Objective To explore the role of plasma level of homocysteine ( Hey ) in progressive ischemic stroke (PIS)of carotid artery system and to investigate the relationship between Hcy and carotid artery atherosclerosis(AS).Methods Plasma Hcy concentrations were measured in 68 patients with progressive ischemic stroke of carotid artery system (PIS group)and 72 patients with non-progressive ischemic stroke of carotid artery system ( non-PIS group ).Plasma Hcy level and carotid artery intima-media thickness ( IMT ) were compared among PIS group and non-PIS group as well as normal control group.The linear correlation between plasma Hcy level and IMT in PIS group was analyzed.Results Plasma Hcy concentrations was respectively (22.52 ± 5.26) μmol/L,( 16.38 ± 4.23) μmol/L and( 10.13 ± 2.16) μmol/L in PIS group,non-PIS group and normal control group( F =56.87,P ＜ 0.01 ).Compared PIS group and non-PIS group with normal control group,the differences were statistically significant ( P ＜ 0.01 ).And there was also significant difference on plasma Hcy levels between PIS group and non-PIS group( P ＜ 0.01 ).The thickness of carotid artery IMT was respectively(1.12 ± 0.34)mm,(0.96 ± 0.27)mm and(0.43 ± 0.21 )mm in PIS group,non-PIS group and normal control group( F =28.47,P ＜ 0.01 ).Compared PIS group and non-PIS group with normal control group,the differences were statistically significant( P ＜ 0.01 ).And there was also significant difference on IMT between PIS group and non-PIS group ( P ＜ 0.01 ).In PIS group plasma Hcy level was positively correlated with the carotid artery IMT ( r =0.687,P ＜ 0.01 ).Conclusion The plasma Hcy level is closely related to the occurrence and development of carotid artery atherosclerosis and PIS of carotid artery system,detection of plasma Hcy level helps to predict the occurrence of PIS of carotid artery system and provide an evidence for the therapy decision.

Objective To investigate the correlation of smokers in wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway activation as well as their correlation with lung squamous cell carcinoma incidence.Methods In the Department of Respiratory Medicine of the People's Hospital of Wuhan University,30 cases lung squamous cell carcinoma patients with a history of smoking,30 cases lung squamous cell carcinoma patients with no history of smoking,30 cases bronchiectasis patients with a history of smoking,30 cases bronchiectasis patients with no history of smoking were chose respectively as A group,B group,C group and D group.After the patients were treated by surgery,the removal of diseased tissue used immunohistochemical staining for CD68 + testing,TNF-α,wnt-2,β-catenin and the expression of TCF-4 were measured by using Western blot hybridization method,then wnt-2,β-catenin,TCF-4 transcription of mRNA concentrations were detected by using RT-PCR method.Results Immunohistochemical studies showed that cells in TNF-α,CD68 + expression of A group,B group,C group and D group were respectively 0.895±0.036 and 0.931±0.237,0.125±0.018 and 0.631±0.064,0.083±0.042 and 0.311±0.062,0.053±0.004 and 0.196±0.020,the differences were statistically significant(P＜0.05).Westblot test Results showed that wnt-2,β-catenin,TCF-4 expression level showed a gradually decreasing trend,the difference was statistically significant(P＜0.05),testing of RT-PCR showed that wnt-2,β-catenin,TCF-4 translation level showed a gradually decreasing trend,the difference was statistically significant(P＜0.05).Conclusion Smoking for body wnt/β-catenin pathway has a cell activation,after cigarette activate wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in the incidence of lung squamous cell carcinoma of the body will greatly enhance the smoking crowd wnt/β-catenin signaling transduction circumstances.The detection of wnt/beta-catenin signal transduction in smokers can be used to indicate the occurrence of lung squamous cell carcinoma.

Objective: To observe the effect of acupuncture around the diseased region combined with point injection on post-herpetic neuralgia. Methods: Point injection on 30 cases in the related segments of spinal cord after needling around the diseased region. Results: Twenty-seven cases got effect and the total effect rate was 90%. Conclusion: Acupuncture combined with point injection has remarkable curative effect on post-herpetic neuralgia.

Ovarian cancer is the highest death rate of gynecologic malignant tumor .Currently,people rec-ognize standard treatment for ovarian cancer was that reduction -Tumor cells of platinum based chemotherapy af-ter surgery.But for those patients who have developed into advanced cancer that cannot be operated the surgeries directly,the application of preoperative Neoadjuvant chemotherapy ( NACT) does have the superiority .which is recognized by the majority of clinical doctors ,and has been widely used in the treatment of advanced malignant tumor.It is worthy to discussing which part of patients should choose the initial treatment of Neoadjuvant chemo -therapy,rather than a direct treatment of destroying tumor cells .This article is summarizing the empirical cases based on related research ,in order to help clinicians to make a decision on the treatment of ovarian cancer .

Objective To compare the curative effect and safety between ziprasidone injection and haloperidol injection in the treatment of acute agitation of schizophrenia .Methods Totally 86 patients with acute agitation of schizophrenia were divided into observational group(n=43)and control group(n=43) ,the study used a random ,single‐blinded and clinical controlled experiment . the observational group was given ziprasidone mesylate 10-20 mg every time by intramuscular injection and the amount was less than 40 mg every day ;control group was given haloperidol injection 5-10 mg every time by intramuscular injection and the amount was less than 30 mg every day .Drugs in the two groups could be repeated according to the state of illness after 4-6 hours ,and the daily injections were no more than 3 times and the course of treatment was 3 days .The Positive and Negative Symptoms Scale Ex‐cited Factor(PANSS‐EC)was used to evaluate the agitated symptoms before treatment and 2 ,6 ,24 ,48 ,72 hours after treatment ,the Positive and Negative Symptoms Scale(PANSS)and Clinical Global Impression Scale‐Severity of Illness(CGI‐SI)was used to evalu‐ate the curative effect ;extrapyramidal side adverse reaction(SAS) ,Treatment Emergent Symptoms Scale(TESS)and the related lab tests were employed to assess the adverse reaction .Results Comparing with the baseline ,PANSS‐EC score of observe group de‐creased significantly at 2 h after the treatment ;at other observation time‐points ,PANSS scores ,PANSS‐EC scores and CGI‐SI scores in the two groups both decreased significantly(P<0 .01);but with no significant difference between the two groups(P>0 .05) .There were no significant difference in the total effective rate between the two groups(P>0 .05) .There were no serious ad‐verse events in the two groups .incidences of adverse reactions of observe group were 37 .21% ,which were significantly lower than that of control group 53 .49% (P<0 .05) .Conclusion Effect of ziprasidone injection and haloperidol injection was comparable in the treating acute agitation of schizophrenia ,which could treat acute agitation of schizophrenia with low incidences and excellent se‐curity .

Objective To Study the characteristics of the high site visual field injury and the LED-VEP after the head trauma for the purpose of the medico-legal appraisals. Methods 11 cases with cortical blindness resulted from the head injury were studied and then compared with 20 cases suffered from optical nerve injuries with respect to the clinical manifestations and characteristics of the visual field injury and LED-VEP. Results As compared with the characteristics of the optical nerve injuries, besides the subjective complain of lowering the visual field, there were not any positive findings in pupil reflex of light and retina examination in case of the high site visual field injuries. The electrical visual field test revealed the homony-mous hemianopia while the internal segment optical nerve injury manifested unilateral visual field defect. 8 out of 11 cases with cortical blindness, occipital cortex were injured and the flash VEP demonstrated the slight prolongation of the latent period of the PI wave of both eyes, while the PI amplitudes were normal. 3 out of 11 cases were suffered from the subcortical injuries and were manifested with the prolongation of the latent period of the PI wave and the amplitude of the PI wave were significantly reduced. Conclusion Bilateral homonymous hemianopia were the characteristics of the high site visual field injury while the abnormal rate of the flash VEP of the high site visual field was quite low. So that, homonymous hemianopia may be helpful for the diagnosis of cortical blindness. At the same time CT scanning and the electroen-cephalography (EEG) also must be considered comprehensively in the medico-legal appraisals.

Objective To investigate the relationship between p38MAPK and astrocytes activation by detecting the changes of p38MAPK,TNF-?,NO and NOS in the substance P-induced activation of spinal cord astrocytes in vitro.Methods Astrocytes,cultured from spinal cord of SPF rat and identified by immunofluorescence method with GFAP antibody,were grouped into the control group,the SP stimulus group(SP group) and the SB203580 interrupt p38MAPK group(interrupt group) in which SP(10-7 mol/L) and SB203580(10 ?mol/L) were added to the supernatant for 12 h.The WB method,RT-PCR and ELISA were used to determine the changes of p38MAPK,phosphorylated p38MAPK,GFAP mRNA,TNF-?,NO and NOS in the astrocytes or supernatant at 1,3,12,24 and 36 h respectively.Results The GFAP positive rate of the cultured cells was higher than 95%.p38MAPK level in the SP group did not have any change,whereas p-p38 level increased significantly after 1 h and GFAP mRNA,NO,NOS and TNF-? level increased after 3 h.When p38MAPK pathway was inhibited by SB203580 in the SP+SB group,GFAP mRNA,NO,NOS and TNF-? were significantly reduced compared with those in the SP group.The level of p38MAPK,p-p38,GFAP mRNA,NO,NOS and TNF-? in the SB group did not have changes compared with those in the normal group.Conclusion These results indicate that p38MAPK signal pathway contributes to substance P induced activation of spinal cord astrocytes according to inflammatory factors attenuation after p38MAPK signal pathway interruption by SB203580.

Objective To investigate the expression of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase(p38MAPK) in posterior horn of L5-S2 spinal cord in analgesia for chronic prostate pain with intrathecal injection of SB203580(p38MAPK inhibitor activity) in a murine model.Methods Forty-five male SPF SD rats were randomly divided into control group(n=5),prostatitis group(n=10) and SB203580 analgesia group(n=30,SB203580 was intrathecally injected).In the SB203580 analgesia group,complete Freund's adjuvant was injected into the prostate and SB203580 of 0.5?g/10?l,2.5?g/10?l and 12.5?g/10?l was intrathecally injected respectively.Five days and ten days after drug administration or simple modeling,phosphorylated p38MAPK(p-p38MAPK),glial fibrillary acidic protein(GFAP),tumor necrosis factor-?(TNF-?),nitric oxide(NO) level and induced nitric oxide synthase(iNOS) activity of L5-S2 spinal dorsal horn of rats were determined by Western blotting and ELISA assay,respectively.Results In the prostatitis group,the p-p38MAPK,GFAP,TNF-?,NO level and iNOS activity of L5-S2 spinal dorsal horn of rats at the 5th day and the 10th day were significantly higher than those of the control group and increased with time.The p-p38MAPK,GFAP,TNF-?,NO levels and iNOS activity at the 5th day and 10th day in SB203580 analgesia group were lower than those in the prostatitis group.Conclusion P38MAPK signaling pathway was involved in the mechanism of pain conduction and analgesia by SB203580 after prostatitis.The level of inflammatory factors in spinal cord can be effectively reduced by blocking the p38MAPK signaling pathway.

Inflammatory reaction plays an important role in the occurrence and development of ischemic stroke. Monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) is one of the subfamily members of the CC chemokine class. It can attract and activate a variety of cells, such as monocytes and T lymphocytes, promote the expression of cytokines, and participate in the occurrence of ischemic brain injury. This article reviews the progresses on the MCP-1 and ischemic stroke-related research.

Objective To observe the effect of medicine-induced posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) on proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR).Methods.PVR was induced in the left eyes of 24 pigmented rabbits by intravitreal injection with platelet rich plasma.The rabbits were randomly divided into two experimental groups (group A and B) and one control group with 8 eyes in each group.Three hours later,the eyes in group A and B and the control group underwent intravireal injection with 1 U plasmin 0.05 ml+ 20 U hyaluronidase 0.05 ml,plasmin 0.1 ml,and balance salt solution 0.1 ml,respectively.The grade of PVR was recorded 1,7,and 28 days after the intravitreal injection,and the eyes were examined by flash electroretinogram (FERG),B-scan,and retinal histopathological examination.Results The PVR models of rabbit eyes were induced successfully.On the 7th day after injection,complete and partial PVD was found in 5 and 3 eyes respectively in group A;partial PVD in 5 eyes and no complete PVD was observed in group B;there was no PVD in the other 3 eyes in group B and also in the eyes in the control group.On the 28th day after intravitreal injection,PVR grade of group A and B were both obviously lower than that of the control group(D= 75.6,98.9;P = 0.003,P = 0.011) ;On the 7th and 28th day after injection,the b-wave amplitude in group A and B was significantly higher than that in the control group;PVR grade of the PVD eyes was lower than that of non-PVD eyes;PVR grade of the complete PVD eyes was only 0 ～ 1.Conclusions Three hours after the PVR models of rabbit eyes were induced,complete PVD induced by intravitreal injection of plasmin combined with hyaluronidase could prevent the development of PVR of rabbit eyes in some degree;partial PVD induced by plasmin alone or combined with hyaluronidase could relieve the development of PVR.