Chelating Agents ; therapeutic use ; Drug Therapy, Combination ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Hepatolenticular Degeneration ; drug therapy ; Humans ; Integrative Medicine ; methods ; Phytotherapy ; Succimer ; therapeutic use ; Treatment Outcome

Gray Platelet Syndrome ; Humans

Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the radiation dose caused by 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) in PET/CT examination and to optimize the concerned radiation protection. Methods Thirty patients from our conventional PET/CT examination were simple randomly selected, and they all underwent whole body PET/CT imaging. The radioactive dose of injected 18F-FDG was recorded. The internal radiation dose was calculated and the external radiation dose from patients was measured with the 451P-DE-SI ion chamber survey meter. The staff's dose was recorded with thermoluminescent detector (TLD). All dosimetry data were processed and analyzed statistically with Excel 2003. Results The injected radioactive dose of 18F-FDG was (432.9±51.8) MBq, and effective dose equivalent received per patient was (8.23±0.99) roSy. The correlation coefficient (r) of the dose equivalent rate and distance was-0.994 by power function curve fitting, and that of dose equivalent rate and time was - 0.988 by exponential curve fitting. The staff's dose was lower than the annual dose limit. Conclusions The patient's internal radiation dose caused by 18F-FDG in PET/CT examination is low, nonetheless, the clinician should always consider optimizing and minimizing the necessary radiation received by the patients. The patients having been injected with 18F-FDG should stay in one place to decrease their radiation to the public. From the medical point of view in optimizing radiation exposure, there may still be a potential to lower the injected 18F-FDG activity.

Objective To explore the value of transrectal elastography and contrast-enhanced ultrasound in evaluation of the efficacy of neoadjuvant therapy for rectal cancer.Methods Forty patients with final diagnosis of advanced(T≥3) rectal cancer were respectively examined with transrectal ultrasound (TRUS),endorectal elastography and contrast-enhanced ultrasound(CEUS) before and after neoadjuvant therapy(NET).The tumor size,strain ratio and quantitative parameters of contrast-enhanced ultrasound including arrival time(AT),time-to-peak (TTP),peak intensity(PI) and area under the curve(AUC) were recorded and compared before and after NET.In addition,the TRUS stages and postoperative pathological diagnosis were compared after NET.Results ①There were significant decreases in tumor size and strain ratio after the therapy compared with pre-therapy in all these patients(t =-6.13,P ＜0.001;t =-24.92,P ＜ 0.001).②PI and AUC were lower after NET than those of pre-therapy and the differences were significant(t =-9.66,P =0.001;t =-13.58,P ＜0.001).However,the changes of AT and TTP were no statistical significances (t =-1.17,P =0.307;t =-1.26,P =0.275).③The accuracys of preoperative TRUS for T stage and N stage of tumor evaluated according to pathology were respectively 75.0 ％ (30/40,Kappa =0.593,P =0.000) and 72.5 ％ (29/40,Kappa =0.396,P =0.009).Conclusions Transrectal elastography and contrast-enhanced ultrasound can reflect the pathological changes and perfusion characteristics of lesions in a certain extent and have high value in clinical therapy.

This study was aimed to establish a method for assay of 4-terpineol, α-terpineol, bornyl acetate and methyl-n-nonylketone in Houttuynia cordata with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GS/MS) for the first time in order to provide experimental evidences for its quality control. Undecylen was analyzed quantitatively. GC/MS method was used in the content determination of 4 kinds of components in Houttuynia cordata. GC conditions were that the temperature was firstly increased to 70oC for 5 min, and then 5oC·min-1 to 140oC for 5 min. Then, the temperature was increased by 10oC·min-1 to 250oC for 10 min. The temperature of the injection port was 230oC. The carrier gas was high purity helium. The flow rate was 1.0 mL·min-1. The split ratio was 10:1. The sample quantity was 1 μl. MS conditions were that the detector was MS, EI was 70ev, the temperature of four poles was 150oC, the temperature of ion source was 230oC. The results showed that there was good linearity of four components, which were 4-terpineol, α-terpineol, bornyl acetate and methyl-n-nonylketone obtained within the ranges of 6.492~129.84μg·min-1, 1.097~21.944 μg·min-1, 12.128~242.56 μg·min-1, and 84.76~169.52 μg·min-1, respectively. The average recoveries of the four components were 81.2%, 80.6%, 88.3%, and 84.6%, respectively. The RSDs were 1.5%, 2.3%, 1.1%, and 0.7%, respectively. It was concluded that the method was simple, sensitive, and easy to operate. The simultaneous measurement of multiple indexes on the component for quality evaluation of Houttuynia cordata can effectively reflect the quality of Houttuynia cordata. It can also be used in the quality assessment of fresh Houttuynia c ordate .

Objective The purpose of this study was to provide efficient evidence to the treatment and nursing for patients with colorectal cancer after colostomy surgery by conducting a quality of life survey on the patients. Methods The WHOQOL-BREF scale was distributed to 103 patients after colostomy surgery in the Tumor Hospital of Yunnan Province. Results The average score of these patients was 23.45±9.92,with the highest score of 29, the lowest score of 13. In terms of quality of life in the physiological field and psychological field, there was a significant difference between the high self-efficacy ability and low self-efficacy ability ( <0.05) .In terms of quality of life in the social field and environment field, there was no significant difference between the high self-efficacy ability and low self-efficacy ability (>0.05). Conclusion The patients’familiarity with stomas was closely related to the quality of life, which indicated that the quality of life could be improved by improving the patient's familiarity with stoma care.It is necessary to know the condition of colostomy care in different postoperative stages and provide efficient support and help for the patients.

OBJECTIVETo observe the effect of salidroside on tic behavior and in vivo dopamine DA) and serotonin (5-HT) levels in Tourette syndrome (TS) model rats.

METHODSForty rats were randomly divided into the blank control group, the TS model group, the haloperidol-treated group (0.5 mg/kg x d(-1)), and the salidroside-treated group (50 mg/kg x d(-1)), 10 in each group. TS rat model was induced by imino-dipropio-nitrile (IDPN). Peritoneal injection of haloperidol and salidroside was started from the 4th day of modeling in the haloperidol-treated group and the salidroside-treated group respectively. Normal saline was peritoneally injected to rats in the blank control group and the TS model group respectively. Stereotyped behavior was scored, and changes of DA and 5-HT levels in blood and striatum were measured before modeling, after modeling, and after intervention.

RESULTSCompared with the blank control group, the score of the tic behavior was elevated (P < 0.01) , levels of DA and 5-HT in plasma and striatum were reduced in the model group (P < 0.01, P < 0.05). Compared with the same group after modeling, the tic behavior score decreased and plasma DA levels increased in the two treated groups after intervention (P < 0.01). 5-HT content increased in the salidroside-treated group (P < 0.01). Compared with the model group after intervention, the tic behavior score was significantly reduced (P < 0.01), and DA levels in plasma and striatum were elevated (P < 0.01, P < 0.05) in the salidroside-treated group and the haloperidol-treated group. Compared with the haloperidol-treated group, the tic behavior score increased (P < 0.01), DA levels in plasma and striatum were lowered (P < 0.01, P < 0.05), the 5-HT level increased in plasma and striatum (P < 0.01, P < 0.05) in the salidroside-treated group.

CONCLUSIONSIn the salidroside-treated group, the tic behavior was significantly reduced, and DA levels in plasma and striatum were elevated. Its mechanism might be related to regulating activities of dopamine neurons in striatum.

Animals ; Corpus Striatum ; Dopamine ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; pharmacology ; therapeutic use ; Glucosides ; pharmacology ; therapeutic use ; Haloperidol ; Phenols ; pharmacology ; therapeutic use ; Rats ; Serotonin ; Stereotyped Behavior ; Tics ; drug therapy ; Tourette Syndrome ; drug therapy

OBJECTIVETo observe the influence of Gandou Tablet I (GD I) on neurologic electrophysiology in patients of hepatolenticular degeneration (HLD).

METHODSVigilance-controlled electroencephalogram (VEEG), electromyogram (EMG) and brain-stem auditory evoked potential (BAEP) in 32 cases of HLD were examined before GD I treatment, and reexamined after 4 weeks of treatment in those with abnormal neurologic electrophysiology.

RESULTSAt the same time of clinical symptom improvement after treatment, the abnormal VEEG, EMG and BAEP also improved with the effective rate of 71.43%, 70% and 66.67% respectively, their constitutional ratio were different insignificantly, P > 0.05. The peak latency (PL) of III, V waves and interpeak latency (IPL) of I-III, III-V and I-V waves in patients before treatment were all greatly prolonged, compared with those in the healthy control group (P < 0.05 or 0.01), the IPL of III-V and I-V waves were markedly improved after treatment.

CONCLUSIONNeurologic electrophysiologic examination was valuable for complementary diagnosis and therapeutic effect evaluation of HLD. GD I could improve the abnormal neurologic electrophysiologic parameters.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Child ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Electroencephalography ; drug effects ; Electromyography ; drug effects ; Electrophysiology ; Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem ; drug effects ; Hepatolenticular Degeneration ; drug therapy ; physiopathology ; Humans ; Male ; Phytotherapy ; Tablets

Objective To evaluate the effect of angiotensin Ⅱ (Ang Ⅱ ) on the change of nephrin phosphorylation both in Ang Ⅱ-infused rat model and cultured podocytes.Methods Thirty Wistar rats were subcutaneously embedded with osmotic minipumps and randomly divided into 3 groups according to receiving either Ang Ⅱ at a dose of 400 ng· kg-1· min-1 or Ang Ⅱ +telmisartan at a dose of 3 mg·kg-1 ·d-1,or normal saline as a control group.Blood pressure and 24-hour urinary albumin were measured at 0 d,7 d,14 d,21 d and 28 d of the experiment.Renal histomorphology was evaluated through electron microscopy.The concentrations of Ang Ⅱ both in blood plasma and kidney were detected by radioimmunoassay.In vitro,cultured murine podocytes were exposed to Ang Ⅱ (10-6 mol/L) pretreated with or without losartan (10-5 mol/L) for different time periods.Nephrin and its phosphorylation expression were analyzed by Western blotting.The distribution of F-actin was presented by FITC-phallodin labeling.The change in phenomenon of F-actin was evaluated by cortical F-actin score index (CFS).Results (1)Ang Ⅱ-infused rats exhibited increased Ang Ⅱ concentration,significant hypertension and marked albuminuria.(2)In Ang Ⅱ-infusion group,nephrin expression was decreased (P＜0.05).Ang Ⅱ-receiving rats displayed diminished phosphorylation of nephrin.(3)In vitro,the phosphorylation of nephrin was significantly reduced after Ang Ⅱ stimulation for 3-6 hours (P＜0.05).(4)Ang Ⅱ stimulatation resulted in irregularly arrangement of F-actin followed by the redistribution of F-actin to podocyte periphery and formation of F-actin ring,in which the CFS obviously increased compared to control (P＜0.05).Conclusions Phosphorylation of nephrin is important for the survival status of podocytes.Ang Ⅱ-induced nephrin dephosphorylation may be an important molecular mechanism for Ang Ⅱ-induced podocyte cytoskeleton rearrangement and foot process effacement.

BACKGROUND: Enophthalmos deformity is the most common complication caused by orbital blow-out fractures, and others are diplopia and worsening of visual acuity. Since the therapeutic result of orbital blow-out is not satisfactory and many complications exist after operation, it is still a dispute to select implantation materials and therapeutic regimens.OBJECTIVE: To observe the therapeutic effect and assess the improvement of visual function by surgical reconstruction with porous high-density polyethylene (Medpor) for the correction of enophthalmos deformity caused by orbital blow-out fractures.DESIGN: A pre-and postoperative controlled study.SETTING: Beauty Center for Trauma Repair,Plastic Surgery Hospital,Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Science .PARTICIPANTS: Totally 56 patients with orbital blow-out fractures who had enophthalmos deformity caused by fists or traffic accidents, treated at Beauty Center for Trauma Repair,Plastic Surgery Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, were selected in this study from December 1996 to March 2004. Final diagnosis were made with case history, X-ray film, two-demensional and three-dimensional CT before operation. 24 cases were accompanied with other areas fractures such as zygoma and nasal bone, 34 cases with diplopia, 35 cases with visual acuity worsening after injured.METHODS: ①Material implantation: Exposure of the orbital floor, inferior and medial walls could be performed through a 2 mm inferior subciliary incision of 3 cm long. To approach the orbital rim via a dissection plane anterior to the orbital septum, sub-periosteal dissection was then performed over the orbital rim, and along the orbital floor to the orbital apex. Mobilized the soft tissue from the bone throughout the entire area of fractures and re-position it to its proper position. Took Medpor (Type 6331) sheets as the implantation materials, trimmed Medpor sheets according to the radian and anatomic form, and 2 mm larger than the defect rim was needed.If other operations were needed during the operation, they could be done.Mannitol and dexamethasone should be used just postoperatively to decrease edema of the orbital contents and reduce inner orbital excessive pressure. ②Functional evaluation standard: Diplopia: completely disappear meant recovered, less diplopia residual meant improvement, no improvement meant inefficacy. Enophthalmos: marked improvement meant the degree of enophthalmos stabilizated at below 2 mm, less improvement meant stabilizated at above 2 mm.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: ①Improvement of enophthalmos; ②Improvement of diplopia ; ③Improvement of visual acuity.RESULTS: ①All 56 cases of enophthalmos deformities caused by orbital blow-out fractures improved greatly. ② Of all the 34 patients with diplopia, 27 recovered. ③ 9 patients' visual acuity of 35 improved with different degrees. No diplopia or visual acuity worsening occurred. With a follow-up ranging from 2 months to 5 years, the degree of enophthalmos stabilizated at below 2 mm, and no relapse and other complications occurred.CONCLUTION: Medpor has such advantages as better histocompatibility,fewer complications and better visual function improvement, so it is the preferred implantation material for correcting enophthalmos deformity caused by orbital blow-out fractures.