OBJECTIVE: To investigate the progress of clinical application of implant during distraction osteogenesis in the jaw bones, and to evaluate its biocompatibility.METHODS: The first author retrieved CNKI database from 1989 to 2009 in Chinese and Medline database from 1989 to 2009 in English with the key words of "jaw, distraction osteogenesis, treatment". A total of 56 articles were screened according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. Finally, 20 articles concerning treatment progress of distraction osteogenesis and clinical application of implant were included.RESULTS: Distraction osteogenesis implants contained intraoral or extraoral distraction device, which could be used for distraction of transport plate. A distraction was selected in accordance with patients' condition and requirement. Distraction osteogenesis had been an important manner for complicated tooth jaw facial deformity and jaw defect in oral dentofacial surgery and Orthodontic treatment. It could have effective osteogenesis in combination with various systemic therapy, local therapy and physical therapy. Presently, distraction osteogenesis implants were metal materials. Metal implants have great advantages in preventing bacterium growth, keeping implant fixation and distraction effects, and the price was high. However, the cost of Ni-Ti memory alloy wire was lower compared with common retractors. The fixing device and alloy wire closely adhered to the bone could be completely implanted into tissues, with the advantages of anti-infection and completely closing the exterior and interior wound. CONCLUSION: Distraction osteogenesis is a new method for treating dental and craniofacial hypodevelopment straightening of teeth and for repairing jaw bone defect deformation. Biocompatibility of metal implants was good such as internal small Ni-Ti memory alloy wire. The biocompatibility of other types of implants should be improved.

Background The visual development is completed during the critical period in human and mammals.However,the critical period is not the initial of receiving visual experience.It is known that before the onset of critical period in mammals,such as mouse,there is an earlier stage for visual development,the pre-critical period.The research of response characteristics of the visual cortical neurons and the synaptic plasticity in the pre-critical period is still in the exploratory stage.Objective The study aimed to preliminarily investigate the response properties of neurons and synaptic plasticity in mouse visual cortex during the pre-critical period.Methods Fortyeight postnatal day 13-17 C57BL/6J mice were used for in vivo whole-cell recordings and in vitro brain slice wholecell recordings.In vivo whole-cell recordings were done in anesthetized mice.Moving bars in different directions were produced and controlled by a Matlab program.Cell recordings were obtained at the depth of layer Ⅳ of visual cortex.Step current stimuli under current clamp were given to measure the membrane response properties of neurons.Optimal visual stimuli were given to measure the in vivo largest responses of membrane potentials.In vitro experiments were performed after in vivo experiments.All cells were given current step stimuli to measure the membrane response properties of neurons.Different intensities of white-matter-to-layer-Ⅳpathway stimulation were given to measure the evoked response properties.All cells from 48 mice were randomized into 4 groups according to different stimulus training modes,including low frequency stimulation (LFS),high frequency theta-burst stimulation (TBS),pre-post synaptic timing stimulation (pre-post TS) and post-pre synaptic timing stimulation (post-pre TS).Under the voltage clamp of-70 mV,excitatory postsynaptic currents (EPSCs) before and after training were recorded to measure the plastic changes of excitatory synaptic connections.pClamp 10 was used for the pre-analysis of data and Matlab 2008a was used for statistical analysis.The use and care of the animals followed the Statement for the Use of Animals in Ophthalmic and Vision Research.Results Thirty-nine cells and 48 cells were successfully recorded in the in vivo and in vitro experiments,respectively.The steady-state average number of action potentials (APs) were (1.01 ± 0.03)/sweep and (1.01 ±0.05)/sweep,the AP thresholds were (-40.2 ± 3.2) mV and (-39.6 ±2.0) mV,and the threshold step current levels were (126.7 ± 17.4) pA and (129.6 ± 17.5) pA in the in vivo and in vitro recordings,respectively,with no significant differences between them (APs:t =0.512,P =0.610;AP thresholds:t =-1.074,P =0.286;current levels:t =-0.776,P =0.440).Under the optimal visual or pathway stimulation,the average peak response of membrane potentials was (7.3 ±4.3)mV and (6.4±2.8)mV with rarely evoked APs in the in vivo and in vitro experiments,respectively,with no significant difference between them (t =1.234,P =0.221).Under the in vitro recording,the EPSCs before LFS were [(138.1 ±51.9)pA],which was significantly higher than that after LFS [(76.1 ± 34.8)pA] (t=4.437,P=0.001),but no significant differences were seen in EPSCs before and after TBS (t=-0.756,P=0.466).The EPSCs before and after pre-post TS were (122.4±62.2)pA and (78.5±46.7)pA,and those before and after post-pre TS were (131.9 ±48.0) pA and (74.3 ± 30.7) pA,showing significant differences between them (pre-post TS:t =3.558,P =0.004;post-pre TS:t =4.283,P =0.001).Conclusions The construction of fundamental neural circuits in layer Ⅳ of mouse visual cortex is completed during pre-critical period.However,the membrane responsive capability of neurons and the synaptic connections are in an immature state,and the evoked responses to visual pathway inputs are basically subthreshold.The strength of synaptic connections is depressed with low frequency stimulation or pre-post/post-pre synaptic timing stimulation,and kept unchanged with high frequency stimulation.The development of visual neural system of PSP in mouse presents different characteristics from CP.

Cardiomyopathies ; diagnosis ; Diagnostic Imaging ; Humans ; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left ; diagnosis

China ; Feeding Methods ; Female ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Infant, Premature ; growth & development ; Infection ; complications ; therapy ; Obstetric Labor, Premature ; complications ; mortality ; Pregnancy ; Respiration, Artificial ; Respiratory Therapy ; Survival Rate

Objective To investigate the expression of serum interleukin-2(IL-2),tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α)in the pa-tients with pulmonary tuberculosis and diabetes,and prelininary explore its clinical significance.Methods Experiment were divided into control group(health check-up outpatient,n=10),pulmonary tuberculosis group(n=20),diabetes group(n=20),tuberculosis combine diabetes group(n=20),tuberculosis combine diabetes group was divided into improved group,diabetes group and deterio-rated group after 2 months with therapy according to disease outcome,ELISA assay was used to measured the level of serum IL-2 and TNF-α.Results Before treatment:serum IL-2 levels of pulmonary tuberculosis group,diabetes group and pulmonary tuberculo-sis combine diabetes group were reduced (P<0.05),and the pulmonary tuberculosis group was lower than the pulmonary tubercu-losis group and diabetes group (P<0.05);serum TNF-αlevels of pulmonary tuberculosis combine diabetes group,pulmonary tu-berculosis group and diabetes group increased (P<0.05),and that of pulmonary tuberculosis combine diabetes group was higher than that of diabetes group (P<0.05).After treatment:the level of serum IL-2 increased and TNF-αsignificantly decreased in pul-monary tuberculosis combine diabetes improved group (P<0.05),the deterioration group had no change(P>0.05).Conclusion IL-2 and TNF-αplay a role in the immune pathogenesis of tuberculosis combine diabetes,which dynamic changes can reflect the progression and outcome of pulmonary tuberculosis combine diabetes.

Presently, with the development of tissue engineering technology, medical workers have seen a more effective and safer therapy to repair and reconstruct tissue defects. Many domestic and abroad animal experiments have confirmed that it is feasible, effective and superior to use tissue-engineered bone and cartilage for repairing tissue defects. There have been achieved considerable results using tissue-engineered bone and cartilage to repair tissue defects and reconstruct tissue functions through the animal experiments and initial clinical studies. Compare with traditional operations, tissue engineering technology has a broader clinical application, especially in orthopedics, department of stomatology, cranio-facial surgery and ear, nose and throat, department. However, through the research, we recognize some deficiencies of tissue engineering, such as single tissue components, lack of biological activity, limited for scaffolds, tissue regeneration and productions.

The prevalence of allergic diseases has increased in recent years, and primary prevention of allergic disease is considered to be an elusive goal. This paper summarizes the recent publications on probiotics in allergic rhinitis. It focuses on clinical and laboratory observations of treatment or prevention of allergic rhinitis. Probiotics administration represents different outcome, its effects depend on a variety of factors, such as dosing regimen, delivery method and the types of bacterium. Since the data from different research centers are conflicting, the further studies are required.
Animals ; Humans ; Probiotics ; therapeutic use ; Rhinitis, Allergic ; Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial ; therapy

Objective To investigate the expressions of amyloid precursor protein and β-microtubule protein,and to study their clinical significance in patients with cerebral infarction.Methods 108 cases of acute cere-bral infarction as the observation group and 60 normal adults as the control group were collected in the study.The expressions of amyloid precursor protein and β-microtubule protein in different clinical characters were detected by western blot.Results The results of observation group [APP:(168.78 ±13.64)μg/L,β-tubulin:(124.64 ± 27.08)μg/L]were significantly higher than those in control group (t =22.81,P <0.01;t =21.08,P <0.01).Their expressions were correlated with CT scores and prognosis.Conclusion The higher expressions of amyloid precursor protein and β-microtubule protein may promote the occurrence and development in patients with cerebral infarction. The joint detection should be helpful to predict the prognosis and direct the treatment.

Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome,also known as “Ondine′s curse”,is charac-terized by hypoventilation during sleep and impaired ventilatory responses to hypercapnia and hypoxemia. This disorder is associated with a malfunction of the nerves that control involuntary body functions and abnor-mal development of early embryonic cells that form the spinal cord. This review summarized the latest pro-gression in the pathogenesis,clinical symptoms,diagnosis,treatment and prognosis.