OBJECTIVETo investigate the reconstruction of 1/4 defect on upper-lip vermilion with a lower-lip vermilion compound tissue flap pedicled at oral commissure.

METHORDSAt the first stage, the lower lip mucosal flap pedicled by inferior labial artery was transposed to reconstruct the defect on upper lip vermilion and tubercle. The defect at the donor site was closed directly. At the second stage, the flap pedicle was cut off and revised.

RESULTS6 patients were treated with satisfactory aesthetic results. All the flaps survived completely. The oral commissure kept normal with no obvious scar at the donor sites.

CONCLUSIONSThe modified crosslip vermilion flap pedicled at oral commissure has the advantages of avoiding inconvenience in feeding, speaking and cleaning. The procedure is simple with available blood supply. Both aesthetic and functional results are satisfactory.

Arteries ; Esthetics ; Humans ; Lip ; surgery ; Mouth Mucosa ; transplantation ; Surgical Flaps ; blood supply ; Transplant Donor Site ; surgery

Objective To investigate the efficacy and tolerability of estradiol (E2) gel with postoperative patients of moderately severe ovarian endometriosis cyst,who suffer from the side effect of GnRH agonist.Methods Sixty samples were selected with stage Ⅲ ～ Ⅳ ovarian endometriosis after conservative operation by the same operator at the Department of Gynecology,Xiangya Hospital,Central South University,between February 2013 and August 2014.All of the patients after surgeries were randomly divided into three groups:control group (n =20) with only goserelin injection after conservative surgery,treatment group A (n =20) who received estradiol gel,and treatment group B (n =20) who received tibolone as an add-back therapy.The serum E2,follicle stimulating hormone (FSH),luteinizing hormone (LH),hypoestrogenic symptoms,the incidence of uterine bleeding,and the recurrence after conservative operation were compared among three groups.Results Three months later aster treatment with goserelin,the serum level of E2 of three groups showed statistically significant difference (P ＜ 0.05).Serum E2 level of treatment group A was not significantly higher than treatment group B (P ＞ 0.05).The kupperman sore,the incidence of hot flashes sweating,tiring,and agrypnia of treatment groups A and B were significantly lower than the control group (P ＜ 0.05).The incidence of uterine bleeding and recurrence dont differ sharply among three groups (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusions GnRHa combined with estradiol gel can improve symptoms of postoperative patients,reduce side effects effectively,and avoid increase of the risk of vagina bleeding and relapse.

BACKGROUND: Previous studies have verified that under normal culture of neural stem cells (NSCs), folic acid can accelerate proliferation of NSCs by phosphorylation of mitogen activated protein kinase path activation ERK1/2. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of folic acid on NSC extracellular signal regulatory protein kinase pERK1/2 under hypoxic condition. METHODS: NSCs from Neonatal rats were cultured in vitro by serum-free culture method, and incubated in a flask at 1×10~8/L. Except normal control group, self-made hypoxia equipment was used in the hypoxia model, folic acid deficiency and folic acid supplemented groups at day 3. At 37 ℃, hypoxia culture was conducted in the thermostat for 6 hours. The contents of folic acid were 4 mg/L, 4 mg/L, 0.65 mg/L, 8 mg/L in the four groups. Cells following 6 days were collected to count the density using trypan blue. RT-PCR was utilized to detect pERK1/2 mRNA expression. Western blot assay was employed to determine pERK1/2 protein expression. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Compared with the normal control group, the proliferation of NSCs and the expression of ERK1/2mRNA and pERK1/2 protein were decreased significantly in the hypoxia model group. Compared with the hypoxia model group, the proliferation of NSCs and the expression of ERK1/2mRNA and pERK1/2 protein were increased in the folic acid supplemented group, whereas decreased in the folic acid deficiency group. There were significant differences among groups (P < 0.001). Above-described results verified that folic acid supplementation can activate ERK1/2 phosphorylatin and accelerate proliferation of NSCs under hypoxia condition.

Objective To investigate the expression and clinical significance of DJ-1 protein in the endometrial carcinoma and delineate its functional roles in endometrial carcinoma progression.Methods Expression of DJ-1 was examined with immunohistochemical staining of 69 paraffin-embedded endometrial carcinoma samples who underwent surgery at Hunan province Tumor Hospital.Kaplan-Meier analysis was performed to describe the survival curve.Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed with COX proportional hazard model.Results (1) The expression of DJ-1 protein in endometrial carcinoma was significantly higher than that in normal endometrial tissues (P ＜ 0.05).(2) There was positive correlation between the high expression of DJ-1 protein in endometrial carcinoma samples and the pathological grade,the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage,depth of myometrial invasion,or lymph node metastasis (P ＜ 0.05).(3) Kaplan-Meier analysis indicated that the cumulative 5-year survival rate in the low-DJ-1 expression group was 80.8％,whereas it was only 51.2％ in the high-DJ-1 expression group (P ＜ O.05).COX analysis indicated that the expression of DJ-1 was not the endometrial carcinoma independent prognostic factors for overall survival time (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusions The high expression of DJ-1 protein in endometrial carcinoma samples demonstrated a significantly positive correlation with the pathological grade,FIGO stage,depth of myometrial invasion,and lymph node metastasis.However,DJ-1 is not enough to be independent prognostic factor for overall survival time.

Objective To investigate the association between high-risk types of human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) load and the expression of nestin in different cervical lesions.Methods The hybridization capture Ⅱ (HC-Ⅱ) assay was used to test the HR-HPV load from 60 patients who were the first time to do the cervical cancer screening in Xiangya Hospital,and immunohistochemistry was used to detect the expression of nestin in those biopsy tissue samples.Results (1) The lgHPV level (logarithm of HR-HPV load) in the high level lesion group was higher than the low level one (P ＜0.05),and HR-HPV load was positively associated with the degree of cervical lesions (rs =0.269,P =0.037).(2) The expression of nestin in A group was weaker than groups B and C (H =7.271,22.843,P ＜0.01),and the expression of nestin in C group was stronger than B group (H =7.270,P ＜0.01),and the expression of nestin was positively associated with the degree of cervical lesion (rs =0.646,P =0.000).(3) The HR-HPV load was positively associated with the expression of nestin (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions The HR-HPV load and the expression of nestin are closely related to the cervical lesions,and the joint detection has a referential value for early prevention of cervical lesions and prediction of progress of cervical precancerous lesion.It might guide the early prevention and treatment of cervical cancers.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the feasibility and image quality (IQ) of prospectively high-pitch coronary CT angiography (CCTA) with low contrast medium injection rate at 70 kVp. MATERIALS AND METHODS: One hundred and four patients with suspected coronary artery disease (body mass index < 26 kg/m², sinus rhythm and heart rate < 70 beats/min) were prospectively enrolled and randomly divided into two groups. In group A and group B, 28 mL and 40 mL of 370 mgI/mL iodinated contrast media was administrated at a flow rate of 3.5 and 5 mL/s, respectively. CT values, noise, signal-to-noise ratio, contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) of the proximal segments of coronary arteries and subjective IQ were evaluated. RESULTS: The CT values and noise in group A were significantly lower than those in group B (434–485 Hounsfield units [HU] vs. 772–851 HU, all p < 0.001; 17.8–22.3 vs. 23.3–26.4, all p < 0.005). The CNRs of the right coronary artery and left main artery showed no statistical difference between the two groups (42.1 ± 13.8 vs. 36.8 ± 16.0, p = 0.074; 38.7 ± 10.6 vs. 38.1 ± 17.0, p = 0.819). No statistical difference was observed between the two groups in IQ scores (3.04 ± 0.75 vs. 3.0 ± 0.79, p = 0.526) and diagnostic ratio (96.1% [50/52] vs. 94.2% [49/52], p = 0.647). CONCLUSION: Prospective high-pitch CCTA at 70 kVp with 28 mL of contrast media and injection rate of 3.5 mL/s could provide diagnostic IQ for normal-weight patients with heart rate of < 70 beats/min.
Angiography* ; Arteries ; Contrast Media ; Coronary Artery Disease ; Coronary Vessels ; Heart Rate ; Humans ; Noise ; Prospective Studies ; Signal-To-Noise Ratio

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the feasibility and image quality (IQ) of prospectively high-pitch coronary CT angiography (CCTA) with low contrast medium injection rate at 70 kVp. MATERIALS AND METHODS: One hundred and four patients with suspected coronary artery disease (body mass index < 26 kg/m², sinus rhythm and heart rate < 70 beats/min) were prospectively enrolled and randomly divided into two groups. In group A and group B, 28 mL and 40 mL of 370 mgI/mL iodinated contrast media was administrated at a flow rate of 3.5 and 5 mL/s, respectively. CT values, noise, signal-to-noise ratio, contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) of the proximal segments of coronary arteries and subjective IQ were evaluated. RESULTS: The CT values and noise in group A were significantly lower than those in group B (434–485 Hounsfield units [HU] vs. 772–851 HU, all p < 0.001; 17.8–22.3 vs. 23.3–26.4, all p < 0.005). The CNRs of the right coronary artery and left main artery showed no statistical difference between the two groups (42.1 ± 13.8 vs. 36.8 ± 16.0, p = 0.074; 38.7 ± 10.6 vs. 38.1 ± 17.0, p = 0.819). No statistical difference was observed between the two groups in IQ scores (3.04 ± 0.75 vs. 3.0 ± 0.79, p = 0.526) and diagnostic ratio (96.1% [50/52] vs. 94.2% [49/52], p = 0.647). CONCLUSION: Prospective high-pitch CCTA at 70 kVp with 28 mL of contrast media and injection rate of 3.5 mL/s could provide diagnostic IQ for normal-weight patients with heart rate of < 70 beats/min.
Angiography* ; Arteries ; Contrast Media ; Coronary Artery Disease ; Coronary Vessels ; Heart Rate ; Humans ; Noise ; Prospective Studies ; Signal-To-Noise Ratio

Objective To clarify the bottlenecks in the technology transfer work of public hospitals in China,and try to propose work optimization strategies and suggestions from the perspectives of different stakeholders.Methods The relevant literature about the transformation of scientific and technological achievements in public hospitals was searched on CNKI,and inductively summarize the relevant concepts and categories through the three stages of grounded theory coding.Results Through the three stages of coding,85 initial concepts,29 categories,and 5 main categories were sorted out,and a model attributing the influencing factors of the transformation of scientific and technological achievements in public hospitals was constructed,involving five major entities:public hospitals,medi-cal staff,enterprises,government,and universities.Conclusion The work of transforming scientific and technologi-cal achievements in public hospitals involves multiple stakeholders.It can start from the standardized management of public hospitals,the technological breakthroughs of medical staff,the active leadership of the government,the pro-active integration of enterprises,and the talent cultivation of universities to achieve innovation in talent cultivation mechanisms,industry evaluation mechanisms,profit distribution mechanisms,and intelligent management mecha-nisms.

Objective Understanding the cognitive attitude,influencing factors,and demand elements of medical staff in public hospitals towards the transformation of scientific and technological achievements,and proposing coun-termeasures and suggestions to improve the transformation rate of scientific and technological achievements in pub-lic hospitals.Methods Based on a questionnaire survey of the cognition and needs for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements among medical staff in public hospitals,it investigates medical personnel from 12 public hospitals in Anhui Province.Data processing is conducted using descriptive analysis and moderated mediation effect analysis methods.Results The cognitive attitude is positively correlated with influencing factors(r=0.125,P＜0.01),the degree of cognition is positively correlated with demand elements(r=0.599,P＜0.01),and influencing factors are positively correlated with demand elements(r=0.336,P＜0.01).The impact factors of medical staff in the process of scientific and technological achievement transformation play a partial mediating role between cognitive attitude and demand elements,and the technical title of medical staff has a moderating effect.Conclusion There are bottlenecks in the transformation of scientific and technological achievements by medical staff in public hospitals,in-cluding a weak awareness of transformation,limited transformation capabilities,disconnection between scientific re-search achievements and the market,and an unobvious collaborative effect of"government,education,medical care,production,and research".Public hospitals should improve supporting measures in aspects such as talent cultivation,management systems,professional training,and information construction.

Objective To construct an evaluation index system of scientific and technological achievements transfor-mation in affiliated hospitals of universities and colleges based on a logical model,and to provide reference for scien-tific and systematic measurement of scientific and technological achievements transformation in affiliated hospitals of universities and colleges.Methods The first draft of the evaluation index system was drawn up by combing the re-search literature and laws and policies related to the evaluation of scientific and technological achievements transfor-mation in domestic hospitals,and two rounds of Delphi expert consultation were carried out to determine the evalua-tion index system.Results The expert positive coefficient of both rounds was 100%,the authority coefficient was 0.875 and 0.874,and Kendall's W coefficient increased round by round.Finally,an evaluation system covering 4 first-level indicators,12 second-level indicators and 44 third-level indicators of scientific and technological achieve-ments transformation in affiliated hospitals of colleges and universities was determined.Conclusion The evaluation in-dex system of scientific and technological achievements transformation in affiliated hospitals of colleges and universi-ties has certain reliability and scientificity,with obvious main characteristics,and has important guiding significance and practical value for promoting the optimization of scientific and technological achievements transformation in affiliated hospitals of colleges and universities and improving the transformation efficiency.