BACKGROUND: Perinatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy(HIE) is the primary cause of neonatal brain injury, which retards the mental development in affected infants.OBJECTIVE: To investigate the influence of early intervention on mental and psychological development in infants with HIE, study the time-effect relation of the early intervention, and to find an optimal time for intervention.DESIGN: A time series of following-up and a non-randomized concurrent controlled investigation.SETTING: Xiangya Hospital and Xiangya School of Medicine Affiliated to Central South University.PARTICIPANTS: From February 1999 to May 2001, in the Pediatric Department of Xiangya Hospital Affiliated to the Central South University, the inpatient and outpatient infants with HIE were selected. There were 32 inpatients in the intervention group, 10 with moderate HIE and 22 with severe HIE. There were 36 outpatients in the control group, 10 with moderate HIE and 26 with severe HIE. Comparison was performed between these two groups.METHODS: BRS and the Infant and Child Mental Development Scales,made by The Institute of Psychology of The Chinese Academy of Science and The China National Children' s Center(CNCC), were adopted in the assessment between the two groups.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Mental Development Index(MDI) and Psychomotor Development Index(PDI) scores of the two groups were compared.were significantly higher in the intervention group(90.50 ± 11.12/90. 34±12.49,94.06±14.96/92.03±13.07,90.78±7.46/91.38 ± 13.87)than those in the control group(62.28±7.44/62.67±6.06, 59.11following-up results showed that one patient in the intervention group had a MDI score at the critical threshold value, and two patients had PDI scores at the critical threshold value. For all the other patients in this group, the MDI/PDI scores of them were above the moderate range. In contrast, all the 36 infants in control group had developed mental deficiencies at that time.CONCLUSION: A quantifiable effect of the intervention can be observed in patients at 3 months of life. This indicates that an early intervention is essential for improving the mental development in infants with HIE.

BACKGROUND:The meningeal defect patients can be treated with artificial dural materials combined neurosurgical techniques which can protect the integrity of brain tissue. OBJECTIVE:To analyze the biocompatibility and application feasibility of various artificial dura mater materials. METHODS:The artificial dura materials were classified according to the different sources, and the biocompatible and application feasibility of various artificial dura mater materials were analyzed, as wel as the advantages and disadvantages of various materials. The anticoagulant and hemolytic properties of the materials were analyzed through recalcification test and hemolysis test. 100 patients receiving col agen membrane repair selected from Department of Neurosurgery, Dongfang Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine were observed. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The dural repair materials mainly include autologous material, al ograft materials, dissimilar materials, synthetic materials and natural materials. Each kind of material has its advantages and disadvantages. Meningeal defect complications include cerebrospinal fluid leakage, pseudo meninges, infection and arachnoiditis. There are many problems of artificial dural materials to be solved, and the novel biological dural materials and absorbable materials are the direction of dural material research.

Objective:To investigate the criterion-related validity of Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire (MENQOL)-Chinese version and to evaluate the effect of menopausal symptoms on health related quality of life. Methods:This study was a cross-sectional survey. Three communities were randomly chosenin Changsha,and then 340 menopausal women aged 45-55 years were randomly chosen from the documented data of the 3 community health service centers. They were required to fill out 4 questionnaires: demographic questionnaire, MENQOL-Chinese version, Kupperman Index (KI) and World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHQOL)-BREF. Correlation analysis was used to measure the criterion-related validity. Results: MENQOL-Chinese version subscales (vasomotor, psycho-social, sexual and physical) and KI total score were positively correlated (r=0.800,0.751, 0.607, 0.906 respectively); while negatively correlated with WHOQOL-BREF total score (r =-0.694,-0.851,-0.585,-0.873 respectively); MENQOL-Chinese version subscales (vasomotor, psycho-social, sexual and physical) were signiifcantly correlated with WHOQOL-BREF subscales (physical, psychological, social relationship, environment), and the physical domain was the highest among the correlation coeffcients (r=-0.915). Conclusion:MENQOL-Chinese version shows relatively high criterion-related validity compared with KI and WHOQOL-BREF, which can be widely used to measure the quality of life of menopause women in China.

Objective To investigate a new method of a long term culture for rat islets in vitro. Methods Rat islets marked by green fluorescent protein (GFP) were cocultured with Sertoli cell for 20 weeks. Histological studies were performed on islet group and coculture group in 1w, 3w, 10w, 15w, 20w of culture by light, fluorescent and electron microscopy. Insulin released was measured by radioimmunoassay. Results In islet group, islet viability and the number of insulin positive cells were significantly decreased after 3w of culture, cumulative quantities of insulin for 24 hours and the stimulation index also fell rapidly under this condition, meanwhile the ultrastructure of islets was destroyed. However, under coculture condition, culture time of islets was prolonged in vitro, islet viability and the number of insulin positive cells were significantly increased, cumulative quantities of insulin for 24 hours and the stimulation index maintained at high level, and the ultrastructure of islets remained normal even after 20w of culture. Conclusion Coculture of rat islets with Sertoli cells may promote islet growth and prolong culture time, and it is a new method of a long term culture of islets in vitro.

Objective To separate NK cells of mice from NK cell separation medium and study inhibitory effect of proliferated NK cell induced by low dose radiation on the leukemia model of K562 cells.Methods Flow cytometry and 3H-TdR methods were respectively used to measure proliferation index and activity of NK cells treated with low-dose radiation( which means exposure dose in 20 cGy low LET beam or 5 cGy high LET beam).CD13 + cells were measured by flow cytometry and TNF-α content in blood-serum was detected by ELISA.In vivo,peripheral blood leucocyte count,index of liver,indexes of spleen and kidney were observed in control group and experimental group.Results The purity of NK cell separation was (82.54 ± 0.18)%.The proliferation index of NK cells at 24 hours after 80 mGy irradiated was 36.31 ± 1.32% ,(t =24.69,P ＜0.05).Killing activity of NK cell induced by low dose radiation to K562 cell was (12.59±0.63)%(t=6.63,P＜0.05)and the inhibition ratio was 29.52%.Conclusion The injection of proliferated NK cell induced by low dose radiation demonstrated significant inhibitory effect on the growth of leukemia nude mouse.

Objectives To investigate the incidence of brain injuri in premature infants in ten hospitals of seven large cities in China sponsored by the Subspecialty Group of Neonatology of Pediatric Society, China Medical Association. Methods All premature infants with gestational age less than 37 weeks in ten hospitals were given routine cranial ultrasound within three days of birth, and then repeated every 3-7 days till the discharge from the hospital during January 2005 to August 2006. Results Incidence of intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) and severe IVH were 10.8% (406/3 768) and 2.4% (92/3 768) with 22.6% (92/406) for grade 1, 54.7% (222/406) for grade 2, 17.2% (70/406) for grade 3 and 5.4% (22/406) for grade 4 in nine hospitals; incidence of periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) and cystic PVL were 2.3% (112/4 933) and 0.3% (16/4 933) with 85.7% (96/112) for grade 1, 12.5% (14/112) for grade 2, and 1.8% (2/112) for grade 3 including all ten hospitals, respectively. Risk factors associated with increased severity of IVH were vaginal delivery (OR = 1.874, 95% CI = 1.172 - 2.997, P < 0.01), perinatal asphyxia (OR = 1.598, 95% CI = 1.077 - 2.372, P < 0.05), mechanical ventilation (OR = 3.988, 95% CI= 2.448 -6.948, P< 0.01), and amniotic fluid contamination (OR = 2.192, 95% CI = 1.054 - 4.544, P< 0.05). Risk factors that might result in the development of cystic PVL were vaginal delivery (OR = 1.400, 95% CI = 1.186 - 1.652, P < 0.001) and mechanical ventilation (OR = 3.000, 95% CI = 1.015 - 8.864, P < 0.05). Conclusions These data reflect basically the prevalence of brain injuriy in premature infants in major cities of China. However, more than 60% of population lives in the rural area, further multicenter investigation including the rural area is expected to be undertaken in future.

A comprehensive physician authorization management system has been established at Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University in its effort of promoting the clinical standardization.This system covers authorization of prescription,disposition,surgery,and medical report among others,adhering to the principle of clear,complete quantitative competence-based,authorization.The training and assessment of physicians in parallel canimprove physicians' competence and quality of care.

Objective:To establish a method for determining three residual organic solvents in nimodipine liposomes. Methods:The samples were injected into a DB-624 capillary column (30 m × 0. 32 nm,1. 8 μm) by a headspace sampler and analyzed with an FID detector, the carrier gas was nitrogen, the injector temperature was 250℃, and the detector temperature was 250℃. The column temperature was programmed raised. Results:Three residual solvents, namely ethanol, acetone and acetic ether were completely sepa-rated. There was a good linearity within the experimental concentration range. The average recovery was 98. 9%,98. 5% and 99. 4%(RSD=0. 32%,1. 12%,0. 76%,n=9), respectively. The detection limits was 0. 20, 0. 18 and 0. 22μg·ml-1, respectively . Con-clusion:The method is rapid, sensitive and accurate. It can be used in the determination of residual organic solvents in nimodipine li-posomes.

Objective To investigate the effect of multidisciplinary physician/nurse collaboration care mode in diagnosis and treatment of elderly patients with intertrochanteric fracture.Methods Clinical data of 433 elderly patients with intertrochanteric fracture treated from August 2011 to September 2013 were studied retrospectively.Among them,136 were diagnosed and treated using conventional methods (control group) and 297 using the multidisciplinary physician/nurse collaboration approach (collaboration group).Hospital stay,surgery rate,time from hospitalization and operation,and complications were compared between the two groups.Results Length of hospital stay [(14.8 ± 5.9) d] in collaboration group was not statistically different from that in control group [(16.0 ± 4.7) d,t =0.433,P ＞ 0.05],but surgery rate was improved (72.8％ vs 83.9％,x2 =7.212,P ＜ 0.05),time from hospitalization and operation shortened [(5.6 ± 2.9) d vs (6.9 ± 3.4) d,t =3.096,P ＜ 0.05],and perioperative complication rate reduced in collaboration group compared to control group (all P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Multidisciplinary physician/nurse collaboration mode is a novel method for diagnosis and treatment of intertrochanteric fracture in the elderly and is associated with improved surgery rate,reduced perioperative complications and early functional recovery.

Objective To evaluate the efficacy of probiotics on chemotherapy-induced intestinal mucositis in rats.Methods The databases including PubMed,EMbase,Cochrane,CBM,CNKI,WanFang and VIP were retrieved from their establishment to April 2016.The related randomized controlled trials(RCT) on the effects of probiotics for treating chemotherapy-induced intestinal mocositis in rats were included.The relevant literatures were screened according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria,then the data were extracted and analyzed.Results Total 6 RCT were included.Compared with the control group,the intestinal secretion and absorption function in the probiotics group was strengtnened[SMD=1.73,95 ％CI(0.79,2.68),P＜0.01],jejunal anti-oxidant capacity was increased [SMD=-2.12,95％CI(-3.56,-0.67),P＜0.01],however low dose probiotics (＜1 × 109 cfu/d)had no protective effect on small intestine[SMDjejunum =-0.06,95％CI(-0.51,0.40),SMDileum =0.02,95％ CI(-0.71,0.75);P ＞0.05],while high dose probiotics(≥ 1 × 109 cfu/d) could reduce the intestinal pathological damage[SMDjejunum =-0.64,95 ％ CI (-1.20,-0.09),SMDileum=-0.85,95％ CI(-1.59,-0.12);P＜0.05].Conclusion High dose probiotics can reduce chemotherapy-induced intestinal mucositis in rats.Because of less included literatures and the influence of publication bias,the effect of probiotics on chemotherapy induced mucositis could be overestimated.