Objective:To explore the application of an automatic slide-dropping instrument in bone marrow chromosomal karyotyping.Methods:The effects of manual and automatic dropping methods under different environmental humidity were retrospectively analyzed, and the repeatability of the automatic dropping method was analyzed.Results:No statistical difference was found between the results of automatic and manual dropping methods under the optimum ambient humidity and high humidity ( P>0.05). At low humidity, there was a statistical difference between the two methods ( P<0.05). With regard to the repeatability, the coefficient of variations of the automatic dropping method for the number of split phases, the rate of good dispersion and the rate of overlap were all lower than those of the manual dropping method. A statistical difference was also found in the number of split phases ( P<0.05) but not in the discrete excellent rate and overlapping rate between the two methods ( P>0.05). Conclusion:Better effect can be obtained by the automatic dropping instrument. It is suggested to gradually replace manual work with machine.

Atrial fibrillation(AF)is the most common cardiac arrhythmia.Many medical conditions,including hypertension,diabetes,obesity,sleep apnea,and heart failure(HF),increase the risk for AF.Car-diomyocytes have unique metabolic characteristics to maintain adenosine triphosphate production.Significant changes occur in myocardial metabolism in AF.Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists(GLP-1 RAs)have been used to control blood glucose fluctuations and weight in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM)and obesity.GLP-1 RAs have also been shown to reduce oxidative stress,inflammation,autonomic nervous system modulation,and mitochondrial function.This article reviews the changes in metabolic characteristics in cardiomyocytes in AF.Although the clinical trial outcomes are unsatisfactory,the findings demonstrate that GLP-1 RAs can improve myocardial metabolism in the presence of various risk factors,lowering the incidence of AF.

OBJECTIVE To optimize the preparation of Xiakucao Kaiyin Granules(XKG)and control the quality of its intermedi-ates.METHODS The physical characteristics of spray dry powder of XKG were determined by powder evaluation method,and the physical fingerprint composed of 9 secondary physical quality indexes,such as bulk density,tap density,angle of repose and Hausner ratio,was established to determine the stability of the previous process and the quality consistency of spray dry powder.Taking the parti-cle forming rate,dissolution rate,moisture absorption rate and angle of repose as evaluation indexes,dry granulation was carried out,and the auxiliary materials of XKG were screened.The mixture design experiment combined with G1-entropy weight method and neural network method were used to optimize the proportion of the selected excipients,and the best preparation technology of XKG was deter-mined by comparing the two methods.The physical fingerprint of particles was established to evaluate the consistency of particle quality among different batches.RESULTS The similarity of physical fingerprints of 9 batches of spray dry powder was greater than 0.970,and the physical properties were stable.The comprehensive score of the best proportion of auxiliary materials obtained through the anal-ysis of mixture design was higher than that obtained by neural network modeling and optimization,so it was finally determined that the proportion of medicine and auxiliary materials of XKG was 7:3 and 29%maltodextrin and 71%lactose were added for dry granulation.The similarity of physical fingerprints of five batches of granule was greater than 0.994.CONCLUSION The estab-lished physical fingerprint of intermediates can be used to control the quality process of XKG,and the optimized prescription of XKG can improve the physical properties of granules and improve the consistency of granule quality.

Objective To investigate the efficacy and safety of endoscopic hematoma evacuation in treatment of non-isodense chronic subdural hematoma and subacute subdural hematoma.Method From June 2019 to June 2022,endoscopic surgery was performed on 18 cases of non-isodense chronic subdural hematoma and subacute subdural hematoma.Then analyze the indicators such as hematoma clearance rate,postoperative midline deviation reduction,surgical time,intraoperative blood loss,postoperative recurrence rate,Glasgow coma score (GCS) and modified Rankin scale (mRS) at different times.Result The average surgical time was (147.89±10.29) min,the intraoperative blood loss was (130.52±18.42) mL.The average preoperative hematoma volume of 18 patients was (111.91±34.25) mL,on the first day after surgery,CT scan showed that all the 16 hematoma cases were cleared,and the majority of 2 hematoma cases were cleared,the average hematoma clearance rate was 88.89％.Craniocerebral CT showed an average midline displacement of (11.49±3.23) mm before surgery,which returned to (6.19±2.61) mm on the first day after surgery,the difference was statistically significant (P<0.01);At 1 month after surgery,16 patients had a median midline displacement,while 2 patients had a median midline displacement of 1.21 and 2.23 mm,the median line regression rate was 88.89％ at 1 month after surgery;6 months after surgery,all the 18 patients had a median midline displacement,and the median line regression rate was 100.00％.All the 18 patients did not experience any further bleeding after surgery,one patient developed subdural effusion after surgery,which was absorbed after taking medication.After a follow-up of six months,all the 18 patients did not recur.The GCS on admission was (14.06±2.46),which improved to (15.00±0.00) at discharge,with a statistically significant difference (P<0.05);mRS on admission was (3.17±1.26),and decreased to (0.56±0.02) at discharge,with statistical significance (P<0.05).Conclusion Endoscopic removal of chronic and subacute subdural hematomas with non-isodense is a safe and effective method of hematoma removal.While achieving the effect of large bone flap craniotomy,it can significantly reduce the surgical complications and postoperative recurrence,have a less invasive.It is worthy clinical application.

OBJECTIVE To optimize the preparation of Xiakucao Kaiyin Granules(XKG)and control the quality of its intermedi-ates.METHODS The physical characteristics of spray dry powder of XKG were determined by powder evaluation method,and the physical fingerprint composed of 9 secondary physical quality indexes,such as bulk density,tap density,angle of repose and Hausner ratio,was established to determine the stability of the previous process and the quality consistency of spray dry powder.Taking the parti-cle forming rate,dissolution rate,moisture absorption rate and angle of repose as evaluation indexes,dry granulation was carried out,and the auxiliary materials of XKG were screened.The mixture design experiment combined with G1-entropy weight method and neural network method were used to optimize the proportion of the selected excipients,and the best preparation technology of XKG was deter-mined by comparing the two methods.The physical fingerprint of particles was established to evaluate the consistency of particle quality among different batches.RESULTS The similarity of physical fingerprints of 9 batches of spray dry powder was greater than 0.970,and the physical properties were stable.The comprehensive score of the best proportion of auxiliary materials obtained through the anal-ysis of mixture design was higher than that obtained by neural network modeling and optimization,so it was finally determined that the proportion of medicine and auxiliary materials of XKG was 7:3 and 29%maltodextrin and 71%lactose were added for dry granulation.The similarity of physical fingerprints of five batches of granule was greater than 0.994.CONCLUSION The estab-lished physical fingerprint of intermediates can be used to control the quality process of XKG,and the optimized prescription of XKG can improve the physical properties of granules and improve the consistency of granule quality.

Objective To investigate the efficacy and safety of endoscopic hematoma evacuation in treatment of non-isodense chronic subdural hematoma and subacute subdural hematoma.Method From June 2019 to June 2022,endoscopic surgery was performed on 18 cases of non-isodense chronic subdural hematoma and subacute subdural hematoma.Then analyze the indicators such as hematoma clearance rate,postoperative midline deviation reduction,surgical time,intraoperative blood loss,postoperative recurrence rate,Glasgow coma score (GCS) and modified Rankin scale (mRS) at different times.Result The average surgical time was (147.89±10.29) min,the intraoperative blood loss was (130.52±18.42) mL.The average preoperative hematoma volume of 18 patients was (111.91±34.25) mL,on the first day after surgery,CT scan showed that all the 16 hematoma cases were cleared,and the majority of 2 hematoma cases were cleared,the average hematoma clearance rate was 88.89％.Craniocerebral CT showed an average midline displacement of (11.49±3.23) mm before surgery,which returned to (6.19±2.61) mm on the first day after surgery,the difference was statistically significant (P<0.01);At 1 month after surgery,16 patients had a median midline displacement,while 2 patients had a median midline displacement of 1.21 and 2.23 mm,the median line regression rate was 88.89％ at 1 month after surgery;6 months after surgery,all the 18 patients had a median midline displacement,and the median line regression rate was 100.00％.All the 18 patients did not experience any further bleeding after surgery,one patient developed subdural effusion after surgery,which was absorbed after taking medication.After a follow-up of six months,all the 18 patients did not recur.The GCS on admission was (14.06±2.46),which improved to (15.00±0.00) at discharge,with a statistically significant difference (P<0.05);mRS on admission was (3.17±1.26),and decreased to (0.56±0.02) at discharge,with statistical significance (P<0.05).Conclusion Endoscopic removal of chronic and subacute subdural hematomas with non-isodense is a safe and effective method of hematoma removal.While achieving the effect of large bone flap craniotomy,it can significantly reduce the surgical complications and postoperative recurrence,have a less invasive.It is worthy clinical application.

【Objective】 To investigate the matrix effect on the determination of potency in Recombinant Human Coagulation Factor Ⅷ for Injection (rFⅧ). 【Methods】 Two different detection matrices were used to establish two methods for detecting the potency in Recombinant Human Coagulation Factor Ⅷ for Injection. And the matrix effect on the determination of potency was determined, including specificity, linearity, repeatability, accuracy and intermediate precision. 【Results】 As to the specificity, the recoveries of the two substrates at high vs low concentration level were 112% and 110% vs 104% and 109%, respectively. As to the linearity, in the range of (0.125-1.000) IU/mL, the correlation coefficient between concentration and coagulation time of standard/ sample was higher than 0.99. As to the accuracy/repeatability, the recoveries of two matrices was 104% and 102%, and RSD was 2.4% and 1.9%. As to the intermediate precision, personnel factor of two matrices was 0.72 and 0.23, date factor was 0.79 and 0.85, and RSD(for 12 times) was 4.2% and 3.0%. Comparison of two matrices was as follows: Deviation in test results of 6 batches of rFⅧ was all lower than 5%. There was no significant difference between two matrices. 【Conclusion】 The two matrices for potency detection show good performance including specificity, linearity, repeatability, accuracy, and intermediate precision. They are suitable for the determination of potency in rFⅧ products.

Objective:To explore the clinicopathological characteristics, immunophenotype, diagnosis and differential diagnosis of renal mucinous tubular and spindle cell carcinoma (MTSCC), and to explore the all-exon mutations, microsatellite stability and tumor mutational burden (TMB) in MTSCC cases.Methods:The data of 5 patients with MTSCC that were submitted to the Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, China from January 2008 to May 2020, were reviewed and analyzed. The whole exome sequencing (WES) was conducted in all patients, while 3 of them were subject to the analyses of microsatellite stability and TMB.Results:Among the 5 patients, 3 were males and 2 were females. They were 37-76 years old. The maximum diameter of the tumor was 3.5-6.0 cm. The borders of the tumors were well defined. Microscopically, MTSCC was characterized by tubular structure, spindle cell and mucinous stroma, and the nuclear grade of tumor cells was overall low. The average follow-up was 15 months, and no recurrence or metastasis was found. Immunohistochemistry showed that all 5 cases were positive for broad-spectrum cytokeratin (CKpan), cytokeratin (CK)7, CK19, vimentin, PAX8, and P504s (varying expression levels), and the Ki-67 positive index was low. The WES of 5 cases showed that NF2 and PTPN14 exhibited higher mutation rates, which were 3/5 and 2/5, respectively. The microsatellite stability analysis indicated that the 3 cases were all microsatellite stable, and the TMB analysis showed that the TMB of the 3 cases were all <9 mut/Mb.Conclusions:MTSCC is a unique, low-grade pleomorphic kidney tumor. The WES analyses suggest that NF2 and PTPN14 have a higher mutation rate, indicating that the occurrence and development of MTSCC may be closely related to the Hippo pathway. The analysis of microsatellite stability indicates that there is no significant relationship between microsatellite stability and MTSCC, and the TMB analysis suggests that MTSCC patients may not benefit from immunotherapy.

Objective:To explore the value of changes of plasma amino acids in the diagnosis of neonatal intrahepatic cholestasis caused by Citrin deficiency (NICCD).Methods:A total of 144 infants diagnosed with cholestasis and undergoing blood tandem mass spectrometry in Jiangxi Children′s Hospital From January 2016 to December 2018 were studied.They were divided into 3 groups: NICCD group(11 cases), biliary atresia group (BA group, 40 cases), and Cholestatic Cytomegalovirus hepatitis group (CMV group, 93 cases). The plasma amino acids and biochemical results of the 3 groups were compared, and the data of the 3 groups were statistically analyzed by Kruskal- Wallis test.The items with statistical discrepancy were examined by Mann- Whitney test between groups. Results:Compared with BA group and CMV group, the levels of arginine(Arg), methionine(Met), tyrosine(Tyr), citrulline (Cit), glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase and glutamic-pyruvic transaminase ratio(AST/ALT) in NICCD group increased significantly, while the level of alanine(Ala) decreased.The above discrepancy were statistically significant(all P<0.05). The Arg, Met, Tyr, Cit, AST/ALT, and Ala levels of NICCD group were 68.518(19.714, 108.470) μmol/L, 111.724(42.156, 214.585) μmol/L, 104.394(75.642, 146.086) μmol/L, 165.664(119.874, 291.327) μmol/L, 3.17(1.97, 3.98), and 140.297(112.052, 184.015) μmol/L, respectively.The Arg, Met, Tyr, Cit, AST/ALT, and Ala levels of BA group were 29.470(10.739, 48.124) μmol/L, 32.938(24.918, 44.013) μmol/L, 78.244(66.814, 94.479) μmol/L, 23.698(19.450, 27.714) μmol/L, 1.54(1.23, 1.95), and 244.246(214.554, 295.729) μmol/L, respectively.The Arg, Met, Tyr, Cit, AST/ALT, and Ala levels of CMV group were 16.507(8.220, 28.566) μmol/L, 30.997(23.739, 37.183) μmol/L, 76.120(64.004, 86.290) μmol/L, 21.272(17.040, 24.111) μmol/L, 1.19(0.96, 1.48), and 228.468(191.131, 260.056) μmol/L, respectively.In the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, the area under the ROC curve of Ala, Arg, Met, Tyr, Cit and AST/ALT in diagnosing NICCD were 0.886, 0.770, 0.906, 0.745, 0.999, and 0.887, respectively. Conclusions:The changes of plasma amino acids provides a basis for early diagnosis of NICCD.Elevated Arg, Met, Tyr, Cit and decreased Ala have high diagnostic value of NICCD.Combined with the degree of biochemical changes, plasma amino acids can help with clinical diagnosis of the disease and reduce the misdiagnosis rate.

Objective To construct a scoring system of combination of procalcitonin and C-reactive protein for diagnosis of invasive bacterial diarrhea in children. Methods The clinical data of hospitalized children with acute diarrhea were retrospectively analyzed. All of the children were divided into two groups, invasive bacterial diarrhea group and nonbacterial diarrhea group. The scoring system of combination of two markers for diagnosis of invasive bacterial diarrhea in children was constructed by means of two categories logistic regression analysis using procalcitonin and C- reactive protein as parameters. In addition,receiver operating characteristic curve(ROC)was used to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy.Results One hundred ten cases of invasive bacterial diarrhea and 108 cases of nonbacterial diarrhea were included. The levels of serum procalcitonin and C-reactive protein in invasive bacterial diarrhea group were significantly higher than those in nonbacterial diarrhea group, and there were statistical difference(P all<0.05).The area under the ROC curve(AUC)of invasive bacterial diarrhea was 0.894 when the established scoring system was used, which was higher than the AUCs when either serum procalcitonin or in C- reactive protein was used (P<0.05). The best diagnostic boundary value for combination of serum procalcitonin and C- reactive protein scoring was 0.52 with a sensitivity at 80.9% and specificity at 88.9%. Conclusions The scoring system of combination of procalcitonin and C- reactive protein has good accuracy in diagnosis of invasive bacterial diarrhea in children, and can assist the early diagnosis of the disease.