We describe a modified technique for the in vitro study of human spermatozoal penetration into hamster oocytes which is easier to master and more simple to perform and needs no complicated facilities.It comprises the following aspects:1 The hamster oviduct is stained with 1％ neutral red agar slics, so that the opening of the oviduct is easy to find and easy to be inserted with needle for flushing eggs.2. A special small tube,3 cm long with a diameter of 0.5 cm is used for fertilization instead of plastic dish with paraffin oil covering the media.3. Ordinary incubator is used rather than CO_2 incubator. With these procedures, the sperm penetration rates we got were 75％, 25％, 40％, 80％ and 46％ respectively in 5 experiments. It could meet the needs to evaluate the fertilizing capacity of human spermatozoa.

Objective To analyze the symptoms and signs in forty-five Lambert-Eaton myasthenia syndrome (LEMS) patients retrospectively. Characteristics of electrophysiological examinations were investgated. Methods Forty-five LEMS patients were reviewed and information gathered regarding clinical complains neurological symptoms, and other concomitant diseases. The records showed that repetitive nerve stimulation (RNS) and nerve conduction velocity (NCV) were performed in all patients. Needle electromyography (EMG) and skin sympathetic response (SSR) were performed in some patients. Results (1) The mean age of neurological clinical onset age was (51.2 ±6. 8) years old. The two most common symptoms were slight weakness of lower extremities ( n = 35 ) and upper extremities (n= 5). Dysarthria was found in 3 patients and neck weakness in 2 patients. Tendon reflex decreased and disappeared in 38 patients. Autonomic nervous system manifestations were presented in 30 patients. (2) RNS increasing was observed in all patients from 156% to 636%. Low frequency RNS abnormalities were found in 29 patients.Sensory nerve conduction velocity abnormalities or sensory nerve conduction velocity combined motor nerve conduction velocity abnormalities were found in 19 patients ( 42% ). Of the 30 patients who underwent a needle EMG examination, 20 had myogenic or neurological damage. Thirteen abnormal findings were observed in 25 patients who underwent SSR examination. Conclusion The most common manifestations were weakness in lower extremities and autonomic nervous system dysfunction. Many abnormal electrophysiological results were found in LEMS patients, including NCV and EMG abnormalities. These findings indicated that clinical manifestations exceed the neuromuscular junction and perhaps included the peripheral nerve and muscle.

Objective To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) of corticospinal tract in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and find optimal testing strategies and optimal cutoff values of DTI indices for individual patient discrimination.Methods Thirty-three ALS patients and 34 healthy controls,collected at Peking Union Medical College Hospital from June 2004 through July 2005,undergoing brain DTI studies and fractional anisotropy (FA) examinations along the corticospinal tract,were analyzed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves.Results Compared with the controls,ALS group had significantly decreased FA values in subcortical white matter of the precentral gyrus,the posterior limb of the internal capsule and the cerebral peduncle.In ROC analysis,the average FA value of the former two positions showed the best performance with an area under the curve of 0.917,an optimal cut-off value of 0.604,a sensitivity of 0.759 and a specificity of 0.912.The corresponding data for the average FA of all the three positions and each single position were listed as follows:average of three 0.914,0.648,0.759,0.912; precentral gyrus 0.875,0.509,0.733,0.824; internal capsule 0.845,0.692,0.656,0.941 ; and cerebral peduncle 0.752,0.742,0.656,0.735.Conclusions FA values of the corticospinal tract have a good accuracy in detecting upper motor neuron involvement in ALS.Precentral gyrus and posterior limb of the internal capsule and the average FA values of these two positions were suggested as the preferred testing places and DTI indices for clinical use.

Objective To investigate the effects of aldosterone on the expression of endothelin(ET)in cultured neonatal rat cardiac fibroblasts(CFs).Methods CFs were isolated by trypsin digestion.ET concentration in conditioned medium was measured by radioimmunoassay,intracellular ET-1 level was evaluated by immunofluorescence assay,and the expression of preproendothelin-1(ppET-1)was detected using reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR)method.Results Aldosterone(10-9,10-8,10-7 mol/L)induced a dose-dependent changes in ppET-1 mRNA expression,as well as ET-1 synthesis and secretion in CFs.Meanwhile,aldosterone(10-7 mol/L)time-related induced ppET-1 mRNA expression in CFs,which began to increase in 2 h and reached the highest level in 4 h,thereafter decreased.The effects of aldosterone(10-7 mol/L)were significantly inhibited by the pre-incubation with spironolactone(10-6 mol/L).Conclusion Aldosterone increases the expression of ppET-1 mRNA,ET-1 synthesis and secretion via mineralocorticoid receptor.

Objective:To evaluate a nano-carbon lymphatic tracing method for patients with rectal cancer after neoadjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy .Method:Retrospective analysis was made on 88 patients of rectal cancer undergoing neoadjuvant chemoradiation at the Department of General Surgery, He′nan Cancer Hospital from Jan 2016 to May 2020.According to whether nano-carbon lymph node was used or not, patients were divided into nanocarbon tracer group (study group) and non-nanocarbon tracer group (control group).Results:There was statistically significant in the number of havested lymph nodes between the two groups [15(11-19) vs.9(5-12), Z=5.227, P<0.001], There was no statistically significant in the number of positive lymph nodes between the two groups [0(0-0.25) vs.0(0-1), Z=1.199, P=0.231]. There were significant differences in the ratio of patients with less than 7 lymph nodes(0/34 vs.18/54, χ 2=14.248, P<0.001) and patients with less than 10 lymph nodes (4/34 vs.29/54, χ 2=15.657, P<0.001). Conclusions:The injection of nanocarbon after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy can increase the number of harvested postoperative lymph nodes and the ratio of patients with lymph nodes ≥7 and ≥10, which is more beneficial for prediction of the prognosis of patients.

Objective:To investigate whether adjuvant chemotherapy could be beneficial for patients with pT1N1M0 (stage ⅠB) gastric cancer.Methods:From Jan 2010 to Dec 2016, 185 patients with pT1N1M0 gastric cancer who were surgically resected at Henan Cancer Hospital were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into chemotherapy group ( n=100) and non chemotherapy group ( n=85). Results:For disease-free survival (DFS) analysis, univariate survival analysis showed that age, examined lymph nodes, vascular invasion, nerve invasion and adjuvant chemotherapy were associated with DFS (all P<0.05); multivariate analysis showed that lymph node resection ≥ 16 ( HR=0.363, 95% CI: 0.160-0.827, P=0.016), vascular invasion ( HR=4.117, 95% CI: 1.796-9.436, P=0.001) and postoperative chemotherapy ( HR=4.530, 95% CI: 1.932-10.622, P=0.001) were independent risk factors for DFS. For disease-specific survival (DSS) analysis, univariate survival analysis showed that lymph node resection, vascular invasion, nerve invasion and adjuvant chemotherapy were associated with DSS; multivariate analysis showed that lymph node resection ≥ 16 ( HR=0.344, 95% CI: 0.144-0.822, P=0.016), vascular invasion ( HR=5.113, 95% CI: 2.029-12.887, P=0.001) and postoperative chemotherapy ( HR=4.694, 95% CI: 1.854-11.888, P=0.001)were independent risk factors for DSS. According to examined lymph nodes and vascular invasion , pT1N1M0 patients were divided into three risk categories (high, medium and low). DFS and DSS were significantly different among the three risk groups (all P<0.001, respectively). Conclusion:pT1N1M0 gastric cancer patients are expected to benefit from adjuvant chemotherapy. Patients with less than 16 lymph nodes and vascular invasion may be particularly suitable for adjuvant chemotherapy.

Objective:To investigate the application value of one-stitch prophylactic ileostomy in late ileostomy closure.Methods:The prospective randomized control study was conducted. The clinicopathological data of 141 patients with rectal cancer who underwent low anterior resection combined with prophylactic ileostomy in the Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Zhengzhou University from January 2016 to July 2020 were selected. There were 127 patients being selected after excluding 14 cases who did not undergo ileostomy closure. Patients undergoing one-stitch prophylactic ileostomy were divided into observation group, and patients undergoing traditional ileostomy were divided into control group. Observation indicators: (1) grouping situations of the enrolled patients; (2) surgical situations of ileostomy closure; (3) postoperative situations; (4) follow-up. Follow-up was conducted using outpatient examination and telephone interview once a month after low anterior resection combined with prophylactic ileostomy to detect complication and death of patients. The end point was at 3 months after ileostomy closure. The follow-up was up to July 2020. Measurement data with normal distribution were represented as Mean±SD, and comparison between groups was conducted using the independent sample t test. Measurement data with skewed distribution were represented as M( P25, P75) or M (range), and comparison between groups was conducted using the Mann-Whitney U test. Count data were described as absolute numbers, and comparison between groups was conducted using the chi-square test. Comparison of ordinal data between groups was conducted using the Mann-Whitney U test. Results:(1) Grouping situations of the enrolled patients: a total of 127 patients were selected for eligibility, aged from 31 to 83 years, with a median age of 64 years. Of 127 patients, there were 66 cases in observation group and 61 cases in control group. (2) Surgical situations of ileostomy closure: all patients from the two groups underwent ileostomy closure successfully. The incision length, operation time, volume of intraoperative blood loss, cases with abdominal adhesion degree as slight adhesion or obvious adhesion were 4.25 cm(4.00 cm, 5.00 cm), 48.00 minutes(33.75 minutes, 58.00 minutes), 30 mL(20 mL, 50 mL), 34, 32 of the observation group, versus 7.50 cm(7.00 cm, 8.50 cm), 70.00 minutes(57.00 minutes, 80.00 minutes), 30 mL(30 mL, 50 mL), 13, 48 of the control group, showing significant differences between the two groups ( Z=-9.549, -6.133, -2.758, χ2=12.405, P<0.05). (3) Postoperative situations: cases with incision infection of the observation group and the control group were 5 and 13, respectively, showing a significant difference between the two groups ( χ2=4.917, P<0.05). (4) Follow-up: all the 127 patients were followed up for 6-21 months, with a median follow-up time of 10 months. During the follow-up, 3 cases of the control group had postoperative incisional hernia and were cured after conservative treatment. None of patient had anastomotic leakage related complications or died during the follow-up. Conclusion:The one-stitch preventive ileostomy has the advantage of ileostomy closure, which can reduce the operation time, volume of intraoperative blood loss and shorten the incision length effectively, so as to reduce the incidence of postoperative incision infection related complications.

Objective To investigate the time and rate of generalization developed from ocular symptoms in adults to generalized myasthenia gravis (GMG).Methods The data from 456 adult patients who started on ocular symptoms during Jan 2005 to Jan 2012 were retrospectively studied,with a follow-up period of 3 months to 17 years.The data included transfer time,Osserman type,difference between steroids group and no-steroids group.Results (1) During the follow-up period,197 (43.2％) patients developed to generalized myasthenia gravis,58.4％ (115/197)in one year after onset of ocular symptoms,74.1％ (146/197) in 2 years and 80.7％ (159/197) in 3 years.86.8％ (171/197) developed to Osserman Ⅱ a or Ⅱ b.(2) Of 233 patients untreated with steroids,134 (57.5％) developed to GMG,while 63 (28.3％) of 223 patients who were treated with steroids developed to GMG (x2 =38.57,P ＜ 0.01).There were no difference between two groups in transfer time and Osserman type.Conclusion MG initiated from ocular syndromes in adults easily develops to GMG in 2 years.Patients treated with steroids have low chance of generalization.

Objective To investigate the diagnostic value of one-stop liver magnetic resonance dynamic enhanced MRA for esophageal and gastric varces.Methods 82 patients with liver cirrhosis portal hypertension who were diagnosed by clinical and laboratory detect were taken,conducting liver horizontal scanning and multitemporal three dimensional dynamic enhanced scanning using Philips Achieva 1.5T MRI scanner,and then make maximum intensity projection(MIP) at work station to draw up portal vein image,observing the form and distribution of portal vein and its branches,meanwhile refer to cross sectional image to carefully observe whether there was cirsoid vein in esophagus and stomach,and further the source,degree and depth of cirsoid vein were compared,and whether there was cirsoid vein in other parts,and the pathological situation of liver.Compared with the result of gastroscope inspection,whether there is cirsoid vein in esophagus and stomach.Results The trunk and class-Ⅲ branches of portal vein of all patients had been clearly shown.In this team,there were esophageal and gastric varces in 78 patients,specifically including varices of fundus of stomach & esophageal varices in 27 patients,and varices of fundus of stomach and varices of body of stomach in 19 patients.Meanwhile,it diagnose 6 patients with liver cirrhosis and liver cancer and indicate 8 patients with liver cirrhosis nodule cancerization.The endoscope found out esophageal varices and varices of fundus of stomach in 68 patients,specifically including gastric varicesa and esophageal varices in 25 patients,sole gastric varicesa in 8 patients,and sole esophageal varices in 35 patients.Conclusion The one-stop liver three dimensional dynamic enhanced MRA is with great value in diagnosing the location and degree of esophageal varices and varices of fundus of stomach of patients with portal hypertension.The overall effect is better than endoscope.

Objective To discuss the feasibility of positioning the acetabular center,fixing acetabular implant correctly and reconstructing hip rotation center according to Harris fossa and the remaining anatomical markers of acetabular notch in revision hip arthroplasty.Methods Twenty-eight patients underwent revision hip arthroplasty from April 2007 to June 2009.Based on Paprosky type,3 cases with type Ⅰ were treated with biological fixed acetabular component;8 cases with ⅡA and ⅡB were reconstructed with using of morselized bone grafting and large diameter cemented acetabular prosthesis;17 cases with type ⅡC,ⅢA and ⅢB were treated with using of morselized bone grafting and fixation of acetabular reinforcement ring.Among them,5 patients with massive bone loss in acetabular wall were reconstructed with the use of the structural and morselized bone grafting.The center of the original acetabulum was believed to be in the lunate cartilage surface which was closed to Harris fossa.During the operation,the center was located in the site which was 25-28 mm above in line with perpendicular bisector of acetabular notch connecting line.The acetabular center was the point of positioning acetabular prosthesis (Ⅰ type) or making new acetabulum by impaction bone grafting.Acetabular reinforcement ring (Ⅱ,Ⅲ type) was fixed in accordance with proper transverse angle and anteversion angle.The vertical distance from hip rotation center to teardrop connection and the horizontal distance from hip rotation center to teardrop were measured on preoperative and postoperative radiograph.And the outcomes of reconstruction of rotation center were evaluated.Results The vertical distance was changed from (14.22±3.39) mm preoperatively to (32.64±4.51) mm postoperatively.The difference was statistically significant (t=3.65,P＜ 0.05).The horizontal distance was changed from (25.13±3.46)mm preoperatively to (32.87±4.73) mm postoperatively.The difference was statistically significant (t=2.72,P＜0.05).Conclusion Using residual Harris fossa and acetabular notch as the anatomical markers in revision hip arthroplasty,the restoration of the anatomical hip center has shown to be favorable.