40 rabbits are used to study the effects of phaco-emulsification and extracap-sular lens removal or; corneal endothelial cells and corneal thickness.With the specular microscope, the preoperative cell morphology, cell density and thickness of cornea are revealed. The endothelial cell counts decrease 16% (at central) and 14% (at the periphery) after the surgery with phaco-emulsification and 25% (central) and 22% (periphery) with extracapsular lens removal. Corneal thickness increases in both groups. Scanning electron microscopy shows some alterations in morphology of endothelial cell injury significantly different in the 2 groups. According to these results the causes of corneal thickness increasing and mechanism of endothelial cell injury are approached and a new procedure preventing the cell injury and decreasing cornea edema in both groups is designed.

Dendritic cells (DCs)can capture HIV from the mucosal site and carry it to the draining lymph nodes to promote CD4 + T cell infection.DC-SIGN(CD209)plays a vital role during this process. Heroin,methamphetamine and cocaine are the most abused drugs used by drug abusers,which can increase the opportunities of HIV infection.Drugs acting on the corresponding receptors activate the downstream signaling pathway and regulate the expression of DC-SIGN on the surface of DCs,weakening the inhibited effects of immune cells on HIV and promoting HIV infection in many aspects.Given the multiplex effects of drugs on immune function,this article reviews the relationship between abused drugs,DCs and HIV infection,particularly in the signal pathway on immune modulation.

Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of Shenqi Fuzheng injection combined with EP chemotherapy in the treatment of non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC),and to improve the quality of life and side effects.Methods 60 cases of NSCLC were randomly divided into observation group and control group,30 cases in each group.The two groups were treated with EP,the observation group was treated with Shenqi Fuzheng injection for two courses.The life quality and adverse effects were observed.Results The quality of life of the two groups after treatment was compared,the difference was statistically significant (93.3% vs 70.0%,χ2 =2.83,P <0.05),the quality of life in the observation group was significantly higher than that in the control group.The white blood cell reduction,anemia and liver and kidney function damage between the two groups had statistically significant differences (P =0.011,0.025,0.016),the adverse reaction of the observation group was less than the control group.Conclusion Shenqi Fuzheng injection combined with EP regimen in the treatment of NSCLC can protect bone marrow hematopoietic function and improve the quality of life of patients with NSCLC chemotherapy.It can be used as one mean of Chinese and western treatment for patients with NSCLC in clinical application.

Referring to relative documents,it reviews the developments on the relation between IIS and gastro-intestinal hormones(gastrin,gallbladder bile-syst contractin,active vessel intestinal peptide and article P),and sums up the relativity study on the relativity between different TCM types of IIS and gastro-intestinal hormones secretion level.

Oncolytic viruses,a novel class of virus vectors,which selectively replicate only in tumor cells,have excellent tumor targeting and good tansfection efficiency.Many oncolytic viruses have apparent curative effect when administered intratumorally.However,the host immune system remains a critical obstacle to systemic administration of virotherapeutics.It appears that cell-based delivery of oncolytic viruses could offer one solution to this critical problem,which provides a new platform to the biological therapy of cancer.

Objective To evaluate quantification of metamorphopsia in eyes with idiopathic macular hole (IMH) before and after surgical treatment, and investigate its relationship between postoperative visual acuity, the macular hole index (MHI), and the macular hole prognostic factor (HPF). Methods Thirty eyes of 30 patients, who underwent successful vitrectomy and internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling for IMH and were followed up more than 6 months, were included in the study. The uncorrected visual acuity of the fellow eyes was better than 20/25 and there was no metamorphopsia in that eye. The macular hole closure was confirmed by optical coherence tomography (OCT) scans. Metamorphopsia was evaluated by metamorphopsia-charts (M-chart). OCT, best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and metamorphopsia were obtained before and after surgery. Vertical (MV) and horizontal (MH) metamorphopsia, macular hole index (MHI, the ratio of the height to the diameter of the base) , and macular hole prognostic factor (HPF,the ratio of the height to the minimum diameter) were measured. The metamorphopsia score was the average value of MV and MH. SPSS 16. 0 statistical analysis software was used for data analysis. Results Preoperative MV and MH were (1.82±0.04)° and (1.81±0.04)°, respectively. Six months after surgery,the MV and MH were (0.17±0.03)° and (0.11±0.03)° respectively. There was significant difference between pre- and post-operative metamorphopsia results (Z=-0.788, P＜0.05). The metamorphopsia score at 6 months after surgery were positively correlated with the value of the postoperative BCVA (LogMAR) (r=0.540, P=0.004) and negatively correlated with the values of preoperative MHI and HPF (r=-0.676,-0.518; P＜0.05). Conclusions Successful vitrectomy and ILM peeling can improve metamorphopsia of IMH. Postoperative metamorphopsia was correlated with the postoperative BCVA and the preoperative macular hole contour.

BACKGROUND: The early symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ASL) are usually located at a certain part of the body, and are similar to the clinical manifestations of cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). However, their treatment and prognosis differ greatly. Therefore, multiple-part electromyography and electroneurography possess an important value of reference, particularly electromyography of thoracic paraspinal muscles can be used as an objective parameter for differentiation between ASL and CSM.OBJECTIVE: To investigate the electrophysiological changes in ASL and CSM.DESIGN: A retrospective clinical analysis.SETTING: Neurological Department of Second Hospital Affiliated to Jiangxi Medical College.PARTICIPANTS: Totally 30 inpatients and outpatients with ASL and 30 patients with CSM were selected from the Neurological Department of the Second Hospital Affiliated to Jiangxi Medical College between December 2001 and November 2004.METHODS: Totally 30 inpatients and outpatients with ASL as well as 30 inpatients and outpatients with CSM were subjected to routine electromyographic and electroneurographic examination. Routine electromyography examining three limb muscles + sternocleidomastoid + thoracic paraspinal muscles intended to observe the spontaneous potential at resting stage, time limit and wave-amplitude of motor unit potential, and recruit-ment phase during energetic contraction. Electroneurography was used to detect motsr conduction velocity and sensory conduction velocity,as well as the terminal latency and wave-amplitude of motor evoked potential.limb muscles, sternocleidomastoid and thoracic paraspinal muscles in paASL and SCM.RESULTS: Data of all the 60 patients entered the final statistical analysis.in patients with ALS and CSM, and were more severe in the former. The abnormality rate of spontaneous potential of thoracic paraspinal muscles reached 93.3% (28/30) as compared to 3.3% (1/30) in patients with CSM (P ＜ 0.001). The average time limit and abnormal increment of wave amplitude of motor unit potential were significantly different in patients with conduction velocity: The decrease rate of motor evoked potential amplitude of complex muscles was obviously higher in ASL than in CSM (75.6% and 86.7%, ~=7.25, P ＜ 0.01). So was the decrease rate of motor conduction sory nerve conduction velocity: It was not affected either in ASL or CSM.ALS and CSM, but the abnormality rate of spontaneous potential of thorography indicates that nerve conduction velocity was not affected in both playing decreased conduction velocity and wave amplitude than those with CSM.

Objective To explore the effectiveness of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) combined with hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) in treating cerebral infarction.Methods Totally 120 patients with cerebral infarction were randomly divided into a control group,a treatment group A and a treatment group B,40 cases in each group.The control group was given conventional treatment,the treatment group A was treated by HBO on the basis of conventional therapy,and the treatment group B was treated by HBO combined with TMS,10 d for a period of treatment.Before and after 2 courses of treatment,all patients' neurological defect was evaluated using National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS).Their central motor conduction time (CMCT) and the expression of brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and nerve growth factor (NGF) were also assessed.Results After treatment,the average NIHSS score and effective rate of the treatment group B was (7.35 ± 1.98) and 92.5％ respectively,significantly better than the other two groups.Moreover,the average BDNF content [(4.96 ± 1.20) ng/ml] and NGF content [(152.36 ± 18.01)pg/ml] of the treatment group B after treatment were significantly better than before treatment,and those of the other two groups after treatment.Conclusion TMS combined with HBO is effective in treating cerebral infarction.This may relate to its strengthening the expression of neurotropic factors.

Objective To evaluate metamorphopsia and vision-related quality of life (VRQoL) and its influencing factor after vitrectomy for idiopathic macular hole (IMH).Methods This is a prospective and nonrandomized clinical cohort study.Thirty eyes of 30 IMH patients who received vitrectomy and inner limited membrane (ILM) peeling were included.The best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA),medical refraction test and optical coherence tomography (OCT) were performed.BCVA was recorded as logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR).The macular hole index (MHI) was measured using OCT.The average logMAR BCVA and MHI in suffering eyes at baseline were 1.02± 0.07 and 0.47 ± 0.02,respectively.The uncorrected visual acuity of the fellow eyes was less than 0.1.Follow-up period was longer than 6 months.At 6 months after surgery,the central retinal thickness (CRT) was measured by OCT;vertical and horizontal metamorphopsia were measured by metamorphopsia charts;VRQoL was evaluated by Chinese VRQoL-25.Spearman correlation analysis was performed to analyze the relationship of VRQoL and postoperative BCVA,metamorphopsia and preoperative MHI.Results At 6 months after surgery,macular hole closure was confirmed by OCT in all patients.The vertical and horizontal metamorphopsia were (0.17± 0.03)° and (0.11 ± 0.03)°,respectively.The VRQoL-25 composite score was 79.81 ± 1.29.The average BCVA was 0.59±0.05.The average CRT was (155.10± 6.27) μm.The postoperative VRQoL was positive correlated with preoperative MHI (r=0.491,P=0.002),and negative correlated with preoperative BCVA (r=-0.445,P=0.014),postoperative BCVA (r=-0.530,P=0.003) and postoperative metamorphopsia (r=-0.532,P=0.006),but not correlated with the postoperative CRT (r=0.231,P＞0.05).Conclusions IMH patients improved their visual acuity after surgery,but still have metamorphopsia.VRQoL was negative correlated with metamorphopsia,positive correlated with preoperative MHI.

Objective To evaluate the clinical value of rotational digital subtraction angiography(DSA).Methods The rotational DSA was performed 48 cases in 30 patients with PHILIPS V5000 digital imaging system.Among them,cerebral(n=8),carotid(n=2),limbs(n=7),hepatic(n=2),pulmonary(n=1),iliac(n=2),aortic(n=1),renal(n=2)and uterine(n=5)arteries were included.Results The origins,running,distributions,numbers and contours of diseased segments of arteries and pseudoaneurysm were clearly displayed in 28 of 30 patients with the technique of RDSA.Conclusion The RDSA is very useful in the preoperative diagnosis and selection of treatment for the diseased arteries.