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Objective: To compare the recovery and quality of life of patients with oral and oropharyngeal tumors treated with three kinds of free soft tissue flaps. Methods: The clinical data of 103 patients, including 66 males and 37 females, aged 26-74 years, who underwent primary repair of defects after resection of oral and oropharyngeal tumors in Sichuan Tumor Hospital from July 2014 to August 2020 were analyzed. Anterolateral thigh flap (ALTF) was used in 43 patients, radial forearm free flap (RFFF) in 45 patients, and lateral arm free flap (LAFF) in 15 patients. Postoperative qualities of life of patients were evaluated by the university of Washington quality of life questionnaire and oral health impact scale (HIP-14 Chinese edition). SPSS 23.0 software was used for statistical analysis. Results: The T staging of RFFF or LAFF group was significantly lower than that of ALTF group (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in mean flap areas between ALTF group ((55.87±27.38) cm2) and LAFF group ((49.93±19.44) cm2), while RFFF group had smaller mean flap area ((33.18±6.05) cm2) than ALTF group (t=5.311, P<0.001) and LAFF group (t=3.284, P=0.005). In terms of oral functions including swallowing, mastication, taste and spitmouth, there were no significant differences between LAFF group and RFFF group (P>0.05), but both groups had better oral functions than ALTF group (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in appearance scores between LAFF group (75(75, 75)) and ALTF group (75(75,75) vs.75(75,75),Z=-1.532, P=0.126), and both groups had higher scores than RFFF group (50(50, 75),Z values were -3.447 and -3.005 respectively, P<0.05). RFFF group had higher speech score (100(67, 100)) than LAFF group (67(50, 76),Z=-2.480, P<0.05) and ALTF group (67(33, 67),Z=-5.414, P<0.05). ALTF group had lower mean score of quality of life than RFFF group [72(56,77) vs.79(69, 89),Z=-3.070, P<0.05), but there was no statistical difference in the mean scores of qualities of life between ALTF group and LAFF group (Z=1.754, P=0.079). According to the evaluation of oral health impact scale (HIP-14 Chinese version) 1 year after surgery, individual item scores and the average score of all items in ALTF group were lower than those in RFFF and LAFF groups (P<0.05), with no significant difference between RFFF group and LAFF group (P>0.05). Conclusions: RFFF has unique advantages for small tissue defects, while ALTF is suitable for large tissue defects, such as buccal penetrating defect, whole tongue and near whole tongue defect, and LAFF is a compromise choice between ALTF and RFFF. ALTF is inferior to RFFF and LAFF in oral functional reconstruction, including swallowing, chewing, taste and spittle. ALTF and LAFF are superior to RFFF in postoperative appearance.
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Female , Humans , Male , Forearm/surgery , Free Tissue Flaps , Oropharyngeal Neoplasms/surgery , Quality of Life , Plastic Surgery Procedures , Thigh/surgeryABSTRACT
Objective@#To establish a method for the determination of furans in tea by headspace-gas chromatographic mass spectrometry. @*Methods@#The 20% sodium chloride solution and isotope internal standards were added to the crushed and weighed tea sample. Furan, 2-methylfuran, 3-methylfuran, 2,5-dimethylfuran were separated by HP-PLOT Q capillary column and then determined by gas chromatography mass spectrometry with electron impact ionization mode.@*Results@# In the range of 5-400 ng, good linear relationships were observed in the four furan compounds, with the correlation coefficients ranging from 0.999 2 to 0.999 6. The detection limits ranged from 0.2 to 1.9 μg/kg, the quantification limit ranged from 0.4 to 3.1 μg/kg. The recovery rates of furans ranged from 95.4% to 128.2% when spiked at 5.0, 20.0 and 100.0 μg/kg, and the relative standard deviations ranged from 0.8% to 11.3%. Eighty-one tea samples were determined, the concentration of four furan compounds was highest in black tea, followed by dark tea, oolong tea, green tea and scented tea. @*Conclusion@# Headspace-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry can reduce the matrix interference of tea, and meet the requirements in the linear range, recovery and precision, which is suitable for simultaneous determination of four furan compounds in tea.
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Objective:The clinical value of used in oral cavity repair were summarized to guide clinical practice. Methods:Retrospective analysis the clinical information of 144 cases(prefabricated posts:86 cases and metal posts:58 cases) who received oral cavity repair in our hospital between January 2010 and January 2012. Discuss the applications and clinical effects. Results:After 1 to 2 ears of follow-up, into a successful repair success rate of fiber post and metal post(93.02%v.s.79.31%, P=0.015), advance into a fiber post success rate is significantly higher than metal post, Repair the cause of the failure of the two groups, however, fall off and fracture was statistically difference(x2=5.51, P<0.019), the fiber pile of biomechanics is better than metal post, loss is the main reason for the advance into the fiber pile repair failure. Conclusions:As a new material in the oral cavity repair, prefabricated posts has been widely used and is worthy of further promotion.
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Objective To study the therapeutic effect of estrogenic equol (Eq) on mustard gas-caused skin wounds and the possible mechanism. Methods A rabbit skin wound model was established by contaminating the hip skin with mustard gas (0. 5 mg/cm2). The contaminated wound was treated externally with different concentrations (10, 50, and 100 μmol/L) of Eq for a week, and the changes of the wound were observed macroscopically. Wound specimens were collected for histopathological evaluation. Cell apoptosis and DNA cycle changes were analyzed by flow cytometry. Levels of IL-6 and TNF-α in the contaminated wound specimens were detected. Results The scores of erythema, edema, erosion and necrosis of the contaminated wounds in the treatment groups were significantly lower than those in the control group 120 h after mustard gas exposure (P<0. 05). The scores for changes of histopathological inflammation and necrosis were significantly lower in the 50 μtmol/L Eq treatment group than those in the control group 168 h after mustard gas exposure (P<0. 05). The results of flow cytometry showed that the proportion of apoptotic cells in the control group was significantly higher than those in the treatment groups 168 h after mustard gas exposure (P<0. 05), and the proportion of cells in DNA (S+G2-M) phase in the treatment groups was significantly higher than that in the control group (P<0. 05). The levels of IL-6 and TNF-α in the treatment groups were significantly lower than those in the control group 168 h after mustard gas exposure (P<0. 05). Conclusion Eq can promote healing of mustard gas-caused local skin damaged by inhibiting inflammatory response and cell apoptosis and enhancing cell proliferation.
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This study aimed to determine whether aldosterone could induce vascular cell apoptosis in vivo.Thirty-two male rats were randomly divided into 4 groups: vehicle(control),aldosterone,aldosterone plus eplerenone or hydralazine.They were then implanted with an osmotic mini-pump that infused either aldosterone or the vehicle.Systolic blood pressure(SBP)was measured weekly by the tail-cuff method.After 8 weeks,plasma aldosterone concentration(PAC)and renin activity(PRA)were determined by radioimmunoassay.Aortic apoptosis was examined by TUNEL assay.The levels of cytochrome c and caspase-3 were determined by Western blotting and the expression of Bax and Bcl-2 was detected by immnuohistochemistry and Western blotting.The results showed that as compared with control group,aldosterone-infused rats exhibited:(1)an increase in SBP;(2)significantly elevated PAC with depressed PRA;(3)elevated aortic vascular cell apoptosis accompanied with higher levels ofcytochrome c and activated caspase-3; and(4)significantly up-regulated Bax protein with down-regulated Bcl-2.These effects of aldosterone were significantly inhibited after co-administration with eplerenone but not with hydralazine.It was concluded that aldosterone inducedvascular cell apoptosis by its direct effect on the aorta via mineralocorticoid receptors and independently of blood pressure,which may contribute to aldosterone-mediated vascular injury.
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@# Chronic cerebral circulation insufficiency (CCCI) was preferred as a new disease name in recent years. It can cause ischemic and different degrees patho-damage in brain tissue. Accordingly, it lead to decrease the function in perception and cause aphronesia. It had attracted great attention for native and foreign researchers. In this article, the authors will summarize recent research province on empirical research, clinic auxiliary diagnosis and treatment status in the CCCI.
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@#Objective To observe the of changes of cerebral blood flow and electroencephalography in chronic cerebral circulation insufficiency (CCCI) treated with fastigial nucleus stimulation (FNS) and hyperbaric oxygen (HBO). Methods 144 cases of CCCI were divided into 4 groups: 36 cases were treated with FNS and HBO, 36 cases with FNS, 36 cases with HBO, 36 cases without any treatment as control group. The blood velocity of anterior, middle, posterior cerebral arteries, vertebral artery and basilar artery were measured with transcranial Doppler (TCD) and the brain waves （α, β, δ, θ） were recorded with electroencephalography (EEG) before and after the treatment. Results Compared with the control, the brain blood velocity and α wave increased in all the treatment groups, especially in the HBO+FNS group, while β, δ, θ waves decreased (P<0.05). Conclusion FNS and HBO can increase cerebral blood flow and improve the cerebral function respectively.
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Aim To investigate the effect of piperazinyl estrone(PE) on estrogen receptor expression and the transcriptional regulation of target genes.Methods Ovariectomized mice were given with PE in different doses (0.5 mg·kg~(-1),1 mg·kg~(-1),2 mg·kg~(-1))and estrone(0.71 mg·kg~(-1)) for 42 days,the protein expressions of Ers(Erαand Erβ)were shown by immunohistochemical method; To study transcriptional regulation of PE, PACT2-hERα and ERE2-TATA-LUC were co-transfected into MCF-7 cells by using Tfx 50 cationic liposome.Results Compared with ovx group, the groups with PE could up-regulate Ers of uteri in a dose-dependent manner,but its effect on Erα subtype was obvious.The classical ER signaling pathways could be activated by PE in co-transfected MCF-7 cells,but activation of PE was feebler than estrone with the same dose.Conclusion PE can up-regulate estrogen receptors in uteri. PE can transactivate ERE reportor gene through Erα and Erβ in MCF-7 cells, but its effect is feeble.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the effects of tanshinone IIA (TA, one of the active components of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge), on the proliferation of cultured rat vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC), and to clarity the probable mechanism.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>Cell culture technique was used in vitro and treated with or without 10% FBS. The inhibitory effect of TA on proliferation of VSMC was observed by cell count, MTU metabolism measuring and BrdU incorporation assay. Flow cytometry was performed to track cell cycle progression. Western bolts were performed to evaluate ERK1/2 activity. The expression of c-fos was examined by RT-PCR.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>The results of cell number, MTU assay and BrdU incorporation showed that TA cound significantly inhibit 10% FBS induced proliferation in a dose-dependent manner. Flow cytometry (FCM) analysis indicated that the G5/G1 phase fraction ratio of TA group was higher than that of 10% FBS group, while the S-phase fraction ratio was lower than that of 10% FBS group. Western blot's results displayed that TA inhibited the phosphorylation of ERK1/2, and in accordance with this findings. TA could decrease the early elevation of c-fos expression.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>These results suggest that TA can inhibit 10% FBS induced the proliferation of VSMC. This effect may be related to its blocking VSMCs cell cycle in G0/G1 phase, inhibiting of the ERK1/2 activity, and decreasing the expression of c-fos.</p>
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Animals , Rats , Aorta , Cell Biology , Cell Cycle , Cell Proliferation , Cells, Cultured , Abietanes , Down-Regulation , Gene Expression , Myocytes, Smooth Muscle , Cell Biology , Phenanthrenes , Pharmacology , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos , Genetics , MetabolismABSTRACT
@#ObjectiveTo evaluate the value of transcranial Doppler (TCD) in pecutaneous transtuminl angioplasty and stenting (PTAS).MethodsThe index of hemodynamics, include mean peak flow velocity (Vm), systolic peak flow velocity (Vs), enddiastolic peak flow velocity (Vd), pulsatility index (Pi), resistance index (Ri) in 47 cases with the stenosis of the middle cerebral artery were investigated, while compared with that of intra arterial digital subtraction angiography (DSA). ResultsVs and Vm of 41 cases increased while the Pi reduced after operation, Ri had no change; Vs, Vm, Vd increased and Pi reduced with no reflow signal in 5 cases. Vs and Vm increased with Vd reduced in only 1 case. The accuracy rate with DSA in moderate or severe stenosis was 75% or 83% respectively. ConclusionTCD, as it's reliable, no-invasive, convenience and cheap, can play an important role in assessing the effect of PTAS in middle cerebral artery stenosis.
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A novel derivative of oxytocin containing nonprotein amino acid L-alpha, beta-diaminopropionic acid (L-Dap) was synthesized by 7+2 fragment combination in solution. N beta of all the amino acid necessary was protected by carbobenzoxy (Z) and N beta of L-Dap was protected by tert. -butoxycarbonyl (Boc) . The important intermediate, heptapeptide, was synthesized by the stepwise elongation method using carbobenzoxy amino acid p-nitrophenyl esters in solution. Azide synthesis was used to get the nonapeptide. Z group was removed by treatment with 5% Pd/C and Boc with CF3COOH. Eight new compounds incorporating L-Dap were obtained and confirmed by the amino acid analysis and mass spectral detection.
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Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid , OxytocinABSTRACT
As the combining target with sperms, ZP3 undergoes an important role in the fertilization of oocytes and therefore it has been the focus in studying the mechanism of mammalian. According to the sequence of the zona pellucida 3 gene of Lagurus lagurus (lZP3), three RNA interference recombinant vectors were constructed with pGenesil-1 aiming at lZP3 mRNA by synthesizing oligonucleotides. And then co-transfected into the Hela cells by Lipofectamine2000 and co-injected into the mice by hydrodynamics-based transfection method with the expression vector pCDNA3-lZP3. In order to select the efficient target sites of lZP3 for RNAi, the mRNA expression level of lZP3 gene in Hela cells and the mouse liver was detected by semi-quantative RT-PCR and real-time PCR. Results show that there are 2 interference vectors can interfere of the expression of lZP3 mRNA, and the mRNAs of the exogenous genes expressed in the mouse liver are coincident with those of in Hela cells after co-transfected with the interference vectors and expression vector. It also suggests that the mice can be the experimental materials for selecting the efficiency target sites of the RNA interference.
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Animals , Female , Humans , Mice , Arvicolinae , Genetics , Gene Expression Regulation , HeLa Cells , Liver , Metabolism , RNA Interference , RNA, Messenger , Genetics , Metabolism , Receptors, Cell Surface , Genetics , Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction , TransfectionABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe the preventive and therapeutic effect of tanshinone (TA) on artery restenosis in the rat carotid injury model and explor the mechanism.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>Male SD rats were randomly divided into model control group, and low dose, moderate dose and high dose TA groups. Each group had 10 rats. The rats in the high, moderate and low dose groups were respectively fed with TA 120, 40,13.3 mg x kg(-1) x d(-1) by gast rogavage; the rats in the model control group were fed with the same volume solvent. Two days later, the rat's right carotid artery was injuried by balloon dilatation to induce intimal thickening for establishing the restenosis model. After 2 weeks of treatment, the artery was harvested and stained by hematoxylin-elsin (HE) and immunohistochemistry of PCNA, NF-kappaB and iNOS. The morphological changes were checked under microscope. The area of the intimal and medial layer of the vessels, and their ratios were analyzed with image analysis software. The expression level of PCNA, NF-kappaB and iNOS were used as the positive index.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>The intimal area and intima-to-media ratio of the injuried artery increased obviously, suggesting the model was successful. Compared with the model group, TA significantly decreased the intimal area and intima-to-media ratio (P < 0.05), and also decreased the positive index of PCNA and the positive ratio of NF-kappaB and iNOS (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>TA can effectively inhibit intimal thickening and inflammation. This result suggestes that TA may play a positive role in the prevention of restenosis after PTCA.</p>
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Animals , Male , Rats , Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary , Carotid Artery Injuries , Carotid Artery, Common , Metabolism , Pathology , Carotid Stenosis , Metabolism , Pathology , Abietanes , NF-kappa B , Metabolism , Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II , Metabolism , Phenanthrenes , Pharmacology , Plants, Medicinal , Chemistry , Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen , Metabolism , Random Allocation , Rats, Sprague-Dawley , Salvia miltiorrhiza , Chemistry , Tunica Intima , Metabolism , PathologyABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of piperazinyl estrone, a new estrogen derivative, on bone turnover, bone mass and uterine weight in female aged rats. Thirty-two Sprague-Dawley female rats at the age of 22 months were treated with vehicle or with piperazinyl estrone (P-E) at 0.5, 1 and 2 mg/kg/day, subcutaneous injection for 1 month. At the time of death, the uterine weight was measured and bone histomorphometric analysis of proximal tibial metaphyses (PTM) was performed in undecalcified sections. Compared with control, bone mass was increased in P-E groups. Dynamic data showed that bone resorption were decreased, but bone formation was not declined and bone mass was increased significantly in P-E (1 mg/kg day) group. There was no significant change in uterine weight. The findings of this study show that piperazinyl estrone at dosage of 1 mg/kg/d is most efficacious in preventing the bone losses in aged rats and has no side effect on uterus.
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Animals , Female , Rats , Aging , Estrone , Pharmacology , Osteogenesis , Osteoporosis , Rats, Sprague-Dawley , UterusABSTRACT
<p><b>AIM</b>To determine the effect of piperazinyl estrone, a new estrogen derivative, on bone turnover, bone mass and uteri in ovariectomized rats.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Female Sprague-Dawley rats were ovariectomized (OVX) or sham operated (sham) at the age of 3 months and treated with estrone (E) at 0.75 mg.kg-1.d-1, or with piperazinyl estrone (P-E) at 1 or 10 mg.kg-1.d-1, orally, for 3 months. At the time of death, the uterine weight was measured. Bone histomorphometric analysis of proximal tibial metaphyses (PTM) was performed in undecalcified sections.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Bone histomorphometric data showed that the percent trabecular area (% Tb.Ar) of OVX rats with bone high turnover was significantly decreased. The uteri were atrophied. The percent trabecular area (% Tb.Ar) of estrone treated group was increased in decreasing bone turnover manner. But the size and weight of uteri in this group were increased vs OVX group. The bone loss induced by OVX was preserved by P-E treatment, but the mechanism of maintaining bone is different from that of E-treated rats. P-E treatment in low dose did not decrease any bone formation indices, such as percent labeling perimeter, bone formation rate per bone volume (BFR/BV), except bone mineral apposition rate (MAR) compared with E-treated group, and maintained them at OVX level. The uteri were found to be in atrophy compared with the match dose (0.75 mg) of E-treated OVX rats. But rats treated with high dose of P-E showed the same change like E-treated group.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The finding of this study shows that lower dosage of piperazinyl estrone has effect on preventing the bone losses in OVX rats, while the bone formation and the uterus are not affected, thus supporting the hypothesis that piperazinyl estrone has the potential to prevent postmenopausal bone loss in women with less side effects.</p>
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Animals , Female , Rats , Atrophy , Bone Density , Estradiol Congeners , Pharmacology , Therapeutic Uses , Estrone , Pharmacology , Therapeutic Uses , Organ Size , Osteogenesis , Osteoporosis , Ovariectomy , Rats, Sprague-Dawley , Uterus , PathologyABSTRACT
This study was performed to investigate the mechanism of an anti-osteoporosis new drug XW630 for promoting the osteogenic action. Osteoblast clone was cultivated from SD adult rat calvaria in vitro, the estrogen receptor messenger RNA(ERmRNA) expression in the osteoblasts of rats was detected directly with high-sensitive RT-PCR firstly. The results indicated that XW630 can significantly promote ERmRNA expression in osteoblasts in the time-dependent manner. Being superior to other two kinds of estrogen in the same concentration (10(-6) mol/L), XW630 probably plays an important role in the bone pathogenesis by means of ER gene regulatory functions.
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Animals , Female , Rats , Cells, Cultured , Gene Expression , Osteoblasts , Metabolism , Piperazines , Pharmacology , RNA, Messenger , Genetics , Metabolism , Rats, Sprague-Dawley , Receptors, Estrogen , Genetics , Metabolism , Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction , Tetracycline , Pharmacology , TetracyclinesABSTRACT
<p><b>AIM</b>To study the effect of XW630 on expression of pro-oncogene c-myc in the long bones of fetal mice in vitro for postulating the mechanism by which XW630 exerts its effect on bone.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The fetuses of pregnant mice were removed on day 16 of gestation, the long bones of the forelimbs of female fetal mice were freed of muscle and soft tissue and cultured in a specific device for 48 h in BGJb medium treated with 1 x 10(-7), 1 x 10(-8) and 1 x 10(-9) mol.L-1 XW630 in the final medium. After cultured for 48 h, the long bones were harvested and immunohistochemical analysis was performed for determination of c-Myc protein expression in epiphyseal plates. The areas of positive cells in the resting zone, proliferative zone and hypertrophic zone in epiphyseal plate were determined under image analytic system.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>When the concentration of XW630 in the medium was 1 x 10(-9) mol.L-1, the area of c-Myc positive cells increased in the proliferative zone compared with 1 x 10(-9) mol.L-1 in the estrone group, significant increase was also observed in the resting zone compared with the control group. When the concentration of XW630 in medium was 1 x 10(-8) or 1 x 10(-7) mol.L-1, stronger expression than that in the control group and the estrone group at the same concentration was observed in each of the three zones.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The estrogenic effect of XW630 on bone was stronger than that of estrone. XW630 may promote proliferation and differentiation of chondroncytes by promoting c-Myc protein expression in chondroncytes. Thus, endochondral bone formation was enhanced.</p>
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Animals , Female , Mice , Pregnancy , Chondrocytes , Metabolism , Culture Techniques , Estrone , Pharmacology , Fetus , Piperazines , Pharmacology , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc , Metabolism , Tetracyclines , Pharmacology , Ulna , Metabolism , Up-RegulationABSTRACT
We adopted firstly the dextran-coated charcoal(DCC) and SP methods to detect estrogen receptor (ER) expression of bone tissue in ovariectomized(OVX) rats. The results demonstrate that in OVX rats, XW630 can significantly promote ER expression in bone tissue and increase the ER content. XW630 is superior to estrone in effectiveness. The results also reveal that the ER expression in OVX rat bone tissue decreases with the lapse of time, indicating that the expression of ER depends on the existence of estrogen.
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Animals , Female , Rats , Bone and Bones , Metabolism , Estrogens, Conjugated (USP) , Pharmacology , Ovariectomy , Piperazines , Pharmacology , Rats, Sprague-Dawley , Receptors, Estrogen , Tetracycline , Pharmacology , TetracyclinesABSTRACT
Ocular albinism type 1 (OA1),the most form of the ocular albinism,is an X-linked disorder mainly characterized by a severe reduction of visual acuity,hypopigmentation of the retina,photophobia,strabismus and nystagmus. The OA1 gene is located on chromosome Xp22.32 and the coding sequence is divided into nine exons. The OA1 gene codes for a 404 amino acid protein thought to be a melanosomal transmembrane glycoprotein. The OA1 protein is similar to the G protein-coupled receptors,but it's exact function is not clear. There are many mutations and deletions of the OA1 gene have been found.