Objective To evaluate the applied value of MSCT lung volumes measurement in diagnosing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD).Methods 40 patients clinically diagnosed with COPD and 26 healthy volunteers as control group underwent MSCT chest CT scanning . The relevant indicators of lung volumes were measured and calculated in comparison with the indicators of clinical lung function . The accuracy and sensitivity of every indicator of lung volumes in forecasting and screening COPD by using ROC curve method were evaluated.Results There were significant differences between the control group and the COPD group in the full expiration volume(Vex),the full inspiration volume(Vin),Vex/Vin and the ratio of the change of lung volume(P

As the cradle of modern biotechnology, the U S biotechnology industry is in the lead of the world. This paper researches and summarizes the U S accelerating biotechnology industry policy and measure in the science& technology management、capital support、industrialization、preferential revenue、human resource and industry cluster. The purpose of the study is to help China constitute the policy to accelerate our biotechnology industry development.

Objective To investigate effective MSCT perfusion index and evaluate its significance in the renal function of diabetic nephropathy patients.Methods The 64-slice spiral CT perfusion scanning was performed on experimental group with 25 cases dia-betic nephropathy patients and control group with 25 cases healthy volunteers.The index including the dual-renal blood flow (BF), blood volume (BV),mean transit time (MTT),and permeability of surface (PS)were measured.At the same time,the levels of microalbumin and urinary protein (mg/24 h)were quantitated,and the blood urea and serum creatinine were measured on diabetic nephropathy patients one day before and the second day after renal CT perfusion scanning.Results All indexes of renal MSCT per-fusion,which are BF,BV,MTT and PS,were associated with 24 h quantitative urinary protein and fasting blood-glucose.Only BF and MTT were related to microalbumin and in a good correlation with indexes of diabetic nephropathy (microalbumin,24 h quantita-tive urinary protein,and fasting blood-glucose).Within them,the BF value was negatively correlated to the indexes,and the MTT was positively correlated.The area below the ROC curve of BF and MTT was more than 0.8,it indicated the good effect for the in-dexes in diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy.The usage of non-ionic contrast agent in the renal perfusion scanning process has no sig-nificant impact on the measured index values.Conclusion MSCT renal perfusion index can be used to evaluate the renal function of diabetic patients.BF,BV and MTT could be used in prediction,diagnosis and screening of DN patients,among them BF and MTT indexes were the optimal.

A novel oral delivery system that TPGS modified docetaxel proniosomes, DTX-TPGS-PN, was developed and the characterization after hydration was observed. Firstly, Doce-TPGS-PN was optimized by investing the factors, including the type of surfactant, methods of adding TPGS, content of TPGS and the molar ratio of span40/cholesterol, which may affecting the particle size, encapsulation efficiency and instantaneous release of drug in the formulation. Then, the morphology, particle size, Zeta potential, encapsulation efficiency and in vitro release of the formulation were evaluated. The result showed that hydrated nanoparticles of DTX-TPGS-PNs were (93 ± 6.5) nm in size,(-83.95 ± 3.69) mV in zeta potential, (97.31 ± 0.60)% in encapsulation efficiency, exhibiting spherical morphology and biphasic release process that a low burst effect within the first 0.5 hour and a relative-sustained release for the next several hours in PBS. These results indicate the oral delivery system of DTX-TPGS-PN was successfully built with good properties.
Chemistry, Pharmaceutical ; methods ; Particle Size ; Polyethylene Glycols ; chemistry ; Taxoids ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; Vitamin E ; analogs & derivatives ; chemistry

Objective To explore the change characteristics of early renal blood infusion in patients with diabetes and its relation-ship with fasting blood sugar by using multi-slice spiral CT (MSCT)perfusion scan.Methods Thirty cases of T2DM patients within five years of disease course that meet clinical diagnostic criteria (poor DN glycemic control group and good DN glycemic control group with 1 5 cases in each group)and 1 5 cases in the control group underwent bilateral renal perfusion scan using 64-detector spiral CT,thus obtaning their cortical perfusion parameters of bilateral kidneys,including blood flow (BF),blood volume (BV),mean transit time (MTT)and capillary permeability surface (PS).At the same time,for each case,fasting glucose,blood urea nitrogen, serum creatinine and blood uric acid value on the third days after and before perfusion were also measured;the glomemlar filtration rate (C-GFR)was estimated.Statistical analysis was performed on all of these obtained values.Results (1).For the poor DN gly-cemic control group,the average BF value,average BV value and average PS value were reduced,average MTT was prolonged sig-nificantly,and compared with normal group,average BF value and average MTT were statistically significant (P <0.05);for good DN glycemic control group,average BF value and average BV value were increased,the average MTT was prolonged,and compared with the normal group,the difference was statistically significant (P <0.01);compared with the good DN glycemic control group, the average BF value and average BV value of the poor DN glycemic control group were significantly reduced,and the average MTT was significantly prolonged.(2).Fasting blood glucose had the highest correlation with average BF and average MTT and was linear-ly dependent with renal perfusion parameters.(3).The glomemlar filtration rate was not statistically significant (P >0.05)for both normal control group and DN groups in the third day before and after renal CT perfusion imaging examination.Conclusion BF,BV and MTT of MSCT perfusion scan can reflect the characteris-ticsof early renal blood infusion in patients with diabetes.And changes of fasting blood sugar in patients with diabetes may influence mean BF and mean MTT of kidney.

Rehabilitation is very important to the therapeutic effect of total knee arthroplasty, and it's also the key measure for the knee function to reach the expected effect after the surgery. The most important contents of rehabilitation therapies are the training of muscle strength, range of joint motion, joint position sense and gait. Integrated rehabilitation therapies was used to improve the knee function as possible, such as all kinds of training to improve the knee muscle strength of flex and extend; early training of continued positive motion of knee joint to improve the knee range of motion; the training of knee joint position sense to improve the ability of motion control, posture adjusting and balance keeping; the gait training to adjust the unusual gait.

Objective To investigate activated nano carbon in prophylactic central lymph node dissection of T1 papillary thyroid non-microcarcinoma.Methods Patients with T1 papillary thyroid non-microcarcinoma in Thyroid Surgery Department of Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University undergoing surgery from Jan.2012 to Jun.2013 were divided into 2 groups:odd numbers were the experimental group,and even numbers were the control group.Activated nano carbon was injected in the affected side of the thyroid in the experimental group.The lymph node metastasis,parathyroid function,and the rate of recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury were compared between the 2 groups.Results The total number of resected lymph nodes in the experimental group and the control group were 327 and 238 respectively.The positive lymph nodes in the experimental group and the control group were 120 (36.7％)and 56 (23.5 ％)respectively.The difference had statistical significance (P =0.000 85).The number of patients with lymphatic metastasis in the experimental group and the control group was 42 (56％) and 30 (40％) respectively.The difference had statistical significance (P =0.049 9).The average number of positive lymph node for patients in the experimental group and the control group was (2.86 ± 0.13) and(1.87 ± 0.09) respectively.The difference had statistical significance(P =0.009).The rate of transient hypoparathyroidism in the experimental group and the control group was 34.7％ and 60％ respectively.The difference had statistical significance (P =0.002).The incidence of hoarseness caused by RLN injury was 2.7％ and 4％ respectively in the experimental group and the control group.The difference had no statistical significance(P =1.000).Conclusions Activated nano carbon plays an important role in prophylactic central lymph node dissection of T1 papillary thyroid non-microcarcinoma phase.It not only contributes to lymph node dissection,but also protects parathyroid.However,it can't reduce the incidence of RLN injury.

Adjuvants, Immunologic ; therapeutic use ; Adult ; Aged ; B-Lymphocytes ; immunology ; CD4-CD8 Ratio ; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular ; drug therapy ; immunology ; surgery ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Female ; Humans ; Killer Cells, Natural ; immunology ; Liver Neoplasms ; drug therapy ; immunology ; surgery ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Perioperative Care ; Phytotherapy ; T-Lymphocyte Subsets ; immunology

Objective To compare the extracellular space diffusion at different stages of rat C6-gliomas determined by MRI tracer method and analyze the influencing effect of extracellular matrix ( ECM) on the diffusion process.Methods Introducing adolinium-diethylene triaminepentaacetic acid ( Gd-DTPA) into extracellular space ( ECS) as a tracer.The diffusion parameters and half-life time were quantified according to mathematical model of diffusion.The main ECM components ( e.g. chordroitin sulfate proteoglycans ( CSPGs ) , collagen IV tenascin C ) were detected by immunohistochemical and immunoblot analysis.Results Gd-DTPA introduced into 20-day glioma in the rats diffused more slowly [(6.67 ±1.78) ×10 -5 mm2/s vs.(1.26 ±0.27) ×10-4 mm2/s; t =4.265; P<0.01)], deriving a larger tortuosity [(3.99 ±0.57) vs.(2.83 ±0.29);t=4.11;P<0.01)], localized within the tumor with a smaller clearance rate [(7.67 ±2.29) ×10 -5mm2/s)vs.(1.46 ±0.36) ×10 -4mm2/s);t=3.87;P<0.05), and a longer half-life time ((0.86 ±0.23 h)vs.(1.64 ±0.12 h);(t=5.91;p<0.01)] compared with 10-day gliomas in the rats.The increased levels of extracellular matrix of glioma were associated with different diffusion and clearance parameters of 20-day gliomas in the rats in comparision with those in the 10-day rat gliomas, in which the chordroitin sulfate proteoglycans[(0.48 ±0.07) vs.(0.32 ±0.09);t=4.663;P<0.01)], tenascin C [(0.29 ±0.04) vs.(0.58 ±0.11);t =6.50;P<0.01] and collagen IV [(0.24 ±0.07)vs.(0.33 ±0.06);t=3.81;P<0.05] were tested.Conclusions The ECS parameters are changed with the C6 glioma progression due to the increased ECM content.The results of our study may help us to better understanding the glioma micro-environment and provide beneficial references for the brain interstitial drug delivery to treat gliomas.

Humans ; Lipoma ; diagnostic imaging ; pathology ; surgery ; Male ; Mediastinal Neoplasms ; diagnostic imaging ; pathology ; surgery ; Middle Aged ; Thymus Neoplasms ; diagnostic imaging ; pathology ; surgery ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed