Objective To observe the application effect of the eucalyptol-limonene-pinene enteric soft capsule in chronic sinusitis during perioperative period.Methods Analyzed 576 cases of nasal endoscopic surgery for chronic sinusitis patients.According to diagnostic criteria (Haikou in 1997),patients with type Ⅰ (without nasal polyps) had 318 cases (group A),patients with type Ⅱ and Ⅲ (with nasal polyps) had 258 cases (group B).Then patients in each group were respectively numbered by hospitalized order.According to the single and double number,they were divided into two groups:treatment group A (159cases) and control group A (159 cases),treatment group B (129 cases) and control group B (129 cases).Patients in the treatment group A and B were treated with the eucalyptol-limonene-pinene enteric soft capsule before operation.Patients in the control group A and B were not taking any mucus cilium scavenger before operation.The follow-up was lasted for 1 year for four groups.Subjective symptoms were assessed by visual analog scale (VAS) score.The changes and outcomes of nasal mucosa were evaluated objectively by LundKennedy endoscopic mucosal morphology score.Then the results were analyzed statistically.Results VAS score:compared treatment group A with control group A,score differences were statistically significant in 4,12 and 24 weeks after operation [(9.56 ± 5.23) scores vs.(16.21 ± 5.78) scores,(6.24 ± 4.05) scores vs.(10.36 ±4.77) scores,(5.08 ± 3.35) scores vs.(6.23 ±4.10) scores](P＜ 0.05),but it was no significant difference in 48 weeks after operation (P ＞ 0.05) ; compared treatment group B with control group B,score differences were statistically significant in 4,12 and 24 weeks after operation [(13.34 ± 6.28) scores vs.(17.62 ±5.98) scores,(8.08 ±5.56) scores vs.(12.59 ±5.70) scores,(6.12 ±4.80) scores vs.(8.79 ± 5.04) scores](P＜ 0.05),but it was no significant difference in 48 weeks after operation (P＞ 0.05).LundKennedy endoscopic mucosal morphology score:the differences between treatment group A and control group A in 4 and 12 weeks after operation were statistically significant [(3.44 ± 1.96) scores vs.(5.82 ± 1.74)scores,(3.03 ± 1.87) scores vs.(5.08 ± 1.96) scores] (P ＜ 0.05),but no statistical significance in 24 and 48 weeks after operation (P ＞ 0.05) ; compared treatment group B with control group B,the scores in 4,12 and 24 weeks after operation were significantly different[(6.15 ± 1.99) scores vs.(7.52 ± 2.04) scores,(4.80 ± 2.12) scores vs.(6.92 ± 1.57) scores,(2.53 ± 2.32) scores vs.(4.12 ± 1.72) scores] (P ＜ 0.05),but no obvious difference in 48 weeks after operation (P ＞ 0.05).The cure rate of treatment group A was 98.11％ (156/159),control group A was 87.42％ (139/159),treatment group B was 94.57％ (122/129) and control group B was 79.84％ (103/129),there was significant difference on cure rate between treatment group and control group (P＜ 0.05).The mucosal healing's time in treatment group A and B were significantly shorter than those in control group A and B [(9.62 ± 1.12) weeks vs.(12.35 ± 2.46) weeks,(13.37 ± 1.84) weeks vs.(17.28 ± 3.83) weeks] (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions These indicated that the dry scab in surgical cavity of patients with mucus cilium scavenger was less and easy to clean,and postoperative recovery time of patients was short.So the mucus cilium scavenger can obviously improve the secretion of mucosa and epithelial recovery,thus accelerate healing of the disease.It can also improve the success rate of functional endoscope sinus surgery,and may play a promising role in clinical application.

OBJECTIVE: We detected expression of MMP9 to discuss its role in the occurrence and development of sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma. METHOD: The immunohistochemical staining, real-time PCR and Western blot were used to measure the expression of MMP9 in sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma tissues (Experimental group) and corresponding normal mucosa tissues (Control group). Relationship between MMP9 and the main clinical features of patients with sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma was analysed. RESULT: Positive expression rates of MMP9 in sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma tissues and corresponding normal mucosa tissues were 81. 25% and 18. 52% respectively. Positive expression rate of MMP9 was not significantly correlated with patient's age and gender (P>0. 05), but correlated with pathological type (P<0. 05). The expression of MMP9 mRNA in sinonasal squamous carcinoma tissues was 30. 66 times of tissues adjacent to carcinoma (P<0. 05). Western blot analysis also showed that the expression of MMP9 protein in squamous carcinoma tissues was significantly higher than tissues adjacent to carcinoma (P<. 05). CONCLUSION The expression of MMP9 was significantly higher in the sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma and correlated with the degree of differentiation. The results suggest that MMP9 may play a role in the occurrence and development of sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma and degree of malignancy from the protein and cellular and molecular level. The higher degree of malignancy, the stronger expression.
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ; enzymology ; Head and Neck Neoplasms ; enzymology ; Humans ; Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 ; metabolism ; Mucous Membrane ; enzymology ; Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms ; enzymology ; RNA, Messenger ; metabolism ; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck

Objective To evaluate efficiencies of 4 kinds of γ‐interferon release assay(IGRA) detection kits in diagnosis of pul‐monary tuberculosis .Methods 4 kinds of IGRA reagents produced by Oxford Immunotec Ltd (Oxford) in British ,Shanghai Fuxing Changzheng Medical Science Co .,Ltd(Fuxing) ,Cellectis in Australia(Cellectis) and Haikou VTI Biological Institute(VTI) ,respec‐tively ,were used to determine release levels of peripheral bloodγ‐interferon which had antigenicity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in 86 cases of patients with tuberculosis and 80 cases of healthy individuals ,and diagnostic efficiencies were evaluated .Results Among the 4 kinds of IGRA reagents ,including Oxford ,Fuxing ,Cellectis and VTI ,the sensitivity was 93 .02% ,88 .37% ,90 .70% and 91 .86% ,respectively ;the specificity was 92 .50% ,75 .00% ,82 .50% and 87 .50% ,respectively ;the positive predictive value was 93 .02% ,79 .17% ,84 .78% and 88 .76% ,respectively ;the negative predictive value was 92 .50% ,85 .71% ,89 .19% and 90 .91% ;the diagnostic accordance rate was 92 .77% ,81 .93% ,86 .75% and 89 .76% ,respectively ;the area under receiver operating charac‐teristic(ROC) curve was 0 .975 ,0 .892 ,0 .958 and 0 .963 .Conclusion There are no significant differences among Oxford ,Fuxing , Cellectis and VTI reagents ,and reagents could be selected according to clinical requirements .

Objective To investigate gene expression patterns of atherosclerosis (As) induced by homocysteine (Hcy). Methods Total RNAs were isolated from peripheral blood lymphocytes of 3 inpatients who had no traditional risk factors of coronary heart disease (CHD). They were one with normal coronary angiography and plasma Hcy level , one CHD patient with normal plasma Hcy level, and one CHD patient with high plasma homocysteine level . The RNAs were reversely transcribed to the cDNAs to prepare the hybridization probes. The probes were hybridized to the gene chip with 1152 genes to study gene expression patterns. Results There were 177 differentially expressed genes between the CHD patient with high plasma homocysteine level and the patient with normal coronary angiography and plasma Hcy level (group 1) . There were 151 differentially expressed genes between the CHD patient with high plasma homocysteine level and the CHD patient with normal plasma Hcy level (group 3) . A parallel comparison between group 1 and group 3 gene chips showed that there were 48 differentially expressed genes in common , of which there were 25 down-regulated and 23 up-regulated genes.Conclusions Among the differentially expressed genes, some are involved in the functions of apoptosis, signal transduction, immunology, translation of protein and proto-oncogene, etc. They had potential values in genesis of As induced by Hcy. The study based on gene chip in researching the differentially expressed genes of As induced by Hcy will provide new clues for finding out the pathogenesis of As.

Objective To evaluate the value of ultrasound-guided channel establishment in minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy(MPCNL).MethodsBetween May 2006 and December 2007,85 patients received MPCNL in our hospital.Puncture points were selected and then channels were established under the guidance of ultrasonography according to the distributions of calculi during MPCNL.ResultsUnder the guidance of ultrasonography the puncture was completed at one session in all of our 85 cases.No massive hemorrhage or other severe complications occurred.In the cases,57 cases were cured after the first operation,and 27 cases received a second surgery.One of the cases was diagnosed as having calcification of the renal papillae without kidney calculi during the operation.Residual calculi(

Tumor metastasis, the main characteristic of malignance tumor, is the primary cause of death for most cancer patients.The initiation of tumor metastasis involves complex signaling pathway within tumor cell and microenvironment, mediating primary tumor metastasis, invasion, survival and arrest in the blood circulation, and progressive growth at the distant site.The most research on the mechanism of tumor metastais will help understand the metastasis process, and identify promising molecular targets for cancer clinical diagnosis and treatment.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the reasons and preventive measures of recurrent laryngeal nerve injury during operation in patients with benign thyroid neoplasm. METHODS The clinical data of 2243 cases with benign thyroid neoplasm were reviewed. The relations among different neoplasm regions, different procedures and injury of recurrent laryngeal nerve were analyzed. RESULTS Injury incidence of recurrent laryngeal nerve in this study was 3.0 %. In cases with nodular goiter on the dorsum of thyroid and recurrent laryngeal nerve exposed during operation, injury incidence of recurrent laryngeal nerve was 1.0 %. And there was no recurrent laryngeal nerve injury in cases with nodular goiter on other region of the thyroid. In cases used locality protection during operation, injury incidence of recurrent laryngeal nerve was 7.6 % when benign lesions on the dorsum of thyroid and was 0.17 % when benign lesions on other region of the thyroid. CONCLUSION In cases with nodular goiter or adenoma on the dorsum of thyroid, exposing recurrent laryngeal nerve is necessary during operation and in cases with benign lesions on other region of thyroid, locality protection is useful. There are three major routes for recurrent laryngeal nerve exposure.

Paired basic amino acid cleaving enzyme 4 (PACE4),a subtilisin-like endoprotease,which is thought to play a significant role in tumor occurrence and development.Its over or low expression may lead to enhanced proliferation and invasion of tumor cells,and even increase the malignant degree.The specific regulation according to the roles of PACF4 expression in different tumors may be helpful for tumor treatment and prognosis improvement.

Objective To investigate the expression of minichromosome maintenance protein 7 (MCM7) in sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma (SNSCC),and evaluate its relationship with tumor differentiation and prognosis of patients.Methods Using immunohistochemistry,MCM7 expression in SNSCC and nasal polyps with chronic sinusitis (NPCRS) were studied,and relationships between markers and clinicapathological features were analyzed.Results In NPCRS,MCM7 positive cells were mainly distributed in the epithelial basal layer and the expression rate was low,whereas in SNSCC,MCM7 positive cells were diffuse and the expression rate was high.MCM7 expression was significantly higher in SNSCC than in NPCRS (P ＜ 0.001) and related to tumor differentiation (P =0.001),increasing gradually with decreasing degree of differentiation.The overall 3-and 5-year survival rates of patients with SNSCC were 61.3％ and 46％,respectively.The 3-year survival rates for patients with stage Ⅰ and Ⅳ were 90％ and 25.6％,respectively,and the 5-year survival rates were 70％ and 17.1％,respectively;the difference was statistically significant (P ＜ 0.001).The 3-and 5-year survival rates of MCM7-negative patients were 36.0％ and 18.0％,respectively,and those of MCM7-positive patients were 59.9％ and 34.2％,respectively;the difference was not statistically significant (P =0.297).Conclusion In SNSCC,MCM7 expression is significantly increased,inversely associated with the degree of tumor differeutiation,and unrelated to the survival rates of patients.

Objective To investigate the infection rates of mycoplasma penetrans (Mpe),mycoplasma pneumoniae (Mp) and mycoplasma ferments (Mf) in patients with IgA nephropathy (IgAN),chronic kideny disease (CKD),and heathy people,to compare the difference of infection rate,and to analyze the association of mycoplasma infection and clinicopathological features in IgAN.Methods Blood samples were collected from 118 patients in IgAN group,90 patients in CKD group,and 89 cases in health control group.DNA of Mpe,Mp and Mf was detected in plasma by PCR.Positive cases were confirmed by Southern blot.According to mycoplasma infection,IgAN patients were divided into two groups,then analyzed the clinicopatholgical features.Results (1)Genus,Mpe,Mp,and Mf positive rates were 33.05％,16.1％,25.45 ％,and 8.47％ in IgAN group,respectively; 5.56％,2.22％,5.56％,and 2.22％ in CKD group,respectively; and 3.33 ％,1.11％,2.22％,and 0 in health group,respectively.Compared with CKD and health group,patients in IgAN group had a higher infection rate in Genus,Mpe,and Mp (P ＜ 0.05).In IgAN group,10 patients had three kinds of mycoplasmas infection at the same time,and positive rate was 8.47％ much higher than CKD group (positive rate was 2.22％) (P ＜ 0.05).(2) Based on mycoplasm detection results,IgAN patients were divided into two groups,overlapping infection group and mycoplasma negative group.In overlapping infection group,the mean age of onset was much younger than negative group.Compared with negative group,overlapping infection group had higher tonsillitis and urinary tract infection rate,more severe microscopic hematuria and tubulointerstitium lesion (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Patients with IgAN had higher infection rate of Genus,Mpe and Mp,compared with CKD patients and health people.Compared with mycoplasma negative group in IgAN patients,more severe microscopic hematuria and tubulointerstitium lesion in overlapping infection group,which suggested that infection of Mpe might have some possible connection with IgAN.