Objective To study the relationship between ammonia concentration levels,Child class in cirrhotic patients with helicobacter pylori(Hp) infection and to observe the Hp eradication effect on ammonia.Methods Group A was consisted of 49 cases of cirrhotic patients with Hp infection.Group B included 46 cirrhotic patients without Hp infection.Group C was non-cirrhotic patients with helicobacter pylori infection.Each patient in all three groups was compared with change in serum ammonia concentration before and 4 weeks after Hp eradication therapy.Results The serum ammonia concentration in group A was significantly higher than group B and group C(P0.05).In group A,the serum ammonia concentration was increased as Child classification from A to C(P

ObjectiveTo explore the clinical significance of heart-type fatty acid-binding protein (H-FABP) in acute myocardial infarction(AMI) patients. MethodsThe level of H-FABP was assayed within 30 min, 1 h, 2 h, 4 h,6 h and 12 h by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in 46 AMI patients, and cardiac troponin Ⅰ(cTnⅠ) and creatinine kinase(CK-MB) also was assayed by routine method.The diagnostic accuracy was compared among different methods. ResultsThe diagnostic accuracy of H-FABP[95.7％ (44/46)] was significantly higher than cTnⅠ[65.2％(30/46)] and CK-MB[41.3％ (19/46)](P ＜0.05). The levels of H-FABP, cTnⅠ and CK-MB significantly increased after AMI onset 4,6,12 hrespectively. ConclusionThe diagnosticaccuracy of H-FABP is higher and can be used as a parameter for the early diagnosis of AMI.

Objective:To investigate the correlation between amide proton transfer-weighted (APTw) values and Ki-67 labeling index of cervical squamous cell carcinoma.Methods:From October 2017 to December 2018, 24 patients with cervical squamous cell carcinoma [International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage Ⅰ-Ⅲ] were prospectively enrolled in Peking Union Medical College Hospital and underwent pelvic morphological MRI on a 3.0 T MR scanner, including three-dimensional turbo-spin-echo APTw imaging and DWI. The maximum diameters of the lesions, APTw values and ADC values on the slice with the maximum diameter of the lesion were independently measured by two radiologists. The ICC was computed to evaluate the inter-observer consistency. Ki-67 immunohistochemical expression status was assessed by one pathologist. The Pearson correlation analysis was performed between the APTw values, maximum diameters, ADC values and Ki-67 labeling index.Results:The APTw values of cervical squamous cell carcinoma were (2.9±0.5)%. Inter-observer ICC was 0.972 (95%CI 0.937-0.988). The APTw values were positively moderately correlated with Ki-67 labeling index [(61.9±18.7)%, r=0.532, P=0.008]. The maximum diameters of the lesions were (28.7±10.6) mm. The mean ADC values were (0.998±0.217)×10 -3 mm 2/s. No correlations were found between maximum diameters, ADC values and Ki-67 labeling index ( r=0.038, P=0.859; r=0.238, P=0.263). Conclusion:APTw values can partially reveal the proliferation status of cervical squamous cell carcinoma.

OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of silencing LncRNA SNHG7 on hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R)-induced cardiomyocyte injury and its targeted regulation on miR-181b-5p. METHODS: Rat cardiomyocytes H9c2 were cultured in vitro and randomly divided into control group, H/R group, H/R + si-NC group, H/R + si-SNHG7 group, H/R + si-SNHG7 + anti-miR-NC group and H/R + si-SNHG7 + anti-miR-181b-5p group. The content of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), malondialedhyde (MDA) and the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) were detected. Flow cytometry was carried out to detect the rate of apoptosis. qRT-PCR was used to detect the expression of SNHG7 and miR-181b-5p. Dual luciferase report experiment was used to verify the targeting relationship between SNHG7 and miR-181b-5p. Western blotting was used to detect the expression of Bax and Bcl-2. RESULTS: Compared with the control group, the H/R group showed significantly increased SNHG7 expression in cardiomyocytes, reduced miR-181b-5p expression, higher levels of LDH and MDA, reduced activity of SOD, increased cell apoptosis rate, higher level of Bax protein, and reduced level of Bcl-2 protein (all P< 0.05). Compared with the H/R and H/R + si-NC groups, the H/R + si-SNHG7 group had significantly reduced level of LDH and MDA, increased activity of SOD, reduced apoptosis rate, reduced level of Bax protein, increased level of Bcl-2 protein (all P< 0.05). The dual luciferase report experiment confirmed that SNHG7 could target miR-181b-5p. Interference with the expression of miR-181b-5p could reduce the effect of silencing SNHG7 on H/R-induced cardiomyocyte oxidative stress and apoptosis. CONCLUSION Silencing SNHG7 may inhibit H/R-induced cardiomyocyte oxidative stress and apoptosis by up-regulating the expression of miR-181b-5p, thereby exerting a protective effect on cardiomyocytes.
Animals ; Apoptosis ; Hypoxia ; MicroRNAs/genetics* ; Myocardial Reperfusion Injury ; Myocytes, Cardiac ; RNA, Long Noncoding/genetics* ; Rats

Objective: To explore the application value of 3.0 T MultiVane XD (MVXD) technique in female patients with uterine adenomyosis and fibroids. Methods: Patients diagnosed with uterine fibroids with ultrasound and suspected of adenomyosis were involved prospectively from March to May 2018, 3.0 T pelvic MRI examinations were performed during peri-ovulatory period. Axialconventional turbo spin echo (TSE) T₂WI, axial MVXD T₂WI, sagittal conventional TSE T₂WI and MVXD sagittal T₂WI were acquired. Two observers rated those 4 series in the aspects of sharpness of uterine border, motion artifacts, identification capability of lesions, confidence of diagnosis and overall image quality. Cohen Kappa analysis was used to evaluate the consistency of scores between 2 observers. Scores of TSE T₂WI and MVXD T₂WI qualities were compared using Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed-ranks test. Results: Twenty patients were enrolled. Axial conventional TSE T₂WI, axial MVXD T₂WI were aquired on all of them. Sagittal conventional TSE T₂WI, sagittal MVXD T₂WI were aquired on 19 among them. Nine patients had only obvious adenomyosis, 6 had only uterinefibroids, and 5 had adenomyosis and uterine fibroids. Compared to conventional TSE technique, scores of two observers in the sharpness of uterine border, motion artifacts, and overall image quality is higher by MVXD with significant difference (P<0.05). The Kappa values for image quality scores of two observers ranged from 0.615 to 0.971, the agreement was good or very good. Conclusion Applying MVXD T₂WI technique to patients with uterine fibroids and adenomyosiscould improve image quality, without sacrificing the ability to recognize and diagnose lesions, compared to conventional TSE T₂WI technique.