ObjectiveTo observe the clinical efficacy of microinvasive thread embedding plusShe Gan Ma Huangdecoction based on ordinary Western medications in treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (cold-phlegm obstructing the lung). MethodThe treatment group was intervened by microinvasive thread embedding plusShe Gan Ma Huangdecoction based on ordinary Western medications, while the control group was by the Western medications alone.ResultThe markedly effective rate and total effective rate were respectively 10.0% and 93.3% in the treatment group;the pulmonary function showed significant improvements in both groups.ConclusionMicroinvasive thread embedding plusShe Gan Ma Huangdecoction based on Western medications can produce a more significant therapeutic efficacy than dry Western medicationsin treating COPD (cold-phlegm obstructing the lung) in acute attack stage, and it can simultaneously improve the pulmonary function.

Increased research and exploitation of the low-temperature enzymes of antarctic microorganisms have occurred over recent years. There are a lot of study on protease, lipase and amylase, and so on. In antarctic microorganisms while some peculiar enzymes of antarctic microorganisms are still less researched. The recent development of the peculiar enzymes of the antarctic microorganisms was reviewed in this article. The properties of chitinase, dehydrogenas,?-galactosidase,RNA polymerase,DEAD-box RNA Helicase and metalloprotease etc. were introduced in detail, and the prospects of their application were also discussed.

Objective To investigate the epidemiology and drug resistance associated with fungal infection during early postoperative period after liver transplantation in the purpose of prevention and treatment.Methods A total of 118 cases of liver transplantation admitted from April 2004 to January 2009 in Nanfang Hospital were studied retrospectively,and the fungal infection and drug resistance were identified.Results Fungal infections occurred in 26 cases (22.0%).Totally there were 49 fungi strains isolated,of which mainly Candida albicans (57.1%),followed by Aspergillus (18.4%),Smooth Candida (10.2%),Candida tropicalis (6.1%),Candida parapsilosis (4.1%),and Candida krusei (4.1%).The sensitive rate of voriconazole,itraconazole,amphotericin B,5-fluorouracil,fluconazole were 92.0%,90.0%,75.5%,73.5%,and 55.1% respectively.Conclusion Because of the change of fungi strains and the increase of drug resistance,it’s important to identify the fungi and drug resistance for the purpose of prophylaxis and treatments.

BACKGROUND:With elevated medical levels, limb salvage surgery for limb malignant tumor is valuable day by day. At present, the limb salvage surgery has substituted amputation and becomes mainstream and development direction of present surgical treatment of limb tumors. However, so far, there are no unified surgical indications for proximal femur tumor, which are controversial. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the efficacy of artificial total hip arthroplasty combined with extended resection of tumor sections for proximal femoral bone tumors. METHODS:Patients with proximal femoral bone tumors in the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University were selected and divided into control group and observation group, with 30 patients in each group. According to the disease, lesion curettage, aneurysm wal inactivation, autologous and (or) al ogeneic bone, mixed bone graft and bone graft fixation were selected to treat the control group. The observation group patients received extended resection of tumor sections and total hip arthroplasty. The operative time, intraoperative blood loss, hospital stay and joint function of two groups were compared. 2 years later, patients were revisited. Metastasis and recurrence rate, death rate and quality of life of two groups were compared. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:There was no significant difference in intraoperative blood loss and surgery time between the two groups (P>0.05). However, hospital stay of patients in the observation group was shorter than the control group. The excellent and good rate of recovery of joint function (83%) was higher in the observation group than in the control group (53%). The metastasis and recurrence rate within 2 years after surgery (7%) and death rate (3%) were lower in the observation group than in the control group (30%, 23%). Various indicators of quality of life of patients in the observation group were significantly better than the control group (P<0.05). These results confirmed that artificial total hip arthroplasty in the treatment of proximal femur tumors is safe and effective.

Some published research reports on phthalate esters (PAEs) in the municipal sewage sludge were reviewed in the present paper, and aimed at the problems in the field, some preventive measures and the related research emphases were put forwarded also.

OBJECTIVE: To establish the quality standard of Chenxiang shuwei poweder. METHODS: The qualitative analysis of Rhubarb in Chenxiang shuwei powder was carried out using TLC and the quantitative analysis of Hesperidin was carried out using RP-HPLC on a column of Luna C18(2)(150 mm?4.6 mm,5 ?m). The mobile phase consisted of methyl alcohol-acetic acid-aquifer(35∶4∶61) with a flow rate of 1.0 mL?min-1 at a detection wavelength of 283 nm. RESULTS: The TLC spots of Chenxiang shuwei powder were clear with good resolution. The linear range of Hesperidin was 0.12～2.40 ?g (r=0.999 9). The average recovery was 98.0%(RSD=0.9%,n=9).CONCLUSION: The established standard is applicable for the quality control of Chenxiang shuwei powder.

An innovative approach,named associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy (ALPPS),has made possible a marked increase in future liver remnant (FLR) over a short period of time,and has challenged the concept of unresectability.To date,ALPPS has been employed for a variety of primary and metastatic liver tumors from many centers across the world.Many technical variations of ALPPS have been described.However,much controversy has surrounded this procedure,and many problems remain to be solved,such as the reasons for rapid hypertrophy,the technical feasibility,safety and long-term oncologic outcomes,and the result compared with the conventional two-stage hepatectomy.These aspects are needed to be evaluated further in large-scale studies.We believe that the ALPPS procedure will has much room for further development.

Objective To explore the effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on motor function in cerebral palsy children with epilepsy. Methods 270 cerebral palsy children with epilepsy hospitalized from February, 2011 to September, 2014 were ran-domized to control group (n=130) and treatment group (n=140). The control group received comprehensive rehabilitation, including mas-sage, exercise, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech training, cognitive function training and medication, and the treatment group re-ceived rTMS in addition. They were assessed with Gross Motor Function Measure-88 (GMFM-88) and Peabody Developmental Measure Scale-Gross Motor (PDMS-GM) before, and 1 and 2 months after treatment. Results The total scores of GMFM-88 and PDMS-GM in-creased more in the treatment group than in the control group (F>93.9, P<0.001). Conclusion rTMS can further improve the motor function in cerebral palsy children with epilepsy.

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common digestive system neoplasms in China. Recently, the morbidity and mortality rates of CRC continue to increase with the improvement of people's living standard and the change of the dietary structure. It was accepted that the etiology of colorectal cancer is a multi-factor and multi-step process. However, the mechanism of CRC is still unclear. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of -21 nucleotide non-coding RNAs and function as a negative regulator of gene expression after transcription, participating in tumor angiogenesis, tumor cell proliferation and invasion. MicroRNA-21 (miR-21), as an important oncogenic RNA, plays a vital role in the development and progression of CRC. This review summarizes the advances in research on miR-21 in colorectal cancer.