A case report of stage Ⅲ silicosis complicated by pulmonary tuberculosis and secondary pneumothorax treated with minimally invasive thoracoscopic surgery / 中国职业医学

Objective To analyze the feasibility of using minimally invasive thoracoscopic surgery to treat stage Ⅲ silicosis complicated by pulmonary tuberculosis and secondary pneumothorax. Methods This study retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of a patient with stage Ⅲ silicosis complicated by pulmonary tuberculosis and secondary pneumothorax. Results The patient had stage Ⅲ silicosis complicated with active pulmonary tuberculosis for 1.5 years. In March 2021, a left-sided pneumothorax occurred and was conservatively treated with closed chest drainage. In April 2022, the patient was admitted with sudden frequent coughing and left-sided chest discomfort. Based on occupational history, dust exposure history, high-kilovolt anterior-posterior chest radiography, chest computed tomography, and sputum smear results, the diagnosis was "stage Ⅲ silicosis; active tuberculosis (positive for acid-fast bacilli in sputum smear); left-sided pleural effusion, pulmonary bulla rupture; secondary pneumothorax (recurrent tension type in left, encapsulated in right); left pleural adhesion". On the second day of admission, left-sided closed chest drainage was performed with poor outcome. On the fifth day of admission, minimally invasive thoracoscopic treatment was performed, including left lung volume reduction, pleural adhesion cauterization, and pleural fixation. Postoperative anti-inflammation, anti-tuberculosis, and symptomatic supportive treatments were administered. Due to the patient's severe underlying disease, wound healing was slow postoperatively, but no serious complications occurred. The pneumothorax completely absorbed and recovered in 17.0 days. Conclusion Minimally invasive thoracoscopic surgery is an effective treatment for silicosis complicated with pulmonary tuberculosis and secondary pneumothorax, and it is worth promoting.

Tetrahydrobiopterin Protects against Radiation-induced Growth Inhibition in H9c2 Cardiomyocytes / 中华医学杂志(英文版)

<p><b>BACKGROUND</b>Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) is an essential cofactor of nitric oxide synthases (NOSs) for the synthesis of nitric oxide (NO). BH4 therapy can reverse the disease-related redox disequilibrium observed with BH4 deficiency. However, whether BH4 exerts a protective effect against radiation-induced damage to cardiomyocytes remains unknown.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Clonogenic assays were performed to determine the effects of X-ray on H9c2 cells with or without BH4 treatment. The contents of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and malondialdehyde (MDA) in H9c2 cells were measured to investigate oxidative stress levels. The cell cycle undergoing radiation with or without BH4 treatment was detected using flow cytometry. The expression levels of proteins in the phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (AKT)/P53 signaling pathway, inducible NOS (iNOS), and endothelial NOS (eNOS) were examined using Western blotting.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>X-ray radiation significantly inhibited the growth of H9c2 cells in a dose-dependent manner, whereas BH4 treatment significantly reduced the X-ray radiation-induced growth inhibition (control group vs. X-ray groups, respectively, P< 0.01). X-ray radiation induced LDH release, apoptosis, and G0/G1 peak accumulation, significantly increasing the level of MDA and the production of NO, and decreased the level of SOD (control group vs. X-ray groups, respectively, P < 0.05 or P < 0.01). By contrast, BH4 treatment can significantly reverse these processes (BH4 treatment groups vs. X-ray groups, P < 0.05 or P < 0.01). BH4 reversed the X-ray radiation-induced expression alterations of apoptosis-related molecules, including B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2), Bcl-2 associated X protein, and caspase-3, and molecules of the PI3K/Akt/P53 signaling pathway. BH4 enhanced the production of NO in 2 Gy and 4 Gy radiated groups by upregulating eNOS protein expression and downregulating iNOS protein expression.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>BH4 treatment can protect against X-ray-induced cardiomyocyte injury, possibly by recoupling eNOS rather than iNOS. BH4 treatment also decreased oxidative stress in radiated H9c2 cells.</p>

Investigate repairing effect of Lugua polypeptide on patients’ sensory and motor function with spinal cord injury / 中国生化药物杂志

Objective To study repairing effect of Lugua polypeptide on patients with spinal cord injury and the related mechanism. Methods From August 2012 to August 2013,79 cases patients with thoracolumbar spinal cord injury as the research objects,and they were divided into two groups randomly.The control group (n=38)received conventional treatment,and the observation group (n=41)received intravenous drip of Lugua polypeptide on the basis of conventional treatment.The course is three months.The American spinal injury association(ASIA)sensory score,ASIA motor score and Bathel index (BI )were recorded in two groups before and after treatment.Analyse the repairing effect on patients with spinal cord injury. Results ASIA sensory score,ASIA motor score and Bathel index in two groups after treatment improved ,and the observation group improved significantly compared with control group(P<0.05).Conclusion Lugua polypeptide can improve sensory and motor function with spinal cord injury ,it has clinical value.

Experimental anticoagulant therapy of acute lung injury induced by paraquat / 中华劳动卫生职业病杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To establish a model of acute lung injury induced by paraquat poisoning and to observe the effects of anticoagulant therapy on acute lung injury induced by paraquat poisoning.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>One hundred twenty adult healthy male Wistar rats were randomly divided into three groups: the paraquat poisoning group was exposed intragastrically (IG) to 50 mg/kg paraquat, anticoagulant therapy group was exposed intragastrically (IG) to 50 mg/kg paraquat then administrated subcutaneously with 68 U/kg low molecular heparin calcium 2 times a day and administrated intragastrically with 1.67 mg/kg aspirin one tome a day for 3, 7, 14 and 21 days, respectively, control group exposed intragastrically to normal saline. After exposure the rats were sacrificed, the venous blood and lung tissues were collected to detect the prothrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time, fibrinogen, thrombin time and D-dimer in blood and the hydroxyproline in lung tissues, and to examine pathological changes in lung tissues with HE and Masson staining under light microscope.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>At the 3rd, 7th, 14th and 21st days after exposure, the hydroxyproline contents of lung tissues in paraquat poisoning group and anticoagulation therapy group were significantly higher than those in control group (P < 0.05), but the hydroxyproline contents of lung tissues in anticoagulation therapy group were significantly lower than those in paraquat poisoning group (P < 0.05). At the 3rd day after exposure, the PT, APTT, Fib and D-dimer levels in paraquat poisoning group and anticoagulation therapy group were significantly higher than those in control group (P < 0.05), the D-dimer level of anticoagulation therapy group was significantly lower than that of control group (P < 0.05). At the 7th, 14th and 21st days after exposure, the TT and D-dimer levels of paraquat poisoning group and anticoagulation therapy group were significantly higher than those of control group (P < 0.05), the TT and D-dimer levels of anticoagulation therapy group were significantly lower than those of paraquat poisoning group (P < 0.05). The lung injury in paraquat poisoning group increased with exposure period, the lung fibrosis in anticoagulation therapy group was lower than that in paraquat poisoning group.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Anticoagulation therapy can improve hyper-coagulation state and acute lung injury in rats induced by paraquat poisoning.</p>

Clinical observation of arthroscopic debridement with injecting chuanxiongqin in treating knee osteoarthritis / 中国医师进修杂志

Objective To study the clinical therapeutic effect of arthroscopic debridement cooperated with injecting chuanxiongqin in treating knee osteoarthritis. Methods Sixty cases of knee osteoarthritis were randomly divided into 2 groups: treating group and control group, 30 cases in each group. The treating group were treated by arthroscopic debridement cooperated with injecting chuanxiongqin;the control group were given hyaluronate-Na after received arthroscopic debridement. The operation evaluation criteria of JOA was taken to value the therapeutic effect at 1 week, 3 months, 6 months and 12 months postoperation. At the same time, nitric oxide (NO) content in joint fluid were measured at preoperation, 1 week, 4 weeks, 3 months postoperation. Results At 1 week postoperation, there were no statistically significant differenced > 0.05) between the two groups,at 3, 6 and 12 months postoperation, the therapeutic effect of the treating group were much better than those of the control group (P < 0.01);NO content in joint fluid of preoperative treatment group [(90.32 ± 22.24) μmol/L]and control group [(90.31 ±22.20) μ mol/L]was similar, there was no significant difference (P >0.05). At 3 months postoperation, NO content in joint fluid of the treating group [(85.63 ± 30.63) μ mol/L]decreased significantly compared with preoperative (P < 0.05 ) , and the content was much lower than that of the control group [(89.66 ± 20.63 ) μ mol/L], there was significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.05). Although NO content in joint fluid of the control group was decreased, but the difference was not statistically significant (P >0.05). Conclusions Arthroscopic debridement with injecting chuanxiongqin in treating knee osteoarthritis can control inflammatory reaction of cartilage and synovia]in effect, improve the therapeutic effect. Therefore, it should be avalid method in treating knee osteoarthritis.

Effect observation on sodium aescinate for injection combined with percutaneous laser disc decompression in treating lumbar disc herniation / 中国医师进修杂志

Objective To study the therapeutic effect of sodium aescinate for injection combined with percutaneous laser disc decompression (PLDD) in treating lumbar disc herniation (LDH). Methods Ninety-eight cases of LDH were divided into 2 groups by means of random number table: treating group and control group, 49 cases in each group. The treating group were given the treatment of sodium aescinate for injection after received PLDD,the control group were given mannitol for injection after received PLDD. The operation evaluation criteria of lumbago and backache of Chinese medical association spine group was taken to value the therapeutic effect at 7 days, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months postoperation. At the same time,C-reactive protein (CRP) content in serum were measured at preoperation and 1, 3, 7 days postoperation.Results At 7 days postoperation, the excellent and good rate of the treating group was significantly higher than that of the control group[93.9%(46/49) vs. 55.1%(27/49),P ＜ 0.01], at 1, 3 and 6 months postoperation,the excellent and good rate had no statistically significant between the two groups (P ＞0.05). At 3 days postoperation, the serum CRP content in the treating group [(13.0 ± 2.2) mg/L] was lower than that of the control group [(31.0 ± 5.3) mg/L], there were significant differences between the two groups (P ＜ 0.01).Conclusions Sodium aescinate for injection combined with PLDD can control postoperative inflammation reaction effectively, improve the therapeutic effect. Therefore it should be a valid method in treating LDH.

Taking ilium inner table to repair the articular surface defects of complex fracture of tibial plateau / 中国骨伤

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the feasibility of application of ilium inner table to repair the articular surface defects of tibial plateau complex fractures.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Twenty-three patients with tibial plateau complex fractures included 17 males and 6 females with an average age of 28.3 years old ranging from 18 to 51 years. The area of the articular surface defects ranged from 1 cmx2 cm to 3 cmx3 cm, averaged 6.7 cm2. Taking ilium inner table with periosteum after trimmed and implanting into the articular surface defect area with the concavity upward and drilled with diameter 1.5 mm Kirschner pin interval 3 to 4 mm. Bone grafting were placed under the ilium inner table and were fixed by T-shaped or L-shaped plate. The wounded limb were braked by plaster for 4 weeks after operation.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Twenty-three patients were followed-up for 8 months to 3 years, averaged 13.6 months. X-ray film showed solid union and the smooth articular surface in all cases. According to the Rasmussen evaluation system, the results were excellent in 11 cases, good in 8 cases,fair in 3 cases, poor in 1 case.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Taking ilium inner table to repair the articular surface defects of tibial plateau complex fractures is a good resolving measures. It can repaire major area of articular surface defects, restore the smooth articular surface and acquire good function of knee joint with easy to operate, less complications at donor area.</p>