Objective : To verify the role of vascular endothelial growth factor B(VEGFB) in maintenance of skeletal muscle mass under chow-fed and high-fat diet, and to investigate the role of crosstalk between VEGFB and fibroblast growth factor(FGF) signaling pathways in the process. Methods : Four experimental groups were designed: VEGFB+/+chow-fed diet group, VEGFB-/-chow-fed diet group, VEGFB+/+high-fat diet group, VEGFB-/-high-fat diet group. Skeletal muscles from 24 weeks mice were isolated and weighed. Gene expression association analysis and qPCR experiments were conducted to assess FGFs expression levels. Results : Under both dietary conditions, VEGFB ablation resulted in reduced muscle mass. Under chow-fed diet condition, 8 FGFs level reduced including 6 paracrine FGFs in the skeletal muscle from VEGFB-/-mice. Under high-fat diet condition, 11 FGFs level decreased including 8 paracrine FGFs in VEGFB-/-mice. Conclusion VEGFB may participate in regulating skeletal muscle mass through FGF networks in the skeletal muscles.

OBJECTIVETo observe the efficacy differences between herb-partitioned moxibustion on navel and clomiphene for anovulatory infertility.

METHODSWith double-blind double-dummy randomized control method, a total of 40 patients with anovulatory infertility were randomly divided into a moxibustion group and a clomiphene group, 20 cases in each one. Blinding was conducted on both patients and doctors. The patients in the moxibustion group were treated with herb-partitioned moxibustion on navel and oral administration of clomiphene placebo, while the patients in the clomiphene group were treated with placebo-partitioned moxibustion on navel and oral administration of clomiphene. The herb-partitioned moxibustion and placebo-partitioned moxibustion were given at the end of menstruation, 1.5 hours per treatment, once a week, and no treatment was given during menstruation. The oral administration of clomiphene and clomiphene placebo were given from 5 days into menstruation, 50 mg, once a day, for consecutive 5 days. One menstrual cycle was taken as one treatment course, and 3 treatment courses were conducted. After 3 treatment courses, the endometrial thickness (ET), maximum follicular diameter (MFD), ovulation rate (OR) and effective rate (ER) were evaluated between the two groups.

RESULTS(1) Compared before treatment, ET was significantly increased after treatment in the two groups (both<0.05); after treatment, the ET in the moxibustion group was higher than that in the clomiphene group (<0.05). (2) After treatment, MFD was significantly increased in the moxibustion group (<0.05) and insignificantly increased in the clomiphene group (>0.05); the MFD in the moxibustion group was higher than that in the clomiphene group (<0.05). (3) The OR was 75.0% (15/20) and 65.0% (13/20) in the two groups respectively, which were not significantly different (>0.05). (4) The total ER in the moxibustion group was 95.0% (19/20), which was superior to 70.0% (14/20) in the clomiphene group (<0.05).

CONCLUSIONSThe clinical efficacy of herb-partitioned moxibustion at navel on anovulatory infertility was superior to that of clomiphene, but their effects on OR was similar.

ObjectiveTo compare the real-time analgesic effects between two different groups of acupoints in treating primary dysmenorrhea, for providing objective evidences for optimizing the treatment protocol for primary dysmenorrhea.MethodSixty eligible patients with primary dysmenorrhea were randomized into 3 groups: group A received acupuncture at Sanyinjiao (SP6), group B received acupuncture at Sanyinjiao and Guanyuan (CV4), and group C as a blank control group, 20 cases in each group. Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) was observed prior to the acupuncture treatment, after the insertion of the needles, and after removal of the needles in the three groups.ResultThe VAS scores changed significantly in group A and B after intervention (P<0.05); there was no significant difference in comparing the VAS score between group A and B after intervention (P>0.05).Conclusion Acupuncture at Sanyinjiao alone and acupuncture at Sanyinjiao and Guanyuan both can produce analgesic effect at the attackof primary dysmenorrhea. However, for optimizing the treatment protocol, selecting Sanyinjiao alone will be enough.

砄bjective: To study the cause,clinical characteristics and treatment of zygomatic complex fractres(ZCF). Methods: Medical records of 79 cases with ZCF and followed up for 3 months to 2 years were reviwed and analysed. Reduction and cosmatic outcome were assessed by clinical evaluation and postoperative images. Results: Of the 79 patients, 87.3% were male, with the peak incidence in the age group from 20 to 40 years old(73.5%). 58.2% were due to traffic accidents, 15.2% to assalts. Incidence of malar asymmetry, enophthalmos, diplopia,limited mandiblar movement and malocclusion were 83.5%,24.1%,19.0%, 60.8% and 35.4% respectively. Of the nerve disturbances, 41.8% of the infraorbital and 13.9% of the facial nerve were involved. For the treatment the most freqently used approach was the coronal incision in combination with the maxillary vestibular incision(30.4%), followed by coronal incision alone(22.8%). 40.5% of the patients were treated by rigid internal fixation with titanium miniplates alone or combined with wire fixition(20.3%). All patients but five regained satisfactary facial appearance. Three patients still showed slightly post surgical enophthalmos and diplopia at a 6 month follow up. All of the patients with malocclusion regained their functional occlusion after treatment. Conclsions:A variety of techniques can be used in the treatment of ZCF. Among them the coronal incision in combination with other incisions or alone and rigid internal fixation can produce a satisfactary outcome.