Comparison of techniques between concave distraction or convex resection in the treatment of congenital cervicothoracic scoliosis / 中华骨科杂志

Objective:To compare the technique between concave distraction and convex resection in the treatment of congenital cervicothoracic scoliosis and evaluate its curative effect.Methods:Data of congenital cervicothoracic scoliosis patients from January 2010 to January 2020 were collected, among which 5 were males and 3 were females. The patients' age was 12.5±4.5 years old (range 6-20 years old). One case had C 7 wedged vertebra, 4 cases had T 1 hemivertebra and unbalanced vertebra, 2 cases had T 2 hemivertebra and 1 case had fused facet joint and wedged lamina in T 1. All patients had different degrees of vertebra fusion. Convex resection technique (one stage anterior and posterior combined hemivertebrae resection and annular osteotomy) was used to treat 4 cases before 2015; Concave distraction technique (A combination of anterior and posterior release, intervertebral space and facet space distraction, cage placed and fusion) was used to treat 4 cases after 2015 and 2 of them had 2 segments distraction. Perioperative neurological, vascular and wound related complications were recorded. The main parameters were structure Cobb angle, cephalic and caudal compensatory Cobb angle, mandibular incline, neck tilt, shoulder balance and head shift were measured pre-operation, post-operation and at the last follow-up. Results:All patients' surgeries were completed successfully. In convex resection group, the duration of surgery was 201±100 min (range 113-300 min) per vertebra, the estimated blood loss was 294±153 ml (range 100-450 ml) per vertebra, the hospital stay was 14±3 d (range 11-18 d) and follow up time was 51±11 months (range 36-60 months). In concave distraction group, the duration of surgery was 117±14 min (range 101-129 min) per vertebra, the estimated blood loss was 119±36 ml (range 85-167 ml) per vertebra, hospital stay was 17±3 d (range 14-20 d) and follow up time was 28±21 months (range 12-60 months). Convex resection group had longer operation time and more blood loss per vertebra than concave distraction group. In convex resection group, structural Cobb angle was 45.1°±21.0° pre-operation and 22.7°±15.3° post-operation, which was corrected significantly ( Z=6.53, P=0.038). The correction rate was 54.8%±30.9%. Cephalic compensatory Cobb angle was 22.1°±8.2° pre-operation and 8.2°±5.8° post-operation, which was corrected significantly ( F=6.01, P=0.049). The correction rate was 66.8%±15.1%. Mandible incline was 7.8°±3.1° pre-operation and 3.5°±1.5° post-operation, which was corrected significantly ( F=8.02, P=0.018). The correction rate was 51.0%±29.7%. In concave distraction group, structural Cobb angle was 32.2°±27.2° pre-operation and 16.3°±16.7° post-operation, which was corrected significantly ( F=7.43, P=0.024) . The correction rate was 59.0%±24.7%. Caudal compensatory Cobb angle was 18.9°(17.2°, 32.1°) pre-operation and 9.5°±10.3° post-operation, which was corrected significantly ( Z=6.00, P=0.049). The correction rate was 64.0%±24.1%. Clavicle angle was 3.9°±2.3° pre-operation and 0.3°±0.4° post-operation, which was corrected significantly ( F=1.75, P=0.040). The correction rate was 97.0% (48.5%, 99.8%). There was no significant difference in the correction rate of all radiographic parameters between the two groups. At the last follow-up, the patients' appearance of head, neck and shoulder were improved compared with those before surgery. In convex resection group, 2 patients showed nerve root stimulation symptoms postoperatively on convex side. One patient developed C 5 nerve root palsy which weakened deltoid muscle and the other patients presented with reduced triceps muscle strength. In concave distraction group, one patient developed C 5 nerve root palsy on convex side. All these symptoms recovered by conservative treatment 3 months after operation. Conclusion:It is safe and effective to treat congenital cervicothoracic scoliosis with convex resection technique and concave distraction technique. The concave distraction technique has the advantages of more safety, less operating time, less blood loss and easier to perform and has a wider application prospect.

The application of distraction on the concave side in the treatment of congenital cervical scoliosis / 中华骨科杂志

Objective:To explore the safety, feasibility, and short-term outcome ofdistraction on the concave side in the treatment of patients with congenital cervical scoliosis.Methods:Between August 2015 and December 2019, 11 patients with congenital cervical scoliosis underwent distraction technique on concave side, among which 5 were males and 6 were females. Age was 9.9±3.1 years old (range 6-16 years old). The primary cervical spine deformity was hemi-vertebra with different degrees of vertebra fusion. 7 cases were in C 3, 3 cases were in C 4 and 1 case was in C 5. Anterior-posterior combined approach was used. Firstly, discectomy and soft tissue release on concave side were made through anterior approach, then distraction on concave side and fusion with internal fixation were made through posterior approach and at last fixation and fusion in anterior approach were made. In this study we measured structure Cobb angle, compensatory Cobb angle, mandibular incline, shoulder balance and the angle difference of trapezius muscle preoperation and post operation. Perioperative neurological,vascular and wound related complicationswere recorded. Results:All patients' surgeries were completed successfully. Eight patients received single site distraction and 3 patients received distraction in two sites. The duration of surgery was 466±141 min (range 150-659 min), the estimated blood losswas 387±191 ml (range 100-660 ml) and follow up time was 12.2±9.5 months (range 3-24 months). Structural Cobb angle was 28.9°±13.1° pre-operation and 7.4°(3.0°, 27.7°) post-operation at 3 months, which was corrected significantly ( Z=-2.934, P=0.003). The correction rate was 58.1±26.1% (range 18.8%-97.6%). Structural Cobb angle was 13.2°±12.3°at 1 year post operation and had no significant difference compared with 3 months post operation ( t=1.960, P=0.107). Compensatory Cobb angle was 18.3°±6.1° pre-operation and 9.4°±7.3° post-operation at 3 months, which was corrected significantly ( t= 5.071, P<0.001) and the correction rate was 51.3%±28.3% (range 2.4%-94.7%). Compensatory Cobb angle was 8.9°±7.7° at 1 year follow up and was corrected significantly ( t=5.253, P=0.003) compared to 3 months after surgery and the correction rate was 61.4%±26.9%. Two patients developed C 5 nerve root dysfunction and 1 patient developed numbness on the index and middle fingers after surgery. All of them occurred on the concave side and recovered by conservative treatment. Conclusion:The application of distraction on the concave side in the treatment of congenitalcervical scoliosis is with good feasibility and clinical safety. Short-term follow-up showed excellent resultswith a promising future.

Diagnosis and treatment of postoperative malignant hyperthermia in a pediatric patient with congenital myopathy due to RyR1 gene mutations / 中华麻醉学杂志

A 14-year-old male pediatric patient was admitted to the hospital mainly because of neck and back deformity, with limited activity for 7 yr, dysphagia and short of breath for more than 10 months.He was diagnosed with cervical lordosis deformity, RyR1 gene-related myopathy, high possibility of multi-minicore disease and being susceptible to malignant hyperthermia.Posterior cervical orthopedic internal fixation surgery was successfully performed under total intravenous anesthesia with propofol.The vital signs were stable during anesthesia and operation which lasted for 10 h. The patient was admitted to intensive care unit after the uneventful operation.When emerging from general anesthesia, the patient suddenly presented with symptoms of muscular fasciculation in the head, face, trunk and limbs, along with elevated body temperature as high as 39.4℃, severe acidosis and hypercapnia, meanwhile, the blood creatine kinase, blood myoglobin and urinary myoglobin gradually increased.The patient was diagnosed with malignant hyperthermia based on the clinical grading scale score of 63.Dantrolene sodium was infused intravenously, combined with multiple treatments such as physical cooling, correction of acidosis and electrolyte disturbance, alkalization of urine, intermittent hemofiltration and plasma exchange.The arrhythmia and delirium were treated symptomatically.The pediatric patient was fully recovered and discharged with good outcomes.

Comparison of artificial dermis Lando(R) versus Pelnac(R) combined with induced membrane technique in treatment of composite trauma in rabbit bilateral femurs / 中华创伤骨科杂志

Objective To compare 2 kinds of artificial dermis Lando(R) versus Pelnac(R) combined with induced membrane technique in the treatment of composite trauma in rabbit bilateral femurs.Methods Twenty-seven male rabbits,weighing from 1.92 kg to 2.21 kg (average,2.04 kg),were used in the experiments.After models of composite trauma were created in the bilateral femurs of all the rabbits,the bilateral femurs of 9 random rabbits were subjected to the treatment of artificial dermis Lando(R) plus induced membrane (Lando(R) group),the bilateral femurs of another 9 random rabbits to the treatment of artificial dermis Pelnac(R) plus induced membrane (Pelnac(R) group),the left femur of the remaining 9 rabbits to the treatment of induced membrane (control group) and the right femur of the remaining 9 rabbits to no treatment (sham operation group).Three rabbits from each group (the same for the control and sham operation groups) were randomly sacrificed at 2,4 and 6 weeks after operation.Samples from the operation sites were taken for gross observation of the induced membrane and observation of the microstructure of the membrane by conventional hematoxylin-eosin staining.In addition,the microvessel density (MVD) was counted under microscopy taking CD34 immunohistochemistry as the standard.The data were statistically analyzed.Results The collagen sponge layer was completely degraded 2 weeks after operation in the Lando(R) group but not in the Pelnac(R) group.The MVD [(0.90 ± 0.55)/HPF] in the Lando(R) group was significantly greater than that in the Pelnac(R) group [(0.28 ± 0.13)/HPF] (P ＜ 0.05).The collagen sponge layer was degraded 4 weeks after operation in the Lando(R) and Pelnac(R) groups and there was no significant difference between the 2 groups in MVD [(3.61 ± 1.31)/HPF versus (4.34 ± 0.77)/HPF] (P ＞ 0.05).At 6 weeks postoperatively,the MVD [(4.97 ±0.76)/HPF] in the Lando(R) group was significantly smaller than that in the Pelnac(R) group [(7.06 ± 1.03)/HPF] (P ＜ 0.05).At 2 weeks after operation,the MVD was (0.11 ±0.19)/HPF in the control group and the sham operation group,showing a significant difference compared with the Lando(R) group (P ＜ 0.05) but no significant difference compared with the Pelnac(R) group (P ＞ 0.05).The MVD at 4 and 6 weeks after operation in the control and the sham operation groups were all significantly different from those in the Lando(R) and the Pelnac(R) groups (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions In the treatment of composite trauma in rabbits,the 2 kinds of artificial dermis combined with the induction membrane technique can lead to formation of induced membrane structure,providing a new alternative treatment for patients with bone and soft tissue defects caused by various causes in the clinic.The Lando(R) artificial dermis may accelerate the vascularization of induced membrane at 2 weeks while the Pelnac(R) may accelerate the vaseularization at 4 and 6 weeks.

Evaluations of hand dysfunction by brief Michigan hand questionnaire in patients with Hirayama disease treated with surgery / 中华骨科杂志

Objective　To investigate the clinical efficacy of anterior cervical surgery by comparative analyzing hand dysfunction using brief Michigan hand questionnaire(Brief MHQ)in Hirayama disease patients.Methods　From Aug 2011 to Dec 2016,27 patients of hirayama disease who underwent surgery were enrolled in this study.The study group consisted of 27 men.The mean follow-up period was 41.1 months.The levels of surgery included 18 cases of C4-C7,6 cases of C3-C6,2 cases of C4-C6 and 1 case of C5-T1.Brief MHQ were evaluated for the 27 patients.According to the Wilcoxon analysis,the unchanged domains were analyzed with the multifactor Logistic regression analysis by preoperative duration of symptoms,age of onset,and number of affected extremities.Dynamic flexion-extension lateral X-rays were performed at baseline and at final follow-up.Results　No failure of internal fixation was detected on dynamic flexion-extension lateral X-rays.Five domains of preoperative Brief MHQ had lower scores,including Function,Satisfaction,Aesthetics,Activities of daily living,Work domain.With the exception of Aesthetics and Pain domain,all the other four domains showed significant improvement after surgery.The total score was 38.44±5.83 at base-line and 43.19±4.47 at follow-up.The score of Function was 5.19±1.36 at baseline 6.37±1.15 at follow-up;The score of Satisfaction was 5.56±1.22 at baseline 6.60±1.05 at follow-up;The score of Activities of daily living was 6.33±1.84 at baseline 7.60±1.47 at follow-up;The score of Work was 6.85±1.75 at baseline 7.67±1.33 at follow-up.The risk factors of postoperative outcomes reported in the literature included duration of disease at the time of surgery,age of onset,and extremity involvement.According to the Logistic regression,pre-operation duration was the risk factor for Aesthetics domain and the cut-off time was 1.75 years.Conclusion　Four domains of Brief MHQ score were improved significantly after anterior surgery for patients with hirayama disease.Brief MHQ was useful to evaluate the hand dysfunction and clinical efficacy in patients with hirayama disease.

Mid-term clinical outcomes of anterior cervical internal fixation and fusion for Hirayama disease / 中华骨科杂志

Objective　To assess the mid-term clinical and radiological outcomes of anterior cervical internal fixation and fusion for the treatment of Hirayama disease and to evaluate the clinical significance and value of this procedure.Methods　All of 31 patients underwent anterior cervical internal fixation and fusion were retrospectively analyzed with a minimum of 5 years follow-up in our hospital between May 2008 and May 2011,whose disease progressively deteriorated after six-month's conservative therapy(neck collar)preoperatively.There were 30 males and 1 female with an average age of 19.0±2.7 years which ranged from 16 to 27.The clinical outcomes included forearm and hand muscle atrophy and strength.The radiological outcomes included range of motion(ROM)of the whole cervical spine and unstable segments,as well as venous flow empty phenomena and "snake eyes" sign on MRI in the flexed position.All were recorded at 3 month,1 year,3 year and 5-6 years follow-up time points after surgery.The preoperative and postoperative quantitative variables were analyzed by paired t test,and a P<0.05 was used to indicate statistical significance.Results　All the patients showed no further progression of symptoms of muscular weakness or atrophy.At the end of 5-6 years follow-up,24 of the 31 patients(77.4%)showed improved muscle strength and 16 of the 31 patients(51.6%)showed improved atrophy.Thirty-one patients had a forearm muscle strength of 4 to 5 at the last follow-up,with an average of 4.9±0.3,which was superior to preoperative 0 to 5(3.6±1.0);grip strength was 3 to 5 kg,with an average of 3.9±0.7 kg,significanthigher than 1 to 3.8 kg(2.5±0.8 kg)before surgery.Score of muscle strength of the 31 patients at the end of 5-6 years' follow-up was 4.9±0.3(4 to 5),which was significantly higher than preoperative.Postoperative X-rays at the end of 5-6 years' follow-up revealed that all the cases' internal fixation was at the proper position,and no losing or broken of the internal fixation were identified.Dynamic X-rays of cervical spine showed the range of motion(ROM)of the whole cervical spine was significantly decreased after the operation.The ROM of preoperation was 77.8o±12.70 and that of 5—6 years postoperation was 27.90±7.60.The unstable segments of cervical spine became stable postoperatively.The flexible position MRI of cervical spine showed the spinal cord was completely relieved,without new compression.Venous flow empty phenomena disappeared and no "snake eyes" sign was identified.Conclusion　Anterior cervical internal fixation and fusion is an effective surgical treatment for Hirayama disease and may provide preferable mid-term clinical and radiological outcomes.This procedure has clinical significance and value in terms of control of the progression and outcome of this disease.

Application of carbon nano-particles in total thyroidectomy combined with lymphadenectomy in area Ⅵ / 中华耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志

Objective@#To evaluate the effects of staining with carbon nanoparticles on the identification of parathyroid glands and lymph nodes during thyroid carcinoma surgery combined with lymphadenectomy.@*Methods@#A total of 194 patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma who underwent thyroidectomy combined with lymphadenectomy from April 2016 to January 2018 were reviewed. Of them 104 cases were injected with carbon nanoparticles in operation area (nanocarbon group) and other 90 cases without the injection of carbon nanoparticles were as control group. The incidence of mistakenly dissection of parathyroid glands and the levels of serum calcium and parathyroid hormone in 1 day, 3 days, 1 month and 6 months after surgery were compared between two groups of patients. Chisquare and ranksum test were used to analyze 2 data.@*Results@#There were no significant differences in age, gender, tumor size, operation time, extrathyroidal invasion and multifocality between two groups. Compared with control groups, nanocarbon group showed a significantly lower incidence of mistakenly dissection of parathyroid glands (8 cases vs 2 cases, 8.9% vs 1.9%,χ2=4.9, P=0.026) and a significantly lower incidence of hypoparathyroidism (41 cases vs 28 cases, 45.5% vs 26.9%, χ2=7.3, P=0.007). The number of lymph nodes dissected from central compartment was 791 in nanocarbon group and 536 in control groups, with a statistically significant difference (Z=-2.2, P=0.028). There was a significant difference in the number of lymph nodes removed from the right neck Ⅵb level between nanocarbon group and control group (41 nodes vs 93 nodes, Z=-2.1, P=0.034).@*Conclusion@#Treatment with nanocarbon can significantly facilitate the identification of the parathyroid during total thyroidectomy combined with central compartment lymphadenectomy, reduce the incidence of postoperative hypoparathyroidism, and improve the dissection of lymph node in the central compartment.

Biomechanical effects of interbody cage height on cervical spine / 医用生物力学

Objective To investigate the biomechanical effects of interbody cage height on cervical spine during anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) surgery,so as to provide references for selection of interbody cage.Metheds The finite element model of normal cervical spine (C2-7) was built and validated,and the cages with different height (5,6,7,8 mm) were implanted into C5-6 disc (cage 5,6,7,8 model).All the models were loaded with pure moment of 1.5 N · m to produce flexion,extension,lateral bending and axial rotation motions on cervical spine,and the effects of cage height on range of motion (ROM),facet joint stress,intervertebral pressure in cervical spine were investigated.Results The intervertebral angle at the fusion segment increased by 0.68° with per 1 mm-increase in height.The ROM in C5-6 after cage implantation was smaller than 0.44°.The influence of cage height on ROM in C4-5 was greater than that in C6-7,and the changes of ROM in non-fusion segments were smaller than 7.3％.The cage height variation had a smaller impact on the facet joint stress and intervertebral pressure.The stresses in the capsular ligament,cage and screw-plate system increased gradually with the increase of cage height,and the stresses in cage 6,7,8 models were much higher than those in cage 5 model.Conclusions For patients who need implanting fusion cage,the cage height should be 0-1 mm greater than the original intervertebral space height.

Research progress in the Notch pathway in malignant tumors / 实用肿瘤学杂志

Notch signaling is one of the most important signaling pathways in vertebrates and inverte -brates.It regulates apoptosis,proliferation,differentiation and so on.The up -regulation,down -regulation or structural changes of Notch signal are closely related to the development of various malignant tumors .In the pres-ent study,four Notch phenotypes(Notch1-4)have been identified,which bind to their ligands respectively (Jag-ged1,Jagged2,Delta1,Delta3,Delta4).Notch plays an important role in a variety of malignant tumors .This review focuses on the role of Notch in a variety of solid malignancies ,including its role in the process of tumor develop-ment and treatment .

The correlation between patient selection and heterotopic ossification after cervical artificial disc replacement / 中华骨科杂志

Objective To analysis the correlation between patient selection and heterotopic ossification (HO) after cervical artificial disc replacement.Methods Data of 48 patients with cervical spondylosis (34 cervical spondylotic myelopathy and 14 nerve-root type) who had undergone Bryan cervicadisc replacement from December 2003 to December 2008 were reviewed retrospectively,and all the patients had been followed up for more than 5 years.There were 21 males and 27 females with an average age of 42 years old (range,20-53 years).There were 38 single level replacement (C3-4 3 cases,C4-5 5 cases,C5-6 28 cases,C6-7 2 cases),9 double level replacement (C4-5,C5 6 4 cases;C5-6,C6-7 5 cases) and 1 three level replacement (C3-4,C4 5,C5-6) as a total of 59 surgical segments.The occurrence of HO was defined by McAfee classification on cervical lateral X-ray.Four factors were used in patient selection including gender,range of motion (ROM) of the target level,alignment of the functional spine unit (FSU) of the index level,and the disc height ratio between surgical level and the adjacent levels.The correlation between these four factors and HO was evaluated by logistic regression.The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and area under the ROC curve were used to evaluate the significant result of logistic regression and the optimal diagnostic value.Results 48 patients were all followed up for an average period of 70.3 months (range,60-120 months).The occurrence rate in this study was 33.9％ (20/59 segments).Only one factor,the disc height ratio of the target level and its adjacent levels,presented statistical correlation with HO.ROC analysis showed that the area under the ROC curve of disc height ratio was 0.813 and the optimal diagnostic threshold was 0.9.Conclusion The disc height ratio of the target level and adjacent levels was the only patient selective factor correlated with the occurrence of HO.For those with disc height loss exceeding 10％ comparing to adjacent levels,it is not indicated for cervical artificial disc replacement with Bryan prosthesis.

Adjacent segment disease after anterior cervical decompression and fusion: analysis of risk factors on X-ray and magnetic resonance imaging / 中华医学杂志(英文版)

<p><b>BACKGROUND</b>Adjacent segment disease (ASD) is common after cervical fusion. The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk factors for ASD on X-ray and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Patients included in this study had received revision surgeries after developing symptomatic ASD following anterior decompression and fusion. A control group that had not developed ASD was matched 1:1 by follow-up time and fusion segments. Plate-to-disc distances (PDDs), developmental cervical canal stenosis on X-ray, cervical disc degeneration grading, and cervical disc bulge impingements on preoperative MRI were measured and compared between the ASD group and the control group.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Thirty-four patients with complete radiographic data were included in the ASD group. The causative segments of ASD included nine cases of C3-4, 18 cases of C4-5, three cases of C5-6, and four cases of C6-7. The ASD occurred at the upper adjacent segments in 26 patients and at the lower adjacent segments in eight patients. PDD distributions were similar between the ASD group and the control group. Developmental cervical canal stenosis was a risk factor for ASD, with an odd ratio value of 2.88. Preoperative cervical disc degenerations on MRI were similar between the ASD group and the control group. In the upper-level ASD group, the disc bulge impingement was (19.7±9.7)%, which was significantly higher than that of the control group of (11.8±4.8)%.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>ASD was more likely to develop above the index level of fusion. Developmental cervical canal stenosis and greater disc bulge impingement may be risk factors for the development of ASD.</p>

Progression in ovarian castration and related treatment / 实用肿瘤学杂志

The endocrine therapy of hormone receptor -positive breast cancer has been widely recog-nized.Aromatase inhibitors are better than tamoxifen in efficacy ,tolerability and other aspects .However,AIs is on-ly applied in the menopausal status of breast cancer patients .Therefore,for premenopausal patients with tamoxifen resistance ,the presence of contraindications or the existence of risk factors ,ovarian castration undoubtedly open a gateway to the more and better option for them .Because of the disadvantages of the reversibility, controllability and side effects ,castration surgery and radiotherapy have been gradually replaced by medical castration .In this paper , the new progress are reviewed .Our article aims to make a review on the lastest research on the new progress of breast cancer medical ovariectomized on endocrine therapy ,the comparison with chemotherapy and other aspects .

Construction and identification of ERβ419 gene silencing recombined vectors of beagle ERβisoforms / 中国比较医学杂志

Objective To construct and identify retroviral-mediated short hairpin RNA ( shRNA ) expression vectors of ERβ419, and explore ERβ419 unknown biological function in beagles in future.Methods To screen out the most effective gene silencing sequence of beagle ERβ419 mRNA using qRT-PCR and Western Blot assays, imitate beagle estrogen target cells.Results qRT-PCR results showed, ERβ419-shRNA1 ( P <0.01 ) and ERβ419-shRNA3 ( P <0.01)differed significantly, Western Blot result as same as qRT-PCR,ERβ419-shRNA3 is the best choice.Conclusion Beagles ERβ419-shRNA3 retrain most effectively target gene repression. It is applied to explore ERβ419 unknown biological function in beagles reproductive system, and to prevent and treat beagles reproductive function diseases.

The expression difference between estrus and non-estrus of ERβmRNA of beagles by real-time quantitative PCR / 中国比较医学杂志

Objective To quantitative the changing information of estrogen receptor βgene which was in tissue and organ of sex gland during oestrus and dioestrus of Beagles, and to show the different expression situation of hypothalamus-pituitary-gonad axis during oestrus and dioestrus, and providing the basic of theory to research deeply the mechanism of heat of Beagles. Methods As the key gene in regulation reproduction, ERβgene is located in hypothalamus-pituitary-gonad axis, so using Beagles which was in oestrus and dioestrus, and extract the RNA from hypothalamus、pituitary、ovary and uterus respectively,after reverse transcription we detected the expression of ERβgene by real-time quantitative PCR.Results The expression of ERβgene mRNA from ovary、uterus、pituitary、hypothalamus of Beagles which was in dioestrus was 0.35 times, 0.17 times, 0.44 times and 0.43 times than the expression of ERβgene mRNA from ovary, uterus, pituitary, hypothalamus of Beagles which was in oestrus.Conclusion The expression of ERβgene was up-regulation in hypothalamus-pituitary-ovary axis of Beagles which was in oestrus.

Discovery of four splicing isoforms of Beagle estrogen receptor β / 中国比较医学杂志

Objective To screen the splicing isoforms of estrogen receptor βin the Beagle hypothalamic -pituitary -gonadal axis.Methods For ERβmRNA CDS sequence of eight exons, primers were designed confined to the CDS sequences of two sequential exons.Beagle hypothalamus, pituitary, ovary and uterus tissue cDNA were used as template, and corresponding sequences were amplified by PCR.PCR products were sequenced and aligned in the NCBI web site.The correct gene was then analyzed with DNAMAN comparative analysis software and handwork checking up, thus got the ERβsplicing isoforms of Beagle. Results Four beagle ER beta splicing isomers were obtained:exon 4 complete skipping ER βisomer (300 bp missing), two kind of Beagle ERβisoforms with partial exon 4 and partial exon 5 complicated missing (isoformⅠ334 bp missing and isoformⅡ265 bp missing), and exon 7 complete missing ERβsplicing isoforms (181 bp missing).Exon 4 complete skipping and exon 7 complete missing isomers had been obtained full length coding sequence, and the other two splicing isomers were partial coding sequence.Conclusion This project gained four ERβsplicing isomers of Beagle, and that will lay an important foundation for further study of their roles in the Beagle reproductive regulation mechanism.

Profiles of and correlation between objective and subjective outcome assessments following open-door laminoplasty for cervical spondylotic myelopathy / 中华医学杂志(英文版)

<p><b>BACKGROUND</b>Open-door laminoplasty is widely used in the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). This study aimed to investigate the profiles of and correlation between objective and subjective short-term outcome assessments after open-door laminoplasty for CSM.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>We retrospectively analyzed surgical outcomes in 129 consecutive CSM patients who underwent open-door laminoplasty in Peking University Third Hospital from February 2008 to November 2011. Both objective and subjective assessments were evaluated before surgery, 3 months after surgery, and 1 year after surgery. We then analyzed the profiles of and correlation between objective and subjective short-term outcomes.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The Modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association (mJOA) score was significantly improved at 3 months (P < 0.01) and 1 year (P < 0.01) after surgery. Bivariate Logistic regression showed that sensory improvement contributed more to the recovery rate than motor function improvement at 3 months after surgery, while motor function contributed more to the recovery rate at 1 year after surgery. On the subjective assessment (the short form (SF)-36 ), there was no significant improvement at 3 months after surgery (P > 0.05), while physical function (PF), role-physical (RP), and social function (SF) were notably improved at 1 year after surgery (P < 0.01). Improved mJOA score correlated with improvements in PF, RP, bodily pain, general health (GH), vitality (VT), and SF (P < 0.05) at 3 months after surgery; PF, GH, VT, and SF were associated with improved mJOA scores at 1 year after surgery.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Patients benefit from surgery by postoperative restitution of neurological function with early recovery of sensory function, followed by a gradual transition to motor function improvement. At the early stage of recovery, improvement in the mJOA score essentially correlated with improvements in the physical domains of the SF-36, while at the later stage, mJOA score improvement was associated with improvements in both mental and physical domains of the SF-36.</p>

Investigation of Outpatient International Prescription Indicators of Rational Drug Use / 药物流行病学杂志

Objective:To understand the present condition of the international prescription indicators of rational drug use for outpatients in our hospital and promote the development of the rational drug use.Method:2694 western medicine prescriptions were randomly selected in our hospital and analyzed according to the reasonable use drug prescription indicators recommended by the WHO.Result:The average number of drugs used by each patient was 2.09;the ratio of using general names was 100.00%;the ratio of using antibiotic was 29.61%,taking up 21.41%of the total drug expenses; the ratio of using injections was 18.22%,taking up 15.98%of the total drug expenses;and the ratio of using basic drugs was 94.86%.The average number of drugs,drugs in general use name ufilization rate and basic drugs utilization rate is stightly better than other local hospitals,but the antibiotic and injection utilization rate is higher.Conclusion:Through the investigation and analysis of the international indicators of rational drug use in our hospital,a theoretical basis was provided for our hospital to draw up a valid intervention measure for further rational drug use.

A Blind Source Separation Algorithm Based on Beamform Theory / 航天医学与医学工程

Objective To deal with blind source separation(BSS) more effectively in the field of mixed signal separations of strong and week sources.Methods According to the consistency between array signal processing model and BSS model,the real sources were estimated under linear constrains and least mean square(LMS),based on minimum output energy(MOE).EEG and evoked potential(EP) were used as strong background noise and week signal source separately in our experiment.The mixed signals were separated with the method proposed in this paper.Results The EP could be seperated from the strong noise EEG effectively.Conclusion Compared with typical BSS approaches,this new algorithm need not solve the unmixing matrix,so it runs fast,is of a little low computational complexity and can correctly estimate the weak signal source from low signal/noise(S/N) ratio.