Craniofacial Abnormalities ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Male ; Skull ; abnormalities

Objective:To explore the association of physical activities,sedentary behaviors with over-weight/obesity in Chinese children aged 9 -1 1 years,analyze the gender difference and heterogeneity of the association across different provinces,and provide evidence for prevention and control of overweight and obesity.Methods:Using the data of 40 692 children aged 9 -1 1 years from Chinese National Survey on Students’Constitution and Health in 201 0,the height and weight were measured and the time spent in physical activities,screen behaviors and homework were collected.We analyzed the associations among physical activities,sedentary behaviors and overweight/obesity in boys and girls separately,and assessed the heterogeneity of associations across different provinces with Meta-analysis.Results:The prevalence of overweight/obesity of the boys (27.1 %)was higher than that of the girls (1 2.9%),compared with the rural students (1 5.6%),the situation of overweight/obesity of the urban students (23.8%)was more serious,the prevalences of overweight/obesity were separately 22.6%,1 9.2% and 1 7.5% among developed,middle-developed and undeveloped social economic status subgroups.The boys with physical activities no more than 1 hour per day were more likely to be overweight/obese,with the OR of 1 .09 (95%CI:1 .02,1 .1 7).The girls with screen time more than 1 hour per day or homework time more than 2 hours per day were more likely to be overweight/obese,with the ORs of 1 .1 3 (95%CI:1 .02, 1 .26)and 1 .1 8 (95%CI:1 .03,1 .35)respectively.The high level of sedentary behaviors (more than 1 35min per day)was associated with overweight/obese in the girls,and the OR was 1 .1 9 (95%CI:1 .08,1 .33).There was no significant heterogeneity of effect values between physical activities and over-weight/obesity in the boys and between sedentary behaviors and overweight/obesity in the girls across the different provinces (P >0.05).Conclusion:The associations among physical activities,sedentary be-haviors and overweight/obesity existed in Chinese children aged 9 -1 1 years,which were different in boys and girls.There was no statistically significant heterogeneity across different provinces.The strate-gies to prevent and control overweight/obesity in primary school students should focus on gender-specific needs.

Objective To establish a method for the preparation of long-circulating liposomes (LCL) containing etoposide and to observe its stability in rats plasma.Methods The etoposide-containing liposome was prepared by ethanol injection method. Polyethylene glycol-distearoyl phosphatidylethanolamine (PEG2000-DSPE) was used to modify the membrane of the liposome. Reversed-phase high pressure liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) was used to detect the concentration of the liposome,and dynamic release method was used to study its stability in mice plasma.Results The mean size of the LCL containing etoposide was (180?26) nm,and the mean concentration of etoposide was (4.78?0.22) mg/mL,with the entrapment efficiency being (88.71?8.2)%. The leakage ratio of the conventional liposome containing etoposide and LCL containing etoposide in mice plasma were (80.14?1.59)% and (46.72?2.61)%,respectively.Conclusion LCL containing etoposide with high entrapment efficiency and low leakage rate can be obtained by using ethanol injection method. Additionally,modification by PEG2000-DSPE could raise the stability of the liposome.

Objective To explore the expression of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-2(TIMP-2) in peripheral blood lymphocytes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases(COPD) and the association of smoking and TIMP-2 mRNA. Methods The expression of TIMP-2 mRNA in peripheral blood lymphocytes was measured by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR) in 44 patients with COPD and 42 healthy smokers.The correlation analysis was then conducted between TIMP-2 mRNA expression and smoking index. Results The expression of TIMP-2 mRNA was 0.753?0.154 and 1.170?0.196,respectively,in patients with COPD and healthy smokers(P

Objective To explore the clinical characteristics and the remedial measurement of measles complicated with severe pneumonia and the acute respiratory distress syndrome(ARDS) in children.Methods From Jan 2004 to Jul 2007,clinical data of 32 cases with measles complicated with severe pneumonia and ARDS in PICU of Chongqing Children's Hospital were retrospective analyzed.In addition,the ratio of partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood fractional concentration of oxygen in inspired gas[pa(O2)/FiO2] between the death group and survival group,the mortality rates between the hormone therapy group and control group were performed.Results Sixteen cases were cured and 16 cases were died,with the mortality rate 50%.The ratio of pa(O2) /FiO2 before mechanical ventilation in death group was lower than that in the survival group [(11.93?1.67) kPa,(21.77?1.16) kPa,respectively,P0.05).Conclusions ARDS is a severe complication in children with measles pneumonia and associated with a high mortality,which requires early diagnosis and intervention to improve survival rate and prognosis.The ratio of pa(O2)/FiO2 may provide reference to evaluation for severity and prognosis of ARDS.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the feasibility and the mid-term effects of unilateral pedicle screw fixation and transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion in treating lumbar degenerative diseases.

METHODSFrom August 2005 to May 2010, 56 patients with lumbar degenerative diseases underwent lumbar posterolateral fusion,their clinical data were retrospective analyzed. The patients were divided into two groups (unilateral group and bilateral group) according to fixation methods,27 patients in unilateral group who were underwent unilateral pedicle screw fixation, including 18 males and 9 females with a mean age of (57.5 ± 7.1) years old (ranged from 41 to 66 years); and 29 patients in bilateral group who were treated with bilateral pedicle screw fixation (on the basis of the above, with contralateral vertebral pedicle screw fixation), including 19 males and 10 females with a mean age of (54.6 ± 5.1) years old (ranged from 43 to 68 years). The clinical data such as operation time, blood loss volume, hospitalization time and cost were compared between two groups. JOA score system was used to evaluate the neurological function. And fusion status and cage-related complication were also analyzed.

RESULTSAll patients were followed up from 36 to 60 months with an average of 45.8 months. No iatrogenic nerve, blood vessels or organs injury were found during operation. Operation time, blood loss volume, hospitalization time and cost in unilateral group were better than that of bilateral group (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in JOA score between two groups (P > 0.05). Two patients in unilateral group developed with cage related complications, 1 case was cage displacement and 1 case was cage subsidence, while 2 patients in bilateral group developed with complications of no-fusion, and there was no significant differences between two groups (P = 0.58).

CONCLUSIONUnilateral pedicle screw fixation is a satisfactory method and can obtain good effects in treating lumbar degenerative diseases in mid-term, however, the indications should be well considered.

Adult ; Aged ; Biomechanical Phenomena ; Female ; Humans ; Intervertebral Disc Degeneration ; physiopathology ; surgery ; Lumbar Vertebrae ; surgery ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Pedicle Screws ; Spinal Fusion ; methods

Animals ; Hyperbaric Oxygenation ; Lung ; enzymology ; Oxygen ; Protein Kinase C ; metabolism ; Rats

Objective To investigate the pathological manifestations of acute?stage radioactive myocardial damage and related mechanisms using an experimental animal model. Methods A total of 12 adult male Sprague?Dawley rats were randomly divided into control group and radiation group. In the radiation group, the model of radiation?induced myocardial damage was established by the irradiation of the anterior myocardial territory with 6?MV X?ray at a single dose of 20 Gy, and at 14 days after irradiation, HE staining was used to observe the morphological changes of cardiomyocytes and intercellular matrix, and Masson staining was used to observe the distribution of collagen fibers. The collagen volume fraction ( CVF) was used for semi?quantitative analysis. ELISA was used to measure the activity of total superoxide dismutase ( T?SOD) and the concentration of malondialdehyde ( MDA ) , and Western blot was used to measure the expression of the fibrosis marker protein collagen type I ( COL?1 ) and the endoplasmic reticulum stress?related proteins GRP78 and CHOP. The t?test, t ’?test, or nonparametric rank sum test was used for comparison between groups. Results At 14 days after local irradiation of the heart, the radiation group had disordered arrangement of cardiomyocytes, marked edema, rupture of some cardiomyocytes, mild karyopyknosis in cardiomyocytes, and infiltration of inflammatory cells in the myocardial interstitium, compared with the control group. Collagen fibers in the myocardial tissue were mainly distributed in the perivascular area and cardiomyocyte interstitium. The radiation group had a significantly higher CVF than the control group ( 11?35% vs. 5?23%, P=0?000 ) and a significant increase in the expression of COL?1 compared with the control group ( P=0?000) . The radiation group had significant increases in the activity of T?SOD and the concentration of MDA in the myocardial tissue compared with the control group ( T?SOD:156?61 U/mgprot vs. 137?06 U/mgprot, P= 0?042;MDA:2?36 nmol/mgprot vs. 1?31 U/mgprot, P=0?007) . Compared with the control group, the radiation group showed significant increases in the expression of endoplasmic reticulum stress?related proteins GRP 7 8 and CHOP ( P= 0?037 and 0?009 ) . Conclusions The pathological manifestations of acute?stage myocardial damage include degeneration of cardiomyocytes, inflammatory exudation in the interstitium, and deposition of collagen in the perivascular area and myocardial interstitium. Myocardial fibrosis can be observed in the acute stage of radiation?induced myocardial damage, and the mechanism may be related to oxidative stress and endoplasmic reticulum stress induced by radioactive rays.

Objective To compare the protective effect of different dose of penehyclidine hydrochloride (PHC) in rats with myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury.Methods Forty-eight healthy male Wistar rats were randomly divided into six groups (n =8 each):sham group,sham + 1.0 mg/kg PHC group (sham + H-PHC group),I/R group,I/R + 0.1 mg/kg PHC preconditioning group (I/R + L-PHC group),I/R + 0.3 mg/kg PHC preconditioning group (I/R + M-PHC group),and I/R + 1.0 mg/kg PHC preconditioning group (I/R + H-PHC group).I/R injury model was reproduced by ligation followed by release of the coronary artery,and PHC in different dosages was given at 30 minutes before model reproduction.At 3 hours after reperfusion,the left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP),left ventricular end-systolic pressure (LVESP),ejection fraction (EF),and fractional shortening (FS) were recorded.The levels of aspertate aminotransferase (AST),MB isoenzyme of creatine kinase (CK-MB),and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) were determined.The myocardial tissues were harvested for the determination of the area at risk (AAR) and the infarct area (AI),and the percentage of AI/AAR was calculated.The examination of myocardial fiber was performed with electron microscopy.Results Compared with sham and sham + H-PHC groups,LVEDP was increased in I/R groups,LVESP,EF and FS were decreased,and the levels of AST,CK-MB and LDH,as well as the AI/AAR were increased.Compared with I/R group,in pretreatment groups with different doses of PHC,LVEDP was decreased,LVESP,EF and FS were increased,the levels of AST,CK-MB,LDH,and AI/AAR were also decreased,especially in I/R+M-PHC and I/R+H-PHC groups [LVEDP (mmHg,I mmHg =0.133 kPa):11.33± 1.17,9.85± 1.09 vs.15.82 ± 1.79,LVESP (mmHg):98.9 ± 10.6,112.8 ± 10.0 vs.87.8 ± 9.2,EF:0.681 ± 0.074,0.741 ± 0.070 vs.0.569 ± 0.072,FS:(42.4 ± 4.6)％,(46.0 ± 5.1)％ vs.(36.8 ± 3.9)％,AST (U/L):386.97 ± 80.65,298.31 ± 54.88 vs.603.47 ± 173.66,CK-MB (U/L):3.12 ± 0.84,2.88 ± 0.72 vs.7.14 ± 1.54,LDH (U/L):1 784.23 ± 488.49,1 629.37 ± 436.34 vs.2 489.14 ± 460.80,AI/AAR:0.284 ± 0.014,0.223 ± 0.008 vs.0.377 ± 0.011,all P ＜ 0.05].There was significant difference in LVEDP,LVESP,and AI/AAR between I/R + M-PHC group and I/R + H-PHC group (all P ＜ 0.05),and no significant difference in other parameters (all P ＞ 0.05).It was showed by electron microscopic examination that after I/R injury,the myocyte mitochondria membranes were broken,mitochondria were markedly swollen,mitochondrial cristae disappeared;however in I/R+M-PHC and I/R+H-PHC groups,mitochondrial swelling was mild,the capsule was more or less intact,mitochondrial cristae were partly visible,the structure was complete,especially in the group I/R+H-PHC,and the mitochondrial structure was close to normal.Conclusions PHC could protect myocardial from I/R injury.Mid dose of PHC (0.3 mg/kg) and high dose of PHC (1.0 mg/kg) could provide better protective effect than low dose of PHC (0.1 mg/kg),and high dose of PHC is better in effect than the middle dose.