Objective To analyze the plaque distribution of abdominal aorta and its branches by multislice spiral CT angiography (MSCTA).Methods 145 patients recommended to abdominal enhanced CT were randomly selected in this investigation,and divided into three groups according to their age,i.e.,young,middle and old-aged group.CTA was performed with the use of multiple planar reconstruction(MPR),volume rendering (VR)and vessel probe(VP)technology.Results 124 patients with atherosclerotic plaques of abdominal aorta and all its branch-vessels,the incidences of the three groups were 9.7%(14 cases),30.3%(44 cases)and 45.5%(66 cases)respectively(P <0.005).It showed that calcified plaques were detected in a total of 1 50 in 302 plaques of all the branch-vessels.230 plaques(76.2%)were detected in abdominal branch-vessels of grade 1,of which,the incidences of superior mesenteric artery plaques was the highest(32.4%).Of the 54 plaques(1 7.9%)detected in abdominal branch-vessels of grade 2,the incidence of splenic artery plaques was the highest(13.8%).In abdominal branch-vessels of grade 3,the plaques were mainly distributed in splen-ic lobial artery.The splenic artery plaques mainly spreaded in the middle segment,while other plaques were mostly in peristome and proximal segment of vessels.The incidences of plaques in the three branches were 47.6%(69 cases),1 5.2%(22 cases),and 9.0%(13 cases)respectively(P <0.005).Conclusion The incidences of atherosclerotic plaques are higher in the middle and aged people. The plaques of the three abdominal branch-vessels mainly distribute in the peristome and proximal segment,and are much likely to be detected in abdominal branch-vessels of grade 1.

OBJECTIVE: To observe the CT imaging features of anatomic structure related to endoscopic axilla approach for surgery of the frontal recess and frontal sinus. METHOD: Thirty patients without a history of frontal sinus disease were undergone 16 line high speed spiral computed tomography. The computed tomographic images were analyzed to measure the related structures. RESULT: The vertical distance from the front attachment point of the middle turbinate to the skull base was 13.88 +/- 2.59 mm. The horizontal distance from the top point of the axilla of the middle turbinate to the anterior wall of the frontal sinus outflow tract was 5.77 +/- 12.32 mm, to the anterior wall of the nasal cavity was 13.67 +/- 12.54 mm, to the lamina papyracea or lacrimal sac was 5.89 +/- 1.69 mm. CONCLUSION Sixteen line high speed spiral computed tomography is helpful to endoscopic axilla approach for surgery of the frontal recess and frontal sinus.
Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Endoscopy ; methods ; Female ; Frontal Sinus ; diagnostic imaging ; surgery ; Humans ; Imaging, Three-Dimensional ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Tomography, Spiral Computed ; Turbinates ; diagnostic imaging ; surgery ; Young Adult

Objective:To investigate the effects of miR-342-3p on proliferation, migration and invasion of thyroid cancer cells and its potential mechanism.Methods:The expression levels of miR-342-3p in human thyroid cancer cell lines (FTC-133, TPC-1, BCPAP and SW1736) and human thyroid follicular epithelial cells (Nthy-ori3-1) were detected by qRT-PCR. Lipofectamine 2000 was used to transfect the FTC-133 cells in the logarithmic growth phase with miR-342-3p mimics (miR-342-3p mimics group) , negative control (miR-NC group) and FTC-133 cells without any transfection (Control group) . qRT-PCR was used to detect the mRNA level of miR-342-3p in each group after transfection to verify the transfection efficiency. CCK-8 assay was used to detect cell proliferation activity. Wound-healing assay and transwell assay were performed to evaluate cell migration and invasion. The dual luciferase reporter assay was used to verify the targeted regulation of Bcl-2 by miR-342-3p. The mRNA and protein expression levels of Bcl-2 were detected by qRT-PCR and Western blot.Results:The expression level of miR-342-3p in thyroid cancer cell lines was significantly lower than that of Nthy-ori3-1 cells ( F=5.732, P=0.011) . Compared with Control and miR-NC groups, the expression level of miR-342-3p was significantly increased ( F=8.613, P=0.003) , the proliferation activity of pcdna3.0-bcl-2 group was significantly increased ( F=11.257, P<0.001) , TP53 protein level was significantly decreased in pcdna3.0-bcl-2 group ( F=9.872, P=0.004) , and the level of TP53 protein in mir-342-3p mimics group was significantly increased ( F=12.548, P<0.001) . Conclusions:miR-342-3p mimics inhibits the proliferation, migration and invasion of FTC-133 cells by targeting and inhibiting Bcl-2 expression, which is expected to be a new target for diagnosis and treatment of thyroid cancer.

Lycophytes and seed plants constitute the typical vascular plants. Lycophytes have been thought to have no paleo-polyploidization although the event is known to be critical for the fast expansion of seed plants. Here, genomic analyses including the homologous gene dot plot analysis detected multiple paleo-polyploidization events, with one occurring approximately 13-15 million years ago (MYA) and another about 125-142 MYA, during the evolution of the genome of Selaginella moellendorffii, a model lycophyte. In addition, comparative analysis of reconstructed ancestral genomes of lycophytes and angiosperms suggested that lycophytes were affected by more paleo-polyploidization events than seed plants. Results from the present genomic analyses indicate that paleo-polyploidization has contributed to the successful establishment of both lineages-lycophytes and seed plants-of vascular plants.
Evolution, Molecular ; Genome, Plant ; Genomics ; Phylogeny ; Polyploidy ; Selaginellaceae/genetics*