Objective To compare suture bridge and single row techniques in repair of rotator cuff tears in a rabbit model.Methods Seventy-six mature male New Zealand white rabbits were used in this study.The 12-month old rabbits,weighing from 2.5 to 3.0 kg (average,2.8 kg),were made models of full-thickness rotator cuff tear by cutting off at the foot print the supraspinatus tendon.The models were randomly divided into 2 even groups (n =38 each).Their right shoulders were repaired by suture bridge and single row techniques respectively in the 2 groups,with their left shoulders untreated as controls.The rabbits were then sacrificed at the 2nd,4th and 8th weeks after surgery for histological comparisons of healing under microscopy.Biomechanical comparisons were made at the 8th week to analyze advantages and disadvantages of the two methods.Results At 2,4 and 8 weeks postoperatively,there were no significant differences between the anterior and middle 1/3 zones of bone-tendon junction regarding cartilage growth or collagen fiber morphology in the suture bridge group,while the cartilage growth and collagen fiber morphology in the middle 1/3 zone of bone-tendon junction were significantly more mature than in the anterior 1/3 zone in the single row group.At the 8th postoperative week,the load to failure in the suture bridge group (134.59 ± 17.69 N) was significantly higher than that in the single row group (72.23 ± 12.08 N) (P ＜ 0.05),but remained significantly lower than that in the control group (192.61 ± 9.42 N) (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion The suture bridge technique is a feasible and reliable method for repair of rotator cuff tear and has a better healing effect than the single row technique.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with high morbidity and mortality has become a major public health problem.Health education can improve the quality of life in patients with COPD, and reduce the number of exacerbations and cost due to repeated hospitalizations. There is no unified conclusion in content, manner, time for health education. There are large number of patients with COPD in China. Patients are generally poorly aware of the disease, and need various content and form of education, which can't meet for lack of knowledge and less focus on health education of medical workers. Many new progresses are emerging, such as the commonwealth of education, integrity and improvement of education, and enhancement of the educators.

Objective To generate an autoimmune cholangitis animal model and investigate whether CXCR3 and its ligand were involved in the pathogenesis of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). Methods Female C57BL/6 wild-type (WT) mice and CXCR3 knockout (CXCR3-/-) mice were injected with 5 mg/kg of poly I:C intra-peritoneally twice a week for 24 consecutive weeks. Liver specimens were collected to evaluate the degree of cell infiltration. AMA was assayed by ELISA. Differences in pathology were compared between CXCR3-/- mice and wild-type. Student's test was used to assess the differences. Results Anti-mitochon-drial antibody (AMA) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) level were elevated significantly in the sera of all poly Ⅰ:C injected mice compared with control mice. AMA titers in serum were increased in the poly I:C injected WT mice compared with that of the control mice at week 8, 16, and 24 respectively (0.70±0.41 vs 0.17±0.04,0.48±0.35 vs 0.19±0.07, 0.69±0.44 w 0.20±0.06, P＜0.01). There was no significant difference between AMA titers in the serum of WT PBC mice and CXCR3-/- PBC mice (0.70±0.41 vs 0.56±0.25, 0.48±0.35 vs 0.46±0.35, 0.69±0.44 vs 0.85±0.34). Serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) levels were raised among the poly I:Cinjected WT mice compared with WT controls (115±33) vs (65±7) U/ml; (119±32) vs (70±9) U/ml; (133±52) vs (77±10) U/ml. The serum ALP levels in CXCR3-/- PBC mice were (106±29), (112±29)and (122±60) U/ml at week 8, 16 and 24 respectively. There was no significant difference in ALP level between WT and CXCR3-/- mice PBC model. Considerable numbers of infiltrating cells were detected at the portal areas 8weeks after poly I:C injection, which progressed up to 24 weeks. At week 24, the interlobular bile ducts were lost and bile-plug were evident. Compared to WT mice model, this results revealed that CXCR3-/- mice, had fewer foci of inflammation and significant reduction in total inflammatory cells in their livers than those of the WT mice at 8, 16 and 24 weeks after injection of poly I:C. At week 24, there were no cholestasis orgranulomas in CXCR3-/- mice of PBC models. Compared to the control model, CXCL10 serum level was increased in PBC model. With the disease progression, CXCL10 serum level was elevated gradually. In comparison with wild mice, CXCR3-/- mice model had a higher serum level of CXCL10. At week 24, there was significant difference of CXCL10 serum level between wild-type mice and CXCR3-/- mice model. Conclusion In conclusion, these findings indicate that, CXCR3-/- mice might have a delayed onset and ultimately could not recruit sufficient effector cells to the liver for inflammation development.

This article systematically summarizes the non-clinical safety studies, pharmacological studies and postmarketing safety studies of Xiyanping injection based on literature. These studies include acute toxicity test, long-term toxicity test, reproductive toxicity test, active and passive anaphylaxis test, curative mechanism study, clinical trials of effectiveness, active surveillance, security analysis of passive monitoring data, the real world analysis of hospital information system (HIS) data, literature analysis, etcetera This article also analysis the relationship of the different evidence, summarizes the strategy of the researches, in order to make it to be a reference for making a systemic research program of traditional Chinese medicine injection.
Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; administration & dosage ; adverse effects ; Injections ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; methods ; Product Surveillance, Postmarketing

Adult ; Carotid Artery, External ; anatomy & histology ; Humans ; Hypoglossal Nerve ; anatomy & histology ; Tongue ; anatomy & histology ; blood supply ; innervation

Objective To explore the significance, indicatinos and complications of emergency tracheotomy for patients with severe craniocerbral trauma. Methods The clinical data of 42 patients with severe craniocerbral trauma were retrospectively analyzed. Results Of them, 20 were basically cured (48%), 12 had improvement (29%) ,3 were released from the hospital(7 % ), 1 survived(2 % ) in a vegetative state,and 6 died(14%). Conclu- sion Emergent tracheotomy should be performed on patients with severe craniocerbral trauma to resolve respiratory tract obstruction, improve air current, prevent cerebral anoxia, prevent and treat pulmonary infection, increase the therapeutic efficacy.

Objective To generate an primary biliary cirrhosis animal model and investigate whether CXCR3 and its ligands were involved in the pathogenesis of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC).Methods Female C57BL/6 wild-type(WT)mice were injected with 5 mg/kg of poly I:C intraperitoneally twice a week for 24 consecutive weeks.Establishment of PBC was confirmed by liver function test,serom autoantibodies and liver biopsy.Expression of CXCR3 on lymphocytes of liver/spleen and level of CXCL10 in peripheral blood were tested by flow cytometry assay and ELISA.The t-test was used for two group data comparison.Results Anti-mitochondrial antibody was detected in the sera of all poly I:C injected wild type C57BL/6mice.Considerable numbers of inflammatory cells were detected at the portal areas 8 weeks after the initiation of poly I:C injection,which progressed up to 24 weeks.Compared the to control mice,serum level of CXCL10was increased in PBC mice.With the disease progression,CXCL10 serum level was elevated.The level of CXCL10 at 8,16 and 24 weeks in PBC model was 0.28±0.10,0.33±0.19 and 0.27±0.11,which were much higher than those of the control mice.CXCL10 serum level of control mice was 0.07±0.03.0.08±0.05,0.10±0.04 respectively.Compared to control model,the proportion of CXCR3+ positive cells was inereased in the intrahepatic infiltrates of PBC model,mostly on CD8+ T cells.Moreover,the expression of CXCR3 was decreased in CD3+and CD8+splenocytes from PBC model compared with control model.Conclusion CXCR3and CXCL1O may attract T cells to the liver of PBC mice mode in the process of PBC development

Objective To explore the significance of health education for patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in community-based rehabilitation based on the previous research. Methods 46 patients with stable COPD recruited in Implementation and Management of COPD Community Rehabilitation Program (23 patients from the intervention group and 23 from the control group) were followed up with telephone twice in October 2013 and January 2014, with the Bristol COPD Knowledge Questionnaire (BCKQ), modified Borg Scale, Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) and COPD Assessment Test (CAT). Individual health education was given once in the first follow-up in October 2013. Results In the follow-up in October 2013, scores of each assessment were worse in the intervention group (P<0.05). There was no longer statistical significance between the intervention group and the control group (P>0.05) in all the assessments except the mental status (SAS, SDS). But the cases with higher education level in the intervention group were not worse too much (P>0.05). In the follow-up in January 2014, the scores of each assessment improved in the intervention group (P< 0.01) and the control group (P<0.05). There was statistical significance between the intervention group and the control group again in the scores of BCKQ, modified Borg Scale and CAT (P<0.05). Conclusion The benefit from community-based rehabilitation can be reversible for patients with stable COPD. Health education with telephone in follow-up can improve the patients' awareness of disease, reduce dyspnea, and improve their mental status and quality of life.

Objective To investigate the effects of rehabilitation intervening in different stage on activities of daily living of old stroke patients. Methods 74 old cases were divided into 3 group according to the time from onset of stroke to rehabilitation intervention: group A (＜3 months), group B (3～6 months), and group C (>6 months). They were treated with routine rehabilitation for 2 months and assessed with Barthel Index before and after rehabilitation. Results All the patients improved their ADL significantly after rehabilitation (P=0.000), and those in group A improved more than in group C (P<0.05). There was no significant difference between group A and B, and group B and C (P>0.05). Conclusion The rehabilitation can effectively improve the ADL of old stroke patients. The early the rehabilitation intervenes, the better the ADL is.