· Application of capsular tension ring ( CTR ) in phacoemulsification has become a common method to increase the stability of the capsular bag. CTR can effectively reduce the posterior capsular opacification ( PCO) , prevent intraocular lens ( lOL ) decentration and tilt, not cause lOL degree deviation and aberration increase.ln this review, we summarized the development overview of CTR in phacoemulsification.

ATP-Binding Cassette, Sub-Family B, Member 1 ; metabolism ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Cell Nucleus ; metabolism ; Cytoplasm ; metabolism ; Female ; Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic ; Humans ; Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse ; metabolism ; pathology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neoplasm Invasiveness ; Neoplasm Staging ; Prognosis ; Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen ; metabolism ; Y-Box-Binding Protein 1 ; metabolism ; Young Adult

OBJECTIVETo explore clinical efficacy of closed reduction and external fixation under local anesthesia for the treatment of high-risk elderly patients with intertrochanteric fracture.

METHODSFrom March 2013 to March 2015, 10 patients with intertrochanteric fractures treated with closing reduction and external fixator under local anesthesia were analyszed, including 4 males and 6 females, aged from 69 to 88 years old with an average of 75.2 years old. All fractures were caused by injury and classified to type I (5 cases), II (3 cases), and V (2 cases) according to Evans classification. According to American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), 6 cases were type III and 4 cases were type IV. Blood loss,operative time,hospital stays, postoperative complications, ambulation time and fracture healing time were observed, and Harris scoring were used to evaluate hip joint function.

RESULTSAll patients were followed up from 3 to 23 months with an average of 13.1 months. One patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease died for non-operation reason at 4 months after operation, the other fractures were healed at stage I, the mean fracture healing time was 5.6 months. There were no coxa vara, lower limb venous thrombosis, loosen and remove of needle passage. The average operative time was 46 min, blood loss was (35.00 ± 8.46) ml without blood transfusion. One patient was occurred pulmonary infection and stent-tract infection on the 2 nd and 3 rd day after operation, and improved with active anti-infection and dressing change; the other patients gone to ground activity at 4.2 d after operation. The patients stayed hospital for 10.6 d on average. According to Harris scoring at final following-up, the total score was 83.42 ± 3.27, 3 cases obtained excellent results, 5 cases good and 1 case poor.

CONCLUSIONClosed reduction and external fixation under local anesthesia in treating high-risk elderly patients with intertrochanteric fracture,which has advantages of shorter operative time, less blood loss, good recovery of postoperative function, is a safe, stable and economic method.

Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Anesthesia, Local ; Bone Nails ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Fracture Fixation, Internal ; Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary ; Fractures, Closed ; surgery ; Hip Fractures ; surgery ; Humans ; Male ; Treatment Outcome

OBJECTIVETo investigate the human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) morbidity of women from different occupations in Shenzhen city.

METHODS2045 women of five kinds of occupation in Shenzhen city, including 130 teachers, 385 workers, 316 service women, 199 poverish women, 420 doctors or nurses and 595 general residents were included. We screened these women by methods of detecting high risk HPV of hc2 combing with LCT. Women with screening positive results were diagnosed CIN by colposcopic biopsy.

RESULTS(1) High risk factors on HPV infection rate in different occupations were different with the highest in service occupation (19.3%) while the lowest appeared in medical workers (11.9%). (2) In those 2045 women, we found 199 cervical lesions including pathological HPV infection, CIN1, 2, 3 and cervical cancers, with morbidity rates as 4.11%, 3.28%, 1.67%, 0.54% and 0.15% respectively. Along with the progress of the cervical lesions, the morbidity decreased. (3) The morbidity rates of CIN in different occupations were different, with the highest of HSIL in service occupation and the lowest in teachers.

CONCLUSIONWomen of different occupations in Shenzhen city had different high risk HPV infection rates and CIN morbidity. The HPV infection rate and HSIL morbidity were highest among women having service related jobs.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia ; epidemiology ; virology ; China ; epidemiology ; Female ; Health Personnel ; statistics & numerical data ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Morbidity ; Occupations ; Papillomavirus Infections ; epidemiology ; virology ; Population Surveillance ; Risk Factors ; Young Adult

Objective · To investigate the impacts of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection on the metabolomic phenotype of HepG2 human hepatoma cells.Methods · With gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), metabolite composition of HepG2 and HepG2.2.15 cells (derived from HepG2 cells transfected with a plasmid containing HBV) were analysed. Results · GC-MS analysis mainly found 34 metabolites in both HepG2 and HepG2.2.15 cells,including glycine (Gly), alanine (Ala), valine (Val), leucine (Leu), isoleucine (Ile), proline (Pro), serine (Ser), threonine (Thr), methionine (Met), cysteine (Cys), cystine, aspartic acid (Asp), glutamic acid (Glu), pyroglutamic acid, phenylalanine (Phe), tyrosine (Tyr), tryptophan (Trp), hypoxanthine, uracil,myo-inositol, lactic acid, succinic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, urea, cholesterol, etc. These metabolites were involved in multiple metabolic pathways including glycolysis and metabolism of fatty acids, amino acids, purines and pyrimidines. Compared with HepG2 cells,HepG2.2.15 cells had significantly higher levels in lactic acid, linolenic acid, Ala and Cys, but lower levels in Leu, Ile, Val, Phe, Met, Trp, Pro, Tyr, myoinositol and uracil. Conclusion · HBV infection dysregulates the metabolism of amino acids and fatty acids in hepatocytes. GC-MS analysis provides complimentary information about HBV-induced metabolic changes of host cells.

Objective To observe the effect of isokinetic training of knee flexors and extensors on walking ability in patients with knee osteoarthritis(KOA). Methods From December,2016 to June,2017,120 patients with KOA in our hospital were randomly divided into blank group(n=40),control group(n=40)and observation group(n=40).All the groups were injected with sodium hyal-uronate intraluminally,and received joint mobilization.The control group added conventional strength training, including isotonic and isometric static squat exercise of muscles around the knee. The observation group re-ceived knee isokinetic training additionally,the training mode was ordinary isokinetic/centripetal mode.Before and four weeks after treatment, the peak torque (PT), the Lysholm score and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain,ten-meter walking time and six-minute walking distance were tested. Results After treatment,the PT value of knee flexors and extensors,the scores of VAS and Lysholm,ten-meter walking time and six-minute walking distance significantly improved in all groups(P<0.05),among which the observa-tion group was the best(P<0.05). Conclusion Isokinetic muscle strength training of knee flexors and extensors can improve the walking ability of patients with KOA.

OBJECTIVETo study the effects of very late antigen(VLA) antagonist BIO-1211 on eosinophil chemotaxis, recruitment and mediator release.

METHODSEosinophil chemotaxis was induced by platelet activating factor(PAF) in vitro and eosinophil recruitment and release were determined in vivo.

RESULTVLA antagonist BIO-1211 inhibited eosinophil chemotaxis induced by PAF. The inhibitory rates at 4x10(-11), 4x10(-10), 4x10(-9) mol x L(-1) were 24.9%, 29.9%, and 31.3%, respectively. Pretreatment by BIO-1211 1, 3 and 10 mg x kg(-1) intraperitoneally inhibited the recruitment of eosinophils in PAF in the rat induced by Sephadex in a dose dependent manner. Inhibitory rates were 60.3%, 68.9%, and 72.9%(P<0.05), respectively. BIO-1211 did not inhibit eosinophil peroxidase(EPO) release from eosinophils.

CONCLUSIONBIO-1211 inhibits eosinophil chemotaxis and recruitment, alleviates local inflammation, and may represent a new type of drug for allergic diseases.

Animals ; Cell Movement ; drug effects ; Chemotaxis, Leukocyte ; drug effects ; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug ; Eosinophil Peroxidase ; Eosinophils ; drug effects ; physiology ; Integrin alpha4beta1 ; antagonists & inhibitors ; physiology ; Male ; Oligopeptides ; pharmacology ; Peroxidases ; secretion ; Platelet Activating Factor ; pharmacology ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley

OBJECTIVEPelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD) is a rare X-linked recessive leukoencephalopathy. Few reports of PMD patients without genetic confirmation have been published in the mainland of China. The clinical and genetic features of a family with PMD were analyzed, which may contribute to definite diagnosis, genetic counseling and prenatal diagnosis of this rare hereditary disease in China.

METHODSClinical data of the proband and other family members as well as 14 DNA samples were collected. Clinical features including symptoms, signs and cranial MRI were analyzed. Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) assays were performed to detect PLP1 duplication, which helps identify the type of PLP1 mutation in this family and the genotype-phenotype correlations.

RESULTS(1) The proband and the other 3 male patients in the family presented with nystagmus, motor retardation followed by regression. The cranial MRI of proband showed evidence of poor myelination with diffused high signal in white matter region on T2-weighed image and reduced amount of white matter in volume, which is consistent with the typical features of cranial MRI in PMD. (2) PLP1duplication was identified in the proband. Combined with the clinical features of the proband and other patients in this family, the diagnosis of classic form of PMD was confirmed. Another 3 females with normal phenotype in the family were proved to be carriers of PLP1duplication.

CONCLUSIONS(1) The Classic form of PMD in this pedigree is resulted from the PLP1 duplication, which is consistent with the previously reported genotype-phenotype correlations; (2) The results serve as an evidence for reliable genetic counseling and prenatal diagnosis for this family. (3) MLPA, which is a newly developed method, is a rapid and reliable technique to detect the whole gene duplication of PLP1.

Adult ; DNA Probes ; Genes ; Genetic Association Studies ; Humans ; Infant ; Male ; Mutation ; Myelin Proteolipid Protein ; genetics ; Pedigree ; Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease ; genetics ; Phenotype

BACKGROUNDLipoprotein glomerulopathy (LPG), once recognized as a rare glomerular disease, has been reported around the world in recent years. In this study, we reported 8 patients of LPG and aimed to explore the clinical features and pathological characteristics of LPG under light microscope, immunofluorescence staining, and electron microscope.

METHODSClinical manifestations were recorded on the day of renal biopsy. Biochemical patterns of lipids and lipoproteins were detected by routine examination. Plasma concentrations of apo B and apo E were determined by radial immunodiffusion assays. Biopsy specimens were then processed for light microscopy, immunohistochemical staining for immunoglobulins and complement components, and electron microscopy. Glomerular deposition of apo A, B, and E were detected using monoclonal antibodies on cryostatic sections.

RESULTSAll of the eight patients presented with edema, microscopic hematuria, severe proteinuria, anemia, and enlarged kidney size. Biochemical profiles revealed high levels of triglycerides, apo B, and apo E. We noted increments of glomerular size and lipoprotein thrombi occupying capillary lumina in the glomeruli of all patients. Immunofluorescence staining showed that the thrombi were strongly positive for apo A, B, and E. Granules and various sizes of vacuoles were observed in the thrombi under electron microscope.

CONCLUSIONCompared with previous reports on LPG in other countries, unique clinical and pathological features were found in this group of Chinese LPG patients.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Child ; Female ; Humans ; Kidney Diseases ; pathology ; Kidney Glomerulus ; pathology ; ultrastructure ; Lipoproteins ; metabolism ; Male ; Microscopy, Fluorescence ; Middle Aged

OBJECTIVEThe incidence of invasive fungal infection (IFI) has risen dramatically along with the prolongation of immunocompromised individuals' lifespan. This study aimed to investigate the incidence of IFI among high risk pediatric patients and to evaluate the diagnostic value of circulating (1,3)-beta-D-glucan (BG) in IFI.

METHODSHigh risk pediatric inpatients from hemato-oncology department and ICU were enrolled from November 2007 to June 2008. All the patients had persistent fever for 4 to 7 days or longer. Circulating BG levels were detected once or twice weekly until the signs and symptoms improved, or IFI was excluded, or death. Circulating BG levels were determined by the GKT-5M Set Kinetic Fungus Detection Kit. Detection of plasma BG was judged positive when the level was > or = 10 pg/mL.

RESULTSA total of 130 patients were enrolled. Two patients with candidemia were classified as proven IFI, 20 as probale IFI,7 as possible IFI, and 101 without IFI. The patients with proven or probable IFI had a longer length of hospital stay (P< 0.05) and an increased mortality rate (P< 0.05). The patients with IFI demonstrated a higher plasma level of BG than those without IFI (P< 0.01). The sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values for plasma BG detction were 81.8%, 82.4%, 48.6% and 95.7% respectively. Positive BG results occurred before the abnormal results on computed tomography scan or fungal culture or simultaneously in 72.2% of the cases.

CONCLUSIONSIFI is not rare among pediatric high-risk patients. Circulating BG detection is accurate to a certain extent in the diagnosis of IFI. It is a useful adjunct means for IFI screening in high-risk patients.

Adolescent ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Early Diagnosis ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Male ; Mycoses ; blood ; diagnosis ; ROC Curve ; beta-Glucans ; blood