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Objective:To analyze the application effect of online and offline linkage teaching model based on dynamic cases on the residency teaching of department of otolaryngology head and neck surgery.Methods:The teaching data of 62 residents who received standardized residency training in this specialty between December 2018 and July 2020 were collected in the study. According to the sequence of admission to the department, the residents were divided into observation group ( n=32, online and offline linkage teaching) and control group ( n=30, traditional offline teaching). The professional knowledge assessment scores and teaching satisfaction of the two groups of standardized residents, the independent learning ability scores and 360-degree evaluation scale scores under different teaching methods after 6 months were compared between the two groups. SPSS 19.0 was used for chi-square test and t test. Results:The professional knowledge assessment scores of standardized residents in observation group were significantly higher than those in control group [(86.79±7.03) vs. (82.14±6.52)]. After 5 months of teaching, the independent learning ability in both groups was improved, and the scores of learning motivation and learning strategy in observation group were higher than those in control group ( P<0.05). The teaching satisfaction was 93.75% in observation group and 66.67% in control group, and that was better in observation group compared with control group ( P<0.05). The ability scores of seven roles of medical experts, communicators, collaborators, leaders, health advocates, scholars and professionals were significantly better in observation group compared to control group ( P<0.05). Conclusion:Online and offline linkage teaching model based on dynamic cases has a good effect and high teaching satisfaction for the residency teaching of department of otolaryngology head and neck surgery, and it stimulates the learning enthusiasm of the trainees and is conducive to the formation of clinical thinking.
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The internal organs and meridians were associated with Yin and Yang, five elements, six qi, and time and space, based on the holistic view of heaven, earth and human, according to Huangdi Neijing. The syndrome differentiation system of six meridians and Zang Fu meridians were established by Shanghan Zabing Lun, on the basis of the three Yin, three Yang, six meridians, and five Zang system in Huangdi Neijing. We put forward the concept of the six meridians syndrome differentiation system of circular motion, considering that the six meridians syndrome differentiation system actually implies the theory of circular motion. The syndrome differentiation system was constructed with the circular model of one qi circulating around the road, rising left and falling right, corresponding up and down, and maintaining conservation in the middle as the core, integrating Yin and Yang, five elements, six qi, Zang Fu and meridians, qi, blood and body fluid, and the integration of heaven, earth and human, focusing on "disease location and disease nature", taking classical prescriptions as the main treatments, and cooperating with external treatments such as acupuncture and moxibustion. We organically combined the circular motion with the syndrome differentiation of the six meridians, systematically interpreted the physiological bases, pathological changes, progressive patterns, and the treatments, based on syndrome differentiation, by inheriting the classical thinking mode of Hetu, Luoshu,Zhouyi, Huangdi Neijing, ShennongHerbal Classic, and Shanghan Zabing Lun.
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Objective:To investigate clinical and histopathological features and differential diagnostic considerations of mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) .Methods:A retrospective study was carried out on clinical manifestations, histopathological and immunohistochemical features, treatment and prognosis of 8 patients with MEC, who were collected from Department of Pathology, Hospital of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College during 2018 - 2021.Results:Among the 8 patients, 5 were males and 3 were females, and their age at onset ranged from 19 to 67 years. Skin lesions were located on the lip mucosa in 5 cases, on the cheek in 2 cases, and on the nose in 1 case. Tumors were all located in the dermis and subcutaneous tissue, parts of which were connected to the epidermis; different proportions of mucous cells, epidermoid cells and intermediate cells were arranged in nests or clumps, and formed solid or cystic structures accompanied by varying degrees of formation of ducts and mucus lakes; all epidermoid cells and intermediate cells expressed cytokeratins AE1/AE3, CK5/6, P63, carcinoembryonic antigen and epithelial membrane antigen. According to the current Chinese grading system, 1 of the 8 patients was diagnosed with intermediate-grade MEC, and others were diagnosed with low-grade MEC. No abnormalities were found by systemic examination. All patients received surgical resections. After the follow-up of 12 - 36 months, no recurrence or distant metastasis was observed.Conclusion:MEC presents no characteristic clinical manifestations, its diagnosis mainly depends on histopathological features, and mucus in the cytoplasm of mucous cells as shown by alcian blue staining is specific for MEC.
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OBJECTIVE To prepare Neuritic acid oral emulsion ，to optimize its formulation and preparation technology ，and to investigate its stability. METHODS Neuritic acid oral emulsion was prepared by mechanical method. On the basis of single factor experiment ，the appearance ，centrifugal stability ，centrifugal stability constant （Ke）and particle size of the emulsion as indexes，the formulation was optimized by orthogonal design ，taking the dosage of oleic acid ，octylphenol polyoxyethylene ether-10 and propylene glycol as factors ，the preparation technology was optimized by taking emulsification temperature ，shear time，pressure of high-pressure homogenization and cycle times of high-pressure homogenization as factors. The content of neuritic acid was determined by high performance liquid chromatography. The stability of Neuritic acid oral emulsion was investigated by high temperature test ，accelerated test and long-term test. RESULTS The optimal formulation and preparation technology were as follows：neuritic acid of 1 g，oleic acid of 5％ ，octylphenol polyoxyethylene ether- 10 of 4％ ，propylene glycol of 2％ ， emulsification temperature of 60 ℃ ，shear time of 2 min，homogenization pressure of 40 MPa and cycle times of twice. After three experiments ，the average particle size of Neuritic acid oral emulsion was 158.05 nm（RSD＝1.58％，n＝3），the average Ke was 0.39（RSD＝1.49％，n＝3），and the appearance was uniform milky white ，there was no stratification. The results of high temperature test showed that Neuritic acid oral emulsion was prone to stratification in high temperature environment ，and the content of neuritic acid increased. The results of accelerated test and long-term test showed that there was no significant change in the appearance or the content of neuritic acid when Neuritic acid oral emulsion was placed at room temperature for 6 months. CONCLUSIONS The formulation and preparation technology are stable and feasible ，and can be used for the preparation of Neuritic acid oral emulsion. Neuritic acid oral emulsion should not be placed in high temperature environment. It has good stability at room temperature for 6 months.
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Objective:To investigate the level of trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO), one of gut metabolites, in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) accompanied by congestive heart failure (HF) and its influencing factors.Methods:Those patients of 18-75 years old who received three or more times of hemodialysis sessions per week for three months or longer during Nov 2018 and Mar 2019 were enrolled. Those attended health checkup at the same time without obvious kidney abnormality served as non-kidney disease controls. Serum TMAO concentrations were measured using high-performance liquid chromatography electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-ESI-MS/MS). The levels of TMAO were compared between patients on hemodialysis and controls, between those with heart failure and without heart failure using logrithmically transformed TMAO (lnTMAO). Linear regression analysis was performed to investigate factors influencing TMAO levels.Results:A total of 195 patients undergoing MHD and 40 controls were enrolled. Among them, 30 hemodialysis cases (15.4%) manifested as heart failure symptoms and/or left ventricular ejection fraction less than 50%. Males accounted for 67.2% in patients on hemodialysis and 37.5% in controls ( χ2=12.426, P<0.001) respectively, while the median ages in both groups were 62.0(48.0, 71.0), 45.0(33.3, 55.0) years old respectively ( Z=5.685, P<0.001). TMAO concentrations were significantly higher in patients on hemodialysis than controls [5.54(3.84, 8.91) mg/L vs 0.17(0.11, 0.30) mg/L, after log transformed, t=21.687, P<0.001]. However, there was no statistically significant difference between those with heat failure and those without in male [63.3% vs 67.9%, χ2=0.238, P=0.626], age [64.5(56.8, 71.0) years old vs 61.0(47.0, 72.0) years old, Z=0.894, P=0.372] and TMAO [5.17(3.30, 9.46) mg/L vs 5.57(3.87, 8.95) mg/L, after log transformed, t=-1.537, P=0.135]. Multivariate linear regression analysis demonstrated that in all the participants, serum urea was the main risk factor for TMAO [standardized coefficient ( SB)=0.483]. lnTMAO=0.078×[serum urea(mmol/L)]+0.001×[serum creatinine (μmol/L)]-0.002×[serum uric acid (μmol/L)]-0.003×[platelet (×10 9/L)]+0.014×[age (years old)]+0.344 (if diabetic)-1.266. While in those undergoing MHD, ultrafiltration volume had the most significant effect on TMAO levels ( SB=0.279). lnTMAO=0.249×[ultrafiltration volume(L)]+0.059×[serum albumin (g/L)]+0.008×[age (years old)-0.526 (if heart failure existed)-1.865. Conclusions:MHD patients have gut dysbiosis, while those hemodialysis patients accompanied by heart failure may have peculiar gut microbiota which induces lower serum TMAO levels than those without heart failure after adjusting for multiple related factors. Serum TMAO levels may be associated with ultrafiltration volume and nutrition status etc.
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It is very important for epilepsy treatment to distinguish epileptic seizure and non-seizure. In this study, an automatic seizure detection algorithm based on dual density dual tree complex wavelet transform (DD-DT CWT) for intracranial electroencephalogram (iEEG) was proposed. The experimental data were collected from 15 719 competition data set up by the National Institutes of Health (NINDS) in Kaggle. The processed database consisted of 55 023 seizure epochs and 501 990 non-seizure epochs. Each epoch was 1 second long and contained 174 sampling points. Firstly, the signal was resampled. Then, DD-DT CWT was used for EEG signal processing. Four kinds of features include wavelet entropy, variance, energy and mean value were extracted from the signal. Finally, these features were sent to least squares-support vector machine (LS-SVM) for learning and classification. The appropriate decomposition level was selected by comparing the experimental results under different wavelet decomposition levels. The experimental results showed that the features selected in this paper were different between seizure and non-seizure. Among the eight patients, the average accuracy of three-level decomposition classification was 91.98%, the sensitivity was 90.15%, and the specificity was 93.81%. The work of this paper shows that our algorithm has excellent performance in the two classification of EEG signals of epileptic patients, and can detect the seizure period automatically and efficiently.
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Humans , Algorithms , Electroencephalography , Epilepsy/diagnosis , Seizures/diagnosis , Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted , Support Vector Machine , Wavelet AnalysisABSTRACT
Objective:To analyze the clinical features and reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) characteristics of vulvar lichen sclerosus (VLS).Methods:RCM examination was carried out in 34 patients who were preliminarily diagnosed as VLS in People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region from January 2018 to June 2019, the results of the various indicators were recorded, and then a histopathological examination was performed at the same site.The RCM image characteristics were analyzed against histopathological manifestations, after that the results were compared and calculated the consistency rate of these image features.Results:The RCM image features of 28 patients with VLS were as follows: the thickness of spinous layer of lesion was thinner than that of surrounding normal skin (epidermis atrophy) in 21 cases (75%); hyper reflectance in basal layer was decreased in 21 cases (75%); In 16 (57.14%)cases, the basal cell ring was absent at the junction of the epidermis, the boundary was blurred, and the infiltration of mononuclear cells and scattered round like large cells in the superficial dermis (liquefaction and degeneration of basal cells); 28 cases (100%) had increased refractive index of superficial dermis (collagen homogenization). The coincidence rates with histopathological examination were 89.29%, 92.86%, 85.71% and 100%, respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of the increase of refractive index in the superficial dermis were the highest, reaching 96.53% and 62.35%. The highest specificity was 92.82% in the presence of epidermal atrophy and the increase of refractive index of superficial dermis.Conclusions:The RCM images of VLS were highly consistent with the histopathological examination.It also has high sensitivity and specificity.Combined with clinical manifestations, it can provide effective help for the diagnosis of vulvar lichen sclerosus and the judgment of therapeutic efficacy.
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Objective:To compare the different optimized anesthesia strategies in pediatric patients undergoing hypospadias surgery.Methods:Ninety pediatric patients with distal hypospadias undergoing Duckett operation, of American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status Ⅰor Ⅱ, aged 1-6 yr, weighing 10-25 kg, were divided into 3 groups ( n=30 each) using a random number table method: caudal block combined with general anesthesia group (group CG), neurostimulator-guided pudendal nerve block combined with general anesthesia group (group PG) and ultrasound-guided dorsal penile nerve block combined with general anesthesia group (group DPG). Anesthesia was induced with propofol-fentanyl, patients were ventilated through the laryngeal mask and maintained spontaneous breathing, and anesthesia was maintained with sevoflurane.The corresponding regional block was performed in each group, and block was performed with 0.25% ropivacaine 1, 0.25 and 0.15 ml/kg in CG, PG and DPG groups, respectively.The consumption of ropivacaine, occurrence of insufficient analgesia during operation, emergence time, duration of post-anesthesia care unit stay, time of the first requirement for analgesics, requirement for analgesics within 24 h after operation, occurrence of postoperative agitation, nausea and vomiting and lower extremity motor block, and patients′ satisfaction score at 24 h after operation were recorded. Results:Compared with group CG, the consumption of ropivacaine was significantly reduced, the time of the first requirement for analgesics was prolonged, the postoperative requirement for analgesics was decreased, duration of post-anesthesia care unit stay was shortened, the incidence of lower extremity motor block was decreased, and patients′ satisfaction score was increased in group PG and group DPG, and the incidence of nausea and vomiting was decreased in group DPG ( P<0.05). Compared with group PG, the consumption of ropivacaine was significantly reduced, and the time of the first requirement for analgesics was shortened in group DPG ( P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the incidence of insufficient analgesia during operation (3% in group DPG) and incidence of postoperative agitation among the three groups ( P>0.05). Conclusion:Ultrasound-guided dorsal penile nerve block combined with general anesthesia provides significant efficacy with a higher safety, and the efficacy is better than that of caudal block combined with general anesthesia and neurostimulator-guided pudendal nerve block general anesthesia when used for pediatric patients undergoing hypospadias surgery.
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Objective@#To assess the predictive value of the platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio(PLR), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio(NLR)and tumor-related factors on the peritoneal metastasis in advanced gastric cancer patients.@*Methods@#A total of 701 pathologically confirmed gastric cancer patients who underwent surgery at the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University between Jan 2009 and Jan 2012 were enrolled.@*Results@#Univariate analysis indicated that tumor location, tumor size, serosal invasion, depth of invasion, pathological type, lymph node metastasis and PLR were related to peritoneal metastasis(all P<0.05). According to the area under the ROC curve, the optimal cutoff value of PLR for predicting peritoneal metastasis was 132.43 (sensitivity 71.8%, specificity 50.6%). There were significant differences in tumor size, TNM stage, lymph node metastasis and serosal infiltration between high PLR group and low PLR group. Multivariate Logistic analyses revealed that PLR (HR=2.205, P=0.003), lymph node metastasis(HR=3.113, P=0.010)and tumor size(HR=1.150, P=0.014) were independent risk factors for peritoneal metesfasis.@*Conclusions@#Preoperative PLR is valuable in predicting peritoneal metastasis of advanced gastric cancer and it is an independent risk factor for peritoneal metastasis of gastric cancer.
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Objective To assess the predictive value of the platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR),neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and tumor-related factors on the peritoneal metastasis in advanced gastric cancer patients.Methods A total of 701 pathologically confirmed gastric cancer patients who underwent surgery at the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University between Jan 2009 and Jan 2012 were enrolled.Results Univariate analysis indicated that tumor location,tumor size,serosal invasion,depth of invasion,pathological type,lymph node metastasis and PLR were related to peritoneal metastasis(all P ＜ 0.05).According to the area under the ROC curve,the optimal cutoff value of PLR for predicting peritoneal metastasis was 132.43 (sensitivity 71.8％,specificity 50.6％).There were significant differences in tumor size,TNM stage,lymph node metastasis and serosal infiltration between high PLR group and low PLR group.Multivariate Logistic analyses revealed that PLR (HR =2.205,P =0.003),lymph node metastasis(HR =3.113,P =0.010) and tumor size (HR =1.150,P =0.014) were independent risk factors for peritoneal metesfasis.Conclusions Preoperative PLR is valuable in predicting peritoneal metastasis of advanced gastric cancer and it is an independent risk factor for peritoneal metastasis of gastric cancer.
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OBJECTIVE@#To investigate the mechanism of miRNA-340 for regulating the proliferation of gastric cancer (GC) cells and predict its interacting circular RNAs (circRNAs), its downstream target genes and the involved signaling pathways.@*METHODS@#The differentially expressed miRNAs in GC cell lines were analyzed and screened using miRNA microarrays. The expression level of miRNA-340 in 21 pairs of GC tissues and adjacent normal tissues was detected using real-time PCR. MTT and EdU assays were performed to examine the effect of miRNA-340 on the proliferation ability of HFE145 and BGC-823 cells. We also tested the effect of miRNA-340 inhibition on subcutaneous tumorigenesis of GC cells in a nude mouse model. The downstream target genes of miRNA-340 and the probable signal pathways were predicted online using Targetscan and DAVID database, respectively. The interacting circRNAs of miRNA-340 were analyzed using starBase platform.@*RESULTS@#Among the differentially expressed miRNAs, miRNA-340 was significantly down-regulated in GC cell lines. Real-time PCR results showed that the expression of miRNA-340 was significantly lower in GC tissues than in the adjacent tissues ( < 0.05). MTT and EdU cell proliferation assays showed that miRNA-340 overexpression inhibited the proliferation of GC cells in vitro. In the nude mouse models, the proliferation of GC cells transfected with miRNA-340 inhibitor was obviously enhanced. Bioinformatics analysis suggested that miRNA-340 had 21 target genes with 3 or more conserved sites, and these genes were involved in tumorigenesis and invasion. The top 10 circRNAs were selected as the most powerful sponge circRNAs interacting with miRNA-340.@*CONCLUSIONS@#miRNA-340 may play the role of a tumor suppressor in tumorigenesis and progression. Overexpression of miRNA-340 suppress the proliferation of GC cells, suggesting its involvement in the development of GC along with multiple circRNAs.
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Animals , Mice , Cell Line, Tumor , Cell Proliferation , Computational Biology , Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic , MicroRNAs , Stomach NeoplasmsABSTRACT
Objective@#To understand HIV knowledge and high-risk sexual behaviors among men who have sex with men (MSM) in the HIV-infected students’ social network, and to provide a scentific reference of making targeted and effective measures.@*Methods@#A mixed recruitment method of snowball sampling and respondent driven sampling was used to recruit HIV-infected students with the help of local CDC in Harbin, Tianjin, Xi’an and Chongqing, with demographic information, sexual behaviors and HIV knowledge collected via questionnaire survey.@*Results@#A total of 549 valid questionnaires were analyzed. Among them, the awareness rate of "Guo Ba Tiao" was 90.7% and the awareness rate of "Qing Ba Tiao" was 89.4%, the consistent condom use rate was 59.4%. Among those who were aware of HIV, 40.8% exhibit the mismatch between HIV knowledge and condom use behavior, which was significantly associated with number and types of sex partners. Those who had 1-3 regular male sex partners (1 partner: aOR=2.48, 95%CI=1.61-3.82; 2-3 partners: aOR=2.45，95%CI=1.44-4.15),or 1-3 causal male sex partners (1 partner: a-OR=1.74, 95%CI=1.10-2.77; 2-3 partners: aOR=2.15, 95%CI=1.34-3.46) were more likely for this mismatch. Those who had more than one commercial male sex partner(aOR=3.35, 95%CI=1.15-9.80), or more than one regular female sex partner (aOR=2.49, 95%CI=1.17-5.28), or more than one casual female sex partner(OR=2.80, 95%CI=1.01-7.71), the risk for this mismatch was also high.@*Conclusion@#The mismatch between HIV knowledge and condom use behavior among MSM students from the social network of young students living with HIV/AIDS is severe. It is necessary to carry out tailored HIV intervention to reduce the transmission of HIV among those people.
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OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the economical efficiency of gemcitabine(G),gemcitabine combined with oxaliplatin (GM),gemcitabine combined with S-1(GS)in the treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer(APC). METHODS:From the perspective of patients,Markov model was constructed to calculate long-term cost and health outcomes of 3 chemotherapy regimens in Chinese APC patients aged 18-75 old. Cost-effectiveness analysis were used to determine the economic level according to willingness-to-pay(WTP). The sensitivity analysis was conducted for cost,effectiveness and other indexes. RESULTS:The results of cost-effectiveness analysis showed that the cost effectiveness ratio(C/E)of G regimen in the treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer was 145 228.52 yuan/12.26 QALMs;C/E of the GM regimen was 154 783.88 yuan/11.39 QALMs;C/E of GS regimen was 315 485.28 yuan/23.26 QALMs;and the G regimen was the best option. The incremental cost-effectiveness(ICER)of GS and G regimen was 15 479.64,exceeded the WTP(12 563 yuan)set in this sutdy,while ICER of GM and G regimen was -10 999.89, and the GM regimen was absolutely inferior. Results of sensitivity analysis showed that ICER of G regimen vs. GM regimen was unstable and influenced greatly by the parameters of the model. Results of ICER analysis of G regimen vs. GS regimen and GM regimen vs. GS regimen kept stable. Compared to GS regimen,G regimen showed cost-effectiveness characteristics and GM regimen showed economic characteristics;the superiority was relatively less obvious. CONCLUSIONS:Within the level of WTP, cost-effectiveness analysis shows that gemcitabine is the optimal solution. However,sensitivity analysis result can not yet determine which scheme is the best one.
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Objective To explore the clinical pathological characteristics of breast solid papillary carcino-ma(SPC). Methods The clinical manifestation,pathology morphology,immunohistochemical characteristics and prognosis of 23 cases with SPC was reviewed. Results There were 16 cases with nipple discharge as the chief com-plaint while 7 cases were mass. 10 cases of ultrasonic examination showed 6 cases(60%)were above BI-RADS grade 4 while 8/13 in X-ray examination. In 8 cases of SPC with invasion,5 cases were luminal A and 3 cases were lumi-nal B. There were no significant differences in the mean age,mean diameter of the mass,neuroendocrine markers (CgA and Syn)and proliferation marker Ki67 between in situ SPC group and invasive SPC group(P > 0.05). The difference between P63 and CK5/6 was statistically significant(P = 0.001,P = 0.019). No recurrence was found in 21 patients. Conclusions SPC is a rare type of breast cancer with good prognosis. Imaging and ductosco-py are easy to make under-diagnosis while pathology is likely to make misdiagnosis,therefore clinical pathologists should pay more attention so as to treat it more accurately.
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become the most common chronic liver disease around the world, and chronic hepatitis B (CHB) complicated by NAFLD has also become more and more common and is taken seriously by clinical physicians. At present, there is no clear understanding of the clinical features and prognosis of CHB complicated by NAFLD. With reference to related literature on CHB complicated by NAFLD, this article reviews the research advances in the risk factors, biochemistry, virology, histology, and prognosis of CHB complicated by NAFLD. It is pointed out that age, male sex, and metabolic disorders are the risk factors for NAFLD in CHB patients, and patients with CHB complicated by NAFLD have a high risk of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. However, the effect and mechanism of NAFLD on virus replication and clearance in CHB patients and the effect of HBV infection on the development of NAFLD remain unclear, which will be research hotspots in future.
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Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) may have an effect on the pain associated with orthodontic treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of LLLT on pain and somatosensory sensitization induced by orthodontic treatment. Forty individuals (12-33 years old; mean ± standard deviations: 20.8 ± 5.9 years) scheduled to receive orthodontic treatment were randomly divided into a laser group (LG) or a placebo group (PG) (1:1). The LG received LLLT (810-nm gallium-aluminium-arsenic diode laser in continuous mode with the power set at 400 mW, 2 J·cm) at 0 h, 2 h, 24 h, 4 d, and 7 d after treatment, and the PG received inactive treatment at the same time points. In both groups, the non-treated side served as a control. A numerical rating scale (NRS) of pain, pressure pain thresholds (PPTs), cold detection thresholds (CDTs), warmth detection thresholds (WDTs), cold pain thresholds (CPTs), and heat pain thresholds (HPTs) were tested on both sides at the gingiva and canine tooth and on the hand. The data were analysed by a repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA). The NRS pain scores were significantly lower in the LG group (P = 0.01). The CDTs, CPTs, WDTs, HPTs, and PPTs at the gingiva and the PPTs at the canine tooth were significantly less sensitive on the treatment side of the LG compared with that of the PG (P < 0.033). The parameters tested also showed significantly less sensitivity on the non-treatment side of the LG compared to that of the PG (P < 0.043). There were no differences between the groups for any quantitative sensory testing (QST) measures of the hand. The application of LLLT appears to reduce the pain and sensitivity of the tooth and gingiva associated with orthodontic treatment and may have contralateral effects within the trigeminal system but no generalized QST effects. Thus, the present study indicated a significant analgesia effect of LLLT application during orthodontic treatment. Further clinical applications are suggested.
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Adolescent , Adult , Female , Humans , Male , Young Adult , Low-Level Light Therapy , Methods , Pain Management , Pain Measurement , Pain Threshold , Physiology , Tooth Movement Techniques , Toothache , Radiotherapy , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
Objective To assess the diagnostic value of texture analysis of MRI in differential dignosis of benign and ma lignant breast nodules.Methods The MRI data of 78 patients (80 breast nodules) identified by surgical pathology were retrospectively studied.Sixty-three texture parameters were obtained from each nodule.ROC curve of texture parameters in differential diagnosis of benign and malignant breast nodules were performed.Results In all of the 63 texture parameters,the run length nonuniformity (RLN) had the highest AUC value (0.836) and accuracy,the diagnostic sensitivity,specificity,accuracy,positive predictive value and negative predictive value in differentiation of breast nodules were 82.93％ (34/41),94.87％ (37/39),88.75％ (71/80),94.44％ (34/36) and 84.09％ (37/44).The sensitivity,specificity,accuracy,positive predictive value,and negative predictive value of breast imaging reporting and data system (BIRADS) were 95.12％ (39/41),87.18％ (34/39),91.25％ (73/80),88.63％ (39/44),and 94.44％ (34/36).The difference of diagnostic accuracy between texture parameter and BI-RADS had no statistical significance (P =0.11).BIRADS combined texture parameter improved specificity significantly (P＜0.001).Conclusion The texture analysis could be complementary to improve the accuracy of BI-RADS-MRI in breast nodules.
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Objective:To express the glycoprotein D of herpes simplex virus type 2 (gD2) in the insect cells,and to determine its immunogenicity.Methods:HSV-2 genome was used as the template for amplification of gD2 extracellular domain fragment gene by PCR.The PCR product was inserted into the vector Bacmind,and the constructed recombinant plasmid gD2-Bacmind was transfected into the sf9 cells to package the recombinant baculovirus.The Sf9 cells were infected by recombinant baculovirus seed derived from the forth passage(P4),the titer of P4 recombinant baculovirus was detected by a plaque assay and the expression of recombinant protein gD2 was determined by Western blotting method.The supernatant of infected cells was collected and purified by Ni-NTA affinity chromatography to obtain the target protein gD2,the purified gD2 protein was used to immunize the BALB/c mice in 0, 2, 4 weeks (gD2 group),and PBS was used as negative control(PBS group);the titers of gD2 specific IgG in serum were detected by ELISA assay.Results: The PCR analysis and sequencing results proved that gD2-Bacmind was constructed correctly.The titer of recombinant baculovirus was 2.0×109 pfu·mL-1,the purified gD2 was about 37 000 with expectation,the percentage of gD2 in total protein was 90%.The average value of Log10 of titer of gD2 specific IgG in serum detected by ELISA assay in gD2 group at the sixth week was 4.34,and there was significant difference compared with PBS group(P<0.01).Conclusion: The gD2 expressed by insect-baculovirus expression vector system has the immunogenicity and can be selected as candidate protein for HSV-2 vaccine.
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PK-PD binding model is a powerful tool to study the relationship between drug time-concentration,concentration-effect and time-effect,which is of great significance and widely used in guiding clinical medicine.The PK-PD binding model is applied to the study of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM),which is helpful to elucidate the basis of drug substance and its mechanism.It is of great significance to the development of TCM and its preparation.In this paper,recent applications of PK-PD binding model in the composition and effective part of TCM,single herbal medicine and TCM compound were made,which could provide references for future PK-PD study of chemical constituent.
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High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) fingerprint technology is an important means of quality control of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) preparations,which can reflect the whole process of raw materials as well as the whole process and quality of finished products.It has become the primary quality control method of modern TCM preparations.In this paper,recent advances in HPLC fingerprints and their combination techniques in the quality control of TCM preparations were reviewed,which provided the basis for quality control of TCM preparations.