Objective To investigate the clinical effect of free pre-expanded scapular skin flap for repairing of large size facial and cervical scar .Methods 15 patients suffering from post-burn facial and cervical scar contractures were treated in the Department of Plastic Surgery of Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University.The reconstruction was performed in two operative stages .First, the skin incision were made paralleling with the descending branches of the circumflex scapular artery near posterior axillary line and the scapular skin flap was elevated .A 300 to 400 ml kidney -shaped expander was implanted under scapular region skin .The expansion began 1 week post-operatively.After the expander was fully expanded and could supply sufficient flap , the facial and cervical scar was resected and the contracture was released .The pre-expanded scapular flap was harvested and transferred to repair the defects.Then the facial vascular anastomosis with circumflex scapular vascular was performed .The expander was removed and the wound was closed directly .Results The expansion time ranged from 2 to 4 months with the average time of 2.8 months.The flap size ranged from 14 cm ×7 cm to 25 cm ×14 cm. All flaps survived post-operatively and wounds at donor sites healed primarily .The face and neck have good appearance .Conclusions Pre-expanded scapular skin flap is suitable for repairing of larger face and neck scar with good color and thickness match .Expanded skin flap can provide large size flap , leaving less morbidity at the donor sites .

Objective To investigate the clinical effect of free pre-expanded scapular skin flap for repairing of large size facial and cervical scar .Methods 15 patients suffering from post-burn facial and cervical scar contractures were treated in the Department of Plastic Surgery of Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University.The reconstruction was performed in two operative stages .First, the skin incision were made paralleling with the descending branches of the circumflex scapular artery near posterior axillary line and the scapular skin flap was elevated .A 300 to 400 ml kidney -shaped expander was implanted under scapular region skin .The expansion began 1 week post-operatively.After the expander was fully expanded and could supply sufficient flap , the facial and cervical scar was resected and the contracture was released .The pre-expanded scapular flap was harvested and transferred to repair the defects.Then the facial vascular anastomosis with circumflex scapular vascular was performed .The expander was removed and the wound was closed directly .Results The expansion time ranged from 2 to 4 months with the average time of 2.8 months.The flap size ranged from 14 cm ×7 cm to 25 cm ×14 cm. All flaps survived post-operatively and wounds at donor sites healed primarily .The face and neck have good appearance .Conclusions Pre-expanded scapular skin flap is suitable for repairing of larger face and neck scar with good color and thickness match .Expanded skin flap can provide large size flap , leaving less morbidity at the donor sites .

Objective:To study the effects and the related molecular mechanisms of miR-148a-3p on the proliferation,invasion and migration of salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma SACC-LM cells.Methods:miR-148a-3p mimics and inhibitors,siRNA targeting EG-FR and their corresponding controls were transfected into SACC-LM cells.Bioinformatics was used to predict the potential target genes of miR-148a-3p.EGFR and miR-148a-3p mRNA expression levels were examined by qRT-PCR and the protein levels of EG-FR were detected by Western blotting.CCK-8,scratch,and Transwell assays were used to study the proliferation,migration,and invasion of SACC-LM cells,respectively.The direct targeting relationship between miR-148a-3p and EGFR was examined by using the double luciferase reporter gene assay.Statistical analysis of the data was performed by SPSS 22.0 software.Results:Overexpres-sion or inhibition of miR-148a-3p significantly inhibited or promoted the proliferation,invasion and metastasis of SACC-LM cells re-spectively(P＜0.05).Bioinformatics and double luciferase assay showed that miR-148a-3p directly targeted and regulated the expres-sion of EGFR(P＜0.001).Downregulation of EGFR inhibited the proliferation,migration and invasion of SACC-LM cells(P＜0.05)and partially reversed the promoting effect of miR-148a-3p inhibition(P＜0.05).Conclusion:The downregulation of miR-148a-3p leads to the abnormally high expression of its target gene EGFR,and promotes the proliferation,invasion,and migration of salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma cells.

Objective: To investigate the effect of hypoxia inducible factor 2α (HIF-2α) on regulating CUB domain-containing protein 1 (CDCP1) and its role in hepatocellular carcinoma metastasis. Methods: HIF-2α-knocked down and HIF-2α-stably overexpressing cells (MHCC97H) were prepared by small interfering RNA (siRNA) and lentivirus transfection, respectively. The expression of CDCP1 protein and mRNA in the above cells was detected by western blot and real-time PCR. The effect of HIF-2α on cell invasion ability was determined by Transwell assay. Furthermore, immunohistochemical staining was performed to detect the expression of CDCP1 in human HCC tissue samples. Results: Both HIF-2α and CDCP1 were induced under hypoxic conditions. The activation of CDCP1 under hypoxic conditions was dependent on the expression of HIF-2α.When HIF-2α was overexpressed, the mRNA level of CDCP1 was greatly upregulated (5.92±0.28, P<0.05). When HIF-2α was knocked down by siRNA for 48 h and 72 h, the expression of CDCP1 was significantly downregulated (48 h: 0.25±0.04; 72 h: 0.18±0.02, all P<0.05). Moreover, analysis of human HCC samples showed that CDCP1 expression was correlated with tumor-free survival (P<0.05). Conclusions The results of this study indicate that the expression of CDCP1 is regulated by HIF-2α and is correlated with the progression of HCC. Inhibition of HIF-2α/CDCP1 may play certain inhibitory role in the metastasis of HCC.