OBJECTIVETo investigate clinical effects of arthroscopy in the treatment of medial meniscal cyst.

METHODSFrom June 2011 to January 2013, 7 patients with medial meniscal cyst were treated with arthroscopy. There were 3 males and 4 females,ranging in age from 27 to 63 years old,with a mean age of (43.93±2.10) years old. The cysts have been discovered for 3 to 30 months,with a mean time of (10.6±1.3) months. All the patients complained of knee pain,especially in the medial joint gap. The Pisani sign, Caklin sign and medial McMurray sign were all positive. Preoperative MRI examination confirmed the diagnosis. Lysholm score changes and clinical efficacy were observed through a six-month follow-up.

RESULTSThe postoperative Lysholm scores were all significantly higher than the preoperative scores. According to Sarimo standard, 6 patients got an excellent result, and 1 good.

CONCLUSIONArthroscopic treatment of medial meniscal cyst has replaced the traditional method, which could retain the normal meniscus as much as possible and repair the meniscus injury simultaneously, as well as get a good curative effect and a good recovery of knee function. This method is worthy of clinical application.

Adult ; Arthroscopy ; methods ; Cysts ; physiopathology ; surgery ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Menisci, Tibial ; physiopathology ; surgery ; Middle Aged

Objective To evaluate the outcomes of maxillary protraction in the treatment of skeletal class Ⅲ malocclusions in early mixed dentition. Methods Fourteen patients with skeletal class Ⅲ malocclusions in early mixed dentition were treated with maxillary protraction for one year with oral active appliance bonded face mask.Cephalometric records were analyzed to assess the changes of maxillo-facial structure of the hard tissue before and after treatment. Results The anterior crossbite was unlocked in all the patients,and the maxilla moved downwards and forwards.Point A moved forwards,and angle SNA and ANB significantly increased.The mandible rotated downward and backward,and the Wits values significantly increased,which led to the correction of a skeletal class Ⅲ relationship.Maxillary length and protrusion significantly increased,and facial profile improved obviously. Conclusion Maxillary protraction works well in the treatment of skeletal class Ⅲ malocclusions in early mixed dentition,and can reduce the chances of later orthognathic surgery.

Adult ; Air Pollution, Indoor ; adverse effects ; Benzene ; adverse effects ; Control Groups ; Female ; Humans ; Leukocyte Count ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Occupational Exposure ; adverse effects ; Paint

Objective To study the present situation of legionella pneumophila(Lp) infection of low respiratory tract infection in children less than 5 years old.Methods Three hundred hospitalized patients with the diagnosis of low respiratory tract infection were enrolled in the study,191 males,109 females,aged 27 d to 5 years old,course from 1 d to 6 months.Serum antibody(IgM,IgG) of Lp serogroup 1-7 was detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA).Results In the patients,17 cases were positive,and the positive rate was 5.67%.Of the 17 children,the males(n=11) and females(n=6) did not significantly influence the positive rate(5.76% vs 5.50%).Four of them were between 27 days and 1 year old;7 were 1 to 3 years old,6 were 3 to 5 years old.The positive rates were significantly different among the 3 groups(2.53% vs 7.37% vs 12.77%) and tendentially increased following the increase of age(?2=7.8164 P

Objective To explore molecular mechanism and the curative effect of Yisuishengxue powder and its function of the hepersensitive site 2 (HS2) in ?-globin gene cluster locus control region binding with nucleoprotein.Methods After 3 months treatment of Yisuishengxue powder, nucleoprotein was extracted from the morrow cell before and after treatment. The HS2 DNA probes was combined with nucleoproteins.Electrophoresis gel mobile lag was utilized for observing the mobile velocity of DNA segment.Observe the mobile velocity of DNA probes.Results The mobile velocity of probes combined with nucleoproteins before treatment was different form that of the controls, while it was very close to the controls after treatment.Conclusions It is suggested that this compounding medicine might affect the DNA segment of HS2 site in ?-LCR binding with nucleoprotein GATA-1, which may be one molecular mechanism of Chinese herb therapy.

Objective Investigate the Asi-antidiarrheal capsule's effect on gastrointestinal horrnones in blood plasma of thyroid hormone-induced diarrheic(Abbreviation:Hyperthyroid Diarrhea.,D)rats.Methods One hundred and twenty SD male rats about 8 weeks old were randomly divided according to their constitution into control group of 10 rats and thyroid hormone-induced diarrheic group of 110 rats.The control group rats welle hvaged with isotonic Na chloride 1 ml/d.Thyroid tablets were made with isotonic Na chloride into 40 g/L susnl. The such solution with 1 ml/d was intragastrically administered to each rat in thyroid hormone-induced diardleic group.After three weeks,blood was sampled from vena caudalis of each rat.FT4 were then detected in blood semm.Fourty-two thyroid hormone-induced diarrheic rats were screened based on FT3 and FT4 level in blood serum, wet stool and body weisht.Fourty thyroid hormone-induced diarrheic rats were stochastically re-divided into 5 groups with 8 in each.The physiological saline with 1 ml/d was given to blank group,1.94 g·-kg-1·d-1 Berberine capsule to positive control group,and 0.63,1.26,2.52 g·kg-1·d-1 to low-dose,moderate-dose and high-dose groups respectivelv. Intragastric administration of each group continued for 7 days.Venous blood was centrifuged before and after administration and underwent radioimmunoassay to observe the effect of Ashi-antidiarrheal capsule on motillty (MTL),gastrin(GAS),somatostatin(SS),vasoactive intestinal polypeptide(VlP)in blood plasma of thyroid homlone- induced diarrheic rats.Results①Weight of thyroid hormone-induced diarrheic rats decreased[(344.0±12.9)g], FT3[(4,58 ±0.70)mol/L]and FT4[(23.44±4.40)mol/L]increased,and weight of wet stool[(17.4±3.2)g] increased.Compared to control group[(386.0±1.8)g,(2.08±0.10)mol/L,(10.18±2.00)mol/L,(9.1±0.6)g], there was a statistical significance(t=6.85,9.80,7.66,7.18,P<0.01).②After treatment,high-dose Ashi-antidiarrheal group[(80.54 ±3.80)ng/L]and positive control group[(90.63 ±9.99)ng/L]blood plasma MTL, compared to pre-therapy[(204.27±17.69),(187.79±13.32)ng/L]was decreased,there wag a statistical significance (t=8.60,4.57,P<0.01)③GAS contentshad respectively decreased comparedtopre-therapy[(192.75±11.80), (193.09±3.81),(190.60±9.31),(196.33±18.13)ng/L]in positive control group[(56.06 ±6.36)ng/L],low- dose group[(90.88±4.18)ng/L],midst-dose group[(75.64±7.09)ng/L]and hish-dose group[(44.32±3.72) ng/L],except for blank group.There Wag a statistical significance(t=15.27,7.62,13.43,13.22,all P<0.01).The intm-group difference of MTL,GAS and VIP level had statistic signifieances before and after the treatment(F= 166.68,1503.53,216.68,P<0.01).Conclusion Ashi-antidiarrheal capsule Can significantly lower the level of MTL and GAS in blood plasma。And raise the level of VIP.

Objective To study the effect of Asi-antidiarrheal capsule on gastrointestinal goblet cell of thyroid hormone-induced diarrhea.Methods Total of 120 SD male rats aged about 8 weeks were randomly divided into 2 groups:control group(10 rats)and thyroid hormone-induced diarrheic group(110 rats).Rats in control group were lavaged with normal saline 1 ml/d.Thyroid tablets were partly desolved into normal saline forming a 40 mg/ml suspension.Rats in thyroid hormone-induced diarrheic group were given the thyroid suspension 1 ml/d to make thyroid hormone-induced diarrheic model.Serum FT3 and FT4 were tested.Fourty thyroid hormone-induced diarrheic rats were screened out according to serum FT3 and FT4 levels,body weight and wet stool.The fourty rats were randomly divided into 5 groups,8 rats in each group:positive control group,berberine group,low-dose,mediandose and high-dose groups.Normal saline of 1 ml/d was admnistered to diarrhea control group,1.94 g·kg-1·d-1 Berberine capsule was given to positive control group,and 0.63,1.26,2.52 g·kg-1·d-1 Asi-antidiarrheal capsule to low-dose,mediandose and high-dose groups,respectively.After sever days treatment,rats are executed.Duodenum,jejunum,ileum and colon were dissected,respectively.Histology observation and cell counting were carried out under light micmscopo on HE coloration.Cell counting unit was defined as:cell/high power field of vision (cells/hpf).Results In jejunum,the number of goblet cells in berberine group,mediandose group and high-dose group[(15.32±2.53),(20.24±1.24),(14.98±1.10)cells/hpf,respectively],were all lower than that of the diarrhea control group[(25.73±4.55)cells/hpf,all P<0.05]with an exception of low-dose group[(23.98±2.28)cells/hpf].The numbers of goblet cells in berberine control group,low-dose group,mediandose group and highdose group[(18.29±1.33),(20.61±2.12),(19.38±2.01),(16.34±1.55)cells/hpf,respectively]were all less than that of the control group[(23.36±3.10)cells/hpf,all P<0.05].The numbers of goblet cells of diarrhea control group and high-dose group were obviously lower than that of the low-dose group(all P<0.05)in jejunum and colon.The numbers of goblet cells of Duodenum and ileum were not significantly different between groups(F=2.81,2.67,all P>0.05).The numbers of goblet cells in the diarrhea control group increased markedly observed under microscope,but decreased following therapeutic treatment.Conclusions The numbers of goblet cells from jejunum and colon in thyroid hormone-induced diarrheic rats are increased significantly.Asi-antidiarrheal capsule can remarkably decrease the number of goblet cells in jejunum and colon,and reduce mucus secretion.

To investigate formation mechanism of secologanic acid sulfonates in sulfur-fumigated buds of Lonicera japonica, secologanic acid was enriched and purified from the sun-dried buds of L. japonica by various column chromatography on macroporus resin HPD-100, silica gel and ODS. The stimulation experiments of sulfur-fumigation process were carried out using secologanic acid reacted with SO2 in the aqueous solution. The reaction mechanism could be involved in the esterification or addition reaction. The present investigation provides substantial evidences for interpreting formation pathway of secologanic acid sulfonates in sulfur-fumigated buds of L. japonica.
Alkanesulfonates ; chemistry ; Carboxylic Acids ; chemistry ; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ; Flowers ; chemistry ; drug effects ; Lonicera ; chemistry ; drug effects ; Models, Chemical ; Molecular Structure ; Sulfur ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; Sulfur Dioxide ; chemistry ; Water ; chemistry

Objective To discuss the frequent etiology of spontaneous sub-cortical hemorrhage and its diag- nosis.Methods The clinical materials of 79 cases of spontaneous sub-cortical hemorrhage were analyzed.Results 56% of the hemorrhage was caused by arterial-venous malformation.48% of the hemorrhage was caused by occult AVM.Conclusion AVM is the most frequent etiology of spontaneous sub-cortical hemorrhage.CTA plays a special role in its diagnosis.

Twelve cases of Bartter's syndrome were reported and reviewed retrospectively.Usually vomiting was the first sympton in children,while fatigue was common in adults.Bartter's syndrome was characteristic of hypokalemia,metabolic alkalosis,elevations of plasma renin activity,serum angiotersinⅡand aldosterone and juxtaglomerular apperatus hyperplasia.Supplementation of potassium choloride was the main manner of therapy.