A retrospective study of neck rejuvenation using a noninsulated microneedle radiofrequency in Chinese subjects

Lasers in Medical Science - Large-scale long-term retrospective study of noninsulated microneedle radiofrequency treatment on neck rejuvenation is lacking. We conducted a 3-year retrospective...     

Clinicopathological characteristics,prognosis, and chemosensitivity in patients with metastatic upper tract urothelial carcinoma

PurposeTo investigate the clinical characteristics, chemosensitivity, and outcome of metastatic upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC).Patients and MethodsRecords of patients with metastatic UTUC since January 2005 were retrieved from a database that included clinical and survival data. Statistical analyses including survival and multivariate analyses of factors were respectively performed by the Kaplan-Meier method and Cox proportional hazard model.ResultsA total of 250 consecutive UTUC cases were evaluated. There were 56 patients (22.4%) with initially diagnosed stage IV disease. The most common metastatic sites were lung (39.6%), distant lymph nodes (39.2%), bone (19.6%), liver (18.0%), and adrenal gland (7.2%), respectively, and the local recurrence rate was 10.4%. Two hundred thirteen patients received first-line chemotherapy. The overall response rate was only 28.7% and the median progression-free survival time was only 5.0 months. The overall survival time of the cohort was 18.0 months. Multivariate analyses showed that initially diagnosed stage IV disease, number of metastatic organs ≥3, no response to chemotherapy and cycles of chemotherapy ≤2 were adverse prognosticators for overall survival.ConclusionUTUC presented to be more prone to metastasize than locally recur and thought to have low chemosensitivity. Stage IV disease at initial diagnosis, number of metastatic organs, response and cycles of chemotherapy were independent prognosticators for metastatic UTUC.     

Preparation of Iron Carbon Composite Material by Extracting Iron from Bauxite Residue and Its Adsorption of Heavy Metal Cd(II)

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology - An effective method of iron extraction from bauxite residue was explored, and iron was used to prepare iron carbon composite material, which...     

AO动力髁螺钉系统内固定治疗股骨粗隆部骨折

股骨粗隆部骨折在临床上是一种常见病及多发病，尤其是老年人更常见。本病的治疗方法很多，但随着国内外内固定材料的改进和技术的提高，大多数医生倾向于采取手术内固定治疗。我科自1999年1月-2003年1月采用AO动力髁螺钉系统手术治疗股骨粗隆部骨折共16例，疗效满意。     

多发性骨髓瘤负性相关基因DAZAP2蛋白高效表达和纯化

目的在前期的研究中，DAZAP2基因在多发性骨髓瘤（Multiple myeloma，MM）患者中表达明显下调，可能为MM的负性基因．须进一步获得DAZAP2蛋白，制备抗体，从而在蛋白水平上研究DAZAP2的表达、结构和功能．方法将原核重组质粒pQE30－DAZAP2转化大肠杆菌，阳性菌株经1 mmol／LIPTG诱导表达目的蛋白，再经过纯化和透析结果IPTG诱导4hr时，得到大量重组目的蛋白，占可溶蛋白的20％左右，经过Ni—NTA层析柱纯化。获得分子量为17kD的DAZAP2蛋白浓度为0．97mg／m1．结论DAZAP2蛋白获得高效表达，并且建立快速简便的纯化方法，目的蛋白可以用于下一步的实验．     

单片微机化微弱发光测量仪及其在肿瘤研究中的初步应用

单片微机化微弱发光测量仪由中科院生物物理所和北京科龙生物医学技术开发公司研制成功。该仪器适用于肿瘤研究中生物医学样品的微弱发光的测量。测量样品的重复性优于０．８％，稳定性优于０．５％，线性相关系数达０．９９９７，不仅可以进行样品的发光强度测量，还可以进行动力学曲线的测量以及样品发射光谱的测量。光谱在４００ｎｍ－７５０ｎｍ范围内。测量方式可选择手动、半自动和自动计时三种。测量结果表明，荷瘤裸鼠血液微     

CORDIC算法在B超数字扫描变换器中的应用

数字扫描变换器在B型超声诊断仪的应用，能使现代实时B型超声诊断仪实现一些新的诸如图像冻结、多帧贮存、数据测量计算和TV显示等功能。在设计B型超声诊断仪中数字扫描变化器的过程中，直角坐标到极坐标变换是一个关键的技术，本研究论述了应用在数字扫描变化器中的一种新的算法——CORDIC算法，对该算法的原理进行了简介，将CORDIC算法应用到直角——极坐标变换中，并进行了算法修正和公式计算。根据其具体的应用对该算法进行了优化，并给出了算法的硬件实现结构。最后，对算法进行了软件仿真，并给出了结果分析。     

Influence of growth hormone-insulin-like growth factor Ⅰ axis on normal pregnancy

Objective To investigate the role of growth hormone-insulin-like growth factor Ⅰ (IGF-Ⅰ) axis in normal pregnancy. Methods Totally, 116 normal pregnant women were recruited from January 1997 to June 1998, with 20 normal nonpregnant women as controls. Maternal growth hormone (GH) and IGF-Ⅰ concentrations were assayed by RIA and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, respectively. Results Maternal serum levels of GH increased throughout gestation, reached a peak at 25 weeks of pregnancy and remained fairly high (χ[2]=40.458, P<0.0001).There was a significant difference between samples at 5-9 week gestational age and the controls (3.45 μg/L vs 1.61 μg/L, P<0.05). The maternal serum levels of IGF-Ⅰincreased rapidly throughout gestation from 29-week gestation and reached a peak of 188.86 μg/L at term delivery (χ[2]=50.224, P<0.0001). Conclusions Maternal GH levels increased progressively throughout gestation, which correlated with fetal growth. Maternal GH may regulate nutrition supply among mother, placenta and the fetus and play an important role in transporting nutritional substrates by the placenta. The maternal IGF-Ⅰin the third trimester may promote fetal growth and placental functions.     

胰岛素-磺脲类药与胰岛素治疗2型糖尿病继发性磺脲类药失效的研究

目的：对比研究胰岛素加磺脲类药联合(INS／SU)或单用胰岛素(INS)二种疗法治疗继发性SU失效的疗效,并通过体外试验探讨INS加SU治疗的机理。方法：54例继发SU失效的2型糖尿病患者随机分二组,分别给INS加SU及INS治疗共3个月,测定2型糖尿病患者脂肪细胞与优降糖孵育后INS受体结合位点。结果：(1)治疗3个月时两组的血糖、糖化血红蛋白(HbAIc)得到较好控制。(2)两组治疗前后血脂无明显改变。(3)INS组较INS加SU组体重增加显著、血INS水平明显升高。(4)优降糖孵育后的脂肪细胞INS结合位点增多,与INS特异结合率提高。结论：(1)INS加SU与INS均可有效地治疗继发性SU失效的病人。(2)INS加SU联合治疗与单用INS治疗比较,其引起的血INS水平升高、体重增加程度均较低。(3)SU通过影响靶细胞INS受体等胰外作用．而增强INS的作用效应。