One hundred and eighty two outpatients with functional dyspepsia (FD)were enrolled.The cognitive questionnaire and the short form Nepean Dyspepsia Index (NDI) were used for survey.Spearman analysis showed that the cognitions of symptoms affected by emotion (r =0.284,P =0.006),somatisation symptoms induced by other diseases (r =0.211,P =0.045),and fears of cancer (r =0.217,P =0.039) were positively correlated with NDI scores.Multiple linear regression analysis demonstrated that cognition of symptoms affected by emotion (β =3.709,P =0.009),somatisation symptoms induced by other diseases (β =3.259,P =0.020),need of hospitalization (β =4.533,P =0.006),and need of medication for several years (fβ =-3.207,P =0.029) were associated with NDI scores.These results suggest that the quality of life might be effected by cognitive factors,and the correction of cognitive mistakes may improve quality of life of FD patients.

Objective To investigate the influence of duodenal diverticula on cannulation time and complication in patients undergoing ERCP.Methods Data of 3 265 patients undergoing ERCP in Drum Tower Hospital affiliated to Nanjing Medical University between January 1,2008 and December 31,2014 were enrolled.The patients' information and endoscopic pictures/videos were collected.The duodenal diverticula,cannulation time,postoperative complications were analyzed.Results There were 2 599 (79.6％) cases of non-diverticula,445(13.6％) cases of one-diverticula,122(3.7％) patients with two or more diverticula,and 99 (3.0％) intradiverticular papilla.Patients with duodenal diverticula accounted for 20.4％ (666/3 265) of all patients who received ERCP procedure.The mean cannulation time was 6.62 minutes in all cases,6.30 minutes in non-diverticula group,7.63 minutes in one-diverticula group,8.07 minutes in two-or-more group,8.58 minutes in intradiverticular papilla group,respectively.There were significant differences in cannulation time and complication rate between the groups.Conclusion Duodenal diverticula may be one of the factors that affect the cannulation time.It may enhance the cannulation complications and prolong the cannulation time,especially in those with intradiverticular papilla.

Objective To identify the expression of PTEN ,vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF)and (matrix) metalloproteinase 9(MMP-9) in gastric carcinoma and its relationship to the biological behavior of (gastric) carcinoma. Methods The expression of PTEN ,VEGF and MMP-9 in 71 cases of gastric carcinoma tissue and 37 cases of gastric mucosa distant from carcinoma were detected by streptavidin peroxidase (immunohistochemistry). Results The expression of PTEN in gastric carcinoma tissues(71.8%) was (significantly) lower than its expression in gastric mucosa distant from carcinoma(100%)(P0.05).The expression of VEGF in gastric carcinoma(62.5%) was sigificantly higher than in gastric mucosa distant from carcinoma(29.7%)(P0.05).The expression of MMP-9 in gastric (carcinoma)(69%) was significantly higer than in gastric mucosa distant form carcinoma(40.5%)(P0.05).The expression of PTEN in gastric carcinoma was inversely correlated with expression of VEGF and MMP-9(P

Objective To explore somatic symptoms of patients with functional dyspepsia (FD) and effects of combined anti somatisation therapy on the quality of life in patients with FD.Methods Two hundred and nineteen patients with FD were enrolled.Patient Health Questionnaire-15 (PHQ-15) and Nepean Dyspepsia Index (NDI) were completed,and the relation between them was analyzed.Lansoprazole,mosapride and flupentixol melitracen (the anti-somatisation medication) were taken for four weeks by 131 FD patients who had poor response to four-week conventional treatment with proton pump inhibitors (PPI) and/or prokinetic medication and who got more than 4 scores in PHQ 15.And then therapeutic effects were observed and the changes of NDI before and after treatment were analyzed.The t test,chi-square test,Spearman's correlation and linear regression were performed for statistical analysis.Results The total PHQ-15 and NDI score of 219 patients with FD were 5.7±3.4 and 42.0± 10.4,and there was positive correlation between them (r=0.493,P＜0.05).Stomach pain,headache,chest pain,dizziness,shortness of breath,fatigue,sleeping disorder,thirst and so on were positively correlated with totalNDIscore (r=0.262,0.230,0.241,0.243,0.352,0.385,0.266,0.281,all P＜0.05).Chest pain,stomach pain,shortness of breath,dizziness and fatigue were the influence factors of NDI (t=2.340,2.488,5.278,2.167,2.443,all P＜0.05).Among 131 patients with FD who received anti somatisation combination therapy,six patients did not complete the therapy because of the side effects,and finally 125 patients were enrolled and analyzed.Before and four weeks after the treatment,the total PHQ-15 scores of 125 patients with FD were 7.3±3.2 and 2.9±2.2,respectively; and the difference was statistically significant (t =12.653,P＜0.01).There were significant differences in the influence of stomach pain,headache,chest pain,dizziness,shortness of breath,fatigue,sleeping disorder and thirst before and after the treatment (not bothered at all,bothered a little,bothered a lot) (x2=39.231,6.796,6.693,15.520,6.698,51.572,44.390 and 16.506,all P＜0.05).The total NDI score before and after the treatment were 44.3 ± 11.7 and 29.2 ± 6.9,and the difference was statistically significant (t=12.503,P＜0.01).Conclusions The quality of life in patients with FD is affected by somatic symptoms such as chest pain,stomach pain,shortness of breath,dizziness,fatigue and so on.For FD patients with poor response to conventional treatment,the quality of life could be improved by the combination of anti-somatisation therapy and the conventional therapy.

Objective To compare the effects and complications of lumboperitoneal shunt ( LP ) and ventriculoperitoneal shunt ( VP ) in the treatment of post?traumatic hydrocephalus. Methods Eighty patients with post?traumatic hydrocephalus treated in the neurosurgery department of Zhangjiagang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from March 2014 to March 2010 were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were randomly divided into two groups,40 patients treated with LP were assigned into the LP group and 40 patients undergone VP treatment were seen as the VP group. All patients were followed up for 1 year to investigate and compare the symptom improvement rate,neurological deficit score and the incidence of complication of the two groups. Results The total effective rate of hydrocephalus disappearance in the LP group was 41. 50% ( 37/40) and 87. 50%( 35/40) in the VP group. The difference between the two groups was not statistically significant (χ2=0. 556,P=0. 456);the neurological deficit scores before treatment in the LP group and VP group were (28. 35±8. 64) points and (29. 13±7. 98) points,there was no significant difference between the two groups (t=0. 419,P=0. 676) . The difference in the scores of neurological deficit after treatment in the LP and VP group was not statistically significant ( (19. 32±5. 34) points vs. (21. 62±4. 86) points,t=1. 480,P=0. 143),the average scores of neurological deficits in the two groups were significantly better than those before treatment ( t=5. 623, 5. 084,P<0. 001 ) . There was no significant difference in the average score of improvement of urinary incontinence between the two groups before and after treatment ( t=0. 376,1. 265,P>0. 05) ,the average score of urinary incontinence improvement after treatment in both groups were better than those before treatment ( t=4. 891,5. 370,P<0. 001) . In the LP group,the incidence of bleeding,infection,shunt related complications and shunt abnormality were all 2. 50% ( 1/40 ) , the overall complication rate was 10. 00%, the incidence of bleeding,infection,shunt related complications and shunt abnormality in the VP group were 7. 50% (3/40), 10% ( 4/40 ) , 5% ( 2/40 ) 10%, ( 4/40 ) , the overall complication rate was 32. 50%, there was significant difference between the two groups (χ2=6. 050,P=0. 014) . Conclusion LP and VP have significant curative effect on the treatment of post?traumatic hydrocephalus,but the overall incidence of LP complication after 1 year is significantly lower than that of VP,and is worth popularizing widely in clinical practice

The endophytic bacteria of the mangroves were studied in this paper. The results show that there are 1.728 (0. 195 -4.225)?104cfu/g (fw) bacterial endophytes in the variety of mangroves, the most population of the endophytic bacteria was found in Rhizophora stylosa, the figure was4. 225?104cfu/g (fw) , the next was Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, Aegiceras corniculatum, Kandelia candel and Avicennia marina. In parts of the mangroves, the contents of the bacteria in stem was the most, the figure was 1. 649?10 cfu/g (fw) , then the root and the leaf. Of the bacteria, about 43. 53% strains expressed the antagonism against the growth of the plant pathogens, such as Fusarium oxyspontm f. sp. cubense , Colletotrichum sp. and Rahtonia solanaceance etc. and these bacteria were identified as Bacillus sp. . The results also showed that 9 of the 13 strains (69. 23% ) could promote the growth of the tomato, while 4 strains (30. 77% ) restrained the tomato's growth.

Objective To detect the esophageal and fundal varices and their related collateral ves-sels by multi-detector row CT ( MDCT) in helping to find out the objective evidences for selecting treatment measure and predicting prognosis. Methods Fifty-one patients with clinical diagnosis of cirrhosis were in-cluded in this study. Esophageal varices were confirmed by endoscopy in all patients, of which 31 accompa-nied with fundal varices. All patients underwent MDCT angiography to demonstrate collaterals between the systemic and portal circulation as well as the esophageal varicose. Results Good or excellent image quality was obtained in all patients. Gastric fundal varices were found in 31 of 51 patients (60. 8% )by endoscopies. By MDCT angiography esophageal varies were confirmed in all patients, gastric fundal varices were in 32 of 51 (62. 7% ). There are high degree of concordance Kappa =0. 876 between them. Esophageal varices were supplied mainly by the left gastric vein ( LGV) , by anterior branch of LGV alone in 30 of 51 (58. 8% ). There were paraesophageal veins in 21 of 51 patients (41.2%). Gastric fundal varices were supplied by LGV in 24 of 32 patients (75% ), by short gastric veins /posterior gastric veins in 3 of 32 patients (9. 4% ) and by short gastric veins /posterior gastric veins and LGV together in 5 of 32 patients ( 15. 6% ). Short gas-tric veins and posterior gastric veins participate in forming of esophageal varices in these patients. Conclusion MDCT angiography shows an excellent vascular maps and highly in concordance with endoscopy in terms of the detection of esophageal and gastric fundal varices. Esophagal varices were supplied mainly by LGV, more than half of them were by its anterior branch, and paraesophageal veins participated to it in some patients too. The blood flow in gastric fundal varices were supplied from LGV in most of the patients, and the rest from short gastric veins.

Objective To study the effect of high intensity focused ultrasound(HIFU)ablation on microvessel density(MVD)and vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF)in rabbit hepatcocellular carcinoma (HCC)models.Methods The VX2 t umor cells were planted in the hepatic left-central lobe on 30 rabbits.All animals were divided into two groups randomly:HIFU group(n=25)and control group(n=5).The MVD and the expression of VEGF in the HCC was detected by immunohistochemical SABC methods in control group and 0,1,3.7,16 d after the operation in HIFU group.Results The MVD and the expression of VEGF in the HCC tissue after HIFU treatment in the HIFU group were decreased significantly as compared with those in the control group (P＜0.01).However,there was no significant difference in MVD and the expression of VEGF in the HCC tissue after HIFU treatment in the HIFU group among the different time points(P＞0.05).Conclusions HIFU treatment can effectively destroy the micovessel,repress the neovascularization and reduce the blood supply of the HCC.

Acetates ; pharmacology ; Animals ; Disease Models, Animal ; Diving ; adverse effects ; Ear Canal ; injuries ; Nitrogen ; Oxygen ; Protective Agents ; pharmacology ; Rabbits

OBJECTIVETo investigate the therapeutic effect of Yiqi Huaju Recipe (YHR) combined with routine therapy on the blood pressure, the blood pressure variability and other cardiovascular risk factors in hypertension patients complicated with metabolic syndrome (MetS).

METHODSTotally 43 hypertension patients complicated with MetS were recruited in this study and randomly assigned to the treatment group (22 cases, treated with basic routine treatment +YHR) and the control group (21 cases, treated with basic routine treatment + placebo). The treatment course was 12 weeks. Detected were parameters such as 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM), body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist to hip ratio (WHR), homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), fasting glycosylated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), fasting plasma glucose (FPG), 2 h postprandial plasma glucose (2 h PPG), fasting plasma insulin (FPI), serum lipid, etc.

RESULTSThe anthropometric parameters and plasma glucose levels (except HbAlc) were obviously lowered after treatment than before treatment in the treatment group (P < 0.01, P < 0.05). Besides, better effects were obtained in the WC, WHR, 2 h PPG, FPI and HOMA-IR (P < 0.05). The average blood pressure amplitude, the blood pressure variability, and blood pressure load at any time point were more obviously improved in the two groups after treatment than before treatment (P < 0.01, P < 0.05). Besides, partial indices were better in the treatment group than in the control group (P < 0.01, P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONSYHR combined with routine therapy exhibited better effect on reducing the blood pressure amplitude, the blood pressure variability, and the blood pressure load in hypertension patients complicated with MetS. It could also effectively decrease the risk of other vascular disease.

Adult ; Blood Pressure ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Female ; Humans ; Hypertension ; complications ; drug therapy ; Male ; Metabolic Syndrome ; complications ; Middle Aged