Cytochrome P-450 CYP2E1 ; metabolism ; Fatty Liver, Alcoholic ; enzymology ; pathology ; Liver ; enzymology

Accurate placement of pedicle screws is a key factor of spinal surgery. Investigation of a new real-time intra-operative monitoring method is an important area of clinical application research which makes a contribution to planting pedicle screw accurately. Porcine spines were chosen as experimental objects. The changes of reduced scattering coefficient (μ'(s)) along normal puncture path, medial perforation path and lateral perforation path were measured and studied. A conclusion is drawn that there are two distinct peaks throughout the puncture process, appearing at the junction of cancellous bone and cortical bone, at the beginning and at the end, respectively. The reduced scattering coefficient is proved to be a good monitoring factor which can identify whether the screw is about to reach the critical position of the spine puncture. Moreover, the variation provides an important reference for spinal surgical navigation process.
Animals ; Biomedical Research ; Bone Screws ; Monitoring, Intraoperative ; Punctures ; Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared ; Spine ; surgery ; Surgery, Computer-Assisted ; Swine

Objective To discuss the short-term effect of Sextant system fixation for thoracolumbar fractures without neurological deficit in the field comprehensive operation rescue shelter.Methods There were 32 patients with thoracolumbar fractures without neurological deficit which rescued by our hospital.Those patients included 18 males and 14 females, with average age of (25.54±2.86) years old.All patients were undergoing internal fixation with Sextant system in the field comprehensive operation rescue shelter.Clinical and surgical evaluation including surgery time,intraoperative blood loss,postoperative ambulation time and wound healing time were observed.Functional outcomes of pre-operation and postoperation 3-days were evaluated by visual analog scale(VAS) and Oswestry disability index(ODI).Cobb angle and front height of fracture vertebral body were compared between pre-operation and postoperation 3-days.Results The operation time was (96.55±14.15)minutes, intraoperative blood loss was (45.25±3.55)mL, postoperative ambulation time was (1.20±0.61)days.There were statistical differences in terms of Cobb angle,front height of fracture vertebral body,VAS and ODI between pre-operation and postoperation 3 days.Conclusion The Sextant system fixation in the field comprehensive operation rescue shelter is a timely,safe and effective method for thoracolumbar fractures without neurological deficit,which is deserved to utilize at the scene when war or disaster urgency treatment.

Objective:To investigate effects of the modified adhesion retention on the surrounding tissues of dental implant.Methods:182 patients with tooth defects were randomly divided into 2 groups,The patients in control group (n =89) received the traditional retention,in the test group(n =93) received modified adhesion retention.The bone loss at the near and far edges of the implant,alveolar bone height and thickness,the pictorial view of pink esthetic score variables(PES),the modified plaque index(mPLI),the modified sulcus bleeding index (mSBI) and the satisfaction were recorded and compared 1 year after treatment.Results:Compared with control group,the test group showed less bone loss(P＜0.05),more alveolar bone height and thickness(P＜0.05).The satisfaction of the comfort,chewing and language function,retention,esthetics,PES,mPLI and mSBI improved to varying degrees(P＜0.05).Conclusion:The modified adhesion retention is more effective than the traditional retention in stabilizing the bone support of implant and reduce bacterial infection.

Objective · To investigate the expression of the regulator of calcineurin 1 (RCAN1) and calcineurin A (CnA) in tissues of in-stent restenosis after intervention of arteriosclerosis obliterans (ASO), and to explore the relationship between their expression levels and the occurance of in-stent restenosis. Methods · Superficial femoral arterial tissues were collected from 15 ASO patients undergoing lower extremity amputation for in-stent restenosis in Department of Vascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University from September 2013 to June 2016. H-E staining and Masson staining were performed on the stenosis tissues, as well as on the proximal and distal tissues, and the morphological changes of these tissues were observed under optical microscope. Western blotting was used to detect the protein levels of RCAN1, CnA and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). The distribution of RCAN1 and CnA proteins was observed by immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence methods. In addition, co-immunoprecipitation was used to validate the protein-protein interaction between RCAN1 and CnA in vascular tissues. Results · The expression of RCAN1 in the distal tissues was significantly elevated compared with the proximal tissues and the stenosis tissues (P<0.05). The expression of RCAN1 in the proximal tissues was higher than that in the stenosis tissues (P <0.05). The expression of CnA and PCNA in the stenosis tissues was significantly elevated compared with the proximal tissues and the distal tissues (P<0.05). Immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence analyses showed that RCAN1 and CN proteins were mainly expressed in the cytoplasm of vascular smooth muscle cells. Co-immunoprecipitation analysis showed there is protein-protein interaction between RCAN1 and CnA in arterial tissues. Conclusion · The low expression of RCAN1 and the high expression of CnA are probably related to the occurrence of in-stent restenosis.

Objective To discuss the recent clinical efficacy of percataneous pedicle screw internal fixation for thoracolumbar fractures without neurological deficit in the new field comprehensive operation rescue shelter at the war or disaster treatment place.Methods Retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 29 patients with thoracolumbar fractures who were rescued by our hospital.Those patients included 18 males and 11 females,with the average age of (31.54±2.86) years old.All these patients underwent percutaneous pedicle screw internal fixation in the new field comprehensive operation rescue shelter.Clinical and surgical evaluation including surgery time,blood loses,exercise time after operation and complications.Functional outcomes of pre-operation and post-operation were evaluated by visual analog scale (VAS) and Oswestry disability index (ODI).Cobb's angle and fracture vertebral body front height were compared before and after operation as well.Results All these patients were all successfully completed operation in the field comprehensive operation rescue shelter,and the general post-operation condition was well.The operation time was (86.55±16.15)min,the blood loss was (42.35±6.55)mL,the exercise time after operation was (1.20±0.61) days.There was no complications after operation, and pain of thoracolumbar after operation was obviously alleviated.There was statistical differences in terms of Cobb's angle,fracture vertebral body front height,VAS score and ODI score between pre-operation and post-operation (P<0.05).Conclusion The percataneous pedicle screw internal fixation in the new field comprehensive operation rescue shelter is a quite effective method for thoracolumbar fractures without neurological deficit, and this method is worthy of promoting at the scene when war or disaster urgency treatment.

Objective To valuate the applicability of multiplex ligation‐dependent probe amplication (MLPA ) for detection of chromosomal unbalance .Methods Aneuploid and subtelomeric MLPA technology were used to analyze 6 samples with chromosom‐al unbalances ,confirmed by karyotype analysis .Results All samples were identified to have abnormal signal of corresponding probes .The extent of unbalances contained subtelomeric region .Conclusion MLPA technology could have important role in diag‐nosis of chromosomal unbalance ,which could complement conventional karyotype analysis .

Objective:To analyze the effect of continuing care in patients treated with endonasal endoscopic conjunctivorhinostomy, so as to guide its clinical application.Methods:A total of 192 patients were selected with endonasal endoscopic conjunctivorhinostomy who were admitted to the Aier Eye Hospital of Wuhan University from June 2013 to June 2019 as the research objects. Randomized digital table method was used to divide them into control group and observation group, 96 cases in each group. The control group was given routine instructions before discharge, while the patients in observation group were given continuing care intervention on the basis of control group, including establishment of a continuing care group, establishment of health files of discharged patients, regular follow-up through telephone, establishment of WeChat groups for patients or their families, opening WeChat official account, organization of doctor-patient discussion meeting, and setting up reexamination services. The reexamination adherence rate, medication adherence rate, care satisfaction and treatment efficacy were compared between the two groups 6 months after implementation.Results:The reexamination adherence rate of the observation group on 1, 3, and 6 months after discharge were 85.42%(82/96), 96.88%(93/96), 72.92%(70/96), and the control group were 62.50%(60/96), 73.96%(71/96), and 43.75%(42/96), respectively, the difference between the two groups was statistically significant ( χ2 value was 13.088,20.237, 16.800, P<0.05); the medication adherence rate of the observation group was 89.58%(86/96), and the control group was 62.50%(60/96), the difference between the two groups was statistically significant ( χ2 value was 19.326, P<0.05); the observation group's care satisfaction was 94.79%(91/96), the control group was 78.13%(75/96), the difference between the two groups was statistically significant ( χ2 value was 11.388, P<0.05); the total treatment efficacy in the observation group was 96.88%(93/96), and the control group was 87.50%(84/96), the difference between the two groups was statistically significant ( χ2 value was 5.858, P<0.05). Conclusion:The application of continuing care for patients treated with endonasal endoscopic conjunctivorhinostomy can improve patients′ reexamination and medication adherence, improve care satisfaction, promote patients′ good recovery and achieve better surgical effects, which is worthy to recommend its clinical application.

Objective To investigate the antitumor effects and the possible mechanisms of dendrit-ic cells co-cultured with cytokine-induced killer cells(DC-CIK)in combination with sorafenib on two lung adenocarcinoma cell lines,A549 cells(harboring KRAS gene mutation)and PC-9 cells(harboring EGFR gene mutation). Methods DC and CIK cells were routinely generated in vitro by stimulating PBMCs isola-ted from lung cancer patients with different cytokines and then co-cultured after a week of culturing. Flow cy-tometry analysis(FCM)was used to analyze the phenotype of DC-CIK cells after 7 days of co-culturing. The 50% inhibitory concentration(IC50 )of sorafenib against tumor cells was detected by MTT assay. The tumor cells were treated with DC-CIK cells alone or in combination with sorafenib. The proliferation of tumor cells was tested by CCK-8 kit and dynamically monitored by real-time cellular analysis(RTCA). Annexin-V/ PI staining was used to examine the apoptosis rates in each group. Real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR and FCM were respectively performed to detect the expression of natural killer group 2 member D ligands (NKG2DLs)at mRNA and protein levels after the treatment with sorafenib for 24 h. Results There was no significant difference between the IC50 of sorafenib against A549 and PC-9 cells after a 24-hour exposure(P﹥0. 05). Compared with the DC-CIK biotherapy,treating the tumor cells with DC-CIK cells in combination with sorafenib significantly inhibited the cell proliferation and increased the total apoptosis rates of tumor cells(P﹤0. 05). Moreover,the inhibition rates to tumor cell proliferation were enhanced along with the in-crease of effect-to-target ratio(E/ T). Compared with the single-factor treatment groups,the normalized cell index(NCI)in the combined treatment group was significantly decreased. Blocking NKG2D could abate the inhibitory effect of DC-CIK cells on tumor cell proliferation(P﹤0. 05). The expression of NKG2DLs(inclu-ding ULBP1,UBLP2 and ULBP3)on tumor cells at mRNA and protein levels were increased to different ex-tent after treating with 5 μmol/ L of sorafenib for 24 h. Conclusion There was no significant different be-tween the inhibitory effects of sorafenib on the proliferation of lung adenocarcinoma cancer cells harboring KRAS or EGFR gene mutation. The antitumor effects of DC-CIK cells combined with sorafenib on lung ade-nocarcinoma cells might be induced by regulating the NKG2D-NKG2DLs pathway and enhancing apoptosis. Moreover,the antitumor effects of the combined treatment were better than those of single-factor treatments.

A rapid and sensitive method based on ultrafast liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry was developed and validated for simultaneous determination of Sudan Ⅰ, Sudan Ⅱ, Sudan Ⅲ, and Sudan Ⅳ levels in rat whole blood. Cleanert C18 mixed-mode polymeric sorbent was used for effective solid-phase extraction cleanup. Separation was carried out on a reversed-phase C18 column (100 mm × 2.1 mm, 1.8 μm) using 0.1% (v/v) formic acid in water/0.1% (v/v) formic acid in acetonitrile as the mobile phase in gradient elution. Quantification was performed by an electrospray ionization source in the positive multiple reaction monitoring mode using D5-Sudan I as the internal standard. Calibration curves showed good linearity between 0.2 and 20.0 μg/L, with correlation coefficients higher than 0.9990. The average recovery rates were between 93.05% and 114.98%. The intra- and inter-day relative standard deviations were within 6.2%. The lower limit of quantification was 0.2 μg/L. All the analytes were found to be stable in aseries of stability studies. The proposed method was successfully applied to a pharmacokinetic study of four Sudan dyes after oral administration to rats.