OBJECTIVETo analyze the asymmetry of measurements in facial asymmetry patients with skull positioning posterior-anterior radiographs after orthodontic-orthognathic treatment.

METHODSPosterior-anterior cephalometric radiography and cephalometric analysis were performed in forty-five patients with different degrees of facial asymmetry. A single sample t-test was conducted to compare the asymmetry of measurements before treatment and individual normal occlusion. The measurement and reference values in facial asymmetry patients who underwent orthodontic-orthognathic treatment were summated by analyzing the correlation coefficient. The paired t-test was employed to compare the difference between the two groups before and after the treatment.

RESULTSFourteen measurements were significantly different before the treatment and individual normal occlusion (P < 0.05). Me[X] exhibited a higher correlation index of Ag[X] in forty-five cases. Twenty-eight patients showed the main asymmetry in the mandibular body, whereas fifteen patients in the ramus. Two patients showed the main asymmetry in both mandibular body and ramus. Fifteen measurements were significantly different before and after the treatment (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONFacial asymmetry is mainly concentrated in one-third of the surface, primarily manifested in the mandibular body. Orthodontic-orthognathic treatment is preferred when Ag[X] is greater than the minimum reference value of 11.31%, Go[X] is greater than 9.79%, and Me[X] is greater than 5.2 mm.

Objective To explore the characteristics of common parameters for acupuncture treatment of cancer pain by sorting out the domestic and foreign literature.Method This article collected and sorted out literature on acupuncture treatment of cancer pain in Chinese databases: Chongqing VIP, CNKI and Wanfang Data and English database PubMed. Main Chinese search keywords were针刺,电针,耳穴,针灸,癌痛,癌症and疼痛. English search keywords were acupuncture, electroacupuncture, auricular, cancer pain, neoplasms and pain. The search range was limited to literature collected in large databases since2010. The article type was limited to clinical case studies. Result s: Forty-four pieces of literature were retrieved after repeated literature was excluded. Conclusion s: Combined acupuncture and medicine and composite therapy are mainly selected for acupuncture treatment. Regularities in point selection for acupuncture are often acupuncture at pain points and acupoint selection according to primary diseases. Needle retention time is often between 20 and 30 min. Electroacupuncture stimulation waveforms aremainly sparse-dense waves, the stimulation intensity is as high as the patient can adapt and the treatment frequency is often once daily.

Objective To optimize methods of culturing smooth muscle progenitor cells(SPCs) from mononuclear cells(MNCs) of peripheral blood. Methods Human MNCs isolated from buffy coat were seeded on M-199 with bovine pituitary extraction.On the eighth day outgrowth cells were stimulated with platelet-derived growth factor-BB(PDGF-BB).Fifteen days later,immunofluorescence,Western blot or RT-PCR was used to analyzed the expression of smooth muscle cell specific ?-actin(?-SMA),smooth muscle myosin heavy chain(SM MHC),Calponin,CD34,Tie-2 and Flk-1,and fluorescence activated cell sorter was employed to examine ?-SMA positive cells ratio. Results The cells stimulated by PDGF-BB for 15 d were positive for ?-SMA,SM MHC,Calponin,CD34 and Flk-1,but negative for Tie-2.The ?-SMA positive cells ratio was(90.57?5.63)%,significantly different from that of the control(P

Antigens, CD20 ; metabolism ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Interferon Regulatory Factors ; metabolism ; Leg ; pathology ; Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse ; complications ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Middle Aged ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 ; metabolism ; Skin Neoplasms ; complications ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Thrombocytopenia ; complications

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Talents are core competitiveness of a hospital.In view of the nature of long and slow development cycle of medical talents,Wuxi No.2 People' s Hospital has innovated aTalent-tree program.This program develops talents by categories and stages,in the model oftree root-tree trunk-tree crownto fit different stage needs of these people.The program features a categorized education mode to establish hierarchical individualized plan for the whole career.The hospital has explored a special pathway for talents development,for the purpose of providing talents to ensure sustainable and innovative growth of the hospital.

Objective To investigate the expression of Foxp3~+ lymphocytes in breast carcinoma tissues and their correlation with other pathological factors,and to investigate the mechanism of action of Treg cells.Methods The expression of Foxp3~+ lymphocytes in the breast cancer tissue and non-cancerous tissue was detected by flow cytometry (FCM) in 30 breast carcinoma patients, and its correlation with other pathological factors was statistically analyzed by multiple linear regression analysis.The expression of TGF-β and IL-10 in the lymphocytes infiltrated in breast cancer tissue and non-cancerous tissue was measured by immunohistochemistry, and their correlation with the expression of Foxp3~+ lymphocytes was statistically analyzed by linear correlation dependability analysis. Results There was significant difference in the expression of Foxp3~+ lymphocytes between the malignant and non-cancerous breast tissues(P<0.05),and it was positively correlated with the clinical stage,blood vessel invasion and the matter of axillary lymph node metastasis(P<0.05). The expression of IL-10 in the tumor infiltrating lymphocytes was positively correlated with the expression of Foxp3~+ lymphocytes(P<0.05).Conclusion The expression level of Foxp3~+ lymphocytes is correlated with invasion and metastasis of breast carcinoma, and the IL-10 secreted by Foxp3~+ lymphocytes may be involved in this effect.Foxp3~+ lymphocytes can be used as an assistant marker for prediction and new therpeutic target of breast cancer.

Animals ; Electromagnetic Fields ; Embryo, Mammalian ; metabolism ; Female ; Mice ; Pregnancy ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos ; biosynthesis ; genetics ; RNA, Messenger ; biosynthesis ; genetics ; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction

Objective:To explore the mechanism,clinical features,and prognosis of trigemino-cardiac reflex (TCR) during skull base operations.Methods:A retrospective analysis was performed on 291 patients with skull base disease from Jan.2009 to Oct.2015 in Peking University First Hospital.By reviewing the patients' operative data and anaesthetic electrical record,and we picked out all the patients who suffered from TCR during the operation and analyzed their surgical procedures,clinical features,influence factors,and prognosis.TCR was defined as a drop in mean arterial blood pressure (MABP) and the heart rate (HR) of more than 20％ to the baseline values before the stimulus and coinciding with the manipulation of the trigeminal nerve.Results:In all the 291 patients receiving skull base surgery,9 patients suffering TCR for 19 times during the operation were found.These 9 cases included three acoustice schwannomas,one trigeminal schwannoma,one petroclival meningioma,one epidermoid cyst in cerebellopontine angle,one cavernous sinus cavernous hemangioma,one pituitary adenoma,and one trigeminal neuralgia.The trigger of TCR was related to manipulation,retraction,and stimulation of the trunk or branches of trigeminal nerve.The baseline heart rate was 62-119/min [mean (79.4 ± 14.6) /min] and dropped about 29.0％-66.4％ (mean 44.3％) to 22-60/min [mean (44.2 ±9.6) /min] after TCR.The baseline mean arterial blood pressure was 75-103 mmHg [mean (87.5 ±7.8) mmHg] and dropped about 23.4％-47.2％ (mean 37.3 ％) to 45-67 mmHg [mean (54.9 ± 6.3) mmHg] after TCR.During the 19 times of TCR,heart rate and blood pressure could return to baseline in a short time while stopping manipulation (8 times),using atropine (8 times,dose 0.5-1.0 mg,mean 0.69 mg),using ephedrine hydrochloride (one time,15 mg),using epinephrine (one time,1 mg),and using dopamine (one time,2 mg).TCR also could be triggered again by a second stimulation.There was no relative cardiologic complication or neurological deficit in the postoperative 24 hours.Conclusion:TCR is a short neural reflex with a drop in blood pressure and heart rate coinciding with the manipulation of the trigeminal nerve in skull base surgery.Correct recognition,intensive observation,and essential management of TCR will lead to a good prognosis.

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