Anti-Inflammatory Agents ; pharmacology ; Child, Preschool ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma ; complications ; pathology ; Prednisone ; pharmacology

Purpose:To assess the effect of surgery combined with intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) in the treatment of rectal carcinoma.Methods:97 patients with rectal carcinoma underwent IORT with 10～30Gy by 9～16MeV elect ro n beam to the tumor bed and local lymphatic regions. Another 122 patients treate d by surgery alone served as control.Results:Surgery combined w ith IORT did not improve the 5-year survival rate and local recurrence rate in the stage Dukes A patients. IORT have increased the 3-year and the 5-year surv ival rates in the stage Dukes B patients to 19.9%?27.2%, decreased their local recurrence rates to 19%?20.2%(P

Objective To study the molecular pathway of osteoblastic differentiation induced by substance P (SP), a neurotransmitter. Methods Mesenchymal stem cells were isolated and cultured, and treated with SP or its receptor (NK1) antagonist to induce osteoblastic cell differentiation, respectively. Alkaline phosphatase activity was determined; Osterix gene expression was detected by RT-PCR after 1-2 weeks for three times. The data of each culture condition were analyzed using SPSS12.0 statistical software to determine whether the differences between conditions were significant. Results After 4-5 days' culture, bone marrow stromal cells became spindle-shaped, triangular or polygonic. They covered the plate surface, formed extensive cell sheets in each group after 11-12 days of culture, and then induced differentiation to osteoblast. SP up-regulated the important transcription factor Osterix gene expression significantly (P<0.05). Conclusion The up-regulation of Osterix gene expression by SP may stimulate osteoblastic cell differentiation. SP's regulation depends on its receptor NK1.

OBJECTIVETo observe the effect of Yishen Zhongzi Pill (YZP) on the sperm motility of Shen-essence deficiency syndrome (SEDS) patients.

METHODSTotally 144 patients were randomly assigned to the treatment group (71 cases) and the control group (73 cases). Ten cases dropped out during the therapeutic course. A total of 134 patients completed this clinical study, 67 in each group. Patients in the treatment group took YZP (6 g each time, twice daily), while those in the control group took Wuzi Yanzong Pill (6 g each time, twice daily). The therapeutic course for all was one month. Changes of the sperm motility, clinical efficacy, and Chinese medical symptoms scores were observed between the two groups before and after treatment.

RESULTSCompared with before treatment in the same group, percentages of class a spermatozoa and class a + b spermatozoa were enhanced in the two groups after treatment (P <0. 01). Besides, they were higher in treatment group than in the control group (P <0. 05). The total effective rate of the treatment group was 77. 61 % (52/67 cases), while it was 58. 21 % (39/67 cases) in the control group. It was better in the treatment group than in the control group (Z= -2. 914, P =0. 004). Compared with before treatment in the same group, scores for Chinese medical symptoms decreased in the two groups (P <0. 01). The difference of pre-post integrals was higher in the treatment group than in the control group (P <0. 01).

CONCLUSIONYZP showed favorable effect in treating asthenospermia patients with SEDS and could effectively elevate the motility of sperm.

Asthenozoospermia ; therapy ; Biomedical Research ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; Humans ; Male ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Oils, Volatile ; Phytotherapy ; Sperm Motility ; Spermatozoa ; Syndrome

Objective: To evaluate effect of refining of the aqneous extract solution of compound Chinese traditional medicine by microfiltration technique of inorganic ceramic membrane. Methods: The aqneous extract solution of Ephedra, Apricot kernel, Gypsum, and Licorice Decoction and Redujing Granules were processed by microfiltration technique of inorganic ceramic membrane. The changes in the characters, whole solids and effective componds before and after process were studied. Results: The aqueous extract solution of compound Chinese traditional medicine all were turbid before microfiltering and became clear after microfiltrating. The whole solid of Ephedra, Apricot kernel, Gypsum, and Licorice Decoction were decreased by 16.12%, and the lost rates of ephedrine and amygdalin were 20.11% and 18.06% respectively. The whole solid of Redujing Granules were decreased by 27.58%, and the lost rates of chlorogenic acid and rhein were 18.28% and 22.86% respectively. Conclusion: The microfiltration technology of inorganic ceramic membrane has the better effects of clarification and removing impurity on the aqueous extract solution of compound Chinese traditional medicine.

Objective: To evaluate effect of refining of decoctions of medicinal materials of radix and rhizome by microfiltration of inorganic ceramic membrane. Methods: The decoctions of 7 medicinal materials of radix and rhizome were processed by inorganic ceramic membrane, and the whole solids and effective ingredients were determined. Results: The decoctions of Chinese traditional medicine became clear after microfiltration. The whole solids were decreased by 15～38%, and the lost rate of effective ingredients was lower than that of whole solids. Conclusion: The microfiltrating technology of inorganic ceramic membrane can make decoctions of Chinese Traditional Medicine clear.

BACKGROUND:There is no simple and effective method to relieve delayed muscle soreness.
OBJECTIVE:To conclude the injured mechanism and therapies of delayed muscle soreness by reviewing literature about damage and repair of the skeletal muscle.
METHODWanfang and PubMed databases (from January 1991 to January 2014) were retrieved for articles
related to morphological structure of the skeletal muscle, mechanism of delayed muscle soreness, and treatment and repair of the skeletal muscle using the keywords of“molecular mechanisms;delayed onset muscle soreness;pain;skeletal muscle;injury”in Chinese and English, respectively. Final y, 24 articles were included in result analysis.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Studies have shown that skeletal muscle injury is related to calcium imbalance, energy imbalance and high concentration of active oxygen. Skeletal muscle injury includes metabolic injury, mechanical injury and inflammatory injury. Insulin-like growth factor, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptorγ-coactivator-1αpromoter and tumor necrosis factorαplay important roles in skeletal muscle repair process. Animal experiments have demonstrated that edaravone may reduce secondary damage and inflammatory infiltration by means of directly preventing rapid peroxidation injury of free radicals in the skeletal muscle. Clinical studies have shown that Chinese medicine preparations, massage and acupuncture can delay the occurrence of exercise-induced muscle injury and fatigue, to improve the speed and quality of the recovery of damaged muscles. The treatment of delayed muscle soreness can achieve satisfactory results by combining physiotherapy with traditional Chinese medicine.

This paper discusses the issues related to research capacity building in a military teaching hospital.We analyzed the opportunities,challenges and proposed development of military hospitals in order to strengthen the collaboration,,to adjust disciplinary structure,to consolidate research platform,to promote international exchanges,and to train the talented researchers and eventually to improve the hospital's overall research capacity.

BACKGROUND: Studies showed that both anterior cervical disc replacement and anterior cervical decompression and fusion can achieve good clinical result in cervical spondylosis. However, it is not conclusive about which kind of surgical method has an advantage in avoiding the adjacent segment degeneration. OBJECTIVE: To compare the effect on adjacent segment degeneration of single segment cervical disc herniation treated with anterior cervical decompression and fusion and anterior cervical disc replacement. METHODS: We col ected clinical data of 178 patients with cervical disc herniation and receiving anterior cervical disc replacement or anterior cervical decompression and fusion from January 2009 to December 2012. A retrospective analysis was performed. There were 116 cases in the anterior cervical decompression and fusion group and 62 cases in the anterior cervical disc replacement group. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) Evaluation: visual analogue scale score, Japanese Orthopaedic Association Scores and neck disability index were improved significantly in both groups during final fol ow-up compared with that pre-treatment (P < 0.05). (2) No significant difference in range of motion of operation segment, adjacent upper segment and adjacent lower segment was detected between final fol ow-up and pre-operation in the anterior cervical disc replacement group (P > 0.05). At 3 months after surgery, in the anterior cervical decompression and fusion group, surgical segment was confluent, and range of motion lost. During final fol ow-up, range of motion of adjacent upper segment and adjacent lower segment was significantly increased, and the increased range of motion in the upper segment was bigger than that of the lower segment (P < 0.05). (3) During final fol ow-up, X-ray films and MRI images revealed the number of degenerated adjacent segment was more in the anterior cervical decompression and fusion group than in the anterior cervical disc replacement group (P <0.05). The number of degenerated middle and upper segments was more than that of the lower segment in both groups (P < 0.05). (4) The findings confirmed that anterior cervical disc replacement or anterior cervical decompression and fusion for treating cervical disc herniation could effectively relieve nerve symptoms of patients. However, compared with the anterior cervical disc replacement, adjacent segment degeneration occurs more commonly after anterior cervical decompression and fusion.