One hundred and eleven cases of male reproductive diseases including epididymis,testi tis,cyst of epididymis,cryptochidism and varicocele were scanned with 10 MHz bifunctional soft probe.Utilization of high frequency probe may differentiate distinctively testitis from hemorrhage of testis and may easily find the locatipn and structrure of the eryptochidism.The combined use of 2 dimensional ul-trasonography and Doppler technique may be helpful fo detect the extent of varicocele and to evaluatethe postoperative efficacy.High resolution ultrasonography has been an important method for diagnos-ing the scrotal disease and the main indicator to decide whether the surgical or nonsurgical treatment should be undertaken.

Quorum sensing systems of pathogens are central regulators for the expression of virulence factors. Increasing evidence implies that targeting the quorum sensing system of many pathogenic bacteria is a promising therapeutic approach to control infections. In this work,we isolated 47 strains of actinomycetes from the mud sample of Jiaozhou Bay. Quorum sensing inhibitory activity was monitored by Chromobacterium violaceum CV026. As a result,the culture broth extract of actinomycetes WA-7 was found to have significant quorum sensing inhibitory activity. This strain was assigned to the genus Streptomyces based on its 16S rDNA sequence. Further investigation revealed that the extract could inhibit the quorum sensing-controlled violacein and proteases production of C. violaceum in a concentration-dependent manner.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the risk factors and prevent meaures of ophthalmic infection after operation. METHODS The factors associated with ophthalmic infection after operation were analyzed. The comprehensive and strict system of washing and sterilization of operative instruments were established. The usage of aseptic implantable articles was strictly managed. The management of operation environment,faculty,patients,and aseptic technique were further strengthened. The samples of the faculty were cultivated routinely and the fulfillment of institution was assured. RESULTS The procedure of peri-operation infection control was bettered. The awareness of infection prevention during ophthalmic operations was improved for the nurse faculty. A safe operation procedure was ascertained. The risk of ophthalmic operation infection was decreased. CONCLUSIONS Scientific and consummate management of ophthalmic operation and its proper fulfillment are key factors to prevent ophthalmic operation infection.

Objective To explore the constituent ratio and clinical characteristics of multifocal thyroid papillary carcinoma (MPTC).Methods The clinical data of 1616 cases of papillary thyroid carcinoma(PTC) were retrospectively analyzed from January 2002 to December 2011 of the First Affiliate Hospital of Dalian Medical University,which operated at the first time and confirmed by pathology.The change of constituent ratio of MPTC in PTC was analyzed and the differences of the clinical characteristics of the multifocal group and single focal group were analyzed.Results The constituent ratio of MPTC in PTC was increasing from 8.33％ (4/48) in 2002 to 30.38％ (96/316) in 2011 gradually.Compared to the single focal group,MPTC group had higher rate of neck lymph node metastasis(45.09％ vs 25.02％ ; P =0.000) and extrathyroidal invasion (20.95％ vs 9.04％ ;P =0.000).Compared with pure microcarcinoma,none pure microcarcinoma had higher rate of neck lymph node metastasis (P =0.000).More than two focuses has higher rate of neck lymph node metastasis than two focuses (P =0.000).The rate of recurrence with lymph node metastasis was higher than that without lymph node metastasis (24.05％ vs 8.98％ ;P =0.000) conformed by postoperative pathology.Conclusions The number and constituent ratio of MPTC in PTC is increasing gradually.MPTC group has high proportion of lymph node metastasis and extrathyroidal invasion than single focal group.None pure microcarcinoma has higher rate of neck lymph node metastasis than pure microcarcinoma;more than two focuses has higher rate of neck lymph node metastasis than two focuses.The recurrence rate is correlated with the rate of lymph node metastasis.

Neurological rehabilitation involves the most functional impairments. The students of rehabilitation medicine are required to master diagnosis and treatments of diseases, and assessments and rehabilitation of disabilities in neurological field during practice. This article introduced the experience of teaching for the students practised neurological rehabilitation.

Adult ; Aged ; Angiomyolipoma ; diagnosis ; diagnostic imaging ; Carcinoma, Renal Cell ; diagnosis ; diagnostic imaging ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Female ; Fibroma ; diagnosis ; diagnostic imaging ; Humans ; Kidney Neoplasms ; diagnosis ; diagnostic imaging ; Leiomyosarcoma ; diagnosis ; diagnostic imaging ; Male ; Mesenchymoma ; diagnosis ; diagnostic imaging ; Middle Aged ; Tomography, Spiral Computed ; methods

Objective:To investigate the clinical and experimental effect of Zhao's Weitiao Ⅲ decoction on colorectal cancer.Methods:Clinical study:After oral administration of Zhao's Weitiao Ⅲ decoction,main symptoms,quality of life,clinical curative effect and survival rate of the patients were observed.Experimental study:Zhao's Weitiao Ⅲ decoction was observed by the antitumor effect on transplanted sarcoma,the influence on cytokine of experimental animal and the inhibition and apoptosis of HT-29 and LOVO cells.Results:Clinical study:Zhao's Weitiao Ⅲdecoction could improve patients’ main symptoms(the total effective rate was 89.52%),improve patients’ quality of life(P

Aim To investigate the role of locus coeruleus(LC)-norepinephrinergic system and sympathetic nervous system in immunosuppression under cold stress, using 6-hydroxydopamine(6-OHDA) as chemical sympathectomy.Methods Rats were maintained in cold chamber at 4℃ for 4 h.The 51Cr release assay from YAC-1 cells was used to determine the splenic NK cell activity, the double staining of ABC method was employed to observe the immunoreactive expression of Fos, arginine-vasopressin(AVP), oxytocin(OT) and tyrosine hydroxylase(TH), and conventional radioimmunoassay was used to measure plasma corticosterone (CORT) concentrations.Results Central sympathectomy with intracerebroventricular(i.c.v.) injection of 6-OHDA r educed significantly the elevation of plasma corticosterone level, the expressio n of Fos in hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus(PVN) and in locus coeruleus(LC ), as well as the suppression of NK activity induced by cold stress at 4℃ for 4 h. Peripheral sympathectomy with intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection of 6-OHDA al so reversed the cold stress-induced suppression of NK cytotoxicity, but without significant effect on Fos expression in brain. Double staining showed that amon g the Fos-positive neurons in PVN only a few co-expressed Fos and AVP or Fos a nd OT, while in LC the majority of Fos-positive neurons co-expressed Fos and T H.Conclusion The mechanism of suppression of NK activity induce d by cold stress may be mediated through HPA axis activated partially by central LC-norepinephrinergic system and through the peripheral sympathetic nervous system.

Objectives:To understand the current situation of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and type D personality in female college students,and to explore the relationship between them.Methods:Totally 856 female college students were assessed with the Premenstrual Syndrome Scale (PMSS,those with total score of 6 or higher as having PMS) and Type D Personality Scale 14 (DS-14,those negative emotion and social inhibition factor with total score of 10 or higher as having type D personality).Result:A total of 280 students were detected with PMS,and the rote was 32.7％.Totally 272 students were detected with the type D personality,and the rote was 31.8％.The total score of DS-14 and the score of 2 factors were higher in PMS group than in non-PMS group (Ps ＜0.001).The rate of PMS was lower in type D personality group than in non-type D personality group (11.76％ vs.25.34％,P ＜ 0.001).Conclusions:The occurrence of premenstrual syndrome may be related to the type D personality.The evaluation of personality characteristics should be taken into consideration when formulating the intervention program.

Background Investigating the association of blue light-induced damage of retinal pigmenepithelial (RPE) cellwith intracellulaCa2+ conteniimportanfounderstanding the mechanism of retinal disorders.Objective Thistudy wato establish blue light-induced damage model of human RPE celland explore the relationship between the damage of RPE cell and intracellulaCa2+ content.MethodHuman RPE cellwere cultured and passaged.Cell vitality waassayed by trypan blue staining.Fourth-generation cellwere used in these experiments.The cellwere exposed to blue lighwith an intensity of (2000±500)lx fo3,6,9 o12 hours,and the rate of apoptosiwaassayed by TUNEL to assesthe optimal irradiation time focellcultured.The cellwere then randomized into the withouirradiation group,irradiation only group,nifedipine group,ligh+ nifedipine group,(-) BayK8644 group and ligh+ (-) BayK8644 group.The laseconfocal microscope waused to determine the fluorescence intensity of intracellulafree Ca2+ aan excitation wavelength of 488 nm and an emission wavelength of 505 nm.The cell imagewere analyzed using computesoftware.The differenceof fluorescence intensity among the differengroupwere compared by one-way analysiof variance.ResultTrypan blue staining showed thathe viability of RPE cellwamore than 90％ afteculturing and passaging.No apoptoticell waseen aftelighexposure fo3 hours.However,differennumberof apoptoticellappeared aftelighexposure fo6,9 and 12 hours.The fluorescence intensity of intracellulafree Ca2+ in the nifedipine group wasignificantly lowethan thaof the withouirradiation group othe ligh+ nifedipine group(both aP=0.000).Lasescanning confocal microscopy showed thathe fluorescence intensitieof intracellulafree Ca2+ in the irradiation only group,(-) BayK8644 group,ligh+ (-)BayK8644 group were highethan thaof the withouirradiation group,with statistical significancebetween them(all P=0.000).No significandifferencewere found in the fluorescence intensity of intracellulafree Ca2+ between the ligh+ nifedipine group and withouirradiation group awell abetween the (-)BayK8644 group and the ligh+(-) BayK8644 group(P =0.339,P =0.410).ConclusionThe optical conditionfoblue light-induced RPE cell damage were exposure of blue-ligha(2000± 500) lx fo6 hourand culturing the cellfo24 hours.Blue lighexposure can induce damage of human RPE cellprobably by triggering the increase of intracellulafree Ca2+ concentration.