Objective;To revise the third time the norm of Combined Raven's Test(CRT-C2) applied for 10 years by standardized sampling.Methods;According to the population distribution of national survey in 2001,sampling was chosen from 17 provinces of 6 administration districts.The range of each age group was one year(male;female 1;1).It was designed to have 240 children in each age group,from 7 to 16 years old in city and 7-14 years old in rural areas,with original CRT text book and instruction.Results;The averages of raw score among age groups had an obviously increase along with the age.The differences of same age group between city and countryside were showed significance.However,no difference of gender among all age groups was founded.The Cronbach's coefficient,reliability of re-test and split-half of rural children were 0.94,0.88 and 0.91 respectively.The correlation coefficients of test scores with the performances of Chinese and mathematics subject were 0.35 and 0.40.Conclusion;Two age norms of city(CRT-CC3)and countryside(CRT-RC3)were established based on new standardized sampling.

Objective To investigate the effects of DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane) residuals in the surrounding environment of a pesticide plant on the health of women and children. Methods 50 pairs of children aged 6-10 years and their mothers were investigated during Jan-Jul, 2005. The venous blood samples were collected, the levels of DDT and its 4 metabolites (p,p’-DDE, p,p’-DDT, p,p’-DDD and o,p’-DDT) were determined by GC-ECD and the biochemical indexes of blood were assayed. Each participant completed a questionnaire for information on health history and lifestyle and underwent a prenatal health examination. Results The blood lipid levels were abnormal in 18 percent of mothers. The level of blood total DDT in mothers and children was 8.42 and 11.98 ng/ml respectively. o,p’-DDT and p,p’-DDD were not detected. The level of p,p’-DDE and total DDT in children’s blood was higher than that in the women’s. Conclusion DDT has been accumulated in some degree in the blood of women and children in the area.

Bone marrow mesenchymal cells (BMSCs) are regarded as donor cells in cell transplantation therapies for spinal cord injury (SCI) for they have the ability of favourable proliferation and multi-directional differentiation, and are easily isolated and culturd and have less immunological reaction. It has been confirmed that subarachnoid space injection is the most ideal delivery technique of BMSCs. Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells transplantation is safe and its reconditioning role is certain for SCI in early clinical application. The mechanism of BMSCs promoting functional recovery after SCI is probably concerned with vicarious function, nerve trophism, immunosuppression and promoting axonal regeneration by BMSCs.
Animals ; Bone Marrow Cells ; cytology ; Humans ; Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation ; methods ; Mesenchymal Stromal Cells ; cytology ; Spinal Cord Injuries ; surgery

Objective To evaluate the thoracolumbar injury severity score [ thoracolumbar injury classifica-tion and severity score(TLICS)]and repeatability,and analyze its clinical significance in the treatment of injury of thoracolumbar.Methods The clinical and imaging data of our hospital (thoracolumbar X ray,CT examination,MRI examination) of intact thoracolumbar fractures in 90 patients were retrospectively analyzed ,respectively,TLICS score were made for their site of spinal injury morphology ,neural function and the posterior ligament complex three .Three months after reviewed ,TLICS was analyzed by using Cohen weighted kappa coefficient score .Its repeatability was ana-lyzed.Results According to the TLICS system ,spinal injury body ,nerve function and the integrity of the posterior ligamentous complex were evaluated , respectively, the repeatability coefficient of Kappa , the calculated total to 0.47 non operation group,operation group,the total score was 0.46,with a moderate consistency.The neural function evaluation of the highest high consistency ,consistency .No significant differences between the two groups of repetitive Kappa coefficient(statistical values =0.674 5,P>0.05).According to the TLICS system of statistical accuracy ,the diagnostic sensitivity,specificity ratios was 95.8%,86.4%,97.6%,respectively.Conclusion The reliability of TLICS system for thoracolumbar treatment and recovery is higher ,relative comprehensive evaluation ,which can effec-tively guide the clinical treatment .

Dopa preparations are currently first choice for the clinical treatment of Parkinson' s disease. With the application time extension and the dose increase of dopa preparations, the therapeutic effect is smaller and smaller, while the side effects are more and more significant, which have become the main problems affecting their clinical application. The current researches showed that the combination of traditional Chinese medicines and dopa preparations can improve the efficacy, decrease the dose of western medicines, reduce the adverse effects and so on. The paper reviewed the progress in the combination of dopa preparations and traditional Chinese medicines in the treatment of Parkinson' s disease in recent ten years.

Objective To investigate the effects of silymarin on expressions of nuclear factor kappa B(NF-?B) and intercellular adhesion molecule-1(ICAM-1) in the kidneys of rats with unilateral ureteral obstruction(UUO)-induced renal fibrosis.Methods Seventy-two male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into 3 groups: sham-operated group(n=24),operated group(n=24) and silymarin treated group(n=24).Renal tubulointerstitial fibrosis model was established via UUO.Silymarin was given by gavage with 30 mg/(kg?d) in silymarin treated group,and the same volume normal saline was given by gavage in operated group and sham-operated group.In each group,8 rats were killed at 7,14 and 21 d after operation.Histological changes were observed in tubulointerstitial injury under microscope.The expressions of NF-?B and ICAM-1 in renal tissue were determined with immunohistochemical method.Results Tubuloin-terstitial injury scores in operated group at 7,14 and 21 d were 1.168?0.108,1.776?0.064 and 2.301?0.157,respectively,and Tubulointerstitial injury scores in the treated group at 7,14 and 21 d were 1.043?0.114,1.677?0.083 and 2.084?0.201,respectively.Tubulointerstitial injury scores in silymarin treated group were significantly lower than those in operated group(Pa

Diabetes Insipidus, Neurogenic ; diagnosis ; metabolism ; Humans ; Pituitary Neoplasms ; diagnosis ; secondary

Objective To explore the effect of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) on the peripheral blood mononuclear cells(PBMCs) in the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by inducing the differentiation of Th17 cells.Methods Forty two subjects were recruited to the study,including 22 patients with RA and 20 healthy controls (HC).The percentage of circulating Th17 cells were analyzed using flow cytometry.PBMCs were stimulated with LPS for two days.TLR4 mRNA of the PBMCs and the concentration of IL-6 and TNF-α in the supernatants were analyzed with the real-time qPCR and ELISA respectively.Supematants was then used for CD4+ cord blood mononuclear cells (CBMCs) culture,and IL-17 in the supernatants and the expression of IL-17 mRNA in cells were detected by ELISA and real-time qPCR respectively.The statistical analysis was carried out with t-test.Results The TLR4 mRNA expression in the PBMCs and the percentage of circulating Th17 ceils of RA patients were significantly higher than that of the HC group (P＜0.01).Stimulated by LPS,the expression of TLR4 mRNA increased 3.5 times in the RA group but decreased 0.11 times in the HC group.LPS also increased cytokines production in both groups,while PBMCs from RA patients produced more IL-6 and TNF-α than the cells from healthy subjects (P＜0.01).Compared to the HC group,the IL-17 mRNA expression and IL-17 secretion of CD4+ CBMCs induced by the supematants of RA patients' PBMCs stimulated with LPS was significantly higher(P＜0.01 ); but there was no significant difference between the RA group and the HC group without LPS stimulation (P＞0.05).Conclusion The expression of TLR4 on PBMCs from patients with RA and its response to LPS stimulation are increased,and it has demonstrated high capability in inducing the differentiation of Th 17 cells.

Objective To explore the value of phase-contrast magnetic resonance imaging (PC-MR) in diagnosis of secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) in pediatric patients. Methods Totally 42 patients (aged from 9 months to 15 years) with secundum ASD proved with tansthoric echocardiographic (TTE) were evaluated with PC-MRI. Images of the flow through ASD were obtained with PC-MRI. The distances of ASD rim to superior vena cava (SVC), inferior vena cava (IVC), atrioventricular valves (AVV) and right upper pulmonary vein (RUPV), as well as the entrances of the vena cava and right upper pulmonary vein (RUPV) were assessed. Results The sizes of ASD and distances of ASD rim to the adjacent structures (SVC, RVC, AVV and RUPV) at PC-MRI were well consistent with those of TTE in 42 patients (P<0.001). PC-MRI results in 26 patients correlated well with surgical results (P<0.001). With different velocity encoding, compared with surgical results, measurements of ASD's sizes were more accurate when setting velocity from 50 to 70 cm/s than 90 cm/s. Conclusion The shape of ASD can be virtually depicted with PC-MRI. PC-MRI can accurately assess the defect size, number, rim distances to adjacent structures, therefore providing a new method for depiction of congenital heart anomaly.

Adult ; Bone Neoplasms ; pathology ; surgery ; Femur ; pathology ; surgery ; Humans ; Male ; Osteochondroma ; pathology ; surgery ; Young Adult