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ObjectiveTo observe the effect of VitalStim electrical stimulation on disorder of swallowing function induced by stroke.Methods60 patients with disorder of swallowing function after stroke were randomly divided into the treatment group and control group with 30 cases in each group. The patients in the treatment group were treated by VitalStim electrical stimulation and swallowing exercise and the cases of the control group were treated by swallowing exercise only. All patients were evaluated with the standard of swallowing exercise effect reported by Tengdao-Lang (Japan) before and after treatment.ResultsAfter treatment, the total recovery rate of the treatment group was 93.3%, that of the control group was 66.7%, there was a significant difference between two groups ( P<0.05).ConclusionThe effect of VitalStim electrical stimulation combined with swallowing exercise on disorder of swallowing function induced by stroke is better than swallowing exercise only.

OBJECTIVETo explore the effects of nano-hydroxyapatite/polyamide 66 (n-HA/PA66) cage on recovering and maintaining lumbar curvature, lumbar heights and fusion rate when used in the transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion.

METHODSFrom February to July 2012, 50 patients with degenerative lumbar disease(lumbar disc herniation in 32 cases and lumbar spondylolisthesis in 18 cases) were treated with transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion using the n-HA/PA66 cage, and their preoperative and postoperative clinical outcomes were analyzed. The patients were followed up for 2, 4, 6 and 8 months after operation, during which the CR and CT film of lumbar vertebra were checked to get relative height of vertebral space, Taillard index,index of lumbar spinal curvature,angle of segmental and full lumbar lordosis. The data were analyzed respectively with pair t-test, analysis of variance or LSD-t-test.

RESULTSAll the patients were followed up, and the duraion ranged from 8 to 13 months, with a mean of 11.32 months. There were significant differences in relative height of vertebral space, Taillard index, index of lumbar spinal curvature, angle of segmental and full lumbar lordosis after surgery, but there were no significant differences in different periods after operation. The fusion time of lumbar ranged from 4 to 8 months.

CONCLUSIONThe n-HA/PA66 cage can recover and maintain lumbar normal stability with higher rate of fusion and less complications.

Adult ; Durapatite ; administration & dosage ; Female ; Humans ; Intervertebral Disc Displacement ; surgery ; Lumbar Vertebrae ; surgery ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Nylons ; Spinal Fusion ; adverse effects ; instrumentation ; methods ; Spondylolisthesis ; surgery ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Objective To establish a stable animal model for sequentially dynamic and direct monitoring of the skin wound infection. Methods The mice with full-thickness skin incisions were replicated. After immediate subcutaneous suture,the mice were randomly divided into four groups,ie,Group A was inoculated with 50 μl sterile PBS solution),Groups B,C and D were inoculated with 50 μl suspension containing 1 × 106,1 × 108 and 1 × 1010 colony forming unit (CFU)/ml bioluminescent methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) respectively.Then,the diet behavior of each group was observed and the mean weight and mortality of each group were also recorded at different time points.The bioluminescent intensity of fluoresce in the wounds was recorded at different time points by using the charge-coupled device (CCD) based imaging system.Local wound tissues were incised at 24 hours after inoculation for HE staining so as to observe wound inflammatory reaction in each group.Wound healing time of each group was also recorded. Results ( 1 ) Average weight:Groups A and B showed unobvious changes in weight; Group C lightened until day 3 after inoculation and then recovered gradually to the preinoculation level at day 14; Group D lightened gradually until death.(2)Mortality:Groups A and B had no death; Group C had 10％ deaths at day 14; Group D had 100％ deaths.(3) Bioluminescent intensity of wounds:Groups A and B showed a gradual weakened luminescence since the day of inoculation and had almost complete disappearance at days 5 and 7 respectively; there was no sign of obvious increase or decrease in Group C from the day of inoculation till day 14 ; Group D had a gradual increase since the day of inoculation and the luminous area expanded until the death.(4) HE staining at 24 hours after inoculation:all the four groups showed inflammatory cell infiltration,especially in Groups C and D.(5) Wound healing time:wound healed at days 5 and 7 after inoculation in Groups A and B; the wounds showed no healing even at day 14 in the Group C,but the wounds length and area did not show obvious enlargement or diminishment ; the wounds extended gradually until the death in the Group D,since the day of inoculation. Conclusions The inoculation of 50 μl suspension with 1 × 108 CFU/ml bioluminescent MRSA to full-thickness skin incision rats allows direct,real-time dynamic and continuous detection of the occurrence and development of the wound infections.The infection model is easy to make and has stability and high repeatability.

Objective To clarify the protective effect of nrsodeoxycholic acid ( UDCA ) on endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated apoptosis in pancreatic β-cell of streptozotocin ( STZ )-induced diabetic rats.Methods Rats( n =40) received a single injection STZ( 50 mg/kg) intra-peritoneally and formed a β-cell injury model.Weight-matched normal rats( the control group,n =10 ) were injected with the buffer alone.STZ-treated rats with persistent random blood glucose higher than 16.7 mmol/L for 1 week were considered as diabetic status( n=14 ),then divided randomly into STZ-induced diabetes mellitus ( DM ) group ( n =7 ) and UDCA-treated DM group ( n =7 ).UDCA (40 mg· kg- 1,d-1 ) was administered daily by intragastric intubations throughout the experimental period (30 d).During the entire experiment,blood glucose in all rats was assessed.By the end of the experiment,all rats were sacrificed with the pancreas removed and the blood sample collected immediately.Fasting insulin levels were assayed by radioimmunoassay.The morphological changes of pancreatic β-cells apoptosis were determined by TUNEL assay.RNA in pancreas was abstracted and microarray containing 89 pieces of apoptosis related genes was applied.The related gene expressions were detected by RT-PCR and Western blot.Results The concentration of blood glucose in diabetic rats was gradually decreased after UDCA treatment,but at the end of the experiment it was still higher than that in the normal control group.The treatment with UDCA raised the fasting insulin level in diabetic rats,but this concentration was significantly lower as compared to the control group.Based on TUNEL stained tissue sections,the percentage of β-cell apoptosis of UDCA-treated DM group was significantly lower than that of STZ-induced diabetic group(P＜0.05 ).Among 89 genes,42 genes up-regulated and 46 genes down-regulated in diabetic rats,some of which were ameliorated by UDCA treatment.The expressions of Caspase-3,Bax,Bip,and CHOP mRNA in pancreas of DM group were significantly up-regulated as compared with those in the control group ( P ＜ 0.05 ) ; while the expression of Bcl-2 mRNA was markedly down-regulated (P＜0.05 ).However,these parameters in the U DCA-treated animals showed a marked improvement.Conclusion Ursodeoxycholic acid seems to protect pancreatic β-cell from apoptosis in STZ-induced diabetes by attenuating the severity of endoplasmic reticulum stress.

ObjectiveTo develop a new sutureless technique (photochemical tissue bonding,PTB ) for repair of corneal perforation. Methods A total of 60 rabbits were used for creating corneal perforation models.The corneal perforation on the left eye was repaired by sutures and the injury on the right eye was fixed with the use of amniotic membrane with PTB.The outcomes of the two mentioned repair methods were compared by observing the leakage of aqueous and the morphology of the anterior chamber at different instants,measuring the intraocular pressure (IOP) and observing the formation of neo-vessels and scars of cornea in the use of histological analysis. Results There was no leakage of aqueous and no difference for morphology evaluation in both treatments.PTB could adhere AM on the cornea to restore the corneal perforation.The peak IOP in the PTB treatment group at days 0,7 and 14 postoperative [ (531.2 ±49.5) mm Hg,(542.6 ±74.8) mm Hg and (603.9 ±69.1) mm Hg,respectively] was significantly higher than that in the suture group at the same instants [ (41.3 ±12.7) mm Hg,(142.6 ±25.4) mm Hg and (333.3 ± 66.7) mm Hg,respectively] (P ＜0.O1 ).Compared with suture repair,the treatment with PTB resulted in a better outcome of wound healing with less neo-vessels and less scars of cornea. Conclusion PTB treatment for repair of corneal perforation is superior to suture repair.

Objective To explore the significance and the change of miRNAs expression profile in different period of HBV infection.Methods Establish the detection method of microRNA(miRNA) by RNA DNA probe liquid chip (flexible multi-analyte profiling,xMap) and estimate the specificity,repeatability and accuracy of this method.From October 2010 to October 2011,collect HBV infected patients' periphcral blood of the First affiliated hospital of SooChow University,including acute hepatitis B,chronic hepatitis B,hepatits B liver cirrhosis,liver cancer patients and health control,each group contains 40 cases.The levels of miR-191,-223,-222,-145,-21,-31,-126,-20a,-372 of peripheral blood mononuclear cell were detected by xMap liquid chiptechnology.The level of miR-103 was taken as reference.The ratio of (the mean fluorescence intensity of target miRNAs-corresponding backgroud mean fluorescence intensity)/( the mean fluorescence intensity of miR-103-corresponding backgroud mean fluorescence intensity) as a valid data and analysis the characteristics of miRNAs expression.The SPSS 17.0 was used as statistical software.The single factor analysis of variance was used as the method to analysis group comparison,and make multiple comparison by the LSD-t method if the result with a significant difference.Results The specificity of Xmap liquid chip method to detect miRNAs was 100％ ;The repeated experiment proved that the CV value was less than 5％ in the high value reference miRNA test,less than 10％ in the low value reference miRNAs test;the accruracy experiment proved that the recovery rate was ( 100 ± 5)％ in the nine miRNAs.There were no statistically differences with miR-222 ( F =1.32,P ＞ 0.05),-191 ( F =1.98,P ＞ 0.05),-145 ( F =0.78,P＞0.05),-21(F=0.64,P ＞0.05),-31 (F =0.83,P ＞0.05),-372(F =1.75,P ＞0.05)in different groups; There was statistically significant differences in miR-223 ( F =14.56,P ＜ 0.05) among different groups,with the highest expression level in actue hepatitis B group (15.37 ± 4.01),and the lowest expression level in liver cancer group (6.91 ±3.18) ; There was statistically significant differences in miR126 (F =17.43,P ＜ 0.05)among different groups,with the highest expression level in health control group (6.33 ±2.75) and the lowest expression level in liver cancer group (2.38 ± 1.07).There were statistically significant differences in miR-20a ( F =19.484,P ＜ 0.05) among different groups,with the highest expression level in health control group (0.33 ±0.18) and the lowest expression level in liver cancer group (0.81 ±0.24).Conclusion The detection method of miRNA by Xmap liquid chip has strong specificity,high accuracy and good repeatability,suitable for large throughput clinical testing.The study for miRNA in HBV infected diseases provides a new clue to the research of chronic progress mechanism.

Objective To investigate the change of expression patterns of miRNA in the serum and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of lung cancer and its significance.Methods Clinical case control study was employed.Establish the method of microRNA(miRNA) detection by real time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR).peripheral blood of the study subjects were collected in First affiliated hospital of SooChow University from November 2011 to September 2012.Gender and age matched subjects whose median age was 64(40-85) included 61 lung cancer cases,48 healthy control and benign lung diseases.We used quantitative RT-PCR to assess miRNA expression pattern of-miR-20a,21,-25,-29,-31,-126,-129,-145 and -205 in peripheral blood.U6 was taken as reference,and the expression of miRNA were indicated as F =2-△Ct,ACt =CtmiRNA--CtU6.F represents relative change of miRNA expression compared to U6 in the same sample.SPSS 19.0 was used as statistical software; t test was used for comparison of two sets of samples One way ANOVA was used for multiple groups' comparison,and make multiple comparison by the S-N-K method if the result with a significant difference.Pearson correlation analysis were used for the relationship between two variables,Brown-Forsythe test was used for Ct value equality testing among multiple samples.P ＜ 0.05were regarded as statistically significant.Results miR-20a (F =271.64,P ＜ 0.01),miR-21 (F =2232.51,P＜0.01),miR-205 (F=45.13,P＜0.01),miR-29a (F=19.98,P ＜0.01),miR-25 (F=313.19,P ＜ 0.01) and miR-126 (F =32.38,P ＜ 0.01) were differently expressed in the serum of lung cancer patients and healthy control or benign disease control.miR-29a,miR-25,miR-126 was down regulated in the development of malignant lung disease; miR-31 elevated in lung cancer compared with healthy control,while miR-145 fell; miR-31 expression changed with various differentiation of lung cancer (F =5.22,P ＜ 0.01)itwas significantly increased in the moderate-differentiated cancer,but decreased when distant metastasis existed (especially bone metastasis).But in PBMC paired with the serum samples above,statistically significance was shown in lung cancer and healthy control group and benign lung diseases group in miR-126 (F=690.58,P＜0.01),miR-129 (F=26.66,P＜0.01),miR-145 (F=48.57,P＜0.01),miR-205 (F=308.61,P＜0.01).miR-25 (F=218.57,P＜0.01) and miR-31 (F=48.05,P＜0.01),were down regulated in the development of malignant lung disease.miR-20a,miR-29a were elevated in lung cancer compared to healthy controls,miR-21 was up-regulated when distant metastasis existed; the expression of miR-31 in serum and PBMC was negatively correlated (r =-0.369,P ＜ 0.05).Areas under ROC curve of miR-25 (S =0.906,P ＜ 0.01) and miR-126 (S =0.969,P ＜ 0.01) were statistically different.Conclusions miRNA may contribute to several steps of metastasis,including local invasion,extravasation or initial survival at a distant site,and metastatic colonization,or can affect the prognosis of lung cancer.The detection of miRNA in lung cancer provides a new clue to the research of its chronic progress.

Objective: To observe the clinical efficacy difference in treating irritable bowel syndrome-diarrhea (IBS-D) of liver-qi stagnation and spleen-deficiency pattern with different treatment protocols, and the effects on serum levels of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), substance P (SP) and vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), for unveiling the mechanism of intradermal needle therapy plus pinaverium bromide in treating IBS-D. Methods: A total of 123 IBS-D patients were divided into an observation group, a Western medication group and an integrated Western and Chinese medication group using the random number table method, with 41 cases in each group. The Western medication group was given oral pinaverium bromide, 50 mg each time and 3 times a day. The integrated Western and Chinese medication group was given additional Chinese herbal medicine Tong Xie Yao Fang, one dose each day. The observation group was given additional intradermal needle therapy on the basis of the Western medication group. The whole intervention lasted for 6 weeks. Before and after treatment, the scores of gastrointestinal symptoms, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) symptoms, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptom severity scale (IBS-SSS) and IBS quality of life (IBS-QOL) questionnaire, as well as the serum levels of 5-HT, SP and VIP were observed. The clinical efficacy was estimated. Results: The total effective rate was 92.7％ in the observation group, 68.3％ in the Western medication group and 78.1％ in the integrated Western and Chinese medication group. The total effective rate was higher in the observation group than in the other two groups, and higher in the integrated Western and Chinese medication group than in the Western medication group, showing statistical significance (all P<0.05). After treatment, the scores of gastrointestinal symptoms, TCM symptoms and IBS-SSS showed significant decreases in the three groups, presenting statistical significance compared with the baseline (all P<0.05); the scores of gastrointestinal symptoms, TCM symptoms and IBS-SSS were notably lower in the observation group than in the other two groups (all P<0.05), and lower in the integrated Western and Chinese medication group than in the Western medication group (all P<0.05). After treatment, the eight component scores of IBS-QOL showed significant increases in the three groups compared with the baseline (all P<0.05); the eight component scores in IBS-QOL were significantly higher in the observation group than in the other two groups (all P<0.05), and higher in the integrated Western and Chinese medication group than in the Western medication group (all P<0.05). After treatment, the serum levels of 5-HT, SP and VIP decreased markedly in the three groups compared with the baseline (all P<0.05); the serum levels of 5-HT, SP and VIP were significantly lower in the observation group than in the other two groups (all P<0.05), and lower in the integrated Western and Chinese medication group than in the Western medication group (P<0.05). Conclusion: Treatment with intradermal needle therapy plus pinaverium bromide results in significant improvements in the gastrointestinal symptoms and quality of life in patients with IBS-D of liver-qi stagnation and spleen deficiency pattern, and effectively regulates the gastrointestinal hormone production.

OBJECTIVETo analyze the efficacy and safety of bicyclol combined with thymosin in treatment of chronic viral hepatitis B (CHB).

METHODSA total of 135 patients with CHB were randomized into experimental group and control group. The patients in the experimental group received bicyclol orally 75 mg daily and thymosin 20 mg intramuscular injection once every 2 days for 24 weeks and those in control group received bicyclol orally 75 mg daily alone for 24 weeks. The levels of serum aminotransferase (ALT/AST), HBV-DNA, HBeAg /antiHBe were observed.

RESULTSCompared with pre-treatment levels, the serum aminotransferase levels decreased significantly in both groups, but there were no statistically significant differences between them. HBeAg negative conversion rate was significantly higher in the experimental group than in the control group (35.3 percent vs.19.4 percent, P less than 0.05). HBV DNA negative conversion rate was significantly higher in the experimental group than in the control group (36.7 percent vs. 20.9 percent, P less than 0.05). No obvious adverse events which were probably related to the drugs were observed in this study.

CONCLUSIONThe combination of bicyclol with thymosin had better effect in treatment of chronic hepatitis B ias compared with bicyvlol alone.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Biphenyl Compounds ; administration & dosage ; adverse effects ; Drug Therapy, Combination ; Female ; Hepatitis B, Chronic ; drug therapy ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Thymosin ; administration & dosage ; adverse effects