Objective To investigate the protective effects of round window membrane administration of dex-amethasone(Dex) on ototoxicity induced by gentamicin(GM) .Methods Sixty guinea pigs with normal hearing were randomly divided into four groups ,①GM group :treated with gentamicin by 120 mg · kg -1 · d-1 for 10 days;②GM -S-Dex group:treated as the GM group and dexamethasone by intraperitoneal injection 2 .5 mg · kg -1 · d-1 for 10 days;③GM -T -Dex group :treated as the GM group and dexamethasone by round window administration on right ear ;④NS -T -Dex group:treated with sodium chloride by 120 mg · kg -1 · d-1 for 10 days and with dex-amethasone topically as GM -T -Dex group .The auditory brainstem response (ABR) was respectively measured before the treatment and on day 1 ,day 10 after the treatment .After the treatment ,animals were killed instantly and the middle ear mucosa and the Corti's organ were observed with SEM .Results There was no change of ABR threshold in NS -T -Dex group on day 10 after the treatment ,whereas ABR thresholds in the other groups were elevated and GM group was the most significant .The massive outer hair cells loss was observed in GM group while the loss in GM -T -Dex group and GM -S-Dex group was trivial .The middle ear mucosa was normal and no inflammation was found in any of the groups .Conclusion The results indicated that round window administration of dexamethasone had protective effects aganist the gentamicin -induced hearing loss .

Schaudinn solution was used to fix the Blastocystis hominis specimen and an improved Harris hematoxylin staining was applied to stain it.The method shows clearer internal structure of the parasite, simpler and less timeconsuming than the traditional iron hematoxylin solution.

Objective To investigate the effect of the evaluation on teaching hospitals affiliat-ed to medical colleges in Guangdong province. Methods Questionnaire and on on-the-spot investi-gation was conducted among 18 teaching hospitals which owned the accreditation for 2-3 years based on Guangdong provincial teaching hospital accreditation indicator system 2008 modified version. Contents of investigation included general situation,teaching condition,management and implementa-tion of teaching activities as well as medical staffs' comments and suggestions for the teaching work. SPSS 13.0 software was used for frequency analysis. Results The general situation,teaching condi-tion,management and implementation of teaching activities were improved to varying degrees after the evaluation according to results of the questionnaire. 90.0%(54/90)people thought that the overall scale of the hospital was expanded and 5.0%(3/60)people thought that the overall scale of the hos-pital was obviously reduced or marinated the original level. 11.6%(7/60)and 88.3%(53/60)people thought that medical quality of the hospital was improved or obviously improved. 60.0%(36/60)people thought that educational occupancy of the hospital was improved while 5.0%(3/60)people thought that it was unsatisfactory. 83.3%(50/60)people thought that teaching mold and infrastructures were improved while 10.0%(6/60)people thought that it was unsatisfactory. 95.0%(57/60)people thought that teaching management was improved. Due to the lack of incentives and support in teaching work, management of teaching was loose. Conclusions The teaching work of t hospitals affiliated to medical colleges in Guangdong province do persevere basically and achieve desired purposes.

Objective To discuss the correlation between the serum cortisol level and C type behaviors of perioperative patients with lung cancer.Methods A total of 100 patients from the thoracic department of Anhui Provincial Hospital were enrolled as the study object.The general information,the serum cortisol level,the C type behavior of perioperative patients with lung cancer were investigated by using the General Information Questionnaire,Serum cortisol testing and C Type Behavior Scales.Results The serum cortisol level of 100 patients was (447.85±87.65) μg/L.The C Type Behaviors Scale showed that the scores of anxiety were significantly higher in these patients than in the norm,P＜0.05,depression scores were significantly higher in these patients than in the norm,P＜0.01,while the extroversion anger,reason,optimism and social support were significantly lower,P＜0.01.The serum cortisol of patients was positively correlated with anxiety,depression and introversion anger of C type behaviors,r=0.215,0.241,0.225,P＜ 0.05.The serum cortisol of patients was negatively correlated with optimism and social support of C type behaviors,r=-0.223,-0.276,P＜0.05.Conclusions The serum cortisol level of perioperative patients was higher than the norm,and correlated with the C type behaviors.

Objective To explore the mediating role of coping modes between illness perception and posttraumatic growth among patients with breast cancer. Methods Totally 300 patients with breast cancer were investigated with the posttraumatic growth inventory, brief illness perception questionnaire and medical coping modes questionnaire. Results The total score of illness perception was 40. 77 ± 6. 85. The scores of confrontation coping style,avoidance coping style and resignation coping style were 19.42±3.51, 17.78±2.79,8.64±3.35. The total score of posttraumatic growth was 57.38±10.48. Illness perception was negatively correlated with posttraumatic growth ( r=-0.743) ,confrontation( r=-0.568) and avoidance ( r=-0.621),positively related with resignation( r=0.727).Posttraumatic growth was positively correlated with confrontation and avoidance ( r=0.729, r=0.657) ,but negatively correlated with resignation( r=-0.757) (P<0.01) . Coping modes had a partial mediating effect on the relationship between illness perception and postt?raumatic growth. The total mediation effect value was 0.428,and the mediation effect was 57.60%,while con?frontation and resignation mediation effect value were -0. 191 and -0. 207, and the mediation effect were 25.70% and 27. 86%. But there was no statistical significance in avoidance mediation ( effect value was-0.030 and the mediation effect was 4.04%) . Conclusion Confrontation and resignation coping modes play a role multiple mediation effects between illness perception and posttraumatic growth.

Skeletal maturation is a complex process involving the appearance of ossification centers, the width and capping of the epiphysis, and the fusion of the epiphysis.Bone age is considered to be a valuable tool in assessing children′s skeletal maturity and evaluating growth.Many factors influence the progress of skeletal maturation, which are mainly devided into endocrine and non-endocrine ones.The former include estrogen, adrenal hormone, growth hormone, and thyroid hormone.The latter contain nutrition, chronic disease, environment or diet, genetics, etc.But there is not a scientific system that has been established.Whether some factors are responsible for skeletal maturation is still controversial, such as insulin-like growth factor-1, leptin, sex hormone binding globulin, insulin and so on.This review focuses on the factors affecting skeletal maturation.It is expected to develop individualized programs in the clinical evaluation and management of children with growth and related diseases, and to provide references for further research.

AIM: To investigate the effects of auricularia auricular polysaccharide (AAP) on chronic cerebral ischemia injury in rats. METHODS: The chronic cerebral ischemia mode1 was made by permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) on the right side. AAP at different doses (50 mg/kg and 100 mg/kg) was intragastrically administered at the onset of ischemia and in the following days after operation, once a day for 4 weeks. After 4 weeks of MCAO, Morris water maze test was introduced to examine the learning and memory functions. Nissl staining was performed to detect the survival neurons in hippocampal slices. Level of malondialdehyde (MDA) and the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) in brain tissue were measured. RESULTS: Rats treated with AAP showed a shorter escaping latency in spacial navigation test because the AAP treated rats spent less time to find the platform in spatial probe test. More survival neurons in hippocampal slices were observed from AAP treated rats. Also, the MDA level in brain tissue was reduced and SOD activity in brain tissue was increased in the AAP treated rats with MCAO. CONCLUSION: AAP protects rats from chronic brain ischemic injury, in which its anti-oxidative effect might be involved.

Objective To explore the path of subjective well-being, perceived social support and professional commitment among undergraduate nursing students. Methods A total of 207 undergraduate nursing students in a medical university in Anhui were recruited by cross-sectional survey method. Nursing students were investigated using General Information Questionnaire, Index of Well-being, Perceived Social Support Scale, Professional Commitment Scale during October to November 2016. SPSS 16.0 was used for statistical analysis, the data were analyzed by t test or variance analysis;Multivariate analysis was performed by multiple linear regression, and AMOS 17.0 was used for mediation analysis. Results The professional commitment score for nursing students was (88.01 ±10.94); perceived social support and subjective well-being were positively correlated with professional commitment (r=0.349-0.413, P=0.000); nursing role, pro-fessional interest, perceived social support, subjective well-being can positively predict professional commit-ment (β=0.157, 0.324, 0.210, 0.220), motivation can negatively predict professional commitment;path analysis showed that perceived social support played a partial mediating role between subjective well-being and pro-fessional commitment. Conclusion The professional commitment were related to subjective well-being and perceived social support, and perceived social support plays a partial mediating role between subjective well-being and professional commitment among nursing students. Nursing educators can understand social support and subjective well-being as the breakthrough point, which actively formulate intervention strategies to enhance the professional commitment, stabilize the development of nursing team, and improve the quality of nursing.

OBJECTIVE: To summarize the clinical features and biological characteristics of Helsmoortel Van der Aa syndrome (HVDAS) due to hotspot mutations of the ADNP gene in order to facilitate early diagnosis. METHODS: Clinical data and result of genetic testing for a girl with HVDAS due to hotspot mutation of the ADNP gene was summarized. Related literature was also reviewed. RESULTS: The patient, a 2-year-old girl, had presented with growth retardation, facial dysmorphism, psychomotor and language delay and recurrent respiratory infections. Whole exome sequencing revealed that she has harbored a heterozygous c.2496_2499delTAAA (p.Asn832Lysfs*81) variant of the ADNP gene, which was not found in either of her parents. CONCLUSION Although the typical features of the HVDAS have included intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorders, growth retardation and premature primary tooth eruption may also be present. In addition, the phenotypic difference among individuals carrying hot spot variants of the ADNP gene was not prominent.
Humans ; Female ; Child, Preschool ; Intellectual Disability/genetics* ; Homeodomain Proteins/genetics* ; Nerve Tissue Proteins/genetics* ; Abnormalities, Multiple/genetics* ; Mutation ; Rare Diseases ; Growth Disorders/genetics*

Objective To investigate the relationship between the phenotypes and the patterns of genetic mutations in the corresponding resistance genes (rpoB, katG, inhA, ahpC, rrs, rpsL, embB and gyrA) in resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) isolates. Methods Rifampicin-resistant gene (rpoB), isoniazid-resistant genes (katG, inhA, ahpC), streptomycin-resistant genes (rrs, rpsL), ethambutol-resistant gene (embB) and quinolinone-resistant gene (gyrA) were amplified by PCR with sequence-specific primers, then mutants screened by single-stranded conformation polymorphism (SSCP) were sequenced. Results rpoB mutation with predominant Ser450Trp pattern was 94. 9% (56/59) in 59 rifampicin-resistant isolates;katG mutation rate was 38. 9% (35/90) and the main pattern was Ser315Thr, but only 3 inhA mutants and no ahpC mutation were determined in 90 isoniazid-resistant isolates;gyrA mutation with main Asp94Gly then Ala90Val pattern was 82.4% (28/34) in 34 quinolinone-resistant isolates;the total mutation rate was 77.4% in 31 streptomycin-resistant isolates, of which 15 isolates mutated in rrs with main pattern A514C or A1041G, 10 isolates mutated in rpsL Lys88Arg;and embB mutation with main Met306Val accounted for 19.4% (6/31) in 31 ethambutol-resistant isolates. Conclusions The results showed that resistance of resistant MTB may be complicated, and DNA sequencing-based mutation analysis could efficiently detect the molecular makers such as rpoB, katG, gyrA, rrs, rpsL and embB in resistant MTB isolates. Meanwhile, it is notable that the rpoB mutation pattern in our isolates is different from previous report, further effort are needed to confirm the characteristics. The spectrum of potential resistance-related mutations in MTB clinical isolates may lay substantial foundation for the rapid molecular diagnosis and rational use of drug to MTB patients.