Obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome ( OSAHS) is a prevalent disorder often associated with multisystem dys-function.Available therapies are limited by either lack of long-term adherence or low response rates .Two emerging therapies hold promise in providing alternatives to patients with OSA .The first stems from the importance of the upperairway dilator muscles in main-taining pharyngeal stability .Electrical stimulation of the genioglossus muscle improves both upper-airway diameter and ameliorates pha-ryngeal obstruction .The results of phase ⅠandⅡclinical trials hold promise , but the reported improvements in the apnea-hypopnea index vary between subjects and long-term safety needs further studies .The second technology relies on creating an increased expiratory nasal resistance via a bidirectional valve designed to be worn just inside the nostrils .Initial findings of clinical trials suggest reduction in severity of sleep apnea and subjective daytime sleepiness .Considerable heterogeneity in response to the nasal device was noted de-spite the high adherence rates .It remains unclear which patients will likely benefit from these devices .

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture and miuci therapy combined with Qinggan Tongqiao Decoction for sudden sensor-neural hearing loss (SSHL) and the effects on level of plasma endothelin (ET) and serum nitrate oxide (NO). Methods Totally 110 patients with SSHL were randomly divided into treatment group and control group, with 55 patients in each group. The control group was given Qinggan Tongqiao Decoction combined with acupuncture routine treatment, and treatment group was given miuci therapy on the basis of the control group, two weeks as a course of two groups. Level changes of plasma ET and serum NO, and pure tone listening threshold changes before and after treatment were observed. Tinnitus and hearing efficacy was evaluated. Results The total effective rate for tinnitus efficacy was 94.54% (52/55) in the treatment group and 85.45% (47/55) in the control group, with statistical significance (u=2.038, P=0.040). The total effective rate for hearing efficacy was 96.46%(53/55) in the treatment group and 81.82% (45/55) in the control group, with statistical significance (u=2.913, P=0.040). Compared with before treatment, the level of plasma ET decreased and the level of serum NO increased after the treatment (P<0.05); After the treatment, the level of plasma ET in the treatment was lower than the control group, and the level of serum NO in the treatment group was higher than the control group (P<0.05). Pure tone threshold scores in the two groups on treatment 3, 7, 14 d were significantly improved (P<0.05), and pure tone threshold scores in the treatment group were significantly lower than the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion Acupuncture and miuci therapy combined with Qinggan Tongqiao Decoction can significantly reduce clinical symptoms and enhance the hearing level of SSHL patients. The mechanism mainly lies in regulating levels of plasma ET and serum NO, and improving the inner ear micro-circulation.

Objective: To study mental state of children with hematological malignancies in hospital and psychosomatic symptoms of their parents Method:EPQ for children and CBCL (Achenbach children's behavior checklist) were applied to 57 children with hematological malignancies in hospital, SCL-90 were applied to their parents Children in the same hospital with other diseases were sampled as control matched by age, sex etc Results:Children with malignancies had lower scores in extro-introversive than control The rate of behavior problems was 21%, manifested as boys with somatic complaints, delinquency and social problems; and girls with depression and social withdraw Parents of children with malignancies had higher score of SCL-90 than parents of children as control There was positive correlation between SCL-90 score of parents and behavior problems of their children with malignancies Conclusion:Family with children with hematological malignancies needs more care and help

Objective To investigate the association of α-synaptophysin A53T gene polymorphism with parkinson's disease(PD) in Chinese people.Methods The conventional polymerase chain reaction was used to detect the α-synaptophysin A53T gene polymorphism in 224 sporadic PD patients(PD group)and 154 healthy individuals(control group).According to the Hoehn-Yahr(H-Y) classification standard, PD patients were divided into H-Y ≥ 3 group(n=172) and H-Y ≤ 2.5 group(n=52).Each genotype and alleles frequencies as well as the A53T gene expression and their relation to the severity of parkinson's disease were analyzed with Chi-square test of SPSS19.0.Results The frequency of the A53T genotype of A/A were 40(17.9％) and 10(6.5％) (x2 =10.267, P=0.001, OR=3.13,95％ CI =1.514-6.473) in the PD group and control group, respectively.The frequency of the allele A was 160(35.7％) and 70(22.7％) (x2 =14.543, P=0.000, OR=1.889,95％ CI =1.359-2.625) in the PD group and control group,respectively.The frequency of the A53T genotype of A/A was 30(17.4％) and l0 (19.2％) in the H-Y ≥ 3 group and H-Y ≤ 2.5 group, respectively, with significant difference (P=0.003,0.007) as compared to the control group.The frequency of the allele A was 122(35.5％) and 38(36.5％) in the the H-Y ≥ 3 group and H-Y ≤ 2.5 group,respectively, with significant difference (P=0.000,0.006) as compared to the control group.There was no statistically significant difference of the A53T genotype of A/A and the allele A between the H-Y≥3 group and H-Y≤2.5 group (P=0.768,0.841).Conclusion The A53T gene polymorphism is the risk factor of Parkinson's disease in Chinese people, but it isn't correlated to stage of sporadic parkinson' s disease.

Biomedical Research ; trends ; Breast Neoplasms ; metabolism ; Female ; Humans ; Mucins ; physiology ; Neoplasm Proteins ; physiology

OBJECTIVE To investigate the vocational safety protection in nurses in the clinic work,then to enhance the protection consciousness of nurse,and the usage of protection.METHODS The relative questions on the vocational protection were investigated in the nurses from one tiatiary care level hospital in China by the Questionnaire designed by ourselves.RESULTS Among the one hundred and fifty nurses investigated,one hundred and one(67.5%)of them just knew little about the vocational exposure,and one hundred and four thought they just accepted little education of vocational exposure.The average score of the usage of protection appliance was 54.89?14.70.The average score was increasing with the higher degree of the study and with the length of service.CONCLUSIONS The vocational safety protection should be emphasized,the protection appliance should be provided comprehensively,and clinic protection system of full efficiency with long time and ensuring system should be founded.

[Objective] To evaluate the value of cardiac screening in the first trimester by using three-dimensional ultrasound with spatiotemporal image correlation (STIC) and to analyze the value of different views for cardiac assessment.[Methods] This study retrospectively reviewed the eighty-seven fetuses with congenital heart diseases which were diagnosed in our institution between January 4th 2013 and June 30th 2016.We compared the detection rate of prenatal ultrasound screening with STIC in the first trimester and the results of postnatal echocardiography or autopsy.In addition,the detection rates of the different planes,including four-chamber view (4CV),outlet of the left ventricle (OLV),outlet of the right ventricle (ORV) and three vessels-trachea view (3VT) were analyzed.[Results] Severe cardiac anomalies were identified in 62 fetuses (71.3％) and non-severe cardiac anomalies were identified in 25 fetuses (28.7％).Seventy-eight cases (89.7％,78/87) with congenital heart diseases could be detected by using three-dimensional ultrasound with STIC.The detection ratesfor 4CV,4CV+OLV,4CV+ORV,4CV+3VT,4CV+OLV+ORV and 4CV+OLV+ORV+3VT were 48.3％,64.4％,66.7％,79.3％,69.0％ and 89.7％ respectively.[Conclusions] Three-dimensional ultrasound with STIC could detect congenital heart disease in the first trinester.The four-chamber view plus outlet of the left ventricle,outlet of the right ventricle and three vessels-trachea view could increase the detection rates of congenital heart diseases.

Objective To determine the significance of MDR -1 and MRP mRNA expression in periph-eral blood lymphocytes in lung cancer patients with chemotherapy treatment .Methods Peripheral blood samples were taken from each lung cancer patient before chemotherapy and three weeks after the first chemotherapy cycle . The expressions of MDR-1 and MRP were tested for 39 lung cancer cases using RT -PCR technique comparing to 20 normal control cases .Results There was no significant difference for MDR -1 mRNA and MRP mRNA ex-isting in lung cancer cases and control group (P>0.05).MDR-1 and MRP mRNA expressions were increased after treatment of chemotherapy courses in almost all pathological types of lung cancer .Furthermore,the expres-sion level in small cell lung cancer after chemotherapy was significantly higher than that before .Conclusion Chemotherapy may induce the incidence rate of MDR -1mRNA and MRP mRNA expression in lung cancer .Ade-nocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma are mainly intrinsic MDR while small cell lung cancer is mainly ac -quired MDR to chemotherapy .Based on the positive expression rate of MDR -1 mRNA and MRP mRNA in pe-ripheral blood ,we may evaluate the results of chemotherapy in lung cancer patients easily and conveniently .

OBJECTIVETo explore the curative effect and adverse reactions of a convenient expiratory positive airway pressure device(EPAPD) in treatment of obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome(OSAHS). METHODS74 subjects with OSAHS were treated by EPAPD. Polysomnography(PSG) and Epworth sleepiness scores(ESS) were performed and evaluated before, within 1 week and after 3 months using the EPAPD. The index of PSG and ESS were compared at different time. The adverse reactions were also observed at the same time.RESULTS Compared to baseline, the AHI, LSaO2, ESS were significantly improved both within 1 week and after 3 months(AHI:F=73.62,P=0.00; LSaO2:F=12.65,P=0.00; ESS:F=61.49,P=0.00). The improvement of AHI between different OSAHS groups(divided by the severity of AHI in baseline) was significantly different(within 1 week:F=15.39,P=0.00; after 3 months:F=12.60,P=0.00). There was also significant difference between different hypoxia groups which were divided by the severity of LSaO2 in baseline(within 1 week:F=3.80,P=0.03; after 3 months:F=3.27,P=0.04). Meanwhile, the ESS was significantly improved in different sleepiness groups(divided by the ESS score in baseline) within 1 week(F=6.17,P=0.00). The device-related adverse events were reported by 44.59%(33/74). There were not serious adverse reaction happened. The major adverse reactions were throat and nose dry, nasal obstruction, and nose discomfort.CONCLUSION The EPAPD is an effective, convenient device in treating OSAHS. Meanwhile, the device related adverse reactions are slight. It may be more efficient for serious OSAHS patients than mild ones.

Objective To realize basic status of occupational exposure among medical postgraduates,and provide theoretical evidence for making occupational precaution measures.Methods Data about occupational exposure among medical postgraduates in a teaching hospital between January 2011 and December 2013 were analyzed retro-spectively.Results A total of 3 362 medical postgraduates were monitored,56 (1 .67%)sustained occupational ex-posure.The most common occupational exposure sites were left hand thumbs(n=15,26.79%),occupational expo-sure most frequently occurred during operation(n=29,51 .79%),a total of 40(71 .43%)occupational exposure oc-curred during the process of operation and invasive procedure,all were sharp injuries.46(82.14%)exposure sources were with bloodborne-transmitted diseases.Surgery students accounted for 66.07%(n =37)of students sustained occupational exposure,exposure rate in master’s candidates was higher than doctoral candidates(2.31 % vs 0.28%,χ2 =18.325,P <0.001 ).After timely treatment and preventive medication,none of the students were infected. Conclusion It is necessary to strengthen the occupational safety education for medical postgraduates,improve pre-caution awareness,standardize all kinds of procedures,and implement standard precaution;timely and effective treatment after exposure is important for reducing occupational injury among medical postgraduates.