1.A Survey of Allergic Rhinitis among College Students in Kunming
Xiaochen LIU ; Yongmei YU ; Yunpeng ZHANG ; Yongyi ZOU ; Liqiang WENG
Journal of Kunming Medical University 2016;37(8):24-29
Objective To investigate the distribution,epidemiologic feature and the related risk features of allergic rhinitis among college students in Kunming.Methods Stratified cluster sampling was conducted in each school as a unit.The investigated subjects included 1500 students aged from18 to 29 years old from 7 universities in Kunming,Yunnan Province.The epidemiological investigation was carried out using the designed questionnaire of allergic rhinitis.The results were analyzed.Restlts We had given out 1500 questionnaires and the response rate was 98.9%.The self-reported prevalence of allergic rhinitis was 25.4% among college students in Kunming,in which,the males' prevalence rate was 29.3% and the females' was 22.9%.And 3.7% of the students with allergic rhinitis were combined with asthma and the 19.1% combined with a history of familial inheritance.The main risk factor was dust.Concltsion The self-reported and prevalence of allergic rhinitis among college students in Kunming is 25.4%.Males' prevalence rate is slightly higher than the females'.The potential risk factors are bronchial asthma and the history of familial inheritance.The mainly inducement is dust,animal fur and plant pollen.
2. Hedgehog pathway antagonist-induced oromandibular limb hypogenesis in mouse
Yuanjing JIANG ; Chuanqing MAO ; Yongzhen LAI ; Yunpeng WENG ; Shixian ZHANG ; Weihui CHEN
Chinese Journal of Stomatology 2018;53(1):36-41
Objective:
To analysis teratogenic effect of GDC-0449 to fetus and set up the animal model of GDC-0449 induced oromandibular limb hypogenesis in mouse for further research of its pathogenesis.
Methods:
Twenty-seven pregnant Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) mice were randomly divided into: control group, embryonic day 8.5 (E8.5) exposed groups, E9.5 exposed groups, E10.5 exposed groups, E11.5 exposed groups, E12.5 exposed groups, E13.5 exposed groups, E14.5 exposed groups and E15.5 exposed groups. Each group had 3 mice. Exposed groups were treated with the Hedgehog pathway antagonist GDC-0449 at a single dose 150 mg/kg by oral gavage from E8.5 to E15.5. At E16.5, embryonic phenotypes were analyzed in detail by stereo microscope and histology. After establish an optimal dysmorphogenic concentration, 6 pregnant ICR mice were randomly divided into control group and the optimal group, embryonic phenotypes were analyzed by whole-mount skeletal staining and micro-computed tomography at E18.5.
Results:
The mice were exposed to GDC-0449 on E11.5 and E12.5 had a high incidence of cleft palate. GDC-0449 exposed between E9.5 and E10.5 caused craniofacial and limb dysmorphology, including micrognathia, microglossia, ectrodactylia, partial anodontia and cleft palate. Most interestingly, these are extremely similar to oromandibular limb hypogenesis syndrome.
Conclusions
The results of this study indicate that GDC-0449 can be used to induce micrognathia, microglossia, ectrodactylia, partial anodontia and cleft palate. This work established a novel mouse model for oromandibular limb hypogenesis.