BACKGROUND:As the sensitivity, clarity and accuracy of traditional ultrasound contrast agents are easy to be affected by objective factors, it is difficult to achieve diagnose and therapy simultaneously. Carbon nano tubes (CNTs) possess a specific reticular, hol ow and tubular structure and the potential to enhance the ultrasound imaging. The functional CNTs obtained through non-covalent adsorption, covalent bonding and internal embedding hold a good biocompatibility and high drug loading efficiency. So the drug loaded CNTs are added into the microbubble to synthesize a multi-functional ultrasound contrast agent. OBJECTIVE:To prepare the span-poly(ethylene glycol) (span-PEG) ultrasound contrast agent microbubble combined with folate-CNTs-paclitaxel (FA-CNTs-PTX) and to investigate its appearance, particle size as wel as loading efficiency of CNTs and PTX. METHODS:Firstly, the span-PEG microbubble was prepared using the acoustic cavitation method and its preparation process was optimized through the orthogonal experiment. Then the FA-CNTs-PTX compound was synthesized by the electrostatic self-assembly andπ-πadsorption principle. In the end, the span-PEG ultrasound contrast agent microbubble combined with FA-CNTs-PTX was obtained by loading the FA-CNTs-PTX into the span-PEG microbubble. The appearance of the composite microbubble were observed using scanning and transmission electron microscopes, the distribution and average particle size were detected by laser particle size analyzer, and the loading efficiency of CNTs and PTX was measured through ultraviolet spectroscopy. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The composite microbubble had a smooth surface and the average particle size was 442 nm. The loading efficiency of CNTs and PTX in the composite microbubble was 1.69%and 47.9%, respectively. To conclude, the FA-CNTs-PTX targeting drug delivery system is successful y loaded into the span-PEG microbubble. The composite microbubble is a hol ow sphere that has uniform nanoscaled particle size distributions, which is expected to become an ideal ultrasound contrast agent involved in angiography and targeting therapy.

Objective To investigate and analyze whether the different types of radial head fracture and internal fixations have influence on the out comeof elbow function after surgery. Methods We reviewed the clinical data of 46 cases of radial head fractures from August 2002 to December 2008, 34 males, and 12 females, aged from 19 to 51years. All these cases underwent open reduction and internal fixation including fixation with Kirschner wire fixation, mini-plate and/or screw fixation and radial head resection. Results Forty-six cases were followed up in this study for a period of 8 months to 4 years (mean 2 yeats and 4 months).According to Mayo assessment of elbow function, the results of 35 cases were excellent or good (35/46 cases, 76.1%). Better function recovery was got in those who were preferred mini-screw internal fixation or combined with mini-plate. The same results were also found in those with Mason type Ⅱ fracture and in those underwent surgery within 2 weeks. Conclusions Good results can be got through surgical treatment as the indication of open reduction is clear, especially in cases with radial head fracture of Mason type Ⅱ and Ⅲ.The type of radial head fracture, the method of internal fixation and the timing of surgery all affect the outcome.

Objective To analyze the clinical features of neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE) with convulsion or coma as the main manifestation to facilitate the improvement of such patients' diagnosis. Methods Ninety-two patients with NPSLE confirmed in Peking Union Medical Hospital from January 2013 to December 2016 were collected, 27 NPSLE patients with convulsion or coma were in the study group, and the remaining 65 cases were in the control group. The following items in the two groups were compared in order to discover the differences in characteristics between the two groups: including sex, age, the first NPSLE episode or not, history of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), kidney, blood, heart, lung, skin mucous membrane, gastrointestinal involvement and co-infection, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure, cerebrospinal fluid cell count, cerebrospinal fluid/serum protein ratio, cerebrospinal fluid/serum glucose ratio, cerebrospinal fluid/serum chlorine ratio, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP), complement 3 (C3), complement 4 (C4), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) results, double strand deoxyribonucleic acid (ds-DNA) antibody, treatment status and hospitalization days. Results The number of CSF cells in the study group was significantly lower than that in the control group (×106/L: 91.84±25.37 vs. 279.52±101.12, P < 0.01). The skin mucosa involvement rate in the study group was significantly higher than that in the control group [14.81% (4/27) vs. 1.54% (1/65), P < 0.05]. Cerebrospinal fluid/serum protein ratio was higher in the study group than that in the control group (0.12±0.02 vs. 0.04±0.01, P < 0.05); the cerebrospinal fluid/serum glucose ratio was significantly lower than that in the control group (0.55±0.17 vs. 0.70±0.20, P < 0.01). The positive rate of MRI in the study group was higher than that in the control group [81.48% (22/27) vs. 55.38% (36/65), P < 0.05]; there were no significant differences between the two groups in other indexes (all P > 0.05). Conclusion Few cerebrospinal fluid cells increased involvement of skin mucosa, increased cerebrospinal fluid/serum protein ratio, decreased cerebrospinal fluid glucose/serum glucose ratio and increased MRI positive results were the clinical features of NPSLE patients with convulsion or coma as the clinical manifestation, early detection of this type of patients and early intervention can be beneficial to improve the prognosis.

Objective: To analyze the situation of AIDS knowledge and discrimination among freshmen in Chengdu city, and to explore possible effects of AIDS knowledge on discrimination. Methods: A cluster random sampling was employed to investigate 1 053 college students from 11 universities in Chengdu about their HIV/AIDS knowledge and discrimination. The scores of AIDS knowledge and discrimination of students with different characteristics were analyzed, and the influence path of AIDS knowledge on AIDS discrimination were further analyzed based on different peer relationships. Results: The total scores of AIDS knowledge was negatively correlated to AIDS discrimination( r s =-0.13, P <0.01). After adjusting for confounding factors, the total score of AIDS knowledge was associated with the total score of AIDS discrimination( β =-0.12, P <0.01). AIDS knowledge played a role in AIDS discrimination in intimate, general and unfamiliar peer relationships, with standardized path coefficients of -0.20, -0.24 and -0.18 respectively( P <0.01). Conclusion AIDS knowledge are correlated with discrimination among freshmen under different peer relationships. More anti-AIDS discrimination courses should be added to AIDS education to reduce the students’ fear and stigma of HIV/AIDS patients and related risk groups.

ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of Bufeitang on intestinal flora of rats with lung Qi-deficiency syndrome of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease（COPD）， and to explore the mechanism of traditional Chinese medicine in regulating intestinal flora and thus restoring the balance of lung-gut axis. MethodA total of 84 rats were randomly divided into 7 groups， including blank group， model group， fecal bacterial transplantation（FMT） group， dexamethasone group and low， medium and high dose groups of Bufeitang， 12 rats in each group. Except for the blank group， cigarette and sawdust fumigation combined with intratracheal instillation of lipopolysaccharide（LPS） were used to establish the COPD rat model with lung Qi-deficiency syndrome in all other groups. The low， medium and high dose groups of Bufeitang were intragastric administrated with Bufeitang（3.645， 7.29， 14.58 g·kg^-1）， the FMT group was given fecal bacteria liquid enema（10 mL·kg^-1）， dexamethasone group was given dexamethasone acetate tablet suspension by gavage（0.135 mg·kg^-1）， the blank group and model group were given equal amount of distilled water. Fresh feces were collected after 28 d of continuous intervention for 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Lung and colon tissues were stained with hematoxylin-eosin（HE） for pathomorphological observation， and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay （ELISA） was performed to detect the contents of tumor necrosis factor-α（TNF-α） and interleukin-8（IL-8） in lung tissues. ResultCompared with the blank group， the model group showed severe abnormal lung tissue structure with alveolar atrophy and collapse accompanied by severe inflammatory cell infiltration. Compared with the model group， the extent of injury was significantly improved， and inflammatory cell infiltration was reduced with basically normal alveolar structure in the high dose group of Bufeitang. Compared with the blank group， the model group had severely abnormal colonic tissue structure， the epithelial cells in the mucosal layer were eroded and shed， the number of inflammatory cells increased， the submucosal layer was edematous and the gap was enlarged. Compared with the model group， the extent of damage was significantly improved in the medium and high dose groups of Bufeitang， the epithelial cells in the mucosal layer were neatly and closely arranged， with only a small amount of inflammatory cell infiltration and no significant degeneration. Compared with the blank group， the TNF-α and IL-8 levels of lung tissue in the model group were significantly increased（P<0.01）. Compared with the model group， the TNF-α and IL-8 levels of lung tissues in the low， medium and high dose groups of Bufeitang were significantly decreased（P<0.01）. Bufeitang significantly modulated the number of bacteria species as well as alpha and beta diversity of model rats， corrected the return of intestinal flora to normal abundance and diversity， and positively regulated 4 differential phyla（such as Firmicutes， Proteobacteria） and 13 differential genera（such as Turicibacter， Lactobacillus， Anaerobiospirillum， Intestinimonas） in COPD model rats with lung Qi-deficiency syndrome， and down-regulated 2 carbohydrate metabolic pathway functions， including the pentose phosphate pathway（non-oxidative branch） Ⅰ and the Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle. ConclusionBufeitang can modulate the abundance and diversity of intestinal flora species， affect the function of metabolic pathways， repair the structure of lung and colon tissues， regulate the level of inflammatory factors， and thus improve COPD with lung Qi-deficiency syndrome. The mechanism may be related to its regulation of inflammation-related intestinal flora to restore the balance of lung-gut axis in COPD with lung Qi-deficiency syndrome.