Objective:To explore the treatment effect of A-NK cells on the subcutaneously transplanted tumor of tongue squamous cell carcinoma in nude mice.Methods:Tca8113-Tb cells were subcutaneously transplanted into nude mice,14 tumor bearing mice were randomly assigned to 2 groups(n =7).The mice in control group were injected with normal saline,those in the experimental group were injected with A-NK cells.All animals were killed 33 days after tumor cell transplantation,The tumor volume and weight of the mice were measured and compared.Results:A-NK cells significantly inhibited tumor growth in nude mice in terms of the volume (P ＜0.05).After 15 -33 d of treatment the tumor weight(g)in the treated and control mice were 0.96 ±0.38 and 3.74 ±1.22 re-spectively(P ＜0.05).Conclusion:A-NK cells can inhibit the growth of Tca8113-Tb cell induced tumor in nude mice.

Objective This study evaluates piezosurgery for surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion (SARME) under local anesthesia. Methods SARME was performed on adults with maxillary transverse deficiency under local anesthesia with a piezosurgical device. Fourteen patients (six males and eight females) underwent lateral maxillary osteotomies, midpalatal osteotomies, and bilateral pterygomaxillary disjunction. The feelings of patients during the operation were determined through questionnaires. Results All patients underwent SARME in the out-patient operating room. The surgical procedures were completed under local anesthesia. All patients exhibited satisfactory tolerance. Ultrasonic bone-cutting surgery was recently introduced as a feasible alternative to the conventional tools of cranio-maxillofacial surgery for its technical characteristics of precision and safety. The device used was unique in that cutting action occurred when the tool was employed on mineralized tissues, but stoped on soft tissues. The results of the questionnaires showed that eight (57.14%) patients felt a mild sensation of ultrasonic vibration, tweleve (85.71%) felt mild tolerable pain and tooth soreness during surgery, and eleven (78.57%) felt little fear and hardly heard the ultrasonic sound. Preoperative and postoperative six months later measurements showed an evident effect of expansion. Conclusion Piezosurgery enabled patients to undergo all the steps of SARME under local anesthesia, but more cases and longer follow-up are needed to verify the results.