简介:Aratmodelofchronictympanicmembraneperforationwasdevelopedtobeusedinthesearchofnewmaterialsforthesealingoftheseperforations.AlongitudinalstudywascarriedoutinratssubjectedtoincisionalmyringotomyfollowedbytheapplicationofmitomycinCaloneorwithdexamethasone.Ratswerecheckedatdays3,7,10,14andweeklythereafteruntilperforationclosure,forupto6months.Theadditionofdexamethasoneisakeycomponentinordertoobtainachronicopening.Myringotomiestreatedwithsalinehadameanhealingtimeof8.5days.At8weeks,between62.5%and77.7%oftympanicmembranestreatedwithmitomycinCanddexamethasoneremainedperforatedandat6monthsthisnumberfellto21.4%.Thistechniqueisabletomaintainmosttympanicmembraneperforationspatentforatleast8weeks.Thisratmodelisadequateforitsuseinpreclinicalortranslationalresearch.
简介:听骨链是由锤骨、砧骨和镫骨之间的关节连接而成。听骨链重建是指用人工听骨重建听骨链的关节,因此从本质上看人工听骨是一种人工关节。人工听骨应用的目的是使听骨建立新的听骨关节从而重建中耳的传音结构。
简介:Objective:EvaluatingtheauditoryfunctioninpatientswithchronichepatitisCtreatedwithsofosbuvirandribavirin.Methods:Thisstudyinvolved80patientswithchronichepatitisCwhoagreedtoreceivesofosbuvirandribavirin.Allparticipantsweresubjectedtobaselineotologicalandaudiologicalassessmentjustbeforetreatment.Theaudiologicalassessmentincludedstandardpuretoneaudiometry,extendedhighfrequencyaudiometry,immitancemetryandotoacousticemissions(OAEs)(transientanddistortionproduct).Accordingtobaselinehearingthresholdmeasurements,thestudypopulationwasdividedinto2groups.Group1included42patientswithnormalhearingsensitivity(250e8000Hz),andGroup2included38patientswithsensorineuralhearingloss.After24weeksoftherapy,otologicalandaudiologicalassessmentswererepeatedandcomparedbetweenthetwogroupsandbeforeandaftertherapy.Results:Post-treatmenthearingthresholdevaluationshowednosignificantdifferencefrompretreatmentevaluationatalltestedfrequencies.Therewasnostatisticallysignificantdifferencebetweenpreandpost-treatmentotoacousticemissionsresults.Conclusion:TherapywithsofosbuvirandribavirininchronichepatitisChasnonoticeableeffectsoncochlearfunctions.
简介:ObjectivesTostudyclinical,imagingfeaturesandtreatmentoutcomesofcongenitalcholesteatomaofmiddleear(CCME).MethodsThisisaretrospectivereviewof10CCMEcasesselectedfrom952cholesteatomacasestreatedbetweenJanuary1995andDecember2005attheDepartmentofOtolaryngology-HeadandNeckSurgery,ChinesePLAGeneralHospital.Themainoutcomemeasureswerethesiteoforigin,clinicalfeatures,surgicalfindings,imagingcharacteristicsandhearingresults.ResultsThemeanageofthe10patientswas16years(rangedfrom10to24years),with6beingolderthan18years.Therewere7malesand3females.Theaveragedelaytodiagnosiswaslongerthan2years.ThemeanpreoperativePTAwas55dBHL,withameanABGof45dB.Typicalcholesteatomaswereseenbehindthetympanicmembraneinthesuperoposteriorquadrantonotoscopyonlyin2patients.HighresolutionCTwascompletedinallpatients.Mostofthepatients(8/10)werediagnosedwithotosclerosisorossicularabnormalitybeforeoperation.Allpatientsunderwentaone-stagetympanoplastyfollowingtransmeatalexplorativetympanotomyandcompletecholesteatomaremoval,exceptone,whounderwentaCWUmastoidectomyduetoextensivecholesteatomainvolvement.Thecholeasteatomalesionwasconfinedtothesuperoposteriormesotympanuminallpatients.ThemeanpostoperativePTAwas20dBHL.Allpatientswerefollowed-upforatleast1.5yearspostoperatively.Revisionprocedureswereperformedin2patientsforhearingdeterioration.Noresidualorrecurrenceofcholesteatomawasfound.ConclusionCCMEisararediseasethatoftengetsdelayeddiagnosis.Residuallesionsandtheprognosismainlydependontheextentofthelesion.
简介:ObjectiveToinvestigatetheearlychangeofcochlearribbonsynapsesoninnerhaircellsinresponsetoaminoglycosideototoxicity.MethodsC57BL/6Jmicereceivedintraperitonealinjectionofgentamicin(100mg/kg/day),andtheapicalcoilorganofCortiwasexaminedonthe4th,7thand10thday(n=10).Litter-mateswithoutgentamicintreatmentservedascontrols(n=10).RIBEYEonthepresynapticmembraneandAMPAreceptorsonthepostsynapticmembranewerelabeledwithCtBP2orGluR2/3respectively.Threedi-mensionreconstructionwasconductedusingthe3DSMAX8.0software.ResultsTherewerenodisruptionsofouterorinnerhaircellsinallgroups.However,thenumberofribbonsynapsesoncochlearinnerhaircellsincreasedsignificantlywithin7daysaftergentamicinexposure(P<0.01),followedbyasignificantde-creaseafter7days.ConclusionDuringtheearlystageofaminoglycosideototoxicity,increasedpopulationofcochlearribbonsynapsesmayindicateasignificantdown-regulationofsynapticfunction.
简介:ObjectiveTostudycharacteristicsofhearinglossafterexposuretomoderatenoiseexposureinC57BL/6Jmice.MethodsMaleC57BL/6Jmicewithnormalhearingatageof5-6weekswerechosenforthisstudy.Themicewererandomlyselectedtobestudiedimmediatelyafterexposure(GroupP0),or1day(GroupP1),3days(GroupP3),7days(GroupP7)or14days(P14)afterexposure.Theirbeforeexposureconditionservedasthenormalcontrol.Allmicewereexposedtoabroad-bandwhitenoiseat100dBSPLfor2hours,ABRthresholdswereusedtoestimatehearingstatusateachtimepoint.ResultsABRthresholdelevationwasseenateverytestedfrequencyatP0(P<0.01).Elevationathigh-frequencies(16kHzand32kHz)wasgreaterthanatlowerfrequencies(4kHzand8kHz,P<0.05).FromP1toP14,ABRthresholdscontinuouslyimproved,andtherewasnosignificantdifferencebetweenP14andbeforeexposure(P>0.05).ConclusionThereisafrequencyspecificresponseto100dBSPLbroad-bandwhitenoiseinC57BL/6Jmice,withthehigh-frequencybeingmoresusceptible.HearinglossinducedbymoderatenoiseexposureappearsreversibleinC57BL/6Jmice.
简介:Objective:Todeterminewhetheranew-bornchildfromafamilycarryingadeafnessgeneneedscochlearimplantationtoavoiddysphoniabyscreeningandsequencingadeafness-relatedgene.Results:BothscreeningandsequencingresultsconfirmedthatthenewbornchildhadanormalGJB2genedespitethefactthatshehasabrothersufferingfromhearinglosstriggeredbyanallelicGJB2c.176del16mutation.WeclonedtheGJB2genesderivedfromtheirrespectivebloodgenomicDNAintoGFPfusedplasmidsandtransfectedthoseplasmidsintothe293Tcelllinetotestforgenefunction.WhilethemutatedGJB2gene(GJB2c.176del16)ofherdeafbrotherwasfoundtobeunabletoformthegapjunctionstructurebetweentwoadjacentcells,thebabygirl’sGJB2generanintonosuchproblems.Conclusion:ThescreeningandsequencingaswellastheGJB2genefunctiontestsinvariablyshowedresultsconsistentwiththeABRtestedhearingphenotype,whichmeansthatthechild,withanormalwildtypeGJB2gene,doesnotneedearlyinterventiontopreventherfromdevelopinghearinglossanddysphoniaatalaterstageinlife.
简介:目的观察Nucleus24CA型人工耳蜗植入后电极阻抗、行为反应阈值(T-level,T级)及最大舒适级(C-level,C级)的变化规律,分析其内在联系,探讨其对术后调机的指导意义。方法对81例植入Nucleus24CA型人工耳蜗患儿,分别在术中、术后1、2、6个月进行电极阻抗阈值测试,收集术后对应T、C值,并对其变化规律及相关性进行统计学分析。结果电极阻抗值术中检测最低,术后1月开机最高,此后逐渐减低(P〈0.01);自蜗顶至蜗底各通道间电极阻抗值无显著差异(P〉0.05)。各电极通道T值、C值随术后时间延长逐渐增高(P〈0.05),并与电极阻抗值呈线性相关。结论测定电极阻抗值是评估人工耳蜗刺激电极状态的有效手段;术后2月应同时调试T值及C值,此后则应对C值进行重点调试。
简介:目的通过分析研究一例Waardenburg综合征Ⅳ型(WS4)散发病例患儿的分子遗传学病因,丰富该致病基因突变谱,为WS4遗传咨询提供新的证据,并对该综合征相关的SOX10基因所有无义突变进行文献回顾和总结。方法收集一个WS4患儿的详细临床资料,签署知情同意书后获取血样,对包括SOX10、EDNRB、EDN3在内的172个先天性巨结肠及综合征相关基因进行二代测序,并用聚合酶链反应针对可疑致病突变进行扩增及Sanger测序验证,应用GeneTool软件及生物信息学网站的信息分析数据。结果发现患儿SOX10基因第4外显子存在一杂合无义突变(c.838G〉T,p.E280X),父母均表现正常且未发现有该突变。结论发现一新的SOX10基因致病突变,丰富了致WS4的SOX10基因突变谱,并为父母提供再生育患儿的风险评估及必要的产前诊断咨询。
简介:目的用细胞学方法,分析线粒体DNA12SrRNA基因中C1494T突变在氨基糖甙类抗生素聋发病机理中的作用.方法从携有线粒体DNAC1494T突变的母系遗传性氨基糖甙类抗生素性耳聋的中国大家系选择部分成员,另外从遗传背景相同的正常中国人群选择对照个体,分别建立淋巴细胞系;并通过细胞融合技术,将淋巴细胞系的线粒体分别融合到缺乏线粒体DNA的p0206细胞中,建立相应的转线粒体细胞系;家系成员与对照个体的淋巴细胞系和转线粒体细胞系,分别在不含/含有氨基糖甙类抗生素(巴龙霉素)的培养液中培养,以倍增时间(doublingtime,DT)作为细胞生长特性的评价标准,通过计算在正常和含有氨基糖甙类抗生素的培养液中倍增时间的比值,比较氨基糖甙类抗生素对细胞生长的影响.结果携有线粒体DNAC1494T突变家系成员较对照个体的淋巴细胞系的倍增时间比值平均增加了24%,但不同家系成员的细胞倍增时间比值的增加程度不同,自10%至50%不等;而当细胞核遗传背景相同后,家系成员较对照个体的转线粒体细胞系的倍增时间比值增长30%,并且来自不同表型的家系成员的细胞倍增时间比值基本相同.结论线粒体DNAC1494T突变可以造成细胞对氨基糖甙类抗生素的超敏性,但其效应要受到核基因的调控.
简介:目的探讨老年性耳蜗毛细胞损害与中药复方健耳剂两种喂药方法干预的作用。方法选择1月龄C57BL/6J小鼠22只用于本实验,其中4只小鼠每日饮用自来水直到出生后3个月作为幼龄对照组;6只小鼠每日饮用自来水直到出生后7个月作为老年性聋对照组;6只小鼠每日自动饮用中药复方健耳剂直到出生后7个月;另6只小鼠每日自动饮用同样中药至4个月后改用每日人工灌服直到出生后7个月。各组动物实验到期终止后,取耳蜗进行全耳蜗基底膜铺片,将全耳蜗内、外毛细胞计数结果输入计算机并应用耳蜗图软件进行耳蜗毛细胞密度对比分析,其中选择基底膜上重要的病变区间的毛细胞密度进行统计学分析。结果3月龄对照组小鼠耳蜗外、内毛细胞缺损仅仅出现在耳蜗底回钩端区域;7月龄对照组外、内毛细胞缺损从底回基底膜起始端扩展到距离耳蜗顶端约40%区域;7月龄中药灌服组和自动饮用组动物的内、外毛细胞缺损范围和程度相似,均显著比7月龄对照组为轻(P〈0.001)。结论中药复方健耳剂能够有效延缓C57BL/6J小鼠老年性耳蜗毛细胞损害的发生和发展,两种喂药方式所起作用相同(P〉0.05),其药理机制可能与其改善微循环,清除活性氧,保护线粒体等作用相关。
简介:目的探讨不同周龄C57BL/6小鼠内耳形态学及其ABR阈值变化。方法取C57BL/6小鼠3周、4周、12周、26周各10只,听性脑干反应(ABR)测试双侧2、4、8、16、20kHzABR阈值。采用基底膜铺片MyosinⅥ、Neurofilament免疫组化染色,观察耳蜗毛细胞和神经丝的变化。扫描电镜观察耳蜗毛细胞及其静纤毛随年龄的变化。结果随着年龄增长,C57BL/6小鼠各频率ABR阈值明显提高,顶转和底转内毛细胞缺失逐渐增多,神经丝染色渐淡,毛细胞静纤毛逐渐发生数量减少、增粗融合、倒伏等变化。到26周龄时已达到重度聋,各频率较3周组有显著统计学差异。顶转和底转内毛细胞有连续缺失,外毛细胞完全缺失,内毛细胞只有残存的少量静纤毛,粗细不均,倒伏明显。结论本研究对国产C57BL/6小鼠的内耳形态进行观察,明确了其ABR阈值和内耳毛细胞的变化规律,为用国产C57BL/6小鼠进行老年性聋研究提供了依据。
简介:目的调查江苏省人群中眩晕的分布情况及相关因素,为制订防治策略提供科学依据。方法采用按容量比例概率抽样(PPS)方法,在江苏省常住人口中抽样,对其中≥10岁的6854人进行眩晕问卷调查、纯音测听和耳科检查。结果本研究实际接受调查6333人,应答率92.4%,男3035人(47.9%),女3298人(52.1%),年龄10~93岁。被调查人群中眩晕的总体患病率为4.1%(标化患病率:全国3.4%,江苏3.6%),眩晕患病率随年龄增加呈上升趋势(P=0.000)。女性眩晕患病率(5.3%)高于男性(2.8%)(P=0.000),城乡之间差异无显著性(农村4.3%。城镇3.8%.P=0.459)。听力减退、中耳炎病史、噪声暴露史是眩晕的危险因素,OR值分别为2.186、2.135、1.609。结论眩晕在江苏省人群中较为常见,其发生与多种因素有关,必须加强这些方面的防治研究。
简介:Objective:Toinvestigateimmune-relatedgeneticbackgroundinbilateralsuddensensorineuralhearingloss(SSNHL).Casereportandmethods:Thecaseisa45-year-oldmanpresentingwitha7-yearhistoryofbilateralprofoundSSNHL.Bloodbiochemicaltestingdemonstratedincreasedlevelsoftotalcholesterol(5.88mmol/L).TestsforhepatitisBshowedapositiveantibodyagainstthehepatitisBcoreantigen.ComplementC3wasbelowthenormalvalue,andcomplementC4andIgGwereinthelowerrangeofnormalvalues.CTimagesshowedanormalinnerearandvestibularaqueductbutroundwindowmembranousossificationonbothsides.Atotalnumberof232immuneassociatedgenesweresequencedusingthenextgenerationsequencingtechnique.Results:Mutationsweredetectedin5genes,includingthephosphoinositide3-kinasecatalyticsubunitdelta(PIK3CD),caspaserecruitmentdomain-containingprotein9(CARD9),complementfactorH-related(CFHR2),immunoglobulinlambda-likepolypeptide1Protein(IGLL1),andtransmembranechannel-likegenefamily8(TMC8).InthePIK3CDgene,aC896Tsubstituteinexon7wasdetected.Thismutationcausesprimaryimmunodeficiencyandisanautosomaldominantdisease.Conclusion:ThePIK3CDC896TmutationresponsibleforprimaryimmunodeficiencymaycontributetotheonsetofbilateralSSNHLwithsubsequentrapidprogression.
简介:摘要不饱和脂肪酸10-羟基-2-癸烯酸又名蜂王酸(10-HDA),是蜂王浆的主要成分,由于其具有抗肿瘤、抗菌活性和刺激胶原蛋白产生的作用,吸引了世界各地对10-HDA药理特性的研究。然而,10-HDA对紫外线(UVB)诱导的皮肤光老化影响却罕有报道。本研究通过测量I型前胶原蛋白(PIP),转化生长因子β1(TGF-β1)和基质金属蛋白酶-1(MMP-1)的变化,检测10-HDA对UVB诱导人正常皮肤成纤维细胞光老化的影响。结果10-HAD使I型前胶原蛋白和TGF-β1含量增加,但是金属蛋白酶-1的水平并没有改变。因此,10-HDA可能是通过增强胶原蛋白的合成而对UVB诱导的皮肤光老化进行保护。