Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of acupuncture plus Jisheng Shenqi pills in treating patients with diabetic neurogenic bladder. Method Patients with diabetic neurogenic bladder were allocated, using a random number table, to treatment and control groups. The treatment group received acupuncture plus Jisheng Shenqi pills and the control group, oral administration of Western medicine. Both groups of patients were treated for four weeks as a course. Post-treatment clinical total efficacy rates, pre-treatment and post-treatment postvoid residual urine volumes, and adverse reactions during treatment were compared between the two groups. Result The total efficacy rate was higher in the treatment group (93.8%) than in the control group (68.8%) (P<0.05). The postvoid residual urine volume decreased significantly in both groups of patients after treatment compared with before (P<0.05). Post-treatment postvoid residual urine volume was lower in the treatment group than in the control group (P<0.05). The adverse reaction rate was lower in the treatment group than in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion Acupuncture plus Jisheng Shenqi pills is remarkably effective in treating patients with diabetic neurogenic bladder. It can effectively decrease postvoid residual urine volume in the patients, has higher safety and is worthy of clinical popularization.

Weight loss may reduce the risk of diabetes,cardiovascular disease,hypertension,certain cancers and so on.Current weight-loss methods include surgery,diet and exercise.According to ingredient ratio,weight-loss diet is classified as low-fat diet,low-carbohydrate diet and high-protein diet.This review summarizes recent evidence on the efficacy of the weight-loss diet on serum lipid levels.

Objective To investigate the prevalence of dyslipidemia in elderly population.Methods In 2004,862 elderly population in medical examination were studied.Serum cholesterol,triglyceride,high-density lipoproteins(HDL) and low-density lipoproteins(LDL) were measured.Results Cholesterol,triglycerides,HDL cholesterol and LDL cholesterol levels in women were significantly higher than men(P

Objective To investigate protective effects and mechanisms of lipoxinA4(LXA4)on human umbilical vein endothelial cells(HUVEC)under hypoxia in vitro.Methods The HUVEC culture were divided into groups as followed:added M199 cudture medium as normal contml groups,added CoCl2 to mimic hypoxia in vitro as hypoxia group and added different concentrations of LXA4(1,10,100 nmol/L)were added to the induced hypoxiai HUVEC as agents intervention group.Morphological changes of HUVEC were observed by using inverted phase contrast mieroscope.The influence of LXA4 on cell survival was investigated by methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium(MTT) assaying method after the treatment with different concentrations of LXA4 and 100 nmol/L lipoxinA4 according to different time(4,8,12 and 24 hours).The expression of von-willebrand factor (vWF) was detected by immunocytoehemistry method. The changes of cytosolic Ca2+ were measured by laser scanning confocal microscope. Results ( 1 ) Morphological changes:the cells under hypoxia lost its normal shapes and showed necrosis, while the cells cocuhured with 100 nmol/L LXA4 were normal appropriately. (2)Survival rate: the survival rates of HUVEC under hypoxia was (40. 1±3.9) % and increased to ( 52. 9 ± 1.4) %, (64. 1 ± 3. 3 ) %, ( 76. 6 ± 1.6) % respectively when added with LXA4 with concentration of 1,10, 100 nmol/L into culture medium. There was significant different survival rate when compared with that of hypoxia group. (3) The level of vWF: The expression of vWF was decreased with the increasing concentrations of LXA4 added into culture medium, the gray values were 203.9 ±0. 7 in 1 nmol/L,204.6 ±0. 9 in 10 nmoL/L,191.8 ±0. 5 in 100 nmol/L respectively, which reached statistical difference in comparison with that of hypoxia groups (P<0. 05). (4) Confocai analysis:the intracellular free Ca2+ concentrations of HUVEC were intensified with LXA4 treatment. Conclusions LXA4 plays an important role in keeping the normal shape of HUVEC under hypoxia, can enhance survival of hypoxial HUVEC and decrease the level of vWF in cytoplasm. The protective mechanism might be via decreasing mitochondria Ca2+ overload and increasing cytoplasm Ca3+ by nucleus Ca2+ transference.

Objective To analyze the treatment efficacy and safety of a modified GMALL protocol for adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Methods Data of 37 patients with newly diagnosed adult ALL treated with a modified GMALL protocol from January 2005 to December 2009 were retrospectively analyzed,and compared with that of 44 patients treated with an in-house conventional protocol at the same period.Results The complete remission (CR) rate was 89.2 %(33/37) treated with modified GMALL protocol. The cumulative overall survival (OS) rates at 1 year, 2 years, 3 years and 4 years were 77.5 %, 48.0 %, 40.0 %and 40.0 %, respectively. The main adverse events were grade 3 or grade 4 hematological toxicities and infections which were easily managed, and the treatment-related mortality rate was low. The OS of modified GMALL protocol was superior to that of the conventional protocol. Conclusion The modified GMALL protocol has a satisfying effect and the adverse events can be tolerated for adult ALL, so its clinical application can be encouraged.

Objective To identify the risk factors for prostate-sparing cystectomy by evaluating the risk of prostatic invasion or incidental prostatic adenocarcinoma (PCa) in bladder cancer (BCa) patients undergoing radical cystectomy.Methods The patients undergoing radical cystectomy from 2009 to 2014 in Fujian Medical University Union Hospital were enrolled to analyze the risk factors of prostatic tumor invasion.These factors included age,tumor size,location,quantity,histologic grade and pathologic stage.Results In the 123 male patients,the mean age was 60 years (range,31-78 years);23 (18.7％) patients had BCa or PCa in the prostate;14 (11.4％) had prostatic Bca;11 (8.9％) had PCa.The risk factors of prostatic BCa included multifocal bladder tumors (OR =26.70,P =0.032),tumor in the bladder neck and trigone(OR =17.13,P =0.013),pathological stage (OR =26.70,P ＜ 0.001).Among the 11 patients with PCa,3(27.3％) patients had Gleason score of ≥7,8(72.7％) patients ≤6 and 2(18.2％) patients had extracapsular extension.Three patients had clinically significant PCa.The factor of advanced age was associated with incidental PCa (P =0.003).Conclusion The risk factors of prostatic tumor invasion in patients undergoing radical cystectomy included advanced age,bladder tumor in bladder neck and trigone,muhifocal bladder tumors,and advanced pathological stage.

Objective To explore the effect of thyroxine (TH) on the migration of hippocampal neurons in newborn rat exposed to tritiated water (HTO).Methods The hippocampal neurons from neonatal rats were primarily cultured,7 days later,randomly divided into control group,HTO group,TH group and HTO + TH group(3.7 × 105 Bq/ml HTO and 0.3 μg/ml TH were simultaneously added).After 24 h,the distance of neuronal migration was measured with Leica AF 6000,the expressions of BDNF and Reelin mRNA in neurons were analyzed with reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR),the expression of β-tubulin protein in neurons was assayed with Western blot and immunocytochemical staining.Results Compared with control group,the expression of Reelin mRNA,BDNF mRNA and β-tubulin in HTO group were significantly reduced(t =5.80,5.48,5.47,P ＜ 0.01),but those in HTO + TH group and TH group were obviously increased (t =7.75,12.06,13.65,P ＜ 0.01 ;t =4.34,5.47,5.65,P ＜0.01)and higher than that in HTO group (t =2.92,10.32,8.76,P ＜ 0.01 ;t =18.07,20.55,40.13,P ＜0.01).Accordingly,the neuronal migration distance in HTO group was much shorter than that in control (t =8.62,P ＜ 0.01),and in HTO + TH group and TH group was far longer than that in control(t =7.64,4.93,P＜0.01).Moreover,the neuronal migration distance in HTO + TH group was notably elongated in comparison with that in HTO group(t =11.32,12.31,P ＜ 0.01).Conclusions Thyroxine may promote the migration of hippocampal neurons in newborn rat exposed to HTO.

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AIM:To observe the alterations in cognition of growing rats exposed to chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH) and to explore its underlying mechanisms. METHODS:Forty male Sprague-Dawley rats (3-week-old～4-week-old and 80 g to 100 g),which had been trained to complete the 8-arm (4-arm baited) radial maze,were randomly divided into 4 groups:2-weeek-CIH group (2IH),4-week-CIH group (4IH),-week -control group (2C) and 4-weeek-control group (4C). The intermittent hypoxia model was induced by putting the animals in an intermittent hypoxia cabin. When intermittent hypoxia was terminated,spatial memory of these growing rats was tested by 8-arm (4-arm baited) radial maze task,then,one rat in each group was randomly selected for ultrastructural observation. The hippocampus and prefrontal cortexes of the rats were collected for analyzing the mRNA and protein expression of CREB by RT-PCR and Western blotting,respectively. RESULTS:(1) In the 8-arm (4-arm baited) radial maze task,the results indicated that the rats in the 4 groups displayed significant difference in their performance assessed by three measuremens:the reference memory error,the working memory error and total memory error (P 0. 05,respectively). CONCLUSION:Exposure to experimentally-induced IH in growing rats is associated with time related spatial memory impairment. Chronic intermittent hypoxia leads to the disorders of neuron ultra-structure in memory related brain regions. It also inhabits the CREB transduction,expression and CREB phosphorylation,decreases the synthesis of the memory related protein. These factors maybe contribute to learningmemory impairment of growing rats exposed to chronic intermittent hypoxia.

ObjectiveTo explore the genetic abnormalities of multiple myeloma (MM)patients by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH).MethodsWith the application of FISH,sequence specific DNA probes (IGH,DI3S319/p53 and 1q21/RB1) were applied to detect 14q32 rearrangement,del(13q14),del (17p13)and gain of lq21.Forty-four MM patients were enrolled in this study.ResultsThirty-two cases (72.7 ％) detected by FISH had genetic abnormality in 44 cases,lq21 amplification was observed in 11 cases (25.0 ％),while RB1 deletion in 17 cases (38.6 ％),D13S319 deletion in 16 cases (36.4 ％),p53 deletion in 6 cases(13.6 ％)and 14q32 translocation in 19 cases(43.2 ％).The patients with one abnormality was detected in 10 cases(22.7 ％),two abnormalities in 11 cases(25.0 ％),three abnormalities in 8 cases (18.2 ％),4 abnormalities in 3 cases(6.8 ％).28 were found to undergo split-phase by conventional cytogenetic in 44 patients.The patients with genetic abnormalities detected by conventional G-banding was 2 cases (7.14 ％),the difference with that in FISH was significant (P ＜0.05).Genetic abnormalities compared with clinical parameters showed that β2-MG in IGH gene abnormal patients were significantly higher than those without such abnormalities (P ＜0.05).Patients with bone marrow plasma cells of lq21 amplification were higher than those with normal karotypes(P ＜0.05),CRE was significantly higher among lq21 amplification and p53 deletion patients (P ＜0.05),CRP was significantly higher among p53 deletion patients (P ＜0.05).No significant difference was oberserved in relationship of the chromosome aberration and age,the chromosome aberration and stage.ConclusionThe most common genetic abnormalities in MM is IGH rearrangement and absence of RB1 and D13S319,followed by lq21 amplification,the least is p53 deletion.FISH is a rapid and sensitive technique to refine chromosome aberrations in MM.The specific detection for genomic features of MM is proved to be correlative with its clinicopathologic characteristics and the prognosis.