Anti-Arrhythmia Agents ; therapeutic use ; Cardiomyopathies ; drug therapy ; etiology ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Humans ; Moricizine ; therapeutic use ; Tachycardia ; complications ; drug therapy ; Treatment Outcome

ObjectiveTo discuss the diagnostic value of MRI in female patients with stress urinary incontinence (SUI).Methods All SUI patients underwent pelvic MRI examination.The 16 patients mean age was 58 years (range,48 -66 years),disease course was 6 years (range,2 -15 years).All patients underwent transobturator tension-free tape (TOT) procedures.The 28 volunteers with no pelvic diseases were set as control,Mean age was 45 years (range,30 -55 years).Results28 Volunteers' urethral support ligaments appeared as low signal intensity broad linear structures in both T1 WI and T2WI images.Display rate:periurethral ligament was 89％ (25 cases) ; paraurethral ligament was 75％ (21 cases),unilateral 25％ (7 cases) ; pubourethral ligament,in each distal 100％ (near,28 cases),10％(medium,3 cases),7％ (distal,2 cases); suburethral ligament was 100％(28 cases). Levator ani muscle in T1WI,T2WI showed Moderate- intensity signal and the display rate was 100％.16 SUI patients showed varyious degrees of laxity and rupture of urethral supporting ligaments which occurred in one group (4 cases) or multi-group (12 cases) ligaments.The ligament laxity showed that periurethral ligament 14 cases,paraurethral ligament 2 cases and proximal pubourethral ligament 10 cases.The ligament rupture was seen in periurethral ligament 2 cases,paraurethral ligament 5 cases,pubourethral ligament 6 cases and suburethral ligament 7 cases.16 patients showed a relaxation of the levator ani muscle changes,including 4 cases with cervical and vaginal wall prolapsed.Conclusions MRI could clearly show the weak of support structures around the urethra in female SUI patients,and showed the cervical and vaginal prolapsed.Therefore,MRI may provide imaging evidence for clinical diagnosis and treatment.

12E7 Antigen ; Aged ; Antigens, CD ; metabolism ; Cell Adhesion Molecules ; metabolism ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Giant Cell Tumors ; pathology ; Giant Cells ; pathology ; Humans ; Male ; Mesenchymoma ; pathology ; Mucin-1 ; metabolism ; Myositis Ossificans ; pathology ; Osteosarcoma ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Penile Neoplasms ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 ; metabolism ; Vimentin ; metabolism

Objective To evaluate the effects of regular follow-up and systematic management in premature infants on early discovering of cerebral palsy and intervention efficacy in early phase. Methods Fifty premature infants with cerebral palsy recruited from early children development outpatient service, were classified as treatment group; 40 premature infants with cerebral palsy recruited from general outpatient service, were classified as control group. The infants of treatment group received systematic follow-up and intervention. while the infants of control group received no systematic management. Age and therapeutic efficacy were compared between the two groups. ResultsThe average age in the treatment group ( [4. 0 ± 1.2] months) was significantly younger than that of the control group ( [7.0 ± 1.4] months) ( P ＜ 0. 05 ). The mental development index ( MDI )and physical development index (PDI) in the treatment group was 91.8 ± 10. 2 and 90. 2 ± 11.2,respectively,which were significantly higher than that of the control group(80. 2 ± 11.7 for MDI and 79. 3 ± 10. 2 for PDI)( P ＜ 0. 05 ) . Conclusion Systematic management could help discover cerebral palsy in premature infants in time and could improve physical and mental development of these infants.

Objective To evaluate the MRI value in changes of mid-urethral ligament injury offemale stress urinary incontinence (SUI).MethodsComparison of MRI changes of mid-urethral ligament on 30 healthy female volunteers and 20 female SUI patients.Chi-square test was used to compare the form of SUI patient's mid-urethral support ligaments Results The female nid-urethral support ligaments were composed of 4 groups of ligaments,including the periurethral ligament and pubourethral ligaments (1 pair),and at both sides of the urethra's paraurethral ligaments (1 pair) and suburethral ligament lying dorsal urethra,connecting the urethra and pelvic arcus tendinous fasciae.In normal MRI,ligament was a thin strip and showed low signal on both T1WI and T2WI,T2WI sagittal and cross-section scan was the best combination to show the middle urethral support ligaments changes,with tension;6 patients (20％) in the 30 patients normal control group could be seen tortuously and slack like around the urethra ligaments.Twenty SUI patients mid-urethral support ligaments were performance laxity or rupture,rates were 39％ (47/120) and 42％ (50/120) (x2 =43.191,P ＜ 0.05 ).On T2WI,the ligamentous laxity was floating,and losstension,also could performance one side extension and thinner than the other side.The ligament rupture was performance of the signal interruption,ligament contracture and one end of liganent attachment points separation.ConclusionMRIcanobjectiveeffectiveevaluatethemid-urethralsupportligaments' pathological changes in stress urinary incontinence patients.

Objective To develop a nylon membrane chip for rapid and systematic detection of the diabetes-associated 45 mutant loci in mitochondrial DNA(mtDNA).Methods The mutant-and wild-type probes were designed for detection of 45 mutant loci in mtDNA with Primer Premier 5.0 and NCBI BLAST softwares and the 90 probes with 8 poly T were immobilized on the Hybond N~+ nylon membranes which were treated with 5?SSC Buffer by UV-crosslinking;Then asymmetric PCR was employed to obtain the target single strand DNA(ssDNA).The PCR products were labeled with biotin after purification.NBT/BCIP was used as substrate that yields a very intense purple signal followed by AP-avidin,and the signals were observed in 24 samples with known sequences to evaluate the chips,each sample was repeatedly measured three times.Results The specific target fragments of 45 loci can be amplified under the same condition with nine sets of primers.The annealing temperatures of the wild-type [(59.01?1.42)℃] and mutant-type [(59.34?1.29)℃ ] probes are so close(t=1.046,P =0.301)that hybridization can be performed at the same temperature.The spots on the membrane chip are distinct,regular and well-distributed.The results of positive-and negative-control are perfect.The signals of negative probes and the background are similar.The results of chip were nearly concordant with that of DNA sequences(?~2=113.132,Kappa value =0.888,P = 0.000)except for T16189C mutant.Conclusions We have successfully developed a nylon membrane chip for rapid and systematic detection of the diabetes-associated 44 mutant loci in mtDNA.It could be used for screening for diabetic patients and high-risk people.

Objective To investigate the relationship between the genetic predisposition to type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2 DM)and mitochondrial DNA base variants in elderly patients.Methods PCR restriction fragment length polymorphism(PCR-RFLP)analysis was used to screen base variants at position 3243 and 3426 of mitochondrial DNA in 186 elderly cases with T2 DM and 170 healthy controls,and DNA sequence was confirmed.Results No carrier of 3243 A→G variant or 3426 A→G variant was found in both groups,however there was 1 case with 3290 T→C variant in diabetic group.Conclusions No significantly association was found between mitochondrial DNA 3243 or 3426 base variants and the predisposition of type 2 diabetes mellitus in elderly patients.

Single clones of Leptospirillum ferrooxidans were obtained on bilayer solid medium plate by incorporating Het-erotroph Acidiphilium SJH into the underlayer broth medium. The morphologies of the bacteria were investigated using electronic microscope.

OBJECTIVETo study the changes in serum tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF- α), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and galctin-3 (Gal-3) concentrations in children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (MPP), and their roles in MPP.

METHODSSerum TNF-α, IL-6 and Gal-3 concentrations were measured using double antibody sandwich ELISA in 48 children with acute MPP (severe: 21 cases; mild: 27 cases) and in 30 healthy children (control group).

RESULTSSerum concentrations of TNF-α, IL-6 and Gal-3 in both the severe and mild groups were significantly higher than in the control group before treatment. The concentrations of the three indexes in the severe group were significantly higher than in the mild group. Serum concentrations of the three indexes decreased significantly after treatment in both groups.

CONCLUSIONSSerum TNF-α, IL-6 and Gal-3 play important roles in the occurrence and development of pediatric MPP and their levels are associated the severity of this disorder.

Child ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Galectin 3 ; blood ; Humans ; Interleukin-6 ; blood ; Male ; Pneumonia, Mycoplasma ; etiology ; immunology ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha ; blood

Adolescent ; Cardiac Catheterization ; methods ; Child, Preschool ; Echocardiography, Transesophageal ; methods ; Female ; Heart Septal Defects, Atrial ; diagnostic imaging ; therapy ; Humans ; Treatment Outcome