Objective To evaluate the efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) combined with gabapentin for treatment of recurrent pain after trigeminal radiofrequency thermocoagulation.Methods Forty patients of both sexes suffering from recurrent pain after trigeminal radiofrequency thermocoagulation,who refused surgical treatment,aged 45-80 yr,of American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status Ⅰ or Ⅱ,with visual analog scale score ≥4,with the course of recurrent pain 0.5-17.0 months,were randomized into 2 groups (n =20 each) using a random number table:gabapentin group (group A) and gabapentin plus rTMS group (group B).The patients were treated with 2 courses of rTMS in total (5 days for 1 course,1 time per day) and with the second course at a 2-day interval in group B.Effective analgesia and pain relief were recorded within 6 months after treatment,and the therapeutic efficacy was evaluated according to the modified Macnab criteria.The daily consumption of gabapentin and development of rTMS-and gabapentin-related adverse reactions were recorded.Results No rTMS-related adverse reactions were found in group B.Compared with group A,the rates of effective analgesia and pain relief were significantly increased,the therapeutic efficacy was enhanced,the daily consumption of gabapentin was decreased,and the incidence of gabapentin-related adverse reactions was decreased in group B (P＜0.05).Conclusion Combination of rTMS and gabapentin produces better efficacy than gabapentin alone when used to treat the recurrent pain after trigeminal radiofrequency thermocoagulation,and the safety is good.

ObjectiveTo analyze the clinicopathologic features of hereditary cutaneomucosal venous malformation (VMCM) in a Chinese family.MethodsFamily history was investigated in a family with VMCM,and tissue specimens were obtained from the lesions of the proband and subjected to histopathological analysis.ResultsAmong 65 members from 5 generations of the family,19 were affected by VMCM,hinting an autosomal dominant inheritance.None of the family members experienced gastrointestinal bleeding,central nervous system disorders,or cardiac defects.Affected individuals usually presented with multiple irregularly sized,blue-violet,elevated and slightly indurated masses located in the oral mucosa and subcutaneous tissue of the extremities.Pathological analysis showed malformed veins with abnormally dilated cavities and irregularly thickened walls.Although small veins were abnormally proliferating and clustered,there was no endothelial discontinuity.The smooth muscle layer was thickned in a varying degree or absent.ConclusionA diagnosis of VMCM is made according to the inheritance manner,clinical manifestation and pathological findings.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the effects of ox-LDL, ACEI and ARB on expressions and activities of TF and TFPI in VSMC.

METHODS(1) Rabbit VSMC was cultured by explant-attached method in vitro. (2) The effects of ox-LDL and valsartan on TF and TFPI expressions were analyzed by immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence. Laser scanning confocal microscopy were applied to analyze the effects of ox-LDL and valsartan on TF expression. The effects of ox-LDL, valsartan and captopril on TF and TFPI antigen expressions were analyzed by ELISA. Chromogenic substrate method was used to determine the effects of ox-LDL, valsartan and captopril on TF activity. The effects of ox-LDL and valsartan on TF mRNA expression were analyzed by RT-PCR.

RESULTS(1) ox-LDL could upregulate TF antigen, activity and TF expression at mRNA level and downregulate TFPI antigen. (2) Valsartan and captopril could reduce TF antigen and activity in VSMC treated by ox-LDL, and valsartan reduce it in a dose-dependent manner. Valsartan could also attenuate TF expression at mRNA level in VSMC treated by ox-LDL. (3) Using ELISA, valsartan and captopril could also enhance TFPI antigen in VSMC treated by ox-LDL.

CONCLUSIONOur study showed upregulated TF and downregulated TFPI expression and activity by ox-LDL and these effects could be reversed by ACEI and ARB indicating a new insight on the antiatherosclerotic effects of ACEI and ARB.

Animals ; Captopril ; pharmacology ; Cells, Cultured ; Endothelium, Vascular ; cytology ; metabolism ; Male ; Proton-Translocating ATPases ; biosynthesis ; genetics ; RNA, Messenger ; biosynthesis ; Rabbits ; Tetrazoles ; pharmacology ; Thromboplastin ; biosynthesis ; genetics ; Valine ; analogs & derivatives ; pharmacology ; Valsartan

Adolescent ; Brain Injuries ; blood ; complications ; Cerebral Infarction ; blood ; etiology ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products ; analysis ; Humans ; Male

OBJECTIVETo compare the optimal references of waist circumference (WC) between Beijing and China in detecting cardiovascular risk factors in school-age children.

METHODSPercentile curves for WC were drawn by sex using LMS method based on 21 787 children and adolescents aged 7 - 18 from Beijing Child and Adolescent Metabolic Syndrome Study. The 75(th) and the 90(th) percentiles by age and by gender of WC percentile curves were chosen as the optimal WC reference for 3 - 18 years old children and adolescents in Beijing. The sensitivities (Se) and specificities (Sp) were compared between Beijing and China WC references based on the evaluation of cardiovascular risk factors including hypertension, dyslipidemia, impaired fasting glucose and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in the test population being composed of 4927 school children aged 7 - 18 years. The predictive values for those cardiovascular risk factors were compared between the two optimal thresholds through comparison of the odds ratio (OR) in regression analysis.

RESULTSThe optimal reference for Beijing children and adolescents aged 3 - 18 years ranged from 51.8 to 78.2 cm for the 75(th) percentile in boys and 50.8 to 72.1 cm in girls, and the 90(th) percentile increased from 54.0 to 86.0 cm in boys and 53.3 to 77.3 cm in girls. The Ses of Beijing and China WC references in detecting hypertension were 0.74 and 0.82 in boys and 0.68 and 0.73 in girls; the Ses were 0.69 and 0.80 in detecting low-high density lipoprotein in boys and 0.64 and 0.71 in girls; and they were 0.98 and 1.00 in boys and both were 0.93 in girls for NAFLD. The Sps of Beijing and China WC references in screening hypertension were 0.62 and 0.53 in boys and 0.68 and 0.63 in girls, respectively. In predicting low-high density lipoprotein, the Sps were 0.59 and 0.50 in boys and 0.66 and 0.61 in girls, the Sps were 0.60 and 0.50 in boys and 0.56 and 0.51 in girls for predicting NAFLD. After adjustment for age and gender, ORs and their 95% credibility intervals (CI) of the 90(th) WC percentiles of Beijing and China school children were 6.3 (5.2 - 7.7) and 6.0 (4.9 - 7.4) in predicting hypertension. Both predictive ORs and their 95%CIs were 1.3 (1.1 - 1.5) in predicting impaired fasting glucose and the both were 2.9 (2.5 - 3.4) for dyslipidemia. In predicting NAFLD the ORs and their 95%CIs were 49.1 (12.0 - 201.6) and 69.8 (9.7 - 504.2) for Beijing and China WC optimal references, separately.

CONCLUSIONCompared with Chinese WC reference, WC reference of Beijing had high Sps in screening cardiovascular risk factors in 7 - 18 years old children. The predictive values were not significant different between Beijing and China WC references for almost all cardiovascular risk factors except NAFLD. The WC reference in Beijing was more practical and handy for reference in Beijing and other north developed metropolises.

Adolescent ; Cardiovascular Diseases ; epidemiology ; etiology ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; China ; epidemiology ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Reference Values ; Risk Factors ; Waist Circumference ; Waist-Hip Ratio

Objective To observe the effects of genistein and 17?-estradiol on microstructure of cancellous bone in ovariectomized (OVX) rats.Methods Ninty 7-month-old SD rats were randomly divided into baseline group,ovariectomized (OVX),sham-operated (SHAM),17?-estradiol treated (10?g?kg~(-1).day~(-1),EST) and genistein treated (5 mg?kg~(-1)?day~(-1),GEN) groups,and were killed at the beginning of the experiment,the 3rd and 15th week after operation.MicroCT scanning was performed on the left tibia in vitro.The regions involving 0.5 mm slice thickness and 1.6 mm distal to the tibial growth plate were selected as the regions of interest.Results At the 3rd week after operation,the tissue bone mineral density (tBMD) and trabecular thickness (sTh.Th) in group GEN were significantly higher than those in OVX and EST groups (all P

Objective To compare the value of shear wave elastography (SWE)and mammography in differential diagnosis of benign and malignant breast neoplasms.Methods Totally 96 patients with breast tumor were randomly chosen and underwent SWE andmammography.The elastic maximum value (Emax)was obtained. Taking histological diagnosis as the golden standards,we compared the two techniques' sensitivity,specificity, accuracy,positive and negative predictive value in diagnosis of breast tumors.Results The sensitivity,specificity, accuracy,positive and negative predictive value of Emax were 91.3%,94.0%,92.7%,93.3% and 92.1%, respectively.The sensitivity and accuracy of E-max were significantly better than those of x-ray (both P <0.05 ). The area under the ROC curve of Emax was 0.983 (95% CI,0.963 to 0.998).Conclusion SWE outperforms mammography in differential diagnosis of benign and malignant breast tumors.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the outcome of in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) in couples with the husband positive for chronic infection of hepatitis B virus (HBV).

METHODSThis study involved 102 infertile couples receiving IVF-ET with the husbands(but not the wives) positive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), and another 204 couples negative for HBsAg receiving the treatment served as the control group. The cumulative embryo score, fertilization rate, cleavage rate, rate of good quality embryos, implantation rate, clinical pregnancy rate, first trimester and late miscarriage rates, delivery rate, and neonatal malformation rate were recorded and compared between the two groups.

RESULTSBetween the HBsAg-positive and the control groups, the cumulative embryo score (52.8-/+18.7 vs 55.4-/+16.9), insemination rate (66.9% vs 66.1%), cleavage rate (97.6% vs 97.2%), rate of good quality embryos (34.0% vs 37.1%), implantation rate (40.9% vs 34.6%), clinical pregnancy rate (56.9% vs 50%), first trimester miscarriage rate (6.9% vs 5.9%) and late pregnancy miscarriage rate (8.6% vs 4.9%), delivery rate (40.2% vs 43.6%) and neonatal malformation rate (0 vs 0) were all similar (P>0.05;).

CONCLUSIONChronic HBV infection in the husband might not affect the outcome of IVF-ET treatment.

Case-Control Studies ; Embryo Transfer ; Female ; Fertilization in Vitro ; Hepatitis B Surface Antigens ; blood ; Hepatitis B, Chronic ; physiopathology ; Humans ; Male ; Pregnancy ; Pregnancy Outcome

OBJECTIVETo construct a database of human lung squamous carcinoma cell line NCI-H226 and to facilitate discovery of novel subtypes markers of lung cancer.

METHODProteomic technique was used to analyze human lung squamous carcinoma cell line NCI-H226. The proteins of the NCI-H226 cells were separated by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and identified by mass spectrometry.

RESULTSThe results showed that a good reproducibility of the 2-D gel pattern was attained. The position deviation of matched spots among three 2-D gels was 1.95 +/- 0.53 mm in the isoelectric focusing direction, and 1.73 +/- 0.45 mm in the sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis direction. One hundred and twenty-seven proteins, including enzymes, signal transduction proteins, structure proteins, transport proteins, etc. were characterized, of which, 29 identified proteins in NCI-H226 cells were reported for the first time to be involved in lung cancer carcinogenesis.

CONCLUSIONThe information obtained from this study could provide some valuable clues for further study on the carcinogenetic mechanism of different types of lung cancer, and may help us to discover some potential subtype-specific biomarkers of lung cancer.

Biomarkers, Tumor ; analysis ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ; chemistry ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Databases, Factual ; Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional ; Humans ; Lung Neoplasms ; chemistry ; Neoplasm Proteins ; analysis ; Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization ; Tandem Mass Spectrometry

OBJECTIVETo retrospectively analyze the clinical characteristics and the treatment outcomes of older children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), and to evaluate the multicenter cooperation regimen (ALL-2005).

METHODSThe clinical data of 103 newly diagnosed ALL children aged 10 to 18 years old from five hospitals were enrolled in this study. They were all received ALL-2005 protocol. The clinical characteristics, the event-free survival (EFS), the overall survival (OS) and the prognostic analysis were evaluated.

RESULTS(1) Of the 103 patients, 62 were boys and 41 girls, with a median age of 12.3 years old. According to immunophenotyping, 90 (87.4% ) of 103 patients were diagnosed as B-ALL and 13 (12.6%) as T-ALL. According to risk factor, 65 (63.1%) were in intermediate risk group (MR-ALL) and 38 (36.9%) in high risk group (HR-ALL). Central nervous system leukemia (CNSL) happened in 4 (3.9%) patients at diagnosis. Of the 89 patients received chromosome test, 58 (65.2%) obtained the test results, including 21(36.2%) with aberrational chromosomes and 37 (63.8%) with normal karyotype. Of 81 patients received molecular biological test, 16 (19.8%) were positive for fusion gene. (2) After induction therapy, 97 (94.2%) obtained complete remission (CR). Twenty-eight patients relapsed with a median time of 11.9 months (ranged 2.9-57.8 months), and 38 (36.9%) patients died during the treatment. As of September 30, 2012, the median follow-up was 47 months (ranged 0.4-92.6 months). The 5-year EFS and 5-year OS of ALL patients were (60.2 ± 4.8)% and(64.1 ± 4.7)%. The 5-year EFS of MR-ALL and HR-ALL were (73.8 ± 5.5)% and (31.6 ± 8.3)% (P<0.01), the 5-year OS of MR- ALL and HR-ALL were (78.5 ± 5.1)% and (35.9 ± 8.0)% (P<0.01), respectively. (3) Cox proportion hazard regression model analysis indicated that age of 14-18 years old and BCR- ABL translocation or t(9;22) were independent risk prognostic factor for 5-year EFS.

CONCLUSIONThe incidence and prognosis in older childhood ALL were related with age, risk and biological characteristics. BCR-ABL translocation or t(9;22) was the risk factor of prognosis. ALL- 2005 protocol was recommended as the regimen for older childhood ALL.

Adolescent ; Child ; Disease-Free Survival ; Female ; Humans ; Incidence ; Male ; Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma ; diagnosis ; therapy ; Prognosis ; Risk Factors ; Treatment Outcome