Angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors(ACEI) are generally used in the treatment of cardiovascular system diseases.They are found by epidemiological studies to have an anti-tumor activity and are shown to play various roles in suppressing carcinogenesis and tumor growth,preventing angiogenesis,inhibiting matrix degradation and reducing cancer cachexia.

18 cases of atlanto-axial instability with symptoms of spinal cord compression were treated operati-vely. The reasons of instability were congenital deformity of great occipital foramen region with atlanto-axial subluxation in 7, atlantoaxial tuberculosis complicated with dislocation in 4, traumatic atlanto-axial dislocation in 5, and spontaneous dislocation of atlanto-axial joint in 2. Cranial traction was instituted preoperatively in most cases. The operations were done under local anesthesia. Open reduction of atlas, and fixation by wiring and fusion of atlanto-axial laminae with bone graft were performed in 8 cases, and occipto-cervical fusion by bone grafting with or without decompression of great occiptal foramen in 10 cases. Postoperative plaster bed or heas chest cast was stressed. All cases but one were successful, the dislocation was reduced, symptoms of spinal cord compression were relieved, the fusion was solid, and most of them returned to work.

Glioma is the most common tumor in craniocerebra l neoplasms． It is hard to deal with for every neurosurgery not the difficulty o f operation,but the poor outcome． Many efforts was made in this area include ne w drugs in chemotherapy; intratumoral radiation, stereostatic radioneurosurgery in neuroradiation, and the new strategy of operation direct to tumor． Local intratumoral implants carried by biodegradable polymer provide a new promising approach for more selective and less neurotoxic in chemotherapy． The polymer microsphere carried with carboplatin is much powerful to glioma in vitro and in vivo． The disadvantages of carboplatin during delivery systemically disappeared．

Objective To discuss clinical results of the treatment of op en tibio-fibula fractures with the intramedullary interlocking nails. Methods A group of 46 cases of open tibio-fibula fractures was collected and classified according to Gustilo classification. There were 12 cases of type Ⅰ, 9 cases of type Ⅱ, 16 cases of typeⅢA, 7 cases of type ⅢB, and 2 case of type ⅢC. All o perations were performed in the emergency operation room and all patients were f ixed with intramedullary interlocking nails. Results The follow-up of 8 months to 3 years (with an average of 20 months) showed satisfactory results, though th e local wounds needed skin flap transplantation in 6 cases and muscle flap trans plantation was performed in 1 case. Conclusion Open tibio-fibula fractures of t ype Ⅰ, type Ⅱ and type ⅢA can be treated with emergency debridement and the intramedullary interlocking nails, if the injury duration is short and the vital signs of the patients are stable.

BACKGROUND:Tumor cels are resistant to chemotherapeutic drugs, and drug resistance is closely correlated with tumor stem cels. Therefore, how to kil tumor stem cels wil become the key to the treatment of oral squamous cel carcinoma. OBJECTIVE:To study the effect of 5-fluorouracil on biological characteristics of tongue squamous cel carcinoma Tca8113 cels. METHODS:Viability of Tca8113 cels treated with different concentrations of 5-fluorouracil was determined by cel counting kit-8, and the best drug concentration and time were screened for subsequent experiments. Tca8113 cels without 5-fluorouracil acted as control group. Then the cel cycle and percentage of the side population cels in Tca8113 cels were determined by flow cytometry. Scratch test was used to determine the migration ability of Tca8113 cels. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Results from cel counting kit-8 showed that 5-fluorouracil inhibited the viability of Tca8113 cels positively in a time- and dose-dependent manner. Tca8113 cels under intervention with 50 mg/L 5-fluorouracil for 48 hours showed lowest cel viability. Flow cytometry results showed that in the experimental group, G0/G1 phase cels increased significantly compared with the control group (P=0.01), S phase cels decreased significantly compared with the control group (P=0.244), and G2/M phase cels disappeared completely. After treatment with 5-fluorouracil, the percentage of side population cels was increased significantly (P=0.00). The scratch test showed that in the experimental group, the cels had better ability of wound healing than those in the control group. In conclusion, 5-fluorouracil can enrich the cancer stem cel population in Tca8113 cels.

P2 X7 receptor is a member of ATP-gated non-selective cation channels;and is one subtype family of the P2X purinergic receptor.Signaling pathways of P2X7 receptor couple with several key inflammatory molecules including IL-1β;IL-6 and COX-2;which suggests that P2 X7 receptor plays a key role in the development of dis-eases via increased inflammation;indicating its potential as a novel therapeutic target.Recent studies show that P2 X7 receptor has a relationship with renal diseases.This article reviews the effect of P2 X7 receptor on renal diseases and its mechanism.P2 X7 receptor may be a new drug target;and its selectivity antagonist may be a new therapeutic agent for the treatment of renal diseases.

The incidence of stroke in postmenopausal women increases significantly and is higher than that of men.The overall morbidity and mortality of stroke in women are expected to maintain a sustained upward trend before 2050.The impact of stroke on women is significantly greater than men and mahly manifests in the aspects of older age of onset,more risk factors,lower timely treatment rate,and poor overall prognosis.The influence factors of stroke in women involve many aspects,including sex hormone exposure,chromosomal inheritance,and social status.Researching the pathophysiological characteristics of female stroke and the related factors affecting the diagnosis and treatment contribute to take better effective individualized treatment strategies and decrease the morbidity,mortality,disability rate and recurrence rate in women.This article reviews the epidemiological characteristics,treatment,prognosis and its pathophysiological mechanisms of female stroke.

As important regulators of apoptosis,bcl-2-family proteins regulate all major types of cell death,including apoptosis,necrosis,and autophagy.It's known that impaired apoptosis is a critical step in tumor development.Overexpression of antiapoptotic proteins of bcl-2 family is associated with the development and prognoses of malignant lymphoproliferative disorders.

Carotid artery atherosclerosis is a treatable and preventable cause of ischemic stroke.Increasing studies suggest that carotid plaque characteristics may be a superior means for predicting ipsilateral cerebrovascular events as compared with the degree of carotid artery stenosis.The major MRI features of vulnerable carotid plaques include large lipid-rich necrotic cores,intraplaque hemorrhage,plaque rupture,and calcification.This article reviews the major MRI features of vulnerable carotid plaques and their roles in predicting ipsilateral cerebrovascular events.

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