To investigate the effects of the free radical, 1,1-Diphenyl-2-picylhydrazyl, on cochlear blood flow, 20 guinea pigs were divided into 3 groups at random, 6 for control group, 6 for 1 mmol/L group and 8 for 0.1 mmol/L group. 2 microliters vehicle or drugs were dropped into round window membrane (RWM). Cochlear microcirculation was monitored by laser Doppler flowmeter (LDF), and mean arterial blood flow (MABP), which was transferred by pressure conductor sensor and preamplifier, was simultaneously recorded on the computer. Our results showed that MABP was stable throughout the experiment. Cochlear blood flow (CBF) increased by 10.32% (P < 0.05) in 1 mmol/L group, and decreased by 4.89% in 0.1 mmol/L group (P < 0.05). In control group cochlear microcirculation showed no significant changes. It is concluded that DPPH exerted effects on cochlear microcirculation.
Blood Flow Velocity ; Cochlea/*blood supply ; Free Radicals/pharmacology ; Laser-Doppler Flowmetry ; Microcirculation/drug effects ; Picrates/*pharmacology ; Random Allocation

Noninvasive continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for the ventilation treatment of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is the first-line treatment method. This article aims to describe the effect of surgical operation especially for the UPPP in the individualized comprehensive treatment of OSAHS and the importance of surgical technique. Lower compliance is the bottleneck of CPAP therapy in clinical application, for the OSAHS patients with treatment failure in CPAP or those cannot accept CPAP therapy, when with no other ideal instrument therapeutics, accurate diagnosis of position in airway obstruction with an adequate surgical operation is the treatment,of choice. Surgical operation is particularly important either as a fore-lying means to improve the CPAP treatment compliance or as an independence treatment method of OSAHS. The pharyngeal cavity is the most common obstructive plane in patients with OSAHS. The operation of traditional UPPP aiming at the expansion of pharyngeal cavity is the classics surgery to solve obstruction in this plane, the lower operation effective rate is the main reason of restriction in its development. How to improve the effective rate of surgical treatment of OSAHS is our surgical goal. The effective rate of surgical operation treatment in OSAHS rely on the following sides: to follow the OSAHS individualized comprehensive treatment principle, reasonable choice of surgical operation indication, the precise localization diagnosis of upper airway obstruction, adequate surgical operation and skilled surgical techniques.
Airway Obstruction ; Continuous Positive Airway Pressure ; Humans ; Palate ; surgery ; Pharynx ; surgery ; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive ; surgery ; Treatment Failure

Objective To study dynamic response of serum lipid after fat meal in old persons with fasting TG≤1 70 mmol/L. Methods Using fat meal of 63 9 g/m 2 body surface area, TG, TC, HDL C and LDL C of both elderly and control groups in fasting status and 2, 4, 6 and 8 h after fat meal were determined. Results The TG value after fat meal was significantly higher than that in fasting status( P 0.05). Conclusions The expurgation of triglycerides is delayed in elderly people, meaning that the capacity for fat removal is decreased, and it is possibly the main cause of TG increase in the elderly.

Objective:To compare microcolumn gel Coombs test and test tube Coombs test for IgG anti-A and anti-B titre in serum of pregnant women with blood type O.The critical titre for IgG anti-A and anti-B should be established in domestic microcolumn gel Coombs' test.Methods:524 blood samples of pregnant women with blood type O,whose husbands were of blood type A or B,were detected simultaneously by domestic microcolumn gel Coombs' test and test tube Coombs test.The results were analyzed using paired "t " test,"?2 " test and regression analysis.Results:IgG anti-A mean titres determined by the two methods separately were 249.98 and 120.85,and IgG anti-B mean titre were 156.98 and 76.38.IgG anti-A and anti-B titration in domestic microcolumn gel Coombs'test showed significantly higher titres(mean 2.07 fold and mean 2.06 fold) than in test tube Coombs test in all samples studied(t=19.64,P

0.05).ADC values in the old group were higher than those in the young group(P

Objective:To investigate the effects of slowly release(SR) carbohydrate system on glucose and lipide metabolism in the elder patients with type 2 diabetes. Methods:The previous enteral nutrition was replaced totally or partially with Glucerna in 11 cases of elder patients with type 2 diabetes for 1-3 months.The changes in hemoglobin, lymphocyte counts, serum albumin, total protein, glycemia, postprandial 2 hours blood glucose,glycosylated hemoglobin, triglyceride, cholesterol, kidney function,electrolytes and the symptoms of gastrointestinal tract were observed. Result:Total protein(P

Objective To investigate the effect of deltaNp63(ΔNp63) silencing on the proliferation of pancreatic cancer PANC1 cells.Methods ΔNp63 mRNA level in 23 pairs of pancreatic cancer and adjacent tissue specimen was detected by real-time PCR, andΔNp63 protein in human normal pancreatic ductal cell line HPDE6-C7 and pancreatic cancer cell line PANC1, CFPAC1 and BXPC3 was detected by Western blot. PANC1 cells were transfectedΔNp63 specific siRNA (ΔNp63-siRNA ) and scramble siRNA ( Con-siRNA ) using liposome, and untransfected cells served as control.ΔNp63 mRNA and protein was detected by real-time PCR and Western blot to validate the silencing ofΔNp63 expression.MTT assay and BrdU method were used to detect the proliferation and DNA synthesis of transfected PANC1 cells.Results TheΔNp63 mRNA expression in pancreatic cancer tissues and matched adjacent normal tissues was 0.99 ± 0.07 and 0.70 ±0.07, respectively.ΔNp63 mRNA expression in pancreatic cancer tissue was significantly up-regulated compared with that in the normal tissue (P=0.0034).TheΔNp63 protein expression in HPDE6-C7, PANC1, CFPAC-1 and BxPC3 cells was 0.97 ±0.09,3.06 ±0.16,2.57 ±0.11 and 2.45 ±0.08, respectively.TheΔNp63 protein level in pancreatic cancer cells were higher than that in HPDE6-C7 cells (P<0.001).ΔNp63 mRNA level in control, Con-siRNA and ΔNp63-siRNA group was 0.97 ±0.07,0.97 ±0.07 and 0.28 ±0.03, respectively, andΔNp63 protein expression level was 0.97 ±0.06,1.00 ±0.10 and 0.26 ±0.03.The expression ofΔNp63 mRNA and protein inΔNp63-siRNA group were significantly down-regulated comparing with those in Con-siRNA group (P<0.01).Significant inhibition on cell proliferation was observed in ΔNp63-siRNA group, which was statistically different from that in control and Con-siRNA group.The A490 value (DNA synthesis) of control, Con-siRNA andΔNp63-siRNA group was 0.55 ±0.04, 0.56 ±0.01 and 0.55 ±0.00 at 24 h after transfection, and 0.84 ±0.05,0.87 ±0.07 and 0.71 ±0.05 at 48 h after transfection.The DNA synthesis inΔNp63-siRNA group was significantly down-regulated compared with that in control and Con-siRNA group (P<0.05).Conclusions Knockdown ofΔNp63 could greatly inhibit the proliferation and DNA synthesis of pancreatic cancer PANC1 cells.

Objective To explore the related factors influencing the prognosis of children with Tourette syndrome ( TS) . Methods We collected 420 outpatient cases of TS children in the department of pediatrics of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from January of 2007 to October of 2010 as the research objects. Using the unified survey questionnaire, we observed the influencing factors of TS prognosis such as sex, onset age, mother’s pregnancy situation, the perinatal period, partiality for food intake, family relationship, the first symptom, the severity of disease, underlying diseases, comorbidities ( such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder) , family history of psychiatric or neurological diseases, trace elements levels, electroencephalogram (EEG), antistreptolycin O (ASO), course of disease, and maintenance treatment. The related factors of prognosis was analyzed with single factor and multiple factors Logistic regression analysis. Results Among the 420 cases of TS children, 396 cases were included into the final analysis, 24 were lost and the follow-up lost rate was 5.7%. The remission rate of TS was 78.3%, and the uncured rate was 21.7%. The results of preliminary screening of the influencing factors by single factor Logistic analysis showed that the related influencing factors for TS prognosis were 12, and they were course of diseases, abnormal birth history, father’s education level, mother’s education level, upbringing methods, family history of psychiatric or neurological diseases, underlying disease history, comorbidities history, abnormal ASO, the severity of disease, the frequency of disease relapse, and the medication history of western medicine (P<0.05) . And then the obtained 12 factors were analyzed by the multiple fac tors Lo gistic regression analysis, the results showed that upbringing methods, comorbidities history, the severity of disease, and the frequency of disease relapse were correlated with TS prognosis ( P < 0.05) . Conclusion TS children will have poor prognosis when their parents spoil, indiscipline, beat and scold, and dictate them, or when the children have severe illness state, frequent recurrence of the disease, and the history of comorbidities ( atten tion deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, etc.) .

Objective To evaluate the diagnostic value of anti-nucleosome antibody for juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus (JSLE).Methods Fifty-four patients with JSLE,28 patients with non-JSLE and 26 healthy children were chosen in this study.antinuclear antibody(ANA),anti-nucleosome antibody (AnuA),anti-dsDNA antibody,anti-histone antibody (AHA) and anti-Sm antibody were detected by ELISA or western-blot method.The relevant clinical data were collected and analyzed.Results For diagnosis of JSLE,the sensitivity and specificity of AnuA was 77.78％ and 96.30％.The sensitivity of AnuA combined with ANA,anti-dsDNA and antiSm was higher than that of single detection.AnuA usually associated with fever,oral/nasal pharyngeal ulcer,lung damage,lymphocyte absolute value,urine protein and C3 level.Conclusion AnuA can be used as a serum marker for JSLE diagnosis.The detection of AnuA combined with anti-dsDNA and anti-Sm should be more helpful for diagnosis of JSLE.

Objective We increase the soluble expression of artificial tandem hybrid ubiquitin binding domains ( ThUBD) in prokaryotic cytoplasm of Escherichia coli BL21 ( DE3 ) , which offer an effective and special profiling for ubiquitin conjugates( UbC) .Methods Codon optimization of the ThUBD was performed, followed by analysis of codon relative adaptiveness based on relative frequency of synonymous codon ( RFSC) of E.coli.Further induced expression and yeast ubiquitin conjugate enrichment quantified the soluble ThUBD-S and tested the ability to bind UbC.Results The statistical result showed that the percentage of codon of the highest usage frequency was increased from 48%to 75%, and codon adaptation index( CAI) was increased from 0.63 to 0.88 after codon optimization, which might suggest a higher expression of the ThUBD in E.coli BL21 (DE3).The subsequent SDS-PAGE indicated that the soluble target protein was increased four times, which accounted for 13.06%of total cell lysis.Further ubiquitinated proteome of yeast demonstrated that the ability to bind and enrich UbC of optimized ThUBD-S did not change compared with original ThUBD.Conclusion The expression of ThUBD-S can quadruple after codon optimization.At the same time, codon optimization does not impact its soluble expression and the ability to bind UbC.