1.MRI Analysis of Foot Trauma without Roentgenographic Abnormality
Qixuan TAN ; Qinyun WANG ; Gangming ZHU ; Ke CHEN ; Yangbin LI
Journal of Practical Radiology 2000;0(12):-
Objective To probe the diagnostic value of MRI in wounded feet which were negative on X-ray film.Methods 77 cases with wounded feet displayed normally on X-ray film underwent MRI,using SE/T1WI,TSE/SPIR/T2WI and 3D-water sel.-FFE.Results The abnormalities on MRI were found in 54 cases,of them,47 cases were within 30 days including bone contusion in 20 cases,muscle injury in 12 cases,bone contusion and muscle injury in 6 cases,bone contusion and soft tissue space injury in 2 cases,simple soft tissue space injury in 3 cases,tiny bone fracture in 3 cases and bone fracture in combination with contusion 1 case.7 cases were 30 days after trauma including cancellous bone sclerosis and little ossature deformity.Conclusion MRI is of important value in the wounded feet which are negative on X-ray film and have obvious symptom.
2.Identification of Q-Markers Associated with the Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Salvia plebeia
Qingxin KONG ; Qixuan WANG ; Xiaoling JI ; Xueqin LIU ; Zehao LI ; Zhongyuan QU
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;26(5):1242-1253
Objective To clarify the anti-inflammatory quality markers(Q-markers)of Salvia plebeia and determine their contents,so as to provide a reference for the quality control of Salvia plebeia.Methods The main components of Salvia plebeia were characterized by high-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry(UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS).According to the fragmentation information of the secondary mass spectrometry and the literature data,the analysis and identification were carried out.Further,the active components with high oral bioavailability(OB)and in line with the five principles of drug-like(DL)were screened from the identified chemical components through the SwissADME platform.The SwissTargetPrediction database was used to find and predict the component targets of Salvia plebeia.Disease targets were screened through online Mendelian Inheritance in Man(OMIM),GeneCards database,etc.String11.5 database and Cytoscape3.7.2 software were used to construct the PPI network and screen core targets.Gene Ontology(GO)annotation and KEGG pathway enrichment analysis were performed using DAVID6.8,and the enriched pathways were verified by experiments to clarify their mechanism of action.Reverse traceability was used to analyze the potential pharmacodynamic material basis of key pathways,experimental verification was carried out,and high-performance liquid chromatography(HPLC)content determination method was established.Results 36 main components were identified,including flavonoids and terpenoids.Further screening of 190 active ingredients and disease intersection targets;through network topology screening,18 core targets were obtained;enrichment analysis showed that the primary pathways involved in the anti-inflammatory effect of Salvia plebeia include:NF-κB signaling pathway,PI3K-Akt signaling pathway and TNF signaling pathway.Four related components including homoplantaginin,hispidulin,luteolin and isorhamnetin were obtained by reverse traceability of the NF-κB signaling pathway.Molecular docking demonstrated excellent docking activities of the 4 components to PTGS2 with the binding energies of-9.5,-9.7,-9.4,and-9.4 kcal·mol-1,respectively.According to the measurability of quality markers,it was determined that homoplantaginin and hispidulin could be used as anti-inflammatory quality markers of Salvia plebeia.Western Blot results showed that homoplantaginin and hispidulin could significantly reduce the expression of COX-2 and NF-κB p-p65(P<0.05,P<0.01).Conclusion The anti-inflammatory quality markers of Salvia plebeia are homoplantaginin and hispidulin,which can exert anti-inflammatory effects through the NF-κB pathway.
3.Endovascular mechanical thrombectomy combined with continuous intrasinus thrombolysis for the treatment of severe hemorrhagic cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: a case series study
Lijuan HAN ; Qixuan LU ; Yun XU ; Jingwei LI ; Liping LIU
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2023;31(7):512-518
Objective:To investigate the feasibility and safety of endovascular mechanical thrombectomy (EMT) combined with continuous intrasinus thrombolysis for the treatment of severe hemorrhagic cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST).Methods:The clinical and imaging data of 5 consecutive patients with severe hemorrhagic CVST who received EMT combined with continuous intrasinus urokinase thrombolysis in Beijing Tiantan Hospital from March 2019 to February 2020 were retrospectively analyzed.Results:The average age of 5 patients was 39 years (range, 19-65 years). Two were males and 3 were females. Risk factors associated with CVST were identified in 3 patients. Four had more than two venous sinuses involved, with a total of 10 blood vessels affected by CVST. The affected venous sinus thrombus burden was high, the lesion volume was large, and the clinical manifestations were severe. The average duration of heparin anticoagulation therapy before EMT was 2.3 d (range, 0.5-7 d), and the average duration of intrasinus thrombolysis was 64 h (range, 30-95 h). After treatment, 1 vessel was completely recanalized and 7 vessels were partially recanalized. Four patients who achieved recanalization had good long-term clinical outcomes (modified Rankin Scale score: 0-2 at 3 months, 0-1 at 1 year). One patient failed to achieve recanalization and underwent decompressive craniectomy due to intracranial hypertension, had residual hemiparesis at 1-year follow-up. No procedure-related complications occurred.Conclusion:EMT combined with continuous intrasinus thrombolysis is a potential treatment option for patients with severe hemorrhagic CVST.
4.Establishment and evaluation of a method for detection of ASFV antigen by doub-le-antibody sandwich ELISA
Qixuan LI ; Huixian YUE ; Yiqian JIANG ; Yanyan ZHANG ; Teng CHEN ; Shuchao WANG ; Shoufeng ZHANG ; Rongliang HU
Chinese Journal of Veterinary Science 2024;44(8):1579-1584,1592
African swine fever(ASF)is an acute and highly pathogenic hemorrhagic disease of pigs,causing huge economic losses to pig industry.In order to quantitatively detect clinical samples of ASF and inactivated ASFV antigens,the IgG of ASF positive serum was used as capture anti-body and the HRP-labeled p72 monoclonal antibody was used as detecting antibody.The standard curve was drawn with the cell-cultured ASFV,and a sandwich ELISA detection of antigen was es-tablished.The specificity,sensitivity and stability of the method were evaluated.The effects of dif-ferent inactivation methods and adjuvant addition on antigen detection were further evaluated.The results showed that the minimum detection limits of the recombinant protein and the ASFV were 0.1 mg/L and 103.7 TCID50/mL,respectively.There was no cross-reaction with five common porcine pathogenic viruses,and the coefficient variations between batches was less than 10%.The total co-incidence rate with real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR was 92%(23/25).The sensitivity of antigen detection was significantly reduced when antigen was treated by BEI inactivation,and the detection results were severely interfered by aluminum adjuvant and nano-adjuvant.In summary,the sandwich ELISA antigen detection method established is specific,sensitive,and repeatable,with a good consistency to the qPCR method,which provides an effective clinical diagnostic meth-od for ASFV antigen.
5.Construction of Aβ1-42 plasmid and its binding to calmodulin
Shuang QI ; Xuanxuan SUN ; Qixuan WANG ; Yiting HE ; Jiarui LI ; Jingyang SU ; Liying HAO
Journal of China Medical University 2024;53(6):495-500
Objective To investigate the involvement of calmodulin(CaM)in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer disease(AD)and the mechanism by which CaM binds to amyloid-β(Aβ).Methods The hub genes expressed in AD and predicted to be the target proteins for AD prevention and treatment were obtained using bioinformatics methods.The GST-Aβ1-42 recombinant plasmid was constructed through genetic recombination and was then sequenced.The recombinant plasmids were identified using agarose gel electrophoresis,while the extracted and purified GST-Aβ1-42 fusion protein was confirmed using SDS-PAGE gel electrophoresis.GST pull-down assay was used to detect the interaction between GST-Aβ1-42 protein and CaM,expressed in the plasmid.Results The top 20 hub genes in degree ranking were obtained.The DNA sequencing results of the plasmid proved that the recombinant plasmid was successfully constructed.The agarose gel electrophoresis results indicated that the fragment digested by the enzyme was similar to the molecular weight of the Aβ1-42 gene seg-ments,further proving the successful construction of the recombinant plasmid.Binding of GST-Aβ1-42 protein to CaM in a concentration dependent manner was revealed through the GST pull down experiment.Conclusion The GST-Aβ1-42 recombinant plasmid is success-fully constructed and is shown to bind to CaM.
6.Review on medical image segmentation methods
Qianjia HUANG ; Heng ZHANG ; Qixuan LI ; Dezheng CAO ; Zhuqing JIAO ; Xinye NI
Chinese Journal of Medical Physics 2024;41(8):939-945
Medical image is a powerful tool to assist doctors in the diagnosis and treatment planning.Nowadays,the segmentation of medical images is no longer limited to manual segmentation methods.Traditional methods and deep learning methods have been used to achieve more accurate results in medical image segmentation.Herein some innovative medical image segmentation methods in recent years are reviewed.By elaborating on the innovations of deep learning methods(SAM,SegNet,Mask R-CNN,and U-NET)and traditional methods(active contour model and threshold segmentation model),the differences and similarities between them are compared.The summary of medical image segmentation methods and the prospect is expected to help researchers better grasp and familiarize themselves with research status and development trend.
7.Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes alleviate hydrogen peroxide-induced PC12 cell apoptosis
Chengxu GU ; Naili ZHANG ; Yongchun MENG ; Qing LIU ; Qixuan GUO ; Li FU ; Luping ZHANG ; Fei HUANG
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2024;28(19):2988-2995
BACKGROUND:Mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes may play a crucial role in tissue damage repair,and miRNA is an important component of exosomes for therapeutic effects.Among them,miR-29b-3p has the effect of reducing cell apoptosis,promoting axonal regeneration,and angiogenesis. OBJECTIVE:To study the protective effect of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosome via miR-29b-3p on a neural cell injury model simulated by H2O2-treated PC12 cells,and explore the relevant mechanisms. METHODS:(1)First,the collagenase digestion method was used to extract rat adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells.Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells were transfected with miR-29b-3p mimics and inhibitors.Exosomes were extracted from the culture supernatant by ultracentrifugation and identified so as to construct adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes with high expression and knockdown miR-29b-3p.(2)By constructing a neural cell injury model simulated by PC12 cells treated with H2O2,the relevant mechanisms of the protective effect of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosome via miR-29b-3p on the simulated neuronal cell injury model were studied. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1)Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosome had a typical cup-shaped shape and a diameter distribution in the range of 50-140 nm,expressed membrane proteins Alix,CD63,and TSG101,which were specific markers on the surface of exosomes,and could be successfully ingested by PC12 cells.(2)Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosome pretreatment could reduce cell apoptosis induced by H2O2 treatment in PC12 cells,and this protective effect was enhanced with the increase of miR-29b-3p expression in the exosomes and weakened with the decrease of miR-29b-3p expression in the exosomes.The mechanism of its effect was related to adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosome via miR-29b-3p promoting the expression of anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2 and inhibiting the expression of apoptotic protein Bax.
8.Research progress of multimodal medical image fusion methods
Wei CHEN ; Kangkang SUN ; Qixuan LI ; Kai XIE ; Xinye NI
Chinese Journal of Radiological Health 2023;32(5):580-585
In the current clinical diagnosis, medical images have become an important basis for diagnosis, and different modes of medical images provide different tissue information and functional information. Single-mode images can only provide single diagnostic information, by which difficult and complicated diseases cannot be diagnosed, and comprehensive and accurate diagnostic results can be obtained only with the help of multiple diagnostic information. The multimodal fusion technology fuses multiple modes of medical images into single-mode images, and thus the single-mode images contain complementary information between multiple modes of images, so that sufficient information for clinical diagnosis can be obtained in a single image. In this paper, the multimodal medical image fusion methods are sorted into two types, namely the traditional fusion method and the fusion method based on deep learning.