IL-8 is a cytokine which belongs to the chemotactic superfamily.It is one of the major mediators in the inflammatory response.In recent years,it was found that it had multiple functions,such as chemoattractant,potent angiogenic,and so on.The cytokine is believed to play an important role in the pathogenesis of inflammation,tumor progress and immune disease.In this review,the properties of IL-8 and highlight its roles on inflammation and tumor progress were surveied.

Objective To study the effects of acute hypervolemic hemodilution (AHH) with hydroxyethly starch 130/0.4 on function of blood clotting in patients undergoing spinal operation. Methods Thirty patients scheduled for spinal operation were randomly divided into AHH group and control group with 15 cases each. Patients in AHH group were performed AHH by transfusing hydroxyethly starch 130/0.4 (15 ml/kg) with 25 ml/min before skin incision, to achieve expansion of 20% to 30%. Patients in control group were transfused routinely. Blood samples were taken from internal jugular vein before anesthesia induction (T0), at 1 h after anesthesia induction (T1) and termination of operation (T2) for determination of hemoglobin (Hb), hematocrit (Hct), platelet (Plt), prothrombin time(PT), partial thromboplastin time ( APTT), thrombin time( TT) and fibrinogen( FIB), at the same time heart rate( HR), mean arterial pressure (MAP) and central venous pressure (CVP) were observed and recorded. Results HR and MAP in both groups had no statistical difference within or between groups (P > 0.05). CVP at T1 and T2 in AHH group [(11.8 ± 1.0,(11.3 ± 1.0) cm H2O (1 cm H2O = 0.098 kPa)]were higher than that at T0 [(6.3 ±0.7) cm H2O]and that in control group ( P < 0.05). Hb and Hct at T1 and T2 in AHH group were lower than that at T0 and that in control group (P< 0.05). Plt and FIB at T1 and T2 in AHH group decreased significantly than that at T0(P<0.05), while there were no statistical difference between two groups(P> 0.05). PT, TT and APTT in both groups had no statistical difference within or between groups (P > 0.05). Conclusion AHH with hydroxyethly starch 130/0.4 has no significant effect on function of blood clotting in patients undergoing spinal operation.

Independent component analysis (ICA) aims at decomposing an observed random vector into statistically independent variables. Fast independent component analysis (FastICA) algorithm and its variants are catching more attention because of their simplicity and convergence speed. In this paper, a novel method referred to robust independent component analysis (RobustICA), based on normalized kurtosis and optimal step-size, is analyzed in detail. When applied to fetal electrocardiogram (FECG) extraction and compared with FastICA, it gave decent results and showed prosperous future usages.
Algorithms ; Electrocardiography ; Female ; Fetal Heart ; physiology ; Fetal Monitoring ; Fetus ; Humans ; Pregnancy ; Principal Component Analysis ; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted

Objective:To determine the diagnostic performance of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) in patients with recurrent or residual prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy. Methods:Studies were systematically searched in the PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane library, SCI, CBM, CNKI, VIP, WanFang, and other databases. Additional studies were manually searched using the references of the retrieved articles. The retrieved deadline time was June 6th, 2013. Studies were eligible for inclusion based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria, and the qualities of the studies were reviewed based on the QUADAS criteria. The Meta Disc 1.4 software was used for meta-analysis, and a summary receiver operating characteristic (SROC) curve was constructed. The patient-based pooled weighted estimates of the sensitivity, specificity, diagnostic odds radio, and 95%confidence interval were calculated. Results:Among the 118 eligible studies, 7 articles (12 studies) were included in the meta-analysis. The pooled weighted estimates of the sensitivity, specificity, and the area under the curve were 0.88 (95%confidence interval:0.84 and 0.91), 0.87 (95%confidence interval:0.81 and 0.92), and 0.939 1, respectively. The pooled diagnostic radio (dOR) was 50.4 (95%confidence interval:26.0 and 97.6) and Q*was 0.876 4. Conclusion:DCE-MRI has high sensitivity and specificity in the evaluation of locally recurrent or residual prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy, in which the diagnostic efficiency of DCE-MRI combined with magnetic resonance spectroscopy is much better.

Objective To investigate the Clinical Value of Combined Determination of Serum cystatin C and Retinol-binding protein in diabetic nephropathy.Methods Immunoturbidimetry was employed to analyze Cystatin C(Cys C)and Retinol-binding protein;(RBP) from 94 cases of diabetic patients and 110 healthy control group .and we also detected thevalue of serum creatinine (Scr),urinary creatinine (Ucr),and calculated creatinine clearance rate (Ccr),compared the correlation of Cys C,RBP with Ccr,Scr.Results The contents of serum Cys C,RBP in the group of diabetic nephropathy were significant higher than that in healthy controllers(P<0.01),and Cys C,RBP were significantly negative correlation with Ccr.Conclusion The sensitivity and accuracy of the combined determination of serum Cys C,RBP in diabetic nephropathy are improved and might provide valuable proof for early diagnostic in diabetic nephropathy.

OBJECTIVE: To understand the research on the development and application of non-fusion inter-spinous stabilization devices.DATA SOURCES: Using the key terms of "inter-spinous and low back pain", relevant articles on non-fusion inter-spinous stabilization devices and low back pain in English were retrieved from Medline between January 1966 and October 2004 and the Ovid database between January 2003 and June 2007.STUDY SELECTION: Titles and most abstracts of all articles on the types of non-fusion inter-spinous stabilization devices and action mechanisms of non-fusion inter-spinous stabilization devices were selected. Duplicated researches and meta analytic papers were excluded.DATA EXTRACTION: A total of 351 articles met the inclusion criteria and 322 were excluded. Among them, 29 papers were analyzed. The major exclusion factor was duplicate studies.DATA SYNTHESIS: Non-fusion inter-spinous stabilization devices can improve mechanism of low back pain and cause certain effects on the biodynamic environment of degenerative lumbar vertebrae, such as relieving loading of the posterior border of the anulus fibrosus of the intervertebral disc and opening the intervertebral foramen. At present,non-fusion inter-spinous stabilization devices, such as X-STOP, Wallis and DLAM, have been tested for a long time;therefore, the effects of their effectiveness, utility and risk of complications will be proved by clinical experiments as soon as possible.CONCLUSION: Non-fusion inter-spinous stabilization devices have good effects on the treatment of degenerative low back pain originating in the anulus fibrosus of the intervertebral disc and can reduce complications caused by the fusion technique.

Suture was a traditional method for tissue repair. However, sutures used in the closure of surgical wounds can induce inflammation and lead to scarring that appears as crosshatch marks. Threads used for sutures may cause immune response and surgical infection. In this review, we introduce a novel sutureless technique for wound repair, called photochemical tissue bonding (PTB). Absorption of visible light by a photosensitizing dye initiates photochemical reactions leading to covalent protein-protein crosslinks that bridge the wound surfaces, thus producing an immediate seal between the wound surfaces. This technique has been applied in various tissues including skin, cornea, nerve, blood vessels, et al. PTB reduces inflammation resulting in less scarring in skin. PTB dramatically improves the incidences of vascular anastomotic leakage and stricture. In addition, PTB enhances the recovery of nerve function after nerve repair.

It is one of the common problems faced by many medical schools how to carry out the hidden curriculum in humanities education of medical education.This article approaches the composition and connotation of the curriculum in order to improve the relevance and effectiveness of the humanities education of medical education

Objective To compare differences in pathological grade,clinical classification and prognosis in patients with Henoch?Sch?nlen purpu?ra nephritis(HSPN)in each age group. Methods Totally 225 cases of patients diagnosed as HSPN and treated in the hospital were selected to ret?rospectively analyze their clinical manifestations,pathological classification and prognosis and compare the difference in pathological grade,clinical classification and prognosis by age. Results Of the concomitant symptoms of HSPN,the incidence rate of abdominal pain was the highest in pa?tients of school age. There was statistical significance in the incidence rate of gastrointestinal bleeding between each age group. Of the clinical mani?festations,proteinuria was positive correlated with the pathological type,and the difference was statistically significant(r=0.471,P<0.000 1). But there was no correlation between the count of urine red blood cells in the urine and the pathological type. There was difference in the pathological grade between each age group(H=19.194,P<0.000 1). The difference mainly showed in the pathological grade between adults,children of pre?school age and adolescents(Z=-2.702,P=0.001;Z=-3.675,P<0.000 1). There was difference in clinical classification between each age group (χ2=36.114,P<0.000 1). The difference mainly showed in clinical manifestations between adults,children of school age and adolescents(χ2=19.628,P<0.000 1;χ2=18.944,P<0.000 1). For both children and adults who had developed into chronic renal failure,the renal pathology of these patients was not significantly different. Conclusion Compared with adults,children have milder pathological types and clinical manifestations and well prognosis of HSPN,and the most important factor which affects the prognosis is pathological type and urine protein can reflect the serious?ness of pathological type.