Objective To summarize the clinical characteristics of foreign accent syndrome (FAS) among Chinese. Methods The journal articles published in Chinese between 1980 and 2011 were retrieved with three Chinese translated versions of FAS as the key words, and 38 articles in line with the inclusion criteria were systematically analyzed. Results and Conclusion Each year, about (3.06±1.65) cases were published on FAS ever since 1996. The age of FAS patients was averagely around 38.10 years, and of the reported cases, there were 26 males and 23 females, there is no significant difference in gender (χ2=0.184, P=0.668). The etiological factors of FAS were identified mainly as injury (59.19%), stroke (32.65%) and psychogenic disorder (8.16%), and 65.31% of the focus were found at the left side of brain.85.72 % of the FAS patients were seen to be speaking a new dialect used by a larger population. 80% of the patients who didn't suffer from a coma changed their accent in 72 h following the injury, while 72.73% of those once in a coma changed their accent as they gained consciousness.The prognosis of FAS was fine, with an improvement rate of 70.83%, and 73.53 % of the patients began to recover less than 3 months later following the injury.

To investigate the immunological enhancement effects of IL-2 with different doses in chicken Shigella vaccine on the duodenum mucosa in Gushi chicken,parental line Gushi chicken were grouped and inoculated with Shigella vaccines including different dose of IL-2.And then the distribution and change of SIgA positive cells and its secretion in the duodenum of the chicken were observed with the immunohistochemistry technology using the Qwin image analysis system.SIgA postive cells were distributed and located primarily in inhesion membrane and enteraden cavity of the duodenum mucosa,additive IL-2 in the Shigella vaccine could increase secretion of SlgA positive cells and strengthen the immunity of the birds,in some degree.The 50 μg IL-2 in the vaccine could display a optimal immunological enhancement effect.

Objective:To evaluate the efficacy of Piezosurgery in split teeth extractions.Methods:A single-center,randomized,split-mouth study was performed using a consecutive serious of unrelated healthy patients attending the departing of oral and maxillofacial surgery,Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology.40 patients were selected for extraction of maxillary molars without reservation value,splitting or nonvital teeth.They were divided into control (20 patients)and test groups (20 pa-tients)randomly.Surgical treatments for both groups were under local anesthesia.Molar teeth of control group were extracted by common equipments like dental elevators,chisels,forceps,etc.While molar teeth of experimental group were extracted by Piezosurgery,aided with the use of common equipments if needed.Then we compared the duration of surgery,frequency of the usage of chisels,expansion of post-operative bony socket surgical discomfort and postoperative pain between two groups.Results:The ave-rage of operation time was (629.5 ±171.0)s in control group and (456.0 ±337.2)s in test group.The buccal alveolar bone reduced (1.07 ±0.64)mm in control group and (1.49 ±0.61)mm in test group. There was a significant difference between the two groups (P <0.05).The duration of surgery for experi-mental group was significantly longer than that of the control group,but the change of buccal alveolar bone was lower than the control group.For visual analogue scale (VAS)value of surgical discomfort,ex-pansion of postoperative bony socket and the operative fear rate,there were no significant difference be-tween the two groups (P >0.05).Conclusion:Piezosugery can be better to preserve alveolar bone,re-duce trauma and patient’s fear.Application of the piezosugery reflect the characteristics of minimally in-vasive extraction,which has the value of promotion.The Piezosurgery technique have the advantage of re-ducing change of buccal alveolar bone during the surgery,but a longer surgical time was required when compared with the conventional technique.VAS value of surgical discomfort,expansion of postoperative bony socket and the operative fear rate,there were no significant difference.Minimally invasive tooth ex-traction technique has good clinical results and high satisfaction.Piezosurgery proved its worth as the in-strument adapted to limiting the destruction of bone tissue.

In order to understand the management measures,technique abilities and difficulties in controlling and eradicating avian diseases in parent breeding flocks,the current situation of avian disease eradication in breeding flocks was investigated by China Animal Disease Control Centre in 19 provinces in July 2015.Questionnaires investigation was conducted and the feedbacks were received from 214 parent breeding flocks.This study summarized and analyzed the information of farm management,breeding resources,avian disease surveillance and disease eradication in these flocks,which will provide the basic data to promote the avian diseases control and eradication in China.

Objective To investigate whether the surgery resorting to computer-assisted navigation system (CANS) can enhance effects in managing unilateral old zygomatic complex (ZMC) fracture in comparison with conventional surgery.Methods Twenty-four patients with unilateral old ZMC fracture for which surgical correction was wanted were divided into study group (n =12,treated with navigational surgery) and control group (n =12,treated with traditional surgery) in the 1 ∶ 1 matched case-control study.Therapeutic effects of CANS were evaluated by postoperative CT measurement,subjective satisfaction questionnaire and clinical examination.Results According to postoperative three-dimensional CT measurement,the mean projection and width differentials of bilateral zygomatic bones were 1.58 mm and 1.47 mm in study group,3.58 mm and 3.63 mm in control group,with significant differences between groups.No complications occurred within three months of follow-up.Moreover,the patients in study group were all satisfied with the treatment,but two patients in control group desired further surgery to ameliorate zygomatic shape.Conclusion Surgery with application of CANS improves efficacy of treatment for unilateral old ZMC fracture.

Objective To observe the clinical outcomes and safety of video-assisted thoracoscopic minimally invasive treatment for mediastinal tumors.Methods A total of 80 mediastinal tumor patients admitted in our hospital were divided into two groups according to the consultation number,with 40 cases per group.The patients in the control group (single number) were treated with traditional thoracotomy,while patients in the observation group (double number) were treated with video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.The incidence of complications,hospital stay,operation indictors and the recurrence rate were compared between the two groups.Results The operative time,intraoperative blood loss,postoperative thoracic drainage time,thoracic drainage volume,incidence of complications and hospital stay were significantly lower in the observation group than that in the control group (P ＜ 0.05).There was no significant difference in the recurrence rate between the two groups(P ＞ 0.05).Conclusion The video-assisted thoracoscopic minimally invasive treatment for patients with mediastinal tumors can significantly improve clinical outcomes,reduce intraoperative blood loss and postoperative drainage volume,shorten the length of hospital stay,reduce the incidence of complications,promote the recovery of patients,so it is worthy of clinical promotione.

Objective To observe the clinical outcomes and safety of video-assisted thoracoscopic minimally invasive treatment for mediastinal tumors.Methods A total of 80 mediastinal tumor patients admitted in our hospital were divided into two groups according to the consultation number,with 40 cases per group.The patients in the control group (single number) were treated with traditional thoracotomy,while patients in the observation group (double number) were treated with video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.The incidence of complications,hospital stay,operation indictors and the recurrence rate were compared between the two groups.Results The operative time,intraoperative blood loss,postoperative thoracic drainage time,thoracic drainage volume,incidence of complications and hospital stay were significantly lower in the observation group than that in the control group (P ＜ 0.05).There was no significant difference in the recurrence rate between the two groups(P ＞ 0.05).Conclusion The video-assisted thoracoscopic minimally invasive treatment for patients with mediastinal tumors can significantly improve clinical outcomes,reduce intraoperative blood loss and postoperative drainage volume,shorten the length of hospital stay,reduce the incidence of complications,promote the recovery of patients,so it is worthy of clinical promotione.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the apoptosis inducing effects of ponicidin (PON) on leukemic K562 cells and its mechanisms of action.

METHODK562 cells in culture medium in vitro were given different concentrations of PON (10-50 micromol x L(-1)) for 24, 48 and 72 h. The inhibitory rate of the cells was measured by MTT assay, cell apoptotic rates were detected by flow cytometry (FCM) using Annexin V staining after K562 cells were treated with different concentrations of PON for 72 hours, and cell morphology was observed by Wright-Giemsa staining. Western blot was used to detect caspase-3 and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) expression, and the protein levels in mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathways (MAPKs, p-P38, p-ERK and p-JNK) as well as p-AKT and p-P85 in PI3K/AKT signaling pathways were also detected.

RESULTPON (over 30 micromol x L(-1)) could inhibit the growth of K562 cells in both time- and dose-dependent manner. FCM analysis revealed that apoptotic cells were gradually increased in a dose-dependent manner after treatment for 72 hours, and that marked morphological changes of cell apoptosis such as condensation of chromatin was clearly observed by Wright-Giemsa staining after treatment by 50 micromol x L(-1) PON. Western blot showed cleavage of the caspase-3 zymogen protein (32 kD), with the appearance of its 17 kD subunit, and a cleaved 89 kD fragment of 116 kD PARP was also found. Furthermore, Western blotting also showed that expression of p-AKT and p-P85 in PI3K/AKT signaling pathways was downregulated dramatically whereas the expression of p-P38 as well as p-ERK and p-JNK remained unchanged after the cells were treated by PON for 48 h.

CONCLUSIONThe results demonstrate that PON exhibits in vitro anti-leukemia effect by induction of apoptosis in K562 cells, and that PON induced apoptosis in K562 cells mainly related to activation of caspase-3 as well as inactivation of PI3K/AKT signaling pathway via down regulation of the expression of p-AKT and p-P85 protein levels. These results provide strong laboratory evidence for further anti-leukemia trials of PON.

Apoptosis ; drug effects ; Blotting, Western ; Caspase 3 ; metabolism ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Diterpenes ; pharmacology ; Humans ; Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases ; metabolism ; Signal Transduction ; drug effects

Objective:To compare and study the improvement of different iterative reconstruction(IR)algorithms of the tomotherapy(TOMO)Radixact system on the image quality of megavoltage computed tomography(MVCT)imaging system,and the influence of that on the precision of automatic registration,and to explore the reconstruction algorithm that is suitable for clinical application.Methods:Using the MVCT imaging system to respectively scan the Tomo-Phantom HE phantom and the Catphan 604 phantom,and to analyze three groups of images were generated by three kinds of reconstruction algorithms,which included the Standard(STD)algorithm,IR General(IR-G)algorithm and IR Soft Tissue(IR-ST)algorithm,in MVCT image.The noise index(NI),uniformity index(UI)of image,modulation transfer function(MTF),low contrast visibility(LCV)index and contrast-to-noise ratio(CNR)of three groups of images were calculated respectively.The Lucy phantom was used to test the accuracy of automatic registration algorithm.The registration data of four dimensions,included left-right(X-axis),head-foot(Y-axis),vertical(Z-axis)and free rotation(Roll)around the Y-axis,were used to conduct verification analysis for the influences of them on the precision of automatic registration.Results:The NI values of IR-G and IR-ST reconstruction algorithms were respectively 39.58±0.10 and 14.62±0.26,which were better than 39.58±0.10 of STD algorithm,and the UI values of them were respectively 19.87±0.83 and 15.84±2.51,which were better than 24.51±1.81 of STD algorithm,and LCV values of them were respectively 2.50±0.03 and 1.74±0.11,which were better than 3.67±0.04 of STD algorithm.All of them appeared significant increase,but the resolution with high contrast of MTF were respectively 0.23 and 0.21,which were lower than 0.32 of STD.The overall image quality of the IR algorithms was superior to that of the STD algorithm.In the accuracy test of the automatic registration algorithm,the registration precisions of IR-G and IR-ST algorithms on Y-axis were respectively(0.360±0.142)mm and(0.245±0.050)mm,which were significantly higher than 0.145±0.136 of STD algorithm,and the differences of them were significant(Z=6.0,15.0,P<0.05).The differences of registration precisions of other directions were not significant(P>0.05).Conclusion:The IR algorithm has advantages in terms of noise,uniformity and resolution with low-contrast,however,it shows reduction on resolution with high-contrast.This reduction of resolution with high-contrast do not lead to the decrease of the precision of automatic registration.

Objective:A dose verification system of two-dimensional semiconductor matrix(SRS MapCHECK)was used to verify the dose of the clinical treatment plan of patients who underwent CyberKnife(CK),which realized rapid verification for individualization of radiotherapy plans of patients through analyzed the γ-passing rates of them.Methods:A total of 253 patients with tumor who received CK clinical treatment in the First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital from March 2021 to May 2023 were selected.Among of them,121 cases received CK treatment on head,and 30 cases received that on lung,and 102 cases received CK treatment on abdomen and other metastatic tumor.In the MultiPlan treatment plan system,the plan of patient was mapped to the integrated model composed of StereoPHAN model and SRS MapCHECK matrix dose verification system by the means of the plan image center overlap.The dose verification was conducted on the plan of each patient on the basis of ensuring the consistency of the number of beam,direction of beam and the monitor unit.The different γ analysis standards(1%/1 mm,2%/1 mm,3%/1 mm,1%/2 mm,2%/2 mm,3%/2 mm,1%/3 mm,2%/3 mm and 3%/3 mm)were adopted to conduct global analysis of absolute dose for each verification plan,and the threshold(TH)of low dose was set as 10%.Results:The γ passing rates of phantom verification plans of 253 patients were respectively(88.64±5.91)%,(95.43±3.40)%,(97.90±2.06)%,(96.51±2.35)%,(98.15±1.68)%,(99.06±1.12)%,(98.30±1.39)%,(99.09±0.97)%and(99.52±0.63)%under different analysis standards.The γ passing rates of other standards of patients with tumor on different parts were larger than 95%except the analysis result of 1%1 mm standard.The overall analysis result of the deviation of central point dose was(-1.30±2.17)%,among of which the tumor of head,abdominal tumors and other metastatic tumor were about approximately-2%,while that of lung tumors were approximately-3%.The deviation of abdominal and other metastatic tumor was the minimum.The correlation analysis showed that the target volume and the size of the minimum collimator were respectively correlated to the dose deviation of the center.Conclusion:SRS MapCHECK dose verification system can conveniently and quickly realize the individualized verification for the plan of patients who receive CK treatment.