Adrenomedullin (ADM) has wide distribution in the body and has many biological effects,which participates in many physiological and pathological processes.What's more,it is closely related to the degree of malignancy,prognosis and metastasis of tumors.ADM has different effects on different types of cells via one or more signal pathways,so that can product various effects.It also provides a new treatment strategy for preventing or slowing the progress of the cancer.

Objective To investigate the expression and significance of transforming growth factor-beta1(TGF-? 1),transforming growth factor-beta receptor typeⅠ(TGF-? RⅠ) in human ovarian carcinoma. Methods Inmmunohistochemical SP method was used to detect the expression of TGF-? 1 and TGF-? RI in 85 cases of benign and malignant ovarian tumors. Results The positive rate of TGF-? 1 in benign and malignant ovarian tumors was significantly higher than that in the normal ovarian tissues(P

The present of atlanto-axial pedicle screw fixation through posterior approach provide a new remedy for treating instability of pillow and cervical. A lot of researches have reported feasibility of atlanto-axial pedicle screw fixation, the results showed that it had advantages of easily exposure, less blood loss, shorter operative time, especially in treating as remedy fixation for atlanto-axial joint screw, atlas lateral mass screws and pedicle screw caused by injuries of tumor,inflammation and trauma. If not done properly, it can cause serious complications, such as iatrogenic fracture,injuries of vertebral artery and cervical spinal cord. Therefore,the safty and effectiveness of atlanto-axial pedicle screw fixation may be focus of research.
Atlanto-Axial Joint ; surgery ; Bone Screws ; utilization ; Cervical Atlas ; surgery ; Fracture Fixation, Internal ; instrumentation ; methods ; trends ; Humans ; Spinal Fractures ; surgery

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Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of Qianyang Mixture for the treatment of perimenopause hypertension. Methods Eighty cases of perimenopause hypertension patients were randomly divided into treatment group and control group, with 40 cases in each group. The two groups were given Amlodipine Besylate Tablets for oral taking, one tablet each time, once a day. The treatment group was treated with Qianyang Mixture, 35 mL for each time, twice a day, 1 h after meal. Course of treatment was 12 weeks. The changes of blood pressure, heart rate and sex hormone level of patients in both groups were observed, and efficacy of TCM syndrome were evaluated. Results After treatment, the heart rate, average daily blood pressure and morning blood pressure of the treatment group were lower than those of the control group, with statistical significance (P<0.05);After the treatment, the levels of estradiol in the treatment group were higher than those in the control group, with statistical significance (P<0.05). The total effective rate was 92.5% (37/40) in the treatment group and 80.0% (32/40) in the control group, with statistical significance (P<0.05). Conclusion Qianyang Mixture can obviously reduce blood pressure and heart rate of patients with perimenopause hypertension, and can regulate hormone levels, improve TCM symptoms.

OBJECTIVE:To investigate the characteristics of serious ADR in psychiatric hospital,and to provide reference for effective and safe use of drugs in the clinic. METHODS:114 cases of serious ADR in our hospital from 2004 to 2015 were ana-lyzed retrospectively in terms of general information,primary disease,route of administration,dosage form,drug types,organs or systems involved in ADR and clinical manifestations,top 5 ADR-inducing drugs and main clinical manifestations,etc. RESULTS:Of 114 serious ADR cases,the number of female was more than that of male(71/43). Patients aged 21-30 years old took up the greatest proprotion(35 cases,30.70%). The main involved primary disease was schizophrenia(54 cases,47.37%). Oral adminis-tration-induced ADR was most common(103 cases,90.35%). The main involved drugs were antipsychotics,occupying the great-est proportion(75 cases,65.79%). Digestive system involved was the most common(53 cases,42.74%), Olanzapine tablets had the highest incidence of serious ADR (23 cases,18.55%),the main clinical manifestation were both abnormal liver function. There were 8 cases of new serious ADR (7.02%). Most of the ADR can be cured after drug withdrawal or countermeasures,no death case was found. CONCLUSIONS:Psychiatric drugs can induce serious ADR as treat psychiatric disease,among which the in-cidence of ADR induced by Olanzapine tablets is the highest and mainly manifestes digestive system symptoms. It is suggested to strengthen serious ADR monitoring to promote the safe use of drugs.

ABSTRACT:Objective To study the expressions of adrenomedullin (ADM)andβ-catenin in human osteosarcoma of different differentiation grading and their clinical significance.Methods We chose 33 cases of human osteosarcoma with different pathological grading (14 cases of high differentiation grading and 1 9 cases of low grading)and 10 cases of human osteochondroma to detect the expressions of ADM protein,total (T)β-catenin and phosphorylated (P)β-catenin using immunohistochemical method. Results The expression of ADM was detected in the cytoplasm.In osteosarcomas of higher and lower differentiation grading,the positive rate of ADM was 57.1% (8/14)and 100% (1 9/1 9),respectively,with significant differences (P =0.003<0.05).The expression of T-β-catenin was observed in both the cytoplasm and the nucleus in higher differentiation grading and in only cytoplasm in lower grading.In osteosarcomas of higher and lower differentiation grading,the positive rate of T-β-catenin was 85.7%(12/14)and 94.7% (18/1 9),with no significant difference (P =0.561>0.05).The expression of P-β-catenin was detected in the cytoplasm.In osteosarcomas of higher and lower differentiation grading,the positive rate of P-β-catenin was 35.7% (5/14)and 78.9% (1 5/1 9),with a significant difference (P =0.029 <0.05).There was a significant correlation between ADM and P-β-catenin (r =0.424,P =0.025<0.05),but no significant correlation between ADM and T-β-catenin (P = 0.078 > 0.05 )or between T-β-catenin and P-β-catenin (P = 0.052 > 0.05 ).Conclusion The expressions of ADM and P-β-catenin proteins and the different distributions of expression of T-β-catenin protein in cytoplasm and/or nucleus are important indicators for judging the pathological grading of osteo-sarcoma.

Objective To investigate the growth inhibition of β-elemene in ECV-304 cells,and study it's meaning to anti-angiogenesis in tumors.Methods The IC50 value of β-elemene in ECV-304 cells were got through MTT assay.Under treatment of β-elemene in ECV-304 cell,flow cytometry(FCM)was used to investigated the changing of cell cycle,electron microscope was used to show the morphological al-terations,agarose gel electrophoresis was used to detect effection on cells'DNA.Results The proliferation of ECV-304 cells was significantly inhibited by β-elemene,the IC50 value was (58.3 ±8.1)μg/ml.By FCM,we observed Cell cycle was significantly arrested in G0 /G1 phase under 60μg/ml treatment(P <0.05),apoptotic cells increased with the increase of drug concentrations.Typical apoptotic morphological alterations were found under electron microscope.Characteristic DNA-ladder standing for apoptosis was showed in agarose gel electrophoresis.Conclusions β-elemene can significantly inhibit ECV-304 cells'pro-liferation By inducing apoptosis.

Objective The study was to evaluate DWI for quantifying liver fibrosis. Methods A total of 12 volunteers, 47 patients who had chronic HBV or HCV hepatitis and underwent liver biopsy [Scheuer score for fibrosis(S) and inflammation(G)] were enrolled in this study. They were scanned using a 1.5 T MR unit with b value of 0,250,500,750, 1000 s/mm~2. ADCs at b_(250-1000) and b_(500-1000) were the average ADCs of b=250, 500, 750, 1000 s/mm~2 and b=500, 750, 1000 s/mm~2. The studied the correlation between Scbeuer scores and ADC values, and conducted Mann-Whitney U test and Logistic regression to evaluate ADC for prediction of fibrosis scores. Results The average ADCs were (1.41± 0.11),(1.37±0.09), (1.27±0.05), (1.26±0.04), (1.22±0.06) mm~2/s respectively from SO to S4, stage at b=750 s/mm~2 (F=18.31, P<0.01). With the increase of fibrosis score, the average ADC decreased gradually, the two were better negatively correlated at b_(250-1000)(r=-0.727, P<0.01) than other b values. Using b_(750) and the two combined b values, the found significantly lower ADCs in S2 or greater versus S1 or less and in S3 or greater versus S2 or less fibrosis (P<0.01). The best predictor for S2 or greater was b_(750) with the largest AUC of 0.909, sensitivity of 85.7%, and specificity of 100.0% (ADC ≤1.35×10~(-3) mm~2/s). The best predictor for S3 or greater was b_(250-1000) with the largest AUC of 0.864, sensitivity of 69.6%, and specificity of 95.8% (ADC≤1.53×10~(-3) mm~2/s). Conclusion DWI can be a good predictor for scoring liver fibrosis for S2 or S3 stage above, while b_(750) and the combined b values are suitable for evaluation.

Objective To evaluate the preliminary clinical outcome of the screw fixation of minimally displaced scaphoid fracture assisted by computerized imaging reconstruction and preoperative planning system.Methods From March 2013 to Feburary 2014,Five screws on five patients were treated.We calculated and designed the position of scaphoid screw guide wire and ensured the guide wire centrally placed in the scaphoid by using the computerized imaging reconstruction and preoperative planning system software.The appropriate length of the screw was measured too in the software.We also identified the entry and exit points of the guide wire on the custom orthoses splinting the wrist joint.Five patients with scaphoid fractures were treated with percutaneous screw fixation under the guidance of a C-arm fluoroscopy and a guide wire were inserted based on the entry and exit points calculated preoperatively.All of the scaphoid fracture was nondisplaced or less than 1 mm.The modified MAYO wrist scoring system was used to evaluate the pain,function and range of motion for the wrist joint during follow up.Results Total surgical time was 28.8 min (25-39 min)and Fluoroscopy time was 18.4 s (11-23 s).The fracture healing was observed at routine 8 weeks follow up.No complication such as infection or fixation failure was reported.Modified MAYO wrist score was 83.8 (81-88)at average followup at 15 months (6-12 months).Conclusion Computer assisted percutaneous screw fixation is an effective method for the treatment of nondisplaced scaphoid fractures.It leads to significantly reduced guidewire placement time and radiological exposure time while provides accurate placement of the screw.