Significance of Bone Marrow Unclassifiable Cells in Diagnosis of Fever of Unknown Origin / 中国实验血液学杂志

OBJECTIVE@#To investigate the clinical significance of bone marrow unclassifiable cells in diagnosis of fever of unknown origin(FUO).@*METHODS@#The clinical data of 60 patients with FUO admitted in the first affiliated hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong university from June 2014 to May 2016 were collected, and 60 patients with FUO were divided into 2 group: group A(30 cases) in which the unclassifiable cells in bone marrow were observed by bone marrow examination, and group B(30 cases) in which the unclassifiable cells in bone marrow not were found by bone marrow examination. The clinical characteristics, bone marrow features, immunophenotypes of bone marrow cells and prognosis of patients in 2 groups were analyzed retrospectively.@*RESULTS@#Out of 30 patients in group A, 18 were diagnosed as malignant tumors including 12 cases of lymphoma, while out of 30 patients in group B, 5 cases were diagnosed as malignant tumor, including 3 cases of lymphoma. For the patients with non-tumor diseases, the bone marrow unclassifiable cells disappeared after the patients condition was improved.@*CONCLUSION@#The bone marrow examination including the smear and biopsy shonld be performed routinely for the patients with FUO. If the unclassifiable cells are observed morphologically in bone marrow of patients with FUO, the disease of patients should be considered as malignant tumor, especially, lymphoma.

Diagnostic value of radiography for intra-articular fracture of distal radius with wrist instability / 中国基层医药

Objective@#To study the clinical value of radiographic diagnosis of intra-articular fractures of distal radius with instability of wrist joint.@*Methods@#From July 2017 to June 2018, 72 patients with intra-articular fracture of distal radius with wrist instability in Yiwu Central Hospital were divided into two groups according to random digital table, with 36 patients in each group.The control group was examined by X-ray.The observation group was diagnosed by X-ray and CT.The results of diagnosis and treatment of intra-articular fracture of distal radius with wrist instability were compared between the two groups.@*Results@#In the observation group, the detection rates of the radius shortened(58.33%), the ulnar angle changed(86.11%), the dorsal articular surface compressed and collapsed(83.33%), the articular surface separated(77.78%), the bone mass of the articular surface more than 3 (63.89%), fracture with ulnar subluxation (69.44%) were higher than those of the control group(33.33%, 58.33%, 61.11%, 52.78%, 41.67%, 44.44%), the differences were statistically significant(χ2=4.532, 6.923, 4.431, 4.963, 4.531, 4.589, all P<0.05). The 1-month recovery rate(88.89%) and 2-month recovery rate(94.44%) in the observation group were higher than those in the control group(69.44%, 77.78%), the differences were statistically significant(χ2 =4.126, 4.181, all P<0.05).@*Conclusion@#The combined use of X-ray and CT in the diagnosis of intraarticular fracture of distal radius with instability of wrist joint has a higher diagnostic accuracy and can provide valuable reference for clinical treatment.

Diagnostic value of radiography for intra-articular fracture of distal radius with wrist instability / 中国基层医药

Objective To study the clinical value of radiographic diagnosis of intra-articular fractures of distal radius with instability of wrist joint.Methods From July 2017 to June 2018,72 patients with intra-articular fracture of distal radius with wrist instability in Yiwu Central Hospital were divided into two groups according to random digital table,with 36 patients in each group.The control group was examined by X-ray.The observation group was diagnosed by X-ray and CT.The results of diagnosis and treatment of intra-articular fracture of distal radius with wrist instability were compared between the two groups.Results In the observation group,the detection rates of the radius shortened (58.33 ％),the ulnar angle changed (86.11％),the dorsal articular surface compressed and collapsed(83.33％),the articular surface separated(77.78％),the bone mass of the articular surface more than 3 (63.89％),fracture with ulnar subluxation (69.44％) were higher than those of the control group (33.33％,58.33％,61.11％,52.78％,41.67％,44.44％),the differences were statistically significant(x2 =4.532,6.923,4.431,4.963,4.531,4.589,all P ＜ 0.05).The 1-month recovery rate (88.89％) and 2-month recovery rate (94.44％) in the observation group were higher than those in the control group(69.44％,77.78％),the differences were statistically significant (x2 =4.126,4.181,all P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion The combined use of X-ray and CT in the diagnosis of intraarticular fracture of distal radius with instability of wrist joint has a higher diagnostic accuracy and can provide valuable reference for clinical treatment.

IgG antibodies against Dengue virus non-structure protein 1 mediate passive sys-temic anaphylaxis in mice / 中国免疫学杂志

Objective:To ascertain whether the immune complexes (ICs) formed by Dengue virus 1 non-structure protein 1 (DENV1 NS1)and its IgG antibodies could mediate passive systemic anaphylaxis (PSA) and to explain the pathogenesis of Dengue hemorrhagic fever or Dengue shock syndrome (DHF/DSS).Methods:The monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) or mAb cocktails from 20 IgG mAbs of DENV1 NS1 prepared in this lab were screened to initiate PSA and passive cutaneous anaphylaxis (PCA) in mice.Meanwhile, the effects of GdCl3 and platelet activating factor ( PAF) antagonist CV-3988 on PSA induced by the NS1-IgG ICs were observed.Results:Two groups of monoclonal antibody cocktails with purified NS 1 were proved to be capable of provoking PCA and PSA in mice,whereas the other mAbs or mAb cocktails could be not .The murine PSA initiated by NS1-IgG(5D25+3B1) ICs could be sig-nificantly inhibited by in vivo treatment with GdCl3 or PAF antagonist CV-3988.Conclusion: The NS1-IgG ICs formed with DENV1 NS1 and IgG mAb cocktails can mediate PSA and PCA ,but not all of ICs formed by DENV 1 NS1 mAbs or mAb cocktails with DENV 1 NS1 can induce PSA ,indicating that it may be related to the special epitopes of DENV 1 NS1.The monocyte/macrophages and PAF may be as major effector cells and the major mediator for PSA induced by NS 1-IgG ICs,respectively.

Clinical analysis of thoracoscopic surgery combined with intraoperative autologous blood transfusion in the treatment of traumatic hemothorax / 中华创伤杂志(英文版)

From January 2013 to January 2015, 19 patients of traumatic hemothorax with hemorrhagic shock were treated in our department by thoracoscopic surgery combined with autologous blood transfusion. This study retrospectively analyzed the therapeutic effect and shared our experience. The average amount of blood transfused back was 662.41 ml ± 269.15 ml. None of the patients developed transfusion reaction and were all discharged uneventfully. Thoracoscopic surgery combined with autologous blood trans- fusion is effective in the rescue of patients with progressive hemothorax and hemorrhagic shock. When corresponding indications are well managed, treatment for these patients is quicker, safer, and more effective.

Comparing the multiplex RT-PCR method and liquichip technology in the detection of diarrhea-related virus / 中华检验医学杂志

Objective To compare the detection efficiency between multiplex RT-PCR method and liquichip technology for screening the viral etiological agents of diarrhea.Methods The development of the multiplex RT-PCR method.A total of 107 feces samples from patients who suffered from diarrhea and attended to Zhujiang Hospital of Southern University from September 2013 to February 2014 were collected and tested in parallel by both multiplex RT-PCR and xTAG Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel ( xTAG GPP) for Adenovirus, Norovirus genogroupⅠandⅡ, as well as by both multiplex RT-PCR and monoplex RT-PCR for Astrovirus and Sapovirus.To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of multiplex RT-PCR, xTAG GPP and monoplex RT-PCR were used as reference.Kappa coefficient test was used to evaluate the consistency among the methods.The detection limit and accuracy of multiplex RT-PCR were evaluated by detection of serial dilution of positive plasmids and products sequencing for the five viral agents.Results The multiplex RT-PCR showed high consistency with xTAG GPP and monoplex RT-PCR, in which Kappa value was 0.885 and 1.000 respectively( P=0.000 ).Compared to xTAG GPP, the sensitivity and specificity of the multiplex RT-PCR were at average of 80.8%( 21/26 ) and 100%( 295/295 ) respectively.The detection limit and accuracy of multiplex RT-PCR were 104 copies /μl-106 copies/μl.Conclusion The high consistency indicated that both the multiplex RT-PCR and xTAG GPP are useful as a special,sensitive, high throughput and rapid diagnostic tools for the detection of the major viral pathogens related to diarrhea in clinical laboratory.

Screening and identification of peptide mimics to lipoteichoic acid by phage displayed random peptide library / 中国免疫学杂志

Objective:To screen epitope mimics to lipoteichoic acid from a random 12-mer phage display peptide library and i-dentify the specificity of the mimotopes of LTA.Methods:The monoclonal antibody against LTA was used as a target to screen the 12-mer phage display peptide library and the specificity of phage clones were identified by sandwich ELISA.The amino acid sequences of positive phage clones were deduced from DNA sequencing.The specificity of synthetic peptide were identified by sandwich ELISA.Results:4 clones were obtained after 3 rounds of screening.Amino acid sequence analysis revealed four different types of mimotope sequence.A linear peptide (GHxDFRQxxQPS),named L2,which derived from positive sequence was synthesized.ELISA result indicates that L2 can bind to anti-LTA mAb specifically in a dose-dependent manner.Conclusion:The mimotopes of LTA were obtained by using the phage display technology.

Observation the effect of double path endoscopic surgery in the treatment of fungal sinusitis / 中国基层医药

Objective To analyze the curative effect of double path endoscopic surgery in the treatment of fungal sinusitis,and to compare with the effect of simple in endoscopic nasal passages windowing.Methods The clinical data of fungal sinusitis patients were analyzed.According to the different surgery way,the patients were divid-ed into two groups.The observation group:nasal endoscopic nasal passages open a window in the joint of fangs nest small windows double path;Control group:simple in nasal endoscopic fenestration.Results The observation group had 35 cases and the control group had 37 cases.After treatment,the symptoms score of the observation group was sig-nificantly lower than the control group [(1 .09 ±0.83)points vs (1 .47 ±0.77)points;t =2.01 5,P =0.048].The effective rate of the observation group was significantly higher than the control group (94.29% vs 75.68%;χ2 =4.81 3,P =0.028).7 days after treatment,the C -reactive protein(t =4.971 ,P 0.05).2(t =5.978,P <0.01 ),4(t =6.335,P <0.01 ),6(t =9.348,P <0.01 ),and 8 days(t =8.226,P <0.01 )postoperatively,1 -3 -β-glucan D levels were significantly lower than the control group,the differences were statistically significant (P <0.05).The postoperative recurrence rate of the observation group was significantly lower than the control group (8.57% vs 27.03%,the Log -rank χ2 =4.061 ,P =0.044).Conclusion In fungal sinusitis treatment,the use of endoscopic nasal passages open window joint fangs nest small windows double path can more effectively remove lesions,its forward curative effect is superior to pure in nasal endoscopic fenestration.

A study on the relationship between smoking and blood inflammatory cytokines as well as atherosclerosis / 预防医学

Objective To explore the influence of long -term smoking on the level of blood inflammatory cytokines and the degree of atherosclerosis in healthy middle -aged men.Methods A total of 84 middle -aged men who accepted the health examination were divided into smoking group and non -smoking group.The risk factors of atherosclerosis,such as age,body mass index (BMI),systolic blood pressure (SBP),diastolic blood pressure (DBP),fasting blood glucose (GLU),total cholesterol (TC),low density lipoprotein (LDL),high density lipoprotein (HDL)and triglyceride (TG) were recorded.The white blood cell (WBC)level and neutrophil cell (NC)level were also recorded.The interleukin -6 (IL -6)concentration was assayed by using enzyme -linked immunosorbent double antibody method and the high -sensitivity C reactive protein (Hs -CRP)concentration was assayed by using immune turbidimetry method.The carotid artery intima -media thickness (IMT)and plaques were measured by B -mode ultrasonography.Results There were no significant differences in the risk factors of atherosclerosis between the two groups.But there were statistically significant differences between smoking group and non -smoking group in IL -6 (1 .46 ±0.27 vs.1 .21 ±0.24),Hs -CRP (6.57 ±2.47 vs.3.1 4 ±2.07),WBC (5.78 ±0.79 vs.5.25 ±0.64)and NC (3.40 ±0.45 vs.2.87 ±0.42)(P <0.05). The carotid artery IMT in smoking group was significantly thicker than that of the non -smoking group (1 .0 ±0.1 8 vs. 0.82 ±0.1 6,P <0.01 ).The detection rate of plaque and carotid stenosis in smoking group was significantly higher than that of the non -smoking group (P <0.01 ).Conclusion Long -term smoking not only leads to increased inflammatory cytokines,but also aggravates the degree of atherosclerosis in healthy middle -aged men.Long -term smoking healthy middle -aged men are potential in patients with cardiovascular disease.

Suppressive effect of nickel-titanium stent on macrophage cells reactivity to lipopolysaccha-ride(LPS) from gram-negative bacterium / 重庆医学

Objective To study the effect of nickel-titanium stent(NTS) and consequent anti-allergy dexamethasone therapy on macrophage cells reactivity to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from gram-negative bacterium .Methods The macrophage cell line Raw 264 .7 and dexamethasone-pretreated Raw264 .7 were co-cultured with NTS for 4 days ,and stimulated with LPS for 24 hours .The surface marker CD molecules of CD80 ,CD86 and FasL were detected with flowcytometr method ,the supernant cytokine production of proinflammatory cytokines IL-6 and TNF-αwas valued with ELISA method ,and intracellular inflammatory signal pathway acti-vation of NF-κB ,GAS ,ISRE and STAT3 was checked with signal molecule specific promoter lunciferase analysis .Results The stent pre-treatment improved LPS-mediated CD80 expression ,suppressed FasL production ,decreased IL-6 secretion and NF-κB ac-tivation ,the results have statistical significance (P<0 .05) .The dexamethasone treatment improved stent-mediated up-regulated ex-pression of CD80 ,FasL and TNF-α,and suppressed the activation of intracellular inflammatory signal pathway of NF-κB ,ISRE and STAT3 ,the results have statistical significance(P<0 .05) .Conclusion NTS inhibit macrophage cells Raw264 .7 react to TLR4 ag-onist LPS ,and dexamethasone treatment improved the function .

Association of preoperative serum IGF- I concentration with clinicopathological parameters in patients with non-small cell lung cancer / 华中科技大学学报（医学）（英德文版）

Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) is a mitogenic and anti-apoptotic factor. Serum IGF-I concentration is related to some cancer risk and tumor progression. The aim of this research was to study the association of preoperative serum IGF-I concentration with clinicopathological parameters and prognosis of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Preoperative serum IGF-I concentration was measured in 80 consecutive patients with NSCLC who underwent radical lung cancer resection, and 45 patients with benign pulmonary lesion (BPL) by using enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The results showed that the serum IGF-I concentration was elevated and correlated with clinicopathological parameters and overall survival (OS) in NSCLC patients. Serum IGF-I concentration was significantly higher in patients with NSCLC than in those with BPL. The IGF-I concentrations were significantly higher in NSCLC patients with ≥T2, N1-3, and in IIIA-IV but not in those with <T2, N0, or IA-IIB. The increased serum IGF-I concentration was significantly correlated with poor prognosis. Our data show the positive correlation between IGF-I serum concentration and the tumor size for the first time. It seems that IGF-I related to the progression of lung cancer may depend on autocrine/paracrine function. In addition, our study reveals that higher serum IGF-I concentration is correlated with larger tumor size, advanced stages, local lymph node metastasis and worse prognosis, indicating that endocrine IGF-I is also important for the progression for NSCLC.

Association of preoperative serum IGF- I concentration with clinicopathological parameters in patients with non-small cell lung cancer / 华中科技大学学报（医学）（英德文版）

Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) is a mitogenic and anti-apoptotic factor. Serum IGF-I concentration is related to some cancer risk and tumor progression. The aim of this research was to study the association of preoperative serum IGF-I concentration with clinicopathological parameters and prognosis of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Preoperative serum IGF-I concentration was measured in 80 consecutive patients with NSCLC who underwent radical lung cancer resection, and 45 patients with benign pulmonary lesion (BPL) by using enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The results showed that the serum IGF-I concentration was elevated and correlated with clinicopathological parameters and overall survival (OS) in NSCLC patients. Serum IGF-I concentration was significantly higher in patients with NSCLC than in those with BPL. The IGF-I concentrations were significantly higher in NSCLC patients with ≥T2, N1-3, and in IIIA-IV but not in those with

Synthesis of colon-specific prodrug of indomethacin and its inhibitory effect on liver metastasis from colon cancer / 中华肿瘤杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To develop a colon-specific prodrug of Indomethacin microbially triggered, carry out in vitro/in vivo evaluation of drug release, and appraise its inhibitory effect on liver metastasis from colon cancer.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Indomethacin prodrugs were synthesized and characterized by FTIR and NMR, and dissolution test simulating gastrointestinal tract was employed to screen the colon-specific prodrug. Then, the pharmacokinetic profile of portal vein and peripheral blood in Sprague-Dawley rats was studied. Lastly, the inhibitory effect on liver metastasis from colon cancer in nude mice was observed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The chemical structure characterized by FTIR and NMR demonstrated that six kinds of indomethacin-block-amylose with different drug loading (IDM-AM-1-6) were synthesized, among which IDM-AM-3 was degraded 1.3%, 9.3% and 95.3%, respectively, in simulated gastric fluid for 4 h, small intestine for 6 h, and colon for 36 h. The pharmacokinetic test of IDM-AM-3 showed that absorption was delayed significantly (P < 0.01), peak time [(11.35 + or - 2.45) h], elimination half-life [(16.74 + or - 4.04) h] and mean residence time [(22.27 + or - 0.52) h] were significantly prolonged (P < 0.01), as well as peak serum concentrations [(9.69 + or - 2.40) mg/L] and AUC(0-t) [(236.7 + or - 13.1) mg x L(-1) x h] were decreased markedly (P < 0.01) as compared with those of IDM regarding to portal vein. Additionally, its AUC(0-t) in peripheral blood was remarkably lower than that in Portal vein (P < 0.01). The tumor suppression observation showed that it could remarkably reduce the number of liver metastases in contrast to IDM (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Colon-specific IDM-AM-3 possesses advantage of sustained release in portal vein providing some experimental basis for colon-specific delivery system applied to sustained release in the portal vein.</p>

Influence of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor on cardiac function in patients with acute myocardial infarction and leukopenia after revascularization / 中华医学杂志(英文版)

<p><b>BACKGROUND</b>Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) seems to improve cardiac function and perfusion when used systemically through mobilization of stem cells into peripheral blood, but results of previous clinical trials remain controversial. This study was designed to investigate safety and efficacy of subcutaneous injection of G-CSF on left ventricular function in patients with impaired left ventricular function after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Thirty-three patients (22 men; age, (68.5 +/- 6.1) years) with STEMI and with comorbidity of leukopenia were included after successful primary percutaneous coronary intervention within 12 hours after symptom onset. Patients were randomized into G-CSF group who received G-CSF (10 microg/kg of body weight, daily) for continuous 7 days and control group. Results of blood analyses, echocardiography and angiography were documented as well as possibly occurred adverse events.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>No severe adverse events occurred in both groups. Mean segmental wall thickening in infract segments increased significantly at 6-month follow up compared with baseline in both groups, but the longitudinal variation between two groups had no significant difference (P > 0.05). The same change could also be found in longitudinal variation of wall motion score index of infarct segments (P > 0.05). At 6-month follow-up, left ventricular end-diastolic volume of both groups increased to a greater extent, but there were no significant differences between the two groups when comparing the longitudinal variations (P > 0.05). In both groups, left ventricular ejection fraction measured by echocardiography ameliorated significantly at 6-month follow-up (P < 0.05), but difference of the longitudinal variation between two groups was not significant (P > 0.05). When pay attention to left ventricular ejection fraction measured by angiocardiography, difference of the longitudinal variation between groups was significant (P = 0.046). Early diastolic mitral flow velocity deceleration time changed significantly at 6- month follow-up in both groups (P = 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Mobilization of stem cells by G-CSF after reperfusion of infarct myocardium is safe and seems to offer a pragmatic strategy for recovery of myocardial global function.</p>

Preparation and application of antibodies against advanced oxidation protein products / 中国免疫学杂志

Objective:To prepare the polyclonal antibodies against advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP),and to provide an effective agent for research on the pathogenesis of AOPP and assess exactly the relationship between AOPP and relative diseases.Methods:AOPP-rabbit serum albumin (AOPP-RSA) was prepared by treating RSA with hypochloric acid.The rabbit anti-AOPP-RSA polyclonal antibodies were generated and purified by affinity chromatography. The titers and the specificity of the antibodies were measured by ELISA.The plasma AOPP and the localization of AOPP in nephridial tissues of some patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) were determined using rabbit anti-AOPP-RSA.Results:Titers of the antibodies were 10-6.Purified antibodies reacted specifically with oxidized albumin from different genus,but could not react with normal albumin and glycosylated albumin.The high level of AOPP in plasma from CKD patients was confirmed by Western blot.The antibodies could be used to immunostain AOPP deposition in different regions of kidney tissues from both CKD patients and CKD rat models.Conclusion:We successfully generate rabbit anti-AOPP polyclonal antibodies with high titers and striking specificity.The presence of plasma AOPP and localizations of AOPP in kidney tissues of CKD patients can be demonstrated using the antibodies.The development of anti-AOPP polyclonal antibodies may provide a new tool to explore the pathogensis of AOPP and assess exactly the relationship between AOPP and relative diseases.

Mitochondrial calcium uniporter participates in remote preconditioning induced cardioprotection in rat hearts subjected to ischemia and reperfusion / 中国应用生理学杂志

<p><b>AIM</b>To investigate whether mitochondrial calcium uniporter participates in the cardioprotection of remote preconditioning in rat hearts subjected to ischemia and reperfusion in vivo.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Rat hearts were subjected to 30 min regional ischemia (occlusion of left anterior descending artery) and 120 min reperfusion in vivo. Remote preconditioning was induced by three cycles of 5 min of right femoral artery occlusion followed by 5 min of reperfusion. The mean arterial blood pressure, heart rate, infarct size, and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity in plasma during reperfusion were measured.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Remote preconditioning reduced both the infarct size and LDH release during reperfusion. Ruthenium red, an inhibitor of mitochondrial calcium uniporter, also decreased both the infarct size and LDH release. Administration of spermine, an activator of mitochondrial calcium uniporter, canceled the reduction of infarct size and LDH release induced by remote preconditioning.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>These results indicate that remote preconditioning protects myocardium against ischemia and reperfusion injury, that effect may be related to inhibiting mitochondrial calcium uniporter opening.</p>

Computer-aided molecular modeling and activity estimation for ligand screening with specific phage clone as the target / 南方医科大学学报

To investigate the interaction between tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha) mimotopes and TNF alpha-binding peptides screened from random phage display peptide library with TNF alpha mimotopes displayed on phage clone as the target, the computational docking program AutoDock (with confirmation calculations using Discover) was used to predict and analyze the binding modes of LLT-18 (TNF alpha binding peptide, sequence EHMALTYPFRPP) with TNF alpha, after which LCS-7 (TNF alpha mimic phage clone, displayed positive sequence c-RRPAQSG-c) was docked to LLT-18 manually. The binding between LLT-18 and TNF alpha or LCS-7 was stabilized predominantly through electrostatic interaction and H-bond formation. The Arg residues in TNF alpha or LCS-7 were important for their interaction with LLT-18. For LLT-18, the key amino acid residues were Glu1, His2, Met3 and Tyr7. These results suggest the feasibility of screening ligand to single epitope with specific phage clone as the target, and of predicting the interaction between small peptides by computer-aided molecular modeling.

Relationship between hs-CRP, proMMP-1, TIMP-1 and coronary plaque morphology: intravascular ultrasound study / 中华医学杂志(英文版)

<p><b>BACKGROUND</b>Rupture of unstable plaque with subsequent thrombus formation is the common pathophysiological substrate of the acute coronary syndrome (ACS). It is of potential significance to explore the blood indexes predicting plaque characteristics. Little studies have focused on this field. Therefore we investigated the relationship between hypersensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), pro-matrix metalloproteinase-1 (proMMP-1), tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) and coronary plaque morphology.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) examination was done in 152 patients with confirmed coronary heart disease before percutaneous coronary intervention from February 2003 to July 2005. Plasma samples of arterial blood were collected prior to the procedure. The level of hs-CRP, proMMP-1 and TIMP-1 were respectively measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Unstable and ruptured plaque were found more frequently in patients with acute myocardial infarction and unstable angina. External elastic membrane cross-sectional area (EEM CSA), plaque area, lipid pool area and plaque burden were significantly larger in ruptured and unstable plaque group. Positive remolding, thinner fabric-cap, smaller minimal lumen cross-sectional area (MLA), dissection and thrombus were significantly more frequent in ruptured and unstable plaque group. The levels of plasma hs-CRP, proMMP-1 and TIMP-1 were higher in ruptured plaque group. hs-CRP > 8.94 mg/L was used to predict ruptured plaque with a ROC curve area of 0.76 [95% confidence interval (CI), 67.0% - 85.8%], sensitivity of 71.8%, specificity of 77.0% and accuracy of 69.2% (P < 0.01), similarly for proMMP-1 > 0.12 ng/ml with a ROC curve area of 0.69 [95% CI, 58.2% - 80.2%], sensitivity of 69.2%, specificity of 75.2% and accuracy of 66.2% (P < 0.01), and TIMP-1 > 83.45 ng/ml with a ROC curve area of 0.67 [95% CI, 56.2% - 78.3%], sensitivity of 66.7%, specificity of 61.9% and accuracy of 66.2% (P < 0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The plaque characteristics correlate with the clinical presentation. The elevation of hs-CRP, proMMP-1 and TIMP-1 are related to the plaque instability and rupture.</p>

Effect of preventive management during operation for post-operative chylothorax in patients with lung cancer of state Ⅲ / 中国医师进修杂志

Objective To review the effects of preventive management during the operation for post-operative chylothorax in patients with lung cancer of state Ⅲ. Methods Total 425 patients underwent pulmonary resection (at least lobectomy) and systematic mediastinal lymph node dissection for lung cancer of state Ⅲ from January 1998 to June 2005. Took some especial management during the operation to prevent post-operative chylothorax in 132 patients after March 2004. According to the surgical procedure,all patients were divided into preventive group and non-preventive group. Results There were 14 patients (4.8%) with post-operative chylothorax in the group of inchoate 293 patients before March 2004. Only 1 patient (0.07%) among 132 patients who underwent treatment for chylothorax during the operation after March 2004 had post-operative chylothorax (P

Puerarin suppresses the proliferation of vscular smooth muscule cells and c-fos and bcl-2 protein expression / 中国中药杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe the role of puerarin on the proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells(VSMC) induced by thrombin (T) and the effect of puerarin on the c-fos and bcl-2 protein expression.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>Cell number and cell cycle analysis using flow cytometry were adopted as two different indicators of effects on proliferation of VSMC. Western blot was used to indicate the changes of c-fos and bcl-2 protein after 24 h of treatment of T and puerarin.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>1.5 x 10(-5) - 1.5 x 10(-3) mol x L(-1) puerarin could significantly suppress this stimulation of VSMC proliferation and DNA synthesis induced by T. Western blot demonstrated that after 24 hour of treatment with T and puerarin, T could significantly increase c-fos and bcl-2 protein and 1.5 x 10(-5) - 1.5 x 10(-3) mol x L(-1) puerain could significantly suppress this increase.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>puerarin can suppress the proliferation and DNA synthesis of VSMC promoted by T. This inhibitory effects of puerarin are closely related with the suppression of c-fos and bcl-2 protein.</p>