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Objective To evaluate the value of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of pediatric ovarian torsion (OT).Methods Ultrasonography was performed in 38 OT,and 52 non-OT children.Bilateral ovarian area was measured.The larger area was defined as S1,whereas,the smaller area was defined as S2.S1/S2 ratio was calculated.Follicles around ovaries,ovarian blood flow,and pelvic effusion were also observed during the ultrasonographic scanning.ROC curve was employed to evaluate the clinical value of ultrasonography in pediatric OT diagnosis.Results ①S1/S2 ratio,incidence of follicles around ovaries and of no ovarian blood flow were all higher in OT compared to non-OT children (P =0.000).While pelvic effusion showed no significant difference between the two groups (P =0.004).②Using S1/S2 ratio to diagnose OT,the area under the ROC curve was 0.925 (0.865-0.986),the best cutoff point was 1.6,sensitivity was 97％ and specificity was 88％.Patients were divided into two groups based on the cutoff point of 1.6,the area under the ROC curve of S1/S2 was 0.924(0.847-0.969),of follicles around ovarian was 0.896(0.781-0.931),and of no ovarian blood flow was 0.911 (0.831-0.961),indicating S1/S2 held the highest diagnostic value.Conclusions Ultrasonography is an accurate method in the early diagnosis of pediatric ovarian torsion,with S1/S2 ratio holding the highest diagnostic value in this application.

Objective: To investigate the effects of soy hydrolysed peptides supplementation on small intestinal morphology and nitrogen absorption in rats,and illustrate the characteristic of absorption on soy hydro? lysed peptides supplementation in small intestinal. Methods: 30 male SD rats were randomly divided into three groups: Placebo group (water supplemented, Pla group); Isolated soy protein-supplemented group (Pro group); Soy hydrolysed peptides-supplemented group (Pep group). After one week meals adaptation, Metabolic test had done, small intestinal morphology, and the activity of aminopeptidase were determined. Results: (2) The content of intestinal epithelial protein in Pep group increased 48.60% than Pro group, and increased 91.37% than Pla group (P

Objective Effects of exercise training and Chinese Medicine Compound for Invigorating Qi and Tonifying the Kidney on testicular StAR and P450 SCC mRNA expression in rats were observed. Methods 50 Wistar rats were randomly divided into 4 groups: sedentary control group(SC, n=10), sedentary with medicine group (SM,n=10), training group(T, n=15) and training with medicine group(TM, n=15). After 6 weeks swimming training , serum testosterone level of rats were tested through radioimmunological method; using RT-PCR, we measured testicular StAR and P450 SCC mRNA levels of rats. Results (1) In T group, serum testosterone level was lower than that in SM and TM groups. Whereas, compared with SC group, the serum testosterone level in TM group kept steadiness. (2) In T group, the gene expression of StAR was markedly lower than that in SC control (P

Objective To develop and validate an anatomic detailed finite element model of the lower cervical spine. Methods The finite element model of C4-C5-C6 was constructed using lower cervical spine (C4-C5-C6) CT images of a young healthy man. This model was validated against the standard deviation corridors of experimental data for normal, nondegenerated cervical spines tested in flexion and extension,right and left lateral bending, and right and left axial rotation under physiological loading. Percent of load range deviation was introduced to measure the deviation of the model from the standard deviation corridors of experimental data. Results and Conclusion A finite element model of young normal lower cervical spine has been developed and validated. The average percentage of load range was within 90% of standard deviation corridor.

Objective To assess the alterations of the systolic peak radial strain (RS) and the time to systolic peak radial strain(TRS) in ischemic myocardial segments with different extent of coronary artery stenosis using three-dimensional ultrasound speckle tracking imaging(3D-STI).Methods RS and TRS of 16 left ventricular segments were analyzed by 3D-STI in 87 patients,every left ventricular segment of all patients were divided into 5 groups according to coronary stenosis based on the results of selected coronary angiography:normal,≤25 ％,＞25 ％ - ≤50 ％,＞50 ％ - ≤ 75 ％,＞ 75 ％.All times were corrected by heart rate.Results In the coronary normal group,coronary stenosis extent ≤25％ group and coronary stenosis extent ＞25％ - ≤50％ group,the variance of RS was non-significant( P ＞0.05).Compared with the coronary normal group,coronary stenosis extent ≤25％ group and coronary stenosis extent ＞ 25％ -≤ 50％ group,RS was decreased in groups of coronary stenosis ＞50％ - ≤75％ and ＞75％.Between the coronary normal group and coronary stenosis extent ≤25 ％ group,the variance of TRS was non-significant( P ＞0.05).Compared with coronary normal and coronary stenosis extent ≤25 ％ group,TRS was increased in groups of coronary stenosis ＞25％ - ≤50％,＞50％ - ≤75％,＞75％.Compared with group of coronary stenosis ＞ 50％ -≤ 75％,TRS was shorter in group of coronary stenosis ＞ 75％,some variance was significant( P ＜0.05).Conclusions The RS was decreased along with the coronary stenosis increase,but TRS was increased along with the coronary stenosis increase.There is a tendency that TRS was decreased when the coronary stenosis is more than 75 ％ compared with the coronary stenosis ＞50％ - ≤75 ％ group.3D-STI can access the regional radial systolic function of the ischemic myocardial segment.

BACKGROUND:Short-segment pedicle screw technology has been extensively used in the treatment and repair of thoracolumbar burst fractures. The technique of operative treatment through the paraspinal muscle approach has advantages such as less trauma and bleeding, and rapid recovery. However, it requires further investigations to verify the superiority of the paraspinal muscle approach of two lateral incisions near the posterior median line. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the clinical efficacy and Cobb’s angle of short-segment pedicle screw fixation through paraspinal muscle approach of two lateral incisions near the posterior median line in the treatment of thoracic and lumbar fractures. METHODS:From September 2010 to June 2012, 56 patients with thoracic and lumbar fractures were included in the retrospective study, including 42 males and14 females, with an average of 45 years (range 18-59 years). According to the surgical approach, patients were divided into two groups, traditional approach (n=25) and paraspinal muscle approach (n=31). The operative time, intraoperative blood loss, postoperative drainage and postoperative ambulant time in the two groups were observed and compared. The visual analog scale scores at 7 days, 1 month and 6 months postoperatively were recorded. The Cobb’s angles of suffered vertebra were measured preoperatively and at 7 days and 6 months postoperatively. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Al patients were fol owed up after internal fixation. The paraspinal muscle approach was superior to traditional approach in the operation time, intraoperative blood loss, postoperative drainage and postoperative ambulant time, and visual analog scale scores at 7 days and 1 month postoperatively (P<0.05). There was no significant difference between the preoperative and postoperative Cobb’s angle in the two groups (P>0.05). The short-segment pedicle screw fixation through paraspinal muscle approach of two lateral incisions near the posterior median line in the treatment of thoracic and lumbar fractures, is an effective and minimal y invasive treatment, with less trauma, less bleeding, rapid recovery, and simple operations. Similar to open surgery, this treatment can recover the anatomical morphology and reconstruct spinal stability, and had good biocompatibility to the host.

AIM: To study the effect of G-protein-coupled receptor kinase 5 (GRK5) on the activation of astrocytesin the brain cortex of newborn Wistar rats .METHODS: GRK5 gene was silenced in the model of rat brain cortexastrocytes in vitro for 24 h.N-acetylcysteine (NAC), which is a known inhibitor of NF-κB, was added into the culture mediumaccording to gene silencing for 24 h.The expression levels of GFAP and caspase-3 were detected by the method of immunofluorescence,and the mRNA levels of NF-κB, TNF-α, IL-1βand iNOS were determined by real-time PCR.Moreover,the activity of SOD and concentrations of TNF -αand NO were measured.RESULTS: GRK5 gene silencing increasedthe expression of NF-κB at mRNA and protein levels obviously (P <0.01), and the mRNA levels of IL-1βand iNOS increasedsynchronously (P <0.01).Furthermore, caspase-3-positive cells in GRK5 siRNA group were increased comparedwith control siRNA group (P <0.01).Treatment with NAC obviously reduced the activity of NF -κB and weakened theeffects induced by GRK5 siRNA (P <0.05).CONCLUSION: GRK5 siRNA increases NF-κB activity and induces the activationof astrocytes.

Objective To establish a new RP-HPLC method for simultaneous determination of chlorogenic acid,forsythin, and baicalin in shuanghuanglian powder for injection after ultrasonic atomization. Methods Hypersil ODS2 C18(250 mmí4. 6 mm,5 μm) was used as the chromatographic column. The mobile phase was methanol-0. 2% phosphate acid solution (4060). Flow rate was 1. 0 mL·min-1 . Sample volume was 5μL. Column temperature was 30℃. Detection wavelength was 324 nm at 0-10 min and 277 nm at 10-25 min. Results Contents of chlorogenic acid,forsythin, and baicalin had good linear relationship with the respective peak area (r≥0. 999 7) within the scope of the sample volume. The RSD was <2% for precision, reproducibility, and stability. Recovery rate was 98. 50%-101. 12% (n=6). Conclusion The method is rapid, accurate and reproducible, with high resolution. It can determine the content of three kinds of components at the same time. The three components in shuanghuanglian powder for injection did not change significantly before and after ultrasonic atomization.

The gene smu. 776 encodes a possible S-adenosylmethionine-dependent methyltransferase of 385 residues in Streptococcus mutans, a primary pathogen for human dental caries. The DNA fragment of smu.776 was cloned into pET28a and expressed in good amount from the E. coli strain BL21 (DE3). Smu.776 protein was purified to homogeneity in a two-step procedure ofNi2+ chelating and size exclusion chromatography. Crystals were obtained by hanging-drop vapor diffusion method and diffracted to 2.0 (A) resolution.The crystal belongs to orthorhombic space group C2 with cell dimension of a=168.47 (A), b= 50.66 (A), c=53.96 (A), β=104.22°. The asymmetric unit is expected to contain one molecule with solvent content of 51.3%.