Objective To unmask clues for the investigation of PIH pathogenesis by detecting the altered gene expression profile of placentas from PIH patients. Methods Clinical data and placentas were collected from 42 PIH patients and 22 normotensive pregnancies in seclective cesarean section to construct PIH database from Mar. 2001 to Sep. 2002 in Xi’an district. Suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) was performed to set the subtractive cDNA library and differential screening was used to identify the positive clones;insertion of positive clones were sequenced by T7 primer method. RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry were employed to confirm the putative gene inhibin A expression. Results A database was set up that consists of pre- and postpartum clinical data and placenta samples of 42 preeclamptic pregnancies and 22 normotensive ones From which,150 features of placental tissue microarray were made. One hundred and three positive clones were isolated by SSH and differential screening. Sequencing and BLAST analysis showed that 90 insertion shared more than 95% homology with sequences in the GenBank/EMBL database. We identified 36 putative genes including pregnancy-specific glycoproteins gene (BC005924),serine protease inhibitor gene (BC012868),VEGFR-1 gene (AF063657),cytokeratine 7 gene(CK7) (AF509887),etc. Inhibin beta A gene was highly expressed in placentas in PIH patients. Conclusion The gene expression profile in PIH placenta was greatly changed;it might be necessary to investigate the role of VEGFR1,serine protease inhibitor,inhibin and CK7 in the pathogenesis of PIH.

Objective To investigate the efficacy and safety of percutaneous Cool-tip Radiofrequency ablation guided by computerized tomography (CT) for the treatment of advanced lung cancer. Methods 32 patients of advanced lung cancer with 102 different pathological types were treated with MERP technique. The patients' blood pressure,pulse rate and oxygen saturation were monitored during the procedure. The hepatic, pulmonary and renal functions were examined before and after the procedure. The tumor bulk was compared with CT before and after the treatment. Results There were no any changes in the blood pressure, pulse rate and oxygen saturation in the whole series before, immediately after the term ination and one month after the procedure, nor did the hepatic,pulmonary and renal function as well. The bulk of the tumor in this group as a whole enlarged by the end of the first month after the therapy. The CT scanning of the tumor at the end of the third month revealed that there had 23 CR, 53 PRa, 24 PRb, and 2 NR among 102 tumors. Conclusion The Cool-tip Radiofrequency ablation is a promising mini-invasive technique for the treatment of advanced lung cancer with the satisfactory efficacy and safety.

Objective:To investigate the value of the nomogram based on quantitative parameters of dual-layer detector spectral CT and conventional CT features in preoperatively predicting tumor deposits (TDs) in colorectal cancer.Methods:This study was a case-control study. A total of 126 patients with pathologically confirmed colorectal cancer who underwent preoperative spectral CT scan from January 2022 to March 2023 in the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University were enrolled retrospectively. Patients were divided into TDs-positive group ( n=38) and TDs-negative group ( n=88) based on pathological results. The following conventional CT features were assessed: cT stage, cN status, uniformity of enhancement in the venous phase, pericolorectal fat invasion (PFI), maximum tumor diameter, and tumor location. The following quantitative parameters were also measured and calculated: the normalized iodine concentration (NIC) of lesions, the normalized effective atomic number (NZ eff), and the slope of the 40-100 keV spectral curve (K) in the arterial and venous phases, and the difference in NIC between the arterial and venous phases. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to select independent predictors of TDs and the nomogram based on spectral CT quantitative parameters and conventional CT features was constructed. The receiver operating characteristic curve was performed to evaluate the diagnostic performance of each parameter and model. DeLong test was used to compare the differences of area under the curve (AUC). Results:Statistically significant differences were found between the TDs-positive and TDs-negative groups for the cT stage, cN status, uniformity of enhancement in the venous phase, PFI, NIC, NZ eff, K in the venous phase and the difference in NIC between the arterial and venous phases ( P<0.05). After multivariate logistic regression analysis, the conventional CT feature model incorporated two features: uniformity of enhancement in the venous phase (OR=9.602, 95% CI 3.728-24.734, P=0.001) and PFI ( OR=2.881, 95% CI 1.177-7.049, P=0.020). The combined model of conventional CT features and spectral CT quantitative parameters incorporated three features: the difference in NIC between the arterial and venous phases ( OR=37.599, 95% CI 8.320-169.912, P=0.001), uniformity of enhancement in the venous phase ( OR=14.978, 95% CI 3.848-58.295, P=0.001), and PFI ( OR=4.013, 95% CI 1.320-12.760, P=0.015), and the nomogram was constructed. The AUC, sensitivity, and specificity of the nomogram for predicting TDs were 0.919 (95% CI 0.865-0.973), 84.2%, and 86.5%, respectively. The AUC of the conventional CT feature model was 0.796 (95% CI 0.707-0.885), which was lower than that of the nomogram, and the difference was statistically significant ( Z=3.87, P=0.001). Conclusion:Dual-layer spectral detector CT can be used to predict TDs in colorectal cancer preoperatively, and the nomogram based on quantitative parameters of dual-layer detector spectral CT and conventional CT features shows good diagnostic performance.

The incidence of tinnitus is very high, which can affect the patient's attention, emotion and sleep, and even cause serious psychological distress and suicidal tendency. Currently, there is no uniform and objective method for tinnitus detection and therapy, and the mechanism of tinnitus is still unclear. In this study, we first collected the resting state electroencephalogram (EEG) data of tinnitus patients and healthy subjects. Then the power spectrum topology diagrams were compared of in the band of δ (0.5-3 Hz), θ (4-7 Hz), α (8-13 Hz), β (14-30 Hz) and γ (31-50 Hz) to explore the central mechanism of tinnitus. A total of 16 tinnitus patients and 16 healthy subjects were recruited to participate in the experiment. The results of resting state EEG experiments found that the spectrum power value of tinnitus patients was higher than that of healthy subjects in all concerned frequency bands. The
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Objective To observe the ultrasonic manifestations and outcomes of fetal congenital kidney anomalies(CKA)during the second trimester of pregnancy.Methods Data of 223 singleton fetuses with CKA detected with ultrasound during the second trimester of pregnancy were retrospectively analyzed.The ultrasonic manifestations of fetal CKA during the second trimester of pregnancy were observed,and the changes till the third trimester of pregnancy were analyzed.Results Among 223 CKA fetuses,simple renal pelvis separation was detected in 142 fetuses,while simple double renal pelvis malformation in was found in 41,polycystic kidney disease in 11,absent kidneys in 7,simple renal cysts and ectopic kidneys each in 6,smaller kidneys in 4,horseshoe kidneys and unilateral renal pelvis separation complicated with contralateral double renal pelvis malformation each in 2,unilateral renal cyst swelling complicated with contralateral double renal pelvis malformation and unilateral renal double renal pelvis malformation complicated with renal pelvis separation was noticed each in 1 fetus.Abnormalities such as renal pelvis separation,renal pelvis malformation,renal cysts and smaller kidney changed during the third trimester of pregnancy,while polycystic kidney disease,absent kidney,ectopic kidney and horseshoe kidney not significantly changed.Conclusion Fetal CKA had various types being able to change dynamically with the development of pregnancy,among which renal pelvis separation was the most common type.

Objective To observe the ultrasonic manifestations and genetic abnormalities in the second trimester of pregnancy of fetal congenital kidney anomalies(CKA).Methods Totally 14 singleton pregnancy women with CKA fetus detected with prenatal ultrasound and proved by genetic examination who underwent prenatal ultrasound in the second trimester of pregnancy were enrolled.The ultrasonic manifestations and genetic abnormalities in the second trimester of pregnancy were observed.Results Among 14 fetuses,simple renal abnormalities were detected in 10,while renal abnormalities complicated with extrarenal abnormalities were noticed in 4 fetuses with prenatal ultrasound in the second trimester of pregnancy,presented as enhanced renal echoes,renal pelvis separation and ectopic kidney,etc.Genetic examination showed chromosomal karyotype abnormalities in 4 fetuses,chromosomal copy number abnormalities in 8 fetuses,and genetic mutations in 2 fetuses.Conclusion The ultrasonic manifestations in the second trimester of pregnancy of fetal CKA included enhanced renal echo,renal pelvis separation and ectopic kidney,etc.Severe chromosomal or genetic abnormalities could exist even when the relative manifestations were not obvious.