Objective:To study the related factors of landmarks identification repeatability in the computer monitoring. Methods:Totally 30 lateral cephalograms were selected at random, and the landmarks were identified by 2 orthodontists with the computer monitor twice. The data were obtained and the differences were analyzed. Results:There were differences in inter-operator and intra-operator in their coordination. The operators were similar to each other within a certain range. There were significant differences between the data of the abscissas and ordinate in some landmarks. Conclusion:The repeatability of identified landmarks is closely related to the location of the landmarks, the landmarks identification by human eyes and the quality of the X-rays.

Ojective To evaluate the effect of the collagen injection for skin defect correction. Methods The various kinds of skin defect were injected by medical cosmetic collagen. Results 103 cases of skin defect were treated by collagen injection. Short term therapentic effect inclnding "excellent" and "good" was 85.5%. no complication occurred. Conclusion It showed that the method of collagen injection for skin defect correction is safe, simply and effective.

0.05). Conclusions The antihypertensive effects of NAHC treatment program could keep the patients' blood pressure in the ideal range.

Objective:To establish the normal value of McNamara cephalometric analysis in Chongqing adolescents with normal occlusion and to obtain its regression models. Methods:Fifty five Chongqing adolescents with normal occlusion (male 27 and female 28)were taken lateral cephalograms. McNamara analysis was conducted and the correlation analysis was carried out.Results: There were significant differences in the normal values of McNamara analysis between male and female Chongqing adolescents, namely the effective maxillary length, effective mandibular length, lower anterior facial height and A Np line. There were no significant differences in Pog Np line, upper incisor to point A vertical,lower incisor to A P line.There were correlations between the effective maxillary length and effective mandibular length, effective mandibular length and lower anterior facial height, A Np line and Pog Np line, respectively.When effective mandibular length was fixed,lower anterior facial height and Pog Np line was correlated.The regression models were obtained.Conclusion:There is correlation between the linear measurements of the cephalometrics values.

0.05),whereas there was a significant difference in cardiac function in patients received atorvastatin(P

Purpose To investigate the difference of imaging features of tree-in-bud (TIB) sign at CT between stage Ⅰ central lung cancer and bronchial disseminated pulmonary tuberculosis in order to reduce the misdiagnosis rate of central lung cancer.Materials and Methods 32 patients of stage Ⅰ central type lung cancer confirmed pathologically or clinically (lung cancer group) and 47 patients of bronchial disseminated pulmonary tuberculosis confirmed pathologically or clinically (tuberculosis group) underwent chest CT scanning and were found with TIB sign.The imaging data of all the cases were analyzed retrospectively in terms of distribution range,accompanying CT findings of TIB sign,and abnormalities of segmental and (or) larger bronchus proximal to it.Results TIB sign was mainly focal (unilobar) in lung cancer group (96.88％),while it was mainly diffuse (more than one pulmonary lobe) in tuberculosis group (80.85％).The difference was significant (P＜0.01).Accompanying CT findings:① Obstructive bronchial mucoid impaction distal to the TIB was more common in lung cancer group than in tuberculosis group (100％ vs 6.38％,P＜0.01).② Consolidation and/or ground-glass opacities were found both in lung cancer group (34.38％) and in tuberculosis group (48.94％).The difference was not significant (P＞0.05).③ Cavity was less common in lung cancer group than in tuberculosis group (0 vs 38.30％,P＜0.01).④ Nodules with diameter larger than 5 mm were much fewer in lung cancer group than in tuberculosis group (0 vs 76.60％,P＜0.01).TIB sign was found in 33 lobes in lung cancer group,and the abnormity was found in all these lobes (100％);while in tuberculosis group,TIB sign was found in 144 lobes and the abnormity was found in 56 lobes (38.89％).Conclusion TIB sign shows differences between stage Ⅰ central lung cancer and bronchial disseminated pulmonary tuberculosis.The TIB signs such as focal distribution,accompanied by bronchial mucoid impaction and abnormality of segmental or (and) larger bronchus may predict the high possibility of central lung cancer.

The biotransformation, CYP reaction phenotyping, the impact of CYP inhibitors and enzyme kinetics of 3-cyanomethyl-4-methyl-DCK (CMDCK), a new anti-HIV preclinical candidate belonging to DCK analogs, were investigated in human intestinal microsomes and recombinant cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes. CMDCK (4 micromol L(-1)) was incubated with a panel of rCYP enzymes (CYP1A2, 2C9, 2C19, 2D6 and 3A4) in vitro. The remaining parent drug in incubates was quantitatively analyzed by a LC-MS method. CYP3A4 was identified as the principal CYP isoenzyme responsible for its metabolism in intestinal microsomes. The major metabolic pathway of CMDCK was oxidation and a number of oxidative metabolites were screened with LC-MS. The Km, Vmax, CLint and T1/2 of CMDCK obtained from human intestinal microsome were 45.6 micromol L(-1), 0.33 micromol L(-1) min(-1), 12.1 mL min(-1) kg(-1) and 25.7 min, respectively. Intestinal clearance of CMDCK was estimated from in vitro data to be 3.3 mL min(-1) kg(-1), and was almost equal to the intestinal blood flow rate (4.6 mL min(-1) kg(-1)). The selective CYP3A4 inhibitors, ketoconazole, troleandomycin and ritonavir demonstrated significant inhibitory effects on CMDCK intestinal metabolism, which suggested that co-administration of CMDCK with potent CYP3A inhibitors, such as ritonavir, might decrease its intestinal metabolic clearance and subsequently improve its bioavailability in body.

Objective To study the changes of resting-state brain activity in knee osteoarthritis(KOA)patients with chronic pain.Methods The data of 21 KOA patients (KOA group) and 21 healthy controls (HC group) who underwent standard resting-state fMRI scan were analyzed with regional homogeneity (ReHo) method to observe the changes in the patients in contrast to the controls.Results Compared to HC group,patients of the KOA group showed ReHo changes in bilateral frontal lobe,bilateral parietal lobe,bilateral temporal lobe,bilateral cerebellum,limbic system and default-mode network.Conclusion Patients with chronic pain demonstrate abnormal neuron activities in the brain regions, and control loops not only related with pain but also related with emotive function disorder and cognitive impairment.

Objective To study the effect and mechanisms of TW-37 on cell proliferation,apoptosis,invasion and angiogenesis in pancreatic cancer cells in vitro and further explore the potential mechanism.Methods BxPC3 and HPAC cells were pretreated with TW-37 using untransfected or transfected with NF-κB p65 cDNA(p65 cDNA)or NF-κB p65 siRNA(siRNA-p65)cells as controls.Cell viability was determined by MrTT assay.Cell apoptosis was assessed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).Cell invasion and angiogenesis was detected by Transwell and endothelial tube formation assay of HUVECs.ELISA assay was used to measure the activity of NF-κB,and its target proteins of MMP-9 and VEGF were detected by western blot.Results TW-37 suppressed cell growth and induced apoptosis (A405:1.29 ± 0.21 vs 0.09 ± 0.01,1.07 s0.18 vs 0.08 ± 0.01),inhibited NF-κB activity and protein expression of NF-κB p65,VEGF and MMP-9(all P ＜0.05)in a dose-and time-dependent manner.The number of cells that invaded across the matrigel in the transwell chamber was (46.7 ±5.24) and (10.3 ± 1.26)/×200 in BxPC3 control and 0.75 μmol/L TW-37 group (P=0.001).The number of tube formation was (39.4 ±4.36) and (7.84 ± 1.25)/×200,(P =0.001).NF-κB activity was increased by p65 cDNA transfection,and decreased by TW-37 treatment in both of the two cell lines (P ＜0.05).However,NF-κB activity was decreased by p65 siRNA transfection,and greatly decreased by TW-37 treatment in both two cell lines (P ＜0.05 or P ＜0.01).Transfection of p65 cDNA did not significantly affect cell apoptosis.Transfection of p65 siRNA increased cell apoptosis,and greatly increased by TW-37 treatment in both two cell lines (all P ＜ 0.01).Conclusions TW-37 could inhibit the proliferation,invasion and angiogenesis in pancreatic cancer cells by regulating NF-κB signal pathway.

Objective To examine the effects and mechanisms of siRNA targeting aquaporin 4 (AQP 4) in combination with hyperbaric oxygen therapy(HBO) on cerebral edema and apoptosis in the brain tissue of rats after hemorrhage.Methods Rats were randomly divided into four groups,the control group,the hyperbaric oxygen group,the AQP-4 siRNA group and the combination therapy group (24 rats).Thrombin Ⅶ was injected into the caudate nucleus to establish the hemorrhage model.Construction of siRNA targeting aquaporin 4 was conducted.The mRNA expression of AQP-4 was detected by RT-PCR at day 3.Changes in brain moisture and blood-brain barrier perme ability were measured by a wet/dry weight method and Evans blue fluorometry.The nerve cell apoptosis rate was analyzed by Annexin V andTdT-mediated dUTP-biotin nick end labeling (TUNEL).The expression of proteins including AQP-4,MMP-2,MMP-9,Bcl-2 and caspase-3 was detected by Western Blotting.All the animals were given a score for their nerve function at day 3.Results AQP-4 siRNA treatment obtained better effects than HBO in decreasing the brain edema leveland silencing AQP-4 mRNA(P＜0.05)while,the combination therapy group achieved the best results(P＜ 0.05).Compared with the control group,the percentage of apoptotic cells decreased in all the three treatment groups,with the most marked decrease observed in the combination treatment group(4.24± 0.04)％(F=13.76,P=0.001).The expression of AQP-4,MMP-2,MMP-9 and caspase-3 was lower (P＜0.05) and the expression of Bcl-2 was higher(P＜0.01)in the combination treatment group than in the other three groups.Compared with the control group,all the other three groups received better scores on nerve function defect evaluation at day 3 after hemorrhage(P＜0.05),with the combination treatment group again achieving the most favorable score (4.7 ± 1.1) (F=7.21,P =0.013).Conclusions Targeted siRNA interference combined with hyperbaric oxygen can effectively reduce cerebral edema after cerebral hemorrhage,inhibit neuronal apoptosis and promote neuron function recovery.The underlying mechanisms may be related to down-regulation of AQP-4,MMP 2,MMP-9 and caspase-3 expression and up-regulation of Bcl-2 expression.