To evaluate the efficacy and safety of limbal relaxing incision ( LRl) for correcting corneal astigmatism during implantable collamer lens ( lCL) surgery.METHODS:A total of 185 eyes of 105 patients with high myopia and corneal keratometric astigmatism were included in the study. lCL surgery with concomitant relaxing incision was performed in 105 eyes of 60 patients in LRls group ( Group A) . Eighty eyes of 45 patients only underwent lCL surgery were in control group ( Group B) . All patients undergone ophthalmic examination that included uncorrected visual acuity ( UCVA ) , best -corrected visual acuity ( BCVA ) , Pentacam analysis system to observe the changes of corneal astigmatism before and 1wk, 1 and 3mo after surgery.RESULTS: Respectively comparing UCVA between two groups in 1 and 3mo postoperatively, the P values were considered statistically significant ( P < 0. 05 ). But, respectively comparing BCVA between two groups in 1wk, 1 and 3mo postoperatively, the P values were considered no statistically significant ( P > 0. 05 ). Preoperative corneal astigmatism was 1. 52 ± 0. 55D in group A and 1. 48 ± 0. 57D in group B, there was no statistically significant difference (P>0. 05). One week postoperatively, the astigmatism was 0. 55 ± 0. 41D in group A and 1. 20 ± 0. 48D in group B. One month postoperatively, the astigmatism was 0. 60 ± 0. 38D in group A and 0. 93 ± 0. 47D. Three months postoperatively, the astigmatism was 0. 51 ± 0. 32D in group A and 0. 96 ± 0. 40D in group B. The difference between the two groups were statistically significant ( P<0. 05 ). The difference value of corned astigmatism before surgery and 1wk, 1 and 3mo after surgery had statistical significance ( P<0. 05). ln LRls group, at preoperative and postoperative time points, the average corneal astigmatism changes were also considered statistically significant difference (P<0. 05). CONCLUSlON: LRls performed during lCL surgery appeared to be an effective and safer procedure to reduce pre-existing corneal astigmatism and improve UCVA as well as the visual quality.

OBJECTIVETo observe the efficacy of the treatment of refractory wound by VSD combined with platelet-rich plasma.

METHODSFrom April 2010 to June 2012,15 patients with refractory wound were treated including 11 males and 4 females with an average age of 35.2 years old ranging from 18 to 45 years old. The formation time of wound was from 6 to 24 months, which was unhealed after long-term medication or repeated treatment. The VSD combined with autologous platelet-rich plasma was applied to treat the wound. The wound healing was an indicator and treatment and clinical features were summarized.

RESULTSAll the patients were followed up for 3 to 8 months (means 5 months). The wound of all patients were healed without recurrence.

CONCLUSIONThe curative effect of VSD combined with platelet rich plasma for treatment of refractory wounds is obvious. It could reduce the treatment course and the treatment cost.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Drainage ; methods ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy ; methods ; Platelet-Rich Plasma ; metabolism ; Wound Healing ; Wounds and Injuries ; metabolism ; physiopathology ; therapy ; Young Adult

Objective To establish a rat model of pulmonary hypertension induced by left-to-right shunt and explore the influence of high pulmonary blood flow on pulmonary vascular collagen remodeling.Methods Abdominal aorta and inferior vena cava shunting was produced in rats. Pulmonary artery meanpressure (PAMP) of each rat was measured by using a right cardiac catheterization.Pulmonary artery collagen Ⅰ and Ⅲ were detected using immunohistochemisty.Results After 11 weeks of shunting the Qp/Qs was 3.3∶1.0,indicating a large shunt. Pulmonary artery mean pressure was increased as compared with controls[(23.0?0.9) mm Hg vs (15.7? 1.1) mm Hg,P

Objective To investigate the application value of combined detection of antikeratin (AKA) antibody,anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide(anti-CCP) antibody,anti-RA33 antibody,RF and ESR in the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis(RA).Methods One hundred cases of RA and 60 cases of suspected RA in our hospital from June 2014 to May 2015 were collected.One hundred and twenty cases of non-RA other autoimmune diseases served as the control group.The indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) was used to detect anti-KA antibody,anti-CCP antibody and anti-RA33 antibody were detected by using ELISA.The rate scatter turbid assay was used to detect RF.The Westergren method was used to detect ESR.The diagnostic performance of each diagnostic indicator was evaluated.Results The detection rates of anti-KA antibody,anti-CCP antibody,anti-RA33 antibody,RF and ESR in the RA group were in turn 64%,75%,44%,84% and 51% respectively,the detection rate(sensitivity) of 5-indicator parallel detection were 97%, the specificity of 5-indicator series detection was 89.2%;in the suspected RA group,the detection rates of 5-indicator were in turn 16.7%, 31.7%,13.3%,20%,15% respectively,which in the control group were in turn 0.8%,2.5%,1.7%,0.8% and 5.8% respectively.The detection rates of 5-indicator in the RA group was significantly higher than that in the suspected RA group,showing extremely significant difference (P<0.001),the detection rate of 5-indicator had extremely significant difference between the suspected RA group and control group (P<0.001),the sensitivity of five-indicator parallel detection was 97%,which was significantly higher than that of single indicator detection (P<0.05),the detection specificity of 5-indicator series detection was up to 100%,which was also significantly higher than that of single indicator detection (P<0.05),the missed diagnosis rate of parallel detection was minimal,while the negative predictive value was highest,the misdiagnosis rate of series detection was lowest,the positive predictive value was highest,the Youden index of parallel detection was largest.Conclusion The single detection of anti-CCP antibody and RF have good sensitivity and specificity, but 5-indicator combined detection has higher sensitivity and specificity,which can better reduce the missed diagnosis rate and misdiagnosis rate,can greatly improve the efficiency of diagnosis,and has an important clinical significance for the early diagnosis of RA.

Objective:To study the change of immunological response and cell proliferation in breast tissues augmented by polyacrylamide hydrogel injection(PHI).Methods:The expression of CD68,CD25 and PCNA in 20 breast tissues with indurations,12 without indurations after breast augmentation by PHI,and 10 normal breast tissues was examined by immunohistochemistry P-V6000; analysis was also done by H-E staining.Results:Hyperplasia of fibrous tissue and infiltration of inflammatory cells and macrophages were found in the breast and adjacent tissues 3-8 years after PHI.Positive cells of CD68,CD25 and PCNA hardly existed in the normal tissues,but the breast tissues around the polyacrylamide hydrogel had many positive cells of CD68 and PCNA,especially in cases with indurations;there were significant differences between the 3 groups(P

Adolescent ; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated ; diagnosis ; etiology ; physiopathology ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Female ; Graves Disease ; complications ; diagnosis ; physiopathology ; Humans

Abstract: Objective　To investigate the impacts of vaccination with inactivated SARS-COV-2 vaccine on the clinical manifestations and serological responses of COVID-19 patients infected by Delta and Alpha variants. Methods　Clinical and experimental data of 341 confirmed SARS-COV-2 patients were collected from The Eighth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University May 1- September 30, 2021. The subjects were divided into Delta and Alpha variant group according to virus variants, and were divided into vaccinated group and unvaccinated group according to whether they had received inactivated COVID-19 vaccine or not. The clinical manifestations and serological responses of patients with Delta and Alpha variant, and vaccinated and unvaccinated patients with Delta and Alpha variants were compared. Results　Totally 253 patients were infected with Delta variant (103 vaccinated and 150 unvaccinated patients), and 88 patients were infected with Alpha variant (21 vaccinated and 67 unvaccinated patients). The proportion of asymptomatic infection in Delta variants group was significantly lower than that in Alpha variants group (P<0.01). Delta variant group of vaccination rates and vaccine breakthrough infection rate was 40.7% (103/253) and 22.9% (58/253), were higher than Alpha variant group was 23.9% (21/88) and 8.0% (7/88), difference was statistically significant (χ2= 8.009, 9.484, P<0.01). The proportion of cough and fever in Delta variant group was higher than that in Alpha variant group (both P<0.01), the peak viral load was higher than that of Alpha variant group (P<0.01), the virus duration was longer than that of Alpha variant group (P<0.01), the levels of SAA, CRP and IFN were higher than those of Alpha variant group (all P<0.05), CD4+T cell count was lower than that of Alpha variant group (P<0.05), IgG and IgM levels were lower than those of Alpha variant group (both P<0.01). The proportion of moderate COVID-19 in the vaccinated group was lower than that in the unvaccinated group (P<0.01). In these two variants, the peak viral load of vaccinated group was lower than that of the unvaccinated group (both P<0.01), the duration of virus was shorter than that of unvaccinated group (both P<0.01). The levels of SAA, CRP and IL-6 in the vaccinated group were lower than those in the unvaccinated group (all P<0.05), CD4+T cell level was higher than that of unvaccinated group (both P<0.05), IgG and IgM level were higher than those in unvaccinated group (both P<0.05). Conclusions　Delta variant can lead to higher viral load and more severe disease course, which is associated with vaccine breakthrough infection. Inactivated vaccines for COVID-19 can reduce severe illness and death by reducing viral load, disease duration and inflammatory response through humoral and cellular immune mechanisms.

Background With the widely application of phacoemulsication for cataract,dry eye-associated symptoms,such as foreign body sensation and burning frequently occur after cataract surgery in some patients.Objective This study was to evaluate the repair effects of recombinant human epithelial growth factor (rhEGF) on ocular surface injuriy after phacomulsification. Methods This was a prospective study,and informed consent was obtained from each subject before the experiment.One hundreds and twenty eyes of 89 consecutive patients after phacomulsification for age-related cataract were collected and randomized into rhEGF group,hyaluronic acid group and control group and 40 eyes for each.RhEGF drops and hyaluronic acid drops were topically administered 4 times per day for consecutive 4 weeks after surgery in corresponding group,and no drops mentioned above was used in the control group.The 0.3％ ofloxacin eye ointment and tobramycin+dexamethasone drops were used as the element drops in all patients of each group.Corneal fluorescein staining score,tear film break-up time ( BUT),Schrimer Ⅰ test without topical anesthesia were performed 1 day before surgery and 1 day,1 week,2 weeks and 1 month after surgery.Results The demography and the relevant surface examinational outcomes were no significantly different among the rhEGF group,hyaluronic acid group and control group in preoperation (age:F =3.74; gender:x2 =0.615; corneal fluorescein staining:F =0.247 ; BUT:F =0.579 ; Schrimer Ⅰ test:F =0.475 ; all P＞ 0.05 ).With the prolong of the time,the corneal fluorescein staining scores and Schrimer Ⅰ test values appeared a early ascent and latterly decline,and the BUT value showed a early shorten and latterly restore,with a statistically significant differences among various time points( F时间 =6.754,6.079,6.233,P＜0.01 ).Meanwhile,statistically significant differences were found in the corneal fluorescein staining scores,Schrimer Ⅰ test values and BUT among these 3 groups (F分组 =4.953,4.511,4.071,P＜0.05 ).The corneal fluorescein staining scores in the rhEGF group were significantly lower than those in the hyaluronic acid group at 2 weeks and 1 month after operation(P=0.039,0.014),and the BUT values in the rhEGF group were significantly longer than ones in the hyaluronic acid group at 1 week and 2 weeks after operation (P =0.019,0.007).The Schrimer I test values were significantly reduced in the rhEGF group compared with hyaluronic acid group at 1 week,2 weeks and 1 month after operation (P=0.022,0.003,0.019). Conclusions RhEGF promotes the repair of the ocular surface injury in the patients with age-related cataract after phacomulsification.

To evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of Qinghouyan lozenge in the treatment of acute pharyngitis due to Lung-heat and Yin-deficiency, and compare with Qinghouyan oral Liquid. Totally 144 subjects were enrolled and randomly divided into two groups (72 in the test group and 72 in the control group). The participants in the test group were given Qinghouyan lozenge for 5 days, and those in the control group were given Qinghouyan oral Liquid for 5 days. The effectiveness evaluation indexes were pharyngalgia/odynophagia disappearance rate, overall efficacy of TCM syndromes, TCM syndrome scores, and single syndrome and sign disappearance rate. During the test, the safety was evaluated by vital sign, lab examination indexes and adverse events. The results for the full analysis set showed that the couth disappearance rate, the incidence rate of TCM syndromes, and the throat/uvula congestion disappearance rate of the test group were higher than that of the control group (P < 0.05), with significant differences in the changes in syndrome scores between the two groups (P < 0.05). Altogether 3 adverse events were observed in the test group while 6 adverse events in the control group, without significant differences in the adverse event rate between the two groups (P < 0.05), serious abnormal laboratory examinations and vital signs. In conclusion, Qinghouyan lozenge has better efficacy in treatment of acute pharyngitis due to Lung-heat and Yin-deficiency than Qinghouyan oral liquid, with good safety.
Acute Disease ; Double-Blind Method ; Humans ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Pharyngitis ; drug therapy

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