Bone Morphogenetic Proteins ; therapeutic use ; Calcitriol ; analogs & derivatives ; therapeutic use ; Electric Stimulation Therapy ; methods ; Humans ; Osteogenesis ; Osteogenesis, Distraction ; classification ; methods ; Transforming Growth Factor beta ; therapeutic use ; Vitamin D ; analogs & derivatives

ObjectiveTo investigate the effects of the asphyxia as a Second Hit on renal function during early stage after birth in small for gestational age (SGA) infants.MethodsThe infants who were hospitalized within 24 hours after birth in Peking University Third Hospital between January 2013 and March 2015 were retrospectively enrolled, and divided into different groups depending on gestational age and asphyxia history. There were 40 preterm non-asphyxia SGA infants and 80 controls who were preterm non-asphyxia appropriate for gestational age (AGA) infants; 11 preterm asphyxia SGA infants and an equal number of preterm asphyxia AGA infants as controls; 33 term non-asphyxia SGA infants and 33 term non-asphyxia AGA infants as controls; and four term asphyxia SGA infants and 13 term asphyxia AGA infants as controls. Blood urea nitrogen (BUN), serum creatinine (SCr), and estimate glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) were tested within 48 h after admission and the incidence of abnormal indexes was compared between groups byt-test and Fisher exact test.Results(1) Compared with preterm non-asphyxia AGA group, BUN level significantly decreased in preterm non-asphyxia SGA group [(3.99±1.69) vs (5.11±2.08) mmol/L,t=2.948, P=0.004]. Compared with term non-asphyxia AGA group, term non-asphyxia SGA group had higher SCr level [(72.03±10.29) vs (62.58±12.27)μmol/L,t=3.390,P=0.001] and lower eGFR level [(25.19±4.07) vs (33.99±8.75) ml/(min·1.73 m2),t=5.238,P=0.000]. (2) Compared with preterm non-asphyxia AGA infants, preterm asphyxia AGA infants had higher BUN [(6.96±3.09) vs (5.11±2.08) mmol/L,t=2.602,P=0.011] and SCr [(76.45±10.11) vs (66.70±13.18)μmol/L,t=2.357,P=0.021] and lower eGFR level [(15.86±2.31) vs (19.54±5.08) ml/(min·1.73 m2),t=2.361,P=0.020]. Compared with preterm non-asphyxia SGA group, there was a significant increase in BUN level [(6.70±3.37) vs (3.99±1.69) mmol/L,t=2.581,P=0.025] and decrease in eGFR level [(14.80±4.67) vs (18.66±5.03) ml/(min·1.73 m2),t=2.285,P=0.027] in preterm asphyxia SGA group. Changes in term infants were similar to preterm infants. (3) Compared with asphyxia AGA group, asphyxia SGA group showed a higher frequency of abnormal eGFR in term infants (4/4 vs 4/13, Fisher exact test,P=0.029). ConclusionsAsphyxia as a probable Second Hit can influence the renal function during early stage in both preterm and term infants, especially in SGA infants.

The researches that stroke was treated by cluster needling of scalp acupuncture combined with rehabilitation in the past 10 years were reviewed, noting that it can significantly reduce the dysfunctions in stroke patients, prompting that the cluster needling of scalp acupuncture and modern rehabilitation techniques was combined, was a new method for stroke rehabilitation treatment.

Adult ; Cell Separation ; methods ; Endothelial Cells ; cytology ; Humans ; Stem Cells ; cytology

Objective To prepare the quantum dots(QDs) (CdTe-MPA)-loaded polymer(lactic-coglycolic acid,PLGA) microbubbles(MBQDs@PLGA) as dual-modality imaging agent for both fluorescent and ultrasonic imaging ability.Methods The MBQDs@PLGA were generated by the double emulsion technique,then filling in C3F8 after freeze-drying.Confocal laser scanning microscope(CLSM) and transmission electron microscope(TEM) were used to confirm the load of quantum dots in the MBs.Fluorospectro photometer spectra of the MBQDs@PLGA were analyzed to demonstrate the fluorescent imaging ability and determine the encapsulation efficiency by using the regression equation.Imaging experiments was applied to validate the fluorescent and ultrasonic imaging ability of the MBQDs@PLGA both by imaging of the model in vitro and by imaging of ovarian tumor blood vessels of tumor-bearing nude mouse in vivo.Results At excitation 272 nm the MBQDs@PLGA peak of the emission spectrum was 549 nm,and the encapsulation efficiency was 54％.The average diameter of MBQDs@PLGA was (1.7 ±0.2)μm,CLSM and TEM results confirmed the QDs-loaded in MBQDs-PLGA.The imaging results of MBQDs@PLGA showed a dual-modality imaging ability both fluorescent and ultrasonic imaging.Conclusions MBQDs@PLGA present fluorescence-ultrasound dual mode imaging performance by the QDs embedding in polymer microbubbles,and explore a new development train of thought of multi-mode imaging agent.

Objective:To investigate the expression of APRIL in NSCLC and to analyze the relationship between expression of APRIL and clinicalpathological characteristics of NSCLC.Methods:RTQ-PCR and Western blot were used to detect the expression of APRIL mRNA and protein in 68 pair of tumor tissues and corresponding adjacent normal tissues of NSCLC.50 Formalin-fixed,paraffin-embedded NSCLC samples were tested for APRIL protein location and expression by IHC,with results compared to the clinical and pathological parameters of NSCLC to determine significance.Results:The results showed that the expression level of APRIL mRNA and protein in tumor tissues was significantly higher than in normal tissues(both P

ObjectiveTo study tear film functions of diabetes mellitus with pterygium before and after surgery.MethodsNinety patients with single side pterygium were divided into 3 groups with 30 cases each:simple pterygium (treatment group A ),pterygium combination with type 1 diabetes mellitus (treatment group B) and pterygium combination with type 2 diabetes mellitus(treatment group C).Ninety patients without pterygium were divided into 3 groups with 30 cases each:normal (control group A),type 1 diabetes mellitus (control group B) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (control group C ).Tear film functions were compared in each group before surgery,while tear film functions in treatment group B and C were compared between before and after surgery.ResultsBefore surgery,there was no significant difference among each group in lacrimal secretion test.Every group's tear film break-up time(BUT) was abnormal except control group A.Cornea fluorescein staining (CFS) score in treatment group B compared with control group B,and treatment group C compared with control group C were significant differences [ (9.08 ± 0.48 ) scores vs.(3.43 ± 0.51 )scores and (10.31 ±0.94) scores vs. (7.91 ±0.51 ) scores,P＜0.05].There was significant difference in mucus fern test(MFT) between treatment group B and control group B (P＜0.05).Tear clearance rate (TCR) were all abnormal except control group A.Before surgery compared with after surgery between treatment group B and treatment group C,there was no significant difference in lacrimal secretion test (P＞0.05 ),but there were significant differences in BUT,CFS score and MFT,the TCR were normal.Conclusion Diabetes mellitus with pterygium will aggravate damage in tear film functions,and these damaged functions could be recovered through pterygium surgery with conjunctival limbal autograft.

Objective To evaluate the influence of preoperative quitting time on coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) patients with postoperative hypoxemia incidence.Methods 151 patients with coronary bypass surgery and preoperative history of smoking who preparation of CABG in hospital were recruited from September 2011 to September 2013.According to the preoperative smoking cessation time patients were divided into five groups:0 days,1-30 days,31-60 days,61-90 days,more than 90 days.Single factor regression and Logistic analysis were used to analyse the influence of preoperative quitting time on CABG patients with postoperative hypoxemia incidence.Results Age,weight,smoking habit,quitting time,hypertension,diabetes mellitus were risk factors of hypoxemia after coronary artery bypass grafting.Logistic regression analysis showed that age,body weight,smoking habit,smoking time were independent risk factors of hypoxemia after coronary artery bypass grafting.The incidences of hypoxemia of the five groups 0 days,1-30 days,31-60 days,61-90 days and more than 90 days were 55.56％ (15/27),59.26％ (16/27),27.58％ (8/29),22.73％ (5/22),15.63％ (5/32).The incidence of hypoxemia had significant difference (x2=19.212,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Age,weight,smoking habit,quitting time were independent risk factors of hypoxemia after CABG.With the quitting time increase,hypoxemia after CABG overall downward trend.Difference quitting time before the operation,the hypoxemia occurred difference rate influence,On the preoperative smoking CABG patients were smoking cessation intervention timely helps to reduce the occurrence of postoperative hypoxemia.

Objective To study the regulation effect of estrogen in expression of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) in the central nervous system (CNS) in mice with experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis ( EAE).Methods The 60 mice were overiectomized and 2 weeks later EAE was induced with MOG35-55 peptide in these mice.They were divided into a treatment group and a control group.The treatment group was treated with estrogen and the control group was given PBS.Clinical symptoms in these two groups were scored and compared.HE staining was used to observe inflammation in the brain and spinal cord.The MMP-9 expression in the CNS was examined by quantitative real-time PCR and immunofluorescence staining.Results The incidence of disease was lower (treatment and control group were 8/30 and 28/30 respectively) and clinical symptoms were milder (treatment and control group were 3.23±0.83 and 1.62 ±1.00 respectively,t=3.811 and P＜0.05) in the treatment group than those in the control group.HE staining showed the decreased infiltration of inflammatory cell in the treatment group (Treatment group:inflammatory score were 0.895 ±0.206,0.752 ±0.302,0.732 ±0.183 in acute,relief and chronic phase respectively;Control group:inflammatory score were 3.472 ±0.635,2.881 ±0.662,1.891 ± 0.482 in acute,relief and chronic phase respectively.t = 8.622,6.543 and 5.027,all P ＜ 0.05).The quantitative real-time PCR and immunofluorescence staining showed that the expression of MMP9 in the CNS was decreased in the treatment group.Conclusion Estrogen may decrease MMP-9 expression in the CNS,reduce inflammation and clinical symptoms in mice with EAE.

Objective:To study the expressions of vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF), and thrombospondin (TSP) in oral submucous fibrosis(OSF), and to determine the relationship between VEGF and TSP, so as to investigate their roles in the pathogenesis of OSF. Methods:30 patients with OSF, including early (10 cases), middle (10 cases), late stage (10 cases) were studied. 5 healthy volunteers were chosen as control group. Buccal mucosa biopsies were taken in all samples. Expressions of VEGF and TSP were detected by immunohistochemistry. Results:The expression of VEGF increased in early stage compared with normal oral mucous, and decreased in middle and late stage. The expression of VEGF in early stage had statistical difference compared with control group, middle stage and late stage respectively(P<0.05).The expression of TSP upregulated in early and middle, and downregulated in late stage. There were no statistical significant differences among groups(P>0.05). The expressions of VEGF and TSP had negative correlation(r=-0.620,P<0.05). Conclusions: The abnormal expressions of VEGF and TSP may be a pathogenesis factor of OSF.