Surgical treatment with cable dragged reduction and cantilever beam internal fixation by posterior approach for odontoid fracture associated with atlantoaxial dislocation / 中国骨伤

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the clinical effects of surgical treatment with cable dragged reduction and cantilever beam internal fixation by posterior approach for odontoid fracture associated with atlantoaxial dislocation.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The clinical data of 12 patients with odontoid fracture associated with atlantoaxial dislocation from January 2008 to December 2013 were retrospectively analyzed. There were 8 males and 4 females, ranging in age from 21 to 53 years with an average of 37.2 years. Eleven cases were fresh fracture and 1 case was old fracture, all patients complicated with atlantoaxial anterior dislocation. According to Anderson-D' Alonzo typing method modified by Grauer, 3 cases were type IIA, 5 cases were type IIB, 3 cases were type IIC, and 1 case was type IIIA. All patients underwent surgical treatment with cable dragged reduction and cantilever beam internal fixation by posterior approach. JOA score and ADI method were respectively used to evaluate the nerve function and reductive condition of atlantoaxial dislocation.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>All patients were followed up from 6 months to 2 years with an average of 1 year and 3 months. At 1 week, 6 months after operation, and final follow up, JOA scores were 13.2±1.3, 13.5±1.4, 14.3±1.5, respectively, and these data were obviously better than that of preoperative 8.3±1.4(<0.05). Postoperative X rays and CT showed satisfactory reduction of atlantoaxial dislocation. At 1 week, 6 months after operation, and final follow up, ADI were (2.2±0.4), (2.4±0.6), (2.3±0.5) mm, respectively, and these data were obviously better than that of preoperative.(5.8±1.2) mm(<0.05). All screws and cables had good location without looseness and breakage, and bone graft got fusion.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Surgical treatment with cable dragged reduction and cantilever beam internal fixation by posterior approach for odontoid fracture associated with atlantoaxial dislocation is a good method, with advantage of firm fixation and high safety. It could obtain good clinical effects.</p>

A study on the relationship between hearing impairment and blood pressure and hypertension in workers occupationally exposed to noise / 中华劳动卫生职业病杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the correlation between noise and blood pressure and/or hypertension, and its age characteristic.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The pure tone audiometric and blood pressure examinations were performed in 14537 workers from 157 factories. Hearing impairment was used as a surrogate indicator of cumulated noise exposure. The associations of hearing impairment and duration of noise exposure with blood pressure and hypertension were analyzed respectively after age and gender stratification.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Most of the objects were males (81.2%), younger than 35 years old (77.8%), and the duration of exposure to noise was less than 5 years (73.6%). The prevalence of hearing impairment in males was significantly higher than that in males, and increased with age and duration of noise exposure. Only in males with age younger than 35 years old, the systolic and diastolic blood pressures of subjects with sensorineural hearing loss significantly enhanced, and the diastolic blood pressure and prevalence of hypertension increased with duration of noise exposure. The risk of hypertension in males with sensorineural hearing loss significantly increased, the odds ratios in subjects with age younger than 35 years old and with age older than 35 years old were 3.0 (95%CI: 1.5 ∼ 6.1) and 2.1 (95%CI: 1.2 ∼ 3.4), respectively.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The severe hearing impairment induced by noise was associated with hypertension. It is suggested that people should pay attention to the effects of noise on hypertension in young workers.</p>

Posterior Nutcracker Syndrome Associated with Interrupted Left Inferior Vena Cava with Azygos Continuation and Retroaortic Right Renal Vein

Various anatomic anomalies have been considered the causes of nutcracker syndrome (NCS). Posterior NCS refers to the condition, in which vascular narrowing was secondary to the compression of the retroaortic left renal vein while it is crossing between the aorta and the vertebral column. Here, we report an unusual case of posterior NCS associated with a complicated malformation of the interrupted left inferior vena cava with azygos continuation and retroaortic right renal vein, diagnosed by both color Doppler ultrasonography and CT angiography.

Effect of nitric oxide on HaCaT cell migration / 中华烧伤杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the effect of exogenous nitric oxide (NO) on the migration of HaCaT cell and its possible mechanism.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Sodium nitroprusside (SNP) was used as the donor of NO. Different concentrations of SNP (0.1, 1.0, 10.0, 100.0, 1000.0 micromol/L) were added into nutrient culture medium of HaCaT cells. Cell migration rate was observed and calculated at post scratching hour (PSH) 0 (immediately after scratching), 6, 12, 24, 48. The most suitable concentration of SNP and culture duration were selected as stimulation condition. Cytoskeletons of HaCaT cells were observed under confocal laser scanning microscope. The expressions of integrin beta 1, RhoA, Rac1 and Cdc42 of cells in experiment group (cultured with 10.0 micromol/L SNP for 24 hours) and negative control group were determined at mRNA and protein levels with RT-PCR and Western blot respectively. Data were processed with one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and repeated measure ANOVA.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Migration rate of HaCaT cells in each group increased gradually as time after scratching went on. There were significant differences between PSH 6-48 and PSH 0 in cells cultured with 10.0 micromol/L SNP (F = 31.002, P values all below 0.05). Pili were rarely observed in negative control group with slender stress fibers in cells. In comparison, the amount of pili amount increased obviously in experiment group with thickened stress fibers. Compared with those of cells in control group (RhoA protein expression = 0.64 +/- 0.04), integrin beta 1 expression decreased obviously (F = 8.25, P = 0.015), RhoA (0.92 +/- 0.04), Cdc42 and Rac1 were up-regulated at both protein (with F value respectively 7.25, 14.10, 6.50, P values all below 0.05) and mRNA levels (with F value respectively 23.67, 10.39, 9.52, P values all below 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Exogenous NO in suitable concentration can promote the proliferation and migration of HaCaT cell, suggesting it exerts significant effect in wound repair. The changed cytoskeletons and the down-regulated integrin beta 1 expression may be involved in this process.</p>

Effects of occupational noise exposure on norepinephrine in peripheral blood and cardiovascular system / 中华劳动卫生职业病杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the effects of noise on bioactivity of norepinephrine (NE) and cardiovascular system.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A total of 130 workers exposed to the occupational noise in one enterprise were selected as noise exposure group, and 134 workers not exposed to the occupational noise and other poisons served as control group. Fasting venous blood was drawn to determine the content of NE in peripheral blood with ELISA. According to Occupational Health Surveillance Manage regulations, the occupational noise exposures crowd was examined.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The average of NE in exposure group was (0.1387 +/- 0.099) ng/ml, and (0.1019 +/- 0.080) ng/ml in control group. There was significant difference in NE between exposure and control group. There was significant difference in the detection rate of BP, HR and ECG between exposure and control group.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The occupation noise can increase the NE in peripheral blood, and maybe affects the cardiovascular system in this way.</p>

Effects of calcium and calmodulin dependent kinase against hypoxic neuronal injury / 中国当代儿科杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the effects of calcium and calmodulin dependent kinase against hypoxic neuronal injury and its possible mechanisms.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Embryonic cortical neurons of 17-day pregnant embryo Sprague-Dawley rats were cultured in vitro and the cultured neurons were randomly allocated into different groups that exposed to hypoxia or hypoxia +calcium channel antagonist. Nimodipine and MK-801 were used to block the L-voltage sensitive calcium channel and NMDA receptor respectively before hypoxia. The methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium (MTT) method was used to determine the cell viability. Fluo-4AM, an intracellular calcium indictor, was used to detect the changes of intracellular calcium after hypoxia. The expressions of CaMKII and CaMKIV were detected by Western blot.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The cell viability of the nimodipine or MK-801-treated groups was significantly higher than that of the untreated hypoxia group. The intracellular calcium level of the nimodipine-treated group decreased rapidly after hypoxia. Compared to nimodipine treatment, MK-801 treatment could inhibit hypoxia-induced calcium influx for a longer time. Nimodipine treatment decreased the CaMKII expression while MK-801 treatment decreased the CaMKIV expression.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Nimodipine and MK-801 protect neurons from hypoxic injury possibly by the inhibition of CaMKII and CaMKIV expressions respectively.</p>