Large vascular lesions have become one of the main causes in the death and disability of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The article systematically and in-depthly studied the mechanism of large vascular lesions in T2DM, in order to seek effective drug prevention and treatment. It was of vital importance in the improvement of prognosis of T2DM patients. In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), the basic pathogenesis of T2DM large vascular lesions was deficiency in origin and excess in superficiality, in whichqi-yin deficiency was the origin and the obstruction of collaterals was the superficiality. In western medicine, the body endothelial dysfunction, oxidative stress reaction and abnormal gene expression and so on could cause T2DM large vascular lesions. This article summarized related research literatures on both TCM and western medicine in recent years. It discussed studies on mechanism of T2DM large vascular lesions.

Most of the patients who suffer from secondary iron overloading are transfusion-dependent.Excess iron deposits in the important organs will have notable effect on survival.The serum ferritin can not reflect the iron stores in the specific organ rigorously.There are two noninvasive techniques that can assess tissue iron:superconducting quantum interface device and MRI-T2*.The patients who are transfusion-dependent should monitor the body iron stores and chelate the iron in time.Now the drugs for iron chelation therapy include deferoxamine,deferiprone and deferasirox.

Biliary Tract Diseases ; Humans ; MicroRNAs

BACKGROUND:Runx2 is considered to the main regulatory factor of osteogenic gene expression and be necessary for osteoblast differentiation, it plays an extremely important role in the osteoblast development, differentiation, regulation, bone calcification formation and bone repair.
OBJECTIVE:To observe the biological properties of mesenchymal stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth, explore the osteogenic differentiation potential of deciduous teeth stem cells, and observe the dynamic expression of Runx2 gene at varying time points.
METHODS:The stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth were isolated and cultured in vitro. The cellsurface antigen was detected with flow cytometry. The third passage cells were cultured in the adipogenic medium for 4 weeks, and oil red O staining was conducted to test lipid droplets formation. The third passage cells were cultured in the osteogenic medium for 21 days, and mineralized nodules were detected by alizarin red staining. Runx2 mRNA dynamic expression was detected with semi-quantitative RT-PCR at different time points.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth were obtained by enzyme digestion and limited dilution methods. Flow cytometry results showed that, CD146 and STRO-1 were expressed to varying degrees. Oil red O staining revealed salmon pink positive particles. Alizarin red staining showed positive expression. RT-PCR results showed that, Runx2 expression was found at day 0, up-regulated from day 0 to day 6, and subsequently dropped with an expression bottom at day 12, after that a second expression peak occurred at day 18, fol owed by a stably regulation. The stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth can be isolated and cultured in vitro, express surface antigen of mesenchymal stem cells, and have the potentials of differentiating into adipocytes and ostetoblasts. Runx2 gene profiles are dynamical y expressed during osteoblastic differentiation. Runx2 express throughout every stage of osteoblastic differentiation. The expression is up-regulated during early and later stages, and down-regulated in metaphase.

Objective To explore the expression of singal transducers and activators of transcription(STAT 3) during focal cerebral ischemic reperfusive injury in rats and the relationship between ischemic neuronal damage and it.Methods Using immunohistochemical method of avidinbiotin peroxidase complex (ABC) we observed the distribution of positive cells in STAT 3 protein immunoreaction after focal cerebral ischemic reperfusive injury in rats.Results STAT 3 immunoreactive positive cells were not found in the cortex and striatum of normal and sham operative rat brains and nonischemic hemisphere brain after cerebral ischemia,small amount of STAT 3 immunity positive cells were induced in the embolism la teral infarction area 12 h after reperfusive injury,and peaked after 24 h,especially in ischemic lateral striatum and around cortex,small number of nerve cells in around infarction still showed positive expression after one week.The difference had remarkable significance( P

Objective: To supply the quality of hospital centers, conduct research and analysis, develop appropriate purification scheme. Methods: According to the specific hospital ward equipment used and production center with the use of state gas sampling filter device;through the device each ward of the hospital wards with a central gas sampling equipment, comparison and analysis. Results:through the filter sampling, analysis of equipment with a gas composition of trace impurities, impurities resulting inferred parts, the first time to get in touch with the manufacturers to jointly negotiate improvement programs. Conclusion:Hospital Center survey analysis is a gas quality monitoring and promotion of the development, the need to promote open each hospital to develop a central supply more complete safety indicators. Such a center gas quality testing program can be more effective in protecting the quality of gas supply, more conducive to clinical treatment and use.

Objective To explore the level of knowledge,attitude and practice in preventing sudden deafness and the influencing factors among nursing students in Taiyuan City.Methods By random cluster sampling,1 187 nursing students from 6 universities in Taiyuan City were surveyed about the level of knowledge,attitude and practice and the influencing factors by questionnaires in November 2013.The results underwent analysis.Results Total scoring rate of knowledge,attitude and practice of preventing sudden deafness in the nursing students was 48.36％ (574/1 187),among which knowledge,attitude and practice was 28.30％ (336/1 187),62.68％ (744/1 187) and 54.34％ (645/1 187),respectively.Logistic regression analysis showed that whether taking health education or not,different parents' education degree and household capita monthly income had significantly different influence on level of knowledge,attitude and practice of preventing sudden deafness,P＜0.01.Significant correlation existed between knowledge and attitude,attitude and practice,r=0.467,0.149,P＜0.05.Conclusions The level of knowledge,attitude and practice of preventing sudden deafness of the nursing students is low and has muhifaceted influencing factors.Colleges and universities should strengthen the health propaganda,and community should step up intervention to the families of low income and low education degree,at the same time to improve the compliance of health behavior in order to play a role in prevention and treatment of sudden deafness among nursing students.

3D printing service in medical librariescan help their users to master the new medical technologies, meet the needs in clinical teaching, and expand their value-added service.The application of 3D printing techno logy in 5 American medical libraries was thus analyzed in terms of its equipments, establishment of biomedical 3D model, and charge of 3D printing service, with the problems stressed for domestic medical libraries in providing 3D printing service, such as rational allocation of fees, solution of intellectual properties, and training of professional librarians.

OBJECTIVETo evaluate the influence of eugenol-containing and resin-containing endodontic sealers on the bond strength of fiber posts using different strategies of root canal irrigation.

METHODSForty-eight mandibular premolars were endodontically treated. The specimens were randomly assigned into two groups according to different endodontic sealers. Group A used Endofil (eugenol-containing endodontic sealer), and group B used AH-plus (resin-containing endodontic sealer). After post space preparation, each group was randomly assigned into three subgroups according to the strategies of root canal irrigation (eight premolars in each subgroup). Group Al and B1: 0.9%NaCl irrigation; Group A2 and B2: 17% ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA)+5.25%NaClO+0.9%NaCl irrigation; Group A3 and B3: ultrasonic agitation associated with 1 7%EDTA+5.25%NaClO+0.9%NaCl. One week after the cementation of fiber posts using RelyX™ Unicem, a push-out test was performed to measure the bond strength of the posts. The microstructure of the root canal surface was examined under scanning electron microscope (SEM).

RESULTSThe bond strengths of the six groups were as follows: Al (7.96±2.23) MPa, A2 (9.95±2.89) MPa, A3 (18.88±3.69) MPa, B1 (11.41±3.71) MPa, B2 (14.00±4.04) MPa, and B3 (19.14±3.27) MPa. Statistical analysis revealed a significant interaction between the different endodontic sealers and the strategies of root canal irrigation (P<0.05). Lower bond strength was found in group Al but not in group BI (P<0.05), and the same result was revealed when comparing group A2 and B2. No significant difference was observed between group A3 and B3 (P>0.05). SEM showed that the root canal in group A3 and B3 achieved the cleanest surface with nearly all dentine tubules opened.

CONCLUSIONThe eugenol-containing endodontic sealer can impair the bond strength of fiber posts compared with the resin-containing sealer when the root canal is irrigated by 0.9% NaCl or 17%EDTA+5.25%NaClO+0.9%NaC. No difference was observed between the two sealers when using 17%EDTA+5.25% NaCIO+0.9%NaCl combined with ultrasonic irrigation.

Bicuspid ; Cementation ; Dental Bonding ; Dental Pulp Cavity ; Dental Stress Analysis ; Dentin ; Humans ; Post and Core Technique ; Root Canal Filling Materials ; Root Canal Irrigants ; Root Canal Therapy

OBJECTIVEThis study investigated the influence of different designs and porcelain/glaze firing on the marginal and internal fit of three kinds of computer aided design/computer aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) zirconia ceramic implant-supported crowns.

METHODSThree groups of zirconia ceramic implant-supported crowns with different designs were produced from copings by using a Cercon CAD/CAM system (n = 8). The first two groups comprised double-layer crowns (zirconia coping + veneer) with regular (Group A) and full circumferential zirconia-collar marginal designs (Group B). The third group was composed of anatomic single-layer zirconia crowns without cores (Group C). Initially, the marginal and internal gaps of the copings and crowns were individually replicated by light-body silicon and then measured by micro-computed tomography scanning before and after porcelain/glaze firing. Five measurements were employed: vertical marginal gap (MG); horizontal marginal discrepancy (HMD); chamfer area (CA); axial wall (AW); and axial-occlusal transition area (AOT). Statistical analyses were performed by SPSS 17.0.

RESULTSHMD measurements in Group A were statistically higher than those in Groups B and C (P < 0.05), regardless of whether the values were obtained before or after porcelain/glaze firing. By contrast, the HIMD measurements in Groups B and C showed no significant difference (P > 0.05). Moreover, no differences were noted in MG, CA, AW, and AOT among the three groups (P > 0.05). All the measurements in the three groups showed no significant change after porcelain/glaze firing (P > 0.05), except for MG in Group A, which significantly decreased (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONThe marginal fits of the double-layer crowns with full circumferential zirconia-collar and the anatomic single-layer zirconia crowns were superior to that of the double-layer crowns with regular margins. The MG of the crowns with regular margins was obviously influenced by porcelain firing.

Computer-Aided Design ; Crowns ; Dental Porcelain ; Dental Prosthesis Design ; X-Ray Microtomography ; Zirconium