Objective To explore the effects and safety of low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on treating tinnitus.Methods A total of 102 normal hearing patients with tinnitus underwent active rTMS in the left temporoparietal region.Repetitive TMS consisted of 1 000 stimulations at 1 Hz daily and 110% of the motor cortex threshold for 5 consecutive days per week (Monday to Friday) for 2 weeks.A visual analog scale (VAS) was used to assess tinnitus loudness.All participants were interviewed regarding age, gender, tinnitus duration, laterality and pitch etc.Results Low-frequency rTMS significantly decreased tinnitus in the head after the active stimulation.After rTMS treatments, 34 cases of tinnitus in the head showed an effective rate of 70.6%, in which 2 patients reported complete tinnitus disappearance (5.9%), 22 cases had significantly reduced effect.Sixty-eight patients in the control group showed an effective rate of 64.7%, in which 1 case''s tinnitus disappeared (1.5%) and 43 cases significantly reduced.According to the results of PTA,the hearing thresholds of the two groups had no significant difference between before and after the treatment.There were no headaches, dizziness, nausea, drowsiness, burns, seizures in all the patients after treatment.Conclusion Active low-frequency rTMS resulted in a significant reduction in the loudness of tinnitus in the head.

Objectives To analyze the effect of glucocorticoids on acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in adult patients. Method English and Chinese literature about the glucocorticoids treatment for ARDS were electronically searched. Meta-analysis was performed by Rev Man 5.0 software after the data of qualified studies were included in consistence with the criteria of inclusion and exclusion. Results Eight studies including 679 cases(steroid group 366, control group 313) met the inclusion criteria. Resuhs of meta-analysis showed that there were significant differences( P <0.05), between the steroid group and the control group, in mortality in all cases, mortality in patients treated at early stage, mortality in patients treated with low dose steroids, and PaO_2/FiO_2;the relative risks(RRs)/standardized mean difference(SMDs) and 95% confidence intervals(CIs) are 0.55(0. 34 ～ 0.87), 0.49(0.28 ～ 0.86), 0.46(0.24 ～ 0.88) and 2.99(0.63 ～ 5.34). There were no significant differences in mortality in patients treated during late stage, mortality in patients treated with high dose steroids and number of nosocomial infections(P > 0.05). Conclusions Low-dose glucocorticoids or routine dose glucocorticoids given during early stage can reduce mortality in patients with ARDS; the oxygenation of patients is significantly improved after steroid therapy; incidence of infectious complications is neither increased nor decreased by steroid therapy.

Objective To observe the therapeutic efficacy of 6% hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4 (trade name: voluven) and polygeline on dog with hemorrhagic shock and their effect on immune function of red blood cells (RBC). Methods Eighteen dogs were randomized into three groups (n=6 in each group): normal sodium group, voluven group and polygeline group. Hemorrhagic shock models were set up according to Wiggers’ method. The mean arterial pressure value was bled to (45.56?3.69) mmHg within 10 min and maintained at this level for 60 min. Subsequently the dogs were resuscitated with normal saline or voluven or polygeline. The hemodynamics were measured before and 60 min after shock and 10, 30 and 60 min after infusion. The concentrations of MDA in plasm, C3b receptor garland rate (RBC-C3bRR) and RBC immune complexes garland rate (RBC-ICR) were measured. Results At 60 min after shock, MAP and CO were significantly lower than these before shock (P

Objective To evaluate the expression of epithelial cadherin (E-cad) and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PC-NA) in various stages of tongue carcinogenesis and explore its relevance.Methods SP immunohistochemical method was employed to detect the expression of E-cad and PCNA protein in 82 rat tongue carcinogenesis specimens which induced by 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide(4NQO).Chi square test for trend and the spearman correlation were used to analysis the correlation between E-cad and PC-NA.Results In normal mucosa,epithelial hyperplasia,mild dysplasia,severe dysplasia and squamous cell carcinoma,the positive rate of E-cad were 100％,95.24％,92.86％,80％,68.75％,the differences were statistically significant(P＜0.05);The positive rate of PCNA were 9.52%,14.29%,35.71%,50%,56.25%,the difference were statistically significant(x2 =16.676,P＜0.05).The expression of E-cad and PCNA has negative correlation(r=-0.614,P＜0.01).Conclusion E-cad and PCNA may be one of the biomarkers of carcinogenesis of tongue mucosa.

Objective To analyze stress distributions of alveolar bone around implants with different types of implant thread shapes and thread depths during dental immediate implantation, so as to provide references for the design and selection of implants. Methods The simplified model of mandible bone block, implants and mandibular molar were established by Geomagic Studio, SolidWorks and ANSYS Workbench, and vertical and oblique loads were applied on this model, respectively. Stress distributions on implants with different thread shape and thread depth as well as alveolar bone around implants were calculated. Results Under vertical loading, the peak stresses of implants, cortical bone and cancellous bone were in the range of 120.51-129.63 MPa, 9.94-13.25 MPa and 3.92-8.01 MPa, respectively. And the stress of cortical bone around V-shaped, rectangular, buttress or reverse buttress implant remained stable in the range of 0.40-0.45 mm thread depth. Under oblique loading, the peak stresses of implants, cortical bone and cancellous bone were in the range of 220.23-286.51 MPa, 33.39-45.08 MPa, 4.96-12.5 MPa, respectively. Among the models, V-shaped, buttress, reverse buttress implant with 0.45 mm thread depth showed the minimum stress. Conclusions The V-shaped, buttress or reverse buttress implant with a thread depth of 0.45 mm, or the rectangular implant with a thread depth of 0.40 mm had better biomechanical properties.

Objective To analyze the hope level and correlative factors in hospitalized pneumoconiosis patients, and to provide suggestions of clinical nursing interventions. Methods The study assessed the hope level and social support of 103 hospitalized pneumoconiosis patients via Henh hope level scale ( Chinese version) and the social support revalued scale ( SSRS) . Results The average score of the hope level of 103 cases was (20. 79 ± 6. 32);45 cases (43. 7%) were at low level, 39 cases (37. 9%) were at average level, and 19 cases were at advanced level. The scores of social support, objective support, subjective support and the using-support degrees were significantly lower than the domestic normative scores (P<0. 01). Patient′s educational level, marital status, family income and social support had positive correlation to the hope levels. However, the disease stage, illness duration, hospitalization time and complications had negative correlation to the hope levels. Conclusions The average score of the hope level is at a low level and correlative to the patient′s educational level, marital status, family income, disease stage, illness duration, hospitalization time and complications.

Purpose: Drug resistance is one of the main causes of chemotherapy failure in patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC), and extensive biological studies into chemotherapy drug resistance are required. Materials and Methods: In this study, we performed lncRNA microarray, in vitro functional assays, in vivo models and cDNA microarray to evaluate the impact of lncRNA in SCLC chemoresistance. Results: The results showed that KCNQ1OT1 expression was upregulated in SCLC tissues and was a poor prognostic factor for patients with SCLC. Knockdown of KCNQ1OT1 inhibited cell proliferation, migration, chemoresistance and promoted apoptosis of SCLC cells. Mechanistic investigation showed that KCNQ1OT1 can activate transforming growth factor-β1 mediated epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in SCLC cells. Conclusion Taken together, our study revealed the role of KCNQ1OT1 in the progression and chemoresistance of SCLC, and suggested KCNQ1OT1 as a potential diagnostic and prognostic biomarker in SCLC clinical management.