Objective To compare the effect of 3 models of rehabilitation service on stroke patients following hemiplegia in community.Methods 87 stroke patients were randomly divided into rehabilitation training group (n=29), intensive training group (n=30) and followed-up group (n=28). Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) was used to evaluate the limbs motor function and Modified Barthel Index (MBI) was used to evaluate the activities of daily living before, 3 months and 6 months after intervention. Results There was no significantly difference in scores of FMA and MBI among the groups. Both the rehabilitation training group and the intensive training group improved in scores of FMA and MBI 3 months after intervention (P<0.01). The intensive training group and the rehabilitation training group improved further 6 months after intervention, while follow-up group had no improvement. Conclusion Stroke patients following hemiplegia can improvemotor function and activities of daily living through systematic, standard, and ongoing rehabilitation training from professionals in community.

Objective:To evaluate the uncertainty in the determination of lamotrigine(LTG)in human plasma by LC-MS/ MS. Methods:The uncertainty sources in the determination of LTG were analyzed and the uncertainty was evaluated and combined. Re-sults:The expanded uncertainty of LTG at low(0. 050 4 μg· ml - 1 )and high(1. 27 μg· ml - 1 )concentrations was 0. 005 18 μg· ml - 1 and 0. 066 4 μg· ml - 1 ,respectively(P = 95% ,k = 2). Conclusion:The uncertainty in the determination of LTG in human plasma by LC-MS/ MS is mainly caused by the protein precipitation recovery,matrix effect and sample preparation at low concentration, and by the matrix effect,sample preparation and repeatability at high concentration.

Objective To evaluate the value of whole body 18F-FDG PET/CT in the detection of recurrence/metastasis of cervical cancer.Methods A retrospective study was performed on 95 patients with cervical cancer who underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT after treatment.The lesion characteristics on 18F-FDG PET/CT were assessed visually and semi-quantitatively.A final diagnosis was confirmed by histopathology,diagnostic treatment and clinical follow-up imaging.The data were analyzed by Kappa test.Results 18 F-FDG PET/CT was positive in 54 patients,including 24 with local recurrence and 30 with distant metastases.The sensitivity,specificity and accuracy of 18F-FDG PET/CT for the detection of recurrence/metastasis of cervical cancer were 98.1％ (52/53),95.2％ (40/42) and 96.8％ (92/95),respectively.The positive predictive and negative predictive value were 96.3％ (52/54) and 97.6％ (40/41),respectively.18F-FDG PET/CT showed concordant results with pathological/clinical follow-up findings (Kappa =0.936,P＜0.05).Conclusion 18F-FDG PET/CT is a sensitive and specific modality for the detection of recurrence/metastasis of cervical cancer and might be useful for further treatment plan.

Objective:To evaluate the uncertainty in carbamazepine ( CBZ) determination in human plasma by HPLC-MS/MS. Methods:The whole process of CBZ determination was analyzed and the uncertainty sources were established, and then the uncertainty was evaluated and combined, and the expanded uncertainty was also calculated. Results: The expanded uncertainty of CBZ with low (7.46 ng·ml-1) and high (745 ng·ml-1) levels was 0.410 ng·ml-1 and 33.400 ng·ml-1, respectively (P=95%, k=2). Conclusion:The uncertainty in CBZ determination in human plasma by HPLC-MS/MS is mainly caused by recovery, sample prepara-tion and matrix effect for low concentration, and by sample preparation and repeatability for high concentration.

Objective To access the effect of intermittent catheterization (IC) on the urinary tract infection in patients with spinal cord injury. Methods Sixty patients of spinal cord injury combined with urinary tract infec-tion were randomly divided into two groups: treatment group (32 patients) treated with sensitive antibiotics and IC;control group (28 patients) treated with sensitive antibiotics only. Both groups were treated for two weeks. Results In the treatment and control group,the cure rate was 56% and 29% ,respectively,the total effective rate was 91% and 64% in the treatment and control group,respectively,the clearance rate of bacteria was 81% and 57% ,respec-tively. All differences were significant (P<0.05). Conclusions IC can improve the effect of antibiotic on urinary tract infection in patients with spinal cord injury, and might be effective on the treatment of urinary tract infection caused by various neurogenic bladders.

OBJECTIVE:To establish and validate the method for the determination of carbamazepine (CBZ) in human plas-ma,and to apply the method for external quality assessment. METHODS:After precipitated with acetonitrile,the plasma sample was determined by LC-MS/MS. Using loratadine as internal standard,the determination was performed on Kromasil C18 column with mobile phase consisted of water (containing 0.1% formic acid)-acetonitrile (gradient elution) at flow rate of 0.6 ml/min and column temperature of 40 ℃. The ion transitions under MRM mode by ESI+ ionization were performed at m/z 237.1→194.0 and m/z 383.1→267.0 for CBZ and internal standard,respectively. RESULTS:The linear range of CBZ were 5-1 000 ng/ml (r>0.998). The limit of quantitation was 5 ng/ml. RSDs of inter-day and intra-day were 1.00%-6.42%;relative deviation were -6.93%-0.32%. The external quality assessment of 5 samples were 679.0,475.0,104.0,29.2 and 26.2 ng/ml,respectively. The pass rate of assess-ment result was 100%. CONCLUSIONS:The method is sensitive,accurate and specific. The method is applicable for the plasma concentration determination and external quality assessment of CBZ.

Objective To evaluate the mid-and long-term follow-up outcome of revascularization and stenting of nonacute intracranial vertebrobasilar artery occlusion. Methods Consecutive data of 27 patients who suffered from nonacute intracranial vertebrobasilar artery occlusion beyond 24 hours and underwent endovascular revascularization, were retrospectively collected and analyzed. Complications and recurrent ischemic events during the follow-up period were recorded. The modified Rankin scale(mRS) scores were used and compared between pre-and postoperation. Results All 27 patients except one(96.3%) obtained successful recanalization. After the procedure, 13 patients showed improvement, 11 were stable, and 3 worse. The decline of median mRS scores, which was 4(interquarter range-IR, 2-5) preoperatively and 3(IR, 1-5) on discharge. Five patients suffered from procedural complications and three of them resulted in aggravation. Nineteen patients received imaging follow-up during the median 10 months, 6 restenosis occurred and 3 of them were symptomatic. During median 55 months clinical follow-up after operation, 2 ipsilateral stroke and 2 ipsilateral transient ischemic attack occurred. The mRS scores decreased significantly in the first one year after procedure. Conclusions Revascularization and stenting of nonacute intracranial vertebrobasilar artery occlusion can prevent recurrent ipsilateral ischemic event and improve disability recovery in the first one year.

Objective To evaluate the effect of resveratrol on the growth of an established A431 xenogratt tumor in nude mice.Methods The model of human skin squamous cell carcinoma was established by inoculating A431 cells in log-phase growth into the left axillary fossa of Balb/c (nu/nu) nude mice.After 7-8 days,60 mice bearing human A431 skin squamous cell carcinoma xenografts were randomly and equally divided into 6 groups:blank control group receiving no treatment,negative control group treated with intraperitoneal sodium chloride physiological solution,positive control group treated with intraperitoneal cyclophosphamide,high-,medium-and low-dose resveratrol groups treated with intraperitoneal resveratrol of 40,20 and 10 μg per gram body weight per day,respectively.Tumor size was measured at a 4-day interval during the treatment course.After 14-day treatment,the mice were sacrificed.Xenograft tumors were removed from these mice and subjected to weight measurement,pathological examination by hematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining and apoptosis detection by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL).Western blot was conducted to quantify the protein expression of apoptosis-related factors,including phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (p-ERK),p53 and caspase 3.Data were processed by SPSS 13.0 software,and statistical analysis was carried out by analysis of variance and Pearson correlation analysis.Results By the end of treatment,the xenograft tumor volume was (1153.56 ± 255.41) mm3,(1001.69 ± 115.08) mm3,(1206.80 ± 175.88) mm3,(1342.28 ± 211.12) mm3,(1642.34 ± 225.85) mm3 and (1564.32 ± 156.49) mm3,and the weight was (1.84 ±0.30) g,(1.72 ± 0.39) g,(1.96 ± 0.40) g,(2.67 ± 0.73) g,(3.16 ± 0.52) g,and (3.33 ± 0.59) g,respectively in the positive control group,high-,medium-and low-dose resveratrol group,negative control group and blank control group.Significant differences were observed in the xenograft tumor volume (F =16.00,P ＜ 0.05) and weight (F =19.15,P ＜ 0.05) among the 6 groups.According to the tumor weight,the growth of tumor was inhibited by 45.57％,37.97％ and 15.51％ respectively in the high-,medium-and low-dose resveratrol groups.Increased apoptotic index was observed in the positive control group,high-,medium-and low-dose resveratrol groups compared with the negative control group and blank control group (36.79 ± 8.86,33.15 ± 6.00,18.09 ±3.92 and 10.53 ± 4.20 vs.3.87 ± 1.63 and 2.73 ± 1.61,F =93.26,P ＜ 0.05).Analysis of variance showed that the protein expressions of p-ERK,p53 and caspase 3 were all higher in the three resveratrol groups than in the negative control group and blank control group (F =6.65,6.78,11.56,respectively,all P ＜ 0.05).The protein expression of p53 was statistically correlated with p-ERK (r =0.68,P ＜ 0.05) and caspase 3 (r =0.56,P ＜0.05).Conclusions Resveratrol shows an inhibitory effect on the growth of human A431 skin squamous cell carcinoma xenografts in nude mice,likely by increasing p53 expression and inducing tumor cell apoptosis via the activation of MAPK/ERK pathway.

Objective To evaluate the clinical value of endoscopically nasojejunal feeding tube placement (ENFTP) for nutritional support in patients with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). Methods Those SAP patients who treated with ENFTP (n= 47) or with total parenteral nutrition (TPN) (n=50) were retrospectively analyzed for laboratory parameters before and 1,2 and 4 weeks after nutrition support. Outcomes in the two groups were compared with respect to complications,mortality, duration of feeding, feeding costs,mechanical ventilation time and length of ICU or hospital stay. Results Four weeks after nutrition sypport, the hemoglobin and albumin were increased in ENFTP group as compared to TPN groups (P < 0. 05), while the blood sugar was decreased significant in ENFTP group than in TPN group (P<0.05). The incidence of peripancreatic or biliary infection and catheter-related infection were lower in ENFTP group than in TPN group. Duration of feeding and hospital stay were shorter, and nutrition cost was lower in ENFTP group (P<0.05). In addition, the APACHE Ⅱ score was significantly improved in ENFTP group(P<0.05). Conclusion ENFTP seems to be safe and less expensive in treatment of patients with acute pancreatitis.

BACKGROUND: One of mechanisms involved in treating cerebral ischemia with bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMMSCs) implantation is paracrine action. However, few studies have reported this mechanism.OBJECTIVE: To observe the inhibitory effect of BMMSCs paracrine action on apoptosis and its mechanism after cerebral ischemia. METHODS: BMMSCs were isolated from rats with adherent culture. Rat cerebral ischemia model was established by the middle cerebral artery occlusion. A total of 24 rats were divided into 4 groups, with 6 animals in each group. Cell implantation medication group: rats were received U0126 medication after BMMSCs implantation; Non-implantation medication group: rats were received U0126 medication after PBS injection; Cell implantation control group: received solvent medication after BMMSCs implantation; Non-implantation control group: received solvent medication after PBS injection. At 7 days after operation, the expressions of vascular endothelial cell growth factor (VEGF) and p-ERK1/2 protein were measured by Western blot analysis, and the apoptosis cells in the area of ischemic penumbra and cortex were examined by TUNEL. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The VEGF protein content in the brain tissue was significantly greater in the cell implantation groups than that of the non-implantation group, with increased p-ERK1/2 and decreased apoptosis cells. The expression of p-ERK1/2 was down-regulated in rats which were administrated U0126 while the number of the apoptosis cells was increased, but the VEGF protein expression had no statistical difference. It suggested that BMMSCs can paracrine VEGF in the striatum of brain and play an inhibitory effect on apoptosis in the ischemia area via activating ERK1/2.