Objective To explore the practicability of real-time myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) in assessing the transmural distribution of myocardial perfusion. Methods Three grades of left anterior descending coronary artery(LAD) stenoses were created in 6 open-chest dogs. Stenoses reduced LAD flow by 50%, 75% and 90% of hyperemia guided by flow probe. Low-energy MCE were performed at baseline, hyperemia reduced by dipyridamole, three different stenoses, reperfusion and complete occlusion, respectively, during continuously infusion of SonoVue. Regions of interest(ROI) were placed individually within endocardial and epicardial layers and myocardial signal intensity-versus-time plots just after high-energy FLASH frames were fitted to an exponential function to obtain values of A, ?, A??. The corresponding transmural gradients, defined as endocardial-epicardial ratios of A (A-EER),?(?-EER) and A??(A??-EER) were also calculated. Results The transmural distributions of A,? and A?? were more or less homogeneous at baseline,hyperemia and 50% reduced LAD flow, with their transmural gradients near 1. When LAD flow was reduced by 75%,? and A?? from endocardial layer decreased (P

Objective To explore the value of quantitative tissue velocity imaging (QTVI) in quantitatively evaluating segmental systolic function of left ventricle. Methods Fifteen healthy volunteers(group A) and fifteen myocardial infarction patients (group B) were studied at apical four-chamber view, two-chamber view and apical longitudinal view using QTVI. Septal, lateral, anterior, inferior, ante-septal and posterior walls were divided into basal, middle and apical segments respectively, in total 18 segments. The systolic peak velocity (Vp), systolic peak displacement (D), systolic peak strain rate (SR) and strain (S) were measured respectively for each segment of both groups. Results For abnormal wall motion segments in group B, the value of Vp showed significant lower in 16(16/18) segments, D in 15(15/18) segments, SR in 17(17/18) segments and S in 16(16/18) segments than those in the corresponding segments of group A (all P

Objective To observe the changes of the blood culture results before and after implementing the quality control on blood culture .Methods The blood culture results in 1 year before implementing the quality control and in 1 year after implementing the quality control were performed the contrastive analysis .Results After implementing the quality control on blood culture ,the positive rate of blood culture was elevated by 2 .4% and the pollution rate was decreased by 8 .6% after the quality control .Conclu‐sion Implementing the total quality control on blood culture can improve the positive rate of blood culture and reduces the pollu‐tion rate of blood culture .The determination of contamination bacteria must combine the laboratory detection data with the clinical situation for ensuring to provide accurate and effective antimicrobial agents for clinic .

Objective To investigate cancer suppressor Genes p16, p15 in the brain gliomas expression and its relations with the gliomas pathology graduation and the malignant degree.Methods P16 and P15 protein expression level in human brain gliomas from 63 surgery specimens were assayed by immunobistochemical S-P method.Results P16, the P15 protein expression rate the brain gliomas pathology graduation assumes the inverse correlation with, also compared with the high malignant group the low malignant group (Ⅰ~Ⅱ level) (Ⅲ~Ⅳ level) has the remarkable difference (P

ObjectiveTo determine the possibility of r eal-time perfusion imaging in the quantitative evaluation of myocardial perfusion in various segments of left ventricle. MethodsImages of ten anesthetized dogs were obtained at the mid-papillary muscle short-axis view with a real-time imaging system. Mechanical index (MI) was adjusted to 0.1 , 0.2 and 0.4 respectively, and frame rate was set at 20 Hz. Optison was infused intravenously at a rate of 0.1 , 0.2 and 0.5 ml/min, respectively. Images were recorded for 150 real-time frames commencing immediately after a couple of Doppler bursts. Myocardial opacification was assessed both visually and quantitatively for six segments of left ventricle (antero- and infero-septum, inferior, posterior, lateral and anterior wall). Myocardial signal intensity versus real-time frame curves were made and fitted to an exponential function: Y=A(1-e -?t ). ResultsUsing low MI (MI= 0.1 or 0.2 ) and with continuously infusion of Optison at a rate of 0.2 or 0.5 ml/min, real-time imaging resulted in sufficient myocardial opacification and left ventricular endocardial border definition, and displayed myocardial thickening and wall motion simultaneously. ConclusionsReal-time imaging has a potential in the quantitative assessment of myocardial perfusion, and allows simultaneous assessment of perfusion and myocardial function.

0.05.Only 1 of 28 (3.6%) showed positive survivin signal in the control group.The difference of the positive rate of survivin between groups of TCCB and control was significant ( P

0.05). ④ High correlations were also found between 2-DE, RT-3DE derived LVEDV and TV (r= 0.80- 0.88), but 2-DE and RT-3DE 2-plane methods underestimated TV significantly (P

Objective To explore the role of granulocyte macrophage colonystimulating factor(GM-CSF),C reaction protein(CRP)and tumor necrosis factor-?lpha(TNF?)in infant cytomegalovirus hepatitis.Methods Cytomegalovirus DNA of 56 cases of children with cytomegalovirus hepatitis and 51 normal controls in blood were detected using FQ-PCR.The levels of GM-CSF and TNF?in serum were assayed with ELISA,and CRP was measured with immunoturbidmemetry assay.Results The levels of M-CSF,CRP and TNF? in serum of infant cytomegalovirus hepatitis were higher obviously than those in serum of the normal control group.Conclution M-CSF,CRP and TNF? participate in pathological immune response and anti-infective immunity of cytomegalovirus hepatitis.

Objective To compare the expression level of calpain and calpastatin mRNA in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (OA) synovial tissues (ST) and analyze the antigen epitopes of human calpastatin recognized by RA sera.Methods Total RNA of three RA and two OA patients was isolated from ST and expression levels of calpain and calpastatin mRNA were detected by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT PCR).According to hydrophilicity of human calpastatin (Accession,U 31346), overlapping oligopeptides were synthesized by auto spot Robot in N terminal (L domain) and C terminal (Ⅳ domain) of calpastatin.The epitopes of synthesized peptides were analyzed by RA sera using dot ELISA.Results mRNA expression of calpain showed higher than that of calpastatin in both OA and RA.Meanwhile,the mRNA expression level of calpain increased in RA more than that in OA.Three antigen epitopes of human calpastatin (with the sequence DKDLDDALD,DTIPPEYRH and QDPIDALSG) were identified by RA sera,while control sera failed to react with synthetic peptides.Conclusion The calpain calpastatin system may participate in pathogenic mechanism of RA,and the calpastatin may be a target for autoantibody of RA,which implies that it is not only possible to treat RA patients with synthetic peptide of human calpastatin,as a chemotherapeutant,but also a materials for immunodiagnosis of RA.

Objective To investigate comparability between Sysmex different hematology analyzers.The consistency of all he-matology analyzers with the same fresh sample.Methods Selected Sysmex XE-2100 as reference instrument which attend external quality assessment.Fresh high,medium and low blood were detected in Sysmex XS-800i,Sysmex XT-4000i and Sys-mex XT-1800i,compared results of WBC,RBC,HGB,HCT,MCV and PLT.Results The bias of XS-800i and XE-2100 was WBC 2.85%,RBC 1.44%,HGB 0.75%,HCT 2.11% and PLT 5.53%.The bias of XT-4000i and XE-2100 was WBC 1.26%,RBC 0.95%,HGB 0.68%,HCT 1.35% and PLT 2.68%.The bias of XT-1800i and XE-2100 was WBC 5.21%, RBC 1.96%,HGB 1.60%,HCT 1.96% and PLT 4.95%.It had good compatability.All various parameters was in the al-lowed range.Conclusion Should maintenance and compare the hematology analyzers periodically,found the problem then calibration instruments in time,ensure the consistency of measurement results between different instruments and guarantee accuracy of the results.