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Objective:To investigate the application value of magnetic resonance T2mapping in the diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis (KOA).Methods:The MRI data of the knees of 148 patients with KOA who underwent diagnosis and treatment between January 2017 and December 2020 in Benxi Central Hospital (KOA group) and 30 healthy volunteers (control group) were retrospectively analyzed. T2 values of cartilage in each sub-region of the knee were measured, grouped, and statistically analyzed.Results:There was no significant difference in the T2 value of cartilage in each sub-region of the knee between male and female patients in mild and severe KOA groups (all P > 0.05). T2 values in the medial anterior, middle, and posterior areas of the tibia, lateral anterior, middle and posterior areas of the tibia, medial middle, posterior and lateral areas of the femur, and lateral posterior area of the femur were (44.47 ± 2.35) ms, (46.52 ± 3.12) ms, (45.47 ± 2.40) ms, (43.68 ± 2.12) ms, (46.33 ± 3.36) ms, (43.92 ± 3.42) ms, (43.58 ± 2.40) ms, (45.53 ± 3.91) ms, (44.36 ± 3.15) ms, (46.41 ± 3.04) ms, respectively in the control group. They were (49.56 ± 2.05) ms, (51.67 ± 2.38) ms, (50.47 ± 2.53) ms, (48.68 ± 3.05) ms, (51.33 ± 4.62) ms, (48.92 ± 2.53) ms, (48.58 ± 3.15) ms, (50.53 ± 3.72) ms, (48.36 ± 2.41) ms, and (51.41 ± 3.64) ms, respectively in the mild KOA group, and (53.47 ± 2.46) ms, (56.52 ± 3.57) ms, (54.85 ± 2.89) ms, (52.68 ± 3.57) ms, (56.33 ± 3.91) ms, (52.92 ± 3.04) ms, (53.58 ± 3.36) ms, (55.53 ± 3.42) ms, (52.36 ± 4.13) ms, and (56.41 ± 3.56) ms, respectively in the severe KOA group. There were significant differences in abovementioned indices among the three groups ( F = 38.768, 39.412, 38.981, 40.432, 38.416, 38.635, 38.347, 40.712, 38.158, 39.418, all P < 0.05). Conclusion:The T2 value of knee cartilage in patients with KOA is unrelated to gender and related to the severity of the disease. Magnetic resonance T2 mapping can help diagnose KOA, and provide information about the changes in cartilage components of patients with early KOA.
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The quality control and evaluation methods of Schizonepeta tenuifolia were established by HPLC fingerprint, multi index component content determination and chemical pattern recognition to provide basis for the quality control of medicinal materials. The chemical components of 25 batches of Schizonepeta tenuifolia panicle medicinal materials and decoction pieces collected were analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography, and the common pattern of fingerprint was established. A total of 22 common chromatographic peaks were calibrated, and their similarity was more than 0.9. The samples were divided into three categories according to different producing areas by cluster analysis. The results of principal component analysis and cluster analysis were consistent. Finally, five differential markers of different batches of Schizonepeta tenuifolia were selected by orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis. Through the identification of the reference substance, it was determined that peak 9 was hesperidin, peak 10 was rosmarinic acid, peak 13 was tilianin, peak 14 was quercetin, and peak 20 was pulegone. The quality evaluation method established in this study is stable and reliable, and is suitable for the quality control of Schizonepeta tenuifolia.
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OBJECTIVE@#To observe the effect of horizontal penetration needling at vertigo auditory area and balance area on residual dizziness after successful repositioning maneuver in patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV).@*METHODS@#Sixty-six patients with residual dizziness after successful repositioning maneuver for BPPV were randomly divided into an observation group (34 cases, 1 case dropped off) and a control group (32 cases, 2 cases dropped off). The patients in the observation group were treated with horizontal penetration needling at vertigo auditory area and balance area, once every other day; three times were taken as a course of treatment, and two courses of treatment were given. The patients in the control group received no acupuncture and medication. The dizziness handicap inventory (DHI) and visual analogue scale (VAS) scores were observed before treatment and after 1 and 2 courses of treatment.@*RESULTS@#Except for the emotional score of DHI in the control group after 1 course of treatment, the sub item scores and total scores of DHI and VAS scores in the two groups after treatment were lower than those before treatment (@*CONCLUSION@#Whether acupuncture or not, residual dizziness after repositioning maneuver for BPPV can be relieved within 2 weeks; horizontal penetration needling at vertigo auditory area and balance area could improve dizziness symptoms and shorten the course of disease.
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Humans , Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo/therapy , Dizziness/therapy , Patient Positioning , Vascular Surgical ProceduresABSTRACT
Objective@#To determine whether noncontrast computed tomography (NCCT) models based on multivariable, radiomics features, and machine learning (ML) algorithms could further improve the discrimination of early hematoma expansion (HE) in patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (sICH). @*Materials and Methods@#We retrospectively reviewed 261 patients with sICH who underwent initial NCCT within 6 hours of ictus and follow-up CT within 24 hours after initial NCCT, between April 2011 and March 2019. The clinical characteristics, imaging signs and radiomics features extracted from the initial NCCT images were used to construct models to discriminate early HE. A clinical-radiologic model was constructed using a multivariate logistic regression (LR) analysis. Radiomics models, a radiomics-radiologic model, and a combined model were constructed in the training cohort (n = 182) and independently verified in the validation cohort (n = 79). Receiver operating characteristic analysis and the area under the curve (AUC) were used to evaluate the discriminative power. @*Results@#The AUC of the clinical-radiologic model for discriminating early HE was 0.766. The AUCs of the radiomics model for discriminating early HE built using the LR algorithm in the training and validation cohorts were 0.926 and 0.850, respectively.The AUCs of the radiomics-radiologic model in the training and validation cohorts were 0.946 and 0.867, respectively. The AUCs of the combined model in the training and validation cohorts were 0.960 and 0.867, respectively. @*Conclusion@#NCCT models based on multivariable, radiomics features and ML algorithm could improve the discrimination of early HE. The combined model was the best recommended model to identify sICH patients at risk of early HE.
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Medical professionalism is the perfect combination of medical science spirit, medical humanities spirit and professional spirit. As a special group in medical colleges and universities, medical interns should attract teachers' attention due to the occupational confusion caused by the epidemic. Taking the brave "countermarching people" as examples, establishing the correct value orientation, strengthening the study of professional expertise, building a trinity teaching system of medical professionalism, and exploring ESPCS (explain-simulate-practice-communication-support) practice teaching are effective measures to reshape the professionalism of medical interns.
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OBJECTIVE@#To analyze the molecular pathogenesis by analysis of phenotype and gene mutation in families with hereditary coagulation factor V (FⅤ) defect caused by complex heterozygous mutation.@*METHODS@#Plasma pro-thrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), fibrinogen (FIB), FⅤ procoagulant activity (FⅤ∶C), FⅤ antigen (FⅤ∶Ag), and other related coagulation indexes were detected in the proband and his family members (3 generations 10 people). Using DNA direct sequencing to analyze all exons, flanks, 5' and 3' untranslated regions of F5 genes and the corresponding mutation site regions of family members, the mutation site was confirmed by reverse sequencing．The conservation of mutant amino acids was analyzed by ClustalX-2.1-win software. The PROVEAN and MutationTaster online bioinformatics software were used to predict the effect of mutation on protein function. Protein model and amino acid interaction at mutation sites was analyzed by Swiss-pdbviewer software.@*RESULTS@#The PT and APTT of the proband were significantly prolonged compared with healthy controls (34.2 vs 13.2 s and 119.3 vs 36.0 s), while FⅤ∶C and FⅤ∶Ag extremely reduced (3% and 6%). The PT and APTT of the second-born, the third son, daughter, and grandson of the proband were slightly prolonged, and the FⅤ∶C and FⅤ∶Ag decreased to varying degrees. The related coagulant parameters of other family members were within normal range. Genetic analysis revealed that the proband had a c.911G>A heterozygous missense mutation on the exon 6 lead to p.Gly276Glu, and a c.5343C>G heterozygous missense mutation on the exon 16 lead to p.Ser1781Arg of the proband. The second-born, the third son, and grandson of the proband carry p.Gly276Glu heterozygotes, and the daughter carries p.Ser1781Arg heterozygotes, while the other family members were wild-type. The results of conservative analysis indicated that p.Gly276 and p.Ser1781 were highly conserved in homologous species. The two bioinformatics software predicted the same results, PROVEAN (score -6.214 and -12.79) indicated that the compound heterozygous mutation was a harmful mutation; MutationTaster (score 0.976 and 0.999) suggested that these mutations might cause corresponding disease. p.Gly276Glu protein model analysis showed that, the Glu side chain was prolonged and the molecular weight became larger, which would increase the steric hindrance between it and the surrounding amino acids, affect the normal local folding of the FⅤ protein, and eventually lead to the decrease of protein activity and content. This paper can not provide analysis of the spatial structure of p.Ser1781Arg mutant protein because of the lack of X ray 3 D structure file of FⅤ exon 16.@*CONCLUSION@#The new compound heterozygous mutations (p.Gly276Glu and p.Ser1781Arg) identified in this study are the main reasons for the decrease in the FⅤ level of the family, among which p.Ser1781Arg is rarely reported at home and abroad.
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Humans , Factor V/genetics , Family , Genotype , Heterozygote , Mutation , Pedigree , PhenotypeABSTRACT
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Humans , Acupuncture , Acupuncture Points , Acupuncture Therapy , Headache/therapy , Needles , Post-Traumatic HeadacheABSTRACT
Objective::To study the therapeutic and inflammatory effects of gentiopicroside(GPS) on adjuvant-induced arthritis (AA) rats. Method::The 36 male SD rats were randomly divided into six groups, namely the model group, GPS groups (low, medium and high dose), and the methotrexate (MTX) group, with six rats in each group. AA rats were induced through intradermal injection with 0.1 mL complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA) into the right hind paw, except the normal group. After modeling, rats in each group were treated with drugs for 7 days, once a day. The doses were 30, 60, 120 mg·kg-1 in the GPS groups, and 0.2 mg·kg-1 in the MTX group. The normal group and the model group were intragastrically treated with the same volume of normal saline. During the experiment, the paw thickness and paw volume of rats were recorded everyday by the digital vernier calipers and the toe volume measuring instrument. On the seventh day, X-ray and histopathological examination of the ankle joints were performed by the small animal living imaging instrument and hematoxylin eosin stain. Blood samples were collected from the abdominal aorta at the end of the experiment to determine the levels of interleukin (IL)-6 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α in serum by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA) kits. The mRNA levels of IL-6 and TNF-α in synovial tissues were determined by Real-time fluorescent quantitative polymerase chain reaction(Real-time PCR). Result::Compared with the normal group, the results of each index in the model group were significantly different (P<0.01). Compared with the model group, the results of paw volume and paw thickness decreased significantly (P<0.01), TNF-α level decreased significantly (P<0.01), and IL-6 and TNF-α mRNA levels decreased significantly (P<0.05, P<0.01) in drug treated groups. The results of X-ray and histopathological examinations indicated that GPS had a protective effect on the ankle joints of AA rats. Conclusion::GPS has the therapeutic effect on AA rats by inhibiting levels of proinflammatory cytokines in serum and relevant mRNA levels in synovial tissues.
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The problems of the syndrome differentiation of migraine in acupuncture treatment were collected, e.g. inconsistency of syndrome differentiation, unclear staging of syndrome differentiation, lack of standardization in comparison between syndrome differentiation and non-differentiation, insufficient research on the factors of syndrome differentiation. In view of the exiting problems, focusing on two aspects of migraine, namely syndrome differentiation and acupuncture effect, the clinical treatment and research are conducted in migraine treated with acupuncture based on syndrome differentiation. It is believed that the comprehensive observation of the relationship between syndrome differentiation and acupuncture effect, as well as the analysis of the relevant factors of syndrome differentiation of migraine should be the focus in future research.
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Humans , Acupuncture Therapy , Migraine Disorders , Therapeutics , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
Intractable sudden deafness is a kind of primary sudden deafness that is insensitive to the comprehensive treatment in modern medicine. Due to the close relationship between the ear and the "heart", combined with the characteristics of intractable sudden deafness, in the theoretic guidance of "the heart housing the mind", the acupuncture therapy for regulating the mind and nourishing the heart was introduced in treatment of intractable sudden deafness, the relevant theoretic evidences were explored and elaborated with the typical case.
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Humans , Acupuncture Therapy , Hearing Loss, Sudden , Therapeutics , PsychophysiologyABSTRACT
Objective: To explore the changes of resting-state functional connectivity (FC) of bilateral precuneus and other brain regions in patients with minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE). Methods: Twenty-two liver cirrhosis patients with MHE (MHE group), 23 liver cirrhotic patients without MHE (NMHE group) and 24 healthy subjects (control group) underwent resting-state functional MRI (rs-fMRI). Bilateral precuneus was picked as seeds, and then FC of bilateral precuneus and other brain regions were calculated for statistical analysis by using standard seed-based whole-brain correlation method. Results: Compared with control group, the left precuneus showed reduced FC with the right superior frontal gyrus, left middle cingulate gyrus, while the right precuneus showed reduced FC with the right temporal pole, left superior temporal gyrus, bilateral frontal lobe and medial cingulum cortex in MHE group, and the left precuneus showed reduced FC with the right middle frontal gyrus, while the right precuneus showed reduced FC with the left precuneus and left middle cingulate gyrus in NMHE group (all P<0.05). Compared with the NMHE group, the left precuneus showed reduced FC with the right superior frontal gyrus, while the right precuneus showed reduced FC with the right insula and right superior/middle frontal gyrus in MHE group (all P<0.05). Conclusion: Abnormal resting-state FC of bilateral precuneus and multiple brain regions are demonstrated in patients with MHE, which may be the mechanism of endogenous neurological impairment of MHE.
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Objective To explore the clinical characteristics of systemic disseminated infection caused by Mycobacterium fortuitum (M.fortuitum), and improve the diagnostic rate and understanding of the disease.Methods One case of systemic disseminated M.fortuituminfection was reported, and analyzed in combination with relevant literatures.Results Patient was with multiple systemic involvement (including lung, lymph node, skin, joint), lymph node tissue culture was positive for M.fortuitum, patient was given clarithromycin+levofloxacin+linezolid for treatment, disease was remitted.Conclusion Systemic disseminated M.fortuituminfection is rare, and patient with GATA2 deletion and IFN-γautoantibody may be a potential mechanism, diagnosis is mainly based on pathological morphology and microbiological detection, but positive rate is low, diagnosis is difficult.
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To establish a simple, quick and effective method to get a large amount of spider toxin JZTX-26 (35 aa) and JZTX-51 (27 aa) with 3 disulfide bonds each, the mature peptides coding gene fragments were constructed and fused with maltose-binding protein (MBP) tag in an Escherichia coli expression vector pMAL-p2x. The recombinant constructs pMAL-jz26 and pMAL-jz51 were transformed and cultured in E. coli TB1 and BL21 (DE3). After being induced by isopropyl-β-d-thiogalactoside (IPTG), the periplasmic proteins were purified by amylose affinity chromatography and analyzed by SDS-PAGE. The fusion proteins were digested with factor X, and purified by Sizes-Exclusion chromatography and Reversed Phase HPLC. Molecular weights of the purified peptides were obtained by using a MALDI-TOF-TOF mass spectrometer, which were consistent with the theoretical molecular weights. Five milligram of target protein could be purified from 1 L of culture medium. The results indicate that the peptides with three disulfide bonds can be expressed by using the prokaryotic expression system with MBP tag. Our findings suggest the possibility of genetic engineering to obtain large amount of spider peptide toxins.
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Objective: To evaluate the urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio [UACR] as a risk factor for the incidence, severity of neurological deficits, and cerebral arterial stenosis in cerebral infarction
Design: Case control study, cross-sectional study
Setting: The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Heilongjiang, China
Subjects: This study included 111 patients with acute ischemic stroke, consisting of 81 patients with atherothrombotic cerebral infarction [ATCI] and 30 patients with lacunar infarction [LI] between September 2015 and August 2016. A total of 57 subjects with risk factors for cerebral infarction who did not have acute stroke were included as controls
Intervention: None
Main outcome measures: UACR, stroke scale score, the rate of cerebral arterial stenosis
Results: There were no significant differences between the two groups on their baseline clinical characteristics.The positive rate of microalbuminuria was significantly higher in patients with acute ischemic stroke compared to controls. ATCI patients had a higher rate of microalbuminuria than LI patients. In ATCI patients, those with microalbuminuria exhibited a higher severity of neurologic deficits and a higher rate of cerebral arterial stenosis compared to those without microalbuminuria
Conclusions: UACR was a risk factor for cerebral infarction. It was closely correlated with the incidence, severity of neurological deficits, and cerebral arterial stenosis in ATCI patients
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BACKGROUND:How to improve the survival rate after fat transplantation and reduce postoperative complications is always a hotspot.OBJECTIVE:To review the research progress concerning the effect of different harvesting and purification methods on adipocyte viability.METHODS:A computer-based search of CNKI,WanFang,VIP,PubMed,Embase,and Elsevier databases was performed for the literatures addressing the effect of different harvesting and purification methods on adipocyte viability in autologous fat transplantation using the keywords of "autologous fat transplantation,fat grafting,harvesting,aspiration,centrifugation,adipocyte graft survival,water jet-assisted liposuction,Nanofat Grafting" in English and Chinese,respectively.Irrelevant and repetitive papers were excluded,and finally 42 papers were included for further analysis.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Autologous fat tissue has become the ideal filling material because of its remarkable advantages.Nonetheless,low adipocyte survival rate and post-transplantation complications,such as high absorption rate,probable cyst,and calcification,limit its clinical application.During autologous fat transplantation,multiple factors can affect the survival rate of fat tissues.It can assist surgeons to choose the optimal method to maximize autologous fat survival rate,reduce postoperative complications such as absorption by understanding the effect of different harvesting and purification methods on adipocyte viability.
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BACKGROUND: Autologous adipose tissue has become an ideal filling material due to the fact that it has no rejection reaction, but has abundant source, good texture and appearance after transplantation, and low cost.OBJECTIVE: To review the research advance in the effect of different additive ingredients on the activity of adipocytes.METHODS: A computer-based retrieval of CNKI, WanFang, VIP, PubMed, Elsevier, and Embase databases was conducted for the articles about adipocyte viability using the keywords of "autologous adipose tissue, rate of survival,stromal vascular fraction, platelet-rich plasma, growth factor, adipose derived stem cells, leptin" in English and Chinese,respectively. Finally 47 eligible articles were included for further analysis.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Autologous fat transplantation still holds some limitations. It has been found that the survival rate of single autologous fat globules is less than 60%. The high absorption rate of adipose tissues, cyst,calcification and other complications after transplantation restrict its far-ranging application. In order to improve the survival rate of transplanted adipose tissues, most of scholars have been trying to improve the method of liposuction,cryopreservation conditions, or add different ingredients such as platelet-rich plasma and stromal vascular fraction. The stromal vascular fraction, platelet rich plasma, adipose derived stem cells, botulinum toxin A, and some cytokines have been confirmed to be feasible and effective according to a series of trials; however, the studies on leptin and some other kinds of cytokines and drugs still in the experimental stage, which need to be explored in depth.
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Objective To investigate the value of 99Tcm-3PRGD2 SPECT/CT imaging in the diagnosis of benign and malignant lung lesions.Methods A retrospective analysis of 99Tcm-3PRGD2 planar imaging and chest SPECT/CT imaging with lung lesions before treatment was performed.Totally 37 cases including 27 malignant and 10 benign lesions confirmed pathologiclly were enrolled.Compared with hepar in planar imaging,the intake gray scale of 99Tcm-3PRGD2 in lung lesions was divided into low,moderate,and high elevations.The ratio of the highest intake value of the lesion (L) to the contralateral normal lung (N),the hepar (H),the mediastinum (Me) and the contralateral deltoid muscle (Mu) was calculated,and statistical analysis was performed to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy.The expression of immunohistochemistry integrin αvβ3 was performed through selecting 1 case of benign and malignant lung lesions,respectively.Results The intake of 99Tcm-3PRGD2 was higher in 37 patients with lung lesions.High elevation of malignant lesion was 66.67％ (18/27),low and moderate elevation of benign lesion was 90.00％ (9/10).The intake ratio of malignant lung lesions was higher than that of benign lesions (all P＜0.05).When L/N was greater than 5.45 or L/Mu was greater than 4.65,the sensitivity,specificity and accuracy of diagnosis of lung malignant lesions was 77.80％,80.00％ and 78.40％,respectively.Immunohistochemical results showed that malignant lung lesions highly expressed integrin αvβ3,and only a small number of benign lesions expressed it.Conclusion 99 Tcm-3PRGD2 SPECT/CT is valuable in the differential diagnosis of benign and malignant lung lesions.
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Objective To investigate the value of 99Tcm-3PRGD2 SPECT/CT imaging in the diagnosis of benign and malignant lung lesions.Methods A retrospective analysis of 99Tcm-3PRGD2 planar imaging and chest SPECT/CT imaging with lung lesions before treatment was performed.Totally 37 cases including 27 malignant and 10 benign lesions confirmed pathologiclly were enrolled.Compared with hepar in planar imaging,the intake gray scale of 99Tcm-3PRGD2 in lung lesions was divided into low,moderate,and high elevations.The ratio of the highest intake value of the lesion (L) to the contralateral normal lung (N),the hepar (H),the mediastinum (Me) and the contralateral deltoid muscle (Mu) was calculated,and statistical analysis was performed to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy.The expression of immunohistochemistry integrin αvβ3 was performed through selecting 1 case of benign and malignant lung lesions,respectively.Results The intake of 99Tcm-3PRGD2 was higher in 37 patients with lung lesions.High elevation of malignant lesion was 66.67％ (18/27),low and moderate elevation of benign lesion was 90.00％ (9/10).The intake ratio of malignant lung lesions was higher than that of benign lesions (all P＜0.05).When L/N was greater than 5.45 or L/Mu was greater than 4.65,the sensitivity,specificity and accuracy of diagnosis of lung malignant lesions was 77.80％,80.00％ and 78.40％,respectively.Immunohistochemical results showed that malignant lung lesions highly expressed integrin αvβ3,and only a small number of benign lesions expressed it.Conclusion 99 Tcm-3PRGD2 SPECT/CT is valuable in the differential diagnosis of benign and malignant lung lesions.
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Objective To examine the effects of Shenqi Bufei Tang decoction on the expression of histone deacetylase-2 ( HDAC2) and nuclear factor-κB p65 ( NF-κB p65) in the airway smooth muscle tissues of COPD rats with lung-qi deficiency syndrome. Methods A total of 40 male rats were randomly divided into normal control group,model control group,Shenqi Bufei Tang decoction group,and aminophylline group.The COPD rat model with lung-qi deficiency syndrome was established by intra-tracheal instillation of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and passive smoking for 28 days.Pathological changes of lung tissues were ob-served under the light microscope and the thickness of the small airway wall and airway smooth muscle ( ASM) layer analyzed by the image analysis.Immunohistochemistry,real-time PCR and Western blotting were used to detect the expressions of NF-κB p65 and HDAC2 in ASM. Results The thickness of the airway wall and ASM,and the expression levels of NF-κB p65 mRNA and protein were significantly increased in the model control group when compared with those in the normal control group ( P0.05). Conclu-sion Shenqi Bufei Tang decoction can inhibit the proliferation of ASM in COPD rats with lung-qi deficiency syndrome,which may be associated with the increased expression of HDAC2 and decreased expression of NF-κB p65.
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Objective To explore the value of somatostatin receptor scintigraphy(SRS) in evaluating the immune activity of orbital inflammatory pseudotumor associated with systemic vasculitis.Methods Twenty-five patients with orbital inflammatory pseudotumor associated with systemic vasculitis (10 males,15 females,average age:(51.2± 14.2) years) underwent SRS.The uptake ratio (UR) of orbital inflammatory pseudotumor was obtained.(1) Patients were divided into group A (with immune activity) and group B (without immune activity) according to Birmingham vasculitis activity score (BVAS).The difference of UR between the 2 groups was compared by two-sample t test.The difference of UR before and after treatment in 12 patients was also compared.(2) Based on the results by BVAS,ROC curve was used to obtain the cut-off value of UR,as well as the diagnostic efficiency and Youden index.The consistency between SRS and BVAS was calculated.(3)Patients were divided into two groups according to the cut-off value of UR and the prognosis difference between them was compared by Fisher exact test.(4)The expression of SSTR2 and SSTR5 was observed by immunohistochemistry.Results (1) UR in group A was significantly higher than that in group B (2.09±0.44 vs 1.32±0.46,t =5.94,P＜0.01).After glucocorticoids treatment,the UR in group A reduced significantly (t=4.07,P＜0.01),but not in group B (t=1.76,P＞0.05).(2)ROC curve analysis identified UR cut-off value as 1.66,with the sensitivity of 87.5％,specificity of 95.7％,positive predictive value of 95.2％,negative predictive value of 88.0％,accuracy of 91.3％ and Youden index of 83.2％.The consistency between SRS and BVAS was strong (Kappa =0.840).(3) The prognosis was significantly different between patients with UR≥ 1.66 and UR＜1.66 (P＜0.05).(4) The immunohistochemical results revealed high expression of SSTR2 and SSTR5 in inflammatory cells in patients with immune activity.Conclusion SRS has potential value in evaluating the immune activity of orbital inflammatory pseudotumor associated with systemic vasculitis.