Increasing evidence has proved that inflammation plays an extremely important role in tumorigenesis.As the most representative biomarker for inflammation,C-reactive protein (CRP) has been considered to be critically associated with the prognosis of a variety of malignant tumors,like renal cancer.Numerous studies have shown that CRP is a significant prognostic factor for renal cancer patients treated with surgery,cytokine therapy or molecular-targeted therapy,and CRP has been incorporated into some prognostic algorithms for renal cancer.

Objective To describe an alternative procedure of arthroscopic double-bundle posterior cruciate ligament (PCL)reconstruction using deep-frozen fresh allogenic achilles tendon and evaluate the follow-up outcome in early stage. Methods The ruptured PCL was reconstructed under arthroscopy using deep frozen fresh allogenic achilles tendon preparing in Y-shaped allografts, one bundle was used for anterolateral bundle, the other for posteromedial bundle. Absorbable screw was used to fix the soft tendon graft and metal screw was used to fix the bone graft. Results From March 2003 to August 2004, the procedure of arthroscopic double-bundle PCL reconstruction using allogenic achilles tendon was applied in 10 cases. The average follow-up period was 13.2 months(6～24 months, among them 6 cases were more than 12 months ). 2 cases with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury were also reconstructed with hamstring tendons (semitendinosus and gracilis). 3 cases with rupture of postolateral horn of knee joint were anatomically reconstructed with hamstring tendons. Clinical results were carefully compared using the Lysholm score system before and after the operation, the average score was 50.3 preoperatively, and 91.2 postoperatively. The objective examination showed that the tibia post-migrating sign, posterior drawer test and Lachman test were positive in all the 10 cases preoperatively; whereas the posterior drawer test and Lachman test were negative postoperatively; the tibia post-migrating sign were weak positive in 3 cases with longer clinical histories(more than 1 year); the flexion range of the knee were slightly restricted (5?～20?) in the 2 cases with simultaneous ACL injury. Conclusions Allogenic achilles tendon is an ideal material for arthroscopic double-bundle PCL reconstruction. Arthroscopic double-bundle reconstructed PCL is in accordance with the anatomy and physiology of natural PCL. The injury and complications caused by the autograft can be alleviated. The allograft can be prepared in advance and the soft end of the implant can pass through the bone tunnel easily, and thus the operaton time under arthroscopy can be saved and the trauma caused by arthroscopy is abated. Arthroscopic double-bundle PCL reconstruction is sample, safe and effective.

Objective To introduce the method of two bundle anatomical reconstruction of the posterolateral corner(PLC) of the knee using auto-harmstring,and to evaluate the short-term clinical outcomes.Methods Using auto-harmstring,23 knees of 21 cases with acute or chronic posterolateral complex injuries were anatomically reconstructed from March 2003 to November 2005.There were 20 male and 1 female patients(mean age:32.3 years,ranging from 17 to 47 years)in this study with follow-up of at least 12 months(average:26.7 months,ranging from 12 to 31 months.Tow cases had isolated PLC injuries,21 knees had multiligamentous injuries,and 5 cases associated with meniscus injuries.The technique used includes:(1)an autogenous semitendinosus placed through trastibial bone tunnel from posterior to anterior and then turned to transfibulur bone tunnel to reconstruct the popliteus and popliteofibular ligament;(2)an autogenous gracilis tendon placed through transfibulur bone tunnel to reconstruct the fibulocolateral ligament(FCL).The transplanted grafts were secured to the femoral insertion of the popliteus and FCL respectively with metal or bioabsorbable interference screw.All patients were followed-up prospectively with clinical examinations and Lysholm knee scores.Results There was no varus knee instability in full extension,and one-grade varus instability with firm endpoint was found in 2 cases at 30? flexion.There was no increased external rotation in all of the 23 knees at 30? flexions(in prone position).Mean Lysholm knee scores were 89.2(range from 88 to 100).Conclusions Two bundle anatomical reconstruction of the PLC of the knee using auto-harmstring yields a stable knee with excellent function,mini-trauma,and reliable fixation of grafts,this technique is an ideal method for the treatment of PLC injuries.

Supernumerary tooth is a rare case. This report described a case of nasal cavity supernumerary tooth association with maxillary sinusitis. A 28-year-old male patient reported with the chief complaint of nasal obstruction, headache and purulent secretion for the past three months. Clinic examination and CT examination showed that there was a supernumerary tooth in the right nasal bottom, and maxillary sinus was infected in the same side. This patient was performed supernumerary tooth removing and given antibiotics for 3 days. Ten days after the operation, there was no clinical symptoms, and nasal bottom mucosa was normal. After 3 months of follow-up, reexamination of coronal CT scan appeared normal.
Adult ; Anti-Bacterial Agents ; therapeutic use ; Humans ; Male ; Maxillary Sinus ; pathology ; Maxillary Sinusitis ; etiology ; Nasal Cavity ; pathology ; Nasal Obstruction ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; Tooth, Supernumerary ; complications ; diagnosis

Objective To observe the dynamic changes of heme oxygenase 1,NAD(P)H:quinine oxidoreductase 1 and Nuclear factor-E2-related factor 2 in the lung tissue of acute H2S-intoxicated rats and intervention effects of ulinastratin(UTI).Methods A total of 96 SD rats of clean grade were divided randomly(random number)into four groups:normal control group(NS group,n =8),UTI control group(UTI group,n =8),H2S-intoxicated model group(H2S group,n =40,rats were exposed to H2S(200 × 10-6)for 1 h to establish the H2S-intoxicated model)and UTI treatment group(H2S +UTI group,n =40,rats were intraperitoneal injected with the dose of UTI 105 U/kg).H2S group and H2S + UTI group were sacrificed 2,6,12,24 and 48 h after modeling.The activity and mRNA expression of HO-1 and NQO-1 in the lung tissue were measured by ELISA and RT-PCR methods,and the expression of Nrf2 mRNA and protein in the lung tissue was detected by RT-PCR and Western Blot methods.Pathological changes of lung tissue were observed by lightmicroscope and the lung injury score was used to evaluate inhalation injury.Results The pulmonary HO-1 activity and mRNA expression in rats of H2S group at 2,6,12 h(P ＜ 0.01)after intoxication were markedly increased than that in NS group:In comparison with H2S group,the pulmonary HO-1 activity and mRNA expression increased at 6,12,24,48 h(P ＜0.01).The pulmonary NQO-1 activity and mRNA expression in rats of H2S group at 2,6,12,24 h(P＜ 0.01)after intoxication were markedly increased than that in NS group; In comparison with H2S group,the pulmonary NQO-1 activity and mRNA expression increased at 6,12,24,48 h(P ＜ 0.01).The pulmonary Nrf2 mRNA and protein expression in rats of H2S group at 2,6,12 h(P ＜0.01 or P ＜0.05)after modeling were markedly increased than that in NS group and reached peak 2 hour after modeling; In comparison with H2S group,the pulmonary Nrf2 mRNA and protein expression increased at 6,12,24,48 h(P ＜0.01).At 24 h after modeling,the degree of lung damage were also decreased in H2S group compared with H2S + UTI group in the lightmicroscope.Histopathological examination showed that the degree of lung injury in H2S + UTI group was less severe than that in H2S group especially in the 12,24 and 48 h (P ＜0.01).Conclusions HO-1,NQO-1 and Nrf2 are involved in the pathogenesis of acute lung injury induced by H2S-intoxicated in rats.UTI may improve the imbalance in redox and activate HO-1,NQO-1 and Nrf2 can reduce lung injury and protect the lung injury induced by H2S in rats.

Objective: To compare the predictive value of PSS, APACHEII, SAPSII and SOFA in the prognosis evaluation of acute poisoning. Methods: Clinical data (including PSS score, APACHEII score, SAPSII score and SOFA score, within 24 hours after admission) of 231 acute poisoning patients admitted to the emergency intensive care unit EICU of our hospital from January 2015 to October 2016 was retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into the survival group and the dead group according to the 28-day clinical outcomes, comparing the differences of clinical data in each group. To analyze the correlation between PSS score, APACHEII score, SAPSII score and SOFA score in each group, comparing the value and the area under the ROC curve of four scoring systems and evaluate the predictive value of the four scoring systems. Results: Comparing with the survival group and the dead group, PSS score, APACHEII score, SAPSII score and SOFA score were significantly different (P<0.01) . PSS score, APACHEII score, SAPSII score and SOFA score were significantly positive correlation (P<0.01) , the area under the ROC curve (AUC) of the four scoring systems were 0.833, 0.887, 0.843 and 0.843 respectively. The area under the ROC curve (AUC) of APACHEII score was higher than PSS score, SAPSII score and SOFA score, the difference was statistically significant (z=2.351, 2.317, 2.217; P=0.019, 0.021, 0.027) , there was no significant difference in the area (AUC) between the three scoring curves (P>0.05) . The cutoff value (cut-off) , sensitivity, specificity and accuracy rates of PSS score, APACHEII score, SAPSII score and SOFA score were (2.5, 93.1%, 50.9%, 61.5%) , (14.5, 82.8%, 75.7%, 77.48%) , (31.5, 77.6%, 76.90%, 77.08%) , (5.5, 77.60%, 74.60%, 75.35%) . Conclusion PSS score, APACHEII score, SAPSII score and SOFA score can evaluate the prognosis of patients with acute poisoning, but the APACHEII score is better than the other three scoring systems in evaluating the prognosis for its evaluation ability and accuracy rate.

Objective: To investigate the protective effect and mechanism of Xuebijing (XBJ) on paraquat (PQ) -induced apoptosis in Human kidney cell line-2 (HK-2) cells. Methods: Routinely cultured HK-2 cells, (1) Cell growth inhibition experiment after PQ and XBJ intervention: PQ was divided into 0、200、400、800、1600 and 3200 μmol/L PQ groups, and the cell survival rate was detected after intervening 24、48 and 72 h. XBJ was divided into 0、5、10、20、40 mg/ml XBJ groups, and the cell survival rate was detected after intervening 24、48 and 72 h.To determine the rational drug concentration and the duration of action of XBJ and PQ. (2) PQ-induced HK-2 cell growth inhibition experiment antagonized by XBJ: The cells were divided into normal control group, PQ group (800 μmol/L) and PQ+XBJ group (The cells were pretreated with 5、10 and 20 mg/ml XBJ for 1 h, then cultured with PQ of 800 μmol/L) , After cultured 24 h、48 h and 72 h separately, the cell survival rate was detected. (3) HK-2 cells were divided into normal control group、PQ group (800 μmol/L PQ cultured for 24 h) 、PQ+XBJ group (pretreated with 10 mg/ml XBJ for 1 h, and then 800 μmol/L PQ cultured for 24 h) and XBJ group (10 mg/ml XBJ cultured 24 h). The apoptosis of cells was detected by flow cytometry. The protein expression of Bcl-2 and BAX in each group was detected by Western blotting. The expressions of caspase-3 and caspase-9 were detected by caspase-3 and caspase-9 activity kit active. Results: (1) PQ could significantly reduced the survival rate of HK-2 cells and showed time and concentration dependence. The survival rate of HK-2 cells was about 55% after 800 μmol/L PQ contacted 24 h, XBJ under 20 mg/ml was no significant effect on the survival rate of HK-2 cells after cultured 72 h. (2) Compared with the PQ group, the survival rate of HK-2 cells of PQ+XBJ group was significantly increased (P<0.05). (3) Compared with the normal control group, the cell apoptosis rate of PQ group was significantly increased (P<0.05). Compared with the PQ group, the cell apoptosis rate of PQ+XBJ group was significantly decreased (P<0.05). (4) Compared with the normal control group, Bcl-2 protein expression in PQ group was significantly decreased and BAX protein expression in PQ group was significantly increased (P<0.05) ; compared with PQ group, Bcl-2 protein expression in PQ+XBJ group was significantly increased, BAX protein expression in PQ+XBJ group was significantly decreased (P<0.05). (5) Compared with the normal control group, the activities of caspase-3 and caspase-9 in PQ group were significantly increased (P<0.05). Compared with PQ group, the activities of caspase-3 and caspase-9 in PQ+XBJ group were decreased significantly (P<0.05) . Conclusion XBJ (10 mg/ml) has obvious protective effect on HK-2 cell injuried by PQ (800 μmol/L) , It can improve the survival rate of cells through reducing the apoptosis of HK-2 cells which induced by PQ.

Objective To investigate the protective effect and mechanism of curcumin on acute lung injury in septic mice.Methods Totally 120 clean BALB/c male mice were randomly (random number) divided into 8 groups:sham group,sepsis group,curcumin control group,curcumin intervention group,negative virus-sepsis group,negative virus-curcumin intervention group,Mfn2 interference-sepsis group,and Mfn2 interference-curcumin intervention group,15 rats in each group.Mice in the sepsis and the curcumin groups were given the cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) mice in the curcumin intervention and curcumin control groups were given curcumin 200 mg/(kg·d) for 1 week,and mice in the negative virus-sepsis group and negative virus-curcumin intervention groups were established by injection of a negative adeno-associated virus in the tail vein.The Mfn2 interference-sepsis and Mfn2 interference-curcumin intervention groups were established by injecting an adeno-associated virus carrying the Mfn2 interference sequence through the tail vein.Mice were sacrificed after 24 h in each group.The degree of lung injury was examined by lung wet-to-dry weight ratio and pathological examination.The inflammatory factors of alveolar lavage fluid including TNF-α and IL-6 were detected by ELISA,the activation of caspase-3,a key molecule for apoptosis,was detected by Western blot,and apoptosis was detected by TUNEL.The data were analyzed by SPSS 22.0 software,the count data was analyzed by x2 test,and the comparison of measurement data between groups was analyzed by one-way ANOVA.Results Compared with the sham group,the wet-to-dry weight ratio of lung tissue in the sepsis group was significantly increased (71.11 ± 3.78 vs 31.11 ± 5.61,P=0.002),the histopathological score was significantly higher (P=0.006),the inflammatory factors TNF-α (P=0.001) and IL-6 (P=0.012) were dramatically increased,and the apoptosis of lung tissue and the expression of caspase-3 cleaved were also significantly increased (P=0.001).Compared with the sepsis group,the wet-to-dry weight ratio and the histopathological score of lung tissue in the curcumin-treated group was significantly lower (32.84 ± 6.15 vs 71.11 ± 3.78,P=0.004),and the inflammatory factors TNF-α(P=0.013) and IL-6 (P=0.003) were obviously decreased,and apoptosis and apoptosis-related protein caspase-3 cleaved expression were also dramatically decreased (P=0.012).After Mfn2 was down-regulated,Mfn2 interference-curcumin intervention group interfered with Mfn2.Compared with the sepsis group,the dry-to-wet weight ratio and the histopathological score of the lung tissue of the mice was not significantly decreased.Further studies found that after down-regulating Mfn2,compared with the Mfn2 interfere-sepsis group,Mfn2 interfere-curcumin intervention group had no such performance.The inflammatory factors TNF-α and IL-6 were not significantly decreased,and the apoptosis of lung tissue and the expression of apoptosis-related protein caspase-3 cleaved were not significantly reduced.Conclusion Curcumin may attenuate acute lung injury in sepsis by up-regulating the expression of Mfn2.

To investigate the clinical efficacy of using the posterior tibial artery and peroneal artery perforator flaps to repair the heel wounds. Methods From January, 2011 to May, 2018, heel soft tissue de-fect caused by trauma in 18 cases were treated by posterior tibial artery and peroneal artery perforator flaps respec-tively. The posterior tibial artery perforator flap was used in 11 cases, and the peroneal artery perforator flap was used in 7 cases. The area of flaps ranged from 5.0 cm×3.0 cm to 11.0 cm×9.0 cm. The length of the vascular pedicle was from 10.0 cm to 16.0 cm.After operation, the patients were followed-up regularly.The time of wound healing, appear-ance and texture of the flap, and function of ankle joint were observed. Results After the operation, 13 flaps sur-vived uneventfully. The wound achieved primary healing. Partial necrosis occurred in the distal of posterior tibial artery perforator flap in 2 cases, and repaired by skin graft 1 or 2 months later.Marginal necrosis occurred in posterior tibial artery perforator flap in 2 cases and in peroneal artery perforator flap in 1 case. And scar healing occurred in these 3 cases finally.All the 18 patients were followed-up for 3 to 60 months, with an average of 10 months. Fracture healing time was from 3-6 months, with an average of 4 months. Flap was soft with satisfied appearance in 16 cases. Obvious scar formation occurred in 2 cases. There was no obvious scar contracture in donor sites. There was no obvi-ous limitation of the flexion and extension function of the ankle joint in 18 cases. According to the American Or-thopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) ankle-hindfoot score, there was excellent in 16 cases, and good in 2 cases. Conclusion As for the characteristics of the heel wound, it is a simple and practical method to use leg perforator flap to repair.The flap is based on a long vascular pedicle.And the clinical effect is satisfied.

Objective To investigate the protective effect of Baicalin on inflammation induced by lipopolysaccharide in H9C2 cardiomyocytes and its possible mechanism. Methods H9C2 myocardial cells were cultured and pretreated with baicalin at the final concentration of 10, 20, 30 μmol/L for 12 hours, then stimulated with LPS at the final concentration of 1 μg/mL for 6 hours. The control group was treated with the same amount of saline to collect cell samples. CCK-8 (The Cell Counting Kit-8) was used to detect cell activity, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect the expression levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-1beta (IL-1β), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), Western blot was used to detect the protein expression levels of NF-κB p65, p-NF-κB p65, p38 MAPK, p-p38 MAPK, IκBα and p-IκBα. SPSS 23.0 statistical software was used. Independent sample t test was used for comparison between two groups, and one-way ANOVA test was used for comparison among multiple groups. Results The survival rate of myocardial cells in the control group was (93.67 +1.453)％. Compared with the control group, the survival rate of H9C2 myocardial cells induced by LPS decreased (P< 0.05). In the control group, the expression of IL-6 in H9C2 myocardial cells was (49.33 +2.42) pg/mL, the expression of TNF-α was (86.33 +1.85) pg/mL, and the expression of IL-1β was (28.67 +4.66) pg/mL. Compared with the control group, the expression levels of IL-6, IL-1β and TNF-α in H9C2 myocardial cells increased after LPS induction (P< 0.05), while the levels of p-NF-κ B p65, p-p38 MAPK and p-I κ B α protein increased (P< 0.05), while the levels of I κ B α protein decreased (P< 0.05), while the expressions of NF-κ B p65 and p38 MAPK protein did not change significantly (P> 0.05). Compared with LPS group, the survival rate of H9C2 myocardial cells in baicalin intervention group increased (P<0.05), the expression levels of IL-6, IL-1β and TNF-a decreased (P < 0.05), the levels of p-NF-κB p65, p-p38 MAPK, p-I κBα protein decreased (P< 0.05), and the level of IκBα protein increased (P< 0.05), while the expression of NF-κB p65 and p38 MAPK did not change significantly. (P>0.05). Conclusions Baicalin may alleviate LPS-induced cardiomyocyte inflammation by inhibiting the activation of NF-kappa B and p38 MAPK, and improve cell survival.