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ABSTRACT: To review the research progress of the skin flap, fascial flap, muscle flap, and myocutaneous flap for repairing soft tissue defects around the knee so as to provide information for clinical application.
Domestic and abroad literature concerning the methods of soft tissue repair around the knee in recent years was reviewed extensively and analyzed.
Fascial flaps meet the requirements of thin, pliable, and tough skin in the soft tissue repair around the knee. Myocutaneous flaps and muscle flaps have more abundant blood supply and anti-infection function. Free skin flaps are the only option when defects are extensive and local flaps are unavailable.
Suitable flaps should be chosen for soft tissue repair around the knee according to defect position, depth, and extent. Fascial flaps may be selected as the first flaps for defects repair because of excellent aesthetic results and less injury at the donor site.
Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery 09/2012; 26(9):1138-41.
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Plastic and reconstructive surgery 11/2010; 126(5):264e-265e. · 2.74 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Rapid increases in incidence and mortality of human malignant melanoma are observed worldwide; thus, the development of new effective chemicals to control melanoma is urgent. In this study, the cytotoxic effect of oxymatrine, a natural quinolizidine alkaloid, against three human melanoma cell lines (A375, Sk-Mel-28, MM96L) and the underlying mechanisms were investigated. Oxymatrine killed all three human melanoma cell lines in a dose-dependent manner. The compound also dose-dependently caused apoptosis in human melanoma A375 cells. In addition, oxymatrine induced a remarkable change in mitochondrial membrane potential and triggered the release of cytochrome c from mitochondria to cytosol. Furthermore, this small compound resulted in a marked activation of capase-3, caspase-9, and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase, while caspase-3 inhibitor Z-DEVD-FMK significantly reversed the proapoptotic effect of oxymatrine in A375 cells. Moreover, oxymatrine also dose-dependently increased the generation of reactive oxygen species in A375 cells, and N-acetylcysteine, a reactive oxygen species production inhibitor, almost completely blocked oxymatrine-induced apoptosis. In conclusion, our findings suggest that oxymatrine triggers oxidative stress, resulting in the collapse of the mitochondrial transmembrane potential, which in turn leads to cytochrome c release and apoptosis through the intrinsic caspase-9/caspase-3 pathway in human melanoma A375 cells.
Anti-cancer drugs 06/2010; 21(5):494-501. · 2.23 Impact Factor
