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Objective To analyze the temporal and spatial variation characteristics of six common air pollutants in Xi'an, and to provide a scientific basis for the environmental protection departments to conduct targeted prevention and control. Methods Based on air pollution monitoring data with high temporal resolution, the temporal and spatial distribution characteristics of six common air pollutants in Xi'an were analyzed, and the correlation between the pollutants was studied. Results Except for O3_8h, the annual average concentrations of the other five air pollutants decreased year by year. By 2020, the annual average concentration of PM2.5 and PM10 still exceeded the second-level concentration limit. The annual average concentration of NO2 was slightly higher than the first-level concentration limit, and the number of unqualified days of O3_8h accounted for one-tenth of the entire year. The concentrations of PM2.5, PM10, CO, SO2, and NO2 all were the highest in winter, equivalent in spring and autumn, and the lowest in summer. The concentration of O3_8h generally presented the characteristics of summer > spring > autumn > winter. In 2020, the annual average concentrations of PM2.5 and PM10 in 9 urban areas exceeded the second-level concentration limit. The annual average concentrations of NO2 in Xincheng District, Lianhu District, Beilin District, and Yanta District all exceeded the second-level concentration limit. The annual average concentration of O3_8h in Beilin District, Chang'an District, and Yanliang District all exceeded the average level of Xi'an. PM2.5, PM10, CO, SO2, and NO2 in general showed a positive correlation in varying degrees. In summer, O3_8h showed a positive correlation with other air pollutants, but a negative correlation in other seasons. Conclusion The air pollution situation in Xi'an has been improving year by year, but the pollution of PM2.5, PM10, and O3_8h still exceeds the standard, which will be the focus of long-term prevention and control of air pollution in Xi'an.
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Objective:To investigate CT imaging appearance of pancreatic solid pseudopapillary neoplasm (pSPN) in predicting pathological invasive behaviors.Methods:The clinical data and CT data of 103 patients with solid pseudopapillary neoplasm confirmed by surgical resection and pathology were retrospectively analyzed. According to the pathological results, all cases were divided into two groups: invasive group with 38 cases and non-invasive group with 65 cases. All 103 cases of pSPN had a single lesion. Image analysis included tumor location, size, shape, capsule,calcification, hemorrhage and proportion of cystic or solid component, etc. The density of solid components in all lesions was measured in plain scan, arterial phase and venous phase of CT images. Enhancement degree in arterial phase, enhancement degree in venous phase and enhancement degree between venous phase and arterial phase were calculated, and the differences between the two groups were statistically analyzed. For data analysis, the comparison of continuous variables between two groups was done with Student′s t-test. Categorical variables were tested using the χ 2 test or Fisher′s exact test. Diagnostic accuracy of density in arterial phase, density in venous phase, enhancement degree in arterial phase and enhancement degree in venous phase were assessed as the area under the receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curve. Results:There were statistically significant differences in tumor capsule and proportion of cystic or solid component between the two groups ( P<0.05). There were no significant differences in neoplasm maximum diameter, location, morphology, calcification, hemorrhage, pancreaticobiliary dilatation and pancreatic atrophy between the two groups ( P>0.05). The density[(76.65±16.71) HU] and enhancement degree[(41.04±17.02) HU] in venous phase in invasive group were higher than those in non-invasive group [respectively (70.09±12.02),(34.55±11.41) HU] and the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.05). There were no statistically significant differences in the density in plain scan, density in arterial phase, enhancement degree in arterial phase and enhancement degree between venous phase and arterial phase ( P>0.05). The area under the ROC curve of density in arterial phase, density in venous phase, enhancement degree in arterial phase and enhancement degree in venous phase were respectively 0.598, 0.634, 0.613, and 0.617, among which only density in venous phase had the discriminant efficacy, and the optimal critical value was 78.65 HU. Conclusion:The pSPN has no capsule or incomplete capsule, more solid components, and obvious enhancement of the solid components in the tumor in venous phase may suggest that the tumor has more invasive behavior.
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Objective@#To investigate the urine methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) level of a primary school students in Changping District, Beijing, and analysis the effect factors, give the advice if the MTBE is eligibility as an exposure biomarker of automobile exhaust.@*Methods@#Using the panel study, randomly selected 20 sixthgrade students (10 male and 10 female) from Zhixing School in Changping district, Beijing, from June 7th to 13th, 2018. All participants completed a questionnaire for collecting demographic and geographic information and daily activities. All participants were given guidance to repeatedly collected urine samples 3 times (8:00, 11:00 and 16:00 instant urien) a day for 7 days, totally 420 urine samples were collected. Urine MTBE were measured and the statistic significant of the Urine MTBE at different groups were evaluated.@*Results@#MTBE were detected in all 420 urine samples of primary school students, the geometric mean of creatinine-corrected MTBE exposure level in 8:00, 11:00 and 16:00 instant urine were 0.12, 0.12 and 0.12 mg/g creatinine, respectively. Urine MTBE concentration was statistical significant in different daily outdoor activity time, the distance of home address to the main road, and daily use time of air purification equipment in class(P=0.00, 0.04, 0.00).@*Conclusion@#There was a universal MTBE exposure among students in a primary school in Beijing, and the impact factors to exposure level were daily outdoor activity time, distance from home address to the closest main road, and daily use time of air purification equipment in class. This result indicate MTBE may be a valuable candidate for exposure biomarker of automobile exhaust, and more research should be done.
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Purpose To investigate the value of cytopathological diagnosis in combination with histopathological diagnosis for peripherial and diffuse lung diseases by biopsy specimens under CT guidance.Methods A total of 370 cases of lung biopsy specimens under CT guidance were reviewed.The correlation between cytopathological diagnosis and histopathological diagnosis was analyzed.The sensitivity and false negative rate of cytopathological diagnosis,histopathological diagnosis and the combinational diagnosis method were calculated,and the accordance rate of cytopathological diagnosis with histopathological diagnosis was analyzed.Results Among the 370 cases,histopathological diagnosis revealed 177 (47.84％) cancers,22 (5.95 ％) malignant tumors,16 (4.32％) suspicious malignancy,12 (3.24％) atypical cells and 143 (38.65 ％)negative findings,whereas the corresponding number for cytopathological diagnosis were 166(44.87％),10(2.70％),16(4.32％),49(13.24％)and 129(34.87％).The two diagnosis methods were correlated (P ＜ 0.001).The sensitivity of cytopathological diagnosis,histopathological diagnosis and the combinational method were 80.00％ (192/240),89.58％ (215/240) and 98.33％ (236/240),respectively.The eytopathologieal diagnosis and the histopathologieal diagnosis had a statistically significant difference in the sensitivity (P ＜ 0.05).The difference in sensitivity between the combinational method and the histopathological diagnosis was statistically significant(P ＜ 0.05).Overall,66.15％ (127/192) of the cytopathogically positive cases were precisely typed by cytopathological diagnosis.Complications during or after the operation were found in 14.59％ of cases,among which 31 had pneumothorax and 23 had bleeding in the needle passage or bloody sputum,all improving after appropriate treatment.Conclusion Percutaneous lung biopsy under CT guidance is a safe,sensitive and accurate method for diagnosis of lung diseases,and the combinational use of cytopathological diagnosis and histopathological diagnosis significantly increases the rate of diagnosis and has a favorable clinical application value.
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Objective:To explore the role and mechanisms ofω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω-3PUFAs) alone or in combination with dexamethasone (DEX) in inducing cell apoptosis and reversing drug resistance in multiple myeloma (MM). Methods:DEX-resistant MM cell line MM1R was treated with different concentrations of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) or docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) alone or in combination with DEX for 24 or 48 h. Cel proliferation was detected by MTT assay. Cel cycle and apoptosis were measured by flow cytometry. Expression levels of apoptosis-related proteins were analyzed by Western blot. Two-tailed, unpaired Student's t-test was used to compare the two treatment groups. A value of P<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results:MM1R proliferation was inhibited by different concentrations (10, 20, 50, and 100μM) of EPA or DHA alone or in combination with 10μM DEX in a dose-and time-dependent manner. The inhibition effect was significantly higher in combinative groups than in single EPA or DHA treatment group (P=0.014, P=0.032). The percentage of G0/G1 phase and cell apoptosis rate in MM1R treated with different concentrations of EPA or DHA alone increased in a dose-dependent manner. This percentage was also significantly higher in the combinative groups than in the single EPA or DHA treatment group (P=0.015, P=0.004). The expression levels of cleaved caspase-3 and Bax were upregulated, whereas those of pro-caspase-3 and BCL-2 were downregulated in a dose-dependent manner. Drug resistance gradually decreased in MM1R cells at different concentrations of EPA or DHA with the increase of drug concentration. The reversal fold also increased gradual y, whereas the cel s decreased in the two drug-combination groups compared with the single-drug group. Moreover, the drug-resistance reversal index increased significantly. Conclusion:ω-3PUFAs can inhibit DEX-resistant MM cell proliferation, arrest cell cycle, and induce cell apoptosis.ω-3PUFAs also exhibit a synergistic anti-resistanteffect in combination with DEX. Furthermore,ω-3PUFAs can serve as novel effective drugs for MM treatment.
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A method for the analysis of five types of triphenylmethane dye residues in water was developed by using solid phase extraction ( SPE) combined with ultra performance liquid chromatography coupled to triple quadrupole linear ion trap mass spectrometry ( UPLC-MS/MS/MS ) . The water samples were extracted and cleaned with mixed-mode cation exchange solid-phase extraction cartridges ( MCX) . The UPLC separation was performed on a C18 column with a linear gradient elution program of acetonitrile and 5 mmol/L aqueous ammonium acetate ( containing 0. 02% formic acid) as mobile phase. Triphenylmethane dye residues were analyzed by mass spectrometry under an electrospray ionization interface ( ESI ) in positive ion mode with MRM-IDA-EPI mode. The calibration curves of five types of triphenylmethane dyes were linear in the range of 0. 02-20 μg/L, and the correlation coefficients were not less than 0. 998. The recoveries at spiked levels of 5 , 10 and 20 μg/L were in the range of 70 . 9%-101%, and the RSDs were 3 . 4%-11 . 9% ( n=6 ) . The limit of detection and quantification were 0. 42-2. 18 ng/L and 1. 68-8. 73 ng/L, respectively. The method was performed as sensitive and accurate, and also suitable for simultaneous determination of five types of triphenylmethane dye residues in water.
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Binding sites of five monoclonal antibodies were obtained by reinforceable method of overlapping recombinant prion protein and synthetic peptide. Overlapping peptides of PrP core were expressed in Escherichia coli by insertion of serial PCR amplicons of ovine PrP gene fragments into pET32a. The expressed fusion peptides were then tested for the binding activity to PrP monoclonal antibodies in Western blotting. The binding sites of 5 monoclonal antibodies of ovine PrP were located respectively as follows: 2H3 in 199 aa-213 aa, 4C6, 5F11 and 7F11 in 139 aa-168 aa and 7F1 in 214 aa-227 aa. There oligo peptides were synthesized and used in ELISA test for more accurate localization of the binding sites. The binding sites of 4C6, 5F11 and 7F11 were further confirmed to be in 149 aa-158 aa. This conclusion may contribute to the research for pathogenesis and diagnostic method of scrapie and bovine transmissible spongiform encephalopathy.
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Animals , Antibodies, Monoclonal , Allergy and Immunology , Metabolism , Binding Sites, Antibody , Allergy and Immunology , Epitopes , Allergy and Immunology , Escherichia coli , Genetics , Metabolism , Prion Diseases , Diagnosis , Prions , Genetics , Allergy and Immunology , Metabolism , Recombinant Fusion Proteins , Genetics , Allergy and Immunology , Metabolism , Scrapie , Diagnosis , SheepABSTRACT
Objective To explore the localization of epileptogenic focus and select the appropriate surgical procedures for post-traumatic epilepsy. Methods The clinical data of 21 patients with post-traumatic epilepsy were studied retrospectively. Epileptogenic focus was located by comprehensively analyzing data of electro-neurophysiology, neurological imaging and clinical manifestation. Surgical procedures were performed in all patients, including resection of lesion and peripheral cortex in 12 patients, epileptogenie focus resection plus low power bipolar coagulation in five, anterior temporal iobectomy plus amygdalohippocampectomy in three and corpus callosotomy in one. Results All patients were followed up from 6 months to 3 years, which showed satisfactory outcome in eight patients, marked improvement in six, improvement in five and slight improvement in two. The total effective rate was 90%. Conclusions Surgical procedure is important for intractable post-traumatic epilepsy. The good efficacy depends on precise localization of epileptogenic focus and combined application of various surgical procedures.
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Objective To explore the change patterns of microcirculation in congested flap. Methods A congested flap model for long-term microeirculation observation was set up, and the mi-crocireulation of the congested tissues was observed carefully. Results Following congestion, the number of the capillaries in the congested flap were decreasing, the velocity of the bloodstreams were getting slower, and the aggregation of the red blood cells and the formation of the white thrombus were becoming more serious. About 72 hours later, the original microcirculation system of the flap was nearly exhausted. About 36 hours later, the neogenetie capillaries could be observed, with clear neogenetie capillaries observed at 48 hours. The congested tissues with nascent capillaries survived, while the capillaries without nascent formation suffered from necrosis in the end. Conclusions If the cause is not removed, the microcirculation status of the congested flap would get worse irreversibly, and the nascent capillaries would play an important role in the survival of congested tissues.
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Objective: To study the effect of antidepressant in treatment of patients with PSD (post-stroke depression) Method: 121 patients with PSD in their rehabilitation period were stratified by results of HAMD and then randomly divided into two groups, the study group (n=64) received Paroxetine 20 mg daily, the control group (n=57) received placebo After 4 months, the result was assessed with HAMD, CSS and ADL (activity of daily living) Result: In the period of rehabilitation of stroke, the degree of neurological impairment (CSS score) was positively correlated to depression (r=0 99, P
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Objective To evaluate the methods of surgical treatment for tumors of brain stem and their curative effects. Methods: 25 cases of tumors of brain stem were analysed retrospectively. Results: There were 18 cases of astrocytomas, 2 cases of cavernous angioma, 1 cases of hemangioblastoma, 1 cases of dermoid cyst, 1 cases of syringopontia, 1 cases of inflammatory granuloma accompanied with hecrosis and 1 cases of AVM of brain stem in 25 cases. Four patients died after operation. Conclusion: Extrinsic tumors of brain stem could be resected totally or subtotally, resulting in good outcome.
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Objective To analysis the time of acute cerebral stroke occurrence. Methods The occurrence time of 2675 patients with cerebral infarction (1925 cases,CI group) and intracerebral hemorrhage(750 cases,ICH group) were statisticed by 1 time unit per 2 h from 0∶00. Results There was a time-curve with double peaks of stroke occurrence,like as circadian rhythms of blood pressure in 24 h. ⑴ In CI group,the first peak was 6∶00~10∶00, the second peak was 18∶00~22∶00. The value of the first peak was higher than that of the second(P
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In this study, we applied in vivo electroporation(EP) for HBV DNA vaccine administration to improve the cell transfection rate of plasmid DNA and to enhance the immune response. In BALB/c mice (8 mice in each group), the luciferase activity (16170?12533RLU) was 4 digits higher than that of the non EP control (8 02?8 00RLU), the difference between them was very significant ( P