Objective:To study the antimicrobial susceptibility of periodontopathic bacteria associated with failing implants to commonly used antibiotics in periodontal therapy and dental practice.Methods:Antimicrobial susceptibility of bateria isolates was determined by the method of microbroth dilution and the activities of 8 kinds of antibiotics against international laboratory strains and clinical isolates of Provotella intermedia (Pro.I), Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg), Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans (Aa), Fusobacterium nucleatum (Fn) were examined.Results:Ofloxacin, clindamycin, tinidazole and metronidazole showed stronger antibacterial activity aginst Pro.I,Pg,Aa and Fn with MIC_ 90 ≤0.5 ?g/ml and MBC_ 90 ≤0.5 ?g/ml.Conclusion:Commonly-used antibiotics are potential against bacteria isolated around failing implants.

Objective We aimed to describe the application value of continuous glucose monitoring system in patients with advanced gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Methods Pregant women in the medium and late pregant phases (24～35 weeks) underwent GDM screen test from January 2006 to April 2007. They first received 50 g glucose challenge test and 100g OGTT was performed 3 days later when the blood glucose was higher than or equal to 7.8mmol/L. According to the diagnostic criteria from American Diabetes Mellitus (ADA) 47 women were diagnosed to possess GDM and they were further divided into the test group (25 cases) and the control group (22 cases). The test group received 72 hours continuous glucose monitoring (CGMS). The control group adopted peripheral blood glucose monitoring using blood from the fingertip, 7 times per day. Results There were no records of consciousness hypoglycemic symptoms and hypoglycemia during monitoring. The CGMS data suggested that the record of the percent of high blood glucose was (17.5±3.1)%, percent of low blood glucose was (2.4±0.9)%, which were higher than those of the control group, which were (14.3±2.2)% and 0. Conclusions We recommend pregant women with GDM to undergo CGMS while using peripheral blood glucose monitoring with blood from the fingertip. It could systemicly evaluate the real control condition of blood glucose and ensure the safety of both mothers and babies.

Objective To explore the effect of endoscopic transnasal dacryocystorhinostomy(ET-DCR) by suture in the treatment of acute dacryocystitis(AD) as early as possible.Methods The clinical data of 32 patients with unilateral AD who underwent ET-DCR by suture as early as possible were retrospectively analyzed.Results All patients presented clear anatomic structure,intraoperative hemorrhage increased in 3 cases,swelling and pain was rapidly relieving in all patients in the first day of postoperation,the mean resolution time of congestion and swelling in the middle canthus was average 3 days(range 1-6 days),no spread of infection occurred,no facial scar appeared in all patients except one case of abscess rupture.Complete complaint relief in 26 cases,slight epiphora presented in 6 patients who confirmed for lacrimalduct obstruction and cured by intubation,and all ostial patency with no AD recurrences at the mean follow-up of 2 years (range 12 months-5 years).Conclusion ET-DCR by suture as early as possible can be used to cure acute dacryocystitis and it is effective safe and economy.

Objective To investigate the clinical value of endoscopic transnasal dacryocystorhinostomy ( ET-DCR) by suture techniques.Methods 85 patients of 98 eyes with chronic dacryocystifis were randomly divided into the two groups:control group ( without suture) and observation group ( by suture) .All cases were followed up for more than 12 months.The cure rates and occurrence of granulation tissue were compared between the two groups. Results The cure rate of the observation group ( 96.00%, 48/50 ) was higher than that in the control group (81.25%,39/48) (χ2 =5.35,P<0.05). During process of following up,the occurrence of granulation tissue at the ostium margins accounted for 14.00%(7/50) in the observation group and 31.25%(15/48) in the control group (χ2 =4.19,P<0.05).Conclusion ET-DCR by suture techniques reduces the formation of granulation tissue and improves the cure rate.Especially, ET-DCR by suture techniques for the small lacrimal sac of patients may have special advantages.

Objective To explore the mechanism ofHuanshuai Oral Liquid in the process of hypoxia-microvascular waste-renal interstitial fibrosis in mice with atherosclerosis renal artery stenosis.Methods The atherosclerosis renal artery stenosis model was established on Apoe-/- mice by high fat feed and uninephrectomy. After 2 weeks of renal ablation, model mice were randomly divided into TCM group (Huanshuai Oral Liquid) and model group. C57BL/6J mice were taken as the blank group. The mice of TCM group receivedHuanshuai Oral Liquid 0.01 mL/(g?d) for gavage, while the blank group and the model group received normal saline 0.01 mL/(g?d) for gavage. Renal function, atherosclerosis and renal interstitial fibrosis were assessed in the 12th week after taking medicine via immunohistochemical method to detect the expressions of the collagen typeⅣ, alpha smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) andⅧ factor related antigen (vWF), and via RT-PCR to detect the expressions of HIF-1α and TGF-β.ResultsCompared with the blank group, the model group suffered severe renal artery stenosis and renal fibrosis, and the expressions of HIF-1α, TGF-β, collagen typeⅣ andα-SMA significantly increased (P<0.05), while the expression of vWF decreased (P<0.05). Compared with the model group, the expressions of HIF-1α, TGF-β, collagen typeⅣ andα-SMA group, the expressions of HIF-1α, TGF-β, collagen typeⅣ andα-SMA significantly decreased in the TCM group (P<0.05), while the expression of vWF significantly increased (P<0.05).ConclusionHuanshuai Oral Liquid could significantly improve the renal function and the renal tubular-interstitial fibrosis. The mechanism might be associated with regulating the expressions of HIF-1α and TGF-β.

Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy ofHejie Fenxiao Decoction on damp-heat patients with acute kidney injury (AKI).Methods Totally 68 patients were divided into the control group and the treatment group according to the patients’ willings. Both groups were given treatment, such as elimination of the incentives and symptomatic treatment. Besides, patients of the treatment group acceptedHejie Fenxiao Decoction for 30 days. The changes of renal function indexes, such as serum creatinine (SCr), blood urine nitrogen (BUN), uric acid (UA), albumin (ALB) and integral of TCM syndrome, were observed, and recovery ratio and clinical endpoints were compared.Results SCr and eGFR of both group were improved on day 14 (P<0.05). After treatment, the renal function recovery ratio and renal replacement ratio in the two groups showed obvious differences (P<0.05);although survival rate of treatment group was higher than control group, it showed no statistical significance (P>0.05);clinical endpoints analysis of the two groups showed statistical significance (P<0.05). The difference of integrals of TCM syndrome between the two groups showed statistical significance (P<0.05) on day 14.ConclusionHejie Fenxiao Decoction combined with basic regular Western medicine can better improve the clinical symptom, recover the renal function, and decrease the rate of renal replacement and death of AKI damp-heat patients.

OBJECTIVETo culture fibroblast cells from the knee ligaments and to study the biological characteristics of these cells.

METHODSCells of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and the medial collateral ligament (MCL) from New Zealand white rabbit were cultured in vitro. Cellular growth and expression of the collagen were analyzed. Moreover, an in vitro wound closure model was established and the healing of the ACL and the MCL cells was compared.

RESULTSMaximal growth for all these cells were obtained with Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum, but RPMI 1640 and Ham's F12 media were not suitable to maintain these cells. Morphology of both ACL and MCL cells from New Zealand white rabbit was alike in vitro, but the MCL cells grew faster than the ACL cells. Both cell types produced similar amount of collagen in culture, but the ratio of collage type I to type III produced by ACL cells was higher than that produced by MCL cells. Wound closure assay showed that at 36 hours after injury, cell-free zones created in the ACL cultures were occupied partially by the ACL cells; in contrast, the wounded zone in the MCL cultures was almost completely covered by the cells.

CONCLUSIONSAlthough the ACL cells and the MCL cells from New Zealand white rabbit show similar appearance in morphology in culture, the cellular growth and the biochemical synthesis of collagen as well as the healing in vitro were significantly different. These differences in intrinsic properties of the two types of cells in vitro might contribute to the differential healing potentials of these ligaments in vivo.

Animals ; Anterior Cruciate Ligament ; cytology ; Cell Division ; physiology ; Cells, Cultured ; Collagen ; metabolism ; Collateral Ligaments ; cytology ; Culture Media ; Female ; Fibroblasts ; physiology ; Male ; Rabbits ; Sensitivity and Specificity

Objective To accurately depict the actual tongue position of vowels in pinyin based on ultrasound tongue image(UTI),and accordingly propose targeted pronunciation training strategies to improve speech rehabili-tation and teaching quality.Methods Forty-five pieces of pronunciation material containing the six vowels a,o,e,i,u,ü(covering all the rhymes in Mandarin)were selected,and 16 subjects aged 20～25 years old with a proficien-cy level of Mandarin 2A or above were recruited to collect speech and ultrasonic data simultaneously.When process-ing the data,segmental labelling was first performed with Praat,then AAA was used to extract the coordinates of the tongue shape and palatal line of the target segments.Finally,the actual tongue positions of the six pinyin letters were determined based on articulatory tongue position comparison.Results Vowel a has[A]and[ε]2 types of tongue positions;o has[o]1 type of tongue position;e has[?],[e]and[?]3 types of tongue positions;i has[i],[(ι)]and[(ι)]3 types of tongue positions;u has[u]1 type of tongue position;and ü has[y]1 type of tongue posi-tion.A retroflex vowel is a vowel target tongue position followed by a tongue curl stroke.Conclusion ① The rhymes are classified into 11 categories,which allowing for a more accurate and systematic teaching.② The six vowel ultrasonic data provides a visual means for learning vowels,which is more intuitive than the traditional pinyin teaching.

Objective To investigate the predictive value of combined plasma gluconic acid(GA),fumaric acid(FA),and pseudouridine levels at admission for acute kidney injury(AKI)in elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction(AMI).Methods A total of 78 elderly AMI patients transferred from Emergency Department to Coronary Care Unit in Fuwai Hospital during Decem-ber 2021 and July 2022 were enrolled in this prospective study.They were divided into AKI group(40 cases)and non-AKI group(38 cases)according to whether they developed AKI during hospi-talization.Plasma levels of GA,FA and pseudouridine were quantitatively detected with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.ROC curve was plotted to assess the predictive value of these three plasma metabolites for AKI in AMI patients.Multivariate logistic regression analy-sis was applied to analyze the clinical risk factors for AKI.Results There were no statistical differences in the plasma levels of GA,FA and pseudouridine between the AKI group and the non-AKI group(P＞0.05).ROC curve analysis revealed that the plasma levels of the three indicators had no predictive value for the development of AKI in elderly AMI patients(AUC=0.576,95％CI:0.449-0.704,P=0.246;AUC=0.595,95％CI:0.467--0.721,P=0.154;AUC=0.563,95％CI:0.435-0.692,P=0.337).Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that left ventricu-lar ejection fraction(LVEF)was an independent predictor for AKI development in elderly AMI patients(OR=0.923,95％CI:0.870-0.978,P=0.007).Conclusion Plasma GA,FA and pseud-ouridine cannot predict the development of AKI in elderly AMI patients,while,LVEF is an inde-pendent predictor for the development.

BACKGROUND: Limited published research has examined the relationships of negative life events and coping styles with sleep quality in Chinese junior high school students. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of poor sleep quality and to clarify the role of coping styles between negative life events and sleep quality. METHODS: A cross-sectional study of 3081 students was conducted in Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province, Southeastern China. Adolescent Self-Rating Life Events Checklist, Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire, and Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index were applied to assess negative life events, coping styles, and sleep quality, respectively. Descriptive analyses, independent-samples t tests, one-way analyses of variance, Pearson correlation analyses, and structural equation modeling (SEM) were applied to analyze the data. RESULTS: The prevalence of poor sleep quality was 26.7%. Negative life events (B = 0.038, P < 0.001) and negative coping style (B = 0.049, P < 0.001) demonstrated a positive association with poor sleep quality, while positive coping style indicated a negative association with poor sleep quality (B = -0.029, P < 0.001). Interactions of negative life events and coping styles with sleep quality were not found (all P > 0.05). The association between negative life events and sleep quality was mediated by negative coping styles. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicated that poor sleep quality was common in these Chinese adolescents. Negative life events and negative coping style were associated with an increased prevalence of poor sleep quality, while the positive coping style was related to a decreased prevalence of poor sleep quality. A negative coping style mediated the association between negative life events and sleep quality.
Adaptation, Psychological ; Adolescent ; Child ; China ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Humans ; Life Change Events ; Psychology, Adolescent ; Psychology, Child ; Sleep