Objeact:To study the stress distribution of angled dowe l crown in anterior maxillary teeth. Method:A 3-dimensio nal finite element model (3-DFEM) of a maxillary central incisor with a dowel, a core and the supporting tissues was established.The stress in various angled d owel designs with a 150 N force applied along the long axis of the crown in a v ertical load on the incisal edge was mesured on the 3-DFEM and analyzed with AN SYS sorft ware.Results:The maximum stress was found in la bical cervical zone of the cortical bone around the teeth,the compressive stress in labical and tensile stress in palatal respectively. Conclusion: In anterior maxilla with angled dowel crown maximum stress is in the cervical zone of cortical bone,and the magnitude of stress increases with the i ncreace of the angulation of dowel crown.

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a biological factor associated with gastric carcinoma. The prognosis of EBV-associated gastric car-cinoma (EBVaGC) is good because of its distinct clinicopathological features. The pathogenesis mechanism of EBVaGC is extensively in-vestigated at present. The development of molecular techniques has stimulated the research on the expression of EBV genes in EB-VaGC, thereby providing a theoretical foundation on the diagnosis, therapy, and prevention of EBVaGC. This article reviewed present research advances in EBV genes in EBVaGC.

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is prevalent in Southeast Asia, especially in the area of southern China. It is acknowl-edged that NPC is absolutely related to EBV infection. Nevertheless, there are just a few researches about the relationship between the level of EBV antibodies and the tumor stages and it hasn't come to conclusion. This review makes a summary on present research progress and would be valuable for the better understanding of the contribution of EBV antibodies to the tumor stages in NPC.

Breast Neoplasms ; genetics ; pathology ; Chromosome Aberrations ; Comparative Genomic Hybridization ; methods ; DNA, Neoplasm ; genetics ; Female ; Gene Dosage ; Humans ; Prognosis

Objective To detect the effect of leptin on proliferation and c.Myc mRNA expression of human colon carcinoma HT-29 cell line and investigate the role of Leptin in the development of the HT-29 cell line.Methods Human colon carcinoma HT-29 cell line was cultured in vitro.After treatment with various concentration of Leptin for 72h.MTr was used to detect the proliferative and inhibitive status.And c-myc mRNA-expression Was detected by RT-PCR.Results After treatment with various concentration of Leptin.The cell pmlifemtion and c-myc mRNA expression Wag obviously promoted,compared with the control group.The effect wag in a time-dose-dependent manner within a certain range.Conclusion Leptin can improve cell proliferation and c-myc gene expression level in HT-29 cell line.Promoting the c-myc gene expression level may be one of the reasons that Leptin improves the proliferation of the human colon carcinoma HT-29 cell line.

Aneuploidy ; Breast Neoplasms ; genetics ; metabolism ; pathology ; Carcinoma in Situ ; genetics ; metabolism ; pathology ; Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast ; genetics ; metabolism ; pathology ; Cell Movement ; DNA Methylation ; DNA, Neoplasm ; genetics ; Female ; Humans ; Membrane Proteins ; metabolism ; Neoplasm Invasiveness

Objective To study the expression of urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) and its relation with expression of receptor (urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor uPAR) in epithelial ovari- an cancer (OEC) and with the clinic prognosis.Methods Expression of uPA and uPAR protein was detected by Streptavidin-biotin-HRP in 68 cases of epithelial ovarian cancer and compared with that in 10 cases of borderline tumor,10 cases of benign tumor and 10 cases of normal tissue,and correlation between them was analyzed.The different expression groups of uPA was correlated with the prognosis of ovarian epithelial can- cer.The expression of uPA showed a correlation with short survival time (P

Objective To investigate the effects of different doses of dexmedetomidine on cerebral oxygen saturation and pulmonary shunt fraction in patients undergoing one-lung ventilation (OLV). Methods Sixty ASAⅠ-Ⅱpatients, aged 46-71 years, with body mass index (BMI)18-24 kg/m2 and scheduled for thoracotomy were randomly divided into three groups (n=20 each):high dose dexmedetomidine group (group D1), low dose dexmedetomidine group (group D2) and control group (group C). Dexmedetomidine 1μg/kg was infused in group D1 after anesthesia induction, and then a rate of 0.5μg·kg-1·h-1 was continuously infused. Dexmedetomidine 0.5μg/kg was infused in group D2 after anesthesia induction, and then a rate of 0.3μg · kg-1 · h-1 was continuously infused. Group C was received the equal volume of normal saline. Anesthesia was main?tained with propofol-remifentanil and intermittent iv boluses of rocuronium. Arterial and jugular venous blood samples were collected before anesthesia induction (T0), at 15 min after two-lung ventilation (T1), at 5 min (T2) and 30 min (T3) of OLV for blood gas analysis. Value of Qs/Qt was calculated and SctO2 was recorded at the same time. Results Compared with group C and group D2, Qs/Qt was decreased at T2 in group D1 (P<0.05). Qs/Qt was lower at T3 in group D1 and D2 than that of group C, and which was lower in group D1 than that of group D2 (P<0.05). In group C and group D1 a significant de?crease in SctO2 was observed at T2 and T3 compared to that at T0 and T1 (P<0.05). SctO2 was significantly higher at T2 and T3 in group D2 than that in group C and group D1 (P<0.05). Conclusion Dexmedetomidine given during OLV undergoing thoracotomy can improve oxygenation, decrease pulmonary shunt fraction and reduce the occurrence of low SctO2.

To observe the curative effect of treating small -incision cataract extraction by intraocular lens implantation combined with trabeculectomy for primary angle-closure glaucoma with cataract.
●METHODS: Totally 44 cases (52 eyes) of primary angle-closure glaucoma combined with cataract were selected to undergo the combined surgery, in order to observe the patients' pre - and postoperative eyesights, intraocular pressures and the postoperative complications.
●RESULTS: The postoperative eyesight was improved significantly as compared with the preoperative eyesight. The intraocular pressure was declined dramatically. The result was of statistical significance (P<0. 05). All the 52 cases' surgeries were performed by the same surgeon. The surgeries were processed smoothly, with 6 postoperative eyes of anterior chamber inflammation cell response, 3 eyes of anterior chamber fibrinoid exudate, 2 eyes of shallow anterior chamber through mydriasis and treatment with glucocorticoids and non - steroidal eyedrops before absorption, and no complications like malignant glaucoma, cyclodialysis, etc. were reported through mydriasis and pressure bandaging before recovery.
● CONCLUSlON: Treating the primary angle - closure glaucoma combined with cataract through the combined surgery has high reliability and desirable curative effect. The surgical method is simple to learn and applicable for promotion on the basic level.

Long-term treatment with an agonist of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-γ is associated with bone fractures in the clinical practice. However, the mechanisms underlying the fractures are not fully understood. This study was aimed to examine the effect of rosiglitazone (an agonist of PPAR-γ) of different doses on the proliferation, differentiation, and transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1)-induced expression of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) in primary rat osteoblasts in vitro. Osteoblasts were isolated from newly born SD rats and treated with different doses of rosiglitazone (0-20 μmol/L). The proliferation and differentiation of osteoblasts were measured by MTT assay and NPP assay, respectively. The expression of CTGF was determined by RT-PCR and Western blotting. The results showed that most isolated osteoblasts displayed strong alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity and treatment with different doses of rosiglitazone did not affect their proliferation, but significantly inhibited the differentiation of osteoblasts in a dose-dependent manner. Moreover, treatment with different doses of rosiglitazone significantly reduced the TGF-β1-induced CTGF mRNA transcription and protein expression in a dose-dependent manner in rat osteoblasts. It was concluded that the activation of PPAR-γ may inhibit the differentiation of osteoblasts by reducing the TGF-β1-induced CTGF expression in vitro.