Purpose To discuss the value of longitudinal assessment of the remaining kidney of the donor and kidney blood oxygen level changes after receiving kidney transplantation by applying blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) MRI. Materials and Methods Sixty patients underwent parental kidney transplantation from Jul. 2015 to Feb. 2017 in Tianjin First Center Hospital were prospectively collected, including 30 healthy kidney transplant donors and 30 recipients corresponding to them. The donors received renal BOLD examination 3 days before and 2 weeks after unilateral nephrectomy. Recipients received renal BOLD examination 2 weeks after kidney transplantation, of which, 15 pairs of patients underwent parental kidney transplantation received renal BOLD examination again six months after surgery. The apparent transverse relaxation rate (R2*) values of the cortex and medulla at different times before and after transplantation were measured and recorded. The differences of R2* values between 30 donors' cortex and medulla in both kidneys before surgery were compared; the differences of R2* values between 30 pairs of subjects' cortex and medulla in remaining and donated kidney within 2 weeks before and after surgery were compared; variance gained through single factor repeated measurement was applied to analyze and compared the difference of R2* values between 15 pairs of follow-up subjects' cortex and medulla in remaining and donated kidney at different time points before and after surgery. Results All 60 subjects received MRI scan, and there was no statistical difference in R2* values between 30 subjects' cortex and medulla in both kidney before surgery (P>0.05). The difference between the cortex and medulla was statistically significant, with R2* value of medulla higher than that of cortex (P<0.01). R2* values of cortex and medulla of the remaining kidney in 30 subjects two weeks after receiving unilateral nephrectomy were lower than those before surgery. R2* value of cortex and medulla of donated kidney were both lowered before surgery, the difference of which was statistically significant (P<0.01). R2*values of cortex and medulla in remaining and donated kidney of 15 pairs of subjects who have received half a year's follow up were both evidently reduced two weeks after surgery, and R2* values six months after surgery were raised compared with two weeks after surgery, but were still lower than that before surgery, the difference of which were both statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion BOLD MRI can be used for longitudinal monitor of changes in blood oxygen levels in remaining and donated kidney after receiving parental kidney transplantation.

Objective To explore the correlationships between microperfusion diffusion indexes derived from intravoxel incoherent motion(IVIM)and perfusion values measured by arterial spin labeling (ASL)in renal allograft. Methods A total of 76 renal allograft recipients and 26 age-matched volunteers (group 0)were included in this prospective study. All subjects were underwent conventional MRI, IVIM and ASL MRI which were performed in the oblique-sagittal plane. Seventy-six recipients were divided into two groups based on the estimated glomerular filtration rate(eGFR):recipients with good allograft function(group 1, eGFR≥ 60 ml · min-1 · 1.73m-2,n=44)and recipients with impaired allograft function(group 2, eGFR<60 ml · min-1 · 1.73m-2,n=32). Three IVIM indexes values, including true diffusion coefficient(ADCslow), pseudo-diffusion coef fi cient(ADCfast), perfusion fraction(PF), and one ASL index value of renal cortex(renal blood flow, RBF)were measured. One-way analysis of variance and the least significant difference were used to compare the different of each cortical index values among three groups. Correlations between the ADCslow, ADCfast, PF, RBF and eGFR as well as the correlation among the indexes were evaluated using Pearson correlation coefficients. Results For cortical ADCslow, ADCfast, PF and RBF values, allografts with good function and impaired function showed significantly differences compared healthy controls(all P<0.01). In allografts with good function, cortical ADCslow,ADCfast,PF showed no significantly differences compared with controls(all P>0.05), but RBF value was significantly lower(P<0.05). The ADCslow, ADCfast, PF and RBF values of renal cortex were significantly lower in allografts with impaired function compared to allografts with good function(all P<0.01). In renal allografts, there were significant positive correlations between cortical ADCslow, ADCfast, PF, RBF value and eGFR(r values were 0.604, 0.552, 0.579 and 0.673, all P<0.01). Cortical ADCfast and PF value exhibited a significant correlation with RBF for recipients(r values were 0.501 and 0.423, all P<0.01). Conclusion Cortical ADCfast and PF values derived from IVIM and RBF measured by ASL show a significant positive correlation in renal allografts.

Objective To explore the surgical skills, therapeutic effects and complications of selective amygdalohippocampectomy via the inferior temporal gyrus approach for treatment of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE). Methods Sixty-two patients with medically intractable MTLE underwent selective amygdalohippocampectomy. Temporal keyhole craniotomy was performed, and the mid-anterior segment of the inferior temporal gyrus was resected to access the anterolateral floor of the temporal horn. The mesial temporal structures such as the amygdale and the parahippocampal gyrus were selectively resected. Results All the patients were followed up for at least 2 years (range 24-80 months) after the surgery. Obvious improvement of the neuropsychological function was achieved in these patients after the operation, without serious surgical complications. Forty-five patients (72.6%) had Engel's Class Ⅰ, 12 (19.4%) had class Ⅱ, and 5 (8.0%) had class Ⅲ outcomes after the operation. Conclusion The inferior temporal gyms approach allows minimally invasive amygdalohippocampectomy that preserves both the optic radiation and the language area, and can be especially effective in patients with epileptic lesions limited to the mid-anterior temporal lobe.

Objective To establish and validate the nomogram prediction model of degenerative lumbar disc disease in young and middle-aged people.Methods From January 2020 to March 2022,232 young and middle-aged people who were examined with MRI of lumbar intervertebral disc and standard standing position lumbar anteroposterior and lateral X-ray films in Suzhou Ninth Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University were selected as the study subjects.Collecting the factors that may affect the occurrence of degenerative lumbar disc disease in young and middle-aged people,the people were divided into degenerative disease group(n=78)and non-degenerative disease group(n=154)according to the presence or absence of degenerative lumbar disc disease.Influencing factors were compared between the two groups,the independent influencing factors screened out by multifactor logistic regression,the nomograph model was constructed by R software,and the model verified.Results Among 232 young and middle-aged people included in this study,78(33.6%)had degenerative lumbar disc diseases.The results of multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the increase of BMI,sedentariness,the increase of IL-1β level were the risk factors of degenerative lumbar disc disease in young and middle-aged people;the increase of pelvic incidence angle and the increase of miRNA-142-3p level were protective factors for degenerative lumbar disc disease in young and middle-aged people(P<0.05).The nomogram model was constructed according to the results of multifactor analysis.ROC results showed that AUC was 0.889(95%CI 0.844-0.933,P<0.05),the average absolute error of internal validation was 0.017,the prediction curve was basically fitted with the standard curve,and the H-L goodness of fit test showed that the model was consistent(P>0.05).The decision curve shows that the clinical benefit rate is the highest when the model prediction probability threshold is 0.16-0.80.Conclusions Degenerative lumbar disc disease in young and middle-aged people is affected by such factors as BMI,sedentariness,and incidence angle of pelvis,and the nomogram model established based on this has high differentiation and accuracy of prediction.

OBJECTIVETo study the molecular genetic mechanism and genetic diagnosis of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency (PHD), and to provide a basis for genetic counseling and prenatal genetic diagnosis of PHD.

METHODSPolymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed to amplify the 11 exons and exon junction of the PDHA1 gene from a child who was diagnosed with PHD based on clinical characteristics and laboratory examination results. The PCR products were sequenced to determine the mutation. An analysis of amino acid conservation and prediction of protein secondary and tertiary structure were performed using bioinformatic approaches to identify the pathogenicity of the novel mutation.

RESULTSOne novel duplication mutation, c.1111_1158dup48bp, was found in the exon 11 of the PDHA1 gene of the patient. No c.1111_1158dup48bp mutation was detected in the sequencing results from 50 normal controls. The results of protein secondary and tertiary structure prediction showed that the novel mutation c.1111 _1158dup48bp led to the duplication of 16 amino acids residues, serine371 to phenylalanine386, which induced a substantial change in protein secondary and tertiary structure. The conformational change was not detected in the normal controls.

CONCLUSIONSThe novel duplication mutation c.1111_1158dup48bp in the PDHA1 gene is not due to gene polymorphisms but a possible novel pathogenic mutation for PHD.

Amino Acid Sequence ; Humans ; Infant ; Male ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Mutation ; Protein Conformation ; Pyruvate Dehydrogenase (Lipoamide) ; chemistry ; genetics ; Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex Deficiency Disease ; genetics

Objective To explore polygraph accuracy of Control Question Test （CQT）and whether it could be influenced by examinee's education level and type of violation of law. Methods Real cases of CQT （n=104） and the data from MAO （n=296） were collected. The polygraph accuracy of CQT was calculated. Variance analysis on three groups of different education levels was used to compare their age, and then the chi-square test was employed to compare polygraph accuracy among the groups. Independent sample t test was used to compare the age of subjects in the two groups of different types of violation of law, and then chi-square test was used to compare the true positive rate and true negative rate of lie detection after integration. Results In CQT lie detection of criminal cases, the true positive rate was 87.00%, the false negative rate was 13.00%, the true negative rate was 82.20%, and the false positive rate was 17.80%. There was no statistical significance in the differences between the true positive rate and the true negative rate （P>0.05）. In CQT lie detection of the groups of different education levels, there was no statistical significance in the differences between the true positive rates （P>0.05） while the differences between the true negative rates had statistical significance （P<0.05）. There was no statistical significance in the differences of both the true positive rates and the true negative rates between the violent violation of law and non-violent violation of law （P>0.05）. Conclusion There is no significant difference between the efficiency of CQT lie detection of identifying criminals and excluding innocents. However, a comparatively high false positive rate and false negative rate still exist. The efficiency of CQT lie detection identifying criminals may not influenced by the examinee's education level and type of violation of law, but its efficiency of excluding innocents may be influenced by the examinee's education level.
Criminals ; Lie Detection ; Monitoring, Physiologic ; Psychophysiology

Objective To understand the current status of chronic filariasis patients in Jiangsu Province so as to provide basic data for following-up care for them. Methods The patients were followed up one by one according to history archives between June and July, 2018, and the clue investigation was also conducted. The base data of the patients was collected through a face-to-face questionnaire survey and analyzed. Results There were still 3 160 chronic filariasis patients in Jiangsu Province. Among them, the male accounted for 40.0%, and 91.8% of the patients were older adults aged 60 years or above. From the aspect of regional distribution, Suqian (24.2%), Huai’an (19.5%), Suzhou (17.3%), Xuzhou (11.2%), and Yancheng (9.8%) were the five top high prefectures. The patients with simple lymphatic inflammation or lymphadenitis, simple lymphedema or elephantiasis, simple chyluria, simple hydrocele of tunica vaginalis, and two symptoms or more accounted for 2.7%, 37.1%, 11.2%, 0.9%, and 48.1%, respectively. For the patients with lymphedema or elephantiasis, 97.8% of edema was seen in the lower limbs, and more than 90% of the edema stages were I-III. The number of current caring sites was 220, covering 2 091 patients. The average number of times of caring activities in this year was 3.2. The average cumulative time of caring activities among all the sites was 11.3 years. Conclusions The number of chronic filariasis patients has been dramatically decreased, most of the patients are old and have long disease durations. The caring sites have not covered all the patients. In order to release the symptoms and improve the life quality of the patients, all the patients should be taken care of in Jiangsu Province.

This study aims to systematically review the efficacy and safety of Shufeng Jiedu Capsules in the treatment of influenza. The randomized controlled trial(RCT) of Shufeng Jiedu Capsules alone or in combination with conventional western medicine for treating influenza were retrieved from PubMed, EMbase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, SinoMed, CNKI, VIP, Wanfang, and ClinicalTrails.gov. The data analysis was performed in RevMan 5.4.1. The Cochrane risk of bias assessment tool was used to evaluate the quality of the involved RCT, and GRADEpro GDT to assess the quality of the evidence. A total of 11 RCTs involving 1 836 patients were included in this study. Compared with conventional western medicine, Shufeng Jiedu Capsules/Shufeng Jiedu Capsules + conventional western medicine improved the response rate(RR=1.09, 95%CI[1.03, 1.15], P=0.002), shortened the time to relief of cough, and increased the 3-day sore throat relief rate, whereas there was no significant difference in the time to fever abatement, the time to relief of sore throat, 3-day cough relief rate, or 3-day runny nose relief rate. Subgroup-analysis showed that Shufeng Jiedu Capsules + conventional western medicine improved the response rate(RR=1.11, 95%CI[1.08, 1.15], P<0.000 01), shortened the time to relief of cough, and increased the 3-day relief rate of symptoms(cough, sore throat, and runny nose) compared with conventional western medicine alone, while there was no significant difference in the time to fever abatement or the time to relief of sore throat. Shufeng Jiedu Capsules alone could not improve the response rate(RR=0.97, 95%CI[0.93, 1.02], P=0.19). In addition, Shufeng Jiedu Capsules/Shufeng Jiedu Capsules + conventional western medicine vs conventional western medicine were no significant difference in adverse reactions(RR=0.98, 95%CI[0.57, 1.69], P=0.95). The available evidence suggests that Shufeng Jiedu Capsules is effective and safe in the treatment of influenza, and the combination of Shufeng Jiedu Capsules with conventional western medicine can accelerate the relief of symptoms. However, since the number and quality of the included studies were low, the above findings remained to be further verified by multicenter RCT with large sample sizes.
Humans ; Influenza, Human/drug therapy* ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal/adverse effects* ; Capsules ; Cough/chemically induced* ; Pharyngitis ; Rhinorrhea ; Multicenter Studies as Topic

Soil-transmitted nematodiasis was once widely prevalent in Jiangsu Province, which seriously threatened human health and hindered socioeconomic development. The control efforts over decades resulted in a remarkable decline in the prevalence of soil-transmitted nematode human infections in Jiangsu Province, with a reduction from 59.32% in 1989 to 0.12% in 2019, and the human prevalence remains at < 0.5% since 2013. Since 1987, an integrated strategy has been adopted for the control of soil-transmitted nematodiasis in Jiangsu Province; however, the core interventions varies at different stages, which mainly include deworming, water and sanitation service improvement, health education, and monitoring and assessment. The criteria of effective soil-transmitted nematodiasis control had been achieved in all epidemic counties (districts) of Jiangsu Province by 2019. Further actions to strengthen health education and monitoring and implement precision control measures are required to consolidate the achievements of soil-transmitted nematodiasis control and eliminate the harm of soil-transmitted nematodiasis to humans. This review summarizes the epidemiology, control progress and evolution of control strategy of soil-transmitted nematodiasis in Jiangsu Province.

BACKGROUNDThe liver is the most common site for colorectal cancer (CRC) metastases. Their removal is a critical and challenging aspect of CRC treatment. We investigated the prognosis and risk factors of patients with CRC and liver metastases (CRCLM) who underwent simultaneous resections for both lesions.

METHODSFrom January 2009 to August 2016, 102 patients with CRCLM received simultaneous resections of CRCLM at our hospital. We retrospectively analyzed their clinical data and analyzed their outcomes. Overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) were examined by Kaplan-Meier and log-rank methods.

RESULTSMedian follow-up time was 22.7 months; no perioperative death or serious complications were observed. Median OS was 55.5 months; postoperative OS rates were 1-year: 93.8%, 3-year: 60.7%, and 5-year: 46.4%. Median DFS was 9.0 months; postoperative DFS rates were 1-year: 43.1%, 3-year: 23.0%, and 5-year 21.1%. Independent risk factors found in multivariate analysis included carcinoembryonic antigen ≥100 ng/ml, no adjuvant chemotherapy, tumor thrombus in liver metastases, and bilobar liver metastases for OS; age ≥60 years, no adjuvant chemotherapy, multiple metastases, and largest diameter ≥3 cm for DFS.

CONCLUSIONSSimultaneous surgical resection is a safe and effective treatment for patients with synchronous CRCLM. The main prognostic factors are pathological characteristics of liver metastases and whether standard adjuvant chemotherapy is performed.

Adult ; Aged ; Colorectal Neoplasms ; complications ; mortality ; surgery ; Disease-Free Survival ; Female ; Hepatectomy ; Humans ; Liver Neoplasms ; mortality ; secondary ; surgery ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Prognosis ; Retrospective Studies ; Treatment Outcome