Objective To observe the clinical effect of abdominal Tuina and acupuncture in treating Swiss generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Methods 80 patients of GAD caused by liver depression-qi stagnation were randomly recruited into a treatment group and a control group, 40 patients in each. The treatment group was treated with abdominal tuina & acupuncture; while the control group was treated with acupuncture exclusively. Clinical effects and hamilton anxiety scale (HAMA) score were observed in both groups before and after the treatment. Results ①There was significant difference in total efficacy between the two groups CP<0.05), and the treatment group was better than the control group. ②The HAMA score of the two groups after the treatment was lower than that before the treatment, and the difference was significant (P< 0.05). There was also significant difference of HAMA score between the two groups after the treatment (/><0.05), with the treatment group showing better results than the control group. Conclusion Abdominal tuina combined with acupuncture has sound effects in treating Swiss GAD due to liver depression-qi stagnation.

Objective To explore the standardized procedures of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG).Methods The clinical data of 153 patients with obesity who underwent LSG at the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University from December 2010 to December 2014 were retrospectively analyzed.All the 153 patients were divided into 3 groups:22 patients in the first stage group were admitted to the hospital from December 2010 to September 2011,57 patients in the second stage group were admitted to the hospital from October 2011 to December 2013 and 74 patients in the third stage group were admitted to the hospital from January 2014 to December 2014.In the first stage group,1.1 cm gastroscope in diameter was introduced into the pylorus as a support,great curve of stomach with 5 cm distances from the pylorus was cut using a green cartridge,and then blue cartridges were used at the body and fundus of stomach.The 3-0 vicryl continuous and whole-layer suture was performed.The routine abdominal drainage was ended at postoperative hour 24 without the gastric tube placement.In the second stage group,36 Fr bougie tube was placed at the gastric antrum,cutting at the proximal 5 cm from pylorus was performed using a green cartridge,and then blue cartridges were used.The 3-0 Vicryl interrupted and wholelayer suture was performed at the reinforcement of staple lines,and no drainage tube was placed.In the third stage group,36 Fr bougie tube was placed at the gastric antrum,cutting at the proximal 3 cm from pylorus was performed using two green cartridges,and then blue cartridges were used.The 3-0 vicryl continuous and whole-layer suture was performed at the reinforcement of staple lines,and no drainage tube was placed.Other common perioperative management included as follows:free greater omentum was done by the supersonic knife.Patients had outof-bed activity after waking up and intake of water and fluid diet at postoperative hour 6-8,including oral liquid diet of 300-500 mL at postoperative hour 24 and 500-1 000 mL at postoperative hour 48.Patients were followed up till May 2015,and return visit at postoperative month 1,3,6,9 and 12 within 1 year and once every 6 months after postoperative year 2.The operation time,volume of intraoperative blood loss,duration of hospital stay and excess weight loss (EWL) percentage were analyzed.Comparison of count data was analyzed by the chi-square test.Measurement data with normal distribution were presented as-x± s.Comparisons among groups were evaluated with the one-way ANOVA and chi-square test.Results All the patients received successfully LSG without conversion to open surgery,perioperative reoperation and death.Four patients were complicated with intraoperative injury,including 3 patients with liver injury and 1 patient with hepatic round ligament injury.No intraoperative and postoperative hemorrhea,postoperative gastric leakage and obstruction were detected.The operation time,volume of intraoperative blood loss,duration of hospital stay and 1-year EWL were (91 ± 31) minutes,(51 ± 33) mL,(4.1 ± 3.4) days,67％ ± 12％ in the first stage group,(56 ± 27) minutes,(24 ± 20) mL,(3.1 ± 2.7) days,65 ％ ± 14％ in the second stage group and (54 ± 18) minutes,(21 ± 20) mL,(3.0 ± 2.1) days,68％ ± 24％ in the third stage group,respectively.There were significant differences in the operation time and intraoperative volume of blood loss among the 3 groups (F =7.471,6.037,P ＜0.05).There was no significant difference in the duration of hospital stay and 1-year EWL among the 3 groups (F =1.439,2.296,P ＞ 0.05).All the patients were followed up.Nineteen patients with sleep apnea had complete remission of symptoms at postoperative month 3.Twenty-one patients with polycystic ovary syndrome had remission of symptoms after operations.Of 27 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus,25 patients had remission of symptoms at postoperative year 1 and 2 patients had improvement of symptoms.Fifty-seven of 79 patients with lipid metabolism disorders returned to normal at postopera tive year 1.One hundred and twelve patients with fatty liver were improved after operation.Conclusions LSG is safe and feasible with a standardized operative procedure.Whole-layer suture may be prevent the leakage and no placement of gastric tube and drainage tube after operation can reduce the incidence of complications.

Objective To explore the clinical effects of metabolic surgery on obese adolescents.Methods The clinical data of 28 obese adolescents who were admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University from June 2010 to January 2014 were retrospectively analyzed.Patients underwent gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy according to their own intention and were followed up regularly at 1,3,6,9 months after surgery till October 2014.The perioperative conditions and postoperative effecacies of patients were observed.The measurement data with normal distribution were presented as-x ± s,the comparisons of weight-loss trends among different surgeries were analyzed by the repeated measures ANOVA.Results All surgeries were performed under laparoscope without severe complications or deaths,including 16 cases of gastric bypass and 12 cases of sleeve gastrectomy.The median operation time and duration of postoperative stay were 136.5 minutes (range,60.0-320.0 minutes) and 4 days (range,2-8 days),respectively.Three patients had perioperative complications.All patients received postoperative follow-ups.The median body mass index(BMI) at postoperative month 1,3,6,9 were 36.1 kg/m2,33.2 kg/m2,30.2 kg/m2 and 28.4 kg/m2,and mean excess weight loss (EWL) rate were 24.6％,40.4％,55.1％ and 63.9％.The BMIs before operation and at postoperative month 1,3,6,9 were (43 ± 6) kg/m2,(37 ± 5) kg/m2,(34 ± 4) kg/m2,(30 ± 4) kg/m2 and (29 ± 4) kg/m2 in patients undergoing gastric bypass,and (39±4)kg/m2,(35±4)kg/m2,(32 ±5)kg/m2,(31 ±4)kg/m2 and (28 ±4)kg/m2 in patients undergoing sleeve gastrectomy,respectively.The EWL at postoperative month 1,3,6,9 were 24％ ± 9％,40％±9％,59％ ± 12％ and 65％ ± 12％ in patients undergoing gastric bypass,and 25％ ±9％,41％ ± 15％,49％ ± 16％ and 63％ ± 17％ in patients undergoing sleeve gastrectomy,respectively.There was no difference in the change of BMI and EWL between gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy (F =0.777,0.332,P ＞ 0.05).Four patients undergoing gastric bypass were found to have nutritional complications in follow-up and recovered after symptomatic treatment.Concltsion Bariatric surgery is safe and feasible for obese adolescents with a significant weight loss.However relevant nutrition complications may occur,it is significant to sustain a long-term followup and nutrition intervention,and the choice of surgical procedures should follow the principle of individuation.

Objective To investigate the efficacies of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy + duodenojejunal bypass (DJB) and laparoscopic gastric bypass in the treatment of patients with non-obese type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).Methods The clinical data of 42 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and body mass index (BMI) ＜ 30 kg/m2 received surgical treatment at the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University from January 2012 to June 2013 were retrospectively analyzed.Fifteen patients received laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy + DJB (Sleeve + DJB group),and 27 received Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB group).The follow-up time for all the patients was more than 6 months.The decrease of BMI,complete remission of T2DM,decrease of fasting glycemia and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbAlc),postoperative nutritional condition and the incidence of complications of the 2 groups were compared.The measurement data were analyzed using the t test and the repeated measurement chi-square test.Results The operation time of the Sleeve + DJB group and the RYGB group were (137 ± 61)minutes and (89 ± 43) minutes,with significant difference between the 2 groups (t =6.158,P ＜ 0.05).No mortality and hemorrhage,bowel obstruction and anastomotic stenosis were detected.One patient was complicated with bile leakage in the Sleeve + DJB group,and was cured by conservative treatment 5 days later.The levels of fasting glucose before operation and at postoperative month 1,3,6 were (8.9 ± 0.7) mmol/L,(5.8 ± 1.3) mmoL/L,(5.6 ±1.8) mmol/L and (5.7 ± 0.3) mmol/L in the Sleeve + DJB group,and (9.9 ± 1.2) mmol/L,(6.9 ± 0.8) mmol/L,(6.6 ± 2.2) mmol/L and (5.6 ± 0.8) mmol/L,with no significant difference between the 2 groups (F =1.670,2.932,0.444,0.158,P ＞ 0.05).The levels of HbAle before operation and at postoperative months 1,3,6 were 7.4％± 1.4％,6.5％ ±0.6％,5.7％±0.5％,5.9％ ±0.6％ in the Sleeve + DJB group,and 7.7％± 2.0％,6.8％ ± 1.3％,5.7％±0.8％,5.6％ ± 1.1％ in the RYGB group,with no significant difference between the 2 groups (F =0.055,0.125,0.005,0.286,P ＞ 0.05).The remission rates of T2DM of the Sleeve + DJB group and the RYGB group were 14/15 and 74.1％ (20/27) at postoperative month 6,with no significant difference between the 2 groups (x2 =2.320,P ＞ 0.05).The decrease rate of BMI of the Sleeve + DJB group and the RYGB group were 18.2％±9.5％ and 21.2％ ± 4.9％,with no significant difference between the 2 groups (t =0.982,P ＞0.05).The numbers of patients with postoperative anaemia,avitaminosis and diarrhea were 0,0,2 in the Sleeve + DJB group and 3,2,6 in the RYGB group,with no significant difference between the 2 groups (x2=1.795,1.167,0.908,P ＞0.05).The BMIs of all the patients were above 19 kg/m2.Conclusion The effects and incidence of postoperative complications of Sleeve + DJB for the treatment of T2DM are comparable to those of RYGB.Sleeve + DJB has less interference on the nutritional condition of patients compared with RYGB.

Objective To assess the lipid profiles of obese patients undergoing laparoscopic gastric by-pass surgery.Methods A retrospective observational study was performed , involving 25 patients(BMI>28 kg/m2 ) who consecutively underwent gastric bypass surgery in the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical Univer -sity from Oct.2010 to Dec.2012.For the surgery, a small gastric pouch about 30 ml was performed with 100 cm biliopancreatic limb and 100-200 cm alimentary limb.Total cholesterol(TC),triglycerides(TG),high density lip-oprotein( HDL) and low density lipoprotein ( LDL) at baseline and 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after surgery were measured.Related complications were recorded .Results All surgeries were performed laparoscopically and no serious complications occurred .TC, TG, and LDL significantly reduced after the surgery (P<0.05 for all).In-versely, HDL disclosed a significant rise(P<0.05).Of the lipid profiles at baseline, only HDL concentration displayed a correlation with BMI .Percentage of excess weight loss ( PEWL ) displayed significant correlation with the variety of TG、LDL、HDL after surgery(P<0.05 for all).Conclusions Laparoscopic gastric bypass is a safe operation which improves the lipid metabolism of obese patients .The operation can decrease the concentration of TC, TG, LDL and increase HDL level .

In this paper, the content of moisture, ethanol-soluble extractives, total saponins and polysaccharide of different tuber samples of Hemsleya zhejiangensis, from different localities, years and seasons, were detected based upon Chinese Pharmacopoeia 2010 version. The samples of roots, stems and leaves in summer were detected as well. The results are mainly as follows. (1)With tuber quality increasing, the content of total saponins increased and then decreased. The individual quality of tubers getting 594.06 g, the content of total saponins reached the peak. (2) The content of active ingredients in different localities was significantly different, and the population of Wuyanling had the maximum content of total saponins and polysaccharide. (3) The content of active ingredients revealed stability between the years 2012 and 2013, but the content of polysaccharide was significantly different. The content in 2012 was higher than that of 2013. (4) The content of active ingredients reached the peak in autumn, which was the best harvest season. (5) Among different component content detection of nutritional organs, tubers had the maximum content of ethanol-soluble extractives, total saponins and polysaccharide. Leaves also contained higher content of ethanol-soluble extractives and total saponins than roots and stems. All of these provide theoretical basis for plant, harvest and production of H. zhejiangensis, which is an endemic, rare, and endangered medicinal plants.
China ; Cucurbitaceae ; chemistry ; growth & development ; metabolism ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; analysis ; metabolism ; Plant Leaves ; chemistry ; growth & development ; metabolism ; Plant Roots ; chemistry ; growth & development ; metabolism ; Plant Tubers ; chemistry ; growth & development ; metabolism ; Plants, Medicinal ; chemistry ; growth & development ; metabolism

Objective To investigate the relationship between androgen receptor CAG-gene polymorphism and androgen in male with salt sensitive hypertension.Methods Through the oral saline loading test and furosemide volume method male hypertension group were divided into salt-sensitive (SS group) and salt-insensitive (SR group).The samples from 161 males were selected in the study,including salt sensitive hypertension patients (SS group,61/161),salt-insensitive hypertension patients (SR group,40/161) and age-matched healthy samples (control group,60/161).All samples were sequenced with an analysis method (CAG) n repeated polymorphism,and determinated of total testosterone (TT) and free testosterone (FT) level in serum by electrochemiluminescence immunoassay.Results The number of CAG repeats was 14～34,average 22.4± 2.7.The CAG repeats of SS,SR and control group were 23.5±3.75,22.3±3.17 and 21.8±2.95,respectively.There were significant differences among the three groups (t=2.627～ 3.257,all P＜0.05).The level of TT and FT in SS and SR group were decreased compared with that of control group.At the same time,the level of SS group was lower,and there were significant differences among the three groups (t=2.524～ 3.826,all P＜0.05).Conclusion The androgen receptor gene repeat length and androgen levels are associated with male hypertension,especially salt-sensitive hypertension.Long (CAG) n repeat polymorphism maybe a genetic factor in the pathogenesis of hypertension.Plasma androgen levels may be used as a predictor of male salt sensitive hypertension.

It is to observe the therapeutic action of Guizhi Fuling capsule and the combination of active ingredients on model rats with uterine leiomyoma. The hysteromyoma rats models was established in rats by loading eatrogen, to observe the effect on pathological condition of uterus, uterus wet weight, the content of estradiol and progesterone. Guizhi Fuling capsule and the combination of active ingredients remarkably decreased uterus weight, restrained the excess proliferation of the smooth muscle of uterus, decreased the estraiol and progesterone in blood serum. Guizhi Fuling capsule and the combination of active ingredients can restrain the formation of hysteromyoma in a dose-dependent manner. Perhaps the combination of active ingredients is the material foundation of antihysteromyoma.
Animals ; Capsules ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Estradiol ; blood ; Female ; Leiomyoma ; blood ; drug therapy ; pathology ; Progesterone ; blood ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar ; Uterine Neoplasms ; blood ; drug therapy ; pathology

A diving decompression procedure is a specific rule that divers should follow when they ascend and get out of water. It comes from the decompression theory and algorithm and is designed for the prevention of decompression sickness. With the ， ， development of diving technology and diving medicine the decompression procedures are constantly innovated and the new ， decompression procedure can be used in diving practice after safety verification. In principle the safety verification of ， decompression procedures should be conducted on animal experiments before human experiments and the risks of ， decompression sickness and oxygen toxicity should be systematically assessed. However the assessment methods used in ， ， ， different studies differ greatly thus it is urgent to establish a standard and universal verification system. Traditionally the risk ， ， assessment of decompression sickness and oxygen toxicity is mainly carried out by observing the incidence detecting bubbles ， theoretical calculation and lung functional test. Furthermore biochemical indicators are increasingly becoming important ， ， supplements. Due to the special underwater environment the diving operation is prone to accidents. Therefore in addition to ， verifying the safety of the new decompression procedure exploring its safety decompression limit is of great significance for the formulation of emergency decompression procedures in emergency situations. The specific approach is to shorten the decompression time and assess the safety until the critical time for detecting bubbles without the occurrence of decompression ， ， sickness is found. Future studies should continue to optimize safety assessment methods explore sensitive biochemical markers ， clarify species associations and improve verification efficiency and reliability of results.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor C (VEGF-C) and angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). METHODS: Seventy-two PTC cases were divided into 3 groups according to the level of invasion: papillary microcarcinoma group (PMC group), intrathyroid carcinoma group (IPC group), and extrathyroid carcinoma group (EPC group). They were again divided into 2 groups according to lymph node metastasis: lymph node metastasis group and lymph node no-metastasis group. The expressions of VEGF-C, CD105 and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-3 (VEGFR-3) were detected by SP method of immunohistochemical staining. The expression of VEGF-C was analyzed quantitatively by image analysis system, and the PI of VEGF-C (VEGF-C-PI), the number of MVD (microvessel density), and LVD (lymphaticvessel density) were obtained. RESULTS: The VEGF-C-PI of lymph node metastasis group (23.15 +/- 3.75) was higher than that of lymph node non-metastasis group (14.54 +/- 2.93) (P <0.01). MVD was 35.25 +/- 2.06 in the PMC group, 41.75 +/- 5.46 in the IPC group, and 52.58 +/- 4.16 in the EPC group, which showed the elevatory tendency with the increase of invasion (P < 00.5). LVD was 6.00 +/- 0.81 in the PMC group, 13.80 +/- 1.81 in the IPC group, and 19.17 +/- 2.96 in the EPC group, which again showed the elevatory tendency with the increase of invasion (P <0.05). The LVD of lymph node metastasis group (19.56 +/- 2.45) was significantly higher than that of lymph node non-metastasis group (12.48 +/- 2.84) (P < 0.05). VEGF-C was positively correlated with MVD and LVD (r = 0.743, 0.90, P <0.01). CONCLUSION The expressions of VEGF-C and LVD are related to lymph node metastasis of PTC. MVD and LVD are related to the invasion of PTC. VEGF-C may play an important role in the angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis.
Adenocarcinoma, Papillary ; blood supply ; metabolism ; pathology ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Child ; Female ; Humans ; Lymphangiogenesis ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neovascularization, Pathologic ; metabolism ; Thyroid Neoplasms ; blood supply ; metabolism ; pathology ; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor C ; biosynthesis ; genetics