BACKGROUND:The repair and clinical outcome of bone defects remains a hot and difficult area of clinical research,which is a common problem that plagues clinicians.Constructing suitable,reproducible and infinitely close to clinical animal experimental models and their scientific evaluation are essential for further clinical treatment of related diseases. OBJECTIVE:To retrospectively analyze the preparation methods and characteristics of common animal models of femoral bone defects and to assess their strengths and weaknesses,thereby providing some reference for relevant researchers to select appropriate animal models of femoral bone defects. METHODS:PubMed,Web of Science,Medline,and CNKI were retrieved for relevant literature published from January 1,2000 to August 1,2022.The keywords were"bone defect,bone,bones,defect,defects,defective,animal model,animal,model,laboratory,laboratory animal,animal laboratory"in English and"bone defect,animal model,experiment"in Chinese. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Twenty-seven randomized controlled animal experiments involving rats,mice,New Zealand rabbits,and sheep were included,analyzed and assessed.The most common types of bone defects were cylindrical bone defects and segmental osteotomy bone defects,generally found in the middle and distal femur.These models are mostly used to evaluate the effects of bone repair materials,drugs,drug-loaded active substances and physical therapy on bone defect repair and explore defect healing mechanisms,particularly the weight-bearing bone defect repair mechanism.Different defect kinds and femoral bone defect ranges have been found in different animal experiments.Researchers can select the suitable animal model and bone defect type based on the goal of the experiment and then set an acceptable bone defect value.Current studies have shown that cylindrical and segmental osteotomy-induced bone defects,mainly in the distal and middle femur,are mostly used in the animal models of femoral bone defects and that the surgical methods and postoperative management are more mature and operable to provide mature experimental animal models.In terms of cylindrical bone defects,rats and New Zealand rabbits are more suitable,whereas segmental osteotomy has no special requirements and all types of animals can meet the experimental requirements.

BACKGROUND:Heterotopic ossification is a dynamic growth process.Diverse heterotopic ossification subtypes have diverse etiologies or induction factors,but they exhibit a similar clinical process in the intermediate and later phases of the disease.Acquired heterotopic ossification produced by trauma and other circumstances has a high incidence. OBJECTIVE:To summarize the molecular biological mechanisms linked to the occurrence and progression of acquired heterotopic ossification in recent years. METHODS:The keywords"molecular biology,heterotopic ossification,mechanisms"were searched in CNKI,Wanfang,PubMed,Embase,Web of Science,and Google Scholar databases for articles published from January 2016 to August 2022.Supplementary searches were conducted based on the obtained articles.After the collected literature was screened,131 articles were finally included and summarized. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1)The occurrence and development of acquired heterotopic ossification is a dynamic process with certain concealment,making diagnosis and treatment of the disease difficult.(2)By reviewing relevant literature,it was found that acquired heterotopic ossification involves signaling pathways such as bone morphogenetic protein,transforming growth factor-β,Hedgehog,Wnt,and mTOR,as well as core factors such as Runx-2,vascular endothelial growth factor,hypoxia-inducing factor,fibroblast growth factor,and Sox9.The core mechanism may be the interaction between different signaling pathways,affecting the body's osteoblast precursor cells,osteoblast microenvironment,and related cytokines,thereby affecting the body's bone metabolism and leading to the occurrence of acquired heterotopic ossification.(3)In the future,it is possible to take the heterotopic ossification-related single-cell osteogenic homeostasis as the research direction,take the osteoblast precursor cells-osteogenic microenvironment-signaling pathways and cytokines as the research elements,explore the characteristics of each element under different temporal and spatial conditions,compare the similarities and differences of the osteogenic homeostasis of different types and individuals,observe the regulatory mechanism of the molecular signaling network of heterotopic ossification from a holistic perspective.It is beneficial to the exploration of new methods for the future clinical prevention and treatment of heterotopic ossification.(4)Meanwhile,the treatment methods represented by traditional Chinese medicine and targeted therapy have become research hotspots in recent years.How to link traditional Chinese medicine with the osteogenic homeostasis in the body and combine it with targeted therapy is also one of the future research directions.(5)At present,the research on acquired heterotopic ossification is still limited to basic experimental research and the clinical prevention and treatment methods still have defects such as uncertain efficacy and obvious side effects.The safety and effectiveness of relevant targeted prevention and treatment drugs in clinical application still need to be verified.Future research should focus on clinical prevention and treatment based on basic experimental research combined with the mechanism of occurrence and development.

Objective:To evaluate the effects of single spay of L-menthol (NPO-11) on suppressing gastric peristalsis during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and the influencing factor.Methods:This study was a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-parallel controlled study. The eligible patients were randomly divided into two groups by randomized blocks. Patients received local spray of either NPO-11 (160 mg L-menthol) or placebo 20 mL during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. The gastric peristalsis was recorded and evaluated before, 2 minutes after and at the end of endoscopy. The complexity of the procedure was evaluated by the researchers. The influencing factors for antiperistaltic effect of NPO-11 were analyzed.Results:A total of 220 patients were enrolled from five research centers. There were 109 cases in the NPO-11 group and 111 cases in the placebo group. The baseline data of the two groups were similar and comparable. The proportion of patients with grade 1 peristalsis at 2 minutes after the treatment and at the end of endoscopy was significantly higher in the NPO-11 group than that in the placebo group [40.37% (44/109) VS 16.22% (18/111), χ2=15.93, P<0.001]. Compared with the placebo group, the proportions of weak peristalsis (grade 1 and 2) were higher in the NPO-11 group at 2 minutes after the treatment [67.89% (74/109) VS 46.85% (52/111)] and at the end of endoscopy [79.82% (87/109) VS 48.65% (54/111)]. Subgroup analysis showed that the inhibitory effect of NPO-11 on gastric peristalsis was more significant in Helicobacter pylori antibody positive group. Conclusion:Local spray of NPO-11 can effectively inhibit gastric peristalsis during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, and its effect is more significant in Helicobacter pylori antibody positive group. It could be recommended for no obvious adverse reactions , its safety, and the convenient procedure.

Objective:To investigate the influencing factors for unfavorable outcome of low-grade aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH).Methods:A retrospective study was performed. The clinical data of 273 patients with aSAH of World Federation of Neurosurgery (WNFS) grading I and II, admitted to our hospital from April 2017 to March 2021, were collected. According to modified Rankin scale (mRS) scores 3 months after treatment, these patients were divided into favorable outcome group (mRS scores of 0-2) and unfavorable outcome group (mRS scores of 3-6). Statistical methods were used to analyze the clinical and imaging data differences between the two groups and identify the independent influencing factors for unfavorable outcome. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were drawn to evaluate the predictive values of different independent factors in unfavorable outcome.Results:Among the 273 patients with low-grade aSAH, 45 patients had unfavorable outcome and 228 patients had favorable outcome. Univariate analysis showed that there was significant difference between the 2 groups in age, Fisher grading distribution, proportions of patients complicated with shunt dependent hydrocephalus, with delayed cerebral ischemia, or with intracranial hemorrhage, and WNFS grading ( P<0.05). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that concurrent shunt dependent hydrocephalus ( OR=5.075, 95%CI: 1.705-15.102, P=0.004), age ( OR=1.090, 95%CI: 1.036-1.147, P=0.004), delayed cerebral ischemia ( OR=8.282, 95%CI: 3.447-19.896, P=0.000), and postoperative intracranial hemorrhage ( OR=8.603, 95%CI: 2.332-31.745, P=0.001) were independent influencing factors for unfavorable outcome. ROC curve analysis showed that the optimal diagnostic threshold of age was 65 years, and the areas under ROC curve for delayed cerebral ischemia and age in predicting unfavorable outcome were 0.733 ( 95%CI: 0.653-0.813, P=0.000) and 0.709 ( 95%CI: 0.622-0.796, P=0.000). Conclusion:Low-grade aSAH patients with age≥65, postoperative shunt dependent hydrocephalus, delayed cerebral ischemia, and intracranial hemorrhage are more likely to have unfavorable outcome; age and complicated delayed cerebral ischemia have certain diagnostic value in low-grade aSAH patients.

[Abstract] Objective: To explore the expression of PSME3 (proteasome activator complex subunit 3) in gastric cancer (GC) tissues and its correlation with the prognosis of GC patients, and to further analyze its effect and mechanism in the occurrence and development of GC. Methods: The expression level of PSME3 gene in GC tissues was analyzed with TCGA and UALCAN database. qPCR was used to verify the expression of PSME3 in GC tissues and corresponding adjacent normal tissues that resected from 40 GC patients who were surgically treated in the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University from January 2017 to December 2018. ROC curve and KaplanMeier plotter method were used to analyze the value of PSME3 mainly in diagnosing and predicting the prognosis of GC patients. The biological processes and pathways that PSME3 involved in were further analyzed. Results: The expression level of PSME3 in GC tissues was significantly higher than that in normal tissues, and it’s high expression was significantly correlated with the tumor stage, pathological subtype, status of lymph node metastasis and Helicobacter pylori infection in GC patients (all P<0.01). PSME3 was also highly expressed in GC tissue samples collected by the qPCR confirmatory detection group (P<0.01). PSME3 could distinguish gastric cancer patients from normal people with an AUC value of 0.808. The overall survival time, the first progression survival time and post progression survival time of the GC patients with low PSME3 expression were longer than those in the patients with high PSME3 expression (all P<0.01). Mechanism research found that PSME3 mainly played an oncogenic role of the development of GC by regulating cell cycle, mTORC1 signaling pathway, PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway and TGF- β signaling pathway etc. Conclusion: PSME3 is highly expressed in GC tissues, and it is significantly related to the poor prognosis of GC patients. It plays an oncogenic role in the occurrence and development of GC.

BACKGROUND: It is still controversial that interspinous dynamic stabilization system Wallis and Coflex which one can provide better clinical effects for lumbar degenerative disease.OBJECTIVE: To systematically assess the clinical effectiveness and safety of Wallis and Coflex for lumbar degenerative disease.METHODS: According to the computer-based online search of PubMed, Embase, Medline, Cochrane Library, CBM,CNKI, Wanfang Database, and VIP, articles published before August 1st, 2016 were searched. Articles about Wallis comparing with Coflex for lumbar degenerative disease were included; the quality score of methodology was assessed by MINORS. Research data abstracted and synthesized by Review Manager 5.3 were used for meta-analysis.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) Six studies were included, and all studies were designed for non-randomized controlled trial. (2) There were no significant statistical differences in Japanese Orthopedic Association, Oswestry disability index, visual analogue scale score, Prolo functional score, segmental lordosis angle, and segment movement degree. Incidence of adverse events was significantlue scale less in the Wallis group than in the Conflex group (P < 0.05).(3) There was no significant difference in clinical efficacy between Wallis and Coflex in the early and mid-term follow-up.We can conclude that Wallis may provide better clinical safety than Coflex.

BACKGROUND:Rat models of complete spinal cord transection are common models for neural tissue engineering. After transecting the spinal cord by the previous methods, gap length of broken end cannot keep relatively uniform, so we cannot objectively evaluate effects of various treatments or tissue engineering materials. OBJECTIVE:The spinal cord transection models were established by using double edged micro scissors, andthe feasibility of this new model was explored by comparing with the conventional method. METHODS: A total of 42 adult female Sprague-Dawley rats were divided randomly into group A (n=6), group B (n=18) and group C (n=18). Group A only received laminectomy. In the group B, the spinal cord was transected with a sharp-pointed knife. Knife point should touch anterior wal of spinal canal and sidewal bone surface. Complete spinal cord transection models were prepared by repeated cutting. In group C, complete spinal cord transection models were established by using self-made double edged micro scissors. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) At 1 week after model establishment, in the groups B and C, complete paralysis of the hind limbs was found, and BBB scores were similar. However, significant differences in the spacing of broken end were detected. (2) At 4 weeks after model establishment, hind limb functions could restore to different degrees in both groups, but no significant difference in BBB scores was found. (3) At 8 weeks after model establishment, significant differences in hindlimb motor function scores were detectable between both groups. Biotin glucosamine tracer display: In group B, a few labeled axon fibers were observed at the caudal side of the injured spinal cord. In group C, spinal cord was completely transected, and labeled axon fibers cannot be found at the caudal side. (4) Results suggested that the modeling method of self-made double edged micro scissors could effectively eliminate individual differences, contribute to quantitative analysis and comparative study of therapeutic effects.

Objective To discuss the clinical efficacy between the small skull-window microsurgical surgery and conventional trauma craniotomy in the treatment of hypertensive cerebral hemorrhage .Methods The clinical data of patients with hypertensive cerebral hemorrhage treated with two different approaches from January 2010 to October 2014 were analyzed retrospectively .Re-sults The re-hemorrhage rate of patients treated with conventional trauma craniotomy was relatively low ,compared with patients treated with small skull-window microsurgical surgery .small skull-window microsurgical surgery was superior than conventional trauma craniotomy in the incidence of postoperative complications ,disability rate and patients′ hospitalization time(P< 0 .05) .Con-clusion Small skull-window microsurgical surgery is superior than conventional trauma craniotomy .

Enramycin is a polypeptide antibiotic and new, safe animal feed additive. A new purification process was developed, based on pre-purification by macroporous resin and refining by reversed phase chromatography. AB-8 macroporous resin was used for the pre-purification process of enramycin, with an elution buffer of 0.012 mol/L aqueous HCl solution-methanol (50: 50, V/V). Then, enramycin a and enramycin b were separated effectively by C18 reversed phase chromatography, with a elution buffer of 0.05 mol/L aqueous KH2PO4 solution-acetonitrile (70: 30, V/V, pH 4.5). The purities of enramycin a and enramycin b were up to 98.5% and 98.0%, respectively. The yield reached 29.2%. This study would provide a useful reference for the preparation of enramycin a and enramycin b with a high purity.
Adsorption ; Anti-Bacterial Agents ; isolation & purification ; Chromatography, Reverse-Phase ; methods ; Peptides ; isolation & purification

Objective To investigate the effect of hypertonic saline on TNF-а, IL-1β, S-100β level following focal cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats and explore the mechanisms involved. Methods Ninety rats were randomized equally into 4 groups,namely the pseudo-operated group (A group),untreated IR injury group (B group),C group (4.2% hypertonic saline) and D group (7.5% hypertonic saline). Cerebral ischemia was induced by middle cerebral artery occlusion for 2 h followed by administration of the corresponding treatments in group C and D. After 22 h of reperfusion , TNF-а, IL-1β, S-100βexpression in the ischemic brain tissue were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Results After hypcrtonic saline treatment, the two saline-treated groups showed significant reduction in TNF-а、IL-1β、S-100β levels , but were still higher than pseudo-operated group(A group). Compared with B group, significant difference can be seen among C and D group. Conclusion Hypcrtonic saline can reduce cerebral TNF-а、IL-1β、S-100βlevel of isehemia-reperfusion injury.