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A comparison of the long-term morbidity following deep circumflex iliac and fibula free flaps for reconstruction following head and neck cancer 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
Rogers SN Lakshmiah SR Narayan B Lowe D Brownson P Brown JS Vaughan ED 《Plastic and reconstructive surgery》2003,112(6):1517-25; discussion 1526-7
Composite free tissue transfer has an established role in head and neck oncology for the reconstruction of the bony defect following tumor ablation, and while donor-site morbidity is variably reported, there is little consensus on the most favorable donor site. The fibula and deep circumflex iliac artery have distinct advantages in terms of the volume and length of bone in mandibular reconstruction. Few studies have compared their donor-site morbidity. The aim of this study was to compare the fibula and deep circumflex iliac artery flaps using a review of the case notes and cross-sectional review of patients attending a research clinic for validated orthopedic examination and completion of health-related quality-of-life questionnaires. Between February of 1993 and May of 2001, 44 fibula free flaps and 73 deep circumflex iliac artery free flaps were performed. Ninety-nine case notes and 36 patients were available for review of donor-site morbidity. Sixteen patients with fibula flaps and 20 patients with deep circumflex iliac artery flaps took part in the clinical examination component of the study, which was composed of a clinical examination by an orthopedic surgeon using the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society ankle scoring system and the Harris hip scoring system, and two patient-completed questionnaires, the University of Washington Questionnaire and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Subjective and objective markers of morbidity related to both flaps were similar in most parameters. However, fibula flaps were associated with more problems with donor-site healing, reduced power, and sensation. Poor orthopedic scores for both flaps were associated with notably poor scores on the University of Washington Questionnaire and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. The study would suggest that both deep circumflex iliac artery and fibula donor sites result in an acceptable and comparable morbidity for most patients, but in cases in which significant donor-site morbidity is encountered, health-related quality of life is significantly compromised. 相似文献
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Thorium-232 (232Th), a natural radionuclide from the actinide family, is abundantly present in monazite and other ores. It is used as one of the prime fuel materials in nuclear industry and may pose an exposure risk to nuclear workers and members of the public. Human erythrocytes, as a classical cellular membrane model, were coincubated with 232Th in order to elucidate whether this naturally occurring important radionuclide produced perturbations to cell membrane. Present study revealed that erythrocytes underwent aggregation or lysis depending on the ratio of 232Th to cell. Scanning electron micrographs showed that erythrocytes transformed into equinocytes and/or spherocytes after 232Th treatment. Further examination of erythrocyte by atomic force microscopy suggested significant increase in surface roughness after 232Th treatment. Experiments on neuraminidase treated and/or anti-GpA antibody blocked erythrocytes suggested significant role of membrane sialic acid and glycophorin A (GpA) protein in aggregation or hemolytic effects of 232Th. Further results showed that 232Th caused hemolysis by colloid osmotic mechanism, as evidenced by potassium efflux, osmotic protection and osmotic fragility studies. Osmoprotection experiments indicated that hemolysis get elicited through the formation of membrane pores of ∼2.0 nm in size. Hemolysis studies in presence of inhibitors (TEA, bumetanide, DIDS and amiloride) revealed the role of K+ channel, Na+/K+/2Cl− channel, Cl−/HCO3− anion exchanger and Na+/H+ antiporter in 232Th induced erythrolysis. Presence of non-diffusible cation (N-methyl d-glucasamine) or anion (gluconate) in erythrocyte suspending medium further confirm the role of Na+ and Cl− influx in hemolytic effect of 232Th. These findings provide significant insight in structural, biochemical and osmotic toxic effects of 232Th on human erythrocytes. 相似文献
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A transcription-independent role for TFIIB in gene looping 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
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We previously showed that P311, an intracellular protein involved in cell migration, is found in human wound myofibroblast precursors (proto-myofibroblasts) and myofibroblasts. Furthermore, by binding to the TGF-beta1 latency associated protein (LAP), P311 induced NIH 3T3 cells to transform into non-fibrogenic myofibroblasts characterized by lack of TGF-beta1 production. Here we demonstrate that P311-induced myofibroblasts migrate in an ameboid rather than a mesenchymal pattern. Ameboid migration is characterized by lack of focal adhesions and stress fibers, absence of integrins and MMPs clustering/activation and changes in small GTPases activity, all leading to increased cell motility. P311-induced ameboid migration depended on activation of the GTPase RalA and was reverted to mesenchymal-type migration by RalA RNA interference. Ameboid migration was conserved in cells plated on fibrin, the initial wound matrix, but was switched back to mesenchymal-type migration by collagen I, the main ECM component in late stages of wound healing. TGF-beta1, the major stimulus of collagen production during wound repair, also reversed the ameboid phenotype to mesenchymal. Our studies therefore suggest that, by inducing RalA activity, P311 promotes a motile proto-myofibroblast and myofibroblast phenotype specifically adapted to rapidly populate the initial wound matrix. 相似文献
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Kamalakannan V Kirthika S Haripriya K Babu S Narayanan RB 《Microbes and infection / Institut Pasteur》2012,14(7-8):610-618
Recombinant Wolbachia heat shock protein 60 (rWmhsp60) induces gene expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α in human monocytic cell line THP-1. In addition, it inhibits the phagocytic activity and does not alter the nitric oxide production by differentiated THP-1 macrophages, which corroborates with no significant change in inducible nitric oxide synthase gene expression in rWmhsp60 treated THP-1 monocytes. Further, 24 h stimulation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from normal individuals by rWmhsp60 reveals that monocytes enter the late apoptotic stage, while lymphocytes do not show apoptosis. Thus these findings suggest that rWmhsp60 may contribute to inflammation mediated monocyte dysfunction in filarial pathogenesis. 相似文献
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Mounawer Badri Adel Zitoun Houcine Ilahi Thierry Huguet Mohamed Elarbi Aouani 《Journal of genetics》2008,87(3):241-255
Genetic variability in 10 natural Tunisian populations of Medicago laciniata were analysed using 19 quantitative traits and 12 polymorphic microsatellite loci. A large degree of genetic variability
within-populations and among-populations was detected for both quantitative characters and molecular markers. High genetic
differentiation among populations for quantitative traits was seen, with Q
ST
= 0.47, and F
ST
= 0.47 for microsatellite markers. Several quantitative traits displayed no statistical difference in the levels of Q
ST
and F
ST
. Further, significant correlations between quantitative traits and eco-geographical factors suggest that divergence in the
traits among populations may track environmental differences. There was no significant correlation between genetic variability
at quantitative traits and microsatellite markers within populations. The site-of-origin of eco-geographical factors explain
between 18.13% and 23.40% of genetic variance among populations at quantitative traits and microsatellite markers, respectively.
The environmental factors that most influence variation in measured traits among populations are assimilated phosphorus (P205) and mean annual rainfall, followed by climate and soil texture, altitude and organic matter. Significant associations between
eco-geographical factors and gene diversity, H
e
, were established in five-microsatellite loci suggesting that these simple sequence repeats (SSRs) are not necessarily biologically
neutral. 相似文献