OBJECTIVETo explore an ideal method for comprehensive correcting of the unilateral cleft lip nasal defomity.

METHODSThe operation includes replacement of the displaced tissue, excision of the deviated septum, and correction of the deviated septum and the deformity of the lower nose. The excised nasal septum was grafted on the alar base, the nasal columella and the nasal tip.

RESULTS32 patients were treated with this method from 1994 to 1999. Postoperative fellow-up for 1-3 years demonstrated satisfactory results.

CONCLUSIONThrough excision and grafting of the nasal septum, the deviated septum and the deformity of the lower nose are effectively corrected. Complete undermining and replacement of the displaced structure are the basis of correcting the cleft lip nasal deformity.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Cartilage ; transplantation ; Cleft Lip ; surgery ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Nasal Septum ; transplantation ; Nose ; abnormalities ; surgery

OBJECTIVE Toprepareapolyclonalantibodyforspindlin1protein,anovelcancer related protein,and to provide the data for a better understanding of its functions and screening tu mor. METHODS Purifiedspindlin1proteinwasinjectedintorabbitstoproducethepolyclonalantiserumafter removing glutathione S-transferase (GST)from the fusion protein spindlin 1-GST that was expressed in Escherichia coli..The antiserum was purified through the Hitrap Protein A system,and the titer of spin-dlin 1 polyclonal antibody was detected by ELISA.The specificity of the polyclonal antibody was deter-minedbyWesternblottingandimmunohistochemistry.RESULTS Thetiterofspindlin1polyclonalanti-body was 1∶2000.Western blotting detection demonstrated that the spindlin 1 polyclonal antibody recog-nized myc-spindlin 1 reco mbinant fusion protein in HeLa cells transfected with pAdeasy-myc-spindlin 1 , which also corresponded with Myc.antibody.The HeLa cells were transfected with enhanced green fluo-rescence protein (EGFP)and spindlin 1 vector(pEGFP-C3-spindlin 1 ),which was confirmed by the in-dependent GFP fluorescence assay.The results of immunohistochemistry detection with the spindlin 1 polyclonal antibody suggested that spindlin 1 was mainly expressed in the nuclei of HeLa cells.More i m-portantly,in i mmunohistoche mical assays,the spindlin 1 antibody recognized nuclear spindlin 1 expres-sioninclinicalovariancancertissues.CONCLUSION Thespecificspindlin1polyclonalantibodyispre-pared,which may be used to detect cancer-related protein spindlin 1 in HeLa cells and ovarian cancer tissues.

The transcriptional repressor RE1 silencer transcription factor(NRSF/REST) is an important factor that restricts some neuronal traits in neurons.Since these traits are also present in pancreatic islet cells,NRSF-regulated genes involved in islet function are searched.A NRSE-like motif was analysed in human insulin promoter.The role of NRSE was evaluated by generating a model of insulin-secreting cells that firmly express NRSF.The presence of NRSF led to a decrease in activity of human insulin promoter by stable or transient transfection with human insulin-promoter luciferase.The predicted NRSE-like motif also confers NRSF-dependent transcriptional repression in the context of a surrogate gene promoter.Specific binding activity of NRSF/REST to the NRSE-like motif was confirmed by EMSA.Moreover,the binding activity is competed by consensus NRSE sequence.These data showed that human insulin promoter is regulated by the transcriptional repressor NRSF/REST via the NRSE-like motif.

Objective:To evaluate the effect of dexmedetomidine on the expression of polyadenosine diphosphate ribose polymerase-1 (PARP-1) during intestinal ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury in rats.Methods:Eighteen clean-grade healthy male Sprague-Dawley rats, weighing 200-240 g, aged 8-12 weeks, were divided into 3 groups ( n=6 each) using a random number table method: sham operation group (S group), intestinal I/R group (I/R group) and intestinal I/R+ dexmedetomidine group (I/R+ Dex group). In group S, only the superior mesenteric artery was isolated by laparotomy without clipping. The model of intestinal I/R injury was established by clamping the superior mesenteric artery for 45 min followed by reperfusion for 120 min in anesthetized animals in I/R group and I/R+ Dex group. The right femoral vein was isolated and catheterized in all the three groups. In I/R+ DEX group, dexmedetomidine 5 μg/kg was intravenously infused for 15 min before clamping. The equal volume of normal saline was given in S group and I/R group. At 120 min of reperfusion, the rats were sacrificed after anesthesia and the small intestine tissues were taken for determination of the wet/dry lung weight (W/D) ratio, apoptosis in intestinal epithelial cells (using TUNEL method) and expression of PARP-1 activation product polyadenosine diphosphate ribose and caspase-3 (by Western blot) and for microscopic examination of pathological changes which were assessed and scored according to Chiu. The apoptosis index was calculated. Results:Compared with S group, the W/D ratio, Chiu score and apoptosis index were significantly increased, and the expression of polyadenosine diphosphate ribose and caspase-3 was up-regulated in I/R group and I/R+ Dex group ( P<0.05). Compared with I/R group, the W/D ratio, Chiu score and apoptosis index were significantly decreased, and the expression of PAR and caspase-3 was down-regulated in I/R+ Dex group ( P<0.05). Conclusions:The mechanism by which dexmedetomidine alleviates intestinal I/R injury may be related to inhibiting PARP-1 activation and alleviating cell apoptosis in rats.

Objective:To understand the epidemiological characteristics of infectious diarrhea pathogens in Pudong New Areas of Shanghai from 2013 to 2017 to provide evidence for control and prevention of the disease.Methods:From Jan 2013 to Dec 2017, active surveillance program on diarrhea was conducted in 14 sentinel hospitals (three tertiary-level and nine secondary-level, and two primary-level hospitals) in Pudong New Areas of Shanghai, based on location, catchment areas and number of patients. All recruited outpatients were interviewed in hospitals, using a standard questionnaire. Stool specimens were collected and tested for five viral and eight bacterial pathogens.Results:A total of 9 301 cases with infectious diarrhea were included, and the overall positive rate was 55.7 % (5 179). Positive rates of single virus, single bacteria and mixed infections were 26.7 % (2 481), 17.0 % (1 579) and 12.0 % (1 119), respectively. For single infection, the most commonly detected viruses appeared as norovirus (15.4 %, 1 428/9 301) and rotavirus (7.2 %, 667/9 301). The most commonly detected bacteria were diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (6.7 %, 619/9 301) and non-typhoid Salmonella (3.3 %, 305/9 301). The most common mixed infections were caused by virus-bacteria (4.9 %, 459/9 301). Norovirus (17.0 %, 838/4 938) showed the highest positive rates, followed by Escherichia coli (7.2 %, 354/4 938), both seen in the age group of 20-59 years old group. Rotavirus (9.4 %, 178/1 896) and non-typhoid Salmonella (4.9 %, 93/1 896) were the most common pathogens found in the age group of 0-4 years old. The prevalence of norovirus peaked both in spring and autumn. The other peaks were seen as: Rotavirus in winter, diarrheagenic Escherichia coli in summer and non-typhoid Salmonella in summer. Conclusions:Our data showed that the positive rates of infectious diarrhea pathogens were high in Pudong New Areas of Shanghai from 2013 to 2017. The dominant pathogens would include norovirus, rotavirus and diarrheagenic Escherichia coli but with differenct distributions in age groups. Obvious seasonal patterns were also observed.

BACKGROUND:Liuwei Dihuang Wan takes"three tonifying and three reducing effects"as its compatibility feature to nourish yin and tonify the kidneys,while Zuogui Wan takes"seeking yin in yang"as its compatibility feature to nourish yin and tonify the kidneys by promoting yang.Both of them belong to the same method of nourishing yin and tonifying the kidneys,and have better curative effects at the symptomatic and cellular molecular levels. OBJECTIVE:To observe the effects of Liuwei Dihuang Wan and Zuogui Wan in bone metabolism,and to explore their mechanism of action in the osteoprotegerin(OPG)/receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand(RANKL)osteoblastic pathway. METHODS:Thirty-two Sprague-Dawley rats were randomized into model,Liuwei Dihuang Wan,Zuogui Wan,and sham operation group,with eight rats in each group.Osteoporosis models were prepared using removal of both ovaries in the first three groups.Starting at 30 days postoperatively,rats in the Liuwei Dihuang Wan group were gavaged with Liuwei Dihuang Wan 1.125 g/kg/d;rats in the Zuoqui Wan group were gavaged with Zuogui Wan 2.25 g/kg/d;and rats in the sham operation group and the model group were gavaged with saline 10 mL/kg/d.After 12 weeks of gavage,the rat tibia was taken to measure bone mineral density.The serum levels of estrogen,bone alkaline phosphatase,and cAMP/cGMP were measured using ELISA,and the expression of OPG/RANKL in the femur was detected using western blot. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Compared with the sham operation group,the model group showed a decrease in bone mineral density and levels of estrogen and bone alkaline phosphatase(P＜0.05)and an increase in cAMP/cGMP level(P＜0.05).Compared with the model group,the Liuwei Dihuang Wan group and the Zuogui Wan group significantly increased bone mineral density(P＜0.05)and bone alkaline phosphatase levels(P＜0.05);the Zuogui Wan group significantly decreased cAMP/cGMP levels(P＜0.05)and upregulated OPG expression(P＜0.05);the Liuwei Dihuang Wan group upregulated OPG expression and downregulated RANKL expression(P＜0.05);and both groups were unable to significantly increase estrogen levels(P＞0.05).To conclude,Zuogui Wan,which seeks yin from yang,can effectively increase the expression of OPG but cannot downregulate the expression of RANKL.However,Liuwei Dihuang Wan,which has three tonifying and three reducing effects,can bidirectionally regulate the expression of OPG and RANKL.This result suggests that Liuwei Dihuang Wan can significantly inhibit osteoclastic function compared with Zuogui Wan,and further research is needed to verify this conclusion.