To evaluate the ultrasound imaging characteristics and diagnostic criteria for acute abdominal Meckel's di- verticulum disease (MD), we retrospectively analyzed the ultrasonic characteristics, clinical data of 58 cases of pathologically proved MD from January 2009 to May 2012. We found that among all the 58 patients, 21 patients were diagnosed with the preoperative clinical diagnosis of MD. Fourteen cases of MD inflammation with acute appendicitis were evaluated by pathological examinations after the surgery. We also found 4 cases of MD with perforation, 15 cases of MD with intussusceptions, 14 cases MD with intestinal obstruction, 5 cases of MD secondary to intestinal obstructionor intestinal necrosis, and 5 cases of MD without any obvious complications. Emergency ultrasound examinations revealed 8 cases of simple MD, 1 case of MD with intussusceptions, 9 cases of MD with acute appendicitis, 12 cases of MD with intestinal obstruction, 2 cases of MD with intussusceptions and intestinal obstruction, 1 case of MD with omphalocele and 1 case of MD with abdominal abscess. The emergency sonographic findings suggested that MD was relatively fixed bowel or thick-walled cystic mass, with one end connected to small intestine, and the other end connected to the blind side, at the periumbilicus region or at the lower right abdomen. A conclusion could be drawn that MD is difficult to be detected by ultrasound (detection rate was about 15. 5%), and MD with complications such as intussusceptions, intestinal obstruction, acute appendicitis can usually be more easily detected (detection rates were 24.1%, 24.1% and 15.5%, respectively). Sonography is a simple, effective way to make diagnosis and differential diagnosis of MD with different acute abdomen symptoms from other disease.
Acute Disease ; Appendicitis ; pathology ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Humans ; Inflammation ; Intestine, Small ; pathology ; surgery ; Meckel Diverticulum ; diagnostic imaging ; surgery ; Retrospective Studies ; Ultrasonography

Objective To observe the elimination of oxygen free radicals in rat myocardium mitochondria by diazoxide(DE) during different duration of hypothermic preservation.Methods The Langendorff model of isolated rat heart was used.After stored in 4℃ Celsior solution or Celsior solution containing 30 ?mol/L of DE for different duration(0,3,6,9 or 12h),the activity of the superoxide dismutase(SOD) and the content of maleic dialdehyde(MDA) in heart mitochondrial were measured.The myocardial mitochondria ultrastructure was also evaluated.Results(1) After hypothermic preservation,the activity of SOD was decreased,the content of MDA was increased.The ultrastructure of myocardium mitochondria was also destrored in preserved rat hearts in a time-dependent manner.(2) Compared with the corresponding Celsior solution hypothermic preservation groups,DE significantly improved the above indexes(SOD,MDA and myocardial mitochondria ultrastructure).Conclusion Diazoxide can protect rat myocardial mitochondria from long-term hypothermic preservation injury by direct elimination of oxygen free radials and enhancement of the activity of SOD.

Objective To investigate the expression and effect of miR-22-3p in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods The miR-22-3p expression level in seventy-six NSCLC tissues and para-cancer tissues was detected by qRT-PCR. The relationship between the expression of miR-22-3p and gender,age,tumor size,histolo-gy grade,pathological type and lymph node metastasis was analyzed. The function of miR-22-3p on the prolifera-tion of NSCLC cells was tested by growth curve assay. Target genes of miR-22-3p were predicted by online software Targetscan. Luciferase reporter assay and qRT-PCR was used to certificate the prediction. Results The expression of miR-22-3p was increased in NSCLC tissues than the para-cancer tissues and was correlated to lymph node metas-tasis. Overexpression of miR-22-3p could suppress the proliferation of A549 cells. Astrocyte-Elevated Gene-1(AEG-1) was predicted to be a target of miR-22-3p. MiR-22-3p was revealed to bind to AEG-13′UTR by luciferase report-er assay. Overexpression of miR-22-3p could inhibit the expression of AEG-1 in A549 cells. Suppression of miR-22-3p could increase AEG-1 expression. Conclusion MiR-22-3p could inhibit the proliferation of NSCLC by tar-geting AEG-1.

Objective To analyze the pathologic and biology features and prognosis of HER-2,ER and PR negative breast cancer(TNBC).Methods Clinic pathologic data of 329 breast cancer patients was retrospectively analyzed. The expression of HER-2, ER, PR and P53 was determined by immunohistochemistry. The patients were divided into three groups, including TN group [ HER-2 (-), ER (-), PR (-)], HER-2 group [HER-2(+),ER(-),PR(-)] and HR group [ER(+),PR(-) or (+),HER-2(-) or (+) ].The pathology and biology features and P53 masculine expression of the three groups were compared.The 5-year overall survival and disease free survival were analyzed by Kaplan-Meier method.Results Of the 329 patients, 20.97% (69/329) was TN group, 34.04% (112/329)was HER-2 group, and 44.98% (148/329) was HR group.The percentage of with lymph node metastasis in TN group 55.07% (38/69) was higher than that in HER-2 group 42.86% (48/112) and HR group 43.24% (64/148) (χ2 = 12.57, P ＜ 0.05).The rates of P53 positive, operation recurrence and metastasis in TN group were 44.93%, 27.54% and 20.29%, which were higher than that in HER-2 group (20.54% ,16.07%,16.96%) and HR group (18.24%, 12.84%, 10.81%) (χ2=12.23, 8.36, P ＜0.05).The ratio of tumor ≥5cm, Ⅲ stages, Ⅲ grade and soakage canula cancer among three groups had statistical difference (χ2 = 7.25,8.79,9.23,8.48, P ＜ 0.05).The 5-year overall survival in three groups were 75.36%,82.14% ,85.14% and disease free survival were 68.12% ,78.57% ,82.43% (χ2 =8.52, P ＜0.05).Conclusion The pathology and biology traits of TNBC were high rate of P53 (+) and recurrence and lymph node metastasis.The most important factor for poor prognosis of TNBC was the low rate of disease free survival for 5 years.

Objective To explore the significance of detecting miR-145 hypermethylation in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods Seventy-five NSCLC tissues and adjacent tissues was collected from May 2012 to January 2015. The methylation status of miR-145 promoter was tested by bisulfite sequencing PCR (BSP) and the expression of miR-145 evaluated by ISH. The correlation between miR-145 methylation and clinical parameters , and the relationship between miR-145 methylation and expression were statistically analyzed. Results The hypermethy-lation ratio of miR-145 in NSCLC tissues was higher than that in the adjacent tissues. Hypermethylation of miR-145 was correlated with NSCLC differentiation stage, but not with gender and age. In NSCLC, miR-145 hypermethyla-tion was negatively related with its expression. Conclusion MiR-145 hypermethylation is closely related with dif-ferentiation stage in NSCLC tissues. MiR-145 hypermethylation may be a potential biomarker for estimating NSCLC differentiation stage.

The aim of the present study was to investigate the diagnostic value of the contrast-enhanced ultrasonography for gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs). The conventional transabdominal ultrasonography and contrast-enhanced ultrasonography using an intraluminal contrast agent were performed in 66 cases. The different diagnostic value between conventional transabdominal ultrasonography and contrast-enhanced hydrocolon ultrasonography was compared, including the depiction ratio and location accuracy. The morpholpgical features of GISTs were observed. The sensitivity of the contrast-enhanced hydrocolon ultrasonography in the depiction of the GISTs (57/66, 86.4%) was higher than that of the conventional transabdominal ultrasonography(33/66, 50%, P<0. 05). Furthermore, the accuracy of the contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in the location of the GISTs (52/57, 91. 2%) was higher than that of the conventional transabdominal ultrasonography (13/33, 39. 4%, P<0. 05). The GISTs with higher or lower risk have different ultrasonic features. The contrast-enhanced ultrasonography was a more valuable diagnostic method for GIST than the conventional transabdominal ultrasonography.
Adult ; Aged ; Contrast Media ; administration & dosage ; Endosonography ; methods ; Female ; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms ; diagnostic imaging ; Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors ; diagnostic imaging ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged

OBJECTIVETo understand socio-economic losses of inpatients and deaths caused by injuries in 2000 in Ningxia and to estimate their extent of harmfulness.

METHODSEight of 35 local hospitals totaling 5 876 inpatients were recruited with two-stage sampling in Ningxia in 2000. All medical cost incurred during their hospitalizations for injuries, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, respiratory disease, cancer and communicable diseases, losses in labor time were analyzed, and years of potential life lost (YPLL), working years of potential lost (WYPLL), valued years of potential life lost (VYPLL) due to these diseases were estimated for the residents in Ningxia with corrected human capital method.

RESULTSThe study showed that indirect economic losses due to hospitalization for injuries accounted for 24 million yuan, higher than those for other diseases. YPLL, WYPLL and VYPLL due to injuries were also higher than those in other diseases.

CONCLUSIONSInjury has caused serious threat to their health of the residents in Ningxia and brought heavy burden for the society and economy. It has become an important public health problem and its prevention and control should be strengthened as soon as possible.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Health Care Costs ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Longevity ; Middle Aged ; Wounds and Injuries ; economics ; mortality

OBJECTIVE：To study the relationship of polymorphism of clopidogrel absorption and metabolism related genes CYP2C19（* 2，* 3，* 17），ABCB1 C3435T and PON1 Q192R in patients with coronary heart disease in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region ，and to explore the characteristics of population and combined diseases. METHODS ：A total of 1 126 patients with coronary heart disease who underwent clopidogrel absorption and metabolism related gene testing during hospitalization in the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University from January 2016 to June 2020 were included as the study subjects. The gender，age，body mass index （BMI），nationality and the proportion of combined with hypertension and diabetes were compared among different CYP2C19 metabolic phenotypes and ABCB1 C3435T and PON1 Q192R genotypes. RESULTS ：Among 1 126 patients，1 126 had CYP2C19 * 2，* 3 and * 17 genotypes，1 109 had ABCB1 C3435T genotype and 1 123 had PON1 Q192R genotype. The distribution of each genotype was in line with Hardy-Weinberg balance （P＞0.05）. There were 66（5.86％）， com 459（40.76％），476（42.27％） and 125（11.10％）patients with CYP2C19 ultra-rapid metabolizer （UM）， extensive metabolizer（EM），intermediate metabolizer （IM）and poor metabolizer（PM），respectively. The proportion of patients with UM metabolism phenotype with BMI ＞24 was significantly higher than those of patients with IM and PM metabolism phenotypes （P＜0.05）. The proportion of Han nationality patients with UM metabolic phenotype was significantly lower than those of patients with EM ，IM and PM metabolic phenotypes （P＜0.05）；the proportion of Uygur nationality was significantly higher than that of patients with EM ，IM and PM metabolic phenotypes （P＜ 0.05）. There were 355，538 and 216 patients with ABCB1 C3435T wild-type（CC），heterozygous（CT）and mutant homozygous （TT）genotypes，respectively；the proportion of Han nationality in TT genotype patients was significantly lower than that in CC and CT genotype patients （P＜0.05），and the proportion of Uygur nationality was significantly higher than that in CC and CT genotype patients （P＜0.05）；the proportion of TT genotype patients with diabetes was significantly higher than that of patients with CT genotype （P＜0.05）. There were 365，519 and 239 patients with PON1 Q192R wild-type（GG），heterozygous（GA）and mutant homozygous （AA），respectively；the proportion of Han nationality in AA genotype patients was significantly lower than that in GG and GA genotype patients （P＜0.05），and the proportion of Uygur nationality was significantly higher than that of GG and GA genotype patients （P＜0.05）；the proportion of Han nationality and BMI ≤24 in patients with AA genotype were significantly lower than those with GA genotype （P＜0.05），and the proportion of Uygur nationality ，BMI＞24 and hypertension were significantly higher than those in GA genotype patients （P＜0.05）. CONCLUSIONS ：There are significant nationality differences among patients with different CYP2C19 metabolic phenotypes and ABCB1 C3435T and PON1 Q192R genotypes. In addition，patients with BMI ＞24 account for high proportion among CYP2C19 UM metabolism genotype ；patients with diabetes account for high proportion among ABCB1 C3435T TT genotype ；patients with BMI ＞24 and hypertension account for high proportion among PON1 Q192R AA genotype.

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of sanguinarine on biomechanical properties of rat airway smooth muscle cells (rASMCs) including stiffness, traction force and cytoskeletal stress fiber organization. To do so, rASMCs cultured were treated with sanguinarine solution at different concentrations (0.005~5 μmol/L) for 12 h, 24 h, 36 h, and 48 h, respectively. Subsequently, the cells were tested for their viability, stiffness, traction force, migration and microfilament distribution by using methylthiazolyldiphenyl-tetrazolium bromide assay, optical magnetic twisting cytometry, Fourier transform traction microscopy, scratch wound healing method, and immunofluorescence microscopy, respectively. The results showed that at concentration below 0.5 μmol/L sanguinarine had no effect on cell viability, but caused dose and time dependent effect on cell biomechanics. Specifically, rASMCs treated with sanguinarine at 0.05 μmol/L and 0.5 μmol/L for 12 and 24 h exhibited significant reduction in stiffness, traction force and migration speed, together with disorganization of the cytoskeletal stress fibers. Considering the essential role of airway smooth muscle cells (ASMCs) biomechanics in the airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) of asthma, these findings suggest that sanguinarine may ameliorate AHR via alteration of ASMCs biomechanical properties, thus providing a novel approach for asthma drug development.