Objective To research the changes of the lumbar bone mineral density(BMD) in maintenance hemodialysis(HD) patients, and significance of quantitative computed tomography(QCT) on lumbar bone mineral density measurement.Methods The lumbar BMD (L 2～4 ) were measured by QCT in fifty maintenance HD patients ,and a comparison of data was made between HD patients and normal subjects.Results The BMD of HD patients were significantly lower than those of the sex-age matched group,and it were dropping with prolongation of hemodialysis duration. Conclusion The BMD in HD patients decrease obviously,and there was correlation between the BMD and duration. QCT-BMD is a useful sensitive diagnostic method for renal bone disease in HD patients.

Objective To investigate the effects of repeated high frequency transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on spatial learning and memory function,and on long-term potentiation (LTP) after global cerebral ischemia and reperfusion,and to explore the mechanisms involved.Methods Eighty-three male Wistar rats were studied.Five were tested to determine their average motor threshold (Tm).The others were divided into a normal control group,a cerebral ischemia and reperfusion model group and an rTMS group.Cerebral ischemia was induced with the four vessel occlusion method for 10 minutes.The rTMS treatment protocol (10 Hz stimulation for 5 s at the resting threshold,twice a day) was applied over a 2-week period from day 3 post-operation.The Morris water maze test was performed to observe spatial learning and memory at post-operation day 2 and day 4.The field excitatory postsynaptic potentials,population spike and the magnitude of long-term potentiation (LTP) induced by theta burst electric stimulation were recorded from the perforant path to the dentate gyrus (PP-DG).Results At post-operation day 3,rats in the untreated cerebral ischemia and reperfusion model group exhibited a significant decrease in the magnitude of the PP-DG LTP as compared to the normal group.No significant difference in LTP was found between the model group and the rTMS group.After the 2 weeks of treatment the LTP levels in the rTMS treated group were significantly higher than in the two untreated groups.In the Morris water maze testing,the average escape latency in the rTMS group was significantly shorter than that of the cerebral ischemia and reperfusion model group (which was not treated).In the probe trials,the time in the original quadrant of the platform and the time of crossing the platform were both significantly less for the rTMS-treated rats than for those not treated.Conclusions High frequency rTMS can improve spatial learning and memory after global cerebral ischemia and reperfusion by enhancing the LTP induced in the hippocampus.High frequency rTMS might exert this beneficial effect by modulating the function of intermediate neurons in the hippocampal neuronal network and by promoting neurotransmitter release.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect and safety of teicoplanin to cure the neutropenic patients with infection.METHODS The 64 neutropenic patients with fever were treated with teicoplanin for empirical therapy,and then its effect and safety were evaluated.RESULTS Teicoplanin was effective in 53 patients,its effective rate was 88.3%,the adverse event rate was only 4.7%,and the adverse reactions were slight and reversible and it was well tolerant to patients.CONCLUSIONS Teicoplanin is one of the antibiotic agents with high performance,low toxicity and fast effect,which is an ideal agent for empirical therapy for neutropenic patients with fever in hematology units.

Objective:To evaluate the effect of cryopreservation on clonogenic ability and apoptosis rate of mono-nuclear cells and CD34+cells in umbilical blood (UB), and to choose the index to present the freezing injury and optimize the cryopreservation of UB. Methods:hTe mono-nuclear cells (MNC) and CD34+cells were separated from UB and frozen.Atfer 30 days, they were thawed in warm water. Clonogenic capacity and clonogenic recovery before and atfer the cryopreservation was compared. We also used Annexin V-FITC-PI to investigate the apoptosis rate of the cells before and atfer the cryopreservation of these 2 types of cells. Results:hTe number of colony forming unit-granulocyte/monocyte (CFU-GMs) was not changed atfer freezing and thawing in both MNCs and CD34+cells, while the number of colony forming unit-granulocyte, erythrocyte, monocyte and megakaryocyte (CFU-GEMM) was obviously reduced after freezing in CD34+cells. The 2 types of cryopreserved cells had certain degree of apoptosis before the cryopreservation. MNC-type cryopreservation increased the cells apoptosis a little, while CD34+-type cryopreservation increased more. Conclusion:hTe cells have certain degree of apoptosis before the cryopreservation. hTe freezing and thawing procedure does affect the early stage progenitor cells-CFU-GEMM in the CD34+-type cryopreserved cells in UB. hTe damage may be induced by the cell apoptosis.

This paper introduces reformation of course system for five-year clinical medicine specialty in three aspects: orientation of course arrangement ,basic structure and major features of new teaching model. By adjusting the teaching plan and setting up new course system optimally, we have made an active attempt on new teaching model for bringing up high-quality medical talent.

Objective To investigate the effects of functional electrical stimulation (FES) on motor function and on the expression, proliferation, migration and differentiation of endogenous neural stem cells in the subventricular zone (SVZ) after cerebral ischemia.Methods Middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) was used to induce a model of cerebral ischemia in 108 rats using the modified Zea-Longa method of intraluminal filament occlusion.They were then randomly divided into an FES group, a placebo stimulation group and a control group with 36 cases in each.Superficial FES electrodes were pasted on the paralyzed forelimbs of the rats in the first two groups, though FES treatment was administered only to the FES group beginning on the 3rd day after the MCAO operation.The stimulation was designed to produce extension of the wrist and digits of the paralyzed forelimb.Before, and after 1,3, 7 and 14 days of the treatment, the neurological deficit was evaluated using modified neurological severity scoring (mNSS).BrdU +/GFAP+, BrdU+/DCX+ and BrdU+/NeuN + cells in the SVZ were detected using immunofluorescence technique.Results After 7 and 14 days of treatment, the average motor function of the rats in the FES group had improved significantly when compared with the averages of the other two groups.Compared with the other two groups, the average number of BrdU +/GFAP+ positive cells in the ischemic SVZ was also significantly greater in the FES group after 7 and 14 days of treatment.After 14 days, BrdU +/Dcx + positive cells in the FES group had also increased significantly more,but only a few BrdU +/NeuN + cells had appeared in any of the three groups.Conclusion FES can improve motor function after cerebral ischemia, and promote proliferation and differentiation of neural stem cells in the SVZ.

Objective To study the effects of low-frequency electrical stimulation(LFES)on motor function and the expression of glia fibrillary acidic protein(GFAP)around cerebral infarction sites in rats.Methods Fifty-four male adult Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into a LFES group,a placebo group and a sham operation group(18/group).All groups were randomly divided into 3 treatment groups.A rat model of middle cerebral artery occlusion(MCAO)was established using intraluminal filament occlusion.Treatment was carried out 3 d after the operation.Rats in the LFES treatment groups were stimulated with LFES for 3,7 or 14 days (10 min/d);the placebo groups were treated in the same way without electric stimulation;the sham operation subgroups didn't receive any therapy.Scores on a beam-walking test,a rotating pole test and a screen test were assessed at each time point mentioned above.Expression of GFAP was also assessed using immunohistochemcal techniques.Results The paralysed limbs recovered motor function better in the LFES groups than in the control groups.GFAP-positive cells were more numerous at the margins of the infarction area in the treated groups than in the control groups.Conclusions LFES might increase the expression of GFAP,which might be an important mechanism in improving brain plasticity after cerebral ischemia,aiding the recovery of the central nervous system and rebuilding its functioning.

BACKGROUND: There still was not any report about inducing stem cells into matured cells to form products in vitro.OBJECTIVE: To induce CD34+ cells of umbilical cord blood to differentiate into mature megakaryocytes, and to investigate the mechanism of production of platelets.DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING: This cytology in vitro study was conducted at the Central Laboratory of Xiangya Hospital and Xiangya Third Hospital from 2004 to 2006. MATERIALS: Umbilical cord was collected from healthy full-term pregnant puerperants at the Xiangya Hospital.METHODS: The CD34+ cells were isolated from umbilical cord blood by magnetic activated cell sorting (MACS) and then cultured in 24-well culture plate at 5x107/L in StemPro-34 serum-free medium, supplemented with L-glutamine, saturated human transferrin, CaCl2, insulin, deionized bovine serum albumin and recombinant human thrombopoietin at 37℃, under 0.05 volume fraction CO2 saturated humidity to be differentiated into megakaryocytes for 14-21 days. Cell medium was absorbed, and centrifuged to obtain supernatant. Samples were centrifuged again, and then supernatant was removed. The remaining was platelet-like particles in cell culture plate. Platelet was isolated from normal platelet-rich plasma.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The following parameters were measured: morphological changes in cultured cells and platelet-like particles in supematant; results of immunohistochemistry; observation results under a microscope; platelet aggregation; CD41 expression.RESULTS: At day 10, silk-like substances were found in megakaryocyte culture medium, with the presence of platelet-sized particles. The production of platelet-sized particles reached a peal at day 16. Cultured cells were strongly positively for platelet-specific antigen GP Ⅱb Ⅲa. Under the optical microscope, mature megakaryocytes were detected, with the presence of some immature megakaryocytes, and platelet-sized particles were found surrounding megakaryocytes. Under the electron microscope, a majority of mature megakaryocytes and a few apoptotic megakaryocytes were detected, and platelet-sized particles in the supernatant had the same size and structure with the platelet in the platelet-rich plasma. Some platelet surfaces were smooth or irregular. Platelet-sized particles in the supematant aggregated in response to thrombin as platelets in normal platelet-rich plasma. Flow cytometry demonstrated that the cultured platelets had the same high expression rate of CD41 as the platelets from platelet rich plasma.CONCLUSION: Umbilical cord blood CD34+ cells can be induced to differentiate into pudfied and mature megakaryocytes and platelets in vitro.

Objective To investigate the effects of functional electrical stimulation (FES) on motor function and the expression of bromodeoxyuridine (Brdu) + and glial fibrillary acid protein (GFAP) + in the subventricular zone (SVZ) of rats with acute cerebral infarction,and to explore it's mechanism. Methods A rat model of cerebral infarction was established using Longa's technique for middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) with an intraluminal filament.The rats were randomly divided into a FES group,a placebo stimulation group and a control group.In each group,rats were randomly allocated into 1 d,3 d,7 d and 14 d subgroups (6 rats/subgroup).Superficial electrodes were pasted on the paralyzed forelimbs of rats in the FES group for connecting with the FES instrument,and FES treatment was carried out with a current of 4-5 mA for 15 min on the third day after the MCAO operation to produce extension of the wrist and the digits of the paralyzed forelimb.The rats in the placebo stimulation group were pasted with electrodes,but no FES was administered and they received no other treatment.Neurological deficits were evaluated using the modified neurological severity score (mNSS) before treatment and on the 1 st,3rd,7th,and 14th day after treatment. BrdU and GFAP positive cells in the SVZ were detected by immunofluorescence techniques.Results After 7 or 14 days the motor function of rats in the FES group had improved significantly compared with the placebo stimulation and control groups.Compared with the other two groups,the expression levels of BrdU+ and GFAP+ cells in the ischemic SVZ in the FES group were significantly higher at the 3rd,7th and 14th day.Conclusion FES can improve motor function after acute cerebral infarction and also promote the proliferation and differentiation of neural stem cells in the SVZ.

Objective To analyze the clinical and electrophysiological features of one geneology with limbgirdle muscular dystrophy(LGMD). Methods Twenty-seven members of one family with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy(LGMD)were investigated.Fourteen of them were examined with electromyography(EMG)and their motor conduction velocities(MCV)and sensory conduction velocities(SCV)were measured.Among them,10 had no clinical manifestations,while 4 demonstrated symptoms and signs of LGMD. Results Three of the 4 patients had suffered from LGMD when young.They demonstrated the typical clinical features,including the progressive muscle weakness in the upper and lower extremities,positive Gower signs,duck gait,muscle atrophy distributed tO the proximal extremity,and no gastrocnemius hypertrophy.One subject presented atypical characteristics.The MCVs and SCVs of the 4 patients were normal,but neuropathic manifestations were found in the EMGS of 3 of them.and mixed neuropathic and myopathic manifestations were found in the EMG of the other.Conclusion LGMD patients in the same family can vary in their clinical characteristics.The longer the duration,the more severe the clinical features.Electrophysiological examination can reveal normal MCV and SCV but abnormal elctromyography.