Objective To assess the therapeutic ef fects of Compound Zaofan Pill (CZP) on aplastic anemia (AA). Methods A prospective randomized control trial was carried out. Thirty_six cases of AA treated with C ZP combined with stanozolol were allocated to Group A and other 30 cases treated with levamisole, prednisone, stanozolol and folacin served as Group B. Hemoglob in content, leukocyte and platelet counts were detected. Results The total e ffective rate was higher in G roup A (86%) than that in Group B ( 53.5% ), the differences bein g significant (P

Objective To observe the therapeutic effect of Xuemeian Capsule for intermission of acute leukemia with bone marrow arrest after chemotherapy.Methods A prospective trial was carried out in 136 cases of acute leukemia after chemotherapy. The cases were randomly allocated to two groups.Group A(n=86)was treated with Xuemeian Capsule and routine western medicine and Group B(n=50)with routine western medicine.The changes of hemoglobin,platelet and leukocyte and the hyperplasia of bone marrow were observed.Results The totally effective rate was 93% and 54% in Group A and Group B respectively,the difference being significant(P

Objective To investigate the therapeutic effects of retinal angiomatosis in differentclinical stages.To discuss the indication of vitrectomy for retinal hemangioblastoma. Methods TheclinicaI data of 22 cases(33 eyes)were retrospectively analyzed.The retinal hemangiomas were dividedinto 5 stages according to their degrees of development from simple angioma without vessel dilation tofeeder vessel dilation and intra-retinal exudates.local retinal detachment,massive retinal detachment andcomplication occurrence in proper order.The methods of treatment were laser photocoagulation,trans-scleral cryotherapy and vitrectomy. 13 eyes were treated with laser photocoagulation, 5 eyes withcryotherapy combined with laser and 11 eyes with vitrectomy.Tumor resection and silicone oil tamponadewas performed in 3 eyes during vitrectomy.The patients were followed up for 46 months on average.Visual acuity(VA),the condition of the hemangioma and retina was compared pre～and post-operationrespectively. Results In a11 13 eyes treated with laser phot.coagulation the hemangiomas regressed andthe retina remained attached.VA improved in 2 eyes,and remained unchanged in 11 eyes.Cryotherapycombined with laser photocoagulation was performed on 5 eyes. In this group,4 eyes'hemangiomasregressed and no new hemangiomas occurred,proliferative vitreous retinopathy and vitreous hemorrhagewas observed in 1 eye which vitrectomy was performed later.VA improved in 2 eyes,unchanged in 2 eyesand decreased in 1 eye.In the 11 eyes treated with vitreoretinal surgery,new hemangiomas was found in 1eye,exudative retinal detachment was caused by hemangiomas in 2 eyes,proliferative vitreous retinopathywas observed in 2 eyes.and the retina remained attached in 8 eyes.VA improved in 3 eyes,unimproved in3 eyes,and decreased in 5 eyes.In the 3 eyes with surgical resection of retinal hemangioma during vitrectomy,2 eyes'retina remained attached,1 eye had exudative retinal detachment and no new hemangiomas occurred.VA improved in 2 eyes and decreased in 1 eye. Conclusions Laser photocoagulation or combined with cryotherapy is effective in treating the hemangiomas in early stage.Vitreetomy is advisable for late stage of retinal angiomatosis,especially with vitreous hemorrhage,epiretinal membrane,proliferation and large scale of retinal detachment.Surgical resection of isolated large retinal hemangioblastoma may be useful for selected patients.

Objective To investigate the effects of Hep-A and He p-B on vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-induced breakdown of blood-r etinal barrier. Methods The mice were subcutaneously injected vehicle, Hep-A or Hep-B 10 mg/kg twice a day for 5 days. Then, 1 ?l of 10 -6 mol/L VEGF were intravitreous injected. After 6 hours, 13.7?10 4 Bq /g 3H-mannital were injected intraperitoneally. The mice were sacrificed and the retinas, lungs, kidneys were removed and examined for radioactivity. The result were analyzed using SPSS software to calculate and compare retina/lung and et ina/kidney leakage ratio among groups of different treatment. Result The retina/lung and retina/kidney leakage ratio were 0.38?0.04 an d 0.21?0.03 respectively in normal mice; increased significantly to 1.05?0.11 and 0.46?0.04 respectively in model mice, both P

目的探讨高水平篮球运动员创伤性前交叉韧带损伤关节镜术后的疗效。方法1991～1998年,国家级篮球运动员前交叉韧带损伤患者9例9膝,其中男4例,女5例;年龄20～27岁,平均25岁;从受伤到手术时间为1～21d,平均11d。均为训练和比赛过程中发生膝关节扭伤,其中合并半月板损伤5例,骨软骨损伤1例。所有患者均行X线、MRI检查,行关节镜下检查并同时实施手术。结果所有患者均在关节镜下行前交叉韧带重建术。术后Lysholm评分优6例、良2例、可1例。全部患者获得随访,随访时间10～18年,平均13年。无感染和再断裂病例。现有5名仍参加全国职业篮球联赛,其他4名从事教练工作。结论篮球运动员膝关节前交叉韧带损伤多为急性撕裂,关节镜下修复具有创伤小、恢复快等优点。远期随访疗效满意。

Objective To test the hypothesis that interleukin-18 (IL-18) in the urine and serum sample are early biomarker for acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG).Methods Eighty patients who underwent CABG were recruited.The patients were divided into AKI group and non-AKI group according to the AKI criteria.The urine and serum sample were collected at pre-operation and 2 h,4 h,6 h,8 h,12 h,24 h after the CABG.The urine and serum IL-18 value were test by ELISA method.Receiver-operating characteristic cue(ORC) and the area under the cure(AUC) asses the sensitivity and specificity of IL-18 for AKI.Results Thirteen of eighty cases(16.25％) developed postoperative AKI according to the AKI criteria.Diagnosis with creatinine was only 24-48 hours after CABG.The serum and urinary concentrations of IL-18 at mostly each time point after CABG in AKI patients were significantly higher than those in non-AKI patients(P ＜ 0.01).Urinary and serous concentrations of IL-18 peaked at 4 h after CABG in AKI patients.ROC curve showed AUC in urinary and serous concentrations of IL-18 at 2 h ＞ 0.8 ; Concentrations of IL-18 in urine and serum at 2 h were the powerful independent predictors of AKI by logistic regression analysis.Conclusion IL-18 in urine and serum after CABG surgery were the powerful independent predictors of AKI.

BACKGROUND:Among the factors causing vascular endothelial cell injury,angiotensin Ⅱ(Ang Ⅱ) caused by renin-angiotensin system (RAS), especially by local RAS, plays an important patho-physiological role.OBJECTIVE: To observe the effect of tanshinone ⅡA on the vascular endothelial cells secreting nitric oxide (NO) and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) gene expression as well as intracellular Ca2+ level induced by Ang Ⅱ, and investigate the protective effect of tanshinone ⅡA on vascular endothelial cells.DESIGN: Controlled observation experiment.SETTING: Department of Emergency, Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology.MATERIALS: This experiment was carried out in the Experimental Center for Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College,Huazhong University of Science and Technology from March 2006 to October 2006. Porcine aorta used in this experiment was provided by the Department of Pathophysiology of Tongji Medical College.METHODS: Nitric acid deoxidization method and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) were used to detect the effects of Ang Ⅱ of different concentrations (10-8 to 10-6 mol/L) on endothelial cells secreting NO and eNOS mRNA expression in cultured porcine aortic endothelial cells at different time points (1,6 and 24 hours) separately, then 50 mg/L tanshinone Ⅱ A was respectively added at different time point (0, 6 hours) when Ang Ⅱ was at 10-6 mol/L, and changes in NO production and eNOS gene expression were detected respectively at 1, 6 and 24 hours. Intracellular Ca2+ level was also detected with laser scanning confocal microscopy.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: ① NO content. ②eNOS mRNA expression. ③Intracellular Ca2+ level.RESULTS: ① NO production and eNOS mRNA expression were decreased with increase of Ang Ⅱ concentration and prolongation of time (P ＜ 0.01). ② NO production and eNOS mRNA expression in each tanshinone ⅡA-treated group were significantly higher than those in the Ang Ⅱ group. At 1 and 6 hours of tanshinone ⅡA treatment, production of NO and eNOS mRNA expression in the Ang Ⅱ + tanshinone ⅡA group were significantly higher than those in the Ang Ⅱ 6 hours + tanshinone ⅡA group (P ＜ 0.05); There were no significant differences in NO production and eNOS mRNA expression between two groups at 24 hours (P ＞ 0.05). ③Intracellular Ca2+ level in the Ang Ⅱ group was significantly higher than that of control group (P ＜ 0.01), and intracellular Ca2+ level in the tanshinone ⅡA + Ang Ⅱ was significantly lower than that in the Ang Ⅱ group (P ＜ 0.05).CONCLUSION: Tanshinone Ⅱ A has a protective effect on vascular endothelial cells and their functions by suppressing the inhibition of Ang Ⅱ on NO level and eNOS gene expression in cultured porcine aortic endothelial cells.

Objective To explorethe chest x-ray and MSCT findings and the diagnostic value of pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis (PLAM).Methods Four cases of PLAM proven by pathology were retrospectively analyzed,and the literature was reviewed.Result The clinical manifestations were dyspnoea(4 cases),cough(2 cases),haemoptysis(2 cases),recurrent pneumothorax(2 cases)and chylous effusions (1 case).The chest radiography presented diffused reticular shadows(2 cases),honey-comb changes(1 case),pneumatothorax(2 cases),and pleural effusion(1 case).The characteristic MSCT manifestations of 4 cases with PLAM were multiple different-sized and thin-walled cystoid transparent areas, which were diffusely-distributed throughout both lungs,most cysts were of 3-15 Him in diameter.One case combined with extensive pulmonary interstitial fibrosis,pleural thickening and adhesion.Conclusions PLAM is a kind of exceptional chronic diffuse lung interstitial disease.The chest radiography has been lack of characteristic imagines,but MSCT has characteristics of PLAM,and is more valuable for accurate clinical diagnosis of PLAM.

Objective To investigate the effects of 5-azacytidine and estradiol on the methylation of CpG motifs and expression of DNA methyltransferasel (DNMT1) mRNA in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and normal controls.Methods Peripheral blood lymphocytes isolated from 12 patients with SLE and 11 normal human controls were stimulated with phytohaemagglutinin for one day followed by additional 3-day culture with or without the presence of 5-azacytidine of 1 μmol/L or estradiol of 30μg/L respectively.Then.the methylation of CpG motifs was detected by flow cytometry using anti-5-methylcytosine antibody,and DNMT1 mRNA expression by real time reverse transcription-PCR Results After treatment with 5-azacytidine,a decrease wag observed in the methylation of CpG motifs, but not in the expression of DNMT1 mRNA in peripheral lymphocytes from patients with SLE (1=18.60,P<0.01;t=1.56.P>0.05) and in those from the normal controls (t=5.63,P<0.01;t=2.17,P>0.05) compared with untreated lymphocytes.Nevertheless,there were no significant changes in the methylation of CpG motifs or expression of DNMT1 mRNA in lymphocytes from patients with SLE (t=1.53,0.93,respectively,both P>0.05) and normal controls (t=1.93,0.11,respectively,both P>0.05) after the treatment with estradiol.Conclusions The methylation of CpG motifs is suppressed efficiently by 5-azacytidine,and the suppression is unlikely to be associated with the decrease of DNMT1 mRNA.Estradiol has no significant impact on the methylation of CpG motifs and expression of DNMT1 mRNA in lymphocytes.

Objective To study the MTHFR gene (677 gene loci and 1298 gene loci) mutations in Chinese patients with keloid. Methods The tissue DNA was extracted from 20 samples of keloids. and peripheral blood samples from the same patients were employed as the control. Polymerase chain reaction(PCR) was used to amplify the Mthfr 677 gene loci and Mthfr 1298 gene loci from the keloid tissue DNA and peripheral blood DNA. and the PCR products were sequenced directly and then compared with the GenBank data. Results Mutations were detected in 17 out of 20 keloids on Mthfr 677 gene loci, the mutation incidence was 85.0 %. Mutations were detected in 13 out of 20 keloids on Mthfr 1298 gene loci, and the mutation incidence was 65.0 %. The mutation involved point mutation, deletion and insetion as well as multisite and multitype. No MTHFR gene mutation was detected in all peripheral blood samples . Conclusion There is a strong correlation between the MTHFR gene (677 gene loci and 1298 gene loci) mutation and keloid.