Objective To explore the value of time-resolved angiography with interleaved stochastic trajectories (TWIST)in providing hemodynamic indices and morphological imaging of calf arteries in patients with peripheral arterial occlusive disease(PAOD) with 3.0 T MR scanner. Methods Forty patients with confirmed or suspected PAOD underwent TWIST MRA for the calf arteries and conventional contrast-enhanced MRA(CE-MRA) for the whole lower peripheral arteries. TWIST MRA data were used to determine the bolus arriving time of the popliteal artery, the time difference of the bolus arrival in the popliteal artery between the two legs, calf artery transit time, and the mean peak enhancement time of calf arteries. The mean value of peak enhancement time of calf arteries was correlated with ankle-brachial index(ABI). The calf arteries were divided into 13 segments. The visible score of arterial segment was recorded, and the degree of arterial stenosis was graded too. In 16 patients, DSA was used as the gold standard to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of TWIST MRA and CE-MRA. Results The bolus arriving time of the popliteal artery was (0.7±7.6) s the time difference of the bolus arrival in the popliteal artery between the two legs was (2.1±2.5) s, the calf artery transit time was (35.6±16.9) s, the mean value of peak enhancement time of calf arteries was (52.6±17.6) s. ABI was acquired from 24 patients and 48 legs, which correlated well with the mean value of peak enhancement time in calf arteries (r＝0.627,P＜0.01). The mean visible score was (2.83±0.48) of TWIST MRA images and (2.78±0.43) of CE-MRA images. There was no significant difference between them (P＞0.05). On CE-MRA, there were 38 legs with varying degrees of early venous enhancement; in contrast, there was no venous contamination on TWIST MRA. The sensitivity and specificity of TWIST MRA were 96.7% (118/122) and 100.0% (72/72) in showing normal artery and mild stenosis, 94.1% (32/34) and 96.2% (154/160) in showing severe stenosis, and 94.7% (36/38) and 98.7% (154/156) in showing occlusion. The sensitivity and specificity of CE-MRA were 95.9% (117/122) and 100.0% (72/72) in showing normal artery and mild stenosis, 91.2% (31/34) and 95.6% (153/160) in showing severe stenosis, and 94.7% (36/38) and 98.1% (153/156) in showing occlusion. Conclusion TWIST MRA is a preferable choice for calf arterial occlusive disease, which provided nice morphological images and useful hemodynamic indices with simple operation.

BACKGROUND:Ideal osteochondral tissue-engineered scaffolds should be able to mimic the normal structure ofhuman articular cartilage. OBJECTIVE:To prepare a layered osteochondral composite scaffold based on the anatomical and physiological functions of osteochondral articular cartilage and to observe its repair effect on osteochondral defects in rabbits. METHODS:The poly (lactide-glycolide acid)/β-tricalcium phosphate organic solution was sprayed on the surface of cartilage scaffold using rapid prototyping technology. The layered osteochondral composite scaffold was formed by the“dissolving-adhesion”process. Sixty rabbits were enrol ed, modeled into left knee articular cartilage defects, and then randomly divided into three groups. The layered osteochondral composite scaffold and cartilage scaffold were implanted into experimental and control groups, respectively. Those without any treatment served as controls. Gross and histological observations of the defect region were performed at 12 and 24 weeks after implantation. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Gross observation:At 12 weeks after implantation, the defects in the control group were obvious and not repaired at al;the 24-week defect area was decreased, covered by newly formed tissues, but with rough surface. In the experimental group, the defect surface was flat after 12 weeks of implantation, the texture was soft, and the boundary with the surrounding tissues was unclear;at 24 weeks, the defect was covered with transparent cartilaginous tissues and the surface was smooth. Histological observation:At 12 weeks after implantation, the irregular cal us appeared in the control group, but the trabeculae were not formed;in the experimental group, the thickness of the new cartilage was similar with that of the normal cartilage and there was irregular trabecular bone under the cartilage. After 24 weeks of implantation, there were new tissues in the control group, but the thickness was irregular and uneven and the trabecular structure was irregular;while the cartilage surface was smooth and repaired wel in the experimental group. In contrast, repair effect in the control group was poor as assessed by gross and histological observations. These results show that the layered composite scaffold holds a similar structure with human articular cartilage and can promote the repair of articular cartilage defects.

Objective: To observe whether an Xingnaojing 醒脑静 injection could improve the prognosis of patients, by increasing rifampicin penetration through the blood-brain barrier. Methods: Patients with severe tuberculous meningitis were enrolled in this study. The concentrations of Xingnaojing in cerebrospinal fluid and blood in patients treated with Xingnaojing and control were determined by high performance liquid chromatography. The changes in cerebrospinal fluid and the improvement of clinical symptoms and signs, were evaluated two weeks after admission. The long-term prognosis of the patients in the two groups were evaluated by the Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS). Results: The concentration of rifampicin in cerebrospinal fluid was significantly higher in the Xingnaojing group (1.77±0.17 μg/mL), than in the control group (1.27±0.16 μg/mL, p<0.05). The difference in concentration of rifampicin in the blood was not significant (P>0.05). The short-term effective rate of the Xingnaojing group was 92.5% (37/40), which was significantly higher than that of the control group (80%, 32/40, p<0.05). After 6 months, 75% (30/40) of the Xingnaojing group had good prognosis according to the GOS score, whereas that of the control group was 50% (20/40) showing significantly better long-term treatment effect of the Xingnaojing group compared to the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion: Xingnaojing injection improved rifampicin penetration into the central nervous system. The increase in rifampicin concentration in cerebrospinal fluid improved outcomes in patients with severe tuberculous meningitis.

Objective: To study the role of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) during angiogenesis in oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).Methods:Surgical specimens from 45 patients with oral SCC were examined for VEGF expression and microvessel density(MVD) by immunocytochemical staining. Anti-VEGF polyclonal antibody was used to determine VEGF expression and anti-CD 34 monoclonal antibody was used to determine MVD. Results:①VEGF protein was mainly found in cytoplasm of cancer cells and in few endothelial cells. Stained microvessels were mainly distributed in the regions of the connective tissue near the cancer nest;②there was a close positive correlation between MVD and VEGF expression;③SCC with high MVD or high VEGF level was mostly found with metastasis in cervical lymph node (P

Objective To analyze the relationship between renal pathological characteristics and clinical prognosis in type 2 diabetic kidney disease patients,and discuss predictive value of pathological type and indexes for renal function declining rate and related outcome events.Methods Ninety-two type 2 diabetes patients from PUMC Hospital (with macroalbuminuria and followed up no less than 6 months,excluding patients with non-diabetic renal disease) were divided into typical diabetic glomerulopathy group (DG,n=51) and atypical diabetes-related renal disease group(ADRD,n=41) according to renal pathological findings.A retrospective cohort study was performed to investigate renal pathological features and prognosis.Results Total of 29 renal outcome events and 12 death events occurred in DG group and none in ADRD group; the survival rate and kidney survival rate are different between two groups (P ＜ 0.05); DG group,thick GBM,severe vascular and tubular lesion are predicative indicators for renal outcome event; mesangial volume fraction is predicative indicator for renal outcome events independent of age and serum creatinine.Conclusions DG and ADRD patients have different prognosis and might undergo different pathophysiological mechanisms; renal pathological type and mesangial volume fraction could help predicting outcomes of type 2 diabetic nephropathy patients.

Objective To investigate the effect of cystatin C (Cys C) on adventitia in rabbit abdominal aorta restenosis after angioplasty and its mechanism.Methods 48 New Zealand white rabbits were randomly divided into injury group (receiving balloon dilation of abdominal aorta),the treatment group (taking Cys C monoclonal antibody therapy) and the control group (receiving femoral artery puncture and catheter sheath without balloon dilation and intervention of Cys C monoclonal antibody injection),and each group had 16 rabbits.Peripheral vein blood was drawn to measure the serum level of cystatin C before and 8 h,1 day,1 week,3 weeks,6 weeks after the operation in all rabbits.After 6 weeks of operation,the abdominal aorta were taken and stained with HE.Vascular morphometry analysis and adventitial cell count were conducted.Smooth muscle actin (SM-actin) and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) expressions in the adventitia were observed by immunohistochemical staining.The number of PCNA positive cell in the adventitia was counted and the PCNA proliferation index was calculated.The vascular remodeling index,vascular external elastic lamina area (EELA),internal elastic lamina area (IEIA) were used to evaluate the vascular remodeling and the residual stenosis and vascular cavity area was used to measure the vascular stenosis.Results Plasma Cys C level began to rise at 8h after operation and reached the peak at 1 week after operation,and continuously increased for 5 weeks in injury group,and reached to respectively at 3 weeks and 6 weeks after operation.The Cys C levels were significantly higher in injury group than in the treatment and control groups at different time points (all P＜0.05).There were no significant differences in Cys C levels at different time points between the treatment group and the control group.The injury group showed that the number of PCNA positive cells was higher in injury group than in treatment and control groups,both P＜0.05).Compared with the control group,the vascular luminal area,EELA and IELA were significantly increased (all P＜0.05).After treated with the monoclonal antibody Cys C intervention,the treatment group showed that lumen area,vascular EELA,IELA was significantly decreased (P＜0.05),and the vascular remodeling index and residual stenosis rate were decreased as compared with the injury group (0.871 vs.0.784,33.1％ vs.19.7 ％,both P＜0.05).Correlation analysis showed that Cystatin C level was positively correlated with the vascular lumen area,neointimal area,internal elastic lamina area,external elastic lamina area and the number of PCNA positive cells (r=0.812,0.797,0.876,0.932 and 0.822 respectively,all P＜0.01).Conclusions Plasma Cys C level is increased in rabbit after abdominal aorta balloon injury and has a positive correlation with the severity of arterial stenosis.High Cys C level can induce adventitial fibroblast activation,proliferation,phenotype transformation and migration,and accelerate the processes of atherosclerosis and stenosis.Cys C level is the independent risk factor for abdominal aortic stenosis.

Adult ; Clavicle ; injuries ; Female ; Fractures, Bone ; surgery ; Humans ; Male ; Scapula ; injuries ; Shoulder Joint ; surgery ; Young Adult

Objective To design a patient-specific distal femoral cutting guide for total knee arthroplasty using rapid prototyping and 3D printing technology and compare with conventional instrumentation.Methods A prospective self-control study was performed in 32 patients who underwent bilateral total knee arthroplasty between March 2015 and November 2015 in our department.The bilateral knee joints were randomly divided into patient-specific guide group and traditional surgery group.The patient-specific guide group obtained CT data of the lower extremities preoperatively.Patient-specific distal femoral cutting guides were designed and manufactured using rapid prototyping and 3D printing techniques.The traditional surgery group were performed using conventional instrumentation.The operation time of the two groups was recorded,and the amount of distal femoral osteotomy was measured.Postoperative alignments were measured including the angle of the lower limb mechanical axis angle (hipknee-ankle Angle,HKA),the mechanical lateral distal femoral angle (mLDFA),and the mechanical proximal tibial angle (mMPTA).In different follow-up points Hospital for Specific Surgery scores of the knee were recorded.Results In the coronal position,the postoperative mLDFA was 90.34°± 1.6° in the patient-specific guide group and 91.37°± 1.8° in the conventional surgery group.The difference between the two groups was statistically significant (t=-2.452,P=0.020).In the patient-specific guide group,the HKA angle was 0.36°±2.35°,and the conventional surgery group was 0.87°±1.85°.The difference between the two groups was statistically significant (t=-2.332,P=0.043).If preoperative mLDFA≤93°,there was no significant difference in postoperative mLDFA between the two groups (t=-1.409,P ＞ 0.05).If preoperative mLDFA ＞ 93°,there was a significant difference in postoperative mLDFA between the two groups (t=-4.145,P=0.004).In addition,the operation time of the patient-specific guide group was significantly shorter (t=-2.425,P ＜ 0.05),but the two groups did not have significant functional differences in the early postoperative period.Conclusion The 3D-printed patient-specific distal femoral cutting guide can significantly shorten the operation time and improve postoperative alignments.It is simple to operate.However,large sample sizes and long-term follow-up studies are still needed to verify their long-term effects.

Objective:To explore the risk factors of intensive care unit-acquired weakness (ICU-AW) and the characteristics of Medical Research Council (MRC) score and electromyogram.Methods:A case control study was conducted. Patients with mechanical ventilation ≥ 7 days and MRC score admitted to department of respiratory and critical care medicine of China-Japan Friendship Hospital from September 2018 to January 2020 were enrolled, and they were divided into ICU-AW group (MRC score < 48) and non-ICU-AW group (MRC score ≥ 48) according to MRC score. The general situation, past medical history, related risk factors, MRC score, respiratory support mode, laboratory examination results, electromyogram examination results, ICU-AW related treatment, outcome and length of ICU stay were collected, and the differences between the two groups were compared. The risk factors of ICU-AW were analyzed by binary multivariate Logistic regression, and the characteristics of MRC score and electromyogram were analyzed.Results:A total of 60 patients were enrolled in the analysis, including 17 patients in ICU-AW group and 43 patients in non-ICU-AW group. Univariate analysis showed that there were significant differences in acute physiology and chronic health evaluation Ⅱ (APACHEⅡ) score, sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score, brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), blood urea nitrogen (BUN) on the first day of ICU admission and the ratio of invasive mechanical ventilation between ICU-AW group and non-ICU-AW group [APACHEⅡ score: 21 (18, 25) vs. 18 (15, 22), SOFA score: 7 (5, 12) vs. 5 (3, 8), BNP (ng/L): 364.3 (210.1, 551.2) vs. 160.1 (66.8, 357.8), BUN (mmol/L): 9.9 (6.2, 17.0) vs. 6.0 (4.8, 9.8), invasive mechanical ventilation ratio: 88.2% vs. 46.5%, all P < 0.05]. Binary multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed no independent risk factor for ICU-AW. The average MRC score of 17 ICU-AW patients was 33±11. The limb weakness was symmetrical, and the proximal limb weakness was the main manifestation. Electromyography examination showed that the results of nerve conduction examination in ICU-AW patients mainly revealed that the amplitude of compound muscle action potential (CMAP) and sensory nerve action potentials (SNAP) were decreased, and the conduction velocity was slowed down; needle electromyography showed increased area of motor unit potential (MUP), prolonged time limit and a large number of spontaneous potentials. Prognosis evaluation showed that compared with non-ICU-AW group, patients in ICU-AW group underwent more tracheotomy (70.6% vs. 11.6%), longer length of ICU stay (days: 57±52 vs. 16±8), and more rehabilitation treatment (58.8% vs. 14.0%), and the differences were statistically significant (all P < 0.01). Conclusions:The occurrence of ICU-AW may be related to high APACHEⅡ score and SOFA score, high levels of BNP and BUN on the first day of ICU admission and the proportion of invasive mechanical ventilation, but the above factors are not independent risk factors for ICU-AW. The MRC score of ICU-AW patients was characterized by symmetrical limb weakness, mainly proximal limb weakness; in electromyography examination, the nerve conduction examination results mainly showed that CMAP and SNAP amplitude were decreased, and conduction velocity was slowed down; needle electromyography examination showed increased MUP area, prolonged duration and a large number of spontaneous potentials.

OBJECTIVE: To explore the phenotype and pathogenesis of a fetus with a rare chromosomal abnormality. METHODS: The fetus was analyzed by clinical prenatal ultrasonography, G-banding karyotyping and next generation sequencing (NGS). RESULTS: Prenatal ultrasonography of the fetus showed Dandy-Walker syndrome, growth restriction, and right-heart system dysplasia. The fetus had a chromosomal karyotype of 47,XY,t(11;22)(q23.3;q11.2),+der(22)t(11;22). Duplication of 11q23.3q25 and 22q11.1q21 were also detected by NGS. The chromosomal translocation carried by the fetus was derived from his father. CONCLUSION Duplications of chromosome 11q23.3q25 and 22q11.1q11.21 segments probably underlie the Dandy-Walker syndrome, growth restriction, and hypoplasia of the right heart system in the fetus.
Chromosome Disorders ; Chromosomes, Human ; Female ; Fetus ; Humans ; Karyotyping ; Pregnancy ; Prenatal Diagnosis ; Translocation, Genetic ; Trisomy