Objective:To examine the expression of integrin ?V?3 in periodontium during experimental tooth movement, and then to propose the possible role of ?V?3 in bone remodeling during tooth movement. Methods:Thirty-five rabbits were divided into 7 groups (5 rabbits per group):untreated(control), 1,3, 5, 7, 14 and 21 d groups. A elastic coil spring was ligated between the incisors and the first molar and exert a force of approximately 0.78 N to pull the first molar mesially. The animals were sacrificed at each time intervals(1,3,5,7,14 and 21 d) respectively and specimens were made to observe the expression of integrin ?V?3 in periodontium through in situ hybridization. Results:Different extent expression of integrin ?V?3 were seen in osteoclasts, osteoblast precursors, osteoblasts,odontoclasts and odontoblast except bone cells. Conclusions: Integrin ?V?3 may play an important role in bone modeling, cementum resorption and its reparation during experimental tooth movement.

BACKGROUND:ETS-1,the first subgroup in the ETS family transcription factor,plays a key role in angiogenesis.Recent studies demonstrate that ETS-1 also has the important regulative functions in apoptosis of vascular endothelial cells.When the blood vessel begins to form,ETS-1 decides the apoptosis of partial endothelial cells.OBJECTIVE:To summarize the function and the research progress of vascular growth factor ETS-1 in angiogenesis and apoptosis.RETRIEVAL STRATEGY:A computer-based search in Pubmed,Sciencedirect and Ovid database was underwent to identify the articles from January 1990 to September 2007,with the Key word "ETS-1,angiogenesis,apoptosis,osteoblast,osteoclast" in English.Simultaneously,Chinese Journal Full-text Database and Wanfang database were retrieved for the related articles from January 2000 to June 2007,with the key word "ETS-1,angiogenesis,apoptosis,endothelial cell" in Chinese.Altogether 128 articles were collected and carried on the first examination.Inclusive criteria:①The articles closely correlated with ETS-1 in angiogenesis and apoptosis.②The articles published recently or in the authoritative magazine were chose for the identical domain.Exclusive criteria:Duplicated researches.LITERATURE EVALUATION:The articles were mainly the experimental study of EST-1 in angiogenesis and apoptosis.Among 31 selected articles,2 were reviews while other 29 for clinical or basic experimental studies.DATA SYNTHESIS:①When orthodontic tooth moves,alveolar bone rebuilding is the dynamical equilibrium process between bone absorption and new bone formation.This process mechanism is complex and adjusted by many kinds of factors.②Among numerous regulatory factors,ETS-1 is the dominant factor and has important effect on angiogenesis.③The research indicates,four kinds of typical vascular growth factors(acid fibroblast growth factor,basic fibroblast growth factor,vascular endothelial growth factor and epidermal growth factor) can induce the ETS-1 expression,and ETS-1 promotes vessel production through inducing the expressions of the related factors with angiogenesis,such as matrix metalloproteinase and integrin ?3.④Many progresses have been achieved in the regulatory effect of ETS-1 in angiogenesis,but it still has many problems,such as how the ETS-1 precisely regulate angiogenesis,how the ETS-1 precisely adjust apoptosis in gene expression and so on.CONCLUSION:As a kind of important regulatory factors,ETS-1 has important regulatory effects on angiogenesis and apoptosis.

Objective To investigate the expression and distribution of cyclooxygenase-2(COX-2) in periodontal tissues during experimental tooth movement in rats,and study the relationship between COX-2 and vesscular reconstruction in experimental tooth movement process.Methods Thirty-five healthy Wistar rats were divided randomly into 7 groups on average:normal group and experimental groups for 1,3,5,7,14 and 21 d.A NiTi coil spring with 0.294 N mesial force was connected between first molars of maxillary and the upper incisors.The histological sections were stained with goat anti rat COX-2 antibody,and computer image analysis was used to study the expression of COX-2 in the periodontal tissues of rats.Results Pressure area:compared with normal group(134.75?5.25) the COX-2 expression in 1 d group (147.73?3.27)increased(P0.05).Conclusion The expression of COX-2 in periodontal tissues during experimental tooth movement increase,suggesting that COX-2 can promote the vascular reconstruction in periodontal tissues during orthodontic tooth movement.

Objective:To explore the relationship between the expression of EGFR and STAT3 in human la-ryngeal papilloma and its biological behavior. Method: Reverse transcription polymerasechain reaction(RT-PCR), immunohistochemical staining and Western blot were used to evaluate the mRNA and protein expression of EGFR and STAT3(p-STAT3) in 42 laryngeal papilloma tissues and 15 samples of normal laryngeal tissue, and the rela-tionship between the protein expression of them and clinicpathological parameters was also analysized. Result: The mRNA expression levels of EGFR and STAT3 in laryngeal papilloma tissue were significantly higher than that in normal laryngeal tissue(P<0.05,P<0.01). Protein positive expression of EGFR and p-STAT3 were also detected in a significantly greater proportion of laryngeal papilloma than normal laryngeal tissue by immunohistochemistry and western blot(P<0.01,P<0.05). There was relationship between EGFR and p-STAT3 overexpression in la-ryngeal papilloma(P<0.05). The expression p-STAT3 was correlated with the recurrence and canceration of la-ryngeal papilloma(P<0.05). Conclusion: The EGFR-STAT3 signal transduction pathway may be involved in the pathogenesis of laryngeal papilloma,, and the persistent activation of STAT3 gene plays an important role in the recurrence and canceration of laryngeal papilloma.

Objective: To investigate the effects of He-Ne laser irradiation on orthodontic bone remodeling. Method: Thirt y rabbits were randomly divided into 6 groups with 5 in each group.Another 5 r abbits with no treatment were used as the unforced control. The animals were a nesthetized with 0.05 mol/L pentabarbetal (2 ml/kg). The maxillary first molar a nd the incisor were connected with coil spring ,fixed with ligature wire. Orthod ontic force of 7.84 N was applied on the teeth.The left side was served as contr ol and the right side received irradiation of He-Ne laser at 20 mW with the wav e length of 632.8 nm. Periodontal tissue samples of the experimental teeth were obtainned 1,3,5,7,14 and 21 days respectively after irradation. Tartrate-resist ant acid phosphatase (TRAP) in the tissues was studied with histochemistry. Results: The activity of TRAP in the irradiated tissues was higher than that in the unirradiated 3 and 7 days after treatment (P

BACKGROUND: Neuropeptide Y (NPY) neurons are extensively located in various brain regions such as cerebral cortex, caudate-putamen nucleus, syslimbic system, thalamus and brain stem. They are also involved in various brain activities such as motor learning, motor memory and motor integration. Considering the fact that cerebellum can reorganize through motor learning, we tried to identify the morphology and distribution of NPY neurons in rat's cerebellar cortex to obtain the morphologic knowledge that is related to its cerebellar-cortex-based motor learning.OBJECTIVE: To investigate the morphology and distribution of NPY -immunoreactive neurons in rat's cerebellar cortex, and discuss the relationship between NPY neurons and cerebellum motor learning and motor memory.DESIGN: A single-sample-study based on animal samples.SETTING: Anatomy Department, Pathophysiology Department and Morphology Center in Xinxiang Medical College.MATERIALS: From July to December 2001, the experiment was performed at the Morphology Center in Xinxiang Medical College. Ten Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats, clean grade, regardless of their gender and weighing 100-200 g,were selected.METHODS: After intraperitoneal injection anesthesia and ascending aorta infusion fixation, the cerebellum was taken out by craniosurgery. The cerebellum was immersed in the same fixative fluid for duration of 48 hours, and then was embedded in paraffin. The next step was to make continuous sagittal sections. NPY neurons were identified by SP immunohistochemical staining, using rats cerebral section as the positive control. In the negative control, the first antibody replaced by Bovine Calf Serum(BCS), and the second antibody replaced by 0.01 mol/L PBS. Sequentially the light-microscopic observation and micrography were recorded.MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS: The Morphology and distribution of NPY neurons in rat's cerebellar cortex were taken as main outcome measurements.RESULTS: NPY-immunoreactive neurons were distributed in the Purkinje layer of the cerebellum. They had pear-like or spherical shapes, clear and unstained nucleus, unstained axons and dendrites, and their axons stretching out into the granular layer while the reticular dendrites elongated into the molecular layer. NPY-immunoreactive fibers, instead of neurons, were found in the molecular layer and granular layer.CONCLUSION: NPY-immunoreactive neurons in the Purkinje layer of the cerebellum may be involved in motor learning, motor memory, visceral activity and higher motor integration.

Objective To explore the feasibility of He-Ne laser irradiation in promoting orthodontic tooth movement and periodontal remodeling through observing the effect of low power laser on the expression and distribution of matrix metalloproteinases- 9(MMP- 9) during orthodontic tooth movement in rabbit. Methods Thirty rabbits were divided into 1d,3d,5d,7d,14d and 21d groups, each group were given a coil spring connected to the maxillary upper first molar to the upper incisor and fixed bilaterally by a ligature wire and set force to 80g. He-Ne laser irradiation was performed on the right side of the orthodontic tooth, and the left side served as control. Radiation time ranged from 1 day to 5 days, once a day, 15min each time. All of the tissue sections were proceeded with MMP- 9 immunohistochemical staining. MMP- 9 average gray scale in periodontal tissue of the orthodontic teeth was analyzed by a Computer Image Analyzing System. Results The expression level of MMP- 9 increased earlier and lasted for a longer time in the compression and tension area on the side of irradiation by He-Ne laser as compared to those on the control side. There was significant difference between the irradiation side and the control side in terms of the MMP- 9 expression gray scale in the tension zones at 5 and 7 days post-operation, and in the pressure zones at 3,5,7 day post-operation. Conclusion During the movement of orthodontic teeth, local irradiation with He-Ne laser could increase the expression of MMP-9. It was suggested that the irradiation with low power laser accelerate blood vessel and bone remodeling.

Objective To investigate the level of myocardical injury by measuring serum levels of cTnI, MYO, CK and CK-MB before and after catheter ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation. Methods Forty nine patients underwent catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation were involved in the study, cTnI, MYO, CK and CK-MB levels were measured before and 4 h after catheter ablation. Results Myocardical enzymes were increased in all patients (P0.05). Conclusion The serum myocardial enzymes levels increase after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. Of the above myocardical enzymes, cTnI is the most sensitive and specific parameters.

Objective To evaluate the effect of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation on left ventricular function in patients with heart failure.Methods We retrospectedly studied 10 consecutive patients with congestive heart failure and a left ventricular ejection fraction of less than 45 percent who underwent catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation.The change in left ventricular function before and after catheter ablation was monitored during a short-term follow-up period.Results Nine patients underwent catheter ablation successfully.After a mean(SD) of 2.78?1.78 months,the patients showed improvement in left ventricular function through improvement in the left ventricular ejection fraction from 0.41?0.01 to 0.46?0.06,the left ventricular diastolic diameter decreased from 56.00?7.21 mm to 53.33?6.42 mm and the left atrial diameter decreased from 44.22?5.91mm to 42.11?4.65 mm,P

Objective To investigate the prevalence of acute pulmonary vein(PV) conduction recovery during observation time after PV isolation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation(AF),and to evaluate the impact of re-isolation treatment on clinical results.Methods Ninety cases with paroxysmal AF(51 males,mean age of 56.4 12.3 years) were randomized to 3 groups to undergo circumferential pulmonary vein isolation(CPVI).In group A there was no observation time post-ablation.In group B there was 30 minutes for observation time post-ablation and in group C,there was 60 minutes of observation time post-ablation.All PV re-conduction was re-isolated at the end of observation.ECG and Holter were performed to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of the ablation.Results All cases underwent the procedure successfully.The mean procedural time in group A was significantly shorter than in group B and group C,but there was no significant difference on fluoroscopic time and PV isolation time among the three groups.In group B,PV re-conduction occurred in 8 cases(25%) at 30 min post-isolation,in 10 cases(31.2%) at 60 min post-isolation for the left PVs,and in 6 cases(18.8%) at 30 min post-isolation for the right PVs.In group C,PV re-conduction occurred in 9 cases(30%) at 30 min post-isolation and in 11 cases(36.7%) at 60 min post-isolation for the left PVs;for the right PVs,re-connection occured in 7 cases(23.3%) at 30 min post-isolation and in 8 cases(26.7%) at 60 min post-isolation.During a mean follow-up of 6.7 2.3 months,17 cases(60.7%) in group A,27 cases(84.3%) in group B,and 26 cases(86.7%) in group C had no recurrence of atrial tachyarrhythmias,P=0.04.Conclusion The prevalence of acute PV conduction recovery was about 30% after PV isolation,which mostly occurred within 30 minutes after initial isolation.Re-isolation of recovered PV conduction may improve the success rate of ablation for paroxysmal AF.