OBJECTIVE: The latency-intensity function (LIF) of wave V from click ABR of some deaf children showed great variation. We attempted to find out the intrinsic reasons. METHOD: The children recieved tone-burst ABR test. RESULT: Frequencies from 0.5-4.0 kHz have been tested and the thresholds of tone-burst ABR were recorded. The average thresholds of steeply LIF children at 0.5-4.0 kHz were (93.13 ± 7.04), (79.37 ± 7.72), (69.38 ± 8.54) (66.25 ± 8.06) dB respectively, while the average thresholds of shallower LIF children at these 4 frequencies were (65.00 ± 7.32) (68.13 ± 6.55) (70.63 ± 6.80) (78.12 ± 8.34) dB respectively. CONCLUSION The results imply that the child with steeply LIF may have more hearing loss at frequencies 0.5 and 1 kHz than those with shallower LIF. LIF may predict the audiogram configuration.
Audiometry, Pure-Tone ; Auditory Threshold ; Child ; Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem ; Hearing Loss ; diagnosis ; Humans

Adenocarcinoma, Sebaceous ; pathology ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Parotid Neoplasms ; pathology

Objective To investigate the effect of enamel matrix proteins (EMPs) on gene expression in human bone marrow stromal cells (hBMSCs) by cDNA microarray. Methods hBMSCs were cultured in vitro by whole bone marrow technique. Those stimulated with EMPs at a concentration of 200 ?g/mL in vitro were classified as test group, and those normally cultured were served as control. Afer culturing for 5 days, a cDNA microarray containing 4 096 genes was used to detect and analyze the gene expression. Four differentially-expressed genes in cDNA microarray were determined by real-time PCR for validation of the microarray data. Results Twenty-seven genes of hBMSCs were differentially expressed in the presence of EMPs, among which 18 were up-regulated and 9 down-regulated. The result of real-time PCR was in accordance with that of the cDNA microarray. Conclusion cDNA microarray technique can screen the differentially-expressed genes in hBMSCs treated with EMPs, which lays a foundation for the research of molecular mechanism of EMPs in inducing the regeneration of periodontal tissue.

Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; pharmacology ; Embryo Implantation ; drug effects ; Endometrium ; drug effects ; physiology ; Female ; Humans

Objective Investigate 6 to 9-year-old Schoolchildren,from 7 primary schools in Pudong Jinyang district,for their bronchial asthma outbreak situation.Methods Ouster Survey from each sampled school.Results altogether 4895 students were surveyed,110 diagnosed sick children were found and the disease rate was 2.25%.The asthma outbreak has been found correlated with gender,age of the first onset,respiratory tract infections,allergy and Genetic factors.Conclusion The cause of asthma outbreak might be related to respiratory tract infections and the change of living environment.

Objective To explore the clinical and pathological characteristics and surgical treatment of primary retroperitoneal neurogenic tumor(PRNT). Methods 93 cases of PRNT were confirmed by operation and pathology from 1990 to 2003, and their clinical data were analyzed retrospectively. Results Primary neurogenic tumor accounted for 93 of 452 patients with primary retroperitoneal tumor in the same period. They included 24 cases of neurilemoma(25.8%), 19 cases of malignant neurilemoma(20.4%), 14 cases of chemodectoma(15.1%), 16 cases of neurofibroma(17.2%), and 20 cases of other rare tumors (21.5%) . The diagnostic rate of CT and MRI was 65.6% and 73.9%, respectively. In all but two patients the tumors were resectable. The resectability rate was 97.9%(91/93). The 3-year and 5-year survival rate in patients with benign and malignant tumors were 95.9%,80.1% and 42.4%,10.5%, respectively. There were 8 cases(13.1%) and 14 cases(43.8%) with recurrence after operation in benign and malignant tumors respectively. Conclusions CT and MRI are helpful in diagnosis. Surgical resection is the first choice of treatment. Prognosis in benign tumor is good, but postoperative recurrence of malignant tumor is frequent.

Objective:To establish a method for the simultaneous determination of fluoxertine and olanzapine in capsules by re-versed-phase high performance liquid chromatography ( RP-HPLC) . Methods:The successful separation of fluoxertine and olanzapine was achieved on a Phenomenex C18 column (250 mm × 4. 6 mm, 5 μm) with 10 mmol·L-1 potassium dihydrogen phosphate buffer (pH 4. 0)-acetonitrile-methanol (55 ∶40 ∶5, v/v/v) as the mobile phase. The flow rate was 1. 0 ml·min-1, the detection wave-length was 227 nm, the column temperature was 30℃, and the injection volume was 20 μl. Results:Fluoxertine could be well separa-ted from olanzapine under the chromatographic conditions. The linearity between the peak areas and the concentrations was observed within the range of 5. 0-80. 0 mg·L-1(r=0. 999 9) for fluoxertine and 1. 2-19. 2 mg·L-1(r=0. 999 9) for olanzapine. The mean recovery of fluoxertine and olanzapine was 99. 9%(RSD=0. 94%, n=9) and 100. 2%(RSD=2. 08%, n=9), respectively. Con-clusion:The method is simple, sensitive and accurate, and it can be applied in the content determination of fluoxertine and olanzapine in capsules.

Objective:To compare the similarity of dissolution curves of domestic ibuprofen suspension and the imported prepara-tion to provide the basis for the comprehensive quality evaluation of ibuprofen suspension. Methods: The in vitro dissolution of the products from four different manufacturers was investigated in pH 7. 2 phosphate buffer solution. The similarity of dissolution behavior was compared with that of the imported preparation in pH 1. 2 hydrochloric acid solution, pH 4. 5 acetate buffer solution, pH 6. 8 phos-phate buffer solution, pH 7. 2 phosphate buffer solution and water, respectively. Results:The dissolution rate of ibuprofen suspension from the four different manufacturers reached above 80% in 60 min. The dissolution profiles of ibuprofen suspension from two different manufacturers were similar with that of the imported preparation. Conclusion: The dissolution behavior of ibuprofen suspension from different manufacturers is significantly different.

Objective To evaluate the NuMED covered CP stent for the treatment of adult aortic coarctation.Methods 6 patients with coarctation of the aorta received covered CP stent implantation.There were 4 males and 2 females cases with mean age of (20.13±5.16) years old.The size of the covered CP stents and balloons were determined by preoperative aortic CTA assessment.Stent implantation was per formed through femoral approach and the puncture site was sealed by vascular closure device after the operation.Results All the NuMED covered CP stents were implanted successfully.The pressure gradient dropped from (59.32±15.78) mmHg to (10.83±3.66) mmHg (P<0.001) after stenting.The diameter of the coarcation at the narrowest point increased from preoperative (5.1±1.2) mm to (19.7±2.4) mm after stenting (P<0.001).In 2 cases with PDA, the shunting disappeared spontaneously after operation with normalized of lower limb blood pressure.All the patients were followed up clinically for 12-36 months and all of them reported improvement in clinical symptoms post operation.Follow up Doppler echo or aorta CTA examinations at 3 months showed no restenosis.No mortality recorded during follow up.Conclusions NuMED covered CP stent for the treatment of aortic coarctation in adults showed satispactony short term outcome.Its long term outcome still requires further in vestigation.

Objective To find out whether Shanghai residents have mastered the knowledge related to iodine deficiency disorders (IDD),and how they choose different kind of salt.Methods Residents were selected by stratified random sampling from all 18 districts(counties) of Shanghai in 2010.Simple random sampling was used at the first level; random function was used at the second level to produce the last 4 numbers of a phone number.People who own the number were selected to be called.Results Totally 219 people completed the investigation.49.3％ (108/219) of the residents only selected iodized salt,and 25.6％(56/219) choose non-iodized salt; 6.8％ (15/219) selected both,and 18.3％ (40/219) don't care.About the reason of choosing iodized salt,25.9％ (28/108) thought it can prevent IDD,6.5％ (7/108) thought it's good to children's intelligence.About the reason of choosing non-iodized salt,35.7％ (20/56) thought they were not iodine deficiency,17.9％ (10/56) thought Shanghai was not an IDD epidemic region.Among the 126 people who had heard of iodine deficiency disorders,7.1％ (9/126) believed that iodine deficiency disorders can lead to varying degrees of mental impairment,65.1％ (82/126) thought it can lead to endemic goiter; 45.2％(57/126) thought eating iodized salt and 33.3％ (42/126) thought eating kelp and laver can prevent IDD.58％(127/219) had no idea of IDD and/or its hazards.Conclusions The resident's knowledge on iodine deficiency disorders is not satisfactory.We should make more effort in health education and help people to choose salt reasonably.