Comparison of clinical effects of coronary artery bypass grafting between left anterior small thoracotomy approach and lower-end sternal splitting approach.

OBJECTIVE: To compare the clinical effects of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) between the left anterior small thoracotomy (LAST) and lower-end sternal splitting (LESS) approaches for coronary artery disease. METHODS: In total, 110 patients who underwent LAST from October 2015 to December 2020 in Tianjin Chest Hospital were selected as the observation group. Patients who underwent the LESS approach during the same period were analyzed. The propensity score was calculated by a logistic regression model, and nearest-neighbor matching was used for 1:1 matching. RESULTS: The length of hospital stay and ventilator support time were significantly shorter in the LAST than LESS group. The target vessels in the obtuse marginal branch and posterior left ventricular artery branch grafts were significantly more numerous in the LAST than LESS group, but those in the right coronary artery graft were significantly less numerous in the LAST group. CONCLUSIONS: CABG using either the LAST or LESS approach is safe and effective, especially in low-risk patients. The LAST approach can achieve complete revascularization for multivessel lesions and has the advantages of less trauma and an aesthetic outcome. However, it requires a certain learning curve to master the surgical techniques and has specific surgical indications.

Identification and expression analysis of citrate synthase 3 gene family members in apple / 生物工程学报

As one of the key enzymes in cell metabolism, the activity of citrate synthase 3 (CS3) regulates the substance and energy metabolism of organisms. The protein members of CS3 family were identified from the whole genome of apple, and bioinformatics analysis was performed and expression patterns were analyzed to provide a theoretical basis for studying the potential function of CS3 gene in apple. BLASTp was used to identify members of the apple CS3 family based on the GDR database, and the basic information of CS3 protein sequence, subcellular localization, domain composition, phylogenetic relationship and chromosome localization were analyzed by Pfam, SMART, MEGA5.0, clustalx.exe, ExPASy Proteomics Server, MEGAX, SOPMA, MEME, WoLF PSORT and other software. The tissue expression and inducible expression characteristics of 6 CS3 genes in apple were determined by acid content and real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). Apple CS3 gene family contains 6 members, and these CS3 proteins contain 473-608 amino acid residues, with isoelectric point distribution between 7.21 and 8.82. Subcellular localization results showed that CS3 protein was located in mitochondria and chloroplasts, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis divided them into 3 categories, and the number of genes in each subfamily was 2. Chromosome localization analysis showed that CS3 gene was distributed on different chromosomes of apple. The secondary structure of protein is mainly α-helix, followed by random curling, and the proportion of β-angle is the smallest. The 6 members were all expressed in different apple tissues. The overall expression trend from high to low was the highest relative expression content of MdCS3.4, followed by MdCS3.6, and the relative expression level of other members was in the order of MdCS3.3 > MdCS3.2 > MdCS3.1 > MdCS3.5. qRT-PCR results showed that MdCS3.1 and MdCS3.3 genes had the highest relative expression in the pulp of 'Chengji No. 1' with low acid content, and MdCS3.2 and MdCS3.3 genes in the pulp of 'Asda' with higher acid content had the highest relative expression. Therefore, in this study, the relative expression of CS3 gene in apple cultivars with different acid content in different apple varieties was detected, and its role in apple fruit acid synthesis was analyzed. The experimental results showed that the relative expression of CS3 gene in different apple varieties was different, which provided a reference for the subsequent study of the quality formation mechanism of apple.

Heart sound model based on DenseNet121 architecture for diagnosis of aortic stenosis: A prospective clinical trial / 中国胸心血管外科临床杂志

@#Objective     To identify the heart sounds of aortic stenosis by deep learning model based on DenseNet121 architecture, and to explore its application potential in clinical screening aortic stenosis. Methods      We prospectively collected heart sounds and clinical data of  patients with aortic stenosis in Tianjin Chest Hospital, from June 2021 to February 2022. The collected heart sound data were used to train, verify and test a deep learning model. We evaluated the performance of the model by drawing receiver operating characteristic curve and precision-recall curve.  Results     A total of 100 patients including 11 asymptomatic patients were included. There were 50 aortic stenosis patients with 30 males and 20 females at an average age of 68.18±10.63 years in an aortic stenosis group (stenosis group). And 50 patients without aortic valve disease were in a negative group, including 26 males and 24 females at an average age of 45.98±12.51 years. The model had an excellent ability to distinguish heart sound data collected from patients with aortic stenosis in clinical settings: accuracy at 91.67%, sensitivity at 90.00%, specificity at 92.50%, and area under receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.917.   Conclusion     The model of heart sound diagnosis of aortic stenosis based on deep learning has excellent application prospects in clinical screening, which can provide a new idea for the early identification of patients with aortic stenosis.

Liriodendrininhibits cardiomyocyte apoptosis in acute myocardial infarction rats / 中华老年医学杂志

Objective:To investigate the protective effect of liriodendrin on acute myocardial infarction in rats and to explore the related mechanisms.Methods:From January to December 2019, 30 SPF male Wistar rats with a body weight of(200±10)g were randomly divided into a sham operation group, a control group, and a liriodendringroupwith 10 rats in each group using the numerical sampling method.The liriodendron group was intragastrically administered with a liriodendrinsolution(10 ml/kg)once a day from 5 days before myocardial infarction model construction to 3 days after surgery.The control group and the sham surgery group were intragastrically administered with 10 ml/kg normal saline.After surgery, high-sensitivity troponin T levels were measured in the three groups.Cardiac function of the rats was assessed using echocardiography on the 3rd day post-surgery.Then, the rats were sacrificed, followed by hematoxylin-eosin(HE)staining and TdT-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling(TUNEL)staining of cardiac tissues and measurement of interleukin(IL)-1β and tumor necrosis factor(TNF-α)levels.Western blot and real-time polymerase chain reaction(PCR)were used to detect the expression of apoptosis-related proteins and transcriptional activity.Results:High-sensitivity troponin T levels in the liriodendrin group[(1.74±0.63)μg/L]were lower than in the myocardial infarction group[(3.54±1.60)μg/L]at 2 hours after surgery( t=2.69, P<0.05). Echocardiography showed that, compared with the myocardial infarction group, the ejection fraction was higher in the liriodendrin group, and the left ventricular end-diastolic diameter, left ventricular end-systolic diameter, left ventricular end-diastolic volume and left ventricular end-systolic volume were lower in the liriodendrin group( P<0.05). Histological staining showed that the myocardial tissue of the control group was severely damaged, with infiltration of a large number of in flammatory cells.The number of TUNEL-positive cells in the liriodendrin group(56.66±2.414)was statistically significantly reduced, compared with in the myocardial infarction group(76.55±1.843)( t=6.55, P<0.05). The levels of IL-1β and TNF-α in the myocardial infarction group were higher than those in the liriodendrin group( P<0.05). The expression of apoptosis-related proteins in the liriodendrin group was lower( P<0.05)and the transcriptional activity of mRNA was also lower( P<0.05)than in the myocardial infarction group. Conclusions:Liriodendrin may protect cardiomyocytes after myocardial infarction in rats by inhibiting local inflammation and cell apoptosis.

Risk factors for continuous renal replacement therapy after total arch replacement of Stanford type A aortic dissection under moderate hypothermia circulatory arrest / 中华胸心血管外科杂志

Objective:To investigate the risk factors of acute kidney injury(AKI) combined with continuous renal replacement therapy(CRRT) after Stanford type A dissection under moderate hypothermia circulatory arrest(MHCA).Methods:From October 2017 to March 2020, all patients with Stanford type A dissection and total arch replacement surgery under MHCA were enrolled. According to whether receiving CRRT treatment, the patients were divided into CRRT group(49 cases) and control group(72 cases). Both tow groups chose the brain protection strategy of moderate hypothermia, the left common carotid artery and the innominate artery were perfused anteriorly. Relevant medical data was collected.Results:There was no statistical difference in age, sex, smoking history, and drinking history between the two groups of patients( P>0.10). There were statistical differences between the two groups in the diameter of the aortic sinus and whether Bentall surgery was performed at the same time( P≤0.05). On the 1st postoperative day, the serum creatinine(sCr) of the CRRT group was significantly higher than that of the control group[(214.04±79.51) μmol/L vs.(127.32±58.08) μmol/L]. The change trend of sCr was not obvious within 2 to 4 days after operation. The sCr of the control group was significantly lower than that of the CRRT group within 4 days after surgery[(264.20±111.76) μmol/L vs.(104.24±76.00) μmol/L]. The diameter of aortic sinus, combined with Bentall surgery, intraoperative red blood cell transfusion, intraoperative platelet transfusion, intraoperative autologous blood transfusion, intraoperative bleeding were positively correlated with whether CRRT was performed after surgery( P<0.10), while intraoperative plasma The amount of blood transfusion was negatively correlated with postoperative CRRT( P<0.05). Conclusion:The diameter of the aortic sinus before surgery, combined Bentall surgery, intraoperative blood transfusion products and intraoperative bleeding are risk factors for postoperative CRRT.

Effect of renal function on high-density lipoprotein particles in patients with coronary heart disease.

BACKGROUND: Although renal insufficiency and dyslipidemia are known to be closely associated, the effect of kidney function on the size and clinical value of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) particles remains largely unknown, especially in patients with coronary heart disease. METHODS: A total of 419 coronary heart disease patients and 105 non-coronary heart disease patients were included. HDL particle size, represented by HDL-C/apoA-I, was compared between groups stratified by estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and Gensini scores using standard Student's t test and one-way ANOVA. Pearson's correlation test was performed to analyze the association between eGFR and HDL-C/apoA-I in patients with coronary heart disease. The relationship between HDL particle size and the occurrence of coronary heart disease was explored using Univariate logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: In patients with coronary heart disease, between-group analysis revealed that HDL-C/apoA-I increased as eGFR declined, and significance appeared as eGFR declined to under 60 ml/min·1.73 m2 (P < 0.001), and Pearson's correlation test also confirmed an inverse correlation between eGFR and HDL-C/apoA-I levels in coronary heart disease patients. When stratified by Gensini scores, in coronary heart disease patients with eGFR ≥ 90 mL/(min·1.73 m2), those with higher Gensini scores had smaller HDL-C/apoA-I. However, with or without kidney insufficiency, smaller HDL-C/apoA-I was associated with a higher occurrence of coronary heart disease (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: With the presence of renal insufficiency, HDL-C/apoA1 was higher in patients with coronary heart disease. Lower HDL-C/apoA1 was still associated with a higher occurrence of coronary heart disease, but the original association between lower HDL-C/apoA1 and more severe coronary artery stenosis was lost in patients with renal insufficiency.

Effects of overexpression of human vascular endothelial growth factor 165 and human tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1 on rats with myocardial infarction / 中华急诊医学杂志

Objective:To investigate the effects of recombinant adenovirus with human vascular endothelial growth factor 165 (Ad-hVEGF 165) and recombinant adenovirus with human tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1 (Ad-hTIMP-1) on rats with myocardial infarction (MI) and its mechanism. Methods:A total of 30 healthy 8-week-old male Wistar rats were randomly divided into 5 groups: sham-operated group (sham), virus control group (Ad-Track), Ad-hVEGF 165 group, Ad-hTIMP-1 group and Ad-hVEGF 165+Ad-hTIMP-1 group (hVEGF 165+hTIMP-1) ( n=6 per group). Except the sham group, all rats were ligated the left anterior descending coronary artery to induce MI model with ST-segment elevation and Q waves or T-wave inversion on electrocardiogram and local myocardial whitening. The corresponding recombinant adenovirus comprising 100 μL (1×10 10 VP/100 μL) combined with NaCl solution was injected into the myocardial infarction area at four points respectively. The sham group received no treatment. After 4 weeks, all rats were sacrificed after echocardiography was completed and heart tissues were collected. The expression of hVEGF 165 and hTIMP-1 were detected by immunohistochemistry. The mRNA expression of apoptosis-related factors were detected by real-time PCR. The protein expression of apoptosis-related factors were detected by immunohistochemistry. Differences between groups were determined by One-way analysis of variance. Multiple comparisons between groups were performed using the least significant difference t-test. Results:(1) Both heart rate (HR) (480.83±24.09) beats/min, left ventricular end-diastolic dimension (LVEDD) (6.88±0.44) mm and left ventricular end-systolic dimension (LVESD) (4.85±0.42) mm were increased in the Ad-Track group than those in the sham group (433.16±17.86) beats/min, (6.20±0.45) mm, (4.06±0.70) mm (all P<0.05), and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) (62.70±3.17) % and left ventricular fractional shortening (LVFS) (29.52±1.88) % were significantly decreased in the Ad-Track group than those in the sham group (72.78±5.44)%, (29.52±1.88) % (both P<0.01). Compared with the Ad-Track group, LVEF (71.50±6.23) % and LVFS (36.17±5.27) % in the hVEGF 165-hTIMP-1 group were significantly increased (both P<0.01), and LVEDD (6.22±0.39) mm and LVESD (4.13±0.23) mm were decreased (both P<0.05). LVEF and LVFS in the hVEGF 165-hTIMP-1 group were increased significantly than those in the Ad-hVEGF 165 group (64.65±4.00) %, (30.95±2.57) % (both P<0.05). The mRNA expression of BCL2-associated X protein (Bax), cysteine aspartate specific proteinase 3 (Caspase-3) and BCL-xL/BCL-2-associated death promoter (Bad) in the hVEGF 165-hTIMP-1 group were decreased than those in the Ad-Track group ( P<0.01 or P<0.05), and B-cell lymphoma/leukemia-2 (Bcl-2) in the hVEGF 165-hTIMP-1 group were increased than those in the Ad-Track group ( P<0.01). The mRNA expression levels of Bax and Caspase-3 in the hVEGF 165-hTIMP-1 group were decreased than those in the Ad-hVEGF 165 group (both P<0.05). There was no statistically difference in the mRNA expression of Bax, Caspase-3, Bad, and Bcl-2 between the hVEGF 165-hTIMP-1 group and the sham group (all P>0.05). The protein expression of Bax and Caspase-3 in the hVEGF 165-hTIMP-1 group were significantly decreased than those in the Ad-hVEGF 165 group, the Ad-hTIMP-1 group and the Ad-Track group (all P<0.01), and the protein expression of Bcl-2 in the hVEGF 165-hTIMP-1 group was increased than those in the Ad-hVEGF 165 group, the Ad-hTIMP-1 group and the Ad-Track group (all P<0.05). There were no statistically differences in the protein expression of Bax, Caspase-3 and Bcl-2 between the hVEGF 165-hTIMP-1 group and the sham group (all P>0.05). Conclusions:Ad-hVEGF 165 and Ad-hTIMP-1 can improve cardiac contractile function of MI rats and the beneficial effects are largely attributable to inhibiting myocyte apoptosis. The combination of hVEGF 165 and hTIMP-1 may have a synergistic effect on MI.

Study on the Effects of Full Coverage Policy for Essential Antihypertensive Medicines on the Equity of Medicine Expenditure Affordability in Taizhou City / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE：To provide reference for improving the equity of medicine in China ，and to provide reference for promoting the full coverage policy for essential medicine. METHODS ：Taking hypertension essential medicines full coverage policy in 4 areas of Taizhou in Zhejiang province as an example ，the electronic health records of patients in baseline year and the first ， second and third years after the implementation of the full coverage policy of hypertension were collected. The catastrophic expenditure of family drugs was used to measure the medicine cost burden ，and the effects of policy on the equity and change of local medicine cost burden were analyz ed by means of concentration index and its decomposition method. RESULTS ：With the increase of the proportion of patients taking free medicine ，the incidence of catastrophic expenditure on household medicines in the high，middle and low income group decreased year by year generally （decreasing from 6.3％，12.0％，16.4％ of baseline year to 4.7％，8.9％，12.4％ at the third year after the implementation of the policy ）；the gap among the three groups was in narrowed trendency. The concentration indexes of the baseline year and the first ，second，third year after the implementation of policy were －0.198，－0.186，－0.181，－0.202，the policy contribution rates of which were 0，－1.335％，－4.507％ and 1.936％；and the policy contribution rates in the change of the yearly concentration index were 20.8％，95.0％ and 57.6％. CONCLUSIONS ：The implementation of the full coverage policy for essential medicines is conducive to improving the equity of the medicine expenditure burden. The effect is affected by the implementation of policies and supporting systems ，but the comprehensive promotion of the equity of medicine requires multi-policy synergy.

To evaluate the effect of SYNTAX score on in-hospital mortality of CABG patients / 中华胸心血管外科杂志

Objective:To evaluate the effect of coronary artery anatomical score(SYNTAX score) on in-hospital mortality of CABG patients.Methods:The clinical data of patients who were performed with a CABG surgery alone in the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tianjin Chest Hospital from July 2017 to December 2018 were collected. The clinical end point was all-cause in-hospital death or against-advice discharge after surgery. Univariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression analysis were performed on the clinical data of the patients to obtain the risk factors affecting the in-hospital death of CABG in our center, to evaluate the influence of SYNTAX score on the in-hospital death of CABG. Results:Univariate logistic analysis showed that age, critical condition, creatinine level, serum albumin level, NT-proBNP level, NYHA grade, internal mammary artery use, SYNTAX score were correlated with in-hospital mortality. Multivariate analysis showed that age(≥75 years old), history of diabetes mellitus, critical state, creatinine clearance rate < 85 ml/min, albumin <35 g/L, NYHA Ⅲ-Ⅳ, SYNTAX score(≥29) were independent risk factors for in-hospital mortality after CABG. Conclusion:Coronary artery anatomy score - SYNTAX score(≥29) was an independent risk factor for in-hospital mortality in CABG patients in our hospital.

Correlation of lipoprotein(a) with clinical stability and severity of coronary artery lesions in patients with coronary artery disease / 南方医科大学学报

OBJECTIVE@#To analyze the correlation of lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] with the clinical stability and severity of coronary artery stenosis in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD).@*METHODS@#A total of 531 patients undergoing coronary angiography in Nanfang Hospital between January, 2013 and December, 2016 were enrolled in this study. At the cutoff Lp(a) concentration of 300 mg/L, the patients were divided into high Lp(a) group (=191) and low Lp(a) group (=340). In each group, the patients with an established diagnosis of CAD based on coronary angiography findings were further divided into stable angina pectoris (SAP) group and acute coronary syndrome (ACS) group. The correlation between the severity of coronary artery stenosis and Lp(a) was evaluated.@*RESULTS@#The patients in high and low Lp(a) groups showed no significant differences in age, gender, body mass index, smoking status, hypertension, or diabetes (>0.05). Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that age, gender, and serum levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and Lp(a) were independent risk factors for CAD in these patients. A high Lp(a) level was associated with an increased risk of CAD (OR=2.443, 95%CI: 1.205-4.951, =0.013). The patients with a high Lp(a) level were at a significantly higher risk of CAD than those with a low Lp(a) level irrespective of a low or high level of LDL-C (=0.006 and 0.020). In the patients with CAD, the ACS group had a significantly higher Lp(a) level than the SAP group ( < 0.001); the proportion of the patients with high Gensini scores was significantly greater in high Lp(a) group than in low Lp(a) group (17.3% vs 5.6%, =0.026), and a linear relationship was found between Lp(a) level and Gensini score (R=0.130, =0.006).@*CONCLUSIONS@#Serum level of Lp(a) is an independent risk factor for CAD, and an increased Lp(a) is the residual risk for CAD. In patients with CAD, a high Lp(a) level is associated with the clinical instability and severity of coronary artery stenosis.

Economic Evaluation on the Full Coverage Policy for Hypoglycemic Essential Medicines in Taizhou City / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE： To evaluate the economics of the full coverage policy for hypoglycemic essential medicines in Taizhou city， and to provide reference for improving medicine accessibility and essential medicine system in China. METHODS： The electronic health records and financial input data of diabetic patients were extracted from different districts and counties of Taizhou city during 2009-2016. In cohort study design， taking the implementation time of each district and county’s policies as the breakpoint， the data recorded annually were processed as annual data， forming the cohort data for 1 year before （baseline year） and 3 years after the implementation of the policies. According to the choice of free medicines after the implementation of the policy， they were divided into policy group and control group. Propensity score matching was used to balance the differences between two groups to get the final sample， and then the economics of the policy was evaluated with the methods of difference-in-differences. The cost and benefit of implementation policy were calculated. RESULTS： Totally 14 744 people of each group were got by propensity score matching. The mean annual financial expenses on free medicine per capita were 263.8 yuan. Compared with baseline year， mean annual medicine expenses per capita reduced by the policy were 649.2 yuan， and mean annual hospitalization expenses per capita were 624.7 yuan. Thus the input-output ratio of the policy was 1 ∶ 4.8. CONCLUSIONS： The implementation of the policy is beneficial to reduce the cost burden of patients and economical. It can be popularized and sustained through scientific design combined with relevant policies.

Analysis of the Impacts of the Full Coverage Policy for Essential Medicines on the Fairness of Medicine Expenditure Affor- dability of Diabetic Patients in Taizhou City / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE： To provide the empirical basis for improving full coverage policy of essential medicines in China and promoting the fairness and accessibility of medicine. METHODS： Taking Taizhou diabetes essential medicines full coverage policy as an example， the electronic health records of diabetic patients in Taizhou city from 2011 to 2017 were collected， and the cost burden of patients was evaluated by whether catastrophic expenditure of family drugs had occurred. The concentration index was used to analyze the fairness of catastrophic expenditure on household medicines， and the effects of various influencing factors on the fairness of local medicine expenditure affordability were evaluated by year-by-year comparing the relevant indexes from baseline year to the third year of policy implementation. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS： The concentration index of catastrophic expenditure on household medicines is negative from baseline year to the third year of policy implementation， which indicates that catastrophic expenditure on household medicines for diabetic patients in Taizhou mainly occurs in low-income groups. From the result of decomposition of concentration index， among the factors that affect the fairness of catastrophic expenditure on drugs in diabetic families， the contribution rate of  “taking free essential medicines” keeps at top five places year by year， and the contribution value is positive， which shows that the implementation of policies is conductive to reducing the unfairness of catastrophic expenditure on household medicines in low-income families. Full coverage policy of essential medicines effectively improves the fairness of medicine expenditure affordability. In addition， scientific and reasonable essential medicines selection mechanism， the guarantee level of the policy， collaboration with multiple factors should be promoted so as to improve the fairness and accessibility of essential medicines.

Economic Evaluation of Full Coverage Policy for Essential Hypertension Medicines in Taizhou City / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE： To investigate the effects of full coverage policy for essential hypertension medicines on economic burden of hypertensive patients in Taizhou of Zhejiang Province， and to further provide reference for the practice and promotion of the policy for essential medicines. METHODS： By querying electronic health records database of hypertension patients and statistics of health bureaus in different districts and counties of Taizhou city， the data of electronic health records of hypertension patients were extracted 1 year before and during 3 years after the implementation of full coverage policy for essential medicines in all districts and counties. The patients who had consistently taken free medicines were included in the policy group； the patients who had never taken free medicines were included in the control group. The policy group and control group were matched 1 ∶ 1 by propensity score matching method. Per capita drug cost and per capita hospitalization cost of patients before and after the implementation of full coverage policy for essential medicines were calculated. The input-output ratios of the policy were calculated. RESULTS： During the 3 years after the implementation of the policy， each patient saved 91.3， 272.0 and 464.1 yuan respectively. The hospitalization cost for each patient increased by 65.6 and 46.2 yuan in the first and second year， and decreased by 352.8 yuan in the third year， respectively. A three-year per capita input of policy was 50.0， 147.2 and 278.5 yuan， with input-output ratio of 0.51， 1.28 and 2.25. CONCLUSIONS： The full coverage policy for essential hypertension medicines in Taizhou city demonstrates economic efficiency to some extent， but researches about the impact of policy on disease treatment needed to be conducted. It is necessary for the government departments to invest continuously for a long time and improve the supporting measures so as to make the policy more profitable.

The value of HDL particles,the concordance of HDL-C and apoA-Ⅰ in assessing the severity of coronary artery disease / 实用医学杂志

Objective The study was to analyze the relationship between HDL particles,the level of HDL-C and the concordance of HDL-C and apoA-Ⅰand the degree of coronary stenosis,then to explore their values in predicting coronary artery disease.Methods 591 patients were collected for coronary angiography,and calculated Gensini score respectively.HDL particles and the level of HDL-C,apoA-Ⅰwere analyzed in coronary artery disease (CAD)group and non-CAD group,stable angina pectoris(SAP)group and acute coronary syndrome(ACS)group and four groups divided by quartile of Gensini score(A,B,C,D).To investigate the relationship between the con-cordance of HDL-C and apoA-Ⅰand the severity of coronary artery disease,HDL-C,apoA-Ⅰwere divided into low and high group according to the 50 percentile,then pair wise combination was done into four groups. Results Compared with non-CAD group,HDL particles,the level of HDL-C,apoA-Ⅰwere significantly reduced in CAD group(P<0.001).Compared with SAP group,similar results were found in ACS group.HDL particles,the level of HDL-C,apoA-Ⅰwere decreased gradually in A,B,C,D group(P<0.001).The concordance of HDL-C and apoA-Ⅰwas related to the risk of CAD(P<0.001).The area under curve(AUC)of HDL particles was higher than that of HDL-C,the concordance of HDL-C and apoA-Ⅰ.Conclusions HDL particles,HDL-C,the concordance of HDL-C and apoA-Ⅰwere related to coronary stenosis.The value of HDL particles in predicting CAD risk was su-perior to that of HDL-C,the concordance of HDL-C and apoA-Ⅰ.

Effects of preoperative continued dual antiplatelet therapy on early outcomes in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting / 天津医药

Objective To evaluate the effects of preoperative continued dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) with aspirin and clopidogrel on early outcomes in patients underwent off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCABG). Methods A single-center study was conducted. The 279 unstable angina patients underwent first-time isolated OPCABG at our institution from January 2015 to May 2016 were divided into DAPT group (preoperative aspirin 100 mg/d and clopidogrel 75 mg/d were given until the time of surgery, n=148) and control group (stopped DAPT for 5 days before surgery, n=131). The total chest-tube output, blood-product transfusion requirements, re-exploration rate for bleeding, major adverse cardiac events (MACE) and other in-hospital outcomes were collected and compared between the two groups. Results There were no significant differences in demographic and preoperative clinical characteristics between the two groups. The total chest-tube drainage volume and perioperative transfusion requirements (rate and volume) including red blood cell, fresh plasma and platelets were statistically higher in the continued DAPT group than those of control group (P < 0.05). There were no significant differences in hemostatic re-exploration rate, length of operation, postoperative nonfatal myocardial infarction, ICU stay, ventilation time and duration of postoperative hospitalization between the two groups. Stroke and other severe outside chest bleeding and all-cause mortality were not observed in both groups during the postoperative period and prior to discharge. Conclusion Preoperative continued DAPT is associated with the increased chest-tube drainage and higher blood-product transfusion requirements but it does not increase the dection rate of thoracotomy because of bleeding. This antiplatelet strategy does not alter other investigated outcomes in primary isolated OPCABG patients. The preoperative DAPT may be able to be safely continued in patients referred for primary isolated OPCABG.

Analysis of the role and mechanism of A2AR activation in tau hyperphosphorylation after brain injury / 中国生化药物杂志

Objective To study the role and mechanism of A2AR activation in tau hyperphosphorylation after brain injury.Methods SD rats were cultured with no specific pathogen level.SH-SY5Y was cultured.The rats were treated with CGS21680 solution and DMSO and SH-SY5Y respectively.The CGS21680 solution and sb216763, H-89, or Only add ZM241385, the control group plus DMSO, compared with each group tau hyperphosphorylation.Results The phosphorylation level of tau protein in SH-SY5Y cells was significantly higher than that in the control group (P<0.05).The phosphorylation level of tau protein in the primary hippocampal neurons of rats was significantly higher than that of the control group (P<0.05).The levels of tau protein phosphorylation in group 2 and group 3 were significantly higher than those in control group (P<0.05).The expression of tau in group 4 and group 5 was statistically significant (P<0.05)There was no significant difference in phosphorylation level between the two groups.Conclusion A2AR activation can activate kinase A and GSK-3β after brain injury, leading to tau hyperphosphorylation.

miR-let-7d regulates lung cancer cell proliferation and invasion abilities through nuclear receptor PPARγ / 中国病理生理杂志

AIM: To investigate the phenomenon that miR-let-7d regulates the proliferation and invasion abilities of the lung cancer cells through nuclear receptor peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors γ (PPARγ).METHODS: The relation between PPARγ and microRNA was analyzed by bioinformatics.The plasmid reporter assay was used to verify that PPARγ was the target of miR-let-7d.The lung cancer cell line with low expression of PPARγ was selected from different lung cancer cell lines by Western blot.The regulatory role of miR-let-7d in the lung cancer cells was determined by dual luciferase labeling and Western blot.The effect of miR-let-7d on the proliferation ability of lung cancer cells was detected by colony formation assay, the effect of miR-let-7d on the invasive ability of lung cancer cells was detected by Transwell invasion assay.RESULTS: The results of bioinformatic analysis showed that miR-let-7d regulated the expression of PPARγ, and the 3'UTR of PPARγ contained 2 functional miR-let-7d binding sites, indicating that PPARγ is a direct target of miR-let-7d.miR-let-7d was able to directly regulate the expression of PPARγ at mRNA and protein levels.Transfection of miR-let-7d inhibitor promoted the proliferation and invasion abilities of lung cancer cells by increasing the expression of PPARγ.CONCLUSION: miR-let-7d increases the expression of tumor suppressor PPARγ to inhibit the proliferation and invasive abilities of lung cancer cells.

Effect and mechanism study of PSRC1 overexpression on foam cell formation of RAW264.7 / 实用医学杂志

Objective To investigate the effect and potential mechanism of PSRC1 overexpression on foam cell formation of oxidized low-density lipoprotein(ox-LDL)-induced RAW264.7. Method After 48-h treat-ment of 100 μg/ml ox-LDL,changes of the accumulation of cholesterol esters in two groups was detected by oil red O staining.The protein expression of SR-AⅠand LDLR was detected by Western blot assay.Besides,ELISA was used to detect levels of IL-6 and TNF-α.Result The accumulation of cholesterol esters was lower in Ad-PSRC1 group than that in Ad-GFP group(P<0.05). The protein expression of SR-AⅠand LDLR was decreased signifi-cantly(P<0.05),and levels of the secreted IL-6 and TNF-α were also significantly decreased(P<0.05).Con-clusion Our data indicates that PSRC1 overexpression suppresses the formation of foam cells through improving lipid metabolism and down-regulating inflammatory cytokine IL-6 and TNF-α in macrophages.

Research progress on integrated molecular pathological classification of diffuse lower-grade gliomas / 中国肿瘤临床

Diffuse lower-grade glioma is a diversified group of infiltrative brain tumors comprising WHO grades II and III astrocytomas, oligodendrogliomas, and mixed oligoastrocytomas. These tumors exhibit a wide range of clinical heterogeneity;thus, histopathological classification does not adequately predict clinical outcomes. In recent years, a number of molecular markers closely related to the clini-cal features and prognosis of gliomas have been discovered. These molecular markers include isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) muta-tion, chromosome 1p/19q codeletion, ATRX mutation, TERT promoter mutation, and MGMT promoter methylation. Furthermore, nu-merous studies focusing on the integrated molecular classification of diffuse lower-grade gliomas combined with these molecular markers have been conducted. Results indicate that integrated molecular pathological classification can improve the diagnostic and prognostic accuracy and facilitate therapeutic formulation. This paper reviews the research progress on integrated molecular classifica-tion of diffuse lower-grade gliomas.

Effect of Probucol on Enzyme and Receptors of High Density Lipoprotein During Reverse Cholesterol Transportation in Experimental Rabbits With Atherosclerosis / 中国循环杂志

Objective: To explore the effect of probucol on enzyme and receptors of high density lipoprotein (HDL) during reverse cholesterol transportation in experimental rabbits with atherosclerosis. Methods: A total of 24 New Zealand rabbits were randomly divided into 3 groups: Control group, the rabbits were fed by normal diet, High cholesterol group, the rabbits were fed by high cholesterol diet and Probucol group, the rabbits were fed by high cholesterol diet with probucol.n=8 in each group, all animals were treated for 12 weeks. Blood levels of lipids were examined by colorimetric method, serum lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) and cholesterol ester transfer protein (CETP) were detected by ELISA, expressions of ATP binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) and scavenger receptor class B type I (SR-BI) in aortic plaque were measured by immunohistochemistry; the above indexes were compared among different groups. Results: ① for blood lipids by mmol/L, the following indexes in Probucol group were lower than High cholesterol group: TC (15.95±1.51 vs 21.95±3.71), LDL-C (13.01±2.28 vs 17.90±3.51), HDL-C (0.56±0.10 vs 1.13±0.12), all PConclusion: Probucol may increase blood levels of LCAT, CETP via up-regulating the expressions of ABCA1, SR-B1 and elevating the reverse cholesterol transportation of HDL, therefore improve HDL function in experimental rabbits with atherosclerosis.