This paper reports the results of treating peridontal diseases with local irrigate on of matronidazole in five different concentrations. Comparative percentages of spirochets and coccal bacteria in pefridontal diseases were determined. It was found that metronidazole in concentrations over 0.05% were effective in treating of simple periodontitis, necrotic gingivitis, pregnant gingivitis and marginal gingivitis cet. This methoa is useful for those who can not be adminished with oral route.

Objective:To investigate the treatment effect of combined forsus appliance on young people's Angel Ⅱ~1 malocclusion. Methods:13 Angel Ⅱ~1 cases during pre-peak or peak period was chosen, treated with combined forsus appliance for an average period of 5.5 months, evaluated treatment effect through cephalometric and cast measurement. Results: All canines and molars have reached class Ⅰ or over-class Ⅰrelations, 13 patients' mandibular retrognathia face have gained significant improvement. Conclusion: The combined forsus appliance can be used in early functional treatment, improve class Ⅱ face type and decrease the difficulty of the second period and enhanced treatment effect.

OBJECTIVE:To determine the concentration of AstragalosideⅣin Yishenkangshuai tablet.METHODS:The sample was separated by using chloroform-ethyl acetatemethanol-water(15∶40∶22∶10)on the silica gel plates.The plate was scanned at510nm by camagⅡTLC scanner.RESULTS:The rate of recovery was99.28%and RSD was2.5%.CONCL_ USION:The method is simple,quick and repeatable.

Genetically modified organisms, as a high-tech product, break through the limitation of different organisms and create new organisms through gene implanting from other kinds of organisms. They not only bring great benefits to human beings but also bring some ethical issues including the effect on environment,the effect on human health,and the respect to hatural law.Moreover,this article argues some ethical issues during the process of commercialization and sale including how to maintain the consumers' benefits,the protection on researchers through potent right,the precautionary principle and label issues.

Objective To discuss difficulties and techniques of standard video-assisted thoracoscopic or laparoscopic surgery(SVATS or SVALS) for spine internal fixation.Methods Between July 2004 and September 2005,6 cases of vertebral lesions located in the T_5～L_1 segment(including 2 cases of vertebral tuberculosis) were given SVATS under single-lung ventilation for resection of diseased vertebral body,reconstruction with autograft or titanium mesh cage,and fixation with the Z-plate system or the CD-Horizon system.Other 2 cases of vertebral tuberculosis located in the L_2～L_3 segment underwent retroperitoneal gasless SVALS for lesion debridement,reconstruction with autograft,and fixation with the Z-plate system.For cases of vertebral tuberculosis,(anti-tuberculosis) drugs were administrated preoperatively for 3 weeks and postoperatively for 6 months.Results The lesion debridement and anterior decompression was completed in all the 8 cases,including internal fixation with the Z-Plate system in 7 cases and with the CD-Horizon system in 1 case.There were 5 cases of iliac autografting and 3 cases of titanium mesh cage reconstruction.The operative time was 6.5~12.6 h(mean,8.7 h) and the blood loss during surgery was 250~1 800 ml(mean,950 ml).The correction of the Cobb angle was 5?~18?(mean,12?).During a follow-up period for 2~13 months(mean,7.4 months) in the 8 cases,nerve functions recovered by 1~2 Frankel grade in 5 cases,and the Cobb angle lost by 4? at 6 months postoperatively in 1 case of metastatic adenocarcinoma at the T_7 segment.Conclusions Spine internal fixation of T_5～L_3 segment can be conducted successfully with SVATS or SVALS.The key to the question is accurate orientation of the port site,proper hemostasis of the segment blood vessel,and careful resection of the anterior wall of the vertebral canal.

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)abnormality is an indicator of the degree of liver inflammation caused by immune activation in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB).However,approximately half of the CHB patients with normal or mildly elevated ALT levels have concealed significant changes in hepatic histology.CHB patients with normal or mildly elevated ALT levels may have significant histopatho-logical changes in hepatic tissues,and those changes vary between HBeAg(+)and HBeAg(-)CHB patients.Attention and investigation on the clinical management of CHB patients with normal or mildly elevated ALT levels may have great significance in grasping the right treat-ment opportunity and reducing the risk of liver cirrhosis.

To study the effect of high altitude on the expression of transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF ?1) during the healing process of radius fracture, a rat radius fracture model was established at a high altitude. The expression of TGF ?1 in callus was detected using of immunohistochemistry method. It was found that the expression of TGF ?1 in the rats of high altitude group were decreased significantly compared with the low altitude group, especially high altitude might affect the on day 3 and week 3 ( P

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BACKGROUND: Some researches suggest that improvement of motor function is closely related to cognitive function. The better the cognitive status is, the better the recovery of motor function is. Early evaluation of cognitive function can predict prognosis of motor function and improve generalized ability, social communication abilities and quality of life (QOL).OBJECTIVE: To observe the correlation of cognitive function in hemiplegia and aphasia and analyze the prognostic factor of early cognitive dysfunction in patients with acute stroke.DESIGN: Contrast study.SETTING: Department of Neurology, Taian Central Hospital; Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Qingdao University.PARTICIPANTS: Fifty patients with acute stroke were enrolled from Neurological Department of Taian Central Hospital and Neurological Department of the Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Qingdao University from January 2002 to May 2005. They were 32 males and 18 females aged 34-78 years. All patients were coincidence with the Diagnostic Criteria of Acute Stroke established by the Fourth National Cerebrovascular Diseases Meeting and diagnosed with CT or MRI. Patients were told about the evaluation in details. Among them, 44 patients had hemiplegia, including 30 males and 14 females aged 34-78 years; 30 had aphasia, including 17 males and 13 females aged 34-78 years; 20 had non-aphasia, including 14 males and 6 females aged 38-70 years.METHODS: ① Aphasia was tested with Western Aphasia Battery (WAB).Aphasic quotient of ＜ 93.8 was regarded as aphasia; otherwise, it was regarded as non-aphasia. ② Motor function was evaluated with Fugl-Meyer (FMA).Motor function of upper and lower limbs was scored as 100 in total. The higher the points were, the better the motor function was. ③ Cognitive function was evaluated with Loewenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment (LOTCA), which contained 4 items (orientation, perceptibility, visual-motor organization and thinking ability) and 22 subtests in total. The higher the points were, the better the cognitive function was. Functional evaluation started at half-month treatment onset. Intergroup comparison of their mean value was tested using Student's test and one-way analysis of variance.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: ① Correlation between cognitive function and hemiplegia; ② correlation between cognitive function and aphasia.RESULTS: Fifty patients with acute stroke were all involved in the final analysis. ① Correlation between cognitive function and hemiplegia: Scores of orientation, perception, visual-motor organization and cognitive function of 44 patients with hemiplegia were positive positively correlated with FMA scores of motor function (r=0.534, 0.598, 0.500, 0.548, P ＜ 0.01); however,scores of thinking ability was not correlated with FMA scores of motor function (r=0.310, P ＞ 0.05). ② Correlation between cognitive function and aphasia: Scores of orientation, perception, visual-motor organization, thinking operation and cognitive function of patients with aphasia were (4.60±2.37), (15.10±6.02), (14.00±6.93), (12.33±6.77), (1.83±1.09) points,which were lower than those of patients with non-aphasia (7.30±1.08),(23.20±1.11), (24.25±4.08), (24.20±5.43), (3.50±0.76) points (t=5.44 to7.197, P ＜ 0.05).CONCLUSION: The more severe the cognitive dysfunction is, the more severe the hemiplegia is. Cognitive function in stroke patients with aphasia is significantly reduced.

Objective To explore the association between the 5-HTR2A (-1438A/G)promoter region gene polymorphisms and unipolar depression and effcacy of antidepressant drugs in northwest Chinese Han population.Methods Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to detect the distributive frequency of serotonin 2A receptor promoter region polymorphisms of 136 unipolar depression patients( patient group) and 160 normal people tween the patient group and the control group.The frequency of AG,GG genotypes; and G allele in patients was phisms of 5-HT2AR promoter region were correlated with SSRIs treatment response(F= 6.317, P= 0.013 ).There was significant difference of the effective power at the end of week 2 ( x2 = 5.878, P= 0.015 ).The effective power of AA, AG genotype was much higher than that of GG genotype and the effective power in the group with AA genotype was higher than that with AG genotype( each 87.8% ,57.6% ,53.7% ).Conclusion The frequency of GG genotype of 5-HTR2A( 1348A/G)may be associated with episode of unipolar depression in northwest Chinese Han population and A allele may be correlated with well response to paroxetine.