Objective To observe the curative effects of two traditional Chinese medicine compounds in guinea pigs models of vitiligo .Methods The dark skin of guinea pigs ,which were intragastrically administrated with vitiligo granules No .1 (No .1 group) ,vitiligo granules No .2(No .2 group) and pure water(control group) respectively ,were selected to establish vitiligo modles induced by p‐dihydroxy‐benzene(hydroquinone) .Taking physiological saline as a control(model group) .Curative effects were ob‐served by visual inspection ,and the effects of repigmentation after intragastric administration were scored .The melanocyte count of normal part of skin was compared with that of vitiligo skin by using hematoxylin‐eosin(HE) staining ,ferrous sulfate staining and Deoxy‐dyeing .Results The guinea pigs models of vitiligo were successfully induced by hydroquinone .After treatment by using vit‐iligo granules No .1 and No .2 ,the melanocyte counts of vitiligo skin in No .1 group and No .2 group were increased when compared with that in the control group(P<0 .05) ,while no significant differences were observed between the vitiligo skin and the normal part of skin in the guinea pigs models of vitiligo(P>0 .05) .Conclusion The two Chinese medicine compounds ,vitiligo granules No .1 and vitiligo granules No .2 ,both are effective for the treatment of vitiligo and without obvious effects on normal parts of skin , which could provide experimental data for clinical treatment .

OBJECTIVETo assess the clinical and imaging features of cementoblastoma for diagnosis and differential diagnosis.

METHODSClinical and imaging data of 14 cases were selected for this retrospective study.

RESULTSA total of 14 cases of cementoblastoma patients with ages at diagnosis ranging from 11 years to 58 years (mean age, 27.6 years; median age, 21.0 years). The tumor affected 7 patients from each gender. The mandible was the main site of occurrence. The most common complaints were swelling and pain. Radiographic results showed that cementoblastoma typically presented as a well-circumscribed and radiopaque mass confluent with the involved tooth root and surrounded by a thin and uniform radio-lucent border. Tumor parenchyma was generally mixed-density, which could be divided into two types, namely, homogeneous and heterogeneous patterns. Other significant imaging features included the periphery bone of the lesion sclerosis and cortical thickening of the lower edge of the mandible.

CONCLUSIONObvious characteristics are found in the clinical and imaging findings of cementoblastoma. Accurate recognition of this lesion is significant in clinic to avoid misdiagnoses.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Cementoma ; Child ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Humans ; Mandible ; Middle Aged ; Pain ; Retrospective Studies ; Tooth Root ; Young Adult

Objective To study the feasibility,safety,indications and possible advantages of minimally invasive surgery over traditional open surgery in treating pancreatic body or tail lesions.Methods From December 2009 to December 2014,the clinical data of 71 patients with lesions in pancreatic body or tail who underwent minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy (MIDP) or open distal pancreatectomy (ODP) at the General Surgery of Huadong Hospital were retrospectively analyzed.There were 22 patients in the MIDP group and 49 patients in the ODP group.The operations in 15 patients in the MIDP group were performed by the Da Vinci robot-assisted surgical system and 7 patients by laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy.Results The MIDP group had a shorter time to pass first flatus [(MIDP (2.5 ± 1.0) d vs ODP (3.5 ±1.0)d,P ＜ 0.05],and shorter postoperative hospital stay [(MIDP (15.2 ± 7.9) d vs ODP (23.4 ±21.2) d,P ＜ 0.05] than the ODP group.There were no significant differences on total pancreatic fistula rate [MIDP 45.5％ (10/22) vs ODP 55.1％ (27/49),P ＞ 0.05] and symptomatic postoperative pancreatic fistula rate [MIDP 18.2％ (4/22) vs ODP 18.4％ (9/49),P ＞ 0.05] between the two groups.The MIDP group had a significant longer operative time [MIDP (246.3 ±75.3)min vs ODP (168.1 ±33.7)min,P＜0.05] than the ODP group.Conclusions Minimally invasive surgery is safe and feasible in treatment of lesions in pancreatic body or tail with less trauma and faster recovery.The application of robotic surgery has expanded the treatment options for lesions in pancreatic body or tail.

Aim To determine the possibilities and mechanisms of EGFR, a receptor protein tyrosine kinase associated with many important cellular processes re-sponsible for cardiovascular remodeling in renovascular hypertensive rats. Methods 2K1C hypertensive rats were used in the present study. Blood pressure was measured with the tail-cuff method. LVMI and his-topathological changes in the cardiovascular system were analysed. EGFR expressions of aorta and myocar-dium as well as phosphorylation levels of ERK in hy-pertensive rats were detected by immunohistochemistry and Western blot analysis, respectively. Results Sys-tolic blood pressure was markedly increased 2 weeks after 2K1C surgery. Cardiovascular remodeling induced by hypertension was confirmed by elevated LVMI, pro-liferation of collagen fibers in myocardial interstitium, histopathological changes in cardiovascular system and increased IMT of thoracic aorta 6 weeks after 2 K1 C surgery. Compared with sham rats, EGFR expression in the ventricular myocardium of 2 K1 C rats was signifi-cantly increased at 6 weeks ( P<0. 05 ) , and the EG-FR/GAPDH ratio was higher in 2 K1 C rats with higher systolic blood pressure ( P < 0. 05 ) . Phosphorylation level of ERK 1/2 was upregulated correspondingly in 2 K1 C rats ( P <0. 01 ) . Increased EGFR expression was also found in aortas of 2K1C rats, particularly in tunica intima and media. Conclusion EGFR and its down-stream kinases ERK 1/2 are involved in cardio-vascular remodeling in association with the severity of hypertension in renovascular hypertensive rats.

Objective:To discuss the treatment options for patients with azoospermia factor (AZF)c microdeletion on Y chromosome.Methods:One hundred and eighty three patients,who were diagnosed as AZFc microdeletion on Y chromosome in Peking University Third Hospital,were recruited in our stu-dy.In order to get better treatment option for this kind of patients,we retrospectively analyzed their clinic data including the treatment process and pregnancy outcome and found out the characteristics of their se-men.Results:Among the 183 patients,sperms can be found in ejaculated semen in 105 patients (57.4%,105 /183).One hundred and three patients (98.1%,103 /105)were diagnosed as severe or extremely severe oligospermia.Regular medication was given to 98 patients,6 patients (6.1%,6 /98) of which got natural pregnancy.The other 99 patients who have sperms in their semen received intracyto-plasmic sperm injection (ICSI),68 patients (68.7%,68 /99)of which got pregnancy.Seventy eight patients were diagnosed as azoospermia among all the 183 patients.Forty nine patients received testicular sperm aspiration (TESA),and 21 patients choose to receive micro-TESE directly.Among the 49 patients with TESA,sperms were retrieved in 17 patients (34.7%,17 /49),and sperms were not retrieved in 32 patients (65.3%,32 /49),of which 12 patients (37.5%,12 /32)gave up treatment and 20 patients (62.5%,20 /32)choose micro-TESE.Among the 41 patients who choose to receive micro-TESE,ope-ration has been done on 19 patients,of which 11 patients (57.9%,11 /19)got sperms.Among the 11 patients,TESA has been done on 6 patients before micro-TESE,of which 4 patients (66.6%,4 /6)got sperms.ICSI has already been done on 7 azoospermia AZFc microdeletion patients who underwent micro-TESE,of which 4 patients (57.1%,4 /7)get pregnancy.Conclusion:AZFc microdeletion patients who had sperms were always diagnosed as severe or extremely severe oligospermia.ICSI was their first choice instead of drug therapy.For AZFc microdeletion patients who were diagnosed as azoospermia, TESA was one of their choices,however,the success rate is not high.Micro-TESE is still possible to get sperms even after the failure of TESA.Therefore,we may choose micro-TESE instead of TESA in some azoospermia patients in order to reduce surgical trauma on patients.

Objective To analyze the expression of ROCK2 in osteosarcoma tissues and explore its effect on the invasion and migration of osteosarcoma cells and related mechanism. Methods Real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR, Western blot and immunohistochemical staining were used to detect the expression of ROCK2 in osteosarcoma tissues. The migration and invasion of osteosarcoma cells were analyzed by wound-healing and Transwell assays after the knockdown of ROCK2 expression. The effect of reducing ROCK2 expression on metastasis in vivo was tested by tail vein metastasis experiment. We detected the expression of EMT-related proteins in osteosarcoma cells, and added the EMT inducer TGF-β to osteosarcoma cells with down-regulated ROCK2 expression to detect the changes of cell invasion and migration. Results The expression of ROCK2 in osteosarcoma tissues was significantly higher than that in corresponding adjacent tissues (P < 0.05). After down-regulating the expression of ROCK2 in osteosarcoma cells, the invasion and migration abilities in vivo and in vitro were significantly inhibited (P < 0.05). The expression of EMT-related protein E-cadherin decreased, while N-cadherin and Vimentin proteins increased significantly. Inducing EMT could attenuate the inhibitory effect of down-regulating ROCK2 on the invasion and migration of osteosarcoma cells. Conclusion The expression of ROCK2 is increased in osteosarcoma tissues, which promotes the invasion and migration of osteosarcoma cells by inducing EMT. ROCK2 may be a potential biomarker for targeted therapy of osteosarcoma.

Objective To investigate the relationship between serum secreted phospholipase A2 (sPLA2) and the severity of the disease in cobra bite patients. Methods Fifty-two cobra bite patients admitted to our hospital from January 2015 to December 2015 were selected according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. According to the degree of disease, patients were divided into the light and heavy risk groups. According to the degree of swelling of the affected limbs, patients were divided into the mild swelling group and moderate-severe swelling group. According to the time difference between visits, patients were divided into: visit time <8 h group and visit time ≥ 8 h group. Twenty healthy adult volunteers served as the control group. The levels of serum sPLA2, C reactive protein (CRP), D-dimer (DD), lactic acid (LAC) and peripheral blood leukocyte count (WBC) were measured and compared in different groups. Quantitative data were analyzed using t test and rank sum test. Results The levels of serum sPLA2 in the light and heavy risk group were statistically different from those in the control group (P<0.05), and were statistically significant between the light and heavy risk groups (P<0.01) and between the mild swelling group and moderate-severe swelling group (P<0.05). The serum sPLA2 levels in group A and group B were also significantly different from those in the control group (P<0.05). The level of sPLA2 was positively correlated with the level of LAC, DD and WBC, and the correlation coefficients were 0.3142, 0.2752 and 0.6534, respectively. Conclusions The higher the level of serum sPLA2, the more serious the patient's poisoning symptoms. It is of certain clinical value to evaluate the condition of cobra.

Objective To explore the relationship between anhedonia,alexithymia and self-efficacy in college students.Methods 260 college students were tested with Snaith-Hamilton Pleasure Scale (SHAPS),Temporal Experience of Pleasure Scale (TEPS),20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20)and General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES).Results (1) Males showed obviously higher level of SHAPS scores (24.91±5.14) and lower level of anticipatory pleasure of TEPS (TEPS-ANT) scores(31.81±5.79)than females (22.97±5.34 and 33.36±5.71,respectively).(2)Significant difference existed between the high-scoring,the middle-scoring and the low-scoring anhedonia group in TAS factor 1 (difficulty in identifying feelings) and GSES (F=3.11,5.30,P＜0.05 or 0.01),the scores of TAS factor 1 (difficulty in identifying feelings) in high-scoring anhedonia group were higher than that in low-scoring anhedonia group (20.24±4.94 vs 18.10±5.07,P＜0.01),and the scores of GSES in high-scoring anhedonia group were lower than that in low-scoring anhedonia group (24.97±6.72 vs 27.90±4.37,P＜0.01).(3)The SHAPS scores were positively related to TAS factor 2 (difficulty in describing feelings) and factor 3 (externally oriented thinking) (r =0.18,0.27,both P＜0.01),negatively related to GSES scores(r=-0.33,P＜0.01).Both TEPS-ANT and consummatory pleasure of TEPS (TEPS-CON) were negatively related to TAS factor1 (difficulty in identifying feelings)scores (r=-0.22,P＜ 0.01;r =-0.15,P＜ 0.05),positively related to GSES scores (r =0.28,0.26,both P＜0.01).(4)Layer multivariate linear regression analysis showed that the SHAPS scores were significant predictors of the general self-efficacy(β=-0.33,P＜0.01).Conclusions The anhedonia in college students has a closely relationship with alexithymia and self-efficacy,college students with high anhedonia have high level of alexithymia and low level of self-efficacy.

Purpose: Increasing evidence has shown an association of surgical technique, particularly anastomotic configuration, with postoperative recurrence of CD. This pilot study aimed to evaluate short-term outcomes of isoperistaltic side-to-side anastomosis (ISSA) employed on Crohn disease (CD) patients. Methods: Data were retrieved from a prospectively maintained database. Postoperatively, all patients were followed up with close endoscopic (ileocolonoscopy) surveillance. Results: From January 2017 to May 2021, 30 patients diagnosed with CD who underwent ISSA were compared with 45 CD patients who underwent antiperistaltic side-to-side anastomosis (ASSA). The 2 groups were comparable in baseline demographics and clinical characteristics. No significant differences were observed between groups regarding postoperative safety issues, including anastomotic leak, abdominal/pelvic abscess, length of hospital stay, readmission rate within 30 days, etc. At postoperative 24th month, reduced endoscopic recurrence was observed in the ISSA group compared with that in the ASSA group (18 of 24, 75.0%, vs. 36 of 38, 94.7%; P = 0.024). Regarding surgical recurrence, there was 0% in the ISSA group vs. 4.4% (2 of 45) in the ASSA group (P = 0.510). Conclusion In this study, we aimed to explore the influence of ISSA on postoperative recurrence in CD patients, and the preliminary results show that ISSA was technically safe and feasible, and appears to be effective in reducing postoperative recurrence in CD patients. However, our conclusion was underpowered due to small sample size and inadequate followup. We proposed ISSA be considered as another alternative option in the toolbox of inflammatory bowel disease surgeons when performing anastomosis on CD patients.

Objective:To investigate the importance, satisfaction and influencing factors of college students in a medical university, and to provide reference for the teaching reform of public elective courses.Methods:A questionnaire survey was conducted in this study among Batch 2018 students of Southern Medical University. A total of 691 questionnaires were distributed and 674 valid ones were recovered. The data were analyzed descriptively, and one-way ANOVA analysis and multiple linear regression analysis were carried out by using SPSS 20.0.Results:There were statistical differences between students' objective of elective course, evaluation of teachers, evaluation of courses and harvest of courses and students' satisfaction and attention to public elective courses ( P<0.05). Students who chose courses for improving their comprehensive quality paid more attention to public courses [(4.3±0.73) points] and had higher satisfaction [(4.34±0.69) points] than other options. Students with good evaluation on teachers' teaching paid more attention to public elective courses [(4.32±0.71) points] and their satisfaction [(4.45±0.62) points] was higher than other options. Students with good evaluation on the courses had the highest degree of attention [(4.35±0.71) points] and satisfaction [(4.47±0.63) points]. Students paid the highest attention [(4.75±0.53)points] to and had the highest satisfaction [(4.85±0.36) points] with the public elective courses with more course harvest. The multiple linear regression analysis found that the 5 variables, gender, teaching forms, teaching evaluation, course quality and course harvest had significant differences in the scores of public elective course satisfaction ( P<0.05). Conclusion:The male students, in inquiry teaching form, the higher evaluation on the teacher, the higher the course quality, and the more the course harvest, the higher the students' satisfaction with the public elective courses.