[Objective] To observe Yishi Oral Liquid effect on treating middle and old aged asthenopia. [Method] Choose 125 cases of middle and old aged asthenopia, and randomly divide them into observation group 65 cases treated wutg Yishi Oral Liquid, and control group 60 cases with Mingmu Rehmannia Pil;meanwhile both groups reduced the time with the eye and made massage on the acupoints around the eyes. [Result] With 2~4 weeks of treatment, in the observation group, 23 cases were cured, 25 had marked effect, 13 effective, 11 had no effect, the total effective rate was 93.85%;for the control one, they were respectively 14,19,16,11 and 81.67%. The comparison showed the observation group was better than control one. [Conclusion] Yishi Oral Liquid treating middle and old aged asthenopia has good clinical effect, can obviously relieve the symptoms of blurred vision, phengophobia, lacrimation and aningerestling eyes, helpful to recovering eyesight.

Posner-Schlossman syndrome (PSS) or glaucomatocyclitic crisis is a rare,unilateral recurrent inflammatory ocular hypertensive disease.Although it is typically self-limited and has benign prognosis,some cases were reported with advanced optic nerve cupping and associated visual field loss.Current therapeutic strategies are mainly focused on controlling intraocular pressure and reducing inflammation.These treatments may relieve acute episode of PSS,but could not decrease the recurrences.Therefore,the etiology of PSS is extremely important.This review summarized and analyzed the advances in the etiology and pathogenesis of PSS in recent twenty years,including microbial infection,allergy,abnormal vascular reactivity,autoimmune and endocrine.Infectious theories are most studied at present.The probabilities of varicella-zoster virus and herpes simplex virus as the etiology of PSS were considered to be very small.Heliobacter pylori was thought to be related to the pathogenesis of PSS and glaucomatous optic nerve injury.The most likely cause of PSS is cytomegalovirus infection,but there existed evidences that opposed the theory.Due to the small sample size and limit of technology,the evidences of allergy,abnormal vascular reactivity,autoimmune and endocrinic factors as the pathogenesis of PSS were not definite.In conclusion,no single factor could explain the etiology and pathogenesis of PSS,multiple factors such as external factor,internal factor and autogenous factor might be involved.

A geometrical model of L4-L5 lumbar segment was constructed using a three-dimensional graphics software. Four conditions of the degenerated discs, i. e. light degeneration, moderate degeneration, severe degeneration and complete excision degeneration, were simulated with loading situations using finite element method under the condition of appropriate computational accuracy. By applying a vertical load of 378.93 N on L4 vertebral plate, stress nephograms on joint isthmus under four different working conditions were obtained. The results showed that the contacted area of facet joint was influenced by the degree of intervertebral disc degeneration level, which influenced the mises stress on joint isthmus. It was proved that joint isthmus was the important pressure-proof structure of the back of lumbar vertebra, and the stress values and distribution were related to structural stiffness of the back of lumbar vertebra as well as the contact area of facet joint. The conclusion could be the theoretical reference for the analysis of spinal biomechanics and artificial disc replacement as well.
Biomechanical Phenomena ; Finite Element Analysis ; Humans ; Intervertebral Disc ; pathology ; Intervertebral Disc Degeneration ; Lumbar Vertebrae ; physiopathology ; Models, Anatomic ; Pressure ; Zygapophyseal Joint

Objective To study the CT features of small hepatocellular cancer.Methods 37 patients with small hepatocellular cancer proved histopathologically underwent spiral CT examinations including plain scans and contrast-enhanced scans.The arterial phase scan,the portal phase scan and delayed phase scan started at 25th second,70th second and 5th minute respectively after injecting the contrast medium with the high pressure syringe,the velocity was 2.5 ~3 ml/s,and the dose was 1.5 ml/kg.Results 73% (27/37) of tumors showed hyperdensity in arterial phase,65%(24/37) of tumors was hypodensity and 35% (13/37) had hyperdensity during portal phase,of which eight showed hypodensity in equilibrium phase.Conclusion Spiral CT can display the features of blood supply of small hepatocellular carcinoma that is of benefit in early diagnosis.

Objective:To evaluate the prognosis of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with pleural dissemination after differ-ent surgical interventions. Methods:We retrospectively reviewed clinical and survival data of 153 NSCLC patients with pleural dissemi-nation who were diagnosed and treated in our hospital from May 2002 to May 2011. Results:The overall 3-and 5-year survival rates of all the patients are 38.5%and 24.2%, respectively, with a median survival time (MST) of 29.0 months. A total of 122 patients accept-ed primary tumor resection whereas the remaining 31 received pleural biopsy. The 5-year survival rate of the primary tumor resection group was 26.2%with a MST of 29.0 months and 16.1%for the pleural biopsy group with a MST of 24.0 months. The survival analysis showed no significant differences in the prognosis between the primary tumor resection and pleural biopsy groups (P>0.05). In the pri-mary tumor resection group, different surgical interventions (with or without lymph nodes dissection, with or without metastatic nod-ules resection, lobe, or partial lobe resection) had no effect on prognosis (P>0.05). Conclusion:Patients with pleural dissemination had poor prognosis. Different surgical interventions showed no survival benefits for patients with NSCLC regarding pleural dissemination. The role of surgery was to rule out or confirm pleural dissemination. The definite value of surgery still needs further exploration.

BACKGROUND:Until now, musculoskeletal bioengineering used in the orthopedic surgery and regenerative medicine are developing. OBJECTIVE:To summarize the construction strategies for tissue-engineered knee ligaments. METHODS:A computer-based online search was conducted in PubMed to screen the relevant literatures using the terms“knee ligament”AND“tissue engineering”OR“regenerative medicine”. The literature retrieval, data assessment and extraction were performed by both authors independently. The relevant literatures were included through reviewing preclinical and clinical studies to display the preclinical and clinical medicine progresses in the construction strategies for tissue-engineered ligaments. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Included 224 literatures focus on the construction strategies for tissue-engineered ligaments, including stem cel therapy, growth factors, biomaterials and scaffolds, and mechanical stimulation pattern. Construction techniques for tissue-engineered ligaments have some potential advantages, such as rapid function recovery, good tenacity, and reduced relapse. However, rigorous and high-level randomized control ed clinical trials are needed for the translation of preclinical results into successful clinical trials.

Objective To evaluate the impacts of comprehensive diabetes intervention to provide evidence for effective diabetic control in rural communities.Methods Diabetic patients from four communities at Wujin District of Changzhou City were selected.One hundred and seventy-three patients from two communities received comprehensive intervention,including medication therapy,diabetes education,and diet.exercise,and behavior instruction(intervention group);142 patients from the other two communities got medication therapy only (control group).All the participants were interviewed with structured questionnaire and phyrsical examination.The second epidemic investigation was conducted at 4 years to evaluate the effects of the intervention.Results At the end of the intervention,the awareness rates of normal fasting plasma glucose,major diabetes risk factors,healthy diet,and therapeutic strategies in the intervention group were 90.8%.74.6%,89.6%,and 59.5%,respectively,which were significantly higher than those in the control group (all P<0.05).For the intervention group,the rates of diet behavior or physical exercise change were 68.8% and 58.4%.respectively.which were much higher than those of the control group(all P<0.05).The average levels of systolic pressure,diastolic pressure,fasting plasma glucose,and total cholesterol were (130.6±10.4)mm Hg(1 mm Hg=0.133 kPa),(78.4±7.5)mm Hg,(6.2±3.1)mmol/L,and (4.5±0.9)mmol/L,respectively,in the intervention group,which were lower than those in the control group(all P<0.05).Conclusion Comprehensive intervention shows significant effects on rural community patients with diabetes.

Objective To investigate the prevalence and influencing factor of metabolic syndrome(MS)in rural elderly population. Methods With randomized cluster sampling,investigations including questionnaires,physical examination,fasting plasma glucose,blood lipids were performed in rural population aged over 60 years in Changzhou city in 2004-2005. Results A total of 4976 elderly people were enrolled in the study.The prevalence of MS was 24.1%,and 10.3%in men,34.3%in women by international diabetes federation(IDF)2005 definition.86.2%individuals had one or more of the metabolic disorders.Logistic regression analysis showed that sex,smoking,sweetmeat,family history of essential hypertension(EH)and tea drinking were influencing factors of MS. Conclusions The prevalence of MS is high in rural elderly population,especially in females.

Exosomes are membranous vesicles secreted by a variety of cells, including tumor cells, with stable characters, which can reflect the physiological/pathological state of the source cells, indicating good sources of biomarkers for early diagnosis and prognosis of tumors. Urine exosomes are directly derived from the urinary system and play a more direct role in the diagnosis and prognosis of urinary system tumors. This paper reviews the recent advances in urinary exosomes as molecular markers for the early diagnosis of genitourinary tumors.

Objective To investigate the prognostic value of CDKN2A mRNA in glioblastoma (GBM).Methods CDKN2A gene mRNA data were obtained from three different GBM database online (TCGA,REMBARNDT and GSE16011).The correlations between overall survival (OS) and CDKN2A expression were analyzed by Kaplan-Meier method and multivariate Cox regression analysis.Results In the TCGA database (n =358),patients with high CDKN2A mRNA level got longer OS than those with low expression level [median OS:18.0 months (95 ％ CI 15.0-21.0 months) vs 13.9 months (95 ％ CI 12.4-15.4 months),P =0.001].In another two validation datasets,patients with high CDKN2A mRNA level had longer OS than those with low expression level [median OS in REMBRANT:16.6 months (95 ％ CI 13.3-19.8 months) vs 11.8 months (95 ％ CI 7.3-16.4 months),P =0.019; in GSE16011:11.9 months (95 ％ CI 8.3-15.6 months) vs 8.4 months (95 ％ CI 6.2-10.5 months),P =0.005].CDKN2A mRNA level was an independent prognostic factor for GBM.The combination of CDKN2A mRNA expression with MGMT promoter methylation status or G-CIMP status/IDH1 mutations provided an optimized prognostic factor in GBM patients.Conclusion The CDKN2A mRNA has prognostic value in GBM patients,which provided an optimized stratification strategy based on multiple biomarkers.