Objective To evaluate the diagnostic value and limits of 64-slice spiral coronary artery imaging,by com- parison with selective coronary angiography,in detection of coronary heart disease.Methods Fourty-two patients sus- pected CAD were performed 64-slice spiral CT coronary imaging and selective coronary artery angiography in two weeks, comparative analysis of results were progressed consequently.Results The sensitivity,specificity and positive and nega- tive predictive value to identify≥50% stenosis branches was 90.5%,96.6%,85.9% and 97.8%,respectively.The sen- sitivity,specificity and positive and negative predictive value to identify≥75% stenosis branches was 93.5%,98.9%, 87.9% and99.4%,respectively.Conclusion As a noinvasive quantitative assessment of coronary artery stenoses exami- nation,64-slice spiral CT is a valuable method to detect and diagnose the disease of coronary artery,but its clinical use maybe presently be limited due to image quality in a number of cases.

Adult ; Dendritic Cell Sarcoma, Interdigitating ; complications ; surgery ; Humans ; Male ; Paraneoplastic Syndromes ; etiology ; Pemphigus ; etiology

Adult ; Enchondromatosis ; diagnosis ; diagnostic imaging ; Femur ; diagnostic imaging ; Humans ; Male ; Radiography

Objective:To observe effect of acupuncture combined with hypothermia therapy on MAPK/ERK pathway and apoptosis related factorsin rats suffered cerebral ischemia reperfusion and to explore underlying mechanisms.Methods:Middle cerebral artery ischemia model were established.Ninety SD rats were randomly assigned into a blank group,a control group,a model group,an acupuncture group,a mild hypothermia group,and an acupuncture with hypothermia group.After 72 h treatment,nervefunction defect scores were observed,and infarction area percent was detected by 2,3,5-triphenyl-2H-tetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining;expressions of Bcl-2 and Bax were examined by immunohistochemistry;apoptotic cells were detected by TUNEL assay;and expression levels of phospho-mitogen-activated protein kinase(p-MEK2) and phospho-extracellular signal regulated kinase 1/2 (p-ERK1/2) in the rats' hippocampus ischemic side were determined by Western blot.Results:In the rats of the model group,the neural function defect scores,the infarction area percent,the expression level of Bax,and apoptotic cells increased,while the level of Bcl-2 decreased significantly.The level of p-MEK2 and p-ERK1/2 increased obviously compared with the blank and control groups (P＜0.05 or P＜0.01).After treatment with acupuncture and hypothermia,the neural function defect scores,infarction area percent,and the level ofBax,apoptotic cells and the levels of p-MEK2 and p-ERK1/2 were significantly decreased,while the level of Bcl-2 in the treatment group was significantly elevated (P＜0.05 or P＜0.01) compared with the model group.Compared with the acupuncture group or the hypothermia group,the neural function defect scores and the levels of p-MEK2 and p-ERK1/2 in the acupuncture combined with hypothermia group were significantly reduced (P＜0.05 or P＜0.01).Conclusion:Acupuncture and hypothermia therapy can improve cerebral function,and reduce the cerebral injury through down-regulation of Bax level,and up-regulation of Bcl-2 level,which is related to reducing the levels of p-MEK2 and p-ERK1/2.The therapeutic effects on cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury for combination of acupuncture with hypothermia are better than those with single application of acupuncture or hypothermia.

Objective: To investigate the effect of acupuncture plus mild hypothermia on neurological function impairment score, cerebral infarct size and apoptosis-related factors in cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury (CIRI) rats.Methods: Sixty healthy male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were routinely reared for 1 week. Ten rats were randomly selected as the sham operation group and 10 rats as the blank control group, while the remaining 40 rats were subjected to preparing the middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model by modified filament occlusion method. The 40 MCAO rats were further randomly divided into a model group, an acupuncture group, a mild hypothermia group and an acupuncture plus mild hypothermia group, with 10 rats in each group. Rats in the sham operation group, the blank control group and the model group did not accept treatment except binding; rats in the acupuncture group received acupuncture treatment; rats in the mild hypothermia group received mild hypothermia treatment; rats in the acupuncture plus mild hypothermia group received acupuncture and mild hypothermia treatment. 72 h after the treatment, neurological function impairment score was performed; the infarct area ratio was determined by 2,3,5-tripheyl tetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining; apoptosis of brain cells was observed by TUNEL method; the expressions of Bcl-2, Bax and Caspase-3 were detected by immunohistochemistry.Results: Compared with the blank control group and the sham operation group, the neurological function impairment score, cerebral infarct area ratio, apoptosis, and the expressions of Bax and Caspase-3 in the model group were significantly increased, while the expression of Bcl-2 was significantly decreased, and there were significant between-group differences (allP<0.05). After the treatment, there were statistically significant differences among the treatment groups in the neurological function impairment score, cerebral infarct area ratio and apoptosis in the ischemic side of rats, as well as the expressions of Bcl-2, Bax and Caspase-3 (allP<0.05), and from the figures, tables and statistical analysis, it was found that a better tendency in the acupuncture plus mild hypothermia group than the acupuncture group or mild hypothermia group.Conclusion: Acupuncture plus mild hypothermia can protect the brain cells by improving neurological function impairment, decreasing cerebral infarct area ratio, reducing the number of apoptotic cells in the ischemic area and regulating the expressions of apoptosis related proteins to inhibit apoptosis.

The objective of this study is to generate broad spectrum monoclonal antibody ( mAb ) against a group of pyrethroid insecticides and to identify its immunological characteristics. The generic hapten 3-phenoxy-benzoic acid ( PBA) was conjugated to carrier protein BSA by activated ester method. Balb/c mice were immunized with PBA-BSA. The titer of polyclonal antibody ( pAb ) was detected by indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ( ELISA) after five times immunization. The mouse with high titer and sensitivity was selected for cell fusing. The splenocytes of immunized mice were fused with Sp2/0 cells and the cultural supernatants of hybridoma cells were screened by indirect non-competitive ELISA based on the coating antigen PBA-ovoalbumin ( PBA-OVA ) . High-sensitivity and high-specificity mAb was prepared after subcloning using limiting dilution method. Purified mAb was obtained after purified by saturated ammonia sulfate precipitation and protein G affinity column. The immunological characteristics of mAb such as titer, antibody subtypes, affinity constant and the sensitivity to pyrethroid insecticides were characterized by indirect ELISA; The results of UV spectroscopy and SDS-PAGE showed that PBA-BSA artificial antigen was synthesized successfully. A hybridoma cell line (4H11) secreting anti-pyrethroid mAb was established. The titre of ascites was up to 1:6. 5×106, and the mAb was IgG1 subtype. The affinity constant of the mAb to PBA was about 2. 5×107 L/mol, with a IC50 value of 208. 83 μg/L and a detection limit of 21. 23 μg/L to PBA. Simultaneously, beta-cypermethrin, flucythrinate, cypermethrin and fenvalerate were sensitively recognized by the mAb with the IC50 of 1. 01, 2. 15, 3. 16 and 3. 67μg/L, respectively.

OBJECTIVETo explore the diagnostic and therapeutic values of the capsule endoscopy (CE) in Crohn's disease (CD).

METHODSThe clinical data of 14 patients diagnosed by CE were retrospectively analyzed. The clinical features, CE findings, and medical management were evaluated.

RESULTThe severity of CD diagnosed by CE was consistent with the clinical features.

CONCLUSIONThe CE findings are important indicators in CD diagnosis and may facilitate clinical decision making.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Anti-Inflammatory Agents ; therapeutic use ; Capsule Endoscopy ; methods ; Crohn Disease ; diagnosis ; drug therapy ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Retrospective Studies ; Young Adult

Objective:To observe the protective effect of acupuncture plus mild hypothermia on brain tissues in rats with cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury (CIRI), and the influence on protein expression levels of phosphorylated Raf-1, MEK-2 and ERK1/2 in the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)/extracellular regulated protein kinases (ERK) pathway, and to explore the mechanism of acupuncture plus mild hypothermia therapy for the ischemic stroke. Methods:Ninety Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into a blank control group, a sham operation group, a model group, an acupuncture group, a mild hypothermia group and an acupuncture plus mild hypothermia group, 15 rats in each group. Except the rats in the blank control group, the remaining rats were used to prepare the middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) models according to the modified occlusion method using lines, while only the occlusion lines were inserted without blocking the brain arteries of rats in the sham operation group. When the vital signs of rats were stable, rats in the blank control group did not receive any intervention; rats in the sham operation group and the model group received fastening without treatment; rats in the acupuncture group, the mild hypothermia group, and the acupuncture plus mild hypothermia group were treated with the corresponding therapeutic methods. 72 h later, observed neurologic injury score, evaluated infarction area ratio by 2,3,5-tripheyl tetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining, determined apoptosis by TUNEL assay, and measured the phosphorylated Raf-1, MEK-2 and ERK1/2 protein expression levels in rat ischemic hippocampal tissues by Western blot assay. Results: Compared with the blank control group and the sham operation group, after modeling, the neurologic injury score, infarction area ratio and apoptotic cells were increased, and phosphorylated Raf-1, MEK-2 and ERK1/2 protein expression levels were significantly increased in the model group; the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05 orP<0.01). Compared with the model group, after acupuncture or mild hypothermia therapy, neurologic injury score and infarction area ratio were decreased; apoptotic cells and phosphorylated Raf-1, MEK-2 and ERK1/2 protein expression levels were significantly decreased; the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05 orP<0.01). Compared with the acupuncture group, neurologic injury score and phosphorylated Raf-1, MEK-2 and ERK1/2 protein expression levels were decreased in the acupuncture plus mild hypothermia group; differences between the groups were statistically significant (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Compared with the mild hypothermia group, phosphorylated Raf-1, MEK-2 and ERK1/2 protein expression levels decreased in the acupuncture plus mild hypothermia group, and differences were statistically significant (P<0.01). Conclusion:Acupuncture or mild hypothermia therapy can improve neurologic injury, reduce infarction area and apoptosis, which brought about protective effect on the brain tissues, in the MCAO model. The protective effect of acupuncture plus mild hypothermia group is the strongest. The mechanism may involve the MAPK/ERK pathway, by reducing the phosphorylated Raf-1, MEK-2 and ERK1/2 protein expression levels.

ObjectiveTo optimize human Hexastatin gene,to express,purify protein and conduct activity experimental research,and to provide a theoretical basis for further study of Hexastatin.MethodsHuman Hexastatin gene was optimized and synthesized.It was connected to the pET28a expression vector,induced to express by isopropyl β-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside(IPTG),and optimized induction conditions.After the ultrasonication of bacterial cells and inclusion bodies,the recombinant fusion protein was purified with Ni-NTA chromatographic column,analyzed and identified by SDS-PAGE and Western Blot,and conduct activity experimental research in vitro by MTT.ResultsConstructed production was pET28a-Hexastatin expression plasmid.The human Hexastatin protein was expressed in E.coli BL21 the high level and accounted for 45.1％ of the total bacterial protein.The purification of recombinant protein purified with Ni-NTA chromatographic column reached 90％,and the concentration was 80 μg/ml.Human Hexastatin protein can restrain the growth of C6,MCF-7 and human vascular endothelial cell (HMEC) cells,and inhibition ratio reach to 72.9％±3.6％,48.8％±2.9％,52.7％±2.5％,respectively through MTT test.ConclusionThe optimized human Hexastatin protein was expressed successfully,which confirmed the inhibition to tumour cells.It is a new way for anti-angiogenesis therapy of tumour.

OBJECTIVETo propose a method for predicting the postoperative anterior chamber depth value (ACD) based on the evaluation standard of contrast sensitivity function (CSF).

METHODSIn a personalized eye model, the natural lens was replaced with an artificial lens, and the tracing method based on ZEMAX software was utilized to simulate the pseudophakic optical system. The best MTF curve was obtained through optical optimization to calculate the CSF and determine the best contrast sensitivity (CS) curve. The best ACD value was acquired according to the CSF curve. The data form 10 cataract cases without retinal diseases were obtained and the postoperative ACD value was predicted using Holladay, Hoffer Q, SRK/T and the proposed method.

RESULTSConsistency analysis of the results showed that all the ACD values predicated by the 4 methods fell in 95% consistency within the boundaries, and the differences in the largest absolute value between the 3 methods (Holladay, Hoffer Q, and SRK/T) and the proposed method were 0.73 mm, 0.65 mm, and 0.68 mm, and the calculation results of the mean value were 5.846 mm, 5.804 mm, and 5.825 mm. Clinically, the two methods were deemed to have good consistency.

CONCLUSIONThe proposed method establishes a connection between the contrast sensitivity curve and ACD to allow better refraction adjustment for the patients.

Anterior Chamber ; anatomy & histology ; Anthropometry ; Humans ; Lens Implantation, Intraocular ; Lenses, Intraocular ; Postoperative Period ; Refractive Errors ; complications ; diagnosis ; rehabilitation