BACKGROUND: Microwave had been widely used in medical field, which can lead to local coagulation necrosis and repair the necrosis with fibrous tissue. However, whether microwave coagulation can be used in stomatology is poorly understood.OBJECTIVE: To observe the functional and volumetric changes of skeletal muscles following microwave coagulation, and to explore the possibility of microwave coagulation for volumetric reduction of skeletal muscle.METHODS: Both sides of tibialis anterior muscle of 20 New Zealand rabbits were exposed; one side was coagulated by 2 450 MHz microwave therapeutic instrument at 70 W for 20 seconds. No treatment was performed at the other side. Rabbits were sacrificed at hours 24, 48, weeks 1 and 8 after microwave coagulation. The volumetric changes of the ablated tibialis anterior muscle were measured, and electricitic physiology observations were conducted on the ablated muscle at 8 weeks after microwave coagulation before being sacrificed.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The volume of ablated muscle increased at hours 24 and 48, which was (5.82±0.93) and (6.04±0.47) mL, especially greater at hour 48 after microwave coagulation. After 1 week, the muscle volume began to decrease to (4.90±0.80) mL, reduced to (4.27±0.67) mL at week 8, which was 23.6% volumetric loss. However, the electrophysiologic observation showed that the latent periods were (1.765+0.393) and (1.760±0.394) ms, and the wave width was (6.273±0.808)and (6.259±0.773) ms of the control group and experimental group, respectively, without apparent differences (P ＞ 0.05). The volume of the skeleton muscle increased at hour 48 after microwave coagulation, and then decreased, but the muscle function of the skeleton muscle can be preserved.

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OBJECTIVE:To establish the quality standard of Patch for hyperosteogeny.METHODS:Mastic and Myrrh in Patch for hyperosteogeny were qualitatively identified by TLC,and the content of paeoniflorin in preparation were determined by HPLC.RESULTS:The identification of TLC has a good resolution and specificity.The linear range of paeoniflorin were 0.204～1.428 ?g(r=0.999 2) with an average recovery of 99.41%(RSD=0.64%,n=6).CONCLUSION:Established standard can be used for the quality control of Patch for hyperosteogeny.

objective To study the inhibition effect and its mechanism of a non - cytotoxic chemotherapy drug in the growth of gastric cancer. Methods The inhibition effect was observed in the growth of xenotransplanted gastric cancer cells MKN45 with a gastrin receptor(GR) antagonist. On the basis of the determination of expressed GR in 34 patients with gastric cancer, we evaluated the preliminary clinical effect of PGL to gastric cancer with the positive GR. Results It is less tumor area, weight and gastric cancer cells DNA Index, average DNA contents and S phase fraction in PGL group than in control group. It is the least in PGL + SST group. GR is easy to be expressed in advanced gastric cancer of the body, cardia and fundus. With the 16-21 months follow- up of 14 patients with positive GR gastric cancer, we find that 2 patients died in control group of 8 patients, and all patients are alive in PGL group. Conclusion PGL can regulate the growth of gastric cancer cells MKN45. It would be able to improve the prognosis of gastric cancer.

Objective:To observe the morphological changes in skeletal muscles after therapeutic. Methods:Tibialis anterior muscles of 25 New Zealand rabbits were exposed and coagulated with 70 W for 20 s. The rabbits were sacrificed at 1 hour?24 hours?48 hours?1 week and 2 months after MCT. The specimens of coagulated areas were prepared for histological observation. Results:Obvious rims could be found bet ween coagulated and normal tissues .The ablated site showed tissue fixation in the inner zone and coagulative necrosis in found the outer zone.these were four zones can be seen under high powered magnification:the application zone,the central zone,the transition zone and the reference zone. Demarcation zone of necrosis appeared 24h after MCT. Tibrosis encapsulation occurred after 7 days.Replacement with fine cicatrix was demonstrated after 2 months. Conclusion:Tissue destroyed by coagulation can be replaced with a fine cicatrix gradually.

AIM: To study the effect of Salvia miltiorrhiza injection on rat atherosclerosis (AS), and elucidate the possible mechanism. METHODS: Wistar rats were fed with fat-rich diet and high dose of vitamin D_3 to induce AS, then treated with Salvia miltiorrhiza injection. Concentrations of triglyceride (TG) and total cholesterol (TC) in serum were measured by automatic serum biochemical assay. The level of ICAM-1 protein and mRNA were determined by Western blot and RT-PCR. RESULTS: Compared with the AS model group, the levels of TG and TC in serum were significantly lower in Salvia miltiorrhiza injection group (P

Objective To build a digitized 3D model of the pulmonary venous system of Chinese people for the purpose of providing anatomic information of the pulmonary venous system for anatomic teaching,imaging diagnosis and surgical operation of pulmonary diseases. Methods The primal images from the first Chinese visible human data set of chest were converted into image sequence only cantaining the sections of pulmonary veins after manual registration and image segmentation.Then these images were imported into 3DMed software to build a 3D model of the pulmonary venous system through threshold registration algorithm. Results The three dimensional structures of the pulmonary venous system were reconstructed entirely.All reconstructed structures could be displayed individually or jointly,and could be rotated continuously on any plane.Conclusion The branches and the spacial characters of the pulmonary venous system can be clearly shown on the reconstructed 3D model.It will help anatomy teaching and provide morphological data for image diagnosis and lung operations.

This study aimed to assess the specificity of auricular acupoints in responding to changes of qi and blood which, in traditional Chinese medicine, are considered as the fundamental substances in the human body for sustaining normal vital activity.

Objective To study the pattern of cellular proliferation and apoptosis in different part of colorectal cancer and its relation to patients' prognosis. Methods The expression of PCNA and Fas protein were investigated by immunohistochemistry in cancer mucosa, cancer adjacent mucosa and cancer distant mucosa of 76 cases of colorectal cancer, and the patients prognosis were investigated too. Results The PCNA expression in cancer mucosa is significantly higher than that in cancer adjacent tissue(P

Objective To investigate the effects of zinc fingers and homeoboxes 3 (ZHX3) silence on expressions of smad3, smad4 and RUNX2 in bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs). Methods ZHX3 low expression vector (ZHX3 silent group) was constructed and was transfected to rat BMSCs. Empty vector was transfected into BMSCs and was used as vehicle control group, and wild type BMSCs was used as the control group. The cell transfection rate was measured under a fluorescence microscope, and then the successful transfection was identified. The immunocytochemistry and immu?noblotting methods were used to detect the expression levels of smad3, smad4 and RUNX2. Results (1) Cells with BMSCs phenotype can be obtained by recovery culturing. (2) After transfection, the green fluorescent protein was found in ZHX3 si?lence group and vehicle control group. Blank control group showed no significant fluorescence. The expression level of ZHX 3 was significantly lower in ZHX3 silence group than that of vehicle control group. (3) Results of immunofluorescence asssay showed that the positive expressions of smad3 and smad4 were located in nucleus and cytoplasm, the positive expression of RUNX2 was mainly located in nucleus. Positive cells were observed in three groups. There was no significant difference in fluorescence intensity between the control group and the vehicle control group, but the fluorescence intensity was significant?ly lower in ZHX3 gene silence group than that of two control groups. (4) There were no significant differences in expressions of smad3, smad4 and RUNX2 betweem control group and the vehicle control group, but they were significantly higher than those of ZHX3 silence group(P < 0.05). Conclusion ZHX3 gene silence can delay vitro osteogenesis of BMSCs, which may play a role by the down-regulated expression levels of smad3, smad4 and RUNX2.