BACKGROUND:A number of studies have been conducted on the prevention of enamel demineralization in orthodontic treatment, but no work has been carried out on the comparative studies addressing manual toothbrush, orthodontic fur V brush and interdental brush. OBJECTIVE:To compare the efficacy of manual toothbrush, orthodontic fur V brush and interdental brush on enamel decalcification during orthodontic treatment. METHODS:Adolescents, aged 12 to 17 years old, were randomly and averagely divided into three groups: manual toothbrush, orthodontic fur V brush, and interdental brush groups. Enamel decalcification index and augmenter of enamel decalcification index were examined and calculated by the same orthodontist before treatment and 1 year later. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: There was no statistical difference in the enamel decalcification index among the three groups at the beginning (P > 0.05). After 1 year of treatment, the enamel decalcification index of each group was higher than that at the beginning (P < 0.05); the enamel decalcification index and augmenter of enamel decalcification index in the three groups were ranked as folows: orthodontic Fur V toothbrush group < manual toothbrush < interdental toothbrush group , and there was a statistical significant difference among the three groups (P < 0.05). Orthodontic fur V brush is proved to have advantages over manual toothbrush and interdental brush in the respect of controling enamel decalcification, and interdental brush has no good effect on preventing enamel demineralization while it is used alone.

OBJECTIVE:To study the pharmacokinetics of aclacinomycin A polylactide lyophilized nanopartical (ACM-A-PLA-NP) in plasma of rabbit.METHODS:HPLC was selected to determine the concentration of aclacinomycin A in plasma after a single dose of ACM-A-PLA-NP and lyophilized ACM-A.RESULTS:The pharmacokinetic parameters of these two dosage forms were obtained by 3p87.CONCLUSION:The lyophilized ACM-A-PLA-NP has a more sustained release character comparing with the lyophilized ACM-A.

Objective To establish a method for calculating deferral periods of blood donors having taken traditional Chinese medicines based on the drug's pharmacokinetics.Methods The pharmacokinetic method was used.For drugs that are not known to cause anaphylaxis or teratogenesis,the interval between last dose of drug and safe blood donation equals to t max plus 7t 1/2 .For drugs with known teratogenic and anaphylactic risks,a deferral period of 20 plasma elimination half lives and t maxis necessary.There are some rules independent of the drug's half life.Results 22 intervals of traditional Chinese medicine are determined.Conclusion Our recommendations for deferral periods of blood donors after traditional Chinese medicine treatment,based on pharmacokinetics can increase the safety of donated blood.

Connexin43,the base of electrical and intercellular chemical signal communication in the myocardial cell,can promote the growth and development of the heart.The decreasing of the number of connexin 43 and its' distribution changes may lead to the changing of the conduction velocity and direction,meanwhile,increase the occurrence of ventricular arrhythmias.Mesenchymal stem cells transplantation and drug therapy can improve the levels and distribution of connexin43 in ill myocardium,and can reduce the occurrence of ventricular arrhythmias.

With the progress of the medical imaging technology,imaging medicine plays an essential role in medical treatment practice,primarily including the imaging equipment and personnel cultivation。This paper presents some opinions on how to combine imaging technology with personnel and bring modern imaging medicine into full play. Imaging medicine progress is also changing our thought on the diagnosis and treatment,and we should accept new technology and adopt new idea,so as to bring many patients new hope.

Objective: To investigate the awareness and identify the influencing factors of sexual knowledge among primary and middle school students in Butuo County, Sichuan Province, so as to provide insights into sex education. Methods: Six primary and middle schools were randomly sampled from 40 primary and middle schools in Butuo County using the cluster sampling method on March and April, 2021, and a class was randomly sampled from each of grades 4 to 6 of primary schools and grades 1 to 3 of junior high schools, with all students from the class as study subjects. Students' demographic features and awareness of sexual knowledge were investigated using self-designed questionnaires, and the factors affecting the awareness of sexual knowledge were identified among primary and middle school students using multivariable linear regression analysis. Results: A total of 980 questionnaires were allocated, and 957 valid questionnaires were recovered, with an effective recovery rate of 97.65%. The respondents included 458 boys ( 47.86% ) and 499 girls ( 52.14% ), and included 908 students with Yi Ethnicity. The respondents included 802 primary school students ( 83.80% ) and 155 junior high school students ( 16.20% ). The awareness of sexual knowledge was 21.94% among the primary and middle school students, and their sexual knowledge was predominantly derived from parents ( 338 students, 35.32% ) and teachers ( 335 students, 35.01% ). The awareness of sexual knowledge was significantly lower in boys than in girls ( 17.69% vs. 25.86%; χ2=8.344, P=0.004 ), and the awareness of sexual knowledge appeared a tendency towards a rise with age ( χ2trend = 63.908, P<0.001 ). Low awareness of sexual knowledge was seen in students with fathers going out for labor ( 19.54% ), mothers going out for labor (11.24%) and living in the countryside ( 14.32% ) ( χ2=7.790, 9.224 and 34.144, all P<0.01 ). Multivariable linear regression analysis showed that students living in the countryside, students’ mothers going out for labor, ages of 12 to 14 years and ages of over 14 years were factors affecting the score of sexual knowledge ( β'=-0.072, 0.341, 0.645 and 0.843, all P<0.05 ). Conclusions The awareness of sexual knowledge is low among primary and middle school students in Butuo County. Health education of sexual knowledge should be emphasized on male students, those living in the countryside and students with mothers going out for labor.

Purpose To study the hemodynamic changes of kidney interlobar artery in children with type 1 diabetes, and to explore the clinical value of the color Doppler ultrasound in diabetic nephropathy during the incubation period. Materials and Methods The study was performed in 52 children with type 1 diabetes and in 51 age-matched healthy children as control group. The resistance index (RI) of interlobar artery was measured with color Doppler ultrasonography, and the clinical data and laboratory indicators were analyzed. Results The left kidney RI, right kidney RI and average RI were all significantly higher in children with diabetes than in age-matched healthy group (P<0.01). The mean RI were correlated positively with (HbA1c) (r=0.96, P<0.01) and diabetes duration (r=0.31, P<0.01), respectively. Fasting blood glucose, glycated hemoglobin, and glomerular filtration rate were significantly higher in children with diabetes than in age-matched healthy group (P<0.01). Conclusion The RI of interlobar artery increases in children with type 1 diabetes. Early changes of renal hemodynamics in children with type 1 diabetes are detectable with Doppler sonography, and have certain value in early diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy.

BACKGROUND:The discovery and concept of pulp tissue-derived stem cells is beneficial to the understanding of tooth development and regeneration and repair mechanisms from the cellular level. OBJECTIVE:To understand the induced differentiation capacity and induced conditions in vitro of human dental pulp stem cells into neuron-like cells. METHODS:Pulp tissue was separated from human healthy third molars. Single cellsuspensions were prepared and seeded into 6-wel plates containing alpha-modified minimum essential medium supplemented with 15%fetal bovine serum. Subconfluent cultures (first passage) of colony forming cells were induced with butylhydroxy anisole, forskolin,β-mercaptoethanol, basic fibroblast growth factor. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Immunofluorescence and reverse transcription-PCR assay showed that human dental pulp stem cells positively expressed stro-1, Col-I, dentin sialoprotein after 2 weeks of induction. Nestin and neuron-specific enolase were strongly expressed, but the gingival fibroblasts were negatively expressed. It indicates that adult stem cells in human dental pulp have a high neuron-like celldifferentiation potential under a certain inductive condition.

Objective:The research was performed to understand the expression of CD80,CD86 and its ligand CD28 on peripheral lymphocytes in patients suffered from idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura(ITP).Methods:The expression of co-stimulatory molecules(CD80,CD86 and its ligand CD28)on peripheral lymphocytes from 34 ITP patient samples and 34 normal samples was detected by immunofluorescence and flow cytometry.Results:The expression of CD80 and CD86 on peripheral lymphocytes from ITP patients(4.21?2.27%,7.19?5.16%) was higher than that of the normal samples as control(2.34?0.87%,4.08?1.96%,p

Anthocyanin biosynthesis is one of the thoroughly studied enzymatic pathways in biology, but little is known about the molecular mechanisms of its final stage: the transport of the anthocyanins into the vacuole. A clear picture of the dynamic trafficking of flavonoids is only now beginning to emerge. So far four different models have been proposed to explain the transport of anthocyanins from biosynthetic sites to the central vacuole, and four types of transporters have been found associated with the transport of anthocyanins: glutathione S-transferase, multidrug resistance-associated protein, multidrug and toxic compound extrusion, bilitranslocase-homologue. The functions of these proteins and related genes have also been studied. Although different models have been proposed, cellular and subcellular information is still lacking for reconciliation of different lines of evidence in various anthocyanin sequestration studies. According to the information available, through sequence analysis, gene expression analysis, subcellular positioning and complementation experiments, the function and location of these transporters can be explored, and the anthocyanin transport mechanism can be better understood.
Anthocyanins ; metabolism ; Biological Transport ; Glutathione Transferase ; metabolism ; Membrane Transport Proteins ; metabolism ; Multidrug Resistance-Associated Proteins ; metabolism ; Plants ; metabolism ; Vacuoles ; metabolism