Post-stroke dysphagia treated with four-step acupuncture therapy for opening orifices and benefiting throat combined with neuromuscular electrical stimulation: a randomized controlled trial / 中国针灸

OBJECTIVE@#To observe the clinical efficacy on post-stroke dysphagia treated with four-step acupuncture therapy for opening orifices and benefiting throat combined with neuromuscular electrical stimulation.@*METHODS@#Sixty patients with post-stroke dysphagia were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, with 30 cases in each group. The neuromuscular electrical stimulation was adopted in the control group. Besides the treatment as the control group, in the observation group, the four-step acupuncture therapy for opening orifices and benefiting throat was supplemented. Step 1: the three areas of scalp acupuncture on the affected side were stimulated. Step 2: pricking method was operated on the posterior pharyngeal wall. Step 3: bleeding technique was operated at Jinjin (EX-HN 12) and Yuye (EX-HN 13). Step 4: deep insertion of needle was operated at three-pharynx points. The needles were retained for 30 min at the three areas of scalp acupuncture and the three-pharynx points. The intervention of each group was delivered once daily, 6 times a week, at the interval of 1 day. One course of treatment was 1 week and 4 successive courses were required. The rating of Kubota water swallow test, the score of standardized swallowing assessment (SSA) and the rating of Rosenbek penetration- aspiration scale (PAS) were observed before and after treatment in patients of the two groups. The incidence of clinical complications and clinical efficacy were compared between the two groups.@*RESULTS@#Compared with those before treatment, the rating of Kubota water swallow test, the scores of SSA and the rating of PAS of patients in the two groups were decreased after treatment (P<0.01), and the values of the observation group were lower than those of the control group after treatment (P<0.05). The incidence of clinical complications in the observation group was 13.3% (4/30), lower than 36.7% (11/30) in the control group (P<0.05). The total effective rate in the observation group was 93.3% (28/30), which was better than 70.0% (21/30) in the control group (P<0.05).@*CONCLUSION@#The four-step acupuncture therapy for opening orifices and benefiting throat combined with neuromuscular electrical stimulation can improve the swallowing function of patients with post-stroke dysphagia and reduce the incidence of clinical complications.

ANA- 12 inhibits spinal inflammation and alleviates acute and chronic pain in rats by targeted blocking of BDNF/TrkB signaling / 南方医科大学学报

OBJECTIVE@#To investigate the inhibitory effect of ANA-12 that blocks brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)/ tropomyosin receptor kinase B (TrkB) signaling on inflammatory pain in rats and explore the underlying mechanism.@*METHODS@#Forty-two adult SD rats were randomized into BDNF-induced acute pain group (n=24) and CFA-induced chronic pain group. The former group were randomly divided into 4 subgroups, including a control group, ANA-12 treatment group, BDNF treatment group, and BDNF+ANA-12 treatment group; the latter group were subgrouped into control group, CFA treatment group (CFA) and CFA + ANA-12 treatment group. The effects of ANA-12 treatment on pain behaviors of the rats with BDNF-induced acute pain and CFA-induced chronic inflammatory pain were observed. Western blotting was used to examine TrkB signaling and expressions of microglia marker protein Iba1 and TNF-α in the spinal cord of the rats.@*RESULTS@#BDNF injection into the subarachnoid space significantly increased the number of spontaneous paw withdrawal of the rats (P < 0.05), which was obviously reduced by ANA-12 treatment (P < 0.05). The rats with intraplantar injection of CFA, showed significantly increased ipsilateral mechanical stimulation sensitivity (P < 0.05), and ANA-12 treatment obviously increased the ipsilateral foot withdrawal threshold (P < 0.05). Treatment with either BDNF or CFA significantly increased the phosphorylation level of TrkB (Y705) in the spinal cord of the rats (P < 0.05), which was significantly lowered by ANA-12 treatment (P < 0.05). Treatment with BDNF and CFA both significantly up-regulated the expressions of Iba1 and TNF-α in the spinal cord (P < 0.05), but ANA-12 significantly reduced their expression levels (P < 0.05).@*CONCLUSION@#ANA-12 can reduce spinal cord inflammation and relieve acute and chronic pain in rats by targeted blocking of BDNF/TrkB signaling.

Identification of Bupleurum marginatum var. Wall. ex DC stenophyllum (Wolff) Shan et Li and its analogues based on ITS2 barcode / 中草药

Objective: DNA barcoding technology, a molecular identification method, is applied to distinguish Bupleurum marginatum var. stenophyllum from its analogues in order to ensure the quality and clinical curative effect. Methods: In this study, the internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) regions of 50 samples were amplified by PCR and sequenced bi-directionally. Obtained sequences were assembled using CodonCode Aligner. The genetic distances were computed by MEGA 6.0 in accordance with the kimura 2-parameter (K2P) model and the phylogenetic tree was constructed by Neighbor-joining (NJ) method. Moreover, the secondary structure of ITS2 was predicted using ITS2 database websites. Results: The intra-specific genetic distances were smaller than inter-specific ones in ITS2 regions of B. marginatum var. stenophyllum. The NJ tree and secondary structure results could distinctly differentiate B. marginatum var. stenophyllum and its analogues. Conclusion: ITS2 sequence can scientifically and reliably identify the authenticity of B. marginatum var. stenophyllum and could provide more new and reliable techniques to ensure clinical safety of this traditional Chinese medicine.

Janus kinase 3 facilitates the migration of breast cancer cells by store-operated calcium channel / 生理学报

The present study was aimed to investigate the effect of Janus kinase 3 (JAK3) on the migration of breast cancer cells and the underlying mechanism. The expression of JAK3 in breast cancer MCF-7 cells was silenced by siRNA (siJAK3). The migration ability of MCF-7 cells was detected by scratch test. The activity of store-operated calcium channel (SOCC) was detected by fluorescence calcium imaging. The expression levels of Orai1 and STIM1, key molecules in the process of store-operated calcium entry (SOCE) were detected by Western blot and RT-PCR. The results showed that 2-APB, an inhibitor of SOCC, could inhibit the migration ability of MCF-7 cells. siJAK3 transfection significantly inhibited the migration ability of MCF-7 cells, decreased the activity of SOCC, and down-regulated mRNA and protein expression levels of Orai1 and Stim1. Over-expression of Orai1 or STIM1 in JAK3-silenced cells restored their migration ability. These results suggest that JAK3 facilitates the migration of breast cancer cells by SOCC.

Discussion on Application of Information Technology in Hierarchical Medical Service / 中国医院管理

Improving and accelerating the implementation of the hierarchical medical services can't be separated from the support of information technology.The paper elaborates the concept and current situation of hierarchical medical services in China;and from the perspective of family doctor,basic initial diagnosis and dual referral,hierarchical diagnosis and treatment process is analyzed.And the application of information technology in the hierarchical medical services process is discussed.

Effect of intravitreal injection of conbercept on diabetic diffuse macular edema / 眼科新进展

Objective To investigate the effects of intravitreal injection of conbercept on diffuse macular edema (DME) of diabetes mellitus.Methods Together 51 diabetic patients (51 eyes) with diffuse macular edema were collected between July 2016 to July 2017,and randomly divided into three groups (n =17):group A,in which patients received solely intravitreal injection of 0.5 mg conbercept,group B,those who was intravitreally injected with 0.5 mg of conbercept and modified macular grating photocoagulation,and group C,patients undergoing modified grid photocoagulation (GPG).Then,before treatment and 1 week,1 month,3 months and 6 months after treatment,all patients were examined by optical coherence tomography for determining central macular thickness (CMT),followed by fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA),the best corrected visual acuity (BCVA),slit lamp,intraocular pressure for compare the efficacy and safety of the three procedures.Results All the three treatments improved BCVA,CMT,retinal neovascularization (RNV) leakage in diffuse DME patients,but group A and B were better than group C (both P ＜ 0.05),while there was no significant difference in BCVA improvement between A and B group (P ＞ 0.05),whereas the improvement in CMT of group B patients was better than that of group A [(197.47 ±45.26) μm vs.(205.59 ± 47.33) μm] (P ＜ 0.001),and this was true of RNV leakage [(9.91 ±3.18)mm vs.(13.24 ±4.87) rnm] (P＜0.001),without related complications.Conclusion Combination of modified macular grid photocoagulation and intravitreal injection of conbercept can quickly relieve diabetic macular edema and alleviate neovascularization,thus improving the patients' vision acuity,of which the efficacy is superior to the pure modified macular grid photocoagulation and conbercept injection.

N-acetyl-L-cysteine reduces the ozone-induced lung inflammation response in mice / 生理学报

In this study, we investigated the protective effect of the antioxidant N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) on the lung inflammation caused by ozone (O) exposure in mice. Thirty-two C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into control group, Ogroup, O+NAC group and NAC group. Mice were exposed to O(1.0 ppm) or fresh air for 3 h on the day 1, day 3 and day 5, respectively. NAC (100 mg/kg) was intraperitoneally applied to the mice 1 h before each exposure. At 24 h after the 3-time exposure, the alveolar wall structure was severely damaged and the infiltrated inflammatory cells were apparent perivascularly and peribronchiolarly. Significant increases in the total white blood cell count, macrophage, lymphocyte and neutrophil counts, as well as total protein concentration were observed in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) (P < 0.05). The IL-6, IL-8 (P < 0.01) and MDA levels (P < 0.05) in the lung homogenates were elevated coherently. Administration of NAC could attenuate the alveolar wall structure damage induced by Oexposure and reduce the amount of infiltrated inflammatory cells, total and differential leukocyte counts (P < 0.05), as well as the IL-6, IL-8 (P < 0.01) and MDA release (P < 0.05). Western blotting results showed that the Oexposure up-regulated the p38 MAPK and NF-κB p65 protein expression in the lung tissue of mice (P < 0.05), which could be alleviated by NAC (P < 0.05). These results indicated that NAC could protect against O-induced pulmonary inflammation in mice. The beneficial effect of NAC might be related with the p38 MAPK and NF-κB p65 signal pathway.

Preemptive analgesia effects of Ketamine in patients undergoing surgery. A meta-analysis

PURPOSE: To evaluate the preemptive analgesia effects of ketamine for postoperative pain. METHODS: PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane Library were searched to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) involved in ketamine for preemptive analgesic up to March 2013. The relative risk (RR) or mean difference (MD) as well as the confounding 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated by the Revman 5.0 software. RESULTS: A total of five studies including 266 patients were included in this meta-analysis. Overall, ketamine could reduce the postoperative morphine consumption and significantly prolong the time to first analgesic (p < 0.00001, MD = 0.91, 95% CI: 0.56 to 1.26). However, there was no significant difference in indicators of nausea and vomiting (p = 0.87, RR = 1.04, 95% CI: 0.67 to 1.60), surgical time (p = 0.41, MD = -2.13, 95% CI: -7.21 to 2.95) and anesthetic time (p = 0.53, MD = -1.54, 95% CI: -6.34 to -3.26) between ketamine and control group. CONCLUSIONS: Ketamine was able to accomplish some preemptive analgesic effects of reducing postoperative morphine consumption and prolonging the time to first analgesic. Meanwhile, ketamine was as safe as physiological saline in side effects of nausea and vomiting. .

Current situation of awareness and use of banned pesticides among vegetable greenhouse farmers in a town of Ledu County, China / 中华劳动卫生职业病杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the awareness and use of banned pesticides among vegetable greenhouse farmers in a town of Ledu County, Qinghai Province, China and to provide a basis for the management and control of banned pesticides.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Local residents who lived in a town of Ledu County for more than 5 years were selected as subjects in August 2012. A questionnaire survey was conducted in 267 vegetable greenhouse farmers who were selected from five villages of the town by cluster random sampling.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Of the 267 subjects, 249 (93.26%) completed and returned the questionnaires. Eighty-seven (34.9%) of the 249 subjects were aware of banned pesticides, and the banned pesticide awareness rate varied significantly among the subjects with different education levels (χ(2) = 11.061, P = 0.011). Only education level entered the regression equation in non-conditional logistic regression analysis. Only five (2.0%) of the 249 subjects knew the banned pesticides as well as the details. All the 249 subjects used banned pesticides to varying degrees in the past 5 years. Only 9.0% (17/189) of the vegetable greenhouse farmers knew the time pesticides were initially banned in China.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The banned pesticide awareness rate is relatively low in the town of Ledu County, and this rate is influenced by education level. It is needed to spread the knowledge and hazards of banned pesticides.</p>

Plasma gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase level as a cardiovascular risk factor in elderly patients with hypertension or hypertension with diabetes mellitus / 浙江大学学报·医学版

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate plasma gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (γ-GGT) level as a cardiovascular risk factor in elderly patients with hypertension or hypertension with diabetes mellitus.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Forty-nine elderly patients of hypertension and 42 elderly patients of hypertension with diabetes mellitus and 39 healthy elderly subjects were enrolled in the study. The height, weight and blood pressure of patients were measured, serum C reactive protein and other biochemical indicators were detected. The relation between plasma γ-GGT and cardiovascular risk factors in three groups were analyzed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>There was no significant difference in plasma γ-GGT levels among three groups. There was a positive correlation of plasma γ-GGT levels with systolic pressure, pulse pressure, hemoglobin A1c and CRP in control group. While in hypertension with diabetes mellitus group, plasma γ-GGT levels were correlated with systolic pressure, mean arterial pressure, fasting blood sugar and cystatin.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Plasma γ-GGT might be a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, and may be used as a predictive indicator for kidney injury in early patients with hypertension with diabetes mellitus.</p>

Establishment and pathophysiological observation of an experimental animal model of traumatic optic neuropathy / 中华耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To establish an animal model of traumatic optic neuropathy (TON) that resemble to clinical state and study the mechanical principle and change of pathophysiology of its nerve injury for clinical diagnosis and treatment.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>New Zealand white rabbits were used as the research objects. The method introduced by Wang Yi was repeated and improved. Mild and severe animal models of TON were established by reformed Wang Yi operation separately. After the spring gun struck, all animals were observed on pupils and direct light reflex and received the examinations of pattern reversal visual evoked potentials (PR-VEP). The pathophysiology of normal and injury optic nerve was observed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>After recovery from anesthesia, the mydriasis and disappearance or dullness of direct light reflex happened in all injured eyes. No brain contusion, infection, orbital fracture and death were found. One optic nerve was broken with complete tunica vaginalis. The latency and amplitude of injured eyes deteriorated gradually. In group B, the waves became flat rapidly. After injury, the optic nerve underwent 3 stages: edema, hyperplasia and atrophy. The pathomorphological changes of injured eyes in group B were more serious than that in group A in any time.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The reformed operation can establish constant nerve injury with high success rate. In mildly injured eyes, the injury deteriorated gradually. However, part visual function remained. In severely injured eyes, the pathomorphological changes were irreversible sooner after struck, and the visual function lost completely. There is a good correlation between PR-VEP and pathomorphology. PR-VEP can guide the clinical diagnosis and treatment.</p>

Therapeutic efficacy of combined treatment with surgical decompression and drug for traumatic optic neuropathy / 中华耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of combined treatment with surgical decompression and drug for traumatic optic neuropathy (TON) and analyze the influential factors.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A retrospective study on 69 patients (70 eyes) with TON treated with optic canal decompression through transnasal endoscopic approach and drug was conducted. The visual acuity was divided into 5 grades: no light perception (NLP), light perception (LP), hand move, count finger, > 0.02, marked as I-V respectively. Of 40 eyes with grade I, 18 eyes received emergency operation for severe optic canal fracture confirmed by CT; 22 eyes received corticosteroid therapy firstly and then operation. Of 30 eyes above grade I, 16 eyes with optic canal fracture confirmed by CT received emergency operation; 14 eyes received corticosteroid therapy firstly and 3 days later received operation. Postoperative follow-up lasted 3-12 months to observe the recovery of visual acuity.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The therapeutic efficacy of patients with the visual acuity of LP and above LP was better than that of NLP (90.0% to 27.5%), the difference had statistical significance (chi(2) = 26.98, P < 0.001). In operated group, the therapeutic efficacy in patients whose visual acuity was improved from NLP after glucocorticoid therapy (80.0%) was better than that of the patients with no improvement (5.9%), the difference had statistical significance (chi(2) = 12.09, P < 0.001).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The imaging findings of optic canal fracture can not be used as determinants for operation. The patients with NLP whose visual acuity had no improvement after corticosteroid therapy are poor candidates for surgical decompression. The visual acuity before treatment is the main factor affecting the therapeutic efficacy.</p>

Treatment of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea via transnasal endoscopic approach and its combination with frontal approach / 中华耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To summarize the clinical experience in diagnosing and managing cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea via transnasal endoscopic approach and its combination with frontal approach.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A retrospective study of 58 patients with CSF rhinorrhea was conducted. Fifty eight cases were all under CT. Fifty six cases underwent surgical treatment Among them, 45 patients were treated with transnasal endoscopic approach, 11 whose cerebrospinal fistulas located in back wall of frontal sinus and orbital-frontal part with fronto-rhinal approach. Two were without any surgical treatment. Among 56 cases who underwent surgical treatment, 31 cases were under normal CT, of which 25 were accurate. Another 25 cases were under thin-section spiral CT scan and three-dimensional reconstruction, of which 23 were accurate. Eight cases locating the fistulas inaccurately by CT found the fistulas by operation.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Postoperative follow-up lasted from 6 months to 5 years, a median follow-up period of 3 years. Among 45 cases with transnasal endoscopic approach, 43 were cured after the first attempt, one was cured after the second attempt; one died because of the intracranial infection. Among 11 cases with fronto-rhinal reossification, 10 were cured after the first attempt, one with orbital-frontal absence after the fifth attempt. Two left hospital and lost following-up without any surgical treatment.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Thin-section spiral CT scan and three-dimensional reconstruction make the leak locating more accurate. Combination of frontal approach may deal with transnasal endoscopic surgery's demerit to the unreachable site and enhance the achievement ratio of the first attempt.</p>

Clinical research on delayed traumatic epistaxis and pseudoaneurysm / 中华耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the diagnosis and treatment of delayed traumatic epistaxis and put forward a concept of arteriola pseudoaneurysmal epistaxis originated from maxillofacial medium-sized artery.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The clinical data of 53 patients who had the typical symptoms of delayed traumatic epistaxis and received digital subtraction angiography examination and treated in recent 10 years were retrospectively analyzed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Among the 53 patients, 8 patients suffered from interval carotid artery pseudoaneurysm. For these 8 patients, 1 died of massive epistaxis before embolization, 7 received transcatheter arterial embolization( 6 cured and 1 died). Twenty patients suffered from traumatic carotid cavernous fistula, all were cured with endovascular occlusion by detachable balloon. Twenty-five patients suffered from maxillofacial artery hemorrhage. For these 25 patients, 21 were treated by transcatheter arterial embolization with gelatin sponge and coils, 4 by anterior ethmoidal artery ligation. The followed-up ranged from 6-72 months (median 5 years). All patients were successfully treated without serious complications and recurrent hemorrhage, except one patient who had recurred hemorrhage three weeks after transcatheter arterial embolization. This patient was again successfully treated by artery ligation.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Interval carotid artery pseudoaneurysm, carotid cavernous fistula and maxillofacial medium-sized artery and arteriola pseudoaneurysm are the main causes of delayed traumatogenic epistaxis. Early diagnosis by digital subtraction angiography examination and transcatheter arterial embolization or artery ligation are the useful methods to treat delayed traumatic epistaxis and pseudoaneurysm.</p>

Severe complications in the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis and nasal polyps with endoscopic sinus surgery / 中华耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the classification, incidence and influential factors of severe complications occurred in endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) and how to deal with them.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>One thousand and one hundred two patients with chronic sinusitis and nasal polyps treated by ESS were analyzed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Twenty-one patients had severe complications. The types of complication included intraorbital hematoma (n=3), medial rectus injury (n=2), blindness (n=1), intracranial, hematoma (n=1), cerebrospinal rhinorrhea (n=3), nasolacrimal duct injury (n=3), nasal septum perforation (n=2), hemorrhage (n=2), thrombosis in legs (n=2) and asthma (n=2). The total incidence of severe complications was 1.91% (21/1102), most of which were complications in orbit (0.54%) and cranium (0.36%). The extent of the lesion, the surgical history of the patients, the technique and experience of the surgeons were the most important influential factors to severe complications.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Although there are many influential factors to severe complications in ESS, subjective factors are the more important, especial, the technique and the experience of the surgeon.</p>

Scanning of drug targets related to uterus contraction from the uterine smooth muscles by cDNA microarray / 中南大学学报(医学版)

OBJECTIVE@#To screen the differentially expressed gene profile from the smooth muscles in the fundus uterus at the active stage of labor, and to provide candidate genes for picking out the drug targets related to uterine contraction.@*METHODS@#Differentially expressed genes of uterine smooth muscles in the corpus from pro and post spontaneous parturition and those induced by oxytocin,as well as those from the corpus and the lower portion spontaneous parturition,were scanned respectively by human full-length genetic cDNA microarray with 8064 probe sets. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR was applied to testify the expression of voltage dependent calcium channel-L subtype (CACNA). The differentially expressed genes in the structure and function of the drug targets were picked out by bio-informatics to serve as candidate drug targets related to uterine contraction.@*RESULTS@#The expressions of 29 genes were upregulated in fundus smooth muscles from the pro and post natural parturition, the pro and post inductive parturition of oxytocin, and the natural parturition. The expression of CACNA gene in RT-PCR was in accordance with that in the microarray. Among the 29 genes, neuromedin B receptor (NMBR) gene and neuropeptide Y (NPY) gene were the genes which not only had the targets of uterine contracted medicine, but also could contract the uterine. The differential expression ratios of NMBR in the above 3 types of uterine myometrium were 6.9,11.3, and 9.0, respectively while those of NPY were 6.0,29.8, and 2.9 respectively.@*CONCLUSION@#NMBR, whose expression in the uterine smooth muscles is always up-regulated at different parturition conditions, is likely to be an ideal candidate target of uterotonic drugs.

Experimental study on effects of Shenshuai compound medicine on acute renal failure rats and secretion cell factors / 中国中药杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe the effect of the experiential compound prescription Shenshuai compound medicine (SSCM) on acute renal failure (ARF) rats, and expose its mechanism.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>Male SD rats were allocated into four groups at random. Except normal group, the others were injected glycerin into the musculi to induce a model of ARF. At the same time, rats in normal and model groups were given a dose (10 mL x kg(-1)) of normal saline; rats in the other two groups were given verapamil (Vp) 40 mg x kg(-1) x d(-1) and SSCM 22.5 mg x kg(-1) x d(-1) respectively by gastric gavages. In this way they were killed at 24 h after injecting glycerin.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>In contrast with model group, SSCM and Vp could ameliorate the renal function of acute tubular necrosis (ATN) rats markedly, in a way protect the renal inherent cell ultrastructure such as tubular epithelial cell etc at ATN early-stage; especially SSCM could enhance NO contents in serum, and was reduce ET levels inplasma, evidently cut down TNF-alpha contents in serum, and was partly superior to Vp.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>It is indicated that SSCM can adjust thebalance of contract and stretch blood vessal active substance and clear away initiate inflammatory medium, consequently alleviate renal pathological changes, prevent and treat ARF.</p>

Clinical analysis of pregnancy complicated with systemic lupus erythematosus / 中南大学学报(医学版)

OBJECTIVE@#To investigate the interacting effects between pregnancy and flares of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and to explore the best occasion for SLE patients' conception and the management during the pregnancy.@*METHODS@#Thirty one cases of pregnancy complicated with SLE were investigated retrospectively, among whom 18 were in remission of SLE at the beginning of conception (Group A), and the other 13 either had high-activity of the disease or were first diagnosed as SLE during the pregnancy (Group B). Various doses of prednisone were administered to control SLE.@*RESULTS@#SLE flares still occurred in 6 cases in Group A, but in all cases in Group B. Compared with Group A, the rates of fetal loss and early delivery were significantly higher in Group B (P < 0.05), while the survival rate and the weight of the new born were notably decreased in Group B (P < 0.05).@*CONCLUSION@#Pregnancy and SLE interacted with each other unfavorably. Selection of remission stage for conception and proper management during the pregnancy could significantly improve the maternal-fetal safety.

Fetal posterior cranial fossa in the second and third trimester / 中南大学学报(医学版)

OBJECTIVE@#To examine the normal range of the width of posterior cranial fossa (WPCF) in the second and third trimester by ultrasonography, and to investigate its relationship with fetal congenital and chromosome abnormality.@*METHODS@#WPCF of 2484 fetus (gestational age from 14 to 41 weeks) was measured by ultrasonograph routinely, and the infants were followed up.@*RESULTS@#In 2848 fetus, 2772 were normal and 76 were abnormal. WPCF increased before 32 weeks, decreased after 33 weeks, the largest value of WPCF was 13.4 mm. The occurrence rate of WPCF> or =8 mm in normal fetus was 8.84%, and that in abnormal fetus was 17.46%. Most fetuses with chromosome abnormality had normal WPCF in the second trimester, but some fetuses with remarkable broadening in the late stage. Some abnormal fetuses (such as water head, Dandy-Walker's syndrome etc) showed significant extension of WPCF.@*CONCLUSION@#WPCF increases before 32 weeks, decreases after 33 weeks;and can be easily measured during 29 - 32 weeks. WPCF of some fetus with chromosome abnormality or with congenital abnormality is remarkably broadened in the late stage. The fetus of WPCF> or =10 mm should be followed up closely, and antenatal diagnosis should be done if WPCF is more than 14 mm.