Objective: To observe the expression of transient receptor potential channel-1—large conductance Ca2+-activated K+channel (TRPC1-BK) signal complex in aortic smooth muscle tissue in experimental mice of atherosclerosis (AS). Methods: Our research included in 2 groups: Control group, wild C57BL/6J mice were fed by normal diet and AS group, ApoE-/- mice were fed by high fat diet to establish AS model. All animals were treated for 10 weeks, n=10 in each group. The total RNA and protein were extracted from aortic smooth muscle tissue in sacrificed mice. The mRNA and protein expressions of TRPC1, BKα and BKβ1 subunit were measured by RT-PCR, Western blot analysis and immunohistochemistry staining. Results: By RT-PCR examination, compared with Control group, AS group showed increased mRNA expression of TRPC1, P<0.05 and decreased mRNA expressions of BKα and BKβ1 subunit, both P<0.01. By Western blot analysis, compared with Control group, AS group had elevated protein expression of TRPC1, P<0.05 and reduced protein expressions of BKα and BKβ1 subunit, both P<0.01; by immunohistochemistry staining, AS group had the higher protein expression of TRPC1, P<0.01 and the lower protein expressions of BKα and BKβ1 subunit, both P<0.05. Conclusion: The mRNA and protein expressions of TRPC1-BK signal complex were affected in aortic smooth muscle tissue in AS mice, which speculated that TRPC1-BK signal complex might be become a new target for treating the relevant vascular disease.

Objective:To assess the accuracy of two-dimensional (2D) photographs in measuring esthetic parameters of the maxillary anterior teeth by comparing them with measurements obtained from three-dimensional (3D) dental models.Methods:A total of one hundred volunteers (49 males, 51 females, aged 18-23 years) were recruited from School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University from January to February 2024. 3D digital models of their dentitions were obtained using an intraoral scanner, and standardized frontal 2D intraoral photographs were captured with a digital camera. The lengths, widths and width/length ratio of the bilateral incisors, lateral incisors and canines were measured on both the 3D digital models and the 2D intraoral photographs. The width ratios of adjacent maxillary anterior were also calculated on the 2D intraoral photographs and the frontal view of 3D digital models.Results:The widths of lateral incisors [(5.85±0.60) mm] and canines [(4.73±0.71) mm] and the lengths of canines [(8.72±0.96) mm] in the 2D intraoral photographs were significantly lower than those in 3D digital models [(6.65±0.59), (7.76±0.60), (8.90±0.86) mm] ( t=-18.24, P<0.001; t=-54.43, P<0.001; t=-4.40, P<0.001), while there were no significant differences in the lengths and widths of the other teeth ( P>0.05). The width/length ratios measured from the 2D intraoral photographs for the lateral incisors and canines (0.74±0.08, 0.55±0.08) were significantly lower than those measured in the 3D digital models (0.84±0.09, 0.88±0.09) ( t=-19.68, P<0.001; t=-50.21, P<0.001), and the width/length ratio of the central incisors showed no significant difference between the two groups ( P>0.05). The width ratios of canines/lateral incisors and lateral incisors/central incisors measured on the 2D intraoral photographs (0.72±0.06, 0.85±0.11) were significantly smaller than those measured in the frontal view of 3D digital models (0.75±0.06, 0.89±0.11) ( t=-9.31, P<0.001; t=-6.58, P<0.001). Conclusions:There is a difference between 2D and 3D measurement results of teeth in the esthetic area and the magnitude of the difference varies with their position in the dental arch. When analyzing the measurement of the anterior teeth, it is necessary to choose the appropriate method according to the target tooth position.