Objective To study the therapeutic effects of non-myeloablative cord blood stem cell for hormone resistent ulcerative colitis ( UC )and endoscopic changes. Methods Eleven UC patients(6 males,5 females), aged 18 to 61 years old, and unresponsive to high-dose prednisolone therapy more than 3-28years, were included. Four cases were left-sided colitis, 7 were pancolitis. Ten were severe cases and 1 was moderate, others were active. Stem cells of CD34+, CD117+, CD133+ , C-kit+ and Sca-1+ were extracted from a total of 60-120 ml cord blood with the isolation kit. The total account was more than 1.0 × 108,andthe cell activity was more than 96%. The stems cells were prepared with normal saline (10 ml) to suspension, which was injected into inferior mensenteric artery via femoral catheterization. Those who received pretreatment corticosteroid resumed their previous therapy . Hormone administration gradually decreased and then ceased at the relief of symptoms. Results After 12 weeks of treatment with stem cell, the total clinical effects were completely remission in 7 cases, improvement in 3 patients, and inefficiency in one case. The clinical symptomatic remissions were complete remission in 7 cases, partial in 3, and inefficiency in 1. The colonoscopic remissions included complete remission in 6 cases, partial in 4, and inefficiency in 1. And the histologic remissions included complete remission in 6 cases, partial in 4, and inefficiency in 1. Bowel movements decreased from 11.5 times to 1.6 per day, erythrocyte sendimentation rate decreased from 44. 5mm/h to 11.5 mm/h and C reaction protein decreased from 22. 3 mg/L to 6. 1 mg/L. The Sourtherland disease active index (DAI) decreased from 11.1 to 2. 32. Hormone administration ceased in 10 cases and decreased in 1. There were no complications. The patients were followed up for 12 months, and complete remission in 5 patients, improvement in 3 others and relapse in 2 were observed. Conclusion Non-myeloablative Cord blood stem cell treatment for hormone resistent ulcerative colitis , safe and effective, is of help to relieve symptoms, heal lesions, improve histology, decrease DAI. Therefore, corticosteroid can be withdrawn.

ObjectiveTo validate the judgment criteria of the validity scale for the assessment system on the character and temperament approach of command officers,and to describe the theory of this scale.MethodsUsing the way of imitating and field testing,correction of the criteria was verdicted based on the binary distribution theory.Results ①According the imitating research,about the 22 pairs of couple-items,the correct ratio,which is completely based on guessing,is about 4.9％,not reach 5％.②According the field testing,about the 22 pairs of couple-items,the correct ratio,which is completely based on guessing,is about 7.6％,not reach 8％.ConclusionOn the basis of theory analyzing,imitating research and field testing,not only can find the couple-items scale has many good features,such as more various show,more excellent disguise,but also can affirm the criterion of 19,which is based on the binary distribution theory,is also appropriate.

Objective To investigate the role of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) in early acute necrotizing pancreatitis (ANP) complicated with multiple organ dysfunction (MODS). Methods Fifty Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats weighing 180 ～ 220 g were randomly assigned into 5 groups (n = 10). Group A was the normal negative control without any treatment, ANP was induced in Group B rats by intraperitoueal injections with L-arginine 2.5 g/kg body weight twice, Group C received Hoechst33258 labeled autologous bone marrow mMSCs one day after ANP model induction, Group D was the group of mMSCs transplantation, in which the mice were given the isolated mMSCs via the tail vein 3 days prior to the ANP induction, Group E was the stem cell mobilized group treated by the injection of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) into rats 33258 and transplanted into the arigiual cavity or via the tail vein. Three days after the injury was induced, the rats were sacrificed, the tissues of pancreas, liver and intestine were harvested and the morphological changes were examined. A part of samples were snap-frozen and the presence of labeled MSC in the cryostat prepared was examined directly by fluorescence microscopy. The positive sections were chosen for further immunofluorescence assay. Anti-CK19 immunofluorescence staining was performed in pancreatic and liver sections;and Pan Cytokeratin immunofluorescence staining were performed in intestinal sections. The mortality rates within 30 days were recorded. Results The control group had normal tissue structures, with no death. 3 hour after ANP induction, there were mass hemorrhagic ascites, pefi-pancreas saponification, pancreatic disorganization, necrosis, phlogocyte infiltration;liver and intestine involvement and necrosis in rats in Group B and C with a mortality rate 40%. 3 hour after ANP induction, there were less ascites, mild pancreatic edema, intact acinns lobula, no interstitial tissue exudation, less pancreatic hemorrhage and necrosis, less phlogocyte infiltration;less liver and intestine injuries in rats in Group D and E with a mortality rate 10%. The pancreatic, liver, and intestinal sections in the control group and ANP group had no flavo green fluorescence;while the sections in Group C had some flavo green fluorescence but they were negative for immunofluorescence staining;in addition, the sections in Group D and E had plenty of flavo green fluorescence and CK19 (+) cells were present in pancreatic and liver tissues and Pan Cytokeratin (+) cells were present in intestinal tissues. Conclusions MSC played an important role in the process of pathological repair in ANP complicated with MODS, autologous or transplanted MSC had protective effects.

BACKGROUND: There are two commonly used techniques of primary orbital implant placement, one is using sclera to cover hydroxyapatite prosthesis after evisceration and the other is using sclera to wrap around the hydroxyapatite prosthesisafter enucleation, which one is more efficient and safer.OB.IECTIVE: To compare the clinical safety of the two kinds of surgery for placing hydroxyapatite prosthesis in the orbit.DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING: A retrospective case analysis was performed.between June 2000 and June 2005 at Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, ChinaPARTICIPANTS: Fifty eyes of 50 cases who were admitted between June 2000 and March 2003 to accept enucleation implants, including 39 cases with atrophic eyeball, 6 cases with anterior scleral staphyloma, 1 case with absolute glaucoma, 4cases with eyeball rupture. Forty-nine eyes of 49 cases who were admitted between April 2003 and June 2005 to accept evisceration implants, including 36 cases with atrophic eyeball, 8 cases with anterior scleral staphyloma, I case with absolute glaucoma, 4 cases with eyeball rupture. All the operations performed by the same surgeon.METHODS: In enucleation implant group, autologous sclera-wrapped hydroxyapatite orbital implant was placed into the muscle cone after enucleation. In evisceration implant group, the bared hydroxyapatite orbital implant was placed into muscle cone after evisceration, and was covered by autologous sclera in anterior.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Appearance improvements and complications of patients after orbital implant placement. RESULTS: There was no significant difference between the two groups in appearance improvement. In enucleation implant group, 7 patients experienced conjunctival dehiscence and 5 patients experienced orbital implant exposure. In evisceration implant group, no conjunctival dehiscence and orbital implant exposure occurred. There were significant differences between the two groups in conjunctival dehiscence ( x2 =7.380, P < 0.01) and orbital implant exposure( x2 =5.160, P < 0.01 ).CONCLUSION: Evisceration with sclera-covered orbital implant is more simple, safe, convenient and effective than enucleation with sclera-wrapped orbital implant.

Objective To investigate specific anti-leukemia immune response induced by tumor lysates pulsed dendritic cells(TP-DC)in syngeneic bone marrow-transplanted mice.Methods From June 2002 to June 2003,the bone marrow cells were induced by using granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor(mGM-CSF)and interleukin-4(mIL-4).DC was pulsed with L7212 tumor lysates at the immature stage.TP-DC was harvested on 7th day.615 mice immunized thrice with L7212 TP-DC starting at day 7 following BMT.Additional control groups were set up.The survival was observed.Results Immunization using TP-DC could induce L7212 cells-specific CTL responses that were statistically significant compared with control groups(F=391.77,P

To study the expression of adhesion molecules on tissues and peripheral lymphoeytes in patients with ulcerative eolitis(UC),CD_(44),CD_(54)were assessed using flow cytometry in 34 UC patients and 20 healthy volunteers.Results showed that increments of CD_(44)on tissues and blood cells in UC were 20.3?8.2% and 19.4?6.3% respectively,that of CD_(54)being 37.2?8.9% and 18.3?8.9% as compared with the controls'(9.7?4.6%,7.8?4.5%,8.8?4.2% and 6.2?3.7% correspondingly,P

Objective To understand the differences between sexes in the clinical and pathological features of patients with mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis(MPGS).MethodsOne hundred and five patients with MPGS admitted to our hospital were retrospectively studied in clinical and pathological aspects.Results( 1 ) The proportion of male patients were 75 of 105 ( 71.43 ％ ) and that of females were 30 of 105 ( 28.57％ ) ; ( 2 ) The average age of the male patients was ( 40.25 ± 15.50 ) and that of the females was (36.23 ± 15.26) in year.There was no significant difference between the two groups( t =1.206,P =0.231 ) ;(3) There was no significant difference in duration of disease,hematuria,edema,hypertension prevalence and mean blood pressure( P ＞ 0.05 ).The proportion of patients with hematuria was 56.19％ (59/105).The males accounted for 69.33％ ( 52/75 ) and the females were 63.33％ ( 19/30 ) in the main clinical manifestations of nephrotic syndrome.There was no significant difference( x2 =0.352,P ＞ 0.05 ) between the proportion of males and females; (4)Males and females groups had no significant difference( P ＞ 0.05 )on levels of urinary protein,serum albumin,immunoglobulin,complement,urea nitrogen and serum creatinine.Complement decreased in 53 cases,accounting for 53％ of all the participants.The proportion of male patients with renal insufficiency was 24.00％ (18/75),and the proportion of females with renal insufficiency was 13.33％ (4/30).There was no significant difference ( x2 =1.472,P ＞ 0.05 )on the percentage of males and females with renal insufficiency.The mean value of urea nitrogen was higher than the normal levels ; (5) The proportion of male cases with different deposition of immune complexes was 93.06％ (67/72),and the proportion in females were 92.86％ (26/28) in the exception of 5 cases ( male 3 and female 2 ) with no glomeruli in immunofluorescence examination.No significant difference was found between the two groups( x2 =0.001,P ＞ 0.05 ) ; ( 6 ) There was no significant gender differences( x2 =1.696,P ＞ 0.05 ) found in risk assessment.ConclusionThe prevalence of MPGS is higher in male patients than in females,the main clinical manifestations of which were nephrotic syndrome.Patients were found to have a higher rate of hematuria,decreased complement C3,and renal dysfunction than the normal levels.There was no significant difference in gender on the clinical and pathological aspects of MPGS.

Objective To investigate the regional distribution and morphological features of nesfatin-1/NUCB2 in digestive system of the humans, Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats and the institute of cancer research (ICR) mice, so as to lay the foundation for further study of its functions in the digestive system. Methods The specimens were obtained from SD rats and ICR mice as well as 20 patients with digestive disease, who were admitted to the First hospital affiliated to Nanjing Medical University and receired surgercal treatment. The specimens from patients with malignant tumors were obtained 5 cm apart from cancerous tissues and from patients with benign tumors were obtained near the focus. The resected tissues included pancreas, stomach, duodenum, esophagus, liver, small intestine or colon. The distribution of nesfatin-1/NUCB2 was examined with immunohistochemical (IHC) staining and its protein level in each organ was measured using Western blotting. Results The immuinohistocemical study revealed the similar distribution pattern of nesfatin-1/NUCB2 in the digestive system of the patients, SD rats and ICR mice. Nesfatin-1/NUCB2 was found to localize in the center of the pancreatic islets, the lower 1/3 to 1/2 of the gastric mucosal glands, as well as the submucosa of the duodenum. Western blotting examination showed the expression of NUCB2 in all tissues from patients, SD rats and ICR mice, whereas the protein level of the nesfatin-1/NUCB2 was higher in pancreas (0.84±0.03, 0. 84±0.05 and 0. 84±0.04, respectively), stomach (0.86±0.06,0.81±0.02 and 0. 78±0.02, respectively) or duodenum (0.79±0.09,0. 79±0.04 and 0.78±0.05)than that in esophagus (0.43±0.04,0.44 ± 0.02 and 0.47 ± 0.06, respectively), liver (0.42±0.01,0.44±0.04 and 0.43 ± 0.01, objectively), small intestine (0.32±0.04,0. 32 ± 0. 04 and 0.34 ±0.04, respectively) or colon (0. 29±0.01,0.32±0.03 and 0. 28±0.03, respectively)(all P values=0. 000). Conclusion Nesfatin-1/NUCB2 is widely expressed in the pancreatic islets, gastric mucosal glands and duodenum of the patients, SD rats and ICR mice, which indicates that nesfatin-1/NUCB2 may be involved in the regulation of food intake, carbohydrate metabolism and gastrointestinal motility.

Objective To investigate the relationship between anti-HCV antibody level and hepatitis C virus genotype in the patients.Methods Total of 603 anti-HCV positive serum samples were collected during 2013 to 2014 by retrospective research method.HCV RNA were detected in anti-HCV positive samples by repeat test and the genotype were detected in HCV RNA positive samples.The distribution of anti-HCV level in different hepatitis C genotype patients was analyzed and the body's response to viral antibodies and viral genotype correlation with anti-HCV concentration interquartile range was explored.Rates among genotype groups were compared using chi-square test.Results Totally 412 of 603 (68.33％) samples were anti-HCV positive by double reagent screening.174(42.3％) samples were detected as HCV RNA positive.The distributions of different anti-HCV level in different genotype patients were 1a(n =8) 1/8,1/8,4/8,2/8;1b(n =112)25.9％ (29/112),17.0％ (19/112),25.9％ (29/112),31.3％ (35/112);2a(n =14)3/14,4/14,5/14,2/14;3a(n =11)3/11,6/11,2/11,0/11;3b(n =16)4/16,11/16,1/16,0/16;6a(n =8)2/8,2/8,1/8,3/8 with anti-HCV concentration interquartile range respectively.The anti-HCV concentration distribution was different in patients with different HCV genotypes.The anti-HCV concentration distribution in patients of 1 b,2a and 6a genotypes were evently,while anti-HCV level was relatively high in 1a (13.65) and relatively low in 3b (8.77).There were differences in different genotypes of antibody concentrations (x2 =35.2,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions There was correlation between anti-HCV level and HCV genotype.Because there were fewer cases in some genotypes,it was necessary to investigate more samples to corfirm the above results.

Objective To observe the removal of tumor necrosis factor-? (TNF-? ), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and endothelin-1 (ET-1) in continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) on hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) patients, and investigate the effect of inflammatory mediators on HFRS. Methods A total of 40 patients with moderate or more severe HFRS were divided into two groups randomly. Continuous venous-venous hemofiltration (CVVH) was applied to the 20 cases in CVVH group, and hemodialysis (HD) was applied to the 20 cases in HD group. The levels of TNF-? and IL-6 were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and ET-1 level was measured by radioimmunoassays (RIA). Results ① In comparing CVVH and HD groups, the days of oliguria (3.0?2.1, 6.0?3.4), incidence of complications (25%, 40%), and mortality (15%, 25%) had significant differences (P0.05). ④ In CVVH group, IL-6 and ET-1 could be detected constantly in filtrate, but TNF-? was not detectable. TNF-?, IL-6 and ET-1 were not detectable in dialysate. Conclusion Continuous blood purification can remove plasma inflammatory mediators. Therefore, it is helpful in recovering renal function, improving the prognosis of HFRS, and decreasing complications and mortality. CVVH is one of the best methods to treat HFRS.