ( There were 0.80 ± 0.15,1.36 ± 0.38 and 1.06 ± 0.18 respectively,all P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions UTI has protective effect on EAE.The possible mechanism is that it could promote remyelination,and protect oligodendrocytes and neurons in EAE model by increasing BDNF expression in brain.

Background Lensectomy with anterior capsule preserving is still advisable under specific conditions during vitrectomy.Although lens epithelial cells were polished off during surgery,opacification in varying degrees could be observed.Understanding the composition of proliferative anterior capsule membrane is of an important clinical significance for the prevention and manegement.Objective This study was to investigate the management and pathology of the pupillary area membranous opacity underling preserved anterior capsule after lensectomy in diabetic eyes with silicone oil tamponade.Methods Twenty-three eyes of 21 patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) and cataract received vitrectomy combined with lensectomy preserved anterior capsule in China-Japan Friendship Hospital from January to December 2013,and the proliferative anterior capsular membrane specimens with the opacification grade C or D were obtained.The fibrotic membrane underlying anterior capsules were removed in order to make a clear optical area during the operation of silicone oil removal.The proliferative membrane at pupillary area was cut off by cutter probe for the eyes with the membrane attaching tightly or partial capsule laceration occurred.The available specimens were examined under the optical microscope and polarized microscope respectively after hemotoxylin and eosin staining,Van Gieson collagen staining,Masson collagen staining and Picrosirius staining.Results The proliferative fibrosis membranes were pilled to get a clear pupillary area in 15 eyes,with the successfully rate 65.2％ (15/23).In 14 eyes with degree C opacity,the proliferative fibrosis membranes were pilled in 9 eyes,with the successfully rate 64.3 ％ (9/14),and 5 eyes received anterior capsule cutthrough by cutter in pupillary area,with a diameter of 3-4 mm,and available specimens were obtained in 3 eyes.In 9 eyes with degree D opacity,the proliferative membranes were pilled in 6 eyes,with the successfully rate of 66.7％ (6/9),and 3 eyes underwent cut-through by cutter,and available specimens were obtained in 7 eyes.The best corrected visual acuity was obviously improved in 20 eyes and unchanged in 3 eyes after surgery.The histopathological examination showed fibroblasts,pigment particles and intracellular and extracellular vacuolus formation by hemotoxylin and eosin staining,fibril tissue with the pinke staining by Van Gieson,collage formation with green color by Masson staining in the specimens.Picrosirius staining plus polarization microscopy observation revealed that the collagen consisted of abundant type Ⅰ collagen with stronger reddish yellow color and small amount of type Ⅲ collagen with green color.Conclusions A combination of silicon oil removal with proliferative mambrane pelling is a available way to restore pupillary transparency in the eyes of PDR with cataract and silicone oil tamponade eyes.Proliferative residual lens epithelial cells,pigment epithelial cells and silicon oil granules are the main composition of opacity mambrane.The type Ⅰ collagen is dominant in proliferative collagen tissue.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the changes in the activity of nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappa B) in mice with dextran sulphate sodium (DSS)-induced rat colitis and its modulalorg effect on intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) expression.

METHODSTwenty normal male mice were randomized into DSS group and normal saline (NS) control group according to a matched-pair design. From days 1 to 7, the mice in DSS group were subjected to oral administration of 5%DSS solution, and from days 8 to 20, NS was given instead, for a total of 3 cycles. In the control group, only NS was administered. The colonic pathology was observed using HE staining and the mucosa 1 damage was scored for each mouse. The DNA-binding activity of NF-kappa B was tested by electrophoretic mobility shift assay, and the expressions of ICAM-1 and NF-kappa B p65 were detected using immunohistochemistry.

RESULTSThe DNA-binding activity of NF-kappa B was significantly increased in DSS group as compared with NS group. ICAM-1 and p65 expressions were detected in the nuclei of the vascular endothelial and inflammatory cells, especially in the mucosa and submucosa, but such positive cells were seldom observed in NS group. A positive correlation was found between the DNA-binding activity of NF-kappa B and ICAM-1 expression.

CONCLUSIONNF-kappa B activation is an important event in the development of DSS-induced colitis in that activated NF-kappa B upregulates ICAM-1 expression during colonic inflammation.

Animals ; Colitis ; chemically induced ; metabolism ; DNA ; metabolism ; Dextran Sulfate ; Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay ; Immunohistochemistry ; Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 ; biosynthesis ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; NF-kappa B ; metabolism ; Protein Binding ; Random Allocation ; Transcription Factor RelA ; metabolism

Metabonomics is a new method to study on the metabolic network and the relationship between body and environment, which conforms to the way of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) research. In the study process of modernization of traditional Chinese medicine, effectively conjunction with metabonomics method will facilitate the integration of TCM with modern biological science and technology, and promote the modernization of TCM. This paper introduce the application of metabonomics in the research of toxicity mechanism of TCM, compatibility mechanism of TCM formula, pharmacology effect of TCM and processing mechanism of TCM. This paper summarize the problems in the TCM metabonomics research and prospect its bright future.
Animals ; Drug Therapy ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; adverse effects ; analysis ; metabolism ; therapeutic use ; Humans ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; methods ; trends ; Metabolomics ; methods ; trends

To control the quality of Maca, the quality standard was established in this study. According to the methods recorded in the Appendix of Chinese Pharmacopoeia (2010 Edition), the water, extract, total ash, acid insoluble substance, and heavy metals inspections in Lepidium meyenii were carried out. N-benzyl-9Z, 12Z-octadecadienamide in L. meyenii was identified by TLC, and it was determined by HPLC. The results showed that the N-benzyl-9Z, 12Z-octadecadienamide identification of TLC was a strong mark and specificity. In content determination experiment, the linearity of N-benzyl-9Z, 12Z-octadecadienamide was in the range of 0.01-2 microg (r = 0.9998), and the average recovery (n=9) was 99.27% (RSD 2.0%). The methods were simple, accurate, with good reproducibility. It is suitable for quality control L. meyenii.
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ; methods ; Chromatography, Thin Layer ; methods ; Lepidium ; chemistry ; Plant Extracts ; chemistry

Objective To explore the surgical management of aortic diseases. Methods The clinical data of 45 cases of aortic diseases were analysed retrospectively. Results There were 37 males and 8 females.The age ranged from 21 85 years with a mean age of 64.7 years, Among these cases, 11 were thoracic aortic dissection, 2 were ruptured descending aortic local dissection and formed an aneurysm;above and below the renal artery abdominal aortic aneurysms( AAAs) were 3 and 23 respectively; complicated with rupture of the AAA in 2, and with aortojejumal fistula in 1;the other 3 cases were traumatic aortal rupture. Among the 45 cases, 18 underwent endoluminal treatment, 25 underwent AAA resection and artificial vessel implantment, and 3 underwent repair of the ruptured aorta. The operative mortality was 6.67% ( 3/45 ). 36 patients were followed up for 2 months to 4 years, all the 36 patients still alive well. Conclusions In the management of appropriate aortic diseases, endoluminal technique is much simple,safe, less trauma, and less complications, it can also short the hospital stay of the patient . However, with improvement of the surgical skills,the surgical operation is still very important and effective, especially for the cases who can not be treated via endovascular technique.

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a common degenerative disease of central nervous system. Brain mitochondrial dysfunction and structural damage are the important pathogeny of PD. At present, many of Chinese herbal compounds, herbal medicines, and TCM active ingredients are used to prevent and treat PD. The main mechanisms of these medicines are involved in the protection of mitochondrial structure, anti-oxidative stress, anti-calcium dysregulation, mitigation of excitotoxicity, and anti-apoptosis, etc., which also play a comprehensive role through multi-link, multi-level, and multi-target. Through looking up the recent representative literature, the experimental results of Chinese herbal compounds and TCM active ingredients preventing and treating PD through repairing brain mitochondrial structure and function were analyzed and inducted. Many of Chinese herbal compounds and TCM active ingredients were proved to have good effects on PD.

Objective To establish an simple and convenient animal model of cardiac arrest for studying cerebral resuscitation.Method Clean male Sprague Dawley rats were randomly divided into sham group and experimental group.Cardiac arrest was induced by asphyxiation and ice-cold 0.5 mol KCl with blood flow cut off for 5 minutes.Animals were resuscitated with external cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR),mechanical ventilation,and epinephrine injection.Blood pressure,heart rate,successful ratio of resuscitation after 72 hours, time of cardiac arrest (T_(CA)) and return of spontaneous circulation (T_(ROSC)) were recorded.Neural deficit scores (NDS) and levels of maleic dialdehyde (MDA) in plasma were evaluated at 3,6,12,24,48,72 hours after ROSC.The damage score of cortex was measured by transmission electron microscope examination at 3 hours and 72 hours after ROSC.Results All the rats in experimental group had cardiac arrest rapidly.T_(CA) and T_(ROSC) were (137.3?10.2) seconds and (64.4?9.3) seconds,respectively,while the successful rate of resuscitation was 82.5%.The lowest NDS was at 3 hours after ROSC,while the NDS increased gradually.After CPR,the level of MDA in plasma increased significantly,slightly declined at 72 hours after ROSC,but still significantly higher than before the model.Electron microscope examination of cortex showed neuron slightly,organelle and astrocyte,but became better after 72 hours post ROSC.Conclusions The model of cardiac arrest was easy to establish,and the data provided was accurate,which is useful to study the mechanism of cerebral resuscitation.

This study aims to investigate the effect of total flavones of Fructus Chorspondiatis (TFFC) on the mRNA and protein expression of collagen type I and III of rat cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) induced by angiotensin II (Ang II), and explore its anti-myocardial fibrosis molecular mechanism. Neonatal rat CFs were prepared from Sprague-Dawley rats (1-3 d after birth). The expression of collagen type I and III mRNA and protein were measured by RT-PCR and Western blotting, respectively. The study showed that stimulation of neonatal rat CFs with 100 nmol.L-1 of Ang II for 72 h resulted in a significant increase of the expression of collagen type I and III mRNA and protein. The changes on the expression level were blocked by TFFC. The results demonstrated that TFFC can inhibit myocardial fibrosis induced by Ang II in rats, which is probably associated with the collagen type I and III mRNA and protein levels up-regulated by Ang II, and TFFC was shown to decrease the expression levels of collagen type I and III mRNA and protein.