OBJECTIVE To evaluate the relationship between the degree of nasal septum deviation and inferior turbinate hypertrophy with the CT. METHODS The paranasal sinus CTs of 98 cases with septum deviation were evaluated. Inferior turbinate on the deviated side of the nasal septum was considered as the control group and the inferior turbinate on the other side was taken as the study group in the same patient. The septal deviation angle, thickness of the bone, medial mucosa and lateral mucosa of the inferior turbinate were measured. RESULTS The thickness of the bone, medial mucosa and lateral mucosa of the inferior turbinate were statistically different between the study group and the control group(P<0.05). There were statistically differences between the medial and lateral mucosal thickness in study group(P<0.05). There was no positive correlation between the deviation angle and the thickness bone, medial and lateral mucosa of the inferior turbinate in the study group(P>0.05), but the value of correlation coefficents revealed the inferior turbinate bone correlated with the deviation angle most, followed by medial and lateral mucosal thickness. CONCLUSION The hypertrophy of inferior turbinate in patients with nasal septum deviation is not only caused by mucosal hypertrophy, but also by hypertrophy of the inferior turbinate bone. The preoperative CT before septoplasty can be helpful to choose the surgical methods during the operation.

OBJECTIVE:To prepare cholecalciferol(VitD3)microcapsules and establish a method for their quantitative determination.METHODS:Microcapsules were prepared by complex coacervation method and VitD3 content was determined by HPLC.RESULTS:The prepared microcapsules had well-distributed particle size with average particle size of(103.9?26.2)?m and encapsulation efficiency of(90.8?2.68)%.The linear range of VitD3 was 0.1～1.0 ?g?mL-1(r=0.999 3)with mean recovery rate of 98.65% and a dissolution rate of above 75% at 45 min.CONCLUSION:VitD3 microcapsules was successfully prepared by the established method,and the established content determination method was proved to be simple and feasible.

Expression levels of TGF-β1 mRNA in renal cortex of control group, diabetic group and taurine group measured by real-time quantitative RT-PCR were (7.0±0.8)×10 -3, (64.4±8.0)×10 -3 and (16.7±2.0)×10 -3, respectively. The corresponding results with end-point RT-PCR method were 0.28±0.12,0.58±0.16 and 0.43±0.10, respectively. Compared with end-point RT-PCR method, real-time quantitative with SYBR Green I was easier, faster, sensitive and specific.

Recently, the incidence of both diabetes mellitus and diabetic foot has been increasing.Ischemia, neuropathy, and infection are major causes of diabetic foot ulcer. In addition to other conventional treatments, hyperbaric oxygen is an effective adjunctive therapy with less side-effects. Hyperbaric oxygen may play a role through different mechanisms in improving the prognosis of diabetic foot.

Objective To discuss the apparatus of inspired oxygen in hyperbaric oxygen(HBO)chamber for patients after tracheotomy.Methods Many kinds of apparatus of inspired oxygen were analyzed,including composition,usage and characteristics.Results The apparatus of inspired oxygen play an active role in treating patients.But in the above apparatus,there are great differences in serving range,efficiency of inspired oxygen,curative effect,reliability and so on.Conclusions When serious patients after tracheotomy are treated in HBO chamber earlier,it is very important to select reasonable apparatus.

This paper introduces the current situation of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy, the environment characteristics in HBO chamber and the qualification of sputum aspirators. What's more, this paper also describes the construction, principles and characteristics of all kinds of sputum aspirators in HBO chamber. When critical patients are treated in HBO chamber, it is very important to select reasonable sputum aspirators.

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is endangering human health seriously now. We had reviewed some typical animal model which had at least one OSAS character of intermittent hypoxia and/or hypercapnia, upper airway obstruction and sleep structure disorder. However, all of these models could not simulate clinical and pathological features of OSAS completely. Establishing a suitable animal model to study OSAS and related diseases is very important.
Airway Obstruction ; etiology ; Animals ; Disease Models, Animal ; Humans ; Hypercapnia ; etiology ; Hypoxia ; etiology ; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive ; complications

When the tracheotomy and tracheal intubation patients were treated in hyperbaric oxygen chamber,not ordi-nary facemask but specially made therapeutic facilities should be used.To select a more reasonable therapeutic facility for patients treatment in HBO chamber,all kinds of hyperbaric oxygen therapeutic facilities for the tracheotomy and tracheal intubation patients of our country in recent years are introduced from the aspects of material,facility,impermeability,ther-apeutic efficiency,influences on oxygen concentration in chamber,the advantages and disadvantages of each kind were demonstrated.

Objective To investigate the role of OX40 in the mechanisms of memory T cells in islet transplant tolerance.Methods The expression of OX40 on native, like memory and memory CD8+T cells was detected by RT-PCR. Splenic T cells from B6 mice were injected into Rag-/- mice via the tail vein, and the Rag-/- mice were divided into three groups (n=8 each): control group, given IgG; treatment group, given anti-OX40L; and OX40 knock-out group, given T cells from OX40 knock-out B6 mice spleen. All recipients were induced into diabetes mellitus model after adoptive transfer. Islet transplantation was performed on all Rag-/- mice as recipients. The mean survival time of islet was observed.Results The expression of OX40 in native T cells, like memory T cells and memory T cells was 2.87, 111.24 and 146.15 respectively. The expression of OX40 in like memory and memory T cells was higher than in native T cells (P<0.05). Comparison with control group , The mean survival time of the DBA/2 islet allografts in treatment group (130 days) and OX40 knock-out group (125 days) was significantly longer than in control group (21 days, P<0.05).Conclusion The OX40 expression is high in memory T cells. The mean survival time of the islet allografts can be prolonged by blocking OX40/OX40L pathway. OX40/OX40L pathway may be the key point of transplant tolerance.

Objective To provide a powerful and conclusive result for the association between the GGN polymorphic repeats in androgen receptor (AR)gene and prostate cancer (PCa)risk.Methods CNKI,VIP,Wanfang,PubMed/Medline,Embase and The Cochrance Library electronic database were used to retrieve the eligible publications addressing the association between the AR gene GGN polymorphic repeats and prostate cancer risk.16 GGN polymorphism repeats were used as cut off value,meta-analysis was ap-plied to the study on the association between the length of polymorphism repeats and prostate cancer risk.Results 9 cases of con-trol studies were included in this meta-analysis and a total of 2 438 cases and 1 968 controls were included.People with ≤16 GGN polymorphism repeats displayed a higher risk of prostate cancer(OR =1.15,95%CI :1.00 -1.31,P =0.04).Conclusion ≤16 GGN polymorphism repeats polymorphism associated with increased risk of prostate cancer.