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Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg ; 51(8): 1016-1021, 2022 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35086759

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to explore a new total tongue reconstruction strategy based on the five-point eight-line segment (FIPELS) technique and a palatal speech appliance, and to evaluate the functional and aesthetic outcomes. Twenty patients with tongue squamous cell carcinoma were included in this study. All patients underwent total tongue resection followed by tongue reconstruction with an anterolateral thigh flap. The patients were divided randomly into two groups according to the reconstruction strategy: FIPELS group (10 patients) and traditional flap design group (10 patients). All 10 patients in the FIPELS group received a palatal speech appliance 1 month after the surgery. A Likert scale was used to assess swallowing function, speech articulation, and the aesthetic outcome of the reconstructed tongue in the traditional and FIPELS (with and without the palatal speech appliance) groups. Compared with the traditional group, swallowing function (1 month, P = 0.016; 3 months, P = 0.021) and the aesthetic outcome (1 month, P = 0.016; 3 months, P = 0.020) were significantly better in the FIPELS group (without the palatal speech appliance); however, there was no significant difference in speech articulation (1 month, P = 0.549; 3 months, P = 0.513). Within the FIPELS group, significantly better speech articulation was obtained with the palatal speech appliance than without it (1 month, P = 0.031; 3 months, P = 0.015).


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Carcinoma, Squamous Cell , Plastic Surgery Procedures , Tongue Neoplasms , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/pathology , Deglutition , Esthetics, Dental , Glossectomy/methods , Humans , Plastic Surgery Procedures/methods , Speech , Speech Intelligibility , Tongue/pathology , Tongue/surgery , Tongue Neoplasms/pathology , Tongue Neoplasms/surgery
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Cell Death Dis ; 6: e1738, 2015 May 07.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25950468

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CD8+ T cells are critical in the balance between fetal tolerance and antiviral immunity. T-cell immunoglobulin mucin-3 (Tim-3) and programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) are important negative immune regulatory molecules involved in viral persistence and tumor metastasis. Here, we demonstrate that Tim-3+PD-1+CD8+ T cells from decidua greatly outnumbered those from peripheral blood during human early pregnancy. Co-culture of trophoblasts with CD8+ T cells upregulated PD-1+ and/or Tim-3+ immune cells. Furthermore, the population of CD8+ T cells co-expressing PD-1 and Tim-3 was enriched within the intermediate memory subset in decidua. This population exhibited high proliferative activity and Th2-type cytokine producing capacity. Blockade of Tim-3 and PD-1 resulted in decreased in vitro proliferation and Th2-type cytokine production while increased trophoblast killing and IFN-γ producing capacities of CD8+ T cells. Pregnant CBA/J females challenged with Tim-3 and/or PD-1 blocking antibodies were more susceptible to fetal loss, which was associated with CD8+ T-cell dysfunction. Importantly, the number and function of Tim-3+PD-1+CD8+ T cells in decidua were significantly impaired in miscarriage. These findings underline the important roles of Tim-3 and PD-1 pathways in regulating decidual CD8+ T-cell function and maintaining normal pregnancy.


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CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/metabolism , Decidua/metabolism , Membrane Proteins/metabolism , Pregnancy/metabolism , Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor/metabolism , T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/metabolism , Animals , CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology , Coculture Techniques , Decidua/immunology , Female , Hepatitis A Virus Cellular Receptor 2 , Humans , Male , Membrane Proteins/genetics , Mice , Mice, Inbred BALB C , Mice, Inbred CBA , Pregnancy/blood , Pregnancy/immunology , Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor/immunology , T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/immunology , Trophoblasts/immunology , Trophoblasts/metabolism , Up-Regulation
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