Objective To observe the clinical effect of medicated diet of primary hyperuricemia .Methods 80 cases of primary hyperuricemia patients were randomly divided into experimental group and control group , 40 casesin each group.The experimental group used traditional Chinese medicine medicated diet on the basis of conventionaltherapy, and the control group was given conventional treatment .The change of indicators including main, secondaryclinical symptoms, signs and laboratory were observed before and after treatment in the two group patients .Results In the experimental group, the total effective rate was 92.5%; The control group the total effective rate was 82.5%.The experimental group was more efficient than the control group .Two groups of curative effect in the treatment ofsymptom improvement, there was significant difference (p <0.05).Blood uric acid before and after treatment wasimproved in the two groups (p <0.05).Blood uric acid level of experimental group decreased significantly comparedwith the control group (p <0.05).Conclusion The physique of Chinese Medicined Diet as dialectical auxiliary pri -mary hyperuricemia in clinical treatment of the exact effect , has not found adverse reactions.It is worth popularizationand application, and the formula need to be further enriched and perfected .

Objective To evaluate the application of MSCT perfusion imaging (PI)in diagnosing solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN).Methods 60 patients with SPN diagnosed by pathology were divided into two groups.Study group (SG)included 32 patients with lung cancer,and control group (CG)included 28 patients with benign nodules.The patients of two groups underwent 64-slice spiral CT PI and routine contrast-enhanced scan (ES).PI parameters were compared between SG and CG.The diagnosis value of PI was compared with that of ES.Results Compared with CG,SG had markedly higher BV,BF,PS and lower MTT (all P <0.01).Compared with ES, PI was more sensitive in detecting lung cancer and had a higher accuracy in diagnosing SPN (P <0.01).Conclusion MSCT PI plays an important role in diagnosing SPN.

AIM: To construct the prokaryotic expression system containing protein transduction domain (PTD) with heat shock protein 27 (HSP27) in order to prepare and purify the recombinant protein , and to verify whether the recombinant protein PTD-HSP27 has the ability to penetrate the human lens epithelial cell ( HLEC) membrane and the rabbit cornea.METHODS:The plasmid pKYB-PTD-HSPB1-6His was constructed by the technique of overlap extension PCR.The plasmid was transformed and PTD-HSP27 was purified through nickel affinity chromatography column and identi-fied by Western blotting.PTD-HSP27-6His was labeled with the fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC).The penetrating ability of PTD-HSP27 into HLECs and rabbit cornea was tested .RESULTS:The recombinant PTD-HSP27 plasmid was success-fully cloned and effectively expressed .The correctness of the recombinant protein PTD-HSP27 was demonstrated .Fluores-cence microscopic examination showed that PTD-HSP27-FITC was internalized by HLECs .Fluorescent labeled PTD-HSP27 was then observed in the rabbit aqueous humor .CONCLUSION:The recombined gene PTD-HSPB1 was constructed by o-verlap extension PCR technique and the PTD-HSP27 fusion protein was prepared and purified by nickel affinity chromatog-raphy column.Using the technique of PTD-fusion protein, HSP27 was transduced into HLECs and passed through the cor-nea .

Objective: To evaluate the method and curative effect of plate fixation or percutaneous screws for the treatment of calcaneal fractures of Sanders type Ⅱ and Ⅲ via a minimally invasive sinus tarsi incision combined with a variety of manipulative reduction methods. Methods: Twenty-one patients with closed calcaneal fractures treated in the Department of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University from January 2014 to January 2016 were collected. There were 15 men and 6 women, with an average age of 39.3 years(from 25 to 63 years). According to the Sanders classification, 16 cases were type Ⅱ and 5 were type Ⅲ.All cases were treated with internal fixation with plate and percutaneous screws via the mini-open sinus tarsi approach following reduction of the posterior articular surface of the subtalar joint and calcaneal length, width and height.Statistical analysis was performed on calcaneal width and Böhler angle, Gissane angle preoperatively and postoperatively (3 days and 3 months). All data were analyzed by ANOVA, functional recovery was evaluated according to the Ankle and Hind-foot Score of American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS). Results: Twenty one patients were followed up for a mean duration of 13.4 months(6 to 24 months). All cases gained primary incision healing, without complications such as skin necrosis, wound infection, tenosynovitis of peroneus longus and brevis muscles, or fracture displacement and hardware failure.Bone union was achieved at an average of 10.5 weeks(9 to 11 weeks). No obvious malunion occurred by the last follow-up. Compared to preoperative, calcaneal width(F=25.62, 38.90) were significantly improved 3 days and 3 months after surgery, Böhler angle(F=440.24, 272.42) and Gissane angle(F=91.86, 43.74) were normal, the differences were statistically significant (all P<0.05). Compared to 3 days after surgery, calcaneal width, Böhler angle and Gissane angle kept normal 3 months after surgery, there were no statistically differences (F=0.26, 1.35, 2.60, all P>0.05). By the AOFAS scoring, 10 cases were rated as excellent, 7 were good and 4 were fair. Conclusions Fixation with plate and percutaneous screws via the mini-open sinus tarsi approach is an effective treatment for Sanders types Ⅱ and Ⅲ calcaneal fractures, which with the advantages of small wound, simple operation, reliable fixation, no incision complication, especially suitable for elderly patients and the patients with severe injury of local soft tissue.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the clinical value of three-dimensional (3D) laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the treatment of complicated gallstone disease.

METHODSFrom March 2014 to March 2015, 46 patients underwent cholecystectomy for complicated gallstone disease under 3D laparoscopy (3D group) and 43 received 2D laparoscopic cholecystectomy (2D group). The surgical data including the operative time, intraoperative blood loss, the rate of conversion to open laparotomy, recovery time of postoperative bowel motion and hospital stay were compared between the 2 groups.

RESULTSLaparoscopic cholecystectomy was successfully completed in 43 patients in 3D group and in 39 patients in 2D group, and the rates of conversion to open laparotomy were similar between the two groups (P>0.05). The median operation time was significantly shorter in 3D group than in 2D group (50.5∓15.2 vs 65.4∓18.1 min, P<0.05), and the median volume of intraoperative blood loss was significantly smaller in 3D group (34.1∓13.6 vs 44.5∓22.3 mL, P>0.05). No significant differences were found in the recovery time of postoperative bowel motion and postoperative hospital stays between the two groups (P>0.05).

CONCLUSION3D laparoscopy, which provides three-dimensional vision with a good sense of depth to allow precise surgical manipulation, can shorten the operation time and reduce the rate of conversion to open laparotomy for patients undergoing 3D laparoscopic cholecystectomy for complicated gallstone disease.

Blood Loss, Surgical ; Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic ; methods ; Gallstones ; surgery ; Humans ; Imaging, Three-Dimensional ; Length of Stay ; Operative Time

The identification of oleaginous yeast species capable of simultaneously utilizing xylose and glucose as substrates to generate value-added biological products is an area of key economic interest. We have previously demonstrated that the Cutaneotrichosporon dermatisNICC30027 yeast strain is capable of simultaneously assimilating both xylose and glucose, resulting in considerable lipid accumulation. However, as no high-quality genome sequencing data or associated annotations for this strain are available at present, it remains challenging to study the metabolic mechanisms underlying this phenotype. Herein, we report a 39,305,439 bp draft genome assembly for C. dermatis NICC30027 comprised of 37 scaffolds, with 60.15% GC content. Within this genome, we identified 524 tRNAs, 142 sRNAs, 53 miRNAs, 28 snRNAs, and eight rRNA clusters. Moreover, repeat sequences totaling 1,032,129 bp in length were identified (2.63% of the genome), as were 14,238 unigenes that were 1,789.35 bp in length on average (64.82% of the genome). The NCBI non-redundant protein sequences (NR) database was employed to successfully annotate 11,795 of these unigenes, while 3,621 and 11,902 were annotated with the Swiss-Prot and TrEMBL databases, respectively. Unigenes were additionally subjected to pathway enrichment analyses using the Gene Ontology (GO), Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG), Cluster of Orthologous Groups of proteins (COG), Clusters of orthologous groups for eukaryotic complete genomes (KOG), and Non-supervised Orthologous Groups (eggNOG) databases.Together, these results provide a foundation for future studies aimed at clarifying the mechanistic basis for the ability of C. dermatis NICC30027 to simultaneously utilize glucose and xylose to synthesize lipids.

Polymeric hydrogels have been widely researched as drug delivery systems, wound dressings and tissue engineering scaffolds due to their unique properties such as good biocompatibility, shaping ability and similar properties to extracellular matrix. However, further development of conventional hydrogels for biomedical applications is still limited by their poor mechanical properties and self-healing properties. Currently, nanocomposite hydrogels with excellent properties and customized functions can be obtained by introducing nanoparticles into their network, and different types of nanoparticles, including carbon-based, polymer-based, inorganic-based and metal-based nanoparticle, are commonly used. Nanocomposite hydrogels incorporated with polymeric micelles can not only enhance the mechanical properties, self-healing properties and chemical properties of hydrogels, but also improve the
Biocompatible Materials ; Hydrogels ; Micelles ; Nanocomposites ; Polymers

OBJECTIVETo study the clinical efficacy of three dimensional visualization technique assisted hepatectomy for the treatment of primary liver cancer.

METHODSA total of 108 primary liver cancer patients who had been admitted to Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University from September 2013 to December 2014 were assigned to three dimensional visualization technique assisted hepatectomy group (n = 55) and routine hepatectomy group (n = 53) according to different methods of hepatectomy. The observed variable in two groups as fellow: the operative time, intraoperative blood loss, intraoperative blood transfusion, the change of postoperative liver function and biochemical indicators in 1, 3, 5 days, postoperative complication. The patients were followed up via-return visit or telephone.A student's t test was used to compare continuous parametric variables, and the Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare non-parametric or discrete variables, as appropriate. Categorical data were compared using the Chi-square test or Fisher's exact test.

RESULTSIn 3D group and routine hepatectomy group, the patients' intraoperative blood transfusion volume were 300 ml (200-600 ml) and 400 ml (300-700 ml) (χ² = -2.609, P = 0.009) respectively, intraoperative blood loss volume were 400 ml (250-600 ml) and 550 ml (400-800 ml) (χ² = -2.277, P = 0.023), the operative time were (247 ± 57) min and (262 ± 53) min (χ² = -1.787, P = 0.074), the deterioration of the mainly liver function indicators peak in routine hepatectomy group were higher than that in 3D group (P < 0.05). The ALT, AST, TBIL in 3D group were lower than that in routine group on postoperative day 1, 3, 5, respectively (χ² = -5.740- -0.692, all P < 0.05). The ALB in 3D group was higher than that in routine group on postoperative day 3, 5 ((33.0 ± 5.6) g/L vs. (31.2 ± 4.1) g/L, (36.7 ± 4.4) g/L vs. (34.7 ± 4.2) g/L) (t = 1.922-2.573, both P < 0.05). In 3D group and routine hepatectomy group, the incidence of postoperative complications were 10.9% and 30.1% (χ² = 6.185, P = 0.013), the length of postoperative hospital day were (12.6 ± 3.6) days and (14.4 ± 3.5) days (χ² = -3.384, P = 0.031), the positive rate of resection margin were 0 and 9.4% respectively (Fisher test: P = 0.026), the 1-year tumor recurrence rate were 22.2% and 37.5% (P > 0.05), 1-year survival rate was 82.2% and 77.5% (P > 0.05). No perioperative mortality was occured in the two groups.

CONCLUSIONThree dimensional visualization technique assisted hepatectomy for the treatment of primary liver cancer could reduce surgical injury, lower the rate of postoperative complications, improve the safety and the efficacy of the operation and achieve a good prognosis.

Blood Loss, Surgical ; Blood Transfusion ; Chi-Square Distribution ; Hepatectomy ; methods ; Humans ; Imaging, Three-Dimensional ; Liver Neoplasms ; surgery ; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local ; Operative Time ; Postoperative Complications ; Survival Rate

Polymer micelles formed by self-assembly of amphiphilic polymers are widely used in drug delivery, gene delivery and biosensors, due to their special hydrophobic core/hydrophilic shell structure and nanoscale. However, the structural stability of polymer micelles can be affected strongly by environmental factors, such as temperature, pH, shear force in the blood and interaction with non-target cells, leading to degradations and drug leakage as drug carriers. Therefore, researches on the structural integrity and in vivo distribution of micelle-based carriers are very important for evaluating their therapeutic effect and clinical feasibility. At present, fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) technology has been widely used in real-time monitoring of aggregation, dissociation and distribution of polymer micelles ( in vitro and in vivo). In this review, the polymer micelles, characteristics of FRET technology, structure and properties of the FRET-polymer micelles are briefly introduced. Then, methods and mechanism for combinations of several commonly used fluorescent probes into polymer micelles structures, and progresses on the stability and distribution studies of FRET-polymer micelles ( in vitro and in vivo) as drug carriers are reviewed, and current challenges of FRET technology and future directions are discussed.
Micelles ; Drug Carriers/chemistry* ; Polymers/chemistry* ; Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer ; Polyethylene Glycols/chemistry*

Objective:To explore the clinical application of portable head and neck magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device in neurosurgery.Methods:A total of 213 patients with brain diseases who were scanned by portable head and neck MRI device in Center of Neurosurgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University from June to September 2022 were selected. The portable head and neck MRI images and 3.0T conventional MRI images of 10 randomly selected patients were compared; the differences in signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) of different sequences were analyzed. Thirty-one patients accepted tracheal intubation/tracheotomy, or ventilator-assisted breathing were selected as special patient group, and another 30 patients were as general patient group; the differences in comprehensive diagnostic scores of portable head and neck MRI images were compared. Noise intensity differences in different sequences between 3.0T conventional MRI and portable head and neck MRI were statistically compared. Twenty hospitalized volunteers with normal hearing in our center from July to August 2022 were selected, conventional 3.0T MRI and portable head and neck MRI were performed successively, and the noise intensity of different sequences in them was evaluated by using a 5-point system.Results:Compared with those in 3.0T conventional MRI images, the SNR and CNR of T1WI, T2WI, and Liquid attenuated reverse recovery sequence (FLAIR) sequences in portable head and neck MRI images were significantly lower ( P<0.05). No significant difference was noted in the comprehensive diagnostic scores of portable head and neck MRI images between special patients and general patients ( P>0.05). Compared with that in the 3.0T conventional MRI, the noise intensity of different sequences in portable head and neck MRI was significantly reduced ( P<0.05). These volunteers had significantly reduced noise intensity scores of different sequences in portable head and neck MRI compared with that in conventional 3.0T MRI ( P<0.05). Conclusion:Portable head and neck MRI device is easy to use, enjoying high safety, imaging quality and suitability, which meets the clinical needs for neurosurgery patients.