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Objective To investigate the clinical application and effect of autogenous costal car-tilage in rhinoplasty repair surgery .Methods From July 2015 to June 2018 ,112 cosmetic patients were treated with costal cartilage nasal tip prosthesis in the Department of Cosmetic Surgery ,Shang-hai Yixing Medical and Beauty Hospital .By using the straight part of the ribs ,the nasal columella was made with mortise groove and then septal expanded graft prepared by using two pieces of expanded grafts .The cap-like ,shield-like cartilage and perichondrium were combined for completing nasal tip prosthesis .Results A total of 112 patients were treated after rhinoplasty repair surgery .After 6-24 months of follow-up ,100 (accounting for 89 .3％ ) cosmetic seekers were satisfied with the shape of the nasal tip ,5 (accounting for 4 .5％ ) of those patients were not being satisfied due to unexpected na-sal tip point ,3 (accounting for 2 .7％ ) surgical infection cases after rhinoplasty and underwent pros-thesis removal ,2 (accounting for 1 .8％ ) had slight deviation of nasal tip and 2 had partial necrosis of nasal septum mucosa .No pneumothorax or chest wall deformities were found .Conclusions Rib carti-lage is an excellent material for nasal tip formation in rhinoplasty .The use of autogenous costal carti-lage to repair aesthetic defects in the lower nose can achieve a more effective ,safe and lasting effect .
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Objective@#To explore if conventional protein kinase C (cPKC: PKCα and PKCβ) contributes to paraquat (PQ) -induced abnormal permeability of mouse brain microvascular endothelial cells (BMECs) via the regulation of tight junction (TJ) proteins.@*Methods@#The immortalized mouse brain endothelial cell line (bEnd.3) was used to establish a monolayer blood-brain barrier (BBB) model. In order to evaluate the function of the in vitro BBB model, the transendothelial electrical resistance (TEER) and permeability were measured by a Millicell-ERS volt-ohmmeter and sodium fluorescent (Na-FLU) , respectively. MTT assay was used to determine the relative survival rate of cells. The dose-response relationship was determined by treating cells with 0, 50, 100, 200, and 300 μmol/L PQ for 24 hours. The time-response relationship was determined by treating cells with 200 μmol/L PQ for 6, 12, 24, 48, and 72 hours. After the treatment of cells with 0, 100, 200, and 300 μmol/L PQ for 24 hours, the protein and mRNA expression levels of ZO-1, Occludin, and Claudin-5 were measured by immunofluorescence (IF) and quantitative real-time RT-PCR (qRT-PCR) , respectively; the expression of PKCα, PKCβ, phosphorylated (p) -PKCα, and p-PKCβ was determined by Western blot. After the treatment of cells with 200? mol/L PQ for 24 hours following the pretreatment with a classical PKC inhibitor (Go 6983, 1 μmol/L) for 1 hour, the protein expression of ZO-1, Occludin, Claudin-5, p-PKCα, and p-PKCβ was measured by Western blot.@*Results@#The TEER of the bEnd. 3 cells increased gradually with the cell culture time, and reached a peak value of 114.3±6.9 Ω·cm2 on day 6. According to the permeability analysis by Na-FLU, cell permeability gradually decreased with the cell culture time, and reached 1.7±0.2 cm/min on day 6, suggesting a well-behaved barrier function of cells. Compared with the control group, the survival rates of the bEnd.3 cells were significantly reduced after exposure to 100, 200, or 300 μmol/L PQ for 24 hours (P<0.05) , or after exposure to 200 μmol/L PQ for 6, 12, 24, 48, or 72 hours (P <0.05) , indicating a dose-and time-dependent relationship. The IF and qRT-PCR results showed that the protein and mRNA expression levels of ZO-1, Occludin, and Claudin-5 were significantly reduced with the increase in the concentration of PQ (P<0.05) . The Western blot analysis showed that compared with the control group, cells exposed to PQ had significantly higher protein expression of p-PKCα and p-PKCβ and significantly lower protein expression of ZO-1, Occludin, and Claudin-5 (P<0.05) . Compared with the PQ treatment group, the Go 6983 intervention group had significantly higher protein expression of ZO-1, Occludin, and Claudin-5 and significantly lower protein expression of p-PKCα and p-PKCβ (P<0.05) .@*Conclusion@#By activation of cPKC (PKCα and PKCβ) , PQ reduces the protein and mRNA expression of TJ proteins and enhances the permeability of murine BMECs.
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Objective@#To investigate the regulation of AMPK-mTOR signal transduction pathway in paraquat-induced autophagy of pheochromocytoma cells (PC12) .@*Methods@#The PC12 cell were treated with terminal concentrations of 0, 25, 50, 100, 200, 300 and 400 μmol/L PQ for 24 hours, and the cells were induced by 300 μmol/L PQ for different time (6, 12, 24, 48 h) . MTT was used to detect the relative survival rate of cells, and the dose/time-effect relationship was determined respectively. The cells were treated with PQ at concentrations of 0, 100, 200 and 300 μmol/L PQ for 24 hours, the lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity in the culture supernatant was detected by spectrophotometry. The expression and distribution of autophagic lysosomes were observed by MDC staining. The intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) was detected by dichlorofluorescein diacetate (DCFH-DA) . The expression of microtubule-related protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3) was measured by immunofluorescence. The protein level of LC3Ⅱ, p62, Beclin1 and p-AMPK, p-mTOR were detected by Western blot.@*Results@#Compared with the control group, the cell survival rate of the 100, 200, 300, 400 μmol/L PQ group decreased significantly, and showed a dose-dependent pattern (P<0.05) . The survival rate of cells treated with 300 μmol/L PQ decreased significantly with the prolongation of exposure time (12, 24, 48 h) (P<0.05) . Compared with the control group, the activity of LDH in 100, 200, 300 μmol/L PQ-treated group were significantly higher while The fluorescence intensity of ROS was significantly increased (P<0.05) . MDC staining showed the density of autophagic lysosomes and fluorescence intensity in PQ-treated group significantly decreased (P<0.05) . Immunofluorescence results showed the LC3 fluorescence intensity of PQ-treated group decreased which was consistent with MDC staining results. Western blot showed that compared with the control group, the expression levels of autophagy related proteins LC3Ⅱand Beclin1 in PQ-treated group were significantly lower, while the expression level of p62 protein was higher (P<0.05) . p-AMPK protein level decreased and p-mTOR protein expression increased in 200 and 300μmol/L PQ-treatd groups, with statistically significant difference (P<0.05) .@*Conclusion@#AMPK-mTOR signaling pathway played a regulatory role in PQ-induced decreased autophagy of PC12 cell.
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Objective To observe and discuss the application and clinical effect of different forms of ear cartilage in nasal tip plasty.Methods Auricular cartilage was used to prune it as "halberd" shape at first,and then the extended transplantation and the cartilage fornix reconstruction were carried out by using single or combined septum cartilage.Meanwhile,nasal tip plasty was performed by using "cap shape" or "shield shape" cartilage grafting.Results 136 patients were followed up for 6 to 24 months after operation.119 cases were satisfied,accounting for 87.5％,of which 11 cases (ear cartilage weakness) were not improved obviously,accounting for 8％.However,there were only 6 cases with the unsatisfactory feedback as the nasal tip that was decreased by 1～2 mm one year after the operation,accounting for 4.41％.Conclusions The auricular cartilage is pruned as "halberd" shape singly or combined with septal cartilage as an extended graft,reconstructing the cartilage fornix in the meantime,which is the way better than the traditional way of making nasal tip plasty to obtain the ideal nasal tip protrusion.
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Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of three yin points acupuncture plus medicinal spreading moxibustion in treating erectile dysfunction.Methods Sixty patients with erectile dysfunction meeting the inclusion criteria were randomly allocated to two groups, 30 cases each. The control group took sildenafil at 1 hr before sexual intercourse. The treatment group received three yin points acupuncture plus medicinal spreading moxibustion, 8 days as one course of treatment, for three consecutive courses with 2 days of rest between the courses. The erectile function was scored in the two groups before and after treatment. The clinical therapeutic effects were compared.Results The total efficacy rate was 93.3% in the treatment group and 80.0% in the control group; there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups (P>0.05). The marked efficacy rate was 83.3% in the treatmentn group and 60.0% in the control group; there was a statistically significant difference between the two groups (P0.05).Conclusions Both acupuncture-moxibustion and sildenafil have a therapeutic effect on erectiledysfunction. Sildenafil produces a rapid and stable effect. Acupuncture and moxibustion produce a slower effect but have an advantage in the marked efficacy rate. Acupuncture and moxibustion are safe, of fewer contraindications and suitable for most of the population.
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Objective To evaluate the postoperative effects of mixed baggy eyelid plasty with a new myocutaneous flap method combined with middle face lifting.Methods It was a retrospective study of old patients with skin and/or orbicular muscle relaxation eyelid bulging.28 patients were the control group with mixed baggy eyelid plasty with a new myocutaneous flap method only,and 32 cases were the observation group with combined middle face lift method.After six months,the condition of postoperative recovery,degree of satisfaction and complications were compared between two groups with a detailed statistical analysis.Results After six months,the total effective rate of the observation group was 96.88％,higher than the control group (92.85％).The total incidence of complications of the observation group was 3.13％,lower than the other group (7.14％).The total satisfactory rate of the observation group was 93.75％,higher than the control group (89.29％).The differences of two groups were all statistically significant (P＜0.05).Conclusions The advantages of mixed baggy eyelid plasty with a new myocutaneous flap combined middle face lifting method are more effectively facial aging improved and higher satisfaction than others.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To compare the differences in the clinical efficacy on neurogenic bladder after spinal cord injury (SCD between the matrix needling technique combined with rehabilitation training and rehabilitation training in the patients.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Sixty patients of SCI neurogenic bladder were randomized into an observation group (29 cases) and a control group (31 cases). In the control group, the conventional rehabilitation therapy, the intermittent catheterization and bladder function training were adopted, once every day, for 4 weeks totally. In the observation group, on the basic treatment of the rehabilitation as the control group, the matrix needling technique and acupuncture at sanyin points were applied. The treatment of 8 days made one session, at the interval of 2 days, continuously for 3 sessions, meaning 4 weeks totally. The bladder function score, residual urine volume and bladder capacity were compared before and after treatment in the two groups.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The bladder function score was reduced after treatment as compared with that before treatment in either group (both P<0. 05). The score in the observation group was lower than that in the control group after treatment (P<0. 05). No matter which spinal segment was injured, the residual urine volume after treatment was reduced as compared with that before treatment and the bladder capacity was increased (P<0. 05). The residual urine volume in the observation group was less than that in the control group after treatment and the bladder capacity was more increased (P< 0. 05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The conventional rehabilitation program in combination with the matrix needling technique and acupuncture at sanyin points achieve the significant efficacy on SCI neurogenic bladder.</p>
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Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Young Adult , Acupuncture Points , Acupuncture Therapy , Moxibustion , Spinal Cord Injuries , Treatment Outcome , Urinary Bladder , Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic , Rehabilitation , Therapeutics , UrinationABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the disease menu of acupuncture and moxibustion therapy grade classification considerations of herpes zoster, and to provide a routine analysis flowsheet to other diseases’ classification. Methods Being subject to the control group for classification and based on the five point classification of evidence-based medicine for evaluation, the internalized documents were evaluated according to the sequence from high level to low. If the conclusion supported by the higher level documents, other lower level documents’ results were given up. Results Acupuncture is effective and safe to herpes zoster, comparing with the international accepted curative drugs such as aciclovir tablet and so on, it is much more effective to relieve pain and make it quickly absorbed and cured. Conclusions Herpes Zostor drugs is the first grade disease menu of acupuncture and moxibustion therapy.