Objective To investigate the features of gait in patients with lumbar disc herniation suffering low back pain radiating to the unilateral lower limbs during walking, and estimate the test-retest reliability of the plantar pressure distribution. Methods 32 patients of lumbar disc herniation with low back pain radiating to the unilateral lower limb were tested with the Footscan plantar system during normal walking for 5 times. The gait phases, contacting time of every plantar region and maximum force were recorded in both the uneffected and the affected lower limbs in patients. The reliability was estimated with the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). Results There were significant differences between the uneffected and the affected lower limbs in the gait phase except for the Initial Contact Phase. The Forefoot Contact Phase and Foot Flat Phase of the affected lower limbs were obvious shorter than the uneffected ones (P<0.01), while the Forefoot Push Off Phase was longer (P<0.01). Except for the region of Metatarsal 5, the contacting time of every plantar region of the affected lower limbs were lower than the uneffected ones (P<0.05). The maximum force of regions of Metatarsal 4, Metatarsal 5 and Heel Lateral were lower in the affected limbs than the uneffected ones (P<0.05). ICCs of gait phase, the contacting time of every plantar region and maximum force were generally over 0.76. Conclusion Differences were found in gait phase, the contacting time of every plantar region and maximum force between the uneffected and the affected lower limbs in patients with lumbar disc herniation. All the variables are reliable for test-retest.

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Objective T Iymphocytes were considered to be activated and involved in the ischemia-reperfusion injury during lung transplantation.Carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum was shown to have inhibitory activity on the immune system.This study was designed to_investigate the effects of the effects of the therapeutic hypercapnia on the T Iymphocytes of rats in which ischemia-reperfusion injury occurred during lung transplantation.Melhods Sixteen Wismr rats weighed 300 to 400 g were randomized into control group(8 rats) or therapeutic group (8 ras)after transplantaion.Animals in both grotups were Oven inluded nitrogen(50%)and oxygen N2+(50%) at baseline. Animats in the control groap were given irked nitrogen (50%)and oxygen(50%)throughout the experiment ,and that in the thera-peutic group were given mixed gas which was composed of nitroged(40%),oxygen(60%)and carbon dioxide in appropriate concentra-tion to keep arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2)at 80-100 mm Hg and FiO2 at 50%after reperfusion.All of the ani-mals were observed for 90 minutes after reperfusion.Mean arterial pressure(MAP) and arterila partial pressure of oxygen(PaO2) were recorded at baseline and every 15 minutes during the period of reperfusion.The expression of CD3,CD4 and CD28 in the peripheral blood was,examined,and the concentrations of Ifn-у,IL-2,IL-4 and IL-1O in the homogenate were measured after the experiment. Histological analysis of samples from transplanted lungs was performed.Resykts After reoerfysion,MAP and PaO2 in the therapeutic group were higher signitleantly than that in the group(P

Objective To realize real-time medical insurance settlement system of Xi'an based on Outpatient One Card Solution to reduce the errors due to artificial accounting.Methods The system was developed with C# language and Oracle 10g, based on interface function dynamic library calling rule and HIS data structure requirements provided by Xi'an municipal medical insurance center.Results The system realized real-time settlement of the patient with medical insurance card.Conclusion The system simplifies medical insurance outpatient treatment flow and implements data communication.

Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of segmental scleral buckling and vitrectomy with/without lensectomy on the retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) stage 4a,4b and 5.Methods One hundred and thirty-four ROP infants (181 eyes) diagnosed as stage 4a,4b and 5,and performed with segmental scleral buckling or vitreous with/without lensectomy were retrospectively analyzed.The operated 4a-,4b-and 5-stage eyes were 40,51 and 90 eyes.The operational method depended on the location and severity of fibrovascular membrane.Of 181 eyes,segmental scleral buckling was referred for 37 eyes which include 23 eyes with 4a stage and 14 eyes with 4b stage;vitrectomy was referred for 50 eyes which include 14 eyes with 4a stage,29 eyes with 4b stage and 7 eyes with 5 stage;vitrectomy with lensectomy was referred for 94 eyes which include 3 eyes with 4a stage,8 eyes with 4b stage and 83 eyes with 5 stage.The effect was classified as success,improved and failure.Failure includes lost eye.Follow-up for 4a,4b and 5 stage patients are 34,31 and 29 months respectively.Results Segmental scleral buckling was referred for 37 eyes,success in 23 eyes (62.16％),improved in 11 eyes (29.73 ％),failure in 3 eyes (8.11 ％).Vitrectomy was referred for 50 eyes,and success in 20 eyes (40.00％),improved in 22 eyes (44.00％),and failure in 8 eyes (16.00％).In the total of 94 eyes underwent vitrectomy with lensectomy,20 eyes was success (21.28％),improved in 17 eyes (18.08％),failure in 57 eyes (60.64％).In 40 stage 4a eyes,33 successes (82.50％),6 improved (15.00％) and 1 failure (2.50％).In 51 stage4b eyes,11 successes (21.57％),30 improved (58.82％) and 10 failures (19.61％).For 90 stage 5 eyes,14 successes (17.50％),19 improved (23.75％) and 57 failures (71.25％).The therapeutic effect of segmental scleral buckling for stage 4a was better than that for stage 5 (x2 =6.707,P=0.035).The difference of therapeutic effect of vitrectomy for different stage was significant (x2=21.010,P =0.000);stage 4a was the best;stage 4b was the second,stage 5 was the worst.The therapeutic effect of vitrectomy with lensectomy for stage 5 was worse than that for stage 4a and 4b (x2=16.066,P=0.003).Conclusion The surgery patterns of ROP was determined based on the disease severity,the surgery effects of stage 4a and 4b were better than stage 5,which had nothing to do with the surgical procedures.

This study examined the analgesic effect of diprospan in rats with trigeminal neuralgia. Rat model of trigeminal neuralgic pain was established by loosely ligating the left infraorbital branch of the trigeminal nerve. After allodynia developed, the rats were randomly divided into 2 groups (n=20 in each): diprospan group, in which the rats received diprospan (7 mg/mL, 0.1 mL) injected to the left infraorbital foramen area; control group, in which saline (0.1 mL) was administered as the same manner as the diprospan group. The pain threshold (PT) in the left infraorbital area was measured before and 2, 6, and 8 weeks after the administration. The expression of neuropeptides [substance P, preprotachykinin A (PPTA), calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP)] in the trigeminal nerve was detected at the same time points as the PT measurement by immunohistochemistry or in situ hybridization method. The results showed that in the diprospan group, the PT was 10.65±1.26, 10.77±1.19 and 14.13±1.34 g 2, 6, and 8 weeks after the administration respectively, significantly higher than that before the administration (PT value: 0.36±0.11) (P<0.05 for each). In the saline group, the PT was 0.37±0.13, 0.66±0.09, 4.45±1.29 and 13.72±1.72 g before and 2, 6, and 8 weeks after the administration respectively with differences being significant between before and 6, 8 weeks after the administration (P<0.01). No significant difference existed in the PT between the diprospan group and the saline group at pre-administration (P>0.05). The PT in the diprospan group was significantly greater than that in the saline group 2 and 6 weeks post-administration (P<0.05). In the diprospan group, the expression levels of neuropeptides were significantly reduced as compared with those in the saline group 2 and 6 weeks post-administration (P<0.05). It was concluded that diprospan has an obvious analgesic effect on the trigeminal neuropathic pain partly by reducing the expression of neuropeptides in the trigeminal ganglia.

Poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase-1 (PARP-1) plays a significant role in the DNA repair process by catalyzing the transfer of ADP-ribose from NAD+ to its receptors. It is a promising anticancer drug target and many PARP-1 inhibitors have been developed and used in the clinical trial. In this work, a series of 3-(2-oxo-2-substituted acetamido)benzamides have been synthesized and their inhibitory activities against PARP-1 were evaluated. Of all the tested compounds, six compounds displayed inhibitory activities with IC50 values ranging from 0.23 to 5.78 µmol.L-1 . The binding pose of compound 5a was predicted using molecular docking to facilitate further structural modification.

Objective To investigate the static postural balance of patients with lumbar disc herniation (LDH). Methods From January to September, 2015, thirty patients with LDH were as observation group, and thirty healthy adult people were as control group. Their bal-ance function were detected and compared. Results The sway length, sway area and anteroposterior sway velocity were higher in the obser-vation group than in the control group (t>2.262, P<0.05), but there was no significant difference in mediolateral sway velocity between two groups (t=1.946, P=0.057) in eye-open condition. All of the indexes were higher in eye-closed condition in the observation group than in the control group (t>2.767, P<0.01), as well as the Romberg values (t>2.326, P<0.05). Conclusion Impairment of the proprioception and lower back pain affected the postural control of patients with LDH, who relied more on vision input to maintain postural stability.

Objective To investigate whether myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) have a protective effect in septic mice. Methods The model of caecal ligation and puncture (CLP) was performed to induce polymicrobial sepsis in mice. The changes of MDSCs in spleens at different times after operation were studied. In order to observe the influence of MDSCs on the inflammatory factors and survival of septic mice, MDSCs were injected into the peritoneal cavities of mice after CLP. Results MDSCs accumulated in spleens of septic mice progressively. MDSCs could increase anti-inflammatory cytokine production, decrease the level of inflammatory factors, and improve the survival rate of mice with sepsis. Conclusion MDSCs can attenuate the inflammation and improve the survival rate of mice with sepsis, suggesting that intraperitoneal injection of MDSCs may provide a new direction for the treatment of sepsis.

Objective To observe the thyroid hormone (TH) changes in patients with acute cerebral infarction in acute phase and convalescence,and to explore its clinical value.Methods Fifty cases of acute cerebral infarction patients from March 2015 to May 2016 in Heilongjiang Provincial Hospital were selected as observation group,at the same time 30 cases of healthy check-up people as control group.Serum levels of triiodothyronine (T3),thyroxine (T4),free triiodothyronine (FT3),free thyroxine (FT4) and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) were measured in 50 cases of acute cerebral infarction patients on the 2nd day (acute phase) and the 14th day (recovery) after onset of the disease,by using chemiluminescence method,and 30 cases of people underwent healthy physical check-up were treated the same way.Neurological injury and recovery of patients with cerebral infarction were evaluated using NIHSS.According to the recovery level of FT3,patients with cerebral infarction were divided into low FT3 group (FT3 ＜ 3.10 pmol/L) and normal FT3 group (FT3 ≥ 3.10 pmol/L).Prognosis of the patients was judged according to the NIHSS scores 90 days after discharged from the hospital,and NIHSS score improving acuity of 2 was judged as good prognosis.Results The T3 and FT3 levels in patients with acute cerebral infarction were significantly lower than those of people underwent healthy physical examination,the differences were statistically significant [(0.68 ± 0.22) vs(1.82 ± 0.31) nmol/L,(2.08 ± 0.31) vs (4.19 ± 0.75) pmol/L,all P ＜ 0.05].The T4,FT4 and TSH levels in patients with acute cerebral infarction were increased significantly,the differences were statistically significant [(142.56 ± 20.78) vs (109.89 ± 12.37) nmol/L,(12.88 ± 1.15) vs (9.77 ± 0.96) pmol/L,(5.15 ± 1.16) vs (2.95 ± 1.31) mU/L,all P ＜ 0.05].Compared with the acute phase,convalescence of cerebral infarction patients' serum T3 and FT3 levels [(1.75 ± 0.19) nmol/L,(3.97 ± 0.61) pmol/L] increased significantly,the differences were statistically significant (all P ＜ 0.05),and T4,FT4 and TSH [(115.64 ± 14.38) nmol/L,(10.05 ± 1.02) pmol/L,(3.16 ± 0.98) mU/L] obviously decreased,the differences were statistically significant (all P ＜ 0.05).Compared with control group,convalescence of cerebral infarction patients' serum T3,T4,FT3,FT4 and TSH were not statistically different (all P ＞ 0.05).There was a negative correlation between FT3 levels and NIHSS scores on admission (r =-0.586,P ＜ 0.05).Ninety days after discharge,7 cases (38.89％) of the patients had a good prognosis in low FT3 group,and normal FT3 group had 22 cases (68.75％) of patients with good prognosis,and the difference was statistically significant (x2 =7.186,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions The thyroid hormone has a protective stress reaction in patients with acute cerebral infarction.The thyroid hormone level has changed significantly in the acute phase,and returned to normal level with improvement of the patients.As a biochemical indicator thyroid hormone detection can be used to estimate the prognosis of patients with acute cerebral infarction.