Divided Eyelid Nevus: Surgical Repair Discussion and Case Reports From Northwestern China.

Currently, due to the lack of long-term postoperative follow-up outcomes of the congenital divided eyelid nevus, we described our surgical approaches and presented the functional and cosmetic results of 13 patients with an average of 5-year follow-up. Based on the surgical treatments and the follow-ups, the selection of total or subtotal excision depends on the lesion location and the use of blepharoplasty approaches is determined by defect size. The CO laser may be a useful second-stage procedure to ablate remnant lesions, but long-term monitoring is required.

Genetic susceptibility analysis of GCLC rs17883901 polymorphism to preeclampsia in Chinese Han women.

Preeclampsia (PE) is a specific obstetric disorder that may result in maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. Increasing evidence has been indicated that some candidate genes related to oxidative stress, such as glutamate-cysteine ligase, catalytic subunit (GCLC), glutamate-cysteine ligase, modifier subunit (GCLM), involve in the pathogenesis of PE. After the genetic contribution of GCLC rs17883901 polymorphism was analyzed by TaqMan allelic discrimination real-time PCR in 1001 PE patients and 1182 normal pregnant women, a case-control association analysis was performed.

Sensory Nerves Affect Bone Regeneration in Rabbit Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis.

: To investigate the effects of inferior alveolar nerve on new bone formation in rabbit mandibular distraction osteogenesis. : 20 New Zealand White rabbits underwent bilateral distraction osteogenesis with a rate of 1 mm/day. The inferior alveolar nerve of one side was resected under the surgical microscope, with the inferior alveolar vascular intact.

Oncological Outcome of Cytoreductive Radical Prostatectomy in Prostate Cancer Patients With Bone Oligometastases.

Objective: To explore the role of cytoreductive radical prostatectomy (CRP) for locally resectable and distant oligometastatic prostate cancer (CaP).

Patients And Methods: Oligometastases were defined as the presence of 5 or fewer metastatic lesions detected on 99mTc bone scan and no suspicious visceral involvement at pretreatment imaging. Clinical data on 111 consecutive patients who were diagnosed as oligometastatic CaP in our center from 2005 to 2016 was retrospectively collected.

SSeCKS/Gravin/AKAP12 Inhibits PKCζ-Mediated Reduction of ERK5 Transactivation to Prevent Endotoxin-Induced Vascular dysfunction.

SSeCKS/Gravin/AKAP12 is a protein kinase C (PKC) substrate that inhibits the activity of PKC through binding with it. SSeCKS is expressed in vascular endothelial cells (ECs). The atypical PKC isoform ζ (PKCζ) is a pathologic mediator of endothelial dysfunction.

Effects of calcium gluconate on lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury in mice.

Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), which can cause acute airway inflammatory reactions, constitutes one of the most common substances to establish acute lung injury (ALI) models in mice. Studies suggest that calcium gluconate offers the possibility of suppressing the immune response, and this study was intended to explore the effects of calcium gluconate on LPS-induced ALI in mice. Mice inhaled with LPS were intraperitoneally injected with calcium gluconate (12.

Expression profile of microRNAs in expressed prostatic secretion of healthy men and patients with IIIA chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome.

The current study aimed to identify a comprehensive expression-profile of microRNAs (miRNAs) in expressed prostatic secretion (EPS) collected from healthy men and patients with CP/CPPS (Chronic prostatitis/Chronic pelvic pain syndrome). After clinical screening of 382 participants, 60 healthy men and 59 IIIA CP/CPPS patients with significant pelvic-pain were included into this study from March 2012 to December 2014. High-throughput sequencing was employed to identify characteristic expression-profile of EPS-miRNAs.

[Application of Tri-Lock bone preservation stem in acetabular protrusion combined with shorten defect of femoral head and neck].

Objective: To evaluate the manipulation technique and clinical outcome of Tri-Lock bone preservation stem for acetabular protrusion combined with shorten defect of femoral head and neck.

Methods: From January 2013 to December 2015, 10 patients(12 hips) with acetabular protrusion combined with shorten defect of femoral head and neck were treated with total hip arthroplasty(THA) including 5 males and 5 female with an average age of(51.6±3.

Elevated circulating ghrelin in patients with COPD: A meta-analysis.

Ghrelin, an endogenous ligand for growth hormone secretagogue receptor, has been implicated in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Recently, several studies reported inconsistent levels of ghrelin in plasma/serum of COPD patients. This meta-analysis aims to determine the circulating level of ghrelin in COPD.

[Perioperative and drug management of patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with joint replacement].

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a most common inflammatory joint disease with direct invasion of joint synovial membrane, cartilage and bone. Currently, although the RA mitigation drugs are being improved continously, but these drugs only can delay the development of joint dysfunction. Total hip arthroplasty or total knee arthroplasty(THA or TKA) has become the only choices for patients with advanced RA, and the joint function and deformity of the patients after surgical treatment can be improved to some extent.

Prophylactic Donor Lymphocyte Infusion (DLI) Followed by Minimal Residual Disease and Graft-versus-Host Disease-Guided Multiple DLIs Could Improve Outcomes after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Patients with Refractory/Relapsed Acute Leukemia.

Patients with refractory/relapsed acute leukemia who have received allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) are still at a high risk for relapse post-transplant. To investigate the impact of prophylactic donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) followed by minimal residual disease (MRD) test and graft-versus-host disease (GVHD)-guided multiple DLIs to prevent relapse and improve survival in patients with refractory/relapsed acute leukemia who received allo-HSCT. A multicenter prospective study was designed.

[Sirtuin type 1 signaling pathway mediates the effect of diosgenin on chondrocyte metabolisms in osteoarthritis].

To observe the effect of sirtuin type 1 (SIRT1) signaling pathway on chondrocyte metabolism and mitochondrial oxidative stress, to explore roles of SIRT1 signaling pathway and diosgenin (Dgn) in pathogenesis of osteoarthritis (OA).
 Methods: To establish C57BL/6 mouse (13.5-18.

[Effect of hypoxia on expressions of MDR1 and MRP2 in rats].

Objective: To study the changes in the physiological parameters and gene expression of two drug efflux transporters MDR1 and MRP2 in the small intestine, liver and kidney of rats exposed to acute hypoxia.

Methods: Eighteen Wistar rats were randomly divided into control group, hypoxia for 24 h group and hypoxia for 72 h group. Blood samples were obtained from the abdominal aorta of the rats after the exposure for analyzing the physiological indexes.

Complete plastid genome of (Fisch.) Bunge var. membranaceus.

The complete nucleotide sequence of the (Fisch.) Bunge var. membranaceus chloroplast genome was reported and characterized in this study.

GPER inhibits diabetes-mediated RhoA activation to prevent vascular endothelial dysfunction.

The effect of estrogen receptors on diabetes-induced vascular dysfunction is critical, but ambiguous. Individuals with diabetic vascular disease may require estrogen receptor-specific targeted therapy in the future. The G protein-coupled estrogen receptor (GPER) has beneficial effects on vascular function.

Survivin activates NF‑κB p65 via the IKKβ promoter in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Survivin and transcription factor p65 (NF‑κB p65) participate in the progression of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). However, the mechanism of NF‑κB p65 activation in ESCC remains to be elucidated. The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of survivin in the activation of NF‑κB p65 in ESCC.

[Expression of plateau adaptation gene of rat tissues after plain acute exposure to high altitude].

Objective: To detect the expression of the plateau adaptablity gene(EPAS1, EGLN1 and PPARα) and proteins(HIF-2, PHD2 and PPARα) in rats blood, heart, liver, lung and kidney tissue after the rats exposed to high altitude.

Methods: The Wistar rats were randomly divided into plain group(Shanghai, 55 m), acute exposure to high altitude 3400 m group, acute exposure to high altitude 4300 m group. Blood and organs of rats were collected in 1, 3, 5 days after arrival.

[Detection of rifampicin concentration in cerebrospinal fluid by online enrichment and restricted-access media coupled with high-performance liquid chromatography].

Objective: To establish a method for detecting rifampicin in human cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) with restricted access media coupled with high-performance liquid chromatography that allows online direct sample injection and enrichment.

Methods: We used the column of restricted access media as the pre-treatment column and a C18 column as the analytical column. The mobile phase of pre-treatment column was water-methanol (95:5,V/V) and the flow rate was 1 mL/min; the mobile phase of the analytical column was methanol-acetonitrile-10 mmol/L ammonuium acetate (volume ratio of 60:5:35).

Two cases of macrodactyly of the foot: relevance in pediatric orthopedics.

Congenital enlargement of one or several digits of the foot, known as macrodactyly, is a rare malformation. Macrodactyly impedes foot development and affects function and gait. Here, we describe a surgical technique used to correct macrodactyly in two pediatric patients.

Apigenin attenuates myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury via the inactivation of p38 mitogen‑activated protein kinase.

Apigenin (Api) is a plant monomer associated with reducing the risk of heart disease. However, the mechanism of action remains to be fully elucidated. In the present study, it was hypothesized that API has cardioprotective effects by attenuating myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury.