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Objective@#To investigate the expressions of CD4+CD45RA+ T cells and CD4+CD45RO+ T cells in peripheral blood of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and their significance.@*Methods@#A case-control study was conducted. Ninety-four patients receiving coronary angiography (CAG) admitted to Tianjin Chest Hospital from March 5th to April 27th in 2018 were enrolled. They were divided into non-coronary heart disease (CHD) group (n = 12), unstable angina pectoris (UAP) group (n = 27), acute non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) group (n = 27) and acute ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) group (n = 28) according to the patients' symptoms, electrocardiogram, troponin test and angiographic results. General data, blood routine parameters, and biochemical indicators were collected. The ratios of CD4+CD45RA+ T cells and CD4+CD45RO+ T cells were determined by flow cytometry. Multivariate Logistic regression was used to evaluate whether CD4+CD45RA+ T cells and CD4+CD45RO+ T cells were associated with STEMI.@*Results@#Ninety-four patients were included initially. After excluding the patients who died during the intervention, 93 patients were enrolled in the data analysis finally, with 12 patients in the non-CHD group, 27 patients in the UAP group, and the same as the NSTEMI group and the STEMI group. Compared with the non-CHD group, white blood cell count (WBC) was decreased (×109/L: 6.03±1.30 vs. 6.60±1.30, P > 0.05), and lymphocyte ratio was increased (0.273±0.059 vs. 0.269±0.070, P > 0.05) in patients of the UAP group; however, in the NSTEMI group and STEMI group, WBC was increased (×109/L: 8.29±2.28, 9.86±2.76 vs. 6.60±1.30, both P < 0.05), and lymphocyte ratio was decreased (0.236±0.076, 0.173±0.094 vs. 0.269±0.070, P > 0.05 and P < 0.05), especially in the STEMI group [WBC (×109/L): 9.86±2.76 vs. 6.60±1.30, lymphocyte ratio: 0.173±0.094 vs. 0.269±0.070, both P < 0.05]. There was no significant difference in biochemical indicators among all of the groups. Flow cytometry results showed that the ratios of CD4+CD45RO+ T cells in the UAP group and NSTEMI group were higher than those in the non-CHD group (0.323±0.074, 0.319±0.078 vs. 0.314±0.058, both P > 0.05); however, the ratio of CD4+CD45RO+ T cells in the STEMI group showed a decreased tendency (0.270±0.057 vs. 0.314±0.058, P > 0.05), and it was significantly lower than that in the UAP group and the NSTEMI group (0.270±0.057 vs. 0.323±0.074, 0.319±0.078, both P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the ratio of CD4+CD45RA+ T cells among all of the groups. Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that CD4+CD45RA+ T cells ratio was not significantly correlated with the occurrence of STEMI [odds ratio (OR) = 0.976, 95% confidence interval (95%CI) was 0.907-1.050, P = 0.518], but CD4+CD45RO+ T cells ratio was significantly correlated with the occurrence of STEMI (OR = 0.888, 95%CI was 0.821-0.961, P = 0.003).@*Conclusions@#There was no significant difference in the ratio of CD4+CD45RA+ T cells among UAP, NSTEMI and STEMI patients, and CD4+CD45RO+ T cells ratio in the STEMI group was significantly lower than that in the UAP group and NSTEMI group. CD4+CD45RO+ T cells ratio may be risk factor of STEMI.
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Objective To investigate the expressions of CD4+CD45RA+ T cells and CD4+CD45RO+ T cells in peripheral blood of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and their significance. Methods A case-control study was conducted. Ninety-four patients receiving coronary angiography (CAG) admitted to Tianjin Chest Hospital from March 5th to April 27th in 2018 were enrolled. They were divided into non-coronary heart disease (CHD) group (n = 12), unstable angina pectoris (UAP) group (n = 27), acute non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) group (n = 27) and acute ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) group (n = 28) according to the patients' symptoms, electrocardiogram, troponin test and angiographic results. General data, blood routine parameters, and biochemical indicators were collected. The ratios of CD4+CD45RA+ T cells and CD4+CD45RO+ T cells were determined by flow cytometry. Multivariate Logistic regression was used to evaluate whether CD4+CD45RA+ T cells and CD4+CD45RO+ T cells were associated with STEMI. Results Ninety-four patients were included initially. After excluding the patients who died during the intervention, 93 patients were enrolled in the data analysis finally, with 12 patients in the non-CHD group, 27 patients in the UAP group, and the same as the NSTEMI group and the STEMI group. Compared with the non-CHD group, white blood cell count (WBC) was decreased (×109/L: 6.03±1.30 vs. 6.60±1.30, P > 0.05), and lymphocyte ratio was increased (0.273±0.059 vs. 0.269±0.070, P > 0.05) in patients of the UAP group; however, in the NSTEMI group and STEMI group, WBC was increased (×109/L: 8.29±2.28, 9.86±2.76 vs. 6.60±1.30, both P < 0.05), and lymphocyte ratio was decreased (0.236±0.076, 0.173±0.094 vs. 0.269±0.070, P > 0.05 and P < 0.05), especially in the STEMI group [WBC (×109/L): 9.86±2.76 vs. 6.60±1.30, lymphocyte ratio: 0.173±0.094 vs. 0.269±0.070, both P < 0.05]. There was no significant difference in biochemical indicators among all of the groups. Flow cytometry results showed that the ratios of CD4+CD45RO+ T cells in the UAP group and NSTEMI group were higher than those in the non-CHD group (0.323±0.074, 0.319±0.078 vs. 0.314±0.058, both P > 0.05); however, the ratio of CD4+CD45RO+ T cells in the STEMI group showed a decreased tendency (0.270±0.057 vs. 0.314±0.058, P > 0.05), and it was significantly lower than that in the UAP group and the NSTEMI group (0.270±0.057 vs. 0.323±0.074, 0.319±0.078, both P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the ratio of CD4+CD45RA+ T cells among all of the groups. Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that CD4+CD45RA+ T cells ratio was not significantly correlated with the occurrence of STEMI [odds ratio (OR) = 0.976, 95% confidence interval (95%CI) was 0.907-1.050, P = 0.518], but CD4+CD45RO+ T cells ratio was significantly correlated with the occurrence of STEMI (OR = 0.888, 95%CI was 0.821-0.961, P = 0.003). Conclusions There was no significant difference in the ratio of CD4+CD45RA+ T cells among UAP, NSTEMI and STEMI patients, and CD4+CD45RO+ T cells ratio in the STEMI group was significantly lower than that in the UAP group and NSTEMI group. CD4+CD45RO+ T cells ratio may be risk factor of STEMI.
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OBJECTIVE: To analyze the clinical characteristics of atypical occupational chronic mercury poisoning cases and explore ways to avoid misdiagnosis. METHODS: The clinical data of 2 atypical occupational chronic mercury poisoning cases were retrospectively analyzed. RESULTS: The two cases were in the same instrument factory. They were engaged in the inspection and filling of thermometers, with a long history of occupational mercury exposure. The main clinical manifestations were the nervous system damage. In the two cases,one case showed severe pain in limbs and joints accompanied with neurasthenia syndrome, oral-gingivitis and increased urine mercury; while the other one showed Parkinson's syndrome-like involuntary tremor whenever at rest or activity accompanied with neurasthenic syndrome and increased urine mercury,without oral-gingivitis. The physical examination showed notable finger tremor,tongue tremor,and eyelid tremor,and one case had coarse tremor of upper limb. Both cases were diagnosed as occupational chronic mercury poisoning. CONCLUSION: The nervous system is the most common site of involvement of patients with occupational chronic mercury poisoning,whose clinical manifestations are diverse. Clinicians should raise awareness of mercury poisoning,consult medical history in detail and reduce misdiagnosis.
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Objective@#To investigate the changes in protein expression in patients with 1-bromopropane (1-BP) poisoning using high-throughput proteomic technique and to screen out protein markers.@*Methods@#Serum samples were collected from 3 patients with 1-BP poisoning and 15 controls. The label-free proteomic tech-nique was used for the quantitation and identification of proteins expressed in these samples, and the results were compared between the patients with 1-BP poisoning and the control population. The bioinformatics tools were used to analyze the function of differentially expressed proteins.@*Results@#Compared with the control popula-tion, the patients with 1-BP poisoning had >2-fold upregulation of 38 proteins and >2-fold downregulation of 68 proteins. The differentially expressed proteins were mainly involved in immune response, signal transduction, and stress response.@*Conclusion@#The proteins screened out may be potential protein markers for 1-BP poison-ing, which provides reliable and precise methods and thoughts for the diagnosis of 1-BP poisoning.
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Grey Turner's and Cullen's signs are rare clinical signs, which most appear in patients with severe acute pancreatitis. The present patient complained of abdominal pain after coughing. However, contrast-enhanced CT revealed a hemorrhage of the abdominal wall. Therefore, spontaneous hemorrhage of the abdominal wall was diagnosed. The patient recovered through immobilization and hemostasis therapy. This case report and literature review aims to remind clinicians of manifestations and treatment of spontaneous hemorrhage.
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Humans , Abdominal Pain , Abdominal Wall , Cough , Hemorrhage , Hemostasis , Immobilization , Pancreatitis , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To analyze the differences in serum proteomic profiles between patients with silicosis and chronic bronchitis and to investigate the pathogenesis, clinical diagnosis, and treatment of these two disease.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Serum samples from patients with stage I silicosis and chronic bronchitis were collected. Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis was performed and protein plots with expression differences higher than 2-fold were identified and further analyzed by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Compared with the silicosis group, the chronic bronchitis group had 11 up-regulated proteins and 23 down-regulated proteins. The chronic bronchitis group had high expression of proteins such as interferon beta precursor, apolipoprotein precursor, and transforming growth factor beta1 precursor. The silicosis group had high expression of proteins such as interleukin-6, granzyme A, cathepsin G, and glycoprotein precursor.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The differentially expressed proteins are mainly involved in the activity of serine enzymes, cytotoxicity, inflammation response, and apolipoprotein transfer and play different roles in silicosis and chronic bronchitis.</p>
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Humans , Bronchitis, Chronic , Pathology , Cathepsin G , Down-Regulation , Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional , Glycoproteins , Granzymes , Interleukin-6 , Mass Spectrometry , Proteomics , Methods , Serum , Chemistry , Silicosis , Pathology , Up-RegulationABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the changes in serum protease and cytokine in patients with silicosis, tuberculosis, and lung cancer.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Serum samples of patients with silicosis, tuberculosis, and lung cancer were collected. The variation trends of the expression of granzyme A, cathepsin G, apolipoprotein A, and interferon-β (IFN-β) were analyzed using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The concentration of apolipoprotein A of the silicosis group was 200 µg/ml, significantly higher than those of the tuberculosis and lung cancer groups (P < 0.05), and the lung cancer group had a significantly higher concentration of apolipoprotein A compared with the tuberculosis group (P < 0.05). The silicosis group had significantly higher expression of cathepsin G compared with the tuberculosis and lung cancer groups (P < 0.05), and the tuberculosis group and lung cancer group showed no significant difference in the concentration of cathepsin G (P > 0.05). The tuberculosis group had a significantly higher concentration of granzyme A than the silicosis and lung cancer groups (P < 0.05), and the silicosis group and lung cancer group had similar protein concentration trends (P > 0.05). The tuberculosis group and lung cancer group had significantly higher concentration of IFN-β compared with the silicosis group (P < 0.05), and the tuberculosis group and lung cancer group showed no significant difference in IFN-β concentration (P > 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>This study may offer diagnostic markers for the clinical diagnosis of silicosis, tuberculosis, and lung cancer, and could provide a basis for the research, as well as potential molecular targets for the diagnosis and treatment of these diseases.</p>
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Humans , Biomarkers , Cathepsin G , Metabolism , Cytokines , Blood , Endopeptidases , Blood , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Granzymes , Metabolism , Interferon-beta , Metabolism , Lung Neoplasms , Silicosis , TuberculosisABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE@#To explore the extralaryngeal furcation variation of the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) in total thyroidectomy.@*METHOD@#The clinical data of 216 RLNs from 108 patients undergone total thyroidectomy were retrospectively analyzed.@*RESULT@#RLN was found during every operation and exposed in whole course until access into larynx. Twenty (9.26%) pieces of RLNs showed bifurcated or trifurcated RLNs before access into larynx. Ratio of furcation is lower than that reported before internationally. Bifurcations of RLNs on the left were more than that on the right.@*CONCLUSION@#The protection of RLN is important for thyroid operation, especially in total thyroidetomy. Variation of extralaryngeal furcation of RLN usually leads to injury of RLN. Understanding of variation of RLN could decrease nerve function related complication.
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Humans , Larynx , Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve , Pathology , Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injuries , Diagnosis , Retrospective Studies , Thyroid Gland , General Surgery , ThyroidectomyABSTRACT
Objective To assess the long-term effects of pacing in patients with hypertrophic obstructive eardiomyopathy(HOCM),and explore the most specific echocardiographic indexes.MethodsA total of 37 consecutive HOCM patients implanted dual-chamber pacemakers were enrolled and followed up.Thirty-seven cases were followed up for 1 year,26 cases were followed up for 2 years,and 10 cases were followed up for 3 years.After 1,2 and 3 years pacemaker implantation,pacing frequency,pacing threshold,impedance,atrioventricular delay and cumulative percent atrial and ventricular pacing were respectively tested,and left atrial dimension (LAD),left ventricular end-diastolic dimension (LVEDd),left ventricular posterior wall thickness (LVPW),interventricular septum thickness (IVS),left ventricular outflow tract diameter(LVOTd),left ventricular outflow tract pressure gradient (LVOTPG),left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF),pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) were measured and mitral valve systolic anterior motion(SAM) was observed.Pacing parameters and echocardiography indexes were dynamically compared before and after pacemaker implantation.ResultsPacing frequency was adjusted 60～70 bpm,atrioventricular delay was adjusted 90～ 180 ms,in order to achieve more than 95％ ventricular pacing,pacing threshold,pacing impedance were normal.The difference of various pacing parameters were no statistically significant within 3 years ( P ＞ 0.05).Compared with before pacing,after 1,2 and 3 years pacemaker implantation,IVS and LVOTPG declined significantly (P ＜ 0.01 ),LVOTd widened significantly ( P ＜0.01),SAM phenomenon improved obviously ( P ＜0.01 ),but the difference of LAD,LVEDd,LVPW,LVEF,PASP were no statistically significant ( P ＞ 0.05 ).Conclusions The heart structure reconstruction of patients with HOCM can been chronically improved by dual-chamber pacing treatment.IVS,LVOTd and LVOTPG can be used as the sensitive and specific indexes to evaluate pacing treatment.
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lsartan could reduce the release of p-selectin.Conclusions Valsartan could relieve myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury of rat, which may be through reducing p-seleetin of plasma.
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Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy of direct percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in ST segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (AMI) Methods From April 2000 to April 2004, 458 patients with ST segment elevation AMI were randomized to receive invasive therapy ( n =205) or non invasive therapy ( n =253) Comparison was made in the 30 day mortality rate, major cardiac events rate, reinfarction rate during hospitalization, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and end diastolic diameter (EDD) of echocardiograph in 2 weeks after AMI between the 2 groups The PCI group was divided into 3 sub groups according to number of stenosis artries found during angiography We try to find not the relation between left ventricular function and the number of coronary artery with stenosis Results The result of selective coronary artery angiography in 205 PCI patients was: 66 patients with single branch lesion (32 2%), 68 patients with double branches lesion (33 2%) and 71 patients with triple branches lesion (34 6%) 203 patients were operated successfully (99%), 228 stents were placed on lesions, 194 patients (94 6%) obtained TIMI grade Ⅲ perfusion of the IRA Compared the invasive with the non invasive group, the in hospital 30 day mortality rate was 2 9% vs 9 1% ( P