Objective: To investigate the targeting and anti-tumor ability of the tumor vessel-specific antibody ScFvH1 selected from phage-ScFv library, and to discuss the application of the antibody in clinical diagnosis and therapy of cancer. Methods: The ScFvH1 gene was inserted into pET-28a(+)/EGFP vector containing green fluorescent protein(GFP) gene and pTIG-Trx vector containing thioredoxin gene; the products were then expressed in E.coli and purified by using Ni-NTA. Tumor-bearing mice model was established by subcutanuous injection of cervical cancer cell line HeLa. The mice were injected with purified ScFv-EGFP fusion protein through vena caudalis and the GFP signals were observed by fluorescent microscope to evaluate the targeting ability of the antibody. Meanwhile, the mice model also received intratumoral injection of purified ScFv-EGFP fusion protein to evaluate the anti-tumor effect of the antibody. Results: Soluble ScFvH1 gene and ScFvH1-EGFP protein were successfully expressed in E.coli; a single band was showed in SDS-PAGE after the purification by Ni-NTA. We found that ScFvH1-EGFP fusion protein was enriched to tumor tissues, but there was only weak fluorescent signal when EGFP protein was injected. No EGFP signal was observed in the lung of tumor-bearing mice. Tumor inhibition experiment showed that the tumor growth in the antibody treatment group was similar to that of the PBS control group. Conclusion: The tumor vessel-specific antibody ScFvH1 selected from phage-ScFv library can specifically target tumor vessels, but it has no obvious inhibitory effect on tumor growth. Our findings pave a way for antibody in cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Objective:To investigate the prognostic values of tumor–stroma ratio and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in colorec-tal cancer. Methods:A total of 218 stageⅡorⅢprimary colorectal cancer patients were analyzed for the tumor–stroma ratio (TSR) and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) by using HE stained histological sections. The relationship between TSR and clinicopatholog-ic variables and the difference in clinical outcomes of different groups were also analyzed. Results:Overall survival rates for the stro-ma-low group were significantly higher than the stroma-high group in stagesⅡandⅢcolorectal cancer (P＜0.05). However, the differ-ences in TSR were not correlated with clinicopathologic features such as gender and age (P>0.05). Overall survival rates of patients with high TIL were significantly higher than patients with low TIL (P＜0.05). Patients with high TIL had notable better prognosis than patients with low TIL (P＜0.05) in the stroma-low group. Conclusion:TSR and TIL are independent prognostic factors for stagesⅡandⅢcolorectal cancer. The combined estimates of TSR and TIL in routine pathology diagnoses may provide more evidence to predict the prognosis of stagesⅡandⅢcolorectal cancer.

Objective To discuss the importance of balloon occlusion test before interventional treatment of the intracranial giant intemal carotid artery aneurysms and to sum up the nursing experience in assisting the procedure. Methods Proper perioperative nursing measures were carried out for 12 patients, who suffered from intracranial giant internal carotid artery aneurysm and underwent spring coil occlusion treatment. Nursing measures included mental care, observation of the vital signs, prevention of the complications, etc. Results Neither death nor exacerbation of the condition occurred in all the 12 patients. The patients were discharged from the hospital with a mean hospitalization of nine days. During a follow-up period ranged from 4 months to one year, seven patients had no disagreeable feeling, one patient complained of discomfort but no abnormality was found on follow-up DSA, and disappearance of the aneurysm was observed in 4 patients. Conclusion The monitoring of the vital signs, the prevention of the complications and the standard nursing care are the key points for ensuring a successful operation in treating intracranial giant intemal carotid artery aneurysms with spring coil occlusion.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Chronic Disease ; Dacryocystitis ; surgery ; Dacryocystorhinostomy ; methods ; Endoscopy ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Microwaves ; therapeutic use ; Middle Aged ; Nasal Cavity ; surgery ; Young Adult

During professor SHAO Jing-ming's academic research and medical practice, his academic opinion of focusing spirit is gradually developed. In terms of nurturing the spirit, attention should be paid on persistence as well as everyday health maintenance and exercise to nurture the spirit of physician. In terms of clinical diagnosis and treatment, patients' psychology, employment and life status should be observed and experienced, which could bring more methods to take essential care of patients' spirit. The treatment should work with psychological counseling, advocating that based on patients' qi and spirit, various forms of treatment methods should be properly used, such as acupuncture or moxibustion or combination of acupuncture and medicine, along with simple acupoint selection and harmony medication. Before clinical treatment of acupuncture, calming the mind is critically emphasized to make a clear diagnosis. During the acupuncture, calming and focusing the mind is necessary as well as emphasizing the details, so acupuncture could be integrated with Chi Gong to create a new warming-sensation technique. In a word, the academic opinion of focusing spirit is shedding an inspiring light upon further study.
Acupuncture ; education ; history ; Acupuncture Therapy ; history ; psychology ; China ; History, 20th Century ; History, 21st Century ; Humans

In order to summarize and perfect the basic skill practicing method in acupuncture teaching and form a characteristic teaching, the research on skill training and technique improving of acupuncture and tuina major was carried out. The undergraduate students in acupuncture and tuina major from College of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina were randomly divided into an experimental group and a control group. Students from both groups received the basic courses of acupuncture-moxibustion and tuina as requested in the syllabus and the special teaching was added to the experimental group, namely "three practice" (strength practice, coordination practice, targeted practice of acupuncture basic skills) and "three enlightenment" (technique enlightenment, mind and qi enlightenment, efficacy enlightenment). During and after the courses, the teaching effectiveness was evaluated on the basis of needling manipulation. The peacetime score in the experimental group was superior to that in the control group (38.03 +/- 1.14 vs 33.25 +/- 1.31, P < 0.05), the total score in the experimental group was superior to that in the control group (84.03 +/- 6.30 vs 78.05 +/- 6.55, P < 0.05). The special teaching method of "three practice" and "three enlightenment" can improve the effect of skill training teaching method. It highlights the unique feature of central plains by integrating the essence of Shaolin internal qigong and Chen-style Taiji, it can also provide new ideas for the practical teaching of TCM professional courses and the construction of characteristic professionals.
Acupuncture ; education ; manpower ; Acupuncture Therapy ; methods ; Humans ; Students ; Teaching

Objective To investigate short-term effect of percutaneous discectomy combined with radiofrequency ablation with Disc-FXon contained lumbar disc herniation. Methods 36 patients were reviewed and followed up with Japanese Orthopaedic Association score(JOA score), the Visual Analogue Score (VAS) and Oswestry score for 12 months. Results The scores of JOA score, VAS and Oswestry improvedsignificantly (P<0.01) after operation. Conclusion Percutaneous discectomy combined with radiofrequency ablation with Disc-FXis effective on contained lumbar disc herniation.

Objective To investigate the effect of rehabilitation stroke unit on walking in stroke patients with hemiplegia. Methods 86 patients with walking impairment after stroke were randomly divided into control group (n=43), who accepted conventional treatment, and experimental group (n=43), who were incorporated into the rehabilitation stroke unit. They were assessed with Berg Balance Scale (BBS),10 m Maximum Walking Speed (MWS), Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) and modified Barthel Index (MBI) before and 8 weeks after treatment.Results The scores of BBS, MWS, FMA and MBI improved after treatment in both groups (P<0.01), and improved more in the experimental group than in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion Rehabilitation stroke unit is effective on walking ability in stroke patients with hemiplegia.

OBJECTIVETo study the protective effects of Shenqi Fuzheng Injection (SFI) on cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injured aged rats.

METHODSAged SD male rats, weighing 200-300 g, were randomly divided into 4 groups: the model group, the sham-operative group, the nimodipine positive control group (abbreviated as nimodipine group) and the SFI group. Focal cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injured rat model was established by modified Longa method. SFI was administered by intravenous dripping 1 week before ischemia. Nervous function disorder, brain infarction area, serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and creatine kinase (CK) levels, brain contents of Ca2+ , water, MDA and SOD levels were observed 3 hrs after ischemia and 3 hrs after reperfusion.

RESULTSperimental results showed that SFI could obviously improve the deficit of nerve function, decrease water content of brain, reduce the infarction area of brain, and inhibit Ca2 + aggregation. LDH and CK levels in serum and MDA in brain were obviously lower than those in the model group and SOD activity in cerebral tissue was obviously higher than that in the model group.

CONCLUSIONSFI had protective effect on cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injured aged rats, whose mechanism might be related to the inhibition of lipid peroxidation and Ca2+ aggregation.

Age Factors ; Animals ; Brain ; enzymology ; metabolism ; Brain Ischemia ; chemically induced ; metabolism ; prevention & control ; Calcium ; metabolism ; Cerebral Infarction ; metabolism ; prevention & control ; Creatine Kinase ; metabolism ; Disease Models, Animal ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; administration & dosage ; therapeutic use ; Injections ; L-Lactate Dehydrogenase ; metabolism ; Lipid Peroxidation ; drug effects ; Male ; Malondialdehyde ; metabolism ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Neurons ; drug effects ; Protective Agents ; administration & dosage ; pharmacology ; therapeutic use ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Reperfusion Injury ; chemically induced ; metabolism ; prevention & control ; Superoxide Dismutase ; metabolism ; Water ; metabolism

OBJECTIVETo probe into the effect of acupuncture at "Sishencong" (EX-HN 1) on sleep and the mechanism.

METHODSForty-eight white mice were randomly divided into a Sishencong group, a Zusanli group, a model group and a blank control group, 12 mice in each group. In the mice of the first 3 groups, sleep rhythm disorders was induced by repeatedly regular intraperitoneal injection of small dose of Caffeine, and the mice of the first two groups were treated by acupuncture at "Sishencong" (EX-HN 1) and "Zusanli" (ST 36), respectively. Living state and, circadian activities were observed, and nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity and nitric oxide(NO) content in the brain were detected.

RESULTSAcupuncture at "Sishencong" (EX-HN 1) or "Zusanli" (ST 36) could significantly increase NOS activity and NO content in the brain, with acupuncture at "Sishencong" (EX-HN 1) being significantly better than acupuncture at "Zusanli" (ST 36) (P < 0.01).

CONCLUSIONAcupuncture at Sishencong (EX-HN 1) treats insomnia and regulates sleep and many mental and nervous symptoms, which are carried out partially through increasing NOS activity and NO content, promoting normal function of brain tissues.

Acupuncture Points ; Acupuncture Therapy ; Animals ; Brain ; metabolism ; Disease Models, Animal ; Female ; Male ; Mice ; Nitric Oxide ; analysis ; Nitric Oxide Synthase ; metabolism ; Sleep Wake Disorders ; physiopathology ; psychology ; therapy