双重实时荧光PCR快速鉴别人参和西洋参＊

目的 建立一种能够快速鉴定人参和西洋参的双重实时荧光PCR方法。方法 通过对人参属及其近似种基因序列的分析比对，设计特异性的引物探针，建立双重实时荧光PCR检测方法。PCR反应体系为Premix Ex Taq （Probe qPCR） 10 μL，人参上下游引物各0.5 μL，西洋参上下游引物各0.3 μL，人参与西洋参特异性探针各0.4 μL，DNA模板2 μL，灭菌去离子水补至20 μL。反应条件为95℃预变性30 s；然后以95℃变性5 s，60℃退火延伸30 s进行40个循环。应用该方法测试了27份DNA样品，包括7份人参、6份西洋参、4份人参与西洋参混合样、10份其他人参属样品及其他常见中药材样品的DNA，以确定该方法的特异性。将人参与西洋参样品DNA混合后10倍稀释成不同浓度后进行检测，用以确定该方法的灵敏度。结果 人参及西洋参样品均在特定的荧光通道下出现典型的阳性扩增曲线，人参与西洋参混合样品均同时出现两条阳性扩增曲线，其它对照样品及空白对照均没有出现阳性扩增曲线。灵敏度检测结果显示该方法检测人参及西洋参的最低检测限均为2 pg DNA/反应。结论 本实验建立的双重实时荧光PCR方法能够同时快速、准确、灵敏地鉴别出人参和西洋参。     

Utilidad de la fluorescencia cercana al infrarrojo para la identificación del bronquio segmentario en segmentectomías mínimamente invasivas

Minimally invasive anatomical sublobar resections have gained relevance in recent years mainly due to advances in imaging techniques, screening programs and the increase in second neoplasms. Accurate identification of the segmental or subsegmental bronchus is vital to guarantee optimal results in segmentectomies and subsegmentectomies. Given the complexity and the possibility of anatomical variations, several authors have published different methods to identify the target bronchus. However, these methods have certain limitations. This article describes a new rapid and effective technique, with a low risk of complications and without additional cost, for the identification of segmental bronchi in minimally invasive segmentectomies.     

Calm1基因敲除小鼠脑蛋白质组学特点及临床意义

目的探究钙调蛋白Calm1基因表达改变对小鼠脑组织蛋白表达谱的影响,挖掘与Calm1有密切靶向关系的功能蛋白及信号通路,并分析Calm1在神经系统疾病中的临床意义。方法PCR产物法初步鉴定小鼠基因型。提取野生型(WT,A组)、Calm1敲除杂合型(HE,B组)、Calm1敲除纯和型(HO,C组)小鼠脑组织的总蛋白,利用TMT标记蛋白质定量技术筛选出差异蛋白质(DEPs),再利用生物信息学技术对DEPs进行注释、富集和分析。结果C-A组脑组织中共鉴别出54个DEPs,其中23个上调,31个下调;C-B组鉴别出35个DEPs,其中19个上调,16个下调。GO分析显示,C-A组及其上调和下调的DEPs分别显著富集到多巴胺生物合成过程、蛋白质折叠和三羧酸代谢过程等条目。C-B组及其上调和下调的DEPs分别显著富集到线粒体内膜、突触结构组成、ATP代谢过程等条目。KEGG分析显示,C-A组及其上调和下调的DEPs分别显著富集到多巴胺能突触、坏死性凋亡、柠檬酸(TCA)循环等通路。C-B组及其上调和下调的DEPs分别显著富到神经退行性变途径-多种疾病、肌萎缩侧索硬化症、帕金森病等通路。STRING分析发现C-A组DEPs“Hsp90ab1”、C-B组DEPs“Cox4i1”关联度最高。结论Calm1敲除后显著改变脑组织中蛋白质表达特征并影响多条与神经退行性疾病关系密切的信号通路,这表明钙调蛋白异常表达在神经系统疾病的发病中起到重要作用。     

Ovine Iliac Vein Model for Endovascular Thrombectomy of Acute Deep Venous Thrombosis

An ovine iliac vein thrombosis model was devised to test a wall-contacting rotational thrombectomy device. Thrombosis was successfully induced in 9 sheep with an average clot length of 31 mm ± 12 and >60% vessel occlusion on angiography. The thrombus was subsequently removed, maintaining normal intraoperative pulmonary arterial pressure (5.9 mm Hg ± 3.6) and complete distal reperfusion after thrombectomy. Additionally, the sheep were without signs of vascular trauma or embolic complications on gross necropsy and histopathologic analysis. The findings from this study support the use of an ovine iliac deep vein thrombosis model for testing of a lower extremity thrombectomy device.     

Comparison of quantitative susceptibility mapping methods on evaluating radiation-induced cerebral microbleeds and basal ganglia at 3T and 7T

Quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) has the potential for being a biomarker for various diseases because of its ability to measure tissue susceptibility related to iron deposition, myelin, and hemorrhage from the phase signal of a T₂*-weighted MRI. Despite its promise as a quantitative marker, QSM is faced with many challenges, including its dependence on preprocessing of the raw phase data, the relatively weak tissue signal, and the inherently ill posed relationship between the magnetic dipole and measured phase. The goal of this study was to evaluate the effects of background field removal and dipole inversion algorithms on noise characteristics, image uniformity, and structural contrast for cerebral microbleed (CMB) quantification at both 3T and 7T. We selected four widely used background phase removal and five dipole field inversion algorithms for QSM and applied them to volunteers and patients with CMBs, who were scanned at two different field strengths, with ground truth QSM reference calculated using multiple orientation scans. 7T MRI provided QSM images with lower noise than did 3T MRI. QSIP and VSHARP + iLSQR achieved the highest white matter homogeneity and vein contrast, with QSIP also providing the highest CMB contrast. Compared with ground truth COSMOS QSM images, overall good correlations between susceptibility values of dipole inversion algorithms and the COSMOS reference were observed in basal ganglia regions, with VSHARP + iLSQR achieving the susceptibility values most similar to COSMOS across all regions. This study can provide guidance for selecting the most appropriate QSM processing pipeline based on the application of interest and scanner field strength.