Objective To evaluate multi- slice spiral CT angiography (MSCTA) in diagnosing bronchial-pulmonary shunts (BPS). Methods The materials of MSCTA images in 31 patients with DSA-confirmed BPS were retrospectively analyzed. Taking DSA imaging as the reference standard, the consistency in diagnosing BPS at different levels between MSCTA and DSA was compared. Results On MSCTA using aorta-density trigger scanning technique BPS was manifested as wrong-time enhancement of pulmonary artery branches. Wilcoxon test indicated that MSCTA had a high concordance with DSA in detecting BPS occurring at sub-segmental (or above) pulmonary artery branches (Z = -1.854, P > 0.05), but MSCTA detection of BPS occurring at peripheral pulmonary arteries was obviously poorer than DSA (Z = -3.923, P < 0.05). MSCTA confirmed the diagnosis of BPS in 11 cases with a sensitive rate of 35.5% (11/31), and no differences in revealing the number and the shunt levels of BPS existed between DSA and MSCTA. The number of abnormal systemic arteries demonstrated by MSCTA was quite the same as the number detected by DSA. No false positive case was seen. Conclusion MSCTA is very effective in diagnosing high-flow BPS locating at sub-segmental (or above) pulmonary artery branches as well as in revealing abnormal bronchus-related systemic arteries, which is very helpful in preoperatively evaluating the severity of the BP shunting and the supplying arteries to be obstructed.

Objective To explore the effect of astragalus extracts on adherence, migration, cell viability, microvascular formation, and eNOS expression in bone marrow-derived endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) of rats. Methods EPCs were cultured, isolated and identified in vitro and divided into four groups: low titer group (10-4 g/L of astragalus extracts), middle titer group (10-3 g/L of astragalus extracts), high titer group (10-2 g/L of astragalus extracts) and control group. The effects of astragalus extract on adhesion, migration or microvascular formation were observed under the inverted microscope and com?pared between all groups;Cell viability was detected by MTT assay;mRNA transcription and protein expression levels of en?dothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) in EPCs were detected by reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR) and Western blot re?spectively. Results Compared with the control group, cell adhesion, migration and microvascular formation of EPCs all en?hanced with addition of astragalus extracts in a dose dependent manner (F=15.256, 13.633, 97.549 respectively, and P <0.05 in all cases); Cell vitality of EPCs increased with administration of astragalus extracts in a time and dose dependant manner. (F=9.755 for time and F=10.18 for dose). mRNA transcription and protein expression of eNOS in EPCs were up-reg?ulated with addition of astragalus extracts in a dose dependent manner (F=56.356 and 77.125 respectively, and P<0.05 in both cases). Conclusion Astragalus extracts play important role in angiogenesis in EPCs probably through up-regulating expressions of eNOS.

Aim To explore the effect of protein kinase D1 (PKD1 )on adherence,migration,proliferation, microvascular formation,and eNOS expression in bone marrow-derived endothelial progenitor cells(EPCs)of rats.Method The EPCs were isolated from bone marrow of rats,cultured and detected,the effects of PKD1 and its specific blocking agent CID755673 on adhesion,migration,proliferation,or microvascular formation were observed,as well as mRNA and protein expression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS ) in EPCs.Results PKD1 significantly promoted adhe-sion,migration,proliferation and microvascular forma-tion of EPCs,and upregulated the mRNA and protein expression of eNOS in EPCs,according to the cell cul-ture experiments of EPCs in vitro.Conclusion PKD1 has the role of angiogenesis through regulation of EPCs,which might be dependent on eNOS.

Objective To analyze CT features and related factors of mediastinal lymphoma with necrosis in order to identify other mediastinal tumor with necrosis.Methods CT features were retrospectively reviewed and related factors of necrosis were analyzed in 37 cases of mediastinal lymphoma confirmed by pathology.Results 37 cases appeared as mediastinal masses,in which 25 cases were cross-regional growth of the mediastinum,1 1 cases in anterior mediastinum and 1 case in posterior mediastinum.The largest cross-sectional area of tumors was 1.6-129.6 cm2 ,in which there were 1 case (0-10)cm2 ,8 cases (10-25)cm2 ,10 cases (25-50)cm2 ,1 5 cases(50-100)cm2 and 3 cases >100 cm2 .24 cases had necrosis ,among which 23 cases were slight enhanced and 1 case was seriously enhanced.Necrosis of mediastinal lymphoma was related to the size and CT enhancement of tumor by the logistic regression analysis(P <0.05).Conclusion Mediastinal lymphoma with necrosis is common .The necrosis of mediastinal lymphoma is related to the size and CT enhancement.Slight CT enhancement is one of differential points between mediastinal lymphoma with necrosis and other mediastinal tumor.

Objective The aim of the study was to detect the mutation of Fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 internal tandem duplication (FLT3-1TD) rate in older de novo acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients, to evaluate the role of FLT3-ITD in AML and its clinical significance. Methods The mutations of FLT3-1TD in bone marrow mononuelear cells (MNCS) from 30 cases of older AML were screened by polymerase chain reaction denaturing-high performance liquid chromatography (PCR-DHPLC). Results FLT3-1TD mutations were identified in 26.67 %(8/30) patients, while there were no mutations identified in control cases. And these kinds of mutations were likely to attend in M3 types. All mutations of FLT3-ITD were heterozygous and rearrangement fragment located in reading frame. Different karyomite groups had different FLT3-ITDmutations rate. We could see that FLT3-ITD positive patients were more prevalent in patients with normal karyotype. Clinical researches indicated that FLT3-ITD mutations had the characteristics of a higher peripheral white cell count, higher blast cells and lower complete remission rate in older AMKA Conclusion FLT3-ITD positive older AML patients conferred a poor prognosis and were likely to attend in normal karyomite group. The detection of FLT3-ITD mutations could make up for the deficiency of cytogenetics to some extent, and may become a routine examination of AML in older, which can direct their treatment and predict their prognosis.

Objective To detect the prevalence of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) in peripheral blood of patients with systemic lupus erthematosus (SLE) and explore its role in the pathogenesis of SLE.Methods HCMV DNA was isolated from the peripheral blood leucocytes (PBLs) of 60 patients with SLE and 111 healthy controls.Nested polymerase chain reaction (nPCR) technology was used to investigate the gene of HCMV glycoprotein gB (UL55) in these specimens.HCMV infections in the PBLs of SLE patients were confirmed by HCMV-UL55 detection.Two-sample t test,nonparametric test,Chi-square test and Fisher probabilities were used to analyze.Results Agarose gel electrophoresis and sequencing analysis showed that established nPCR could specifically detect HCMV-UL55 gene,the HCMV infection rate was significantly higher in patients with SLE than in the healthy controls (P＜0.01).Positive rates of HCMV infection in SLE group and controls were 41.7％ (25/60) and 1.8％ (2/111),respectively.Compared to the SLE patients with HCMV-negative PBLs,the positive rate of Rib-P [26％(9/35) vs 56％(14/25),x2=5.659,P=0.017],the positive rate of direct Coomb's test [37％(13/35) vs 72％(18/25),x2=7.096,P=0.008] and the level of antiβ2GP1 [21.3 (9.9,51.8) U/ml vs 13.6 (5.9,23.1) U/ml,U=2.017,P=0.044] were significantly higher than those in the SLE patients with HCMV-positive PBLs.Compared to the SLE patients with HCMV-negative PBLs,the number of red blood cells [(3.65±0.10)×1012/L vs (3.17±0.17)×1012/L,t=2.574,P=0.013] and lymphocytes [(1.37±0.14)×1012/L vs (0.90±0.13)×1012/L,t=2.456,P=0.017] in peripheral blood and the hemoglobin levels [(110±19) g/L vs (98±5)g/L,t=2.034,P=0.048] of the SLE patients with HCMV-positive decreased significantly.At the same time,the positive rate of hematuria [40％(14/35) vs 72％(18/25),x2=6.000,P=0.014] and 24 h proteinuria [0.80 (0.53,2.37)g vs 0.48 (0.13,1.21)g,U=2.140,P=0.032],which indicated kidney damage were also significantly increased in SLE patients with HCMV-positive PBLs.Conclusion The infection of HCMV in peripheral blood cells may take part in the development of SLE.

Objective:To explore the clinical application value of group A Streptococcus (GAS) antigen rapid detection method in children suffering from GAS infection.Methods:A total of 44 733 children with suspected GAS infection who were admitted to the Outpatient and Inpatient Departments of Shenzhen Children′s Hospital from January 2015 to December 2019.Throat swab specimens from all children were collected, and BinaxNOW Strep A Test reagent was used for GAS antigen rapid detection.Among them, the throat swabs of 346 children were inoculated with blood culture medium for traditional bacterial culture, and then the GAS antigen rapid detection was tested.The sensitivity and specificity of the two methods were compared, and according to the result of the GAS antigen rapid detection, its age, gender and seasonal trends were analyzed.SPSS 19.0 software was applied for statistical analysis of the data.Results:Among the 346 children tested by both methods, the results of bacterial culture were adopted as the reference method, the sensitivity of the rapid detection method for GAS antigen was 89.41%(152/170 cases), and the specificity was 94.32%(166/176 cases) compared with culture methods.A total of 44 733 cases GAS antigen were tested in children in Shenzhen, of which 10 024 cases were positive, with the positive detection rate of 22.41%.The trend of GAS antigen rapid detection was consistent with the five-year trend, with the high positive rate of 3-8 years, of which 4-6 years of positive rate was the highest.The two seasonal peaks were evident each year, with peaks occurring in April-June, and November and January of next year.The detection rate ratio of male and female was 1.74∶1, and the gender difference was significant ( χ2=27.93, P<0.000 1). GAS antigen rapid detection rate in different clinical departments from high to low in order are as follows: dermatology outpatient (52.34%), emergency clinic (47.74%), internal medicine outpatient (37.36%), infectious disease area (19.71%), five-level disease area (10.27%), internal medicine area (8.63%), surgical areas (7.34%) and neonatal areas (0). Conclusions:GAS antigen rapid detection method and bacterial culture method have high coincidence rate, and high sensitivity and specificity, and can be popularized and applied in the diagnosis of GAS infectious diseases in children.GAS detection rate is higher in outpatient emergency department and dermatology clinics.There are obvious differences from seasonal and population (age and gender) in the positive detection of GAS antigen.No neonates were found.

Abstract: In the present study, the compound XL-12 from our previous work was utilized as a lead compound. Through the optimization of the terminal phenyl ring, 12 target compounds were designed and synthesized. The structures of all target compounds were confirmed by 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and H RMS. In vitro enzyme activity assay showed that most compounds demonstrated significant inhibitory activity toward Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) and Janus kinase 3 (JAK3). Among them, compound I-3 exhibited moderate cell proliferation inhibitory activity toward Daudi cells and BaF3-JAK3 cells. In the evaluation of anti-inflammatory activity in vitro, compound I-3 could effectively inhibit the production of inflammatory factors IL-6; besides, it exhibited superior anti-inflammatory activity compared to ibrutinib in xylene-induced ear swelling model in mice.

Objective To explore the effect of low-frequency electroacupuncture (EA) on neuropathic pain induced by spinal nerve injury and its underlying mechanism.Methods Thirty-two male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into a normal group,a sham spared nerve injury (SNI) group,an SNI group and an SNI+EA group,each of 8.The rats in the SNI and SNI+EA groups were given SNI surgery,while those of the sham-SNI group only had the sciatic nerve and its branches exposed without any lesion.EA at 2 Hz was applied over the ipsilateral Zusanli and Kunlun acupoints daily for 14 days after the surgery.The ipsilateral paw withdrawal threshold (PWT) was measured,along with protein kinase A (PKA) levels in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord,calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and substance P (SP) levels along with transient receptor potential V1 (TRPV1).Results Compared to the normal group,the SNI groups all showed significant decreases in their PWTs on the affected side and significant increases in PKA,TRPV1,CGRP and substance P on the affected side.Compared to SNI group,the average ipsilateral PWT in the SNI+EA group increased significantly after EA treatment,while PKA levels,TRPV1,CGRP levels and SP expression all decreased significantly.Conclusion Electroacupuncture at low frequency can effectively relieve neuropathic pain,perhaps through down-regulation of PKA in the spinal cord and by decreasing pain hypersensitivity related to CGRP and SP.

Objective:To detect the blood flow sepectrum of fetal ductus venosus (DV) with color Doppler ultrasound, and to explore the application of the fetal DV in screening the chromosome abnormalities.Methods:The blood flow spectra of fetal DV in antenatal examination normal group (320cases, with 11-40weeks of gestation) and antenatal examination abnormal group (48cases, within 11-35weeks of gestation) were detected with color Doppler and pulse Doppler ultrasound, and chromosome examination was performed in abnormal group.The fetal DV blood flow patterns (S wave, D wave, a wave) were observed, and karyotype analysis was performed in abnormal group.Results:The normal Doppler spectrum of the DV in fetuses showed the same three-phase waves while the abnormal Doppler spectrum of the DV in fetuses showed a wave reserved or absented.A total of 48cases of chromosome in abnormal group were examined;12cases of chromosome abnormality were found in this study (10cases of DV abnormality and 2cases of DV normality) .A total of 36cases of normal chromosomes were found which (11cases of abnormal DV and 25cases of normal DV) .The abnormal detection rate of DV blood flow spectrum in chromosome abnormal group was higher than that in chromosome normal group (χ2=9.723, P=0.002) .Conclusion:The abnormality of fetal DV blood flow spectrum can increase the detection rate of chromosome abnormalities and ultrasonography could be used as the primary basis for screening the chromosome abnormality in early pregnancy..