Objective To explore the effect of combined application of Pathfile in the VDW-Mtwo nickel titanium file in the elderly narrow canals.Methods 35 teeth with 101 root canals were divided into the two groups by drawing lots.In group A,root canals were prepared with VDW-Mtwo and Pathfile.In group B,root canals were prepared with VDW-Mtwo.All root canals were filled with continuous wave thermoplasticized gutta-percha technique.The operating time for each root canal,the number of broken instruments and postoperative pain were recorded.The efficacy of reparation was analyzed with radiography.Results The root canal preparation time of group A was (5.14 ± 1.25) min,which was significantly shorter than (6.82 ± 1.76) min of group B (t =5.539,P ＜ 0.05) ; The difference was not statistically significant in step formation and just fill rate between the two groups (P =1.00,1.74) ; The instrument intact of group A was 100.00％,which was significantly higher than 79.17％ of group B (x2 =4.279,P =0.039) ;The difference was not statistically significant in pain after operation between the two groups (P =0.20).Conclusion For narrow root canals preparation in the elderly treated with Mtwo and Pathfile would be shorten the preparation time and reduce broken instruments.

Objective To study the anti-tumor effect of the proteoglycan extracted from abalone viscera (AVPF-I). Methods Hepatic carcinoma cell H22-bearing mice were randomized to negative control (physiological saline), positive control (cyclophosphamide) and three doses of AVPF-I groups. The tumor growth, cell mediated immune function including lymphocyte proliferation, phagocytosis of peritoneal macrophage, NK cell activity, and the level of serum TNF-?,IL-1and IFN-?were detected. Results A significant inhibition of the tumor growth was observed in the AVPF-I group(P

Bletilla striata has been used as traditional Chinese medicine for several centuries. In recent years, the quality and quantity of wild B. striata plants have declined sharply due to habitat deterioration and human over-exploitation. Therefore, it is of great urgency to evaluate and protect B. striata wild plant resource. In this study, sequence-related amplified polymorphism (SRAP) markers were applied to assess the level and pattern of genetic diversity in twelve populations of B. striata. The results showed a high level of genetic diversity (PPB = 90.48%, H = 0.349 4, I = 0.509 6) and moderate genetic differentiation among populations (G(st) = 0.260 9). Based on the unweighted pair-group method with arithmetic average (UPGMA), twelve populations gathered in three clusters. The cluster 1 included four populations. There are Nanjing, Zhenjiang, Xuancheng and Hangzhou. The seven populations which come from Hubei Province, Hunan Province, Jiangxi Province and Guizhou Province belonged to the cluster 2. The cluster 3 only contained Wenshan population. Moreover, Mantel test revealed significant positive correlation between genetic distances and geographic distances (r = 0.632 9; P < 0.000 1). According to the results, we proposed a series of conservation consideration for B. striata.