Mitigating of the interference of anti-CD47 monoclonal antibody on transfusion compatibility detection / 中国输血杂志

【Objective】 To evaluate the interference of anti-CD47 monoclonal antibody on transfusion compatibility detection, in order to establish methods for removing interference and evaluate its efficacy. 【Methods】 Blood samples from 8 patients in our clinical trial who were treated with anti-CD47 monoclonal antibody from Tianjing and Xinda were collected. ABO and Rh blood group antigen identification, direct anti-human globulin test, unexpected antibody screening test and cross-matching test were performed by ZZAP, Gamma-clone(an anti-globulin reagent lacking IgG4) and Immucor Capture-R solid phase agglutination kit. 【Results】 ABO blood group identification of 5 subjects were interfered after treatment with anti-CD47 monoclonal antibody. All 8 subjects showed 2+ to 4+ agglutination intensity on direct anti-human globulin test and 3+ to 4+ on unexpected antibody screening. The results of unexpected antibody screening by Gamma-clone and Immucor Capture-R solid phase agglutination kit were all negative, while the cross-matching test were compatible. Patients with anemia caused by CD47 monoclonal antibody treatment were transfused with 2 U suspension red blood cells, and the evaluation showed that the transfusion was effective. 【Conclusion】 The CD47 monoclonal antibody can interfere with transfusion compatibility detection, and the use of antiglobulin reagents lacking IgG4 and Immucor Capture-R solid phase agglutination kit can remove the interference, with good transfusion efficacy in patients.

Abnormal neurobiochemical metabolites in the first / 中南大学学报(医学版)

OBJECTIVES@#To explore the metabolite characteristics in medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) by @*METHODS@#A total of 46 patients with the first-episode schizophrenia (FES), 49 people with clinical high risk (CHR), 61 people with genetic high risk (GHR), and 58 healthy controls (HC) were enrolled. The levels of N-acetylaspartylglutamate+N-acetylaspartate (tNAA), choline-containing compounds (Cho) and myo-inositol (MI), glutamate+glutamine (Glx) in medial prefrontal cortex were measured by single-voxel @*RESULTS@#There were significant differences in Glx, tNAA, and MI concentrations among 4 groups (all @*CONCLUSIONS@#The decreased levels of MI and Glx in the FES patients suggest that there may be glial functional damage and glutamatergic transmitter dysfunction in the early stage of the disease. The compensatory increase of metabolites may be a protective factor for schizophrenia in the genetic individuals.

Robotic arm control system based on augmented reality brain-computer interface and computer vision / 生物医学工程学杂志

Brain-computer interface (BCI) has great potential to replace lost upper limb function. Thus, there has been great interest in the development of BCI-controlled robotic arm. However, few studies have attempted to use noninvasive electroencephalography (EEG)-based BCI to achieve high-level control of a robotic arm. In this paper, a high-level control architecture combining augmented reality (AR) BCI and computer vision was designed to control a robotic arm for performing a pick and place task. A steady-state visual evoked potential (SSVEP)-based BCI paradigm was adopted to realize the BCI system. Microsoft's HoloLens was used to build an AR environment and served as the visual stimulator for eliciting SSVEPs. The proposed AR-BCI was used to select the objects that need to be operated by the robotic arm. The computer vision was responsible for providing the location, color and shape information of the objects. According to the outputs of the AR-BCI and computer vision, the robotic arm could autonomously pick the object and place it to specific location. Online results of 11 healthy subjects showed that the average classification accuracy of the proposed system was 91.41%. These results verified the feasibility of combing AR, BCI and computer vision to control a robotic arm, and are expected to provide new ideas for innovative robotic arm control approaches.

Indoor simulation training system for brain-controlled wheelchair based on steady-state visual evoked potentials / 生物医学工程学杂志

Brain-controlled wheelchair (BCW) is one of the important applications of brain-computer interface (BCI) technology. The present research shows that simulation control training is of great significance for the application of BCW. In order to improve the BCW control ability of users and promote the application of BCW under the condition of safety, this paper builds an indoor simulation training system based on the steady-state visual evoked potentials for BCW. The system includes visual stimulus paradigm design and implementation, electroencephalogram acquisition and processing, indoor simulation environment modeling, path planning, and simulation wheelchair control, etc. To test the performance of the system, a training experiment involving three kinds of indoor path-control tasks is designed and 10 subjects were recruited for the 5-day training experiment. By comparing the results before and after the training experiment, it was found that the average number of commands in Task 1, Task 2, and Task 3 decreased by 29.5%, 21.4%, and 25.4%, respectively ( < 0.001). And the average number of commands used by the subjects to complete all tasks decreased by 25.4% ( < 0.001). The experimental results show that the training of subjects through the indoor simulation training system built in this paper can improve their proficiency and efficiency of BCW control to a certain extent, which verifies the practicability of the system and provides an effective assistant method to promote the indoor application of BCW.

Effect of surgery combined with aminolevulinic acid-based photodynamic therapy on the recurrence of extramammary Paget's disease / 中华皮肤科杂志

Objective To evaluate the effect of surgery combined with aminolevulinic acid (ALA)-based photodynamic therapy (PDT) on the prognosis of extramammary Paget's disease.Methods A prospective open-labelled controlled trial was conducted.A total of 38 patients with pathologically comfirmed extramammary Paget's disease were enrolled from Shanghai Dermatology Hospital,and divided into 2 groups to be treated with surgery alone (surgery alone group,n =21) or surgery combined with ALA-PDT (combination group,n =17).Patients in the combination group received ALA-PDT after the surgery once every two weeks for 3 sessions.All the patients were followed up once every three months for more than 12 months,and the incidence of relapse was evaluated and compared between the 2 groups after the treatment.Results During the follow-up of 12-58 months (mean,35.45 ± 16.98 months),7 patients in the surgery alone group experienced relapse,and the median time to relapse was 9 months,with an upper quartile of 18 months and a lower quartile of 6 months.However,relapse only occurred in 1 patient in the combination group,and the time to relapse was 18 months after the end of treatment.The recurrence rate was significantly lower in the combination group than in the surgery alone group (P ＜ 0.05),and the time to relapse was also longer in the combination group than in the surgery alone group.Furthermore,ALA-PDT after the surgery was well tolerated in all the patients.Conclusion Surgery combined with ALA-PDT can reduce the recurrence rate of extramammary Paget's disease,and improve its prognosis.

The correlation between the human neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin and the extravascular lung water index being analysised in patients with acute lung injury / 中华急诊医学杂志

Objective To study whether there is a correlation between the content of neutrophil gelatinase-asociated lipocalin (NGAL) and extravascular lung water index (EVLWI) in patients with acute lung injury (ALI) induced by septic shock.Methods We prospectively collected 110 patients with septic shock from December 2013 to June 2015,who had already completed the initial fluid resuscitation within 6 hours according to the guide.In accordance with whether combined with ALI,patients were divided into two groups:non ALI group was A group (n =61),and ALI group was B group (n =49).Baseline information,EVLWI and other indexes of hemodynamic monitored by PICCO of each group was collected prior to admission in intensive care unit.EVWI and the content of NGAL in alveolar lavage fluid,which detected by ELISA,were gathered after the initial fluid resuscitation.Results There were no significant differences at the baseline level between the two groups (P ＞ 0.05).The risk factors of EVLWI in patients with septic shock were analyzed by multivariate linear regression analysis.The risk factors contained fluid balance,NGAL,cardiac index (CI),Global end diastolic volume index (GEDI),human albumin (ALB),globulin (GLO).The results showed that EVLWI had linear regression with NGAL and GEDI.The equation of linear regression were Y(NGAL) =2.017 + 0.035X,and Y(GEDt) =-0.671 + 0.004X,respectively.Correlation analysis indicated that there was significantly positive correlation between EVLWI and GEDI (r=0.835,P=0.000)and between NGAL and GEDI (r=0.489,P=0.000).In contrast,after immobilization of GEDI,we did not find any significant correlation between EVLWI and NGAL (r =0.381,P =0.060).Conclusions In case of fluid infusion volume is relatively too much,there is a strong correlation between NGAL in alveolar lavage fluid and EVLWI levels for early fluid resuscitation in patients with sepetic shock.

The clinical application and value of transcranial doppler monitoring senile cerebral blood flow autoregulation in elderly / 中国综合临床

Objective To study the clinical application and value of transcranial Doppler (TCD) monitoring senile cerebral blood flow autoregulation in elderly.Methods Two hundred cases patients with elderly hypertension and 200 cases normal eldly from May 2011 to December 2014 in the Second People 's Hospital of Fengrun District of Tangshan were chosen as hypertension group and control group.Cerebral artery peak systolic velocity,supine with a vertical artery in the brain(MCA) cerebral blood flow difference (CBFV) and X-W wave duration, cerebrovascular hemodynamic parameters of two group were monitored by TCD method and compared.Results The peak values of left vertebral artery (LVA), right vertebral artery (RVA), the left coronary artery(LCS), and right vertebral artery(RCS) of hypertension group were significantly lower than those in the control group((38.01±12.42) cm/s vs (45.21±8.95) cm/s, (35.54±13.25) cm/s vs (43.52±7.06) cm/s, (66.12±9.52) m/s vs (76.54±8.19) cm/s, (71.24± 11.25) cm/s vs (77.98± 10.74) cm/s, (55.34 ±14.52) cm/s vs (61.24±12.58) cm/s,(48.12±15.24) cm/s vs (58.46±18.85) cm/s;t=4.6821, 5.6987,6.2589,4.3671,2.2854,4.9875;P＜ 0.01).The peak Vp, the difference between the horizontal and vertical position CBFV, X-W wave duration, the parameter of DR, Cp, C, Co, Zc, Wv of arterial blood vessels (left internal carotid artery (LICA), right internal carotid artery (RICA), left middle cerebral artery (LMCA), right middle cerebral artery(RMCA) ,left anterior cerebral artery(LACA), right anterior cerebral artery(RACA), left anterior cerebral artery (LOA), right middle cerebral artery (ROA)) of hypertension group were significantly higher than those of control group((96.38±18.85) cm/s vs (83.56±13.41) cm/s, (103.04±35.42) cm/s vs (85.62±29.63) cm/s, (99.85±23.54) cm/s vs (83.12±22.67) cm/s, (102.84± 16.42) cm/s vs (86.23 ±21.34) cm/s, (85.06± 15.36) cm/s vs (73.16± 10.35) cm/s, (85.64± 15.34) cm/s vs (70.52± 18.56) cm/s, (34.85±8.74) cm/s vs (28.56±7.85) cm/s, (35.12± 11.20) cm/s vs (30.05± 6.88) cm/s, (7.22 ± ±2.54) cm/s vs (2.78± 1.87) cm/s, (23.74±5.23) cm/s vs (20.85±4.35) cm/s, (378.35±35.12) Pa? s/cm vs (314.53±36.21) Pa? s/cm, (8.16± 0.62) P/kPa vs (7.25± 0.68) P/kPa, (0.41 ± 0.05) ml/kPa vs (0.33±0.06) ml/kPa, (1.15±0.16) mL/kPa vs (0.84±0.13) ml/kPa, (346.13±42.63) dyn? s/cm5 vs (241.68±50.21) dyn? s/cm5, (21.47± 3.85) V/(cml? s) vs (11.24 ± 3.67) V/(cml? s);t =5.8954, 4.2589,4.8792,6.3985,6.3874,6.9852,5.6387,4.6892,6.0387,4.8562, 11.475,8.041,12.422, 11.820, 12.854,20.412;P＜0.01).Conclusion The function of automatic adjustment shows obvious abnormal cerebral blood flow in patients with hypertension, andthe TCD technology can response of cerebral blood flow autoregulation,which has important clinical value for diagnosis and treatment of cerebral infarction, stroke and other cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

Association study of apolipoprotein E gene polymorphisms with geriatric depression / 中华行为医学与脑科学杂志

Objective To examine the association between the polymorphisms of apolipoprotein E gene (APOE) and geriatric depression (GD),and then conduct an exploratory investigation to analyse whether the APOE polymorphisms would relate to the depressive syndrome severity,the cognitive function,or the level of serum lipid in patients.Methods Participants,including 120 GD patients and 120 normal controls were enrolled to detect the two single nucleotide polymorphisms of APOE,rs7412 and rs429358 using the technology of SNP site testing.The frequency differences of genotype and allele were compared between the two groups.Then the association between APOE polymorphisms and clinical or demographic data of patients were clarified.The relationship between clinical or demographic data,and the cognitive function of GD patients were investigated using the Logistic multiple regression analysis.Results The frequency of APOE genotype and allele showed no significant difference between the two groups(P＞0.05).Patients carrying e4 allen had significantly lower total scores of Man-Machine System Engineering((22.38±2.22) vs (25.28±2.28),t=3.091,P＜0.01) and higher levels of TC (t=2.225,P＜ 0.05) and LDL(t=2.728,P＜0.01) compared with those without ε4 allen.The specific symptoms of patients carrying e4 allen were cognitive impairment(load 0.902) and retardant factors(load 0.695),while patients without ε4 allen had characteristic symptoms of anxiety(load 0.990) and weight factors(load 0.864).Ranked by the effect power,the risk factors of cognitive impairment of GD patients are ε4(b'=1.097) and then TCTC (b'=0.401).Conclusions APOE may not modulate the susceptibility to GD.Patients carrying ε4 allen have severer cognitive impairment and higher levels of serum lipid.The different genotypes may lead to different clinical symptoms.

Effect of Ischemic Postconditioning on Serum Superoxide Dismutase and Malondialdehyde in Acute Myocardial Infarction / 中国康复理论与实践

@#Objective To explore the effect of ischemic postconditioning on serum superoxide dismutase (SOD) and malondialdehyde (MDA) in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and clinical significance. Methods 101 AMI patients accepted emergency percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) were divided into postconditioning group (n=46) and control group (n=55) according to the treatment they accepted.The concentration of serum SOD and MDA were observed 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 36, and 48 h after PCI, as well as the grade of Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) and TIMI Myocardial Perfusion Grades (TMPG), serum creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB) peak value, scoring of nuclide distribution 10 d after PCI, and frequence of cardiac events within 30 d after PCI. Results Compared with the control group, serum SOD increased (P<0.01) and MDA decreased (P<0.001) respectively 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 36 and 48 h after the PCI, especially the valley of SOD and peak of MDA value in the postconditioning group; while the patient with TIMI flow of grade 3 and TMPG of grade 3 increased (P<0.05), the peak of serum CK-MB decreased (P<0.01), and the score of nuclide distribution decreased (P<0.05). After the operation for 30 days, the frequence of cardiac events was less in the postconditioning group than in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion Ischemic postconditioning can reduce the peroxidation after PCI, to increase myocardial perfusion, reduce infarct area, and improve prognosis in acute ST-segment elevated myocardial infarction

Association study of the gene MeCP2 polymorphisms with schizophrenia in female / 中华行为医学与脑科学杂志

Objective To explore the association of methyl-CpG-binding protein2 (MeCP2) polymorphisms with female schizophrenia in Chinese Han population.Methods By using the technology based on microarray Chip,gene polymorphism analysis of 4 locus located in the gene MeCP2 was performed in 126 schizophrenia patients fulfilled with DSM-Ⅳ-TR criteria for schizophrenia and in 144 healthy controls.Chi square test was used to compare the inter-group differences of genotypic and allelic distribution.Haplotype case-control association analysis based on linkage disequilibrium was conducted using SNP stats online software after the data was screened.The significance of results was corrected by permutation test.Results To the point of Locus rs1616369 which located in Gene MeCP2,the distribution of the genotype G/A between two groups(24.8％ vs 34.3％) reached significance (P＜0.05) ; rs3027933,genotype G/C(25.6％ vs 34.8％),P＜0.05 ; rs17435,genotype T/A(25.6％ vs 35.5％),P ＜ 0.05 ; rs2239464,genotype C/A (58.5％ vs 71.8％),P＜ 0.05.The distribution prevalence of Haplotype GCCA was 0.1581 in case group,and 0.2389 in control group,reached significant difference(P＜0.05).Conclusion As to female MeCP2 gene,the genotype on the four locations might associate with the onset of schizophrenia,MeCP2 might be susceptibility gene of female schizophrenia.The Haplotype GCCA maybe the protective factor.

Morphologic Characteristic of Human Embryo Cultured in Vitro under Low Oxygen Tension / 昆明医科大学学报

Objective To investigate the effect of low oxygen tension (7.5% O2) on human embryo development in vitro and outcome of women undergoing IVF-ET. Methods The data of 280 routine IVF cycles with fresh embryo transfer on day3 conducted in the 2nd People's Hospital of Yunnan Province from February 2012 to August 2013 were retrospectively analyzed. Two groups, 7.5%O2 low oxygen tension (n=120) and 20%O2 high oxygen tension (n=160),were setup for early embryo (D1-D3) development in vitro. Results Good quality embryo on day 3 in low oxygen tension group showed morphologically appearance of blastomere mutually clinging to each other,a characteristic of slight compaction. Higher rate of good quality embryo (66.22%V. 47.54%) and of clinical pregnancy (53.33%v. 39.22%) were found in the low oxygen tension group. There were no significantly differences in rates of fertilization,cleavage and embryo utilization respectively between the two groups ( all>0. 05) . Conclusion High quality early stage human embryos can be developed in vitro in low oxygen tension, and may improve clinic outcome of IVF.

Stature Estimation for Sichuan Han Nationality Female Based on X-Ray Technol-ogy with Measurement of Lumbar Vertebrae / 法医学杂志

Objective To establish the mathematical models of stature estimation for Sichuan Han female with measurement of lumbar vertebrae by X-ray to provide essential data for forensic anthropology re-search. Methods The samples, 206 Sichuan Han females, were divided into three groups including group A, B and C according to the ages. Group A(206 samples) consisted of all ages, group B(116 samples) were 20-45 years old and 90 samples over 45 years old were group C. All the samples were examined lumbar vertebrae through C Rtechnology, including the parameters of five centrums (L1-L5) as anterior border, posterior border and central heights (x1-x15), total central height of lumbar spine (x16), and the real height of every sample.The linear regression analysis was produced using the parameters to establish the mathematical models of stature estimation. Sixty-two trained subjects were tested to verify the accuracy of the mathematical models. Results The established mathematical models by hypothesis test of linear regression equation model were statistically significant (P<0.05).The standard errors of the equation were 2.982-5.004 cm, while correlation coefficients were 0.370-0.779 and multiple correlation coefficients were 0.533-0.834.The return tests of the highest correlation coefficient and multiple correlation coefficient of each group showed that the highest accuracy of the multiple regression equation, y=100.33+1.489 x3-0.548 x6+0.772 x9+0.058 x12+0.645 x15, in group Awere 80.6% (±1SE ) and 100% (±2SE ). Conclusion The established mathematical models in this study could be applied for the stature estimation for Sichuan Han females.

Arginine-glycine-aspartic acid-and RNase A-conjugated CdTe quantum dot-based nanoprobes for active targeting of human A375 malignant melanoma cells in vitro / 中华皮肤科杂志

Objective To prepare arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (RGD)-and ribonuclease A (RNase A)-conjugated CdTe quantum dot (QD) nanoprobes,and to observe their capability to target human A375 malignant melanoma cells.Methods RNase A-modified CdTe quantum dots (CdTe RQDs) were obtained by using a microwave-based heating method,and then chemically conjugated to the RGD peptide to prepare RGD-CdTe RQD nanoprobes,which were then physically and chemically characterized by transmission electron microscopy,powder crystal diffraction,fluorescence spectrophotometry,and ultraviolet absorption spectrophotometry.A375 cells were cultured in vitro and incubated with various concentrations (20,40,80 nmol/L) of RGD-CdTe RQD nanoprobes for different durations (12,24,36,72 hours).Then,methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium (MTT) assay was conducted to estimate the proliferative activity of A375 cells.To observe the targeting capability of RGD-CdTe RQD nanoprobes,A375 cells were treated with RGD-CdTe RQD nanoprobes at the concentration determined by MTT assay for one hour followed by laser confocal microscopy.Results CdTe RQDs with good dispersion and biocompatibility were obtained by using a microwave-based heating method,and then successfully conjugated to the RGD peptide to form RGD-CdTe RQD nanoprobes.The treatment with RGD-CdTe RQDs of 20 nmol/L for 12 hours exhibited the weakest effect on the proliferative activity of A375 cells,and hence,20 nmol/L was selected for the fluorescence imaging assay.Laser confocal microscopy revealed that RGD-CdTe RQD nanoprobes were able to actively target A375 cells.Conclusion RGD-CdTe RQD nanoprobes with a favorable capability to actively target A375 cells are successfully prepared in this study.

The Pregnancy Improvement of IVF-ET by Mental Intervention / 昆明医科大学学报

Objective To study the effect of mental intervention on pregnant result in patients undergoing IVF-ET treatment.Methods 206 patients undergoing IVF-ET treatment in the hospital from February 2012 to Jan-uary 2013 were selected and randomly divided into two groups. The experiment group (n=103) was followed by mental intervention after the patients enrolled the IVF-ET treatment, the control group (n=103) enrolled the IVF-ET treatment without mental intervention.Results The HAMA and HAMD quantity grades for anxious and depression of patients in the experiment group were significantly lower than those of control ( <0.01), and the pregnancy rate of experiment group (45.63%) was higher than that of control (30.10%) <0.05. Conclusion Mental intervention for patients undergoing IVF-ET treatment could alleviate their anxiety-depression and improve the pregnancy rate of IVF.

Comparison of effects of the different dosage MK-801 on recognition memory in rats / 中华行为医学与脑科学杂志

Objective To observe the behavioral effects of acute administration of dizocilpine (MK-801) in rats,and to determine an appropriate doses of the drug to mimicking memory deficits of schizophrenia.Methods 192 rats were randomly divided into model groups and control group,and given different doses of MK-801 or saline.Locomotor activity,pre-pulse inhibition (PPI) test and novel object recognition test were studied respectively.Results The spontaneous activity increased in a dose-dependent manner after the treatment of MK-801.The total distances of locomotor activity in 0.3 mg/kg group((127.04 ± 32.35) m) exhibited a significant difference compared with control group((35.34 ± 12.81) m,P ＜ 0.05).MK-801 decreased PPI in dose-dependent manner(P ＜ 0.01).MK-801 0.1 mg/kg((103.45 ± 68.04) ％) and 0.3 mg/kg ((41.55 ± 62.93) ％) groups showed significant differences compared to control group ((200.39 ± 30.97) ％) in PPI.The discrimination index of 0.03 mg/kg group((15.78 ± 6.23) ％) and 0.1 mg/kg group((22.42 ± 3.85) ％) were lower than that in control group((39.42 ±3.86)％,P＜0.05).Conclusion It is necessary for select right doses for model different endophenotypes of schizophrenia by MK-801.0.03 mg/kg of MK-801 is a relatively appropriate dosage to cause recognition memory damage.

Retrospective study of the influence of alimentary tract reconstruction after gastrectomy on the blood glucose level in patients with gastric cancers combined with type 2 diabetes mellitus / 中国医师进修杂志

Objective To explore the influence of alimentary tract reconstruction after gastrectomy on the blood glucose level in patients with gastric cancers combined with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods From January 2004 to December 2009, the level of blood glucose and body weight before operation and 1,3,6 months after operation in 87 gastric cancer combined with type 2 diabetes mellims patients were retrospectively analyzed. These patients underwent different alimentary tract reconstructions,including 48 patients for Billroth I after distal subtotal gastrectomy (group A), 39 patients for esophageal Roux-en-Y jejunostomy after total gastrectomy (group B). Fasting blood glucose (FBG) level and body weight of these patients were compared. Results In group A, change of FBG before and after operation were not significant (P ＞ 0.05 ). The levels of FBG in group B were significantly lower in 1,3,6 months after operation [(6.7 ±0.8), (6.6 ±0.6), (6.8 ±0.7) mmol/L] than that before operation [(9.7 ± 1.4) mmol/L](P＜0.05). The lower value average difference of FBG at 1,3,6 months was significant between group A and group B (P＜0.05 ). In group B, 6 months after operation's total effective rate was 87.2% (34/39). Changes of body weight before and after operation in group A and group B were significant (P ＜ 0.05 ). But between two groups, the changes of body weight between 1,3,6 months and before operation were not significant (P ＞0.05).Conclusions Esophageal Roux-en-Y jejunostomy after total gastrectomy has obvious influence on FBG level in patients with gastric cancers combined with type 2 diabetes mellitus. It takes about 1 month to reveal the effect of operation and has nothing to do with weight loss.

Primary study of resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging in early onset schizophrenia using ReHo / 中南大学学报(医学版)

OBJECTIVE@#To explore the regional homogeneity of resting state brain activity in early onset schizophrenia using functional magnetic resonance imaging.@*METHODS@#Schizophrenia or schizophreniform disorder was diagnosed according to DSM-IV-TR (diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, fourth edition, text revision). A total of 18 adolescents with early-onset schizophrenia (EOS; onset of psychotic symptoms by age 18) and 18 age- and gender-matched healthy volunteers were tested in a resting-state fMRI scan. Regional homogeneity approach was used to analyze the functional imaging data,and statistical parametric mapping 5 (SPM5)was used to perform t-test in ReHo maps between the patients and controls.@*RESULTS@#In comparison with the controls, the early-onset patients showed significantly decreased regional homogeneity in bilateral medial prefrontal cortex(P20), but no brain regions showed significantly increased regional homogeneity in the patients.@*CONCLUSION@#Regional homogeneity of resting state brain activities in EOS was decreased in bilateral medial prefrontal cortex. These abnormal changes may be involved in the psychopathology of schizophrenia.

Brain functional connectivity of functional magnetic resonance imaging of patients with early-onset schizophrenia / 中南大学学报(医学版)

Objective To detect whether and where brain functional connectivity exists in the resting state of patients with early-onset schizophrenia by using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Methods Nineteen early-onset schizophrenic patients were diagnosed with Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) of American Psychiatric Association. The 19 early-onset schizophrenic patients and another 19 healthy volunteers underwent fMRI in resting state. Cingulate gyrus was selected as region of interest and the difference was analyzed in the cingulate gyrus functional connectivity pattern between the 19 patients with early-onset schizophrenia (EOS) and 19 matched controls using resting-state fMRI. A two-sample t test was performed on the individual in a voxel by voxel manner. Results Statistical map was set a combined threshold of P＜0.005 and the number of voxel>20. Functional connectivity in the resting state was abnormal in the patients,including decreased functional connectivity and increased functional connectivity. The abnormal area was distributed all over the brain. The brain area with decreased functional connectivity included bilateral posterior cerebellar lobes, superior frontal gyrus, middle frontal gyrus, gyrus rectus,hippocampus, cuneus gyrus,fusiform gyrus,middle occipital gyrus,inferior occipital gyrus, right inferior temporal gyrus,right middle temporal gyrus, and right angular gyrus. The brain area with increased functional connectivity included left middle temporal and left inferior temporal gyrus. Conclusion Abnormal cingulate gyrus functional connectivity of schizophrenia might exist in the resting state. Resting state fMRI is important for the research of schizophrenia.

Effect of VEGF-C interfering on the lymphangiogenesis of a mouse model bearing human colon cancer / 肿瘤研究与临床

Objective To construct recombinant adenovirns containing small interfering RNA (siRNA) targeting human VEGF-C mRNA,then to study the inhibitory effects of adenovirus-mediated VEGF-C siRNA on growth and lymphangiogenesis of human colon cancer in BABL/c nude mice model.Methods In vitro:the specific siRNA sequence targeting human VEGF-C mRNA was selected.The homologous double-strand DNA was designed and synthesized.After such DNA was inserted into pDC316-EGFP-U6 by BamHI and HindⅢ,pDC316-VEGF-C siRNA-EGFP-U6 was obtained,then it was co-transfected into 293 cells with the hone plasmid pBHGF35.After generated by homologous recombination,Ad5F35-VEGF-C siRNA-EGFP-U6 was obtained,and it was packaged and amplified in 293 cells.The human colon cancer model was established in nude mice by hypo-injection LoVo cells.They were divided randomly into four groups (n=6):adenovirus,virus without target gene,single siRNA and PBS control group.Injecting intervention intra-tumorly in each groups,calculating the tumors volume and drawing the growth curve,calculating micro-vascular density (MVD) and micro-lymphatic density (LVD) by staining respectively of the lymphatic and vascular with anti-LYVE-1 monoclonal antibody and anti-CD<,34> monoclonal antibody were completed.Results Adenovirus group tumor sizes were smaller than other groups.The LVD were 8.47±2.1 and 17.35±4.7 (P<0.05) in adenovirns group and the PBS control group.The MVD were 22.65±6.04 and 23.19±7.63 (P>0.05) in adenovims group and the PBS control group respectively.Conclusion The adenovirus-mediated VEGF-C siRNA can significantly inhibit the growth and lymphangiogenesis of human colon cancer in nude mice model,hut have no effect on microangium vessels growth.

Realization of algorithm on finishing optimization-tool-path generation for high-speed machining molar crown / 生物医学工程学杂志

Molar crown is very small and has not only thin-wall, but also complex profile, especially, the occlusal surface of each molar crown has many cusps, ridges and fossae being differently distributed. When conventional processing method is used, it is impossible to machine molar prosthesis rapidly and exactly. To enhance machining velocity and improve the surface precision of molar crown, an algorithm of entity rapid offset-based STL format is put forward. By the application of Zigzag toolpath planning and micro-machining cutter, the finishing toolpaths for high speed milling molar prosthesis are generated. In terms of Mikron UCP800 high-speed machine center, the molar all-crown made of alloy aluminum material is successfully machined. The test results show that the algorithm of tool-path generation works fast, the number of toolpaths is small, and the cutter feeds smoothly.