Objective To study the factor affecting the efficiency of establishment of parthenogenetic stem cells (PESCs)in mice. Methods PESC lines were derived from parthenogenetically activated blastocyst inner cell mass of different mice strains and cultured in different systems.Results The efficiency of establishing the pESC showed no significant difference in hybrid and inbred lines.But the efficiency was increased in culture systems added with ERK inhibitor or knockout serum replacement(KSR).Conclusion The efficiency of establishment of pESC was not directly related with the genetic background of mice but it was closely related to the culture systems.

Objective To investigate the genotype-phenotype correlation between TSC1 and TSC2 associated tuberous sclerosis complex(TSC).Methods Nineteen infants with TSC were enrolled in the study.Their clinical manifestations and mutations of TSC gene were analyzed by chip capturing and next-generation sequencing.Results Among the total of 19 patients with TSC,13 TSC2 mutations and 4 TSC1 mutations were detected.The ratio of TSC2/TSC1 mutation-positive cases was 3.4/1.Six mutations were novel.There were epilepsy in 10 cases carrying TSC2 mutations,including 4 cases (31％) with refractory to antiepileptic treatment,and 3 cases carrying TSC1 mutations,including 1 case (25 ％)with refractory to antiepileptic treatment.The incidence and severity (grade 2)of epilepsy,brain imaging were not different in TSC2 and TSC1 patients(P =0.480 7,0.462 2).Compared with clinical manifestations,incidence of mental retardation (grade 1 or grade 2) was higher in TSC2 patients (85 ％,11/13 cases) than TSC1 patients (50 ％,2/4 cases).Also,the incidence of moderate and severe mental retardation (grade 2) was higher in TSC2 patients (54％,7/13 cases) in comparison with TSC1 patients(25％,1/4 cases).Compared with the phenotype of TSC2 and TSC1 patients,the frequencies of skin,renal and cardiac lesions were significantly higher in TSC2 patients than TSC1 patients.Conclusions TSC2 mutation may be the prominent molecular pathogenesis in Han population with TSC.TSC2 patients have much profound muhisystemitc leisions than TSC1 patients,including mental retardation,epilepsy,facial angiofibromas and renal angiomyolipomas etc,which should be confirmed further in domestic multicenter and large samples.

Objective To establish a method for the determination of 6 isomers of silibin in silymarin Capsules.Method The RP-HPLC method was applied.Separation and determination of silibinin was performed on a C18 column(125 mm? 4.0 mm) with the flow rate of 0.8 mL/min,temperature at 25 ℃ and detection wavelength at 288 nm.The mixed solvent of A(85 % phosphoric acid ∶ methnol ∶ water=5 ∶ 35 ∶ 65) and B(85 % phosphoric acid ∶ methnol ∶ water=5 ∶ 50 ∶ 50) served as the mobile phase(gradient elution).Results A good linearity of silibinin was in the rang of 0.508 8～ 2.544 0 ? g(r=0.999 8).The average recovery was 99.5 % and RSD was 2.2 %(n=5).Conclusion With silibinin as as the control,this method is simple and accurate and can be used for the determination of six isomers of silibin and can be used for quality control of Silymarin Capsules.

Near infrared chemical imaging (NIR-CI) is an emerging technology for rapidly analyzing the critical quality attribute of Chinese materia medica (CMM). It integrates NIR spectroscopy with chemical imaging. In this paper, it provided a systematic introduction to NIR-CI, such as the core part of instrument, the reliability, transformation, analysis and application of high-dimensional data acquisition. In addition, current studies of NIR-CI application in pharmaceutical field were analyzed. Finally, future opportunities and challenges of NIR -CI applications in the quality control of CMM preparation were prospected.

BACKGROUND:Occluder closure of atrial septal defect exhibits clear function, safety and efficiency advantages ＜br> OBJECTIVE:Using real-time three-dimensional echocardiography (RT-3DE) technique to evaluate the effect of atrial septal defect occlusion using different occluders on left ventricular structure and motion of the mitral annulus. ＜br> METHODS:Thirty-seven cases diagnosed as atrial septal defect underwent atrial septal defect occlusion, including 20 males and 17 females, aged 20-60 years. The occluder was chosen individual y according to defect size and edge hardness. Conventional and RT-3DE examinations were performed at 1 day prior to occlusion, 1 and 3 months after occlusion. ＜br> RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Four of 37 patients were withdrawn from the study because of poor RT-3DE results. The other 33 patients harvested good occlusion results. At 1 and 3 months after occlusion, left ventricular end diastolic volume, left ventricular end systolic volume, left atrial end diastolic volume, left atrial end systolic volume were significantly increased (P＜0.05). Moreover, the more increase in these parameters occurred at 3 months after occlusion (P＜0.05). There were no significant changes in left ventricular ejection fraction and mitral annular displacement at three different time points. Left ventricular volume change rate and left atrial volume change rate were positively correlated to the type of occluders, while there was no correlation between endocardial cushion stump and mitral annular displacement. These findings suggest that atrial septal defect occlusion can increase the volume of the left ventricle and left atrium, but exhibit no effect on the motion of the mitral annulus.

Objective To measure the parameters of mitral valve leaflets and mitral annulus in patientswithmildmitralregurgitation( MR )byreal timethree-dimensionaltransesophagealechocardiography (RT-3D-TEE),and explored the mechanism of MR.MethodsFifty-seven MR subjects were selected and twenty-eight subjects without mitral regurgitation were served as control group,all subjects were examined by RT-3D-TEE and acquired image,mitral valve quantification (MVQ) software was used for post-processing.Mitral annulus parameters (H/DAIPm,E2D,θAv-Mv,mitral annulus θnpa) and mitral valve leaflets parameters(A3DE,L2DAIPm,VA1-3tentVp1-3tentVtentHtentθnpa ) at the end of systolic were measured.The results of two groups were compared,and the most affected parameters to mild mitralregurgitation were selected.Results Compared with control group,VA3tent was decreased,mitral annulus θnpa and L2DAIPm increased,and the mitral valve leaflets θnpa was independently correlation factor of mild mitral regurgitation.ConclusionsThe mitral annulus geometry to flat in subjects with mild MR,the mitral valve local area is increased in subjects with mild MR,the mitral valve leaflets θnpa is independently correlation factor of mild mitral regurgitation.

Objective To study the change of thrombosis in rabbits arteries by electron microscope after thromb was lyses by urokinase targeted microbubbles.Methods A total of 24 rabbits with plateletrich thrombi in the femoral artery were randomized into 4 treatment groups (n = 6) :(1) ultrasound alone (US) ; (2) urokinase alone (UK); (3) ultrasound, non-targeted microbubble and urokinase (US + M + UK) ;(4) ultrasound, platelet-targeted microbubble and urokinase (US + R + UK).Urokinase targeted microbubbles were in conjunction with the surface of commercial microbubbles (SonoVue) by direct conjugation method.US was simultaneously applied transcutaneously over the thrombus up to 30 min.The thrombolytic effect was based on ultrasound, blood flow and histological observations at 120 min post treatment.Results US + R + UK group was completed recanalization (P ＜ 0.001).Scanning electron microscope examination showed thrombosis of the fiber network structure damage.Conclusions The main electron microscope change of RGDS urokinase targeted microbubbles dissolve thromb is thrombus fibrin network structure damage and fibrin dissolution.

Objective To evaluate left ventricular (LV) remodeling and function after acute myocardial infarction (MI) in rats using speckle tracking imaging (STI). Methods The left anterior descending coronary was ligated to induce MI in twenty normal rats. One day after creation of MI, fifty survivals based on the diagnostic criteria of MI were divided into 4 groups as follows:pre-infarction, 1 day,4weeks,and 8 weeks after MI. Echocardiography was performed to evaluate the changes of left ventricularfunction in rats. M-mode and two-dimensional cross-sectional echocardiography data were acquired at the papillary muscle level and digitally stored for further analysis. Circumferential strain rate(SRcir) and radial strain rate(SRrad) indexes were measured by STI software for each animal. Results One day after MI,indexes of SRcir and SRrad in anterior and lateral segments were significantly decreased (P ＜0.01, for both). Four weeks after MI,compared with baseline,SRrad and SRcir were decreased in all segments ( P ＜0.01). Eight weeks after MI, however, SRrad and SRcir showed no significant difference compared with 4weeks group. Conclusions STI can correctly identify LV dysfunction in rats and can be used for serial assessment of cardiac remodeling in rats models.

Objective To establish an immature rabbit model of avascular necrosis of the femoral head in-duced by exercise. Methods Ten male, immature New Zealand white rabbits were subjected to large range, in- tense passive movement and concentric impingement on their right hips for 4 weeks. The left hips were used as self-controls. Then X-ray and magnetic resonance imaging, gross anatomical observation and histological examination were used to evaluate avascular necrosis of the femoral head. Result After 4 weeks, avascular necrosis of the femoral head was successfully replicated. Increased bone density, decreased osteoepiphysis height and indistinct bone trabec-ula were found in X-rays of the right hips. In MRI images obvious joint hydrops could be detected in all right hips, and schistic low signal areas in the femoral head could be seen in TIWI and T2WI images. Thin bone trabeculae of low density, with irregular and broken structures, were also found in H-E sections. Conclusion An immature rab-bit model of avascular necrosis of femoral head can be successfully induced through large range, intense, passive movement and concentric impingement.

Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy and safety of oral high-dose methylprednisolone in the treatment of infantile spasms (IS).Methods The clinical data of 38 children with infantile spasms were analyzed retrospectively who treated with oral administration of high-dose methylprednisone in Department of Neurology,Wuhan Children's Hospital,Tongji Medical College,Huazhong University of Science and Technology from January 2016 to April 2017.Results (1) Twenty patients (52.6％) of all the 38 patients were seizure-free after 2 weeks of treatment,and 16 cases (42.1％) were seizure-free at the end of treatment.(2) All the 38 cases were typical or atypical hyperarrhythmia.After treatment of 2 weeks,25 cases (65.8％) of hyperarrhythmia disappeared;at the end of the treatment,30 cases (78.9％) of hyperarrhythmia disappeared.(3) Adverse effects mainly were weight gain,Cushing signs,increased appetite,irritability,drowsiness,co-infection,electrolyte disturbance.(4) Follow-up of 3 to 12 months,the recurrence rate was low and the development quotient had improved.Conclusions Oral high dose methylprednisolone in the treatment of IS is effective,safe and has a low recurrence rate.It can be recommended in clinicalal application.