Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of modified Huanglian Wendan Decoction for treatment of tic disorder (TD) children with syndrome of wind stirring due to phlegm-heat; To detect its effects on peripheral-blood miR-429 expression. Methods Eighty cases of TD children were randomly divided into treatment group and control group,with 40 cases in each group.In the treatment group,children were treated with modified Huanglian Wendan Decoction, one dosage a day, twice a day, orally. In the control group, TD children were treated with haloperidol, 0.03 mg/(kg?d), orally, according to the symptom to adjust dose, and the maximum amount did not exceed 0.08 mg/(kg?d). 30 d was a treatment course for both groups. The treatment lasted for three courses. Before and after 3 months of clinical observation, the severity of disease was evaluated by TCM syndrome and Yale Global Tic Severity Scale (YGTSS) score. Clinical efficacy and TCM syndrome efficacy were evaluated; the level of miR-429 in peripheral blood was detected; the adverse reactions were observed. Results The total effective rate of clinical efficacy was 82.5% (33/40) in treatment group and 80.0% (32/40) in the control group, without statistical significance (P>0.05); The total effective rate of TCM syndrome efficacy was 92.5% (37/40) in treatment group and 75.0% (30/40) in the control group, with statistical significance (P<0.05). Compared with before treatment, the YGTSS score and TCM syndrome score significantly decreased after treatment (P<0.01), and the TCM syndrome score in the treatment group was much lower than the control group after treatment (P<0.05). Compared with before treatment, miR-429 level in both groups increased obviously after treatment (P<0.01), and the miR-429 level in the treatment group was much higher than the control group after treatment (P<0.05). There were mild constipation (1 cases), diarrhea (2 cases), and anorexia (2 cases) in the treatment group, and obvious lethargy (3 cases) and dizziness (3 cases) in the control group. Conclusion Modified Huanglian Wendan Decoction shows obvious effects for treating TD, and can up-regulate miR-429 of peripheral-blood.

Objective To analyze the characteristics and epidemic trend of malignant tumor in Yueqing City of Zhejiang Province from 2012 to 2015 so as to provide scientific bases for policy making regarding control and prevention of malignant tumor.Methods Descriptive epidemiological analyses were made on the data of malignant tumor in Yueqing City from 2012 to 2015.Results The average annual incidence rate of malignant tumor from 2012 to 2015 was 248.85/105, the incidence rates from 2012 to 2015 were 238.24/105, 242.95/105, 247.15/105, 266.85/105, respectively.The average male incidence rate was 265.82/105, the average female incidence rate was 230.38/105.The former was higher than the latter.The group of 40-year-old and above age accounted for 91.64% of the total number of malignant tumor cases.Leukemia was common among 20-year-old and below age group.Breast cancer, liver cancer and lung cancer were common among 20-to 39-year-old age group.Lung cancer, liver cancer and gastric cancer were common among the age group of 40-year-old and above.The top five incidence rates of malignant tumor were lung cancer, liver cancer, gastric cancer, colorectal cancer and breast cancer, accounting for 56.74% of total cases thereof.Conclusion From 2012 to 2015, the incidence trend of malignant tumor in Yueqing City remained basically stable;the incidence rate remained relatively high and showed a slow rising trend on a yearly basis with the incidence rate of lung cancer increasing most significantly.The male incidence rate of malignant tumor was obviously higher than the female incident rate thereof.For the age group over 40, the incidence rate of malignant tumor increased significantly.It is necessary to pertinently strengthen the relevant health education of malignant tumor and implement the relevant early monitoring, thereby reducing the incidence rate.

BACKGROUNDSubjective olfactory tests are easy to perform and popularly applied in the clinic, but using only these, it is difficult to diagnose all disorders of the olfactory system. The olfactory event related potentials technique offers further insight into the olfactory system and is an ideal objective test. This analysis was of subjective and objective data on the olfactory function of twelve patients with loss of smell associated with an upper respiratory infection (URI).

METHODSWe tested the twelve patients with URI induced olfactory loss by medical history, physical examination of the head and neck, olfactory tests and medical imaging. Olfactory function was assessed by Toyota and Takagi olfactometry including olfactory detection and recognition thresholds and olfactory event-related potentials (OERPs) recorded with OEP-98C Olfactometer.

RESULTSAn unusual phenomenon was observed in five patients in whom the subjective detection and recognition thresholds were normal, while the expected OERPs were not detectable.

CONCLUSIONSWe suggest that the discordance between olfactory psychophysical measurements and OERPs might be the results of abnormal electrophysiology related with olfactory neuropathy caused by viral URI. In addition, the measurement of OERPs might play a significant role in evaluating olfactory dysfunction.

Adult ; Evoked Potentials ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Olfaction Disorders ; diagnosis ; Respiratory Tract Infections ; complications ; Sensory Thresholds ; Smell ; physiology

Objective The use of tourniquets in total knee arthroplasty has been controversial. Many studies have focused only on the different time courses and neglected the effects of pressures. Currently,there is no study explaining the mechanism of tourniquet-induced injury. The aim of this study was to explore the effects of different tourniquet pressures on pain and swelling after total knee arthroplasty and to explore the mechanism of injury. Methods Ninety-six patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty at Nanjing General Hospital from June 2017 to December 2017 were randomly as-signed to 240 mmHg group (low pressure),270 mmHg group (medi- um pressure),and 300 mmHg group (high pressure). The patient's pain and thigh circumference were measured before and 1-2 days after surgery. Blood samples were taken before and 3,8,and 24 hours after surgery. Superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1),prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and myoglobin were detected,analysed and compared. Results In the perspective of the pain and swelling of affected limb after surgery,the 300 mmHg group (73.24±10.51) was significantly different from the 240 mmHg group (58.18±9.66) and the 270mmHg group (63.06±10.06). In the perspective of the SOD1 level in serum,the 300mmHg group (97.77±13.82) was significant-ly different from the 240mmHg group (63.72±15.02) and the 270 mmHg group (70.58±5.85) at 3h after surgery,and then the diver-gence was gradually decreased. In the perspective of the PGE2 level in serum,the 300 mmHg group (478.05±35.80) was significantly different from the 240mmHg group (334.42±33.12) and the 270mmHg group (391.85±19.41) at 3h after surgery,and the divergence was started to decrease after 8 h. In the perspective of the myoglobin level in serum,the 300 mmHg group (30.43±9.79) was also sig-nificantly different from the 240 mmHg group (17.58±1.93) and the 270 mmHg group (22.28±4.21) at 8 h after operation,the diver-gence was started to decrease after 24 h. which began to decrease after 24 h. Correlation analysis showed that there was a significant cor-relation between pain (correlation coefficient 0.518,P<0.001),swelling (correlation coefficient 0.345,P<0.05) and stress after sur-gery. Conclusion The pain and swelling of the affected limb is positively correlated with the pressure of the tourniquet during the operation. Muscle necrosis is the main mechanism of the injury. Oxidative stress occurs in the ischemic phase and inflammation occurs in the reperfusion phase.

OBJECTIVETo establish criteria for AIS of Lenke5 and Lenke6 by an anterior only procedure of the lower curve fusion.

METHODSA retrospective study was conducted between March 1999 and May 2004 to investigate 52 AIS patients of Lenke5 and Lenke6. All the patients were observed 24 years (34 months on average). Many parameters were evaluated. At final assessment, two groups emerged: Group A had satisfactory results (the thoracic curve was reduced) and Group B had just the opposite.

RESULTSPreoperative thoracic curve in group A averaged 33 degrees and 18 degrees after surgery. The lumbar curve averaged 49 degrees before surgery and 21 degrees after surgery. In group B (n = 6), the average thoracic curve was 38 degrees before surgery and 45 degrees after surgery, whereas the lumbar curve averaged 46 degrees before surgery and 25 degrees after surgery. Two of these patients underwent posterior thoracic instrumentation and fusion because of the unreasonable balance.

CONCLUSIONSA successful surgical outcome was dependent on both the flexibility of the thoracic curve and the patients' maturity. The thoracolumbar/lumbar-thoracic (TL/L:T) Cobb ratio in combination with the flexibility of the thoracic curve were the best predictors among the structural indexes.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Child ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Male ; Retrospective Studies ; Scoliosis ; surgery ; Spinal Fusion ; methods ; Treatment Outcome

This study aimed to analyze the clinical phenotype of chromosome 9p deletion or duplication and its relationship with karyotype. A patient, female, aged 6 months, visited the hospital due to motor developmental delay. Karyotype analysis identified abnormalities of chromosome 9 short arm, and high-throughput sequencing found 9p24.3-9p23 deletion and 9p23-9p13.1 duplication. Her parents had a normal karyotype. Karyotype analysis combined with high-throughput sequencing is of great significance for improving the efficiency of etiological diagnosis in children with motor developmental delay or multiple congenital deformities and mental retardation.

OBJECTIVETo explore the associations between the single nucleotide polymorphism of human mismatch repair gene hMLH1 and the papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) in Chinese Han people.

METHODSA hospital based 1:1 matched case-control study was carried out. The single nucleotide polymorphism (-93G > A, 1151T > A and 655A > G) for 204 pairs of cases with PTC as well as healthy controls was identified by PCR-RFLP, PCR-ASO and DNA sequencing.

RESULTSWith univariate analysis, we found that compared to 1151TT genotype, the TA genotype could increase the PTC risk marginally, with odds ratio (OR) of 2.15 (95%CI: 0.99 - 4.85); While the mutant genotype TA + AA could increase the PTC risk statistically significant, with OR of 2.15(95%CI: 1.02 - 4.69). With 2 x 4 cross-over study, we found that compared to -93GG and 1151TT genotypes, individuals with both -93GA + AA and 1151TA + AA could increase the PTC risk marginally, with OR of 2.50 (95%CI: 0.96 - 6.67); While, compared to 655AA and 1151TT genotypes, individuals with both 655AA and 1151TA + AA could increase the PTC risk statistically significant, with OR of 2.50 (95%CI: 1.02 - 4.73). Multivariate and conditional logistic regression analysis showed the genotype of 1151TA, the history of receiving CT diagnosis, the history of tumor, the negative life events and eating seafood frequently could increase the risk of PTC, with OR of 6.79 (95%CI: 3.18 - 14.49), 3.35 (95%CI: 1.93 - 5.80), 39.03 (95%CI: 3.70 - 41.60) and 3.98 (95%CI: 1.81 - 8.73); While, eating fruit frequently could decrease the PTC risk.

CONCLUSIONThe 1151TA + AA genotype, the history of receiving CT diagnosis, the history of tumor, the negative life events and eating seafood frequently were the risk factors of PTC, while eating fruit frequently was the protective factor.

Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing ; genetics ; Adult ; Asian Continental Ancestry Group ; genetics ; Carcinoma, Papillary ; epidemiology ; ethnology ; genetics ; Case-Control Studies ; Female ; Gene Frequency ; Genetic Predisposition to Disease ; Genotype ; Humans ; Male ; Matched-Pair Analysis ; Middle Aged ; MutL Protein Homolog 1 ; Nuclear Proteins ; genetics ; Polymorphism, Genetic ; Thyroid Neoplasms ; epidemiology ; ethnology ; genetics

In the present study, we reported distribution of ER alpha and ER beta mRNAs in the hypothalamus of young and old ovariectomized (OVX) rhesus macaques. The ER alpha were detected in all six major vestiblular nuclei which included arcuate nucleus (ARC) , paraventricularis nucleus (PVN) , periventricular nucleus (PeriV) , supraoptic nucleus (SON) , medial prioptic nucleus (MPN) and lateral hypothalamus area (LHA). However, the ER beta mRNA can also detected in those nuclei excerpt SON, but the signals of ER beta mRNA were weaker than those of ER alpha mRNA. We observed that the degree of expression of ERs mRNA were different in most nucleus of old and young monkeys. The ER alpha mRNAs were highly expressed in ARC and SON in young monkeys compared with old monkeys. Moderate amount of ERalpha mRNAs hybridization signals and weak signals were observed in LHA, and MPN both in young and old monkeys. In contrast, only lower level of ER alpha hybridization signal were observed in PVN and PeriV in young monkeys, and the signals of ER alpha were very low in those nucleus of old monkeys. In general, the expression of ER beta mRNA were weaker than that of ER alpha mRNA in above nucleus excerpt LHA. The relatively higher density of ER beta hybridization signals have been observed in the LHA in young monkey compared with old monkeys. Low amount of ER beta mRNA hybridization signals were observed in the ARC, PVN and MPN, and no age differences were seen in PVN and MPN of those monkeys. In PeriV, we observed some signals in young monkey and a few signals in old monkeys. It was different from the rodent in which we did not found ER beta hybridization signal in SON. This study showed that both of the two estrogen receptors not only had the same pattern of expression but also had many different patterns of expression. The different expression of ER alpha and ER beta mRNAs in the young and old monkey brain may imply diverse functions in different regions of the monkey brain.

OBJECTIVETo explore the relationship of the genetic polymorphisms and the haplotypes in hMLH1 and hMSH3 gene with the risk of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) in Chinese Hans.

METHODSA hospital based 1:1 matched case-control study was carried out. The polymorphisms for 204 pairs of PTC cases and healthy controls were identified by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) and allele specific oligonucleotide (PCR-ASO) assays.

RESULTS(1) The PTC risk was marginally increased in the hMLH1 1151TA genotype, with odds ratio (OR) of 2.15 (95%CI: 0.99-4.85); the PTC risk was significantly increased in the mutant genotype 1151TA+AA, with OR of 2.15 (95%CI: 1.02-4.69); (2) The haplotypes of -93G, 1151A, 655A in the hMLH1 gene could increase the PTC risk, with OR of 2.67 (95%CI: 1.16-6.53, P=0.011), compared with the haplotype of -93G, 1151T, 655A; (3) Compared to 3124A, 2835G haplotype in hMSH3 gene, the 3124G, 2835A haplotype could increase the PTC risk marginally, with OR of 3.08 (95%CI: 0.92-13.25).

CONCLUSIONThe 1151T/A polymorphism in hMLH1 was associated with PTC; both the haplotype of -93G, 1151A, 655A in hMLH1 and the 3124G, 2835A haplotype in hMSH3 were associated with PTC.

Adenocarcinoma, Papillary ; genetics ; Adult ; Female ; Genetic Predisposition to Disease ; Haplotypes ; genetics ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Polymorphism, Genetic ; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide ; Risk ; Thyroid Neoplasms ; genetics

This study was aimed to investigate the expression of Na(+)/H(+) exchanger 1 (NHE1) in K562 and HL-60 cells undergoing DNA damage induced by etoposide and to elucidate the regulating mechanism. Real-time quantitative PCR (RQ-PCR) and Western blot methods were used to determine the expression of NHE1 in K562 cells after the treating with etoposide. Meanwhile, the flow cytometry was used to detect the apoptosis of leukemic cells. The luciferase reporter vector containing NHE1 promoter was constructed to measure relative luciferase activity after treating with different etoposide concentrations. The results showed that the mRNA and protein of NHE1 increased in accordance with apoptosis ratio in HL-60 cells after treated with etoposide (p < 0.05), but no such obvious increase in K562 cells. Treatment with NHE1 specific inhibitor could block etoposide induced alkalization and reduce the apoptosis ratio of HL-60 cells. The expression pattern and apoptosis alteration was not similar in K562 cells. Relative luciferase activity of reporter vector containing NHE1 promoter however increased in K562 cells after treated with etoposide. It is concluded that the expression of NHE1 is up-regulated in the process of apoptosis of HL-60 cells induced by etoposide and depends on the pHi increasing caused by NHE1 up-regulation which is not found in K562 cells although the transcriptional activity increased.
Apoptosis ; Cation Transport Proteins ; metabolism ; DNA Damage ; Etoposide ; HL-60 Cells ; Humans ; K562 Cells ; Promoter Regions, Genetic ; Sodium-Hydrogen Exchanger 1 ; Sodium-Hydrogen Exchangers ; metabolism