Two-stage treatment of skeletal Class III malocclusion during the early permanent dentition.

A patient with skeletal Class III malocclusion was treated in 2 phases during the early permanent dentition. In phase 1, maxillary protraction was combined with rapid palatal expansion; in phase 2, fixed appliances were placed. The results were good posttreatment, and, 1 year later, a favorable growth tendency could be observed. This report shows that treatment for a patient with skeletal Class III malocclusion can be started in the early permanent dentition, with very good final results.     

Antisense Smad2 inhibits high glucose-stimulated production of extracellular matrix in cultured rat glomerular mesangial cells

Transforminggrowthfactor-β1(TGF-β1)is amultifunctionalpolypeptidethatregulatesanum-berofcellularprocesses,includingcellprolifera-tion,differentiation,apoptosis,migration,matrix synthesis,andtheimmuneresponse[1,2].Inchron-icrenaldiseases,TGF-β1isakeymediatorofex-tracellularmatrix(ECM)accumulation[3].Oneof thetargetrenalcellsforTGF-β1isglomerular mesangialcellsthatarecapableofproducingcom-ponentsofECM,suchascollagens,lamininand fibronectin[4,5].Recentstudiesindicatedthatinhi-bitionofT…     

纤维支气管镜胸膜腔检查对原因不明胸腔积液的诊断价值

为评价纤维支所管镜行胸膜检查在诊断原因不明胸腔积液中的价值，用纤维支气管镜对１０例原因不明的胸腔积液患者进行胸腔检查。结果９例２检查后明确了病因，且无并发症，提示该法对于不明胸腔积液的诊断是一种阳性率高、安全、简便的检查方法。     

老年人微小病变性肾病综合征的临床特征和长期随访

探讨老年人微小病变性(MC)特发性肾病综合征(PNS)的临床特征及预后。方法 观察成人MC性PNS118例,其中老年患者18例,占15.2％。结果 发现老年患者NS的临床表现与成年组相似;但血尿发病率较低,22％比38％;高血压和肾功能不全的发病率明显增高,38.9％比16％和33.3％比19％(P<0.01)。老年组对激素治疗的敏感性略差;但NS复发率明显减少,11.1％比43％。结论 尽管NS的复发和对激素依赖使治疗有一定困难,但激素、细胞毒性药物和环孢素A对于消除蛋白尿,延缓肾功能不全是有助的。     

4125例哈萨克族儿童斜视及弱视调查

本文对本地区五个县九所哈萨克族小学学生共计4125人进行了斜视、弱视的调查。调查对象全部为4—14岁哈萨克儿童。在受检儿童中发现斜视者48例,患病率为1.1％。外斜视32例占66.67％,内斜视16例占33.33％,斜视并有弱视者15例占31.25％。斜视而视力正常者33例占68.75％。在4125例受检儿童中发现弱视139例(209只眼),其患病率为3.37％,双眼弱视70例,单眼弱视69例,二者无显著差异。139例弱视中男性患者73例,女性患者66例,二者亦无差异。209例只弱视眼中轻度弱视84只眼占40.19％,中度弱视104只眼占49.76％,重度弱视21只眼共占10.05％。调查中笔者发现哈萨克族儿童弱视眼尤以屈光不正为多,209例眼中有106只为单纯性远视眼,因此笔者提出如何早期发现屈光不正并予以纠正将有可能防止许多弱视的发生。     

基层医院护理科研论文的现状和护士长工作指导

护理作为一门独立的专业，其发展应以科学研究为基础。护理科研、论文的数量和水平是评价一个地区或单位的护理整体水平的重要指标之一。笔者通过我院10年间医院工作人员科研立项、科研论文发表交流情况及护理人员论文写作的调查，对护理科研滞后的应用进行了综合分析，认为缺乏科研意识、科研潜力不足，观行制度制约，客观条件制约是重要因素。提出改变这种状态应从学科带头人入手，详细阐述了护士长对护理科研、论文工作的指导。     

Fidgetin-like 1 gene inhibited by basic fibroblast growth factor regulates the proliferation and differentiation of osteoblasts.

The FIGNL1 gene was proven to be a new subfamily member of ATPases associated with diverse cellular activities (AAA proteins). In this in vitro study, the AAA proteins inhibited osteoblast proliferation and stimulated osteoblast differentiation. We showed that FIGNL1 may play some regulatory role in osteoblastogenesis. INTRODUCTION: The fidgetin-like 1 (FIGNL1) gene encodes a new subfamily member of ATPases associated with diverse cellular activities (AAA proteins). Although the FIGNL1 protein localizes to both the nucleus and cytoplasm, the function of FIGNL1 remains unknown. In a previous study, we identified several genes that mediate the anabolic effects of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) on bone by using microarray data. FIGNL1 was one of the genes that downregulated >2-fold in MC3T3-E1 cells after treatment with bFGF. Therefore, this study was aimed to identify and confirm the function of FIGNL1 on osteoblastogenesis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We examined the effect of the FIGNL1 gene on proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis in mouse osteoblast cells (MC3T3-E1 and mouse primary calvarial cells) using flow cytometry, RT-PCR, cell proliferation assay, and cell death assay. MC3T3-E1 cells and mouse calvarial cells were transfected with small interfering RNA (siRNA) directed against the FIGNL1 or nontargeting control siRNA and examined by cell proliferation and cell death assays. Also, FIGNL1 was fused to enhance green fluorescent protein (EGFP), and the EGFP-fused protein was transiently expressed in MC3T3-E1 cells. RESULTS: Reduced expression of FIGNL1 by bFGF and TGF-beta1 treatment was verified by RT-PCR analysis. Overexpression of FIGNL1 reduced the proliferation of MC3T3-E1 and calvarial cells, more than the mock transfected control cells did. In contrast, siFIGNL1 transfection significantly increased the proliferation of osteoblasts, whereas overexpression of FIGNL1 did not seem to alter apoptosis in osteoblasts. Meanwhile, overexpression of FIGNL1 enhanced the mRNA expression of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and osteocalcin (OCN) in osteoblasts. In contrast, siFIGNL1 decreased the expression of ALP and OCN. A pEGFP-FIGNL1 transfected into MCT3-E1 cells had an initially ubiquitous distribution and rapidly translocated to the nucleus 1 h after bFGF treatment. CONCLUSIONS: From these results, we proposed that FIGNL1, a subfamily member of the AAA family of proteins, might play some regulatory role in osteoblast proliferation and differentiation. Further analyses of FIGNL1 will be needed to better delineate the mechanisms contributing to the inhibition of proliferation and stimulation of osteoblast differentiation.     

雷公藤多甙联合中草药治疗IgA肾病的病例对照研究

IgA肾病(immunoglobulin A nephropathy,I-gAN)是肾小球系膜病变的一个特殊类型,其发病机制尚未完全明确,临床表现复杂多样。目前,临床上常用的药物主要有激素、雷公藤、环磷酰胺等,都具有一定的疗效,但在药物副作用、血尿的消退、肾功能的稳定及停药后复发等方面均有各自的缺陷。笔者所在科室在慢性肾炎型IgAN的治疗上进行探索,现将结果报告如下。1资料与方法1.1病例选择及分组73例均为铜陵市第一人民医院肾内科住院并经肾活检证实的IgAN患者,除外各种继发性IgAN,并符合以下条件:①按Lee氏分级均在Ⅲ~Ⅳ级间;②无严重的肝损害;③血…     

多种底物在免疫金银染色检测抗核抗体试验中的联合应用

将多种底物联合应用于免疫金银染色检测ANA试验,与各底物单独应用比较,可明显改善检测的敏感性与核型显示。其中,两种鼠脏器印片联合应用的结果可与Hep-2细胞的结果相当,三种及四种鼠脏器印片联合应用的结果可与Hep-2细胞和一种鼠脏器印片联合应用的结果相当,且均不使正常人ANA阳性率明显升高。