OBJECTIVE To develop new 2?5 type of piezoelectric immunoglobulin microarray immunosensor for determination of immunoglobulin.The energy converters are 10MHz AT-cut quartz crystals with gold-coated(electrodes).The monoclonal antibodies of immunoglobulin are immobilized onto the surfaces of crystals gold(electrodes) by staphylococcal protein A(SPA).METHODS The standard substance and serum were detected to find the detection time,temperature and specificity of the immunosensor.RESULTS The piezoelectric quartz(crystal) immunoglobulin microarray immunosensor could complete the detection in 15 min without nonspecific(response).Under the optimized conditions,the experimental results showed that the piezoelectric immunosensor had good(response) to immunoglobulin whose frequency shifts were linearly dependent on immunoglobulin (concentration) in different range.The piezoelectric microarray immunosensor had been used to detect(immunoglobulin) in serum,the analytical results given by this method were in satisfactory agreement with those given by traditional (immunoassay),with correlation coefficient of 0.94,0.94,0.94,0.92 and 0.91.(CONCLUSIONS) Piezoelectric microarray immunosensor for the determination of immunoglobulin is of high(sensitivity),high specificity,high analysis speed,unnecessary labelling,simple operation,real-time detection,(repeated) use,etc.It is suitable for (detecting) of immunoglobulin and should be used for clinical detection.

Objective To summarize our experiences in the diagnosis and treatment of giant colonic lipoma,and enhance awareness of the disease and avoid misdiagnosis.Methods We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 5 cases of giant colonic lipoma that were mistaken for colon cancer,and evaluate the possible reasons of misdiagnosis.Results Colonic lipoma is an uncommon benign tumor.Most cases with larger tumor size were misdiagnosed as colon cancer when they suffered from the symptoms of abdominal pain,bloody stool,abdominal mass,even bowel obstruction and intussusception.Barium enema and colonoscopy are important diagnostic means.Contrast enhanced CT scan can provide definitive topographical information identifying a colonic lipoma.Surgical resection was performed in all the 5 cases.Conclusion Giant colonic lipoma with intussusception can mimic a colonic carcinoma leading to misdiagnosis.

Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy of hypocaloric enteral nutrition in patients with acute severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).Methods A total of 100 patients with severe TBI [Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) 3-8 points] were enrolled and randomly divided into hypocaloric enteral nutrition group (hypocaloric group, 41.86-62.79 kJ · kg-1 · d-1) and traditional caloric enteral nutrition group (traditional caloric group, 104.65-125.58 kJ · kg-1 · d-1) ,50 patients per group.The enteral nutrition was given at 24-72 hours postoperatively.The changes of total serum protein (TP), serum-albumin (ALB), plasma hemoglobin (Hb), fasting blood glucose (Glu) and major gastrointestinal tract complications were observed and compared at 7 and 14 days after enteral nutrition support.Results Levels of TP, ALB and Hb were lowered in both groups at 7 and 14 days after nutritional support but showed no statistical difference (P ＞ 0.05).Glu was (6.37 ± 1.02) mmol/L in hypocaloric calorie group, significantly lower than (7.35 ± 1.70) mmol/L in traditional caloric group at day 7 after nutritional support (P ＜ 0.05).At 7 and 14 days after nutrition support, nausea, regurgitation, vomiting and complication incidence showed no significant difference between hypocaloric calorie group and traditional caloric group after nutritional support (P ＞ 0.05), but abdominal distension, diarrhea and stomach retention rate in hypocaloric group were significantly lower than those in traditional caloric group (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Hypocaloric enteral nutrition can significantly reduce the stress hyperglycemia, abdominal distention, diarrhea, gastric retention and other gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with acute severe TBI.

OBJECTIVE To develop a new type of piezoelectric immunoglobulin microarray immunosensor for(determination) of immunoglobulin.METHODS The energy converters were 10MHz AT-cut quartz crystals with gold-coated electrodes.The monoclonal antibodies of immunoglobulin were immobilized onto the surfaces of(crystals) gold(electrodes) by SPA to study the best immobilization yield of the antibodies at different condition.Gold-(protein) A complex was highly stable and was believed to be Van der Waals in nature.We did experiments to find the best temperature-time condition about the binding of SPA and the gold surface and to explore the influence(about) the immobilization of antibody by the concentration and the pH of the antibody solution.RESULTS At the same antibody concentration, it had the highest immobilization yield of SPA at a low-temperature-long-time(combination).The most immobilization yield was obtained at the 5mg/ml concentration of antibody solution.The optimum pH for antibody immobilization was 7.2.CONCLUSIONS SPA for the immobilization of antibody is of(simple) operation,and time-saving.It is a good way to immobilize antibody on the gold electric surface of the quartz(crystal).

In order to investigate the comprehensive quality differences of the seeds harvested in different growing time, and offer theoretical guide for the optimization of seeds' production technology, we analyzed the apparent size, 1 000-grain weight, water absorbency, germination indexes, postharvest embryo rate change, relatively contents of coumarins and the yield of single plant of its seeds of different harvesting time, and compared their comprehensive quality by Topsis analysis. The results showed that there existed obvious differences in yield and quality between seeds of 3 harvesting times. While the harvesting time postponed, the yield of single plant raised, and the shrunken seeds rate decreased, the quality of seedlings increased, while the contents of coumarins showed a steady increase, and the germination rate decreased. The comprehensive quality of the seeds harvested in the black ripe time rank the first place, followed by the brown ripe time and the yellow ripe time. As the harvesting time delays, the seeds' comprehensive quality increases, therefore, we could put off the seeds' harvesting time properly for the high efficient seed production.
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Objective To measure the financial burden incurred by hypertension to urban patients in Beijing, Nanjing and Hangzhou cities. Methods Two communities were sampled from the three cities randomly, and 300 hypertension patients were sampled randomly from hypertension control files in each community for questionnaire survey. Results Health expenditure of the families with hypertension patients accounts for 14. 4% of the family's income, and 18. 2% of the family's expenditure, a ratio far beyond the national average (10.6 %). However, the majority of them report the burden as affordable.The basic medical insurance for urban residents helps alleviate the financial burden of hypertension patients and the extent of such burden has a close bearing on the outcome of hypertension treatment and prevention. Conclusion Effective community-based blood-pressure monitoring and control system is key to reducing the financial burden of hypertension. The reimbursement policy for hypertensive patients within the basic medical insurance is expected to be further improved.

Objective To identify the types of pulmonary complications after pancreaticoduodenectomy,and to discuss the prevention and management of these complications.Methods Clinical data of 165 cases of pancreaticoduodenectomy in our hospital were retrospectively analyzed.Pulmonary complications were identified,therapeutic effects were observed.Results The incidence rate of pulmonary complications was 19.4％ ( 32/165),case-fatality rate was 6.25％ (2/32),two patients died from pneumonia,respiratory failure and ARDS.Complications mainly included pneumonia 13.9％ (23/165),pleural effusion 4.2％ (7/165),atelectasis 3.6％ (6/165),pneumothorax 1.8％ ( 3/165 ),respiratory failure 2.4％ (4/165) and ARDS 1.2％ (2/165).Conclusion Pulmonary complications after pancreaticoduodenectomy are not rare,especially for pulmonary infection and most are hospital acquired pneumonia.To understand rules and particularity of respiratory physiopathological changes after pancreaticoduodenectomy is very important for patients to safely pass over the perioperative period.

ObjectiveTo study the imaging characteristics of SPN of adenocarcinoma (ASPNs) on 18F-FDG PET/CT.MethodsThe morphological and metabolic features of 35 ASPNs on FDG PET/CT were retrospectively reviewed.SUVmax (SUV) was measured and ΔSUVmax was calculated according to ΔSUVmax =(SUVmax on delay imaging - SUVmax on early imaging)/SUVmax on early imaging × 100％.Statistical analysis was performed by software SPSS 11.5 using t-test,analysis of variance and Fisher exact test.Results( 1 ) Fifteen ASPNs (42.86％,15/35) presented as nodular pattern on FDG PET imaging,while 20 (57.14％,20/35) as lamellar,cloudy or ill-defined patterns.The SUVmax of these ASPNs followed a descending order of nodular,lamellar,cloudy and ill:defined on both early and delay imaging (F =30.696 and 24.758,both P＜0.001).(2)There were 54.29％ (19/35) ASPNs with SUVmax ≥2.5 and 45.71％ (16/35) ASPNs with SUVmax ＜2.5.(3) Of 35 ASPNs,24(68.57％ ) were solid nodules and 11(31.43％) were ground glass nodules with SUVmax =4.54 ±2.69 and 1.30±0.87,respectively (t =-5.234,P ＜O.001 ).(4) The SUVmax of ASPNs on delay FDG imaging (4.22 ±3.52) was significantly higher than that on early imaging (3.49 ±2.72) (t =-4.021,P ＜0.001 ).However,SUVmax was dependent on SUVmax on the early imaging:when SUVmax ≥2.5,ΔSUVmax was positive in 94.74％ (18/19) of ASPNs; while SUVmax ＜2.5,ΔSUVmax was positive in 56.25％ (9/16) of ASPNs (P =0.013).(5) Of 31 ASPNs with cell differentiation data,there were 10/17 well-differentiated ASPNs and 13/14 poorly-differentiated ASPNs with positive ΔSUVmax ( P =0.045 ).The average SUVmax of well-differentiated ASPNs was significantly lower than that of poorly-differentiated ASPNs ( 1.70 ± 1.51 vs 4.91 ± 2.69,t =- 3.951,P ＜ 0.001 ).Conclusions The morphological and metabolic features of ASPNs are diversified.It is common for ASPN to present with SUVmax ＜ 2.5.ΔSUVmax may be helpful for differentiating malignant from benign SPNs.

Objective To investigate the clinical characteristics, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of pancreatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). Methods We reported a case and reviewed the medical literature on pancreatic malignant GIST. We searched the Pubmed and main domestic database. The clinical data of the reported cases were studied, and their predictive factors for postoperative recurrence and metastasis were analyzed. Results Between January 1980 and July 2010, 16 cases of pancreatic GIST were reported. There were 7 males and 9 females, with a median age pf 56.5 (31-72)years. The clinical symptoms were nonspecific. The main presentation was upper abdominal pain or discomfort. A preoperative diagnosis was suspected on radiological examination. The tumor mainly appeared as a well-defined solid-cystic mass. Irregular enhancement appeared in the circumferential and solid portion of the tumor on enhanced CT scan sequences. The pancreatic and biliary ducts were rarely dilated. Endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration cytology (EUS-FNA) was helpful in preoperative diagnosis. Of the 15 surgical patients, 14 underwent complete resection, while the remaining received cyst-jejunostomy. A correct diagnosis was made on histopathology and immunohisto-chemistry. On a mean follow up of 21 months (range, 1-60) in 14 patients, all patients were alive.Recurrence or metastasis occurred in 4 patients with tumors of high malignant potential. On univariate analysis, the only significant predictor for adverse outcome was mitoses≥10/50 HPF. Conclusions Pancreatic GIST is a rare tumor of relatively low malignant potential. It has a better prognosis than ductal adenocarcinoma. It is important to arrive at a correct diagnosis and treat the tumor with radical resection. Aggressive surgical resection is potentially curative. Imatinib is recommended in the treatment of patients with tumors with high malignant potential.

Objective To evaluate the efficacy of preoperative regional intra-arterial chemotherapy (RIAC) in the treatment of resectable pancreatic head carcinoma. Methods The clinical data of 50 patients with resectable pancreatic head carcinoma who had been admitted to the Research Institute of Pancreatic Diseases of Fudan University from December 2006 to July 2007 were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were randomly divided into2 groups (n =25 in each group): patients in group A were treated with preoperative RIAC followed by regional pancreaticoduodenectomy, and patients in group B were treated with surgical procedure routinely. The lymphatic metastases in the 50 specimens of pancreatic head carcinoma were detected by histological examination with hematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining, and lymphatic micrometastases were detected by immunohistochemical method with staining of cytokeratin AE1/AE3 in 10 specimens with negative HE staining of the lymph nodes in each group. Results There was no significant difference in the incidence of complications, the length of hospital stay and the 1-, 2-year survival rates between the 2 groups (χ2 = 0.12, 2.88, P > 0.05). The incidence of positive lymph node metastasis in group A was 7.1% (52/734), which was significantly higher than 22.1% (118/532) in group B (χ2 = 60.01, P < 0.05). The incidence of lymphatic micrometastasis was 9.4% (30/319) in group A, and 9.1% (23/252) in group B, with no statistical difference between the 2 groups (χ2= 0.01, P > 0.05). Conclusions Preoperative RIAC is helpful in improving the prognosis of patients with resectable pancreatic head carcinoma by reducing the incidence of lymphatic metastasis and decreasing tumor stage.