The Pierre Robin sequence (PRS)is a congenital abnormality which is not only causally heterogeneous but also with a group of physical findings, characterized by the presence of the combination of underdeveloped(micrognathia) or retropositioned(retrognathia) mandible,glossoptosis that leads to respiratory tract obstruction with or without cleft palate. PRS is clinically defined by obstruction of the upper airways, feeding difficulties, inspiration pneumonia and some accompany with multiple -anomalies that are more frequent and more severe during the immediate postnatal and neonatal period. Diagnosis of PRS may be made immediately when a neonate presents in respiratory distress with micrognathia. Further examination may show the posterior placement of the tongue and possibly a cleft palate. Now that the strong association of PRS with many multiple - anomaly syndromes is recognized, treatment must be individualized to optimize the outcome. Most PRS children have failure to thrive,and long -term outcomes vary greatly,depending on whether the PRS is an isolated occurrence or part of an associated syndrome and on whether the infant experienced any obstructive-hypoxic episodes.

Objective To investigate the expressions and clinical significance of epidermal growth factor receptor(EGFR) in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma(NPC). Methods 55 cases with NPC and 20 cases with noncancerous nasopharyngeal epithelial samples were retrospectively studied and the expressions of EGF and IGF-1 receptors were detected by immunohistochemical staining. Results The positive rate of EGFR 96.3% (53/55) in nasopharyngeal carcinoma was significantly higher than the 10% ( 2/20 ) in normal nasopharyngeal mucosa ( x2 =7. 123,P ＜ 0. 01 ) ;EGFR protein over-expression in nasopharyngeal carcinoma with lymph node metastasis, distant metastasis were correlated ( x2 = 3. 785, x2 = 3. 845, P ＜ 0. 05 ); The 5 -year overall survival ( OS ) in NPC was 65. 5 %,The patients with low expression of 5-year overall survival 75.35% was significantly higher than the 52.4% in high expression( x2 = 3. 925,P ＜ 0. 05 ); Using Cox proportional hazards model analysis showed that T stage, N stage and age are OS independent prognostic factor(P =0.001 ,P=0. 009,P =0.019). Conclusion EGFR had synergistic effects and may play an important role in the development and progression of NPC. The expression of EGFR could be useful biomarkes to assess clinical status and prognosis of patients with NPC.

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Neonatal infection is one of the important reasons for newborns mortality.The current diagnosis indicators of neonatal infection have differences in the sensitivity and specificity,respectively.In recent years,procalcitonin (PCT) is widely used in the diagnosis of various infectious diseases.Studies showed that the PCT had higher sensitivity and specificity in the early diagnosis of neonatal infection.Serum PCT level is associated with the severity of neonatal infection,the development and the prognosis of the disease.It can be used to evaluate the effect of treatment and the prognosis.During the period of neonatal,the serum PCT is not affected by the level of maternal and the acute inflammatory response which caused by injuries and asphyxia,and it is associated with the severity of newborn bacterial infection.PCT has special significance to the diagnosis of neonatal infection.

ObjectiveTo observe the turnover of impaired glucose tolerance(IGT)patients intervened with different measures.MethodsIGT 158 patients found by physical examination in the community residents were randomly divided into health education group,Chinese medicine group,and western medicine group,and treated with health education,traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine respectively.The fasting blood glucose,oral glucose after 2hour blood glucose (2hPG),serum lipid,glycosylated hemoglobin index were observed.ResultsThe efficiency of patients with IGT was 48.0％,70.3％ and 75.0％ in health education group,Chinese medicine and western medicine respectively.There was significant difference of therapeutic effect between the western medicine group and health education group (x2=7.96,P＜0.05),and between the traditional Chinese medicine group and health education group (x2=5.46,P＜0.05),while there was no significant difference between the traditional Chinese medicine group and Western medicine group (x2 =2.31,P＞0.05).ConclusionTraditional Chinese medicine and Western Medicine both have good effects on patients with IGT.But due to its good tolerability and few side effect,TCM may be more easily accepted by patients.

Objective To explore the application of multislice computed tomographyic ( MSCT) perfusion imaging in the assessment of acute cerebral infarction. Methods 50 patients who initially diagnosed as acute cerebral infarction in 6 hours after their outbreak of infarction were selected. The Siemens semsation 4 MSCT was used to scan the patients and form time versus concentration curve analysis, including the comparision of region cerebral blood flow (CBF) between the necrosis region and the normal region, region cerebral blood volume (CBV), mean transit time ( MTT). Each case had to be examined by computed tomography at least once a week after infarction. Results 50 patients were found having a lower CBF and CBV in their necrosis region compared with the other side(P＜0.05) ,and had a longer MTT in their necrosis region compared with the other side( P ＜0.05) ,45 patients were observed a shrink of the size of the infarction region compared with the perfusion image in first 6 hours when they were reexamined by CT a week later(P ＜0.05) ,which proved the exist of ischemic penumbra area around the infarction center. Conclusion The multislice computed tomographyic perfusion imaging technology could define the infarction region and size at the early stage of acute cerebral infarction. It also provided clues to indicate the exist of a vascular area around the necrosis centre. It could diagnose acute cerebral infarction at hyperacute period and provide image proof for the thrombolysis in early period and treatment in individual manner.

Saireito, a 12-component Japanese herbal medicine, is used to treat immune-related diseases. We investigated the effects of oral administration of Saireito extract in a murine model of cardiac transplantation with fully mismatched allografts. Untreated recipients and those given water rejected their cardiac allografts acutely (median survival time [MST], 7 and 8 days, respectively), as did those treated with either 0.02 or 0.002 g/kg/day of Saireito extract (MST, 7 days in both groups). Recipients given 0.2 g/kg/day of Saireito extract had only moderate prolongation of allograft survival (MST, 41 days). However, all transplant recipients given 2 g/kg/day of Saireito extract had significant prolongation of allograft survival (MST>100 days). None of the single crude drug extracts of Saireito prolonged allograft survival, suggesting that its effects require administration of the combination agent. In mixed leukocyte cultures, proliferation of splenocytes from Saireito-treated CBA recipients was markedly suppressed compared with that of splenocytes from untreated mice, and interferon-γ production was significantly reduced. In flow cytometry experiment, the population of CD 4⁺CD 25⁺FOXP 3⁺cells was increased in the spleens of Saireito-treated CBA recipients compared with the spleens of naïve CBA mice or untreated CBA recipients. Thus, in our model, Saireito treatment induced hyporesponsiveness to cardiac allografts in a dose-dependent manner, and the combination of the components is essential for this effect.

Objective To study the effects of erythropoietin on expressions of myocardial cell Bcl-2 and Bax in rats with acute myocardial infarction(AMI).Methods Rats that survived after AMI were randomly divided into treatment group and control group. Treatment group were given EPO 3000 U/kg, A total of 3 d(preoperative 1 day, the same day, after 1 day),control group at the same point in time given the same amount of saline by the intraperitonealy injection. After 4 weeks, hemodynamics and left ventricular function were measured with catheterization,Bcl-2 and Bax were analyzed by immunohistochemical method. Results After 4 weeks, LVSP and +dp/dt_(max) in treatment group were significantly higher than those in control group(P＜0.05),LVEDP and-dp/dt_(max) were significantly lower than those in control group(P＜0.05);Change of heart rate in two groups were no difference(P＞0.05).The expression of myocardial cell Bcl-2 in treatment group were significantly higher than that in control group(P＜0.05);the expression of myocardial cell Bax and Bcl-2/Bax in treatment group were significantly lower than that in control group(P＜0.05).Conclusion The protective effect of EPO on ischemia and infarction of cardiac function may be related to the reduction of cardiomyocyte apoptosis.

Objiective To explore clinical pathologic characteristics, diagnosis and differential diagnosis of the cat-scratch diseases. Methods 2 patients with cat-scratch diseases were analyzed by histological observation and Warthin-Starry argentaffine fibers stain. Results One patient had a clearly medical history bitten finger by a roam a-bout cat. Histologically, the nodular was composed of epithelioid cells, multinuclear giant cells with a central necrot-ic. Conclusions The common etiology of the cat-scratch disease were Bartonella hensellae. These lesions greagly re-semble those of lymphogranuloma venereum and non-caseous tuberculosis. The diagnosis and differential diagnosis was based on the history, a specific cutaneous test and Warthin-Starry argentaffine fibers stain.

Objective To explore the relationship of DNA damage and cell apoptosis in the blood vessel endothelial cell of diabetic rats. Methods Streptozotocin was used to make diabetic rats, 16 rats were random divided into diabetic group and control group. DNA damage was measured by comet assay and cell apoptosis was detected by flow eytometry. Results DNA damage score was 29.5 ± 6.7 and 8.6±3.6 in diabetic rats and controls, the rate of cell apoptosis was respectively 10.9±3.5 and 4.4 ± 1.2. It had a significant difference between two groups in DNA damage and cell apoptosis(P < 0.05). The rat of cell apoptosis had strongly positive correlation with DNA dam-age scores (r = 0.82, P < 0.05). Conclusion DNA damage and cell apoptosis are found in diabetes mellitus, cell apoptosis may be asso-ciated with DNA damage. The roles of DNA damage and cell apoptosis in diabetes mellitus need further research.