ObjectiveTo explore the clinical effect of the end-traction upper limb rehabilitation training system on patients with upper limb motor dysfunction after stroke.MethodsPatients with upper limb motor dysfunction who were admitted to the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University from September to November 2019 were selected. According to the software, the patients were randomly divided into the experimental group and the control group. Both groups received conventional medical treatment, basic rehabilitation, and activities of daily living training. In addition, the control group received traditional occupational therapy, while the experimental group received end-traction upper limb rehabilitation training. The training time of both groups was 30 min/ (times ·d) and 5 days per week. Rehabilitation evaluation and recording were performed before and after the four-week treatment in both groups using the simplified upper extremity Fugl-Meyer assessment (FMA) and the modified Barthel index (MBI).ResultsA total of 36 patients were enrolled, with 18 in each group. All patients completed the experiment, and no special discomfort was observed. Before the treatment, there was no statistically significant difference in FMA and MBI between the experimental group [(13.22±3.13) and (49.66±6.81) points] and the control group [(14.78±1.70) and (51.67±6.65) points] (t=1.858, 0.896; P=0.072, 0.377). After four-week treatment, FMA and MBI in both groups improved significantly (P<0.05); the difference between the experimental group [(27.56±15.68) and (73.55±8.72) points] and the control group [(17.67±6.73) and (65.33±9.20) points] was statistically significant (t=2.459, 2.751; P=0.019, 0.009).ConclusionsThe end-traction upper limb rehabilitation training system can significantly improve the upper limb motor function of patients with upper limb motor dysfunction after stroke and improve the patients’ daily life ability. It is worthy of clinical promotion and application.
ObjectiveTo observe the change of stromal cell-derived factor 1α/cysteine X cysteine receptor 4 (SDF-1α/CXCR4) signaling pathway during the process of axial stress stimulation promoting bone regeneration, and to further explore its mechanism.MethodsA total of 72 male New Zealand white rabbits were selected to prepare the single cortical bone defect in diameter of 8 mm at the proximal end of the right tibia that repaired with deproteinized cancellous bone. All models were randomly divided into 3 groups (n=24). Group A was treated with intraperitoneally injection of PBS; Group B was treated with stress stimulation and intraperitoneally injection of PBS; Group C was treated with stress stimulation and intraperitoneally injection of AMD3100 solution. The X-ray films were taken and Lane-Sandhu scores of bone healing were scored at 2, 4, 8, and 12 weeks after operation, while specimens were harvested for HE staining, immunohistochemical staining of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and CXCR4, and Western blot (SDF-1α and CXCR4). The bone healing area was scanned by Micro-CT at 12 weeks after operation, and the volume and density of new bone were calculated.ResultsX-ray film showed that the Lane-Sandhu scores of bone healing in group B were significantly higher than those in groups A and C at 4, 8, and 12 weeks after operation (P<0.05). Micro-CT scan showed that the bone defect was repaired in group B and the pulp cavity was re-passed at 12 weeks after operation. The volume and density of new bone were higher in group B than in groups A and C (P<0.05). HE staining showed that the new bone growth in bone defect area and the degradation of scaffolds were faster in group B than in groups A and C after 4 weeks. The immunohistochemical staining showed that the expressions of VEGF and CXCR4 in 3 groups reached the peak at 4 weeks, and group B was higher than groups A and C (P<0.05). Western blot analysis showed that the expressions of SDF-1α and CXCR4 in group B were significantly higher than those in groups A and C at 4 and 8 weeks after operation (P<0.05).ConclusionAxial stress stimulation can promote the expression of SDF-1α in bone defect tissue, activate and regulate the CXCR4 signal collected by marrow mesenchymal stem cells, and accelerate bone regeneration in bone defect area.
ObjectiveTo analyze the disease burden of prostate, bladder and kidney cancers attributable to smoking in China from 1990 to 2019. MethodsBased on the global burden of disease study 2019, the current situation of the disease burden of prostate, bladder and kidney cancers attributable to smoking was analyzed by using the population attributable fraction (PAF), deaths and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). Furthermore, the annual percent change (APC) and the average annual percent change (AAPC) were calculated by joinpoint regression analysis to describe the long-term trends of the smoking-attributable burden of these three cancers from 1990 to 2019. ResultsThere were an estimated 18 800 cases of deaths and 393 106 person-years of DALYs for bladder cancer caused by smoking in 2019. The age-standardized mortality and DALY rate decreased by 0.41% and 0.39% per year from 1990 to 2019, respectively. For prostate cancer, smoking was estimated to have caused 5 016 cases of deaths and 98 276 person-years of DALYs in 2019. The age-standardized mortality and DALY rate decreased by 0.28% and 0.25% per year from 1990 to 2019, respectively. For kidney cancer, the deaths and DALYs attributable to smoking were 4 935 cases and 120 620 person-years, respectively. The standardized mortality and DALY rates increased by 3.03% and 2.98% per year from 1990 to 2019. Additionally, males suffered from a higher disease burden of these three cancers attributable to smoking than females. The elderly population had a higher smoking-attributable disease burden than the younger population. ConclusionThe situation of the disease burden of bladder, prostate and kidney cancers attributable to smoking is still serious in China, which has substantial disparities in different groups. Specifically, males and the elderly are the high-risk groups for the smoking-attributable burden. Among the three cancers, bladder cancer has the highest burden and kidney cancer has the largest burden increase during 1990-2019.