Objective To investigate the situation of the activities of daily living(ADL)for elderly people in Changsha,and analyze the influencing factors. Methods Questionnaire survey on ADL was held in 2239 elderly people(ranging from 60 to 91 years old),and the influencing factors including age,sex,family structure,marital status,education level,occupation,common chronic diseases and medical care consciousness were analyzed. Results Going to the toilet irregularly hadthe highest injury rate in physical self-maintenance viability(18.2%).But in instrumental ADL,the highest injury rate occurred while shopping(26.3%).Advanced age,living alone,losing spouse,sickness and the lack of medical care awareness were the major factors that influenced the ADL of the elderly people. Conclusions The ADL is an important indicator which reflects the health condition of elderly people.Advanced age,living alone,losing spouse,having many chronic diseases and lacking in medical care awareness are risk factors.

Objective To investigate the role of skin homing T lymphocytes in the development of psoriasis vulgaris(PV). Methods Indirect immunofluorescent double staining technique was employed to study the expression of infiltrating skin homing T lymphocytes in normal, uninvolved perilesional and lesional psoriatic skin in different stages (progressing, stable or regressing) and in normal human skin. Results ①Expression of cutaneous lymphocyte associated antigen (CLA) was found in the majority of CD3+T lymphocytes in normal human skin and in lesions of PV, and CD45RO phenotype was expressed in almost all CLA+T lymphocytes. ②In psoriatic lesions, the number of CD4+CLA+and CD8+CLA+cells was higher in progressive stage than that in stable stage(P

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Objective To investigate the effect of auxiliary heterotopic partial liver transplantation in treating acute ischemic liver failure. Methods Auxiliary heterotopic partial liver transplantation was performed on pigs.The pigs were divided into two groups.Group I: The host′ liver was preserved in situ, liver artery was ligated, portal vein was constricted,and donor patial right liver was transplanted under the right lobe of the liver of the host.Portal venous blood supply was constructed only, and arterial blood supply was not constructed .Group B:Except both arterial blood supply and portal venous blood supply of the donor liver were constructed, and the other operative procedures were as the same as in Group A. The living condition, liver function, blood supply, pathology and bile secretion of the donor liver were observed. Results The survival rates in Group B before and after operation were higher than that in Group A .Serum bilirubin(SB) after the operation was higher than that before the operation in Group A, but showed no change in Group B.After the operation, SB in Group A was higher than that in Group B. In Group A, the donor liver didn't secret bile,and hepatocytes were necrosis.In Group B, the bile secretion and blood supply of donor liver were good,and hepatocyte of the donor liver were alive and proliferating actively.The hosts' liver was necrosis obviously in both groups. Conclusions Hosts' liver artery ligation and portal vein constriction can result in acute ischemic liver failure.Auxiliary heterotopic partial liver transplantation is effective in correcting liver failure.The good arterial blood supply must be constructed in the donor liver to get good donor liver quality.

Objective：This study was designed to evaluate the clinical application of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the patients with bone marrow diseases. Methods： A total of 78 normal persons and 44 patients with bone marrow diseases including 15 with leukemia, 13 with non Hodgikin s lymphoma, 16 with hyperplastic anemia were examined with spinal MRI and bone marrow aspirations and peripheral blood tests. MR imagings and clinical data were qualitatively and quantitatively analyzed, meanwhile, quantitative MRI information was correlated with clinical experimental parameters. All the diagnosis had been pathologically proven by bone marrow aspiration or/and biopsy. Results： ① On T1 weighted imaging(T1WI), leukemia group and lymphoma group showed more hypo intensity signals than hyperplastic anemia group and normal group (P< 0.05). On T2 weighed imaging (T2WI), more hyper intensity showed in the two former than in hyperplastic anemia and normal group (P< 0.05). After injection of contrast material, normal group, leukemia group, and lymphoma group had not manifested different degree of enhancement (P >0.05). Diffuse signal changes occurred more often in leukemia group than in lymphoma group (P=0.000). ② On T1 weighted imaging, the signal intensity ratio of marrow to muscle(SIR1) in leukemia group and lymphoma group were lower than that in normal group and hyperplastic anemia group (P< 0.05). ③ SIR1 of hyperplastic anemia was correlated positively with myelocyte erythroblast ratio(P=0.006), negatively with the percentage of erythrocyte in bone marrow (P=0.008), SIR1 of leukemia was correlated negatively with the percentage of premature cell in bone marrow (P=0.048). Conclusions： MRI can directly reveal the distribution of red marrow in spine. Malignant and benign marrow processes can be differentiated on MRI with qualitative analysis; The usefulness of quantitative analysis of SIR1 is limited, but it could be used to roughly evaluate the severity of hyperplastic anemia and tumor burden of leukemia.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the clinical outcomes of the posterior C1,2 screw-rod combined with C2 unilateral translaminar screw and contralateral pedicle screw fixation and autogenous bicortical iliac crest graft fusion in treating upper cervical instability with vertebral artery variations.

METHODSFrom June 2008 to December 2012, the clinical data of 12 patients with upper cervical instability underwent C1 lateral mass screws-C2 unilateral laminar and contralateral pedicle screws fixation combined with autogenous bicortical iliac crest graft fusion were analyzed retrospectively. There were 8 males and 4 females with a mean age of 47.5 years (ranged, 16 to 77 years). Patients suffered from occipitocervical activity limitation of motion with pain or not, VAS was 0-7 points with an average of (3.50 +/- 2.71) points. Unilateral vertebral artery hypoplasia was demonstrated by vertebral arteriography (VAG) or CTA in all patients. Cervical X-ray and CT scans were done within 7 days after surgery in order to confirm internal fixation position. Internal fixation loosening and breakage, reduction losing, bone fusion ratio were observed during follow-up.

RESULTSNo nerves and vertebral artery injuries occurred during operation. Cervical pain obviously decreased and VAS was (0.92 +/- 0.90) points. Cervical alignment of 12 patients had well-recovered by X-ray while Atlantoaxial ventral lamina cortex of 1 case was encroached by CT scan without neurological symptom. All patients were followed up for 6 months to 3 years, no internal fixation loosening and breakage, reduction losing were found. All patients obtained bone fusion in 6-12 months after operation.

CONCLUSIONPosterior C1 lateral mass screws-C2 unilateral laminar and contralateral pedicle screws fixation combined with autogenous bicortical iliac crest graft fusion can achieve biomechanical stability and raise the successful rate of bone fusion, while avoiding the risk of vertebral artery injury and overcoming the insufficient of bone fusion during bilateral laminar screws placement as well. Posterior C1 lateral mass screws fixation is a safe and effective additional method in treating upper cervical instability with vertebral artery variations.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Bone Screws ; Cervical Vertebrae ; surgery ; Female ; Humans ; Internal Fixators ; Joint Instability ; surgery ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; Vertebral Artery ; pathology

【Objective】 To study the differentiate expression genes and regulation signaling pathways related to the occurrence and development of dilated cardiomyopathy with heart failure, we used bioinformatics methods to explore gene chip in gene expression omnibus(GEO) and genes related to dilated cardiomyopathy in online mendelian inheritance in man(OMIM) . 【Methods】 GSE21610 and GSE29919 chip gene sets sequenced by Herz- &Diabeteszentrum NRW laboratory of the University of Bochum, Germany with myocardial biopsy specimens from clinical cases under the platform GPL570 and uploaded to GEO public database were selected to perform our study. Myocardial biopsy specimens from dilated cardiomyopathy with heart failure and normal cardiac function were regarded as the experimental group(14 and 21 cases, respectively) and the control group(12 and 8 cases, respectively). Up-regulated expression genes with the criteria: P < 0.05, were screened in GEO2R with the selected samples of two chips, which were then used to perform kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes(KEGG) pathways analysis, gene ontology(GO) function analysis, and protein-protein interaction(PPI) analysis, and the results were displayed through Volcano map, Venn map, Heat map, and Bubble charts with enrichment pathways drawn by R language packages. Meanwhile, KEGG pathways with the criteria: NOM. P < 0.05, and core genes relating to dilated cardiomyopathy with heart failure were performed through gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA). All candidate genes were then intersected with the reported genes in the OMIM, respectively, and clinical significance of these candidate genes was explored in relevant literatures. 【Results】 A total of 173 up-regulated expression genes with P < 0.05, were obtained by GEO2R, which are mainly related to inflammatory signals, cell proliferation and differentiation regulating, and classical apoptotic signaling pathways. These genes were intersected with the 754 reported genes in OMIM, and three reported up-regulated expression genes were obtained: NPPA for diagnosis of heart failure, APOA1 that associates with cytokine action, and COL6A1 that regulates lateral tubular remodeling. 158 and 46 core genes from KEGG pathways with NOM. P < 0.05 were obtained by GSEA, respectively, which were then intersected with the 754 reported genes in OMIM, and two core genes were obtained: PRKCA, enhancing myocardial contractility, and BMP2, promoting the development of heart failure. 【Conclusions】 Based on bioinformatics analysis, we found that the candidate genes PRKCA, BMP2, NPPA, and COL6A1 are likely to be closely related to the occurrence and development of dilated cardiomyopathy with heart failure, which can be used to reveal meaningful therapeutic clues and directions for the clinical treatment of dilated cardiomyopathy with advanced cardiac dysfunction.

Adenocarcinoma/surgery* ; Esophageal Neoplasms/surgery* ; Esophagogastric Junction/surgery* ; Gastrectomy ; Humans ; Margins of Excision ; Neoadjuvant Therapy ; Retrospective Studies ; Stomach Neoplasms/surgery*

Objective To compare the complications of temporary ileostomy and temporary colostomy for colorectal anastomoses,then to evaluate which one is superior to another.Methods Studies and relevant literatures comparing temporary ileostomy with temporary colostomy for defunctioning colorectal anastomoses were searched though PubMed,Embase and the Cochrane Library.The rates of complications were pooled and compared using a meta-analysis.The risk ratios were calculated with 95％ confidence intervals to evaluate the safety and efficacy of each technique.Results Five randomized controlled trials and seven non-randomized studies were included,with 1687 patients in total.The meta-analysis of the RCTs demonstrated a lower risk of stoma prolapse ( Risk ratio 0.15) in the temporary ileostomy group.Meta-analysis of the non-randomized studies showed a lower risk of stoma prolapse ( Risk ratio 0.26) and wound infection after stoma closure ( Risk ratio 0.28 ) in the temporary ileostomy group.No other statistically significant difference was observed for complications.Conclusions Each type of defunctioning stoma has its advantages and disadvantages.The authors endorse temporary ileostomy over temporary colostomy.However,there is not a strong evidence for the superiority of one temporary stoma over another for colorectal anastomoses.Large scale RCTs and high quality studies are needed.