Abstract: In order to improve the quality of reporting Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) trials, an elaborated checklist was developed according to the basic characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and on the basis of the Reporting Randomized Controlled Trials of Herbal Interventions: An Elaborated CONSORT Statement. This checklist adopted the 22 items of the Herbal CONSORT Statement with some necessary elaboration and modification in the detailed contents of 11 items, among which, the items of Participants, Intervention, Control group and Outcomes were elaborated and modified accordingly to adapt TCM characteristics. Since the design and reporting of trials on Chinese proprietary medicine and herbal decoctions are different in some aspects, the checklist provided two sets of elaborated item 4 (interventions). We hope that authors, journal editors and peer reviewers find this checklist instructive.

Qualitative research methods are becoming more and more important in medical research area. Some qualitative researches played important roles in the exploration and the spread of core ideas of Chinese medicine. The report of qualitative research should be transparent and credible according to the standardized report criterion. On the basis of 22 criteria, the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research (COREQ) was developed and published in September 2007. This introduction to COREQ will be helpful to Chinese qualitative researchers and readers in the implementation of high quality of medical qualitative research in China.

BACKGROUND: The conical telescopic crown denture has a better long-term effect on dentition defects of few remaining teeth than the traditional removable denture. However, there are few studies to analyze the application of these two kinds of repair methods using the finite element method. OBJECTIVE: To compare the stress distribution of the isolated abutment tooth repaired using the conical telescopic crown denture and traditional removable denture. METHODS: Two-dimensional images of the mandible and dentition in healthy adults were scanned by CT. Three-dimensional finite element models of conical telescopic crown denture and traditional removable denture were established in the mandible only with the bilateral canines. Under the same vertical and oblique loadings, the maximum equivalent stress of the abutment, periodontal membrane or edentulous alveolar ridge was compared between two repair methods. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Under the vertical and oblique loadings, the total stress of abutment and periodontal membrane in the traditional removable denture was higher than that in the conical telescopic crown denture and the stress in the corresponding ring was concentrated obviously; the total stress of edentulous alveolar ridge in the conical telescopic crown denture was slightly larger than that in the traditional removable denture, but the stress was wel -distributed and concentrated in a smal area. Under the oblique loading, the total stress of abutment, periodontal membrane and edentulous alveolar ridge was higher than that under the vertical loading in these two dentures, and the stress was concentrated in the periodontal membrane of lingual neck, but the total stress in the traditional removable denture was larger, with a wider concentration range. These findings indicate that the stress on the supporting tissue of conical telescopic crown denture is more evenly distributed within a smal er range than that of traditional removable denture, and the former is more fit for the health of abutment, periodontal tissues and edentulous alveolar ridge.

BACKGROUND: Hydroxyapatite/β-tricalcium phosphate biphasic ceramic bone has good cel compatibility, but its mechanical properties are poor. OBJECTIVE: To construct chitosan/ or calcium alginate/biphasic ceramic bone scaffolds and to detect their mechanical properties and cytocompatibility. METHODS: Different concentrations of chitosan (2%, 4%, 7%, 10%) or calcium alginate (3%, 4%, 5%, 7%) were mixed with biphasic ceramic bone to prepare chitosan/biphasic ceramic bone scaffold and calcium alginate/biphasic ceramic bone scaffold. Their morphology and structure, coagulation time, anti-dissolution properties, shear force, compressive strength and cel compatibility were detected. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) Coagulation time: with the concentration increase, the initial and final setting time of these two kinds of composite scaffolds were prolonged to some extent. (2) Scanning electron microscopy: these two kinds of composite scaffolds showed porous microstructures with different pore sizes. (3) Anti-dissolution properties: the calcium alginate/biphasic ceramic bone scaffold (3%, 4%, 5%, 7%) and chitosan/biphasic ceramic bone scaffold (7%, 10%) had good anti-dissolution properties in the liquid. (4) Mechanical strength: with the concentration increase, the shear force and compressive strength of the calcium alginate/biphasic ceramic bone scaffold were reduced. (5) Cel compatibility: the cytotoxicity of chitosan/ or calcium alginate/biphasic ceramic bone scaffolds was graded as 0-1 or 2-3, respectively. These results show that the chitosan/biphasic ceramic bone scaffold has better mechanical properties and cel compatibility than the calcium alginate/biphasic ceramic bone scaffold.

[Objective]: To study the in-vitro anti-HBV activity of Bushen Jianpi Formula (BJF). [Methods] 2.2.15 cell strain was cultured in vitro to observe the effect of BJF on its secretion of HBsAg and HBeAg. [Results] After the addition of BJF for ten days, median toxic concentration of BJF was 37.80g/L, median inhibitory concentrations of HBsAg and HBeAg were 19.05g/L and 9.55g/L, and the therapeutic index was 1.98and 3.96. [Conclusion] It is suggested that BJF has an in-vitro inhibitory effect on the secretion of HBeAg.

Objective:To construct a esophageal cancer module with Chinese characteristics based on MD Anderson Symptom Inventory (MDASI) public scale, develop the Perioperative Esophageal Cancer Symptoms Assessment Scale combining above two parts.Methods:The original item pool was formulated through literature review, clinical interviews, and reference of existing symptoms assessment tools. After two rounds of expert evaluation and pilot survey, the preliminary Perioperative Esophageal Cancer Symptoms Assessmment Scale was developed combining Chinese MDASI (MDASI-C). A total of 150 perioperative esophageal cancer patients was assessed using the new scale, the included items were analyzed one by one, the reliability, validity and sensitivity of scale were checked.Results:Feasibility: the scale recovery was 100%, the completion rate of scale was 93.75%, the average completion time was 10 min. Reliability: the value of Cronbach α of the esophageal cancer module, MDASI-C, the combined scale were 0.747, 0.894, 0.883, respectively. Validity: the range of content validity index of items was 0.83-1.00, the scale-level content validity index average value was 0.93. Two common factors, which explained for 67.994% of variance, were extracted by exploratory factor analysis, the validity of criterion had statistical significance ( P<0.05). Sensitivity: the scores of the esophageal cancer module were significantly different among perioperative esophageal cancer patients with different Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status ( H value was 9.264, P<0.05). Conclusions:The Perioperative Esophageal Cancer Symptoms Assessment Scale has good feasibility, reliability, validity and sensitivity, it is suitable for symptoms assessment of Chinese perioperative esophageal cancer patients.

Objective To investigate the inhibitory effects of emodin on herpes simplex virus typeⅠandⅡ(HSV-Ⅰand HSV-Ⅱ)in vitro.Methods The antivirus effects of the derivates of anthraquinones component from rhubarb (emodin,rhein,physcion,aloeemodin,and chrysophanol)on HSV-Ⅰand HSV-Ⅱin rabbit renal cells were evaluated by means of the inhibition of cytopathic effect.Results Emodin can inhibit the cytopathic effect of HSV-Ⅰat the tolerance dosage of 3.75?g/mL and can inhibit the cytopathic effect of HSV-Ⅱat the tolerance dosage of 15.0?g/mL.Conclusion Emodin has in-vitro antivirus effects on herpes simplex virus typeⅠandⅡ,while other derivates such as rhein,physcion,aloe-emodin,chrysophanol have no such effects.

Objective To study the clinical,pathological and genetic features of myofibrillar myopathy caused by BAG3 gene mutation.Methods The clinical features and pathological findings of a patient with myofibrillar myopathy were analyzed.Genomic DNA of the patient was extracted from peripheral blood and the next generation sequencing was performed to explore the mutation of genes about myopathies.Results The patient presented with nine-year-old onset myopathy characterized by progressive difficulty for squatting,rigid spine and muscle atrophy in the limbs symmetrically.Peripheral neurogenic damages were found on electromyography.On muscle biopsy,myogenic and neurogenic damages with rimmed vacuoles appeared,and the deposited materials were positive for sarcoglycan,dystrophin-R and dystrophin-C.There was a reported heterozygous mutation in the exons of the BAG3 gene (c.626C ＞ T).Conclusion There is no specificity of clinical manifestation in myofibrillar myopathy,and the diagnosis of this disease mainly depends on muscle biopsy and genetic screening.

Objective To initially understand the condition of quality of life (QOL) and depression as well as the correlation between them in the stroke inpatients. Methods 56 stroke patients from September 2014 to January 2015 in our hospital were included. Their QOL and depression status were evaluated with Stroke-Specific Quality of Life Scale (SS-QOL) and Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS). The de-pression was as the dependent variable, the score of SS-QOL, gender, age, education background, and the duration of stroke were as the inde-pendent variables, and analyzed with Logistic regression. Results Depression correlated with SS-QOL score (OR=0.955, P<0.05), but not with gender, age, education background, and the duration of stroke (P>0.05). Conclusion The depression status correlated with the QOL of stroke patients, but did not with gender, age, education background and the duration of stroke.

Objective to measure peripapillary atrophy(PPA)in glaucoma with high-resolution spectral domain-optical coherence tomography (SD-OCt)and conventional color fundus photograph,and compare the consistency of the results between the two imaging methods. Methods A to-tal of 30 patients(54 eyes)with glaucoma from Department of Opthalmology,the First Hospital,China Medical University were prospectively includ-ed for the study. SD-OCt images and color fundus photographs taken through the region of PPA were qualitatively analyzed. the average width of β-PPA area in 6 reference lines centered optic nerve were measured using SD-OCt and color fundus photograph. Correlation and agreement between the two measuring methods were analyzed. Results the average width of β-PPA was 229.89±99.82 μm using color fundus photographs and 224.14±97.10 μm using SD-OCt,respectively. there was no significant difference(P = 0.280). the correlation coefficient was 0.825 between re-sults measured by SD-OCt and color fundus photographs for β-PPA area(P < 0.001),and agreement between the two methods was good(ICC=0.923,95% CI 0.870-0.954). Conclusion the correlation and consistency is good between SD-OCt and conventional color fundus photograph measuring β-PPA area. β-PPA area can be estimated with SD-OCt.