ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of filtering surgery on glaucoma.Methods50 glaucoma cases (60 eyes) were underwent trabeculectomy, including paracentesis in advance, suturing of sclera flap and conjunctiva flap, using mitomycin (MMC) and forming anterior chamber as soon as finished operation. All cases were followed up 1 year.ResultsPostoperative IOP was lower than 21 mmHg in 54 eyes, 6 eyes were <30 mmHg when treated with drugs. After operation, there were only 2 eyes had lower vision, the others had higher vision. Two eyes had conjunctiva filtering, two eyes had choroidal separation, but they recovered after non surgical therapy.ConclusionFiltering surgery can decrease common complications, increase vision of early stage, and make IOP recovered to normal.

Child ; Child, Preschool ; Computer Systems ; Humans ; Phylogeny ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; methods ; Respiratory Syncytial Viruses ; genetics ; isolation & purification ; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction ; methods

Objective To study the morphologic and pathological characteristics of cat scratch disease(CSD).Methods Eight cases with clinical data and tissue blocks were collected in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Hainan Province.The tissues were successively stained by hematox- ylin and eosin,Warthin-Starry(W-S),acid fast and periodic acid-schiff(PAS)methods to study the histopathological changes and pathogens.Results W-S positive Bartonella henselae was the major pathogen of CSD and there was no acid-fast or PAS positive pathogen could be found in the tissues. There were three forms of histological representation as follows:plasmocytoid monocytes(PMO)and monocytoid B-cells(MBC)hyperplasia plus neutrophils immersion in lymphatic sinus(2 cases); MBC rich granuloma and micro-abscess formation(3 cases); starlit abscess with little or no bacteria in the granuloma(3 cases).Conclusions Bartonella henselae mainly transmits through cats.Contact histo- ry with cats and lymphadenectasis suggest the possibility of CSD.The diagnosis can be confirmed by the presence of W-S staining positive bacteria,MBC rich granuloma or micro-abscess and neutrophil reactions in histopathological exam.

OBJECTIVE: To extract sperm DNA from mixed stain by the modified differential lysis method combined with silicon bead method and to evaluate its application value. METHODS: Fifty-two mixed stains containing female STR genotypes detected by differential lysis method were collected. The sperm DNA was extracted by the modified method combined with silicon bead method, then genotyped with the Identifiler Kit, and compared with the results of genotyping by the conventional differential lysis method as control. RESULTS: Of the 52 samples, 38 samples with sole male STR genotypes in all loci were detected. The detection rate of male STR genotypes was 98.08% through the modified method combined with silicon bead method. CONCLUSION The modified differential lysis method combined with silicon bead method can be used in extraction of sperm DNA from mixed stain.
DNA/isolation & purification* ; DNA Fingerprinting ; Female ; Genotype ; Humans ; Male ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Silicon ; Spermatozoa

Objective To generate of human induced pluripotent stem cells from umbilical cord matrix cells(UMC).Methods Sox2 and Klf4 and Oct4 and c-Myc were transfected into UMC cells with retrovirus,and thcn UMC cells was reprogrammed to iPS cells.Gene expression was confirmed with RT -PCR and the integration was confirmed with cell karyotype.iPS cells were further validatcd with cell alkaline phosphatase detection and immunofluorescence staining,differentiating into teratomas in vivo and embryoid bodies in vitro.Results iPS cells were similar to embryonic stem cells (ES).The expression of Nanog,Oct4,Rex1 and Sox2 in iPS cells were higher than UMC cells,and Sox2,Klf4,Oct4,c-Myc silenced in iPS cells.Exogenous genes were inserted into the nucleus of iPS cells,which was confirmed by 1％ agarose gel electrophoresis.iPS ccll karyotype was normal,alkaline phosphatase activity increased,ES cell-specific proteins,including SSEA3,SSEA4,TRA-1-60,TRA-1-81 and Nanog,were expressed.iPS cells were differentiated into a teratoma in vivo and embryoid bodies in vitro.Conclusions iPS cells were similar to ES cells,which had pluripotency.

ObjectiveGeneration of human induced pluripotent stem cells from human skin fibroblasts.MethodsSox2, Klf4, Oct4, c-Myc were transfected into HSF cells with retrovirus, and then HSF cells was reprogrammed to iPS cells.Detecting cells endogenous and exogenous gene, analyzing karyotype,cells alkaline phosphatase staining and immunofluorescence staining, differentiating into teratomas in vivo and embryoid bodies in vitro were performed.ResultsiPS cell morphology was similar to embryonic stem cells (ES).The expression of Nanog, Oct4, Rex1, Sox2 in iPS cells were higher than HSF cells, and Sox2, Klf4, Oct4, c-Myc were silenced for the iPS cells.Exogenous genes were inserted into the nucleus of iPS cells, which was confirmed by 1％ agarose gel electrophoresis.iPS cell karyotype was normal, alkaline phosphatase activity increased, ES cell-specific protein expressed.iPS cells were differentiated into a teratoma in vivo and embryoid bodies in vitro.ConclusionsiPS cells were similar to ES cells, which have pluripotency.

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to observe the effect of early goal directed therapy (EGDT) on tissue perfusion, microcirculation and tissue oxygenation in patients with septic shock. METHODS: Patients with early septic shock (<24 hours) who had been admitted to the ICU of Zhongda Hospital Affiliated to Southeast University from September 2009 through May 2011 were enrolled (research time: 12 months), and they didn't meet the criteria of EGDT. Patients who had one of the following were excluded: stroke, brain injury, other types of shock, severe heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, age below 18 years, pregnancy, end-stage disease, cardiac arrest, extensive burns, oral bleeding, difficulty in opening the mouth, and the onset of septic shock beyond 24 hours. Patients treated with the standard protocol of EGDT were included. Transcutaneous pressure of oxygen and carbon dioxide (PtcO2, PtcCO2) were monitored and hemodynamic measurements were obtained. Side-stream dark field (SDF) imaging device was applied to obtain sublingual microcirculation. Hemodynamics, tissue oxygen, and sublingual microcirculation were compared before and after EGDT. If the variable meets the normal distribution, Student's t test was applied. Otherwise, Wilcoxon's rank-sum test was used. Correlation between variables was analyzed with Pearson's product-moment correlation coefficient method. RESULTS: Twenty patients were involved, but one patient wasn't analyzed because he didn't meet the EGDT criteria. PtcO2 and PtcCO2 were monitored in 19 patients, of whom sublingual microcirculation was obtained. After EGDT, PtcO2 increased from 62.7±24.0 mmHg to 78.0±30.9 mmHg (P<0.05) and tissue oxygenation index (PtcO2/FiO2) was 110.7±60.4 mmHg before EGDT and 141.6±78.2 mmHg after EGDT (P<0.05). The difference between PtcCO2 and PCO2 decreased significantly after EGDT (P<0.05). The density of perfused small vessels (PPV) and microcirculatory flow index of small vessels (MFI) tended to increase, but there were no significant differences between them (P>0.05). PtcO2, PtcO2/FiO2, and PtcCO2 were not linearly related to central venous saturation, lactate, oxygen delivery, and oxygen consumption (P>0.05). CONCLUSION: Peripheral perfusion was improved after EGDT in patients with septic shock, and it was not exactly reflected by the index of systemic perfusion.

Abstract: Objective　To analyze the clinical features of hemophagocytic syndrome (HPS) associated with Orientia tsutsugamushi disease in children. Methods　The case data of patients with scrub typhus in Kunming Children's Hospital from January 1st 2019 to December 31st 2021 was retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into the HPS group and the non-HPS group according to whether associated with HPS. The clinical data of the two groups were analyzed using SPSS 25.0. Results　Eighty-five cases of scrub typhus in children were collected, 15 cases (17.6%) had HPS. The mean age of patients with HPS was (5.10±3.82) years, included 9 males and 6 female, there was no significant difference in gender and age between the HPS and the non-HPS group (P>0.05). Comparison of the two groups indicted that the incidence of cough, lung rales, edema, and hepatomegaly were significantly increased in the HPS group (P<0.05). The data showed that compared to the non-HPS group, the HPS group showed significant decreases in the levels of hemoglobin (HGB), platelet (PLT), albumin (ALB), fibrinogen (Fib) (P<0.05), and significant decreases in the levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), lactic dehydrogenase (LDH), triglyceride (TG), serum ferritin (SF) (P<0.05). The proportion of CD4+ T lymphocytes, CD4+/CD8+ were significantly decreased (P<0.05); the proportion of CD3+, CD8+ T lymphocytes were significantly increased (P<0.05). The proportion of pulmonary exudation or consolidation in the HPS group was higher than the non-HPS group, which was statistically significant (P<0.05). All the patients with scrub typhus associated with HPS were treated with oral doxycycline, and intravenous immunoglobulin was given in 13 cases (86.7%). There was one case of death and 14 cases discharged from hospital after treatment in HPS group. Conclusion　HPS in scrub typhus infected children is a nonnegligible complication. Prolonged fever, lung rales, hepatomegaly，HGB decreased, thrombocytopenia, hyperferritinemia, and abnormal lymphocyte subsets may associate with HPS. It should be alerted to scrub typhus when presenting with HPS in endemic areas. The scrub typhus associated with HPS can be successfully treated with appropriate antibiotic and immunomodulator treatment.

OBJECTIVETo evaluate the strength of pedicle screw fixation with bone cement in human cadaveric lumbar vertebral bodies by using biomechanical test.

METHODSTwenty-four fresh frozen cadaveric lumbar vertebral bodies were randomly divided into 3 groups, which each group had 8 bodies. The bodies in the first group were drilled only. The bodies in the second group were drilled with tap. The bodies in the third group were drilled and the holes were enlarged by borer. Each vertebral body was drilled in both right and left sides, which one side served as control with the pedicle screws fixation only and another side served as testing side with the pedicle screw fixation with bone cement. The pullout strength was tested on both sides by using borer.

RESULTThere was significant difference of manifestation of pull-strength between the control side and the testing side in all groups (P < 0.001). For the manifestation of pull-strength of testing side in different groups, which had pedicle screw fixation with bone cement, there was no significant difference between the second group and third group, however, the difference between the first group and the second group and between the first group and third group were significant.

CONCLUSIONThe pedicle screws with bone cements could significantly enhance the strength of fixation in cadaveric lumbar compared with pedicle screws only.

Bone Cements ; therapeutic use ; Bone Screws ; Female ; Humans ; In Vitro Techniques ; Internal Fixators ; Lumbar Vertebrae ; surgery ; Male ; Spinal Fusion ; methods ; Tensile Strength

To evaluate the immunogenicity of inactivated SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV), three groups of rabbits were immunized three times at 2-week intervals with inactivated vaccine + adjuvant, adjuvant,and normal saline respectively. Eight batchs of serum were sampled from the auricular vein at day 7 to day 51, and specific IgG antibody titers and neutralizing antibody titers were detected by indirect ELISA and micro-cytopathic effect neutralizing test. Antibody specificity was identified by proteinchip assay.Histopathological changes were detected by H&E staining. The results showed that, rabbits in the experimental group immunized with inactivated SARS-CoV all generated specific IgG antibodies with neutralizing activity, which suggested the inactivated SARS-CoV could preserve its antigenicity well and elicit an effective humoral immune responses. The peak titer value of specific IgG antibody and neutralizing antibody reached 1:40960 and 1:2560 respectively. In the experimental group, no obvious histopathological changes was detected in the H&E stained slides of heart, spleen, kidney and testis samples, but the livers had slight histopathological changes, and the lungs presented remarkable histopathological changes. These findings are of importance for SARS-CoV inactivated vaccine development.