Objective:To investigate the change in myogenin expression at different time in long-term denervated human posterior cricoarytenoid muscles(PCAMs),so as to provide a theoretical basis for timing of reinnervation.Methods: Thisty-eight specimens of denervated human PCAMs were divided into 4 groups according to the period of denervation: 6-12 months denervation group(n=12),1-2 years denervation group(n=10),2-3 years denervation group(n=8),and over 3 years denervation group(n=8).Another 12 specimens of normal PCAMs served as control.The patients in all groups were age-and sex-matched.The expression of myogenin protein and mRNA was studied using immunofluorescence staining and real-time PCR analysis,respectively.Results: Immunofluorescence staining showed that the positive myogenin expression was mainly!found in the myonuclei of PCAMs with a denervation period less than 3 years;no positive staining was found in the myonuclei of control group.The expression of myogenin in myonuclei and the ratio of positive cells were up-regulated in the 6-12 month denervation group compared with those in the control group;the expression and the ratio peaked in 1-2 years denervation group and decreased again in the 2-3 years denervation group,but was still significantly higher than those of the control group(all P

Objective:To study the morphological changes of posterior cricoarytenoid muscles(PCM) in patients with long-term denervation of recurrent laryngeal nerve(RLN),so as to provide theoretical evidence for repair of recurrent laryngeal nerve at advanced clinical stage.Methods: Thirty-eight patients with damaged RLN were divided into 4 groups according to the duration of their RLN damage: 6-12 months group(n=12),1-2 years group(n=10),2-3 years group(n=8),and over 3 years group(n=8).Twelve subjects with normal PCM served as control.Trichrome Masson staining and imaging analyzing system were used to quantitatively analyze the transverse section areas of myofibers,collagen fiber and connective tissues.SDH and AchE staining and cell counting method were used to analyze changes of two kinds of myofibers and motor end plate numbers at different times after denervation of recurrent laryngeal nerve.Results: The transverse areas of myofibers gradually decreased and those of collagen fibers gradually increased with the prolongation of denervation;the difference was significant between different groups(P

Objective To investigate the effect of recurrent patella dislocation by grafting dual-bundle semitendinosus to anatomically reconstruct of medial patellofemoral ligament(MPFL)under arthroscopy.Methods From January 2006 to January 2010,29 cases(31 knees)with recurrent dislocation of the patella were performed arthroscopic surgery,including 11 males and 18 females(20 knees)with an average age of 22 years(range,16-32).The key point of surgery was reconstruction MPFL with dual-bundle free autogenous semitendinosus by using two anchors and bone groove to fixed on the patella,and using the interference screw to fixed on the femur.Adjusting the patella reset under arthroscopy.Tibial tubercle were transferred to inside in 5 cases.All patients were followed up for an average of 14 months(ranging 9-22).The imaging evaluation included congruence angle,lateral patellofemoral angle and lateral shift.The clinical therapeutic effect was evaluated with International Knee Documentation Committee(IKDC),Lysholm and Tegner scores.Results The fear test was negative after operation.There was no redislocation and fracture of the patella during follow-up.The congruence angle,lateral patellofemoral angle and lateral shift were 5.65°±2.23°,3.52°±2.63° and 0.25±0.46 respectively at the final follow-up.The mean IKDC,Lysholm and Tegner scores were 93.20±5.33,93.02±6.08 and 6.58±0.87 respectively at the final follow-up.All were showed statistically significant differences compared with preoperation(P＜0.05).Conclusion It is demonstrated that there was a reliable short-term effect to treat recurrent patella dislocation by grafting dual-bundle semitendinosus to anatomically reconstruct of MPFL under arthroscopy.

Objective To investigate the expression of homeobox gene MSX-2 during cranial suture fusion of SD rats and discuss its significance. Methods SD rats aged 1, 2, 5, 8, 12, 15, 18, 22, 30 and 45 days were selected, and immunohistochemistry and Real-time PCR were employed to localize and quantify the expression of MSX-2 in different regions of cranial sutures. Results MSX-2 expressed in calvarial suture tissues including the extreme ends of the osteogenic fronts and the underlying dura mater. The expression of MSX-2 was low in posterior frontal suture (PF) and sagittal suture (SAG) from postnatal day 1 to day 8 before the initiation of suture fusion, while it was higher in PF than in SAG from postnatal day 12 to day 22 after the initiation of PF suture fusion. The expression of MSX-2 significantly declined in PF and was moderately higher than that in SAG from postnatal day 30 to day 45 after the initiation of suture fusion. Conclusion There is different expression of MSX-2 in PF and SAG during different suture fusion periods, which suggests the expression of MSX-2 may participate in the regulation of cranial bone development and the fusion of cranial sutures.

Objective To study the effect of Bupi-Qufeng decoction on total serum IgE (TIgE) and EOS counts of atopic dermatitis (AD).Methods A total of 101 cases were randomly recruited into a treatment group and a control group.During the treatment both groups were give Danggui-Bohe ointment for external use,and based on this,oral Bupi-Qufeng decoction was added in the treatment group and loratadine in the control group.TIgE level and EOS count were detected both before the treatment and four weeks after the treatment.Results TIgE in the treatment group decreased significantly after the treatment (t=8.0063,P＜0.001),the decreased value of which was larger than the control group (t=3.6434,P＜0.001).EOS count in the treatment group also obviously decreased after the treatment (t=3.0314,P＜0.01) ; the decreased value of which was also larger than the control group (t=3.3331,P＜0.01).Conclnsion Bupi-Qufeng decoction could decrease TIgE and EOS level of AD patient,while the therapeutic mechanism needed further research.

Objective To learn the economic operation and the existing problems of county TCM hospitals in Chongqing from 2012 to 2014.Methods 2012-2014 data of annual health financial report were used to conduct descriptive statistics and analysis of the current operation benefit, operating efficiency, debt paying ability, development ability, and cost management ability.Results From 2012 to 2014, the annual incomes of TCM county hospitals in Chongqing were 2.802, 3.412, and 4.385 billion RMB; the annual expenses were 2.813, 3.343, and 4.347 billion RMB; the ratios of income and expense about medical treatment were 0.86, 0.90, and 0.92; the ratios of income and expense of medicine were 1.16, 1.15, and 1.11; the outpatient amounts were 5.45, 5.87, and 6.99 million; the hospital discharge amounts were 330.4, 405.2, and 469.3 thousand; the charges per patient were 153.40, 177.12, and 188.71 RMB; the charges pre bed were 465.83, 533.14, and 571.02 RMB; medical expenses per patient were 4923.26, 5416.77, and 5576.01 RMB; the current ratios were 1.00, 1.06, and 1.09; the asset-liability ratios were 62.25%, 63.79%, and 61.37%; the annual growth rates of total assets were 14.06 % and 24.54%, and the annual growth rates of net assets were 19.44% and 21.70% during 2013 to 2014; 100-yuan hygienic materials and medicine consumption were 51.23, 51.10, and 50.07 RMB during 2012 to 2014; the management fee rates were 18.55%,15.44%, and 14.82%.Conclusion The general economic running of county TCM hospitals in Chongqing is stable and financial balance moves towards rationality; social benefit, expand capacity and cost management ability are enhanced gradually. However, the problems about insufficient government finance input, small medical income elasticity, poor debt paying ability, and diseconomies of scale still exist.

Objective:To investigate the effect of rapamycin eluting coronary stent for inhibition of neointimal hyperplasia in diabetic porcine model.Methods:There were two groups in this study. Diabetic group, n=12, diabetic porcine model was established by a single dose of streptozotocin, and rapamycin eluting coronary stents were randomly implanted into 2 of the major epicardial coronary arteries. Control group, n=12, with non-diabetic porcine. The degree of neointimal hyperplasia evaluated by coronary angiography, intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and histopathology were compared between two groups respectively at 6 months of the event. Results:The distribution of vessels received stents, reference vessel diameters and post-procedural minimal luminal diameter were comparable between two groups. All animals received angiographic follow-up at 6 months of time. In Diabetic group, the degree of stent stenosis (35.6%±9.2% vs. 7.9%±3.1%,P<0.001), late lumen loss (0.32±0.09 mm vs. 0.09±0.04 mm,P<0.001), the thickness of neointima by IVUS examination (0.35±0.12 mm vs. 0.11±0.08 mm,P<0.05) and area stenosis by IVUS (1.29±0.51 mm~2 vs. 0.26±0.11 mm~2, P<0.001); and histopathological examination (1.24±0.76 mm~2 vs. 0.19±0.08mm~2, P<0.05) were significantly higher than those in Control group. Conclusion: The neointimal hyperplasia after rapamycin eluting stent implantation was significantly severe in the diabetic porcine models than those in non-diabetic ones.

Objective To investigate the clinical value of iPass in three dimensional contrast enhanced MR angiography (3D-CE-MRA). Methods iPass were performed in 32 cases, including cervical vessel (4 cases), pulmonary vessel (7 cases), abdominal vessel (18 cases), and femoral vessel (3 cases). iPass bolus tracking was run before 3D-CE-MRA. The tracking sequence was operated repeatedly with real time display of image. The peak of bolus arrival time(Tp), identified with signal of target vessel increased 30% over baseline, was automatically loaded in the timing page of 3D-CE-MRA, and the time of scan delay(Td) was computed by the system with Tp. The acquired images were subtracted and reconstructed by MIP. The quality of MIP image was evaluated. Results The iPass bolus tracking sequence and 3D-CE-MRA were completed successfully in 29 cases. The bolus tracking couldn′t detect the bolus arrival time in 3 cases, but they were completed through changing ROI and bolus tracking repeatedly. The average score of 3D-CE-MRA MIP image was 3.81?0.59. Conclusion iPass can provide the exact Tp and automatically control Td of 3D-CE-MRA. iPass is a useful procedure to improve the image quality and provide the specific scanning scheme for 3D-CE-MRA.

AIM:To investigate whether Notch1 changes stemness and chemotherapeutic sensitivity in human glioma U251 cells.METHODS: The lentiviral vectors, which expressed Notch1-shRNA or Notch1 intracellular domain ( NICD) , were transfected into U251 cells .Western blot and immunofluorescence staining were applied to monitor the va-lidity of the cells, down-regulation of Notch1 expression or over-expression of NICD.The proportion of CD133 +cells was analyzed by flow cytometry.The expression of nestin and GFAP was identified by immunofluorescence staining.The forma-tion rate of tumor cell spheres and the implanted tumor growth in SCID mice were observed.MTT assay was performed to e-valuate the chemotherapeutic sensitivity to VM-26 and BCNU of the cells with different treatments.RESULTS:Stemness was significantly enhanced in the cells over-expressing NICD.For example, the proportion of CD133 +cells was increased, the expression of nestin was up-regulated, the expression of GFAP was down-regulated, and the formation rate of tumor cell spheres and implanted tumor growth were increased.The chemotherapeutic sensitivity to VM-26 and BCNU of the cells was decreased.In the cells with Notch1 gene down-regulation by RNAi, the stemness was inhibited and chemotherapeutic sensi-tivity was increased.CONCLUSION:Notch1, which leads to the change of stemness and chemotherapeutic sensitivity in human glioma U251 cells, is likely to be a potential molecular target for treatment of glioma.

Objective To investigate the morphology change of posterior cricoarytenoid muscle myofiber in patients with idiopathic vocal fold paralysis and to provide experimental evidence for the clinical treatment of idio‐pathic vocal cord paralysis .Methods Thirty -nine cases of vocal fold paralysis patients were recruited into and di‐vided into 2 groups :idiopathic vocal cord paralysis group(n=16) ,and traumatic vocal cord paralysis group(n=23) . Both groups were further divided into 3 subgroups:0 .5~1 year(5 cases and 7 cases) ,>1~2 years(5 cases and 10 cases) ,>2 years(6 cases and 6 cases) .Part of posterior cricoarytenoid muscle(PCAM ) were acquired from all of vo‐cal cord paralysis patients .Normal human posterior cricoarytenoid muscles were treated as the control group (n=5) . They were all stained with Masson three-color staining ,the fiber crosssectional area of muscle tissue and collagen connective tissue were quantitatively analyzed with the image pro plus analysis system .Differences of two observa‐tion indexes were compared with each other among groups and subgroups .Results The number of myofibers was decreased ,but the numbers of the collagen fibers was increased with the onset time course extension ,the ratio of cross sectional area of myofibers to those of collagen fibers was progressively decreasd with increased time course of denervation and more decrease within 1 year .There was obvious difference between the control group and 0 .5~1 year ,>1~2 years ,>2 years subgroup of idiopathic vocal cord paralysis (P<0 .05) .Although without no signifi‐cant difference between >1~2 years subgroup and >2 years subgroup ,the trend of shrinking still existed .Com‐pared two observation indexes of traumatic vocal cord paralysis with the same period subgroup indexes of idiopathic vocal fold paralysis ,there was no significant difference about these two observation indexes (P>0 .05) .In some special cases with 10 years duration in idiopathic vocal cord paralysis group ,the posterior cricoarytenoid muscle at‐rophy fibrosis was not serious .However ,in some case which the course lasted for only 1 .5 years ,the muscle atrophy was very obvious .There were great individual differences among idiopathic vocal cord paralysis patients .Conclusion If there is no recovery after half year treatment ,for PCA muscle function recovery ,the recurrent laryngeal nerve injury repair surgery could be considered to carry out within 1 year .In some cases with long disease duration (>2 years) ,they may still have the muscle morphological basis for nerve repair .