Objective:To explore the clinical effect of mycophenolate mofetil combined with glucocorticosteroid on the children with anaphylatic purpura nephritis.Methods:70 cases of children treated and diagnosed as anaphylatic purpura nephritis in our hospital from March,2012 to September,2015 were enrolled in this study.They were randomly divided into the observation group and the control group.Conventional therapy was applied to both groups,the observation group was treated by mycophenolate mofetil combined with prednisone,the control group was given cyclophosphamide combined with prednisone.The total effective rate,disappearence time of clinical symptoms,biochemical indicators,immune function as well as the incidence of adverse reactions were compared between the two groups.Results:The total effective rate of observation group was 94.29％,which was 85.17％ in the control group,no statistical difference was found between two groups(P＞0.05).After therapy,the disappearence time of albuminuria,hematuria in observation group showed no significant difference compared with those of the control group,the level of 24 h urine protein quantitation and CD19+ of both groups were significantly decreased,and the level of CD19+ of observation group was significantly lower than that of the control group (P ＜0.05),the level of albumin,total protein and CD3+,CD3+CD4+ of both groups were significantly increased,and the level of CD3+,CD3+CD4+of observation group were significantly higher than those of the control group (P＜0.05).The incidence of adverse reactions in observation group was significantly lower than that of the control group (P ＜0.05).Conclusion:Mycophenolate mofetil combined with glucocorticosteroid was more effective and safe on the children with anaphylatic purpura nephritis than that of cyclophosphamide combined with prednisone.

Objective To verify the determination of iodine in foodstuff by dry ashing As3+-Ce4+catalytic speetrophotometry.Methods The mixture of foodstuff powder and the solution of K2CO3,ZnSO4,KClO3 and NaCl was heated and dried at 105℃ for 3 hours,then heated by a adjustable electric heater for around 0.5 hour,transferred into muffle fumace to eremated at 600℃ for 4 hours.The dissolved ash was measured by As3+-Ce4+catalytic speetrophotometry.The linear range of the calibration and sensitivity were tested;The precision and accuracy for three kinds of iodine in samples of difierent pumpkins were tested:The iodine contents of standard urine samples and the American standard materials were tested as well.Results This testing covers iodine ranged from 4.4 ng to 250 ng.The relevance coefficient of standard curve was from-0.9997 to-0.9993.The pumpkin iodine contents detected were 45.8,145.0,195.6 μg/kg,with constant variables of 4.3%,3.0%and 3.9%respectively.The recovery was 96.8%,97.8%and 97.6%for three kinds of iodine in samples[(47.2±2.6),(71.9 4-3.3),(95.9±2.4)μg/kg].The relative error was-6.5%when the American standard materials were assessed.The relative error were 11.0%.10.7%and 10.7%when the standard urine samples of three kinds were tested.Conclusion This method,easy to be pefformed with better precision and accuracy,is suitable to measure food iodine as well as total iodine in urine.

OBJECTIVETo assess the genetic and environmental influences on the somatotype of children and adolescents, and the effects of sex and age.

METHODSThe components of somatotype were calculated by using Heather-Cater method in a total of 376 twin pairs of Han nationality, including 245 monozygotic (MZ) and 131 like-sex dizygotic (DZ) twin pairs aged 6 to 18 years. Model-fitting method by Mx package was performed to evaluate the proportion of variance components and to analyze the effects of sex and age on each component of somatotype using the adjusted data for other two somatotype components. The heritability of each component in different development periods divided by growth spurt was also evaluated.

RESULTSThe estimated heritabilities of endomorphic, mesomorphic and ectomorphic components were 0.45, 0.80, 0.44 in boys, 0.82, 0.79 and 0.81 in girls respectively after adjusting age. In boys, the heritability of endomorphic component during late puberty was significantly higher than that during pre-puberty (t = 4.99, P < 0.01) and puberty (t = 6.16, P < 0.01), while the heritability of ectomorphic component during late puberty was significantly lower than that during pre-puberty (t = 3.35, P < 0.01) and puberty (t = 4.12, P < 0.01). In girls, the heritability of endomorphic (t = 2.77, P < 0.01) or mesomorphic (t = 2.08, P < 0.05) component during pre-puberty was significantly higher than that in early puberty.

CONCLUSIONThe genetic influence on somatotype of girls should be much more than that of boys, especially on the endomorphic and ectomorphic components. For boys, the mesomorphic component is mainly determined by genetic factors, but the other components are mainly affected by environmental ones. The effects of the development periods on the heritability of somatotype should be paid much attention to.

Adolescent ; Asian Continental Ancestry Group ; Child ; China ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Somatotypes ; genetics ; Twins ; genetics ; Twins, Dizygotic ; genetics ; Twins, Monozygotic ; genetics

Adult ; Atrial Fibrillation ; surgery ; Cardiac Surgical Procedures ; methods ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Mitral Valve ; surgery ; Retrospective Studies ; Treatment Outcome

Gastric schwannoma is a tumor originating from mesenchymal tissue. The clinical incidence is relatively rare, accounting for 6.3% of all gastric stromal tumors. The tumor is more likely to occur in the body of the stomach and usually originates from the gastric submucosal nerve. Most gastric schwannomas do not have any clinical symptoms. Imaging examination can play a diagnostic role, but the diagnosis still requires pathological examination, especially S-100 protein which is the gold standard for the diagnosis of gastric schwannomas. Gastric schwannoma usually needs to be distinguished from gastrointestinal stromal tumors and gastrointestinal autonomic nerve tumors. In terms of treatment, complete surgical resection is the first choice.

Background: Coronary calcification is a major determinant of stent underexpansion and subsequent adverse events. This study aimed to evaluate the acute- and long-term outcomes of rotational atherectomy (RA) followed by cutting balloon (CB) versus plain balloon before drug-eluting stent implantation for calcified coronary lesions. Methods: From June April 2013 to March 2016, a total of 127 patients with moderately or severely calcified coronary lesions were treated with RA. Patients were divided into two groups according to the balloon type after RA: RA+CB group (n = 75) and RA+plain balloon group (n = 52). Minimal lumen diameter and acute lumen gain were analyzed by quantitative coronary angiography. In-hospital and long-term (>1 year) outcomes were recorded. Multivariate Cox regression analysis was performed to determine the independent predictors of in-stent restenosis. Results: The mean age of the patients was 65.5 years, and 76.4% were men. Total lesion length and minimal lumen diameter at baseline were similar in the two groups. After RA and balloon dilation, the lumen diameter was significantly larger in the RA+CB group than in the RA+plain balloon group (1.57 ± 0.46 mm vs. 1.10 ± 0.40 mm, t = 4.123, P < 0.001). The final lumen diameter was also larger in the RA+CB group compared to that in the RA group (2.81 ± 0.41 mm vs. 2.60 ± 0.25 mm, t = 2.111, P = 0.039). Moreover, patients receiving RA and CB tended to have larger final lumen gain (2.15 ± 0.48 mm vs. 1.95 ± 0.47 mm, t = 1.542, P = 0.132). Multivariate Cox regression analysis indicated that the strategy of RA+CB was a significant protective factor against long-term (>1 year) in-stent restenosis (hazard ratio: 0.136, 95% confidence interval: 0.020-0.936, P = 0.043). Conclusions In patients with moderately or severely calcified lesions, a strategy of RA followed by CB before stent implantation can increase lumen diameter and acute lumen gain. This strategy is safe with lower risk of long-term in-stent restenosis.
Aged ; Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary ; Atherectomy, Coronary ; Coronary Angiography ; Coronary Artery Disease ; diagnostic imaging ; therapy ; Drug-Eluting Stents ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Percutaneous Coronary Intervention ; Stents ; Treatment Outcome

Child ; Cytomegalovirus Infections ; Haplotypes ; Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ; Humans

In the present research, 674 wild medicinal material samples of Phellodendri amurensis Cortex were collected from 31 sampling sites in the whole distribution of its original plant Phellodendron amurense. The samples were collected under the premise that the stem diameter of sampling plant, sampling position and time were controlled. And the sampling sites were set at the interval of a latitude. The content of 6 kinds of active ingredients, palmatine chloride, berberine hydrochloride, phellodendrine chloride, jatrorrhizine hydrochloride, magnoflorine, chlorogenic acid, etc in the medicinal material samples were determined, and the results showed that the content of most active ingredients in the medicinal materials showed significant differences due to the difference of sampling sites. Among them, the medicinal materials from Liaoning region had the highest content of active ingredients, followed by Beijing and Jilin regions, and that from Heilongjiang region had the lowest content. The study has important directive significance to the exploration of environmental factors for the formation of active constituent and artificial planting regionalization of high quality Phellodendri amurensis Cortex.

Objective: To analyze and compare therapy responses, outcomes, and incidence of severe hematologic adverse events of flumatinib and imatinib in patients newly diagnosed with chronic phase chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) . Methods: Data of patients with chronic phase CML diagnosed between January 2006 and November 2022 from 76 centers, aged ≥18 years, and received initial flumatinib or imatinib therapy within 6 months after diagnosis in China were retrospectively interrogated. Propensity score matching (PSM) analysis was performed to reduce the bias of the initial TKI selection, and the therapy responses and outcomes of patients receiving initial flumatinib or imatinib therapy were compared. Results: A total of 4 833 adult patients with CML receiving initial imatinib (n=4 380) or flumatinib (n=453) therapy were included in the study. In the imatinib cohort, the median follow-up time was 54 [interquartile range (IQR), 31-85] months, and the 7-year cumulative incidences of CCyR, MMR, MR(4), and MR(4.5) were 95.2%, 88.4%, 78.3%, and 63.0%, respectively. The 7-year FFS, PFS, and OS rates were 71.8%, 93.0%, and 96.9%, respectively. With the median follow-up of 18 (IQR, 13-25) months in the flumatinib cohort, the 2-year cumulative incidences of CCyR, MMR, MR(4), and MR(4.5) were 95.4%, 86.5%, 58.4%, and 46.6%, respectively. The 2-year FFS, PFS, and OS rates were 80.1%, 95.0%, and 99.5%, respectively. The PSM analysis indicated that patients receiving initial flumatinib therapy had significantly higher cumulative incidences of CCyR, MMR, MR(4), and MR(4.5) and higher probabilities of FFS than those receiving the initial imatinib therapy (all P<0.001), whereas the PFS (P=0.230) and OS (P=0.268) were comparable between the two cohorts. The incidence of severe hematologic adverse events (grade≥Ⅲ) was comparable in the two cohorts. Conclusion: Patients receiving initial flumatinib therapy had higher cumulative incidences of therapy responses and higher probability of FFS than those receiving initial imatinib therapy, whereas the incidence of severe hematologic adverse events was comparable between the two cohorts.
Adult ; Humans ; Adolescent ; Imatinib Mesylate/adverse effects* ; Incidence ; Antineoplastic Agents/adverse effects* ; Retrospective Studies ; Pyrimidines/adverse effects* ; Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/drug therapy* ; Treatment Outcome ; Benzamides/adverse effects* ; Leukemia, Myeloid, Chronic-Phase/drug therapy* ; Aminopyridines/therapeutic use* ; Protein Kinase Inhibitors/therapeutic use*