Objective To investigate the change of serum matix metalloproteinase-2(MMP-2) level and its significance in patients with acute ischemic stroke of different subtypes. Methods Seventy-seven patients with acute ischemic stroke were classified into large-artery atherosclerosis (LAA) (n =29, 37. 66% ), small artery occlusion (SAO, lacunar infarction) (n =23, 29.87%), cardioembolism (CE) (n = 13,16. 88%), stroke of undemonstrated etiology (SUE) (n = 7, 9.09% ), and stroke of other demonstrated etiology (SOE) (n = 5, 6. 49%) according to the TOAST criteria. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect the levels of serum MMP-2 in patients with acute ischemic stroke at 24 hours and 7 days, and they were compared with 42 controls. Results The serum MMP-2 levels at 24 hours and 7 days of the onset of symptoms in the acute ischemic stroke group according to the TOAST criteria were 189. 55 ±24.79 and 307.46 ±84. 16 ng/ml respectively, and they were all significantly higher than 159.76 ± 10. 32 ng/ml in the control group (all P <0.05). Among all the TOAST subtypes, SOE and SUE were not analyzed because of the small numbers of cases; among other subtypes, the serum MMP-2 levels at 24 hours of the onset of symptoms in the LAA, SAO and CE groups were 218. 60 ± 13.42,175.21 ±9.92, and 167.26 ±9.7 ng/ml respectively, and they were all significantly higher than those in the control group (all P < 0. 05); at day 7 of the onset of symptoms they were 404.75 ± 10. 30, 293.18 ± 10.91, and 211.81 ±11.14 ng/ml respectively, and they were also significantly higher than those in the control group (all P < 0.05). Among those, the LAA group was increased significantly (P < 0. 01). Conclusions The serum MMP-2 levels were increased in patients with acute cerebral infarction. "l'ne changes of the serum MMP-2 levels in each TOAST subtype group were different. The LAA group increased most significantly, which supported the different views of the etiology of cerebral infarction subtypes. The serum MMP-2 plays an important role in the process of cerebral infarction of the LAA type.

Objective: To study the clinical value of home monitoring system of pacemaker and implantable cardioverter-deifbrillators (ICD) in relevant patients.
Methods: A total of 33 patients with home monitoring system of pacemaker implantation or ICD treated in our hospital from 2011-02 to 2014-07 were retrospectively recruited. There were 28 patients with dual chamber pacemaker, 4 with ICD and 1 with cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemaker (CRTP). The patients included 23 male and 10 female at the age of (68.4 ± 9.2) years. The rate of successful data transmission, threshold changes and arrhythmia occurrence were analyzed.
Results: Up to 2014-10, a total 24516 messages were successfully transmitted with the success rate of 97.4%, the rate of no-message transmission was 2.6%. The home monitoring system fund 89 abnormal events including 73 disease related events (82.0%) and 16 system related events (18.0%).
Conclusion: Home monitoring system was a safe, reliable and effective monitoring equipment for cardiovascular implantable electronic devices; according to transmitted message, the parameters of devices could be adjusted in time for treating arrhythmia in relevant patients.

Objective To To evaluate the efficacy of Guglielmidetachable coil (GDC)F embolization in treatment of intracranial aneurysms and summarize the main points of GDC manipulation.Methods Thirty two patients were examined with digital substraction angiography (DSA) and 34 intracranial aneurysms were found, including 15 aneurysms in the anterior communication artery, 13 in the posterior communi cation artery, 2 in the middle cerebral a rtery, 1 in the anterior cerebral artery and 1 Ophthalmic artery. After wards GDC was used for embolization therapy. Results Thirty two patients with 34 aneurysms were successfully embolized with GDCs. Complete embolization achieved in 20 patients and incomplete in 12 patients; while one aneurysm ruptured during the performance, but all curedafter treatment. Vas cular spasm occurred in 2 patients, one of them had slight hemiplegia. Sixpatients with 7 aneurysms were followed up by DSA examinationl year after operation. No obvious change was observed.Conclusions Treatment of intracranial aneurysms with GDC embolization is a safe, reliable, and effective measure. Skillful techniques of the operator and correct management of complications are important factors affecting the outcome of operation. A period follow up is essential to patients with partial embolism.

OBJECTIVEThe effect of Kou Yan Qing Ke Li on the prevention and treatment of radiation-induced oral mucositis was investigated in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

METHODSSixty patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma to be treated with radiotherapy were randomized into two groups: the experimental and control groups. The experimental group (30 patients) was treated with Kou Yan Qing Ke Li during the full course of radiotherapy. The control group (30 patients) rinsed their mouths in the same way with mouth washes containing 0.9% sodium chloride injection, lidocaine, dexamethasone, vitamin B2 and B2 gargle liquid mixture, when grade 2 and above radiation-induced oral mucositis appeared in the process of radiation. Radiation-induced oral mucositis was assessed according to the radiation therapy oncology group criteria. The time of occurrence and degree of pain grade were compared between the two groups.

RESULTSThe first onset of oral mucositis in the experimental group (12.40 d ± 2.74 d) was later than that in the control group (9.46 d ± 1.39 d) (t = 5.241, P < 0.001), whereas the grade of pain and acute radiation mucositis was lower in the experimental group than that in the control group. The difference was statistically significant.

CONCLUSIONKou Yan Qing Ke Li could delay the time of occurrence of radiation-induced oral mucositis, reduce the severity of radiation stomatitis, alleviate the pain of patients, improve the clinical symptoms of patients, and effectively prevent and treat radiation-induced oral mucositis in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

BACKGROUND:The metastatic potential of hepatocelular carcinoma cels is key factor influencing patient’s prognosis. To observe the effect of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cels on metastasis of hepatocelular carcinoma is of great significance for improving the lifetime of hepatocelular carcinoma patients. OBJECTIVE:To explore the biological effect of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cels on hepatocelular carcinoma cels with different metastatic potentials. METHODS:Human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cels and hepatocelular carcinoma cel suspension with high and low metastatic potentials were respectively injected into the Transwel chamber, and after 36 hours of co-culture, ELISA method was used to detect the absorbance value as wel as cel counting method was used to observe the changes in the invasion ability of hepatocelular carcinoma cels. The effects of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cels on the proliferation of hepatocelular carcinoma cel suspension with high and low metastatic potentials were determined using cel counting kit-8. PCR method was adopted to measure the expression of osteopontin, bone specific sialoproteins, integration (alpha V), transforming growth factor beta 1 and programmed cel death protein 5. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1) The number of migrated hepatocelular carcinoma cels was significantly lower in the co-culture group than the single culture group, and based on the semi-quantitative detection of invasion ability, the absorbance value of the co-culture group was significantly lower than that in the single culture group (P < 0.05). (2) The expression of osteopontin and bone specific sialoproteins was significantly decreased in the co-culture group with high metastatic potential (P < 0.05), but there was no change in the expression of integration (alpha V) (P> 0.05). In the co-culture group with low metastatic potential, the expression of osteopontin, bone specific sialoproteins, and integration (alpha V) were declined remarkably (P < 0.05). (3) Results from the semi-quantitative detection of proliferation ability showed that the absorbance value of the co-culture group was significantly higher than that of the single culture group (P < 0.05). (4) In the co-culture group with high metastatic potential, the expression of transforming growth factor beta 1 was up-regulated significantly (P< 0.05), but the expression of programmed cel death protein 5 showed no changes (P > 0.05). However, in the co-culture group with low metastatic potential, the expression of transforming growth factor beta 1 and programmed cel death protein 5 was both increased dramaticaly (P < 0.05). These findings suggest that the human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cels reduce the invasion ability of hepatocelular carcinoma cels, and enhance their ability of proliferation.

Objective To study the effect of PcG member NSPc1 on proliferation of HeLa cells.Methods Using bioinfomatic analysis to design the siRNA sequence to knockdown NSPc1.Detecting the expression level of NSPc1 in HeLa cell line using semi-quantitative RT-PCR,Real-time PCR and Western blot after transfection of the designed siRNA.Transient transfecting pSUPER-NSPc1 into Hela cells and performing BrdU incorporation assay.Establishing NSPc1 stably knockdown cell line,comparing proliferation abilities with the control cells.Results(1)The designed siRNA did efficiently knockdown the expression of NSPc1;(2)Transient knockdown of NSPc1 could repress BrdU incorporation;(3) The established NSPc1-knockdown cell lines had a significantly lower proliferation rate than that of control cells.Conclusion The expression of NSPc1 is necessary for the normal proliferation of HeLa cells.The NSPc1 stably knockdown cell pool is a useful model for further study of pathway related to NSPc1.

Objective To investigate the conception implicit memory (CIM) and perception implicit memory (PIM) impairment in patients with frontal and occipital lobe stroke patients.Method Patients with frontal lobe stroke (n =23) and occipital lobe stroke (n =21) and healthy controls (n =26) were administered with a neuropsychological battery of tests including conception and perception implicit memory (CIM and PIM) tasks,as well as explicit memory tasks including immediately recall,delay recall,delay recognition.Results Compared with healthy controls,patients with frontal lobe stroke performed poor CIM test (1.96 ± 1.00 and 3.52 ±0.52,t =6.987,P ＜0.01),as well as its performance in explicit memory tasks including immediate recall(3.91 ± 1.53 and 5.42 ± 1.06),delay recall (6.04 ± 3.05 and 8.19 ±1.60),delay recognition (22.61 ± 4.71 and 25.38 ± 3.24 ; t =2.428,3.990,3.138 ; all P ＜ 0.05).PIM was impaired in the patients with occipital lobe stroke (5.56 ± 8.19 and 22.12 ± 4.68,t =0.011,P ＜0.01),while there was no significant difference between occipital lobe stroke and healthy group in CIM task.Conclusion Frontal lobe stroke present CIM damage and PIM relative retention,while occipital lobe stroke patients perform PIM damage and CIM relative retention,confirm the dual separation in implicit memory neural mechanism.

Objective To investigate the changes in cerebral hemodynamics in different body positions in healthy volunteers.Methods Sixty right-handed healthy male volunteers,aged 22-26,height 167-178 cm,weighing 51-67 kg,were randomly divided into 4 groups ( n =15 each): 15 degrees head-down tilt group (group Ⅰ ),30 degrees head-down tilt group (group Ⅱ ),15 degrees head-up tilt group (group Ⅲ) and 30 degrees head-up tilt group (group Ⅳ ).Blood flow signals of right middle cerebral artery (MCA) and extracranial internal carotid artery (EICA) were detected by transcranial Doppler and systolic blood flow velocity (Vs),diastolic blood flow velocity (Vd ),mean blood flow velocity (Vm),pulsatility index (PI) and resistance index (RI) were recorded at supine position (baseline),immediately,10 and 30 min after body position change(T1-3 ).Lindegaard index was calculated.Results Compared with the baseline,in group [Ⅱ Lindegaard index was increased at T2,while Vs and Vm of MCA were decreased at T2,3,in group Ⅳ Vs of MCA and PI of EICA at T2,Vd and Vm of MCA at T2,3 were decreased ( P ＜ 0.05),while there was no significant difference in the variables mentioned above in the other two groups ( P ＞ 0.05 ).Conclusion In healthy adults,cerebral blood flow velocity decreases in 30 degrees headdown and head-up tilt positions,however there is no change in cerebral blood flow velocity in 15 degrees headdown and head-up tilt positions.

ObjectiveTo explore the surgical treatment of congenital heart disease combined with severe pulmonary hypertension.MethodsThirty-two patients of congenital heart disease combined with severe pulmonary hypertension were included in the study.The saturation of arterial oxygen ranged from 0.84 to 0.94 and echocardiography showed left to right slow velocity shunt in 20 eases,double direction shunt in 10 cases and no shunt in 2 cases.The pulmonary arterial pressure was 65-120 (82 ± 14) mm Hg ( 1 mm Hg =0.133 kPa).All patients received surgical repairs under cardiopulmonary bypass and were treated preoperatively with oxygen inhalation therapy,oral intake of beraprost sodium or silaenafil respectively according to the degree of pulmonary hypertension.During cardiopulmonary bypass,pulmonary artery perfusion was performed with protective solution containing ulinastatin for lung protection.Vasoactive drugs were routinely administrated postoperatively.Results Thirty-two cases underwent the surgical treatment successfully with their postoperative pulmonary arterial pressure decreased 20 -40 mm Hg and 2 cases died of severe low cardiac output syndrome and fatal arrhythmia.The mortality was 6.25％(2/32).ConclusionComprehensive perioperative management followed by radical operation can achieve a good clinical result on congenital heart disease combined with pulmonary hypertension.

Objective To summarize the results of valve re-operative cases after cardiac valve replacement, to find the better re-operative time, and to estimate the re-operative methods and influencing factors of the operation. Methods Thirteen valve re-operative cases after cardiac valve replacement from October 2008 to February 2010 were retrospectively studied. According to NYHA classification, 9 cases belonged to class Ⅳ, and only 4 cases belonged to class Ⅲ preoperatively. Mitral valve replacement (MVR)was performed in 7 cases, aortic valve replacement (AVR) in 3 cases, MVR + AVR in 3 cases. Results The early-stage postoperative mortality was 7.7%( 1/13),and the reason was low cardiac output syndrome. Two cases who underwent re-operation and re-intubation respectively after operation for hemorrhage were improved after treatment. Twelve cases were discharged in 3-6 weeks after heart valve surgery and all were followed up for 6-15 months. The cardiac function of all the discharged patients recovered well and no death occurred during follow-up. Conclusion The key factors to reduce the death of re-operation are improving preoperative heart function,setting up extracorporeal circulation as soon as possible,consummating myocardial preservation,perfecting operating skills,correcting low cardiac output syndrome in time and preventing complications.