BACKGROUND:Rabbit VX2 hepatocarcinoma models are characterized by expanded and infiltrative growth, abundant blood supply, similar pathological and imaging features to human hepatocelular carcinoma, so this model is ideal for imaging experiments. OBJECTIVE: To establish rabbit VX2 hepatocarcinoma models and compare two different laparotomy methods in establishing rabbit VX2 hepatocarcinoma models. METHODS:Thirty New Zealand rabbits were randomly divided into two groups: traditional laparotomy (tumor particles were directly embedded into the liver with tweezers) and improved laparotomy (tumor particles were injected into the liver through a 15G syringe needle). The growth features of the tumor established in two different ways were compared by ultrasound. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The tumor formation rate was 100% in the two groups; the single rate was respectively 50% and 90%; the ectopic implantation rate was 50% and 10%, there were significant differences between two groups (P < 0.05). The mortality rate within 2 weeks was 33% and 0 in the two groups, with significant differences (P < 0.05). The improved laparotomy method is feasible for modeling rabbit VX2 hepatocarcinoma, due to minimal injury, short operation time, high success rate and stable features.

Adult ; Female ; Gas Poisoning ; complications ; Humans ; Male ; Pulmonary Aspergillosis ; complications

Objective To economically investigate tertiary stroke rehabilitation treatment.Methods 3 tertiary rehabilitation networks were set up in Beijing.82 patients with acute cerebrovascular diseases were enrolled into the study according to standardized criteria in all centers and randomized into rehabilitation group and control group.Rehabilitation training was implemented according to standardized procedures.The patients in rehabilitation group were given rehabilitation training in acute stage for 28 days and then underwent long term rehabilitation'program for 6 months in rehabilitation centers or community rehabilitation settings.The patients in control group were only given rehabilitation training in acute stage for 28 days. Altogether 4 evaluations were conducted in one week after the onset and at the end of 1,3,6 months, respectively.Results Significant differences of motor function,ability of daily activities,quality of life evaluation and cost were found in the 1st,3rd and 6th month after the onset of diseases.The rehabilitation group surpassed the control group significantly.At the end of 6 months,the average of Barthel Index of rehabilitation group was 83.18?18.22 while that of control group was 63.69?12.73.At the end of 6 months,total cost of rehabilitation group was(56 420.0?17 831.8)Yuan and that of control group was (64 864.2?18 267.5)Yuan.The rehabilitation group had better cost/effectiveness and cost/utility.There was a significant difference of cost between two groups.The total rehabilitation cost of rehabilitation group was 4613 Yuan,accounting for 15.3%of all the cost.Conclusion The tertiary rehabilitation treatment for stroke patients has achieved better cost/effectiveness and cost/utility.In China pharmaceutical cost constitutes the major part of the stroke therapy while the rehabilitation cost only a small portion,which is significantly different from the situation in developed countries.

Objective To investigate the functional states of stroke patients using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) core sets for stroke. Methods Fifty in-patients with stroke participated in this study. Twenty-five patients less than one month after a stroke were assigned to the acute group, and another 25 patients with more than one month since their stroke were assigned to the sub-acute and chronic group. All the patients were assessed using the Glasgow coma scale, Rankin grading and the Barthel index. The ICF core set for stroke assessment was also used with both groups. The data was analyzed by using a Chi squared frequency test. Results Rankin grades and Barthel indices were significantly different between the two groups, and the functional states in the acute group were better than those in the sub-acute and chronic group. Some of the items, such as consciousness state, functions of structures adjoining the eyes, hearing, substitutive sound, accessory respiration, temperature regulation and protection function of the skin had no significant difference between the groups. The number of patients suffering from disorders of joint motion, joint stability, muscle endurance and control of voluntary movement was significantly greater in the sub-acute and chronic group than in the acute group. Both groups were influenced to different degrees by most of the environmental factors. Conclusion The ICF core sets correctly indicated joint motion, joint stability, muscle endurance and control of voluntary movement difficulties of stroke patients.

Objective To study the effects of nicotine on GDNF and dopamine content in striatum of Parkinson's disease (PD) rats.Methods 6-OHDA was stereoscopically injected to right side of the mesencephic ventral tegmental area (VTA) and substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc). Nicotine of different dosages was intraperitoneally injected into PD rats.With biochemical,immunohistochemical techniques, we observed the changes of GDNF expression and dopamine content in striatum.Results Nicotine was intraperitoneally injected into PD rat models before or after the operation,striatum GDNF expression and DA content had significant improvement as compared with PD group (P

Objective: To evaluate the clinical value of positron emission tomography/ computed tomography(PET/CT) with fluorine-18-labeled fluorodeoxyglucose(18F-FDG) in dectecting and diagnosing the recurrence and metastasis of colorectal cancer.Methods: The results of whole-body PET/CT of 68 patients with colorectal cancer were analyzed retrospectively.The average follow-up time was 15.8 months.The diagnosis of recurrence tumor and/or metastasis was based on pathologic examination,colonoscopy,multi-modality imaging and clinical follow-up.Results: Fifty-five of the 68 patients had recurrence and /or metastasis but no recurrence was found in the other 13 cases.The sensitivity,specificity and accuracy of PET/CT in detecting recurrent and metastatic tumor were 96.4%,76.9% and 92.6% respectively.PET/CT successfully detected one or several malignant insidious lesions in 8 cases with negative findings by CT and /or ultrasonography,and it revaeled more malignant lesions than CT and ultrasonography in 30.9%(17/55)of the patients.The clinical therapeutic strategies were changed in 11 case duo to the results of PET/CT,and the influence rate of PET/CT was 16.2%.The metastasis was mainly confined in the liver,lung,peritoneal cavity and retroperitoneal region.In the examination of the 24 patients with increased serum CEA,the positive rate of PET/CT was 91.7%.Conlusion: PET/CT can detect the recurrence and metastasis of colorectal cancer with high sensitivity and accuracy.

Objective To evaluate the practical value of ERCP for etiologic diagnosis and treatment of postcholecystectomy syndrome(PCS).Methods A retrospective review of 116 cases of postcholecystectomy syndrome received ERCP in the recent four years in our hospital was undertaken.Of the116 cases,80 cases(68.97 %) had the indications for therapeutic ERCP and were treated by endoscopy.Results The bile duct was visualized in all of the 116 cases(100 %),and the pancreatic duct was visualized in 97 cases(83.62 %).The etiology of PCS was choledocholithiasis in 56 cases(48.28 %),diverticulum adjacent to duodenal papilla or papilla with in the diverticulm in 19 cases(16.37 %),residual of long cystic duct with stones in 15 cases(12.93 %),benign stenosis of terminal commom bile duct in 13 cases(11.20 %),sphincter of oddi dysfuction in 4 cases(3.45 %),tumour of doudenal papilla in 3 cases(2.59 %),stenosis of injured bile duct in 2 cases(1.73 %),sclerosing cholangitis in one case(0.86 %),cholangiocarcinoma in one case(0.86 %),remnant gallbladder with stones in one cases(0.86 %),and chronic pancreatic ductal lithiasis in one case(0.86 %).Fifty-seven cases were treated by EST stone extraction,20 cases by ERBD,23 cases by ENBD,1 case by EMBE,and 1 case by EPS extraction.In the 80 cases treated with endoscopy,75 cases were followed up for 3~12 months,with relief of symptons in 74 cases(98.67 %).Conclusions ERCP is the gold standard for etiologic diagnosis of PCS.PCS is an indication for therapy by ERCP.Therapeutic ERCP is the preferred treatment of PCS cases with an indication for endoscopic treatment.

Objective To study the assiociation of-866G/A polymorphism in the promoter of uncoupling protein 2(UCP2)gene in patients with type 2 diabetes and B-cell function in Han population in Nanjing.Methods For the case-control study,PCR-RFLP method was used to determine the distributions of allele and genotype frequencies of-866G/A polymorphism in the human UCP2 gene in 229 type 2 diabetic patients and 196 normal control subjects.All of the testees accepted oral glucose tolerance test and insulin releasing test to detect B-cell secretion function and insulin sensitivity.Results The distribution of genotype and allele frequencies of-866G/A polymorphism in the promoter of the human UCP2 gene were significantly different between type 2 diabetic patients and normal control subjects(?2=6.555,P=0.038;?2=6.363,P=0.012 respectively).The frequency of A/A genotype and A allele in type 2 diabetic were significantly higher than that in contrast(OR=1.99,OR=1.42 respectively,both P

Objective To study the effect of lead exposure in different development periods (father BBLL and mother BBLL,MPBLL,UCBLL,IBLL,CBLL) on children behavior problems. Methods From 1996 to 2004,a nine-year epidemiological cohort study was conducted in a place with severe environmental lead pollution, Guichi district of Chizhou city in Anhui province, China. 210 newly-married couples with the intention to pregnancy and living around a lead and zinc smelt factory from Dec,1996 to Dec,1998 until delivery and then their offspring were chosen. 161 children were investigated through the questionnaires and Achenbach child behavior checklist(CBCL)at Nov,2001 and Aug,2004. Meanwhile, 210 couples baseline blood (father BBLL and mother BBLL), 93 mid-pregnancy blood(MPBLL), 98 umbilical cord blood (UCBLL),165 blood of infants(IBLL), 161 blood of children (CBLL) were collected to determined the levels of lead by PE-AA800 atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Results Geometric mean of mother BBLL, father BBLL, children BLL, infants BLL, UCBLL and MPBLL were (62.71?2.18)?g/L,(72.93?2.06)?g/L, (91.93?1.58)?g/L, (130.39?1.88)?g/L, (54.32?2.11)?g/L and (50.93?1.95)?g/L respectively,and the proportion of blood lead level at which were higher than 100 ?g/L were 32.38%, 38.10%, 45.34%, 43.03%, 10.20%, 9.68% respectively. In 161 infants, the incidence of abnormal behavior problems was 16.1%. The scores of delinquent and abruption in boys were significant higher than those in girls, while the scores of depression and social withdrawal in girls were higher than those in boys. The single correlative and the multiple stepwise regression analysis showed that the score of abruption was positively correlated significantly with MPBLL(?=0.162,P

Objective To observe the cerebral activation by functional MRI(F MRI) during the thumb movement in different motor fashion. Methods Four stroke patients with hemiplegia were involved in this study During the examination by F MRI, these patients were asked to move thumbs in passive, active and overcoming resistance fashion. Results (1) During the thumb at unaffected side moving in active fashion, functional activity was observed in the contralateral primary motor cortex In passive fashion, however, functional activity was observed in contralateral somatosensory cortex The overcoming resistance motor test was associated with activity in bilateral primary motor cortex and somatosensory cortex (2) The same motor tests were made in movement of the thumb at affected side , functional activity appeared not only in primary motor cortex, somatosensory cortex of affected side, but also in basal ganglia(affected area), frontal lobe, supplementary motor cortex, somatosensory cortex, and contralateral primary motor cortex. Conclusion These results have proved the neurorehabilitation theory such as neuroplasticity and so on