Objective To study the correlation between bone marrow edema (BME), the amount of joint fluid and clinical symptoms in order to strengthen further understandings about clinical significance of BME in osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH). Methods Fifty-seven patients (91 hips) with ONFH proved by clinical follow-up or pathology were examined by conventional radiography, 1.5 T MRI, and radionuclide imaging. BME, necrotic area, and joint fluid were analyzed respectively in ONFH with pre- or post-collapse of the femoral head and different MR signal intensities within necrotic area.Results ①The characteristic “line-like sign” appeared on MRI in 88 of 91 affected hips, and BME was seen in the distal zone away from line(s) in 61 hips, extending to the femoral neck and intertrochanteric region. ②The ratio of the occurance of BME in the collapse was greater than that in noncollapse, and in mixed signals within necrotic area without collapse greater than pure fat-like signal (P0.05), and both were greater than noncollapse without BME (P

Objective To explore the clinical characteristics of poststroke epilepsy and to discuss the association with the type of stroke,the location of focus.Methods Clinical information of 64 patients with poststroke epilepsy taken from 932 patients with stroke were analyzed retrospectively.Results In the patients with first stroke,the incidence of poststroke epilepsy was 6.9％.Among them,47 cases belong to early seizure (73.4％) and 17 cases belong to late seizure (26.6％).The incidence of poststroke epilepsy was difference between ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke.There were more cases of stroke in cortical focus than subcortial one.Onset seizures type was more cases of partal seizure than generalized tonic-seizure (GTS).The treatment on early seizure could be short-range treatment and the treatment on late seizure should be long-term standardized treatment and regular.Conclusions Occurrence of poststroke epilepsy were involved in the type of stroke,the location of focus (cortex / subcortex).It is helpful for guiding the clinical therapy of patients with stroke and improving the quality of their life to analyse the clinical characteristics of poststroke epilepsy.

Objective To study normal imaging features of choroid fissure and to improve the ability of diagnosis of choroid fissureneuroepithelial cyst.Methods The MR manifestations of choroid fissure were studied by comparing general brain specimen with MR images of normal brains.The analysis of CT and MRI findings of choroid fissure neuroepithelial cysts in 14 cases were also conducted.Results The whole choroid fissure was clearly displayed as fissures full of cerebrospinal fluid on MRI.Cysts were shown round or ellapse foci with sharpmargins and homogeneous low density on CT or cerebrospinal fluid-like signal intensity on MRI.There was no enhanced contrast or nodramatic changes in follow-up studies.Conclusion The recognization of MR anatomy of choroid fissure and imaging manifestations ofchoroid fissure neuroepithelial cysts can improve the ability of diagnosis and differential diagnosis of cysts.

Objective To analyze causative factors for and therapeutic effect of total glucosides of paeony (TGP) on palmoplantar pustulosis (PPP).Methods Ninety patients with PPP were recruited in this study.A questionnaire survey was carried out to collect clinical data from these patients,and a patch test to identify contact allergens for these patients.All the patients were randomly divided into two groups:observation group treated with TGP capsule 0.6 g thrice a day,and control group treated with tripterygium glycosides tablets 20 mg thrice a day.Both groups topically applied mometasone furoate cream once a day.The efficacy and side effects were evaluated 4 and 8 weeks after initiation of treatment.Results Of the 90 patients,the ratio of male to female was 1 ∶ 1.64,smokers amounted to 42.22％,and 23 (26.67％) reported a history of infection before the onset of PPP.As the patch test showed,potassium dichromate and nickel sulfate were the most common contact allergens in these patients.The response rate was significantly higher in the observation group than in the control group after 4 weeks of treatment (64.44％ vs.40.00％,x2 =5.388,P ＜ 0.05),but similar between the two groups after 8 weeks of treatment (88.89％ vs.80.00％,x2 =1.353,P ＞ 0.05).No significant difference was observed in the occurrence of adverse reactions between the two groups (17.78％ vs.11.11％,x2 =0.809,P ＞ 0.05).Conclusions Smoking may play a certain role in the development of PPP,and infection seems to be a primary inducing factor.TGP combined with mometasone furoate cream is effective for the treatment of PPP.

The pathogenesy of diabetic peripheral neuropathy(DPN) is approached according to collaterals diseases theory in this study,indicated that defi ciency of both vital energy and yin is the chief pathologic foundation and obstruction of collaterals by blood stasis and phlegm is the critical element in DPN.Furthermore,highlight of differentiation of symptoms and signs,therapeutic principle and diagnosis and treatment based on differentiation are illuminated.This study has supplied a new idea for precaution and treatment of DPN.

Related researches found that there exist relative specific microRNA (miRNA) expression patterns in the blood or urine of patients with tumor,and miRNA in the blood and urine are stable and reproducible.Therefore,miRNA can serve as non-traumatic biological markers for the early diagnosis,individualized treatment,prognosis monitoring or follow-up of cancer.

Objective To observe cell proliferation and neurogenesis in the pregnant mouse dentate gyrus (DG) and the subventricular zone(SVZ). Methods Injection of the thymidine analog 5 bromo 2 deoxyuridine (BrdU)to determine the extent of cell proliferation combined with single or double immunohistochemistry staining with antibodies BrdU,TuJ1(class Ⅲ ? tubulin,neuron specific early differentiation marker)and GFAP. Results The number of BrdU positive cells in the pregnant mouse dentate gyrus was significantly more than that of unpregnant mouse dendate gyrus but not in the subventricular zone.In dentate gyrus,approximately 80% of these cells were neuronal characteristics (TuJ1 immunoreactive)and 3%～5% of these cells were astrocytic characteristics(GFAP immunoreactive).Conclusion\ These findings suggest that pregnancy significantly increases cell proliferation and neurogenesis in the adult mouse dentate gyrus and present the possibility that these new cells exert an important influence on hippocampal function

Objective To isolate neuroepithelial stem cells from the spinal cord neural tube of the embryonic rat and induce them to differentiate into dopaminergic neurons. Methods Serum free cells suspension culture and single cell cloning technique were used to isolate neuroepithelial stem cells. 5 bromo 2 deoxyuridine(BrdU) to label new cells combined with single or double immunocytochemistry staining to detect nestin antigen before differentiation and neural cell specific antigens after differentiation, such as neurofilament (NFM 160?kD), glial fibrillary acidic protein(GFAP), galactocerebroside(GalC) and tyrosine hydroxylase(TH). Striatal extracts were used to induce neuroepithelial stem cells to differentiate into dopaminergic neurons. Results The cells isolated from the spinal cord neural tube of the embryonic rat expressed nestin antigen. They had the potential to serially passage and differentiate into neurons, astrocytes and oligodendrocytes. Striatal extracts could induce 12% of them to differentiate into dopaminergic neurons compared with 3% in controls.Conclusion The cells, which express nestin antigen, isolated from neural tube are multipotent and have the ability to self renew, therefore, they are neural stem cells. These stem cells can be induced to differentiate into specific neurons in vitro. Which can provide materials for neural transplantation.

BACKGROUND:Conventional methods,including trypsin digestion and cells transfer using single call suspension,have many drawbacks,which limit the development of bone tissue engineering.OBJECTIVE:To culture bone marrow stromal stem calls,induce osteoblastic differentiation,and prepare cell sheets.METHODS:Canine bone marrow stromal calls were isolated by density gradient centrifugation technique,inoculated into DMEM medium,and induced to differentiate into osteoblasts.Complete call sheets were harvested by call sheet engineering based on the temperature change of temperature-responsive medium.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Immediately after inoculation,primary calls were scattered on the bottom of culture flask,presenting a transparent spherical body with a good refractive capacity.At 12 hours,calls exhibited a long shuttle shape,reached complete confluency,and grew in a whirlpool-like fashion.After osteoblastic induction,the majority of bone marrow stromal stem calls appeared tetragonal,polygonal,and squamose.At 21-28 days,round or oval-shaped calcified nodules formed.When the bone marrow stromal stem calls in the temperature-responsive culture dishes were cooled below the critical temperature 32℃,cells were gradually detached from the bottom of culture flask and formed complete bone marrow stromal stem call sheets.These findings indicate that density gradient cantrifugation technique can be used to successfully isolate and culture canine bone marrow stromal stem cells to differentiate into osteoblasts and call sheet engineering enables to harvest complete bone marrow stromal stem call sheets.

BACKGROUND:There are some disadvantages in harvesting and transferring cells in the traditional tissue engineering technique,and it is difficult to form dense tissues,which significantly limits the development of tissue engineering.OBJECTIVE:To explore the culture and fabrication of dog bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell(BMSC)sheet in vitro.METHODS:Bone marrow was extracted from dogs following anesthesia.BMSCs were isolated with the method of density gradient centrifugation in vitro.BMSCs at passage 4 at a density of 1×10~9/L were incubated in the temperature-responsive culture dishes with a diameter of 3.5 cm,and cultured in an incubator at 37 ℃,5% CO_2 and saturated humidity.The temperature of the incubator was changed from to 37 V to 20 ℃ to prepare BMSCs cell sheet for 20 minutes.Cell morphological changes and cell sheet formation were observed under an inverted microscope.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Dog BMSCs following 24 hours of primary culture presented ellipse or polygonal shape.Most cells adhered at hour 72,and cell colonies were visible at day 7.Cells showed long spindle and completely confluence at day 12,with unclear boundary.BMSCs in the temperature-responsive culture dishes presented short spindle shape,and gradually separated from the dish bottom,forming entire cell sheet containing extracellular matrix at 20 V.These verified that dog BMSCs can be effectively obtained with method of density gradient centrifugation.Complete cell sheet layer can be fabricated with temperature-responsive culture dishes.