Objective: To study the influences of Trastuzumab and IL-2 on human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2), multidrug resistance-associated protein1 (MRP1) of ACHN in vitro . Methods: ACHN cell line of RCC were cultured by cell culture technique. The tetrazolium-based colorimetric assay was used to evaluate the growth inhibitory effects of trastuzumab and IL-2. S-P method was used to determine the expression of HER2, MRP1 of the cells. Results: Trastuzumab showed the inhibitory effects on growth and multi-drug resistance in RCC from 40 ?g/L or 24 h in time-effective and dose-dependent manner. After treatment with Trastuzumab and/or IL-2, the expression of HER2, MRP1 genes of RCC was decreased significantly( P

The maxillary sinus is the largest paranasal sinuses. Foreign bodies of nosal sinus can caused by car accidents, firearm attacks, or iatrogeniccause. We reported two rare cases of foreign body of pulp needle and loach. The clinical manifestations might include facial numbness, facial paresthesia, swelling, nasal congestion, facial pain, eye discomfort, limited mouth opening and relapse and etc. Both CT scan and the medical history were helpful in diagnosis. Functional endoscopic surgery would be the first choice of treatment.
Chronic Disease ; Endoscopy ; Facial Pain ; Foreign Bodies ; diagnosis ; Humans ; Maxillary Sinus ; pathology ; Paranasal Sinus Diseases ; etiology ; pathology ; Paresthesia ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Objective To evaluate and compare the effect of early environmental enrichment on spatial learning and memory in wild house mouse and Kunming mouse,one kind of laboratory mouse which evolved from wild house mouse.Methods The wild house mouse F1 generation were employed to control the environmental enrichment.Offspring were weaned on PND22 and housed in usual or rich environment for one month randomly,then engaged the morris maze:house moutse rich environment(n=7),house mouse poor environment(n=6),Kunming mouse rich environment(n=10),Kunming mouse poor environment(n=10).Results (1)Early environmental enrichment improve the performance of house mouse(poor environment:(39.5±3.8)s;rich environment:(25.2±4.5)s;F(1,22)=8.115,P<0.01),but had no effect on that of Kunming mouse in tests of spatial memory (poor environment:(8.5±2.4)s;rich environment:(7.5±1.7)s;F(1,36)=0.149,P=0.702).(2)Early environmental enrichment improve the performance of house mouse(F(1,132)=15.307,P<0.01)and Kunming mouse (F(1,216)=8.701,P<0.01)in spatial learn session.Conclusion The wild house mouse is more sensitive to the enrich environment than laboratory mouse.Therefore,it has higher validity of model.

Objective To study the clinical application of the ITS and β-tubulin gene regions in identification of Aspergillus spp. Methods One hundred and twenty-four Aspergillus strains that isolated from fungal rhino-sinusitis specimens were collected in Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University from July 2007 to January 2010. They were identified by morphological and molecular methods. The first one included traditional culture, slide culture, and microscopic examination after lactophenol cotton blue stain and KOH digestion. The second one was amplifying and sequencing the part of ITS and β-tubulin gene and aligned all the sequences in the GenBank, European Molecular Biology Laboratory nucleotide sequence database, and DNA Data Bank of Japan. Results Of the 56 Aspergillus flavus identified by morphological features, fifty-five isolates were identified as Aspergillus flavus and 1 isolates was Aspergillus parasiticus by the ITS and β-tubulin gene region sequence analysis. In the 37 Aspergillus fumigatus identified by morphological method, and all the 37 isolates were identified as species complex of Aspergillus fumigatus by the ITS region sequence analysis, but through the sequence analysis of β-tubulin gene region, thirty-five isolates were identified as Aspergillus. fumigatus and 2 were Aspergillus lentulus. Twenty-one isolates were identified as Aspergillus versicolor by morphological method, but 16 of them were identified as Aspergillus. versicolor and 5 can not be identified to species level by the ITS region sequence. And by comparative-sequence analysis of β-tubulin gene region, the 5 isolates were identified as Aspergillus sydowii,the other 16 isolates were Aspergillus. versilcolor. Ten isolates were identified as Aspergillus nidulans by morphological features, the ITS and β-tubulin gene region sequence analysis. Conclusions β-tubulin gene sequencing is more suitable for identifying Aspergillus, and could identify Aspergillus spp. to species level Sequences of ITS region could only identify Aspergillus spp. to species complex.

Objective　To analyze and visualize the epidemic changes of schistosomiasis in Wuhan from 2013 to 2022 based on a geographical information system (GIS), providing references for further schistosomiasis control activities. Methods　According to the historical data of the annual reports of schistosomiasis screening and street-level vector map of Wuhan City from 2013 to 2022, a spatial database of epidemic information at the street level was established. The Joinpoint regression model was utilized to analyze the trend of phased changes in blood positivity rate for schistosomiasis. ArcMap 10.8 was employed for the spatial visualization of the positive rate of serological tests for schistosomiasis among the screened population in the endemic areas of Wuhan over the past decade, as well as conducting hot spot analysis (Getis-Ord Gi*) to explore the spatial clustering relationship and spatiotemporal trends. Heatmaps were generated to reflect the changes in the positive rate of blood tests for schistosomiasis over a decade in various streets, and the areas were classified by the ward’s method of hierarchical clustering using the sum of squared deviations. Results　Over the past decade, the overall annual positive rate of schistosomiasis screening in Wuhan declined from 2.23% in 2013 to 0.47% in 2022, showing a general downward trend. The Joinpoint regression model analysis of the blood positive rate indicated the presence of one connection point in 2015; from 2013 to 2015, the annual percent change (APC) of the positive rate was 2.17%, showing an upward trend (P>0.05); from 2015 to 2022, the APC was -23.34%, indicating a downward trend (P<0.05). The map of positive street-level schistosomiasis screening rates for 2013-2022 shows that the positive rate count on the streets of Caidian District and Hannan District in southwestern Wuhan and Huashan Street on the east side, had a significant decrease over the ten years, while the rate in the streets under the jurisdiction of Dongxihu District in the west showed an increase. The hot spot analysis graph revealed that hot spots of the positive rate in Wuhan shifted from the southwest to the west beginning in 2018. The heatmap indicated the largest disparity in trend changes, with the most noteworthy decline in streets under Caidian District and an increasing trend in the streets under Dongxihu District. Conclusions　The overall epidemic situation of schistosomiasis in Wuhan is on a downtrend, although the positive rate of blood tests has increased in some areas. This has been attributed to a reduction in the total number of people participating in the blood tests and the slow decrease of antibodies in certain patients who were repeatedly sampled for testing. It is important to further strengthen the construction of monitoring capabilities, improve the sensitivity of monitoring systems, identify potential risks promptly, and handle them properly.

Objective To establish a molecular technique of internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequencing to identify pathogenic fungi species from the fungal sinusitis tissues. Methods Total 270 sinusitis tissues samples were collected by endoscopic surgery from 2006 to 2008. The histopathology, organize spring clip culturation and ITS region (ITS region region of fungal rRNA, including ITS1-5. 8S rRNA-ITS2) sequencing were employed simultaneously. And then to evaluate the ITS sequencing as the tool for identification of pathogenic fungi directly from clinical samples. Results Of the 270 samples, histopathology positive rate was 80.0% (216/270) , organize spring clip positive rate was 80.0% (216/ 270), fungal culturation positive rate was 53.0% (143/270) , ITS region sequencing positive rate was 63. 0% [ (134 +28 +8)/270], There were 22 species and 6 genera identified by fungal culturation, and 32 species identified by ITS region sequencing. Conclusion ITS region sequencing will become a applicable tool in clinical laboratory in future.

Objective To evaluate the safety and efficacy of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) with B ultrasound-guided renal access in the lateral decubitus flank position for complex renal calculi. Methods From June 2004 to August 2009, 650 patients with renal stones≥20 mm underwent PCNL with B ultrasound-guided renal access in the lateral decubitus flank position. 512 men and 138 women,with a mean age of 38 years(range 11 - 78 years)and a mean stone size of 31 mm(range 20 - 58 mm). Results Successful access was achieved in 650 patients (100%). Minimally PCNL and PCNL were performed in 493 and 157 patients. Complete stone clearance rate was 86. 6% (563/ 650). The mean operative time was 72 min(range 35 - 145 min), and the mean hospital stay was 18d (range 9 - 32 d). There were no visceral injuries. Conclusions PCNL with B ultrasound-guided renal access in the lateral decubitus flank position is safe and convenient, and prevents harmful effects of radiation for the surgeon, the surgical team, and the patient.

ObjectiveTo evaluate CT characteristics of fungal ball in paranasal sinus caused by different fungi and to enhance differential diagnosis.MethodsCT results and clinical data of 74 patients with fungal ball arising from the paranasal sinuses proved by histopathology from 2007 to 2009 were analyzed retrospectively.The CT characteristics of fungal ball in paranasal sinus caused by different fungi were compared using x2 test with P ＜ 0.05 considered statistically significant.Results Among 74 mycotic pathogenic agents,aspergillus was found in 58 cases (including 36 cases with aspergilhs flavus,15 cases with aspergillus fumigatus and 7 with aspergillus versicolor),the others including 5 cases with penicillium,6 cases with schizophyllum commune,and 5 cases with scedosporium apiospermum.There were significant differences in the number of sinus involved ( single sinus involvement was seen in 29 cases caused by aspergillus group and 2 cases caused by non-aspergillus-group,respectively,with x2 =7.245,P =0.007 ),the incidence of fungus ball in ethmoid sinus [ 39.7％ ( 23/58 ) of cases caused by aspergillus group and 81.3 ％ ( 13/16 ) of cases caused by non-aspergillus-group,respectively,with x2 =8.685,P =0.003 ] and calcification (40 of 58 cases caused by aspergillus group and 5 of 16 cases caused by non-aspergillus-group,respectively,with x2 =7.485,P =0.006 ),the location of calcification ( 26 of 40 cases with central calcification and 14 of 40 cases with peripheral calcification in cases caused by aspergillus group,while all of 5 cases caused by non-aspergillus-group with peripheral calcification,x2 =7.697,P =0.006).However,there was no significant difference in the incidence of bilateral lesions ( x2 =1.002,P =0.317 ),maxillary sinus involvement ( x2 =0.020,P =0.888 ),sphenoidal sinus involvement ( x2 =0.704,P =0.401 ),frontal sinus involvement ( x2 =0.126,P =0.723 ),bony sclerosis ( x2 =2.024,P =0.155 ),lamellar calcification (x2 =2.045,P =0.153 ),complication of nasal polyps( x2 =0.018,P =0.893) and submucosal cyst( x2 =0.779,P =0.378 ).ConclusionsThe common CT characteristics of fungal ball in paranasal sinus are unilateral sinus involvement with inhomogeneous high-density soft tissue and lamellar calcification.The CT findings of fungal ball caused by non-aspergillus-group are ethmoid sinus involvement and calcification located on the periphery instead of the center of fungal ball.

One hundred and fifty-one type 2 diabetic patients with coronary heart disease ( T2 DMC) and 142 cases of type 2 diabetes mellitus were included for analyzing the influence of different glucose-lowering rates on MB isoenzyme of creatine kinase (CKMB) and muscle hemoglobin level changes to search for the rational glucose-lowering rate.The level of CKMB in type 2 deabetes mellitus group was significantly lower( P＜0.05 ) at follow-up than that before and after intensive therapy.In type 2 diabetes mellitus group,when the fasting or postprandial glucose-lowering rate was not greater than 6 mmol· L-1 · d-1,the level of CKMB and muscle hemoglobin were significantly lower at follow-up than that before intensive therapy ( P＜0.05 ).When the fasting glucose-lowering rate is greater than 6 mmol· L-1 · d-1,the level of CKMB is significantly higher after intensive therapy than that before glucose-lowering ( P＜0.05 ).In T2DMC group,when the fasting or postprandial glucose-lowering rate was not greater than 4 mmol· L-1 · d-1,the level of CKMB and muscle hemoglobin was significantly lower at follow-up than that before intensive therapy(P＜0.05 or P＜0.01 ),buthigher at follow-up when the fasting glucose-lowering rate was greater than 4 mmol· L-1 · d-1(P＜0.05).