Objective To investigate the effect of a tissue engineered trachea for replacement fabricated using three dimensional scaffold and chondrocytes by in vitro and in vivo culturing. Methods Rib chondrocytes were isolated and expanded to two passages, then seeded in PLGA or Dacron scaffold at density of 5 × 107/ml. Cultured in vitro for two weeks, the chondrocytes-scaffold model was planted under dorsal skin between nude mice's spine. Histology of cartilage, neovascularization and organizational structure were observed with HE staining, PAS staining and electron microscopic scan were performed after 4,6,8 weeks in vivo. Results Organized structure were observed in both PLGA-chondrocyte model and dacron-chondrocyte model with cartilage formation, neovascularization and tight fibrous connective tissue between scaffold and skin after in vitro and in vivo culture. Conclusion Tissue engineered trachea fabricated using rib chondrocytes and PLGA or dacron scaffold with in vitro and in vivo culture meets the requirement of trachea replacement.

Objective To evaluate the clinical effects of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) with high-viscosity bone cement in treatment of severe osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture (OVCF).Methods This study involved 176 patients with severe OVCF treated by PVP with high-viscosity bone cement between January 2013 and January 2015.There were 61 male and 115 female patients,aged 58-78 years (mean,67.7 years).Ninety-four patients were injured in a fall,31 patients in a bumping condition,and 61 patients with no obvious causes.A total of 204 vertebrae were involved,including 23 T10,22 T11,49 T12,43 L1 and 29 L2.Thirty patients suffered vertebral posterior wall damage.All the vertebral bodies were compressed more than 2/3.Vertebral height,kyphotic Cobb angle,visual analogue scale (VAS) and Oswestry disability index (ODI) were recorded.Bone cement filling and leakage were detected.Results Bone cement leakage was detected in 64 patients,with a leakage rate of 36.3％.Seven patients were found with cement leakage in paravertebral veins,38 patients in intervertebral spaces,and 19 patients in prevertebral soft tissues.Five patients with back pain got partial remission.Four patients experienced burning sensation in the lower extremity 5 minutes after bone cement filling and were relieved 10 minutes later.No severe adverse events were observed,including spinal cord compression,epidural hematoma,pulmonary infection,pulmonary embolism,bedsores,and cerebrovascular accident.After operation,improvements were observed in ODI [(31.73 ± 7.98) ％ vs.(75.40 ± 8.17) ％] and VAS [(2.33 ±0.91)points vs.(7.23 ±0.88) points] (P＜0.05).Conclusion PVP with highviscosity bone cement can significantly relieve pain and improve motor function and hence is effective in the treatment of patients with severe OVCF.

Objective:To explore the e ects of clinical treatment and protection on endothelial function of early essential hypertension patients treated with YiNianJiangYa(YNJY) soup in southern Guangdong area.Methods:79 early essential hypertension cases with traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) syndrome of phlegm stasis blocking collaterals,excess of liver yang were randomly divided into treatment and control groups,treated with YNJY soup and TianMaGouTeng(TMGT) soup respectively for two courses of treatment.Di erences of clinical treatment e ect,blood pressure and pulse pressure after treatment,as well as plasma endothelin-1(ET-1) and von Willebrand factor(vWF) between the two groups were measured.Results:The clinical total e ective rate of treatment group was higher than that of control group(P 0.05).Conclusion:YNJY soup can signi cantly improve clinical treatment e ect of the early essential hypertension patients,has good e ect of decreasing blood pressure and no obvious side e ects.It has many e ects that reduces PP and the levels of plasma ET-1,vWF,may be related to protection of endothelial function,thereby improve the artery exibility.

Objective: To develop novel targeted anticancer medicines for effective treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma ( NPC) , a prevalent malignant disease in southern China and southeast Asia.Methods: CNE cells were treated with a novel indolinone IF239 synthesized by our research group. Cell viability was determined by the acid phosphatase assay ( APA). Morphologic changes and adhesion status of CNE cells treated with IF239 were observed under a light microscope. Flow cytometry was used to analyze the cell cycle phases . Key regulating molecules in the cell cycle progression were detected by Western blotting. Results: IF239 had potent cytotoxic effect on CNE cells. The possible antitumor mechanisms of IF239 involved inhibition of cell adhesion and cell cycle arrest in the G2_/M phase. Moreover,G2_/M arrest caused by IF239 was related to up-regulation of both cyclin B1 and the phosphorylation level of CDK1. Conclusion: IF239 has high anticancer activity over CNE cells, and has unique anticancer mechanisms, suggesting that IF239 has promising application potentials.

Objective To evaluate the regulatory effect of OX40 co-stimulatory signal on the expression of Foxp3 in inductive regulatory T cells (iTreg) in vitro.Method CD4+ CD25+ naive T cells were isolated from C57BL/6 mouse lymphocyte suspension by MASC CD4+ CD25+ regulatory T cell isolation kit.Inductive Tregs were generated by stimulation of naive T cells in the presence of transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ1),anti-CD3,anti-CD28 and IL-2.The regulatory effect on iTregs was shown by use of OX40 stimulation monoclonal antibody (OX86) or control antibody.Using flow cytometric analysis (FACS),we examined the antibody-based identification of Tregs surface markers CD4 and CD25,along with the intracellular activation marker FoxP3.Results The ratio of CD4+ CD25+ nTregs isolated from mouse lymphatic node was (5.0 ± 0.4)％ vs.(71.8 ± 13.4)％ of TGFβ1-driven iTregs.The ratio of CD4+ CD25+ Tregs was (80.0 ± 1.6) ％ in OX40 stimulation McAb group vs.(86.0 ± 1.4)％ in control antibody group.Furthermore,the expression of Foxp3 was (59.2 ± 0.7) ％ in OX40 stimulation McAb group vs.(70.0 ± 0.8) ％ in control antibody group (P＜0.05).Conclusion TGFβ1-dependent protocol may induce the conversion of naive CD4+ T cells into CD25+ Foxp3+ iTregs.OX40 stimulation can down-regulate the expression of Foxp3 in CD4+ CD25 + iTreg significantly.Thus OX40 molecular may become an attractive target in Tregs-induced transplant tolerance.Further study should be performed to increase the suppressive activity of iTregs through blockade of OX40 signal.

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Angiofibroma ; Angiomyoma ; Ear Auricle ; blood supply ; Ear Neoplasms ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged

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Objective To study the expressions of EGFR and VEGF in endometrium after danazol pretreatment and the pathological changes of endometrium. Methods A total of 60 patients with anovulartory functional bleeding were randomly divided into two groups: Danazol group and control group with 30 cases in each group. Danazol group were given transcervical resection of endometrium with danazol pretreatment, and control group without any pretreatment. The endometrium resected from uterus was sent for histological assessment, observation of the grandular quantity and stromal loose degree, and of the expressions of EGFR and VEGF in endometrium. Results The endometrium of patients who took Danazol were almost in proliferative phase(similar to early proliferative phase).The numbers of endometrial glands near the basal layer with Danazol pretreatment were lower than that in the control group; the stromal components (+～) were more compact than the contral group (～). The expression intensity and rates of EGFR and VEGF in glands were higher than those of stromal components. Danazol decreased the expression of EGFR and VEGF in endometrium compared to the control group. Conclusion Pretreatment with Danazol can suppress the prolifieration of endometrial cells, thin the endometrium,and disperse the glands, compact the stromal components, and it can also reduce the expressions of EGFR and VEGF in endometrial glands and stromal components compared with the control group.

Objective:To summarize the clinical experience of surgical treatment abdominal gastrointestinal foreign body in children, thus to provide a theoretical basis for clinical decision-making.Methods:The clinical data, including age distribution, clinical manifestations, surgical treatment strategy and prognosis, from 60 children with abdominal gastrointestinal foreign body treated by operation in Children's hospital of Hu′nan Province from January 2015 to June 2020, were retrospectively analyzed. Among the 60 children, 38 males and 22 females, with a median age of 2.9 years. Observation data included the type and location of foreign bodies in the digestive tract, clinical manifestations and surgical methods, operation time, intraoperative blood loss, postoperative hospital stay. The following-up time was 6 months to 2 years by telephone or clinic. The short/long-term complications was observed.Results:Children under 3 years old accounted for 56.7%. Types of foreign bodies included magnetic foreign bodies, sharp objects[paper clips, nails, screws, fish bone and others, etc], crystal ball, jujube pit, gastric hair stone, batteries and badminton holder. The foreign bodies were mainly located in stomach and small intestine. Abdominal pain and vomiting were the most common symptoms. The patients of foreign body with long residence time had peritonitis such as fever and abdominal pain, among 21 cases were combined with gastrointestinal perforation. There were varieties kind of operaion methods, including gastrointestinal incision and foreign bodies removal( n=22), appendectomy and foreign bodies removal( n=7), repair of gastrointestinal perforation( n=6), intestinal resection and anastomosis( n=17), intestinal resection plus enterostomy( n=5)but whose fistula was closed after 3 months, lateral wall of rectum repair( n=3). Fifty-two patients underwent common open abdomen operation, 8 patients underwent laparoscopic operation. The operating time was(93.5±19.3) min. Intraoperative blood loss was(20.2±4.3) mL. The postoperative hospitalization was 13(5, 19) d. The postoperative complications occurred in 3 patients who were nonoperative treatment recovery. Conclusions:Magnetic foreign body, sharp foreign body, crystal ball, jujube nucleus and corrosive foreign body are the main causes of digestive tract obstruction and perforation in children. Individualized operation plan should be selected as soon as possible according to the number of foreign bodies, retention position and whether or not digestive tract perforation.