No abstract available.
Meconium* ; Peritonitis*

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM: Macroscopic and especially microscopic properties of implant surfaces play a major role in the osseous healing of dental implants. Dental implants with modified surfaces have shown stronger osseointegration than implants which are only turned (machined). Advanced surface modification techniques such as anodic oxidation and Ca-P application have been developed to achieve faster and stronger bonding between the host bone and the implant. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of surface treatment of titanium dental implant on implant stability after insertion using the rabbit tibia model. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Three test groups were prepared: sandblasted, large-grit and acid-etched (SLA) implants, anodic oxidized implants, and anodized implants with Ca-P immersion. The turned implants served as control. Twenty rabbits received 80 implants in the tibia. Resonance frequencies were measured at the time of implant insertion, 2 weeks and 4 weeks of healing. Removal torque values (RTV) were measured 2 and 4 weeks after insertion. RESULTS: The implant stability quotient (ISQ) values of implants for resonance frequency analysis (RFA) increased significantly (P < .05) during 2 weeks of healing period although there were no significant differences among the test and control groups (P > .05). The test and control implants also showed significantly higher ISQ values during 4 weeks of healing period (P < .05). No significant differences, however, were found among all the groups. All the groups showed no significant differences in ISQ values between 2 and 4 weeks after implant insertion (P > .05). The SLA, anodized and Ca-P immersed implants showed higher RTVs at 2 and 4 weeks of healing than the machined one (P < .05). However, there was no significant difference among the experimental groups. CONCLUSION: The surface-modified implants appear to provide superior implant stability to the turned one. Under the limitation of this study, however, we suggest that neither anodic oxidation nor Ca-P immersion techniques have any advantage over the conventional SLA technique with respect to implant stability.
Dental Implants ; Imidazoles ; Immersion ; Nitro Compounds ; Osseointegration ; Rabbits ; Tibia ; Titanium ; Torque

No abstract available.
Humans ; Hysterectomy*

OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis in a surgical scar following cesarian section is rare condition. And its pathogenesis has not been well established. The purpose of this study is to observe the expressions of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) in scar endometriosis and full term endometrium during cesarian section. METHODS: Nineteen scar endometriotic tissue and ten full term pregnant endometrium during cesarian section were investigated by immunohistochemical stain for MMP-9 and TIMP-1. RESULTS: The MMP-9 was expressed in eleven of nineteen scar endometriotic tissue (57.9%) and eight of ten full term pregnant endometrium (80.0%). The TIMP-1 was not expressed in both scar endometriotic tissue and full term pregnant endometrium. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that the relationship between MMP-9 and TIMP-1 might play a role of pathogenesis of scar endometriosis.
Cicatrix* ; Endometriosis* ; Endometrium* ; Female ; Matrix Metalloproteinase 9* ; Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1

OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis in a surgical scar following cesarian section is rare condition. And its pathogenesis has not been well established. The purpose of this study is to observe the expressions of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) in scar endometriosis and full term endometrium during cesarian section. METHODS: Nineteen scar endometriotic tissue and ten full term pregnant endometrium during cesarian section were investigated by immunohistochemical stain for MMP-9 and TIMP-1. RESULTS: The MMP-9 was expressed in eleven of nineteen scar endometriotic tissue (57.9%) and eight of ten full term pregnant endometrium (80.0%). The TIMP-1 was not expressed in both scar endometriotic tissue and full term pregnant endometrium. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that the relationship between MMP-9 and TIMP-1 might play a role of pathogenesis of scar endometriosis.
Cicatrix* ; Endometriosis* ; Endometrium* ; Female ; Matrix Metalloproteinase 9* ; Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1

OBJECT: Many studies found that psychological stress produced significant increases in cholesterol concentration. But recent study results suggested that lowering cholesterol increased non-illness mortality. Suicide rate were higher in low cholesterol groups. Also, depression and violence were related to low cholesterol. It is the purpose of this study to determine which psychiatric symptoms are correlated with serum concentration of cholesterol, triglyceride and HDL-C. METHOD: The subjects we included were 61 neurotic outpatients. Their psychiatric symptoms were assessed with SCL-90-R and additional symptoms check list and the results of their fasting serum concentration of cholesterol, triglyceride and HDL-C were obtained. The correlation between serum concentration of lipids and psychiatric symptoms were analyzed using Pearson's correlation test. RESULTS: The result showed significant positive correlation between somatization symptom dimension and serum cholesterol concentration. Serum cholesterol concentration were also negatively correlated with suppressed emotion of anger Serum concentration of triglyceride and HDL-C were not correlated with any symptom dimensions of SCL-90-R. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that somatization symptoms have some relationship with serum cholesterol and the role of cholesterol in psychiatric symptoms need to be included in future study.
Anger ; Cholesterol ; Depression ; Fasting ; Humans ; Mortality ; Outpatients ; Stress, Psychological ; Suicide ; Triglycerides ; Violence

Cervical large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma is rare. We experienced one case of cervical large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma with invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma in 49 years old woman. So we report the case and brief review of literature.
Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous* ; Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine* ; Cervix Uteri* ; Female ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Mucins*

Diazepam is known to have cardiovascular depressive effects through a combined action on benzodiazepinergic receptor and the GABA receptor-chloride ion channel complex. Moreover, it is known that barbiturates also have some cardiovascular regulatory effects mediated by the central GABAergic system. Therefore, this study was undertaken to delineate the regulatory actions and interactions of these systems by measuring the responses of the cardiovascular system and renal nerve activity to muscimol, diazepam and pentobarbital, administered intracerebroventricularly in rabbits. When muscimol (0.03~-0.3 microgram/kg), diazepam (10~100 microgram/kg) and pentobarbital (1-10 microgram/kg) were injected into the lateral ventricle of the rabbit brain, there were similar dose-dependent decreases in blood pressure (BP) and renal nerve activity (RNA). The relative potency of the three drugs in decreasing BP and RNA was muscimol > pentobarbital >diazepam. Muscimol and pentobarbital also decreased the heart rate in a dose-dependent manner; however, diazepam produced a trivial, dose-independent decrease in heart rate. Diazepam (30 microgram/kg) pentobarbital (3 microgram/kg) did not. Bicuculline (0.5 microgram/kg), a GABAergic receptor blocker, significantly augmented the effect of muscimol (0.1 microgram/kg) in decreasing blood pressure and renal nerve activity, but of pentobarbital in decreasing BP and RNA, either alone or with muscimol. We inferred that the central benzodiazepinergic and barbiturate systems help regulate peripheral cardiovascular function by modulating the GABAergic system, which adjusts the output of the vasomotor center and hence controls peripheral sympathetic tone. Benzodiazepines more readily modulate the GABAergic system than barbiturates.
Barbiturates ; Benzodiazepines ; Bicuculline ; Blood Pressure ; Brain ; Cardiovascular System ; Diazepam ; gamma-Aminobutyric Acid ; Heart Rate ; Ion Channels ; Lateral Ventricles ; Muscimol ; Pentobarbital ; Rabbits ; RNA

Decidualized cutaneous endometriosis infrequently arises in the abscence of pelvic disease. It is described in which the histologic features included cytologic atypia, circumscription of endometrial epithelial cells with glandular or cystically dilated space, mononuclear cells within and around the endometrial nodules, and accompanied myxoid change. This histologic pseudomalignancy is not common and be misinterpreted as metastatic carcinoma or malignant tumors arising from soft tissue due to location of nodule and histologic feature. We have experienced two cases of myxoid change in decidualized cutaneous endometriosis in the abdominal scar following Cesarean section, which is presented with a brief review of the literature.
Cesarean Section* ; Cicatrix* ; Endometriosis* ; Epithelial Cells ; Female ; Pregnancy

This study examined the relationship between anger expression or alexithymia and coronary artery stenosis in patients with coronary artery diseases. 143 patients with coronary artery diseases (104 males and 39 females) were enrolled in this study. The severity of their coronary artery stenosis was measured by angiography. The Anger Expression Scale and the Toronto Alexithymia Scale were used to assess the level of anger expression and alexithymia. The more stenotic group (occluded by 75% or more) exhibited a significantly higher level of alexithymia than the less stenotic group (occluded by less than 25%). Multiple regression anaylsis on the extent of stenosis also revealed that regardless of gender and age, the coronary artery disease patients with higher alexithymia were likely to show a greater level of stenosis. However, no significant differences were found on either the anger-in or anger-out subscale scores between the two groups. These results suggest that alexithymia is associated with the severity of coronary artery stenosis in patients with coronary artery disease. However, both anger expression and anger suppression were not shown to be associated with the severity of coronary artery stenosis.
Adult ; Affective Symptoms/*epidemiology ; Aged ; *Anger ; Coronary Stenosis/*epidemiology/*psychology ; Female ; Human ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Risk Factors ; Severity of Illness Index