BACKGROUND:Induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technique is a newborn technology reprogramming human somatic cells into pluripotent stem cells, which can be used in disease modeling, drug screening and cell therapy. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the feasibility and advances of iPSC application in Alzheimer's disease, and conclude the insufficient and future of this technology. METHODS:CNKI and PubMed were searched for relevant articles concerning Alzheimer's disease and iPSCs, and the retrieval results were screened by relativity and repeatability. Finally, 30 articles were included in result analysis. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: This review concludes the superiority of iPSC technology in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases and in vivo harvest of nerve cells. The use of inducible pluripotent stem cells differentiated from patient's own cells is more practicable, but there are still many problems to solve at this stage, such as high-efficient and stable directional differentiation, safety of induced pluripotent stem cells, the most appropriate donor cells, and ethical disputes.

Objective To improve self-management of diabetics with role lack.Methods A total of 121 diabetics with role lack were enrolled and received mass education and individual counseling.Serum levels of glucose and lipid profiles and body mass index (BMI) were assessed and compared before and after intervention by using paired t test.Results Knowledge on diabetes ( 79.37 ± 12.45 vs 31.69 ± 9.36,t =2.860,P ＜ 0.05) and self-management skills ( 9.21 ± 2.85 vs 4.43 ± 1.72,t =2.812,P ＜ 0.05 ) were significantly improved after receiving health education,although fasting plasma glucose [ ( 6.3 ± 1.8 ) vs (8.1 ±2.1) mmol/L,t =2.736,P ＜0.05],2-h postprandial blood glucose [(8.1 ±3.7) vs (12.8 ±4.1)mmol/L,t =3.549,P ＜ 0.05 ],glycosylated hemoglobin Alc [ (6.4 ± 2.5 ) ％ vs (7.1 ± 2.7 ) ％,t =2.603,P ＜ 0.05 ],total cholesterol [ ( 5.2 ± 2.3 ) vs ( 6.3 ± 2.4 ) mmol/L,t =2.036,P ＜ 0.05 ],triglyceride [(1.7±0.7) vs (2.4±0.8) mmol/L,t=2.368,P＜0.05] and BMI [(25.6±6.2) vs (27.3±6.5)kg/m2,t =2.546,P ＜ 0.05 ] were largely decreased.Conclusion Health education could improve selfmanagement and cure of diabetic patient with role lack.

Objective To investigate the effects of Shen-fu injection on pulmonary contusion rabbits. Meth-ods Sixteen rabbits were randomly divided into 2 groups: the treatment group (Shen-fu group) and the control group. The animals were induced the pulmonary contusion models. After 60min, the animals in Shen-fu group re-ceived Shen-fu injection received 5 ml/kg, and those in control group 5 ml/kg LRS. The animals were killed six hours later, the right lung tissue wet-to-dry (W/D) ratio and myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity were obtained,the pro-tein expression of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) were also detec-ted. Results The lung tissue W/D, MPO, and the protein expression of NF-κB and ICAM-1 were decreased evi-dently in Shen-fu group (P<0. 01). The morphologic and ultrastructural damages in Shen-fu group were milder than in control group. Conclusion Shen-fu injection is effective on pulmonary contusion rabbits.

BACKGROUND:With the deepen understanding on the biological function of Rho/ROCK pathway, new ROCK inhibitors continue to be discovered, and ROCK inhibitors show good promoting effects on the survival, proliferation and migration of keratocytes. Research on ROCK inhibitors wil provide more donor materials or seed cels for regenerative medicine and clinical cel transplantation. OBJECTIVE:To summarize and explore the progress in the treatment and application of corneal disease using the ROCK inhibitors Y-27632 and Y-39983. METHODS:The PubMed database and CNKI database were retrieved by computer to search the relevant literature published between 2008 to 2015 using the key words of “corneal endothelial cel, corneal epithelial cel, ROCK inhibitor, Y-39983, Y-27632” in English and Chinese, respectively. Relevant articles in line with the theme were screened and analyzed. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Totaly 264 papers were initialy searched. At last, 45 papers were selected. Currently there are two main ROCK inhibitors: Y-27632 and Y-39983, but both of which are stil in basic research stage and clinical testing stage. Y-27632 promotes the proliferation and activity of corneal epithelial stem cel after resuscitation; Y-39983 as a novel ROCK inhibitor can be better to inhibit Rho kinases activity than Y-27632, thereby more effectively promoting the healing of the corneal endothelium. There are many studies on the application of ROCK inhibitors in corneal treatment, but not a stable method established to obtain seed cels. Each method has its own advantages and disadvantages, and how to overcome these disadvantages and to find fast and stable access to seed cels is the future direction of development.

Purpose To clarify the morphologic changes and significance of interstitial cells of Cajal-like cells in the bladder of diabetic guinea pig.Methods The experimental guinea pigs were induced by a single intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin(STZ).The diabetic guinea pig model, who were made succesful for 4 weeks, were detected through the urodynamic evaluation.The distribution of ICCs-like cells in the detrusor, which were taken from these guinea pigs,were quantitatively analyzed after frozen section and indirect immunofluorescence methods and observed by electron microscopy.Results In the diabetic group, the maximum detrusor pressure was signifently lower than controls (P＜0.01), maximum bladder capacity, compliance, residual volume and leak point pressures was significently higer than controls (P＜0.05 or P＜0.01);In detrusor, compared with control, the ICCs-like cells of diabetes group showed significently decreased in quantity. In diabetic bladder, the quantity of gap junctions between ICCs-like cells and cells around,such as smoth muscle cells,terminal nerves and other ICCs-like cells,decreased significently.And more cavities and less organoids occurred in cytoplasm of diabetic ICCs-like cells. Mitochondria became swollen or even disapeared, accompanied with swollen endocytoplasmic reticulum.Conclusion The decrease and injures of ICCs-like cells in bladder may be one of the mechanisms resulting in urodynamic changes of diabetic cystopathy.

Objective To investigate the pathogenesis,diagnosis,treatment and prognosis of aort-oesophageal fistula(AEF).Methods Retropective analysis was performed on 6 patients presenting with AEF between January 2002 and December 2014,and relative literature was reviewed on its pathogenesis,di-agnosis,prognosis and treatment.Results Five men and 1 woman with a mean age of 49 (range,27-71 years)were recruited to the study.One case of AEF was caused by esophageal foreign body,2 cases were caused by aneurysm while the other 3 patients presented AEF after aortic surgery.All 6 patients showed he-matemesis,among whom 3 presented sentinel hemorrhage,1 presented exsanguination after sentinel hemor-rhage,2 presented sudden exsanguination.Among 4 patients with sentinel hemorrhage,2 accompanied with chest pain,1 with dysphagia and 1 with fever.Two patients had a history of hypertension.Diagnostic rate was nearly 100% by gastroscopy or CT/CTA.Four patients died from hemorrhagic shock and 2 patients re-covered from surgery.Conclusion AEF should be seriously considered for patients with a history of hyper-tension,aortic disease or esophageal foreign body presenting sentinel hemorrhage,chest pain,dysphagia,fa-tal exsanguination followed by symptom-free interval.Prompt examinations and aggressive surgery are of great significance for survival.

Objective To explore the mechanism of self-awareness in the heavy smokers(HS)by using regional homogeneity(ReHo)combined with resting-state functional MRI(fMRI).Methods Thirty HS and 31 healthy non-smokers(NS)matched for age and sex underwent a 3.0 T resting-state fMRI.The data were post-processed by SPM 5 and then the ReHo values were calculated by REST software.The ReHo values between the two groups were compared by two-sample t-test.The brain map with significant difference of ReHo value was obtained.Results Compared with that in NS group,the regions with decreased ReHo value included the bilateral precuneus,superior frontal gyrus,medial prefrontal cortex,right angular gyrus,inferior frontal gyrus,inferior occipital gyrus,cerebellum,and left middle frontal gyrus in HS group.The regions of increased ReHo value included the bilateral insula,parahippocampal gyrus,white matter of parietal lobe,pons,left inferior parietal lobule,lingual gyrus,thalamus,inferior orbital gyrus,white matter of temporal-frontal lobe,and cerebellum.The difference was more obvious in the left hemisphere.Conclusions In HS,abnormal ReHo on a resting state which reflects network of smoking addiction.This method may be helpful in understanding the mechanism of self-awareness in HS.

Objective To determine vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF)-460 gene polymorphism in Uyghurs and its relationship to urolithiasis in south Xinjiang. Methods Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP),gene sequencing and genetic analysis methods were used in 200 urolithiasis patients of Uyghurs, and 200 healthy Uyghurs. Results The distribution of genotype and allele had no significant difference between urolithiasis patients and normal controls (P＞0. 05). The frequencies for the CC,TT and CT genotypes in patients with urolithiasis and normal controls were 1.5 %, 29.0 %, 69.5 % and 0. 5 %, 27.5 %, 72.0 %, respectively. The frequencies for C and T allele were 36.2%,63.7% and 36.9% ,63.1%, respectively. Conclusions The results of VEGF-460 gene polymorphisms indicate no significant relationship between patients with turolithiasis and normal controls in Uyghurs in south Xinjiang,which may not be urolithiasis susceptibility genetic locus.

Objective To compare the diagnostic accuracies of deep convolutional neural network (CNN) and dermatologists for pigmented nevus and seborrheic keratosis.Methods CNN network ResNet-50 was trained with 5 094 dermoscopic images of pigmented nevus and seborrheic keratosis using transfer learning,so as to establish a CNN two-classification model.Then,this model was applied to the automatic classification of 30 dermoscopic images of pigmented nevus and 30 dermoscopic images of seborrheic keratosis.Meanwhile,in combination with clinical photos of skin lesions,95 experienced dermatologists who had received dermoscopy training gave their diagnosis for the above 60 dermoscopic images.The diagnostic accuracies were compared between the two methods,and misclassified images were further analyzed.Results The CNN automatic classification model had the diagnostic accuracies of 100％ (30/30)and 76.67％ (23/30) for pigmented nevus and seborrheic keratosis respectively,and the total accuracy was 88.33％ (53/60).The average diagnostic accuracies of 95 dermatologists were 82.98％ (25.8/30) and 85.96％ (24.9/30) for pigmented nevus and seborrheic keratosis respectively,and the total accuracy was 84.47％ (50.7/60).There were no significant differences in the diagnostic accuracies for pigmented nevus or seborrheic keratosis between the CNN automatic classification model and 95 dermatologists (x2 =0.38,P ＞ 0.05).The dermoscopic images misclassified by CNN were divided into 3 categories:special-type lesions with high pigment content and marked keratosis,typical skin lesions with interference factors,and typical skin lesions without definite reasons for misclassification.Conclusions The performance of CNN automatic classification model is similar to that of experienced dermatologists in the two classification of pigmented nevus and seborrheic keratosis.The reasons for misclassification by CNN still need to be explored by dermatologists and professionals in artificial intelligence.

Objective To discuss the alterations of functional brain properties in patients with idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia (ITN) based on graph theoretical approaches.Methods A total of 20 patients with pain in the distribution of left trigeminal nerve and 22 matched healthy controls were recruited in our hospital from May 2013 to January 2015.Resting-state functional MRI data in both groups were collected and analyzed with GRETNA software to obtain the matrices of brain network.From these connectivity matrices,a number of key characteristics were computed,including network efficiency,weighted shortest path length,weighted clustering coefficient and small-wordless.A two-tailed t test was used to appraise the significance of any inter-group differences in complex network measures investigated.Network-based statistic (NBS) approach was used to localize specific pairs of brain regions in which functional connectivity strength were altered in patients.Pearson's correlation analyses were performed to identify the correlations between clinical data and altered network properties in patients.Results ITN patients had significantly increased weighted clustering coefficient in the right calcarine (CAL) and bilateral thalamus,increased total efficiency in the left superior frontal gyrus (SFG),and increased regional efficiency in the right SFG,right CAL,bilateral cuneus and left pallidum,and significantly reduced weighted shortest path length for regional nodal characteristics in the right superior parietalis lobules (P＜0.05).The total efficiency in the left SFG and regional efficiency in the right SFG in ITN patients were negatively correlated with course of disease (r=-0.500,P=0.035;r=-0.501,P=0.034).As compared with the healthy controls,the ITN patients had enhanced functional loop connection between left SFG and right supplementary motor area,between left SFG and right SFG,between left SFG and right middle frontal gyrus,between left SFG and right orbital middle frontal gyrus,between left SFG and partes opercularis of right gyrus frontalis inferior (IFGoperc),between left SFG and bilateral putamen (PUT),between left SFG and right PAL,between right PUT and left interior superior frontal gyrus,and between left PUT and right caudate nucleus.The connectivity strength between left SFG and right IFGoperc was negatively correlated with disease duration (r=-0.487,P=-0.041).Conclusion Alterations in regional nodal characteristics may suggest central sensitization and modulation in ITN patients.