Objective To evaluate the effect for the treatment of severe asthma. Methods The data of 47 patients with severe asthma who were admitted to emergency department were retrospectively anayzed. Results Of total 47 patients ,45 were rescued, with the survival rate of 95.7%. Arterial blood gas was improved after treatment (P < 0.01). Conclusion Appropriate commencement, mode, strategy, and early weaning of mechanical ventilation, combined with the administration of bronchodilators and eorticosteroids are the important way to rescue patients with severe asthma.

Objective To evaluate the value of serum procalcitonin (PCT) in antibiotics used for the treatment of acute exacerbation of asthma. Method From February 2007 to July 2009, a total of 158 patients with asthma were randomly (random number) assigned to PCT group ( n = 77) or to control group ( n = 81 ). The PCT levels of all patients were measured. On the bases of routine treatment, the employment of antibiotics in control group was determined by the guidebook, and patients in the PCT group were treated with antibiotics guided by the levels of serum PCT. The antibiotics treatment was employed as PCT level ＞0.25 ng/mL, and was not employed as PCT level ＜ 0.25 ng/mL. The rates of antibioties employment were observed. Results The rate of antibiotics employment in PCT group (45.4%) was lower than that of the control group (77.8%) (x2 = 17.15,P =0.000). Conclusions PCT could be used safely as guidance of antibiotics employment for the treatment of patients with acute exacerbation of asthma, leading to appropriate use of antibiotcs.

BACKGROUND: Heal-all oral biofilm is a material utilized in repairing oral mucosa and soft tissues defects and characterized by degradation, easily preparation, long preserved duration, convenient transportation and good ossification, which has been widely used in dental implant as guided bone regeneration materials.OBJECTIVE: To check the clinical effective of Heal-all oral biofllm on guided bone regeneration in dental implant.METHODS: A total of 72 patients with bone defects in the implantation area were selected as subjects, who were divided into control group and experimental group at random. Bone defects around implants were repaired by guided bone regeneration technique with BME-10X medical collagen membrane and Heal-all oral biofilm respectively. X-ray and clinical examination were taken at 1 and 3 months after implantation. The amount of new.formed bone tissue was evaluated when stage Ⅱ operation was performed.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: In stage Ⅱ operation, osseointegration was formed between implants and bone tissue in all 72 patients. The average rate of bone formation was 92% in the experimental group while 91% in the control group. All implants were successfully repaired with implant denture. Occlusal function was restored successfully with all 72 implants during the follow-up period of 3-24 months after restoration. As an alternative option of BME-10X medical collagen membrane, Heal-all oral biofilm can be used in guided bone formation clinically.

An autopsy case of sudden death induced by alimentary tract hemorrhage was presented, which was caused by the unexpected rupture of clinically unrecognized tuberculous abdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA). The initial diagnosis was made of the syndrome of coronary heart disease and hypertensive disease. The detailed autopsy showed that the alimentary tract hemorrhage was caused by a sudden rupture of the mass after posture changing was ascertained as the cause of death. The diagnosis of TAAA was determined by the autopsy findings. Analysis for the medical dispute of TAAA was described, and the difficulty of the diagnosis and medico-legal implications were also discussed.
Aneurysm, Ruptured/diagnosis* ; Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal/diagnosis* ; Autopsy ; Death, Sudden ; Hemorrhage/etiology* ; Humans ; Tuberculosis/diagnosis*

ObjectiveTo observe the efficiency of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation to the treatment of hematological malignancies and explore prevention and treatment of the complications correlated with HSCT. Methods110 patients with hematological malignancies which were treated by HSCT were recruited. 61 patients were treated with autologous peripheral blood hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (auto-PBSCT), 49 patients were treated with allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT).Among them,there were 28 patients were used by all HLA-identical sibling allo-PBSCT,20 patients were used by haploid allogeneic bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cell transplantation, one case of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children were treated with cord blood stem cell transplantation.Results109(99.1％) patients acquired hemopoietic reconstruction. The median time of neutrophils≥0.5×109/L, and platelets≥20×109/L were 10 days and 12 days in auto-PBSCT,and were 12 days and 15 days in allo-PBSCT.The incidence of Ⅰ-Ⅲ degree of acute GVHD (aGVHD) in allogeneic transplantation was 28.6 ％(14/49),however,the incidence of chronic GVHD (cGVHD) was 32.6 ％(16/49).The median follow-up time was 36 (1～60) months.84 patients (76.4 ％) were disease-free.Among them,73.8 ％(45/61) were in auto-PBSCT group,(79.6 ％)39/49 were in allo-HSCT group.26 patients (23.6 ％) were died.There were 26.2 ％(16/61) who were in auto-PBSCT group died of disease relapse,3.3 ％(2/61) had disease relapse.There was no transplant-related deaths.18.4 ％(9/49) who were in allo-HSCT group died of disease relapse, 6.1％(3/49)had disease relapse, 2.0 ％(1/49)died of transplant-related deaths. ConclusionHematopoietic stem cell transplantation is a safe and effective way for the treatment of malignant hematopathy patients,also an important mean for treatment of blood diseases.

Objective To evaluate the role of Janus kinase 2-signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (JAK2-STAT3) signaling pathway in sevoflurane postconditioning-induced inhibition of mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP) opening during myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (I/R)in rats.Methods Sixty pathogen-free healthy male Sprague-Dawley rats,weighing 250-300 g,were divided into 4 groups (n=15 each) using a random number table:I/R group,sevoflurane postconditioning group (group SP),AG-490 group (group AG) and sevoflurane postconditioning plus AG-490 group (group SP+AG).Myocardial I/R was induced by 30 min ligation of the left anterior descending branch of coronary artery followed by 120 min reperfusion.In group SP,2.8％ sevoflurane was inhaled for 15 min starting from 2 min before reperfusion.JAK2 inhibitor AG-490 3 mg/kg was intravenously injected at 10 min before reperfusion in group AG.In group SP+AG,AG-490 3 mg/kg was intravenously injected at 10 min before reperfusion,and 2.8％ sevoflurane was inhaled for 15 min starting from 2 min before reperfusion.At 15 min of reperfusion,5 rats were sacrificed and myocardial specimens were obtained for determination of the expression of JAK2,phosphorylated JAK2 (p-JAK2),STAT3 and phosphorylated STAT3 (p-STAT3)in myocardial tissues by Western blot.The ratios of p-JAK2 to JAK2 expression (p-JAK2/JAK2) and pSTAT3 to STAT3 expression (p-STAT3/STAT3) were calculated.Five rats were sacrificed at the end of reperfusion for measurement of myocardial infarct size.The left 5 rats were selected and sacrificed,myocardial specimens were obtained,and the opening of mPTP was detected by a calcein-cobalt quenching method.Results Compared with group I/R,the myocardial infarct size and mPTP opening were significantly decreased,and JAK2/p-JAK2 and STAT3/p-STAT3 were increased in group SP (P＜0.05),and no significant change was found in the parameters mentioned above in SP+AG and AG groups (P＞0.05).Compared with group SP,the myocardial infarct size was significantly enlarged,the extent of mnPTP opening was aggravated,and JAK2/p-JAK2 and STAT3/p-STAT3 were decreased in SP+AG and AG groups (P＜0.05).Conclusion The mechanism by which sevoflurane postconditioning inhibits the opening of mPTP during myocardial I/R is related to activation of JAK2-STAT3 signaling pathway in rats.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the use of antibiotics after coronary artery bypass.METHODS Forty patients were assigned into two groups,vancomycin group and cefradine group.Each included 20 patients.We compared the infection cases,cost of hospitalization,and cost of medicine after CABG.RESULTS There were no difference of(infection) between two groups,the cost of hospitalization was fewer in cefradine group.(CONCLUSIONS) The short-term use of cefradine after CABG could achieve the goals of preventing infection of CABG,and save medical resources.

Objective To identify-and study a monoclonal antibody (McAb) against pancreatic cancer stem cell in vitro,as well as to provide candidate antibody-drug for cancer stem cell-targeted therapy of pancreatic cancer.Methods Cell culture in serum-free medium and PKH26 staining were used to determine the existence of cancer stem cell in PANC-1 cell line.Flow cytometry was used to detect the expression of CD24 and CD44 in PANC-1 cells and sphere cells,Immunofluorescence was used to detect the expression of CD24 and antigen recognized by 15D2.The effects of 15D2 on self-renewal,proliferation and chemosensitivity to gemcitabine of PANC-1 parent or sphere cells were identified by serum-free suspension culture and CCK-8 assay,Immunohistochemistry was applied to detect the level of antigen recognized by 15D2 in cancer and adjacent tissues.Results PANC-1 cells could survive,proliferate and form sphere cells in serum-free medium.The sphere-forming rate was (2.5±0.5) ％.The percentage of CD44+ CD24+ cells population in sphere cells increased by 11.4 folds compared to PANC-1 cells,in which single nearly 97 ％ CD24+ cells was CD44+ CD24+ cells.Therefore,CD24+ was selected for cancer stem cell marker in PANC-1 in this study.The two-color immunofluorescence assay showed that 15D2 could recognize cells which was also stained by CD24.In vitro functional experiments demonstrated that 15D2 significantly suppressed the sphere formation of PANC-1 cells,with the inhibitory rate being 30.4 ％.Meanwhile,the combination of 15D2 and gemcitabine can significantly attenuate the growth of PANC-1 sphere cells.The IC50 was 0.10 μmol/L in 15D2+gemeitabine group,and 0.39 μmol/L in mlgM+gemcitabine group,Immunohistochemical results showed that the antigen recognized by 15D2 was greatly expressed in about 76.9 ％ (11/13) human pancreatic cancer tissues and hardly detected in adjacent normal tissues (10.0 ％,1/10).Conclusion McAb 15D2 can inhibit self-renewal and drug-resistance of pancreatic cancer stem cell in PANC-1 cell line,and it might become a candidate drug for target pancreatic cancer stem cell treatment.

Objective To investigate the osteogenie and adipogenic difference of bone marrowdeftved mesenchymal stem cells(MSCs)between patients with aplastic anemia(AA)and healthy volunteers and to explore the role of MSCs adipo-differentiation in the pathogenetic mechanism of AA.Methods MSCs were isolated from bone marrow of patients with AA and healthy donors and expanded in vitro.MSCs derived from the AA patients and healthy volunteers were compared with respect to morphology,in vitro proliteration capacity,phenotype,differentiation ability and gene expression during differentiation.Results The MSCs clones in the AA patients were(19.30±4.77)/(5×105 MNCs)7 days after culture,being significantly lower than those in the healthy volunteers,which was(47.72±3.46)/(5×105 MSCs)(P＜0.05).Compared with those the healthy donors,MSCs from the AA patients had similar proliferative capacity in the first 8 passages and then decreased in the following passages.MSCs from different sources had the same Dhenotype.MSCs from the AA patients could differentiate more easily into adipocytes but less easily and slower into osteoblasts than those from the healthy volunteers.Conclusion The increased adipogenic capacity and decreased osteogenic capacity of MSCs in AA patients may contribute to the development and progress of AA.

Objective To evaluate the impact of depression on 5-year survival rate of elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).Methods From January 2002 to June 2004, a total of 401 elderly inpatients with COPD were enrolled.They were assigned into two groups according to their HAD-D scores: depression group (HAD-D scores≥8) and non-depression group (HAD-D scores<8).The follow-up time was 5 years.Results The 5-year survival rate was lower in depression group than in non-depression group (log-rank test, χ~2 = 6.94, P<0.01).Depression was independently associated with mortality in elderly patients with COPD (HR: 1.84, 95% CI: 1.08 to 3.11).Conclusions Depression in elderly COPD patients is associated with poor 5-year survival rate, and it is an independent influencing factor of 5-year mortality.