Objective To review the research progress on the correlation between sarcopenia and osteoarthritis (OA). Methods The basic and clinical studies at home and abroad in recent years on sarcopenia and OA were extensively reviewed. The correlation between sarcopenia and OA was analyzed and summarized from five aspects: epidemiological status, risk factors, pathogenesis, clinical treatments, and the impact on joint arthroplasty. Results Sarcopenia and OA are common diseases in the elderly with high prevalence and can increase the ill risk of each other. They share a set of risk factors, and show negative interactive and influence on pathogenesis and clinical treatments, thus participating in each other’s disease process and reducing the treatment benefits. Clinical studies show that sarcopenia can affect the rehabilitation effect and increase the risk of postoperative complications after total joint arthroplasty in many ways. ConclusionCurrent research results show that sarcopenia and OA are related and can be mutually affected in the above 5 aspects, but more studies are needed to further clarify the relationship between them, so as to provide more theoretical basis for the understanding, prevention, diagnosis, and treatments of the two diseases.
Objective To understand research progress on peritoneal metastasis from gastric cancer at present stage briefly. Methods The literatures about mechanism, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of the peritoneal metastasis from gastric cancer at home and aboard were collected to make a review. Results The peritoneal metastasis is the common site of the distant metastasis in the advanced gastric cancer. It’s occurrence mechanism is complex, the diagnostic measure is varied, the prevention way is difficulty, and it give priority to with the comprehensive treatment and the transformed therapy. Conclusion It has a certain necessity to study occurrence mechanism, prevention methods and treatment measures so that improve survival rate and prognosis for patients with peritoneal metastasis from advanced gastric cancer.
ObjectiveTo understand the pathogenesis and the research progress of comprehensive treatment of primary retroperitoneal liposarcoma (PRLPS) and to provide evidence for clinical diagnosis and treatment.MethodThe recent literatures on the pathological classification, pathogenesis of PRLPS, and comprehensive treatment including the surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and molecular targeted therapy were reviewed.ResultsThe pathological types of PRLPS were highly differentiated, dedifferentiated, mucoid/round cell, polymorphic, and mixed. The main molecular pathogenesis was the synergistic effect of MDM2 with related genes, abnormal expressions of c-myc gene and microRNAs, Prune-nm23-H1 mechanism, and abnormal protein products of FUS-CHOP fusion gene which regulated the growth of tumor. The treatment of PRLRS included the radical resection, extended resection, and palliative resection combined with radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and molecular targeted therapy.ConclusionsPRLPS is a rare malignant tumor with high recurrence rate, but early diagnosis and treatment are difficult. With the further study of the molecular mechanism of PRLPS, the treatment of PRLPS has been transformed into a comprehensive treatment based on surgery, adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and molecular targeted therapy.
Objective To discuss the treatment of retinal detachment(RD) after posterior chamber intraocular lents(PCIOL) implantation. Methods Twenty eyes with RD after PCIOL inplantation which were treated with vitrectomy combined with scleral buckling and intraocular tamponade from March 1993 to June 1997 in this institute were analysed retrospctively. Results The retinas reattached completely in 16 eyes and partly in 2 eyes after RD operation.The postoperative visual acuity improved in 17 eyes,not improved in 2 eyes,and decreasde in 1 eyes.The PCIOL was taken off during RD operative in 6 eyes.Postoperative complications including displacement of the PCIOL in 2 eyes,hyphema and vitreous hemorrhage were found in this series of RD operation in 1 eyes. Conclusion Vitrectomy combined with scleral buckling and intraocular tamponade is one of the effective methods to treat the eyes with RD with PCIOL. (Chin J Ocul Fundus Dis,1998,14:165-166)
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common systemic autoimmune disease with complicated pathogenesis. Symmetric pain and swelling in multiple joints are the primary clinical symptoms. The early diagnosis and treatment significantly contribute to the better prognosis of RA patients. However, there are still a lot of obstacles in the way of diagnosing and treating RA, and innovative models are urgently needed. As an innovative cross-research model, the applications of the combination of medicine and engineering in the biomedical field present a good prospect, which is expected to improve the demands and defects of traditional RA diagnosis and treatment. Herein, this article reviewed the research progress of the new technologies’ applications in RA diagnosis and treatment in recent years, in order to broaden the new strategies of RA precision diagnosis and treatment.
Objective To understand etiology and available treatment of postoperative peritoneal adhesion. Method Domestic and overseas literatures in recent years about research progress of peritoneal adhesion were reviewed. Results As to the previous research, the operation was the main cause of peritoneal adhesion by the injury, inflammatory reaction, and hypoxia, which further affected the changes of the peritoneal microenvironment through the release of inflammatory cells, inflammatory mediators, cytokines, etc., then disturbed the balance of deposition and dissolution of fibrin and promoted the formation of extracellular matrix and microangiogenesis, resulted in peritoneal adhesion. The main treatment measures were optimizing surgical procedure and improving surgical technique, preventing fibrinolysis and promoting fiber protein degradation, some drug therapies involved molecules and genes, using biologic barrier treatment with drug barrier and mechanical barrier, and some other adjuvant therapies. Conclusions Pathogenesis of peritoneal adhesion is complex and poorly understood currently. There is no effective clinical treatment and intervention for this disease. Research on aspects of cell and molecular of abdominal cavity microenvironment will be beneficial to precise treatment of peritoneal adhesion, and combined medication of multiple targets and multiple links and related interventions are expected to apply for peritoneal adhesion in future.
Objective To invesligate the treatment of retinal de tachment(RD) after silicone oil tamponades(SOT)． Methods The records of a consecutive series of 32 eyes with redetachment of retina after SOT surgery between 1998 to 2000 were reviewed retrospectively． The surgical techniques used for these cases included remove of silicon oil,peeling of preretinal membrane, retinotomy, endolaser photocoagutation, secondary vitrectomy and C3 F8 tamponades． Results In 28 of 32 eyes the retina was reattached (87．6%)． The postoperative visual acuity was improved in 12 eyes, redused in 4 eyes and remained no change in 16 eyes． The postop erative complications in 6 eyes included secondary glaucoma(3 eyes), hypotony (1 eye) and hyphema (2 eyes)． Conclusion The techniques of preretinal membrane peeling, retinotomy, endophotocoagulation and C3 F8 tamponades can be effectively used in combination to treat the redetachment of retina after the silicone oil tamponades surgery． (Chin J Ocul Fundus Dis,2001,17:214-215)
Objective To study effects of Helicobacter pylori on oncogenesis and progression of pancreatic cancer. Method The current literatures on the relationship between the Helicobacter pylori and the pancreatic cancer were collected and reviewed. Results The Helicobacter pylori infection might play a role in the development of the pancreatic cancer. The infection rate of the Helicobacter pylori in the patients with pancreatic cancer is higher than that of the healthy controls; furthermore, in the patients with Helicobacter pylori antibody positive, the infection rate of the Helicobacter pylori in the cytotoxin-associated gene A-negative strains of Helicobacter pylori is significantly higher than that of the healthy controls. Conclusions Helicobacter pylori infection is related to occurrence and development of pancreatic cancer. Specific mechanism is still not clarified and further research is need to study.
ObjectiveTo understand the progress of molecular biology research on the pathogenesis of hemorrhoids. MethodThe literatures relevant to reseaches on the molecular biology of hemorrhoid pathogenesis in recent years had been reviewed. ResultsThe generally accepted theories of hemorrhoids included anal cushion downward movement theory, varicose vein theory, and vascular proliferation theory. The molecular biological studies related to the theory of anal cushion downward movement found that the increased expression of matrix metalloproteinase-9 and the abnormal expression of smooth muscle actin could damage the supporting tissue of anal cushion, causing the downward movement and prolapse of anal cushion, and then formed hemorrhoids; The molecular biology researches related to varicose vein theory found that the increase of nitric oxide synthase and transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 could promote the production of nitric oxide, causing varicose veins, and then leaded to the pathogenesis of hemorrhoids; The molecular biology researches related to vascular proliferation theory found that the low expressions of miR-412-5p and miR-4729, and the overexpressions of vascular endothelial growth factor and fibroblast growth factor were related to the vascular proliferation of hemorrhoids. In addition, the secondary inflammatory reaction after the onset of hemorrhoids also played an important role in the occurrence and development of hemorrhoids. ConclusionsThe occurrence and development of hemorrhoids is the result of the intersection and interaction of various mechanisms such as anal cushion downward movement, varicose veins, vascular proliferation, and secondary inflammatory reaction. The molecular biology research on the pathogenesis of hemorrhoids is helpful to better explain the occurrence of hemorrhoids from a microcosmic perspective, and lay a foundation for further exploring the etiology of hemorrhoids.
Aortic dissection is a catastrophic emergency with a high mortality rate, and its full pathogenesis remains unknown to researchers, which brings a heavy burden to the individuals, society and family because of its poor prognosis. Improving the efficiency of its diagnosis and treatment and defining the pathogenic mechanism clearly is a research hotspot. Recently, utilizing bioinformatics to find diagnostic biomarker of aortic dissection has attracted the attention of many researchers. Besides, exploring the relationship between pathogenic mechanism and inflammatory process, extracellular matrix degradation, elastic fiber fracture and the phenotypic transformation of vascular smooth muscle cells is also a hot topic. We summarize recent progress made in the pathogenesis of aortic dissection. We hope to identify key molecules driving aortic dissection and provide reliable reference for the diagnosis, medical treatment and prevention of aortic dissection.