Dual-specificity phosphatase 15 (DUSP15) in the nucleus accumbens is a novel negative regulator of morphine sensitization / 西安交通大学学报(医学版)

【Objective】 To study the role of dual-specificity phosphatase 15 （DUSP15） in mouse nucleus accumbens （NAc） in morphine sensitization. 【Methods】 The distance was recorded by open field test （OFT）， and morphine sensitization behavior was observed by acute morphine administration. The protein expressions of extracellular regulated protein kinases （ERK）， p-ERK and DUSP15 were tested using Western blotting. DUSP15-overexpressed virus （AAV-DUSP15） was injected into mouse NAc by brain stereotactic injection. Immunofluorescence staining confirmed viral expression. Western blotting was used to detect the effect of AAV-DUSP15 on the expressions of DUSP15， ERK and P-ERK. OFT was used to observe morphine sensitization behavior. 【Results】 The sensitization behavior was induced by intraperitoneal injection of 10 mg/kg morphine （continuous injection of 1 dose/day， for 7 doses） and withdrawal of morphine for 1 week. Compared with the saline control group， p-ERK was found to be increased and DUSP15 was found to be decreased. Intra-NAc infusions of AAV-DUSP15 （overexpression） not only inhibited the expression of p-ERK but also prevented morphine sensitization behavior. 【Conclusion】 DUSP15 negatively regulates ERK activation level in mouse NAc. DUSP15 agonist has a potential therapeutic effect on drug addiction.

Effects of BCG polysaccharide nucleotides combined with Tripterygium wilfordii polyglycosides on inflammatory factors and T cell subsets in patients with chronic urticaria / 中国基层医药

Objective To study the effect of BCG polysaccharide nucleic acid combined with Tripterygium wilfordii polyglycoside(TWP) on inflammatory factors and T cell subsets in patients with chronic urticaria. Methods From January 2015 to January 2017,84 patients of chronic urticaria in Gujiao Central Hospital were selected in the research. The patients were randomly divided into observation group and control group,with 42 cases in each group. The control group was treated with conventional therapy,and the observation group was treated with BCG polysaccharide nucleic acid combined with TWP. The levels of IL－2,IL－4,IL－10,peripheral blood interferon－γ(IFN－γ),T cell subsets ( CD+4, CD+8, CD+4/CD+8) were observed, and the clinical efficacy was compared. Results After treatment,the total effective rate of the observation group was higher than that of the control group[41(97. 62% ) vs. 36(85. 71% )](χ2=3. 896,P＜0. 05). The levels of IL－2 and IFN－γ in the observation group were higher than thoseinthecontrolgroup[(314.54±45.47)ng/Lvs.(285.04±46.84)ng/L,(310.25±32.80)ng/Lvs.(265.14± 28. 11)ng/L](t=2. 928,6. 767,all P＜0. 05). The levels of IL－4 and IL－10 in the observation group were lower thanthoseinthecontrolgroup[(18.65±3.14)ng/Lvs.(26.09±4.52)ng/L,(57.65±6.34)ng/Lvs.(63.74± 6. 82)ng/L](t=8. 760,4. 238,all P＜0. 05). The levels of CD+4,CD+4/CD+8in the observation group were higher thanthoseinthecontrolgroup[(39.86±6.96)% vs.(34.44±7.06)%,(1.60±0.14) vs.(1.34±0.15)](t=3. 543,8. 212,all P＜0. 05). The level of CD+8in the observation group was lower than that in the control group [(24.34±3.99)% vs.(27.24±4.33)%](t=3.191,P＜0.05).Conclusion BCG polysaccharide nucleic acid combined with TWP in the treatment of chronic urticaria can effectively increase peripheral blood IFN－γ and IL－2 levels,decrease IL－4,IL－10 levels,improve levels of inflammatory cytokines and T cell subsets( CD+4,CD+8and CD+4/CD+8),the efficacy is safe and reliable,it is worthy of application and promotion.

Memantine attenuated alcohol withdrawal-induced anxiety-like behaviors through down-regulating NR1-CaMKII-ERK signaling pathway.

Alcohol abuse and anxiety disorders often occur concurrently, but their underlying cellular mechanisms remain unclear. N-methyl-D-aspartic acid receptors (NMDARs) have recently received attention from those interested in the neurobiology of anxiety. A chronic alcohol exposure rat model (28 consecutive days of 20% alcohol intake and 6 h of withdrawal) was established. Here, we investigated the NMDAR1 (NR1), Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) and extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK) pathway in the modulation of anxiety-like behaviors in rats exposed to an open field and elevated plus maze (EPM) through systematic injections of memantine (a NMDAR inhibitor). We found that the NR1-CaMKII-ERK signaling pathway was activated after alcohol withdrawal in medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and nucleus accumbens shell (NAcSh) but not core (NAcC). Memantine treatment greatly ameliorated anxiety-like behavior in the rats experiencing alcohol withdrawal. Moreover, memantine uniformly suppressed the phosphorylation of NR1-CaMKII-ERK pathway induced by alcohol withdrawal. Our results suggest that activation of the NR1-CaMKII-ERK pathway in the mPFC and NAcSh is an important contributor to the molecular mechanisms underlying alcohol withdrawal-induced anxiety behaviors. NMDAR signaling pathway inhibitors are thus potential therapeutics for treating alcohol abuse.

Screening of lentiviral vectors carrying effective siRNA targeting S1P2 gene / 中国病理生理杂志

AIM: To screen the lentiviral vector carrying siRNA with higher efficiency of suppressing the sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 2 (S1P2) gene expression in the primarily cultured corpus cavernosum smooth muscle cells of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR).METHODS: SHR and SD rats (n=5 each) were used for primarily culturing corpus cavernosum smooth muscle cells.The cells were randomly divided into 6 groups: SHR siRNA-1, SHR siRNA-2, SHR siRNA-3, SHR GFP, SHR control (SHR non-transfection group), and SD control (SD rat control group).Each group had 5 samples with 1.0×105 cells of each sample.At 72 h after transfection (MOI=60) with lentiviral vectors carrying S1P2 siRNA into the SHR corpus cavernosum smooth muscle cells, the expression of GFP was observed under fluorescence microscope.The protein expression of S1P2, ROCK1, ROCK2 and eNOS in the corpus cavernosum smooth muscle cells, and the mRNA expression of S1P2, ROCK1 and ROCK2 were determined by by Western blot and RT-PCR.RESULTS: The transfection efficiency of the corpus cavernosum smooth muscle cells in SHR siRNA-1, SHR siRNA-2, SHR siRNA-3 and SHR GFP groups were>80%.Compared with SHR control group, the mRNA levels and the protein expression of S1P2, ROCK1 and ROCK2 in SHR GFP group showed no remarkable changes, while those in SHR siRNA-1, SHR siRNA-2, SHR siRNA-3 and SD control groups were significantly lower than those in SHR control group (P<0.05).The protein expression of eNOS in SHR siRNA-1, SHR siRNA-2, SHR siRNA-3 and SHR GFP groups were not significantly changed as compared with SHR control group, but that in SD control group was significantly higher than that in SHR control group.CONCLUSION: Three groups of siRNA lentiviral vectors targeting S1P2 inhibit the expression of S1P2 in the corpus cavernosum smooth muscle cells of SHR, and by silencing the S1P2 expression, the expression of ROCK1 and ROCK2 is inhibited.Among them, siRNA-1 has the highest inhibitory efficiency.

Effects of Tamm-Horsfall protein on kidney stone formation / 医学研究生学报

Objective Tamm-Horsfall protein (THP) may play a role in kidney stone formation.The article aimed to conduct a preliminary study on the role of THP in kidney stone formation by investigating the changes of THP in rat urine, pathological changes of renal tissue and the formation of calcium salt crystals after establishing CNPs rat model of kidney stones.Methods Stone samples of 40 patients from February to June 2015 in our department were collected to establish the model of CNPs-induced kidney stone in rats and prepare CNPs suspension.48 SD rats were randomly divided into experimental group (group A) and blank control group (group B).Group A were injected with CNPs and the same amount of sterile saline injection in the group B.The urine of rats was collected after injection at 3h, 6h, 12h, 24h, 1w, 2w, 4w and 8w.ELISA were applied to detect THP levels in the urine.Then the rats were killed to take the kidney tissue.HE staining was used to investigate the pathological changes of the cells and evaluate the formation of the calcium salt crystals.Results THP levels in group A at 24h, 1w, 2w, 4w and 8w ([166.03±3.02], [173.50±1.78], [174.55±2.05], [176.54±2.45], [177.11±1.76]pg/mL) were significantly higher than that at 3h(165.89±2.23pg/mL)(P<0.05), which was the same case in comparison with those of group B ([157.65±2.22], [156.54±1.43], [159.45±3.21], [158.63±2.98], [157.33±2.05]pg/mL).Compared with the calcium salt crystal score at 6h (1 point), the scores at 3,6,12,24h (average score 2 points) increased.At 2w the score increased significantly to 3 points and reached the top score(6.7points) at 8w, which was of significant difference.The score of calcium salt crystals was in positive correlation with THP content (r=0.843,P<0.05).Conclusion THP in urine may contribute to the aggregation of calcium salt crystals and the formation of kidney stones.

Biological characteristics of adipose-derived stem cells derived from renal fat capsule and groin in vitro / 中国组织工程研究

BACKGROUND:Adipose-derived stem cel s have different sources, but it is unclear whether these cel s from different sources have difference in their biological properties. OBJECTIVE:To detect the in vitro proliferation and chondrogenic differentiation of adipose-derived stem cel s derived from renal fat capsule and groin. METHODS:Adipose-derived stem cel s from renal fat capsule and groin of rats were isolated, cultured and identified. MTT assay was used to detect in vitro proliferation ability of these cel s. Passage 3 cel s were under chondrogenic induction for 2 weeks. After induction, the expression of type II col agen was observed by immunofluorescence detection, and RT-PCR was employed to detect the expression levels of Aggrecan and type II col agen mRNA in the two groups. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:After primary culture and passage, adipose-derived stem cel s from the renal fat capsule and groin of rats exhibited similar morphology, and over 95%of cel s expressed CD44 in the two groups. Adipose-derived stem cel s from two sources showed an S-shaped growth curve in vitro and were positive for type II col agen. After RT-PCR detection, the expression levels of Aggrecan and type II col agen mRNA had no difference in adipose-derived stem cel s from renal fat capsule and groin (P>0.05). Experimental results show that adipose-derived stem cel s from both renal fat capsule and groin exhibit stable growth, rapid proliferation and chondrogenic differentiation under orient induction in vitro, indicating there is no difference between these cel s from two sources.

Comparison of digital flexible ureteroscopic lithotripsy and minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithoto-my for renal calculi / 实用医学杂志

Objective To compare the effect and safety of digital flexible ureteroscopic lithotripsy and per-cutaneous nephrolithotomy for renal calculi. Methods Clinic data of 105 cases with kidney stones were analyzed retrospectively, including 53 cases with digital flexible ureteroscopic lithotripsy (group A) and 52 with minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy (group B). The operative time, intraoperative blood loss, stone-free rate, complications, average hospitalization time were compared. Results There were no significant differences in age, gender, stone size, stone surface area, average operative time, stone-free rate and complications between two groups. Significant differences were found between group A and group B in terms of intraoperative blood loss and average hospitalization time. Conclusions Digital flexible ureteroscopic lithotripsy has similar effect as minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy for the treatment of kidney stones about 20 mm in terms of average operative time, stone-free rate, and complications, but excels minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolithotomy in intraopera-tive blood loss and average hospitalization time. Digital flexible ureteroscopic lithotripsy can be the first choice for the treatment of kidney stones about 20 mm.

Early follow-up of total hip arthroplasty with Accolade TMZF cementless femoral prosthesis / 中国组织工程研究

BACKGROUND:Compared with the fixation of bone cement prosthesis,the fixation of cementless femoral prosthesis does not have the folowing worries,including cement-prosthesis separation,cement sheath rupture,and cement debris-induced osteolysis.Long-term outcomes are good,and the survival rate is high.OBJECTIVE: To observe the preliminary clinical results and complications of total hip arthroplasty with Accolade TMZF cementless femoral stem.METHODS:From February 2010 to July 2012,67 patients (70 hips) underwent primary total hip arthroplasty with cementless femoral stem.Al patients were treated with Accolade TMZF Biological hip prosthesis system.Femoral component was treated with the same Accolade TMZF cementless femoral stem.Acetabular component was treated with Secure-fit HA and Trident PSL HA.The first mortar joint friction surface was treated withceramic-ceramic composite in 49 hips,ceramic-polyethylene composite in 19 hips and metal-polyethylene composite in 2 hips.After replacement,hip imaging data were utilized to assess biological fixation of femoral stem prosthesis,osteolysis surrounding the prosthesis,and prosthesis subsidence,and to observe hip function,thigh pain and complications.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Al cases were folowed up for more than 2 years.The mean Harris hip score was (32.7±6.2) preoperatively,and improved to (89.2±5.1) during final folow-up.During final folow-up,four patients (6％) suffered from slight pain.No moderate and severe pain or extremely severe pain occurred.None of the patients needed second operation due to failure for various reasons.X-ray films showed that no prosthesis displacement or loosening.Bone fixation surrounding the prosthesis was visible at the femoral side.Only one hip had subsidence of less than 2 mm,and the remaining did not experience subsidence.No blood vessels or nerve injury appeared during the surgery.During prosthesis placement,femoral calcar cleavage fracture occurred in 4 hips,so wire cerclage was used.Deep vein thrombosis in the lower limb or fractures surrounding the prosthesis was not found after placement.These results indicated that the preliminary clinical results of primary total hip arthroplasty with Accolade TMZF cementless femoral stem are encouraging,can effectively improve the function of hip joint.But the folow-up time is shorter,mid-term long-term curative effect should be further observed.

Short-term follow-up of total knee arthroplasty with LPS-Flex Mobile Bearing System knee prosthesis:range of motion of knee joint and function evaluation / 中国组织工程研究

BACKGROUND:Total knee arthroplasty has matured in clinical treatment. LPS-Flex Mobile Bearing System (Zimmer, USA) artificial knee prosthesis is the high-flexion rotating platform type knee prosthesis. The time of its clinical application in China is short, so its advantages have not been reported. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the preliminary clinical outcome of the total knee arthroplasty with LPS-Flex Mobile Bearing system artificial knee prosthesis (Zimmer, USA), and to assess the biocompatibility of artificial prosthesis and host using range of motion of knee and function after replacement. METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed 37 patients (42 knees) undergoing total knee arthroplasty using Zimmer LPS-Flex Mobile Bearing prostheses (high-flexion rotating platform type knee prosthesis) in The First Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University from February 2012 to March 2014, including 9 males (10 knees) and 28 females (32 knees), aged 47-78 years, averagely 63.7 years. Bone cement fixation was used, and the patel a was not treated with replacement. Postoperative complications were observed. Ranges of motion of knee joint preoperatively and postoperatively were compared. The recovery of knee joint function was evaluated using Hospital for Special Surgery Knee Score. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:A total of 34 cases (38 knees) were fol owed up for 6-28 months. Range of motion of knee joint improved from 88.5° before operation to 124.2° after operation on average. Hospital for Special Surgery Knee Score improved from 52.5 before replacement to 91.1 after replacement, showing significant differences (P<0.01). Therapeutic effects were assessed according to Hospital for Special Surgery Knee Score:excel ent in 20 cases, good in 16 cases, average in 2 cases, with an excel ent and good rate of 95%. The incidence of various complications was low. These data suggested that short-period clinical outcomes of high-flexion rotating platform type knee prosthesis replacement are satisfactory. This prosthesis has advantages in its design, which is more close to the physical structure of knee joint, but its long-period outcomes deserve further investigations.

Establishment of a porcine model of penetrating-suture pancreaticojejunostomy / 中华胰腺病杂志

Objective To establish a porcine model of penetrating-suture pancreaticojejunostomy.Methods Ten domestic pigs were selected,and after general anesthesia they underwent laparotomy and the pancreas was visualized.Then the pancreas was dissected at the level of superior mesenteric vascular,and the proximal pancreatic stump was sewed up.The anastomosis between the distal pancreatic stump and the intestinal wall adopted penetrating-suture pancreaticojejunostomy; the digestive tract was reconstructed by Roux-en-Y.Results The anastomosis with penetrating-suture pancreaticojejunostomy was successful in ten domestic pigs.The mean pancreatic stump diameter was 2.5 cm,and the mean pancreatic duct diameter was 1.5 mm,the mean time for operation was 1.0 ～ 2.5 h,and the average time of pancreaticojejunostomy was 8 minutes.The mean blood loss was 25 ml.After operation,diarrhea occurred in 2 pigs and wound infection occurred in 1 pig,and all were cured with appropriate management.No pig died intra-operatively,and no pancreatic fistula or death occurred after operation.Conclusions A porcine model of penetrating-suture pancreaticojejunostomy is successfully established.

Application of velocity vector imaging and dobutamine stress echocardiography in evaluating the strain of left ventricular in the long axis views in diabetic patients with LVEF ＞50％ / 中华超声影像学杂志

Objective To assess the systolic strain of left ventricular(LV) in the long axis views in diabeties mellitus(DM) patients with LVEF value ＞ 50％ with velocity vector imaging (VVI) and dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE).Methods Thirty DM patients,which were excluded from coronary artery disease,valvular heart diseases,congenital heart diseases,hypertension,and LVEF value ＞50％ by echocardiography,and 20 volunteers with age and sex matched were involved in the study.Two-dimensional VVI echocardiographic cine loops were stored at baseline and dobutamine stress in the apical four-chamber,two-chamber and long axis views of LV.The maximum long systolic velocity (Vs),strain (ε)and strain rate (SR) were obtained from sygno VVI software.Results The Vs,ε and SR decreased from basal to apical in the LV walls whether in the control group or in the DM group.At baseline,SR in 7 segments,ε in 4 segments and Vs in 3 segments in the DM group decreased significantly than those in the control group (P ＜0.05).After the maximum dobutamine stress,all parameters decreased significantly in the DM group than those in the control group (all P ＜0.05).In addition,67％ parameters in apical LV and 11％ parameters in middle LV in the DM group were lower than those in the control group.All parameters in basal LV were comparable between the two groups at baseline.Conclusions The Vs,ε and SR showed decreased tendency from basal to apical in the long axis of LV.The Vs,ε and SR impairment in the long axis of DM patients appeared first in apical tissue of LV.DSE could increase the sensitivity of VVI parameters in the earlier stage.

Relation between cryptogenic ischemic stroke and patent foramen ovale in young and middle-aged adults / 中华超声影像学杂志

Objective To compare the prevalence of patent foramen ovale (PFO) in young and middle-aged patients with cryptogenic ischemic stroke (CS) and in normal population.Methods The casecontrol study included consecutive 318 young and middle-aged patients with CS and 336 normal control subjects with matched age and sex for group comparisons.Stroke risk factors including hypertension,diabetes mellitus,hyperlipidemia,ischemic heart disease,atrial fibrillation,carotid atherosclerosis plagues and smoking,etc.were studied.Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) were performed to detect the presence of PFO.The prevalence of PFO and difference of risk factor levels between the groups was compared.Then the odds ratios (OR) of a PFO was estimated in CS patients versus control subjects.Results The prevalence of PFO was significant higher in patients with CS than in control subjects (145/318,45.6 ％ versus 46/336,13.7％,P ＜0.001).The odds ratio(OR) for PFO in CS for patients versus control subjects was 5.3 (confidence interval,3.6 to 7.8).The mean size of PFO was larger in stroke group than that in control group (P ＜ 0.001).There were no significant differences in levels of other stroke risk factors between two groups.Conclusions PFO may play an important role in etiology of CS in young and middleaged adults.Larger and longer PFOs may be more concomitant with ischemic attacks.More efforts should be employed in patients with CS to detect PFO for further treatment.

Study of anatomy and variation of arteries of ankles in chinese adults by ultrasound / 中华医学超声杂志（电子版）

Objective To analyze the normal anatomy and variation of arteries around ankles in Chinese adults in and around Shaanxi province. Methods Aged 18-82 (48±15) years, 522 males and 557 females who came to Xijing Hospital for medical treatment or for a healthy check were randomly recruited to participate in this study. Their arteries around ankles were assessed by high-frequency color Doppler ultrasound. Then the anatomy and variation of the arteries were analyzed. Results There were totally 213 arterial variations in 175 subjects, including variations at single ankle in 137 subjects and variations at both sides in 38 subjects. The rate of arterial variation at ankle in persons was 16.2%(175/1 079) and was higher in females than that in males (21.5%, 120/557,χ2=24.028, P=0.000). The rate of arterial variation at ankle in limbs was 9.9%(213/2 158). There was no signiifcant difference for the rate of arterial variation between the left (5.1%, 109/2 158) and right (4.8%, 104/2 158) ankles (χ2=0.129, P=0.701). In variations of arteries at ankles, there were 131 cases with small posterior tibial arteries and peroneal arteries extending to the bottoms of feet, i.e., posterior tibial arteries substituted by peroneal arteries (typeⅠ, 6.1%, 131/2 158), 69 cases with small anterior tibial arteries and peroneal arteries extending to the dorsums of feet, i.e., anterior tibial arteries substituted by peroneal arteries (typeⅡ, 3.2%, 69/2 158), and 13 cases with both small anterior and posterior tibial arteries, and peroneal arteries extending to both the dorsums and bottoms of feet, i.e., both anterior and posterior tibial arteries substituted by peroneal arteries (typeⅢ, 0.6%, 13/2 158). There was no signiifcant difference in each type of variation rates between left and right sides. The rates of typeⅠvariation were 6.0%(65/1 079) and 6.1%(66/1 079) at the left and right ankles respectively (χ2=0.010, P=0.928);the rates of typeⅡvariation were 3.6%(39/1 079) and 2.8%(30/1 079) at the left and right ankles respectively (χ2=1.213, P=0.271);the rates of typeⅢvariation were 0.5%(5/1 079) and 0.7%(8/1 079) at the left and right ankles respectively (χ2=0.697, P=0.404). Conclusions Ultrasound can be used to depict anatomy and variation arteries around ankles. There is a high prevalence of anatomic variation of ankle arteries in population in and around Shaanxi province. Therefore it will be helpful for diagnosis vascular abnormalities with the knowledge of characteristics of normal anatomy and variation of ankle arteries.

Clinical value of penetrating-suture type of pancreaticojejunostomy after pancreaticoduodenectomy / 中华消化外科杂志

Objective To investigate the clinical value of penetrating-suture type pancreaticojejunostomy (PPJ) after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD).Methods The clinical data of 77 patients who received pancreaticoduodenectomy from Taixing People's Hospital from June 2002 to March 2012 were retrospectively analyzed.Of all the patients,34 received PPJ after PD (PPJ group),and the other 43 patients received PJ anastomosis (control group) based on the texture and size of the pancreas,pancreatic duct diameter (duct-to-mucosa pancreaticojejunostomy for pancreatic duct diameter ≥ 4 mm,end-to-end or binding pancreaticojejunostomy for pancreatic duct diameter ≤3 mm).Pancreatic fistula was diagnosed according to the criteria of the International Study Group on Pancreatic Fistula,including grade B or C pancreatic fistula with clinical value.Patients were followed-up through outpatient examination and telephone interview till May 2012.Data were presented by x ± s or median (range) and the t-test and Wilcoxon rank-sum test were used to evaluate quantitative data with or without normal distribution,respectively.Qualitative data were analyzed using Pearson x2 test or Fisher's exact test.Results The mean diameter of the pancreatic duct was 3 mm for both the PPJ group and the control group.The external drainage via the pancreatic duct stent was not used in the PPJ group,compared with 4 cases in the control group,showing a statistically significant difference between the 2 groups (x2=3.632,P ＜ 0.05).The duration of pancreaticojejunostomy was 12 minutes (range,8-25 minutes) in the PPJ group,while no records in the control group.The operation time and intraoperative blood loss in the PPJ group and the control group were (304 ± 60)minutes and (475 ± 75) mL,(304 ± 60) minutes and (500 ± 97) mL,respectively.Twenty-four (70.6％) patients in the PPJ group and 29 (67.4％) patients in the control group received intraoperative blood transfusion,with volume of 400 mL (range,300-800 mL) and 600 mL (range,300-1 200 mL),respectively.The median duration of postoperative hospital stay were 18 days (range,11-32 days) in the PPJ group and 20 days (range,9-44 days) in the control group.None of these comparisons were statistically significant between the 2 groups (t =1.293,0.619,x2=0.088,Z =0.165,0.074,P ＞0.05).The rate of grade B or C pancreatic fistula were 0 for the PPJ group and 27.9％ (12/43) for the control group,and the mortality rate of patients who had pancreatic fistula were 0 and 11.6％ (5/43) for the PPJ group and the control group,with statistical significance (x2=11.232,4.237,P ＜0.05).The overall incidence of bile leakage,peritoneal bleeding and delayed gastric emptying in the PPJ group and the control group were 5.9％ (2/34),2.9％ (1/34),5.9％ (2/34) and 11.6％ (5/43),7.0％ (3/43),14.0％ (6/43),with no significance difference (P ＞0.05).Fifty-six patients were followed up after operation from 9 months to 5 years.Pancreatic duct dilation was detected by imaging examination for 26 patients in the control group.Conclusions PPJ is a simple and feasible approach with better clinical efficacy after PD.

Evaluation of systolic function of left ventricular in the short axis views in diabetic patients with ejection fraction ＞50％ with velocity vector imaging and dobutamine stress echocardiography / 中华超声影像学杂志

Objective To evaluate the systolic function of left ventricle(LV) in the short axis views in diabetic patients with ejection fraction (EF) value ＞ 50％ with velocity vector imaging (VVI) and dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE).Methods 30 diabetic patients,which were excluded from coronary artery disease,hypertension,valvular heart diseases,congenital heart diseases,and EF value ＞50 ％by echocardiography,and 20 volunteers with age and sex matched were involved in the study.Twodimensional VVI echocardiographic cine loops were stored at baseline and dobutamine stress (10,20,30 and 40 μg · kg-1 · min-1) in the basal,middle and apical short axis views of LV.The maximum systolic velocity (Vs),strain (ε) and strain rate (SR) were obtained from sygno VVI software.Results The Vs,ε and SR showed decrement tendency from basal to apical short axis view whether in the control group or in the DM group.At baseline,the SR in the apical view decreased significantly in the DM group than that in the control group (P ＜0.05),other parameters were comparable between the two groups.After 10 μg· kg-1 · min-1 dobutamine stress,the SR in the middle and apical views and Vs,ε in the apical view decreased significantly in the DM group than those in the control group (all P ＜ 0.05).After 20μg· kg-1 · min-1 dobutamine stress,the SR in the basal,middle and apical views and Vs,ε in the middle and apical views decreased significantly in the DM group than those in the control group (all P ＜0.05).After the maximum dobutamine stress,all parameters decreased significantly in the DM group than those in the control group (all P ＜0.05).Conclusions The systolic function impairment of DM patients appeared first in the apical tissue of LV,SR was more sensitive index than velocity arnd strain,DSE could increase the sensitivity of VVI parameters in detecting the myocardial systolic function impairment in the earlier stage.

Semi-Coke-Supported Mixed Metal Oxides for Hydrogen Sulfide Removal at High Temperatures.

To improve the desulfurization efficiency of sorbents at low cost, modified semi-coke was used as the substrate for mixed metal oxides (ZFM; oxides of zinc [Zn], iron [Fe], and manganese [Mn]) in hot gas desulfurization. Performance of the prepared ZFM/modified semi-coke (MS) sorbents were evaluated in a fixed-bed reactor in the temperature range 400-550°C. Results showed that the molar ratio of Mn to Zn, effect of the substrate, the calcination temperature, and the sulfidation temperature influenced the performance of the sorbents. Optimum conditions for the preparation of the ZFM/MS sorbents were molar ratio of Mn(NO(3))(2)·6H(2)O, Zn(NO(3))(2), and Fe(NO(3))(3), 0.6:1:2; mass ratio of ZFM0.6 to modified semi-coke support, 1:1; and calcination temperature, 600°C. The ZFM0.6/MS sorbent thus prepared exhibited the best sorption sulfur capacity of 27.46% at 450°C.

Relationship between myocardial perfusion impairment and dysfunction in diabetic rats using myocardial contrast echocardiography and velocity vector imaging / 中华超声影像学杂志

Objective To investigate whether myocardial dysfunction and perfusion impairment had happened in diabetes mellitus(DM)rats,and to assess the relationship between them by using myocardial contrast echocardiography(MCE)and velocity vector imaging(VVI).Methods MCE and VVI were performed from the short-axis views of the mid-left ventricular level both at rest and after dipyridamole stress in control rats and DM rafs(12 weeks after induction with streptozotocin).MCE-derived myocardial blood flow(MBF)and myocardial flow reserve(MFR)and VVI-derived circumferential strain rate(SRc)and SRc reserve were obtained.Results SRc(absolute value)and MBF in the DM group were significantly lower than those in the control group at rest(P =0.03 for SRc and P =0.005 for MBF).SRc reserve and MFR in the DM group were significantly lower than those in the control group after dipyridamole stress (P =0.000 for SRc reserve and P =0.014 for MFR).There was no significant correlation between SRc and MBF at rest in the DM group(r =0.189,P =0.453).However,significant negative correlation existed between SRc reserve and MFR(r =-0.658,P =0.003).Conclusions Both myocardial systolic function and perfusion are impaired in DM rats.The decrease of MBF might not be the predominant determinant of myocardial systolic dysfunction at rest.However,the impairment of MFR could be an important contributor to the decrease of myocardial contractile reserve.

Nerve root lesion of brachial plexus intervertebral part diagnosed by high-resolution ultrasonography / 中华超声影像学杂志

Objective To evaluate the application of high-resolution ultrasonography in the diagnosis of nerve root lesion of cervical vertebra intervertebral foramen part. Methods Twenty-seven patients with root avulsion injury of brachial plexus intervertebral part and 8 patients with schwannoma of brachial plexus root were examined with high-resolution ultrasonography. Thirty healthy volunteers were involved for the sonographic imagings of normal brachial plexus intervertebral part. The ultrasound findings of the patients before operation were compared with surgical outcomes. Results The normal intervertebral part of brachial plexus were shown as hypoechoic tubular strucuture, which could be identified with cervical artery and transverse process used as landmarks for the intervertebral part of brachial plexus root. The detection ratios of normal intervertebral part for C5-C8 and outside part of braehial plexus were 100％. In 27 patients with root avulsion injury of intervertebral brachial plexus, the intervertebral nerve root were enlarged as hypoechoic area, with nerve dissected partly or disappearing, distal nerve parts outside the intervertebral foramen swelling, edema,or cerebrospinal fluid assembling as cystic masses. In 8 patients with schwannoma of brachial plexus root part, the spinal ganglia outside intervertebral foramen were shown as tumor-like hypoechoic mass, with blood supply shown inside. Conclusions High-resolution ultrasonography is of great value for early and convenient diagnosis of root avulsion injury and mass of brachial plexus intervertebral part, especially in community hospitals,which could provide important information for clinical therapy.

Noninvasive assessment of coronary artery flow reserve by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography in patients with coronary artery disease / 中华超声影像学杂志

Objective To assess the feasibility of evaluation of coronary flow reserve (CFR) for left anterior descending (LAD),left circumflex (LCx),and right coronary posterior descending artery(PDA) as well as diagnostic accuracy for patency of each branches by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography (TTDE). Methods CFR of main coronary artery branches at the distal sites were studied by TTDE with adenosine infusion (140 μg · kg-1 · min-1) in 439 consecutive patients with suspected coronary heart disease. The relations between CFR and stenosis rates of coronary bifurcations were analyzed. Results Twenty-eight of LAD,12 of LCx and 21 of PDA were occluded in 439 patients. The success rate of CFR assessment of LAD, LCx and PDA were 96.8% (395/411), 74.9% (320/427), 83.0% (347/418)respectively. Then CFR≤2.0 and CFR≤1.7 were chosen as the criteria of coronary stenosis (≥50 %) and severe stenosis(≥75%). The sensitivity and specificity of detection of LAD,LCx and PDA stenosis were 81% and 87% ,64% and 82%, 79% and 85%, respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of diagnosis of LAD, LCx and PDA severe stenosis were 86% and 81%, 70% and 85%, 81% and 82%, respectively.Conclusions CFR evaluation of main coronary artery branches has high feasibility and can provide valuable information for relevant vessel patency.

Analysing on failure in transcatheter closure of ventricular septal defect / 中华超声影像学杂志

Objective To analyse the failure reason in transcatheter closure of ventricular septal defect(VSD) ,in order to improve the succeeding rate of occlusive operation on screening VSD patients with echocardiography. Methods Echocardiographic datas were summarized in 50 cases who were failed in VSD occlusion. Results Atrio-ventricular block was occurred in 14 patients,residual shunt was visualized in 13 cases,transcatheter occlusive track could not be set up in 19 cases,arotic valve regurgitation in two cases were screened obviously after occlusive device was released into the intracristal VSD. One case was suffered from cononary heart disease(CAD) and another one was suffered from acute myocardial infarction with ventricular septal perforation. All these patients did not succeed in closure procedure. Conclusions The defect sizes of left and right sides of ventricular septal, structure close to defect must be considered in selecting patients before operation by echocardiography. Occlusion operation should be strictly chosen in cases who were children,or suffered from complex VSD,or senior patients with CAD.