Humans ; Neoplasms ; therapy ; Receptor, Epidermal Growth Factor

OBJECTIVE: To establish the quality standard of Shujinzhuanggu pill. METHODS: Thin-layer chromatography(TLC) was employed for the qualitative determination of Psoralea corylifolia,Panax notoginseng,Angelica sinensis, Cyperus rotundus and Dipsacus asperoides. High performance liquid chromatography(HPLC) was applied for the determination of Psoralen in psoralea corylifolia in Shujin zhuanggu pill. RESULTS: The characteristic identification by TLC was distinctive and highly specific. The linear range of Psoralen was 0.04～0.28 ?g (r=0.999 2). The average recovery was 98.84 and RSD was 2.17%. CONCLUSION:The established standard can be used for the quality control of Shujin zhuanggu pill.

Objective To evaluation of curative effect of Yiqi-Wenshen decoction combined with salmon calcitonin subcutaneous injection for the patients with postoperative bone atrophy after calcaneal fracture.Methods According to the inclusion criteria, 120 patients with calcaneal fracture were randomly divided into 2 groups, 60 in each group. The control group received the subcutaneous injection of salmon calcitonin, and the combined group received the control group treatment plus Yiqi-Wenshen decoction. Both groups were treated for 6 weeks. The X-ray was used to detecte the local bone density of limbs, and the foot function scores of ankle function and the changes of clinical symptoms and signs before and after treatment were observed.Results After treatment, joint pain (2.8 ± 1.1vs. 3.6 ± 1.1,t=4.129), tenderness (1.0 ± 0.5vs. 1.4 ± 0.7,t=3.297), the color change of (1.5 ± 0.8vs. 2.0 ± 0.6,t=3.117) score in the combined group were significantly lower than those in the control group (P<0.05). The degree of swelling (112.5 ± 11.8 cm3vs. 122.5 ± 13.6 cm3,t=3.816) in the combined group was significantly lower than that in control group (P<0.05). The bone mineral density (0.762 ± 0.020 g/cm2vs. 0.722 ± 0.023 g/cm2,t=3.803,P<0.05) in the combined group was significantly higher than that in the control group. The effect rate of the combined group was 90% (54/60), and the control group was 70%. There was significant difference between 2 groups (χ2=7.500,P=0.006). The effect rate of ankle joint function of the combined group was 83.3% (50/60), and the control group was 70% (42/60). There was significant difference between 2 groups (χ2=4.444,P=0.035).Conclusions The Yiqi-Wenshen decoction combined with subcutaneous injection of salmon calcitonin could relieve the pain, swelling and other symptoms of the patients with bone atrophy after calcaneal fractures, and could benefit the recovery of ankle joint function.

Objective To improve the recognition of various CT appearances of hepatoblastoma(HB) and evaluate the role of CT in diagnosis. Method In a total of 24 cases, abdominal scan was performed. In 12 of them contrast enhanced CT was available. The CT manifestions of the 24 HB cases were retrospectively analyzed and correlated with clinical pathological findings. Results Fourteen tumors involved the right lobe, 4 tumors involved the left lobe,and 6 both liver lobes. One case invaded the liver diffusely.Most of HB appeared as an intrahepatic well circumscribed round or lobulated solid mass with or without pseudocapsule.Three of them manifested as multiple nodules and distributed in one or both liver lobes.Exophytic growing of tumor was seen in 7 cases. The tumor mass usually exhibited inhomogeneous density and heterogeneous enhancement,some associated with reticular and curvilinear density.Peripheral rim enhancement was present in 3 cases.Calcified foci were found in 6 cases.The hepatic parenchyma outside the tumor was normal in all cases.Two subdiaphragmatic and greater omentum tumor infiltrations could not be found on CT scan. Rare findings included tumor thrombus in one case in IVC, lymphnode metastasis in one case. Conclusion The various CT patterns described in this study are helpful in recognizing and evaluating the prognosis of HB.CT scan could acurately localize and characterize the mass,while not always correct in tumor staging.

Objective To explore the clinical manifestations of toxic epidermal necrolysis(TEN) and its rare pulmonary complications.Methods Clinical symptoms,treatment and prognosis of 1 child with TEN caused by carbamazepine were analyzed.Radiological images were reviewed to evaluate the manifestations and the outcome of chronic pulmonary complications associated with TEN.Results The patient had high fever shortly after a dosage increment of carbamazepine.A confluent erythematous exanthema developed rapidly into painful blistering with skin erosion,denudation and involvement of conjunctive and oropharyngeal mucosa.The diagnosis of TEN was made.The mucocutaneous damage was gradually recovered with steroid plus intravenous immunoglobulin for 3 weeks.However,the patient presented with respiratory failure in the recovery phase of TEN.The computer tomography revealed pulmonary bullae and pneumothorax in the right lung.Lung parenchyma was squeezed and pulmonary bullae ruptured with pneumothorax and atelectasis,which were absorbed gradually through thoracic drainages.The patient′s lung function and pulmonary bullae were partly improved during a 7-month follow-up.Conclusions TEN is a severe form of blistering skin di-sease which is characterized by an extensive loss of epidermis and mucous membrane.Chronic pulmonary complications may occur in recovery phase of TEN.Pulmonary bullae,which might be caused by mucous damage and respiratory obstruction,is a rare complication of TEN.

Objective:To retrospectively analyze the routine clinical laboratory parameters for hepatocellular carcinoma,in an attempt to search for parameters for diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC).Methods:The pre-operation clinical labo- ratory data,such as tumor makers,and serological biochemical indices,hepatitis B virus(HBV)infection markers,and HBV DNA titers,were collected from 828 patients who were pathologically diagnosed as having HCC;then the correlation between these data with tumor size and the pathological grades of HCC was analyzed.Results:It was found that 97.9% of the 828 pa- tients were infected with HBV and 70.9% of them were accompanied by liver fibrosis.We also found that the tumor size was correlated with albumin(ALB),globulin(GLB),A/G,aspartate aminotransferase(AST),ratio of aspartate to alanine amin- otransferase(AST/ALT),gamma-glutamyl transferase(GGT),alkaline phosphatase(ALP),alpha-L-fucosidase(AFU),al- pha-fetoprotein(AFP)and tumor grades;meanwhile,the pathological grades of tumor was correlated to prealbumin(PALB), GGT and tumor size(all P

OBJECTIVETo explore the procedures of dynamic infusion cavernosometry and cavernosography (DICC) and their application in the diagnosis and classification of venous erectile dysfunction (VED).

METHODSThis study included 103 ED patients, aged 20 to 43 years, highly suspected of VED, with disease courses of 4 months to 6 years. DICC was performed and analyses were made on the results, especially the parameters of flow-to-maintain (FTM) and pressure decay (PD) in the corpus cavernosum.

RESULTSBased on the parameters of FTM and PD, 21 of the patients were normal, 5 were suspected of VED, 39 had mild VED, 25 had moderate VED, and 13 had severe VED. Penile subcutaneous hematoma was found in 4 of the patients, all recovered after 3 to 5 days, with no other complications.

CONCLUSIONDICC is a reliable, safe and minimally invasive method for the diagnosis and classification of VED.

Diagnostic Techniques, Urological ; adverse effects ; Hematoma ; etiology ; Humans ; Impotence, Vasculogenic ; classification ; diagnosis ; Male ; Penile Diseases ; etiology ; Penis ; blood supply ; diagnostic imaging ; Radiography ; Veins

BACKGROUND: There is no study addressing transplantation of umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of spinocerebellar ataxia.OBJECTIVE: To study the clinical effect of human umbilical cord stem cells transplantation in the treatment of autosomal dominant spinocerebellar ataxias. METHODS: Spinocerebellar ataxias patients selected from Stem Transplantation Center of the 455 Hospital of Chinese PLA were treated with umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells transplantation via intrathecal injection. The number of umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells was 107 per transplantation, once per week, for 4 weeks.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Both the total score of the International Cooperative Ataxia Rating Scale and Activities of Daily Living score were significantly decreased at 1 month after transplantation compared with before treatment (P < 0.05). The nerve function was significantly improved and the total effective rate was up to 16.7%. Experimental findings indicate that, transplantation of umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells via intrathecal injection is a feasible and effective treatment to ameliorate the clinical efficacy of spinocerebellar ataxias patients and improve their quality of life.

Objective To study their chemical components of xianglingcao(Crotalaria ferruginea) and identify their chemical structures.Methods The compounds were isolated by chromatography and their structures were identified by spectral analysis and compared with the published data.Results Ten compounds were isolated and identified as vomifolilol(Ⅰ),genistein(Ⅱ),p-hydroxybenzoic acid(Ⅲ),5,7-dihydroxy-4-methoxy-flavone-7-O-?-D-glycopyranoside(Ⅳ),octadecoic acid(Ⅴ),octacosanol(Ⅵ),?-stitosterol(Ⅶ),?-daucosterol(Ⅷ),stigmasterol(Ⅸ),and ?5,22 stigmasterol-3-O-?-D-glycopyranoside(Ⅹ).Conclusion The ten compounds are obtained from xianglingcao for the first time.

Objective To develop an interlocking-style vascular shunt device for the treatment of distal limb ischemia resulting from vascular disconnection and defect.Methods A one-way interlocking buckle was designed with the space between the clamping teeth being 0.5 mm,which prevented the device from moving backwards and fixed the vessel and shunt tube conveniently.The interlocking buckle combined with silicone tube was used to connect the two ends of the defected vessel,which was compared with conventional method by suture ligation and silicone tube by the tests on vessel bursting pressure and tensile biomechanics.Results The vessel repaired with the developed device behaved better than that by the conventional method in the tests on vessel bursting pressure and tensile biomechanics (P＜0.05).Conclusion The vascular shunt device can be used for the treatment of distal limb ischemia resulting from vascular disconnection and defect,and thus facilitates the vascular graft in rear hospital after evacuation.