BACKGROUND:For the treatment of distal tibial fractures, open reduction and plate fixation, minimal y invasive percutaneous plate fixation and intramedul ary nail fixation are effective, but each has advantages and disadvantages. OBJECTIVE:To compare the effects of intramedul ary nail combined with blocking screws versus minimal y invasive percutaneous plate fixation in treating distal tibial fractures. METHODS:Fifty-one cases of distal tibial fractures were divided into two groups. The blocking screw group (23 cases) was treated with closed reduction and internal fixation with interlocking nail combined with blocking screws. The plate fixation group (28 cases) was treated with minimal y invasive percutaneous plate fixation. Fracture healing time, recovery of tibial function and complication occurrence were observed during fol ow-up. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Al patients were fol owed up for 8 to 32 months. (1) Except one patient in the plate fixation group, the other patients had bony union. The healing time was (4.6±1.7) months in the blocking screw group and (6.9±2.3) months in the plate fixation group. Significant differences in healing time were detected between the two groups (P<0.05). (2) The excel ent and good rate of tibial function recovery was significantly higher in the blocking screw group (100%) than in the plate fixation group (82%) (P<0.05). (3) No significant difference in the incidence of adverse events was determined between the blocking screw group (13%) and plate fixation group (18%) (P>0.05). (4) Results suggested that interlocking intramedul ary nail combined with blocking screw fixation in the treatment of distal tibial fractures can promote fracture healing and joint function recovery.

Reduning nasal sprays were prepared from Reduning injection to explore the pharmacokinetics of its nasal administration in rabbits. Healthy rabbits were divided into three groups: blank group, nasal administration group, and intravenous injection group. Plasma samples were pretreated using acetonitrite to precipitate proteins. High-performance liquid chromatography(HPLC)was performed for the detection of chlorogenic acid. The results showed that chlorogenic acid was detected in the plasma samples of nasal administration group with the highest concentration occurring in 2-5 min after administration, which indicated that Reduning nasal sprays could be successfully absorbed from nasal mucosa and could rapidly metabolize in blood. Compared with intravenous injection group, nasal administration group had lower concentration of active ingredients, revealing that the transdermal absorption rate of Reduning nasal sprays requires further improvement.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the regulatory role of long non-coding RNA Kcnq1ot1 in osteoclast differentiation, osteogenic differentiation and osteoporosis. METHODS: The expression of lnc-Kcnq1ot1, Bglap, Runx2, Alp, Bsp, Nfatc1, Mmp9, Ctsk and Oscar were detected by real-time quantitative PCR (qRT-PCR) in the femoral bones from mouse models of postmenopausal osteoporosis (ovariectomized mice, RESULTS: The expression of lnc-Kcnq1ot1 was significantly upregulated during osteoblast differentiation but downregulated in the bone tissues of osteoporotic mice and during osteoclast differentiation ( CONCLUSIONS Our data demonstrate that lnc-Kcnq1ot1 promotes osteogenic differentiation and alleviates osteoclast differentiation, suggesting the potential of lnc-Kcnq1ot1 as a therapeutic target against osteoporosis.
Animals ; Cell Differentiation ; Cells, Cultured ; Mice ; Osteoblasts ; Osteoclasts ; Osteogenesis