老年患者在传统开胸与胸腔镜下手术切除周围型肺癌疗效的比较研究

目的:对比分析传统开胸手术和胸腔镜下肺叶切除对老年性早期周围型肺癌的疗效及生存曲线的差异。方法:选取我院行肺癌手术治疗的患者65例,均为周围型肺癌。采用非随机对照方法,将患者随机分为传统开胸手术组和胸腔镜组,其中开胸手术组34例,胸腔镜组31例。按照既定分组方案实施手术,对比分析两组患者一般属性资料、手术相关指标;术后随访至2016年6月,采用Kaplan-Meier法对比2组患者5年总生存率(OS)、无复发生存率(RFS)。结果:胸腔镜手术组手术时间明显长于开胸组(p0.05)。胸腔镜组拔出胸腔引流管天数明显缩短(p0.05)。胸腔镜组术中出血量少于开胸组(p0.05)。胸腔镜组术后并发症发生率、VAS评分、住院时间低于开胸组(p0.05)。但胸腔镜组住院总费用多于开胸组(p0.05)。开胸组组5年RFS为65.27%,胸腔镜组67.13%,差异无统计学意义(p0.05)。开胸组患者5年OS为53.73%,胸腔镜组为55.34%,差异有统计学意义(p0.05)。结论:相比传统开胸手术,胸腔镜下早期肺癌切除术出血量少,恢复快,术后并发症发生率低,术后5年总生存率高于传统开胸术。     

肌电生物治疗联合运动康复在桡神经损伤治疗中的临床应用及疗效评价

目的:探究肌肉电刺激生物疗法联合运动疗法对于治疗桡神经损伤患者的临床疗效及运动恢复效果评价。方法:选择2013年5月至2016年5月我院收治的100例桡神经损伤患者。采用随机数字表法随机分为研究组和对照组各50例。对照组采用常规治疗(营养神经药物+针灸)和运动疗法,研究组在此基础上联合肌电生物治疗。治疗时间均为12周。治疗结束后应用统计学方法对两组患者的治疗有效率、腕伸肌和指总伸肌恢复情况、伸腕角度和伸肘角度以及神经传导速度和波幅等方面进行疗效对比。结果:治疗12周后,研究组治疗有效率66.00%高于对照组的50.00%,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。研究组肌力恢复至4-5级的比例和表面肌电信号(s EMG)增幅均高于对照组,差异均有统计学意义(P0.05)。经治疗后,研究组伸腕角度和伸肘角度的优良率分别为84.00%、80.00%,明显高于对照组的66.00%、68.00%,差异均有统计学意义(P0.05)。两组患者胫神经运动传导速度(MCV)及波幅的均有改善,但研究组的改善效果明显优于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:常规治疗联合肌电生物反馈和运动疗法的治疗方案明显能使得患者受益更多,能更好地恢复患者的患肢运动功能,值得临床推广。     

miR-139-5p在前列腺癌患者外周血中的表达及临床意义

目的:研究miR-139-5p在前列腺癌患者外周血中的表达及临床意义。方法:收集2015年4月至2016年9月于我院进行诊治的65例前列腺疾病患者和20例男性健康志愿者外周血样本,使用RT-q PCR方法检测各组miR-139-5相对表达量,统计分析前列腺癌患者外周血miR-139-5p水平与临床特征相关性,使用ROC曲线分析外周血miR-139-5p诊断前列腺癌的临床价值。结果:与良性增生组(n=15)患者和对照组(n=20)健康志愿者相比,前列腺癌组(n=50)患者外周血中miR-139-5p相对表达量均显著升高(P均0.05)。中高分化、转移癌、Gleason评分高危前列腺癌患者外周血miR-139-5p相对表达量显著高于低分化、原位癌和Gleason评分中危的前列腺癌患者(P均0.05)。外周血miR-139-5p在区分前列腺癌和良性前列腺增生或健康人中特异性和敏感性均较高,ROC曲线下面积为0.942(95%CI:0.0.785~0.971)。结论:miR-139-5p在50例前列腺癌患者外周血中呈高表达,或可作为非侵入性前列腺癌诊断标志物。     

Bisphenol A inhibits compound action potentials in the frog sciatic nerve in a manner independent of estrogen receptors

Although the endocrine disruptor bisphenol A (BPA) is reported to inhibit nerve conduction, the underlying mechanisms are unclear. Therefore, in the present study, we examined the effect of BPA on compound action potentials (CAPs) recorded from the frog sciatic nerve using the air-gap method. Treatment of the sciatic nerve with BPA (0.5 mM) for 20 min reduced the peak amplitude of the CAP by approximately 60% in a partially reversible manner. The reduction in the CAP peak amplitude was concentration-dependent, with a half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC₅₀) value of 0.31 mM. This effect of BPA was unaffected by an estrogen-receptor antagonist, 4-hydroxytamoxifen, which by itself reduced CAP peak amplitude, with an IC₅₀ value of 0.26 mM (comparable to that of BPA). The natural estrogen 17β-estradiol, at the highest dissolvable concentration (0.05 mM), had an effect similar to that of BPA. The IC₅₀ value of BPA was comparable to those of some local anesthetics in inhibiting frog CAPs. Our findings suggest that BPA inhibits nerve conduction in a manner independent of estrogen receptors. This action of BPA may underlie, at least in part, the neurotoxicity of the compound.     

Neuromuscular degenerative effects of Ankaferd Blood Stopper® in mouse sciatic nerve model

Purpose: Ankaferd Blood Stopper^® (ABS), a licenced medicinal herbal extract, is commonly used as an effective topical haemostatic agent. This study is designed to investigate whether topical ABS application may cause peripheral nerve degeneration and neuromuscular dysfunction in a mouse sciatic nerve model.

Methods: Twenty mice were randomly divided into two groups; an ABS treated experimental group and a saline-treated control group. Left sciatic nerves were treated with 0.3?ml of ABS in the experimental group and 0.3?ml of sterile saline in the control group for 5?min. Peripheral nerve degeneration and neuromuscular dysfunction were evaluated by behavioural tests, electrophysiological analysis and weight ratio comparison of target muscles.

Results: The motor function, assessed by the sciatic function index, was significantly impaired in ABS-treated animals as compared to the animals treated with saline. Motor coordination, evaluated with the rotarod test, was significantly decreased (–42%) in ABS-treated animals compared to the saline-treated animals. The degree of pain, assessed by the reaction latency to thermal stimuli (hot-plate test), was significantly prolonged (313%) in ABS-treated mice when compared to the saline-treated mice. ABS-treated mice showed a significant reduction in motor nerve conduction velocity (MNCV) (–52%) and the compound muscle action potential (CMAP) (–47%); however, it significantly prolonged onset latency (23%). The gastrocnemius muscles weight ratio of the ABS group was considerably lower than that of the control group.

Conclusions: These findings demonstrate that ABS triggers peripheral nerve degeneration and functional impairment and, thus promotes a deterioration of sciatic nerves.     

A mimetic of the mSin3-binding helix of NRSF/REST ameliorates abnormal pain behavior in chronic pain models

The neuron-restrictive silencing factor NRSF/REST binds to neuron-restrictive silencing elements in neuronal genes and recruits corepressors such as mSin3 to inhibit epigenetically neuronal gene expression. Because dysregulation of NRSF/REST is related to neuropathic pain, here, we have designed compounds to target neuropathic pain based on the mSin3-binding helix structure of NRSF/REST and examined their ability to bind to mSin3 by NMR. One compound, mS-11, binds strongly to mSin3 with a binding mode similar to that of NRSF/REST. In a mouse model of neuropathic pain, mS-11 was found to ameliorate abnormal pain behavior and to reverse lost peripheral morphine analgesia. Furthermore, even in the less well epigenetically defined case of fibromyalgia, mS-11 ameliorated symptoms in a mouse model, suggesting that fibromyalgia is related to the dysfunction of NRSF/REST. Taken together, these findings show that the chemically optimized mimetic mS-11 can inhibit mSin3-NRSF/REST binding and successfully reverse lost peripheral and central morphine analgesia in mouse models of pain.     

The regenerative effects of electromagnetic field on spinal cord injury

Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) is typically the result of direct mechanical impact to the spine, leading to fracture and/or dislocation of the vertebrae along with damage to the surrounding soft tissues. Injury to the spinal cord results in disruption of axonal transmission of signals. This primary trauma causes secondary injuries that produce immunological responses such as neuroinflammation, which perpetuates neurodegeneration and cytotoxicity within the injured spinal cord. To date there is no FDA-approved pharmacological agent to prevent the development of secondary SCI and induce regenerative processes aimed at healing the spinal cord and restoring neurological function. An alternative method to electrically activate spinal circuits is the application of a noninvasive electromagnetic field (EMF) over intact vertebrae. The EMF method of modulating molecular signaling of inflammatory cells emitted in the extra-low frequency range of <100 Hz, and field strengths of <5 mT, has been reported to decrease inflammatory markers in macrophages, and increase endogenous mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) proliferation and differentiation rates. EMF has been reported to promote osteogenesis by improving the effects of osteogenic media, and increasing the proliferation of osteoblasts, while inhibiting osteoclast formation and increasing bone matrix in vitro. EMF has also been shown to increase chondrogenic markers and collagen and induce neural differentiation, while increasing cell viability by over 50%. As advances are made in stem cell technologies, stabilizing the cell line after differentiation is crucial to SCI repair. Once cell-seeded scaffolds are implanted, EMF may be applied outside the wound for potential continued adjunct treatment during recovery.     

Evoked Activity of Afferent and Efferent Fibers of the Sciatic Nerve in Rats under Conditions of Experimental Hyperthyroidism

In Wistar albino rats with experimental hyperthyroidism (HTh) and control animals, we measured parameters of the responses evoked in peripheral segments of the ventral and dorsal roots (VR and DR, respectively) by stimulation of the sciatic nerve. We found that the chronaxia of the afferent fibers of the sciatic nerve in HTh animals is shorter, while the duration of the mass action potential (AP) in the DR is somewhat longer than in the control. Under conditions of HTh, the excitation threshold of the efferent fibers became higher, the chronaxia decreased, and the second high-amplitude component could appear in the AP recorded from the VR. Possible mechanisms of changes in the excitability of afferent and efferent fibers of the sciatic nerve and specific features of the AP recorded from the VR under HTh conditions are discussed. In particular, we consider the possibility of ephaptic spreading of excitation in VR fibers under HTh conditions.