Animals ; Danazol ; pharmacology ; Endometriosis ; drug therapy ; Endometrium ; drug effects ; Female ; Interleukin-6 ; metabolism ; RNA, Messenger ; genetics ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley

98 %).Conclusions Saponins are the major active ingredients in Radix Polygalae.Tenuifolin as an alkaline hydrolysis product of total saponins can be used as a chemical reference substance for the quality control of Radix Polygalae.

Objective To explore the significance of mediastinum drainage tube in prevention and treatment of intrathoracic anastomotic leak after esophagectomy. Methods The morbidity and prognosis of intrathoracic anas-tomotic leak after esophagectomy in 180 patients with esophageal or cardia carcinoma (group A) who used mediasti-num drainage tube in operation from 2006 to 2008 was studied retrospectively,and were compare with 154 patients (group B) without mediastinum drainage tube from 2004 to 2006. Results The morbidity of intrathoracic anasto-motic leak after esophagectomy was 1.67% (3/180) in group A,and 4.55% (7/154) in group B,but no difference between them(χ2=1.4807, P>0.05) were found. Compared to group B, the final diagnosis of anastomotic leak in group A was early [(6.7±0.6) vs (10.0±2.1) days after operation (t=2.62, P<0.05)] and the duration of fe-ver was short [(5.3±1.5)vs (43.0±20.9) hours (t=4.39, P<0.01)]. The prognosis of 3 cases in group A was well, who all recovered without operation and had shorten hospital days than group B [(23.7±5.9)d vs (45.3± 5.0)d,t=4.86,P<0.01)]. In 7 cases of group B,there were 5 cases underwent second operation,but only 3 cases recovered, the case fatality rate was 2.60% (4/154), higher than in group A (0, Fisher, P<0.05). Conclusions Although the mediastinum drainage tube used or not used in esophagectomy is unrelated with the occurrence of anas-tomotic leak, and the significance to use it is that it can help to discover anastomotic leak early, and control mediasti-num infection effectively without reoperation,and improve patients' prognosis.

Objective:To investigate the range of normal value of total nasal cavity volume(NV)and total na-sopharyngeal cavity volume (NPV)of healthy adults. Method: Six hundred and fifty-nine healthy adults andeighty-two adults of chronic rhinitis were measured with acoustic rhinometry. Result:The range of NV was29. 922～37. 481 cm3 and NPV was 29. 369～44. 159 cm3. Comparing healthy adults with adults of chronic rhini-tis,there was a significant difference in NV. Conclusion:Acoustic rhinometry suited for objective assessment ofthe nasal airways in adults. It was demonstrated that these data could provide available information for the studyof nasal physiology and pathophysiology,as well as for the diagnosis and judgement of therapeutic effectiveness ofnasal diseases.

Objective To compare the accuracy of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT ) and periapical radiography in the diagnosis of simulated external apical root resorption (EARR) .Methods The study sample comprised 160 single-rooted premolars for simulating 4 degrees of EARR :no(intact teeth) ,mild(cavity of 1 .0 mm in diameter and depth in root surface) ,moderate(1 .0 mm root shortening) ,and severe(3 .0 mm root shortening) .Two sets of radiographic images were acquired with CBCT and periapi-cal radiography .The severity for all resorption lesions were evaluated blindly by one calibrated examiner .The percentages of correct classification of each degree of EARR were compared between the two imaging techniques using McNemar test .Results With CBCT method ,the percentages of correct classification of no ,mild ,moderate ,severe and all EARR were 95 .0% ,97 .5% ,42 .5% , 87 .5% and 80 .6% ,respectively ;with periapical radiography method ,the percentages were 85 .0% ,42 .5% ,70 .0% ,92 .5% and 72 .5% ,respectively .Significant differences were found between the two imaging techniques for evaluating mild ,moderate ,and all-EARR(P<0 .05) .Conclusion CBCT imaging is more reliable than periapical radiography for detecting EARR ,whereas it is not sensitive to moderate root shortening .In orthodontic practices ,CBCT could be applied to the early diagnosis of EARR ,in order to help make the decision on continuation and modification of orthodontic treatment .

Objective To investigate the value of radiofrequency device in liver resection for the treatment of primary liver cancer.Methods The clinical data of 82 patients with primary liver cancer who received liver resection at the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University from January 2010 to February 2012 were retrospectively analyzed.All patients were divided into radiofrequency liver resection group (41 patients) and routine liver resection group (41 patients).The clinical characteristics including Child classification,operation time,intraoperative blood loss,and postoperative complications of the 2 groups were compared.All data were analyzed using the t test or chi-square test.Results The mean operation time of the radiofrequency liver resection group was (77 ± 28 ) minutes,which was significantly shorter than ( 129 ± 34) minutes ( t =7.432,P ＜ 0.05 ).The number of patients who received inflow occlusion in the radiofrequency liver resection group was 4,which was significantly smaller than 23 in the routine liver resection group ( x2 =19.934,P ＜ 0.05 ).The volumes of operative blood loss and rate of patients who received blood transfusion were (241 ± 214)ml and 15％ (6/41) in the radiofrequency liver resection group,(751 ± 421 )ml and 49％ (20/41) in the routine liver resection group (t =6.920,x2 =11.038,P ＜ 0.05 ).There were no significant difference in the rate of postoperative blood loss and biliary leakage between the 2 groups ( x2 =0.213,1.822,P ＞ 0.05).The mean postoperative hospital stay of the radiofrequency liver resection group was ( 9 ± 4) days,which was significantly shorter than ( 12 ± 7 ) days of the routine liver resection group ( t =2.368,P ＜ 0.05 ).No patients died intraoperatively.Conclusion The radiofrequency device could effectively control blood loss,shortens operation time and postoperatively hosptial stay,and it has great value in the liver resection for the treatment of primary liver cancer.

OBJECTIVEPolyethylene glycol/bone morphogenetic protein-2 (PEG/BMP-2) nanoparticles were transfected into Rabbit bone mesenchymal stem cells (rBMSCs) and the expression of BMP-2 was detected.

METHODSDissociated rBMSCs were primarily cultured in vitro and BMP-2 gene was transfected into rBMSCs by PEG/BMP-2 nanoparticals and lipofectamine, respectively. The efficiency of transfection was detected by flow cytometry and the expression of BMP-2 was detected by Western Blot and real time RT-PCR.

RESULTSPEG/BMP-2 nanoparticals were successfully synthesized and transfected into rBMSCs. Compared with the lipofectamine transfection group, PEG/BMP-2 transfection group had higher efficiency and higher BMP-2 expression.

CONCLUSIONPEG/BMP-2 nanoparticals transfected rBMSCs highly expressed BMP-2,which provided novel strategies for the treatment of bone defect.

Animals ; Bone Diseases ; genetics ; therapy ; Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 ; chemistry ; genetics ; metabolism ; Bone and Bones ; cytology ; Gene Expression Regulation ; Humans ; Mesenchymal Stromal Cells ; cytology ; metabolism ; Nanoparticles ; chemistry ; Polyethylene Glycols ; chemistry ; RNA, Messenger ; genetics ; metabolism ; Rabbits ; Transfection ; methods

OBJECTIVETo discuss the clinical effects of using rotating hinge prosthesis in treating primary malignant tumor of the proximal tibia.

METHODSAfter the malignant tumor of the proximal tibia was extensively resected or radically resected, rotating hinge prosthesis replacement was performed for reconstruction, while neoadjuvant chemotherapy was used in treating the osteosarcoma.

RESULTSThe average follow-up period was 4.2 years. There was no local recurrence and metastasis in 22 patients, though there was recurrence in 8 patients. The MSTS functional scores of all different items 4 years after the operations were above 3, which showed the clinical results were satisfactory.

CONCLUSIONSIt is an efficacious method for the treatment of malignant tumor of the proximal tibia by using rotating hinge prosthesis. It has the advantage of early recovery of joint function.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee ; methods ; Bone Neoplasms ; surgery ; therapy ; Combined Modality Therapy ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Knee Prosthesis ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Tibia ; surgery

Traditional mineral Chinese medicine is a characteristic part of Chinese medicine, in the development of traditional Chinese medicine has its unique role. With the development of science and technology and the increase of the medical level, traditional mineral medicine research is gradually thorough and wide-ranging. In recent years, traditional mineral Chinese medicine research mainly includes the physical properties of mineral medicine, structure, chemical composition, pharmacology and treatment mechanism research. The above several aspects of research in the mineral medicine has important practical and theoretical significance. The above several aspects of research status and the problems existing in the research were briefly summarized and reviewed in this paper, and its development were discussed, to provide reference for further studies in the future.
Animals ; Humans ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; methods ; Minerals ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; toxicity ; Physical Phenomena

ObjectiveTo study the expression levels of YB-1 protein in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tissues,tissues adjacent to tumour and normal liver tissues,and to explore the clinical significance.MethodsTo study the expression levels of YB-1 protein,immunochemistry was carried out on 58 HCC tissues and their corresponding adjacent tissues to tumour and on 20 normal liver tissues.The YB-1 protein with nuclear translocation was detected by Western blot in HCC tissues,tissues adjacent to tumour,normal liver tissues,HCC cell lines including QGY-7701 and SMMC-7721,and a normal hepatic cell line LO2.ResultsPositive signals of YB-1 protein were detected at a high level in HCC tissues (72.4％,42/58) when compared to tissues adjacent to tumour (41.4％,24/58) and to normal liver tissues (35 ％,7/20) (P＞0.05).The nuclear expression of YB-1 (31％,18/58) was significantly correlated with the pathologicalgrade,tumour size and portal venous invasion (P＜0.05).Using Western blot,the YB-1 protein with nuclear translocation was expressed at a higher level in HCC tissues (0.474±0.107) than in tissues adjacent to tumour and in normal liver tissues (P＜0.05).Similar results were obtained in HCC cell lines and the normal hepatic cell line (P＜0.05).ConclusionThe high expression of YB-1 in HCC and its nuclear translocation may be involved in human HCC progression.YB-1 may be a potential target for HCC treatment in the future.