Objective To explore the diagnostic value of SPECT rCBF imaging for acute closed brain injury. Methods SPECT rCBF imaging and X-ray CT were perfomed in 60 patients with acute closed brain injury, and the results of two detection methods were compared. Results Among 60 patients, SPECT examination found 54 cases(90%) of brain lesions, while x-ray CT only found 27 cases(45%). The positive diagnostic rate of SPECT was higher than that of CT(? 2=25.68,P

Objecfive To observe the changes of regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients with neuropsychiatrie disorders and evaluate rCBF SPECT imaging in the detection of neuropsychiatric problems in SLE patients.Methods Twenty neuropsychiatrie SLE patients were enrolled in the study and were performed SPECT rCBF imaging anti CT/MRI scans,respectively.Twenty SLE patients without neuropsychiatrie manifestatiuns (SLE) and 20 healthy volunteers also underwent SPECT rCBF imaging as controls.Semiquantitative analysis was conducted as designed by selecting 3 consecutive crosssections and delineating ROI,which generated HQ and the results were compared between with SLE and controls.Results SPECT rCBF findings were almormal in 20 NPSLE.in which 19 of the 20 with abnormal SPECT findings showed focal uptake defects the other patient showed increased foeal uptake.Four N PSLE patients had ahnormal CT/MRI scans findings.Compared with the methods of rCBF and CT/MRI imaging,the difference was significant (P＜0.01).Nineteen SLE patients without neuropsychiatrie manifestations had normal SPECT findings.the other 1 patient showed focal uptake defect.SPECT findings were all normal in 20 healthy volunteers.Temporal cortex was the most commonly involved region,followed by frontal cortex.Specific values generated from semiquantitative analysis (HQ) of temporal and frontal regions in neruopsychiatrie SLE patients were lower than that in SLE patients and healthy volunteers (P＜0.01 and P＜0.05).Conclusion SPECT rCBF imaging has the potential to be a sensitive tool to detect the neuropsyehiatric disordersin SLE patients,and has important value in helping for early diagnosis and therapy.Hypoperfusion on ECD-SPECT under the territory of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) is the most common observation,and which temporal and frontal regions are the most frequently involved regions in neruopsychiatrie SLE patients.

Objective To determine the diagnostic value of SPECT in lower digestive tract hemorrhage (LDTH). Methods Of the 24 LDTH cases,16 were tested by gastric mucosa imaging ,4 by 99m Tc PHA imaging,and the other 4 by 99m Tc RBC imaging.All the patients' diagnosis were confirmed by surgery and pathology. Results The sensitivity and the specificity of the gastric mucosa imaging were 100%(16/16) and 93.7%(15/16),respectively. The sensitivity of the 99m Tc PHA imaging and the 99m Tc RBC imaging was 75.0%(3/4) and 75.0 %(3/4), respectively, but had no specificity. Conclusions SPECT has very high sensitivity and specificity in the diagnosis of Meckel's diverticulum. 99m Tc PHA imaging and 99m Tc RBC imaging may help to determine the position of bleeding in unkown causes of LDTH.

Objective To observe the effects of Slit2 protein on the proliferation and migration of VSMCs .Methods The VSMCs was cultured in our laboratory .The experiment was divided into two parts ,part one:VSMCs were divided into normal con‐trol group and experimental groups(culture with 50 ,75 ,100 ,125 and 150 ng/mL Slit2 respectively);part two :VSMCs were divided into normal control group ,positive control group(culture with TNF‐α10 ng/mL) and experimental groups(culture with TNF‐α10 ng/mL+Slit2 50 ng/mL ,TNF‐α10 ng/mL+Slit2 75ng/mL ,TNF‐α10 ng/mL+ Slit2 100 ng/mL ,TNF‐α10 ng/mL+ Slit2 125 ng/mL and TNF‐α10 ng/mL+Slit2 150 ng/mL respectively) .To detect proliferation and migration of VSMCs by CCK‐8 and tran‐swell experiment .Results The difference of OD value and numbers of VSMCs has no statistical significance in the presence of Slit 2 (P=0 .516 ,P=0 .52) .The numbers of VSMCs has statistical significance between control and positive control groups (P=0 .00) . The numbers of VSMCs in experimental groups were fewer than positive control group (P<0 .05) ,whereas the difference of OD value still has no statistical significance between experimental and positive groups (P= 0 .173) .Conclusion Recombinant Slit2 could inhibits migration in VSMCs induced by TNF‐α,whereas it has no effect on proliferation of VSMCs .

Objective To investigate the influence of miR-106b on Wnt/β-catenin pathway in HCC cells. Methods QGY-7703 and HepG2 cells were transfected with miRNA mimics or inhibitors. TOP/FOP luciferase ratio assay was used to test the Wnt/β-catenin pathway activity. The expression of downstream targeted genes of Wnt/β-catenin pathway were examined by Real-time PCR. The accumulation of β-catenin in nuclears were measured by Western blotting. Results Ectopic expression of miR-106b dramatically increased the average TOP/FOP ratio and the mRNA expression of downstream targeted genes in QGY-7703 and HepG2 cells. Compared with that in control cells , miR-106b over-expression promoted the nuclear β-catenin accumulation in QGY-7703 cells. Clonclusion MiR-106b activated Wnt/β-catenin pathway in HCC cells.

Objective To summarise and analyze the clinical effecacy of endovascular treatment(internal holmium laser incision,bal-loon dilation,ureter dilator,rigid ureter dilation)for ureteral stricture.Methods The clinical data of 628 patients from January 2010 to Jan-uary 2015 in our hospital were analyzed.The relevant operation indicators,postoperative complications and recovery condition were recorded and analyzed.Results The operation time was 5.5 to 29 minutes,with average time of 16.5 minutes,no ureteral avulsion,ureteral fragmen-tation and massive haemorrhage happened.All patients were followed up for 6 to 36 months,591 cases(94.1%)were cured,29 cases (4.6%)of postoperative stricture recurrence received endovascular treatment again,8 patients(1.3%)conversion to open ureterolithotomy. Conclusion Endovascular treatment of ureteral stricture is diversified within holmium laser incision,it has the advantages of shorter opera-tion time,fewer complications,less trauma,repeatability and so on,which is an effective and safe treatment method.

Tripartite motif-containing 14 (TRIM14) is a member of tripartite motif family.Regulating innate immune response and affecting cell differentiation are the main physiological functions of TRIM14.It is reported TRIM14 expresses in various tumors such as non-small cell lung cancer,breast cancer,hepatocellular carcinoma,osteosarcoma and oral squamous cell carcinoma.The proliferation,invasion,metastasis,drug resistance of malignant tumors and the prognosis of patients with cancer can be affected via different mechanisms of TRIM14.

Objective To assess the predictive value of computed tomography pulmonary angiography(CTPA)cardiovascular parame-ters for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension(CTEPH)under the 2022 European Society of Cardiology/European Respiratory Society(ESC/ERS)guidelines,and to compare with the 2021 Chinese guidelines.Methods A total of 201 suspected CTEPH patients were retrospectively selected.All patients underwent right heart catheterization(RHC)and CTPA evaluation.According to the Euro-pean guidelines,they were divided into three groups:mean pulmonary artery pressure(mPAP)≤20 mmHg control group(63 cases)(1 mmHg=0.133 kPa),mPAP＞20 mmHg CTEPH group(138 cases),and mPAP≥25 mmHg CTEPH group(123 cases).Inter-group comparison of CTPA cardiovascular parameters was performed,and receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve analysis was performed for each parameter.Results Under the 2022 European guidelines,the diagnostic efficacy of the diameter of the main pulmonary artery trunk(MPAd)was the highest[area under the curne(AUC)was 0.933].The binary logistic regression analysis revealed that the MP Ad,right ventricular free wall thickness(RVWT),and interventricular septal angle(IVSA)were inde-pendent risk factors for the diagnosis of CTEPH(P＜0.05).Under both the Chinese and European guidelines,the MPAd,the transverse diameter and area of the right atrium,the transverse diameter and area of the bi-ventricle,the RVWT,and the IVSA showed significant statistical differences in CTEPH and control groups(P＜0.05).Conclusion Under both the Chinese and European guidelines,the MP Ad measured by CTPA has the highest diagnostic efficacy for CTEPH,while the IVSA has the strongest correlation with clinical prognostic indicators.The right atrium structure also has evaluation value.

Objective To compare the diagnostic performance of a multi-marker panel(copeptin,cardiac troponin T[cTnT],and heart-type fatty acid-binding protein[HFABP])with the single marker cTnT in the diagnosis of type 4a acute myocardial infarction(AMI),and explore the application value of combined detectionmodel with the multiple markers.Methods The enrolled non-AMI pa-tients underwent elective percutaneous coronary intervention(PCI)at Nanjing Medical University First Affiliated Hospital during the period from March to December 2022 and were assessed as postoperative elevation of cTnT above the 99th percentile upper reference limit(URL).According to the Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction,the patients were divided into non-type 4a AMI group and type 4a AMI group based on whether type 4a AMI occurred after surgery.The concentrations of AMI biomarkers were meas-ured using a chemiluminescent immuno-gold nanoassembly immunosensor array(chemiluminescent immuno-Gold,ciGold).Receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curves were used to analyze the performance of the diagnostic models with single and combined cardiac biomarkers.The sensitivity and specificity were also obtained from the ROC curves,and the area under the ROC curve(AUCROC)was calculated to evaluate respective diagnostic value.Kappa analysis was used to assess the consistency between the results combined de-tection model of multiple biomarkers and the diagnosis based on the Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction.Results In this study,a total of 65 patients were included in whom females accounted for 23.1％.The ROC curve indicated that the combined de-tection model of multiple cardiac biomarkers showed specificity of 96.5％,sensitivity of 92.3％,agreement rate of 94.6％,positive pre-dictive value of 92.3％,negative predictive value of 96.2％,and AUCROC of 0.979.The single cTnT diagnostic model showed specificity of 94.2％,sensitivity of 100％,agreement rate of 95.7％,positive predictive value of 100％,negative predictive value of 94.9％,and AUCROC of 0.987.Although the combined detection model of multiple biomarkers had lower sensitivity(P=0.011),it showed higher specificity(P=0.016).The analysis of AUCROC differences between the two diagnostic models showed P＞0.05,indicating no signifi-cantly statistical difference for the diagnostic accuracy.Kappa analysis demonstrated a strong consistency between the combined detec-tion model of multiple cardiac biomarkers and the diagnosis of type 4a AMI based on the Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial In-farction with a Cohen's Kappa coefficient of 0.818.Conclusion The multi-marker combined detection model showed similar perform-ance of cTnT in diagnos of type 4a AMI with strong diagnostic consistency.However,the combined detection model exhibited an advan-tage of higher specificity.

OBJECTIVES: To explore the molecular mechanism for thyroid cancer metastasis via analyzing the role of microRNA (miR)-21-5p and its target gene recombinant sclerostin domain containing protein 1 (SOSTDC1) in thyroid cancer. METHODS: The target miR-21-5p was screened through bioinformatics analysis and cell verification, and the thyroid cancer cell lines was transfected with miR-21-5p inhibitor. 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2-H-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) test, flow cytometry, and cell scratch test were used to detect the proliferation, apoptosis and migration of thyroid cancer cells in the miR-21-5p inhibitor group and the inhibitor control group, respectively. The luciferase report experiment was used to verify the relationship between miR-21-5p and SOSTDC1, Western blotting was used to detect the expression levels and phosphorylation levels of SOSTDC1,phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase (PI3K), protein kinase B (Akt) and mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK), extracellular regulated protein kinases (ERK) in thyroid cancer cells. RESULTS: MiR-21-5p was significantly increased in thyroid cancer cells,which was negatively correlated with SOSTDC1 ( CONCLUSIONS MiR-21-5p in thyroid cancer cells can target the expression of SOSTDC1 and affect the activities of PI3K/Akt and MAPK/ERK, thereby inhibiting the apoptosis of thyroid cancer cells and promoting cell proliferation and migration.
Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing ; Apoptosis/genetics* ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cell Movement ; Cell Proliferation ; Humans ; MicroRNAs/genetics* ; Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/metabolism* ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism* ; Thyroid Neoplasms/genetics*