Objective To discuss and to compare the curative effects of interventional embolization with different embolic agents in treating giant hepatic cavernous hemangiomas. Methods From 2008 to 2010, a total of 30 cases with clinically proved hepatic cavernous hemangioma were treated with interventional embolization. According to the embolic agents used , the patients were divided into pingyangmycin-lipiodol emulsion mixed with sodium alginate microspheres group(PLE+KMG, group A, n=15) and pingyangmycin-lipiodol emulsion group (PLE, group B, n=15). CT scanning was performed one, 3, 6, 12 months after the treatment to evaluate the curative effect. Results The technical success rate was 100%in both groups. The mean PLE dose used in group A and B was (10.9 ± 5.2) ml and (11.4 ± 4.9) ml respectively, the difference between the two groups was not significant (P > 0.05). CT reexamination performed one, 3, 6 months after the treatment showed that a reduction in tumor volume over 50%in group A was seen in 9, 11 and 14 cases respectively, while in group B it was 0, 3 and 5 cases respectively (P <0.05). One week after the procedure, the degree of pain in patients of group A was more severe than that in patients of group B, the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (P < 0.05). Slight abnormal hepatic function was seen in some patients of both groups, which presented mainly as an elevation of aminotransferase, which returned to normal after symptomatic medication. Follow-up with questionnaire indicted that patients of group A were more satisfied with the treatment than the patients of group B. Conclusion Transhepatic infusion of pingyangmycin-lipiodol emulsion is a safe and effective treatment for giant cavernous hemangioma of the liver. Combination use of pingyangmycin-lipiodol emulsion and sodium alginate microspheres can obviously reduce the tumor size mainly in the first and the third month after the treatment, besides it produces instant clinical effect although the pain is more severe than in patients treated with pure pingyangmycin-lipiodol emulsion.

OBJECTIVETo review the development, mechanism, necessity and limitation of antiviral therapy in decompensated hepatitis B virus-related cirrhosis.

DATA SOURCESMost information was pulled from a literature search (Pubmed 2000 to 2011) using the keywords of antiviral and decompensated hepatitis B virus-related cirrhosis. Relevant book chapters were also reviewed.

STUDY SELECTIONWell-controlled, prospective landmark studies and review articles on antiviral therapy in decompesated hepatitis B virus-related cirrhosis were selected.

RESULTSSpecific antiviral agents not only control viral replication, which permits liver transplantation, but also improve liver function so significantly that patients could be removed from the transplant waiting list. However, the emergence of drug-resistant mutants can result in treatment failure. Combination therapy is a save-strategy in drug-resistant.

CONCLUSIONSAlthough the treatment of end-stage liver disease is still a challenge worldwide, antiviral therapy has altered the natural history of hepatitis B patients with decompensated cirrhosis. The approval of the new generation of antivirals is opening new perspectives for finding the optimal antiviral treatment for patients with decompensated cirrhosis and preventing antiviral resistance. A combination of antivirals may be one of the future strategies for fulfilling these goals.

Antiviral Agents ; therapeutic use ; Hepatitis B virus ; drug effects ; pathogenicity ; Humans ; Liver Cirrhosis ; drug therapy ; virology

COVID-19 epidemic continues to spread around the world till these days, and it is urgent to develop more safe and effective new drugs. Due to the limited P3 biosafety laboratories for directly screening inhibitors of virulent viruses with high infectivity, it is necessary to develop rapid and efficient screening methods for viral proteases and other related targets. The main protease (M^pro), which plays a key role in the replication cycle of SARS-CoV-2, is highly conserved and has no homologous proteases in humans, making it an ideal target for drug development. From two different levels, namely, molecular level and cellular level, this paper summarizes the reported screening methods of SARS-CoV-2 M^pro inhibitors through a variety of representative examples, expecting to provide references for further development of SARS-CoV-2 M^pro inhibitors.

As a common protease with high similarity among coronavirus species, the main protease (M^pro) of SARS-CoV-2 is responsible for the catalytic hydrolysis of viral precursor proteins into functional proteins, which is essential for coronavirus replication and is one of the ideal targets for the development of broad-spectrum antiviral drugs. This paper reviews the main protease inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2, including their molecular structures, potencies and drug-like profiles, binding modes and structure-activity relationships, etc.

OBJECTIVE: To study the distribution and proportion of neuropeptide containing nervers in the sinus node in cases of sudden manhood death syndrome (SMDS) and to explore the mechanism of SMDS. METHODS: Immunohistochemical staining and quantitative analysis of neuropeptide Y (NPY) and vasoactive intestinal peptide(VIP) in the sinus node in 6 cases of SMDS and in 12 cases of non-cardiac death(control group) were achieved by LSAB method and computerized image system. RESULTS: As for NPY positive materials, VIP positive materials and the ratio of VIP/NPY in the sinus nodes, there were no significant difference between the control group and SMDS group. CONCLUSION The mechanism of SMDS and the abnormality of autonomic nervous innervation in the sinoatrial nodes maybe incorrelation.
Adult ; Autonomic Nervous System/physiology* ; Death, Sudden/pathology* ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; Male ; Myocardium/metabolism* ; Neuropeptide Y/metabolism* ; Sinoatrial Node/innervation* ; Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide/metabolism*

OBJECTIVE: To study the relationship between degradation of marrow DNA and late postmortem interval (PMI). METHODS: Marrow were left on natural condition for 0,1,3,5,7 day after death respectively, Marrow DNA were detected by using Feulgen staining and computerized image analysis. RESULTS: The content of marrow DNA could be detected till 7 days after death yet. CONCLUSION The degradation of marrow DNA may be used on estimation the late PMI.
Bone Marrow/metabolism* ; Cell Nucleus/metabolism* ; DNA/metabolism* ; Humans ; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted ; In Vitro Techniques ; Postmortem Changes ; Rosaniline Dyes ; Sternum/metabolism* ; Time Factors

Objective To evaluate the commonly used consciousness scales according to longitudinal study on small-sample patients with minimally conscious state. Method Eleven patients with minimally consciousness, who were scanned using fMRI, were selected and scored by the commonly used consciousness scales in Wujing Hangzbeu Hospital. The 11 patients were classified into 2 groups according to the scores of CRS-R scale couple with the results of the fMRI study. The One-Way ANOVA method was used to analyze the inter-group difference of the commonly used consciousness scales and their subscales. Results Despite the communicative subscale of the CRS-R scales, other iterms lack of statistic significance in classification of the conscious state. Among the commonly used consciousness scales, the Wessex Head Injury Matrix (WHIM) scale presented the highest diagnostic value in consciousness state, whereas the Chinese Vegetative State Scale (CVSS) presented the lowest diagnostic value. Conclusions It indicated that the total scores of the consciousness scales and the scores of subscales of them presented poor diagnostic value in general, and big discrepancy of diagnostic value existed between the iterms of the scales by using objective tools.

To study the diagnostic method of slight viral myocarditis in the field of forensic pathology, slight viral myocarditis model was induced in Balb/c murine by coxsackie virus B3. Organs of hearts, livers, spleens, lungs and kidneys were examined through routine pathological methods. Pathological changes at different levels of these organs were observed. The results indicated that viral myocarditis was a kind of disease with multiple organ alterations and that the pathological observation and comprehensive analysis of multiple organs was one of the useful methods for diagnosing slight viral myocarditis.
Animals ; Coxsackievirus Infections/pathology* ; Female ; Forensic Medicine ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Myocarditis/virology*

【Objective】 To investigate the endometrial pathological composition in abnormal uterine bleeding（AUB），and whether it related to age，body mass index，waist circumference or waist-hip ratio.【Methods】From January 2017 to June 2017，206 patients with AUB underwent diagnostic curettage or hysteroscopy and endometrial biosy in the daytime operating room of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat- sen University were included ，and age，height， weight ，waist circumference ，hip circumference and endometrial pathology were collected and analyzed statistically.【Results】① The proportions of Normal endometrium（NE），Disorder Proliferative Endometrium（DPE），Endometrial Polyp（EP），Endometrial Hyperplasia without atypia （EH without atypia），Endometrial Hyperplasia with atypia （EH with atypia），and Endometrial Cancer（EC，type I）were 32.52%，8.25%，6.31%，40.77%，9.22% and 2.91% respectively in endometrial pathological grouping. ②The age of EC group was 50.0（S=7.3）years old，which was older than that of NE group 42.0（S=13.0，P<0.01）. ③The abdominal circumference of EC group（89.0±4.9）cm were higher than that of NE group（81.4±5.4）cm（P<0.01）. WHR of EH with atypia group and EC group were（0.877±0.035）and（0.912±0.042） respectively，which were higher than that of NE group［（0.847±0.036）；P<0.01，P<0.01］.【Conclusions】About half of patients with abnormal uterine bleeding have endometrial hyperplasia，and the proportion of endometrial cancer is nearly 3%，both of which are associated with central obesity（such as increased waist circumference and/or waist-to-hip ratio）.

OBJECTIVEThis study was to investigate an operation, in which removing breast cysts of foreign body resulted from augmentation with polyacrylamide hydrogel injection was performed simultaneously with silicone prosthesis implantation under SEPS endoscope in order to relieve tissue injury and increase the accuracy of clearance.

METHODSEight patients were included in this study. Preoperative type B ultrasound examination was performed to mark the mass. Through an axillary approach, the cysts of foreign body that were distributed in the subcutaneous tissue, breast or muscle were separated and ablated under SEPS endoscope. After removal of the foreign body, a silicone implant was located submuscularly for breast augmentation.

RESULTSThe operations were completed without hematoma and infection. Follow-up of the eight patients for 3 to 12 months showed that preoperative symptoms relating to the injected material, such as breast pain, lump and asymmetry, have no longer existed. The shapes of the breasts were satisfactory.

CONCLUSIONSWe believe that endoscope-assisted mammoplasty offers more satisfactory clinical results with less injury, less morbidity, less scars, more accuracy and greater patient acceptance.

Acrylic Resins ; Adult ; Breast Implantation ; methods ; Breast Implants ; Endoscopy ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Foreign Bodies ; Humans ; Mammaplasty ; methods ; Silicone Gels ; Treatment Outcome ; Young Adult