1.Changes of serum ECP, Tryptase and aeroallergen-specific IgE in asthmatics with natural remission at puberty
Lijun ZHU ; Li SHAO ; Suhang YAO ; Al ET
Chinese Journal of Immunology 2001;0(07):-
Objective:To elucidate the phenomenon of natural remission or even natural recovery of asthma at puberty and put forward the laboratory evidences for the prevention and treatment of asthma Methods:The serum ECP, Tryptase and aeroallergen specific IgE antibody in 23 cases of asthmatics with remission at puberty, 15 cases of asthmatics, 29 cases of normal controls were detected respectively, using Pharmacia Unicap100 Type EIA fluorecent instrument Results: The positive rate of specific IgE antibody in asthmatics with remission at puberty was 66 66%, that in group of asthma was 71 42% and that in normal controls was 6 89% The positive rates of specific IgE in the former two groups were almost the same, and were significantly higher than that in normal controls (P
2.Association between the entorhinal cortex and cognitive function in traumatic brain injury based on structural magnetic resonance imaging
Yitong BIAN ; Miaomiao CHEN ; Hua LI ; Xianjun LI ; Yao GE ; Suhang SHANG ; Jian YANG
Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University(Medical Sciences) 2021;42(6):875-879
【Objective】 To explore the relationship between changes in the entorhinal cortex (EC) of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and cognitive function based on structural magnetic resonance imaging. 【Methods】 MRI was performed in 26 patients with clinically confirmed TBI after admission, and the Mini-mental State Examination (MMSE) was followed up 6 months later. The TBI patients were classified as mild TBI and moderate to severe TBI according to the post-traumatic Glasgow coma scale (GCS). We compared the differences in age, gender, education level, hypertension, diabetes, TBI operation history, and follow-up MMSE between the two groups. Then the morphology, surface area, volume and thickness of the patient’s EC were evaluated using the visual score and Freesurfer software, and finally the correlation between EC parameters and MMSE was analyzed. 【Results】 The study included 12 cases of mild TBI and 14 cases of moderate to severe TBI. There were no statistical differences in age, gender, years of education, hypertension, diabetes or TBI operation history. However, the two groups differed significantly in follow-up MMSE. Visual evaluation showed statistical difference in the left EC scores. Structural MRI showed that the volume and thickness of left EC were statistically different between the two groups. The correlation analysis showed that there was a positive correlation between the thickness of left EC and MMSE (r=0.430, P<0.05). 【Conclusion】 Entorhinal cortex atrophy after TBI is related to the severity of trauma, and it can reflect the long-term cognitive level of patients, which can be used as a noninvasive and reliable imaging marker for evaluating cognitive impairment after TBI.