Ghrelin induced by ultraviolet B exposure promotes the restoration of diabetic cutaneous wound healing.

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) presents impediment to wound healing. While ultraviolet B (UVB) exposure showed therapeutic potential in various skin conditions, its capacity to mediate diabetic wound healing remains unclear. To investigate the efficacy of UVB on wound healing and its underlying basis.

[The clinical characteristics of primary intracranial germinoma].

Objective: To analyse the clinical characteristics of intracranial germinoma.

Methods: Retrospective analysis was applied to study the clinical characteristics of 26 intracranial germ cell tumor patients admitted to our hospital during 1991-2003. The clinical, biochemical and imaging profiles including human chorionic gonadotropin-beta, alphafetoprotein, MRI and CT as well as treatments were analysed.