Objective To investigate operative methods and indications for the surgical repair of hypospadias. Methods Clinical data of 91 cases of hypospadias repaired in this hospital between 1997 and 2003 were retrospectively analyzed. Results Postoperative urethral fistula took place in 15 cases, with an overall incidence of 16 5% (15/91), including 6 cases treated by Duckett procedure, 4 cases treated by Duckett combined with Duplay procedure, 1 case treated by Mathieu procedure, 2 cases treated by scrotal island flap procedure (Onlay procedure), 1 case treated by Denis-Browne procedure, and 1 case treated by Snod-grass procedure. Conclusions For patients with hypospadias associated with serious chordee, because the urethral plate can not be preserved, adaptable methods should include scrotal island flap procedure, Duckett procedure, or Duckett procedure combined with Duplay procedure. Urethral plate conserving operations are suitable for hypospadias without chordee or with mild chordee, involving the Mathieu procedure, Onlay procedure, Snod-grass procedure and Denis-Browne procedure.

Disease bio-banks are an important strategic resource for medicine development. Such a bank with complete information and high information sharing enhances the competitiveness of medicine and promote the development of translational medicine. The present development of such banks is found with such setbacks as weak government leadership and standardization, as well as lack of a sharing mechanism. Therefore medical institutions should strengthen their standardization and informationization of disease bio-banks, which deserve sufficient government policy support and guidance. These efforts will help preserve our rich clinical resources, in addition to their integration and sharing for medicine advancement.

As the capital WaS invested increasingly to key disciplines,the university regarded the performance.Strengthening the evaluation on performance will help to the development of the disciplines.The omni directional performance evaluation iS a mode of all orientation.which will help the performance evaluation of disciplines go on well.At the same time.it should be paid attention to the design of the evaluation index,and the selection of the persons ioining in the evaluation team and the time of the evaluation.

BACKGROUND: The expression of Fas antigen and P53 protein in colorectal cancer could reflect the biological character and the prognosis of the tumor.OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between the expression of Fas antigen and P53 protein in coloreetal cancer and the tumor-related biological characters.DESIGN: A controlled experiment by introducing pathological specimens as subjects.SETTING: The study was conducted in the Department of Pathology of Xijing Hospital Affiliated with the Fourth Military Medical University of Chinese PLA.PARTICIPANT S: Totally 32 pathological specimens of colorectal cancer were randomly selected from the Department of Surgery of Xijing Hospital between January 1995 and October 1998. Sixteen normal large intestine tissues were selected form the cadaver of pathology department.METHODS: The expression of Fas antigen and P53 protein in 32 colorectal cancer tissue and 16 normal intestine tissue were tested and compared with immunohistochemical method.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Fas antigen and P53 protein expression in coloreetal cancer and normal intestine, and the clinical indicators of patients with colorectal cancer.RESULTS: The expression of Fas antigen was positive in normal large intestine tissue while the expression of P53 protein was negative. The positive rate of Fas antigen expression in colorectal cancer was 41% (13/32), while the positive rate of P53 expression in colorectal caner was 53% (17/32). Fas antigen significantly decreased in colorectal cancer tissues. The expression of Fas antigen was correlated with the histological type of colorectal cancer and its liver metastasis( P ＜ 0.05) . And the expression of P53 protein was correlated with the liver metastasis of colorectal cancer( P ＜ 0. 05).CONCLUSION: The expression of Fas antigen significantly decreases in colorectal cancer. The higher the malignance is, the more significant less the expression is. Fas antigen does not express in liver metastasis patients. P53protein had positive expression in colorectal cancer tissues, especially in patients with liver metastasis. The reduction and deletion of Fas antigen expression and the excessive expression of P53 protein indicate poor prognosis.

Objective:To investigate the long-term efficacy of oral appliance treating of obstructive sleep apnea and hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) in different periods of treatment.Methods:A total of 55 patients were included in the study.Patients were all diagnosed with OSAHS by overnight polysomnography and all received oral appliance (OA) as the therapy.The OA positioned the mandible at 60％-70％ of the maximal mandible advancement position and created a 4-5 mm incisor separation.The patients were instructed to wear the appliance during sleep,6-8 hours per day,for 5-7 days per week.They were divided into four groups by the period of treatment,including less than 1 year group;1-2 years group;2-6 years group and 6-9 years group.The polysomnographic study was used to investigate the efficacy of the four groups.The outcome measures included the score on the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI),the longest apnea time and the lowest oxygen saturation (LSaO2) levels during an overnight sleep.Results:The AHI decreased significantly in all the four groups.The less than 1 year group decreased from 24.50 (14.65,54.05) to 7.40 (2.12,10.00) events/h (P ＜ 0.001);The 1-2 years group decreased from 19.50 (12.15,39.23) to 1.80 (0.70,6.58) events/h (P =0.001);The 2-6 years group decreased from 25.00 (11.41,42.60) to 4.50 (1.35,7.90) events/h (P =0.001);The 6-9 years group decreased from 26.2 (16.95,47.45) to 4.00 (1.90,26.70) events/h (P =0.043).The longest apnea decreased significantly in less than 1 year group,1-2 years group and 2-6 years group.The longest apnea decreased from 57.00 (37.70,61.50) to 25.00 (15.90,33.50)seconds (P＜0.001) in the less than 1 year group,from 41.00 (25.50,62.26) to 13.10 (0.00,22.10) seconds (P =0.001) in the 1-2 year group and from 42.50 (30.35,58.15) to 15.60 (0.00,28.10) seconds (P =0.003) in the 2-6 year group.The LSaO2 levels increased significantly in the less than 1 year group and 2-6 years group.The LSaO2 levels rose significantly in the less than 1 year group,from 74.18％ ±7.96％ to 84.06％ ±7.67％ (P =0.001),and in the 2-6 years group,from 76.71％ ± 10.98％ to 84.06％ ±4.64％ (P =0.006),The LSaO2 levels did not increase significantly in the 1-2 years and 6-9 years groups.Kruskal-Wallis test showed that there were no statistically significant differences in the AHI,longest apnea time and LSaO2 in 4 the groups.Conclusion:The oral appliance is an effective therapy for patients with OSAHS in the long-term treatment.However,it's recommended to make appointments with patients as a follow-up supervision whether there is any efficacy decrease.And the oral appliance should be replaced if necessary.

Objective To study physiological foundation of acupunctureDeqi.Methods 28 healthy volunteers who never experienced acupuncture were recruited. The right Zusanli (ST36) and a site 1.5 cm beside Zusanli (ST36) (nominated as A) were acupunctured at different time. Shallow and deep acupuncturing was inserted at Zusanli (ST36). Only deep acupuncturing was inserted at A. Hemodynamic parameters of the anterior tibial artery including the peak value in the systolic phase (Vmax), the average blood flow velocity (Vm), and the inner diameter of vessels (Dist) were observed with colored Doppler ultrasound before, at the end of acupuncture, and 3 min afterDeqi response. Results There was significant difference in those parameters between before acupuncture and 3 min after deqi response when deep acupuncturing at Zusanli (ST36) (P＜0.05), but was not significant difference when shallow acupuncturing (P＞0.05). There was significant difference in ΔVmax and ΔVm between acupuncture at Zusanli (ST36) and A points (P＜0.05). Conclusion Arterial haemodynamics variation seems to be associated with acupunctureDeqi.

Objective To study the expression of E-cadherin( E-cad), p-catenin(β-cat) in labial salivary glands of patients with primary Sj(o)gren's syndrome (pSS) in order to explore their role in pathogenesis. Methods Biopsies of labial salivary glands were obtained from 52 patients with pSS and 30 healthy controls. The immunohistochemical staining was used to detect the expression of E-cad and β-cat. Anti-SSA and anti-SSB antibodies were measured. Semi-quantitative analysis was performed by image analysis software. Ultra-structural changes was used by electron-microscopic techniques. Results ① The area of expression, optical intensity and the accumulated optical intensity of the E-cad group [(2513±1086) μm2, 0.212±0.041, 566 ±297 ] were lower than normal controls. The expression level was reduced as the increase of lymphocyte infiltration focus. ② The area of expression, the optical density and the accumulated optical density of the β- cat group [(12 324±7883) μm2, 0.113±0.031, 566±297] was lower than those of the control group. The expression level was reduced as the increase of the lymphocyte infiltration focus. ③ The E-cad expression and the p-cat expression was positively correlated in the labial gland of patients with pSS. ④ Howev-er, there was difference in the expression of E -cad and β -cat between patients with positive SSA and negative SSA antibodies. Conclusion In salivary samples, the expression of both E-cad and p-cat in patients with pSS is lower than those of the controls. Anti-SSA/SSB antibodies are important parameters of pSS and they may be involved in the pathogenesis of pSS.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the anti-aging effects and reveal the underlying mechanism of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi ethanol extract (SBG) in D-galactose-induced rats. Fifty rats were randomly divided into five groups: vehicle control group, D-galactose group, and D-galactose combined with 50, 100, 200 mg x kg(-1) SBG. A rat aging model was induced by injecting subcutaneously D-galactose (100 mg x kg(-1)) for ten weeks. At the tenth week, the locomotor activity (in open-field test) and the learning and memory abilities (in Morris water maze test) were examined respectively. The urine was collected using metabolic cages and analyzed by high-resolution 1H NMR spectroscopy combined with multivariate statistical analyses. The SBG at doses of 50, 100 and 200 mg x kg(-1) treatments groups could significantly ameliorate aging process in rats' cognitive performance. The 50, 100, 200 mg x kg(-1) SBG regulated citrate, pyruvate, lactate, trimethylamine (TMA), pantothenate, β-hydroxybutyrate in urine favorably toward the control group. These biochemical changes are related to the disturbance in energy metabolism, glycometabolism and microbiome metabolism, which is helpful to further understanding the D-galactose induced aging rats and the therapeutic mechanism of SBG.

Objective To explore the influences of sufentanil and different dose midazolam coprocessing on myocardial injury in rats during myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (IR ). Methods Forty two healthy male SD rats were selected and randomly divided into 7 groups including,group A:rats were treated with sham operation;groups B0-B5:rat IR model was con-structed;group B0:rats were untreated with sufentanil or midazolam;group B1:rats were per-trea-ted with 3 μg/kg sufentanil;group B2:rats were post-treated with 0.1 mg/kg midazolam;group B3:rats were post-treated with 0.3 mg/kg midazolam;group B4:rats were per-treated with 1.5 μg/kg sufentanil and post-treated with 0.05 mg/kg midazolam;group B5:rats were per-treated with 1.5μg/kg sufentanil and post-treated with 0.15 mg/kg midazolam.Sufentanil was injected through cervi-cal vein before ischemia.Midazolam was injected through cervical vein after ischemia.After reperfu-sion,arterial blood was collected for detecting the activity of CK-MB,LDH or SOD,and the concen-tration of MDA,TNF-α,or IL-6.Rat hearts were picked off to measure the severity of myocardial in-farction (IS/AAR).The expressions of Bax,cleaved-caspase-3 and Bcl-2 in myocardial tissues were detected by Western blots.Results CK-MB activity,LDH activity,MDA concentration,TNF-αlev-el,IL-6 level,Bax and cleaved-caspase 3 expression levels in groups B0-B5 were obviously higher than those in group A (P <0.05),in groups B1-B5 were obviously lower than those in group B0 (P<0.05),in groups B3 and B4 were obviously lower than those in group B2 (P <0.05),in group B5 were obviously lower than those in groups B1-B4 (P < 0.05 );values of IS and IS/AAR (%)in groups B1-B5 were obviously lower than those in group B0 (P <0.05),in groups B3 and B4 were ob-viously lower than those in group B2 (P < 0.05 ),in group B5 were obviously lower than those in groups B1-B4 (P <0.05 );SOD activity and Bcl-2 expression level in groups B0-B5 were obviously lower than those in group A (P <0.05),in groups B1-B5 were obviously higher than those in group B0 (P <0.05),in groups B3 and B4 were obviously higher than those in group B2 (P <0.05 ),in group B5 were obviously higher than those in groups B1-B4 (P <0.05).CK-MB declined when com-pared with group B0;LDH declined;SOD rose;MDA declined;TNF-αdeclined;IL-6 declined;IS/AAR declined;Bcl-2 expression rose to 2.25 fold;Bax expression dropped to 54.89%;cleaved-caspase-3 expression dropped to 49.67%.Conclusion Sufentanil pretreatment combined with mid-azolam aftertreatment can significantly alleviate rat myocardial IR injury,which plays more effective cardioprotective effects than being used alone.

Objective To investigate the genetic aberrations in extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of mueosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphomas from different sites of the body in Chinese patients. Methods Two hundred and seventeen paraffin-embedded MALT lymphoma specimens from 11 major sites were studied with interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) to detect t(11; 18) (q21;q21)/API2-MALT1, t(1; 14) (p22; q32)/IGH-BCL10, (14; 18) (q32; q21)/IGH-MALT1 and BCL6 gene involved chromosome translocations. Results These translocations were mutually exclusive and detected in 21% (46/217) of the cases, including t(11;18) (q21;q21) API2-MALT1 13% (29/217), t (1;14)(p22 ;q32) IGH-BCLIO in 1% (3/217), t(14;18) (q32;q21) IGH-MALT1 1% (2/217), BCL6 involved translocation in 2% (4/217) and IGH-unknown translocation partner in 4% (8/217). t(11; 18) (q21;q21)API2-MALT1 was found with the highest frequency in MALT lymphoma from lungs (47% , 8/17) and small intestine (29%, 4/14), followed by salivary gland (17%, 1/6), stomach (14%, 12/84) and ocular adnexae (6% , 4/68). t(1 ;14) (p22;q32) was only detected in lungs (12%, 2/17) and stomach (1%, 1/84). t(14;18) (q32;q21) was mainly detected in lungs (6%, 1/17) and ocular adnexae (2%, 1/68). BCL6 gene involved translocation was detected in salivary gland (17% , 1/6) and stomach (4%, 3/84). Conclusions It is demonstrated that the four translocatidns occur with markedly variable frequencies in MALT lymphoma of different sites in Chinese patients. The distributions of these chromosome translocations in Chinese patients are slightly different from those reported in western patients.