Objective To observe the effect of sequential therapy of butylphthalide injection and soft capsules for acute cerebral infarction and its influence on plasma lipoprotein phospholipase A2.Methods 120 patients with cerebral infarction were selected in the study,and they were divided into observation group (64 cases) and control group(56 cases) according to the digital table.The control group received conventional therapy plus placebo,the observation group received the sequential administration of butylphthalide injection and butylphthalide soft capsule treatment based on the conventional treatment.Before and after treatment,the plasma lipoprotein phospholipase A2 of the two groups was detected,and the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) was evaluated,compared neurological deficit improvement between the two groups and recorded adverse drug reactions of the two groups.Results There were no significant differences in NIHSS score and plasma lipoprotein phospholipase A2 level between the two groups before treatment(all P ＞ 0.05).After treatment,the NIHSS score of neurological impairment,plasma lipoprotein phospholipase A2 level in the observation group were (6.40 ± 5.22) points,(203.26 ± 29.33) ng/mL,those in the control group were (8.59 ± 6.22) points,(253.10 ± 52.99) ng/mL,the differences were statistically significant(t =-1.36,-2.089,P =0.039,0.000).The total effective rate of the observation group was 90.6％,which was higher than 67.9％ of the control group,the difference was statistically significant (x2 =9.676,P =0.002).The incidence rate of adverse reactions was similar in the two groups (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusion Sequential therapy of butylphthalide for acute cerebral infarction can improve the neurological function,decrease the level of plasma lipoprotein phospholipase A2,inhibit the inflammation of blood vessels,improve the prognosis of patients.

Objective The beam data is compared with those obtained from Monte Carlo (MC)simulation and measurement to investigate their feasibility and reliability for X-ray small fields.MethodsThe beam data,including the total scatter factor (Scp),percentage depth dose (PDD) was acquired byneasurement and calculation with the field size ranging from 0.5 cm × 0.5 cm to 10 cm x 10 cm.The resultswere compared and analyzed.Results All the data is most consistent for the fields size of ≥3.5 cmx 3.5cm,but they are obvious different for the fields size of ≤ 3.0 cm × 3.0 cm.The measurements seem toreliable using the chambers of CC04 and CC13 for the fields size of ≥2.0 cm x 2.0 cm.Conclusions It isdemonstrated that the accurate measurements and calculations of Scp and PDD can be obtained for the fieldssize of ≥2.0 cm ×2.0 cm,but they needed morc rcscarchcs for thc smaller fields.

Hypoxiaisoneofthemostimportantfactorsinfluencingcancertherapyandclinicalprogno-sis.With positron emission tomography (PET)widely adopted in clinical practice,the development and appli-cation of PET hypoxia imaging agents has been much popular in the field currently.PET hypoxia imaging can detect tumor hypoxia region noninvasively,which has important significance for optimizing cancer treatment decisions and improving the prognosis of cancer.

Objective To study the relationship of age and high risk behaviors (HRBs) related to HIV/AIDS among men who have sex with men (MSM) in China. Methods One thousand one hundred and nine anonymous questionnaires were collected from MSM in 1999. Univariate analyses were applied to clarify the relation of the age and HRBs. Results The numbers of accumulative partners and oral intercourse behavior were higher in 35 ~ 44 age group (P

Objective To investigate the role of large-diameter magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) simulation in target volume delineation in radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC).Methods Eighteen patients with NPC underwent computed tomography (CT) simulation and MRI simulation scans and localization in the same body position,with SOMATOM Sensation Open 40-row 82-cm large-diameter CT simulator and Siemens 3T MRI MAGNETOM Skyra 70-cm large-diameter simulator,respectively.The gross tumor volume (GTV) and parotid glands were delineated on all images according to the ICRU Report 50/62,and MRI was applied to observe the changes in GTV and parotid volume during radiotherapy.Paired t-test was applied to analyze the differences between GTVCT and GTVMRI and between GTVnx-CT and GTVnx-MRI.Results GTVMRI decreased significantly compared with GTVCT,and the average volume decreased from (213.64±84.59) cm3 to (199.68±84.69) cm3(p=0.006).As for the volume of primary lesions in the nasopharynx,GTVnx-MRI was significantly smaller than GTVnx-CT,and the volume decreased from (95.75± 24.76) cm3 to (88.12±26.25) cm3 (P =0.001);as for the volume of cervical lymph nodes,GTVnd-MRI was significantly smaller than GTVnd-CT,and the volume decreased from (117.89± 72.69) cm3 to (111.56± 70.69) cm3 (P=0.018).The targets delineated by CT and MRI did not overlap completely,with major differences in skull base bone and cervical soft tissue.The volume of both parotid glands delineated on MRI image was higher than that delineated on CT image,with a major difference in the deep lobe.MRI showed that GTV was reduced by 82.64± 16.87％ during radiotherapy,and the volumes of the left and right parotid glands were reduced by (32.7± 23.95) ％ and (34.7± 21.72) ％,respectively.Conclusions The delineation of target volume based on MRI simulation is more accurate than that based on CT simulation and can achieve a smaller volume range,which helps to guide target volume delineation in radiotherapy for NPC accurately.

Objective To observe the biomechanieal properties of tendons repaired by five suture techniques in different stage of healing process.Methods After establishing the zone Ⅱ FDP transection model in 2nd,3rd,4th too of both feet in female fowls,the ruptured tendons were repaired with Modified Kessler ( M K ),Kessler plus running ( K +R ),double-strand Kessler ( DK ),double loop (DT) and modified double loop (MT) methods,respectively.Passive and active mobilizations were applied on the 3rd day and 21st day postoperatively.Animals were executed postoperatively,on the 14th,21st and 35th days,respectively and both feet were harvested for biomechanical test.Results Anatomical findings included: The breakage incidence of K+R group was smaller than that of MK group.The excellent and good results of K+R and DK groups were higher compared with that of MK group.Biomechanical results showed: The MK group had the poorest biomechanical results in every stage of tendon healing (P＜0.05) except that the results from MK group on the 35th showed no statistical difference compared with that of MT and DT in extreme load;K+R group exbited the greatest extreme load and tensile strength (P＜0.05);Biomechanical test results from all groups showed significant differences on different testing point: 35th day＞21st day＞14th day(P＜0.05 );No significant differences were found in all groups between the immediate postoperative results onlst day and that from 14th day.ConclusionDuring the recovery of tendon,biomechanical properties returned to the immediate postoperative level on the 14th day and increased along with time.K+R group shows the superiority to the other methods in biomechanical properties as well as low breaking incidence ratein every stage of tendon healing.Kessler plus running is an effective method with high strength against breakage and great resistance to adhesion formation.

Purpose To investigate the diagnostic value of gray-scale ultrasound on ovarian cystic teratoma.Materials and Methods 83 patients with primary diagnosis of ovarian cystic teratoma underwent gray-scale ultrasonography. The ultrasonic images were compared with postoperative pathologic results. Results 91 cases of 83 lesions were detected. The ultrasonic features were categorized into 6 types: cystoid, solid-like, intracystic dough sign, intracystic hair-ball, intracytic fat-fluid level, and intracytic cluttering sign. The diagnose accordance rate for each sign was 81.0%, 77.8%, 96.2%, 100% and 70.0% respectively. The diagnose accordance rate of ultrasonic diagnosis compared with pathologic results was 89.0% (81/91), and misdiagnosed rate and rate of missing diagnosis was 11.0% (10/91). Conclusion The ultrasonic features of ovarian cystic mature terotoma were of importance diagnostic value, whereas differentiation with ovarian chocolate cysts and ovarian mucus-cystic adenoma should be made cautiously.

Objective To compare the biomechanical effect of several commonly used internal fixators in treating the femoral neck fractures so as to provide clinical basis for the selection of ideal internal fixation.Methods Twelve artificial PMMA femoral models were selected,and the central neck of the specimens was sawn with an electric saw at Pauwels angle of 70° to form adduction type femoral neck fracture models.After anatomic reduction,the specimens were fixed with dynamic hip screw ( DHS),three hollow screws,proximal femoral nail (PFN) and dynamic sleeve three-wing screw according to the operative approach,respectively.Instron-8874 servo-hydraulic mechanical testing machine was used to fix the specimens which simulated uniped standing.Fifteen key points on proximal femur were selected as test points and were given gradation loading at speed of 10 mm/min with linear load 0-1 200 N.The strain of each point under 1200 N load,head sink displacement under different loads and the strain of eight points on principal pressure side were measured.Results There was a peak at the eight resistance strain gage at 1200 N load and the strain values of the DHS,three hollow screws,PFN and dynamic sleeve three-wing screw were (700 ±35) μεz,(756 ± 14) με,( 1362 ± 136) με and (3024 ± 127) με,with statistical significance (P ＜ 0.01 ).Under the same load,the head sink displacement in the group of dynamic sleeve three-wing screw was greater than that of the hollow screws group and the PFN group ( P ＜0.01 ),but smaller thau that of the DHS group ( P ＜ 0.01 ).The strain values at the eight resistance strain gage in the group of dynamic sleeve three-wing screw was larger than that of the other three groups under the same load (P ＜ 0.01 ),and the strain values increased with the increase of load at the same fixation group.Conclusion Dynamic sleeve three-wing screw has good biomechanical stability for treatment of femoral neck fracture,which can be applied in the clinical practice.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the role of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) activation in bilirubin-induced apoptosis of rat hippocampal neurons and the effect of TAT-NBD intervention on bilirubin neurotoxicity.

METHODSPrimary-cultured rat hippocampal neurons were treated with TAT-NBD in the initial 6 or 24 h or in the latter 6 h during a 24-h bilirubin exposure of the cells (early, continuous and late intervention groups, respectively). Immunocytochemistry was performed to detect NF-κB p65 protein expression, and the cell survival and apoptosis were assessed with a modified MTT assay, Annexin V-FITC/PI and TUNEL assay. IL-1β concentration in the supernatant was determined with ELISA.

RESULTSCompared with the control cells, bilirubin-treated cells showed a significantly increased NF-κB p65 protein expression (P<0.01), which reached the peak level at 6 and 24 h (P<0.01). The cell survival rate in early TAT-NBD intervention group was (80.784∓9.767)%, significantly lower than that of the control group (P<0.01) but higher than that of bilirubin group (P<0.01); the apoptotic rate in early TAT-NBD intervention group was significantly higher than that of control group (P<0.01) but lower than that of bilirubin group (P<0.01). IL-1β concentration was significantly lower in early TAT-NBD intervention group (15.348∓0.812 pg/ml) than in bilirubin group (P<0.05). The continuous and late TAT-NBD intervention groups showed comparable cell survival rate, apoptotic rate and IL-1β concentration with bilirubin group (P>0.05).

CONCLUSIONNF-κB bidirectionally regulates bilirubin-induced apoptosis of rat hippocampal neurons. Selective inhibition of the early peak of NF-κB by TAT-NBD offers neuroprotective effect. TAT-NBD can be potentially used for prophylaxis of bilirubin-induced brain injury.

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Objective To compare the biomechanical property of original and new dynamic sleeve three-wing screws.Methods Twelve artificial polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) femoral models and twelve adult cadaver femurs were selected,and then adduction-type femoral neck fracture models were prepared.The specimens were divided randomly into 2 groups,and each group had 6 specimens.According to the operative approach,the fractures were fixed with original dynamic sleeve three-wing screw (DSTS) or new DSTS after anatomic reduction.Then the specimens were fixed in simulated uniped standing position with an instron-8874 servo-hydraulic mechanical testing machine.Ten key points at the proximal femurs and two key points at the femoral shaft were selected to be the positions at which the strain was recorded.The continuous load (PMMA group:0-1200 N; cadaver femur group:0-800 N) was put to the specimens at the rate of 10 mm/min.The strain values under the maximum load,the femoral head sinking displacement and the strain values of No.8 gauge under different loads were recorded.Results There was a peak at the No.8 resistance strain gauge under 1200 N in PMMA group,and the strain values of original and new DSTS were (-2744±35) and (-718±14) με,respectively.There was a peak at the No.8 resistance gauge under 800N in cadaver femur group,and the strain values of original and new DSTS were (-2813±38) and (-2032±22) με,respectively.The differences of strain values above were significant.The femoral head sinking displacement of the new DSTS was much less than that of original DSTS under the same load.Conclusion The new DSTS has better biomechanical properties,using which the femoral neck fracture can be fixed more stably.