Objective　To explore an objective and precise method of measuring the angles of human ears.Methods　Thirty cases (60 ears) were measured by CT.They were performed in position of Frankfort horizontal plane.Results　Auriculo-cranial is 45±14 degrees,cephaloconchal is 83±13 degrees,scaphaconchal is 92±4 degrees,and they are symmetric on both sides.The differences of the angles between men and women are not obvious,except auriculo-cranial angle.Conclusion　The measurement of human auricular angles with CT is a useful and practical method in anthropology and aesthetic medicine.

The number of IPFI has increased in recent years because of the increasing of immunocompromised hosts due to abuse of antibiotics,glucocorticoids,immunosuppressants and all kinds of invasive operations,organ transplants.The mortality of IPFI remains highly because it's difficult to early diagnosis.Histopathologic biopsy remains as the gold standard for IPFI diagnosis although limited by materials.Imaging manifestations are nonspecific but have important suggestive values to some kinds of fungus.Direct examination is quickly but it's difficult to distinguish strain.Fungal culture can guide the treatment but its positive rate is low and the distinguish for contamination,infection and colonization is hard.Serological test has high sensitivity and specificity,but it cannot distinguish strain and it can yield false positives and false negative.Molecular biology is one of rapid developing methods,but its application is limited due to lack of standardized procedures and standards to assess its results,furthermore it can yield false positives.The proper diagnosis for IPFI relies on the comprehensive assessment combing with advantages and disadvantages of various methods.

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Bnip3,a kind of mitochondrion apoptosis gene,belongs to the Bcl-2 gene family and BH3-only subfamily.It is one of the downstream response factors of hypoxia inducible factor (HIF).Bnip3 can induce cell apoptosis and autophagy under the oxygen deficit condition.Many studies show that Bnip3 is closely related to the occurrence,development and treatment of tumors.Molecular targeting treatment aimed at Bnip3 combined with chemoradiotherapy has preferable application foreground in tumor therapy.

ObjectiveTo investigate the context-sensitive half-times of etomidate. Methods Twenty patients ( ASA Ⅰ - Ⅱ ) underwent selective thoracic operation were divided into 2 groups by random digits table with 10 cases each,the patients were allocated to receive either continuous infusion etomidate 10μg/(kg·min) for 1 h(Gl group) or continuous infusion etomidate 10 μg/(kg·min) for 2 h(G2 group) of maintenance anesthesia. The samples were collected at the following time points: 1 min before stop infusion,2,5, 10,15,20,30,40,50 and 60 min after stop infusion. The plasma concentrations of etomidate were measured by high-performance liquid chromatography and the changes of the context-sensitive half-times of etomidate were calculated. ResultsThe context-sensitive half-times of etomidate was ( 17.1 ± 13.1 )min in G1 group and (21.7 ± 15.1 ) min in G2 group. There was no significant difference between two groups (P＞0.05). ConclusionThe context-sensitive half-times of etomidate is short and its pharmacokinetic profile is suitable for continuous infusion.

Objective To study the adverse effect of amatoxins on DNA in the histiocytes of rats and the antagonism of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Methods SD rats were randomly divided into three groups, the number of males and females was the same. The rats in the experimental groups were respectively treated with amatoxins(0.1 mg/kg bw, i.p.) and amatoxins added EPA, DHA (both were 10 mg/kg bw, i.p.) for 10 days. Single cell gel-electrophoresis was employed to test the damage of DNA in the histiocytes. Results In the group treated with amatoxins, DNA damage in the peripheral lymphocyte, hepatocytes, lung cells ,brain cells was more seriously compared with the control, but no significant DNA damage was seen in the group treated with amatoxins added EPA, DHA. Conclusion Amatoxins may induce DNA damage and eicosapentaenoic acid, docosahexaenoic acid have an antagonism to the adverse effect of amatoxins.

Objective To investigate the effects of recombinant human pigment epithelium derived factor (rhPEDF)on in vitro proliferation of and expressions of interleukin 6(IL-6), IL-8 and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)in cultured human HaCaT keratinocytes. Methods Some cultured HaCaT cells were treated with rhPEDF at various concentrations(25, 50, 100 μg/L)for different durations, and some treated with RPMI 1640 medium only served as the control group. Cell counting kit-8(CCK8)assay was performed to evaluate cell proliferation after 24-, 48- and 72-hour treatment, reverse transcription (RT)-PCR to measure the mRNA expressions of IL-6, IL-8 and VEGF in HaCaT cells after 24-hour treatment, and Western blot to detect the protein expressions of IL-6, IL-8 and VEGF in HaCaT cells after 48-hour treatment. Statistical analysis was carried out by two- and one-way analysis of variance, Student-Newman-Keuls(SNK)-q test and Pearson correlation analysis. Results After treatment with rhPEDF of 25-100 μg/L for 24 - 72 hours, the proliferation of HaCaT cells was significantly inhibited to different extents compared with the control group(all P < 0.05), and the inhibition rate significantly increased with the increase in treatment duration and concentrations of rhPEDF(F = 1115, 329.9, respectively, both P < 0.001). Moreover, there was a significant decrease in the expressions of IL-6, IL-8 and VEGF mRNAs(at 24 hours)and proteins(at 48 hours)in HaCaT cells after treatment with rhPEDF of 25 - 100 μg/L compared with the control group(all P < 0.05). The expression levels of VEGF mRNA as well as IL-6 and IL-8 proteins all significantly decreased with the increase of rhPEDF concentrations (all P < 0.05). The mRNA expressions of IL-6 and IL-8 were significantly lower in the 100-μg/L rhPEDF group than in the 25-μg/L rhPEDF group (both P < 0.05), and the protein expression of VEGF was significantly weaker in the 100-μg/L rhPEDF group than in 25-and 50-μg/L rhPEDF groups (both P < 0.05), but similar between the 25- and 50-μg/L rhPEDF groups (P > 0.05). Conclusions rhPEDF can inhibit the proliferation of HaCaT cells, and down-regulate the mRNA and protein expressions of IL-6, IL-8 and VEGF.

Objective To observe the clinical effect and safety of propranololand imiquimod therapy for infantile hemangiomas of proliferative phase.Methods A total of 53 infantile patients with hemangiomas of proliferative phase that were treated in our department were collected.According to patient's condition,the patients were classified into treatment group and observation group.The treatment group consisted of 34 patients received propranolol and imiquimod treatment,and 19 cases belonged to the observation group.The changes of tumor were compared between the treatment group and the observation group.Pre-therapeutic and post-therapeutic heart rate,blood pressure,blood glucose were monitored in the treatment group,so were in post-treatment.Results After 6 months,the effective rate was 97.1％ (33/34) in treatment group,and the effective rate was 57.9％ (11/19)in observation group.There was significant difference between treatment group and observation group in effective rate (P＜0.05),and so did blood pressure and heart rate after medication in the treatment group,but not in blood glucose,heart rate six hours after medication (P＞0.05).Conclusions Propranolol and imiquimod therapy has a certain inhibitory effect on infantile hemangiomas of proliferative phase.Propranolol and imiquimod are safe in patients with infantile hemangioma,and adverse reactions are mild.

Objective To investigate the in vitro effect of sirolimus on the apoptosis of a cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma cell line, Colo-16 cells. Methods Cultured Colo-16 cells were treated with different concentrations (50, 100, 150, 200 nmol/L) of sirolimus for various durations ( 12, 24, 48, 72 hours). Subse-quently, cell proliferation was detected by MTT assay, and cell apoptosis by Annexin V-FITC and PI double staining. Morphological changes of the cells were observed with Hoechst 33258 fluorescent staining. Total RNA was extracted from Colo-16 cells treated with sirolimus for 48 hours, and subjected to reverse tran-scription (RT)-PCR for the detection of mRNA expression of B cell lymphoma/leukmia-2 (Bcl-2) and Bcl-2-associated X Protein (Bax). Results Sirolimus inhibited the proliferation of Colo-16 cells in a time-and dose-dependent fashion. The early apoptosis rate was 7.26%±0.26%, 8.34% ±0.19%, 9.86%±0.14%, 11.92% ±0.15% in Colo-16 cells treated with sirolimus of 50, 100, 150, and 200 nmol/L, respectively, signifi-candy higher than that in untreated cells (1.53%±0.09%, P < 0.05); a positive correlation was observed between the apoptosis rate and concentrations of sirolimus (r = 0.955, P = 0.000). Typical morphological changes of apoptosis, such as chromatin condensation and margination as well as nuclear fragmentation were observed by fluorescence staining. After treatment with sirolimus for 48 hours, a significant decrease was observed in the mRNA expression of Bcl-2, while an increase in that of Bax was noticed. Conclusion Sirolimus could induce Colo-16 cells apoptosis in vitro, which may be associated with the modulation of expression of apoptosis-regnlating genes, such as Bcl-2 and Bax.