Objective To evaluate the NuMED covered CP stent for the treatment of adult aortic coarctation.Methods 6 patients with coarctation of the aorta received covered CP stent implantation.There were 4 males and 2 females cases with mean age of (20.13±5.16) years old.The size of the covered CP stents and balloons were determined by preoperative aortic CTA assessment.Stent implantation was per formed through femoral approach and the puncture site was sealed by vascular closure device after the operation.Results All the NuMED covered CP stents were implanted successfully.The pressure gradient dropped from (59.32±15.78) mmHg to (10.83±3.66) mmHg (P<0.001) after stenting.The diameter of the coarcation at the narrowest point increased from preoperative (5.1±1.2) mm to (19.7±2.4) mm after stenting (P<0.001).In 2 cases with PDA, the shunting disappeared spontaneously after operation with normalized of lower limb blood pressure.All the patients were followed up clinically for 12-36 months and all of them reported improvement in clinical symptoms post operation.Follow up Doppler echo or aorta CTA examinations at 3 months showed no restenosis.No mortality recorded during follow up.Conclusions NuMED covered CP stent for the treatment of aortic coarctation in adults showed satispactony short term outcome.Its long term outcome still requires further in vestigation.

Objective To study the expression and significance of P53 and nm23 in colorectal adenocarcinoma.Methods The expression of P53 and nm23 was examined by immunohistochemical technique in 83 cases of colorectal adenocarcinoma.Results In colorectal adenocarcinoma,the positive intensities of P53 and nm23 was associated with tumour depth,histological grade,lymph node metastasis diseases and distant metastasis disease(P0.05).Conclusion P53 and nm23 may play an important role in the development and metastasis of colorectal adenocarcinoma.It is an useful marker for predictinng the prognosis of colorectal adenocarcinoma.

Objective To investigate the surgical approach for adult patients with presacral cystic teratoma.Methods In this study,16 female patients,aged at 26-45 years,with presacral cystic teratoma underwent surgical resection between March 2007 and August 2012.Tumor was primary in 9 cases and recurrent in 7 cases,Rectal examination revealed retrorectal tough semi-circular poorly movable massess with intact rectal mucosa.MR examination showed cystic or solid mass in the anterior sacral,clear boundary,rectum and or vagina compressed.Tumors were completely removed in all cases.Results All patients were cured by surgery,13 cases were cured by one stage resection and 1 was cured by two stage resection.Two cases suffered from recurrence and was cured by reoperation.There were no injury to rectum,anal sphincter,cauda equina,presacral vein.Pathological diagnosis was cystic teratoma.Conclusions By sacrococcygeal surgical resection of presacral cystic teratoma was safe and effective ; complete resection of the tumor capsule is the key to successful operation.

OBJECTIVETo assess the clinical outcomes of balloon kyphoplasty assisted with calcium phosphate cement (CPC) in treating osteoporotic vertebral fractures (OVF).

METHODSFrom January 2009 to January 2011, 26 patients with osteoporotic vertebral fractures were treated with balloon kyphoplasty assisted with CPC, including 31 vertebrae. There were 15 males and 11 females with an average age of (71.67 +/- 4.36) years old (ranged from 60 to 89 years). Course of disease was from 0.5 to 7 days with an average of 3.2 days. Clinical outcomes were assessed by the visual analogue scale (VAS) and the oswestry disability index (ODI). Vertebral height loss and kyphotic angle were measured by X-rays.

RESULTSAll patients were followed up for 10 to 24 months with an average of 18 months. Before operation, 24 hours after operation and at final follow-up, VAS scores were 7.91 +/- 1.20, 3.22 +/- 1.12, 1.92 +/- 0.83, respectively; ODI scores were 40.00 +/- 1.15, 17.00 +/- 2.12, 13.00 +/- 1.42, respectivesly; vertebral heights were (18.21 +/- 3.21), (23.82 +/- 3.10), (21.85 +/- 3.24) mm, respectivesly; vertebral kyphosis angles were (18.21 +/- 3.21) degrees, (7.42 +/- 3.13) degrees, (10.01 +/- 3.11) degrees, respectivesly. There was significant difference between preoperation and 24 hours after operation, and between final follow-up and preoperation (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference between final follow-up and 24 hours after operation (P > 0.05).

CONCLUSIONBalloon kyphoplasty assisted with calcium phosphate cement (CPC) is effective for the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral fractures (OVF), which can expeditiously relieve pain and effectively rebuild height of vertebral body and kyphotic angle, and also has advantages of minimal trauma and good security.

Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Bone Cements ; Calcium Phosphates ; therapeutic use ; Female ; Humans ; Kyphoplasty ; methods ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Osteoporotic Fractures ; surgery ; Spinal Fractures ; surgery ; Visual Analog Scale

OBJECTIVE:To prepare an intramyocardial bilayered porous biodegradable drug delivery stent and to evaluate its effects on myocardial channel after transmyocardial revascularization (TMR).METHODS:A biodegradable drug delivery stent was prepared by using poly (ε-caprolactone) (PCL),bovine serum albumin (BSA)and poly (D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA).The levels of BSA in stent and released in vitro were determined by the Coomassie brilliant blue assay.The mechanical strength of stent was tested by universal material testing machines.Porcine models of chronic myocardial ischemia were created to evaluate the effects of this stent on myocardial channel after TMR,RESULTS:Each bilayered porous stent could carry 10 mg BSA and release about 80% of BSA after 30 days.The stent diminished 80% of initial scale under the stress of 1.2 MPa.It could keep myocardial channel patency after TMR.CONCLUSION:An intramyocardial bilayered porous biodegradable drug delivery stent was successfully prepared.It could sustain the pressure from the heart and maintain myocardial channel patency after TMR.

In recent years, premature birth rate has increased due to the development of medical technology and the change of socioeconomic environment.In order to reduce the possibilities of extrauterine growth retardation and neural development retardation among premature infants, nutrition support should be fully paid attention to in clinical settings.Currently, nutritional intervention for premature infants mainly adopts enteral or parenteral nutrition.Parenteral nutrition is prescribed according to the recommended value in China Neonatal Nutrition Support Application Guide, individualized for premature infants.Enteral nutrition commonly uses breast milk, milk supplements, premature infant formula milk, hydrolyzed protein milk and formula milk after discharge.In this review, we summarized the clinical application of nutritional intervention in premature infants.

OBJECTIVE: To prepare mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) modified by targeted ingredients to improve the tumor cell lethality of antitumor drugs. METHODS: MSNs were prepared by template-hot water method, and modified with amino group and polyethyleneimine. The nano-carriers were characterized by their morphology, particle size and infrared absorption. Meanwhile, the intracellular uptake and in vitro antitumor activity of MSNs were evaluated on human breast carcinoma cell line (MCF-7). RESUTLS Three kinds of nanoparticles, MSNs, MSNs-NH2 and MSNs-PEI were all spherical, with mean diameters of (65±19), (77±17) and (117±21) nm, respectively. Infrared spectrum and differential thermal analysis RESULTS: indicated that the functional groups were linked onto the surface of MSNs, and slower drug release was observed for MSNs-NH2 and MSNs-PEI. Moreover, the cellular uptake of three nanoparticles were 2.05, 2.89, and 2.63 times higher than free doxorubicin, and the cytotoxicity activity against MCF-7 cells were 1.77, 2.21, and 2.19 times, respectively. CONCLUSION: The preparation method can be used to prepare MSNs nano-carriers. MSNs-NH2 and MSNs-PEI have improved carrier property and antitumor activity.

OBJECTIVE: To identify rapidly the chemical constituents in Tanreqing injection and Tanreqing capsules by ultra-performance liquid chromatography with quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC/Q-TOF-MSE). METHODS: The separation was performed on a Waters Acquity UPLC BEH C18 column (1.0 mm × 100 mm, 1.7 μm) with acetonitrile-0.1% formic acid as mobile phase in gradient elution. ESI ion source was employed in negative ion mode. The differences of chemical compositions between the two preparations and the sources of these compounds were illustrated based on their retention time, accurate mass measurements and the mass fragments by comparison with those in the literature or database and the reference standards. RESULTS: A total of 111 compounds including 13 unknown components were identified or tentatively characterized. Among these compounds, 14 were derived from Scutellariae Radix (SR) intermediate, 36 were from Bear Bile Powder(BBP) intermediate, 7 were from Caprae Hircus Cornu(CHC) intermediate, 34 were from Lonicerae japonicae Flos(LJF) intermediate and 22 were from Forsythiae Fructus(FF) intermediate. Moreover, quinic acid and rutin were simultaneously detected in LJF and FF intermediates, 28 constituents were unambiguously confirmed by their reference standards. However, 71 compounds were observed both in injection and capsules, while 24 compounds were only found in Tanreqing injection and 16 compounds only in the capsules. CONCLUSION: The differences of chemical constituents between Tanreqing injection and capsules are effectively characterized by UPLC/Q-TOF-MSE method, which will facilitate the quality control of the two preparations.

OBJECTIVE: To study the chemical constituents from the stems of Acorus tatarinowii Schott. METHODS: The chemical constituents were isolated from the 70% ethanol-soluble extract of the stems of Acorus tatarinowii Schott and purified by a series of column chromatography methods, including MCI, silica gel, Sephadex LH - 20, HPLC and so on, and their structures were identified by physical chemical constants and NMR techniques. RESULTS: A total of twelve compounds were isolated and identified as (7S, 8R) -4, 9'-dihydroxyl-3, 3'-dimethoxyl-7, 8-dihydrobenzofuran-1'-propylneolignan (1), (-) -lyoniresinol (2), dihydrocubebin (3), evofolin B(4), (+) -icariol A2 (5), β-sitosterol(6), (+) -13-hydroxyspathulenol(7), aromadendrane-4β, 10β-diol(8), anomallenodiol( 9), (9CI) -cis-4-(3, 4-dihydroxy-2, 6, 6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl) -2-butanone (10), (3E) -rel-4-[(3R, 4S) -3, 4-dihydroxy- 2, 6, 6 -trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl]-3-buten-2-one(11), and ixerol B(12), respectively. CONCLUSION: Compounds 2 - 4 and 7 - 12 are isolated from the genus Acorus for the first time, and compound 5 is isolated from this plant for the first time.

Objective To explore value of two-dimensional speckle tracking imaging (2D-STI) strain parameters in assessment of left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony and its relationship with cardiac function in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM).Methods Totally 25 patients with DCM and 25 age-matched normal controls were enrolled.The LV time to peak longitudinal strain (Tls) and time to peak circumferential strain (Tcs) were measured by 2D-STI,from which the standard deviations and maximal differences of the Tls in all 18 segments,6 segments at apical 4-chamber,3-chamber and 2 chamber views (Tls-SD,Tls-SD-4,Tls-SD-3,Tls SD-2,Tls dif,Tls-dif-4,Tls-dif-3,Tls-dif-2) were calculated,as same as the standard deviations and maximal differences of Tcs in all 18 segments,6 segments at mitral valve,papillary muscle,apical short-axis views (Tcs-SD,Tcs-SD-M,Tcs-SD-P,Tcs-SD-A,Tcs-dif,Tcs-dif-M,Tcs-dif-P,Tcs-dif-A) were calculated.Results Compared with the control group,the global and segmental strain parameters of the DCM group increased significantly (all P＜0.05).Except for Tcs-dif-P and Tcs dif,the residual strain parameters were negatively correlated with LV ejection fraction (all P＜0.05).Except for Tcs-dif-M,Tcs dif-P and Tcs-dif,there was a positive correlation between strain parameters and E/e in DCM group (all P ＜0.05).Conclusion In patients with DCM,LV dyssynchrony exists both in global and regional,which may aggravates the LV function damage.2D-STI strain parameters can objectively evaluate LV dyssynchrony and its relationship with cardiac function in patients with DCM.