Objective To investigate the development of ultrastructure in grafts from a xenograft model of human hemangioma on nude mice.Methods Human infantile hemangioma tissue was obtained in surgery and planted into subcutaneous layer of nude mice in small pieces.The grafts were harvested on the 2~(nd),5~(th),15~(th),30~(th),45~(th) day and then at 2~(nd),3~(rd),4~(th),6~(th) month for transmission electron microscopic view.Results In early stage after transplantation,signs of degeneration and necrosis were more evident.On the 30~(th) day,the number of endothelial cells increased and some of the endothelial cells were larger in size with high nuclear to plasm ratio.At the 2~(nd) month,the number of endothelial cells increased,while some of these cells turned flat.Later,high endothelial cells decreased in number and collapse and pyknosis of plasm,formation of secondary lysosome,margination of chromatin,fragmentation of nucleus were evident with surrounding deposition of adipose and collagen.Conclusions With xenotransplantation of human infantile hemangioma tissue onto nude mice,the grafts may survive ischemia and proliferate,and then gradually involute.The development resembles a natural course of human infantile hemangioma.

Objective To investigate gene polymorphisms of drug targets and mutations associated with drug resistance in Pneumocystis jiroveci (P.jiroveci) isolates.Methods Among 148 samples isolated from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)infected patients with pneumonia in Guangdong,mitochondrid larg subunit rRNA (mtLSUrRNA) gene was amplified from 51 samples.Dihydropteroate synthase (DHPS),dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) and Cytochrome b (CYB) genes of P.jiroveci were detected by gene sequencing,and compared with the reference sequences in GenBank to evaluate gene polymorphisms.Results P.jirovecii DHPS,DHFR and CYB genes were all successfully amplified from 51 samples.For DHPS gene,48 (94.1％) were wild-type and 3 (5.9％) had gene mutation associated with drug resistance.For DHFR gene,30 were wild-type,and 21 had a synonymous mutation at position 312,and 1 nonsynonymous mutation at position 188.There were no mutations associated with drug resistance.For CYB gene,polymorphisms of were detected at 5 sites,4 of which were synonymous mutations,1 was non-synonymous mutation.No mutation associated with drug resistance was found.Based on the gene polymorphism of CYB6,the strains can be classified into 6 genotypes,and 2 were first detected,including 25 CYB1,13 CYB2,2 CYB5,4 CYB8,as well as newly detected 4 CYB10 and 3 CYB11 strains.Conclusions The mutations associated with drug resistance in P.jiroveci isolates in Guangdong remain uncommon.CYB gene shows gene polymorphisms and can be selected as one of targeted genes for multilocus sequence typing.

OBJECTIVETo investigate and compare the stress of edentulous mucosa and periodontal membranes of the abutments under vertical loads for separated removable partial denture or conical telescope denture.

METHODSOne patient who had lost the second premolar and the first molar on the upper jaw and had I mobile abutments was chosen in the study. Two precise three dimensional finite element models were constructed by using screw CT image reconstruction technique and Materialise Mimics, Pro/Engineer WF 2.0, ANSYS Workbench software. Vertical forces were loaded on the two models. Then comparing and analyzing the von Mises stress distribution of the edentulous mucosa and the periodontal membranes of abutments between the separate removable partial denture and conical telescope denture in the software of ANSYS Workbench.

RESULTSThe von Mises stress values of the edentulous mucosa of separate removable partial denture were larger than that of the conical telescope denture. The von Mises stress values of abutments periodontal membranes of separate removable partial denture were lower than that of conical telescope denture.

CONCLUSIONUnder vertical loads, compare with conical telescope denture, the separate removable partial denture can protect the abutments.

Bicuspid ; Dental Abutments ; Dental Stress Analysis ; Denture Design ; Denture, Partial, Removable ; Finite Element Analysis ; Humans ; Maxilla ; Periodontal Ligament ; Telescopes ; Tooth

OBJECTIVETo investigate CD4+ CD25+ regulatory T cell frequencies in the peripheral blood of poor or non-responsiveness to Hepatitis B vaccine, and try to understand the relationship between CD4+ CD25+ regulatory T cell and poor or non-responsiveness to Hepatitis B vaccine.

METHODSFlow cytometric analysis was employed for CD4+ CD25+ regulatory T cell frequencies in the peripheral blood of 25 cases of non-responsiveness, 30 cases of poor-responsiveness, and collected 20 cases of responsiveness as control.

RESULTSCD4+ CD25+ regulatory T cell frequencies of responsiveness was (4.32 +/- 1.21)%, poor-responsiveness was (7.01 +/- 1.06)% and non-responsiveness was (12.75 +/- 2.01)%. It was found that non and poor-responsiveness showed a high percentage of CD4+ CD25+ regulatory T cell as compared with responsiveness (t = 8.426, t = 3.289, P<0.01).

CONCLUSIONThe poor and non-responsiveness should be related with the increase of CD4+ CD25+ regulatory T cell and this might be considered as an important cause of poor and non-responsiveness.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Blood ; immunology ; CD4 Antigens ; immunology ; Female ; Flow Cytometry ; Hepatitis B Vaccines ; immunology ; Humans ; Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha Subunit ; immunology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; T-Lymphocyte Subsets ; immunology ; T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory ; immunology ; metabolism ; Young Adult

OBJECTIVETo study the clinical characteristics of urticaria in children versus adults, and to provide reference for the etiological analysis, disease evaluation, and treatment of urticaria in children.

METHODSThe clinical data of 2 411 patients with urticaria who visited the Department of Dermatology at Xiangya Hospital of Central South University from January 2013 to May 2017 were collected to study their socio-demographic characteristics. The clinical characteristics of urticaria were compared between the 68 children and 672 adults of the 740 patients with complete follow-up data.

RESULTSAmong the 411 pediatric patients, 314 (76.4%) had acute urticaria; among the 2 000 adult patients, 896 (44.8%) had chronic spontaneous urticaria. The causes of acute urticaria in children included infection (41%, 16/39). The accompanying symptoms of acute urticaria in children mainly included abdominal pain and diarrhea (44%, 17/39), while those in adults mainly included chest distress and shortness of breath (32%, 11/34). Compared with the adult patients, the pediatric patients had significantly lower chronic urticaria activity scores before and after treatment (P<0.05), a significantly higher rate of response to second-generation antihistamines (82.1% vs 62.2%; P<0.05), and a significantly higher proportion of individuals with a personal and family history of urticaria (P<0.05).

CONCLUSIONSAcute urticaria is more commonly seen than chronic urticaria in children with urticaria, and the main accompanying symptoms are abdominal pain and diarrhea, which are different from adults with urticaria. Chronic urticaria has a better treatment outcome in children than in adults. The most frequently seen cause of acute urticaria is infection in children. Atopic children may be susceptible to urticaria.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Urticaria ; drug therapy ; etiology ; Young Adult

OBJECTIVETo summarize the etiology and treatment of gynecomastia in male children.

METHODSThe clinical data of 38 boys with gynecomastia at ages of 2-14 years were retrospectively studied.

RESULTSIn the 38 cases, 17 cases were identified as adolescent breast hyperplasia, 2 cases were relevant to primary disease, 4 cases were caused by ingestion of drugs containing hormone, and 15 cases did not show identifiable causes and were diagnosed as idiopathic gynecomastia. For the 3 children with breast development in B3 stage, oral rupixiao was administered (1.34 g, tid) for one month. For 16 children at ages of over 12 years with breast development in B2 stage and with obvious clinical symptoms, oral rupixiao was administered (1.34 g, tid) for 3-5 days. The other patients did not receive drug treatment. In a one month to one year follow-up, most of the patients recovered well.

CONCLUSIONSThe etiology of gynecomastia in male children includes adolescent breast hyperplasia, ingestion of drugs containing hormone and secondary causes. Most gynecomastia can be attributed to physiological reasons. Only a few children with obvious clinical symptoms need drug treatment.

Adolescent ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Gynecomastia ; etiology ; therapy ; Humans ; Male ; Retrospective Studies

Objective To study the psychological and psychosomatic status of children with pectus exca vatum and the significance of orthotherapy. Method Eighty-seven patients and 87 healthy children were interviewed with the Achenba ch Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL),the symptom Checklist (SCL-90)and the psycho logical and psychosomatic status checklist contrived. Results The children with pectus excavatum showed higher frequency in interpersonal sens itivity, depression,anxiety,obsession compulsion and also more mental difficul ties than those of control group.The differences between the patients and health y children were significant statistically.Conclusions The psychological and psychosomatic status of children with pectus excavatum are worse than those of healthy children,so it is reasonable to perform an operati on earlier for improvement of physiological, psychological ,social aspects in ch ildren with pectus excavatum. J Appl Clin Pediatr,2005,20(2):178-179

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between the expression of Ang2, Tie2 and the angiogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma in rats. METHODS: Thirty-eight healthy male rats were randomly divided into 3 groups: 5 rats in the control group; 25 rats in the experimental group were equally divided into 5-day, 10-day, 15-day, 20-day, and 25-day groups; the other 8 rats were used as the supplement of the experimental group. An allogenic transplanted rat model of CBRH-7919 hepatocellular carcinoma in situ was established by immunosuppression. The expressions of Ang2 and Tie2 were detected by immunohistochemical staining in cancerous tissues of different developmental stages and liver tissues of the control group. At the same time, microvessel density was determined by anti-CD31 immunohistochemical staining. RESULTS: CBRH-7919 hepatocellular carcinoma models were successfully set up in 24 rats. The expression level of Ang2 and Tie2 in cancerous tissues was much higher than that of liver tissues of the control group (P <0.05). The overexpression of Ang2 was pristine and continuous in different developmental stages. The expressions of Ang2 and Tie2 positively correlated with microvessal density in hepatocellular carcinoma (P<0.05). CONCLUSION The up-regulation of Ang2 and Tie2 may play important roles in the angiogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma. Ang2 may participate in the start of angiogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma.
Angiopoietin-2 ; biosynthesis ; genetics ; Animals ; Liver Neoplasms, Experimental ; blood supply ; metabolism ; Male ; Neovascularization, Pathologic ; RNA, Messenger ; genetics ; Random Allocation ; Rats ; Rats, Wistar ; Receptor, TIE-2 ; biosynthesis ; genetics

Atrial Fibrillation ; surgery ; Cardiac Tamponade ; etiology ; surgery ; Catheter Ablation ; adverse effects ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged

OBJECTIVE: To study the association of copy number of SMN1 and SMN2 with clinical phenotypes in children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). METHODS: A total of 45 children with SMA were enrolled. Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification was used to measure the gene copy numbers of SMN1 and SMN2. The association of copy number of SMN1 and SMN2 with clinical phenotypes was analyzed. RESULTS: Of the 45 children with SMA, 42 (93%) had a homozygous deletion of SMN1 exons 7 and 8, and 3 (7%) had a deletion of SMN1 exon 7 alone. No association was found between SMA clinical types and the deletion types of SMN1 exons 7 and 8 (P>0.05). There was a significant difference in the distribution of SMN2 gene copy numbers between the children with SMA and the healthy children (P<0.05). The children with SMA usually had two or three copies of SMN2 gene, while the healthy children usually had one or two copies of SMN2 gene. There was a significant difference in the distribution of SMN2 copy numbers among the children with different SMA clinical types (P<0.05). The children with two copies of SMN2 gene had a significantly lower age of onset than those with three or four copies. Most of the children with type I SMA had two or three copies of SMN2 gene. Most of the children with type II SMA had three copies of SMN2 gene. Most of the children with type III SMA had three or four copies of SMN2 gene. Children with a higher copy number of SMN2 gene tended to have an older age of onset and better motor function and clinical outcome, and there was a significant association between SMN2 gene copy number and clinical outcome (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS The SMN2 gene can reduce the severity of SMA via the dosage compensation effect. SMN2 copy number is associated with the phenotype of SMA, and therefore, it can be used to predict disease severity.
Child ; Humans ; Muscular Atrophy, Spinal ; genetics ; Phenotype ; Survival of Motor Neuron 1 Protein ; genetics ; Survival of Motor Neuron 2 Protein ; genetics