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【Objective】 To analyze the composition of urinary calculi in Longnan, Gansu province, and the relationship between the composition and clinical characteristics of patients, so as to provide reference for the prevention and treatment of this disease. 【Methods】 The composition of 500 cases of urinary calculi hospitalized in our department during Apr. 2021 and Feb.2023 were analyzed using the infrared spectrum stone composition analyzer. The clinical characteristics of the patients were evaluated and analyzed. 【Results】 The male-to-female ration of patients was 2.70∶1. Most patients aged 21 to 60 years (437, 87.4%). Most cases were ureteral calculi (72.8%), followed by renal calculi (22.2%), and bladder calculi (5.0%). There were 166 cases of calcium oxalate calculi, 293 cases of calcium oxalate + carbonated apatite calculi, 24 cases of calcium oxalate + carbonated apatite + hydroxyl apatite calculi, 4 cases of calcium oxalate + calcium bicarbonate calculi, 7 cases of urate calculi, 6 cases of carbonated apatite + struvite calculi. Oxalate calculi were the most common in all age groups, and urate calculi were the most common in the 21 to 40 age group. Calcium oxalate calculi were most common in the ureter (127, 76.5%), significantly higher than in other sites (χ2=3.222, P=0.020). Calcium oxalate + calcium hydrogen phosphate calculi was the least common in the bladder, significantly different from the other parts (χ2=2.092, P=0.037). Magnesium ammonium phosphate hexahydrate and/or calcium carbonate or calcium oxalate calculi were the most common in the kidney (50.0%), significantly different from the other parts (χ2=9.448, P=0.007). 【Conclusion】 In Longnan area, the incidence of urinary calculi is significantly higher in male than in female. Ureteral calculi are mainly composed of calcium oxalate + carbonated apatite and calcium oxalate. According to different risk factors, individual prevention programs should be developed.
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Extracellular vesicles (Evs) are important vectors for cell-cell communication and their potential value in the diagnosis and treatment of kidney diseases has been explored. Recent studies have revealed that changes in the level and characteristics of urinary extracellular vesicles from resident kidney cells are related to severity of various kidney diseases. Yet, circulating extracellular vesicles may also be altered in kidney disease. Circulating EVs and urinary EVs secreted by renal cells have been shown as potential early biomarkers of renal injury. EVs derived from repair cells such as mesenchymal stem cells also represent promising therapeutic agents for treatment of kidney diseases. Furthermore, engineered extracellular vesicles are being developed for specific therapy of certain kidney diseases. In conclusion, EVs may represent promising biomarkers for the detecting and monitoring of renal diseases, which has also the potential to be used as diagnostic and therapeutic tools. This review focuses on the utility of extracellular vesicles as therapeutic and diagnostic tools in kidney diseases and future prospective of EVs research.
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Aspiration is the entry of oropharyngeal or gastric contents into the lower respiratory tract through the glottis, a common and important cause of death in elderly patients due to lung infections.However, a lack of accurate and rapid clinical methods for the diagnosis of aspiration leads to misdiagnosis, missed diagnosis or delayed diagnosis of aspiration, especially aspiration pneumonia.In recent years, with further research into the mechanisms of aspiration syndromes, multiple aspiration biomarkers with potential and clinical translational value have been found, and may help early detection of aspiration and have important and practical significance for elderly health.Therefore, this article reviews aspiration biomarkers such as pepsin, α-amylase, bile acid and other potential biomarkers as well as current relevant research, detection methods, their clinical value and prospects concerning challenges and directions of innovation in future research.
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It is an urgent need for the development of medical and health undertakings in the new era to build a high-quality university education system and cultivate high-quality personnel for laboratory medicine. In the process of building a national first-class specialty, the medical laboratory technology specialty of Southern Medical University adheres to the concept of high-quality university education and improves the training level of laboratory medicine personnel through the teaching reform practice of constructing the whole-process moral education system, systematical training mode, internationalized teaching team, and intelligent teaching technology. In this paper, we analyzed the connotation and construction experience of a high-quality university education system of laboratory medicine, in order to increase the exchange and communication between different colleges and universities, and make contributions to the national strategic goal of building a powerful country in education before 2035.
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Objective:To envaluate the effect of public cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in Ningnan Mountain area.Methods:Using the method of convenient sampling, 775 people in Ningnan Mountain area were investigated about CPR and first aid knowledge by questionnaire from January to December 2019. The awareness rate of CPR, operation score, and operation qualification rate of the public before and after CPR training in the primary trauma treatment (PTC) mode were observed.Results:After PTC training, the public's CPR knowledge score, operation score and operation qualification rate, in terms of first aid telephone, consciousness judgment method, identification of respiratory arrest, artificial respiration implementation method, effective CPR indication and extrathoracic cardiac compression position were significantly improved [first aid telephone score: 82.68±8.54 vs. 60.25±10.38, consciousness judgment method score: 79.46±10.82 vs. 58.35±9.26, identification of respiratory arrest score: 80.85±9.64 vs. 59.26±11.45, artificial respiration implementation method score: 81.54±9.48 vs. 56.47±10.54, extrathoracic cardiac compression site score: 80.35±10.48 vs. 59.56±9.85, effective indication of CPR score: 81.02±9.45 vs. 58.21±8.69, operation assessment score: 60.25±10.45 vs. 50.38±9.68, operation assessment qualified rate: 60.39% (468/775) vs. 12.13% (94/775), all P < 0.05]. Conclusion:PTC mode is helpful to improve the effect of public CPR training, which is worthy of clinical promotion.
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Objective:To investigate the effect of nutritional status and comfortability of early postoperative diet of patients following sedated colonoscopic polypectomy.Methods:A total of 300 patients who undergoing sedated colonoscopic polypectomy were randomly divided into normal group and experimental group 1, group 2, with 100 cases in each group. The control group received total fasting with intravenous infusion, oral clear fluids were begun up on the first postoperative day and solid foods on the fourth day. In the experimental group 1 and group 2, clear fluids were begun up to six hours or two hours after surgery, respectively, followed by semi-liquid on the first postoperative day, and solid food three days later. The clinical outcomes such as time of first defecation, hospitalization time, abdominal pain, hypoglycemial reaction, bleeding volume and nausea/vomiting was recorded between three groups. In addition, the nutritional status and comfortability was compared by using serum albumin detection and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), respectively.Results:The time of first defecation were (22.46±2.96) hours and (21.54±2.17) hours in the experimental group 1 and group 2, significantly shorter than that in the control group (26.37±4.87) hours; meanwhile, the time of first defecation were significantly decreased in the experimental group 2 compared to the experimental group 1, the difference was statistically significant ( F value was 51.812, P<0.05). The rate of hypoglycemial reaction were 5.10% (5/98) and 2.04% (2/98) in the experimental group 1 and group 2, significantly lower than that in the control group 13.40% (13/97), the difference was statistically significant ( χ2 value was 10.582, P<0.05). After 5th day of surgery, the level of serum albumin were (36.16±6.44) g/L and (36.55±6.57) g/L in the experimental group 1 and group 2, significantly higher than those in the control group (33.97±5.91) g/L, the difference was statistically significant ( F value was 4.732, P<0.05). However, there was no significant difference in the VAS scores among the three groups ( P>0.05). Conclusion:Two hours after sedated colonoscopic polypectomy oral feeding can obviously promote the recovery of gastrointestinal function, which does not increase the occurrence of postoperative complications, and promote the postoperative recovery of the patients.
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Objective To analyze the epidemic characteristics and influencing factors of influenza outbreaks in Xinwu District of Wuxi City from 2017 to 2019, and to provide a basis for the prevention and control of influenza outbreaks in schools. Methods The 2017-2019 influenza data was retrieved from the China Influenza Surveillance Information System and the Public Health Emergency Management System. A descriptive epidemiology method was used to analyze the characteristics of the influenza outbreaks. The related factors on the epidemic intensity and duration were analyzed. Results From 2017 to 2019, a total of 26 influenza outbreaks occurred in Xinwu District, with a cumulative total of 927 cases and an average prevalence rate of 1.74%. The outbreaks mainly occurred between November and April of the following year, accounting for 100%. The outbreaks all occurred in schools, with primary schools accounting for 88.46% (23/26) and kindergartens accounting for 11.54% (3/26) of the total. The main influenza viruses that caused influenza outbreaks were B/Victoria and B/Yamagata, which accounted for 65.60% (164/250) and 16.40% (41/250), respectively, followed by influenza A/H3N2, which accounted for 16% (40/250). The epidemic intensity was related to the number of students (P < 0.05), and the duration of the epidemic was related to the type of schools and the reporting time of the epidemic (P < 0.05). Conclusion The outbreaks of influenza had obvious seasonality, and occurred mainly in schools. Improving the timeliness of epidemic reporting and taking timely control measures are the key to controlling influenza outbreaks in schools.
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Objective@#To investigate the image quality of ultralow-dose CT (ULDCT) of the chest reconstructed using a cycle-consistent generative adversarial network (CycleGAN)-based deep learning method in the evaluation of pulmonary tuberculosis. @*Materials and Methods@#Between June 2019 and November 2019, 103 patients (mean age, 40.8 ± 13.6 years; 61 men and 42 women) with pulmonary tuberculosis were prospectively enrolled to undergo standard-dose CT (120 kVp with automated exposure control), followed immediately by ULDCT (80 kVp and 10 mAs). The images of the two successive scans were used to train the CycleGAN framework for image-to-image translation. The denoising efficacy of the CycleGAN algorithm was compared with that of hybrid and model-based iterative reconstruction. Repeated-measures analysis of variance and Wilcoxon signedrank test were performed to compare the objective measurements and the subjective image quality scores, respectively. @*Results@#With the optimized CycleGAN denoising model, using the ULDCT images as input, the peak signal-to-noise ratio and structural similarity index improved by 2.0 dB and 0.21, respectively. The CycleGAN-generated denoised ULDCT images typically provided satisfactory image quality for optimal visibility of anatomic structures and pathological findings, with a lower level of image noise (mean ± standard deviation [SD], 19.5 ± 3.0 Hounsfield unit [HU]) than that of the hybrid (66.3 ± 10.5 HU, p 0.908). The CycleGAN-generated images showed the highest contrast-to-noise ratios for the pulmonary lesions, followed by the model-based and hybrid iterative reconstruction. The mean effective radiation dose of ULDCT was 0.12 mSv with a mean 93.9% reduction compared to standard-dose CT. @*Conclusion@#The optimized CycleGAN technique may allow the synthesis of diagnostically acceptable images from ULDCT of the chest for the evaluation of pulmonary tuberculosis.
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Objective@#To investigate the image quality of ultralow-dose CT (ULDCT) of the chest reconstructed using a cycle-consistent generative adversarial network (CycleGAN)-based deep learning method in the evaluation of pulmonary tuberculosis. @*Materials and Methods@#Between June 2019 and November 2019, 103 patients (mean age, 40.8 ± 13.6 years; 61 men and 42 women) with pulmonary tuberculosis were prospectively enrolled to undergo standard-dose CT (120 kVp with automated exposure control), followed immediately by ULDCT (80 kVp and 10 mAs). The images of the two successive scans were used to train the CycleGAN framework for image-to-image translation. The denoising efficacy of the CycleGAN algorithm was compared with that of hybrid and model-based iterative reconstruction. Repeated-measures analysis of variance and Wilcoxon signedrank test were performed to compare the objective measurements and the subjective image quality scores, respectively. @*Results@#With the optimized CycleGAN denoising model, using the ULDCT images as input, the peak signal-to-noise ratio and structural similarity index improved by 2.0 dB and 0.21, respectively. The CycleGAN-generated denoised ULDCT images typically provided satisfactory image quality for optimal visibility of anatomic structures and pathological findings, with a lower level of image noise (mean ± standard deviation [SD], 19.5 ± 3.0 Hounsfield unit [HU]) than that of the hybrid (66.3 ± 10.5 HU, p 0.908). The CycleGAN-generated images showed the highest contrast-to-noise ratios for the pulmonary lesions, followed by the model-based and hybrid iterative reconstruction. The mean effective radiation dose of ULDCT was 0.12 mSv with a mean 93.9% reduction compared to standard-dose CT. @*Conclusion@#The optimized CycleGAN technique may allow the synthesis of diagnostically acceptable images from ULDCT of the chest for the evaluation of pulmonary tuberculosis.
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Objective@#To understand current situation and associated factors of brucellosis infection among students in Mongolian middle school in Abaga Banner, and to provide basis for further development of prevention and treatment strategies.@*Methods@#Serological examinations were performed on pupils and middle school students in a Mongolian middle school in Abaga Banner. Questionnaire surveys were used to investigate students knowledge of eating behaviors related to brucellosis infection.@*Results@#A total of 500 primary and middle school students were investigated, and 6 cases of brucellosis were confirmed, and the infection rate was 1.20%. There were 4 cases of male infection and 2 cases of female infection. The infection rate in boys (1.61%) was higher than that of girls (0.79%). Higher proportion was found in 14-year-old group (n=3), accounting for 17.40%. The residence period of 10-15 years includes 6 cases of all infected persons. The number of infections in Narenbaolige Town was 4, accounting for 23.40%. Univariate logistic regression analysis shows that frequent consumption of unsterilized dairy products, milking, processing lambs or slugs and infected cloth The disease was positively correlated (OR=11.80, 139.14, 8.02, P<0.05). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that milking was positively correlated with brucellosis infection(OR=20.19, 95%CI=2.01-202.74, P=0.01).@*Conclusion@#The brucellosis infection of Mongolian primary and middle school students in Abaga Banner is related to a variety of related dietary factors, and its prevention and treatment should be strengthened.
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Objective:To explore the application value of primary trauma treatment (PTC) teaching mode in special professional cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) guide training.Methods:Cluster sampling method was adopted, and the residents' committee selected special occupation population from every town/sub-district office in the southern mountainous area of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region for CPR training. A monthly session was held from January to December 2019, with personnel trained by traditional operation teaching and individual practice method from January to June 2019 as the control group and personnel trained by PTC teaching mode from July to December 2019 as the observation group. The two groups of trainers, training objectives and assessment standards were consistent. Questionnaire survey was conducted at the beginning and end of each training period, including the degree of mastery of first-aid knowledge and skills and the level of self-efficacy, etc., to evaluate the training effect.Results:There were 503 trainees in each group, and there was no significant difference in gender, age, education and occupation distribution between the two groups. There was no significant difference in the first aid principles, CPR skill level and self-efficacy between the two groups before the training. The first aid principle, CPR skills level and self-efficacy of the two groups after training were all improved, and the principle of first aid and CPR skills level in the observation group was obviously higher than that in the control group (first aid related concepts: 4.39±0.76 vs. 3.87±0.89, gold life-saving time: 5.71±0.49 vs. 4.53±0.62, the meaning of the first witnesses: 5.33±0.82 vs. 4.18±0.78, cardiac, respiratory cardiac arrest in the judgment: 5.12±0.73 vs. 4.07±0.73, CPR skills: 5.29±0.64 vs. 4.15±0.71, all P < 0.05). The self-efficacy score of the observation group was significantly higher than that of the control group (emergency attitude: 18.17±1.24 vs. 17.35±1.25, self-efficacy: 13.56±1.54 vs. 11.35±1.26, behavioral intention: 9.56±0.84 vs. 8.92±0.95, all P < 0.05). Conclusion:The application of PTC teaching mode in the training of CPR guidelines for special professions has significant effects, which can effectively help special professions to master CPR knowledge and skills, and has promotion value.
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The high incidence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and high mortality of critical patients have posed a great challenge to global public health resources. Currently there are no specific antiviral drugs and vaccines available for COVID-19, which has drawn the attention to the usefulness of convalescent plasma (CP) again, so the application of CP in the adult patients with COVID-19 is reviewed. The main contents include the possible mechanism of CP, the evidence of CP in the treatment of COVID-19 patients, the safety of clinical application of CP and the main factors affecting the clinical effect of CP, which may provide some basis for clinicians to choose CP for the treatment of adult patients with COVID-19.
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Objective:To investigate the implementation effect of micro-video assisted physiological theory teaching based on functional experiments.Methods:There were 140 clinical undergraduates (control group) from Class 1 and Class 2, and 123 clinical undergraduates (experimental group) from Class3 and Class 4 of Batch 2017 in our university who were involved in this study. The control group adopted traditional teaching method, the experimental group adopted micro-videos to assist traditional teaching in the teaching of selected chapters, and these micro-videos were collected from the recording and editing of functional experiments. After the course, questionnaire survey in terms of course design, implementation and effect, as well as final exanimation performance analysis were conducted to evaluate the teaching effect. SPSS 17.0 was used for t test. Results:The final examination scores of the experimental group were significantly higher than those of the control group [(81.02±9.64) vs. (73.41±11.39)], with significant differences ( t=-5.805, P<0.001). Among them, the scores of Chapter 2 of the two groups were [(8.07±0.94) vs. (6.14±1.05), t=-15.616, P<0.001)], the scores of Chapter 4 were [(16.16±1.79) vs. (10.90±2.23), t=-20.903, P<0.001)], and the scores of Chapter 6 were [(6.04±0.53) vs. (5.82±0.78), t=-2.638, P=0.009)], all with significant differences. 100% of questionnaires were recovered, and more than 90% of students were interested in this teaching method which could strengthen their understanding of the key and difficulties in physiology and was also helpful to cultivate their ability of induction and summarization. Conclusion:Micro-videos based on functional experiments assisted teaching can improve the teaching effect of physiology, and it's worth popularizing.
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Objective:To analyze the knowledge, skills and self-efficacy of cardiopulmonary resuscitation among the public in mountainous areas of southern Ningxia, and provide scientific support for the popularization of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.Methods:According to inclusion and exclusion criteria, a total of 1 503 inhabitants in Ningxia district (Jan. 2018 to Jan. 2019) were chosen as research samples. The general data was analyzed; the self-made questionnaire was applied to evaluate the inhabitants ′ theory knowledge, skill mastery and self-efficacy by professional nurses. Multiple linear regression was used to analyze the influence factors of theory knowledge and skill mastery degree. Results:A total of 1 503 valid questionnaires were collected, the assessment scores of theory knowledge, skill mastery and overall self-efficacy were (53.11±12.34), (62.64±18.35) and (6.09±2.18) points; According to demographic characteristics, multiple linear regression indicated that the influence factors of theory knowledge and skill mastery assessment scores included age, occupational distribution, education backgrounds, training conditions, time of taking training to survey, "onlooker" experience and self-efficacy indicators ( t/ F values were 5.723, 4.393, 5.817, 6.435, 5.990, 6.438, 6.631, P<0.01). The positive correlations were assumed ( r values were 0.012, 0.016, P<0.05) . Conclusion:In Ningxia, the inhabitants generally have low theory knowledge, skill mastery and self-efficacy levels. Therefore, the relevant medical institutions shall enhance the inhabitants ′ cardio-pulmonary resuscitation training through multiple methods and approaches.
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Objective:To evaluate the efficacy of Lanqin oral liquid combined with Azithromycin in treating mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia children with syndrome of heat-toxicity blocking lung. Methods:A total of 82 children with mycoplasma pneumoniae from January of 2017 to January of 2019 who met the inclusion criteria were divided into two groups according to the random number table method with 41 patients in each group. The control group was given with Azithromycin sequential therapy, and the observation group was given with Lanqin oral liquid on the basis of conventional western medicine. Both groups were treated for 7 days. Scores of symptoms and signs were evaluated before and after treatment, serum levels of IL-4 and tumor necrosis TNF-α were detected by ELISA method, the disappearance time of fever, cough, dry and wet ralogue and wheezing were observed and recored, adverse reactions occurred during treatment were recorded, and the clinical efficacy was evaluated. Results:The total effective rate of the observation group and the control group was 95.1% (39/41) and 75.6% (31/41), respectively, and the difference was statistically significant ( χ2=4.783, P=0.029). The antipyretic time, cough disappearance time, dry and wet ralogue disappearance time, and wheezing disappearance time of the observation group were significantly shorter than those of the control group ( t=9.312, 8.740, 7.350, 12.467, respectively, all Ps<0.001). After treatment, the scores of cough, fever, wheezing, thirst, phlegm yellow thick and difficultly coughing in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group ( t=14.350, 16.779, 18.005, 17.441, 23.633, respectively, all Ps<0.001). After treatment, the scores of cough, fever, wheezing, thirst, yellow thick phlegm and difficultly in coughing in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group ( t=14.350, 16.779, 18.005, 17.441, 23.633, respectively, all Ps<0.001). After treatment, serum levels of IL-4 (12.56 ± 1.80 ng/L vs. 17.09 ± 2.78 ng/L, t=8.758) and TNF-α (14.08 ± 2.15 ng/L vs. 20.04 ± 2.93 ng/L, t=10.501) of the observation group were significantly lower than those of the control group ( P<0.01). The incidence of adverse reactions in the control group and the observation group was 17.07% (7/41) and 19.51% (8/41) respectively, and the difference was not statistically significant ( P>0.05). Conclusions:Lanqin oral liquid combined with Azithromycin can improve symptoms of mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia children and down-regulate serum levels of IL-6 and TNF-α, increase the efficacy with safety.
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Ricin is a highly toxic type 2 ribosome-inactivating protein (RIP) which is extracted from the seeds of castor beans. Ricin is considered a potential bioterror agent and no effective antidote for ricin exists so far. In this study, by structural modification of a retrograde transport blocker Retro-2, a series of novel compounds were obtained. The primary screen revealed that compound has an improved anti-ricin activity compare to positive control. pre-exposure evaluation in Madin-Darby Canine Kidney (MDCK) cells demonstrated that is a powerful anti-ricin compound with an EC of 41.05 nmol/L against one LC (lethal concentration, 5.56 ng/mL) of ricin. Further studies surprisingly indicated that confers post-exposure activity against ricin intoxication. An study showed that 1 h post-exposure administration of can improve the survival rate as well as delay the death of ricin-intoxicated mice. A drug combination of with monoclonal antibody mAb4C13 rescued mice from one LD (lethal dose) ricin challenge and the survival rate of tested animals is 100%. These results represent, for the first time, indication that small molecule retrograde transport blocker confers both and post-exposure protection against ricin and therefore provides a promising candidate for the development of anti-ricin medicines.
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Objective@#To evaluate the performance of serum mannose-binding lectin(MBL) using Luminex magnetic bead immunoassay, and further clarify the value of serum MBL in the patients of renal transplantation.@*Methods@#A retrospective study based on 110 patients who had underwent renal transplantation in Peking University First Hospital from February 2012 to May 2016 was carried out, and 50 healthy persons were selected as controls. The precision, linearity and correlation of serum MBL were evaluated using Luminex magnetic bead immunoassay, and compared with the traditional ELISA method. The frequency of infection and clinical rejection after transplantation was evaluated according to serum pre-transplant MBL level before transplantation, based on the Luminex method. Statistics analysis was implemented with SPSS 19.0 and MedCalc 12.7.0 software.@*Results@#The repeatability precision and inter-day precision were less than 7.15% and 8.44% respectively, and linear range was 0.05-11 233.00 μg/L detected by Luminex immunoassay.The linear range of MBL detected by ELISA was 3.20-4 202.70 μg/L. The Luminex method had a wider range compared with ELISA. Correlation analysis showed that the regression equation was Y=1.248 6X+231.81, and the correlation coefficient was r=0.978 (P<0.01). Bland-Altman analysis showed that the average deviation percentage was 37.4% (95%CI 33.7%-41.1%).The median (quartile) of pre-transplant serum MBL was 4 164.00 (2 124.00, 7 064.50) μg/L. Patients with a serum MBL<4 164.00 μg/L and MBL≥4 164.00 μg/L were defined as low-and high-level group, respectively. The incidence of infection among the low-level group and high-level group was 47.4% (27/57) and 28.3% (15/53)respectively, which showed a statistical difference(χ2=4.230, P<0.05). The incidence of rejection among the low-level group and high-level group was 43.9% (25/57) and 20.8% (11/53)respectively, which also showed a statistical difference(χ2=6.659, P<0.05).@*Conclusions@#The Luminex magnetic bead immunoassay has a wider linearity compared with ELISA in detecting serum MBL. Additionally, serum pre-transplant MBL level has a good predictive value for the infection and rejection reaction after transplantation.
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Objective:To evaluate the performance of serum mannose-binding lectin(MBL) using Luminex magnetic bead immunoassay, and further clarify the value of serum MBL in the patients of renal transplantation.Methods:A retrospective study based on 110 patients who had underwent renal transplantation in Peking University First Hospital from February 2012 to May 2016 was carried out, and 50 healthy persons were selected as controls. The precision, linearity and correlation of serum MBL were evaluated using Luminex magnetic bead immunoassay, and compared with the traditional ELISA method. The frequency of infection and clinical rejection after transplantation was evaluated according to serum pre-transplant MBL level before transplantation, based on the Luminex method. Statistics analysis was implemented with SPSS 19.0 and MedCalc 12.7.0 software.Results:The repeatability precision and inter-day precision were less than 7.15% and 8.44% respectively, and linear range was 0.05-11 233.00 μg/L detected by Luminex immunoassay.The linear range of MBL detected by ELISA was 3.20-4 202.70 μg/L. The Luminex method had a wider range compared with ELISA. Correlation analysis showed that the regression equation was Y=1.248 6 X+231.81, and the correlation coefficient was r=0.978 ( P<0.01). Bland-Altman analysis showed that the average deviation percentage was 37.4% (95 %CI 33.7%-41.1%).The median (quartile) of pre-transplant serum MBL was 4 164.00 (2 124.00, 7 064.50) μg/L. Patients with a serum MBL<4 164.00 μg/L and MBL≥4 164.00 μg/L were defined as low-and high-level group, respectively. The incidence of infection among the low-level group and high-level group was 47.4% (27/57) and 28.3% (15/53)respectively, which showed a statistical difference(χ 2=4.230, P<0.05). The incidence of rejection among the low-level group and high-level group was 43.9% (25/57) and 20.8% (11/53)respectively, which also showed a statistical difference(χ 2=6.659, P<0.05). Conclusions:The Luminex magnetic bead immunoassay has a wider linearity compared with ELISA in detecting serum MBL. Additionally, serum pre-transplant MBL level has a good predictive value for the infection and rejection reaction after transplantation.
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Objective@#To define radiographic features that response to serial casting and bracing for progressive early-onset scoliosis (EOS).@*Methods@#A retrospective study of a total of 20 patients (10 females and 10 males) with complete radiographic data diagnosed as progressive early onset scoliosis treated with serial cast or brace for at least 12 months in the 306th Hospital of PLA from June 2011 to April 2018. Ages at initial diagnosis were all less than 5 years old. They were divided into two groups according to the main curve degree, those with cobbs angles more than 50 degree treated with serial cast, or else with brace. All the cases have radiographs of pretreatment, posttreatment, and last follow-up, and anteroposterior (lateral) film of the full length spine in standing position were taken to evaluate magnitudes and balance of coronal and sagittal malformations. We compared the general data of the two groups by independent sample t test and that of pretreatment, posttreatment and the last follow-up by paired-sample t test.@*Results@#According to the effective standard of not less than 10 degrees improvement, 9 of them were effective, 4 cast and 5 brace, the effective rates were 44.44% and 45.45%, 3 cases from brace group progressed. The magnitudes of the main curve improved significantly after the first treatment of cast and brace (55.4±24.36 vs 42.35±23.62) degree (t=5.850, P=0.000), and at the last follow up, the curve decreased slightly compared of that before interventions (55.4±24.36 vs 51.8±26.33). The compensatory curves, segmental kyphosis, thoracic kyphosis, lumbar lordosis, balance of both coronal and sagittal also had no significant differences between the primal and the latest follow up. The widths 159.63±19.27 mm, 160.81±14.54 mm, 176.08±28.10 mm (t=3.942, P=0.001; t=-3.096, P=0.006) and heights 153.78±29.24 mm, 161.14±29.53 mm, 175.01±36.91 mm of the thoracic were significantly different between pre-posttreatment and the last follow up (t=-5.950, P=0.000; t=-3.997, P=0.001). Serial cast and brace application can preserve the growth of the thorax.@*Conclusion@#Serial cast and brace are viable growth friendly methods to deal with progressed EOS, Although a cure improvement cannot be always expected, they can stabilize relatively large curves in young children and may help delay eventual surgical intervention.
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Objective@#To investigate the clinical effects of first generation epithelial growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) compared with platinum-based chemotherapy as first-line therapy in advanced lung adenocarcinoma patients with uncommon EGFR mutations.@*Methods@#Clinical data of 4 276 patients diagnosed as advanced lung adenocarcinoma (ⅢB/Ⅳ) underwent EGFR gene detection at the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University from January 2012 to February 2018 were collected and 99 cases with uncommon EGFR mutations were selected. The clinical pathological features, treatment outcomes, treatment options and prognosis after first-line treatment of the 99 cases were analysed and compared with other patients with common EGFR mutations.@*Results@#The objective response rates of patients with uncommon EGFR mutations receiving EGFR-TKIs or platinum-based chemotherapy were 33.0% and 27.1%, respectively. The disease control rates were 76.5% and 87.5%, respectively. The progression-free survival (PFS) of patients treated with EGFR-TKIs was 7.2 months, significantly superior than 4.9 months of patients receiving chemotherapy (P=0.009). The overall survival of patients treated with EGFR-TKIs was 14.3 months, significantly worse than 20.7 months of patients receiving chemotherapy (P=0.034). Multivariate analysis showed that distant metastases (P=0.001) and smoking history (P=0.013) were independent prognostic factors for OS of lung adenocarcinoma patients with EGFR uncommon mutations.@*Conclusions@#Compared with chemotherapy, the usage of first generation of EGFR-TKIs as first-line therapy can improve the short-term efficacy of advanced lung adenocarcinoma patients with EGFR uncommon mutations. However, platinum-based chemotherapy shows a longer overall survival.