Objective To investigate the expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and MMP-9 in rats′ optical nerves after extrusion wound. Methods We set up the model of rats with extrusion wound of the optical nerves, detected activity changes of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in the optical nerves by gelatin zymography, identified the attribute by Western blotting, and verified the expression of mRNA of MMP-2 and MMP-9 by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Results MMP-2 existed in normal optial nerves and optical nerves with extrusion wound, while MMP-9 was only detected in the latter. The expression of MMP-9 was the highest 1 day after the extrusion wound, while that of MMP-2 was the highest 7 days after the extrusion wound. Conclusions MMP-2 and MMP-9 may participate in the pathological recovery process of optical nerves after extrusion wound. The glial cells in the optical nerves may be one of the sources of MMP-2 and MMP-9.

SPR biosensor can inspect a lot of biochemical indexes exactly,sensitively,fast and simply.It also can inspect reciprocity of inter-molecule in real time.In 20 years,it has become a popular photoelectric technique in clinical examination.This article introduces the basic principle,structure and application of SPR biosensor in clinical examination.

Objective To explore the role of MRI(T1ρ)in the early osteoarthritis,curative efficacy monitoring and speculated that the mechanism of curative effect.Methods (1)(early OA model)A total of 28 New Zealand white rabbits were randomly divided into A,B,C three groups.group A(treatment)and B(control)were both for 1 1 rabbits,and 6 rabbits were considered as blank control group(group C).0.5 mL 1.6% papain was injected into the right knee joint cavity both group A and B according to three times (1,4,7 days).The equivalent dilution was injected into the left knee joint cavity simultaneously.3 weeks after the first injection,and T2 WI,3D-FS-SPGR,and T1ρ mapping in sagittal plain were scanned for three groups.Randomly selected two models pathology test in the group A and B,confirm early OA model is established.(2)(treat models)Then give epimedium lavage to group A two month.The equivalent sterile saline lavage to group B.A certain time (T0 = 0,T1 = 1 mon,T2 = 2 mon)after treated do MR scanned for group A and B.Analysis of the image.T1ρvalues and the cartilage thickness in bilateral femoral condyle cartilage were measured by post-processing software.The all femurs were pathological examined.T1ρvalues and the cartilage thickness were statistic analysis. Results (1)Articular cavity injection of papain can successfully establish early osteoarthritis rabbit model which pathology has been confirmed.T1ρvalues of the experimental (group A,B)were significant higher than of the control side(P<0.05).Cartilage thickness values of the experimental (group A,B)and the control side has no statistical significance(P >0.05).(2)T1ρvalues of the Epimedium treat model (right side)were significant lower than of the pre-treatment that of the preintervention (P <0.05 ).T1ρvalues of the NS treatment (left side)and the pre-treatment has no statistical significance(P>0.05).Conclusion (1)T1ρvalues of the early and advanced stage of OA had increased in various degree,and the values related cartilage matrix composition.(2 )Single herb Epimedium has effective to treat early stages osteoarthritis in knee joint.Spec-ulated that the possible mechanism for treatment common channel in the development of OA,which inhibition protease formation and promote proteoglycan secretion.

Objective To develope a new kind of piezoelectric immunosensor which could detect anti-HCV antibody in short time.Methods The corresponding sensitive material was fixed on the piezoelectric immunosensor by polyethylenimine adhesion and glutaraldehyde cross-linking method.The assembly condition and response characters were investigated and the piezoimmunosensor could be used in detection of clinical blood specimen.Results The respond of the positive serum was 4 times higher than that of negative serum.HBsAg had little interference to the detection of anti-HCV antibody.Conclusion The piezoelectric immunosensor prepared in this study is highly selective,easy to be operated for effective detection of anti-HCV antibody.

Objective To detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB)and its resistance against rifampin (RIF ) by applying Xpert MTB/RIF assay in the clinical samples from patients with extrapulmonary tuberculosis,and to discuss the value of this assay in extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Methods Totally 300 clinical samples from the patients who were highly suspected with extrapulmonary tuberculosis and hospitalized in Department of Tuberculosis Section,Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center of Fudan University from May 2014 to May 2015 were collected.Smear and fluorescence staining microscopy,MGIT 960 BACTEC liquid culture,Xpert MTB/RIF assay were applied to detect MTB in these samples.Meanwhile,all the patients received the peripheral blood T-cell spot of tuberculosis test (T-SPOT.TB).The sensitivity and specificity of Xpert MTB/RIF assay for MTB and its resistance against rifampin (RIF)in extrapulmonary tuberculosis samples were evaluated.The measurement data of two independent samples were analyzed by using t test and enumeration data were analyzed by usingχ2 test.Results Totally 282 out of 300 clinical samples from patients with extrapulmonary tuberculosis were included in this study,and 62.7% were male with average age of (32.1 ±24.6 )years and 37.3%were female with average age of (37.8 ±21 .0)years.When MGIT 960 BACTEC liquid culture results were considered as standard diagnosis,the sensitivity,specificity,positive predictive value and negative predictive value of Xpert MTB/RIF assay were 53.8% (95 %CI :37.4%—69.6%),100.0% (95 %CI :86.3%—100.0%),100.0% (95 %CI :80.8%—100.0%)and 63.3% (95 %CI :48.3%—76.2%), respectively.The sensitivity of Xpert MTB/RIF assay in smear-positive/culture-positive samples was 92.3% (95 %CI :62.1 %— 99.6%),while that in smear-negative/culture-positive samples was only 34.6% (95 %CI :17.9%— 55 .6%).Xpert MTB/RIF assay had advantage for detecting MTB in fine needle aspirates,pus,stool and urine,but not in serous effusion and cerebrospinal fluid.However,the sensitivities of MGIT BACTEC 960 liquid culture,fluorescence smear and T-SPOT.TB were 25 .8%, 21 .8% and 70.2%,respectively,and the specificities were 95 .5 %,90.3% and 51 .6%,respectively. The diagnostic value of Xpert MTB/RIF assay was not significantly different from those of MGIT BACTEC 960 liquid culture and fluorescence smear (χ2 =0.61 and 3.45 ,respectively;both P >0.05 ), while it was significantly different from T-SPOT.TB (χ2 =50.58,P <0.05).The sensitivity of T-SPOT. TB was significantly superior to Xpert MTB/RIF assay,but the specificity was relatively low.The sensitivity and specificity of Xpert MTB/RIF assay in RIF resistance detection were 71 .4% (95 %CI :30.3%—94.9%)and 100.0% (95 %CI :86.7%—100.0%),respectively.Conclusions The sensitivity and specificity of Xpert MTB/RIF assay in detecting MTB in fine needle aspirates,pus,stool and urine are relatively high,but not in serous effusion and cerebrospinal fluid.However,the pros of rapid detection and the ability of detecting RIF resistance are useful for the diagnose of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in clinical settings.

Objective To compare the different features of contrast enhanced ultrasound(CEUS) and CT angiography (CTA) in abdominal aortic remodeling after thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR)of DeBakey type Ⅲ aortic dissection(AD),and to investigate the application value of CEUS in the follow-up of DeBakey type Ⅲ AD after TEVAR.Methods CEUS was performed in 28 patients with DeBakey type Ⅲ AD after TEVAR,in which 8 cases type Ⅲ a (simple type) were not involved of abdominal aorta,20 cases Ⅲ b(complex type) were involved in the abdominal aorta,all patients were performed CTA examination of aorta.The functional and morphological changes of abdominal aortic remodeling were observed by two methods in DeBakey type Ⅲ AD after TEVAR.Results There was no new rupture of the abdominal aorta in 8 cases type Ⅲ a AD,but 20 cases of type Ⅲ b AD showed the situation of ruptures,thrombosis,trues and falses lumen after 3 months of follow-up.CEUS was less than CTA in detecting the number of ruptures (P＜0.05),CEUS and CTA results were similar in the measurement of true and false lumen diameter (P＞0.05),but CEUS clearly showed the hemodynamic characteristics of abdominal aortic intimal tear,the size and position of rupture,moving blood flow of rupture,and true or false lumen,which provided more accurate data for the long term abdominal aortic remodeling of DeBakey type Ⅲ AD after TEVAR.Conclusions CEUS and aortic CTA can play a complementary role in DeBakey type Ⅲ AD after TEVAR of long-term follow-up,it is worth promoting.

H7N9 avian influenza is the latest subtype of influenza virus to emerge in the world. By April 17, 2013 in Shanghai, a total of 31 confirmed cases were reported, and 11 of these patients died. The epidemiological characteristics and the clinical progress of this new human flu infection are still not clear. Thirteen confirmed patients have now been treated in Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center. Among the first batch of patients, hospitalised at the beginning of April 2013, two who were admitted with the same estimated date of onset of disease had very different outcomes. After active treatment at the Centre, one recovered by April 18, 2013, but one patient entered critical condition and died on April 11, 2013. The clinical and laboratory characteristics in hospital are here analysed and compared to learn more about H7N9 avian influenza. Confirmation that the observed differences are valuable for prognosis and treatment decisions for H7N9 patients awaits authentication by analysis of more patients.
Influenza in Birds ; Influenza A Virus, H7N9 Subtype ; Communicable Diseases ; Laboratories

Purpose To evaluate the abdominal aortic remodeling in both morphology and hemodynamic changes before and after thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for aortic dissection (AD) of DeBakey type Ⅲ by using color Doppler ultrasound and contrast-enhanced ultrasound,in order to provide a novel imaging method for clinical treatment in addition to aortic computed tomography angiography (CTA).Materials and Methods Thirty patients with complicate AD of Debakey type Ⅲ were recruited.The abdominal vessels of patients were examined by color Doppler and contrast-enhanced ultrasound at different times including before TEVAR operation,and 1 day,1 month after operation.The size of true and false lumen,hemodynamic characteristics,thrombosis in false lumen,distal tear sites and blood supply of vital organs were analyzed combined with CTA results.Results The diameter and maximal blood flow velocity of true lumen at abdominal aorta 1 day,1 month after operation were significantly increased compared with those before operation (P＜0.05),but the diameter and maximal velocity of false lumen after operation were significantly decreased compared with those before operation (P＜0.05).The blood supply of affected organs had no significant difference before and after operation (all P＞0.05).The vessel diameter measurements were similar to those of CTA (P＞0.05).Conclusion Color Doppler imaging combined with contrast-enhanced ultrasound is a simple,reproducible method to evaluate the vascular remodeling in hemodynamics and morphology after TEVAR for complicate AD of DeBakey type Ⅲ,which can overcome the shortage of previous assessment only in morphology.

Objective To explore method for determination of calycosin contents in Wujin capsule by HPLC .Methods The sample was studied on ZORBA Bonus‐RP (4 .6 mm × 260 mm ,5 μm) column ,the mobile phase consisted of acetonitrile and H2O‐0.1% HCOOH (gradient elution) ,the temperature of column was 25 ℃ ,the UV detection wavelength was set at 260 nm , flow speed was 1 .0 ml/min and injection volume was 10 μl .Results The calycosin calibration curve was at the range of 7 .4‐117 .6 μg/ml (r=1 .000) ,with their regression function being Y=34 .002 X-3 .451 2 .The recovery of calycosin was 95 .24%(RSD=2 .10% ) .6 batches of Wujin capsule calycosin contents were 9 .26‐23 .14μg/g .Conclusion HPLC was an accuracy and simple method for determining the content of calycosin in Wujin capsule .

Objective:To analyze the effects of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin receptor blocker (ACEI/ARB) on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients with hypertension, and to provide an evidence for selecting antihypertensive drugs in those patients.Methods:Clinical data were retrospectively analyzed in 58 COVID-19 patients with hypertension admitted to Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center from January 20 to February 22, 2020, including epidemiological history, clinical manifestations, laboratory findings, chest CT and outcome. Patients were divided into ACEI/ARB group and non-ACEI/ARB group.Results:Twenty-six patients were in ACEI/ARB group and the other 32 patients in non-ACEI/ARB group, with median age 64.0 (49.5, 72.0) years and 64.0 (57.0, 68.8) years respectively. The median time to onset was 5(3, 8) days in ACEI/ARB group and 4 (3, 7) days in non-ACEI/ARB group, the proportion of patients with severe or critical illness was 19.2% and 15.6% respectively. The main clinical symptoms in two groups were fever (80.8% vs. 84.4%) and cough (23.1% vs. 31.3%). The following parameters were comparable including lymphocyte counts, C-reactive protein, lactate dehydrogenase, D-dimer, bilateral involvement in chest CT (76.9% vs. 71.9%), worsening of COVID-19 (15.4% vs. 9.4%), favorable outcome (92.3% vs. 96.9%) between ACEI/ARB group and non-ACEI/ARB group respectively (all P>0.05). However, compared with non-ACEI/ARB group, serum creatinine [80.49 (68.72, 95.30) μmol/L vs. 71.29 (50.98, 76.98) μmol/L, P=0.007] was higher significantly in ACEI/ARB group. Conclusions:ACEI/ARB drugs have no significant effects on baseline clinical parameters (serum creatine and myoglobin excluded) , outcome, and prognosis of COVID-19 patients with hypertension. Antihypertensive drugs are not suggested to adjust in those patients, but the potential impairment of renal function as elevation of serum creatinine should be paid attention in patients administrating ACEI/ARB drugs.