Percutaneous Sacroiliac Screw Placement: A Prospective Randomized Comparison of Robot-assisted Navigation Procedures with a Conventional Technique.

Background: Sacroiliac (SI) screw fixation is a demanding technique, with a high rate of screw malposition due to the complex pelvic anatomy. TiRobot™ is an orthopedic surgery robot which can be used for SI screw fixation. This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of robot-assisted placement of SI screws compared with a freehand technique.

Curcumin inhibits the invasion of thyroid cancer cells via down-regulation of PI3K/Akt signaling pathway.

The objectives of this study were to evaluate the in vitro anti-tumor (human thyroid cancer cell lines) potential of curcumin and to elucidate its molecular mechanisms. Here, we investigated the effects of curcumin on the cell viability, apoptosis, migration and invasion of human thyroid cancer cell lines FTC133. We also investigated the effects of curcumin on PI3K, p-Akt, MMP1/7, and COX-2 protein expressions using Western blot.

Dramatic suppression of colorectal cancer cell growth by the dual mTORC1 and mTORC2 inhibitor AZD-2014.

Colorectal cancer is a major contributor of cancer-related mortality. The mammalian target or rapamycin (mTOR) signaling is frequently hyper-activated in colorectal cancers, promoting cancer progression and chemo-resistance. In the current study, we investigated the anti-colorectal cancer effect of a novel mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1) and mTORC2 dual inhibitor: AZD-2014.

AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK)/Ulk1-dependent autophagic pathway contributes to C6 ceramide-induced cytotoxic effects in cultured colorectal cancer HT-29 cells.

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Drug resistance and/or off-target toxicity against normal cells limit the effectiveness of current chemotherapies for the treatment of colorectal cancer. In the current study, we studied the potential cytotoxic effects of short-chain and cell-permeable C6 ceramide in cultured colorectal cancer HT-29 cells and focused on the underlying mechanisms.

5,7-Dimethoxy-isobenzofuran-1(3H)-one.

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C(10)H(10)O(4), which has been isolated from rhizoma Polygonum Cuspidatum, a Chinese folk medicine, contains two crystallographically independent mol-ecules. The mol-ecules are essentially planar, with a maximum deviation of 0.061 (2) Å from the best planes.

[Accurate traction of long bone fracture with full-length planning module of orthopedic robot system: experiments in vitro and in vivo].

Objective: To evaluate the precision in location and clinical flexibility of the newly designed full-length planning module of orthopedic robot system in treatment of fractures of long bone.

Methods: Nine plastic tibia models were selected for the image mosaicing. The full length of each tibia model was measured on the constructed panorama and compared with the real model length to record the length deviation and conduct the precision analysis.

Computer-assisted auto-frame navigation system for distal locking of tibial intramedullary nails: a preliminary report on clinical application.

Objective: To evaluate the clinical feasibility and effect of the computer-assisted auto-frame navigation system for distal locking of tibial intramedullary nails.

Methods: The hardware components of the system included a PC computer with a monitor, auto mechanical stereotactical localization cubic frame, foot holder and localization operative apparatus. Special navigation software can be used for registration of X-ray fluoroscopic images and real-time controlling navigation of tools.

[Intra-operative stereotactic accuracy of computer-assisted robot orthopaedic trauma surgery planning system].

Objective: To investigate the feasibility and accuracy of the software computer-assisted robot orthopaedic trauma surgery planning system (CAOTS).

Methods: The software CAOTS was developed and used on 85 cases of stereotactic operation, 24 model bones, 21 cadaveric extremity bones, and 40 patients. 307 groups of directional targets in these cases were randomly sampled.

Saponins from Polygala japonica and their effects on a forced swimming test in mice.

Five new triterpenoid saponins, polygalasaponins E (1), F (2), G (3), H (4), and J (5), along with eight known ones (6-13), were isolated from the aerial parts of Polygala japonica. Their structures were established by chemical and spectroscopic means. Forced swimming tests on mice showed that saponins 1 and 4 significantly reduce the immobility status by 58.

[Studies on chemical constituents in bulbs of Bolbostemma paniculatum].

Objective: To investigate the chemical constituents of the bulbs of Bolbostemma panicultum.

Method: The compounds were isolated by column chromatography on silica gel, C18, Sephadex LH-20 separately and their structures were elucidated by chemical and spectroscopic technologies.

Result: Eight compounds were isolated and identified as maltol(I), emodin(II), cucurbitacin B(III), cucurbitacin E(IV), stigmasta-7, 22, 25-triene-3-ol(V), stigmasta-7, 22, 25-triene-3-nonadecanoic acid ester(VI), stigmasta-7, 22, 25-triene-3-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside(VII), stigmasta-7, 22, 25-triene-3-O-beta-D-(6'-palmitoyl) glucopyranoside(VIII).

Two new iridoids from Patrinia scabra.

From the roots of Patrinia scabra two new iridoids, 3-methylbutyric acid 7-hydroxy-7-hydroxymethyl-4-(3-methyl-butyryloxymethyl)-6-oxo-1,6,7,7a-tetrahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-1-yl ester (1) and 6-hydroxy-7-methylhexahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-3-one (2) have been isolated. Their structures were determined by means of NMR spectra and X-ray crystallographic analysis.

[Design and experimental study of computer-assisted orthopaedic system for distal locking of intramedullary nails].

Objective: To test the safety and accuracy of the computer-assisted orthopaedic system for distal locking of intramedullary nails and apply it to internal fixation with intramedullary nails in the lower limb.

Methods: According to the theory of mechanical arms stereotactic localization in computer-assisted orthopaedic surgery (CAOS), we design a CAOS system for distal locking of intramedullary nails. The system comprised 2 independent modules: computer-assisted imaging and registration workstation; mechanical stereotactic framework.

[Studies on the lignans from Patrinia scabra].

Aim: To study the lignans from Patrinia scabra Bunge.

Methods: The constituents were separated and purified by column chromatography with silical gel, RP-silical gel and Sephadex LH-20. Their structures were identified on the basis of spectral data (IR, MS, 1HNMR, 13CNMR, HMQC and HMBC).

Pyrrole alkaloids from Bolbostemma paniculatum.

Three pyrrole alkaloids were isolated from Bolbostemma paniculatum. Their structures were elucidated as 4-(2-formyl-5-methoxymethylpyrrol-1-yl)butyric acid methyl ester (1), 2-(2-formyl-5-methoxymethylpyrrol-1-yl)-3-phenylpropionic acid methyl ester (2) and alpha-methyl pyrrole ketone (3) by spectroscopic techniques. Among them, 1 and 2 are new compounds.