The preparation and certification of five China Sea and continental shelf sediment reference materials MSCS-1- 5 are reported. The raw samples were collected separately from the East China Sea and the South China Sea. First,they were ground by a ball mill to a homogenous powder of less than 74μm,then these samples was further processed by an ultra-fine processing technique,a jet mill,to form an ultra-fine powder. The particle size distribution of the samples was determined with a laser particle-analyser,their average particle size is < 4μm. The homogeneity was tested by high-precision WD-XRF and the minimum sampling mass is 5 mg,which was confirmed by XRF,ICP-AES and ICP-MS. Twelve laboratories participated in the cooperative study and 60 constituents were determined. 50 and 51 components were certified as certified values and 1 and 2 components as reference values respectively for MSCS-1 and MSCS-2,52 constituents were certified as certified values for MSCS-3,4 and 5. The sum of the major and minor components in the five reference materials MSCS-1 -5 is 99.9% ,99.6% ,100.4% ,100.1% and 99.7% ,respectively.

Objective To explore the effect of respiratory training on respiratory function and quality life of patients with advanced lung cancer during chemotherapy.Methods A total of 60 patients with advanced lung cancer during chemotherapy in our hospital were randomly divided into observation group and control group by computer group numbers method,with 30 cases in each group,given with EP chemotherapy for both groups.The control group was additionally given conventional nursing,and the observation group was given respiratory training based on the control group,and the change of respiratory function and life quality after intervention were compared.Results FVE1,FVE1/FVC,FVE1％ after exercise in the observation group was higher than that in the control group,the difference was statistically significant (P ＜ 0.05).The physical pain,social function,mental function and vitality after the exercise in the observation group were higher than that in the control group,the difference was statistically significant (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Respiratory training can improve the respiratory function and life quality of patients with advanced lung cancer during chemotherapy.

Objective To explore the effect of respiratory training on respiratory function and quality life of patients with advanced lung cancer during chemotherapy.Methods A total of 60 patients with advanced lung cancer during chemotherapy in our hospital were randomly divided into observation group and control group by computer group numbers method,with 30 cases in each group,given with EP chemotherapy for both groups.The control group was additionally given conventional nursing,and the observation group was given respiratory training based on the control group,and the change of respiratory function and life quality after intervention were compared.Results FVE1,FVE1/FVC,FVE1％ after exercise in the observation group was higher than that in the control group,the difference was statistically significant (P ＜ 0.05).The physical pain,social function,mental function and vitality after the exercise in the observation group were higher than that in the control group,the difference was statistically significant (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Respiratory training can improve the respiratory function and life quality of patients with advanced lung cancer during chemotherapy.

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy and safety of nifedipine controlled-release tablets on the antihypertensive effect of hypertensive patients under high altitude environment. Methods 42 hypertensive inpatients in the 940th hospital (altitude 1500 ) were set to the plain hypertension group, and 42 cases of hypertensive inpatients in Bayi hospital (altitude 3800 m) were set to the plateau hypertension group. Both groups of patients were given nifedipine controlled-release tablets 30 mg daily, taken orally in the morning for 6 consecutive days. Monitor blood pressure and heart rate three times a day to compare the clinical efficacy and occurrence of adverse drug reactions in the two groups. Results After treatment, the total effective rates of the high-altitude hypertension group and the plain hypertension group were 47.62% (20 cases/42 cases) and 76.19% (32 cases/42 cases) respectively with no statistical difference (P<0.05). The adverse drug reactions of the two groups of patients were tachycardia and palpitations. The incidence of total adverse drug reactions in the high-altitude hypertension group and the plain hypertension group were 14.29% and 11.90% respectively with no statistical difference (P>0.05). Conclusion The high-altitude hypoxic environment could affect the antihypertensive effect of nifedipine controlled-release tablets, which could not control the patient's blood pressure effectively in the short term.

Objective To explore the value of methylation of SDC2 and SFRP2 genes promoter in fecal DNA for colorectal cancer ( CRC) screening. Methods All stool samples were enrolled from Changhai Hospital of Naval Medical University, the Tenth People' s Hospital of Tongji University and the Seventh Medical Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital. A total of 500 stool samples collected from March 2018 to December 2018 were allocated to CRC group ( 132 CRCs ) , adenoma group ( 38 advanced adenomas), healthy group (152 healthy individuals), interferential group (178 cases of benign colorectal disease or other non-colorectal tumors) and negative group (330 cases composed of healthy group and interferential group ) . The promoter methylation of fecal SDC2 and SFRP2 genes was detected by methylation-specific PCR (MSP) and compared with single gene methylation and the fecal immunochemical tests ( FIT) to evaluate its sensitivity and specificity. Results The stool sample analysis showed that the sensitivity of combined detection of SDC2 and SFRP2 in CRC group was 97. 73％ ( 129/132 ) , which was significantly higher than those of the single gene SDC2 test [ 70. 45％ ( 93/132) , P=0. 000] , single SFRP2 test [81. 82％ (108/132), P=0. 000] and FIT [69. 70％ (92/132), P=0. 000]. In adenoma group, the sensitivity of combined detection of SDC2 and SFRP2 was 57. 89％ (22/38), which was significantly higher than those of the single gene SDC2 test [ 15. 79％ ( 6/38 ) , P= 0. 000 ] and FIT [ 21. 05％ ( 8/38 ) , P=0. 021] , with no significant difference compared with that of SFRP2 test [ 47. 37％ ( 18/38) , P=0. 358] . In healthy group, the specificity of combined detection of SDC2 and SFRP2 was 98. 68％ (150/152), with no significant difference compared with those of single gene SDC2 test [ 100. 00％( 152/152) , P=0. 156] , single SFRP2 test [98. 68％ (150/152), P=1. 000] or FIT [95. 39％ (145/152), P=0. 091]. Specificities of combined detection of two genes in interferential and negative groups were 90. 45％ ( 161/178) and 94. 24％( 311/330) , which were significantly higher than 73. 03％( 130/178, P=0. 000) and 83. 33％( 275/330, P=0. 000) of FIT, respectively. Conclusion The combined detection test of methylation of SDC2 and SFRP2 is superior to single gene test, whose sensitivity of CRC and aggressive adenoma and specificity of distinguishing benign and malignant lesions are higher than FIT, which has potential application value.

Objective To assess the effects of maternal subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) during the first trimester on neuropsychological development of the offspring by 20-30 months. Methods In this study, 1 761 pregnant women from 10 hospitals with about 8 weeks of gestation were enrolled. Urinary iodine excretion and serum thyrotropin ( TSH ), free thyroxine ( FT4 ), and thyroid peroxidase antibody ( TPOAb ) levels were determined in all subjects. Pregnant women with SCH (TSH≥2.5 mIU/L) were divided into two subgroups using trimester-specific thyroid function reference: group A (2.5 mIU/L≤TSH＜3.93 mIU/L, 18 cases), and group B (TSH ≥3.93 mIU/L, 20 eases). Thirty euthyroid and TPOAb-negative women from the same cohort were selected as controls. Intellectual and motor development score evaluations were performed in the children by 20-30 months of age. Results Children of women with SCH and subgroups A and B had lower mean intelligence scores 6.55,3.39, and 9.40 points compared with those of the control group (P=0. 001, P=0. 125, and P＜0. 001 ); the respective mean motor scores were 6.31,4.35, and 8.07 points being lower than that of the control ( P=0. 003,P=0. 070, and P=0. 001 ). Intelligence scores and motor scores were negatively correlated with TSH levels (r=-0.425, P＜0. 001 and r=-0. 394, P=0. 001 ). Multiple group comparisons revealed that differences of TSH affected intelligence and motor scores (F=9. 277, P＜0. 001 and F=5. 909, P=0. 004). Ordinal logistic regression analysis showed that possibilities for the reduction of filial mental development index ( MDI ) and psychomotor development index ( PDI ) scores in SCH with maternal TSH levels≥3.93 mIU/L were 8.66 and 6.27 times that of controls ( OR = 8.66,95% CI 2.72-27.57, OR =6.27,95% CI 2.03-19.34 ). Conclusion Maternal elevated TSH levels diagnosed by trimester-specific reference during early gestation are independently associated with lowered filial neurodevelopment scores by 20-30 months.

Objective To investigate the effect of melatonin on mice with ischemia-reperfusion via a silent information regulator 1 (SIRT1) reducing mitochondrial oxidative stress mechanism. Methods A transient middle cerebral artery occlusion ( MCAO) cerebral ischemia-reperfusion ( IR) model in mice was established by the suture-occluded method. One hundred and ninety mice were injected with melatonin intraperitoneally or the SIRT1 inhibitor (EX527) intracerebroventricularly,30 dead and model failure mice were excluded. They were divided into IR,melatonin,melatonin +EX527,and EX527 groups (n =40 in each group ) according to the random number table. The cerebral infarct volume was detected by the triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) method,the brain edema was measured by the wet and dry weight method and the neurological deficit scores were measured. Western blot was used to detect SIRT1,Ac-P53, acetylated-nuclear factorκB (Ac-NF-κB),BCl2,Bax proteins in the mitochondria and cytoplasm,as well as the cytochrome C protein expression. A single factor analysis of variance was used for comparison among the groups. Results ( 1 ) There were significant differences in cerebral infarction volume, neurological dysfunction scores and cerebral edema among the four groups ( F values,16. 452,23. 622,and 18. 786, respectively (all P<0. 05). There were significant differences in the expression levels of SIRT1,Ac-P53, Ac-NF-κB,BCl2, and Bax among the four groups ( F values, 2348. 158, 1434. 841, 7042. 563, 14627. 128,and 691. 475,respectively,all P<0. 05). There were significant differences in mitochondrial membrane potential,mitochondrial reactive oxygen species,and complex I activity in mice among the four groups (F value,28. 454,33. 728 and 29. 716,respectively,all P <0. 05). (2) Compared with the IR group,the infarct volume was reduced (32 ± 5 mm3 vs. 57 ± 5 mm3,P<0. 05),neurological deficit scores were decreased (2. 4 ± 0. 3 vs. 3. 5 ± 0. 3,P<0. 05);brain edema was reduced (80. 2 ± 0. 9% vs. 83. 9 ± 1. 2%,P<0. 05);the expression levels of SIRT1 and anti-apoptosis protein BCL2 were increased in the melatonin group (P<0. 05);the expression levels of pro-apoptotic protein BAX and Ac-P53,Ac-NF-κB were reduced ( P <0. 05 );the mitochondrial membrane potential, mitochondrial complex I activity and cytochrome C level were increased (P<0. 05);and the cytoplasmic reactive oxygen species and cytochrome C level were decreased (P < 0. 05). (3) Compared with the melatonin group,cerebral infarction volume were increased (42 ± 5 mm3 vs. 32 ± 5 mm3,P < 0. 05);nerve dysfunction scores were increased(3. 2 ± 0. 3 vs. 2. 4 ± 0. 3,P<0. 05);cerebral edema was aggravated (83. 4 ± 0. 8% vs. 80. 2 ± 0. 9%, P < 0. 05 );the expression levels of SIRT1 and anti-apoptotic protein BCL2 were reduced (P <0. 05);the pro-apoptotic protein BAX,Ac-P53,and Ac-NF-κB expression levels were increased (P<0. 05);the mitochondrial membrane potential and mitochondrial complex I activity and cytochrome C level were decreased (P<0. 05);and the cytoplasmic reactive oxygen species and cytoplasmic cytochrome C level were increased in the melatonin+EX527 group (P<0. 05). Conclusion In ischemic stroke model mice, melatonin plays a neuroprotective role by activating the SIRT1 signaling pathway and reducing oxidative stress injury and cell death in mitochondria,thus plays a role in cerebral protection.

OBJECTIVE: A failed electrocardiography (ECG)-trigger often leads to a long acquisition time (TA) and deterioration in image quality. The purpose of this study was to evaluate and optimize the technique of self-gated (SG) cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) for cardiac late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) imaging of rats with myocardial infarction/reperfusion. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Cardiovascular magnetic resonance images of 10 rats were obtained using SG-LGE or ECG with respiration double-gating (ECG-RESP-gating) method at 7T to compare differences in image interference and TA between the two methods. A variety of flip angles (FA: 10°–80°) and the number of repetitions (NR: 40, 80, 150, and 300) were investigated to determine optimal scan parameters of SG-LGE technique based on image quality score and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR). RESULTS: Self-gated late gadolinium enhancement allowed successful scan in 10 (100%) rats. However, only 4 (40%) rats were successfully scanned with the ECG-RESP-gating method. TAs with SG-LGE varied depending on NR used (TA: 41, 82, 154, and 307 seconds, corresponding to NR of 40, 80, 150, and 300, respectively). For the ECG-RESP-gating method, the average TA was 220 seconds. For SG-LGE images, CNR (42.5 ± 5.5, 43.5 ± 7.5, 54 ± 9, 59.5 ± 8.5, 56 ± 13, 54 ± 8, and 41 ± 9) and image quality score (1.85 ± 0.75, 2.20 ± 0.83, 2.85 ± 0.37, 3.85 ± 0.52, 2.8 ± 0.51, 2.45 ± 0.76, and 1.95 ± 0.60) were achieved with different FAs (10°, 15°, 20°, 25°, 30°, 35°, and 40°, respectively). Optimal FAs of 20°–30° and NR of 80 were recommended. CONCLUSION: Self-gated technique can improve image quality of LGE without irregular ECG or respiration gating. Therefore, SG-LGE can be used an alternative method of ECG-RESP-gating.
Animals ; Electrocardiography ; Gadolinium* ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Methods ; Myocardial Infarction* ; Rats* ; Respiration

Objective:To understand the regular leisure-time physical activity status of residents aged ≥60 years in China and to explore the potential influencing factors.Methods:National Chronic Disease and Risk Factor Surveillance were conducted in 298 counties (districts) in China in 2018, which covered 31 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities), using a multi-stage stratified cluster random sampling method to select 194 779 permanent residents aged ≥18 years, using a questionnaire containing the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire. A face-to-face survey to obtain demographic information about the survey respondents, the frequency of moderate and vigorous-intensity leisure-time physical activity in their spare time and time, and other information related to chronic diseases and risk factors. Daily temperatures of 298 monitored counties (districts) in 2018 were obtained by inversion of satellite remote sensing data information such as MODIS, OMI, and AIRS, and the number of parks in 2017 was obtained by me. In this study, 68 379 residents aged ≥60 years who completed the survey and had complete information on leisure-time physical activity-related variables, temperature, and parks were used as survey respondents, and the prevalence of regular leisure-time physical activity and average weekly exercise time was calculated by gender in groups of age, urban and rural areas, education level, and geography. Multi-factor logistic regression models were used to analyze the individual and environmental influences on the regular exercise rate. All the results were weighted according to a complex sampling scheme.Results:The prevalence of regular leisure-time physical activity of residents aged ≥60 years in China in 2018 was 13.1% (95% CI: 12.1%-14.0%). The figures were slightly higher for men [13.6% (95% CI: 12.6%-14.7%)] than for women [12.5% (95% CI: 11.5%-13.5%)]; urban [17.5% (95% CI: 15.9%-19.1%)] were significantly higher than those in rural areas [9.6% (95% CI: 8.8%-10.4%)]; the prevalence of regular leisure-time physical activity in East China [15.1% (95% CI: 13.3%-16.9%)] was higher than those in other regions; older residents in counties (districts) with ≥28 parks [17.3% (95% CI: 15.3%-19.2%)] the highest. The average weekly exercise time of elderly residents in China was 68.3 (95% CI: 63.5-73.2) minutes; among them, men [74.3 (95% CI: 68.1-80.5) minutes] was higher than women [62.5 (95% CI: 57.8-67.2) minutes]; urban [89.8 (95% CI: 82.0-97.7) minutes] were higher than rural [51.4 (95% CI: 46.8-56.1) minutes]. The results of the multi-factorial logistic analysis showed that factors such as: living in rural areas, lower annual household income for literacy, poorer self-rated health status, and lack of parks in the area of residence were associated with a lower prevalence of regular leisure-time physical activity among elderly residents. Conclusions:The prevalence of regular leisure-time physical activity among elderly residents in China is still at a low level, and exercise time needs to be improved. We should increase the publicity of "national fitness", pay attention to the disadvantaged elderly groups and provide more suitable activity places to encourage more elderly residents to participate in leisure-time physical activity.

Objective:To investigate the efficacy and safety of different stents assisted embolization in the treatment of subarachnoid hemorrhage(SAH) caused by V4 dissecting aneurysm of vertebral artery.Methods:The clinical data of 39 patients with spontaneous SAH V4 dissecting aneurysm treated at the Department of Neurosurgery, the Northern Theater General Hospital from January 2016 to June 2019 were analyzed retrospectively.There were 21 males and 18 females, aged (48±17) years(range:35 to 68 years).There were 24 cases of HUNT-HESS grade Ⅰ and 15 cases of grade Ⅱ.Among them, 20 cases were treated with single stent-assisted embolization, 9 cases with multi-stent-assisted embolization, 9 cases with semi-dense mesh-assisted embolization, and 1 case with dense-mesh stent-assisted embolization.The perioperative and postoperative complications, postoperative recurrence were collected.Results:Intraoperative complications included 2 cases of aneurysm rupture and 2 cases of acute thrombosis.All aneurysms were densely packed according to the angiography performed immediately after operation.Postoperative complications included 3 cases of long-term responsible vascular ischemia(modified Rankin score<2). The patients were followed up for 15.1 months(range: 12 to 29 months). At the last follow-up, aneurysms recurrence occured in 10 cases, the recurrence rate was 25.6%(10/39). There were 6 cases of recurrence and 2 cases of complications in 20 cases with single stent-assisted embolization, 3 cases of recurrence and 4 cases of complications in 9 cases with multi-stent-assisted embolization, 1 case of recurrence and 1 case of complications in 9 cases with semi-dense mesh stent.Conclusion:Endovascular treatment is feasible for patients with vertebral artery dissecting aneurysm, and the appropriate surgical method should be selected according to the vascular structure and the location of the aneurysm.