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Lipids are important components of living organisms that participate in and regulate a variety of life activities. Lipids in plants also play important physiological functions in response to a variety of abiotic stresses (e.g. salt stress, drought stress, temperature stress). However, most research on lipids focused on animal cells and medical fields, while the functions of lipids in plants were overlooked. With the rapid development of "omics" technologies and biotechnology, the lipidomics has received much attention in recent years because it can reveal the composition and function of lipids in a deep and comprehensive way. This review summarizes the recent advances in the functions and classification of lipids, the development of lipidomics technology, and the responses of plant lipids against drought stress, salt stress and temperature stress. In addition, challenges and prospects were proposed for future lipidomics research and further exploration of the physiological functions of lipids in plant stress resistance.
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Objective:To summarize the preliminary experiences of utilizing complete peritoneal externalization for donation after cardiac death (DCD) robot-assisted kidney transplantation (RAKT) and observe the effect of RAKT versus open kidney transplantation (KT) under the same donor kidney during the same period.Methods:From February 2019 to July 2020, 40 patients scheduled for kidney transplantation were divided into two groups of robot ( n=20) and open surgery ( n=20). Donor for DCD had the same blood type. Preoperative data, intraoperative findings and postoperative outcomes were analyzed. Results:No significant inter-group difference existed in age, body mass index (BMI) or dialysis time. Both groups completed operations successfully. As compared with open group, operative duration, blocking time, venous anastomotic time and ureteral anastomosis time were longer in robot group. And the incidences of lymphatic fistula/cyst was higher in robot group than that in open group. Robot group was superior to open group in terms of hospitalization time, ventilation time, pain disappearance time and time to ambulate. No statistically significant inter-group difference existed in iliac vascular separation time, arterial anastomotic time, volume of blood loss and postoperative recovery of renal transplant function.Conclusions:RAKT is both safe and feasible at advanced surgical centers. Early evidence indicates that RAKT can accelerate the recovery of patients and achieve the same renal function recovery as open surgery. As surgeons become more proficient in RAKT technology, operative duration will be gradually shortened.
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Objective To investigate the correlation between de nove anti-endothelial cell antibodies (AECA) and adverse events after renal transplantation and the effect of transplanted renal function within six months after operation.Methods The expression of AECA in serum of 85 renal transplant recipients was detected by indirect immunofluorescence assay (ⅡF) before and 1 day,3 days,7 days,15 days and 1 month after renal transplantation.The patients were divided into double positive group (AECA positive before and after surgery),single positive group (postoperative de nove AECA positive) and negative group (preoperative and postoperative AECA negative) according to AECA test results.The occurrence of adverse events in each group such as DGF,rejection,infection and so on,as well as the serum creatinine levels were recorded at each time point within six months.Results Of the 85 recipients,29 were positive for AECA,including 19 in the double positive group,10 in the single positive group,and 56 in the negative group.The incidence of rejection in single positive group (30％) was higher than that in the rest two groups (5.3％ for double positive group,and 17.9％ for negative group),but there was no statistically significant difference (P =0.21).The incidence of DGF in the single positive group,double positive group and negative group was 70.0％,26.3 ％ and 32.1 ％ respectively.The positive rate of the single positive group was significantly higher than that of the rest two groups (P =0.04),and the duration of DGF was significantly longer in the single positive group than that of the rest two groups (P＜0.01).The incidence of infection in the single positive group,double positive group and negative group was 20.0％,21.1％ and 8.9％respectively,and there was no significant difference among the three groups (P =0.31).As compared with the double positive group and the negative group,the serum creatinine level was significantly increased in the single positive group at 1st week,1st month,3rd month and 6th month after operation (P =0.02,P =0.04,P =0.04 and P =0.02 respectively).Conclusion Postoperative AECA can increase the risk of DGF,prolong the duration of DGF,and affect the recovery of renal function within 6 months after renal transplantation.
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Objective To investigate whether the donor's glomerular filtration rate (GFR) to recipient's weight ratio (Dg/Rw) is a useful tool to predict early clinical outcome in living-related do-nor transplantation.Methods A total number of 108 living donor transplant recipients in the Chinese Military 309th Hospital from Jan.2014 to July 2015 were enrolled in this study.The patients who had multi-organ transplantation or developed grafts rejection,delayed graft function,hydronephrosis or renal vascular stenosis were excluded.The 90 qualified recipients were divided into G1 group (Dg/Rw ≤0.81),G2 group (Dg/Rw 0.81～1.11),and G3 group (Dg/Rw≥1.12).We respectively analyzed the relationship between recipient's serum creatinine Scr and Dg/Rw at 3-,7-,30-day and 1 year after transplantation.Results Scr at 3-,7-,30-day and 1 year after transplantation had linear correlation with Dg/Rw.As compared with G1 and G2 groups,Scr level was significantly reduced in G3 group at different time points (P＜0.05).Conclusion Dg/Rw has a negative relationship with Scr level after renal transplantation.Pre-transplant Dg/Rw is a potential index to predict the early clinical outcome in living-related donor transplantation.
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Objective To investigate the effect of recipient's pre-transplant triglyceride (TG) abnormalities on early graft function (EGF) after kidney transplantation.Methods According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria,154 identified living-kidney transplant recipients in the 309 Hospital of Chinese PLA from Jan.2011 to Dec.2014 were enrolled in present study,including 124 males and 30 females,and aged of 31.9 ± 8.4 years.The cohort was divided into two groups:TG normal group (0.40＜TG≤1.70mmol/L,n=107) and TG abnormalities group (TG＞l.70mmol/L or require lipid lowering therapy,n=47).The incidences of poor early graft renal function (PEGF),slow graft function (SGF) and delayed graft function (DGF) were compared between the two groups,and then the serum creatinine (Scr) levels were compared among the patients showing immediate graft function (IGF) at 3rd,7th and 30th day after transplantation.The ROC curve was drawn up taking TG as diagnosis index to explore the optimal cut-offvalue for predicting PEGF,SGF and DGF after transplantation.Results Compared with the TG normal group,the TG abnormalities group showed significantly higher incidence of PEGF and DGF (P＜0.05).Among the IGF patients,the TG abnormalities group showed higher Scr level at the 7th and 30th day after transplantation (P＜0.05).The area under ROC curve (AUC) reflected TG levels for PEGF,SGF and DGF were 0.774,0.704 and 0.818,respectively (P＜0.05).The optimal cut-offvalues were all 1.37mmol/L.Conclusions Recipients with abnormal pre-transplant TG level may have worse EGF after renal transplantation.The risk of developing PEGF,S GF and D GF tends to emerge when pre-transplant TG level is higher than 1.37mmol/L.
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Objective To investigate the changes of renal resident dendritic cells (rDC)during kidney ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI). Methods C57BL/6J mice models with bilateral renal warm ischemia were established. The kidney tissue was prepared for single cell suspension at 24 h and 48 h after reperfusion. The changes in the percentage of CD45 +cells and CD1 1 c +rDCs were evaluated by flow cytometry. The renal tissues of mice labeled with green fluorescent protein and diphtheria toxin receptor (CD1 1 c +GDTR ) were prepared for single cell suspension. The percentage and phenotype of CD1 1 c +rDCs were analyzed by flow cytometry. CD1 1 c +GDTR mice models with bilateral renal warm ischemia were established. The renal tissue was prepared for single cell suspension at 24 h after reperfusion. CD45 + cells was gathered by magnetic-activated cell separation (MACS ). The expression levels of co-stimulatory molecules on the rDC surface were analyzed by flow cytometry. Results At 24 h after reperfusion,the percentage of CD45 +cells in the kidney of C57BL/6J mice was significantly elevated,and further increased at 48 h after reperfusion. At 24 h after reperfusion,the quantity of CD1 1 c +rDCs was equally increased,whereas the percentage of CD1 1 c +rDCs in CD45 +cells was dramatically declined and restored at 48 h after reperfusion,slightly higher compared with that in the sham group. In healthy CD1 1 c +GDTR mice,the percentage of CD45 +cells in the kidney was lower than 1%,consisting of approximately 40%of CD1 1 c +rDCs,which mainly presented as CD11bintF4/80 -MHCⅡ+. At 24 h after reperfusion,the percentage of CD11c +F4/80 -subset rDC surface co-stimulatory molecules was significantly enhanced,such as CD40,CD80 and CD86. Conclusions Following warm IRI,the percentage and quantity of rDCs,and the expression level of rDC surface co-stimulatory molecule are significantly increased,prompting that renal rDC infiltration is increased and phenotype becomes matured.
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Objective To evaluate the diagnostic value of low-dose volume perfusion imaging with 320-detector CT in differentia-ting solitary pulmonary nodules (SPNs).Methods 130 patients with 130 SPNs (79 malignant tumors,1 6 active inflammations,1 6 benign nodules and 1 9 chronic inflammations)underwent contrast-enhanced dynamic volume perfusion CT prospectively.50ml of contrast medium with iodine concentration of 370 mg I/mL was injected at a flow rate of 5 mL/s,and the scan began at 0 second or 4 seconds after the bolus injection.20 or 21 intermittent low-dose volume acquisitions were made with 2 s intervals,and the total ac-quisition time was 38 s or 40 s.Post-procession was performed using a perfusion software on the CT (Body Perfusion,Dual-input single compartment mode).The perfusion parameters (PF,BF,PPI),T-DC and TPF were measured or calculated,and then as-sessed.Results PF and PPI of active inflammation nodules showed significant higher value than those of the other three kinds of nodules,and there were significant differences in PF and PPI between active inflammation nodules and other kinds of nodules.The value of BF in malignant nodules was higher than that in the other three kinds of nodules,however no statistic significant difference in PPI was found between malignant and chronic inflammation nodules.The value of TPF in malignant and active inflammation nod-ules was higher than that in benign and chronic nodules,and there were statistic significant differences between malignant and active nodules and chronic ones.Six types of T-DC were displayed on SPNs:malignant,benign and chronic nodules showed a variety of T-DC types,and active inflammatory nodules showed only one type-typeⅠ.Conclusion Low-dose volume perfusion technique with 320-detector row CT can provide abundant information about blood flow of SPNs,and it may be regarded as an important technique in the differential diagnosis of SPNs.
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Objective To explore the application value of 320-slice spiral CT myocardial perfusion technique in the evaluation of cardiac function in patients with coronary artery disease.Methods 24 patients with known reversible myocardial ischemia with coro-nary heart disease and 13 cases of normal were detected by 320-slice spiral CT myocardial perfusion scan in resting and after dobu-tamine-induced stress,measured the values of cardiac function indexes(ESV、EDV、SV、EF)in resting and after dobutamine-induced stress respectively,the results were analyzed by paired t test and independent sample t test,when the P value is less than 0.05,con-sidered statistically significant or correlation.Results The values of cardiac function indexes (ESV,EDV,SV)between the resting and after dobutamine-induced stress were significantly different except EF value in normal group.But only the EF value was signifi-cantly different in CHD,the rest values of cardiac function indexes(ESV,EDV,SV)no significant difference.Each corresponding value of cardiac function indexes in resting and after dobutamine-induced stress was significantly different between the CHD and the normal.Conclusion The dobutamine-induced stress myocardial perfusion with 320-slice spiral CT can judge the impaired degree of cardiac function in patients with myocardial ischemia,provide the basis for comprehensive evaluation of coronary artery disease and its prognosis.
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Purpose:To discuss the relationship between the extent of red pseudocolor of pseudocolor CT image and MVD in lung carcinoma.Materials and Methods: The CT angiography was performed by using 16-slices spiral CT in 25 cases with pulmonary carcinoma,proved by pathology.Pseudocolor VR of tumor lesions of pulmonary carcinoma was performed.The immunohistochemical test of MVD of tumor lesion of pulmonary carcinoma was performed in 25 cases.The relation between the extent of red color on pseudo color VR and MVD of tumor lesion of pulmonary carcinoma were analyzed.Results: The extents of red pseudocolor of tumor lesion on VR pseudocolor Imaging were divided to four types: heavy ( n = 5 ),moderate ( n - 8 ),light (n = 9 ),no color( n = 3 ).The add CT values of tumor lesion after enhanced CT were 26.32 ±9.17Hu in 13 cases with heavy or moderate group,10.87 ±4.257Hu in 12 cases with light or no red color group.The numbers of MVD of tumor lesion of pulmonary carcinoma were 57 ±6.43 in 13 cases with heavy or moderate group,19 ±5.29 in 12 cases with light or no red color group.The numbers of MVD of pulmonary carcinoma had statistical significant between heavy or moderate group and light or no red color group.Conclusion:It has a significantly direct correlation between the extent of red pseudocolor of tumor lesion on pseudocolor image and MVD of tumor lesion in pulmonary carcinoma.
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Objective: To evaluate the effect of Chinese herbal medicine on Chronic Periodontitid.(CP).Method:34 patients with CP were randomly divided into two groups.The herbal medicine was given to the experiment group for two months,while the other group was set as a blank control.The Periodontitid and laboratory test indexes such as PLP,PPDPAL,MD and Ca P,ALP of patients were measured before and after treatment.Results: The indexes of patients in the group of Chinese herbal medicine were statistically signifi cant in contrast with the control group(P
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A brief comment on the current methods of detecting QRS complexes from ECG(electrocardiogram) including the wavelet transform method is given, and the shortcomings of those methods are discussed. A simple and effective new approach for detecting QRS complexes based on histogram is developed and presented in this paper with a description of the theory of histogram and the match principle for detecting QRS complexes. This new method is checked up on the data from the MIT/BIH ECG database and that from the Beijing Polytechnic University Hospital.
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Humans , Algorithms , Electrocardiography , Methods , Heart , Physiology , Nonlinear Dynamics , Signal Processing, Computer-AssistedABSTRACT
Objective To study MRI findings of both normal and injured knee meniscus.Methods MRI in twenty-six cases (n=32) with meniscal injuries proved by surgery,or by arthroscopy or by clinical examinations and in 15 cases of normal knee menisci were observed.Results The results showed that normal knee menisci,were triangular low signal intensity on T_1WI and T_2WI.Thirty-two injured meniscal injuries included 15 medial injuries,11 lateral injuries and 3 cases(n=6) of bilateral injuries.32 injured menisci according to the Stoller's four-grade classification as followed :grade 0 in 0,grade one in 6,grade two in 12 and grade three in 14.Eighteen cases were complicated by meniscus cyst in 6,medial accessory ligament injury in 10,lateral accessory ligament injury in 9,anterior cruciate ligament injury in 7,posterior cruciate ligament injury in 6,bone bruise in 8,fracture in 5,intracapsular hydrops and ecchymosis in the soft tissues around the knee in 6.Conclusion MRI can clearly show the anatomical structure of knee meniscus and accurately dagnose meniscal injuries and its complications.
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The influences of the N -Isosuccinyl - dichloro - cinnamoylamide (7903) on the NA and 5 -HT systems in the brain were studied. Acute administration of 7903 could significantly enhance the level of NA and 5 -HT in mice brain and cortex of rats, and the level of 5 -HT in the hyporthalamus of rats was tending to be enhanced. However, chronic administration of 7903 (two weeks ) could decrease the level of NA and the ra-tio of 5-HIAA/5-HT in the cortex of rats; Chronic administration of 7903 could also decrease the turnover of NA and 5- HT in mice brain, but had no effects on the special binding of ? - receptor to 3-H - DHA and that of 5 -HT receptor to H - ketanserine in the cortex of rats.
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The antidepressant effects of the N-Isosuccinyl-dichlorocinnamo-ylamide ( 7903 ) , an analogue of piperine, upon 5 animal models were studied. The 7903 was found to have antidepressant effects on the models with doses less than TD50. The 7903 with the single dose, which did not increase the spontaneous motor activity of animals, could significantly decrease the duration of immobility of mice and rats in the forced-swimming test and that of mice in the tail-suspension test. The duration of the longest permanent immobility indaced by cornea electro-stimulation in mice was also decreased with the chronic administration ( 2 weeks ) of the 7903. And the hypothermia induced by reserpine could be antagonized by the 7903.