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Objective:To investigate the clinical value of thromboelastogram in early diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in patients undergoing free flap surgery of lower extremity.Methods:A retrospective study was conducted to analyze the 192 patients undergoing surgical repair of soft tissue defects at lower extremity with free anterolateral femoral flap at Department of Orthopaedics, Tongji Hospital from January 2018 to June 2022. There were 117 males and 75 females, with an age of (45.6±12.7) years and an area of skin defects ranging from 5 cm × 3 cm to 18 cm × 9 cm. The patients were divided into 2 groups according to whether DVT occurred on the first day after surgery. In the DVT group of 22 patients, there were 14 males and 8 females, with an age of (47.7±14.3) years; in the DVT-free group of 170 patients, there were 103 males and 67 females, with an age of (45.3±12.5) years. The 2 groups were compared in terms of reaction time, coagulation time, maximum amplitude and coagulation angle in the thromboelastogram. Diagram of receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves was used to evaluate the predictive value of thromboelastography in assessing the risk of DVT after surgery.Results:The 2 groups were comparable because there was no significant difference in the baseline information or operation time between them ( P>0.05). The reaction time [(5.21±0.85) min] and coagulation time [(1.12±0.30) min] in the DVT group were significantly shorter than those in the DVT-free group [(6.48±0.06) min and (1.60±0.03) min], and the maximum amplitude [(71.45±1.17) mm] and coagulation angle [69.54° (64.59°, 76.64°) ] in the DVT group were significantly larger than those in the DVT-free group [(66.63±0.40) mm and 64.92°(54.11°, 74.21°)] (all P<0.05). The optimal cut-off points in the ROC diagram were 5.46 min at reaction time, 1.52 min at coagulation time, 72.31 mm at maximum amplitude and 59.89° at coagulation angle. The sensitivity and specificity of detecting DVT on the first day after surgery were 80.7% and 71.6%, respectively, according to the combination of the best cut-off points in the ROC diagram and all the indexes in the thromboelastogram. Conclusion:Thromboelastogram is of a great value for the diagnosis of lower extremity DVT, and of a positive significance for the prevention of serious complications after surgery in patients undergoing free flap surgery of lower extremity.
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Integrins are transmembrane receptors that have been implicated in the biology of various human physiological and pathological processes. These molecules facilitate cell-extracellular matrix and cell-cell interactions, and they have been implicated in fibrosis, inflammation, thrombosis, and tumor metastasis. The role of integrins in tumor progression makes them promising targets for cancer treatment, and certain integrin antagonists, such as antibodies and synthetic peptides, have been effectively utilized in the clinic for cancer therapy. Here, we discuss the evidence and knowledge on the contribution of integrins to cancer biology. Furthermore, we summarize the clinical attempts targeting this family in anti-cancer therapy development.
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OBJECTIVE： To establish a method for simultaneous determination of isoquercitrin， astragalin and salvianolic acid B in Moringa oleifera leaves granules. METHODS： HPLC method was adopted. The determination was performed on Cosmosil-C18 column with mobile phase consisted of acetonitrile-0.1％ phosphoric acid solution （gradient elution） at flow rate of 1.3 mL/min. The column temperature was 40 ℃ and detection wavelength was set at 260 nm. The sample size was 10 μL. RESULTS： The linear ranges of isoquercitrin， astragalin and salvianolic acid B were 0.017-0.341， 0.010-0.194， 0.010-0.195 mg/mL， respectively （all r＞0.999 0）. The detection limits were 0.085， 0.143， 0.117 μg/mL， and the limits of quantitation were 0.283， 0.476， 0.392 μg/mL， respectively. RSDs of precision， stability （24 h） and reproducibility tests were all lower than 2.0％ （n＝6）. Average recoveries were 101.22％， 98.76％ and 98.72％， and RSDs were 0.66％，0.30％，0.30％ （n＝6）， respectively. CONCLUSIONS： The established method is simple， accurate and reproducible. It can be used for simultaneous determination of isoquercitrin， astragalin and salvianolic acid B in M. oleifera leaves granules.
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Objective To optimize the extraction technology of Compound purgative Moringa Oleifera by central composite design-response surface method. Methods The content of isoquercetin and astragalin, the yield of dry extract and overall desirability (OD) were used as the evaluation indexes; the factors such as water addition, extraction times and time for extraction were employed to optimize extraction technology of central composite design-response surface method. Results Optimal extraction technology was as follows: 3 times extracted with 10-fold the amount of water for 1 h each time. Conclusions Central composite design-response surface method was suitable for optimizing extraction technology of compound purgative Moringa Oleifera.
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Objective To establish an HPLC method for simultaneous determination of Isoquercitrin and astragalin in Moringa oleifera leaves prescription. Methods By using HPLC method with Cosmosil-C18 column (4.6 mm × 250 mm, 5 μm) and the column temperature was 40 degrees Celsius, the mobile phase contains a 0.1％phosphoric acid in water(A) and acetonitrile(B), the detection wavelength was set at 350nm by UV detector and the flow rate was 1.3 ml/min. Results The Isoquercitrin and astragalin was better separated in 30 minutes, and Isoquercitrin had a good linear correlation at the range of 0.24-4.73 μg, while astragalin was 0.11-2.19 μg, the average spiked recoveries of isoquercetin and astragalin were 99.09％ (RSD=0.60％) and 99.08％ (RSD=1.37％), respectively. Conclusions The proposed method is simple,accurate,and repeatable and can be used for quality control as well as a powerful tool to evaluate the processing of Moringa oleifera leaves. It can provide the reference basis and data support for the determination of content of Moringa oleifera health products.
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Objective To analyze the distribution and drug resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae in 0-14 year old children of 0 to 4 year-old in theour hospital.Methods S.pneumoniae were identified by using ma-trix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS).Drug suscepti-bility test was performed by using ATB STREP 5 for each isolate.Penicillin G minimum inhibitory concentra-tion (MIC) was performed by using E-test.Results A total of 327 strains of S.pneumoniae were isolated,a-mong which 287(87.8%)were from sputum,25(7.6%) from the ear secretions,10(2.9%) from the nasal sinuses puncture fluid,and 3(0.9%)from the blood.The most strains were isolated in spring(28.4%),and the least in winter (22%),and there was no significant difference in the separation rate among the four sea-sons (P<0.05).The sensitivity rate,intermediate rate and drug resistant rate of non meningitis S.pneumoni-ae strains to penicillin G were 97.9%,0.6%,1.5%,respectively.The resistance rates of the bacteria to eryth-romycin,clindamycin,compoundtrimethoprim sulfamethoxazole and tetracycline were relatively high,a small number of levofloxacin resistant strains were found,and vancomycin and quinopin /Dafoe-P resistant strains were not detected.The resistance rates of penicillin G,penicillin resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae (PRSP) and penicillin inter mediated Streptococcus pneumoniae (PISP)to amoxicillin and cefotaximeto were markedly higher than that of penicillin G sensitive Streptococcus pneumoniae (PSSP),and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.01).A total of 227 strains of multidrug resistance Streptococcus pneumoniae (69.4%)were isolated,which were resistant to erythromycin,tetracycline,trimethopri compoundm-sulfamethoxazol and clin-damycin(46.2%).Conclusion The drug resistance monitoring of Streptococcus pneumoniae in children can not be ignored.The drug resistance of the bacteria to penicillin G is low.Penicillin G is still a cheap and effec-tive drug for the treatment of Streptococcus pneumoniae infection.
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OBJECTIVE: To identify and analyze drug sensitivity of Corynebacterium glucuronolyticum iscolated from clinic, and to provide reference for clinical drug use. METHODS: Two strains isolated from the urine specimens of urolithiasis-induced urinary tract infection patients in our hospital were inoculated into Columbia blood plate and the MacConkey plate. The growth of strains was observed and counted. Protein mass spectrometry of strains was detected by MALDI-TOF-MS. DNA of strains was extracted, and PCR was used to amplify the 16S ribosome RNA (rRNA) sequence. Bi-directional sequencing of 1 500 bp target bands was conducted. Blast comparison between it and GenBank database was conducted to identify bacterial strain. Drug resistance of 2 strains was monitored by Etest assay. RESULTS: Two strains grew on the Columbia blood plate (with colony forming unit ＞105 CFU/mL) and did not grow on the MacConkey plate. Two strains were Gram-positive Corynebacterium and showed palisading or eight type arrangement. Two strains were C. glucuronolyticum by MALDI-TOF-MS identification, with reliability of 99. 9％. The characteristic peaks of m/z 2 431, 3 089, 3 364, 3 378, 4 200, 5 508, 6 302, 6 637, 6 730, 6 946, 12 603 appeared. Blast comparison showed that the sequence homology of 2 strains compared with C. glucuronolyticum strain known in GenBank were higher than 98 ％. Results of drug sensitivity test showed that strain 1 was resistant to ceftriaxone and ciprofloxacin, and sensitive to 14 other antibiotics as penicillin G; strain 2 was resistant to ceftriaxone, erythromycin, ciprofloxacin, tetracycline and clindamycin, moderately sensitive to cefotaxime, and sensitive to 10 other antibiotics. CONCLUSIONS: Two strains are C. glucuronolyticum, and drug resistance of them to commonly used antibiotics is different. The strains are rare pathogen of urinary tract and show multidrug resistance. Antibiotics should be selected according to the results of strain identification and drug sensitivity test.
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Objective To investigate the antimicrobial resistance of bacterial isolates in Liuzhou Workers' Hospital in Guangxi during 2016.Methods Kirby-Bauer method or automated systems was employed to study the antimicrobial susceptibility.The data were analyzed according to CLSI 2015 breakpoints.Results A total of 5 485 bacterial strains were isolated from 48 908 specimens in Liuzhou Workers' Hospital during 2016,of which gram negative organisms accounted for 70.3％ and gram positive cocci 29.7％.The prevalence of methicillin-resistant strains was 18.3％ (83/454) in S.aureus and 72.5％ (232/320) in coagulase negative Staphylococcus.No staphylococcal strains were found resistant to vancomycin or linezolid.Of the 207 strains of non-meningitis S.pneumoniae,181 (87.4％) were isolated from children and 26 (12.6％) from adults.One E.faecium strain was identified as resistant to vancomycin.The prevalence of ESBLs-producing strains was 49.0％ (619/1 263) in E.coli and 31.8％ (202/636) in Klebsiella spp.Enterobacteriaceae strains were still highly susceptible to carbapenem antibiotics.Overall,0.6％ (14/2 326) and 1.5％ (36/2 326) of the Enterobacteriaceae strains were resistant to imipenem and meropenem,respectively.Conclusions Antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains,especially carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae,are posing an increasing threat to clinical practice.Special attention should be paid to ongoing surveillance of local antimicrobial resistance to inform standardized anti-infective treatment.
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Objective To determine the content of total flavonoids and luteolin from Pteris multifida Poir. Methods The content of total flavonoids was determined by gradient elution of macroporous resin D101 and ultraviolet spectrophotometry. The content of luteolin was determined by HPLC. The analysis was performed on a RP-C18 column(4.6 mm×250 mm, 5 μm) with aceconitrile-0.2% phosphoric acid (35:65) as the mobile phase at a flow rate of 1.0 ml/min, and 30 ℃ temperature. Results The detection of wave length was set at 349 nm. The content of luteolin was 0.015%, 0.019%, 0.016%, and the content of total flavonoids was 0.015%, 0.019%, 0.016%, respectively. Conclusions The method is suitable for the determination of flavonoids componets from Pteris multifida Poir.