OBJECTIVE: To investigate curative effect and importance of radiofrequency thermocoagulation onsemilunar ganglion of aged patients with recurrent trigeminal neuralgia. METHOD: 112 cases with recurrent trigeminal neuralgia were performed with radiofrequency thermocoagulation on semilunar ganglion by puncture through skin under local anesthesia. RESULT: The maintaining effective duration in 112 cases was 7.3 ± 1.3 years after primary therapy. After the first thermocoagulation, 89.28% (100/112) patients got the relief from pain immediately, 8 (7.14%) cases also recieved the same effect after twice treatment. However two cases (2.6%) had no effects. The total effective rate was 98.21%. During five follow-up years, VAS scores, dose of carbamazepine and satisfaction were better than those before the treatment. The effective rate was still over 57.5% within three years after the treatment. The recurrent risk increased obviously from 40 months after the treatment by Kaplan-Meier method. CONCLUSION Semilunar ganglion of radiofrequency thermocoagulation was an ideal option for old-age patients with trigeminal neuralgia. It can be performed repeatedly.
Aged ; Electrocoagulation ; Humans ; Recurrence ; Treatment Outcome ; Trigeminal Ganglion ; surgery ; Trigeminal Neuralgia ; surgery

AIM: To observe the effect of Dianxiankang Capsules (Radix Codonopsis, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Poria, Pericarpium Citri Reticulate, etc) on experimental rabbit with epilepsy induced by injecting trace of ZnSO 4. METHODS: Rabbits'behaviour and electricity hippocampuses graph(EHG) were taken as index. RESULTS: Danxiankang Capsules of large or middle dosage could significantly improve the epilepsy behaviour, change and lower hippocampuses graph potential and continural slow frequency and ampilitude. CONCLUSION: Dianxiankang Capsules has the effect on improveing the electricity hippocampuses graph of rabbit with epilepsy.

Objective To investigate T-bet mRNA expression on peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and its relations with allergen specific IgE (SIgE), eosinophile cationic protein (ECP) levels, and allergic symptom in patients with allergic rhinitis (AR). Methods The allergen, SIgE, and ECP in serum of patients with AR were detected by Unicap CAP system. Blood samples were taken from 15 healthy controls and 35 house dust mite allergic patients. PBMC was isolated by density gradient centrifugation and one part of them was cultured with mite allergen at a concentration of 50 μg/mL. PBMC was subjected to analysis of T-bet mRNA expression using semiquantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Results The ratio of T-bet to β-actin mRNA levels was 0.418 ± 0. 101 in patients of AR and 0.706 ± 0.091 in healthy controls and the difference was significant (P ＜ 0.01). The expression intensity of T-bet mRNA was not related to varying severity of allergic symptom and ECP levels ( r = - 0.227, - 0.033, P ＞ 0.05). However, there was an inverse correlation between expression intensity of T-bet mRNA and SIgE concentration (r = -0.375, P ＜ 0.05). There was a positive correlation between SIgE and allergic symptom scores ( r = 0.426, P ＜ 0.05). After that PBMC was stimulated by mite allergen, the expression intensity of T-bet mRNA, ECP, and SIgE changed very little ( P ＞ 0.05). Conclusion Down-regulated expression of T-bet mRNA in mite-AR patients is not related to serum ECP and symptom scores but one of important links in the mechanism of imbalance of Th1/Th2 in the occurrence of AR. Specific allergen has no effect on T-bet mRNA, ECP, and SIgE of children and adults with AR in vitro. The level of SIgE objectively and directly indicates the severity of allergic symptom, but T-bet did not. T-bet may be one of indirect factors which affect the level of IgE.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the pattern and value of the expression of T-bet in nasopharyngeal-associated lymphatic tissue (NALT) of patients with or without allergic rhinitis (AR). METHOD: T-bet and CD4/T-bet expression in adenoids, tonsils and nasal mucosa was respectively detected with single stain and double stain of immunohistochemistry. RESULT: The positive ratio of T-bet expression in tonsils, adenoids and nasal mucosa between AR group and the control group had statistically different (P < 0.05). There was statistical difference of T-bet expression in tonsils from AR group in three different age groups (P < 0.05). The difference was that T-bet expression in adults group was significantly lower than that in children group and adolescent group. There was no difference of T-bet expression among different age groups in non-AR group. There were some positive expression of CD4 and T-bet in tonsils, adenoids and nasal mucosa from two groups and most positive expression of T-bet on CD4 positive cell. CONCLUSION T-bet expression was down-regulated in NALT of patients with AR. T-bet expression of NALT is associated with allergic mucosal inflammation and functional status of NALT, as well as the weak Th1 response at the level of transfer factor in local mucosa of respiratory tract in AR patients.
Adolescent ; Adult ; Child ; Humans ; Lymphoid Tissue ; metabolism ; Palatine Tonsil ; metabolism ; Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial ; metabolism ; T-Box Domain Proteins ; metabolism ; Young Adult

Objective To investigate the characteristics of common deafness genes mutation from 222 sensori-neural hearing loss patients in Guangxi province.Methods A deafness-related gene mutations detection kit was used to detect 15 mutation sites in four deafness-associated genes.A total of 222 hearing impaired patients,who were selected from January 2015 to April 2016,were tested.The samples that could not be diagnosed with DNA mi-croarray were subjected to PCR and sequenced to detect other mutations.Results Among the 222 patients with sen-sorineural deafness,the total mutation rate was 10.36% (23/222),including GJB2 235delC homozygous in 3 cases (1.35%),235delC single heterozygous mutation in 8 cases (3.60%),35delG single heterozygous mutation in 2 cases (0.90%),GJB2 235delC and 109 A>G mutations in 2 cases (0.90%),SLC26A4 1229C>T homozygous in 2 case (0.90%),IVS7-2 A>G heterozygous mutation in 2 cases (0.90%);IVS7-2A>G,IVS11+47T>C and 1548 insC mutations in 2 cases (0.90%);GJB3 538C>T heterozygous mutation in 1 cases (0.45%);Mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene heterogeneous mutations in 1 case (0.45%).One of them carry both two mutations:GJB2 235 del C and SLC26A4 1226 G>A.Conclusion The results indicate that GJB2 and SLC26A4 were the main genes in this study,and in Guangxi province the mutation rate is significantly lower than the national average level.3 new muta-tions (SLC26A4 IVS11+47T ! C,1548insC and GJB2 109A>G)were found.There may be some rare mutations among sites or genes caused deafness in Guangxi.

OBJECTIVETo explore the risk factors and prognosis of No.8p lymph node metastasis in cases with advanced gastric cancer.

METHODSClinicopathological and follow-up data of 790 cases with advanced gastric cancer undergoing gastrectomy (including No.8p lymphadenectomy) from October 2003 to October 2013 in Fujian Provincial Tumor Hospital were analyzed retrospectively. Patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy were excluded. Associations of No.8p lymph node metastasis with clinicopathological characteristics and metastasis in other regional lymph node were analyzed. Prognostic difference between positive No.8p group and negative No.8p group was examined.

RESULTSPositive No.8p lymph node was found in 93 cases (11.8%) among 790 cases with advanced gastric cancer. Univariate analysis showed that gender [male 9.8%(56/572) vs. female 17.0%(37/218), P=0.005], preoperative CEA level [<5 μg/L 28.0%(61/218) vs. ≥5 μg/L 5.6%(32/572), P=0.005], tumor size[diameter <5 cm 3.8%(13/346) vs. ≥5 cm 18.0%(80/445), P=0.000], tumor location [gastric fundus and cardiac 10.7% (26/244) vs. gastric body 13.5% (30/222) vs. gastric antrum 10.1% (31/308) vs. total gastric 37.5%(6/16), P=0.007], Borrmann staging [type II( 1.9%(4/211) vs. type III( 11.6% (54/464) vs. type IIII( 30.4%(35/115), P=0.000], tumor differentiation [high 0/8 vs. moderate 6.7%(25/372) vs. low 16.6%(68/410), P=0.000], T staging [T2 2.4%(4/170) vs. T3 13.1%(35/267) vs. T4 15.3%(54/353), P=0.000], N staging [N0 0 (0/227) vs. N1 2.2%(5/223) vs. N2 15.2%(26/171) vs. N3 36.7%(62/169), P=0.000] were closely associated with the No.8p lymph node metastasis. Multivariate analysis that revealed gender (OR=1.762, 95%CI: 1.020-3.043), tumor size (OR=1.107, 95%CI: 1.020-1.203), N staging (OR=4.093, 95%CI: 2.929-5.718), tumor differentiation (OR=1.782, 95%CI:1.042-3.049), and metastasis in No.8a(OR=5.370, 95%CI: 3.425-8.419), No.3(OR=1.127, 95%CI:1.053-1.206), No.6(OR=1.221,95%CI: 1.028-1.450), No.7(OR=2.149, 95%CI: 1.711-2.699), No,11p(OR=2.085, 95%CI: 1.453-2.994), No.14v(OR=2.604, 95%CI: 1.038-6.532) group lymph nodes were the independent risk factors of No.8p lymph node metastasis. One-year, 3-year and 5-year survival rates in positive No.8p group were 85.7%, 47.5% and 22.6%, and those in negative No.8p group were 96.2%, 82.5% and 70.3% respectively, whose differences were significant (χ=109.767, P<0.05).

CONCLUSIONSMetastasis in Np.8p lymph nodes is an important factor affecting the prognosis of patients with advanced gastric cancer. In patients with female gender, tumor diameter ≥5 cm, preoperative late N staging, low tumor differentiation or metastasis in No.8a, No.3, No.6, No.7, No.11p, No.14v group lymph nodes, thorough clean rance of No.8p group lymph node should be considered.

Carcinoembryonic Antigen ; blood ; Female ; Gastrectomy ; Humans ; Lymph Node Excision ; methods ; Lymph Nodes ; physiopathology ; surgery ; Lymphatic Metastasis ; diagnosis ; pathology ; physiopathology ; Male ; Multivariate Analysis ; Neoplasm Grading ; statistics & numerical data ; Neoplasm Staging ; statistics & numerical data ; Prognosis ; Retrospective Studies ; Risk Factors ; Sex Factors ; Stomach Neoplasms ; diagnosis ; mortality ; surgery ; Survival Rate

Objective Tostudytheeffectsoftitanicartificialossiclereplacementincanalwall - downandcanalwall-up tympanoplasty for patients suffering from chronic otitis media .Methods A total of 157 cases (164 ears) un-derwent canal wall-down and canal wall -up tympanoplasty at our hospital from Feburary 2014 to Feburary 2016 were retrospectively analyzed ,in which 50 cases in canal wall down tympanoplasty with titanic ossicle replacement , 49 cases without replacement ,42 cases in canal wall -up tympanoplasty with titanic artificial ossicle replacement , and 23 cases without replacement .The average air bone gaps (ABG) before and 3 months after operations were re-corded and the average reduced ABGs were compared between sub -groups to evaluate the effects of titanic artificial ossicle replacement .Results In the canal wall-down tympanoplasty group ,the mean ABGs of 3 months after oper-ations in the replacement subgroup was 15 .72 ± 11 .18 dB ,the reduced ABGs was 17 .45 ± 5 .23 dB ,and the impro-ving rate for hearing was 71 .54％ ,statistically higher than the non -replacement subgroup(P<0 .05) .In the canal wall-up tympanoplasty group ,the mean ABGs of 3 months after operations in the replacement subgroup was 8 .13 ± 5 .37 dB ,the reduced ABGs was 26 .85 ± 11 .03 dB ,the improving rate for hearing was 75 .12％ ,statistically higher than non-replacement subgroup(P<0 .05) .Conclusion The replacement of titanic artificial ossicle in both of canal wall-down and canal wall-up tympanoplasty is helpful to improve hearing .

OBJECTIVE: To explore the genetic basis for a Chinese pedigree affected with non-syndromic hearing loss (NSHL). METHODS: Commercialized gene chip was applied to detect common mutations associated with congenital deafness. Whole exome sequencing was carried out for patients for whom gene chip yielded a negative result. Candidate variants were verified by Sanger sequencing. RESULTS: Two patients from the pedigree were discovered to carry compound heterozygous variants of the TRIOBP gene, namely c.3299C>A and c.5185-2A>G. Their parents had normal hearing and were both heterozygous carriers of the above variants. Both variants had co-segregated with the disease phenotype in the pedigree and were unreported previously. CONCLUSION Pathogenic variants of the TRIOBP gene comprise an important factor for NSHL. The novel c.5185-2A>G and c.3299C>A variants discovered in this study have enriched the mutational spectrum of the TRIOBP gene and enabled molecular diagnosis and genetic counseling for the family.
Deafness/genetics* ; Hearing Loss, Sensorineural/genetics* ; Heterozygote ; Humans ; Microfilament Proteins/genetics* ; Mutation ; Pedigree ; Whole Exome Sequencing

Allergic rhinitis(AR)is a type Ⅰ allergic reaction,which mediated by immunoglobulin E immediately when an individual with a special constitution is exposed to a same allergen for second time,whose pathogenesis has not been clarified yet,and closely related to genes,immune cells and cytokines.Pathogenesis of AR become more deeper and more accurate due to rapid develop-ment of molecular biology and second-generation gene sequencing technology.Current studies have found that miR-155 and transcrip-tion factor GATA3 have important regulatory effects on occurrence and development of AR,then affect dominant differentiation of CD4+T lymphocytes and proliferation of ILC2.This article discusses and reviews pathogenesis of AR,which mainly focuses on miR-155/GATA3 pathway and effects of related upstream genes and downstream regulatory substances.

ObjectiveTo observe the effect of bilateral sequential repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on the motor function of upper limbs in stroke patients. MethodsFrom December, 2020 to December, 2022, 62 stroke inpatients in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine were included. They were randomly divided into control group (n = 31) and observation group (n = 31). Both groups accepted conventional medicine and rehabilitation, as well as electroacupuncture antagonistic muscle therapy. Before electroacupuncture, the observation group acceped low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation at primary motor cortex (M1) on the healthy side, followed by intermittent theta burst stimulation at M1 on the affected side, for four weeks. They were assessed with Fugl-Meyer Assessment-Upper Extremities (FMA-UE), modified Barthel Index (MBI) and modified Ashworth Scale (MAS), and motor evoked potential (MEP) latency was compared before and after treatment. ResultsOne patient dropped down in the observation group, and no adverse event happened. After treatment, the scores of FMA-UE and MBI significantly increased (|t| > 9.953, P < 0.001), and the score of MAS and the latency of MEP significantly decreased (|t| > 5.043, P < 0.001) in both groups; while all of them were better in the observation group than in the control group (|t| > 2.237, P < 0.05). ConclusionBilateral sequential repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation can effectively promote the recovery of upper limb motor function in stroke patients.