Objective:To evaluate the clinical effect of minimally invasive extraction of impacted supernumerary teeth.Methods :35 cases of impacted supernumerary teeth were included.Excluding extraction contraindications,preoperative X-ray or dental CT examina-tion was executed to find out the location of the impacted teeth and adjacent anatomical structures.According to the location,operation approach was selected to extract the impacted supernumerary teeth using minimally invasive apparatus.Intraoperative and postoperative feeling of the patients and the complications were recorded.Results:Operation time lasted from 1 0 to 40 minutes,average 1 5 minutes. All patients maintained good comfort in the operation.8.6% patients had postoperative adverse reactions such as mild pain and discom-fort.None had serious reactions.Conclusion:Minimally invasive extraction of impacted supernumerary teeth has less complication and less uncomfort.

Objective To evaluate the value of postoperative prophylactic radiotherapy for N0 e-sophageal squamous carcinoma. Methods From January 1993 to December 2006,859 patients with patho-logically staged N0 and M0 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma were included in this study. Among them, 760 received surgery alone, and 99 received surgery followed by postoperative radiotherapy. Radiotherapy started within 3 to 4 weeks after surgery. The median total dose was 50 Gy(2 Gy/F,5 F/w). Results In surgery alone group and postoperative radiotherapy group,the 5-yeur overall survival rotes were 72.2% vs 77.4% (X2 =0. 13,P >0.05) for all patients,34.6% vs67.1% (X2 =7.72,P <0.05) forpT4 disease,and 70.2% vs 81.3% (X2 =4.01 ,P <0.05) for tumor length >5 cm. Postoperative radiotherapy could lower the recurrence rate for pT4 patients. Conclusions For patients with NO esophageal squamous carcinoma, postoperative radiotherapy can significantly improve the survival for pT4 and tumor length > 5 cm,and also re-duce the recurrence for pT4 patients.

Objective To explore the effects of early enteral nutrition (EN) combined with probiotics on intestinal flora and immune function in patients with severe ischemic stroke. Methods Sixty-nine severe ischemic stroke patients were admitted and continuously enrolled in Taizhou First People's Hospital from June 2017 to June 2018, and they were randomly divided into an EN combined with probiotics group (35 cases) and a simple EN group (34 cases). Early EN support was given to both groups and probiotics (Live Combined Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus and Enterococcus capsules) was added to the EN combined with probiotics group, 0.42 g each time, 3 times a day for 14 days. The changes of serum inflammatory markers [hypersensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), procalcitonin (PCT), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-10 (IL-10)], intestinal flora (Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus, Clostridium, Enterobacter, Enterococcus, Bacteroides), intestinal mucosal barrier [endotoxin, D-lactic acid, diamine oxidase (DAO), intestinal fatty acid binding protein (I-FABP) ], and immune indexes [immunoglobulins (IgA, IgG, IgM), human leukocyte DR antigen (HLA-DR)] were observed in two groups of patients after treatment. Results With the prolongation of time, Bifidobacteria, Lactobacilli, HLA-DR and IgA, IgG, IgM after EN in both groups all decreased first and then had a tendency of increase, all reaching the lowest value on the EN 3rd day and then gradually elevated arriving at the peak value on the EN 14th day, and the levels in EN combined with probiotics group were significantly higher than those in the simple EN group [Bifidobacterium (×107 cfu/g): 8.31±1.49 vs. 7.49±1.32, Lactobacillus (×107 cfu/g): 8.04±1.45 vs. 7.19 ±1.37, HLA-DR: (67.22±9.11)% vs. (61.21±9.69)%, IgA (mg/L): 170.34±40.13 vs. 149.54±38.76, IgG (g/L):4.88±0.88 vs. 4.31±0.86, IgM (mg/L): 879.47±100.82 vs. 821.52±97.75, all P < 0.05]. With the prolongation of time, the Clostridium, Enterobacter, Enterococcus, Bacteroides, hs-CRP, PCT, TNF-α, endotoxin, D-lactic acid, DAO, I-FABP after En in both groups all increased first and then had a tendency of decrease, reaching the highest level on the EN 3rd day, then gradually decreased arriving at the valley value on the EN 14th day, and the levels in the EN combined with probiotics group were significantly lower than those in the simple EN group [Clostridium (×107 cfu/g): 5.23±0.87 vs. 5.79±0.91, Enterobacter (×107 cfu/g): 7.45±1.21 vs. 8.62±1.32, Enterococcus (×107 cfu/g): 7.32±1.05 vs. 8.12±1.23, Bacteroides (×107 cfu/g): 9.16±1.35 vs. 9.87±1.42, hs-CRP (mg/L): 18.45±12.98 vs. 25.47±15.55, PCT (ng/L): 3.24±1.21 vs. 4.18±1.32, TNF-α (ng/L): 9.43±8.69 vs. 13.59±9.45, IL-10 (μg/L): 39.45±10.72 vs. 48.52±11.42, endotoxin (U/L): 6.74±2.12 vs. 9.21±3.28, D-lactic acid (mg/L): 98.74±20.74 vs. 114.78±19.89, DAO (mg/L): 21.45±8.49 vs. 29.47±9.41, I-FABP (ng/L): 1.4±0.2 vs. 1.5±0.2, all P < 0.05]. Conclusion Early EN combined with probiotics can effectively regulate the intestinal flora and intestinal mucosal barrier function, reduce the level of inflammatory response and enhance the body immunity in patients with severe ischemic stroke.

OBJECTIVETo study the correlation of Pinellia ternata agglutinin (PTA) and toxicity of P. ternata raphides and to find out the toxic mechanism of P. ternata.

METHODPTA has obvious effect of pro-inflammation. The model of rats peritonitis was used to study the dose-toxicity and time-toxicity relationship of the effect by detecting the releases of inflammatory mediators PGE2 in the exudates. The model of Draize rabbit eye test was applied to determine the correlation of PTA and toxicity of raphides by pathological examination.

RESULTPTA enhanced the content of PGE2 and protein in rats peritoneal cavities concentration dependently. With PTA concentration increased, PTA enhanced the inflammation induced by raphides to rabbit eyes, but PTA alone had no toxicity response.

CONCLUSIONPTA had obvious effect of pro-inflammation. The toxic mechanism of P. ternata was PTA induced inflammation only when the raphides pierce into the organization.

Agglutinins ; chemistry ; toxicity ; Animals ; Eye ; drug effects ; Inflammation ; chemically induced ; Male ; Pinellia ; chemistry ; Rabbits ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley

OBJECTIVETo study and compare the changes of toxicity of Euphorbia pekinensis, E. kansui and E. ebracteolata before and after being prepared by vinegar.

METHODSmall intestinal accentuation of mice and peritoneal macrophage NO release experiments were assessed to investigate the changes of toxicity of the three Chinese Medicines of Euphorbia before and after being prepared.

RESULTE. pekinensis, E. kansui and E. ebracteolata and vinegar can obviously promot small intestinal accentuation and peritoneal macrophage NO release with the intensity of toxicity in the order of E. kansui > E. pekinensis > E. ebracteolata. After being prepared with vinegar, the toxicity of the three medicines decreased obviously compared to crude one.

CONCLUSIONE. pekinensis, E. kansui and E. ebracteolata can induce inflammation and accelerate enterokinesis. After being prepared with vinegar, the irritation on Euphorbia decreased obviously.

Acetic Acid ; chemistry ; Animals ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; toxicity ; Euphorbia ; chemistry ; toxicity ; Female ; Intestine, Small ; drug effects ; metabolism ; Macrophages, Peritoneal ; drug effects ; metabolism ; Male ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred ICR ; Nitric Oxide ; analysis ; metabolism ; Plant Roots ; chemistry ; toxicity ; Toxicity Tests

OBJECTIVETo explore new toxicity-reducing methods of Pinellia Rhizoma prepared by ethanol and the latest technical parameters.

METHODPinellia Rhizoma is prepared with ethanol. The orthogonal experimental design was adopted for investigating amount of ethanol, preparing time, ethanol concentration and preparing temperature. The optimal technology was determined by the comprehensive score of toxicological indicators of PGE2 content of rat celiac percolate, with the rabbit conjunctival irritation test as the intuitive validation on toxicology reduction. The pharmacodynamics validation was used to determine the reasonability of the preparation process.

RESULTThe optimal technology was that Pinellia Rhizoma was prepared by 75% ethanol at the temperature of 60 degrees C by 4 days, and then dried. The effect of relieving cough, reducing sputum and anti-inflammatory of Pinellia Rhizoma is not reduced after prepared by ethanol.

CONCLUSIONThe optimal technology of Pinellia Rhizoma prepared by ethanol is simple and reasonable that it can be used as the new method to reduce toxicity and keep efficacy of Pinellia Rhizoma.

Animals ; Anti-Inflammatory Agents ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; pharmacology ; Cough ; drug therapy ; Desiccation ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; pharmacology ; Ethanol ; chemistry ; Female ; Hot Temperature ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred ICR ; Pinellia ; chemistry ; toxicity ; Plants, Medicinal ; chemistry ; toxicity ; Rabbits ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Rhizome ; chemistry ; toxicity ; Sputum ; drug effects ; Technology, Pharmaceutical ; methods ; Time Factors ; Toxicity Tests

Objective To evaluate effectiveness of prevention and treatment for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) for one year at community health-care service (CHS)centers. Methods A quasi-experiment design was used to evaluate effectiveness of community management for patients with COPD who visited and registered at Xiaokunshan and Xinbang CHS centers in Songjiang district of Shanghai in 2008, with COPD patients from Xiaokunshan community CHS center as management group and those from Xinbang as control. Measures for community management included training for local general practitioners in essential knowledge of COPD prevention and treatment, allocation of necessary drugs for COPD treatment, and health education for COPD patients and their family members. No special measures were taken for control group except routine treatment. Results A total of 132 patients were diagnosed as COPD according to their pulmonary function on 2008, 61 at Xiaokunshan and 71 at Xinbang CHS canters.One hundred and two patients, 47 at Xiaokunshan and 55 at Xinbang, finished one-year follow-up. Five patients from Xiaokunshan who were smokers at their first visits and three of them quitted smoking after oneyear management. Meanwhile, none of nine smoked patients from Xinbang quitted smoking in the same period. There was no statistically significant difference in symptom scores, pulmonary function, and forced expiratory volume at the first second (FEV1) between patients in the two groups during one-year follow-up.Average score of quality of life in patients at Xiaokunshan dropped to 39. 12 after one-year management from 46. 96 at their first visits, and that in patients at Xinbang increased to 62. 11 from 56. 55 (P＜0.01).Average six-minute walking distance (6-MWD) in patients at Xiaokunshan reduced to 354. 26 meters after one-year management from 361.66 meters at their first visits, meanwhile that in patients at Xinbang reduced to 351.18 meters from 398.07 meters (P =0. 008). Scores of functional dyspnea in patients at Xiaokunshan fell to 0.34 from 0.40 at their first visit, meanwhile that in patients at Xinbang increased to 1.00 from 0.95(P =0.038). During the one-year follow-up, 13 patients at Xiaokunshan and 53 at Xinbang visited emergency departments for treatment, and four at Xiaokunshan were hospitalized and none died, and five at Xinbang were hospitalized due to acute exacerbation of COPD and four of them died. Conclusions The study suggests that strengthening prevention and treatment for COPD patients at community level by general practitioners, patients themselves and their family members can improve their quality of life, reduce emergency visits and hospitalization, alleviate dyspnea symptoms and delay the decline of 6MWD.

The guideline for diagnosis and treatment of adult community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) (2007 edition) jointly formulated by the Infectious Diseases Society of America ( IDSA) and the American Thoracic Society ( ATS) has a great impact on the clinical management for CAP in China.In October 2019, the two societies revised and updated the guide again.Compared with the 2007 guideline, the new guideline is more concise ; some contents were deleted and some contents have been updated.The main updated points are obvious changes in the compiling mode , the reduced recommendation intensity for macrolides in CAP treatment ,and more emphasizing the relevance of diagnosis and treatment activities to the clinical practice.

Objective:To evaluate the ability of Sysmex urine automatic analyzer UF-5000 to detect renal tubular epithelial cells, and to explore the value of detection of renal tubular epithelial cells in renal tubular injury of diabetes mellitus.Methods:Case control study. 452 urine samples were collected from the third Xiangya Third Hospital of Central South University from October 2018 to April 2019 (252 in the control group, 113 in diabetes without renal injury group and 87 in diabetes with renal injury group). All samples were detected by both UF-5000 and microscopic examination, established reference range for normal population, then contrasted the coincidence rate and uniformity of the two methods, to evaluate the ability of urine automatic analyzer UF-5000 to detect renal tubular epithelial cells, and the diagnostic value of tubular epithelial cells for renal tubular injury in diabetic patients. All statistical analyses were performed using SPSS17.0, Kappa consistency analysis, ROC curve analysis, Kruskal-Wallis test and Chi-square test were used.Results:The reference range of renal tubular epithelial cells by Sysmex urine automatic analyzer UF-5000 is 0-1.7/μl. The results of the two methods were analyzed by Kappa consistency analysis. The Kappa value was 0.699, P>0.05, which meant highly consistent. ROC curve analysis showed when cut-off value was 1.7/μl. The sensitivity, specificity and area under ROC curve were 0.791, 0.817 and 0.861 respectively. The median of renal tubular epithelial cells was 0.4/μl, 2.0/μl and 2.3/μl in the healthy control group, the diabetes without renal injury group and the diabetes with renal injury group, respectively; the positive rate of renal tubular epithelial cells in the three groups were 2.78%, 56.64% and 75.86% respectively. Compared with the control group, the median and positive rate of renal tubular epithelial cells in the diabetes without renal injury group and the diabetes with renal injury group were significant different; there was also significant difference in the positive rate of renal tubular epithelial cells between the two groups. Conclusion:Compared with the control group, the positive rate of urine renal tubular epithelial cells indiabetes without renal injury group is significantly higher, which is helpful to detect renal tubular injury, to carry out early intervention and to prolong the time of progression to chronic kidney disease.

Objective: To investigate the role of lncRNAs in the invasion and metastasis of salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma (SACC) cells. Methods: With SACC-LM as the experimental group and SACC83 as the control group, lncRNA chips were used to screen the differentially expressed lncRNAs. The differentially expressed lncRNAs were further verified by real-time quantitative RT-PCR (qRT-PCR). The invasion and migration abilities of the adenoid cystic carcinoma cell lines before and after transfection with lncRNA siRNAs were detected by invasion and migration experiments. The clinicopathological features and prognosis of patients with different expression of lncRNAs and SACC were analyzed. Results: The microarray showed that ADAMTS9-AS2 was highly expressed in the SACC-LM cells. Real-time quantitative RT-PCR further confirmed that ADAMTS9-AS2 was significantly upregulated in the SACC-LM cells. Invasion and migration experiments showed that the invasion and migration were significantly reduced after the expression level of ADAMTS9-AS2 was downregulated (P ＜ 0.001). Analysis of the clinicopathological data showed that ADAMTS9-AS2 was highly expressed in SACC. High expression of ADAMTS9-AS2 was associated with poor prognosis and a high tumor metastasis rate in SACC patients. Conclusion High expression of ADAMTS9-AS2 promotes the migration and invasion of SACC cells. ADAMTS9-AS2 is upregulated in the SACC tissues and is related to a high metastasis rate and poor prognosis.