The number of root canals varies most in the areas of mandibular anterior teeth, maxillary and mandibular premolars, and premolars. Generally, The mandibular anterior teeth have one root canal, but data suggest that the anatomical morphology of the root canals of mandibular incisors varies greatly, which easily leads to the neglect of root canals in endodontic treatment. This report described the case of a mother and a daughter whose mandibular anterior teeth have two symmetrical root canals.

Objective To study the distribution characteristics of TCM constitutions of hormone-dependent breast cancer patients; To provide references for TCM diagnosis and treatment.Methods TCM constitution differentiation in the 210 patients with hormone-dependent breast cancer were investigated by a questionnaire survey, which is made according to the Classification and Determination of TCM Constitutions invented by professor Wang Qi and four methods of diagnosis of TCM, with a purpose to investigate the correlation of TCM constitutions and TCM syndrome differentiation typing.Results There was statistical significance among TCM constitutions of the 210 patients with hormone-dependent breast cancer (P<0.001), with yin deficiency 43.8% (92 cases), qi stagnation 15.2% (32 cases), qi deficiency 11.4% (24 cases), blood stasis 7.6% (16 cases), and yang deficiency 6.7% (14 cases). There was statistical significance among TCM syndromes (P<0.001), with dysfunction of Chong and Ren channels 63.8% (134 cases), stagnation of liver qi syndrome 16.2% (34 cases), weakness of the spleen and stomach syndrome 11.4% (24 cases). There was statistical significance between dysfunction of Chong and Ren channels and correlation of TCM constitutions (P<0.001).Conclusion Most hormone-dependent breast cancer patients are accompanied with yin deficiency pattern and the syndrome differentiation typing of dysfunction of Chong and Ren channels. There is correlation between dysfunction of Chong and Ren channels and TCM constitutions.

Objective To investigate the survival principle of SARS-conarovirus (SARS-Cov) in environments and to explore the inactivation effect of chlorine and chlorine dioxide on SARS-Cov with the aim of providing some basis for blocking its'main route of transmission. Methods SARS-Cov were added into the excrement samples, urine samples and other water samples and were disinfected by sodium chlorite and chlorine dioxide. The survival ability of SARS-Cov and the effects of those two disinfectants on the inactivation of SARS-Cov were observed. Results The survival of SARS-Cov changed with the variation of temperature in external environment.It was showed that SARS-Cov could only survive for 2 days in hospital sewage, domestic sewage and dechlorinated tap water, while 3 days in excrement samples, 14 days in physiological saline and 17 days in urine samples protected from light in vitro at 20 ℃ . At 4 ℃, SARS-Cov could survive for 14 days in all above water samples and 17 days in excrement samples and urine samples. Resistibility of SARS-Cov to disinfectants in sewage sample was lower than those of E. coli and f2 phage. At the same disinfectant dosage or residual chlorine concentration , chlorine had better inactivation effect than chlorine dioxide did.The residual chlorine concentration of more than 0.5 mg/L or chlorine dioxide concentration of more than 2.19 mg/L was enough for the complete inactivation of SARS-Cov in sewage, but not enough for E. coli and f2 phage. Conclusion The survival time of SARS-Cov was shorter and more susceptible to chlorine and chlorine dioxide in external environment.

Objective The aim of this study is to compare the gains accomplished from different tympanoplasty based upon a review of patient records.Methods The charts of 137 patients who underwent different tympanoplasty operations were reviewed.They were divided into three groups.Group I,26 cases(26 ears) of tympanoplasty with mastoidectomy;group II,61 cases(62 ears) of tympanoplasty with mastoidectomy;group III,48 cases(49 ears) of myringoplasty.The hearing outcomes after dry ear were analyzed.Nonparametric statistics was used to determine group differences.A probability value of P

Objective To observe the effect of Xingding injection on renal fuction,blood Laminin(LN)and Collegen Ⅳ(C-Ⅳ)in chronic renal failure(CRF).Methods Effect of SerumCreatinine(SCR),BloodUreaNitrogen (BUN)、Hemoglobin(Hb)、ALT、24 hupq、Laminin(LN)、Collegen Ⅳ(C-Ⅳ)was observed in CRF pa- tients.Results Compared with the controlvalues,significantly decreased the level of Scr,BUN,LN,C-Ⅳ and 24 hupq(P

Objective To explore the best serum-free cultural way in neural stem cells from the hippocampus of the newborn rats and observe the characteristics of growth,proliferation,and induced differentiation of neural stem cells.Methods The neonatal rats′ hippocampus tissues were dissociated mechanically.The cells were cultured in the serum-free cultural medium which were added separately basic fibroblast growth factor(bFGF),epithelium growth factor(EGF),bFGF+EGF by suspended cultural way.The neural stem cells were identified by nestin immunofluorescence.After induced differentiation of embryonic cow serum,the differentiated cells were identified.Results The serum-free medium added bFGF and EGF could perfectly induce neural stem cells to proliferate and the differentiated cells expressed the specific antigen of neurons,astrocytes and oligodendrocytes.Conclusion The serum-free medium with bFGF and EGF can be used to culture neural stem cells from hippocampus tissue of rats in vitro.

Allelic Imbalance ; Genetic Techniques ; Humans

Objective To investigate the infiltration of dendritic cell (DC) in Vocal cord polyp, laryngeal leukopla-kia and glottic squamous cell carcinoma,and to observe laryngeal mucosal lesions of the state of the immune microenviron-ment, and to research significance of DC on the development of glottic squamous cell carcinoma. Methods The infiltration of S-100+and CD83+DC in 20 cases of Vocal cord polyp, 47 cases of laryngeal leukoplakia, 45 cases of glottic squamous cell carcinoma tumor and 20 cases of laryngeal normal mucosa were examined using immunohistochemistry. Results The num-ber of S-100+and CD83+DC were significantly higher in glottic squamous cell carcinoma, laryngeal leukoplakia and vocal cord polyp than that in laryngeal normal mucosa (P<0.05). The number of S-100+and CD83+DC were higher in laryngeal leukoplakia than that in glottic squamous cell carcinoma (P<0.05). The number of S-100+and CD83+DC in mild dysplasia and moderate dysplasia were less than that in severe atypical hyperplasia (P<0.01). In glottic squamous cell carcinoma, S-100+ and CD83+DC with poor-differentiated was significantly less than that with well-differentiated (P < 0.01). Conclu-sion Changes in the number of dendritic cell was found in vocal cord polyp, laryngeal leukoplakia and glottic squamous cell carcinoma, which indicated that there were an abnormal immune status. Changing of dendritic cell in laryngeal mucosa plays an important role in laryngeal cancer development.

AIM:To observe the effect of captopril on the genesis and development of gastric cancer , and to explore its clinical treatment feasibility for gastric cancer .METHODS:The human gastric cancer cell line AGS was used to establish a tumor model in nude mice , and the model mice were randomly divided into 3 groups: positive control ( 5-fluorouracil) group, normal control (saline) group and experimental (captopril) group.After intraperitoneal injection or intragastric administration of the drugs , the tumor growth curve was determined , and the tumor tissues were also sampled to detect the expression of Ki-67, STAT3, Bax and Bcl-2 by real-time quantitative PCR and immunohistochemistry .The apop-tosis was detected by TUNEL +DAPI staining .RESULTS: The tumor growth curve showed that the tumor model in the nude mice was successfully established .The tumor volumes among groups showed significantly different after 14 d growth. The increase in the tumor volume in normal control group was significantly faster than that in the other two groups , and that in positive control group was the slowest .The expression of Bax in captopril group increased , and the expression of STAT3, Ki-67 and Bcl-2 was reduced as compared with normal control group and positive control group .Compared with normal con-trol group, the apoptotic rate increased significantly , and the protein expression of p-STAT3 and STAT3 decreased obviously in positive control group and captopril group .CONCLUSION:With better feasibility , angiotensin-converting enzyme in-hibitor captopril has a significant effect on treating gastric cancer in the AGS nude mouse model by regulating the expression of STAT3, Bax, Bcl-2 and Ki-67 to accelerate the apoptosis of cancer cells , thus inhibiting tumor growth .

Objective To investigate the clinical effects of preoperative eye position training on femtosecond laser-assisted laser in situ keratomileusis(FL-LASIK)? Methods One hundred and sixty-eight myopia patients(328 eyes)scheduled for selective FL-LASIK were randomly divided into the experiment group of 85 cases(166 eyes)and the control group of 83 cases(162 eyes)?The patients in the control group were given the routine preoperative education and the patients in the experiment group received the preoperative intervention of eye position besides routine preoperative education? The two groups were compared in terms of intraoperative changes of eye position,corneal topography and the postoperative visual acuity? Results The frequency of eye position adjustment and machine stopping in the experiment group was significantly smaller than that of the control group(P < 0?001)? But no significant differences were found between the two groups in corneal topography and the postoperative visual acuity(P > 0?05)? Conclusion Preoperative training of eye position may maintain ideal eye position and reduce the frequency of downtime due to eye position adjustment during FL-LASIK,which may ensure the successful completion of FL-LASIK?