Zuogui Jiangtang Jieyu Decoction promotes neural stem cell self-renewal and activates Shh signaling in the hippocampal dentate gyrus of diabetic rats with depression / 南方医科大学学报

OBJECTIVE@#To investigate the effect of Zuogui Jiangtang Jieyu Decoction (ZJJ) on Shh signaling and self-renewal of neural stem cells in the hippocampal dentate gyrus of diabetic rats with depression.@*METHODS@#Diabetic rat models with depression were randomly divided into model group, positive drug (metformin + fluoxetine) group, and low-, medium-, and high-dose ZJJ groups (n=16), with normal SD rats as the control group. The positive drugs and ZJJ were administered by gavage, and the rats in the control and model groups were given distilled water. After the treatment, blood glucose level was detected using test strips, and behavioral changes of the rats were assessed by forced swimming test and water maze test. ELISA was used to examine the serum level of leptin; The expressions of nestin and Brdu proteins in the dentate gyrus of the rats were detected using immunofluorescence assay, and the expressions of self-renewal marker proteins and Shh signaling proteins were detected using Western blotting.@*RESULTS@#The diabetic rats with depression showed significantly increased levels of blood glucose and leptin (P < 0.01) and prolonged immobility time in forced swimming test (P < 0.01) and increased stage climbing time with reduced stage seeking time and stage crossings in water maze test (P < 0.01). The expressions of nestin and Brdu in the dentate gyrus, the expressions of cyclin D1, SOX2, Shh, Ptch1, Smo in the hippocampus and the nuclear expression of Gli-1 were decreased (P < 0.01) while hippocampal Gli-3 expression was increased significantly (P < 0.01) in the rat models. Treatment of rat models with high-dose ZJJ significantly reduced the blood glucose (P < 0.01) and leptin level (P < 0.05) and improved their performance in behavioral tests (P < 0.01). The treatment also obviously increased the expressions of nestin, Brdu, cyclin D1, SOX2, Shh, Ptch1, and Smo and the nuclear expression of Gli-1 in the dentate gyrus (P < 0.01) and reduced hippocampal expression of Gli-3 (P < 0.05) in the rat models.@*CONCLUSION@#ZJJ can significantly improve the self-renewal ability of neural stem cells and activate Shh signaling in dentate gyrus of diabetic rats with depression.

Comparison of the clinical efficacy of percutaneous vertebroplasty and biopsy by unilateral and bilateral pedicle approaches for the treatment of vertebral metastasis / 中国医师进修杂志

Objective:To retrospectively compare the clinical efficacy of percutaneous vertebroplasty and biopsy by unilateral and bilateral pedicle approaches for the treatment of vertebral metastasis.Methods:From June 2020 to July 2022, a total of 82 patients with vertebral metastasis underwent percutaneous vertebroplasty and biopsy treated in Linyi Cancer Hospital were enrolled, 39 patients with 57 vertebral bodies were performed by unilateral pedicle approach (unilateral group) and 43 patients with 52 vertebral bodies were performed by bilateral pedicle approaches (bilateral group), used bone cement filling vertebral bodies after biopsy. The clinical efficacy and the positive rate of biopsy were compared between the two groups.Results:Both groups experienced significant pain relief in the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) score and improvement in the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) score after operation ( P<0.05), but there were no significant differences between the two groups ( P>0.05). The operative time for a single vertebra, volume of bone cement in unilateral group were less than those in the bilateral group:(44.81 ± 13.01) min vs. (31.84 ± 11.87) min, (4.87 ± 0.92) ml vs. (4.18 ± 0.90) ml, there were significant differences ( P<0.05). There were no significant differences in the incidence of bone cement leakage and the positive rate of biopsy between both groups ( P>0.05). Conclusions:Percutaneous vertebroplasty and biopsy by unilateral and bilateral pedicle approaches are significant improvement for symptoms and functions of patients with vertebral metastasis. The clinical efficacy and the positive rate of biopsy are similar. But the former has easier operation procedure, shorter operative time and less volume of bone cement.

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for adult patients with acute poisoning in China: a retrospective analysis of CSECLS registry from 2017 to 2021 / 中华急诊医学杂志

Objective:To analyze the status of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for poisoned patients in China, and prognosis, complications and risk factors for death in poisoned patients supported with ECMO.Methods:The data of adult poisoned patients registered in Chinese Society of Extracorporeal Life Support (CSECLS) database were collected. Patients were divided into the survival group and death group according to the conditions at discharge. The type of poisoning, patient prognosis, hemodynamic parameters and complications before and after ECMO were retrospectively analyzed.Results:A total of 96 poisoned patients supported with ECMO were included in the database from 2017 to 2022, including 77 adult patients. The use of ECMO for poisoning was more common in Henan Province (28 cases, 36%), Guangdong Province (11 cases, 14%) and Zhejiang Province (9 cases, 8%). The number of adult poisoned patients registered in the database increased over time from 2017 to 2022, but the survival rate showed no significant difference ( P = 0.794). Agricultural poisoning was the most common indication (43%). Veno-arterial (V-A) ECMO was used in 60 patients (78%) and venovenous (V-V) ECMO in 27 patients (22%). Thirty-two patients (42%) survived to hospital discharge. The mean duration of ECMO support was 57 (34, 123) h, the mean duration of mechanical ventilation was 88 (33, 211) h, the mean length of hospital stay was 10 (2, 21) days, and the mean length of ICU stay was 9 (2, 18) days. Multivariate analysis showed that 24-h lactic acid level was significantly associated with mortality ( OR = 0.378, 95% CI: 0.183-0.779, P = 0.008). Conclusions:ECMO can be used as a salvage strategy to treat various types of severe poisoning. Although the application of ECMO is expanded rapidly in China, it is still necessary to optimize intervention indications and treatment timing, and adopt standardized ECMO management and monitoring strategies to improve the prognosis of patients.

Comparison of percutaneous versus surgical approach in femoro-femoral veno-arterial ECMO cannulation: a propensity score matched study / 中华胸心血管外科杂志

Objective:To investigate the safety and the efficacy of percutaneous and surgical approach in femoro-femoral veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) cannulation.Methods:All consecutive patients implanted with femoro-femoral VA-ECMO between January 2018 and December 2020 in Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University. Propensity score matching was used to compare outcomes of percutaneous and surgical groups while controlling for confounders.Results:Among the 276 patients who received femoro-femoral VA-ECMO (62 surgical and 214 percutaneous), propensity-score matching selected 52 pairs of patients with similar characteristics with mean age of(59.6±13.0)years old, in which 26 patients were female. There were a lower ECMO cannulation-associated complication (28.8% vs. 48.1%, P=0.044) and a lower hospital mortality (42.3% vs. 67.3%, P=0.010) in the percutaneous group. The circuit blood flow after ECMO initiation was similar in both groups[(3.3±0.8)L·min -1·kg -1 in percutaneous group vs. (3.2±0.7)L·min -1·kg -1 in surgical group, P=0.738]. The serum lactate was declined in both group after ECMO initiation[(5.4±5.8)mmol/L vs. (9.2±6.9)mmol/L, P<0.001 in percutaneous group; (6.3±6.2)mmol/L vs. (10.5±7.0)mmol/L, P=0.003 in surgical group]. Conclusion:Percutaneous approach is a safe and efficient technique in emoro-femoral VA-ECMO cannulation. Compared with surgical cannulation, percutaneous approach is associated with lower ECMO cannulation-associated complication and lower hospital mortality.

Progress of long non-coding RNA in pituitary adenoma / 肿瘤研究与临床

Pituitary adenoma is a common neuroendocrine tumor, and its complex pathogenesis makes its treatment a clinical problem. Recently, studies have shown that long non-coding RNA (LncRNA), as a class of endogenous RNA with a length of more than 200 nucleotides and basically no protein-coding function, plays an important regulatory role in various forms in multiple tumors including pituitary adenoma, and is closely related to the proliferation, invasion and metastasis of pituitary adenoma. Based on the latest research status at home and abroad, this paper summarizes the research progress of LncRNA in pituitary adenoma, hoping to provide new ideas for the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of pituitary adenoma.

Progress of long non-coding RNA in pituitary adenoma / 肿瘤研究与临床

Pituitary adenoma is a common neuroendocrine tumor, and its complex pathogenesis makes its treatment a clinical problem. Recently, studies have shown that long non-coding RNA (LncRNA), as a class of endogenous RNA with a length of more than 200 nucleotides and basically no protein-coding function, plays an important regulatory role in various forms in multiple tumors including pituitary adenoma, and is closely related to the proliferation, invasion and metastasis of pituitary adenoma. Based on the latest research status at home and abroad, this paper summarizes the research progress of LncRNA in pituitary adenoma, hoping to provide new ideas for the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of pituitary adenoma.

The application of post cardiovascular surgery SOFA score in hospital mortality in severe patients / 中华胸心血管外科杂志

Objective@#Establish the post cardiovascular surgery SOFA score(pcvsSOFA)based on the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment(SOFA)score to evaluate the severity and prognosis of patients after cardiovascular surgery.@*Methods@#3 872 consecutive patients who underwent cardiovascular surgery and stayed in ICU more than 24 hours between July 2015 and December 2017 were retrospectively analyzed to establish a derivation cohort. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression were used to identify the predictors in the pcvsSOFA. And the validity of the new model was evaluated in the derivation cohort and validation cohort.@*Results@#Respiratory system score, coagulation system score, nervous system score and renal system score on the first day of ICU, Emergency surgery and re-surgery were risk factors and established the pcvsSOFA. The total score of pcvsSOFA was 20 point and was divided into four classes, namely class Ⅰ(pcvsSOFA-score: 1-5), class Ⅱ(pcvsSOFA-score: 6-10), class Ⅲ(pcvsSOFA-score: 11-15) and class Ⅳ(pcvsSOFA-score: 16-20)with their corresponding predicted mortality 0.9%(n=2 317), 5.7%(n=1 367), 26.8%(n=184), and 64.2%(n=4) in the derivation cohort. The area under the receiver operating characteristics curve(AUC)was 0.864(95%CI: 0.837-0.892), and the integrated discriminant improvement(IDI) was 0.035.In the validation cohort, AUC(pcvsSOFA)= 0.832(95%CI: 0.735-0.928), IDI=0.211. The AUC of SOFA, APACHE Ⅱ and SAPS Ⅱ was 0.771, 0.793 and 0.721 respectively.@*Conclusion@#Compared with the SOFA score, pcvsSOFA could be a better tool to assess the prognosis of critical patients in the early postoperative stage.

The application of post cardiovascular surgery SOFA score in hospital mortality in severe patients / 中华胸心血管外科杂志

Objective Establish the post cardiovascular surgery SOFA score( pcvsSOFA) based on the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment( SOFA) score to evaluate the severity and prognosis of patients after cardiovascular surgery. Methods 3872 consecutive patients who underwent cardiovascular surgery and stayed in ICU more than 24 hours between July 2015 and December 2017 were retrospectively analyzed to establish a derivation cohort. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression were used to identify the predictors in the pcvsSOFA. And the validity of the new model was evaluated in the derivation cohort and validation cohort. Results Respiratory system score, coagulation system score, nervous system score and renal system score on the first day of ICU, Emergency surgery and re-surgery were risk factors and established the pcvsSOFA. The total score of pcvsSOFA was 20 point and was divided into four classes, namely class Ⅰ( pcvsSOFA-score:1-5 ) , class Ⅱ( pcvsSOFA-score:6-10 ) , class Ⅲ( pcvsSOFA-score:11-15 ) and class Ⅳ( pcvsSOFA-score:16-20 ) with their corresponding predicted mortality0.9％(n=2317),5.7％(n=1367),26.8％(n=184),and64.2％(n=4) inthederivationcohort. Thearea under the receiver operating characteristics curve(AUC)was 0. 864(95％CI:0. 837-0. 892), and the integrated discriminant improvement(IDI) was 0. 035. In the validation cohort, AUC(pcvsSOFA) = 0. 832(95％CI:0. 735-0. 928), IDI=0. 211. The AUC of SOFA, APACHE Ⅱ and SAPS Ⅱ was 0. 771, 0. 793 and 0. 721 respectively. Conclusion Compared with the SOFA score, pcvsSOFA could be a better tool to assess the prognosis of critical patients in the early postoperative stage.

MRIfeaturesandcommoncausesofgrowthhormonedeficiencyin childrenwithshortstaturecausedbypituitarylesions / 实用放射学杂志

Objective ToexploretheMRIfeaturesofgrowthhormonedeficiency(GHD)inchildrenwithshortstaturecausedby pituitarylesions,inordertoimprovethediagnosticlevelofthesediseases.Methods MRIandclinicaldataof624patientsofGHD withshortstaturecausedbypituitarylesionswereretrospectivelyanalyzed.Results Inshortstaturecausedbypituitarylesions,there were383caseswithanteriorpituitarydysplasia(61.4%);49casesofpituitarystalkinterruptionsyndrome(PSIS)(7.9%);16cases ofpituitaryhyperplasiaduetoprimaryhypothyroidism (2.6%);41casesofRathkecleftcyst(6.6%);74casesofemptysellasyndrome(11.9%);17 casesofpituitaryinvasionbyLangerhanscellhistiocytosis(2.7%);2casesofsellarregionalarachnoidcyst(0.3%);and42casesof craniopharyngioma(6.7%).MRIshowedtheheightofanteriorpituitarywaslessthannormal,andthelocation,sizeandsignalsof posteriorpituitaryandpituitarystalkwerenormalinanteriorpituitarydysplasia.Noorthinpituitarystalk,anteriorpituitaryhypoplasiawith ectopicposteriorpituitarywereseeninPSIS.Allofthepituitaryhyperplasiawerecausedbyhypothyroidism,inwhich MRIshowed anteriorpituitaryenlargement,upwardapophysis,obvioushomogeneousenhancement,nopituitarystalkinterruptionandabnormal signal,andthepituitaryglandreducinginsizeafterreplacementtherapy.Stalkhypophysialwasthickeningtogetherwithadisappearanceof hyperintenseoftheposteriorlobeofpituitaryglandonT1,andthesizeandsignalsofanteriorpituitarywerenormalinpituitarybeing invadedbyLangerhanscellhistiocytosis.AtrophyofanteriorpituitarywasseeninRathkecleftcyst,emptysellasyndrome,sellarregionalarachnoid cystandcraniopharyngioma.Conclusion MRIcanclearlyshowtheanatomyofpituitaryandsellarregion,whichcanprovideamorphological referencefortheearlydiagnosisanddifferentialdiagnosisofGHDinchildrenwithshortstaturecausedbypituitarylesions,andisof clinicallyimportantfortreatmentandprognosis.

Predictors of postoperative severe acute kidney injury requiring continuous renal replacement treatment in patients with acute A aortic dissection undergoing Sun's operation / 中华胸心血管外科杂志

Objective To investigate the incidence and risk factors of acute kidney injury(AKI) requiring continuous renal replacement treatment(CRRT) in patients with acute type A aortic dissection after Sun's operation.Methods A retrospective analysis of consecutive patients with acute type A aortic dissection underwent Sun's operation in Beijing Anzhen Hospital,Capital Medical University from January 2009 to December 2015.These patients were divided into two groups according to whether had severe postoperative AKI requiring CRRT treatment:the dialysis group(AG,65 cases) and the control group(CG,618 cases),we compared the clinical outcomes of patients in two groups and analyzed the related risk factors.Results 50 patients(7.3％) died in hospital.Compared with patients in CG group,patients in AG group had higher age,more patients with preoperative coronary heart disease,pericardial tamponade,and higher rates of intraoperative coronary artery hypass surgery or valve surgery,the results were statistically different between the two groups(P ＜0.05).The patients in AG group had a higher mortality rate in hospital(26.2％ vs.5.3％),and the difference was statistically significant(P ＜0.001).The results of multiple regression analysis suggested that the age ＞ 50 years,preoperative history of pericardial tamponade,intraoperative need for combined coronary artery bypass grafting or valve surgery,and cerebral perfusion time ＞40 min were independent risk factors for CRRT treatment of postoperative severe AKI(P ＜0.05).Conclusion The incidence of severe AKI requiring CRRT treatment in patients with acute type A aortic dissection after Sun's operation was 9.5％,and the discharge survival rate in AG group was lower than that in CG group.An important way to reduce the incidence of severe AKI requiring CRRT after sun's surgery is to shorten the intraoperative cerebral perfusion time as much as possible.

Analysis on single-center clinical effect of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for treatment of acute myeloid leukemia / 重庆医学

Objective To summarize and analyze the clinical effect of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation(alloHSCT) for treating acute myeloid leukemia(AML) in this center.Methods The clinical data of 87 patients with AML receiving allo-HSCT in this hospital from January 2008 to June 2015 were retrospectively analyzed on the overall survival rate(OS) after transplantation,leukemia-free survival rate (LFS) and relapse rate (RR),transplant-related mortality (TRM),moreover the efficacies of HLA-matched (kinship and unrelated) and haploidentical transplantation were compared.Meanwhile the influence of different transplantation of pre-leukemia remission status on transplantation curative effect was analyzed.Results Among 87 cases,OS after 2 years was (73.6±4.7)％ and 2-year LFS was (62.1±5.8)％.During the follow-up period,27 cases (31.3％) relapsed and 23 cases (26.4％) died.The 2-year OS in HLA-matched (kinship and unrelated) and haploidentical transplantation were (76.3± 5.3)％ and (68.5±7.2)％ respectively(P＜0.05) and the 2-year LFS were (60.2±4.8)％ and (56.3±5.7)％ respectively (P＜ 0.05).The incidence rate of aGVHD and infection in haploidentical transplantation group was significantly higher than that in the HLA matched group (kinship and unrelated),but their RR were 26.9 ％ and 29.2 ％ respectively (P＞0.05).The transplantation effect analysis in different leukemia remission state showed that RR in the unreaching CR before transplantation group,reaching CR but minimal residual(MRD) positive group and negative group were 68.7 ％,34.7 ％ and 16.6 ％ respectively.The 2-year LFS were (18.7±5.2)％,(56.5± 6.3)％ and (79.2％ ±5.7)％ respectively (P＜0.05).The 2-year OS were (31.2± 5.3)％,(69.6± 7.2) ％ and (89.6±5.3)％ respectively (P＜0.05).Conclusion allo-HSCT is an effective method for treating AML.Recurrence is the main cause of failure after transplantation therapy.

Effects of AngioJet mechanical thrombus aspiration system for patients of acute pulmonary embolism / 中华普通外科杂志

Objective To analyze the clinical efficacy of AngioJet mechanical thrombus aspiration system for patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE).Methods Clinical data of 28 cases of acute pulmonary embolism (PE) patients was retrospectively analyzed,8 cases (AngioJet group) were treated with AngioJet + CDT,20 cases were treated by pigtail catheter thrombolysis(CDT group)alone,the total amount of urokinase,thrombolytic time,related detection index and the occurrence of complications were compared between the two groups.Results The dosage of urokinase in the two groups was (72.5 ± 44.4) × 104U and (169.0 ± 59.3) × 104 U respectively,P ＜ 0.05.The catheter indwelling time was (1.0 ± 0.89) days and (2.65 ± 0.86) days respectively (P ＜ 0.05).There were no statistically significant differences in SBP,PaO2,SpO2 and D-dimer between the two groups before and after operation (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusion Both AngioJet and CDT are effective methods for the treatment of acute PE.The combination of the two methods can accelerate the improvement of clinical symptoms,reducing the dosage of thrombolytic drugs and the occurrence of surgery-related complications.

Clinical significance of changes in levels of serum β2-MG, VEGF, and LDH in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma after treatment / 中国肿瘤临床

Objective: To assess the clinical significance of changes in levels of serum β2 microglobulin (β2-MG), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) after treatment. Methods: A total of 89 patients with DLBCL who were admitted to the hospital between February 2015 an July 2017 were included in the DLBCL group and 40 normal, healthy persons admitted during the same period were selected as the control group. All DLBCL patients underwent standard chemotherapy after admission. Peripheral venous blood was collected before and after chemotherapy to determine any changes in serum β2-MG, VEGF, and LDH levels. Biomarker levels were also compared with those from normal, healthy subjects. The clinical and pathological data of all DLBCL patients were collected and the relationships between changes in biomarker levels, clinical and pathological parameters of DLBCL, and curative effects were analyzed. Results: The levels of serum β2-MG, VEGF, and LDH in the DLBCL group were higher than those in the control group (P<0.05) and all levels in DLBCL group decreased after chemotherapy (P<0.05). The effective rate of the R-CHOP group was higher than that of the CHOP group (P<0.05). Serum LDH levels were higher in patients with typical B symptoms than in those without such symptoms (P<0.05). Serum levels of β2-MG, VEGF, and LDH were higher in patients with Ann Arbor stageⅢ-Ⅳlymphoma, with bone marrow involvement, whose international prognostic index (IPI) was high-risk, and with treatment failure than in those with stageⅠ-Ⅱlymphoma, without bone marrow involvement, with low-risk IPI, and with treatment response (P<0.05). The levels of serum VEGF, β2-MG, and LDH were positively correlated with each other, and all three biomarkers were negatively correlated with treatment response (P<0.05). Conclusions: Levels of serum β2-MG, VEGF, and LDH are elevated in patients with DLBCL but are significantly decreased after treatment. Changes in expression levels of these three biomarkers are related to clinical stage, bone marrow involvement, IPI, and treatment response. These biomarkers can be used as a basis for monitoring DLBCL and evaluating curative effect and prognosis.

Expression and correlation of Toll-like receptor 2, LC3B and Beclin1 in glioma / 中国医师进修杂志

Objective To explore the relationship between Toll-like receptor 2(TLR2) and autophagy marker protein in glioma. Methods Glioma tumors of a total of 74 patients from June 2012 to December 2017 were surgically resected, including WHO gradeⅠtoⅡ32 cases, grade Ⅲ 20 cases, gradeⅣ22 cases. Immunohistochemistry and Western blot were used to detect the expression of TLR2, autophagy related protein LC3B, Beclin 1 and apoptosis related protein Bax and Bcl-2. The correlation between TLR2 and autophagy related protein LC3B and Beclin 1 were analyzed. Results In high grade glioma (HGG) tissue and low grade glioma (LGG) tissue, the TLR2 positive expression rates were 92.9％(39/42) and 75.0％(24/32), and there was significant difference (P<0.05). In HGG tissue, autophagy related protein LC3B, Beclin1 protein was strongly positive and the positive expression rates were 45.2％(19/42) and 52.4％(22/42). In LGG tissue, LC3B and Beclin1 protein positive expression rates were 18.8％(6/32) and 15.6％(5/32), and there were significant differences (P<0.05). Spearman correlation analysis showed that TLR2 protein was closely related to autophagy related protein LC3B (r=0.5638, P<0.05) and Beclin1 (r=0.6101, P<0.05). Conclusions TLR2 is highly expressed in HGG tissue, and its expression level may be related to autophagy, which has potential value as a targeted therapy.

Clinical value of sagittal CT scanning in neonates with congenital esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula / 实用放射学杂志

Objective To explore the clinical value of sagittal CT scan in the diagnosis of congenital esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula(CEA-TEF).Methods Sagittal CT scanning was performed in 1 7 neonates with clinically suspected CEA-TEF preoperatively. Post-processing methods included multiple planar reconstruction(MPR)and volume rendering(VR).The CT manifestations were compared with the surgical findings.Paired-samples t test and Kappa identity analysis were used to analyze the consistency between two esophageal pouches and position of fistula.Results Among 1 7 cases,sagittal CT images clearly showed the distance between two esophageal pouches and position of fistula.Based on Gross classification,2 cases were included in type ⅢA(11.8%),and 15 cases in type ⅢB(88.2%).The results were satisfactory with the surgical findings with 100% accuracy.The distance between two esophageal pouches determined by VR and MPR had no remarkable differences(t=0.991,P>0.05).The position of fistula determined by VR and MPR had high consistency with the surgical findings (Kappa≥0.75).Conclusion Sagittal CT scanning can significantly limit scanning range and reduce the radiation dose as well as improve image quality,and accurately display and assess the distance between two esophageal pouches and position of fistula in CEA-TEF.It has important application value in diagnosing CEA-TEF in neonates.

Inreasing Efficacy and Decreasing foxicity of Chinese Medicine Combined with Oxaliplatin in the Treatment of Cancer / 中国药师

Oxaliplatin, a third-generation platinum-based compound with significant activity against tumors, has become pivotal for the therapy of cancer after cisplatin and carboplatin.The digestive tract reaction, myelosuppression and nephrotoxicity have been alleviated, however, oxaliplatin induced neurotoxicity occurs prominently.Therefore, how to effectively eliminate and prevent chemotherapy-induced side and toxic effects becomes a great challenge for oncologists.plenty of evidence has hinted that combination of Chinese herbal medicine and oxaliplatin can not only reduce the toxicity, but also improve the actual efficacy, clinical research and experimental researches on increasing off cacy and decresing foxcity of Chinese herbal medicine combined with oxali-platin in the treatment of cancer in recent years were rewewed.to provide reference for the clinical use of oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy regimen.

Application of “double low”CTU method in children with urinary system malformation / 实用放射学杂志

Objective To probe the application value of “double low”CTU method in diagnosis of urinary system malformation in children.Methods Patients with urinary system malformation were screened by ultrasound,and renal calculi,tumor and tumor-like lesions were excluded.Double phase contrast media injection (iodixanol contrast media 270 mg I/mL)was used in one phase scan-ning,and the cortex-secretory phase images were obtained.The images were reviewed and evaluated independently by two readers. Results The coincidence rate of diagnosis was 100% with well images quality.Conclusion CTU is an important tool for the diagno-sis of urinary tract malformations in children.The “double low”method with lower radiation dose and contrast media quantity may ensure the quality of diagnosis.

The nosocomial infection status in postcardiotomy patients supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation：a retrospective observational study / 中华胸心血管外科杂志

Objective To investigate the nosocomial infection status in adult patients after cardiac surgery , who suffered cardiac shock and were supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation(ECMO).Methods The data of this retrospec-tive analysis were collected from adult patients of postoperative cardiac shock supported with veno-arterial( VA) ECMO from January 2011 to December 2013 in the Center for Cardiac Intensive Care, Beijing Anzhen Hospital.Results 125 patients were enrolled and nosocomial infection occured in 44 patients(51 episodes), infection rate was 35.2% or 71.8 episodes per 1 000 ECMO day.Respiratory tract infection occured most(27.2%), and then bloodstream infection(12.8%).The infection increased in the extension of time.The cultivation of the phlegm and blood specimen showed that the major pathogens were gram-negative bacteria.The patients were divided into the infection and the non-infection groups, the incidence of remedially continuous renal replacement therapy were significantly higher in the infection group than that in the non-infection group and the duration of ECMO support, the lenth of postoperative hospital stay, and the lenth of ICU stay were significantly longer in the in-fection group than those in the non-infection group[40.9% vs.22.2%, P<0.05; (7.2 ±4.6) d vs.(4.9 ±2.1) d, P<0.01;(12.5 ±6.2) d vs.(9.1 ±4.9) d, P<0.01和24(13, 36) d vs.15(11,20) d, P<0.01; respectively].The pa-tients in the infection group had higher mortality compared with the patients in the non-infection group(53.5% vs.17.1%, P<0.01).Conclusion Nosocomial infection is one of the common complications of the ECMO treatment and affects the prognosis of patients.The strict aseptic technique and rational application of antibiotics may reduce the mortality .

Construction of a Single Chain Variable Fragment Antibody Against Sulfonamides and Its Interaction with Sulfathiazole / 分析化学

The interaction between the antibody and the corresponding target molecule determines the characteristics of immunoassay. In this study, a single chain variable fragment antibody (scFv4C7) derived from the hybridoma strain 4C7 were prepared via genetic engineering technique. The recognition properties of scFv4 C7 was determined and compared to those of the parent monoclonal antibody by indirect competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ic-ELISA). Three dimensional structure of the scFv4C7 was presented by Swiss-Model, and sulfathiazole ( STZ) was docked to the scFv4C7 model to obtain the structure of the binding complex. The results from the ic-ELISA showed that the binding properties of scFv4C7 were comparable with the parent monoclonal antibody and STZ was almost completely buried in a deep binding pocket formed by the heavy chain and light chain of the antibody. The interaction between STZ and scFv4C7 was more closely related to the heavy chain and the complementarity-determining region ( CDR ) H3 loop played more important role than other CDR loops. The study preliminary provided the necessary structural information for the preparation of antibody with broader specificity and higher affinity.

Analysis of CD4+CD25+CD127low Regulatory T Cells in Peripheral Blood of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients with HBV Infection / 天津医药

Objective To investigate the level of CD4+CD25+CD127low regulatory T cells (Tregs) in the peripheral blood of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients with HBV infection and to explore the relationship between these cells and HBV infection. Methods Peripheral blood mononuclear cells were isolated from 41 HCC patients infected with HBV, 34 HCC patients without HBV infection and 29 healthy persons. These mononuclear cells were labeled with the monoclonal anti-bodies of CD4, CD25 and CD127, and then Tregs level was determined by flow cytometry (FCM). Moreover, the load of HBV DNA in the blood serum of HCC patients with HBV infection was detected by fluorescent quantitative polymerase chain reac-tion (FQ-PCR). Results The percentage of CD4+CD25+CD127low Tregs in CD4+T cells in the HCC patients with HBV infec-tion was higher than that in the HCC patients without HBV infection [(8.24±2.20)%vs (7.06±2.46)%, P＜0.05] and that in the healthy persons [(8.24 ± 2.20)% vs (6.51 ± 1.99)%, P ＜ 0.01]. Furthermore, the percentage of CD4+CD25+CD127low Tregs in CD4+T cells in the HCC patients without HBV infection was higher than that in the healthy persons [(7.06±2.46)%vs (6.51± 1.99)%, P＜0.05]. In addition, the level of CD4+CD25+CD127low Tregs in the HCC patients with HBV infection was gradually increased following the increase of HBV DNA load and there was a positive correlation between the level of CD 4+CD25+CD127low Tregs and the load of HBV DNA (r=0.350,P ＜ 0.05). Conclusion The level of CD4+CD25+CD127low Tregs in HCC patients is increased remarkably and associated with the number of HBV DNA copy, which may be an important mecha-nism of immunologic escape of virus in HCC.