Adult ; Altitude ; Case-Control Studies ; Humans ; Immunoglobulins ; blood ; Occupational Exposure ; T-Lymphocyte Subsets ; immunology

The linear analysis for heart rate variability (HRV), including time domain method, frequency domain method and time-frequency analysis, has reached a lot of consensus. The non-linear analysis has also been widely applied in biomedical and clinical researches. However, for non-linear HRV analysis, especially for short-term non-linear HRV analysis, controversy still exists, and a unified standard and conclusion has not been formed. This paper reviews and discusses three short-term non-linear HRV analysis methods (fractal dimension, entropy and complexity) and their principles, progresses and problems in clinical application in detail, in order to provide a reference for accurate application in clinical medicine.
Electrocardiography ; Entropy ; Fractals ; Heart Rate ; Humans

Purpose Cortex is one of the frequently involved sites of multiple sclerosis (MS),and the cortex and corpus callosum lesions of MS are gradually concerned.The study aims to observe the changes of cerebral cortex and corpus callosum of MS in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) model by using 7.0T MRI diffusion tensor imaging (DTI).Materials and Methods Twenty female C57BL/6 mice of 6-8 week old were enrolled in the study,10 of which were induced by MOG35-55 to make EAE models and the rest 10 of which were taken as control group.On the 20 days after model establishment,the head T2WI and DTI were performed on both control and EAE mice.DTI quantitative indicators such as fractional anisotropy (FA),mean diffusivity (MD),axial dispersion coefficient λ//,and radial dispersion coefficient λ ⊥ in region of interest including bilateral prefrontal cortex,bilateral cingulate cortex and corpus callosum were compared between the two groups.Results No obvious lesions were observed on the T2WI in both control and EAE groups.In the experimental group,the FA mapping suggested the integrity of the left side of the corpus callosum was destroyed.The FA,MD,λ// λ ⊥ of bilateral prefrontal cortex and corpus callosum showed significant difference between experimental group and control group (P＜0.05);the increase of λ ⊥ in bilateral cingulate was significantly different from that in the control group.Meanwhile,HE staining in the experimental group showed that inflammatory cells gathered around the cortical and subcortical vessels.The LFB staining in experimental group showed a bit paler than that in the control group,and the corpus callosum showed patchy demyelination.Conclusion The technique of 7.0T MRI DTI sequence can detect cortex and corpus callosum lesions which cannot be found by conventional MRI,so that it provides radiological evidence for the study of MS with cortex and corpus callosum lesions.

Objective To research and prepare the individualized knee in vitro guided plate by 3D printing technique and to investigate the feasibility of its application in 8-plate epiphysiodesis.Methods Twelve children patients with knee varus or valgum in our hospital from January 2014 and November 2016,7 boys and 5 girls,average age of 8.2 years old,were performed the lower extremity continuous spiral CT scanning in the knee straight position.The Dicom format stored CT data were imported into software Mimics 15.0 for reconstructing the knee joint 3D model.The knee joint data after reconstruction were guided into software Geomagic1 1.0 with the.stl format.According to the demand that screws without perforating epiphyseal and joint surface,paralle ling to the epiphyseal and locating in the anterior-posterior median line of epiphyseal,the 8-plate placing screw navigation template was designed and printed by using the 3D printing technique;the 8-plate plate and screw internal fixation was conducted by intraoperative template location.The placed screw position was evaluated by postoperative CT.Results The imaging identification showed that 8-plate epiphysiodesis by using 3D printing individualized in vitro guided plate had accurate screw placement.The cases were followed from 6 months to 2 years,the satisfactory orthopedic effect was obtained in all cases.Conclusion Preparing the individualized knee in vitro guided plate by applying 3D printing technique in assisted 8-plate epiphysiodesis for treating child knee varus or valgum has accurate screw position and satisfactory effect.

Objective To evaluate the diagnostic and therapeutic significance of serum free light chain (sFLC) in primary systemic(AL) amyloidosis. Methods Twenty-five patients with AL amyloidosis,including 18 men and 7 women with a mean age of 54(47-77) years old, were enrolled from October, 2005to May, 2010. sFLC was measured by immunoturbidimetric assay. The type of monoclonal light chain was judged upon sFLC κ/λ and its sensibility was compared with serum immunofixation and immunohistochemical analysis. Four patients were treated with M (T)D (melphalan/thalidomideand, dexamethasone), one with VD (velcade and dexamethasone) and four with high-dose melphalan followed by autologous stem cell support. The changes of sFLC were serially determined before and after treatment. Results Among the 25 patients with AL amyloidosis, two were κ light chains of precursor protein and 23 were λ light chains. Mean plasma cell in bone marrow was 3.5% (0-15%). Nineteen (76%) patients had abnormal elevated sFLC and abnormal κ/λ ratios, and 17(68% ) patients with immunofixation positive. The sFLC test had similar sensitivity as serum immunofixation (P = 0. 727 ). Twenty-one (84%) patients were shown to have either κor λ immunoreactive amyloid deposits on biopsied tissues. The sFLC test combined with serum immunofixation allowed the M protein to be detected in 22 (88%) patients. The positive rates of immunohistochemical analysis combined with sFLC test and/or serum immunofixation were 96%. Four patients with hematologic response showed obvious improvement in visceral organ involvement, but illness of 5 patients without hematologic response kept stable or progressed. Conclusions sFLC test is a sensitive qualitative and quantitative method to detect M protein. Preliminary data show the patients with obvious sFLC level decrease and/or κ/λ recovery to normal may have a high percentage of improved organs function. sFLC is critical index in diagnosing AL amyloidosis, which might help efficacy assessment.

Adult ; Aged ; China ; epidemiology ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Pneumoconiosis ; diagnosis ; epidemiology

This study is aimed to establish a high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method for simultaneous determination of skimmin, scopolin and umbelliferone in Saussurea hieracioides. Samples were analyzed on a Wondasil C18-WR column (4.6 mm x 250 mm, 5 microm) with methanol (A) and water containing 0.1% phosphate (B) as mobile phases for gradient elution at a flow rate of 1.0 mL x min(-1). The detection wavelength and column temperature were set at 325 nm and 35 degrees C, respectively, and the sample size was 10 microL. The results showed that skimmin, scopolin and umbelliferone were simultaneously achieved within 40 min under the above conditions. A good linearity was observed in the range of 0.18-5.6 microg (r = 1.000 0), 0.060-1.8 microg (r = 0.999 9), 0.032-0.97 microg (r = 0.999 8) for skimmin, scopolin and umbelliferone, respectively, with the average recoveries of 99.16% (RSD = 0.41%), 100.3% (RSD = 0.79%), 102.2% (RSD = 0.87%). The method is simple, accurate and reproducible and can be used for the quality control of S. hieracioides.
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ; Coumarins ; analysis ; Glucosides ; analysis ; Medicine, Tibetan Traditional ; Reproducibility of Results ; Saussurea ; chemistry ; Umbelliferones ; analysis

Objective To evaluate the diagnostic value and safety of endobronchial ultrasoundguided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) in elderly patients with bronchogenic carcinoma.Methods From August,2013 and July,2014,31 patients aged 65 years and over with space-occupying mass and enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes detected by CT or positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) underwent EBUS-TBNA.Rapid onsite cytology evaluation was not performed.Results There were 26 males and 5 females in this study,aged 65-77 years (70.1 years old on average).In 31 patients,70 samples were obtained from lymph nodes (LNs) and 4 samples were obtained from intrapulmonary lesions.29 cases were diagnosed as lung cancer,and 2 cases had false-negative diagnoses.The sensitivity and specificity rates of EBUS-guided TBNA method were 93.6％ and 100.0％,respectively.No major complications were observed in this series.Conclusions EBUS-TBNA is an safe and effective method in diagnosing bronchogenic carcinoma in elderly patients.

Objectives: To evaluate mice as experimental animal for Chlamydia pneumoniae, a common cause of acute respiratory infections in human.　Methods: Intranasal inoculation of Icr mice with C. Pneumoniae induced a prolonged course of lung infection, as demonstrated by persistence of lung pathology(60 days).　Results: Icr mice were susceptible to C. pneumoniae. Lung pathology was characterized by patchy interstitial pneumonitis with predominately neutrophil leukocyte infiltration in the early(7 days) and lymphocytes infiltration in the later stages(14 days later) of infection.　Conclusions:Icr mice were susceptible to C. pneumoniae and the mouse model is useful for the investigation of the pathogenesis of C. pneumoniae infection.

Objective:To study the in vitro effect of adipose stromal stem cells(ASC) on phenotype and secretion of cytokines of allogenetic T lymphocytes,and to elucidate the possible roles of ASC for immunomodulation.Methods:ASC was isolated and cultured.The supernatant of ASC and ASC itself were co-cultured with allogenetic T lymphocytes.MTT assays were used to detect the proliferative rates of T cells.Annexin-Ⅴ/PI staining was used to detect apoptotic rates,and flow cytometry to detect the proportion of CD4+CD25+ cells.ELISA was used to detect the secretion of IL-10 and TGF-?1.Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR) was used to detect the expressing level of Foxp3 gene.Results:The supernatant of ASC had no deep impact on the proliferation and apoptosis of T lymphocytes.ASC had the direct inhibitory effect on growth of T lymphocytes,while the stem cells did not affect apoptosis.Both the supernatant of ASC and ASC itself increased the proportion of CD4+CD25+ cells in T lymphocytes,and increasd the level of IL-10 and TGF-?1.They could also up-regulate expressing level of Foxp3 in T cells.Conclusion:ASC can affect the function of T lymphocytes via cell-to-cell contact and secretion of cytokines.By these ways ASC exhibits negative immunomodulation and plays an important role in inducing immune tolerance.