More and more studies have indicated that the relationship between vitamin D pathway and asthma,and the mechanisms include multiple abnormal aspects of vitamin D pathway leading to abnormal em-bryonic development and immune system disorders and so on. This review summarizes the relationship between vitamin D,vitamin D binding protein,vitamin D receptors,related gene polymorphisms and the immune system to describe the pathogenesis of asthma.

Objective To probe into the medical cost and economic losses of childhood asthma. Methods Total 200 of asthmatic children aged 2~16 yrs were diagnosed according to asthma OPD and enrolled in this study from the Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Qingdao University during 2005—2006. All of them were taken the epidemiologic and economic survey. Results Among them, 184 were from kindergartens, primary or middle schools. There were totally 7 629 days for the asthmatic children absent from class per year because of illness. The overall direct economic loss was RMB 798 467.00 and indirect loss was RMB 210 997.80 yearly. Conclusion Asthma not only brings about great impact on children physical and mental health, but also exerts massive economic loss on the society and families. The whole society and medical workers should pay more attention to it and try to reduce its harm to a relatively low level.

Objective To study the effect of acupuncture cooperated with music therapy on cerebral palsy.Methods Sixty children with cerebral palsy were randomly divided into two groups with 30 in each: acupuncture group and acupuncture plus music group.The acupuncture group was treated with acupuncture only while the acupuncture plus music group treated with acupuncture at 5 groups of acupoints and music movement,once every other day,36 treatments as one course,totally 3 courses.The effect and movement improvement of both groups were observed for comparison.Results The comprehensive functions of all children were improved,but the total effective rate of acupuncture plus music group was obviously higher than that in acupuncture Group(P

Objective To study the comprehensive therapeutic effect of interventional embolization chemotherapy in advanced cervical cancer. Methods 136 patients with advanced cervical cancer were selected as research object,and they were randomly divided into control group(radiotherapy group) 68 cases and observation group(interventional embolization chemotherapy group) 68 cases,then the total effective rate,incidence of adverse reactions,secondary operation rate and serum CA125 ,SCC and CY211 of two groups before and after the treatment were analyzed and compared. Results The total effective rate( 83. 8% vs 66. 2% ) and secondary operation rate(89.7% vs 48.5% )of observation group was higher than that of control group, incidence of adverse reactions (63.2% vs73.5 % ) was lower than that of control group,serum CA125 [(37. 89 ± 16. 78) vs(52. 36 ± 16. 98) U/ml], SCC[(0. 68 ± 0. 42) vs (1.52±0.36)μg/L]and CY211[(4.86 ±2.21)vs(8.45 ±2.85)ng/L]were all lower than those of control group. ( P ＜0.05 or P ＜0.01) , there were significant differences. Conclusion The comprehensive therapeutic effect of interventional embolization chemotherapy in advanced cervical cancer was better,and it was one of effective methods in advanced cervical cancer.

BACKGROUND:How to control functional activity of donor liver after cardiac death and maintain the optimal function of grafts are the key issues in organ transplantation study.
OBJECTIVE:To preliminarily explore the effect of warm ischemia injury on the morphology and function of rat donor liver after cardiac death.
METHODS:Cardiac death model was established in Sprague-Dawley rats and the successful models were divided into six groups:control group (warm ischemia for 0 minute), warm ischemia 10 group (warm ischemia for 10 minutes), warm ischemia 20 group (warm ischemia for 20 minutes), warm ischemia 30 group (warm ischemia for 30 minutes), warm ischemia 40 group (warm ischemia for 40 minutes) and warm ischemia 50 group (warm ischemia for 50 minutes). The rat liver specimens in each group were cut into ultrathin sections. The structure of liver cells was observed and photographed by electron microscopy. Flameng score was applied to analyze the degree of mitochondrial damage. Liver mitochondria were extracted and then spectrophotometry was used to assess the viability of cytochrome C oxidase.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Under electron microscopy, there were no significant changes in liver cells within 30 minutes of warm ischemia, nuclear membrane was intact, mitochondria mildly swel ed, no mitochondrial crista ruptured, and Flameng score was<2 points. With the extension of warm ischemia time, the cells became swel ing, nuclear chromatin condensated, apoptotic body was clearly visible, mitochondrial matrix coagulated, mitochondria exhibited vacuolation, and Flameng score was 3-4 points. The viability of cytochrome C oxidase showed no significant difference within 30 minutes of warm ischemia, but began to significantly decrease at 40 and 50 minutes. The mitochondrial structure and function after liver injury is not obviously affected by 30 minutes of warm ischemia, and significant changes appear after 40 minutes.

Objective To explore the images and diagnostic evaluation of X-ray combined with ultrasound in paralytic intestinal obstruction caused by antipsychotic agents. Methods The data of X-ray and ultrasound of 124 cases of clinically diagnosed paralytic intestinal obstruction caused by antipsychotic agents were analyzed retrospectively, as well as their rates of confirmed diagnosis. All the 124 patients were examined by erect abdominal radiography and fluoroscopy,68 of the 124 patients by ultrasound. Results According to their typical images,the rate of X-ray confirmed diagnosis was 87.9%(109/124) with 15 missed diagnosis and the rate of missed diagnosis was 12.1%( 15/124);the rate of ultrasound confirmed diagnosis was 82.4%(56/68) with 12 missed diagnosis and the rate of missed diagnosis was 17.6%(12/68). There was no significant difference between X-ray and ultrasound (P＞ 0.05 ). Compared with X-ray or ultrasound ,X-ray combined with ultrasound in the diagnosis of paralytic intestinal obstruction could increase the rate of confirmed diagnosis (100.0% ,68/68),and decrease the rate of missed diagnosis (0),the difference was statistically significant (P＜ 0.05 ). Conclusions X-ray examination is the first choice to diagnose paralytic intestinal obstruction caused by antipsychotic agents,but ultrasound has the advantage of finding fluid in abdominal cavity. To reduce missed diagnosis, X-ray should be combined with ultrasound.

Objective To study the effects of ultrasound mediated microbubbles destruction on endothelial cells transfected with lipofectamine DNA complexes.Methods One hour after addition of pIRES2 EGFP hVEGF gene and lipofectamine,endothelial cells on 6 well plates were exposed to ultrasound for 30 s,60 s,or 90 s in the presence(10 ?l,100 ?l,500 ?l) or absence of ultrasound contrast agent.The transducer (Sonos 5500,S3, 1.3 MHz,MI 1.0 ) was submerged in water and held at a distance of 1 cm.Expression of the marker gene EGFP was observed by fluorescent microscopy 2 days later.Results Ultrasound treatment of endothelial cells on plates for 30 s and 60 s yielded significant increase in transfection rates without damaging the cells,but 90 s treatment killed most of the cells.Ultrasound contrast agent was able to significantly increase endothelial cells transfection rate by enhancing cavitation effects at a concentration of 100 ?l,and damaged most cells when applied at a concentration of 500 ?l.Conclusions Ultrasound mediated destruction of microbubbles enhances gene expression after lipofectamine mediated transfection of endothelial cells in vitro; and it may represent an improved avenue for therapeutic gene delivery in vivo.

Objective:To observe the spleen-strengthening and mind-regulating acupuncture method on the quality of life of children with cerebral palsy (CP) and their parents.
Methods:A total of 76 CP children were randomly allocated into a treatment group (n=38) and a control group (n=38) according to their visit sequence. The CP children and their parents in both groups received the same psychological counselling. The CP children in the treatment group were intervened with spleen-strengthening and mind-regulating acupuncture method, versus routine acupuncture method in the control group. The parents of CP children in the treatment group were intervened with three mind-regulating points, versus placebo in the control group. The developmental quotients were evaluated using the Gesell scale before and after treatment. The anxieties of parents were assessed using the self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) before and after treatment. The efficacies were evaluated using the comprehensive functional assessment of CP children.
Results:After 6 months of treatment, the Gesell scores of CP children and SAS scores of the parents were significantly improved in both groups, and there were intra-group and inter-group statistical differences (bothP<0.05). In addition, the scores of comprehensive functional assessment of CP children in the treatment group were significantly higher than those in the control group (P<0.05).
Conclusion:The spleen-strengthening and mind-regulating acupuncture method can effectively improve the comprehensive ability of CP children, alleviate the anxiety in parents of CP children, improve the quality of life of CP children and their parents, and play an active role in rehabilitative care of CP children.

Objective To evaluate the clinical application of CT-guided localization with combination of methylene blue and a Hookwire system for small pulmonary nodules (SPNs) before video-assisted thoracoscopic resection.Methods CTguided localization the SPNs before resection in 56 patients and 60 nodules,then underwent video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) resection.Among 56 patients,19 males and 37 females,aged from 35 to 81 years,mean age was (61.1 ±8.9)years.Results SPNs diameter (6.80 ±4.12) mm,distance from the parietal pleura (15.38 ±4.63) mm.CT-guided localization success rate was 100％,positioning time (10.76 ± 8.17) min,8.9％ (5/56) had micro pneumothorax aftet positioning,7.1％ (4/56) occurrence of needle tract bleeding,no conservative treatment.VATS resection rate was 100％.The pathology of 60 lesions were shown:Bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma(BAC) were 33 lesions(55.0％),BAC and adenocarcinoma were 11 lesions(18.3％),Atypicaladenomatous hyperplasia (AAH) were 7 lesions (11.8％),Inflammation were 4 lesions (6.7％),Harmatoma were 3 lesions(5.0％),Tuberculoses were 2 lesions(3.3％).Conclusion CT-guided localization with combination of methylene blue and a Hookwire system before video-assisted thoracoscopic resection is a promising technique for small solitary pulmonary nodules.It could play an important role in accurate localization of small pulmonary nodules,and it is a safe technique with clinical application.

Background and purpose:The involvement of estrogen signaling in lung cancer is controversial. But the findings showed that ERβ might play an important role in neoplastic lung biology. Several studies have evaluated expression of ERβin both normal and neoplastic human lung tissues with variable conclusions. We aimed to evaluate the expressive of estrogen receptors (ER)α,βin non-smoking non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and investigate the relationships between the survival and expressions of ERα,β. Methods:Immunohistochemical assay was used to detect the expression ERαand ERβin 144 NSCLC patients, and analyzed the expressions status of ERα,βand survival. Results:The positive rate of ERαwas 7.6%, only in adenocarcinoma cancer. The positive rate of ERβwas 52.1%, and the expressions of stageⅠandⅡwas signiifcantly higher than that of stageⅢandⅣ(P=0.020). The median survival time (MST) of ERβpositive expression was better than that of negative expression (43 months vs 38 months, P=0.028). The MST of ERβpositive expression of female patients was better than that of negative expression (45 months vs 37 months, P=0.033). The MST of ERβpositive expression of adenocarcinoma were 46 months and better than negative 38 months (P=0.021). Conclusion:The expression of ERβwas signiifcantly higher in early-stage non-smoking NSCLC. It indicated that the positive expression of ERβwas related to the better MST, especially in female adenocarcinoma patients.