Objective To find out the difference in Multi-channel Cochlear mapping between SPrint speech processor and ESPrit speech processor (ESPrit 3G) for better guidance of the mapping.Methods Nine cases of total deafness patients (aged 2-54 years old) using SPrint changed to using ESPrit 3G after 6 to 24 months. The threshold (T-L) of electro-audiogram using different speech processor, comfortable level, sound field audiometry in various ESPrit 3G programs and questionnaire results were compared and analyzed statistically.Results Using various speech processor programs, four patients(The first group) felt satisfied with hearing effects. There was no difference comparing with SPrint. There was significantly different in T-L and C-L acquired from five patients(The second group) with two speech processors (P0.05). The results of sound field audiometry showed significant difference in the first group and the second group using programs from SPrint(P

1.Conclusion ABR can evaluate the function of brainstem of patients with severe traumatic brain injury in PVS and provide evidence for prognosis.

The course of audiology is both important and difficult to the undergraduate education of otolaryngology.Through a series of reforms in teaching contents and methods of audiology,the students'effect of study were greatlyimproved,and thus these reforms were generally appreciated by both teachers and students. In conclusion, the act of theteaching reform not only advanced the students' learning enthusiasm and gumption, but also helps the development andexercise in their clinical thinking ability.

Objective To observe the effects of Coptidis Rhizoma on gastrointestinal motility functions, MTL and GAS in spleen-deficiency rats; To explore the dose-effect mechanism of “invigorating stomach” and “spoiling appetite”.Methods Fatigue and troublesome were used to establish exhausted spleen-deficiency models. 60 SD rats were randomly divided into blank control group, model group, positive medicine group, Coptidis Rhizoma high-, medium- and low-dose groups, with 10 rats in each group. Each medication group received relevant medicine for gavage, while the blank control group and model group received normal saline for gavage, once a day for 14 d. The general gastrointestinal motility functions, MTL and GAS of rats in each group were observed.Results Compared with blank control group, the gastric residual rate of model group was significantly higher; small intestinal propulsion rate, MTL, and GAS were significantly lower (P<0.05,P<0.01). Compared with model group, the gastric residual rate in Coptidis Rhizoma low-dose group was significantly lower; small intestinal propulsion rate, MTL and GAS increased significantly (P<0.05,P<0.01); small intestinal propulsion rate and MTL in Coptidis Rhizoma high-dose group were significantly lower (P<0.05).Conclusion High-doseCoptidis Rhizoma leads to “spoiling appetite”, and low-dose Coptidis Rhizoma leads to “invigorating stomach”, which may be related to adjusting gastrointestinal motility directly or adjusting the secretion of gastrointestinal hormones.

Objective To evaluate and compare the results of air-conduct and bone-conduct auditory brainstem response(ABR)for the purpose of clinical application of the bone-conduct ABR.Methods A group of normal hearing young adults(61 ears)were measured with click stimulation air-conduct ABR and bone-conduct ABR in a soundproof chamber.Results The waveforms of bone-conduct ABR were almost the same as those of air-conduct ones with the threshold of 26.08?7.71 dB(nHL),but with a lower rate of wave derivation.There were no significant differences between male and female for both air-conduct and bone-conduct ABR testing.The threshold for bone-conduct ABR was higher than that of air-conduct one with a very high positive correlation(r=0.7740)and there were significant differences (P0.05) for the wave intervals.Conclusion The limitation of the bone-conduct ABR application and the differences from air-conduct should be considered when it was used clinically.

Objective To investigate the different characters between conventional frequency audiometry (125 Hz～8 kKHz) and high frequency audiometry (9～16 kHz)in the normal youth and provide the references for the clinical application of the HFA.Methods 52 male and 48 female normal-hearing subjects were tested with both conventional-frequency (0.25～8 kHz) and high-frequency (10～18 kHz) audiometry.Results Data showed that no difference between male and female in different frequencies. However, the threshold of HFA went up gradually with the frequency increasing. The average threshold of HFA was significantly higher than that of CFA and speech frequency (SFA) and had a positive correlation with both CFA and SFA. Conclusion The results of this study suggest that HFA might be used as an early indicator for CFA and SFA hearing loss resulting from acoustic trauma, ototoxicity and presbycusis.

Objective To study the relationship between the (C 106T) single nucleotide polymorphsim of promoter region of aldose reductase gene and type 2 diabetes mellitus with nephropathy in Chinese Han from Chongqing. Methods The (C 106T) allele and genotype of 192 patients of type 2 diabetes were examined by polymerase chain reaction agarose gel electrophoresis and restriction enzyme Bfa Ⅰ. Results The frequencies of both allele C and genotype CC were significantly higher in type 2 diabetes patients with albuminuria than in those without albuminuria. Logistic regression analysis showed that allele C and genotype CC were associated with diabetic nephropathy in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients( P =0.032 and 0.046, respectively). Conclusion This finding suggests that (C 106T) single nucleotide polymorphism in the aldose reductase gene promoter region may be associated with diabetic nephropathy of Chinese Han type 2 diabetes. It may be a functional polymorphism and can serve as an inherited marker for susceptibility of diabetic nephropathy.

Generally, P-wave is the wave of low-frequency and low-amplitude, and it could be affected by baseline drift, electromyography (EMG) interference and other noises easily. Not every heart beat contains the P-wave, and it is also a major problem to determine the P-wave exist or not in a heart beat. In order to solve the limitation of suiting the diverse morphological P-wave using wavelet-amplitude-transform algorithm and the limitation of selecting the pseudo-P-wave sample using the wavelet transform and neural network, we presented new P-wave detecting method based on wave-amplitude threshold and using the multi-feature as the input of neural networks. Firstly, we removed the noise of ECG through the wavelet transform, then determined the position of the candidate P-wave by calculating modulus maxima of the wavelet transform, and then determine the P-wave exist or not by wave-amplitude threshold method initially. Finally we determined whether the P-wave existed or not by the neural networks. The method is validated based on the QT database which is supplied with manual labels made by physicians. We compared the detection effect of ECG P-waves, which was obtained with the method developed in the study, with the algorithm of wavelet threshold value and the method based on "wavelet-amplitude-slope", and verified the feasibility of the proposed algorithm. The detected ECG signal, which is recorded in the hospital ECG division, was consistent with the doctor's labels. Furthermore, after detecting the 13 sets of ECG which were 15 min long, the detection rate for the correct P-wave is 99.911%.
Algorithms ; Databases, Factual ; Electromyography ; Heart Rate ; Humans ; Neural Networks (Computer) ; Wavelet Analysis

Objective:To explore the relationship between TK gene expression regulated by enhanced suicide gene vector and telomerase activity in nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells.Method:The reformed reconstructed enhanced vector, pGL3-basic-EGFP-TK-hTRETp-CMV enhancer, and hTERT mono-promoter vector, pGL3-basic-EGFP-TK-hTRETp(as controls), were transfected into telomerase(+) nasopharyngeal carcinoma 5-8F cell lines,telomerase(+) human breast cancer MCF-7 cell lines and telomerase(-) normal vascular endothelium cell lines respectively. TK gene green fluorescent protein was observed by fluorescence microscope. The expression of TK gene mRNA was measured by the real-time fluorescent quantified PCR and the telomerase activity was determined by the method of TRAP argentation in maligment tumour cells pre- and post-transfected by enhanced vector . Meanwhile the relationship beteewn TK and telomerase was analyzed.Result:①A strong TK gene fluorescent show and TK mRNA expression were displayed after the enhanced suicide gene vector was transfected into nasopharyngeal carcinoma 5-8F cell lines and human breast cancer MCF-7 cell line, which were more stronger than those of mono-promoter group,pGL3-basic-EGFP-TK-hTRETp,and ECV cells transfected by enhanced suicide gene vector. Meanwhile,real-time fluorescent quantified PCR showed that the A value of enhanced vector group was higher than that of controls. ②Telomerase activity after transfection of enhanced vector and GCV was lower than those before by the method of TRAP argentation in nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell lines,but no change in normal control cells after transfection of enhanced vector and GCV.③ After adding GCV, the obvious inhibitory effect of tumour cells growth induced by pGL3-basic-EGFP-TK-hTRETp-CMV enhancer were observed in nasopharyngeal carcinoma 5-8F cell lines and human breast cancer MCF-7 cell line, which was higher than those of mono-promoter, pGL3-basic-EGFP-TK-hTRETp,pGL3-basic-EGFP3 and blank controls, but without inhibitory effect in ECV cells transfected by enhanced vector. Conclusion:TK gene expression is regulated by hTERT promoter and CMV enhancer, and then the telomerase activity is reduced and the cancer cells are specifically killed.But it is unclear how the telomerase are down-regulated by TK gene.

Objective To investigate the changes of calmodulin kinase Ⅱ (CaMK Ⅱ) and cAMP responsive element binding protein(CREB) expressing in primary cultured hippocampal neurons and its relationship with learning and memory deficit after 2000 μW/cm2 electromagnetic radiation.Methods Primary cultured hippocampal neurons in vitro were randomly divided into normal control group,sham-radiated group,and 1 h/d,2 h/d,3 h/dradiation groups.The neurons in the radiation groups were received microwave exposure of 2000 μW/cm2.The change of CaMK Ⅱ and CREB protein in hippocampal neurons of each group of rats were measured with western blot,and the expression of CaMK Ⅱ and CREB mRNA in hippocampus were determined by RT-PCR.Results Compared with control group((0.78 ± 0.07),(0.62 ± 0.12)),the expression of CaMK Ⅱ protein (1 h/d(0.59 ±0.05),2h/d(0.44 ±0.08),3h/d(0.18 ±0.04)) and its mRNA(1h/d(0.41 ±0.08),2h/d(0.34 ±0.04),3h/d(0.24 ±0.02)) was obviously decreased (P＜0.05).Compared with control group((0.69 ±0.10),(0.80 ±0.12)),the expression of CREB protein(1h/d(0.49 ±0.05),2h/d(0.4 ±0.04),3h/d(0.17 ±0.03))and its mRNA (1 h/d (0.68 ± 0.11),2h/d (0.53 ± 0.08),3h/d (0.30 ± 0.03)) was obviously decreased after radiation(P＜0.05).Conclusion Electromagnetic radiation of 2000 μW/cm2 exposure could weaken the learning and memory abilities of rats and the decreases in the expression of CaMK Ⅱ and CREB protein and their mRNA in hippocampus may be involved in the pathophysiological process of learning and memory deficit.