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Molecular nuclear medicine is a new subject that uses nuclear medicine technology to study the changes of molecular level in organisms in order to understand their functional changes. 2021 Radiological Society of North America annual meeting has more than 40 academic reports on molecular nuclear medicine. The main content includes new tracers and new imaging methods in tumors (prostate cancer, breast cancer, rectal cancer, etc.) and other diseases (Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Alzheimer′s disease, Parkinson′s disease, etc.). This article reviews the relevant research progress.
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Objective:To explore the prognostic value of combined fibrinogen/albumin ratio (FAR) and CA724 in patients with stage Ⅱ/Ⅲ gastric cancer after radical resection.Methods:A total of 932 patients were enrolled in the study, and the best cut-off values of CEA, FAR, NLR and other variables were obtained through ROC curve analysis. According to the FAR-CA724 score, patients were divided into 3 groups: FAR-CA724=0 (CA724<3.43 ng/ml and FAR<0.083), FAR-CA724=1 (CA724≥3.43 ng/ml and FAR≥0.083) and FAR-CA724=2 (CEA≥3.43 ng/ml and FAR≥0.083).Results:After FAR-CA724 grouping, the patient's age (χ 2=12.02, P=0.002), gender (χ 2=15.91, P<0.001), tumor size (χ 2=18.22, P<0.001), hypertension (χ 2=6.35, P=0.042), tumor location (χ 2=26.09, P<0.001), degree of differentiation (χ 2=12.46, P=0.002) and pTNM staging (χ 2=6.68, P=0.035) are significantly different. Survival analysis showed that there were significant differences in OS between the three groups of patients (FAR-CA724=0, 1, and 2: 88.2%, 64.3% and 37.8%, respectively, P<0.001). By multivariate analysis FAR-CA724 is an independent risk factor affecting OS in patients with stage Ⅱ/Ⅲ gastric cancer after radical surgery. Conclusions:Preoperative FAR-CA724 may be a potential blood marker for predicting the prognosis of GC patients.
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Breast MRI has already become a powerful tool for radiologists and clinicians.Currently,DWI and DCE-MRI are the imaging methods of choice for breast MR imaging.In recent years,in the diagnosis of breast diseases,the development of new MRI technology,such as Sodium MRI,chemical energy saturation transfer (CEST) and blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD)-MRI are expected to provide more promising parameters,and breast radiomics and radiogenomics have also become hot topics.Clinical applications of MRI in breast cancer were reviewed in this paper.
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Objective To explore the value of multimodal magnetic resonance myocardial perfusion imaging (MR-MPI)in detecting myocardial viability of coronary heart disease.Methods 52 patients suspected or diagnosed coronary heart disease confirmed with SPECT myocardial perfusion and had MR-MPI examination were collected.MR-MPI protocol included double inversion T2WI fat suppressed imaging,diffusion weighted imaging(DWI),resting perfusion and dipyridamole myocardial perfusion.Results In 52 patients,the sensitivity,specificity,positive predictive value and negative predictive value of MR-MPI were 89.13%,66.67%,95.35% and 44.44% respectively.Conclusion MR-MPI can effectively detect myocardial viability in coronary heart disease.MR-MPI exhibits high clinical value for qualitative evaluation of degree of the myocardial ischemic coronary heart disease.
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Objective To evaluate the effects of different concentrations and different duration of sevoflurane anesthesia on cognitive function in mice.Methods Fifty adult male C57BL/6 mice,weighing 20-24 g,aged 10 weeks,were randomly divided into 5 groups (n =10 each) using a random number table:control group (group C),1.3％ sevoflurane inhaled for0.5 h group (group S1),1.3％ sevoflurane inhaled for 2.0 h group (group S2),2.5％ sevoflurane inhaled for 2.0 h group (group S3),and 2.5％ sevoflurane inhaled for 4.0 h group (group S4).At 2 weeks after anesthesia,Morris water maze test was performed,and the escape latency and frequency of crossing the original platform were recorded.After the end of the test,the mice were sacrificed,and brains were removed to detect the expression of 2B subunit-containing N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NR2B) and activated caspase-3 in the hippocampus.Results Compared with group C,the escape latency was significantly shortened,and the frequency of crossing the original platform was increased in S1-3 groups,and the escape latency was prolonged,and no significant change was found in the frequency of crossing the original platform in group S4.Compared with group C,the expression of NR2B in hippocampal tissues was up-regulated in S1-4 groups,and the expression of activated caspase-3 in hippocampal tissues was up-regulated in S3 and S4 groups.Conclusion The reason for different effects of sevoflurane anesthesia on cognitive function is related to the concentration and duration in mice.
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Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of ozone injection combined with extracorporeal shock wave in treatment of arthritis of perishoulderr.Methods 120 patients with arthritis of perishoulderr and treated were choiced,they were randomly divided into two groups.Patients in group C were performanced extracorporeal shock wave treatment.Patients in group H were performanced with ozone injection combined with extracorporeal shock wave.Visu-al analogue score(VAS)and rane of motion(ROM)were used to evaluate the therapeutic effect.Results There was no significant difference between the two groups preoperation.Then significant difference of VAS in the two groups for 1week,1 month,3 months and 6 months after treatment showed respectively as (4.56 ±0.27)points vs.(2.49 ± 0.25)points,t =43.57,(3.96 ±0.23)points vs.(1.86 ±0.29)points,t =43.95,(3.36 ±0.20)points vs.(1.79 ± 0.25)points,t =36.51,(3.98 ±0.23)points vs.(2.09 ±0.27)points,t =41.29,P <0.05;The ROM data were respectively(55 ±18)points vs.(67 ±16)points,t =3.86,(60 ±20)points vs.(72 ±18)points,t =3.45,(56 ±19) points vs.(78 ±15),t =7.04,(46 ±18)points vs.(77 ±14)points,t =10.53,P <0.05.Patients feeled pain eased significantly in group H was significantly higher than group C in 6 month postoperativeiy.(χ2 =38.90,P <0.01;χ2 =8.91,P <0.05).Conclusion There is significant effect in patients with arthritis of perishoulderr treated by com-bined ozone injection with extracorporeal shock wave.
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Objective To explore the effect of neural stem cells (NSCs) transplantation on neurogenesis in an alzheimer' disease mouse model and its related mechanism.Methods A total of 16 12-month old aPP/PS1 double transgenic aD mice were randomly divided into two groups:NSC group (receiving NSCs transplantation in the bilateral hippocampi,n=8) and PBS group as the negative control group (receiving an equal quantity of 0.01M/L phosphate buffer saline,n=8).another 8 wild type mice without any treatment were selected as the positive control group (Wt group).at five weeks after transplantation,the expressions of doublecortin (DCX) and nestin in the hippocampal dentate gyrus (DG) and subgranular zone (SGZ) were analyzed by immunofluorescence staining,the number of positive cells in these regions were counted by confocal microscopy,and Morris water maze (MWM) test was used to assess cognitive function in all mice.Results NSC group showed the enhanced spatial learning and memory ability in Morris water maze (MWM) as compared to PBS group,but it was still lower than that in Wt mice (both P＜0.05).Immunofluorescence staining showed NSCs induced the increased positive cells expressing DCX and nestin in the NSC group as compared with PBS group (F＝85.400 and 55.687,both P＜0.001).However,the number of DCX positive cells was still lower in NSC group than in Wt group (P＜0.05).There was no significant difference in the number of Nestin-positive cells between the NSC group and the Wt group (P＞ 0.05).Conclusions NSCs transplantation can promote endogenous neurogenesis via the increased expression of DCX-and Nestin positive cells in the hippocampal DG/SGZ in aD mice,which improves the cognitive abilities in aD mice in some extent.
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Objective To investigate the effect of different durations of low-concentration isoflurane anesthesia on the expression of 2B subunits-containing N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NR2B) in the hippocampus of mice.Methods Forty C57BL/6 mice, aged 10 weeks, weighing 20-24 g, were randomly divided into 5 groups (n=8 each) using a random number table: control group (group C);0.7％-1.0％ isoflurane inhaled for 30 min group (group I1);0.7％-1.0％ isoflurane inhaled for 2 h group (group I2);0.7％-1.0％ isoflurane inhaled for 4 h group (group I3);0.7％-1.0％ isoflurane inhaled for 6 h group (group I4).Morris water maze test was carried out at 48 h after the end of anesthesia, and the escape latency and frequency of crossing the original platform were recorded.The mice were sacrificed after the end of the test, and the hippocampi were removed for determination of the expression of activated caspase-3 and NR2B (using Western blot analysis).Results Compared with group C, the escape latency was significantly shortened, and the frequency of crossing the original platform was increased in I1 and I2 groups, no significant changes were found in the activated caspase-3 expression, and the expression of NR2B was up-regulated in I1, I2 and I3 groups, and the escape latency was prolonged, the frequency of crossing the original platform was decreased, the activated caspase-3 expression was up-regulated, and the expression of NR2B was down-regulated in group I4.Conclusion The mechanism underlying the effect produced by different durations of low-concentration isoflurane anesthesia on the cognitive function is related to the expression of NR2B in the hippocampus of mice.
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BACKGROUND:Buccal Multiloop Removable Appliance can interceptively correct mutiple adolescent malocclusions. But the clinical problem of Buccal Multiloop fatigue fracture is not solved yet. How to prolong the fatigue fracture cycle is stil in the research stage. OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of different temperature of heat treatment on the Buccal Multiloop fatigue fracture cycle, thereby to select a relatively optimal method to enhance the fatigue fracture cycle. METHODS: Thirty-five left HL-2 Buccal Mltiloops were divided into seven groups according to different ways of heat treatment. Each group consisted of five samples. They were an untreated group, three pre-bending groups (320, 420, 520℃ heat treatment before bending) and three post-bending groups (320, 420, 520℃ heat treatment after bending). The dental stainless steel wires and Buccal Multiloop were respectively treated by low-temperature annealing. The data were recorded and evaluated after the samples tested by the 3D Simulating Movement of TMJ Testing Machine. The features of fatigue fracture were observed by scanning electron microscope. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The mean values of the Buccal Multiloop fatigue fracture cycle from largest to smalest were as folows: 520℃ pre-bending group > 420℃ pre-bending group > 320℃ pre-bending group > untreated group > 520℃ post-bending group > 320℃ post-bending group > 420℃ post-bending group. The fatigue fracture cycle of Buccal Multiloop made of the dental stainless steel wires after 520℃ annealing treatment was longer than others. By the observation of scanning electron microscope, the fracture crack extension area had the tendency to expand, transient interruption was delayed and the tissue structure became more uniform.
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BACKGROUND:The self-ligating bracket is superior to the conventional bracket in orthodontic treatment, but there are a lot of controversies. At present, researchers have different views on the function of self-ligating brackets. OBJECTIVE:To summarize the comparative study of self-ligating brackets and conventional brackest with the direction and development in recent years. METHODS:A computer-based search of PubMed (2000-2014) and CNKI (2000-2014) databases was done for relevant articles, using the key words of “self-ligating brackets; conventional orthodontic brackets” in English and Chinese, respectively. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Self-locking brackets saves chair side time, which has been confirmed and accepted. There are different views for the issue that self-ligating brackets can reduce friction in orthodontic treatment. It is widely accepted that, the self-ligating brackets using thin round wire had less friction than the conventional brackets; whether the friction of self-ligating brackets in the closed gap and fineness adjustment stages is less than the conventional brackets stil remains unclear, which need further clinical comparative studies. The self-ligating brackets showed no significant difference with the conventional brackets in arch expansion, reducing anchorage loss and root adsorption. The majority of relevant studies is performedin vitro, and cannot exactly simulate the dental conditions. A large-size experiment with the uniform criteria for therapeutic efficacy is needed to objectively evaluate self-ligating brackets.
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Objective To investigate the expression of gene Fmr1 in rats cortex, hippocampus and hypothalamus areas after the rapid eyes movement ( REM ) sleep deprivation .Methods Using the modified multiple platform method (MMPM), 126 rats were randomly and averagely divided into three groups , the normal control group ( CC), the environmental control group (TC) and the sleep deprivation group (SD).Each group was detected on day 1, day 2, day 3, day 5, day 7, and day 9, and the sample tissues were extracted from 7 rats at each time point.Immunohistochemistry and RT-PCR were operated to analysis the expression of gene Fmr 1.Results The expressions of gene Fmr1 were increased gradually in the cortex and thalamus of the SD group after 3 days ( P 0.05).The expressions of gene Fmr1 were decreased gradually in hippocampus for SD after 3 days ( P 0.05 ) . Conclusion The expressions of gene Fmr 1 were increased gradually in the cortex and thalamus but decreased in the hippocampus in the SD group after 3 days.
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Objective To observe the effect of silencing P2X7 receptor (P2X7R) by RNA interference on microglial releasing interleukin 1β (IL-1β),tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and nitric oxide (NO).Methods The small interfering RNA (siRNA) targeting P2X7R gene was observed.The primary microglial cells activated by amyloid-β (Aβ-42) were infected with the lipofectaminesiRNA.The groups were designated as Aβ-1-42,Aβ1-42/siNC,Aβ1-42/siP2X7R and blank control groups according to the different stimulus.After RNA interference for 48 hours,the microglial cells were collected.The survival rate of microglia was detected by CCK-8.The levels of P2X7R mRNA and protein were detected by Real-time PCR and Western blotting respectively.The microglial morphology and the P2X7R immune response were observed by immunocytochemistry staining.Then levels of IL-1β,TNF-α and NO in the supernatantwere measured.Results The Aβ1-42 and siRNA had no effects on the survival rate of microglia.After RNA interference silencing P2X7R,the expression levels of P2X7R mRNA and protein in Aβ1-42/siP2X7R group were decreased significantly,and in this group,the microglial activity and P2X7R immune response were all reduced.In Aβ1-42,Aβ1-42/siNC,Aβ1-42 /siP2X7R and blank control groups,the supernatant levels of IL-1β were (52.54±3.21) μg L,(54.94±2.54) μg/L,(28.70±3.58) μg/L,(24.55±4.34) μg/L,respectively and the supernatant levels of TNF-α were (64.40±4.80) μg/L,(60.94±1.63) μg/L,(25.69±3.13) μg/l,(19.21±1.97)μg/L,respectively.As compared with Aβ1-42 and Aβ-42/siNC groups,the levels of IL 1β and TNF-α in Aβ1-42 /siP2X7R group was decreased significantly (P＜ 0.05),and IL-1β level had no significant difference between Aβ1-42/siP2X7R and blank control groups.The same result was observed in the level of NOin the supernatant.The levels of NO were (1.33±0.19) μmol/L,(4.49±0.28) μmol/L,(4.78±0.33) μmol/L and (1.07±0.36) μmol/L in Aβ1-42/siP2X7R,Aβ1-42,Aβ1-42 /siNC and blank control groups respectively.Conclusions The silencing expression of P2X7 R by RNA interference effectively decreases the levels of IL-1β,TNF-α and NO released by microglia.P2X7 R can be used as an effective therapeutic target for RNA interference treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
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Objective To retrospectively analyze computerized tomography (CT) imaging features of colorectal cancer with chronic schistosomiasis in order to improve the diagnostic accuracy.Methods Eighty patients whose diagnosis was pathologically confirmed as colorectal cancer with schistosomiasis were collected from Tongji Hospital and Kunshan Chinese Medicine Hospital from January 2007 to December 2012.All the patients underwent abdominal plain CT and contrast-enhanced CT scan.The lesion location,morphology,size,calcification features,enhancement patterns and cancer metastasis were evaluated and compared by two radiologists who were blind to the diagnosis.Twenty colorectal cancer cases without schistosomiasis from the same area were also collected as controls.Results CT imaging showed that the tumors all occurred in the colon and rectum in 80 patients,mainly in colon descendens,colon sigmoideum and rectum.The lesion was characterized by irregular bowel wall thickening with soft tissue masses,and the average length of impaired intestine was (21.35 ± 4.50) cm.The lesions were solitary in 68 cases (85.0％) and were multifocal in 12 cases (15.0％).Linear,spotty and small patchy calcifications were seen in all the patients,with margins unclear in 59 patients (73.8％) and margins clear in 21 patients (26.2％).Early phase enhancement was seen in 68 cases (85.0％),of which 45 cases (56.2％) had homogenous enhancement and 23 cases (28.8％) had heterogeneous enhancement.Late phase enhancement was seen in 73 cases (91.2％) and necrosis was hardly seen.Only two cases (2.5％) had liver metastasis without lymphatic metastasis.All the 20 colorectal cancer cases without schistosomiasis presented with single lesion,which was characterized by irregular bowel wall thickening and local ulcer.The average length of impaired intestine was (6.90±3.40) cm.No calcification was seen in these lesions.All cases had early phase lesion with remarkable heterogeneous enhancement with low density necrotic area.The late phase enhancement was decreased.Four cases (20.0％) had liver metastasis.Compared to cases without schistosomiasis,cases with schistosomiasis tended to have multifocal (x2=100,P=0.000) and longer lesion (t=45.506,P=0.000),and more calcification (x2=100,P=0.000).The early phase heterogeneous enhancement was less frequent (x2 =88,P=0.000) and late phase enhancement was more frequent (x2=100,P=0.000).The liver metastasis rate was significantly lower (x2 =8.688,P =0.014).Conclusions The CT imaging of colorectal cancer with schistosomiasis is characterized by calcifications inside the tumor with obscured margins and multiple intestinal segments involvement.Hematogenous metastasis and lymphatic metastasis are rarely seen.
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OBJECTIVE: The prior functional MRI studies have demonstrated significantly abnormal activity in the bilateral superior temporal gyrus (STG) of anxiety patients. The purpose of the current investigation was to determine whether the abnormal activity in these regions was related to a loss of functional connectivity between these regions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Ten healthy controls and 10 anxiety patients underwent noninvasive fMRI while actively listening to emotionally neutral words alternated by silence (Task 1) or threat-related words (Task 2). The participants were instructed to silently make a judgment of each word's valence (i.e., unpleasant, pleasant, or neutral). A coherence analysis was applied to the functional MRI data to examine the functional connectivity between the left and the right STG, which was selected as the primary region of interest on the basis of our prior results. RESULTS: The data demonstrated that the anxiety patients exhibited significantly increased activation in the bilateral STG than the normal controls. The functional connectivity analysis indicated that the patient group showed significantly decreased degree of connectivity between the bilateral STG during processing Task 2 compared to Task 1 (t = 2.588, p = 0.029). In addition, a significantly decreased connectivity was also observed in the patient group compared to the control group during processing Task 2 (t = 2.810, p = 0.012). CONCLUSION: Anxiety patients may exhibit increased activity of the STG but decreased functional connectivity between the left and right STG, which may reflect the underlying neural abnormality of anxiety disorder, and this will provide new insights into this disease.
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Adult , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Anxiety Disorders/pathology , Case-Control Studies , Emotions/physiology , Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods , Temporal Lobe/pathologyABSTRACT
Objective To label neural stem cells (NSCs) with superparamagnetic iron oxides (SPIO) and to explore the tropism of NSCs after transplantation into the hippocampus of APP/PS1 AD mice by MRI.Methods NSCs from C57BL/6 mouse were cultured and identified.Feridex and Poly-L-Lysine were added into the medium to be co-cultured to make magnetic labeled NSCs and transmission electron microscopy was used to identify the iron particles in NSCs.Transgenic (tg) and wild-type (wt) mice at 12 months of age were divided into three groups: SPIOs labeled NSCs group (A and C),unlabeled NSCs group(B).Feridex-labeled NSCs were migrated into the hippocampus of APP/PS1 AD mice to monitor in vivo by MRI.After 1,2,4 and 6 weeks,the mice were sacrificed and their brain tissues were sectioned to investigate the migration of SPIO labeled NSCs and compared with MRI.Results NSCs of C57BL/6 mice were cultured successfully.Transmission electron microscope showed visible iron granules in cytoplasm.MRI detection of labeled cells: T2WI and T2* WI showed remarkable low signal intensity at the hippocampus injection points 1 week after transplantation,particularly on T2* WI.Area of low signal intensity enlarged increasingly along the injection points after 2 weeks.At 4 weeks,area of low signal intensity spread throughout the hippocampus,but intensity shadowed Six weeks later,low signal intensity almost disappeared.There was no obvious low signal change in unlabeled cell transplantation group.For wt mice,size and location of low signal did not appear obvious change at all designated time points.Prussian blue positive cells were observed in the hippocampus,indicating that NSCs labeled with SPIO could survive,migrate and differentiate in the brain of the APP/PS1 AD mice.Changes of pathology were well correlated with the area where a signal intensity loss was observed in MRI 1,2,4 and 6 weeks after transplantation Conclusions Diffuse migration of transplanted NSCs labeled with SPIO is observed in the hippocampus in APP/PS1 tg mice,and MRI technique is an ideal method for tracking labeled stem cells after grafting in vivo.
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Objective To explore the effect of neural stem cell(NSCs) transplantation on proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS) and the behavior in APP/PS1 double transgenic AD mice.Methods NSCs from C57BL/6 mice were cultured and amplified.APP/PS1 double transgenic AD mice (n=30) aged 12 months were used as the study group,and mild-type mice (n=15) were used as the control group(group C).Animals in the study group were randomly divided into two subgroups:one receiving NSCs (group A) and the other receiving PBS transplantation (group B) in bilateral hippocampal CA1 of the AD model mice.Animals in the group C were not treated.1 H-MRS and Morris water maze (MWM) were performed before transplantation and 4 weeks after transplantation,and compared with the histopathological results.Results 1H-MRS showed that there was no significant change in NAA/Cr(1.01±0.08 and 1.03±0.05) and mI/Cr (0.69±0.05 and 0.71±0.06) ratios between group A and group B before transplantation (P＞ 0.05),but the changes were significant compared with the group C (NAA/ Cr:1.21±0.05; mI/Cr:0.58±0.06) (P＜0.05).Four weeks after transplantation,NAA/ Cr ratio(1.18± 0.09) was increased and mI/Cr ratio (0.53±0.04) was decreased in group A.The difference was significant compared with the group B at the same time points (P＜0.05).MWM showed the escape latency in group A was significantly shorter than that in group B after transplantation (P＜0.05).In addition,group A also showed an exclusive preference for the target quadrant,and spent more time ((35.21±5.44) s) in the 3rd quadrant compared with group B (P＜0.05).For number of platform crossings,similar results were also shown (5.75± 3.23).Nissl's staining showed that the number of neurons in the hippocampal area increased more significantly in group A than those in group B(P＜0.05).Conclusion NSCs transplantation can improve spatial learning and memory via neurons regeneration in APP/PS1 double transgenic AD mice,and 1H-MRS is able to display intracranial metabolite changes after NSCs transplantation.
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Cloud computing is the third technological revolution of IT industry following personal computers and the Internet,which is bound to have a profound impact on hospital informationization.Based on an analysis of the barriers for building the information system in the hospital,we proposed the development and implementation plan of the private cloud.This plan proves the cloud can make server resources more efficient and downsize operating costs significantly.In the end,we discussed the value and perspective of hospital private cloud.
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Objective:This study aims to investigate the expression pattern of miR-512-3p in breast cancer and noncancerous paired specimens as well as the effects of miR-512-3p on the proliferation, apoptosis, cell cycle, and cloning of MD-MBA-231 breast cancer cells. The study also aims to identify the miR-512-3p target gene. Methods:Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was conducted to quantify the miR-512-3p expression in breast cancer and noncancerous paired specimens. Methylthiazol tetrazolium (MTT) assay, flow cytometry, and clone formation assay were used to characterize the function of miR-512-3p in breast cancer. Target prediction was performed using the TargetScan, PicTar, and miRanda software. The results were validated using RT-PCR and western blot target validation. Results:The relative expression of miR-512-3p in breast cancer specimens was significantly lower than those in normal breast specimens (P<0.05). MTT assay revealed that 48 h after transfection, miR-512-3p significantly repressed the proliferation of MD-MBA-231 cells at a suppression rate of 45.38%and at a concentration of 100 nmol/L. MiR-512-3p increased the percentage of early apoptotic cells in the treatment groups (9.32 ± 0.41)%compared with those in the blank controls (3.1 ± 0.54)%and in the negative controls (2.9 ± 0.39)%(P<0.05). Significant differences were found in the percentages of the G0/G1-and G2/M-phase cells after miR-512-3p transfection compared with those in the controls (P<0.05). In the cloning assay, clone formation was inhibited in the miR-512-3p-transfected groups compared with those in the control groups. RT-PCR and western blot results indicate that miR-512-3p significantly inhibited the c-FLIP mRNA and protein expression. Conclusion:MiR-512-3p expression is relatively decreased in breast cancer specimens compared with those in the normal samples. The negative effect of miR-512-3p on cell proliferation and clone formation and its positive effect on early apoptosis through c-FLIP targeting suggest that miR-512-3p acts as a tumor suppressor gene in breast cancer. Therefore, miR-512-3p may be a new target for the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer in the future.
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BACKGROUND:In the treatment of teeth later fixed appliance, whether the expansion effect can be maintained? Whether the expansion in the process of mandibular rotation could be improved? Whether the high angle cases are suitable for rapid palatal expansion? OBJECTIVE:To sum the effect of rapid maxil ary expansion combined with fixed orthodontic technique on the occlusion craniofacial three-dimensional direction, hard and soft tissues and temporomandibular joint, as wel as its long-term stability. METHODS:The CNKI database, PubMed database and Wanfang database were searched for the academic journals and literatures on rapid maxil ary expansion combined with fixed appliance with the key words of“maxil ary expansion, fixed appliance, high angle, stable”. The analysis function of database was used. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Rapid maxil ary expansion can effectively obtain arch expansion, increase the arch width, and provide space of align teeth required. Fixed appliance can effectively control the tooth movement in three-dimensional space, precisely adjust the teeth, and make the tooth rows into the ideal arch form. Combination of these two kinds of appliances can obtain the complementary efficiency advantages of the appliances, and shorten the treatment course. Expansion can cause mandibular clockwise rotation and mandibular plane angle increasing, while with the application of upper and lower fixed appliance, the occluding relation between maxil a and mandible can be adjusted more precisely in order to make the mandibular first molar move to the maxil ary molar buccal, establish good occlusal relationship, so that decrease the mandibular plane angle. So the rapid maxil ary expansion combined with fixed orthodontic can be used appropriately in the treatment of the patients with high angle intraversion.
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Objective To study the asymmetry of the soft tissue thickness of upper eyelids in Shanghai female undergraduates undergoing double eyelid surgery.Methods Data were collected in 565 female students from Shanghai universities.Before surgery,oblique sagittal view images of the upper eyelids by 3.0T MRI were obtained and the following parameters were measured: soft tissue thickness at upper tarsal plate margin and upper central tarsal plate,sub-eyebrow and intra-orbital septum fat pad areas,and whole upper eyelid soft tissue areas.The resected orbicularis and intra-orbital septum fat were weighed by a highly accurated electronic balance.The eyelid asymmetry index (EAI) was calculated.Results The MRI (U/U2) central tarsal plate soft tissue thickness were:4.46±0.90 in the right side and 3.78±1.01 in the left; the intra orbital septum fat areas were:172.33±49.29 in the right and 136.34±37.42 in the left; the whole tissue areas were: 697.13±146.99 in the right and 500.66±158.87 in the left (P＜0.01 for all).The weight of the resected orbicularis oculi muscle and intra orbital septum fat pad were (0.18±0.05) g and (0.17±0.06) g for the right side,and (0.15±0.04) g and (0.06±0.05) g for the left side (P＜0.01 for all),respec tively.The orbicularis EAI was 0.17±0.06,and the intra orbital septum fat EAI was 0.41 ±0.08.Conclusions The asymmetric phenomenon of the upper eyelids' soft tissue thickness is commonly found in the Shanghai female undergraduates,and the main manifestation is that orbicularis and intra orbital septum fat in right side are thicker than that in the left.