OBJECTIVE To study the risk factors of neurosurgical postoperative intracranial infection.METHODS Totally 5405 patients who had a neurosurgical operation from 1996 to 2003 in our department were chosen(172(cases) with intracranial infection).Many risk factors were studied retrospectively,A data-base was set up with EXCEL,and Logistic regression was selected to analyze the factors which might cause infection.RESULTS The(analysis) of 5405 cases revealed that infection rate was closely related to the operation durations,CSF fistulae,(ventricle) drainage,the insertion of tubes,the approach to the post fossa,the complication from diabetes mellitus(DM),and open(craniocerebral) injuries.While had little effect of sex,age,the season,longer application of hormones before the operation,preoperative diseases,and longer application of antibiotics before or after the operation.(CONCLUSIONS) To decrease the infection rate,according the clinical experience,the operation should be finished as soon as possible,the suture should be done completely to prevent CSF fistulae,and the duration of the ventricle drainage should be controlled strictly.

ObjectiveTo evaluate the efficacy and safety of Qingpeng ointment in the treatment of chronic eczema.MethodsTotally,95 patients with chronic eczema were enrolled and divided into 3 groups to receive topical Qingpeng ointment (n =33),0.2％ hydrocortisone cream (n =32),10％ urea ointment (n =30) respectively twice a day for 4 weeks.All the patients were followed up once a week for the evaluation of therapeutic and side effects.ResultsAfter 4-week treatment,the response rate was 78.8％,84.4％ and 46.7％ in the Qingpeng ointment-,hydrocortisone cream- and urea ointment-treated patients respectively.Significant differences were observed in the response rate between the Qingpeng ointment- and urea ointment-treated patients (P ＜ 0.05 ),but not between the hydrocortisone cream- and Qingpeng ointment-treated patients (P ＞0.05).Skin flushing with a sensation of burning was observed at the application sites of 2 patients treated with Qingpeng ointment,and tingling sensation at the application sites was reported in 1 patient treated with hydrocortisone cream.All of these adverse reactions were tolerable and had no influence on the treatment.Conclusion Topical Qingpeng ointment is effective and safe for the treatment of chronic eczema.

Objective To investigate the expression of PCNA in gastric cancer and its relationship with telomerase activity of peritoneal washings and peritoneal dissemination, and to compare the efficacy of telomerase activity and cytology of peritoneal washings for prediction of peritoneal metastasis of gastric cancer. Methods Telomeric repeated amplification protocol (TRAP)-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was performed to measure the telomerase activity of peritoneal washings collected from 60 patients with gastric cancer. Exfoliate cytologic analysis of the corresponding samples was used for comparison.Expression of PCNA was measured with immunohistochemical staining.Their relationship with clinicopathologic features were evaluated. Results The positive rate of telomerase activity in peritoneal washing collected from patients with gastric cancer was 41.7%,which well related to serosal invasion, histology types, depth of infiltration and peritoneal metastasis of gastric cancer. The positive rate of telomerase activity increased with the increased depth of infiltration and serosal involvement areas (P

AIM: To explore the role of intestinal lymphatic pathway in MODS pathogenesis by two-hit in rats. METHODS: Mesenteric lymph was diverted by ligating mesenteric lymph duct, and the MODS model was established by two-hit method. 45 Wistar rats were divided into three groups: mesenteric lymph duct ligation group, non-ligation group and sham group. All rats facilitated blood withdrawal for serum sample at pre-experiment and after 24 h. Then organs including kidney, liver, lung, heart and intestine were collected for preparing homogenate. The tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF?), nitric oxide (NO), malondialdehyde (MDA) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were determined. RESULTS: It showed that the MODS model was established successfully. After two-hit, the TNF?, NO 2 -/NO 3 -, NOS, iNOS and MDA in serum of non-ligation group were significantly increased than that in pre-experiment and sham group, and SOD was significantly lower ( P

Objective To investigate the expression of cannabinoid receptor 2 (CB2) in pigmented nevus and malignant melanoma and its significance. Methods The protein and mRNA expressions of CB2 were measured in tissue samples of 20 patients with pigmented nevus and 20 patients with malignant melanoma using immunohistochemical staining and RT-PCR, respectively. Results CB2 was expressed in both pigmented nevus and malignant melanoma. In tissue of pigmented nevus, CB2 was chiefly expressed in nevocytes and basal cell layer, and only a small quantity of CB2 was expressed in subcutaneous tissue. Statis-tical differences were observed between samples of malignant melanoma and pigmented nevus in the expres-sion intensity of CB2 (P < 0.05). Conclusions Increased protein and mRNA expressions of CB2 are observed in tissue of malignant melanoma, and the expression intensity of CB2 is higher in tissue of malig-nant melanoma than in that of pigmented nevus.

AIM: To study the protective effect of mese nt eric lymph duct ligation on the functions of liver, kidney and heart, and morpho logy in multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) rats subjected to two-hit. METHODS: Male Wistar rats were divided into three groups: the me senteric lymph duct ligation group, the non-ligation group and sham group. The M ODS model of two-hit was established by bleeding and LPS administration in both ligation group and non-ligation group. After 24 h, all rats were cannulated to f acilitate blood withdrawal for serum sample, then all rats were killed and organ s including kidney, liver, lung and heart were collected for making microscopic sectio ns. The biochemical indexes of hepatic and renal functions and myocardial enzyme in s erum were determined before and after experiment. RESULTS: After two-hit, the serum contents of AST, ALT, TBA, BUN , Cr and LDH-1 in both non-ligation group and ligation group, and UA content in non-ligation group were obviously increased than those in pre-experiment and sh am group (P

AIM:To observe the effects of normal mesenteric lymph (NML) on the lung, heart and liver inju-ries and the phosphorylation levels of p 38 mitogen-activated protein kinase ( MAPK) , extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) 1/2 and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) in the mice with endotoxic shock (ES).METHODS: The NML was drained form health male BALB/c mice for the intervention of ES after the removal of cellular constituent .Lipopolysaccha-ride (LPS, 35 mg/kg) was intraperitoneally injected into the mice for the establishment of ES model .After 60 min of LPS injection, the administration of NML (1/15 of whole blood volume) was performed through the femoral artery in NML +ES group.Meanwhile, the mean arterial pressure (MAP) was monitored during the experiment .At 6 h after intraperitoneal in-jection of LPS or the corresponding time point , blood samples were harvested from the heart through apical centesis for de-termination of the biochemical indexes to reflect myocardial and hepatocyte injuries .Simultaneously , the lung , heart and liver tissue specimens from a fixed location were harvested for the observation of histomorphology and the measurement of phosphorylation levels of p38 MAPK, ERK1/2 and JNK.RESULTS:Compared with sham shock (SS) group, MAP in ES group and NML+ES group remarkably decreased at multiple time points after intraperitoneal injection of LPS .However, MAP in NML+ES group at 80 min, 90 min, 190 min, 210 min, 240 min, 250 min, 340 min, 350 min, and 360 min were significantly increased compared with ES group .There were normal structures in the lung , liver and myocardium of the mice in SS group, while the morphological damages of these tissues appeared in ES group .Meanwhile, the damages were attenuated in the mice of NML +ES group.The activities of AST , ALT and CK-MB in the plasma in ES group were remark-ably higher than those in SS group .The CK-MB activity in NML+ES group was also increased compared with SS group , and the activities of AST and LDH-1 were lower than those in ES group .At 6 h after LPS injection , the phosphorylation levels of p38 MAPK, ERK1/2 and JNK in the lung tissues were remarkably increased .Meanwhile , no statistical difference of these indexes between the myocardial and hepatic tissues was observed .NML intervention decreased the phosphorylation levels of p38 MAPK in the lung tissues , and p38 MAPK, ERK1/2 and JNK in the myocardial tissues .CONCLUSION:The NML administration alleviates multi-organ injuries and reduces the phosphorylation level of p 38 MAPK in the lung tis-sues in the mice subjected to ES .

Here we reported a research project based on Black-board to integrate medical curriculum .The key points of this research is application of clinical cases as teaching data and facilitate learning of knowledge following the principle of learning by doing and , input the concept of precision medicine and informatics in learning process with an individually designed framework of learning .The learning outcome is evaluated with big data tech-nology and thus creates a student-centered pathway of medical education .

Objective To explore the mechanism of mesenteric lymph duct ligation relieving hepatic injury in rats by two-hit of hemorrhage and LPS.Methods Forty-five Wistar rats were divided into three groups: ligation group,non-ligation group and sham group,and the two-hit model was established by hemorrhage and LPS,mesenteric lymph was blocked by ligating mesenteric lymph duct in ligation group.After 24 hours of operation,took out the liver for pathological section,and the hepatocellular apoptosis rate was determined by method of TUNEL,the expression of BCL-2 and BAX protein was determined by immunohistochemical test.At the same time,taking out liver for homogenate of 10 percent,the activity of MPO and ATPase and the contents of TNF-? and IL-6 were determined in hepatic homogenate.Results After two-hit,the hepatocellular apoptosis rate and expression of BAX protein in non-ligation group were significantly increased as compared with sham group and ligation group,and expression of BCL-2 protein was significantly lower.The contents of MPO,TNF-? and IL-6 in hepatic homogenate of non-ligation group were significantly increased than that of sham group,and the activity of ATPase in hepatic homogenate was significantly lower.But the ATPase in hepatic homogenate of ligation group were significantlyincreased and MPO,TNF-? and IL-6 in hepatic homogenate of ligation group were significantly lower as compared with non-ligation group.Conclusion The mechanism of mesenteric lymph duct ligation relieving hepatic injury of rats was related to the mesenteric lymph blockage reduces the TNF-? and IL-6 and improves the expression of BCL-2 protein and the activity of ATPase in liver.

AIM: To observe the effects of shock lymph on apoptosis relative gene expressions of pulmonary micro-vascular endothelial cells(PMVECs),and explore its mechanism.METHODS: The model of severe hemorrhagic shock was established by maintaining the blood pressure of rats in the condition of sepsis,mesentery lymph and shock portal vein blood was taken out.As control,mesentery lymph,portal vein blood of normal rats was taken out.The primary PMVECs of passages 3 were treated by different treatment factors,respectively.The apoptosis rate was analyzed by flow cytometry,and the expressions of relative genes of apoptosis such as fas,fas L,bcl-2 and bax were detected by RT-PCR.RESULTS: The apoptosis rate of PMVECs was 9.86%?3.24% after exposed to shock lymph at the final concentration of 4% for 4 hours and significantly higher than that in control(P