Objective:To explore any effect of training assisted by a pelvic rehabilitation robot on trunk control and walking after cerebral infarction.Methods:Forty cerebral infarction survivors with hemiplegia were randomly divided into an experimental group and a control group, each of 20. Both groups were given routine neurological medication and rehabilitation training, while the experimental group was additionally provided with 20 minutes of robot-assisted gait training daily, five times a week, for 4 weeks. Before and after the intervention, the motor function, walking function, trunk control and pelvic movement were assessed using a simplified version of the Fugl-Meyer assessment (FMA-LL), functional ambulation categories (FAC) and the trunk control test (TCT).Results:After the treatment, significant improvement was observed in all of the above measurements in both groups. The average FMA-LL, FAC and TCT results of the experimental group as well as their average pelvic lateral displacement, height displacement, rotation angle and roll angle were all significantly superior to the control group′s averages.Conclusions:Robot-assisted training can effectively improve lower limb motor functioning, trunk control, walking and pelvic motion after cerebral infarction, with better curative effect than routine rehabilitation training alone.

The pathological scars produced by scar hyperplasia are highly invasive, prone to recurrence, and often accompanied by itching and pain, which impose impact on patients’quality of life, physical and mental health. At present, it is generally believed that preventing the formation or recurrence of scars is the optimal way to deal with pathological scars. As a result, research on scar prevention is more worthy of attention. The author has collected relevant and instructive articles in the last 5 years and sorted them out by anti-scarring drugs, radiotherapy, laser therapy, in vitro non-invasive methods, discoveries and new clinical techniques, etc. All referenced articles focus on the prevention of scar hyperplasia and are closely connected with clinical practice. Summarization of the latest research and progress in this area has great significance for plastic surgeons.

The pathological scars produced by scar hyperplasia are highly invasive, prone to recurrence, and often accompanied by itching and pain, which impose impact on patients’quality of life, physical and mental health. At present, it is generally believed that preventing the formation or recurrence of scars is the optimal way to deal with pathological scars. As a result, research on scar prevention is more worthy of attention. The author has collected relevant and instructive articles in the last 5 years and sorted them out by anti-scarring drugs, radiotherapy, laser therapy, in vitro non-invasive methods, discoveries and new clinical techniques, etc. All referenced articles focus on the prevention of scar hyperplasia and are closely connected with clinical practice. Summarization of the latest research and progress in this area has great significance for plastic surgeons.

The pathological scars produced by scar hyperplasia are highly invasive, prone to recurrence, and often accompanied by itching and pain, which impose impact on patients’quality of life, physical and mental health. At present, it is generally believed that preventing the formation or recurrence of scars is the optimal way to deal with pathological scars. As a result, research on scar prevention is more worthy of attention. The author has collected relevant and instructive articles in the last 5 years and sorted them out by anti-scarring drugs, radiotherapy, laser therapy, in vitro non-invasive methods, discoveries and new clinical techniques, etc. All referenced articles focus on the prevention of scar hyperplasia and are closely connected with clinical practice. Summarization of the latest research and progress in this area has great significance for plastic surgeons.

The pathological scars produced by scar hyperplasia are highly invasive, prone to recurrence, and often accompanied by itching and pain, which impose impact on patients’quality of life, physical and mental health. At present, it is generally believed that preventing the formation or recurrence of scars is the optimal way to deal with pathological scars. As a result, research on scar prevention is more worthy of attention. The author has collected relevant and instructive articles in the last 5 years and sorted them out by anti-scarring drugs, radiotherapy, laser therapy, in vitro non-invasive methods, discoveries and new clinical techniques, etc. All referenced articles focus on the prevention of scar hyperplasia and are closely connected with clinical practice. Summarization of the latest research and progress in this area has great significance for plastic surgeons.

Objective:To explore the effect of a pelvis-assisting rehabilitation robot on lower limb function and knee proprioception after cerebral infarction.Methods:Forty hemiplegic cerebral infarction survivors were randomly divided into an experimental group and a control group, each of 20. Both groups were given routine neurological medication and rehabilitation training, while the experimental group was additionally provided with 20 minutes of robot-assisted gait training daily, five times a week for four weeks. Before and after the intervention, motor function, balance, walking function and knee joint proprioception were assessed using the simplified Fugl-Meyer lower limb assessment, the Berg balance scale, functional ambulation categorization and the Humac Norm isokinetic tester.Results:After the treatment, significant improvement was observed in all of the above measurements in both groups, but the improvements were significantly greater in the experimental group.Conclusions:Robotic pelvic assistance can effectively improve lower limb motor function, balance, knee proprioception and walking after cerebral infarction.

Objective:To investigate the characteristics of inflammatory response in BALB/cA-nu mice induced by oral 1, 2-dichloropropane (1, 2-DCP) , and to provides theoretical reference for further study of subchronic, chronic toxicity and carcinogenic mechanism.Methods:From October 2018, Clean grade healthy BALB/cA-nu mice were randomly divided into 5 groups with 10 mice in each group. And 860, 1150, 1500, 1950, 2535 mg/kg 1, 2-DCP were given by gavage respectively. Meanwhile, blank group and solvent control group (corn oil) were set up. Blood samples were collected from eyeballs and liver and bile tissues were collected for histopathological examination within 24 hours after exposure. The expression of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) , total bilirubin (TBLI) , C-reactive protein (CRP) , interleukin-6 (IL-6) , tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and tumor necrosis factor-β (TNF-β) were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.Results:With the increase of the dose of 1, 2-DCP, the number of microbubbles in liver cells and the infiltration of inflammatory cells increased gradually. No pathological changes were found in the gallbladder. Compared with the blank group and solvent control group, the content of serum ALT in each exposure group was increased, the serum levels of IL-6 and TNF-β in 860, 1150, 1950 and 2350 mg/kg exposure groups were increased, the serum TNF-α and TBLI levels in 1 950, 2535 mg/kg groups were significantly higher ( P<0.05) . The levels of ALT, TBLI and TNF-β in serum of female mice were significantly different ( P<0.05) . There were significant differences in ALT, TBLI, CRP, IL-6, TNF-α, TNF-β in serum of male mice ( P<0.05) . Conclusion:Oral 1, 2-DCP may cause acute liver injury in BALB/cA-nu mice and increase the expression of serum inflammatory factors. Moreover, the types of inflammatory factors activated in male mice are more than those in female mice.

Objective:To investigate the characteristics of inflammatory response in BALB/cA-nu mice induced by oral 1, 2-dichloropropane (1, 2-DCP) , and to provides theoretical reference for further study of subchronic, chronic toxicity and carcinogenic mechanism.Methods:From October 2018, Clean grade healthy BALB/cA-nu mice were randomly divided into 5 groups with 10 mice in each group. And 860, 1150, 1500, 1950, 2535 mg/kg 1, 2-DCP were given by gavage respectively. Meanwhile, blank group and solvent control group (corn oil) were set up. Blood samples were collected from eyeballs and liver and bile tissues were collected for histopathological examination within 24 hours after exposure. The expression of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) , total bilirubin (TBLI) , C-reactive protein (CRP) , interleukin-6 (IL-6) , tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and tumor necrosis factor-β (TNF-β) were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.Results:With the increase of the dose of 1, 2-DCP, the number of microbubbles in liver cells and the infiltration of inflammatory cells increased gradually. No pathological changes were found in the gallbladder. Compared with the blank group and solvent control group, the content of serum ALT in each exposure group was increased, the serum levels of IL-6 and TNF-β in 860, 1150, 1950 and 2350 mg/kg exposure groups were increased, the serum TNF-α and TBLI levels in 1 950, 2535 mg/kg groups were significantly higher ( P<0.05) . The levels of ALT, TBLI and TNF-β in serum of female mice were significantly different ( P<0.05) . There were significant differences in ALT, TBLI, CRP, IL-6, TNF-α, TNF-β in serum of male mice ( P<0.05) . Conclusion:Oral 1, 2-DCP may cause acute liver injury in BALB/cA-nu mice and increase the expression of serum inflammatory factors. Moreover, the types of inflammatory factors activated in male mice are more than those in female mice.

Objective: To investigate the high occupational stress and its influencing factors in traffic police in Shanghai. Methods: 728 traffic police were selected as the study subjects, and the《Occupational Health Questionnaire》was used to investigate and evaluate their job demand-control (JDC) and effort-reward imbalance model (ERI) occupational stress situation respectively. The related influencing factors were analyzed. Results: The prevalence rates of high occupational stress in JDC and ERI models were 74.6% (543/728) and 51.5% (375/728) . The influencing factors of JDC were education, marriage, average weekly hours (χ²=16.82, 10.04, 18.71, P<0.05) , and The influencing factors of ERI were gender, age, marriage, real monthly income level, education, work experience, and average weekly hours (χ²=7.02, 26.18, 6.73, 50.42, 4.75, 26.61, 112.98, 6.19, P<0.05) . The JDC multivariate logistic analysis indicated that the risk of occupational stress of married police was 2.81 times as high as that of Unmarried ones. The risk of occupational stress of traffic police with more education was 1.92 times as high as that of low eduacation, average weekly working 41-50 hours and≥51 hours was 2.53, 3.12 times as high as that of ones with average working 40 hours, respectivly. Meanwhile, the ERI multivariate logistic analysis indicated that high income level is the protective factor of occupational stress. The traffic police with 15-<20 working years were more likely to occur higher occupational stress. The traffic police with the more average weekly hours had greater possibility of higher occupational stress. Conclusion The main influencing factors of JDC and ERI are marriage, real monthly income level, education, work experience, and average weekly hours.

OBJECTIVEThe effect of treated dentin matrix (TDM) to the proliferation and osteogenesis differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) is evaluated in vitro.

METHODSTDM leaching solution was prepared by dentine particles suffering from gradient demineralization. Human BMSCs were isolated and cultivated, and subsequently cultivated in the TDM leaching solution. The proliferation of BMSCs was detected by CCK-8. The osteogenesis-related proteins, including collagen type I (Col I) and runt-related transcription factor-2 (Runx2), were extracted and detected by Western blot after a 7-day culture.

RESULTSCompared with the control group and hydroxyapatite (HA)/β-tricalcium phosphate (βTCP) group, the proliferation of BMSCs cultivated in TDM leaching solution was significantly improved. The expression of Col I and Runx2 obviously increased after the 7-day cultivation in TDM leaching solution.

CONCLUSIONTDM can promote the proliferation and osteogenesis differentiation of BMSCs, implying the feasibility of the application in bone tissue engineering.

Bone Marrow Cells ; physiology ; Bone and Bones ; Calcium Phosphates ; Cell Differentiation ; Collagen Type I ; Core Binding Factor Alpha 1 Subunit ; Dentin ; physiology ; Hematopoietic Stem Cells ; Humans ; Mesenchymal Stromal Cells ; physiology ; Osteogenesis ; Tissue Engineering