BACKGROUND:As for patients with one-side backleg pain who were candidates for surgery treatment of lumbar intervertebral disc herniation, the common treatment includes lumbar vertebral plate opening and decompression, and laminectomy in combination with compression and bilateral pedicle screw fixation. However, these therapeutic approaches are not satisfactory. OBJECTIVE:To explore the feasibility and efficiency of single-side lumbar interbody fusion and unilateral pedicle screw fixation for treatment of lumbar intervertebral disc herniation patients with one-side backleg pain. METHODS:Forty patients with single-side lumbar disc herniation, suffering from unilateral backleg pain, were recruited from Shihezi People’s Hospital, China and were treated with single-side lumbar interbody fusion and unilateral pedicle screw internal fixation. The neurological function of patients was assayed using Japanese Orthopaedic Association score system before and after treatment, the improvement rate and excellent/good rate were calculated. Suk criterion was used to determine fusion status. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The mean fol ow-up period for 40 patients was ranging from 6 months to 60 months. Al incisions healed wel , with no infection. The Japanese Orthopaedic Association score after 6 months of treatment was significantly higher than that before treatment (P<0.05), with the excellent and good rate up to 88%. According to Suk criterion, 38 patients achieved bone graft fusion or possible fusion, with interbody fusion rate 95%, as revealed by radiographic and CT evidence. The remaining two patients were detected fusion at 9 months after treatment. Our findings indicate that, single-cage lumbar interbody fusion combined with single-side pedicle screw fixation is the feasible surgical technique and provides satisfactory effects in treating single-side lumbar disc herniation.

Objective To investigate the effects of sorafenib combined with dendritic cells and cytokine induced killer (DC-CIK) cells on the growth,invasion and metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma.Methods CIK cells and dendritic cells from healthy adults were cultured in vitro.Mice models with H22 hepatic cancer were established,and randomly divided into the normal saline group,sorafenib group,DC-CIK group and the sorafenib + DC-CIK group according to the random number table.There were 40 rats in each group.All the mice received intragastric gavage with sorafenib of 100 μg/g once a day.DC-CIK cells were intraperitoneally injected into the mice every 3 days with 1 × 107 cells each time.Twenty mice bearing tumors in each group were sacrificed after treatment for 3 weeks,and the peripheral venous blood and hepatic tumor tissues were harvested.The levels of alphafetoprotein (AFP) were detected by ELISA,and the necrotic degree of tumor tissues was evaluated by hematoxylin and eosin staining.The protein expressions of Ki-67 and CD34 in the tumor tissues were determined by immunohistochemical method.The survival time of the other 20 mice bearing the tumor in each group were detected.All data were analyzed using the analysis of variance or LSD test.Results CIK cells and dendritic cells were successfully cultured.The levels of AFP in the peripheral venous blood of the normal saline group,sorafenib group,DC-CIK group and sorafenib + DC-CIK group were (0.675 ± 0.177) rg/L,(0.379 ± 0.052) ng/L,(0.415 ± 0.028) ng/L,(0.288 ± 0.012) ng/L,with significant difference between the 4 groups (F =0.415,P ＜ 0.05).The numbers of intrahepatic and peritoneal metastasis of the normal saline group,sorafenib group,DC-CIK group and sorafenib + DC-CIK group were 21.2 ± 1.3 and 29.7 ± 7.6,16.4 ± 1.6 and 17.4 ± 1.8,20.2 ± 1.7 and 26.4 ± 1.7,15.2 ± 1.3 and 15.2 ± 1.3,with significant difference between the 4 groups (F =2.137,3.271,P ＜0.05).The tumor inhibition rate of the normal saline group,sorafenib group,DC-CIK group and sorafenib + DC-CIK group were 0,21％ ± 3％,9％ ± 3％ and 24％ ± 5％,with significant difference between the 4 groups (F =3.715,P ＜0.05).The survival time of mice in the normal saline group,sorafenib group,DC-CIK group and sorafenib ± DC-CIK group were (18.2 ± 2.5) days,(21.6 ± 2.1) days,(24.3 ± 2.8) days and (25.4 ± 1.4) days,with significant difference between the 4 groups (F =6.247,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Sorafenib combined with immunotherapy can significantly increase the therapeutic effects of molecular targeted drug on hepatocellular carcinoma.

Purpose To detect the expression of CD90 in invasive ductal breast carcinoma with different molecular subtypes and to explore its clinical significance.Methods The expression of CD90,ER,PR,Ki-67 and HER-2 were detected in 80 cases of invasive ductal breast carcinoma tissue and 20 cases of breast benign lesion with immunohistochemical method.The relationship between CD90 and clinicopathological parameters were analyzed.Results The positive expression rate of CD90 in invasive ductal breast carcinoma and breast benign lesion tissues were 62.5％ and 20.0％,respectively (P ＜0.001).The expression of CD90 in invasive ductal breast carcinoma was correlated with lymph node metastasis (P ＜ 0.05),but not with age,tumor size,TNM staging and histological grade (P ＞ 0.05).Among different molecular subtypes,CD90 expression level in Luminal A type was the lowest (40.0％),and the level in triple negative type was the highest (82.4％) (P ＜0.05).CD90 expression level was negatively correlated with ER (r=-0.342,P＜0.05) orPR (r=-0.374,P＜0.05) expression level,but not with Ki-67 (r =0.084,P ＞ 0.05).Condusion The over-expression of CD90 is related with molecular subtypes of breast carcinoma,and its high expression suggests a poor prognosis.

In this paper, five different methods were carried out for DNA extraction directly from soil. The result shows that all five methods could generate DNA with more than 15 kb in size. They were subsequently used as templates for PCR amplification with success, using primers of the bacterial 16S rRNA gene and Shiva-1 gene encoding an antibacterial peptide. However, method 5 is more suitable for DNA extraction directly from a small amount of soil sample as it produced a good yield of DNA in high integrity with reliable reproducibility.

BACKGROUND: Previous studies have confirmed that in the animal models of articular cartilage defects and osteoarthritis, the chondrocytes can overexpress the matrix metal oproteinases. Various abnormal stimuli are likely to break the balance between matrix metal oproteinase and tissue inhibitor of metal oproteinase, thus leading to degeneration of extracel ular matrix of articular cartilage, as wel as the decline and offset of cartilage chondrocytes. OBJECTIVE: To observe the effect of cyclic tensile strain on the expression of matrix metal oproteinases during the repairing process of rabbit articular cartilage defects. METHODS: The animal models of articular cartilage defects were established, and chondrocytes were separated for culture at 10 weeks after operation. The chondrocytes on the non-surgical side were considered as the normal group, and the chondrocytes on the surgical side were randomly divided into high cyclic tensile strain group, low cyclic tensile strains group and control group, and the load amplitude was sin10%. Then 0.1, 1.0 and 0 Hz cyclic tensile strains were loaded respectively. The expressions of matrix metal oproteinases 2, 3, 9 and 13 in each group were detected with reverse transcription-PCR at 24, 48 hours, 1, 2 and 4 weeks after loading cyclic tensile strain. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: There were significant differences in the expressions of matrix metal oproteinases 2, 3, 9 and 13 at 24 hours after loading cyclic tensile strain between the normal group and the control group (P < 0.05); and there were significant differences in the expressions between the high cyclic tensile strain group and the low cyclic tensile strain group at 1, 2 and 4 weeks after loading cyclic tensile strain (P < 0.05).At the same time, the expressions of matrix metal oproteinases 2, 3, 9 and 13 in the low cyclic tensile strain group were continued to decline, and there were significant differences in the expressions after loading cyclic tensile strain for 24 hours and 4 weeks (P < 0.05). The results indicate that mechanical load can affect the expression of matrix metal oproteinases in the healing process of rabbit articular cartilage defects. In the cel ular and molecular level, the incidence and development of pathological articular cartilage defect and stress should affect each other.

Objective: To analyze the semen quality parameters of sperm donor volunteers, so as to provide insights into male infertility control and related research. Methods: A total of 155 sperm donors were recruited from the Human Sperm Bank of Zhejiang Province using the convenience sampling method from January to March 2021. Demographic information were collected through questionnaire surveys. Semen were collected, and parameters including semen volume, sperm concentration, total number of sperm, forward motility rate and total sperm viability were measured. Semen quality was evaluated according to the WHO Laboratory Manual for the Examination and Processing of Human Semen. : Results Conclusion There were 20.65% of the 155 sperm donors with unqualified semen, and the unqualified rates of forward motility rate and total sperm viability were relatively high.

Objective To study the influence of mesenchymal stem cells(MSCs) implantation on ventricular remodeling and heart function after myocardial infarcion. Methods Bone marrow was aspirated from Gui-zhou Xiang swines.After being isolated,cultured and co-cultured with 5-azacytidine,either autologous MSCs(experiment group) or a comparable volume of physiologic saline(control group) were injected into the infarcted myocardium.Three and six weeks later,echocardiographic measurement was performed to assess the myocardial structure and heart function,and single photon emission computed tomography(SPECT) was employed for myocardial imaging.Implanted stem cells were detected by the anti-Brdv antibody DAB with HE staining. Results Left ventricular ejection fraction(EF),fractional shortening and wall thickening were higher in experiment group than control group.The thickness of the ventricular wall and septum was found increased while the left ventricular chamber size was smaller in experiment group.It was indicated by SPECT that three and six weeks after implantation,there was obvious image defect in control group while in experiment group there were some imaging areas in the infarcted area.Brdv-labelled cells were observed in the central part of and around the infarcted area.Conclusion Implantation of MSCs into the infarcted myocardium is believed to attenuate the remodeling process,inhibit the extent of wall thinning and dilatation of the ventricular chamber.MSCs implantation may also improve the contractile ability of the myocardium and heart function.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the safety and efficacy of patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure with Left-disk-coated PFO occluder.

METHODSThe device was implanted in patients with PFO under the guidance of fluoroscopy and transthoracal echocardiography using a 10-12 French delivery sheath via femoral vein approach. Aspirin (100 mg/d for 6 months) was administered post procedure. Patients were followed clinically and echocardiographically at 24 hours, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after device implantation and yearly thereafter.

RESULTSPermanent device implantation failed in one patient (4%) and succeed in the remaining 24 patients (96%). There were no major in-hospital-adverse events or complications (thromboembolism, occluder dislodgement, infection or myocardial infarction). Seven patients developed transient atrial premature beats or atrial tachycardia during implantation and stopped without medication post procedure. Follow-up [(25 + or - 12) months] results showed that all occluders were in position and there were no residual shunt, arrhythmia and cerebral vessel events post procedure.

CONCLUSIONLeft-disk-coated PFO occluder is safe and effective for PFO closure.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Cardiac Catheterization ; methods ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Foramen Ovale, Patent ; therapy ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Young Adult

OBJECTIVETo evaluate the efficacy and safety of domestic left-disk-coated atrial septal occluder on treating patent foramen ovale in a miniswine model.

METHODSForamen ovale was punctured in 12 Guangxi BA-MA miniswine and occluded by domestic left-disk-coated atrial septal occluder (Spider(TM) PFO closure system) under the guidance of fluoroscopy. After occlusion, miniswine were executed after transthoracic echocardiography examination with color Doppler at month 1, 2, 3 and 6 respectively for gross inspection and microscopic examinations.

RESULTSThere were no vegetation, thrombosis, broken stent, or erosion on the surface of all devices. The PFOs were completed occluded as evidenced by transthoracic echocardiography at 1 to 6 months after operation. The surface of the device was fully covered by collagen tissue and endothelial tissue at 1 month after operation and the thickened gradually thereafter.

CONCLUSIONSThe domestic left-disk-coated atrial septal occluder can efficiently occlude patent foramen ovale. Satisfactory biocompatibility, rapid and complete endothelium covering and low incidence of complication are also evidenced for this closure system in our experiment.

Animals ; Cardiac Catheterization ; instrumentation ; Foramen Ovale, Patent ; therapy ; Swine ; Swine, Miniature

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