Clinical molecular diagnosis of breast and female reproductive system tumors / 中华检验医学杂志

The gynecological tumours such as Breast cancer or female reproductive system tumors are a serious threat to female health. With the development of molecular diagnosis, the genomic changes of gynecological tumours have been revealed continuously, and the diagnosis and treatment modes of tumors have gradually changed. The detection of molecular targets which potentially participated in the transformation or progress of disease has become an important section of the management of female reproductive tumors, and accurate identification of molecular targets of tumors plays an important role in disease diagnosis, monitoring of metastasis, prediction of recurrence and treatment. This review briefly discusses the risk assessment, molecular typing, targeted therapy, toxic and side effects, and prognosis evaluation of breast and female reproductive system tumors by molecular diagnosis.

Micro-computed tomography evaluation of the effects of orthodontic force on immature maxillary first molars and alveolar bone mineral density of Sprague–Dawley rats / 대한치과교정학회지

Objective@#To investigate changes in the immature teeth of Sprague–Dawley rats during orthodontic treatment and to explore the changes in the peri-radicular alveolar bone through micro-computed tomography (CT). @*Methods@#Twenty-five 26-day-old male Sprague–Dawley rats were included. The maxillary left first molar was moved mesially under a continuous force of 30 cN, and the right first molar served as the control. After orthodontic treatment for 7, 14, 21, 28, and 42 days, the root length, tooth volume, and alveolar bone mineral density (BMD) around the mesial root were measured through micro-CT. @*Results@#The immature teeth continued to elongate after application of orthodontic force. The root length on the force side was significantly smaller than that on the control side, whereas the differences in the volume change between both sides were not statistically significant. Alveolar bone in the coronal part of the compression and tension sides showed no difference in BMD between the experimental and control groups. The BMD of the experimental group decreased from day 14 to day 42 in the apical part of the compression side and increased from day 7 to day 42 in the apical part of the tension side. The BMD of the experimental group decreased in the root apex part on day 7. @*Conclusions@#The root length and volume of immature teeth showed continued development under orthodontic forces. Alveolar bone resorption was observed on the compression side, and bone formation was observed on the tension side.

Clinical application of free groin flap in repairing soft tissue defect in extremities / 中华显微外科杂志

Objective:To observe and summarise the clinical effect of free groin flap in repairing of soft tissue defects in extremities, and to explore the selection of main vessel in a flap.Methods:From January 2018 to January 2021, 146 patients with soft tissue defects in extremities were treated with free groin flaps in the Department of Hand and Microsurgery, Guangxi Guilin Xing'an Jieshou Orthopaedic Hospital. There were 126 patients with traumatic wound and 20 with chronic ulcer. In addition, 86 of the patients with bone fracture and exposure of internal fixator, 18 with tendon, nerve or artery injuries or defects. There were 6 patients with severe infection and other 3 with deep dead space. The sizes of wound ranged from 2.0 cm×3.0 cm to 25.0 cm×6.0 cm. The flap was the same size as the wound and not enlarged. Firstly, the superficial branch of superficial iliac circumflex artery was explored as the axial artery for all the flaps, then the blood supply vessels of the flap were selected according to the availability of the axial artery. The size, course, adjacent and possible length to be freed of the axial artery and the accompanying veins of a flap were recorded. The donor sites were directly sutured and closed. All patients were included in the postoperative follow-up at outpatient clinic.Results:Free groin flap were used to repair the wounds in all patients. However, the main blood supply vessel of the flap was not constant, and it was often required to adjust the way of flap harvesting. Superficial circumflex iliac artery was taken as the axial vessels in 141 patients (96.6%), among them, 133 cases(94.3%) had the superficial branch as the axis and 5 cases (3.6%) had deep branch as the axis. Three patients (2.1%) had the bone and soft tissue defects reconstructed with vascularised iliac mosaic osteocutaneous flap with superficial circumflex iliac artery as axial vessel and 5 cases(3.4%) had the superficial epigastric artery as axial vessel. The axial arteries were measured as follow: the superficial branch of the superficial circumflex iliac artery was 0.5-0.9 mm in diameter and 7.0-9.0 cm in length, the outer diameter of the deep branch was 1.2-1.4 mm and 9.0-11.0 cm in length, and the outer diameter of superficial epigastric artery was 1.0-1.6 mm and 8.0-11.3 cm in length. All the flaps survived smoothly after surgery and the follow-up period ranged 6-40 (mean 26) months. The texture of the flaps was soft with good function.Conclusion:Free groin flap can be used to repair soft tissue defects in extremities. The main axial vessel is the superficial branch of the superficial circumflex iliac artery, followed by the deep branch or the trunk. The superficial abdominal artery can also be used as an axial vessel. Under the circumstances, the flap design needs to be adjusted without changing the supply area

Clinical study of self-designed Yiqi Huoxue Huayu Decoction combined with western conventional therapy in the treatment of chronic heart failure complicated with atrial fibrillation / 国际中医中药杂志

Objective:To observe the effects of self-designed Yiqi Huoxue Huayu Decoction on cardiac function and serum endothelin (ET-1) and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) levels in patients with chronic heart failure (GHF) complicated with atrial fibrillation.Methods:A total of 100 patients with GHF complicated with atrial fibrillation treated in our hospital from January 2019 to June 2021 were selected as the study subjects, and divided into experimental group and control group according to random number table method, with 50 patients in each group. Patients in both groups were given cardiotonic, diuretic, vasodilator and other conventional treatment, and patients in the experimental group added self-designed Yiqi Huoxue Huayu Decoction. TCM syndrome score, left ventricular end diastolic diameter (LVEDD), left ventricular end systolic diameter (LVESD) and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), serum ET-1 and MMP-9 levels, clinical efficacy, safety and incidence of adverse reactions were observed and compared between 2 groups before and after treatment.Results:The total response rate was 82.0% (41/50) in the observation group and 62.0% (31/50) in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant ( χ 2=4.96, P=0.026). After treatment, the symptoms scores of palpitation, shortness of breath, fatigue, chest and hypochasm pain in the observation group were significantly significantly lower than those in the control group ( t=5.28, 5.29, 5.62, 5.42, P<0.01). After treatment, the LVEDD[(51.23±6.59)mm vs. (55.65±6.17)mm, t=3.46], LVESD[(43.10±4.76)mm vs. (45.99±5.31)mm, t=2.87], serum ET-1[(65.79±8.29)μg/L vs. (79.83±10.08)μg/L, t=7.61], MMP-9 [(175.86±24.81)ng/L vs. (189.49±26.13)ng/L, t=2.68] in experimental group were significantly lower than those in the control group ( P<0.05), while LVEF [(50.01±7.6)% vs. (46.25±6.96)%, t=2.57] was significantly higher than that of the control group ( P<0.05). There were no significant differences in GPT, GOT, UA, SCr levels between both groups before and after treatment ( P>0.05). There were no obvious adverse reactions betewwn both groups. Conclusion:The self-designed Yiqi Huoxue Huayu Decoction can relieve the clinical symptoms, improve the heart function and serum ET-1 and MMP-9 levels in patients with GHF complicated with atrial fibrillation safely.

Mechanism of KLF4 in the development and progression of hepatocellular carcinoma / 临床肝胆病杂志

The pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma is complex and has not been fully clarified. KLF4, also known as gut-enriched Kruppel-like factor (GKLF), plays the dual regulatory role of tumor suppressor and tumor promoter. KLF4 plays an anti-cancer role in liver cancer. This article introduces the biological function and regulatory mechanism of KLF4 in the progression of liver cancer, and research on the mechanism of action of KLF4 in liver cancer is expected to provide new ideas for targeted therapy and prognosis monitoring of liver cancer.

Mechanism of KLF4 in the development and progression of hepatocellular carcinoma / 临床肝胆病杂志

The pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma is complex and has not been fully clarified. KLF4, also known as gut-enriched Kruppel-like factor (GKLF), plays the dual regulatory role of tumor suppressor and tumor promoter. KLF4 plays an anti-cancer role in liver cancer. This article introduces the biological function and regulatory mechanism of KLF4 in the progression of liver cancer, and research on the mechanism of action of KLF4 in liver cancer is expected to provide new ideas for targeted therapy and prognosis monitoring of liver cancer.

Analysis of 8 274 cases of novel coronavirus nucleic acid detection and co-infection in Wuhan / 中华检验医学杂志

Objective:To investigate the positive rate for 2019-nCoV tests and co-infections in Wuhan district.Methods:A total of 8 274 cases in Wuhan were enrolled in this cross-sectional study during January 20 to February 9 in 2020, and were tested for 2019-nCoV using fluorescence quantitative PCR. Both respiratory tract samples (nasopharynx, oropharynx, sputum and alveolar lavage fluid) and non-respiratory tract samples (urine, feces, anal swabs, blood and conjunctival sac swabs) were collected. If both orf1ab and N genes are positive, they are classified as nucleic acid test positive group; if both orf1ab and N genes are negative, they are classified as negative group; if single gene target is positive, they are classified as suspicious group. Individuals were divided into male group and female group according to sex. At the same time, 316 patients were tested for 13 respiratory pathogens by multiplex PCR.Results:Among the 8 274 subjects, 2 745 (33.17%) were 2019-nCoV infected; 5 277 (63.77%) subjects showed negative results in the 2019-nCoV nucleic acid test; and 252 cases (3.05%) was not definitive (inconclusive result). The age of cases with COVID-19 patients and inconclusive cases was significantly higher than that of cases without 2019-nCoV infection (56>40, t=27.569, P<0.001; 52>40, t=6.774, P<0.001). The positive rate of 13 respiratory pathogens multiple tests was significantly lower in 104 subjects who were positive for 2019-nCoV compared with those in subjects who were negative for 2019-nCoV test (5.77% vs 18.39%, χ 2=24.105, P=0.003). Four types of respiratory tract samples and five types of non-respiratory tract sampleswere found to be positive for 2019-nCoV nucleic acid test. Conclusion:The 2019-nCoV nucleic acid positive rate inmale is higher than infemale. Co-infections should be pay close attention in COVID-19 patients. 2019-nCoV nucleic acid can be detected in non-respiratory tract samples.

Clinical analysis of 24 cases of multi-segment injury of brachial plexus / 中华显微外科杂志

Objective:To explore the diagnosis and treatment of the multi-segment injury of brachial plexus and provide reference for diagnosis and treatment in clinical practice.Methods:From October, 2012 to January, 2015, 24 patients (21 males and 3 females, aged 7-46, average at 25.06±13.01 years) who suffered multi segments injury of brachial plexus were treated by surgical operations. Time from injury to surgery was 7 days to 7 months, with (2.43±2.15) months in average. The general data, injuries and surgical procedures of the patients were recorded. Muscle strength grading was used to evaluate and analyse the curative effect.Results:Twenty-four cases were followed-up for 3.1-7.2 years, with 4.3 years in average. Of the patients, 58.3% of the injuries were caused by mechanical traction. Combined injuries were counted for 83.3%, of which 62.5% combined with ipsilateral limb fractures, 20.8% (5/24) involved in the root of brachial plexus, 79.2% (19/24) with upper part of the clavicle, 91.6% (22/24) with lower part of the clavicle, 16.7% (4/24) with branches of the brachial plexus and 91.7% (22/24) with injuries of 2 segments, 8.3% (2/24) with injuries of 3 segments. At the last followed-up, 55.0% of the patients achieved better than M 3 in total muscle strength. The excellent and good rate was 70.8% in neurolysis group and 42.9% in multiple segment injury group. Conclusion:The mechanism of multi segments injury of brachial plexus is special, and the actual injury is difficult to be located. For patients with multi segments injury, surgical operation should be carried out as early as possible, and the correct surgical procedure can only be determined after the exploration of all sections of the brachial plexus.

The clinical outcome of Narakas II obstetric brachial plexus palsy by neurolysis and never grafting / 中华显微外科杂志

Objective:To explore the efficacy of neurolysis or nerve grafting in the treatment of the conducting neuroma of Narakas II obstetric brachial plexus palsy (OBPP), and provide the reference basis for choosing an optimal method.Methods:From January, 2009 to December, 2014, 32 patients undergoing surgical treatment due to Narakas II OBPP were included in this study. Neurolysis was performed in 15 patients, and the procedure of nerve grafting was performed in 17 patients. The general information included gender, age, birth weight, injury cause, etc. were recorded and compared to each other between 2 groups. A followed-up study had been conducting after surgery, the functional rating systems of Gilbert and Raimondi were used for quantitative comparison between preoperative function and postoperative function of shoulder joint, elbow joint and hand. In addition, the differences of the measurement data were compared with the single factor analysis of variance and paired t-test by using SPSS 22.0 statistical software. When P<0.05, it was considered statistically significant. Results:There was no statistically significant difference in the baseline information between 2 groups ( P>0.05). The average time of follow-up was 58.44 (48-96) months. And the fourth year' average score of shoulder joint, elbow joint, hand of the neurolysis group improved from preoperative (1.07±0.85) , (2.07±0.77) and (3.47±0.62) score to (3.00±0.73), (4.13±0.62) and (4.53±0.72) score ( P<0.05), and the nerve grafting group rose from an average of (0.76±0.73), (1.71±0.46) and (3.71±0.67) score to (3.24±0.55), (4.29±0.46) and (4.65±0.48) score ( P<0.05). But the different score between 2 groups was no statistically significant ( P>0.05), respectively. In addition, the proportion of the patients who needed the secondary operation about functional reconstruction in the neurolysis group and the nerve grafting group was 73.33% and 35.29% respectively, besides the proportion of the shoulder joint and elbow joint in the surgical sites accounted for 82.35%, 17.65% respectively. Conclusion:Nerve grafting is a better choice for the treatment of conducting neuroma of Narakas II OBPP at present.

Analysis of 8 274 cases of new coronavirus nucleic acid detection and co-infection in Wuhan / 中华检验医学杂志

Objective@#To investigate the positive rate for 2019-nCoV tests and co-infections in Wuhan district.@*Methods@#A total of 8 274 cases in Wuhan were enrolled in this cross-sectional study during January 20 to February 9, 2020, and were tested for 2019-nCoV using fluorescence quantitative PCR. Both respiratory tract samples (nasopharynx, oropharynx, sputum and alveolar lavage fluid) and non-respiratory tract samples (urine, feces, anal swabs, blood and conjunctival sac swabs) were collected. If both orf1ab and N genes are positive, they are classified as nucleic acid test positive group; if both orf1ab and N genes are negative, they are classified as negative group; if single gene target is positive, they are classified as suspicious group. Individuals were divided into male group and female group according to sex. At the same time, 316 patients were tested for 13 respiratory pathogens by multiplex PCR.@*Results@#Among the 8 274 subjects, 2 745 (33.2%) were 2019-nCoV infected; 5 277 (63.8%) subjects showed negative results in the 2019-nCoV nucleic acid test; and 252 cases (3.05%) was not definitive (inconclusive result). The age of cases with COVID-19 patients and inconclusive cases was significantly higher than that of cases without 2019-nCoV infection (40 vs 56, t=27.569, P<0.001; 52 vs 56, t=6.774, P<0.001). The positive rate of 13 respiratory pathogens multiple tests was significantly lower in 104 subjects who were positive for 2019-nCoV compared with those in subjects who were negative for 2019-nCoV test (5.77% vs 18.39%, χ2=24.105, P=0.003). Four types of respiratory tract samples and five types of non-respiratory tract samples were found to be positive for 2019-nCoV nucleic acid test.@*Conclusion@#The 2019-nCoV nucleic acid positive rate in male is higher than in female. Co-infections should be pay close attention in COVID-19 patients. 2019-nCoV nucleic acid can be detected in non-respiratory tract samples.

Dynamic pH measurement in the skeletal muscle during ischemic postconditioning and simulated infusion with acidic perfusate to attenuate ischemia/reperfusion injury / 中国组织工程研究

BACKGROUND: Ischemic postconditioning protects the myocardium from ischemia/recursion injury via maintaining 3-minute acidosis initially. But its effect on the skeletal muscle remains unclear. OBJECTIVE: To dynamically measure the pH values in rat skeletal muscle after ischemia, and then to simulate acidic perfusate infusion to investigate the effect of ischemic postconditioning on ischemia/reperfusion injury. METHODS: Based on the ischemia/reperfusion injury model and ischemic postconditioning protocol in previous study, dynamic measurement of pH values in rat skeletal muscle was conducted using pH instrument at the global ischemia, ischemic postconditioning (30/30 seconds) and reperfusion period, and then the acidic perfusate equivalent to pH in ischemic postconditioning period was prepared with lactic acid and normal saline. Twenty-five healthy adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into sham, ischemia/reperfusion, ischemic postconditioning, lactic acid, and normal saline groups (n=5 per group). Blood samples were collected to detect lactate dehydrogenase level. The samples from gastrocnemius were harvested to calculate the wet/dry ratio, level of myeloperoxidase, and infarct size through triphenyltetrazolium chloride staining. The samples from the right tibialis anterior muscle were taken to detect the expression level of Erk1/2 in the MAPK signaling pathway by western blot assay. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: A prolonged acidic platform was detected in the early reperfusion during ischemic postconditioning, on which the pH value was 6.81±0.133, and the duration was 2 minutes and 40 seconds. The levels of lactate dehydrogenase and myeloperoxidase as well as the wet/dry ratio in the ischemic postconditioning and lactic acid groups were significantly lower than those in the ischemia/reperfusion group (P < 0.05). Western blot assay results showed that the expression level of p-Erk in the ischemic postconditioning, lactic acid and normal saline groups was significantly higher than that in the ischemia/reperfusion group (P < 0.05). Triphenyltetrazolium chloride staining results showed that compared with the ischemia/reperfusion group, the infarct area was significantly reduced in the postconditioning and lactic acid groups (P < 0.05). These findings suggest the existence of a short acidosis during ischemic postconditioning in the early reperfusion, and acidic perfusate can simulate the ischemic postconditioning and effectively attenuate ischemia/reperfusion injury in the rat skeletal muscle via activating Erk1/2 in RISK signaling pathway.

Revision and psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of Depletion Sensitivity Scale / 中国心理卫生杂志

Objective:To validate the Chinese Version of Depletion Sensitivity Scale (DSS) and test its validity and reliability.Methods:A sample of 499 postgraduates coming from a university in Beijing was investigated with preliminary questionnaire,249 of them were assessed for exploratory factor analysis(EFA) and 250 of them were assessed for confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and testing of validity and reliability.The criterion validity was tested with the Self-Regulatory Fatigue Scale (SRF-S),Dual-Mode of Self-Control Scale (DMSC-S) and Adolescent Self-rating Life Events Check-list (ASLEC).Totally 280 students were retested for test-retest reliability with 2 week interval.Results:DSS was composed of 8 items in two factors,which were cognitive factor and behavioral factor.The two factors explained 60.7％ of the variances.The confirmatory factor analysis identified a two factor model (x2/df=4.18,RMSEA =0.09,NFI =0.95,NNFI =0.94,CFI =0.96,IFI =0.96,GFI =0.96,SRMR =0.05).The scores of depletion sensitivity were positively correlated with the scores of cognitive fatigue,behavioral fatigue,emotional fatigue poor control,punished,loss,relationship pressure and adaption problem (r =0.13-0.55,Ps ＜0.001).The Cronbach α coefficients were 0.80 for the total questionnaire and 0.79 and 0.73 for the two factors.The test-retest reliability were 0.52 for the total questionnaire and 0.46 and 0.58 for the two factors.Conclusion:It suggests that the Chinese version of Depletion Sensitivity Scale (DSS) is reliable and valid enough to be applicable to measure the depletion sensitivity of Chinese graduate students.

The current situation and influential factors of ego-depletion of international graduate students in China / 中华行为医学与脑科学杂志

Objective To examine the differences and influential factors of ego-depletion source and its aftereffects between Chinese and non-Chinese graduate students (international graduate students) enrolled graduate programs in Chinese Universities.Methods Three different questionnaires were employed to assess the current situation of ego-depletion of 647 graduate students:demographic information questionnaire,Ego Depletion Source Scale (EDS-S) in postgraduates and Ego Depletion Aftereffects Scale (EDA-S).Collected data were analyzed by an independent samples t test,correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis.Results ①The scores of non-Chinese graduate students in China (83.59±25.97) were higher than those of Chinese students (67.39± 25.46) on EDA-S in postgraduates,the difference was significant (P＜ 0.01).②The scores of non-Chinese graduate students (132.71± 19.89) were higher than those of Chinese students (104.15±33.02) on EDS-S,the difference was significant (P＜0.01).③Of all the 11 dimensions of EDS-S,social distress,challenging task,thought suppression,compulsive task positively anticipated the EDA-S for Chinese graduate students (R2adj =0.584,R2adj =0.450,R2adj =0.624,R2adj =0.615,P＜0.05) and social distress,decision making,compulsive task positively anticipated the EDA-S for non-Chinese graduate students (R2adj =0.698,R2adj =0 603,R2adj =0.668,P＜0.05).Conclusion Compared to Chinese graduate students,egodepletion source and ego depletion aftereffects of non-Chinese graduate students were higher.Of all the 11 dimensions of EDS-S,social distress,challenging task,thought suppression,compulsive task was in high correlation with EDA-S for Chinese graduate students,and social distress,decision making,compulsive task was in high correlation with EDA-S for non-Chinese graduate students.

Development and application of real-time RT-PCR and S1 protein-based indirect ELISA for porcine deltacoronavirus / 生物工程学报

Porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV) has been recently recognized as an emerging viral pathogen that causes diarrhea in newborn piglets. A total of 254 small intestinal or fecal samples collected from 10 provinces including Henan, Hunan, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Anhui, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jiangsu, Shandong and Shanghai between 2014 and 2015, were screened by quantitative RT-PCR targeting the viral M gene. Eleven PDCoV positive samples were identified with a total positive rate of 4.33%. An indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was developed based on the recombinant S1 protein of PDCoV. This assay was used to test 609 serum samples of pigs with diarrhea symptoms collected from 10 provinces between 2015 and 2016. The positive rate of PDCoV antibody was 44.17% (269/609). The two methods can be used to monitor the PDCoV epidemiology in the levels of PDCoV specific RNA or antibody, helping better prevent and control PDCoV.

Ischemic post-conditioning protects against ischemia-reperfusion injury in the skeletal muscle:a preliminary research on its mechanism / 中国组织工程研究

BACKGROUND:Reperfusion injury salvage kinase (RISK) pathway plays an important role in protective mechanism against ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) induced by both ischemic pre-and post-conditioning. Many researches have been carried out on RISK pathway mechanism underlying ischemic post-conditioning conferring cardioprotection against IRI;however, there is less research about its effect on IRI in the skeletal muscle. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the protective effect of an optimized protocol of ischemic post-conditioning on IRI in rat skeletal muscle and its underlying mechanism. METHODS:Eighteen male Sprague-Dawley rats were equivalently randomized into IRI, ischemic post-conditioning and control groups. Rats were given occlusion or disocclusion of the right femoral artery of the right lower limb. Subsequently, the IRI group rats were subjected to 24 hours of reperfusion;the ischemic post-conditioning group immediately given 4 cycles of 30 seconds reperfusion/30 seconds ischemia, followed by 24 hours of reperfusion;the control group given no intervention. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Hematoxylin-eosin staining showed that in the ischemic post-conditioning group, the morphology of muscle fibers changed little, with fewer inflammatory lesions and milder edema compared with the IRI group. The infarct size with TTC staining in the ischemic post-conditioning group was smaller than that in the IRI group. Western blot analysis revealed that the expressions of phospho-Akt and phosphorylated endothelial nitric oxide synthase-S1177 were significantly increased, but the expression of phosphorylated type endothelial nitric oxide synthase-Thr495 was much decreased in the ischemic post-conditioning group compared with the IRI group. The measurement of mitochondrial permeability transition pore opening with Ca2+induction showed that the absorbance values in the ischemic post-conditioning group were significantly lower than those in the IRI group (P<0.05). These results indicate that ischemia-reperfusion injury can be improved by applying an optimal protocol of ischemic post-conditioning in rat skeletal muscle. The underlying mechanism may be associated with the activation of RISK signaling pathway to inhibit opening of mitochondrial permeability transition pore, thereby contributing to the enhanced tolerance to IRI in rat skeletal muscle.

Biomechanical properties of retrograde interlocking intramedullary nail versus less invasive stabilization system plate in the repair of distal femoral fractures / 中国组织工程研究

BACKGROUND:Distal femoral fractures are mainly treated with less invasive stabilization system (LISS) plate or retrograde interlocking intramedul ary nail fixation, but choosing which method is controversial, and studies on their biomechanical properties are few. OBJECTIVE:To compare the biomechanical stability of retrograde interlocking intramedul ary nail and LISS plate fixation in the treatment of distal femoral fractures. METHODS:Twelve male cadaveric femurs were col ected, and the injured, with abnormal bone density and osteonosus specimens were excluded through X-ray examination, fol owed by randomly divided into two groups. Models of AO type A3 supracondylar fracture were prepared, and were fixed with LISS plate and retrograde interlocking intramedul ary nail, respectively. The compressive stiffness and displacement values under axial compression and loading of 100, 300 and 500 N, as wel as the bending strength of the specimens under bending load were observed. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1) The resistance to axial deformation capacity (compressive stiffness) of the LISS plate was superior to the retrograde interlocking intramedul ary nail (P0.05). (2) Under axial compressive loading of 100, 300 and 500 N, the displacement values of LISS plate were significantly less than those of the retrograde interlocking intramedul ary nail (P<0.05). (3) In conclusion, in the distal femoral fracture fixation, the stiffness of the retrograde interlocking intramedul ary nail is low. While the LISS plate not only has certain deformation, but also has strong rigidity with firm internal fixation, which provides excel ent biological environment for fracture healing;thus it is a reliable treatment for distal femoral fractures.

Development of the ego depletion aftereffects scale in postgraduates / 中华行为医学与脑科学杂志

Objective To develop the ego depletion aftereffects scale (EDA-S) and test its validity and reliability.Methods Based on literature analysis and the open questionnaire survey this study compiled the preliminary questionnaire.A sample of 801 subjects coming from a university in Beijing was investigated with preliminary questionnaire and 406 students were retested for test-retest reliability with 2 week interval.Results The EDA-S was composed of 38 items in nine factors,which were emotional regulation difficulty,social withdrawal,low efficacy,working memory impairment,low processing fluency,work burnout,fatigue,somatic distress and low adherence.The eleven factors explained 72.09％ of the variances.Furthermore,the result of CFA indicated that the model fitted the data with well construct validity(x2 =1744.62,df=629,x2/df =2.77,RMSEA =0.06,NFI =0.98,NNFI =0.98,CFI =0.98,IFI =0.98,GFI =0.85,SRMR =0.05) and its factors scores were positively correlated with the SFR-S scores(r=0.31-0.59,P＜0.001).The Cronbach α coefficients were 0.95 for the total questionnaire and 0.73-0.91 for the eleven factors.The test-retest reliabilities were 0.60 for the total questionnaire and 0.26-0.57 for the nine factors.Conclusion It suggests that the EDA-S is reliable and valid enough to be applicable to measure the depletion degree of adolescents.

Detection of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor(EGFR) Mutations and the Significance in Patients with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer(NSCLC)of Hubei Province / 现代检验医学杂志

Objective To evaluated the prevalence of EGFR mutations in Hubei region,to provide reliable experimental basis for reasonable screening TKI beneficiaries in clinic.Methods EGFR mutation of 253 patients diagnosed with NSCLC in Hu-bei region during 2010 to 2015 was detected by PCR-sanger sequencing and ARMS assay,to investigate the sensitivity of dif-ferent methods,to explore the frequency and clinical significance of EGFR mutation in different gender,in different histologi-cal type and different exons.Results 93 of 253 NSCLC patients harbored EGFR mutation,mainly occurred in exon 19 and 21,accounting for 53.76% and 35.38% of the total EGFR mutation rate,respectively.ADx-ARMS method showed higher sensitivity (P=0.001).The mutation detection rate of female NSCLC was significantly higher than that of male NSCLC (P=0.001).The observed incidence of EGFR mutations in patients with adenocarcinomas (38.01%)was the highest in differ-ent histological type,followed by glandular squamous cell carcinoma (30.77%),large cell carcinoma (20%)and squamous cell carcinoma (4.55%).Nonsmoking patients had a higher EGFR mutation frequency (51.6%,81/157)than those with a history of smoking (24%,12/50).Conclusion ARMS assay was more sensitive and more convenient detection method for clinical screening for EGFR-TKI treatment subpopulation.The mutation rate of female NSCLC was significantly higher than that of male NSCLC in Hubei Province.Speculated that the sexual differences in NSCLC with EGFR mutation frequencies were related to hormone levels and smoking status.

An anatomic study of the branch from cervical plexus into the accessory nerve / 中华显微外科杂志

Objective To identify whether the branches of cervical nerve roots joined into the accessory nerve trunk or not.Methods In 10 adult cadavers (7 males and 3 females, including 20 laterals of brachial plexus nerves), we observe source of cervical plexus branches to the accessory nerve anatomically.In 10 clinical cases of males with brachial plexus nerve injures, in the supraclavicular approach of brachial plexus exploration, the part of the supraclavicular cutaneous nerve for histological specimen were cut off;in the posterior approach, electrical stimulation of the trunk and branches of cervical plexus were performed to observed istaltrapezius muscle contraction.After accessory nerve transfer, the residual terminal accessory nerve and branch of cervical plexus were taked for histological specimens;and observed and judged of each nerve sample by acetylcholinesterase (AchE) immunohistochemical staining.Results In 10 of 20 lateral cases, cervical plexus communicating branches were derived from the fourth cervical nerve root.The intraoperative electrical stimulation of the accessory nerve trunk, 10 cases of distal trapezius muscle were significantly shrink;electrical stimulation of the cervical plexus branch, 2 cases after stimulation of the mild distal trapezius contraction, the remaining 8 cases without trapezius muscle contraction.10 cases of supraclavicular nerve staining for AchE were negative, 10 cases of accessory nerve terminal branches of AchE staining were mixed,10 cases of branch AchE cervical plexus to the accessory nerve staining were negative.Conclusion The branches of the fourth cervical nerve root constantly joins into the accessory nerve, participating in the trapezius muscle inner vation, the fibers of the branches are sensorial fibers.

Recognition of Ubiquitination Signal with Ubiquitin-binding Domains / 现代检验医学杂志

Ubiquitylation is a highly versatile post-translation modification that controls virtually all types of cellular events by changing the molecular landscape,the three-dimensional structure,the location or activity of the substrate,influencing the interactions of substrate with other proteins.Many cellular activities of ubiquitin and its functions are deciphered by specific ubiquitin binding domains (UBDs).UBD interacts with the different type of Ubiquitylation with a variety of lengths and linkage patterns based on the specific functional surfaces.So far over twenty distinct UBD families have been identified,and the known members of this group have expanded rapidly.The UBD families,the decoder of ubiquitylation network,are build-ing a foundation for in-depth understanding the ubiquitination proteomics “ubiquitome”.