In order to determine the cellular immunestate in patients with multiple myeloma, T-cellsubsets in peripheral blood from 25 cases withmultiple myeloma were measured with SPA-Ig di-rect rosette assay, the activity of interleukin-2 wasinvestigated by using mice thymocyte proliferationassay. The results showed that in multiple myelo-ma, OKT_3~+, OKT_4~+ cell decreased significantly.OKT_6~+ cell increased markedly and the OKT_4/OKT_8 ratio was reduced. The activity of IL-2 in pe-ripheral blood lymphocytes of the patients withmultiple myeloma increased sharply and there wasa significant difference between the active diseaseand the remission disease. The activity of IL-2 inthe remission disease was lower than that in theactive disease but higer than that of the controlgroup. In conclusion, this study indicated thatthere were imbalance of T-cell subsets and abnor-mality of IL-2 production in patients with multiplemyeloma. The data might suggest that there wasdisorder of the cellular immunity in the course ofthe disease.

Autocrine motility factor (AMF) plays an important role in the stimulation of the migration and motility of cells, especially the generation, migration and angiogenesis of tumor. Recently, it has been found that AMF has three isoforms, ATX-t, ATX-m and PD-I alpha. The PD-I alpha isoform is specifically expressed in the brain, which plays extensive functions in nervous system, such as regulating neural development and differentiation, promoting neurotrauma repair, inducing neuropathic pain, even contributing neurodegeneration under some circumstances. This indicates the close relationship of AMF/AMFR and the pathophysiology of the nervous system. This paper mainly reviews the function of AMF and AMFR and its possible mechanism in the nervous system.

Objective To study the clinical effects of the clavicular hook plate in treatment of acromioclavicular joint dislocation. Methods 37 cases with the acromioclavicular joint dislocation surgery were carried out.Results After internal fixation for 6 to 12 months, remove the plate, and then follow up for 3 to 18 months. According to the grading standards in shoulder joint function by Karlsson ,31 cases of A grade,4 cases of B grade,and 2 cases of C grade,the excellent rate is 94.6%. Conclusions Internal fixation with clavicular hook plate is a good method in the treatment of acromioclavicular joint dislocation.

Objective To investigate effects of magnetic stimulation on apoptosis of nerve cells and the production of inducible nitric oxidate synthase (iNOS) after spinal cord injury (SCI). Methods Thirty-two SpragueDawley male rats were randomly divided into a magnetic stimulation group (n = 16) and a control group (n = 16).SCI models were established by spinal cord transection in both groups. Rats were sacrificed at the 6th, 12th, 24th and 72nd hour post-injury, but the rats in the stimulation group received magnetic stimulation before being sacrificed.Apoptosis index (AI) and iNOS-positive cells rate were recorded at each time point. Results Apoptotic cells could be observed by the 6th hour post-injury, and were elevated from the 24th to the 72th hour. iNOS-positive cells were few at the first two time points, but had increased significantly at the 24th and 72nd hour post-injury. Compared with the control group, the apoptosis index of the stimulation group decreased a little at the 6th and 12th hour, but not significantly. The difference was quite significant at the 24th and 72nd hour, however, and the AI in the stimulation group decreased much more than that in the control group. There was little difference in the rate of iNOS-positive cells between the control and stimulation groups at any time point. Conclusions Magnetic stimulation could inhibit neural apoptosis and protect neurons from secondary SCI, but it has little effect on iNOS production.

Background As a new tonometer,it is necessary to assess the clinical value of Icare rebound tonometer.Objective This study was to compare the intraocular pressure(IOP)values measured by Icare with that measured by GAT,and discuss the clinical value of leare rebound tonometer. Methods IOP measurement was performed on 152 eyes of 78 subjects with suspicious glaucoma,glaucoma,refractive error and normal examinnee by Icare and GAT respectively.The Icare IOP was measured firstly and then the GAT IOP was carried out with the 3-or 5-minute interval.The IOP values were compared between Ieare and GAT.This study was approved by Ethic Committee of Wuhan General Hospital of Chinese PLA.Written informed consent was obtained from each subject prior to this study. Results The mean IOP values of Icare and GAT were(19.16±5.03)mmHg and(18.41±4.52)mmHg respectively.The differences between Icare IOP and CAT IOP were less than or equal to 1 mmHg in 96 of 105 eyes(63.2%).The positive correlation was found between the Icare IOP and GAT IOP(r=0.940,P<0.01).The Ieare IOP was lower than that of GAT when IOPIcare<16 mmHg,however,the IOP of Icare were higher when IOPIcare≥6 mmHg;the IOP of Icare were higher than that of GAT in the total CCT range.The correlation coefficients of IOP of Icare or CAT with CCT were 0.341(P<0.01)and 0.333(P<0.01),respectively. Conclusion Compared with GAT,Icare is more feasible in clinic because it is practicable and reliable.

Breast cancer is a multistep process with abnormalities of some biomarkers.Knowledge of biomarkers can provide prognostic information in addition to the clinicopathologic factors,and is useful to carry out the indiviual treat- ment.In this review,we summarized the most recent work in the field of biological markers used for the prognosis,such as Her-2/neu,P53,BRCA1,Angiogenesis,LOH,et al

AIM: To establish the quality standard for Chanhua Junsitifen Capsule(Paecilomyces cicadae(Miquel) samson). METHODS: Amino acids,adenine,adenosine,uridnine in Chanhua Junsitifen Capsule were identified by TLC and adenosine was determined by HPLC.Chromatographic conditions were adopted as follows:co-lumn: Inertsil C_18(4.6 mm?250 mm,5 ?m),mobile phase: MeOH-0.05 mol/L KH_2PO_4 solution(15∶85),wavelength: 260 nm,flow rate: 1.0 mL/min. RESULTS: The average recovery was 99.60 % and RSD was 0.62 % and the linear range of adenosine was in the range 0.007 475-2.99 ?g. CONCLUSION: This method is simple,rapid with a good reproducibility.This method can be used for the quality control of Chanhua Junsitifen Capsule.

Objective To study the endogenous metabolites of liver-kidney deficiency syndrome in knee-joint osteoarthritis (KOA) and explore the metabolic profile of KOA liver-kidney deficiency syndrome. Methods Totally 50 cases of KOA with liver-kidney deficiency syndrome and 50 cases of KOA with non-liver-kidney deficiency syndrome were collected respectively, and 20 cases of healthy volunteers were collected as the normal group. The serum samples of subjects were collected after fasting for 8 h. Hydro-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (1H-NMR) spectrometer was collected. Principal component analysis and partial least squares discrimination analysis were used to conduct multivariate statistical analysis. Results 1H-NMR could identify 23 kinds of metabolites, and there was statistical significance between KOA patients and healthy volunteers (P<0.05, P<0.01). There was statistical significance in cartilage matrix metabolism, energy metabolism, lipid metabolism, pain, inflammation-related metabolites in patients with KOA liver-kidney deficiency syndrome and patients with KOA non-liver-kidney deficiency syndrome (P<0.05). Conclusion Patients with KOA liver-kidney deficiency syndrome have a unique 1H-NMR metabolic profile, KOA syndrome has a metabolic material basis.

Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy ofDuhuo Jisheng Decoction in treating liver and kidney deficiency syndrome of knee osteoarthritis (KOA) by ultrasound.Methods A total of 120 cases of KOA patients with liver and kidney deficiency syndrome were randomly divided into two groups (each contains 60 cases). Control group took hydrochloric acid glucosamine capsules, while treatment group tookDuhuo Jisheng Decoction additionally for 8 weeks. ESR, CRP, WOMAC, joint swelling scores, and TCM syndrome scores of the two groups were determined, and the sonographic characteristics of knee-joint effusion in patellar fabricius, synovial membrane, cartilage and bone erosions were compared before and after treatment.Results There were significant differences in ESR, CRP, WOMAC, joint swelling scores, and TCM syndrome scores between before and after treatment in both groups (P<0.05,P<0.01). The knee-joint synovial membrane got thinner after therapy in osteoarthritis patients, and the effusion in knee-joint also decreased. The vessel flow signals in knee-joint synovial membrane of osteoarthritis decreased after drug therapy (P<0.05,P<0.01).ConclusionDuhuo Jisheng Decoction can improve clinical efficacy of KOA with liver and kidney deficiency syndrome. Ultrasound can clearly observe the changes of effusion in patellar fabricius, and synovial membrane, and can provide good imaging assessment for the drug therapy for KOA patients.