Investigation and management of wound on head and neck from the disaster area in Wenchuan earthquake / 中华耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate and analyze the wounded's state of ear, nose, throat, neck and head injury in Wenchuan earthquake.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The 206 wounded cases, who was treated in No. 452 Hospital of People's Liberation Army, were investigated specially with emphasis on injury cause, severity and treatment.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The injured 165 cases among the 206 were in hospital, while the cases who related to the injury of ear, nose and throat were 37 cases (22.4%). Among the inpatients, the trauma of otorhinolaryngology and head and neck included: ear injuries totally 13 cases (including hemotympanum 2 cases), extraneous matter 4 cases, haemorrhagic 4 cases, nasalis and the fracture of nasal bone and nasal sinuses 7 cases (including cerebrospinal rhinorrhea 1 case), zygomatic abscess 1 case, fracture of mandible 4 cases, lip injuries 2 cases and hoarse 2 cases. The inpatients were wounded mostly because of falling and stepping. All the inpatients recovered well after properly management by ENT doctors.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Maxillofacial injury of the wounded those were medical evacuation in the earthquake area, was ignored more readily comparing to the injury of other spots, so specialist should examine early and treat properly the people as soon as possible.</p>

Specific inhibition of Raf-1 gene expression in HNE1 by RNA interference / 中华耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To silence the expression of Raf-1 gene in HNE1 cells using vector-based RNA interference (RNAi) technique.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The vector containing the human U6 promoter was used for targeted gene silencing when a dsDNA oligonucleotide encoding an appropriate shRNA was ligated into the vector, and 67nt oligonucleotide fragment was inserted into the downstream of the U6 promoter. Plasmids containing different Raf-1 target sequences [ (1) pshuttle-Raf-1-a( 225), (2) pshattle-Raf-1-b ( 358) and (3) pshuttle-Raf-1-c(474)], were transfected into HNE1 cells. Expression of Raf-1 mRNA was assayed by RT-PCR. Apoptosis were determined by cytometry.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Vector-based RNAi had advantages over antisense RNA because it could be delivered to the target cell more efficiently, and effect could last longer. Raf-1 expression could be inhibited by plasmid-expressed shRNA. Three different targeting sequences were selected from Raf-1 gene, and the inhibitory effect of pSIREN shuttle-Raf-1-b (358) was biggest.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Raf-1 expression in HNE1 cells can be inhibited significantly using plasmid-based RNAi.</p>