Cancer-related fatigue survivors have been found to have lower morning serum cortisol levels, flattened diurnal cortisol cy-cles, and decreased cortisol responses to psychological stress. The mechanism may be related to the inflammation caused by disorder of hy-pothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis, and there are also some evidences to support that cortisol can be used to reduce cancer-related fatigue. This study introduced the research progress of the relationship between cancer-related fatigue and hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis.

Glomerulonephritis, IGA ; classification ; pathology ; Humans ; Kidney ; pathology

Carrier State ; immunology ; prevention & control ; China ; epidemiology ; Hepatitis B ; epidemiology ; prevention & control ; Hepatitis B Vaccines ; immunology ; Humans ; Prevalence ; Vaccination

Adolescent ; Anti-Bacterial Agents ; therapeutic use ; Child ; Child, Hospitalized ; statistics & numerical data ; Child, Preschool ; Drug Utilization Review ; statistics & numerical data ; Female ; Hospitalization ; statistics & numerical data ; Humans ; Infant ; Male ; Respiratory Tract Infections ; drug therapy

Objective:To compare the effect of four different techniques on removal of vapor lock in the apical region of curved root canals.Methods:Forty simulated resin root canals with 45° curvature were prepared using WaveOne Primary,then the apical foramen were sealed with soft wax.The teeth were divided randomly into 4 groups thereafter (n =10).Contract solution was injected into the canals using a 30 G side-vented needle and scanned with cone-beam CT (CBCT) to identify the volume of the vapor lock.Four different techniques including photon-induced photoacoustic streaming (PIPS) laser-activated irrigation,gutta-percha cone technique,ultrasonic irrigation,and sonic irrigation were used to remove the vapor locks in the root canals.The residual volume of the vapor lock was identified again using CBCT scanning data.Accordingly,the reduction rates of the vapor lock were calculated.Furthermore,the initial and residual vapor lock length was calculated.The data were analyzed by using the One-Way ANOVA analysis and Kruskal-Wallis H test at a significance level of P ＜ 0.05.Results:There was no significant difference in the initial vapor lock volume (P ＞ 0.05).Residual volume of the vapor lock for PIPS laser-activated irrigation was 0 mm3,and that for gutta-percha cone technique was (0.02 ± 0.07) mm3,significantly lower than those of ultrasonic and sonic irrigation,the values being (0.20 ± 0.09)mm3 and (0.23 ±0.06) mm3 (P ＜0.001),respectively.The reduction rates of the vapor lock of PIPS laser-activated irrigation and gutta-percha cone technique were 100.00％ (100.00％,100.00％) and 100.00％ (77.66％,100.00％),respectively,significantly higher than those of ultrasonic irrigation [70.37％ (56.41％,91.43％)] and sonic irrigation [63.54％ (51.47％,74.00％),P ＜0.001].The length of the residual vapor lock for PIPS laser-activated irrigation was 0 mm,and that for gutta-percha cone technique was (0.15 ±0.47) mm,significantly lower than those of ultrasonic and sonic irrigation,values being (2.21 ±0.09) mm and (2.34 ±0.08) mm (P ＜0.001),respectively.The length of the residual vapor locks in the ultrasonic and sonic group remained approximately the same as the distance between the working tip and the apical foramen.Conclusion:PIPS laser activated irrigation and gutta-percha cone technique could remove the vapor lock from the apical region of curved canals effectivelv.

[Objective]To explore the change and its significance of the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF) messenger RNA and bone morphogenic protein-2(BMP-2) of the local femoral head in the nontraumatic osteonecrosis of femoral head(NONFH).[Method]Sixteen samples of femoral heads of NONFH were collected as the experimental group and fresh 10 samples of femoral heads of femoral neck fracture as control group,overall examples were collected from total articular replacement arthroplasty.The samples were splitted in coronal plane and get one bone block from necrosis area and another one from healthy area,make them into microtome section after the process of immobility and decalcification.Their pathological change was observed by using optical microscope and electron microscope and detect the expression of BMP-2 and VEGFmRNA in femoral head through making use of immunohistochemistry and in-situ hybridization technique.[Result]The organization structure of experimental group was disorganized,cracked and the bone trabecula was rarefactive and non-intact and there was a great number of empty lacuna in bone trabecula.While there was the reverse situation in the control group.The intensity and area of positive expression of BMP-2 and VEGFmRNA in femoral head of the experimental group were lower than that of control group obviously.The result showed statistical significance(P

Objective To establish a rapid,accurate and sensitive method for the determination of toluene diisocyanate(TDI) in plastic playground.Methods The samples were distilled continuously for 12 hours by acetone at 80-85 ℃ in water bath,and after centrifuged,precipitated and filtered,separated by using GC1490,7% SE-30 column,the contents of TDI in the samples were determined by gas chromatography.The qualitative and quantitative analyses were carried out by the retention time and peak area respectively.Results The linear range of the method was 0.001 30-0.043 80 mmol/L.Regression equation was y=28 612x-29.336,with r=0.999,and the limit of detection was 0.001 30 mmol/L.The rates of recovery ranged 100.8%-103.6%,with RSD of 5.7%.Conclusion The developed method was rapid,accurate,sensitive and is applicable to the determination of TDI inplastic playground.

Hepatolithiasis is still a common biliary disease in China with unknown pathogenesis and poor long-term outcomes.Surgery is probably the only curative treatment to hepatolithiasis.However,surgeons and patients cannot keep trouble from high recurrence and reoperation rates after surgery.Hepatolithiasis is a serious disease,which can cause cholangitis,liver abscess,liver cirrhosis,and even cholangiocarcinoma.Sphincter of Oddi,which controls the unidirectional outflow of bile and separates the bile duct from the bacteria-filled intestinal tract,is thought to be a gatekeeper of the almost-sterile biliary tract.Dysfunction of sphincter of Oddi,including stenosis,spasm and laxity,is closely associated with biliary disease,A lax sphincter of Oddi will aggravate bilioenteric reflux,leading to biliary infection and calculi development eventually.This issue has gradually gained enough attention.How to evaluate sphincter of Oddi function reliably and restore or replace its function,which is key to treat hepatolithiasis and prevent its recurrence,remain unclear.

In order to explore the effect of glial cell line derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) on the motor neurons of the spinal cord, the present study investigated the localization of GDNF in the lumbar segment of the spinal cord on postnatal 1、3、7、10、14 and 28 days in rats with immunohistochemical staining method. The results showed that the positive GDNF immunoreactivity was present in the motor neurons of the ventral horn on postnatal 1、7 and 28 days, the motor neurons on postnatal 3 days were also weakly stained in rats,and some neurons of the dorsal horn and some glial cells had positive immunoreactivity. Furthermore, GDNF was found in the glial cell of the dorsal root in all groups of the postnatal spinal cord. The present results suggested that GDNF might play important roles in the development and function of the motor neurons of the spinal cord. More experiments should be done to explain why there is no positive immunoreactivity in the motor neurons between postnatal 7 and 28 days.

Objective To optimize an integration technique for extracting the liposoluble and water-soluble components of Salvia miltiorrhiza. Methods Salvianolic acid B and Tanshinone ⅡA were selected as marker components and determined by HPLC to optimize the integration extract process of Salvia miltiorrhiza by orthogonal test. Results The liposoluble and water-soluble active components of Salvia miltiorrhiza were efficiently extracted by the optimum integration technique. The integration technique for extracting was obtained:Salvia miltiorrhiza was added with 8 times alcohol of 70% and extracted 1 hour for 2 times. Conclusion The liposoluble and water-soluble active components of Salvia miltiorrhiza can be extracted simultaneously by the novel extraction process which was reasonable and feasible. This new technique can be employed to reduce time, working and energy, and be suitable for the morden production.