Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection is very common in the population. The form of infection usually presents silent or latent infection in the persons with normal immune function, but it can lead to a high mortality in the fetuses and the patients with immune deficiency. At present,the pathogenesis of the congenital infection by HCMV is not very clear. In the α chemokine homologue encoded by HCMV UL146, the variation of the nucleotide and amino acid sequences and the highly conservative domain suggests that this domain is important for HCMV in biological significance. And the study on the gene polymorphism and the function of its encoding protein will play an important role to reveal the pathogenesis of HCMV.

Objective To investigate the polymorphism of human cytomegalovirus（HCMV）UL146 gene in clinical strains,and to evaluate its clinical diagnostic and therapeutic value of gene.Methods The UL146 gene of clinical strains was examined by quantitative polymerase chain reaction（Q-PCR）or general polymerase chain reaction（PCR）.Positive samples of PCR amplification were sequenced and analyzed.Results High variability of UL146 gene was found among 28 HCMV strains.According to phylogenetic analysis,all sequences of UL146 in clinical strains could be divided into three types and four subtypes.Chemokine ELRCXC region was highly conserved in all sequences.Conclusion HCMV-UL146 genes showed a high degree of polymorphism,and its encoded chemokine ELRCXC region was highly con-served.The relationship between HCMV-UL146 gene′s polymorphism and different clinical symptoms of HCMV infection was unclear.

Objective To evaluate the application value of three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction technique in laparoscopic hepatectomy.Methods The retrospective cohort study was conducted.The clinicopathological data of 189 patients with liver cancer who were admitted to the Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang University School of Medicine from January 2014 to December 2018 were collected.There were 142 males and 47 females,aged from 27 to 86 years,with an average age of 60 years.According to the difficulty score of surgery,50 of 189 patients underwent laparoscopic complex hepatectomy,including 23 with preoperative 3D reconstruction in the complex reconstruction group and 27 with no preoperative 3D reconstruction in the complex control group;other 139 patients underwent laparoscopic non-complex hepatectomy,including 25 with preoperative 3D reconstruction in the non-complex reconstruction group and 114 with no preoperative 3D reconstruction in the non-complex control group.Observation indicators:(1) vascular assessment of patients who received 3D reconstruction;(2) surgical and postoperative situations;(3) typical case analysis.Measurement data with normal distribution were presented as Mean±SD,and comparison between groups was done using the t test.Measurement data with skewed distribution were presented as M (range),and comparison between groups was done using the Mann-Whitney U test.Count data were represented as absolute number or percentage,and comparison between groups was analyzed using the chi-square test or Fisher exact probability.Results (1) Vascular assessment of patients who received 3D reconstruction:48 of 189 patients were performed preoperative 3D reconstruction.Vascular assessment of 48 patients showed 41 of hepatic arterial Michels Ⅰ type,4 of Michels Ⅱ type,1,1,and 1 of Michels Ⅲ,Ⅳ,Ⅷ type,respectively.There were 35 belonging to hepatic venous Ⅰ type and 12 belonging to hepatic venous Ⅱ type and 1 with unclear distribution of hepatic vein.There were 5 and 3 belonging to portal venous Ⅰ type and Ⅱ type,38 with normal distribution of portal vein,and 2 with unclear distribution of portal vein,respectively.(2) Surgical and postoperative situations:50 of 189 patients underwent laparoscopic complex hepatectomy,and 139 underwent laparoscopic non-complex hepatectomy.The operation time and volume of intraoperative blood loss were (234±64)minutes and 200 mL (range,100-408 mL) in the complex reconstruction group,and (289±80)minutes and 500 mL (range,400-800 mL) in the complex control group,respectively,showing statistically significant differences between the two groups (t=-2.474,Z=-2.981,P＜ 0.05).Cases with postoperative complications and duration of postoperative hospital stay of complex reconstruction group were 8 and 6 days (range,4-12 days),respectively,versus 13 and 8 days (range,6-13 days) of complex control group.There was no significant difference (x2=0.911,Z =-1.634,P＞0.05).The operation time,volume of intraoperative blood loss,cases of postoperative complications and duration of postoperative hospital stay were 160.0 minutes (range,117.5-221.0 minutes),100 mL (range,75-200 mL),8,5 days (range,4-8 days) in the non-complex reconstruction group,157.5 min (range,100.0-222.5 minutes),100 mL (range,50-200 mL),43,6 days (range,4-7 days) in the non-complex control group,showing no significant difference between the two groups (Z=-0.525,-0.797,x2 =0.289,Z=-0.011,P＞0.05).(3) Typical case analysis:one 48-year-old male patient with primary liver cancer developed a personalized hepatectomy plan through simulation function of vascular drainage area in 3D reconstruction.One 49-year-old female patient achieved indirect intraoperative navigation through emulation function of 3D reconstruction.Conclusions The 3D reconstruction of liver in preoperative assessment is beneficial to choice of surgical options and personalized surgical plan in the precise hepatectomy.Especially in the laparoscopic complex hepatectomy,preoperative 3D reconstruction can shorten operation time,and reduce volume of intraoperative blood loss.

Objective:To explore the difference in the proliferation, migration and ultraviolet radiation effect between double-head and unilateral pterygium fibroblasts (HPFs) cultured in vitro. Methods:Pterygium tissue was obtained from patients who underwent pterygium excision with conjunctival transposition from March 2017 to March 2018 in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University.Nineteen cases with bilateral pterygium and 19 cases with unilateral pterygium were selected for this research.Twelve cases of normal conjunctival tissue were obtained from donor eyes.The fibroblasts were divided into HPFs-nasal (HPFs-N), HPFs-temporal (HPFs-T), unilateral HPFs and human conjunctiva fibroblasts (HCFs), which was taken from the nasal side of the bilateral pterygium, the temporal side of the bilateral pterygium, the unilateral pterygium and the normal conjunctiva, respectively.Human pterygium and normal conjunctival fibroblasts were isolated and cultured by tissue culture method.The fibroblasts were divided into an ultraviolet irradiation group and a normal light illumination group.The cell growth curve was detected by methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium (MTT) assay.The cell scratch healing rate was detected by the cell scratch test after 48 hours.The expression of α-smooth muscle actin αwas detected by immunofluorescence staining, and the number of positive cells in each group was compared.The fibroblasts cultured in vitro were irradiated with ultraviolet irradiation, and the cell scratch healing rate, growth curve and expression of α-SMA were observed.The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University.Written informed consent was obtained from each subject. Results:The pterygium and conjunctival fibroblasts were spindle shaped, and the growth rate was gradually increased from day 1 to day 7.The growth rate of HPFs-N was the fastest, and the growth rate of HCFs was the slowest.The growth rate of the four types of fibroblasts was significantly increased after exposure to ultraviolet.There were significant differences in the cell scratch healing rates and α-SMA positive cell expression rates among the four fibroblast types under different lighting conditions ( Fgroup=158.064, P<0.05; Fcell type=326.582, P<0.05. Fgroup=4.731, P<0.05; Fcell type=172.813, P<0.05), of which the scratches healing rate in the HPFs-N cells after 48 hours under the normal light conditions was (79.67±0.86)%, which was significantly higher than HPFs-T ([54.04±0.33]%), unilateral HPFs ([64.12±0.21]%) and HCFs ([58.86±0.41]%), the α-SMA positive cell expression rate in the HPFs-N cells after 48 hours under the normal light conditions was (28.87±1.02)%, which was significantly higher than that in HPFs-T ([13.67±0.23]%), unilateral HPFs ([20.35±1.72]%) and HCFs ([5.12±0.45]%) (all at P<0.05); the cell scratch healing rates and α-SMA positive cell expression rates were significantly increased in the ultraviolet irradiation group than those in the normal light illumination group (all at P<0.05). Conclusions:The nasal side of double-head pterygium fibroblasts is more proliferous and more migratory than that of the unilateral pterygium, the expression of α-SMA is also increased, which can be further enhanced by ultraviolet irradiation.

Objective:To summarize and analyze the clinical characteristics, treatment and prognosis of superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) with malignant tumors in children, and to improve the understanding of its clinical management.Methods:Clinical data of 50 children with SVCS combined with malignant tumors treated in the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from November 2010 to May 2022 were analyzed retrospectively.The pathological types, clinical manifestations, imaging examination, treatment and prognosis were summarized.The overall survival (OS) rate and event-free survival (EFS) rate were evaluated by Kaplan-Meier method.Results:Among the 50 cases, 38 were males and 12 were females, with a male/female ratio of 3.2∶1.0.The median onset was 12.5 (8.0, 14.5) years, and the most common onset occurred in adolescence (66.0%, 33/50). Cough (80.0%, 40/50) was the most common clinical manifestation, followed by face and neck edema (66.0%, 33/50), chest tightness (56.0%, 28/50) and dyspnea (50.0%, 25/50). All the 50 cases were confirmed by histopathological examination, 39 cases(78.0%) were diagnosed as non-Hodgkin′s lymphoma (NHL). NHL was the most common malignant tumor, of which T-lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-LBL) accounted for 74.4%(29/39). All the 50 cases were examined by CT examination, involving 42 cases (84.0%) detected with mediastinal masses.Pleural effusion (86.0%, 43/50) and pericardial effusion (70.0%, 35/50) were common imaging findings.The 3-year OS rate and EFS rate of them were 59.7% and 57.9%, respectively.The 3-year OS rate and EFS rate of the 39 children with NHL were 62.9% and 60.9%, respectively.Conclusions:Children with malignant tumors complicated with SVCS are featured by the acute onset, rapid progress and poor prognosis.NHL is the most common cause, especially T-LBL.Cough, edema of face and neck, chest tightness and dyspnea are common clinical manifestations.Early detection and treatment contribute to save children′s lives.

Objective:To explore the prognostic values of peripheral blood cell parameters: neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and mean platelet volume-to-lymphocyte ratio (MPVLR) in children under the age of 4 years with infection-associated hemophagocytic syndrome (IAHS).Methods:The clinical data of 70 children under the age of 4 years with IAHS treated in the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from January 2015 to October 2020 were analyzed retrospectively, including the changes in peripheral blood cell parameters at the time of diagnosis, and 2, 4 and 8 weeks after treatment. Mann- Whitney U test was used to compare the differences in peripheral blood cell parameters of IAHS children with different prognosis statues.The prognostic values of NLR, PLR and MPVLR were evaluated by plotting receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves.The optimal cut-off value was determined by Youden index.Children were grouped according to the optimal cut-off values of NLR, PLR and MPVLR.The survival rate was estimated by Kaplan-Meier method, followed by Log- rank test for pairwise comparison. Results:(1)Compared with the survival group, NLR, PLR and MPVLR were significantly higher at the diagnosis in the death group(all P<0.001). (2)ROC curves showed that the area under the curve(AUC) of NLR, PLR and MPVLR to predict the prognosis of children with IAHS were 0.805, 0.815 and 0.772, respectively.When the optimal cut-off value of NLR, PLR and MPVLR were 0.73, 32.86 and 14.19, respectively, the sensitivity and specificity were 69.57% and 89.36%, 86.96% and 68.09%, and 60.87% and 89.36%, respectively.(3)According to the optimal cut-off value, the total survival time of children in NLR>0.73 group was significantly shorter than that in NLR ≤ 0.73 group, and that of children in PLR>32.86 group was significantly shorter than that in PLR ≤ 32.86 group; the total survival time of children in MPVLR>14.19 group was significantly shorter than that in MPVLR ≤ 14.19 group(all P<0.001). (4)After 2 weeks of treatment, the NLR and MPVLR in the death group were significantly higher than those in the survival group(all P<0.05). After 2, 4 and 8 weeks of treatment, NLR, PLR and MPVLR in the survival group were significantly improved as compared with those at the diagnosis(all P<0.05), but there was no significant change in the death group(all P>0.05). Conclusions:NLR, PLR and MPVLR at the time of diagnosis have a certain predictive value for the prognosis of children under the age of 4 years with IAHS.Monitoring their changes in the early stage of treatment is helpful to judge the prognosis.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequencies of deafness gene mutations among patients with non-syndromic hearing loss (NSHL) from northern Jiangsu province. METHODS: A total of 117 patients with NSHL were enrolled. The coding region of GJB2 gene, IVS7-2A>G and 2168A>G mutations of SLC26A4 gene, and 1555A>G and 1494C>T mutations of mitochondrial DNA 12S rRNA were subjected to Sanger sequencing. Patients in whom no mutation was detected were further tested by targeted gene capture and high-throughput sequencing. RESULTS: Among the 117 patients, 86 (73.50%) were found to carry mutations. GJB2 gene mutations were found in 61 patients (52.14%), including 22 (18.80%) with homozygous mutations and 39 (33.33%) with heterozygous mutations. SLC26A4 gene mutations were found in 19 patients (16.24%), including 4 (3.42%) with homozygous mutations and 15 with heterozygous mutations (14.53%). Mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene mutation was found in 6 patients (5.13%). Targeted gene capture and high-throughput sequencing of 8 patients identified 4 further cases, including 1 with RDX gene 129_130del and 76_79del compound heterozygous mutations, 1 with OTOF gene 1274G>C homozygous mutation, 1 with SLC26A4 gene 919-2A>G and IVS16-6G>A compound heterozygous mutation, and 1 with SLC26A4 gene 919-2A>G and A1673T compound heterozygous mutation. CONCLUSION The frequency of mutation among patients with NSHL from north Jiangsu was 73.50%, and GJB2 gene was most commonly mutated.
China ; Connexins ; DNA Mutational Analysis ; DNA, Mitochondrial ; Hearing Loss ; genetics ; Humans ; Membrane Proteins ; Mutation ; Sulfate Transporters

Objective To analezk thk charactkristics of drug-induckd livkr injure( DIFI)in childrkn with acutk lemphoblastic lkuckmia(LFF),so as to improvk thk phesician＇s undkrstanding of chkmothkrape DIFI,and to guidk clinical rational drug usk. Methods Onk hundrkd and forte-thrkk casks with LFF diagnoskd in thk Dkpartmknt of Hk-matologe and Oncologe in thk Pirst Lffiliatkd Hospital of Yhkngzhou Rnivkrsite from Januare 2012 to Dkckmbkr 2016 wkrk analezkd rktrospkctivkle. Baskd on DIFI diagnostic critkria and thk ARCLM scalk,thk casks with a scork of ≥3 points wkrk considkrkd to havk chkmothkrape DIFI. Groupkd be gkndkr,agk,immunoteping,risc and stagk of chkmo-thkrape,thk incidknck of DIFI was comparkd. Thk situation aftkr DIFI prkvkntion was comparkd bktwkkn two groups which was groupkd according to whkthkr thk application of hkpatoprotkctivk drugs. ResuIts Onk hundrkd and kight ca-sks(75. 52﹪)had DIFI,66 casks(61. 11﹪)showkd clinical manifkstations of livkr injure,and 42 casks(38. 89﹪) had no clinical semptoms. Lmong all thk casks 57. 41﹪(62 casks)wkrk mild livkr damagk,25﹪(27 casks)wkrk modkratk livkr injure and 17. 59﹪(19 casks)wkrk skvkrk livkr damagk. Thk clinical tepks which wkrk hkpatockllular accounting for 79. 63﹪(86 casks),cholkstatic 7. 41﹪(8 casks)and mixkd 12. 96﹪(14 casks). Malk wkrk 80 casks (79. 21﹪)and fkmalk 28 casks(66. 67﹪),but thk incidknck of DIFI bktwkkn diffkrknt gkndkr group had no statistical diffkrknck(χ2 ﹦2. 524,P﹦0. 112). Skvknte-fivk casks(77. 32﹪)wkrk ＜7 ekars agk and 33 casks(71. 74﹪)≥7 ekars agk,and thk incidknck of DIFI bktwkkn 2 groups was not statisticalle diffkrknt(χ2 ﹦0. 526,P﹦0. 468). Thkrk was no significant diffkrknck in T-LFF(8 casks,61. 54﹪)and B-LFF(100 casks,76. 92﹪)( χ2 ﹦0. 795,P﹦0. 372). Thk incidknck had significant diffkrknck in diffkrknt risc(P﹦0. 002). Thk incidknck of DIFI bktwkkn thk middlk risc group(60 casks,88. 24﹪)and standard risc(21 casks,58. 33﹪)had statistical diffkrknck( P ＜0. 05 ). Thk incidknck of DIFI bktwkkn thk middlk risc group and skvkrk risc(27 casks,69. 23﹪)had statistical diffkrknck( P﹦0. 015). Thk incidknck was diffkrknt in diffkrknt stagks of chkmothkrape(P＜0. 05). Thk incidknck of DIFI in induckd stagk was diffkrknt comparkd to othkr stagks(P＜0. 05). ARCLM scork ＞8 points accountkd for 21 casks(19. 45﹪), 6-8 points accountkd for 59 casks(54. 63﹪)and 3 -5 points accountkd for 28 casks(25. 92﹪). Eighte -nink patiknts(92. 71﹪)wkrk kffkctivk in thk hkpatoprotkctivk group and 8 patiknts(66. 67﹪)in thk no hkpatoprotkctivk thkrape group. Thk diffkrknck bktwkkn thk 2 groups was statisticalle significant(χ2 ﹦5. 317,P﹦0. 021). ConcIusions Thk clinical semptoms of drug-induckd livkr injure in childrkn with LFF chkmothkrape ark lacc of spkcificite. Thke ark mainle charactkrizkd be mild livkr injure. Thk clinical tepk of hkpatic injure is common in hkpatockllular. Thk ARCLM scork was mostle 6 to 8. Thkrk is no rklationship bktwkkn thk incidknck in LFF and gkndkr,agk,tepk of lkuck-mia. Thk incidknck with modkratk risc tepk is highkr than that of thk standard and high-risc tepk. Thk incidknck in induction rkmission stagk is highkst. Lpplication of hkpatoprotkctivk drugs is bknkficial to DIFI prognosis.

Objective To study the optimal timing of preoperative injection of indocyanine green in laparoscopic liver tumor resection under indocyanine green fluorescent navigation to obtain the most satisfactory fluorescence imaging effects.Methods 60 patients with liver tumors who underwent laparoscopic hepatectomy from April 2017 to October 2018 were retrospectively studied on the intraoperative fluorescence imaging effects.A simple grading of the fluorescence imaging effects was developed.The ICG R15 and preoperative injection times of ICG were correlated with the intraoperative fluorescence imaging effects.Results Of 60 patients with liver tumors,59 patients underwent laparoscopic liver resection and one patient was converted to open surgery.The overall satisfaction rate of intraoperative fluorescence imaging was 73.4％ (44/60).In the patients with an ICG R15 rate ≤ 7％,it was easier to obtain good fluorescence imagings when the preoperative administration time was longer than 48 hours.Even when the preoperative administration time was longer than 5 days,satisfactory fluorescence imaging effect could still be obtained in these patients.In the patients with an ICG R15 rate ＞ 7％,intraoperative fluorescence imagings were unsatisfactory when the administration time was less than 6 days.Relative better imagings were obtained in these patients when the preoperative administration time was more than 6 days.Conclusions When the pre-operative ICG injection dose was not changed,the preoperative administration time should be adjusted according to the value of the ICG R15 to obtain better intraoperative fluorescence imaging effects of the liver tumors.The optimal timing needs to be further studied by a large case study.

Objective:To discuss whether platelet distribution width (PDW) can effectively predict the prognosis of neuroblastoma (NB).Methods:The clinical data of 67 NB patients in the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University between January 2014 and January 2018 were retrospectively analyzed.They were divided into low PDW group and high PDW group according to the PDW level, and the differences in clinical indicators between the 2 groups were compared.The prognostic effects of PDW were assessed by using the Kaplan- Meier method and Cox regression model. Results:Among the 67 patients, 41 cases were male, 26 cases were female, with the ratio of male to female being 1.58∶1.00, and the average age was 44 months (2-156 months). Five cases were in stage Ⅰ, 1 case in stage Ⅱ, 15 cases in stage Ⅲ and 46 cases in stage Ⅳ.At the first time of diagnosis, there were 14 cases with age ≤ 18 months, 53 cases with age > 18 months, 47 cases with neuron specific enolase (NSE) level ≥ 100 μg/L, 20 cases with NSE level<100 μg/L.The median follow-up time was 20.4 months.At the end of follow-up, 35 cases died and 32 cases survived.There was no statistical difference in age, gender, primary site of tumor, tumor stage and mean platelet volume between the low PDW group and the high PDW group (all P>0.05). The proportion of high-risk patients, the level of NSE, bone marrow metastasis rate, MYCN gene amplification rate and the red blood cell distribution width in the high PDW group were significantly higher than those in the low PDW group, but the high PDW group had a lower level of thrombocytocrit than the low PDW group, and the differences were statistically significant(all P<0.05). Survival analysis revealed that the 2-year overall survival of the low PDW group was significantly higher than that of the high PDW group (69.8% vs.25.3%, χ2=15.761, P<0.05). Univariate analysis showed that NSE ( HR=6.606, 95% CI: 2.018-21.620), MYCN gene ( HR=1.977, 95% CI: 0.794-4.919), tumor risk stratification ( HR=5.926, 95% CI: 1.416-24.794), PDW ( HR=4.036, 95% CI: 1.957-8.322), and red blood cell distribution width ( HR=1.120, 95% CI: 1.005-1.249) were the adverse factors affecting the overall survival, and thrombocytocrit was a protective factor for the prognosis of NB.Multivariate analysis indicated that PDW was an independent risk factor of NB ( HR=2.524, 95% CI: 1.017-6.264, P=0.046). Conclusions:There is a good consistency between the increase of PDW and the known prognostic risk factors, elevated tumor markers and bone marrow metastasis.Increased PDW is associated with poor prognosis in NB patients, and PDW is an independent risk factor for the poor prognosis of NB.