Anti-Infective Agents ; administration & dosage ; Clinical Competence ; Hematologic Diseases ; Hospitals, Special ; manpower ; Humans ; Medical Staff, Hospital

Acupuncture Therapy ; instrumentation ; methods ; Adult ; Aged ; Female ; Hot Temperature ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Needles ; Spondylosis ; therapy ; Treatment Outcome ; Young Adult

Acute Disease ; Combined Modality Therapy ; Humans ; Pancreatitis ; therapy ; Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing ; therapy

Objective: To investigate the effect of oat on blood glucose、insulin and serum lipid in aged patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus.Methods: Blood glucose(FBG,PBG),insulin(F-INS,P-INS) and serum lipid(TG,TC) were determined in eighty aged patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus before and after 50-100 g oat intake. Results: FBG,PBG and P-INS were decreased significantly(P

Objective: To investigate the relationship between attributional style and personality. Methods: We measured undergraduates with Attributional Style Questionnaire(ASQ)and Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire(16-PF).Results: Students with high-sensitivity, high-insecurity, high-tension, anxiety, not tough poise and low marks in Mental Health are apt to have negative attributional style. These personalities are the nuclear personalities of negative attributional style. Students with high-suspiciousness, high-insecurity,anxiety and low marks in Academic Achievement and Adjustment are apt to attribute fatefully. Conclusion: The nuclear personalities for negative attributional style are high-sensitivity, high-insecurity, high-tension, anxiety, not tough poise and low marks in Mental Health.

AIM To study the hepato-protection of indole-3-carbinol (I3C), one of glucosinolate compounds in cruciferous vegetables, on ethanol-induced hepatotoxicity. METHODS Ethanol 50 mmol?L -1 was used to induce hepatotoxicity in precision liver-cut slices of rats. The release of glutamic pyruvic transaminase(GTP), glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and glutathione S-transferase (GST) into culture medium, and aniline hydroxylase (ANH) and alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) in cytosol of hepatocytes in the precision liver-cut were measured with different doses of I3C. The histopathological observation of liver slices was also done to evaluate the effect of I3C. RESULTS The release of GTP, GOT, GST and LDH in the medium increased significantly when the slices were treated with 50 mmol?L -1 ethanol for 4 h. I3C at concentrations of 100～400 ?mol?L -1 effectively reduced the release of GTP, GOT, GST and LDH in the medium of ethanol-treated slices. Meanwhile, the activities of cytosol ANH and ADH decreased to the normal levels. The histopathological changes of liver slices induced by ethanol were lessened by I3C treatment. CONCLUSION I3C can markedly protect rat liver slices from ethanol-induced hepatotoxicity, which partly results from the change of ethanol metabolism in liver.

Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of Pinggan Yishen Ditan Decoction (Liver-Calming Kidney-Boosting Phlegm-Flushing Decoction) for hypertensive obesity and its possible mechanism.Methods Sixty cases of hypertensive obesity were randomly divided into Chinese medicine group (Chinese medicine was added on the basis of treatment in control group) and control group.The treatment course lasted for 8 weeks.Blood pressure (BP),body weight,waist circum-ference(WC),waist-to-hip ratio(WHR),metabolism parameters,fasting insulin(FINS) and Leptin were observed and compared before and after treatment.Results There was significant difference in SBP,DBP,BMI,WC,WHR,FPG,TC,TG,HDL-C,LDL-C,FINS,Leptin and ISI after treatment in Chinese medicine group (P

Objective To evaluate the biomechanical characteristics of the long U-shaped hollow pedicle screw system for percutaneous fixation of thoracolumbar fractures.Methods Models of vertebral compression fracture were created by flexion in 8 fresh cadaveric samples of thoracolumbar spine.The models were divided into 2 equal groups according to the fixation system applied.In group A conventional pedicle screws were used while in group B long U-shaped hollow pedicle screws were used.The yield compressive strength,axial compression stiffness,bending stiffness,torque and torsional stiffness of all the fixated spines in the 2 groups were tested by the bio-mechanical electrical measurement and compared as well.Results The conventional pedicle screws and long U-shaped hollow pedicle screws showed no significant differences regarding yield compressive strength (3450.02 ± 110.03 MPa vs.3430.04 ± 102.12 MPa),axial compressionstiffness (407.52 ± 33.02 N/mm vs.395.04 ± 26.46 N/mm),bending stiffness (305.14 ± 26.53 N · cm/Degvs.295.12±23.80 N · cm/Deg),torque (6.45±0.25 N · m vs.6.25±0.21 N · m) or torsional stiffness (0.54±0.04N·cm/Degvs.0.52±0.03N·cm/Deg) (P＞ 0.05).Conclusion The long U-shaped hollow pedicle screw system can satisfy the biomechanical requirements for fixation of thoracolumbar fractures and can function as well as the conventional pedicle screw system.

Objective To investigate distributions and drug resistance of pathogens in cirrhotic ascites comphcated with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP). Methods Results of bacterial culture and drug sensitivity tests of 117 aacitie specimens from cirrhotic patients with SBP were analyzed retrospectively. Results From the 117 ascitie specimens, 117 bacterial strains were isolated, among which 71 (60.68%)were gram-negative bacteria, 45 (38.46%) were gram-positive bacteria. The isolated strains were highly resistant to antibacterial agents, especially for Escherchia coli and Staphylococcu, the resistances to most antibiotics were above 60%. Conclusions High drug resistances were common for pathogenic bacteria in aacites of liver cirrhosis patients complicated with SBP.

The myelodysplastic syndrome(MDS) comprise a heterogeneous group of clonal disorders.A unique aspect of MDS is the notion that both bone marrow failure and the propensity toward development of acute leukemia coexist. Origin of abnormal clone with MDS occurs at the level of multipotent progenitors or above it. Recently some kinds of MDS were observed the abnormal clone has been potentially originated from normal CD+34 CD-38 Thy-1 + hematopoietic stem cells. The abnormal clones with different chromosomal abnormality have different distribution. With the propotion of abnormal clonality increasing MDS has aggravated. Coherent result will provide new insight into the clinical diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of MDS by strengthening the research of MDS clonality.