Objective To evaluate spiral CT scanning and CT virtual endoscopy(CTVE) in the clinical diagnosis of gastric carcinoma.Methods Spiral CT scan was performed in 28 patients with pathologically-proved gastric cancer . The CT scan parameters were : collimating width 5 mm , Pitch 1 . The volumetric data were acquired using a spiral CT scanner and transferred to computer workstation . CTVE was performed by navigator smooth function . The results were compared with the findings of fiberoptic endoscopy and/or surgery .Results Spiral CT scan could demonstrate the location ,size,extension of lesions and the relation with organs around .In 28 patients,CT findings included omentum involvement(n=7),pancreatic ivolvement (n=4),hepatic involvement (n=3),lymph node metastasis(n=3). CTVE could clearly demonstrate the three-dimensional image of normal wall stomach and the lesions , size and extension of lesions . The appearances of the inner lesions and normal wall of stomach on CTVE were similar to those on fiberoptic endoscopy and/or surgery . The accuracy in detecting lesion by CTVE was 92.8% in 28 patients . Conclusion CTVE combination with spiral CT scan is of great value in clinical diagnosis of gastric carcinoma .

Objective To evaluate the diagnostic value of spiral CT and all kinds of 3D reconstruction in pulmonary tuberculosis .Methods 145 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis confirmed by clinical study and histopathology were analyzed retrospectively. All cases weregiven to helical scan and different cases were given to different 3D reconstruction (CTVE, MPR and CPR) .Results Spiral CT (HRCTespecially) could find many signs of pulmonary tuberculosis, such as centrilobular distribution nodules, tree-in-bud, cavitations,tuberculous pneumonia, miliary nodules, branchogenic dissemination, endobranchial tuberculosis, lymph node enlargement and calcification. The accuracy of spiral CT in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis was 96.6%, The accuracy of spiral CT with 3Dreconstruction in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis was 99.31%.Conclusion Pulmonary tuberculosis can be diagnosed accurately by spiral CT with all kinds of 3D reconstruction.

Objective: To compare the pharmacokinetic c haracteristics of amphoterici n B liposomes injection (LAmB) with market amphotericin B injection (MAmB) in ra bbits by intravenous administration. Methods: LAmB and MAmB wer e intravenously ad ministrated to rabbits at a single dosage of 1 mg*kg －1. The AmB concent rations i n plasma samples were determined by HPLC, and the pharmacokinetic parameters wer e calculated by means of 3P97, and ANOVA were done by means of the Excel softwar e. Results: The concentration- time data of LAmB and MAmB after intravenous administration were best fitted acc ording to three compartment-model with a weight of 1/C and 1 respectively . After a singl e intravenous administra tion, C max　of LAmB and MAmB were 8.4±2.1 and 2.4±0.6 mg*L －1, AUC were 22.5±6.8 and 9.0±1.9 mg*h*L －1, CL were 0.050±0 .024 and 0.114 ±0.022 L*h －1, V c were 0.13±0.04 and 0.46±0.18 L , respectively. Comparing with MAmB, all rabbits showed high plasma levels, large area under the curve values and low cl earance, small apparent volume of distribution of LAmB. Conclusion: There were several striking differences between the pharmacokinetics properties of LAmB and MAmB in jection in rabbits. All changes of the pharmacokinetics properties will be advan tageous to reduce toxicity and improve therapeutic effect.

Background Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is one of the pathogenesis mechanisms of posterior capule opcification (PCO).Studying EMT is of important significance for the prevention and treatment of PCO.However,EMT model is lack.Objective This study was to establish an in vitro EMT model for the study of human PCO.Methods In vitro mimic cataract enucleation was performed on 40 donor eyes,including anterior capsulorhexis,nucleus hydroexpression,and aspiration of lens fibers.The capsular bag of lens was dissected free during the surgery and pinned flat on a plastic culture dish with DMEM/F12 supplemented containing 10％ fetal bovine serum for 4 weeks.The proliferation of LECs on the capsular bag was observed by phase-contrast and dark-field microscope in 0,3,7,14 and 28 days after culture.The capsular bag tissues were collected in cultured 0,3,7 and 28 days for the preparation of sections and hematoxylin-eosin stain,and the growth and morphology of LECs were examined with optical microscope.The expression and location of α-SMA,E-cadherin and Vimentin were assessed by immunochemistry.The expression levels of α-SMA,E-cadherin and Vimentin mRNA and proteins were detected by using real-time fluorescnce quantitative PCR and Western blot in different time points.Results No LECs were seen on the uncultured capsular bag.LECs appeared in cultured day 3 on the periphery capsular bag and grew toward the center and covered the posterior capsule 7 days after cultured,with a cobblestone-like appearance.Wrinkles occurred and extended gradually along with the enhancement of bag tension.Immunochestry showed that the expression intensity of E-cadherin in the capsular bag gradually weakened,and that of α-SMA or Vimentin was gradually enhanced during the culture duration.The relative expression levels of E-cadherhin mRNA at 0,3,7,14 and 28 days after culture were 3.35±0.13,1.47±0.20,1.13±0.14,1.00±0.85 and 0.23±0.03,and relative expression levels of Vimentin mRNA were 1.00 ± 0.73,1.05 ± 0.14,2.24 ± 0.43,2.84 ± 0.34 and 8.57 ± 0.40,and those of α-SMA mRNA were 1.00 ± 0.06,2.68 ± 0.28,4.24 ± 0.05,2.05 ± 0.90 and 15.30 ± 0.19,showing significant differences among different time points (E-cadherhin mRNA:F =23.430,P =0.000;Vimentin mRNA F =8.915,P =0.002;α-SMA mRNA:F =103.500,P =0.000),with the lowest expression levels in the E-cadherhin mRNA and the highest expression levels in the Vimentin mRNA and α-SMA mRNA at 28 days during the culture period (all at P＜0.01).The gray values of E-cadherin protein expression were 1.443 ± 0.017,1.023 ± 0.003 and 0.568 ± 0.018,and those of Vimentin protein were 0.565±0.012,1.156±0.007 and 1.241±0.009,and those of α-SMA protein were 0.195±0.045,0.693±0.036 and 1.501±0.005 at 0,3 and 28 days,with significnant differences among various time points (E-cadherin:F =2 787.000,P =0.000;Vimentin:F =4 488.000,P =0.000;α-SMA:F =1 173.000,P =0.000).The expression levels were significantly declined in E-cadherhin protein and elevated in Vimentin and α-SMA proteins at 3 and 28 days after culture in comparison with before culture.Conclusions A novel in vitro EMT model of LECs is established in this study.This model can mimic a natural EMT procedure after extracapsular cataract enucleation and therefore is a useful model for the further research of the mechanism and prevention and treatment of PCO.

By taking the course of laboratory hematology in Curtin University in Australia as an ex-ample, this paper introduced the characteristics of its teaching mode, teaching contents, teaching methods, assessment methods and laboratory practice. The advantages and disadvantages of education characteristics between Australia and China were compared and analyzed on the training methods and the training objec-tives, respectively. The education characteristics of laboratory hematology in Curtin University provided an important inspiration for our education reform in the field of medical laboratory in the future.

Objective Spastic pelvic floor syndrome (SPFS) is a common chronic functional constipation characterized by irregular defecation,low defecation frequency,difficult defecation,and discomfort and pain in the anus and perineum.The pathophysiologic mechanism of the disease has not yet been clearly understood,so there is no targeted treatment.At present,biofeedback therapy is an effective,safe and non-invasive method for the treatment of spastic pelvic floor syndrome,which is often combined with Chinese medicine and psychological intervention in clinical treatment.

Objective To study the relationships of hemoglobin(Hb)level with the levels of neurohormones,and cytokines,and the effect of them on ventricular remodeling in patients with congestive heart failure(CHF). Methods Hb level,serum angiotensinⅡ(Ang Ⅱ ),tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α),nitric oxide(NO),soluble intereellular adhesion molecule-1(sICAM-1)and B-type natriuretic peptide(BNP)were measured in 121 CHF patients.The left ventrieular ejection fraction (LVEF)from echocardiography,left ventricular mass index(LVMI),and mean wall stress(MWS)were calculated. Results The levels of Ang Ⅱ,TNF-α,NO,siCAM-1,BNP[(144.5±64.1)ng/L,(92.3±6.4)ng/L,(65.2±4.2)μmol/L,(253.6±26.0)μg/L,(1294.0±223.0)ng/L]and LVMI,MWS in the anemia group of CHF patients were higher than those in the non-anemia group[(76.7±48.5)ng/L,(55.6±10.2)ng/L,(42.1±11.9)μmol/L,(237.18±33.26)μg/L,(437.0±115.0)ng/L,all P＜0.01].With the increase of anemia severity,the levels of AngⅡ,TNF-α,NO,siCAM-1,BNP and LVMI,MWS were significantly increased.There were negative correlations between Hb level and the 1evels of AngⅡ,TNF-α,NO,siCAM-1,BNP,LVMI,MWS(r=-0.8173,-0.8509,-0.6001,-0.6692,-0.6283,-0.8604,-0.8733,all P＜0.01),and negative correlations between LVMI,MWS and Hb levels and LVEF(P＜0.01). Conclusions Neurohormones and cytokines play roles in ventrieular remodeling and anemia in CHF aggravates the severity of ventricular remodeling.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between the distribution of eosinophils(Eos) of nasal secretion and serum specific IgE(sIgE) titer in patients with allergic rhinitis, and to evaluate the diagnostic value of Eos in nasal secretion for allergic rhinitis. METHODS A total of 60 allergic rhinitis patients from Department of Otolaryngology, Beijing Shunyi Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine during Jan.2016 to June 2017 were selected as treatment group, and another 60 cases of non-allergic rhinitis and 30 normal persons in the corresponding time period were chosen as control group. Eos in nasal secretions and serum sIgE were measured in all the subjects and the relationship between Eos distribution and serum sIgE level was analyzed. RESULTS The Eos distribution and serum level of sIgE was consistent(κ=0.264, P=0.000) and statistical significance was found. The area of ROC of the Eos in nasal secretion was 0.881, the standard deviation was 0.025 and 95％ confidence interval was 0.841 to 0.924. The Udden index of ROC reached the maximum when the Eos in nasal secretion smear was graded as level 3, the sensitivity was 88.5％ and specificity was 99.4％. CONCLUSION Eos cytological examination of nasal secretions has some auxiliary value in the diagnosis of allergic rhinitis. It is a cheap, simple and rapid method, which can be used as an effective reference index for diagnosing allergic rhinitis in primary hospital.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the effects of hydroxy safflor yellow A (HSYA) on the expression of bFGF protein and MMP-9 mRNA or protein of transplantation tumor of gastric adenocarcinoma cell line BGC-823 in nude mice.

METHODThe BGC-823 cells were subcutaneously injected into the right anterior armpit of BALB/C nu/nu nude mice, and the animal model of transplantation tumor was established. The experimental groups were treated with HSYA at concentration of 0.056 and 0.028 g x L(-1) and cyclophosphamide at 2 g x L(-1), or with physiologic saline. The tumor inhibitory effect was observed, and the mRNA expression of MMP-9 of transplantation tumor was detected by real time-fluorescent quantitation PCR and the protein expression of MMP-9 and bFGF were detected by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay.

RESULTThe IR in the group with HSYA at the concentration of 0.028 g x L(-1) is higher than in the group with normal sodium. After treatment with HSYA, the mRNA expression of MMP-9 has significant difference at the concentration of 0.028 g x L(-1) as compared with physiologic saline-treated group (P < 0.05), but the protein expression of MMP-9 and bFGF is obviously less than that in the physiologic saline-treated group (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONThe possible mechanism of HSYA in given concentration to antagonize tumor angiogenesis may be related with inhibiting the protein expression of MMP-9 and bFGF or the mRNA expression of MMP-9 in tumor tissue to reduce the degradation of blood vessel basilar membrane, and to restrain the migration of blood vessel and decrease the tumor vascularization.

Animals ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Disease Models, Animal ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; administration & dosage ; Female ; Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 ; genetics ; metabolism ; Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic ; drug effects ; Humans ; Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 ; genetics ; metabolism ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Mice, Nude ; Neoplasm Transplantation ; Neovascularization, Pathologic ; Stomach Neoplasms ; drug therapy ; genetics ; metabolism ; pathology