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Objective To investigate the clinical significance of combined detection of serum sTWEAK and cystatin C in early di‐abetic nephropathy (DN) .Methods 35 patients with DN(DN group) ,56 patients with diabetes mellitus (DM ,DM group) and 40 healthy cases conducted physical examination (healthy control group) were selected and serum levels of sTWEAK and cystatin C were detected .And levels of glycosylated hemoglobin(HbA1c) and qualitative urine protein test were conducted in DM group .Re‐sults The serum sTWEAK level in DN group was lower than that in DM group ,and the serum cystatin C level was higher than that in DM group(P10% (P<0 .05) .Conclusion The combined detection of serum sTWEAK and cystatin C could be a sensitive index for early diagnosis of DN ,with important significance in the occurrence and development of DN .
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the biocompatibility of diamond-like carbon (DLC) coated nickel-titanium shape memory alloy (NiTi SMA) in vitro and in vivo. METHODS: The in vitro study was carried out by co-culturing the DLC coated and uncoated NiTi SMA with bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), respectively, and the in vivo study was carried out by fixing the rabbits' femoral fracture model by DLC coated and uncoated NiTi SMA embracing fixator for 4 weeks, respectively. The concentration of the cells, alkaline phosphatase (AKP), and nickel ion in culture media were detected, respectively, at the first to fifth day after co-culturing. The inorganic substance, osteocalcin, alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) in callus surrounding fracture and the Ni(+) in muscles surrounding fracture site, liver and brain were detected 4 weeks postoperatively. RESULTS: The in vitro study showed that the proliferation of MSCs and the expression of AKP in the DLC-coated group were higher than the uncoated group (P < 0.05), while the uncoated group released more Ni(2+) into the culture media than that in the coated group (P < 0.05). The in vivo study revealed that the inorganic substance and AKP, osteocalcin, and TNF expression were significantly higher in the DLC coated NiTi SMA embracing fixator than that in the uncoated group (P < 0.05). Ni(2+) in liver, brain, and muscles surrounding the fracture were significantly lower in the DLC coated groups than that in the uncoated group (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Nickel-titanium shape memory alloy coated by diamond-like carbon appears to have better biocompatibility in vitro and in vivo compared to the uncoated one.
