Objective To study the correlation between the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system angiotensinogen (AGT) gene M235T,angiotensin Ⅱ type 1 receptor (AGTR1) gene Al166C,aldosterone synthase (CYP11B2) gene -344C/T polymorphisms and large-artery atherosclerotic (LAA) stroke in a southern Chinese Han population.Methods Polymerase chain reaction and gene sequencing technology were used for the genotyping in patients with LAA and normal controls with AGT gene M235T,AGTR1 gene A1166C,and CYP11B2 gene - 344C/T polymorphisms in a southern Chinese Han population,and to determine the correlation between the 3 gene polymorphisms and LAA by binary logistic regression analysis.Results A total of 107 patients with LAA and 142 healthy controls were included in the study.The frequencies of the AGT gene 253TT genotype (66.36％ vs.50.70％,x2 =6.122,P =0.047) and T allele (79.44％ vs.70.07％ ％,x2 =5.581,P =0.018) in the LAA group were significantly higher than those in the control group.The frequencies of the AGTR1 gene 1166CC genotype (0％ vs.0％,x2 =1.494,P =0.222) and C allele (7.48％ vs.4.93％,x2 =1.399,P =0.237) in the LAA group were no significantly differences with those in the control group.The frequencies of the CYP11B2 gene - 344CC genotype (9.35％ vs.4.23％,x2 =3.603,P =0.165) and C allele (27.10％ vs.26.06％,x2 =0.069,P =0.793) in the LAA group were no significant differences with those in the control group.Binary logistic regression analysis showed that there was no significant correlation between the three gene polymorphisms and the simple LAA diseases.The frequencies of AGT gene 235TT genotype (68.00％ vs.41.90％,x2 =12.446,P =0.002) and T allele (79.33％ vs.64.76％,x2 =8.993,P =0.003) in the LAA patients complicated with hypertension were significantly higher than those in the normotensive control group.Logistic regression analysis showed that the odds ratio (OR) exposed to TT genotype was 2.153 (95％ confidence interval [CI] 0.789-5.872).The OR of T allele was 2.089 (95％ CI 1.285-3.396).Conclusions The AGT gene M235T polymorphism is not associated with the simple LAA in the southern Chinese Han population,but it may be associated with the risk of LAA complicated with hypertension;CYP11B2 gene -344C/T polymorphism and AGTR1 gene A1166C polymorphism are not associated with the onset of LAA in the southern Chinese Han population.

OBJECTIVETo apply low-dose multi spiral computed tomography (MSCT) chest scans in the early diagnosis and differential diagnosis of pneumoconiosis.

METHODSOne hundred and twenty dust-exposed volunteers were examined by MSCT chest scans at conventional dose and low dose, and the results of conventional-dose scans were set as the gold standard. Comparative analysis was performed on the major CT findings and quality of post-processing images, including 1.5 mm and 5.0∼10.0 mm thick high -resolution reconstructed images, multiplanar reformat images, and maximum intensity projection images.

RESULTSOne hundred and twenty cases of small circular shadows, 36 cases of ribbon shadows in pulmonary parenchyma, 1 case of honeycombing shadow, and 13 cases of big shadows were all showed on low -dose MSCT. But 94 (95.9%) of 98 cases of interlobular septal thickening shadows and 98 (93.3%) of 105 cases of short branched shadows were detected on low-dose MSCT. There were no significant differences in display of the mentioned large and small shadows between low-dose scans and conventional-dose scans (P > 0.05). Eighty-five cases of small airway disease, 8 cases of pulmonary inflammatory lesions, and 47 cases of hilar and mediastinal lymph node swelling were all detected by MSCT. As for the 46 cases of emphysema, 38 (82.6%) were shown. The low-dose MSCT images of 1.5 mm thickness had more artifacts than those of other thickness. The radiation dose of low-dose MSCT was about 1/3-1/5 of that in the conventional-dose MSCT.

CONCLUSIONThere is no difference in display of pneumoconiosis between low-dose and conventional-dose MSCT chest scans. With lower radiation dose, low-dose MSCT can be applied in the diagnosis of pneumoconiosis.

Adult ; Aged ; Dust ; Female ; Humans ; Lung ; diagnostic imaging ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Occupational Exposure ; Pneumoconiosis ; diagnostic imaging ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; methods

OBJECTIVE：To estab lish the quality standard of Tetrastigma hemsleyanum stem and leaves dispensing granules ， and to determine the contents of 5 active ingredients simultaneously. METHODS ： Chlorogenic acid ， isoorientin and isoorientin-2′-O-rhamnoside in T. hemsleyanum stem and leaves dispensing granules were identified by TLC. The total flavonoids of the 3 batches granules were determined by UV spectrophotometry （by isoorientin ）. The granule sizes ，moisture contents ， dissolvability，and content uniformity were determined. Using isoorientin as internal reference ，relative correction factors of other components were established. QAMS method was adopted to determine the contents of neochlorogenic acid ，chlorogenic acid ， orientin，isoorientin and isoorientin- 2′-O-rhamnoside，which were compared with the results of ESM method. RESULTS ：TLC spots of chlorogenic acid ，isoorientin and isoorientin- 2′-O-rhamnoside were clear and well-separated ，without interference from negative control. The linear range of isoorientin were 7.73-61.82 μ g/mL（r＝0.999 9）. RSDs of precision ，stability and reproducibility tests were all lower than 2％. The recoveries were 93.75％-97.85％（RSD＝1.41％，n＝6）. The average percentages that the 3 batches granules could not pass through sieve No. 1 - moisture contents were 4.63％，5.18％ and 4.03％（n＝3）. were dissolved within 5 min ，and content uniformity were 4.8％-5.0％. Which were all in line with the relevant provi-sions of granules in 2015 edition of Chinese Pharmacopoeia . The linear range of 5 ingredients were 2.325-93 μg/mL（r＝0.999 9），5.125-205 μg/mL（r＝0.999 9），1.150- 46 μg/mL（r＝0.999 3），2.625-105 μg/mL（r＝0.999 9），4.725-189 μg/mL（r＝0.999 9），respectively. RSD of precision ，stability and reproducibility tests were all lower than 3％. The recoveries were 99.78％-106.13％（RSD＝2.33％，n＝6），95.07％-103.32％ （RSD＝2.72％，n＝6），97.17％-105.43％（RSD＝2.98％，n＝6），95.52％-101.33％（RSD＝2.46％，n＝6），99.42％-105.56％ （RSD＝2.34％，n＝6）. Using isoorientin as internal reference ，relative correction factors of neochlorogenic acid ，chlorogenic acid ， isoorientin and isoorientin- 2′-O-rhamnoside were 0.731，0.805，0.821，0.590，respectively. The contents were 0.828-1.123， 2.379-3.118，0.281-0.880，1.039-1.393，2.121-3.209 mg/g by QAMS method ，while the contents were 0.803-1.099，2.345-3.085， 0.269-0.872，1.309-1.393，2.113-3.201 mg/g by ESM method ，there was no significant difference in the content determination results between QAMS and ESM method （P＞0.05）. CONCLUSIONS ：Established quality standard is simple and rapid ，and can be used for quality control of T. hemsleyanum stem and leaves dispensing granules. Established QAMS method is accurate and efficient，and it can be used for simultaneous determination of 5 active ingredients of T. hemsleyanum stem and levels dispensing granules.