Objective To find out evidences for the identification of Ajuga decumbens Thunb.(Jinchuangxiaocao) and Pogostemon cablin (Blanco.) Benth.(Guanghuoxiang) . Methods Fresh stems and leaves of the two species were collected and used as the samples. We used stereoscopy to observe and compare the macroscopic appearance of the original plants, and used light microscope to observe the stem cross-section, petiole cross-section, leaf epiderm and powder of the two species for microscopic identification. Results The results of macroscopic character identification showed that the petiole of Jinchuangxiaocao had narrow wing, while that of Guanghuoxiang had no narrow wing; the angles between leaf main vein and lateral vein of Jinchuangxiaocao were less than 45°, while the angles of Guanghuoxiang were more than 45°. In respect of microscopic identification, Jinchuangxiaocao had the glandular scales with multicellular head, and Guanghuoxiang had the glandular scales with one-celled head; the intercellular space and crystals were found in the cortex of Guanghuoxiang stems and mesophyll, while Jinchuangxiaocao has no such structures. Jinchuangxiaocao had diacytic and anomocytic stomata, and Guanghuoxiang only had diacytic stomata. Conclusion The appearance and microscopic differences can be used for the identification of Jinchuangxiaocao from Guanghuoxiang.

Objective To investigate whether the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in DNA repair gene XRCC1(X-ray repair cross-complementing 1) were associated with the survival of cisplatin based combination concurrent chemoradiotherapy in esophagus cancer. Methods Overall 286 esophagus cancer patients receiving cisplatinum based chemotherapy were investigated. 5' nuclease allelic discrimination assay (TaqMan) and real-time PCR were taken to assess XRCC1 genotypes. Efficacies and adverse-effects were analyzed individually according to their genotype. Results Short-time effects showed the RR rate in patients with Arg/Arg and Arg/GIn genotypes(A group) was 93.56 %, significantly higher than 69.81% (P<0.05) in patients with GIn/GIn genotype (B group). The 1-year and 3-year survival rates were 82.8 %, 41.2 % in A group, significantly (P<0.05) different from 58.5 %, 26.4 % in B group, respectively. No statistically differences were found on adverse effects. Conclusion Significant relationships are found between single nucleotide polymorphisms in XRCC1 and outcome in esophagus cancer receiving cisplatin based concurrent chemoradiotherapy.

Background Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) can quantitatively analyze some ocular parameters in vivo.Although human ocular parameters have been obtained by SD-OCT,few studies were performed in animal experiment.Objective This study was to investigate the anterior and posterior segment parameters of C57BL/6 mice and pigmented rabbits using SD-OCT in vivo.Methods Some anterior and posterior segment ocular parameters,including the central corneal thickness (CCT),anterior chamber depth (ACD),white-to-white (WTW),optic nerve head (ONH) depth/width and retinal thickness,were measured in 8 eyes of 4 health SPF C57BL/6 mice and 12 eyes of 6 health SPF pigmented rabbits using SD-OCT.Results For C57BL/6 mice,Cornea,iris,lens in pupil area were clearly exhibited by SD-OCT.Mean CCT,ACD and WTW were (96±9)μm,(460±8) μm and (2.86 ± 0.41) mm pre-mydriasis,respectively,the corresponding values of post-mydriasis were (96±8) μm,(356±20)μm and (2.87±0.62)mm.There were no statistical differences of CCT and WTW between pre-and post-mydriasis (t =0.478,P =0.647 ; t =-0.737,P =0.485).ACD of post-mydriasis was significantly shallower than that of baseline (t =-13.022,P＜0.001).For the pigmented rabbits,the thickness of corneal thinnest point,retinal thickness,ONH depth and width were (370 ± 10) μm,(175 ± 4) μm,(1.35 ± 0.51) mm and (4.52±0.82) mm,respectively.Conclusions As a non-contact and non-invasive technology,SD-OCT can provide not only high resolution cross-sectional ocular images,but also high precise quantitative parameters for both C57BL/6 mouse and pigmented rabbit in vivo.

Objective To observe the incidence and transformation of pyuria and bacteriuria in different time point after TURP and supply the evidence for antibiotic application.Methods From March,2011 to May,2012,84 patients with BPH admitted in our hospital.Their ages ranged from 61 to 87 years old,mean (71.9±7.6) years.The volume of prostate in those patients ranged from 27.8 to 118 ml,mean (70.8±24.1) ml.The procedure of TURP was undergone in all of them.In one week after the operation,two urine specimens from each patient,one for urine routine examination and one for urine culture,were collected 24 h after the catheter have been withdrawn.The catheter was also cultured.During the following-up,urine routine examination and urine culture were regularly performed in 1,2,3 months after surgery.If the patient had both pyuria and bacteriuria,he should be excluded the study.Results The pyuria rate on one week,one month,two months and three months were 54.8％ (46/84),100.0％ (82/82),65.8％ (48/ 73),34.2％ (25/73),respectively.There is a significance difference among those groups (P＜0.05).It seemed that the pyuria would appear in all patients.However,the incidence would gradually decrease.It seemed that the pyuria has the tendency of self-recovery.A significant difference of prostatic resection volume after 3 months could be observed in the pyuria group (31.4±15.2 ml) and non-pyuria group (24.8±11.6 ml) (P＜0.05).The bacteriuria rate on one week,1,2,3 months were 7.1％ (6/84),11.0％ (9/82),6.8％ (5/73)and 0,respectively.There is no significance difference among the groups (P＞0.05).Conclusions Pyuria will appear after TURP and the incidence reduced gradually following the time.The pyuria alone without the bacteriuria may be explained by inflammation,that antibiotics were unnecessary.The bacteriuria alone without the pyuria may be considered as asymptomatic bacteriuria or bacterial colonization,antibiotics were unnecessary,either.

Objective: To observe the clinical effect of integrated traditional and western medicine in treating chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (CITP) elderly patients. Methods: Sixty patients were divided randomly into the treatment group (n=30) and the control group (n=30), the former was treated with danazol combining with prednisone and Chinese drugs, while the latter was treated with VCR. Results: The total effective rate of the treatment group was better than that of the control group, the difference between those two groups was significant (P

Objective To investigate the expression of a novel oncogene Stat3 in colorectal cancer. Methods Western blot analysis was performed on cancerous and normal colonic tissue of 45 patients with colorectal carcinoma. ResultsStat3 protein level increased in colorectal cancer compared with adjacent normal mucosa ( P

Objective To analyse the symptoms in discogenic low back pain and their neurological anatomic mechanism,and to explore the theoretical basis of symptomatic diagnosis of discogenic low back pain.Methods From January 2010 to December 2013, 289 patients were primarily diagnosed as discogenic discogenic low pain in our department, of which 164 patients showing only single abnormal segment on MRI were enrolled, including 99 male and 65 female patients, averaging 42 years old.All patients underwent discography.All the symptoms conform to the neurological anatomic mechanism of lumbar disc, i.e.extensive low back pain, posterior ilium pain, lateral thigh pain, groin pain, low abdomen pain, were recorded postoperatively.Then the occurrence rate of each symptom with positive discography was calculated.The positive rate (equal to sensitivity of the symptom to the diagnosis of discogenic low pain) of discography when each symptom occurred and the negative rate (equal to specificity of the diagnosis of the symptom to the discogenic low pain) of discography when each symptom did not occur were calculated respectively.Results The discographies of 129 (78.7％) in 164 patients were positive, of these patients 95 (73.6％) had the symptom of extensive low back pain, 99 (76.7％) had posterior ilium pain, 58 (45.0％) had lateral thigh pain, 29 (22.3％) had groin pain, and 24(18.6％) had low abdomen pain.The positive rate of discography in those with the symptom of extensive low back pain, posterior ilium pain, lateral thigh pain, groin pain and low abdomen pain was 89.6％, 90.8％, 90.6％, 90.6％ and 92.3％ respectively, i.e.the diagnostic sensitivity to the discogenic low back pain of the symptom of extensive low back pain, posterior ilium pain, lateral thigh pain, groin pain and low abdomen pain was 89.6％, 90.8％, 90.6％, 90.6％ and 92.3％ respectively.Conclusion The occurrence of the above-mentioned symptoms in the discogenic low back pain is conform to the neurological anatomic mechanism of efferent nerve of lumbar disc.These symptoms have great diagnostic significance for discogenic low back pain.

Objective To investigate the recurrence and metastasis patterns of gastric cancer after curative resection and to guide target definition of prophylactic radiotherapy.Methods In the past 8 years,130 gastric cancer patients with treatment failure after radical resection were retrospectively analyzed.The failure sites were confirmed by B ultrasonography, CT or MRI imaging.Ten of 28 patients with ascites were found to have adenocarcinoma cells in the ascites.All superficial node and abdominal wall metastases were diagnosed pathologically by biopsy.And 27 patients with gastric remnant and/or anastomotic recurrence were diagnosed pathologically by biopsy.Results Of 130 patients, 53 were presented with multiple recurrences or metastases, 27 with gastric remnant and/or anastomostic recurrence, 28 with peritoneal metastases, 22 with liver metastases, 9 with pancreatic metastases, 60 with abdominal lymph node (LN) metastases, 8 with abdominal wall metastases, 5 with pelvic implantations, 6 with lung metastases, 5 with brain metastases, 5 with bone metastases, 8 with cervical lymph node metastases, 9 with mediastinal lymph node metastases and 8 with other metastases.Of 60 patients with abdominal LN metastases, 35, 16 and 9 had peri-gastric LNs,peri-pancreatic LNs and para-aortic LNs metastases.Abdominal LN metastases were found in 33 from 77 patients with primary gastric fundus or cardiac carcinoma, 20 from 40 patients with gastric body carcinoma,and 7 from 13 patients with pyloric carcinoma, respectively.Conclusions The failure sites of gastric cancer after radical resection are mainly the gastric stump/stoma, peritoneum, liver and abdominal LN.The perigastric, peri-pancreatic and/or para-aortic LN metastases are the most common failure of LNs.Thus, the peri-gastric, peri-pancreatic and para-aortic LN regions and gastric stump/stoma should be included in postoperative radiotherapy, and current chemotherapy is recommended.

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