Objective To compare the treatment effect of calcium hydroxide and formocresol applied in root canal disinfection after root canal preparation.Methods 283 patients with 388 teeth diagnosed as chronic periapical were selected.Calcium hydroxide and formocresol were applied after opening of pulp chamber,pulp removed and root canal preparation.Calcium hydroxide was piped into the root canal by screw conveyor to fill the root canal in calcium hydroxide group,and formocresol cotton twist was setted in the root canal after dried in formocresol group.Tampons and ZOE were used for temporary closure.Treatment effects in both groups were compared in a week.Results The total effective rate in calcium hydroxide group was 96.39％,while 79.90％ in formocresol group.The total effective rote in calcium hydroxide group was higher than that in formocresol group(x2 =53.792,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Calcium hydroxide was safe,periapical tissue irritation and reliable effect was reached.It was worthy of clinical application.

Objective: To evaluate ultrasound biomicroscopy(UBM) in the surgical treatment of glaucoma complicated by cataract and in the observation of the post-operation changes of the anterior chamber angle and its related structure in patients with primary angle-closure glaucoma(PACG).Methods: Combined surgery of phacoemulsification,intraocular lens(IOL) implantation and trabeculectomy was performed in 30 patients(30 eyes) with cataract and PACG.The changes of the anterior chamber angle and anterior chamber distance were determined by UBM before and 1 month after the operation.At the same time,intraocular pressure was recorded and analyzed.Results:Intraocular pressure was obviously decreased after the operation.There were significant differences between pre-and post-operation in ACD,AOD500,TIA and TCPD(P0.05).Conclusion: Combined surgery for glaucoma and cataract could deepen the anterior chamber,widen the chamber angle,and reopen the trabeculae,which contributes to the control of intraocular pressure and reduces postoperative complications such as shallow anterior chamber.Long-term effect of the surgery needs to be further investigated.

3.00 and exposed to the solution containing 1500 mg/L peracetic acid for 30 min could completely killing the spores.Aerosol spraying with solution containing 1000 mg/L peracetic acid at a dose of 10 ml/m3 for 30 min caused over 90.0% decay rate of natural bacteria in indoor air.CONCLUSIONS Weikangshi peracetic acid has good stability and its germicidal efficacy is not affected.

Objective To study the degradation of hepatitis C virus(HCV) genome before and after methylene blue photochemistry(MB-P) treatment of the plasma.Methods MB was added to HCV positive plasma to a final concentration of 1.0?mol/L.The plasma was then exposed to 30000 Lux fluorescence.Plasma samples were then collected at different times of exposure.Real-time PCR was used to quantitatively study the course of the HCV-RNA degradation.The whole genome was screened for integrity by RT-PCR with 8 pairs of specific primers which targeted sequential overlapping sections of HCV genome.Results Results of real-time PCR showed that the copy number of HCV-RNA was continuously decreasing during MB-P treatment.RT-PCR results showed that the reactivity of different sections of the HCV genome to MB-P was significantly different and indicated that the 5' end and 3' end were more stable. Conclusion MB-P treatment could degrade HCV RNA with various sensitivities to different sections of the genome.RNA degradation may play an important role in plasma virus inactivation.Detection of HCV genomic RNA might be clinically useful to monitor the process and efficiency of virus inactivation.

BACKGROUND:The surgical treatment of thoracolumbar burst fracture combined with spinal cord injury is to relieve mechanical compression on the spinal cord and reconstruct spinal stability through internal fixation.This theory is derived from a lot of animal experiments and important biomechanical principles,but the available clinical data are stil scarce.OBJECTIVE:To investigate the efficacy of posterior decompression and screw internal fixation for the treatment of thoracolumbar fractures combined spinal cord compression,and to evaluate vertebral body height,kyphosis angle and neurological function.METHODS:A retrospective study was performed among 75 patients with thoracolumbar fractures combined spinal cord compression,who were recruited from Department of Orthopedics,the First People's Hospital of Shunde District of Foshan City,from January 2010 to February 2013.They underwent posterior decompression and internal fixation.The preoperative and postoperative kyphosis angle,vertebral height and neurological function were compared.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The preoperative kyphotic angle was (25.2±2.1)° and postoperative kyphotic angle was (8.8±2.3)°,with significant differences (P ＜0.05).Preoperative vertebral body height was (58.4±14.2)％and postoperative vertebral body height was (92.3±6.8)％.According to ASIA score,48 cases had slight impairment of neurological function,scores more than 40 points,and 45 of them had completely recovered walking ability,the recovery rate was 94％; the remaining 27 cases had moderate or severe neurological function impairment,scoring less than 40 points,and 15 of them appeared obvious recovery of neurological function,therecovery rate was 56％.Posterior decompression and internal fixation for treatment of thoracolumbar burst fracture combined with spinal cord injury can effectively restore the vertebral height and kyphosis,and improve significantly neurological function.

This study is to investigate the protection effect of schisandrin B (Sch B) against oxidation stress of HK-2 cells induced by cisplatin and the mechanisms involved. HK-2 cells were cultured and divided into different groups: solvent control group, cisplatin exposure group, positive group, Sch B treatment group. Cell viability and toxicity were evaluated by MTT and LDH assay. GSH level and SOD enzymes activities were also measured. DCFH-DA as fluorescence probe was used to detect ROS level by fluorescence microplate reader. Nrf2 translocation was detected by Western blotting. Real time Q-PCR was used to detect expressions of NQO1, HO-1 and GCLC mRNA level. The results showed that Sch B could significantly inhibit the decline of cell viability induced by cisplatin treatment (P < 0.05) and the protective effect was in a dose dependent manner. Furthermore, Sch B treatment significantly inhibited the increase of ROS level induced by cisplatin and reversed the decrease of GSH level (P < 0.05). When Sch B concentration was up to 5 micromol x L(-1), SOD enzyme activities were also enhanced significantly compared with that of the cisplatin group (P < 0.05). It was shown that Sch B could cause nuclear accumulation of Nrf2 in association with downstream activation of Nrf2 mediated oxidative response genes such as GCLC, NQO1 and HO-1. These results suggested Sch B could protect against the oxidative damage of HK-2 cells induced by cisplatin via the activation of Nrf2/ARE signal pathway.

Objective To explore the relationship of catheter-directed thrombolysis and deep venous thrombosis.Methods We analyzed 2267 consecutive central venous catheter attempts from January to December in2006.Results 18 patients had deep venous thrombosis,and several studies have identified factors associated with mechanical complications of central venous catheter.These factors include illness,the use of drug,mobility.Conclusion It is very important to prevent and cure deep venous thrombosis and decrease incidence of death of knowing many risk factors and clinical symptoms of catheter-directed thrombolysis.

Objective To study the local irritation of repeated intrathecal injection of Ziconotide Acetate,and to provide reference for irritancy evaluation ofintrathecal injection.Methods Sixteen New Zealand rabbits were assigned into two groupsat random:Control group and Ziconotide Acetate group,eight animals each group.Totally 50 μL saline or Ziconotide Acetate (100 μg/mL) were administrated by repeated lumbar intrathecal injection once daily for 7 d.Animal behavior was observed every day,and four animals in each group were sacrificed 2 d later after the last injection,the lumbar spinal cord was removed for histopathological examination and irritancy evaluation.The remaining animals were sacrificed for initancy evaluation 14 d later after the last injection.Results Only one animal died after anesthesia on day three in saline group,while no obvious adverse reactions were observed in other rabbits during the entire study,and no intrathecal irritant reactions of histopathological examination were found in both groups.The reversible minor mechanical damage was observed at the injection point,2 d after the last administration.Conclusion For 7 d repeated lumbar intrathecal injection in rabbits,no intrathecal irritant reactions observed in Ziconotide group,and the New Zealand rabbit could be used as a local irritation evaluation model.

Objective To evaluate global and segmental right ventricular ( RV ) systolic functions in patients with excessive volume or pressure load using real‐time three‐dimensional echocardiography ( RT‐3DE) . Methods Forty‐five patients with RV volume overload ,45 patients with RV pressure overload and 45 healthy subjects were underwent RT‐3DE . RV global and segmental ( inflow ,body ,outflow ) end‐diastolic volume (EDV) ,end‐systolic volume (ESV) ,stroke volume (SV) and ejection fraction (EF) were analyzed with TomTec software . The correlations between EF with the three‐dimensional method and two‐dimensional parameters including right ventricle systolic pressure( RVSP) were discussed . Results Global EDV and ESV increased significantly in both patient groups compared with controls ( all P < 0 .05) ,but there was no difference between two patient groups ( P >0 .05) .Compensated increase of SV was found in sixty percent of patients with volume overload but none with pressure overload ( P < 0 .05) . Global EF decreased significantly in both of patient groups (all P <0 .05) ,which was more significant patients with pressure overload ( P < 0 .05 ) . Different patterns of the regional dysfunction were found among the different RV segments . No correlation was found between RVSP and global or segmental EF in patients with pressure overload . Conclusions RT‐3DE could be used to assess global and segmental RV systolic function in patients with pressure and volume overload .

Objective To evaluate the geometry of mitral valve and annulus in patients with mitral regurgitation, and to quantify the mitral annular remodeling and motion in ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR) with mitral valve assessment (MVA) software. Methods Seventeen patients were divided into two groups: IMR group (n=10) and non-IMR group (n=7), and other 11 patients without significant mitral regurgitation (＜2+) and mitral structure abnormality were regarded as control group. The imaging was analyzed offline with Siemens MVA software to measure the annular diameters, annular circumference, anterior and posterior annular length, annular area (MAA) and non-planar angel (NPA). The dynamic changes during the cardiac cycle were calculated. Results Compared with control group, the posterior annular length and NPA significantly increased in IMR group (P＜0.05, P＜0.01). During the systole, the posterior annular and annular circumference paradoxically prolonged in IMR group compared with control group (median Δ posterior annular length: -2.71 mm/m2 vs 0.52 mm/m2, P＜0.05). In all patients of non-IMR group, the geometric character of mitral valve lesions shown in 3-dimensional echocardiography was accordant with surgical findings. Conclusion Three-dimensional echocardiography combined with MVA software provides a useful tool for assessment the geometric character of mitral valve lesions and quantification of mitral annulus remodeling, which is helpful to understand the mechanism of MR and guide surgical treatment.