Objective To explore the role of astrocytes transient receptor potential channel 6(TRPC6) in rat brain injury (TBI).Methods Thirty-nine male Sprague-Dawley(SD) rats were divided into the sham operation group,injury group and deferoxamine(DFX) group(n=13).According to the previous model construction scheme established by our research group Feeney method,the rat brain impact injury model was established.The Morris water maze test was performed and the defected brain volume was measured.The immunofluorescence was adopted to detect the co-expression of TRPC6 and GFAP.Then Western blot was performed.Results The defected brain volume after TBI in the DFX group was significantly decreased compared with the injury group [(115.35 ± 13.70)mm3 vs.(209.99 ± 16.70)mm3]] (P＜0.05).The Morris water maze test found that the platform search strategy and search time in the DFX group were(3.13 ± 0.35) and(36.15 ± 26.63)s,which were significantly improve d compared with (2.13±0.64) and(110±47.34)s in the injury group(P＜0.05).The immunofluorescence found that GFAP in the DFX group was highly expressed,moreover the co-expression with TRPC6 was increased.Western blot found that TRPC6 in the DFX group was significantly down-regulated(P＜0.01).Conclusion In rat TBI early stage,strocytes are activated after DFX treatment and TRPC6 is highly expressed,playing a neuroprotective role.

objecive To chrify clinical characteristics and outcme of acute/subacute interstitial pneumonia(A/SIP)in patients with dermatomyositis.Methods The elinical data of 10 dermatemyositis patients accompanied with A/SIP who hospitalized in April 2006 to April 2008 were reviewed.Data of 9 dermatomyesitis patients with non-A/SIP interstitial lung diseases treated during the same period were also documented for the comparison.The survival rate of patients wag statistically analyzed.Results Compared with those dermatomyositis patients with non-A/SIP interstitial lung diseases,patients with A/SIP had shorter disease courses and higher incidences of fever,heliotrope rash and ground glass opacity in CT image(P＜0.01or＜0.05).However,the levels of serum creatine kinase tended to be normal.After following up 6 months,only 1 patientwithA/SIP survived(P=0.0001).Logistic regression analysis showed the combination treatment of hormonal,cyclophosphamide and cyclosparine might prolong the survival time(P=0.107).Conclusions A/SIP with dermatomyositis is a fatal disease which needs to be early diagnosed and treated.Patients having dyspnea or breathless in the early stage,especially those with recurrent fever,heliotrope rash and normal serum creatine kinase is predicted to develop A/SIP later.A better outcome may be achieved when treating the patients with stemids plus cyclophosphamide and cyclosporine.

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Objective To compare the clinical outcomes of arthroscopy versus mini-incision surgery for the treatment of avulsion fracture of the tibial attachment of the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL).Methods From March 2001 to September 2009,84 patients with acute displaced avulsion fracture of the tibial PCL attachment were treated operatively in our department.Thirty-five patients were treated with arthroscopic reduction and suture fixation (Group 1); 49 patients were treated with open reduction through a mini-incision and internal fixation with cannulated screw(s) and washer(s) (Group 2).There were 27 males and 8 females in group 1,with a mean age of 29.6 ± 5.6 years old,and 40 males and 9 females in group 2,with a mean age of 32.2 ± 7.6 years old.Based on the Meyers & Mckeever classification,there were 24 type Ⅱ fractures and 11 type Ⅲ fractures in group 1,and 31 type Ⅱ fractures and 18 type Ⅲ fractures in group 2.The 2 groups were compared in terms of range of motion,posterior drawer test (PDT),Lysholm score,International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) grading,and clinical results.Results All the patients obtained an average follow-up of 21.5 months (range,13 to 34 months).Primary union was achieved in all the fractures 3 months postoperatively.There were no significant differences between group 1 and group 2 regarding the PDT negative rate [82.9％ (29/35) versus 91.8％ (45/49)],the Lysholm score (95.1 ± 5.6 versus 96.1 ±4.7),therate ofIKDC grade A [88.6％ (31/35) versus91.8％ (45/49)],or the rate of normal range of motion [94.3％ (33/35) versus 93.9％ (46/49)] (P ＞ 0.05).On average,group 1 used significantly longer operative time (92.4 ± 15.9 minutes) than group 2 (53.8 ± 14.3 minutes).Conclusions Both arthroscopy and mini-incision surgery can achieve satisfactory clinical outcomes in the treatment of PCL tibial avulsion fracture.Although the 2 methods make no significant differences in stability of the knee joint and clinical scores,mini-incision surgery can result in much shorter operative time and thus permit an early postoperative rehabilitation.

Objective Stress radiography provides an objective tool to measure posterior knee instability.This study was conducted to evaluate the intraobserver and interobserver reliability of measurements using Telos device to quantify posterior knee instability,compared wim KT-1000 and PDT test for consistency analysis.Methods From October 2008 to June 2009,68 stress radiographs in 34 patients with posterior knee instability were taken using Telos device.The amount of posterior displacement on the radiographs was measured independently by 2 surgeons on 2 separate occasions.Changes in intraclass correlation coefficients(ICCs)were examined to assess the intraobserver and interobserver reliability of the measurement,and were compared with those from KT-1000 and PDT test for consistency analysis.Results Intraobserver ICC was 0.992,while interobserver ICC Was 0.991.There was no significant difierence between Telos and KT-1000 in pair-t test.The data from Telos device was consistent with KT-1000.The coincident ratio Of PDT test was 20% while the posterior displacement of the tibia calculated on stress radiography was 5-10 mm.The coincident ratio of the PDT was 71.4% while the posterior displacement of the tibia calculatcd from stress radiography was 10-15 mm.Conclusion Using Telos device for stress radiograph provides a reproducible method to quantify posterior knee instability,and the consistency between Telos divece and KT-1000 was reliable.The coincident ratio of the PDT test with stress radiography increased when the posterior displacement of the tibia from stress view became more severe.

Objective To study the effects of peroxisome proliferators-activated receptor (PPAR) ? on the growth of human hepatocellular carcinoma cells and explore the roles of phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted on chromosome ten (PTEN) and phospho-Akt in this process. Methods SMMC-7721 cells were treated with 15-d-PGJ2 or pioglitazone, which were two kinds of PPAR? ligands, at different concentrations. The viability of SMMC-7721 cells was evaluated by MTT assay. The cell cycle was analyzed by flow cytometry. PTEN mRNA level was determined by RT-PCR. The protein expressions of PTEN and pAkt were measured by Western blot analysis. Results It was demonstrated through MTT assay that both 15-d-PGJ2 and pioglitazone had an inhibitory effect on the growth of SMMC-7721 cells in a time- and dose- dependent manner. According to flow cytometry detection, more cells were arrested in G0/G1 phase. Increased expression of PTEN mRNA was detected in 15-d-PGJ2 or pioglitazone-treated cells through RT-PCR. Increased expression of PTEN protein and decreased expression of pAkt were confirmed by Western blot analysis. Conclusion The ligands of PPAR? could inhibit SMMC-7721 cells proliferation in a time- and dose- dependent manner. The upregulation of PTEN may be involved in the underlying mechanism.

ObjectiveTo investigate the role of vascular endotheliar growth factor(VEGF),chemokine receptor 4(CXCR4) and stromal cell-derived factor-1(SDF-1) in Wilms tumor as well as their relationship with clinical features by examining the expressions of VEGF,CXCR4 and SDF-1.MethodsThirty cases of Wilms tumor samples and 12 cases of adjacent kidney tissue were collected from the First and the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from May 2003 to May 2008.Thirteen boys and 17 girls aging from 4 months to 7 years old of whom were 22 favorable histologic types and 8 unfavorable histologic types.By means of cytoplasm to dye buffy for masculine cell,staining intensity and percentage of positive tumor cells serve as the judgment criteria for being positive or negative.All tissues would be tested by hematoxylin and eosin stain at the same time.ResultsThe positive expression rate of VEGF,CXCR4 and SDF-1 in Wilms tumor were 63.33%,70.0% and 53.33%.Those in adjacent normal kidney tissue were 25.0%,8.3% and 16.7%.The 2 groups were statistically significant(Pa

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Tooth agenesis constitutes one of the most common developmental anomalies in man. Oligodontia is defined as congenital absence of six or more teeth. Based on the studies of our team in cooperation with Peking University Center for Human Disease Genomics in the past five years, this article reviews the current research progress in clinical phenotypes and case collection, epidemiological investigation and etiological genetic studies of oligodontia. The symptoms of oligodontia were classified into syndromic and non-syndromic according to the occurrence of tooth agenesis with or without systemic developmental defects. As for the advancement of theories and techniques of molecular genetics, a number of gene mutations have been identified to be the direct etiological factors causing some specified diseases, especially those with developmental defects. Here, this article summarized the outcomes of molecular genetic study of some cases we collected. Of the systemic oligondontia patients, a new four-base-deletion mutation in PITX2 was identified in a large kindred with typical symptoms of Rieger Syndrome; four different gene mutations in ED1 casing X-linked hypohidrotic ectodermal displasia were found in five nucleus families. Compared with the former, non-syndromic oligodontia has more genetic heterogeneity rather than some specific virulence gene. PAX9 and MSX1 are the identified genes associated with family tooth agenesis without systemic syndrome. Also, in our research, three gene mutations in CBFA1 were detected in four cleidocranial dysplasia families, which is a systemic developmental disease including the symptoms of tooth eruption abnormality and accessory teeth.