According to the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), atopic dermatitis (AD) is believed that it is caused by innate constitutional insufficiency and dysfuction of heart and spleen. Thus, the treatment includes strengthening the spleen and clearing dampness, nourishing blood and moisturing skin. This paper reviewed literature about the researches on AD, and summarized the etiology and pathogenesis of the disease in order to investigate new treatment.

Carotid artery stenosis is the main cause for transient ischemic attack(TIA)and cerebral ischemic stroke. Carotid artery stenting(CAS)therapy has provided a new approach for carotid artery stenosis with safety of causing slight wound and less complication. It also gives opportunities to the patients with contraindication to carotid artery endarterectomy(CAE). There is similar tendency between CAS and CAE involving the secondary prevention of stroke in experiments. The safety and efficacy of the stenting depend on the normative operation and complete evaluation of cerebral hemodynamics and functions before hand. With application of the technique of preventive filter devices and progressing preventive technology against restenosis, the interventional therapy is going to play a more important role in the therapy of carotid stenosis.

The technologies that we call cell micropatterning allow the control of the shape and size of cell adhesion. Combination of micro/nano technology, surface chemistry, electrochemistry and photochemistry enables us to control the adhesion, migration, differentiation of cells and the interactions between different types of cells. These methodologies bring about a new platform for the studies of cell biology. A number of techniques for cell patterning and compares their advantages and disadvantages were reviewed in this article. The applications of cell micropatterning, including those for fundamental studies in cell biology, tissue engineering and cell-based biosensors were also discussed.

Objective To investigate the influence of low tidal volume (VT ) combined with low level positive end-expiratory pressure(PEEP) on the respiratory function of elderly patients in general anesthesia .Methods 46 elderly patients scheduled for up-per abdominal surgery in our hospital were randomly divided into two groups ,23 cases in each group .The control group received the conventional tidal volume (VT ) ,while the observation group was given low VT combined with 3cm H2 O of PEEP ,both groups were given intermittent positive pressure ventilation (IPPV) .The arterial blood was collected for conducting the blood gas analysis before operation(T0 ) ,at 30 min after anesthetic intubation(T1 ) and 15 min after extubation(T2 ) .The changes of the indexes of PaO2 ,PaCO2 ,Ppeek and A-aDO2 at various time points were compared between the two groups .Results PaO2 at T2 in the observa-tion group was(83 .58 ± 2 .43) mmHg ,which was significantly higher than that in the control group ,while A-aDO2 in the observa-tion group was(21 .50 ± 2 .12) ,which was significantly lower than that in the control group(P<0 .05);Ppeek at T1 in the observa-tion group was(11 .27 ± 1 .22) cm H2O ,which was significantly lower than that in the control group(P<0 .05) .Conclusion The application of low VT combined with low PEEP in general anesthesia can effectively improve postoperative hypoxemia in elderly pa-tients and is conducive to the respiratory function recovery ,which has better clinical application value .

Objectives To establish culture system for unilineage differentiation of umbilical cord blood CD 34 + cells into granulocytes, erythrocytes or platelets. Methods After CD 34 + cells were separated by midiMACS using micro beads conjugated with anti-CD 34 monoclonal antibody, these cells were induced to specifically differentiate along granulocyte, erythrocyte or platelet by adding appropriate hematopoietic growth factors including SCF plus G-CSF, EPO or TPO. Then morphology, immunological phenotype and function analysis were performed to identify these induced cells. Results After induced unilineage differentiation, the percentages of CD 15 +, GPA + and CD 41 + cells were 81 17%, 95 35% and 77 82%, respectively. These induced cells acquired terminal cell's morphologies. The cells from the granulocytic culture had the ability to phagocytose Chinese ink and plate-like particles could aggregate under the action of thrombin. Conclusion The culture system for unilineage differentiation of CD 34 + cells into erythrocytes, granulocytes, or platelets was established, which was a basis for the research about cell treatment, gene regulation and exogenous gene expression in hemopoiesis.

Objective To evaluate the value of DWI parameter ADC and intravoxel incoherent motion(IVIM) derived parameters in grading extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma(EHCC).Methods Thirty-eight consecutive patients with surgically resected and pathologically confirmed EHCC while the minimum diameter of the lesions large than 5 mm were included in this retrospective study.Patients underwent upper abdomen 3.0 T MR(including conventional MRI and DWI scansequences).Importing original images into the IVIM post-processing software,each patient were set three times of ROIs and each time interval was one week.ROI were selected in the same position of the maximum solid part of lesions area,the average value of ADC,blood flow(BF),pure molecular diffusion(D),perfusion-based molecular diffusion(D*),perfusion fraction(f) were measured.According to WHO digestive tumor specimens grading method,divided these cases into Ⅰ,Ⅱ,Ⅲ grade group.Evaluate the association by Spearman correlation analysis and compare the diagnostic potential of parameters ADC、BF、D、D*、f by using ROC analysis.Results Thirty eight cases of EHCC include:grade Ⅰ 11 cases,grade Ⅱ] 15 cases and grade Ⅲ 12 cases.ADC values of these three groups were (1.33 ± 0.22) × 10-3,(1.21 ± 0.18) × 10-3,(0.98 ± 0.10) × 10-3mm2/s,respectively.BF values were (2.40± 1.01) × 10-3,(2.37± 1.19) × 10-3,(1.64±0.46) × 10-3mm2/s.D values were (1.30±0.13) × 10-3,(1.15 ±0.13) × 10-3,(0.87±0.11) × 10-3mm2/s.D* values were (5.67±0.70) × 10-3,(6.58 ± 1.82) × 10-3,(5.43±2.82) × 10-3mm2/s.And f values were (38.03± 10.02)％,(31.36±8.34)％,(22.04±7.93)％.ADC,D,and f values were significantly correlated with histologic grade(r=0.624,0.809,0.580;P＜0.01,respectively).BF and D* were both not significantly correlated(r=0.271,0.017;P=0.099,0.920,respectively).Areas under the ROC curve for the five parameters ADC,BF,D,D*,f were 0.785,0.603,0.889,0.421,0.781,respectively.Conclusions With the reduction of histological differentiation degree,ADC,D,f values decreased.Correlation between f value and pathological differentiation degree is poor whie the correlation of D and ADC were excellent,and the correlation of D is the highest.

Objective To evaluate positive p-mTOR expression and its significance in gastric cancer.Methods Original studies published for the correlation between p-mTOR and clinicopathological parameters as well as prognostic significance were enrolled from Cohrane Library,Pubmed,EMbase database and CBM,CNKI.Analyses were performed by software REVMAN 5.0.Age,gender,TNM stage,lymph node metastasis,type were analyzed using pooled odds ratio (OR) with 95％ confidence interval (CI),and OS were analyzed using pooled hazard ratio (HR) with 95％ CI.Results Seven studies including 2 477 gastric cancer patients were enrolled in the meta analysis.p-mTOR expression was positive in 1 089 of the cases.p-mTOR positive expression was correlated with age,OR =0.74,95％ CI:0.62-0.89,dcpth of invasion OR =0.76,95％ CI:0.60-0.97,lymph node metastasis,OR =1.95,95％ CI:1.59-2.39,TNM stage,OR =0.57,95％ CI:0.38-0.84,type,OR =0.64,95％ CI:0.50-0.83,and OS,HR =1.86,95％ CI:1.60-2.16.Gastric cancer patients with p-mTOR positive expression tend to be younger,had a higher risk of lymphatic invasion,later TNM stage and poor prognosis.Its positive expression had no relation with the gender.Conclusion p-mTOR positive expression is a significant predictor for advanced TNM stage,more lymph node metastasis,intestinal type and poorer OS.

Objective:This study evaluated the economical effects of two different regimens for metastatic breast cancer, namely, paclitaxel plus either carboplatin (TP) or epirubicin (TE). Methods:The cost-effectiveness method in pharmacoeconomics was adopted to analyze retrospectively the two different regimens. Results:The median follow up was 23.5 (range:9 to 42) months. The overall response rate for TP and TE were 78.33%and 80.00%, respectively. The 1-and 2-year progression-free survival rates of TP and TE were 43.6%and 38.9%and 10.8%and 17.4%, respectively. The 1-and 2-year overall survival rates were 80.3%and 78.3%, respectively for TP, whereas the corresponding values for TE were 53.2%and 47.9%. No statistically significant difference was found between the two groups (P>0.05). Cost-effectiveness analysis showed that the average costs of the TP and TE regimens were 10 303.8 and 13 853.3 yuan, respectively, with corresponding cost-effectiveness ratios of 131.54 and 173.17 (P<0.01). For the chemotherapy toxicity, the alopecia reactions of the TP group were significantly lower than those of the TE group (P<0.01). Conclusion:The short-and long-term efficacies of the two regimens were similar. TP regimen was the optimal scheme for advanced metastatic breast cancer.

Objective To explore the relationship between bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) Mycoplasma load and clinical characteristics in children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) pneumonia.Methods MP DNA was quantitatively detected by fluorescent real-time PCR in BALF from 67 children with MP pneumonia.They were classified into three groups:low MP load group (＜ 103/ml,21 cases),moderate MP load group (103-106/ml,22 cases) and high MP load group (＞ 106/ml,24 cases).Clinical symptom,main laboratory and imaging results of children among three groups were compared.Results When compared with low MP load group and moderate MP load group,high MP load group had longer fever duration [(7.4 ± 2.6),(10.0 ± 2.4) d vs.(12.4 ± 2.7) d],longer time to normalization of temperature with macrolide administration [(4.2 ± 1.0),(8.5 ± 2.4) d vs.(10.8 ± 4.4) d],more patients with high fever,there was significant difference (P ＜ 0.05).Statistically significant difference existed in C-reactive protein among three groups [(3.0 ± 1.4),(11.5 ±7.6),(34.0 ± 10.1) mg/L] (P =0.004).Large field of consolidation or atelectasis were found in 58.3％ (14/24) of high MP load group,much higher than 22.7％ (5/22) in moderate MP load group and 14.3％ (3/21) in low MP load group.Bilateral or massive pleural effusion was not found in low MP load group,while in moderate MP load and high MP load group,they were 13.6 ％ (3/22) and 25.0％ (6/24)(P =0.033).Conclusions There is a close relationship between MP load in BALF and clinical characteristics in children with MP pneumonia.Those with high MP load have a more severe process.

Objective To evaluate the effect of total glucosides of paeony (TGP) on the expression of interleukin-18 (IL-18) in human HaCaT keratinocytes,and to explore the roles of extracelluar signal-regulated protein kinase1/2 (ERK1/2) and c-Jun N-terminal kinase 1/2 (JNK1/2) signaling pathways in the effect.Methods Some cultured human HaCaT keratinocytes were classified into three groups:control group treated with dimethyl sulfoxide (0.031％),TGP groups treated with 6 different concentrations (0.5,2.5,12.5,62.5,125.0 and 312.5 mg/L) of TGP respectively,inhibitor groups treated with TGP of 125 mg/L after 2-hour pretreatment with PD98059 (an ERK1/2 inhibitor) and SP600125 (a JNK1/2 inhibitor) of 10 μmol/L respectively.After additional culture for 48 hours,reverse transcription (RT)-PCR was performed to measure the mRNA expression level of IL-18,and enzymelinked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to determine the level of IL-18 protein in the culture supematant of HaCaT cells.Some HaCaT keratinocytes were classified into two groups to be treated with TGP of 125 mg/L for 15,30 and 60 minutes with or without the pretreatment with PD98059 and SP600125 of 10 μmol/L; then,Western blot was carried out to determine the phosphorylation levels of ERK1/2 and JNK1/2 in HaCaT cells.Results The levels of IL-18 mRNA and protein in culture supernatant were significantly increased by TGP of 0.5 and 2.5 mg/L,but decreased by TGP of 62.5 and 125.0 mg/L,and TGP of 125.0 mg/L showed the strongest inhibitory effect.After treatment with TGP of 125.0 mg/L,the level of phosphorylated ERK1/2 in HaCaT cells peaked at 15 minutes (0.448 ± 0.018),decreased to 0.213 ± 0.005 at 30 minutes and 0.217 ± 0.005 at 60 minutes,with significant differences between TGP-treated and untreated cells at 15 minutes (0.448 ± 0.018 vs.0.204 ± 0.005,P＜ 0.05) but not at 30 or 60 minutes (both P ＞ 0.05).The phosphorylation level of ERK1/2 was 0.237 ± 0.010 in HaCaT cells pretreated with PD98059 prior to the treatment with TGP,significantly different from that in HaCaT cells treated with TGP only (P ＜0.01).TGP of 125.0 mg/L had no obvious effect on JNK phosphorylation,and there was no significant difference in the level of phosphorylated JNK1/2 between HaCaT cells untreated and those treated with TGP of 125.0 mg/L for different durations (all P ＞ 0.05).Conclusions TGP can inhibit the expression of IL-18 mRNA and protein in HaCaT cells,likely through the ERK1/2 signaling pathway.