Zishen Tiaochong therapy can improve the function of corpus luteum.The function of corpus luteum has close correlation with vasculogenesis in which the bone marrow-derived endothelial progenitor cells(EPCs)were involved.This implies the Zishen Tiaochong therapy may be correlative to vasculogenesis in corpus luteum via mobilizing bone marrow-derived EPCs.In this paper,based on the TCM theory of 'kidney(Shen) storing essence,producing bone marrow,controlling reproduction',we review the topic of Zishen Tiaochong therapy perfects the function of corpus luteum combined the new mechanisms of research advances in vasculogenesis.The possible mechanisms of promoting vasculogenesis in corpus luteum by Zishen Tiaochong therapy were discussed and analyzed.

Objective To explore the impact of nursing intervention on quality of life of blood dialysis patients.Methods 60 cases of hemodialysis patients were selected and divided into the experimental group and the control group with 30 patients in each group.The control group was given conventional nursing,while the experimental group was given systematic health education and psychological nursing.The differences in life quality before and after the intervention in the experimental group was evaluated with self-designed questionnaire.The changes in motor function,psychological function,social function,and material life were compared before and after the intervention between two groups.Results After the intervention,the score of motor function,psychological function and total evaluation of the experimental group were higher than those of the control group.Conclusions Nursing intervention can effectively alleviate the discomfort feeling of patients,reduce their mental pressure,increase their quality of life.Nursing intervention is closely related with quality of life.

Objective To improve the recognition of aggressive natural killer-cell leukemia(ANKL)complicating muhiple organ failure(MOF).Methods A Fare case of ANKL was reported,and the related literatures were reviewed. Results One case of ANKL was diagnosed by bone marrow morphology and immunophenotypes of CD2,CD16,CD56,who developed multiple organ failure involving in liver,kidney,heart,lung,severe metabolic acidosis,tumour lysis syndrome and disseminated intravascular coagulation(DIC)in course of the disease and chemotherapy.VP regimen and symptomatic treatment were performed,and the disease could be stable shortly but died of the failure of lung and heart soon. Conclusion ANKL has a fulminant clinical course and diffuse infihration of tumor cells resulted in multiple organ failure with poor response to treatment and unfavorable prognosis.

Objective:To explore the mechanism for immunomodulatory activity of Astragalus polysaccharide (APS) with peripheral blood mononuclear cells(PBMC)-derived plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) from healthy volunteers.Methods:Healthy volunteers-derived pDCs were sorted by flow cytometry,then incubated with APS (0m50,100,200 mg/L ).After 24 hours,the concentration of IFN-?,TNF-?,IL-6 was detected using ELISA.After 5 days,the cultured cells were collected and analyzed by flow cytometry,light microscope and electron microscope scanning.Results:APS-treated pDCs secreted higher level of IFN-?,TNF-?,IL-6.APS could promote differentiation of pDCs to dendritic cells (DCs) which displayed more matured morphology and immunophenotypes compared to the untreated-pDCs.Conclusion:APS could increase the immune function of pDCs,promote differentiation and maturation of pDCs.

Objective To compare and analyze clinical and pathological data of autopsyconfirmed invasive fungal disease (IFD) in elderly patients in order to achieve a better understanding of the clinical and pathological characteristics of IFD.Methods A total of 18 cases of IFD were diagnosed by autopsy from 1984 to 2014 at Beijing Hospital.Clinical and pathological data of IFD,including risk factors,clinical manifestation,X-ray and pathological characteristics,were analyzed retrospectively.Results The 18 cases were all male wvith an average age of (83.7±7.2) years and each patient had at least one risk factor for IFD.Of them,14 patients (77.8％) suffered malignancies of various origins.With respect to the pathogens,Mucor (6 cases) was the most common one,followed by Aspergilla (4 cases),Mycotoruloides (4 cases) and Cryptococci (2 cases).The lung was the most frequently implicated organ wvith 13 cases (72.2％),followed by the gastrointestinal tract.Vascular erosion was an important pathological characteristic of fungal infection,whose presentations included vasculitis,hemorrhage and embolism in tissues and organs.14 patients died from fungal infection-related causes,of which.massive hemorrhage as a result of vascular erosion by fungal infection was responsible for four patients' deaths.Conclusions Malignancies are an important risk factor for invasive fungal disease in elderly patients.Vascular erosion is a significant character of fungal infection.

Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and hydroxyapatite (HA) were combined in our laboratory to fabricate an elastic porous cell scaffold with pore-forming agent, and then the scaffold was used as culture media for rat bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells (rBMSCs). Different porous materials (square and circular in shape) were prepared by different pore-forming agents (NaCl or paraffin spheres) with adjustable porosity (62%-76%). The HA crystals grew on the wall of hole when the material was exposed to SBF solutions, showing its biocompatibility and ability to support the cells to attach on the materials.
Animals ; Biocompatible Materials ; chemistry ; Dimethylpolysiloxanes ; chemistry ; Durapatite ; chemistry ; Mesenchymal Stromal Cells ; cytology ; Porosity ; Rats ; Tissue Scaffolds

[Objective] To investigate the clinical characteristics and risk factors of lower-extremity arterial disease in the patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus combined with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). [Methods] One hundred fifty-one patients were investigated respectively. The patients were divided into two groups (NAFLD-Group and non-NAFLD group) by liver ultrasonography and disease history, then their clinical data were collected and compared in order to find the differences of biochemical indicators and the morbidity of lower-extremity arterial disease between two groups. [Results] Ninety-two cases (60.93%) were complicated with NAFLD. NAFLD group had higher levels of fast insulin and C peptide level, postprandial insulin and C peptide level, uric acid, body mass index (BMI), homeostasis model assessment (HOMA-IR) and lower level of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and insulin sensitive index than those of without NAFLD (P<0.05). One hundred and one cases(66.89%) were complicated with lower-extremity arterial disease. The morbidity of lower-extremity arterial diseases was higher in NAFLD group than that of without NAFLD group (75% vs. 54.24%, P<0.01). [Conclusion] Both lower-extremity arterial disease and NAFLD are common complicated with type 2 diabetes. The morbidity of lower-extremity arterial diseases was higher in NAFLD group than that of without NAFLD group.

Objective:To observe the effect of "Qishen Yiqi Droplet" on serum concentrations of high sensitivity C reactive protein(hs-CRP),plasminogen activator inhibitor-1(PAI-1),endothelin-1(ET-1)in patients with acute coronary syndrome(ACS)after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).Methods:A total of 100 consecutive ACS patients ready to receive PCI therapy in our hospital from june 2007 to August 2008 were randomly assigned into two groups:Qishen group,n=50,with Qishen Yiqi Droplet 5.0 g three timee a day+conventional therapy after PCI;and Control group,n=50 with conventional therapy after PCI.The concentrations of hs-CRP,PAI-1 and ET-1were detected and compared 24 hours before PCI,and 24 hours,4weeks after PCI between two groups respectively.Results:There were no obvious differences of hs-CRP,PAI-1 and ET-1 24 hours after PCI in two groups.The levels of hs-CRP,PAI-1,ET-1 were lower in Qishen group than in Control group 4 weeks after PCI (0.219±0.143)ng/dl vs.(0.366±0.132)ng/dl,P<0.001,(104.252±26.038)ng/dl vs.(118.419±28.849)ng/ml,P<0.05,and (37.411±12.977)ng/dl vs.(45.755±12.305)pg/ml,P<0.01,respectively.Conclusion:Qishen Yiqi Droplet could decrease the levels of hs-CRP,PAI-1 and ET-1 in ACS patients who underwent PCI,and it might have the protective role in preventing the neointimal hyperplasia and thrombogenesis after stent implantation.

BACKGROUND:Diffusion tensor imaging aad fiber tractography(DT-FT)is the only method to identify cerebral white matter fiber organization in vivo.OBJECTIVE:To observe the changes in brain areas with language function and the fiber stucture in patients with Broca aphasia.DESIGN,TIME AND SETTING:Comparative observation was performed at First Hospital of Kunming Medical College and Tiantan Hospital of Capital Medical University between November 2003 and February 2005.PARTICIPANTS:Thirty patients(9 females,21 males,aged 17-63 years)with Broca aphasia of different degree were selected.They were diagnosed by a set of Chinese aphasia examinations of Research Laboratory of Neuropsychology,First Hospital of Beijing Medical University,following by further classification according to the subitems.METHODS:3T super-high field magnetic resonance scanner was used for the data collection and processing of the entire brain.Brodmann areas 45,44,areas 22 and 39(Wernicke area),and the corresponding brain areas in the right hemisphere are selected as areas with language function.The primary commissure,commissural fibers(arcuate fasciculus,internal capsule,external capsule)that are closely correlated with language function were regarded as region of interest of fiber tracking.The neural fiber tracking was conducted.MAIN OUTCOME MEASUIURES:The tracking and distribution of neural fiber tracts,and its correlation with other brain areas,and changes under pathological conditions.All data were compared with normal brain.RESULTS:Thirty patients with Broca aphasia were included in final analysis.The mean fractional anisotropy of fiber tracts in left Brodmann areas 45 and 44 was significantly lower than that in normal Brodmann areas(t=-2.683 65,-5.300 55,P＜0.05).The inferior fiber tracts in Broca area showed interruption or displacement,loosely connected even separate from the frontal arcuate fasciculus.The fibers of precentral gyrus and medial frontal lobe were decreased.The separation of arcuate fasciculus from Broca area caused by the integrity disruption and displacement of fiber tracts of arcuate fasciculus was the main alteration of arcuate fasciculus in Broca aphasia.The number of fiber tracts of left arcuate fasciculus and the mean fractional anisotropy in Broca aphasia were significantly less than normal people(P＜0.05).CONCLUSION:The lesions of cerebral cortex and its fiber pathway in Broca area can result in Broca aphasia.

This paper was aimed to understand the clinical features of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) through the analysis of relevant information among fracture patients treated by the Cervus and Cucumis Polypeptide Injection (CCPI).The study was conducted among fracture patients treated by CCPI in the hospital information systems (HIS) among 26 national triple-A hospitals from 2003 to 2014.The general information,TCM syndrome and solar term of morbidity were analyzed.The results showed that the number of patients from 45-64 years old were the most,accounting for 39.84％.Among them,the number of male patients from 18-44 years old was the most,accounting for 43.38％;the number of female patients from 45-64 year old was the most,accounting for 44.33％.The main TCM syndrome of admission and discharge was qi stagnation and blood stasis,which accounted for 60.53％ and 53.08％,respectively.Beginning of Summer (7th solar term) and Rain Water (2nd solar term) were solar terms with the most patients,which accounted for 5.26％ and 5.24％,respectively.It was concluded that the majority of fractures patients treated with CCPI were the elderly.The syndrome of qi stagnation and blood stasis was the most.The hospital admission of most patients was at the Beginning of Summer and Rain Water.It provided theoretical basis to pay attention on TCM syndrome differentiation in the treatment of clinical fractures.The treatment should be adapted to the characteristics of the disease itself,the change of solar terms,and dialectical medication.