Objective To explore the use of auditory steady-state response (ASSR) for threshold evaluation in neonates. Methods 30 neonates 60 ears) were included in the study who passed distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) screening and 45 neonates (78 ears) who failed DPOAE. The ASSR thresholds were evaluated screening, the significant difference was found between the ASSR thresholds at 250 Hz and the ABR thresholds (P ＜0.05), however the ASSR thresholds at 4 000 Hz and average thresholds were not different from the ABR thresholds (P＞0.05). For the neonates whose DPOAE screening results were abnormal, the ASSR thresholds from 250 to 4 000 Hz and average thresholds were not significant different from the ABR thresholds respectively (P＞0.05). olds were not correlated, but there were significant correlations at 2 000 and 4 000 Hz. For the neonates whose DPOAE screening results were abnormal, the ASSR thresholds and the ABR thresholds were significantly correlated at all the carrier frequencies. Conclusion Reliable and frequency specific results could be obtained by ASSR,so it could be a promising audiometry to evaluate the hearing of neonates.

0.05).②For the neonates passed DPOAE screening,the ASSR thresholds at 250,500 and 1 000 Hz and the ABR thresholds were not correlated,but there were significant correlations at 2 000 and 4 000 Hz.For the neonates whose DPOAE screening results were abnormal,the ASSR thresholds and the ABR thresholds were significantly correlated at all the carrier frequencies.Conclusion Reliable and frequency specific results could be obtained by ASSR,so it could be a promising audiometry to evaluate the hearing of neonates.

Objective To evaluate the diagnostic value of the C 2 “hypertrophic sign” in the axis fracture.Methods 37 cases with C 2 fracture confirmed by radiography,CT and operation partly retrospectively analysed,there were 29 men and 8 woman.After trauma all cases were examined by X-ray and 11 cases by CT scan.27 cases underwent operation.Results The incidence rate of the C 2 “hypertrophic sign” was 53.13%.This sign characterized by the distance increased between the anterior and posterior of the axis on the lateral conventional radiography compared with that of C 3 vertebrae.The maximal increasing distance was 11 mm and minimal one was 2.3 mm with average 4.3 mm.Fracture line and swollen soft tissue in front of the vertebra were showed in some cases.Conclusion The C 2 “hypertrophic sign” is main radiographic sign of C2 fracture.

Objective To study the capability in detection and qualitative analysis of carotid atherosclerotic plaque with 3.0T MR scanner.Methods Bilateral carotid arteriae in thirty-two patients with arterosclerosis which detected by Doppler ultrasound were examined with a 3.0T MR scanner.The pulse sequences included 3D time of flight,FLASH-3D,TSE-DIR T_1WI,TSE-DIR PDWI-FS,DIR TSE-T_2WI-FS and TSE-T_2WI.According to AHA modified criteria of atherosclerosis typing,the signal characteristics of plaques were analysed.Results Carotid plaques were homogeneous signal intensity on all sequences in 30/49,heterogeneous signal intensity on at least one sequence in 15/49,among them,7 with lipid core,3/49 plaques contained calcification ,2/49 appeared as thrombosis and resulting in vessel occulusion,28/49 plaques presented the character of thick fibrous cap,13/49 plaques showed character of thin fibrous cap,the surfaces of 5/49 plaques were rough.Conclusion High resolution multiple sequences imaging with 3.0T MR scanner can be used for detection and qualitative analysis of the carotid atherosclerotic plaque in a certain degree.

Objective To compare the therapeutic effects of 1470nm diode laser vaporization prostatectomy and bipolar transurethral plasmakinetic prostatectomy (TUPKP) for treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).Methods From June 2015-February 2016 a total of 95 patients diagnosed with BPH were randomly divided into 2 group:52 patients were treated with TUPKP while 43 patients with 1470 diode laser.All patients were followed up with mean operative time,intra-operative blood loss,postoperative hospital stay,postoperative catheterization time,postoperative complications,international prostate symptom score (IPSS),score of life quality (QoL),maximum flow rate (Qmax),post-void residual (PVR) before and after surgery.Results Compared with data of preoperation,postoperative IPSS,QoL,Qmax,PVR in 6 months revealed significant improvement in both of two groups.IPSS of TUPKP group and 1470 group respectively dropped to 6.3 ± 2.6 and 6.7 ± 2.4.In TUPKP group,PVR reduced to 23.1 ± 20.9ml and in 1470 group decreased to 24.3 ± 19.9ml.While Qmax increased to 18.5 ± 3.1 ml/s and 18.7 ± 2.8ml/s respectively in TUPKP and 1470 group.In TUPKP group,operation time were 60.1 ± 14.9min,significantly less than that in 1470 group of 69.3 ± 12.9min (P ＜ 0.05).Compared with catheterization time in 1470 group of 33.9 ± 9.4h,the time in TUPKP group of 73.9 ± 37.6h was shorter with significant difference (P ＜ 0.05).While Curative effect of two groups of showed no significant difference (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusion The clinical curative effect of two operation methods for patients with BPH showed no significant difference.1470 group had longer operation time,while TUPKP group had less intraoperative bleeding and postoperative recovery.

Objective To compare HASTE-MRCP single-slice acquisition technique with ordinary MR cholangiopancreatography (OMRCP) and to assess the clinical application value of HASTE-MRCP single-slice acquisition technique.Methods 48 cases with biliary obstructive diseases and 30 cases without obstructive jaundice were studied with a 3. 0T super conductive unit(Magnetom Trio;Siemens,Germany) that used a body coil. Two acquisition techniques of MRCP were used for all patients . The accuracy of the two kinds of technique were compared. Results OMRCP , single-slice HASTE-MRCP had the same sensitivity and specificity in showing the site and feature of the diseases , the proximal dilated biliarys and distant normal cholangiopancreatic ducts .The diameter of dilated bile ducts at the same level was compared and no significant difference in them. Single-slice HASTE-MRCP had a high spatial resolution ,and shot aquisition time ,but more vessel artifact. OMRCP had high density resoultion ,but more motion artifacts.Conclusion The single-slice acquisition of HASTE-MRCP is an excellent technique in the diagnosis of biliary tract diseases.

OBJECTIVE: To study the influence of PD173074 on proliferation and apoptosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. METHOD: With immunoblotting and RT-PCR, FGFR1 expression was detected in CNE, PONE1 and C666-1 cell lines. With MTT assay,the time-effect and dose-effect correlation between PD173074 and inhibition of CNE proliferation was evaluated. After PD173074 stimulation, the phosphorylation level of FGFR1 and AKT was detected with immunoblotting assay. Furthermore, influence of PD173074 on the activation of Caspase3 and Caspase9 was detected to study the underlying mechanism of why PD173074 could inhibit CNE proliferation. RESULT: FGFR1 has the highest expression in CNE cell line. Under incubation of 10 nmol/L PD173074 stimulation for 36 hours to 72 hours, the phosphorylation of FGFR1 and AKT was impaired significantly, which further reduced the proliferation of CNE. Moreover, PD173074 can activate the intrinsic apoptotic pathway by stimulating Caspase9,which activated Caspase3 and induced the apoptosis. CONCLUSION PD173074 could inhibit proliferation of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell through reducing the phosphorylation of FGFR1 and AKT. Additionally, PD173074 can induce CNE apoptosis by activating intrinsic apoptotic pathway via cleaving Caspase9 and Caspase3.
Antineoplastic Agents ; pharmacology ; Apoptosis ; drug effects ; Carcinoma ; Caspase 3 ; metabolism ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cell Proliferation ; Humans ; Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma ; Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms ; drug therapy ; pathology ; Pyrimidines ; pharmacology

Objective To establish a real-time quantitative PCR(RQ-PCR)assay for fast detection of invasive fungi DNA in human whole blood samples with universal fungi primers and probe.Methods The universal fungi primers and the TaqMan-probe were designed on the basis of the multi-copy 5.8S region of the rDNA of the clinically most common invasive fungi.The invasive fungi genomic DNA were extracted with QIAamp?DNA Blood Mini Kit.A 20 μl RQ-PCR amplification system was established,and the simulated blood samples containing various given load of invasive fungi genome and the 71 whole blood samples of the surgical febrile patients were examined.Results The detection limit is 101 copies/μl amplification mixture,namely 105 copies/ml whole blood.The sensitivity and the specificity were 95.5％ and 97.6％,respectively; and the positive predictive value and negative predictive value were 98.7％ and 92.0％,respectively.The correlation coefficient of standard curve was between 0.9931 and 0.9977.The intra-and the inter-assay average coefficients of variation were(10.4 ±4.0)％ and(27.9 ± 2.0)％,respectively.The average relative recovery rate of fungi genomic DNA in blood samples was(91.0 ±7.6)％,and the average coefficients of variation of the relative recovery rate was(14.9 ±4.0)％.No fungi DNA was detected among the 71 blood samples of the surgical febrile patients.Conclusions The RQ-PCR assay for fast quantitative detection of invasive fungal DNA in human whole blood samples with the universal fungi primers and the TaqMan-probe was of high sensitivity,specificity,accuracy and precision,and is able to discriminate fungi from bacteria.The invasive fungi genome was not detected in this group of surgical patients,which may imply the less possibility of fungi translocation in the surgical febrile patients.

Objective To investigate the influence of neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) on radiosensitivity and prognosis,the relationship between NLR and clinical features,and the clinical value of NLR in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC).Methods 2006 to 2011 in the cancer center of Zhongshan University admitted to the newly diagnosed nasopharyngeal cancer patients in 266 cases.The association of pretreatment NLR with radiotherapy doses 20,40,and 60 Gy and therapeutic effect at 3 months after radiotherapy was analyzed,as well as the influence of NLR on overall survival (OS),local recurrence-free (LRF),and distant metastasis-free (DMF) rates.The Kaplan-Meier method was used to calculate survival rates and the log-rank test was used for survival difference analysis.Results NLR showed differences across patients with different T stages and sexes (P=0.039,0.032).The patients with NLR≤3 had significantly higher OS,LRF,and DMF rates compared with those with NLR＞ 3 (P=0.004,0.025,0.045).As NLR increased,the radiosensitivity in patients with NPC was reduced gradually,and radiosensitivity showed a significant difference between sensitive group and moderately sensitive group (P=0.043).When the radiotherapy dose was 40 Gy,the tumor regression group had a lower NLR than the residual tumor group (P=0.025).Conclusions In patients with NPC,an increased pretreatment NLR is an adverse prognostic factor,and NLR can be used as a simple and convenient method to evaluate the prognosis of patients with NPC.

OBJECTIVE:To evaluate therapeutic efficacy and safety of ubenimex combined with chemotherapy in the treatment of malignant tumor,and to provide evidence-based reference in clinic.METHODS:Retrieved from Central,PubMed,CJFD,VIP and Wanfang database,randomized controlled trials (RCTs) about ubenimex combined with chemotherapy (trial group) vs.single chemotherapy (control group) in the treatment of malignant tumor were collected.The quality of studies were evaluated by bias risk evaluation criteria of Cochrane system evaluator manual 5.1.0 after screening literatures and extracting data.Meta-analysis was performed by using Rev Man 5.3 statistical software.RESULTS:A total of 12 RCTs were included,involving 762 patients.The resuits of Meta-analysis showed that:shorter-term response rate [RR=1.24,95 ％ CI (1.08,1.43),P=0.002] and the improvement rate of life quality Karnofsky score [RR=1.69,95％ CI(1.46,1.95),P＜0.001] in trial group were significantly higher than control group;the incidence of gastrointestinal toxicity [RR=0.74,95％CI(0.57,0.94),P=0.02] and leucocyte suppression rate[Ⅰ °-Ⅳ°(＜3 months):RR=0.54,95％CI(0.37,0.79),P=0.002;Ⅲ°-Ⅳ°:RR=0.44,95％CI(0.29,0.68),P＜0.001] were significantly lower than control group,with statistical significance.CONCLUSIONS:Ubenimex combined with chemotherapy can improve malignant tumor,shorter-term efficacy and life quality,and reduce gastrointestinal and marrow toxicity.