Objective To evaluate the clinical value of CTPA combined with V/Q imaging to guide the end point of anticoagulant therapy in reducing the recurrence rate of pulmonary embolism. Methods A total of 159 cases of pulmonary embolism diagnosed by CTPA were randomly divided into experimental group(n=80)and control group(n = 79). After the regular low molecular weight heparin and warfarin anticoagulation therapy ,the experimental group used the CTPA combined with V/Q imaging to evaluate the pulmonary embolism absorption ,to guide the end point of anticoagulant therapy and to evaluate the recurrence rate of pulmonary embolism at the end of 1-year treatment. But in control group ,only CTPA was used to guide the treatment and then the recurrence rate in 2 groups was compared. Results The anticoagulant treatment course of experimental group was(5.90 ± 1.80) months,which was significantly longer than that of control group(3.57 ± 1.09)months(P<0.05). The recurrence rate of experimental group was significantly lower than that of control group(7.5%vs. 22.8%)after 1-year treatment (P<0.05). However,there was no significant difference between 2 groups(8.75%vs 3.80%)in the rate of bleed-ing during anticoagulation therapy (p>0.05).Conclusions CTPA combined with V/Q imaging to guide the end point of anticoagulant therapy for pulmonary embolismhas important clinical value in reducing the recurrence rate of pulmonary embolism.

OBJECTIVETo study clinicopathological features, diagnosis, differential diagnosis of oral Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), retrospective clinicopathologic study was carried on and a variety of immune phenotype were detected.

METHODSThe clinicopathological features of 29 cases of oral LCH were analyzed. The immunohistochemical staining of S-100 protein, CD1a, CD83 and Ki-67 were used in above cases by immunohistochemical streptavidin-biotin peroxidase (SP) and Elivison two-step method. Statistical analysis was adopted for the results.

RESULTSOf the 29 cases of LCH, the expression of S-100 protein and CD1a were positive in 24 cases and negative in 5 cases, so 5 cases were excluded from the diagnosis of LCH. Among 24 cases of LCH, 15 patients were male and 9 were female. The median age was 7.50 years. 14 lesions were in the mandible, 5 were in the maxilla and 5 involved the mandible and maxilla. 9 cases were in stage I, 13 in stage II and 2 in stage III, according to Bartnick classification. Immunohistochemistry showed all 24 cases staining for S-100 protein and CD1a were positive. Comparing with maxillofacial lesions involved soft tissue, Ki-67 positive rate was lower and CD83 positive rate was higher in maxillofacial single bone lesion.

CONCLUSIONThe immunohistochemical staining of S-100 protein and CD1a are important for the diagnosis of LCH. Maxillofacial bone single LCH might have lower proliferative activity and a higher state of maturity. Maxillofacial LCH involved soft tissue might have a higher proliferative activity and a lower state of maturity.

Antigens, CD1 ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Female ; Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; Male ; Mandible ; Maxilla ; Retrospective Studies ; S100 Proteins

OBJECTIVE: To examine the plasma adiponectin concentration in coronary heart disease (CHD) patients combined with abnormal glucose metabolism, and to explore the clinical significance of adiponectin. METHODS: Eighty-seven hospitalized CHD patients confirmed by coronary angiography from August 2009 to April 2010 at Xiangya Hospital were enrolled and divided into 3 groups according to their glucose metabolic state: 31 patients were selected as a simple CHD group, 28 were selected as a CHD combined with impaired glucose tolerance group (CHD+IGT group), and the other 28 as a CHD combined with diabetes mellitus group (CHD+DM group). The 31 healthy subjects who got health checkup at the same time were enrolled as a normal control group (NC group). Plasma adiponectin was measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. The height, weight,waistline and blood pressure of all the subjects were checked, and the fasting blood glucose (FBG), insulin, lipids, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), free fatty acids (FFA), the liver function and the renal function were checked as well. The body mass index and the homeostasis model were assessed for insulin resistance. RESULTS: 1) Plasma adiponectin in the CHD group, the CHD+IGT group, and the CHD+DM group was all lower than that in the NC group (P<0.05); 2) Compared with the CHD group, the plasma adiponectin in the CHD+DM group was the lowest, followed by the CHD+IGT group, and there was significant difference in the 3 groups (P<0.05); 3) Plasma adiponectin level was positively related with the high density lipoprotein cholesterol-C (HDL-C) (r=0.483, P<0.01), while it was negatively related with the hs-CRP and Gensini score (r=-0.489, P<0.05;r=-0.252, P<0.05). CONCLUSION Plasma adiponectin concentration is reduced in the CHD patients, and significantly reduced in CHD patients combined with abnormal glucose metabolism. Plasma adiponectin concentration decreases significantly with the severity of abnormal glucose metabolism. CHD and the abnormal glucose metabolism are important influence factors for plasma adiponectin. That plasma adiponectin level significantly decreases may be the superimposed results of CHD and abnormal glucose metabolism. Plasma adiponectin combined with HDL-C, hs-CRP and Gensini score may provide the reference in the judgement of the severity of CHD patients with abnormal glucose metabolism.
Adiponectin ; blood ; Aged ; Coronary Disease ; blood ; complications ; metabolism ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 ; blood ; complications ; Female ; Humans ; Insulin Resistance ; physiology ; Male ; Middle Aged

Mucinous adenocarcinoma is a rare epithelial malignant tumor which usually arises in appendix, pancreas, breast and other sites, rarely occurs in salivary gland. In this article, a mucinous adenocarcinoma of salivary gland was reported and relevant literatures were reviewed.
Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous ; Carcinoma ; Humans ; Salivary Glands

BACKGROUND: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is an underdiagnosed genetic heart disease worldwide. The management and prognosis of obstructive HCM (HOCM) and non-obstructive HCM (HNCM) are quite different, but it also remains challenging to discriminate these two subtypes. HCM is characterized by dysmetabolism, and myocardial amino acid (AA) metabolism is robustly changed. The present study aimed to delineate plasma AA and derivatives profiles, and identify potential biomarkers for HCM. METHODS: Plasma samples from 166 participants, including 57 cases of HOCM, 52 cases of HNCM, and 57 normal controls (NCs), who first visited the International Cooperation Center for HCM, Xijing Hospital between December 2019 and September 2020, were collected and analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry based on targeted AA metabolomics. Three separate classification algorithms, including random forest, support vector machine, and logistic regression, were applied for the identification of specific AA and derivatives compositions for HCM and the development of screening models to discriminate HCM from NC as well as HOCM from HNCM. RESULTS: The univariate analysis showed that the serine, glycine, proline, citrulline, glutamine, cystine, creatinine, cysteine, choline, and aminoadipic acid levels in the HCM group were significantly different from those in the NC group. Four AAs and derivatives (Panel A; proline, glycine, cysteine, and choline) were screened out by multiple feature selection algorithms for discriminating HCM patients from NCs. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis in Panel A yielded an area under the ROC curve (AUC) of 0.83 (0.75-0.91) in the training set and 0.79 (0.65-0.94) in the validation set. Moreover, among 10 AAs and derivatives (arginine, phenylalanine, tyrosine, proline, alanine, asparagine, creatine, tryptophan, ornithine, and choline) with statistical significance between HOCM and HNCM, 3 AAs (Panel B; arginine, proline, and ornithine) were selected to differentiate the two subgroups. The AUC values in the training and validation sets for Panel B were 0.83 (0.74-0.93) and 0.82 (0.66-0.98), respectively. CONCLUSIONS The plasma AA and derivatives profiles were distinct between the HCM and NC groups. Based on the differential profiles, the two established screening models have potential value in assisting HCM screening and identifying whether it is obstructive.
Humans ; Amino Acids ; Cysteine ; Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic/diagnosis* ; Biomarkers ; Proline ; Arginine ; Ornithine ; Glycine ; Choline