Objective: to examine the relationship between emotional states and skin conductance response during lie- detection and to provide evidence for improvement of lie- detection technique. Methods: 38 university students participat- ed in the study. They were provided with antisocial behavior materials that elicited different levels of emotional arousal. Results: Significant difference in skin conductance response was observed with the high emotionality items eliciting the highest skin conductance response. Conclusion: Under a certain level of pressure, individuals’emotional state has direct impact on skin conductance. High emotionality questions are better for detecting lies and honesty than low emotionality questions. In addition to lying, the questions themselves have direct impact on subjects’emotional responses, which in turn lead to skin conductance response. When cues for emotionality are obvious, related events tend to receive greater at- tention by subjects and thus lead to special skin conductance response.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the rate of 235delC mutation in GJB2 gene in patients with idiopathic sudden hearing loss, and to explore its possible correlation with pathogenesis of idiopathic sudden hearing loss. METHOD: Two hundred and thirty-four patients with diagnosis of idiopathic sudden hearing loss in otolaryngology department were recruited as experimental group. Eighty people with normal hearing level were enrolled as control group. Their peripheral blood samples were obtained and genomic DNA was extracted. Using polymerase chain reaction, the coding region of GJB2 gene was amplified, and 235delC mutation is screened for in GJB2 gene by restriction endonuclease. At same time the clinical data of 234 patients was collected to analyze. RESULT: In 234 cases of idiopathic sudden hearing loss, 5 cases were found to have heterozygous 235delC mutation, none of them harbored homozygous 235delC mutation, the 235delC mutation rate was 2.1% (5/234). No 235delC mutation was found in control group. The rate of 235delC mutation in two group showed no statistically significant difference (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION This research shows that the rate of 235delC mutation in GJB2 is low in patients with idiopathic sudden hearing loss, and suggest that 235delC mutation possible has no correlation with idiopathic sudden hearing loss.
Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Child ; Connexin 26 ; Connexins ; genetics ; DNA Mutational Analysis ; Female ; Hearing Loss, Sudden ; genetics ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Mutation ; Young Adult

Objective:To establish the quality standard for Xiao'er Hanting granule. Methods:Astragali Radix,Rhizoma Atrac-tylodis Macrocephalae (baked) and Saposhnikoviae Radix were qualitatively identified by a TLC method. The contents of calycosin-7-O-β-D-glycoside in the preparation were determined by an HPLC method. The chromatographic column was Cosmosil C18(250 mm× 4.6 mm,5 μm);the mobile phase was acetonitrile-0.2% methanoicacid(16 :84); the flow rate was 1.0 ml·min-1; the detection wavelength was 260 nm. Results:Astragaloside A in Astragali Radix was detected by the TLC method,and Rhizoma Atractylodis Mac-rocephalae (baked),Saposhnikoviae Radix and saposhnkoviae standard crude drug had the same clear spots without any negative inter-ference. The linear range of calycosin- 7-O-β-D-glycoside was 0.061-0.613 μg(r =0.999 9). The average recovery was 99.4% (RSD=1.29%,n=6). Conclusion:The method is accurate,rapid,stable and reliable with good reproducibility,which is suitable for the quality control of Xiao'er Hanting granule.

Sleep deficiency is a common public health problem associated with many diseases, such as obesity and cardiovascular disease. In this study, we established a sleep deprivation (SD) mouse model using a ‘stick over water’ method and observed the effect of sleep deficiency on ocular surface health. We found that SD decreased aqueous tear secretion; increased corneal epithelial cell defects, corneal sensitivity, and apoptosis; and induced squamous metaplasia of the corneal epithelium. These pathological changes mimic the typical features of dry eye. However, there was no obvious corneal inflammation and conjunctival goblet cell change after SD for 10 days. Meanwhile, lacrimal gland hypertrophy along with abnormal lipid metabolites, secretory proteins and free amino-acid profiles became apparent as the SD duration increased. Furthermore, the ocular surface changes induced by SD for 10 days were largely reversed after 14 days of rest. We conclude that SD compromises lacrimal system function and induces dry eye. These findings will benefit the clinical diagnosis and treatment of sleep-disorder-related ocular surface diseases.