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The integration of artificial intelligence into the medical field is developing rapidly and has achieved ground-breaking advances in the diagnosis, treatment, and efficacy evaluation of imaging medicine. This article reviews the research advances in artificial intelligence in imaging diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma and its performance in evaluating treatment outcome and predicting prognosis in combination with clinical features and looks forward to how artificial intelligence can be better used in the practice of hepatocellular carcinoma imaging in the era of growing clinical needs and rapid advances in diagnosis and treatment techniques.
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Gastric bronchogenic cysts （GBCs） is uncommon with atypical clinical features. It is difficult to diagnose by preoperative imaging examinations. Therefore , postoperative histopatho-logical examination is regarded as the golden bacteria in ultimate diagnosis. The treatment of GBCs：ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration and endoscopic mucosal resection is only used for small GBCs with intra-cavity growth pattern. However , GBCs with extra-cavity growth pattern is featured with deeply anatomical position , large size , and prone on attaching to vital blood vessels and organs , which makes laparoscopic resection is the first choice in treatment. The authors introduce the diagnosis and treatment of a case of GBCs attaching to lesser curvature , in order to provide references for clinical diagnosis of GBCs.
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Background@#An in vitro study on rapid culturing method of human gingival fibroblast cells (HGFCs) was established to investigate the potential use of the leukocyte-platelet rich fibrin (L-PRF) in tissue engineering technology, different medical fields, including periodontology and implantology. @*Methods@#Eight biopsies were obtained from eight different donors and a modified culturing technique was developed to obtain HGFCs. The modified 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide MTT assay was used to compare the cell viability when the modified culturing method was used in comparison to the standard method. Blood samples were collected from the same patients and L-PRF was isolated using a standard protocol. The releases of platelet-derived growth factor-AA and transforming growth factor-beta1 at various time intervals were observed using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kit. The proliferative effect of L-PRF on HGFCs was assessed by the cell counting kit—8 assay. @*Results@#A simple and rapid modified method for in vitro HGFC culture yielded a cellular monolayer within three to nine days after cell culture. L-PRF with three-dimensional polymer fibers released growth factors that peaked during the first three hours and continued to produce up to 10 days. The L-PRF presented a dose-dependent effect on HGFCs proliferation where HGFCs proliferation increased with an increase in L-PRF concentration. @*Conclusion@#The modified technique for the culture of HGFCs might be useful for the development of future experimental and clinical studies, besides L-PRF has great therapeutic potential in oral surgery fields.
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Background@#An in vitro study on rapid culturing method of human gingival fibroblast cells (HGFCs) was established to investigate the potential use of the leukocyte-platelet rich fibrin (L-PRF) in tissue engineering technology, different medical fields, including periodontology and implantology. @*Methods@#Eight biopsies were obtained from eight different donors and a modified culturing technique was developed to obtain HGFCs. The modified 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide MTT assay was used to compare the cell viability when the modified culturing method was used in comparison to the standard method. Blood samples were collected from the same patients and L-PRF was isolated using a standard protocol. The releases of platelet-derived growth factor-AA and transforming growth factor-beta1 at various time intervals were observed using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kit. The proliferative effect of L-PRF on HGFCs was assessed by the cell counting kit—8 assay. @*Results@#A simple and rapid modified method for in vitro HGFC culture yielded a cellular monolayer within three to nine days after cell culture. L-PRF with three-dimensional polymer fibers released growth factors that peaked during the first three hours and continued to produce up to 10 days. The L-PRF presented a dose-dependent effect on HGFCs proliferation where HGFCs proliferation increased with an increase in L-PRF concentration. @*Conclusion@#The modified technique for the culture of HGFCs might be useful for the development of future experimental and clinical studies, besides L-PRF has great therapeutic potential in oral surgery fields.
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Objective: To analyze the clinical manifestations, pathogenesis, auxiliary examinations, differential diagnosis and treatment methods of the patient with synovial chondromatosis of temporomandibular joint (TMJSC) with disc perforation, and to provide the basis for the diagnosis and treatment of TMJSC∗ patients. Methods: The clinical data of one patient with TMJSC∗ were collected, and the diagnosis and treatment process was analyzed, and the related literatures were reviewed. Results: The female 53-year-old patient was admitted to hospital due to occasional tenderness in the right TMJ for more than 1 year. The computerized tomography (CT) results revealed that the changes could be found around the wall of maxillary sinus and the joint. The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) results showed the diffused nodular, low and equal signals in the joint cavity, the shadow of fluid signals in the joint cavity was increased, and the joint space was broadened. The open surgery was performed in the patient successfully, including the removal of loose bodies and synovectomy, and the pathology result after opration was synovial chondromatosis (SC). No recurrence was found during 6 months after follow-up. Conclusion: The histopathology examination assisted with CT and MRI should be perfomed in the diagnosis of TMJSC. Surgical treatment is an effective method, and the pathological diagnosis is the gold standard for TMJSC.
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Objective:To construct a prognosis associated micro RNA(miRNA) prediction model based on bioinformatics analysis and evaluate its application value in pancreatic cancer patients.Methods:The retrospective cohort study was conducted. The clinicopathological data of 171 pancreatic cancer patients from the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) (https: //cancergenome.nih.gov/) between establishment of database and September 2017 were collected. There were 93 males and 78 females, aged from 35 to 88 years, with a median age of 65 years. Of the 171 patients, 64 had complete clinicopathological data. Patients were allocated into training dataset consisting of 123 patients and validation dataset consisting of 48 patients using the random sampling method, with a ratio of 7∶3. The training dataset was used to construct a prediction model, and the validation dataset was used to evaluate performance of the prediction model. Nine pairs of miRNA sequencing data (GSE41372) of pancreatic cancer and adjacent tissues were downloaded from Gene Expression Omnibus database. The candidate miRNAs were selected from differentially expressed miRNAs in pancreatic cancer and adjacent tissues for LASSO-COX regression analysis based on the patients of training dataset. A prognosis associated miRNA prediction model was constructed upon survival associated miRNAs which were selected from candidate differentially expressed miRNAs. The performance of prognosis associated miRNA prediction model was validated in training dataset and validation dataset, the accuracy of model was evaluated using the area under curve (AUC) of the receiver operating characteristic curves and the efficiency was evaluated using the consistency index (C-index). Observation indicarors: (1) survival of patients; (2) screening results of differentially expressed miRNAs; (3) construction of prognosis associated miRNA model; (4) validation of prognosis associated miRNA model; (5) comparison of clinicopathological factors in pancreatic cancer patients; (6) analysis of factors for prognosis of pancreatic cancer patients; (7) comparison of prediction performance between prognosis associated miRNA model and the eighth edition TNM staging. Measurement data with normal distribution were represented as Mean± SD, comparison between groups was analyzed by the student- t test, and comparison between multiple groups was analyzed by the AVONA. Measurement data with skewed data were represented as M (range), and comparison between groups was analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test. Count data were described as absolute numbers or percentages, and comparison between groups was conducted using the chi-square test. Ordinal data were analyzed using the rank sum test. Correlation analysis was conducted based on count data to mine the correlation between prognosis associated miRNA model and clinicopathological factors. COX univariate analysis and multivariate analysis were applied to evaluate correlation with the results described as hazard ratio ( HR) and 95% confidence interval ( CI). HR<1 indicated the factor as a protective factor, HR>1 indicated the factor as a risk factor, and HR equal to 1 indicated no influence on survival. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to draw survival curve and calculate survival rates, and the Log-rank test was used for survival analysis. Results:(1) Survival of patients: 123 patients in the training dataset were followed up for 31-2 141 days, with a median follow-up time of 449 days. The 3- and 5-year survival rates were 16.67% and 8.06%. Forty-eight patients in the validation dataset were followed up for 41-2 182 days, with a median follow-up time of 457 days. The 3- and 5-year survival rates were 15.63% and 9.68%. There was no significant difference in the 3- or 5-year survival rates between the two groups ( χ2=0.017, 0.068, P>0.05). (2) Screening results of differentially expressed miRNAs. Results of bioinformatics analysis showed that 102 candidate differentially expressed miRNAs were selected, of which 63 were up-regulated in tumor tissues while 39 were down-regulated. (3) Construction of prognosis associated miRNA model: of the 102 candidate differentially expressed miRNAs, 5 survival associated miRNAs were selected, including miR-21, miR-125a-5p, miR-744, miR-374b, miR-664. The differential expression patterns of pancreatic cancer to adjacent tissues were up-regulation, up-regulation, down-regulation, up-regulation, and down-regulation, respectively, with the fold change of 4.00, 3.43, 3.85, 2.62, and 2.35. A prognostic expression equation constructed based on 5 survival associated miRNAs = 0.454×miR-21 expression level-0.492×miR-125a-5p expression level-0.49×miR-744 expression level-0.419×miR-374b expression level-0.036×miR-664 expression level. (4) Validation of prognosis associated miRNA model: The C-index of prognosis associated miRNA model was 0.643 and 0.642 for the training dataset and validation dataset, respectively. (5) Comparison of clinicopathological factors in pancreatic cancer patients: results of COX analysis showed that the prognosis associated miRNA model was highly related with pathological T stage and location of pancreatic cancer ( Z=45.481, χ2=10.176, P<0.05). (6) Analysis of factors for prognosis of pancreatic cancer patients: results of univariate analysis showed that pathological N stage, radiotherapy, molecular targeted therapy, score of prognosis associated miRNA model were related factors for prognosis pf pancreatic cancer patients ( HR=2.471, 0.290, 0.172, 2.001, 95% CI: 1.012-6.032, 0.101-0.833, 0.082-0.364, 1.371-2.922, P<0.05). Results of multivariate analysis showed that molecular targeted therapy was an independent protective factor for prognosis of pancreatic cancer patients ( HR=0.261, 95% CI: 0.116-0.588, P<0.05) and score of prognosis associated miRNA model≥1.16 was an independent risk factor for prognosis of pancreatic cancer patients ( HR=1.608, 95% CI: 1.091-2.369, P<0.05). (7) Comparison of prediction performance between prognosis associated miRNA model and the eighth edition TNM staging: in the training dataset, there was a significant difference in the prediction probability for 3- and 5-year survival of pancreatic cancer patients between prognosis associated miRNA model and the eighth edition TNM staging ( Z=-1.671, -1.867, P<0.05). The AUC of the prognosis associated miRNA model and the eight edition TNM staging for 3- and 5-year survival prediction was 0.797, 0.935 and 0.737 , 0.703, with the 95% CI of 0.622-0.972, 0.828-1.042 and 0.571-0.904 , 0.456-0.951. The C-index was 0.643 and 0.534. In the validation dataset, there was a significant difference in the prediction probability for 3- and 5-year survival of pancreatic cancer patients between prognosis associated miRNA model and the eighth edition TNM staging ( Z=-1.729, -1.923, P<0.05). The AUC of the prognosis associated miRNA model and the eight edition TNM staging was 0.750, 0.873 and 0.721 , 0.703, with the 95% CI of 0.553-0.948, 0.720-1.025 and 0.553-0.889, 0.456-0.950, respectively. The C-index was 0.642 and 0.544. Conclusions:A prognosis associated miRNA prediction model can be constructed based on 5 survival associated miRNAs in pancreatic cancer patients, as a complementation to current TNM staging and other clinicopathological parameters, which provides individual and accurate prediction of survival for reference in the clinical treatment.
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Objective@#To explore the effects of ambient fine particulate matter（PM2.5）exposure on semen quality in healthy adult men .@*Methods@#The semen quality data were collected from the pre-pregnancy check outpatient of Taizhou Central Hospital from August 2014 to December 2017,excluding the patients with any disease of reproductive system. The data of daily pollutant concentration of this area during the same period were also collected to estimate the exposures of PM2.5,PM10,SO2,NO2,O3 and CO during 90 days before each semen examination. Logistic regression model was applied to estimate the association between PM2.5 exposure and semen quality .@*Results@#A total of 3 456 healthy adult men were included in this study. The median （interquartile range）of the total sperm count of the 3 456 subjects was 161.00（122.00）×106,and 94.40% of the subjects could reach the lower reference limit for sperm count. The median（interquartile range）of the sperm concentration was 22.20（18.80）×106/mL,and 69.50% of the subjects were qualified. The median（interquartile range）of the sperm vitality was 55.30%（23.37%）,and 44.10% of the subjects were qualified. The median（interquartile range）of daily average concentration of PM2.5 at 0-90 days before semen examination was 37.82（12.33）μg/m3. The results of multivariate logistic regression model showed that,with each 12.33 μg/m3 increase of PM2.5 exposures at 0-90 days before semen examination,the odds ratios of unqualified sperm concentration,sperm motility and sperm vitality were 1.236（95%CI：1.041-1.466）,1.493（95%CI：1.260-1.770）and 1.462（95%CI：1.246-1.715）,respectively .@*Conclusion@#The results suggested that high concentration of ambient PM2.5 exposure during the sperm development period negatively affects sperm concentration,sperm motility and sperm vitality.
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Insufficient bone quantity in the posterior region of the maxilla is one of the difficulties for dental implant placement. Maxillary sinus augmentation is considered to be a reliable treatment to solve the problem of insufficient bone quantity. With the increase of researches on maxillary sinus elevation, the debate over osteogenesis potential of Schneiderian membrane is getting more attention. Therefore, this article will review the current research on osteogenic potential of the Schneiderian membrane and its influence factors.
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At the present day, curettage and periodontal surgery comprise the main strategy for the treatment of periodontitis, however, these methods are limited in regenerating cementum. It has been found that some biological factors such asenamel matrix derivative (EMD), transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) and insulin-like growth factor (IGF) could promote cementum regeneration. In the cementum regenerationstudies, there has been a lack of criteria to distinguish cementum from alveolar bone and other types of cementum. Therefore, this article will briefly review the biological factors that affect the cementum regeneration and the molecular markers used to judge the regenerating cementum.
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Objective To evaluate the implementation effect of the standardized training system for the residents in the First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine. Methods The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine 2015 Chinese medicine (including Chinese Medicine) clinical medical postgraduates of TCM standardized resident training mode, make a comprehensive evaluation on the analysis and comparison of the training mode of the traditional 2015 stage. Results The outstanding students in grade 2014 were 15 (10.1％), and the 2015 were 33 people (23.1％), where the difference was significant. There 134 residents in grade 2014 completed the training (90.5％), and the 2015 were 140 (97.9％), where the difference was significant between two groups (P<0.05). Conclusions One year of residents training in Hunan province has achieved certain results that the Chinese medicine standardized resident training mode is superior to the traditional training mode in the clinical skills, but the detail specification needs to be improved.
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Objective To investigate MRI diagnosis of intracranial extra-encephalon cavernous angiomas.Methods In 9 intracranial extra-encephalon cavernous angiomas,5 masses located in the parasellar,2 masses in the lateral ventricle triangle,1 mass in the fourth ventricle and 1 mass in temporal subdural space.The MRI features of the masses were analyzed.Results 5 parasellar cavernous angiomas enclosed the ipsilateral internal carotid artery and extended the saddle.The masses showed homogeneous low intensity on T1WI,high intensity on T2WI,obvious enhancement on enhanced scan.Of 2 cavernous angiomas in the right lateral ventricle triangle, 1 mass showed homogeneous low intensity on T 1WI,high intensity on T2WI,obvious enhancement on enhanced scan;the other mass showed isointensity on T1WI,slight high intensity on T2WI,high intensity on DWI,low intensity on SWI and patchy enhancement on enhanced scan.1 cavernous angioma located in the fourth ventricular showed mixed intensity on T 1WI and T2WI,low signal rim around the mass on T2WI,inhomogeneous high intensity on DWI sequence and little enhancement on enhanced scan.1 mass located in temporal subdural space showed homogeneous low intensity on T 1WI,high intensity on T2WI,low intensity on DWI,isointensity on SWI and homogeneous obvious enhancement on enhanced scan.Conclusion The MRI findings of the intracranial extra-encephalon cavernous angiomas are characteristic.Most masses show homogeneous low intensity on T1WI,high intensity on T2WI and obvious enhancement on enhanced scan.The masses should mainly be distinguished from meningiomas.
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Objective To observe the effects of remote ischemic preconditioning(RIPC) on Na+-K+-ATP enzyme and Ca2+-Mg2+-ATP enzyme in thoracoscopic heart operation.Methods One hundred and twenty patients with thoracoscopic heart operation were randomly divided into the thoracoscopic extracorporeal circulation control group (C)and RIPC plus thoracoscopic extracorporeal circulation group(RIPC).The acidity and alkalinity change of arterial blood before and after treatment was abserved in the RIPC group;the changes of myocardial enzymes spectrum,cTnI and oxidation indicators(SOD,MDA) were compared among different time periods,and preoperative and postoperative Na+-K+-ATP enzyme and Ca2+-Mg2+-ATP enzyme levels were also compared.Results Compared with the group C,the acidity and alkalinity of artery blood were lower after RIPC(P＜0.05);the levels of CK-MB and cTnI at postoperative 6,24 h in the RIPC group were lower than those in those in the group C(P＜0.05);the SOD activity was higher than that in the group C,while the MDA level was lower than that in the group C(P＜0.05);the postoperative Na+-K+-ATP enzyme and Ca2+-Mg2+-ATP enzyme levels were higher than those in the group C at different degrees.Conclusion RIPC can alleviate myocardial injury in the patients with thoracoscopic heart operation and this effect may be related with activation of corresponding ATP enzyme.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To identify pathogenic mutations of TSC1 and TSC2 genes in two familial and one sporadic cases with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>For five patients and their family members, potential mutations of the TSC1 and TSC2 genes were detected by direct sequencing.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>For one family, a novel missense mutation c.1964C>T (p.S655F) was detected in the exon 19 of the TSC2 gene. For the sporadic patient, a repeat substitution with deletion mutation c.5238-5255delCATCAAGCGGCTCCGCCA (p.His1746GlnfsX56) was detected in the exon 40 of the TSC2 gene, which led to a stop codon TGA after the 56th amino acids. No mutation was found in another family.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The missense mutation c.1964C>T(P.S655F) and the substitution with deletion mutation 5238-5255delCATCAAGCGGCTCCGCCA(p.His1746GlnfsX56) of the TSC2 gene probably underlie the disease in the first family and the sporadic case.</p>
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Adolescent , Adult , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Male , Base Sequence , DNA Mutational Analysis , Mutation, Missense , Pedigree , Phenotype , Tuberous Sclerosis , Genetics , Tumor Suppressor Proteins , GeneticsABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To detect pathogenic mutation of the SLC39A4 gene in a male patient with acrodermatitis enteropathica (AE).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Peripheral venous blood sample and clinical data from the patient and his parents were collected. One hundred unrelated healthy individuals were recruited as controls. All coding exons and flanking exon-intron sequences of the SLC39A4 gene were analyzed by PCR and direct sequencing.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The results revealed that the patient and his mother have both carried a novel frame-shift mutation c.1110InsG (p.Gly370GlyfsX47 to TGA) in exon 6. A novel nonsense mutation c.958C to T (p.Q320X) in exon 5 was also detected in the patient and his father and grandmother. This novel mutation was not detected in the unaffected family members and 100 unrelated healthy controls.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The novel frame-shift mutation c.1110InsG (p.Gly370GlyfsX47 to TGA) derived from the mother and nonsense mutation c.958C to T (p.Q320X) of the SLC39A4 gene derived from the father may underlie the disease in the patient.</p>
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Adolescent , Humans , Male , Acrodermatitis , Genetics , Base Sequence , Cation Transport Proteins , Genetics , Exons , Homozygote , Molecular Sequence Data , Mutation , Pedigree , ZincABSTRACT
Objective To compare the lung injury in thoracoscopic cardiac surgery with one-lung ventilation (OLV) and thoracotomy cardiac surgery.Methods A total of 60 patients underwent thoracotomy cardiac surgery (control group) or thoracoscopic cardiac surgery with OLV (observation group) in our hospital from May 2013 to December 2015 were enrolled,30 patients in each group.Two-lung ventilation was performed with a single-lumen endotracheal tube in the control group.In observation group,left lung ventilation was performed with a double-lumen endotracheal tube.Arterial blood gas analysis parameters,levels of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and surfactant protein A (SP-A) were detected after the induction of anesthesia (T1),before cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB)(T2),immediately after the onset of the CPB (T3),30 min after CPB (T,) and 60 min after CPB (T5),and the respiratory index (RI) was calculated at the above time points,as well.Lung tissues were collected during operation for nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) detection and pathological analysis.Results Compared with the control group,arterial partial pressures of oxygen (PaO2) were decreased at T3,T4 and T5,and RI values were increased at T2,T3,T4 and T5 in the observation group(P＜ 0.05).After surgery,the serum levels of ICAM-1 and expression levels of NF-κB in both two groups were increased,and serum levels of SP-A in both two groups were decreased;moreover,the levels of ICAM-1 and NF-κB in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group (P＜0.05),and the level of SP-A in the observation group was significantly lower than that in the control group (P＜0.05).The lung histopathological changes showed alveolar swelling,neutrophil infiltration and interstitial exudation in the observation group,and inflammation in the observation group was more obvious than that in the control group.Conclusion Comparing with thoracotomy cardiac surgery,lung injury is more serious in thoracoscopic cardiac surgery with OLV.
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Objective To identify the activity of HCV IRES translation differences and identify the relationship between HCV IRES translation activity and ROS in different concentrations of ferric ammonium citrate ( FAC) in-duction.Methods 1 ) Expression plasmid pCI-Rluc-HCV IRES-Fluc was confirmed by endonuclease digestion as well as luciferase transient expression in Huh-7 cell;2) Controlled by dual-luciferase reporter assay, the differ-ent translation activity of HCV internal ribosomal entry site ( IRES ) was examined in a concentration of 50 μmol/L and 300μmol/L of FAC induction;ROS fluorescent staining method was used to detect the activity of ROS in Huh-7 cells, Western blot method was used to detect the protein expression changes of Nrf2 in Huh-7 cells;3) On the basis of the above experiments, 100 μmol/L DPI was added in 300 μmol/L FAC experimental group, to analyse the changes of HCV replication and ROS production after joining DPI.Results The generation of ROS and the activity of luciferase in the model group were significantly higher than that in the control group ( P<0.05 ) .FAC can enhance the expression of HCV IRES and increase the production of ROS , then causing Nrf2 expression in Huh-7 cell.However,after adding ROS inhibitor DPI, the above functions in Huh-7 cell were weakened.Conclusions The increase of HCV IRES expression induced by FAC is related to excessive ROS pro-duction induced by FAC in Huh-7 cells.
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Objective To observe the effects of remote ischaemic preconditioning on myocardium in heart operation under thoracoscope.Methods One hundred and twenty patients (72 males,48 females,aged 41-69 years,weighing 49-68 kg,falling into ASA physical status Ⅱ or Ⅲ) who received heart operation under thoracoscope were randomly divided into 2 groups (n =60 each):remote ischaemic preconditioning group (group RIPC) and control group (group C).Comparing the pH value of arterial blood around the RIPC;observing the variation of LVEF and CI at before the operation,before leaving room and 24 h after operation,and the changes of myocardial enzymes (including cTnI,CK-MB and LDH) at basic level and 6,24 and 48 h after RIPC;comparing the basic state of the two group during the perioperation.Results Compared with group C,the pH value of artery blood was lower in group RIPC after RIPC(P＜0.01).CI in RIPC group was higher than that in group C at 24 h after operation(P＜0.05);there was no statistic difference in LDH between the two groups.The value of cTnI in RIPC group was lower than that in group C at 6 and 24 h after operation (P＜0.05 or P＜0.01).The value of CK-MB in group RIPC was lower than that in group C at 6,24 and 48 h after operation (P＜0.05);there was no statistic difference in.LDH between the two groups.Basic conditions during and after the surgery in two groups had no statistic difference.Conclusion Remote ischaemic preconditioning can protect to myocardium during the heart operation under thoracoscope.
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Objective To compare the lung injury in thoracoscopic cardiac surgery with one-lung ventilation (OLV) and thoracotomy cardiac surgery.Methods A total of 60 patients underwent thoracotomy cardiac surgery (control group) or thoracoscopic cardiac surgery with OLV (observation group) in our hospital from May 2013 to December 2015 were enrolled,30 patients in each group.Two-lung ventilation was performed with a single-lumen endotracheal tube in the control group.In observation group,left lung ventilation was performed with a double-lumen endotracheal tube.Arterial blood gas analysis parameters,levels of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and surfactant protein A (SP-A) were detected after the induction of anesthesia (T1),before cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB)(T2),immediately after the onset of the CPB (T3),30 min after CPB (T,) and 60 min after CPB (T5),and the respiratory index (RI) was calculated at the above time points,as well.Lung tissues were collected during operation for nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) detection and pathological analysis.Results Compared with the control group,arterial partial pressures of oxygen (PaO2) were decreased at T3,T4 and T5,and RI values were increased at T2,T3,T4 and T5 in the observation group(P＜ 0.05).After surgery,the serum levels of ICAM-1 and expression levels of NF-κB in both two groups were increased,and serum levels of SP-A in both two groups were decreased;moreover,the levels of ICAM-1 and NF-κB in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group (P＜0.05),and the level of SP-A in the observation group was significantly lower than that in the control group (P＜0.05).The lung histopathological changes showed alveolar swelling,neutrophil infiltration and interstitial exudation in the observation group,and inflammation in the observation group was more obvious than that in the control group.Conclusion Comparing with thoracotomy cardiac surgery,lung injury is more serious in thoracoscopic cardiac surgery with OLV.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To identify potential mutation of the ADAR1 gene in a Chinese family and a sporadic case affected with dyschromatosis symmetrica hereditaria(DSH).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Clinical data and peripheral blood samples from the pedigree and the sporadic patient were collected. Following extraction of genomic DNA, all 15 exons and exon-intron flanking sequences of the ADAR1 gene were amplified by polymerase chain reaction and subjected to direct sequencing.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>A novel frame-shift mutation c.2638delG (p.Asp880ThrfsX15) from the patients of the pedigree was detected in exon 8 of the ADAR1 gene. And a novel nonsense mutation c.2867C>A (p.Ser956X) was detected in exon 10 of the ADAR1 gene from the sporadic case. Neither mutation was identified among the unaffected family members nor 100 unrelated healthy controls.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The frame-shift mutation c.2638delG (p.Asp880ThrfsX15) and the nonsense mutation c.2867C>A (p.Ser956X) in the ADAR1 gene probably underlie the DSH in our patients.</p>
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Adult , Female , Humans , Male , Adenosine Deaminase , Genetics , Asian People , Genetics , Base Sequence , China , Codon, Nonsense , Exons , Frameshift Mutation , Molecular Sequence Data , Pedigree , Pigmentation Disorders , Genetics , RNA-Binding Proteins , GeneticsABSTRACT
The transcript assembly is essential for transcriptome studies trom next-generation sequencing data. However, there are still many faults of algorithms in the present assemblers, which should be largely improved in the future. According to the requirement of reference genome or not, the transcript assembly could be classified into the genome-guided and de novo methods. The two methods have different algorithms and implementation processes. The quality of assembled transcripts depends on a large number of factors, such as the PCR amplification, sequencing techniques, assembly algorithm and genome character. Here, we reviewed the present tools of transcript assembly and various indexes for assessing the quality of assembled transcripts, which would help biologists to determine which assembler should be used in their studies.