多曲方丝弓生物力学特性的三维有限元研究

采用三维有限元法比较分析后倾弯多曲方丝弓、理想弓和 Ni Ti弓在无牵引力、长 类牵引力作用下的矫治效果 ,在此基础上研究多曲方丝弓的整体力学特性 ,揭示多曲方丝弓技术矫治特点 ,探讨其作用机理。结果表明 :(1)无牵引力时 ,以第一、二前磨牙之间为界 ,多曲方丝弓矫治分别使前后牙向前后倾斜 ,且对前牙有压低作用 ;理想弓 (ss方弓 )与 Ni Ti弓矫治力的方向相同但大小不同 ,Ni Ti弓的作用更趋柔和 ,对前牙有轻微伸长作用 ,对后牙有一定压低作用 ,且使磨牙后倾、其余牙前倾。 (2 )长 类牵引时 ,三种弓丝对后牙的后倾作用有所增大 ,但 Ni Ti弓增加比例最大 ;多曲弓使切牙前倾 ,其余牙均向后倾 ;理想弓和 Ni Ti弓则没改变牙的倾斜方向。 (3)无论是预应力单独作用或预应力与牵引力同时作用 ,在牙根上产生的最大压应力均呈现出理想弓矫治时最大、Ni Ti弓居中而多曲弓最小。由此从理论上证明 ,多曲方丝弓矫治技术有利于下颌 Spee氏曲线的整平和牙齿的个别调控 ;对牵引力的传递作用强 ;同时矫治力柔和持久。     

Vulvovaginal candidiasis among symptomatic women of childbearing age attended at a Medical Analysis Laboratory in Franceville,Gabon

BackgroundVulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is one of the most common lower genital tract infections in women; this unpleasant and extremely embarrassing pathology is one of the main reasons for gynaecological consultation. In Gabon, the prevalence of VVC remains poorly described even though VVC is known to be the leading gynaecological condition in several countries. This retrospective cross-sectional study sought to assess the prevalence of VVC among symptomatic women in southeastern Gabon.MethodsClinical samples were collected from patients suspected to have VVC during a 2-year period (from January 2016 to December 2017). Gram staining of vaginal smears provided indications of vaginal flora and confirmed the presence of yeast. Sabouraud-chloramphenicol and chromID Candida media were used to isolate yeast, and species identification was performed using morphological tests and the Vitek 2 Compact automated system.ResultsFor the 873 patients included in this study, the prevalence of VVC was 28.52%. Eleven Candida species were identified, with greater representation of Candida albicans (82.73%) than of Non C. albicans candida (NCAC) (17.27%), which were distributed as follows: Candida famata (4.02%), Candida spp. (3.61%), Candida rugosa (3.21%), Candida lipolytica (1.61%), Candida parapsilosis (1.61%), Candida glabrata (1.21%), Candida tropicalis (0.80%), Candida krusei (0.40%), Candida dubliniensis (0.40%), and Candida sphaerica (0.40%).ConclusionThis study offers the first estimation of VVC among Gabonese women in childbearing age with the symptoms. It showed that VVC is very common in Gabon. C. albicans as the most commonly represented species.     

表达Cys548雌激素受体突变型cDNA的真核载体构建及其促转录活性分析

目的 考察一个548位点C→T单核苷酸突变的雌激素受体(ER)在体外条件下,对乳腺癌细胞株(MCF-7)信号通路的影响,以探讨ER单核苷酸突变引起非雌激素依赖性性早熟的可能机制.方法 用重叠延伸PCR定点诱变技术对548位点的碱基进行定点突变.构建定点突变表达载体pSG5-MuER.构建含雌激素受体反应元件(ERE)的萤光素酶报告基因载体pGL3-ERE-Luc.将野生和突变ER质粒分别和pGL3-ERE-Luc共转染MCF-7细胞,观察萤光素酶的变化,以检测突变ER反应活性的变化.结果 成功构建ER突变质粒psG5-MuER和ER报告质粒pGL3-ERE-Luc,psG5-MuER较pSG5-ER能够增加萤光素酶的产生.结论 该突变雌激素受体在体外具有高促转录活性特征,构建的载体可用于进行进一步的相关研究.     

A study on facial features of children with Williams syndrome in China based on three‐dimensional anthropometric measurement technology

To describe special facial features of children with Williams syndrome in China by using method of three‐dimensional craniofacial anthropometry. Using three‐dimensional stereo photogrammetric device, 14 craniofacial anthropometric measurements were performed and five indices were calculated in 52 children with Williams syndrome and 208 age and sex matched controls of Han Chinese ethnicity. Except intercanthal width, mouth breadth, morphological face height, nasal height‐breadth index, nasal breadth‐depth index, morphological ear index, the Williams syndrome group under 3 years old were smaller than the control group in the other 12 variables. Compared with the control group, the Williams syndrome group aged 3–5 years old had smaller biocular breadth, nasal length, nasorostral angle, bitragal breadth, ear width, morphological ear index and face depth. The Williams syndrome group aged above 6 years old had smaller biocular breadth, nasal breadth, bitragal breadth, ear width, ear length and face depth than the control group. The craniofacial variability index of the Williams syndrome group was greater than the control group. Greater variation was found among children with Williams syndrome than normal in China, specifically at eye, nose, ear and face shape, which demonstrate the usefulness of three‐dimensional stereo photogrammetric analysis in supporting accurate diagnose of the patient with Williams syndrome.     

气味对小鼠学习记忆能力及海马cAMP反应元件结合蛋白的影响

目的:探讨不同气味(苹果、香水、樟脑)对小鼠学习记忆能力及海马cAMP反应元件结合蛋白(CREB)和磷酸化的CREB(pCREB)的影响。方法:让小鼠在不同气味的环境下生活14d,在第7d开始方形水迷宫训练,3d后进行测试,连续测试5d。测试完后断髓处死动物,取出脑组织,用免疫组织化学染色观察海马pCREB和CREB表达情况,并进行图像分析。结果:樟脑组和香水组水迷宫的潜伏期较对照组延长,错误次数增多(P＜0.05)。免疫组化染色显示鼠海马CREB的磷酸化水平大大降低(P＜0.05),但对CREB的表达无明显影响。苹果组与对照组比各指标均无显著差异(P＞0.05)。结论:樟脑气味和香水气味对小鼠记忆能力有负面作用,且这种作用可能是通过降低CREB磷酸化水平而实现的。苹果气味对小鼠记忆能力无明显影响。     

Direct molecular diagnosis of myotonic dystrophy

Hecht BK, Donnelly A, Gedeon AK, Byard RW, Haan EA, Mulley JC. Direct molecular diagnosis of myotonic dystrophy. Clin Genet 1993: 43: 276–285. © Munksgaard, 1993 Myotonic dystrophy (DM) arises from an unstable trinucleotide (CTG_n) repeat sequence within the DM locus at 19q13.3. Twenty-three myotonic dystrophy families containing 205 persons with no symptoms, minimal manifestations, classic DM or congenital DM were investigated to validate the application of the pM10M6 probe to direct molecular diagnosis. Affected family members had been diagnosed clinically and the unaffected family members had been assigned carrier probabilities close to either zero or 100%, using closely linked flanking markers. Southern analysis identified all 89 DM gene carriers as having expansions of the unstable element. PstI detected all small expansions of the repeat sequence as easily seen discrete bands; but large expansions were usually seen as diffuse smears, sometimes difficult to distinguish from lane background. EcoRI concentrated these diffuse smears, associated with somatic instability, into discrete bands which were easy to detect; but it did not resolve the smaller expansions present in 9 (10%) of the DM carriers. It is essential that PstI and EcoRI gels are run in parallel to detect all DM gene carriers. The extent of expansion of CTG correlated with age of onset and disease severity. Biopsies of various fetal tissues from two terminated pregnancies confirmed the diagnosis obtained by CVS and revealed no heterogeneity between tissues at this developmental stage. Further expansion occurred during the culture of CVS cells, indicating that direct prenatal diagnosis needs to be carried out on CVS tissue rather than on cultured cells. The intergenerational change of the repeat sequence from DM parent to DM offspring showed a significant parental sex difference for those parents with large expansions. Contraction of the unstable element was observed in the three males carrying the largest expansions and could explain why congenital DM is exclusively of maternal origin.