Extracorporeal Shock Wave Combined with TeriparatideLoaded Hydrogel Injection Promotes Segmental Bone Defects Healing in Osteoporosis

BACKGROUND@#Osteoporosis is a systemic bone disease characterized by decreased bone density and deterioration of bone microstructure, leading to an increased probability of fragility fractures. Once segmental bone defect occurs, it is easy to cause delayed union and nonunion. @*METHODS@#The aim of this study is to investigate the efficacy of extracorporeal shock wave (ESW) and teriparatideloaded hydrogel (T-Gel) combined strategy on the cell activity and differentiation of osteoporosis derived bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (OP-BMSCs) in vitro and bone regeneration in osteoporotic segmental bone defects in vivo. @*RESULTS@#In vitro, the strategy of combining ESW and T-Gel significantly enhanced OP-BMSCs proliferation, survival, migration, and osteogenic differentiation by up-regulating the alkaline phosphatase activity, mineralization, and expression of runt-related transcription factor-2, type I collagen, osteocalcin, and osteopontin. In the segmental bone defect models of osteoporotic rabbits, MicroCT evaluation and histological observation demonstrated this ESW-combined with T-Gel injection significantly induced bone healing by enhancing the osteogenic activity of the local microenvironment in osteoporotic defects. @*CONCLUSION@#In conclusion, ESW-combined with T-Gel injection could regulate the poor osteogenic microenvironment in osteoporotic defects and show potential for enhancing fragility fractures healing.

Improving the synergy of muscle movement is one of the important mechanisms in acupuncture analgesia / 中国针灸

The efficacy of acupuncture for pain diseases is significant, however, the unified understanding re garding mechanisms of acupuncture analgesia has not been fully reached. In this paper, it is believed that uncoordi nated muscle movement is one of the important causes for pain, while acupuncture could enhance the contact of nerve cells and improve the synergy of muscle movement, so as to achieve the aim of pain relief and even cure.

Utilization Investigation and Rationality Evaluation of Vancomycin during the First Half Year of 2015 in A Hospital / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE:To investigate the utilization of vancomycin in a hospital,and provide reference for the rational use of vancomycin. METHODS:Retrospective survey was conducted for the medical records of 180 inpatients using vancomycin from Jan. to Jun.,2015 in the hospital. The general information,usage and dosage and pathogenic examination were summarized,do-mestic vancomycin rational use evaluation criteria was conducted to evaluate the medication rationality,summarize and analyze cor-responding inappropriate questions. RESULTS:The vancomycin drug utilization index(DUI)of 180 cases was 0.88(mainly elder-ly patients);the microbial test sample submission rate was 84.44%(152 cases);there were 74 cases (41.11%) about the drug combination;32 cases(17.87%)about unauthorized use;37 cases(20.56%)about inappropriate use,in which inappropriate sol-vent(12 cases,32.43%)and inappropriate drug combination(11 cases,29.73%)were the main types. CONCLUSIONS:The clin-ical application of vancomycin is good with no abusing phenomenon,and the microbial inspection rate is qualified in the hospital. But there still exists some problems or shortcomings when using vancomycin,it is necessary to further standardize the medication monitoring of vancomycin to ensure patients’safety.

Myometrial invasion in endometrial cancer: diagnostic performance of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging 3.0-T / 中华全科医师杂志

A total of 68 patients with histologically proven endometrial cancer were preoperatively evaluated with a 3.0 T magnetic resonance (MR) unit.Two radiologists interpreted the depth of myometrial invasion on T2-weighted and diffusion-weighted(DW) MR (b =700 s/mm2) imaging.Myometrial tumor spread was classified as superficial (＜ 50％) or deep (≥50％ myometrial thickness).Statistical methods included Kappa statistics for reader agreement,accuracy assessment and receiver operating characteristic analysis for diagnostic performance comparison.For assessing the depth of myometrial invasion,the diagnostic accuracy,sensitivity and specificity were as follows:T2-weighted imaging-reader 1st,61.8％,60.0％ and 65.2％;reader 2nd,66.2％,64.4％ and 69.6％ ; T2-weighted combined DW imaging-reader 1st,86.8％,84.4％and 91.3％ ; reader 2nd,89.7％,86.7％ and 95.7％.Reader agreement was excellent for T2-weighted combined DW imaging (Kappa =0.818).For assessing deep myometrial involvement,ROC analysis showed that the diagnostic accuracy was significantly higher on T2-weighted combined DW imaging than that on T2-weighted imaging.The AUC (area under the curve) values measured by two readers on T2-weighted and T2-weighted combined DW imagings were 0.626,0.879 and 0.670,0.912 respectively.The addition of 3.0T MR diffusion-weighted to T2-weighted imaging can improve the diagnostic performance of MR imaging in the assessment of myometrial invasion.

Preoperative evaluation of brain invasion by diffusion tensor tractography in gliomas / 中国基层医药

Objective To evaluate the brain invasion in gliomas by diffusion tensor tractography(DTT).Methods Diffusion tensor imaging was preoperatively performed in 35 patients who histologically confirmed gliomas.13 of the 35 tumors were low-grade gliomas and 22 were high-grade gliomas. Then the spatial relationship between the lesions and white matter fiber tracts around tumor was analyzed. displacement, continuity and injured conditions of white matter fiber were observed. Results White matter fiber tract in all lesions could be observed clearly. Three patterns of white matter fibers involvement were identified:displaced,infiltrated and destructed. White matter fiber tracts around low-grade gliomas were primarily displaced ,but were mainly infiltrated and destructed around high-grade gliomas. Conclusion DTT was useful for showing white matter fiber tracts,observing the shape changes stereographically,and evaluating the relationship with gliomas in vivo.