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Helicobacter pylori (HP) is a kind of gram-negative bacillus parasitizing in human gastric mucosal tissue,which coevolved with human body.HP is one of the most genetically diverse bacterial species,which is mainly attributed to its high mutation and recombination rate.After tens of thousands of years of historical evolution,HP experienced numerous genetic polymorphisms and adaptive evolution in order to maintain a relatively stable colonization relationship with human hosts,making it became one of the species with the largest genome variation among prokaryotes.With such a long history with human beings,HP can be used as reference information for human migration in a sense.With the development of biological information technology,multilocus-sequence typing (MLST) technology plays a great role in the study of the evolution of bacterial strains.It has the characteristics of high repeatability and resolution,and the analysis results can be compared between different countries and laboratories.This paper mainly reviews the research and application progress of MLST technology in the genetic evolution of HP.
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Primary liver cancer is one of the most malignant tumor in the worldwide.5 years recurrence rate of patients in the early phase is exceeding 70％.Recurrence of HCC is one of the vital factors leading to adverse outcomes.Researchers found that characteristics of tumors,such as tumor size,differentiation and vascular invasion;operation aspect,such as surgical margin width,surgical approach,intraoperative bleeding and transfusion;patient-self and liver transplantation related factors,such as liver disease,donor's age,hepatitis B virus infection of recipient can affect the postoperative recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma.We summarized the influence factors of postoperative recurrence of HCC via literature review.
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Anthracycline is a standard drug for the treatment of breast cancer. However, anthracycline has great cardiotoxicity. Some patients stop chemotherapy during severe chemotherapy and even undergo serious heart failure. At the same time, there is lack of clinical study on whether aerobic exercise can reduce the cardiotoxicity of chemotherapy drugs. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of aerobic exercise on the cardiac function of patients with breast cancer after anthracycline therapy. The results showed that the control group LVEF decreased significantly. In addition, the E/A value decreased and the DT interval prolonged in the control group, show that anthracycline on myocardial damage, and the observation group LVEF increased significantly [P<0.05], the results show that aerobic exercise can improve heart function, and to a certain extent, it could reverse the damage of chemotherapy drugs on the heart
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Objective To systematically investigate the clinical efficiency and safety of ligation of inter sphincteric fistula tract versus incision-thread-drawing procedure for complicated anal fistula.Methods Searched PubMed,The Cochrane Library,CNKI,WanFang Data,and VIP from inception to May 2016,to collect randomized controlled trials of ligation of inter sphincteric fistula tract versus incision-thread-drawing procedure for complicated anal fistula.Search term included ligation of inter sphincteric fistula tract,fistula,incision-thread-drawing procedure,randomized controlled trial.The literatures were screened according to inclusive criteria,data were extracted and the quality of included studies was evaluated,and then meta-analysis was performed using RevMan 5.2 soft ware.A total of 5 randomized controlled trials including 305 patients were included.Results The results of meta-analysis showed that compared with incision-thread-drawing procedure,ligation of inter sphincteric fistula tract had a significant difference in amount of bleeding during surgery (MD =-18.30,95％ CI:-19.91 ～-16.69,P ＜ 0.000 01),the duration of pain (MD =-4.38,95％ CI:-4.69 ～-4.08,P ＜ 0.000 01),healing time (MD =-10.28,95％ CI:-15.71 ～-4.86,P =0.0002),hospital stay (MD =-7.44,95％CI:-10.87～-4.02,P＜0.000 1),recurrence rate (OR=0.31,95％CI:0.10～0.91,P=0.03).There was no significant difference in Operation time (MD =-5.83,95 ％ CI:-7.64 ～-4.02,P ＜ 0.000 01),effective percentage (OR =4.35,95％ CI:0.89 ～ 21.32,P =0.07) between both groups.Conclusion Compared with incision-thread-drawing procedure,ligation of inter sphincteric fistula tract shows significant advantage in cure rate,postoperative healing time,reducing post-operation pain,anal function protection and recurrence rate.
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Objective To explore the fibrotic stroma characteristics of orthotopic liver cancer in rat and the relationship with MR delayed contrast enhancement.Methods 4 Wistar rats with orthotopic liver cancer underwent conventional triphasal and longer-de-layed contrast-enhancement MR scanning.12 HCC specimens obtained from the four Wistar rats were sliced and stained with HE, picric-sirius red,Verhoeff Van-Gieson elastic fiber,Gordon-Sweets reticular fiber and anti-α-SMA immunohistochemical staining.The relationshp between intratumoral fibrotic stroma and MR delayed phases of the 1 2 tumors were analyzed.Results Collagen fiber was expressed mainly in tumor fibrous septum.Elastic fiber distributed in tumor fibrous septum and the artery wall.Reticular fiber dis-tributed in fibrous septum of the regenerative nodules,portal area and tumor psuedocapsule.Integrated optical density (IOD)value of collagen fiber,elastic fiber and reticular fiber analyzed by Image-pro Plus6.0 were 0.102±0.020,0.063±0.018 and 0.109±0.032, respectively.As a result,the amount of collagen and elastic fibers were statistically different (P<0.01),and so were reticular fibers and elastic fibers (P<0.01).And there was a positive correlation between collagen fiber and MR delayed contrast enhancement (P<0.05).Conclusion MR delayed contrast enhancement of hepatic cancer in rat is closely associated with the collagen fiber,thus this fiber in liver cancer can be evaluated noninvasively by MRI.
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Objective:To investigate the expression of transmembrane 4 super family 1 (TM4SF1)in breast cancer tissue,and to elucidate its clinical significance and explore the related molecular biological mechanisms. Methods:A total of 190 cases of human breast cancer,110 cases of paracancerous tissue and 110 cases of normal breast tissue were collected.Immunohistochemistry was used to detect the expression levels of TM4SF1 mRNA in breast cancer tissue,paracancerous tissue,and normal breast tissue;Western blotting method was used to detect the expression levels of TM4SF1 in breast cancer tissue,paracancerous tissue,and normal breast tissue;RT-PCR method was used to detect the expression levels of TM4SF1 mRNA in breast cancer tissue,paracancerous tissue, and normal breast tissue.The positive expression rates of TM4SF1 in breast cancer tissue of the breast cancer patients with different clinicopathological features were detected.Results:The positive expression rate of TM4SF1 in the breast cancer tissue was significantly higher than those in paracancerous tissue and normal breast tissue (P <0.05);there was no significant difference in the positive expression rates of TM4SF1 between paracancerous tissue and normal breast tissue (P = 0.531);the expression of TM4SF1 was not correlated with age,but was closely correlated with tumor size,differentiation degree,lymph node metastasis and tumor stage (P <0.05);the positive expression rate of TM4SF1 in basal like breast cancer tissue was higher than those in the other three types of tissues (P <0.05).The results of Western blotting showed that the expression level of TM4SF1 in breast cancer tissue was higher than those in paracancerous tissue and normal breast tissue (P < 0.05 ), but there was no significant difference in the expression level of TM4SF1 between paracancerous tissue and normal breast tissue (P >0.05). The results of RT-PCR showed that the expression level of TM4SF1 mRNA in breast cancer tissue was higher than those in the paracancerous tissue and normal breast tissue (P <0.01);there was no significant difference in the expression level of TM4SF1 mRNA between paracancerous tissue and normal breast tissue (P > 0.05 ). Conclusion:The TM4SF1 is highly expressed in breast cancer tissue. TM4SF1 may affect the occurrence, development and distant metastasis of breast cancer through various mechanisms.TM4SF1 may be a potential target for the treatment of breast cancer.
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Objective To investigate the diagnostic value of DTI anisotropy parameters in breast malignant tumors.Methods Fifty four patients,including 33 patients with malignant tumors and 21 patients with benign lesions,were retrospectively analyzed.The E1,MD and FA of lesions were measured and compared by paired t test between the malignant tumors and the contralateral healthy breast tissue.The difference between malignant tumors and benign lesions was analyzed by independent sample t test.Logistic regression analysis was made using E1,FA,MD as predictors in detecting and differentiating the malignant tumors,ROC curve analysis was performed to compare diagnostic performance based on the area under the curve (AUC).Results E1,MD and FA in malignant tumors were (0.99 ± 0.12) × 10-3mm2/s,(0.85 ±0.26) × 10-3mm2/s and 0.20 ±0.08 respectively,and those in normal breast tissues were(1.46 ± 0.55) × 10-3 mm2/s、(1.48 ± 0.44) × 10-3 mm2/s and 0.29 ± 0.17 respectively.Those parameters in benign lesions were (1.80 ±0.42) × 10-3mm2/s,(1.38 ±0.52) × 10-3mm2/s and 0.22 ± 0.10 respectively.Significant statistic differences were found between malignant tumors and normal breast tissues in E1,MD and FA (t =-4.889,-6.449,-2.842 ; P ＜ 0.01).Significant statistic differences were also found between malignant tumors and benign lesions in E1 and MD (t =-10.476,-4.394; P ＜ 0.01) with no difference found in FA (P ＞ 0.05).E1,MD and FA are independent predictors in malignant tumors' detection,and the combination of E1,MD and FA significantly improved discrimination between cancer and normal tissue over each one alone with the sensitivity 97.0％ (32/33),specificity 97.0％ (32/33),accuracy 97.0％ (64/66).Combination of E1 and MD had a similar AUC with E1 and a more AUC than MD and FA,with the sensitivity 97.0％ (32/33),specificity 100.0％ (21/21),accuracy 98.1％ (53/54).Conclusion The regression model combining E1,MD and FA is most valuable in breast cancer detection and E1 is the preferred index for the differentiation of breast cancers from benigin lesions.
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Objective To explore the diagnostic values of dual energy lung perfusion in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism by using dual-source CT (DSCT). Methods Thirty patients with clinically suspected pulmonary embolism underwent dual-energy scanning with dual-source CT. The scanned data were integrated into three groups including 140, 80 kV and coefficient of 0.3. According to the CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) of the fusion data, the patients were divided into pulmonary embolism group and normal group. The thin-slice reconstruction of data was analyzed using dual-energy perfusion imaging analysis software. The lung field was divided into upper, middle and lower part to make quantitative analysis of lung tissue perfusion. Paired t-tests were used in the normal patients to compare bilateral lungs, and independent samples t-tests were applied to compare the embolism group and normal group, while minimum intensity projection images (MinIP) were utilized in the assessment of lung ventilation. Results Dual energy CT showed symmetrical homogeneous perfusion in 16 normal cases, without significant perfusion defects. Quantitative analysis showed that left and right lung perfusion were (27 ± 7) and (28 ± 8 ) HU respectively, and no significant difference was found between the two sides ( t=-1.73, P ＞0.05 ).Perfusion of the left upper, middle and lower lung was ( 23 ± 6), (24 ± 6), and (28 ± 8) HU respectively, while the perfusion of right upper, middle and lower lung was (26 ±8), (27 ±8), and (28 ±9) HU respectively, showing no statistical significant difference between the two sides (t=-1.91, -1.96,-1.73 ,P＞0.05 ). Angiography of pulmonary embolism group(14 cases)showed filling defects in the pulmonary trunk, segments and sub-segments. Pulmonary perfusion imaging showed low perfusion or defectsin lung field that dominated by embolic vessels. Quantitative analysis showed that the perfusion of the whole lung and the middle and lower lung were (22 ±5), (22 ±8), and (21 ±8) HU in the embolism group,which were significantly different from the normal group (t=-2. 10, -2.32, -2.63, P＜0.05).Minimum intensity projection images showed a good consistency of abnormal ventilation zone area and perfusion abnormalities. Conclusions Pulmonary perfusion status, especially pulmonary embolism, can be analyzed by dual energy CT scanning. It helps to early discover and precisely locate the embolism.
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Objective To evaluate the impact of acute hyperglycemia on the short-term prognosis in patients with primary intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) with meta-analysis. Methods The prospective or retrospective cohort studies or case-control studies of the relationship between baseline blood glucose levels and short-term prognosis (at least were followed up to discharge or 1 month) in patients with ICH within 24 hours were searched and reported. A meta-analysis software package (RevMan 4. 2) was used to pool data for the literatures in accordance with the inclusion criteria. The publication bias was analyzed and the sensitivity analysis was used to evaluate the stability of the results. Results The risk of mortality at the end of the follow up in the normoglycemia group was significantly lower than that in the hyperglycemia group (odds ratio 0. 24,95% CI 0. 19-0. 30; P <0. 000 01); the baseline plasma glucose level was significantly lower than that in the survival group (weighted mean difference -2. 30,95% CI -2. 36- -2.23; P< 0.000 01). Conclusions Acute hyperglycemia can significantly increase the risks of short-term mortality in patients with primary ICH. It is necessary to conduct a prospective randomized trial in order to investigate the effect of intensive glucose control on the prognosis of the patients with ICH.
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Objective To explore the influence on isthmic spondylolisthesis (IS) from lumbar vertebras facet joint orientation (FJO) variation. Methods The lumbar vertebras of 60 patients scanned by 16-slices spiral CT were collected, 30 cases with IS was defined as isthmic group;30 cases with normal lumbar vertebras was defined as control group, the FJO at L3-4, L4-5 and L5-S1 were measured in two groups. The difference between two groups were compared at three levels, the difference between both sides of the facet joint orientation also was compared;the measured data and the data of 60 patients from foreign literature were compared at three levels. Results The FJO in isthmic group were (47.9±6.3)° ,(37.5±7.3)° , (37.9±7.7)° at the right of L3-4, L4-5, L5-S1 levels respectively,the FJO in control group were (53.1 ± 7.3)° , (40.5±6.3)° , (38.5±7.3)° respectively, the FJO in isthmic group were (48.1±6.0)° , (37.9 ± 7.4)° , (37.6 ± 7.6)° at the left of L3-4, L4-5, L5-S1 levels respectively, the FJO in control group were (52.3 ± 7.6)° , (41.6 ± 6.0)° , (38.2 ± 7.2)° respectively. The significant difference was found at L3-4 and L4-5 levels (P < 0.05), the orientation was similar at L5-S1 level (P > 0.05). The difference between the both sides FJO of lumbar vertebras was not found at L3-4,L4-5 and L5-S1 levels (P >0.05). The same as the measured data and the corresponding data from foreign literature(P > 0.05 ). Conclusions It seems possible that the coronal FJO may be the phenotypic representation of the familial etiology of IS. It is helpful for the measurement of lumbar vertebras FJO to find IS early,it is important to reduce and release the IS.
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Objective To explore the value of dual energy CT displaying knee joint torn posterior cruciate ligament (PCL). Methods Ten cases with single knee joint torn PCL were scanned by 1.5 TMR and dual energy CT. By the use of postprocessing technique of muhiplanar reformation (MPR) and volume rendering technique (VRT), the CT value,length,thickness of PCL were assessed by paired t test respectively. Results MPR and VRT clearly displayed the PCL. The CT value of the patient sides and normal sides were(60.10±3.21), (72.98±7.35) HU(t=4.33,P=0.006), the length were(4.42±0.56),(4.14±0.49) cm (t=-1.20,P=0.285), the thickness of the attachment site and middle sire were (0.88±0.19), (0.58±0.10), (0.38±0.12) cm and (0.43±0.07), (0.39±0.03), (0.43±0.12) cm (t=-6.89,P=0.001;t=-4.38,P=0.007;t=0.85,P=0.587) respectively. Conclusion Dual energy CT can demonstrate clearly the ligament with three-dimension display,and may provide important information for diagnosis and per-surgical evaluation.